[Discuss] Anti-state religion

[Dorian Gray]

On 6/10/07, Chad Ziccardi <cz at digitalfreaks.org> wrote:
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> On Jun 10, 2007, at 6:32 AM, Tom Vogt wrote:
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> > Dominic schrieb:
> >> * Switching the penality incured if a lord is not of the faith of
> >> the majority of his serfs for a penality if there are no temples
> >> of the faith of the majority of the serfs.
> >
> > Excellent idea, but it would require the lord to be able to build
> > such temples.
> >
> > Maybe a modification: If the lord is not of their faith, they will
> > suck it up _if_ there is a temple?
>
> What about letting other build the temples, instead of the lord?
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> Priest or full follower of the religion has the funds to build a temple.
> (click the build temple button)
> They petition the lord to allow them (message for approving/denying
> sent to lord).
>
> After a reasonable time passes if nothing comes back (or maybe even
> if denied) they could spend the funds and it starts building.
>
> I figure it should take a full turn or so to actually build the
> temple (region updates could say building)
> Lords could stop building progress.
> Once it's built the lord can always sack it anyway.


Perhaps if the Lord's away for too long, their influence over the region
weakens and you can get that opportunity? Not that effective in small
realms, but large realms could see a number of temples cropping up all over
the place, as would realms at war requiring a reasonable march (closer
chance of draft and death = more spirituality?).
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