I like this, though I'm curious to see if you're open to the idea of switching Brochard's Legacy with Dueling Practice. The last time we met with Ki Seong we were interrupted with the Maretonia situation. I want to see where things go between her and Gawain, and maybe provide some healthy competition for his heart. I'll admit that the idea of a new hybrid between a Qilin and a Griffon intrigues me. Even if you decline, I'll probably still vote for this.
Who Needs Harmony?: An MLP Empire Quest
- Thread starter Questor
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I like this, though I'm curious to see if you're open to the idea of switching Brochard's Legacy with Dueling Practice. The last time we met with Ki Seong we were interrupted with the Maretonia situation. I want to see where things go between her and Gawain, and maybe provide some healthy competition for his heart. I'll admit that the idea of a new hybrid between a Qilin and a Griffon intrigues me. Even if you decline, I'll probably still vote for this.
- Location
- Syric
why do we want to give sugar beets to the carribu? shouldn't we keep it and actually research it ourselves?
obviously the sugar trade is lucerative and it's tasty so it may keep our people in high spirits. plus we can make alchahol with it for medicine and fuel for the flame throwers.
obviously the sugar trade is lucerative and it's tasty so it may keep our people in high spirits. plus we can make alchahol with it for medicine and fuel for the flame throwers.
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Markala
Hannor & Polycho Shipper
- Location
- At the Junction of Angst and Fluff
So they don't have to rely on raiding other polities..? Or at least have other options, plus, goodwill for us. More farmers, and hopefully less viking(r)s.
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Crafter of War
The Dorf
- Location
- Bend
The thing is that there's so many other learning actions we can do. Right now with our limited pool of AP people are voting for things that can help us out in a war or a better shiney. In comparison to other things, the sugerbeets just takes a lower priority. Since a bunch of people think we'll never get around to actually researching it, why not give it to someone else? Hence the diplo action of giving them away.
- Location
- SF Bay Area
Normally I would be inclined to agree with you... but... well we've had the Sugar Beets option for years and never taken it.
- Location
- Italy
8k words... uh.
ok, color coded analysis (quicker to write version) is a go!
(actions in the quotes, why I picked each below those)
From Green to Red
Doubling the guard and anti-magic training are the obvious ones to take to strenghten the army. quantity AND quality.
Foreign Legion is a decent alternative that requires just one year, but I'd wait for us to clarify things with Canterbury first, and I'd maybe accompany it with an immigration push in a few years.
Some extra artillery wouldn't be bad, but it's not as important as a DOUBLING of the army, or the anti-magic training, in my opinion.
Cogs is just not worth it, we're getting more ships every turn anyway.
The knight order is also too low in priority compared to everything else.
The first contact actions, finally, would just open us to more fronts (and problems) when we are already dealing with too many of those.
@Questor one question though. Does nobody of the maretonians refugee and abolitionists know anything about what's to their south? Not even rumors?
With the progress we're making with the Maretonian civil war I'd like it if we could avoid a new conflict starting between the Emeral Isles/Neighpon and the Caribous.
To this proposit i suggest we establish contact with both factions, play peacemakers and try to give the caribous an alternative focus, namely trading with us. If all goes well those actions should synergize in making us seem approachable to both factions.
I'm not sure I care enough about the canterburian mages to take their action, but I acknowledge that not doing that might make us look bad to our new allies.
I'm honestly tempted to confront Canterbury directly. It would probably be an unexpected move to many, but it might deprive us of the element of surprise. We should probably think more about it.
I'm now LESS interested in the peacekeeping force. Neighpon is busy, the yaks are likely not interested, and Canterbury is possibly not completely trustworthy. Also we promised not to interfere directly anyway, so it's less urgent.
about the prophecies, I might be convinced to go for the Yak's, but I wouldn't trust Chevaline's as of right now. I'd prefer we clarified things with her first.
Finally we have enough refugees that we probably don't want the problems new immigrants would bring as of right now. Maybe after the end of the Maretonian problem.
Put it simply we should start to prepare a magic curriculum for the next generations. Everything else is nice, but not urgent, while our youngest hyppogryphs are growing and will soon need those instructions.
This might also help rune research and crystal magic research, or unlock new actions in those directions.
Crossbows would be really useful and would especially make it easier to train new soldiers. We should definitely take it if we're going to double the army.
I want the Airship both to finally get our prototype and also because I think it would make for a poweful symbol. We'd be the first race to make air vessels. The pegasi will be jealous
Steam Drills would be nice to continue pushing our steam engines, and we're going to need the money anyway.
Of those three I think crossbows are the most important. The second action can be either of the other two.
Mortars and black steel balls should not be necessary yet, and hopefully we're going to oursource development of the sugar beets (possibly giving something else to do to the Caribou other than raiding)
investigating Canterbury (possibly combined with straight out asking: trust but verify) and Maretonian intel sharing are the obvious picks, but there's a decent argument for a check of the minotaur's intentions, just to stop a possibly new problem from taking us by surprise later on.
This might be the last turn Hoofbeard is an option, so it should at least be considered. Better relationships with Libertalia would be useful in the final phase of the civil war, and this would give them the means to modernize a bit and stop (or at least tone down) the piracy.
I'm not sure if we want to weaken house white storm too much. On the one hand they can be a good distraction, on the other we're about to deal with pegicles anyway.
I'm not sure we should risk trying to sabotage the Cloudburst spell. At the very least I don't think the mages would use it as carelessly as Pegicles would, but it's still a dangerous WMD. We probably can't do much about it, we have too many balls to juggle.
Also NO, we SHOULDN'T frame Pegicles for the queen's assassination. The chance is too low, the risk too great, and we STILL don't know all the facts.
We should at least investigate Canterbury a bit more.
Simply put I think we should finish the job with the old pantheon faith. We found the relics, now they need a temple to put them in.
I AM slightly tempted to support the lake action (as a gesture of good will to accompany the canterbury actions), but in the end I don't think I trust them enough right now. First we investigate, then maybe we give them the lake as an apology/gift.
I think we should probably NOT take overtime and imperial order this turn. There are other interesting things to take.
Maretonian question and dukes are the obvious picks. This is the first time the dukes asked to meet us, and it might be important. The refugee problem is also better dealt with quickly.
I think we should consider making the rune swords for both emperors at the same time if possible. Maybe next turn?
Of Gawain's friends I'm more interested in Sebastian right now. We need to find a successor to Archimedes, and if he thinks he can hold up...
so, my tentative plan
[]plan color coded
-[] Doubling the Guard: Cost: 3000 Time: Two Years. Reward: Imperial Army Doubles in Size.
-[] Specialized Anti-Magic Training: Cost: 500. Time: One Year. Reward: Army receives specialized training and experiencing facing magical foes. Bonus to certain future rolls.
-[] Emerald Isles Emissary: Cost: 300. Time: One Year. Reward: Diplomatic Contact established with Emerald Isles, New Actions Unlocked.
-[] Qilin and Caribou: Cost: 600. Time: One Year. Reward: Diplomatic Intervention in regards to the Emerald Isles, reduced chance of further tensions or an escalation of hostility. Chance of Success: 55%.
-[] Caribou Crop-Sharing: Cost: 400. Time: Two Years. Reward: Caribou breed Sugar Beets, Trade Relations with Olenian Kingdoms established. Chance of Success: 70%.
-Crystal Agriculture. Cost: 800. Time: Two Years. Reward: Crystal Protectorate gains a substantial agricultural base and is no longer dependent upon food imports from the Griffonlands. Increased Agricultural Income. Will Finish This Turn.
-[] Thaumatological Education: Cost: 600. Time: One Year. Reward: Magical Education established. Enables future Magic Actions.
-[] Miniature Ballistae: Cost: 400. Time: One Year. Reward: Crossbows.
-[] Prototype Flying Machine: Cost: 1000. Time: One Year. Reward: First Airship Constructed, New Actions Unlocked.
-[] Canterbury Investigations: Cost: 500. Time: One Year. Reward: Intel on Canterbury-Aquileia Connection, Further Revelations. Chance of Success: 50%.
-[] Maretonian Intel Sharing: Cost: 500. Time: One Year. Reward: Intelligence Shared with Maretonian Royal Guard, Additional Raids on House Storm Holdings.
-[] A Temple to the Old Gods: Cost: 400. Time: One Year. Reward: Temple to the Old Gods Constructed.
-[] Meeting with the Dukes: Cost: 0. Time: One Year. Reward: ???
-[] The Maretonian Question: Cost: 200. Time: One Year. Reward: Publicly Address the Refugee Integration Issue.
-[] Getting to Know You More: Cost: 0. Time: One Year. Reward: Gawain and Friends Interlude, potential for Further Rewards. (Does not cost an Action. May only be taken once per Turn.)
--[]Sebastian's Innovations: Sebastian Rainfeather, one of your son's closest friends, seems determined to become the next Archimedes. The young Griffon has been spending a great deal of time cooped up in his "laboratory" (the basement of his family's manor) in hopes of creating something novel and useful enough to impress Archimedes, Genevieve and the rest of the Empire. Gawain has recently received a letter from his scholarly friend, politely inviting him to stop by his home at his earliest convenience. You wonder what the aspiring inventor wishes to show him?
Total cost: 9200.
ok, color coded analysis (quicker to write version) is a go!
(actions in the quotes, why I picked each below those)
From Green to Red
Doubling the guard and anti-magic training are the obvious ones to take to strenghten the army. quantity AND quality.
Foreign Legion is a decent alternative that requires just one year, but I'd wait for us to clarify things with Canterbury first, and I'd maybe accompany it with an immigration push in a few years.
Some extra artillery wouldn't be bad, but it's not as important as a DOUBLING of the army, or the anti-magic training, in my opinion.
Cogs is just not worth it, we're getting more ships every turn anyway.
The knight order is also too low in priority compared to everything else.
The first contact actions, finally, would just open us to more fronts (and problems) when we are already dealing with too many of those.
@Questor one question though. Does nobody of the maretonians refugee and abolitionists know anything about what's to their south? Not even rumors?
With the progress we're making with the Maretonian civil war I'd like it if we could avoid a new conflict starting between the Emeral Isles/Neighpon and the Caribous.
To this proposit i suggest we establish contact with both factions, play peacemakers and try to give the caribous an alternative focus, namely trading with us. If all goes well those actions should synergize in making us seem approachable to both factions.
I'm not sure I care enough about the canterburian mages to take their action, but I acknowledge that not doing that might make us look bad to our new allies.
I'm honestly tempted to confront Canterbury directly. It would probably be an unexpected move to many, but it might deprive us of the element of surprise. We should probably think more about it.
I'm now LESS interested in the peacekeeping force. Neighpon is busy, the yaks are likely not interested, and Canterbury is possibly not completely trustworthy. Also we promised not to interfere directly anyway, so it's less urgent.
about the prophecies, I might be convinced to go for the Yak's, but I wouldn't trust Chevaline's as of right now. I'd prefer we clarified things with her first.
Finally we have enough refugees that we probably don't want the problems new immigrants would bring as of right now. Maybe after the end of the Maretonian problem.
Put it simply we should start to prepare a magic curriculum for the next generations. Everything else is nice, but not urgent, while our youngest hyppogryphs are growing and will soon need those instructions.
This might also help rune research and crystal magic research, or unlock new actions in those directions.
Crossbows would be really useful and would especially make it easier to train new soldiers. We should definitely take it if we're going to double the army.
I want the Airship both to finally get our prototype and also because I think it would make for a poweful symbol. We'd be the first race to make air vessels. The pegasi will be jealous
Steam Drills would be nice to continue pushing our steam engines, and we're going to need the money anyway.
Of those three I think crossbows are the most important. The second action can be either of the other two.
Mortars and black steel balls should not be necessary yet, and hopefully we're going to oursource development of the sugar beets (possibly giving something else to do to the Caribou other than raiding)
investigating Canterbury (possibly combined with straight out asking: trust but verify) and Maretonian intel sharing are the obvious picks, but there's a decent argument for a check of the minotaur's intentions, just to stop a possibly new problem from taking us by surprise later on.
This might be the last turn Hoofbeard is an option, so it should at least be considered. Better relationships with Libertalia would be useful in the final phase of the civil war, and this would give them the means to modernize a bit and stop (or at least tone down) the piracy.
I'm not sure if we want to weaken house white storm too much. On the one hand they can be a good distraction, on the other we're about to deal with pegicles anyway.
I'm not sure we should risk trying to sabotage the Cloudburst spell. At the very least I don't think the mages would use it as carelessly as Pegicles would, but it's still a dangerous WMD. We probably can't do much about it, we have too many balls to juggle.
Also NO, we SHOULDN'T frame Pegicles for the queen's assassination. The chance is too low, the risk too great, and we STILL don't know all the facts.
We should at least investigate Canterbury a bit more.
Simply put I think we should finish the job with the old pantheon faith. We found the relics, now they need a temple to put them in.
I AM slightly tempted to support the lake action (as a gesture of good will to accompany the canterbury actions), but in the end I don't think I trust them enough right now. First we investigate, then maybe we give them the lake as an apology/gift.
I think we should probably NOT take overtime and imperial order this turn. There are other interesting things to take.
Maretonian question and dukes are the obvious picks. This is the first time the dukes asked to meet us, and it might be important. The refugee problem is also better dealt with quickly.
I think we should consider making the rune swords for both emperors at the same time if possible. Maybe next turn?
Of Gawain's friends I'm more interested in Sebastian right now. We need to find a successor to Archimedes, and if he thinks he can hold up...
It's a learning action that we've been delaying for years. It also gives the Caribous something to do that is not raiding and pillaging, which might prevent more conflicts in the future.
so, my tentative plan
[]plan color coded
-[] Doubling the Guard: Cost: 3000 Time: Two Years. Reward: Imperial Army Doubles in Size.
-[] Specialized Anti-Magic Training: Cost: 500. Time: One Year. Reward: Army receives specialized training and experiencing facing magical foes. Bonus to certain future rolls.
-[] Emerald Isles Emissary: Cost: 300. Time: One Year. Reward: Diplomatic Contact established with Emerald Isles, New Actions Unlocked.
-[] Qilin and Caribou: Cost: 600. Time: One Year. Reward: Diplomatic Intervention in regards to the Emerald Isles, reduced chance of further tensions or an escalation of hostility. Chance of Success: 55%.
-[] Caribou Crop-Sharing: Cost: 400. Time: Two Years. Reward: Caribou breed Sugar Beets, Trade Relations with Olenian Kingdoms established. Chance of Success: 70%.
-Crystal Agriculture. Cost: 800. Time: Two Years. Reward: Crystal Protectorate gains a substantial agricultural base and is no longer dependent upon food imports from the Griffonlands. Increased Agricultural Income. Will Finish This Turn.
-[] Thaumatological Education: Cost: 600. Time: One Year. Reward: Magical Education established. Enables future Magic Actions.
-[] Miniature Ballistae: Cost: 400. Time: One Year. Reward: Crossbows.
-[] Prototype Flying Machine: Cost: 1000. Time: One Year. Reward: First Airship Constructed, New Actions Unlocked.
-[] Canterbury Investigations: Cost: 500. Time: One Year. Reward: Intel on Canterbury-Aquileia Connection, Further Revelations. Chance of Success: 50%.
-[] Maretonian Intel Sharing: Cost: 500. Time: One Year. Reward: Intelligence Shared with Maretonian Royal Guard, Additional Raids on House Storm Holdings.
-[] A Temple to the Old Gods: Cost: 400. Time: One Year. Reward: Temple to the Old Gods Constructed.
-[] Meeting with the Dukes: Cost: 0. Time: One Year. Reward: ???
-[] The Maretonian Question: Cost: 200. Time: One Year. Reward: Publicly Address the Refugee Integration Issue.
-[] Getting to Know You More: Cost: 0. Time: One Year. Reward: Gawain and Friends Interlude, potential for Further Rewards. (Does not cost an Action. May only be taken once per Turn.)
--[]Sebastian's Innovations: Sebastian Rainfeather, one of your son's closest friends, seems determined to become the next Archimedes. The young Griffon has been spending a great deal of time cooped up in his "laboratory" (the basement of his family's manor) in hopes of creating something novel and useful enough to impress Archimedes, Genevieve and the rest of the Empire. Gawain has recently received a letter from his scholarly friend, politely inviting him to stop by his home at his earliest convenience. You wonder what the aspiring inventor wishes to show him?
Total cost: 9200.
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I can't wait until we burn down Griffon!Lorgar's house and force him to kneel in it for calling us a god.
- Location
- Somewhere
Some people do not want to spend any actions on researching sugar beets, and it has been sitting there for more than ten turns. The usual planmakers are unlikely to ever take the time to study sugarbeets on their own.
Someone randomly offered for the idea in hopes of advancing Caribou economy and our relations, in hopes of it leading to lesser raiding in the future.
I have to agree on that we should be figuring it our first.
Also, sigh. all the land scouting actions are still in military actions.
We will never scout out new lands, will we?
Evaunit02mark1
S-s-smell the Prey, S-s-start the Hunt.
To be fair a man is usually more worried about the house burning next door than going on a morning stroll around the neighborhood.
- Location
- Hell, or at least the closest place to it
I'll hold my opinion on the plans, but on the subject of giving the Caribou beets, or anything that we might think will stop them from raiding. Ahem: (probably horribly paraphrased)
"Give a begger a million gold, and he will eat until he is full. Once he's had his fill, however, then he will realize there are other things on the market."
"Give a begger a million gold, and he will eat until he is full. Once he's had his fill, however, then he will realize there are other things on the market."
- Location
- Somewhere
Link to the last time I did this.
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Name: Garrick Golden-Feather
Age: 53
Titles: Emperor of Gryphus, King of Griffonia, Inheritor of the Imperial House of Gryphus, The Unifier, Great Winged Alpha, The Lightbringer, The Liberator, the King of the North.
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
- Runic Royal Armor: Serving to protect you as well as display your royal status to onlookers, this armor is both durable and aesthetically pleasing. With Merlin's assistance, it has been enhanced with runic magic, making it even more durable.
- 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: 52
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: 22
Martial: 14+2+2+1=19
Diplomacy: 13+2+2+2=19
Stewardship: 14+2=16
Learning: 10+2=12
Intrigue: 11+2=13
Status: Designated Heir. Will become player character in event of Parent's Deaths.
Trait: Strong-Born stronger than most. (+2 Martial)
Trait: Attractive-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: 18
Martial: 15+4-5=14
Diplomacy: 9-5=4
Stewardship: 6+2-5=3
Learning: 8+1-5=4
Intrigue: 9+1-5=5
Status: Adolescent-Malus to all 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)
Trait: Gardener-Years of studying and caring for plants has taught her much in the realm of botany, and has instilled in her an understanding of how hard work and patience can yield great dividends. (+2 Stewardship, +1 Learning, +1 Intrigue)
Daughter: Gilda Golden-Feather
Age: 15
Martial: 8-5=3
Diplomacy: 11+2-5=8
Stewardship: 11-5=6
Learning: 7-5=2
Intrigue: 6-5=1
Trait: Beautiful- A stellar example of feminine grace. (+2 Diplomacy)
Status: Teenager-Malus to all stats
Daughter: Gleaming Pearl
Age: 16
Martial: 7+2-5=4
Diplomacy: 10+2-5=7
Stewardship: 12-5=7
Learning: 5+2-5=2
Intrigue: 8-5=3
Status: Teenager-Malus to all stats
Trait: Beautiful-A stellar example of feminine grace. (+2 Diplomacy)
Trait: Studious-Knows her way around the written word. (+2 Learning)
Adopted: Permanently last in the line of Royal Succession.
Crystalmancer: A prodigy in the arcane art of Crystal Manipulation, able to turn a few pebbles into a forest of glittering spires. (+2 Martial)
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- Location
- Germany
Another turn, another (somewhat) in-depth analysis of our options:
Martial: Two Actions Per Turn
[ ] Doubling the Guard: Cost: 3000 Time: Two Years. Reward: Imperial Army Doubles in Size.
Let´s be honest - our agreement with Marecinas is standing on clay feet right now and she doesn´t really trust us all that much. So we shouldn´t raise the quantity of our army in order to not make her or Maretonia as a whole think that we´ll be invading soon (rabblerousers could easily spin our relief efforts as covert annexation attempts).
[ ] Gryphus Foriegn Legion:Cost: 500. Time: One Year. Reward: Imperial Foreign Legion established, Foreign Auxiliaries recruited.
My idea behind picking this one is simple: Foreign auxillaires will help us fight better against threats our nation is currently ill-prepared against, like magical units. Aside from that, Gryphus is quickly becoming a multicultural melting pot, so giving foreign people official recognition in the military will help us in that regard as well.
[ ] Specialized Anti-Magic Training: Cost: 500. Time: One Year. Reward: Army receives specialized training and experiencing facing magical foes. Bonus to certain future rolls.
Easy pick, because regardless of what happens (Maretonia deciding to wage war against us after all, Canterbury backstabbing us for whatever reason...), our soldiers will face magical opposition in the future and they should be readied for it.
[ ] Artillery Investment: Cost: 1000. Time: One Year. Reward: 10 Mobile Ballistae and 10 Cannons added to the Imperial Army.
It really was a hard decision between this and the Foreign Legion, but in the end I think that foreign auxillaires will benefit us more.
[ ] Cog Conversion: Cost: 700 Time: Two Years. Reward: 20 Cogs Converted into 14 Carracks.
To be honest, we´ll never find the time to fit that one in, so maybe let our Cogs phase out naturally?
[ ] Knights of the Frontier: Cost: 500. Time: Two Years. Reward: New Knightly Order Established to guard Kestrella.
Meeh, not that pressing right now, although I do feel a bit guilty at treating Kestrella so shamefully all the time.
[ ] Cautious Curiosity: Cost: 400. Time: One Year. Reward: Knowledge of Distant Lands.
Not important right now, given how full our plates are already (looking at you, Diplomacy folder)
Diplomacy: Three Actions Per Turn
[ ] Immigration Campaign: Cost: 200. Time: One Year. Reward: Yak/Neighponese Immigrants. Chance of Success: 65%
I know, that this option would synergise rather well with my "Foreign Auxillaries" pick over in Martial, buth other things here are more important right now.
[ ] Gaze upon the mists of Fate: Cost: 200. Time: One Year. Reward: Chance to gain information from Yak Seers. Chance of Success: 60%.
Maybe no harm in asking, but also no real benefit.
[ ] She can see the Futuuure!: Cost: 200. Time: One Year. Reward: Chance to gain Information from Queen Chevaline. Chance of Success: 50%
Nope, not doing that one as long as we are so suspicious of Brochard-connections (in-universe) / Changeling infiltrations (outta-universe).
[ ] Emerald Isles Emissary: Cost: 300. Time: One Year. Reward: Diplomatic Contact established with Emerald Isles, New Actions Unlocked.
High time that we finally are getting rid of that option. I am really curious about how our Dogs and the Emerald ones interact.
[ ] International Peacekeeping Force: Cost: 500. Time: One Year. Reward: Promises (or lack thereof) of Support in event of Maretonian Intervention.
Perfectly suited to build up on our established Relief Efforts, guys.
[ ] Qilin and Caribou: Cost: 600. Time: One Year. Reward: Diplomatic Intervention in regards to the Emerald Isles, reduced chance of further tensions or an escalation of hostility. Chance of Success: 55%.
The situation being tense is the reason, why we should NOT barge in uninvited. Best let Neighpon handle it on their own for the moment at least.
[ ] Confronting Canterbury: Cost: 200. Time: One Year. Result: ???
...No...just no.
Confronting them right now can only go wrong, given how little we now and how much we suspect. Best case is that Chevaline will be pissed at our mistrust, worst case is that Proto!Chrysalis will activate any infiltrators they might have withing Gryphus or the Protectorate and drag us down the drain.
[ ] Caribou Crop-Sharing: Cost: 400. Time: Two Years. Reward: Caribou breed Sugar Beets, Trade Relations with Olenian Kingdoms established. Chance of Success: 70%.
A good way to disencourage the Caribou to raid other people for food their own lands can´t provide of. Aside from that, we all know that we´ll never pick the corresponding option in Learning because it´s simply not that rewarding compared to everything else. So we might just as well "outsource" reasearching those crops to the Caribou to finally get rid of that dumb option cluttering Learning.
[ ] Collegiate Coordination: Cost: 400. Time: One Year. Reward: Coordination between Maretonian Royal Guard and Maretonian Colleges of Magic. Chance of Success: 60%.
Not that important, because I have faith in both the Guard and the College to leave each other alone on their own to concentrated on Pegicles.
Stewardship: Two Actions Per Turn One Action Locked
-Crystal Agriculture. Cost: 800. Time: Two Years. Reward: Crystal Protectorate gains a substantial agricultural base and is no longer dependent upon food imports from the Griffonlands. Increased Agricultural Income. Will Finish This Turn.
Already locked in, so no questions here.
[ ] Thaumatological Education: Cost: 600. Time: One Year. Reward: Magical Education established. Enables future Magic Actions.
Very important, even if a sizeable portion of our populace will never cast magic of their own.
We are making magic more commonplace in our nation, so it wouldn´t hurt to teach everyone what to do and what to not do around runes and stuff. Seriously, irl not everyone is a mechanic/scientist/whatever and yet it still is beneficial for the Average Joe to have at least a basic grasp of things.
[ ] Western Lumberjacks: Cost: 400. Time: One Year. Reward: Increased Logging Income.
[ ] Cloth Mills: Cost: 600. Time: One Year. Reward: Industrial Linen Production achieved, Increased Tax Income.
[ ] Gas Lighting: Cost: 1200. Time: Two Years. Reward: Gas Lamps installed in all major population centers in the Empire, Increased Tax Income due to Increased Productivity and Reduced Crime Rates.
[ ] Crystal Forests: Cost: 400. Time: Three Years. Reward: Crystal Protectorate develops domestic logging industry, increased logging income.
Not that important right now, although out of all those I like "Gas Lighting" the most for reasons both mechanically and flavour-wise
Learning: Two Actions Per Turn
[ ] Sugar Beets: Cost: 200. Time: Two Years. Reward: Sugar Beets acquired, new Learning and Stewardship Actions Unlocked. (Incompatible With Caribou Crop-Sharing)
Well, I already made my point regarding the beets clear over in Diplomacy.. We´ll never find the time/slot to research them over here, so we might as well hand them over to the Caribous to placate them a bit.
[ ] Prototype Flying Machine: Cost: 1000. Time: One Year. Reward: First Airship Constructed, New Actions Unlocked.
Statistically speaking, the majority of our populace (all gryphons, the pegasi, Neighponese Immigrants/Auxillaries and any hippogryphs once they come of age) are capable of flight by default - we really should capitalize on that as much as we can with flying carriers and stuff.
[ ] A Different Kind of Mortar: Cost: 600. Time: One Year. Reward: Mortar Artillery Developed.
[ ] Miniature Ballistae: Cost: 400. Time: One Year. Reward: Crossbows.
[ ] Black-Steel Balls: Cost: 400. Time: One Year. Reward: Army gains Black-Steel Cannonballs.
While all of those options are interesting by themselves, it´s just not enough to get my vote right now.
[ ] Steam Drills: Cost: 500. Time: One Year. Reward: Steam Drills Invented, Additional Mining Income.
I admit, I got a bit of a Minecraft itch going that this option scratches very well.
Intrigue: (Two Actions Per Turn)
[ ] Hoofbeard's Other Heist: Cost: 1500. Time: One Year. Reward: House White Star's Treasury Raided, Libertalia becomes more prosperous and less dependent on Crime to fuel its economy, Hoofbeard gains more influence and power in Libertalia. Chance of Success: 65%
[ ] Assisted Abolitionist Raids-House White Star: Cost: 600. Reward: Abolitionists raid House White Star Infrastructure, White Star forces weakened and thrown into disarray. Chance of Success: 75%
We really shouldn´t weaken Star while they could still be of use to us in containing Pegicles, guys.
[ ] Riddle of the Labyrinth: Cost: 500. Time: One Year. Reward: Information on the Minotaur Republics. Chance of Success: 60%
That one will have to wait some more, I´m afraid.
[ ] The Frame-Up Job: Cost: 600. Time: One Year. Reward: Pegicles framed for Queen Mareia's murder. Chance of Success: 40%
That´s a bad idea for so many reasons (low chance, high risk of playing into the hand of whoever actually did it, pissing of Pegicles regardless of whether or not he did it, being morally wrong)...not doing it
[ ] Canterbury Investigations: Cost: 500. Time: One Year. Reward: Intel on Canterbury-Aquileia Connection, Further Revelations. Chance of Success: 50%.
That one needs to be done ASAP to finally understand wtf is going on there...for better or worse
[ ] Bursting the Cloudburst: Cost: 600. Time: One Year. Reward: Project Cloudburst Sabotaged. Chance of Success: 45%.
Really torn on that one. On one hand I´d rather not blindsided by ANOTHER WMD and forced to clean up house, on the other hand we have an agreement with them, which our meddling might be violating.
[ ] Maretonian Intel Sharing: Cost: 500. Time: One Year. Reward: Intelligence Shared with Maretonian Royal Guard, Additional Raids on House Storm Holdings.
We are allied (sort-of) with the Guard, so it´d be only reasonable for us to help them keep the peace against the main aggressor in their own lands.
Piety: One Action Per Turn
[ ] A Temple to the Old Gods: Cost: 400. Time: One Year. Reward: Temple to the Old Gods Constructed.
I really want to push that one some more, both to finally get graspable benefits (sunk cost fallacy, ho!) and to give the Gryphotrúar a place of worship they explicitly lack unlike the other faiths.
[ ] Expanded Crystal Worship: Cost: 500. Time: One Year. Reward: Crystal Shrines outside the Crystal City. Expanded Crystal Disciples Influence.
Maybe we should ease up on boosting them for the time being. After all, I´d rather not have the other faiths get pissy about being ignored.
[ ] A Sacred Stone: Cost: 100. Time: One Year. Reward: Brod the Wise carves the first Yakyakistani Runestone for the Empire.
[ ] Seaside Shrines: Cost: 100. Time: One Year. Reward: Neighponese Shrines constructed.
Not important right now.
[ ] A Holy Lake: Cost: 100. Time: One Year. Reward: Church of the Lady granted a protected lake to worship at.
Right now with all those suspicions roaming around regarding Canterbury, that one is not a good idea.
[ ] The Imperial Creed: Cost: 100. Time: One Year. Reward: Lectitio Divinitatus published.
I am not supporting those whackjobs intent on marginalizing our efforts by turning us into mere "divine beings" for their delusions. That´s all I have to say about the matter.
Personal: (Two Actions per Turn)
[ ] Overtime:
Huh, that´s the first time I am around where we don´t really need that one...Colour me surprised pleasantly.
[ ] Imperial Priority:
Not interesting right now.
[ ] Creative Accounting: Cost: 0. Time: One Year. Reward: One Small Lump-Sum of Funds. Chance of Success: 60%
Not important right now.
[ ] Rune-Sword of the Emperor: Cost: 300. Time: One Year. Reward: Rune-Blade.
Nice idea, but we´ve got more important things right now.
[ ] Meeting with the Dukes: Cost: 0. Time: One Year. Reward: ???
That one sounds important...best have a look what our father-in-law and our old ally from the Reunification have got on their hearts.
[ ] A Gesture of Friendship: Cost: 400. Time: One Year. Reward: Rune Sword gifted to Emperor Ryuō.
Would be a nice gesture, but A) we haven´t got the slots and B) Western swordscraft is very distinct from Japanese, so Koryu might struggle badly with wielding a kind of sword he isn´t familiar with (if he even is skilled with swords in the first place)
[ ] The Maretonian Question: Cost: 200. Time: One Year. Reward: Publicly Address the Refugee Integration Issue.
I already vouched for an option like this one in interim talks.
We really need to crack down on that smoldering issue ASAP.
[ ] Getting to Know You More: Cost: 0. Time: One Year. Reward: Gawain and Friends Interlude, potential for Further Rewards. (Does not cost an Action. May only be taken once per Turn.)
-Brochard's Legacy:
-Dueling Practice:
-Sebastian's Innovations:
I almost disregarded this option on account of us not having enough slots, but after reading that it´s a FREE action we´d be foolish to not take one while we´re at it.
Outta the three Isabelle Brisette is the most important/interesting to us for several reasons:
- She is our son´s Beloved (let´s not pretend that we haven´t read the signs there), which makes her our future daughter-in-law once he suceeds us and pops the question to her.
- Of the three, she is the most socially outcast and really could use some friendliness.
-...I am loathe to admit it, but her being Brochard´s niece might help us in our investigations regarding the whole Brochard-Canterbury farrago. Make no mistakes, I am not suspecting her or her mom (the late king´s half-sister, remember?) of being in cahoots with his legacy, but I am also not disregarding the notion of the two having some knowledge about how the Aquilean upper crust would handle stuff like that.
That being said, the third point is rather lowkey because again - I don´t want to point fingers at the poor deary for some far-off suspicions. So in the end, we should only mention that issue as an unimportant aside.
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After that analysis, here is my interim Plan:
[ ] Plan "That´s right, the Good Guys are here"
- [ ] Gryphus Foriegn Legion:Cost: 500. Time: One Year. Reward: Imperial Foreign Legion established, Foreign Auxiliaries recruited.
- [ ] Specialized Anti-Magic Training: Cost: 500. Time: One Year. Reward: Army receives specialized training and experiencing facing magical foes. Bonus to certain future rolls.
- [ ] Emerald Isles Emissary: Cost: 300. Time: One Year. Reward: Diplomatic Contact established with Emerald Isles, New Actions Unlocked.
- [ ] International Peacekeeping Force: Cost: 500. Time: One Year. Reward: Promises (or lack thereof) of Support in event of Maretonian Intervention.
- [ ] Caribou Crop-Sharing: Cost: 400. Time: Two Years. Reward: Caribou breed Sugar Beets, Trade Relations with Olenian Kingdoms established. Chance of Success: 70%.
- [ ] Crystal Agriculture. Cost: 800. Time: Two Years. Reward: Crystal Protectorate gains a substantial agricultural base and is no longer dependent upon food imports from the Griffonlands. Increased Agricultural Income. Will Finish This Turn.
- [ ] Thaumatological Education: Cost: 600. Time: One Year. Reward: Magical Education established. Enables future Magic Actions.
- [ ] Prototype Flying Machine: Cost: 1000. Time: One Year. Reward: First Airship Constructed, New Actions Unlocked.
- [ ] Steam Drills: Cost: 500. Time: One Year. Reward: Steam Drills Invented, Additional Mining Income.
- [ ] Canterbury Investigations: Cost: 500. Time: One Year. Reward: Intel on Canterbury-Aquileia Connection, Further Revelations. Chance of Success: 50%.
- [ ] Maretonian Intel Sharing: Cost: 500. Time: One Year. Reward: Intelligence Shared with Maretonian Royal Guard, Additional Raids on House Storm Holdings.
- [ ] A Temple to the Old Gods: Cost: 400. Time: One Year. Reward: Temple to the Old Gods Constructed.
- [ ] Meeting with the Dukes: Cost: 0. Time: One Year. Reward: ???
- [ ] The Maretonian Question: Cost: 200. Time: One Year. Reward: Publicly Address the Refugee Integration Issue.
- [ ] Getting to Know You More (Brochard's Legacy) : Cost: 0. Time: One Year. Reward: Gawain and Friends Interlude, potential for Further Rewards. (Does not cost an Action. May only be taken once per Turn.)
Total Cost: 6200 Gold
So, all things considering, not even that pricey for what my plan offers, guys.
BTW: "Ban" will end in about 1,45 hrs, guys
Martial: Two Actions Per Turn
[ ] Doubling the Guard: Cost: 3000 Time: Two Years. Reward: Imperial Army Doubles in Size.
Let´s be honest - our agreement with Marecinas is standing on clay feet right now and she doesn´t really trust us all that much. So we shouldn´t raise the quantity of our army in order to not make her or Maretonia as a whole think that we´ll be invading soon (rabblerousers could easily spin our relief efforts as covert annexation attempts).
[ ] Gryphus Foriegn Legion:Cost: 500. Time: One Year. Reward: Imperial Foreign Legion established, Foreign Auxiliaries recruited.
My idea behind picking this one is simple: Foreign auxillaires will help us fight better against threats our nation is currently ill-prepared against, like magical units. Aside from that, Gryphus is quickly becoming a multicultural melting pot, so giving foreign people official recognition in the military will help us in that regard as well.
[ ] Specialized Anti-Magic Training: Cost: 500. Time: One Year. Reward: Army receives specialized training and experiencing facing magical foes. Bonus to certain future rolls.
Easy pick, because regardless of what happens (Maretonia deciding to wage war against us after all, Canterbury backstabbing us for whatever reason...), our soldiers will face magical opposition in the future and they should be readied for it.
[ ] Artillery Investment: Cost: 1000. Time: One Year. Reward: 10 Mobile Ballistae and 10 Cannons added to the Imperial Army.
It really was a hard decision between this and the Foreign Legion, but in the end I think that foreign auxillaires will benefit us more.
[ ] Cog Conversion: Cost: 700 Time: Two Years. Reward: 20 Cogs Converted into 14 Carracks.
To be honest, we´ll never find the time to fit that one in, so maybe let our Cogs phase out naturally?
[ ] Knights of the Frontier: Cost: 500. Time: Two Years. Reward: New Knightly Order Established to guard Kestrella.
Meeh, not that pressing right now, although I do feel a bit guilty at treating Kestrella so shamefully all the time.
[ ] Cautious Curiosity: Cost: 400. Time: One Year. Reward: Knowledge of Distant Lands.
Not important right now, given how full our plates are already (looking at you, Diplomacy folder)
Diplomacy: Three Actions Per Turn
[ ] Immigration Campaign: Cost: 200. Time: One Year. Reward: Yak/Neighponese Immigrants. Chance of Success: 65%
I know, that this option would synergise rather well with my "Foreign Auxillaries" pick over in Martial, buth other things here are more important right now.
[ ] Gaze upon the mists of Fate: Cost: 200. Time: One Year. Reward: Chance to gain information from Yak Seers. Chance of Success: 60%.
Maybe no harm in asking, but also no real benefit.
[ ] She can see the Futuuure!: Cost: 200. Time: One Year. Reward: Chance to gain Information from Queen Chevaline. Chance of Success: 50%
Nope, not doing that one as long as we are so suspicious of Brochard-connections (in-universe) / Changeling infiltrations (outta-universe).
[ ] Emerald Isles Emissary: Cost: 300. Time: One Year. Reward: Diplomatic Contact established with Emerald Isles, New Actions Unlocked.
High time that we finally are getting rid of that option. I am really curious about how our Dogs and the Emerald ones interact.
[ ] International Peacekeeping Force: Cost: 500. Time: One Year. Reward: Promises (or lack thereof) of Support in event of Maretonian Intervention.
Perfectly suited to build up on our established Relief Efforts, guys.
[ ] Qilin and Caribou: Cost: 600. Time: One Year. Reward: Diplomatic Intervention in regards to the Emerald Isles, reduced chance of further tensions or an escalation of hostility. Chance of Success: 55%.
The situation being tense is the reason, why we should NOT barge in uninvited. Best let Neighpon handle it on their own for the moment at least.
[ ] Confronting Canterbury: Cost: 200. Time: One Year. Result: ???
...No...just no.
Confronting them right now can only go wrong, given how little we now and how much we suspect. Best case is that Chevaline will be pissed at our mistrust, worst case is that Proto!Chrysalis will activate any infiltrators they might have withing Gryphus or the Protectorate and drag us down the drain.
[ ] Caribou Crop-Sharing: Cost: 400. Time: Two Years. Reward: Caribou breed Sugar Beets, Trade Relations with Olenian Kingdoms established. Chance of Success: 70%.
A good way to disencourage the Caribou to raid other people for food their own lands can´t provide of. Aside from that, we all know that we´ll never pick the corresponding option in Learning because it´s simply not that rewarding compared to everything else. So we might just as well "outsource" reasearching those crops to the Caribou to finally get rid of that dumb option cluttering Learning.
[ ] Collegiate Coordination: Cost: 400. Time: One Year. Reward: Coordination between Maretonian Royal Guard and Maretonian Colleges of Magic. Chance of Success: 60%.
Not that important, because I have faith in both the Guard and the College to leave each other alone on their own to concentrated on Pegicles.
Stewardship: Two Actions Per Turn One Action Locked
-Crystal Agriculture. Cost: 800. Time: Two Years. Reward: Crystal Protectorate gains a substantial agricultural base and is no longer dependent upon food imports from the Griffonlands. Increased Agricultural Income. Will Finish This Turn.
Already locked in, so no questions here.
[ ] Thaumatological Education: Cost: 600. Time: One Year. Reward: Magical Education established. Enables future Magic Actions.
Very important, even if a sizeable portion of our populace will never cast magic of their own.
We are making magic more commonplace in our nation, so it wouldn´t hurt to teach everyone what to do and what to not do around runes and stuff. Seriously, irl not everyone is a mechanic/scientist/whatever and yet it still is beneficial for the Average Joe to have at least a basic grasp of things.
[ ] Western Lumberjacks: Cost: 400. Time: One Year. Reward: Increased Logging Income.
[ ] Cloth Mills: Cost: 600. Time: One Year. Reward: Industrial Linen Production achieved, Increased Tax Income.
[ ] Gas Lighting: Cost: 1200. Time: Two Years. Reward: Gas Lamps installed in all major population centers in the Empire, Increased Tax Income due to Increased Productivity and Reduced Crime Rates.
[ ] Crystal Forests: Cost: 400. Time: Three Years. Reward: Crystal Protectorate develops domestic logging industry, increased logging income.
Not that important right now, although out of all those I like "Gas Lighting" the most for reasons both mechanically and flavour-wise
Learning: Two Actions Per Turn
[ ] Sugar Beets: Cost: 200. Time: Two Years. Reward: Sugar Beets acquired, new Learning and Stewardship Actions Unlocked. (Incompatible With Caribou Crop-Sharing)
Well, I already made my point regarding the beets clear over in Diplomacy.. We´ll never find the time/slot to research them over here, so we might as well hand them over to the Caribous to placate them a bit.
[ ] Prototype Flying Machine: Cost: 1000. Time: One Year. Reward: First Airship Constructed, New Actions Unlocked.
Statistically speaking, the majority of our populace (all gryphons, the pegasi, Neighponese Immigrants/Auxillaries and any hippogryphs once they come of age) are capable of flight by default - we really should capitalize on that as much as we can with flying carriers and stuff.
[ ] A Different Kind of Mortar: Cost: 600. Time: One Year. Reward: Mortar Artillery Developed.
[ ] Miniature Ballistae: Cost: 400. Time: One Year. Reward: Crossbows.
[ ] Black-Steel Balls: Cost: 400. Time: One Year. Reward: Army gains Black-Steel Cannonballs.
While all of those options are interesting by themselves, it´s just not enough to get my vote right now.
[ ] Steam Drills: Cost: 500. Time: One Year. Reward: Steam Drills Invented, Additional Mining Income.
I admit, I got a bit of a Minecraft itch going that this option scratches very well.
Intrigue: (Two Actions Per Turn)
[ ] Hoofbeard's Other Heist: Cost: 1500. Time: One Year. Reward: House White Star's Treasury Raided, Libertalia becomes more prosperous and less dependent on Crime to fuel its economy, Hoofbeard gains more influence and power in Libertalia. Chance of Success: 65%
[ ] Assisted Abolitionist Raids-House White Star: Cost: 600. Reward: Abolitionists raid House White Star Infrastructure, White Star forces weakened and thrown into disarray. Chance of Success: 75%
We really shouldn´t weaken Star while they could still be of use to us in containing Pegicles, guys.
[ ] Riddle of the Labyrinth: Cost: 500. Time: One Year. Reward: Information on the Minotaur Republics. Chance of Success: 60%
That one will have to wait some more, I´m afraid.
[ ] The Frame-Up Job: Cost: 600. Time: One Year. Reward: Pegicles framed for Queen Mareia's murder. Chance of Success: 40%
That´s a bad idea for so many reasons (low chance, high risk of playing into the hand of whoever actually did it, pissing of Pegicles regardless of whether or not he did it, being morally wrong)...not doing it
[ ] Canterbury Investigations: Cost: 500. Time: One Year. Reward: Intel on Canterbury-Aquileia Connection, Further Revelations. Chance of Success: 50%.
That one needs to be done ASAP to finally understand wtf is going on there...for better or worse
[ ] Bursting the Cloudburst: Cost: 600. Time: One Year. Reward: Project Cloudburst Sabotaged. Chance of Success: 45%.
Really torn on that one. On one hand I´d rather not blindsided by ANOTHER WMD and forced to clean up house, on the other hand we have an agreement with them, which our meddling might be violating.
[ ] Maretonian Intel Sharing: Cost: 500. Time: One Year. Reward: Intelligence Shared with Maretonian Royal Guard, Additional Raids on House Storm Holdings.
We are allied (sort-of) with the Guard, so it´d be only reasonable for us to help them keep the peace against the main aggressor in their own lands.
Piety: One Action Per Turn
[ ] A Temple to the Old Gods: Cost: 400. Time: One Year. Reward: Temple to the Old Gods Constructed.
I really want to push that one some more, both to finally get graspable benefits (sunk cost fallacy, ho!) and to give the Gryphotrúar a place of worship they explicitly lack unlike the other faiths.
[ ] Expanded Crystal Worship: Cost: 500. Time: One Year. Reward: Crystal Shrines outside the Crystal City. Expanded Crystal Disciples Influence.
Maybe we should ease up on boosting them for the time being. After all, I´d rather not have the other faiths get pissy about being ignored.
[ ] A Sacred Stone: Cost: 100. Time: One Year. Reward: Brod the Wise carves the first Yakyakistani Runestone for the Empire.
[ ] Seaside Shrines: Cost: 100. Time: One Year. Reward: Neighponese Shrines constructed.
Not important right now.
[ ] A Holy Lake: Cost: 100. Time: One Year. Reward: Church of the Lady granted a protected lake to worship at.
Right now with all those suspicions roaming around regarding Canterbury, that one is not a good idea.
[ ] The Imperial Creed: Cost: 100. Time: One Year. Reward: Lectitio Divinitatus published.
I am not supporting those whackjobs intent on marginalizing our efforts by turning us into mere "divine beings" for their delusions. That´s all I have to say about the matter.
Personal: (Two Actions per Turn)
[ ] Overtime:
Huh, that´s the first time I am around where we don´t really need that one...Colour me surprised pleasantly.
[ ] Imperial Priority:
Not interesting right now.
[ ] Creative Accounting: Cost: 0. Time: One Year. Reward: One Small Lump-Sum of Funds. Chance of Success: 60%
Not important right now.
[ ] Rune-Sword of the Emperor: Cost: 300. Time: One Year. Reward: Rune-Blade.
Nice idea, but we´ve got more important things right now.
[ ] Meeting with the Dukes: Cost: 0. Time: One Year. Reward: ???
That one sounds important...best have a look what our father-in-law and our old ally from the Reunification have got on their hearts.
[ ] A Gesture of Friendship: Cost: 400. Time: One Year. Reward: Rune Sword gifted to Emperor Ryuō.
Would be a nice gesture, but A) we haven´t got the slots and B) Western swordscraft is very distinct from Japanese, so Koryu might struggle badly with wielding a kind of sword he isn´t familiar with (if he even is skilled with swords in the first place)
[ ] The Maretonian Question: Cost: 200. Time: One Year. Reward: Publicly Address the Refugee Integration Issue.
I already vouched for an option like this one in interim talks.
We really need to crack down on that smoldering issue ASAP.
[ ] Getting to Know You More: Cost: 0. Time: One Year. Reward: Gawain and Friends Interlude, potential for Further Rewards. (Does not cost an Action. May only be taken once per Turn.)
-Brochard's Legacy:
-Dueling Practice:
-Sebastian's Innovations:
I almost disregarded this option on account of us not having enough slots, but after reading that it´s a FREE action we´d be foolish to not take one while we´re at it.
Outta the three Isabelle Brisette is the most important/interesting to us for several reasons:
- She is our son´s Beloved (let´s not pretend that we haven´t read the signs there), which makes her our future daughter-in-law once he suceeds us and pops the question to her.
- Of the three, she is the most socially outcast and really could use some friendliness.
-...I am loathe to admit it, but her being Brochard´s niece might help us in our investigations regarding the whole Brochard-Canterbury farrago. Make no mistakes, I am not suspecting her or her mom (the late king´s half-sister, remember?) of being in cahoots with his legacy, but I am also not disregarding the notion of the two having some knowledge about how the Aquilean upper crust would handle stuff like that.
That being said, the third point is rather lowkey because again - I don´t want to point fingers at the poor deary for some far-off suspicions. So in the end, we should only mention that issue as an unimportant aside.
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After that analysis, here is my interim Plan:
[ ] Plan "That´s right, the Good Guys are here"
- [ ] Gryphus Foriegn Legion:Cost: 500. Time: One Year. Reward: Imperial Foreign Legion established, Foreign Auxiliaries recruited.
- [ ] Specialized Anti-Magic Training: Cost: 500. Time: One Year. Reward: Army receives specialized training and experiencing facing magical foes. Bonus to certain future rolls.
- [ ] Emerald Isles Emissary: Cost: 300. Time: One Year. Reward: Diplomatic Contact established with Emerald Isles, New Actions Unlocked.
- [ ] International Peacekeeping Force: Cost: 500. Time: One Year. Reward: Promises (or lack thereof) of Support in event of Maretonian Intervention.
- [ ] Caribou Crop-Sharing: Cost: 400. Time: Two Years. Reward: Caribou breed Sugar Beets, Trade Relations with Olenian Kingdoms established. Chance of Success: 70%.
- [ ] Crystal Agriculture. Cost: 800. Time: Two Years. Reward: Crystal Protectorate gains a substantial agricultural base and is no longer dependent upon food imports from the Griffonlands. Increased Agricultural Income. Will Finish This Turn.
- [ ] Thaumatological Education: Cost: 600. Time: One Year. Reward: Magical Education established. Enables future Magic Actions.
- [ ] Prototype Flying Machine: Cost: 1000. Time: One Year. Reward: First Airship Constructed, New Actions Unlocked.
- [ ] Steam Drills: Cost: 500. Time: One Year. Reward: Steam Drills Invented, Additional Mining Income.
- [ ] Canterbury Investigations: Cost: 500. Time: One Year. Reward: Intel on Canterbury-Aquileia Connection, Further Revelations. Chance of Success: 50%.
- [ ] Maretonian Intel Sharing: Cost: 500. Time: One Year. Reward: Intelligence Shared with Maretonian Royal Guard, Additional Raids on House Storm Holdings.
- [ ] A Temple to the Old Gods: Cost: 400. Time: One Year. Reward: Temple to the Old Gods Constructed.
- [ ] Meeting with the Dukes: Cost: 0. Time: One Year. Reward: ???
- [ ] The Maretonian Question: Cost: 200. Time: One Year. Reward: Publicly Address the Refugee Integration Issue.
- [ ] Getting to Know You More (Brochard's Legacy) : Cost: 0. Time: One Year. Reward: Gawain and Friends Interlude, potential for Further Rewards. (Does not cost an Action. May only be taken once per Turn.)
Total Cost: 6200 Gold
So, all things considering, not even that pricey for what my plan offers, guys.
BTW: "Ban" will end in about 1,45 hrs, guys
Travler66
Let her name echo in song!
- Location
- Beyond
They aren't. House White Star's days are numbered, no thanks to Pegicles Storm, even if they could, they would barely be able to do it and it wouldn't be enough.
Not to mention they are enemies, to the Abolitionists and to us. Their mages have a magic WMD that will cause just as much destruction to Maretonia as The Storm did. Also, House White Star's leader would have most likely used the magic WMD somehow considering that he's known to be a renowned schemer.
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- Location
- Germany
"The Enemy of my enemy is my friend"
...if only by soaking up some attack that would otherwise hit us or our true allies.
Omake: Ronin
lockingbane
If you're crazy and you know it clap your hands!
- Location
- Waxahachie tx
My name is Wano Ichimori, and I am Ronin. A samurai without a master. Taught by my adoptive Grandfather Ryuma Ichimori, former Samurai of the Heavenly Dragon.
I am a hound of two lands. One of Blood, and one of Honor. Before Grandfather adopted me into his household my father had moved the Neighpon in desire to enter the mining trade having been scouted by a Qilin mine owner who had heard much of my people's affinity with the earth. We were happy to move and for a time we lived together happily. Then, there was a bandit raid and one of the Heavenly Dragons 13 Samurai was sent out to deal with it for they had great numbers and were endangering his people. The Eldest of them, Ryuma, was sent out to deal with it. The Qilin was getting old and he had no living family, only his duty and honor. I later learned he had went alone in an attempt to die honorably in battle, serving his lord. He arrived during the raid on the mine, the bandits seeking ore to make more weapons with.
Ryuma walked in and all fell quiet save the clack clack of his hooves upon the stone. Each step echoing more than it should as he stood there in his armor. Eventually the likely leader regained his will and stood to open his mouth only to freeze as a flash of silvery light flashed out and he collapsed cut in two. "For the honor of my lord, you shall fall." Was all the man said in a sad tone of an elder dissapointed in a youth before he charged. He was like a storm of blades, each cut taking a life or rending them unable to attack as he flowed and spun around each one, no strike seeming to be able to harm him as he either flowed away or his armor deflected it. By the end the battle seemed done before one of the bandits seemed to have watched the battle from a rooftop and stood drawing a bow and taking aim. My father, may he rest in peace among the gods of our people, leapt forward and took the shot for the samurai, saving his life.... And ensuring the loss of his own in the process. I watched from the hole my father had hidden me in when the fighting began and watched as he bled out with a whimper of fear, not truly understanding beyond father was hurt.
I did not hear what father said to the elderly samurai but I was later told. My fathers final words were "My pup. Please keep him safe." before he died. The Samurai was honored by this show of loyalty and took me into his house. I honor my fathers loyalty and sacrifice through my training. I took to my new grandfather's style like a hound to tunnels. The quick spinning and fast dashes with gentle strokes suiting me very well. I even added to the style with my heritage with earth allowing me to fight as easily below or above through diving into the earth and leaping out. Grandfather hemmed and hawwed over it, explaining it to be similar to the shinobi arts but eventually decided that while shinobi are not strightly honorable they are still great warriors and so long as I adhered to the Code of Honor I shall be so.... How wrong I was.
When grandfather passed I learned quickly why he had retired from duty. The Heavenly Court, though they respect the allies in Griffonia, do not believe that races other than those of the lands of the heavenly dragon should be permitted to take up the duties of a samurai or shinobi. They had forced grandfather to retire and though the emperor was just and honorable... He must choose his battles among the courtly politics. Still, he ensured my father would be well rewarded for his years of service and allowed us to live well as well as shielded us from the brunt of the court politics but could only do so for so long as grandfather lived. I eventually received an apology from him explaining this. I understand it well and hold no ire with him. He is the heavenly dragon and he is the greatest emperor in known history.
Now, when I entered to give my oaths to the local lord I was accepted, for the lord knew and admired my grandfather. But the lord was aging and even I could see his granddaughter's and her husband's disdain for me. But that was no matter. I had my lord and by the Code of Honor I serve with loyalty.
I spent three years serving Lord Yagi. I served with all my power and skill. But not even my blade can defeat time. He passed in his bed and I mourned the loss of an honorable lord and hoped he met his ancestors with pride for he had earned it. But the moment his son in law had been named lord... I was banished. Framed for a crime I did not do. I was not high enough for my plight to reach the emperor and I have no desire to draw my blade upon those who it is not needed. I took the honorable path and left Neighpon, the land I had known all my life, for the land of my blood family. The land of Griffonia.
I will admit I had long been curious of my father's homeland. I had heard tales of it and their great machines and clever lion birds. When I entered I greeted one of the diamond dogs on the docks and he looked at me oddly and with concern. When we spoke I quickly realized I lacked many of the traits important for diamond dog culture. He offered to help but I refused. If that was the cost of grandfather's teachings then so be it. When I payed for a stay in the local inn I took out grandfather's blade, the one he had gifted me upon his deathbed as his heir. In kanji it read "Forever Loyal". It was an heirloom blade, passed down from the time before discord. It was the Ichimori Clan's motto. Forever Loyal. I had been taught that when an Oath to a lord is made it is to be honored on both parts.
As I sat there, maintaining my blade and remembering grandfather a memory struck me of my earliest days of training. Specifically swinging a weighted stick in the basic strengthening kata while grandfather watched on. "What do I do if my lord denounced my dishonorably?" You had asked worried after overhearing some of the household guards speaking of how I am not deserving to be taught. "Then you shall be Ronin, masterless Samurai." He has said "From there you must follow the code of honor and seek out a new master." I had long forgotten that lesson and remembering it had struck me. I stood and looked out from the window, gazing down at the mingling races on the streets and my eyes caught on a poster for the imperial legion. An image of a Diamond dog in armor holding a shield before a group of ponies with broken chains upon them with the words "Defending those who need it, Join the Legion!". I silently thanked my ancestors both hound and Qilin as I had found what I must do. "Surely there is a lord in these lands who have treated neighpon with such honor and respect." You muttered "I shall join this legion and shall seek out a lord with honor to serve." You say as you stand up and sheath your blade once more. "Forever Loyal Ojiisan, Forever Loyal." You said before you left.
Wan finishes writing the latest bit in his journal as he sits in the back of the rickety cart as it travels to the capital. Silently waiting for it to arrive. You ignore the whispers of the "Not Dog" and "Top of his Class" and simply focus inward in meditation steadying your emotions. As you pass through the gates you smile internally. For you knew in your heart of hearts... You shall find the lord you seek.
@Questor had this idea for Corgi Samurai and this is the result. Sorry not sorry
I am a hound of two lands. One of Blood, and one of Honor. Before Grandfather adopted me into his household my father had moved the Neighpon in desire to enter the mining trade having been scouted by a Qilin mine owner who had heard much of my people's affinity with the earth. We were happy to move and for a time we lived together happily. Then, there was a bandit raid and one of the Heavenly Dragons 13 Samurai was sent out to deal with it for they had great numbers and were endangering his people. The Eldest of them, Ryuma, was sent out to deal with it. The Qilin was getting old and he had no living family, only his duty and honor. I later learned he had went alone in an attempt to die honorably in battle, serving his lord. He arrived during the raid on the mine, the bandits seeking ore to make more weapons with.
Ryuma walked in and all fell quiet save the clack clack of his hooves upon the stone. Each step echoing more than it should as he stood there in his armor. Eventually the likely leader regained his will and stood to open his mouth only to freeze as a flash of silvery light flashed out and he collapsed cut in two. "For the honor of my lord, you shall fall." Was all the man said in a sad tone of an elder dissapointed in a youth before he charged. He was like a storm of blades, each cut taking a life or rending them unable to attack as he flowed and spun around each one, no strike seeming to be able to harm him as he either flowed away or his armor deflected it. By the end the battle seemed done before one of the bandits seemed to have watched the battle from a rooftop and stood drawing a bow and taking aim. My father, may he rest in peace among the gods of our people, leapt forward and took the shot for the samurai, saving his life.... And ensuring the loss of his own in the process. I watched from the hole my father had hidden me in when the fighting began and watched as he bled out with a whimper of fear, not truly understanding beyond father was hurt.
I did not hear what father said to the elderly samurai but I was later told. My fathers final words were "My pup. Please keep him safe." before he died. The Samurai was honored by this show of loyalty and took me into his house. I honor my fathers loyalty and sacrifice through my training. I took to my new grandfather's style like a hound to tunnels. The quick spinning and fast dashes with gentle strokes suiting me very well. I even added to the style with my heritage with earth allowing me to fight as easily below or above through diving into the earth and leaping out. Grandfather hemmed and hawwed over it, explaining it to be similar to the shinobi arts but eventually decided that while shinobi are not strightly honorable they are still great warriors and so long as I adhered to the Code of Honor I shall be so.... How wrong I was.
When grandfather passed I learned quickly why he had retired from duty. The Heavenly Court, though they respect the allies in Griffonia, do not believe that races other than those of the lands of the heavenly dragon should be permitted to take up the duties of a samurai or shinobi. They had forced grandfather to retire and though the emperor was just and honorable... He must choose his battles among the courtly politics. Still, he ensured my father would be well rewarded for his years of service and allowed us to live well as well as shielded us from the brunt of the court politics but could only do so for so long as grandfather lived. I eventually received an apology from him explaining this. I understand it well and hold no ire with him. He is the heavenly dragon and he is the greatest emperor in known history.
Now, when I entered to give my oaths to the local lord I was accepted, for the lord knew and admired my grandfather. But the lord was aging and even I could see his granddaughter's and her husband's disdain for me. But that was no matter. I had my lord and by the Code of Honor I serve with loyalty.
I spent three years serving Lord Yagi. I served with all my power and skill. But not even my blade can defeat time. He passed in his bed and I mourned the loss of an honorable lord and hoped he met his ancestors with pride for he had earned it. But the moment his son in law had been named lord... I was banished. Framed for a crime I did not do. I was not high enough for my plight to reach the emperor and I have no desire to draw my blade upon those who it is not needed. I took the honorable path and left Neighpon, the land I had known all my life, for the land of my blood family. The land of Griffonia.
I will admit I had long been curious of my father's homeland. I had heard tales of it and their great machines and clever lion birds. When I entered I greeted one of the diamond dogs on the docks and he looked at me oddly and with concern. When we spoke I quickly realized I lacked many of the traits important for diamond dog culture. He offered to help but I refused. If that was the cost of grandfather's teachings then so be it. When I payed for a stay in the local inn I took out grandfather's blade, the one he had gifted me upon his deathbed as his heir. In kanji it read "Forever Loyal". It was an heirloom blade, passed down from the time before discord. It was the Ichimori Clan's motto. Forever Loyal. I had been taught that when an Oath to a lord is made it is to be honored on both parts.
As I sat there, maintaining my blade and remembering grandfather a memory struck me of my earliest days of training. Specifically swinging a weighted stick in the basic strengthening kata while grandfather watched on. "What do I do if my lord denounced my dishonorably?" You had asked worried after overhearing some of the household guards speaking of how I am not deserving to be taught. "Then you shall be Ronin, masterless Samurai." He has said "From there you must follow the code of honor and seek out a new master." I had long forgotten that lesson and remembering it had struck me. I stood and looked out from the window, gazing down at the mingling races on the streets and my eyes caught on a poster for the imperial legion. An image of a Diamond dog in armor holding a shield before a group of ponies with broken chains upon them with the words "Defending those who need it, Join the Legion!". I silently thanked my ancestors both hound and Qilin as I had found what I must do. "Surely there is a lord in these lands who have treated neighpon with such honor and respect." You muttered "I shall join this legion and shall seek out a lord with honor to serve." You say as you stand up and sheath your blade once more. "Forever Loyal Ojiisan, Forever Loyal." You said before you left.
Wan finishes writing the latest bit in his journal as he sits in the back of the rickety cart as it travels to the capital. Silently waiting for it to arrive. You ignore the whispers of the "Not Dog" and "Top of his Class" and simply focus inward in meditation steadying your emotions. As you pass through the gates you smile internally. For you knew in your heart of hearts... You shall find the lord you seek.
@Questor had this idea for Corgi Samurai and this is the result. Sorry not sorry
- Location
- Germany
[X] Plan: Keeping the Pressure on Storm and putting to rest old ghosts.
With our own Orichalcum mine plus importing most of YakYakistan's production for 500G per turn, are you keeping track of roughly how much we have stockpiled or do projects only take yearly yield of Orichalcum into account?
- Location
- Italy
[x]plan color coded
-[x] Doubling the Guard: Cost: 3000 Time: Two Years. Reward: Imperial Army Doubles in Size.
-[x] Specialized Anti-Magic Training: Cost: 500. Time: One Year. Reward: Army receives specialized training and experiencing facing magical foes. Bonus to certain future rolls.
-[x] Emerald Isles Emissary: Cost: 300. Time: One Year. Reward: Diplomatic Contact established with Emerald Isles, New Actions Unlocked.
-[x] Qilin and Caribou: Cost: 600. Time: One Year. Reward: Diplomatic Intervention in regards to the Emerald Isles, reduced chance of further tensions or an escalation of hostility. Chance of Success: 55%.
-[x] Caribou Crop-Sharing: Cost: 400. Time: Two Years. Reward: Caribou breed Sugar Beets, Trade Relations with Olenian Kingdoms established. Chance of Success: 70%.
-Crystal Agriculture. Cost: 800. Time: Two Years. Reward: Crystal Protectorate gains a substantial agricultural base and is no longer dependent upon food imports from the Griffonlands. Increased Agricultural Income. Will Finish This Turn.
-[x] Thaumatological Education: Cost: 600. Time: One Year. Reward: Magical Education established. Enables future Magic Actions.
-[x] Miniature Ballistae: Cost: 400. Time: One Year. Reward: Crossbows.
-[x] Prototype Flying Machine: Cost: 1000. Time: One Year. Reward: First Airship Constructed, New Actions Unlocked.
-[x] Canterbury Investigations: Cost: 500. Time: One Year. Reward: Intel on Canterbury-Aquileia Connection, Further Revelations. Chance of Success: 50%.
-[x] Maretonian Intel Sharing: Cost: 500. Time: One Year. Reward: Intelligence Shared with Maretonian Royal Guard, Additional Raids on House Storm Holdings.
-[x] A Temple to the Old Gods: Cost: 400. Time: One Year. Reward: Temple to the Old Gods Constructed.
-[x] Meeting with the Dukes: Cost: 0. Time: One Year. Reward: ???
-[x] The Maretonian Question: Cost: 200. Time: One Year. Reward: Publicly Address the Refugee Integration Issue.
-[x] Getting to Know You More: Cost: 0. Time: One Year. Reward: Gawain and Friends Interlude, potential for Further Rewards. (Does not cost an Action. May only be taken once per Turn.)
--[x]Sebastian's Innovations: Sebastian Rainfeather, one of your son's closest friends, seems determined to become the next Archimedes. The young Griffon has been spending a great deal of time cooped up in his "laboratory" (the basement of his family's manor) in hopes of creating something novel and useful enough to impress Archimedes, Genevieve and the rest of the Empire. Gawain has recently received a letter from his scholarly friend, politely inviting him to stop by his home at his earliest convenience. You wonder what the aspiring inventor wishes to show him?
-[x] Doubling the Guard: Cost: 3000 Time: Two Years. Reward: Imperial Army Doubles in Size.
-[x] Specialized Anti-Magic Training: Cost: 500. Time: One Year. Reward: Army receives specialized training and experiencing facing magical foes. Bonus to certain future rolls.
-[x] Emerald Isles Emissary: Cost: 300. Time: One Year. Reward: Diplomatic Contact established with Emerald Isles, New Actions Unlocked.
-[x] Qilin and Caribou: Cost: 600. Time: One Year. Reward: Diplomatic Intervention in regards to the Emerald Isles, reduced chance of further tensions or an escalation of hostility. Chance of Success: 55%.
-[x] Caribou Crop-Sharing: Cost: 400. Time: Two Years. Reward: Caribou breed Sugar Beets, Trade Relations with Olenian Kingdoms established. Chance of Success: 70%.
-Crystal Agriculture. Cost: 800. Time: Two Years. Reward: Crystal Protectorate gains a substantial agricultural base and is no longer dependent upon food imports from the Griffonlands. Increased Agricultural Income. Will Finish This Turn.
-[x] Thaumatological Education: Cost: 600. Time: One Year. Reward: Magical Education established. Enables future Magic Actions.
-[x] Miniature Ballistae: Cost: 400. Time: One Year. Reward: Crossbows.
-[x] Prototype Flying Machine: Cost: 1000. Time: One Year. Reward: First Airship Constructed, New Actions Unlocked.
-[x] Canterbury Investigations: Cost: 500. Time: One Year. Reward: Intel on Canterbury-Aquileia Connection, Further Revelations. Chance of Success: 50%.
-[x] Maretonian Intel Sharing: Cost: 500. Time: One Year. Reward: Intelligence Shared with Maretonian Royal Guard, Additional Raids on House Storm Holdings.
-[x] A Temple to the Old Gods: Cost: 400. Time: One Year. Reward: Temple to the Old Gods Constructed.
-[x] Meeting with the Dukes: Cost: 0. Time: One Year. Reward: ???
-[x] The Maretonian Question: Cost: 200. Time: One Year. Reward: Publicly Address the Refugee Integration Issue.
-[x] Getting to Know You More: Cost: 0. Time: One Year. Reward: Gawain and Friends Interlude, potential for Further Rewards. (Does not cost an Action. May only be taken once per Turn.)
--[x]Sebastian's Innovations: Sebastian Rainfeather, one of your son's closest friends, seems determined to become the next Archimedes. The young Griffon has been spending a great deal of time cooped up in his "laboratory" (the basement of his family's manor) in hopes of creating something novel and useful enough to impress Archimedes, Genevieve and the rest of the Empire. Gawain has recently received a letter from his scholarly friend, politely inviting him to stop by his home at his earliest convenience. You wonder what the aspiring inventor wishes to show him?
- Location
- Germany
[x] Plan "That´s right, the Good Guys are here"
ConfusedCanuck
Where did it all go wrong?
- Location
- Neverland
[X] Plan: Keeping the Pressure on Storm and putting to rest old ghosts.
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