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[mastahcheese]

So, uh, how do we know what our nobility troops are, or are they just basic soldiers with better stats?

You'll know what they are when I make their stats. Which will be when armies are formed. That's one thing I won't be going ahead and doing before hand.

TalonisWolf: Unfortunately, I've closed the Sign-ups. But you may be able to replace in if someone drops out. (You'd be after Dwarfy, in that case, though.)

Question, were other players as cinematic as I was?

Some people are extremely cinematic, others don't have any fluff at all in their posts.
Personally, I don't generally enjoy reading mountains of fluff, let alone from over 30 people, so I prefer when the actual actions are obvious. (some people divided the fluffy parts of the posts from the action part, which is my personal favorite method to go through.)


And Lucus: People are right that you aren't supposed to be reading into other players' spoilers. I'll let it slide this time, because it's Turn 0, and I'm really overloaded with junk to be able to go through and answer questions one-by-one though. (In this case, it was actually really helpful, but please don't make it a habit.)

Well the post was initially unspoilered, for a long while too...

^Also this.

Speak to the foreign affairs advisor and ask them about the areas near us; specifically, which of our neighboring regions are the weakest, the strongest, the most profitable to raid and the one with the most food.

(You don't know until you send spies.)
This is true, you'd have to send spies to know. But in any case, everyone's military strength and economic strength are identical because this is turn zero.
((Why does everyone keep asking about food? I'm not tracking that in this game. I think I even specifically mentioned this.))

Consult the economic advisor on how our metal stores are doing and if we will need more resources before the raids.

(Same as everyone else.  You can equip your men fine.)
Again, everyone is identical. I don't track the amount of Metal people have. Your only resources are Gold and people.

Have our internal affairs advisor tell me how my sons are doing and if they think that any of them are old enough to take part in the raids this year.

(Almost certain you don't have any sons, and that the lack of heirs is intentional to ensure players die off quickly.)
Lucus hit it right on with this.
If you want sons, you need to make some.

First ask one of my advisors why the rebellion started?

(Pretty sure you have to send an agent to figure THAT out, too.)
Again, this.
Although the real reason they rebelled is because I rolled a 7 on the Random Event Table for that region.

[evilcherry]

Cheese, y'know, this is the time to actually try to push things through.

[flabort]

On a scale of 1 to 10, how fluffy was mine? Would you consider a 3 too high?

[Lucus Casius]

K, I will post an additional action, although I'm a bit surprised why you looked into our spoilers, but then again you didn't show anything too revealing and you aren't actually one of the houses so i guess it's fine. Question, were other players as cinematic as I was?

Wasn't sure when Mastahcheese was going to be able to answer things and I didn't think you were anywhere near me, so I doubted it mattered.  I'll refrain from doing so in the future.

Edit:  Well, that and I forgot about the rule in the haste to get things answered. >_>

[wipeout1024]

Just wondering, if your ruler is female, are there any challenges, because of this, and also, can females be heir?

[mastahcheese]

Just wondering, if your ruler is female, are there any challenges, because of this, and also, can females be heir?

For the sake of ease of playing, being a female makes no difference. Pregnancy in this game works like it does in Dwarf Fortress, in that it does not slow down the mother in the slightest.
So yes, females can be heirs.

I am currently going through and gathering all the actions of the players (Ignoring all the fluff, so it's solely in-game related things). Once I am done, I will post the action list here (in spoilers, obviously) so everyone can review it, and confirm. (Or, if they say nothing, I'll just use what's there when I am ready for the turn)

That will be the last-second time for people to edit actions, and ask final questions before turn 1 is made, so turn 1 is incoming.

[hector13]

That's what I wanted to ask!

Can we have more than one economic building (logging camp, mine, fishery) in the same territory?

[mastahcheese]

That's what I wanted to ask!

Can we have more than one economic building (logging camp, mine, fishery) in the same territory?

Yes. You can even have multiples of the same economic building in the same territory. Just keep in mind that if someone were to.. let's say go out of their way to burn down your logging camps, then having multiples means they are all in similar locations, so they'd all be easy to hit if just one got breached.

Having a logging camp, mine, and fishing fleet all separate from each doesn't have the same problem, though.

[highmax28]

Since I have an entire mountain range, can I have multiple mines without that problem?

[hector13]

Since I have an entire mountain range, can I have multiple mines without that problem?

Not if I have that problem with an entire forest

Though that, perhaps, is the problem...

[mastahcheese]

For sake of my sanity, go steal someone else's mountains and forests

OK PEOPLES

I have consolidated all of the "game actions" that I could interpret from your posts (thanks to those of you who made it super-easy to understand.)

THESE ARE ALL THE ACTIONS YOU WILL BE DOING COME TURN 1. THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO MAKE EDITS. DON'T LOOK AT OTHER PEOPLE'S SPOILERS.

Spoiler: Haerun (adwarf) (click to show/hide)

Draft 500
Recruit Master Spy
Message Salivar: Non-Aggresion and Trade
Construct Fishing Fleet

Spoiler: Skleros (Lucus Casius) (click to show/hide)

Draft 500
Noble Event (250 Gold)
Construct Mine
Civilain Training Policy
Entertainment Policy
Scholarship Policy
Message Tiruin: Alliance and Trade
Construct Bridge to Tiruin (Next Season)
Message Wayfaire, Feox, Perudur: Trade
Intel Missions: Others on Island
Counter-Intel Self

Spoiler: Linshi (Glowcat) (click to show/hide)

Draft 500
Seek Trade offers
Construct Mine
Civilian Training Policy

Spoiler: Tanshin (wipeout1024) (click to show/hide)

Draft 500
Build Fishing Fleet
Entertainment Policy
Trade Mission: Corrin
Intel Mission: Corrin

Spoiler: Tan-Seong (Remalle) (click to show/hide)

Construct Mine
Construct Granary (Next Season)
Research Education
Draft 500
Intel Mission: 17
Trade Mission: 40, 42, 44 and 46

Spoiler: Peredur (Orange Wizard) (click to show/hide)

Civilain Training Policy
Construct Logging Camp
Draft 500
Research Logging Improvements
Trade Mission: 27, 25
Intel Mission: 27

Spoiler: Undynne (Harbingerjm) (click to show/hide)

Draft 500
Civilian Training Policy
Construct Mine
Bridge from 43-15 (Next Season)
Trade Mission to 15
Construct Ships (Next Season)
Construct Great Building: Tombs

Spoiler: Blacklumber (Ghazkull) (click to show/hide)

Draft 500
Trade Missions: Linshi and McCord

Spoiler: Vargson (Highmax28) (click to show/hide)

Draft 500
Intel Missions on neutral territories
Construct Mine

Spoiler: Corrin (Kashyyk) (click to show/hide)

Civilain Training Policy
Entertainment Policy
Scholarship Policy
Granary Construction
Send Message to immediate neighbor: Defence Pact and Trade
Intel Mission: 22, 24, 26, 31, 37, 38, 39 and 51
Counter-Intel Self
Noble Event (500 Gold)
Hire 300 Mercenaries (75 Infantry, 50 Spearmen, 100 Archers, 75 Light Cavalry)
Research Libraries (increased research potential)

Spoiler: Hofer (High tyrol) (click to show/hide)

Intel Missions: peredur, laureline, dunik, Dixon house of bolt, Liu, dracul, and Chen
Draft 500
Non-Aggression Missions: Ketari and Klargus

Spoiler: Salivar (heydude6) (click to show/hide)

Message Haerun: Alliance
Draft 200
Construct Mine
Intel Mission: Rebelling Nation

Spoiler: Ketari (GiglameshDespair) (click to show/hide)

Draft 500 (repeat next season)
Noble Event (100 Gold)
Construct Ships (Next Season after drafts are done)
Send Trade and Alliance offer to Haspen
Construct Fishing Fleet
Construct Fortress (Next Season)

Spoiler: Dixon House of the Bolt (zomara0292) (click to show/hide)

Draft 500
Construct Logging Camp
Research Economy

Spoiler: Crowden (Tomcost) (click to show/hide)

Construct Fishing Fleets (repeat next 2 seasons)
Trade with SilverDragon
Emmisaries to 1,4,13,15. Intel Missions.
Message Silverdragon: (See specifics)

Spoiler: van Dalen (Lord_lemonpie) (click to show/hide)

Draft 500

Spoiler: Harðhöm (swordsmith04) (click to show/hide)

Draft 500
Trade Missions: deidei, kashyyk, zomara, TamerVirus, Apiks, Hector13, Ghazkull
Counter-Intel Self
Intel Missions: 31, 32, 39, 40, 46, 50

Spoiler: Ontoni (Taricus) (click to show/hide)

Message Linshi: Alliance
(This is the only actual "game-action" I could really interpret from your posts. I'd suggest adding a draft order at the very least to this.)

Spoiler: Xledenero (Lukeinator) (click to show/hide)

Construct Granary
Construct Fortress (Next Season)
Recruit Master Spy
Draft 500
Construct Drydocks (Season after next)

Spoiler: Feox (Sentient Bowtie) (click to show/hide)

Draft 500
Message 26: Request Military Aid

Spoiler: Lienrus (SilverDragon) (click to show/hide)

Draft 500
Construct Drydocks

Spoiler: Elephantia (Elephant Parade) (click to show/hide)

Sack Advisors (You asked me if this was a good idea. I find it hilarious.)
Draft 500
Promote Military (I'm going to interpret this as "Construct Academy", as it will double the number of Mahouts[War Elephants with archers on top] you will recieve when you draft soldiers.)

Spoiler: Clawbrood (flabort) (click to show/hide)

Draft 400
Noble Event (To be determined next season)
Construct Mine (repeat next season)
Envoys to 47 and 49: Trade Mission
Intel Mission: 43, 44, 45, 46, 50, and 51

Spoiler: Dracul (apiks) (click to show/hide)

Counter-Intel Self
Secret Message?: Vargson (What is this, exactly? You never specified.)
Trade Mission: Corrin and Bolt
Intel Mission: Ketari
Asking names of Advisors (I am so screwed.)

Spoiler: Liu (TamerVirus) (click to show/hide)

Draft 500
Intel Mission Neighbors

Spoiler: Rossow (Beneviento) (click to show/hide)

Draft 500
Construct Mine
Scholarship Policy
Trade Missions: LuckyKobold, Lukinator, Lucus
Research Minecarts

Spoiler: Dunik (Playergamer) (click to show/hide)

Draft 500
Intel Mission: 21, 22, 29, and 30
Message 30: Offer trade any ally. Request leaving 29 to Dunik
Message 21: Non-aggression and Trade
Message 22: Non-aggression
Bridges to 21 and 30 if they accept trade

Spoiler: Iände (Tiruin) (click to show/hide)

Scholarship Policy
Draft 500
Civilian Training Policy
Non-Aggression Missions: 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25
Intel Mission: 18 (repeat next season)
Construct Fishing Fleet
Research Gunpowder

Spoiler: Laureline (Andres) (click to show/hide)

Draft 500
Construct Ships (Next season)
Trade Mission: 18,19,20
Message 20: Joint attack on 25

Spoiler: Chen (evilcherry) (click to show/hide)

Draft 500
Construct Mine
Construct Academy (Next season)
Construct Fishing Fleet (Next season)
Civilian Training Policy
Non-Agrression Missions: High Tyrol, InstantHax, TamerVirus
Intel Mission: 4
Create Harem?

Spoiler: Wayfaire (Dwarmin) (click to show/hide)

Trade Mission to Tiruin
Build Drydocks
Construct Ships
Construct Lumber Camp (Next season)

Spoiler: Duys (Deidei) (click to show/hide)

Draft 500
Defense Pact: Ghazkull and Wipeout
Intel Missions: Ghazkull and Wipeout
Intel Mission on Hero in 1
Construct Granary
Construct Fishing Fleet (Next season)

Spoiler: Talbot (LuckyKobold) (click to show/hide)

Draft 500
Hire Mercenaries 500
Construct Church

Spoiler: Flargus (InstantHax) (click to show/hide)

Construct Great Building: Trade Port
Draft 500
Entertainment Policy
Build 10 Ships (Next season)

Spoiler: Dmitriyev (DontBanTheMan) (click to show/hide)

Draft 500
Noble Event (Free Search)
Peace/Trade Missions to neighbors
Begin Construction of Flagship
Build Fishing Fleet

Spoiler: McCord Family (hector13) (click to show/hide)

Draft 500
Trade Missions: Ghazkull, flabort and Glowcat
Intel Missions: Ghazkull, flabort and Glowcat
Message deidei: Split cost of connecting bridge, offer trade
Message 11: Assist rebellion
Spy Mission to 1: Inquire about Divine child. Offer protection, kidnap if refused.
Construct Fortress
Research Economy
Counter-Intel Self

I have already gone over this list twice. That does not mean that I did not make a mistake. If you have multiple construction projects, it will say which ones you're going to have to wait on. If you try to draft and construct ships at the same time, it will say which one you're going to wait on.
Due to this reason, I didn't even bother to put in that people are planning to train soldiers the next season, because trust me, practically everyone that posted to issue a draft issued to train them. Just make sure you include that action next turn.

If there is an action on your list that you're confused by, please ask me. I tried to make it as comprehensive as possible, though.

Also, I added a couple new buildings to the rules. One of them allows you to build fleets and armies at the same time, since people seem to be really miffed about that.

That... I think that's all?

OH! The exact rule for your unique House Unit. You automatically receive 1 for each 10 soldiers you draft.
So if you Draft 500 peasants, you gain a force of 50 of your unique unit for free. This doesn't work for hiring mercenaries.

If you'd like to make a request for what your House Unit should be, just tell me in a spoiler in this thread. (preferably the same one that you use to clarify any questions you have over your actions)
Some of you already have ones chosen out, based on how fluffy your bios were.

[Playergamer]

Spoiler: Dunik (click to show/hide)

Everything looks great!

Fluffy household unit: Mulzers, extremely heavily armored and trained cavalry. People talk about Knights being the tanks of the medieval world. These guys are the actual tanks of the medieval world.

[evilcherry]

Spoiler: Chen (click to show/hide)

For the last question, Yes. The Lord of the dawn sees himself as the spiritual link between heaven and earth. Being such an important man he is certainly entitled to multiple consorts, should he sees fit.

House unit: Warrior-priests. These warriors are the priests of of the cult of the Lord, which doubles as the houseguards of the house of Chen. Everyone of them is trained in the multiple arts of acrobatics, archery, swordsmanship, survival skills, scouting and such: they act like a light infantry unit capable of ranged fire, but as they are houseguards they are also competent if they need to wear armor, take up the spears, and stand in formation as heavy infantry.

i.e. Elite light infantry, can double as ranged, can double as heavy(but worse than professional soldiers), high morale

[Lucus Casius]

Spoiler: Skleros (click to show/hide)

As I didn't specify a research action, and I feel I probably should if I'm going all out...

-Begin investigation into the mysterious Napalm Greek Fire Divine Fire, if possible.
-Instead of building a mine this turn, build an Academy.


Other than that, looks good.

As a reminder, since you asked on IRC and I dunno whether you wrote it down or have it logged or something:  The house unit is the Legionnaire.  Professional, disciplined soldier, masters of fighting in formation, carrying javelin (designed to kill, or to ruin shields), a short sword, and a heavy shield, wearing strong iron/steel armor.  Skilled not only in combat, but in construction, for they left roads and fortresses along their path when they went forth upon a campaign.  The basis for the most legendary military in the western world of real life, whose legacy lived on in the professional armies of the Byzantine Empire before its decay.

[SilverDragon]

Spoiler: Lienrus (click to show/hide)

House Unit: Infantry that wield both a sword and a pole with a blade on the end.