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The Long Night Part One: Embers in the Dusk: A Planetary Governor Quest (43k) Complete Sequel Up
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Proud member of Thors Class VII from Liberl
- Location
- Liberl Zemuria.
[x] Prefetus Tertius Rosalinda Orlov- Prefetus Tertius Orlov is one of Edvin's proteges, a skilled architect and someone able to overseen Administratum projects if needed.
- Location
- Middlesbrough
[x] Prefetus Tertius Rosalinda Orlov- Prefetus Tertius Orlov is one of Edvin's proteges, a skilled architect and someone able to overseen Administratum projects if needed.
- Location
- Back in Cali
We are not safe. Even if we were that would be a waste of our time and resources. We have no obligation to go and help them. We have to do what is best for ourselves and humanity as a whole. To send enough forces to help those minor players would leave us exposed and stretched thin. We are fighting the groups around us only when we have too because if we use to much against any one faction the other get an advantage over us. There is no moral reason to send our own people to die in a hopeless endeavor when there is nothing we would gain from it. It was not a small portion of the fleet that fought off the invasion is was a large chuck of it split between three targets. The rest of the fleet was in small portion and the one that got attacked became wrecked quickly. The major remnant human forces have received our help already. The minors there is nothing we can do we are a very minor power in the middle of nowhere only the small groups around can be interacted with. Those are surrounded by enemies we cannot beat so will be left alone. To expand our forces take money, time, and resources we are not going to do that then waste them on people who will die anyways. It is not a moral question it is a question of pragmatism.
- Location
- United states
Don't remember what the general reception for the idea was but remember someone mentioning instead of sending fleets that we send a ship with all the highest level Imperial tech to human worlds/minor polities to make them tougher to crack. This doesn't seem like it would actually cost much and would be a pragmatic choice by making other human polities able to hold off enemies of mankind. It also helps that our DAoT tech makes the highest level of tech available to Imperials seem weak by comparison.
- Location
- western US
so...we won't give our own coloneys full tech but we will give it to other policy's? seems silly.
"Imperial tech" was specifically mentioned.
The Last of Valinor: Upon Avernus
Shard
One and Many
- Location
- Malaysia
The Last of Valinor: Upon Avernus
A crusade came upon Avernus in the service of the divine Tjapa, the True Emperor. A glorious armada backed by an Imperial Crusade, filled with heroes and units of renown: The Emperor's Talons, the Legio Crucis, the Shining Legion, choirs of psykers and numerous primaris, angels and archangels along with Lords Ausvan, Tigai and Soncus among their tanks - And then they broke upon the walls and fell sorceries of the heretics they faced. Our broken crusade, finished off like an overdone joke by that witch as we tried in vain summon the final Archangel to unleash the emperor's wrath upon them.
Old Kazgarr always said, never underestimate heretics. Damnable creatures, all of them, but never underestimate them. We should have known when they summoned their daemon-wyrms from under the Legio Crucis just as the archangel made a beachhead on their walls. Damnable Herrion blamed it on bad luck. We all know better. No way it's just 'bad luck'. It's always enemy action. And when it's not a heretic, you know it's a xenos. And the only xenos who can do this? The Eldar.
At their height they made a chaos god by accident. At their end they made a chaos god on purpose. You know what this world is? It isn't just some death world. It's one of their 'maiden worlds', filled with their 'exodites'. But they're just too scared to take the field by themselves. So they use their witchcraft to make others fight for them. If you look closely, if you ever get up to the real rulers of this Avernus, you won't even find a human chaos lord sitting on top. You'll find a bunch of Eldar and their slaves.
Now we're fighting the world as much as we're fighting their chaos-blessed heretics. I don't think they actually consider us a threat anymore, if they ever thought we were. Not point putting their farseers on the job when they could be doing some Slaneesh business. Bet they're having fun watching us die and slowly give in to despair. They've got all the humans of this world wrapped up with their sorceries. They all believe in this 'Rotbart'. That chaos lord figurehead for them to use. They love him so hard that I think he's a Slaneesh chosen.
This war's lost. We never saw the true enemy. But I'll be damned if I give up. I'll make Him proud. Maybe even free the people here from the sorceries that hold their minds. There's a convoy passing through here in an hour. Just a dozen of us left, the last ones. Me, my sword, my gun - We'll bring the Emperor's Fury to them.
"For the Emperor!"
A crusade came upon Avernus in the service of the divine Tjapa, the True Emperor. A glorious armada backed by an Imperial Crusade, filled with heroes and units of renown: The Emperor's Talons, the Legio Crucis, the Shining Legion, choirs of psykers and numerous primaris, angels and archangels along with Lords Ausvan, Tigai and Soncus among their tanks - And then they broke upon the walls and fell sorceries of the heretics they faced. Our broken crusade, finished off like an overdone joke by that witch as we tried in vain summon the final Archangel to unleash the emperor's wrath upon them.
Old Kazgarr always said, never underestimate heretics. Damnable creatures, all of them, but never underestimate them. We should have known when they summoned their daemon-wyrms from under the Legio Crucis just as the archangel made a beachhead on their walls. Damnable Herrion blamed it on bad luck. We all know better. No way it's just 'bad luck'. It's always enemy action. And when it's not a heretic, you know it's a xenos. And the only xenos who can do this? The Eldar.
At their height they made a chaos god by accident. At their end they made a chaos god on purpose. You know what this world is? It isn't just some death world. It's one of their 'maiden worlds', filled with their 'exodites'. But they're just too scared to take the field by themselves. So they use their witchcraft to make others fight for them. If you look closely, if you ever get up to the real rulers of this Avernus, you won't even find a human chaos lord sitting on top. You'll find a bunch of Eldar and their slaves.
Now we're fighting the world as much as we're fighting their chaos-blessed heretics. I don't think they actually consider us a threat anymore, if they ever thought we were. Not point putting their farseers on the job when they could be doing some Slaneesh business. Bet they're having fun watching us die and slowly give in to despair. They've got all the humans of this world wrapped up with their sorceries. They all believe in this 'Rotbart'. That chaos lord figurehead for them to use. They love him so hard that I think he's a Slaneesh chosen.
This war's lost. We never saw the true enemy. But I'll be damned if I give up. I'll make Him proud. Maybe even free the people here from the sorceries that hold their minds. There's a convoy passing through here in an hour. Just a dozen of us left, the last ones. Me, my sword, my gun - We'll bring the Emperor's Fury to them.
"For the Emperor!"
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Et Sic Incipit
- Location
- Planet Earth, North America
[x] Prefetus Tertius Rosalinda Orlov- Prefetus Tertius Orlov is one of Edvin's proteges, a skilled architect and someone able to overseen Administratum projects if needed.
Live on Saturday Night
- Location
- madison
Live on Saturday Night
"So, where is she?" the tone was not quite self-satisfied enough to be considered rude, but the smug smile on the tau's face made it clear there was more satisfaction there than it sounded like.
"It is not for the faithful to command the gods," replied the man, his tone serene but he was just starting to sweat, though that could have been because he was wearing black robes under hot stage lights.
"Oh of course, of course," came the reply as the tau leaned back in his desk, shooting the camera a quick smirk. "But we saved her a seat and everything," he said as he gestured to the seats beside his desk and indeed the closest seat was empty, with the man sitting in a chair a good few feet farther from the desk. "We even went through the expense of renting the drone studio, so it's just you and me in here. I think it's quite rude for her to cancel." Canned laughter played over the speakers.
"I did say I believed she would come if we called, I gave no certainty Ki'chen."
Ki'chen smiled tenting his hands and resting his chin upon them "Well that is the way with your Gue'vesa religions, isn't it? No certainty."
The priest frowned, "Just what are you implying?"
"Oh nothing, nothing, just that your faith seems to ask its adherents to well, take a lot on faith." the host took a second to chuckle at his own joke.
The priest frowned "Our philosophy holds up without the divine, we merely acknowledge that-"
"Then why have it?"
"I'm sorry?"
The host flashes an expression of amused exasperation at the camera, "Then why insist there is some invisible shapeshifting space dragon out there?"
The priest frowned, "Because there is."
The host chuckled, again, "Oh sure sure, the invisible shape-shifting space dragon you can conjure up with a live tv appearance and a dress. Surely you can understand how that sounds?"
Whatever the priest said in response was drowned out by a great crack, as the air in the center of the stage began to waver strangely. With the sound of a man killing to save his family, a great pitch black sphere tore its way into reality, leaking a deluge of tar onto the stage, before vanishing with the sound of a soldier's remorse.
For a second both men were stunned, the host stuttering while the priest stared in shock, then a thin blue arm rose from the bubbling tar, groping blindly for something and the priest shot to his feet.
As the host sat frozen in shock, the priest strode to the arm, dropping the black dress he'd been carrying into its grasp, before expanding his cloak to shield the muck from view.
"Thanks, Jaspar. Flashing the audience would be a hell of a first appearance eh?"
The man stepped back, revealing a tau woman, her skin pale, her hair white, and her eyes blood red pools.
"It would most definitely have made the wrong impression."
With a laugh the newly appeared woman flopped onto the chair closest to the desk, smiling at the host as he continued to splutter.
"Well I just flew in from the Warp, and boy are my arms tired." The sheer strangeness of the statement shocked the host out of his stupor, causing Ki'chen to finally close his gaping mouth.
"What? Come on, I've seen this show. You've done laugh tracks for worse jokes than that."
Seizing on something almost familiar, the host finally rallied. "They have holocasts in the land of the gods?"
The smile this elicited was just a tad too wide "He speaks! And yes, not on the regular, but I got a guy who hooks me up recordings with some of the better stuff from the T'au Empire, and your show too for some reason." Canned laughter played over the speakers. "There we go."
"Well, your dramatic entrance aside," Ki'chen made a show of glancing at his chrono, as his hands slowly ceased to shake, "I can't help but notice you are about 20 minutes late."
The creature shrugged, the motion every so slightly off. "Eh, Warp travel is only a bit less wibbly when you don't use a ship. But I do thank you for having me, it can be so hard to break into the talk show circuit"
As the familiar banter and lack of immediate violence seemed to finish calming the last of his nerves, Ki'chen's trademark grin slowly returned. "I'll take your word for it. Ah, your cult has a few things they call you, and i'd hate to give offense now that you're within arms reach, do you have a preferred title?"
His unexpected guest chuckled "Zahak is fine, but if you can't pronounce it you can call me pretty much anything but late for dinner."
"So, Zarrak, just to make sure we're all on the same page. You're claiming to be an actual god, not just a creature that lives in the aether."
"Yep, divine dominions, servants, whole nine yards."
"Huh, and like that you've jumped to most egotistical guest I've had, and if you've seen this show, you have to know that's quite an impressive leap."
Zahak smiled. "What can I say, I've always been light on my feet."
"Quite. So tell me, why should someone bow down in worship to you?" Ki'chen asked with self satisfied politeness.
Zahak shrugged "No idea, seems like a waste of time to me." Next to her the priest of her cult sighed and buried his face in his hands, as Ki'chen once more found himself speechless "Jaspar and his friends here seem into it though, so hey, whatever floats their boat."
"If I may interject?" the black robed man spoke, sounding very tired. His god nodded while the show's host scrambled to regain his mental footing.
"The philosophy you embody is admirable. The idea of owning one's actions, good or bad, and striving always to be better is a solid foundation to build off of. It creates a space where we can find our own way in this galaxy. Paying homage to you if we use your morality seems only polite. Then there are the practical reasons."
Zahak raised an eyebrow, just a hair more than a tau should be able to. "I'm pretty sure I made my stance on blessings pretty clear early on."
Jaspar nodded. "Yes, but it is, and do pardon the term, human nature to reach out to something. Having a tangible concrete being to fill that role has value if only to make sure there isn't a void for something else to step into. I mean, there was that..." he shifted uncomfortably looking for the word, "Unpleasantness a few months backs which showed that pretty clearly. "
"Unpleasantness?" Ki'chen, asked, unwilling to let such an ominous mention drop.
The priest hesitated, allowing his god to speak up. "A monster tried to pass itself off as me." This time her smile revealed a mouth full of monstrous fangs. "It ended poorly for it."
Her priest nodded. "Any major philosophical deviation from the mainstream would have been vulnerable to that... thing." The priest spat the word with a degree of hate rare in the empire. "Besides from that, I think you undersell the value of being able to converse with you." The man smiled warmly. "You did introduce me to my wife after all."
Zahak chuckled again. "Took me a few tries though."
Jaspar's smile turned rueful. "You did introduce me to a few men I'm now glad to call friends first."
"That does raise a rather pertinent question." Ki'chen once more rallied in the face of his unexpected guest.
The woman shrugged. "Gender is hard."
Choosing to ignore her response, Ki'chen powered on. "If you're not interested in worship, if even your cult seems to see you more as an inspirational figure, why call yourself a god?"
Zahak frowned in confusion. "I'm sorry, but you lost me."
Ki'chen mirrored her confused frown. "You don't seem to be putting yourself above others, and, no offense, but you don't exactly seem divine. Why call yourself a god rather than just an aetheric entity?"
"Ah, ok I see the confusion. I'm a god in the technical sense."
Both mortals stared at the god in their midst, who sighed dramatically.
"Warp, ah sorry, aetheric crap tends to get mixed up in religions all the time. So just about every technical term is either misleadingly mystical or aggressively dry. I mean, I could say I'm an Autonomous Self-Directed Conceptual Amalgamation but…" The Autonomous Self-Directed Conceptual Amalgamation trailed off with a shrug.
Ki'chen nodded. "I can see why you used the term god," and the laugh track played again. "So, you're saying "god" is just the technical term for what you are?"
"Well, the one that's not a mouthful." the laugh track played again.
"So, to circle back a bit, the thing Jaspar was talking about, it was what, a rival deity?"
"Ha! It wishes, no it was just a garden variety dae-" the god stopped, her mouth snapping shut with a click. "I'm going to sound like a religious nutter if I call it a daemon won't I?"
The opening was to good, and Jaspar spoke up. "I feel that it's a bit late for you to come across as agnostic, o god."
"Oh shush you."
"I admit you would sound like those Secundus zealots," Ki'chen remarked.
"Right, so it was a garden variety, oh I don't know, jerkface? Jerkface works," the god decided with a nod.
"I admit, it certainly sounds less mystical," Ki'chen wryly observed.
"Exactly! So, Chaos jerkface thinks it's found an empty cult and, like a jerk, moves in."
"So it passed itself off as you?"
"Yeah, appearing in dreams, giving subtly corruptive advice, infecting people with soul cancer."
"I assume you mean Aetheric infection?"
Zhark nodded, and continued on. "So, after about a week I tracked it down in the warp and did what I do."
"I've read enough of your scripture to have a pretty good idea what that is. I'm guessing you jumped in a dark alley in the ather somewhere?"
Zahak smiled. "Nah, I didn't bother with a dark alley."
"For those of you at home, zarahk holy book goes into a fair bit of detail about her eating habits, which I found a bit odd, truth be told."
"Every god's got something they can bring to the table; mine's eating jerkfaces and jerkface related paraphernalia. It's what I do rather than bless people."
"Could you explain what you mean by bless?"
Zahak waved her hand as if to encompass the possibilities "Oh you know, increase crop yields, twist fate to grant good luck, really it varies god to god. For example half the time Sophont just sends out a delivery drone with an autodoc, a neat bit of cybernetics, and certain assumptions about consent."
"Forgive my skepticism, but I think we'd have noticed if prayer actually worked. I mean, poking fun at religions has been half my career. If prayer worked I'd have been smote a dozen times over, so you can understand why i'm a bit skeptical of religion actually working."
The pale women raised an eyebrow.
"I accept that you exist."
"Doing otherwise would be rather rude."
"But! That's a far cry from accepting people can pray stuff into being. We've done studies. Any-" and he paused to make finger quotes "-blessings worthy of the name would have shown up."
"Well yeah, your species kinda evolved to opt out of religion."
Ki'chen raised an eyebrow. "I don't suppose you could elaborate?"
"Sure. So, gods and faith 101. Most gods get power from the faith of their cults. Stronger souls give more power, weaker souls give less, you follow?"
Ki'chen nodded.
"Well, the tau have really weak souls."
Ki'chen glanced at the camera, bafflement clear on his features, before turning once more to his aetheric guest. "Help me out here, should I feel insulted?"
"No! It's really neat. See, most races offload certain aspects of their cognition into their souls, but you guys don't. You're able to support complex, strong personalities on a teeny tiny soul, it's really cool. But, it means you don't produce a meaningful amount of… gah..."
"Terminology issues?" Jaspar asked.
Undeterred Zahak continued "...Soul Googe," the divinity finished, and her priest once more buried his head in his hands.
"So we're useless to your lot?" Ki'chen remarked. Choosing to ignore her term choice.
"Well, to be blunt, yes. The thing to understand is that it's not exactly safe to be a god in the aether, especially these days."
"Oh?"
"We're not exactly at the top of the food chain in the aether. We're stronger than most other inhabitants, but Chaos is a lot worse when you're in its home dimension. We pretty much always need to be doing cost benefit analysis, or we run out of soul googe at the wrong time and-" the goddess trailed off for a second. "Well, death is one of the less horrible outcomes. None of us could could afford to show up for tau worshippers."
"Ok, so, let's say I believe you."
"Isn't it rude to disbelieve an expert you invited on your own show?"
Ki'chen nodded. "Oh most certainly, very rude, I do it all the time."
The goddess sighed. "I walked into that one."
Ki'chens smiled widely. "For the sake of argument, let's say tau don't do gods, what about the other species on those studies? The kroot, the demiurg, vespid, none of them had religions that produced an impact."
"Oh, well none of those gods were real obviously."
Ki'chen laughed "Are you saying you're an atheist?"
"I'd rather not vanish in puff of logic, so no. What I mean is most of the time religions don't have an actual warp entity there."
Ki'chen moved to talk, but his inhuman guest cut him off. "I know what you're about to ask, the Emperor's kinda a complicated case, but suffice to say he won't be doing much for the near term future. I'm not going to go into it."
Ki'chen sighed. "I guess getting an expert opinion on him would be a bit much to ask for."
Zahak chuckled. "Maybe on a follow up interview."
"So, to loop back a bit, gods feed on worship, but not all worship is pointed at an actual divinity?"
The pale tau nodded. "Essentially."
"Why is that?"
"Ah, well, this ties into how gods are born, and I'm about as keen on going into the details of how my kind reproduces on air as you'd be, so suffice to say there are more empty religions than full ones"
Ki'chen raised an eyebrow "You think you can dangle that in front of me and leave it there?"
"Tell you what, I'll talk about how gods are born, if you talk about your sex life."
For a moment he was clearly considering it, before relenting. "Some things are just too weighty to burden people with, it would be irresponsible for me to bring up private adventures on air."
"Truly a sacrifice for the ages."
"So, back to how occupied religions work, you said you don't do blessings?"
"Nah, not my bag. I eat jerkfaces. I won't turn down worship if they're willing to do it for free," she said glancing at her priest, who had been doing his best to disappear into his chair for a while now. "Though I admit not being able to uphold my end of the bargain makes me feel a bit like a freeloader sometimes. The most successful gods long term tend to be the ones that reinvest their Soul Googe back into the wellbeing of their followers."
"You make it sound like a business relationship."
"Because it kinda is. Really votive worship seems to be the way to go."
"Votive worship?" Ki'chen inquired.
"Ah, essentially the idea is exchanging worship for a concrete and defined payment. Its been working fairly well so far."
Ki'chen raised an eyebrow. "What, like a 10% boost in grain for a new temple?"
"Well, not quite that cheap, but that's the basic idea. We need Soul Googe, mortals could always use help, there is a pretty clear transaction to be made there."
"So you have stuff we mortals want, but we have what you gods need. Gotta say, as a mortal I like the sound of that."
The god shrugged "Heh, yeah, it really is a seller's market these days, though we have started to unionize."
"Unionize?" Ki'chen bemusedly repeated.
"Yep, ahrm," the god made a production of clearing her throat. "The Aetheric Concordat has been forming closer ties, as well as establishing more concrete guidelines and best practices, in order to better leverage the dynamics synergy of our diverse range of core competencies, resulting in an increase in both transparency and long term customer satisfaction!"
This time when the laugh track played it was accompanied by Ki'chen's genuine laughter.
"Yeah, Ugruer got a little carried away with that pitch."
Still chuckling Ki'chen responded "Are you quite serious?"
"I am, actually. I've got a good sized mob of gods working together and swapping faith." Jaspar began slowly scooting away in his chair, away as the topic began moving towards truly uncharted waters.
Ki'chen's eyes narrowed. "Ah, and now I guess we're at the part where you give a sales pitch?"
Zahaks face became mournful. "Unfortunately yes, like most of your guests, I do have an agenda to push."
"So you'd want us to sell you the faith of our auxiliares I'm guessing? Gotta say, I'm not exactly a fan of the idea of prayer quotes."
"Sell is a bit of an exaggeration. I wouldn't dream of asking anyone to force anything on anyone, but I'm pretty sure a fair incentive set could be worked out."
Ki'chen frowned "The difference seems a minor one to me. Either way the state is meddling where it has no business."
The goddess's reply was spoken with sudden intensity. "Choice, is important. We have no interest in trying to convince you to mandate faith with force." After a deep breath she resumed her cheerful tone. "Besides, if someone's producing something of value isn't some form of compensation proper? Something like a tax break for producing valuable Soul Googe would only be fair."
"And the faith of those swayed by a bit of money would be of value?" Ki'chen skeptically inquired.
"En masse? Yes. Faith is funny, it tends to become real after a while. Besides, I think you're underestimating how appealing some of our members are. I'm pretty sure Faust would go over well; who doesn't like the goddess of friendship?"
"There's a goddess of what now?
Zahak smiled warmly. "she's a sweetheart, big believer in unity and the community, something I think would go over well with the empire. But if friendship's a bit wishy washy for you, we also have Sophont, god of technology, and Gatta the goddess of guns for the self defense crowd."
"It sounds like you've managed to get a god for every occasion," Ki'chen observed with a skeptical tone.
"That is the general idea yes, we've got all sorts of gods. I'd go so far as to say we have most gods worth worshiping these days."
"Because you have a wide selection, or because there aren't that many?"
Zahak's smile turned sad. "More the second than the first. I wasn't kidding about how dangerous the Aether is for my kind."
"That does raise the question, why would we put so much effort into an arrangement with someone who might not be here tomorrow?"
"I won't claim that we won't be losing people. But losing business partners to jerkfaces and their pets is not exactly a new risk. Factoring such things into deals is an old and solved issue."
"And if one of your members falls rather than dies?" Ki'chen asked accusingly.
The god smiled serenely, her mouth a too large forest of daggers, and for half a heartbeat there was something else in that chair. Something vast, mercless, and hungry. "I did mention what my thing was didn't I?"
Ki'chen very carefully did not let an ounce of fear show in his face of voice. "Miss Ziroot, while I appreciate the appeal of dramatic flourishes, I'm going to have to ask you not to do that again."
All trace of menace vanished, leaving only a slight and embarrassed looking tau. "Sorry, but I felt it important to drive home the point."
"Then you should have done it without…" Ki'chen trailed off, "Doing that." taking a deep breath, he slid back into his cheerful mask. "So why should we take your word about you being able to deal with any chaos infections?"
"Oh, I have someone to vouch for me."
"Who?"
"The Empire of Ashes, unless you're going to argue that I've somehow pulled the wool over their eyes?"
Ki'chen nodded grudgingly. "I will admit that that is not a bad reference, assuming it's true. But the system seems like it would be ripe for abuse. We'd have no real way to bring a god to heel if one went rogue."
"If you think your leaders would have no recourse, you vastly underestimate their ability to suppress religions. You'd be able to cut off the supply of Soul Googe - that's a pretty good chunk of leverage. But I think you're underestimating the impact of game theory here."
"What, you've got the God of Enlightened Self Interest looped in?"
"HA! Oh I wish. No, but it's pretty simple. One god getting rowdy would screw over everyone benefiting from the deal. The ones not being dicks would be strongly incentivized to keep the rest in line. Sure we're going to try and push for the best deal we can, but no still living god would be foolish enough to make themselves the one guy threatening everyone's supply of Soul Googe. As for the risk of mass dickery, well that just makes us another suppressed cult at the fringes."
"So your reason they wouldn't get greedy, is if someone tried to rock the boat the rest of you would push them them out? I've heard similar claims before, and we all saw how that ended."
Zahak nodded. "If you're talking about that kerfuffle with the corporations, I can assure you our incentive structure is a bit better at discouraging making a fuss. The perpetrators got what, fined?"
Ki'chen nodded. "A few of them spent some time in jail, but yes. Most of them just had their money taken away," he all but growled. "I'm assuming you have a somewhat harsher punishment in mind?" The goddess nodded. "What, you'd kick them out of your club?"
"You have to remember, banding together into our concordat was very much a matter of survival for us, and so is our Soul Googe supply. Both for us, and those who rely on us."
The host snorted "So getting kicked out would sting?"
The goddess winced a little. "No, it just provides context for the fact that we still have the carcass of the last troublemaker hanging on the wall."
Ki'chen simply stared.
Zahak seemed somewhat embarrassed by this bloody revelation. "We've only had one major disciplinary issue so far. So hey, it works."
"I'm not going to deny that would maybe have been a more satisfying punishment for those parasites, but it seems a bit," he paused looking for a word. "Barbaric."
The pale woman's tone was disturbingly casual. "Like I said, this stuff is life and death for us. We react to troublemakers accordingly. We would of course try and find a less extreme solution to any disputes, but if someone was insistent on acting in bad faith, well we have a few pointedly empty stands next to the last guy. But I think you'd agree it's enough of a deterrent?"
"I will admit the threat of being stuffed and mounted would be a pretty good argument to tow the line. But there is still the risk of the Concordat itself acting in bad faith. I rather think you're overstating just how small a thing it would be to quash an already established religion. There are entire worlds that have been devastated when some religious nutter in a big hat decided their imaginary friend hated us."
"Oh it wouldn't be painless but I'm rather confident if it came to blows our supply would plummet pretty quick. You said it yourself, we're mostly going to be getting fairweather converts. But there would be other contingencies, mystical binding oaths, collateral, hell the Empire of Ashes would call us to account if we broke our word, and that's a death sentence if there ever was one."
"It sounds like you've put a lot of thought into getting people to trust you."
Zahak nodded. "Trust is a rare and precious thing these days. We do what we can to not have to demand a lot of it."
"So, assuming we find your assurances worthwhile, what could you offer exactly?"
"Are you asking for my sales pitch?"
"Being able to add a literal god to the list of people who pitched things to me would give a certain amount of prestige, so go ahead, pitch away."
"Well, if you insist. So, the thing about Soul Googe? It's transferable. So you can pray to any god in the Concordat to get a blessing from any other Concordat god, with a small markup. Aside from the very useful crop yield boosts, we can cleanse Chaos irradiated worlds, give your FTL a speed boost, dispose of Chaos tainted artifacts, enhance your best and brightest, provide all sorts of intel, suppress Chaos cults, help with reverse engineering, provide emergency reinforcements, carry messages, and as a big ticket item, get rid of aetheric worlds. To name a few of the more flashy things we can do. Trust me, when I say we have a god for any occasion? I mean it."
Ki'chen nodded. "Not a bad pitch, a bit long, but I can't help but notice you didn't mention how much any of that would cost."
The divinity shrugged. "It would rather depend on the deal we reached wouldn't it? I've already admitted to needing you more than you need me, so I'm going to be negotiating uphill enough already without committing to a public price. Though I can tell right now intel and faster merchant ships is going to be cheap."
Ki'chen raised an eyebrow "Intel being cheap I can understand, since apparently it's easy for you to just talk to us, but increasing our speed in the warp? That seems like it would be fairly expensive."
"Normally it would be, but we have a merchant god named Ugruer. His nature means it's easier for him to sell blessing indirectly, and he has always been great at speeding up merchantmen. If you wanted help with warships that would be a fair deal more expensive."
"I see, so different gods have different markups?"
"A bit. Soul Googe gets flavored a bit depending on who has it, so some conversions are less efficient, but we can shuffle things around a bit to get around that most of the time. So it's mostly a flat rate with a few cases of a discount."
"And what did you mean by intelligence?"
"We have a very broad view of the galaxy, it lets keep fairly good track of the movers and shakers. I can't really say more than that though."
Ki'chen snorted derisively. "Spy games."
The goddess shrugged. "Against opsec, even the gods strive in vain," earning a short chuckle and another burst of recorded laughter. "So, what's your opinion on what we're offering?"
The tau hmmed thoughtfully. "I admit that certainly sounds tempting, again assuming you're being honest of course. But we're hardly in a position to need help are we? We're slowly beating back the barbarians at the gate. Even if the benefit would be great, why would we risk a stable situation?"
The smile that split the faux mortal's face was entirely too wide and sharp to come form a tau. "Oh, I think the people who would be making the deal know exactly why they might want to take that risk."
"And with that rather ominous note, I think we're out of time. It was an experience having you here Zaraak,"
Zahak chuckled. "You were certainly fun to keep off balance, hell if you get my name right I might even do another show."
Ki'chen's eyebrows shot up in surprise. "I've been getting your name wrong?"
@Durin I did a thing. if it's a few changes from cannon let me know.
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"So, where is she?" the tone was not quite self-satisfied enough to be considered rude, but the smug smile on the tau's face made it clear there was more satisfaction there than it sounded like.
"It is not for the faithful to command the gods," replied the man, his tone serene but he was just starting to sweat, though that could have been because he was wearing black robes under hot stage lights.
"Oh of course, of course," came the reply as the tau leaned back in his desk, shooting the camera a quick smirk. "But we saved her a seat and everything," he said as he gestured to the seats beside his desk and indeed the closest seat was empty, with the man sitting in a chair a good few feet farther from the desk. "We even went through the expense of renting the drone studio, so it's just you and me in here. I think it's quite rude for her to cancel." Canned laughter played over the speakers.
"I did say I believed she would come if we called, I gave no certainty Ki'chen."
Ki'chen smiled tenting his hands and resting his chin upon them "Well that is the way with your Gue'vesa religions, isn't it? No certainty."
The priest frowned, "Just what are you implying?"
"Oh nothing, nothing, just that your faith seems to ask its adherents to well, take a lot on faith." the host took a second to chuckle at his own joke.
The priest frowned "Our philosophy holds up without the divine, we merely acknowledge that-"
"Then why have it?"
"I'm sorry?"
The host flashes an expression of amused exasperation at the camera, "Then why insist there is some invisible shapeshifting space dragon out there?"
The priest frowned, "Because there is."
The host chuckled, again, "Oh sure sure, the invisible shape-shifting space dragon you can conjure up with a live tv appearance and a dress. Surely you can understand how that sounds?"
Whatever the priest said in response was drowned out by a great crack, as the air in the center of the stage began to waver strangely. With the sound of a man killing to save his family, a great pitch black sphere tore its way into reality, leaking a deluge of tar onto the stage, before vanishing with the sound of a soldier's remorse.
For a second both men were stunned, the host stuttering while the priest stared in shock, then a thin blue arm rose from the bubbling tar, groping blindly for something and the priest shot to his feet.
As the host sat frozen in shock, the priest strode to the arm, dropping the black dress he'd been carrying into its grasp, before expanding his cloak to shield the muck from view.
"Thanks, Jaspar. Flashing the audience would be a hell of a first appearance eh?"
The man stepped back, revealing a tau woman, her skin pale, her hair white, and her eyes blood red pools.
"It would most definitely have made the wrong impression."
With a laugh the newly appeared woman flopped onto the chair closest to the desk, smiling at the host as he continued to splutter.
"Well I just flew in from the Warp, and boy are my arms tired." The sheer strangeness of the statement shocked the host out of his stupor, causing Ki'chen to finally close his gaping mouth.
"What? Come on, I've seen this show. You've done laugh tracks for worse jokes than that."
Seizing on something almost familiar, the host finally rallied. "They have holocasts in the land of the gods?"
The smile this elicited was just a tad too wide "He speaks! And yes, not on the regular, but I got a guy who hooks me up recordings with some of the better stuff from the T'au Empire, and your show too for some reason." Canned laughter played over the speakers. "There we go."
"Well, your dramatic entrance aside," Ki'chen made a show of glancing at his chrono, as his hands slowly ceased to shake, "I can't help but notice you are about 20 minutes late."
The creature shrugged, the motion every so slightly off. "Eh, Warp travel is only a bit less wibbly when you don't use a ship. But I do thank you for having me, it can be so hard to break into the talk show circuit"
As the familiar banter and lack of immediate violence seemed to finish calming the last of his nerves, Ki'chen's trademark grin slowly returned. "I'll take your word for it. Ah, your cult has a few things they call you, and i'd hate to give offense now that you're within arms reach, do you have a preferred title?"
His unexpected guest chuckled "Zahak is fine, but if you can't pronounce it you can call me pretty much anything but late for dinner."
"So, Zarrak, just to make sure we're all on the same page. You're claiming to be an actual god, not just a creature that lives in the aether."
"Yep, divine dominions, servants, whole nine yards."
"Huh, and like that you've jumped to most egotistical guest I've had, and if you've seen this show, you have to know that's quite an impressive leap."
Zahak smiled. "What can I say, I've always been light on my feet."
"Quite. So tell me, why should someone bow down in worship to you?" Ki'chen asked with self satisfied politeness.
Zahak shrugged "No idea, seems like a waste of time to me." Next to her the priest of her cult sighed and buried his face in his hands, as Ki'chen once more found himself speechless "Jaspar and his friends here seem into it though, so hey, whatever floats their boat."
"If I may interject?" the black robed man spoke, sounding very tired. His god nodded while the show's host scrambled to regain his mental footing.
"The philosophy you embody is admirable. The idea of owning one's actions, good or bad, and striving always to be better is a solid foundation to build off of. It creates a space where we can find our own way in this galaxy. Paying homage to you if we use your morality seems only polite. Then there are the practical reasons."
Zahak raised an eyebrow, just a hair more than a tau should be able to. "I'm pretty sure I made my stance on blessings pretty clear early on."
Jaspar nodded. "Yes, but it is, and do pardon the term, human nature to reach out to something. Having a tangible concrete being to fill that role has value if only to make sure there isn't a void for something else to step into. I mean, there was that..." he shifted uncomfortably looking for the word, "Unpleasantness a few months backs which showed that pretty clearly. "
"Unpleasantness?" Ki'chen, asked, unwilling to let such an ominous mention drop.
The priest hesitated, allowing his god to speak up. "A monster tried to pass itself off as me." This time her smile revealed a mouth full of monstrous fangs. "It ended poorly for it."
Her priest nodded. "Any major philosophical deviation from the mainstream would have been vulnerable to that... thing." The priest spat the word with a degree of hate rare in the empire. "Besides from that, I think you undersell the value of being able to converse with you." The man smiled warmly. "You did introduce me to my wife after all."
Zahak chuckled again. "Took me a few tries though."
Jaspar's smile turned rueful. "You did introduce me to a few men I'm now glad to call friends first."
"That does raise a rather pertinent question." Ki'chen once more rallied in the face of his unexpected guest.
The woman shrugged. "Gender is hard."
Choosing to ignore her response, Ki'chen powered on. "If you're not interested in worship, if even your cult seems to see you more as an inspirational figure, why call yourself a god?"
Zahak frowned in confusion. "I'm sorry, but you lost me."
Ki'chen mirrored her confused frown. "You don't seem to be putting yourself above others, and, no offense, but you don't exactly seem divine. Why call yourself a god rather than just an aetheric entity?"
"Ah, ok I see the confusion. I'm a god in the technical sense."
Both mortals stared at the god in their midst, who sighed dramatically.
"Warp, ah sorry, aetheric crap tends to get mixed up in religions all the time. So just about every technical term is either misleadingly mystical or aggressively dry. I mean, I could say I'm an Autonomous Self-Directed Conceptual Amalgamation but…" The Autonomous Self-Directed Conceptual Amalgamation trailed off with a shrug.
Ki'chen nodded. "I can see why you used the term god," and the laugh track played again. "So, you're saying "god" is just the technical term for what you are?"
"Well, the one that's not a mouthful." the laugh track played again.
"So, to circle back a bit, the thing Jaspar was talking about, it was what, a rival deity?"
"Ha! It wishes, no it was just a garden variety dae-" the god stopped, her mouth snapping shut with a click. "I'm going to sound like a religious nutter if I call it a daemon won't I?"
The opening was to good, and Jaspar spoke up. "I feel that it's a bit late for you to come across as agnostic, o god."
"Oh shush you."
"I admit you would sound like those Secundus zealots," Ki'chen remarked.
"Right, so it was a garden variety, oh I don't know, jerkface? Jerkface works," the god decided with a nod.
"I admit, it certainly sounds less mystical," Ki'chen wryly observed.
"Exactly! So, Chaos jerkface thinks it's found an empty cult and, like a jerk, moves in."
"So it passed itself off as you?"
"Yeah, appearing in dreams, giving subtly corruptive advice, infecting people with soul cancer."
"I assume you mean Aetheric infection?"
Zhark nodded, and continued on. "So, after about a week I tracked it down in the warp and did what I do."
"I've read enough of your scripture to have a pretty good idea what that is. I'm guessing you jumped in a dark alley in the ather somewhere?"
Zahak smiled. "Nah, I didn't bother with a dark alley."
"For those of you at home, zarahk holy book goes into a fair bit of detail about her eating habits, which I found a bit odd, truth be told."
"Every god's got something they can bring to the table; mine's eating jerkfaces and jerkface related paraphernalia. It's what I do rather than bless people."
"Could you explain what you mean by bless?"
Zahak waved her hand as if to encompass the possibilities "Oh you know, increase crop yields, twist fate to grant good luck, really it varies god to god. For example half the time Sophont just sends out a delivery drone with an autodoc, a neat bit of cybernetics, and certain assumptions about consent."
"Forgive my skepticism, but I think we'd have noticed if prayer actually worked. I mean, poking fun at religions has been half my career. If prayer worked I'd have been smote a dozen times over, so you can understand why i'm a bit skeptical of religion actually working."
The pale women raised an eyebrow.
"I accept that you exist."
"Doing otherwise would be rather rude."
"But! That's a far cry from accepting people can pray stuff into being. We've done studies. Any-" and he paused to make finger quotes "-blessings worthy of the name would have shown up."
"Well yeah, your species kinda evolved to opt out of religion."
Ki'chen raised an eyebrow. "I don't suppose you could elaborate?"
"Sure. So, gods and faith 101. Most gods get power from the faith of their cults. Stronger souls give more power, weaker souls give less, you follow?"
Ki'chen nodded.
"Well, the tau have really weak souls."
Ki'chen glanced at the camera, bafflement clear on his features, before turning once more to his aetheric guest. "Help me out here, should I feel insulted?"
"No! It's really neat. See, most races offload certain aspects of their cognition into their souls, but you guys don't. You're able to support complex, strong personalities on a teeny tiny soul, it's really cool. But, it means you don't produce a meaningful amount of… gah..."
"Terminology issues?" Jaspar asked.
Undeterred Zahak continued "...Soul Googe," the divinity finished, and her priest once more buried his head in his hands.
"So we're useless to your lot?" Ki'chen remarked. Choosing to ignore her term choice.
"Well, to be blunt, yes. The thing to understand is that it's not exactly safe to be a god in the aether, especially these days."
"Oh?"
"We're not exactly at the top of the food chain in the aether. We're stronger than most other inhabitants, but Chaos is a lot worse when you're in its home dimension. We pretty much always need to be doing cost benefit analysis, or we run out of soul googe at the wrong time and-" the goddess trailed off for a second. "Well, death is one of the less horrible outcomes. None of us could could afford to show up for tau worshippers."
"Ok, so, let's say I believe you."
"Isn't it rude to disbelieve an expert you invited on your own show?"
Ki'chen nodded. "Oh most certainly, very rude, I do it all the time."
The goddess sighed. "I walked into that one."
Ki'chens smiled widely. "For the sake of argument, let's say tau don't do gods, what about the other species on those studies? The kroot, the demiurg, vespid, none of them had religions that produced an impact."
"Oh, well none of those gods were real obviously."
Ki'chen laughed "Are you saying you're an atheist?"
"I'd rather not vanish in puff of logic, so no. What I mean is most of the time religions don't have an actual warp entity there."
Ki'chen moved to talk, but his inhuman guest cut him off. "I know what you're about to ask, the Emperor's kinda a complicated case, but suffice to say he won't be doing much for the near term future. I'm not going to go into it."
Ki'chen sighed. "I guess getting an expert opinion on him would be a bit much to ask for."
Zahak chuckled. "Maybe on a follow up interview."
"So, to loop back a bit, gods feed on worship, but not all worship is pointed at an actual divinity?"
The pale tau nodded. "Essentially."
"Why is that?"
"Ah, well, this ties into how gods are born, and I'm about as keen on going into the details of how my kind reproduces on air as you'd be, so suffice to say there are more empty religions than full ones"
Ki'chen raised an eyebrow "You think you can dangle that in front of me and leave it there?"
"Tell you what, I'll talk about how gods are born, if you talk about your sex life."
For a moment he was clearly considering it, before relenting. "Some things are just too weighty to burden people with, it would be irresponsible for me to bring up private adventures on air."
"Truly a sacrifice for the ages."
"So, back to how occupied religions work, you said you don't do blessings?"
"Nah, not my bag. I eat jerkfaces. I won't turn down worship if they're willing to do it for free," she said glancing at her priest, who had been doing his best to disappear into his chair for a while now. "Though I admit not being able to uphold my end of the bargain makes me feel a bit like a freeloader sometimes. The most successful gods long term tend to be the ones that reinvest their Soul Googe back into the wellbeing of their followers."
"You make it sound like a business relationship."
"Because it kinda is. Really votive worship seems to be the way to go."
"Votive worship?" Ki'chen inquired.
"Ah, essentially the idea is exchanging worship for a concrete and defined payment. Its been working fairly well so far."
Ki'chen raised an eyebrow. "What, like a 10% boost in grain for a new temple?"
"Well, not quite that cheap, but that's the basic idea. We need Soul Googe, mortals could always use help, there is a pretty clear transaction to be made there."
"So you have stuff we mortals want, but we have what you gods need. Gotta say, as a mortal I like the sound of that."
The god shrugged "Heh, yeah, it really is a seller's market these days, though we have started to unionize."
"Unionize?" Ki'chen bemusedly repeated.
"Yep, ahrm," the god made a production of clearing her throat. "The Aetheric Concordat has been forming closer ties, as well as establishing more concrete guidelines and best practices, in order to better leverage the dynamics synergy of our diverse range of core competencies, resulting in an increase in both transparency and long term customer satisfaction!"
This time when the laugh track played it was accompanied by Ki'chen's genuine laughter.
"Yeah, Ugruer got a little carried away with that pitch."
Still chuckling Ki'chen responded "Are you quite serious?"
"I am, actually. I've got a good sized mob of gods working together and swapping faith." Jaspar began slowly scooting away in his chair, away as the topic began moving towards truly uncharted waters.
Ki'chen's eyes narrowed. "Ah, and now I guess we're at the part where you give a sales pitch?"
Zahaks face became mournful. "Unfortunately yes, like most of your guests, I do have an agenda to push."
"So you'd want us to sell you the faith of our auxiliares I'm guessing? Gotta say, I'm not exactly a fan of the idea of prayer quotes."
"Sell is a bit of an exaggeration. I wouldn't dream of asking anyone to force anything on anyone, but I'm pretty sure a fair incentive set could be worked out."
Ki'chen frowned "The difference seems a minor one to me. Either way the state is meddling where it has no business."
The goddess's reply was spoken with sudden intensity. "Choice, is important. We have no interest in trying to convince you to mandate faith with force." After a deep breath she resumed her cheerful tone. "Besides, if someone's producing something of value isn't some form of compensation proper? Something like a tax break for producing valuable Soul Googe would only be fair."
"And the faith of those swayed by a bit of money would be of value?" Ki'chen skeptically inquired.
"En masse? Yes. Faith is funny, it tends to become real after a while. Besides, I think you're underestimating how appealing some of our members are. I'm pretty sure Faust would go over well; who doesn't like the goddess of friendship?"
"There's a goddess of what now?
Zahak smiled warmly. "she's a sweetheart, big believer in unity and the community, something I think would go over well with the empire. But if friendship's a bit wishy washy for you, we also have Sophont, god of technology, and Gatta the goddess of guns for the self defense crowd."
"It sounds like you've managed to get a god for every occasion," Ki'chen observed with a skeptical tone.
"That is the general idea yes, we've got all sorts of gods. I'd go so far as to say we have most gods worth worshiping these days."
"Because you have a wide selection, or because there aren't that many?"
Zahak's smile turned sad. "More the second than the first. I wasn't kidding about how dangerous the Aether is for my kind."
"That does raise the question, why would we put so much effort into an arrangement with someone who might not be here tomorrow?"
"I won't claim that we won't be losing people. But losing business partners to jerkfaces and their pets is not exactly a new risk. Factoring such things into deals is an old and solved issue."
"And if one of your members falls rather than dies?" Ki'chen asked accusingly.
The god smiled serenely, her mouth a too large forest of daggers, and for half a heartbeat there was something else in that chair. Something vast, mercless, and hungry. "I did mention what my thing was didn't I?"
Ki'chen very carefully did not let an ounce of fear show in his face of voice. "Miss Ziroot, while I appreciate the appeal of dramatic flourishes, I'm going to have to ask you not to do that again."
All trace of menace vanished, leaving only a slight and embarrassed looking tau. "Sorry, but I felt it important to drive home the point."
"Then you should have done it without…" Ki'chen trailed off, "Doing that." taking a deep breath, he slid back into his cheerful mask. "So why should we take your word about you being able to deal with any chaos infections?"
"Oh, I have someone to vouch for me."
"Who?"
"The Empire of Ashes, unless you're going to argue that I've somehow pulled the wool over their eyes?"
Ki'chen nodded grudgingly. "I will admit that that is not a bad reference, assuming it's true. But the system seems like it would be ripe for abuse. We'd have no real way to bring a god to heel if one went rogue."
"If you think your leaders would have no recourse, you vastly underestimate their ability to suppress religions. You'd be able to cut off the supply of Soul Googe - that's a pretty good chunk of leverage. But I think you're underestimating the impact of game theory here."
"What, you've got the God of Enlightened Self Interest looped in?"
"HA! Oh I wish. No, but it's pretty simple. One god getting rowdy would screw over everyone benefiting from the deal. The ones not being dicks would be strongly incentivized to keep the rest in line. Sure we're going to try and push for the best deal we can, but no still living god would be foolish enough to make themselves the one guy threatening everyone's supply of Soul Googe. As for the risk of mass dickery, well that just makes us another suppressed cult at the fringes."
"So your reason they wouldn't get greedy, is if someone tried to rock the boat the rest of you would push them them out? I've heard similar claims before, and we all saw how that ended."
Zahak nodded. "If you're talking about that kerfuffle with the corporations, I can assure you our incentive structure is a bit better at discouraging making a fuss. The perpetrators got what, fined?"
Ki'chen nodded. "A few of them spent some time in jail, but yes. Most of them just had their money taken away," he all but growled. "I'm assuming you have a somewhat harsher punishment in mind?" The goddess nodded. "What, you'd kick them out of your club?"
"You have to remember, banding together into our concordat was very much a matter of survival for us, and so is our Soul Googe supply. Both for us, and those who rely on us."
The host snorted "So getting kicked out would sting?"
The goddess winced a little. "No, it just provides context for the fact that we still have the carcass of the last troublemaker hanging on the wall."
Ki'chen simply stared.
Zahak seemed somewhat embarrassed by this bloody revelation. "We've only had one major disciplinary issue so far. So hey, it works."
"I'm not going to deny that would maybe have been a more satisfying punishment for those parasites, but it seems a bit," he paused looking for a word. "Barbaric."
The pale woman's tone was disturbingly casual. "Like I said, this stuff is life and death for us. We react to troublemakers accordingly. We would of course try and find a less extreme solution to any disputes, but if someone was insistent on acting in bad faith, well we have a few pointedly empty stands next to the last guy. But I think you'd agree it's enough of a deterrent?"
"I will admit the threat of being stuffed and mounted would be a pretty good argument to tow the line. But there is still the risk of the Concordat itself acting in bad faith. I rather think you're overstating just how small a thing it would be to quash an already established religion. There are entire worlds that have been devastated when some religious nutter in a big hat decided their imaginary friend hated us."
"Oh it wouldn't be painless but I'm rather confident if it came to blows our supply would plummet pretty quick. You said it yourself, we're mostly going to be getting fairweather converts. But there would be other contingencies, mystical binding oaths, collateral, hell the Empire of Ashes would call us to account if we broke our word, and that's a death sentence if there ever was one."
"It sounds like you've put a lot of thought into getting people to trust you."
Zahak nodded. "Trust is a rare and precious thing these days. We do what we can to not have to demand a lot of it."
"So, assuming we find your assurances worthwhile, what could you offer exactly?"
"Are you asking for my sales pitch?"
"Being able to add a literal god to the list of people who pitched things to me would give a certain amount of prestige, so go ahead, pitch away."
"Well, if you insist. So, the thing about Soul Googe? It's transferable. So you can pray to any god in the Concordat to get a blessing from any other Concordat god, with a small markup. Aside from the very useful crop yield boosts, we can cleanse Chaos irradiated worlds, give your FTL a speed boost, dispose of Chaos tainted artifacts, enhance your best and brightest, provide all sorts of intel, suppress Chaos cults, help with reverse engineering, provide emergency reinforcements, carry messages, and as a big ticket item, get rid of aetheric worlds. To name a few of the more flashy things we can do. Trust me, when I say we have a god for any occasion? I mean it."
Ki'chen nodded. "Not a bad pitch, a bit long, but I can't help but notice you didn't mention how much any of that would cost."
The divinity shrugged. "It would rather depend on the deal we reached wouldn't it? I've already admitted to needing you more than you need me, so I'm going to be negotiating uphill enough already without committing to a public price. Though I can tell right now intel and faster merchant ships is going to be cheap."
Ki'chen raised an eyebrow "Intel being cheap I can understand, since apparently it's easy for you to just talk to us, but increasing our speed in the warp? That seems like it would be fairly expensive."
"Normally it would be, but we have a merchant god named Ugruer. His nature means it's easier for him to sell blessing indirectly, and he has always been great at speeding up merchantmen. If you wanted help with warships that would be a fair deal more expensive."
"I see, so different gods have different markups?"
"A bit. Soul Googe gets flavored a bit depending on who has it, so some conversions are less efficient, but we can shuffle things around a bit to get around that most of the time. So it's mostly a flat rate with a few cases of a discount."
"And what did you mean by intelligence?"
"We have a very broad view of the galaxy, it lets keep fairly good track of the movers and shakers. I can't really say more than that though."
Ki'chen snorted derisively. "Spy games."
The goddess shrugged. "Against opsec, even the gods strive in vain," earning a short chuckle and another burst of recorded laughter. "So, what's your opinion on what we're offering?"
The tau hmmed thoughtfully. "I admit that certainly sounds tempting, again assuming you're being honest of course. But we're hardly in a position to need help are we? We're slowly beating back the barbarians at the gate. Even if the benefit would be great, why would we risk a stable situation?"
The smile that split the faux mortal's face was entirely too wide and sharp to come form a tau. "Oh, I think the people who would be making the deal know exactly why they might want to take that risk."
"And with that rather ominous note, I think we're out of time. It was an experience having you here Zaraak,"
Zahak chuckled. "You were certainly fun to keep off balance, hell if you get my name right I might even do another show."
Ki'chen's eyebrows shot up in surprise. "I've been getting your name wrong?"
Approximately one week ago, the aetheric entity known as "Zahak" (hereby referred to as entity Z) manifested on a live broadcast. Investigation into how both auto cutoffs and fast reaction teams failed to respond is still ongoing. Examination of all involved has found no sign of memetic infection; this is consistent with all prior encounters with entity Z. Ki'chen showed signs of minor mental manipulation, most likely explaining his rather subdued reaction to entity Z's manifestation.
While the investigation into the failed response is still ongoing, initial evidence points to 2 possible culprits. Certain radical elements within the Bureau of Aetheric Security may have deliberately prevented reaction to further their aims of encouraging cooperation with non-Chaos aetheric entities. While our investigation has confirmed that the BAS had overstepped its authority in concealing entity Z's prior attempts at contact from the council, the actions of any rogue agents in enabling an atheric entity to appear in a planet wide broadcast were, at best, deeply negligent.
The second possible culprit appears to be an unknown Harlequin troupe. While no hard evidence for the second possibility has been found, the head investigator's bedroom was found filled with wraithbone clown figurines. In addition, folders containing several possible reaction plans were found on his bed with the words "Don't Spoil the Joke!" written on them in crayons taken from his son's backpack.
Shortly after the show aired, a diplomatic file was received from the Empire of Ashes, containing a dossier on entity Z and the Aetheric Concordat. It contains a rough estimate of the cost of certain benchmark miracles, as well as giving us a clearer picture of what entity Z is capable of. It should be noted the file is not exhaustive, and appears to indicate that she should not have been able to manifest so easily. Investigation into the discrepancy is ongoing. It appears they maintain a mercantile relationship with entity Z and the Aetheric Concordat, and they have offered to mediate any deals struck with said organisation. Their professed motive is a repayment of an unnamed service. While deep speculation is beyond my remit, it is likely they consider strengthening of the Concordat at least a secondary goal.
Attempts at suppressing the broadcast has met with mixed success. While a large portion of the viewing public wisely ceased to view the broadcast after an aetheric entity manifested, many did not. We have successfully destroyed most recordings of the interview, but the broad outline has spread rapidly via word of mouth and civilian datanets. At this point, it has already entered the public conscious. (See example memes MZ1 "For the Dark Autonomous Self-Directed Conceptual Amalgamations!" MZ2 "Pray harder we need more Soul Googe!" and MZ3 "That face when your God insults your religion.") Worse, datanet searches for the gods directly mentioned by entity Z have massively increased. We strongly suspect those entities where deliberately chosen, as entity Z seemed to go out of its way to give their names and domains. Investigation into entities U, S, G and F are ongoing. While full suppression of the broadcast is still possible, it would require drastic measures that would be inappropriate given the lack of memetic threat vector. It may be wise to allow the viewing of the interview, rather than have distorted recountings of it enter the public zeitgeist.
A follow up investigation of entity Z's cult has shown a marked decrease in contact with their patron, as well as a marked uptick in membership. The head priest has reacted to the greater scrutiny by having a crisis of faith. It is apparent that entity Z was quite open with him in subsequent contact that her actions put his flock at risk. He claims she offered him and his flock extraction should they be endangered. It is unclear what form the extraction would take, but we cannot rule out a conventional extraction by mundane agents given the dossier provided by the Empire of Ashes. We do not recommend official censure for him or his church at this time, but the church has been put under open surveillance to act as a form of discouragement.
Recent developments along the Secondus Front put entity Z's last remarks in an ominous light. All signs point to a marked increase in Secondus' ability to wage war. It is the opinion of my office that entity Z was signalling that it possesses intel related to either the scope or source of this increase. Its motive appears obvious - it is seeking to pressure us into entering negotiations. I have taken the liberty of assembling a team to attempt to evaluate the risks and rewards of allowing its gambit to succeed.
While the investigation into the failed response is still ongoing, initial evidence points to 2 possible culprits. Certain radical elements within the Bureau of Aetheric Security may have deliberately prevented reaction to further their aims of encouraging cooperation with non-Chaos aetheric entities. While our investigation has confirmed that the BAS had overstepped its authority in concealing entity Z's prior attempts at contact from the council, the actions of any rogue agents in enabling an atheric entity to appear in a planet wide broadcast were, at best, deeply negligent.
The second possible culprit appears to be an unknown Harlequin troupe. While no hard evidence for the second possibility has been found, the head investigator's bedroom was found filled with wraithbone clown figurines. In addition, folders containing several possible reaction plans were found on his bed with the words "Don't Spoil the Joke!" written on them in crayons taken from his son's backpack.
Shortly after the show aired, a diplomatic file was received from the Empire of Ashes, containing a dossier on entity Z and the Aetheric Concordat. It contains a rough estimate of the cost of certain benchmark miracles, as well as giving us a clearer picture of what entity Z is capable of. It should be noted the file is not exhaustive, and appears to indicate that she should not have been able to manifest so easily. Investigation into the discrepancy is ongoing. It appears they maintain a mercantile relationship with entity Z and the Aetheric Concordat, and they have offered to mediate any deals struck with said organisation. Their professed motive is a repayment of an unnamed service. While deep speculation is beyond my remit, it is likely they consider strengthening of the Concordat at least a secondary goal.
Attempts at suppressing the broadcast has met with mixed success. While a large portion of the viewing public wisely ceased to view the broadcast after an aetheric entity manifested, many did not. We have successfully destroyed most recordings of the interview, but the broad outline has spread rapidly via word of mouth and civilian datanets. At this point, it has already entered the public conscious. (See example memes MZ1 "For the Dark Autonomous Self-Directed Conceptual Amalgamations!" MZ2 "Pray harder we need more Soul Googe!" and MZ3 "That face when your God insults your religion.") Worse, datanet searches for the gods directly mentioned by entity Z have massively increased. We strongly suspect those entities where deliberately chosen, as entity Z seemed to go out of its way to give their names and domains. Investigation into entities U, S, G and F are ongoing. While full suppression of the broadcast is still possible, it would require drastic measures that would be inappropriate given the lack of memetic threat vector. It may be wise to allow the viewing of the interview, rather than have distorted recountings of it enter the public zeitgeist.
A follow up investigation of entity Z's cult has shown a marked decrease in contact with their patron, as well as a marked uptick in membership. The head priest has reacted to the greater scrutiny by having a crisis of faith. It is apparent that entity Z was quite open with him in subsequent contact that her actions put his flock at risk. He claims she offered him and his flock extraction should they be endangered. It is unclear what form the extraction would take, but we cannot rule out a conventional extraction by mundane agents given the dossier provided by the Empire of Ashes. We do not recommend official censure for him or his church at this time, but the church has been put under open surveillance to act as a form of discouragement.
Recent developments along the Secondus Front put entity Z's last remarks in an ominous light. All signs point to a marked increase in Secondus' ability to wage war. It is the opinion of my office that entity Z was signalling that it possesses intel related to either the scope or source of this increase. Its motive appears obvious - it is seeking to pressure us into entering negotiations. I have taken the liberty of assembling a team to attempt to evaluate the risks and rewards of allowing its gambit to succeed.
@Durin I did a thing. if it's a few changes from cannon let me know.
many thanks to Andres110 and deusferris for helping beta this.
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- Location
- United States
- Pronouns
- He/Him
[x] Prefetus Tertius Rosalinda Orlov- Prefetus Tertius Orlov is one of Edvin's proteges, a skilled architect and someone able to overseen Administratum projects if needed.
Doomed Wombat
Let's go Darling!
- Location
- Dancing on wires!
Maybe mercenaries as well?
Zaeed's specialisation seems like it would be quite handy.
Just a thought
- Location
- madison
Maybe mercenaries as well?
Zaeed's specialisation seems like it would be quite handy.
Just a thought
that falls under emergency reinforcements. they can't offer them a lot of forces, but the forces they can offer can show up anywhere in the empire.
Doomed Wombat
Let's go Darling!
- Location
- Dancing on wires!
Was thinking more the Mercenary bands the three have wondering the galaxy migrating in the Tau's direction.
- Location
- To the left. No, not there, the other left.
Eh, mercenaries don't have a very good reputation and powerful polity like T'au Empire would scoff at the suggestion they would need to employ such unreliable rabble. Now the actual leadership may be quite interested in some deniable/expendable assets, but it's not really a thing you would want advertise to public on television.
Doomed Wombat
Let's go Darling!
- Location
- Dancing on wires!
...Well they wouldn't call em that, but a very large part of the Tau's external diplomacy is mercenaries.
Kroot of course are the most famous...
Huh...sad now we can't import some Kroot to Avernus. It'd be crazy, but probably good.
- Location
- madison
Turn One Hundred and Twenty-Three
- Location
- Alice Springs, Australia
Turn One Hundred and Twenty-Three
Three Hundred and Thirty-Five years since the Founding of Avernus
Five year turn
You have recently returned from the Grand Conclave, which was a massive success. It seems that the Imperial Trust was not the only group who went into the meeting with the intention of disseminating as much of their technologies as possible to the other human powers. As well as giving the remaining human powers a massive technological boost, the Trust included, it showed the general sanity of the major Imperial Remnants and their willingness to work together for the good of all, an encouraging sight given the current era. As far as the Imperial Trust is concerned the technology gained should allow to at least double or triple your combat power over the next half century, putting you above even major regional powers such as Amir-Ka, though not Urkozz's Domain if it ever united.
You were given the designs of a massive amount of new military technology at the Grand Conclave, enough that deciding what to deploy first has once against become a major problem. Possibly more valuable however were the boosts to your production of advanced technology that you gained, which should allow you to field greater amounts of advanced military technology on the battlefield.
Marshal Waters upgrades trait Berserker (-2M, +1C, chance of going Berserk in combat, doubling damage but losing all Martial bonuses and no longer acting as commander) into Controlled Berserker(-1M, +1C, can choose to go Berserk in combat, doubling damage but losing all Martial bonuses and no longer acting as commander)- Marshal Waters has always had a tendency to go berserk in combat, which while devastating results in him totally losing control of his forces. In recent years however he has developed his self-control enough to ensure that he only goes berserk when he chooses to.
Admiral Sarnow, and Helheim Void Command as a whole, are rather busy at the moment between repairing the damage done to the fleet in Turoq's war and further expanding the shipyards. He tells you that while there was not that much more naval technology that you gained in the Grand Conclave what there was looks highly valuable, and should be properly investigated. In particular he is interested in the Psychic Cannon, which seems to be a counter for the Deamonships which often form the heart of Chaos fleets.
Admiral Sarnow upgrades trait Pious (+2P) into Proven Faith (+4P)- Over the years Admiral Sarnow has developed a great deal of faith in the Emperor, and in the Imperial Trust's duty towards his last commands.
Signe tells you that the technologies gained in the Grand Conclave should not only be able to pull Avernus out of debt but should be able to make you self-sufficient, at least in the short term. However she tells you that it will take decades of sustained effort to fully implement all of the improvements to your economy. It seems that after all her efforts to pull the Avernite economy into the black it will be a technological boost that ends up doing it.
Inquisitor Klovis-Ultan tells you that Dragon's Nest has recently admitted to the existence of the Red Thirst in talks with the Imperial Trust, along with a pair of other curses known as the Black Rage and the Yellow Doom. While the Black Rage was known among the Inquisition of the Imperium the Yellow Doom is new, and Inquisitor Klovis-Ultan would like to request more details.
Jane tells you that Chapter Master Julius has requested to post a couple of companies of its Astartes on Avernus in order to gain experience with anti-pysker combat. While low in number Astartes are some of the best combatants in the galaxy, and properly utilised should be able to have a significant impact on the death-toll from rogue Psykers.
The last couple of years have been interesting for the senior figures of the Mechanicus, with both Fabricator-General Scott and Archmagos Tranth having multiple brushes with death as a result of Avernus while Archmagos Maximal was left alone. It's usually the other way round. Otherwise the Mechanicus has gained a massive windfall of technology, which will take decades to properly make use of but will be able to bring the technology of Imperial Trust to a whole new level. On a more political front Fabricator-General Scott tells you that the Grand Conclave has significantly pushed the general Mechanicus in a progressive direction, with even Vanaheim now having a bare majority of progressives. This has further been pushed by the recent death of Archmagos Arkhan Varnek, the leader of the conservative faction. However this push has radicalised many of the remaining conservatives, who will be a good bit more touchy in the coming decades.
+6 Mechanicus Unrest
massive swing towards progressives
Archmagos Biologis Maximal upgrades trait No Detail to Small (+1I, +2A, +1L) into Nothing is Below Notice (+2I, +3A, +2L)- Archmagos Biologis Maximal understands the importance of that which is often overlooked. This leads to him being meticulously careful in all that he does, and paying attention to things that others consider below notice, a good survival trait on Avernus.
Saint Lin has returned from the Grand Conclave in good spirits, telling you that he is glad that humanity prospers in some regions of the galaxy and that the remaining human powers seem to be more enlightened than the Imperium was. After returning he has turned his attention back to his studies of the gods of Chaos with greater energy then he once had. It seems that the treatments provided by the Eldar are having an effect.
The Adeptus Astra Telepathica gained less from the Grand Conclave than the Adeptus Mechanicus, but it still gained several valuable bits of knowledge. Of these the greatest is probably the secrets of technomancy which have been provided by Callamus.
You have recently appointed Prefetus Tertius Rosalinda Orlov as your personal assistant, and renamed the position as Vizier to better reflect the powers and responsibilities that it possesses. So far she seems to be fitting in rather well, and you look forward to continuing to work with her over the years to come.
Governor Rotbart gains trait Visionary Diplomat (+4D)-Governor Rotbart is in large part responsible for the Grand Conclave, which is almost certainly the most influential diplomatic meeting of the millennium for the galaxy.
Three Hundred and Thirty-Five years since the Founding of Avernus
Five year turn
You have recently returned from the Grand Conclave, which was a massive success. It seems that the Imperial Trust was not the only group who went into the meeting with the intention of disseminating as much of their technologies as possible to the other human powers. As well as giving the remaining human powers a massive technological boost, the Trust included, it showed the general sanity of the major Imperial Remnants and their willingness to work together for the good of all, an encouraging sight given the current era. As far as the Imperial Trust is concerned the technology gained should allow to at least double or triple your combat power over the next half century, putting you above even major regional powers such as Amir-Ka, though not Urkozz's Domain if it ever united.
You were given the designs of a massive amount of new military technology at the Grand Conclave, enough that deciding what to deploy first has once against become a major problem. Possibly more valuable however were the boosts to your production of advanced technology that you gained, which should allow you to field greater amounts of advanced military technology on the battlefield.
Marshal Waters upgrades trait Berserker (-2M, +1C, chance of going Berserk in combat, doubling damage but losing all Martial bonuses and no longer acting as commander) into Controlled Berserker(-1M, +1C, can choose to go Berserk in combat, doubling damage but losing all Martial bonuses and no longer acting as commander)- Marshal Waters has always had a tendency to go berserk in combat, which while devastating results in him totally losing control of his forces. In recent years however he has developed his self-control enough to ensure that he only goes berserk when he chooses to.
Two Locked Choose One
One Two years
Helguard Tithe: Second Stage- General Richards tells you that she will now be able to begin increasing the tithe for the Avernite Helguard. The second stage of this is to bring the tithe up to a hundred and sixty-three percent. This will take a few decades but will provide both a powerful force to the Imperial Trust Guard and a major boost to your economy.
Time: 25 years
Cost: 3,000,000,000 Thrones, 250,000,000 Material, 8,500,000 Promethium, 75,000,000 Advanced Material, 1,200,000 Exotic Material .
Upkeep per year: -95,000,000 Thrones, -2,100,000 Material, -700,000 Promethium, -3,700,000 Advanced Material, -31,000 Exotic Material.
Reward: Recruit 2,637 Helguard Regiments to tithe to Imperial Trust Guard
Locked- Ten out of Twenty-Five years completed
Shadowbat Division- The Shadowbat Stealth Assault Shuttle is designed for the stealthy insertion and extraction of elites into hostile territory. A Division sized group of Shadowbats would allow you to land multiple brigades of troops at a time, which given a short period could end up as a significantly sized hidden force that can be used to set up major ambushes or attack from unexpected directions.
Time: 14 years
Cost: 1,100,000,000 Thrones, 6,700,000 Material, 90,000 Promethium, 33,000,000 Advanced Material, 1,200,000 Exotic Material .
Upkeep per year: -1,900,000 Thrones, -11,000 Material, -760 Promethium, -14,000 Advanced Material, -190 Exotic Material.
Reward: Build 1,000 Shadowbat Wings (1 Division)
Locked- Five out of Fourteen years completed
Locator Shells- General Richards tells you that by adding locator shells to all of your armour and artillery forces that she will be able to notably increase the accuracy of your artillery at small cost. It will take only a few years to retrain your forces and roll them out, and cost a negligible amount so general Richards advises an immediate roll out.
Time: 4 years
Cost: 3,800,000,000 Thrones, 38,000,000 Material, 380,000 Advanced Material.
Upkeep per year: 38,000,000 Thrones, 380,000 Material, 3,800 Advanced Material.
Reward: Locator shells for all armour and artillery regiments, +10 to artillery rolls
Locked- One out of Four years completed
Landing Pads- Your recent investigation found that Landing Pads can be used in several important roles during planetary assaults, ranging from creating a beachhead to deploying flanking forces into existing AA envelopes. While moderately expensive it would be a good idea to have enough Landing Pads to deploy an entire army, and to ensure that your forces know how to use them.
Time: 4 years
Cost: 6,300,000,000 Thrones, 63,000,000 Material, 13,000,000 Promethium, 1,200,000 Advanced Material.
Upkeep per year: 6,300,000 Thrones, 63,000 Material, 13,000 Promethium, 640 Advanced Material.
Reward: 10,000 Regiments worth of Landing Pads
Light Power Weapons- After a few years investigation you have decided that providing the entire Helguard and Helltroopers with Light Power Weapons along with the PDF sergeants and your PDF Rough Riders. This should provide you with a significant boost to your forces ability to deal with melee based enemies without being overly expensive.
Time: 5 years
Cost: 1,900,000,000 Thrones, 39,000,000 Material, 38,000,000 Advanced Material.
Upkeep per year: -21,000,000 Thrones, -140,000 Material, -700,000 Advanced Material.
Reward: Supplies Helguard, Helltroopers and PDF Rough Riders with Light Power Weapons, Supplies PDF Sergeants with Light Power Weapons, +20 vs melee forces
Nightingale Brigade- The Nightingale Stealth Bomber is best deployed in small groups to take out specific targets. As such You will not need a large number to have a significant impact on the course of a war, and in fact to many would be counterproductive. A single division of Nightingales would be enough to provide as many as you are liekly to need in the short to medium term.
Time: 9 years
Cost: 170,000,000 Thrones, 1,100,000 Material, 11,000 Promethium, 6,500,000 Advanced Material, 200,000 Exotic Material .
Upkeep per year: -300,000 Thrones, -1,900 Material, -95 Promethium, -2,900 Advanced Material, -30 Exotic Material.
Reward: Build 100 Nightingale Wings (1 Brigade)
Concept Study: Idea-Before developing any new military technologies it would be best to have a sturdy conducted to see if the technology would work in your current forces, and if not what changes would have to be made to make it work.
Time: 1 year (Must be taken with Feasibility Study: Idea)
Cost: Free
Reward: Learn if the suggested design is useful, and if it is not whether you can do something to make it useful.
Power Armoured PDF: Troopers- You economy has improved to the point where it is affordable to equip your entire PDF forces with basic power armour. While expensive this will allow you to field literally billions of power armoured elites, making the Avernite armies truly terrifying. You will have to roll out power armour bit at a time, and one option is to start with your forming your PDF Trooper Regiments.
Time: 6 years
Cost: 2,000,000,000 Thrones, 480,000,000 Material, 481,000,000 Promethium, 93,000,000 Advanced Material.
Upkeep per year: 17,000,000 Thrones, 1,000,000 Material, 300,000 Promethium, 820,000 Advanced Material.
Reward: raise 30,000 PDF Trooper Regiments
Power Armoured PDF: Shocktroopers- You economy has improved to the point where it is affordable to equip your entire PDF forces with basic power armour. While expensive this will allow you to field literally billions of power armoured elites, making the Avernite armies truly terrifying. You will have to roll out power armour bit at a time, and one option is to start with your forming your PDF Shocktrooper Regiments.
Time: 6 years
Cost: 2,400,000,000 Thrones, 410,000,000 Material, 41,000,000 Promethium, 80,000,000 Advanced Material.
Upkeep per year: 19,000,000 Thrones, 1,200,000 Material, 350,000 Promethium, 950,000 Advanced Material.
Reward: raise 15,000 PDF Shocktrooper Regiments
Power Armoured PDF: Scout- You economy has improved to the point where it is affordable to equip your entire PDF forces with basic power armour. While expensive this will allow you to field literally billions of power armoured elites, making the Avernite armies truly terrifying. You will have to roll out power armour bit at a time, and one option is to start with your forming your PDF Scout Regiments.
Time: 5 years
Cost: 390,000,000 Thrones, 79000,000 Material, 7,900,000 Promethium, 15,000,000 Advanced Material.
Upkeep per year: 3,200,000 Thrones, 190,000 Material, 58,000 Promethium, 160,000 Advanced Material.
Reward: raise 10,000 PDF Scout Regiments
Power Armoured PDF: Void- You economy has improved to the point where it is affordable to equip your entire PDF forces with basic power armour. While expensive this will allow you to field literally billions of power armoured elites, making the Avernite armies truly terrifying. You will have to roll out power armour bit at a time, and one option is to start with your forming your PDF Power Void Infantry Regiments.
Time: 6 years
Cost: 1,400,000,000 Thrones, 280,000,000 Material, 28,000,000 Promethium, 54,000,000 Advanced Material.
Upkeep per year: 11,000,000 Thrones, 670,000 Material, 200,000 Promethium, 550,000 Advanced Material.
Reward: equip your 20,000 Void Infantry Regiments with power armour
Power Armoured PDF: Jetbike- You economy has improved to the point where it is affordable to equip your entire PDF forces with basic power armour. While expensive this will allow you to field literally billions of power armoured elites, making the Avernite armies truly terrifying. You will have to roll out power armour bit at a time, and one option is to start with your forming your PDF Jetbike Regiments.
Time: 6 years
Cost: 2,400,000,000 Thrones, 300,000,000 Material, 12,000,000 Promethium, 120,000,000 Advanced Material.
Upkeep per year: 19,000,000 Thrones, 740,000 Material, 89,000 Promethium, 1,200,000 Advanced Material.
Reward: raise 10,000 PDF Jetbike Regiments
Power Armoured PDF: Armour- You economy has improved to the point where it is affordable to equip your entire PDF forces with basic power armour. While expensive this will allow you to field literally billions of power armoured elites, making the Avernite armies truly terrifying. You will have to roll out power armour bit at a time, and one option is to start with your PDF armroued regiments.
Time: 5 years
Cost: 250,000,000 Thrones, 51,000,000 Material, 5,000,000 Promethium, 9,800,000 Advanced Material.
Upkeep per year: 2,100,000 Thrones, 120,000 Material, 37,000 Promethium, 100,000 Advanced Material.
Reward: equip your PDF armoured regiments with Pilot Power Armour
Power Armoured PDF: Siege- You economy has improved to the point where it is affordable to equip your entire PDF forces with basic power armour. While expensive this will allow you to field literally billions of power armoured elites, making the Avernite armies truly terrifying. You will have to roll out power armour bit at a time, and one option is to start with your forming your PDF Scout Regiments.
Time: 6 years
Cost: 1,600,000,000 Thrones, 320,000,000 Material, 32,000,000 Promethium, 62,000,000 Advanced Material.
Upkeep per year: 13,000,000 Thrones, 770,000 Material, 230,000 Promethium, 630,000 Advanced Material.
Reward: equip your PDF siege regiments with Power Armour
Advanced Power Armour: Helguard Shocktrooper Regiments- It is now becoming possible for you to begin supplying Advanced Power Armour to the Avernite Helguard. While this will be incredibly expensive to implement it will provide a serious boost to your combat power and the Imperial Trust will subsidies the upkeep at 105%, enough that it will actually increase your income. You will have to roll out advanced power armour bit at a time, and one option is to start with your Helguard Shocktrooper Regiments.
Time: 9 years
Cost: 2,400,000,000 Thrones, 7,00,000,000 Material, 700,000,000 Promethium, 130,000,000 Advanced Material, 13,000,000 Exotic Material.
Upkeep per year: -1,700,000 Thrones, 5,400 Material, -14,000 Promethium, -210,000 Advanced Material, -27,000 Exotic Material.
Reward: Upgrade your Helguard Shocktrooper Regiments to Helguard Destroyer Regiments
Advanced Power Armour: Helguard Trooper Regiments- It is now becoming possible for you to begin supplying Advanced Power Armour to the Avernite Helguard. While this will be incredibly expensive to implement it will provide a serious boost to your combat power and the Imperial Trust will subsidies the upkeep at 105%, enough that it will actually increase your income. You will have to roll out advanced power armour bit at a time, and one option is to start with your Helguard Trooper Regiments.
Time: 15 years
Cost: 2,600,000,000 Thrones, 24,000,000 Promethium, 100,000,000 Advanced Material, 12,000,000 Exotic Material.
Upkeep per year: -1,800,000 Thrones, 5,800 Material, -15,000 Promethium, -220,000 Advanced Material, -29,000 Exotic Material.
Reward: Upgrade your Helguard Trooper Regiments to Helguard Elite Regiments
Advanced Power Armour: Helguard Paratrooper Regiments- It is now becoming possible for you to begin supplying Advanced Power Armour to the Avernite Helguard. While this will be incredibly expensive to implement it will provide a serious boost to your combat power and the Imperial Trust will subsidies the upkeep at 105%, enough that it will actually increase your income. You will have to roll out advanced power armour bit at a time, and one option is to start with your Helguard Paratrooper Regiments.
Time: 9 years
Cost: 580,000,000 Thrones, 5,500,000 Promethium, 23,000,000 Advanced Material, 2,700,000 Exotic Material.
Upkeep per year: -410,000 Thrones, 1,300 Material, -3,500 Promethium, -50,000 Advanced Material, -6,600 Exotic Material.
Reward: Upgrade your Helguard Paratrooper Regiments to Helguard Raider Regiments
Advanced Power Armour: Helguard Scout Regiments- It is now becoming possible for you to begin supplying Advanced Power Armour to the Avernite Helguard. While this will be incredibly expensive to implement it will provide a serious boost to your combat power and the Imperial Trust will subsidies the upkeep at 105%, enough that it will actually increase your income. You will have to roll out advanced power armour bit at a time, and one option is to start with your Helguard Scout Regiments.
Time: 9 years
Cost: 590,000,000 Thrones, 5,600,000 Promethium, 23,000,000 Advanced Material, 2,700,000 Exotic Material.
Upkeep per year: -420,000 Thrones, 1,300 Material, -3,400 Promethium, -51,000 Advanced Material, -6,700 Exotic Material.
Reward: Upgrade your Helguard Scout Regiments to Helguard Recon Regiments
Advanced Power Armour: Helguard Jetbike Regiments- It is now becoming possible for you to begin supplying Advanced Power Armour to the Avernite Helguard. While this will be incredibly expensive to implement it will provide a serious boost to your combat power and the Imperial Trust will subsidies the upkeep at 105%, enough that it will actually increase your income. You will have to roll out advanced power armour bit at a time, and one option is to start with your Helguard Jetbike Regiments.
Time: 8 years
Cost: 150,000,000 Thrones, 1,400,000 Promethium, 5,700,000 Advanced Material, 690,000 Exotic Material.
Upkeep per year: -100,000 Thrones, 330 Material, -890 Promethium, -13,000 Advanced Material, -1,700 Exotic Material.
Reward: Upgrade your Helguard Jetbike Regiments to Helguard Elite Jetbike Regiments
Advanced Power Armour: Helguard Void Infantry Regiments- It is now becoming possible for you to begin supplying Advanced Power Armour to the Avernite Helguard. While this will be incredibly expensive to implement it will provide a serious boost to your combat power and the Imperial Trust will subsidies the upkeep at 105%, enough that it will actually increase your income. You will have to roll out advanced power armour bit at a time, and one option is to start with your Helguard Void Infantry Regiments.
Time: 9 years
Cost: 1,000,000,000 Thrones, 9,800,000 Promethium, 40,000,000 Advanced Material, 4,800,000 Exotic Material.
Upkeep per year: -740,000 Thrones, 2,300 Material, -6,300 Promethium, -90,000 Advanced Material, -12,000 Exotic Material.
Reward: Upgrade your Helguard Void Infantry Regiments to Helguard Elite Void Infantry Regiments
Advanced Power Armour: Helguard Armour Regiments- It is now becoming possible for you to begin supplying Advanced Power Armour to the Avernite Helguard. While this will be incredibly expensive to implement it will provide a serious boost to your combat power and the Imperial Trust will subsidies the upkeep at 105%, enough that it will actually increase your income. You will have to roll out advanced power armour bit at a time, and one option is to start with your Helguard Armour Regiments of all types.
Time: 11 years
Cost: 1,400,000,000 Thrones, 14,000,000 Promethium, 56,000,000 Advanced Material, 6,700,000 Exotic Material.
Upkeep per year: -1,000,000 Thrones, 3,200 Material, -8,700 Promethium, -130,000 Advanced Material, -16,000 Exotic Material.
Reward: Upgrade your Helguard Armour Regiments of all types with Ace Advanced Power Armour
Implement (Technology): Planning- General Schwarz has already implemented the most important technologies found in the datacores but there are still many types that remain unused. He could spend a few years deciding how to best use a selected technology.
Time: 2 years
Cost: 39,000,000 Thrones, 7,800,000 Material, 790,000 Promethium, 85,000 Advanced Material, 95 Exotic Material.
Reward: Plan on how to implement chosen technology
Readiness Training- General Drago suggests putting his troops though combat readiness training in order to ensure that they are fully prepared if another invasion occurs. While effective this training will not have any long term effects and will need to be redone every decade. General Drago does not consider this to be urgent.
Time: 1 year.
Chance of Success: 60% (each success reduces chance of success by 5%, this recovers at a rate of one per two years)
Cost: 12,200,000 Thrones, 1,220,000 Material, 122,000 Promethium, 167 Advanced Material
Reward: +5 to all combat rolls for regular forces the next decade, can be taken multiple times
Militia Readiness Training- General Schwarz suggests putting the militia though combat readiness training in order to ensure that they are fully prepared for the incoming invasion. This would potentially provide a massive boost to your total combat power but given that you want to avoid using the militia in combat as much as possible how much effect thi will actually have is unknown.
Time: 1 year.
Chance of Success: 60% (each success reduces chance of success by 5%, this recovers at a rate of one per two years)
Cost: 880,000,000 Thrones, 88,000,000 Material, 8,800,000 Promethium, 8,500 Advanced Material
Reward: +5 to all combat rolls for militia the next decade, can be taken multiple times, -1% city productivity per attempt (for the turn)
Specialist Grenadiers (Write In): Planning- Now that you have the Elite Training Facilities General Drago would like to create elite, specialist units that take advantage of the unique skills that each region of Avernus instils in its soldiers. General Drago does not consider this to be urgent.
Time: 1 year.
Chance of Success: Variable
Cost: 7,200,000 Thrones, 14,400 Material, 1,440 Promethium, 860 Advanced Material.
Reward: Get Composition of Chosen Elite Unit. Put forward a write-in of a unit type and I will tell you if it it viable and how easy it will be (good omake will make it easier).
One Two years
Helguard Tithe: Second Stage- General Richards tells you that she will now be able to begin increasing the tithe for the Avernite Helguard. The second stage of this is to bring the tithe up to a hundred and sixty-three percent. This will take a few decades but will provide both a powerful force to the Imperial Trust Guard and a major boost to your economy.
Time: 25 years
Cost: 3,000,000,000 Thrones, 250,000,000 Material, 8,500,000 Promethium, 75,000,000 Advanced Material, 1,200,000 Exotic Material .
Upkeep per year: -95,000,000 Thrones, -2,100,000 Material, -700,000 Promethium, -3,700,000 Advanced Material, -31,000 Exotic Material.
Reward: Recruit 2,637 Helguard Regiments to tithe to Imperial Trust Guard
Locked- Ten out of Twenty-Five years completed
Shadowbat Division- The Shadowbat Stealth Assault Shuttle is designed for the stealthy insertion and extraction of elites into hostile territory. A Division sized group of Shadowbats would allow you to land multiple brigades of troops at a time, which given a short period could end up as a significantly sized hidden force that can be used to set up major ambushes or attack from unexpected directions.
Time: 14 years
Cost: 1,100,000,000 Thrones, 6,700,000 Material, 90,000 Promethium, 33,000,000 Advanced Material, 1,200,000 Exotic Material .
Upkeep per year: -1,900,000 Thrones, -11,000 Material, -760 Promethium, -14,000 Advanced Material, -190 Exotic Material.
Reward: Build 1,000 Shadowbat Wings (1 Division)
Locked- Five out of Fourteen years completed
Locator Shells- General Richards tells you that by adding locator shells to all of your armour and artillery forces that she will be able to notably increase the accuracy of your artillery at small cost. It will take only a few years to retrain your forces and roll them out, and cost a negligible amount so general Richards advises an immediate roll out.
Time: 4 years
Cost: 3,800,000,000 Thrones, 38,000,000 Material, 380,000 Advanced Material.
Upkeep per year: 38,000,000 Thrones, 380,000 Material, 3,800 Advanced Material.
Reward: Locator shells for all armour and artillery regiments, +10 to artillery rolls
Locked- One out of Four years completed
Landing Pads- Your recent investigation found that Landing Pads can be used in several important roles during planetary assaults, ranging from creating a beachhead to deploying flanking forces into existing AA envelopes. While moderately expensive it would be a good idea to have enough Landing Pads to deploy an entire army, and to ensure that your forces know how to use them.
Time: 4 years
Cost: 6,300,000,000 Thrones, 63,000,000 Material, 13,000,000 Promethium, 1,200,000 Advanced Material.
Upkeep per year: 6,300,000 Thrones, 63,000 Material, 13,000 Promethium, 640 Advanced Material.
Reward: 10,000 Regiments worth of Landing Pads
Light Power Weapons- After a few years investigation you have decided that providing the entire Helguard and Helltroopers with Light Power Weapons along with the PDF sergeants and your PDF Rough Riders. This should provide you with a significant boost to your forces ability to deal with melee based enemies without being overly expensive.
Time: 5 years
Cost: 1,900,000,000 Thrones, 39,000,000 Material, 38,000,000 Advanced Material.
Upkeep per year: -21,000,000 Thrones, -140,000 Material, -700,000 Advanced Material.
Reward: Supplies Helguard, Helltroopers and PDF Rough Riders with Light Power Weapons, Supplies PDF Sergeants with Light Power Weapons, +20 vs melee forces
Nightingale Brigade- The Nightingale Stealth Bomber is best deployed in small groups to take out specific targets. As such You will not need a large number to have a significant impact on the course of a war, and in fact to many would be counterproductive. A single division of Nightingales would be enough to provide as many as you are liekly to need in the short to medium term.
Time: 9 years
Cost: 170,000,000 Thrones, 1,100,000 Material, 11,000 Promethium, 6,500,000 Advanced Material, 200,000 Exotic Material .
Upkeep per year: -300,000 Thrones, -1,900 Material, -95 Promethium, -2,900 Advanced Material, -30 Exotic Material.
Reward: Build 100 Nightingale Wings (1 Brigade)
Concept Study: Idea-Before developing any new military technologies it would be best to have a sturdy conducted to see if the technology would work in your current forces, and if not what changes would have to be made to make it work.
Time: 1 year (Must be taken with Feasibility Study: Idea)
Cost: Free
Reward: Learn if the suggested design is useful, and if it is not whether you can do something to make it useful.
Power Armoured PDF: Troopers- You economy has improved to the point where it is affordable to equip your entire PDF forces with basic power armour. While expensive this will allow you to field literally billions of power armoured elites, making the Avernite armies truly terrifying. You will have to roll out power armour bit at a time, and one option is to start with your forming your PDF Trooper Regiments.
Time: 6 years
Cost: 2,000,000,000 Thrones, 480,000,000 Material, 481,000,000 Promethium, 93,000,000 Advanced Material.
Upkeep per year: 17,000,000 Thrones, 1,000,000 Material, 300,000 Promethium, 820,000 Advanced Material.
Reward: raise 30,000 PDF Trooper Regiments
Power Armoured PDF: Shocktroopers- You economy has improved to the point where it is affordable to equip your entire PDF forces with basic power armour. While expensive this will allow you to field literally billions of power armoured elites, making the Avernite armies truly terrifying. You will have to roll out power armour bit at a time, and one option is to start with your forming your PDF Shocktrooper Regiments.
Time: 6 years
Cost: 2,400,000,000 Thrones, 410,000,000 Material, 41,000,000 Promethium, 80,000,000 Advanced Material.
Upkeep per year: 19,000,000 Thrones, 1,200,000 Material, 350,000 Promethium, 950,000 Advanced Material.
Reward: raise 15,000 PDF Shocktrooper Regiments
Power Armoured PDF: Scout- You economy has improved to the point where it is affordable to equip your entire PDF forces with basic power armour. While expensive this will allow you to field literally billions of power armoured elites, making the Avernite armies truly terrifying. You will have to roll out power armour bit at a time, and one option is to start with your forming your PDF Scout Regiments.
Time: 5 years
Cost: 390,000,000 Thrones, 79000,000 Material, 7,900,000 Promethium, 15,000,000 Advanced Material.
Upkeep per year: 3,200,000 Thrones, 190,000 Material, 58,000 Promethium, 160,000 Advanced Material.
Reward: raise 10,000 PDF Scout Regiments
Power Armoured PDF: Void- You economy has improved to the point where it is affordable to equip your entire PDF forces with basic power armour. While expensive this will allow you to field literally billions of power armoured elites, making the Avernite armies truly terrifying. You will have to roll out power armour bit at a time, and one option is to start with your forming your PDF Power Void Infantry Regiments.
Time: 6 years
Cost: 1,400,000,000 Thrones, 280,000,000 Material, 28,000,000 Promethium, 54,000,000 Advanced Material.
Upkeep per year: 11,000,000 Thrones, 670,000 Material, 200,000 Promethium, 550,000 Advanced Material.
Reward: equip your 20,000 Void Infantry Regiments with power armour
Power Armoured PDF: Jetbike- You economy has improved to the point where it is affordable to equip your entire PDF forces with basic power armour. While expensive this will allow you to field literally billions of power armoured elites, making the Avernite armies truly terrifying. You will have to roll out power armour bit at a time, and one option is to start with your forming your PDF Jetbike Regiments.
Time: 6 years
Cost: 2,400,000,000 Thrones, 300,000,000 Material, 12,000,000 Promethium, 120,000,000 Advanced Material.
Upkeep per year: 19,000,000 Thrones, 740,000 Material, 89,000 Promethium, 1,200,000 Advanced Material.
Reward: raise 10,000 PDF Jetbike Regiments
Power Armoured PDF: Armour- You economy has improved to the point where it is affordable to equip your entire PDF forces with basic power armour. While expensive this will allow you to field literally billions of power armoured elites, making the Avernite armies truly terrifying. You will have to roll out power armour bit at a time, and one option is to start with your PDF armroued regiments.
Time: 5 years
Cost: 250,000,000 Thrones, 51,000,000 Material, 5,000,000 Promethium, 9,800,000 Advanced Material.
Upkeep per year: 2,100,000 Thrones, 120,000 Material, 37,000 Promethium, 100,000 Advanced Material.
Reward: equip your PDF armoured regiments with Pilot Power Armour
Power Armoured PDF: Siege- You economy has improved to the point where it is affordable to equip your entire PDF forces with basic power armour. While expensive this will allow you to field literally billions of power armoured elites, making the Avernite armies truly terrifying. You will have to roll out power armour bit at a time, and one option is to start with your forming your PDF Scout Regiments.
Time: 6 years
Cost: 1,600,000,000 Thrones, 320,000,000 Material, 32,000,000 Promethium, 62,000,000 Advanced Material.
Upkeep per year: 13,000,000 Thrones, 770,000 Material, 230,000 Promethium, 630,000 Advanced Material.
Reward: equip your PDF siege regiments with Power Armour
Advanced Power Armour: Helguard Shocktrooper Regiments- It is now becoming possible for you to begin supplying Advanced Power Armour to the Avernite Helguard. While this will be incredibly expensive to implement it will provide a serious boost to your combat power and the Imperial Trust will subsidies the upkeep at 105%, enough that it will actually increase your income. You will have to roll out advanced power armour bit at a time, and one option is to start with your Helguard Shocktrooper Regiments.
Time: 9 years
Cost: 2,400,000,000 Thrones, 7,00,000,000 Material, 700,000,000 Promethium, 130,000,000 Advanced Material, 13,000,000 Exotic Material.
Upkeep per year: -1,700,000 Thrones, 5,400 Material, -14,000 Promethium, -210,000 Advanced Material, -27,000 Exotic Material.
Reward: Upgrade your Helguard Shocktrooper Regiments to Helguard Destroyer Regiments
Advanced Power Armour: Helguard Trooper Regiments- It is now becoming possible for you to begin supplying Advanced Power Armour to the Avernite Helguard. While this will be incredibly expensive to implement it will provide a serious boost to your combat power and the Imperial Trust will subsidies the upkeep at 105%, enough that it will actually increase your income. You will have to roll out advanced power armour bit at a time, and one option is to start with your Helguard Trooper Regiments.
Time: 15 years
Cost: 2,600,000,000 Thrones, 24,000,000 Promethium, 100,000,000 Advanced Material, 12,000,000 Exotic Material.
Upkeep per year: -1,800,000 Thrones, 5,800 Material, -15,000 Promethium, -220,000 Advanced Material, -29,000 Exotic Material.
Reward: Upgrade your Helguard Trooper Regiments to Helguard Elite Regiments
Advanced Power Armour: Helguard Paratrooper Regiments- It is now becoming possible for you to begin supplying Advanced Power Armour to the Avernite Helguard. While this will be incredibly expensive to implement it will provide a serious boost to your combat power and the Imperial Trust will subsidies the upkeep at 105%, enough that it will actually increase your income. You will have to roll out advanced power armour bit at a time, and one option is to start with your Helguard Paratrooper Regiments.
Time: 9 years
Cost: 580,000,000 Thrones, 5,500,000 Promethium, 23,000,000 Advanced Material, 2,700,000 Exotic Material.
Upkeep per year: -410,000 Thrones, 1,300 Material, -3,500 Promethium, -50,000 Advanced Material, -6,600 Exotic Material.
Reward: Upgrade your Helguard Paratrooper Regiments to Helguard Raider Regiments
Advanced Power Armour: Helguard Scout Regiments- It is now becoming possible for you to begin supplying Advanced Power Armour to the Avernite Helguard. While this will be incredibly expensive to implement it will provide a serious boost to your combat power and the Imperial Trust will subsidies the upkeep at 105%, enough that it will actually increase your income. You will have to roll out advanced power armour bit at a time, and one option is to start with your Helguard Scout Regiments.
Time: 9 years
Cost: 590,000,000 Thrones, 5,600,000 Promethium, 23,000,000 Advanced Material, 2,700,000 Exotic Material.
Upkeep per year: -420,000 Thrones, 1,300 Material, -3,400 Promethium, -51,000 Advanced Material, -6,700 Exotic Material.
Reward: Upgrade your Helguard Scout Regiments to Helguard Recon Regiments
Advanced Power Armour: Helguard Jetbike Regiments- It is now becoming possible for you to begin supplying Advanced Power Armour to the Avernite Helguard. While this will be incredibly expensive to implement it will provide a serious boost to your combat power and the Imperial Trust will subsidies the upkeep at 105%, enough that it will actually increase your income. You will have to roll out advanced power armour bit at a time, and one option is to start with your Helguard Jetbike Regiments.
Time: 8 years
Cost: 150,000,000 Thrones, 1,400,000 Promethium, 5,700,000 Advanced Material, 690,000 Exotic Material.
Upkeep per year: -100,000 Thrones, 330 Material, -890 Promethium, -13,000 Advanced Material, -1,700 Exotic Material.
Reward: Upgrade your Helguard Jetbike Regiments to Helguard Elite Jetbike Regiments
Advanced Power Armour: Helguard Void Infantry Regiments- It is now becoming possible for you to begin supplying Advanced Power Armour to the Avernite Helguard. While this will be incredibly expensive to implement it will provide a serious boost to your combat power and the Imperial Trust will subsidies the upkeep at 105%, enough that it will actually increase your income. You will have to roll out advanced power armour bit at a time, and one option is to start with your Helguard Void Infantry Regiments.
Time: 9 years
Cost: 1,000,000,000 Thrones, 9,800,000 Promethium, 40,000,000 Advanced Material, 4,800,000 Exotic Material.
Upkeep per year: -740,000 Thrones, 2,300 Material, -6,300 Promethium, -90,000 Advanced Material, -12,000 Exotic Material.
Reward: Upgrade your Helguard Void Infantry Regiments to Helguard Elite Void Infantry Regiments
Advanced Power Armour: Helguard Armour Regiments- It is now becoming possible for you to begin supplying Advanced Power Armour to the Avernite Helguard. While this will be incredibly expensive to implement it will provide a serious boost to your combat power and the Imperial Trust will subsidies the upkeep at 105%, enough that it will actually increase your income. You will have to roll out advanced power armour bit at a time, and one option is to start with your Helguard Armour Regiments of all types.
Time: 11 years
Cost: 1,400,000,000 Thrones, 14,000,000 Promethium, 56,000,000 Advanced Material, 6,700,000 Exotic Material.
Upkeep per year: -1,000,000 Thrones, 3,200 Material, -8,700 Promethium, -130,000 Advanced Material, -16,000 Exotic Material.
Reward: Upgrade your Helguard Armour Regiments of all types with Ace Advanced Power Armour
Implement (Technology): Planning- General Schwarz has already implemented the most important technologies found in the datacores but there are still many types that remain unused. He could spend a few years deciding how to best use a selected technology.
Time: 2 years
Cost: 39,000,000 Thrones, 7,800,000 Material, 790,000 Promethium, 85,000 Advanced Material, 95 Exotic Material.
Reward: Plan on how to implement chosen technology
Readiness Training- General Drago suggests putting his troops though combat readiness training in order to ensure that they are fully prepared if another invasion occurs. While effective this training will not have any long term effects and will need to be redone every decade. General Drago does not consider this to be urgent.
Time: 1 year.
Chance of Success: 60% (each success reduces chance of success by 5%, this recovers at a rate of one per two years)
Cost: 12,200,000 Thrones, 1,220,000 Material, 122,000 Promethium, 167 Advanced Material
Reward: +5 to all combat rolls for regular forces the next decade, can be taken multiple times
Militia Readiness Training- General Schwarz suggests putting the militia though combat readiness training in order to ensure that they are fully prepared for the incoming invasion. This would potentially provide a massive boost to your total combat power but given that you want to avoid using the militia in combat as much as possible how much effect thi will actually have is unknown.
Time: 1 year.
Chance of Success: 60% (each success reduces chance of success by 5%, this recovers at a rate of one per two years)
Cost: 880,000,000 Thrones, 88,000,000 Material, 8,800,000 Promethium, 8,500 Advanced Material
Reward: +5 to all combat rolls for militia the next decade, can be taken multiple times, -1% city productivity per attempt (for the turn)
Specialist Grenadiers (Write In): Planning- Now that you have the Elite Training Facilities General Drago would like to create elite, specialist units that take advantage of the unique skills that each region of Avernus instils in its soldiers. General Drago does not consider this to be urgent.
Time: 1 year.
Chance of Success: Variable
Cost: 7,200,000 Thrones, 14,400 Material, 1,440 Promethium, 860 Advanced Material.
Reward: Get Composition of Chosen Elite Unit. Put forward a write-in of a unit type and I will tell you if it it viable and how easy it will be (good omake will make it easier).
Admiral Sarnow, and Helheim Void Command as a whole, are rather busy at the moment between repairing the damage done to the fleet in Turoq's war and further expanding the shipyards. He tells you that while there was not that much more naval technology that you gained in the Grand Conclave what there was looks highly valuable, and should be properly investigated. In particular he is interested in the Psychic Cannon, which seems to be a counter for the Deamonships which often form the heart of Chaos fleets.
Admiral Sarnow upgrades trait Pious (+2P) into Proven Faith (+4P)- Over the years Admiral Sarnow has developed a great deal of faith in the Emperor, and in the Imperial Trust's duty towards his last commands.
Two Locked Choose One
One One year
Construct: Repair: General-Your fleet suffered major losses in the recent clashes and will take a significant amount of time to be repaired. Just carrying out the repairs on those ships damaged or reduced to hulks will take nineteen years, and that is without starting on the Escort Cruisers which were your greatest losses.
Time: 19 years.
Cost: 3,600,000,000 Thrones, 1,600,000,000 Material, 92,000,000 Promethium, 16,000,000 Advanced Material, 330,000 Exotic Material.
Upkeep per year: 200,000,000 Thrones, 110,000,000 Material, 44,000,000 Promethium, 850,000 Advanced Material, 6,500 Exotic Material.
Reward: repair all ships other then escort cruisers damaged or hulked in recent war and all attack craft
Locked- Four out of Nineteen years completed
Expand Shipyards: Large: Twice- Now that you have a huge shipyard it is possible to build large shipyards whole. This would increase the rate at which you can build capital ships and maintain anything short of battleships more easily. Admiral Parnell advises you to focus on this until you have all four large shipyards that you plan on constructing.
Time: 10 years. (can be taken twice)
Cost: 1,500,000,000 Thrones, 220,000,000 Material, 110,000,000 Metal, 220,000,000 Promethium, 41,000 Advanced Material, 1,900 Exotic Material.
Upkeep per year: 300,000,000 Thrones, 44,000,000 Material, 22,000,000 Metal, 22,000,000 Promethium
Reward: 1 new large shipyard
Locked- Five out of Nine years completed: Expedited
Locked- One out of Nine years completed: Expedited
Implement (Technology): Naval- You gained several new naval technologies from the Grand Conclave, and will need to determine how to best make use of them. Admiral Sarnow tells you that it will take him almost half a decade to make a proper investigation.
Time: 4 years
Cost: 390,000,000 Thrones, 78,000,000 Material, 7,900,000 Promethium, 850,000 Advanced Material, 950 Exotic Material.
Reward: Plan on how to implement chosen technology
Expand Shipyards: Small- Now that you have a huge shipyard it is possible to build five small shipyards at a time. This would allow you to more quickly increase the total number of shipyards that you own though it would not help with building capital ships or maintaining anything above cruiser. Admiral Parnell would prefer to finish all of your planned large shipyards before building up your small shipyards.
Time: 10 years. (can be taken twice)
Cost: 1,500,000,000 Thrones, 220,000,000 Material, 110,000,000 Metal, 220,000,000 Promethium, 41,000 Advanced Material, 1,900 Exotic Material.
Upkeep per year: 300,000,000 Thrones, 44,000,000 Material, 22,000,000 Metal, 22,000,000 Promethium
Reward: 5 new small shipyards
Expand Shipyards: Large- Now that you have a huge shipyard it is possible to build large shipyards whole. This would increase the rate at which you can build capital ships and maintain anything short of battleships more easily. Admiral Parnell advices you to focus on this until you have all four large shipyards that you plan on constructing.
Time: 10 years. (can be taken twice)
Cost: 1,500,000,000 Thrones, 220,000,000 Material, 110,000,000 Metal, 220,000,000 Promethium, 41,000 Advanced Material, 1,900 Exotic Material.
Upkeep per year: 300,000,000 Thrones, 44,000,000 Material, 22,000,000 Metal, 22,000,000 Promethium
Reward: 1 new large shipyard
Ship Design Investigation (Ship)- While you gained many ancient ship designs from the Sword of Sutur datacores there are still many holes in the line of battle for the Imperial Trust. Admiral Sarnow could spend a year determining if a particular design would work. If it is determined that a design is possible it will then have to be passed on to the Adeptus Mechanicus to actually make the design.
Time: varies (1 yr for escorts, 2 years for cruisers, 3 years for battleships, 4 years for Command Battleships, 5 years for Dreadnoughts)
Chance of Success: 60% (uses learning)
Cost: 38,000,000 Thrones per year
Reward: information on whether design is possible and useful.
Upgrade Defences (Avernus or Deiphobe)- Orbital defences have proven to be one of the main advantages that your fleets have against invaders. Admrial Sarnow would like to further strengthen your orbital defences both at Deiphobe and Avernus to make attacks even more challenging.
Time: 10 years
Cost: 9,500,000,000 Thrones, 3,000,000,000 Material, 860,000,000 Metal, 200,000,000 Promethium, 1,500,000 Advanced Material, 35,000 Exotic Material .
Upkeep per year: 210,000,000 Thrones, 66,000,000 Material, 19,000,000 Metal, 4,500,000 Promethium, 14,000 Advanced Material, 150 Exotic Material.
Reward: Build 21 Advanced Defence Stations, 90 Advanced Heavy Orbital Weapons Platforms and 450 Advanced Orbital Weapons Platforms around selected planet
Further Thicken Minefield: Deiphobe- One option to expand the defences of Deiphobe is to quadruple the density of the minefield. This would quadruple the damage that the mines inflict, making the minefield likely to destroy most cruisers that try to advance though it and inflict major damage on even Battleships. This would be a time consuming and expensive option, but would make attacking though the minefield near impossible for most fleets.
Time: 12 years.
Cost: 350,00,000,000 Thrones, 72,000,000,000 Material, 3,500,000,000 Promethium, 52,000,000 Advanced Material
Upkeep per year: 8,800,000,000 Thrones, 2,200,000,000 Material, 110,000,000 Promethium, 680,000 Advanced Material
Reward: Thicken Minefield to very heavy
Readiness Training: Fleet- With Garkill and his forces being expected to arrive within two years Admiral Parnell would like to conduct some last minute training and exercises with his fleet to better prepare them. This could provide a needed edge to your fleet which could have a major impact on the course of the campaign.
Time: 1 year.
Chance of Success: 60% (each success reduces chance of success by 5%, this recovers at a rate of one per two years)
Cost: 44,000,000 Thrones, 4,400,000 Material, 440,000 Promethium, 8,500 Advanced Material
Reward: +5 to all combat rolls for fleet the next decade, can be taken multiple times
Readiness Training: Defences- With Garkill and his forces being expected to arrive within two years Admiral Parnell would like to conduct some last minute training and exercises with his orbital defences in order to better prepare them. This could provide a key advantage to your orbital defences, which represent the majority of your firepower.
Time: 1 year.
Chance of Success: 60% (each success reduces chance of success by 5%, this recovers at a rate of one per two years)
Cost: 44,000,000 Thrones, 4,400,000 Material, 440,000 Promethium, 8,500 Advanced Material
Reward: +5 to all combat rolls for defences the next decade, can be taken multiple times
One One year
Construct: Repair: General-Your fleet suffered major losses in the recent clashes and will take a significant amount of time to be repaired. Just carrying out the repairs on those ships damaged or reduced to hulks will take nineteen years, and that is without starting on the Escort Cruisers which were your greatest losses.
Time: 19 years.
Cost: 3,600,000,000 Thrones, 1,600,000,000 Material, 92,000,000 Promethium, 16,000,000 Advanced Material, 330,000 Exotic Material.
Upkeep per year: 200,000,000 Thrones, 110,000,000 Material, 44,000,000 Promethium, 850,000 Advanced Material, 6,500 Exotic Material.
Reward: repair all ships other then escort cruisers damaged or hulked in recent war and all attack craft
Locked- Four out of Nineteen years completed
Expand Shipyards: Large: Twice- Now that you have a huge shipyard it is possible to build large shipyards whole. This would increase the rate at which you can build capital ships and maintain anything short of battleships more easily. Admiral Parnell advises you to focus on this until you have all four large shipyards that you plan on constructing.
Time: 10 years. (can be taken twice)
Cost: 1,500,000,000 Thrones, 220,000,000 Material, 110,000,000 Metal, 220,000,000 Promethium, 41,000 Advanced Material, 1,900 Exotic Material.
Upkeep per year: 300,000,000 Thrones, 44,000,000 Material, 22,000,000 Metal, 22,000,000 Promethium
Reward: 1 new large shipyard
Locked- Five out of Nine years completed: Expedited
Locked- One out of Nine years completed: Expedited
Implement (Technology): Naval- You gained several new naval technologies from the Grand Conclave, and will need to determine how to best make use of them. Admiral Sarnow tells you that it will take him almost half a decade to make a proper investigation.
Time: 4 years
Cost: 390,000,000 Thrones, 78,000,000 Material, 7,900,000 Promethium, 850,000 Advanced Material, 950 Exotic Material.
Reward: Plan on how to implement chosen technology
Expand Shipyards: Small- Now that you have a huge shipyard it is possible to build five small shipyards at a time. This would allow you to more quickly increase the total number of shipyards that you own though it would not help with building capital ships or maintaining anything above cruiser. Admiral Parnell would prefer to finish all of your planned large shipyards before building up your small shipyards.
Time: 10 years. (can be taken twice)
Cost: 1,500,000,000 Thrones, 220,000,000 Material, 110,000,000 Metal, 220,000,000 Promethium, 41,000 Advanced Material, 1,900 Exotic Material.
Upkeep per year: 300,000,000 Thrones, 44,000,000 Material, 22,000,000 Metal, 22,000,000 Promethium
Reward: 5 new small shipyards
Expand Shipyards: Large- Now that you have a huge shipyard it is possible to build large shipyards whole. This would increase the rate at which you can build capital ships and maintain anything short of battleships more easily. Admiral Parnell advices you to focus on this until you have all four large shipyards that you plan on constructing.
Time: 10 years. (can be taken twice)
Cost: 1,500,000,000 Thrones, 220,000,000 Material, 110,000,000 Metal, 220,000,000 Promethium, 41,000 Advanced Material, 1,900 Exotic Material.
Upkeep per year: 300,000,000 Thrones, 44,000,000 Material, 22,000,000 Metal, 22,000,000 Promethium
Reward: 1 new large shipyard
Ship Design Investigation (Ship)- While you gained many ancient ship designs from the Sword of Sutur datacores there are still many holes in the line of battle for the Imperial Trust. Admiral Sarnow could spend a year determining if a particular design would work. If it is determined that a design is possible it will then have to be passed on to the Adeptus Mechanicus to actually make the design.
Time: varies (1 yr for escorts, 2 years for cruisers, 3 years for battleships, 4 years for Command Battleships, 5 years for Dreadnoughts)
Chance of Success: 60% (uses learning)
Cost: 38,000,000 Thrones per year
Reward: information on whether design is possible and useful.
Upgrade Defences (Avernus or Deiphobe)- Orbital defences have proven to be one of the main advantages that your fleets have against invaders. Admrial Sarnow would like to further strengthen your orbital defences both at Deiphobe and Avernus to make attacks even more challenging.
Time: 10 years
Cost: 9,500,000,000 Thrones, 3,000,000,000 Material, 860,000,000 Metal, 200,000,000 Promethium, 1,500,000 Advanced Material, 35,000 Exotic Material .
Upkeep per year: 210,000,000 Thrones, 66,000,000 Material, 19,000,000 Metal, 4,500,000 Promethium, 14,000 Advanced Material, 150 Exotic Material.
Reward: Build 21 Advanced Defence Stations, 90 Advanced Heavy Orbital Weapons Platforms and 450 Advanced Orbital Weapons Platforms around selected planet
Further Thicken Minefield: Deiphobe- One option to expand the defences of Deiphobe is to quadruple the density of the minefield. This would quadruple the damage that the mines inflict, making the minefield likely to destroy most cruisers that try to advance though it and inflict major damage on even Battleships. This would be a time consuming and expensive option, but would make attacking though the minefield near impossible for most fleets.
Time: 12 years.
Cost: 350,00,000,000 Thrones, 72,000,000,000 Material, 3,500,000,000 Promethium, 52,000,000 Advanced Material
Upkeep per year: 8,800,000,000 Thrones, 2,200,000,000 Material, 110,000,000 Promethium, 680,000 Advanced Material
Reward: Thicken Minefield to very heavy
Readiness Training: Fleet- With Garkill and his forces being expected to arrive within two years Admiral Parnell would like to conduct some last minute training and exercises with his fleet to better prepare them. This could provide a needed edge to your fleet which could have a major impact on the course of the campaign.
Time: 1 year.
Chance of Success: 60% (each success reduces chance of success by 5%, this recovers at a rate of one per two years)
Cost: 44,000,000 Thrones, 4,400,000 Material, 440,000 Promethium, 8,500 Advanced Material
Reward: +5 to all combat rolls for fleet the next decade, can be taken multiple times
Readiness Training: Defences- With Garkill and his forces being expected to arrive within two years Admiral Parnell would like to conduct some last minute training and exercises with his orbital defences in order to better prepare them. This could provide a key advantage to your orbital defences, which represent the majority of your firepower.
Time: 1 year.
Chance of Success: 60% (each success reduces chance of success by 5%, this recovers at a rate of one per two years)
Cost: 44,000,000 Thrones, 4,400,000 Material, 440,000 Promethium, 8,500 Advanced Material
Reward: +5 to all combat rolls for defences the next decade, can be taken multiple times
Signe tells you that the technologies gained in the Grand Conclave should not only be able to pull Avernus out of debt but should be able to make you self-sufficient, at least in the short term. However she tells you that it will take decades of sustained effort to fully implement all of the improvements to your economy. It seems that after all her efforts to pull the Avernite economy into the black it will be a technological boost that ends up doing it.
One Locked Choose Two
One Five years, One Four years
Build Hive (Terascon, Lonely Mountain)- There are several of your regions that have good locations to build a new Hive in, allowing your population and economy to grow further without expanding into a new region. As things stand you could build 1 Hive in Avernus' Spine, 3 in The Fair isles, 1 in Lindon, 2 in The Fens, 12 in Elysium and 2 in Aridia.
Time: 15 years.
Cost: 4,900,000,000 Thrones, 4,000,000,000 Material, 3,700,000,000 Metal, 6,700,000,000 Promethium, 3,500,000 Advanced Material, 40,000 Exotic Material.
Upkeep per year: 277,000,000 Thrones, 234,000,000 Material, 217,000,000 Metal, 39,500,000 Promethium, 19,500 Advanced Material, 234 Exotic Material.
Reward: Build new Small Hive in selected region
Locked- Twenty-one out of Twenty-Two years completed
Munition Stores- Edvin has recently proposed building a series of massive munition stores in each of your cities, which will contain massive amounts of fuel and munitions allowing your cities to withstand extended sieges. These stores would be heavily armoured to prevent them becoming liabilities and would be able to allow your cities for fire all of their defensive weapons and those of their militia for an entire month without pause, so they could prove useful. However building and filling them will be both time consuming and very expensive.
Time: 10 years.
Cost: 72,000,000,000 Thrones, 36,000,000,000 Material, 12,000,000 Metal, 3,600,000,000 Promethium, 19,000,000 Advanced Material, 170,000 Exotic Material. (note that cost includes filling munition stores)
Upkeep per year: 360,000,000 Thrones, 190,000,000 Material, 12,000,000 Metal, 19,000,000 Promethium, 210,000 Advanced Material, 9,100 Exotic Material.
Reward: Build munition stores in every city, each containing enough supplies for cities' defences and militia to operate at max intensity for a month
Locked- Three out of Ten years completed
Carniflower Investigation- Signe wishes to spend a few years looking into using Carniflowers as an additional defence for your cities. Current proposals include either parks of Carniflowers that can be woken on top of attackers, plantations outside of your cities that can ambush besieging armies or Carniflowers in the lobby of building to deal with people who breach the doors.
Time: 6 years
Chance of Success: 40%
Cost: 380,000,000 Thrones
Reward: Information on how to use Carniflowers to strengthen the defences of your cities.
Technological Improvements: (General)-The Imperial Trust gained access to a massive amount of new technology in the Grand Conclave which you will be able to use to boost your general economy by around a third. This will require major retooling of massive portions of Avernus and will be a time consuming and expensive process, but will trasform the Avernite economy.
Time: 10 years. (can be taken 4 times)
Cost: 72,000,000,000 Thrones, 7,200,000,000 Material, 720,000,000 Metal, 1,400,000,000 Promethium, 3,900,000 Advanced Material, 48,000 Exotic Material.
Reward: Increase production of general resources by +260%(currently +2,647.76%)
Technological Improvements: (Food)-The Imperial Trust gained access to a massive amount of new technology in the Grand Conclave which you will be able to use to almost double your food production. This will require major retooling of massive portions of Avernus and will be a time consuming and expensive process, but will allow you to easily provide for even a significantly larger population.
Time: 5 years. (can be taken 9 times)
Cost: 7,200,000,000 Thrones, 720,000,000 Material, 72,000,000 Metal, 140,000,000 Promethium, 390,000 Advanced Material, 4,800 Exotic Material.
Reward: Increase production of food by +19%(currently +106.5%)
Technological Improvements: (Other)-The Imperial Trust gained access to a massive amount of new technology in the Grand Conclave which you will be able to use to significantly improve your medical system and many other aspects of life This will require major retooling of massive portions of Avernus and will be a time consuming and expensive process, but will notably increase population growth and general well being.
Time: 5 years. (can be taken 3 times)
Cost: 7,200,000,000 Thrones, 720,000,000 Material, 72,000,000 Metal, 140,000,000 Promethium, 390,000 Advanced Material, 4,800 Exotic Material.
Reward: Increase morale by 2 and population growth by 1% (currently +24.5%)
Illusory Pines: Total- Signe has put forward two main ideas for using illusory pines to strengthen the defences of your cities. The first idea is to take it to its full extent, covering the entire city with layered illusions making gathering good information from it challenging at all levels. However this would take decades and be a rather expensive project.
Time: 35 years.
Cost: 260,000,000,000 Thrones, 26,000,000,000 Material, 260,000,000 Promethium, 5,300,000 Advanced Material.
Upkeep per year: 2,600,000,000 Thrones, 260,000,000 Material, 2,600,000 Promethium, 54,000 Advanced Material.
Reward: Fill all cities with illusory pines to full extent, defensive bonus to all stages of siege warfare
Illusory Pines: Inner- Signe has put forward two main ideas for using illusory pines to strengthen the defences of your cities. The second idea is to use illusory pines to make the cities internal defences more confusing and harder to navigate. This would be significantly cheaper and quicker then going for the entire city, but would still be a major project.
Time: 25 years.
Cost: 200,000,000,000 Thrones, 20,000,000,000 Material, 200,000,000 Promethium, 4,200,000 Advanced Material.
Upkeep per year: 2,000,000,000 Thrones, 200,000,000 Material, 2,000,000 Promethium, 42,000 Advanced Material.
Reward: Fill cities with illusory pines to strengthen internal defences, defensive bonus to internal defences
Build Hive (Region)- There are several of your regions that have good locations to build a new Hive in, allowing your population and economy to grow further without expanding into a new region. As things stand you could build 1 Hive in Avernus' Spine, 3 in The Fair isles, 1 in Lindon, 2 in The Fens, 12 in Elysium and 2 in Aridia.
Time: 15 years.
Cost: 4,900,000,000 Thrones, 4,000,000,000 Material, 3,700,000,000 Metal, 6,700,000,000 Promethium, 3,500,000 Advanced Material, 40,000 Exotic Material.
Upkeep per year: 277,000,000 Thrones, 234,000,000 Material, 217,000,000 Metal, 39,500,000 Promethium, 19,500 Advanced Material, 234 Exotic Material.
Reward: Build new Small Hive in selected region
Administrative Shake up- In the centuries since the Avernite Administratum was founded much has changed, about both Avernus and the galaxy as a whole. Signe is sure that this had led to several administrative inefficiencies forming within it. She thinks that with a few years work she will be able to find these and patch them up.
Time: 2 years.
Chance of Success: 20%(goes down by 5% per success)
Cost: 370,000,000 Thrones
Reward: +0.5% administrative efficiency (currently 62.5%)
Administration Assistance- As a result of the recent reforms in the Adeptus Mechanicus it is now possible for secular authorities to oversee the expansion of a Forge-City or the upgrading of its defences at the request of the local leader of the Adeptus Mechanicus. Fabricator-General Scott has requested that the Avernite Administratum oversee the upgrading of the defences of all of the Forge-Cities in the system, and the expansion of Belagost, Annwn and Mag Mell.
Time: As Project
Cost: As Project +10%
Reward: Does one Upgrade Defences, Expand or Expand and Upgrade from Fabricator-General
Expand (City) to Small Hive- Now that the cities of Duat have all been built, or are in the final stages of construction it would be a good idea to expand one of them into a Small Hive. This would provide a centre for the administration and defence of the region and allow for a greater population to build up. It would also be possible to build more small hives in other regions, though not nearly as important.
Time: 10 years.
Cost: 3,290,000,000 Thrones, 2,680,000,000 Material, 2,480,000,000 Metal, 4,460,000,000 Promethium, 2,370,000 Advanced Material, 27,100 Exotic Material.
Upkeep per year: 277,000,000 Thrones, 234,000,000 Material, 217,000,000 Metal, 39,500,000 Promethium, 19,500 Advanced Material, 234 Exotic Material.
Reward: Expand city to Small Hive
Educational Review- Edvin has suggested devoting some time to improving the Avernite education system, which while incredible by Imperial standards still has room to improve. It will be challenging to make even small improvements but given that each improvement will increase the productivity of your people for the foreseeable future it is a worthwhile endeavour.
Time: 1 year. (can be taken as many times as you want)
Chance of Success: 10% (uses average of administration and learning)
Cost: 44,000,000 Thrones.
Reward: increase education modifier by +1% (currently +300%)
Economic Focus (Thrones, Production, Metal, Promethium or Food) -Caroline is capable of notably increasing the efficiency of a portion of your economy by focusing a large portion of her attention, and resources, on it. This will have little long term effects but is a good way of overcoming a resource shortage in the short term.
Time: 1 year.
Chance of Success: 50%
Cost: 44,000,000 Thrones.
Reward: total production of chosen resource this year by 5% per success, can be taken multiple times, critical success has a chance of providing permanent boost.
One Five years, One Four years
Build Hive (Terascon, Lonely Mountain)- There are several of your regions that have good locations to build a new Hive in, allowing your population and economy to grow further without expanding into a new region. As things stand you could build 1 Hive in Avernus' Spine, 3 in The Fair isles, 1 in Lindon, 2 in The Fens, 12 in Elysium and 2 in Aridia.
Time: 15 years.
Cost: 4,900,000,000 Thrones, 4,000,000,000 Material, 3,700,000,000 Metal, 6,700,000,000 Promethium, 3,500,000 Advanced Material, 40,000 Exotic Material.
Upkeep per year: 277,000,000 Thrones, 234,000,000 Material, 217,000,000 Metal, 39,500,000 Promethium, 19,500 Advanced Material, 234 Exotic Material.
Reward: Build new Small Hive in selected region
Locked- Twenty-one out of Twenty-Two years completed
Munition Stores- Edvin has recently proposed building a series of massive munition stores in each of your cities, which will contain massive amounts of fuel and munitions allowing your cities to withstand extended sieges. These stores would be heavily armoured to prevent them becoming liabilities and would be able to allow your cities for fire all of their defensive weapons and those of their militia for an entire month without pause, so they could prove useful. However building and filling them will be both time consuming and very expensive.
Time: 10 years.
Cost: 72,000,000,000 Thrones, 36,000,000,000 Material, 12,000,000 Metal, 3,600,000,000 Promethium, 19,000,000 Advanced Material, 170,000 Exotic Material. (note that cost includes filling munition stores)
Upkeep per year: 360,000,000 Thrones, 190,000,000 Material, 12,000,000 Metal, 19,000,000 Promethium, 210,000 Advanced Material, 9,100 Exotic Material.
Reward: Build munition stores in every city, each containing enough supplies for cities' defences and militia to operate at max intensity for a month
Locked- Three out of Ten years completed
Carniflower Investigation- Signe wishes to spend a few years looking into using Carniflowers as an additional defence for your cities. Current proposals include either parks of Carniflowers that can be woken on top of attackers, plantations outside of your cities that can ambush besieging armies or Carniflowers in the lobby of building to deal with people who breach the doors.
Time: 6 years
Chance of Success: 40%
Cost: 380,000,000 Thrones
Reward: Information on how to use Carniflowers to strengthen the defences of your cities.
Technological Improvements: (General)-The Imperial Trust gained access to a massive amount of new technology in the Grand Conclave which you will be able to use to boost your general economy by around a third. This will require major retooling of massive portions of Avernus and will be a time consuming and expensive process, but will trasform the Avernite economy.
Time: 10 years. (can be taken 4 times)
Cost: 72,000,000,000 Thrones, 7,200,000,000 Material, 720,000,000 Metal, 1,400,000,000 Promethium, 3,900,000 Advanced Material, 48,000 Exotic Material.
Reward: Increase production of general resources by +260%(currently +2,647.76%)
Technological Improvements: (Food)-The Imperial Trust gained access to a massive amount of new technology in the Grand Conclave which you will be able to use to almost double your food production. This will require major retooling of massive portions of Avernus and will be a time consuming and expensive process, but will allow you to easily provide for even a significantly larger population.
Time: 5 years. (can be taken 9 times)
Cost: 7,200,000,000 Thrones, 720,000,000 Material, 72,000,000 Metal, 140,000,000 Promethium, 390,000 Advanced Material, 4,800 Exotic Material.
Reward: Increase production of food by +19%(currently +106.5%)
Technological Improvements: (Other)-The Imperial Trust gained access to a massive amount of new technology in the Grand Conclave which you will be able to use to significantly improve your medical system and many other aspects of life This will require major retooling of massive portions of Avernus and will be a time consuming and expensive process, but will notably increase population growth and general well being.
Time: 5 years. (can be taken 3 times)
Cost: 7,200,000,000 Thrones, 720,000,000 Material, 72,000,000 Metal, 140,000,000 Promethium, 390,000 Advanced Material, 4,800 Exotic Material.
Reward: Increase morale by 2 and population growth by 1% (currently +24.5%)
Illusory Pines: Total- Signe has put forward two main ideas for using illusory pines to strengthen the defences of your cities. The first idea is to take it to its full extent, covering the entire city with layered illusions making gathering good information from it challenging at all levels. However this would take decades and be a rather expensive project.
Time: 35 years.
Cost: 260,000,000,000 Thrones, 26,000,000,000 Material, 260,000,000 Promethium, 5,300,000 Advanced Material.
Upkeep per year: 2,600,000,000 Thrones, 260,000,000 Material, 2,600,000 Promethium, 54,000 Advanced Material.
Reward: Fill all cities with illusory pines to full extent, defensive bonus to all stages of siege warfare
Illusory Pines: Inner- Signe has put forward two main ideas for using illusory pines to strengthen the defences of your cities. The second idea is to use illusory pines to make the cities internal defences more confusing and harder to navigate. This would be significantly cheaper and quicker then going for the entire city, but would still be a major project.
Time: 25 years.
Cost: 200,000,000,000 Thrones, 20,000,000,000 Material, 200,000,000 Promethium, 4,200,000 Advanced Material.
Upkeep per year: 2,000,000,000 Thrones, 200,000,000 Material, 2,000,000 Promethium, 42,000 Advanced Material.
Reward: Fill cities with illusory pines to strengthen internal defences, defensive bonus to internal defences
Build Hive (Region)- There are several of your regions that have good locations to build a new Hive in, allowing your population and economy to grow further without expanding into a new region. As things stand you could build 1 Hive in Avernus' Spine, 3 in The Fair isles, 1 in Lindon, 2 in The Fens, 12 in Elysium and 2 in Aridia.
Time: 15 years.
Cost: 4,900,000,000 Thrones, 4,000,000,000 Material, 3,700,000,000 Metal, 6,700,000,000 Promethium, 3,500,000 Advanced Material, 40,000 Exotic Material.
Upkeep per year: 277,000,000 Thrones, 234,000,000 Material, 217,000,000 Metal, 39,500,000 Promethium, 19,500 Advanced Material, 234 Exotic Material.
Reward: Build new Small Hive in selected region
Administrative Shake up- In the centuries since the Avernite Administratum was founded much has changed, about both Avernus and the galaxy as a whole. Signe is sure that this had led to several administrative inefficiencies forming within it. She thinks that with a few years work she will be able to find these and patch them up.
Time: 2 years.
Chance of Success: 20%(goes down by 5% per success)
Cost: 370,000,000 Thrones
Reward: +0.5% administrative efficiency (currently 62.5%)
Administration Assistance- As a result of the recent reforms in the Adeptus Mechanicus it is now possible for secular authorities to oversee the expansion of a Forge-City or the upgrading of its defences at the request of the local leader of the Adeptus Mechanicus. Fabricator-General Scott has requested that the Avernite Administratum oversee the upgrading of the defences of all of the Forge-Cities in the system, and the expansion of Belagost, Annwn and Mag Mell.
Time: As Project
Cost: As Project +10%
Reward: Does one Upgrade Defences, Expand or Expand and Upgrade from Fabricator-General
Expand (City) to Small Hive- Now that the cities of Duat have all been built, or are in the final stages of construction it would be a good idea to expand one of them into a Small Hive. This would provide a centre for the administration and defence of the region and allow for a greater population to build up. It would also be possible to build more small hives in other regions, though not nearly as important.
Time: 10 years.
Cost: 3,290,000,000 Thrones, 2,680,000,000 Material, 2,480,000,000 Metal, 4,460,000,000 Promethium, 2,370,000 Advanced Material, 27,100 Exotic Material.
Upkeep per year: 277,000,000 Thrones, 234,000,000 Material, 217,000,000 Metal, 39,500,000 Promethium, 19,500 Advanced Material, 234 Exotic Material.
Reward: Expand city to Small Hive
Educational Review- Edvin has suggested devoting some time to improving the Avernite education system, which while incredible by Imperial standards still has room to improve. It will be challenging to make even small improvements but given that each improvement will increase the productivity of your people for the foreseeable future it is a worthwhile endeavour.
Time: 1 year. (can be taken as many times as you want)
Chance of Success: 10% (uses average of administration and learning)
Cost: 44,000,000 Thrones.
Reward: increase education modifier by +1% (currently +300%)
Economic Focus (Thrones, Production, Metal, Promethium or Food) -Caroline is capable of notably increasing the efficiency of a portion of your economy by focusing a large portion of her attention, and resources, on it. This will have little long term effects but is a good way of overcoming a resource shortage in the short term.
Time: 1 year.
Chance of Success: 50%
Cost: 44,000,000 Thrones.
Reward: total production of chosen resource this year by 5% per success, can be taken multiple times, critical success has a chance of providing permanent boost.
Inquisitor Klovis-Ultan tells you that Dragon's Nest has recently admitted to the existence of the Red Thirst in talks with the Imperial Trust, along with a pair of other curses known as the Black Rage and the Yellow Doom. While the Black Rage was known among the Inquisition of the Imperium the Yellow Doom is new, and Inquisitor Klovis-Ultan would like to request more details.
Choose One
One Five years
Request Information: Curses of the Line of Sanguinius- The Blood Dragons have recently admitted to the Red Thirst, the Black Rage, and a new curse known as the Yellow Doom. While details currently remain sparse they should be willing to go into more detail.
Time: 5 years
Chance of Success: 40%
Cost: 400,000,000 Thrones
Reward: More detailed write up of the Curses that affect the Line of Sanguinius
Lobby (Write in target and argument)- The coming High Council Meeting will decide several important topics, and it may be a good idea to lobby to support your proposals before the meeting in order to get a better reception at the meeting itself.
Time: 1 year
Chance of Success: Varies from 0% to 30%, can not use Inquisitorial re-roll
Cost: 128,000 Thrones
Reward: On success target High Councillor changes view on topic
Make a Request- Areatha the Ancient Wanderer, one of the most powerful beings of Avernus barring the Great Ones has recently started living among the humans of Avenrus. While you can not command her you could request her assistance in a matter, or for her to share some of the knowledge that she has gained over the twenty thousand years she has spent on Avernus.
Time: 1 year
Chance of Success: Varies
Cost: Free
Reward: Assistance or knowledge from Areatha
Nynye Trade (Write in)- There are several bit of knowledge that the Nynye that have that could be of great use to the humans of Avernus. There are limits to how much of what they ask for in return that you would be willing to offer but what you can get will be another weapon in the hands of the heroes of Avernus.
Time: 1 year.
Cost: 490,000 Thrones.
Reward: buy Alkahestry from Lulana of the Nynye.
Sphinx Decoding- The Sphinx of Duat offered to help you decide any pules of any form that you encounter, purely for their own entertainment. Due to how their minds work they would be a major asset to any decoding attempts, and should be called upon for any difficult codes.
Time: 1 year
Cost: 4,000 Thrones
Reward: +2d20 to decoding roll of action started this turn
Investigate Relationship (Group One, Group Two)- Inquisitor Klovis-Ultan is willing to spend some time investigating the relationships of organisations, planets, or peoples within the Imperial Trust. This could provide important military, political, and economic information.
Time: 1 year
Chance of Success: 50%
Cost: 4,000,000 Thrones
Reward: information on relationship between two groups
Investigate (Aspect of selected planet, including Avernus)- Inquisitor Klovis-Ultan is willing to spend some time investigating aspects of the Imperial Trust that you are interested in. These aspects could be organisational, cultural, political or fall into several other areas.
Time: 1 year
Chance of Success: 50%
Cost: 4,000,000 Thrones
Reward: information on selected topic
Persons of Interest- Inquisitor Klovis-Ultan is willing to spend some time investigating some of the more interesting Avernites. Given the sheer number of Avernite heroes it would be a good idea to learn a bit about the more prominent ones.
Time: 1 year
Chance of Success: 50%
Cost: 4,000,000 Thrones
Reward: information on random interesting Avernite (OOC, please no more then two a turn)
Re-Investigate (Planet)- It has been many decades since the Imperial Trust was founded and Inquisitor Klovis-Ultan suggests investigating the other worlds to determine how they have changed in this time. Given how much Avernus has changed over the last century it is likely that several other worlds have also changed a lot.
Time: 2 years
Chance of Success: 70%
Cost: 3,900,000 Thrones
Reward: Information on how selected world has changed since the Imperial Trust was founded.
Re-examine (Person)- It has been many decades since Inquisitor Klovis-Ultan has gathered information on the notables of the Imperial Trust and so the information that he gathered is now well out of date. Inquisitor Klovis-Ultan has suggested that he spend a few years conducting new investigations on people of interest in order to determine how they have changed.
Time: 1 year
Chance of Success: 70%
Cost: 3,900,000 Thrones
Reward: Selected Character sheet is updated, (please do not do more then 2 or 3 of these actions per turn)
Sirens Trade (Write In)- There are several bits of knowledge that the Sirens have that could be of great use to the humans of Avernus. While at the moment they will only trade it for human souls there is a chance that you could find something else that they would consider valuable enough to bargain for.
Time: 1 year.
Cost: 490,000 Thrones.
Reward: Determine whether write in is valuable enough to the Sirens to conduct trade negotiations
Diplomatic Relations (Planet)- A major reason why diplomatic offices exist is to keep relations strong between allies. Inquisitor Klovis-Ultan suggests spending some time and effort trying to improve Avernus' standing with the other leaders of the Nine Worlds.
Time: 1 year
Chance of Success: 30% (-2 for every point of opinion, each success reduces chance of success by 5%, this recovers at a rate of one per two years)
Cost: 6,100,000 Thrones.
Reward: +1 opinion with chosen planet.
Ear to the ground- Inquisitor Klovis-Ultan has offered to attempt to determine if any other High Councillors are planning to put forward any proposal at the next High Council Meeting. This would give you a greater amount of warning and allow you to sound out others about their proposals ahead of time.
Time: 1 year.
Chance of Success: 80%
Cost: 144,000 Thrones.
Reward: determine if one other High Councillor is planning to put forward a proposal per 10% you pass by.
Investigate Quartok (Area)- Now that the Quartok are formally a protectorate it would be a good idea to gain a better understanding of them. Inquisitor Klovis-Ultan wishes to begin conducting investigations of their military, system of government, ect. immediately.
Time: 1 year.
Cost: 5,500,000 Thrones.
Reward: Gain information on the selected area of the Quartok such as the military, government, technology or any other.
Trade Talks (Planet)- Now that you have the datacores you can begin to sell the large amounts of warships in the ship graveyard. Currently Vanaheim would be the best customer though Midgard and Asgard may also be interested.
Time: 1 year
Cost: 550,000 Thrones.
Reward: Trade with chosen planet.
Sound Out (Write In Proposal)- Inquisitor Klovis-Ultan has suggested that you sound out the other Governors about any proposal that you make before the next High Council meeting. While it is rather early to start now it would give you time to attempt to convince people to change their minds before the next High Council meeting.
Time: 1 year.
Chance of Success: 80%
Cost: 144,000 Thrones.
Reward: Gain level of support for proposal and reasons for this for one planet per 10% you succeed by.
Request Information (Write In)- Inquisitor Klovis-Ultan has suggested that you try requesting information from one of the other planets before conducting an in-depth investigation that they may take offence to. He is more then willing to try to convince a planet to to give you specific information such as the exact organisation of Muspelheim's education system or Asgard's mines, which seem to be able to function with surprisingly little trained labour.
Time: 1 year.
Chance of Success: Varied
Cost: 144,000 Thrones.
One Five years
Request Information: Curses of the Line of Sanguinius- The Blood Dragons have recently admitted to the Red Thirst, the Black Rage, and a new curse known as the Yellow Doom. While details currently remain sparse they should be willing to go into more detail.
Time: 5 years
Chance of Success: 40%
Cost: 400,000,000 Thrones
Reward: More detailed write up of the Curses that affect the Line of Sanguinius
Lobby (Write in target and argument)- The coming High Council Meeting will decide several important topics, and it may be a good idea to lobby to support your proposals before the meeting in order to get a better reception at the meeting itself.
Time: 1 year
Chance of Success: Varies from 0% to 30%, can not use Inquisitorial re-roll
Cost: 128,000 Thrones
Reward: On success target High Councillor changes view on topic
Make a Request- Areatha the Ancient Wanderer, one of the most powerful beings of Avernus barring the Great Ones has recently started living among the humans of Avenrus. While you can not command her you could request her assistance in a matter, or for her to share some of the knowledge that she has gained over the twenty thousand years she has spent on Avernus.
Time: 1 year
Chance of Success: Varies
Cost: Free
Reward: Assistance or knowledge from Areatha
Nynye Trade (Write in)- There are several bit of knowledge that the Nynye that have that could be of great use to the humans of Avernus. There are limits to how much of what they ask for in return that you would be willing to offer but what you can get will be another weapon in the hands of the heroes of Avernus.
Time: 1 year.
Cost: 490,000 Thrones.
Reward: buy Alkahestry from Lulana of the Nynye.
Sphinx Decoding- The Sphinx of Duat offered to help you decide any pules of any form that you encounter, purely for their own entertainment. Due to how their minds work they would be a major asset to any decoding attempts, and should be called upon for any difficult codes.
Time: 1 year
Cost: 4,000 Thrones
Reward: +2d20 to decoding roll of action started this turn
Investigate Relationship (Group One, Group Two)- Inquisitor Klovis-Ultan is willing to spend some time investigating the relationships of organisations, planets, or peoples within the Imperial Trust. This could provide important military, political, and economic information.
Time: 1 year
Chance of Success: 50%
Cost: 4,000,000 Thrones
Reward: information on relationship between two groups
Investigate (Aspect of selected planet, including Avernus)- Inquisitor Klovis-Ultan is willing to spend some time investigating aspects of the Imperial Trust that you are interested in. These aspects could be organisational, cultural, political or fall into several other areas.
Time: 1 year
Chance of Success: 50%
Cost: 4,000,000 Thrones
Reward: information on selected topic
Persons of Interest- Inquisitor Klovis-Ultan is willing to spend some time investigating some of the more interesting Avernites. Given the sheer number of Avernite heroes it would be a good idea to learn a bit about the more prominent ones.
Time: 1 year
Chance of Success: 50%
Cost: 4,000,000 Thrones
Reward: information on random interesting Avernite (OOC, please no more then two a turn)
Re-Investigate (Planet)- It has been many decades since the Imperial Trust was founded and Inquisitor Klovis-Ultan suggests investigating the other worlds to determine how they have changed in this time. Given how much Avernus has changed over the last century it is likely that several other worlds have also changed a lot.
Time: 2 years
Chance of Success: 70%
Cost: 3,900,000 Thrones
Reward: Information on how selected world has changed since the Imperial Trust was founded.
Re-examine (Person)- It has been many decades since Inquisitor Klovis-Ultan has gathered information on the notables of the Imperial Trust and so the information that he gathered is now well out of date. Inquisitor Klovis-Ultan has suggested that he spend a few years conducting new investigations on people of interest in order to determine how they have changed.
Time: 1 year
Chance of Success: 70%
Cost: 3,900,000 Thrones
Reward: Selected Character sheet is updated, (please do not do more then 2 or 3 of these actions per turn)
Sirens Trade (Write In)- There are several bits of knowledge that the Sirens have that could be of great use to the humans of Avernus. While at the moment they will only trade it for human souls there is a chance that you could find something else that they would consider valuable enough to bargain for.
Time: 1 year.
Cost: 490,000 Thrones.
Reward: Determine whether write in is valuable enough to the Sirens to conduct trade negotiations
Diplomatic Relations (Planet)- A major reason why diplomatic offices exist is to keep relations strong between allies. Inquisitor Klovis-Ultan suggests spending some time and effort trying to improve Avernus' standing with the other leaders of the Nine Worlds.
Time: 1 year
Chance of Success: 30% (-2 for every point of opinion, each success reduces chance of success by 5%, this recovers at a rate of one per two years)
Cost: 6,100,000 Thrones.
Reward: +1 opinion with chosen planet.
Ear to the ground- Inquisitor Klovis-Ultan has offered to attempt to determine if any other High Councillors are planning to put forward any proposal at the next High Council Meeting. This would give you a greater amount of warning and allow you to sound out others about their proposals ahead of time.
Time: 1 year.
Chance of Success: 80%
Cost: 144,000 Thrones.
Reward: determine if one other High Councillor is planning to put forward a proposal per 10% you pass by.
Investigate Quartok (Area)- Now that the Quartok are formally a protectorate it would be a good idea to gain a better understanding of them. Inquisitor Klovis-Ultan wishes to begin conducting investigations of their military, system of government, ect. immediately.
Time: 1 year.
Cost: 5,500,000 Thrones.
Reward: Gain information on the selected area of the Quartok such as the military, government, technology or any other.
Trade Talks (Planet)- Now that you have the datacores you can begin to sell the large amounts of warships in the ship graveyard. Currently Vanaheim would be the best customer though Midgard and Asgard may also be interested.
Time: 1 year
Cost: 550,000 Thrones.
Reward: Trade with chosen planet.
Sound Out (Write In Proposal)- Inquisitor Klovis-Ultan has suggested that you sound out the other Governors about any proposal that you make before the next High Council meeting. While it is rather early to start now it would give you time to attempt to convince people to change their minds before the next High Council meeting.
Time: 1 year.
Chance of Success: 80%
Cost: 144,000 Thrones.
Reward: Gain level of support for proposal and reasons for this for one planet per 10% you succeed by.
Request Information (Write In)- Inquisitor Klovis-Ultan has suggested that you try requesting information from one of the other planets before conducting an in-depth investigation that they may take offence to. He is more then willing to try to convince a planet to to give you specific information such as the exact organisation of Muspelheim's education system or Asgard's mines, which seem to be able to function with surprisingly little trained labour.
Time: 1 year.
Chance of Success: Varied
Cost: 144,000 Thrones.
Jane tells you that Chapter Master Julius has requested to post a couple of companies of its Astartes on Avernus in order to gain experience with anti-pysker combat. While low in number Astartes are some of the best combatants in the galaxy, and properly utilised should be able to have a significant impact on the death-toll from rogue Psykers.
Choose Two
One Five years, One Three years
Personal Attention: Anti-Psyker Training: Preparation: Double- Dealing with hostile Psykers is a major military role in the current galaxy as well as a constant issue on Avernus. Jane has suggested that she spend some time working with her Psyker Hunters to prepare a training regime that they can run the Avernite forces through in order to better prepare them for fighting hostile Psykers.
Time: 6 years
Chance of Success: 30% (uses average of intrigue and martial)
Cost: 38,000,000 Thrones
Reward: Preparing anti-psyker training regime, new options
Locked- Four out of Six years completed
Integrate Varangian Guard- The Varangian Guard have requested that Jane integrate a pair of companies at a time into her anti-psyker forces in order to build up their experience fighting Psykers. Given that the Varangian Guard are the best soldiers in the Imperial Trust, barring perhaps your Life Guard, and Astartes are know to be effective at combating the Warp this would be more than worth the time it takes to arrange.
Time: 3 years
Cost: 38,000,000 Thrones
Upkeep per year: None
Reward: Varangian Guard deployed to Avernus for Psyker Hunting, +15 to all rolls to deal with Psykers of Gamma-level and above
Counter-Intelligence- Jane tells you that the number of spies attempting to infiltrate Avernus has only gone up over the years. While she thinks that most of them have been caught she is not certain of this, and would like to spend the odd year double checking her subordinates work.
Time: 1 year
Chance of Success: 30%
Cost: 4,000,000 Thrones
Reward: double check counter-intelligence efforts, +5 t chances of spotting infiltrators this turn.
Focused Psyker Hunting- Jane is incredibly skilled at hunting down and killing powerful psykers. If she focuses her hunt on the more powerful psykers she will be able to kill many of the more powerful psykers without much issue, though this is more risky for her than normal psyker hunting.
Time: 1 year.
Chance of Success: 30%
Cost: 6,100,000 Thrones.
Reward: +8 to rolls to deal with Chaos Psykers of at least Delta-level for each success, can be taken multiple times
Greater Psyker Hunting- Jane is incredibly skilled at hunting down and killing powerful psykers. If she focuses her hunt on the most powerful psykers she will be able to kill many of the more powerful psykers without much issue, though this is significantly more risky for her than normal psyker hunting.
Time: 1 year.
Chance of Success: 10%
Cost: 6,100,000 Thrones.
Reward: +16 to rolls to deal with Chaos Psykers of at least beta-level for each success, can be taken multiple times
Propaganda about Quartok: (Planet)- Jane has suggested that she use the intelligence network that she commands to push a positive view of the Quartok on the average citizens. This is a type of operation that the Adeptus Arbites are well trained in and she is certain that she could convince almost any population in the Imperial Trust to have a slightly better opinion of the Quartok.
Time: 6 years.
Chance of Success: 20% (fail by more then twenty leads to issues, add spy network bonus to roll)
Cost: 110,000,000 Thrones, 1,100,000 Material, 11,000 Promethium, 34 Advanced Material
Reward: Better attitude towards Quartok in chosen population.
Dedicated Spy Network (Planet, Focus)- While you have a decent spy network on many planets it is a rather general thing not focused on getting any information in particular. Jane has proposed that she build dedicated networks designed to gather information about a particular facet of the target world. Proposed focuses include military, naval, economic, cult activity, and government.
Time: 4 years.
Chance of Success: 40% (major issues if you fail by more then 15, size of diplomatic issue varies with chosen focus)
Cost: 13,750,000 Thrones, 137,500 Material, 13,750 Promethium, 212 Advanced Material
Upkeep per year: 2,750,000 Thrones, 27,500 Material, 2,750 Promethium, 42 Advanced Material,
Reward: Basic Spy network on chosen planet upgraded to Dedicated Spy Network, +60 to all investigate actions on planet chosen field, can discover secret information.
Psyker Hunting- Jane is willing to personally oversee the activities of the Psyker Hunters for a few years. This would greatly increase their effect and reduce the amount of damage that Chaos Psykers inflict. On the downside it would have few long term effects and would take up some of Jane's valuable time.
Time: 1 year.
Chance of Success: 50%
Cost: 6,100,000 Thrones.
Reward: +4 to rolls to deal with Chaos Psykers for each success, can be taken multiple times
One Five years, One Three years
Personal Attention: Anti-Psyker Training: Preparation: Double- Dealing with hostile Psykers is a major military role in the current galaxy as well as a constant issue on Avernus. Jane has suggested that she spend some time working with her Psyker Hunters to prepare a training regime that they can run the Avernite forces through in order to better prepare them for fighting hostile Psykers.
Time: 6 years
Chance of Success: 30% (uses average of intrigue and martial)
Cost: 38,000,000 Thrones
Reward: Preparing anti-psyker training regime, new options
Locked- Four out of Six years completed
Integrate Varangian Guard- The Varangian Guard have requested that Jane integrate a pair of companies at a time into her anti-psyker forces in order to build up their experience fighting Psykers. Given that the Varangian Guard are the best soldiers in the Imperial Trust, barring perhaps your Life Guard, and Astartes are know to be effective at combating the Warp this would be more than worth the time it takes to arrange.
Time: 3 years
Cost: 38,000,000 Thrones
Upkeep per year: None
Reward: Varangian Guard deployed to Avernus for Psyker Hunting, +15 to all rolls to deal with Psykers of Gamma-level and above
Counter-Intelligence- Jane tells you that the number of spies attempting to infiltrate Avernus has only gone up over the years. While she thinks that most of them have been caught she is not certain of this, and would like to spend the odd year double checking her subordinates work.
Time: 1 year
Chance of Success: 30%
Cost: 4,000,000 Thrones
Reward: double check counter-intelligence efforts, +5 t chances of spotting infiltrators this turn.
Focused Psyker Hunting- Jane is incredibly skilled at hunting down and killing powerful psykers. If she focuses her hunt on the more powerful psykers she will be able to kill many of the more powerful psykers without much issue, though this is more risky for her than normal psyker hunting.
Time: 1 year.
Chance of Success: 30%
Cost: 6,100,000 Thrones.
Reward: +8 to rolls to deal with Chaos Psykers of at least Delta-level for each success, can be taken multiple times
Greater Psyker Hunting- Jane is incredibly skilled at hunting down and killing powerful psykers. If she focuses her hunt on the most powerful psykers she will be able to kill many of the more powerful psykers without much issue, though this is significantly more risky for her than normal psyker hunting.
Time: 1 year.
Chance of Success: 10%
Cost: 6,100,000 Thrones.
Reward: +16 to rolls to deal with Chaos Psykers of at least beta-level for each success, can be taken multiple times
Propaganda about Quartok: (Planet)- Jane has suggested that she use the intelligence network that she commands to push a positive view of the Quartok on the average citizens. This is a type of operation that the Adeptus Arbites are well trained in and she is certain that she could convince almost any population in the Imperial Trust to have a slightly better opinion of the Quartok.
Time: 6 years.
Chance of Success: 20% (fail by more then twenty leads to issues, add spy network bonus to roll)
Cost: 110,000,000 Thrones, 1,100,000 Material, 11,000 Promethium, 34 Advanced Material
Reward: Better attitude towards Quartok in chosen population.
Dedicated Spy Network (Planet, Focus)- While you have a decent spy network on many planets it is a rather general thing not focused on getting any information in particular. Jane has proposed that she build dedicated networks designed to gather information about a particular facet of the target world. Proposed focuses include military, naval, economic, cult activity, and government.
Time: 4 years.
Chance of Success: 40% (major issues if you fail by more then 15, size of diplomatic issue varies with chosen focus)
Cost: 13,750,000 Thrones, 137,500 Material, 13,750 Promethium, 212 Advanced Material
Upkeep per year: 2,750,000 Thrones, 27,500 Material, 2,750 Promethium, 42 Advanced Material,
Reward: Basic Spy network on chosen planet upgraded to Dedicated Spy Network, +60 to all investigate actions on planet chosen field, can discover secret information.
Psyker Hunting- Jane is willing to personally oversee the activities of the Psyker Hunters for a few years. This would greatly increase their effect and reduce the amount of damage that Chaos Psykers inflict. On the downside it would have few long term effects and would take up some of Jane's valuable time.
Time: 1 year.
Chance of Success: 50%
Cost: 6,100,000 Thrones.
Reward: +4 to rolls to deal with Chaos Psykers for each success, can be taken multiple times
The last couple of years have been interesting for the senior figures of the Mechanicus, with both Fabricator-General Scott and Archmagos Tranth having multiple brushes with death as a result of Avernus while Archmagos Maximal was left alone. It's usually the other way round. Otherwise the Mechanicus has gained a massive windfall of technology, which will take decades to properly make use of but will be able to bring the technology of Imperial Trust to a whole new level. On a more political front Fabricator-General Scott tells you that the Grand Conclave has significantly pushed the general Mechanicus in a progressive direction, with even Vanaheim now having a bare majority of progressives. This has further been pushed by the recent death of Archmagos Arkhan Varnek, the leader of the conservative faction. However this push has radicalised many of the remaining conservatives, who will be a good bit more touchy in the coming decades.
+6 Mechanicus Unrest
massive swing towards progressives
Archmagos Biologis Maximal upgrades trait No Detail to Small (+1I, +2A, +1L) into Nothing is Below Notice (+2I, +3A, +2L)- Archmagos Biologis Maximal understands the importance of that which is often overlooked. This leads to him being meticulously careful in all that he does, and paying attention to things that others consider below notice, a good survival trait on Avernus.
Choose Four
One Five years, Two Two years, One One year
One Five years, Two Two years, One One year
Technology Fundamentals: (Impaler)- With a good enough understanding of the fundamental principles behind a technology Archmagos Tranth can work miracles. It does however take a decent amount of time for him to develop said understanding. Currently Archmagos Tranth understands the fundamental principles of haywire and stealth technology.
Time: 4 years for basic, 8 years for advanced, 12 years for exotic, 16 years for relic
Chance of Success: -20%(-20% per level above basic, does not get any non character bonuses) (62%-20 per difficulty level)
Locked- One out of Four years completed
Advanced Singularity Thrusters: Part One- Advanced Singularity Thrusters are a highly complex manoeuvring system that makes use of gravitational wells to pull of rapid turns. What the Imperial Trust currently has access to are work in progress prototypes only able to be fitted on Escorts. Given that the intended aim of the thrusters was to provide a rapid manoeuvre system for Super-Capitals and above it is clear that there is a lot of room to improve them.
Time: 12 years
Chance of Success: -120%(increased by 40 by Fundamentals: Gravatics) (-38%)
Cost: 240,000,000 Thrones, 12,000,000 Material, 4,800,000 Promethium, 160,000 Advanced Material, 18,000 Exotic Material
Reward: First step on the path towards allowing Advanced Singularity Thrusters to be used by larger ships
Naval Neutron Guns- Found in one of the Data-Jewels on Roskilde these weapons are complex with an enormous power draw. These designs were prototypes intended for use with an annihilation reactor. Currently they are works in progress, riddled with flaws making them not viable combat weapons but if they could be completed they would be a powerful and exceedingly long ranged weapon for those ships able to supply them with power. Archmagos Tranth believes that with a good decade's work he might be able to finish the designs, giving you a rather powerful new naval weapon.
Time: 10 years
Chance of Success: -110% (increased by 40 by Fundamentals: Neutron Las or by 20 by Fundamentals: Las) (-28%)
Cost: 240,000,000 Thrones, 12,000,000 Material, 4,800,000 Promethium, 160,000 Advanced Material, 18,000 Exotic Material
Reward: Allows production of Naval Neutron Guns
Ultimate Shield: Part One- Found in one of the Data-Jewels on Roskilde was a work in progress on creating a far more effective void shield, one that would require the power of a Deus' antimatter reactor to power and be able to shrug off pretty much any conventional weapon. Currently they are far from being completed, with design having stalled on encountering several major obstacles. Archmagos Tranth tells you that it will be a decades long project to complete this design but one that can be easily split into several small projects.
Time: 10 years
Chance of Success: -110%(increased by 50 by Fundamentals: Void Shields ) (-28%)
Cost: 240,000,000 Thrones, 12,000,000 Material, 4,800,000 Promethium, 160,000 Advanced Material, 18,000 Exotic Material
Reward: First step on the path to designing the Ultimate shield
Titan Design: Avernus-Warhound Titan- Now that he has made one Titan design Archmagos Tranth can start working on others. This will be significantly easier then the original design due to how many of the problems he has already solved. Designing a Warhound Titan will give you access to a fast, manoeuvrable superheavy with enough firepower to threat all but the toughest of foes. The time required for this project and its difficulty has been reduced after being given the schematics for traditional Warhound Titans.
Time: 10 years
Chance of Success: -80% (61% after bonuses)
Cost: 7,500,000,000 Thrones, 75,000,000 Material, 16,000,000 Promethium, 3,200,000 Advanced Material, 350,000 Exotic Material, 10 Relic Material.
Reward: Create schematic of Avernus-Pattern Warhound Titan.
Titan Design: Avernus Reaver Titan- Now that he has made one Titan design Archmagos Tranth can start working on others. This will be significantly easier then the original design due to how many of the problems he has already solved. Designing a Reaver Titan will give you access to a manoeuvrable superheavy with long range firepower able to support your battle lines from the back. The time required for this project and its difficulty has been reduced after being given the schematics for traditional Reaver Titans.
Time: 10 years
Chance of Success: -90% (41% after bonuses)
Cost: 11,000,000,000 Thrones, 110,000,000 Material, 24,000,000 Promethium, 4,800,000 Advanced Material, 530,000 Exotic Material, 15 Relic Material.
Reward: Create schematic of Avernus-Pattern Reaver Titan.
Technology Fundamentals: (Technology)- With a good enough understanding of the fundamental principles behind a technology Archmagos Tranth can work miracles. It does however take a decent amount of time for him to develop said understanding. Currently Archmagos Tranth understands the fundamental principles of haywire and stealth technology.
Time: 4 years for basic, 8 years for advanced, 12 years for exotic, 16 years for relic
Chance of Success: -20%(-20% per level above basic, does not get any non character bonuses) (62%-20 per difficulty level)
Cost: Free
Reward: Gain understanding of Fundamentals of selected technology allowing further improvements and uses
Feasibility Study: Idea- Archmagos Tranth will need a year or so of study to determine whether he can create the design that you have suggested, and if not if he can change that.
Time: 1 year (Must be taken with Concept Study: Idea)
Cost: Free
Reward: Learn if the suggested design is possible, and if it is not whether you can do something to make it possible.
Gravitic Array: Programming- Now that he knows what the Gravatic Array can be used for it is time for Archmagos Tranth to figure out how to create programs that will allow him to use it. He tells you that this will be a complex task that will require much experimentation, and very deep surveys of the Helheim systems gravity.
Time: 5 years
Chance of Success: -150% (14% after bonuses)
Cost: 240,000,000 Thrones, 12,000,000 Material, 4,800,000 Promethium, 160,000 Advanced Material, 18,000 Exotic Material
Reward: lean how to create programs that allow you to use the gravatic array
Adapt Stealth Technology: Vehicles- Archmagos Tranth has recently gained a good level of understanding of the stealth technology used by Recon Armour. He believes that with a few years work he will be able to figure out how to adapt it for use by vehicles, opening up several new avenues of military combat.
Time: 3 years
Chance of Success: -75% (84% after bonuses)
Cost: 80,000,000 Thrones, 4,000,000 Material, 400,000 Promethium, 790,000 Advanced Material, 8,900 Exotic Material.
Reward: adapt Recon Armour Stealth Technology for use by vehicles, +0.5 Mechanicus Unrest
Very Advanced Reactors: Stable- Archmagos Veneratus Tranth believes that he could redesign the stable reactor designs found in the datacores using the knowledge he gained from reverse engineering The Well of Urd's reactors. While this would allow you to get half again as much output while maintaining the stability it is also an act that is right on the edge of heretical. While Archmagos Explorator Tranth is willing to carry it out and Fabricator-General Britton is willing to allow it, carrying out this project will give ammunition to their opponents within the Mechanicus.
Time: 1 year.
Chance of Success: -20% (77% after bonuses)
Cost: 11,000,000 Thrones, 1,100,000 Material, 550,000 Promethium, 79,000 Advanced Material, 8,900 Exotic Material, -1 Mechanicus Morale, +2 Mechanicus instability.
Reward: Gain Very Advanced Stable Plasma Reactor, which is an Stable Plasma Reactor with half against the output.
Very Advanced Reactors: Overcharged- Archmagos Veneratus Tranth believes that he could redesign the overcharged reactor designs found in the datacores using the knowledge he gained from reverse engineering The Well of Urd's reactors. While this would allow you to get half again as much output, a truly massive amount, it is also an act that is right on the edge of heretical. While Archmagos Explorator Tranth is willing to carry it out and Fabricator-General Britton is willing to allow it, carrying out this project will give ammunition to their opponents within the Mechanicus.
Time: 1 year.
Chance of Success: -20% (77% after bonuses)
Cost: 11,000,000 Thrones, 1,100,000 Material, 550,000 Promethium, 79,000 Advanced Material, 8,900 Exotic Material, -1 Mechanicus Morale, +2 Mechanicus instability.
Reward: Gain Very Advanced Overcharged Plasma Reactor, which is an Overcharged Plasma Reactor with half against the output.
Time: 4 years for basic, 8 years for advanced, 12 years for exotic, 16 years for relic
Chance of Success: -20%(-20% per level above basic, does not get any non character bonuses) (62%-20 per difficulty level)
Locked- One out of Four years completed
Advanced Singularity Thrusters: Part One- Advanced Singularity Thrusters are a highly complex manoeuvring system that makes use of gravitational wells to pull of rapid turns. What the Imperial Trust currently has access to are work in progress prototypes only able to be fitted on Escorts. Given that the intended aim of the thrusters was to provide a rapid manoeuvre system for Super-Capitals and above it is clear that there is a lot of room to improve them.
Time: 12 years
Chance of Success: -120%(increased by 40 by Fundamentals: Gravatics) (-38%)
Cost: 240,000,000 Thrones, 12,000,000 Material, 4,800,000 Promethium, 160,000 Advanced Material, 18,000 Exotic Material
Reward: First step on the path towards allowing Advanced Singularity Thrusters to be used by larger ships
Naval Neutron Guns- Found in one of the Data-Jewels on Roskilde these weapons are complex with an enormous power draw. These designs were prototypes intended for use with an annihilation reactor. Currently they are works in progress, riddled with flaws making them not viable combat weapons but if they could be completed they would be a powerful and exceedingly long ranged weapon for those ships able to supply them with power. Archmagos Tranth believes that with a good decade's work he might be able to finish the designs, giving you a rather powerful new naval weapon.
Time: 10 years
Chance of Success: -110% (increased by 40 by Fundamentals: Neutron Las or by 20 by Fundamentals: Las) (-28%)
Cost: 240,000,000 Thrones, 12,000,000 Material, 4,800,000 Promethium, 160,000 Advanced Material, 18,000 Exotic Material
Reward: Allows production of Naval Neutron Guns
Ultimate Shield: Part One- Found in one of the Data-Jewels on Roskilde was a work in progress on creating a far more effective void shield, one that would require the power of a Deus' antimatter reactor to power and be able to shrug off pretty much any conventional weapon. Currently they are far from being completed, with design having stalled on encountering several major obstacles. Archmagos Tranth tells you that it will be a decades long project to complete this design but one that can be easily split into several small projects.
Time: 10 years
Chance of Success: -110%(increased by 50 by Fundamentals: Void Shields ) (-28%)
Cost: 240,000,000 Thrones, 12,000,000 Material, 4,800,000 Promethium, 160,000 Advanced Material, 18,000 Exotic Material
Reward: First step on the path to designing the Ultimate shield
Titan Design: Avernus-Warhound Titan- Now that he has made one Titan design Archmagos Tranth can start working on others. This will be significantly easier then the original design due to how many of the problems he has already solved. Designing a Warhound Titan will give you access to a fast, manoeuvrable superheavy with enough firepower to threat all but the toughest of foes. The time required for this project and its difficulty has been reduced after being given the schematics for traditional Warhound Titans.
Time: 10 years
Chance of Success: -80% (61% after bonuses)
Cost: 7,500,000,000 Thrones, 75,000,000 Material, 16,000,000 Promethium, 3,200,000 Advanced Material, 350,000 Exotic Material, 10 Relic Material.
Reward: Create schematic of Avernus-Pattern Warhound Titan.
Titan Design: Avernus Reaver Titan- Now that he has made one Titan design Archmagos Tranth can start working on others. This will be significantly easier then the original design due to how many of the problems he has already solved. Designing a Reaver Titan will give you access to a manoeuvrable superheavy with long range firepower able to support your battle lines from the back. The time required for this project and its difficulty has been reduced after being given the schematics for traditional Reaver Titans.
Time: 10 years
Chance of Success: -90% (41% after bonuses)
Cost: 11,000,000,000 Thrones, 110,000,000 Material, 24,000,000 Promethium, 4,800,000 Advanced Material, 530,000 Exotic Material, 15 Relic Material.
Reward: Create schematic of Avernus-Pattern Reaver Titan.
Technology Fundamentals: (Technology)- With a good enough understanding of the fundamental principles behind a technology Archmagos Tranth can work miracles. It does however take a decent amount of time for him to develop said understanding. Currently Archmagos Tranth understands the fundamental principles of haywire and stealth technology.
Time: 4 years for basic, 8 years for advanced, 12 years for exotic, 16 years for relic
Chance of Success: -20%(-20% per level above basic, does not get any non character bonuses) (62%-20 per difficulty level)
Cost: Free
Reward: Gain understanding of Fundamentals of selected technology allowing further improvements and uses
Feasibility Study: Idea- Archmagos Tranth will need a year or so of study to determine whether he can create the design that you have suggested, and if not if he can change that.
Time: 1 year (Must be taken with Concept Study: Idea)
Cost: Free
Reward: Learn if the suggested design is possible, and if it is not whether you can do something to make it possible.
Gravitic Array: Programming- Now that he knows what the Gravatic Array can be used for it is time for Archmagos Tranth to figure out how to create programs that will allow him to use it. He tells you that this will be a complex task that will require much experimentation, and very deep surveys of the Helheim systems gravity.
Time: 5 years
Chance of Success: -150% (14% after bonuses)
Cost: 240,000,000 Thrones, 12,000,000 Material, 4,800,000 Promethium, 160,000 Advanced Material, 18,000 Exotic Material
Reward: lean how to create programs that allow you to use the gravatic array
Adapt Stealth Technology: Vehicles- Archmagos Tranth has recently gained a good level of understanding of the stealth technology used by Recon Armour. He believes that with a few years work he will be able to figure out how to adapt it for use by vehicles, opening up several new avenues of military combat.
Time: 3 years
Chance of Success: -75% (84% after bonuses)
Cost: 80,000,000 Thrones, 4,000,000 Material, 400,000 Promethium, 790,000 Advanced Material, 8,900 Exotic Material.
Reward: adapt Recon Armour Stealth Technology for use by vehicles, +0.5 Mechanicus Unrest
Very Advanced Reactors: Stable- Archmagos Veneratus Tranth believes that he could redesign the stable reactor designs found in the datacores using the knowledge he gained from reverse engineering The Well of Urd's reactors. While this would allow you to get half again as much output while maintaining the stability it is also an act that is right on the edge of heretical. While Archmagos Explorator Tranth is willing to carry it out and Fabricator-General Britton is willing to allow it, carrying out this project will give ammunition to their opponents within the Mechanicus.
Time: 1 year.
Chance of Success: -20% (77% after bonuses)
Cost: 11,000,000 Thrones, 1,100,000 Material, 550,000 Promethium, 79,000 Advanced Material, 8,900 Exotic Material, -1 Mechanicus Morale, +2 Mechanicus instability.
Reward: Gain Very Advanced Stable Plasma Reactor, which is an Stable Plasma Reactor with half against the output.
Very Advanced Reactors: Overcharged- Archmagos Veneratus Tranth believes that he could redesign the overcharged reactor designs found in the datacores using the knowledge he gained from reverse engineering The Well of Urd's reactors. While this would allow you to get half again as much output, a truly massive amount, it is also an act that is right on the edge of heretical. While Archmagos Explorator Tranth is willing to carry it out and Fabricator-General Britton is willing to allow it, carrying out this project will give ammunition to their opponents within the Mechanicus.
Time: 1 year.
Chance of Success: -20% (77% after bonuses)
Cost: 11,000,000 Thrones, 1,100,000 Material, 550,000 Promethium, 79,000 Advanced Material, 8,900 Exotic Material, -1 Mechanicus Morale, +2 Mechanicus instability.
Reward: Gain Very Advanced Overcharged Plasma Reactor, which is an Overcharged Plasma Reactor with half against the output.
Complete Examination (Honeypot Lily) - There are many different unusual species on Avernus and Magos Biologis Saren wishes to examine all of them. However, he is willing to let you choose what he examines next. In general Magos Biologis Saren has spent half a dozen or more years in a row studying each species.
Time: 6 years.
Chance of Success: unknown.
Cost: 1,221,000 Thrones, 61,000 Material, 61,000 Metal, 30,500 Promethium.
Reward: Discover large amounts about selected species
Locked- Two out of Six years completed
Ponder the Annals of Thunder- Corax has provided his notes on Thunder Warriors, the proto-Astartes that the Emperor conquered Terra with. These notes included a detailed description of how to make them, and Archmagos Biologis Maximal would like to spend some time investigating them in order to determine their strengths and weaknesses.
Time: 12 years
Cost: 390,000,000 Thrones, 78,000,000 Material, 7,900,000 Promethium, 850,000 Advanced Material, 950 Exotic Material.
Reward: Detailed information about Thunder Warriors, a dozen Thunder Warriors
Regional Survey (Region) – Magos Biologis Saren wishes to give each region a thorough survey to discover if there is any interesting flora or fauna that is so far undiscovered. He is willing to let you choose which region to begin with.
Time: 1 year.
Chance of Success: 60%
Cost: 40,500 Thrones, 2,025 Material, 405 Metal, 810 Promethium.
Reward: Find out more about wildlife in selected region, possibly discover new interesting species.
Complete Examination (Species) - There are many different unusual species on Avernus and Magos Biologis Saren wishes to examine all of them. However, he is willing to let you choose what he examines next. In general Magos Biologis Saren has spent half a dozen or more years in a row studying each species.
Time: 6 years.
Chance of Success: unknown.
Cost: 1,221,000 Thrones, 61,000 Material, 61,000 Metal, 30,500 Promethium.
Reward: Discover large amounts about selected species
Time: 6 years.
Chance of Success: unknown.
Cost: 1,221,000 Thrones, 61,000 Material, 61,000 Metal, 30,500 Promethium.
Reward: Discover large amounts about selected species
Locked- Two out of Six years completed
Ponder the Annals of Thunder- Corax has provided his notes on Thunder Warriors, the proto-Astartes that the Emperor conquered Terra with. These notes included a detailed description of how to make them, and Archmagos Biologis Maximal would like to spend some time investigating them in order to determine their strengths and weaknesses.
Time: 12 years
Cost: 390,000,000 Thrones, 78,000,000 Material, 7,900,000 Promethium, 850,000 Advanced Material, 950 Exotic Material.
Reward: Detailed information about Thunder Warriors, a dozen Thunder Warriors
Regional Survey (Region) – Magos Biologis Saren wishes to give each region a thorough survey to discover if there is any interesting flora or fauna that is so far undiscovered. He is willing to let you choose which region to begin with.
Time: 1 year.
Chance of Success: 60%
Cost: 40,500 Thrones, 2,025 Material, 405 Metal, 810 Promethium.
Reward: Find out more about wildlife in selected region, possibly discover new interesting species.
Complete Examination (Species) - There are many different unusual species on Avernus and Magos Biologis Saren wishes to examine all of them. However, he is willing to let you choose what he examines next. In general Magos Biologis Saren has spent half a dozen or more years in a row studying each species.
Time: 6 years.
Chance of Success: unknown.
Cost: 1,221,000 Thrones, 61,000 Material, 61,000 Metal, 30,500 Promethium.
Reward: Discover large amounts about selected species
Build Vault (Dis)- Now that you have designed an Ultra-Secure Vault it is time to build one, or more. The sheer complexity of the technology required for the vault makes building one an expensive project that will take at least a decade. The final decision to be made is where to build a vault, with Mag Mell, Dorthonion, Dis and the Unseen University being obvious candidates.
Time: 10 years
Chance of Success: -50% (48% after bonuses, can retake at half time and cost on fail)
Cost: 380,000,000 Thrones, 380,000 Material, 38,000 Promethium, 7,400,000 Advanced Material, 840,000 Exotic Material, 94 Relic Material.
Upkeep per year: 19,000,000 Thrones, 19,000 Material, 1,900 Promethium, 150,000 Advanced Material, 8,400 Exotic Material, 0.5 Relic Material.
Reward: Build Ultra-Secure Vault
Locked- Seven out of Ten years completed
Investigate Battle Automata- One of the designs provided by Callamus was for a series of Battle Automata, which can be used to provide a powerful, fearless military force. It will take a few years of work for Fabricator-General Scott and Archmagos Prime Sahr to determine how to best make use of them though.
Time: 4 years
Cost: 390,000,000 Thrones, 78,000,000 Material, 7,900,000 Promethium, 850,000 Advanced Material, 950 Exotic Material.
Reward: Plan on how to implement Battle Automata
Disseminate Callamus Augmetics- The Adeptus Mechanicus has long used highly advanced biological and cybernetic enhancements for a wide range of tasks. Callamus has continued to develop them over the years, and now has a massive range of augmetics designed for countless roles, ranging from the arcane cybernetics of an Archmagos to the simple enhancements used by the Tech-Guard. These designs should be valuable for the Mechanicus in most of its roles and will take a few years to properly disseminate among the Mechanicus.
Time: 4 years
Cost: 390,000,000 Thrones, 78,000,000 Material, 7,900,000 Promethium, 850,000 Advanced Material, 950 Exotic Material.
Reward: +15 to Mechancius ground forces, +10% AM, EM and RM production
Technological Improvements: (Advanced Material)-The Imperial Trust gained access to a massive amount of new technology in the Grand Conclave which you will be able to use to over double your advanced material production. This will require major retooling of your forges and will be a time consuming and expensive process, but will allow Avernus to easily cover its current Advanced Material needs.
Time: 4 years. (can be taken 9 times)
Cost: 720,000,000 Thrones, 72,000,000 Material, 7,200,000 Metal, 14,000,000 Promethium, 390,000 Advanced Material, 4,800 Exotic Material.
Reward: Increase production of Advanced Material by +119.6%(currently +710.75%)
Technological Improvements: (Exotic Material)-The Imperial Trust gained access to a massive amount of new technology in the Grand Conclave which you will be able to use to significantly increase your exotic material production. This will require major retooling of your forges and will be a time consuming and expensive process, but will allow Avernus to reduce its Exotic Material imports.
Time: 4 years. (can be taken 3 times)
Cost: 720,000,000 Thrones, 72,000,000 Material, 7,200,000 Metal, 14,000,000 Promethium, 390,000 Advanced Material, 4,800 Exotic Material.
Reward: Increase production of Advanced Material by +48.3%(currently +373%)
Nano-Forges- The Nano-Forge is an incredibly advanced forge that uses nanites to construct items on an atomic scale. While time consuming and requiring a skilled Magos to use this allows for the production of some of the most complex and advanced technological components at a far greater rate than conventional means. It would take only a few years to make Nano-Forges in your Cathedrals of the Machine-God.
Time: 6 years.
Cost: 7,200,000 Thrones, 72,000 Material, 7,200 Metal, 14,000 Promethium, 390,000 Advanced Material, 9,600 Exotic Material, 10 Relic Material.
Reward: double productivity of Relic Material in forges
Expand Forge-Hive: Annwn or Mag Mell- Currently Annwn or Mag Mell are starting to reach the level where it would be possible to expand them into Huge-Forge Hives. This would leave then vulnerable for a period but would allow you to strengthen their defences and expand your advanced production even more. Unfortuntly the sheer price involves leaves this currently unaffordable.
Time: 36 years.
Cost: 5,200,000,000,000 Thrones, 730,000,000,000 Material, 350,000,000,000 Metal, 200,000,000,000 Promethium, 81,000,000 Advanced Material, 740,000 Exotic Material, 11.3 Relic Material.
Upkeep per year: 56,000,000,000 Thrones, 8,200,000,000 Material, 3,900,000,000 Metal, 2,100,000,000 Promethium, 920,000 Advanced Material, 18,000 Exotic Material, 1 Relic Material.
Reward: Selected Large Forge Hive upgraded into Huge Forge Hive
Expand and downgrade Forge-Hive: Annwn or Mag Mell- Currently Annwn or Mag Mell are starting to reach the level where it would be possible to expand them into Huge-Forge Hives. A more affordable version would be to expand them and downgrade the defences, leaving them with slightly weaker defences but greatly reducing the price.
Time: 24 years.
Cost: 780,000,000,000 Thrones, 110,000,000,000 Material, 54,000,000,000 Metal, 29,000,000,000 Promethium, 12,000,000 Advanced Material, 200,000 Exotic Material, 11.3 Relic Material.
Upkeep per year: 12,000,000,000 Thrones, 2,200,000,000 Material, 970,000,000 Metal, 320,000,000 Promethium, 230,000 Advanced Material, 13,000 Exotic Material, 1 Relic Material.
Reward: Selected Large Forge Hive upgraded into Huge Forge Hive and has defences downgrades to lv 6
Small Titan Manufactorum- Now that you have the schematics for the Avernus-Pattern Warlord Titan you only need to build a Titan Manufactorum before you can begin producing them. This will take over a decade and be rather expensive, but will allow you to begin making the most powerful ground units known to humanity.
Time: 12 years
Cost: 2,300,000,000 Thrones, 230,000,000 Material, 38,000,000 Metal, 23,000,000 Promethium, 890,000 Advanced Material, 76,000 Exotic Material, 28 Relic Material.
Upkeep per year: 230,000,000 Thrones, 23,000,000 Material, 3,800,000 Metal, 2,300,000 Promethium, 45,000 Advanced Material, 1,500 Exotic Material, 0.28 Relic Material.
Reward: Build Small Titan Manufactorum with 1 production line
Cathedral of the Machine-God: Annwn- Annwn is now large enough to build a Cathedral of the Machine-God. This would increase your production of Relic Material by almost half and your production of Exotic Material by a tenth, together a major boost to your economy.
Time: 15 years
Cost: 38,000,000,000 Thrones, 9,400,000,000 Material, 3,800,000,000 Metal, 190,000,000 Promethium, 880,000 Advanced Material, 110,000 Exotic Material, 12 Relic Material.
Upkeep per year: 3,800,000,000 Thrones, 940,000,000 Material, 380,000,000 Metal, 19,000,000 Promethium, 88,000 Advanced Material, 11,000 Exotic Material, 1.2 Relic Material.
Reward:+10 to all Adeptus Mechanicus rolls, increase base EM production by 100% (currently +100%), increase AM production by 6,800 (280k), increase EM production by 1,375 (7.8k), provides 5 Relic Material per year, can have either Cathedral of the Omnissiah or a Cathedral of the Machine God,
Luna Forge-Hive (Moon)- Now that the last of the Lunar Forge-Hives has began to be expanded Fabricator-General Scott is willing to begin work on making more. She tells you that she could fit a dozen Forge-Hives on each of the moons with time, though every Forge-Hive constructed will take population away from the current Forge-hives and slow their growth into Huge Forge-Hives.
Time: 12 years.
Cost: 11,000,000,000 Thrones, 12,000,000,000 Material, 14,000,000,000 Metal, 3,400,000,000 Promethium, 6,700,000 Advanced Material, 55,000 Exotic Material.
Upkeep per year: 350,000,000 Thrones, 100,000,000 Material, 100,000,000 Metal, 26,000,000 Promethium, 59,000 Advanced Material, 520 Exotic Material.
Reward: Selected Small Forge Hive upgraded into Large Forge Hive
Terminator Armour- Now that you have a design for Terminator Armour usable by humans Fabricator-General Scott is wiling to make twenty suits for Avernus. This will be time consuming and use up a lot of Relic Material but the defensive bonus for your leaders and heroes makes it worthwhile.
Time: 8 years
Cost: 380,000 Thrones, 180 Exotic Material, 40 Relic Material
Upkeep per year: 38,000 Thrones, 3.6 Exotic Material, 0.4 Relic Material.
Reward: 20 suits of Terminator Armour
Expand Military Forces: Mechanicus- Fabricator-General Scott believes that it is time to expand the military power of the Avernite Mechanicus in order to properly defend the Forge-Hives. She proposes training an entire army of Tech-Guard, two corps of Skitarii and two hundred Battle Congregations. This force would be highly expensive but allow the deployment of a massive number of devastating troops. It represents the shift in force composition of the Mechanicus military that Fabricator-General Scott plans over time, with the emphasis being moved from massive armies of cybernetically enhanced soldiers to smaller elite forces making use of highly advanced technology and cybernetics. In particular the vast increase in the number of Battle Congregations fielded should prove to be devastating.
Time: 18 years
Cost: 5,500,000,000 Thrones, 440,000,000 Material, 27,000,000 Promethium, 140,000,000 Advanced Material, 940,000 Exotic Material .
Upkeep per year: 730,000,000 Thrones, 56,000,000 Material, 14,000,000 Promethium, 9,400,000 Advanced Material, 45,000 Exotic Material.
Reward: increase the size of your Mechanicus military forces by recruiting 2,848 Tech-Guard Regiments, 1,920 Skitarii regiments and 200 Battle Congregations.
Adjudicator- One of the STCs found in the datacore was for the Helheim Pattern Adjudicator Mobile Assault Platform - a massive command vehicle similar to a Capitol Imperialis, but far better in all respects. Fabricator-General Britton suggests that he build one to act as your command vehicle.
Time: 1 year.
Cost: 1,100,000 Thrones, 110,000 Material, 17,600 Promethium, 21,250 Advanced Material, 190 Exotic Material.
Upkeep per year: 110,000 Thrones, 11,000 Material, 8,800 Promethium, 2,125 Advanced Material, 10 Exotic Material.
Reward: 1 Helheim Pattern Adjudicator Mobile Assault Platform
Oversee the Forge (Advanced Material, Exotic Material or Relic Material) -Fabricator-General Britton is capable of notably increasing the efficiency of Avernus' Forges by personally overseeing them. This would provide a notable increase in production while he is overseeing them but have little long term effect.
Time: 1 year.
Chance of Success: 50%
Cost: 61,000,000 Thrones.
Reward: Total production of chosen resource for the year increased by 5% per success, can be taken multiple times, critical success has a chance of providing permanent boost.
Another – One of the most useful tools for exploration that you have access to is the Helheim-pattern Large Mobile Research Facility. While useful the fact that you only have one means that exploring a region with it alone would be too time consuming. Fabricator-General Britton has offered to over the the construction of some more, which would greatly increase their use in exploration.
Time: 1 year.
Cost: 38,500,000 Thrones, 539,000 Material, 192,500 Metal, 84,700 Promethium, 1,720 Advanced Material, 96 Exotic Material.
Upkeep per year: 3,850,000 Thrones, 53,900 Material, 19,250 Metal, 17,400 Promethium, 172 Advanced Material, 4.8 Exotic Material.
Reward: 1 Large Mobile Research Facility: Helheim patten, can be taken multiple times
Time: 10 years
Chance of Success: -50% (48% after bonuses, can retake at half time and cost on fail)
Cost: 380,000,000 Thrones, 380,000 Material, 38,000 Promethium, 7,400,000 Advanced Material, 840,000 Exotic Material, 94 Relic Material.
Upkeep per year: 19,000,000 Thrones, 19,000 Material, 1,900 Promethium, 150,000 Advanced Material, 8,400 Exotic Material, 0.5 Relic Material.
Reward: Build Ultra-Secure Vault
Locked- Seven out of Ten years completed
Investigate Battle Automata- One of the designs provided by Callamus was for a series of Battle Automata, which can be used to provide a powerful, fearless military force. It will take a few years of work for Fabricator-General Scott and Archmagos Prime Sahr to determine how to best make use of them though.
Time: 4 years
Cost: 390,000,000 Thrones, 78,000,000 Material, 7,900,000 Promethium, 850,000 Advanced Material, 950 Exotic Material.
Reward: Plan on how to implement Battle Automata
Disseminate Callamus Augmetics- The Adeptus Mechanicus has long used highly advanced biological and cybernetic enhancements for a wide range of tasks. Callamus has continued to develop them over the years, and now has a massive range of augmetics designed for countless roles, ranging from the arcane cybernetics of an Archmagos to the simple enhancements used by the Tech-Guard. These designs should be valuable for the Mechanicus in most of its roles and will take a few years to properly disseminate among the Mechanicus.
Time: 4 years
Cost: 390,000,000 Thrones, 78,000,000 Material, 7,900,000 Promethium, 850,000 Advanced Material, 950 Exotic Material.
Reward: +15 to Mechancius ground forces, +10% AM, EM and RM production
Technological Improvements: (Advanced Material)-The Imperial Trust gained access to a massive amount of new technology in the Grand Conclave which you will be able to use to over double your advanced material production. This will require major retooling of your forges and will be a time consuming and expensive process, but will allow Avernus to easily cover its current Advanced Material needs.
Time: 4 years. (can be taken 9 times)
Cost: 720,000,000 Thrones, 72,000,000 Material, 7,200,000 Metal, 14,000,000 Promethium, 390,000 Advanced Material, 4,800 Exotic Material.
Reward: Increase production of Advanced Material by +119.6%(currently +710.75%)
Technological Improvements: (Exotic Material)-The Imperial Trust gained access to a massive amount of new technology in the Grand Conclave which you will be able to use to significantly increase your exotic material production. This will require major retooling of your forges and will be a time consuming and expensive process, but will allow Avernus to reduce its Exotic Material imports.
Time: 4 years. (can be taken 3 times)
Cost: 720,000,000 Thrones, 72,000,000 Material, 7,200,000 Metal, 14,000,000 Promethium, 390,000 Advanced Material, 4,800 Exotic Material.
Reward: Increase production of Advanced Material by +48.3%(currently +373%)
Nano-Forges- The Nano-Forge is an incredibly advanced forge that uses nanites to construct items on an atomic scale. While time consuming and requiring a skilled Magos to use this allows for the production of some of the most complex and advanced technological components at a far greater rate than conventional means. It would take only a few years to make Nano-Forges in your Cathedrals of the Machine-God.
Time: 6 years.
Cost: 7,200,000 Thrones, 72,000 Material, 7,200 Metal, 14,000 Promethium, 390,000 Advanced Material, 9,600 Exotic Material, 10 Relic Material.
Reward: double productivity of Relic Material in forges
Expand Forge-Hive: Annwn or Mag Mell- Currently Annwn or Mag Mell are starting to reach the level where it would be possible to expand them into Huge-Forge Hives. This would leave then vulnerable for a period but would allow you to strengthen their defences and expand your advanced production even more. Unfortuntly the sheer price involves leaves this currently unaffordable.
Time: 36 years.
Cost: 5,200,000,000,000 Thrones, 730,000,000,000 Material, 350,000,000,000 Metal, 200,000,000,000 Promethium, 81,000,000 Advanced Material, 740,000 Exotic Material, 11.3 Relic Material.
Upkeep per year: 56,000,000,000 Thrones, 8,200,000,000 Material, 3,900,000,000 Metal, 2,100,000,000 Promethium, 920,000 Advanced Material, 18,000 Exotic Material, 1 Relic Material.
Reward: Selected Large Forge Hive upgraded into Huge Forge Hive
Expand and downgrade Forge-Hive: Annwn or Mag Mell- Currently Annwn or Mag Mell are starting to reach the level where it would be possible to expand them into Huge-Forge Hives. A more affordable version would be to expand them and downgrade the defences, leaving them with slightly weaker defences but greatly reducing the price.
Time: 24 years.
Cost: 780,000,000,000 Thrones, 110,000,000,000 Material, 54,000,000,000 Metal, 29,000,000,000 Promethium, 12,000,000 Advanced Material, 200,000 Exotic Material, 11.3 Relic Material.
Upkeep per year: 12,000,000,000 Thrones, 2,200,000,000 Material, 970,000,000 Metal, 320,000,000 Promethium, 230,000 Advanced Material, 13,000 Exotic Material, 1 Relic Material.
Reward: Selected Large Forge Hive upgraded into Huge Forge Hive and has defences downgrades to lv 6
Small Titan Manufactorum- Now that you have the schematics for the Avernus-Pattern Warlord Titan you only need to build a Titan Manufactorum before you can begin producing them. This will take over a decade and be rather expensive, but will allow you to begin making the most powerful ground units known to humanity.
Time: 12 years
Cost: 2,300,000,000 Thrones, 230,000,000 Material, 38,000,000 Metal, 23,000,000 Promethium, 890,000 Advanced Material, 76,000 Exotic Material, 28 Relic Material.
Upkeep per year: 230,000,000 Thrones, 23,000,000 Material, 3,800,000 Metal, 2,300,000 Promethium, 45,000 Advanced Material, 1,500 Exotic Material, 0.28 Relic Material.
Reward: Build Small Titan Manufactorum with 1 production line
Cathedral of the Machine-God: Annwn- Annwn is now large enough to build a Cathedral of the Machine-God. This would increase your production of Relic Material by almost half and your production of Exotic Material by a tenth, together a major boost to your economy.
Time: 15 years
Cost: 38,000,000,000 Thrones, 9,400,000,000 Material, 3,800,000,000 Metal, 190,000,000 Promethium, 880,000 Advanced Material, 110,000 Exotic Material, 12 Relic Material.
Upkeep per year: 3,800,000,000 Thrones, 940,000,000 Material, 380,000,000 Metal, 19,000,000 Promethium, 88,000 Advanced Material, 11,000 Exotic Material, 1.2 Relic Material.
Reward:+10 to all Adeptus Mechanicus rolls, increase base EM production by 100% (currently +100%), increase AM production by 6,800 (280k), increase EM production by 1,375 (7.8k), provides 5 Relic Material per year, can have either Cathedral of the Omnissiah or a Cathedral of the Machine God,
Luna Forge-Hive (Moon)- Now that the last of the Lunar Forge-Hives has began to be expanded Fabricator-General Scott is willing to begin work on making more. She tells you that she could fit a dozen Forge-Hives on each of the moons with time, though every Forge-Hive constructed will take population away from the current Forge-hives and slow their growth into Huge Forge-Hives.
Time: 12 years.
Cost: 11,000,000,000 Thrones, 12,000,000,000 Material, 14,000,000,000 Metal, 3,400,000,000 Promethium, 6,700,000 Advanced Material, 55,000 Exotic Material.
Upkeep per year: 350,000,000 Thrones, 100,000,000 Material, 100,000,000 Metal, 26,000,000 Promethium, 59,000 Advanced Material, 520 Exotic Material.
Reward: Selected Small Forge Hive upgraded into Large Forge Hive
Terminator Armour- Now that you have a design for Terminator Armour usable by humans Fabricator-General Scott is wiling to make twenty suits for Avernus. This will be time consuming and use up a lot of Relic Material but the defensive bonus for your leaders and heroes makes it worthwhile.
Time: 8 years
Cost: 380,000 Thrones, 180 Exotic Material, 40 Relic Material
Upkeep per year: 38,000 Thrones, 3.6 Exotic Material, 0.4 Relic Material.
Reward: 20 suits of Terminator Armour
Expand Military Forces: Mechanicus- Fabricator-General Scott believes that it is time to expand the military power of the Avernite Mechanicus in order to properly defend the Forge-Hives. She proposes training an entire army of Tech-Guard, two corps of Skitarii and two hundred Battle Congregations. This force would be highly expensive but allow the deployment of a massive number of devastating troops. It represents the shift in force composition of the Mechanicus military that Fabricator-General Scott plans over time, with the emphasis being moved from massive armies of cybernetically enhanced soldiers to smaller elite forces making use of highly advanced technology and cybernetics. In particular the vast increase in the number of Battle Congregations fielded should prove to be devastating.
Time: 18 years
Cost: 5,500,000,000 Thrones, 440,000,000 Material, 27,000,000 Promethium, 140,000,000 Advanced Material, 940,000 Exotic Material .
Upkeep per year: 730,000,000 Thrones, 56,000,000 Material, 14,000,000 Promethium, 9,400,000 Advanced Material, 45,000 Exotic Material.
Reward: increase the size of your Mechanicus military forces by recruiting 2,848 Tech-Guard Regiments, 1,920 Skitarii regiments and 200 Battle Congregations.
Adjudicator- One of the STCs found in the datacore was for the Helheim Pattern Adjudicator Mobile Assault Platform - a massive command vehicle similar to a Capitol Imperialis, but far better in all respects. Fabricator-General Britton suggests that he build one to act as your command vehicle.
Time: 1 year.
Cost: 1,100,000 Thrones, 110,000 Material, 17,600 Promethium, 21,250 Advanced Material, 190 Exotic Material.
Upkeep per year: 110,000 Thrones, 11,000 Material, 8,800 Promethium, 2,125 Advanced Material, 10 Exotic Material.
Reward: 1 Helheim Pattern Adjudicator Mobile Assault Platform
Oversee the Forge (Advanced Material, Exotic Material or Relic Material) -Fabricator-General Britton is capable of notably increasing the efficiency of Avernus' Forges by personally overseeing them. This would provide a notable increase in production while he is overseeing them but have little long term effect.
Time: 1 year.
Chance of Success: 50%
Cost: 61,000,000 Thrones.
Reward: Total production of chosen resource for the year increased by 5% per success, can be taken multiple times, critical success has a chance of providing permanent boost.
Another – One of the most useful tools for exploration that you have access to is the Helheim-pattern Large Mobile Research Facility. While useful the fact that you only have one means that exploring a region with it alone would be too time consuming. Fabricator-General Britton has offered to over the the construction of some more, which would greatly increase their use in exploration.
Time: 1 year.
Cost: 38,500,000 Thrones, 539,000 Material, 192,500 Metal, 84,700 Promethium, 1,720 Advanced Material, 96 Exotic Material.
Upkeep per year: 3,850,000 Thrones, 53,900 Material, 19,250 Metal, 17,400 Promethium, 172 Advanced Material, 4.8 Exotic Material.
Reward: 1 Large Mobile Research Facility: Helheim patten, can be taken multiple times
Black Ship Protection: Mechanicus- Between the Siren Runes of Warding and the powerful Gellar Field Generators that were part of the design for the Deus Superdreadnought you may now be able to build a version of the Black Ships. To begin with the Adeptus Mechanicus and the Adeptus Astra Telepathica will need to work together on combining these technologies and testing whether their effect is strong enough. Both Fabricator-General Scott and Archmagos Tranth have a good enough understanding of Gellar Fields to lead the Adeptus Mechanicus half of this research project.
Time: 12 years (must be taken with Black Ship Protection: Telepathica)
Chance of Success: -80% (both parts must succeed)
Cost: 75,000,000 Thrones, 750,000 Material, 150,000 Promethium, 310,000 Advanced Material, 35,000 Exotic Material, 10 Relic Material.
Reward: Create set of protections allowing the design of Black Ships
Decode: Data-Jewel- A dozen heavily encoded Data-Jewels were located in the Ruins of Deiphobe and nine more at Roskilde, with unknown contents. While their encryptions are far too strong for your current technology to pierce, with sustained effort from Ridcully, Fabricator-General Scott believes that she could break them.
Time: 3 years
Chance of Success: -300% (-61% after bonuses, failing reduces success chance by 15% of margin of failure)
Cost: 320,000,000 Thrones, 790,000 Advanced Material, 89,000 Exotic Material
Reward: Decode a Data-Jewel.
Hyper Heavy Cruiser Design: Graviton- Archmagos Tranth has recently worked out how to fit Hyper-Plasma reactors into smaller warships. This will allow the creation of Heavy Cruisers armed with more powerful weapons, such as Graviton Weapons. A Heavy Cruiser equipped with a Hyper-Plasma reactor and Graviton Weapons would be capable of massive amounts of damage to targets within short range, though the Hyper-Plasma Reactor would make it more vulnerable than you would like on a brawler.
Time: 3 years.
Chance of Success: 00% (99% after bonuses)
Cost: 150,000,000 Thrones, 29,800,000 Material, 1,540,000 Promethium, 350,000 Advanced Material, 8,900 Exotic Material.
Reward: Designs for Hyper Heavy Cruisers with Graviton Weapons
Advanced Ramilies Design: Type- Archmagos Tranth has recently finished reverse engineering the Ramilies Starfort and has sketched out a few different ways that it could be improved with current technology. Both Fabricator-General Scott and he are able to turn these simple ideas into complete plans, though given the size of a Ramilies it will take some time. The current suggestions for a design are pure fortress, orbital defence station, forward operating base variant, and orbital artillery, though there maybe other possible purposes.
Time: 5 years.
Chance of Success: 10% (99% after bonuses)
Cost: 150,000,000 Thrones, 29,800,000 Material, 1,540,000 Promethium, 350,000 Advanced Material, 8,900 Exotic Material.
Reward: Designs for selected type of Advanced Ramilies Starfort
Time: 12 years (must be taken with Black Ship Protection: Telepathica)
Chance of Success: -80% (both parts must succeed)
Cost: 75,000,000 Thrones, 750,000 Material, 150,000 Promethium, 310,000 Advanced Material, 35,000 Exotic Material, 10 Relic Material.
Reward: Create set of protections allowing the design of Black Ships
Decode: Data-Jewel- A dozen heavily encoded Data-Jewels were located in the Ruins of Deiphobe and nine more at Roskilde, with unknown contents. While their encryptions are far too strong for your current technology to pierce, with sustained effort from Ridcully, Fabricator-General Scott believes that she could break them.
Time: 3 years
Chance of Success: -300% (-61% after bonuses, failing reduces success chance by 15% of margin of failure)
Cost: 320,000,000 Thrones, 790,000 Advanced Material, 89,000 Exotic Material
Reward: Decode a Data-Jewel.
Hyper Heavy Cruiser Design: Graviton- Archmagos Tranth has recently worked out how to fit Hyper-Plasma reactors into smaller warships. This will allow the creation of Heavy Cruisers armed with more powerful weapons, such as Graviton Weapons. A Heavy Cruiser equipped with a Hyper-Plasma reactor and Graviton Weapons would be capable of massive amounts of damage to targets within short range, though the Hyper-Plasma Reactor would make it more vulnerable than you would like on a brawler.
Time: 3 years.
Chance of Success: 00% (99% after bonuses)
Cost: 150,000,000 Thrones, 29,800,000 Material, 1,540,000 Promethium, 350,000 Advanced Material, 8,900 Exotic Material.
Reward: Designs for Hyper Heavy Cruisers with Graviton Weapons
Advanced Ramilies Design: Type- Archmagos Tranth has recently finished reverse engineering the Ramilies Starfort and has sketched out a few different ways that it could be improved with current technology. Both Fabricator-General Scott and he are able to turn these simple ideas into complete plans, though given the size of a Ramilies it will take some time. The current suggestions for a design are pure fortress, orbital defence station, forward operating base variant, and orbital artillery, though there maybe other possible purposes.
Time: 5 years.
Chance of Success: 10% (99% after bonuses)
Cost: 150,000,000 Thrones, 29,800,000 Material, 1,540,000 Promethium, 350,000 Advanced Material, 8,900 Exotic Material.
Reward: Designs for selected type of Advanced Ramilies Starfort
Saint Lin has returned from the Grand Conclave in good spirits, telling you that he is glad that humanity prospers in some regions of the galaxy and that the remaining human powers seem to be more enlightened than the Imperium was. After returning he has turned his attention back to his studies of the gods of Chaos with greater energy then he once had. It seems that the treatments provided by the Eldar are having an effect.
Choose Two
Two Three years
The Nature of (Chaos): Double- Saint Lin is willing to spend some time gathering more knowledge about a particular god or pantheon. As well as furthering your knowledge this may help you deal with agents of that particular god, though how much Lin can not say.
Time: 5 years
Chance of Success: -30 (uses average of learning and piety)
Cost: 40,000,000 Thrones
Reward: information on the nature of selected God or Pantheon, ??.
Locked- Three out of Five years completed
Belief and Faith: Adeptus Astra Ministorum- High Grandmaster Ridcully has recently discovered much about how peoples beliefs can effect the Warp. This has many similarities to how the power of faith that gods can use, and Ridcully would like to work with Saint Lin to investigate this similarity.
Time: 5 years (must be taken with Belief and Faith: Adeptus Ministorum)
Chance of Success: 00% (uses average of learning and piety)
Cost: 40,000,000 Thrones
Reward: Information on interaction between belief and faith
Cleanse World (Light, Moderate, or Heavy)- There are thirteen tainted worlds recently captured from Valinor. Of these worlds six are lightly tainted, six are moderately tainted and one is heavily tainted. Saint Lin believes that with a few decades work he could totally cleanse the worlds, or at least reduce the level of taint.
Time: 2 years
Chance of Success: 10% (76% after bonuses)
Cost: 40,000,000 Thrones, 7,900 Advanced Material, 890 Exotic Material, 1 Relic Materials
Reward: Reduce the taint of selected world by 1 level, 2 on a crit.
The Nature of (God or Pantheon)- Saint Lin is willing to spend some time gathering more knowledge about a particular god or pantheon. As well as furthering your knowledge this may help you deal with agents of that particular god, though how much Lin can not say.
Time: 5 years
Chance of Success: -30 (uses average of learning and piety)
Cost: 40,000,000 Thrones
Reward: information on the nature of selected God or Pantheon, ??.
On Created Gods - Saint Lin is willing top spend a few more years investigating whether there is such a thing as Created Gods. While there is no proof of their existence, there are a few hints that may lead to something interesting.
Time: 5 years
Chance of Success: -60 (uses average of learning and piety)
Cost: 40,000,000 Thrones
Reward: information on Created Gods, ??.
Oversee Missionaries- Saint Lin has recently received permission to send missionaries into Dragon's Nest, though the missionaries will be closely watched. While it may not be a good idea for Saint Lin to personally lead them his oversight would increase the chance that they are successful in their efforts.
Time: 1 year
Chance of Success: 40%
Cost: 4,000,000 Thrones
Reward: +1% chance of success for conversion, can be taken multiple times
Keeping the Faith- Saint Lin has offered to spend some time on the other worlds in the Imperial Trust in order to help raise morale and strengthen their faith. He would prefer to focus on those worlds having troubles such as Vanaheim first and would like to begin sooner rather than later.
Time: 1 year.
Chance of Success: 10%
Cost: 61,000 Thrones.
Reward: +1 morale and -5% cultist numbers for selected world, will not raise morale above 10
Those in the Shadows- With the collapse of the Astronomican the psykers have by far the hardest time maintaining their faith. They are constantly tempted by countless daemons with only their own will and training to keep them at bay. Saint Lin has offered to spend time with those Psykers approaching the trials in order to fortify their will and prepare them for the challenges to come.
Time: 1 year
Chance of Success: 30%
Cost: Free.
Reward: +5% to the success chance of all psykers who take the trials this year, can be taken multiple times
Two Three years
The Nature of (Chaos): Double- Saint Lin is willing to spend some time gathering more knowledge about a particular god or pantheon. As well as furthering your knowledge this may help you deal with agents of that particular god, though how much Lin can not say.
Time: 5 years
Chance of Success: -30 (uses average of learning and piety)
Cost: 40,000,000 Thrones
Reward: information on the nature of selected God or Pantheon, ??.
Locked- Three out of Five years completed
Belief and Faith: Adeptus Astra Ministorum- High Grandmaster Ridcully has recently discovered much about how peoples beliefs can effect the Warp. This has many similarities to how the power of faith that gods can use, and Ridcully would like to work with Saint Lin to investigate this similarity.
Time: 5 years (must be taken with Belief and Faith: Adeptus Ministorum)
Chance of Success: 00% (uses average of learning and piety)
Cost: 40,000,000 Thrones
Reward: Information on interaction between belief and faith
Cleanse World (Light, Moderate, or Heavy)- There are thirteen tainted worlds recently captured from Valinor. Of these worlds six are lightly tainted, six are moderately tainted and one is heavily tainted. Saint Lin believes that with a few decades work he could totally cleanse the worlds, or at least reduce the level of taint.
Time: 2 years
Chance of Success: 10% (76% after bonuses)
Cost: 40,000,000 Thrones, 7,900 Advanced Material, 890 Exotic Material, 1 Relic Materials
Reward: Reduce the taint of selected world by 1 level, 2 on a crit.
The Nature of (God or Pantheon)- Saint Lin is willing to spend some time gathering more knowledge about a particular god or pantheon. As well as furthering your knowledge this may help you deal with agents of that particular god, though how much Lin can not say.
Time: 5 years
Chance of Success: -30 (uses average of learning and piety)
Cost: 40,000,000 Thrones
Reward: information on the nature of selected God or Pantheon, ??.
On Created Gods - Saint Lin is willing top spend a few more years investigating whether there is such a thing as Created Gods. While there is no proof of their existence, there are a few hints that may lead to something interesting.
Time: 5 years
Chance of Success: -60 (uses average of learning and piety)
Cost: 40,000,000 Thrones
Reward: information on Created Gods, ??.
Oversee Missionaries- Saint Lin has recently received permission to send missionaries into Dragon's Nest, though the missionaries will be closely watched. While it may not be a good idea for Saint Lin to personally lead them his oversight would increase the chance that they are successful in their efforts.
Time: 1 year
Chance of Success: 40%
Cost: 4,000,000 Thrones
Reward: +1% chance of success for conversion, can be taken multiple times
Keeping the Faith- Saint Lin has offered to spend some time on the other worlds in the Imperial Trust in order to help raise morale and strengthen their faith. He would prefer to focus on those worlds having troubles such as Vanaheim first and would like to begin sooner rather than later.
Time: 1 year.
Chance of Success: 10%
Cost: 61,000 Thrones.
Reward: +1 morale and -5% cultist numbers for selected world, will not raise morale above 10
Those in the Shadows- With the collapse of the Astronomican the psykers have by far the hardest time maintaining their faith. They are constantly tempted by countless daemons with only their own will and training to keep them at bay. Saint Lin has offered to spend time with those Psykers approaching the trials in order to fortify their will and prepare them for the challenges to come.
Time: 1 year
Chance of Success: 30%
Cost: Free.
Reward: +5% to the success chance of all psykers who take the trials this year, can be taken multiple times
The Adeptus Astra Telepathica gained less from the Grand Conclave than the Adeptus Mechanicus, but it still gained several valuable bits of knowledge. Of these the greatest is probably the secrets of technomancy which have been provided by Callamus.
Choose Four
Two Five years, One Two years, One One year
Two Five years, One Two years, One One year
Cheating- Recently Archmagos Explorator Tranth and Headmaster Ridcully have come up with the idea to use Headmaster Ridcully's postcognition to discover more about The Well of Urd and the technologies that make it up. This should be very effective and will hopefully be enough to allow Archmagos Explorator Tranth to learn how to use technologies otherwise incomprehensible.
Time: 1 year. (must be taken by Headmaster Ridcully, Archmagos Explorator Tranth must have taken an Examine or decoding action this year)
Chance of Success: 30%
Cost: 71,000 Thrones, 710 Material, 7 Promethium, 86 Advanced Material, 9.6 Exotic Material.
Reward: permanently reduce the difficulty of the Examine or decoding action by one percent per five the action is passed
Fanning the Flames- In the recent emergency meeting it was decided that High Grandmaster Ridcully should devote a major portion of his time to intensifying the civil war in Tugozak's Domain. This should hopefully increase the number of casualties that the Orks take in the coming years and will soften them up for later strikes.
Time: 1 year
Chance of Success: 20%
Cost: 3,800,000 Thrones
Reward: civil war in Tugozak's Domain prolonged and intensified
Greater Divination (Focus)- High Grandmaster Ridcully is more skilled at seeing the present than he is at predicting the future. This allows him to gather a good deal of information about the galaxy using his powers. Possible focuses are the condition of races or organisations, the balance of power in Segmentums or even the activity and compositions of pantheons of gods.
Time: 1 year. (can only be taken three times per turn, including free action)
Chance of Success: 10%
Cost: 4,000,000 Thrones
Reward: Information on focus. The narrower the target the more information.
Divination: Attacks- Headmaster Ridcully could spend some time attempting to predict any incoming attacks on the Imperial Trust. While he tells you that it will be easy for him to spot that an attack is coming, finding more information such as the size, composition, location, and exact timing will take more time and effort.
Time: 1 year
Chance of Success: 50%
Cost: 4,000,000 Thrones
Reward: Information on incoming attacks for the next five years, each success provides more information.
Divination (Target)- Headmaster Ridcully is more skilled at seeing the present than he is at predicting the future. This allows him to gather a good deal of information about the neighbouring sectors without putting any scouts at risk. Valinor, Dragons Nest, and the Orkish domains seem to be the best options to investigate this way.
Time: 2 years.
Chance of Success: 30%
Cost: 4,000,000 Thrones
Reward: Information on selected polity, location, ect. The narrower the target the more information.
Focused Divination (Target, Area)- High Grandmaster Ridcully is more skilled at seeing the present than he is at predicting the future. This allows him to investigate specific aspects of one of the neighbouring nations, such as their military composition, leaders, or even the best times to attack them.
Time: 2 years.
Chance of Success: 30%
Cost: 4,000,000 Thrones
Reward: Gain selected information on selected polity, location, ect. The narrower the target the more information.
Time: 1 year. (must be taken by Headmaster Ridcully, Archmagos Explorator Tranth must have taken an Examine or decoding action this year)
Chance of Success: 30%
Cost: 71,000 Thrones, 710 Material, 7 Promethium, 86 Advanced Material, 9.6 Exotic Material.
Reward: permanently reduce the difficulty of the Examine or decoding action by one percent per five the action is passed
Fanning the Flames- In the recent emergency meeting it was decided that High Grandmaster Ridcully should devote a major portion of his time to intensifying the civil war in Tugozak's Domain. This should hopefully increase the number of casualties that the Orks take in the coming years and will soften them up for later strikes.
Time: 1 year
Chance of Success: 20%
Cost: 3,800,000 Thrones
Reward: civil war in Tugozak's Domain prolonged and intensified
Greater Divination (Focus)- High Grandmaster Ridcully is more skilled at seeing the present than he is at predicting the future. This allows him to gather a good deal of information about the galaxy using his powers. Possible focuses are the condition of races or organisations, the balance of power in Segmentums or even the activity and compositions of pantheons of gods.
Time: 1 year. (can only be taken three times per turn, including free action)
Chance of Success: 10%
Cost: 4,000,000 Thrones
Reward: Information on focus. The narrower the target the more information.
Divination: Attacks- Headmaster Ridcully could spend some time attempting to predict any incoming attacks on the Imperial Trust. While he tells you that it will be easy for him to spot that an attack is coming, finding more information such as the size, composition, location, and exact timing will take more time and effort.
Time: 1 year
Chance of Success: 50%
Cost: 4,000,000 Thrones
Reward: Information on incoming attacks for the next five years, each success provides more information.
Divination (Target)- Headmaster Ridcully is more skilled at seeing the present than he is at predicting the future. This allows him to gather a good deal of information about the neighbouring sectors without putting any scouts at risk. Valinor, Dragons Nest, and the Orkish domains seem to be the best options to investigate this way.
Time: 2 years.
Chance of Success: 30%
Cost: 4,000,000 Thrones
Reward: Information on selected polity, location, ect. The narrower the target the more information.
Focused Divination (Target, Area)- High Grandmaster Ridcully is more skilled at seeing the present than he is at predicting the future. This allows him to investigate specific aspects of one of the neighbouring nations, such as their military composition, leaders, or even the best times to attack them.
Time: 2 years.
Chance of Success: 30%
Cost: 4,000,000 Thrones
Reward: Gain selected information on selected polity, location, ect. The narrower the target the more information.
Technomancy Basics- After the Grand Conclave Callamus sent several of its technomancers to the Imperial Trust in order to teach you the basics of technomancy. While technomancy is based on an entirely different psychic tradition than that used by the Imperial Trust, examining it could still lead to some interesting developments in your own psychic traditions.
Time: 5 years
Chance of Success: 40% (uses learning)
Cost: Free
Reward: Adeptus Astra Telepathica learns basics of technomancy, possible new options
Journeyman Alkahestry- The Nynye are now willing to share the secrets of Alkahestry with the Adeptus Astra Telepathica. While Alkahestry is a highly complex art that takes decades to learn, your psykers now have the basics down and can work on more advanced levels.
Time: 9 years
Chance of Success: 45% (uses learning)
Cost: Free
Reward: Adeptus Astra Telepathica learns advanced skills of Alkahestry, unlocks Alkahestry identification and Master Alkahestry
Anti-Ork Powers: Grand Techbane- Now that he has created an anti Ork Power Xavier thinks that it is possible to upscale it so that it can be used by entire Choirs of Psykers. While it would take a good bit of research to create this power would allow your Demonology Choirs to cause malfunctions to entire Orksish armies, or even disable Gargents.
Time: 8 years
Chance of Success: -50% (uses learning)
Cost: 180,000,000 Thrones, 1,800,000 Material, 4,200 Advanced Material, 480 Exotic Material.
Reward: Create choir scale power able to cause Ork technology to malfunction
Belief and Faith: Adeptus Astra Telepathica- High Grandmaster Ridcully has recently discovered much about how peoples' beliefs can effect the Warp. This has many similarities to the power of faith that gods can use, and Ridcully would like to work with Saint Lin to investigate this similarity.
Time: 5 years (must be taken by Ridcully, must be taken with Belief and Faith: Adeptus Ministorum)
Chance of Success: 20% (uses learning)
Cost: 39,000,000 Thrones, 390,000 Material, 850 Advanced Material, 95 Exotic Material.
Reward: Information on interaction between belief and faith
Laws of the Warp- While conventional wisdom has the Warp as an utterly chaotic dimension with no real internal consistency High Grandmaster Ridcully believes that it does have a handful of underlying laws which are very rarely breached, if at all. With a bit of effort he can start looking into several concepts that he believes are underlying Laws of the Warp.
Time: 5 years (must be taken by Ridcully)
Chance of Success: 5% (uses learning)
Cost: 39,000,000 Thrones, 390,000 Material, 850 Advanced Material, 95 Exotic Material.
Reward: Information on Laws of the Warp, new options
Implement (Siren Rune)- In recent years you have gained access to a massive list of Siren Runes, each of which has their own uses. It would be a good idea to spend some time working out how to best use them.
Time: 2 years
Cost: 39,000,000 Thrones, 7,800,000 Material, 790,000 Promethium, 85,000 Advanced Material, 95 Exotic Material.
Reward: Plan on how to implement chosen rune
Black Ship Protection: Telepathica- Between the Siren Runes of Warding and the powerful Gellar Field Generators that were part of the design for the Deus Superdreadnought you may now be able to build a version of the Black Ships. To begin with the Adeptus Mechanicus and the Adeptus Astra Telepathica will need to work together on combining these technologies and testing whether their effect is strong enough. Only Tamia has a good enough understanding of Siren Runes to lead the Adeptus Telepathica half of this research project.
Time: 12 years (must be taken with Black Ship Protection: Mechanicus)
Chance of Success: 20% (uses learning, both parts must succeed)
Cost: 400,000,000 Thrones, 10,000,000 Advanced Material, 100,000 Exotic Material, 25 Relic Material
Reward: Create set of protections allowing the design of Black Ships
Warp Echo: (material or item)- Some materials or items have a strong echo in the Warp, providing them with proprieties that they otherwise would not have. With a bit of work Ridcully will be able to determine if any given material or item has an echo, and what it is tied to.
Time: 1 year (must be taken by Ridcully)
Chance of Success: 30% (uses learning)
Cost: 3,800,000 Thrones, 38,000 Material, 85 Advanced Material, 9 Exotic Material.
Reward: Information on selected items Warp echo
Warp Echo: (Search)- Some materials or items have a strong echo in the Warp, providing them with proprieties that they otherwise would not have. With a bit of work Ridcully will be able to find items or materials that have Warp Echoes.
Time: 3 years (must be taken by Ridcully)
Chance of Success: -10% (uses learning)
Cost: 18,000,000 Thrones, 180,000 Material, 420 Advanced Material, 48 Exotic Material.
Reward: find one Warp Echo
Research: Conceptional Bonding: First Stage- Recently it has been found that Truesteel works by somehow permanently bonding the concept of steel to metal. Given that conceptional bonding is considered to be highly unstable and requires constant attention from a skilled Psyker to maintain, the fact that a stable form of it exists is highly interesting, among other reasons because it was believed to be impossible. Tamia thinks that if she spends a decade or so studying Truesteel she will learn more about how it works; not nearly enough to replicate the feat but still enough to be of great use. She mentions that among other uses any more information on this subject may be useful in working out how to copy the power that Island Turtles use, which would be invaluable.
Time: 12 years
Chance of Success: 25% (uses learning)
Cost: 39,000,000 Thrones, 390,000 Material, 850 Advanced Material, 95 Exotic Material.
Reward: Information on Conceptional Bonding
Examine: (Siren Rune)- The Sirens have recently traded knowledge of how to make several forms of Runes in exchange for the souls of chaos cultists. Tamia would like to spend a few years examining each in order to both determine what it does and to ensure that it is safe. This will also determine exactly how you can use the rune, including whether you can form wards of it or inscribe it on weapons.
Time: 3 years (must be taken by Tamia)
Chance of Success: 80% (uses learning)
Cost: 39,000,000 Thrones, 390,000 Material, 850 Advanced Material, 95 Exotic Material.
Reward: Determine the effects of the selected Rune and if it is safe
Psychic Materials: Wildlife- There are some materials that channel psychic energies better than others, or in certain ways. Given the sheer variety of psychic wildlife of differing sorts on Avernus, Grandmaster Jameson believes that at least some of them will be useful in this manner. She will only be able to examine a single type of creature at a time, so it will take quite some time to examine everything that Avernus has to offer.
Time: 1 year
Cost: 4,000,000 Thrones, 400,000 Material, 4,250 Advanced Materials.
Reward: Determine if any part of selected species is useful as a psychic conductor.
Research: Black Crystal Items (Item)- Last year Headmaster Ridcully determined that each of the items of Black Crystal has its own unique property, though he was not able to determine what they are. He tells you it would most likely take a couple of years of study to determine exactly what the unique properties are but it would most likely be worth the time expended.
Time: 2 year
Chance of Success: Unknown (uses learning)
Cost: 355,000 thrones, 17,750 Material, 43 Advanced Material.
Reward: More information on Black Crystal Item selected
Research (Species that has completed Biologis research) – Many of the more interesting creatures of Avernus use psychic powers in some manner and while Magos Biologis Saren has discovered as much about them as he can, there is still more to learn. Headmaster Ridcully would like to lead a team of Sanctionites to try to discover more about these species, hopefully including how to mimic their innate powers in some manner.
Time: 1 year
Chance of Success: Unknown (uses learning)
Cost: 81,000 thrones, 8,100 Material, 8.6 Advanced Material.
Reward: More information on chosen species, chance of learning new psychic power.
Time: 5 years
Chance of Success: 40% (uses learning)
Cost: Free
Reward: Adeptus Astra Telepathica learns basics of technomancy, possible new options
Journeyman Alkahestry- The Nynye are now willing to share the secrets of Alkahestry with the Adeptus Astra Telepathica. While Alkahestry is a highly complex art that takes decades to learn, your psykers now have the basics down and can work on more advanced levels.
Time: 9 years
Chance of Success: 45% (uses learning)
Cost: Free
Reward: Adeptus Astra Telepathica learns advanced skills of Alkahestry, unlocks Alkahestry identification and Master Alkahestry
Anti-Ork Powers: Grand Techbane- Now that he has created an anti Ork Power Xavier thinks that it is possible to upscale it so that it can be used by entire Choirs of Psykers. While it would take a good bit of research to create this power would allow your Demonology Choirs to cause malfunctions to entire Orksish armies, or even disable Gargents.
Time: 8 years
Chance of Success: -50% (uses learning)
Cost: 180,000,000 Thrones, 1,800,000 Material, 4,200 Advanced Material, 480 Exotic Material.
Reward: Create choir scale power able to cause Ork technology to malfunction
Belief and Faith: Adeptus Astra Telepathica- High Grandmaster Ridcully has recently discovered much about how peoples' beliefs can effect the Warp. This has many similarities to the power of faith that gods can use, and Ridcully would like to work with Saint Lin to investigate this similarity.
Time: 5 years (must be taken by Ridcully, must be taken with Belief and Faith: Adeptus Ministorum)
Chance of Success: 20% (uses learning)
Cost: 39,000,000 Thrones, 390,000 Material, 850 Advanced Material, 95 Exotic Material.
Reward: Information on interaction between belief and faith
Laws of the Warp- While conventional wisdom has the Warp as an utterly chaotic dimension with no real internal consistency High Grandmaster Ridcully believes that it does have a handful of underlying laws which are very rarely breached, if at all. With a bit of effort he can start looking into several concepts that he believes are underlying Laws of the Warp.
Time: 5 years (must be taken by Ridcully)
Chance of Success: 5% (uses learning)
Cost: 39,000,000 Thrones, 390,000 Material, 850 Advanced Material, 95 Exotic Material.
Reward: Information on Laws of the Warp, new options
Implement (Siren Rune)- In recent years you have gained access to a massive list of Siren Runes, each of which has their own uses. It would be a good idea to spend some time working out how to best use them.
Time: 2 years
Cost: 39,000,000 Thrones, 7,800,000 Material, 790,000 Promethium, 85,000 Advanced Material, 95 Exotic Material.
Reward: Plan on how to implement chosen rune
Black Ship Protection: Telepathica- Between the Siren Runes of Warding and the powerful Gellar Field Generators that were part of the design for the Deus Superdreadnought you may now be able to build a version of the Black Ships. To begin with the Adeptus Mechanicus and the Adeptus Astra Telepathica will need to work together on combining these technologies and testing whether their effect is strong enough. Only Tamia has a good enough understanding of Siren Runes to lead the Adeptus Telepathica half of this research project.
Time: 12 years (must be taken with Black Ship Protection: Mechanicus)
Chance of Success: 20% (uses learning, both parts must succeed)
Cost: 400,000,000 Thrones, 10,000,000 Advanced Material, 100,000 Exotic Material, 25 Relic Material
Reward: Create set of protections allowing the design of Black Ships
Warp Echo: (material or item)- Some materials or items have a strong echo in the Warp, providing them with proprieties that they otherwise would not have. With a bit of work Ridcully will be able to determine if any given material or item has an echo, and what it is tied to.
Time: 1 year (must be taken by Ridcully)
Chance of Success: 30% (uses learning)
Cost: 3,800,000 Thrones, 38,000 Material, 85 Advanced Material, 9 Exotic Material.
Reward: Information on selected items Warp echo
Warp Echo: (Search)- Some materials or items have a strong echo in the Warp, providing them with proprieties that they otherwise would not have. With a bit of work Ridcully will be able to find items or materials that have Warp Echoes.
Time: 3 years (must be taken by Ridcully)
Chance of Success: -10% (uses learning)
Cost: 18,000,000 Thrones, 180,000 Material, 420 Advanced Material, 48 Exotic Material.
Reward: find one Warp Echo
Research: Conceptional Bonding: First Stage- Recently it has been found that Truesteel works by somehow permanently bonding the concept of steel to metal. Given that conceptional bonding is considered to be highly unstable and requires constant attention from a skilled Psyker to maintain, the fact that a stable form of it exists is highly interesting, among other reasons because it was believed to be impossible. Tamia thinks that if she spends a decade or so studying Truesteel she will learn more about how it works; not nearly enough to replicate the feat but still enough to be of great use. She mentions that among other uses any more information on this subject may be useful in working out how to copy the power that Island Turtles use, which would be invaluable.
Time: 12 years
Chance of Success: 25% (uses learning)
Cost: 39,000,000 Thrones, 390,000 Material, 850 Advanced Material, 95 Exotic Material.
Reward: Information on Conceptional Bonding
Examine: (Siren Rune)- The Sirens have recently traded knowledge of how to make several forms of Runes in exchange for the souls of chaos cultists. Tamia would like to spend a few years examining each in order to both determine what it does and to ensure that it is safe. This will also determine exactly how you can use the rune, including whether you can form wards of it or inscribe it on weapons.
Time: 3 years (must be taken by Tamia)
Chance of Success: 80% (uses learning)
Cost: 39,000,000 Thrones, 390,000 Material, 850 Advanced Material, 95 Exotic Material.
Reward: Determine the effects of the selected Rune and if it is safe
Psychic Materials: Wildlife- There are some materials that channel psychic energies better than others, or in certain ways. Given the sheer variety of psychic wildlife of differing sorts on Avernus, Grandmaster Jameson believes that at least some of them will be useful in this manner. She will only be able to examine a single type of creature at a time, so it will take quite some time to examine everything that Avernus has to offer.
Time: 1 year
Cost: 4,000,000 Thrones, 400,000 Material, 4,250 Advanced Materials.
Reward: Determine if any part of selected species is useful as a psychic conductor.
Research: Black Crystal Items (Item)- Last year Headmaster Ridcully determined that each of the items of Black Crystal has its own unique property, though he was not able to determine what they are. He tells you it would most likely take a couple of years of study to determine exactly what the unique properties are but it would most likely be worth the time expended.
Time: 2 year
Chance of Success: Unknown (uses learning)
Cost: 355,000 thrones, 17,750 Material, 43 Advanced Material.
Reward: More information on Black Crystal Item selected
Research (Species that has completed Biologis research) – Many of the more interesting creatures of Avernus use psychic powers in some manner and while Magos Biologis Saren has discovered as much about them as he can, there is still more to learn. Headmaster Ridcully would like to lead a team of Sanctionites to try to discover more about these species, hopefully including how to mimic their innate powers in some manner.
Time: 1 year
Chance of Success: Unknown (uses learning)
Cost: 81,000 thrones, 8,100 Material, 8.6 Advanced Material.
Reward: More information on chosen species, chance of learning new psychic power.
Ward Vault (Dis)- An essential part of your Ultra-Secure Vault design are some powerful Wards that Tamia has designed. When combined with the vaults Null-Technology these wards should make it near impossible for Psykers to bypass the vaults defences.
Time: 10 years
Chance of Success: 10% (uses average of learning and control)
Cost: 38,000,000 Thrones, 740,000 Advanced Material, 84,000 Exotic Material, 20 Relic Material.
Upkeep per year: 1,900,000 Thrones, 37,000 Advanced Material, 4,200 Exotic Material, 1 Relic Material.
Reward: Ward Ultra-Secure Vault
Locked- Six out of Ten years completed
Trap Rune: Master- The Siren Trap Rune can be used to make the wards of your Master Witch and Psyker Hunters actively dangerous to those that attempt to breach them. This would add another layer of danger that rogue Psykers have to deal with, and should allow you to deal with them a bit faster.
Time: 6 years
Cost: 880,000,000 Thrones, 22,000,000 Advanced Material, 220,000 Exotic Material.
Upkeep per year: 46,000,000 Thrones, 1,200,000 Advanced Material, 1,200 Exotic Material.
Reward: +5 to dealing with Psykers, +5 to dealing with Beta-level and above Psykers.
Locked- Three out of Six years completed
Psychic Cleansing- Saint Lin has volunteered to undertake the cleansing of the recently captured worlds in Valinor. While your normal psykers could not pull this feat off by themselves, both pyromancers and daemonologists would be able to assist him in his efforts, reducing the amount of time he must spend on this project.
Time: 2 years (must start at same time as Cleanse World, can't be taken by Ridcully)
Chance of Success: 20% (uses average of power and control with Pyromancy and Demonology Bonus)
Cost: 4,000,000 Thrones, 400,000 Material, 4,250 Advanced Materials
Reward: +15 to success chance of Cleanse World
Mentoring: Alpha- Given the high rate of failure for the more powerful psykers High Grandmaster Ridcully would like to have some of his best psykers mentor the second Alpha-level in the years leading up to her trials. This will hopefully be enough to increase her chance of passing by a significant degree.
Time: 1 year. (can be taken per hero)
Chance of Success: 50%
Cost: Free
Reward: each point of success increases chance of the Alpha-level psyker passing the trails by 1% (max pass chance 65%, current pass chance 10%.
Create Psyker Order (Purpose or Speciality, Department if Any)- It is possible for you to create an Order of Psykers within the Adeptus Astra Telepathica. This Order will either have a purpose and develop as needed to fulfil this purpose or it will have a speciality and develop that speciality. For example an Order of Healers would have the speciality of Healing and focus on devolving your knowledge of Physic Healing and teaching your Healers while an Order of Daemon Hunters would have the purpose of combating Daemons and would recruit those with the will and talent to combat Daemons.
Time: 6 years
Cost: 200,000,000 Thrones, 2,000,000 Material, 4,150 Advanced Material, 415 Exotic Material.
Reward: Allows the formation of an Order of Psykers with selected purpose or speciality within the selected department, more options.
Battle Preparations- It is highly likely that you will find yourself in a war as soon as the Warp Storm ends and Primaris Xavier has suggested putting the Battle Psykers through last minute training in preparation. While this will have no long term effect, in the short term it will hone the edge of their psychic abilities.
Time: 1 year
Chance of Success: 40% (uses Martial, each success reduces chance of success by 5%, this recovers at a rate of one per two years)
Cost: 22,000,000 Thrones, 11,000 Material, 1,100 Promethium, 10,625 Advanced Material, 116 Exotic Material.
Reward: +5 to all Battle Psyker Rolls for the next decade
Honing an Edge- It is highly likely that you will find yourself in a war as soon as the Warpstorm so it might be a good idea for the heroic Psykers of Avernus to focus on preparing themselves. While normally the time just before a war is not a good time for a military force's leadership to spend a year meditating and training themselves, when the leader is as powerful a weapon as a heroic psyker it becomes a good option.
Time: 1 year
Chance of Success: 40% (uses Control, each success reduces chance of success by 5%, this recovers at a rate of one per two years)
Cost: Free
Reward: +10 to all battle rolls by Heroic Psyker who takes the action for the next decade
Mentoring: Beta- Given the high rate of failure for the more powerful psykers Headmaster Ridcully would like to have one of his best psykers mentor the next Beta-level in the year leading up to his trials. This will hopefully be enough to increase his chance of passing by a significant degree.
Time: 1 year. (can be taken once)
Chance of Success: 50%
Cost: Free
Reward: each point of success inc chance of the Beta-level psyker passing the trails by
Time: 10 years
Chance of Success: 10% (uses average of learning and control)
Cost: 38,000,000 Thrones, 740,000 Advanced Material, 84,000 Exotic Material, 20 Relic Material.
Upkeep per year: 1,900,000 Thrones, 37,000 Advanced Material, 4,200 Exotic Material, 1 Relic Material.
Reward: Ward Ultra-Secure Vault
Locked- Six out of Ten years completed
Trap Rune: Master- The Siren Trap Rune can be used to make the wards of your Master Witch and Psyker Hunters actively dangerous to those that attempt to breach them. This would add another layer of danger that rogue Psykers have to deal with, and should allow you to deal with them a bit faster.
Time: 6 years
Cost: 880,000,000 Thrones, 22,000,000 Advanced Material, 220,000 Exotic Material.
Upkeep per year: 46,000,000 Thrones, 1,200,000 Advanced Material, 1,200 Exotic Material.
Reward: +5 to dealing with Psykers, +5 to dealing with Beta-level and above Psykers.
Locked- Three out of Six years completed
Psychic Cleansing- Saint Lin has volunteered to undertake the cleansing of the recently captured worlds in Valinor. While your normal psykers could not pull this feat off by themselves, both pyromancers and daemonologists would be able to assist him in his efforts, reducing the amount of time he must spend on this project.
Time: 2 years (must start at same time as Cleanse World, can't be taken by Ridcully)
Chance of Success: 20% (uses average of power and control with Pyromancy and Demonology Bonus)
Cost: 4,000,000 Thrones, 400,000 Material, 4,250 Advanced Materials
Reward: +15 to success chance of Cleanse World
Mentoring: Alpha- Given the high rate of failure for the more powerful psykers High Grandmaster Ridcully would like to have some of his best psykers mentor the second Alpha-level in the years leading up to her trials. This will hopefully be enough to increase her chance of passing by a significant degree.
Time: 1 year. (can be taken per hero)
Chance of Success: 50%
Cost: Free
Reward: each point of success increases chance of the Alpha-level psyker passing the trails by 1% (max pass chance 65%, current pass chance 10%.
Create Psyker Order (Purpose or Speciality, Department if Any)- It is possible for you to create an Order of Psykers within the Adeptus Astra Telepathica. This Order will either have a purpose and develop as needed to fulfil this purpose or it will have a speciality and develop that speciality. For example an Order of Healers would have the speciality of Healing and focus on devolving your knowledge of Physic Healing and teaching your Healers while an Order of Daemon Hunters would have the purpose of combating Daemons and would recruit those with the will and talent to combat Daemons.
Time: 6 years
Cost: 200,000,000 Thrones, 2,000,000 Material, 4,150 Advanced Material, 415 Exotic Material.
Reward: Allows the formation of an Order of Psykers with selected purpose or speciality within the selected department, more options.
Battle Preparations- It is highly likely that you will find yourself in a war as soon as the Warp Storm ends and Primaris Xavier has suggested putting the Battle Psykers through last minute training in preparation. While this will have no long term effect, in the short term it will hone the edge of their psychic abilities.
Time: 1 year
Chance of Success: 40% (uses Martial, each success reduces chance of success by 5%, this recovers at a rate of one per two years)
Cost: 22,000,000 Thrones, 11,000 Material, 1,100 Promethium, 10,625 Advanced Material, 116 Exotic Material.
Reward: +5 to all Battle Psyker Rolls for the next decade
Honing an Edge- It is highly likely that you will find yourself in a war as soon as the Warpstorm so it might be a good idea for the heroic Psykers of Avernus to focus on preparing themselves. While normally the time just before a war is not a good time for a military force's leadership to spend a year meditating and training themselves, when the leader is as powerful a weapon as a heroic psyker it becomes a good option.
Time: 1 year
Chance of Success: 40% (uses Control, each success reduces chance of success by 5%, this recovers at a rate of one per two years)
Cost: Free
Reward: +10 to all battle rolls by Heroic Psyker who takes the action for the next decade
Mentoring: Beta- Given the high rate of failure for the more powerful psykers Headmaster Ridcully would like to have one of his best psykers mentor the next Beta-level in the year leading up to his trials. This will hopefully be enough to increase his chance of passing by a significant degree.
Time: 1 year. (can be taken once)
Chance of Success: 50%
Cost: Free
Reward: each point of success inc chance of the Beta-level psyker passing the trails by
You have recently appointed Prefetus Tertius Rosalinda Orlov as your personal assistant, and renamed the position as Vizier to better reflect the powers and responsibilities that it possesses. So far she seems to be fitting in rather well, and you look forward to continuing to work with her over the years to come.
Governor Rotbart gains trait Visionary Diplomat (+4D)-Governor Rotbart is in large part responsible for the Grand Conclave, which is almost certainly the most influential diplomatic meeting of the millennium for the galaxy.
Choose Four
Three Five years, One Two years
Personal Attention: Anti-Psyker Training: Preparation- You are highly capable of military command, administration, diplomacy and intrigue and are capable of managing a project in any of those fields. Can be taken twice.
Time: as project.
Cost: free.
Reward: get one extra Adeptus Munitorum, Adeptus Administratum, Diplomacy or Adeptus Arbites action with your characteristic bonus.
Locked- Four out of Six years completed
Construction Expertise (project)- Your Vizer Rosalinda Orlov is a highly skilled architect and can oversee any major constructions projects that the Administratum handles. This should be a good way to keep the expansions of your cities in progress.
Time: as project.
Cost: free.
Reward: do one Adeptus Administratum, construction project with your characteristic bonus and traits
Getting to know you- You have recently appointed Prefetus Tertius Rosalinda Orlov as your new Vizier. It would be a good idea to put aside some time to get to know her better, as you expect to be working closely with her for decades to come.
Time: 1 year
Cost: Free
Reward: gain character sheet of Vizer Rosalinda Orlov
Personal Attention: Any– You are highly capable of military command, administration, diplomacy and intrigue and are capable of managing a project in any of those fields. Can be taken twice.
Time: as project.
Cost: free.
Reward: get one extra Adeptus Munitorum, Adeptus Administratum, Diplomacy or Adeptus Arbites action with your characteristic bonus.
Knowing Avernus (Write in or QM's Choice)-In the years since founding Avernus has developed in many ways, some of which you have not been able to pay attention to. It may be a good idea to spend some time learning about the smaller organisations that make Avernus so unique and about Avernite culture.
Time: 1 year. (no more then twice per turn please, also try and explain what you want, one word topics can be unclear)
Reward: Get information about selected aspect of Avernite culture or organisation
Spend Time With (Person)- One of the ways that you can spend what little free time that you have is by spending some time with your friends and advisers. This would be a good way for you to relax and improve your relationship with your co-workers, as well as possibly learn or teach something.
Time: 1 year.
Chance of Success: Unknown
Cost: Free (can be taken multiple times)
Reward: Spend time with selected character, chance of improving your relationship, chance of boosting your own or selected characters
Whispers of Change (Suggestion)- Fabricator-General Britton has mentioned that he is trying to slowly change the Mechanicus to remove its more problematic laws and traditions. He is willing to listen to any proposals that you make on what should change and how to change it and promises not to get offended.
Time: 1 year
Reward: Fabricator-General Britton listen to your suggestion and may follow though.
Speak to the People – Much to the surprise of both you and your advisors, you are a highly popular figure on Avernus. You can use this popularity to run a series of Tel-casts to raise the morale of both the civilians and the military.
Time: 1 Year.
Chance of Success: 50%
Cost: 3,600 Thrones
Three Five years, One Two years
Personal Attention: Anti-Psyker Training: Preparation- You are highly capable of military command, administration, diplomacy and intrigue and are capable of managing a project in any of those fields. Can be taken twice.
Time: as project.
Cost: free.
Reward: get one extra Adeptus Munitorum, Adeptus Administratum, Diplomacy or Adeptus Arbites action with your characteristic bonus.
Locked- Four out of Six years completed
Construction Expertise (project)- Your Vizer Rosalinda Orlov is a highly skilled architect and can oversee any major constructions projects that the Administratum handles. This should be a good way to keep the expansions of your cities in progress.
Time: as project.
Cost: free.
Reward: do one Adeptus Administratum, construction project with your characteristic bonus and traits
Getting to know you- You have recently appointed Prefetus Tertius Rosalinda Orlov as your new Vizier. It would be a good idea to put aside some time to get to know her better, as you expect to be working closely with her for decades to come.
Time: 1 year
Cost: Free
Reward: gain character sheet of Vizer Rosalinda Orlov
Personal Attention: Any– You are highly capable of military command, administration, diplomacy and intrigue and are capable of managing a project in any of those fields. Can be taken twice.
Time: as project.
Cost: free.
Reward: get one extra Adeptus Munitorum, Adeptus Administratum, Diplomacy or Adeptus Arbites action with your characteristic bonus.
Knowing Avernus (Write in or QM's Choice)-In the years since founding Avernus has developed in many ways, some of which you have not been able to pay attention to. It may be a good idea to spend some time learning about the smaller organisations that make Avernus so unique and about Avernite culture.
Time: 1 year. (no more then twice per turn please, also try and explain what you want, one word topics can be unclear)
Reward: Get information about selected aspect of Avernite culture or organisation
Spend Time With (Person)- One of the ways that you can spend what little free time that you have is by spending some time with your friends and advisers. This would be a good way for you to relax and improve your relationship with your co-workers, as well as possibly learn or teach something.
Time: 1 year.
Chance of Success: Unknown
Cost: Free (can be taken multiple times)
Reward: Spend time with selected character, chance of improving your relationship, chance of boosting your own or selected characters
Whispers of Change (Suggestion)- Fabricator-General Britton has mentioned that he is trying to slowly change the Mechanicus to remove its more problematic laws and traditions. He is willing to listen to any proposals that you make on what should change and how to change it and promises not to get offended.
Time: 1 year
Reward: Fabricator-General Britton listen to your suggestion and may follow though.
Speak to the People – Much to the surprise of both you and your advisors, you are a highly popular figure on Avernus. You can use this popularity to run a series of Tel-casts to raise the morale of both the civilians and the military.
Time: 1 Year.
Chance of Success: 50%
Cost: 3,600 Thrones
| Thrones | Material | Metal | Promethium | Advanced Material | Exotic Material | Food | Relic Material | Population | |
| Gross Income | 66,413,445,905 | 77,994,173,411 | 41,846,207,950 | 20,051,718,662 | 99,358,567 | 2,649,116 | -5,942 | 76 | 53,484,231,222 |
| Current Reserves | 441,427,994,355 | 619,411,947,448 | 1,473,882,000,525 | 487,920,403,239 | 346,123,505 | 11,452,895 | 470,341 | 108 | 57,001,188,133 |
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Oh god there's do many new options.
Aside from the massive political upheaval, the AdMech must feel absolutely estatic.
Aside from the massive political upheaval, the AdMech must feel absolutely estatic.