BirdNES 3: Discussions & Questions

[flyingchicken]

NEIN. There are no police forces in 15th/16th century Europe!

Haha! I used "whatever is the equivalent of civil police forces" just so that I could enforce a policy. "ProtoCops" or "urban militia" would have been cool, too.

 

[Birdjaguar]

Alright, a few questions before formulating orders:

1. Does giving a faction financial support count as an Initiative Point or is it separate?
2. Does restationing armed forces within your nation, including, say, police forces, count as an Initiative Point?

Initiative Points: these points control how active you can be during a given turn. They represent the capability (willingness?) of your government to carry out what you command. Initiative points are limited and you cannot spend more than you have without risk. They replenish each turn, but the recalculation could change the number you have available from turn to turn based on a variety of circumstances. Not every action consumes Initiative Pints (IP). They cannot be banked.

Actions that will cost IP and unless otherwise noted the cost for each is 1 IP:
• Add or change a policy
• Declare war on a nation (3 nations, 3 points)
• Attack any nation or primitive peoples (PC or NPC) in a region where you have an established TF or colony
• Acting against a faction in your nation
• Start a project
• Buy troops or ships when not under attack
• Change state religion (costs 2)
• Set up espionage in a foreign nation
• Launch an exploration expedition
• Establish a trading fort
• Start a Colony
• Convert wealth to gold (costs 2)

Things that do not cost IP, but may need gold:
• Any spending internally not mentioned above
• Establish a merchant enclave in a foreign nation via an overland route.
• Borrowing money or paying debts
• Supporting factions in your nation or other nations
• Defending if attacked

Now, if you choose to enact something that requires IP and you do not have them to spend, then you may do so, but you can expect unintended consequences. As the game progresses, the items on the above lists may change or move from one list to the other.

According to the rules neither would require IP. IIRC somewhere in this thread, I said that you could get a free policy (no IP cost) for the first turn as an extension of the pregame time period.

 

[Birdjaguar]

That is a totally unfair rule for things that don't need dates.

Orders (without formatting problems and with dates) resent!

Haha! I used "whatever is the equivalent of civil police forces" just so that I could enforce a policy. "ProtoCops" or "urban militia" would have been cool, too.

If it truyly doesn't require a date, then you don't need to include one., but i will rule on that when i review your orders.

I found a good home for your "police" effort.

 

[BananaLee]

You do not need police when GOD is your friend.

Tell that to my Swiss Guard

 

[Luckymoose]

I'm officially boycotting this update if NWAG is allowed to play.

 

[Birdjaguar]

I'm officially boycotting this update if NWAG is allowed to play.

Too late, your orders are in and logged.

Don't worry LM, he will either come around or be eaten some predator nation. Second thoughts are not always a bad thing.

 

[Masada]

Tell that to my Swiss Guard

1506 according to Wikipedia try again. I'm fairly sure that you still have local Roman troops to protect you, I'm also fairly sure they were disbanded for being a treasonous bunch of bastards.

BJ: My orders will be in later tonight, 7 hours from now give or take. Apologies, but I honestly have no idea what is expected in a banks orders...

 

[Luckymoose]

Too late, your orders are in and logged.

Don't worry LM, he will either come around or be eaten some predator nation. Second thoughts are not always a bad thing.

He will just do something wacky and then quit when he begins to lose, blaming society.

 

[Birdjaguar]

1506 according to Wikipedia try again. I'm fairly sure that you still have local Roman troops to protect you, I'm also fairly sure they were disbanded for being a treasonous bunch of bastards.

BJ: My orders will be in later tonight, 7 hours from now give or take. Apologies, but I honestly have no idea what is expected in a banks orders...

Well I don't either...I suggest as we get going you focus on how you want to spend any money and if you have any transactions with players list them. I would think that banking roles will build slower than nation roles. We are learning as we go with this. Most of all don't worry about your first orders.

ATM I have 3 sets of orders so yours will among the early ones.

 

[BananaLee]

Just a note, mine will be late as I'm discussing the fun nuances of Catholicism

 

[Birdjaguar]

I am getting quite a lot of pms that are not orders, so please include "Nation orders 1" in your pm subject line. Thanks, it will help keep orders from getting lost.

 

[Masada]

Your assuming I'm doing anything this turn

 

[Birdjaguar]

Luckymoose, the dice have been rolled! You got a 47 and then a 1.

 

[Birdjaguar]

Your assuming I'm doing anything this turn

I'm pretty sure that at least you'll be sending me orders that say you are doing nothing.

 

[Luckymoose]

Luckymoose, the dice have been rolled! You got a 47 and then a 1.

Okay good 48 out of 48.

 

[Birdjaguar]

Good night all. Keep those pms coming.

 

[flyingchicken]

Joining as Naples.

Joining as Naples.

I am seeing a pattern here.

 

[Thlayli]

NWAG needs to lay off the sugar?

 

[germanicus12]

NWAG needs to leave Italy for the Italians?

 

[fantasmo]

I'm officially boycotting this update if NWAG is allowed to play.

How incredibly mature of you.

BJ! Orders should be in THIS VERY EVENING.