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Icipall said:
This is otherwise same as Spectrum's plan, but instead of patrolling lands, I'd have our Hunters improve the training of their apprentices since Grimm are so low right now.
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I waffled on that but because the military's deployed, I wanted them to keep patrolling to try and keep the Grimm score at 0.
 
Spectrum said:
I waffled on that but because the military's deployed, I wanted them to keep patrolling to try and keep the Grimm score at 0.
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I wanted to take advantage of the calm, since sooner or later the Grimm are going to start coming back and we need to put our Hunters back to culling them, so increase the training of the apprentices now that there's barely any Grimm. I don't believe will be getting many chances like this. And half of the military is still there if something happens.
 
Hold on, I'm going to do a quick little dance. It's called " The Scapegoat Fun Times Dance."

You might think it's just me flailing my arms around, but that's just the dance. And everyone knows you have to sing while doing "The Scapegoat Fun Times Dance", but unfortunately my singing sounds like screams.
 
I forgot work was fuck-awful difficult. I think I can officially declare I'll only be doing lives on weekends.
Adhoc vote count started by Powerofmind on Sep 23, 2017 at 6:17 PM, finished with 756 posts and 6 votes.
  • -[X] Alternating Focus - History
    -[X] Statecraft - Train Diplomacy
    -[X] Head Teller - Improve Religious Relations
    -[X] Spymaster - Support Polybia's diplomatic overtures to Liri Paretta. Spread rumors in Paretta of how villainous Ailus's actions are and look for information to provide better insight of how Liri thinks and how to better smooth over our relations with her
    -[X] Steward - Administrate
    -[X] Marshal - Deploy 1/2 Retinue to Lanta as a defensive garrison force. Assess the city's defensive capabilities and strength of allied forces while there, if possible.
    -[X] Chancellor - Improve Diplomatic Relations with Liri Paretta
    -[X] History - Study Large Unknown Dust Crystal
    [X] Plan: A Moment Of Peace
    -[X] Huntsman Superior - Step up Training
    [X]Plan: We're sick of your ****.
    [X] Plan Obligations
    [X] Rulership
    [X] Patrol Lands
    [X] Find any enclaves of the Children of Remnant, see that they are brought into the fold.
    [X] Fabricate evidence that Ailus is wants to kick us out of the league so he can invade and take over our lands, in the process of which he had our mother assassinated and tried to have his brother and niece finish the job.
    [X] Administrate
    [X] Train the Levy
    [X] Improve Statecraft
    [X] Develop Economic Technology.
    -[X] Huntsman Superior - (Repeat) Patrol Lands
    [X] Open negotiations with [Sedea].
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Adhoc vote count started by Powerofmind on Sep 23, 2017 at 6:17 PM, finished with 756 posts and 6 votes.
  • [X]Plan: We're sick of your ****.
    [X] Rulership
    [X] Open negotiations with [Sedea].
    [X] Develop Economic Technology.
    [X] Improve Statecraft
    [X] Train the Levy
    [X] Administrate
    [X] Fabricate evidence that Ailus is wants to kick us out of the league so he can invade and take over our lands, in the process of which he had our mother assassinated and tried to have his brother and niece finish the job.
    [X] Find any enclaves of the Children of Remnant, see that they are brought into the fold.
    [X] Patrol Lands
    [X] Plan Obligations
    -[X] Alternating Focus - History
    -[X] Statecraft - Train Diplomacy
    -[X] History - Study Large Unknown Dust Crystal
    -[X] Chancellor - Improve Diplomatic Relations with Liri Paretta
    -[X] Marshal - Deploy 1/2 Retinue to Lanta as a defensive garrison force. Assess the city's defensive capabilities and strength of allied forces while there, if possible.
    -[X] Steward - Administrate
    -[X] Spymaster - Support Polybia's diplomatic overtures to Liri Paretta. Spread rumors in Paretta of how villainous Ailus's actions are and look for information to provide better insight of how Liri thinks and how to better smooth over our relations with her
    -[X] Head Teller - Improve Religious Relations
    -[X] Huntsman Superior - (Repeat) Patrol Lands
    [X] Plan: A Moment Of Peace
    -[X] Alternating Focus - History
    -[X] Statecraft - Train Diplomacy
    -[X] History - Study Large Unknown Dust Crystal
    -[X] Chancellor - Improve Diplomatic Relations with Liri Paretta
    -[X] Marshal - Deploy 1/2 Retinue to Lanta as a defensive garrison force. Assess the city's defensive capabilities and strength of allied forces while there, if possible.
    -[X] Steward - Administrate
    -[X] Spymaster - Support Polybia's diplomatic overtures to Liri Paretta. Spread rumors in Paretta of how villainous Ailus's actions are and look for information to provide better insight of how Liri thinks and how to better smooth over our relations with her
    -[X] Head Teller - Improve Religious Relations
    -[X] Huntsman Superior - Step up Training
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Turn 8 Annual Business (circa year 1624)
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    • Turn 8 Results A: Annual Business

    To the desperate, small victories are blindingly brilliant. To the content, every failure a grievous blow.

    You believed wholeheartedly in that pithy saying. A sudden surge in the Letum river washed away the scaffolds for the next round of dock expansions, and at the same time, Sedea reports that the Rising Dragon kingdom has funded large numbers of pirates to stymie her efforts to end things quickly.

    Riders arrive soon after from the other cities bearing even worse news; Ailus has contacted the Rising Dragon Kingdom and gained a promise of truce in exchange for barring any of the other cities from coming to your aid! What little victory can be earned from this disaster is that the Rising Dragon have to get past Sedea's fleets, and likely won't until the passing of the Forums. If you can get another league member to cast enough doubt on Ailus to wrest the Orator's position from him, you could null the deal he made, or at least get it vetoed by the other royals.

    Polybia and San-Do join back up with you when you make for Tella to attend the Forums. San-Do is a light in the otherwise blinding dark of the season's failures, bringing comprehensive information on Liri Paretta, and offering assurances that she will see recent sloppy efforts to infiltrate a spy ring in her court as more aggression from Ailus himself, all but guaranteeing she will vote against him just for spite alone.

    ~~~~

    This year's forum is a tense affair. Phithos has nearly doubled the acropolis guard patrols, and every royal's honor guard has a few extra pairs of eyes dutifully scanning every corridor, but none are as careful as they are in the presence of Ailus himself. With a few more sons to seat on various thrones, everyone fears that it will be them next.

    As Xenia, Phithos opens with a short few words, and the annual membership fees are hashed out.

    [] [Fees] 10 Lien
    [] [Fees] 40 Lien
    [] [Fees] 100 Lien

    The election of the Xenia determines next year's host for the Forums, and lends some prestige as well as a fraction of the annual fee. Agamedes has made it known he wishes to host the forums next year. The previous Xenia was Phithos, of the Estate Tella.

    [] [Xenia] Write-in chosen candidate

    The election of the Orator determines the representative in foreign affairs of the league for the next year, allowing them to call league members in offensive wars against outsiders, as well as granting them nominal command of the League Spariates and a fraction of the annual fee. While Ailus still seems expectant, the general mood is that a scheming murderer like himself is unfit for the post. The various members will all be vying for their own interests, though of the candidates, Agamedes seems to have a good chance, as well as Hermetius. The current Orator is Ailus, of the Estate Mora.

    If Agamedes is elected Orator, the runner up for Xenia will take the title instead.

    [] [Orator] Write-in chosen candidate

    As it happens, Ailus raises the issue of your removal from the league as expected. However, citing the rising tensions on the continent and the general vendetta Ailus displayed in your attempted assassination, Agamedes repeats what everyone else was already thinking, and the vote fails with dangerous closeness, only Nestopheles and Gandymus siding with Ailus against the other five of you.

    The other Lords choose not to present any issues, and finally it falls to you, the youngest member, to present any ideas to be voted on by the forum.

    [] [Proposition] Write-in a law or action you would like to voice support for, or choose not to raise an issue
     
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    • Tentatively...

    [] [Fees] 40 Lien
    [] [Xenia] Hermetius
    [] [Orator] Agamedes

    There's probably a viable proposition out there, I just need to think more on it.

    Perhaps
    [] [Proposition] Include games of sport as part of the annual Forums
    (with more detail if there's any interest in this--looking to create a valve to release pressure and get the city states competing in a healthier manner)
     
    Fuck you, Ailus.
    Powerofmind said:
    As it happens, Ailus raises the issue of your removal from the league as expected. However, citing the rising tensions on the continent and the general vendetta Ailus displayed in your attempted assassination, Agamedes repeats what everyone else was already thinking, and the vote fails with dangerous closeness, only Nestopheles and Gandymus siding with Ailus against the other five of you.
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    Good to know what the opinions of our peers steer towards.

    [X] [Fees] 40 Lien
    [X] [Xenia] Hermetius
    [X] [Orator] Agamedes
     
    [X] [Fees] 40 Lien
    [X] [Xenia] Hermetius
    [X] [Orator] Agamedes

    Hey @Powerofmind, I ask this for no particular reason but what are the dueling laws in the League?
     
    Turn 8 Final Results
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    • Megara: Hermetius for Xenia, Agamedes for Orator, Propose fees of 40 lien
    Ailus: Hermetius for Xenia, Self for Orator, Propose fees of 40 lien
    Nestopheles: Gandymus for Xenia, Megara for Orator, Propose fees of 10 lien
    Liri: Agamedes for Xenia, Hermetius for Orator, Propose fees of 10 lien
    Agamedes: Self for Xenia, Hermetius for Orator, Propose fees of 10 lien
    Phithos: Megara for Xenia, Agamedes for Orator, Propose fees of 10 lien
    Hermetius: Agamedes for Xenia, Self for Orator, Propose fees of 40 line
    Gandymus: Hermetius for Xenia, Ailus for Orator, Propose fees of 10 line

    ORATOR: One for Megara, Two for Ailus, Two for Agamedes, Three for Hermetius*
    XENIA: One for Megara, One for Gandymus, Three for Hermetius (Banned from Xenia as Orator), Three for Agamedes*
    FEES: Three for 40 lien, Five for 10 lien*

    RESULTS:
    Removal of Megara from Moran League; FAIL
    New Orator; Hermetius
    New Xenia; Agamedes
    Annual Fees; 10 Lien

    Turn 8 Final Results (Into the year 1625 C.L.)​

    The forum ends once again cleanly in your favor as Ailus is ousted from power, glowering darkly at the vast majority of his fellow kings and queens. He does not speak out of turn, he is not so foolish, but you can see in his eyes, 'this isn't over'. As your peers go their separate ways, you are approached by Phithos, whose hospitality you partook of this Forum.

    "Queen Megara, of Letum," he says, smirking slightly. "I continue to see in you a brilliant light in an otherwise dreary night sky. If we could but speak at further length, perhaps some other time, I would be most pleased."

    Phithos shakes your hand, and you stifle the urge to react to the feel of a bit of cloth parchment as it passes. In the privacy of your royal coach, you read the message contained within.

    The Seekers desire your patronage, Megara, adherent of the Progenitors, faithful of the Kingmaker. Come to the village of Hepoli, south of the White Hills, at the next full moon.

    What nonsense is this meant to be? Hepoli and the White Hills are officially unaffiliated, falling outside the official protections of the various city-state kingdoms, but they would be little trouble to get to.

    Acadia bears upsetting news from Sedea when you return; your Spariates apparently depleted from a surprise amphibious assault on the Isle of Lanta. Dephis is uninjured, and Sedea's own marines repelled the invasion, but your marshal returns with only a handful of your original force, ashamed. The manager puts a great deal of her money into additional docks, seeking to strengthen the kingdom's navy for fear the Rising Dragon's fleets will not ignore you forever.

    Despite that, however, it turns out a number of festivals are getting into full swing around the kingdom. While the grimm seem fully intent on returning to the area, the sudden explosion of good feelings seems to have driven them away for a little while longer!

    ---

    With some of your free time, you had taken to testing and studying the enigmatic crystal of black dust in your vault. Scrapings of it's dust and small samples collected are experimented on with an almost bored manner by yourself. Thankfully, you had opted to take a more careful approach to the volatile refined dust, as a measurable application of your aura literally warped the table upon which it was tested! With a basic hypothesis in mind, you offered some up to the prodigy child Astraea to play with...

    Gravity Dust!

    You would have assumed so earlier, were the dust the dusky purple hue of the stuff you're more familiar with, a rare export of Atlas, but the sheer purity of the crystal formation seems to have excised all remaining imperfections, leaving only the most perfect ebony material behind!

    About the Seekers' invitation...

    [] Go to Hepoli
    [] Don't go

    Diplomacy Training Failed
    Gained Assessment on Liri Paretta
    Queen Megara gains Large Purified Gravity Dust Crystal and 20 Prestige, loses Large Unknown Dust Crystal
    Gain 14 Lien, gain .5 Dust, gain 1 Food
    Realm Morale remains Neutral (0), and local festivities temporarily increase it to (3)!
    Your vassals accumulate Lien (+17 Aristos, +14 Dephis)
    You spend 25 Lien on annual salaries of the court
    You spend 10 Lien on League Fees
    Spartiates suffers 75 losses (70 Xiphos Heavy, 5 Riflemen)
    Spartiates engage in battle with Rising Dragon Kingdom's forces; Victory! (Gain 5 prestige, small military technology boost)
    Opinions Fluctuate
    Grimm Fluctuate
    Scouting Report (Letum Grimm): Packs Size 1/10
    Festivals in Letum; Prosperity Increases
     
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    • Notable changes:
    Prestige from -52 to -17, almost positive!
    Sophia officially noted as heir, no longer game over on death.
    Powerofmind said:
    Queen Megara gains Large Purified Gravity Dust Crystal and 20 Prestige, loses Large Unknown Dust Crystal
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    +15 Personal Combat when equipped, 10 personal engagements. So that's nuts.

    Kids now have character sheets, we'll need to figure out education at some point in the near future.

    Liri's assessment revealed:
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    Known Traits-
    Attractive (+2 Diplomacy, +2 Opposite Sex Opinion, +1 Trait Opinion)
    Stubborn (+2 Martial, -2 Diplomacy, -1 Stewardship, +1 Character Health)
    Brave (+3 Martial, +5 Personal Combat, +1 Trait Opinion)

    Known Attributes-
    Diplomacy - 5
    Martial - 15
    Stewardship - 4
    Intrigue - 8
    Learning - 6

    Opinion of you: (0 of 10) Liri seems to have cooled her anger somewhat as a year has come and gone.
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    Stubborn and Brave weren't known before.

    Diplo previously thought to be 7+
    Martial 10+
    Stewardship 5+
    Intrigue 8+
    Learning 6+

    Relations previously at -3, blurb is new.

    Agamedes Opinion 4->5

    Phithos Opinion 3->5

    Hermetius 1->2

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    Opinion of you: (7 of 10) Your aid, despite it's collapse, helped the Lantian Marines push away a major invasion of the home islands. Sedea will remember this for a long time.
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    Opinion was 4, new blurb
    @Powerofmind typo marked "its"

    Net -11 Lien this turn after salaries, so we'll need to keep an eye on that for future spending, make sure we always have a small buffer.


    [X] Go to Hepoli

    Phithos doesn't appear to want to fuck us. Hopefully this doesn't stir up religious tensions again somehow.
     
    Things are looking up, though Ailus doesn't know when to quit. The military losses were rather bad as well, but at least they emerged victorious.
    Powerofmind said:
    The Seekers desire your patronage, Megara, adherent of the Progenitors, faithful of the Kingmaker. Come to the village of Hepoli, south of the White Hills, at the next full moon.
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    Can someone refresh my memory? Who are the Seekers?
     
    [X] Go to Hepoli

    Sounds like an interesting excursion.

    And we have quick twins. How does educating young children work again?
     
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    Turn 8 Bonus: Atreía Tis Gnósis
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    • Atreía Tis Gnósis​

    You make your plans in secret, commanding a few trustworthy persons to keep your absence from being discovered. In the dead of night, the shattered moon casts enough light for you to navigate to a pre-paid merchant coach.

    The trip is silent, and unnerving. You turn over the invitation in your mind for several hours, contemplating the urge to accept. Were you mad? A fool? Driven by otherworldly direction? The coach judders as it moves from unkempt dirt roads to the managed cobblestones most villages like to keep. Your musing is interrupted, as a sense of anticipation fills your stomach.

    You step out, face still partially covered, and are surprised to see that someone is already waiting for you. "Please, follow me, miss," he says with a bow.

    You are still too caught up in the mystery, the intrigue of it all, to question anything. You follow as wordlessly as you are led, to a well-to-do looking merchant's home. Your guide offers an insignia of bronze to the men at the gates, and gestures for you to follow...

    As you pass through the front gate and into the house proper, it is as though you've passed through a portal to a much different place. Artifacts of the gods, some long thought lost, line the walls. Ancient Scrolls and weapons, portraits of such perfection as to be windows into a moment of the past, even a piece of masonry that, according to it's plaque, was once part of the Mistral Academy Headmaster's office. You stare, dumbfounded at the sheer weight of the history, lore, and power displayed as trophies before you, feeling at once much smaller and humbler than your station.

    A hand strikes your back playfully, breaking you out of your reverie with an undignified hop and "eep!" You turn, taking in the sight of Phithos, garbed in clothes reminiscent of the times of the Kingdoms. He grins wolfishly at you, gesturing again to the artifacts scattered about the main hall. "Impressed, Megara? This is our local collection, for the more regular meetings."

    You swallow, nervousness, or perhaps excitement, building in you. "There's more?" you ask in a whisper.

    Phithos smiles and leans in conspiratorially. "Only to the initiated," he says, and the offer is clear. "Would you care to join us at the conference tables?"

    Phithos discovered as a Secret Progenitorist!

    [] Join The Seekers of the Gods as an Initiate
    [] Refuse, you shouldn't get caught up in groups like these, that move a little too close to blasphemy even for a convert like you...

    AN: Took a while, sad. Got to do the secret society reveal, happy.
     
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    • Well, guess it wasn't surprise that it ended being a secret society. Wish we'd know more what joining would actually entail us to.

    [X] Join The Seekers of the Gods as an Initiate
     
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    [X] Join The Seekers of the Gods as an Initiate

    Look, the only time joining a secret society is bad is when it's either a) arcane pacts with horrible things that demand more than they give or b) plotting world domination and some plucky hero knocks it over.

    This doesn't appear to be either, so I think we're in the clear!
     
    [X] Join The Seekers of the Gods as an Initiate

    A secret society means we have greater influence in our region, and everyone knows having a good social network is one way to get ahead.
     
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