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[TerranianWolf]

Agree to the trade for horses in exchange for timber

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Finish construction of research lab [4]
Finish construction of infirmary [3]
Send forest animals to search for more natural resources in the Forest of Yul [3]
Hold a series of speeches dedicated to the neutrality policy we hold [3]
Begin construction of a Technological Lab [1]

[Knave]

TURN: Rantessa

The establishment of more trade is good news for Doge Vincent, his subjects are happy, and the economy is moving along well. The news of pirates is... less fortuitous, but perhaps not unexpected. Anywhere prosperity shines, vultures are not too far behind, looking to grab whatever scraps they can.

- Accept embassies from Serica, Istania, Salatia, and Narsis, establish reciprocal embassies in their lands.
- Begin improving infrastructure along roads and establishing border posts. With a strong focus on safe and well-maintained roads with trading partners Serica and Xerithia


Secret actions:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

- Have explorers continue their search for new places of expansions in the isles, avoiding known areas of pirate activity. Increase the number of soldiers to accompany and guard them.
- Have surveyors scour the lands for strategic resources. Metals useful for weapon production should be considered highly valuable.
- Begin constructing a naval fleet using Xerithanian timber (can't have pirates ruin my trade!). Speed and durability should be a focus.
- Begin construction of the Grand Sailing academy in Gioiella. well-trained officers will provide a strong backbone to the Navy.

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[thefik21]

Saltia assures Serica that our missionaries are followers of Grallus the Kind and Salae the Empty. They are, as their name implies, kind and open minded. They are trained to teach new comers about all of the true gods, but they are only followers of Grallus and Salae. They will not be a problem. You can be sure.

[DontBanTheMan]

Year 1, Fall

Fall's cooling winds have finally driven away the scorching heat of summer.

Is war on the horizon? Rumours have been spreading like wildfire about Istania’s campaign to stoke public outrage regarding Rakdar’s treatment of humans. The Rakdaran nobility is furious! But are these rumours true...or simply slander?

[ Few new things to add, as always. 1: Do what Culise did when adding new actions; it makes it easier for me. In fact, you don't even have to make another post, but add when/what you added in a NEW spoiler. 2: You may now use national power for OTHER categories at a 2:1 conversion rate IF you let me know you want to do that. For example, have 30 military power and 3 admin power? Say: "If I run out of admin power, I want to use military power instead", and for every 1 admin power you need after you run out, will use 2 military power instead. Let me know if I made any mistakes, or if you want the layout of your sheet tweaked a bit; it's mostly for you (though, I won't change it completely; as in, I might move something into a new category or merge two categories, but I won't just completely change the way it's set up). ALSO: I decided not to add province information, it's too much of a hassle. I cannot alter maps currently for reasons, but I'll do it when able. You don't really NEED them that much anyway. ]

Spoiler: TerranianWolf, Xerithania (click to show/hide)

National Power: 16/13/12 (+4/6/1)
Economic Size: 3165
Prosperity: Low.
Wealth: 433 (+123)
Resources: 11750 (+2625)
Manpower: 3150 (+700)
Public Order: 21 (-2)
Unrest: None.
Army Size: 17,500
People of Note:
Technology:
Modifiers: Trade Route [Rantessa; +165 Econ]
Diplomacy:
National Ideas:
Other: Hospital [under construction], Desire [neutrality].
Buildings: Laboratory.

National Focus: Wildlife Conservation/Usage
Population: 350,000
Prosperity: Low.
Trade Goods: Timber [traded for Horses], Cacao [trade route; Rantessa].

Spoiler: Knave, Rantessa (click to show/hide)

National Power: 18/7/9 (+7/2/1)
Economic Size: 3672
Wealth: 342 (+141)
Resources: 6723 (+2264)
Manpower: 2360 (+584)
Public Order: 0
Unrest: Low [upper class].
Military: SK 5: 11,500.
Navy: SK 1: Light Ships, 3.
People of Note: Maaravi, Merchant.
Technology:
Modifiers: Trade Routes [Xerithania; +185 Econ. Serica; +187 Econ], Research Focus [seafaring].
Diplomacy:
National Ideas:
Other: Roads [under construction], Settlement [Island], Naval Academy [under construction].
Buildings: Guard Posts LVL 1.

National Focus: Trade
Population: 280,000
Prosperity: High.
Trade Goods: Pearls [trade route; Xerithania], Pepper [trade route; Serica].

Spoiler: Playergamer (click to show/hide)

National Power: 7/5/15 (+3/4/6)
Economic Size: 2900
Wealth: 1 (+87)
Resources: 5097 (+2850)
Manpower: 1510 (+1071)
Public Order: -9 (-2)
Unrest: Low, Medium [middle class]
Military: SK 6: 20,000. SK 1: 1,500.
Navy: Boarding Ships, 3: SK 6 [60 soldiers each].
Police: 200 LVL 1, 300 LVL 0; +1 PO/turn, -9 income/turn [-7/agency, -2/officers].
People of Note: Spy Hunters, 15: LVL 2.
Technology:
Modifiers: Drafting (+Manpower, -Public Order), Research Focus [advanced weaponry, -7 income].
Diplomacy: Embassy [Serica, Narsis].
National Ideas:
Other: 3 Captured Spies [Avezolan], Border Posts LVL 1 [-7 income], Roads [under construction], Industry [Bronze LVL 1, -Copper], Resource Production LVL 1 [+337 resources].

National Focus: Military
Population: 337,000
Prosperity: Low.
 Trade Goods: Copper, Stone [trade for Gems], Nature Gems (half) [trade for Dye].

Spoiler: Taricus (click to show/hide)

National Power: 12/4/12 (+4/4/4)
Economic Size: 3300
Wealth: 150 (+130)
Resources: 6326 (+2599)
Manpower: 3150 (+700)
Public Order: 14 (-2)
Unrest: Medium [human].
Army Size: 17,500
People of Note:
Technology:
Modifiers: Roads LVL 1, Agriculture LVL 1, Infiltration [Istania, LVL 2], Throwing Weapons [+½ resource/infantry, +Combat].
Diplomacy:
National Ideas:
Buildings:
Other: Istanian Religious Texts, University [under construction], Velite Plans [unfinished], Possible National Idea [Order], Religious Discrepancies [Istania]. Furs, Marble, and Copper are unused currently.

National Focus: Dominance
Population: 350,000
Prosperity: Med-Low.
Trade Goods: Furs, Marble, Copper.

Spoiler: Evil Marahadja (click to show/hide)

National Power: 10/13/13 (+2/4/2)
Economic Size: 2600
Wealth: 212 (+95)
Resources: 7902 (+2416)
Manpower: 2559 (+579)
Public Order: 18 (-2)
Unrest: Low [naval].
Military: SK 5: 14,500.
Navy: SK 5: Elementaships, 3.
People of Note:
Technology:
Modifiers: Avezol-Novis Research Program.
Diplomacy: Embassy [/w Church; Serica, Narsis, Avezol, Rantessa].
National Ideas:
Buildings: University.
Other: unicorn-horn sword.

National Focus: Magic
Population: 290,000
Prosperity: Low.
Trade Goods: Coffee, Dyes [trade for Nature Gems].

Spoiler: Culise (click to show/hide)

National Power: 11/2/12 (+3/4/2)
Economic Size: 4829
Wealth: 384 (+168)
Resources: 8870 (+2835)
Manpower: 3070 (+675)
Public Order: 13 (-2)
Unrest: None.
Military: SK 5: 22,500
People of Note:
Technology:
Modifiers: Border Posts LVL 1, Focused Research [military tactics].
Diplomacy: Embassy [Salatia, Dunik, Narsis, Avezol, Rantessa], Trade Routes [Rantessa, +165 econ, Silk for Pepper], [Avezol, +164 econ, Pottery for Silver].
National Ideas:
Buildings: Ei-satra Academy [+Advisors].
Imperial Inspectors: Small Agency [-5 income], Inspectors [50: LVL 1, -5 income].
Other: Roads [under construction], Potential Resource [Silver], Possible Advisor [teacher], Knowledgeable Diplomats. Tin and Gold are currently unused.

National Focus: Production.
Population: 360,000.
Prosperity: High.
Trade Goods: Gold, Silk [trade route; Rantessa], Pottery [trade route; Avezol], Tin

Spoiler: Rolepgeek (click to show/hide)

National Power: 18/6/11 (+6/4/1)
Economic Size: 3800
Wealth: 336 (+114)
Resources: 11114 (+2507)
Manpower: 2970 (+660)
Public Order: 21 (0)
Unrest: Low [lower class, middle class].
Religious Unity: Mother’s Church [40%, growing], Unaffiliated/Local Beliefs [60%, shrinking].
Army Size: 19,000
People of Note: Advisor [theologian; diplo].
Technology:
Modifiers: Education Program, Research Program.
Diplomacy:
National Ideas:
Nation Watch: Small Program [-5 income], Watchmen [400, -1 income].
New Moon: Small Program [-5 income], Moonlit Agents [50: LVL 1, -5 income].
Other: Potential Militia [2000]. Gold is currently unused.

National Focus: Religion
Population: 345,000
Prosperity: High.
Trade Goods: Gems [traded for Stone], Horses [traded for Timber], Gold.

Spoiler: theyamikami (click to show/hide)

National Power: 6/1/21 (+3/1/6)
Economic Size: 3766
Wealth: 382 (+122)
Resources: 11815 (+2708)
Manpower: 3325 (+713)
Public Order: 8 (-1)
Unrest: Low [slaves].
Army Size: 23,250
People of Note:
Technology:
Modifiers: Education Program, Research Focus [seafaring].
Diplomacy: Embassy [Serica], Trade Route [Serica, Silver for Pottery, +166 econ].
National Ideas:
Other: Roads [under construction], stone eye [artifact], Assassins LVL 3: 3 [Salatian religion]. Citrus is currently unused.

National Focus: Science
Population: 380,000
Prosperity: Med-Low.
Trade Goods: Silver [trade route; Serica], Citrus.

Spoiler: thefik21 (click to show/hide)

National Power: 13/6/17 (+4/4/5)
Economic Size: 3000
Wealth: 257 (+49)
Resources: 10245 (+2611)
Manpower: 2145 (+685)
Public Order: 24 (-1)
Religious Unity: Court of Salae [55%, growing], Unaffiliated/Local [45%, shrinking].
Unrest: None.
Military: SK 5: 19,300.  SK 1: 1000.
People of Note: Mayor, Voskiyu [Converted].
Technology
Modifiers: Education Program.
Diplomacy:
National Ideas:
Ut Mendacii: Small Agency [-5 income], Tricksters [LVL 1: 50, -5 income]
Other: Holy Book [work in progress].

National Focus: Religion
Population: 360,000
Prosperity: Low.
Trade Goods: Salt, Fish.

[DontBanTheMan]

Actions

Spoiler: TerranianWolf (click to show/hide)

You manage to finish construction on the technology lab by the end of the summer.

( -30 wealth, -150 resources, -1 Admin Power )


Construction on the infirmary comes along nicely, but it is not quite finished.

( +Partially Constructed Hospital, -20 wealth, -100 resources, -1 Admin Power )


The forest animals manage to find small amounts of valuable goods, but didn’t find any valuable resources in abundance. You make a small profit off of the stuff they found.

( +20 wealth, -1 Admin Power )


You make a series of speeches focused on your foreign policies, and assure both your country and any others that might be listening that you will maintain your neutrality. Public support for your policies rises as a result of your convincing rhetoric.

( +3 Public Order, +Desire[neutrality], -1 Admin Power )


( BTW, isn’t a technology lab is the same thing as a research lab? )

Spoiler: Knave (click to show/hide)

Embassies from Serica, Istania, Salatia, and Narsis are constructed in your land, while you construct embassies in theirs.

( -40 wealth, -400 resources, +Embassy [Serica, Istania, Salatia, Narsis] )


Improvements are made to your road network, and outposts are set up along the most commonly traveled paths. Construction on a more advanced road network begins.

( -2 Admin Power, -75 wealth, -750 resources, -100 manpower, -7 income, +Partially Constructed Roads, +Border Posts LVL 1. )


Your explorers don’t run into any independent cities, but find a few islands which could prove economically beneficial. They set up a small settlement on one to act as a base of operations for future endeavors.

( -2 Admin Power, -25 wealth, -200 resources, -50 manpower, +Settlement )


Despite the extensive effort put into surveying your lands, no new resources are discovered.

( -1 Admin Power, -30 wealth )


You construct three small ships with very large teams of slaves acting as rowers. The sheer amount of rowers enables these ships to move extremely quickly in short bursts, even in the absence of sails. PS: feel free to name the ships, or leave them as “light ships”.

( -1 Military Power, -1500 resources, -30 wealth, -60 manpower, +3 Light Ships, Upkeep: [-30 resources, -6 income, -1 Manpower] )


You begin construction of a naval academy in Gioiella. Construction should be finished next season. You draw upon as many experienced naval officers as you can to act as teachers in the academy.

( -60 wealth, -600 resources, -2 Diplo Power, -2 Military Power, -1 Admin Power, +Partially Constructed Naval Academy )

Good news for the Doge: the renowned merchant Maaravi has volunteered his services, and is now acting as your advisor!

( +Advisor [merchant] )

Spoiler: Playergamer (click to show/hide)

You send one thousand soldiers to Mirevia to protect the city, and two thousand to the large island just colonized. They march north, but halfway up the island, spot a settlement belonging to a foreign power; they assume Rantessa. They claim as far as they get, but don’t make their presence known to the Rantessans. The forces sent south of Mirevia run into trouble, and are forced to withdraw.

( +Land, -1 Military Power, -1 Diplo Power )


There is still a large amount of resentment toward the military regarding the draft, but you manage to recruit a thousand men into the military without major incident.

( +1000 Recruits, -1 Military Power, -10 wealth, -2300 resources, -1000 manpower [Upkeep: -2 income, -8 manpower, -35 resources)


You expand the current police force, bringing their numbers up to five hundred. Meanwhile, the recently-trained police officers begin active duty, suppressing rebelliousness among the population. They act harshly but efficiently, but are restricted mostly to the Capital due to their sparse numbers.

( +300 Police Recruits, -300 Manpower, -3 wealth, -1 Admin Power, +1 Public Order/Turn, +3 Public Order, +Unrest[lower class], -9 income )


Construction on outposts guarding the border begins. They are sparse, but should afford at least a little protection.

( -1 Admin Power, -20 wealth, -250 resources, -100 manpower, -7 income, +Border Posts LVL 1. )


You order your scientists to focus on developing large, ranged weapons capable of killing multiple men in a single shot. They tell you they already have an idea, and get to work.

( -7 income, +Research Focus )


You build three boarding ships; one was constructed as a prototype. They are powered by teams of slaves and manned by groups of sixty soldiers; they are fast, but possess no direct weapons. PS: Feel free to name your ships or leave them as is.

( -1950 resources, -45 wealth, -210 manpower, -1 Military Power, +3 Boarding Ships, Upkeep: [-39 resources, -9 income, -4 manpower] )


You interrogate the captured spies, forcing them to reveal that they came from Rantessa. Not content with this knowledge, you continued to torture them; they were screaming for mercy by the end, and beggingly revealed that they were actually sent by Avezol.

( +Information, -1 Military Power )


People flock to the island, and join the soldiers that set up camp on the southern tip. You fund the mob of settlers, and a small town is set up. Roughly five hundred live in the town, and another five hundred are setting up outside the town.

( -25 wealth, +Population [large island, 1000], -1 Diplo Power )


The prospectors hired to search for resources on the large island fail to find anything of value.

( -5 wealth, -1 Admin Power )


You begin construction on a road network; they are not yet finished, but development is heavily under way.

( -2 Admin Power, -75 wealth, -1000 resources, +Partially Constructed Roads)


You put alot of cash into developing the bronze industry, but will never reach full production without a stable source of tin or antimony.

( -1 Admin Power, -35 wealth, +Industry [bronze] LVL 1 )


You expand the mines, increasing production; although it isn’t enough of an increase to give you additional trade goods, it heavily expands the amount of resources available to your country.

( -2 Admin Power, -50 wealth, -500 resources, +Resource Production LVL 1 )


The spies sent to Avezol return, reporting that their mission to infiltrate the country was a failure. The spies to Serica never return.

( -2 Diplo Power, -5 wealth )


A group of veteran spies answer the call to be trained as spy-hunters, but not much progress is made in turning them into true spy-hunters. More training is required.

( +15 Spy-Hunters [recruits], -1 Diplo Power, -5 wealth )


You establish an embassy in Serica and Narsis. Narsis also agrees to give you Dye in exchange for your supply of Nature Gems. Narsis establishes an embassy in your capital. You also trade your supply of stones to Istania in exchange for gems.

( -20 wealth, -200 resources, +Embassy [Serica, Narsis], +Dye, -Nature Gems, -Stone, +Gems )

Spoiler: Taricus (click to show/hide)

You pay the noble family that lost one of their own a significant amount, and proceed to hand over the suspected killer. They are satisfied; the human population, on the other hand, is in an uproar! Someone being simply “handed over” to another? People are not property to be given away!

( -25 wealth, -Unrest[nobility], +Unrest[human], -1 Diplo Power )


Your spies manage to put down a few agitators, but they don’t manage to take down any of the major groups. They actually anger the population a bit with their brutal tactics.

( -10 wealth, -1 Admin Power, +3 Public Order, +Unrest[human] )


The main road system has been finished, and all major cities are now interconnected.
 
( -1 Admin Power, -75 wealth, -900 resources (discount: marble), +Roads LVL 1 )


You successfully push through several major reforms regarding the country’s agriculture, which will sure increase the availability of food.

( -3 Admin Power, -80 wealth, -500 resources, +Agriculture LVL 1 )


Though your prospectors fail to find any additional resources, the copper mine is successfully established; copper production begins at once.

( -1 Admin Power, -50 wealth, -500 resources, +Copper )


Istania is fully infiltrated; your spies feed you a constant stream of information. (YOU MAY NOW SEE HIS -COUNTRY- SHEET, BUT NOT HIS ACTIONS SHEETS. YOU MAY ALSO SEE HIS MAP). Due to a mistake regarding the infiltration of Salatia, all spies were forced to withdraw or risk discovery; Salatia is no longer infiltrated.

( -2 Diplo Power, -10 wealth, +Istania Infiltrated LVL 2, -Salatia Infiltrated )


You successfully introduce the idea of Order and its importance to the nation. It will require an initial investment of 20 Admin Power, and it will drain 2 Admin Power per turn until the proper roll is rolled; you’ll slowly get a higher and higher chance of achieving the roll. Upon its success, you will get Order as a National Idea, and it will drain 1 Admin per turn while active. If inactive for over two years, you will lose it as a National Idea.

( +Possible National Idea [Order], -2 Admin Power )


Your spies collect a great deal of discrepancies, contradictions, paradoxes, and generally bullshit regarding the Istanian religion.

( -1 Diplo Power, +Religious Discrepancies [Istanian] )


No new developments regarding the designs for the velite are made, but training is going handily; your army should be fully integrated with the new weapons by the end of the year.

( -2 Military Power, +Throwing Weapon Integration, -10 wealth )


Your spies set to counter-intelligence fail to find any foreign threats.

Spoiler: Evil Marahadja (click to show/hide)

Embassies from Dunik, Serica, Avezol, and Rantessa are established in your capital. You establish embassies in their lands as well. Each embassy contains a small church.

( -60 wealth, -600 resources, +Embassy [Serica, Narsis, Avezol, Rantessa] )


Your diplomats manage to acquire a decent amount of information regarding the leading politicians and history of the countries they investigated.

( -1 Diplo Power, +Information )


You exchange your supply of Dye in exchange for Dunik’s small supply of nature gems.

( -Dye, +Nature Gems [half] )


Your exploration party sent to the north finds a city on the large island there. If it could be persuaded to join the nation, that would be the preferable option. A small island is also claimed in the name of Novis.

( +Information, -1 Diplo Power )

Scientists from Avezol arrive and conduct research experiments alongside your mages; so far, the program has not discovered anything new. The coffee donated to the university speeds up progress.

( +Research, -30 wealth, -Coffee [in use] )


The mages assigned to exploring the island failed to find anything new.

( -1 Admin Power, -5 wealth )


The gems received from Dunik are given to the University for research.

( -Nature Gems [in use] )


The merchants and producers that make up the middle class inform the government that what would aid them is reduced regulations and increased law and order.

Spoiler: Culise (click to show/hide)

You accept embassies from Dunik, Narsis, Avezol, and Rantessa, and build embassies in their lands in return. You also construct an embassy in Salatia.

( -50 wealth, -500 resources, +Embassy [Salatia, Dunik, Narsis, Avezol, Rantessa] )


You instruct your merchants to begin going to Avezol, as they’ve accepted the offer for a trade route. You also control which trade goods shall be traded where.

( -1 Trade Route Slots [0 left], +165 econ [Rantessa route; silk for pepper], +164 econ [Avezol route; pottery for silver] )


Your best and brightest engineers oversee the construction of a new road network. Construction is under way, but it’ll be atleast another season before even the basic road system is completed. The road network is mainly focused on linking up your cities to encourage trade, but they’ll be expanded to your neighbors once this is done.

( -2 Admin Power, -75 wealth, -1000 resources, +Partially Constructed Roads)


The attempts to establish the new coinage standards were met with heavy resistance, primarily by the merchants and businesses who sell what makes up the current coinage. The program stops in its tracks, and no one is really sure why...possible signs of corruption in the government?

( -2 Admin Power, -30 wealth )


The tin mines in Hanhai are quickly established, and tin begins to flow through Serica!

( -1 Admin Power, -50 wealth, -500 resources, +Tin )


Despite heavy government encouragement to emigrate to Hanhai, no one really wants to live there - the desolate steppes aren’t exactly the most homey place, and there are rumours of bandits in the foothills. If that wasn’t bad enough, some folk have even been taking the government incentives and then sneaking back south!

( -1 Admin Power, -30 wealth, -200 resources )


Hanhai, oh Hanhai! The desolate steppes have proven themselves to not be as desolate as you imagined. Silver was found by prospectors looking for a quick buck, and upon further discovery, a huge deposit was discovered! The men were paid off, and the land claimed in the name of the Empress.

( -1 Admin Power, -25 wealth, +Potential Silver Mine )


Despite efforts by private businessmen to expand the gold mines, these attempts were ill-funded and ultimately a failure.

( -1 Admin Power )


In all, about eighty watch towers were constructed over the summer, each with a small complement of soldiers and attached stable. They should offer atleast some protection to your trade routes.

( -1 Military Power, -40 wealth, -400 resources, -9 income, +Border Posts LVL 1. )


Ei-satra Academy is developed into a great School of Learning under the watchful eye of the Empress, where great men go to both teach and learn; one such man was soon discovered to be a genius, and rose to become the headmaster of the academy. Perhaps he could even advise the Empress herself…?  The academy will also surely provide a backbone for any future educational programs instituted to increase the base of educated advisors.

( -1 Military Power, -1 Diplo Power, -1 Admin Power, -35 wealth, +Ei-satra Academy [+Advisors], +Possible Advisor [Teacher] )


Research is directed into the field of military tactics.

( Focused Research [military tactics], -9 income )


Your diplomats stationed within your embassies acquaint themselves with general knowledge and customs present within the nations they reside in.

( -1 Diplo Power, +Knowledgeable Diplomats )


A new government agency made up of Imperial Inspectors is established, and overseen by the Royal Family. They should prove most useful…

( -2 Diplo Power, -30 wealth, -50 manpower, +50 Inspectors LVL 1, +Agency [Imperial Inspectors], -10 income [-5/Inspectors, -5/Agency] )

Spoiler: Rolepgeek (click to show/hide)

Serica turns down the trade offer, but Dunik accepts Gems in exchange for Stone, and Xerithania accepts horses in exchange for timber.

( +Stone, +Timber, -Horses, -Gems )


The education program is kept up; and has already reaped results! A master theologian is discovered within the program and brought before you to serve as an Advisor.

( [Upkeep will remain as is], +Advisor [theologian] )


A gold mine is constructed where gold was previously discovered.

( -1 Admin Power, -50 wealth, -500 resources, +Gold )


You fund missionaries within your country, and inspire them to fervently spread the faith!

( -25 wealth, +Religious Unity )


A few thousand men volunteer to participate in the militia, but it’s more of an obligation than a full-time thing. A program will have to be developed in order to train men part-time.

( -1 Military Power, +2000 Potential Militia )


A new government agency designed to increase the skill of your spies is established, and fifty men sign up to work as the Moon’s agents.

( -2 Diplo Power, -30 wealth, -50 manpower, +50 Moonlit Agents, +Agency [New Moon], -10 income [-5/Agents, -5/Agency] )

Spoiler: theyamikami (click to show/hide)

A major uprising occurs within one of the fleets enroute to colonize, and is captured! Though very few soldiers were lost, this is bad news...the slaves might resort to piracy, or strike back at their old masters.

( -1 Diplo Power, -25 wealth, +Slave Fleet [enemy] )


Your search for advisors is a failure; no candidates are discovered among the upper classes.

( -1 Admin Power, -10 wealth )


An embassy is constructed in Serica; Serica, Salatia and Narsis construct embassies in your Capital, as well.

( -10 wealth, -100 resources, +Embassy [Serica] )


Attempting to build major universities in all major cities will take alot of time and effort. ( AKA: do it step by step, I’m not going to do it for you. You cannot do them all at once. )


You attempt to infiltrate Dunik, but fail once again. Atleast they weren’t caught this time.

( -1 Diplo Power, -10 wealth )


Your mages tell you the magical gems are magical gems. What exactly did you want, again? (Magical gems are commonplace, and aren’t exceedingly special. They are mainly used for increasing power and constructing magic items, but only when you have a large source. Treat them as a trade good; the amount you got was just enough to make a buck.)


The artifact, on the other hand, is of considerable interest to your mages. They are unsure who originally created it, but they can gather that it is considerably powerful, and can see into distant lands. It can also increase the power and extend the range of an Astral mage, or another magic system’s equivalent of an astral mage.

( -10 wealth, -1 Admin Power, +Information [stone eye] )


You open a trade route with Serica, trading precious silver for pottery. Your merchants are glad to finally have an open trading partner.

( -1 Trade Route Slot [1 left], -1 Diplo Power, +166 econ [silver for pottery] )


The assassin training goes exceedingly well, and you are told that the three assassins should be ready to be deployed into the field…

( -1 Diplo Power, -10 wealth, +Assassin Skill [LVL 3] )


Your men were unfortunately unable to reach the large island you’d ordered them to colonize, and returned to the mainland empty-handed. Atleast nobody died.

( -1 Diplo Power, -5 wealth )


Many of your best and brightest leave the country to head to Narsis, and begin researching alongside the mages.

PS: You are aware that Salatia has sent missionaries into your land. It is not a hostile action, but could be considered such depending on your viewpoint.

Spoiler: thefik21 (click to show/hide)

( PS: I assume you’re just telling me what you told Quanah, cuz I’M not telling him )
You fail to convert any high-ranking nobles in Avezol, but your missionaries manage to convert a small percentage of the population residing in the countryside.

( +Religious Spread [Avezol], -1 Diplo Power, -10 wealth )


Serica welcomes your missionaries, though will hold you accountable for their actions. The missionaries are highly successful in their mission, and even manage to convert the mayor of Voskiyu, a large city. A small percentage of the population residing within the city have converted; a small church is even constructed.

( +Religious Spread [Salatia; Voskiyu], -1 Diplo Power, -10 wealth, +Converted Mayor [Voskiyu] )


Many eager young men fill the ranks of Radiv, eager to fight for their beliefs.

( +1000 Recruits, -2 Military Power, -10 wealth, -2300 resources, -1000 manpower [Upkeep: -2 income, -10 manpower, -46 resources)


The poor flock to your churches, filling many of them to the brim. The poor, sick, homeless, downtrodden...your churches are soon overflowing. You end up having to spend more than you expected to keep up the standard you set. They certainly tell their friends, though.

( -21 income [-9 to -30], +Religious Unity, -1 Admin Power )


A new agency run by Kriedar is established, named ‘Ut Mendacii’. Kriedar assures you that she will deal with any internal strife...she seems to be quite pleased with her new power.

( -2 Diplo Power, -30 wealth, -50 manpower, +50 Tricksters, +Agency [Ut Mendacii], -10 income [-5/Tricksters, -5Agency], -Unrest [Kriellus] )


Dint is pleased with the investment put into her church, and gets to work on creating a holy book. PS: the holy book will probably NEVER be finished, just use it when you want/need to. The more time/wealth put into it, the better/less contradictory it will be.

( -30 wealth, -Unrest [Dint], +Holy Book [unfinished] )


Segregating the church seating appeased the nobles, and they stopped their grumbling. This might cause trouble in the future, however…

( -1 Admin Power, -Unrest [upper class] )

[Playergamer]

Spoiler: Military (click to show/hide)

Move large parts of the military to the border posts, at least 12,500. Make sure they're prepared to invade Azevol if the order is given. (5)

Build a military academy near the capital. It should be able to train and nurture generals, along with giving basic tactics and strategic training to lower ranking officers. (4)

Build a military training camp in the center of the country. It should hold at least 5000 recruits, and have the facilities to train them in combat. Cherry pick the best
soldiers from other units for instructors. Begin training.(3)

Continue training the spy hunters, and start spreading them out through the country. (3)

Continue recruiting for the military and police. (2)

Continue funding research into siege weapons. (2)

Name the ships Erzenstur.

Spoiler: Economy (click to show/hide)

Search throughout the country for a source of tin or antimony for bronze working. Also, while they're at it, scour the country for any magical items.(5)

Finish constructing the road system. (4)

Try to invest wealth and resources into improving agriculture in Dunik. (3)

Spoiler: Diplomacy (click to show/hide)

Put more spies in Avezol.(3)

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Work on making discipline a new national idea. (3)

An envoy from Dunik arrives in Avezol, carrying a message. The message says that three spies, claiming to be from Avezol, were captured in Dunik. Unless Avezol pays reparations to the Haven of Dunik, retribution will be immediate.

[Taricus]

With the rumours of dissent being fuelled by Istania, Rakdar responds by completely closing the border between the two nations along with an official condemnation directed at Istania.

Spoiler: Actions, again, no looking. (click to show/hide)

As part of the freeze between Istania and Rakdar, the border is to be completely closed with the exception of those personally verified by the monarch, anyone else is to be killed. Furthermore, Troops are to start massing on the border from the capital region (In essense, Risyrr is to hold 60% of the military while the other four provinces have 10%) and start distributing the fur coats in preparation for winter.

The agents in Istania have a monumental task ahead of them. Thanks to the information they have uncovered we have a perfect map to which a potential invasion can be planned on along with being able to use the unrest currently gripping the lower classes. First, is sending a few copies of the discrepancies of the Istanian religion around, preferably in areas currently targeted for missionary work. It's hoped that this will make those regions far more resistant to the Istanian state religion. Next would be to start funding bandits to plague the trade routes outside of the capital. Given the lack of infrastructure that would make organising this easier, existing groups are to be contacted and contracted to be more active than they have been, providing weapons and instruction as payment in return for the bandits doing so. With the discovery of a potential agency operating under Istania's banner, try to collect as much information about the New Moon as they can. Furthermore, helping infiltrate the command structure of the Istanian military would give us a decisive edge in any armed conflict, and alongside that they should start sowing dissent among the population in the territories closest to the border in order to make the annexation of these much easier.

Given the revelation of the rumours that Istanian agents are behind the dissent, Rakdaran internal intelligence starts cracking down on those coming from there, offering rewards and incentives for outing any immigrants from Istania inside the cities. Furthermore, agents are to continue seeking out the dissidents, using sleeper agents to infiltrate those circles for information.

In regards to the unrest, given that harsh treatment has somewhat failed so far, it attempts to do so more... diplomatically (Basically more lying and half-truths than sending in the troops). Any major dissident leaders are invited to meet with the monarch and the nobles to discuss the problems and how to try fixing them with one, unconditional term: Any allegiance to Istania or it's beliefs are to be permanently discarded. If they are picked up again, there will be no escape from the wrath of the nobility

Start up another prospecting mission, this time for tin, or alternative metals.

Continue the construction of the university, using the marble that's now freed from the road building project.

Again, set up counter-intelligence agents to root out foreign activity, doubling the efforts to root out any enemy spies

 For any project that needs additional admin points which we don't have use diplomatic power instead.

[Rolepgeek]

Istania

Istania scoffs at any such claims...particularly since the awareness campaign was designed for internal use, and this raises questions about how Rakdar knows such things about Istania's internal workings.

Also Istania makes requests of all nations it has Embassies in that they might allow Istania missionaries to preach there. They will abide by all laws and avoid making a ruckus as much as possible. It does not request this of Salatia, and explains that they wish to respect the Salatian's own ways of life, and that neither of them should attempt to convert the members of each other's countries. Besides, the Salations, unlike Narsis and Rakdar, follow a form of the Mother's teachings, however misguided; such sistren (yes it's a word it's the feminine form of brethren or at least it was in Ye Olden Times so hush) should be embraced.

Spoiler: Economics and Stuff (click to show/hide)

Utilize the Stone and Lumber; particularly to improve industry, construct buildings, and in general improve the quality of life and development level of the country. Hopefully this should also soothe those Middle Class people, and maybe the Lower class too...[4]
Explore the countryside, to look for more strategic resources; this time, the emphasis is on military capability stuff(hopefully Diplo power will work for this...)[2]
Social Equality as a National Idea should be easy enough, and Diplomacy, right? [2]
Oh yes, and let's expand those fields/farms! Let's be the breadbasket of Etraxia! This might be done through various methods that improve the efficiency of farming, and, uh...:/ yeah...[3]
Focus research on farming techniques/irrigation/agriculture on the civilian side, and on military construction/fortifications/religious troops on the military side.[3]
Religious Unity is important. As is funding missionary activity in other nations, but mostly those that aren't Salatia(let's avoid pissing them off for now) and Narsis(that would take more resources than we currently can spare...). Not super-violent or intrusive, mind you. Well, I'd like to grab a lot of converts in Rakdar so we can get some disorder goin' on, though...[4]
Oh, and uh...Welfare Program/Helping the Poor and Downtrodden [2], helping domestic industry [2], and seeing what can be done to get some good ol' magic-using clergywomen.

Spoiler: Not Economics and Stuff (click to show/hide)

Let's boost up the number of New Moon agents, shall we? And their training, too, hopefully. There will certainly be those fervent enough to sign up for Her cause, after all, right? [3]
Speaking of the New Moon, let's get some intel on Rakdar, shall we? [4]
And also let's create the Full Moon; more of a secret police and counter-espionage force than the New Moon is; defensive spying, rather than offensive, you know? [3]
Mobilize forces to the border shared with Rakdar. Approximately 1/3 of total troops.[3]
And of course, if the Rakdar-ans wish to deny their horrendous activities, let's try and do some propaganda, eh? Diplomatic stuff should be good for that, and do it in our own country, to recruit people to the cause! And the focus on it might draw the lower classes' attention away from the issues that happened with the resource search.[2]
Oh yes, and also, Fortifications are nice, and I have all the Stone and Lumber I could want...Heh. Rakdar border, obviously.[3]

Oh yeah, and if I run out of Admin Power, use Diplo. And if I run out of that, use Military Power.

Spoiler: In Light of New Info (click to show/hide)

Avezol must be brought into the fold. Missionaries out the ears; our religion appeals on the basis of social equality, women's liberation, and other concepts that appeal to the common folk, and since the common folk(basically by definition) are the most numerous group...Enlightenment must be brought, and the word of The Mother renewed! [5(!)]

Let's do this shit and see whether it bankrupts me. (No, I don't expect this to happen instantly, but you can see that this is gonna be rather important to us for a while...we must win the Cold War with Salatia, after all).

Establish Trade Route with Serica; use Gold to boost income.
Also, Embassies, please; Every Country that isn't Narsis or Rakdar.

[theyamikami]

The great nation of Avezol hereby makes a formal decree. Avezol is a country for and by the people, and as such, we must bow to the wishes of the people. The first religion to convert over fifty percent of our population will be officially named state religion. Whichever country was the origin of said religion will receive an immediate offer of alliance, irregardless of circumstances (Even if we were previously at war).

[thefik21]

Grallus be praised! Salatia hereby formally announces it's defensive pact with Avezol. May this pact strengthen our relations.

[thefik21]

Salatia is a place of happiness. When the poor have cried, I have wept. Let them cry no more. Feed the poor!

Spoiler: Actions (click to show/hide)

- Use my resource of fish to help feed the people of my nation. (Hopefully reducing the income cost of caring for them) [2]
Let there be fish! My people are suffering. They flock to our churches asking only for food. Too many have been turned away hungry. I cry for the poor. We must use our abundance of fish to help feed the less fortunate.
- I would like to restructure the churches in my nation. The current system of segregation is only a temporary system to appease the upper class. I wish to create two forms of churches. The first form will be small, nice, sit-in churches. The second kind will be large live-in churches. If you take hand-outs from the church, you go to the large live-in churches. If not, you go to the nice sit-in churches. This way the churches are more fairly segregated. [4]
It is time we cleared the court of Salae of it's cobwebs. Now is the time to create a new church. One that benefits everyone. There will be new churches, ones that are designed for the people. Come my friends! Let us move forward into a brighter, better future.

- Send missionaries to Serica again. Same objective (convert powerful). As well as give the newly converted mayor 15 wealth. If they run into any Istanian missionaries, ignore them completely and try to discredit them. [5]
A new member of our church! Excellent! Let's welcome him to our faith with a gift. Consider this an investment in his city from the church. We expect his city to invest in our church.
- Send missionaries to Avezol. Same objective (convert powerful). Ensure they have appropriate permits. Send a trickster along disguised as a missionary. Instruct this person to remain quiet and not partake in spreading our faith. Have him deliver the message I'm PMing you. Make sure the trickster knows who he's delivering it to. [5]
We must pray for our faith to spread like wild fire.

-> To clarify. I want to put as much effort into sending missionaries as possible. The goal is to have our churches be built in their nations.

- Recruit more people into the church of Radiv. (Recruit Soldiers) Also, Train the new comers.
Our numbers are not strong enough. We must recruit many new soldiers.
- Train the tricksters. And increase funding for the secret police.
Tricksters are important to our nations security. We need them to be trained in their skill.
- Offer the poor that are flooding to my church jobs. Offer them jobs improving the roads in our nation as well as projects bettering their local communities. As a reward for their hard work. They will be paid in salt or additional food rations. This is an attempt to put the poor to work, so they stop costing me money, and start making me some. [3]
These people needed our help. Now we need their's.

-> To clarify, I intend to keep these people working and bettering our infrastructure for a while.

- As for the followers of Dint's new project. I want them to begin searching for the best and brightest writers in our land. Recruit them and help them write our book. It is vital that they finish a functioning draft that can be manufactured. I will increase their funding by 10 income per turn until spring. If they can get a good first draft done by then, they will get a big completion bonus and their funding will only drop by 5 (leaving 5 more then what they are currently being paid). If not, the funding will return to it's original amount, and there will be no bonus. I will read the draft myself to ensure that it is quality work.
For too long, the people of Etraxia have forgotten our faith. Their faith. It is time that we remind them of what they have forgotten.

- Increase border guards on our Istanian border. If we catch any religious officials of theirs heading into our lands, have them immediately detained and converted. Then send them back to Istania to do Salae's work.

- Send low level tricksters into Avezol. Have them gather along the major roads leading into Avezol from Serica. Falsify any Instanian missionaries' entry permits then report them to the Avezolian police. If that doesn't work. Have them infiltrate any Istanian missionaries as a "new convert" then repel people from their faith intentionally. Ensure the Tricksters have necessary permits.

-> Check yamikami's character sheet for his immigration laws. Then it will make sense.

---> If I run out of admin power, use military. Admin, then military, then take from diplomatic. Pretty much, never take from diplo unless Absolutely necessary.

Spoiler: Edit (click to show/hide)

- Begin work on accepting Religious Fervor as a National Idea.
- Begin work on accepting Multiculturalism/Open Mindedness as a national idea.
- Give a grant to the scientist followers of Dint to research faster ways of producing books. (Printing Press)

[Culise]

The present years have been good for Serica.  Networks of roads now cross the nation, and though they are far from complete, there is a promise that they will be expanded even further.  Tin now flows from the the north, the merest hint of the untapped wealth awaiting Sericans who wish to settle these untrammeled lands.  As we enter the harvest season, we welcome our friends, traders, missionaries, and all those who would bring wealth and prosperity to our lands.

Accept trade offer from Istania, using Gold to boost income (Diplo, 1)
Establish embassy in Istania
Accept Istanian request to permit missionaries access to Serica

Spoiler: Serica Actions, Turn 3 (click to show/hide)

Begin establishing Tolerance as a National Idea (Diplo, 4)
Though culturally monolithic, Serica has long had a character for religious tolerance.  With the arrival of missionaries from many nations, several of which were mutually opposed, concerns grew among.  As such, actions began to be taken by both local and national authorities to reinforce the principles of tolerance within the nation via traditions of pluralist tolerance and syncretism, an action that would likely have consequences on a societal level.  After all, when men and women of good moral character and ability were tolerated regardless of their faiths, such action could only benefit the nation as a whole.

Begin tracking religious activities and trends (Diplo, 1)
As both Istanian and Salatian missionaries now had permission to enter the nation, Serica began their first gradual steps towards the concept of a census.  In particular, local magistrates were asked to identify these missionaries and those who converted to their faiths, mostly to ensure that the information would be available to the national government in order to guide national policy regarding these nations

Hire the advisor teacher (Admin, 2)
A noble of the first rank, Radama vei Ui-Valona rose to the position of headmaster of Ei-Satra Academy not by ties of blood or connections to people of power, but by his own knowledge and merit, as well as his political acumen in navigating the halls of academic politics just as back-biting as those of the Imperial Court.  His position made him a skilled scholar and educator, and an invaluable advisor to the Empress.

Begin use of the Imperial Inspectors to investigate the most egregious cases of corruption (Diplo/Admin, 5)
No sooner were the first of the Imperial Inspectors appointed than a critical case reached their attention.  The first attempts at a national currency had failed, and many whispered that it was due to corruption.  Senior officials who had been charged with the operation and maintenance of the mint were to be investigated, as were those merchants who had most ardently opposed the implementation of a standardized system of wealth measurement.

Continue military research into the integration of divination into military manoeuvres (Military, 4)
Magister Rauvenn vei Tul-Khien continued his explorations of military tactics undeterred by court intrigues, especially in the field of combined arms.  Rumours flowed of him hiring diviners of all sorts, especially aeromancers and lecanomancers (in Serica, divination conducted with a porcelain dish filled with clear water; a more mobile subset of the more general water scryers), to read the waters and winds to identify the enemy's actions.  While such magic could not replace the need for scouts, it was hoped that it could prove an invaluable supplement.

Expand the army (Military, 3)
With the ongoing dispute between Avezol and Dunik, neighboring nations such as Serica could not help but take notice.  As such, a gradual expansion of the military was called for, in the interest of self-defense.  While copper still had to be imported from abroad, the availability of cheap Tin was available to be alloyed into bronze weaponry, allowing the new recruits to be rapidly and efficiently equipped at reduced costs.

Address settler concerns about brigandage in Hanhai - establish a military reaction force to drive them from the hills (Military, 2)
In response to fears of brigands by settlers, a military expedition was to be mounted into Hanhai.  As there were only rumours, permanent outposts on the design of the border stations were not constructed.  However, a permanent garrison was established at the tin mines, and a full expedition into the foothills, heavy on scouts and reconnaissance elements to find them, was planned.  The hope was that, given the burgeoning mineral wealth of the region, crushing the brigands would provide safety for new mining villages.

[Evil Marahadja]

For every day, Narsis power grows stronger. However, the horrors of the old empire still lingers. And The council decrees that several reforms are necessary to encourage stability in these troubled time. Especially since war seems to be on the horizon, and with that bandits and rebels.

Spoiler: Turn (click to show/hide)

Send our best diplomats convince the neutral city to join our cause peacefully. The diplomats are authorised to negotiate the following terms (Ofcourse they should make it as favourable as possible for us):
The new city will obviously be fully integrated into Narsis, with all perks that follow.
The City will be allocated a garrison and atleast two elementaships for protection against pirates and raiders within two seasons.
The city can be granted a one time resource and wealth grant.
Since it is closer to the mainland, Narsis might invest more resources to make sure that the city transform into a new trading hub. (4)

If all else fails, threaten them with an invasion.

It has become clear to the council that Narsis need to improve its infrastructure. Therefore roads should be built between the cities. Mages are authorised to use the Nature gems to speed up the buildning process. (Moving trees and paving roads). (4)

Build 3 new Elementa ships. And place one of the Elementa-ship we already have in each coastal city. These ships are offering free escorts to larger trading fleets to encourage cooporation between traders. Smaller fleets can pay a small sum to be escorted. (3)

Continue the efforts to colonise the smaller islands around me. (3)

It has become clear to the council that Narsis army need to be reformed if it is to survive. Narsis currently have the smallest population, and therefor army of all the islands. To win battles, we need to fight unconventionally and use our strengths to the maximum. Two initial reforms are started:

1. Our smartest mages and Generals are going to discuss and speculate in how to maximise our superior magical ablities in battle. Are the mages best suited to be in specialised units or to be spread out among the army? What kind of tactics can we employ to maximise their use? The council expects these questions to be answered and implemented. (3)

2. Half of our units are not worth brining on an offensive campaign. They simply lack the equipment and training. To build onto the idea of creating a small but extremely efficient army, 90% of our Light infantry (6025 if I have counted correctly), are re-purposed into Novis Servants. Their military role is going to be downplayed, instead they will work as peacekeepers in both settlements and the countryside. They will keep the streets safe, solve crimes, keep the order, defend against bandits and perform basic counter-espionage. They are not expected to join any offensive military campaign, but will obviously defend their homeland in an emergency.

The other 10% of the light infantry will be re-purposed into scouts. Moving quick, scouting enemy position and studying the terrain will be their main tasks in a military campaign. (4)

Coffey will once again be used on research. (1)

Our embassies should try to convert the populace of other nations. Focus on mages. (2)

 

[theyamikami]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

/Train and improve the steel ministry (4). /Transfer 150 wealth to Dunik (2). /Have astral mages search for any spies in my court (They are not to take action, merely find spies) (4). /Search for the slave fleet (3). /Construct a university in the capital city (4). /Have astral mages search for spies among diplomats and missionaries from other countries (Pay extra attention to those from Dunik, and Narsis, but do not enter the minds of those from narsis) (3). /Search for advisers (5). /Search for the most loyal blood mage, and astral mage within my court. Their power levels do not matter, but they must be non religious and Avezol born (4). /Send regular workers to the islands and colonize them (4). /Send 10,000 troops to my border with Dunik (3).

I would like to officially offer Dunik a Non-Aggression pact.

[thefik21]

Salatia will be establishing embassies with all nations excluding Narsis, because they have declined.