Analysis time
Diplomacy 12->13 [+1]
This Saltern thing is kickass, but so is long distance trade.
Economy 9->6
Geez, we spend it fast. And grow it just as fast.
Martial 15 {18} (over limit)->10 {12}
Safezone now.
You know, people are going to be REALLY surprised when they realize our giant army is just half our dudes and the rest are on garrison duty to the north just to keep the nomads off our butt.
Also reinforcing again just how rare Cosmopolitan Acceptance is. Rome developed it eventually as it grew, as did China, but most cultures exposed to frequent war tended to develop some level of xenophobia, and big cultures tended to adopt it with a sense of smug superiority that they can and will beat all ass that threatens their hospitality.
I realized the trade tongues are usually the Nomad languages, since they travel the furthest and most likely to have commonalities across a huge area.
While we killed everything in the area, trade is probably a little bit dampened.
-Travelers put a small bag of salt on the table,
-Ymaryn shrug, take out bigger bags of salt and put it on the table.
-Travelers put bigger bags out too. Everyone gives a sheepish grin.
-Ymaryn put out fancy red shirts and copper doodads. Serious trade time rather than the trader equivalent of showing your huge stacks of bling off.
Since we both have abundant salt, negotiations are relatively easy, we can establish an exchange rate based on salt and relative valuation. Probably offer resupply of provisions for cheap too.
Man I wonder if they're alarmed by coming across the odd skull littered along the way.
Doesn't seem to have anything particularly unique though.
We confirmed that Redhill is a haematite hill, though in retrospect the titular hill itself probably has too high silica content to make a good ore untill we get some water hammers to break it up and separate the particles via sieving.
Pity the saltern site is kind of exposed though. Need more walls/towers or the neighbors will want to rob it. Or copy it.
The last mine gave us +12 Econ +6 Martial at the end, so...we're probably going to see some interesting effects alright. Overflows everywhere, and we need to dump a chunk of that into the provinces.
I suspect we might be converting to currency soon, the Economy system is reaching its limits as we gain the capability to spend to 1 Econ from 12 Econ using Policy in 1 turn .
Also our wall distribution is pretty crap.
Diplomacy 12->13 [+1]
This Saltern thing is kickass, but so is long distance trade.
Economy 9->6
Geez, we spend it fast. And grow it just as fast.
Martial 15 {18} (over limit)->10 {12}
Safezone now.
*Attempts to resist urge for Build A Wall calls*
You know, people are going to be REALLY surprised when they realize our giant army is just half our dudes and the rest are on garrison duty to the north just to keep the nomads off our butt.
Little bit touch and go there, sounds like there was a chance, if not a big one of chiefs taking initiative rather than wait a couple of weeks for a chariot messenger to get the orders relayed.
Also reinforcing again just how rare Cosmopolitan Acceptance is. Rome developed it eventually as it grew, as did China, but most cultures exposed to frequent war tended to develop some level of xenophobia, and big cultures tended to adopt it with a sense of smug superiority that they can and will beat all ass that threatens their hospitality.
Probably not helped by having killed every adult male nomad within a thousand miles.
I realized the trade tongues are usually the Nomad languages, since they travel the furthest and most likely to have commonalities across a huge area.
While we killed everything in the area, trade is probably a little bit dampened.
It probably goes something like:
-Travelers put a small bag of salt on the table,
-Ymaryn shrug, take out bigger bags of salt and put it on the table.
-Travelers put bigger bags out too. Everyone gives a sheepish grin.
-Ymaryn put out fancy red shirts and copper doodads. Serious trade time rather than the trader equivalent of showing your huge stacks of bling off.
Since we both have abundant salt, negotiations are relatively easy, we can establish an exchange rate based on salt and relative valuation. Probably offer resupply of provisions for cheap too.
Travelers from a distant land! Hail!
Man I wonder if they're alarmed by coming across the odd skull littered along the way.
Doesn't seem to have anything particularly unique though.
Some odd language here, but we got the hotheads out there to cool their heads, and probably pick up spare nomad women left behind after the slaughters to balance out the issues of assimilating them into the Stallion Tribes.
Survey pays out pretty good too.
We confirmed that Redhill is a haematite hill, though in retrospect the titular hill itself probably has too high silica content to make a good ore untill we get some water hammers to break it up and separate the particles via sieving.
Pity the saltern site is kind of exposed though. Need more walls/towers or the neighbors will want to rob it. Or copy it.
Hmm, we have no idea what the payout is yet. Except it's going to overflow our Martial again. And generate Mysticism. And generate Art.
The last mine gave us +12 Econ +6 Martial at the end, so...we're probably going to see some interesting effects alright. Overflows everywhere, and we need to dump a chunk of that into the provinces.
I suspect we might be converting to currency soon, the Economy system is reaching its limits as we gain the capability to spend to 1 Econ from 12 Econ using Policy in 1 turn .
Walls have actually gotten MORE expensive now. We can build true great walls.
Also our wall distribution is pretty crap.
Our new March can't be integrated yet. Need More Roads.
Whole bunch of people to say hi to, but we don't have a lot of impetus to do so.
Heh. Probably unwise, but that's ONE way to keep venting the Martial overflow!
