Letter Bee

Dialectic 0: Beyond Man

@Dinh AaronMk, Edited.

Dialectic 0: Beyond Man

@Dinh AaronMk, Ah, thanks! I will begin edits.

Dialectic 0: Beyond Man

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You wouldn't really need any knowledge of the old world to form a republic, tbh. If anything, where a feudal state may be said to be when an individual acquires so much material power he can influence or subjugate others to form his dynastic state, the process of a Republic is when a collection of people acquire material wealth giving them power, but not enough to really over-power one or the other; and so might confederate to form a Republic among themselves.

Otherwise, it may be little more than survivors trying to form a semblance of normalcy by re-establishing what was lost to manage their stuff. They wouldn't have to know how the Republic of Rome or anyone went about it. The Romans themselves didn't really have a book about how to set up their Republic, and they themselves were a vague silhouette of a Republic to the American Founding Fathers who only had vague notions of what they were doing.

@Dinh AaronMk

So, edit my work to make the scavengers at Troy a more prosperous settlement and reduce Roderick's role, then?

Dialectic 0: Beyond Man

If I had a qualm to pick out, it would be the video games working after the world ended. It feels more out of place than what I had intended when I talked about some relics still working from the old days.

@Dinh AaronMk

Any other way of giving the Republican Empire the imperfect knowledge of the old days needed to form their nation, then?

Kingdom Hearts: The Lights of the Multiverse Redux [No Longer Full]

whispers quietly: space rocket through the station?

@Arty Fox

That works.

Dialectic 0: Beyond Man

Name: The Republican Empire of Troy

Location:
imgur.com/a/vwV2r

Capital is Troy, New York

History: Due to its relative unimportance to New York City, the ruins of Troy managed to avoid the worst of the apocalypse long enough for a ragged band of survivors to find shelter and some plots of enclosed but fertile land. This was an unlikely seed for a new society, but a seed nonetheless. Overlooked by raiders and warlord states, the settlers of Troy grew into a relatively egalitarian society, trading what ancient relics they can find, growing food, and, when the natural defenses of the city were not enough, forming a militia for the defense of the community.

Roderick Grey was one of the militia leaders, one who sought not just defense, but knowledge. From passing androids to priests and soothsayers, as well as the occassional trader, Roderic learned that the world was larger than himself and Troy. The young man also learned of the concept of wealth and conquest and realized that the fertile land of the city, as well as the culture of community that made his militia strong, had potential. And so he, emboldened by this knowledge, acquired what weapons he can, hoarded what relics of the ancient world he can find, and led scavenger and raiding parties out, to increase his troops' knowledge of offensive conflict.

He then turned his attention to farming and trade, as well as attracting wise men from all over the land in order to cover his mental weak spots.

And so, in a series of wars, strategic marriages, and bribes, Roderick slowly expanded his Republic, taking large tracts of territory that once secure, were put to the plow. But he was careful to leave provisions for a succession; precedent for a democracy had already been established by his creation of a Senate and a 'House of Representatives', and in order to make sure that his successors did not lead the nation to ruin after his death, he adbicated early, allowing elections to be held among the people who had grown strong and powerful in his administration. After his adbication, Roderick became an elder statesman who supported three freely-elected Presidents until he died of natural causes, revered and loved by all.

Then the Republic took a darker turn. As the territory grew and resistance stiffened among the neighboring tribes and nations, there was also a need for labor in the mines and workshops of the north and the farms and plantations of the south. So the Republican Empire, after much debate, restored Indentured Servitude for criminals and prisoners of war, a system that soon became Slavery by another name.

This led to a period of prosperity and expansion for the Empire, but this prosperity stopped being evenly spread after a while, as a small class of aristocrats began hoarding power and money for themselves. In response, the smallholding farmers who had staffed the Republican-Imperial Army in the past, and who were now threatened by the aristocrats' attempts to reduce them to serfs, threw their weight behind the more humanist elements of society and their sympathizers, creating a fault line in the Republic. Both sides used what they knew of ancient history as a precedent for their actions, and civil war loomed over the horizon. Then, the Republican Empire was contacted by other nations; multiple other nations that were their equals or even betters.

The reaction was Panic. A panic that the Republican Empire was no longer top dog, and that getting taken over by another country was a possibility, especially if the Republic descended into civil war. And so, unity was restored, albeit shakily., so that the Empire can face the other nations. Will it find opportunity or destruction?

Dialectic 0: Beyond Man

After a year or so of avoiding this subforum, I think I might - might - join.

After the Spring: A Game of Thrones Roleplay [AU]

Hmm, is this RP still open?

Edit: On second thought, it might not be for me.

Kingdom Hearts: The Lights of the Multiverse Redux [No Longer Full]

@Arty Fox, You can post now.

Kingdom Hearts: The Lights of the Multiverse Redux [No Longer Full]

@Letter Bee Unless you want to do one first I'll get another posty up in a day or two

@Arty Fox

Just waiting for @Rockin Strings, but if he doesn't show up, make your post?