The Good Doctor Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Voting mandatory. What is this, a free country? It's always nice when your writing gets reinforced by the canon after you come up with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 I mean if you were born in the right place, the Empire had a decent living standard. Sidious, also had a pragmatic policy of "I don't want to rule over a mound of dead people" He's a monster, but he's a pragmatic monster who ruled intelligently. (He was even against the firing of the Death Star, but only because he thought it was pointlessly stupid) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 7 minutes ago, BigBossBalrog said: I mean if you were born in the right place, the Empire had a decent living standard. I think this applies to pretty much everyone on here. Except maybe Dany. There was a quote by the old Imperial guy in Mandalorian that I liked but can’t quite remember. It stated something to the effect that the Empire improved living standards by every unit of measurement. I’m sure he meant what he said, but like... I’m assuming he’s excluding Alderan from that statistic. And the Mandalorians, Wookies, all the pissed off peoples who became rebels, etc. It's always nice when your writing gets reinforced by the canon after you come up with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Danny become a blood thirsty monster because of a period, Radovid is legit batshit crazy, and Caeser is the equivalent of an edgy teenager discovering Nietzsche and thinking he suddenly knows everything I'll stick with Sheev. But if it was up to me i'd vote for Aku Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 3 minutes ago, BigBossBalrog said: But if it was up to me i'd vote for Aku I wanted to stick to characters most people know, but Aku is a good one. He’d be the absolute worst of them all, by far. But he’d also be the most fun to watch on tv. It's always nice when your writing gets reinforced by the canon after you come up with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 1 minute ago, The Good Doctor said: I wanted to stick to characters most people know, but Aku is a good one. He’d be the absolute worst of them all, by far. But he’d also be the most fun to watch on tv. That's why'd i'd vote for him And if your a child your safe from him, because he'd prefer to indoctrinate you with lame propaganda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 Sideous: "I am the Senate." Mitch McConnell: "Not. Yet." *both ignite red lightsabers* It's always nice when your writing gets reinforced by the canon after you come up with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Just now, The Good Doctor said: Sideous: "I am the Senate." Mitch McConnell: "Not. Yet." *both ignite red lightsabers* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witchking of Angmar Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 I am tempted to vote for Caesar because out of the four he actually has ideas for a better future. Though the risk of his plans getting me crucified makes me pick Palpatine instead. At least you can much continue like normal under his rule with minimal risk. Power corrupts, absolute power... is a whole lot of fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 Remember that they will become president of your country, not emperor, king, or whatever. Once in power they can attempt to implement whatever batshit laws they desire, but they’re still limited by your country’s political checks and balances plus the population’s tolerance for their antics. And of course, their own intelligence and charisma. Palpatine is probably my last choice because keeping an evil force user in check would be the most difficult. I could see him using mind tricks or other sorts of manipulation to get away with things the others couldn’t. Between the other three, I think I’ll rule out Dany. Say what you want about Caesar and Radovid, but even at their worst they never went that far. If anything, they’re at least too pragmatic to kill a million of their own people. It's always nice when your writing gets reinforced by the canon after you come up with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCzarsHussar Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 25 minutes ago, BigBossBalrog said: I'll stick with Sheev. But if it was up to me i'd vote for Aku Akuuuuuu! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witchking of Angmar Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 If it's for my country (although we don't have a president, only prime minister) I'd like to change my vote to Caesar. This country could use some discipline. 2 Power corrupts, absolute power... is a whole lot of fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 1 minute ago, Witchking of Angmar said: If it's for my country (although we don't have a president, only prime minister) I'd like to change my vote to Caesar. This country could use some discipline. I didn’t want to get too wordy but yeah, I didn’t say US because I meant for it to be each person’s country. I’m pretty sure votes can be changed because I’ve seen Colonel do it. But I have no idea how. It's always nice when your writing gets reinforced by the canon after you come up with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 22 minutes ago, BigBossBalrog said: Darth Bush would be disappointed that they’re not speaking American. It's always nice when your writing gets reinforced by the canon after you come up with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witchking of Angmar Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 1 minute ago, The Good Doctor said: I’m pretty sure votes can be changed because I’ve seen Colonel do it. But I have no idea how. There should be a "Retract vote" button. I remember we had such a feature back in the old Beth forums. Power corrupts, absolute power... is a whole lot of fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 6 minutes ago, Witchking of Angmar said: There should be a "Retract vote" button. I remember we had such a feature back in the old Beth forums. Try it now. 1 It's always nice when your writing gets reinforced by the canon after you come up with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 You should now be able to change your vote by clicking the "Show vote options" button and choosing something else. It's always nice when your writing gets reinforced by the canon after you come up with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witchking of Angmar Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 5 minutes ago, The Good Doctor said: Try it now. It worked. Power corrupts, absolute power... is a whole lot of fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 I wanted to go with Caesar as I think he's the most level-headed, but I also feel like he'd be pushing for constant wars and forced conscription for no other reason than to toughen up the population. Plus, Radovid has the funniest memes. It's always nice when your writing gets reinforced by the canon after you come up with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witchking of Angmar Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 I can see you thinking that for the USA. Our only real rival is Russia and Sweden is way too small to take them on. So Caesar would have to settle for dealing with domestic matters. Such as the rise of crime gangs. I feel Radovid would mostly lash out in paranoia at whomever he considers a threat at the moment. Power corrupts, absolute power... is a whole lot of fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 49 minutes ago, Witchking of Angmar said: I feel Radovid would mostly lash out in paranoia at whomever he considers a threat at the moment. Probably. I could see him completely gutting bureaucratic agencies like the CIA or FBI as well as certain military generals and anyone else who he might suspect of having loyalties to previous administrations or factions. His cabinet would have to be totally new as well, or perhaps as a former king he’d opt to all but do away with a cabinet altogether in favor of consolidating his own power and responsibility. As Prime Minister of Sweden, I could see Caesar compensating for the lack of military might by building up really effective spy and propaganda systems. I reckon he’d be against public healthcare and pharmaceuticals, but would make up for that by instituting some extreme physical health programs. Sweden would likely end up with one of the most naturally strong and healthy populations as a result. Though based on my headcanon of Scandinavians, that should be a pretty easy goal. It's always nice when your writing gets reinforced by the canon after you come up with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witchking of Angmar Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 5 minutes ago, The Good Doctor said: As Prime Minister of Sweden, I could see Caesar compensating for the lack of military might by building up really effective spy and propaganda systems. I reckon he’d be against public healthcare and pharmaceuticals, but would make up for that by instituting some extreme physical health programs. Sweden would likely end up with one of the most naturally strong and healthy populations as a result. Though based on my headcanon of Scandinavians, that should be a pretty easy goal. Oddly enough publicly funded healthcare incentivizes the state to instituting regulations and programs for keeping people healthy. Because the state got to pay for when people's health fail. Truth be told the only thing I like about Caesar is his talk about greater good where people look to improving the whole rather people only looking out for themselves. Plus he is strongly opposed to corruption. Which I tend to notice more and more in our world. Power corrupts, absolute power... is a whole lot of fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 22 minutes ago, Witchking of Angmar said: Oddly enough publicly funded healthcare incentivizes the state to instituting regulations and programs for keeping people healthy. Because the state got to pay for when people's health fail. Truth be told the only thing I like about Caesar is his talk about greater good where people look to improving the whole rather people only looking out for themselves. Plus he is strongly opposed to corruption. Which I tend to notice more and more in our world. I suspect Caesar would take it to a greater level though. I don’t think he’d lead Sweden into some kind of golden age of health and comfort, but I do think he would push for a population who are fit and strong and do not rely on modern tech. He’d probably hate digital media (except so far as he is able to control it ) and encourage more "productive" uses of people’s time. I like Caesar for his competence. I’m not in favor of what he uses it for, but I find it refreshing to have an RPG villain who is just a genuinely smart man instead of some kind of super powered advanced tech-wielding mutant wizard thing, or worse a "genius" whose smarts feel inauthentic because the writers aren’t good enough to do him justice. It's always nice when your writing gets reinforced by the canon after you come up with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Another thing I like about Caeser is his honesty, he could have postured about how amazing caeser's legion is but he's like "Yeah we really aren't that close to Rome, more like the hordes of Gaul." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witchking of Angmar Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 1 minute ago, The Good Doctor said: I suspect Caesar would take it to a greater level though. I don’t think he’d lead Sweden into some kind of golden age of health and comfort, but I do think he would push for a population who are fit and strong and do not rely on modern tech. He’d probably hate digital media (except so far as he is able to control it ) and encourage more "productive" uses of people’s time. I like Caesar for his competence. I’m not in favor of what he uses it for, but I find it refreshing to have an RPG villain who is just a genuinely smart man instead of some kind of super powered advanced tech-wielding mutant wizard thing, or worse a "genius" whose smarts feel inauthentic because the writers aren’t good enough to do him justice. Also Caesar has a certain fondness of crucifying people. He'd only work as a person of transition. If anything I'd prefer to have some form of Augustus. I feel it could have been interesting if we could have spoken with someone like Lee Oliver or a NCR senator to get a feel for the NCR. Could have made for an interesting juxtaposition to Caesar. We don't really get to see how rotten the top is in the NCR because we never really get to interact with it. Power corrupts, absolute power... is a whole lot of fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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