Who Needs Harmony?: An MLP Empire Quest
- Thread starter Questor
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It's close to where they decide whether they go independent or join the empire more on the empire because they worship us too much
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- I think somewhere. I might be nowhere though
Nope. We didn't vote to have any kind of referendum or the like. A good chunk of the audience as well as Questor thought we did, but in actuality that vote lost. That would have been the "Partial Annexation" option but the "Protectorate" option won instead. Protectorate provides for no clauses about when or if the Crystal Protectorate seeks integration or independence.
When the crystal ponies became our protectorate it was with the understanding that they could eventually either join the empire or become an independent nation. So we do have an agreement with them to do that albeit one that is extremely vague about when and how that would happen. Both parties just sort of went 'we have bigger problems right now so let's deal with that later'.
The crystal ponies seem happy to be our subjects so there hasn't been any reason to make any changes regarding their relationship to the empire, although I doubt they'd be opposed to having more independence as long as they get to remain under our protection. They are already imperial citizens in all but name. This would just be us making it official in a way that's their choice (again, they are almost guaranteed to say yes) and making a show of it with all the ceremony something like that might entail.
Yes
There was never a set date, just a vague agreement that they'd be able to make that decision when they can support themselves. Arguably they could now with all the improvements we've made but the crystal ponies are content with the current situation. There hasn't been any pressure from them to make a decision yet.
The crystal ponies not raising the issue at all is partly why I'm not concerned about the miniscule possibility that they might seek independence. Giving them the opportunity to do so, like we promised, and them opting to stay with us instead, which they are almost certain to do, won't really change anything within the empire other than maybe raising morale. Us taking the (almost 0% chance) risk of losing our protectorate out of nothing but a sense of obligation will make us seem much more benevolent to outside observers, such as the Maretonians. At the very least it will prove to them that we can be trusted to honour any agreements they might make with us.
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Part of me fears that Questor is panicking over lofty expectations for the random event roll when all he is planning to give us is a trade income boost or something.
Dear GM, I hope we aren't scaring you off? 😅
Dear GM, I hope we aren't scaring you off? 😅
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- Very very lost
By the time we reach Cannon show time, we'll be in space
- Location
- I think somewhere. I might be nowhere though
From what I remember, I don't think we've ever had a nat 1 or nat 100 event or hazard roll. Closest I can think of is the nat 1 on exploration leading to Sombra invading. That said, we've gotten below 20s and above 80s before. Below 20s did things like have a plague start in our empire and have our population (though we didn't know it yet) kidnapped by Libertalian pirates, while above 80 did something like cause the nobility of Maretonia to start turning against slavery and sell en-masse with us being given a chance to buy back our populace at an extremely cheap rate. We turned it down and started messing with their internal politics instead, but it does demonstrate the power of an even moderately positive event roll and how that can affect foreign affairs. Thus, I can confidently say that even if it does turn out to affect our trade income, it likely won't be limited to just trade. Even those two negative event rolls I mentioned, while also affecting income, created opportunities to interact with rather than just being the end of that.
Jam jar binks
Thing Futzer
- Location
- Maybe!
canon's about thousand or so years from now, we will be at least colonizing other planets I think.
This could be an issue, actually. Realistically our science game is being a bit overwhelming in speed, maybe thanks to us having genius advisors.
Maybe the later techs should take more turns to develop to show we are finally reaching a point where further advancement will needs more concerted efforts?
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- Very very lost
I hope no, At least on the energy front, no one wants global warming
I don't understand your post or how it's linked to my post?
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- I think somewhere. I might be nowhere though
While more QMs do need to implement systems for non-linear tech and social progression, that won't be a problem here. Pretty sure Questor has said he plans for the quest to end long before that would even become a thought. I don't remember the exact post, but more that this conversation has come up multiple times and we've had to refer back to him saying as such multiple times.
I was trying to make a point how our tech procession is unnaturally quick. I never actually considered the space part of what I quoted.
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- Germany
Pretty sure they are saying that industrial/scientific progress inmutably lead to ecological devastation and the like.
And since GRyphons have a less outspokenly reverent opinion of nature than Equestrians, I can see their point, although Questor already stated that Gryphons are not even *close* to Captain Planet villains in behavior, meaning that we would still be somewhat mindful of the effects of our actions
IIRC Questor said that the quest is slated to kinda "peter out" at around World-Wars-era tech scientifically, so no or only extremly primitive spacecraft for us or anyone else
That sounds like a challenge to the Gods of dice and players.
Any chance for a sequel?
I really enjoy this fic and it would be a shame to see things completely conclude before we have a moon landing.
Jam jar binks
Thing Futzer
- Location
- Maybe!
while it would be amazing to see a sequel, it really depends on whether Questor is up to it, as he is already running a second quest over on SB.
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- Very very lost
What would this look like as a Monty python Episode?
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- Very very lost
The Great Maretonain Escape
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- Very very lost
Do cannon MLP hippogriffs exists in this quest
Ok I shouldn't, but how many times am I going to get this kind of set up?
@The Void King
Our subjects literally fucked them into existance.
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- Location
- I think somewhere. I might be nowhere though
Nah, the circus isn't in town for that. We do have cannon balls though
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- Very very lost
good Joke but I mean the ones from the mlp movie