Questions tagged [kingdom]
For questions about the monarchic system of government and the country the monarch rules. The monarch does not necessarily need to be a king.
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How to protect a country with no army, no police, no guards, no military authority? [closed]
In this country there's no such job as "armed men", no one is getting paid just for killing others and standing around looking menacingly just to scarecrow away the aggressors.
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How can you change up medieval feudalism while keeping the concept of 'houses'?
My world is ruled by vampire-like superhumans, who have supernatural abilities like prescience and telepathy. The vampires require human blood to sustain their powers and long life. They lord over and ...
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How would a country or kingdom instill loyalty and patriotism in its citizens and military? [closed]
How would a country or kingdom instill loyalty and patriotism in its citizens and military? With technology around 1930-1940
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Making an Evil Empire not too humanized [closed]
In my world, there is an "evil" empire trying to expand its rule. However, in reality, they are just like any other empire expanding. Despite this, I still want to make them like a force the ...
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Is a monarchic confederation possible?
In my world that is set in a future Earth, there is a transcontinental country corresponding to the respective areas of the Fifth French Republic, the United-Kingdom of Great-Britain and Northern ...
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Why would a country have both a monarch and a president?
In a Web-miniseries I want to create, Les Superbes Germains Lacasse (I want that the original title to be in French) (the title means The Super Lacasse Siblings), there is a strange country that can ...
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How to prevent adventurers from ganging up on dragon?
In the 13th century A.D., the king put up a hefty bounty for anyone who can help defeat the dragon and rescue his daughter. Actually, this was all according to the king's devious plan. The dragon was ...
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How can immortal kingdoms retain their power base over the course of millennia?
The world is divided up into seven continents, each ruled by a family or clan of immortals. Altogether, these immortals number 10,000. They cannot be killed by any means, having the ability to ...
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How can kingdoms of the ancient world be left in the hands of lesser mortals while demigods exist?
A messiah was sent with the specific purpose of saving humanity from their sins, but unfortunately failed to overcome his human weaknesses. He was said to have an " impatient eye " with the ...
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What could be a valuable resource in an isolated desert, where workforce should be really small in an era before the discovery of electricity?
It's an era before the discovery of electricity and I'm aiming for realism.
There is a small desert town of only 15 people by a river and along a strong trade route (so they don't have to produce ...
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is it possible for a kingdom to live off of rice, beans, eggs, potatoes, and chicken, and general food from foraging and hunting?
my question is literally right there. the general amount of people is about 2500 people. 1000 are men, 1000 are women, and 500 are kids. whatever farm area amount is required, I won't mind. as long as ...
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Reason/Mechanism for seemingly randomly lengthened lifespans in characters in a roughly viking-age world [closed]
So here's the deal. I'm working with the idea that in my world, people can have very different lifespans. Most people live a normal lifespan - the book is set in a fantasy world roughly equivalent to ...
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Usurper securing a throne while keeping allies of killed king [closed]
How to take over a throne at the same time keep the allies of the previous king despite cultural/religious differences
Like when Alexander the Great died, several regions were ruled by his generals. ...
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What would define kingdoms in a fantasy setting? [closed]
Preface: This is a very abstract question since it really would depend on the worldbuilder, and the type of setting they are trying to build.
In Established Works
In works such as Lord of the Rings, ...
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All hail the sun disk! How to maximize ancient Egypt's acceptance of Ahkenaten's religion?
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Ahkenaten was a bit of a heretical pharaoh in ancient Egypt. While it was customary at the time for the pharaoh to choose a god to be associated with, Ahkenaten went further and proclaimed ...
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For what reasons shall a kings residence be outside the city ? [closed]
I plan on the kings having a residence right outside the city. Does it really work?
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Why might a country want to switch from a democracy to a monarchy? [closed]
Most people would like to have a choice in who leads their country, and so many people are more attracted to democracies. Dividing out the power to govern among many people who the voters see as the ...
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