1) Another year, another long distance traditional Saberist purification ritual will be performed by me and the Saberist Priesthood in Canberra (I told you it was long range) to remove Lucina's influence from my body.
2) The 7th Biker Squad will recruit more bikers except this time they'll be armed with anti-tank missile launchers and then they'll help the main forces' fighting retreat.
3) Darth Alexis will finally finish reading through the entire IdIOT thread, get the epiphanies he got at the end of that and stop being a national embarrassment.
19 (17): You scrub out your heathen sympathies and restore your willpower, gaining a point of mental defence for the coming fight with Yuri. Getting that Action back will take a little more work, though.
18 (16): Calling up the roughnecks that missed the punch-up with the Initiates, the 7th Biker Squad upgrades to Section-strength, while fire-and-forget launchers are distributed for a +2 combat bonus against armour—all for the low, low price of another $19,200!
9 (7): You manage to keep him from leaping out of the chopper to find a working wi-fi signal to load the page.
1. The prospect of unlimited free energy highly interests us. Have our eggheads see if they can adapt this technology, but modifying it to run on the broken promises of the Republican Party (Reconstruction alone should break our fossil fuel dependency!)
2. I notice my army's moral and combat bonuses go away after this turn. We should try to organize one last full offensive, to get the most out of the bonus that we can.
3. From my hidey hole, relay infomation to allied aircraft in the area of the last known location of the American leadership: the White House
4. We should call an international summit* there in order to better coordinate an international strategy in neutralizing the threat of the PsiCorps as efficently as possible, so nations like Canberra and New Zealand do not have an unreasonable burden in stopping the oncoming apocaylpse by themselves.
15: Using
cryptic documents recovered in the initial NYC takeover, construction begins for a prototype Karmic Converter in Boston for $700 million, ETA 12 turns.
10 (14): In preparation for the Final Victory, all forces currently in combat move into attack position, gaining +2 combat in their battles this round!
13: It'll be like shooting sitting ducks in a barrel... or something.
christos200, Milo Yiannopoulos, Steve Bannon, Rand Paul, Anakin Skywalker, and PewDiePie suffer -1 air defence from their compromised position.
9 (11): Not too keen on being rendered mind-slaves to some creepy
GermanRussian megalomaniac, most countries with active UN representation voice receptivity to establishing a global united front to combat the Psi Corps, exact positions to follow in a detailed Diplomacy Post.
The Spirit Bomb is fully-charged!
Mr. Stockholme will personally invest in the creation of a Bahamian beachfront mega-resort-national-palace akin to Versailles where all of the nation's elites will be expected to regulary stay for extended, expensive, vacations (both for pleasure and for politics).
16: Laying down $2 million, and with healthy contributions from associated investors, you begin renovation of Nassau into the Resort to End All Resorts, ETA 8 turns
while Thorvald finds new city graphics. Gain +$100/turn from contract payouts and +$300 wealth taxable from incidental commerce involved in the refurbishment; Nassau gains +1 upper-class happiness, with further bonuses as development progresses.
Actions:
1. Increase production of Imperial TIE Fighter Interceptors to replenish the losses occurred in the fight against Yuri.
2 (1): Two words:
Supply. Shortage. Pushing your industrial capacity past breaking point, you lose $18 million in a project that will definitely end up over schedule, as the 5th Strike Fighter Squadron begins assembly in Wellington, ETA 30 turns. The shortage also worsens industrial production a further -2, incurs -2 civilian happiness and -10% wealth taxable as ad-hoc rationing becomes necessary.
For a free action, General Veers will attend Meg’s UN conference.
11: Veers requisitions a shuttle to the Big Apple, ETA 2 turns.
1) May the fire shield guard our warriors as Leon II and Bellator the Hellbreather lead the assault against the reptilian turncoat!
2) the Angel of the Law, Inspector Javert, will cometh into this reality and thus charge the criminals for their sins!
3) By Her Imperial Majesty's decree the civil service will prepare the travels documents needed for Princess Artemis Solomon, heir to the throne, to be sent forth to the UN international summit, hosted by Omega, so we may begin our plans for dealing with the psychic magician known as Yuri.
7 (3): Teasingly drawing just out of attack range, Carron baits the army all the way to the coast before flying out over the ocean—and drawing the fire of the blockade, proceeding to lead their shots back toward the coast. Like I said: dragons are
jerks.
ROLL TO DODGE!
9 (17): Bellator effortlessly shrugs off the shellfire, deflecting some back toward the Greek fleet, damaging their 2nd Naval Squadron for 15% damage.
ROLL TO DODGE!
1: Leon barely avoids a head-on strike; he suffers 18 damage, ongoing -3 hitpoints from open wounds, and is knocked unconscious, penalizing all actions -10!!
ROLL TO DODGE!
6: Volley fire decimates the 19th, 20th and 21st Minotaur Battalions for 12% damage each.
11: Carron is indicted for malicious damage, theft, assault, arson, attempted murder, breach of the peace, and inciting an international incident.
20 (20): Deciphering the arcane mysteries of the "passe-porte", the foreign office assembles the necessary documents to permit her travel abroad. -$40; Artemis gains Universal Diplomatic Credentials, providing +5 to all customs checks.
1.What? Of course we have stats! Now build me a damned giant robot panther!
2. Have the 1st fleet hang out around Yuri's forces and be an annoying distraction!
4: You're KET, not ORK, and simply
willing it to be does not, in fact, make it so. -$400,000 in state funds, and -2 to research for 3 turns due to a glut of failed prototypes.
12: Invoking a cat's prerogative to change one's mind, you redeploy the fleet to run interference and harassment against hostiles in the South Pacific.
1. Dispatch Mabel Pines to the UN conference.
2. Let's see if we can't get Garnet to warp down there to help.
3. Let's charge some of these Civil Service types with corruption - if they're in court defending themselves, they're at least not meddling with my government.
9: By how shall she get there, Dear PM, Dear PM?
4: The warp pad malfunctions and Ruby and Sapphire are split halfway across the world! ...And nobody knows exactly
where.
4: And so begins a lengthy and roundabout court battle that ties up government resources and disrupts the bureaucracy as police comb through every record they can find—sure they're not meddling, but now you can barely act. -$3 million state funds, +6% support for Conservatives pushing for "smaller government "; suffer
Show Trials: -6% wealth taxable and -2 statecraft for six turns as basic government operation is disrupted.
Minimalist forces continue the counterattack, but the Libertarians are reinforced by Heavy Platoons!
ROLL TO DODGE!
5 (+1 [Know the Mods, Know Thyself] -1 [HYK roll bonus] +1 [flanking bonus] -2 [HYK Heavy Platoon combat bonus] =
4): Fresh troops put the Hayekians back on the initiative, inflicting 12%, 8% and 11% damage to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Companies, respectively, flanking 1st Company while the Libertarian 2nd Platoon guns for the Prophet himself!
ROLL TO DODGE!
9 (+1 [Ascetic Virtues] +1 [Know the Mods, Know Thyself] +3 [Prophet combat bonus] -2 [HYK attack bonus] =
12): The Prophet deals 6% damage to the 2nd Libertarians.
Revengers: Endgoal Now Playing
The Psychic War is heating up as Namibian interceptors have engaged Yuri's shuttle off the African coast in a move that will almost certainly delay his landing, if not scrub it entirely. Meanwhile, Congolese forces valiantly hold the line against the brainwashed Southern insurgents; but with a psychic company already in the field, will they be able to stand their ground until promised foreign volunteers arrive?
The Psi Corps landing on the Falklands is off to a bad start as round-the-clock drilling by the local garrison prepared it for the initial beachhead, although the full assault force continues to deploy and the sole rifle company is badly out-gunned.
Meanwhile in Oz, Government forces are cracking under a fresh offensive that has routed the 6th Biker Squad and decimated the front line. However, naval assets have started pushing back against the submarine menace; can they force a withdrawal in time to address the incoming
giant squid KRAKEN in force?
Security Council Convenes Emergency Session
At the urging of Namibia, the UN Security Council has called an emergency session in response to numerous countries' concerns over Psi Corps aggression. As part of the talks, it is hosting an advisory roundtable to seek input from countries outside the Council and non-member states. Several high-profile delegates and military advisors are expected to arrive over the next few turns to aid in developing an international strategy for the crisis.
Psychic Summit established in New York. Countries without UN member status (Cult of Minimalism, World Lakes, Empire of Ài, Shen Yun, Manchuria, Hoxha, Majterre, Faxum, California, KET, Rationalia, Custerfield, the Sámi states, Sgt Pillar, the Congolese splinters, Lega Nord, and the Caribbean Federation) will require dedicated envoys/alternative channels to the roundtable to benefit from any modifiers.
"Washington Has Fallen": Analysts
Observers to the American civil war are now declaring the capital in Namibian hands as the remaining defenders teeter on the verge of collapse, apparently intent on making a suicidal last stand rather than concede defeat. A breakout of the besieged Antonopoulos cabinet appears impossible, as would-be mechanized reinforcements have opted to assist the Charlotte militia in fighting off Redcap raids. Though government forces continue to thwart advance near Toronto, the Canadian Forces still hold several brigades in reserve, and a German expedition is due to arrive that will further tip the eastern front decidedly in the coalition's favour.
The western front, meanwhile, continues its tug-of-war, with loyalist forces withdrawing from Albuquerque and Californian troops preparing to link up with the Denver rebels near Salt Lake City. While indecisive skirmishes continue across the Midwest, a lone motorized squad is making a salient for Kansas City, intent on inciting fresh revolts to help secure the largely-undefended interior.
SHOTS FIRED Over Crete
The Eastern Mediterranean crisis has reached a head as blockade vessels opened fire when the dragon Carron threatened the perimeter, resulting in collateral damage against Majterran ground troops and blowback against Greek ships. While local authorities insist the situation remains under their control, the coalition forces claim the incident is proof that Majterre cannot maintain regional stability, with Egypt asserting Paris has committed "an act of war". Observers expect that unless immediate mediation is achieved, the blockade action will escalate to active intervention. Corsican officials declined to comment, but could be heard laughing exuberantly.
Turkish Breakthrough against Northern Terrorists
Forces from Istanbul have routed "poorly-organized and ill-equipped" insurgent formations in southern Anatolia in the first push into Islamic Jihal'QaISIS-held territory. The victory comes as small relief to the embattled Baghdad garrison, however, as the terrorists continue to bombard the city, thus far holding off the Egyptian relief force. Rational media reports, however, that the Supreme Brain has made a speedy recovery from previous injuries sustained in the attack, Praise Be to Nye.
Caesar on His Throne
Berks to the north of him, gangsters to the south, there he is: stuck in the middle
with you. What
should have been an easy march to reunite the peninsula has collapsed as obstinate Italian regions threaten to drag the presumptive Emperor Flavius' expansion plan into a diplomatic quagmire. However, former colleagues say though the ascendent mayor may have a deserved reputation for egotism, his political acumen should not be underestimated.
Novus Imperiumvs Romanorumvs is now an NPC.
Blackout Strikes Addis Abeba
Only moments after Faxumite forces secured the city centre, Addis Abeba suffered a total blackout in what is suspected to be outgoing separatist sabotage. Apparently anticipating the loss of the R&D facility, the power outage even disrupted supposedly secure grids, suspending Project DBZ indefinitely until infrastructure can be repaired. This is a crippling setback to the government's war effort, which continues to stall in the northern front at Khartoum.
A Tiger Leading Sheep
Taking a proactive approach to the Psi Corps threat, Empress Ren initiated a research programme to investigate how her powers might be used to protect Qingdao from Yuri's interference. While local media reports the significant investment bore fruit, dissenters have smuggled out preliminary reports that suggest the opposite: that Ren's psychic aura has so pervaded the city that it has severely eroded her subjects' neural resilience. Good news for her in the short term, but a potential Achilles' heel should a more adept telepath interfere.
Jeanne Sets Sail
French and Italian crusaders received a jubilant send-off as they boarded transports at the Palermo harbour. The march across Italy bolstered the self-styled
Résistance with Papal blessing, Mafia support, and two brigades of professional volunteers. With the Empress Esther tied down in the Crete fiasco, Europe holds its breath waiting to see when and where Jeanne opts to strike.
Excalibur "May Actually Be Real"
Cornwall is abuzz with archaeological activity as evidence is emerging that suggests the legendary sword of King Arthur may in fact have a historical basis. A government fact-finding mission headed by the Secretary of Defence is investigating "promising leads" related to Tintagel Castle, supposedly Arthur's birthplace. Pearl rigorously denied the mission was promped by a
recent American dig, stating "They were searching for Excalibur as a corollary to leads on a secret plot to resurrect Hitler using the Crook of Osiris. We are interested in Excalibur itself."
Pearl gains +2 to her next quest-related action.
Notes from the GM
Not much to say other than I wish my mouse would stop stuttering the click so I don't have to spend five minutes moving a single piece around.
Also, call your (grand)parents, tell them you love them.
Orders due July 7. The Diplomacy Post will follow later today, hopefully after some of you have replied.
