Fair enough. However, I have frequently seen mentioned that "assassinations" are one way to remove Royal Dukes from office, and that people should be using this option.
It is an option. It is possible, but not guaranteed. There are no guarantees in BattleMaster. You pay your money, you take your chances. It may take multiple attempts to make it work, but it can work. And you'd better be a good assassin. No newbie assassin who can't tell a shadow from a sunbeam, and doesn't know to take the dagger from the sheath before stabbing is going to hit a duke hard enough to knock him out. But if you get a world-class swordfighter who is also a ninja-class infiltrator, who buries that dagger deep into that octogenarian duke, he's going down for a LONG time. Probably. Again, no guarantees. But it is worth a shot.
However, I could not find anyone who could quote a time in which this actually has happened. If this is in fact NOT a potential point of using an assassination then MORE methods need to be implemented to remove characters from royal positions that are ruining the fun for other players.
Secede. Declare war. Conquer!
Damaging? Yes. Fun? Definitely!
