Goblin Revolution! (One Throw Chart)

These goblins want to form a new government, and want it now!

Roll to determine
d4 Degree of stability
d6 Level of complexity
d8 Type of government
d10 National trait/ideal #1
d10% National trait/ideal #2
d12 Means of managing dissent
d20 Means of agitating for revolution

Degree of Stability
1 Wildly unstable, likely to devolve into infighting
2 Likely to fall apart under small stresses
3 Mostly stable, will likely hold together
4 Cohesive and stable

Level of complexity
1 Rudimentary plans for who should be in charge, little else
2 Basic concept of who should lead, how to pay for government
3 Fundamental concepts of how to choose a leader, how to pass laws, collecting taxes
4 All basic functions of government are planned out, with some details on departments
5 A few blueprints for a fully functioning government are bandied about
6 Lengthy manifestos argue for multiple highly complex governmental plans

Type of Government
1 Agrarian anarcho-communism
2 Plutocratic oligarchy
3 Noocratic social democracy
4 Non-hereditary monarchy
5 Technocratic republicanism
6 Theocratic despotism
7 Military dictatorship
8 Corporate capitalist dictatorship

National Trait/Ideal (#1)
1 Linguistic diversity
2 Social cynicism
3 Emphasis on cultural homogeneity
4 Emphasis on cultural diversity
5 Highly literate, well-educated social ideal
6 Obsession with thriftiness
7 Prone to mass delusions and conspiracy theories
8 Obsession with the mystical and arcane
9 Tendency to solve problems with violence
10 Tendency to solve problems with trade and/or bribery

National Trait/Ideal (#2)
00 Religious unity
10 Religious diversity
20 Technological progress
30 Environmental awareness
40 Emphasis on social traditions
50 Fast-paced lifestyle
60 Plain-spoken truth-telling
70 Obsessed with work efficiency
80 Lengthy civil holidays
90 Compulsory military service

Means of Managing Dissent
1 Call in the "enforcers"
2 Call out all supporters to mob the streets
3 Attack a public institution and blame it on the dissenters
4 Claim nothing is happening at all
5 Claim the dissenters are paid foreign agents
6 Claim the dissenters aren't ideologically pure enough
7 Claim the dissenters are on the right track, but aren't right
8 Join the dissenters and make lukewarm reforms
9 Loose a pack of semi-feral wolves into the streets
10 Burn, cut up, or eat any dissenting publications
11 Call a series of local forums to discuss dissent
12 Shame anyone who isn't willing to take all and any forms of dissent seriously

Means of Agitating for Revolution
1 An obscene amount of fire and explosives
2 Threats of a magical apocalypse
3 Bullying opponents with packs of semi-feral wolves
4 Threatening to eat opponents
5 Careful use of bribery and public goading
6 High-quality propaganda
7 Political rallies and demonstrations
8 Threats of constant goat stampedes
9 Murdering high-ranking political leaders
10 Robbing banks and financial institutions
11 Building threatening effigies
12 Stirring up class consciousness among the peasantry
13 Petitioning low-level nobles to engage in potentially incriminating schemes
14 Blackmailing religious leaders
15 Attempting to form an extremist dummy government in contrast to the real government
16 Threatening to assist a foreign government if not appeased
17 Threats of widespread demonic possession
18 Crude but pervasive propaganda
19 Poisoning wells and water sources
20 Murdering tax collectors

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