Hey guys, IMA be busy for the next 2 days, so I won't be able to post, please forgive me. Missing Control called me. I'll be back Sunday night!
@LokiLeo789 It's the breaking bad thing. I got Big Plans in store, but I need permission to do stuff to the nation to put those Big Plans in action
@LokiLeo789, I know one issue which will be especially pronounced in your city which would be interesting in address. 1% of all who die rise again as undead. They aren't bloodthirsty monsters or anything, they're just differently alive. We have Vestec to thank for that. In most settlements, they may get one undead per generation due to their small population. But you, with thousands, would have a notable (albeit still small) population of undead. What does Amartia and the citizens of Amestris think of them? What do you do with them?
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My money's on forcing them into a gladiatorial arena to fuel the populace's bloodlust and need for carnage, fueling the engine of Sin even further. Gotta fuel Wrath in a productive (and profitable) way. What better way than with
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Yeah, we don't have monopoly. It's just that there's a difference between some mortal being inspired to heat up the pretty rocks and a egypt-esque expansionist empire being made out of disparate stone age tribes at a snap of the fingers.
If you're stuck for what to write, get into the details of what you're trying to build. Show us the interesting challenges that were overcome to make this new society. It will do wonders in setting the tone for the society and building its character.
Sorry that there isn't much foundation for epic clashes right now, but you're simply going to have to build them yourself over time, so everyone understands what is actually being built.
Right now there's simply Amartia corrupting people, and a whole bunch of dialogue-starved, faceless characters behind him. I can't tell whether this new city is a dangerous place, or a utopian place, or barely holding together through fear, or what. There are plenty of gaps to fill.
@Muttonhawk as I already alerted you to what our next plan for Xerxes is, just PM me your issues in exact and I'll try to address them and flesh everything out more as I change Xerxes up in the time I get to do so. Goes for everyone else too, just voice what you want detailed and I'll get to work once I get some collab posts pushed out. Also Loki get back to me on if you're fine with me changing up the city while Amartia is occupied.
EDIT: Heavy WIP

@WrongEndoftheRainbow
Invent leatherworking, to create the first form of actual armor. Then the army of Amestris will actually have more in the way of bodily protection.
I wanted to do it, so I can progress Kyre's expanding into the Armament portfolio, but go ahead with that.
@WrongEndoftheRainbow, you said you were developing an Order of Knowledge and Magic, right? Well, there's a Magic Goddess who might be recruitable lately!
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Wanna collab? I gotta do a collab with Rtron when he gets back on, and I also need to ask Leo for another collab, but hell, im writer. Lazarus is a busy guy.
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An order of psychics was already on my plate of "Things Lazarus Needs To Do", just the only problem is you have trouble gathering together 1000 people throughout the massive amount of land worshiping you, so where am I going to scrape together enough people to have a proper order of psychics that can affect anything?
I'm personally eager to get moving as being stuck in the primitive age gives very, very little opportunities for good writing, and you can barely bring any mention to anything mortal. The only thing that matters is gods because the poor dumb mortals can barely grasp what pictures mean. I'd really like to get moving on to the point where instead of gods wandering around doing other things to other gods all on their lonesome, we express our powers by clashing empires against each other.