The New World: A nation game

[Emperor Tippy]

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Why?

The battle rules were quite clearly posted and any espionage actions of his wouldn't change any of my die rolls.

If my forces have to be 1 army it still doesn't change any of the actions or results.

Unless there are combat rules that you never told us about...

[Eldan]

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They would. Sabotage actions lead to a penalty on strategy. A penalty on strategy may well lead to Maldiem winning the strategy roll, which could well change everything in this battle.
And yes, there was sabotage. More when I'm home and have access to my notes.

[Emperor Tippy]

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They would. Sabotage actions lead to a penalty on strategy. A penalty on strategy may well lead to Maldiem winning the strategy roll, which could well change everything in this battle.
And yes, there was sabotage. More when I'm home and have access to my notes.

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Incorrect.

I quote from the original post in the recruiting thread:

[I]
Espionage:

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Military Sabotage:

When successful, the Military Sabotage Action lowers the tactical rating of a target army by the strenght of the action.
Primary or Secondary: Cover-up, Strenght
Tertiary: Frame

It lowers the tactical rating, not the strategic. I assumed that meant that the maximum size of your army was reduced by that much.

And it still doesn't change what I have already rolled.

[puppyavenger]

Syndicate

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I can assure you that the Triumvirate have nothing that could by our troops.

ASUI

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excellent, we are in agreement. Is there anything else do discuss in till we have access to computer networking?

[Eldan]

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Seems like I messed up on the formulation there. It should of course be the strategy rating. So, please, just wait a little until I have resolved everything. I'll do it in the next two or so hours.

[Emperor Tippy]

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The thing is if I knew that then I would have done my espionage dice differently.

[Eldan]

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You probably should have asked then, I never mentioned a strategic rating anywhere else, especially not with army size, where it was called organisation. And I think it was pretty clear from the beginning that espionage was really danerous.

[Emperor Tippy]

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You had it saying tactical, which is very different from strategic. It never even crossed my mind that they would be referring to the same. And when you said what you roll for strategic you didn't mention the espionage dice at all.

[Moody the Wise]

Open Statement to the Triumvirate

Ah, my friends, now you see what comes of sabre-rattling coupled with an inability to protect your people. The invasion of Akademia will cause much suffering to your people, and so I sincerely wish I could help, but since you refused my offer of protection, my hands are now quite tied in the matter. My only hope is that the cult will eventually come to treat your people better than you have.

The Enlightened

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I am glad to hear that you have at least half of a brain, and remain neutral in this conflict.

Have you spoken yet with the ASUI? Would you have an interest in a broad Northern alliance with that nation, and perhaps Skald, the Educated, and/or SolCorp?

[Maldiem]

"All that is Holy is the Path, and each human is to be free to seek their Path in their own way, but when that Path interferes with the Seeking of others. Minimize the obstruction, but measures must be taken to ensure the ascension of the majority."

-The Ishvara, "The Gnostic Contract"

Following the battle, a press release is issued by Director Adams, the Director of food distribution and health infrastructure in one of the larger sections of Demiurge. It details a plan through which the civilian facilities of Akademia will be improved to Planet average in the next three years without leveling unduly high taxes on the populace. In it, the Director notes that the plan calls for lending from other nations, to be negotiated via private radio transmission. ((OOC: All interested parties are urged to contact the director by PM))

The Babel Stormers, after defeating the Scientian forces and accepting the surrender of as many as choose to, take up defensive positions around the perimeter, after disbanding the Scientian tax agency and making sure that the vital infrastructure, insufficient as it is, is functioning at top efficiency. The populace is informed that all that is changed is the severity of rule, and who is allocating production. They also note that there will now be far more attention paid to their welfare.

[Emperor Demonking]

The Syndicate.

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So they're going to fall. I guess they didn't have as much belief in the true path to return the human race to glory as we thought. Though this isn't written in stone. I accept your offer.

[King_of_GRiffins]

ASUI

Enlightened

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We should be finished for the time being, aside form what we wish to do with territory #5. Both of our territories are adjacent to it. We would like to claim this territory for ASUI, as we have already claimed territory #1 for future developments. This will leave a minimum number of our territories adjacent to each other.

[Sayn]

PSI

Spending:

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60% of 100MC = 60MC
10MC Espionage. 410MC total.
40MC Industry in Tsukiyomi. 140 total.
10MC Military. 1 Unit of Tanks.

Military:

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1 Infantry moves to Region 26, to scout the area.
1 Artillery and 1 Infantry form the Tsukiyomi Garrison.
Tsukiyomi Garrison suppresses unrest in Tsukiyomi.

Research:

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Rolls can be found here.

Primary(Orbital Spaceflight): 6 Secondary (Computer Networks): 2

[Emperor Demonking]

The Educated send two messages to two people.

PSI.

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Hello.

I would like to talk with you about a trade deal. No, it'd be better to say a trade agreement. Please tell me if you're interested.

ASUI

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"Hello. If our records are correct, you are a group who have interest in science." The next bit is a whisper. "Though not a good enough interest."

"I think itd benefit us both greatly, if we came to a teade agreement.

[Sayn]

The Educated

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We are always interested in "trade agreements". Let us proceed to talk in a more secure way. (OOC: Let's use PM's from now on. Send me one when you're ready to talk business, so to speak.)

[Emperor Demonking]

PSI (Nobody else read)

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I'm serious.

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[Sayn]

The Educated, and no one else.

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Seriously, don't read on if you're not the Educated.

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I mean it!

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Just give it up, will ya?

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Well, if you think we can. Then so be it. IC: If you would kindly tell us of your offer, so that we may begin negotiations.

[puppyavenger]

ASUI

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I suppose you're joining the syndicates alliance?

[Emperor Demonking]

PSI

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Don't read unless you're PSI

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For 20 million each year, all the techs that you research and a treaty that you won't use your spies on our universities, we will give you all the tech we research.

[Sayn]

The Educated

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Don't read unless you're the Educated.

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My, my. That's a lot of things for us to agree to, with a fairly meager return. Sure, your labs are now among the best in the world, but your tech isn't valuable enough to us for us to pay a substantial amount of our budget, and to give up any tech we might explore on our own. Lower the price, or there won't be a deal this time. OOC: I'm always open for the a tech-for-espionage option. Basically, you can always pay us with tech for any difficult espionage mission you might have in mind. Unless some other thing stands in the way of us doing that, of course.

[Emperor Demonking]

PSI

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Among! We are miles ahead of any other nation. Simply miles our only other rivals have been killed. We shall be kind to you and lower the price to 15 million. That is more than fair. On a typical day that's be 5 million per research.

The Enlightened.

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The Educatec would be interested in a trade deal with you.

[Thelonius]

Sol Corporation

Preliminary Budget (Updated Again)

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Budget:

GEP Income: 100 million

Espionage (Preliminary Network Security Upgrade): 2 Million

Millitary Upkeep: 7 Million

Unit Recruitment: 46 Million
Fighter Unit: 2
Tank Unit: 1
Transport Upgrade for Fighter Units: 2
5 Cruise Missle Upgrades for the Units in Sol: 10

Other Expenses: 25 Million (increased)

Unspent: 20

Tax Rate for the next turn: 100%

Preliminary Research Objectives

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Primary: Robotics Breakthrough
Secondary: Room Temperature Superconditioning

Roll results (see dice thread): 5,6 (5/3/1 points)

Millitary (Updated):

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Sol Security Forces
2 Infantry
1 Artillery
1 Fighter

Current Orders: remain in Sol-1 and supress civilian unrest. Suppressing 4 points of Unrest.

Exploration Core-1
Infantry

Current Orders: Move to Region 9 and commence exploration.

Exploration Core-2
Infantry

Current Orders: Move to Region 17 and commence exploration.

Exploration Core-3
Infantry

Current Orders: Move to Region 13 and commence exploration.

[puppyavenger]

Educated

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...elaborate please.

[Sayn]

The Educated

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If such a day comes that you have three technologies that we do not, then we might be willing to pay 15 million to get them. However... We will not sign up for a deal that might, in the end, be full of empty promises. There is no guarantee that your labs truly will discover three new breakthroughs, or that you won't use the money given to you to take hostile actions toward PSI. I am sorry, but we will not sign up for something that could be a complete scam. Contact us again, when you do in fact have something real to put on the table, rather than promises.

[puppyavenger]

ASUI

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sorry forgot to mention this. WE are already exploring region 6

[Emperor Demonking]

The Enlightened

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If you give us the low amount of 20 million each year and give us everything you research we will give you everything that we research.

Sol

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The Educated are interested in a trade deal with you.

[Sayn]

New spending. (After being told that I forgot to pay upkeep for my units.)

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60% of 100MC = 60MC (-3MC upkeep)
10MC Espionage. 410MC total.
37MC Industry in Tsukiyomi. 137MC total.
10MC Military. Built 1 Unit of Tanks.

[Emperor Demonking]

PSI

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What can I do to convince you of the honesty of my claims?

[puppyavenger]

Educated

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how about this, if you have a tech we want, we'll either trade you another tech or 5 million, fair?

[Sayn]

The Educated

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We have a different version of the agreement: Any tech you might discover you'll trade to us for either 5 million, a tech we might have or an espionage action. The action cannot be too difficult, or it won't be worth the tech traded.

Interested?