Wait, what are we going to Canada for?

ZING!

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They don't care if thier troops blow thier paychecks in Vegas on leave.....they resent how the NCR as a whole is being bled dry operating the Dam and protecting House without getting any assistance from him.




Yes, House wouldn't ask, he would demand it as his right. But that's in the microscopic chance he would ever agree to make a deal with Caesar.....the rest of your post below makes it quite clear you agree with me he'd be an idiot to have anything to do with him, I am not sure why you say House could benefit by allying with Caesar.



Caesar isn't concerned by money, he wants Fame and Glory....what motivates him is the thought of schoolchildren in 4281 AD being taught about him and reading the book he writes about his own exploits. What he wants is immortality, to be a historical figure like Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great, Achilles, ect that will never be forgotten. The fact that the pedestal he's building to exalt himself on is based on a rotten foundation completely escapes him....but not House or any other pre-war NPCs you speak to such as Marcus or Beatrix. Raul notes that CL's method of keeping order does work, but I doubt he really has much use for them. Even if House wanted to work with Caesar...and you've provided many reasons why he would not....he couldn't as he doesn't fit Caesar's template. No Totalitarian Dictator can tolerate a independent power inside their domain, it's a deadly threat to thier rule. And if that independent power was busy pursuing a agenda that contradicts all your doctrine it makes it even worse.



And we're arguing about what, exactly? Caesar's whole outlook on like is fatally flawed, and his dream is doomed to fail. You seem to think House is incapable of pride...I say look at Benny, his obituary, the positive glee he expresses when he talks about the effects his trap will have on the NCR's Administration once he springs it, and the way he lets the Courier into striking distance of him and you'll see plenty of pride. When it comes to the Courier he doesn't have many other options, but he clearly thinks he can handle him/her. And as far as "City/States"...the centralized States such as France and Spain only tolerated such on thier frontiers, usually abutting one of thier rivals. The English Crown didn't tolerate any at all. Most of them were in what is now Germany and Italy, which did not unify until the 19th Century. And the Kings of England, France and Spain weren't "God-Kings".




Caesar isn't one of them...he aspires to be one of the Great Captains of history and has been single-mindedly working towards that goal for 20 years. Schoolchildren in the far future aren't going to want to read about how Caesar scavved for House so he could send colony ships into space....they want to read thrilling tales of the sacking of Shady Sands and how the last President and Senate of the NCR were led down the Strip in chains before Caesar's chariot and then crucified along Fremont Street in Freeside. And as far as finances go....Caesar's currency is backed by gold and silver and stronger than caps or NCR$. Seems to me he has his finances well in hand at least in the short term. The financial problems won't begin until they run out of ready sources of fresh slaves, making them valuable enough to where they have to be treated with some care.




They don't understand him because he doesn't talk to others or try to enlist them in his dream....mainly because he despises them. House could probably find allies in the NCR willing to help him with his dream....but if Caesar learned what House was aiming to do he would redouble his efforts to kill him. Vegas would do OK as Sin City at least under NCR rule.....it's de facto rulers are businessmen, after all. What NCR really wants is the Dam and access to the Colorado. Under the Legion.....Vegas would change totally. The Chairmen...and probably the Omertas...would all be dead and the White Gloves too busy administering Caesar's Empire to operate a casino. When not planning or executing the war against the NCR intended to propel him into the history books, Caesar would probably be busy turning NV into a monument to his vanity by making use of the nearby quarry to build grotesque copies of the Colosseum, ect. He might not even care if the Dam stops producing electricity.

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