How to turn from an ordinary baron into a city fool? Very simple: you just need to quarrel with a black sorcerer. And how to turn an ordinary city fool into a hereditary prince of a great kingdom?
That’s also very simple. You need to hire a team of loyal friends and quarrel with this sorcerer once again, then insult the Black Dragon, take part in a palace coup, arrange a contract killing, escape from prison in time, pull off a couple more brilliantly insane combinations—and the job is done.
You’ll say this is impossible? How can you hire friends?! Easy, if you’re called the Mad Lord.