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S.P.Q.R. - The Roman Senate and People

Logos said:
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Alright, found where the talk of annexation/integration started.

Question, and a post incoming based on it. The treasury data indicates one way, discussion another... do we already have a common treasury?
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There is already a Senate treasury where taxes go into, which Senate may only use for the sake of the city and its people.
 
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I don't think these points deserve a place in the IC thread.
Synergy said:
Nikos set down his papers and sighed.
"Oh, peace. it's not like we got all that much extra money before the reforms anyway. And this way we can do as we wish to get more capital flowing through the city," he says.
"Speaking of, I'd like to bring to the Senate's attention to the fact that we do not at the moment have much in the way of exports. At present, most trade here is simply acting as middlemen between other states, a notoriously precarious position. I'd like to move that we begin looking into products we can manufacture here and begin selling to cities as quickly as possible."
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I think the real problem is that we have no context for what a gold bar is worth. Presumably far far more than its modern equivalent because mining and refinement are far harder in Ye Olde Times. If we could have a Purchasing Power Parity updated value that would be good.

My other problem is with the military.
I was under the impression that the army was generally created and supplied by the noble families. Most of my familiarity is with the end of the republic.
 
Dark as Silver said:
I don't think these points deserve a place in the IC thread.

I think the real problem is that we have no context for what a gold bar is worth. Presumably far far more than its modern equivalent because mining and refinement are far harder in Ye Olde Times. If we could have a Purchasing Power Parity updated value that would be good.

My other problem is with the military.
I was under the impression that the army was generally created and supplied by the noble families. Most of my familiarity is with the end of the republic.
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Gold bar is worth about 2 sacks of flour.

Military right now is mainly drawn from citizen volunteers. There used to be a dedicated military, but it was small and mostly used to guard monarchs.
 
We hit another problem.
Would you mind sharing at least some of the mechanics Golum, we don't know how much we can get from raising taxes, or how much we need to support an army.
 
Name: Julius Libo
Place of Birth: Rome
Age: 29
Background: Heir to the Libo family fortune, Julius is an equites who served under the command of Brutus, Father of the Republic. For the Libo family's loyalty and service to the new Republic, they were given a seat in the Senate, but Julius' father, Camelius, unfortunately died of an accident on his ranch shortly after the promulgation of the Republic. Since Julius had distinguished himself during the revolution, Brutus and other influential men of his entourage decided to bestow the honour upon the son. The Libos' wealth originates from the slave trade, but has expanded since its early days of violence into more peaceful ventures such as agriculture and horse breeding. They continue to serve on military campaign, however, each generations.
 
@Rex Romulus
I'm pretty sure that Alexander the Great is not ever born yet at this time and depending on your actions, might not be born at all.

EDIT: So, you might want to change your last post IC.
 
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Haha you're so right.

I will modify that.

I'm usually pretty good with Ancient Rome/Greek history. That is a very bad blunder.
 
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Name: Cato Regulus
Place of Birth: Rome
Age: 22
Background: The only son of a accomplished soldier and rich land owner Regulus always felt that he was destined to be stuck in his father shadow. So when his father died of heartstroke, to his utmost shame he felt glad. With his fathers wealth and connections on his fingertips he managed to corner the market in the commerce of asbestos and even managed to get a seat in the Senate. Now when people talk about his family they talk about him instead of his father.

Rough draft.
 
Rex Romulus said:
I play another Roman game (Medieval though) here where we play senators.

It's incredibly well structured. You could always inspire yourself from that.

The Republic Reborn II: Reborn Again [Orders Due Jan 31]
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Are you replying to me?
I hope not, my concerns is that we're lacking much of the basic knowledge that we ought to have as senators. For example: What exactly do 'light' taxes constitute? How much more can we raise? How much does it cost to sustain a soldier in the field? Are supply lines being entirely abstracted or will there be map mechanics?
Basically inspiration is entirely irrelevant to me, I know what I want to achieve now I wish to work out how I will achieve it.

If you're talking to our QM then he has given no indicator that he is lacking in inspiration.
 
As I said, it can work as an inspiration. And it was meant for the mechanics and game flow.

Indeed I have no doubts that he is full of inspirations. I was merely adding one to a ''library'' that can never get too big.

And yeah, I knew what you wanted. It's also included in the link.

Just trying to help! I'll stop now.
 
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