The Senate [Concluded]

Goodnight, and Good Luck
Military: 29
Civic: 27
Religious: 7(+)
Mercantile: 31
Populist: 6(-)

Military: 29
Civic: 27
Religious: 6-
Mercantile: 31
Populist: 7+

Military: 29
Civic: 27
Religious: 5
Mercantile: 31
Populist: 8

vote: AA

Military: 29
Civic: 27
Religious: 6
Mercantile: 31
Populist: 7

Military: 29
Civic: 27
Religious: 5
Mercantile: 31
Populist: 8

Military: 29
Civic: 27
Religious: 4
Mercantile: 31
Populist: 9

Military: 29
Civic: 27
Religious: 5
Mercantile: 31
Populist: 8

Military: 29
Civic: 27
Religious: 4
Mercantile: 31
Populist: 9

Military: 29
Civic: 27
Religious: 5
Mercantile: 31
Populist: 8

Military: 29
Civic: 27
Religious: 6
Mercantile: 31
Populist:7

Military: 29
Civic: 27
Religious: 7
Mercantile: 31
Populist:6

Military: 29
Civic: 27
Religious: 8
Mercantile: 31
Populist:5

Military: 29
Civic: 27
Religious: 7
Mercantile: 31
Populist: 6

Military: 29
Civic: 27
Religious: 8
Mercantile: 31
Populist: 5

Military: 29
Civic: 27
Religious: 7
Mercantile: 31
Populist: 6

Military: 29
Civic: 27
Religious: 8
Mercantile: 31
Populist: 5

Military: 29
Civic: 27
Religious: 9
Mercantile: 31
Populist: 4

Military: 29
Civic: 27
Religious: 8
Mercantile: 31
Populist: 5

Vote: AA

Military: 29
Civic: 27
Religious: 7-
Mercantile: 31
Populist: 6+

Military: 29
Civic: 27
Religious: 6
Mercantile: 31
Populist: 7

Military: 29
Civic: 27
Religious: 5
Mercantile: 31
Populist: 8

Military: 29
Civic: 27
Religious: 4
Mercantile: 31
Populist: 9

This turn is over! No more voting!

The Senate is open for discussions!
Turn 8

Consul Double A, after defeating a tribe of Germanic barbarians, decided to show his power and held a triumph for his honor. Those smelly barbarians brought him some friend in the Senate. -2 to Civic faction

Another leader of Military faction, Secura, gained some supporters to his faction after revealing how some of the temples were in really poor conditions. -3 to Religious faction

Senator Romanic, seeing this as a good opportunity to get rid of the menace, made gifts to the remaining senator in the Religious faction. -1 to Religious faction

Consul Double A, feeling the public support, made a long speech against the Civic faction. His "stories" were well presented and some senators decided to leave it. -3 to Civic faction

Senator robbiecon, son of previous senator with that name, ignored Double A's accusations. Instead he made a angry speech against the Populist faction. -2 to Populist faction

Askthepizzaguy's reputation got tarnished when a rumor that he had bought some eastern sculptures. This foreign cultural influence is despicable.

Near the Capitolium three men met. Two of them left soon with some pouches.. -2 to Populist faction

Attacks against the senators however continued. Some thugs ambushed senator Romanic but they did not manage to kill him. It was only a matter of luck that few of the attackers managed to get away with their lives. slashandburn was not that lucky though. Outnumbered more than three to one he and his bodyguards were quickly killed by the attackers. Who were behind these attacks remains a mystery.

The tally:
Military: 37
Civic: 25
Religious: Eliminated
Mercantile: 33
Populist: 5

No need to copy Religious anymore.

Players:
ATPG - Mercantile
slashandburn - Mercantile
Double A - Military
Secura - Military
Diamondeye - Populist
Romanic - Populist
robbiecon - Civic
<s> Yoyoma1910 - Civic</s>
God Emperor (previously Religious faction)

God Emperor and Yoyoma1910 can now rejoin the game but can not vote until I have accepted them in.
slashandburn can join the game next turn if they wish.
God Emperor, you can join any of the factions currently still in the game.

Sry for taking this long. PM's will be sent out after I get back from cinema. It's time for me to relax a bit.

P.S. Also, looks like the game is nearing to the second stage.. :tongue:

Military: 37
Civic: 25
Mercantile: 32
Populist: 6

Someone attacked me, that's not nice! :no:

Military: 36
Civic: 25
Mercantile: 32
Populist: 7

Oh come on, it's obvious that one of the factions is going to become imbalanced if you allow those who's factions are dead to hop into others... in the very least it should work like being assassinated, a one-turn removal from the game. There is no reward for still being alive otherwise. -_-'

Military: 36
Civic: 24
Mercantile: 32
Populist: 8

DE, what the Dickens?!

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Originally Posted by Diamondeye

Military: 36
Civic: 25
Mercantile: 32
Populist: 7

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Surely you made a mistake? The military saved our faction last turn!

Military: 36
Civic: 25
Mercantile: 32
Populist: 7

Yes, there is if you become a Consul with high popularity.. Then he can.. Oops.. talking too much..

Meh, I still don't like it; the voting block from the previous rounds remains even though one faction is gone, that shouldn't still be the case.

Thanks for the game :bow: , thanks for the support ATPG and Civic faction :bow:

wait a sec ! I can join any faction ?! .. Mercantile please :bow:

Don't take what I said too seriously, I'm just annoyed... if you want to stick around, you should do so; I knew that Military wasn't going to win when I saw the Civic-Mercantile-Religious voting block a few turns back. :>

But If you think it's ridiculous that I can just join a new faction Secura, then I completely agree. Perhaps I should stay out, just to be a little fair

I do think it's a little unfair, because it means that alot of hard work (mostly from the Populists, they hate those temples!) has been wasted; however, fair is foul and foul is fair... none of that should stand in the way of someone's fun. :3

I am glad that someone is on the same wavelength is me, though. :bow:

I agree that GE should probably at least wait a turn to join. And perhaps he should join the Populists. We're on the rise, you know :tongue:

And what about your vote? Are you trying to prove the merchants right? :/

Joining back as another faction makes sense if you consider this game is a glorified ThreadWars game, where players cannot die and don't have a fixed faction. Once a faction reaches 0, players voting for that faction are free to vote for whoever they want, generally against those who brought them down.

Military: 37
Civic: 24
Mercantile: 32
Populist: 7

With my sincere apologies for my colleague's actions. My sources tells me he's been inhaling exotic substances coming from the east, and there's no telling what his next action will be.

Commander Secura and Consul Double A, I pray that you will not take actions against us because of this fool. Clearly he has no honor, for your friendship is not to be contested after yesterday's events.

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Originally Posted by Secura

And what about your vote? Are you trying to prove the merchants right? :/

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I voted for Double A as Consul, didn't I?

Okay, cutting the chase; I took this seat in the senate off the hands of an assassinated man. Last night, two enemies of the Military faction were murdered. While that has grown to be a trend among senators these days, what frightened me most was how powerless they were to defend themselves. It seems as if the Military faction packs quite the punch outside these halls. Therefore I am slightly concerned with the fact that they are by far the most powerful faction in here as well.

I'm sorry if this all looks like an insult to our saviours; It isn't meant to be. It's meant to be an action to restore balance in the Senate after the secularization of the Republic.
I am a senator of Rome first and foremost; While I have animosities towards the Civic and Merchant factions and consider the Military faction my friends and well-doers, a good intention is quickly turned bad. We need to recreate a balance between the four remaining factions. That requires more power to the Populists, and less to the Military and Merchant factions.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a pipe to smoke with an old friend from a mountain castle in the far east :tongue:

Military: 37
Civic: 24
Mercantile: 31
Populist: 8

Military: 36
Civic: 25
Mercantile: 31
Populist: 8

Military: 36
Civic: 24
Mercantile: 31
Populist: 9

Military: 36
Civic: 23
Mercantile: 31
Populist: 10

Someone should teach robbie not to mess with the hornet's nest.
Military: 37+
Civic: 23-
Mercantile: 31
Populist: 9

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Double A

Someone should teach robbie not to mess with the hornet's nest.
Military: 37+
Civic: 23-
Mercantile: 31
Populist: 9

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There's a minus sign near Civic, but you removed a point from the Populists. :grin:

Correct tally is:

Military: 37
Civic: 22
Mercantile: 31
Populist: 10

I'll vote shortly. :3

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Originally Posted by Romanic

There's a minus sign near Civic, but you removed a point from the Populists. :grin:

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That's because you ninja'd me.

Military: 37
Civic: 22
Mercantile: 30
Populist: 11

Military: 37
Civic: 23
Mercantile: 30
Populist: 10

Military: 37
Civic: 22
Mercantile: 30
Populist: 11

Military: 37
Civic: 23
Mercantile: 30
Populist: 10

Just leave me be, Populists. It's bad enough you removed my friend.

Just leave me be.

Pizza is sad :sad:

Military: 38+
Civic: 22-
Mercantile: 30
Populist: 10

Military: 38
Civic: 21
Mercantile: 30
Populist: 11

Military: 38
Civic: 20
Mercantile: 30
Populist: 12

Military: 38
Civic: 20
Mercantile: 29
Populist: 13

Military: 38
Civic: 20
Mercantile: 30
Populist: 12


Leave me alone, dagnabbit.

Military: 39+
Civic: 19-
Mercantile: 30
Populist: 12

Am I still consul?

You should be.

Military: 39
Civic: 18
Mercantile: 30
Populist: 13

Double A - Yes, you are Consul.

And about GE joining the game again. If he wants to do it then he can but he can do it next turn and not this one.

I dunno.

Sorry, Ibn, but let's say he joins my faction. That's all well and good for me, may not be so wise for him, but what if he joins the Military faction? Dying leads to winning the game?

I don't think that makes sense.

If that were the Xanatos gambit, I'd have been playing for it since day one, because why be Mercantile when I could join Military on their unstoppable rise?

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Originally Posted by Askthepizzaguy

Sorry, Ibn, but let's say he joins my faction. That's all well and good for me, may not be so wise for him, but what if he joins the Military faction? Dying leads to winning the game?

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Yup, this is pretty much what I said; there is no reward in staying alive otherwise, because the factions you've gotten rid of can simply join your enemies and destroy you... >.<

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because why be Mercantile when I could join Military on their unstoppable rise?

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It's not over yet, amico mio.

oh I was thinking it was more a case of : http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.ph...llOfYourHatred

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Originally Posted by Secura

It's not over yet, amico mio.

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I beg to differ, my enchantress. Your faction has Consul powers and can outvote us by 2 to 1.

The writing has been on the wall ever since the Populists weren't removed. I can't forcibly remove them, the only people I could remove would be my friends the Civic, and where does that leave me?

The only thing keeping me alive presently are my friendly ties with Military, but I expect those to erode once Civic goes down.

Meh. Good game.

Military: 39
Civic: 17
Mercantile: 30
Populist: 14

Military: 39
Civic: 18
Mercantile: 30
Populist: 13


Consul Double A, Senator Secura.

Honorable Representatives of the Republic. Since the Religious Faction has been swept out of power, it has become clear to me that there are those who will stop at nothing to remove another of my friends from office, either by vote or by force.

These men are good men, in spite of your misgivings about them. I implore you to leave the Civic faction alone, for what nation in this age can exist without such firm foundations as roads, aqueducts, granaries, and libraries?

I cannot bear to watch the Republic that I love be gobbled up by something that goes beyond simple greed; but malice... avarice, I would call it.

My friends, please reconsider your present course. You've aligned with the Populists, a faction that has done nothing but cause trouble for this Republic. Unrest, disorder, crime, chaos.... that's all they bring to the table. It is they who must be removed from power, before it is too late!

If you remove the Civic from power, our government will no longer be able to keep our economy running smoothly. Roads will fall into disrepair, forums will be left unattended, and bridges will collapse without oversight. Trade will falter, and the Mercantile faction will cease to be.

Without the taxes that trade can bring, the military itself will collapse, leaving only the rabble who does not belong in these sacred halls, the hated Populists.

We cannot go any further down this path of destruction. Hear me now, my friends... do not let this Republic fall.

Scandalous and full of lies!

Military: 39
Civic: 17
Mercantile: 30
Populist: 14

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Originally Posted by Romanic

Scandalous and full of lies!

Military: 39
Civic: 17
Mercantile: 30
Populist: 14

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Did the rumor mill move its forked tongue yet again? The one who cries wolf every session surely cannot be accusing others of telling lies.

Military: 39
Civic: 18
Mercantile: 30
Populist: 13

I will not give in easily to save the lands my father died for.

Military: 38
Civic: 18
Mercantile: 30
Populist: 14

Now, I'm going to sleep. I'll be checking the game with ma phone when I'm at work tomorrow but unfortunately I can't post or reply to your PM's.

The treachery of the Populist is plain as anyone can see. I grow weary of explaining through my words and my deeds that the Military faction has never had a better friend than the Mercantile. As I stand with allies slain, voted out of office, and with dwindling support, nothing has ever made me turn against the Military.

Not even disagreements regarding the Populist. Not even an alliance with the Civic. Nothing has made me raise a hand to you, my beloved.

I look to you with the eyes of a devoted follower.... I would follow you anywhere.... but even the most loyal dog needs to be fed once in a great while.

Can you not see that the Populists are not your friends? They don't care about you. They're opportunists. They're disloyal traitors. They're hardened criminals. They hate the state, they hate the establishment, they hate the rich; all they do is hate.

They illicit sympathy because they are poor. A stray dog is something to be pitied, but it is still an animal that can bite. The Mercantile are perfectly happy to sit here with what we need, and live comfortably, as the Military leads us into a new golden age.

But as I have tried, and tried, and tried to warn you, the Populist are no one's friend. They are not grateful allies. They are rabid animals which must be put to rest. How much more will we have to suffer?

Please, I ask you.... do not forsake your friends to feed a hungry enemy. They won't be more loyal than I, and you'll break my heart.

Help me.... Help me destroy them.

A little reminder to any member of the Senate.. if you do not support ATPG in this , I will haunt you ! .. you do not know what the dead are capable of

Military: 39
Civic: 18
Mercantile: 30
Populist: 13

I have to take that back, I'm afraid.

Military: 39
Civic: 18
Mercantile: 31
Populist: 12

I cannot suffer these people anymore.

This is where the dead gather it is a place of great evil, Go to Phillipi Brutuses I will meet you there.

Military: 38
Civic: 18
Mercantile: 31
Populist: 13

Military: 38
Civic: 17
Mercantile: 31
Populist: 14

If the Military wants us out of the Senate, my answer is "Yes, my lady".

I never said anything of the sort, I could have let your party be removed long ago had I wished; this sudden stance adopted by your own members forces me to make rash decisions, however. :/