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Covered In Blood And Surrounded By Spirits (Hellsing CK2 Organization Quest)

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[X] Rattle Them Bones-All In
[X] Get Out Of My Country

Well, time to get them all out of our hair. Wish we had the time to expand manpower, but we'll have to make do.

[X] Patriots Never Die

This will help keep foreign matters foreign.
Plus useful income.

[X] Networking

Never enough actions.

[X] Informants-Hellsing
[X] Locate the Coven

Get some intel before making contact(and increases the odds of a good relationship when we open diplomacy), and settle homeside issues.


[X] Fuck Vampires

Because fuck vampires.

[X] I Believe I Can Fly

We got some fighting coming up and flying infantry is great.

[X] Train

Power up for the upcoming fight.
 
If we're hitting the vampires this turn, we should definitely get the second agent roll for fights.
 
jwolfe_beta said:
OK, how about some of the Inuit spirits? There's some freaky stuff there.
Normally I wouldn't suggest ways to screw over Canada but here they signed up with the USA. They only have themselves to blame.:anger:
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Oh totally. Dishonoured dead rise as super evil spirits in Canada too - I'm not sure if they do all the stuff onyro do but according to one story I read where the people of a tribe desecrated the body of a really dickish old man instead of properly burying him, he rose as an evil ghost that glowed radioactive green and it took a really powerful and experienced shaman a battle of many hours to subdue the guy, and then they properly buried the dude, presumably with the implication that he'd just come back if they didn't.
There's wendigo, where people in the dead of winter let their inner fire that is their love freeze over because they're so fucking hungry, and then their breathing gets really chunky-sounding because ice is literally forming in their lungs because of the freezing of their spirits - this is all after they commit cannibalism for a while which starts the process - and if they're not strangled they'll eventually go full Wendigo and become monsters that are something like 15 or 50 - somewhere in between - feet tall but are thin as a sheet of paper like a fucking nightmare carnivorous demon version of Flat Stanley. They also have winter powers and shit.
That's not all - if I can find the book I had about it there was a bunch of other scary stuff that I'll pump into this thread, but off the top of my head, salmon are all sentient and only give of themselves for the good of the people or something similar - when you're finished eating a salmon you're supposed to throw the bones back into the sea so the salmon can revive itself and go to live in its society which almost seems to be a Native American version of Lovecraft's Deep Ones until the next salmon run, and if you don't then bad shit happens. I forget if the rest of them literally come out of the ocean and invade your home looking for the bones of their dead comrade or not (though that's a totally rad idea), or maybe they just stop coming into the rivers and people die from the lack of food.
There's that ...Ogopogo I think? In one of the Great Lakes. Basically a Canadian version of the Loch Ness monster, I think it's a hostile one maybe. Horse headed long necked fish thingy. It might be kinda ambivalent though.
Niagara Falls are kinda cursed what with how many people keep on dying by suicide there, and this might be something from another book I read but there might be a demon of some sort locked up in caves under them.
A wizard/shaman in Quebec apparently once stopped an entire fleet of ships - might've been British or French, I forget - from doing something or other by generating a gigantic fog cloud out of his cauldron that overtook the entire river - the big one in Quebec, I think it was the St. John's river or something? Anyhow, the ships couldn't see where the fuck they were going and all crashed and drowned.
I'll add more later once I find that book, but the North American supernatural climate doesn't lack for scaryass fuckery, no siree.
 
One idea that can be used for pretty much any area is the good old "Artifact taken from it's rightful resting place and put in a museum. Now the original owner wants it back." event.
 
[X] Recruit New Agents
[X] Rattle Them Bones-All In

[X] Tesso Is Vengeful, Not Evil

[X] Networking

[X] Informants-US Black Ops
[X] Locate the Coven


[X] Fuck Vampires


[X] I Believe I Can Fly

[X] Train
 
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Martial:
[x] Recruit New Agents:
We've suffered losses in previous turns. If we don't do something about that, we'll start losing effectiveness. The +2 Agent Rolls in Battle Turns will be a big help with future selections.

[x] Rattle Them Bones-All In:
This thing has the potential to cause waaay more damage than the Vampires. Like, an entire town slaughtered.

Diplomacy:
[x] Patriots Never Die:
People are actually dying here, thus it seems like the only one that's really urgent. Plus, it could be the biggest net gain. If it works, it's +1 Ally and +Wealth.
Be sure to take a recorded message from the Emperor and the Admiralty to vouch for us.

Stewardship:
[x] Spiritual Resources-Mountain:
Funding is becoming an issue for us. Our savings are already going down. Helicopter gunships are cool, but they are not cheap.

Intrigue:
[x] Informants-The Tribe:
These guys are set to become a big player in supernatural and mundane circles. Getting our foot in the door early can only be good for us. Possibly open up future options of Alliance and cross-training.

[x] Locate the Coven:
A group that could seriously fuck us if they turned their attention our way, and we don't even know where to find them? Do not like that. At the very lease, I'd like to be able to see them coming.

Piety:
[x] Fuck Vampires:
We're going to have to deal with them in the coming turns.

Learning:
[x] I Believe I Can Fly:
Flying troops? Yes please. Eventually leading to Flying Warrior Monks? HELL YEAH!

Personal:
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[x] Marriage Time:
Possibly starting a Dynasty of Half-Kami Monster Hunters! Holy fuck!

@The LD Man, could we get a basic summary of who these potential suitors are? Would be hesitant to commit an entire years action without even knowing if they are worth our time.
 
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[X] Recruit New Agents:
[X] Rattle Them Bones-All In

[X] Tesso Is Vengeful, Not Evil

[X] Networking

[X] Informants-US Black Ops
[X] Locate the Coven


[X] Fuck Vampires


[X] I Believe I Can Fly

[X] Train
 
Anono Mous said:
@The LD Man, could we get a basic summary of who these potential suitors are? Would be hesitant to commit an entire years action without even knowing if they are worth our time.
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I suppose I can. You have one offer from The Tribe, one from South America and one from the kami themselves. Exact details require you to take the action, because that means I have to write up summaries, but let's say they all have specialties.
Xantalos said:
Oh, @The LD Man, is it a diplo option as of yet to start communicating with the other organizations than hellsing and Iscariot?
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Well, I didn't want 8 Diplo options this turn, so the in universe excuse is that the administration is still reviewing their case as capable allies. After all, no one knows anything about them outside of what those informants last year could tell them.
 
Fun fact there are many human souls enshrined in Japan and are treated with the same respect as the Kami. Which includes that of more than a few Emperors.
 
Guys, I don't think we should try to hit more than one of the threats this turn. It would probably spread out our manpower a little too much.
 
It's unfeasible to hit both the Vampires and the Gashadokuro this turn, so I think we should focus on one while setting up for the other. Our financial situation is also poor, so I'd like to improve it where possible.

Martial:
[ ] Recruit New Agents -20 Net Income
[ ] Rattle Them Bones-All In
Recruiting agents is a no brainer, and needs to be done if we're fighting at all this turn. I'd rather go for the Gashadokuro first, too.

Diplomacy:
[ ] Patriots Never Die +50 Net Income
Extra income, and a ghost defense fleet? Sign me up!

Stewardship:
[ ] Spiritual Resources-Mountain +100 Net Income
Yes, it's not the extra action vote, but improving income is critical, and with the Warband in tatters, the Gashadokuro destroyed, and the coven surveilled, I think we could make use of this to stop being so broke all the time.

Intrigue:
[ ] Locate the Coven
[ ] Informants-Hellsing -10 Net Income
We need to keep an eye on the Coven, and diplomacy with Hellsing later should help with the Vamps.

Piety:
[ ] Fuck Vampires
[X] Violent Pacifism
One action is locked in, and having a seal will both help with the vamps, and be a bargaining chip for future relations with Europe.

Learning:
[x] I Believe I Can Fly -20 Net Income
Flying soldiers promise to do great things.

Personal:
[ ] Personal Attention: Rattle them Bones
If you want it done right...
 
Redshirt Army said:
Piety:
[ ] Fuck Vampires
[X] Violent Pacifism
One action is locked in, and having a seal will both help with the vamps, and be a bargaining chip for future relations with Europe.
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Wait, I thought we only had one Piety option total. With the Warrior Monk option being locked in for one more year, I thought we didn't get another.

@The LD Man, can you clarify this, do we get another option?
 
I say we get the Ghost Fleet on our side now before they do anything regrettable.
 
Remember we vote in the survey, there's no point in posting an actual vote now except discussion.
 
Martial: Your Military advisor is one Okimoto Ieyoshi. When asked what his service record was, he simply handed you a file with nothing but black lines in it. A man in his thirties, Okimoto is covered in various wounds and what seem to be acid burns cover half his face, and he's missing an eye. You were told due to his recent loss of vision; he was being taken out of active duty to assist you. While you had your doubts, he proved himself in how he trained with your troops. The man knows how to kill something, that's for sure. Pick 2



[] Recruit New Agents:




[] Rattle Them Bones-All In:

More grunts, and removing a menace.


Diplomacy: Your chief diplomat is a woman named Kawayama Kiriyo,a woman with long, braided, brown hair and business wear. She's cheerful, kind and overall a very genuine person. Or so you thought, until she met Okimoto and immediately became a brusque and professional expert. Okimoto grunted his approval and moved on. Kawayama was all smiles again, but she probably wanted you to notice. If there's one thing Kawayama is an expert in, it would be twisting people's perceptions of her. You couldn't ask for a better asset. Pick 1






[] Patriots Never Die:

More income is nice.

Stewardship: Your manager is an old man who looks upon you with an undisguised sneer. Ito Yoson is an expert with finances and policy, which just barely makes up for his irritable and asshole personality. His entire views on women, youth and even race just kind of makes you want to beat him. Despite this, he's already planning ways to make you money, so you, as many already do, manage to drown your moral issues with lots of cash. Pick 1



[] Networking:

Obvious.

Intrigue: Your spymaster is Wakai Munoto. He's also batshit insane. Or he was. Nowadays, he has the most infuriating common sense that makes him look at people strangely if they contradict him. You miss the crazy a little bit. Regardless, Munoto is just interested in making sure you know what you need to know. And a few things you really didn't need to know. Pick 2



[] Informants-The Tribe:




[] Locate the Coven:

Find them, get some more info.

Piety: You actually have two religious advisors. Imai Denbe, a Buddhist monk, is a kind and unobtrusive individual. In his mid-thirties, his primary features are a shaved head and a patient smile for everyone. Inokuma Toju, the forty year old Shinto priest, is rather different. He's not scornful like Ito is, but he has a sense of severity to him. He mandates that whenever you meet him, you purify your hands, for one. Whether this is him telling you you're impure or his way of protecting you and himself from impurity, you aren't sure. Still, he does his job eagerly, and so you can't begrudge him for that. Pick 1


[] Fuck Vampires:

Next turn, we roll.

Learning: Your resident scientist is fairly excitable. Apparently, Kaibara Tamaki had already theorized on the existence of youkai, and had gotten laughed out of her laboratory for it. Now, she not only had verification that they existed, she got to dream up new ways to kill them! Really, it was a dream come true. Pick 1


[] Refined Shapeshifting-Small:

Scouting is nice.


Personal: Now there's you. You're definitely in a busy position, but you don't need to oversee everything. That's what your department heads are for. So now you need to decide what to do with your time. Pick 1


[] Train:

Next turn, I plan to murder some vamps. Let's be ready.
 
[] Recruit New Agents: There are many special forces operatives who went recruited do to a lack of spiritual capacity, but now you can change that. You have gallons upon gallons of hihi blood, and one drop is enough to allow a soldier to see youkai for the rest of their lives. It won't get past illusions, but the only things that can do that are seals, vigilance or a powerful will. In the end however, this gives you the chance to recruit those who are both skilled and disposable enough to be a part of your organization. Cost: 80 Upkeep: 20 Chance of Success: 100% Time: 1 year Reward: Brings Agent Squads Up to 40. Allows for two Agent rolls during Battle Turns.

[] Rattle Them Bones-All In: You have a Gashadokuro wandering through the mountains, and it's only a matter of time before it stumbles onto somewhere populated. But you have missiles and an oni at your disposal. As such, why not deploy them to turn it into slivers? Or hell, just deploy all of your Agents with rocket launchers to really get the jobs done as well. And then you can add the Heavy Impalers, and the Rangers and… well, more. And then your priests can come through and purify whatever is left. Cost: 200 Upkeep: 0 Time: 1 year Chance of Success: 70% Reward: Gashadokuro is dead, won't absolutely wreck any settlements.
More agents, and that extra roll in Battle Turns is awesome. And we need to take out the Gashadokuro before it attacks a town and gets even stronger.

[] Patriots Never Die: you have souls who should be resting in the higher plane, who are chained to the mortal realm by their hatred. However, that hatred is powered by devotion, and if you can capitalize on that you can likely convince them to cease their violence and assist you in times of need. Travel to the flagship and negotiate with the ship ghost. With any luck, their duty did not end when their life did. Cost: 20 Upkeep: 0 Time: 1 Year Chance of Success: 60% reward: +50 Shipping Income, assistance from the Ghost Fleet.
Ghost ship allies and more Income sold it for me.

[] Spiritual Resources-Mountain: There are actually a few mountain kami willing to help you for the same price, namely tributes and festivals. Luckily for them, mining is still very much in demand, even if it is largely handled by corporations and the like these days. These mountain kami are willing to point out unnoticed veins of resources in the mountains, and even bring it closer to the surface in some cases. Choosing sites far from any source of supernatural threats, you can point them out to corporations, take a surveyor's fee from the company and rake in the cash. Cost: 50 Upkeep: 0 Time: 1 year Chance of Success: 80% Reward: +100 Mining income
More income.

[] Informants-The Tribe: The Tribe now has hundreds of thousands of hardened refugees under its care. It wouldn't be remiss of them to start adopting those refugees into their ranks. If they do that, they could turn themselves into a major power. Luckily for you, the Tribe is in a massive state of flux this year and is especially vulnerable to infiltration. You'll have the best chance now, before they reorganize. Cost: 50 Upkeep: 10 Time: 1 year Chance of Success: 90% Reward: Tribe operations included in Rumor Mill

[] Locate the Coven: There's an entire coven of kijo out there, and you want to know where they are. As it is, there's a magical collection of witches out there that spend entire lifetimes creating powerful curses, and you don't like not knowing where they are. Cost: 50 Upkeep: 0 Time: 1 year Chance of Success: 60% Reward: Military operation available, You're aware if the kijo make a move.
I like The Tribe, and learning what they're doing is good. And we gotta know where the Kijo are so we can keep an eye on them.

[] Fuck Vampires: You have vampires running around, and if the efforts of your priests said anything, then typical anti-undead measures aren't very effective measures. However, the priests who were there managed to analyze the connection and determined that the vampires were more of a relay for power than actually powerful. Theoretically, your priests could create a seal to block the connection, weakening vampires who come against it in a powerful way. Cost:100 Upkeep: 0 Time: 2 years Chance of Success: 60% Reward: Anti-Vampire Mid Tier Seal Pattern created
The action sums up my feelings :D

[] I Believe I Can Fly: Kotengu are pests, that fly and kill. While technically skilled in the ways of the sword, your troops tend to just shoot them without problems. Now however, it's looking like you may actually find some use out of the deadly vermin. By making a hood out of purified kotengu feathers, researchers thing they can make it so your soldiers can fly. It would take quite some training to be able to orient themselves in three dimensions like that, but your soldiers can do it. Cost: 50 Upkeep: 20 Time: 1 year Chance of Success 70% Reward: Crow Corp created
Flying soldiers are awesome :cool:

[] Marriage Time: Political Marriages are a bit old fashioned considering the current lack of monarchies, but that doesn't mean they can't be helpful. Apparently your information search didn't go unnoticed, and you've received a few offers of marriage. Well, that's new. Take some time to review them and make a choice. Cost: 0 Upkeep: 0 Time: 1 year Chance of Success: 80% Rewards: Marriage Candidates known, Marriage vote open, Diplomatic channels available with the organization chosen.
The Kami marriage option sold it for me.
 
Been doing some accounting and depending on the winning vote, we could end up with only 100-160 left in the Treasury.

I really thing our Stewardship option needs to be Networking. Then we can double up on Spiritual Resources-Mountain and Logging Is Best Done Drunk next turn, (hopefully) giving us +200 income. We really need to do something about our ongoing budget problems. If we can't even afford normal operations, then we're not going to be saving any lives.
 
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