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9 (56.3%)

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2 (12.5%)

Total Members Voted: 16

Voting closed: November 05, 2016, 04:00:47 pm

[Taricus]

A

[Haspen]

You therefore change the laws; instead of just having workshops and tradeposts, now the dwarves will also be allowed to settle down on the Crown's permission and by paying special immigration tax - starting with the craftsmaster, whose permit you sign personally.

877 AD, Late Winter

The Spymaster appears at your side as you're reading a book on the history of Parsia one evening and without a word, presents you a scroll. You look at the Spymaster and you think you can detect a hint of him being rather alarmed.

Nonetheless, you open up the scroll. It's a letter.

"To King Feodh

I will gladly become your vassal if you send me troops and money no later than next spring by the northwestern border of Luathbas. This I pledge with my, well, word, as I knew you for a while and I know that you would rather have more allies than enemies in the inevitable war against the Damdamians.

Sincerely
Beren, once a bard of yours"

A) What!
B) What.
C) What?

[Taricus]

B

[Haspen]

Now that your bewilderment has found an outlet, it is time to seriously consider this venture...

A) Well, we wanted a vassal, and we will have one - even if the rebel leader is Beren the Bard, for some reason or another!
B) Naaah, this smells fishy, let's not send anything to the Duchy and keep outta their civil war.
C) Well then, this is surely a trap. Let's send troops and money to current Duke of Koi instead!

[Taricus]

Fuck it. A

[Chevaleresse]

A

[ZBridges]

A

[flazeo25]

A

[NUKE9.13]

HMMM.
[paranoia] If this really is Beren, why is he being so direct? I would expect him to send a roundabout fable that metaphorically describes the content of the message we actually received. Plus, wasn't Beren from Damdamia? How is he also a heir to the Kiwi realms? SOMETHING IS AFOOT[/paranoia]

But I doubt that it is actually a trap, so lets do

A

(We are going to be so effing broke)

[crazyabe]

A.

[Prophet]

A

[Elephant Parade]

A

[omada]

WhAt? (again)

[Lucus Casius]

C

[Haspen]

You decide to ask the Treasurer to prepare the money and send orders to Army to deploy some forces to the northwestern border and await instructions from the rebel leader, Beren.

877 AD, End of the Year

While you're enjoying a lazy afternoon in the library, the Advisor arrives with the Scrolls of Kingdom Status. You read them for a moment, then listen carefully, and turn your head towards the door.

"What's with that sobbing outside?"

"It's the Treasurer, my liege."

Happiness: 6
Population: 4
Economy: 1
Army: 7

"As you can see the pile-up of disasters and expenses drained our Treasury rather harshly and that's after counting in the profits from goldmines and the trade revenue. Shall we raise the tax amongst the populace for a year, just in case?"

A) "Surely the peasants will see our decision as wise. Raise the taxes!"
B) "Nah, it's just a temporary setback. No need for higher taxes there."
C) "Clearly we spend too much and earn too little. Cut the Army budget and raise the taxes at once!"

EDIT: Forgot the army expenses being higher.