Melda
Wannabe Psephologist
Charles Melda, Haven of Peace based composer released a statement in response to this news:
Realpolitik of the Smoky Skies - The Reboot
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Melda
Wannabe Psephologist
Oh, I have a workaround for that. If you look at Gustav Holst's family tree his grandfather Gustavus Holst would have been a contemporary of ours. So I've made him a composer. 
Et_Absoluti
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((Can we own land, or more specifically how can I make more money? I think that is my new role in the game 
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((Can we own land, or more specifically how can I make more money? I think that is my new role in the game
And then use it all for an astounding campaign getting you the most votes of all?
jackelgull
An aberration of nature
ooc: I just realized I never made a biography for my character. He doesn't even have a name!
Name: Marcus Aurelius
Position: Editor and founder of the Zealot, volunteer at Unity church
Address: 39 King Street
Religious Affiliation: Unitarian, basically liberal Protestant.
Birth date: Jan 10, 1790.
Name: Marcus Aurelius
Position: Editor and founder of the Zealot, volunteer at Unity church
Address: 39 King Street
Religious Affiliation: Unitarian, basically liberal Protestant.
Birth date: Jan 10, 1790.
Et_Absoluti
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Use money to influence politics? Despicable!
Wyverncraft
¡Viva la Revolución!
How did Marcus remain religious through the Fall? The game suggests, and the other accounts make rather clear, that religion and associated things are pretty nonexistent?
I wouldn't say the game suggests religion is gone altogether, just that there is no such thing as state religion (since the whole religion game mechanic is turned off). For example, there are social policies such as Religious Tolerance which indicates that there would be religions to be tolerant towards.
Et_Absoluti
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Marcus should join the Dawn, they are liberal and the only member is Protestant
Yeah, I figure that, briefly, Pulias was atheistic (like Republican France), but post-restoration religion was legalized (though it's not especially widespread, and state-controlled religion is a thing of the past in most parts of Europa.)
((Can we own land, or more specifically how can I make more money? I think that is my new role in the game
You can't own land, because that's a mechanic I'm too dumb to implement. I really want to rework funds but I may not get around to it for this game. Now the NEXT IAAR I run...
jackelgull
An aberration of nature
Mind if I suggest changes to the fund system? And the POP system?
First I want to make a distinction between party popularity and personal popularity for politicians. One can like the party but dislike the politician and vice versa. So here's what I propose. Separate the two. Party popularity will be the opinion of the POP of your party. Every member of your party will start at the party popularity baseline. So if your party popularity is 10, then you immediately start with 10 popularity at the outset of a campaign. Then there is personal popularity, which is what your constituents think of you. When campaigning, the two numbers should be added. So if the party's popularity is 10 and you yourself are a lackluster candidate, and only have a 6 personal popularity, you start of with 16 popularity total. This mean election times comes, you'll beat an opponent with 11 personal popularity but only 4 party popularity.
1) There are personal and private funds
Actions for both party and personal fund use
*Letter Campaign [15 Funds per Lobbying Organization]: Target a specific Lobbying Organization to increase their opinion of you or your party.
*Publish a Little [Color] Book [25 Funds]: Using the dot80 Publishing Companys presses, release a book talking about your political ideology. Will gradually increase the opinion of Upper-class POPs, but may work on Middle-class ones as well.
*Release Propaganda [25 Funds per POP in a City]: Increase the opinion of all POPs in a city by a good amount (varies based on their original opinion of the Propaganda-releasing party). Propaganda can also be used to decrease the opinion of another party or player.
The change of opinion depends on whether the party funds are being used, or personal funds.
First I want to make a distinction between party popularity and personal popularity for politicians. One can like the party but dislike the politician and vice versa. So here's what I propose. Separate the two. Party popularity will be the opinion of the POP of your party. Every member of your party will start at the party popularity baseline. So if your party popularity is 10, then you immediately start with 10 popularity at the outset of a campaign. Then there is personal popularity, which is what your constituents think of you. When campaigning, the two numbers should be added. So if the party's popularity is 10 and you yourself are a lackluster candidate, and only have a 6 personal popularity, you start of with 16 popularity total. This mean election times comes, you'll beat an opponent with 11 personal popularity but only 4 party popularity.
1) There are personal and private funds
A) private funds
a.) all politicians currently in office receive 10 funds per turn to represent their salary in office
b.) As of now, all politicians start with 0 for private funds
c.) actions to be taken only with private funds
i.) Invest in business: Costs 50 funds. After a term you will receive 100 funds, your investment having paid off
ii.) Start a business: Costs 200 funds. Will receive another 10 funds per turn. A politician may only found one business.
iii.) Bribe official: 500 funds Bribe an election official to discover a few thousand Highly Legitimate Votes carelessly overlooked! Guarantees that a city will vote for you in the upcoming election. Risky, but potentially high-reward.
iv.) Donate to charity: Costs 100 funds increases opinion of all POP's in city
v.) Donate to party: Turn your private funds into party funds. Can be whatsoever amount you choose
B)Party funds
a.) Parties receive funds from lobbying groups that have the highest opinions of them and rely on donations from players
b.) Party funds remain the same
c.) Actions to be taken only with party funds
i.) Start a partisan newspaper: 100 party funds Start your own Faux News to hammer in the party line. Increases POP opinion of your party gradually
ii.)*Demand Recall [15 Funds per candidate]: Hold a vote amongst all members of a given city (player and POP alike) to recall one or more of the Legislators of that city and force a new election. If the vote succeeds, a new election is held for that City.
iii.)Seize City [450 Funds per City]: Replaces all legislative members in a specific city with ones loyal to your party and blocks further elections, but at the cost of all but the party's most fervent supporters.
iv.) Revolution [650 Funds per City in the Empire]: You say you want one? Well, you know, we all want to install a favorable government. Sparks a Civil War in which all players and POPs pick sides (neutral IS a side). The winning side controls the government at the end of the action; the losing side ends up Imprisoned and/or dead.
Actions for both party and personal fund use
*Letter Campaign [15 Funds per Lobbying Organization]: Target a specific Lobbying Organization to increase their opinion of you or your party.
*Publish a Little [Color] Book [25 Funds]: Using the dot80 Publishing Companys presses, release a book talking about your political ideology. Will gradually increase the opinion of Upper-class POPs, but may work on Middle-class ones as well.
*Release Propaganda [25 Funds per POP in a City]: Increase the opinion of all POPs in a city by a good amount (varies based on their original opinion of the Propaganda-releasing party). Propaganda can also be used to decrease the opinion of another party or player.
The change of opinion depends on whether the party funds are being used, or personal funds.
Melda
Wannabe Psephologist
Not everyone listens to speeches. Some people are too busy. Sending out letters with your policies and details on it isn't subverting the course of the democracy, it's empowering voters to make informed decisions.
Why won't you empower them to vote for your party?
I mean, by all means, please let us win. But I'm surprised at your position on this.
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In all honesty it's a combination being too cheap and poor for me to try the leaflet method. I am only the riches organization and man because the previous riches spent all their money
Melda
Wannabe Psephologist
What use is wealth if not spent?
You can't take it with you when you die so you might as well use it to improve life in whatever ways you think are best.
Not that I've ever been a farmer, but back before the Dawn when I was growing up on the outskirts of what would become Pulias City I knew someone who had an interesting philosophy about money. It was simply :
You can't take it with you when you die so you might as well use it to improve life in whatever ways you think are best.
Not that I've ever been a farmer, but back before the Dawn when I was growing up on the outskirts of what would become Pulias City I knew someone who had an interesting philosophy about money. It was simply :
Melda
Wannabe Psephologist
((Note: if you want to listen to the composition referred to in this article by the cultural reporter, the link to do so is here. Enjoy!))
Today's edition of the Godwin Herald contained the following article:
A Slendid Symphonic Salute to the Age of Steam
by Isaiah Meriwether
It here follows:
Today's edition of the Godwin Herald contained the following article:
A Slendid Symphonic Salute to the Age of Steam
by Isaiah Meriwether
It here follows:
Spoiler :
Wyverncraft
¡Viva la Revolución!
Bravo indeed!
jackelgull
An aberration of nature
The Zealot
Sort Stories and Poetry reviews
I suppose I must confess, I am a man with far less esoteric interests than pondering on morality, philosophy and spirituality. I know, I know quite shocking. One of my simple pleasures is reading. And so, I after much prompting, I have decided to include a short story and poetry review portion to my newspaper. The way this will work is that every so often, an up and coming author or poet may send a poem or short story to me for review and I will review it with the attached document for everyone to read.
My first submission is a bedrock of Pulian poetry- the Shakespearean sonnet. The poem is called, I am an Artist by Jack Taylor.
I am an Artist
Jack Taylor
I am an artist. Perhaps you know me?
My colors are ashen grey and blood red.
I assure you that my paintings are free.
Wont even cost you a hair on your head.
I am an artist. Surely you know me?
I work on portraits of men rich and poor.
Women, babies for the sake of duty.
My brushes; they are plague, famine and war.
I am an artist. You will know of me.
My canvas is the body of humans.
I paint my magnum opus quite ably
For I am the end, the buried coffins.
I am looking for a new masterpiece.
Would you like to rest in eternal peace?
My colors are ashen grey and blood red.
I assure you that my paintings are free.
Wont even cost you a hair on your head.
I am an artist. Surely you know me?
I work on portraits of men rich and poor.
Women, babies for the sake of duty.
My brushes; they are plague, famine and war.
I am an artist. You will know of me.
My canvas is the body of humans.
I paint my magnum opus quite ably
For I am the end, the buried coffins.
I am looking for a new masterpiece.
Would you like to rest in eternal peace?
I will start off by saying that I will not judge the iambic pentameter in this piece, mainly because that requires better more finely tuned ears than I possess. I like the buildup to the reveal that the speaker is Death, either that or a really gruesome serial killer. The repetition of I am an artist coupled with increasingly opaque calls for recognition help set up the reveal quite nicely. The colors used "ashen gray and blood red" are a nice touch, invoking images of blood and old age which go hand in hand with death. I know some may have problems with the breaking of the sonnet rather than the rigid square it is usually in, but in this case I enjoy it. It highlights the repetition and adds to the work as a whole. My biggest problem with this piece is that occasionally it feels like the poet is restrained by the poetic form rather than working with it. The best example here would be the "I paint my magnum opus quite ably/ For I am the end, the buried coffins" lines. These lines feel awkward and don't quite flow nicely in this poem. Over all, I quite liked this piece, it is a nice break from all the love sonnets in circulation about the greatest love story ever told.
OOC: After Melda revealed that he composes the music he uses in his articles, I thought that maybe I could try that. How do you guys like my first submission? I had an old sonnet lying around and considering what nation we're playing it seemed like quite a coincidence.
Et_Absoluti
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((The more creative artistry the better! It really helps me too feel immersed in the game ))
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