VDZ wrote:if I recall correctly, it used to be that below a certain threshold villagers can become lawspeaker (or was there some other condition?)
Dosn't work anymore.
and when it was completely out of authority anyone can claim it if they can reach the idol.
Neither.
I tried it with the casual village I was in where the LS went away (stopped playing, but kept the role - sadly didn't give me privileges needed to solo it) so I stopped feeding LP till it ran out of authority: wasn't able to become LS with a villager (RMB idol did exactly nothing), same after leaving the village - ended up bashing the idol and placing a new one.
(I can theoretically destroy the idol (the game lets me try), but my character has low STR and my best wrecking tool is a stone axe, so I'd rather become lawspeaker of the existing village.)
Have a barrel of water, food and enough time - or place a wrecking ball.