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> And if you have the guns, you can just take wealth from the trades-folk. “In a room sit three great men, a king, a priest, and a rich man with his gold. Betw
by klipt 4y ago
> And if you have the guns, you can just take wealth from the trades-folk.
“In a room sit three great men, a king, a priest, and a rich man with his gold. Between them stands a sellsword, a little man of common birth and no great mind. Each of the great ones bids him slay the other two. ‘Do it,’ says the king, ‘for I am your lawful ruler.’ ‘Do it,’ says the priest, ‘for I command you in the name of the gods.’ ‘Do it,’ says the rich man, ‘and all this gold shall be yours.’ So tell me – who lives and who dies?”
- danrocks 4y agoWhere's that from? Killing the rich man is the clear winner here. 10/10 would slay again.
- bpodgursky 4y agoIt's from Game of Thrones, and there's no right answer. The point is that power lies where people think it lies.
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- ilrwbwrkhv 4y agoThe sellsword swings and chops off three heads at once and becomes the new incredibly wealthy god king.
- fakedang 4y agoOn the other hand, the sellsword could kill just the rich man and the King, and be legitimized by the priest as the next god king. Then he could use his power to slowly delegitimize the priest.
- MonkeyClub 4y agoWell spotted, you’ve read a bit on the hit story of the papacy I see :)
- irrational 4y agoIt probably depends on the personal values of the sellsword. Maybe the sellsword is a true religious believer. Maybe they are a true patriot. Maybe they are in it for the money.
- xenonite 4y agoHe kills no one and they live happily ever after.