Honestly, the EBSA's (I'm assuming that's what you meant) strength will depend on how many people trust them enough to ally. If a third of the players start working together through them, it could be a major power. If only 2 do, They'll probably be crushed once someone wants to.
Could be said about most factions
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Well, I'd be one of those factions, who'd be sitting on the fence, before ERSB proves themselves. I lack direct power, so choice of allies is vital to my survival. I'm playing the politics to survive, rather then to win.
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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.
I can tell you the EBSA doesn't want any specific power, they just want order and government brought to the city as quickly as possible to avoid death and riots.
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So would you submit to the authority of the faction, that seems to be closer to bringing order to the City then you?
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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.
So would you submit to the authority of the faction, that seems to be closer to bringing order to the City then you?
Its in the name. We are a Bureaucracy. We exist to facilitate the government and try to make sure everything is legal and correct. A Bureaucracy without a government is merely in a holding pattern.
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Then it's a good thing Greystone can KICK REASON TO THE CURB AND GO BEYOND THE IMPOSSIBLE!
Finally able to get online and actually write stuff. Sorry about being away all day--I spent most of it in the car, driving to New York. Just as a warning, I'm going to have little internet until late Thursday night (so, technically, Friday morning). I'll try to get on and respond to everyone at least once a day, in the evenings.
Now let's see what piled up while I was away...
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anyone else unable to access the map? it says the image has been moved
I'm not having any problems with it. I'll reupload the file, see if that fixes it.
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I think may have chosen the wrong starting district. I'm in a really awkward position.
Question, do our neighborhoods have to be contiguous?
No. It is usually easier for you to project power into neighborhoods near you, though, for obvious reasons; the further away from your main power base you get, the more other factions you have to march past.
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Is it highest Morale or senders morale?
Lowest of the two Morales involved. Someone with a high Morale might prevent the message from being read on their end, but that in no way prevents people from reading the message after it has been delivered or as it is being sent to/from the low MOR faction.
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You know what, ANYONE CAN READ MY STUFF, unless marked PM. My Morale is so low it doesn't even matter.
Yes. That is one of the downsides of low Morale. Bear in mind, however, that Defensive Espionage is only equal to Morale because this is the first turn. During EoT you can spend Espionage to add to your Defensive Espionage for the next turn. This represents you using your spies to ferret out enemy spies--counterintelligence stuff.
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Yea, I spaced and thought that your espionage was your D ESP stat. I'm still kinda new to TW. I actually don't think I've been in a game from start to finish yet.
Don't worry! Neither have I.
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I think I ought to clear up the distinction between stuff that occurs during a turn and stuff that occurs at EoT.
Negotiating, threatening, planning and scheming take place during the turn. Basically, anything that can be accomplished by sending messages to someone else.
Anything else takes place during EoT. Everyone's actions happen at once. This includes sending people to crack skulls, sending agents to keep an eye on someone/thing else, attempting to find hidden locations, burning stuff down, attempting to convert the population, and really whatever else you can think of. It's fine to tell me that you are going to be doing these things during the turn, just remember that they must be in the EoT report you submit to me, because I will not remember otherwise.
Now...moving on to the IC thread.
EDIT: Missed this question.
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It's not highest morale or sender's morale. It's the lowest morale of the factions involved.
Also another question, can we recruit more VIPs?
Absolutely. I don't really have any hard and fast rules for doing so, however. There are preexisting VIP-style characters already wandering around the city waiting to be discovered and possibly recruited, but beyond that I'm sort of making it up as I go along.
Anything else takes place during EoT. Everyone's actions happen at once. This includes sending people to crack skulls, sending agents to keep an eye on someone/thing else, attempting to find hidden locations, burning stuff down, attempting to convert the population, and really whatever else you can think of. It's fine to tell me that you are going to be doing these things during the turn, just remember that they must be in the EoT report you submit to me, because I will not remember otherwise.
Uh, stupid question, but are EOTs sent via PM or just in spoilers?
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I suppose that I should note that your Morale score actually does matter; I don't actually have enough espionage to read your posts...
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All right, time to go through the thread and respond to everyone. Just from what I've read thus far, I'm getting the feeling that people are heavily underestimating the insanity of the machine cults, which makes writing responses from the Gear's Chosen very entertaining for me.
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Uh, stupid question, but are EOTs sent via PM or just in spoilers?
PM, please.
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Iceman, I can't read your posts without almost laughing every time. I think you captured the NY union leader perfectly, especially the accent.
Hi everyone. I was thinking of applying to join this game. Spoken to Zemelac, he wants to be sure my entrance at this point wouldn't disrupt the game for anyone.
I was thinking of starting in Hopers. Seems to be about as far from everyone else as I can get. Any strong feelings on the subject?
Also, missed reply to my communication Zemalac. It was my first post. Ah well, I'll just put it in the EoT.
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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.
Yea, the bookbinders are gonna have to go. Then the technists can make a steampowered press (not even sure how that would work, but they'll figure it out)
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“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.
“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.
Yea, the bookbinders are gonna have to go. Then the technists can make a steampowered press (not even sure how that would work, but they'll figure it out)
Ah, I'd like to point out that anyone with a presence in Blacksage is going to be at war with me before long, including the bookbinders. If you'd be willing to wait a few turns, the fireballs should start hitting the bookbinders guild...
Regarding the prospect of a new player:
I approve.
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