Paths of Civilization
- Thread starter Academia Nut
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maximillian
Civilised Sheep
- Location
- Ranch
[X] Yes (Forfeits the CB against the Highlanders, declares war against the Thunder Horse, brings Yenyna out of retirement, ???)
This is a gamble, this is the achievement of my aspirations or thier burning to ash.
Here's my gamble:
We wage war on the east, we prolong that war as much as we can, the Highlanders would have no choice but to attack us.
Allowing us to finally turn and eliminate them.
Thus the gods of peace and war are appeased. And all rejoice for a prophecy fulfilled and an enemy slain.
There is also the possibility of nabbing the former thunder speakers from the Thunder Horse, at the very least as a consolation prize in the worst case scenario.
This is a gamble, this is the achievement of my aspirations or thier burning to ash.
Here's my gamble:
We wage war on the east, we prolong that war as much as we can, the Highlanders would have no choice but to attack us.
Allowing us to finally turn and eliminate them.
Thus the gods of peace and war are appeased. And all rejoice for a prophecy fulfilled and an enemy slain.
There is also the possibility of nabbing the former thunder speakers from the Thunder Horse, at the very least as a consolation prize in the worst case scenario.
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I am pretty sure we will get other stuff if we chose other options, but getting hospice care is nice.
- Pronouns
- He/Him
The first one in a turn, yes.
1) Yes
2) Ehhhhhhh... sort of? Thus far the predictions have come true, but it has only been a few years
- Location
- Mists of Albion
So we should reduce the power of our main basis of morality because corruption might occur eventually in your opinion.
Your argument hinges on the idea that the Priests are just as bad as everyone else on certain matters when we only have examples to the contrary.
Until we have Priests actively saying slavery, raping and such are okay I will defend the religion we've worked so hard to make
- Location
- Volksstaat Hessen, Deutsches Reich
That would be the normal turn of events, but once again genius mystic.
Even if you disavow any magic existing in this setting (I do!), "mystic" is also strongly meaning "social influence".
- Pronouns
- They/Them
[X] Yes (Forfeits the CB against the Highlanders, declares war against the Thunder Horse, brings Yenyna out of retirement, ???)
The moment it looks like we're distracted by the Thunder Horse, the HK will declare war on us. We'll get our defensive bonuses and white peace the TH, then beat the HK until they give up.
Also, rule of threes. We give the HK one last chance. Then when they turn on us our retribution will be that much more just.
The moment it looks like we're distracted by the Thunder Horse, the HK will declare war on us. We'll get our defensive bonuses and white peace the TH, then beat the HK until they give up.
Also, rule of threes. We give the HK one last chance. Then when they turn on us our retribution will be that much more just.
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- Location
- Canada
Pretty much on the same wavelength my good lamb.
Therefore, LoW says that if prediction doesn't come true, the astrologers will work harder to figure out why that isn't, and hopefully unlock the next level of advancement for LoW even if we don't necessary evolve it?
Correlation is not causation. Furthermore studying the skies can predict bad harvests but not international politics. That would be like basing the D-Day landings on the words of a soothsayer (read deluded or conman).
- Location
- Volksstaat Hessen, Deutsches Reich
Well, yes, they're people!
Any system that relies on people just being "virtuous", especially if it particular people or particular groups of people, is an imminently fallible system.
Legion0047
Retired Shadowrunner.
- Location
- Austria
- Pronouns
- God Emperor
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NewAgeOfPower
Engineering Pornagrapher Extraordinaire
- Location
- An Certain Hive of Scum & Villainy, known as NYC
[X] No
Excuse me.
That doesn't change the fact you're being a dick with unprovoked ad-hominem attacks.
Hnnnggg ohhh yess baby
Excuse me.
I am an Atheist IRL. I believe (especially in modern times) blind faith impedes progress and causes harm.
That doesn't change the fact you're being a dick with unprovoked ad-hominem attacks.
- Location
- United States
Look at it this way, if we pick No we get to annex the HK. If we turn out to be wrong, we can suffer the consequences, but at least we will know that the Astrology has some truth to it. If we pick yes then we won't have any way of knowing the truth.
- Location
- US
[X] Yes (Forfeits the CB against the Highlanders, declares war against the Thunder Horse, brings Yenyna out of retirement, ???)
- Location
- Australia
[X] Yes (Forfeits the CB against the Highlanders, declares war against the Thunder Horse, brings Yenyna out of retirement, ???)
I think it's important that we break the DB, that we prevent an empire that hates us from forming, that we use an intervention CB to not lose Prestige, and that we test this out to finally confirm once and for all whether or not magic is real.
I think it's important that we break the DB, that we prevent an empire that hates us from forming, that we use an intervention CB to not lose Prestige, and that we test this out to finally confirm once and for all whether or not magic is real.
One data point is not confirmation of anything.
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- He/Him
It is entirely possible that this could be a stress test for LoW, yes.
Legion0047
Retired Shadowrunner.
- Location
- Austria
- Pronouns
- God Emperor
Come on guys, lets go with the fun option.
In Service to Order (PiA Linked)
Order and stability are paramount, and any king who cannot maintain that needs to be replaced in short order.
Pros: First stability hit a turn is negated
Cons: At negative stability, lose 1 Legitimacy a phase
So this seems incredibly strong. Since it works on megaproject kicks, it's the next best thing to a Stab drip for the People. Gonna be paramount that we keep our Stab high from now on though.
Not sure about the vote yet. While this is still prophecy and potentially the ravings of a mad person, they're at least informed ravings.
Order and stability are paramount, and any king who cannot maintain that needs to be replaced in short order.
Pros: First stability hit a turn is negated
Cons: At negative stability, lose 1 Legitimacy a phase
So this seems incredibly strong. Since it works on megaproject kicks, it's the next best thing to a Stab drip for the People. Gonna be paramount that we keep our Stab high from now on though.
Not sure about the vote yet. While this is still prophecy and potentially the ravings of a mad person, they're at least informed ravings.
- Location
- Mists of Albion
Breach of Rule 3.
- Location
- Voidbetweenstars
Which would be no.
- Location
- United States
True. But it would give us at least some evidence to work with. If we choose 'Yes' then we will be blindly following the predictions.