Seigneers is winding down and Warrings States 2 is rushing to completion.
So why not another game? This time set in Ancient Mediterranean, including a new set of State traits + Trade Routes!
INTRODUCTION:
A Player (maximum of 10?) picks a State, a Color (Red, Gold, Green, Cyan, Orange, Silver, Purple, White, Teal, Lavender), and from there, they must take control of neighbouring lands and grow in strength.
Only then can they start a campaign to forge a new Empire that shall rule over the Mediterranean and the Ancient World!
If any Player gets eliminated, another can take their color, pick an independent State, and try their hand in the fight for the throne.
TURN ORDER:
The turns of all Players are SIMULTANEOUS. Orders can be sent through Personal Messages to the GM (Haspen), or if you're not caring about what people see, in the game thread itself.
For your orders to be valid, they must be bolded using the forum bbcode.
A simple example of a Player's turn:
5 Grain for Defense of Ecbatana.
5 Grain for Investing of Ecbatana.
10 Grain for Conquest of Assyria.
You cannot edit your orders once you've send the post! Think twice before posting!!
STATES AND EMPIRES:
The map is divided into 87 States, each with its own number (check NAMES spoiler for a list of names). A Player starts with one State.
You also choose the defining trait of your Nation:
A) Martial: +2 Grain when Attacking/Defending via Land.
B) Oligarchy: +5 Grain bonus.
C) Plutocracy: Investments require 3 Grain instead of 5.
D) Maritime: Can establish Trade Routes across 4 Sea Regions; +2 Trade Routes.
Each Player starts with 10 Grain, which is used to support their forces when conquering and defending, and can be used to invest into states so that they generate more Grain.
Once you have 4 Provinces with total Grain output of at least 25, you can create an Empire.
There's special Grain bonus for being an Empire: a non-State dependent +5 to your Grain count, and this bonus persists until end of the game (or your early demise).
To win the game, you must establish a world-spanning Empire.
First, you must control 40 or more Provinces.
Second, your dominion must be continuous; any gaps between your provinces (whether due to rebels, or other Players' conquest) must be filled up with your glorious state color!
INDEPENDENT STATES:
Non-Player States will always dedicate themselves to defense of their borders, meaning that their Grain will always be spent on Defense.
The independent States will never use Grain for Conquests, nor they will Invest Grain to improve their economy. Fools, all of them!
GRAIN AND INVESTMENTS:
Grain is used twofold; to supply soldiers fighting abroad or defending the states, or to improve the economy of the state.
If you do not dedicate any Grain to defense of a province, any opportunistic Player can simply walk their well-fed soldiers into it and automatically take control of the state!
The more Grain you dedicate for defense, the greater chances of repelling the enemy. Same with conquering your neighbours; the more Grain you set aside for the conquest, the greater chances of success.
You can also Invest your Grain in a State that you control. Each State at start lets you use 10 Grain per Turn.
For each 5 Grain Invested into a State, the State will provide you with 1 extra Grain, starting from next Turn.
Example: You have 90 Grain, and your home State, Athens, provides you with 15 Grain. If you invest half of your Grain, 45, into Athens, this will raise Athens' Grain output to 24 (15 + [45/5=9] = 24).
CONQUESTS, DEFENSE, AND THE DIE OF WAR:
Once you decide to conquer some of your neighbours, you must know that each combat is resolved using a d10 die. You can only Conquer States adjacent to the ones you control (or across Seas, look into paragraph below).
Combat formula is simple: d10 + Grain = your number. If you roll higher than the opponents' defending force, you win and the State is yours!
Example: You decide to conquer State of Waset, and dedicate 19 Grain to the task. State of Waset can afford to dedicate only 12 Grain for defense of its borders. You roll is 6, their roll is 4. 19+6 = 25, 12+4 = 16. State of Waset loses the fight and its lands are now yours!
If a State is attacked by more than 1 Player at once, the Grain spent on Defense is spread as equally as possible with any leftover spent against the Player with highest amount of Grain dedicated to the conquest.
If a State is defeated by more than 1 Player at once, the control of the State falls into the hands of the Player that dedicated more Grain into the State's Conquest.
Once a State is conquered, inevitably there will be looting, pillaging and destruction at hands of victorious soldiers. The Grain output of the State is thus HALVED, and the new owner of the devastated land will need to re-invest into it.
THE SCARY SEAS OF ANCIENT WORLD:
Seas are labeled A to W, allowing conquest of islands and opposite shores of Mediterranean (and beyond!). Oversea conquest require preparations and preparations require extra Grain; to launch an attack across a sea, you must spend extra 5 Grain on the attack.
Note that this requirement is NOT in effect if you have a land state adjacent to the target - then its assumed your attack simply comes through that land state instead.
Example: You own Umbria, in Italy, and decide to attack Dalmatia, in the Balkans, and spend 15 Grain on this attack. This means only 10 Grain will be used to attack Dalmatia, while 5 Grain will be spent on 'preparations'.
TRADE ROUTES:
A Trade Route grants a +3 Grain bonus per Trade Route to both sides of the Trade Route. You can have 2 Trade Routes at once. (4 if you're Maritime).
You can establish Trade Route with your immediate land neighbours, or you can set water trade routes across 2 Sea Regions (4 if you're Maritime).
Independent Nations will require to be 'gifted' 5 Grain to establish a Trade Route; establishing a Trade Route with another Player only requires their consent.
Independent Nations will break the Trade Route if attacked; Players can dismantle Trade Routes as they please.
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