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Character Sheet (last edited by QM on Saturday, January 5, 2019)
Name: Garrick Golden-Feather

Age: 33

Titles: King of Griffonia, Inheritor of the House of Gryphus

Description: At first glance, you seem like a pretty average example of the Griffon race. Head of an eagle, body of a winged lion, standing perhaps a hair taller than most other quadrupedal species. It's not until one looks closer that they see the things that distinguish you from a crowd. 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. But you're no peacock, only known for your good looks; your talons are razor sharp, and though you are not as strong as your wife, you are still an apex predator, and your musculature reflects that. Your wife's workout regimen has also improved your physique, cords of taut muscle now visible across your body.


Martial: 9+2+1+1=13

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-Toned: Working out with your wife has done good things for your body. +1 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.
  • Dragon Egg: an egg recovered from a dead dragon's nest. It's still warm, and could still hatch.



Wife: Gabriella Golden-Feather

Opinion of You: 8/10

Age: 31

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: 1

Status: Infant-No Stats
Status: Designated Heir. Will become player character in event of Parent's Deaths.


Informational: State of the Nation (last edited by QM on Saturday, January 5, 2019)
Economy

Treasury Reserves
: 5650

Net Income: 1800

Yearly Income: 2000

-Tax Revenue: 1325
-Farming Income: 125
-Mining Income: 450
-Trade Income: 100

Yearly Expenditures: 200

-Army Upkeep: 100
-Navy Upkeep: 100



Military

Royal Army
: Professional soldiers, paid and supplied by you, though not particularly well. All have at least a brigandine for protection. 500 soldier battalions cost 100 gold each to raise or replace. Additionally, Royal Army soldiers have an upkeep cost of a hundred gold per every ten thousand soldiers.

Royal Army Morale: 50/100 (Average)

Royal Army Numbers: 10,000

-5000 Swords: Armed with a sword and shield, these Griffons make up the bulk of your army.

-2500 Spears: For keeping your enemy at arms length or taking down opponents larger than a Griffon.

-2500 Archers: Griffons with bows and some arrows. Not much else to say.

-5 Mobile Ballistae: Massively oversized mechanical bows that fire bolts big enough to pierce through tree trunks from vast distances.



Knightly Orders (Self Maintained): In the old Empire, Knightly Orders were typically made up of Griffons of noble birth who joined a fraternal militant organization dedicated to martial excellence, honor, and a number of various edicts of moral strength. These great warriors dedicated themselves to the Emperor and the protection of the common Gryph. Tragically, few of these brave souls survived the reign of Discord. But a new breed of Knights now seeks to serve as your sword and shield, and will rally to your banner whenever you may need them.

The Knights Lion
1 Grandmaster Konrad Hardbeak
25 Knights of the Inner Circle
125 Imperial Knights
300 Squires
550 Griffons-at-Arms
Citadel: The Lion's Den, Griffonia



Navy: The vessels that guard your coastlines and patrol the oceans. Crewed by career sailors, they have an upkeep of five gold per ship, per year.

20 Cogs (Bolt-Throwers)



Auxiliaries: Auxiliary units are forces not part of a Knightly Order or the Royal Army that can be brought into battle alongside both of the former groups. They can be made up of allied nation units suborned to you, units drawn up from the militia, and mercenary outfits.

-The Valkyries: The mercenary band that your wife Gabriella was a part of in her wandering days. Contrary to what the name implies, it is not an entirely female unit, though the gender ratio is skewed a bit more in favor of the fairer sex. Specializing in rapid airborne assaults and furious charges, they're worth every bit of gold your Father-In-Law spent on them. (Numbers: 500). Cost: 0 (Cost paid by Federico Montefeathertro).


Politics

Nobility Opinion: 6/10 (This Guy seems alright).

General Public Opinion: 6/10 (This Guy seems alright).


Roll Bonuses

Improved Army Communications: +3 on certain Army Rolls
Naval Navigation Tools: +5 on certain Naval and Exploration Rolls


Informational: Diplomatic Relations/Persons of Interest (last edited by QM on Friday, January 4, 2019)
Diplomatic Relations

Wingbardy: 7/10 (Trusted)

Aquileia: 2/10 (Cold)

Feathersian League: 7/10 (Trusted Business Partners)


Persons of Interest

???: A friendly and strangely casual Griffon female you met at your inaugural ball. Despite having a wonderful evening chatting with her, you never got her name.

Federico Montefeathertro: Duke of the City-State of Urbirdo, and your Father-in Law. He might just be the friendliest Feathersian noble alive, having agreed to back you and your kingdom without question or condition, and hiring a mercenary outfit as a belated wedding gift. You're reasonably certain he likes you, as much as In-Laws can like each other anyway.
 
We don't even really know the scale, it might (though probably won't) go down to -10.

Also, I've noticed some people are starting to see the Aquileian leader as some saturday-morning-cartoon-villain. Here's the friendly reminder that he's not in fact, that, and that he is the protagonist of his own story.
Additionally, he's also not an idiot, but a leader of his people in a time of great need and now beyond that great need.
 
We don't even really know the scale, it might (though probably won't) go down to -10.

Also, I've noticed some people are starting to see the Aquileian leader as some saturday-morning-cartoon-villain. Here's the friendly reminder that he's not in fact, that, and that he is the protagonist of his own story.
Additionally, he's also not an idiot, but a leader of his people in a time of great need and now beyond that great need.
He is also a tyrant taxing his people nearly to starvation and bent on conquering all of gryffion kind. But apparently as we think he is gonna be a hell of a commander.
 
He is also a tyrant taxing his people nearly to starvation and bent on conquering all of gryffion kind. But apparently as we think he is gonna be a hell of a commander.
He did kinda panicked when we were on throne and decided to speed up his plans, hence the taxes.
And don't forget that at the start we did have 40% chance to solve the problems with him and unite peacefully , but we chose strategic partnership with Wingbardy directed towards weakening his position .
Basically if he is a cartoon villan we are even worse one that is acting in guise of benevolent ruler or better said we are Palpatine, using a war between two sides to gain power.
To put it simply neither us nor him were villans, as in this situation there were no white or black, only grey.
 
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He did kinda panicked when we were on throne and decided to speed up his plans, hence the taxes.
And don't forget that at the start we did have 40% chance to solve the problems with him and unite peacefully , but we chose strategic partnership with Wingbardy directed towards weakening his position .
Basically if he is a cartoon villan we are even worse one that is acting in guise of benevolent ruler or better said we are Palpatine, using a war between two sides to gain power.
To put it simply neither us nor him were villans, as in this situation there were no white or black, only grey.
We wanted unity through diplomacy and peace he chose it through war now the cards are on the table so to war we go.
 
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We wanted unity through diplomacy and peace he chose it through war now the cards are on the table so to war we go.
But what if he choose peaceful unification, but noth under us but him.
Would we do it?

My point here is that neither we, nor him are a villans. We are all just pursuing our goals (unification) through whatever means necessary.
 
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But what if he choose peaceful unification, but noth under us but him.
Would we do it?

My point here is that neither we, nor him are a villans. We are all just pursuing our goals (unification) through whatever means necessary.
Then it would have been a different kind of war, a diplo war which in all honesty would have been interesting to see play out. And like i said now the cards are on the table with the pot being the unifcation of the empire only one can have it will it be us or him.
 
But what if he choose peacefull unification, but nother under us but him.
Would we do it?

Depends, will we be smited by an angry immortal or banished to the moon if we don't?

If not, I expect that we fight tooth and nail, cause it is our throne goddammit.
Mainly the narrative makes us seem like a shining hero in my humble opinion, and if we manage to capture Brochard we should consider building him a statue to thank him for that. [Should be the only thing in an empty yard across from his cell-window so that he can enjoy it the entire day every day]
 
Then it would have been a different kind of war, a diplo war which in all honesty would have been interesting to see play out. And like i said now the cards are on the table with the pot being the unifcation of the empire only one can have it will it be us or him.
Fair point.
And for the diplo war, well i think that we will have a long game of that with Celestia.
 
Well let us all pray now for good dice rolls, also to everyone keep those omakes coming where going to need every bonus we can get for the coming war.
 
I suppose, I'm just worried about the omakes making everything in this quest super easy.
Yeah, if we continue like this we will never get a natural critical or fail miserably. What is part of the fun in the quests.

(For the record, I'm not saying that we don't have to use omakes, just that leaving some things to the luck is part of the fun too.)
 
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it's also only turn 5, and it's a war against a normal guy. i'm pretty sure we'll have to deal with our own sombras and tireks in due time.
 
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