Crisis Cycles

Eras pass. New inventions, new philosophies are constantly introduced, constantly changing. However, history is not a linear progress towards infinity, it is a wheel of rising, falling, and survival. We shall turn our eyes to a nascent world, its innocent people, each living under their own banners. Lets see how introducing certain aspects changes to their lands will affect them. Lets see how their cultures will changed by them, what cultures will follow them.

Also the world is terrifyingly magical.

This is more of a worldbuilding game, than a deep grand strategy game, be warned.

Every era, I will get six random worlds. The players will vote on which three will be a major Change, setting the tone for this world. These are concepts and technologies that are rising in the area the game is set in, and may not be true for the whole world. Each player will take on the role of a small community, each of them living in their a grand city, recently built. Each player will have to take a stance on these Changes. Which one will you adapt to the most? Which one will you deny? Will you perhaps, adapt to all of them equally? 

You will have a set amount of Decrees to perform, which you can use to expand, exploit and explore. When all of these run out, it is time for a great Crisis. One of the great Changes is facing a crisis: the players will vote which one is in danger. After that I will create the problem itself, and an emergency council will begin. After deciding on what to do, or after disbanding the council in failure, you must make a Final Decree about how you face this crisis.

I will then weave a story, of how the world developed for a few generations, and the cycle begins anew, with completely new cultures. 

When you make an Edict, please include a one sentence long summary. If your edict can not be summarized in a single sentence, it is too much.

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The first voting was done via Discord, and these folks are getting a reserve player seat!

Words were: acrobat, carver, dove, emphatic, examine, pragmatic

Demonsul: carver, dove, emphatic
Pharmacy: carver, dove, examine
Vancho: acrobat, dove, pragmatic, 
Whimbrel: carver, dove, emphatic

Totals: acrobat 1, carver 3, dove 4, emphatic: 2, examine: 1, pragmatic 1

From this, the following is created:



Gaze upon the Grand Plateau: on one side the jagged peaks of the mountains stretch over it. On the other side, you can see great valley full of trees and life, stretch into the distance. On a clear day, you may even see the ocean in the distance. And when the ocean wind blows, the clouds rain all over the valleys, feeding the grand rivers criss crossing the land, providing nourishment to the otherwise stagnant marshlands. 

Along these rivers, clans and families settled over many millennia. Some arrived from the jungles below, some arrived through the narrow passes and tunnels from the dry lands beyond the peaks, and many arrived from more exotic places. The size of these groups grew as time passed, and so did their settlements. Through metal, muscle and magic, they erected the first great cities of this, yet unnamed, region.

Using the ample metal found near the peaks, people created exceptional knives, scalpels, chisels and such. And some strange mystics found out that when they placed them under tiny pyramids, they sharpened further. The knives augmented this way actually slice reality in some way: the decorations chiselled into the walls - and sometimes, flesh - have become magical beacons and wards, glowing faintly, crackling with power... 

Originally, these cities had a history of bad blood between them. Petty kings fought each other for equally petty reasons. But no more! Several of these clans have signed the DOVE CONCORDANCE, ushering in a new age of peace and cooperation. Each signatory party will also create and maintain an aviary full of sacred doves (they are very round and fluffy) as a living symbol of the concordance.

One of the reasons behind this newfound peace, was the creation of the Wandering Listeners: an order of travelling impartial judges, who had a perhaps supernatural understanding of the mortal psyche, and the woes of the people. They did not have actual legal powers, however, their advice was always called upon, should they be in the city, and they were always willing to lend an ear to the people.

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Culture Name: What is the name of your culture? During the first era, this is also the name of your city state.
Banner Colour: What colour represents your city state?
Government and Leader: Who leads this place? Tell us about the system, and this person. 
Society: What can you tell about your culture?
Species: What is your species? This is especially important choice, as creating new species will be rarer in later ages. You may have mixed City States of course.
Stances on the three changes: Tell us how your culture handles the changes: do they embrace them, or deny them? If you embrace a change, you will divert resources towards it, if you deny it, you will divert resources away from it. If you embrace everything, you are a generalist, if you deny all of them, you are a subversive element.
Major cultural influence: This is only relevant during a future era, but it is included for the sake of completion. Pick one of the previous cultures to be a major influence on your new culture! You can even pick someone else’s culture. You may also replace an en existing culture. Perhaps you represent a new Dynasty, or maybe a new people who absorbed a previous culture. Or you can be a culture that seceded from their parent culture.

As always, I need a copy of inter player communication.
The map might not be final.