The money goes round - Revision history

Twiggy at 22:28, 1 October 2025

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	So that's the competition - and the prize? Well bragging rights for starters. Which League city wouldn't want an opportunity to show once and for all that it's richer, more flamboyant, and more virtuous than the other three? To be the greatest city of the League - doesn't that arguably make you the greatest city in the world? And if you don't want to be the best... why are you even in the League? ''"Life is competition, and someone is always keeping score."'' as the common League aphorism goes.		So that's the competition - and the prize? Well bragging rights for starters. Which League city wouldn't want an opportunity to show once and for all that it's richer, more flamboyant, and more virtuous than the other three? To be the greatest city of the League - doesn't that arguably make you the greatest city in the world? And if you don't want to be the best... why are you even in the League? ''"Life is competition, and someone is always keeping score."'' as the common League aphorism goes.

	But the [[League Egregore\|Harlequin]], believes the competition will yield other, more tangible, rewards. He is certain ~~that~~ that the burst of civic-minded Pride that winning the competition yields will lead to a [[opportunity\|raft of opportunities]] in the territory of whichever city triumphs. Indeed, arguably it is already bringing some benefits...		But the [[League Egregore\|Harlequin]], believes the competition will yield other, more tangible, rewards. He is certain that the burst of civic-minded Pride that winning the competition yields will lead to a [[opportunity\|raft of opportunities]] in the territory of whichever city triumphs. Indeed, arguably it is already bringing some benefits...

	==Everything Costs==		==Everything Costs==

Dre at 11:53, 30 September 2025

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	"Thank you... but no" he placed his hand over the top of the cut glass to show that he really meant it. "I fear I must keep a calm head. If I let you get me too drunk Fransesca, then I might let this wild scheme of yours go to my head and find myself agreeing to something foolish..."		"Thank you... but no" he placed his hand over the top of the cut glass to show that he really meant it. "I fear I must keep a calm head. If I let you get me too drunk Fransesca, then I might let this wild scheme of yours go to my head and find myself agreeing to something foolish..."

	The merchant prince adopted a look of mock indignation even as her smile never dropped. "Then I fear I must let Aureliana's idea persuade you purely by dint of ~~it's~~ magnificence! The Assembly agreed it was a fine idea - all I've done is modify the terms a little to something we can all actually compete in. We just need your support Harlequin. I have all the adverts ready to go in the press - but with you to carry word of it across the League. A competition endorsed by our egregore! It will fire the imagination of every citizen in the League!"		The merchant prince adopted a look of mock indignation even as her smile never dropped. "Then I fear I must let Aureliana's idea persuade you purely by dint of its magnificence! The Assembly agreed it was a fine idea - all I've done is modify the terms a little to something we can all actually compete in. We just need your support Harlequin. I have all the adverts ready to go in the press - but with you to carry word of it across the League. A competition endorsed by our egregore! It will fire the imagination of every citizen in the League!"

	This time it was the Harlequin's turn to feign an expression. "I don't know Fransesca... I'm very busy with all kinds official matters you know... Being egregore keeps me so busy even my own little business has suffered... and then there's all the expenses of travel..." He sucked air through his teeth as he tried to paint a picture of how hard his life was.		This time it was the Harlequin's turn to feign an expression. "I don't know Fransesca... I'm very busy with all kinds official matters you know... Being egregore keeps me so busy even my own little business has suffered... and then there's all the expenses of travel..." He sucked air through his teeth as he tried to paint a picture of how hard his life was.
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	* '''Every wain committed to a commission or resource in the League for the next year counts'''		* '''Every wain committed to a commission or resource in the League for the next year counts'''

	Fransesca's proposal is brutal in ~~it's~~ simplicity. A challenge to see which of the four great cities of the League, of the Empire is the greatest. Which is the most Ambitious? Whose citizens have the greatest Prosperity? Whose Pride runs deepest?		Fransesca's proposal is brutal in its simplicity. A challenge to see which of the four great cities of the League, of the Empire is the greatest. Which is the most Ambitious? Whose citizens have the greatest Prosperity? Whose Pride runs deepest?

	The competition will run for a single year, starting at the Winter Solstice 384YE and ending in time for the start of the solstice in 385. The winner will be the city that spends the most bourse resources to "improve" their territory. To keep things simple, Fransesca wants ''everything'' to count, so wains spent on follies, fortifications and fanes - all of it bar actual Imperial armies ''"since they have a tendency to get up and walk away once complete"'' as she puts it. If a cost is discounted or defrayed for any reason... then it will be the actual physical wains invested and used that counts.		The competition will run for a single year, starting at the Winter Solstice 384YE and ending in time for the start of the solstice in 385. The winner will be the city that spends the most bourse resources to "improve" their territory. To keep things simple, Fransesca wants ''everything'' to count, so wains spent on follies, fortifications and fanes - all of it bar actual Imperial armies ''"since they have a tendency to get up and walk away once complete"'' as she puts it. If a cost is discounted or defrayed for any reason... then it will be the actual physical wains invested and used that counts.

Twiggy at 12:15, 11 July 2025

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	Aureliana's idea did not catch the imagination at the time, because it is challenging to create any commission that increases taxation. Sometimes a commission may benefit the Imperial treasury as the result of some opportunity or other, but it's not something that anyone can predict or rely on. Nobody wants a competition where the outcome is determined by waiting to see what opportunities good fortune delivers.		Aureliana's idea did not catch the imagination at the time, because it is challenging to create any commission that increases taxation. Sometimes a commission may benefit the Imperial treasury as the result of some opportunity or other, but it's not something that anyone can predict or rely on. Nobody wants a competition where the outcome is determined by waiting to see what opportunities good fortune delivers.

	But Fransesca, who in her own words ''"runs some of the least prestigious gambling houses in ~~Tasato~~ Mestra"'', is not one to give up on an opportunity to gamble as easily as that. The competition in her mind is brilliant - what better way to motivate the Prosperous citizens of the League to dig deep into their pockets than to jab at their Pride and Ambition? It just needs a little tweaking...		But Fransesca, who in her own words ''"runs some of the least prestigious gambling houses in Tassato Mestra"'', is not one to give up on an opportunity to gamble as easily as that. The competition in her mind is brilliant - what better way to motivate the Prosperous citizens of the League to dig deep into their pockets than to jab at their Pride and Ambition? It just needs a little tweaking...

	==Life is a Competition==		==Life is a Competition==

Thespaceinvader: /* Life is a Competition */

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Life is a Competition

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	The competition will run for a single year, starting at the Winter Solstice 384YE and ending in time for the start of the solstice in 385. The winner will be the city that spends the most bourse resources to "improve" their territory. To keep things simple, Fransesca wants ''everything'' to count, so wains spent on follies, fortifications and fanes - all of it bar actual Imperial armies ''"since they have a tendency to get up and walk away once complete"'' as she puts it. If a cost is discounted or defrayed for any reason... then it will be the actual physical wains invested and used that counts.		The competition will run for a single year, starting at the Winter Solstice 384YE and ending in time for the start of the solstice in 385. The winner will be the city that spends the most bourse resources to "improve" their territory. To keep things simple, Fransesca wants ''everything'' to count, so wains spent on follies, fortifications and fanes - all of it bar actual Imperial armies ''"since they have a tendency to get up and walk away once complete"'' as she puts it. If a cost is discounted or defrayed for any reason... then it will be the actual physical wains invested and used that counts.

	Crucially Fransesca wants to include every wain invested in ~~the~~ the League to improve businesses and other resources. That way everyone can take part in the competition, everyone can play their part. She has spoken with the civil service and after checking with the constitutional court, they have confirmed that they can gather and present this information each season. Thus the League will have up-to-date running tallies each season, to see which city is forging ahead! Any new materials put towards existing commissions which are not yet complete, will count, but materials already invested do not.		Crucially Fransesca wants to include every wain invested in the League to improve businesses and other resources. That way everyone can take part in the competition, everyone can play their part. She has spoken with the civil service and after checking with the constitutional court, they have confirmed that they can gather and present this information each season. Thus the League will have up-to-date running tallies each season, to see which city is forging ahead! Any new materials put towards existing commissions which are not yet complete, will count, but materials already invested do not.

	So that's the competition - and the prize? Well bragging rights for starters. Which League city wouldn't want an opportunity to show once and for all that it's richer, more flamboyant, and more virtuous than the other three? To be the greatest city of the League - doesn't that arguably make you the greatest city in the world? And if you don't want to be the best... why are you even in the League? ''"Life is competition, and someone is always keeping score."'' as the common League aphorism goes.		So that's the competition - and the prize? Well bragging rights for starters. Which League city wouldn't want an opportunity to show once and for all that it's richer, more flamboyant, and more virtuous than the other three? To be the greatest city of the League - doesn't that arguably make you the greatest city in the world? And if you don't want to be the best... why are you even in the League? ''"Life is competition, and someone is always keeping score."'' as the common League aphorism goes.

Matt: /* Further Reading */

2023-07-19T12:46:34Z

Matt: /* The Old Made New */

2023-07-19T12:46:12Z

The Old Made New

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	<span style="font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: bold;">University of Temeschwar ([[Back_in_the_same_place#A_Prestigious_New_University\|Link]])</span><br>		<span style="font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: bold;">University of Temeschwar ([[Back_in_the_same_place#A_Prestigious_New_University\|Link]])</span><br>
	'''Temeschwar''' Proposals for a grand University at Temeschwar were put forward only last season, and remain available until Summer 385YE. The power of the [[Back_in_the_same_place#Master_of_Rings\|Master of Rings]] could prove invaluable in the current competition.		'''Temeschwar''' Proposals for a grand University at Temeschwar were put forward only last season, and remain available until Summer 385YE. The power of the [[Back_in_the_same_place#Master_of_Rings\|Master of Rings]] could prove invaluable in the current competition.
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	==Further Reading==		==Further Reading==

Matt at 11:31, 19 July 2023

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	For many League citizens this is the first time a powerful new League title has been established in living memory. The new [[the League\|League]] [[Imperial title]] has the [[Chair of the Wolf#Powers\|power]] to [[Senate announcement\|announce]] a single [[commission]] of a [[great work]], [[ministry]], [[sinecure]], or [[folly]], each season provided it construction is entirely within a [[the League\|League]] [[territory]]. Arguably this makes the title as important and impactful as the [[Regario Dossier]] and people are excited to see what comes of it. To build on the momentum, Merchant Prince, Fransesca di Matos has drawn attention to the grand competition proposed by the Aureliana di Sarvos at the Spring Equinox.		For many League citizens this is the first time a powerful new League title has been established in living memory. The new [[the League\|League]] [[Imperial title]] has the [[Chair of the Wolf#Powers\|power]] to [[Senate announcement\|announce]] a single [[commission]] of a [[great work]], [[ministry]], [[sinecure]], or [[folly]], each season provided it construction is entirely within a [[the League\|League]] [[territory]]. Arguably this makes the title as important and impactful as the [[Regario Dossier]] and people are excited to see what comes of it. To build on the momentum, Merchant Prince, Fransesca di Matos has drawn attention to the grand competition proposed by the Aureliana di Sarvos at the Spring Equinox.

	<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right;">{{Judgement\|Assembly=League\|Raised By=Aureliana di Sarvos\|Judgement=No city of the League brings in more than 100 Thrones tax per season. Let us not rest on our laurels. Holberg may be the most fortified city, but none is yet known as the richest. Citizens of the League - let our innovators, architects, artists, and preachers use their pride in their city to encourage trade, tourism, and new settlers, and be the first to 100. May the best city win!\|Outcome=Upheld with a Greater Majority, 304-0\|When=384YE Spring Equinox\|float=none}}</div>		<div style="float:right; width: 500px; clear: right; margin-left: 15px;">{{Judgement\|Assembly=League\|Raised By=Aureliana di Sarvos\|Judgement=No city of the League brings in more than 100 Thrones tax per season. Let us not rest on our laurels. Holberg may be the most fortified city, but none is yet known as the richest. Citizens of the League - let our innovators, architects, artists, and preachers use their pride in their city to encourage trade, tourism, and new settlers, and be the first to 100. May the best city win!\|Outcome=Upheld with a Greater Majority, 304-0\|When=384YE Spring Equinox\|float=none}}</div>

	Aureliana's idea did not catch the imagination at the time, because it is challenging to create any commission that increases taxation. Sometimes a commission may benefit the Imperial treasury as the result of some opportunity or other, but it's not something that anyone can predict or rely on. Nobody wants a competition where the outcome is determined by waiting to see what opportunities good fortune delivers.		Aureliana's idea did not catch the imagination at the time, because it is challenging to create any commission that increases taxation. Sometimes a commission may benefit the Imperial treasury as the result of some opportunity or other, but it's not something that anyone can predict or rely on. Nobody wants a competition where the outcome is determined by waiting to see what opportunities good fortune delivers.

Novemberalice at 10:33, 12 April 2023

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	<div style="float:left; width: 700px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Money goes round.png\|align=left\|caption=Life is competition, and someone is always keeping score.\|width=700}}</div>		<div style="float:left; width: 700px; clear: left;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Money goes round.png\|align=left\|caption=Life is competition, and someone is always keeping score.\|width=700}}</div>
			{{audio\|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8ZcOgTB-Xc}}
	==Overview==		==Overview==
	One year ago, the faculty at Holberg university proposed the establishment of the [[A_health_to_the_company#The_Chair_of_the_Wolf\|Chair of the Wolf]]. As part of the challenge presented by the engineers, the Imperial Senate needed to commission four "worthy" construction enterprises one in each of the League cities. The challenge was completed and the title [[Create Chair of the Wolf\|established]] during the Autumn Equinox and it is due to be appointed by [[Tally of the Votes]] at the forthcoming summit.		One year ago, the faculty at Holberg university proposed the establishment of the [[A_health_to_the_company#The_Chair_of_the_Wolf\|Chair of the Wolf]]. As part of the challenge presented by the engineers, the Imperial Senate needed to commission four "worthy" construction enterprises one in each of the League cities. The challenge was completed and the title [[Create Chair of the Wolf\|established]] during the Autumn Equinox and it is due to be appointed by [[Tally of the Votes]] at the forthcoming summit.

Vsabo: /* The Old Made New */

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The Old Made New

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	'''Sarvos'''. The Sarvos Chamber of Commerce have unearthed the plans of Menno van Rishjof for special sea defences With the status of the [[Ratify_treaty_with_the_Grendel_Autumn_383YE\|Grendel peace treaty]] far from certain, it's easy to see the value of a [[fortification]] specifically designed to protect against naval attack		'''Sarvos'''. The Sarvos Chamber of Commerce have unearthed the plans of Menno van Rishjof for special sea defences With the status of the [[Ratify_treaty_with_the_Grendel_Autumn_383YE\|Grendel peace treaty]] far from certain, it's easy to see the value of a [[fortification]] specifically designed to protect against naval attack

	<span style="font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: bold;">~~Forifications~~ in Holmauer ([[Reclaimers#Holmauer\|Link]])</span><br>		<span style="font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: bold;">Fortifications in Holmauer ([[Reclaimers#Holmauer\|Link]])</span><br>
	'''Holberg'''. Brechtje Van Holberg, chief architect of the Holmauer Lodge, put forward her proposal to create a unique set of defences to kill the Druj at Holmauer in 380YE. The Walls of Holberg are already a ''wonder of the world'' but the addition to the defences would make them even more impressive - and much more lethal in the event the city were attacked.		'''Holberg'''. Brechtje Van Holberg, chief architect of the Holmauer Lodge, put forward her proposal to create a unique set of defences to kill the Druj at Holmauer in 380YE. The Walls of Holberg are already a ''wonder of the world'' but the addition to the defences would make them even more impressive - and much more lethal in the event the city were attacked.

Noserenda at 01:27, 10 April 2023

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	So that's the competition - and the prize? Well bragging rights for starters. Which League city wouldn't want an opportunity to show once and for all that it's richer, more flamboyant, and more virtuous than the other three? To be the greatest city of the League - doesn't that arguably make you the greatest city in the world? And if you don't want to be the best... why are you even in the League? ''"Life is competition, and someone is always keeping score."'' as the common League aphorism goes.		So that's the competition - and the prize? Well bragging rights for starters. Which League city wouldn't want an opportunity to show once and for all that it's richer, more flamboyant, and more virtuous than the other three? To be the greatest city of the League - doesn't that arguably make you the greatest city in the world? And if you don't want to be the best... why are you even in the League? ''"Life is competition, and someone is always keeping score."'' as the common League aphorism goes.

	But the [[League Egregore\|Harlequin]], believes the competition will yield other, more tangible, rewards. He is certain that that the burst of civic-minded Pride that winning the ~~copetition~~ yields will lead to a [[opportunity\|raft of opportunities]] in the territory of whichever city triumphs. Indeed, arguably it is already bringing some benefits...		But the [[League Egregore\|Harlequin]], believes the competition will yield other, more tangible, rewards. He is certain that that the burst of civic-minded Pride that winning the competition yields will lead to a [[opportunity\|raft of opportunities]] in the territory of whichever city triumphs. Indeed, arguably it is already bringing some benefits...

	==Everything Costs==		==Everything Costs==
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	<span style="font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: bold;">Diora University Renovation ([[Focused_and_methodical#Diora_University\|Link]])</span><br>		<span style="font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: bold;">Diora University Renovation ([[Focused_and_methodical#Diora_University\|Link]])</span><br>
	'''Sarvos'''. While waiting to hear back about an opportunity to build a tomb for [[Empress Lisabetta]], the controversial architect apparently completed his plans for an ambitious renovation of Diora University. The architects ~~wherabouts~~ are not currently known, but he left the plans with the faculty in Sarvos. Centred around the establishment of a [[Focused_and_methodical#The_Diora_University_College_of_Autumn_Magic_and_Dramaturgy\|College of Autumn Magic]], the expansion made special provision to attract foreign professors to take up teaching posts.		'''Sarvos'''. While waiting to hear back about an opportunity to build a tomb for [[Empress Lisabetta]], the controversial architect apparently completed his plans for an ambitious renovation of Diora University. The architects whereabouts are not currently known, but he left the plans with the faculty in Sarvos. Centred around the establishment of a [[Focused_and_methodical#The_Diora_University_College_of_Autumn_Magic_and_Dramaturgy\|College of Autumn Magic]], the expansion made special provision to attract foreign professors to take up teaching posts.

	<span style="font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: bold;">Colossus of Tassato ([[You%27ll_recognise_yourself#The_Colossus_of_Tassato\|Link]])</span><br>		<span style="font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: bold;">Colossus of Tassato ([[You%27ll_recognise_yourself#The_Colossus_of_Tassato\|Link]])</span><br>
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	<span style="font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: bold;">University of Temeschwar ([[Back_in_the_same_place#A_Prestigious_New_University\|Link]])</span><br>		<span style="font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: bold;">University of Temeschwar ([[Back_in_the_same_place#A_Prestigious_New_University\|Link]])</span><br>
	'''Temeschwar''' Proposals for a grand ~~Univeristy~~ at Temeschwar were put forward only last season, and remain available until Summer 385YE. The power of the [[Back_in_the_same_place#Master_of_Rings\|Master of Rings]] could prove invaluable in the current competition.		'''Temeschwar''' Proposals for a grand University at Temeschwar were put forward only last season, and remain available until Summer 385YE. The power of the [[Back_in_the_same_place#Master_of_Rings\|Master of Rings]] could prove invaluable in the current competition.

	==Further Reading==		==Further Reading==

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	* [[Chair of the Wolf]] - the new League national title		* [[Chair of the Wolf]] - the new League national title
	* [[A_health_to_the_company#The_Chair_of_the_Wolf\|A health to the company]] - 383YE Winter Wind of Fortune detailing the competition leading to the Chair of the Wolf		* [[A_health_to_the_company#The_Chair_of_the_Wolf\|A health to the company]] - 383YE Winter Wind of Fortune detailing the competition leading to the Chair of the Wolf
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	* '''[[The_parents_of_security#A_Chain_Against_Chains\|Sea defences for Sarvos]]''' - The Sarvos Chamber of Commerce are renewing calls for sea defences for Sarvos - to help protect it against the Grendel.		* '''[[The_parents_of_security#A_Chain_Against_Chains\|Sea defences for Sarvos]]''' - The Sarvos Chamber of Commerce are renewing calls for sea defences for Sarvos - to help protect it against the Grendel.