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Forgothrax said:
Update specifically calls for a first and a second choice.
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Ahh I missed that we were asking, in that case.

[X] [First] Princess Kathla
[X] [Second] Ranca
[X] Extremely
[X] Abstract Artwork (have a huge detailed mural dedicated to our past victories decorated onto the hull of the ship)

I like having something glorifying all of our achievements so blatantly onto the hull of our battle cruiser.
 
[x] Scolly. While we have gotten better at social politics and our status as a rising star means many sins will be forgiven ultimately we are still something of an amateur at this. Bringing along a social expert and preferably without the announcing our loyalty to the throne in no uncertain terms is essential.

[x] Ludicrously.
Why he decided to kick up a stink is ultimately irrelevant and frankly so is the fact that we are one upping him. If war doesn't break out we need to make sure we don't get shuffled off to be forgotten again. A good start would be to throw the mother of all parties or rather nick someone else's.

[X] Leave The Sword Be.
There is a good chance that there will be a new ruling dynasty in a year or so. Unless we are absolutely sure they are going to stick around tying our fortunes to the imperial household is foolish. Plus we have a reputation for brutal; frugal; efficiency. Turning our flagship into a floating work of art somewhat undermines that, plus similarities aside we are not serving the Imperium of Man. Lets keep the skulls of our subordinates to a minimum.
 
[X] [First] Princess Kathla.
[X] [Second] Ranca
[X] Extremely
[X] Custom Paint Job
-[X] A striking contrast with the upper hull painted in vantablack and the ventral hull in pure, pristine white.
 
[X] Plan Maximum glory! (without spending too much)
-[X] Princess Kathla. She is a Big Deal politically and, you know well enough, a formidable political and intelligence operative even if you are fairly sure she should not be a naval commander. She also seems to approve of you? Attending a party with her on your arm would hammer home that yes, you have Imperial favour. number 1 choice
-[X] Ranca. The obvious choice, the heiress to a countess, a baroness, master duellist and black sheep of her ducal family who you are in an actual relationship with. That said her family does not view that positively and she does murder people far too often. number 2 choice
-[X] Extremely. You are rich thanks to your victories, help display this. Ensure that not just you but every one of your senior officers have brand new outfits in the latest styles and that the local media is saturated with your and their exploits prior to the event. (-10 Wealth, -5 Political Capital. Make the kind of impression that will seriously impress even baron tier nobility and rear admirals.
-[X] Imperial Glorification. Ensure that the Sword is covered in statues, scrollwork, actually tasteful and well put together stuff but glorifying the Imperial House (-15 Wealth, +5 Political Capital).

Going with this plan has just enough to make us stand out. Having the Princess or Ranca will look good on us. One shows our loyalist status and the other is known as a dangerous muder machine which should keep the smarter players from antagonizing us. The custom job is to push our loyalist status more as well.
 
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[X] Plan Maximum glory! (without spending too much)
-[X] Princess Kathla. She is a Big Deal politically and, you know well enough, a formidable political and intelligence operative even if you are fairly sure she should not be a naval commander. She also seems to approve of you? Attending a party with her on your arm would hammer home that yes, you have Imperial favour. number 1 choice
-[X] Ranca. The obvious choice, the heiress to a countess, a baroness, master duellist and black sheep of her ducal family who you are in an actual relationship with. That said her family does not view that positively and she does murder people far too often. number 2 choice
-[X] Extremely. You are rich thanks to your victories, help display this. Ensure that not just you but every one of your senior officers have brand new outfits in the latest styles and that the local media is saturated with your and their exploits prior to the event. (-10 Wealth, -5 Political Capital. Make the kind of impression that will seriously impress even baron tier nobility and rear admirals.
-[X] Imperial Glorification. Ensure that the Sword is covered in statues, scrollwork, actually tasteful and well put together stuff but glorifying the Imperial House (-15 Wealth, +5 Political Capital).
 
[X] Monson
[x] Ludicrously.
[X] Imperial Glorification. Ensure that the Sword is covered in statues, scrollwork, actually tasteful and well put together stuff but glorifying the Imperial House (-15 Wealth, +5 Political Capital).
 
[X] [First] Princess Kathla.
[X] [Second] Ranca
[X] Extremely
[X] Custom Paint Job
-[X] Pitch Black Tungsten Alloy Plate with Highly elaborate and detailed Gold accsents, engravings, and other assorted art all along the hull.
Adhoc vote count started by UlseDovThur on Oct 31, 2018 at 8:07 PM, finished with 34 posts and 22 votes.
  • [X] Extremely
    [X] [First] Princess Kathla
    [X] [Second] Ranca
    [X] Leave The Sword Be. Regulation Navy Grey is fine.
    [X] Custom Paint Job
    -[X] Imperial Glorification. Ensure that the Sword is covered in statues, scrollwork, actually tasteful and well put together stuff but glorifying the Imperial House (-15 Wealth, +5 Political Capital).
    [X] Plan Maximum glory! (without spending too much)
    -[X] Extremely. You are rich thanks to your victories, help display this. Ensure that not just you but every one of your senior officers have brand new outfits in the latest styles and that the local media is saturated with your and their exploits prior to the event. (-10 Wealth, -5 Political Capital. Make the kind of impression that will seriously impress even baron tier nobility and rear admirals.
    -[X] Ranca. The obvious choice, the heiress to a countess, a baroness, master duellist and black sheep of her ducal family who you are in an actual relationship with. That said her family does not view that positively and she does murder people far too often. number 2 choice
    -[X] Princess Kathla. She is a Big Deal politically and, you know well enough, a formidable political and intelligence operative even if you are fairly sure she should not be a naval commander. She also seems to approve of you? Attending a party with her on your arm would hammer home that yes, you have Imperial favour. number 1 choice
    -[X] A striking contrast with the upper hull painted in vantablack and the ventral hull in pure, pristine white.
    [X] Princess Kathla.
    [X] Imperial Glorification. Ensure that the Sword is covered in statues, scrollwork, actually tasteful and well put together stuff but glorifying the Imperial House (-15 Wealth, +5 Political Capital).
    [x] Ludicrously.
    [X] Abstract Artwork (have a huge detailed mural dedicated to our past victories decorated onto the hull of the ship)
    [X] Monson
    [X] Leave The Sword Be.
    [x] Scolly. While we have gotten better at social politics and our status as a rising star means many sins will be forgiven ultimately we are still something of an amateur at this. Bringing along a social expert and preferably without the announcing our loyalty to the throne in no uncertain terms is essential.
    [X] [Second] Princess Kathla
    [X] [First] Monson
    [X] [Second] Scolly
    -[X]Write-in: See underneath
    [X] Extremely. You are rich thanks to your victories, help display this. Ensure that not just you but every one of your senior officers have brand new outfits in the latest styles and that the local media is saturated with your and their exploits prior to the event. (-10 Wealth, -5 Political Capital. Make the kind of impression that will seriously impress even baron tier nobility and rear admirals.
    [X] Other Flagship Bling Option. Write in.
    [X] Very. You are already spending an absolute fortune on living expenses, hospitality and attendants. There is no need to go further than arriving in your pleasure cruiser starship with dozens of minions wearing the absolute latest in tastefully amazing dress uniforms and surrounded by senior and personally loyal nobility.
    [X] [Second] Princess Kathla. She is a Big Deal politically and, you know well enough, a formidable political and intelligence operative even if you are fairly sure she should not be a naval commander. She also seems to approve of you? Attending a party with her on your arm would hammer home that yes, you have Imperial favour.
    [X] [First] Princess Kathla. She is a Big Deal politically and, you know well enough, a formidable political and intelligence operative even if you are fairly sure she should not be a naval commander. She also seems to approve of you? Attending a party with her on your arm would hammer home that yes, you have Imperial favour.
    [X] Imperial Glorification.
    [X] Gold Plate. Cover a 100,000 ton battlecruiser in gold plate, because you can. (-10 Wealth. Be shameless).
    [X] Princess Kathla. She is a Big Deal politically and, you know well enough, a formidable political and intelligence operative even if you are fairly sure she should not be a naval commander. She also seems to approve of you? Attending a party with her on your arm would hammer home that yes, you have Imperial favour.
    -[X] Pitch Black Tungsten Alloy Plate with Highly elaborate and detailed Gold accsents, engravings, and other assorted art all along the hull.
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[X] [First] Princess Kathla.
[X] [Second] Ranca
[X] Extremely

invictus1829 said:
BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!!!
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[jk] Custom Paint Job
-[jk] Blood red (with some actual splotches of blood) set with countless black spikes with skulls impaled on them. Turn the prow into an image of a figure sitting on throne of skulls in a lake of blood.

SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE!

But in all seriousness, I'm for letting our work speak for itself.

[X] Leave The Sword Be. Regulation Navy Grey is fine.
 
SoaringHawk218 said:
[X] [First] Princess Kathla.
[X] [Second] Ranca
[X] Extremely



[jk] Custom Paint Job
-[jk] Blood red (with some actual splotches of blood) set with countless black spikes with skulls impaled on them. Turn the prow into an image of a figure sitting on throne of skulls in a lake of blood.

SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE!

But in all seriousness, I'm for letting our work speak for itself.

[X] Leave The Sword Be. Regulation Navy Grey is fine.
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Agreed, we should, and the best way to do that is to give the Sword a bitchin paint job. If there is one thing about the Empire that's obvious, it's that they fucking love everything ostentatious and anything that screams wealth.

Best way to show off our victory to these people is to really drive home the fact that the sword is ours now. Not NASP's. Not another houses. Not even the empires. OURS. Best way to do that is to give it a make over that marks it as ours.

*ahem* shameless plug *ahem*

[] Custom Paint Job
-[] Pitch Black Tungsten Alloy Plate with Highly elaborate and detailed Gold accsents, engravings, and other assorted art all along the hull.

Edit: The tungsten will at least act as additional armor unlike the gold plate, which besides looking wealthy would just be dead weight.
 
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The thought occurs that the formatting of votes so far are... extremely non-standardized. This is partly because the QM asked us to give a first and second choice without providing a format for doing so, and partly because the voters are pretty evenly split on voting the options vs voting the options and the option descriptions. Tally for emphasis.
Adhoc vote count started by Blackshard on Oct 31, 2018 at 8:20 PM, finished with 36 posts and 23 votes.
  • [X] Extremely
    [X] [First] Princess Kathla
    [X] [Second] Ranca
    [X] Leave The Sword Be. Regulation Navy Grey is fine.
    [X] Custom Paint Job
    -[X] Imperial Glorification. Ensure that the Sword is covered in statues, scrollwork, actually tasteful and well put together stuff but glorifying the Imperial House (-15 Wealth, +5 Political Capital).
    [X] Plan Maximum glory! (without spending too much)
    -[X] Extremely. You are rich thanks to your victories, help display this. Ensure that not just you but every one of your senior officers have brand new outfits in the latest styles and that the local media is saturated with your and their exploits prior to the event. (-10 Wealth, -5 Political Capital. Make the kind of impression that will seriously impress even baron tier nobility and rear admirals.
    -[X] Ranca. The obvious choice, the heiress to a countess, a baroness, master duellist and black sheep of her ducal family who you are in an actual relationship with. That said her family does not view that positively and she does murder people far too often. number 2 choice
    -[X] Princess Kathla. She is a Big Deal politically and, you know well enough, a formidable political and intelligence operative even if you are fairly sure she should not be a naval commander. She also seems to approve of you? Attending a party with her on your arm would hammer home that yes, you have Imperial favour. number 1 choice
    -[X] A striking contrast with the upper hull painted in vantablack and the ventral hull in pure, pristine white.
    [X] Princess Kathla.
    [X] Imperial Glorification. Ensure that the Sword is covered in statues, scrollwork, actually tasteful and well put together stuff but glorifying the Imperial House (-15 Wealth, +5 Political Capital).
    [x] Ludicrously.
    [X] Abstract Artwork (have a huge detailed mural dedicated to our past victories decorated onto the hull of the ship)
    [X] Monson
    [X] Leave The Sword Be.
    [x] Scolly. While we have gotten better at social politics and our status as a rising star means many sins will be forgiven ultimately we are still something of an amateur at this. Bringing along a social expert and preferably without the announcing our loyalty to the throne in no uncertain terms is essential.
    [X] [Second] Princess Kathla
    [X] [First] Monson
    [X] [Second] Scolly
    -[X]Write-in: See underneath
    [X] Extremely. You are rich thanks to your victories, help display this. Ensure that not just you but every one of your senior officers have brand new outfits in the latest styles and that the local media is saturated with your and their exploits prior to the event. (-10 Wealth, -5 Political Capital. Make the kind of impression that will seriously impress even baron tier nobility and rear admirals.
    [X] Other Flagship Bling Option. Write in.
    [X] Very. You are already spending an absolute fortune on living expenses, hospitality and attendants. There is no need to go further than arriving in your pleasure cruiser starship with dozens of minions wearing the absolute latest in tastefully amazing dress uniforms and surrounded by senior and personally loyal nobility.
    [X] [Second] Princess Kathla. She is a Big Deal politically and, you know well enough, a formidable political and intelligence operative even if you are fairly sure she should not be a naval commander. She also seems to approve of you? Attending a party with her on your arm would hammer home that yes, you have Imperial favour.
    [X] [First] Princess Kathla. She is a Big Deal politically and, you know well enough, a formidable political and intelligence operative even if you are fairly sure she should not be a naval commander. She also seems to approve of you? Attending a party with her on your arm would hammer home that yes, you have Imperial favour.
    [X] Imperial Glorification.
    [X] Gold Plate. Cover a 100,000 ton battlecruiser in gold plate, because you can. (-10 Wealth. Be shameless).
    [X] Princess Kathla. She is a Big Deal politically and, you know well enough, a formidable political and intelligence operative even if you are fairly sure she should not be a naval commander. She also seems to approve of you? Attending a party with her on your arm would hammer home that yes, you have Imperial favour.
    -[X] Pitch Black Tungsten Alloy Plate with Highly elaborate and detailed Gold accsents, engravings, and other assorted art all along the hull.
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Blackshard said:
The thought occurs that the formatting of votes so far are... extremely non-standardized. This is partly because the QM asked us to give a first and second choice without providing a format for doing so, and partly because the voters are pretty evenly split on voting the options vs voting the options and the option descriptions. Tally for emphasis.
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Only turn orders or hugely detailed battle/theatre plans really require standardisation.
 
For arm-candy, I'm going with Kathla and Ranca. One to stab the Admiral's heart metaphorically, and the other to do it literally. Also, my, my, haven't we come up in the world.

For spending, I'm just going to advocate spending what we need to spend, and no more. My conception of Reinhard has always been of a man intensely uncomfortable with too much luxury and excess; the sort of Emperor who would sleep in a soldier's cot in the middle of an opulent palace. Hell, I figure that our lifestyle spending is all about creating this Gatsbyian illusion: grand rooms that are never used, grand pianos that are never played, an armory of master-crafted swords that rust in their sheaths, and all while we live in a decent, middle-class suite of rooms deep within our estate.

I know that other people may have their own interpretations, but I see Reinhard as a person very much rooted in discipline, order, and frugality. Garishly redecorating his ship isn't something he would do; he would find beauty in the silent dance that ships do when they cut each other to pieces, in interconnecting, shifting lanes of fire, in the interplay of stratagem and counter-stratagem. His is a glory we won't find in gold or baubles, but in the tales that will be told and retold on radio station and ansible, between the forlorn stars.

[X] [First] Princess Kathla
[X] [Second] Ranca
[X] Extremely.
[X] Leave The Sword Be. Regulation Navy Grey is fine.
 
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Satar said:
For arm-candy, I'm going with Kathla and Ranca. One to stab the Admiral's heart metaphorically, and the other to do it literally. Also, my, my, haven't we come up in the world.

For spending, I'm just going to advocate spending what we need to spend, and no more. My conception of Reinhard has always been of a man intensely uncomfortable with too much luxury and excess; the sort of Emperor who would sleep in a soldier's cot in the middle of an opulent palace. Hell, I figure that our lifestyle spending is all about creating this Gatsbyian illusion: grand rooms that are never used, grand pianos that are never played, an armory of master-crafted swords that rust in their sheaths, and all while we live in a decent, middle-class suite of rooms deep within our estate.

I know that other people may have their own interpretations, but I see Reinhard as a person very much rooted in discipline, order, and frugality. Garishly redecorating his ship isn't something he would do; he would find beauty in the silence knife-dance of ships cutting through space, in the interconnecting, shifting lanes of fire, in the interplay of stratagem and counter-stratagem. His is a glory we won't find in gold or baubles, but in the tales that will be told and retold on radio station and ansible, between the forlorn stars.

[X] [First] Princess Kathla
[X] [Second] Ranca
[X] Extremely.
[X] Leave The Sword Be. Regulation Navy Grey is fine.
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That's all true but you also need to remember that he has also learned that displays of opulent wealth can and are, paradoxically, practical in their own way for political purposes. He doesn't personally care for them but he knows that others very much do and, are thus, useful.
 
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[X] [First] Princess Kathla.
[X] [X] [Second] Monson.
[X] Extremely.
[X] Imperial Glorification.
 
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UlseDovThur said:
That's all true but you also need to remember that he has also learned that displays of opulent wealth can and are, paradoxically, practical in their own way for political purposes. He doesn't personally care for them but he knows that others very much do and, are thus, useful.
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But there have to be limits. Clothing and houses and private shuttles and servants are all one thing... but covering a beautiful battleship in clown make-up is a step too far. There are lines.
 
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But there have to be limits. Clothing and houses and private shuttles and servants are all one thing... but covering a beautiful battleship in clown make-up is a step too far. There are lines.
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Agreed;

[] Custom Paint Job
-[] Pitch Black Tungsten Alloy Plate with Highly elaborate and detailed Gold accsents, engravings, and other assorted art all along the hull.

My personal vote. Practical and looks bitchin.
 
UlseDovThur said:
Agreed;

[] Custom Paint Job
-[] Pitch Black Tungsten Alloy Plate with Highly elaborate and detailed Gold accsents, engravings, and other assorted art all along the hull.

My personal vote. Practical and looks bitchin.
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I don't think that our art will give any sort of mechanical bonus, "too thin" and stuff and "any amount that would provide a bonus would be impractical"

Just my own expectation, but, we can always ask @Packrat to clarify :)
 
Briefvoice said:
But there have to be limits. Clothing and houses and private shuttles and servants are all one thing... but covering a beautiful battleship in clown make-up is a step too far. There are lines.
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Except custom paint job does display Reinhard's capability and subsequently, fame. Because it shows that he have the skill, money, and background to roam in obvious target while plundering ships. Power attracts power, so famous & generous general have obvious path to climb.
 
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