As a note on the previous 'teaching the Roman Republic' tweet - I always find it kind of funny that in speculative fiction (esp. fantasy) you get these simple, elegant governing systems as compared to the hilariously over-complicated kludge of actual historical governments.
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Actual Town: No no, the Consul doesn't handle finances, the ::checks notes:: 10-ish quaestors do. The consul is elected by the people, yeah, but not by THOSE people, he's elected by this different assembly. Also there are two consuls. Shoulda said that first. Now the Senate...
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So here's the thing but this guy's a tribune, so he's not elected by either the assembly that elects the consuls or the one for the quaestors, but by this other assembly. Are these assemblies different people? No, mostly the same people, organized slightly differently.
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No no, no he's not a military tribune (some of which are appointed by the consuls and some of which are elected) he's a tribune of the plebs, which is a completely different and unrelated office despite both of them being called 'tribunus.' Same name, totally different job.
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Oh, and despite 'tribunus' meaning 'tribal officer' the tribune of the plebs is not elected by the tribal assembly and... wait...why is everyone leaving? I haven't gotten to the interrex yet! Or the quest hook!
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Considering that most people leave school with pretty much this view of real-life modern government, is it any surprise that fiction doesn't quite do justice to the complexity of society?
Kiitos. Käytämme tätä aikajanasi parantamiseen. KumoaKumoa
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Embracing the messy reality makes ad-libbing this stuff a lot easier. Works well with games that encourage players contribute to the world. In
#SerpentineRPG the government is hilariously opaque and players with the right skill points can "remember" (ie, invent) convenient laws.Kiitos. Käytämme tätä aikajanasi parantamiseen. KumoaKumoa
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