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To Establish Peace - A Romance of the Three Kingdoms Quest

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Gaz said:
It's a move from having shit weighed down on you guys (each troop measured down to individual equipment types, etc) to me instead. I'd much rather the latter, for the sake of the quest.
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How will the money and renown be used if that's taken out of hand? Would players throw money at some abstract concept like "Archers" or focus on getting friends gifts?
 
I don't think such a change would be a good idea nor would I personally prefer it. This quest will come at some point into the phase of empire/kingdom/faction building and going for too abstract a concept would take the heart of the matter from it. How much less charm and interest would we have in our troops and character if they were essentially faceless concepts? How little would we care if we got them was through one decision and no real continuous effort?
 
Plus it means I'll have to scrap all the work I've done on behind the scenes mechanics, and I'd be pretty salty about that
 
One of the appeals of this quest seems to be that players can put in the work and get rewarded by the narrative for preparedness or inventiveness. If that work is placed in the QM's hands, not only does it seem like you'd burn out having to handle all the work, there would also be less that would appeal to the players.
 
Rolled up who would replace Liu Yu in You Province from a table of possible and likely candidates. It appears that the court will select to be the next Inspector of You -

Yuan Yi, cousin of Yuan Shao
 
Once more my unfamiliarity with the source material prevents me from properly apreciating your dramatic revelation @Gaz . I apologize.

Could someone more knowledgeable elaborate on this fellow and the possible repercusions of his appointment?
 
Shador said:
Once more my unfamiliarity with the source material prevents me from properly apreciating your dramatic revelation @Gaz . I apologize.

Could someone more knowledgeable elaborate on this fellow and the possible repercusions of his appointment?
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Sure, any time

A victim of somewhat fragmented records, he was a member of the extremely prominent and powerful Yuan clan, gentry who had men in positions of the highest echelons for generations at this point, and who had influence and connections throughout the land. He was noted to be diligent, highly organised, studious with an eye for detail. One of his noted talents was efficiency at keeping tax records as an administrator, and ensuring no families slipped through any tax related loopholes. He was also famous for being a writer of rhapsodies and songs, but any details regarding them are long lost. Like his more famous cousin, Yuan Shao, he was an old buddy of Cao Cao, who noted that Yuan Yi was one of his few old schoolmates who kept the same love of learning and studying as an adult. Later joined the coalition against Dong Zhuo, and sided with Yuan Shao over Yuan Shu during the Yuan civil war that broke the alliance. He was sent to try and claim Yang province before Yuan Shu, but was defeated and scattered, and died in I believe a coup short while later.
He was also appointed Prefect of Chang'an, the former capital of the Han and one of the largest cities of the Empire at around this point in the OTL, and was said to have done a great job domestically. Which means I have to find a replacement for him too in that regards, thanks to butterflies!

Also, the revelation wasn't too dramatic compared to other potential candidates. Most were other typical Han bureaucrats and officials, but there were a few truly gonzo options that could have been rolled.
 
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I wonder if Liang Shu can play Kingmaker with Liu Yu? Well, he would have to go out of his way a bit to befriend the Imperial Uncle and take him under his wing, and the Emperor is still alive and there's no succession crisis by Dong Zhuo yet.

Earlier, people talked of harems, but personally I find matchmaking to be much more interesting. Since not much is recorded of women and wives in Three Kingdoms, there's plenty of potential matches for officers should girls keep showing up.
 
Jeez I have no idea who any of these people are, I'm just here because I enjoy the quest and how well written it is. Like all I've learned about the Three Kingdom era of China 80 percent of it comes from this quest.
 
ConfusedCanuck said:
Learn something new everyday I didn't even now that Dynasty warriors was based on the three kingdom era. And thanks I know it's fine I was just joking a bit you know.
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Yep, Koei has a longer running series called Romance of the Three Kingdoms that is a strategy game set in this. They have had two spinoffs using the time frame, Kessen and Dynasty Warriors the later of which has been highly succesul and spawned various other Warriors games for other game series and anime. Plus Shogunate Japan.
 
Gaz; while I appreciate your devotion to the whole whatever happens is fine concept; when it comes to decisions outside players control you should pick whatever option you like best. If you want to bring in a particular character or have an idea for a scenario run with it. Your the one doing the most work so you might as well let yourself have fun too. It's your world to explore different possibilities.
 
In my quest when I'm torn on what to decide I just start flipping a coin, it's been surprisingly helpful in generating family members for waifus.
 
mpsoldier said:
Gaz; while I appreciate your devotion to the whole whatever happens is fine concept; when it comes to decisions outside players control you should pick whatever option you like best. If you want to bring in a particular character or have an idea for a scenario run with it. Your the one doing the most work so you might as well let yourself have fun too. It's your world to explore different possibilities.
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That's what I'm doing, tbh. I am more than happy to roll randomly for various butterfly effects and the like, I find it pretty interesting and fun to work out. Some things of course I totally decide myself, but for others, I like to see what fate has in store!
 
Ok friends, I sincerely hope you all had a good, pleasant and safe holiday season and a happy New Year! Expect an actual update and new chapter soon, within the next day or two, and barring disaster, a return to regularish updates after that. My continued thanks for your patience with me thus far! Ideally, there will only be be 6-7 more updates of this endless bandit arc, obviously depending on choices and rolls.
 
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