- Location
- Denmark
Yeah, I can see your point that it might take a while, if we have to build up our internal spy network and a spy network in Morvak and Red Spear, then build a spy network in Varaday, before clawing back the money. A potential compromise would be doing the spy network in Varaday and then try to claw back money next turn, though I think a lot of people are rather concerned about security issues and might prefer something being done about that soon.We got 45 Dureks back from the other strong success, there should be more in Varaday, so for example:
60 for strong and 30 for weak.
Even the 30 Dureks would mean 3.3 Dureks less interest per turn.
If I see that it takes an indefinite amount of actions to build an internal network and we have around 6 neighbors, at least one of which is hostile, we won't get to it for a long time.
In addition, the chance of building the network at all isnot much higher(Edit2: Even lower because Vallefor's trait doesn't count) than getting the money back directly.
-[ ] In the Varaday Republic (Base Chance: 43% + Intrigue)
We have to pass two checks instead of one and also use money.
I wouldn't overestimate the financial center thing either, I'm not that keen on taking on debt again and even if we did, we have direct contact with the dwarves who are also much closer.
Edit: I think if we don't do it now we won't do it for at least 5 turns, which in my example would be 16.5 Dureks interest that we would have saved.
Well, as I understand it, you have two issues with doing the announcement, that of security and that of money. When it comes to security, then I cannot guarantee anything, though I do not think that foreign servants would have much opportunity to assassinate us, at least not compared to our own servants. When it comes to money, then I would agree, that the weeding itself would likely be expensive, then the deals made about a potential marriage alliance might bring us more money and the marriage itself would give us the opportunity to get lower interest rates.While I can see the intents here and am more or less OK with almost every other action, my opinion on the matter is that the bolded action-the Envoys action-isn't the right one for this round. We do want to talk about marriage, but I do want some nuance here. Just announcing that we're looking for suitors is bound to attract additional attention, and is a vector for threats coming in by being disguised as servantry of the suitors or similar lines, while we still don't have an internal network set up and only just got our Keeper of Envoys in. While this plan does start on making that internal network, I don't think that's enough. I also have an intuitive feeling that the Marriage is going to cost Money, and frankly our problem number one is still our massive debt problem.
I honestly think I just want to improve the diplomatic corps a lot more, THEN prepare for marriage next turn. Less chances of failure later on down the road-and I bet that there'll be diplomacy checks our Keeper of Envoys would appreciate the boost in regards to that. If you can change the envoy action to rebuilding our diplomatic corps, I would be 100% cool with your plan.
That said, I am unsure, if anybody else likes doing that action this turn, as much as I like it, since I seem to be the only one with a plan, that includes it, and it is not like it cannot wait a turn, so I am okay with making the change.