Hmm..when should we make Medical Sciences an actual large course of study to the point of having their own Academy?
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Hmm..when should we make Medical Sciences an actual large course of study to the point of having their own Academy?
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That is not something you can do, only something the Army or Navy can do.
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So Isabella, how are we doing things for the opening crawl and story of the chapter:
D100 => 69 vs D100 => 1
Luciano my boy... when a girl wants you to sleep with her... don't go insulting her physical appearance and how weak she would be in your workshop!
Isabella's response:
D100 => 90+D100 => 85
Unless she's into that shit.
D100 => 69 vs D100 => 1
Luciano my boy... when a girl wants you to sleep with her... don't go insulting her physical appearance and how weak she would be in your workshop!
Isabella's response:
D100 => 90+D100 => 85
Unless she's into that shit.
Book 3 Chapter 8: Changing in the Wind
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Book 3 Chapter 8: Changing in the Wind
Our Hero wants to do something about the strangeness that is soon. Also, he is reminded that he is a young man. And married to a woman with needs.
Our Hero wants to do something about the strangeness that is soon. Also, he is reminded that he is a young man. And married to a woman with needs.
Isabella was taking a simple moment to herself as you walked into her room, and discovered that she was changing… in your room, not her own quarters, which was surprising.
She gasped and screamed. "My apologies, I did not know you were-" The clothes covered your face as you turned around. "Isabella I am so sorry-"
"Shut up and get out!" She shrieked and you quickly threw the dress down and exited the room.
A few moments passed before you knocked on the door. "Why are you in my room?"
A moment passed as she answered. "Your room was empty and quiet."
That did not give you much confidence. "And is that a problem with your own quarters? I can ask that your section of the palace-"
The door then opened, and Isabella was decent, and she pulled you in.
She then walked away from you and walked over to the window. "Do you have any inkling of what I may want?"
You raised your eyebrow. "Not really. I never really had any friends my age, save Ezio… but why are you asking?"
She then raised an eyebrow. "You aren't interested in seeing my body and doing your duty?"
You frowned. "If this is a manipulation tactic, I really don't think that it's working."
Isabella then exhaled and facepalmed. "You don't want to have sex with me?"
"I mean, if you're asking me, right now doesn't seem appropriate." You stated.
"Do you even know what sex is?" She asked.
You raised an eyebrow. "I know what the act of sex is. I'm not an idiot."
She then took a breath. "Do you find me attractive?"
You raised an eyebrow. "Um… physically?" You asked. "Because If you are asking if I find you attractive, you will be disappointed."
"What?" She asked. "I'm the daughter of one of the royal families of Europe! The Great Hapsburg line."
"Yes I know that, and I don't see how you could be attractive," you stated. "You are skinny and pale, and honestly don't look like you've ever done anything physically demanding that would make me see you as attractive."
"You like physically strong women?" Isabella stated.
"I mean, I'm a craftsman, who likes working all day… I want someone who can help me if I need it. You look like you would drop tools if I handed them to you. And then shriek and cry about it."
Even though you would admit she was pretty to look at.
"Then maybe we can work on that together."
She started undoing her dress and letting it fall to the floor. "Take off your pants."
Oh… She then kissed you, and it felt very nice, and you felt very warm.
And you would both remain in your bed chamber for a very long time. Hopefully, First Minister Randio would understand.
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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.
-[X]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. (Will complete This turn)
[]Forign Diplomatic Adventures: You are to send diplomats out and about to make sure that the interests of Italy are respected. DC: ?? Reward: You see what is to be done. (Linetail what you want to do diplomatically)
[]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)
[]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 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 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.
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Personal Actions:
You have 4 actions.
[]Simple Matters of Trust: You and Isabella take a long look at each other, as she looks at you. "You want to know something… I honestly thought you were going to rape me when we wed…The fact you didn't, means you are a better man than any man who would have been my husband." DC: ??? Reward: Isabella begins to trust you fully.
[]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.
[]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.
[]The Steam Engine: You will take a look at the New Steam Engine, and see what you can do. DC: ??? Reward: You finally see what Leonardo's steam engine can do.
[]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.
AN: Enjoy. and vote in plan format please.
No clue, but the war would give us a good chance to snag Sardinia from the Spanish.
Wow we're an oblivious idiot
George Lucas just invaded the quest for a bit to write that dialogue for Magoose.
For the State-related actions, I'd say to finish off the tours of meeting our Political Subjects: The Republicans and The Royalists.
For Personal Actions, I'd say Isabella, Machiavelli, and The Steam Engine..
[X] Plan: King Luciano and the Invention of Leonardo
-[X]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.
-[X] 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.
-[X]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.
-[X]The Steam Engine: You will take a look at the New Steam Engine, and see what you can do. DC: ??? Reward: You finally see what Leonardo's steam engine can do.
-[X]Simple Matters of Trust: You and Isabella take a long look at each other, as she looks at you. "You want to know something… I honestly thought you were going to rape me when we wed…The fact you didn't, means you are a better man than any man who would have been my husband." DC: ??? Reward: Isabella begins to trust you fully.
-[X]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.
-[X]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.
I'd like to finish off the Royal Tours of the Political Factions of Italy (Just to mitigate any..potential surprises).
As usual, we contact the peeps we know (Isabella and Machiavelli), tackling The Steam Engine..and with people panicking earlier about Italy's Diplomatic state on the European Continent, I've decided to pick that to take off any potential stress on that front.
[X] A Meeting of Minds
-[X]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. (Will complete This turn)
-[X]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.
-[X] 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.
-[X]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.
-[X]Simple Matters of Trust: You and Isabella take a long look at each other, as she looks at you. "You want to know something… I honestly thought you were going to rape me when we wed…The fact you didn't, means you are a better man than any man who would have been my husband." DC: ??? Reward: Isabella begins to trust you fully.
-[X]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.
-[X]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.
-[X]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.
Edit [X] Plan True Control of the Mediterranean
-[X]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. (Will complete This turn)
-[X]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.
-[X] 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.
-[X]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.
-[X]Simple Matters of Trust: You and Isabella take a long look at each other, as she looks at you. "You want to know something… I honestly thought you were going to rape me when we wed…The fact you didn't, means you are a better man than any man who would have been my husband." DC: ??? Reward: Isabella begins to trust you fully.
-[X]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.
-[X]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.
-[X]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.
Edit [X] Plan True Control of the Mediterranean
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... I mean, yes he did.
And I regret not a word of what I have written.
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[X] Plan All Dreams Must End When the Dreamer Wakes.
-[X]The Prime Ministers' Pet Project: The Prime minister is wishintg 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. (Will complete This turn)
-[X]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)
--[X] Hire officers for the army, expanding it if possible.
---[X] Fund border defense drills and tactics training.
-[X]Foreign Diplomatic Adventures: You are to send diplomats out and about to make sure that the interests of Italy are respected. DC: ?? Reward: You see what is to be done. (Linetail what you want to do diplomatically)
--[X] Draft a treaty arranging cooperation between Britain and Italy's Navies for ensuring the peace of the mediterranean and protection of each others coast, with a reasonable cut of Italy's Bosphorus trade profit as incentive.
-[X]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)
--[X] Conquer and Secure Gibralter in order to make it an Italian Naval holding.
---[X] Conquer an Island or Two from the Spanish Canaries for conversion into Italian Naval Holdings.
----[X] Conguer a few Islands of Cape Verde for conversion into Italian Naval holdings.
-----[X] Conguer the Bissyagos Islands for conversion into Naval holdings to act as forward base in with which to disrupt the south atlantic slave trade in coming years.
-[X]Simple Matters of Trust: You and Isabella take a long look at each other, as she looks at you. "You want to know something… I honestly thought you were going to rape me when we wed…The fact you didn't, means you are a better man than any man who would have been my husband." DC: ??? Reward: Isabella begins to trust you fully.
-[X]The Steam Engine: You will take a look at the New Steam Engine, and see what you can do. DC: ??? Reward: You finally see what Leonardo's steam engine can do.
-[X]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)
--[X] Containers better suited to the preservation of food & black powder
-[X]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.
A plan to establish an alliance of mutual protection of coasts and mediterranean trade lanes is an easier sell then an outright naval alliance or mutual defense treaty.
It's a lot of linetails, but it's no crazier than what they did to the north african coastline a few years past.
Wife matters and a lot of innovation.
Lol. Luciano is a fit boy and likes fit women he doesn't worry his strong stand at the forge all day hips and thighs will break.
Machiavelli has asked to relax last time, to be left to his retirement. Maybe give him at least a year break?
-[X]The Prime Ministers' Pet Project: The Prime minister is wishintg 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. (Will complete This turn)
-[X]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)
--[X] Hire officers for the army, expanding it if possible.
---[X] Fund border defense drills and tactics training.
-[X]Foreign Diplomatic Adventures: You are to send diplomats out and about to make sure that the interests of Italy are respected. DC: ?? Reward: You see what is to be done. (Linetail what you want to do diplomatically)
--[X] Draft a treaty arranging cooperation between Britain and Italy's Navies for ensuring the peace of the mediterranean and protection of each others coast, with a reasonable cut of Italy's Bosphorus trade profit as incentive.
-[X]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)
--[X] Conquer and Secure Gibralter in order to make it an Italian Naval holding.
---[X] Conquer an Island or Two from the Spanish Canaries for conversion into Italian Naval Holdings.
----[X] Conguer a few Islands of Cape Verde for conversion into Italian Naval holdings.
-----[X] Conguer the Bissyagos Islands for conversion into Naval holdings to act as forward base in with which to disrupt the south atlantic slave trade in coming years.
-[X]Simple Matters of Trust: You and Isabella take a long look at each other, as she looks at you. "You want to know something… I honestly thought you were going to rape me when we wed…The fact you didn't, means you are a better man than any man who would have been my husband." DC: ??? Reward: Isabella begins to trust you fully.
-[X]The Steam Engine: You will take a look at the New Steam Engine, and see what you can do. DC: ??? Reward: You finally see what Leonardo's steam engine can do.
-[X]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)
--[X] Containers better suited to the preservation of food & black powder
-[X]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.
A plan to establish an alliance of mutual protection of coasts and mediterranean trade lanes is an easier sell then an outright naval alliance or mutual defense treaty.
It's a lot of linetails, but it's no crazier than what they did to the north african coastline a few years past.
Wife matters and a lot of innovation.
Lol. Luciano is a fit boy and likes fit women he doesn't worry his strong stand at the forge all day hips and thighs will break.
I purchased us a peaceful post election no matter who wins, so it's not particularly relevant in my opinion.
It's only been three years since the last one? I think maybe check a little later. Other than Holy Rome, we haven't done anything which would change there opinions of us much.
Machiavelli has asked to relax last time, to be left to his retirement. Maybe give him at least a year break?
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How will you make an excuse to the Spanish that conquered the land since 1462? Do what the British did in the Falklands?
The way I saw that, I just started thinking: "Are we planning to give him a misunderstood cold shoulder?" Wouldn't he want us to visit at least once to check on him and just have a casual talk?
[X] Plan Networking and Invention
-[X]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. (Will complete This turn)
-[X]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)
-[X] 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.
-[X]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.
-[X]Simple Matters of Trust: You and Isabella take a long look at each other, as she looks at you. "You want to know something… I honestly thought you were going to rape me when we wed…The fact you didn't, means you are a better man than any man who would have been my husband." DC: ??? Reward: Isabella begins to trust you fully.
-[X]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.
-[X]The Steam Engine: You will take a look at the New Steam Engine, and see what you can do. DC: ??? Reward: You finally see what Leonardo's steam engine can do.
-[X]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.
Finish the Prime Minister's project so we can move onto more ambitious stuff. Try rebuilding Rome again so we can have a healthy city and Isabella can be healthy. Meet with the polar opposites in the royalists and the republicans so we can handle both political extremes of the spectrum and be better equipped to rule in the future.
Continue bonding with Isabella and maybe start to form love. Check into our diplomacy because with the Ottomans victory against Hungary, we may need to be involved in a coalition to contain them or watch out for any major dynastic plays. See if we can make any progress on the Steam Engine and truly start the Industrial Revolution two centuries early. Make better canons to level the playing field for our Army.
-[X]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. (Will complete This turn)
-[X]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)
-[X] 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.
-[X]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.
-[X]Simple Matters of Trust: You and Isabella take a long look at each other, as she looks at you. "You want to know something… I honestly thought you were going to rape me when we wed…The fact you didn't, means you are a better man than any man who would have been my husband." DC: ??? Reward: Isabella begins to trust you fully.
-[X]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.
-[X]The Steam Engine: You will take a look at the New Steam Engine, and see what you can do. DC: ??? Reward: You finally see what Leonardo's steam engine can do.
-[X]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.
Finish the Prime Minister's project so we can move onto more ambitious stuff. Try rebuilding Rome again so we can have a healthy city and Isabella can be healthy. Meet with the polar opposites in the royalists and the republicans so we can handle both political extremes of the spectrum and be better equipped to rule in the future.
Continue bonding with Isabella and maybe start to form love. Check into our diplomacy because with the Ottomans victory against Hungary, we may need to be involved in a coalition to contain them or watch out for any major dynastic plays. See if we can make any progress on the Steam Engine and truly start the Industrial Revolution two centuries early. Make better canons to level the playing field for our Army.
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Would you mind explaining what exactly these rolls were and how they resulted in that?[X] Plan I forgot to name this
-[X]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. (Will complete This turn)
-[X]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.
-[X] 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.
-[X]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.
-[X]Simple Matters of Trust: You and Isabella take a long look at each other, as she looks at you. "You want to know something… I honestly thought you were going to rape me when we wed…The fact you didn't, means you are a better man than any man who would have been my husband." DC: ??? Reward: Isabella begins to trust you fully.
-[X]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.
-[X]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.
-[X]The Steam Engine: You will take a look at the New Steam Engine, and see what you can do. DC: ??? Reward: You finally see what Leonardo's steam engine can do.
Reasoning:
City of Light: Let's see if we can speed up and/or reduce the costs of the other Rome actions.
Grazinis and Republicans: Let's also check in with the other political factions in our country before they do something unexpected.
Simple Matters: I doubt I need to explain this one.
The Prince: Let's please learn from Machiavelli's book this Turn.
Ezio: We have a Trait that gives us +5 to all of our rolls for every relationship we have that's over 5/10… which requires us to have relationships over 5/10 to actually be useful.
Steam Engine: Better tech is one of our big advantages, so I'd like to leverage it. And if we can kick off the Industrial Revolution a few hundred years early, well… so much the better for us, so much the worse for our enemies.
Now, it's been a while since the last thread so I might be forgetting something, but do we have the authority to do this without 1) a formal declaration of war, and 2) running said declaration by the Senate first?
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Isabella decided she wanted to consummate because Luciano honestly was the best person for her and Luciano basically decided that he took all the wrong lessons to heart.
Good thing that his insults only made Isabella more horny.
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Hmm, would it be possible to recommend sending new officers and units to Northern Italy to deal with the raiders as battlefield experience and testing ground of new ideas to experiment with as an extension to that plan?
This is an absolutely terrible course of action. Why are we declaring war on both the Portuguese and the Spanish for their practice of slavery? They aren't making our subjects into slaves and they aren't taking slaves from our sphere of influence. It's entirely out of our sphere as immoral as the practice and there is no guarantee that slavery will even last long depending upon the rolls. We have no business playing policeman when most Italians don't even give a damn about slavery and having their sons die so Africans won't be in bondage will piss the common Italian and make Luciano very unpopular.
Nevermind that we are going to war against both Spain and Portugal, and that declaring war on Spain unprovoked over the matter of protecting non-Christian Africans is going to make us seem like a lunatic to Europe and turn Italy into a complete pariah. We may take those islands, but Austria and the HRE will be called into the war since the Emperor is the grandfather of the Spanish King, and our army is still mid while we share a massive land border with Austria and the HRE. France may join the dogpile, a revived Hungary may do so, and we ruin our booming economy and undo all the greatness achieved in the last decade for a moral stance, not to mention ruining the whole point of marying Isabella for legitimacy and peace and trade with Iberia and the HRE. Not to mention that we would be fighting half of Europe while Suleiman and the Ottomans are on the march, therefore risking our Greek territories and Italy herself.
We are not at the level to play 21st century America regardless of how strong our Navy is and how good our guns are. Save the moral interventions for when we are as strong as Ancient Rome.
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That's not how the action has ever worked. We've never once gone to him without it turning into a "Luciano needs diplomatic advice" session. It's even in the description that we go seeking his wisdom. He wants a break some politics, and at least this year, he should be left alone, just based on what he said last year.
Not make an excuse? "I required this island to coninue my war on slavery, and you are a nation bereft a ruler. Do not test me on this."
I believe so? It isn't something @Magoose has covered? That might be the failed roll out come? Though, between the Prime minister being a vetran of the navies north african campaign and strong anti-slavery sentiment in the parliament and senate, I don't imagine it will fail?
I can add a "fund border defense drills" linetail. Raiders aren't much of a problem with our navy being what it is.
Be as immoral and shitty as ancient rome? NEVER!!
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There are countless other ways to be a moral Italy without declaring an unjust war against our dynastic in-laws that will have our wife hate us and make us despised by most Italians while seen by the continent as a lunatic. How about...oh I don't know, confronting the Ottomans and stopping their conquest of Europe. You know, the Empire that brutally oppresses all non-Muslims and has a literal corps of soldiers composed of child slaves?
And then there is the fact the currently main influential faction really does not like war. So yeah, not only would going on the offence now be problematic.
...There WILL be pushback, ESPECIALLY if we also steal land from yet another nation. Because simply put, it would be seen as unprovoked aggression and would serve to make enemies of many people. Cause stealing land for the sake of supporting a political agenda isn't exactly an excuse, and we wouldn't just be bullying random natives that no-one cares about either.
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We do have the authority to declare war without the senates approval but they will not be happy about it when we do.
Okay I added the Sewers Rebuilding Rome action as I want Isabella to be healthy so we can have heirs and she won't die. If people don't want to vote for mine, vote for anyone besides Randino's plan which will ruin everything we've worked towards since the Ottoman War.
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What power does the senate have? Collecting taxes and customs?
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They are the only one who's can make binding laws, set the budget for the year and much more that Luciano does not have the capacity or the training to deal with.
A lot more.
Luciano only has three very important powers.
He can declare war, conduct diplomacy and lead armies and strategy without the senates approval.
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They've wizened up and are keeping themselves out of the sea, have an actual peace treaty with us, unlike every other nation in the world because there all keeping the option to invade us on standby, especially Spain which has only failed to make a move against Italy because Charles fucked off to Europe.
Well, clearly as the sole person interested in actually allowing the navy to continue there war on slavery, it looks like I'm going to have to give up on naval might and turn to diplomacy instead. I'll be swapping in a different action in place of give the navy orders and switching my diplomacy to annexing Gibralter financially. I imagine lack of a king will make the process cheaper and bribes easier.