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[Mr.Zero]

Did i trigger a nomadic horse tribe theme or something? They seem to be popping up now :I

[TealNinja]

I'm very unlikely to play, but I just wanted to propose a thematic idea I had after seeing this.  Do not treat this post as an application.  (I'm fine with anyone hijacking this idea.)  I would, however, appreciate hearing peoples' responses to it.

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Name: Republic of Valasteia
Short History and Description: Once part of a much larger nation, the people of Valasteia retreated from an invading force that had proven too strong for them.  They fled on many ships onto the ocean and, after failing to find another place to call home, they decided to settle permanently on the ocean.  To replace the resources they are incapable of harvesting on the ocean, they transmute them through magic.
Other Miscellaneous information: All military forces are trained in basic archery and travel aboard ships.

Capital  [Population: 5]
       - Minor Defenses: The ocean itself.  Their actual defences are a small fleet of galleys that support archers and magi.
       - Suburbs:
             -Port
             -Fishing village
             -Mage "Tower"
             -Mage "Tower"

Resources:
    -10/20 food
    -20/30 Construction material
    -10 Mana (Refills each turn)
    -0/2 innovation points: (+1/turn)
Army:
       - Galley-bound Archers
       - Galley-bound Magi

Science and Magic
       - Travel by Sea
       - Hydroculture (Agriculture in an all-water environment)
       - Small Magic
       - Manipulation of Nature
       - Transmutation

[Patrick Hunt]

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Description : Due to countless generations of social inbreeding the people's of the confederacy share several somewhat unique physical characteristics. Most notable is the common nature of red hair and pale blue eyes.
The men tend to be tall and broad shouldered whilst the woman fend more towards average height and frail looking figures though living in harsh terrain has made them tougher then they look.

Short History : The confederacy is based out of a town which has villages attached to it near the center of the continent. It has roads leading in all directions and is renowned for it's amazing walls and strict code of honor.
They have also rejected magic in all it's forms placing faith in strength, honor and love to give them the power to survive.

In the past it has often played host to diplomatic meetings between rival nations acting as neutral ground to ensure the talks can be carried out in peace.
When it's neutrality fails it has a spectacular wall that is unrivaled by any state within 1000 miles and it's well trained army of militia infantry to defend it and has never been successfully assaulted in it's history since the walls completion, the militia are led by the town and royal guard regiments.


The confederacy was born out of 4 villages that existed nearby to each other and had come under threat from other rival villages and small towns, they formed an alliance which in time turned into a merging of the villages and the construction of a town to link the 4 together.
The confederacy is ruled over by the 4 heads of the villages and an elected head chosen by those of the city itself, a man or woman who is elected because they are believed to be the most honorable inhabitant of the city.

As the years passed the town grew but the outside threats also grew until finally they voted to devote the resources of the village to the construction of a vast wall around the town, this wall extends over an area large enough for the city to grow to 10x it's current size and took the combined population of the confederacy 10 years to build.
The villages are each located at 1 corner of the wall linked to the town by a gate where the wall then extends out to encompas the villages as well also allowing them ample room to continue to grow.

With the other states gaining in strength the confederacy in it's central position and with it's well respected history of strength and honor is prepared to step in to maintain the peace if it is required through talk if possible or war if not.

Territory :
Capital. [ Population 5 ]
1 Mining village.
3 Farming village.
All within the Greko confederate wall.

Resources:
10/20 food.
20/30 Construction material.
10 Mana (Refills each turn).
0/2 innovation points: (+1/turn).

Army :
Greko royal infantry. ( Heavy infantry with spear, large round shields and short swords. )
Greko royal skermishers. ( Medium infantry with a satchel of javelins, large round shields and short swords. )

Science and Magic :
Large construction.
Reinforced construction.
Engineering.
Greko confederate wall. ( Invention, combining the 3 above to build a wall thats tall, thick and has towers and parapets. The top is rounded to make it harder to latch onto. )
Trained Militia.

Is this all right? I assume the wall with require and invention given it's significantly taller, thicker, longer and has towers, parapets and a rounded top to prevent anything latching on. Also why I created it using all 3 ideas.

[tryrar]

I also just got a cool idea for a theme; mountain-dwelling griffon riders! Not sure if this is possible for this level of tech(and I like my naval civ better), but would combining magical husbandry, livestock, breeding, and travel by air allow for griffon domestication?

[Ukrainian Ranger]

tryrar, looks like we will compete for control over the seas sometime later

[Patrick Hunt]

If both of you are selected.

[tryrar]

Heh, your whale-based raiders versus my fleet of warships. Should be interesting

Edit: Made some minor edits(included the stats for the Grand Harbor, and made a slight name change to my nation so that the name was less clunky)

[Patrick Hunt]

Hey Ebbor, can I scrap the mana pool and exchange it for something else since my people will never use any magic?

Also, with trained militia how much of my population can I draft in to form that militia?

[evilcherry]

Did i trigger a nomadic horse tribe theme or something? They seem to be popping up now :I

I didn't even read your app before you pinged that

[Patrick Hunt]

Just because I'm bored can I point out I made a nomadic horse tribe months ago in another game? So really I caused the theme it just had a delayed reaction .

[10ebbor10]

Hey Ebbor, can I scrap the mana pool and exchange it for something else since my people will never use any magic?

Also, with trained militia how much of my population can I draft in to form that militia?

1/4 of the non-soldier population. (so, 1 militia unit/pop unit). When the capital is attacked, another 1/4 will rise up as unarmed mobs.*
Do note that using them as attack force will hamper production.


*1/2 for those without trained militia.

[Ukrainian Ranger]

Heh, your whale-based raiders versus my fleet of warships. Should be interesting

Edit: Made some minor edits(included the stats for the Grand Harbor, and made a slight name change to my nation so that the name was less clunky)

I am planning to branch into necromancy, undead whales potential is something I can't ignore

[hops]

Reserving a spot if there's any left? I'm a bit confused if there's a spot left really.

[10ebbor10]

No reserves, no first come, first serve.

[RulerOfNothing]

So are there any glaring problems with my application? For that matter, how effective would directing my research in the general area of magitech be? And how necessary are the scientific method and harmony with magic ideas (mainly because I am thinking about investing in Biology a little bit at some point in the future)?