tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post4404838784978651634..comments2024-01-25T13:46:11.967-06:00Comments on The Bronze Blog: Pointless Question #22Ryan Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14750814560493466382noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post-90809225994602566322008-05-08T01:40:00.000-05:002008-05-08T01:40:00.000-05:00Most of the kids don't run fast enough to get away...Most of the kids don't run fast enough to get away. The slow ones keep the nameless evil well-fed and lazy, so I don't have to waste my guards and soldiers on useless attacks. This kid's got potential; recruit him into the military, or at least the messenger program, and send one of the more portly boys in to placate the incomprehensible one.Tom Fosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796424725228769265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post-39274601622875107022008-05-06T03:22:00.000-05:002008-05-06T03:22:00.000-05:00Well, what did *you* expect? What kind of bedtime ...Well, what did *you* expect? What kind of bedtime stories do you think kings grow up on? Sensible military policy? *WRONG* We grew up on tales of derring-do done by right-place-right-time heroes. The kid had the look, the 'tude, the whole package. Not *my* fault he could barely lift the sword I gave him.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02382164618147050967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post-83033134587150788302008-04-29T12:58:00.000-05:002008-04-29T12:58:00.000-05:00Hell, you've got a million rusty swords. There's ...Hell, you've got a million rusty swords. There's bound to be one Hero of Time trapped in a 15-year-old's body somewhere in the kingdom, and it's a damn sight cheaper than actually building an effective military.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post-21384803080412412702008-04-29T09:41:00.000-05:002008-04-29T09:41:00.000-05:00The Parliament has cut your military budget again?...The Parliament has cut your military budget again?Clint Bourgeoishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12347615505624590515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post-56208068110719851262008-04-29T05:05:00.000-05:002008-04-29T05:05:00.000-05:00The kid then run off screaming, at which case I ca...The kid then run off screaming, at which case I can [i]refuse[/i] to let him save the kingdom, and he'll stubbornly do it just to rub it in.<BR/><BR/>And hey, those 12-year old rat stabbers with breadknives are just falling over themselves to do little jobs for XP. As policies go, it's even better than conscription, and easier to implement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com