How much carte blanche does a military dictatorship/despot's

>>54117915
As much as the writer decides I would imagine.

>>54117915
All of it. They have all the white cards.

>>54117915
In the latter, so long as the tithes are given he can kill however the fuck many he wants.

In a fictional setting like GoT or Warhammer? Which one do you want? They're different settings.

Like, if I was talking about Warhammer 40k? specifically, I'd say that military dictatorships can do whatever the fuck they want - as long as a Planetary Governor keeps things from fucking up too bad and pays his tithes, no one cares.

But if you're just talking about in general, fuck, I don't know. Eventually too many deaths means that everything becomes shaky and unstable, or there's less people to work. If you're going to massacre everyone in a region for the sake of clearing out rebels, you better have orders from higher up to justify it.

>>54117915

You don't want too kill many workers. Someone has to pay taxes.

>>54117915

The Imperium literally funds clan wars to keep the most aggressive clans competing for the largest tithes they can donate for lasguns, armor, and other shiny toys.

Basically, if it keeps the tithes coming in and on time, it's okay. Well, certain restrictions apply with accordance to Imperial Creed, but otherwise whatever keeps it moving.

So some planets might run with military efficiency, while others are just rugged hard-workers who have a tough but otherwise unremarkable life, to despotic hellholes where abuse of power is rife and horrible.

>>54117915
Might makes right in both settings. You might need to be a bit more specific with your question

Complete carte blanche, with the understanding that if you kill enough people, they DO rebel.

Unless they're Korean.

Civilian casualties are expected when a lot of space marine chapters operate planet-side, with some exceptions such as the Salamanders who actually give a damn about the civilian populace.

I think in a 40k setting, so long as it's not outright wanton slaughter, you're fine,