At long last! The Pious OrderA stake-o-cratic fund for the ChurchFor the centennial of the building of Notre-Dame Cathedral*, we, Bishop of Crypto-Kingdom, open the registration for the Pious Order of the Supplicant (read
In hoc signo vinces).
The Pious Order, as originally envisionned, "will comprise any donators to the Church". A building will be found next to the Church office, a magnificent building already designed (and detailled in next post). The Pious Order will gather there for meetings, socializing, networking and developing ideas to further develop the Church and its impact on the kingdom.
The Pious Order will also initiate a much more resilient way to finance ecclesiastical buildings and projects: instead of relying on one wealthy individual (yours truly) for the bulk of spending, buildings and projects will be funded by Pious Order members. If the necessary amount is not reached, then the building or project will not start, or at least not as envisionned.
Such a model will allow the Church to significantly expand its operations as crypto-kingdom expands. Not only it will allow the Church to keep its importance, but it will allows it to further increase the presence of the Almighty in our beloved kingdom.
The Pious Order will comprise 33 levels, grouped into 3 tiers: apprentice, companion and master. Leveks can be bought or can be earned - the higher the level, the harder it is to just buy it.
It is the duty of any believer to donate to the Church according to its means. For the lowest of beggars, 1 monereto is as valuable as several millions are to a wealthy merchant. Both gave according to their possibilities and our Lord remembers this when the time for leaving this imperfect world has come. Secure your afterlife and donate (out of game: people who donate will have some nice bonuses for their next character, once this one dies, which will happen in future version, once dying of old age is implemented).
We wish the Pious Order to be tantamount to communion. As such, the exact working of the Pious Order shall be discussed with you, right now. And as God forgives, the Pious Order will correct himself when it is due to be corrected (out of game: collaborative design and the decisions are not set in stone).
Donation amountsBelow are the proposed donation amounts for each level - keep in mind that we must find the balance between a fair donation and generating enough income to deliver the projects of the Church
Newcomers, established commoners and nobles shall all have access to the Pious order - and it must mean something to them financially, if not they will just pay and forget - there must be some ROI expectation here which will encourage the Pious Order to be something, so the price shall not be negligible, whilst still affordable and this, for everyone.
The latest consideration is this:
Start at the symbolic 1 monereto. Each subsequent level is triple the previous one for the first tier, a quarter higher for the second tier and 10% for the third tier. We expect this to be affordable-yet-noticeable for each targeted group.
It is possible to patron the Church (give one large amount). In concrete terms, this give the specified level for 10 years for only 5 times the cost. Finally, a Grand Patron can obtain a lifetime membership for 20 times the yearly membership - with an expected life expectancy of 60 years, this means a even better discount than the regular patronage. Lifetime membership won't be available before dying of old age is implemented and are not transferable. Thus, a son cannot benefit from the lifetime membership of his parent, although an additional discount might be implemented - but this would encourage concentration of wealth so not sure it will be implemented.
I hesitate between the exact and rounded amounts. Rounded are easier to grasp, but harder to maintain and do not follow a predictable scheme (since they are rounded). I let you decide. Any donation above a level and minus the next level is not counted for membership. For instance, giving 60K moneretoj instead of the required 59049 doesn't give anything in particular; for all matter and purposes, they are "wasted" (although who cares about wasting that few?)
Some honorary levels will be available and it will also be possible to gain a certain level for free for a certain time, as a reward for great actions.
The higher the level, the more influence one will have over the decisions of the Church, in a weighted voting way similar to an otherwordly organisation known as MEW.
The state of the art is:
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https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VyUQafw-65pboojWvels8XcupxbsbIfMPsPG4DMobsg/edit#gid=0)
Degree Yearly Yearly, rded Decade Decade, rded Lifetime Lifetime, rounded
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Apprentice tier (target: newcomers) - Next level is thrice the previous one, then rounded to the most elegant.
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1 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20
2 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 60 | 60
3 9 | 10 | 45 | 50 | 180 | 200
4 27 | 30 | 135 | 150 | 540 | 600
5 81 | 90 | 405 | 450 | 1 620 | 1 800
6 243 | 250 | 1 215 | 1 250 | 4 860 | 5 000
7 729 | 730 | 3 645 | 3 650 | 14 580 | 14 600
8 2 187 | 2 200 | 10 935 | 11 000 | 43 740 | 44 000
9 6 561 | 6 600 | 32 805 | 33 000 | 131 220 | 132 000
10 19 683 | 20 000 | 98 415 | 100 000 | 393 660 | 400 000
11 59 049 | 60 000 | 295 245 | 300 000 | 1 180 980 | 1 200 000
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Companion tier (target: commoners) - Next level is 125% of the previous one, then rounded to the most elegant.
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12 73 811 | 75 000 | 369 056 | 375 000 | 1 476 225 | 1 500 000
13 92 264 | 100 000 | 461 320 | 500 000 | 1 845 281 | 2 000 000
14 115 330 | 115 000 | 576 650 | 575 000 | 2 306 602 | 2 300 000
15 144 163 | 150 000 | 720 813 | 750 000 | 2 883 252 | 3 000 000
16 180 203 | 180 000 | 901 016 | 900 000 | 3 604 065 | 3 600 000
17 225 254 | 230 000 | 1 126 270 | 1 150 000 | 4 505 081 | 4 600 000
18 281 568 | 290 000 | 1 407 838 | 1 450 000 | 5 631 351 | 5 800 000
19 351 959 | 350 000 | 1 759 797 | 1 750 000 | 7 039 189 | 7 000 000
20 439 949 | 450 000 | 2 199 747 | 2 250 000 | 8 798 987 | 9 000 000
21 549 937 | 550 000 | 2 749 683 | 2 750 000 | 10 998 733 | 11 000 000
22 687 421 | 700 000 | 3 437 104 | 3 500 000 | 13 748 417 | 14 000 000
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Master tier (target: nobles) - Next level is 105% of the previous one, then rounded to the most elegant.
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23 756 163 | 750 000 | 3 780 815 | 3 750 000 | 15 123 258 | 15 000 000
24 831 779 | 850 000 | 4 158 896 | 4 250 000 | 16 635 584 | 17 000 000
25 914 957 | 950 000 | 4 574 786 | 4 750 000 | 18 299 143 | 19 000 000
26 1 006 453 | 1 000 000 | 5 032 264 | 5 000 000 | 20 129 057 | 20 000 000
27 1 107 098 | 1 100 000 | 5 535 491 | 5 500 000 | 22 141 963 | 22 000 000
28 1 217 808 | 1 250 000 | 6 089 040 | 6 250 000 | 24 356 159 | 25 000 000
29 1 339 589 | 1 350 000 | 6 697 944 | 6 750 000 | 26 791 775 | 27 000 000
30 1 473 548 | 1 500 000 | 7 367 738 | 7 500 000 | 29 470 952 | 30 000 000
31 1 620 902 | 1 650 000 | 8 104 512 | 8 250 000 | 32 418 047 | 33 000 000
32 1 782 993 | 1 800 000 | 8 914 963 | 9 000 000 | 35 659 852 | 36 000 000
33 1 961 292 | 2 000 000 | 9 806 459 | 10 000 000 | 39 225 837 | 40 000 000
(once decided, the prices for tier 2 and 3 will be hidden from public, like the famous "please contact us" for premium offers)
So, once again, please react. Amounts to high, to low? At wich levels? Some suggestions how to improve it, more incentives for donation?
* This communiqué is delayed, but the project was done by the centennial
