Stars Without End v1.5.5
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THE BLACKER THE BERRY
2136 AD
2136 AD
1.6.0 Update
>Economic rules changed. See main rules.
>Attack system codified. Defenders buffed.
>Adding Burn HP. When a faction is reduce to 0 HP, it will burn an attribute in order to immediately regain HP. If a killing blow does more overflow damage than one attribute burn can heal, the faction is destroyed as usual.
>Attacking a production asset that is producing a good, if successful, gives you a chance to steal that good.
Example: If a faction has 4 HP, and 2 in every attributes, and receives 5 damage from an attack, it will burn one of the attributes to heal 2 HP, bringing it up from -1 HP to 1 HP. If the attack deals 6 damage, it is destroyed.
I’ve been consumed this last month with work and RL stuff, as well as hammering out rules changes. The rule changes should make the market more accessible for a game focused on factional warfare, not interplanetary trade and easier for defenders to survive surprising and crippling direct attacks on HQ.
However, complete destruction of a faction is still very possible, and with the right amount of force very easy. At the time of writing, there are thirteen factions on Earth, all in knife distance of one another.
NEWS FROM EARTH 2136
IMPORTANT: ALL ASSETS COST AN ADDITIONAL 500K BECAUSE OF THE DANA FOUNDATION UNLESS YOU ARE COREGPA. KADRU can change this later if they wish.
HONG KONG OCCUPIED; THE WORLD CORPS DISBANDED. From the Gunner Register. Few believed that the World Corps, the financial engine of the rebellion, could collapse so quickly. Surely, Hong Kong would be heavily defended. As I write, Chi Nam-Gi is being brought into Global Police Authority custody, and her fate will likely be bloody. The final act of the World Corps was the bombing of a Kadru facility in connection with the Terracotta Qinglong Clan in Mysore hosting the company’s tripwire cells, an attack that wiped out the force entirely.
The war is approaching a conclusion faster than anybody expected. The Armored Formations of the Global Police Authority, more than anything, have proven that they can single-handily end the war unless the remains of the rebellion can destroy them, and fast.
Three new factions have emerged from the collapse of the World Corps: two centered around commodity brokerage (1F, 1C, 6W) and one centered around the cyberninja asset, now wanted in connection with a bombing in India (1/3/1).
Reactions across the world have been immediate. Stony silence is emanating from the corridors of the Nine Eyes, the quisling huts of the Terracotta Army, and the Fuhrerbunker of the Martian Nazis. Elder Benedict Hebrang of the Steaddunno Core has declared the war to be entering a terminal phase.
Whether the remnants of the World Corps will continue the war or accept CoreGPA hegemony has yet to be determined. Some Kadru executives are calling for the arrests of the cyberninja responsible for the July bombing of a Kadru facility, while some officers of the GPA are petitioning for investigations into whether the commodity brokers linked to the World Corps engaged in economic attacks on GPA supply lines during the Summer Blitz.
NEAR COLLAPSE OF THE DIAMOND TOMBS SYNDICATE. From the Core Gazette. The Stryker Nightclub is usually a scene of controlled chaos, but tonight the nightclub’s chaos is controlled by Perimeter agents. Agents embedded within the Diamond Tombs Syndicate activated in, with assistance from the American Federal Bureau of Investigation and Cobalt mercenaries, seized tons of illegal arms and contraband and arrested dozens. The next morning, however, the legal challenge against the Diamond Tombs Syndicate, championed by Perimeter lawyers, collapsed.
Across the world in Japan, members of the Court of the Gunners are furious. Several Gunners were arrested during the raid, and were allegedly on-site to prep for the movement of illegal weapons to Mars, implicating the Court. Representatives of the Perimeter Agency refuse to comment of the allegations, but mark a severe breach of international law if true.
The Cobalt Mercenary Company, as part of its deal with the Perimeter Agency, transferred its cache of Core technology to Vienna.
This massive, bloodless, coup has all but destroyed the Diamond Tombs Syndicate and elevated the Perimeter Agency, which has succeeded in its goal of Containment by neutralizing the DST’s Core Forces and CoreTech Logistics.
A PERIMETER AROUND THE WORLD. From the Kadru Chronicle. The Perimeter Agency, in a remarkable feat of coordination with the Cobalt Mercenary Company, defanged the Diamond Tombs Syndicate, leaving the DST wide open to future attacks. This editorial isn’t about the Diamond Tombs, but about the Perimeter Agency and by extension, the rest of the world. See, the Perimeter Agency has two goals: Prevent and Rollback CoreTech Proliferation and Secure, Contain, and Protect MalTech. Now, what happens when the agency tasked with the job has its own army, a team of lawyers, and the American FBI?
In this strange new era, the GPA at least shows that that at the end of the day, the guy with the 100 tons of walking death will probably win more often than not. However, the Perimeter Agency shows us another world is possible. At least, another outcome is possible. In one morning, the Perimeter Agency practically destroyed the Diamond Tombs Syndicate from the inside.
The Perimeter has two potential futures. It can launch a global intelligence war and target cunning assets [Destroy 7 Cunning Assets, Difficulty 4] or, you know, use its regular army to take over the world [Seize Earth, Difficulty 4].
Whoa, what?
What better way to regulate the flow of technology by being the only game in town when it comes to CoreTech? The ideological purity of the Perimeter Agency is admirable, but with the Perimeter’s resources, what is stopping it from taking the technology war to its ultimate conclusion? Can we look forward to a future in which the Perimeter, undemocratic and secretive by nature, rules Earth?
Maybe it is time for the CoreGPA to take a hard look at the Perimeter Agency. The World Corps Rebellion is still burning hot. Can we afford a Perimeter Uprising?
ALLY IN THE WAR ON PROLIFERATION. From the Perimeter Herald. The Cobalt Mercenary Company, under contract for the Perimeter Agency, helped the agency dismantle the notorious Diamond Tombs Syndicate. Coupled with the CMC turning over its own cache of dangerous technology, the Perimeter Agency may consider the company for more sensitive, and lucrative, contracts in the future.
AGENTS, NOT TROOPS, SHOULD HANDLE PROLIFERATION CASES. From the World Post. Often forgotten in popular reporting on the downfall of the DST is the fact that, in downtown New York City, armed mercenaries surrounded a nightclub and led a raid onto the nightclub. One would hope that city authorities, or the FBI, or some other legitimate legal authority would have taken the initiative. Should citizens look forward to a future where no-knock warrants are served by soldiers that answer to nobody except some guy in Turkey?
PRIVATIZED SECURITY IN THE 22ND CENTURY. From the Kadru Chronicle. It is incredible, when you get right down to it, the amount of damage inflicted on the Indian people by the World Corps before the GPA rolled into Hong Kong. There was the massive bombing of one Kadru facility that made all the headlines, but locally everybody knows that this bombing coincided with a string of assassinations and smaller bombings carried out agents of the World Corps and Terracotta Army terrorists.
Now, Indians have to worry about the Army of Glass, an abomination led by a quisling lurking in Delhi. Rani is wanted in connection with the bombings and assassination. The Global Police Authority will have its hands full dealing with the Terracotta Army and her allies, maybe. Maybe India should look toward Cobalt for assistance?
GUNNERS ARRESTED DURING STRYKER RAID DEMAND RELEASE. From the Global Telegram. Operatives for the Court of the Gunners, a Japanese organization, are demanding to be released. During the raid on the Stryker Nightclub, several Gunner operatives were arrested. Authorities suspect that the Court may have been planning an exfiltration mission to transport Stryker assets to Mars, out of reach for Earthbound police organizations.
GPA RANKS SWELL AFTER OCCUPATION OF HONG KONG. From the Cobalt Press. The Global Police Authority commissioned an additional three peacekeeper divisions on the heels of an unexpected and seizure of Hong Kong late last year. A spokesperson from Director Wechsler told the press that these peacekeepers will be assigned to areas of nascent and diminishing rebel activity to free up Heavy Peacekeeper Divisions I and II for active combat.
SOUTHERN CHINESE GOVERNMENTS UNDER STRAIN. From the Terracotta Tribune. The campaign against the Global Police Authority and the Chinese collaborationist government is putting the latter under great political strain. The people, wary of the brutality of the Global Police Authority exhibited in Hong Kong, have aided the guerilla fighters of the Terracotta Army led by the heroic Jiawu Cell.
Regional police departments have proven inept in the face of the cybernetic power of the Terracottan, who tend to strike at night in pitch darkness.
KADRU ANNOUNCES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DANA FOUNDATION. From the Kadru Chronicle. KADRU is proud to announce the creation of the Dana Foundation, a regional charity organization dedicated to utilizing the combined technologies of two peoples to improve the lives of the impoverished through infrastructure and economic investments in the developing world.
War has been a blemish on the human condition for thousands of years, and even in an era of unprecedented economic and material prosperity, there are those who wish to upset the harmonious balance through acts of terror and subversion. The KADRU, through the Dana Foundation, says no more. Terrorism and radicalization must be fought through investment in people, not murder.
FALL OF HONG KONG PROMPTS CRISIS IN TERRACOTTA LEADERSHIP. From the Gunner Register. The fall of Hong Kong and success of the Terracotta cybernetic outreach program have put the faction on shaky footing. Low on funds and income, two factions have emerged. One is calling for a continued campaign of cybernetic uplift [Difficulty 2: 2 million credits] while the other believes it is necessary to go after the CoreGPA’s sources of revenue [Difficulty 1: Destroy 1 Wealth asset, does not have to be CoreGPA].
A third faction, largely dismissed by the other two factions, suggests that the faction buckle down and assume the leadership of the rebellion. After all, the Nine Eyes is proving ineffectual in the war, as are the Chanadians. The World Corps splinter factions, while powerful, lack the force capability of the Terracotta Army. Should the Terracotta Army go down this path, it will prove risky but decisive [Difficulty 4: Seize Earth].
ARMY OF GLASS’S VENDETTA AGAINST THE KADRU. From the World Post. The Army of Glass, commanded by the mysterious Rani, is not secretive in its intent to destroy the KADRU to continue the final mission given to the unit after the destruction of the World Corps. Many expect this to be an uphill battle in the face of almost insurmountable resistance, but the destruction of the KADRU would mean robbing the CoreGPA of a vital lifeline. [Difficulty 3: Destroy the Kadru. XP gain prorated based on damage done to faction.]
EAST RIVER COLUMN AND BANKER’S REBELLION PLOT THEIR MOVES. From the World Post. The East River Column is preparing for a grueling commercial campaign against rival economic interests on Earth that is leaving other rebels worried that the campaign may expand to include factions outside of the CoreGPA. [Difficulty 3: Destroy 3 Wealth assets]
The Banker’s Rebellion, on the other hand, sees the proliferation of sabotaging forces as its biggest problem, and aim to cull the number of cunning assets. [Difficulty 1: Destroy 1 Cunning Asset]
NEWS FROM MARS 2136
NAZIS ESTABLISHING PROTECTION RACKETS ACROSS MARS. From the Martian Times. It was a normal, Martian morning when miners noticed a vehicle on the horizon approaching town. One vehicle became two, and soon an entire convoy of heavy vehicles were on the approach. By noon, the final vehicle in the convoy had passed through the town, but not before four steaddunno miners lie dead in the street, summarily executed by the Chanada death squad that demanded the town sign a “Defense Relationship Pact”, which among other things included a provision that ethnic minorities and steaddunno leave the town.
The Massacre at Eros, worthy of capitalization, is sadly not alone. Several towns felt the dark wrath of the National Socialists. Notably absent of targeting was Ria and several outlying communities, communities under the strong influence of the Eastern Mars Shipping Company.
The NSF-C is expanding on Mars, a fact not lost on anybody on Mars or Earth. The question is what will happen when the Global Police Authority arrives?
CHANADA FORMS THE MARTIAN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION. From the Chanada Times. The party hopes that this industrialization program will elevate Mars to economic independence in a fashion similar to Adolf Hitler’s economic reforms in Germany in the 1930s. There have been very few critics of the program so far.
BRAWL BREAKS OUT BETWEEN EMSC EMPLOYEES AND CHANNIC COUNCIL RECRUITERS. From the Martian Times. A brawl broke out between a group of employees from the Eastern Mars Shipping Company and recruiters for the National Socialist Front of Chanada in Ria. Ria police intervened and arrested the Channic ruffians. The Eastern Mars Shipping Company released an official statement decrying the violence in Ria and urging the NSF-C to refrain from engaging in further violent activity in Ria. The statement was echoed by Ria’s police chief.
The recruiting station states that they were attacked by the company’s employees out of the blue. Witness statements conflict with this story, and so the ruffians remain in the city jail barring a trial.
The city government is debating whether to ban the NSF-C from city limits.
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1. Stats were posted by mistake. The dossier actually will not go up until tomorrow. Stay tuned.
2. RobertCant is in the game. Will be made abundantly clear tomorrow.
3. If the update seems sparse compared to the last one, it is. I've been very busy and just couldn't get it all out this time.
I will try to communicate better in the future.
Edit: Screw it I can't wait.
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THE RISE OF THE COOPERATIVE. From the Sundown. Martian Cooperative Industries, colloquially known as the Co-op on Mars, is not a stranger to Martians. Led by the charismatic Titchmarsh, the Co-op has grown in recent years on Mars in the de facto capital city of Ria. The Eastern Mars Shipping Company has a lock on shipping, the Chandians mining, but Martian industrial concerns are the providence of the Co-op.
Such an arrangement, while stressful at times, lasted until the Co-op established a global worldwide monopoly on postech industry. The Monopoly means that the Eastern Mars Shipping Company’s fortunes are under threat because the Court of the Gunners has been locked out. The Co-op, on the other hand, can source raw materials from the NSF-C.
Here on Earth, there is no question that the situation is changing faster on Mars and that Earth leaders are sleeping on the issue. For decades, Earth and her rulers have looked at Mars as little more than a colonial experiment, a source for exports and much needed raw materials. An industrializing Mars will have an impact on Earth as she begins to stake an economic position independent of Earth.
But the Co-op does not want to merely be a Martian power. Many in the organization are now pushing for the establishment of a foothold on Earth in order to dissuade the Court of the Gunners and other rival commercial interests from attempting to interfere on Mars. [Difficulty 1 (2 if challenged): Establish a BoI on Earth].
Beyond the economy, the rise of the Co-op are putting the steaddunno in an uncomfortable position. Prior to the rise of the NSF-C, the Martian steaddunno were known for their independence. Like American frontiersmen of the 19th century, the steaddunno crafted an image of rugged individuals paving their own way far from the bureaucracy of Earth.
Now, many are wondering if it is time to return to Earth or petition the CoreGPA to assist on Mars. Xenocide, the greatest crime under Earth law, is looking more and more likely on Mars in the coming years, and the steaddunno do not believe the morally apathetic Eastern Mars Shipping Company has their own wellbeing in mind when it makes moves to secure its now challenged power in Ria.
2. RobertCant is in the game. Will be made abundantly clear tomorrow.
3. If the update seems sparse compared to the last one, it is. I've been very busy and just couldn't get it all out this time.
I will try to communicate better in the future.
Edit: Screw it I can't wait.
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THE RISE OF THE COOPERATIVE. From the Sundown. Martian Cooperative Industries, colloquially known as the Co-op on Mars, is not a stranger to Martians. Led by the charismatic Titchmarsh, the Co-op has grown in recent years on Mars in the de facto capital city of Ria. The Eastern Mars Shipping Company has a lock on shipping, the Chandians mining, but Martian industrial concerns are the providence of the Co-op.
Such an arrangement, while stressful at times, lasted until the Co-op established a global worldwide monopoly on postech industry. The Monopoly means that the Eastern Mars Shipping Company’s fortunes are under threat because the Court of the Gunners has been locked out. The Co-op, on the other hand, can source raw materials from the NSF-C.
Here on Earth, there is no question that the situation is changing faster on Mars and that Earth leaders are sleeping on the issue. For decades, Earth and her rulers have looked at Mars as little more than a colonial experiment, a source for exports and much needed raw materials. An industrializing Mars will have an impact on Earth as she begins to stake an economic position independent of Earth.
But the Co-op does not want to merely be a Martian power. Many in the organization are now pushing for the establishment of a foothold on Earth in order to dissuade the Court of the Gunners and other rival commercial interests from attempting to interfere on Mars. [Difficulty 1 (2 if challenged): Establish a BoI on Earth].
Beyond the economy, the rise of the Co-op are putting the steaddunno in an uncomfortable position. Prior to the rise of the NSF-C, the Martian steaddunno were known for their independence. Like American frontiersmen of the 19th century, the steaddunno crafted an image of rugged individuals paving their own way far from the bureaucracy of Earth.
Now, many are wondering if it is time to return to Earth or petition the CoreGPA to assist on Mars. Xenocide, the greatest crime under Earth law, is looking more and more likely on Mars in the coming years, and the steaddunno do not believe the morally apathetic Eastern Mars Shipping Company has their own wellbeing in mind when it makes moves to secure its now challenged power in Ria.
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gay_Aleks
from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!
To: World Post editorial team
From: Press Office of the Cobalt Mercenary Company
Mr. Lake would like to issue a statement regarding the recent article in the World Post - "AGENTS, NOT TROOPS, SHOULD HANDLE PROLIFERATION CASES".
First off, every measure has been made to minimize civilian casualties. We have made sure to clear the area around the Diamond Tomb Syndicate's night club away from any civilians that may possibly get hurt in the action. Nobody wants innocent blood on their hands, after all.
Secondly, the mere threat of the use of CoreTech by the wrong hands (that is to say, those of Mr. Stryker), should be enough of a threat on its own, that one has to realise there is a time and a place for common courtesy. This is not one of them, and we hope that is abundantly clear.
Thirdly, as the FBI and the local police force can attest to, we have acted with complete cooperation and cohesion with the law enforcement agencies' jurisdiction. However, due to the destructive nature of CoreTech weaponry, it was more than obvious that ordinary guns and a court order would naturally be ignored by Mr. Stryker, well-known for being a leading figure within Earth's shady criminal underworld. In a sense, you could say we're agents of law, as Mr. Stryker had evidently been deluded into believing that due to the fact he owns CoreTech weaponry, he is above the Law. Our actions, in accordance with the Perimeter, have put him in his righteous place, as one can see.
Fourthly, we are frankly insulted by the insinuation that members of the CMC may engage into extra-legal activities upon innocent citizens of any state. We have no interest in playing someone's secret services that abduct citizenry in the night. One would imagine that we have went a long way since 20th century dictatorships. The only people that have to fear us are those who own CoreTech and are resisting handling it over to the respective authorities (i.e, the Agency), as well as, of course, those who are marked for contractual work. It is, however, our belief, that citizens at large should not feel any worry about the latter case, as those who get into such trouble to warrant a contract likely are not ordinary at all, and very likely deserve it, anyway.
Thank you for your attention, and we hope that we won't have any misunderstandings like this in the future. If you have any further questions, journalists of the World Post can always Mr. Lake at Gobekli Tepe for any additional and further questions, of course, after a thorough check.
From: Press Office of the Cobalt Mercenary Company
Mr. Lake would like to issue a statement regarding the recent article in the World Post - "AGENTS, NOT TROOPS, SHOULD HANDLE PROLIFERATION CASES".
First off, every measure has been made to minimize civilian casualties. We have made sure to clear the area around the Diamond Tomb Syndicate's night club away from any civilians that may possibly get hurt in the action. Nobody wants innocent blood on their hands, after all.
Secondly, the mere threat of the use of CoreTech by the wrong hands (that is to say, those of Mr. Stryker), should be enough of a threat on its own, that one has to realise there is a time and a place for common courtesy. This is not one of them, and we hope that is abundantly clear.
Thirdly, as the FBI and the local police force can attest to, we have acted with complete cooperation and cohesion with the law enforcement agencies' jurisdiction. However, due to the destructive nature of CoreTech weaponry, it was more than obvious that ordinary guns and a court order would naturally be ignored by Mr. Stryker, well-known for being a leading figure within Earth's shady criminal underworld. In a sense, you could say we're agents of law, as Mr. Stryker had evidently been deluded into believing that due to the fact he owns CoreTech weaponry, he is above the Law. Our actions, in accordance with the Perimeter, have put him in his righteous place, as one can see.
Fourthly, we are frankly insulted by the insinuation that members of the CMC may engage into extra-legal activities upon innocent citizens of any state. We have no interest in playing someone's secret services that abduct citizenry in the night. One would imagine that we have went a long way since 20th century dictatorships. The only people that have to fear us are those who own CoreTech and are resisting handling it over to the respective authorities (i.e, the Agency), as well as, of course, those who are marked for contractual work. It is, however, our belief, that citizens at large should not feel any worry about the latter case, as those who get into such trouble to warrant a contract likely are not ordinary at all, and very likely deserve it, anyway.
Thank you for your attention, and we hope that we won't have any misunderstandings like this in the future. If you have any further questions, journalists of the World Post can always Mr. Lake at Gobekli Tepe for any additional and further questions, of course, after a thorough check.
jackelgull
An aberration of nature
An Open Letter from Jack Sparrow to Channada
I have been remarkably patient with you from the outset - you are Nazis. That alone should make you shunned and despised from all but the most despicable and evil circles. At first you were a worrying isolated community, hostile and unwelcoming to the "wrong kind". Upsetting, but ultimately only a stain on your community. But now you are expanding your influence, throwing your weight around, going for what looks at its least severe and most understated to be an ethnic cleansing. You claim it will not affect me, but it will. The Eastern Mars Shipping Company employs 40 Steaddunno and a mixture of races. They are my crew and as any pirate knows, your crew is your family. The city of Ria is home to 200 Steadunno and is 60% non white, and the city is my home. I am inextricably linked to every person in that city. You brought violence to my home, sent two of my family members to the hospital for fighting against the idea that they don't belong.
There are those who cynically advise me to "team up" with the Nazis because the Cooperative are a threat to my profits and thus the greater threat. How nice, my very own Ribbentrop - Molotov Pact. Do I need to remind everyone how that turned out?
So I come with a warning - end these "defensive pacts" and their provisions excluding minorities and Steaddunno. Stop recruiting outside your borders. I have no illusions about the odds of you complying with my pleas but I feel it is only fair to warn you - Don't draw the sword of racial hatred unless you're willing to die on it. Because I am willing to die to protect my family and my home.
I have been remarkably patient with you from the outset - you are Nazis. That alone should make you shunned and despised from all but the most despicable and evil circles. At first you were a worrying isolated community, hostile and unwelcoming to the "wrong kind". Upsetting, but ultimately only a stain on your community. But now you are expanding your influence, throwing your weight around, going for what looks at its least severe and most understated to be an ethnic cleansing. You claim it will not affect me, but it will. The Eastern Mars Shipping Company employs 40 Steaddunno and a mixture of races. They are my crew and as any pirate knows, your crew is your family. The city of Ria is home to 200 Steadunno and is 60% non white, and the city is my home. I am inextricably linked to every person in that city. You brought violence to my home, sent two of my family members to the hospital for fighting against the idea that they don't belong.
There are those who cynically advise me to "team up" with the Nazis because the Cooperative are a threat to my profits and thus the greater threat. How nice, my very own Ribbentrop - Molotov Pact. Do I need to remind everyone how that turned out?
So I come with a warning - end these "defensive pacts" and their provisions excluding minorities and Steaddunno. Stop recruiting outside your borders. I have no illusions about the odds of you complying with my pleas but I feel it is only fair to warn you - Don't draw the sword of racial hatred unless you're willing to die on it. Because I am willing to die to protect my family and my home.
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The Perimeter Herald
January 2136
PERIMETER AGENCY ISSUES ARREST WARRANTS FOR MAJOR COREGPA OFFICIALS The Perimeter Agency has issued arrest warrants for major officials in the Steaddunno Core and the Global Police Agency, including Elder Benedict Hebrang, Director Oda Wechsler and the majority of the Central Committee of Elders on the charges of MalTech proliferation.January 2136
“No one wanted to believe the World Corp’s allegations, but the evidence is too strong for us to ignore.” Dr. Katarina Werner, overseer of the Perimeter Agency, told a small group of reporters. “We have determined that the highest levels of CoreGPA proposed and approved of illegal of MalTech development. We have determined that many recruits of the GPA’s Peacekeeper Divisions I, II and III are actually Gengineered Slaves, developed through dangerous and illegal MalTech techniques.”
The editorial board of the Perimeter Herald praises the Perimeter Agency for their brave stance against the distribution of MalTech. MalTech is an existential threat to the continued existence of sentient life in the solar system, most prominently demonstrated by the Sunflower Killer of 2119 and the Moon Cancer Crisis of 2132. No one, not even the Steaddunno Core, should be allowed to threaten the continuation of sentient life in the pursuit of selfish goals.
PERIMETER AGENCY ENCOURAGES WORLD NATIONS TO SIGN VIENNA CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL LAW Dr Katarina Werner met with Austrian officials in Vienna to sign the Vienna Convention on International Law. This treaty outlines the new role that the Perimeter Agency will take in this brave new world. Nations signing the Vienna Convention would direct their police and military to enforce the laws outlined within the Vienna Convention and would allow the Perimeter Agency to direct their police and military forces in cases of emergency.
Nations and organisations signing the Vienna Convention on International Law would be recognising the Perimeter Agency’s assumption of Earth leadership and their usurpation of the immoral Steaddunno Core and Global Police Authority. Austria has signed the agreement, while the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations has announced that their future operations will comply with the guidelines of the convention. More surprisingly is that Adrian Stryker of the Diamond Tombs Syndicate has agreed that his future business operations will not violate the Vienna Convention in part of a plea bargain that involved him giving information on his CoreTech suppliers in exchange for a lighter jail sentence.
The editorial board of the Perimeter Herald hopes that the international community understands the importance of the Vienna Convention on International Law and that all major factions recognise the Perimeter Agency’s importance in ensuring the future of sentient life in this system.
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From: The Steaddunno Core
To: The Perimeter Agency
The Perimeter Agency has been officially disbanded and the Global Police Authority has issued warrants to arrest Dr. Katarina Werner for spreading xenophobic conspiracy theories and the attempted coup d'état against the Steaddunno Core. A new agency dealing with the illegal proliferation of CoreTech and MalTech will be created once we have resolved this current crisis.
To: The Perimeter Agency
The Perimeter Agency has been officially disbanded and the Global Police Authority has issued warrants to arrest Dr. Katarina Werner for spreading xenophobic conspiracy theories and the attempted coup d'état against the Steaddunno Core. A new agency dealing with the illegal proliferation of CoreTech and MalTech will be created once we have resolved this current crisis.
Robert Can't
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Martian Radio Network:
Ruben Moushian interviews Emily Kawanishi - PR Spokesperson for Martian Cooperative Industries on Martian Breakfast
Moushian: Our first guest on the show the morning is Emily Kawanishi. We've had her on many times before and she is a well known figure here in Ria - niece of Tichmarsh and head of the public relations of the Coop. To give our listeners a bit of background controversy has risen up after a fight broke out between members of the NSFC and EMSC. There have been condemnations from many directions of the violence and efforts are being made to ensure that Ria remains a safe place for both Humans and non-Humans alike. We have Miss Kawanishi here with us today so that we can learn a bit about the Coop's opioion on these matters and what they are willing to do to end the violence.
Moushian: Good morning Miss Kawanishi and welcome to the show.
Kawanishi: Its a pleasure as always Ruben.
Moushian: So firstly I'd like to ask you about the Coop's position on the violence that has broken out in these past few weeks.
Kawanishi: We of course fully condemn the violence and the EMSC's position towards it. Mars should be better than this and we are committed to responsible action within this community and allowing Mars to flourish.
Moushian: I'm sure that's what everyone expected you to say today.
Kawanishi: Well if you know the answer, don't bother asking the question Ruben.
Moushian: But really, with the Coop's ties to the NSFC how committed are you to assisting in combating the violence.
Kawanishi: I don't know what you mean by these ties but I want you to understand that we are fully committed. We will be in full support of the council's motions to ban the NSFC from the city of Ria. Organised violence like this is deplorable.
Moushian: Is there not some sort of kinship between the Coops and the Nazis? You both after all are anti-steaddunno and-
Kawanishi: Sorry Ruben but you're wrong about that.
Moushian: Please, let me finish.
Kawanishi: No, I can't let people continue to spread this intolerable lie that we are somehow xenophobic as an organisation. Its true that we don not currently have any employed Steaddunno in the Cooperative but this is not a consequence of discriminatory recruitment practices.
Moushian: But you can not deny that the Bishop has preached hat against them.
Kawanishi: I can and I will. The alleged sermon took place over a decade ago and at no point called for violence or discrimination towards the aliens.
Moushian: She said that they don't have souls.
Kawanishi: I'm not here to debate theology about the nature of the soul but I will affirm that weather or not the Bishop believes they have souls or not they are welcome to do business with the cooperative.
Moushian: As a prominent actor in the politics of Ria surely its the duty of your company to be there for all its residents not just the human ones. How can you claim that if there is continual doubt as to if the leader of your organisation considers a large minority of the population to be soulless.
Kawanishi: As far as I'm aware the Steaddunno philosophy does not have a comparable concept to the soul so I'm not sure they would care either way.
Moushian: But surely they will care if it affects the way others act towards them.
Kawanishi: When you put it like that, I'm sure you're right. However this is all besides the point as it is not the place of the Cooperative to dictate theological policy. There may be further debates on this topic at synod, to which the Bishop will be obligated to accept and until such decisions have been made there is no official church line on this and so we should leave theology out of it.
Moushian: Alright, moving on, the EMSC in their open letter identified the cooperative as rivals. How does the cooperative feel about this?
Kawanishi: Its a healthy indicator of the economy to maintain business rivalries and competition.
Moushian: Some would say that there isn't much competition anymore, that due to your ability to influence Politics here in Ria you effectively have a monopoly over all manufactured goods.
Kawanishi: If we do have such a monopoly it is because of the fine quality of our locally produced goods, not because of some sinister political influences. Our aim is the development of Ria and the continued prosperity of its colonies.
Moushian: Well on that gut churning corporate message I think we're out of time. Many thanks for joining us.
Kawanishi: I am sure we'll be doing this again soon.
Moushian: That was Emily Kawanishi of Martian Copperative Industries. Next on the program we will be talking to Lin Hertzog once considered one of the finest athletes on Mars and now found to be using performance enhancing alien drugs.
Ruben Moushian interviews Emily Kawanishi - PR Spokesperson for Martian Cooperative Industries on Martian Breakfast
Moushian: Our first guest on the show the morning is Emily Kawanishi. We've had her on many times before and she is a well known figure here in Ria - niece of Tichmarsh and head of the public relations of the Coop. To give our listeners a bit of background controversy has risen up after a fight broke out between members of the NSFC and EMSC. There have been condemnations from many directions of the violence and efforts are being made to ensure that Ria remains a safe place for both Humans and non-Humans alike. We have Miss Kawanishi here with us today so that we can learn a bit about the Coop's opioion on these matters and what they are willing to do to end the violence.
Moushian: Good morning Miss Kawanishi and welcome to the show.
Kawanishi: Its a pleasure as always Ruben.
Moushian: So firstly I'd like to ask you about the Coop's position on the violence that has broken out in these past few weeks.
Kawanishi: We of course fully condemn the violence and the EMSC's position towards it. Mars should be better than this and we are committed to responsible action within this community and allowing Mars to flourish.
Moushian: I'm sure that's what everyone expected you to say today.
Kawanishi: Well if you know the answer, don't bother asking the question Ruben.
Moushian: But really, with the Coop's ties to the NSFC how committed are you to assisting in combating the violence.
Kawanishi: I don't know what you mean by these ties but I want you to understand that we are fully committed. We will be in full support of the council's motions to ban the NSFC from the city of Ria. Organised violence like this is deplorable.
Moushian: Is there not some sort of kinship between the Coops and the Nazis? You both after all are anti-steaddunno and-
Kawanishi: Sorry Ruben but you're wrong about that.
Moushian: Please, let me finish.
Kawanishi: No, I can't let people continue to spread this intolerable lie that we are somehow xenophobic as an organisation. Its true that we don not currently have any employed Steaddunno in the Cooperative but this is not a consequence of discriminatory recruitment practices.
Moushian: But you can not deny that the Bishop has preached hat against them.
Kawanishi: I can and I will. The alleged sermon took place over a decade ago and at no point called for violence or discrimination towards the aliens.
Moushian: She said that they don't have souls.
Kawanishi: I'm not here to debate theology about the nature of the soul but I will affirm that weather or not the Bishop believes they have souls or not they are welcome to do business with the cooperative.
Moushian: As a prominent actor in the politics of Ria surely its the duty of your company to be there for all its residents not just the human ones. How can you claim that if there is continual doubt as to if the leader of your organisation considers a large minority of the population to be soulless.
Kawanishi: As far as I'm aware the Steaddunno philosophy does not have a comparable concept to the soul so I'm not sure they would care either way.
Moushian: But surely they will care if it affects the way others act towards them.
Kawanishi: When you put it like that, I'm sure you're right. However this is all besides the point as it is not the place of the Cooperative to dictate theological policy. There may be further debates on this topic at synod, to which the Bishop will be obligated to accept and until such decisions have been made there is no official church line on this and so we should leave theology out of it.
Moushian: Alright, moving on, the EMSC in their open letter identified the cooperative as rivals. How does the cooperative feel about this?
Kawanishi: Its a healthy indicator of the economy to maintain business rivalries and competition.
Moushian: Some would say that there isn't much competition anymore, that due to your ability to influence Politics here in Ria you effectively have a monopoly over all manufactured goods.
Kawanishi: If we do have such a monopoly it is because of the fine quality of our locally produced goods, not because of some sinister political influences. Our aim is the development of Ria and the continued prosperity of its colonies.
Moushian: Well on that gut churning corporate message I think we're out of time. Many thanks for joining us.
Kawanishi: I am sure we'll be doing this again soon.
Moushian: That was Emily Kawanishi of Martian Copperative Industries. Next on the program we will be talking to Lin Hertzog once considered one of the finest athletes on Mars and now found to be using performance enhancing alien drugs.
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from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!
The CMC, naturally, will sign the Vienna Treaty. The Agency is the natural choice for any sane man or woman or steaddunno, if we wish to live in a future free of proliferation.
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IMPORTANT: Steaddunno Core, Global Police Authority, and Kadru must pay an additional 1 million credits per asset due to rebel local investments (Banker’s Rebellion and East Column)
PERIMETER AGENCY ISSUES ARREST WARRANTS FOR MAJOR COREGPA OFFICIALS. From the World Post. In a shocking October 1st announcement, the Perimter Agency issued arrest warrants against Elder Benedict Hebrang, Director Oda Wechsler, and the majority of the membership of the Central Committee of Elders on charges of MalTech proliferation.
Dr. Katarina Werner, in announcing these arrests to a small group of reporters, said, “We have determined that the highest levels of CoreGPA proposed and approved of illegal Maltech Development. We have determined that many recruits of the GPA’s Peacekeeper Divisions are, in fact, Gengineered Slaves.”
This marks a stunning and remarkable escalation of the war, throwing a wrench into any celebratory plans the CoreGPA had been planning following the Fall of Hong Kong. The second consecutive mutiny by a Core organization has rocked the foundations of the CoreGPA and wider world to their core.
Coupled with the issuance of arrest warrants was the establishment of the Vienna Convention on International Law. This treaty outlines the new role that the Perimeter Agency seeks to take in the world. Parties to the Vienna Convention would direct their police and military to enforce the laws outlined within the convention and includes an emergency provision through which the Perimeter Herald can deputize police and military forces in emergencies.
This treaty states that governments will recognize the Perimeter Agency’s assumption of Earth leadership and the end of Core and Global Police Authority power. Austria has signed the agreement, and the Federal Bureau of Investigations announced that they will comply with the Convention.
Adrian Stryker of the recently defanged Diamond Tombs Syndicate announced his organization’s agreement to follow the Convention in exchange for a lighter prison sentence and turning over his CoreTech suppliers.
The Cobalt Mercenary Company signed the Vienna Convention shortly thereafter.
STEADDUNNO CORE DECLARES A TOTAL EMBARGO ON MARS. Released to the Core Gazette. In light of the atrocities committed against the steaddunno on Mars, the CoreGPA is announcing implementation of an embargo against Mars. All steaddunno are formally recalled to Earth due to safety concerns.
DANA FOUNDATION DESTROYED BY ARMY OF GLASS. From the World Post. For months, the Army of Glass suspected the regional charity to be a cover for influence-buying across the world with the goal of choking the rebellion of financial support. The cyberninjas of the Army of Glass launched a raid on the foundation’s headquarters in India, killing several from Division 12 before hacking into the foundation’s intranet and uploading documents to the internet revealing a pattern of influence-buying.
[Dana Foundation is destroyed. -1 HP for Division 12. -2 HP for Cyberninjas.]
This attack did not go unpunished. Peacekeeper Divisions I and II, stationed in Central Asia, marched into the subcontinent and launched a widescale manhunt to capture the remaining cyberninjas, putting an end to this fabled special ops unit.
MERCENARIES ATTACK GPA HEAVY PEACEKEEPER DIVISION. From the Gunner Register. The attack on the Heavy Peacekeeper Division ended with heavy losses on both sides, but a tactical victory for the Global Police Authority that managed to withstand destruction from the onslaught. [-7 HP for CMC Regular Force. -6 HP for Heavy Peacekeeper Division I]
If this had been the end of the story, it would have gone down as a brave, but foolish, attempt for glory. However, the assault of HPD I material forces was matched with a large FBI investigation and matching raids in the United States that managed to snag several HPD I officers over a 48-hour period. These pressures, put together, were enough destroy the Heavy Peacekeeper Division.
DIVIISON 12 WIPED BY UNION TOUGHS. From the Gunner Register. KADRU, I’m sure, was a wonderful company with a wonderful business strategy. For example, the Dana Foundation was part of a wonderful business strategy with the goal of making us neutrals and rebels poorer. The Court of the Gunners had no choice but to take swift action. In late-October, the Court of the Gunners sent Japanese union toughs into India and destroyed Division 12, which was still recovering from its failure to defend the Dana Foundation from the Army of Glass.
What will this mean for relationships between the Gunner Court and the CoreGPA? Who knows?
The Gunner Court has achieved its retribution though. [+1 XP]
INTERNAL SQUABBLING IN THE GUNNER COURT OVER FUTURE. From the World Corps. With retribution achieved, the Court of the Gunners now has to make a choice as to which direction it will take in the coming years. The Retributionists, those who believe that retribution had no gone far enough to restore Gunner honor, believe that morale in the organization will only improve in the beatings of other factions continue. [Difficulty 2: Inflict 8 HP worth of damage to factions.]
Another faction, the Corporatists, believe that developments on Mars threatens the prosperity of the Court of the Gunners, and that steps should be taken to begin operations on Mars. [Difficulty 2: Get two stealthed assets onto Mars].
It is up to the Courtmaster to decide what path to take.
WAR ON THE COMMODITY MARKETS. From the World Post. The East River Column’s team of commodity brokers are not finished with the CoreGPA yet. Through clever manipulation of the market, the East River Column forced one Core-aligned mining firm to file for bankruptcy. The collapse of the mining firm has damaged the political clout of a Core demagogue, who now has to explain to his followers the lost of tens of thousands of jobs across Europe. [Harvester destroyed. -5 HP for Demagogue].
The Banker’s Rebellion matched this attack with an economic assault on the Steaddunno Core as a whole, inflicting heavy economic and financial distress on the faction. [-6 HP for the Steaddunno Core].
The Global Police Authority, following Operation Atlas to arrest Army of Glass cyberninjas, unleashed Operation Sakai on the East River Column’s commodities brokers. The Global Police Authority, expecting a repeat of the Fall of Hong Kong, instead found itself dealing with sustained economic attack on very army. Light partisan activity, combined with dwindling supplies and economic turmoil, ended with the light damage to the East River Column’s team of legendary commodities brokers, but not before inflicting heavy damage on the integrity of GPA forces. [. Special Cybernetic Ops Unit destroyed. -5 HP to Heavy Peacekeeper Division II]
KADRU BIOTECH ENGINEERING SUED. From the Perimeter Herald. MALTECH proliferation, development, and usage is strictly illegal. For this reason, our lawyers have brought Kadru to court. We believed we will emerge victorious upon completion of the lawsuit.
MERCENARY KINGS. From the Cobalt Press. The destruction of a heavy peacekeeper division, with Perimeter assistance, was impressive, but now it is time to expand our horizons, fellow mercs. We have two options for a future. We can seize Earth, surely. After all, we are rapidly approaching becoming the strongest military force on Earth. [Difficulty Lol: Seize Control of Earth].
That, or we can expand to Mars. We’ve been getting rumors from the Red Planet for years now that a showdown between the EMSC and Nazis is on the horizon, so what better time will there be to expand to Mars? [Difficulty ½: Build a Base of Influence on Mars.]
KADRU AGENTS PLUNGED INTO THE DELHI METRO. From the Kadru Chronicle. Deep beneath Delhi, in the labyrinth system that makes up the old Delhi Metro system, hides the Army of Glass and its cybernetic commander: Rani. Recently, Kadru cyberninjas plunged into the Metro, arresting dozens of Glassmen and killing armed combatants. A spokesperson tells the Kadru Chronicle that the operation to defeat the Army of Glass will likely be completed next year.
Critics argue that the pressing lawsuits the Perimeter Agency filed against KBE is putting pressure on the Indian government to curtail Kadru activities, and that this will weaken its campaign against the Army of Glass. A KBE spokesperson tells us that this will not be a concern as the Army of Glass “is on the ropes”.
NEWS FROM MARS 2136
JACK SPARROW PENS OPEN LETTER TO CHANNADA. From The Martian Times. For an open letter, it sure read like an ultimatum in which the CEO of the Eastern Martian Shipping Company demanded an end to ethnic cleansing measures known as “defensive pacts”, recruitment outside Channadian borders, and an implied end to the violence inflicted on Ria and her surrounding towns. In this letter, Sparrow calls out those in the company pushing for an alliance of self-interest with the Nazis to guard against the Cooperative.
“Don’t draw the sword of racial hatred unless you are willing to die on it. I am willing to die to protect my family, and my home.”
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE FROM THE EMSC. Released to the Martian Times. IN the wake of the Ria brawl, in what can only be characterized as acts of ethnic cleaning in other Martian regions, the executive officers of the company, acting as agents of the board, has concluded that true neutrality is unfeasible. Like the United States two centuries ago, we must pursue a policy of armed neutrality.
A people cannot coexist with Nazis; the nature of Nazism precludes such lavishness.
The Eastern Martian Shipping Company, in light of these events, has begun to reach out to nearby communities to establish an integrated militia through a corporate directive which hereby will be referred to as Operation Iron Curtain. While no single community can fight the Channada alone, multiple communities with the training and support, can hold out against Channadian attacks until reinforcements from Ria and the surrounding community arrive.
Jack Sparrow has reached out to arms manufacturers in Ria to contribute their skills to the production of armaments. Security officers of our security forces will reach out to local communities, assess the conditions, and create plans of defense with the local leaderships. Higher-officers will analyze this data and draft regional plans to integrate the defenses of the Greater Ria Regions.
As of this moment, there are two central commands. The whole operation will be overseen by Valerie King, Chief Security Officer of the EMSC. In exchange for training and arms, local leaders will provide labor and resources to chip in for the upkeep of Operation Iron Curtain. So far, the response from local leaders has been positive, but we admit some leaders are resistant. Many, however, acknowledge the threat Chanada poses for Mars.
In related news, steaddunno employees of the EMSC have created a fundraiser to pay for resettling those displaced by Channada’s protection rackets. Jack Sparrow has donated 30,000 credits to the cause.
EMILY KAWANISHI SITS DOWN TO TALK WITH MPN. From the Martian Radio Network. Ruben Moushian sat down to interview Emily Kawanishi, PR spokesperson for Martian Cooperative Industries, on Martian Breakfast. She stated that the Cooperative condemns the violence on both sides of the violence that broke out in Ria last year. She denied the Co-op has ties to the NSFC and said that the NSFC should be ban from Ria.
See the full transcript for more.
CALL TO RETURN TO EARTH MET WITH INDIFFERENCE ACROSS MARS. From the Martian Radio Network. The declaration of an embargo against Mars has been met with cool indifference by the steaddunno of Mars, who have decided to cast their lot in Ria. A mass migration of minorities and steaddunno to Ria and outlying areas is triggering some resentment among residents, but only some. Animosity to the NSCF is high in Ria.
NATIONAL SOCIALIST FRONT OF CHANADA DENIED LOANS. From the Martian Times. The National Socialist Front of Chanada attempted to raise five million credits in a bond buying program, but only managed to raise three million credits. Martian creditors, unnerved by the amount of leverage the NSFC attempted to take on, will refuse to issue any further loans to the NSFC until it pays off at least one loan.
PERIMETER AGENCY ISSUES ARREST WARRANTS FOR MAJOR COREGPA OFFICIALS. From the World Post. In a shocking October 1st announcement, the Perimter Agency issued arrest warrants against Elder Benedict Hebrang, Director Oda Wechsler, and the majority of the membership of the Central Committee of Elders on charges of MalTech proliferation.
Dr. Katarina Werner, in announcing these arrests to a small group of reporters, said, “We have determined that the highest levels of CoreGPA proposed and approved of illegal Maltech Development. We have determined that many recruits of the GPA’s Peacekeeper Divisions are, in fact, Gengineered Slaves.”
This marks a stunning and remarkable escalation of the war, throwing a wrench into any celebratory plans the CoreGPA had been planning following the Fall of Hong Kong. The second consecutive mutiny by a Core organization has rocked the foundations of the CoreGPA and wider world to their core.
Coupled with the issuance of arrest warrants was the establishment of the Vienna Convention on International Law. This treaty outlines the new role that the Perimeter Agency seeks to take in the world. Parties to the Vienna Convention would direct their police and military to enforce the laws outlined within the convention and includes an emergency provision through which the Perimeter Herald can deputize police and military forces in emergencies.
This treaty states that governments will recognize the Perimeter Agency’s assumption of Earth leadership and the end of Core and Global Police Authority power. Austria has signed the agreement, and the Federal Bureau of Investigations announced that they will comply with the Convention.
Adrian Stryker of the recently defanged Diamond Tombs Syndicate announced his organization’s agreement to follow the Convention in exchange for a lighter prison sentence and turning over his CoreTech suppliers.
The Cobalt Mercenary Company signed the Vienna Convention shortly thereafter.
STEADDUNNO CORE DECLARES A TOTAL EMBARGO ON MARS. Released to the Core Gazette. In light of the atrocities committed against the steaddunno on Mars, the CoreGPA is announcing implementation of an embargo against Mars. All steaddunno are formally recalled to Earth due to safety concerns.
DANA FOUNDATION DESTROYED BY ARMY OF GLASS. From the World Post. For months, the Army of Glass suspected the regional charity to be a cover for influence-buying across the world with the goal of choking the rebellion of financial support. The cyberninjas of the Army of Glass launched a raid on the foundation’s headquarters in India, killing several from Division 12 before hacking into the foundation’s intranet and uploading documents to the internet revealing a pattern of influence-buying.
[Dana Foundation is destroyed. -1 HP for Division 12. -2 HP for Cyberninjas.]
This attack did not go unpunished. Peacekeeper Divisions I and II, stationed in Central Asia, marched into the subcontinent and launched a widescale manhunt to capture the remaining cyberninjas, putting an end to this fabled special ops unit.
MERCENARIES ATTACK GPA HEAVY PEACEKEEPER DIVISION. From the Gunner Register. The attack on the Heavy Peacekeeper Division ended with heavy losses on both sides, but a tactical victory for the Global Police Authority that managed to withstand destruction from the onslaught. [-7 HP for CMC Regular Force. -6 HP for Heavy Peacekeeper Division I]
If this had been the end of the story, it would have gone down as a brave, but foolish, attempt for glory. However, the assault of HPD I material forces was matched with a large FBI investigation and matching raids in the United States that managed to snag several HPD I officers over a 48-hour period. These pressures, put together, were enough destroy the Heavy Peacekeeper Division.
DIVIISON 12 WIPED BY UNION TOUGHS. From the Gunner Register. KADRU, I’m sure, was a wonderful company with a wonderful business strategy. For example, the Dana Foundation was part of a wonderful business strategy with the goal of making us neutrals and rebels poorer. The Court of the Gunners had no choice but to take swift action. In late-October, the Court of the Gunners sent Japanese union toughs into India and destroyed Division 12, which was still recovering from its failure to defend the Dana Foundation from the Army of Glass.
What will this mean for relationships between the Gunner Court and the CoreGPA? Who knows?
The Gunner Court has achieved its retribution though. [+1 XP]
INTERNAL SQUABBLING IN THE GUNNER COURT OVER FUTURE. From the World Corps. With retribution achieved, the Court of the Gunners now has to make a choice as to which direction it will take in the coming years. The Retributionists, those who believe that retribution had no gone far enough to restore Gunner honor, believe that morale in the organization will only improve in the beatings of other factions continue. [Difficulty 2: Inflict 8 HP worth of damage to factions.]
Another faction, the Corporatists, believe that developments on Mars threatens the prosperity of the Court of the Gunners, and that steps should be taken to begin operations on Mars. [Difficulty 2: Get two stealthed assets onto Mars].
It is up to the Courtmaster to decide what path to take.
WAR ON THE COMMODITY MARKETS. From the World Post. The East River Column’s team of commodity brokers are not finished with the CoreGPA yet. Through clever manipulation of the market, the East River Column forced one Core-aligned mining firm to file for bankruptcy. The collapse of the mining firm has damaged the political clout of a Core demagogue, who now has to explain to his followers the lost of tens of thousands of jobs across Europe. [Harvester destroyed. -5 HP for Demagogue].
The Banker’s Rebellion matched this attack with an economic assault on the Steaddunno Core as a whole, inflicting heavy economic and financial distress on the faction. [-6 HP for the Steaddunno Core].
The Global Police Authority, following Operation Atlas to arrest Army of Glass cyberninjas, unleashed Operation Sakai on the East River Column’s commodities brokers. The Global Police Authority, expecting a repeat of the Fall of Hong Kong, instead found itself dealing with sustained economic attack on very army. Light partisan activity, combined with dwindling supplies and economic turmoil, ended with the light damage to the East River Column’s team of legendary commodities brokers, but not before inflicting heavy damage on the integrity of GPA forces. [. Special Cybernetic Ops Unit destroyed. -5 HP to Heavy Peacekeeper Division II]
KADRU BIOTECH ENGINEERING SUED. From the Perimeter Herald. MALTECH proliferation, development, and usage is strictly illegal. For this reason, our lawyers have brought Kadru to court. We believed we will emerge victorious upon completion of the lawsuit.
MERCENARY KINGS. From the Cobalt Press. The destruction of a heavy peacekeeper division, with Perimeter assistance, was impressive, but now it is time to expand our horizons, fellow mercs. We have two options for a future. We can seize Earth, surely. After all, we are rapidly approaching becoming the strongest military force on Earth. [Difficulty Lol: Seize Control of Earth].
That, or we can expand to Mars. We’ve been getting rumors from the Red Planet for years now that a showdown between the EMSC and Nazis is on the horizon, so what better time will there be to expand to Mars? [Difficulty ½: Build a Base of Influence on Mars.]
KADRU AGENTS PLUNGED INTO THE DELHI METRO. From the Kadru Chronicle. Deep beneath Delhi, in the labyrinth system that makes up the old Delhi Metro system, hides the Army of Glass and its cybernetic commander: Rani. Recently, Kadru cyberninjas plunged into the Metro, arresting dozens of Glassmen and killing armed combatants. A spokesperson tells the Kadru Chronicle that the operation to defeat the Army of Glass will likely be completed next year.
Critics argue that the pressing lawsuits the Perimeter Agency filed against KBE is putting pressure on the Indian government to curtail Kadru activities, and that this will weaken its campaign against the Army of Glass. A KBE spokesperson tells us that this will not be a concern as the Army of Glass “is on the ropes”.
NEWS FROM MARS 2136
JACK SPARROW PENS OPEN LETTER TO CHANNADA. From The Martian Times. For an open letter, it sure read like an ultimatum in which the CEO of the Eastern Martian Shipping Company demanded an end to ethnic cleansing measures known as “defensive pacts”, recruitment outside Channadian borders, and an implied end to the violence inflicted on Ria and her surrounding towns. In this letter, Sparrow calls out those in the company pushing for an alliance of self-interest with the Nazis to guard against the Cooperative.
“Don’t draw the sword of racial hatred unless you are willing to die on it. I am willing to die to protect my family, and my home.”
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE FROM THE EMSC. Released to the Martian Times. IN the wake of the Ria brawl, in what can only be characterized as acts of ethnic cleaning in other Martian regions, the executive officers of the company, acting as agents of the board, has concluded that true neutrality is unfeasible. Like the United States two centuries ago, we must pursue a policy of armed neutrality.
A people cannot coexist with Nazis; the nature of Nazism precludes such lavishness.
The Eastern Martian Shipping Company, in light of these events, has begun to reach out to nearby communities to establish an integrated militia through a corporate directive which hereby will be referred to as Operation Iron Curtain. While no single community can fight the Channada alone, multiple communities with the training and support, can hold out against Channadian attacks until reinforcements from Ria and the surrounding community arrive.
Jack Sparrow has reached out to arms manufacturers in Ria to contribute their skills to the production of armaments. Security officers of our security forces will reach out to local communities, assess the conditions, and create plans of defense with the local leaderships. Higher-officers will analyze this data and draft regional plans to integrate the defenses of the Greater Ria Regions.
As of this moment, there are two central commands. The whole operation will be overseen by Valerie King, Chief Security Officer of the EMSC. In exchange for training and arms, local leaders will provide labor and resources to chip in for the upkeep of Operation Iron Curtain. So far, the response from local leaders has been positive, but we admit some leaders are resistant. Many, however, acknowledge the threat Chanada poses for Mars.
In related news, steaddunno employees of the EMSC have created a fundraiser to pay for resettling those displaced by Channada’s protection rackets. Jack Sparrow has donated 30,000 credits to the cause.
EMILY KAWANISHI SITS DOWN TO TALK WITH MPN. From the Martian Radio Network. Ruben Moushian sat down to interview Emily Kawanishi, PR spokesperson for Martian Cooperative Industries, on Martian Breakfast. She stated that the Cooperative condemns the violence on both sides of the violence that broke out in Ria last year. She denied the Co-op has ties to the NSFC and said that the NSFC should be ban from Ria.
See the full transcript for more.
CALL TO RETURN TO EARTH MET WITH INDIFFERENCE ACROSS MARS. From the Martian Radio Network. The declaration of an embargo against Mars has been met with cool indifference by the steaddunno of Mars, who have decided to cast their lot in Ria. A mass migration of minorities and steaddunno to Ria and outlying areas is triggering some resentment among residents, but only some. Animosity to the NSCF is high in Ria.
NATIONAL SOCIALIST FRONT OF CHANADA DENIED LOANS. From the Martian Times. The National Socialist Front of Chanada attempted to raise five million credits in a bond buying program, but only managed to raise three million credits. Martian creditors, unnerved by the amount of leverage the NSFC attempted to take on, will refuse to issue any further loans to the NSFC until it pays off at least one loan.
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The Steaddunno Core once again urges all Steaddunno to return to Earth. We cannot guarantee your safety if you choose to remain on Mars.
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Since it isn't 100% clear, I don't process all military orders first and assume all happen at the same time and then do the same for economic orders.
I process full ordersets in the order they exist in my inbox at lock, oldest first, newest last. Because of this, a few things happened this turn that otherwisr wouldn't have had such as a heavy peacekeeper division being destroyed before it could destroy a commodities broker.
This way of doing things, now that you all know it works this way, should mean I don't even have to hardlock.
Orders are due NEXT Friday.
I process full ordersets in the order they exist in my inbox at lock, oldest first, newest last. Because of this, a few things happened this turn that otherwisr wouldn't have had such as a heavy peacekeeper division being destroyed before it could destroy a commodities broker.
This way of doing things, now that you all know it works this way, should mean I don't even have to hardlock.
Orders are due NEXT Friday.
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Attention Players
You are all but rats in the maze that is the great laboratory of Stars Without End. After this update, there will be a huge change to how orders and updates are handled, a change that was alluded to in this turn's handling of orders.
There will be bi-daily updates.
No, this is not CityIOT. No, you will not have to send in orders daily. Instead, there will be a running calendar of events. Every two, the calendar jumps to the next date with an event, and that event happens.
This means there will be a delay, in-universe, between an order and the action. If you send me orders calling for an attack with an unstealthed unit one day, the next day the update will include rumors of the build-up/attack. This event will happen days or weeks later in-universe.
Why?
I like updating; I really do. However, doing one giant update every two weeks means there are two weeks between Things Happening(TM). Diplomacy is 95% in PMs, and in secret. A small, daily update of a handful of events will mean a constant tempo of Things Happening(TM).
It also makes the in-universe calendar more granular and flexible and lets me do some cool things I can't do at set intervals of one year.
If you have any questions, ask them now. For what it is worth, Ninjacow seems to like this idea and believes it avoids the major issue of rapid-fire updates being unfair to non-Americans with American GMs.
You are all but rats in the maze that is the great laboratory of Stars Without End. After this update, there will be a huge change to how orders and updates are handled, a change that was alluded to in this turn's handling of orders.
There will be bi-daily updates.
No, this is not CityIOT. No, you will not have to send in orders daily. Instead, there will be a running calendar of events. Every two, the calendar jumps to the next date with an event, and that event happens.
This means there will be a delay, in-universe, between an order and the action. If you send me orders calling for an attack with an unstealthed unit one day, the next day the update will include rumors of the build-up/attack. This event will happen days or weeks later in-universe.
Why?
I like updating; I really do. However, doing one giant update every two weeks means there are two weeks between Things Happening(TM). Diplomacy is 95% in PMs, and in secret. A small, daily update of a handful of events will mean a constant tempo of Things Happening(TM).
It also makes the in-universe calendar more granular and flexible and lets me do some cool things I can't do at set intervals of one year.
If you have any questions, ask them now. For what it is worth, Ninjacow seems to like this idea and believes it avoids the major issue of rapid-fire updates being unfair to non-Americans with American GMs.
Seon
Not An Evil Liar
The Court of the Gunners would like to apologize to Core Authorities regarding incident in which union workers affiliated with our organization performed a violent protest against a K biotechnology firm affiliated with their interest.
It won’t happen again. We totally promise.
It won’t happen again. We totally promise.
Robert Can't
Éponine
I like these changes
