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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.

[helmacon]

D let's try to do our greatest political trick, well, Cyl is known to be scandalous, we should end his career with a scandal of sucession

Let's not do that...

[Culise]

Earlier I think I read something that made it sound like the passage tax was a flat +1 to economy. If that isn't true, I'll change my vote to trade.

Likely this.

Recruitment Offices, Settlement Policy, Calendar of Festivals, Patronage of Arts and House of Learning have yearly drains (-1), Fireblood Court is costlier (-2) cuz you have no mineral (sulphur, coal etc) mines/supply.

All other are free.

Passage Tax provides +1 with no negative impact cuz you guys have no exports going out, no imports going in (and glassware is sold locally and thus is exempt), and settlement policy isnt on. I sometimes try to flip a coin to get negative event outta this but RNG has been blessing you about this since '42.

* Haspen shakes fist, his plans foiled.

Basically, Passage Tax's negative impacts don't apply until we start establishing large amounts of trade.  As such, trade is a wee bit risky so long as the Passage Tax is active.

[Haspen]

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You decide to talk about family.

6

The topic drifts for a while, but you finally manage to steer it towards succession woes, and the two branches of the family that are separated only by borders of Methiant and Cydwyl.

"What are you suggesting, Emperor?"

"I'm suggesting that one day, one of our nations might find itself short of an heir. Rather than to let local noblemen or, even worse, strangers and foreigners vie for the throne, mayhaps it would be more beneficial for one Yoean descendant to rule both nations?" Young King Erik considers this for a long while.

"I would be sympathetic to this idea, but Cydwyl and Dahnian nobles might not be so eager to accept such a proposal. They've always thought of themselves northerners rather than foresters like people of Methiant. Still, an idea worthy consideration. I will remember about it."

The feast is still young, and Erik seems still interested in conversation after the family topic. Mayhaps something else should be discussed?

A) Military!
B) Naah.
C) Religion!
D) Trade!

[Criptfeind]

B

[milo christiansen]

B Let us not offend RNG.

[Hotfire90]

B

[Rockeater]

B

[Prophet]

B

[Weirdsound]

B

[VoidSlayer]

D Can't get enough trade!  If we can at least learn about all the different options we can get more cash to pay for all the things we want.

[Fluffe9911]

D I swear Haspen something better come out of that 6 later on lol

[omada]

let's not risk anymore B

If we get enough trades we can revoke the border taxes if it's worth it D

[Haspen]

You consider to enjoy the revelry.

After the feast, you learn that Queen Alissa is pregnant with a child, or so the healers at Cydwyl courts believe.

Five days later, your honoured guests leave.

1157 AD, Midwinter

Terrible news wake you up one chilly morning. Little Owyn has caught the deadly swamp fever, which kills many children and those few who survive the sickness are oft crippled for life.

6

Fortunately, he has the strongest blood of them in him - that of Yoean dynasty! He gets better within a week. Every courtier in the palace breathes in relief.

1157 AD, End of the Year

Another year under your belt, and for yet another time you will have to peruse the Scrolls of Kingdom Status.

5to6, 2to6

Happiness: 3
Population: 7
Economy: 1
Army: (9)
Imp.Authority: -1

You grimace at the numbers.

"Sire, our spendings on the Orcworld fortress and the lavish wedding to accomodate Cydwyllian royal family tipped our Treasury's wealth downwards! The Treasurer bemoans the losses and trade advisors believe some drastic measures or budget cuts are required!"

"Some members of the military however believe that we could send our forces to attack Parsia and demand money to repair our economy, but that could have terrible repercussions for us."

As for budget cuts...

A) Slash Fireblood Court funding for a year.
B) Cut the budget of the Army for a year.
C) Reduce budgeting for both the Court and the Army!
D) No! We cannot weaken our military like this!

As for raising of taxes...

A) Do it, peasants can do an angery if they have to!
B) We cannot, else our subjects will boot us out the palace!

As for raiding and pillaging of Parsia...

A) We will make up some pretext. Invasion time!
B) Nah, let's not make enemies just because we're poor!

"The statesmen failed to increase your authority during those trying times, despite their best. Is it a good moment to issue an Edict, my liege?"

A) "No, no it isn't."
B) "Obviously!"

[Fluffe9911]

BBBA

[ZBridges]

C, B, B, A