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January 13th, 2010.


Today is a glorious day! Today is the day where our great nation...
The Beginning
January 13th, 2010.


Today is a glorious day! Today is the day where our great nation, unhindered by the fall of the Soviet Union like so many others, has come to make itself known as a truly great and awesome power! We have overcome the trials and tribulations of a nation in the embryonic stages, resisting the temptations to adjoin lesser powers, to give in to both internal and external pressures, and to demonstrate the ability to innovate! Of course, such a path could not be charted without a plan, and your rule over these peoples was accomplished by a grand strategy that has shaped your nation in the process.

Inhabiting a small region of a few thousand square kilometers between the areas of Hungary, Croatia, Bosnia, and nearing Serbia, it is mostly a landlocked region. A bit of a general mesh of urban and rural, but you do not possess direct sea access; your water sources mostly rivers and a few small lakes. Of course, if you're ambitious enough, you could attempt to push some of your neighbors around and try to claim sea access, or find some other means of gaining access to precious oceanic trade routes (or air traffic!) Of course, this merely serves to give you an idea of the glorious nation which you now unquestionably rule!


[ ] Unity through Strength. With a strong military background you are effectively a dictator, but an effective dictator at that. So long as your army remains fairly well-funded, you will have their support, and a strong military can serve to reinforce your police in times of crises.


[ ] Strength through Unity. You were a demagogue and social firebrand. Your gun was a microphone, and words your bullets; scything down droves of competitors with scathing social commentary. The people all but rioted to put you in office, though the support of the people can be a fickle thing, especially as they demand their bread and circuses.


[ ] Strength through Power. Literal power, in this case. As a wealthy industrialist, it was only natural that you apply those talents into your political career. Holding the infrastructure of the nation in your hands, it became apparent to the masses that a person of personal fortune would be needed to keep the economy's pulse.


[ ] Write in.

This would be invaluable in time, but for now, it is time to reflect on your relationships. All of these skills would have been lost without your trusty lieutenant...


[ ] The Spy: The art of Spying and Infiltration. This person knows not just how to do it themselves, but also how to recruit spy rings, find spies and set up counter-intelligence. You start with one spy ring. These spy rings are focused on one area, be it a specific Group, Counter-Intelligence or even Security. They may be used to find out things that others want to hide from you and protect your own secrets.

[ ] The General. The General knows how best to organize and train his troops to get the best out of them. He knows how to position them in the field with the right equipment for the job. The great generals apply the lessons they have learnt to all areas of their life, treating everything as War where only the best can survive. A General can train troops to be more efficient, better and more skilled for the same base cost limited only by their personal prowess.

[ ] The Administrator: Money makes the world go around. They have the knack for ploughing through paperwork due to experience, finding the flaws in the accountancy structure and organising the work load to be more efficient. Admin is used to re-organise your nation to be more efficient, to be more profitable and to run smoother. After all, the more you make, the happier your people will be.

[ ] The Demagogue: The Silver Tongue. They can charm the birds down from the trees and convince a banker that you have let him have the advantage while he hands over his entire vault. This person holds the power to persuade people to follow your ideas. To motivate them to work harder and to buy your bullshit. They can cut through resistance and weak wills and bring them onto your side.

[ ] The Warrior: The only thing that travels faster than rumor and gossip, is a bullet. With the Warrior, they don't just know how to fight, they can fight well. The Warrior is a multiplier to the value of the troops they are personally leading. It is also a person far more resilient to assassination attempts.

[ ] The Researcher: The world moves fast. Technology moves faster. No sooner have you gotten used to a product then a newer and better version is being released. They lead the way through your personal developments. Their genius intellect has created new products that have helped make your fortune and build up your nation.

From this, we might yet know how our fair nation has, well, fared!
 
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January 13th, 2010.
Turn 1.

Each turn covers the span of 1 year.

You - Demagogue 1.
Howard Hill - Administration 1.


GNP: $33B with -2% growth, Revenue $5B, Budget $9B, Debt $11B at 4% Interest.
Population 5M (-0.2% growth rate, 4% Serbian immigrants)
Popularity High (67%), no overt revolutionary groups.
Internal Security 2, Crime Control 2, Civil Law 4, Corruption ???
Regulations: Business 5, Environmental 3, Egalitarian 4, Health & Safety 3, Vice 1
Military Power: Air 1, Land 7

The Budget
Defense 35%
Education 5%
Health Care 10%
Law enforcement 2%
Regulation 4%
Social Programs 40%
Other 4%

To call these times a bit rocky would be somewhat of an understatement. Having led your nation through might of arms and fiery rhetoric through a free-for-all between communist insurgents, capitalist-backed rebels, Russian saboteurs, CIA provocateurs, and a government ripe to implode, your nation has been a very, very busy warzone. Many people have fled the country in the interests of seeking asylum elsewhere.

Yet for those that have remained, you promise a new, stronger dawn.

Of course, even as you admire the nice sunrise from your palatial estate, you cannot quite help but find yourself a bit beleaguered by problems.

The first and foremost of these is that your nation's manufacturing mostly relies on a mixture of electricity and lumber, though you do have some petroleum and chemical refinement industries (though these are mostly foreign-held corporations that pay taxes locally.) Your nation does actually have the benefit of a small titanium vein (which is where a large part of your budget comes from), but exploitation of it is pretty much already peak without bringing in more cutting-edge tools and paying out the nose in the process.

Your budget is heavily skewed, to say the least. While you thankfully possess an administrator, who informs you that radical budget changes will have consequences (and suggests limiting such changes to no more than five percent a year, except in times of dire crisis), he also comments that a number of the bureaucrats that now fill the various departments and the national bank seem to be quite corrupt. "Skimming from the top" seems to be customary here.

As well as this, to say that the war has caused heavy infrastructure damage is an understatement. Running electricity was scarce in many areas before, but even the cities find themselves suffering rolling blackouts and brownouts. Running water thankfully isn't to much of an issue, seeing as most firefights don't take place underground, but there's still some minor damage -- and a lot of towns still rely on well water and old gas and water systems from back in the 60's.

Water contamination is another issue. Several companies, including one major US corporation, have been using fringe Eastern European nations as a dumping ground for toxic waste for many decades now. While this practice has not yet been instituted, there have been mentions of financial rewards for countries that allow them to "store" their hazardous waste within your borders. Without sea access, however, you are almost entirely dependent on your handful of semi-clean lakes and running rivers to supply the bulk of your drinking and industrial water supplies. With environmental regulation being so-so, even your own industries have been 'forgetful' now and again, especially during the course of the war when demand was high and regulations all but unenforceable.

Elsewhere, you find yourself confronted by a massive wealth of spending versus your rather meager revenues. Your military's arms and weapons are fairly modern, or at least, modern relative to your neighbors. The issue is that without continued military spending, or an increase in budget relative to the decrease in spending, the military is likely to find itself as a dearth of maintenance parts, munitions, and fuel to keep the armed forces running at peak. A dangerous situation for any fledgling despot.

With education at an all-time low and rationing only just recently having come to an end, things stay rather shaky, and this is only further compounded by the fact that the vice trades appear to be alive and well. Drug smuggling, human trafficking, and organized crime are alive and well. Meth is the drug of choice for the youth of this country given its cheap nature, and light bulbs tend to be used for things other than lighting given the current electricity problems. Such a thing can be a boon, however, if you're looking to make some revenues off the addictions and immense profits available to those who partake in the drug trade.
 
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[X] The Spy: The art of Spying and Infiltration. This person knows not just how to do it themselves, but also how to recruit spy rings, find spies and set up counter-intelligence. You start with one spy ring. These spy rings are focused on one area, be it a specific Group, Counter-Intelligence or even Security. They may be used to find out things that others want to hide from you and protect your own secrets.

[X] Strength through Unity. You were a demagogue and social firebrand. Your gun was a microphone, and words your bullets; scything down droves of competitors with scathing social commentary. The people all but rioted to put you in office, though the support of the people can be a fickle thing, especially as they demand their bread and circuses.

It would be nice to play an empire-builder that isn't just focused on expansion.
 
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[X] Strength through Unity. You were a demagogue and social firebrand. Your gun was a microphone, and words your bullets; scything down droves of competitors with scathing social commentary. The people all but rioted to put you in office, though the support of the people can be a fickle thing, especially as they demand their bread and circuses.

[X] The Administrator: Money makes the world go around. They have the knack for ploughing through paperwork due to experience, finding the flaws in the accountancy structure and organising the work load to be more efficient. Admin is used to re-organise your nation to be more efficient, to be more profitable and to run smoother. After all, the more you make, the happier your people will be.
 
[X] Strength through Unity. You were a demagogue and social firebrand. Your gun was a microphone, and words your bullets; scything down droves of competitors with scathing social commentary. The people all but rioted to put you in office, though the support of the people can be a fickle thing, especially as they demand their bread and circuses.

[x] The Administrator: Money makes the world go around. They have the knack for ploughing through paperwork due to experience, finding the flaws in the accountancy structure and organising the work load to be more efficient. Admin is used to re-organise your nation to be more efficient, to be more profitable and to run smoother. After all, the more you make, the happier your people will be.

Time to play Tropico the quest!
 
[X] Strength through Power. Literal power, in this case. As a wealthy industrialist, it was only natural that you apply those talents into your political career. Holding the infrastructure of the nation in your hands, it became apparent to the masses that a person of personal fortune would be needed to keep the economy's pulse.

[X] The Researcher: The world moves fast. Technology moves faster. No sooner have you gotten used to a product then a newer and better version is being released. They lead the way through your personal developments. Their genius intellect has created new products that have helped make your fortune and build up your nation.
 
[X] Strength through Unity. You were a demagogue and social firebrand. Your gun was a microphone, and words your bullets; scything down droves of competitors with scathing social commentary. The people all but rioted to put you in office, though the support of the people can be a fickle thing, especially as they demand their bread and circuses.

[x] The Administrator: Money makes the world go around. They have the knack for ploughing through paperwork due to experience, finding the flaws in the accountancy structure and organising the work load to be more efficient. Admin is used to re-organise your nation to be more efficient, to be more profitable and to run smoother. After all, the more you make, the happier your people will be.
 
[X] Strength through Unity. You were a demagogue and social firebrand. Your gun was a microphone, and words your bullets; scything down droves of competitors with scathing social commentary. The people all but rioted to put you in office, though the support of the people can be a fickle thing, especially as they demand their bread and circuses.

[X] The Spy: The art of Spying and Infiltration. This person knows not just how to do it themselves, but also how to recruit spy rings, find spies and set up counter-intelligence. You start with one spy ring. These spy rings are focused on one area, be it a specific Group, Counter-Intelligence or even Security. They may be used to find out things that others want to hide from you and protect your own secrets.
 
Strength through Unity appears to be in the lead thus far! Very pleased with the turnout so far at this point as well -- though things appear to be in a tie between the spy and the administrator! Both have their perks, to be sure, though the administrator is less hands-on. He's excellent for controlling corruption, though the Spy can also handle this (from a different angle.) The Administrator shines in promoting growth, whereas the Spy is a more hands-on troubleshooter (sometimes even literally!)

Also, if you have questions, I'm more than happy to address them! Superbly pleased so far, however. ^^
 
[X] Strength through Unity. You were a demagogue and social firebrand. Your gun was a microphone, and words your bullets; scything down droves of competitors with scathing social commentary. The people all but rioted to put you in office, though the support of the people can be a fickle thing, especially as they demand their bread and circuses.

[X] The Administrator: Money makes the world go around. They have the knack for ploughing through paperwork due to experience, finding the flaws in the accountancy structure and organising the work load to be more efficient. Admin is used to re-organise your nation to be more efficient, to be more profitable and to run smoother. After all, the more you make, the happier your people will be.
 
[X] Strength through Unity. You were a demagogue and social firebrand. Your gun was a microphone, and words your bullets; scything down droves of competitors with scathing social commentary. The people all but rioted to put you in office, though the support of the people can be a fickle thing, especially as they demand their bread and circuses.

[X] The Demagogue: The Silver Tongue. They can charm the birds down from the trees and convince a banker that you have let him have the advantage while he hands over his entire vault. This person holds the power to persuade people to follow your ideas. To motivate them to work harder and to buy your bullshit. They can cut through resistance and weak wills and bring them onto your side.

I live,I die ,I live again.
 
[X] Unity through Strength. With a strong military background you are effectively a dictator, but an effective dictator at that. So long as your army remains fairly well-funded, you will have their support, and a strong military can serve to reinforce your police in times of crises.
[X] The General. The General knows how best to organize and train his troops to get the best out of them. He knows how to position them in the field with the right equipment for the job. The great generals apply the lessons they have learnt to all areas of their life, treating everything as War where only the best can survive. A General can train troops to be more efficient, better and more skilled for the same base cost limited only by their personal prowess.

IT BEGINS!
 
[X] Strength through Power. Literal power, in this case. As a wealthy industrialist, it was only natural that you apply those talents into your political career. Holding the infrastructure of the nation in your hands, it became apparent to the masses that a person of personal fortune would be needed to keep the economy's pulse.

[X] The Spy: The art of Spying and Infiltration. This person knows not just how to do it themselves, but also how to recruit spy rings, find spies and set up counter-intelligence. You start with one spy ring. These spy rings are focused on one area, be it a specific Group, Counter-Intelligence or even Security. They may be used to find out things that others want to hide from you and protect your own secrets.

We are a financial genius with a guy to make sure no one messes with our precious economy
 
Good to see this up Gunther. Allow me to submit a new, superior option for our Character.

[X] Power through Knowledge. As the saying goes, knowledge is power, and you have both power and knowledge. Simply put, you were a spook. Whilst the coup may have been backed by the people and carried out by the military you are the person who stirred the public's unrest, who arranged for the previous leader to conveniently die and who told the generals when to strike. Not that the public knows any of that. To them you're just a man who worked previously as the Head of the Joint National Security Advisory Board.

And our loyal aide is:

[X] The General. The General knows how best to organize and train his troops to get the best out of them. He knows how to position them in the field with the right equipment for the job. The great generals apply the lessons they have learnt to all areas of their life, treating everything as War where only the best can survive. A General can train troops to be more efficient, better and more skilled for the same base cost limited only by their personal prowess.

You guys picking the spy as your hero. Spies are a massively untrustworthy lot and heroes get a tremendous amount of autonomy in their actions. I'd rather not wake up couped (which is totally something that could happen).
 
[X] Strength through Unity. You were a demagogue and social firebrand. Your gun was a microphone, and words your bullets; scything down droves of competitors with scathing social commentary. The people all but rioted to put you in office, though the support of the people can be a fickle thing, especially as they demand their bread and circuses.

[X] The Administrator: Money makes the world go around. They have the knack for ploughing through paperwork due to experience, finding the flaws in the accountancy structure and organising the work load to be more efficient. Admin is used to re-organise your nation to be more efficient, to be more profitable and to run smoother. After all, the more you make, the happier your people will be.

 
[X] Power through Knowledge. As the saying goes, knowledge is power, and you have both power and knowledge. Simply put, you were a spook. Whilst the coup may have been backed by the people and carried out by the military you are the person who stirred the public's unrest, who arranged for the previous leader to conveniently die and who told the generals when to strike. Not that the public knows any of that. To them you're just a man who worked previously as the Head of the Joint National Security Advisory Board.

[X] The General. The General knows how best to organize and train his troops to get the best out of them. He knows how to position them in the field with the right equipment for the job. The great generals apply the lessons they have learnt to all areas of their life, treating everything as War where only the best can survive. A General can train troops to be more efficient, better and more skilled for the same base cost limited only by their personal prowess.
 
[X] Power through Knowledge. As the saying goes, knowledge is power, and you have both power and knowledge. Simply put, you were a spook. Whilst the coup may have been backed by the people and carried out by the military you are the person who stirred the public's unrest, who arranged for the previous leader to conveniently die and who told the generals when to strike. Not that the public knows any of that. To them you're just a man who worked previously as the Head of the Joint National Security Advisory Board.


[X] The General. The General knows how best to organize and train his troops to get the best out of them. He knows how to position them in the field with the right equipment for the job. The great generals apply the lessons they have learnt to all areas of their life, treating everything as War where only the best can survive. A General can train troops to be more efficient, better and more skilled for the same base cost limited only by their personal prowess.
 
[X] Power through Knowledge. As the saying goes, knowledge is power, and you have both power and knowledge. Simply put, you were a spook. Whilst the coup may have been backed by the people and carried out by the military you are the person who stirred the public's unrest, who arranged for the previous leader to conveniently die and who told the generals when to strike. Not that the public knows any of that. To them you're just a man who worked previously as the Head of the Joint National Security Advisory Board.

[X] The General. The General knows how best to organize and train his troops to get the best out of them. He knows how to position them in the field with the right equipment for the job. The great generals apply the lessons they have learnt to all areas of their life, treating everything as War where only the best can survive. A General can train troops to be more efficient, better and more skilled for the same base cost limited only by their personal prowess.
 
Gunter some questions, or will this be vote choices?

Do our people consider themselves a distinct ethnic group? Or is there a mishmash of Serbs, Bosnian, Hungarians etc?

Are the poeple Catholic? Muslim? Orthodox?

Was the nation ever part of Yugoslavia, Austria-Hungary?
 
[X] Strength through Power. Literal power, in this case. As a wealthy industrialist, it was only natural that you apply those talents into your political career. Holding the infrastructure of the nation in your hands, it became apparent to the masses that a person of personal fortune would be needed to keep the economy's pulse.

[X] The Researcher: The world moves fast. Technology moves faster. No sooner have you gotten used to a product then a newer and better version is being released. They lead the way through your personal developments. Their genius intellect has created new products that have helped make yourfortune and build up your nation.
 
[X] Strength through Unity. You were a demagogue and social firebrand. Your gun was a microphone, and words your bullets; scything down droves of competitors with scathing social commentary. The people all but rioted to put you in office, though the support of the people can be a fickle thing, especially as they demand their bread and circuses.

[X] The Administrator: Money makes the world go around. They have the knack for ploughing through paperwork due to experience, finding the flaws in the accountancy structure and organising the work load to be more efficient. Admin is used to re-organise your nation to be more efficient, to be more profitable and to run smoother. After all, the more you make, the happier your people will be.
 
[X] Strength through Unity. You were a demagogue and social firebrand. Your gun was a microphone, and words your bullets; scything down droves of competitors with scathing social commentary. The people all but rioted to put you in office, though the support of the people can be a fickle thing, especially as they demand their bread and circuses.

[x] The Administrator: Money makes the world go around. They have the knack for ploughing through paperwork due to experience, finding the flaws in the accountancy structure and organising the work load to be more efficient. Admin is used to re-organise your nation to be more efficient, to be more profitable and to run smoother. After all, the more you make, the happier your people will be.
 
[X] Strength through Unity. You were a demagogue and social firebrand. Your gun was a microphone, and words your bullets; scything down droves of competitors with scathing social commentary. The people all but rioted to put you in office, though the support of the people can be a fickle thing, especially as they demand their bread and circuses.

[x] The Administrator: Money makes the world go around. They have the knack for ploughing through paperwork due to experience, finding the flaws in the accountancy structure and organising the work load to be more efficient. Admin is used to re-organise your nation to be more efficient, to be more profitable and to run smoother. After all, the more you make, the happier your people will be.
 
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