@Crezth, also, whats the deal with researching multiple conflicting policy techs? Like I could research Third Way AND State Socialism? I assume they can't all be 'active' at once? Can you only have one per tech level, etc?
@Crezth - is there any way to conduct 'charm offensives' on NPC's, IE to expand by peaceful means (even if very expensive in propaganda spending etc)? Or is it all going to be about combat?
@Crezth, also, whats the deal with researching multiple conflicting policy techs? Like I could research Third Way AND State Socialism? I assume they can't all be 'active' at once? Can you only have one per tech level, etc?
You can't research conflicting policies - that is to say, you can't research two policies from the same tech level. So yes, you can only have one, and only one is active.
Spending RP to try to research a second policy would fully be a waste of RP so I do not recommend it.
---
Front page now has bolded the portion of the rules that you may not trade research points to other nations. Due to a mix-up, anyone who has already sent orders including a command to trade research points who does not fix it in time will have the research points banked (as a one time thing; don't make a habit of it). I apologize for the inconvenience.
Also make note of the new rules regarding technology trading.
You can't research conflicting policies - that is to say, you can't research two policies from the same tech level. So yes, you can only have one, and only one is active.
MUSCOVIA: Adopts State Socialism, Adopts Autonomy, banks $6.
GREAT TYTHON: Adopts Business & Individualism, Adopts Breakthrough, banks $1.
DOMENI DELS CENDRES: Adopts State Socialism, banks $1.
ENLIGHTENED SARKANTOS: Adopts Third Way, Adopts Breakthrough.
CHAOYANG INTENDANCY: Adopts Third Way, Adopts Breakthrough.
NINTH HOLY DIARCHY OF GREAT PARSHA: Researches Entrenching Tools, changes nation name to Ninth Diarchy, banks $1, occupies Great Parsha and E’oa’na.
GALLEE KOR: Adopts State Socialism, Adopts Breakthrough, banks $1, occupies Valasha, earns 1 Mod Point for best orders.
ALLIANCE WATCH!
Lijian, Susumu, and Chaoyang are now allies! Pop the cork!
Enlightened Sarkantos and Ninth Diarchy are now allies! Go hog wild!
Ninth Diarchy Militia missed Great Parsha Infantry!
Ninth Diarchy Infantry missed Great Parsha Infantry!
Ninth Diarchy Infantry hit Great Parsha Infantry! Great Parsha Infantry destroyed!
Ninth Diarchy Infantry hit Great Parsha Infantry! Great Parsha Infantry destroyed!
Ninth Diarchy Infantry missed Great Parsha Infantry!
Ninth Diarchy Infantry missed Great Parsha Infantry!
Ninth Diarchy Infantry missed Great Parsha Infantry!
Ninth Diarchy Infantry missed Great Parsha Infantry!
Ninth Diarchy Armored Car missed Great Parsha Infantry!
Ninth Diarchy Armored Car missed Great Parsha Infantry!
Ninth Diarchy Landship missed Great Parsha Infantry!
Enlightened Sarkantos Infantry missed Great Parsha Infantry!
Enlightened Sarkantos Infantry missed Great Parsha Infantry!
Enlightened Sarkantos Infantry missed Great Parsha Infantry!
Great Parsha Infantry missed Enlightened Sarkantos Infantry!
Great Parsha Infantry hit Ninth Diarchy Militia! Ninth Diarchy Militia destroyed!
Great Parsha Infantry missed Ninth Diarchy Landship!
Great Parsha Infantry hit Ninth Diarchy Infantry! Ninth Diarchy Infantry destroyed!
Great Parsha Infantry missed Enlightened Sarkantos Infantry!
Great Parsha Infantry missed Enlightened Sarkantos Infantry!
Great Parsha Infantry missed Ninth Diarchy Armored Car!
Great Parsha Infantry hit Enlightened Sarkantos Infantry! Enlightened Sarkantos Infantry destroyed!
HEAT 2
Ninth Diarchy Infantry hit Great Parsha Infantry! Great Parsha Infantry destroyed!
Ninth Diarchy Infantry missed Great Parsha Infantry!
Ninth Diarchy Infantry missed Great Parsha Infantry!
Ninth Diarchy Infantry hit Great Parsha Infantry! Great Parsha Infantry destroyed!
Ninth Diarchy Infantry missed Great Parsha Infantry!
Ninth Diarchy Infantry hit Great Parsha Infantry! Great Parsha Infantry destroyed!
Ninth Diarchy Armored Car hit Great Parsha Infantry! Great Parsha Infantry destroyed!
Ninth Diarchy Armored Car hit Great Parsha Infantry! Great Parsha Infantry destroyed!
Ninth Diarchy Landship hit Great Parsha Infantry! Great Parsha Infantry destroyed!
Great Parsha Infantry missed Enlightened Sarkantos Infantry!
Great Parsha Infantry missed Enlightened Sarkantos Infantry!
Great Parsha Infantry hit Ninth Diarchy Landship! Ninth Diarchy Landship resisted the attack!
Great Parsha Infantry missed Ninth Diarchy Armored Car!
Great Parsha Infantry missed Ninth Diarchy Armored Car!
Great Parsha Infantry hit Ninth Diarchy Armored Car! Ninth Diarchy Armored Car resisted the attack!
Gallee Kor Infantry missed Valasha Infantry!
Gallee Kor Infantry missed Valasha Infantry!
Gallee Kor Infantry missed Valasha Infantry!
Valasha Infantry hit Gallee Kor Infantry! Gallee Kor Infantry destroyed!
HEAT 2
Gallee Kor Infantry hit Valasha Infantry! Valasha Infantry destroyed!
Valasha Infantry missed Gallee Kor Infantry!
IMPORTANT: If anything seems wrong, it’s probably your fault. Nevertheless, please use private messages to contact me with any worries about perceived slights against you on my part, and we can get it sorted out straightaway - just you, me, and Vinny.
I think $ transfers and unit builds should also be shown for sake of clarity! I think new units on the map should have a star by them like in ZPNESV also for clarity!
@Crezth, are militia actually able to kill other units on the attack? Is it just that they are not very likely to? Or are they only useful for cannon fodder outside of defensive battles?
Daft, according to the combat rules, they just get nothing added to their combat roll of 1d6 upon attack! They are only 1 point worse than infantry doing this, who are 1d6+1!
Rising to prominence around the Lobog Sea at the extreme northern edge of of their culture's traditional range, is the nation of Gallee Kor. After many failed attempts to spread the lifeblood of their Goddess Miehak, the northern Urethakus have founded what they call the Final Empire of Urethak- so named because there will be no dynasty to follow it, given that Gallee Kor intends to bring unending unity to the world. Being much more cosmopolitan and open to outside ideas than the rather luddite and conservative south, the Lobog states were the first in Urethak to abandon several centuries of technological stagnation, taking up foreign weapons even as they rose up against the encroachment of the very same foreign populations into the lands once held by the Legendary Old Dynasties of Urethak. The nation's leadership, still largely a matriarchal oligarchy despite several decades of liberalization, is intent to reunite Urethak as the stewards of their people. While the matriarchs themselves belong to a relatively secular northern population, they are more than willing to coldly and unscrupulously manipulate their more fanatical southern neighbours, who can be made more than willing to put down their lives for the completion of Miehak's sacred duty.
Cada pres sortiguèt de la caravana, òm per òm, dètz en totala. Lo convòi foguèt custodiado pauc, aviá pas brica per de quilomètres. Qualqu'uns dels presoèrs semblava criminales. Unes autres, una femna jove e un anciano demacrado e semblava entièrament desconcertada perqué èran ailà. Cada gardia aviá un ausèl estampado en lo sieu boina, e semblava malaisit, escarrabilhats per quina persona que siá amb lo pas de la linha. Una botiga de campanha se dobriguèt, e sièis òmes vestits de negre, del temps qu'un uniforme de combat negre sortiguèt. Los gardias lor saludèt e prenguèt de posicions a l'entorn del campament. L'òme amb uniforme negre èra un òme màger, mas se vesiá pas la part. Un arrepè de pel blanc dominava lo cuèr cabelludo, mas escarte d'aiçò, aguèt de paucs signes de la siá edat, lo sieu còs èra dins forma, la siá cara sorisiá, aviá un gotilh a lo sieu pas. En resumit, brica de çò qu'òm poiriá esperar d'el.
"Hola, parásitos. Son pas de delinqüents comuns. Pas, lo dètz de vos, vos son especiales. Lo dètz que se'n limitèt pas a trincar la lei. S'o aguèsses fach, que seriá enviat dins una preson. Aquò es pas una preson, e mai se, çò qu'es un camp de la reabilitacion. Aquesta es la primièra de lo sieu tipe, e vosautres son los nòstres subjèctes de pròva. Los subjèctes de pròva per veire s'es quaus se donan pas lo luxe de la iluminación coma los mainats pòdon aténher la iluminación. E mai se sabèm que serà malaisit, ieu creï en totes vosautres. Es per aquò que sèm viues e aicí, es pas mòrt e en lo riuet. Ara, abans de començar, anam tractar qualquarren, que son pas de personas. Pas, vos perdèretz aqueste privilègi. Vos aguèretz la fortuna mai granda del mond, per nàisser al domeni e la direccion de l'emperaire. Mas escupido aquesta fortuna, aqueste don que li donan. Vos escuelhèretz pas la iluminación, qu'optèretz per èsser flaca. Foguèt estranh, aquò poiriá èsser un defècte acceptable per un moment. Mas a mesura que los residents del Domeni, se tracta de tèrmes per la pèrda de, bon, tot. Avèm de demostrar que totes los membres del Domeni se son compromeses a la iluminación, e anam pas aver de desonors coma vos corrompiendo nòstra image. Fins que revertir las siás tendéncias destructivas, que serà ratones. Sonque sorrisclar. Per las miás gardias, se vos fasètz una question, tartalhar d'un còp per se, e dos còps per cap. Squeak Tà ièu, los ratones! "
"Squeak! Squeak Squeak! "
"Bon ... Fòrça bon. Ara, ieu creï pas en pèrdre lo temps, ieu soi un òme vièlh, après tot. Ès aicí per èsser illuminats, malgrat aiçò, sonque òm de vosautres aurà l'aunor d'èsser illuminat per ieu. Lo rèste de vosautres va prene de nòtas, per que vos se preparetz la siá pròpria iluminación. Alavetz, la question es, quién va èsser illuminat per ieu en çò de personal? Creï que la manièra mai justa es votar. I a dètz de vosautras, aital qu'en lo sieu grop, e decidir quin de vosautres va èsser illuminat. S'i a una egalizacion, vau illustrar als dos. Pensa, long e dur. Diga-li als autres de los sieus crims, de la siá feblesa, e decidir que, entre vosautras, la escoria, qu'es l'escobilha? Quién Es la tiá escobilha? Es l'òme tan flac que panava manjar, pr'amor que podiá pas ganhar? Tal còp l'òme qu'es tan flac qu'anava a mendigar los rechauchets e la misericòrdia dels autres? Ooooh çò De la femna, tan flaca qu'auciguèt a lo sieu pròpri filh en lo ventre d'ela podiá pas sonhar d'el? Escuelh a quauquarrés bon! Èst va èsser l'estandard per la iluminación, anam póner en naut! Oh, Espera, pòdes pas parlar entre vosautres. Hmmm, Los gardias, explicar als ratones sobratz çò que lor a portat aicí. "
Après vint menutas, lo verdicte foguèt atengut. Lo Comandant del sorire "Ahhh SICRES. L'òme tan flac, que desertèt de la siá unitat en la batalha. Tan flac, que daissèt als sieus amics a morir. Oh, Òc, s'ieu foguèsse òm de vosautres, los ratones, m'agradariá que foguèsse illuminat tanben. E se te traicionó, eh? Lo rèste de vosautres pòdon anar dins las siás botigas de campanha. SICRES Serà aicí, en espera de la siá iluminación. "
L'endeman, al despuntar lo alba, los presoèrs foguèron desvelhats per l'inici del procès de la iluminación. Lo Comandant li donèt una calurosa benvenguda "Soi tan contenta que totes vosautres podètz se jónher a nosautres uèi. Anam veire quant pòdon aprene SICRES. Bon, pas ... Aprene. El va pas aprene brica. Pensam o farà. E la leiçon d'uèi? SICRES E la siá tolerància al dolor! Anam començar, d'acòrd? "
Una ola plea de brasas èra al bòrd del Comandant dins SICRES jasiá en lo solèr, boca amunt. "Ara SICRES, lo primièr pas per lo sieu iluminación es aquesta maximala fondamentala. Es facil d'aprene, e quand o fas, seràs dins camin a èsser un bon gojat. La primièra leiçon es la seguenta:. Vos avètz de destruir la feblesa per çò que la fòrça podètz sorgir "Un carbon foguèt pres e se plaçatz en la tetilla esquerra, e SICRES daissèretz escapar un rugido de dolor, en bandejant en torni a cap emplec, las còrdas que demoratz fèrma, e lo Comandant de póner dos carbons mai en lo sieu estomac. SICRES Seguiguèt revolviéndose, en fasent que lo Comandant de suspirar. "SICRES, Se seguisses aital, vas vessar las brasas. E anam començar après de nòu. Aital que se vos plai, èsser un bon gojat. "Al sentir aquò la menaça causada SICRES per anar a la tolerància de la ràbia entre de lèrmas, coma lo comandant cobriguèt lo sieu còs en las brasas. "Vos vesètz los bichos? SICRES E la siá feblesa de la siá carn cobarde, se crema. La siá pèl a jamai provat la picadura de l'ahlama, e ​​s'es convertit en de cendres. Malgrat aiçò, la siá nòva pèl, la pèl nòva s'acordarà l'ahlama, e ​​va a tolerar en consequéncia. El començarà flac, mas ieu li illumine a la fòrça. SICRES? "
"Teh ... Òc?" De repente, los uèlhs grises de comandants se tornèt freda e ponèt lo sieu pè en lo còth de SICRES. "Sabiá pas que los ratones èran capaces de parlar uman." Lo sieu pè s'anèt dempuèi lo còth fins a la cara, la carn cremada encara humeantes, coma el portèt a lo sieu pè en lo solèr, e cada pisotón foguèt acompanhat amb un sol mot. "Vos. Will. Remembratz. La. Nòrmas. Or. Vos. Will. Siatz. Punit. "Los preses vegèron amb orror coma SICRES e lo sieu còs cremat sofriguèron jos detla bòta del comandant, qu'el demorèt satisfèt. "Sembla qu'ai la carn cremada en la miá bòta. SICRES, Èsser aimada ... "
Spoiler:
Each prisoner stepped out of the convoy, one by one, ten in total. The convoy was sparsely guarded; there was nothing for miles. Some of the prisoners looked like hardened criminals. Others, a young woman and a haggard old man, looked completely bewildered as to why they were there. Each guard had a bird emblazoned on his beret, and looked tough, ready for anyone to step out of line. A tent opened, and six men in black robes, while one in black combat fatigues walked out. The guards saluted them, and took positions around the camp. The man in black fatigues was an older man, but he did not look the part. A receding white hairline dominated his scalp, but other than that, there were little signs of his age; his body was fit, his face was smiling, there was a spring to his step. In short, nothing of what one might expect from him.
“Hello, vermin. You are not ordinary criminals. No, the ten of you, you are special. The ten of you did not merely break a law. If you had, you would be sent to a prison. This is not a prison though; this is a rehabilitation camp. This is the first of its kind, and you are our test subjects. Test subjects to see if those who are not given the luxury of enlightenment as children can still attain enlightenment. Though we know it will be difficult, I believe in all of you. That is why you’re alive and here, not dead and in the gutter. Now before we begin, let us address something; you are not people. No, you lost that privilege. You had the greatest fortune in the world; to be born to the Dominion and the guidance of the Emperor. But you spat upon that fortune, that gift given to you. You did not choose enlightenment; you chose to be weak. Were you foreign, this might be an acceptable flaw for a moment. But as residents of the Dominion, this is terms for loss of, well, everything. We must show that every member of the Dominion is committed to enlightenment, and we will not have stains like you corrupting our image. Until you reverse your destructive tendencies, you will be mice. You will only squeak. For my guards, if they ask you a question, squeak once for yes, and twice for no. Squeak for me, mice!”
“Squeak! Squeak squeak!”
“Good…very good. Now, I don’t believe in wasting time; I am an old man after all. You are here to be enlightened, however only one of you will have the honor of being enlightened by me. The rest of you will take notes, for you will be preparing your own enlightenment. So, the question is, who will be enlightened by me personally? I think the fairest way is to vote. There are ten of you, so get in your group, and decide which one of you is going to be enlightened. If there’s a tie, I’ll enlighten them both. Think, long and hard. Tell each other of your crimes, of your weakness, and decide that among you scum, who is your scum? Who is your trash? Is it the man so weak he would steal food because he could not earn it? Maybe the man who is so weak that he would beg for the scraps and mercy of others? Ooooh what of the woman, so weak she killed her own child in the womb for she could not take care of it? Pick someone good! This is going to be the bar for enlightenment, let’s set it high! Oh wait, you CANT talk among yourselves. Hmmm, guards, explain to the mice about what brought them here.”
After twenty minutes, the verdict was reached. The Commander smiled “Ahhh Sicres. The man so weak, that he deserted his unit in battle. So weak, he left his friends to die. Oh yes, if I was one of you mice, I’d want him to be enlightened too. What if he betrayed you, hmm? The rest of you may go to your tents. Sicres will be out here, waiting for his enlightenment.”
The next day at the crack of dawn, the prisoners were awoken for the beginning of the enlightenment process. The Commander gave a hearty welcome “I’m so glad all of you could join us today. We’re going to see how much Sicres can learn. Well…not learn. He won’t learn anything. WE will though. And today’s lesson? Sicres and his pain tolerance! Let’s begin, shall we?”
A pot full of hot coals lay next to the Commander as Sicres lay on the ground, face up. “Now Sicres, the first step to your enlightenment is this basic maxim. It is easy to learn, and when you do, you’ll be on your way to being a good little boy. The first lesson is this; you must destroy the weakness so that strength may emerge.” A coal was taken and placed on his left nipple, and Sicres let out a roar of pain, flailing around to no use, the ropes remaining tight, and the Commander put two more coals on his stomach. Sicres continued to thrash, causing the Commander to sigh. “Sicres, if you keep this up, you’re going to spill the coals. And then we’ll start over. So please, be a good boy.” Hearing this threat caused Sicres to go from rage to tearful tolerance, as the Commander covered his body in hot coals. “You see vermin? Sicres and his weakness of his cowardly flesh is being burned away. His skin has never tasted the bite of the flame, and it has turned to ash. However his new skin, his new skin will remember the flame, and will tolerate accordingly. He will start weak, but I will enlighten him to strength. Sicres?”
“ughh…yes?” Suddenly the Commanders gray eyes turned cold and put his foot to the neck of Sicres. “I did not know mice were capable of human speech.” His foot went from the neck to the face, the burnt flesh still smoldering as he brought his foot down, and each stomp was accompanied with a single word. “You. Will. Remember. The. Rules. Or. You. Will. Be. Punished.” The prisoners watched in silent horror as Sicres and his burnt body suffered under the Commander’s boot, until he was satisfied. “I seem to have burnt flesh on my boot. Sicres, be a dear…”
From: The Constitutional Republic of Lijian
To: The State of Muscovia
The Autonomous Region of Upper Siat has been accorded all freedoms and protections in accordance with international law. A plebiscite has returned 87% approval for the ejection of the warlords of the region and their replacement with Constitutional government.
As previously mentioned, Upper Siat is a permanent part of the Lijiani nation. If you seek to *invade* the sovereign territory of the Republic, we will invoke our defensive alliance with the Pact of Tenjir, and you will also be at war with Chaoyang and Susuma. Choose carefully.
I think $ transfers and unit builds should also be shown for sake of clarity! I think new units on the map should have a star by them like in ZPNESV also for clarity!
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
