Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
The
VOIDRUNNER'S CODEX
is coming! Explore new worlds, fight oppressive empires, fend off fearsome aliens, and wield deadly psionics with this comprehensive boxed set expansion for 5E and A5E!
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
Look upon my works, ye mighty... (my players stay out, please)
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Rechan" data-source="post: 5116233" data-attributes="member: 54846"><p>So, typical ruler? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>The Typical is to say "I want something to show off how awesome I was". Statues. Places built in my honor (The Pyramids, The Taj Mahal was built for a ruler's wife). </p><p></p><p>Others are acts of whim and fancy, like Nero putting his horse in the Senate. I can't think of really EXPENSIVE acts of whim besides the typical decadence (gold toilets and the like). Which don't help.</p><p></p><p>From this I can think of a few ideas:</p><p></p><p>1) Talking copies of the Emperor in many places of importance. Either courthouses (to advise the legal scholars) or the Commons, where the peasantry can seek his great advice. The idea is that the statue or simulcrum is pretty much the Emperor, his personality and viewpoint. So he's not only immortalized, he's "influencing" people with his greatness.</p><p></p><p>2) Nature-defying amusements. In Dubai (which is in the DESERT), they have an in-door ski resort packed full of snow. That costs <em>tons</em> of cash to pull off, and is a bit ludicrous. So, think like that. Whatever he thinks is the Best Vacation Thing Ever, put that where it "doesn't belong", sustained magically, and equally ludicrous (like topless golem-girls serving drinks). </p><p></p><p>3) World's Greatest Nicknack. Pick something insignificant luxury the Emperor loves more than anything. Cream cakes, ponies, something like that. Build a monument/musem to them. The World's Largest Gold-Cast Twinkie. </p><p></p><p>4) Remember That Face. Part of this is the immortalization and "This is an important guy", but we put the faces of our most important rulers on stuff. Most notably, our money. So the Emperor could have a team of guys who go around magically imprinting his likeness on things. Every Book (or cart or something) has his face on it. To the point that walking down the street, you are constantly greeted with the face of the Emperor. </p><p></p><p>5) If the Emperor is God, then play God. Do something that only gods and some wizard did: <em>create a race</em>. These are the Emperor's "chosen people", or at least his pet project. He has mages and divine folk actually craft a living, breathing race for the Emperor's amusement. Or, it could be a specific type of monster. This has an impact on the game world well after the Emperor is gone. If that doesn't work for you, have him literally shape the landscape - moving mountains (stone by stone) somewhere else, the construction of a river from point A to B, etc.</p><p></p><p>6) The Best Defense. The Great Wall of China is a great tourist attraction with a cool story and history behind it. Now, since the Empire doesn't have all that many threats, there's little need for such an awesome display of might and defense. <strong>But the Emperor doesn't know that</strong>. Maybe he undergoes a great project to erect a mighty thing to ward away some threat that isn't there. Like bad dreams. Or the imps that giggle about his small penis. This must be a clear plague that all suffer, so he will create a great defense against it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rechan, post: 5116233, member: 54846"] So, typical ruler? :) The Typical is to say "I want something to show off how awesome I was". Statues. Places built in my honor (The Pyramids, The Taj Mahal was built for a ruler's wife). Others are acts of whim and fancy, like Nero putting his horse in the Senate. I can't think of really EXPENSIVE acts of whim besides the typical decadence (gold toilets and the like). Which don't help. From this I can think of a few ideas: 1) Talking copies of the Emperor in many places of importance. Either courthouses (to advise the legal scholars) or the Commons, where the peasantry can seek his great advice. The idea is that the statue or simulcrum is pretty much the Emperor, his personality and viewpoint. So he's not only immortalized, he's "influencing" people with his greatness. 2) Nature-defying amusements. In Dubai (which is in the DESERT), they have an in-door ski resort packed full of snow. That costs [i]tons[/i] of cash to pull off, and is a bit ludicrous. So, think like that. Whatever he thinks is the Best Vacation Thing Ever, put that where it "doesn't belong", sustained magically, and equally ludicrous (like topless golem-girls serving drinks). 3) World's Greatest Nicknack. Pick something insignificant luxury the Emperor loves more than anything. Cream cakes, ponies, something like that. Build a monument/musem to them. The World's Largest Gold-Cast Twinkie. 4) Remember That Face. Part of this is the immortalization and "This is an important guy", but we put the faces of our most important rulers on stuff. Most notably, our money. So the Emperor could have a team of guys who go around magically imprinting his likeness on things. Every Book (or cart or something) has his face on it. To the point that walking down the street, you are constantly greeted with the face of the Emperor. 5) If the Emperor is God, then play God. Do something that only gods and some wizard did: [i]create a race[/i]. These are the Emperor's "chosen people", or at least his pet project. He has mages and divine folk actually craft a living, breathing race for the Emperor's amusement. Or, it could be a specific type of monster. This has an impact on the game world well after the Emperor is gone. If that doesn't work for you, have him literally shape the landscape - moving mountains (stone by stone) somewhere else, the construction of a river from point A to B, etc. 6) The Best Defense. The Great Wall of China is a great tourist attraction with a cool story and history behind it. Now, since the Empire doesn't have all that many threats, there's little need for such an awesome display of might and defense. [b]But the Emperor doesn't know that[/b]. Maybe he undergoes a great project to erect a mighty thing to ward away some threat that isn't there. Like bad dreams. Or the imps that giggle about his small penis. This must be a clear plague that all suffer, so he will create a great defense against it. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
Look upon my works, ye mighty... (my players stay out, please)
Top