Imperial Dynasty Game

Emperor
The Emperor is the player in control of the turnsessions. His dynasty lasts as long as he holds favor in the Empire. When he is crowned Emperor he holds a 100% approval rating. He must create a poll after each turn session and leave it up for 3 days. As long as he holds a 50% or greater approval rating he remains Emperor. If the Emperor falls below 50% he is stripped of his crown. The Regent then creates a New Dynasty poll within 72 hours with the names of all players. No player is allowed to vote for himself and must vote in the poll if they wish to be emperor. The player with the majority of votes is then crowned. The runner-up is then named Regent. In the event of a tie lots will be cast by a third party agreed to by both players.

Regent
The Regent plays the sessions for the Emperor if he cannot play a turnsession for any reason. He must then post an approval poll for the Emperor in his absence. If an Emperor misses 2 consecutive turn sessions he is stripped of his crown. The same rules would then apply as a -50% approval rating.

Turn Session Rules

The Emperor must play atleast 5 turns and a maximum of 15 turns per session.
The Emperor must play a minimum of 10 turns and a maximum of 20 turns per week.
If the Emperor cannot play a turnsession for any reason the Regent will play it in his absense and also fulfill his post-turnsession obligations..
A save file must be posted within 48 hours of the turnsession.
A turn by turn report must be published within 72 hours of each turn session. This report must include all relevant data and informative screenshots.
The Emperor must create an approval rating poll withim 48 hours of each turnsession and leave it open for 72 hours.

Memoirs
After a dynasty the Emperor is encouraged to write a brief history of his dynasty. These memoirs would then be added to the Chronicles in our Imperial Library.

Platform
Civ4 BTS 3.13 (no mods)

Leaderhead and Civilization
Cyrus of the Romans

Gamesettings
Are within the threads. I will post them here in a spoiler soon.

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Players:
Emperor- Lord Civius
Regent- Vandal Warlord
wOOter
Duke Blackstone

I will Join Civius!

Welcome to the game Vandal. I'm always glad to see a fellow RPer join.

So this is where RP meets Gameplay.. cool idea! I guess this will start when we discovered Monarchy?

So this is where RP meets Gameplay.. cool idea! I guess this will start when we discovered Monarchy?

This is a different game altogether wOO. Sort of a side game for RPers.

O you are going to start a new succesion game? Cool I'm in.

O you are going to start a new succesion game? Cool I'm in.

Welcome to the game. Since it is coming up on the weekend we can go ahead and start discussing some pre-gamestart issues.

Major Events-
Declaration of War that involves the Empire.
Loss of a City.
I don't see what else can't wait for the end of the turnsession any suggestions?

Leaderhead- Unrestricted Leaders?
I propose we follow in the footpath of the Dgame and each nominate a Leader as our platforms in the first election. The platform should be brief and to the point. As Emperor you will be making all of the decisions yourself so a little bio on you and your leader choice should suffice.

Civilization-
If we choose unrestricted leader I propose we use a randon Civ with our leader choice.


An Emperor must follow the turnsession guidelines or he will be stripped of his crown and cannot retain it for a minimum of 50 turns.

I scrapped this as it is not necessary with having a Regent.

Declaration of War involving the empire.
I say, leave it up to the Emperor at the time to deal with it.
Loss of a city
Doubt it;) but, I think that we should handle it accordingly(Is that a word?)
Recapture the city from the Heathen Bafoons!!!:mwaha::mwaha::mwaha:
Unrestricted leaders?
I vote yes! That way if the first Emperor Prefers a specific leader but hates the civ(example: Hammurabi with Babylon; Good, Hammurabi with Rome; WOOT!) they have the option of doing so.
I propose we follow in the footpath of the Dgame and each nominate a Leader as our platforms in the first election. The platform should be brief and to the point. As Emperor you will be making all of the decisions yourself so a little bio on you and your leader choice should suffice.
I say YAY!
If we choose unrestricted leader I propose we use a randon Civ with our leader choice.
Hmmm..... Ask me later.



Now just a couple of Q's....
Are we doing RP GP or both?
If we do both, is there a character limit?
Can heirs be appointed?

I propose we follow in the footpath of the Dgame and each nominate a Leader as our platforms in the first election. The platform should be brief and to the point. As Emperor you will be making all of the decisions yourself so a little bio on you and your leader choice should suffice.

I will go ahead and start.(I will do a ton of RPing in this;))

My name is Teunoc, a weary nomad, and a canidate for Emperor.

Bio
Disgusted by being a nomad Teunoc dreams of becoming the Soveriegn. He is 18 and ready for battle against all those who oppose him.

Leader Choice
My choice for leader head is Hammurabi, Aggressive and Organized.

I say, leave it up to the Emperor at the time to deal with it.


No major events to stop the game, I can live with that.

If we choose unrestricted leader I propose we use a randon Civ with our leader choice.

If the first Emperor Prefers a specific leader but hates the civ(example: Hammurabi with Babylon; Good, Hammurabi with Rome; WOOT!) they have the option of doing so..

So you propose we let the first Emperor choose the Civ. I think it is a good idea. We'll vote on it before gamestart.

Now just a couple of Q's....
Are we doing RP GP or both?
If we do both, is there a character limit?
Can heirs be appointed?

Yes there will need to be lots of RP to make up for the lack of combined gameplay. I don't see a need for a limit on characters though you will only get one vote in any poll. I think a good idea is each time an Emperor keeps his crown after a popularity poll it is his heir keeping the dynasty alive and he would change character.

Yes there will need to be lots of RP to make up for the lack of combined gameplay. I don't see a need for a limit on characters though you will only get one vote in any poll. I think a good idea is each time an Emperor keeps his crown after a popularity poll it is his heir keeping the dynasty alive and he would change character.
WOOT!!!:):D:):D

Since there is only three of us at the moment I don't see a need for polls. I will start things off with a few proposals.
Lets start with....
Map- I propose fractal.
Map size- I propose standard.
Sea level- I propose low (will give a little more land on the standard map).

Please vote yea or nea on the above proposals within 24-48 hrs. If any of them fail then Vandal will make new proposals where needed followed by wOOter. If they all pass then Vandal will propose the next set of Game settings.

Map-Fractal
Yea
Map size-standard
nea
Sea Level- Low
Yea!!!

I vote for Terra, but I'm fine with Fractal.
Map size standard :thumbsup:
Sea level: I would go for random cause I really don't care.

PS: Sorry but I will not be very active the coming weeks because I will be spending alot of time studying for my exams.

Map- fractal (2 yeas) passed
Map size- standard. (2 yeas) passed
Sea level- Random (2 yeas) passed (I change my vote to Random)

Vandal please propose the next 3 gamesettings.

here are the next three game settings( Proposed)

Resources: Standard
Map:Cylindrical
Speed:Normal

Resources: Standard yea
Map:Cylindrical yea
Speed:Normal Nea (I propose Epic)

Speed:Normal Nea (I propose Epic)

I will change my vote to epic.(Started playing epic alot lately);)

Im fine with epic :thumbsup: and all the other settings.

Okay go ahead with the next set wOOt. You can do more than three to speed things up.

I will finish this up so we can get started with our leader platforms.

Resources- I propose standard
Difficulty- I propose Monarch
Victory Conditions- I propose all
Everything else- I propose default

Sorry for not responding, but I will not be participating in this game actively in the coming weeks, this because of my upcoming schoolexams.

I will finish this up so we can get started with our leader platforms.

Resources- I propose standard
Difficulty- I propose Monarch
Victory Conditions- I propose all
Everything else- I propose default

Yea
Yea
Yea
yea

Any chance I can join? I kindof just want to watch and debate, not go 4 emperor. And 2 ideas... We're playing as emperors, why not play on the emperor dificulty? Also, aggressive AI always makes things interesting. Thoughts? Haha and feal free to boot me if I'm not wanted :)

Any chance I can join? I kindof just want to watch and debate, not go 4 emperor. And 2 ideas... We're playing as emperors, why not play on the emperor dificulty? Also, aggressive AI always makes things interesting. Thoughts? Haha and feal free to boot me if I'm not wanted :)

Welcome to the game, only one will be emperor first anyway so there will be much room for debate. If you change your mind join, then may your Dynasty reign for 2 thousand years.....after mine ;). No one will be booted from this game RP on my friend.

btw I don't have a problem with Emperor difficulty.

Sorry for not responding, but I will not be participating in this game actively in the coming weeks, this because of my upcoming schoolexams.

I figured as much, no worries all players can participate at whatever level they want.


Yea
Yea
Yea
yea

:goodjob:

Let the campaigns begin, 72 hours til vote sounds good to me?

72 hours till vote mean we have 72 hours to make our platform yes?

btw, I have no problem with Emperor difficulty.
Unfortunatly,heh, I have bombed every Emp. game I have played.:p

We'll stick with Monarchy. Ya 72 hours starting on my last post to create platforms. I'm going to request a sub-forum for the game not sure if we'll get it though. I'd hate to clog up the team game forum with threads.

Sorry I am a day late on this Vandal.

Leader: Cyrus

Traits:
Charismatic-
+1 happiness per city
-25% XP needed for unit promotions
+1 happiness from Monument, Broadcast Tower

Imperialistic-
+100% Great General emergence
50% faster production of settlers.

I have never played a game with Cyrus on BTS yet and I like the trait combo for our Emperial Dynasty Game.

So I guess me and you are voting for each other as we can't vote for ourselves. So its up to wOOt and DB to choose the 1st Emperor. You guys have 72 hours to post your choice. Incase of a tie we choose a trustworthy 3rd party to cast lots.

OK then, I suggest we hurry this one!

Vandal, what leader are you useing?

Hammurabi, it is said on my platform.:)

OK Duke it looks like the vote is on you. Once you have voted the winner is official and the 1st Emperor will begin his reign and the time-limit rules will begin.

EDIT: We can use this thread for the Gameplay reports and such and one more thread for RP. If you don't think it is enough I have a few IPBoards if we need one. I doubt with such little participation we will be given a sub-forum.

Civius, your time starts now. Sorry Vandal, but I think that Cyrus is the better leader choice, and Immortal rushes :mischief: wow what fun

I'm fine with Cyrus! I too have never played a BTS game with him:D

and Immortal rushes wow what fun

We are using unrestricted Leaders and the 1st Emperor chooses the Civ. I will consider going with the Persian Empire. I will play the first set of turns by tomorrow and will play probably 10 turns since the max is 20 per week.

I'm fine with Cyrus! I too have never played a BTS game with him:D

Yes they changed his traits and this will be my first time using a leader with the Imperialistic one. I'm gonna try and find the Civ that will fit our game the best.

: hands Lord Civius 20 (insert currency here) : I suggest Rome:mischief:

Genesis

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Absolute power? Now this would have gone straight to the head of many, but not I. Sure women throwing themselves at me, daily feasts and more treasure than a score of men can carry, it all sounds well and good. The lives of thousands of men, women, and children are now in my hands. They must be fed, clothed and protected from wild animals....and barbarians, those savage beasts. Fishing and mining are all the skills my men possess. We have left the coast to escape the great floods and dreaded sea monsters.

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We must settle here, my soothsayers speak of ways to hunt the wild beasts in this area. They have promised me this and it will be there heads if the people have no meat. Mine the gold in the hills to the Northeast they tell me. It will make the people happy and keep them from poisoning you, can't argue with that. So be it, we settle here no point in wasting precious time.

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The creation of Rome was a long and laborous task. Scores of huts and a glorious Palace for me. I didn't ask for it but I know those Soothsayers had something to do with it. You threaten to chop their heads off one time and...well you get the picture. It was the dawn of a new era and it was time to start thinking of the future. I named the Warriors of the people the Imperial Warband. Catchy name as they were always calling me Emperor. "Explore the lands" I ordered, for it is our future Empire. I kept a few of the warriors in Rome to begin training a second Division of Warriors.

3925 bc

It wasn't long before a detachment from the warband returned to the city. "Emperor, we have come upon a village to the Northeast. They are a people of great wisdom and speak of things beyond this world. They wish to join our great civilization and bring with them their knowledge of..."

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The Soothsayers were very happy and spoke of more indepth study of this God concept. "It will hinder our progress concerning the knowledge of hunting wild beasts but may lead us on a more spiritual path" they said. Hogwash I told them, our people need meat. So they went back to their studies on hunting and the Warband went back to exploring the lands.

3800 bc

In the years that followed Rome continued to grow and the second division of warriors continued their training. Then one morning a group of dark skinned people weilding small curved handled clubs approached the territory of Rome. They asked for a meeting between their leader and me. I accepted and a month later a caravan arrived....

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There shall be peace though I fear our empire will be far more glorious then yours. It was fun throwing jabs back and forth with another leader. There wasn't much else to discuss so I sent him on his way. The Zulus they couldn't be much more than glorified Barbarians...or could they....

3775 bc

A detachment from the Imperial Warband have returned from their explorations. They have come with wounds from battle. A hundred black beasts lord, attacked us in the jungles. We were able to kill them all. Some nomads in the area called tham Panthers. They said the beasts have been eating their children for years. The battle was bloody and we lost a few good men.

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Go young warriors and tell the Soothsayers how you were able to kill the beasts. It may help them uncover this century old mystery of how to kill smaller beasts like pigs or more gentle beasts like cows. 175 years of studying the art of hunting bared no fruit and the Imperial Warband learned it in a day. Now the Soothsayers speak of studying ways to tame the wild animals, oh brother, I wonder how long this is gonna take.......

3750 bc

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The last 25 years have been less then interesting. Though our people have come far in our short history. Our borders have expanded and we have learned the knowledge of Hunting. Our 2nd division of warriors are almost finished and our soothsayers are working on Animal Husbandry (18 turns). The city of Rome will experience a population boom in the coming years, according to the soothsayers. Wouldn't hold my breath if I were you.....

Turn 10 Screenies
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WOOT! Good turn Session!

Sorry a few of the screenies didn't work. In my folders it said they were either Hi resolution or frozen images. Thats never happened before so I will be carefull to make sure the screenies went through before ending a turn.
As for the popularity poll I suggest we change the rule. It will clog the forums if we put up a new poll every 3 or 4 days as we don't have a sub-forum for it. Hmmm any suggestions?

I suggest that we just use this forum for polls seeing we have only 4 members. On other thing, Lord Civius, next time we build a city, lets be a little more original;) Rome, Antium.... is to bland!

Hmmmm... I just tryed to load the save, what BTS version are you running?

3.13. I got the game about 2 months ago so it was the latest patch at the time. When I get home later I'll get the exact version.

Civ version- 313
Save version 301
Build version- 3.0.0.1
Build Date- 9/21/07
Build Final Release

I checked for updates and it said there was none.

EDIT- I didn't use the HOF Mod like we are using in the Dgame.

My fault, I just uninstalled BTS a month ago, so
I only have version 300....

Are you going to update the 313 patch?

Yea, just did.

When is the next turnsession? I would like to have the turnseesion done by May 26.

Ideas for next turn session:
When the warrior is finished name it RDF, (Rome Defense Force)
After Animal Husbandry reaserch Masonry. (I build walls early;))


I have an Idea for a story about the Imperial Warband, who exactly will be apart of it?

Is it ok if I go ahead and create the Rp thread now?

When is the next turnsession? I would like to have the turnseesion done by May 26.

Ideas for next turn session:
When the warrior is finished name it RDF, (Rome Defense Force)
After Animal Husbandry reaserch Masonry. (I build walls early;))


I have an Idea for a story about the Imperial Warband, who exactly will be apart of it?

Is it ok if I go ahead and create the Rp thread now?

I want us to work out the problem with the popularity poll before the next turn session, I was hoping to have more participation so we could adk for a sub-forum. I don't want to spam up the team forum with polls so I suggest the Emperor not conduct popularity polls. Instead if another player wants the Emperor Deposed then he should create it. This way we won't have to put up a poll every few days.

As far as the RP thread do it whenever you want. I was planning on going for masonry very soon anyway so we can take advantage of our Stone. A worker is on the way after the warrior too.

I might be able to get one-three more people to join.

I suggest the emperor not do popularity polls.
I say nea! Like I said before, since we have 4 members just do polls on this thread.BTW lets not do the popularity poll every 3-4 days, instead have one after every turn session.

Speaking of which we might need a popularity poll soon.

Hey Lord Civius!, can we get a move on, its been a while.

Ya sorry I had to go for a week without notice. I'll play the save tomorrow. If that ever happens again as Regent you can play it.

Ok! But I won't have a ton of time untill Tomarrow, when I leave Venice.

It has been a while since the last TS, so I went ahead and played 15 turns to make up for lost time
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Turn 11
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Message to Regent Tuenoc:
The Imperial Warband is currently healing in a nearby jungle, and will contiue to explore untill our scouts are fully trained. We have finished training the Rome defense Battalion in Rome.
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Turn 13
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Message:
Imp. Warband has been upgraded to combat one, Buddhism founded. We have also found a small tribal village, not so far from here...
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Turn 14
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Story of The Jivijarian Tribe:
Garrette looked at the Villagers gathered around the Imperial Warband. He smiled and said,"Hello Natives! We are the Imperial Warband of Rome, and have come to offer a treaty between our peoples!" The Natives turned to see their Elder walk up to Garette, who was two feet taller.
"We are the Jivijarian Tribe! And we would be honored to sign your treaty!" The Elder Cried. So, they signed their treaty, and Garette slept in the Village, with many of the Tribeswomen, who were absolutly Beautiful! And so very, very smart, except the fact that they were crazy for men, and would never turn one down. In the mourning they left, but after reciving two Scouts, which were sent to explore. But Garette was given other gifts, the Elders two daughters (:mischief:) and a young boy named Kane, who would travel to Rome. They then left for Rome, and there they would go.

(K, I have run ofut of Rp Ideas, so The screenies will have to do.)
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Um... is anyone still active? If not I will just finish the game in a day+