Quotes of People in Your Nation Mk. V

[Ardavia]

"Our two superstates are a hedonistic shamelessly imperialistic post-apocalyptic United States who prioritize mobility, and a shamelessly imperialistic post-apocalyptic Soviet Union ruled by Stalin in AI form who have excellent equipment for all their troops. The other major players are the Caliphate, islamistic bastards who have lots of cheap forces, the European Federation, pretty much the EU-gone-imperialistic with similar tech to the NFE, and the USSA, who don't deserve much mention because they don't really do much and no one likes to play them anyway. Then there's the Republic of Antarctica, which used to be a splinter of pre-War civilization, and today they're pretty much a part of Ardavia, meaning they provide a few units for that army list. Oh, and the Ardavians, but I don't need to mention them, do I, since you're already playing them? Yeah, those are the major factions. Now get to rolling."

~GM explaining Imperialism, a popular tabletop wargame, to a new player. Think WH40k with our canon factions.

Where are we?

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"Smothered by the blanket of revelry and sin, there lies faith and hope.

Light the blanket ablaze."

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- Vice Commandant Joseph Alexander McHaek

"3rd Edition, among other things, included flyers, which are not worth it because they're vulnerable to infantry fire, do shit against entrenched units unless they're bombers and really only serve to fight other flyers, and came together with the Codex: Nexus, which introduces the Nexus of Man. They're sort of like the Ardavians, but most of their units are relatively cheap glass cannon drones compared to the heavier infantry of other nations, but they're absolute monsters in terms of attack capabilities in general. As an example, their Nihon no Zangai is an absolute monster at close range. Compared to the Frenkish Zealot and the Ardavian Assault Marine, the Nihon no Zangai is capable of carving through infantry with even more ease, but it's a glass cannon, because it can't take punishment like the Marine and it doesn't have the sheer mobility of a Zealot with jetpack."

~The same GM, discussing 3rd Edition of Imperialism

(I don't actually have any idea what capabilities your units have, so I made some up.)

[The Nexus of Man]

Where are we?

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"Smothered by the blanket of revelry and sin, there lies faith and hope.

Light the blanket ablaze."

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- Vice Commandant Joseph Alexander McHaek

"3rd Edition, among other things, included flyers, which are not worth it because they're vulnerable to infantry fire, do shit against entrenched units unless they're bombers and really only serve to fight other flyers, and came together with the Codex: Nexus, which introduces the Nexus of Man. They're sort of like the Ardavians, but most of their units are relatively cheap glass cannon drones compared to the heavier infantry of other nations, but they're absolute monsters in terms of attack capabilities in general. As an example, their Nihon no Zangai is an absolute monster at close range. Compared to the Frenkish Zealot and the Ardavian Assault Marine, the Nihon no Zangai is capable of carving through infantry with even more ease, but it's a glass cannon, because it can't take punishment like the Marine and it doesn't have the sheer mobility of a Zealot with jetpack."

~The same GM, discussing 3rd Edition of Imperialism

(I don't actually have any idea what capabilities your units have, so I made some up.)

You described it very well. Extremely good offense, but poor defense when not focusing on it. Hit the proverbial nail on the head.

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"The Frenkish? Hedonistic crackheads. The Mechanocracy? Transhumanistic dystopians. The Ardavians? Leader-worshipping sky nomads.

The Nexus? Well..."

- Barney

[Xekliv]

"There's kids on desert planets that'll kill for that water and you doin magic and shit wtf wit yo wizard lookin ass."

-- Imperial citizen to a water-bender



[Greater Mackonia]

Did the old thread get archived?, I cannot see it there and its now a matter of grave concern.

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"I don't trust that creep, he acts like he's my bloody count and kaiser when if it were not for me he'd still be a political nobody spouting hatred in speaker's corner! Who does the bastard think he is Sikasith II? He's filled State Security with his lot and don't you pretend your junior officers aren't with him as well. He always was the darling of the oppressed Bourgeois and a generation of over-ambitious twats who spent their childhood simmering under Sikasith."

"He is very good at what he does my Premier, State Security used to be a bloody laughing stock and he's made it even more efficient than it was under Sikasith and that's saying something-"

"Only so he has a support base and men willing to carry out his own purges."

"His ideas for welfare reform and education are a bloody good read as well, you would do well to steal them."

"Malseth Malthero need not listen to anyone but Malseth Malthero. What does he even do in his spare time anyway? Not all of us have the benefit of not having a life..."

"Well...err...I think his fortnightly trips to the Opera are his one luxury in life."

-Premier Malseth Malthero and Marshall Xelvagus Sukkoth discussing Lithastir Mythurin.

[Interstellar America]

"We revived this woman from the dead so she could recite her name rank and serial number four hundred fucking times?"

"Four hundred and one now, Marines, eh?.." - conversation between two Nodite scientists

[Auroya]

"Sister, is that-"

"...Yes."

"But- but-"

"As an artist, I can see beauty in many things. Strange things."

--- Lady Evelyn v. Crimsonstein with her sister, Ivyne.

[Gyrenaica]

"I'm sorry, but I don't want to be an emperor. That's not my business. I don't want to rule or conquer anyone. I shall like to help everyone if possible. Jew, gentile, black man, white. We all went to help one another." 2483 libertarian candidate for presidency, John Adams XIV

[Xekliv]

"Oh, but better gun-control laws wouldn't stop this from happening at all. Nope. No siree."

"It is illegal for a 15 year old to possess a firearm in the Empire. It is illegal for a 15 year old to carry a handgun concealed. It is illegal to bring a firearm into a school-zone. It is illegal to murder someone with a firearm. What is your plan? Should we make it super double illegal no take-backs?"

-- Two imperial citizens after reading a news story of a 15 year old student shooting up his school

[Allancia]

Hei guys. Welcome back.

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"From the very farthest reaches of space to the halls of the Reichskanzlei, a single message is apparent. A single message has presented itself.'The Allancians have arrived, and they want more."'

-Inscription on the tomb of Walter Morntell II

[The Nexus of Man]

^{"Death is but a beauty in the eyes of the beholder."}

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- anon.

[Xekliv]

"Sometimes you need to decide between turning a page or closing the book."

-- High Dirge Rain Zomovutvulbaas

[Allancia]

Did the old thread get archived?, I cannot see it there and its now a matter of grave concern.

What happened that made you have to go back?

[The Nexus of Man]

"This is going to be really tough...let's talk today about the Frenks."

"Franks?'

"No, Andrew, not Franks. Christ! You're proof that God hates me!

Like I was saying, we all know about the New Frenco Empire. Frenco? Frenks? Get it?"

"Oh!"

"Now you get it? Alright. Let me say this once. If you are like Abiy-"

"HEY!"

"-heh, then you may want to step outside for a minute. I'm going to talk about some graphic things before we start this lesson. Some things that you need to know.

No one is stepping outside? Alright, where to start..."

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History Teacher Ekaterina Palmero and her students, beginning Chapter 102 of their World History holobooks on the Frenks

[Amerikians]

"It is illegal in these United States to hold someone against their will, period the last time I checked." - Bob Newhart before suing the city of Boston for trying to quarantine him during the 2020s Blue Flu epidemic

[Phisych University]

Did the old thread get archived?, I cannot see it there and its now a matter of grave concern.

What happened that made you have to go back?

Uh, wanting to not have it deleted, I guess?

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"Man is a creature born from a mindless universe. His mind simply it's own unique mix of chemicals and neural impulses in his brain. To presume that reason and intelligence is inherent in a creature such as man is fallacious."

- Barry Jameson, Phisychian Middle-class Citizen.

[Imperial Paleoworld Germania]

"Gentlesaurs, the Empire's missile technology is a decade ahead of those of the United States and the Soviet Union and for it to not have the capability to maintain a sizable stockpile of nuclear weapons is a travesty. For when this Cold War turns hot, it will be Germany, not America, Texas, Britain, or Oregonia, who will bear the brunt of that war and the full force of the Soviet steamroller."
~ Erich Schudeck, leading German physicist, advocating to the high command of the German Reichswehr that the Empire should resume its old wartime nuclear weapons project

[Senyosu]

While it is fallacious to say that the human mind is inclined to rational thinking and logic, it is inherently an observable case that the human cognition functions on the basis of patterns and ordered stimuli. This gives off an impression if logical thought and to a certain extent, is what defines the basis of latent intelligence. Of course, it is this very trait that causes us to have thise moments to see oaterns when really, there simply are not any.

-Hyatōri Misamunē-

[Allancia]

"Do not burn your wool coat so that you can stay warm for the night."

-Allancian proverb

[Auzkhia]

"Everyone talks about love, but yet, no one knows what it means."
-Lord Blue Thunder

[Estainia]

"Everyone talks about love, but yet, no one knows what it means."
-Lord Blue Thunder

"Insanity. Love is insanity, I speak from venerable experience." - Cornelius Maximilian

[Las Palmeras]

"Love is an...abstract concept. I can't explain it concretely. I mean, it's not like you can see a three walking down the street everyday."
-No Name

[Ruridova]

"Everyone talks about love, but yet, no one knows what it means."
-Lord Blue Thunder

"Insanity. Love is insanity, I speak from venerable experience." - Cornelius Maximilian

"Seeing that you are insane, I think the results might have been tainted- though I have no results of my own on this issue."
- C.M. Tagliaferro

[Senyosu]

Love is me getting punched in the face.

Frufax bruh.

-Hyatōri Misamunē-

[Estainia]

"Insanity. Love is insanity, I speak from venerable experience." - Cornelius Maximilian

"Seeing that you are insane, I think the results might have been tainted- though I have no results of my own on this issue."
- C.M. Tagliaferro

Actually, he's terrifyingly sane these days.

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"The world is dark and filled with danger, always remember that, Roland." - Tiberius Maximilian, 1998 AD

[Las Palmeras]

"It's an invented social construct which varies in worth from culture to culture. Said cultures also define rules for how to deal with it. And even culture changes love, because we've gone from 'marriage=love' and 'sex=love' or 'chivalrous and spiritual love' to individualized 'love'. As a result the broadest and most general definition I can give is: 'A very strong positive feeling towards something.' "
-The Office Lady

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"Love is one of those stupid buzzwords associated with hearts and glurge-worthy media. It's some sappy invention of fickle human nature which supposedly helps people get along with each other; something that apparently hasn't happened since humanity is what it is."
-Montserrat Zorilla

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"We firmly believe love is wanting the best for somebody else for the sheer sake of it, in every possible aspect. However, this isn't just romantic love between two people."
-Tomoko and José Zorilla

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"QED."
-Montserrat Zorilla