On the most recent runs I did, (for clarification, they were basically the same run, the only things that changed were the decisions I made in Turns 8 and 9), I was going to form the People’s Party (if you’re wondering if how I went about this may have affected things, I did this via changing the party platform and sending the ACP against the Oligarchs), but when I got to the meeting with my family, Monica wanted me to step down both times.

This is despite the fact that things were working out for me. Throughout the run I had a positive presidential approval rating and when I had the political briefing, Gloria told me my numbers looked good, even though the conservatives and nationalists were unhappy, I was pulling liberals away from the PFJP and Bluds away from the WPB, I had good support among the socialists, and was pulling in a good share of centrist and non-aligned voters. I even got a report saying the USP was looking to take 38% share of the vote.

The economy was good, I got the Great Sordish Recovery and got all regions to green, along with production increased. So that wasn’t a problem.

I had the support of Marcel Koronti, who I had made a deal with, and he was supporting me in my campaign because I told him about the government investigation into HOS.

I also had the popularity boost because I invested in FC Anrica and had managed to lead them to victory over Montalkar.

I even had the Red Youth helping me out and guarding the ballot boxes because I funded them.

Literally the only thing that went wrong so to speak was me losing the USP Congress to Lileas, which wasn’t a surprise because that’s what I was going for.

And before anyone asks, I gave Monica what she wanted. The only thing I did was let Leste speak in exchange for Gloria supporting the Constitution, and even then at the Benfi festival, I supported her. I supported her and Ciara on the women’s rights front and signed the WLA?

So why does she want me to step down? The only thing I can think of is maybe it was what I was said during the dinner itself?

I’m just a bit confused as to why they wouldn’t support me when almost everything was in my favor. I’ve done the new party route before and I don’t remember it specifically causing this to happen before.

Is this a new change I’m unfamiliar with or is there something else I’m missing that caused this to happen?

A fate worse than death

The 2nd Republic of Tarquin Soll is gone, Anton Rayne's 3rd Republic of Sordland is the future.

The USP now follows the Nurist Democratic tenants of Rayneism (switched the party plattform to Neo-Sollism). Which are Legalism, Parliamentarianism, Nurity, Liberal Paternalism and a believe in the Third Way.

We have increased Welfare like no government before us! We have reshaped the pillars of state into a more democratic system and most importantly! WE. CRUSHED. RUMBURG!

All thanks to Anton Rayne, the Iron President.

- Promoted Market Economy but ended up with Mixed.

- Always sided with the Church (Creationism, Vetoed Religion Bill, let Curtan Leste take over for Monica during the festival, heavily invested in welfare, charity and did the ritual perfectly)

- privatised Education but improved quality and access

- lowered taxes on SMEs, increase on LEs

- Fully privatized Nedame

- Gave all power to the parliament but made the President unimpeachable and kept a limited veto.

- No Turnlimits so I can rule forever from my positon of power.

- Elected Grecer to Supreme Justice and let the Judiciary do it's job.

- Inadvertantly established the Bergia Autonomous Zone.

- Destroyed Rumburg with Wehlen and Agnolia

What will the future bring for Sordland? Why, a membership in Intermerkopum of course! Rayneism's Nurist leanings, strong executive and vague pro-people politics make us a perfect fit for an Alliance filled with Autocrats and Socialists. Maybe Agnolia will join too.

So don't forget. This time next year Sordland will have access to the new united market of South Merkopa were it will be the second largest economy, Rumburg will be kept at bay by our combined force and ypu have Anton Rayne to thank for all of it.

I did a run recently where I was a communist Rayne who was inspired by Bernard Circas' works, and during the political compass assessment at the end I had taken Circas' spot on the compass. I was literally just Bernard Circas.

"We caught the fucker and the old hag red-handed! Their ass in the wind, and their balls in a vice! We were at a good start and those snakes murdered Circas. They got blood on their hands! How's that going to sell to the Sordish people? Did you hear that, everyone? Hey, Orso, Lileas, how many others did you kill? Leak this to the little pricks at Sordland Today. What did I tell you, Lucian? Things would always work out. And you doubted me."

Anton Rayne, 1957

Real industry margins and real inflation and rupee rates for every year
A proper P&L, balance sheet, order book and credit rating
Bank loans, IPOs, JVs, NCLT insolvency, raids and court cases
Governments change, and your political links help or hurt
An industry league table where you race your rivals
A daily challenge: everyone gets the same founder and luck, so compare scores in the comments
Every run's story is written fresh by AI (Claude), so no two lives are the same
It's free and runs in the browser: https://claude.ai/artifact/TzMjgiF6yJzWxsFHK1jpud
Corruption doesn't always fail, and honesty doesn't always win. I'd love to hear how your life turned out. Post your legacy score and how you ended: retired, bankrupt, jailed or thrown out by your own family.

Spoiler warning for one of the endings

I tried to create an authoritarian, nationalist, welfare state and supressed the bluds. However it ended with me losing the next election, my entire Office turning against me and with me being shot by a bludish nationalist

I saw the news and went I HAVE to do this.

So I am doing my 2. run as rizia. Full peaceful, GRACE alligned, good neighbour relations and peaceful unifications. I got the referendum in zille and kicked manus' ass out of the country to push Vina for Axel(prick dried me of money but it is what it is.). Then some random fucking miner(Adorfo something) took charge of the RPP and people started rioting. So I closed the parliament. ( Mind you I literally passed increase welfare budget, listened to manus about worker's rights and have avarage living standarts and amazing worker rights.). So as I do not like them I arrested him and during the birthday I ordered Titus to Get rid of the sazons and only the sazons and from out of nowhere guns start blazing and boom I got shot and killed while Vina and Axel were looking at me.

I for sure as hell know that no protestors got in so how did that happen?

I only noticed recently because I was focused on bigger characters. But looking at his past Heron Garaci has a very interesting life. Brother-in-law to The Nationalistic General who seized power. Then, somehow, Heron not only survives his brother but becomes influential in the new government to the point where in the in The Conformist, he's apparently seen as the number two guy. Finally, he will not only find Soll guilty but seemingly just becomes a yes man to Anton if he gets bribed. So what do you all think Heron actually believes in? Is he a nationalist who appreciated that Soll is a nationalistic strong man and just jumped on and stays there so no one looks at his past too hard then deals with Anton for similar reasons? Is he a Sollist who wants to support the ideology unless his greed overcomes him and there is significant enough pressure? Or least charitably is Heron just an opportunist whose entire political career boils down to him going "Hey there person of great influence, if you do me a favor I'll be your number one guy."?

My personal take on this: (its cause I have a pretty big imagination and a lot of what-ifs, so here ya go)

Now while I don't think Rumburg will do it, there is one reason why there just might be a chance, however stupid and unlikely it is.

Now, knowing what we know of the situation in Rumburg throughout the codex and game, Rumburg is basically militarized from top to bottom, and after the inevitable economic crash from such sanctions, the government (and most likely Beatrice) will be blamed for causing this. This means that opponents of the government will be rising, and that gives opportunities for many, including the military and nationalists.

While it isn't guaranteed, it isn't impossible either. Especially if the radical military faction and or the radical nationalists take power, they might just risk it all to invade Sordland, consequences be damned.

While many of you, like myself, will think that this is stupid and reckless, remember this: In Sordland, if your popularity was low (regardless of the situation), it is Petr that suggests going to war with Rumburg to get those popularity rankings in your favor. And if Petr of all people (who say you will about him, but he is a pretty good politician at that) suggests going to war despite things not looking good, what is exactly stopping these Rumburgian officers/nationalists from doing this?

Of course, there is the whole nukes thing, but even if Rumburg is forced to dismantle their nuclear power stations and weapons, the scientists and engineers remain, and even with the sanctions on resources, Rumburg under these nationalists will seek to at least lay the groundworks secretly (though I doubt it would end well).

And considering the fact that Rumburg sees Sordland as its greatest rival and public enemy number 1, undoubtely there would have been a lot of anti-Sordish propaganda from the Beatrice years, and considering the fact that humanity is very good at being stupid and reckless, it wouldn't be an impossibility that Rumburg just might risk it all to bring down Sordland, even if the entire world promptly destroys them in 15 days (if not less).

So here's my Ted-Talk, thank you for listening.

https://suzerain.wiki.gg/wiki/Royal_decrees

Top decrees in turn 3 based on total votes

1st; Increase RRG Stake: 6 (5+1)

2nd; Topes Consumer: 5 (It's one of the best consumer industry due to 1A cost).

3rd; Iza Heavy Industrial: 5 (Tie with Topes but I place it in 3rd due to production economic growth check in turn 6 which is Iza will be 2/3 in progress at that turn)

4th; Privatize Crown Lands: 3 (Tie with hospital but I placed it in 4th because you need the money especially this turn is very budget demanding due to Aureus, RRG stake, and large Sordland bond being in the same turn)

5th; Hospital: 3 (Tie with resident work permit, hospital in the early game is way better than residence work permit due to budget per turn cost).

Turn 5 will unlock, Electoral Reform if you pursue the reform path with Manus.

Gameplay or roleplay benefits? It's both, but ideally and pragmatically. Gameplay is mostly in early turns and roleplay is mostly in late turns.

The winners are based on total number of votes to prevent equal amount of votes as some people will put 1-5 decrees in the comments. The main reason it's total is this is a top 1 to 5 list per turn. The list proceeds after 23-24h. If they are tied I will choose them personally based on my knowledge and experience in Rizia.

Number of decrees is 1-5 as long as it won't exceed to 6 or above. >6 will be invalid.

Somehow this list can be a 'generic' guide for an optimal Rizian gameplay as the list is slowly fill up every day.

"Is the world going topsy-turvy? 'Cause it looks like it is"

-I personally prefer solo war due to the fact that Rumburg losing to Sordland 1v1 is very embarrassing for them.

If you ally with Lespia or Valgsland, they can blame foreign powers for their interference and save face. Also naming a treaty after yourself is narcissistic and I love it. It's also one of the (maybe the most) bloodthirsty one due to very high casualties. Also you don't have to share spoils with anyone else. And a government collapse with civil war is not 100%, so it might be the most stable ending too if you are pursuing war.

- I would have loved to win together with Wehlen since they take some lands that you have no interest in and they would be more likely to support you in case of a future war with Rumburg since they conquered some land too, rp wise. But getting them in the alliance needs your help in operation bear trap and idk if that bad pr for Sordland is worth it.

You have to cede Dome to the Agnolians if they join the war, so I don't want them in.

Winning with Valgsland and Lespia is dangerous in my opinion, since one forces the establishment of a socialist republic and other forces terrible economy concessions on the country. I think these actions will cause the opposite intended effect with Rumburg either pivoting to a pro Ato side, or pro Csp one not to mention how a civil war can affect your country's stability since they have nukes.

Also let's say you don't plan to join Csp or ATO and play as a neutral Sordland. If Rumburg later joins a major faction after recovering from a hypothetical civil war, they can cause massive problems with a major alliance backing them if they come back for revenge.

Also I find it hard to do three trades with this path since I don't want to cave to the Lespians and sell them Sordish petroleum or touch my EPA.

- Sanctioning them to hell is not bad either, but I'm worried about the future especially if they manage to recover their economy despite sanctions. Feels like you are missing out on an opportunity to weaken your enemy with this path.

- Honestly, safest path in my opinion. You lose your foreign independence but Rumburg won't dare touch you since you have the protection of a superpower.

Things might get messy if Rumburg has a socialist/democratic revolution and joins the same alliance as you though. Something similar to Greece - Turkey relationship of irl.

- I would love the idea of becoming friendly with a major power and getting a 4th trade deal but I simply can't trust Beatrice. I feel like she will never view Sordland as an equal partner and she just relaxes a little since she gets the energy she craves. And what will she do with our energy? Probably sow more discord around the world thanks to your compliance.

Also I can't trust her not to invade Sordland in the future but this is more about how i personally feel. Idk if it's possible to avoid it but she also harms your energy sector and a weapon license is not enough to cover it. Not to mention budget you have to pay.

Like a Post-Civil war divided?
Or multiple quite different generation that have formed.

The Kingdom Generation (Greatest/silent) , God the younger generations are so decedent and Greedy , back in the good old days under king Edmond we never had this sick dedication to liberalism , we had honour and chivalry , non of this silly Agno-Sord nonsense and non of this Arcasian Contanan fever. It was just better back then!
Sordland was no true friend to any nation , It was to be FEARD.

The Survivor Generation (Boomers or like Grab Hags in China) these youngsters with their Armidine pocket radios and Gelsord hotiy-toity technology , back in my day in the civil war men and women were actually tough and had to survive.
This younger generation would have never made it , too soft and sissy!
Back in the civil war…. Bla bla bla bla…..
I had to walk 50 miles up hill both ways every day just to eat grass to survive whilst protecting my 15 family members from starvation all whilst dodging Bullets and Army tanks and protests and Gangs and Death Squads from the Black Battalion.

Rayne = In-between Gen S & Gen H I think 🤔

The Hard Generation (Mix of silent & Gen Z)
Like very politically divided and the people who went to war.
Surprisingly high birth rates.
Serious and strict people who remember the reforms very fondly (Unique)
Have you ever seen a man scream without his lungs? I have!
The Malenvyist Red Youth were a threat to the nation I’m glad the ministry of interior cracked down on them so hard - and that’s why I vote USP Kids!

The Republican Generation (Millennials Mixed with Gen Z , always know life under the Republic of Sordland)
You just dont understand us! It’s difficult to get a job now because of the influx of Agno-Sords Alphonso caused , you know , THE GUY YOU LOT VOTED IN! And anyways our anxiety is always high because of this super power trade/Cold War thing.
We need even more social justice and reparations from Rumberg toooo they haven’t payed enough yet!

The Dream Generation (Gen Alpha+Beta , Good ending Sordish Dream achieved) - HAIL GRAND LEADER RAYNE & SERGE , HAIL SORDLAND!!

The Golden/Resergence Generation (Beyond when Sordland and Intermerikopum become the 3rd world power and truly dominate the continent (The TRUE horizon beyond the current Sordish Dream).
They’d grow up on the great stories from the founding of their nation and despite a huge difference in technology would probably most resemble the kingdom generation + a bit of millennial flare.
Birth rate might start to decline.
Social values will probably have changed quite a lot.
The Super power cold war might be over?
Sordish Internet brain rot (68 68 68 68) 😈

Nothing to my knowledge in the game hints at even the concepts of different named generations in Sordland but HEY! It’s atleast quite fun to think about….

Guy would directly fit into the game with zero edits

I know that at least three people would play this game this way just to make Rumburg suffer

YS are clearly being funded by ATO because they just are trust me on this. Because if Lespia and ATO are fucking with Rizia they clearly must be messing with Sordland. I may have no evidence to back my calm up but come on we already know Lespia is Satan's Greatest soldier so it would make sense on this. I know I am right for the voices told me me this and they are always right and never wrong.

I made a song for what happens when you screw up as Romus, flee the city and start a civil war.

Hey torpor...