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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Al" data-source="post: 113914" data-attributes="member: 2486">The prince is LN.He acts using realpolitik and does not bind himself to unnecessary treaty obligations.  He recognises the need for raison d'etat and realistic diplomacy without becoming overtly aggressive.  He acts in the interest of his city-state and secures the land around it, but he does not go out for general altruism.  The conqueror is probably chaotic neutral.He acts on an impulse, and his bizarre variant of megalomania is borderline insane.  His desire to conquer the world is indicative of this, and the disorderly fashion in which he goes about this is further indication.  He cares little for laws and the humdrum of everyday politics, preferring to go on some manic ideology.Are there actions justified?Prince: Yes.  Acts in the interest of his people, realises his limitations.Conquerer. No.  Clearly driven by a loony ideology.What would I do?Prince: Can't be sure.  Probably not backstab the Conqueror, but unlikely to be too naive.  I would secure my borders and establish trade links with the Conqueror, hoping that the superior intellect and culture of the City State would build bonds that a single government cannot undermine.Conqueror: Cut my losses.  Abandon the madcap quest, secure my existing borders, use bluff diplomacy to impose peace partitions on weaker neighbours and mutual agreements with stronger neighbours.  Build a stronger alliance with the prince, stamp out banditry.  Placate the people of the newly conquered lands BEFORE going on another campaign.</blockquote>

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