Message #72227

[Vellos]

I think that's remarkably optimistic, as it assumes a significant number of surrenders that are not the destruction of a realm.

Heh, I would totally do this.

"As a condition of surrender, every one of your regions must have a monument, stating your full acceptance of war guilt, pledging your eternal peacefulness, stating that Keplerstan is a better nation than Evilstan, and reminding you of the dates on which your tribute is due. These statues shall be maintained in perpetuity."

Hell, compel enough statues, and you could meaningfully decrease their income by creating a baseline upkeep requirement.

And then you could have all kinds of neat RPs where a new government comes to power, reneges on treaties, and sends nobles out to tear down statues and deface monuments. Which would be awesome.