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Who Needs Harmony?: An MLP Empire Quest
- Thread starter Questor
- Start date
Noroboro
Consistency is key and I’m consistently tired :)
- Location
- Canada
I feel like the Maretonians aren't going to do anything to us immediately, I think their going to be busy with the Abolitionists for a bit. If the abolitionists movement grows big enough and ends slavery, great! If the nobility wins, then not so great. We should keep an eye an Maretonia and if the nobility gain the upper hand we intervene with the Imperial Intelligence again.
- Location
- Somewhere
Link to the last time I did this.
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Character Sheet (last edited by QM on Friday, August 9, 2019)
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Archival purposes: "Turn 22 Rumor Mill" (posted by QM on Saturday, August 17, 2019)
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Character Sheet (last edited by QM on Friday, August 9, 2019)
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Name: Garrick Golden-Feather
Age: 48
Titles: Emperor of Gryphus, King of Griffonia, Inheritor of the Imperial House of Gryphus, The Unifier, Great Winged Alpha, The Lightbringer
Description: Before your wife got her talons on you, you were a fairly typical example of the Griffon species. An unmistakably masculine build, a strong, prominent beak, feathers and fur that seem to be perpetually well-groomed, and a pair of piercing amber eyes hiding a fierce intelligence. Not anymore though. Oh, you still have all those qualities, they're just overshadowed by the massive amount of muscle you've put on since you started your wife's "enhanced training regimen". Your wings can lift dumbbells, and your legs are like tree-trunks supporting a barrel chest rippling with abdominal muscles. In short, you have the build of a person who has been lifting heavy objects his entire life.
Martial: 9+2+1+2=14
Diplomacy: 14+2+2=18
Stewardship: 13+2=15
Learning: 16+2=18
Intrigue: 11+2=13
- Trait-Attractive: You are a very handsome fellow. +2 Diplomacy, better spousal relationship
- Trait-Genius: Smart doesn't even begin to describe you. +2 all skills
- Trait-Strong: Working out with your wife has done great things for your body. +2 Martial
Inventory:
- Blade of the King: an ornate and deadly sword you had forged for yourself after being crowned King of Griffonia. +1 Martial
- Royal Armor: Serving to protect you as well as display your royal status to onlookers, this armor is both durable and aesthetically pleasing.
- Orichalcum Sword: A blade made of an extremely durable, magic resistant metal
- Sendak Manuscript: Recovered from the Archives of the Shadow King Sombra, this strange book is bound in the treated flesh of monsters and is written in numerous unknown tongues. It contains diagrams that seem to reference everything from the movements of stellar bodies to the biology of plants and animals to the complex physics of magical phenomenon. It's origins remain a mystery.
Wife: Gabriella Golden-Feather
Opinion of You: 10/10
Age: 47
Martial: 15+1+2=18
Diplomacy: 11+1=12
Stewardship: 8+1=9
Learning: 13+1=14
Intrigue: 10+1=11
Trait: Strong - Born stronger than most. (+2 Martial)
Trait: Experienced - Has been a mercenary for several years, ranging across the lands of the former Empire. Knows much about the world. (+1 All Stats)
Son: Gawain Golden-Feather
Age: 17
Martial: 14+2+2+1-5=14
Diplomacy: 13+2+2+2-5=14
Stewardship: 14+2-5=11
Learning: 10+2-5=7
Intrigue: 11+2-5=8
Status: Teenager-Malus to all Stats (-5 to all Stats)
Status: Designated Heir. Will become player character in event of Parent's Deaths.
Trait: Strong-Born stronger than most. (+2 Martial)
Trait: Attractive-A cute kid, and eventually a handsome fellow. (+2 Diplomacy, better spousal relationship)
Trait: Genius-Smart doesn't begin to describe him. (+2 All Stats)
Trait: Game Master-Years of playing games of strategy and wits with members of the Imperial Court has honed his sense of strategy and taught him how to read others. (+1 Martial, +2 Diplomacy)
(Adopted) Daughter: Gwyndlyn Golden-Feather
Age: 13
Status: Child-No Stats
Status-Designated Regent: In the event that no heir is capable of taking the throne, or in the event the rightful ruler is otherwise unavailable, she will take control of the kingdom until the situation can be resolved.
Trait: Dragon-A fire breathing reptile. (+4 Martial)
Daughter: Gilda Golden-Feather
Age: 10
Status: Child-No Stats
Daughter: Gleaming Pearl
Age: 11
Status: Child-No Stats
Adopted: Permanently last in the line of Royal Succession.
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Crafter of War
The Dorf
- Location
- Bend
Haha, no, it's not stable.
We still have a possibility of them getting their hands on a couple of our people. We're probably going to have to sink a couple more actions to have them see taking even one of our people too much of a hassle or/and risk.
- Location
- United States of America
Two actions I really want this coming turn is the diamond dog knights more knightly orders to field against Maretonia knights plus I like the image of the DD knights ambushing them from underground and setting up skill training for the crystal ponies.
BlackoutSampler
So Easily Forgotten
- Location
- Space
Actually she isn't. Our citizens are kidnapped by the pirates, then sold to Maretonian's who didn't even know their origins.
On other hand while we did bring our citizens back we conducted multiple secret operations within another country without permission (which is us breaking their sovereignty) , then we did steal what they pretty much consider their property under their laws.
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- Location
- SF Bay Area
Queen Mareia seems to be facing the issue of an uprising nobility. The first update stated that there was considerable resistance to her rule because of centralization under her rule. Olive Branch gave us a 5000 offer for our people, and then the next turn Mareia herself offered 1500 to sell back. We wound up stealing them. I think this leads to a situation where neither faction in Maretonia is happy, but Mareia if she's crafty could spin it as the belligerent nobility's fault for insulting Gryphus and inviting infiltration in her country, which she could use to FURTHER centralize her authority. Mareia's goal is not to defend Slavery, her goal is to remain on the Throne of Maretonia.
BlackoutSampler
So Easily Forgotten
That defense is as shaky as they come.
A) Just as she can deny the actions of the slavers/pirates that kidnapped our citizens as "not her responsibility" we can deny the actions of any abolitionists gryphons that just so happen to have liberated our citizens from foreign custody. It's bullshit, but so is any claim that just because Marination is only indirectly bankrolling the forces that abducted our citizens, they weren't at fault for their abduction at all.
B) Even if you somehow buy that she isn't at fault for the abductions, she did deny our sovernty to our face when we walked into her court with a list of citizens that were kidnapped and in the custody of her nobles, and basically turned us away with a, "Nah bruh, these ain't your gryphons anymore. Ya gotta pay for them like anyone else." Like we were some brat complaining about getting gypped by a merchant. They broke our laws by enslaving our citizens, and they didn't respect those laws.
Crafter of War
The Dorf
- Location
- Bend
Actually she seem to be willing to give back our people. The problem was that she didn't have the power to actually do so without getting deposed. It was the other nobles that went in your words "Nah bruh, these ain't your gryphons anymore. Ya gotta pay for them like anyone else", not her.
Crow gotta eat
That peckish, patriotic, Protestant passerine.
- Location
- United States of America
Actually she didn't want to, the nobles pretty much forced her to unless she wanted a civil war on her hand. She actually wanted to not possibly be on worse relations than needed with our empire.
Overall she seems quite reasonable and she was only "publically outraged" because on the political stage she has to act like she is. She hasn't taken any steps to get any payback for her political rival nobles who actually want her to fail so they can gain the political upper-hand.
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- Location
- The state of Paranoia
Maretonian: I'll pay you 5000 to attack Gryphus.
Pirate: *looks at massive Gryphonian navy* No thanks, I choose life.
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You know, we could probably have our spies set up a witch hunt in Maretonia, much like McCarthyism. Have nobles accusing each other of being Gryphonian spies and abolitionists, and getting thrown in jail and replaced because of it. It would probably help Mareia quite a bit by making the nobles too busy to put much effort into bothering her and because she could have some of the more anti-crown nobles accused and replace them with pro-crown ponies. We could also benefit, by maneuvering to get some abolitionists in power.
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Crow gotta eat
That peckish, patriotic, Protestant passerine.
- Location
- United States of America
Just have to, you know, make sure they don't get any actual abolitionists. That would probably be bad.
Crafter of War
The Dorf
- Location
- Bend
Unfortunately, our navy is still quite small with only having *looks at nation state* 35 ships, of which only 15 are carracks. The other 20 are still bolt-throwers. Of course, that could mean we have an absolutely massive navy right now, but I have no clue how the other navies look in comparison.
- Location
- NJ
Well at least we have an ally that has a strong navy, and we did give them the secrets to gunpowder as well.
- Location
- Borderworld, Xen
Maybe we should go with more Intrigue with Mari, see about stoking the flames a little more. Maybe attack their Economy and feel out some political blocks that could be used for our benefit?
Edit: OH maybe stage a few accidents to help our Abolitionist friends. You know support them more?
Edit: OH maybe stage a few accidents to help our Abolitionist friends. You know support them more?
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- He/Him
So this is gonna be a Cloak and Dagger sort of war huh...I guess that well just gut them from the inside and feed them to the fishes later on!
- Location
- Italy
At the very least she's not stupid. We can't really know if she's good, evil, pro-slavery or against, or anything else about her. But she seems relatively smart, and she obviously cares about keeping her crown.
All of this makes her AT THE VERY LEAST better than both Brochard and Sombra.
Neighpon is 100+ ships i think. Still our navy will get slowly better automatically now, so we don't really need to worry anymore about it. And we could always rush carrack construction in the future if we really had to.
I think supporting the abolitionists is a given. After all why should we send our people to war, when we can get same or even better result by supporting the faction we like in their kingdom?
As long as they're dealing with the abolitionists they have less resources to use against us. And if we get REALLY lucky they could get slavery abolished from within.
- Location
- Australia
- Location
- I think somewhere. I might be nowhere though
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- He/Him
So basically it's possible to pull an Avatar Black Sun on them? Great!
One idea could be to fan the flames of her opposition and then intervene in favor of the queen for further concessions, though that comes with its own set of risks.
- Location
- Space
Well good option might be to meet with the Queen first, try to settle things because while helping abolitionists is good it's useless if they start to be associated with forgein country that is Maretonian enemy by the population. Remember at the start of this big part of population bought the story nobles sold.
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I think our foreign policy goals for the moment should be securing Libertalia and supporting the abolitionists. Ideally we avoid a war, but if one comes we don't want to deal with the pirates as a distraction.
Actually, since we have enough diplomatic slots we should also work on the Yaks. Pirates are the priority though.
Actually, since we have enough diplomatic slots we should also work on the Yaks. Pirates are the priority though.
lockingbane
If you're crazy and you know it clap your hands!
- Location
- Waxahachie tx
Went to see Matilda the musical last night. Have to say it was amazing and i kind of want a school/orphanage with a cruel and sadistic headmistress so i can use some of the songs.
In particular ii would love to use Revolting Children for it as all the little pups, ponies, and grifs revolt against the cruel headmistress and the uncaring teachers and basically take over the school and expose what happened (in true mlp logic it would likely become a kid run school/orphanage and be incredible because of it)
Here is the song, listen and tell me it isnt amazing.
EDIT: Yeah, a school might fit the songs mote.... I could see there being a few truly bad schools being out there. In fact.... This could be a whole omake series about how schools gained a system of rules to ensure they do not become that bad. And with the songs from the musical (there are a lot of good ones) it opens up a lot of doors. Heck, if one wanted there is enough good songs for one aong per omake.
I even have a concept.
It is told from the POV of a new grif going to school for the first time, she lives far from the capital but the school has decent facilities as was built prediscordian times and survived relatively untouched (some halls are upside down and a few waterfountians enjoy squirting at people and laughing).
Said grif enters and sees what is going on, experiencing the uncaring teachers, the cruel punishments from the headmistress, the numerous rules that ensure you will always be breaking one at some point, and so on.
Eventually she decides enough is enough and plans a revolt of the children and drives them out.
This could even be stretched over multiple omakes for greater bonuses or even a series bonus if questor does such things as it has many songs we can use and if we base each installment around one of the songs... that is quite the number of omakes.
Probably to much work but an idea if someone wants to use it.
In particular ii would love to use Revolting Children for it as all the little pups, ponies, and grifs revolt against the cruel headmistress and the uncaring teachers and basically take over the school and expose what happened (in true mlp logic it would likely become a kid run school/orphanage and be incredible because of it)
Here is the song, listen and tell me it isnt amazing.
EDIT: Yeah, a school might fit the songs mote.... I could see there being a few truly bad schools being out there. In fact.... This could be a whole omake series about how schools gained a system of rules to ensure they do not become that bad. And with the songs from the musical (there are a lot of good ones) it opens up a lot of doors. Heck, if one wanted there is enough good songs for one aong per omake.
I even have a concept.
It is told from the POV of a new grif going to school for the first time, she lives far from the capital but the school has decent facilities as was built prediscordian times and survived relatively untouched (some halls are upside down and a few waterfountians enjoy squirting at people and laughing).
Said grif enters and sees what is going on, experiencing the uncaring teachers, the cruel punishments from the headmistress, the numerous rules that ensure you will always be breaking one at some point, and so on.
Eventually she decides enough is enough and plans a revolt of the children and drives them out.
This could even be stretched over multiple omakes for greater bonuses or even a series bonus if questor does such things as it has many songs we can use and if we base each installment around one of the songs... that is quite the number of omakes.
Probably to much work but an idea if someone wants to use it.
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