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Vote tally - The Long Night Part One: Embers in the Dusk: A Planetary Governor Quest (43k) Complete Sequel Up

Adhoc vote count started by Durin on Dec 7, 2018 at 12:36 AM, finished with 382 posts and 33 votes.

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  • [X] Vote for Champion Surt's proposal to increase the tithe
    -[X] Argument 1: The Trust's elites have allowed it to punch above its weight against many dangerous foes, and will surely continue to do so. Ensuring that worlds can supply them in larger numbers is good for the security of the Trust.
    -[X] Argument 2: Given the upcoming tech trade, it is very likely that we will receive new technologies that will enhance the Trust's industrial capacity, which will increase the amount that worlds are able to tithe. As such, we may be able to lower the tithe rate once these technologies are implemented due to that increase.
    [X] Propose spending a Minor Favor with the Eldar to decode the locked data jewels we possess.
    -[X] Decoding the data jewels on our own will take an immense amount of Archmagos Tranth's and Grandmaster Ridcully's time, and the Eldar have the ability to save much of that by doing it quickly. They both have other tasks that they could be doing that would be of great value to the Trust, so this time savings would be worth it. Further, we would have access to the technology and knowledge in the crystals earlier, allowing the Trust to benefit from those technologies sooner than later, and possibly use that data in the upcoming tech trade. The Eldar also wouldn't really gain anything from it, since their tech base is already extremely advanced and based on different principles.
    [X] Vote to puruse a merger with the Dragon's Nest
    -[X] Argument: The benefits of merging with the Dragon's Nest will outweigh the negatives. Improving their existing infrastructure with our technology would provide a major boost to the Trust's total production capacity, and in time would outstrip growth from elsewhere. For negatives, we are already obligated by our alliance to send forces to fight for them in the event of them being attacked, so while merging increases that it doesn't increase our obligations from being nothing. With regards to the security issues, it's already very likely that some of our tech will end up stolen, though the Chaotic polities will not be all that likely to share it with eachother, and we can further mitigate that though a careful merger where we dedicate the right resources to rooting out infiltrators, improving internal security within the Dragon's Nest, and improving the technology of worlds only as they meet security goals.
    [X] Propose spending a Minor Favor with the Eldar to have Saint Lin healed as best as they can manage.
    [X] Propose that we talk to the Eldar during the upcoming meeting about possibly continuing to loan the troops to them that we did to pay for the upcoming meeting. This should not be done for free, but earning even minor favors from the Empire of Ashes shouldn't be discounted given how much they are worth.
    [X] Vote against pursuing a merger with the Dragon's Nest
    -[X] Argument 1: Expanding to such a larger area would require a change in the government of the Trust because its current methods of administration simply can't scale to such an increased size. Any reasonable agreement that they would be likely to accept would also result in them having a majority control in the system of government vastly changing the political landscape of the Trust.
    -[X] Argument 2: We've recently experienced difficulty defending the 37 worlds of the current Trust against high speed raiding efforts by the forces of Chaos and this vulnerability would only be increased if our size expanded. Against larger more predicted threats we already pool our resources. This would make us more vulnerable to raiding without making us better against a major assault.
    -[X] Argument 3: Improving their infrastructure to the point that they are a greater contributor would be the work of a century, and given the primary economic engine of the Trust is the largely unreproducible productivity of Niflheim and Muspelheim they likely wouldn't ever contribute as much proportionally.
    -[X] Argument 4: The heavy infiltration by spies would be very difficult to overcome without the advantage of a century of isolation. Not only could we expect more rapid leakage of technology, but it will likely lead to increased penetration of spies in their traditional roles of providing information on our activities, resources, and current troop dispositions.
    [X] Propose spending a Minor Favor with the Eldar to have Saint Lin healed as best as they can manage.
    -[X] Saint Lin is a living treasure who was blessed by the Emperor himself, and thus we should do what we can to preserve his life and health. He's a living symbol of the Emperor we fight for, the last such living Saint, and his value is far beyond anything simply material.
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    [X] Propose spending a Minor Favor with the Eldar to have Saint Lin healed as best as they can manage.
    -[X] Saint Lin is a living treasure who was granted knowledge from the Emperor himself, and extending his lifespan has many benefits. He is a one of a kind resource for research into certain esoteric subjects, including Chaos and how to fight it, and cannot be replaced. His death will also be a blow to the Trust's morale when it occurs, so it would be good to delay it.
    [X] Vote to pursue a merger with the Dragon's Nest
    -[X] Argument: The benefits of merging with the Dragon's Nest will outweigh the negatives. Improving their existing infrastructure with our technology would provide a major boost to the Trust's total production capacity, and in time would outstrip growth from elsewhere. For negatives, we are already obligated by our alliance to send forces to fight for them in the event of them being attacked, so while merging increases that it doesn't increase our obligations from being nothing. With regards to the security issues, it's already very likely that some of our tech will end up stolen, though the Chaotic polities will not be all that likely to share it with eachother, and we can further mitigate that though a careful merger where we dedicate the right resources to rooting out infiltrators, improving internal security within the Dragon's Nest, and improving the technology of worlds only as they meet security goals.
    [X] The security council may initiate offensives against below subsector level Chaos and Orc polities at their discretion. They may offer surplus equipment and designs of up to TL 12 to nearby imperial remnants at their discretion.
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