Oh it’s not so much that I’ll be gaining a massive army quickly it’s more like I’m aiming for a slow spreading disease.
A warrior noble of little renown other than a strong friend to have slowly grows his land as he helps allies bite away at their targets. Only when he grows too strong for his allies to strike him down will he reveal his true colours as a man bent on domination.
The spies,assassins,diplomats bent on his destruction will be there regardless of what he is. The only difference is whether he can stop them before they bring him down. Which is why investing heavily in my subterfuge division would be a top priority.
Eventually your enemies will group together and they’ll make things hard for you, you two could play the waiting game, ya know, see who starves first. But they’ll get desperate and desperate people are the worst kind.
Thats why when they get desperate you give them what looks like a shot to beat you when in all actuality its a set up so you can crush them.
Like sending out a large amount of men to face their armies when the real plan is to have your elite unite of fighters and assassins to make a beeline through all the unguarded territory and assassinate their leaders.
(or something like that)
True true, but the man with pockets filled with gold could buy his way through life, fill up enough pockets and he could amass an army bigger than the man who slowly built his empire. And this “fat cat” doesn’t have to be an ass to everyone, he could be a deceiving man. Most stories that use this kind of role tend to make this kind of person who is pretty smart, but it can be flipped and he just throws cash at whoever can get the job done. So, what kind of person are dealing with here, a man who just wastes money to solve his problems and boasts about his riches or a man who’s thoughtful with trunks filled to the brim? Think of it as Emperor Palpatine or Lord Farquad.
Exactly, money makes you more susceptible to people wanting to take it all away from you; on the flip side slowly growing your empire and having all of these allies and soldiers can leave holes that people will want to expose. A tyrant will eventually be put down and if not the actual person then his legacy will fade away or he can be written down in books but be regarded with disgust, but a compassionate person who doesn’t stray off that path can live longer and his legacy will be remembered longer, as seen in our own history.
@Inepted12 I can agree on that. There are tyrants or rulers that had tyrannical policies that the people (at least the ones not on the bad end of the stick) did what they had to for the betterment of their nation and are remembered as cruel, but efficient. Carrying on their memory. Though it does tend to be overshadowed at timed by compassionate rulers… especially the, excuse the pun, inept ones.
@faewkless In these turbulent times, I can assure you the interest is very reasonable.
Translation: … pulls tie Well I… let’s see here. You’re clearly confused my good sir. Yes that’s it, you’re confused. It is indeed reasonable. Granting money to those in need and asking for a trifle amount in return is common decency.
Just the opposite o.o
It is those that write the dear history books that concern me
Yea reasonably emptying their coffers considering that the interest equals 10,000 in interest and that doesn’t even touch the principle.
That’s not assistance. Thats legal robbery.
Isn’t it wonderful?
Though on a more relevant note, I had no choice but to lower how much one can borrow. Lest someone owes a debt of 500,000 by weeks end, and making perhaps 20,000 from tax… I wonder, what do you call a ruler drowning in debt, I suppose we’ll soon find out.
