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[Gengy]

Aed, when you can, there was a question for you regarding Hostile Takeover in my Stats/Rulers post.

Also: Aawino (24) needs Food, and the Limelight Bayou (22) needs Metals (Silver/Gold, shiny stuff)

woooli, I'm updating stats now. Please check to make sure Queen Eleanor is correct.

I think I should have a 4 in curiosity instead of a 5. Sorry if I'm being nitpicky.

You had 4, but due to the +1 Curiosity (and +1 Military) from Round 9, Round 10 puts you at Curiosity 5 (and Military 3). Thank you for being nit-picky! I'd rather confirm correct stats, then have wrong ones.

[woolli264]

Aed, when you can, there was a question for you regarding Hostile Takeover in my Stats/Rulers post.

Also: Aawino (24) needs Food, and the Limelight Bayou (22) needs Metals (Silver/Gold, shiny stuff)

woooli, I'm updating stats now. Please check to make sure Queen Eleanor is correct.



You had 4, but due to the +1 Curiosity (and +1 Military) from Round 9, Round 10 puts you at Curiosity 5 (and Military 3). Thank you for being nit-picky! I'd rather confirm correct stats, then have wrong ones.

Yep that sounds about right. Thanks for working so hard to keep everyone's stats up to date.

[moossabi]

So who exactly is in the League of Allied Provinces?

[Gengy]

Blade, Aed, and Pepper make up LAP.

[PepperP.]

So who exactly is in the League of Allied Provinces?

Blade, Aed, and Pepper make up LAP.

Yes, we are the League of Awesome People.

[moossabi]

Blade, Aed, and Pepper make up LAP.

Yes, we are the League of Awesome People.

Got it. Question two: Which region is the White Isle?

[HalfTangible]

Got everybody who posted their ruler's names in round 9 into my XCOM 2 character pool now (except Blade, still waiting for word back on his title). Had to take some liberties with character length but I think they generally work (even all got different nicknames based on your ruler titles)

Next up is customization! Then I can go into my next campaign (yeah, my first playthrough didn't go much better after the Rose Court all died) and hopefully bring you all onto my crew!

...

Ooooh, this is gonna hurt

[Elemental]

Got everybody who posted their ruler's names in round 9 into my XCOM 2 character pool now (except Blade, still waiting for word back on his title). Had to take some liberties with character length but I think they generally work (even all got different nicknames based on your ruler titles)

I humbly petition that my ruler be given a desk job.

[HalfTangible]

I humbly petition that my ruler be given a desk job.

Request denied.

...

Mostly because I don't know how to customize Engineers and Scientists, which are the only desk jobs this game has. Otherwise I'd have put Cynel on the engineering team and Kellianth on SCIENCE.

[BladeofObliviom]

Got it. Question two: Which region is the White Isle?

It's region 30, an island right next to regions 29, 6, and 31.

[woolli264]

Trade tables for this round. As usual please let me know if there are any issues.

Spoiler: Resources

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No.	Region Name	Realm	Player	Quantity	Resource	Needs
1	Sasanand	League of Allied Provinces	Aedilred	Great	Thezirins	Beverages
2	Babanand	League of Allied Provinces	Aedilred	Good	Stone	Metal
3	Wormwood	League of Allied Provinces	BladeofObliviom	Good	Witchweed	Luxury
4	Andanand	League of Allied Provinces	Aedilred	Minor	Silk	Stone
5	Piruzikhet	League of Allied Provinces	BladeofObliviom	Minor	Wine	Domesticated Animals
6	Bladesmire	League of Allied Provinces	BladeofObliviom	Minor	Steel	Mounts
7	Cape Halfisland	League of Allied Provinces	BladeofObliviom	Good	Spark Sticks	Food
8				Good	Bananas
9	Luska	Luska	Kasanip	Good	Wine	Iron
10	Rivo Alto	Rose Demesne	Reggiejam	Good	Wood	Silk
11	Aranand	League of Allied Provinces	Aedilred	Minor	Glass	Food
12	Gullinbursti	Rose Demesne	Gengy	Minor	Swine	Fruit
13	The Dragon Spine	Rose Demesne	Reggiejam	Minor	Steel	Fabrics
14	Silverwood	Rose Demesne	Randoman	Good	Wood	Precious Metals
15	Cape Silvia	Rose Demesne	Reggiejam	Minor	Cotton	Steel
16	Silverlake	Rose Demesne	TheDarkDM	Good	Silver	Wood
17	Tillwell	Rose Demesne	Randoman	Good	Foodstuffs	Leather and Hides
18	Bereholst	Dhuda Besina	moossabi	Good	Wood	Food
19	Dhuda Besina	Dhuda Besina	moossabi	Good	Nile Masaruma	Wood
20	Grayhall	Rose Demesne	TheDarkDM	Minor	Fish	Iron
21	Munda Doab	Rose Demesne	TheDarkDM	Good	Fish	Fabrics
22	Limelight Bayou	Rose Demesne	TheDarkDM	Good	Carrots
23	Deep Fern	Rose Demesne	Reggiejam	Minor	Peanuts	Fish
24	Aawino	Rose Demesne	Gengy	Minor	Coal
25	Primo Crure	True Crown of Petravolan	Rexleox	Good	Wood	Medicine
26	Marauder Isles	Rose Demesne	Reggiejam	Good	Wood	Food
27		Grey Empire	NPC	Minor	Silk
28		Luska	Kasanip	Undefined	Undefined
29	Sunisle	League of Allied Provinces	BladeofObliviom	Minor	Peanuts	Food
30	White Isles	Grey Empire	NPC	Minor	Cotton	Food
31	The Sundered Island	Grey Empire	NPC	Good	Boats	Metal
32	Yahagmir	Grey Empire	NPC	Good	Alchemical Glass	Silk
33		Grey Empire	NPC	Minor	Swine
34	Var Entar	Nevarri League	Arcanitect	Minor	Rubies	Food
35	Kharsaan	Nevarri League	Arcanitect	Good	Wood	Textiles
36	Var Teyra	Nevarri League	Arcanitect	Minor	Steel	Food
37	Rasp	Fiid	Silverbit	Minor	Salt	Food
38				Minor	Silver
39	Fiid	Fiid	Silverbit	Good	Iron	Water
40	Lerr	Fiid	Silverbit	Good	Silk	Riding Animals
41	Elnaz	Nevarri League	Arcanitect	Minor	Linen	Precious Metals
42	Nogr	Nevarri League	Arcanitect	Minor	Gold	Food
43	Llurikesh	League of Allied Provinces	Aedilred	Minor	Bronze	Food
44A	Colonia	Primus Imperium	HalfTangible	Minor	Silver	Fabric
44B	Skianz	Prevaz Artistry	WaylanderX	Great	Skianz Art	Metals
44C	Devyn Crez	Prevaz Artistry	WaylanderX	None	None	Luxury Resources
45	Kyanos	League of Allied Provinces	PepperP	Good	Aloe Vera
46	Calendula	League of Allied Provinces	PepperP	Minor	Camels	Steel
47	Quartus	Primus Imperium	HalfTangible	Minor	Goats	Precious Metals
48	Ambrose	League of Allied Provinces	PepperP	Good	Ambrosan Brandy	Wood
49	Wysteria	League of Allied Provinces	PepperP	Minor	Silver	Food
50	Amaranth	League of Allied Provinces	PepperP	Minor	Dates	Glass
51	Janganand	League of Allied Provinces	Aedilred	Minor	Glass	Livestock
52	Havanand	League of Allied Provinces	Aedilred	Minor	Rice	Glass
53	Trifylli	League of Allied Provinces	PepperP	Good	Beer	Metals
54	Akovito	League of Allied Provinces	PepperP	Good	Simurghs	Herd Animals
55	Çangalamin	League of Allied Provinces	PepperP	Minor	Gold	Beverages
56	Paschalia	League of Allied Provinces	PepperP	Minor	Silver	Light
57	Primus	Primus Imperium	HalfTangible	Good	Moonsilver	Flying Mounts
58	Tertius	Primus Imperium	HalfTangible	Good	Steel	Food
59	Secundus	Kingdom of Berrium	NPC	Good	Cocoa Beans	Beasts of Burden
60	Mercivale	Kingdom of Berrium	NPC	Good	Rocs	Silver
61	Pendrake	Kingdom of Berrium	NPC	Good	Wood
62	Centrata	Kingdom of Berrium	NPC	Good	Amichan Grapes	Silver
64	Autumnal Courtlands	Rose Demesne	Reggiejam	Good	Marigold Roses	Precious Metals
65	Winter Courtlands	Rose Demesne	TheDarkDM	Good	Boreal Roses	Textiles
66	Spring Courtlands	Rose Demesne	Gengy	Good	Violet Roses	Food
67	Summer Courtlands	Rose Demesne	Randoman	Good	Blood Roses	Wood
68	Kyrra	Grand Principality of Anceris	Elemental	Minor	Coal	Precious Metals
69	Zlaten	Grand Principality of Anceris	Elemental	Good	Gold	Luxury Goods
70	Chornostrav	Grand Principality of Anceris	Elemental	Good	Wind Rock	Wood
71				Minor	Wood
73	Fan'Gabla	Fantastigoria	NPC	Good	Fantastigorian Steel	Fuel
74	Fantastigoria Primacentra	Rose Demesne	Reggiejam	Good	Silk	Jewellery
75	Fan'Gourmet	Queendom of Avonlea	Mary Sue	Minor	Sugar	Metal
76	Evemoor	Queendom of Avonlea	Mary Sue	Minor	Mistwater Wine	Fabric
77	Fan'Grove	Queendom of Avonlea	Mary Sue	Good	Apples
79		Queendom of Avonlea	Mary Sue	Good	Velvet Aspis
80	Bellarion	Queendom of Avonlea	Mary Sue	Minor	Silver	Food
81	Coventry	Queendom of Avonlea	Mary Sue	Good	Tobacco	Wood
82	Ramshorn	Queendom of Avonlea	Mary Sue	Good	Witch's Weave	Alcohol
83				Minor	Midnight Augurs
97		Geshemafar in Exile	lt_murgen	Minor	Undefined
98				Minor	Steel
99A	Silver Spires	Stormland Holdings	jkat717	Minor	Gold	Medicinal Herbs
99B				Good	Amethysts
100	The Stormlands	Stormland Holdings	jkat718	Good	Mercenaries	Steel
101	Evergale Valley	Rose Demesne	Randoman	Good	Medicines	Metals
102	Ashen Badlands	Rose Demesne	Randoman	Minor	Bronze	Medicines
103				Minor	Gold
114		Five Tribes Syndicate	m9p908	Minor	Undefined
115	Nettofurikusu	Five Tribes Syndicate	m9p909	Good	Riding Lizards	Medicinal Herbs
116	Arendar	Five Tribes Syndicate	m9p909	Good	Enigma Berries	Fish
117	Golyater	Five Tribes Syndicate	m9p909	Minor	Fish	Wood
118	Petravolan	True Crown of Petravolan	Rexleox	Good	Medicinal Herbs	Fish
119	Gwiwjhr	Adrax Awaria	Dimple	Good	Fish	Mounts
120		Vincedom of Hess Tannan	Soommor	Minor	Grain
121		Vincedom of Hess Tannan	Soommor	Minor	Wood
122	Tannan	Vincedom of Hess Tannan	Soommor	Good	Gilded Scarabs	Gemstones
129				Good	Bronze
130	Liberantia	Adrax Awaria	Dimple	Minor	Topaz	Hard Metal
131	Saphiria	Adrax Awaria	Dimple	Good	Gold
132		Adrax Awaria	Dimple	Minor	Wood
133	Tumbledown Marsh	Dhuda Besina	moossabi	Good	Steel	Wood
134	Avonlea	Queendom of Avonlea	Mary Sue	Good	Ships	Metals
135	Petrammus	Lignummus	woolli263	Good	Wool	Metals
137	Ligustrummus	Lignummus	woolli264	Minor	Rubies	Food
138	Exetilorier	Adrax Awaria	Dimple	Minor	Horses	Metals
139	Hakeber	Adrax Awaria	Dimple	Good	Fruit	Metals
140	Frescodonia	Adrax Awaria	Dimple	Minor	Medicinal Herbs	Chickens
141	Adrax Awaria	Adrax Awaria	Dimple	Good	Chickens	Wood
142	Xeria	Lignummus	woolli264	Good	Steel	Textiles
143				Minor	Goats
144	Lignummus	Lignummus	woolli264	Good	Wood	Metals
145	Xeroas	Dynasty of Escaye	Zayuz	Good	Emeralds	Dyes
146	Stagnummus	Lignummus	woolli264	Minor	Dyes	Wood
148	Alithis	Dynasty of Escaye	Zayuz	Good	Bronze	Cloth
163		Prevaz Artistry	WaylanderX	Good	Shelling Stones
164		Prevaz Artistry	WaylanderX	Minor	Varn Stalks
171	Laraak	Nevarri League	Arcanitect	Good	Dyes	Food
172	Nevarr	Nevarri League	Arcanitect	Good	Grain	Metals
173	Neilor	Nevarri League	Arcanitect	Good	Steel	Gemstones
175				Minor	Salt
176	Renein	Dynasty of Escaye	Zayuz	Minor	Greyfin Fish	Spices
177	Lenthe	Dynasty of Escaye	Zayuz	Minor	Sapphires	Grains
185		Jade Coalition	NPC	Minor	Horses	Wood
188		Jade Coalition	NPC	Minor	Silk	Wood
189		Jade Coalition	NPC	Minor	Wood	Mounts
190		Jade Coalition	NPC	Great	Strawberries	Stone
191		Jade Coalition	NPC	Minor	Stone	Food
193		Jade Coalition	NPC	Good	Wheat	Beasts of Burden
194		Jade Coalition	NPC	Minor	Jade	Food
195	Puldine Acreage	Jade Coalition	NPC	Good	Swine
196	Sextus	Primus Imperium	HalfTangible	Minor	Camels	Magic
197	Quintas	Primus Imperium	HalfTangible	Minor	Peyote
199		Jade Coalition	NPC	Good	Wood	Fabric
225	Puesto Yatahe	Cahoosa Confederation	DurkBlanston	Minor	Wood	Metal
226				Minor	Plum Liquor
229	Hesterimilli	Great Clans of Nifhel	Tychris1	Good	Horses	Meat
232		Northern Aardrosil	Psilulz	Good	Undefined
233		Cahoosa Confederation	DurkBlanston	Good	Wood
234	Manitosa	Cahoosa Confederation	DurkBlanston	Good	Horses	Alcohol
235	Puesto Cagun	Cahoosa Confederation	DurkBlanston	Good	Steel	Alcohol
236	Puesto Azandi	Cahoosa Confederation	DurkBlanston	Good	Cattle	Dyes
237				Good	Melzinite Bees
238	Svartr Melrakki-ey	Melrakki-ey	ZakThar	Good	Fish	Beasts of Burden
239	Vestan Melrakki-ey	Melrakki-ey	ZakThar	Good	Rubies	Precious Metals
240	Melrakki-ey	Melrakki-ey	ZakThar	Good	Ironwood	Fuel
241	Uldrakka	Melrakki-ey	ZakThar	Minor	Coal	Gemstones
244				Minor	Prismatic Rinds
245	Holshin	Melrakki-ey	ZakThar	Minor	Sulphur	Cotton
249	Vallis Khoya	Grand Principality of Anceris	Elemental	Minor	Grain	Cloth
250	Kherson	Grand Principality of Anceris	Elemental	Good	Seafood	Wood
251		Grand Principality of Anceris	Elemental	Minor	Whisky
251B	Carraig Dún	Exarchate of Carraig Dún	BootstrapTommy	Good	Mithril	Alcohol
252		Shafarstan	TheBlueGuard	Minor	Steel
258				Good	Fish
259		Wandering Clan	Geckus	Good	Undefined
260		Wandering Clan	Geckus	Undefined	Undefined
261	Noricum	Wandering Clan	Geckus	Minor	Steel	Wood
262		Wandering Clan	Geckus	Minor	Silver
263	Hestdal	Northern Aardrosil	Psilulz	Minor	Horses	Iron
264				Minor	Calign Archaists
266				Minor	Steel
267		Northern Aardrosil	Psilulz	Minor	Undefined
268	Kulderust	Northern Aardrosil	Psilulz	Great	Agite	Wood
269	Stiljord	Northern Aardrosil	Psilulz	Great	Thaumium	Food
269B				Good	Silver
270	Aardrosil	Northern Aardrosil	Psilulz	Good	Alcohol	Precious Metals
271	Brey-an	Cahoosa Confederation	DurkBlanston	Good	Stone	Food
272				Minor	Furs
273		Cahoosa Confederation	DurkBlanston	Good	Dyes
274	Anceris	Grand Principality of Anceris	Elemental	Good	Pearls	Meat
275	Cerilin	Grand Principality of Anceris	Elemental	Good	Cattle	Cloth
276				Good	Stormreed
277	Regnalin	Grand Principality of Anceris	Elemental	Minor	Linen	Flesh
278		Pre-Eminence of Hortis	Dracolon	Minor	Bronze
279	Domumontem	Pre-Eminence of Hortis	Dracolon	Minor	Cattle	Seafood
280	Conlarbores	Pre-Eminence of Hortis	Dracolon	Good	Furs	Metals
280B	Necron Directorate	Necron Directorate	BananaPhone	Good	Adamantite	Art
281	Western Aladar	Wandering Clan	Geckus	Good	Steel	Alcohol
289	Nemeria	Archduchy of Nemeria	EtuBrutus	Great	Nemerian Wine	Metals
325		Shafarstan	NPC	Minor	Stone
326	Shafarstan	Shafarstan	NPC	Good	Dhulciran Horses	Food Crops
327		Shafarstan	NPC	Good	Sapphires
328		Shafarstan	NPC	Minor	Arak
472	Vr'kxia	Vr'kxian Empire	Catrus	Good	Slaves	Luxury Goods
503	Praetoria	Praetorian Protectorate	BlazingAegis	Good	Jinxyte Crystals	Wood
821	Toldec	Wandering Clan	Geckus	Good	Gold	Grain
853	Tir Xungla	Rose Demesne	Gengy	Minor	Xungla Crystals	Textiles
P4		Great Clans of Nifhel	Tychris1	Minor	Bears
P5	Nifhel	Great Clans of Nifhel	Tychris1	Good	Tainted Water	Furs
P6	Náströnd	Great Clans of Nifhel	Tychris1	Minor	Caribou	Metal
P7		Great Clans of Nifhel	Tychris1	Minor	Platinum
D1				None
D2				None

Spoiler: Trade Routes

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Route Name	Regions Traversed	Resources	Realms	Technologies
Rose Circuit	64 65 66 67	Marigold Roses Boreal Roses Violet Roses Blood Roses	Rose Demesne Summer Court
Jungle Jaunt	141 146 144 145 142 137 135 148 139 130	Chicken Dyes Wood Emeralds Steel Wood Wool Horses Fruit Topaz	Adrax Awaria Lignummus Escaye
Strada Costiera Tramuntana-Nofsinhar	275 274 (238) 69 236 68	Pearls Gold Cattle Cattle Coal	Anceris Cahoosa Confederation
Blackspire Pass	280 281 274 275 249 277 821 251A	Furs Steel Pearls Cattle Grain Linen Gold Whisky	Conlarbores Wandering Clan Anceris
Luskan Trade Network	9 11 12 13 15 17 20 18 100	Wine Glass Swine Steel Cotton Foodstuffs Fish Wood Mercenaries	League of Allied Provinces Luska Rose Demesne Union of Besina Stormlands
Western Cultural Exchange	44B 44A 42 40 39 35 37 171 172	Art Silver Gold Silk Iron Salt Wood Dyes Grain	Prevaz Artistry Fiid Nevarri League League of Allied Provinces Primus Imperium
Grand Continental Course	1 2 4 51 49 45 50 52 6 29	Thezirins Stone Silk Glass Silver Aloe Vera Dates Rice Steel Peanuts	League of Allied Provinces
Trade Route Primaris	59 57 47 58 48 54 46 61 197 D2 D1	Moonsilver Cocoa Beans Goats Steel Brandy Simurghs Camels Wood Peyote	Primus Imperium League of Allied Provinces Kingdom of Berrium	Luskan Trade Language
Confederate Network	235 236 225 234 272 271 273 226	Steel Cattle Wood Horses Furs Stone Dyes Plum Liquor	Cahoosa Confederation
Crystal Rose	853 66 16 64 67 14 53 54 134 81	Xungla Crystals Violet Roses Silver Marigold Roses Blood Roses Wood Beer Simurghs Ships Tobacco	Rose Demesne League of Allied Provinces Avonlea
Queen's Road	134 76 80 81 75 77 74 73 99 79 82	Wood Mistwater Wine Silver Tobacco Sugar Apples Silk Fantastigorian Steel Gold Velvet Aspis Witch's Weave	Queendom of Avonlea	Luskan Trade Language
Coalition Circuit	185 188 189 190 191 193 194 199 195	Horses Silk Wood Strawberries Stone Wheat Jade Wood Swine	Jade Coalition
Taste of Gold	821 270	Gold Alcohol	Wandering Clans Northern Aardrosil
Grey Route	44B 44A 43 30 31 32 33	Art (Silver) Bronze Cotton Boats Alchemical Glass Swine	Prevaz Artistry Primus Imperium Grey Empire
Norðanátt	P4 P5 P6 P7	Bears Tainted Water Caribou Platinum	Great Clans of Nifhel
Fern Ridge	115 116 117 23 26 10 27 118 25 21	Riding Lizards Enigma Berries Fish Peanuts Wood Wood Silk Wood Medicinal Herbs Fish	Five Tribes Rose Demesne
Dandric Road	56 48 55 53 1 3 7 62 60 190	Silver Ambrosan Brandy Gold Beer Thezirins Witchweed Spark Sticks Amichan Grapes Rocs Strawberries	League of Allied Provinces Kingdom of Berrium
Emerald Crown	177 176 145 175 36 34 171 172 173	Greyfin Fish Sapphires Emeralds Salt Steel Rubies Dyes Grain Steel	Dynasty of Escaye Nevarri League
Melrakki Trail of Trans-Regional Commerce	238 239 240 241 245	Fish Rubies Ironwood Coal Sulphur	Melrakki-Ey
South Sea Coastal Shipping Route	43 1 3 5	Bronze Thezirins Witchweed Wine	League of Allied Provinces
Southern Tribes Trade Route	103 114 115 116	Gold Riding Lizards Enigma Berries	Five Tribes
Trudeau Trail	131 132 138 139 140 141	Gold Wood Horses Fruit Medicinal Herbs Chickens	Adrax Awaria
South Rose Trade Route	16 17 21 24 22	Silver Foodstuffs Fish Coal Carrots	Rose Demesne
Fantastic Archipelago Barteriate	70 73 74	Wind Rock Fantastigorian Steel Silk	Fantastigoria
North-West Paramount Road	233 271 261 262 281 232 268 269 259 260	Wood Stone Steel Silver Steel Food Agite Thaumium	Cahoosa Confederation Wandering Clans Northern Aardrosil
Hortis of Verslun Trade Route	278 279 280 258	Bronze Cattle Furs Fish	Pre-Eminence of Hortis
Union Road	18 19 133	Wood Nile Masurama Steel	Union of Besina
New Artistry Tradeway	163 164	Shelling Stones Varn Stalks	Prevaz Artistry
Trade Route 2	101 102	Medicines Bronze	Geshemafar
Trade Route 3	263 268 269 270 266	Horses Agite Thaumium Alcohol Steel	Northern Aardrosil Perin Tundra

Geckus, I couldn't find region writeups for 259 and 260. I have added the regions to the trade route but the resources won't be added until they are defined.

I used a c5 to change one of the wood resources on the jungle jaunt to rubies (and you got it in the resource table). Do I have to take another action to add rubies to the trade route or does it change automatically?

[Aedilred]

I used a c5 to change one of the wood resources on the jungle jaunt to rubies (and you got it in the resource table). Do I have to take another action to add rubies to the trade route or does it change automatically?

It updates automatically; I just forgot to change it in the trade route table.

[moossabi]

It's region 30, an island right next to regions 29, 6, and 31.

Got it. So that and the desert would be your federation's only successful expansions this round?

[BladeofObliviom]

Got it. So that and the desert would be your federation's only successful expansions this round?

Keep rubbing it in, why don't you? ()

(Really, don't remind me. Aside from Yahagmir, the NPCs got really lucky. 33 had a 5% chance of surviving as an isolated event, and 31 was around 13%. Even Yahagmir was less than 50%, though a much fairer fight than the other two. The odds for all three invasions failing were about 1 in 128, but lo and behold...)

[moossabi]

Keep rubbing it in, why don't you? ()

(Really, don't remind me. Aside from Yahagmir, the NPCs got really lucky. 33 had a 5% chance of surviving as an isolated event, and 31 was around 13%. Even Yahagmir was less than 50%, though a much fairer fight than the other two. The odds for all three invasions failing were about 1 in 128, but lo and behold...)

Oh. Wow. I didn't notice that as a whole. I'm sorry that RNG is being unkind to you.

[HalfTangible]

Keep rubbing it in, why don't you? ()

(Really, don't remind me. Aside from Yahagmir, the NPCs got really lucky. 33 had a 5% chance of surviving as an isolated event, and 31 was around 13%. Even Yahagmir was less than 50%, though a much fairer fight than the other two. The odds for all three invasions failing were about 1 in 128, but lo and behold...)

When I was reading the dice rolls before the round opener, i thought that the attack roll was mine and the defense rolls was theirs, which meant I won by one. Which would've been bad, but it would've been a victory.

Instead I lost in the bloodiest rebellion in the Imperium's history (not that that's saying much), all of my legions were broken and I now have split loyalties in my own capital.

I'm just glad Phelnia rolled max on 2d8. She's supposed to be the smart one.

[BladeofObliviom]

Yeah, it was a good round for NPCs in general. We were all thinking Dark was going overkill by sending so many units, but frankly all the NPCs rolled improbably well and, frankly, it worked.

[moossabi]

Yeah, it was a good round for NPCs in general. We were all thinking Dark was going overkill by sending so many units, but frankly all the NPCs rolled improbably well and, frankly, it worked.

It's better to go overboard and win than being reasonable and losing (sorry if this is still rubbing it in, but it's a feasible strategy).

[HalfTangible]

It's better to go overboard and win than being reasonable and losing (sorry if this is still rubbing it in, but it's a feasible strategy).

In my case, I probably should've just sent 4 to quell the rebellion and a different action to reconquer D2. The size of my army is what ultimately wiped me out

[Aedilred]

It's better to go overboard and win than being reasonable and losing (sorry if this is still rubbing it in, but it's a feasible strategy).

It's debatable. We fought three battles and, though we didn't win any, we only lost two units in total. Dark fought and won one, but lost three. We had a solid probability of victory in all the battles, and submitting enough troops to alter that significantly would have likely opened us up to more bonus losses - which means more recovery time.

I'd take the same actions again in the same way, personally - indeed, given my poor luck conquering NPCs early in the game it's arguable that this kind of was doing it again. The strategy was fine on paper; we just got unlucky - and hopefully that should, over the long term, balance out.

[HalfTangible]

It's debatable. We fought three battles and, though we didn't win any, we only lost two units in total. Dark fought and won one, but lost three. We had a solid probability of victory in all the battles, and submitting enough troops to alter that significantly would have likely opened us up to more bonus losses - which means more recovery time.

I'd take the same actions again in the same way, personally - indeed, given my poor luck conquering NPCs early in the game it's arguable that this kind of was doing it again. The strategy was fine on paper; we just got unlucky - and hopefully that should, over the long term, balance out.

*nod* Example: I lost all of my troops due in large part to good NPC rolls (Mil 10!), but my Dip action to stabilize Primus to ensure this doesn't happen again was the max possible roll.

Games with RNG/die rolls like this one tend to balance out over the long term, so long as you don't do anything TOO stupid. Everyone remembers when a 98% shot fails in XCOM, and that leads to the squad getting wiped out. What they tend to forget are the terrible placement of your troops that make a total wipe like that even possible, or that you haven't researched better armor yet, or that your lieutenant was the only ranked officer you still had.

[BladeofObliviom]

Sometimes it is, though it's better still to avoid going overkill and still win. Overkill has a tendency to increase your losses via bonus loss rules and such. This is, after all, the primary reason not to use overwhelming force in every single possible conflict. I will maintain that the League's military used an appropriate amount of force despite ultimately losing; if the same situation came up again, I would advise sending similar levels of force (with some alterations to account for the military stats of the Grey Dukes becoming known factors) despite this incident having gone badly. Assuming that they couldn't roll that well again would be an example of the Gambler's Fallacy, but them rolling that well in the first place was a serious stroke of luck.

EDIT: Totally ninja'd. Still though.

[Geckus]

While the interest in her craft is widespread the Bellarion native is most interested in the offers made by the Wandering Clans and her native Avonlea. In the end however it seems her nativist loyalties win through and with apologies to the Clans and all the other bidders for her work she chooses Avonlea to be her patron. The earring is presented to the Prophetess Council that they might present it to the next Queen upon her coronation.

Dang home-field advantage (and luck), I was unreasonably happy when I rolled max for that, too! No hard feelings though, it's fitting that the piece should stay where it landed.

Geckus, I couldn't find region writeups for 259 and 260. I have added the regions to the trade route but the resources won't be added until they are defined.

Thanks Aedilred; you couldn't find them because I haven't submitted them yet... Lack of creativity on my part; which is partly why I've slowed my exploration and expansion. Here is the write up for 260, 259 is still in progress - hopefully I'll have it done within a day or so.

Spoiler: Region 260- Aladar

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Aladar
Region: 260
Population: 800,000 Humans
Religion: House of the Pale Lady (minority), Pagan (the cult of Wrack - minority), Pagan (variety of older traditions - minority)
Resource: Ember-Iron (Good)
Needed: Herd Animals (cattle, sheep, goats)

Spoiler: Terrain

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Bordered by a rough and angry sea to the east, the land rises sharply in the north and west, forming a lowland plain through the majority of the region. Once almost entirely settled, the disaster known locally as the Scourge - a flaming rock from the heavens that smashed the old capital and devastated the region - has left large pockets of wilderness amidst the farms, pastures, and towns of the human populace.

The blasted ruins of the once mighty capital of Aladar Imperius lies on the coast of the eastern sea, it’s shattered buildings said to be haunted by the spirits of the thousands who died there when the Scourge came. Only the bravest or most foolhardy local will dare enter the ruins in search of ember-iron shards; most are never heard from again.

Far out in the bay where the capital once sat lies the great Maelstrom, an eternal storm of rough, churning waters marking where the largest fragment of the Scourge crashed into the sea. No boats ply the waters anywhere near this area - nothing that currently sails the sea could possibly survive amidst the roiling waves.

Spoiler: People

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The people of Aladar are pale-skinned and dark-haired, averaging five and half feet tall; eyes are commonly brown, though there are more than a few families that have blue or green eyed members.

Aladarian’s culture has changed greatly since the Scourge some two centuries past; gone are the ambitions to glory and conquest, replaced by an insular standoffish-ness generated by an underlying fear that whatever god or gods brought down the Scourge will do so again. Communities look to themselves and are largely ignorant of the goings on of the wider world.

Spoiler: Religion

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The former state-cult of Aladar, once a region spanning monolith, was badly fragmented and changed by the Scourge. While the largest fragments of the flaming rock hit the capital, a great many grand churches were struck by smaller fragments, giving rise to a common belief that they had been specifically targeted by divine wrath - that a foreign god or gods had defeated their own and sent the Scourge as a punishment for persecuting their faithful. Many of the priests who survived the initial devastation did not survive the chaos that followed. In the wake of this disaster many of the people returned to older faiths, embracing a wide variety of beliefs, including more recently the House of the Pale Lady.

A fragment of the old state-cult did survive, though changed and driven to secrecy in the face of hostility from the majority of the populace. Believing that the Scourge had been the physical form of their god cast down from the heavens, they believe that if enough of the shattered fragments of his body can be brought back together, their god can be reborn to take vengeance on those who struck him down.

Spoiler: Resources

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The greatest resource the region has to offer is the scattered fragments of the Scourge, a material which has come to be called Ember-Iron for it’s unique properties; water and most other liquids brought into contact with Ember-Iron rapidly heats - a tiny sliver of the metal left in a bucket of water will boil away the contents within an hour. So far no one has been able to successfully alloy Ember-Iron, and it is brittle and incredibly difficult to work in it’s natural state, making it unsuitable for tools or weapons; it‘s value remains as a luxury - a sliver set in a frame of another metal used to heat baths, boil cauldrons without needing a fire, etc..

The people of the region have a need for Herd Animals; most of the native animals fled or were eaten in the aftermath of the Scourge, and the locals are desperate to add new blood to their pitifully small and inbred stock.

[PepperP.]

Hi guys! We have another Podcast episode for you all. This month's subject is Role Play and we have our very first Character Spotlight featuring High Queen Thalia Darkthorne of Avonlea, and we play "How do you pronounce that?" starring BootStrapTommy, Lt. Murgen, TheDarkDM, and Geckus! So give us a listen and let us know how we did, and as always, thanks for listening!

[Geckus]

Another great podcast Pepper (and everyone else)!

You were correct in using a Russian accent, as the toast is mostly a direct phonetic translation of Russian - Aed was pretty much spot on in his pronunciation; it helps to have a few glasses of vodka first, to limber up the tongue and put you in the right frame of mind.

[BootStrapTommy]

Hi guys! We have another Podcast episode for you all. This month's subject is Role Play and we have our very first Character Spotlight featuring High Queen Thalia Darkthorne of Avonlea, and we play "How do you pronounce that?" starring BootStrapTommy, Lt. Murgen, TheDarkDM, and Geckus! So give us a listen and let us know how we did, and as always, thanks for listening!

I just now realized that it was "Lt" and not "it".

Pepper and Dark got it right.

Tacking on to Aed's point about past tense, I just wanted to bring up the common trap of past participles. Past participle tenses (past progressive "he was writing", past perfect "he had written", past perfect progressive "he had been writing") are not the same thing as past tense, but many writers often use them that way in independent clauses. This leads to inconsistent tensing, which sounds clunky.

[QuintonBeck]

Writeup for 470, for approval.

Spoiler: Region 470

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Blackwater
Population 788,000

Spoiler: Terrain

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Blackwater is a coastal region, primarily dominated by a tropical swamp. The great Mort river fed by hundreds of tributaries, runs deep back into the mainland. The ash blown south from the volcanoes to the north has settled into the waters, tainting the mud and muck a blackish hue, giving the region its name. The freshwater from the Mort river, mixed with the saltwater from the sea gives the swamp a balanced mix, allowing both saltwater and freshwater fish and animals to thrive.

Numerous small settlements are spread throughout the swamp, but the largest and most populous, is named Nundritch. Nundritch sprawls around a large man-made estuary and port at the mouth of Mort.

The swamp is heavily populated with various breeds of birds, fish, hippopotamuses, alligators, snakes, deer, beavers, and other assorted species.

Spoiler: People

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The people of Blackwater are primarily humans, with a few scattered tribes of dwarves mixed in. Mostly hunters and fishers, living off of the bounty of the swampland.

The humans being more focused on fishing and hunting. They are mostly traders. Using small boats to navigate the waters of the coast and river to trade between tribes.

The dwarves are rather fond of breeding hippopotamuses for use as pack animals, war beasts, and emergency food. Due to the aggressive and territorial nature of the hippopotamuses, the humans tend not to interact much with the dwarven folk, unless the dwarves initiate the interaction.

The Vr'kx have recently moved into the area, with House Dv'hk relocating itself to Nundritch, to guide and advise the native populace.

Spoiler: Resource

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The waters of Blackwater are heavily populated with clams, oysters, and assorted other molluscs, making the region's primary resource [minor] pearls.

Due to the weather patterns, primarily being heavy rains, and the general atmosphere, leading to rot, as well as the difficulty of proper logging practices in the swamp, "timber" from outside sources is a highly prized commodity.

Spoiler: Religion

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Harbingers of Silence (Pagan - Majority)
Most of the tribes of Blackwater are faithful to the beliefs of an ancient doomsday cult. Believing that some great noise would awaken an ancient evil from its slumber deep beneath the sea, causing it to rise up and bring about the end of the world, all but tribal leaders and their heirs have their tongues cut out. Resulting in the primary form of communication amongst the populace being a form of sign language. Numerous holidays and celebrations are spread throughout the year, all being celebrated in near total silence. With musicians and choirs miming playing their instruments and plying their trade.

I am uncertain on how desired resources work. Do I just pick a resource, and try not to meta-game myself into a favourable situation? How vague/exact is preferred?

Catrus this region is approved.

Hey Quinton. What was the result of my investigation into the disappearance of the Spring Girl Cynfonni?

Added in.

Psilulz also fixed your conquest.

Spoiler: Region 260- Aladar

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Aladar
Region: 260
Population: 800,000 Humans
Religion: House of the Pale Lady (minority), Pagan (the cult of Wrack - minority), Pagan (variety of older traditions - minority)
Resource: Ember-Iron (Good)
Needed: Herd Animals (cattle, sheep, goats)

Spoiler: Terrain

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Bordered by a rough and angry sea to the east, the land rises sharply in the north and west, forming a lowland plain through the majority of the region. Once almost entirely settled, the disaster known locally as the Scourge - a flaming rock from the heavens that smashed the old capital and devastated the region - has left large pockets of wilderness amidst the farms, pastures, and towns of the human populace.

The blasted ruins of the once mighty capital of Aladar Imperius lies on the coast of the eastern sea, it’s shattered buildings said to be haunted by the spirits of the thousands who died there when the Scourge came. Only the bravest or most foolhardy local will dare enter the ruins in search of ember-iron shards; most are never heard from again.

Far out in the bay where the capital once sat lies the great Maelstrom, an eternal storm of rough, churning waters marking where the largest fragment of the Scourge crashed into the sea. No boats ply the waters anywhere near this area - nothing that currently sails the sea could possibly survive amidst the roiling waves.

Spoiler: People

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The people of Aladar are pale-skinned and dark-haired, averaging five and half feet tall; eyes are commonly brown, though there are more than a few families that have blue or green eyed members.

Aladarian’s culture has changed greatly since the Scourge some two centuries past; gone are the ambitions to glory and conquest, replaced by an insular standoffish-ness generated by an underlying fear that whatever god or gods brought down the Scourge will do so again. Communities look to themselves and are largely ignorant of the goings on of the wider world.

Spoiler: Religion

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The former state-cult of Aladar, once a region spanning monolith, was badly fragmented and changed by the Scourge. While the largest fragments of the flaming rock hit the capital, a great many grand churches were struck by smaller fragments, giving rise to a common belief that they had been specifically targeted by divine wrath - that a foreign god or gods had defeated their own and sent the Scourge as a punishment for persecuting their faithful. Many of the priests who survived the initial devastation did not survive the chaos that followed. In the wake of this disaster many of the people returned to older faiths, embracing a wide variety of beliefs, including more recently the House of the Pale Lady.

A fragment of the old state-cult did survive, though changed and driven to secrecy in the face of hostility from the majority of the populace. Believing that the Scourge had been the physical form of their god cast down from the heavens, they believe that if enough of the shattered fragments of his body can be brought back together, their god can be reborn to take vengeance on those who struck him down.

Spoiler: Resources

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The greatest resource the region has to offer is the scattered fragments of the Scourge, a material which has come to be called Ember-Iron for it’s unique properties; water and most other liquids brought into contact with Ember-Iron rapidly heats - a tiny sliver of the metal left in a bucket of water will boil away the contents within an hour. So far no one has been able to successfully alloy Ember-Iron, and it is brittle and incredibly difficult to work in it’s natural state, making it unsuitable for tools or weapons; it‘s value remains as a luxury - a sliver set in a frame of another metal used to heat baths, boil cauldrons without needing a fire, etc..

The people of the region have a need for Herd Animals; most of the native animals fled or were eaten in the aftermath of the Scourge, and the locals are desperate to add new blood to their pitifully small and inbred stock.

Geckus this region is approved.

[moossabi]

Well, I stand corrected. Take out the part about amount and it becomes good!

[woolli264]

I just now realized that it was "Lt" and not "it".

It took me a while as well but Lt makes far more sense.

[BootStrapTommy]

Writing about the underground is hard. I find myself constantly stumbling over verisimilitude. What are Underdwellers' options for food? How the hell to you write a compelling under ground society?