Lysander the Great

GOOD AFTERNOON, ORBIS!!! Last night's show marked the conclusion of the 2024 Awards. We want to thank you all for joining us through this awards process, whether as a voter or as a representative, in particular for your efforts in nominating and voting on your fellow Orbis citizens. We would also like to congratulate not only last night's winners, but all those who were nominated and made it through to the final vote. Without further ado, here are your 2024 Academy Awards Winners! If you missed the show, you can listen to it here. If you'd like to view each of the rounds (including all the nominations, shortlisting and counting), you can find all information on that here. We would also like to know your take on this year's process, please complete this form to help us improve for next time. When we have this year’s awards completed, we will be sending them to the Administration team to get them added to everyone’s nation/alliance page. Thanks for a great year and congratulations to all the winners! We look forward to seeing you again next year - Your 2024 Academy Awards Committee

THE AWARDS ARE HERE! It is my distinct pleasure to announce that, after a great deal of blood, sweat, and tears, the 2024 Academy Awards are ready for voting! We appreciate your patience. As seems to be a yearly tradition, a great deal of things broke, but we have persevered to bring you the awards through a new method of voting. Rather than doing the usual three forum posts, the awards committee was asked to hold the vote for the awards in-game this year. As such, you will find every question for the awards at this link - https://politicsandwar.com/polls/view-all - and be sure to report any bugs you come across! The voting is currently set to close at the end of day Friday, March 28th. Whether this will be the in-game deadline or the irl deadline of 11:59pm is still to be determined. I would encourage everyone to join the awards server - found here https://discord.gg/NNvM8jdhnS - to keep up to date on the details. The awards show is set to be hosted by myself, Ashwin, and Morf at 9:00pm EST in the main P&W server - https://discord.gg/StN6RAUpz2 - on Saturday, March 29th. Feel free to reach out with questions, concerns, bugs, or any other comments!

A Cat, a Bat, and a Wolf walk into a bar. Despite the protests from the other two, the Bat insists on ordering nachos for the group. The Cat, in a dramatic flair, knocks his drink off the bar and exclaims, “By my sword, I’ll have another!” This prompts the Wolf to snarl at the bartender, “Don’t you dare give him another!” And at that moment, the Bat, fresh from the bathroom, collides with a wall and cries out, “Who puts a wall there?” As time passes and the friends have had their share of food and drink, they lean back, clutching their stomachs, knowing that trouble is brewing. TLDR - The Sword Coast, House Stark, and Arkham Asylum are diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome and decide to name their bloc after this traumatic event. Signatories The Sword Coast Fortune Teller of Prophecy: Aero Keeper of Prophecy: Left Behind House Stark King in the North: Darth Ataxia Hand of the King: Samani Three-Eyed Raven: Lysander Arkham Asylum General Director: Seb Deputy Director: CookieMonster

Glad to see the old tariff idea is getting attention again!

Where have I seen this before...

You were the best thing to happen to this game in years. Good luck, Village. I hope irl treats you well.

Happy Birthday to my friends at Dark Brotherhood!

And I thought I was the one who pushed propaganda! 10/10

Great to see our Roman brothers join in!

Congratulations @Jacob Knox! It’s been a pleasure knowing you, and I look forward to many fun times ahead. Good luck with what comes next!

Glad the forums have turned into Reddit posts of “AITA.” We’ve made it, guys.

As Captain-General Jeric and the Guardians of the Dawn flew through yet another solar system on the legion’s long journey, they noticed an odd planet that reminded them of a place called Earth they’d visited before. This planet had no known name in the ship’s navigation system, but was noticeably colder than what seemed normal for the planet’s location. Nevertheless, life was still abundant, and the Legion of Dawn broadly agreed it seemed like a suitable place to rest before continuing on their journey. The legion landed near a castle called Winterfell, and shortly after found themselves investigated by a local scouting party. Captain-General Jeric and the Guardian of the Bastion, Kan, agreed to visit with the rulers of the local kingdom. They found the castle of Winterfell impressive, despite being antiquated compared to the technology they were used to. The representatives of the Legion of Dawn, after asserting they were not there to cause any trouble, found themselves feasting merrily with the King of Winter, Ataxia Stark, and his advisors. Tales were sung of battles past, with undernotes of warning about “the coming Winter.” Jeric and Kan believed they could quite easily fix this problem, as their ship was capable of producing a tremendous amount of energy which could easily be released to warm the planet and prevent the encroaching cold, and offered their aid. “Are you certain you wish to join us in the fight against the Winter?” King Ataxia asked, with a furrow in his brow. “Of course,” said Captain-General Jeric. The two shook hands, formalizing the alliance. “After all,” Jeric said, “how hard could dealing with some snow really be?” “Snow?” Ataxia questioned. “Snow is the least of your worries now…” And in the far distance, the White Walkers felt the birth of the new alliance, and were worried. TL:DR The Legion of Dawn and House Stark sign an MnDoAP.

I appreciate the cameo, thank you

I wish you well, Alan. It’s been an honor fighting alongside you, and in general my time in the game has been better for knowing you. It’s been a rough road, at times, but ultimately - I think the game’s better for having had folks like you make the efforts you did. The memory of Black Skies, and of your accomplishments, will far outlast the negatives. For certain, I can say that working with you has provided an awareness of the true intentions of a lot of the game. It’s a shame this wasn’t a better environment for what you were looking to do; it should have been. Good luck, my friend, and Godspeed.

I expect to see you all achieve a game-wide NAP to end all war. Oh wait...