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>no wrong answers
>the literal fucking Directoire
Bah, why couldn't Rob have beheaded him too?
La Chanson de la Victoire (The Song of Victory): La Petite Arpenteuse (Non, SV, you are a General of France in the Napoleonic War!)
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>the literal fucking Directoire
Bah, why couldn't Rob have beheaded him too?
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Hey beggars can't be choosers! You're just bringing the benefit of hindsight here!>no wrong answers
>the literal fucking Directoire
Bah, why couldn't Rob have beheaded him too?
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Not sure how much this would help.
Robespierre was never the most discriminate in his executions, and once he notices that one of the conspiratirs has a sister who has control of the legitimate claimants for the Throne...
So, regardless of whst we do we're likely to end up near the chopping block.
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If we want Brian to live I feel like going with Paul Barras is our best choice since their irl coup suceeded but the dice could fuck us over and Nappy's rerolls are looking kinda needed tbh. But at that point night as well skip the Directory and go straight into the Consulate.
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Oh boy, amnesia arc! +10 for you!
Ah yeah, the novelization; just don't overwork yourself, mate!
I'm definitely flattered that this came up, tbh.
So are we joining the People's Front of France or the French People's Front?
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Missing a reference, what's that?
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The Popular Front.
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Splitter!
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Something I've heard before is that if the military overthrows the government, then there is a permanent taint on it, there would be the thought that the military knows best, which can be very worrying.
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Chopping of a thousand heads also leads to a bit of a stain ...
While the ideal revolution would be a velvet citizens led resistance, I don't think that's in the cards.
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Something to consider: yes, it succeeded, but after a longer period, and because Robespierre made threatening sounds toward his colleagues without giving any name - thus making them all go 'oh shit, I might be next, we must get him before he gets us'. We might not have reached that point yet.
Napoléon is probably an almost certain success... Of course, it also means the Consulat will be here six years earlier, in all likelihood. Whether that's a con or not, you be the judge.
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Reminds me, where's Sieyes in the plot?
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Firstly: Ouch, catastrophe!
Secondly: Merde, thank you saucy fellows that mitigated that disaster and the re-roll with all your contributions, thank you beaucoup.
Troiseme: Can we choose a conspirator without burning our fingers?
Napoleon is a good pick for success, but then success for Napoleon might involve a double-cross (XX does not mean division in this post) for Brian. I think that he will avoid a XX if he is able. He does not want to XX us, nor Brian. With the Vandee quiet he can bring an aroma of grapeshot to the issue. Small "consulat"ion if he dictates our exit from command pour aidee cherche la fam (nudge nudge, wink wink...). To put it bluntly, he may not want to XX us, but like the idea of XXX us.
Dodgey choice Pal Barras, is not so dodgey if he is first against the wall when Rospierre finds out.
Whatever plan arises please include these two items:
[] Expand the Fortification and Roads (Metz)
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[] Homefront Investment
I get the impression that in spite of our chef de recruitment being politically grounded we still lack the crushing Armee de Rhineland that is collectively acceptable. So we might need to spend a choice on recruiting infantry of the most raw and basic form. Lucky for us that it is too cold out to march forth without them eh, mes amis?
[] Recruit (Infantry): Recruit 1000 Infantry (Regulars) from the countryside. More capable men are always needed.
Do we have 13 wealth and 10 personal wealth left?
Secondly: Merde, thank you saucy fellows that mitigated that disaster and the re-roll with all your contributions, thank you beaucoup.
Troiseme: Can we choose a conspirator without burning our fingers?
Napoleon is a good pick for success, but then success for Napoleon might involve a double-cross (XX does not mean division in this post) for Brian. I think that he will avoid a XX if he is able. He does not want to XX us, nor Brian. With the Vandee quiet he can bring an aroma of grapeshot to the issue. Small "consulat"ion if he dictates our exit from command pour aidee cherche la fam (nudge nudge, wink wink...). To put it bluntly, he may not want to XX us, but like the idea of XXX us.
Dodgey choice Pal Barras, is not so dodgey if he is first against the wall when Rospierre finds out.
Whatever plan arises please include these two items:
[] Expand the Fortification and Roads (Metz)
Costs 1 wealth
[] Homefront Investment
[] Textiles and Fabric
[] Sugar from Beets (initially only 5% sugar) (Sugarless cooked beets to pigs)
Costs 5 (personal) wealth each.I get the impression that in spite of our chef de recruitment being politically grounded we still lack the crushing Armee de Rhineland that is collectively acceptable. So we might need to spend a choice on recruiting infantry of the most raw and basic form. Lucky for us that it is too cold out to march forth without them eh, mes amis?
[] Recruit (Infantry): Recruit 1000 Infantry (Regulars) from the countryside. More capable men are always needed.
[] Infantry
[] Infantry
Costs 6 Wealth each. Do we have 13 wealth and 10 personal wealth left?
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Well, the Consulate did bring back a semblance of normality, at the very least, and I have read that the Empire could be seen as a reaction to Napoleon worrying that the entire system was gonna collapse without him at the helm, so he went back to the system that lasted for a really long time, Hereditary Monarchy.
I'm wondering how that is gonna be answered here, problem of placing a guy and giving him absolute power is wondering what happens after, who replaces him? If he came through violence, then violence is probably how he'll leave.
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Either with Barras or sitting this one out.
I think Merda is the one least likely to try to counter-coup the coup.
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Both the least risky and the most risky option. On one side, we have a contemporary hero, who is a bit too ambitious for his own good. Another, we have an actual politician that'll make it seem less like a military coup, who eventually proved himself immoral and corrupt.
And we have a random Gendarme.
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Clearly not a Rospierre undercover agent provocative to uncover the plotters?
Because his career as a Gendarme rests on it? Hardly.
We have a choice of a dictator we know and trust, a dictator we know not to trust and a military policeman who seems a lovely chap that wants us to get drunk around the campfire and chat about revolution.
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No, because I just don't see Merda as having the resources and connections to launch his own counter-coup.
And both dictators can't be trusted in the end. One is corrupt and will wipe his ass with the ideals of the Revolution, the other wants to start a never-ending series of wars to conquer Europe most likely dooming France in the process.
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You had me at never-ending series of wars. Napoleon it is, but Paul Barras if you think this will fail (although that would be a bet against your own dear brother). Even if Merda isn't a complete merde turncoat, he isn't the best agent to support our brother in his peril.
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If you're so eager to doom France, who am I to stop you?
(Rob should've cut off more heads, he's too damn nice for his own good.)
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Given a "head" start and our help, Napoleon could win. A united Europe under France, with Russia and Britain as minor powers. Brian in charge of Spain?
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Here's a crazy idea how about a Spaniard to rule Spain or even better we DON'T go into Spain.
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I'm surprised no one has suggested Charles-André Merda hes the guy who actually arrested Robby IRL when he became like this. Probs because out of the sane people who could do something he had the strongest military force in/around Paris under his command given his status as a fellow national guard member.
To me this sounds like a full military coup by the national guard in and among Paris and hopefully one we can influence to not last very long and be turned into a civilian government after a few years to bring stability back into the region.
To me this sounds like a full military coup by the national guard in and among Paris and hopefully one we can influence to not last very long and be turned into a civilian government after a few years to bring stability back into the region.