Quote Originally Posted by a500lbgorilla View Post
Yeah, but even if you start a Religion. That's just a means to an army. Eventually you'll want sway over those people who can figure out the puzzle of this abandoned civilization. Or those that find a different religion. The political end game is going to be some sort of war, right?
I wouldn't call it a means to an army, means almost implies intent, where as an army is more of a byproduct here. And either way, I'd want nothing to do with the army, I'd have my most devoted follower as the general, and make sure she understood that the sole purpose of her life was to ensure my (gods/prophets/...etc) survival and prosperity.

But once I've got an army, I'd also need an intelligence service, and some theortical thinkers to plan the long game, and perhaps some marketing experts to keep the brand going, and I guess a police service to control those who don't like me getting first choice of all of the women, and I'd probably have to set up some form of utiities management council, and the heads of each of these posts would have power, and it's unlikely I can trust that many people, urrrrggggghhhhhhhh yuck, this sounds like hard work now, I'd prob just move to the south, it seems nice there.