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- Germany
TBH, we are closest to a more progressive Empire of Sigmar....Maybe the DDs/EDs could count as Dwarf equivalent, but definitely not us
Who Needs Harmony?: An MLP Empire Quest
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TBH, we are closest to a more progressive Empire of Sigmar....Maybe the DDs/EDs could count as Dwarf equivalent, but definitely not us
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- Italia
[X] Plan: Good Assassin Hunting (this time with More Runes) v3
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- Germany
20 - 13 for Plan: Good Assassin Hunting (this time with More Runes) v3...little wonder by now
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- I think somewhere. I might be nowhere though
Hmm, not really a fan of any of the plans. I shall abstain from this one.
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- Germany
May I ask what exactly is not to your liking?
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- I think somewhere. I might be nowhere though
Here are the parts in each plan that I am either having reservations about, or view as a complete waste of time and resources for what our priorities should be the moment.
Assassin Plan said:
Diplo Plan said:
Usually I can just suck it up and vote for the plan that is closest to what I want, but neither plan really has what I want, especially with the overbearing chasing runes both of them seem to have instead of going for something more practical for our current situation.
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- Germany
The overbearing rune chasing will pay off handsomely very soon, trust me.
As for "Cold Case", I already and multiple times explained why this option (while admittedly having a low natural sucess chance) is among the most important choices we HAVE to make.
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- Latvia, Riga
Don't forget that this is the last time we CAN take the "Cold Case", as per GM warning. After this turn, the Truth of what happened to the dead Queen will never be known, and the problem resolved.
And I'd say we're more the Empire at their upswing, without it's biggest failing: rampant paranoia.
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- Germany
Nono, we CAN still take "Cold Case" afterwards as well, but after this turn the success chances start decaying, making suceeding even more finicky than it´s already is...so right now is the best moment to still pull it off.
As I said: a more progressive Empire (paranoia doesn´t really lend itself to progress all that well, tbf)
Portrait of the Royal Family
ChaosTheVoid
Beyond the Outer Gates
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- USA
Beyond adorable and very well drawn.@Questor
Here. I sketched a portrait of the royal family. I referenced several images and combined them together. Several hours of work.
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- I think somewhere. I might be nowhere though
You and others giving explanations doesn't mean I have to actually be convinced by it. Your word isn't fact, only your view meant to try to convince others. Once again, opportunity cost. It has possibly good results depending on what we find, but there is a cost simply by pursuing it instead of other things with no guarantee that we will get a satisfying return on said investment. I'd much rather go with a safer and more long-term investment than chasing unknowns. Just because the option begins to go cold doesn't mean we have to pursue it.
Runes are pretty shinies when we could be investing in much more important and basic options. We shouldn't be opening up yet another avenue of research when there are better things to pursue.
I am also surprised you didn't say anything about my putting selling the Yaks cannons as one of the things I didn't like.
Travler66
Let her name echo in song!
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- Beyond
Gleaming Pearl: "Mother forgive my impatience, but how long is this going to be?"@Questor
Here. I sketched a portrait of the royal family. I referenced several images and combined them together. Several hours of work.
Gabriella: "Feathers if I know my dear daughter, but I suspect that only the painter knows. That is if he gives us a bloody answer because I can't keep my eyes like this forever!"
Gleaming Pearl: " Such language Mother!"
Gilda: "Dad, I think I need to pee."
Garrick: "Gilda, I told you to take a break before we posed for the painting."
Gilda: "I didn't need to go then!"
Garrick: *Sigh* "Here's some advice then my sweet, don't think about water. At all."
Gilda: "Does that work?"
Garrick: "Most of the time."
Gwyndlyn: "Brother, my eyes are starting to sting."
Gawain: "...Gwyndlyn, have you even blinked?"
Gwyndlyn: "I thought you weren't supposed to blink when you're being painted!"
Gawain: "Where did you hear that?"
Gwyndlyn: "Mom said it at one of her birthday parties."
Gawain: "Mother was making a joke! And she was drunk!"
Gwyndlyn: "Mom can make jokes?"
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lockingbane
If you're crazy and you know it clap your hands!
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- Waxahachie tx
This deserves bonus points for being so well matched to the portrait
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- Germany
The very fact that some polities are suspectign us of being behind the assassination itself - growing more distrusting and hostile in the process - is reason enough for us to pursue "Cold Case". Let´s be honest, stuff like the canon RG-omake and the Minotaurs´weird behaviour clearly shows that things are already getting outta hand a bit.
Those "pretty shinies" enable us to compensate one of Gryphonias biggest problems: our inability to properly harness magic to further our development.
As for the Yaks - while I would prefer to contact both the EDs and Caribou in one go, I am starting to grow weary of pleading my point in that regard and now I am simply counting my losses.
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- I think somewhere. I might be nowhere though
I would much rather diplomatically court them first, like by doing the first action towards their species's traditional religion, before selling them cannons they don't even want yet. The fact that they aren't even in the market yet and don't really have any other potential suppliers close-by means that we can afford to build things up before modernizing their military.
Once again, opportunity cost. You are giving reasons to pick it, but not reasons why that is better than pursuing alternative routes of action towards addressing our problems. Legitimate question: you do know what opportunity cost means right? I feel like any time I try to argue opportunity cost, people just ignore it and keep throwing the same points without actually addressing what I am asking.
Yes, and there are much more basic things we need before we should start investing in a whole avenue of research that will undoubtedly cost a lot of time, actions, and resources before we can get a return. There is a time and place for everything. Saying "but that enables us to compensate one issue" doesn't actually mean we should do it NOW, especially since that lack of ability to do magic isn't particularly crippling to our military.
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- Germany
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Opportunity Cost: Definition, Formula, and Examples
Opportunity cost is the potential forgone profit from a missed opportunity—the result of choosing one alternative over another.
So, what would we miss out on if we didn´t take that opportunity...How about cleaning our name of those assassination acussations? Possible knowledge about outside influences taking advantage of the shitty Maretonian situation we caused indirectly? That sorta thing, you know?
In an almost entirely magical world, I disagree with us not being able to harness this power at least indirectly being of little concern. You want to level the playing field as much as possible as fast as possible to survive in politics. That´s the Red Queen Hypothesis to you:
"You have to move as fast as possible to remain at place - and even faster to get anywhere"
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- Hell, or at least the closest place to it
I heartedly agree. They may be threats that are entirely magical in nature that we have not yet met, so investing in anti magic protection now is a worthwhile investment.Opportunity Cost: Definition, Formula, and Examples
Opportunity cost is the potential forgone profit from a missed opportunity—the result of choosing one alternative over another.www.investopedia.com
So, what would we miss out on if we didn´t take that opportunity...How about cleaning our name of those assassination acussations? Possible knowledge about outside influences taking advantage of the shitty Maretonian situation we caused indirectly? That sorta thing, you know?
In an almost entirely magical world, I disagree with us not being able to harness this power at least indirectly being of little concern. You want to level the playing field as much as possible as fast as possible to survive in politics. That´s the Red Queen Hypothesis to you:
"You have to move as fast as possible to remain at place - and even faster to get anywhere"
In addition to the assassination, the Minotaur Republics reaction and caution towards us is more than enough reason for us to find out and expose the culprits.
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Not to mention that we wont always be without magic given our hipogriff and pony population, plus the immigrants from magical countries. We should use Merlin while we can and have him leave a legacy for future generations to research, that way we wont be far behind magically.
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- Maryland
+10 to a roll, great writing!
Only one correction: there is no House Fire. The two major factions are House Storm and House White Star. Other than that, amazing Omake!
lockingbane
If you're crazy and you know it clap your hands!
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- Waxahachie tx
You see the portrait questor?
EDIT: There was some amazing commentary a bit after on what each one was saying to each other while they were being painted
EDIT: There was some amazing commentary a bit after on what each one was saying to each other while they were being painted
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- Maryland
I'm afraid not. What did I miss?
lockingbane
If you're crazy and you know it clap your hands!
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- Waxahachie tx
This is what you missed
@Questor
Here. I sketched a portrait of the royal family. I referenced several images and combined them together. You'll find they are mostly accurate the character sheets on the front page. Several hours of work.
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- Maryland
@Questor
Here. I sketched a portrait of the royal family. I referenced several images and combined them together. You'll find they are mostly accurate the character sheets on the front page. Several hours of work.
That is the most amazing and beautiful thing I've ever seen.
Thank you.
+20 to a roll, and the only reason I'm not giving you more is because it would unbalance the Quest.
Seriously, this is amazing to me. Well drawn.
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