May The Invisible Hand Be With You - (Star Wars CK2-Style Quest)
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Akasha
The Only Truth
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A flood of cola is a real killer for the public relations of the manufacturer.
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Panory
The Omake Dragon
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Killer Cola has already touched that quest plan.
Surely they must know something, heck, the Ruusan Reformation was the single most momentous political event so far! It made the Republic what it is today! It's the set of reforms that's responsible for the modern Jedi Order!
It's the reason the Brotherhood of Darkness isn't still around.
It was nearly a thousand years ago and the actual planet's location is lost but it'd be like us as a society forgetting about the crossing of the Rubicon or something.
It might be as simple as 'and then the crazy Sith blew themselves and Lord Hoth up' but good lord, if they don't even remember that then the Galaxy's education system is in even more dire straights than we dared fear!
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- Tromso, Norway.
For that matter, Yoda was likely trained by people who were alive at the time.
Ardion Prosili
An (im)Perfect Cell
.....coming next turn, an action to increase the standards of education in the CNS!
Dr. Snark
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They know of it but no one (barring Jerec) is particularly eager to go hunting for it given the fact that it's kinda sorta a massive Force anomaly on par with the Malachor system. Don't touch the giant Force thingy in other words, and the best way to make sure that no one tries to fuck with it is to make sure that no one talks about it or looks for it.
Ardion Prosili
An (im)Perfect Cell
Sooooo.....seeing as we poked the Malachor thingy, we should poke the other thingy too!
I may need to make a last-minute adjustment to my Plan, because I just discovered this:
Our current Income is 2395 credits/turn. +5% of that would give us +120 gross or +20 net income once you account for upkeep. However, we'll be adding a lot of income this turn, about a 1000 credits' worth. +5% of that new revised Income would give us a bit over +170 gross, or +70 net after subtracting upkeep. That definitely seems worth it!
@Killerflood: you might want to check this out as well...
@Dr. Snark, can you confirm that this +5% Income bonus applies to all income after planet bonuses are taken into account?
Our current Income is 2395 credits/turn. +5% of that would give us +120 gross or +20 net income once you account for upkeep. However, we'll be adding a lot of income this turn, about a 1000 credits' worth. +5% of that new revised Income would give us a bit over +170 gross, or +70 net after subtracting upkeep. That definitely seems worth it!
@Killerflood: you might want to check this out as well...
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Killerflood
Corporal Cannonfodder
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That must have been recently added because I didn't see it in my planning. Question for you @Publicola, where are you getting +1000 for our income? I've manged to get >= +409 with a reasonable max at around 650 but I'm not seeing 1000 from the potential actions.
Killerflood
Corporal Cannonfodder
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Double posting to get @Dr. Snark's attention. Is that 5% a one time deal or permanent for future income as well?
I basically bought every single income-generating base upgrade I could get my hands on. It works out to a bit more than +1000, and that's not accounting for the potential income we'd get from actions.
Specifics will have to wait another hour for the Plan and Balance Sheet, but here's the line-item (before accounting for Muun Bankers):
EDIT: the big difference maker was the planet bonuses. @Killerflood: did you account for the +100% we're getting for all Taris income, or the +30% from Muunilist income, or the (on-offer) +20% for all Coruscant income?
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Killerflood
Corporal Cannonfodder
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I accounted for +20% but all other income bonuses had slipped by me. I'm getting the feeling that your treasury when all is said and done looks like ~400.
Yeah, that would do it. The Muunilist bonus only nets us +30, but the Taris bonus worked out to +275, and it basically made ever Taris upgrade this turn free. There's your different maker.
Ha! I wish...
To be fair, 400 Credits is where the end-of-turn balance started out. But then I saw a few more upgrades for more income (the Muun Bankers one was only the latest) and made a few more adjustments... and then realized our net Income would be skyrocketing, so we'd be able to survive a low balance for a turn. At the moment it's hovering around ~250, though again that doesn't account for any income or loot we get from our Actions.
Probably my most controversial move (as far as base spending goes) will be purchasing the Naboo mansion on top of everything else. That cut 100 credits from the end-of-turn Treasury. However, we have a lot of investments in Naboo, so it should give us a good ROI next turn, and our net income will keep us afloat.
I really hope people look at the Balance Sheet closely, because my base spending does not leave us in nearly as dire of straits as they might think.
Dr. Snark
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It's a flat +5% bonus to current income, no questions asked. Your math is accurate.
It's permanent for future income; the idea is that the Muun accountants will work to squeeze some extra credits out of every nook and cranny that they can.
Edit: Also I know it's a bit early but I'm going to say that the voting moratorium has ended. Let's see what plans you come up with.
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Killerflood
Corporal Cannonfodder
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Yeah it seems like base spending will be our main difference due to my own fiscal conservatism.
Panory
The Omake Dragon
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Honestly, I'd be fine voting for a plan that leaves us with as little money as possible. It's not like we earn interest by sitting on it, and don't think we've ever had an unforeseen need to spend a whole lot of money at once. Unless I've missed something, there's no real incentive to be frugal.
@Dr. Snark , that's an idea. Would it be possible to earn interest on unspent money? I assume Ciaran has it in a bank of some kind instead of like, stuffed under her mattress or something.
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Dr. Snark
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Err...I mean Ciaran tends to hoard things. Like a dragon. I suppose you could do that but it'd take an action/upgrade.
The Third Link (Currently Non-canon)
Panory
The Omake Dragon
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I'm using this btw. But first...
The Third Link
Tyro Torwin stepped foot an Arcblade Fleet ship for the first time in years, and even though every ship he had grown up with had been destroyed and this one was completely new to him, it still felt like home. Perhaps it was the bear hug Zekk gave him the instant he stepped onto the hanger floor. "Tyro you old dog, it's good to have you back!"
Tyro returned the embrace, if somewhat less passionately. "It's good to be back, if just for a while." The two separated and Tyro looked around the ship appreciatively. "You've done a good job rebuilding the fleet. Even has the same feel."
"It wouldn't have been possible without you, y'know. I've never really had your talent for solo raids; would have been wiped out on my first venture." Despite the heavy topic, the smile never faded from Zekk's face. "But that cash you sent back was enough to bribe a few Silverlinks into deserting. That push gave us the momentum we needed to get things back up and running."
"I assume you replaced those Silverlinks as soon as possible?" asked Tyro, raising an eyebrow in amusement.
"Of course, you can never trust a Silverlink." The two old pirates laughed at their little joke. "So what brings you back out here? I was under the impression you'd retired, but you look in as good a shape as ever. If you're looking to get back into the fleet, I'd be more than happy to have someone half as good as the Tyro Torwin I remember."
"As much as I'd love to go on raids again, I'm a little too old for that. I actually came to ask a favor." said Tyro, trying to get the business out of the way as quickly as possible. He felt scummy asking the Arcblade Fleet to fight his battles for him. The pirates of the Arcblade Fleet were fiercely independent, and that had never really left Tyro.
"Ask away." said Zekk, shrugging confidently as if she were sure the favor would be some easy task she'd agree to in a heartbeat.
"My employer has made an enemy of a powerful Sith Lord, and is attempting to plot his downfall. It's dangerous, and we're all very likely to simply die. She's willing to pay for the fleet's assistance in whatever plan she puts together." explained Tyro. As nice as it was to be in contact with the fleet again, part of him wanted the past to stay in past though. "I told her it would be a suicide mission you'd never agree to, but she insisted."
Zekk seemed to think about it for a half second before responding. "Sounds good to me. When are we raiding his Sith lair or whatever he's holed up in?"
Tyro started at her casual agreement for a plan he could have sworn he made as unappealing as possible. "Why are you agreeing to this so easily? Failure is extraordinarily likely, and you might lose the fleet again."
"Again?" asked Zekk, smile fading for the first time. "The Adacap is the fleet Tyro. The fleet was never lost. But it would have been if you hadn't kept supporting it. We both know the Jedi hiring you was a pipe dream, and no one else looking for the services of a Force User would pay that much for a pirate. We owe this employer of yours a hell of a lot. And if she's paying? Icing on the cake."
"I don't suppose I'd be able to change your mind on the matter?" asked Tyro with resignation in his voice.
"Have you ever been able to before?" asked Zekk. It was a rhetorical question and they both knew it. "C'mon, I want you to take a look at the rookies while you're here. You were the best with Blazing Chains, and they could stand to learn a thing or two from you."
"You were a phenomenal Adacap, but you were always terrible with the Force, and even worse as a teacher." teased Tyro as he followed Zekk to see what had become of the Arcblade Fleet since his departure.
AN: Expect an omake about Ciaran's lackluster money handling skills in the middle of this chain I'm forging. Because that is too good for me to ignore.
Dr. Snark
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I like where this is going. Currently non-canon, +10.
Okay, real talk any "interest" would probably be folded into the "investments" part of the income (you have to spend money to make money) which is why that's not a thing. Also Ciaran has Stewardship 24 and Borvo around.
But I'm assuming your version would be way funnier so please continue.
Killerflood
Corporal Cannonfodder
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You made that in only 9 minutes?!?!
So what you're saying is that Smaug really should have started his own bank.
@Panory: Can you feature a beleaguered PR-1 trying to make Ciaran realize hoarding credits is not an effective use of resources?
Alternately, could you make it so that Ciaran has been 'hoarding' her money with Borvo the Hutt -- who pretends to keep it all on hand, but actually invests it for his own profit? That could even be canon -- Ciaran pretends to be financially illiterate, pretends she doesn't see what Borvo's up to, while Borvo is just having a grand old time getting one over on the boss lady...
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Killerflood
Corporal Cannonfodder
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And of course you didn't ... I really needed to have read the omake first before saying anything.
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- Brazil
So, only just caught up (and what the hell so many omakes, and most of them good). Two days of bingeing, so worth it.
Any particular reason that Oracle general upgrade has been sitting there forever?
If I'm reading it right, out Base actions are only limited by how much we spend, yes? Maybe bringing our orbital assets up to standard should be a priority.
Like general Oracle upgrade, having Thrawn draw up ideal Fleet composition for its escorts and buy it all from Sinar with as high quality as we can, the costumized transports are likely to net some small bonus to all our Heroes, and are generally the kind of thing that might just save them from a tough spot.
It's distressing how we keep running with ramshackle fleet and average flagship.
@Dr. Snark Has nothing come out of the Lava Crystal for our lightfoil? I thought it seemed like a huge deal, both from Lore and from rolls.
Are our Agents (and Grievous) still using super cheap lightsaber knockoffs? Certainly we got someone taught on how to build quality ones by now?
Any particular reason that Oracle general upgrade has been sitting there forever?
If I'm reading it right, out Base actions are only limited by how much we spend, yes? Maybe bringing our orbital assets up to standard should be a priority.
Like general Oracle upgrade, having Thrawn draw up ideal Fleet composition for its escorts and buy it all from Sinar with as high quality as we can, the costumized transports are likely to net some small bonus to all our Heroes, and are generally the kind of thing that might just save them from a tough spot.
It's distressing how we keep running with ramshackle fleet and average flagship.
@Dr. Snark Has nothing come out of the Lava Crystal for our lightfoil? I thought it seemed like a huge deal, both from Lore and from rolls.
Are our Agents (and Grievous) still using super cheap lightsaber knockoffs? Certainly we got someone taught on how to build quality ones by now?