See I'm still kind of two minds about declaring an antipope because it kind of comes with the implication that I'm going to go on a Crusade and liberate Rome, when all I want is to be able to treat Papal State as any other hostile nation.
When have I done the former? Because I'm pretty sure I did the latter and then neglected to make a new one or declare which of the other ones running around we think is legitimate. Yet.
Denying a Pope is a political problem. Abandoning the Latin Rite and the Catholic Church in general is a theological one.
That... isn't an answer to the question I made.
Okay. Again, where and when have I done that?
Here?
You're not saying you're part of the Church of Rome in dispute over who the true Pope is, you're saying you're a separate Church in conflict with the whole body.
Okay.
i didn't know canaan had a senator
Your strikethrough seems to have gone bad, Sec.Abstract. Interviews with native populations fleeing Colombian persecution have revealed multiple independent sightings of a major uncontacted population center somewhere within the Amazon basin. The existence of such a city is not implausible; documentary evidence for such exists, in the form of both the Orellano record as well as uptime archaeological evidence indicating human efforts to alter the fertility of the Amazon river basin, and the enduring legend of El Dorado. If a surviving population center of this kind exists, it is imperative to reach and contact this settlement before its exploitation by regional powers; alternatively, if no such population center exists, our Guyanese allies may be able to exploit regional resources to support their domestic economy.
YOUR NATION: United States of Europe
TARGET: Amazon basin
MAP:
JUSTIFICATION: Make contact with native settlements in the region; prioritize major settlements. Encourage those sympathetic to join the burgeoning Guyanese democracy. Determine whether the persistent rumors of El Dorado are true, or simply urban legend. If true, open trade relations with El Dorado; if untrue, assist Guyanese in resource exploitation. Look for additionaldinosaursterror birdsexotic wildlife. Don't get eaten byraptorscarnivorous turkeys.
PLAN: Aerial surveillance out of the USE base at Kourou, and airstrips elsewhere; the USE's four-engine bombers have already proven to be robust vehicles for geospatial mapping in Antarctica. Helicopters are used to bring joint USE/Guyanese first contact teams to speak with the locals. Pack extra inertial guidance systems and photographs; if there are any regions that persistently elude technical surveillance, fly in ground teams to explore the region.
Article: The Great Khan owns an atlas where all the new cities of the world are shown. The traveller names each in turn, their visages unmistakable: Citallon's painted harbor; Grantville's asphalt ribbons; Nuuk, which is at once nowhere and everywhere.
Kublai asks Marco: "You, who sees signs, tell me what these new cities portend; whether these cities are good omens, or ill ones."
Marco Polo replies: "They are neither good nor ill, for each of them instead is not only a city, but the dream of a city; a dream of how the lives of men may be ordered. Each of them, and none of them, is the true city."
Works now. Also, is that an Invisible Cities reference in that post?
My parents have it in their library; I think I at least took a peek sometime around eighth grade. It's interesting.I'm glad someone picked up on it.
.... How did you get 1.5?
Scholarly, we get three boosts to 1.5 per turn, and can pay for a fourth.
.... Herpaderp, I dun goofed.
