Following
@Shard's lead, I've tried to narrow down the list of possible actions even further -- strike-through for options we should ignore, bold for options that seem best for this turn, and reasoning for each.
Ra
[ ] Learn Court protocol from Dowager Queen Neferet
[ ] Correspond with a Provincial Leader (write in which; can be taken multiple times)
[ ] Attempt to influence a character (write in which; can be taken multiple times)
[ ] Demand tribute from recalcitrant vassals in the Kanaan
[ ] Negotiate with tribes in Mefkat [-10 Royal Authority]
[ ] End the Regency [Attempt to convince Council]
(Reasoning: we should
absolutely learn court protocol before we appear or start acting in a public manner. Everything else needs to wait until we know how to do them in the right way. Another option would be negotiating with the Mefkat tribes -- our Authority replenishes every year, and we'd otherwise only be spending this turn on charioteering. It might be good to get such negotiations out of the way while we can afford it, before we're swamped by Authority-expensive actions that take priority).
Osiris
[X] Search for a new Apis bull [200 s.
deben, 1 year] (Atumnemhat)
[X] Perform the New Year Rites to bless the Flood [-1 talent] (Meritamun)
[ ] Study the sacred rites of a god (write in which; can be taken multiple times)
[ ] Consult the oracles of Wadjet and Nekhbet (-1 talent)
[ ] End the Regency [Seek out an appropriate Omen]
(Reasoning: obviously we shouldn't try to end the regency at this premature stage, and the first two are locked. I agree with
@veekie that we may want to study our patron goddess' sacred rites, if only so we have a better idea of what we can do with it. Another 'lateral thinking' option would be to consult the oracles in pursuit of insight and guidance).
Isis
[X] Repair the irrigation canal systems [3000 s.
deben 2-3 years] (Heranamenpanaef)
[X] Re-staff the Granaries Inspectorate [300 s.
deben, 1-2 years ] (Sennefer)
[X] Sell gold for wheat [-5 talents] (Ipy)
[ ] Review Treasury receipts
[ ] Meet with foreign merchants
[ ] Hear public petitions at court
[ ] Reconcile with Ptahshepses
[ ] Study stewardship with character (Ipy, Sennefer, or Heranamenpanaef)
(Reasoning: first three are locked, and the two options struck-through need to wait until we learn the appropriate court protocol. 'Reviewing Treasury receipts' was how we learned about the granary fraud, so that might be another good 'cleaning house' option. Studying stewardship is another good long-term stat-boosting option. However, I'd argue that our priority this turn should be reconciling with the head eunuch, Ptahshepses -- we need to be on good terms with the eunuchs if we want to govern effectively.
Set
[ ] Establish network of informants in the palace [100 s. deben]
[ ] Sneak out of the palace and mingle among the people in disguise [50 s. deben]
[ ] Investigate character (write in who; can be taken multiple times)
[ ] Plot against character (write in who; can be taken multiple times)
[ ] End the Regency [Begins Plot against Neferet]
(Reasoning: pretty much everyone's recognized this as a shoe-in. We need to establish our informants in the palace in order to investigate who's loyal and who isn't, see who's honest and who isn't, learn who's vulnerable and who isn't.)
Hathor-Sekhmet
[X] Train Division (Ra) [Khui]
[ ] Take archery lessons
[ ] Learn falconry
[ ] Learn to drive a chariot [-5 Authority]
[ ] Write poetry and verse with Neferet
[ ] Dance, music, and gossip with Ma'atneferure
[ ] End the Regency [Attempt coup d'etat]
(Reasoning: being a female Pharaoh makes us vulnerable -- while Hathor-centric actions may become useful in the future, at the moment our priority should be gaining some martial credibility. Archery gives us a personal martial skill, while falconry improves our ties to that military division. At the moment, though, I'm inclined to learn how to drive a chariot. If I'm reading things correctly, any 'Authority' we spend this turn, we recoup at the end of the turn, so picking it now wouldn't have a long term effect. I also expect we'll be spending Authority more regularly in the future, so this might be an opportunity to take the option now before chariot riding falls further down our priorities list.)
Ptah
[ ] Choose a Mentor (write in who)
[ ] Investigate the Royal Archives
[ ] Visit the Garden of Ptah
[ ] Search the bazaar for objects of interest
[ ] Study magic with your Mother
(Reasoning: as good as it'd be to study magic, we are a (1) foreign-born (2) female who is (3) newly crowned and (4) still subject to a Regency. Just because we
can get away with studying magic openly, doesn't mean we
should or that others will look favorably on us for doing so. We should be spending our few Personal Actions on the things that give us
more long-term autonomy, not less. Per Cavalier (below), the 'Royal Archives' sounds like a complete crapshoot -- while a good roll might be
awesome, we should really pick something more likely to benefit us. The 'Garden of Ptah' seems like an feasible choice, especially if we want to pursue a more practical 'Learning' actions as in a typical CK II. I left 'Mentor' untouched because I still don't know how to proceed there....)
