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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.

[Chevaleresse]

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[birdy51]

Also. Look at all that SWEET MONEY! Come! Call for the treasurer I say! We must dance a funky jig!

[omada]

AAAAF

HOLY GOD THAT HAPINESS
HOLY GOD THAT MONEY

sad that it came to this, so much money being spent on happiness again

we will start next year with 3 or 4 hapiness

unless shit happens or the F option gives WAY more hapiness

how much F will cost us?

[Haspen]

You decide to sponsor festivals, donate to poor and lower taxes.

1161 AD, Spring

You and your courtiers march through the capital city, giving money to the poor and the needy. Rarely in these parts and these trying times a monarch does such a magnaminous thing for their subjects. You can see they appriecate it.

6*

At one moment, there's some commotion as a young man steps outside the lines, but two men clad in the black of Shadowranks tackle him down before you notice that he was going towards you with a knife at his hand.

Surely the man will be questioned and then executed for his attempted regicide. The day continues on without further incident.

1161 AD, Mid-Spring

The captain of the Shadowranks arrives to report on the investigation.

"The man that tried to stab you during the ceremony of donation is Ewyn Taochwellen, a minor noble and a zealous Alldiviner. He has claimed that even after you converted, you're guilty of grave sin and must be punished. The agents of the Spymasters did not find any potential ties between Ewyn and Alldivine clergy, or someone outside the group."

You decide to...

A) Use this as propaganda to further curb Alldivine power.
B) Have him executed, per law's dictat.
C) Show generosity and leniency and let the man go.

[milo christiansen]

A What can I say, I'm feeling vindictive.

[ZBridges]

B

[Hotfire90]

B

[Kashyyk]

B

[crazyabe]

A.

[Haspen]

You decide that having the man executed is enough. And executed he is - along the ancient custom of the region, Ewyn is thrown into the palace's moat with his hands bound and a rock tied around his neck.

1161 AD, Summer

6

Money, money, money!! Cash flows into the Treasury as your merchants once again score a jackpot on the fur and skin trade with the southerners.

1161 AD, Autumn

Report comes from the southeast; a strategic keep in Ceodwell suffered an uprising by its garrison, made mostly of Alldivine faithful!

5

Fortunately, the less violent of their fellow worshippers as well as other non-Alldivine soldiers fought bravely and valiantly to regain control. After a day of fighting that left hundreds dead, the loyal soldiers of the Emperor brought down the rebel scum. Phew!

2to5

Another financial report, this time about hurthling wine. It sold for decent profits.

1161 AD, Mid-Autumn

It seems that the profits made by Treasury have lured some of your less honest officials to commit the worse of things - thievery!

4

Even now, the bureaucratic machine of the Empire is in midst of chaos, as more and more reports come into hands of your council that various tax collectors, advisors, officials and Treasury workers have been stealing money for past few years.

(Economy rating lowered by 1 point).

Furthermore, what should be done about the corruption scandal as it is? Some believe that caught administrators are to be punished, other believe that, as the Empire grows in land and money, so must the bureaucratic machine of it...

A) Just punish the wrongdoers, the others will surely learn the lesson for the future.
B) Punish the wrongdoers, but also increase bureuacratic budget to prevent similar incidents from happening.

[ZBridges]

B

[Hotfire90]

B

[Kashyyk]

 All hail Beuracracy

[Prophet]

B

[Haspen]

You decide to expand budget so others will not be pressed to steal, and wrongdoers are to be punished.

You later hear that almost 60 officials were fined, thrown into dungeons, or both.

1161 AD, Winter

Silver arrives aplenty, and first gold bullion from northwest shows up also!

2to3

Glassware makes only mediocre profits, its quality somewhat lackluster this year.

1161 AD, Midwinter

A diplomat arrives from Cydwyl Kingdom.

"O Emperor, I bring sad news from King Erik of Cydwyl! Recently, there has been much trade with Hellistes to procure rare eastern goods in exchange for our fabrics and steel, but profits were marginal and Cydwyllian coffers are currently somewhat empty. King Erik is asking for a small... donation from our most trusted ally, so that our Treasury might start recovering."

A) "Your King made foolish choices, and I won't pay for them!"
B) "Of course we won't leave an ally without help. I will send some money to King Erik at once."
C) "Let it be known that Emperor of Methiant is generous! Kingdom of Cydwyl will receive our silver bullion to recuperate its economic losses!"