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Probably has some kind of celebration, changing of months would definitely be more celebrated however as there would be some kind of festival on the new moon where people pray for the moon to come back, might over time just become the 1st of each month
Zuzek and Felix Femboi
The Bassiliyans celebrate the greatest of Otoism holidays: Midsummer's Day. On this day, the sun passes at its highest peak and lasts there the longest. Oto's favor beats down upon the whole earth from the sky for the longest day of the year. This is also the day that it was revealed to the first Emperor and High Preist of Bassiliya that his family was the rightful ruling house of the empire, sparking the Eternal War.
Zuzek and Felix Femboi
First, concerning the poll: Belgium ! (although every country makes good food, except the English, speaking by experience lol)
For the last question time: Battlavian has 2 great festivals linked to the changing of seasons, one is a bit before the beginning of spring, where it represents the fight and the death of their legendary dragon, giving its own life to protect its people and make flourish life anew. Or to quote my rp with Noyistain: "The Dragon Festival, for example, is a multi-day festival that begins five days before spring, with parades and music starting in the north announcing the arrival of the dragon and our ancestors. These parades pass along the rivers and the main roads of towns and cities. This festival ends in the south with a great act in Bergen where the villains are killed, the dragon succumbs and new lives are created, meaning that's the beginning of spring"
The other is on the last day of fall, which is usually made of great public and private feasts, games and dances, music is everywhere. It was originally to celebrate for a good next harvesting season and a mild winter. Battlavians believe that celebrating so much before winter will, by creating good energies, have good consequences (they don't believe in luck) for winter and the next harvesting season, overwhelming the bad energies. Every town and city has its own tradition but at least one priest, at some point, makes a sermon and then begins the gift-giving part of the event. Some towns and cities prefer to begin with it, while others prefer to put it at the end of the day. This day is also a perfect one for people to declare and express their love, and also to forgive others. Usually, it ends, with fireworks for wealthier places and, traditional songs sing together, by those not yet asleep, hand-in-hand, all along the night.
There are many other events linked to seasons but not to the changing of the seasons.
Bassiliya, Zuzek, Felix Femboi, and Hantariel
The day is bright and a hot wind is blowing through the streets. Flowering plants and colorful flowers can be seen everywhere and the sounds of summer fill the air. Those who stand in the crowd, waiting for the Diarchs, sip from beakers of frothy beer and chilled cider, which helps to add to the happy mood and loud chatter. The Diarchs, dressed in light, summery colors, step out onto their terrace, and the crowd whispers in anticipation. Then, they speak. "It is the pleasure of the Diarchs that, in celebration of the coming spring, a tourney will be held! From across the world, warriors and champions shall try themselves against each other in single combat, the winner being declared 'Summer Soldier'. May the best warrior win!"
Thegye is having yet another tourney event! Our Midsummer tourney event is open for all to participate in. All you have to do is fill out the simple form before July 15th and before all the slots are full (16 is the max number)! Amazingly, we only have 4 slots left. See the dispatch below for more information:
Thegye Midsummer Tourney Event
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This month, Thegye will be holding a simulated tournament with contestants from nations both within and outside our region. If you are interested, continue reading! Instructions are below. If you have any questions, make sure to telegram Bassiliya or DM him on Discord!
HOW IT WORKS
1. To begin, you will need to register for the tournament using the proper registration below. Once you've completed the form, you can send it to Bassiliya via telegram or Discord. Once you have registered and created your character, you can sit back and relax. THE DEADLINE FOR ENTRY IS JULY 15TH. There are a limited number of slots, so make sure you sign up quickly! ALL SLOTS NOW FULL!
2. Each character will be sorted into a tourney bracket. Each bracket will have a certain number of players and some NPCs created to fill the gaps. Each day, a tier of the bracket will be simulated, with each character fighting five rounds to win the match and move to the next tier.
3. Should a character be defeated in battle by their opponent, they will be placed in the secondary tourney bracket, where all player characters face off in a death-match. The winner of the second bracket will be crowned the Hell's Champion.
4. One character will come out on top, defeating all other opponents, and will be crowned the Summer Soldier!
REGISTRATION
Below are the simple registration and character creation forms.
NationStates Region:
Character Name:
Gender:
Nationality:
Weapon of Choice:
Stats
Strength:
Speed:
Agility:
Fortitude:
Skill:
Initiative:
*Note: Each character is limited to a max of twelve (12) points total for stats. You may as many or as little as you like. Not filling out any points will result in your character receiving an even spread of points.
Results will come out daily, as available. Please be patient! Again, if you have any questions, make sure to let us know!
MAY THE BEST WARRIOR WIN!
Original content and created by Bassiliya. Do not reproduce, in whole or part, without express permission.
Zuzek and Felix Femboi
Hello
(Smh nobody said hello to dear old Zuzek)
hello to dear old Zuzek
Zuzek and Felix Femboi
thanks :)
hello to dear old Zuzek
Bassiliya, Zuzek, and Felix Femboi
thanks :)
The first day of the tourney is complete, everyone! A stunning first-fight upset for the contestants from Zuzek and Beaver khaganate. Very surprising! Check out the results from the tourney below and make sure to leave a nice upvote.
-(1) ZWEI THE DEVIOUS vs. (16) RANDO MAGATAL
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The two warriors enter the ring to loud cheering and applause. Each makes his way before the royal platform and bows deeply to the Diarchs. Then, at the signal of the referee, the fight begins.
Rando charges at Zwei, swinging his heavy saber down at the Floridian. Taken by surprise, Zwei is unable to dodge the blow properly, receiving a hefty cut on his left arm and shoulder. Roaring in pain, he swings his anchor hard around at Rando, but only manages to trip the Beavkhaganatean. Rando, kneeling on the ground, takes a desperate blow, misses, but manages to bring the blunt, thick back of the saber blade crashing into the side of Zwei's head. The Floridian moans and falls sideways, unconscious. Rando Magatal, the contestant from Beaver khaganate wins, defeating Zwei the Devious of Zuzek!
-(9) ILLTASH THE LESSER vs. (8) JEYLAN
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The two warriors enter the ring to loud cheering and applause. Each makes his way before the royal platform and bows deeply to the Diarchs. Then, at the signal of the referee, the fight begins.
Jeylan and Illtash charge each other, smashing into a grappling pile of limbs and weapons. Jeylan swings his train, a 1:75 scale model of a Marklin 30000, and Illtash slashes with his saber. Finally, the two separate, both with cuts and wounds. Jeylan winds back and hurls his model train into Illtash's face, smacking him square in the forehead. Another model train appeared in his hands, an HSB 99 6001, which also crunches into Illtash, knocking him out. Jeylan from Felix Femboi wins, beating Illtash the Lesser of Great katyusha!
-(5) ALEXANDER ZVEZDOV vs. (12) TUKARAM SET
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The two warriors enter the ring to loud cheering and applause. Each makes his way before the royal platform and bows deeply to the Diarchs. Then, at the signal of the referee, the fight begins.
The two characters circled each other, neither moving very fast. Finally, the referee signaled the two of them to fight. Charging forward, Alexander swung his blades, but only managed to land a small cut on Tukaram's leg. The two grappled and wrestled for a few minutes, conclusively. Finally, Alexander came out on top, pummelling the Indian with the pommels. Unconcious, the model maze fell from his hands. Alexander Zvezdov, the contestant from Renaria wins, defeating Tukaram Set of Indusse!
-(4) ALASKA vs. (13) SKRAGTOOF
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The two warriors enter the ring to loud cheering and applause. Each makes his way before the royal platform and bows deeply to the Diarchs. Then, at the signal of the referee, the fight begins.
Alaska charges the hulking Freeboota warrior, swinging their custom-made rolling-pin, the Bazooka-Vacuum. Thwaking and smacking it against Skragtoof in a fury of blows, they successfully stun the Freeboota for a moment. Blindly sweeping his poleaxe around himself, Skragtoof manages to force the Sweed back. Leaping inside the range of the polearm, Alaska rains another fury of blows down. Suddenly, Skragtoof reels back, struck in the face and head with the Bazooka-Vacuum. He falls back, shaking the ground. Alaska, the contestant from New Eestiball wins, defeating Skragtoof of Da waaaagh!
-(3) JULAIS vs. (14) GHADA
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The two warriors enter the ring to loud cheering and applause. Each makes his way before the royal platform and bows deeply to the Diarchs. Then, at the signal of the referee, the fight begins.
Ghada and Julais rush at each other, but both attempted blows miss. The zorse from Selt swipes their hind legs at the passing Phloo-Axolotlite, knocking him over. Stunned for a moment, Julais barely rolls out of the way of the stamping hooves of the Seltic thoroughbred. Striking up swiftly with his spear, Julais crack's Ghada a knockout blow across the forehead and snout, causing the zorse to collapse. Julais, the contestant from Axolotl Land wins, defeating Ghada of Peraro Krotoik!
-(6) LYCAN LIHAO vs. (11) SVEN
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The two warriors enter the ring to loud cheering and applause. Each makes his way before the royal platform and bows deeply to the Diarchs. Then, at the signal of the referee, the fight begins.
Lycan, drawing his bow, looses an arrow that strikes Sven in the foreleg. Growling and roaring, Sven dodges the next arrow, but a third strikes him in the other foreleg, causing him to slam forward on his face, immobilizing and stunning him. Lycan Lihao, the contestant from Bythorthe wins, defeating Sven of Aquastareite!
-(7) SIR JOBST OF ZAJIC vs. (10) HIGH PRIEST MOGNUS
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The two warriors enter the ring to loud cheering and applause. Each makes his way before the royal platform and bows deeply to the Diarchs. Then, at the signal of the referee, the fight begins.
The two warriors clash nosily, axe ringing off stone. Many blows can be heard, back and forth, as a large cloud of dust rises in the center of the tourney court. The crowd waits in apprehension. Finally, High Priest Mognus staggers backwards, a huge lump already showing on his bald pate. He stumbles for a moment and then falls over, Sir Jobst standing over his unconscious body. The crowd roars in approval. Sir Jobst of Zajic, the contestant from Haganham wins, defeating High Priest Mognus of Cisalpine And Switzerland!
-(2) LUMEN SKYBORNE vs. (15) THE SPEED LIZARD
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The two warriors enter the ring to loud cheering and applause. Each makes his way before the royal platform and bows deeply to the Diarchs. Then, at the signal of the referee, the fight begins.
The Speed Lizard, attempting to put his sword in his mouth, fumbles his weapon multiple times. Simply walking over to the hapless North Northlander, Lumen raises his lighthouse high and brings down a crashing blow on the Speed Lizard's head. Lumen Skyborne, the contestant from The flying skylark wins, defeating the Speed Lizard of The Lost Domain!
Zuzek and Felix Femboi
I can't believe it, my character lost. This is similar to Sus Orwell's manuscript 1384.
hello :>
I was on vacation.
The second and third days of the tourney are complete! A few more upsets in the second round, followed by the fall of Rando Magatal in the third round. Check out all the exciting results in both links below! Make sure to leave a nice upvote to show your support.
-(16) RANDO MAGATAL vs. (8) JEYLAN
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The two warriors enter the ring to loud cheering and applause. Each makes his way before the royal platform and bows deeply to the Diarchs. Then, at the signal of the referee, the fight begins.
Hoping to keep his streak up against all odds, Rando charges Jeylan, catching him off-guard. Swinging his saber past the defensive stance of the Liechtensteiner, Rando makes one quick blow, catching Jeylan's arm with a hefty cut, followed by a sharp blow to the temple. Unconcious, Jeylan falls to the ground. Rando Magatal, the contestant from Beaver khaganate wins, defeating Jeylan of Felix Femboi!
-(4) ALASKA vs. (5) ALEKSANDR ZVEZDOV
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The two warriors enter the ring to loud cheering and applause. Each makes his way before the royal platform and bows deeply to the Diarchs. Then, at the signal of the referee, the fight begins.
A roaring charge followed by a clash of weapons and the clang of armor is all the audience manages to see or hear as the two warriors rush together. As the dust clears for a moment, both warriors step back to catch their breath. Rushing at the Tulovian, Alaska brings their large, oversized hammer, also called a bazooka-vacuum, crashing down on Aleksandr's head. Alaksa from New Eestiball wins, beating Aleksandr Zvezdov of Renaria!
-(3) JULAIS vs. (6) LYCAN LIHAO
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The two warriors enter the ring to loud cheering and applause. Each makes his way before the royal platform and bows deeply to the Diarchs. Then, at the signal of the referee, the fight begins.
Firing off a quick burst of arrows, Lycan attempts to take the Phloo-Axolotlite out early. However, his arrows miss as Julais bounds forward and thrusts. Dancing aside, Lycan draws his dagger and slashes at his opponent. Back and forth, the two warriors fight, occasionally slicing an arm or a leg. Finally, Lycan kicks dirt into the eyes of Julais, stunning him and letting the Bythorian bring the pommel of his dagger down hard. Lycan Lihao, the contestant from Bythorthe wins, defeating Jualis of Axolotl Land!
-(7) SIR JOBST OF ZAJIC vs. (2) LUMEN SKYBORNE
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The two warriors enter the ring to loud cheering and applause. Each makes his way before the royal platform and bows deeply to the Diarchs. Then, at the signal of the referee, the fight begins.
Hefting his lighthouse in one hand, Lumen reels back and hurls the model at a charging Jobst. Unable to stop or dodge, the knight of Zajic takes the full force of the blow directly to the face, knocking him out cold. Lumen Skyborne, the contestant from The flying skylark wins, defeating Sir Jobst of Zajic of Haganham!
-DEFEATED BRACKET
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-(1) ZWEI THE DEVIOUS vs. (9) ILLTASH THE LESSER
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The two warriors enter the ring to loud cheering and applause. Each makes his way before the royal platform and bows deeply to the Diarchs. Then, at the signal of the referee, the fight begins.
Seeking to redeem themself, Zwei attacks first, swinging their anchor about and tripping Illtash. Attempting to buy himself time, the Phusditian hurls his javelin, but it soars past the Floridian. Zwei smiles evilly and brings his anchor smashing down on Illtash, leaving nothing but a pool of red blood and gory remains. Zwei the Devious, the contestant from Zuzek wins, defeating Illtash the Lesser of Great katyusha!
-(12) TUKARAM SET vs. (13) SKRAGTOOF
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The two warriors enter the ring to loud cheering and applause. Each makes his way before the royal platform and bows deeply to the Diarchs. Then, at the signal of the referee, the fight begins.
Drawing out what he thought was maze (but is actually spelled maize), Tukaram hurls it at Skragtoof, but misses. Stunned by the brashness of his opponent, the Freeboota fails to react as the second and third ears crash into him. Overbalancing and stunned by the flying corn, he falls back onto his own sword, which protrudes from his belly. The crowd is silent of a moment and then roars in approval. Tukaram Set, the contestant from Indusse wins, defeating Skragtoof of Da waaaagh!
-(11) SVEN vs. (14) GHADA
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The two warriors enter the ring to loud cheering and applause. Each makes his way before the royal platform and bows deeply to the Diarchs. Then, at the signal of the referee, the fight begins.
Rushing at the cowering polar bear, who outweighs and outmuscles Ghada by far, the zorse brings his hooves (hoofs? hoofen? heef?) crashing down on the head of the hapless Sven. A second kick from his hind legs finishes the polar bear off, leaving him lifeless on the field. Ghada, the contestant from Peraro Krotoik wins, defeating Sven of Aquastareite!
-(15) THE SPEED LIZARD vs. (10) HIGH PRIEST MOGNUS
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The two warriors enter the ring to loud cheering and applause. Each makes his way before the royal platform and bows deeply to the Diarchs. Then, at the signal of the referee, the fight begins.
The High Priest begins hurling bits of the temples and churches of Cisalpine at the Speed Lizard. He manages to dodge them at first but catches one rock with his chin. A second boulder crushes him entirely. High Priest Mognus, the contestant from Cisalpine And Switzerland wins, defeating the Speed Lizard of The Lost Domain!
-(16) RANDO MAGATAL vs. (4) ALASKA
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The two warriors enter the ring to loud cheering and applause. Each makes his way before the royal platform and bows deeply to the Diarchs. Then, at the signal of the referee, the fight begins.
Rando's heavy saber cuts down quickly, biting into Alaska's leg and throwing them off-balance. Hurt, Alaksa dodges away from another few blows from the Beavkhaganatean. Seeing an opening, Alaska throws their signature bazooka-vacuum, which smashes into Rando's face, knocking him unconscious. Alaska, the contestant from New Eestiball wins, defeating Rando Magatal of Beaver khaganate!
-(6) LYCAN LIHAO vs. (2) LUMEN SKYBORNE
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The two warriors enter the ring to loud cheering and applause. Each makes his way before the royal platform and bows deeply to the Diarchs. Then, at the signal of the referee, the fight begins.
Charging at Lycan with his lighthouse in tow, Lumen brings a shattering blow down on the Bythorian, cracking his bow and sending his arrow thudding into the ground. His lighthouse lying in pieces on the floor, Lumen grabs a hefty chunk and smashes Lycan over the head again, knocking him out cold. Lumen Skyborne from The flying skylark wins, beating Lycan Lihao of Bythorthe!
-DEFEATED BRACKET
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-(1) ZWEI THE DEVIOUS vs. (7) SIR JOBST OF ZAJIC
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The two warriors enter the ring to loud cheering and applause. Each makes his way before the royal platform and bows deeply to the Diarchs. Then, at the signal of the referee, the fight begins.
Roaring, Jobst and Zwei run at each other, trading and blocking many blows. The knight of Zajic lands the first hit, cutting deep into Zwei's thigh with a blow from his waraxe. Not to be outdone, Zwei crashes his anchor-mace into Jobst's shield shattering it and breaking his arm. However, the Floridian failed to see the axe of the Czech come flashing down out of the sky. Zwei's headless body thumps to the ground to the cheers of the gathered crowd. Sir Jobst of Zajic, the contestant from Haganham wins, defeating Zwei the Devious of Zuzek!
-(2) JULAIS vs. (6) TUKARAM SET
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The two warriors enter the ring to loud cheering and applause. Each makes his way before the royal platform and bows deeply to the Diarchs. Then, at the signal of the referee, the fight begins.
Smiling at his out-distanced opponent, Julais waits patiently for the Indian to charge. Finally, taking the bait, Tukaram rushes at Jualis, only to impale himself on Julais' spear. Julais, the contestant from Axolotl Land wins, defeating Tukaram Set of Indusse!
-(14) GHADA vs. (5) ALEKSANDR ZVEZDOV
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The two warriors enter the ring to loud cheering and applause. Each makes his way before the royal platform and bows deeply to the Diarchs. Then, at the signal of the referee, the fight begins.
Rushing in so as to catch the Tulovian off guard, Ghada tramples over Aleksandr, knocking him to the floor and pounding him with his hooves. Roaring in pain, the Tulovian attempts to escape, rolling away from the crushing weight of the zorse. Rolling to his feet, Aleksandr lances Ghada's side, leaving a blade quivering in the zorse's flank. Baying loudly, Ghada turns around and delivers a skull-fracturing, spine-breaking, head-splitting double-hoof blow to the Tulovian's face and neck. The broken Tulovian flies ten feet back and crashes, dead on contact, into the ring's wooden wall. The crowd is silent at the brutal display of strength. Ghada, the contestant from Peraro Krotoik wins, defeating Aleksandr Zvezdov of Renaria!
-(8) JEYLAN vs. (10) HIGH PRIEST MOGNUS
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The two warriors enter the ring to loud cheering and applause. Each makes his way before the royal platform and bows deeply to the Diarchs. Then, at the signal of the referee, the fight begins.
Hurling model trains at the priest, Jeylan advances quickly. Dodging a desperate rock from Mognus, he hurls a train, which smashes into the Cisalpinian's face. Unable to hold the giant bolder over his head anymore, the High Priest lets it fall, crushing himself beneath it.Jeylan, the contestant from Felix Femboi wins, defeating High Priest Mognus of Cisalpine And Switzerland!
-(3) JULAIS vs. (7) SIR JOBST OF ZAJIC
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The two warriors enter the ring to loud cheering and applause. Each makes his way before the royal platform and bows deeply to the Diarchs. Then, at the signal of the referee, the fight begins.
Attacking swiftly, Sir Jobst cuts a deep gash into Julais's left leg, causing him to stumble. Fortunately, the next attack misses, but the knight of Zajic swings his shield around to bash the Phloo-Azolotl backwards. Raising his spear, Julais manages to land a blow, pricing the shoulder of the Czech. Angered, Sir Jobst knocks aside the spear and brings his wareaxe down, lodging into Julais's chest. The crowd roars in approval. Sir Jobst of Zajic, the contestant from Haganham wins, defeating Julais of Axolotl Land!
-(8) JEYLAN vs. (14) GHADA
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The two warriors enter the ring to loud cheering and applause. Each makes his way before the royal platform and bows deeply to the Diarchs. Then, at the signal of the referee, the fight begins.
Ghada gallops forward, leaving a trail of dust behind. Bowling into Jeylan, the zorse tramples him with its sharp hoves. Rolling away, the Liechtensteiner hurls a model bullet train at the zorse, goring it in the side. Angered, Ghada attempts to strike back, but Jeylan dodges. Pulling out a new model train, he slams it hard into the zorse's site, impaling it. Jeylan, the contestant from Felix Femboi wins, defeating Ghada of Peraro Krotoik!
I feel the need to point out that employment in this game makes no sense. Employment can go down due to issues that shouldn’t have anything to do with it, or when you decide to do projects that logically should create jobs. It’s especially egregious when you lose jobs after picking an option that explicitly promised to create them.
Question Time
If you could alter history without any repercussions, what would you change?
I have a lot of things that I would change, but the one that comes to mind first is making the Library of Alexandria not burn down. Imagine how much it would benefit our society today if it was still here, maybe we would actually have flying cars ;).
The Library of Alexandria is still a thing pretty sure only a bit of it burned down so it’s still around I believe…
Anyway I would make the British Empire never exist cause it would be cool to see how countries do stuff differently without the influence of them
twould be interesting, however I think that just means the french conquer the world instead of nations doing their own thing and no one wants that.
I'd probably make it so the nuclear bomb was never invented. Probably significantly lower the chances of us killing ourselves
Zuzek and Felix Femboi
So many choices! So so many. I think, if anything, I would give Tesla everything he needed to succeed. The man had some brilliant ideas and could, perhaps, have prevented a great deal of suffering and toil in the world through his inventions.
Zuzek and Felix Femboi
If that's the case then I guess I would return the library to its former glory. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I would make the Central Powers win World War I. This means no Treaty of Versailles, no Nazis, and maybe no Stalin if the Germans help the Whites win the Russian Civil War.
Zuzek and Felix Femboi
Probably make the art school accept Hitler, so he won't kill so many jews and send ppl to war.
I would prevent colonialism , to see how countries would evolve from the native populations instead of the forced french/British/Spanish/Portuguese populations
Twould be interesting, the side effect of less globalism would be interesting too, I wonder if the internet would exist, and also what would happen to all the people who colonised these lands. Europe would probably be a lot denser which most definitely could cause issues.
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