Dictatorship

All government is vested in a single
ruler – king, dictator, etc. (If the ruler
is a king, this is a monarchy.)
Succession might be by inheritance,
election, single combat, or any num-
ber of other means. This sort of gov-
ernment can act faster, for good or for
evil, than most representative govern-
ments. Dictatorships (and other totali-
tarian states), if they endure long
enough, sometimes develop a “bal-
ance wheel” in the form of custom.
Though the ruler’s will is law, there are
unwritten laws that even he may not
violate with impunity. CR3 to 6.