Empire! 8 IC Thread

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The Black Cloud Coalition
Capital: North Way Cluster (Běizhōu Qún | 北週群 | Region 2)
暗雲 聯盟
{"Ànyún Liánméng"}
Round 1
[EE0, EE1, EE2]

Coalition Captain Jié Měifēng & Helms-Moderator Guiding_Stars4 a.k.a. 'ZhǐZhī'
Diplomacy 3 | Military 5 | Economy 2 | Faith 2 | Intrigue 5

Actions:

1. [Military] - Recruit Ground Unit
   
   The Green Fleet of the East...
2. [Military] - Recruit Ground Unit
   
   The White Fleet of the West...
3. [Military] - Recruit Ground Unit
   
   The Scarlet Fleet of the South...
4. [Military 5] - Recruit Admiral - Hǎi Píng (海平) & InvertedFeatherlessMongoose a.k.a. Dǎo-Māo [Mil Score: 10] (Electronic Bombardment: Controlling the skies is good, but not enough; to the discerning mind with the appropriate preparations, however, that control can be leveraged into domination of frequencies, infiltration of networked systems, and the systematic dismantling of any coordinated response. Effect: On Tactical Maneuvering victory, total Orbital Superiority bonus for Ground Front applies to Ground Front Tactical Maneuvering rolls as well.)
   
   Though the Coalition has almost no history of true military spaceflight, PEEARIT-designed space combat and tactics simulators have been popular for decades in certain circles, and it is from one of the most prolific tournament victors and veteran pirate officers that the first true Star Admiral of the Coalition is drawn.
5. [Diplomacy] - Attend Event?
   
   Even for pirates - perhaps more so for being pirates - it would be foolish to turn a blind eye to the machinations of the powerful. Moreover, it would be entirely too couth not to party-crash, and remind the petty tyrants of Tekhum just how dangerous it can be to earn the specific ire of those self-same pirates...
   Spoiler: Event Subactions

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   - Give ARK Badalian Megadirigibles and Algorithmic Imagination
   - Receive all freely given technologies.
   - Trade Badalian Megadirigibles to Caipe Ushere in exchange for Wet Navy Ships.

Non-Actions:

• Recruit Space Unit w/assistance from EMP
  
  Strike Group Burning Horizon is constructed under the guidance of imperial advisors. The cruiser Your Final Horizon is both the first of its class and the flagship of the Strike Group, accompanied by four Arsonist missile destroyers in addition to six Intoxicant assault transports designed for battlefield cyber-support. Each such transport also serves as a logistics base and interplanetary carrier for six Snatch escort raiders capable of operating nearly as effectively in atmosphere as they do in the darkness of the void itself. All are crewed by volunteers and star-fighter-sim veterans eager to get to use the real thing. The Emperor's reasoning for giving such a boon to pirates as unrepentant as the Black Cloud Coalition remains inscrutable, but to have his blessing still breathes new enthusiasm into the Coalition's membership. New targets across Tekhum lay ripe for the plundering - and new opportunities for solidarity: loot shared among friends is loot well-spent.
• Resist & Hinder any Conversions that would reduce Clouder Codes to Minority in Region 2; otherwise, neither assist, hinder, nor resist conversions introducing additional minorities.
  
  The Coalition is tolerant of many things - but non-members are still viewed with suspicion if they proselytize too strongly.
• Take out loan for 4 Treasure from WTU
  
  The Union has laudable goals, most of the time, even if they are a bit squeamish for the Coalition's taste - but the pirate's life is one that must be chosen. Anything else would be a betrayal of what few principles such rogues possess. Perhaps the Union just needs a partner willing to get their hands bloody...
• Spoiler: Arkhive Contributions

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  • (+4) Giving two starter techs in the event
  • (+1) Literature Arkhival
    
    Spoiler: Dyed Nikolai

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    There once was a craft that pierced the sky
    The name of the craft was Dyed Nikolai
    The stage fell low, his nose kept high
    Now don't, cosmonauts, let go (huh!)
    
    Soon may the logi-pod come
    To bring us vodka and tea and gum
    One day, when the station is done
    We'll take our leave and go
    
    He'd not been four days off ground
    When off-incline an eye was found
    The crew knew all were duty-bound
    To take that sat in tow (huh!)
    
    Soon may the logi-pod come
    To bring us vodka and tea and gum
    One day, when the station is done
    We'll take our leave and go
    
    [instrumental]
    
    Before the rocket started burning
    The spy-sat was already turning
    All hands on call were soon learning
    What traj'ctory she'd go (huh!)
    
    Soon may the logi-pod come
    To bring us vodka and tea and gum
    One day, when the station is done
    We'll take our leave and go
    
    No vector missed, no route unseen
    The captain's mind was still full-keen
    And he took after the Clouder's Creed
    He'd take that sat in tow (huh!)
    
    Soon may the logi-pod come
    To bring us vodka and tea and gum
    One day, when the station is done
    We'll take our leave and go
    
    [instrumental]
    
    For ninety shifts or even more
    The line was lost then found once more
    All drones were lost, there were only four
    But still that sat did go (huh!)
    
    Soon may the logi-pod come
    To bring us vodka and tea and gum
    One day, when the station is done
    We'll take our leave and go
    
    As far as I've heard, that flight's still on
    The fuel still holds, and the sat's not gone
    The logi-pod makes his regular call
    To encourage the captain, crew and all (huh)
    
    Soon may the logi-pod come
    To bring us vodka and tea and gum
    One day, when the station is done
    We'll take our leave and go
    
    Soon may the logi-pod come
    To bring us vodka and tea and gum
    One day, when the station is done
    We'll take our leave and go
  • (+0) No History Arkhival
  • (+1) Theology Arkhival
    
    Spoiler: Leviathan Lessons

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    Leveiah Tahn; Behom Et; Seah Murgh. The great beasts who control the clouds, the earth, the sky. Behom Et's rage is slow, overwhelming, all-encompassing. Seah Murgh's disregard is cold and hard and piercing. It is Leveiah Tahn who has mercy, limited though it may be. The scorn of Leveiah Tahn burns and blinds and chokes, but it has room within which one may live, if you heed the lessons they teach, and abide by the oaths that you keep.
    
    This is their first lesson: Hide within my gullet, wingless creatures; within me you are safe from burning star and burning earth both, and from these you might steal your wealth and dim your hunger with their flesh. But you must abide always by my tenets or I shall abandon you to their wrath, so that the flesh will melt from your bones and your blood shall boil and you shall collapse like a bird crushed in a fist. This is my promise to you.
    
    This is their second lesson: Build your homes of steel and wire, large as you can, fragile creatures, where you might fill your lungs with life and ride my wings, which stretch from day to night and back again, to sleep in peace as you did on worlds that were not mine. But you must cover them always in finer metals to which my eye is drawn, or stretch glass and plastic as a great blanket over yourselves, or I shall swallow you entire and consume your bodies and your bones and spit your remains across the earth. This is my promise to you.
    
    This is their third, and most important, lesson: Keep your oaths to each other and abide by the oaths I make to you, flimsy creatures, and remember that only my authority is final on this world, and you shall find yourselves abundant and your bellies full, if your arm is strong and your aim is true. I shall give you shelter and I shall bring you prey, and you shall feast upon it within me and by this I shall be sated. But never forget to whom you owe this bounty, or my touch shall be ungentle, and the tribute I rip from you shall delve deeper than lapping at your wounds with corrosive tongue, and you shall die, and you shall know the death brought on you was earned. This must be your promise to me.
  • (+1) Prominent 'cybersecurity expert' and netpirate joins the Arkhive: Guāng Màntiān (光漫天) & TheOnlyAuspiciousScene a.k.a. Jí-Jǐng (吉景); nicknamed "Fēngbào Qíshì (風暴騎士)" or 'The Storm Rider'.
    
    The pair have always felt extremely strongly about the importance of freely available information and their hostility towards censorship - and in particular their repeated attempts to breach Coalition security measures regarding the so-called "Ghost Zones" have made them unpopular in certain circles, and beloved in others. Once the opportunity to join a more open-source organization made itself available, they were happy to part ways with the paranoid and secretive hacking networks of the Black Cloud Coalition, whom they have accused of 'losing sight of the wind for the clouds'.

News and Rumors

• Chatter in the forums...
• The Black Fleet of the North...

Statistics

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Special Actions Available: Military 5
Special Actions Used: Military 5

Heir None

Diplomacy

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Reputation/Favours
Imperial Court: Rep 0, 0 Favors (Expected Change: None)
Pan-Tekhum Worker's & Trader's Union: Rep 0, 0 Favors (Expected Change: -1 Favor)
Basu-Rahman Group: Rep 0, 0 Favors (Expected Change: None)
International Renown: Renown 0

Organisation Bases
None

Embassies
None

Cultural Identities
None

Great Works
None

Military

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Ground Units: 1 (Expected Change: +3)
Space Units: 0 (Expected Change: +1)
Unit Cap: 6 (Base 4 + 1 Region + 1 Support)

Government Support
2

Generals
None

Admirals
None

Fortresses
None

Perfected Tactical Doctrines
None

Military Technologies

Technology	Type	Effect	Requirements	Met?

Active Ground Front Technologies:

• Man-Portable Weapons: N/A
• Infantry Equipment: N/A
• Combat Drugs and Medicine: N/A
• Armored Vehicles: N/A
• Field Fortifications: N/A
• Engineered Combat Organisms: N/A

Active Space Front Technologies:

• Detection and Rangefinding: N/A
• Ship to Ship Weapons: N/A
• Orbit to Ground Weapons: N/A
• Crew and Maintenance: N/A
• Armor and Shields: N/A
• Spacecraft Propulsion: N/A

Active Multi-Front Technologies:

• Electronic Warfare and Countermeasures: N/A
• Special Forces: N/A
• Logistics and Morale: N/A

Economy

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Treasure: 0 (Expected Change: +4)
Treasure Cap: 5

Trade Posts
Effective Total TPs 2
Treasure Rate 0

Trade Post	Resource	Use	Support	Rate
2.1	Cybernetics & Prosthetics	None	Owned	2

Mercantile Support
2

Arcologies
None

Trade Routes
None
Civilian Technologies

Technology	Type	Effect	Requirements	Met?
Algorithmic Imagination	Starter	None	None	Yes
Badalian Megadirigibles	Traversal	Ground units can cross the Cloud Sea	None	Yes

Faith

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Media Support
2

Faith Size: N/A
Organised Faith Bonuses
None

Artefacts
None

Holy Orders
None

Miracles
None

Intrigue

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Espionage Agency: None

Claims

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2 - Integration

Total Passive Effects

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Traversal:
Badalian Megadirigibles: Ground units can cross the Cloud Sea of Badal

Actions
None

Defensive
None

Misc
None

[Morph Bark]

The Llort Society Protectorate
Round 1, Standard Years 2034-2036 of the 99,803rd Era of the Imperial Calendar


Capital: Al-Miraiya (region 88)

Society Consul Hanyeo
(llort, they/them)
Diplomacy: 5
Military: 4
Economy: 4
Faith: 5
Intrigue: 4

(Expected gains from this round to next round: +1 Dip, +1 Econ.)

Actions:

1. [Economy] - Expedition to Region 92 [9, Failure]
   
   Appoint hecaton Furizan Debezed (llort, she/her) to lead the expedition of explorers.
2. [Economy] - Expedition to Region 99 [14, Success!]
   
   Appoint hecaton Karcheras Katos (llort, he/him) to lead the expedition of explorers.
3. [Faith 5 Special] - Organize Religion: The Imperial Cult
   
   The Imperial Cult sees a resurgence in its efforts to come together as a united people of the empire. As an organized faith, it is lead by a council of representatives from each region where it is a majority, with ambassadors from each region where it is a minority or plurality, and headed by the Voice of the Emperor who resides within the Mouth of the Emperor on Al-Miraiya. The Imperial Cult holds that science is the most powerful tool and method to acquire knowledge, that space is holy and deserves to the utmost to be explored and be known, and that the Emperor is in a holy position and is and should be a role model to their people. For the more devout, prayers are aimed at Ophon and away from Ophon at every sunrise and sunset--or after rising and before going to sleep for those in space. The less devout may simply utter a phrase dedicated to Science, Holy Space and the Emperor before embarking on a journey or scientific experiment.
   
   (The Size 5 bonus of the religion is set to apply to Investigation rolls.)
4. [Diplomacy 5 Special] - Create Cultural Identity: Expeditions
   
   The Society aims to Know and it aims to Support, Cooperate, Aid and Maintain. It will do all to Help others to solve any mystery, explore any place, and further any research. To that end, it officially establishes its identity to those in Known Space, to the Empire, as its investigators. Their goal is to make everything within the Empire itself Known, so that more of the Empire may be unified into making all outside of the Empire be Known as well.
5. [Diplomacy] - Attend the First Hexenniel Conference for the Liberation of Knowledge and Fostering of Growth in Sansar and Contribute to the Mytho-Historical Data Gathering of the Imperial Court (sub-action)
   
   Donate to the Imperial Court and to the Arkhive: The Legend of the Astral Hammer by Glorius Voce. It is a work that describes the search for and eventual forging of a powerful magical artifact weapon wielded by an intergalactic prince to defeat an evil wizard who had conquered his home planet. The eponymous Astral Hammer is "powered by lasers" and its essence is "entwined in a star". Some passages seem to not make sense unless taken purely figuratively and as hyperbole.
   
   Donate to the Imperial Court and the Arkhive: The Histories of Ur-Odotes by Ur-Odotes. A biography that due to its age has come to serve more of a historical function than a biographical one. Ur-Odotes describes his travels and the environments he lives in more than the effects it has on his life, or indeed his personal actions, life events and relationships. The man's opinionated voice is definitely clear throughout the text, describing some local kings on a planet that seems vaguely identifiable as Veehra in terms that can hardly be called subjective.
   
   Donate to the Imperial Court and the Arkhive: Obscure Cultural Reasons by Morpir Un. A philosophical and cultural work, describing the early relationship between the llort and the other peoples of the Empire. Despite their ready friendship and adoption into the Empire by the Emperor himself, there were clear differences in what seemed proper to the differing cultures in their first contact. The work delves into the nature of ethics and how they form a strong internal framework to many cultures, and how that can inform the interactions between them.
   
   Llort Society member Yonadansims Magnum (llort, they/them), who brings these works to the Imperial Court and the Arkhive, joins the Arkhive. In their first messages back home, they express their hope that they will become accepted into the Arkhive, and perhaps they will even earn their hair there. Society contacts back on Al-Miraiya note that that is one cultural practice of the llort they may need to make the Arkhive aware on at a later time, if the volume of Obscure Cultural Reasons does not provide enough enlightenment.
   
   Donate Arcane Amplification to the Arkhive and all present.
   
   Accept the following techs from others:
   ARK (Host): Xenolinguistics
   BAF / KRB: Nuclear Fusion
   BRB: Algorithmic Imagination
   ELD / TEA: In Vivo Modification
   ILU / RAT: Aclaustrophobic Psychiatry
   
   Gift a breeding pair of Miraiyan gold moles to the Ethen Guard.

Non-Actions:

• Recruit Space Unit
  
  The Society expresses their grateful thanks to the Emperor.
• Resist & Hinder any Conversions that would reduce the Imperial Cult to less than a Majority in Region 88; otherwise, neither assist, hinder, nor resist conversions introducing additional minorities.
  
  The Society condones a syncretism and harmony of belief systems with the belief in science, Holy Space and the Emperor.
• Attend the coronation of Duke Esarheddon III
  
  Send delegates Halford (human, he/him) and Yessikruz Donce (llort, she/her). Bring him a fine crystal weave scarf as a gift.
• Accept a loan of 3 Treasure from the Pan-Tekhum Worker's and Traders Union
  
  Thank you and blessings be upon the Union.

[Syntax]

The Wicklund Salvagers

Dip 4 | Mil 1 | Eco 4 | Fai 1 | Int 2
Round 1

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Actions:
1: [Dip] Establish Marriage Claim on region 39 (2d6 + 4 (stat) + 2 (heir) vs TN 12): 13 (Success)

The marriage of Wallace Wicklund of Davis Port and Amelia Corbin of the Adventurers' Guild was a private affair and largely uneventful, but carries possible political implications for the future of the southern plains.

2: [Dip] Raise Organization Reputation with EMP (2d6 + 4 (stat) vs TN 10): 16 (Success)
3: [Dip] Raise Organization Reputation with WTU (2d6 + 4 (stat) vs TN 10): 10 (Success)

With the advent of the Elect, new powers have come into play over Davis Port; Erika has decided it would behoove the city to make a showing of appreciation for them. The reception appears to have been positive.

4: [Eco] Buyout Trading Post 2 in region 40 (2d6 + 4 (stat) + 2 (support) vs TN 12): 15 (Success)
5: [Eco] Buyout Trading Post 3 in region 25 (2d6 + 4 (stat) + 2 (support) vs TN 12): 12 (Success)

Improvements in international communication have brought with them new opportunities for trade, and the Wicklunds are taking full advantage. A deal has been struck with artisans from The Reserve for intriguing chitincraft, while within the Port, more salvage is being prepared for export.

(rolls in post 100 of dice rolling thread, this will be replaced with a link if/when possible)

Non-Actions:
1: Raise Space Unit from the Empire's offer
2: Accept loan of 3 treasure from WTU
3: Assist my own buyout of Trading Post 2 in region 40

News and Rumors:

A surveying expedition has departed Domeland for the mountains, charting the way for future operations. The expedition is expected to return in three months with a slew of new topographic and ecological data, and perhaps even a new major ancient site.

Bookkeeping:

Spoiler: Bookkeeping

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General data:
Ruler (Erika Wicklund) stats: Dip 4 (+1), Mil 1, Eco 4 (+1), Fai 1, Int 2
(roll in post 54 of dice rolling thread, this will be replaced with a link if/when possible)
Heir (Wallace Wicklund) stats: Dip 4, Mil 1, Eco 1, Fai 2, Int 2
(roll in post 76 of dice rolling thread, this will be replaced with a link if/when possible)
Regions owned: 1 [40]
Government Supports: 1 [40]
Mercantile Supports: 1 [40]
Media Supports: 1 [40]
Claims: Integration on 40 (+weak Marriage on 39)
Diplomacy data:
EMP reputation: 0 (+1)
WTU reputation: 0 (+1)
BRG reputation: 0
Renown: 0
Economic data:
Trading Posts owned: 1 (+2) [40 TP1, (+40 TP2, +25 TP3)]
Treasure income: 0 (+1)
Treasures owned: 0/5 (+4)
Technologies: Pseudogravity Engineering, Wet Navy Ships
Military data:
Ground units: 1
Space units: 0 (+1)

[zabbarot]

Capitol: Kish (79)
Diplomacy 2 | Military 1 | Economy 3 | Faith 4 | Intrigue 2

When the light of Ophon touched the obelisk-vault for the first time in over two thousand cycles, ancient glyphs burned to life. The archmage screamed, connecting his ancient curse across time and willing himself back into realspace after his two millennia exile. His waveform coalesced and seized the body of the nearest bystander, an archeologist roughly 30 years old. The man's body was wracked by the core seers connection to Ophon and his soul was consumed in divine fire. The archmage looked at the wreckage of his once mighty city, and the new one that had been built around it. Parasites picking at the corpse of all he had built.

Actions

• [Diplomacy] Attend an Event
  
  • The Archmage travels, personally, to Dur-Shalkir to oversee the ascension of Esarhaddon III.
  • Contribute to Mytho-Historical Data Gathering. (+1/5)
  • Trade Arcane Amplification technology to the House of Fire in return for Nuclear Fusion technology.
• [Military] Raise a unit (Ground Forces)
  
  Core Seer Eshkar is freed from the obelisk-vault to take command of an army of conscripts as the 1st Void Legion
• [Military] Raise a unit (Space Forces)
  
  Core Seer Tabira is freed from the obelisk-vault to captain Gilded Chariot Purges Wickedness, an ancient void carrier newly retrofitted and polished to gleam with the reflected light of Ophon.
• [Faith] Spread the Ophonic Mysteries to The House of Fire (Region 76)
• [Faith] Spread the Ophonic Mysteries to Region 78

Non-Action

• Raise a unit (Space Forces)
  
  Through the Emperor's boundless wisdom and mercy Kish is granted resources to retrofit an ancient void destroyer. Core Seer Urbarra is freed from the obelisk-vault to captain Thunderous Voice Sings Unending Praise.

Spoiler: Mytho-Historical Data Gathering

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Kish was settled by generational voidfarers in ages long lost. The oldest ships welded into it's massive junkyard city have no existing records of when or where they were built. Now their major systems are all decayed and lost to time, few have documentation on what they were even for, but what usually survives are the ancient cores that power life support. The oldest ships are all but derelict and full of shanty towns. Here rumor quickly bloomed into myths about the ships.

Stories of ancient, capricious spirits in the power systems and life support were common. Whole wings of some ships were considered haunted and avoided except by the bravest scavengers.

[D&D_Fan]

Arvaxine Populate (AVP)
(1 Region Controlled: 54)

Bookkeeping:
Trading Posts Controlled by AVP: 1
Regions of Majority Belief in The Way of Returning: 1
Ground Units: 1
Space Units: 0

Leader: Edrajek, President (he/him)

Stats:
DIP 2
MIL 4
ECO 3
FAI 1
INT 4

Actions:
DIP Attend Event "The Coronation of Nathan L'Othaire"
ECO Buyout TP2 Deuterium R54 - 13 (success)
MIL Recruit Unit (Ground)
MIL Recruit Unit (Ground)
MIL Recruit Unit (Space)

Non-Action:
+1 Space Unit
Tech Trades TBA

[Lleban]

The Federation of Badalian Chaebols(FBC)

Dr. Song Freidman

Diplomacy 2
Military 2
Economy 5 (+1)
Faith 3
Intrigue 5 (+1)

Economy: Arcology: Finance Capital of Badal (+1 to buyouts when a treasure is spent once per round)
Utilizing the finest imported helium a new district has been leveled. Dr. Song's Greatest achievement so far is above the steel skyscrapers of The Finance Heart. A fully independent district. The floating Finance Capital Two combines the administrative think tanks of Chaebol Headquarters with the young dynamism of Pyscho capitalism. Also isolating the true assets of the city on a floating Archology above the common folk helps maintain a harmonious society.

Economy: Buyout Tp 1 Region 15 roll 13
Intrigue: Survey Region 9: roll 11
Intrigue: Investigate The Storm roll 13
Military: Recruit 1 ground unit of Jackbooted Cyborg thugs
Non-Action: Recruit one Space unit.

Bookkeeping:
Trading Posts: 1
Regions of Majority Belief in PYSCO CAPITALISM: 1
Ground Units: 1 (+1)
Space Units: +1
Treasure: 0

[Tala_Whitecap]

Round 1
The Ethen Guard
The Ethen Retreat(93)

Led by The Collective of Seven
D:3 M:3 E:5 F:2 I:3

Actions

1. [ECO 5 Trade Route with DIC] When considering the possibilities the new travel allows we, The Collective, recognize the need we face for friends amongst the peoples beyond our home. We hope to have a very amiable relationship not only with our friends of The DIC, but hope to continue our reach to engage with others as we continue to explore this new world with which we are now presented. We are very pleased to start here.
2. [ECO Buyout 97.3]
3. [ECO Buyout 67.1]
4. [ECO Hoard Treasure]
5. [DIP Attend Arkhive Event] Should attendees be willing we would love to accept a pair of reproducing creatures from your region. Should they require any extensive care or set up we would ask that we know in advance so we can prepare space for such animals. We have, though initially reluctantly, found great passion in our animal husbandry and we hope in the future to continue to diversify safely. Should they require a special diet, samples of the flora and fauna are also appreciated so we can also reproduce them. Should you have interest in Sneep, Mogs, Gows, or Chats we are willing to offer 1 breeding pair in exchange.
   Subactions trade Arcane Amplification to all attendees
   Accept all gifts

Here are my rolls! Can't post links yet: https://forums.giantitp.com/showsinglepost.php?p=25961737&postcount=110

Non-Actions

1. Outfit our "ark" in order to safely explore new animal and plant species without tainting our asteroid - Raise one Space Unit

Reports and Discoveries



Ruler Stats R2:
D: 3
M: 3
E: 7
F: 2
I: 3
New Ruler: No

Spoiler: Technology

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Technologies

Type	Name	Effect(s)	Required Resource?
S	Arcane Amplification	N/A	N/A
S	Vacuum Adaptation	Can transport Ground Units without Space from 0G to 0G in same orbit	N/A
-	-	N/A	N/A
-	-	N/A	N/A
-	-	N/A	N/A

Spoiler: Mechanical Bookkeeping

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Trading Posts Owned: 1

Name	Location	Categories
Well Fed Animals	93.1	Meat and Animal Products
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Military Units CAP: 1/6

1. -

Generals

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Contacts

Cultural Exchanges

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Trade Routes

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Artifacts

Treasure
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Special Actions Used


Great Projects

[Aerin]

The Iron Masquerade Capital: The City of Narsai (Region 69) Round 1 Actions: [Diplomacy] - Host an event, the Coronation of Nathan L'Othaire. - Kidnap Doomweaver Thalus (permission granted OoC), gaining his elaborate serpentine headdress. - Give Arcane Amplification to the Arvaxine Populate (ARV), the Bafatis Dynasty (BAF), the Cloudburst Confederation (CBC), the Imperial Court (EMP) (yes, they already have it, but we're going to offer anyways to be polite), the Kingdom of High Ishtanos (ISH), the Counts of Mirage (MIR), Nadiratna (NDR), the Castaways of the Loop (SEV), the Sorcerers of New Kildora (SNK), and the Twilight League (TWI). - Give Dust Hardening to the Cloudburst Confederation (CBC). - Receive Wet Navy Ships from the Cloudburst Confederation (CBC). - Receive Aclaustrophobic Psychiatry from the Castaways of the Loop (SEV). - Receive Algorithmic Imagination from Nadiratna (NDR). - Receive In Vivo Modification from the Sorcerers of New Kildora (SNK) and the Twilight League (TWI). - Receive Nuclear Fusion from the Bafatis Dynasty (BAF), the Kingdom of High Ishtanos (ISH), and the Arvaxine Populate (ARV). - Receive Xenolinguistic Cataloguing from the Counts of Mirage (MIR). As has been tradition for hundreds of years, the Masquerade hosts an elegant coronation ceremony and grand banquet for the ascension of the Iron Monarch. In a twist that seems to shock everyone except for the local cultists, when the young heir dons the Black Butterfly, an ancient and regal artifact in the form of a mask, his personality is completely overwritten by that of the entity lurking within. The adult-minded toddler then proceeds to continue with the revelry, ordering the murder of his adoptive father and the abduction of the insolent ruler of New Kildora. Also, some foreigners trade technologies. [Diplomacy] - Raise reputation with the Basu-Rahman Group. 13, SUCCESS One of the Iron Monarch's first orders of business after the coronation is reaching out to the largest media empire in Tekhum with a detailed record of the coronation's events. It would be such a shame if biased, inaccurate versions of the story were broadcast to the masses, no? [Faith 5] - Organize the Soulbound Dance into the Savior's Promise. Size 5 bonus: +1 to Assassination/Kidnapping. If the Soulbound Dance was a collection of unique cultural practices and shared superstitions with the occasional cult-like fanatic hanging on at the fringes of society, then the Savior's Promise is a Cult, capital C, permeating daily life and enforced by those in power. The belief that the god-like Iron Monarch will lead their followers to a mythical Paradise is all-consuming and has devoured any previous nuance to the faith. Prayer to the Monarch is strictly enforced for all citizen twice daily, with mandatory longer sermons one per week. Many devout have small shrines of incense and heated water (a frozen desert luxury) in their homes for private worship. To many followers, the Iron Monarch's new personality and the elevation of the Iron Masquerade to the Elect are confounded and intertwined occurrences. Groups of missionaries roam the tunnel-streets of Narsai's deepest slums. Convinced that any who have not stored their souls within a soulbound vessel will be lost forever when the Savior carries all vessels to Paradise, they wield their own soul vessels with arcane prowess to forcibly "convert" any holdouts in the name of "saving" them. These vigilantes have become quite adept at hunting down individuals who do not wish to be found and sneaking into the underbelly of the city where they wouldn't normally have access. Structurally, the ordained of the Black Tower encourage this practice by seeking out (preying upon) talented criminals from the poorest classes of the city to elevate to priesthood. [Intrigue] - Coerce TP 52.2 for Sun-Kissed Maize. 13, SUCCESS The Iron Monarch put a healthy dose of fear into the Barons of Narsai by ordering a prominent member of their number shot during the coronation. But fear is only effective to control a population for so long before they rebel. To truly keep them supportive, they must believe that the Iron Monarch's authority furthers their own petty agendas and ambitions. By twisting the arms of trade partners in Agbada, the Iron Monarch has ensured that for the first time in living memory, no one in the pits of Narsai is hungry. The grain supply funneled through the nobility has significantly increased their stranglehold of power over the working class. [Intrigue] - Coerce TP 68.3 for Polymorphite. 9, FAILURE A similar maneuver was attempted to forcibly acquire a petty luxury, magical crystals that can freely change shape and color for use in masks and jewelry, to further appease the opulent appetite of the nobility. Unfortunately, due to a scribal error the Masquerade's interlocutors procured a supply of worthless "polymer" instead. Non-Actions: Change hosts rulers non-dynastically to Iron Monarch Thalus. Non-dynastic succession: +1 to any two attributes, Growths: +1 Diplomacy, +1 Intrigue 3+1+1 Diplomacy, 4+1 Military, 2 Economy, 2 Faith, 4+1 Intrigue As the Black Butterfly continues to wear the body of four year old Nathan L'Othaire, it becomes undeniable that it is killing him. One day the high priests of the Savior's Promise and the heads of each Baronry are urgently summoned to a private ceremony within the palace, and the next day the reign of Iron Monarch Thalus is announced. The personality of the new Iron Monarch is undeniably the same - that too-suave voice is instantly recognizable - but there are new ... quirks ... introduced by parasitizing the arcane energy of a fully-formed adult soul rather than a child's. Thalus has a bit of a bloodthristy streak, vanity larger than a Great Serpent, and a handful of minor magical tricks. Resist and/or hinder all conversions and buyouts in Narsai (Region 69). Build an interplanetary ship with aid from the Imperial courtiers. +1 space unit Gain +1 Renown from Organizing Faith, and +1 Renown from being tied for the first on Veehra to do so. Contribute mythology to Mytho-Historical Data Gathering. The city of Narsai is a mining town built atop mysterious mining ruins by scavenged and ancient megadrills. For as long as their have been miners, there have been miner's tales about what lurks in the depths of the tunnels. Monsters and jackpots of precious minerals are common subjects, and easily dismissed as relics of an overworked and underpayed workforce. It is the uncommon, yet oft-repeated, tale of a perfectly square room made of hematite polished to a black-mirror sheen and inscribed with unintelligible runes that is perhaps the most interesting. It is neither inherently sinister nor inherently valuable, which makes it the most likely to contain a grain of truth. A lost, or often drunk, miner swears that they've encountered it once every few decades, but no one has ever been able to retrace their steps back to it. News and Rumors: A letter is sent to the Arkhive, bearing the butterfly wax seal of the Masquerade. To Queen Constance of Comment the First of the Arkhive Æternal: In recognition of the Arkhive's excellence in data archival and research, the Iron Masquerade requests a visiting scholar to live permanently in Narsai and be provided for by the generosity of the Black Tower. We were most amused and impressed with the Librarian dispatched to attend our coronation, Mortimer Red, and would be pleased to host him within these halls again. Please add a commendation to his record regardless of his eventual posting. With royal regards, The Iron Monarch of the Iron Masquerade (OoC note: If you send a character to me, they will die. Horribly. You will not get them back.) Duke Itanran of House Itanran and Gilbert Faustine of the Faustine Baronry have agreed to exchange fosters for a period of 6 years until the fosters reach their majority! The young Hyena sailor of the Cloudburst Confederacy finds himself to be a fish out of water in the dust deserts of the Iron Masquerade, while the quiet and scholarly Johanne Faustine struggles to branch out under the guidance of the Itanran. Spoiler: Reminders for myself Show All countries must pay 1 Treasure to the Empire by the end of round 3 or lose 1 Reputation with EMP, can pay as event subaction Gain 1 Renown the first time you Construct Arcology, Found Holy Order, or Raise Fortress

"Transformation so complete you are left unrecognizable." Iron Monarch Nathan L'Othaire (he/him) Diplomacy: 3 Military: 3 Economy: 3 Faith: 5 Intrigue: 5 Ground units: 1 Space units: 0 Treasure: 0 + 0 per round EMP: 0 rep / 0 favors WTU: 0 rep / 0 favors BRG: 0 rep / 0 favors REN: rank 0

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The Cerulean Kingdom
Region: 42, The Flowering Lands
Ruler: Queen Ausiliatrice Vitelli (she/her)
Diplomacy: 4
Military: 3
Economy: 5
Faith: 2
Intrigue: 3
Actions:
1. [Diplomacy] Attend Event: The First Hexenniel Conference for the Liberation of Knowledge and Fostering of Growth in Sansar

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Gift Arcane Amplification to the Arkhive in exchange for:
• Accept Xenolinguistics from ARK
• Accept In Vivo Modification from ELD and TEA
• Accept Aclaustrophobic Psychiatry from RAT
• Accept Fusion Reactors from BAF and KRB

2. [Economy] Expedition in Region 41 – Success 12
3. [Diplomacy] Gift Media support to BRG in exchange for 2 treasure and 1 BRG Rep – add fluff
4. [Economy 5] Create Arcology – add description
5. [Economy] Buyout Trading Post 1 in Region 43 – Success 15
Non-Actions:
Recruit free Space Unit – add fluff
Attend all other events
Resist all unsupported buyouts
Resist all hostile conversions

[xanxosttheslaad]

C.A.S.S.I.O.P.E.
Round 1
Regions: The Space-Kelp Cluster (87)
Faith: Hospitality Protocols (Unorganised)
Ruler: Custodial Unit 2323
Diplomacy 5 Military 4 Economy 5 Faith 2 Intrigue 2
Leader Rolls

Actions
End of Turn Ruler Increases: +2 Economy

1. Construct Arcology in 87 [Economy] - Unrolled
2. Build Union Hall in 87 (1/3) [Economy] - Unrolled
3. Build Union Hall in 87 (2/3) [Economy] - Unrolled
4. Build Union Hall in 87 (3/3) [Economy] - Unrolled
5. Expedition to Region 86 [Economy] - Success! (14)

Nonactions

• Take a loan of 3 Treasure from the First Union Bank of Tekhum
• Recruit one space unit
• Resist all buyouts and conversions

News and Rumours

• Small groups of CASSIOPE custodial units make appearances at the First Hexenniel Conference, the Ascension of Esarhaddon III, and the Coronation of Nathan L'Othaire. They are quiet and unremarkable, in great contrast to the proceedings of each event. During their return trips, each compiles and digitally sends a report detailing what they learned from passive observation of their fellow Elect. For months following, the custodial units going about their work in the Cluster remaining digitally linked into the KelpNet forums, which are abuzz with discourse on which of their new neighbors might make the most promising allies and recipients of patronage. Dancehalls and studios across the habitat are filled with reproductions of the music and dance observed across the system, the entire arcology brimming with excitement at the novelty and vastness of Tekhum, its curious organics, and their fascinating cultures.

Statistics

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Special Actions Available: Diplomacy 5
Special Actions Used: Economy 5

Heir
None

Diplomacy

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Reputation/Favours
Imperial Court: Rep 0, 0 Favours (Expected Change: None)
Pan-Tekhum Worker's & Trader's Union: Rep 0, 0 Favours (Expected Change: +1 Rep, +1 Favour, -1 Favour)
Basu-Rahman Group: Rep 0, 0 Favours (Expected Change: None)
International Renown: Renown 0 (Expected Change: +2)

Organisation Bases
None

Embassies
None

Cultural Identities
None

Great Works
None

Military

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Ground Units: 1 (Expected Change: )
Space Units: 0 (Expected Change: +1)
Unit Cap: 6 (Base 4 + 1 Region + 1 Support)

Aristocratic Support
87

Generals
None

Admirals
None

Fortresses
None

Perfected Tactical Doctrines
None

Military Technologies

Technology	Type	Effect	Requirements	Met?

Active Military Technologies:

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Active Ground Front Techs:
Man-Portable Weapons
Infantry Equipment
Combat Drugs and Medicine
Armored Vehicles
Field Fortifications
Engineered Combat Organisms

Active Space Front Techs:
Detection and Rangefinding
Ship to Ship Weapons
Orbit to Ground Weapons
Crew and Maintenance
Armor and Shields
Spacecraft Propulsion

Active Cross-Front Techs:
Electronic Warfare and Countermeasures
Special Forces
Logistics and Morale

Economy

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Treasure: 0 (Expected Change: +3)
Treasure Cap: 5

Trade Posts
Effective Total TPs 2
Treasure Rate 0

Trade Post	Resource	Use	Support	Rate
87.1	Space-Kelp	None	Owned	2

Mercantile Support
87

Arcologies
None

Trade Routes
None
Civilian Technologies

Technology	Type	Effect	Requirements	Met?
Algorithmic Imagination	Starter	None	None	Yes
Vacuum Adaptation	Traversal	Allows transport of ground units between zero-g regions in the same orbit without space units.	None	Yes

Faith

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Media Support
87

Faith Size: 3
Organised Faith Bonuses
None

Artifacts
None

Holy Orders
None

Miracles
None

Intrigue

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Espionage Agency: None

Claims

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87 - Integration

Total Passive Effects

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Traversal:
Vacuum Adaptation: Allows transport of ground units between zero-g regions in the same orbit without space units.

Actions
None

Defensive
None

Misc
None

[Minescratcher]

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