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Victoria Falls: A Post-Collapse American Nation Quest [Down With Victoria!]

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Insofar as authorial intent matters — and I posted it already, I'm quite dead as far as the question is concerned, feel free to tell me to pound sand if I didn't actually succeed in communicating this — Carl is meant to exude, "pushy asshole," in his introduction, with a side serving of not actually wanting to actively get her killed. It is entirely intentional that him being Lisa's guide comes across as an intensely uncomfortable situation for her, the moreso because Frank is obviously perceptive enough to notice and doesn't seem to give a shit. Lisa is in a very bad position because of these people and nobody here is her friend save that they don't appear to actively want her dead instead of gone as a solution to the security risk she represents.

She is unhappy, and rightly so. We'll see later how she deals with that and her situation.
 
PoptartProdigy said:
I wouldn't worry about that. GPS transponders are everywhere in the interior. Not, like, ubiquitous, but with infrastructure devastated, satellite-based networking equipment is basically it. Anybody of means has stuff that runs off a sat. One more signal coming on isn't really a thing anybody notices. It's like somebody on the run in FCNY pulling out a phone. You aren't going to get somebody at Electronics and Signals division raising their hand saying, "Sir, we've got them! A new cell phone just came online at 5th and Broadway!"

Unless you know which transponder to be looking for, it doesn't mean much. And nobody knows which one to be looking for, or even to be looking. Leaving aside the challenges Japan would have tracking signals on PACS-aligned GPS networks.
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I mean presumably they have CCTV and their drones probably record what they see, and if they identify her, they'll probably at the very least start Investigating (unless Australia openly supports the Cascadian resistance) I do have to wonder whether that missile the Greens used to sink that warship was a recent additional to their arsenal because I feel like the neo IJN would be a bit more cautious if the locals had sunk their ships in the past.
 
Well, yeah. That's why she's leaving the city. I'm just pointing out that they have no particular means to tie her to any given GPS signal at the moment.

Also worth noting: the missile attack appears to have damaged a warship. That vessel started turning sharply after the impact, but it was still afloat. The one that exploded didn't seem to have been hit by any missiles at all.
 
[] Plan Who's Ready For Tomorrow (Seven Years From Now)
- [] DoD
-- [] Officer Academies (SYP), 2 AP
- [] DoS
-- [] Expand the Department, 1 AP
-- [] Source Foreign Arms (SYP), 3 AP
-- [] To St. Louis And Beyond (SYP), 2 AP
- [] DoDev
-- [] Industrial Assessments (SYP), 1 AP
-- [] Purchase Rolling Stock (SYP), 1 AP
-- [] Build Rail (SYP), 2 AP
- [] DoDa
-- [] Refugee Management, 2 AP
-- [] Renovate the Bureau of Taxation, 1 AP
- [] DoS
-- [] Shawnee Harassment, 1 AP
- [] DoTR
-- [] Retraining Campaigns, 1 AP
 
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    We have one suggested new option for the Department of State, which I've statted here:

    Department of State:

    [] Request Attaches from FCNY and the NCR: You have a dire need for new experts, which California and New York possess. Issue is, your fellow Revivalists are also winding up to undertake colossal, ambitious projects of expansion and development, for which experts will be critical. They will charge through the nose so they can hire replacements; however, this has the advantage of being able to rely on their recruitment, giving you faster and more precise options than sweeping the Diaspora would yield. That said, there's only so much depth to this well. Best used as a short-term bridge or as a supplement to a more general recruiting drive. Successes Needed: 1. AP Limit: 2. DC: 20. Effect: Strike deals for trained experts with FCNY and California at extremely generous rates. Able to specify what class of experts needs priority and get them quicker. Gets fewer experts than contacts in the Diaspora would give.


    On another note, thank you to everybody who pointed out typos. It is always appreciated. :)

    Ordinarily, I leave time for planners to integrate write-ins before opening the vote, but I forgot after our absence and you've already waited long enough. I'll throw up a threadmark after a bit so people can be updated with new developments in plan construction.
     
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    • [X] Plan I Got 77 Problems
    -[X] Department of Defense
    --[X] Officer Academies
    -[X] Department of State
    --[X] Expand the Department
    --[X] Source Foreign Arms x2
    --[X] Expatriate Outreach x2
    --[X] Establish Council Representation
    -[X] Department of Domestic Affairs
    --[X] Refugee Management x2
    --[X] The Works x2
    -[X] Department of Development
    --[X] Industrial Assessments
    --[X] Build Rail x2
    -[X] Department of Security
    --[X] Long Tail
    --[X] Trouble in Minnesota
    -[X] Department of Technological Recovery
    --[X] Retraining Campaigns
    -[X] Department of Education
    --[X] School Survey x2 (locked)

    State Department is obviously critical here; we've got several government departments begging us for Expatriate Outreach. I'm hoping that Establish Council Representation further eases future efforts towards To St. Louis, And Beyond.

    Domestic Affairs has three building crises but we don't have the free dice to handle them all, and at least for now the PCPP is mediating coalition talks. Which is nicer of them than I expected. Hopefully we can get the refugee crisis vaguely sorted-ish and begin to get a handle on the Gary-Detroit dispute and then come back to the wobbly coalition issues next turn.

    Security's AP hell may well be partly a lack of analysts, so we need to work on that. The Minnesota issue is the one where we have the biggest problems of force projection and need to resolve the crisis the fastest, at least in my opinion. Someone could reasonably disagree and prioritize the Shawnee.
     
    Gonna repost @Red Rationalist's plan for them so that this isn't just a monologue (with some small fixes to spelling and odds):

    [X] Plan Taxes for our Charm Offensive v2
    - [X]DoD (1/1)
    -- [X] Officer Academies 1 AP, 1/2 80%
    -[X] DepState (4/1)
    -- [X] Expand the Department 1 AP, 70%
    -- [X] Source Foreign Arms 2 AP, ?%
    -- [X] Expatriate Outreach 1 AP, 85%
    - [X] DepDomestic (6/1)
    -- [X] Refugee Management 2 AP, 1/1 95%, Overflow 56%
    -- [X] The Works 2 AP, 1/2 81%, 2/2 49%
    -- [X] Renovate the Bureau of Taxation 2 AP, 1/2 84%, 2/2 36%
    - [X] DepDev (3/3)
    -- [X] Build Rail 2 AP 75%, 1/1 95%, Overflow 56%
    -- [X] Industrial Assessment 1 AP, 75%
    - [X] DepSec (2/1)
    -- [X] Long Tail 1 AP, 70%
    -- [X] Trouble in Minnesota 1 AP, 75%
    - [X] DepTech (1/1)
    -- [X] Old World Equipment, 1 AP, 1/2 70%
    - [X] DepEducation (2/2)
    -- [X] School Survey 2 AP, 1/2 65%, 2/2 42.3%

    The main advantage of this plan vs Simon's is the Bureau of Taxation. I think it's vitally important to get this done ASAP, because more funding = more AP to accomplish our priorities with. DC 40 means it's unlikely to finish this turn with this plan, but getting a success banked would be very nice.
     
    [X] Plan Taxes for our Charm Offensive v2
    - [X]DoD (1/1)
    -- [X] Officer Academies 1 AP, 1/2 80%
    -[X] DepState (4/1)
    -- [X] Expand the Department 1 AP, 70%
    -- [X] Source Foreign Arms 2 AP, ?%
    -- [X] Expatriate Outreach 1 AP, 85%
    - [X] DepDomestic (6/1)
    -- [X] Refugee Management 2 AP, 1/1 95%, Overflow 56%
    -- [X] The Works 2 AP, 1/2 81%, 2/2 49%
    -- [X] Renovate the Bureau of Taxation 2 AP, 1/2 84%, 2/2 36%
    - [X] DepDev (3/3)
    -- [X] Build Rail 2 AP 75%, 1/1 95%, Overflow 56%
    -- [X] Industrial Assessment 1 AP, 75%
    - [X] DepSec (2/1)
    -- [X] Long Tail 1 AP, 70%
    -- [X] Trouble in Minnesota 1 AP, 75%
    - [X] DepTech (1/1)
    -- [X] Old World Equipment, 1 AP, 1/2 70%
    - [X] DepEducation (2/2)
    -- [X] School Survey 2 AP, 1/2 65%, 2/2 42.3%

    My only issue is I think we should invest in retraining or relics that we can use for mass production, rather than constantly salvaging parts elsewhere
     
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    TheDoge said:
    When was the name of the Commonwealth changed? It's still the Free Cities on the Status Screen.
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    Mistake. I'll correct.
    Ikacprzak said:
    So what's it like living in the pacific northwest under Japan? Can people vote or form unions and the like?
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    Ah, no. They are a colony and explicitly so.
    Conquerer of Mar said:
    What routes would attaches from the west coast even use? The overland route sounds pretty hostile, do we have an airport?
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    You do.
     
    picklepikkl said:
    Gonna repost @Red Rationalist's plan for them so that this isn't just a monologue (with some small fixes to spelling and odds):
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    Thank you for the effort. It's somewhat difficult to keep up with voting starting a different timezone, and I appreciate the help.

    And obviously:

    [X] Plan Taxes for our Charm Offensive v2
    - [X]DoD (1/1)
    -- [X] Officer Academies 1 AP, 1/2 80%
    -[X] DepState (4/1)
    -- [X] Expand the Department 1 AP, 70%
    -- [X] Source Foreign Arms 2 AP, ?%
    -- [X] Expatriate Outreach 1 AP, 85%
    - [X] DepDomestic (6/1)
    -- [X] Refugee Management 2 AP, 1/1 95%, Overflow 56%
    -- [X] The Works 2 AP, 1/2 81%, 2/2 49%
    -- [X] Renovate the Bureau of Taxation 2 AP, 1/2 84%, 2/2 36%
    - [X] DepDev (3/3)
    -- [X] Build Rail 2 AP 75%, 1/1 95%, Overflow 56%
    -- [X] Industrial Assessment 1 AP, 75%
    - [X] DepSec (2/1)
    -- [X] Long Tail 1 AP, 70%
    -- [X] Trouble in Minnesota 1 AP, 75%
    - [X] DepTech (1/1)
    -- [X] Old World Equipment, 1 AP, 1/2 70%
    - [X] DepEducation (2/2)
    -- [X] School Survey 2 AP, 1/2 65%, 2/2 42.3%

    Ikacprzak said:
    My only issue is I think we should invest in retraining or relics that we can use for mass production, rather than constantly salvaging parts elsewhere
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    I have laid out my reasoning for taking retraining before, but it is completely understandable if you missed it, since it was inside the longer discussion I had with Simon.
    To address your criticism: The best course of action IMO is to take a filler action in tech, since the retraining requires experts and timing to be done properly. Since we will only get experts at best one turn from now, I decided not to take Retraining Campaigns, to be able to time the action to correctly coincide with further factory expansion.
    So, the choice remains between getting presses and refilling our old world equipment. And I'm more in inclined towards towards getting old world equipment, since it allows us a immediate edge in the case of hostilities with the Minnesotans, while building semi-modern planes is something years removed from our current abilities.

    PoptartProdigy said:
    Rationalist is also the one who pitched the write-in, so he may have some edits in mind when he returns.
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    I think I'm good. Getting a slice of the expat pie ourselves seems like the action with priority, with the write-in as a follow-up to fill in some gaps.
    @PoptartProdigy The action isn't mutually exclusive with Expatriate Outreach, right?
     
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