[X] Focus your network building efforts on the Foundations (+1 to region rep on completion of the Hou Zuang's gift project, Improves effect of Hanyi's concerts on Meng projects)
Threads Of Destiny(Eastern Fantasy, Sequel to Forge of Destiny)
- Thread starter yrsillar
- Start date
- Original Users' Choice!
Voted best in category in the Users' Choice awards.
- Location
- The Star Kingdom of Manticore
The or in the vote makes me think it is a chance of an extra bonus to one of those zones, not both.
- Location
- United Kingdom
[X] Focus your network building effort on the Central Valley (+1 to region rep on completion of the Hou Zhuang's gift project. 50% chance on completion of gaining a +1 rep boost with Thundering Hills or South River Jing region)
CedeTheBees
Probably high right now
- Location
- Somewhere
- Pronouns
- They/Them
You can't call focusing on one area while another still hates you a solid foundation.
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Because I totally forgot about that part ... (maybe im the only one but maybe it changes the vote for some)
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So we need to do this 2 more times to get the affect we are currently voting on and there will be no immediate benefits from what I can tell.
We are basically at "Begins establishing provincial intelligence."
And having a look at our immediate future (like next 3 turnes or so).
We have:
-Further exploring our future home.
-Doing our successor Art.
-Preparing for a possible turn were we kick in the door to the moon with potentially 3 cultivation actions that give us 70% chance of moon attention.
-Going on a genocide fieldtrip with our local expert in the field of war crimes.
Hostess Lessons, Paying Respects and Root Inroads are also still left on our plate from last turn.
Not to mention the other plothooks we still have. (Writing all those out would probably give me an existential crises)
So if we go for the Hanyi bonus we need to make sure we finish part 2 and 3 before her tour to the east. I don't remember quite if we got a timeframe for it but if we have I missed it.
- Location
- France
[X] Focus your network building effort on the Central Valley (+1 to region rep on completion of the Hou Zhuang's gift project. 50% chance on completion of gaining a +1 rep boost with Thundering Hills or South River Jing region)
Bakkasama
There is always a greater fool
- Location
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Pronouns
- He/his
[X] Focus your network building effort on the Central Valley (+1 to region rep on completion of the Hou Zhuang's gift project. 50% chance on completion of gaining a +1 rep boost with Thundering Hills or South River Jing region)
Ok, I have decided:
[X] Focus your network building efforts on the Foundations (+1 to region rep on completion of the Hou Zuang's gift project, Improves effect of Hanyi's concerts on Meng projects)
The reason being that I value higher actual active help than just general approval or neutrality to our projects.
By reaching +3 rep in Foundations, we would get active help from the closest 2 count territories, help which I think we will definitely need.
First we have the Old/New Road Project. We already have the approval of the leading baron clan of the region but all the others are, at best, dubious. Increasing rep to +3 in the region would solve a lot of those problems.
Then we have the Artisans Projects we didn't choose, but we will likely be able to do afterwards. Regardless if we want them to buy our exotic materials or sell us and the White Sky their products, it's paramount that they can trust us. We can achieve that by having a great rep in the area.
If we are ever in need of emergency supplies (medicines, food, manpower) having a +3 rep with our neighbours would obviously be more useful than having a 0 rep with a distant county. We are, and will be for a while, in the initial phases of the settlement. Troubles are bound to happen, we have to prepare for them.
Then we have the Meng situation. We have to remember that our allied Meng faction represents a third of the important voices in the Meng clan.
The increase of that Neo Weilu faction is highly dependant on the success of our projects. Both Hanyi's concerts and our diplomatic effort.
The direct rep bonus puts us at +3 in the region that faction has most influence in.
Not only that, but the secondary bonus says:
Improves effect of Hanyi's concerts on Meng projects
So that applies to Meng projects in general. I think that's our best way to improve the -1 rep in the Western Ferns. Improving our rep there means our Meng faction will have a better chance to expand and strengthen their influence.
Better rep in that region means an easier way to reach our Bao and Bai allies, and facilitates commerce between north and south.
So this option also has plenty of benefits in the long term.
P.S.
My understanding of "50% chance on completion of gaining a +1 rep boost with Thundering Hills or South River Jing region" is:
50% of +0, +0.
25% of +1, +0.
25% of +0, +1.
That bet is, at least for me, a worse deal than the sure bonus from Hanyi's boost.
[X] Focus your network building efforts on the Foundations (+1 to region rep on completion of the Hou Zuang's gift project, Improves effect of Hanyi's concerts on Meng projects)
The reason being that I value higher actual active help than just general approval or neutrality to our projects.
By reaching +3 rep in Foundations, we would get active help from the closest 2 count territories, help which I think we will definitely need.
First we have the Old/New Road Project. We already have the approval of the leading baron clan of the region but all the others are, at best, dubious. Increasing rep to +3 in the region would solve a lot of those problems.
Then we have the Artisans Projects we didn't choose, but we will likely be able to do afterwards. Regardless if we want them to buy our exotic materials or sell us and the White Sky their products, it's paramount that they can trust us. We can achieve that by having a great rep in the area.
If we are ever in need of emergency supplies (medicines, food, manpower) having a +3 rep with our neighbours would obviously be more useful than having a 0 rep with a distant county. We are, and will be for a while, in the initial phases of the settlement. Troubles are bound to happen, we have to prepare for them.
Then we have the Meng situation. We have to remember that our allied Meng faction represents a third of the important voices in the Meng clan.
The increase of that Neo Weilu faction is highly dependant on the success of our projects. Both Hanyi's concerts and our diplomatic effort.
The direct rep bonus puts us at +3 in the region that faction has most influence in.
Not only that, but the secondary bonus says:
Improves effect of Hanyi's concerts on Meng projects
So that applies to Meng projects in general. I think that's our best way to improve the -1 rep in the Western Ferns. Improving our rep there means our Meng faction will have a better chance to expand and strengthen their influence.
Better rep in that region means an easier way to reach our Bao and Bai allies, and facilitates commerce between north and south.
So this option also has plenty of benefits in the long term.
P.S.
My understanding of "50% chance on completion of gaining a +1 rep boost with Thundering Hills or South River Jing region" is:
50% of +0, +0.
25% of +1, +0.
25% of +0, +1.
That bet is, at least for me, a worse deal than the sure bonus from Hanyi's boost.
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- Location
- the internet
See, I'm still waiting on a confirmation of how it actually works. Kinda frustrating.
- Location
- Spain
- Pronouns
- He/Him
[X] Focus your network building efforts on the Foundations (+1 to region rep on completion of the Hou Zuang's gift project, Improves effect of Hanyi's concerts on Meng projects)
- Pronouns
- He
[X] Focus your network building effort on the Central Valley (+1 to region rep on completion of the Hou Zhuang's gift project. 50% chance on completion of gaining a +1 rep boost with Thundering Hills or South River Jing region)
- Pronouns
- He/Him
[X] Focus your network building effort on the Central Valley (+1 to region rep on completion of the Hou Zhuang's gift project. 50% chance on completion of gaining a +1 rep boost with Thundering Hills or South River Jing region)
[X] Focus your network building efforts on the Foundations (+1 to region rep on completion of the Hou Zuang's gift project, Improves effect of Hanyi's concerts on Meng projects)
What's the point of having political power if you dont use it to support your little sister's music career?
What's the point of having political power if you dont use it to support your little sister's music career?