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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Heathen72" data-source="post: 5452048" data-attributes="member: 7029">I am going to try for a couple of things that aren't so MASSIVE. That is not to knock the marvellous BIG ideas in this thread (which I love) but rather suggest that, like Ming the Merciless tiring of blowing up planets, the Emperor might eventually get bored with all the Colossal architecture and look for something a bit different'. I am also trying for things that impact on the folk's everyday lives. So:1. No matter where it is spoken, how loudly or quietly, whenever the name or title of the Emperor is mentioned it is accompanied by some magical aspect of adoration or respect. Maybe it is as simple as a magical fanfare that automatically occurs. Maybe it simply sounds like each speaker of His name is James Earl Jones. Or perhaps a small red carpet rolls uncomfortably over the tongue and from the mouth as one speaks His August Name so as not to sully It, which has to be removed afterwards. Whatever the choice, I think it is important that P'Cat mention it or the players evoke it every time it is spoken, even if it pisses them off, and for them to know that calling the Emperor "he who shall not be named" is verboten. Oh, annoyingly, a similar effect occurs when the  Emperor or his title is used in print. As you can see.2 Everyday garden variety Kings and Queens have mere coins minted in their image. In the Emperor's realm, every mirror reflects His image to everyone. So, If one is in a bar, everyone - including oneself - appears in the mirror to have the Emperor's head. 3 The Emperor like's to be the last person to bed at night. So a horn is blown when he is about to get into His pyjamas so that everyone knows they need to get into bed - NOW!. The penalty if you are seen breaking the curfew is a week of sleep deprivation, though kid's may be exempt. Or not. Alternatively,  the Emperor might want to be the last person out of bed and the penalty applies for people found still in bed after He awakes. Unfortunately, the Emperor keeps odd hours.These things don't need to be a permanent part of the landscape. Indeed, as PirateCat's players are already in the City and have seen these things not happen, they may instead be examples of monthly whims that the citizens of the city cope with. Alternatively,  it's worth noting that everyone in the land would be trying to curry the Emperor's favour, and - like the followers of the Sun King - they would indulge in all sorts of bizarre behaviour to get it. Any of the above ideas might instead be something the nobles voluntarily undertake at Court to impress the Emperor and improve their status. So, the current fad might be every noble having his mouth enchanted so that something impressive happens when he speaks the Emperor's name. The nobility would all be trying to outdo each other of course, and the effects would grow more and more ludicrous before the Emperor finally tires of it, whereupon doing it would be social suicide...  In the same vein (or should I say vain!) instead of the mirror idea, perhaps in the fashion quarter everyone actually has, ala Aphex Twin, actually taken on the Emperor's visage. Or that of his favourite Opera Singer. Or pet corgi.  These things might end up being part of the plot. Perhaps the players might need to come up with something small and simple to impress the  Emperor. Or if they are never to look upon Him, perhaps they need to come up with a cool idea for a noble who is not being noticed in court - to earn a favour in return. Or perhaps a member of the party needs to magically transform his appearance because a fashionista the group needs to befriend turns up her nose at anyone who doesn't follow court fashions enough to wear the right face...</blockquote>

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