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[Iituem]

No.  Units are not available until the turn after they are recruited.  e.g. If you recruit 2 light macemen on Turn 1, you will not be able to move them until Turn 2.  You can move any units you still have from the last turn.

Caveat:  The exception to this rule is mercenaries.  You can hire mercenaries of any unit type available to you for twice the normal unit cost.  Mercenary units are available on the turn you hire them and you can use them immediately.  e.g. A mercenary band of spearmen would cost £250 to hire.  A mercenary band of archers or light macemen would cost £1000 to hire.  Upkeep costs are as for normal units.

NB:  Any units that start a turn wounded (due to battle) will heal fully by the next turn.  e.g. If on turn 0 you attacked with 4 macemen, won but two of them were wounded (leaving you with 2+2 macemen on Turn 1), those wounded macemen won't recover until the start of Turn 2.

Spoon:  I'm going to give that offer a 50% chance of succeeding, if that's alright.  If it fails, you can just use the money on spearmen as you said.

Also, if anyone wants to feel free to roleplay.  It probably won't affect mechanics much (since combat is all in the engine and has clearly defined rules), but it'll be fun and I might take it into account when Random Events start happening.  (I reckon I'll random event every 3-7 turns, depending on what's going on.)

[Sheb]

Okay, I'll post my sheet once you've done turn 2.

[Iituem]

Post it before Turn 2, so I can add you to the Turn 2 map when it happens.

Also, Pillow Killer:  Please specify what you are researching.  Putting money into undirected research could just end up with your sages spending it all on cards and dice (and inventing gambling dens, or possibly tabletop roleplaying).

[Taricus]

What bonuses would Tabletop RPs give?

[Demonic Spoon]

After the horrible setback at Foul South and the destruction of the entire Foul Empire army, Emperor Demonic Spoon desperately needed more money to fund the expansion of the Foul Empire, as such he entered negotiations with the Old Empire for right of passage across of lands and started rebuilding his army by recruiting some spearman, hopefully they could recover from this setback soon. For the glory of the Hive.

[Criptfeind]

I have a question about moneys. Specifically, Storm East says (£550/turn):  Palace, Farm. But if I am not mistaken, shouldn’t the farm make £100 and the £500 I put into infrastructure make £53? For a total of £703?

Oh, I see the farm now, but the question on infrastructure stands.

[Sheb]

Spoiler: Application (click to show/hide)

Empire Name: Brentian Counties
Race: Human
Leader Name: Sheb McBrent
Starting Territory: Lower Brent
Colour: Light Green

Descritpion: The McBrent are an old, noble family that used to govern most of Brent in the time of the Empire. Time and war eroded their power and wealth, but they still own most of Lower Brent. The family's elder, Sheb McBrent is one of the oracle that felt the coming back of magic. He thinks this is the perfect time to restore the family to its former prestige, and even more.

[Iituem]

It should.  Spending £500 on infrastructure raised your basic income to £550.  I just forgot to add the extra £3 to the grain bonus.  I'll adjust the turn post, but it will now read like this:

Territories

Storm Eas (£550/turn):  Palace, Farm.  [Grain]
 (+£28/turn from grain)
 (+£100: Farm)

Finances:

Cash Reserves:  £75
Revenue:  +£678
Trade Pact (Taikeni): +£70
Upkeep:  None.

Total:  £823

[Criptfeind]

Yer... I seem to keep forgetting the grain bonus for the palace. Whoops.

Spoiler: Turn 2 (click to show/hide)

Territories
Storm East: (£678/turn)
Palace £500
Infrastructure £50
Grain: £28
Farm: £100
Diplomacy
Trade agreement: Taikeni Dominion (£70/turn) Copper.
Finances
Saved: £75
Revenue: £748
SubTotal: £818
Expense: £0
Spend: £750
Total: £68
Construction/Recruitment
Six Spearmen at Storm East
Research
Null
Troop Movements
Null.

[Iituem]

This is certainly true at the lower levels, because the 'wound margin' is pretty high:  +/-20.  I may lower it to +/- 15 or even 12 on the next turn for balance reasons, but I'll run some proper combat tests before I do that.  It should be possible for, say, heavy cavalry (30 attack vs infantry) to outclass spearmen (9 defence) pretty regularly without sustaining serious casualties, so I'll have to look into the math.

The +/- 20 was inherited from Sheb's C@W game, which in the original combat structure was a flat 1-100 roll plus bonuses for both sides.  Now in that system numbers really were more important than power.  On the other hand, such a high margin of wounding made more sense too.  With a narrower margin, more power will flow to the better-equipped over the massed ranks.

[Kashyyk]

Spoiler: Turn 2 (click to show/hide)

Territories

Garnlish Cen (£500/turn):  Palace.  [Lumber]
 (+£25 from lumber)

Garnlish Nor (£149/turn):  2+2 Light Macemen.  [Game]  (upk: -£200)
 (+7 from game)

Finances:

Cash Reserves:  £25
Revenue:  +£681
Upkeep:  -£200  [4 light macemen]

Total:  £506
-£500 Sawmill
left over: £6

Construction/Recruitment
Sawmill at Garnlish Central -£500

Research
None.

Troop Movements
1+1 Light Macemen move from North Garnlish to Central Garnlish

Lord Harticus,
I heard of your recent diplomatic attempts with the locals of South Farland, and I hope that peace between our people's can follow a more peaceful approach . I would like to honour our joint history under the oppression of the Old Empire and re-initiate trade in the hopes of mutual prosperity.
Lady Alexia von Kashna

I start trading with the Farland Gnomes, if adwarf agrees.

[Hubris Incalculable]

Spoiler: Turn 2 (click to show/hide)

Territories

Grouting Cen (£500/turn):  Palace.  [Gold]
 (+£50/turn from gold)

Grouting Eas (£140/turn):  1+2 Light Macemen.  (upk: -£150)  [Second figure is # of wounded.]

Finances
Cash Reserves:  £1050
Revenue:  +£690
Upkeep:  -£150  [3 light macemen]

Total:  £1590

Construction/Recruitment
Archers (x1): £500

Research
None

Troop Movements
1 Light Macemen from Grouting E. to Grouting C.

Send Emissaries to Grouting N. and Grouting W. demanding with an ultimatum that either they pledge their allegiance or they risk the same fate as Grouting E.

[Iituem]

Hubris:  You do not have access to iron, copper or a technology that would replace the need for them.  As such you cannot produce macemen or several of the more advanced troop types.  Your available options in terms of ground troops right now are spearmen, archers and longbowmen.

[Hubris Incalculable]

All righty then, i'll change it to fit.

[Kashyyk]

Iituem: If Nation A is trading with Nation's B & C, but they aren't trading with each other, and Nation C has iron, does Nation B get any iron by trading it through Nation A from C?