Coward.REDACTED: In light of recent happy developments
I, Micelaos Krama, The First Emperor of Kuriotates, chosen by council of Kuriotates
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Terrible crimes of Hera, cannot be forgotten - I have personally assigned bounty on her head dead or alive
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So this young Kappa bandit killed many of our citizens, should the Kuriotates declare on Kappa inhabitants in our lands or perhaps entire nation of Kappa?
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But Kuriotates are peaceful, just like Lugus
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By the right of Emperor, I can replace sentences with different sentences that are on same level and that I shall do.
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The Empyreans and Cult of Artists have volunteered to aid you in construction of these buildings!
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Both lost children and lamias shall get proper burial funding from our government.
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Long live the Kuriotates!
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Northen Wolf said:Wild Wolves
Garrik Wolf (Charismatic)/Northern Wolf
Faction Trait: Barbaric
Capitol: Homecave (Jennings State Forest, FL, USA; Tribal Community)
Population: 1,600
Slaves: 0
Loyalty: 50%
Food: 2,950 (+1,000)
Water: 2,950 (+1,000)
Energy: 0 (+0)
Tech Parts: 0
Ammunition: 0
Military Equipment: 750 Low-Tech Melee Weapons
Combat Training: Rabble
Objectives
1. Organize clanial/slave order
2. Build new outpost
3. Secure our borders
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1 Organize clanial order:
3 Major ranks:
Slaves
Civilians
Military (leader of the clan)
To become part of the Wild Wolves, one must either show great skill and have friends or allow himself to be enslaved. To become a Wild Wolves Member, one has to become either volunteer slave or a Warrior Slave. There are different tattooes for each class, tattooes are changed as individual gets new ranks and tattooes will tell life story and ranks of the person (what is his combat experience, what fields he knows best, how many bloodbrothers he has - and like). OOC: I draw inspiration from "Caprica" series - Tauron movement. Taurons used Tatooes to represent all important events in ones lives, as well as their rank(s), important friends/bloodbrothers and -like. I want my tribe also to have many tatooes that indicated ones rank and achivements. Adding tattoes yourself will result being skinned and then boiled/left to dry in the sun, alive.
Warriors-caste
Warriors Slaves are required to dedicate their lives for 2 years under command of a professional warrior. They are volunteer and can be promoted from any rank exept "unvolunteer slave". Scarred warrior may use their subjects (warrior slaves) as they see fit and play with their lives, as they want. However, one can only gain new warriors under his command in every 2 years. That makes warriors-in-training and their lives, training and equipment very important - afterall nobody wants to face a deathclaw with merry-band-of-underequipped-and-trainingless-rookies.
Young Warriors are free from slavery bonds and free of their master - they can not be commanded any more by their master and they often form "packs" with other young warriors. They are free to leave the tribe but they have to earn their pay (through barter system). They have to stay in tribe for two years and serve tribe well on battlefield/tasks to be promoted, aswell as they have to make two friends in tribe, who will support their claim for promotion.
Scarred Warriors are warriors, who have served Wild Wolves citizens well and this rank can only be given with reccomendation from two other Scarred warriors. To give recommendations to those who are not good warriors (who flee from battles that can be won or are simply cowards) means giving your oath that this warrior will not dishonor tribe. That means that these Scarred warriors, who recommended a New scarred warrior, will be demoted back to young warriors, should their recommended warrior "fail" at his tasks. Scarred warriors can accept new slave-warriors to work underneath them.
Wolf Warriors are best warriors among the Tribe, they have served the tribe well for more than 10 years and this rank will be given only to very worthy candidates. They can also canditate to become leader(s).
Slaves -caste
Volunteer Slaves are slaves who give themselves volunteerly into slavery. In exchange they will be fed, protected and they can become full members of the tribe. Of course, Accepted members of Wild Wolves come before slaves. Slaves, just like warriors, are tattooed a sign on their left shoulder that indicated their position. This tatoo will be "improved", as slave improves in his rank.
This means for many families who live in the wildreness, becoming a 'volunteer slave' for Wild Wolves and having stable supply of food, water and protection, slavery is a viable option. Becoming a slave is also only way of becoming a full member of Wild Wolves (unless you are a skilled specialist whos services are needed).
"Unvolunteer" slaves are equipped with slave collar - and they have to serve as slaves for 4 years. Then they will be promoted onto rank of "volunteer slaves". And once they get out from 'volunteer slave' rank, they can leave the tribe. Most prefer to stay or will return, having served 6-8 years in tribe and used to with protection, food and traditions.
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Orders
Overseer's Challenge: There are travelling bands of folks and scavengers wandering the wastes. While many are obviously villains, some may become decent members of society. What sort of attitudes should we display towards these people?
Follow slavery code of the tribe:
If individual is weak, but not willing to become volunteer slave of the tribe, ensalve him by force.
If individual is weak, but wants to become member of tribe, he can become volunteer slave or slave-warrior.
If Individual is strong and wants to become member of tribe, he can become volunteer slave or slave warrior.
If individual has stong skills in some important field (say engineering or fighting), he can bypass slave rank, but he will not be fully accepted before 2 years pass (same as with Volunteer slave). They just can bypass slavery and earn rights of freemen/citizens of tribe. Of course, their tatoo shows whatever or not they have been part of the tribe for at least two years or not.
If individual is strong or a trader - leave him be. If possible trade with him. We do not need strong enemies.
If individual offers slaves for sale, buy them, if they are healthy and have likehood of joining the tribe.
OOC: Villians will be shown their place by their "masters". Even then - Villian or not - if he is useful to tribe his tattoees shall show it and if he fails, he will probably be killed.
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Enstablish an outpost (Nick: Camp Foward) in North-NorthWest Middleburg.
300 population and 200 LM weapons.
This outpost will be used for:
1) Training grounds for slave-warriors and young warriors. An area where their masters can train them and go and search for loot in surrounding areas.
2) Trading/scavenging/contact outpost - there will probably be families who wish to join Wild Wolves or who wish to trade their junk or sell slaves in exchange of food.
3) This outpost will also try to keep enough supplies to A) Feed its inhabitants for several days/week or more B) Trade with merchants C) For inhabitants to survive for several days of Siege (until reinforcements arrive)
4) Recovery and resting grounds for Tribe members, who returned from patrolling/scavaging/fighting.
5) Slavery outpost
This outpost will be built onto a free area that has atleast one well (or other clean water source). Water will be boiled before drinking. It'll be surrounded with a quickly-made barricade and barbed wire/traps, that'll stop unwanted thieves from getting in or atleast stop them coming in without making a sound. There will be only one (close-able) enterance to the outpost.
Outpost Guard: Outpost will be manned (50 warriors) at all times.
Outpost Workers: 50 Slaves/citizens shall sort through the scavenged junk, make repairs and quick fixes (before sending junk back to Homecave). If necessary, they can also take up weapons to protect themselves. Workers will also improve this outpost and make it more self-sufficiant (plant some crops into barricaded area or something).
Scavengers: 100-150 Warriors shall patrol/scavenge/search/enslave surrounding areas of Middleburg for supplies and weapons. If possible, also for maps. They will move in groups of 4-20. Group is always lead by atleast young warrior ranked man. If possible, viable (not psychopathic) knocked-out enemies will be enslaved. As well as will be women, children and their families. Unless these slaves belong to a (strong) faction.
Carriers: 50 Troops and leftover 50 citizens shall protect (and function as) caravans that move between Homecave and Camp Foward.
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Establish border patrols
300 Population, 300 LM.
These patrols shall patrol borders and scavenge/learn surrounding areas to Homecave and Camp Foward. Their objective is to kill anyone who is hostile, slave weak and escort travellers/volunteer slaves/traders into homecave/Camp Foward. They will move in groups of 5-30 (depending of how far they are going. This should reduce risk of Homecave being attacked by wild animals/bandits/whatever things.
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Alpha strike squad
250 Population, 150 LM.
This is Alpha Strike squad. They are based in Homecave. Their obejective is to react to dangers once they hear of it. Border patrols should be capable of eliminating most of the wild animals and small bandit groups. When they call for reinforcments (larger band of bandits approaching) Alpha squad shall head out to meet them, if possible also send messengers to Border-Patrols, to aid them in battle.
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Unassociated population 750, 0 LM
Work on fields. Hopefull I'll gain many slaves that'll help with food production and with providing clean water (via boiling). And other misc tasks. Hopefully border patrols + Alpha Strike Squad keep bandits and like away and allow enough time to (re)call reinforcements from surrounding areas/camps/patrols.
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MISC
* Whenever possible, my warriors shall use ambush tactics against enemies (as we only have light melee weapons, no need to charge against gun-wielding enemies).
* I draw inspiration from "Caprica" series - Tauron movement. Taurons used Tatooes to represent all important events in ones lives, as well as their rank(s), important friends/bloodbrothers and -like. I want my tribe also to have many tatooes that indicated ones rank and achivements (numbers of marriage, ranks, number and sex of kids, blood brothers/loyal friends, skills, victories, losses). Adding tatooes yourself will result being blacklisted (that means being skinned and then boiled/left to dry in the sun and eventually becoming animal fodder).
Tattoees are also to identify people - they shall contain 9 digit (numbers) code. Whenever a person or a slave betrays clan (flees from slavery, runs from battle, steals from clan), their punishment will be decided by Wolf Warriors and Elder Civilians. Their serial will then be sent to outposts and traders of the Tribe. Digits can be either White or Black - white means tell them to come home to face punishment. Black means capture and bring to homecave for justice. Blacklisted digit usually means boiling alive, skinning and tieing (barely-alive) people onto ground/trees, so they'd burn/starve to death. Once dead their meat will be fed to dogs/other animals.
* Animals - Tribe shall have many animals, some carnivores - maybe even some tamed deathclawsThey will be fed with meat - whatever molerat, ghoul or blacklisted human. They will be trained to follow commands of Alpha Strike Squad. Capturing a dangerous animal alive is one requirement of earning a Wolf Warrior rank.
Northen Wolf said:Wild Wolves
Garrik Wolf (Charismatic)/Northern Wolf
Faction Trait: Barbaric
Capitol: Homecave (Jennings State Forest, FL, USA; Tribal Community)
Population: 1,615
Slaves: 210
Loyalty: 50%
Food: 3,350 (+1,040)
Water: 3,050 (+1,020)
Energy: 0 (+0)
Tech Parts: 2
Ammunition: 30
Military Equipment: 550 Low-Tech Melee Weapons, 15 1-H Guns
Combat Training: Rabble
Outposts:
Camp Forward (Middleburg, Florida, USA; Settlement): +40 Food, +20 Water
-Population:300
-Slaves: 10
-Arsenal: 200 Low-Tech Melee Weapons
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Homecave
Overall useable population:
Population: 1,615-300 = 1215 (As first number in stats was TOTAL population. Am i correct?)
Slaves: 210
Overall usable weapons:
550 low-quality melee, 15 1-h guns.
Combat training: Rabble
Goals:
1) Scout
A) Camp Blanding (military outpost South, south-west of Middleburg)
B) South-West of Jacksonville (Bellair-Meadowbrook terrance,Lakeside)
2) Begin subjucation of areas around Homecave. Noone shall move here besides Wild Wolf members and accepted traders.
1A ) Scout Camp Blanding
Dedicated Resources:
100 population (4 scout squads, 25 pop each scouting from different areas)
100 Low quality Melee weapons
"Camp Blanding Joint Training Center is the primary military reservation and training base for the Florida National Guard, both the Florida Army National Guard and Florida Air National Guard, located in Clay County, Florida near the city of Starke. The site measures approximately 73,000 acres (300 km²) and includes Kingsley Lake. It also hosts other Reserve, Army National Guard, Air National Guard, and some Active Component training for the U.S. armed forces.
Camp Blanding is the primary training site for most of the state's military units and the main combat arms brigade, the 53rd Infantry Brigade of the Florida Army National Guard. It is also home to the headquarters and support companies of the 3-20th Special Forces Group, the 211th Infantry Regiment, and the 2-111th Airfield Operations Battalion (AOB) Aviation Regiment.
Camp Blanding also houses several non-flying units of the Florida Air National Guard, to include the 202nd Red Horse Squadron, 159th Weather Flight, Weather Readiness Training Center (WRTC), and the joint Army/Air Force 44th Civil Support Team. The base is also a training location for counter-drug units and law enforcement agencies in Florida, and functions as the back up Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for the State of Florida.
Weapons ranges at Camp Blanding include: - 50 live fire ranges capable of handling all weapons systems organic to a Light Infantry Brigade to include Mortars and Artillery; - 5 Automated Ranges for small arms and handgun qualification; - a Crew Combat Range; - 4 Platoon/Squad Movement to Contact ranges (400 by 800 meters)"
Objective: Scout route to Camp Blanding and verify how dangerous it is. I assume there will be raiders and others who live off weapons found in base. There is also, a possibility that base got nuked in the war, so base is just a big hole in the ground. Main goal is not to attract attention but to scout area for future expansion/scavenge/subjucation missions.
1B) Scout/scavenge South-West of Jacksonville ( Lakeside, Bellair-Meadowbrook terrance,)
Dedicated Resources:
300 population (max 100 men squadrons, that can brake into smaller groups to scavenge houses. No one shall move in smaller group than 5)
200 Low-Tech Melee weapons
Objective is not to attract too much attention (we will not expanding there this turn.). Scout area for future expansion and If possible scavenge as much as possible.
Areas of Special Interest:
Lakeside - Action Gun & Military Surplus Inc - guns!!!
US Aircorpse and marine corps recruiting centers (Possibility to find guns or gutsies/protectrons as these areas are probably not nuked).
Infinite Power Solutions Inc - Solar power!
Blanding Blvd road also seems to be filled with shops/diners, so scavenging some stuff should be highly likely.
2) Begin subjucation of areas around Homecave. No-one shall move here, besides Wild Wolf members and accepted traders.
Dedicated resources:
400 Population, + 100 slaves.
250 Low tech Melee weapons, 15 1-h Guns.
There is alot to do here, houses need to be throughly scavenged, borders patrolled, wild animals destroyed, raiders killed/enslaved.
3) protect/work in homecave
415 pop + 160 slaves
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Camp foward
Population: 300
Slaves: 10
200 Low tech melee weapons
Goals:
1) Fight with disease in Middleburg
2) Began full fledged scavenging and subjugation operations in Middleburg
1) Fight with disease in Middleburg
Move 50 (to already existing 10) well-behaving slaves from Homecave to Middleburg. Let slaves tend food production and water production. water will be first added charcoal-powder. Then charcoal powder will be let to sink into bottom (for duration of 1 day). After that, water is separated from charcoal-"mix" and boiled.
Sick people will be interviewed, if all sick people come from same area of Middleburg, that area will be considered "off-limits".
2)Began full fledged scavenging and subjugation operations in Middleburg
Dedicated resources:
200 Population,
150 Low tech melee weapons.
Scavenge areas and attempt to enslave all who are weak. Do not attack traders, but try to make trading deals instead. Ship most things, that are valuable, to Homecave.
3) Protection of Camp Foward
Dedicated resources:
50 Population
50 Low-tech melee weapons
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Homecave
A) Scout Camp Blanding (military outpost South, south-west of Middleburg) - Scout area for future expansions/scavenging operations - 100 population (4 scout squads, 25 pop each scouting from different areas), 100 Low quality Melee weapons
B) South-West of Jacksonville (Bellair-Meadowbrook terrance,Lakeside) - Scout and scavenge area for weapons and food. - 300 population (max 100 men squadrons, that can brake into smaller groups to scavenge houses. No one shall move in smaller group than 5), 200 Low-Tech Melee weapons.
2) Begin subjucation of areas around Homecave. - Noone shall move here besides Wild Wolf members and accepted traders. There's a lot to do (scavenge houses, wipe out animal nests, clear areas, trap-areas, etc.). They will also form main protection line of Homecave - 400 Population, + 100 slaves. 250 Low tech Melee weapons, 15 1-h Guns.
3) protect/work in homecave
415 pop + 60 slaves
Camp Foward
1) Fight with disease in Middleburg - Boil and de-irritade water, see if some areas of town are "contaminated". - 50 slaves from Homecave will be transferred to Camp Foward.
2) Began full fledged scavenging and subjugation operations in Middleburg - 200 Population, 150 Low tech melee weapons.
3) Protection of Camp Foward - 50 Population, 50 Low-tech melee weapons
Northen Wolf said:Wild Wolves
Garrik Wolf (Charismatic)/Northern Wolf
Faction Trait: Barbaric
Capitol: Homecave (Jennings State Forest, FL, USA; Tribal Community)
Population: 1,610
Slaves: 230
Loyalty: 50%
Food: 3,165 (+1,040)
Water: 3,045 (+1,020)
Energy: 0 (+0)
Tech Parts: 5
Ammunition: 60
Military Equipment: 550 Low-Tech Melee Weapons, 25 1-H Guns, 5 Protectrons
Combat Training: Rabble
Outposts:
Camp Forward (Middleburg, Florida, USA; Settlement): +40 Food, +20 Water
-Population:295
-Slaves: 90
-Arsenal: 200 Low-Tech Melee Weapons
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Overseers challenge
Fear and worry about these giant alligators is rising throughout our population. How should we respond?
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Homecave
Overall useable population:
Population: 1610 -295 = 1315
Slaves: 230
Overall usable weapons:
550 Low-Tech Melee Weapons, 25 1-H Guns, 5 Protectrons
Combat training: Rabble
Goals:
1) Gain control of medical supplies (focus on rad-x and radaway).
2) Re-Scavenge blanding blvd
3) Hunt for meat/Kill greenskinned creatures
4) survive
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1) Gain control of more medical supplies
Dedicated Resources:
200 population
100 Low-Tech h2h weapons.
Objective is to gain control of nessecary medical supplies, that we are (probably) lacking - We also need more radx and Radaway supplies to plunder camp Blanding. Most scavenging will be done around middleburg and lakeside.
Share into smaller groups (25-50 people per group) and check out as many houses and hospitals as possible. Some people are bound to have some medical supplies. The tribe needs whatever it can have - stimpacks, rad-x, rad-away, jet, even books. If tribe has any slaves or members who know anything about natural medicine, they should also be promoted onto teacher positions. By the end of this year I want my tribe to have enough rad-X and RadAway to be able to plunder Camp Blanding without significant losses. I'd also like to have healing and combat drugs for my soldiers - in hand to hand fight, they are bound to get hurt and stimpack would do wonders at healing them. Healing powder would probably save quite many melee troops.
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2)Re-Scavenge blanding blvd
Dedicated Resources:
400 pop
200 low-tech h2h weapons
Focus on: Guns and Medicine, but don't dispise any high-tech cadgets.
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3) Hunt for meat/Kill greenskinned creatures
Crocks are causing trouble in our backyard. That's good - free meat, free challenge for our young warriors, even some eggs.
Dedicated Resources
400 pop,
25 handguns,
250 low tech melee weapons
This group is also charged with protection of Homecave in case of an attack. They shall attack crocks' when they are certain that they outnumber and/or have a positional advantage over them. They should also raid crocks nests and steal their eggs for food, or simply smash them. They are bound to lose a hand or two, but in the name of the Tribe, some sacrifices have to be made.
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4) Survive
5 Protectons (Guard Homecave(main base))
Do whatever needs to be done in the camp.
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Camp foward
Population:295
Slaves: 90
Arsenal: 200 Low-Tech Melee Weapons
Goals:
1) Scavage supplies
2) Survive
1) Scavage
Scavege supplies in Middleburg
Priority (in order of priority): Scrap Metal, Guns/weapons, Medicine, water, food.
Dedicated Resources -
200 population,
90 slaves,
150 low -tech weapons
2) Survive
95 population
50 low tech weapons
Protect Camp Foward and do whatever tasks needed to be done.
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Homecave
1) Gain control of medical supplies (focus on rad-x and radaway and healing powder). - 200 population, 100 Low-Tech h2h weapons. (in Lakeside)
2) Re-Scavenge blanding blvd - 400 pop, 200 low-tech h2h weapons - Scavenge for weapons and medical supplies but don't despise any high-tech gadgets. (in Lakeside)
3) Hunt for meat/Kill greenskinned creatures - 400 pop, 25 handguns, 250 low tech melee weapons) - Hunt crocks for meat, raid their nests. Only attack single crocks and/or if you have clear advantage.
4) Survive - 315 pop, 5 protectons - do whatever needs to be done
Camp foward
Goals:
1) Scavage supplies - 200 pop, 90 slaves, 150 low tech weapons - Scavenge for Scrap Metal, guns, medicine
2) Survive - 95 pop, 50 low-tech weapons - do whatever needs to be done.
Northen Wolf said:Clan-union Rage / Goblins / Northen Wolf
Citadel: Hatred
Government: War Council of Elders
Spellbook: Magical Rage
Castles: 0
Cities: 1 (Lust / Goblins / 20,000)
Towns: 1
Mana Centers: Nodes (4)
Gold: 80 per turn / 48 upkeep / 36 in coffers
Mana: 150 for use / 100 crystalized
Unique Units: Rage Ambushers, Rage Riders, Spellswords of Rage
Troops: Goblin Infantry x12
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Treasury
Gold: 80-48= 32 gold income this turn
32+36 = 68 gold total to spend
Mana: 150 use, 100 crystalized
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Spending list
32 gold - recruit 4 rage ambushers
18 gold - conquer surrounding areas
12 gold - Set up markets
4 gold - patrols
2 gold - fortress guard
Total: 68 Gold
Leftover: 0
Mana:
150 for use - Convert/sleep?
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Orders
#1. Recruit Units
4 units of "Rage Ambushers".
Spending:
8*4= 32 gold
Objective: Recruit Rage Ambushers for upcoming war.
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#2 Submit and completely conquer surrounding areas
Military units used: 4 Goblin Infantry
Spending: 18 gold
Objective: Use 4 GI units to submit areas in my influence completely under my control. Use gold to enstablish new administration and better organization. Wipe out any opposition. Show mercy only to those who surrender completely.
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#3 Set up markets and some small trade caravans
Spending: 12 gold
Military Units used: 2 goblin infantry (guard duty)
Objective: Goblin Infantry is used to guard caravans and marketplaces against possible attacks. Carvans will travel from village to village and will hopefully bring ins ome profit aswell as increased revenue and birth rates.
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#4 Patrols
Military Units used: 4 units of Goblin Infantry
Spending: 4 gold
Objective: Patrol our territories to repel any threats. Use gold to supply and cover whatever expenses might arise.
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#5 Defend
2 units of Goblin Infantry
Spending: 2 gold
Objective: Defend fortress for any threats
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#6 Wizard Action
Convert mana to crystals/ Is sleeping an option? If it is, then let my wizard improve my mana sources income.
Northen Wolf said:Orders
Spoiler Stats :
Name: Mario 'Mr Lova' Lorence
Age: 19
Location: Eastern Park (E)
Stats:
-Strength: 5
-Dexterity: 4
-Intelligence: 5
-Agility: 8
Skills: Stamina x1 , Freerunning x1 , Computer Systems x1.
Inventory: (5/11) Personal computer. 2 Medigel. Microtools. 100 credits
Personality: Rash, Soul of the parties, A bit of Wild Wolf
Occupation: Delivery boy
Appearence: Medium-long light brown hair, ~175 cms, atheltic figure, charming
Spoiler :
Backstory: Who knows. Who cares. Mr Lova does not care. He will always find himself something to do - usually more, than he asked for. Running as courier for Daily Mail, Carrying that important package for that Ghetto brother or simply running through military blockades.
Aslong as 'Mr Lova' has been on the ship, he has been both useful and quite a trouble at the same time. His fast feet and knoledge of how to search shipGoogle for problem solutions in fixing simple computer errors, has given him quite an reputation among many influential people. Well, that and the fact that Mr Lova likes to practice a sport called "freerunning".
Climbibing in from third floor window, just to get a kiss, is def. Mr Lova's speciality ... and he does that more than twice a month. No wall can stop him. No road is too long. No allyway is unrunnable. No girl unkissable. No problems in the world that simple Ship-oogle search won't solve. And no cop can catch him "riding dirty". And money just keeps flowing into Marios hands ... almost as fast as he can waste it.
Action #1
Time: Morning to Noon
Location: Central Park, Some park bench that has loading point and internet access.
Objective: Because Gangsters sleep during mornings, Mr Lova will surf the web with his laptop. He'll check forums and videos for information about guns. Specifically, gun prices, what are main things that a buyer has to know, how to fix a basic handgun and where to get one. Information only. If he has leftover time, he'll message few of his friends for extra relationship XP's.
Goal: Mario knows where to get guns, how to choose and rate basic quality, how to shoot (he has seen videos) and what guns are worth buying/getting (in terms of both price as well as quality). Forums rarely lie, do they. And surely there are plenty of experts on interwebz.
MISC
Mario will head to central area, to eat and drink and will then head to Slums.
Action #2
Time: Noon to Midnight
Location: Slums and/or all over the ship
Objective: Mario will try to get a (few?) "hot delivery" missions. He'll work for Ravens. He probably has a contact or two among them so it'd be not too difficult to get few "hot runs" done. His objective is to gain respect/value in eyes of some the minor Raven Capoes, maybe even become a Sgarrista or Piciotto in terms of rank. While his loyality to the cause is questionable, Mario will always carry out his tasks, aslong as he gets payed. Mario will avoid being seen with hot packages and will use freerunning to avoid being captured. He should be able to avoid most "federation Grunts" this way. Unless they are after him with force. In that case, Mario will try to ditch the package to someplace where only he can reach (Use freerun ability to hide the package into hardly-reachable places in sewers or air conditioning holes or rooftops). He'll then try to continue avoid being captured, unless he is directly seen and aimed at. At that point he surrenders like a good citizen and says that he was scared, that some thugs were after him and he thought federation soldiers were those thugs. He should not be locked up for this. Maybe he'll get "a ticket" or two. Once coast is clear, he'll return to the package and finish the delivery.
Goal: Mario gains some funds. Mario gains respect in the eyes of some Raven Capo. (Info about mafia ranks: http://www.fanabala.com/Mafia_Ranks.html)
MISC:
Mario will head to sleep to some of his (girl)friends place.
Terrance888 said:Nation: Vijayanagar/Terrence888
Ruler/Heir: King Raya/
Initiative/Prestige/Culture: 3/8/5
Income/Treasury/Debt: 10658/8500/0
Taxes/Tribute/Plunder: 18147/0/0/850
Economy/Trade/Wealth: 19/75/57
Stability/Policies Permitted: 3/1
Army/Navy/Cannon: 9250/50/4
Upkeep: National/Army/Navy 5429/1910/1000
Army Description: 7-Harquebus/2-Bombards/4-Castles/5-Command
Navy Description: Dhows/2-Ramming & Boarding/5-Winds & Tides
D-tax/T-Tax/Efficiency/Corruption: 20%/12%/50%/31%
Production Skill: Artisan 3
Religion/Church Wealth: Hindu/8
Useful Discoveries:
Maps & Charts:
Trade Routes: ,RSIn,PGIn,,ECAf,InSI,CJP,,CIn,Ind O,,,,
Factions: Loyalty\Power
King Raya 3/3
Pradhana (Bureaucracy) 2/2
Nayak, vassal Lords 1/2
Various Religious sects 1/1
Merchants 1/2
Peasants 0/0
Goals:
1. Take Gujarat out of the Indian War
2. Colonize Key points in Indian Ocean (not on Ceylon)
3. Moderize further with English help
Initiative points
I guess 3 for the 3 Island colonies, however, if they dont need all three, use the extra on a Project to get utilize british technology
Policies
Merchant Tariffs (Name change: merchant Tax Cuts)
What it is: Lowers taxes for Indian Merchants, importing weapons, domestic trade of agriculture and goods and Gun manufacturing for the army while raising taxes for foreign merchants that are not importing any guns in their load to encourage them to bring at least one crate of weapons with each shipment.
- (Less) Taxes if you are Indian Merchant
- Taxes if you are importing any weapons to be studied or sold to the army
- Taxes if you are trading domestically with over X revenue (not profit) a year
- Taxes if you are producing weapons domestically worth more than X per year
+ Taxes if you are a foreign merchant and you didnt ship weapons for sale
No Taxes if you are a foreign weapons master settling in India to produce, apprentice and sell weapons.
Spending
19158= 10658+8500
Domestic (8000)
1500 gold to England as according to Treaty [1]
1000 more gold to establish trading enclaves all along the route to England.[1]
2000 more to start developing British Technology + make copies of blue prints to sell to china[1]
2000 for the Mariages, 800 for the Chinese Marriage, 600 for the others. [2]
1500 to colonize small Indian Ocean islands to hold on to trade. [3]
Military (10000)[4]
5750 to bring our army up to 15000
600 to buy 12 cannon and to bring our cannon up to 16
1000 to buy 10 Dhows to bring our Ships to 60
1650 to buy supplies for war.
1000 to buy levies for war.
1158 not spent, use for levies, supplies, or for any miscallenious spending for actions.
Actions
[1] The Secret Agreement of Mutual Support Between King Raya of Vijayangagr and King Henry VIII of England
There are a few terms in here that I have to act upon.
First I have to send a caravan of trade goods to England, of 1500 gold. Thus, I shall spend 1000 gold to set up a permenant trade route to England through the Middle East (Whether by Nile or Mesopotamia) Through Italy and Germany/France to England. This gold shall be used to set up enclaves once we are past our currently merchantized regions as well as hiring local mercenaries/guards to defend the caravan. Our caravan will leave as soon as they arrive with the deal, at around 1522
Second, I must close Goa to the Spanish/Portoguese. First of all, I want to try to capture a Galleon, and will try to lure some portoguese in before trapping them. A good time is, say, 1524.
At night, after a successful day of trading, our ships will quietly string together across the harbor/river mouths. At the same time, we will set up a land-based barricade of the harbor to prevent those sleeping in the inns to wake up. At the false dawn (or real dawn) we will assault the ships, biggest first in hand to hand combat. We will attack before they wake and slit their throats. We will then commandeer the cannon and assault the smaller ships and try to force them to surrender. Those who surrender are taken to the prison, treated reasonably well if they can help us build new ships, and badly until we determine they cant help us (killed) or say they can. Use: 30 Dhows for 1524, 2000 troops?
Third, I must start raiding their ships. I shall fly 20 dhows with Gujarat flags, and form gangs of 5 ships. They can form strong enough attacks to take down indivisual ships so that there are no survivors. 1921.
Forth, I must trade with England, but that is already settled. I also need to send a few copies of Indian maps as well. In the treaty.
Now, I shall trade ¼ of the ready made weapons and ¼ of the trainers with apprentices to China, making sure we still have at least 1 technician for each specialty. Also copy and translate blueprints for Chinese use.
[2] Marriages
We shall have all three marriages on 1921, with Harantaya at 26 (to orissa),Gualayahamia at 20(to Ahmednager (sons 22 by now)), Yashanpura to China (17). Each marriages includes promp, ceremonies, gifts, cannons, harquebuses, elephants, banquets and all sorts of stuff. Yashanpura gets extra money to rent a boat to have a Honeymoon in China.
[3] Indian Sea Colonies
Really minor, we shall establish Indian sea colonies at those three islands to control Ceylon Strait trade, refueling site for Indian Ocean crossings and to control the entrance to the Red Sea. (1521 with 10 Dhows each)
[4] War
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3 Armies: Seiging army, River Army and Coastal Army. (1522)
Seiging Army
10 Cannon, 5000 Troops, 10 Dhows, Most Levies, Aim: besiege capital
River Army
4 Cannon, 6000 Troops, 20 Dhows, Rest Levies, Aim: Isolate Capital
Coastal Army
2 Cannon, 3000 Troops, 30 Dhows, No levies, Aim: Incite Unrest
Overall Goal: We are to march north to capture the Capital of Gujarat, the political center of the nation while our navy raids the rural heartland of the state. Our aim is to make Gujarat capitulate (Surrender) to us, give Ahmednager some land as a buffer zone.
Seiging army and River Army Goal
Seige will start at Ahmednager and march north while river will start at Berar and march more westerly. The river army will aim to be as fast as possible, using dhows to control the river crossings. The Seige army will march close behind, cutting off any attack routes into our territory and besieging the capital. At any time, they will have scouts one day to one week ahead and be marching within messenger distance. If we face the enemy, one army will fall back to defensive positions and send counterscouts out as battle reigns as our second army flanks.
Coastal Army Goal
Incite a hindu rebellion as we pillage the countryside. Use our dhows to tactically maneuver our troops to maximize our benefit. We shall behave like pirates, raiding different lands, bribing locals to join us and inciting hindu rebellion.
Stories
The mayor of Goa watches as the bearded men unload another crate. This one landed with a distinctive clatter as it was placed on the ground. His lackeys went over to open it at once while the European behind him grinned. He remember the dangerous mission that these men made to cross the world, and they will make himself and Raya very, very happy. As the crate opened, there was a gasp that crossed the room. He bent and looked into the crate with great compsure. Inside, there was stack upon stack of guns, polished until glistening. However, what catches his eye is the lack of a fuse fork. He leans over to his interpreter and asks where are the fuses?
A few moments passes and the forgieners gave a quiet laugh, then, he spoke in a slightly dialectal Kannada, They are placed on the gun, so it can be stronger, faster and easier to fire. One pull of trigger, one fire of gun.
He looked at the weapons with a new, appraising eye. These will be useful for the north. He thought.
(You can replace this with Raya, or one of the sons. This is when we get the crates.)
Tamil worked his hands over the machinery, scraping at the metal whine the forgiener watched. Beside him are his friends and fellow apprentices, Jashan and Kantosh. Jashan he whispered as he filed at the fitting of a spring, have you heard the news?
Yes, Master is going on a trip, replied Jashan, Tamil, he will take his best apprentices to the East!
The East? said Kantosh, That isnt far away. The boy lived in a village in the south of India, and Ceylon and the East is just across a strait.
NO they both said together. The master quickly came over and asked if they had any trouble. Yes lied Tamil, Can you show us how the lever attaches to the the trigger?
While he told him what he already knew, he mouth the words, Were going all the way, you coming?
His friends both nodded yes.
(Trading with china, as well as working to use the weapons)
Raya looked over his command elephant at the rows of troops below him. Although he is now very old, around 62, he vowed to fight this one last campaign. In he howdah, sat the true general of the River Army: Tirumala, his son and also the young prince of Berar. Although he is the emperor, the experienced man infront of him is Heir to two thrones.
Around him marched nearly ten thousand men and levies. And he knew that Harantaya marches with ten thousand more from Ahmednager with the Sultan of that land. Another five thousand ply the seas. Although he hopes that they will surrender when surrounded by over twenty thousand troops, he knew he will have to fight his last battle. He sighed and pulled out his sword. He wore it since his rise to kingship and emperorship years ago. He looked at the blade and saw two future for Vijayanagar: one will lead to victory for the empire, the hindu people and all of India, the other will lead to ruin and defeat.
(Obvious)
Gayator watched as the dhows, tied together, slowly rowed to close the harbor. In the distance, he can see the false dawn providing the scanty light that this operation called for. While on his left the ships rowed north ward to connect with the ships rowing southward, on his right smaller shipps brimming with troops armed with swords, knives and pistols prepare to board the ships. However, they must capture the prize before any resistance appears: a large ships, matching the description of a Galleon lies at the center of the trading fleet, sent to defend it from priates. He chortled, the pirates would stay away from Vijayanagar because they fight together, not one by one like these Europeans.
He saw a single matchlock fire at the block. The harbor is blocked. He can also see his troops streaming up his prize. A cry of pain roared out and lights appeared. He smiled as he prepared his own ships to enter and ram theirs. Gun fire appeared all around at the harbor, the blockade, and his prize, one that he will claim personally.
Marriage + tech for 750 this turn and 1000 next with us providing the marriage supplies. Deal?
Yep
Deal with China
The Secret Agreement of Mutual Support Between King Raya of Vijayangagr and King Henry VIII of England,
King Henry
-offers you these 200g worth of modern rifles and guns for immediate use by your forces.
-offers the knowledge of his servants to teach you the secrets of gun-smithing, cannon-crafting, siegecraft, and military order, as well as ship-building and naval warfare (but not navigation)
King Raya of Vijayangagr
-promises to immediately develop a modern navy and immediately attack Portuguese and Spanish shipping. They can take credit for it or try to blame it on pirates- its not important to England. This specifically includes striking any Spanish or Portuguese ships after they leave Ceylon so as to deprive them of the bounty of their trade on their way home. (You can keep their goods and sell it to us or use them, whatever you might also learn a thing or two about ships from them). These attacks must continue for a period of 15 years minimum.
-closes Gao and all other ports to the Portuguese and Spanish and seizes their ships and trade goods (for resale to the english if they want to make a profit?)
-immediately begins developing friendly trading enclaves for use by the English so that the English might enter into trade with the Vijayangagr merchants and their neighbors merchants - basically turning Goa over to us.
-provide the english negotiators with detailed maps of the coastline of Indian, the Malacca trade lanes and the Indian ocean including trade winds and seasonal expectations
-immediately ships 1500g worth of trade materials to England via the Arab/Italian state route.
Deal with England
Terrance888 said:Spoiler Stats :Nation: Vijayanagar/Terrence888
Ruler/Heir: King Raya/ 65
Initiative/Prestige/Culture: 5/36/5
Income/Treasury/Debt: 12056/2658/0
Taxes/Tribute/Plunder: 18553/0/1750/750
Economy/Trade/Wealth: 19/50/38
Stability/Policies Permitted: 5/1
Army/Navy/Cannon: 9565/43/13
Upkeep: National/Army/Navy 6029/2108/860
Army Description: 8-Matchlocks /3-Cast iron cannon/5-Fortifications/5-Command
Navy Description: Dhows/2-Ramming & Boarding/5-Winds & Tides
D-tax/T-Tax/Efficiency/Corruption: 20%/14%/50%/25%
Production Skill: Artisan 3
Religion/Church Wealth: Hindu/8
Useful Discoveries:
Maps & Charts:
Trade Routes: ,RSIn,PGIn,,ECAf,InSI,CJP,,CIn,Ind O,,,,
Factions: Loyalty\Power
King Raya 4/4
Pradhana (Bureaucracy) 3/2
Nayak, vassal Lords 2/1
Various Religious sects 2/1
Merchants 2/2
Peasants 2/0
Goals
1. Win at Gujarat
2. Colonize and move Privateers to Madagascar
3. Increase trade and production
Initiative Points
1. Colony at Madagascar [1]
2. Attack enemy natives at Madagascar if needed [1]
3. Start a Drydocks Project for Goa [2]
4. Start a Tomb Project for Raya [3]
5. Set up Espionage in Delhi [4]
Policy
Taxes and Tariffs
Basicallly the same, but renamed to make it sound like what it does.
Lower taxes (eliminate?) on domestic trading between cities and production of modern weapons.
Lower tariffs on forgien trading which includes weapons, as well as outgoing trade by Indians.with Indian goods.
This will increase trade.
Spending
12056+2658=14714
5435 to remake our Army back to 15,000 men [5]
250 to make our Cannon up to 18 [5]
3000 for various war supplies and levies[5]
1500 for Colonial set up [1]
1500 For Drydock Project and Copying Designs [2]
1000 for Trade Upkeep [2]
1000 for Raya's Tomb [3]
500 to Set up Espionage [4]
Total Spent: 13,785
Treasury: 529
Actions
[1]Spoiler Colony and Privateers :The Colony at Madagascar will be called Malagasai. Its main purpose is to control the strait and host privateers against the Europeans, as well as hunting down true pirates. 3000 men, 3 cannon and 18 ships will be sent to Malagasai for 1525 west of the northern cape/bay so we are between the mountains and the forests.
Our privateers will move to Malagasai in 1526, with the troops there as a garrison, we will have 3 groups of 4 Vijayanagar ships and anyone else willing to be hired.
Our goal is any european ship that is not English or of the House of Lee. In the attack, avoid cannon fire by striking behind with our lanteen sails, smash their rudders with on-board cannon/muskets/catapults, and wait for them to surrender. We will then capture the boat if possible, send the surrenderees down on the mainland near nothing, and drag our treasure in. If they fight back/counter board our ships, use our speed and agility to flee and confuse.
Hopefully, by moving my piracy out of the Indian Ocean, trade can resume among the Indian and Asian nations.
[2]Spoiler Ships and Production :
At 1526, send an secret agent to Persia. We will meet with a single english merchant with blue prints. Copy them in hindi, then return. These blueprints are of ships. It should be secret with only one person from each side.
At 1527, start building drydocks in Goa. Drydocks are used to build and maintain large ships. It should let us practice with the blue prints before building an actual galleon/whatever blue print he gives up. In addition, use new practices to build trade ships. The drydocks will repair ships faster and increase demand for wood.
[3]Spoiler Tomb of Raya :
Beginning at 1525, start giving more and more to the churchs and prepare sacred spots. At 1526, choose one spot for a tomb and start designing and collecting resources. Begin construction at 1527. His tomb will be large, made of gold, marble and other resources from Vijayanagar's new lands. If he dies, spend to the church and the people for the funeral, but continue building the tomb.
[4]Spoiler Espionage :Very simple and low key. Have some merchants establish themselves in various communities as basic street espionage. Begin recruiting some agents within Delhi as well as a few of our own agents. Little spending, so don't go for much.
[5]Spoiler The War :We will fight with one army this time.
12,000 men, 15 cannon and thousands of Levies. We will leave 1,000 men in the city and move to take over Sind, the coast. We will liberate the hindus, tolerate the muslims and kill the resisters. year 1525-1527.
We have knowledge that Delhi will withdraw.
After this, we will move north until Gujarat Capitulates. Then, we will establish a free Sind state, take the land south of the River for Ahmednager, and establish our agents in both territories. If they don't, then capture the major towns with troops and use them as bases of support for spreading acceptance. In this second stage, begin using Sindi and Hindi volenteers to garrison and supplement our army.
If Delhi still attacks, we will hold the river and its bridges. Plant mines (giant undergound gunpowder bombs) outside of the city gate and on our side of the bridges. Build garrisons near the bridges and will use the mines on their forces when they attack and query for reinforcement. We will do this until we whettle down their army.
Then we will strike north from near the Malwa border, and push along the river to route THEIR garrisons while ours skirmish until we are back at the city.
Story.
Spoiler :Raya is old. The burning fires of his youth are flickering, and he feels his age press upon his shoulders as he mounted his horse for war, or board a new ship, or trying new weapons. Already racked by pains at night he calls for the best wise men and healers, but the only thing they can do is to drug him to dreamless sleep. He is now prisoner almost, no longer able to spread all across his country. Already his sons are taking over his duties as he sleeps during most of the day, enduring pain during the night, and writing memoirs and signing duties during the twilight hours.
And so has he split his duties among his children. Tirumala has always been a man of passion like himself, one of war, of love and even of passion. His sons fire burns like his own. So Tirumala, now like himself in his youth, leads the nation in war as his sons, themselves reaching adulthood, wanter Berar and Vijayanagar.
Relanta, his oldest daughter, soon found herself regent of a southern lord, and has control over Goa and various Gnat towns. She soon began building drydocks in his honor, according to mysterious news from, but not of, persia.
Haryantaya, spurned by the Princes of Orissa, traveled south with his fleet. A year later, he presented a new land near Mozambique of China. He called it Malagasai. Before being striken he visited once and it was good. The pirates seemed to have followed him, and now the Indian Ocean with his patrols and with the pirates moving southward is free to trade again. Haryantaya became the prince of Malagasai and put down enemy princes and enemy europeans alike.
He closed his eyes, and struggled to open them again. A verse swam before him, and he scratched them down as the man in twilight waited for the blissful sunset and the following darkness.
So
That is the story
of a King and his Kingdom
And of the glory
of death's slaves and freedom
As the King now dies
His Kingdom moves on
While one now lie
His Sons will raise the gong
For Vijayanagar will raise
After I, Raya, will fall
Not to sultans or malaise
But death which takes them all.
Terrance888 said:Spoiler :Spoiler :Wendell the “Tall” / Terrance888
Spoiler:
Race: Halfling
Citadel: Marburg Fords (Name is Marburg Confederacy)
Government: Oligarchy of Chiefs under him that give advice. He mostly gives general governing orders to local rulers, but personal matters receive stringent attention
Spellbook:
Unity
Spoiler:
Enchant
0-100 KM
Small Burst
Finesse
Not Sustainable= Mana Cost= 330
This spell operates on the spirit level. Every indivisuall will suddenly feel his own spirit pressing against those indivisuals around them, slowly this wall will seem to weaken until their souls combine at a profound level while keeping their indivisuality. This is extremely unpredictable, depending on the strength of the people it is cast upon, but upon Hobbits it leads to great personal and interpersonal strength, and the ability to work together like limbs of a single, many-minded creature. A weaker and wider spell is used to enchant wardens. After the spell ends, it often takes weeks before the enchanted stopped talking in ‘We’s and lose secondary advantages, such as extremely noticeable of others. Most importantly is that fear does not seemed to be traveled through the links for Halflings yet, but it is unknown of the true effects on other races.
Mana (50/ 100):
Gold (0 / 200):
Units: List your unique units and how many you currently operate in full.
Halfling Adventurers
Spoiler:
5 adventurers
Veteran (8)
Leather (2)
Short Swords (2)
Netheryl (20)
32 gold to train, 16 to maintain
Halflings have long been known as a folk to be able to endure quite a bit. Adventurers are much the same way. Halflings have found a special attachment to the metal called Netheryl, and they have become adept at resisting the powers of magic.
Wardens
Spoiler:
25 Wardens
Elite (16)
Netheryl (20)
Skilled (20)
Shield and Sword (10)
66 gold to train/33 to maintain
20 Mana to train/10 to maintain
The Peace Keepers of the Halflings are normally their only standing ‘force’. They wield the best that a village can provide. These soldiers volunteer from the braves and usually tallest of Halfling breeds, yet are still tiny compared to other races soldiers. However, their Netheryl, which can turn the force of magic and the scraps of metal, and their magic is what they stand apart. Those who wish to be wardens wander at the new moon with the shaman, absorbing the simple ness of the earth and the peacefulness of the area and its own power. After then they are weaved with a week’s worth of power, bringing together this power and binding it within them. Thereafter they stand stoutly like a dwarf, and their call to defend their values diverts arrows from other Halflings, brings hope in their hearts, and a fight much greater than their size suggests. When empowered by unity, they combine their magic as one to reshape the battlefield.
Hedgehogs
Spoiler:
200 Halberdiers
Halbards (4)
Trained (4)
Chailmail (8)
16 gold to train/8 gold to maintain
The basic citizen of Marburg called up to defend the land. With basic training and halbards to make up for their stature, they form massive blocks. Their small size and craftsmanship of the weapons meant that there are many more edges of much sharper quality than in any other halbard-block in Ethereal. They are protected from frontal charges by up to 10 or more halbard heads ahead, and from arrows by faithful Wardens or Shamans. When empowered by Unity, they march as one like a giant tiny river of death.
Halfling Hurlers
Spoiler:
100 Slingers/Skirmishers
Trained (4)
Slings + Shaped Ammo (Shortbow for 4?)
Dagger (0)
Leather (2)
You tell me
For the swifter of furry feet and sharper of eye are the Hurlers. Instead of halbards to make up for their size, they use knowledge of trajectory of stone instead. For up to medium range even, their thrown stones are aimed well and do conarable damage to shortbows, although it takes longer for them to bring up this strength. For longer distances they use slings, some learning how to shoot it and aim it like a sniper right at a target, while others simply throw it in a general area towards the enemy. Their affinity with the thrown stone and the slung pellet gives them a great advantage in mobilizing a rapid defense and annoyance factor.
Magic, Military / Warfare, Spending
All spending
40g for 4 Hurler Units
16 gold for 1 hedgehog Units
32 Gold for 1 Adventurer Unit
20 mana and 66 Gold for 1 Warden Unit
Military
Long training time units also ‘defend’
I Hurler defend Roads and claim nearby mana to Horrace’s Landing, then move north to scout for bandit trains.
1 Hurler defend Roads to Leaf Serpant Village, then claim it and nearby mana
1 Hurler defend build roads to the new city of Pordos Burrow to the north and defend It and claim nearby mana.
1 Hurler go to Forpos Burrow, then scout north for bandit trails.
1 Hedgehog defend roads to Horagrid, then help defend it. They will make better scouts than us
60 Gold for Roads
/ Infrastructure
Build roads: Distance: about 300 km. Money spent: 46 gold. Or 0.15g per KM. This turn I just want to build basic dirt paths to all the areas. The little extra is for the rope-bridges/board walks needed in the Leaf Serpent Forest. These roads will gain us extra towns, connect new and notable places, and increase trade to the Ford.
/ Settlements, Foreign Relations
Horagrid- Nuetral. Friends of Friends. Build a road towards it. Send a unit of Hedgehogs to it.
Horace’s Point-Friendly. Send a unit of Hurler scouts and start tracking bandit trails to the north.
Leaf Serpant Village-Friendly, Build a road to it defended by a unit of Hurlers.
Northern Peace Village- Unknown for now, send a unit of Hurler scouts, then track any bandit trains we find
/ Diplomacy
Not anymore. Send generic diplomacy to everything within 500km: I speak and I hear. I am Wendell the Tall, wizard of Marburg Fords and leader of a Halfling Nation. I am a lover of Nature (for lovers of nature). I am a persuer of Honor (for those not lovers of nature). I am a just ruler who doesn’t impose himself on people. Speak to me your problems, and I will hear them.
/ Trade, Culture,Exploration
Culture: Our city will be two layered: large burrows under the mountain as well as dwellings above. We can spend more for walls and stuff next turn.
Trade: With everyone! We control the fords, rivers, and lots of roads!
Exploration: Seeing eye will look northwest of Horace’s landing for bandits, then slowly scan further north.
Hurlers will explore northward of Pordos Burrows and Horace’s landing.
Gold Saved: None
Gold Made: 200 from city, + 25 from village (?)
Gold Saved: None
Mana Made: 50
Mana Used: 20
Mana Saved: 30 (15 crystals)
Spoiler :Starlife said:Terrance888 said:
The circle is where I want to build my city.
Green are the new bridges.
Black are routes to the cities. Can you please tell me the prices for each of them seperately for:
Simple dirt excavation
Cordoury (Small Branches)
Marked with milestones
For the one to the south, it needs to be built on board walks or rope bridges. Please give me the price for both.
Bridges do not cost anything - they are implied with the road.
Specific descriptions for roads are up to you. You can put 1,000 gold into a road, theoretically, and it will be a damn good road.
Realistically though, you can easily create a somewhat decent, paved road for about .5 gold per kilometer (so for 100KM, 50 gold) - that means each of those roads which seems to be roughly 100km would be around 50 gold. If you want a simpler kind of road (dirt), you can do it for as cheap as .1 per kilometer, so for 100km that is just 10 gold. And you can do anything in between that amount for each road, too. I would say the absolute most you would ever want to invest in roads is 1 gold piece per kilometer or so. I recommend finding a middle ground and you can always improve them later.
Is this good? Generals in story format later.
Terrance888 said:Wendell the "Tall" / Halfling / Terrance888
(original info)
Citadel: Marburg Fords
Government: Oligarchy of Chiefs
Spellbook: Unity
Castles: 0
Cities: 1 (Pordos Burrows / Halflings / 20,000)
Towns: 1
Mana Centers: Nodes (5)
Gold: 105 per turn / 77 upkeep / 78 in coffers
Mana: 175 for use (per turn) / 115 crystalized
Unique Units: Wardens, Hedgehogs, Halfling Hurlers
Troops: Hurlers x4, Hedgehogs x1, Adventurers x1, Wardens x1, Findfor's Bay Water Mages x1 (no upkeep)
Spending
30 on Road Improvement
40 on Market Building/Minting Coins
5 on Supplies
3 Banked
Magic
None this turn. No upkeep.
175 means 87/88 crystalized. Total is 202/203 crystalized mana
Scouting and Expansion
Spoiler :Seeing Eye continuously roves north, circiling around areas of resistance and following any rivers, coasts, or longish mountain ridges. Local scouting includes Patroling and Bandit Hunting. We won’t expand much this turn, other than some of our patrols in the Leaf Serpent Forests start spreading southward toward the lake and taking control of various mana points and villages. Also, assume protection of villages/mana nodes we find while and after Bandit Hunting.
Military
5 for Supplies
Active Units this turn: 4 Hurlers, 1 hedgehog, 1 Adventurer, 1 Water Mage
Total Upkeep: 42g this turn
Units Activated Next turn: Wardens, Others to be built next turn
Spoiler :Bandit Hunting
Spoiler :(Who)-Units: 2 Hurlers, 1 Hedgehog, 1 Adventurer, 1 Watermage
Supplies: 4 gold
Where: Pordos Valley
What: Scouting the area for the Bandits, Working with Dwarves in the area, infiltration of the area and engagement with the Dwarves against the Bandits. Expand into the area by protecting various villages and controlling the mana nodes.
When: Starting effectively now. Engage at the end of the season as the ground firms up for hedgehogs and we can work closely with Dwarven units.
Details: Hedgehog and Water Mage garrison Pordos Burrows while the Hurlers spread out to scout the area. The Adventurers will do some independent scouting and are allowed to spread further than others: I will contact them with mind probes directly to receive information. At the same time, seek to protect various villages and introduce them into our confedearacy.
When we find the locations of their various camps, notify the Dwarves so they can coordinate their attacks with us. Our final forces for the attack would be 1 Hurler, 1 Hedgehod, 1 Water Mage, and 1 Adventurer behind their lines, scouting for treasure caves and capturing stuff, and the like.
Patrol
.Spoiler :Who-Units: 2 Hurlers
Supplies: 1 Gold, Road Improvement Inns
Where: Roads
What: Defend the roads against bandit attacks, help the road improvement gangs, act as presence of law and increase trade.
When: It will be here every turn, so I’ll just change the Whos and Wheres basically.
Special: Expand south into the Leaf Serpent Forest. Seek Elven or Solacian Human help in navagating: eventually I might grant them a UU
Infrastructure
30 for Road Improvement
40 for Market Building/Minting Coins
Spoiler :Road Improvement
Spoiler :Who: 30 Gold, 2 Hurlers
What: Adding Corduroy (wood planks) to ease wagon travel. Help Franchise various inns and safehouses along the roads.
When: Starting Immediately. Again, this is a multi-turn project of improvement to make things easily expandable
Where: Roads
Special: expand along the roads, further if possible
Market-Buildiong/Minting Coins
Spoiler :Who: 40 Coins, Merchants
What/Where: Starting to build markets at Solace, Prodos Burrows and Marburg Fords. If we can’t build sufficiently awesome structures yet, just start with the basics: finding a large enough field and drain it, set up a few tax tents and inns. Pave it, connect with the urban area and to nearby roads. Pay merchants to do their business there instead of impromptu areas.
When: This project will take a few turns. So we will start at the foundation level
Special: Mint a bunch of coins. As we don’t have lots of metal, they would be mostly small and with a hole in them to tie on a shoelace. Cheepest would be simple copper and bronze coins. Silver and Steel coins are the middle valued coins that are used for a strong box, for example. Golden (or Electrum: an alloy of Gold and Silver) coins are for official business and make large trades easier: being preweighed.
Trade
Spoiler :Who: With all connected to. Currently with the Dwarves of Lord Arthurdin, Centaurs of Steedi, Horace, Horagrid and various other locales.
What: Coins of course: being preweighed, anti-counterfeited and with value garanteed by Me, it should spread like wild fire. Of course, Halflings do produce great foods: Salted Cave fish, Cider and Fruit ale, Deer Jerky, Spices are some of such goods. Our finished goods include cloth, metal work and puzzles and toys. They are even finer to outsiders due to our skill and small fingers.
Forgien Relations
Spoiler :Horagrid-Friend of a Friend, Trade Nexas, set up diplomats there, but no embassy or anything without money.
Horace’s Point- Friend, Fellow Halfling. Celebrate after taking out Bandits and hopefully they will join us then. Treat emissionaries well.
Arthurdin- Peace Pact, road for trade, working against Bandits together
Steedi- Friendship, road for trade, Working aginst Barbs together. No units for this alliance this turn
Diplomacy
Spoiler :After we kill Bandits, infite Horace’s Point to join us.
Send additional welcoming and questioning messages via mind probe all around. Particullary to Cesspal and new northern cities.
Culture
Spoiler :Start to intergrate Giants (non halflings) into the confederacy. Halflings are easy going by nature so this wouldn’t be a problem.
Dwarves-> Stout Giants (fat behind their backs
Elves-> Willow Giants
Humans-> Doublings (Opposite of Halfling)
Gnoll-> Smart Wolf
Beastmen-> BeastGiant
Ect.
Is this good? Are spoilers OK for you?
Terrance888 said:Wendell the "Tall" / Halfling / Terrance888
(original info)
Culture
Citadel: Marburg Fords
Government: Oligarchy of Chiefs
Spellbook: Unity
Castles: 0
Cities: 1 (Pordos Burrows / Halflings / 20,000)
Towns: 1
Mana Centers: Nodes (10)
Gold: 105 per turn / 44 upkeep / 202 in coffers
Mana: 300 for use (per turn) / 227 crystalized
Unique Units: Wardens, Hedgehogs, Halfling Hurlers
Troops: Hurlers x4, Hedgehogs x1, Adventurers x1, Warden x1, Findfor's Bay Water Mages x1 (no upkeep)
Spending Overview
Money
202 Gold
60 Gold to New Road Network (400 clicks, so 0.15g per click)
40 Gold for Harvest Festival + Granaries for the Harvest
40 Gold for March to Horace’s Point + Party + Gifts
30 Gold for Market Expansion (Put Banked gold in and extra work for Horace’s Point if they join)
10 Gold for 1 Hurler Unit
10 Gold for Military Supplies
12 Gold Banked
Magic
Use Unity at Party. -330 Mana. None Crystalized. 197 mana Left
Wardens Cast confidence/happiness spells during Party and Unity (fireworks YAY!)
Fluff: Decorate Staffs for the Water Mages
Military
Active Units: Hurlers X4, Hedgehogs X1, Adventurers X1, Warden X1, Any Units from Horace’s Point
Active This Turn Units: Hurler X 1
Building Units: and unactive units: Hurler X 1 (active this turn 1/1)
Upkeep: 82 GPT
Supplies: 10 Gold
Exploration and Expansion
Wendell will try to make Unity last as long as possible instead of using his Seeing Eye. If I do get extra time to use it, look at that castle between Yalek and Kass-fel. As for Expansion, I am aiming for that small village east of Horace’s Point, as well as Horace’s Point itself.
Infrastructure
Money Spent: 170
New Road Network
Who: 60 Gold, Warden x1, Hurler X 3, Unity Spell
What: 400 clicks of New Roads with 0.15g per click
Where: To East of Horace Town, Kess-fal, Yalek
Special: Directly After party. Work crews still empowered by Unity, and Warden Spells. Try to make the Eastern Village Join us with gifts and/or diplomacy. We can make a nice parade down their streets and warn them of the Dark Elves (of DOOM!) of Arya. 1 Hurler to follower crews to each separate ending point. Wardens split up and keep on the work harder spells. (thirst quenching, sweat wicking and stuff like that)
Market Project
Who: 30 gold (42 Gold)
What: Continue upgrading the markets. Emphasis on capitalizing at Pordos and catching up at Horace’s Point
Where: All my Towns to this point.
Special: Extra 12 Gold is if/when Horace’s Point Joins us.
Harvest Festival
Who: 40 Gold
What: Partying, finding new hurler recruits/trainers from Tournaments, barn raising granaries to store the food for Pordos Burrows
Where: Concentrated in our Urban Centers. However, some of this money is tax breaks so the local villages can throw their own parties larger than last year.
Horace’s March
Who: 40 Gold, Wardenx1, Hurlerx3, Unity Spell
What: Crystal Staffs for the Water Mages, life Cave fish for Landi’s Fish pond, Pomp and finery. A parade and marching band. Gifts hurlered by Hurlers. Wendell himself enjoying the view. Unity Spell outside after we are joined, or before a revote. Everyone understands each other, then add on the happy spells. Think Wood Stock after happy spells go in. Party for a few days, even if they don’t join us, and then start on the road while Unity still lasts: making for fast road building.
Trade
Continue Trading. New Trade Routes to Yalek, East of Horace, and Kess-fal. Invite outsiders to join in Harvest Festival and sell lots of souvenirs. Invite outsiders to settle down in our cities.
Settlements
Pordos Burrows: Main Center of Harvest Festivalities. Not much new trade, but the circle route is becoming popular (i.e. Start here, go through Horace Point up to Yalek, Then through Dwarven land back to Pordos)
Solace: Increased Trade increases size. Festivalities are mostly based on local traditions here than elsewhere.
Marburg: Parade Starts here! Center of trade route that goes from Stabilia to Yalek
Military
Horace’s March-> Road Building: Wrentas and Kines
Who: 6 Supplies, 1 Warden, 3 Hurlers, Unity Spell
What: March to Horace. Parade and party with followers and unity spell. Build roads. Extra Wardens to East of Horace Town to convert it to us. Please try to not use force!
Jorlang Scouting
Who: 1 Adventurer, 1 supply; Story ASAP
What: Scout out the north plains for us and Stabilia. Use gold to buy secrets, but outwardly look like merchants striking off the path (or roads). Avoid conflict, befriend people, and find out more about their numbers.
Horagrid Defense
Who: 1 Hurler, 1 hedgehog, 3 supply: Warren the Wall and Sanomos
What: Help Defend Horagid. Expand northward across the plains (and the mana east of Horagrid) to cut off Jorlang with minimal conflict.
Expansion
Who: 1 Hurler with Doughy
What: Small expansion towards nearby mana
Magic
Unity
Where: Horace’s Point Party
What: We will all feel connected outside (and only those who want to are subjected, we will tell everyone to prevent outrage) the fort. Cue Happiness spells and we get lots of people stoned with belongingness. Will either confirm them joining us. Or convince them to revote in our favor. Includes Warden Happiness
Terrance888 said:Turn 1 Orders
Spoiler Stats :Retokimas
Capital: Da’retoki
Ruler: King Kuas/Terrance888
Government: Monarchy
Culture: The Retokimas have a unique polytheism, Kitokisolism, which is the worship of their three Gods of Earth, Water, and Sun. Each city in the kingdom is slightly more accustomed to worshipping one of the gods, but for the most part, the belief in all three holding high importance is uniform. The Retokimax have a unique view on inheritance; they largely don’t have any. This is very troublesome when integrating new peoples into the empire.
Technology: Iron Age
Army: 14 Hundreds (Good)
Army Description: The army is professional, which explains it’s small size. Most are medium infantrymen, with chariots and archers as auxillary wings of the army.
Navy: 5 Ships (Poor)
Navy Description: They have trade vessels to go up and down the river, however, their full sized galleys on the Black Sea are often outmatched against the raiders there.
Economy (Base/Manufacturing/Trade): Growing (1/0/1)
Area: 1
Infrastructre: Pathetic
Population: 1
Education: Dumb
Confidence: Tolerating
Projects: None
Nation Background: The Retokimas are very different from those around them, and incorporating new people into the kingdom proves difficult because of their unconventional views on inheritance. The Retokimas themselves used to be largely fractured into separate city states, however, Da’retoki is the largest and most prominent of these, and is considered the economic and political center of the kingdom, so for all intents and purposes, they people all answer to one ruler; whoever is king in Da’retoki at the time.
Spending
1ep on Infrastructure (Trade) (Pathetic->Barely Tolerable)
1ep on Economic Policy (Mining and Forging (Manufacturing))
Foreign
Sign Trading Agreements with All Neighbors Willing (Specifically Daragi and Koyunlu)
Sign a Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation with Koyunlu
Start trying to woo nearby barbarians “civilizing them” by trading our crafts and exporting our religion, philosophies and such. Trading Expeditions should be well guarded and/or very minor.
Military
10 Hundreds will be spread out among the citystates.
4 Hundreds will be united at the capital.
There will be various “War Games” going around as each city state continues to jostle for influence by trying to not tempt a Daretokite Intervention. In addition, our barbaric border needs constant vigilance (see individual garrisons), and perhaps opportunistic or retaliatory raiding (as in, if they weakened themselves we will take the opportunity; otherwise, not yet).
Ships will be unified in our Northern Port Town, under direct control of Daretoki. We will take them to training runs, guarding the few merchants we have there, and ganging up on smaller pirates.
Domestic
Religious Policy
Our religion will stay balanced, but Larisolian, Quaesolian, and Eratesolian (Sun, Water, Earth God and their Minions) missionaries will begin to preach a hierarchical system with their chosen god at top to neighbors, esp the kinder barbarians. Generally they are OK with the Triarchial Kitokisolism (Let’s just say Kitokisol means Three Equal Gods), but against hierarchial systems with different heads.
Also, Kitokisolism begins to adopt other gods more rapidly due to additional trade. However, these new deities are still mostly delegated to “Minion Demi-god” status.
Economic Policy
Infrastructure will be increased, especially the route connecting Koyunlu to Daragi, and the riverports. For the land route we will focus on establishing outposts under direct control of Daretoki interlacing with local outposts of local citystates, and for the rivers we will seek to improve the various landing beaches and shelters.
These years we will focus on increasing our manufacturing and mining potential. The Kurdish mountains were ancient sources of Iron and Gold. Mining takes a lot of investment and chance to payoff, but with sponsorship of the Daretokian King Kaus, this will be no problem. Forges will also be built in larger numbers, leading to the chopping of forests for charcoal and the rise of the “Green Quaeso” Movement, (Water God leads the Plants). They ask that people search for “Erateso Power to smelt Erateso Ore” (i.e. Coal).
Government Policy
The Monarchy of Daretoki will stay aloof over the religious and political changes among the city states, intervening only to secure his own supremacy over all the citystates.
To Secure trade, they begin establishing outposts along major international traderoutes as above, to gain the ability to directly observe and tax trade instead of through each individual citystate.
Finally, King Kaus “The Knowing” will begin teaching his son Daren extra skills over the traditional, to give his son a greater chance of becoming King after him. Even if this is leaked, he can claim his Kingship allows him to give his son the best future he can without stealing from the community.
NOTE: I am treating like I am sending orders mainly to Daretoki as they gain more and more influence, turning the confederacy to a centralized, semi-hereditary kingdom this IT.
Terrance888 said:Turn 2 Orders
Retokimas
Capital: Da’retoki
Ruler: King Kuas/Terrance888
Government: Monarchy
Culture: The Retokimas have a unique polytheism, Kitokisolism, which is the worship of their three Gods of Earth, Water, and Sun. Each city in the kingdom is slightly more accustomed to worshipping one of the gods, but for the most part, the belief in all three holding high importance is uniform. The Retokimax have a unique view on inheritance; they largely don’t have any. This is very troublesome when integrating new peoples into the empire.
Technology: Iron Age
Army: 14 Hundreds (Good)
Army Description: The army is professional, which explains it’s small size. Most are medium infantrymen, with chariots and archers as auxillary wings of the army.
Navy: 5 Ships (Poor)
Navy Description: They have trade vessels to go up and down the river, however, their full sized galleys on the Black Sea are often outmatched against the raiders there.
Economy (Base/Manufacturing/Trade): Growing (1/0/1)
Area: 1
Infrastructure: Barely Tolerable
Population: 1
Education: Dumb
Confidence: Respecting
Projects: None
Nation Background: The Retokimas are very different from those around them, and incorporating new people into the kingdom proves difficult because of their unconventional views on inheritance. The Retokimas themselves used to be largely fractured into separate city states, however, Da’retoki is the largest and most prominent of these, and is considered the economic and political center of the kingdom, so for all intents and purposes, they people all answer to one ruler; whoever is king in Da’retoki at the time.
Spending
1 on Infrastructure (Barely Tolerable->Tolerable)
1 on Economic Policy (Increasing Trade and Manufacturing)
Foreign
Lower Tariffs with Daragi Kingdom, and Koyunlu
Domestic
Infrastructure
We will increase our Infrastructure again this turn, and this time we will start improving the route between the Daragi Kingdom and Koyunlu. In addition to our outposts we will start clearing and even, *gasp* paving the roads of frequently traveled areas, especially that of between Daretoki and its lesser, sister city of Jerukimas. See map. The Road will connect the northern port city of Navikimas, trading to Koyunlu, to the Twin Cities, which will then let trade flow to Daraji. Hopefully this will increase our trade income.
Economic Policy
We will continue to fund mines around Daretoki, as well as for other cities in the Retokimas Confederacy. Our money will go towards: Funding new mines, building marketplaces for the new traders, establishing areas for the smelting of metals and the storage of Ore. As trade begins to pick up, the sale of transportation equipment like wagons, wheelbarrows, and horse bridles and such will pick up. Also, the sale of trinkets will also increase.
Personal
As Darren grows up he starts undergoing the traditional ceremonies, challenges, and tests. For now he seeks to be a religious scholar, but his connection to the King lends them a sense of Wariness. Until he is accepted, he works with the growing population of blacksmiths within the walls of Daretoki.
Military
Our Navy will remain training and vigilant as trade picks up.
Our Army will send an expedition to Kars, that flat region to the north under the Causcus. We will send 4 Hundreds to quickly scout it out and come back, perhaps over various years.
Terrance888 said:Turn 3 Orders
Retokimas
Capital: Da’retoki
Ruler: King Kuas/Terrance888
Government: Monarchy
Culture: The Retokimas have a unique polytheism, Kitokisolism, which is the worship of their three Gods of Earth, Water, and Sun. Each city in the kingdom is slightly more accustomed to worshipping one of the gods, but for the most part, the belief in all three holding high importance is uniform. The Retokimax have a unique view on inheritance; they largely don’t have any. This is very troublesome when integrating new peoples into the empire.
Technology: Iron Age
Army: 14 Hundreds (Good)
Army Description: The army is professional, which explains it’s small size. Most are medium infantrymen, with chariots and archers as auxillary wings of the army.
Navy: 5 Ships (Poor)
Navy Description: They have trade vessels to go up and down the river, however, their full sized galleys on the Black Sea are often outmatched against the raiders there.
Economy (Base/Manufacturing/Trade): Growing (1/1/1)
Area: 1
Infrastructure:Tolerable
Population: 2
Education: Dumb
Confidence: Admiring
Projects: None
Nation Background: The Retokimas are very different from those around them, and incorporating new people into the kingdom proves difficult because of their unconventional views on inheritance. The Retokimas themselves used to be largely fractured into separate city states, however, Da’retoki is the largest and most prominent of these, and is considered the economic and political center of the kingdom, so for all intents and purposes, they people all answer to one ruler; whoever is king in Da’retoki at the time.
Spending
1 EP to 10 Hundreds
1 EP to Logistics and Military Policy
1 EP to Infrastructure
Foreign
Declare Protection over the Koyunlu Cities of the Black Sea. If they support me I will join up with their armies and fight against Tianot. If they don’t I will just conquer them.
Continue to lower tariffs with Daragi. Completely drop tariffs with Koyunlu remants.
Domestic
Kuas will pass the throne to Darren, and pass the Edict of Succession. The King will pass the Crown of Daretoki to whomever he desires, and accepted by the Council of Daretoki. All challengers will directly face the Crown Prince before the King’s death instead of killing each other indiscriminatorily. As the Crown Prince represents the King, he will be given all training necessary to prove the victors even more qualified for Crown Princeship, which the King would usually Happily give.
Darren is the Crown Prince. He will lead the Army into Koyunlu. We seek the 2 easternmost Koyunlun Cities and the capture of their ships.
We will also control the flow of Gold. We will organize it and use it for currency, to limit inflation and other trouble while encouraging smiths. We will utilize our new Manufacturing quarters to build a new army.
Military
20 Hundreds will March along the coast of Koyunlu, with 1EP worth of supplies/bribes, and 3 ships following along the coast. Their job is to attempt to peacefully convince the local cities and their militaries to abandon the lost Koyunlun cause and join us. Our bribes will be useful here. As Retokimite City states, they will have semi-autonomy like all Retokimite cities. As the frontier of the Crown Prince (later King) of Daretoki, they will need to send some money from their civic treasury to Daretoki to fund their Garrisons. We will also extend our infrastructure system to them. Hopefully, the large amount of Koyunluns who migrated can help convince these cities.
If they refuse, we will first surround them and move on to the second city. When both cities are surrounded, we give a final ultimatum and then assault each city, one after the other, trying to depose the ruling Councils without undue damage to the cities themselves. Our Logistics and our Infrastructure will be spent on rebuilding trust and the cities.
After we take the cities, start rebuilding while establishing ties with Tianot, Lycia and the other city states to cement borders. Try to avoid conflict and control the nearby passes.
Finally, integrate the remaining military we capture; ships, troops, ect. We won’t try to acculturate them though; the ever more centralized Retokimite Confederacy (soon the Daretoki Kingdom, see story soon!) will accept everyone as they are, while to actually to progress in the Retokimite society one must adopt some social standards and understandings.
If we go into conflict with Tianot and/or the other city states; Reactions depending on danger.
1) Small force; Ambush them at the passes. Use victory to cement our control of the cities and the countryside.
2) Medium force; Raise the Levies, esp Migrationary and local Koyunluns for extra loyalty
3) Large Force; Cede the westernmost city, and bring as many Koyunluns out. There is a very narrow, thermopolyae-like coastal pass between them; use that to defend the Easternmost Koyunlun city.
), to Kaus II, which should the Gardeners object, say that the new deal never forbid their presence to protect the security of the Soulon league leaders, and say it and say it again, saying that should they not agree to the treaty they themselves wrote and agreed to, that they are lying bastards and a disgrace to life(particularly this). Anyways, these leaders will make their public apology. Allow all other terms of the new treaty to be followed out, the only other term, the sixth, requires Soulon effort, so do allow the Gardeners to send a mission to Soulon habitats on Kaus III. Should they notice the huge build up (from 3 divisions to 8, including 7 on the Soulon habitat) on the Kaus III habitat, blame it on Soulon paranoia, the need to protect the only food source of the Soulon league, and the diplomatic need to have balance out the Gardeners new Cyclops warship, which they should be building (Looking at the spending, Gardener Spending: 43e -20e = 23e, which happens to be the price of the warship).
From the Gardeners
To the Shadow Lords
We will burn every world in this system, instead of allowing you to defile them. Your destruction is assured.
) will await until next year, when the populace of each polity has diffused from the deadly relations of just a year ago, so that when communications do start, they are more receptive and successful.
Last Turn's Orders said:The Farragut currently around Corth will move to Medias, and should any Gardener offensive ship other than the Minotaur appear (Rakahasa, Lamassu, Fomorian), it’ll consider that a break of the ceasefire (not leaving the Soulon League alone), and attempt to destroy the ship(s). If a Minotaur appears, then the Farragut is to leave the Minotaur alone if it returns the favor, and if it attempts to destroy the Farragut, then the Farragut is to utilize it’s faster fusion drive to run like hell to Gurdon.
ers!”
, once the crew of the Farragut is evacuated, it is to be auto piloted into any remaining ruins, and its fusion core detonated.
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Oh well.)
Terrance888 said:Spoiler :Republic of Argentina/Terrance888
Republic: Agustin Pedro Justo
Economic Power: 3/0
Public Approval: 60%
Army: 60 Infantry, 80 Armored
Navy: 40 Squadrons
Air Force: 150 Air Groups
Spending:
3 EPs on Economic Growth
(See contingencies)
Domestic Policy:
Economic Growth:
Goals: To stabilize our economy, to gain momentum for growth, and to bring success to the Argentine People. Key infrastructures shall be built, vital industries shall be nationalized, built up, and protected and foreign money from trade and investment shall be courted.
Note: These are all longish-term projects. I do not assume I will complete these even before 1939. Advance our goals slowly, but take initiative when needed.
Infrastructure: Shall be organized under the Departamento de infraestructura desarrollo (Department of Infrastructure Development). This turn our money would mostly go towards organizing or reorganizing this department, to go under the Department of Interior/Domestic or whatever my domestic economy goes. For actual infrastructure, we shall begin this year by nationalizing key rail lines (Between major cities, between major garrisons to possible fronts) for the sake of protecting and upgrading them next turn. If there are any money left, see to the census and begin preparing to clear and level roads to towns: we might not be able to afford to pave all of them, but if we can connect all our small communities by at least a small one/two lane road that would be good.
Industries: Under the Department of the Interior or the equivalent. We nationalize and grow key industries such as agricultural/industrial machine manufactories. After we nationalize, we will manually built more factories to begin taking the unemployed off the streets while replacing imports of such industries with our own products. They will be sold on the fair market (except for taxbreaks for those who buy from the Nationalized Company). Import Subsitution Industrialism is a goal: we industrialize and grow home industries to reduce foreign dependence. When ever an industry is well stabilized, we will slowly reprivitize/privatize it among shareholders, who would elect new officiers with our own staying in advisorial positions for at least another year.
MISC: Complete a Census Survey this year, for vote counting, taxes and a map for our Infrastructure department, if for nothing else.
Set income taxes, make it simple and without loopholes as possible: as different from US system as possible
Notes: Basically a Stimulus package: Nationalized Industries give government jobs, road building and surveying would do that as well.
Extra Note: Berlin Olympics! Find our best Athletes during the census and send them in!
Political Games: (See in thread0
Spoiler :Partido Comunista de Argentina- Communist Party of Argentina (Radical Left)
Movimiento Socialista de Argentina- Socialist Movement of Argentina (Far left)
Partido Demócrata Progresista- The Democratic Progressiv (Near Left)
Partido Conservador Nacionalista- The National Conservative Party (Military Supported Right)
Partido Nacionalista Socialista de Argentina- Naci Party. Fascist (Far Right)
Currently the National Conservatives and the Army control Argentina. Their goal is to make Argentina once again a Latin American power that is modernized and can project power outside of itself. Their military focus is to be peaceful to European conflicts, but seek to manipulate regional affairs to their advantage. Their economic focus is to connect the country with infrastructure and focus on Import Subsitution Industrialism: industrialise to replace imports with home-grown industries. These home-grown industries will begin nationalized, but split up and sold to the highest bidder after they establish themselves. For allies, they mostly look towards England and America, who currently control much of Argentine trade.
The Naci party wants to, instead of England and America, face Argentina towards Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. Although their domestic goals are mostly similar, although they seek to work more on domestic industry than anything above basic infrastructure (for their army) they seek a much more aggressive military policy.
The three Liberal Parties are antagonistic to each other and to the Conservative control. Although the Democratic Progressives and even some Socialists have parts within the Government, as of now, the Communists, if any, hold no known offices. They basically seek rights for works as Argentina modernizes in midst of the depression. Over that, however, they have different goals.
Democratic Progressives wish to undergo an American-style period of regulated and controlled national growth of industry, with the government incentivizing home-grown replacement industries less directly than the National Conservatives, but with much more aid with hired specialists and such. Their foreign policy is similar to National Conservative Policy, with more emphasis on Latin American solidarity and trade, and America.
The Socialist Movement wants to nationalize most, if not all industries and work within that format to emphasizing on limiting Imports to promote independence from England and American imports. They also wish for many reforms. Their foreign policy focuses somewhat on the Soviet Union, but more on maintaining any contacts with their neighbors while deemphasizing trade with just England and America. Currently this movement is not very well developed or cohesive.
The Communist Party is it here? No, the Communist Party is everywhere, even in small numbers. We all know what they want, right? Right? No; Left.
This turn they will begin campaigning. Overall, the government wont interfere: they will cite how their new and old programs have blunted the Great Depression (or so they claim). However, any candidate/party that is militaristic shall be seen with a negative light. In addition, let some moderate reform of work time, pay, conditions ect pass from the Democratic Progressives to give them a bit more power as well as for them to be more likely to support the government against any socialist or Naci takeover instead of supporting a takeover.
Foreign Policy:
Continue trade policies with England and America, but our Industrialization will slowly increase the quality of our exports.
Stay politically neutral with leanings towards the above two.
On Latin America, always be on the lookout for changes to advance our agenda of Latin Unity (under our banner
Military Policy:
We will simply go forward as before, perhaps some wargames to make new doctrines. However, there will be some changes to go around.
First, after our Census we will start/certify a Reserves program, a reserve would have basic training and be retrained every so often (will pay next turn, this year is just to sign up). They will get a small pension while off duty, a bonus while on (defensive) duty, and if they volunteer to go from on-duty to the offensive they are allowed to upgrade to a standard soldier with full page. Hopefully it will increase our military readiness and our national pride.
A second change is to reorganize some groups/divisions on regional boundaries. Then, have these regional units train for specialized warfare in their region: Andiete (Andes troops, like Alpii) mountain troops, Selva (jungle) Amazonian troops and mobile troops for the Fields. They will be rather small and based and trained where they are specialized for. In war they will train more troops as well as act as guides.
Warfare:
Not this year.
Contingencies:
Paraguay.Uruguay instability (Rather intense stability, almost civil war, rioting ect)
ISpoiler :ntervene for the sake of the People. Move quickly in, using our armored columns to block them off from Brazil and then have our troops move in. Liberate 1 EP from our economic fund and spend it here. At the end of the year, if it settled down, set up a Democratically elected Puppet government. Forces Shifted: 1 EP from our economy to stabilize theirs, about of our military that can reach that country (for the seaside one, we can use less of others and rely on our Navy. For the interior one we need to use more of the others.) with the rest on a defensive footing.
Paraguay, Uruguay instability: Brazil Gets there First
Spoiler :We will work with espionage to 'make' an accidental atrocity commited by the Brazilians, then cite that as a reason to save the poor nation from Brazil and push them out. However, treat this more as an humanitarian mission as if while forcing Brazil to leave. Same as above, but 2/3 of forces with variations.
Brazil invasdes alone or with local allies (Paraguay, uruguay)
Spoiler :Since they invaded, they are obviously ready for a fight. We will start by fighting a rear action while we mobilize. Take all funding from the economy to replace any losses as they occur. After we mobilize, we will use diplomacy to convince other Latin states to help us, then counter attack. Since we have a mounted culture, we will use a combined Armored/Cavalry spearheads with infantry marching close behind. Navy will simply try to prevent them from affecting trade, and forcing a battle if we HAVE to.
Change: All economy, all Military, mobilize
Brazil invades with Chile
Spoiler :Same as above, but use our Andiete and some backup to hold the passes, as well as divert some airforce for bombing/scouting and some navy to force a decision with theirs. If the situation somehow stabilized, enact small offenses with various feints. Mostly we will try to make them see it too costly to break through the passes. If they invade from the sea, increase Mobilization speed and counter attack with naval and any local army force.
Terrance888 said:Spoiler :Republic of Argentina/Terrance888
Republic: Agustin Pedro Justo
Economic Power: 3/0
Public Approval: 60%
Army: 50 Infantry, 70 Armored
Navy: 40 Squadrons
Air Force: 150 Air Groups
Spending
2 on Increasing the Economy
1 on Military Policy (Reserves, Training)
Domestic
Now we have a foundation, we can build our skyscraper. We will approach at various angles.
Railroads: We will connect all major cities this turn, building new lines if there are none to buy and standardizing track size. Companies are allowed to run trains on the line for a small fee for percent of distance for a trip was on the line. This will give us some pay back, while providing every city with a source of export. This will also encourage private companies to run tracks parallel to ours in order to get in some of the dough. Although we let the public use it, make it clear the Nationalized Lines will be used for the Army if needed.
Factories: After nationalizing, we will expand the factories for the manufacturing of: Farming Equipment, Manufacturing Equipment, Meat Packing Equipment, as well as Engine-Making equipment. In addition, we will expand factories for Engines, Meat-packing, Weapons Manufacturing and General Manufacturing. This will create construction jobs, as well as jobs within the factories. If we created too much production we can export, if too little we can rest on imports.
Foreign
- -Farming Equipment manufacturing will make them cheaper and more available
- -Meat Packing Equipment will make our meat more affordable as they are cut mostly for free now (the increase in exports and profit will increase our ASP)
- -Engines will be used to build new Train Engines, Farming engines, and possible Tanks or Airplanes.
- -Weapons for our Reserves!
Paraguay/Bolivia: We retreat as per discussion and establish our Collaborationalist Government while planning for eventual election. Bolivia Invades, we pressure Collaborationist government to sign the Gran Chaco Treaty before American arrives which ends the war, gives Bolivia Gran Chao and which I will pay Paraguay another 1 ep next year. Blame the loss on the United States as 'Argentinan forces, despite retreating, still stopped the bolivians long enough for a final treaty'. I get a Bolivian ally and Paraguayan government that looks well upon me: Intervention successful.
The Latin American Brotherhood (1/2 ep? Some funding from military Policy) will be a non-governmental Organization which will work with the Paraguayan Collaborationist Government to rearm a respectable military. They will be advisors in all but name: Volunteers in name. Please make note of that: they are Volunteers helping the Paraguayan Government without direct promotion. Because we won't directly influence... hehehe.
Paraguayan Military: 5 Armored and 10 Air Groups are stripped of equipment for Paraguay. However, their trained pilots/crews will be kept for training and crewing the equipment next turn. With the little time we have left, review the background of the disarmed troops and slowly rearm them, as well as accept volunteers. Let them fight for their own liberty.
Stay at peace with America
Military
Reserves get 1/2 ep or more. We will begin official training and organization.
Specialists will continue training within their specialties.
Armor will reorganize to operate as a mixture of Artillary and Cavalry as their own semi-independent tank arm. As Cavalry they will operate on the flanks and as a forward assault formation and a mop-up formation. As Artillary they will support infantry assault, defend against tanks, and be a mobile reserve. Normal artillery will be attempted to be modified to be more mobile.
Contingency
Obviously: Americans Fight back!
For all things: 1 EP goes to Reserves, 1 EP goes to Army, 1 ep goes to Armor.
Note: Any former Contingencies count.
Blockade and Brazil
This continengcy is if they Blockade us while using Brazil as their main force of assault. The bad news is that we will lose trade. The good news is that we are basically one-on-one with Brazil, despite any subsidies, and we can fight a good defensive war with them.
This contingency will be the same as the old fight with Brazil Continegencies as of last turn. We give up land and mobilize reserves. Counter attack with specialists and tank spearhead, push in. Our Airforce might be outnumbered if Americans use theirs, but nothing too serious if we just prevent them from having superiority. Our navy would have to stay within harbor, but since our force is more of a semi-riverine coastal force, we can be more inland than they are, and perhaps still help in the war. Alternatively, they can submarine strike American Economy (eh) and guerilla warfare using our coast line. Our hope is to outlast them, but pushing into Brazil and taking Paraguay back into our fold would help. As for Bolivia, I hope they can help us or at least stay neutral: with America not invading directly, a Bolivian invasion into American Paraguay or Brazil will help a lot.
If America Invades Directly
Just Guerilla warfare them to hell. American public cant handle mass casualties without the government explaining them, and South America, combined with my broadcasts, would be hard to explain.
OOC: Sorry for the diplomatic blast thing. Hopefully you get my orders and things will work out. If I didn't organize something well and it affects your ability to update, please tell me!
Also, all my speeches and counter-attacks will be broadcasted, accentuated to show American Idiocy and how their boarish strength is all that prevents all out war: hopefully this makes me increase stability as I am shown to be able to act independently but if it does negative, cut it and show other propaganda.
Also, election goes OTL, but Justo stays as Minister of State a la Vladimir Putin
Terrance888 said:Spoiler :Republic of Argentina/Terrance888
Republic: Agustin Pedro Justo
Economic Power: 4/0
Public Approval: 60%
Army: 50 Infantry, 70 Armored
Navy: 40 Squadrons
Air Force: 150 Air Groups
Spending
1 EP on 10 Armored Divisions
1 EP on Military Policy- Specialized Divisions, Reserves
2 EP on Domestic Policy- Economic Growth
Domestic
2 EP on Economic Growth
General: The Three-Tiers of Nationalization of a Industry
1) Contracts and Tax Breaks
Spoiler :Simplest layer: we will grow an industry by providing contracts for auction as well as tax breaks for those who expanded their production. Contracts will be used to provide incentives high-quality products for government export and/or use while Tax Breaks will provide the incentive to expand of factories and businesses. They also allow market forces to do their job, as contractors compete within themselves for contracts from the Government or from private sources.
This will cost the government the least, and is but a constant short-term solution. Our production of weapons for our reserves, tanks, buying machinery for nationalized weapons production, railroad expansion ect would be contracts. Tax breaks will incentivise additional production of high-quality products such as agricultural machines, automobiles, or even more mundane such as mass production of shovels, plows, and simpler tools. This is the most common and first tool to be used.
2) Advisors and Loans
Spoiler :Medium layer. We will provide advisors across an industry (who cant be refused) which will increasingly advise expansion of production, information of contracts and tax breaks, and increasing quality. They wont control the company directly, but their influence is more direct than just contracts and tax breaks as they put pressure to increase employment. Government Loans are the more direct version of Tax Breaks, as they apply actual capital for the use of expansion, and by themselves are almost free of interest but gives the recipient the capital to build more factories, expand their business, and compete.
Indeed, this doesnt seem to be common, but often industries that need more supervisition against foreign imports receive a few advisors along with a contract, supposedly to preserve quality but will also influence the company itself. Loans will be a quick infusion of direct capital to expand production more directly, the cause of expansion instead of the carrot (like the Tax Breaks.) The loans are almost free for the fact that they would be repaid (although without interest and so suffer from inflation) while the Advisors part necessitates an expanded Bureaucracy. (Which will also increase construction of government offices, but might be bad on the long term)
3) Nationalization and Marketification
Spoiler :The Government will directly absorb every single company, buying out the owners, but usually allowing previous executives to stay (if only to ensure an even transition). Then they will be formed as various divisions of a Government Monopoly which will pursue expansion, upgrading and profit. As they grain independence and the ability to stand up for themselves against foreign exports, shares of the individual divisions are slowly sold on the market at various IPOs until the government finally ends its help.
This will cost the most, and the returns are low or even negative. However, the effect on the economy will be great as the government almost forces the economy to expand and employment. If we build too much: oh well, export it! If we dont build enough, import the remainder and expand next year. As quality and quantity rises, they will become more independent. We will slowly cede control to the public and regain our investment through sale of stock.
Transportation:Spoiler :This year we will begin connecting minor cities as well as resource suppliers with rails from our main lines. In addition, we will begin to build roads ranging from highways to gravel paths to our towns and eventually trickling down to our villages. A connected country is an efficient country. The building itself will provide jobs, and the connections will provide new trading, maintenance, and travel opportunities.
Military-Industrial Complex:Spoiler :We will support the military industrial complex by pledging 1 EP of military minimum each year for additional weapons, as well as research for newer ones. This turn it is tanks which will be improved from lessons of the Paraguayan Intervention as well as simple rifles and a smattering of squad/platoon-weaponary (such as machine guns, anti-tank rifles, Anti-aircraft autocannons) for our reserves. This will grow a permenant military-industrial complex which will provide many jobs in the search for the better weapon, the cheaper weapon, and specialized weapon to seek government contracts.
Agrarian Growth:Spoiler :Increase production of agricultural goods such as reapers, tractors, milling machines ect. Then sell them to farmers with a tax break slapped on them; if you buy one and increase production, you get a tax break. Tax breaks might decrease our income, but will increase our economy.
Industrial Growth:Spoiler :Side along is consumer-based industries such as processed/processing food, automobiles, domestic machines such as sewing machines and the like. Not only will they increase employment but also replace exports and give our people a sense of pride for buying something Made in Argentina.
Foreign
Bolivia: Our Ally. We will continue talks with them about the future.
Paraguay: The Latin American Brotherhood? Begin building grass-roots support for a democratic government based on capitalism, conservatism, and comradeship with other Latin American States. They have 35% stability and American troops, so this turn just build support and keep stability low against the dictatorship: if they keep the dictatorship prepare for an uprising next year with direct support from us. If they decide to prepare for an election the LAB will prepare to form a majority party in such election.
Military
1 EP for 10 Armor Groups
Military Industrial Complex.
1 EP for Reserves/Specialized Groups
Reserves will receive more training, more actual weapons, and some specialized weapons to stiffen their lines. (AT rifles, Machine Guns, AA autocannons). Specialized Groups will begin to receive some specialized equipment such as machetes and close ranged weapons for jungle corps, ice picks and lighter artillery/mortars for mountain corps, and faster tanks/armored trucks for the mobile coprs. Again, this production spree might also effect the economy.
Other
I will eventually write up my economic policy in thread and then link to it for my orders. I am just worried you will delete from every turn and I rewrite them every orderset to make sure you understand it; which I suppose you due from the lack of return PMs.
Also, if there are any questions, suggestions, irritations or demonstrations of, about, or due to my orders, diplomacy or actions, please deliver via PM.
Terrance888 said:Republic of Argentina/Terrance888
Republic: Agustin Pedro Justo
Economic Power: 5/0
Public Approval: 60%
Army: 50 Infantry, 80 Armored
Navy: 40 Squadrons
Air Force: 150 Air Groups
Spending
1 on 10 Infantry Groups
1 on Reserves and Specialists: Military Policy
2* on Economic Policy (Use banked if there is JUST a little bit more to get more economy)
1 Banked/Contingency
Domestic Orders
Economic Policy
2 EP (+1 Contingency)
Continue as before. Nationalize and expand infrastructure. Take in industries, revitalize them, and then resell them at a profit to public shareholders after increasing production, wages, quality, employee count and other stuff. Replace exports with home-grown industries. Begin exporting home-grown stuff which we have been growing since the beginning: Sell Agricultural machines to Brazil to aid their food revolution, sell mining equipment to Bolivia, Peru and Chile, sell rebellion-style concealed weapons to Latin American Brotherhood in Paraguay. If they want to buy, sell riot shields to the Febrerista government at a high cost, and slate it up to the free market. (We didnt sanction these actions, the free market saw profit!) Go for profit!
Latin American Brotherhood is free to recruit members in Argentina. If you want examples, disgruntled merchants who lost their stock when it was seized, families torn apart by the closed borders, nomadic herders of sheep, cows, alpaca and llamas who cant return to their traditional pasturegrounds, journalists, reservists ect. The LAB will continue aiding the Paraguay Independence movement for a Republic. IMPORTANT: OUR GOVERNMENT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THEM DIRECTLY. OF COURSE WE DID NOT GIVE SECRETIVE CASH TRANSFERS OUT OF OUR MILITARY FUNDING, IGNORE MILITARY TRAINERS THAT THEY RECRUITED AND WHOM WE TOTALLY DID NOT SEND ON A SECRET MISSION TO TRAIN THE DISSIDENTS AND WE SURELY DID NOT URGE THEIR NEW REPUBLIC TO FAVOR ARGENTINA. The above should be all caps and is sarcastic.
Foreign
Send observers into Paraguay to observe the Brazilian aid whatever form that may be. Support the formation of a republic, and denounce any attempts to replace a dictator with another. LAB shall continue recruitment from Paraguay and other countries and organize the rallies.
We shall be open to all Latin American market forces and be eager to sell the products of the painstakingly increased production to them.
We shall continue to export beef to Britain. We will not stop shipments, however, to Germany and declare neutrality in this European affair.
We shall watch the Americans carefully.
Military
1EP for 10 Infantry groups (Military Industrial Complex)
1EP for Military policy: Specialized groups, Reservists and Possibly cheep, mass produced weapons to Paraguay, which they bought themselves at nearby gunshops and we didnt send there. No seriously, we will sell the weapons to gunshops from one agency, buy it from the shop with another agency and then smuggle it to our local LAB border crosser who will send it over. They have benefit of doubt (we will place weapons at their depots with confidential notes so they cant even say who got the weapons for them) and cant betray us.
Specialized groups will continue to specialize. IRL the Argentine Mountain corps are the best. So it shall be in this time line. They will aclimitize on the highlands near Peru and Bolivia as standard military exercises and living on high-land barracks as before. Pampas corps will continue experimenting with fast reaction forces with motorized and mounted infantry, and jungle Silvan Rangers will continue practicing small unit combat in close range of the jungle, and other tacits.
Reserves will continue training, and perhaps begin another recruitment drive for a second generation. Rifles, ammo and specialized weapons will continue to flow to local Reservist Barracks.
Contingencies
Invasion: Take 1 EP out of bank and use for Airforce
Use specialists if applicable. For chile block the mountain Passes. For Everyone else settle our Silvan Rangers within border communities, and then raid their logistics routes. For Americans contain their forces at whatever beachhead, shell them to bits, and use our Pampas Prowlers to strike at the flanks of any attempted breakthrough.
Economy Weak: Take 1 EP out of bank and use for Economy
Nuff said.
Paraguay needs support
Take 1 EP out of the bank for Paraguay
Support may be to hire the observers, training our officers to resist interrogation, or whatever needs which I havent through about and which is desperately needed over about 1/3 EP.
OOC: My orders are all the same. War in south America?
