astrath

astrath

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Banned because this is about as politically charged as this thread is likely ever to get Oh and danielost you are banned because Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with MND in 1963 and we've had universal healthcare since 1948. I do know what I am talking about.

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Unfortunately, Athenian democracy was little more than controlled anarchy, and would never have lasted if it hadn't been for the unusual politics of the Hellenic world (no -one was there to take over Athens when the old government collapsed). It was never a particularly successful form of government, despite what Wikipdedia says. I happen to know a historian...

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Alternatively you could have a system where rare resources aren't rummaged at all, but instead could be obtained in volume (say 1 or 2 units or more) by chance events, like a hoard being found etc. This would still allow players access to some elite resources but you wouldn't be able to rely on them.

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I don't like the idea of 'choosing' techs, since this kiind of undermines the whole idea of tech researching. Perhaps you could have a random thing (although weighted by which faction you are) where you get selection of bonus techs to research - say someone has an idea "Joe Bloggs the eminent alchemist has published interesting theories relating to smelting of new forms of iron. Do you wish to pursue research into his ideas?". Possibly this could have a percentage chance of

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