The Silent Legions

[Sonereal]

UPDATE #1
UPDATE

This update is short and sweet so here's a quick anatomy lesson. Portions of the update written in bold signify assets that are not hidden, meaning they can be targeted by many actions. This update is part of the larger update to be completed over the next fifteen minutes. Every player will receive a society sheet. Do not share this sheet with others!

The only exception are the Hypermarkets. I linked to the page with the public Hypermarkets because there are just too many to reasonably list.

You also have a section that looks like this

Power (Income): x (+x)
Upkeep: y

Power is how much you currently have. Income is how much you will generate for your next turn. Upkeep is how much you owe now and must pay now. If your Upkeep is greater than Power, you must pick and choose which assets get their upkeep paid. You can't partial pay an asset's upkeep.

Orders are due 19 April; 1200 EST.

 

[dragonprobably]

Can I join late?

 

[NinjaCow64]

OP says you're good if you join as a Very Small group.

 

[dragonprobably]

I'm joining as The Society of Osiris, I'll make a signup post later.

 

[Sonereal]

Pretend I'm an idiot and overestimated the amount of time players would need to do their orders. Should i change the due date to Wednesday or keep to the current schedule and do it next time?

I ask because about half of you are extremely productive.

 

[Kyzarc Fotjage]

Sooner is better, if you can take the pace

 

[NinjaCow64]

Move the date up please.

 

[Seon]

move the date up.

 

[Sonereal]

Orders lock Thursday at 1200 EST.

 

[Sonereal]

Orders locked 25 minutes ago but I'm on my lunch break so forgot to post.

Stay tuned for *nonsense* later tonight.

 

[Sonereal]

JANUARY - MARCH 1936
It would be extremely silly to make a new Google document for each update because most things that have happened have done so off-screen, known only to the participating parties. There are two things I noticed a lot this turn so I need to repeat.

1. You have to manually pay upkeep.
2. Moving costs Power.

CAIRO LEAKS. Cairo. An investigation has led to the disclosure of an hidden asset in Cairo, an expert assassin going by the name Lucius associated with a secret society calling itself "Arachna". Lucius is one of the greatest assassins in the world, the rumors go. Another disclosure is that the Suez Canal Company is a profitable business controlled by whoever is behind the Hypermarkets. [Lucius, Suez Canal Company, loses Hidden]

HYPERGEOMETRICAL DIVISION ESTABLISHED IN JAPAN. Tokyo. A small outpost with a handful of officials working to bring together Japanese and Western hypergeometrists has been established by the League of Nations in Tokyo. [HG Stronghold established]

For players who missed orders, I did you a favor. You didn't gain Power but you didn't have to pay Upkeep.

Orders due Sunday 1200 EST

 

[dragonprobably]

Forget what I said, I'm good.

 

[Sonereal]

This IOT is amazing because I have a dozen unread PMs right now.

Anyway, the lock is delayed 24 hours because I've been out and about a lot.

 

[Sonereal]

MARCH - APRIL 1936 - CRISIS UPDATE

TOKYO CLASH. The newly established International Institute of Intellectual Cooperation - Hypergeometrical Division outpost in Japan is already under intense strain. One scientist attracted to the outpost from Europe, Dr. Else Frenkel-Brunswik, a mindbending adept, is sowing terror among the staff working at the outpost that threatens to destroy the budding outpost before its had a chance to get off the ground.

Welcome to the first crisis update!

A crisis update will provide a list of active attacks and attackers and their intended targets. For this update, an asset is attacking another asset in Tokyo. Every society has the option to defend with assets at the location, even with assets that do not have defensive stats. Some assets have special abilities that would allow them to defend locations other than their own. If you have a question, let me know.

The crisis will be resolved in the next update on 22 April 2020 when crisis orders lock at 1200 EST. Don't have any orders for the crisis? Then feel free to ignore this!

 

[Sonereal]

APRIL - JULY 1936 UPDATE

GAS LEAK BLAMED FOR OUTBREAK OF VIOLENCE AT 3IC OUTPOST. Tokyo, Japan. The International Institute of Intellectual Cooperation's office in Tokyo has been closed just a few months after opening. The government and 3IC blame a slow gas leak for the psychological distress that has claimed the lives of six people via suicide and has hospitalized dozens, including scientists from Europe and North America. Dr. Else Frenkel-Brunswik, a Polish-Austrian scientist, was one of the scientists who worked at the office. Speaking to the press, she explained that the poor construction of the office and the 3IC are to blame for the incident.

A HAUNTING IN WARSAW. Warsaw, Poland. Rumors are circulating the capital that several members of the government are dealing with poltergeist haunting.

ARACHNA EXPANSION IN WASHINGTON. Washington D.C., United States. The small social club in Washington D.C. has undergone an expansion. Out in the suburbs, the social club has rented several floors of an office building to act as the primary stronghold of the secret society in the city.

LUCIUS THE ASSASSIN DISAPPEARS IN CAIRO. Cairo, Egypt. Lucius, an infamous assassin, has disappeared somewhere in Cairo. The Egyptian Association of Occult Hobbyists, the strange lobbying agency in Cairo, is rumored to have assisted in Lucius going back underground.

MI-13 HONG KONG FIELD OFFICE REVEALED. An investigation in the city has leaked information about MI13 operations in the city centered on a local field office.

ORDERS LOCK SUNDAY 1200 EST

 

[Everblack]

Name: Green Ember Commune
Society size: Very Small
Society Stronghold: Sydney
Background:
Started in native part of Australian among a small group of aboriginal people the Green Ember Commune is a self help group the promote the spiritually wellness of a person soul. This group also provide guidance on matter of physical matter of the world like financial, marriage, etc. The Commune is a family that is out there for those in need.

 

[NinjaCow64]

Somewhere in the world, a man reads a newspaper...

 

[Sonereal]

APRIL - JULY 1936 CRISIS UPDATE

RAID AGAINST ARACHNA SOCIAL CLUB IN LONDON IMMINENT. A Metropolitan Police Force raid, commanded by Deputy Commissioner Sir Maurice Drummond and Commissioner Sir Phillip Game (Police Chiefs), two persons with suspected ties to the Hypermarkets, is about to commence against the Arachna Social Club. This overwhelming show of force against the small social club has the London Underground ablaze with speculation.

Any asset on location may intervene in the defense of the Arachna Social Club. This attack will be resolved Tuesday 1200 EST.

All non-defense orders are locked.

 

[Sonereal]

APRIL - JUNE 1936 CRISIS UPDATE

RAID AGAINST ARACHNA SOCIAL CLUB IN LONDON IMMINENT. A Metropolitan Police Force raid, commanded by Deputy Commissioner Sir Maurice Drummond and Commissioner Sir Phillip Game (Police Chiefs), two persons with suspected ties to the Hypermarkets, is about to commence against the Arachna Social Club. This overwhelming show of force against the small social club has the London Underground ablaze with speculation.

JULY - SEPTEMBER 1936 UPDATE

METROPOLITAN POLICE FORCE CHIEFS RELIVED OF COMMAND FOLLOWING SOCIAL CLUB SLAUGHTER. Deputy Commissioner Sir Maurice Drummond and Commissioner Sir Phillip Game have been relieved of their duties following the raid on a "suspected drug den" that left six civilians dead. The overwhelming force brought onto a small, unassuming, social club on the outskirts of London, has had a ripple effect on wider society. "Is this how we do things in Britain? Are we the Germans now?" One MP said to the press.

BRITISH ROYAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE IN KHARTOUM SUSPECTED OF TIES TO A SOCIETY CALLED "SET". This newly established stronghold could not hope to fly under the occult radar for long. The city is already home to forces on the lookout for new players. The British Royal Archaeological Institute in Khartoum has in recent months, in the opinion of "those in the know" in Khartoum, fallen under the sway of a mysterious secret society known only as "SET".

STRANGE HAPPENINGS AT UNIVERSITY IN TORONTO. There is a group that, for the most part, is largely unknown to the world at large. What is known is that a group of scientists at Toronto have formed a club with a deep interested in fringe sciences, including hypergeometry. This level one stronghold of support in Toronto belongs to a society only known as "Tabula Rasa".

ARACHNA TRAINING SITE RELOCATES IN DELHI; ALZILAL DISAPPEAR. Nobody knows who leaked rumors of a massive program to relocate the Arachna Training Site to a more remote area outside Delhi was. The struggle to move the stronghold requires a large amount of manpower, cash, and bureaucratic support, made even costlier by the attempt to conceal the move. There are forces in the city, however, that are always on the lookout for events such as this.

These lookouts have failed to pin down the whereabouts of the legendary Arachna Alzilal, however.

EGYPTIAN TEXTILE MILL IN EGYPT GOES BANKRUPT. Poor business practices and a declining trade atmosphere had led to the closure of the Egyptian textile mill. A spokesperson for the company says, "This is a difficult decision and not one we take lightly."

DR. ELSE FRENKEL-BRUNSWIK RETIRES. The, the Polish-Austrian Jewish scientist that fled Berlin to work briefly at the ill-fated International Institute of Intellectual Cooperation outpost in Japan, has announced her retirement through a spokesperson.

ORDERS DUE FRIDAY, 1200 EST

 

[Sonereal]

Orders locked delayed 24 hours to celebrate my father's survival.