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khorboth · 01-13-2019, 05:22 PM

In my TL10 space game, I had mega-corps which were effectively governments. As space expansion accelerated due to FTL invention, they had effective rule over new space stations and planetary colonies. Because people wouldn't go to an unstable place, they had to create such stability. A few generations along, each corp was effectively a republic with very few voting citizens. Each VP had to prove that they could manage the long-term stability of a moderate number of companies before being voted into the SVP level. Only SVPs have the power to elevate members to that status and then from SVP to C-level positions.

Now that I write it out, I see it really works a lot like the Catholic church. This tends to keep like-minded folk in power, and anybody who can't plan long-term hits a dead-end before getting near the top.

01-13-2019, 05:22 PM	#4
khorboth Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Denver, CO	Re: Using Megacorporations In my TL10 space game, I had mega-corps which were effectively governments. As space expansion accelerated due to FTL invention, they had effective rule over new space stations and planetary colonies. Because people wouldn't go to an unstable place, they had to create such stability. A few generations along, each corp was effectively a republic with very few voting citizens. Each VP had to prove that they could manage the long-term stability of a moderate number of companies before being voted into the SVP level. Only SVPs have the power to elevate members to that status and then from SVP to C-level positions. Now that I write it out, I see it really works a lot like the Catholic church. This tends to keep like-minded folk in power, and anybody who can't plan long-term hits a dead-end before getting near the top.