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Dormill and Stiura wrote:

The problem with exceptional power is that it gets boring after a while. From what I remembered, Atnaia was one of the most significant powers of not only the Mesder, which was filled with such powers as Mik and Cov, but of all of TWI. Switching down to Menna, down to a nation of significantly less power, opens up new avenues of storytelling that didn’t seem possible that didn’t already require such a drastic shift already like what the Ticking Flu was.

I suppose, saying that, it is a bit more of a universial than I thought. I can only speak for myself on the matter as I shifted from a nation that led the world stage down to where I am now, grasping for every opportunity while walking on what feels like eggshells.

I'd say that Atnaia was a great influencer above all else. There were other issues with why things got boring which have come to light, but that all aside, much of this is true.

The other big problem was that Atnaia was a patchwork. A lot of the seam lines where I'd spotwelded ideas together showed, and it was a problem. Finally, my history had fallen apart from under me.

Alteran Republics wrote:

Currently starting an investigation into whether I can viably use UBI to eradicate welfare and see if it can actually cause an economy to grow ...

Time to flex my excel muscles and do some background reading! I dare say this'll take longer than one weekend ...

How about the Universal Basic Services (an alternative of UBI) that is already in existence in AM?

Miklania wrote:

I'm hoping that political fall out from helping the Mennans, even if things work out in the end, will get rid of the notion that Miklania is this great infallible military force. OOC as much has IC.

It may also work out to strengthen people like Thuz who could actually pose a military threat to MSTO if he can use this as an opportunity to strengthen ties with some of his allies.

Was going to address this very fear of the Miklania Army by my “volunteers” when they learn that you are involved.

Miklania wrote:

I'm hoping that political fall out from helping the Mennans, even if things work out in the end, will get rid of the notion that Miklania is this great infallible military force. OOC as much has IC.

It may also work out to strengthen people like Thuz who could actually pose a military threat to MSTO if he can use this as an opportunity to strengthen ties with some of his allies.

That would actually be a really interesting national story arc to develop. Even if you don't lose getting your sh*t rocked in an engagement or two could lead to interesting political and cultural changes. Almost Vietnam esque.

Looks like we got some commies to stomp in.

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Menna shuli you mean your army keeps wounded people fighting?

Alteran Republics wrote:

Oh, you already have it? I'd gladly take a look and how you've implemented it!

In AM, things like education, healthcare, transportation and even shelter are free.

I could say more stuff in detail, but for now, just saying that low and declining population, the high taxes, almost god-like reverance of leaders (meaning there's no opposition to the policies), etc has made this possible.

There are private schools, but they are the ones who teach your local languages (Nyssic and Doman are sort of lingua franca in AM) or the foreign ones (like Oster, Italian, Ahnslen, etc). UBS system means that every kid is enrolled (12 hours of school is the downside...) and get into colleges.

Regarding transportation, people can own private vehicles but why do that when transportation by bus or train is free? The same applies for houses. You can build your own houses but why bother when state provides it?

There are some other laws that depend on each of the 18 hangates (they usually have their own constitutions). Like a person from Marubhumi Hangate is not allowed to have a government-built house in Myagdi Island. Stuff like Myagdi Island having too much pop for an island while mainland AM is so empty.

Regarding houses, pop of mainland AM once used to be 11 million in GAW and 9 million in Imperial War. Post-Imperial War, there was a lot of reconstruction but no one to live. That's why gov started saying "free shelter". Since Myagdi Island and New Libang had better architecture and some nice facilities than other places, so 2/5th of Athara Magaratis live in these cities. Now, gov is trying to balance things and gave mainland AM's pop increase as well. Even with all this, it is not hard at all in AM to find "ghost towns". Places with loads of houses but just two or three families living there.

(Edit: In short, it all comes down to pop and taxes for us. People don't immigrate to AM, which is perhaps the only Isles country with a declining birth rate, because...high taxes. The combiation of high taxes and small population make UBS work in AM)

Domanania wrote:

so i found a world building site where i can create wiki style articles for anything i can think of. This is not good for my free time

Link...For research purposes you know...

Tigers good; except for this one responsible for more than 400 deaths

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champawat_Tiger

Yeah, this what we did...fail to catch "Man-Eating Tigress"...no problem, just chase her to India where she kills more people and gains attention of a hunter-naturalist Brit.

I swear we are raising our tiger pop to create a Tiger Army...

Menna shuli wrote:

If they are still mobile and functional.

Jeez. Shes gonna be scared

Wellsia wrote:

Why would she be scared, she is from a warrior culture that shows pride in scars, it would be a major embarrassment to have to return home with only flesh wounds. Soldiers have always been sent back into battle unless the wounds they got made them incapable of still fighting.

There's a reason that the doctor said that if there's one thing a Mennan doctor knows how to treat, its scars. Given the prevalence of ritual scarification...