Here's what I'm thinking:
[] Plan Neighpon, Economy and Protectorates
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Knights of the Frontier: Cost: 500. Time: Two Years. Reward: New Knightly Order Established to guard Kestrella.
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Security Runes: Cost: 1500. Time: Two Years. Reward: Strategic Fortifications reinforced with Anti-Scrying and Teleportation Runes.
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The Iron Steppe: Cost: 1500. Time: Three Years. Reward: Yak-Storm Border Fortified, Improved YakYakistani Relations.
Will Finish This Year
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Emerald Isles Trade Delegation: Cost: 400. Time: One Year. Reward: Trade Agreement with the Emerald Isles, New Source of Income. Chance of Success: 75%
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Equestrian Trade Delegation: Cost: 600. Time: One Year. Reward: Trade Agreement with Equestria, New Source of Income. Chance of Success: 70%
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Arcane College: Cost: 2500. Time: Two Years. Reward: Imperial College of Magic Constructed. New Options Unlocked.
Will Finish This Year
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Supplying a Demand: Cost: 600. Time: One Year. Reward: Boosted Linen Exports, Additional Trade Income. Chance of Success: 65%
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Paddle Steamers: Cost: 250. Time: One Year. Reward: Designs for Coastal/Riverine Steam Ships.
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Airships-Commercial Refinement: Cost: 1000. Time: One Year. Reward: Designs for Commercial Airships. New Options Unlocked.
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Amenable Abolitionists: Cost: 400. Time: One Year. Reward: Additional support for Successionist Faction of the Abolitionists. Chance of Success: 65%
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Etymological Studies: Cost: 600. Time: One Year. Reward: Intel of Canterbury/Phalanx. Chance of Success: 60%.
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The Imperial Creed: Cost: 100. Time: One Year. Reward:
Lectitio Divinitatus published.
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A Gesture of Friendship: Cost: 500. Time: One Year. Reward: Rune Sword gifted to Emperor Ryuō.
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The Land of the Rising Sun: Cost: 300. Time: One Year. Reward: Gwyndlyn visits Neighpon. Potential for rewards and other developments.
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The Prince and the Lady: Cost: 0. Time: One Year. Reward: Get together of Gawain's Friends, Potential to Unlock New Actions or Trigger Other Events. (Does not cost an action. Cannot be chosen in the same turn as
The Prince and the Lady)
Income after upkeep: 12,815
TOTAL PLAN COST: 6,750
Net Income after plan (*sans in-chapter increases): +6,065
This is largely the same as
@Markala's plan but I disagree on some pretty major points:
A) It isn't in our best interests to push for a summit straight away, the more time we have to support the pro-Empire groups and the more time they have to realise how fucked their situation is the more likely it is that the summit goes well for us plus it gives the involved parties some time to calm down
B) We just finished an expensive war and are almost certainly about to spend a ton of money on helping to rebuild Maretonia, now is the time to focus on establishing more trade and expanding our economy and
definitely not the time to start an expensive megaproject
C) We'll be doing enough this turn to make Neighpon happy without also having to do their Piety action and despite what some people would have you believe the cult has done absolutely nothing wrong and deserve representation
D) We just got out of a war, now is the perfect time for a royal engagement
I don't know why we should try and support the Abolitionist Successionists. I would much rather see the nation become whole under a single banner than divide it up. If anyone can give me good reason as to why we should I would be happy to hear it out.
Primarily because they're the only pro-Empire faction that we're aware of, I deeply dislike the fact that they're secessionists and find it an extremely strange decision on
@Questor's part that kinda just feels like an attempt at stopping us from getting too much from the Maretonia situation but my hope is that if the action goes well enough the idea will gain enough support that they won't feel the need to secede for some strange reason