85 neighborhoods with 2 per neighborhood +20 for each of 18 current players
85 neighbourhoods? I counted 89.
And there are 21 factions listed on the map.
Also, don't forget influence. One for every three neighbourhoods in the city. Some amount which I assume is two for each of the twelve districts in the city.
I counted 86. I suppose some of the things on the map might be structures not neighborhoods.
I wouldn't count influence though. That's internal to the city. The city as a whole would probably have a separate influence stat when dealing with foreign powers. After all some foreign empire isn't going to care how many districts are in the city.
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I really enjoy how Heladuits, Sausage Guild and King James are role-played. The last post by the king was pretty in-character. You've got to respect that.
And I'm waiting for that duel between Neposh and Militia. Don't disappoint guys!
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I wouldn't count influence though. That's internal to the city. The city as a whole would probably have a separate influence stat when dealing with foreign powers. After all some foreign empire isn't going to care how many districts are in the city.
Yes, but I was thinking more along the lines of dividing the cities power equally between the factions. Having control over the populace and minor factions of the city is about as useful as having points of economy.
I've actually been making it a point to do things my characters would do even if they weren't in my factions best interests, it's led to making Markus and Javier quite fun to each play, given how different they are.
It's also led me to purposefully try and use Meredia more, just so she develops a personality.
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Glad you liked it. I've tried to keep Bloodhand true to the roots of the Sausage Guild. Brutal, vaguely sinister, but still doing what they think is best for the city.
Hm. People are chatting too much without me, again. Time to roll out another major offensive.
I talked to you!
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The King needs advice if he's going to make a good plan. I'll post what I've got for now, and keep thinking about it.
EBSA usually has some pretty solid advice.
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Also, don't forget influence. One for every three neighbourhoods in the city. Some amount which I assume is two for each of the twelve districts in the city.
From the notes I wrote up before the game started:
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Each District has between five and twelve neighborhoods within it.
Oldtown (12): Pews, Silent Court, the Mains, Upperdeck, Heartsblood, Fractures, Dozen Dancers, Silvathrien, Orn Totre, Annosus, Lead Ferrow
Runner’s City (12): Imperial Third, Rot’s Borough, Pits, Pisser’s Kingdom, Deadman Hill, Downline, All Gods’ Hollow, Resseville, Hopers, the Tragic Court, Castaways, Lack’s Own
Stacks (7): Drydock, Stockyards North, Stockyards Deep, Caravanserai, the Turnaround, Traveler’s Quarter, the Gear
Triphage Untima (7): Elfwatch, Little Zanchar, Frostcap, Painted Court, Old Jack’s Run, Icy Mont, The Drueger Grounds
Heavensgate (7): Artisans, the Golden Pave, Millford’s, Hobbespot, Tailorway, Dappled Court, Smithway
Spicer’s Circle (7): White Market, Guild’s Hand, Imperial First, Pepperstoch, Dragonhead, Gateway Milanus, Orange Crown
Lomb Circle (7): Royal Court, the Pond, Sellscroll’s Maze, Tremorus, Swordware, Broken Arch, The Chain Run
Gilded (7): Bunker’s, Silver Way, Embassy Row, Guild’s Row, Changer’s Row, Dovel, Allscross
Sky (5): Risen Court, Gleamers, Old Face, Dai, Lodstrom
The Smokeyards (7): Gaspar’s Folly, Factories South, Factories North, the Mendicant’s Field, Little Veras, Underdocks, Fat Tippest
Blacksgage (7): the Dead Campus, Mewlings, Northside Black, Southside Black, The Scholar’s Compass, Redress Street, Dogma
Current number of neighborhoods: 85
And there are 21 players on the map but 18 active players because the Librarian, Exchange and UAL players dropped out. I wasn't going to count them as adding to the city's stat cap, though I suppose you could if you wanted to.
“Not a promise, not an oath, or a malediction or a curse,” I said, sounding calm, probably inaudible in the midst of the screaming. “Inevitable. Wasn’t that how she put it? I told them. Warned them.”
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Hm. I may have more room to expand than I thought.
Ayup. That's why they haven't done much but consolidate their grip on the docks and Factories South for a while now (and also why I've been replying to their messages). Iceman was having computer issues and couldn't keep up with the game. Unfortunate, but it happens.
Ayup. That's why they haven't done much but consolidate their grip on the docks and Factories South for a while now (and also why I've been replying to their messages). Iceman was having computer issues and couldn't keep up with the game. Unfortunate, but it happens.
It's also why I got to take over Factories south via fiat.
A lot of PMs. Did I miss a rule change on communications or are all those VIP supported?
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I learned two things about Montgomery that day... ...The first was that his men would follow him off a cliff. The second was that he would lead them there.
“Not a promise, not an oath, or a malediction or a curse,” I said, sounding calm, probably inaudible in the midst of the screaming. “Inevitable. Wasn’t that how she put it? I told them. Warned them.”
-Taylor Hebert. Yes, I'm a proud Skittle.
A lot of PMs. Did I miss a rule change on communications or are all those VIP supported?
I might be misunderstanding, but I thought one VIP could attend as many PM conversations as wanted in a turn? It doesn't take a month to talk o a guy after al.
Nope. One PM Conversation per VIP. It's not so much a fluff restriction as crunch. Having message reading mechanics become rather pointless if every conversation can be in PMs, no?
Hmm, perhaps the number of PMs could be linked to the VIP stat..
There were some plans to have different VIPs able to have different numbers of conversations, but as far as I know they haven't been implemented.
“Not a promise, not an oath, or a malediction or a curse,” I said, sounding calm, probably inaudible in the midst of the screaming. “Inevitable. Wasn’t that how she put it? I told them. Warned them.”
-Taylor Hebert. Yes, I'm a proud Skittle.
Linking PMs to VIP stat is a nice idea. Each PM just substracts, say +5 bonus from VIP's action during the turn, with one free PM. Also, if VIP is preforming a diplomatic action, it allows PM and doesn't substruct from the action's efficiency. People just need to keep track of the number of PMs they sent and list them in EoT. Yeah, that'll happen.
On propaganda:
I know. I played as propagandist, anti-technology faction and loved it, the first time I played in a TW game. Since then propaganda has always been my friend. You are lucky, Vasari doesn't take active stance in the politics, though in the light of the vicious political wars happening he might be forced to make a stand, if only to protect his interests.
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I learned two things about Montgomery that day... ...The first was that his men would follow him off a cliff. The second was that he would lead them there.
She's Shona Han. Disappearing for a hundred years just means she's had a hundred years to plan. Trying to find out what happened to her is just going to draw her attention.
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Then it's a good thing Greystone can KICK REASON TO THE CURB AND GO BEYOND THE IMPOSSIBLE!
Also, the Technists guild have released their own phamplet. We're doing the whole, "We are a machine cult, lets compare the city and the people to a mechanical system" thing.
Edit; And niow waiting for the backlash by comparing everyone to mechanical systems. Have a feeling my Rep will take a hit. On the plus side, I compared nobles to pipes
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As I said in a PM to Greystone, my personal rule for legal systems of D&D cities is that they should never make any kind of sense. Not all of the people who were laying down the laws were entirely sane, and others were influenced by cultural norms that have fallen out of practice in the intervening centuries. There are a lot of laws that flat out contradict each other, and other laws that are simply weird (just as an example, Trial by Theater, or the regulations on the livestock sex trade). Consul Blizzardmarch, as a dedicated lawyer VIP, happens to be one of the few people in the city who actually understands the legal code, which lets the EBSA do some interesting things, fluff-wise. I think the only other faction who actually has a legal VIP is the Heladuit Court, with Meridia being their formal representative at trials and whatnot.
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