Mid Spring, Y1
TURNTURNTURN
A ship pulls into port- not a bulky trade ship, but a sleek caravel, perfect for exploration. The captain, Eyepatch Odysseus, announces that he intends to set out on a voyage of discovery in Early Summer. For the next two months, he will be seeking donations with which to buy supplies and refit his ship, the Blind Goat, for a trek into the unknown. He will take any donation he can get, but is also willing to grant exclusive rights to his discovery to anyone who donates at least 5 Guineas. He intends to sail North.
Anticipation builds for the imminent return of the first ships, but the price of Sand remains steady- for now.
At the very end of the month, sails are spotted on the horizon! Clarisse returns triumphant, closely followed by Warrick. The sailors have fresh tans and wild stories, but are otherwise unharmed. More importantly, the holds are full to bursting with precious, precious sand! The natives of the Nearsouthlands were happy to trade the precious bounty for Motherlands trinkets.
PRICES
Sand - 0.5 Guineas per unit (+0)
Ships - 10 Guineas each (+0)
DESTINATIONS
Nearsouthlands - 2 Month round trip, yields Sand
SHIPS
Clarisse - Returned end of Mid Spring Y1 with 10 units of Sand. Intending to depart for Nearsouthlands beginning of Late Spring Y1
Warrick - Returned end of Mid Spring Y1 with 10 units of Sand. Intending to depart for Nearsouthlands beginning of Late Spring Y1
OTHER OFFERINGS
Eyepatch Odysseus seeks donations for exploration mission North.
NEW MECHANIC: Selling to the Market. Unless otherwise noted, selling goods to the Market automatically succeeds, but should still be bolded and tagged with ACTx3 (to let me keep track of how much is sold each turn). It is not currently possible to buy goods from the Market.
NEW MECHANIC: Royal Donations. The Crown is always willing to accept donations. You will receive Royal Favour in return. Currently, there is nothing to do with Royal Favour. The amount of Royal Favour received may vary depending upon the mood of the Crown (and/or how desperately it requires money).
Tag your donations with ACTx3.
NEW MECHANIC: Independent Explorers. From time to time, NPC explorers will solicit donations to fund a voyage of discovery. There are several possible benefits to donating to an explorer.
A sufficiently large donation may buy exclusive rights to the charts showing the route to newly discovered lands (only players who have access to these charts may send ships to that destination). As with ships, you can pool resources to make a larger donation, sharing the charts. Charts can be traded like anything else. In the event that multiple entities seek exclusive rights, the highest donation wins, with other donations refunded.
Smaller donations will not buy exclusive rights, but such selfless donations to the common good will surely please the Crown, and increase the odds of the voyage succeeding. Smaller donations will be refunded if exclusive rights are bought.
Some explorers have a direction in mind, others will allow their donors to vote on the direction they sail in- in which case the amount donated equals the weight of the vote.
Tag your donations with ACTx3. In the case of a pooled donation, only one person should announce the donation.
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