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[Aseaheru]

((Do philosophies count as religions in your state?))

[Andres]

((That is a very good question. I would say that it doesn't legally. However they would be punished in the same way as if they were spreading religion if the philosophies go against the authority of the Great King. The punishment for that is 1 year slavery or 2 years imprisonment 6 months imprisonment. Any other philosophies are fine within reason.))

[Aseaheru]

((Its allways good to know things like that.  ))

[Taricus]

((Assumably, only the easterners have dealt with their nomad issues as of late. Though I would be quite happy for a map in all actuality, you'd just need to leave spots for any additional city-states to be added.))

Once the delegate's letter arrives back from the great hall in Serbis, The duchy turns it's attention to the great river. Mobilising hundreds of men, along with a military escort it begins one of the largest projects in the river's history: The bridge. Designed as a reinforces stone bridge, it would mark the definite crossing point of the river, and with that, a major point on the trading routes. And with that under it's control, not only would the duchy benefit from the amount of wealth generated, but it could also control who in the east traded with the west, and vise-versa. Needless to say, the construction of such a bridge was considered important.

Of course, any good mood in the duchy was shattered with the arrival of outsiders that claimed to live in the very same mountains the duchy. While the nomad city was expected, the other one was not. Needless to say, the mood in the ducal capital was starting to get tense.

Actions:
Aerindinus tentatively accepts a mutual defense pact with Terra Arma, but ejects the missionaries citing incompatable cultures as the reason for doing so. Still, it does send the missionaries back with it's own delegation and attempts to use them to try finding solutions to those problems, along with laying the groundwork for a more comprehensive alliance between the two states.

Aerindinus starts construction work on a large bridge to cross the great river, sending in enough labourers to build, construct and supply the work on the bridge, also deploying two companies to guard the site

For the laboratory, the duchy sends several scientists along with large shipments of construction supplies for the strusture itself, more or less trusting the security of the facility to the other powers operating it.

In the aftermath of the council meet at the Great Serban hall, Aerindinus also sends emissaries to the other mountain nations to invite them to a summit hosted in it's own capital to discuss regional politics and affairs.

[Cryxis, Prince of Doom]

((Is Serbis invited to the summit? also think of the river kinda like the nile, its extremely wide/shallow/and slow which makes it hard to make a bridge across it, there is a thin strip in the southern mountains that is not wide but it is deep and rapid compared to the other parts up north. I need to find some way of drawing the map online and ploping it into the OP))

WORLD NEWS
[all nations in search of old world tech have come up with nothing but a few old wind turbines that are inoperable]

OK now that this game seems to be on its feet finaly, I can start posting rolls and such for your nations actions, Serbis is now a political state and not really part of the world around it, Think of Serbis as Rome to the Roman empire. It is the meeting ground of your delegates and is protected by a self operating military.

PLEASE post or repost what your state actions are

[SaberToothTiger]

A sharply dressed, black haired and clean shaven delegate stands up. He smiles menacingly, and pulls out a plan of some sort of building.
"My dear friends, we are here to lead our men to safety and happiness, aren't we? But who is the real troublemaker? Criminals? Dissidents? Rebels, anarchists or maybe even unhappy citizen? No. The real trouble is a concentrated group of these led by a charismatic fellow to kill and maim us. We need to contain these and... reeducate them before harm comes to them, as harm is the only possible effect of their rebellions. We need a facility to make them into productive men eager to work for their nations. And with some help, I may be able to build such a facility, of course with some help with you, my friends. I expect you to supply us with food, building materials, wood and maybe some metal, and in exchange, I will build a great re-educational facility you could use.
He forgot to mention some important details, like controlled brainwashing and that the people that come out would be completely loyal to the Commonwealth  and their beloved leader, whose name is unknown.

The Commonwealth of the Free Peoples


Internal Affairs:
Project Stitches:
[Start building schools teaching the young ones the History of the Commonwealth, and that their only friends are in it. Start erasing any history proving ourselves to be evil. Teach that any foreigners are evil and that they must report any suspicious activity to the police. It is completely confidential.]

Project Teardrop
[Build a facility to collect water from the air, in the process of cooling it down. Start digging deep wells and water towers to get even more water. Use the said water only in government projects and only a fraction of it may be used by people. Keep it completely secret.]

Project Warcry
[Send part of our military forces to search for abandoned nuclear weaponry and other artifacts from the past. Research new weaponry in order to become the dominating force.]

External Affairs:

The Commonwealth to Boroshka:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

In order to keep peace, we offer cells in prisons to our comrades in Boroshka in exchange for water and access to the River. Spread the news as gossip among the public, but tell them that less water will be bought.

Internal Affairs:

Operation Warm Welcome:

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[Send our military forces to intercept the nomads before they get to the cities. Direct them to Serbis.]

Diplomacy:

[Seek a full alliance with Sepiastan, stating that humans need to keep together in order to be safe.]

[Playergamer]

Spoiler: Actions (click to show/hide)

Military: The Sigylguard is reformed. Originally a small militia, the escape route for the poor and a punishment for rich boys, it is now reorganized into three groups.

The Sigyl Watch: Lightly armored archers and scouts, usually wearing leather, with the occasional chain shirt. Armed with simple Sigylsteel swords and imported bows, and the very, very rare relic, the Watch is a valuable asset, with members trained in basic weapon use, sniping, information gathering, and guerrilla warfare. Initially, the Watch tries to recruit about 50 hunters and marksmen, separated into 10 man wings, and is led by a human named Bin, armed with an old relic weapon.

The Sigyl Guard: In full Sigylsteel chain, armed with axes, shields, and swords, these brave soldiers make up the majority of the Sigyl army, and are trained in weapon use, fitness, and tactics. Almost the entirety of the original Sigylguard has been reshuffled into the Guard, and, including new recruits, it equals at least 500 men, in 20 man platoons.

The Sigyl Protectors: The best of the best. These men get whatever they want, and the Oligarchs know all their names by heart. If anyone can deal with a problem, it's them. 20 legendary soldiers, in 4 operating groups.

Industry: The forges are expanded to deal with increasing demand, and mines ramp up production.

The search for ways to grow food in the mountains continues.

Internal/Politics: Anarchists are released, as long as they renounce their cause.

Messengers are sent to every stinking town in the valley, offering to buy OldTech, working or not, in exchange for Serbic money, Sigyl currents, or a few bars of steels.

Sigylguard

A tall, bearded man stands, watching over the hills and plains below, and sighs.

"We were here first, you know. Before the slavers, before the racists, before the end. We stood here, and watched the world fall apart. And we did not act. The most cowardly act committed in Sigylguard's history is also it's most defining one, for it showed the world that we did not care. That we would sit here, and watch the world burn. I will not let that reputation stand."

The man turns around and addresses the Red Guard behind him.

"I have your support?"

The Guard nods, and the man smiles.

"Well, then, we're on the move. Seal the Sigylden, and get to work."
Diplomacy

Spoiler: Message to Sapiastan (click to show/hide)

Sigylguard accepts this offer, but would be willing to supply more metal if Sapiastan could supply wood.

Spoiler: Message to Everyone (click to show/hide)

Sigylguard is willing to trade gold, silver, and Sigylsteel. Please send offers.

Infrastructure

[Send out a message, asking for anyone, anywhere in the area, who has an idea as to how to grow trees and food in the mountains, to present themselves. We will pay them handsomely.]

[Begin more extensive mining operations. Offer prisoners parole a few years early if they spend a year working in the mines.]

[Try to expand the military. Set up recruiting stations, use the anarchists to entice people into joining.]
Internal

[The Sigylden is locked. This means that no one can enter the city, and that it is essentially in lockdown. Trade continues, but no one can leave without express permission, given by two of the three oligarchs.]

[Any anarchists who murder are executed. Any who damage property or attack someone are exiled. Other anarchists are imprisoned, with instant release if they renounce the cause and serve a few months time in the mines.]

[Andres]

((I will assume I don't have to worry about anarchists or nomads any more.))
((Which regions border which other regions? Actually, I could probably make a crude paint map if I had the geography of the regions, the location of the Great River, and what regions border what. Are the West Forests North, East, or South of the West Plains for example?))
((Links to the city sheets in the OP would be really helpful too.))
((If someone finds a typo or grammatical error in my city sheet please PM me or post here please. I take pride in my work.))
((How does interbreeding work? My guess is that humans/elves and humans/redguards work, but elves/redguards don't. I also guess that there is an equal chance of the child being one of the two species rather than being a mix of both.))

Diplomatic Interactions
[The Senate of Demestris sends a human delegate to River Hall. She will arrive shortly.]
[Great King Augustus offers Norogoth a Defensive Alliance; if one of the treaty members is attacked, the other will come to their aid. He also asks for Military Access during peacetime between the two city states.]
[Great King Augustus offers to trade food for any fictional, historical, or practical texts.]

Internal Interactions
[The Great King bades the South General to move to the South-West.] (Classified)

[Taricus]

((Actually, I wouldn't say Serbis is like rome. Doesn't really have the power to enforce it's will over so it's more the capital of the holy roman empire in the middle ages. As for the summit, Serbis isn't invited due to the fact it's one involving the mountain nations, and Serbis isn't in them so...

Also, I never said the bridge project was going to be easy. Seems well-worth the effort though ))

Anyway, actions shall be spoiled for length.

Spoiler: List of Internal Actions (Thus need rolling) (click to show/hide)

-City construction and fortification: In an attempt to improve the living conditions and security of the people of the duchy, All houses still built of scrap are to be demolished and replaced with proper stone structures. In addition, a fifteen metre high wall is to be built surrounding the city, with a few gatehouses to be installed at critical access points. Along with that, using some of the leftover stone from the larger projects, basic infrastructure is to be build in the city: roads, bridges and a few planter boxes or the trees residing inside the city limits. The scrap metal is to be recycled and fashioned into the supports for the new buildings.

-Aerindinus starts construction work on a large bridge to cross the great river, sending in enough labourers to build, construct and supply the work on the bridge, also deploying two companies to guard the site

-For the laboratory, the duchy sends several scientists along with large shipments of construction supplies for the strusture itself, more or less trusting the security of the facility to the other powers operating it.

Spoiler: List of External actions, which are more dependant on the other player's reaction (click to show/hide)

-Aerindinus Accepts the trade offers made by the Byzantine Confederation and the city of Norogoth, trading metal with the first, and both metals and religious texts to the latter.

-Aerindinus tentatively accepts a mutual defense pact with Terra Arma, but ejects the missionaries citing incompatable cultures as the reason for doing so. Still, it does send the missionaries back with it's own delegation and attempts to use them to try finding solutions to those problems, along with laying the groundwork for a more comprehensive alliance between the two states.

-In the aftermath of the council meet at the Great Serban hall, Aerindinus also sends emissaries to the other mountain nations to invite them to a summit hosted in it's own capital to discuss regional politics and affairs.

[Stirk]

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I want to play too. This is post-apocalpitic, right? So do we have modern equipment, guns and artillery, or swords and bows? You mentioned an arrow earlier, so I just wanted to be sure.
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Name of nation: Terra Arma (Italian for "Weapons Land")
Location: East Mountains
Military: Incredibly powerful in some ways, incredibly weak elsewhere. Incredibly skilled and well equipped troops are available in massive numbers, but it has no real military hierarchy making it incredibly disorganized (Strong, for game play purposes)
Government: Athenian Democracy. Every man-woman-and child gets a vote on anything that happens. This allows for great freedom and makes the law malleable, but often leads to mob rule.
Peoples: Human
Law: "Mob Law", people accused of acting against the (loose and often up to interpretation) laws are sent to the Debate yard, where they are put on trial in front of the jury of anyone who shows up. After lengthy arguments from both sides, the jury votes by show of weapons. On a guilty verdict, both parties suggest a punishment, with the jury voting on one of them if they deem it reasonable. (Mild, For game play purposes)
Religion: Arma Dio, the God of Weapons. Every practitioner is required to own, train, and maintain with a personal arm daily if at all possible. They believe that Demons bringing misfortune thrive in this world, but the sight of weapons frightens them away. They can see the rust on weapons and notice if you slack in your training, bringing bad luck to you when they see you are weak. Each is buried with at least one weapon-so they can protect loved ones and ancestors as spiriti arma, until they eventually become strong enough to fight past the demons to Paradise.

Is that acceptable?

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And assuming I am accepted....

After many long days in the decorated crater known as the Debate hall, the people have finally come to a consensus on what is to be done about the nahbors and other issues. There is a lot of celebratory shouting and wooping, along with exiting sparring and celebratory weapon fire. It continues for several minutes, before everyone walks away, back to their own business.

[Terra Arma sends missionaries and low-quality weapons to the Nomad cities. Not to build a military or anything, but to spread the glory of our religion to the world. Mention how disease are caused by Demons who sense weakness, and that by being armed and ready they will be able to fight it off.]

[Send a delegate, even if uninvited, to the meeting. It shouldn't take too long to get him there.]

Internally:
[Start processing raw materials into weapons of varying quality. These will be used as a trade good and as missionary supplies.]

Trading:
[Send traders and missionaries to the The Byzantine Confederacy. We know that they have their own strict religion, so we are bringing a lot to the table. Offer free metal to allow us to open Churches and preaching to the people, and for our beliefs to be tolerated without prosecuting any converts. The traders will offer to trade weapons for small quantities of wood, which will be used to make more weapons.]

[Send Missionaries to the Duchy of Aerindinus, bringing a sample of weapons to the people. Change the sermon to fit the people, be sure to mention weapons not as a possession but as part of the soul. Also send Diplomats "Talker's" offering mutual defense of our mountains.]

[Missionaries and traders, again, to Maramial. There current beliefs should fold well to our own religion. Offer to trade weapons, with the missionary bringing some to give away, of course, in return for the only thing they really have: Military support. Ask to set up churches, to avoid the long trip to isolated areas.]

[Missionaries and Talker diplomats to Xavien. They are our nahbors, it is only right that we work to protect each other. Offer weapons from our Missionaries, making sure to mention that the religion is perfectly in line with duty. In fact, it is their duty to drive demons away from their country.]


And, finally, of course.

[Send missionaries and traders to Serbis. Offer weapons and larger supplies of metals in return for food supplies, again bringing a sample of weaponry with the missionaries if possible.]

Got to get to class. For now, I will assume I am accepted?

[BlitzDungeoneer]

Spoiler: Actions (click to show/hide)

Take stock of what resources we have at our disposal.
Check population.

Pls resolve.

[Aseaheru]

Spoiler: Council of Other actions during this time (click to show/hide)

[Project guff]
  Raise volunteers for both security forces and for work forces (No more than 20 guards and 100 workers), send them with approx. 25% of surplus food stores, along with half the scientific equipment/non-fiction books possible. Of the food sent, half is for a food bank, the rest for the work force. The books are for reading material there (build a library?), lab equipment for constructing the place.
[Internal guff]
(1)Start raising willing workers for construction of a new mine, a new quarry and a new metal works shop.
(2)Begin training of approx. 100 troops, focusing on survival, first aid and non-lethal combat, with non-lethal combat being the most heavily focused on thing.

[Council of Other news:
    Nomads accepted, placed in camps and encouraged to form communes and work them.
    Anarchists who give up their beliefs welcomed, those who have not given up them are asked to leave. if refused to leave they are stunned, arrested and prepared for transport to Serbis.]

Spoiler: Edit to this one (click to show/hide)

Taken to Serbis for forced labor for council projects.

We really need to get a name for the council, since I call it that and my gov is also a council...

[Arcvasti]

Spoiler: Actions (click to show/hide)

Government: Debate is raging among the de facto leaders of several desert outposts if they should elect a new Leader through the Democracy of Knives contest.

Military: The most hardened and jaded individuals form a group of commandoes, calling themselves the Sand Wrath.

Economy: Through general consensus, the Knife is the de facto currency. No one can doubt the value of a Knife.

Industry: Begin constructing glass making equipment. We have PLENTY of sand.

Trade: A group of battle-hardened mercenaries go to Serbis, offering their services in exchange for fuel and wood for their people.

Bookkeeping: Some of the more influential and intelligent citizens go about taking a census of population and resources available.

Diplomacy: A diplomat is sent to Serbis, to represent the interests of the people. The diplomat is chosen through a contest of strength and brutality. Whoever does the worst is sent to Serbis.

Exploration: A team of independent prospectors look for traces of the mutated beasts that legends say roam the desert.

[Andres]

((I will assume I don't have to worry about anarchists or nomads any more.))
((Which regions border which other regions? Actually, I could probably make a crude paint map if I had the geography of the regions, the location of the Great River, and what regions border what. Are the West Forests North, East, or South of the West Plains for example?))
((Links to the city sheets in the OP would be really helpful too.))
((If someone finds a typo or grammatical error in my city sheet please PM me or post here please. I take pride in my work.))
((How does interbreeding work? My guess is that humans/elves and humans/redguards work, but elves/redguards don't. I also guess that there is an equal chance of the child being one of the two species rather than being a mix of both.))

Diplomatic Interactions
[The Senate of Demestris sends a human delegate to River Hall. She will arrive shortly.]
[Great King Augustus offers Norogoth a Defensive Alliance; if one of the treaty members is attacked, the other will come to their aid. He also asks for Military Access during peacetime between the two city states.]
[Great King Augustus offers to trade food for any fictional, historical, or practical texts.]

Internal Interactions
[The Great King bades the South General to move to the South-West.] (Classified)

((Personally, I think it should be called the River Hall Summit.))
((Based on the information from here and here, I'm guessing that the West Plains are sandwiched with the West Desert to its West and both the West Mountains and the West Forest to the East, both those regions being adjacent to the river. The North Ice Flats I assume are adjacent to the West Desert, West Plains, and West Mountains but not to the West Forest. I will play as if this is correct but I would very much like clarification on the geography of all the Great River regions.))

The Great Kingdom of Demestris

Diplomatic Interactions
[The Senate offers food, temp slave labour, and military assistance to Sigylguard in exchange for silver, children's texts, and texts on philosophy.]
[The Senate also asks for non-military access to the Great River from Sigylguard.]
[The Senate offers fruit juice and beer to the Commonwealth of the Free Peoples in exchange for unmarked slaves and any texts they have.]
[The Great King asks both Sigylguard and the Council of Other what they would like in return for metal.]
[The Great King of Demestris invites delegates from the Council of Other to Demestris Library where they will be allowed to read the texts within. The standard price for foreigners wishing to enter the library of one text each is in effect. Great King Augustus also wishes to build a road connecting the two countries together, as well as negotiating for a Defensive Alliance, joint Military Access between each others lands during peace, and access to the Great River. The Great King himself will be there to receive them and join them in the library.] (Classified)

Military Actions (Very Classified)

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

[The North General sends scouts to observe the military strength of Boroshka. Horses will not be used.]
[The South-West General sends scouts to observe the military strength of Norogoth. Horses will be used.]

River Hall Delegation
[The Demestris delegate arrives. She is resplendent in a brilliant white suit with gold trims and an Ezio cape with the same colour scheme hangs over her left arm reaching down to to her wrist. Her hair is raven black and she is adorned with a medium-sized red amulet.]
Greetings fellow diplomats. My name is Rosalina Beirut- Patrician of Demestris, Descendant of Great King Alexander, Emissary to His Royal Highness the Great King Augustus, chosen delegate of the Great Kingdom of Demestris for the River Hall Summit. It is a pleasure to meet you all.


((Proposed interbreeding mechanics:

• Humans and Elves can breed. Humans and Redguards can breed. Elves and Redguards cannot breed.
• Any interspecies breeding results in an even chance of the child being from either race. There are no half-elves or half-redguards. Only humans, elves, and redguards.
  
• Genetic traits passed down from parent to child are relative to the parent's traits among his or her species. Example: a redguard that's above average in terms of strength relative to other redguards would have a human child that's above average in strength compared to other humans. Another example: an elf with average intelligence would have a human child that has average intelligence when compared to other humans, but not when compared to an elf.))

[Aseaheru]

((Why not have redguard and elves be able to interbreed in the rare chance they dont kill the other?))