On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 11:26 PM, Kurt Feltenberger <xxxxxx@thepaw.org> wrote:

Would the Imperium wield a broadsword and actually go in and break things and kill people when it intervened, or would it be risk averse to killing and simply try and run up the score killing trucks, pumps, wheat threshers, and whatever else could be used to "make a point"?

My Imperium would definitely take the latter course, whenever possible. *Much* cheaper, both in monetary and PR terms.

Richard Aiken

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