KotR - Unanswered Questions

[OverKnight]

Ah the Teutonic Crusade. . .All Sturm und Drang, decades in the making and yet what was the point? It fought a total of one decent battle and sacked a second rate city. Pork-barrel spending at its worst. Though our expansion into the steppes did have a historically accurate outcome.

I suppose if we were doing econ21's deathstack specials at the time, it would have been more interesting.

It amused me as Chancellor to see that big black and gold blob out in the middle of nowhere. However it was a massive money pit that really only benefited one avatar.

[Privateerkev]

Ah the Teutonic Crusade. . .All Sturm und Drang, decades in the making and yet what was the point? It fought a total of one decent battle and sacked a second rate city. Pork-barrel spending at its worst. Though our expansion into the steppes did have a historically accurate outcome.

I suppose if we were doing econ21's deathstack specials at the time, it would have been more interesting.

It amused me as Chancellor to see that big black and gold blob out in the middle of nowhere. However it was a massive money pit that really only benefited one avatar.

What's also funny is that most people could care less at the time. They only voted for it for political reasons. I remember Conrad telling the Crusaders to vote for it so the Franconians would vote for the 3rd Crusade.

Voting to spend taxpayer money on something you could care less about so you can get some votes on your own waste of taxpayer money...

Sometimes I would get scared at how much we would act like real politicians...

[AussieGiant]

Given the originality of the Illuminati concept and how developed it got I would be surprised if the next game has as much intrigue as KotR...I couldf be wrong of course but because things were so stable in KotR it kind of played into the hands of this "behind the scene" group. I'm getting the impression that things will be a lot more "up front" this time around.

[GeneralHankerchief]

Regarding flags and mottos:

"Re acre accipemus, cuncti pro bono terrae, finorumqu'et regni", the recurring Illuminati Motto O' Doom, translates to:

"The bitter task we take up, united for the good of the earth, the bounds of the world, and the kingdom."

It was thought up by Tamur. You all know what "Sic Semper Tyrannus" means.

I was originally going to put "Illuminati Victrix" (Illuminati Victorious) on the black flag but considering that Sic Semper was Ramses's contribution to the "Initiate the Plan" story (that was Fritz in the cloak saying that, after all) I decided that SST would be more fitting.

[AussieGiant]

GH,

humour me and translate "Sic Semper Tyrannus". I can't seem to get an exact version?

Poor form as the ex-GM but hey...

[OverKnight]

From wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sic_semper_tyrannis

Edit: John Wilkes Booth and Timothy McVeigh, the Illuminati was not in good company.

[AussieGiant]

Seems like an appropriate slogan to me.

More than a few upstanding members of the US historical community seem to have embraced it.

Was Julius Ceasar a tyrannt though?? hmmmmm

[OverKnight]

Well the people who stabbed him to death thought he was.

[AussieGiant]

Well the people who stabbed him to death thought he was.

Indeed, perspective is important in the labelling process

Personally I thought JC was just misunderstood.

[gibsonsg91921]

Idk if this has been answered yet, but what happened to that Tavern party extravaganza?