Age of Strife

[Slamu]

Well, we just splurged on an incredible number of SAWs. Is there any other major military improvement in the near future that will give us a better chance against the Eldar?

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I imagine a few (militarized) mechs would help in case we had to punch some faces, but....I can't help but come back to the image of heads exploding (with nothing we can do about it). So I don't know. Presumably we would at the very least be taking our two long-range mechs with us when we went snooping around. If we have MMIs up and ready when we start exploring there we should get some nice bonuses there as well.


In other news, I'm kinda giddy to see what we get from looting salvaging the Administrative Center. We've already started to get some boons from it in the form of bonus cybernetics research, and after all that is said and done we will be getting 60 Artisans back (conveniently enough to fully stock a teaching center with the reduced staffing requirements from Improved Teaching Methods II). So hopefully that should do very good things for our labor shortage.

 

[Strypgia]

[X] Talk with the Machine Heads

[X] Upgrade Military (SAWs) 60x - 3000C
[X] Upgrade Military (Light Autocannons) 200xAAA - 5000C
[X] Take one military action off for a Personal action.

[X] Build Land Trains x8 - 1600C
[X] Decommission Glenshade Manor Solar Plant

[X] Multi-Purpose Teaching and Research Complex (504s would like you to build this)

[X] Artificial Intelligence I (105/500 RP)

[x] MRP Plasma Cutter Refinement 10/300 (1.5x vote weight)

 

[KlavoHunter]

I imagine a few (militarized) mechs would help in case we had to punch some faces, but....I can't help but come back to the image of heads exploding (with nothing we can do about it). So I don't know. Presumably we would at the very least be taking our two long-range mechs with us when we went snooping around. If we have MMIs up and ready when we start exploring there we should get some nice bonuses there as well.

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Yeah, the Eldar's biggest weapons aren't their rifles or whatever, it's their psychic powers. I don't know how to counter that except by Dia leading herself, which puts us at extreme risk...

The Mechs are nice as heavy weapons platforms, yes, but I imagine they'll be useful for, I dunno, dropping a tree branch on someone...

 

[redzonejoe]

So SAWs is the winning military vote, can we solidify the numbers next turn? They're kinda all over the place right now.

Edit: most of the lower SAW votes are also voting for buying LACs. Since we're not buying LACs, it's likely that the general consensus will be to buy a higher amount of SAWs.

 

[Academia Nut]

[X] Seek more immigrants from the Free Volunteers populations
[X] Talk with the Machine Heads

[X] No Fourth or Fifth Military Action for extra Personal Action
[X] Upgrade Military (SAWs)
-[X] 96 SAWs (4800C)
[X] Command Centre Design
[X] Drill Militia

[X] Decommission Glenshade Manor Solar Plant
[X] Build Land Trains - 8

[X] Shattersaw - Multi-Purpose Teaching and Research Complex

[X] Artificial Intelligence I
[X] MRP - Plasma Cutter Refinement 10/300

Security
With the 504 agent having been identified, there are several things you can do over the issue. From the looks of things the target is UAM Jailbreaking, which opens up certain opportunities.

[] Diplomatically point it out to the 504s and ask them not to do that (0.9x)
[] Feed obviously junk data to let them know that you are onto them and would like them to quietly drop it (1.1x)
[] Feed them dangerously misleading information in the hopes of damaging their project and possibly even their economy (0.7x)
[] Keep an eye on the agent for now (504s at -20 offensive intelligence rolls against you in the future) (1.0x)
[] Attempt to flip the agent (504s at -40 offensive intelligence rolls and -10 defensive rolls if successful) (0.9x)

Other than that, you also have your regular priorities to set for the year.

Pick up to 2 options
[] Dig into the 504s - The 504s have secrets, you just need to get at them
[] Destabilize the Dragonflies - You have agents in place, you know they have problems, and you have evidence of how screwed up nobility can be.
[] Destabilize the 504s - With operatives inside their secret police, you can cause quite a bit of agitation
[] Investigate Dragonflies technology
[] Investigate Machine Heads technology
[] Investigate the Machine Heads
[] Do an internal sweep - You should probably check that your own internal security is not compromised
[] Internal Investigation - Investigate Grave Tenders

Research
With the mech militarization project complete, you can either assign the Proving Grounds to assist with Command Centre Design, the Plasma Cutter project or start up a new project.

[] Assist with Command Centre Design
[] Assist with Plasma Cutter Refinement
[] Medium Mech Design
[] Quad Mech
[] Vehicle Reactor Reinforcement
[] Howitzer
[] EM Field Gun Design
[] Portable Missile Launcher
[] Rotary Autocannon

Personal
You have far too much to do and not enough time to do it in, and you don't think you can keep begging off work for much longer before your people ask you to take a break by transferring the role of Head of the Military to the position of Legate.

Select up to 3 options (Working with Mirande soft locked)
[] Make a pilgrimage to a temple
[] Work on Stewardship - Chance of increasing your base Stewardship score
[] Help your daughters with their homework
[] Try to work with Anna specifically
[X] Try to work with Mirande specifically
[] Try to work with Victoria specifically
[] Spend time with one of your councillors
- [] Specify which
[] Study Grave Keeper's Memoirs
[] Meditate on the alien knowledge
[] Diplomacy action or Shattersaw Economic action
[] Run for Shattersaw president (100C personal wealth)

 

[redzonejoe]

@Academia Nut Quick, before it's too late! Edit an option for choosing the amount of SAWs in!

 

[Alectai]

[X] Feed obviously junk data to let them know that you are onto them and would like them to quietly drop it (1.1x)
[X] Do an internal sweep - You should probably check that your own internal security is not compromised
[X] Internal Investigation - Investigate Grave Tenders
[X] EM Field Gun Design
[X] Try to work with Mirande specifically
[X] Meditate on the alien knowledge
[X] Try to work with Anna specifically

 

[The Laurent]

[X] Keep an eye on the agent for now (504s at -20 offensive intelligence rolls against you in the future) (1.0x)

Maybe?

[X] Do an internal sweep - You should probably check that your own internal security is not compromised
[X] Internal Investigation - Investigate Grave Tenders

[X] EM Field Gun Design

Why not? Either this or rocket launchers.

[X] Run for Shattersaw president (100C personal wealth)
[X] Try to work with Mirande specifically
[X] Meditate on the alien knowledge

We are staying president, and initiating reforms.

 

[Academia Nut]

For the SAWs, I went with the assumption that if someone voted for a higher number then they would have voted for a lower number and 96 was the point where it won out.

 

[Dark Ness]

[X] Attempt to flip the agent (504s at -40 offensive intelligence rolls and -10 defensive rolls ifsuccessful) (0.9x)
[X] Do an internal sweep - You should probably check that your own internal security is not compromised
[X] Internal Investigation - Investigate Grave Tenders
[X] EM Field Gun Design
[X] Help your daughters with their homework
[X] Meditate on the alien knowledge
[X] Run for Shattersaw president (100C personal wealth)

 

[redzonejoe]

[X] Attempt to flip the agent (504s at -40 offensive intelligence rolls and -10 defensive rolls if successful) (0.9x)
[X] Do an internal sweep - You should probably check that your own internal security is not compromised
[X] Internal Investigation - Investigate Grave Tenders
[X] Assist with Command Centre Design


[] Help your daughters with their homework
[X] Try to work with Mirande specifically
[] Meditate on the alien knowledge
[] Run for Shattersaw president (100C personal wealth

Four personal options that I want to take, but only three available. Undecided For now.

Also: [X] 170 SAWs!

 

[Hangwind]

Well, we just splurged on an incredible number of SAWs. Is there any other major military improvement in the near future that will give us a better chance against the Eldar?

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Honestly? Probably the rotary autocannons or the launchers. One of the big things about Dark Eldar or even the regular Eldar is that while they are tricky, they are also squishy. Like, soggy toilet paper squishy. If you can hit them hard and fast enough, they'll just evaporate. However, they tend to either have enough firepower for an Ork (Dark Eldar) or be extremely good at specialization (Eldar). The autocannon research will allow it to attack the ground in the same way as it does the sky: a wall of firepower tearing up...everything. It ought to be good for their infantry and maybe their vehicles as well. The problem is that it isn't very mobile. It would be a defensive weapon more than anything. The portable launchers would be good for taking out their vehicles, and much more mobile than the cannons. Yeah, you'll probably lose the soldier that shoots their tanks with it but they just lost a tank. It's a good trade. The problem is that it won't help against the infantry at all.

Honestly, I want both projects.

 

[The Laurent]

...we need to stay President if we're actually going to initiate reforms and start a federation. If, after that point, Anna is a problem, we can use our federated powers to have her assassinated...or not. *is appealing to the all-important Lailoken sociopath demographic*. *But also the 'common sense' demographic.*

 

[redzonejoe]

For the SAWs, I went with the assumption that if someone voted for a higher number then they would have voted for a lower number and 96 was the point where it won out.

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My assumption is different. I believe that the lower votes would have voted higher if their other votes weren't taken into account. Namely, the LACs. A vote to clear it up seems reasonable. I know I'm being kinda pushy with this, but 96 definitely doesn't solve the money issue (having too much of it!).

So SAWs is the winning military vote, can we solidify the numbers next turn? They're kinda all over the place right now.

Edit: most of the lower SAW votes are also voting for buying LACs. Since we're not buying LACs, it's likely that the general consensus will be to buy a higher amount of SAWs.

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[Dark Ness]

We could work with both our daughters, I mean Mirande will be fine without special attention for once, right?

 

[Hangwind]

[X] Attempt to flip the agent (504s at -40 offensive intelligence rolls and -10 defensive rolls if successful)

[X] Internal Investigation - Investigate Grave Tenders
[X] Investigate the Machine Heads

[X] Portable Missile Launcher

[X] Help your daughters with their homework
[X] Run for Shattersaw president (100C personal wealth)

 

[aledeth]

[X] Attempt to flip the agent (504s at -40 offensive intelligence rolls and -10 defensive rolls if successful)

[X] Internal Investigation - Investigate Grave Tenders
[X] Investigate the Machine Heads

[X] EM Field Gun Design

[X] Help your daughters with their homework
[X] Run for Shattersaw president (100C personal wealth)
[X] Try to work with Mirande specifically

 

[piebox]

[X] Attempt to flip the agent (504s at -40 offensive intelligence rolls and -10 defensive rolls if successful)
[X] Do an internal sweep - You should probably check that your own internal security is not compromised
[X] Internal Investigation - Investigate Grave Tenders
[X] EM Field Gun Design
[X] Try to work with Mirande specifically
[X] Meditate on the alien knowledge
[X] Run for Shattersaw president (100C personal wealth)

Would it be possible to adjust the number of SAWs we buy?

 

[Strypgia]

[X] Attempt to flip the agent (504s at -40 offensive intelligence rolls and -10 defensive rolls if successful)

[X] Internal Investigation - Investigate Grave Tenders
[X] Investigate the Machine Heads

[X] Assist with Command Centre Design

[X] Help your daughters with their homework
[X] Run for Shattersaw president (100C personal wealth)
[X] Try to work with Mirande specifically

 

[CircleTheSkies]

Kind of irksome that we have both the lesser number of SAWs *and* no LACs, leaving us with that budget problem we were... well... kind of trying to remedy.

[] Keep an eye on the agent for now (504s at -20 offensive intelligence rolls against you in the future) (1.0x)
[] Attempt to flip the agent (504s at -40 offensive intelligence rolls and -10 defensive rolls if successful) (0.9x)

It's tempting to try and flip them, I won't lie, but I worry about it being successful. Getting that -20 is pretty valuable in and of itself.

[X] Do an internal sweep - You should probably check that your own internal security is not compromised
[X] Internal Investigation - Investigate Grave Tenders

Let's check out the internal stuff this year. It's tempting to go for checking out the 504s or Machine Heads some more though.

[X] Portable Missile Launcher

Eh, why not set the proving ground to this. They'd be useful to have, I won't lie. And having 2 SAWs and a missile launcher in each squad is probably an excellent setup for our jaegers. I'd put the field guns next in line, with the goal of having one per squad of jaegers.

That gives us 2 SAWs, 1 launcher and 1 field gun per squad. The only thing missing is maybe a specialized sniper.

The field gun holds the center, the SAWs flank it to force enemy forces to move to the center and the field gun's target area and the launcher to pick away cover and armor.

[X] Try to work with Anna specifically
[X] Try to work with Mirande specifically
[X] Meditate on the alien knowledge

Time spent with our eldest two and continuing to mine our unique source of information. I'm rather confident that we can keep the Presidency without spending an action on it. And we *really* need to work with our heir(s). Victoria's now at the age where we can do the same with her though.

As for moving the military over to the Legate... it might be about time for that, to be honest. Delegation isn't a sign of weakness.

 

[NegativeHorizon]

Security
[X] Attempt to flip the agent (504s at -40 offensive intelligence rolls and -10 defensive rolls if successful) (0.9x)

[X] Investigate the Machine Heads
[X] Internal Investigation - Investigate Grave Tenders

Research
[X] Portable Missile Launcher

Personal
[X] Try to work with Mirande specifically
[X] Meditate on the alien knowledge
[X] Run for Shattersaw president (100C personal wealth)
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C'mon guys those missile launchers are game changers against armor. We need them as a counter to mechs and whatever vehicles other factions might be using. After this, it's only a matter of time before we could set up AA installations.

Imagine instead of filling the air with flack (or in conjunction with it), tens if not hundreds of anti air missiles take flight to drown aerial enemies in a deadly display of explosive fire and chemical brimstone. Yeah one missile isn't going to do much against Authority gunships, but even they are subject to volume of fire. (inb4 Lailoken calls them bottle rockets again. )

 

[Hazardine]

Prelimenary vote for me, since I still want some discussion going about what would be good choices. Mainly for the Agent and Personal Actions.

@Academia Nut
Do we have a good chance at staying President even if we don't pick the Run for President option?

[ ] Attempt to flip the agent (504s at -40 offensive intelligence rolls and -10 defensive rolls if successful) (0.9x)

[ ] Do an internal sweep - You should probably check that your own internal security is not compromised
[ ] Internal Investigation - Investigate Grave Tenders

[ ] EM Field Gun Design

[ ] Try to work with Anna specifically
[ ] Try to work with Mirande specifically
[ ] Meditate on the alien knowledge

 

[Eri]

[X] Do an internal sweep - You should probably check that your own internal security is not compromised
[X] Internal Investigation - Investigate Grave Tenders

[X] Try to work with Annaspecifically
[X] Try to work with Mirande specifically
[X] Meditate on the alien knowledge

I don't really have any opinion on the other choices.
We need to ask Mirande if she's told Anna and we should probably have her tell her if she hasn't.

 

[hunter09]

[X] Try to work with Anna specifically
[X] Try to work with Mirande specifically
[X] Help your daughters with their homework


[X] Keep an eye on the agent for now (504s at -20 offensive intelligence rolls against you in the future) (1.0x)

 

[CircleTheSkies]

Getting more from the alien knowledge is likely to help us help Mirande develop and, through her, a safe psyker tradition. This could be critical, to be honest.