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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.

[omada]

Dosn't the Alldivine have it's own church militia? We shouldn't have to lift a finger on this one.

Someone 'dissolved' their keeps and took their wealth, so they're no longer able to keep their own militia; all military things they do nowadays is have wandering warrior-priests/martial-arts-teachers who teach adventurers skills for a bit of coin.

good to know


A army kicking their asses will be enough

[TankKit]

A

[Basil ii]

A

[Haspen]

You send the Army to restore order.

2to4, 3to4*

Few days later you receive trading reports; Glassware sold very well. There's slight shortage of t'chai leaves compared to demand for them in Methiant, now that half of the bulk is sent westwards; the trade advisors will see whether the tax cut from Eldrican will help much.

1212 AD, Late Autumn

4*

The army has crushed the revolt, although there have been many casualties amongst the soldiers and civilians. Hundreds of native Parsians had to be executed.

Few days after the report, Deathan arrives in your chambers with his decision.

"Duach would be more interested than Houlandin, but both have a request from you if they are to marry a Damedian girl."

"That being?"

"You make the married one a Duke of Ceodwell, or maybe Felonsein..." The older man scratches his cheek nervously as you look at him in confusion.

"Excuse me, uncle... what?"

"They're reasoning that Cydwyllian noblemen already have autonomy and priviledges, and it is unbecoming of Methiantese aristocrats, especially from the Imperial royal family, to be landless specks at the court. They want a title, lands, governmental autonomy and all that..."

"Uncle Deathan, I asked you to convince one of them to marry the girl from Tirine, not to ask if they want Dukedoms!"

"Yes,  but, I listened to their pleas and they insisted I tell you and I didn't want to imprint on their liberties..." You rub your forehead in consternation.

A) "Send them over, I will convince them myself."
B) "Fine, I agree, one more Duchy won't make a difference."
C) "Okay, let's just forget about this, it was a bad idea from the beginning."

[omada]

dafuk, we should have curbed the aristocracy powers from the beggining

A ask them what more they have to offer, because marrying them and giving them lands to make our descendants have a possible problem over inheritance  is a lose-win situation,

We can give them titles? yes! but maybe we should decide that every royal member has a work on an important place of the kingdom, be the councilmen be marshals and generals, and change the image of the emperor to the "decision-maker" I dunno

[Basil ii]

A those greedy bastards if this continues methiant will be Balkanized!

[mightymushroom]

Before this gets too far:
4* = 2 +1 from Military Drill ?

And A.

[Haspen]

Before this gets too far:

4* = 2 +1 from Military Drill ?

It's the new mathematical theorem, didn't you hear?

Fixed.

[Hotfire90]

A No to anything that strengthens the nobles.

[Weirdsound]

A No to anything that strengthens the nobles.

A

To be fair, saying yes to this wouldn't be the end of the world. Duchies are expected to maintain their own troops, so this would make our empire's military even more formidable. I also don't think either Ceodwell or Felonsein produce resources we'd be missing out on.

Still, if we throw our weight around with the bracelet enough, we might get a negotiator title of sorts.

[Haspen]

You ask Deathan to send his sons over. With help of the necklace, you will convince them.

Surely!

3*

"Cousin, you might be the Emperor, but we have our rights! Either Duchy, or no marriage!"

"I will order you to!"

"We won't listen anyway! She's Damedian! What kind of Methiantese would marry a Damedian?"

"I demand it! For the good of the Empire!"

"You're not our father, so go demand yourself!"

They leave in a huff, and after you calm down a bit, you have to bitterly admit that you just can't force your distant relatives to produce babies with whomever you please.

1212 AD, Winter

Gold and gemstones arrive to fill the Treasury.

2to6, 1

Once again, the delicious Springwine sold for a lot of money in the south.

Unfortunately, t'chai leaves failed to sell in Eldrican well and the profit cut your merchants received from their western counterpart made them grumbly. They want to be compensated for this loss.

A) "Geez guys, it's the first year. Stop complaining, you will get rich in a year or two."
B) "Alright alright, I will give you some gold, just stop groaning."
C) "No profits!? Oh no! This has been the worst trade deal, probably in whole history of Methiant!"

[Hotfire90]

A

[helmacon]

A

[mightymushroom]

A

[Basil ii]

A