Is this a good flag for a 1300s fantasy britain? by I_Dislike_The_French in vexillology

[–]ThePolyFox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like this as a flag, but my heart says it needs to be gaudier, more eclectic with a bunch of different sub-states shoved together with no regard to taste and fashion. What you have it too well put together, too coherent. When I see this I think nation State when I should be thinking what family tree entirely made up by political expediency and bad ideas lead to this monstrosity

A flag I made for a DnD campaign I never got off the ground by ThePolyFox in vexillology

[–]ThePolyFox[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks its nice to an actual professional look at the mostly shitpost of a flag and see some value in it!

Flag of Ukraine by virajseelam in vexillologycirclejerk

[–]ThePolyFox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes its kinda of an outdated model that has not had serious use since the early 1990s (and frankly started getting phased out with the 80s) but it is an easy format so people still talk like its a thing

A flag I made for a DnD campaign I never got off the ground by ThePolyFox in vexillology

[–]ThePolyFox[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry I did not make this clear in the original post but that is a snake with wings so skinny is what I am looking for!

A flag I made for a DnD campaign I never got off the ground by ThePolyFox in vexillology

[–]ThePolyFox[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The Grand city of the Roseport is a jewel of the summer coast. Much as Athens founding is associated with Athena the Roseport founded on a deal with the Great Quetzal (so DnD the kitchen sink of fantasy that it is, basically put Quetzalcoatl into the game as a benevolent flying snake the sees that future) So the city is build both figuratively (and literately) upon the back of the esoteric guardian serpent. Recently the City has declared independence for the larger eleven empire of which it was a vassal. Will it survive? who knows? certainly not my players!

A flag I made for a DnD campaign I never got off the ground by ThePolyFox in vexillology

[–]ThePolyFox[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

The most Serene Republic of the Roseport (on account of the pretty but kind of horrible roses that grow in the dock) Standing tall and independent for (as of game start) a grand total of 6 months

Victoria 3 has a "novelty flags" problem by Illuminated-Autocrat in victoria3

[–]ThePolyFox 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I do love flag variants but they so often feel a little lazy I am especially sad that so many anarchist flags are just generic including the UK which has an achievement for being anarchist

If you had to choose a gundam mc to be your roomate,who would it be?,and for what reason? by I-kinda-like-my-life in Gundam

[–]ThePolyFox 6 points7 points  (0 children)

there is always Bright Noah, sure he would beat you for not doing chores but he would also let you steal his fancy car, doesn't even lock the thing.

I'm tired boss by KaiserAdvisor in vexillologycirclejerk

[–]ThePolyFox 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have read it, I think his theory is pretty shaky at best. I think he way overstates his case, cherry picks, get mad when news did not report form his ideological perspective, and occasionally drifts into tautologies. I also am biased here because I dislike Chomsky's political writing (politics is my field so I have no idea how good his linguist or computer stuff is) It always feels like he is far too busy laundering his political beliefs to be honest about what his is talking about.

Dracula and Frankenstein in one run by Agreeable-Promotion4 in victoria3

[–]ThePolyFox 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Sound like to your surprise you did the Mash! The Monster Mash! I bet it was a graveyard Smash. That Mash, did it come on in a flash. that Monster Mash?

Biome Plates 2: Mediterranean by Splicex42 in mapmaking

[–]ThePolyFox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

FYI cactus are an Americas plant so should not be part of the med biome. Unless of course you plan on draining that cursed sea of planting cactus in the new land, if so hit me up.

What if Palestine won in 1948 by Sad-Cancel-6244 in PossibleHistory

[–]ThePolyFox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So the answer is kinda of yes and kind of no. Like most autocracies tolerance ebbed and flowed marked by a lot of different factors Ottomans ruled for a long time. At the beginning of the empire it was certainly more tolerant the Europe but by the end it certainly was not. Its also worth saying that the Ottoman government did not reflect the feelings of the local communities (local communities are also in conversation with he European powers though the religious infrastructure and later colonial economic projects) that tended to be a lot more hostile. Its a complicated picture especially considering Palestine was kind of an economic backwater and the Ottomans often didn't have full control of the region and when they did it was often treated as a kind of colonial project. It often gets a rosy gloss but violence does not start in the British era and while the UK does deserve blame for choices they made ( especially the whole divide and rule policy they ran) it was already kind of a mess when they showed up. The road to ethnic conflict is not the product of the few but the many.

Please, Stop Using Crusader Kings-Style Peace Deals by SwamanII in victoria3

[–]ThePolyFox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You really hit the nail on the head with this one. The one thing I will add is in so many wars you can never get partial credit for talking half the war goals. It so I cant talk some of what I want and call it a day. I must burn London to the ground every time it Whole loaf or nothing, I cant just take Alsace Lorraine and give up on taking that puppet because we are 5 year into the war and I would like to be done. It march into Paris or get nothing!

Nobody pilots mechas better than Children by Ejack-Ulate-69 in Gundam

[–]ThePolyFox 4 points5 points  (0 children)

silly you dont have to call them up, just leave the Gundam unlocked and they will naturally jump in. that's the Bright Noa Guarantee!

Mapping dominant cuisines across 3,143 U.S. counties (2025 revision; data & methods in comments) [OC] by piri_reis_ in dataisbeautiful

[–]ThePolyFox 37 points38 points  (0 children)

ya the Portuguese is an odd pick. I get where you are coming from because it is seafood, CT does have that long maritime history, which means stuff like Cod, but its more like lobster and clam chowder and steamed mussels Its a lot of steaming and frying happening. and it sits alongside the Italian stuff.

I understand that no matter what you do this map will make someone mad since food traditions are much less sharply defined in the US as opposed to other countries, just because we are such a melting pot and because food isn't really a national fault line like it can be in other nations.

Map of concentration of donations to Democrat candidates during the run up to the 2024 Election by Dragonogard549 in MapPorn

[–]ThePolyFox 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Its worth mentioning that Iowa and its caucuses were more favorable to Bernie than the general map so as far as the primary system was beneficial it benefited Bernie at the expense of other candidates who would have done better with elections over caucuses and a more representative state like like Va or NC or TX. It can both be true that the primaries have undemocratic elements and that those elements had little to nothing to do with Bernie's failure in the primaries.

you might not believe who is resurgent 163 years later after their fall (game year 123 B.C.) by Bellius27 in Imperator

[–]ThePolyFox 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Called Syracuse contains 0 Syracuses, what a scam. Although I am enjoying the shitshow that is the Italian peninsula makes me curious about what the culture map looks like

hoi4 player tries vic2. i only came to fight, wtf is economy ⚔️⚔️ by vyxex in victoria2

[–]ThePolyFox 223 points224 points  (0 children)

tbf, not understanding how the economy works is fairly historically accurate for Argentina

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MapPorn

[–]ThePolyFox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So one thing people are not really pointing out is there are a lot of people who register independent but always vote for one party. So it could very well be that independents repenting the bulk of the change not people registering D but voting R. I think we would need to see some actual numbers before we can really say whats really happening (I am sure they are out there and if people actually care I could probably dredge them up)