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Mind-bogglingly popular game series that you follow from early on and cannot stop, waiting for new installment like a drooling addict.

Long-runner soap opera you're too invested into to just stop watching it.

A fun little comic strip in the daily newspaper that's been around forever.

3/6

Who said it's fun? I didn't for sure.

I'm just waiting here for it to die horribly already so it will stop showing on my Unread Posts list.

[milo christiansen]

I am all for plan "Bill of Rights".

First crush the nobles utterly, then give the commons a big boost. It will be impossible for the nobles to ever recover once the commons get used to the new state of affairs, and the merchant class will become ardent supporters if we can give them a bone or two.

EDIT: A standing army beholden to the king is one part of then end of the nobility. Once the king no longer needs noble levies to wage war, nobles start to lose power. Add in support of the commons and the power of the king is unassailable (after all, who makes up the armies?). A bill of rights can be spun as "something we always wanted to do, but the big bad nobles never let us".

[TankKit]

But what about how the other countries and their nobles will react? I doubt they'll be very happy, and if we ever to attack a country with a lot of nobles they'll likely fight even harder since they know that if they lose they will literally lose everything. And the peasants could get greedy too, since it has been proven time and time again that nearly everyone in the SPAMKINGDOM universe is selfish in one way or another. In fact I think the only real exceptions are most of Cydwyl, the wizards, a kingdom in one of the older SPAMKINGDOM games and more recently the Sim Empire. That's all of the relatively selfless people I can think of off the top of my head.

EDIT: Also, leaders shunning the nobles to get the support of the people only to get killed by those very same nobles is surprisingly common.

[helmacon]

But what about how the other countries and their nobles will react? I doubt they'll be very happy, and if we ever to attack a country with a lot of nobles they'll likely fight even harder since they know that if they lose they will literally lose everything. And the peasants could get greedy too, since it has been proven time and time again that nearly everyone in the SPAMKINGDOM universe is selfish in one way or another. In fact I think the only real exceptions are most of Cydwyl, the wizards, a kingdom in one of the older SPAMKINGDOM games and more recently the Sim Empire. That's all of the relatively selfless people I can think of off the top of my head.

EDIT: Also, leaders shunning the nobles to get the support of the people only to get killed by those very same nobles is surprisingly common.

I mean, they already have rights to the south, so the reverse might apply to us if we don't do it. I don't think it's likely in any case. Most people are fully committed if they are going to war at all.

It really feels like you are grasping at straws here.

[TankKit]

When'd the South get rights? I thought they had slavery down there? Because if they do have rights then, considering how much land that is, i'm all in for the Bill of Rights when and if we ever plan on attacking that area, which may be troublesome since they have done pretty good at not falling apart so far. As for the fully committing to war thing, I'm pretty sure people who will lose everything if they lose are still likely to fight harder than if they will only lose some things. At least if you won't lose everything you could always choose to surrender.

Also, why do you think I'm grasping at straws?

[mightymushroom]

The general population of various southern lands do have rights, as described in or cartographers report, and those rights appear to contribute to both cultural and economic security. Whether that works in Methiant-Cydwyl, where the rulers have always been a bit paranoid about sharing power with anyone, cannot be known. They also keep slaves in the farther parts of the south, primarily dark elves or (human) foreigners by the sound of it, according to the same report.

[TankKit]

I will admit, I am now heavily tempted to get the Bill of Rights since it is highly likely that we will eventually have to expand down south. In fact, yeah, I'ma go for the Bill of Rights. While I still think that the immediate benefits could be better if we wait, the immediate benefits now are okay and the long term benefits are also pretty good either way. Who knows, maybe doing it relatively early like this will provide further benefits as well.

[Basil ii]

In fact, yeah, I'ma go for the Bill of Rights

shouldn’t we wait on till we have positive imperial authority before we enact a edict? The switch to absolute monarchy did take 2 points off our authority pool after all...

[TankKit]

Obviously.

[Haspen]

You decide to ask Sigurd of Helliste to push against the nobles from the north.

1212 AD, End of the Year

You await this moment. The Scrolls of Kingdom Status need to be read!

And read they will be!

1, 4to6(1to3)

Happiness: 4
Population: 8
Economy: 6
Army: 8
Imp.Authority: -1

"Emperor, the Army failed to procured any recruits this year, but its numbers are still very high. Meanwhile, the workings of the Council and your Crown managed to fix the Imperial Authority somewhat."

"Would you like to issue an Edict, Emperor?"

A) "No."
B) "Gladly!"

You're also given an update on the map of the Empire, but because rebel activity and influence is not yet known, there's nothing really to see.

[ZBridges]

A

[Basil ii]

A we don’t have positive authority yet

[TankKit]

A We need to wait until we have positive imperial authority first, as has already been mentioned.

[helmacon]

A

B

[Haspen]

Click here to Hurt&Heal your favorite polity of original SPAMKINGDOM

_{Glory to the Republic ;v}

[mightymushroom]

B

I believe it is prudent to see if anything is added or lost following the change in government; our new, more dictatorial style may not even permit a Bill of Rights. However we may have manor confiscation options, as we did fighting the Alldivines. Only Haspen knows, and I want to, too.