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You write two letters; one in which you use flattery to express your hopes for eternal friendship between east and west. The other is a letter of warning to the Parsian court, telling them of your agents' findings and that they should prepare for possible war with Gubta.


You receive a reply from Mahjar Sim.

It is a short letter in he assures you that Simian Empire owes much friendship to the Empire of Methiant for helping it recover from its lows and regain its ancient glory. For this, Mahjar Sim personally views Yoean Dynasty as friends for time eternal.


As the news of Queen Mother Eirika's death reach your palace, the Trade advisor presents you report on the profits made from fur trade.

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They were rather dissappointing. At least hard silver and golden coinage is made from the bullion.

Some courtiers wonder if you should visit Cydwyl on the occassion of Eirika's funeral.

A) I will send some courtiers as my representatives.
B) I will send my wife in my place.
C) I will go with most of my family and a grand entourage of hundred courtiers!
D) Eh, nah.
E) I will arrive with my wife, few important courtiers and some servants.
F) I will send a letter of condolences to the Cydwyllian court.

You fall to her feet and beg for forgiveness because your loins directed you to a random noble girl (which, you add with haste, have ordered to leave).

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"Well, I understand that you're an uncontrollable enthusiast of bodily pleasures. I've heard the rumors but today's betrayal hurts nonetheless." She stops her work and gives you a death glare worthy of an archnemesis.

"Don't ever do that again, or else." She threatens.

You decide to...

A) Calmly and politely refuse to be ordered around by your wife.
B) Reason with her that for your mental 'health', some side 'fun' is absolutely necessary.
C) Agree with her and once more swear loyalty (with a sweet serenade on top).

I don't want no more Misc thing! D:

You decide to send the loyal bits of Army to stamp out the rebels!

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The loyal soldiers, outraged that their colleagues would turn their backs on such a proud and militaristic dynasty like Yoean, fight thrice harder to restore the Army's reputation. Thousands die, of course, but the rebel pockets are destroyed within a month!


During reevaluation, a certain young trader-turned-accountant in the Treasury has came up with a novel but potentially very controversional idea; he has noted that noblemen with holdings and Methiantese earn quite a lot, but because they usually keep their households and families small, the usual tax received by the Treasury from these rich guys is rather small.

Therefore, this Aide of Treasury, Beor Gaiwonn is his name, is proposing that the Crown establishes a new tax what would be called 'Scaling Tax' - a certain percentage tax that would affect certain men who earn certain amount of money, and would take a certain but equal part of money from them (he proposes 5%).

The senior officials in the Treasury and most of the courtiers are opposed to this, however, citing traditional priviledges, low stability in the country and simple absurdism of punishing those who are successful in life with an additional tax!

A) But think of the profits! I shall stamp the approval of this Scaling Tax at once!
B) That sounds like an abhorrent idea. Mister Beor is abhorrent. Remove him from my Court!
C) Maybe later it could be a better time for this, but now, I shall pass on this tax.

You decide against any edicts or budgetary decisions.


True to their word, the dwarves (from Zasitost), fetch you several wagons of silver which, as your Treasurer computed, indeed equal a yearly output of Methiantese silver mines.

The dwarves are given a stamped letter in which you acknowledge their fulfilment of the deal, and the dwarves leave without further ado.

Few days later a grand procession of Cydwyllian nobles arrive, along with your new wife, Wihemina!

The girl is pretty, you have to admit. Unlike most of northerners, her hair is black, and she has a bright skin, steel-blue eyes and it wouldn't be a lie if you said her breasts are one of largest you have seen so far in your short life.

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The ceremony proceeds without incident, fortunately.

Later that night, Wihemina wears down your loins because of what she coerced you to do - experimental with about thirty-some, rather taxing yet, strangely satisfactory performances from this 'Book of Pleasure' she has taken from her mother's library (and the book demanded participation from various body parts, from nipples to toes!). By the time you call for truce, the sun is already up and shining down upon the Empire with all its glory.

Her parents leave a week later, your father stays to watch over you a while longer.


The report presented by the Quartermaster of the Army is a great worry on your mind; apparently, he has been writing down a general report on the Army's doing and it seems that your soldiers aren't what they're used to be. Sure, Methiantese Army is still the best Army - at least in the minds of its own officers! Training regimen was lax as of late, new recruits unruly and stubborn, and budgetary concerns of the officers was mostly food, capes, fancy hats and other provisions rather than sharp steel and sturdy armor.

You decide to...

A) Fire the Quartermaster, he is belitting the name of our great Army!
B) I cannot let this low standard of Army to prevail - it's time for a shake-up!

So a army of 1 in my second example would be bigger in numbers or it's just that we can pull more population to refill it again when it's needed?

Higher population, faster refills, yes.

There was a change of what 1 Army means; in earlier times when your nation wasn't that big, 1 = 1000 soldiers. Now I believe I enlarged it to 2~2.5k? I know Criptfeind was involved in my changing of mind ;vc

Haspen, what's your favourite part of running SpamKingdom?

When people are sure that some more or less crazy idea gonna work.

And then they roll a 1.

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What do the Dwarves think of us and our people?

That you're somewhat OK.

A: When will we next get the option to colonize?
B: Is there the possibility that a large portion of our population is practicing other religions in private to avoid persecution?

If there will be a rush to settle, you will be notified of possible sponsorship. Otherwise peeps do it (very slowly) on their own.

Why would there be persecution of religion, though? v:

what's up with that Mistemon lands?

Dorf hall also responsible for slight reduction of Elven forest to the west. Their ballsiest endeavour so far.

How densely populated is the Damdamian Republic? With Parsia under our influence and Cydwyl close to personal union with us we'll be pretty close to them soon in terms of land area, but if I remember right Cydwyl is mostly featureless steppe and Parsia is mostly featureless desert.

Related, what would annexing Cydwyl and Parsia do to our population score?

There are cities upon cities upon villages upon fortresses in the south and west, the coastal areas always were the Damdamian core lands and their first Republican capital was on the coast too (today's it would be in Spania). North and far east are considered somewhat of a frontier, and the central division lines are slightly less populated also due to decades of fighting between The Empire and The Republic.

Cydwyl would bump it up by a 1, Parsia would not.

No sexy Maine adventures for Haspen.

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How about badass Maine adventures then?