Book 3 Chapter 4: And Now, We Begin Again, Sons of Rome.
Which our Hero, Must do what he does don't want to do
You were tired of all the pomp and ceremony, and were honestly just glad that the Senator… The prime minister was sitting before you, alone and without his entourage and men. He was just as alone as you were, and despite everything you had thought you knew about the man, he continued to surprise you.
If only because he was the one who called this meeting. "I am not exactly capable as your master was, that much we know personally." He said as you sat down and he joined across the room, close but a respectable distance. "And that you do not have much in the way of a wish to run the state you are the king of."
"I have a responsibility, but that is all I wish to do." you stated. "I try my best to deal with my duty before I am forced to make concessions to my free time."
He nodded. "The problem is, we will be needing to discuss the future of this kingdom, which I know your master shielded you from."
"That being?"
"An heir, and a wife." He stated.
"I felt that politics were going to be able to wait?" You asked.
"Politics never wait, unfortunately, your grace." He said with the utmost respect in his tone. "The problem being, if you die now, we may not have a chance to correct that mistake with a vote. To put it bluntly, without a clear successor, there is always going to be danger of this entire experiment collapsing."
"I know."
"Then you must realize that you must put aside your personal feelings about the subject… and just allow yourself to accept that it must happen." The Prime minister was quite blunt.
"Is there anything else?" You asked.
"Yes. There is. I have received numerous reports from the twin academies of Naples and Venice, about a Royal Charter. Doing so would finally put an end to this Bloody academy war that is making a mockery of the Italian Navy."
"What does the Great Fernando think of it?" You asked.
The Prime minister shook his head. "He thinks it's hilarious, and that two such institutions should be allowed to exist because it will promote a more… competitive spirit. One of mutual unity, but a similar… goal."
"Then I will trust Italy's greatest hero." You stated. "Seeing as he has more advice and wisdom on the subject of Naval warfare."
"Fuck." He swore, as if his plans were running, and his headache was going to grow larger. "I think this meeting has run its course."
"Indeed it has."
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Governmental Actions: You are now the Master and Commander of the State. Though there is a great deal of power you have, there is also much power you do not. As you are the commander in chief, you are in charge of the Army, and the Navy.
You have 3 actions.
[]Sorting Out the Academy Wars: You are going to make a choice now. Before those idiots decide to start killing each other. DC: ??? Reward: You end the Academy Wars before they do something stupid.
[]The Duty of a Sovrign: You have to get married, and produce an Heir. Time to review your master new… List of bachelorettes. DC: 0 Reward: Begin a miniturn to choose your bride.
[]Ordering the Navy: You have the most powerful navy in the world. You can use it as you see fit. So you will see it. DC:??? Reward: You use the Navy to enforce your diplomatic will. (Linetail what you want them to do)
[]A City of Marble, A City of Light: You and your engineers are going to do an estimation of trying to restore the Old Palaces within the City for your use. DC:??? Reward: Rebuilding the city may come cheaper, and you can do your own work.
[]Rebuilding Rome (The Sewers): You have a strong belief that if the city can remain clean and healthy, the city's entire place will follow. DC: ??? Reward: You begin a reconstruction of Romes's Ancient Sewers. (Costs 4 Turns)
[]Rebuilding Rome (The Aquaducts): Rome's main waterways from ancient times were the Aquaducts. While much of the city's water comes from the Tiber, you want to see if you can recreate the city's water supply. DC: ??? Reward: You begin a reconstruction of Romes's Ancient Aquaducts to feed the cities. (Costs 6 Turns)
[]The Prime Ministers' Pet Project: The Prime minister is wishing to use the surplus of Gold in the budget to fund schools… Grammar School he calls them, to teach latin, Italian, and Greek, along with mathematics and literacy. He just needs your support for the Senate to Approve them. DC: ??? Reward: You begin the process of founding new schools for the Major cities.
[]Invest in the Future: You want to invest in your country, and there are a few ways you can do that (Write in what you want to invest in) DC: ??? Reward: You invest in the nation (Linetail what you want to invest in below this action as a line tail)
[]The Changing Winds: You look at many of the French envoys that are being sent to you. And then you look at a map. "What does the King Want?" DC: 25 Reward: You learn to your dismay, that you caused a great uproar. And put the Fear of God into all of Europe.
[]The New World: You want to plan a new world Expedition. DC: 40/80 Reward: You begin the Planning phases of a New World Expedition.
[]The Moderates and You: The Moderates are what you expect. Men who want nothing more than to keep Italy stable, happy and their positions secured. It is an honorable position to have, and perhaps there are things that can make things happy. DC: 20 Reward: You meet with the Moderates, and discover their objectives and political makeup.
[] The Men who would make you an Autocrat: The Grazini's. The so-called Royalists, and His Majesty's most Loyal Friends in the Senate. That is to say, they want to destroy the Senate, and the farcical Republican institutions that had been instilled into the Nation. While you do not agree with their… final goal, you also see that they can be good allies in a pinch, to secure a majority in government. DC: 20 Reward: You meet with the Royalists, and find out more about their objectives and political makeup.
[]The Last Republicans: There are not many that would consider themselves Ardent Republicans… That much was certain when they dwindled in the last few years. But they are men who were of the same Cloth as Machevelis coat before Macheveli chose the State, then his republican ideals, men who saw the bright future of a Republic smothered away by compromise, instead of dealing with it. DC: 20 Reward: You meet with the Republicans. The men who would have given everything for a Republic.
Personal Actions: To think, being an adult means you have more time to work. Quite impossible.
You have 4 actions.
[]Retiernment: Macheveli is enjoying his retirement. But that does not mean you do not come to him for wisdom. DC: 0 Reward: You get Wisdom from your Old Master.
[]Letters from an old Friend: Charles has sent a letter from the New World. A New World he intends to conquer. DC: 0 Reward: You look at the whole letter, and realize something strange. He doesn't want to come back.
[]The Order of Solutions: They have asked for more guns from you, and you want to know why? DC: 30 Reward: You find out what the Hell Jon Charles Severin has done.
[]The Prince: You are going to learn from your master's book, and see what wisdom you can gleam. DC: 55 Reward: you learn how to be a Prince of a nation.
[]Of God and Command: Your Master is not just a diplomat without peers, but he is a commander of men, and while he is not seasoned as other commanders in Italy, he does have immaculate organizational skills. DC: 25 Reward: You learn how to command men, and to be a leader.
[]The Keys of State Craft: Your master wants you to learn the fine arts of making friends and allies. Even if it means you abhor them. DC: 40 Reward: You learn the fine arts of diplomacy.
[]The Law of the Land: You need to learn how this new constitution works. And that means doing other things. Like learning how laws work. DC: 40 Reward: You learn more about the law.
[]The New Nobility: You want to meet the new courtiers. AKA the people you know will be wishing to be parasites to the state. DC: 30 Reward: You talk to the new courtiers.
[]The Diplomatic Situation: You need to know how the state is viewed by the Rest of Europe. DC: 40 Reward: You see the documents. And worry about progress.
[]The Eagle: Ezio has returned and is back to the problem at hand. Trying to serve as a friend to a king. DC: 40 Reward: You meet Ezio again.
[]Innovate or Die: You are the greatest engineer alive. Perhaps you can come up with something. DC:??? Reward: You invent something (Must line tail what you wish to invent below this action, can be taken multiple times)
[]To Design a Better Gun (Firing mechanism): You have an idea to make the Design better, and now all you need to do is put it to paper and try it out. DC: ??? Reward: You make the gun better.
[]To Design a Better Gun (Reload Speed): You have an idea to make the Design better, and now all you need to do is put it to paper and try it out. DC: ??? Reward: You make the gun better.
[]To Design a Better Gun (Manufacturing): You have an idea to make the Design better, and now all you need to do is put it to paper and try it out. DC: ??? Reward: You make the gun better. For yourself to make it that is.
[]To Design a Better Gun (Cannons): Your field battery is not the best, you know it, your navy knows it, and your army knows it.
[]To Design a Better Gun (Cannons, Ammunition): You want to see if you can make a better cannon shot. Reward: You make the explosive better.
Plan format please.