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These are rules of Most Glorious Nation Builder.
If you were here last time, read these. I changed them up.
If you are new, how does wee coward baby warlord plan build powerful nation without knows the many rules to achieve greatnesses?

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Also, game begins roughly 30 mins after this post was posted.

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This is the current map.
Returning plays: Note the NPCs are no longer just black blobs. You can interact with them now if you really want to.

potential New players: You can either choose an NPC to take over (You may fluff/rename however you wish) or build a new nation.

Either way I will need
Name:
Location:
Color:
Fluff:

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test

Last time on Nationbuilder:

"Today we celebrate, people of the west! Today we cheer, former slaves, liberated and stepping into a glorious new world as it's masters! We have seen new friends across the waves, new potential allies everywhere! Even now, our new trading partners the - High Council of Mon'Grayr flourish in the east! The Mystical forces Flourish to the North! The Collectives of Erbast have shared their knowledge with us, even as they struggle with traitors. Such things are not to be ignored or forgotten. Indeed, our two longest and most steadfast allies, the Krom and the Makers, stand with us still.

We have traded with many great civilizations this season, and learned many new secrets! But we have also put a new spin of our own upon it. Gentlemen - I give you our greatest achievement. Thanks to the secrets of the mages, we have figured out a new way to revive old technology."

The Clan Chief rips away a tarp to reveal the previously concealed shape underneath. It is strange - covered with twisting fungus, over a metal frame. A mix of rust red and fungal white combine, blooming and twisting in strange ways. It is unclear whether it is sinister or glorious, or both. But whatever it is, it is a marvel of engineering and magic both.

"This is our new support to our soldiers. Our new, strong ally on the front lines. Gentlemen... I give you the COGANID! Let this be the dawn of a new era! Let all men unite and share their knowledge! We are the inheritors of RustHolme! We are the Clans of Iron! And we are the heralds of the new dawn!"

>>23131566
Name: Talfalia
Location: That land mass west of the Aztecs, North coast.
Color: Dark purple.
Fluff: Born with the purpose of expansion through diplomacy, international marriages, and economic control, Tafalia is entirely pacifistic. When confronted with war, common strategies involve holing up until some help arrives or diverts the enemy. Alliances are generally well structured so there is no misunderstanding; The most support we can provide is economic. The people of this nation are capitalistic by nature. There are a special class of people devoted to diplomatic relations, with extensive schooling being required. It is said that part of this schooling involve more mystical arts.

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>>23131772
Welcome back CogHolme, you forgot your name . Join the chat.

Any way, 1st turn starts now, post your actions everyone. Here's the map.

Rolled 50, 71, 8, 28 = 157

>>23131772

Wealth: 9 Pop: 5 Civ Tech: 3 War Tech: 17 Rec: 0 Defenses: 0 Armies: 5 Navies: 1 Inf: 1 Com: Stability:5

Gold Mine (6/10)

"Once we were two peoples, the product of the brutal barbarians of the north and the enlightened men and women who were cogs in the great machine of cogholme. Now we are one. We must unite, in ALL ways!"

1-2: Expand Borders (especially linking to the northern kingdom, but to the shores once that is done)

3-4: The National Unity Initiative (Civilian tech directed at improving stability, a propaganda office)

>>23132101
(Since Cossack wants to roll to see which one is saved, since I doubleposted, here are the stats from the second post)
Rolled 86, 30, 97, 16 = 229

Rolled 18, 48, 96, 38 = 200

>>23131901
Wealth: 1 Pop: 1 Civ Tech: 0 War Tech: 0 Rec: 0 Defenses: 0 Armies: 0 Navies: 0 Inf: 0 Com: Stability:0

Seeking new horizons, Tafalian merchants establish ports, with hopes of expanding our trade to other nations. There are also fortifications being constructed in the major cities, in hopes of warding off attackers.

1-2: Build ports
3-4: Construct defences

Rolled 70, 98, 59, 30 = 257

Wealth: 3
Pop: 4
Civ Tech: 3
War Tech: 6
Rec: 0
Defenses: 0
Armies: 1
Navies: 1
Inf: 1
Com: 7

Stability:7


----- The people of Mon' Grayr look to the new era as an opportunity for industry and fresh wealth, their spirits high after having risen forth from a nation of cobbled together trading ports into a mercantile society with a burgeoning middle class and eyes for economic expansion.

1-4) Send out teams surveyors to inspect the lands for new natural resources

Rolled 29, 44, 10, 93 = 176

>>23131901
The Relentless

Wealth: 3
Pop: 3
Civ Tech: 1
War Tech: 8
Rec: 2
Defenses: 2
Armies: 3
Navies: 0
Special Military Unit: Dirigibles:1 unit, +3 war tech where thay are used
Inf: 0
Com: 0
Stability: 8

The High Priest speaks:
"The time has come for our great nation to grow. We will spread across the land! In order to achieve this goal we must create a new Giant Dirigible to control the skies! Alas, we need Wealth to accomplish this. We shall open new mines from which gold will poor! The Sun God has also commanded me to burn things in his honor, especially sand!"

1. Expand nation
2. Commence building of Giant Dirigible
3. Dig for mines
4. Burn Sand (invent glass)

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Rolled 23, 31, 11, 83 = 148

>>23131901
The United Collectives of Erbast
Leader: Grand Commissar Kelintz
Capital: Vexal

Wealth [7]
Commerce [4] (Diamond mines (1/5), government-run local trade routes, northern ports)
Population [6]
Army [2] (Hvy. Inf. Regiment, Light Cav. Regiment)
Navy [2] (2 Small transport fleets w/ escorts)
Defences [0]
Recruiting [1] (Officer Academy)
War Tech [8] (Iron weapons, iron armour, greek fire, ballista, close order formation, basic naval tech, thunder crossbows (2)
Infrastructure [5] (3 field system, bureaucracy, national road network, State housing in cities, state granaries)
Civilian Tech [4] (Domestic intelligence agency, paper, rudimentary medicine)

Stability [8]

The military expeditionary force of the UCE, battle-hardened by their crusade against the pagan barbarians of the islands to the north, wasted no time in striking down the traitors who had dared raise arms against their rightful ruler, the Grand Commissar.

Finally, the Grand Commissar traveled to the glorious nation of Mon Grayr to finalize the wording of the military alliance between the two nations and to actually sign the document. Unfortunately, the seas on the return journey were particularly tough and the Commissar’s ship was lost with all hands along with several other vessels in the UCE fleet. A national week of mourning was declared by the central government upon the return of the remainder of the fleet; yet even in this period of sadness, shadowy forces began to conspire to steal power for themselves in the wake of the Commissar’s death.

1+2 Civilian tech: After the death of Grand Commissar Kelnitz, establish a Monarchical government with Grand Commissar Kelnitz II now leading the UCE.
3 Military: Recruit one regiment of Heavy Infantry
4 Military: Recruit one regiment of thunder crossbowmen

Rolled 50, 48, 77, 65 = 240

1.2 Expand
3.4. Research Golemcrafting

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Rules Update: You can only support as many armies as your Population x1.5 . You are welcome to try more but good luck keeping them under control.

>>23132216
(Dice gods chose the second roll)
You expand. The Unity Initiative starts up and the campaign succeeds, +1 stability

>>23132278
Port construction fails. You manage to build walls around key areas +2 defenses

>>23132309
You send out teams and what you finds astounds you. On the tropical Islands you find wondrous spices that could easily be used to establish a booming world market. However, you may need to protect that market. (2/6 success to create a booming spice trade). On you mainland you find what very well may be a ruby mine (0/2 to construct the mine). You also find lush forests of ancient trees which would make excellent ship hulls. (+1 recruiting, Naval only)

>>23132383
you...... Do Nothing! But you manage to create clear silicate compounds! (this alone does nothing save giving you envied crafting abilities, use it for something)

>>23132400
Your government collapses in the reformation process. -2 stability. Luckily you do not fall to anarchy. However you are without a legitimate government until you have established a replacement government (0/4 successes). Until that time you will continue to lose 2 stability a turn as riots and confusion overtake the leaderless masses. You do however manage to assemble an army before the collapse.

>>23132641
You fail to expand but make great progress on the golems. With the Forge of Ages, you have (4/6) from a working golem.

Also, newbs are free to join enmass as some of the originals can't make it tonight.

Rolled 11, 33, 94, 3 = 141

>>23132730
The United Collectives of Erbast
Leader: None
Capital: Vexal

Wealth [7]
Commerce [4] (Diamond mines (1/5), government-run local trade routes, northern ports)
Population [6]
Army [3] (Hvy. Inf. Regiment, Light Cav. Regiment, Thunder Crossbowmen Regiment)
Navy [2] (2 Small transport fleets w/ escorts)
Defences [0]
Recruiting [1] (Officer Academy)
War Tech [8] (Iron weapons, iron armour, greek fire, ballista, close order formation, basic naval tech, thunder crossbows (2)
Infrastructure [5] (3 field system, bureaucracy, national road network, State housing in cities, state granaries)
Civilian Tech [4] (Domestic intelligence agency, paper, rudimentary medicine)

Stability [6]

Diplomacy:
Full military alliance, NAP and Trade Agreement w/ MonGrayr

The sudden and completely unexpected loss of the Grand Commissar to an act of God threw the UCE into utter chaos. While officially, the nation was in the midst of a period of introspective thought and mourning, behind the scenes dozens of different groups were vying for power. Luckily for the integrity of the nation, the military, newly reinforced, put the stability of the nation above political power-plays and pledged to remain neutral in the bid to fill the power vacuum the Grand Commissar’s death had left.

1+2+3+4 Civilian tech: After the death of Grand Commissar Kelnitz, establish a Monarchical government with Grand Commissar Kelnitz II now leading the UCE.

Rolled 81, 23, 90, 100 = 294

>>23132730
Under heavy influence from the merchants, there has been a decree that wealth must become more accessible. Work begins on minting a standardized coin and locating gold.

1-3: Search for gold
4: Begin minting a common currency.

Rolled 76, 9, 6, 61 = 152

Wealth: 9 Pop: 5 Civ Tech: 5 War Tech: 18 Rec: 0 Defenses: 0 Armies: 5 Navies: 1 Inf: 1 Com: Stability:6

The clan chief looked down at his hands. The United Collectives of Erbast were having trouble within their own government. Their propaganda offices - the envy of all CogHolme - were not able to keep up with the demand their people had.

They had paper - a great luxury lost to the mists of time. The device in front of him was half a ruin. Rusty, almost broken. A mechanical marvel. It had once printed words on paper by the thousand. The Millions. Much faster than the fastest scribes.

The United Collectives of Erbast had become a valued trading partner with the members of CogHolme. It would be difficult, but only the people of the Cog could possibly develop printing technology. The ruins of their dead oppressors held the secrets. They merely needed to reach out and take them.

He signed the treaty. Masonry for basic medicine, something his people badly needed. Mining techniques from the ancient reactivated mines in return for the technology of paper now, and the promise of the Printing Press when it was redeveloped. And his soldiers had trained with his, showing them the glory of the close order formation.

He sent the reply in a handwritten note. When he was done with this project, it would be printed.

1-4: Develop the Printing Press

Rolled 47, 26, 52, 32 = 157

1-2. Research the secret of steel.
3-4 Research golem crafting

Finally!

Rolled 54, 9, 16, 17 = 96

Wealth: 3
Pop: 4
Civ Tech: 3
War Tech: 6
Rec: (1 naval)
Defenses: 0
Armies: 1
Navies: 1
Inf: 1
Com: 7

Stability:7

--- A glorious year for Mon' Grayr. The High Council rallies the laborers to strike the earth and harvest the land.

1-2) Develop spice market
3-4) Strike the earth and develop ruby mining

Rolled 42, 75, 30, 100 = 247

>>23132730

"God Fucking. DAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTTTT"

"I can't turn my back without the FUCKING clergy bringing a FUCKING decree from FUCKING God that Science is evil and to be abhorred, and you idiots went along with it! We have to start over from SQUARE ONE! SQUARE. MOTHER. FUCKING. ONE."

"Maybe I was a bit too high-minded for you idiots. Let's get back to the basics before I fucking execute you all."

1: Eliminate the church responsible for the Dark Age, kill every priest that participated in spreading the collapse and burn every chapel. Priests are to be fairly tried by a jury of their peers, and worship of this blind idiot that dares call himself God will be allowed to continue.

2: Agriculture. Basic crop rotation and fertilization.

3: Improved metalsmithing.

4: Begin quietly collecting religious texts in the beginnings of a secret project t find and murder God.

Rolled 73, 51, 35, 90 = 249

Inferno

Wealth: 3
Pop: 3
Civ Tech: 1
War Tech: 8
Rec: 2
Defenses: 2
Armies: 3
Navies: 0
Special Military Unit: Dirigibles:1 unit, +3 war tech where they are used
Inf: 0
Com: 0
Stability: 8

The High Priest speaks:
"We will expand for the glory of the Sun God!"
1. Expand Nation
"These silicate compounds will serve us well. We will use them to store the power the Sun God grants us."
2-3. Research into glass being able to store magical essence.
"We have no accurate way of marking where places in this world are located. How shall we spread our heresy if we do not know where to spread it?"
4.Research Cartography

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>>23132809
You make progress towards legitimizing the regime. (2/4) [The Domestic Agency bumps the 94 to 97 making it an epic success] However, a small group, believing to commune with the ghost of the fallen commissar has broken off (note the black). Crushing them will help with Legitimization.

>>23132834
You find a gold mine (0/10) [You can mine it 10 times, you have done so 0 times so far].
You mint a currency! +3 Commerce

>>23132854
You make progress on the printing press (2/3)

>>23132866
You are oh so close to a working Golem (5/6)

>>23133028
(3/6) on the spice. It turns out the jungle is dangerous and kills your explorers and laborers. Ruby mining is difficult.

>>23133070
You develop crop rotation +3 Inf, You begin assembling the RAktesh VAdiCtum [Rough human translation of the title] a.k.a. "The God Killer" (2/10) success.
>>23133082
You expand north, You begin to map the world around you. (1/3) So far they are bad and really squiggly but +1 to commerce from the progress so far.

Rolled 40, 82, 55, 70 = 247

1-2 Research the secret of Steel
3-4. Continue researching golemcrafting

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Now with Kelintz's rebels shown!

Rolled 83, 21, 3, 88 = 195

>>23133237
The clan chief finished filling out the forms for development of the Press in triplicate. By hand. He ACHED. His people had taken to paper with a psychotic fervor, he no less than any other. But he was truly longing for the press to be finished.

1-2: Develop and Refine the Printing Press

2-4: The Great Centralized State Educational System (national center devoted to standardizing education across the nation)

Rolled 68, 12, 41, 77 = 198

>>23133237
Wealth: 1 Pop: 1 Civ Tech: 0 War Tech: 2 Rec: 0 Defenses: 2 Armies: 0 Navies: 0 Inf: 0 Com: 3 Stability: 1
With money now in circulation, it seems like we need to make more of it.

1-2: Mine for Gold
3-4: Work on ports for sea commerce.

Rolled 65, 8, 34, 49 = 156

Wealth:1
Pop:1
Civtech:1
War:1
Rec:0
Inf:3
Com:0
Defences:0
Armies :0
Navies:0
Projects: The God Killer (2/10 success)

1: Now that we can operate with a clearer head, it is decided that only the leaders of the Church should be tried for treason and executed, and only the main cathedral burned. Hopefully this will remove future opposition to Science and progress.

2: Devise a practical, aesthetically pleasing, and well-though-out written language for use in the Confederation.

3: Research Carpentry: "Let's try this again. I will show you the woodshed to end all woodsheds"

4: Try to spread sanitation. Encourage weekly baths and toothbrushing to become part of the accepted culture.

Rolled 44, 39, 72, 59 = 214

*ssssssst* Hot metal pours into the molds and then left to cool. Dozens upon dozens of molds wait for each golem.

The next step comes to shape the resulting pieces of metal. Mammoth beds of coal in the Forge of Ages heat up under the bellows and hammers and pistons strike,. shaping metal to gleaming perfection and etching runes upon the surface.

Each part is then carefully put to together, joints are formed and bolts placed. Each Golem stands silent. As they still have not been given life. They need... Soul Stones.

A soul stone is placed above the hearth of every Maker's home and upon death their soul returns there to watch over their ancestors. Now those souls have found another purpose. To help us once more.

To Live Again.

Rolled 71, 21, 5, 95 = 192

>>23133237
Inferno

Wealth: 3
Pop: 3
Civ Tech: 1
War Tech: 8
Rec: 2
Defenses: 2
Armies: 3
Navies: 0
Special Military Unit: Dirigibles:1 unit, +3 war tech where they are used
Inf: 0
Com: 1
Stability: 8

The High Priest speaks:
"The Sun God has spoken to me in my dreams, he has said "Imbue magic into the damn glass." We live only to serve his wishes!"
1-2. Enchant the glass
"Our heresy shall surely spread with these maps, and so shall the grades of our preschoolers once they learn how to draw them better."
3-4. Research carography

Rolled 96, 60, 49, 18 = 223

Wealth: 3
Pop: 4
Civ Tech: 3
War Tech: 6
Rec: (1 naval)
Defenses: 0
Armies: 1
Navies: 1
Inf: 1
Com: 7

Stability:7


---- "M'lords, news from the spice farms," chimed a nervous young messenger "It seems the laborers came into contact with... some kind of creature!"

"A creature you say?" remarks Bolrun Hroth, councilmen for House Hroth.

"Some sort of giant... worm beast they say m'lord. Burrowing from the ground, shifting through the underbrush like a sidewinder through the shifting sands."


----Well that was rough. Send in Muadib and get those spice farms moving!

1-3) Spices, I want them
4) Develop commercial trade route with the UCE

Rolled 89, 33, 20, 40 = 182

>>23133282
The United Collectives of Erbast
Leader: None
Capital: Vexal

Wealth [7]
Commerce [4]
Population [6]
Army [3] (Hvy. Inf. Regiment, Light Cav. Regiment, Thunder Crossbowmen Regiment)
Navy [2] (2 Small transport fleets w/ escorts)
Defences [0]
Recruiting [1]
War Tech [8]
Infrastructure [5]
Civilian Tech [8]

Stability [4]

Building on the knowledge that the UCE had gained by trading with CogHolme, the Ministry of Economic Developed decided to enter into trade negotiations with the UCE’s close ally, the High Council of Mon' Grayr. The negotiations soon bore fruit as a deal was signed which saw the technology of paper-making traded for advanced mining techniques.

Despite the success of the trade agreement, the nation was still leaderless. The young son of the former Grand Commissar had begun to rise in prominence however, and the nation’s military had officially abandoned their previously neutral stance and thrown their support behind the new Grand Commissar. Yet, there still numerous enclaves of dissidents who refused to accept the legitimacy of the Grand Commissar’s son. The largest of these groups even claimed to be in direct contact with the ghost of the passed Grand Commissar, and thus decided to break off from the UCE and form their own state.

1+2 Military: Send the army in to crush these traitorous rebels
3+4 Stability: Have all state and military officials swear an oath of loyalty to their new Grand Commissar and finalize the creation of a hereditary monarchy.

>>23133325
Stats are unchanged.

Wealth: 9 Pop: 5 Civ Tech: 5 War Tech: 18 Rec: 0 Defenses: 0 Armies: 5 Navies: 1 Inf: 1 Com: Stability:6

Rolled 87, 80, 63, 49 = 279

>>23133498

The Council of Mon'Grayr readily approved these trade negotiations, advanced mining technique for paper

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>>23133279
IT'S ALIVE!!!!!! (Kinda) You have succeeded in crafting golems! +3 civ tech as they take on the menial tasks and those too dangerous for civilians. You can do other things with them as you continue to develop/change/research them. You begin steel (2/6) but this alloy is tough to crack.

>>23133325
The Printing Press works! +4 civ tech (requires paper tech to work). The attempt to establish schools fails horribly. The failure of the attempt costs you 2 wealth. Also, the kids are rebelling against their parents. This doesn’t actually do anything but is generally unpleasant.

>>23133403
+1 wealth from gold mine (1/10). You create ports in your major cities +3 Commerce

>>23133426
You kill the believers for their ignorance and opposition to progress. Your stability increases, it is now 6 (I forgot to give you this stat earlier, sorry)

>>23133438
You begin enchanting the glass, (1/4) however the process appears unstable and dangerous. it would do well to proceed with caution, this is un-mapped territory (get it? cartography?) Speaking of which, (2/3) +1 war tech due to maps (for logistics and movement and such)

>>23133454
You have the spices! +3 Commerce, you just need trade routes now (the first attempt fails).

>>23133498
Rebellion, crushed. +2 stability, +1 to government creation (3/4). -2 stability due to lack of a leader

Rolled 73, 88, 59, 8 = 228

1. Create our first army.
2. 3. 4. continue researching steel.

Rolled 42, 46, 88, 42 = 218

Wealth: 1
Pop: 1
Civtech: 1
War: 1
Rec: 0
Inf: 3
Stab: 6
Com: 0
Defenses: 0
Armies: 0
Navies: 0
Projects: The God Killer (2/10 success)

It was apparent that the country was finally recovering properly from the religious disaster. The peasants had enough to eat and nobody was burning down anything, but the fact is that they were still illiterate peasants in a dirt poor country ferrying livestock around on the ruins of my beautiful road system. Obviously more work was needed here.

1: Get back on that written language. Pretty, practical, adaptable, sensible, compact.

2: Rebuild the road system. Still just dirt, but wide, well leveled, and in direct lines from Point A to Point A.

3: There's something wrong with this hammer, we'll never get a good woodshed together with a hammer like this. (Carpentry)

4: Start working out basic cartography. We need to know what our country looks like before we improve it further.

Rolled 13, 84, 29, 39 = 165

Wealth: 3
Pop: 4
Civ Tech: 4
War Tech: 6
Rec: (1 naval)
Defenses: 0
Armies: 1
Navies: 1
Inf: 1
Com: 10

Stability:7

------ "Great new m'lords! The beasts of the wild have been broken and the spice flows!"

1-) Develop trade route with kelintz
2-3) Strike the earth for dem Rubies!
4) Develop trade route with inferno

Rolled 45, 10, 56, 38 = 149

>>23133652
The United Collectives of Erbast
Leader: None

Wealth [7]
Commerce [4]
Population [6]
Army [3] (Hvy. Inf. Regiment, Light Cav. Regiment, Thunder Crossbowmen Regiment)
Navy [2] (2 Small transport fleets w/ escorts)
Defences [0]
Recruiting [1]
War Tech [8]
Infrastructure [5]
Civilian Tech [12]

Stability [6]

The military of the UCE, now fully supportive of the leadership of Grand Commissar Kelnitz II, descends on the unprepared traitors like the right fist of God. The battle, if it could even be called that, does not last longer than half an hour before the peasants are fleeing in droves. The leaders of the small secessionist territory and rounded up and promptly hanged for their actions. In death they will be closer to their dear departed leader than ever before.

Back at the Capital, Kelnitz II attempts to force all state and military officials to swear an oath of loyalty to his person. However, the wannabe Grand Commissar is fairly new to the process of political intrigue and finds himself outmanoeuvred by several high-ranking members of the state hierarchy who wish to claim power for themselves.

1+2+3 Stability: Have all state and military officials swear an oath of loyalty to their new Grand Commissar and finalize the creation of a hereditary monarchy.
4 Military tech: Develop the process for making steel

Rolled 81, 7, 74, 85 = 247

>>23133652


Wealth: 7 Pop: 5 Civ Tech: 5 War Tech: 18 Rec: 0 Defenses: 0 Armies: 5 Navies: 1 Inf: 1 Com: +3 Stability:6

This new agreement was printed on fine, wood pulp paper. It was a delight - the only thing needed was his signature. The Clan Chief authorized the transfer of the Printing Press and the signing of a Non-Aggression pact with the Erbastians with excessive flourish. The official cogwheel seal even looked a tad - curved. He was excited!

He moved to the next agreement - basic medicine in return for the secrets of minting currency. His people had gold, but didn't have money before now, and this was highly valued.

Then he turned to the schools. They were a great failure. He had sunk a lot of money into it and failed. But not this time. Oh no.

This time he had printing. And if the kids wanted to be rebellious - well, a few years in good long books with extra printed tests and hard paperwork would straighten them out. He'd make proper cogs of all of them!

1-4: The Great Centralized State Educational System (national center devoted to standardizing education across the nation)

Rolled 60, 29, 8, 4 = 101

Wealth: 2 Pop: 1 Civ Tech: 0 War Tech: 2 Rec: 0 Defenses: 2 Armies: 0 Navies: 0 Inf: 0 Com: 6 Stability: 1

Gold Mine: 1/10

>>23133652
With work in progress to make an international currency, we trade our Currency for some medicinal drugs. Fascinated by this idea of modifying the body with intake, we begin work on how to use this to more... beneficial methods.

1-3: Making drugs
4: Strike for gold

Rolled 93, 56, 16, 73 = 238

>>23133652
The Relentless

Wealth: 3
Pop: 3
Civ Tech: 1
War Tech: 11
Rec: 2
Defenses: 2
Armies: 3
Navies: 0
Special Military Unit: Dirigibles:1 unit, +3 war tech where they are used
Inf: 0
Com: 1
Stability: 8

The High Priest speaks:

"This magic is dangerous. We shall hire magicians from afar to help control these magical energies."

1-2. Hire magicians from afar to work on Crystals (-1 Wealth)

"The maps are nearly complete, we shall see the world in all it's glory soon enough."

3. Research cartography

"Dig the gifts, that the Sun God has provideth, from the Earth."

4. Find mines

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>>23133712
+1 army, due to the forge of ages, you create Steel. Which is, you know, nice and shiny and stuff, but you need to do something with it. Also, you cant trade the tech to make it until the other end has developed forges capable of making/shaping it.

>>23133812
nothing spectacular except Civ Tech: Carpentry +1. You make one hell of a wooden furniture set.

>>23133837
you just can't trade. Sad for a supposed Merchant empire. (1/2) for mine construction.

>>23133845
ALL HAIL THE GLORIOUS COMMISSAR AND HIS LINEAGE AFTER HIM! +3 Stability and +1 Rec as the masses swear to serve his will.
Steel is tough to make.

>>23133847
You standardize education, bringing the children back in line. +2 civ tech for teaching the kiddies.

>>23133862
The gold mining goes awfully, and it destroys the mine. (0/2 to create mine), (1/10 extracted). You discover the mind altering effects of Cannabis. +1 stability because the people get too stoned to care.

>>23133903
You hire the mages from distant lands and the glass is enchanted +4 civ tech. You find a seam of gold (0/2) to construct the mine. No new cartography skills.

Rolled 62, 27, 21, 41 = 151

1. Mine more gems
2.-3 Use our steel to craft armor fit for gods.
4. improve our mining techniques.

Rolled 35, 93, 42, 99 = 269

>>23134217

Wealth: 1
Pop: 1
Civtech: 2
War: 1
Rec: 0
Inf: 3
Stab: 6
Com: 0
Defenses: 0
Armies: 0
Navies: 0
Projects: The God Killer (2/10 success)

1: WRITTEN LANGUAGE, MOTHERFUCKER, DO YOU READ IT oh wait, you don't. Nevermind.

2: Research paper.

3: Research Iron-working.

Rolled 58, 6, 58, 81 = 203

>>23134217
The United Collectives of Erbast
Leader: Grand Commissar Kelnitz the 2nd

Wealth [7]
Commerce [4]
Population [6]
Army [3] (Hvy. Inf. Regiment, Light Cav. Regiment, Thunder Crossbowmen Regiment)
Navy [2] (2 Small transport fleets w/ escorts)
Defences [0]
Recruiting [1]
War Tech [8]
Infrastructure [5]
Civilian Tech [12]

Stability [9]

Citizens from across the nation flock to the UCE’s capital for Grand Commissar Kelnitz II’s coronation ceremony. The capital is decorated with innumerable flags bearing the Grand Commissar’s personal heraldry and the state granaries in the city are opened so that free bread could be made for the celebrations.

The ceremony itself is rather short, but it is filled with significance as thousands of state officials and soldiers kneel before their new Grand Commissar and swear an oath of loyalty to him and his children in perpetuity. To the hollers of a cheering crowd, Kelnitz II bids his subjects to rise and claims in a loud, commanding voice that the troubles which had embroiled the nation are over, and that his authority is absolute.

Use 1 point of wealth for each roll

1 Commerce: Establish a trade route with MonGrayr
2 Stability: Utilize the printing press to increase state centralization and establish government censors in independent printers
3+4 Military tech: Develop steel

Rolled 9, 74, 20, 66 = 169

>>23134217

Wealth: 7 Pop: 5 Civ Tech: 7 War Tech: 18 Rec: 0 Defenses: 0 Armies: 5 Navies: 1 Inf: 1 Com: 0 Stability:6

The children were lined up in perfect order, line after line of them. Each with empty, waiting eyes. All simple empty vessels, the terrible plague of individuality beaten out of them. Finally Cogholme was beginning to be stable.

But it wouldn't be enough. These children would grow up in a world where disasters were common. Terrible. Something would have to be done about that.

1-2: National School Unity System (+Stability)
3-4: The Centralized disaster relief System (Military is set up to help with natural disasters and rebellions)

>>23134295

Crap, forgot my fourth: Introduce Austrian Economics and the Free Market to these primitive screwheads.

Rolled 62, 82, 7, 11 = 162

Wealth: 3
Pop: 4
Civ Tech: 4
War Tech: 6
Rec: (1 naval)
Defenses: 0
Armies: 1
Navies: 1
Inf: 1
Com: 10

Stability:7

1) Finish ruby mine, using (1 wealth)
2) open trade route with inferno
3-4) Expand west, using (1 population)


---- The seas have been unkind to us this age, such is the whim of the Ocean Spirits. Our resources are becoming vast, and if the earth is willing we will have our red jewels soon! For now we look to expand to new lands to build new ports, and to trade with our neighbors to the north.

Rolled 79, 99, 49, 85 = 312

The Relentless

Wealth: 2
Pop: 3
Civ Tech: 5
War Tech: 11
Rec: 2
Defenses: 2
Armies: 3
Navies: 0
Special Military Unit: Dirigibles:1 unit, +3 war tech where they are used
Inf: 0
Com: 1
Stability: 8

The High Priest speaks:

"These crystals (as they shall now be called) are a blessing from the Sun God and for such a gift we shall create one to honor him. It shall be 3 stories tall! The magicians who have helped us in this endeavor shall be honored and sacrificed to him as well."

1-2. Build a giant crystal
3. Have a holiday and make sacrifices.
4.Finish cartography

Rolled 33, 19, 79, 76 = 207

>>23134217
Wealth: 2 Pop: 1 Civ Tech: 0 War Tech: 2 Rec: 0 Defenses: 2 Armies: 0 Navies: 0 Inf: 0 Com: 6 Stability: 6

Hearing of a mine collapse, that simply will not do.

1-2: Rebuild mine.
3-4: Look for more drugs. Something makes people easier to persuade. perhaps.

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>>23134293
Gems, +3 Wealth (2/5 in mine). That's it though.

>>23134295
You begin developing paper (1/2). Your Austrian Economic School flourishes. +3 Commerce.

>>23134341
Trade Established! +2 Commerce to you, +3 to Grayr (he has the spice). (2/6 for steel)

>>23134354
+1 Stability. You have a quick response system. (lets you mobilize forces within your borders without using an action.)

>>23134441
Mine is finished and you begin seeing returns. +2 wealth, (1/5). Trade route is successful, you get +3 Commerce, he gets +2 (you have the spices) Your settlers die on the frontier.

>>23134504
You finish cartography, another +1 commerce +2 total.
Special: The Giant Crystal: Its stores of power double the success of magical tasks attempted with it. It's aura keeps the faith among the people, +1 stability and +1 recruiting. Through focusing rituals it can focus the sun's energies at a single point upon the globe, destroying all in its path.

>>23134566
mines? lol no. You develop airborne sedatives which calm the masses upon release. +1 stability, +1 inf (abstractly represents their passiveness)

Rolled 81, 76, 79, 75 = 311

1.2. Use our steel to craft armor fit for gods.
3. Create steel tools for our farms and mines.
4. Create an diplomatic academy for those who thirst for foreign knowledge (spies)

Rolled 80, 72, 13, 82 = 247

>>23134716
The advisers were arguing around the table.

"Dammit, we NEED to close the borders NOW!" The minister of education shouted.

"We can't handle the logistics of our school system to its fullest efficiency with our borders divided. We MUST unify the nation!"

"But we have so many other issues!" The ministry of war shouted. "The barbarians to the Ea-"

"Enough." The Clan Chief spoke with grim finality.

"Our path is clear. We have put it off long enough. Our nation MUST be unified."

1-4: Unify borders and expand borders.

Rolled 91, 14, 82, 2 = 189

>>23134716
The United Collectives of Erbast
Leader: Grand Commissar Kelnitz the 2nd

Wealth [3]
Commerce [6]
Population [6]
Army [3] (Hvy. Inf. Regiment, Light Cav. Regiment, Thunder Crossbowmen Regiment)
Navy [2] (2 Small transport fleets w/ escorts)
Defences [0]
Recruiting [1]
War Tech [8]
Infrastructure [5]
Civilian Tech [12]

Stability [9]

The UCE, now finally untied under the firm yet steady leadership of Grand Commissar Kelnitz II, decides that now would be an appropriate time to reach out to the nation’s allies. Once again, the Ministry for Economic Development comes to the fore and suggests to the new Grand Commissar that the government should help private interests establish a permanent trading route between the UCE and Mon’Grayr. Kelnitz approves of the suggestion and directs the Ministry to make it happen.

Furthermore, Kelnitz directs the Ministry to open up trade negotiations with Inferno, a strong nation to the north. He suggests trading their knowledge of paper and the printing press for their knowledge of cartography, which is rumoured to be excellent.

The UCE’s Army has always harboured a strong desire to remain at the forefront of military technology and equipment, and thus spends a fair amount of its annual resources on various research and development projects. One project in particular that caught the eyes of the High Command Committee was the notion that a stronger metal that iron could be created for use in both armour and weapons. Curious as to whether such a mystical metal could be created, they decided to focus their resources on this line of inquiry.

1 Infrastructure/ Stability: Utilize the printing press to increase state centralization and establish government censors in independent printers
2+3: Military tech: Develop steel
4 Population: Expand to the west. (Spend one unit of wealth on this roll)

Free action: Adopt MonGrayr’s currency (The Iron Star), as our own national currency.

Rolled 36, 71, 31, 84 = 222

>>23134716

Wealth: 1
Pop: 1
Civtech: 2
War: 1
Rec: 0
Inf: 3
Stab: 6
Com: 3
Defenses: 0
Armies: 0
Navies: 0
Projects: The God Killer (2/10 success)

1: Research DAT PAPER

2: Research Iron. Iron is where it's at.

3: WRTTEN LANGUUUUUUUUUUUUUUAAAAAAAGGGGGGGEEEEEE

4: Sanitation. Encourage weekly bathing and tooth-cleaning.

Rolled 33, 5, 89, 23 = 150

Wealth: 5
Pop: 4
Civ Tech: 4
War Tech: 6
Rec: (1 naval)
Defenses: 0
Armies: 1
Navies: 1
Inf: 1
Com: 10

Stability:7

------ A fine day! New trades opened between our fine neighbors, fresh red blooded gems from the earth! This truly is the age of plenty.

We look to our friends in the region to develop a new economy, with the Mon' Grayr mints own Iron Star as the standard of wealth.

1) Unify currency system with Kelintz and Inferno
2-3) Mine the rubies for all their worth!
4) Expand west. We must build!

Rolled 1, 80, 11, 71 = 163

>>23134716
Priorities are to be rearranged. It is decided that we have a new main export. Gold is no longer a priority. We now seek a global presence.

1-3: Establish a banking system
4: More drugs. Perhaps an addictive one.

Rolled 99, 48, 99, 48 = 294

The Relentless

Wealth: 2
Pop: 3
Civ Tech: 5
War Tech: 11
Rec: 3
Defenses: 2
Armies: 3
Navies: 0
Special Military Unit: Dirigibles:1 unit, +3 war tech where they are used
Inf: 0
Com: 4
Stability: 9

The High Priest speaks:

"The nations from the south have brought trade to our land and with it, what they call "currency" we shall adopt this to grow our trade with the world. For us to trade we shall need wealth build the mines!"

1. Accept the Iron Star currency as our national currency
2-3. Build a mine
4. Build a giant dirigible

Rolled 87, 64, 67, 3 = 221

News from the High Council!

In every nation, there comes a time when to expand your borders efficiently, to make wealth from the earth, and to trade it with confidence, it must unify it's country with the strongest symbol imaginable.

That of Minted Currency.

Now however, the time has come to think larger. To take this knowledge, this item that encompasses the ideas of economical liberty and faith and move it to the global scene.

With the adoption of the Iron Star by our trade partners in the east, we have developed a new unity, unity in commerce.

>>23134841
The High Priest accepts the trade and sends a fire walker as the diplomat of our country.

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>>23134737
You create steel armor +3 war tech (old armor is obsolite). Steel tools +2 civ tech. Spy Agency (1/3)

>>23134788
You expand like a.... an.... empire which expands rapidly. Get rid of Divided Domain.

>>23134841
You are now at Stability 10. You literally cannot get more stable. You are free to do whatever you want to the populace without objections. Steel (4/6). You lose 1 pop along with the 1 wealth as your citizens go forth and die in a Blizzard (or similar occurrence based on your fluff-environment.) +3 Com from unified Currency

>>23134843
You have discovered how to pull Iron from it's ores. Do things with it now. The people adopt basic plumbing and bathing +1 civ tech, +1 inf

>>23134895
You mine the rubies, but there's a minor collapse and people are sad. +2 wealth (2/5) +3 Com for common currency

>>23134919
Banks? I think you misspelled total economic collapse. Wealth? Now 0. Commerce? Also 0. However, you develop cocaine. and through controlling it's trade you gain +1 commerce.

>>23134977
you complete a mine (0/8) gold. +3 Com for unified currency.


***NOTE FOR THOSE WHO UNIFIED CURRENCY**** Special: Unified Currency [Mon Grayr, Kelnitz, Inferno] Any trade attempts between these nations succed on a 25+ not 51+

Rolled 64, 13, 58, 15 = 150

>>23135146

Wealth: 7 Pop: 5 Civ Tech: 7 War Tech: 18 Rec: 0 Defenses: 0 Armies: 5 Navies: 1 Inf: 1 Com: 0 Stability:10

"We are united! Our forces are as one! Our people are behind the purpose of the great machine of government as a single great unified force!

There is only one answer now - one action to take! We must purge the barbarians from our borders! The Pan-Polynesian tribes pose a threat to our security, and we MUST take them in order to maintain operational security!

We go to war!"

1-2: WAR ON THE PAN-POLYNESIAN TRIBES! THE COGANIDS MUST FEED!
3-4: Mine wealth

Can I play as the Hiroshimi?

Rolled 42, 77, 70, 73 = 262

>>23135146

Wealth: 1
Pop: 1
Civtech: 3
War: 1
Rec: 0
Inf: 4
Stab: 6
Com: 3
Defenses: 0
Armies: 0
Navies: 0
Projects: The God Killer (2/10 success)

1: It's marks. On paper. That represent words. Hopefully efficient marks. How is that so hard?

2: Research paper.

3: Research Iron Tools.

4: Roads. Straight, wide, level roads.

Rolled 4, 4, 7, 6, 9, 5 = 35

>>23135214
Armies 5
Navies 1

War Tech: 18

All rolls +18

Rolled 61, 32, 69, 26 = 188

1.2. Send our 'diplomats' forth (random tech get)
3. EXPAND
4. Build a port.

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>>23135235
Sorry but the Hiroshimi have been reserved by someone else. Also, we're about to finish up. Check back next week at 7-7:30 EST and I'd be glad to have you.

Rolled 79, 73, 2, 54 = 208

>>23135146
The United Collectives of Erbast
Leader: Grand Commissar Kelnitz the 2nd (Martial Monarchy)

Wealth [1]
Commerce [10]
Population [4]
Army [3] (Hvy. Inf. Regiment, Light Cav. Regiment, Thunder Crossbowmen Regiment)
Navy [2] (2 Small transport fleets w/ escorts)
Defences [0]
Recruiting [1]
War Tech [8]
Infrastructure [5]
Civilian Tech [12]

Stability [10]

As military engineers continue to tinker with the secrets of metal-working and forging, Grand Commissar Kelnitz II decides that he should solidify his new rule. His father had wisely decided to invest in a trade deal with the people of CogHolme which had resulted in the UCE gaining an amazing device called a ‘printing press’. Yet little had been done with device since that point, as the country had been embroiled in turmoil over his father’s death. This was something that he would have to change, and change in a way that saw him benefit the most.

Kelnitz warmly welcomes the Inferno and MonGrayr emissaries into his palace for the first time. The three men sit down over dinner and talk about all manner of worldly issues before taking a small break to formally put the finishing touches on the agreement to jointly unify their currency systems to adopt the MonGrayr Iron Star. After which they return to their wine and women.

1+2 Military tech: Develop steel
3 Recruiting: Institute a national draft. Four years of service for every young man for their Grand Commissar!
4 Wealth: Develop a system of sustainable taxation on private assets

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Rolled 6, 8, 4 = 18

>>23135259
Resistance

Rolled 3, 18, 81, 76 = 178

Wealth: 7
Pop: 4
Civ Tech: 4
War Tech: 6
Rec: (1 naval)
Defenses: 0
Armies: 1
Navies: 1
Inf: 1
Com: 10

Stability:7

---- Trade is booming and the land is rich. The High Council is pleased. It looks to secure the new routes with fresh navies, as well as overcome it's disastrous reputation for territorial expansion.


1) Return to the ruby mines
2-3) Try not to suck at expanding west.
4) Recruit a new navy

Rolled 32, 69, 66, 40 = 207

>>23135259

The Storm Confederation officially condemns the Clans for their unprovoked aggression against a neutral power.

If we ever are in a similar position, the Storm Confederation will prove to be a much harder threat to "operational security" to expunge from the world.

Previous posted stats were added up wrong. Current correct stats (with recent trade) are here:
Wealth: 8 Pop: 4 Civ Tech: 14 War Tech: 20 Rec: 0 Defenses: 0 Armies: 5 Navies: 1 Inf: 1 Com: 3 Stability:10

(War Tech 18 Before Cartography)

>>23135517

...And a perfectly good waste of two good rolls.

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Name: Gunter-Peidmont
Location: North center island inbetween Maritem and Anarchy
Color: Grey/any
fluff: With the splintering of the world Gunter-Peidmont re-established it's independence from the now long dead Empire. With it's traditional borders secured and rich resources at it's command Gunter-Peidmont seeks prosperity and success and to never again be subjugated by any other.

Gunter-Peidmont is comprised of two primary principalities, Gunter and Peidmont. Gunter is primarily rolling hills, high mountains, and natural bays with a fertile coast. It is where the majority of GP's mineral wealth comes from. Peidmont is where mosto f the arable farmland is, as well as a single natural port. The two work together as a single entitiy to survive.

1. Expand our mining systems
2. Researhc superior ships
3. Develop new seafaring military tactics
4. Expand the population

Rolled 92, 60, 29, 96 = 277

The Relentless

Wealth: 2
Pop: 3
Civ Tech: 12
War Tech: 12
Rec: 3
Defenses: 2
Armies: 3
Navies: 0
Special Military Unit: Dirigibles:1 unit, +3 war tech where they are used
Inf: 0
Com: 7
Stability: 9

The High Priest is in meditation.

The orders are given to trade with the Cogs of the West cartography for Masonry and the secret to boarding parties, along with the rights to build a temple to the Sun God on their land -Wealth +1 Population.

1. Build a giant dirigible
2. Mine gold
3. Build stained glass windows for the temple
4. Create a well of lava that reaches deep within the earth

>>23135517
The clan chief crumpled up the missive sent by the Storm Confederation.

"Hah. Unprovoked? They're BARBARIANS. That's provocation enough. The Stormies have a whole Island in perpetual anarchy on their border, and yet do nothing about them."

He called a scribe to dictate his letter, which would be later printed and sent to the Stormies.

"To my esteemed colleague: Your concern is warranted, but the defense of my borders is my concern. Rest assured that I have made peace pacts with all civilized nations near me, and I intend for those to hold. Were I you I'd waste less time condemning my actions and spend more time worrying about the dangerous Anarchy Island next to you. You would not wish for barbarians to invade your lands and take your wives and daughters for their own. All cogs in the machine have a place, and the proper place of barbarians is to be ground between them."

>>23135628

Dear Coghead:

"It is our duty to reach out and uplift our fellow man, even in the darkest pits of degradation and ignorance. They, too, are men, and should be treated as men. Not animals."

"P.S. You suck. Regards, The Boss"

>>23135747
"To my esteemed colleague: The only way to uplift a barbarian is to take their land, execute their leaders by crushing them under the iron cog, and to put their children in schools to teach them the proper way to live. To do otherwise is to invite folly."

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>>23135214
You successfully attack. +3 wealth. Gems (3/5). After brutal fighting in the dense jungles and coastlines you slaughter the second largest tribe, taking their territory. You lose no militaries.

>>23135251
Paper, successful. +1 civ tech, also allows use of printing press should you acquire it. Roads+2 Inf, Iron (1/6)

>>23135286
You expand North and claim a new Island. “Diplomat school” (2/3)

>>23135375
Steel has been forged. Now you need to make weapons/armor with it (this is the easy part). The recruiting goes bad, normally a case for rebellion but because the people love you (stability 10) nothing bad really happens. Taxation (1/3)

>>23135474
Mining is not happening. You will have to re-dig the mines. (0/2). You expand and gain a navy.

>>23135619
Giant Dirigible (1/3), Gold (1/8) +1 wealth. You have tunneled deep into the earth reaching the magma below the crust.

EVENT: The Duchy of Talfalia is overthrown as cartels that extort the addictive nature of the new drugs rebel against authority eventually assassinating the Duke in a Horseback-Ride-By-Shooting. It is now a place of petty gang wars and squalor.


LAST TURN OF THE NIGHT BEGINS NOW

>>23135777

"Do you speak from experience or bias? When I arrived in my current home, it was little better than the Anarchists at our doorstep, but with more flowery titles and a few loose confederations of Robber Barons. I raised the common people in rebellion against their former tyrants, and set about civilizing them. Have you ever tried teaching the proper way to live peacefully, or even checked to see if their way had some advantages over yours?"

P.S. You seem to have a habit of referring to anyone that isn't you as "barbarians". That term was thrown around a lot in my homeland,

Rolled 95, 59, 50, 67 = 271

>>23135930

This is the age of plenty fellow folk of Mon'Grayr! The earth has given us a taste of it's bounty, and suddenly taken it away. But with a taste for wealth. we as a nation, have developed a LUST for wealth. A lust for many jobs! A lust for a higher standard of living! Our hopes and our dreams are buried within the earth, and flow within the oceans we ride. Land is resource! Resource is trade! Trade is glory!

1-4) Expand and expend 1 population


Final turn. Go big or go home. And then go home regardless, haha.

Rolled 65, 93, 84, 83 = 325

>>23135558
Dice for that turn

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>>23135930
"Sir, the campaign has been completely effective." The General-militant of the clans said. " The tribal leaders have been crushed under the great iron cog, as the law mandates. What now?"

"Now?" The clan chief turned around and grinned. "Now we expand to fill our borders, of course."

1-4: Have the college research technologies allowing population boom (+pop)

>>23135992
"I do speak from experience! We were once the slaves of the civilization living where we are now. Once conquered and used as cattle. Our tribe and theirs started on the same level. But they grew and became advanced while we remained barbarians. They taught us many things. The strong do as they will, and the weak endure what they must. We do not take slaves, but elevate the conquered people to equals! We make ALL people strong by giving them unity within the Cog! Our unity is our strength! And with our strength we will ensure we will never be slaves again!"

Rolled 95, 29, 50, 71 = 245

>>23136076
(Whoops, forgot my dice rolls.)

Rolled 36, 78, 48, 17 = 179

1.4 expand

Rolled 18, 88, 14, 27 = 147

>>23135930


Wealth: 1
Pop: 1
Civtech: 4
War: 1
Rec: 0
Inf: 6
Stab: 6
Com: 3
Defenses: 0
Armies: 0
Navies: 0
Projects: The God Killer (2/10 success)

1: WORDS. ON PAPER. PRETTY WORDS THAT WORK WELL. THEY AREN'T HARD. Look, I'll give you guys money to do this. What do you mean what's a money? Fuck. Look, I can give you goats for doing a good job. Do you like goats? (Spend 1 Wealth)

2: Establish a currency. Copper, Silver, and Gold in pennies, dimes, nickels, half-dollars and dollars.

3: Try to build up some decent population centers. We need people to work the factories.

4: Establish a School System that will teach reading, writing, and basic mathematics and science if we ever get around to that

Rolled 83, 75, 88, 17 = 263

>>23135930
The United Collectives of Erbast
Leader: Grand Commissar Kelnitz the 2nd (Martial Monarchy)

Wealth [1]
Commerce [11]
Population [4]
Army [3] (Hvy. Inf. Regiment, Light Cav. Regiment, Thunder Crossbowmen Regiment)
Navy [2] (2 Small transport fleets w/ escorts)
Defences [0]
Recruiting [1]
War Tech [9]
Infrastructure [5]
Civilian Tech [12]

Stability [10]

Huzzah! Exclaimed the military engineer. He had done it, the mythical compound did exist and he had finally created it. Now the only thing left was to actually name it; it was at that moment that a bolt of inspiration hit him. “Steel, hmm yes,” it was a strong sounding name, it would do very nicely. But what to do with this new substance, well that would be a question for the High Command Committee.

Upon gazing upon the large globe situated in his study, Grand Commissar Kelnitz II saw the small nation of the Storm Confederation, ‘what do we have here,’ he thought to himself. He proceeded to summon the Minister for the renamed Ministry of Economic Marvels and instructed him to open a trade dialogue with the foreign nation.

Sometime later, it was a agreed that the UCE would trade their knowledge of basic naval tech and mining techniques for the Stormian’s knowledge of economics and sanitation.

1+2 Wealth: Continue taxation development
3 Develop steel weapons
4 Population: Tis’ springtime, time for the proles to breed.

Rolled 83, 98, 15, 19 = 215

>>23135930
The King of Gunter-Peidmont, Reynauld Henrique di Bray silences the room of bickering nobles and cabinet members. The unification is a rocky progress, the successes of yesteryear not withstanding. The present issues are rather pressing including the always difficult issue of economy and civil rights. Even more pressing was the Parliament demanding a weakened government interference in trade and business.

1. Establish the Constitution of the Rights of Man, a legal document detailing the rights and privileges of citizens in Gunter-Peidmont.
2. Establish a single governing body to oversee trade and business practices to ensure the state is getting a fair cut of the profits in taxes.
3. Expand the ports in Gunter to include more trade ships and warehouses
4. Research superior naval weapons for sea defense of our trade vessels.

>>23136155

The Storm Confederation accepts graciously, trading advanced economic theory and sanitation for navel technology, improved mining methods, and the secret of Greek Fire. The Boss himself included one of his precious few remaining Cigars with the envoys as a show of good will.

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Reveling in their new-found autonomy several prominent Companies send out business envoys to neighboring nations seeking trade rights.

Rolled 44, 79, 26, 47 = 196

>>23135930
The Relentless

Wealth: 2
Pop: 4
Civ Tech: 12
War Tech: 12
Rec: 3
Defenses: 2
Armies: 3
Navies: 0
Special Military Unit: Dirigibles:1 unit, +3 war tech where they are used
Inf: 0
Com: 7
Stability: 9

The High Priest stands upon a raised platform North of the lava pool. The heat shimmering above the pool seemed to dance with the light of dawn. There are 7 flame walkers, the most adept fire mages in the known world, standing at the other main directions. The temple of the Sun God stands behind the High Priest, with the sun glinting off of the giant crystal. The summoning ritual has begun.
"Sun God! We, your most devout worshipers, have brought the elements of your domain together!"
"Lava! The heart of the Earth!"
The lava pit starts bubbling fiercely.
"Fire! Which gives this planet life!"
The crystal begins to focus the sunlight streaming through it upon the pit.
"We ask you to bring forth your greatest creation! The creature that embodies both these aspects!"
"We summon, The Dragon!"

1. Summon the beast of legend.
2. Summon the beast of lore.
3. Summon the beast of fire
4. Summon the beast from the core.

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>>23136047
You expand, rapidly claiming new lands on which to make profits.

>>23136050
Mining+1 civ tech, War Tech Ship development+2, War tech+1 Naval Formations, +1 population

>>23136086
+4 Population

>>23136109
You Expand, gaining Islands and coast.

>>23136133
You make a currency +2 Commerce

>>23136155
Taxation complete. +1 Wealth each turn (starting first turn of next game.) Steel weapons +3 war tech (iron is now obsolete)

>>23136200
(A constitution is nice and stuff but doesn't really do much, its just fluff so I'm adding that success to #2). you will get +1 Wealth a turn once you have trade routes set up.

>>23136299
A great beam of light goes through the Crystal tower. It collides with a Column of lava which rises from the earth. They collide and a vortex of heat and light forms. in the center emerges Smaug; the beast of light and Fire.


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>>23136355
HELL YEAH!

>>23136438
brb researching Bowmen

>>23136458
>bows
Hilariously, they're already outdated.

I have a thunder-spear launcher I'll sell everyone in return for all your best techs, though. Haha.

>>23136355
As the sun began to set, Grand Commissar Kelnitz II gazed out of the large window of his study in quiet contemplation. Things had gone well in the UCE since the start of his reign all those long years ago. Unfortunately, his calm mood was ruined by the sound of approaching foot-steps. He turned around wearily only to see the Minister of the newly renamed Ministry of Economic Excitement. “Here are the final details of the trade deal with the CogHolme people’s sire,” said the Minister in a deferential tone. “What are we trading again?” Asked Kelnitz, slightly annoyed. “We are trading our knowledge of ‘Austrian’ economics for their educational expertise and their knowledge of naval boarding sire.” Kelnitz nodded to himself, it was a fairly good deal. “Make it happen,” he said in a dismissive tone. The Minister, reading into the mood and tone of his Lord, took that cue to leave and finalize the deal.