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[Haspen]

_{Because I don't know when or where to stop the madness of GM'ing.}

Spoiler: EXCITING NEW THINGS FOR FUTURE (click to show/hide)

MOVED TO REPLY #4!

WELCOME TO FANTASIA:

A strategy game where you lead a Nation, advancing technologically and magically, conquering enemies for the glory of your God (or simply territorial expansion), and where ancient sites of mysteries await your heroes to explore them!

Instead of one big file of rules this time, I've opted for many spoilers, for clarity and brevity.

Spoiler: a.Rules (click to show/hide)

TURNS AND PHASES:

Each Turn represents one Year. Each Year is divided into 3 phases:
1. Spring Movement phase, separate for each Player.
2. Fall Movement phase, separate for each Player.
3. Winter Build/Disband phase, simultaneous for all Players.

During Spring and Fall phases, each Player has their own time to move (capped at 24 hours).
They can move their Armies from territory to territory, or support their other Armies. They can also set Research topics, build Castles, and assign Heroes to tasks.

During Winter Build/Disband phase, each Player builds new Armies or disbands their current Armies so that amount of Armies is equal to amount of Supply Centers they own.
So if you own 3 Supply Centers and have 1 Army, you can Build 2 Armies. If you have 4 Armies but have only 2 Supply Centers, you must disband 2 Armies.

Research accumulation and Spellcrafting chances, as well as Hero rolls, are performed every Season (Spring, Fall and Winter).

NATION CREATION SHEET:

Name: fancy name of your nation (username here pls)
Government: one of 4, check Governments spoiler
Patron God: one of 4, check Gods spoiler
Capital Province: one of Supply Centers on the map
Color: HEX values (##, ##, ##), this will be used on the map for your Provinces and Armies.

THE MAP OF FANTASIA:

Click here for the map of Fantasia!

It's a large continental mass with 3 Seas, which are used for trade and exchange of information.
Supply Centers are provided on the map; the magic Nodes will be spawned on the map after the game begins.

SUPPLY CENTERS:

There are 34 Supply Centers on the map, each marked with a black-and-white 'dot'.
Supply Centers determine how many Armies you can have. You can build new Armies at unoccupied Supply Centers only.

WINNING THE GAME:

There are two ways to win the game:

Domination: You must have 18 or more Supply Centers under your control at the end of a Year.
Divine: You must successfully summon your patron God into the World.

DIVINE SUMMONING:

To perform Divine Summoning, you need to first find and seize control of the Site called 'The Gate to the Aether'. Then, you must 'sacrifice' 3 Artifacts on the site, including at least 1 associated with your Patron God.

There's 33% chance per Artifact associated with your God that you will succeed in the Summoning. Theocracies have innate +33% bonus to that chance.
You can use Artifacts associated with no God, or those associated with rival Gods, as well. Be wary, however; you can accidentaly summon a rival God, delivering the victory into hands of your enemies!

If you fail to summon a God, all sacrificed Artifacts are destroyed, potentially crippling, if not outright removing, your chances at Divine Victory.

LOSING THE GAME:

If, at the end of any given Fall Phase, you do not own any Supply Centers, you must disband all your Armies, and you lose.

CAPITAL PROVINCE:

The heart of your government. It is a special Province that you start with.
It is always located in a Supply Center of your choice. It provides +1 to Combat Rolls of Armies stationed within it, as well as grants +2 Research Points per Turn. Guard it well!

CASTLES:

During Spring and Autumn, you can construct Castles; these fortified buildings located at strategic places bring benefits to their owner.
You can build 1 Castle per Season. Castles can be build in any Province that you control as long as it is not currently Sieged by an enemy Army.
Castles provide +1 to the Combat Rolls of the Owner's Army stationed within. When enemy Army is occupying the Province, Castles extend the Siege time required to conquer the Province by 1 Phase.

ARMY PLACEMENT, MOVEMENT, AND COMBAT:

During Winter phase, you can create Armies in Supply Centers you own; you can have as many Armies as you have Supply Centers.

During Spring/Autumn phase, you can move your Armies, from one Province to another adjacent one.

If you move your Army to a Province occupied by Army of another Player, combat occurs, and both sides roll 1d6 to determine outcome of the battle:

If the Attacker rolls higher than the Defender, the Defender is destroyed and the Attacker moves into the Province.
If the Attacker rolls equal to or lower than the Defender, the Attacker is destroyed.

SIEGE:

Siege occurs when your Army enters an unoccupied Province that is controlled by another Player, or is neutral (light-green). Siege takes several Spring/Autumn phases to succeed. Once successful, the Province becomes yours and the previous owner must Siege it to get it back.

By default, a Siege takes 2 Phases; if you begin the Siege in Spring of Year 1, it will succeed in Spring of Year 2.
If the Army that is conducting the Siege moves out of the province, the Siege is cancelled.

Modifiers:
If there's a Castle in the Province, the time required to complete the Siege is extended by 1 Phase.
If the Sieged Province is the enemy Player's Capital Province, the time required to complete the Siege is extended by 1 Phase.
If the enemy has Engineering technology, the time required to complete the Siege is extended by 1 Phase.
If you have Siegecraft technology, the time required to complete the Siege is reduced by 2 Phases (get those catapults ready!).
If you have Secret of Fireblood technology, the time required to complete the Siege is reduced by 1 Phase.

Siege time is NOT counted for during Winter, but only during Spring and Autumn.

NODES AND SPELLCASTING:

Nodes, represented by colorful icon, are places where Aether leaks its magic winds into the World. These 10 Nodes can be tapped by magicians to fuel their spells, but they're guarded by Monstrosities.
Each Node provides its owner with 1 Magic Point to use each Year. Magic Points are replenished at the start of Player's Spring phase.

A Player that wants to cast any Spell needs first to spellcraft (or find, or steal) it, and has to spend 1 Magic Point on a said Spell.
Golems and Arcane Shield spells are different in that they remain in use, permamently tapping into Player's pool of Magic Points.

If a Node is destroyed by a Disaster, a new one will spawn in randomly chosen Province at the start of the next Phase; this way there will always at least 10 Nodes available.

EXCHANGE TREATIES AND TRADING:

Exchange Treaty is a treaty where two Player nations exchange their research and goods. An Exchange Treaty provides +1 to Max.Army limit and +2 RP/Turn for the Players engaging in it. By default, each Player can have treaties with 2 other Players.
Exchange Treaties can be formed between Players who control Provinces adjacent to each other, or who share the same Coastline (West/East Sea, the Inner Sea). Researching 'Trade' technology lifts this limitation.

Once two Players have formed an Exchange Treaty, they can further Trade with each other. Things that can be Traded include: Spells, Technologies, Artifacts, Heroes and unoccupied Provinces.
Exchange Treaties can be broken by either side of the treaty at any given moment.

DISASTERS:

Each Spring and Autumn, there's a 1 in 3 chance for a Disaster to occur.

A Disaster can occur to a Province or a Player; the examples could be removal of a magic Node, or death of a Hero.

Disasters will be processed before the Players can move.

Spoiler: b.Governments (click to show/hide)

MONARCHY:

With King/Queen on the top, and the poor peasants on the bottom.

Knights and Princes: +1 to Fighter skills/rolls. +2 Max.Hero limit.
Feudalism, ho!: +2 to Max.Army limit.

REPUBLIC:

A council of wealthy nobles or officials rules it.

Shadows of Splendour: +1 to Thief skills/rolls.
Mercantilism: Doubles the effect of Exchange Treaties (for Republic only). +1 Exchange Treaty maximum.

MAGOCRACY:

Learned magicians rule the nation in pursuit of arcane magics.

Wizardry: +1 to Wizard skills/rolls.
Magical Attunement: Capital Province starts with a Node; Player starts with 1 randomly chosen Spell.

THEOCRACY:

The priestly caste is ruling the nation to ensure strict adherence to the laws of their God.

Zealotry: +1 to Combat Rolls of Armies against Armies of Players worshipping a different God.
True Adherents: Doubles effect provided by the patron God. +33% towards Divine Victory (no change to Artifact requirements).

Spoiler: c.Gods (click to show/hide)

These are the ones responsible for the warfare that takes place upon the World. They were worshipped by the Atlanteans, the Parsians, the Qitani, the Korinnians, and all others once the Primordial Gods dissappeared from the Aether.

Each God benefits their worshipper in some way. Theocracies enjoy an increased bonus from their patron God.

Divine Victory will occur when a Player successfully summons their patron God into the world; other worshippers of said God surrender to the victor, whilst infidels will be purged and destroyed, ushering a new era of peace and unity in the World.

KROM, Destroyer of Evil:
Warrior-King of Heavens, God of Thunder and Destroyer of Evil.
Bonus: +1 to Combat rolls against Armies of Seth, and Monstrosities.

SETH, Conqueror of the World:
The Wicked One, The Blood Serpent and Conqueror of the World.
Bonus: +1 to Combat rolls when Attacking.

MAHNYA, Goddess of Life:
Protector of Humans, The Caring Mother and Goddess of Life:
Bonus: +2 to Max.Army Limit.

SEIOS, the Ancient One:
Fire of Wisdom, Spirit of Magic, the Ancient One:
Bonus: +2 RP/Turn.

Spoiler: d.Heroes (click to show/hide)

HEROES:

There are 3 types of Heroes that can serve you: Fighters, Wizards and Thieves.

By default, you can have 4 Heroes in your court; certain Technologies increase that limit.
Each Spring and Autumn, there's a 1 in 4 chance that a Hero will appear at the court of a randomly chosen Player. There are other ways that allow you to acquire Heroes much faster, though!

Heroes lead a tough life, and can be defeated in combat, assassinated by enemy Thieves, or suffer an unfortunate death via Disaster.
Heroes that were belonged to a Player that was eliminated from the game abandon his service; there's 1 in 3 chance for every of them to seek employment elsewhere (even at the court of the Player who eliminated their previous employer).
You can dismiss Heroes during your Turn.

FIGHTERS are masters of tactics and monster hunting. A Fighter Hero can be 'attached' to an Army, leading it into combat (there's 50% chance to get killed on defeat, though!). They can also be assigned to several tasks, and multiple Fighters can be assigned to the same task, giving a +1 bonus to it.

Abilities:
Tactics: +1 to Combat Rolls of the Army they're attached to.
Monster Hunting: +1 to Combat Rolls of the Army they're attached to versus Monstrosities (this stacks with Tactics).
Recruitment: 1 in 6 chance to recruit a random Hero at the start of your next Phase (except Winter).
Protection: -1 to enemy Thieves' chance of Assasination or Theft against you.

WIZARDS are masters of arcane and research. You can set your Wizards to several tasks, and multiple Wizards can be assigned to the same task, giving a +1 bonus to it.

Abilities:
Scrying: 1 in 6 chance to Find a Site in a Province that you control. Sites will never be located in your Capital Province, or in a Province with a Supply Center (local folk would've found them long ago, after all).
Seal Breaking: 1 in 6 to Unseal a Site, allowing you to make use of its benefits, or, if its a Vault, for your Thieves to try to Disarm it.
Spellcrafting: +1% chance to discover a new Spell.
Research: +1 RP/Turn towards currently researched Technology.

THIEVES are the ones that stalk the shadows and pilfer the ruins, putting their lives at stake. You can set your Thieves to several tasks, and multiple Thieves can be assigned to the same task, giving a +1 bonus to it.

Abilities:
Disarming: 1 in 6 chance to Disarm a Vault, allowing you to recover a random Artifact from inside. If the attempt fails, there's 1 in 6 chance that your Thief will be killed!
Assassination: 1 in 6 chance to kill an enemy Hero. If the attempt fails, there's 3 in 6 chance that your Thief will be killed!
Theft: 1 in 6 chance to steal a Technology, Spell, or an Artifact from another Player. If the attempt fails, there's 3 in 6 chance that your Thief will be killed!

Spoiler: e.Techs (click to show/hide)

To research Technologies, you must first pick a subject for research.

That Technology will be discovered when you accumulate enough Research Points (RP).

There are many ways to boost Research Points you gain each Turn; at the very minimum, the Capital Province provides +2 RP/Turn.

1. Secret of Steel:
Research Points: 200
Effect: +2 to Combat rolls of Armies.

2. Siegecraft:
Research Points: 80
Effect: Cuts down Siege time by 2 Phases.

3. Academics:
Research Points: 120
Effect: +4 RP/Turn.

4. Guilds:
Research Points: 80
Effect: Every Season, there's 1 in 6 chance that a new Hero will appear at your Court. +4 Max.Hero limit.

5. Secret of Mithril:
Research Points: 120
Effect: +2 to Combat rolls of Armies when Defending.

6. Thaumaturgy:
Research Points: 120
Effect: +1 to Wizard skills/rolls.

7. Ninjutsu:
Research Points: 120
Effect: +1 to Thief skills/rolls.

8. Leadership:
Research Points: 120
Effect: +1 to Fighter skills/rolls.

9. Secret of Orichalcum:
Research Points: 60
Effect: +2 to Combat rolls of Armies vs Monstrosities and Golems.

10. Engineering:
Research Points: 80
Effect: Castles and Supply Centers provide additional +1 to Combat rolls of Armies when Defending. Provinces with Castles require 1 Siege Turn more before capture.

11. Trade:
Research Points: 60
Effect: No distance restrictions for forming of Exchange Treaties. +1 Exchange Treaty maximum.

12. Crop Rotation:
Research Points: 80
Effect: +50% Max.Army limit from Supply Centers.

13. Secret of Fireblood:
Research Points: 120
Effect: Cuts down Siege time by 1 Phase. +1 to Combat rolls of Armies.

Spoiler: f.Spells (click to show/hide)

SPELLS:

To discover new Spells, you first must assign a Wizard to do some Spellcrafting.

Each Spellcrafting Wizard provides 1% chance to discover a new Spell each Season; if no Spell is discovered, the percentages are added to the chances of discovering a Spell in the next Season.

To Cast a Spell, you need to have Magic Points. Your Magic Points are dependent on the amount of Nodes you control. Spent Magic Points are replenished at the start of new year (Spring phase).

List of Spells:

1. Golems:
Effect: Creates 1 Golem token in any unoccupied Province you control (it cannot be moved in the Turn the Golem was created). Each Golem consumes 1 Magic Point/year as long as they exist. You can dismiss Golems anytime.

2. Storm:
Effect: 1 in 3 chance to destroy an enemy Army that is currently stationed within any of your Provinces. A Storm cast 3 times against one Army on the same Turn automatically destroys that Army.

3. Blessing:
Effect: Targeted Army you control gains +2 to Combat rolls until your next Phase.

4. Curse:
Effect: Targeted enemy Army that is standing in a Province you control gains -2 to Combat rolls until your next Phase.

5. Teleportation:
Effect: Instantly moves one of your Armies to any unoccupied Province you own.

6. Arcane Shield:
Effect: Grants +2 to Combat Rolls of the Army stationed in the Province with Arcane Shield. Each Arcane Shield consumes 1 Magic Point/year as long as they exist. You can dispell Arcane Shields anytime.

7. Hero Call:
Effect: One randomly chosen Hero will appear at your Court at the start of the next Phase.

8. Inspiration:
Effect: Provides 1 RP towards currently researched Technology.

Spoiler: g.Sites (click to show/hide)

SITES:

Sites are ancient places filled to brim with ancient secrets. Some are famous places that boost the Province's owner in some way; others are trapped vaults, where an Artifact is located.
Each discovered Site is sealed with powerful Magic, and it is job for Wizards to unseal them before anything within the Site can be of use.
Furthermore, the Vaults containing artifacts are protected by vicious traps, and it is job for Thieves to disarm these before the Artifact stored within can be recovered.

Each Wizard has 1 in 6 chance to unseal 1 Site per Season. Multiple Wizards can be directed to help unseal a Site, and each provides +1 to the roll.
Each Thief has 1 in 6 chance to disarm 1 Vault per Season. Multiple Thieves can be directed to help disarm a Vault, and each provides +1 to the roll. However, the deadly traps can kill the leading Thief (1 in 6) upon failure to disarm a Vault.

List of Sites:

1. The Pillars of Teleportation:
A trio of dolomite pillars set in a triangle formation. A nexus of magic exists in the point of their triangulation, capable of transporting thousands of men within moments.
Effect: Player who controls Pillars of Teleportation can move any army in the Province with Pillars to any other, unoccupied Province they control. Teleportation occurs before movement of other Armies, allowing for teleportation of multiple Armies per turn.

2. Atlanta, Capital of Atlantis:
The ruins of the capital of Atlantis, the ancient kingdom that once ruled the World. Fortunately, Atlanta's libraries, castles and terrace farms can be easily rebuilt!
Effect: Player who controls Atlanta, Capital of Atlantis gains +2 to Max.Army Limit and +2 RP/Turn. Armies stationed in the Province with Atlanta, Capital of Atlantis gain +2 to Combat rolls when Defending.

3. The Library of Ashurbanipal, Lord of Parsia:
Ancient mudbrick castle filled with papyrus scrolls and clay tablets containing hundreds of magickal instructions. Some of these need to be deciphered; some can be already transcribed upon vellum and copied for the use of current-day Wizards.
Effect: Player who controls Library of Ashurbanipal gains +4% chance to discover a new Spell. The Player who first unseals the Library of Ashurbanipal, Lord of Parsia receives 2 randomly choosen Spells for free.

4. The Cosmic Fountain:
An ancient Node, said to be created when the Primordial Gods first connected the Aether with the World, causing a breach between the dimensional planes.
Effect: Player who controls The Cosmic Fountain gains 2 Magic Points. All Nodes they control provide +1 Magic Point extra.

5. Laboratory of Zejong, Sage of the Qitani:
An ancient Qitani palace containing various foundries, libraries, gardens, workshops and temples. Various unfinished inventions and bundles of research tomes can be found within these empty, dust-filled halls of learning.
Effect: Player who controls Laboratory of Zejong, Sage of the Qitani gains +6 RP/Turn when researching Technologies. The Player who first unseals Laboratory of Zejong, Sage of the Qitani receives 2 randomly choosen Technologies for free.

6. The Gate to the Aether:
Monolithic circular gate which contains the only way to connect the World with the Aether, the realm of Gods. Those who succeed will in summoning of their patron God will be able to claim dominion over the whole world!
Effect: Unlocks Divine Victory.

7. The Court of Caelloc:
A mystical palace complex that was once home of the Faerie King and his nobles. Its occupants are long gone, but the Court's armories full of crystal batons, blackmetal mails and vorpal waveblades will be a boon to any leader bent on world conquest.
Effect: +1 to Combat Rolls of Player's Armies. Acts as a 'Supply Center' for purposes of placing Armies during Winter phase. The Player who first unseals the The Court of Caelloc receives 1 randomly chosen 'Secret of X' (Steel, Mithril, Orichalcum and Fireblood) Technology.

8-25. Vault:
An ancient vault, sealed by magic and with deadly traps protecting its inner halls. What marvelous treasure is stored within its chambers...?
Effect: Upon successful Disarming, provides the Player with 1 randomly chosen Artifact.

Spoiler: h.Artifacts (click to show/hide)

ARTIFACTS:

Artifacts are objects of power, benefitting the owner (but not always!) in some way. Sacrifice of certain Artifacts is required for the Divine Victory.

If you wish, you can destroy Artifacts you own during your Phases, or during Winter time.

1. The Grain Chalice:
A golden chalice encrusted with pearls of all colors and sizes. Exposed to the light of sun, grain starts to fill the chalice, providing a supply of  food for hundreds, or even thousands, of people each day.
Association: MAHNYA, Goddess of Life
Effect: +3 Max.Army limit. Once per Year, the Player can cast 'Blessing' for no cost.

2. The Staff of Heavens:
A two-meter tall staff made of silverwood. It has been forged by Primordial Gods for Krom for his investment as the God of Thunder. The Staff is capable of creating powerful thunderstorms that can decimate whole armies and level entire cities within hours.
Association: KROM, Destroyer of Evil
Effect: Each Turn, you can destroy 1 Army belonging to another Player that is standing on any of your Provinces.

3. The Orb of the Black Eye:
A scrying jewel used by oracles of old to see invisible items, decipher runic scripts and read the minds of others. It has lost most of its power since collapse of Atlantis, but is still a powerful tool in capable hands.
Association: none
Effect: +2 to rolls of Player's Thieves.

4. The Tome of Atlantean Lore:
A large compendium of knowledge both arcane and mundane, with seemingly infinite pages. Each page is filled with scriptures, schematics, formulas and incantations made by scholars and wizards from Kingdom of Atlantis, which once ruled over the entire world.
Association: SEIOS, the Ancient One
Effect: +8 RP/Turn.

5. The Banner of Victory:
An enchanted length of brown cloth, hanging upon an enchanted shaft made from orichalcum and black bronze. It was wielded by Nike, daughter of Krom, ensuring her victory over The Evil Ones. Those serving the bearer of this banner are empowered with great morale and discipline.
Association: KROM, Destroyer of Evil
Effect: +1 to all Combat rolls of Player's Armies.

6. The Wand of Omnipotence:
A wand carved from sky oak, infused with essence of Life and Death. It was gifted by Seios to the Mage-King of Atlantis, Atlon III, who crushed his enemies and brought prosperity to his peoples with power over all magick.
Association: SEIOS, the Ancient One
Effect: Grants 2 Magic Points. +1 to rolls of Player's Wizards.

7. The Sapphire of Fortune:
An otherwise non-descript sapphire cut into a hexagonal shape. It is said to contain the essence of Marya, Goddess of Fate, and brings great fortune to those who keep the Sapphire in their possession.
Association: none
Effect: Protects the Player's Kingdom from Disasters and Theft.

8. Maw of Xatar'herc:
Dried-out head of Xatar'herc, the All-Devouring Dragon, pet of Seth. It once rampaged through much of Atlantis, until it was slain by Nike the Victorious, daughter of Krom. It's charcoal eyes paralyze minds and bodies of one's opponents, and bloodlust fills the hearts of those fighting for the Maw.
Association: SETH, Conqueror of the World
Effect: +2 to Combat rolls of Player's Armies when Attacking.

9. Aegis of the Mother:
A large circular shield made of Korinnian Bronze, with a rare depiction of Mahnya as Protector of Humans, armed with a spear and a sword, in the centre of the shield. It is said that the shield's enchantments protect the wielder's armies from defeat.
Association: MAHNYA, Goddess of Life
Effect: +2 to Combat rolls of Player's Armies when Defending.

10. The Ruby of Seth:
A large ruby said to contain the essence of Seth, Conqueror of the World, himself. It's unearthing is sure to spell doom upon enemies of the worshippers of Seth!
Association: SETH, Conqueror of the World
Effect: Armies of all Players worshipping Seth gain +2 to Combat rolls against Armies of Players worshipping any other God.

11. The Mirror of Seios:
A rectangular silver mirror said to contain essence of Seios, the Ancient One, itself. It's unearthing is sure to bring enlightenment and prosperity upon worshippers of Seios!
Association: SEIOS, the Ancient One
Effect: Players worshipping Seios gain 1 Magic Point and 2 RP/Turn extra, and their Armies gain +1 to Combat rolls against Armies of Players worshipping any other God.

12. The Flute of the Winds:
A magical flute that is capable of controlling the winds themselves, allowing for quick transportation of peoples and supplies across land.
Association: none
Effect: Player's Armies can move and attack across 2 Provinces each Turn.

13. The Crown of Krom:
A simple iron crown, said to contain essence of Krom, Destroyer of Evil, himself. It's unearthing is sure to ensure the destruction of worshippers of Seth!
Association: KROM, Destroyer of Evil
Effect: Armies of all Players worshipping Krom gain +3 to Combat rolls against Armies of Players worshipping Seth, and +1 to Combat rolls against Armies of Players worshipping any other God.

14. The Seed Bismuth:
A small spherical piece of bismuth, the metal responsible for channeling of magic through the world. Bismuthite crystals can sprout from the Seed Bismuth, forming a new Node, even in places where magic is very weak.
Association: none
Effect: Each Turn, Player can create a Magic Node in any Province (provided it does not have a Node already), that they control. The Seed Bismuth loses this ability after 3 Nodes are created with its help.

15. The Horn of Heroic Spirits:
A tusk of Atlantean war mammoth, shaped into a calling horn. Its magic summons forth heroes from near and far to the serve the person wielding the Horn.
Association: none
Effect: Each Season, there's a 1 in 6 chance that a new Hero will arrive to serve the Player.

16. The Pearl of Mahnya:
A perfectly spherical, snow-white pearl, said to contain essence of Mahnya, Goddess of Life, herself. It's unearthing is sure to bring prosperity and mirth to worshippers of Mahnya!
Association: MAHNYA, Goddess of Life
Effect: Players worshipping Mahnya gain +2 Max.Army limit and are protected from all Disasters, and their Armies gain +1 to Combat rolls against Armies of Players worshipping any other God.

17. The Trident of the Maelstrom:
A pitch-black trident made of Korinnian bronze, blessed by Seth to bring calamities upon those who dare oppose the wielder of this vile weapon.
Association: SETH, Conqueror of the World
Effect: Every Season (except Winter), a Disaster will occur (this is not related to the 'natural' 1 in 3 Disaster chance). The Disaster caused by the Trident will never target the Trident's owner. Once per Year, the Player can cast 'Curse' for no cost.

18. Almanach of Alsofocus:
The spellbook of the first Wizard, Alsofocus Imperator. It contains research notes pertaining to every spell known in history, and is thus a great tool in spellcrafting.
Association: none
Effect: +5% to Spellcrafting.

Nations of the World:
1. Name: Envainia (Shadowclaw777)
Government: Monarchy
Patron God: SEIOS, the Ancient One
Capital Province: 4
Color: (0, 255, 255) Cyan
2. Name: Irtis (Felissan)
Government: Republic
Patron God: KROM, Destroyer of Evil
Capital Province: 41
Color: Chartreuse (127, 255, 0)
3. Name: Order of the Holy Seljun (Kashyyk)
Government: Theocracy
Patron God: SETH, Conqueror of the World
Capital Province: 61
Color: HEX values #FF1010
4. Name: The Silver Tower (Voidslayer)
Government: Mageocracy
Patron God: KROM, Destroyer of Evil
Capital Province: 13
Color: (192,192,192)
5. Name: Waolachia (Doomblade187)
Government: Republic
Patron God: MAHNYA, Goddess of Life
Capital Province: 48
Color: Forum Color Yellow (#FFFF00)
6. Name: University-State of Tugtupite (SirAston)
Government: Theocracy
Patron God: SEIOS, the Ancient One
Capital Province: 54
Color: (F68CE5)
7. Name: Centralis Venti, the City of Winds. (TricMagic)
Government: MAGOCRACY
Patron God: SEIOS, the Ancient One:
Capital Province: 21
Color: HEX values (8a, 2b, e2)

[Doomblade187]

Wao, interested in joining. Sheet later.

[Shadowclaw777]

Name: Envainia (SC777)
Government: Monarchy
Patron God: SEIOS, the Ancient One
Capital Province: 4
Color: (#00FFFF)

[TricMagic]

Also interested.

[Haspen]

Envainia added!


I've exceeded 40k character limit for opening post, so there's list of things planned for next game:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

0.CHRONOLOGY:

The Dark Era (before Time):
-Primordial Gods appear out of the Darkness.
The Light Era (approx 50k-10k BAE):
-Primordial Gods begin their Work: The Time is created, allowing for cycle of birth and death to commence, and Light is borne out of the Darkness, to illuminate the World when needed, and out of Light, Fire and ultimately Life are created.
The Mythic Era (approx 10k-2000 BAE):
-Marsh-Cities of Naja: Naja appear as the peoples of the first civilization, founding the first marsh settlements and uniting under the first Kings. Primordial Gods, after existing for dozens of millenia, begin to age and tire of their own existence.
-The Investment: Primordial Gods decide to leave the World; they Invest their successors, the Present Gods, with divine powers: these gods are KROM, SETH, MAHNYA, SEIOS and KRYPTA, as well as numerous lesser gods, like Ullo or Narya. Primordial Gods create the Hopmiehetes, a race tasked with protecting other beings from evil.
-The Breach: The Aether is created, and Primordial Gods vanish into it; the Aether and the World remain connected by the way of Nodes, which leak the Aether into the World. Out of this mixing of dimensions, SEIOS weaves the first powers of Magic.
Before Atlantean Era (2000-0 BAE):
-1600s: Parsians appear as a civilization, building their famous mudbrick cities across the fertile banks of vast rivers flowing through the arid deserts of the World. They also become first to codify Magic and write down the first Spells.
-1000s: First Alps appear in the World (if their own Ancients are to be trusted), dwelling in tropical forests and mountain ranges in the southeast of the World.
-600s: Naja gradually disappear from the World and go into hiding underground, apparently on the insistence of their oracles and prophets. Faerie Folk (Fae) appear as a civilization. They soon become well known for their proficiency in both magics and metallurgy.
-300s: Qitani appear as a civilization, famous for their inventions and academical pursuits, as well as robust, bureaucratic-meritocratic hierarchy of power and leadership.
-100s: Atlanteans appear as a civilization, quickly gaining reputation of master engineers and wizards.
Atlantean Era:
0s-200s: Using their newfound inventions and creations, the Atlanteans explore the World. They discover primitive Humans, Kobites and Orcs.
200s-600s: Atlantean Golden Age: Atlantean culture and civilization flourishes, as they found colonies on distant shores, and store their knowledge in museums and libraries, educating lesser races in academies and schools of magics.
400s: First recorded sightings of proto-Dwarves, although they seem to disappear from Atlantean records after few dozen years.
600s-900s: Atlantean Silver Age: Atlanteans stagnate and begin to change mentally; once explorers and bringers of civilized thought, they begin to opress the lesser races and show arrogance toward the elder races, Qitani and Fae in particular.
831-834: The First War; Atlanteans go to war against the Qitani over a theological-scientific debate. Hundreds of thousands of Qitani and Atlanteans (mostly the former, though) perish in the conflict, which ends at uneasy peace.
901: The Revelation: SETH himself is revealed as the immortal King of Atlanteans. Atlantis moves onto the path of war and conquest.
901-1000: The Century of Blood: Atlanteans abuse and oppress Humans and Orcs, making them their slave-warriors. Parsians resist their advancing armies while Kobites hide in darkness under the surface World. Qitani suffer tremendous losses, but within next two generations, they almost fully embrace swordsmanship and warcraft themselves, finally being able to stand against Atlantean onslaught.
910s: Hopmiehetes are decimated and driven out of the known World into remote mountain chains in the extreme northwest. They won't be seen for the next millenium or so.
920s-930s: The Unseen War: Kobites discover the underground cities of Naja. War over resources sees Kobites victorious and Naja evacuating into deeper, hotter layers of the underground caves.
950s: Fae are completely annihilated. Later, rumors begin to circulate that their opulent castles and treasury vaults are hidden in the darkest forests and most remote islands of the World with use of magic spells and seals.
980s: First contact with Kokovyntars and Pterygapodians, found by Atlanteans in south-east of the World, which was once ruled by the Alps. The two young races are quickly enslaved and forced to fight as Atlantean warrior-slaves.
1001: The Fall of Atlantis: KROM, assisted by MAHNYA, slays SETH and disperses his remains, but KRYPTA prevents his violent soul from reaching the Aether, leaving up a possibility of his ressurection. The World is shattered as the Continent of Atlantis plunges into the sea; coastal lands are submerged, mountains are broken up, while flatlands are elevated. Seeing the horrific destruction, the Gods hide into the Aether.
1000s-1800s: Age of Chaos and Strife: Masterless and godless, Humans and Orcs carve out their own empires, while Parsians and Qitani go to great lengths to stop their spread. The Four Remnant Races often war with each other for dominance, resources and power. Other, younger races form their own nations, hoping to create a place for themselves in the World.
1000s: Pterygapodians and Kokovyntars retreat to their ancestral lands in south-east.
1100s: Saurians first appear, their ambitious and power-hungry Warrior-Queens quickly add extra oil to the war flames already consuming the World.
1200s: Dwarves and Heartlings first sighted; scholars believe that they are both descended from the race of Proto-Dwarves first met by the Atlanteans centuries earlier.
1300s: Kobites reappear, but unlike their previous selves, they're now of short height, and possess great hatred of the sunlight. They now prefer to dwell in dark caves and crevices, where they can live in relative peace.
1501: Ressurection of SETH: Coinciding with the first occurence of the Bad Moon, prophets and oracles of the civilized peoples proclaim that SETH's soul has reassembled its body and moved into the Aether. This causes his followers to come out of hiding, and new cults worshipping his name appear in the World.
1600s: Naja reappear on the surface of the World. They quickly try to reassert their dominance over the fertile grasslands and marshes, leading to several wars with the Heartlings and Humans over next few centuries.
1700s: Dogmatic and murderous Vishne appear in the World, calling themselves descendants of 'The Primordial Gods'. They quickly begin a campaign of subjugation and destruction against other, 'inferior', races. First Theran settlements found at the outskirts of known continents, and their descent from Atlanteans is quickly confirmed. However, other races, greatly weakened by centuries of conflicts, fail to contain the Therans.
1750s: Quartzians and Tentacloids first appear in the World, their appearance signalled by the first sighting of The Red Sun. The attempts of these two alien races at subjugation of Races of the World lead to escalation of conflicts. The loss of life from these wars reaches numbers previously unseen in any other conflict.
1800s-2000: The Silent Centuries: Various races of the World enter a lengthy period of isolation. Trade and travel becomes minimal, while technology and magical studies regress, with many secrets of the Atlanteans lost to history.
1900s: Hopmiehetes, now again numerous, leave their hiding places in the northern mountains, ready to fight the evil of the World once more.
1920-1980s: Kokovyntars and Pterygapodians migrate from south-east in large numbers to settle in more fertile provinces of the World, as their ancestral lands became too desertified to sustain them.
1980s: Rumors begin to circulate that powerful magicks can bring back the Gods from the Aether into the World. Attempts by civilized races at accomplishing this stimulates trade, travel and diplomacy between them.
YEAR 2000: Seven new, powerful nation-states emerge at the end of The Silent Centuries, setting up a stage for a new, World-spanning conflict.

a.RULES:

RIVERS:

Rivers are specials borders between provinces and supply centers. They have light-blue color instead of the usual brown.
Armies that go through River borders receive -1 penalty to their roll when Attacking.
The penalty can be negated by researching Bridge Building. Furthermore, the Saurian race has an innate ability to negate this penalty.

CASTLES&RIVER FORTS:

During Spring and Autumn, you can construct Buildings: Castles and River Forts, which provide strategic advantages against invaders.
You can build 1 Building per Season (2 with Logistics Technology). Buildings can be build in any Province that you control as long as it is not currently Sieged by an enemy Army.

Castles:
Castles provide +1 to the Combat Rolls of the Owner's Army stationed within. When enemy Army is occupying the Province, Castles extend the Siege time required to conquer the Province by 1 Phase.

River Forts:
The province needs to have a River (blue) border. River Forts grant a -1 Penalty to the Attacking Player's Army IF that Army is attacking through the River border (Saurian racial trait negates this penalty. However, Bridge Building Technology, does not).

CITY-STATES:

Each time Players' positions are placed down, 3 NPC City-States will be put down at random, non-Player Supply Centers.
The City-States can be conquered to gain control of the Supply Center they're at, but they build Castles (and River Forts, if possible) to protect themselves.
They also start with an Army, but it will not move to conquer any other Provinces.

These City-states can form Exchange Treaties with Players, but have only 1 slot for such.  City-States worship a particular God, and this affects the choice of Player they will agree to form a treaty with.
For example, if City-State worships SEIOS, and two Players, one having SEIOS and other having KROM, as patron gods, the City-State will favor the SEIOS worshipper.
KROM-worshipping City-State will refuse an Exchange Treaty with a SETH-worshipping Player, and vice-versa. Same relation holds for MAHNYA and KRYPTA City-States and Players.
SEIOS-worshipping City-State, being a rational and progressive, will readily accept any Treaty that comes their way (of course, they will still favor a SEIOS-worshipping Player over others).

Players' Thieves can Stage a Coup at a City-State, to have it abandon the current Exchange Treaty and offer one to the owner of the Thief that staged a successful Coup.

b2.RACES:

Alps:
Pale-skinned, pointy-eared bloodsuckers, some of which remember the times before Atlantis. Have pity on those under their terrible yoke, for they're no better off than cattle!
Useful Resources: -50% Max.Army limit (rounded down). +1% to Spellcrafting and +2 RP/Turn per each point of Max.Army limit lost this way.

Dwarves:
Short, bearded and extremely stubborn peoples, known for their resilience and endurance in combat, they're also masters of construction and earthcraft. Scholars believe they're related to Heartlings.
Stout Perseverance: Can build 1 extra Building per Turn. Armies +1 to Combat Rolls when Defending.

Heartlings:
Friendly and peaceful humanoids, who spend most of their lives tending to farms and gardens, and are known for their agricultural mastery. They're very territorial, though, and will defend their homes to the bitter end.
Home Gardens: +100% Max.Army limit from Supply Centers. Other Players forming Exchange Treaty with Heartlings gain +1 Max.Army limit extra. Player's Armies +1 to Combat Rolls whilst fighting in Player's Provinces.

Hopmiehetes:
Humans, if humans were hairless, reached 2.5m on average, and had two heads. Their metalworkers are unmatched in their skill; this mastery of metals was apparently a gift from one of the Primordial Gods, in exchange for keeping savage beasts at bay.
Blessings of the Sky Metal: +2 to Army rolls vs Monstrosities, and Armies of Alps, Orcs, Quartzians, Tentacloids and Vishne. +5 RP when researching 'Secret of X' (Steel, Mithril, Orichalcum, Fireblood) Technologies.

Humans:
Curious peoples of many different colors of hair and skin. They're fast learners and intrepid merchants.
Ingenuity: All Technologies receive 10% RP discount (60 => 54, 80 => 72, 120 => 108, 200 => 180). +1 Treaty Maximum.

Kobites:
Small, emaciated, nocturnal folks that prefer to live in the shadows.
Shadow Dwellers: +2 to Thief skills/abilities. Starts with a Thief.

Kokovyntars:
Reclusive, feline humanoids that build their cities around centres of learning, with each city led by magister-governor and guarded by a host of warrior-scholars. They're also fiercely territorial, and will eagerly punish those who dare enter their lands uninvited.
Warriors and Scholars: Player's Supply Centers provide +1 Research Point each. Player's Armies +2 to Combat Rolls when Attacking Enemy Armies standing on Player's Provinces.

Naja:
An ancient species of serpent-folk that existed before the Investment of the current Gods. Highly advanced, both mentally and physiologically.
Living Demigods: +1 to skills/abilities of all Heroes.

Orcs:
Black-skinned, green-haired conquerors and warriors, not afraid of dying in battle.
War Mastery: Armies +1 to all Combat rolls against non-Orcs. Enemy Castles provide no bonus versus Orcs. Cannot build Castles.

Parsians:
Bearded humanoids of the deserts, who have built cities and formed kingdoms before the rise of Atlantis. They're naturally attuned to the magics of the Aether.
Magick Blood: +2 Magic Points. Starts with 1 randomly choosen Spell.

Pterygapodians:
Small, feathery humanoids with hollow bones, and clawed feet and hands. They can walk on two, or run on four, appendages, and are capable of traveling for hours without getting exhausted, even when carrying heavy loads, like trade goods or metal armour.
Hollow Bones: Player's Armies can move across 2 Provinces each Turn. Player's Armies -1 to Combat Rolls. +1 Treaty Maximum.

Qitani:
A strange toad-like humanoids. Their culture and way of life is centered on improvement of one's spirit through honorable deeds, epic quests and martial prowess.
Warrior Culture: +2 to Fighter skills/abilities. Starts with a Fighter.

Quartzians:
Strange bipeds made of quartz-like flesh, with liquid glass(?) instead of blood. Completely incomprehensible to other species.
Truly Alien: Cannot form Exchange Treaties. All Provinces are treated as Supply Centers (except for victory condition). Armies +1 to all Combat rolls against non-Quartzians.

Saurians:
Reptilean folk that can thrive both on land and in shallow waters. Saurian society is matriarchal, and divided into strictly regulated castes.
Amphibious: No penalty for Player's Armies when attacking through Rivers and River Forts. Supply Centers bordering a Sea increase Max.Army limit by 2 Points instead of 1.

Tentacloids:
Strange bipeds that seem like a freak crossing between a human, an octopus, and a fish. Only recently they've started showing up in the dark forests and remote mountains of the World.
The Elder Ones: +2 to Wizard skills/abilities. Starts with a Wizard.

Therans:
The blue-skinned, almond-eyed descendants of the highly advanced Atlantean civilization. They know a lot about their ancestors, and seek to learn even more.
Ancient Knowledge: Wizards and Thieves get +3 to Unsealing and Disarming rolls, respectively. +2 RP/Turn.

Vishne:
Four-armed, silver-skinned humanoids with the green blood similar to that of the Primordial Ones themselves. They believe to be the superior beings, who have to purge the 'inferior' species from the world.
Path of Now and Forever: Armies +2 to all Combat rolls against non-Vishne.

c.GODS:

KRYPTA, Mistress of the Dead:
Speaker of the Slain, Ruler of the Underworld, Mistress of the Dead.
Bonus: Enemy Armies in Player's Provinces receive -1 to their Combat Rolls.

d.HEROES:

Thieves gain an ability:

Stage a Coup: Send a Thief to overthrow the current leaders of targeted City-State. If successful, the City-State will abandon the treaty they have currently and offer one to the Thief's Player, if possible. If the Player already has an Exchange Treaty with targeted City-State, it will instead join the Player as a Supply Center (with Buildings and Army intact, if present). If either attempt fails, there's 1 in 6 chance that your Thief will be killed!

e.TECHS:

Academics now provide +6 RP/Turn.

14. Bridge Construction
Research Points: 60
Effect: No penalties for Player's Armies when attacking through Rivers (unless River Forts are present).

15. Shipbuilding
Research Points: 120
Effect: Armies can travel up to 2 Provinces each Turn along coasts of a Sea. +2 Max.Army limit if Player's nation has at least 1 Supply Center bordering a Sea. +1 Treaty maximum.

16. Logistics
Research Points: 80
Effect: Can construct 2 Buildings per Season. +1 Treaty maximum.

g.SITES:

8. The Hidden Grotto of the Porcelain Dragon King and His Greystone Soldier Army:
An ancient Qitani underground vault belonging to the Porcelain Dragon King, Shi Shifu, an inventor and creator of many stone automatons. The Grotto contains hundreds of ready-to-serve granite soldier statues, as well as numerous kilns and assembly halls, allowing the owner to reconstruct damaged and replace destroyed statues.
Effect: Each Winter, allows the Player to place a Golem token in the Province with this Site (if the Province is currently Unoccupied). Player's Golems +2 to all Combat Rolls.

h.ARTIFACTS:

19. The Mask of Krypta
A large lead mask, depicting a smiling face of Krypta, rumored to contain a part of her essence itself. Its unearthing will surely let all worshippers of Krypta partake in ruling of the Underworld!
Association: KRYPTA, Mistress of the Dead
Effect: Heroes of all Players worshipping Krypta have 83% chance to be 'resurrected' after death. Armies of all Players worshipping Krypta gain +1 to Combat rolls against Armies of all Players worshipping any other God.

20. The Withering:
An ironwood scepter with a large obsidian orb on top. It radiates an aura of decay and rot that taints and devastates the enemies of the holder of The Withering.
Association: KRYPTA, Mistress of the Dead
Effect: Enemy Armies in Player's Provinces receive -1 to their Combat Rolls.

21. Ullo's Whisper:
An enchanted sacrificial dagger made of orichalcum, that speaks in the voice of Ullo, Cupbearer of KRYPTA. The dagger's voice confers upon the living the secrets of recently departed, for personal use of the dagger's owner.
Association: KRYPTA, Mistress of the Dead
Effect: Whenever Player's Army defeats an Enemy Army, +2 RP.

22. Throne of the River God:
A large, flat piece of granite, with carved corners and runic line scripts engraved onto the stone's sides. It is rumored to be the throne of Emesdos, the River God, and is said to imbue the owner's subjects with amphibian-like abilities.
Association: none
Effect: No penalty for Player's Armies when attacking through Rivers and River Forts.

23. Wand of Building Maintenance:
An artifact from Atlantis, although scholars are not sure who created this one, the general consensus being that its creator was Hector, the Third Sage, known for both his pragmatism and eccentricity. The wand is capable of creating shaped rocks and bricks out of thin air, greatly helping in construction of buildings and their repair, whether they be damaged by time, weather, or, as is often the case, wanton destruction.
Association: none
Effect: Player can construct 1 Building per Season extra. Enemies require +1 Turn to finish Sieges of Player's Provinces.

[Felissan]

Name: Irtis (Felissan)
Government: Republic
Patron God: Krom
Capital Province: 41
Color: Chartreuse (127, 255, 0)

[Kashyyk]

Name: Order of the Holy Seljun (Kashyyk)
Government: Theocracy
Patron God: Seth
Capital Province: 61
Color: HEX values #ff1010

[VoidSlayer]

Name: The Silver Tower (Voidslayer)
Government: Mageocracy
Patron God: Krom
Capital Province: 1213
Color: (192,192,192)

Question about trade tech, do both sides need it?

[Doomblade187]

Name: Waolachia (Doomblade)
Government: Republic
Patron God: Mahnya
Capital Province: 48
Color: Forum Color Yellow

Color subject to change.

[Haspen]

Question about trade tech, do both sides need it?

Only the 'sender' of the treaty requires to have it.

@Kashyyk your color is too dark on the map and some icons blend with it, get something brighter please ;v

PS: All added to the list!

[Haspen]

@VoidSlayer:

12 is not a Supply Center, it cannot be your Capital Province ;v Did you mean 21 maybe? No longer valid option either '<.

[SirAston]

Name: University-State of Tugtupite (SirAston)
Government: Theocracy
Patron God: SEIOS, the Ancient One
Capital Province: 54
Color: (F68CE5)

Spoiler: Unnecessary fluff (click to show/hide)

The University-State of Tugtupite is a unique nation in that education is one of the most prioritized and fervent goals of the leaders.

Every city that has at least 500 residents must provide a house administrated by the Tugtupite Order's Branch of Teachings. At this point, taking classes in a House of Teachings becomes a mandatory routine for children up to the age of 14 and evening classes become mandatory for adults who don't posess a sanctified educational degree. In major cities with at least 2,000 citizens, chilren and adults can apply for the yearly Tugtupide Scholarship Lottery to lessen the burden to study.

Becoming a Tugtupite Priest for teaching general and children classes or a Tugtupite Scientist for teaching specialized evening classes is considered a great honor amongst the population. At this point, many aspire to become a Tugtupite Initiate to enter the Inner Circle for their quest to gain even further knowledge and the chance to participate in studying the unknown. Tugtupite Archeologists and Tugtupite Wizards are rare, but priceless for the University-State and treated as heroes and demigods in the populace.

To outsiders visiting the University-State for a prolonged time, it becomes obvious that the genuine knowledge gained in education is marred with Tugtupite propaganda and the fact that Tugtupite considers worshipping the pantheon (especially SEIOS) part of their education.

[TricMagic]

Name: Centralis Venti, the City of Winds. (TricMagic)
Government: MAGOCRACY
Patron God: SEIOS, the Ancient One:
Capital Province: 21
Color: HEX values (8a, 2b, e2)


Ninja SirAston. I welcome a fellow worshipper of SEIOS.

[Haspen]

Also added! We just need VoidSlayer to fix his starting location.

Also also, I've noticed that Seth had only 2 artifacts, so now he gets a nasty third one. Praise the Serpent \/

[TricMagic]

How exactly does sea travel work? Can we send armies across the sea to reach other provinces?