The Will of the Senate - out of character thread

[econ21]

...tactless

Yes, I suspect there is a personal cost to making diplomatic initiatives that fail. Could be one reason to try to persuade the First Consul (and the fool Senate) not to send you off on some hopeless errand.

[TinCow]

Yes, I suspect there is a personal cost to making diplomatic initiatives that fail. Could be one reason to try to persuade the First Consul (and the fool Senate) not to send you off on some hopeless errand.

Hey, at least he's not being used as expendable cavalry!

[Wishazu]

would it be possible to attach all Consulate candidates manifesto`s to the thread in which we are required to vote? I believe this will help to make things easier for all involved.

[TinCow]

would it be possible to attach all Consulate candidates manifesto`s to the thread in which we are required to vote? I believe this will help to make things easier for all involved.

I put the candidate manifestos in the Vestibule (first post) of the Senate Library during election times. However, in order to keep the thread somewhat readable, I delete them after the election has occurred. Since we are not in the middle of an election now, none are posted.

[Ignoramus]

May I ask to be go somewhere from Parthia? I am still the Republic's best diplomat, and unlike Oppius Vintruvius. I am not tactless in my speech. I am insulted that a tactless diplomat would be preferred to an eloquent diplomat who has secured foreign hostages.

[Wishazu]

May I ask to be go somewhere from Parthia? I am still the Republic's best diplomat, and unlike Oppius Vintruvius. I am not tactless in my speech. I am insulted that a tactless diplomat would be preferred to an eloquent diplomat who has secured foreign hostages.

I am insulted! try dealing with the stubborn greeks and see where it gets you, lol

[Braden]

“Black List” – I think that some thing can be changed in the way its put forward so that you can give it some In Character validity:

Firstly, we could change the name from “Black List” to perhaps something like “Target Provinces/Dynasties”, and you can validate this by saying you have weighed up the economic advantages of the regions these Dynasties control and have found they have great potential if they were “absorbed into the Republic”.

You can further validate it by noting the civilisating (ok, not a word but you know what I mean) influence of the Republic on the peoples under the “barbaric yoke” of those factions etc etc. I’m sure you can spool out some rhetoric.

We have to come up with some arguments against the Republic being insular, which will be difficult as the Republic was traditionally insular.

We certainly need to streamline the acceptance or otherwise of alliance requests, validating it In Character is a bit harder but as long as the players are aware Out of Character of the real reason behind this list then I think we won’t have an issue.

I would also suggest that a full list of ALL the in-game “known” factions be made and the Senate can vote who we consider “worthy” of alliance.