Nation Game 3.1 - ALL POSTS ARE TO BE IN-CHARACTER

kobo1d wrote:>Last turn you claimed a non-adjacent landlocked territory
>non-adjacent landlocked territory
>landlocked

Ah I understand now I guess being awake at 2 in the morning doesnt help me either.

Chinese R-3 wrote:

kobo1d wrote:I have until 23:59 to roll my dice.

Let me confirm a few things.
If you roll your dice at the -end- of turn 3, do I get to use the money I earnt during turn 3 (10 GPT) to annex 24g's worth of territories? Or, can I only annex 14g's worth?
Additionally, territories won through battle - can the gold generated from those be used to claim more territories, or not?

1st Question: No, 14g's worth. But really, waiting until 23:59 would be a dick move, even if it's allowed. Like playing Daemons of Chaos in Warhammer Fantasy, or a Wizard in D&D 3.5.
2nd Question: Yes, if I am understanding your question correctly. If you win and take 5 territories, those five will generate gold for you next turn. Use this gold how you will.

I just realized FFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUU THIS SHOULD BE OOC THREAD .

CAELVS URBI ET MAVORTIS ORBI

Word from Phobos & Deimos, A Declaration:

The planetary provinces cartographically nominated VII (SEPTVM) & VIII (OCTO) be left neutral, held by the Holy Terran Chantry of the Omnissiah to build a great Basilica by which we may Speak with Holy Phobos, as well as provinces IX (NOVEM) and X (DECEM) be subject to the same that a great Basilica by which all may Speak with Holy Deimos. These four, inconsequential territories are henceforth considered Holy ground, and identified as sovereign direct to the Chantry. As the Papal States before on Holy Terra, we hope to create a small example by which all nations may follow, and commune with the Great Celestial Basilicas on the moons. The Cohors a Sacra Custodia Pontificis may be used in the defense of these lands, or to assist in Iihadus, the struggle of holy crusaders, those whom ask of it may yet receive it from the bosom of Phobos & Deimos. Provinces VII & VIII shall hereby by referred to as the Basilica of His Holy Tears of Phobos, IX & X to be the foundation of the Basilica of His Holy Tears of Deimos.

Nations of the Faiths, and all whom wish to find redemption of their deepest blood-dept to the Omnissiah, may, and are expected in good fashion, to give Offertory to the collectors of the Chantry at their native temples. In the event that such Offertory not have a proper Basilica, to receive such pious donation directly to the Basilicas of His Holy Tears.

Let it be known that through true piety on part of a nation may yet award one a Bishopric, for the Pater Ecclesia knows that good faith is to be rewarded, and thus the allowance of Clots of Blood to be given to those whom show their deepest convictions and spread the path of redemption for all whom close their eyes to the blood-debt. Only what can be spared is ever asked, for the Chantry understands the plight of all nations, but reminds that ÆTERNALIS BELLO MAVORTUS is the fate of the unfaithful, and that salvation requires piety, for Holy Terra watches with her baleful blue eye upon us all in judgment.

CANTARIVS TERRA SANCTVS EX OMNISSIAS

(OOC: A little explanation about the faith for anyone who cares about the in-fluff beliefs that may coerce/prevent you from allying yourself with my non-nation entity.

It is a collection of faiths trying to consolidate and marry the faiths (mostly Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and other monotheistic faiths) under one idea of one God, whom is embodied in some fashion by all gods. Particularly is the reverence for, and the acceptance of the sins against Earth, and that eventually, the Omnissiah will come to Mars, given that the Final Holocaust or Armageddon has taken place, and take the virtuous survivors to a true, physical, celestial body of Heaven. The rest are doomed here to the "Bringer of War" as a sort of purgatory.)

Oh and can I take 52 in place of 51. Same fluff or do I have to rewrite?

irishman wrote:Oh and can I take 52 in place of 51. Same fluff or do I have to rewrite?

Your fine. Don't think of fluff as a punishment man, have fun with it.

ithinkididthisalready wrote:https://2img.net/r/ihimizer/img541/7278/derp.png
Also for the republic of Weimar.We should ally to defend each other's freedom.

Yes we can agree on an alliance unless something should intervene somehow.

kobo1d wrote:

irishman wrote:Oh and can I take 52 in place of 51. Same fluff or do I have to rewrite?

Your fine. Don't think of fluff as a punishment man, have fun with it.

I genraly do its just that i didn't want to write it at 2:00.

The cold March night was interrupted by shouts of alarm. Dai Kasei Teikoku was under siege by the China...

"Damned chankoro! In what numbers? How long do we have?" the Admiral demanded answers from the Captain he hadn't recalled seeing before.

"Thrice, perhaps quadruple our forces here in Shinsei. The attack had little forewarning, but most of their troops are foot-soldiers, and they cross Mount Tsunayoshi as we speak. We have perhaps hours until they are at our outermost eastern perimeter. "

"THRICE? We have been monitoring Chinese troop movement since their arrival, from where do these men come, Captain?"

"Clearly, an intelligence failure, Admiral," he intones, not daring to meet his commanding officers eyes.

"I need every man capable of holding a rifle to report for immediate duty. We will not roll over to these dogs, we will fight and die with honor! Be gone!"

"Sir, there is one more matter. You recall the odd syncretism our people have seemed to quickly adopted here on Mars, a mixture of traditional Japanese religions of Shinto and Buddhism with the so called Holy Terran Chantry of the Omnissiah?" the words for this religion don't easily translate into Japanese.

"Yes, and you had better enlighten me to why this is relevant quickly, Captain."

"A good many of our people have become devout followers. They have refused to fight unless we acknowledge their Omnissiah as the greatest Kami, the highest of Gods and Spirits. Should we adopt this system of beliefs, we would double our forces in a single stroke."

Admiral Yamamoto was enraged at first by the fact they refused to fight for their own country, they would surrender to the Communists before they would defend their homes. But he knew that these believed the Emperor was somehow related to this God, and after thinking on it, Yamamoto realized his failure in foreign intelligence had essentially forced his hand. If it was rule under Communist China or Oni-worship, he thought, he had best get to know this Omnissiah.

A trip to the local chantry, a few papers signed, a host of courtesy bows, and a flurry of holy messages sent out across the public radio later, Yamamoto was still unsure if he had made the right decision. In a single stroke, the Admiral had doubled his chance of victory. The odds were still grim.

The initial assault was stopped, but barely. Both forces entrenched themselves, but word had it the Chinese had reinforcements on the way, while Dai Kasei Teikoku's war-power was entirely tapped. The month edged along, the Japanese slowly losing ground to the Chinese with each renewed assault.

If this Omnissiah is real, a miracle would be nice.

(Rolling my 1 dice with my x1.1 multiplier, anticipating assistance from Syrnn's Non-nation religious armies. We have to wait until the end of the turn to decide the battle, perhaps more assistance will be arriving between now and then. Omnissiah willing.)

13g, Purchasing two armies for next turn -10g, 3g remaining.

The member 'kobo1d' has done the following action : Roll Dice

'Six Faces' : 6

Hmm. 8.8 vs. 17.6

The Custodia Pontificis trek to Dai Kaisei Teikoku with the newly appointed Arch-Imam of Sirenum to assess the matters of the faith in the turbulent nation. Upon the arrival of the Bishop, the cry for assistance is heard, and the Custodia are put to the disposal of Yamamoto-Taishō, bearing with them an "Al'Aqin", the RELIQVARIVS SEXTVS, the Blood of Saint Ignatius. This reliquary fashioned in the image of the Ark of the Covenant, resplendent with twin eagles atop it, representing Phobos and Deimos, follows the Custodia into battle, a rallying symbol behind which the Ecclesiarchy hopes to see the faithful of the Teikoku fight on in what is seen as the first Iihadus since Planetfall. A call is made out to all nations of piety whom have any love of a merciful god to assist the Dai Kaisei Teikoku against the foreign incursion!

A transmission is sent to the Chinese:

A Thousand Blessings of the servants of the most Merciful, the All-Compassionate Omnissiah. It is not in matters of the Faiths that we send to you, but over your war that you now threaten in the realm we categorize as Mavorta Sirenum. We ask that you cease your pursuits of blood-feuds, the debt of which now stains the souls of all Mankind. See pious reason and forsake the pursuit of the Adversary's weapon, for Uranium brings only with it Holocaust, the fires of which may scar even this, the Sanguine Star of War. It is our wish that you might yet learn submission to the Omnissiah, and find salvation, but as Men, we see no more need for bloodshed in this grim time.

(An army with with a 1.1x modifier is being sent orbitally as assistance from the Most Holy Basilica on Deimos to assist kobo1d in defense of his lands, and in defense of the burgeoning flock of the Teikoku.)

The member 'Syrnn' has done the following action : Roll Dice

'Six Faces' : 2

The states of freedom seems to tied up in their own stupidy of arguements between diffrent state laws and ethnics to be able to act.

A new year begins for the Gauchos, and new tax money arrives.
+7 gold (+1 from capital, +6 from other provinces, -1 of army upkeep)
The five caudillos are furious.The Japanese Imperialistic pigs on the south have closed the access to the Gran Chaco of the south!
https://2img.net/r/ihimizer/img97/6194/fhrhd.png
Disloyal pigs!
The Army of Missioneros is moved and war has been declared.There can be no peace with such vicious warmongers.

>Rolling my one dice, then I believe I should multiply the result by 1.3

The member 'ithinkididthisalready' has done the following action : Roll Dice

'Six Faces' : 2

OOC: I am confused about when new turns begin, I'd appreciate some sort of "TURN X STARTS NOW" message every now and then. My acquisitions so far were

Turn 1: beginning with 10 gold, 1 army; 430, 360, 359, 438, 437, 440, 434, 413; leaving me with 2 gold
Turn 2: beginning with 8 gold, 1 army; 412, leaving me with 3 gold
Turn 3: (has it already begun?) beginning with 10 gold, 411, 427, leaving me with 0 gold

Turn 1: 10 -1 (upkeep) -7 (expansion) = 2
Turn 2: 2 + 6 (tax) -1 (upkeep) -4 (expansion) = 3
Turn 3: 3 + 7 (t) -1 (u) -9 (ex) = 0

That right? (taxes = one gold mine, capitol, resourceless territories)

(I'm gonna write my orders both IC and OOC for easier reading, can't stop me)

IC: In the name of the global community, the League of Nations has decided to seize strategic nuclear resources west of the Hellas Impact Lake, to avoid smuggle and potential use in military action. The "Jahodná" mines are now under strict surveillance of the newly assembled peacekeeping force of the League.

Having reached an acceptable level of industrial growth, the Colonies reiterate their offer of Iron shipments, now for 1g/turn.

"It seems that war has broken out sir."

"Good"

"Good? How can that be good?" the attractive secretary asked.

"Because, my dear, war is profitable."

He turned to look at his paltry security forces try and fail to march in a straight line. "Shelly, Get Eden on the phone, and tell them the sooner they can train another army to hire, the better. Ours seem to be quite incompetent at the moment."


Company statement:
Stanley Co. has begun development in territory 141.

Bottom Line:
Gold at beginning: 4G
GPT: +8G
Territorial expansion: (-4)
Various "other" expenditures: (-4)

Gold remaining: 4.

The Chairman sat up with Alexander as they rounded the peak of Mount Tsunayoshi, looking down upon the steppes below them. The Chairman spoke first.
"Well, that's our target. Part of it, anyway. They extend west for hundreds of miles."
"What do you suppose a good battle plan would be?"
The chairman pondered.
"I'll send my forces in first, and draw the enemy backward in a feigned retreat. You drop in from the east, and we'll force them west, towards the Rubber plantation."
"That's a brave plan. What happens if we encounter resistance and I can't reinforce you?"
The chairman looked around the peak, down at the Japanese, and at the sparse steppes around him.
"The only enemy near here is the japanese. What are the reinforcements going to do, drop from the sky?"
Alexander responded to this joke with a stern face. "My team is prepared for such tactics" he said, with utter seriousness.
The Chairman pondered. Just what did these Private Military types get INTO back on earth, anyway? All he'd heard were tales of giant robots and expensive planes that China never deemed cost effective.
"Well then. Your second priority is to push the enemy off the Rubber plantation."
"What's the first, chairman?"
"Don't let anything get in your way."

...

Fighting was fierce as the soldiers neared the plantation.
"The Japanese are a lot stronger than I thought! Here I am, with an army made of Iron, and they're holding me back with nothing but Rubber." (OOC: 6 vs 6.6, Japanese leading)
"That's why you brought us here, isn't it? You lead 'em backwards, we clean 'em up. As you said, as long as nothing falls from the sky, we should have this sector within 3 days."
The chairman watched a meteor storm pass overhead. It seemed oddly ... focused ... for a meteor storm ...
The ground shook as the Drop Pods smashed into the Plantation. No sooner had the Chairman picked himself off the ground as some men in Big Armor arrived on the battlefield.
"KNOCK. ON. WOOD." said one man, tipping a nearby small tree that had been uprooted by his landing.
"That's not one of ours, Alexander!"
"Any suggestions, Chairman?"
"You know how I told you not to let 'anything' get in your way?"
"Yeah?"
"I think that counts as 'anything'."
The mercenary flank the Drop pods had landed on swung hard from the hit and regrouped on its commander. It seems the shock of being dropped from orbit was even more intense than the shock of being shelled with drop pods, and the 'Mercs were able to regroup.
Despite taking heavy losses in close combat to the Orbital Soldiers' superior weapons and armor, there was one very massive weakness...
"Alexander! These soldiers' weapons look well equipped for close combat, but they can't fire much further than 100 yards!"
"What?" said the Chairman. "We had LONGBOWS that could shoot further than that. 500 years ago."
"Well I dunno, sir, but it seems as soon as we retreat, they just ... can't shoot us."
"Snipe them." "Snipe them." "Dear god, fall back and snipe them!"
Alexander yelled over his radio. "Chairman, Hold the line! I'm charging the Japanese from the south then helping my men with that enemy Armor!"
"Roger that."
Caught between two forces, driven by orbital bombardment to push even -further-, the Japanese were forced to retreat.
As for the Power Armored Soldiers?
Eventually they became irritated at being pinged by bullets, and decided to walk back to the Japanese base camp.

"We have the Rubber plantation, over."
"And we're pushing them back. Try to incapacitate as much Japanese Artillery and Air support as possible; the less they can stop us from advancing, the more we can advance."

OOC: Aiming at 281, 274, 284, 290 and 289 to be captured with 13g of golds.
Hoping Goucho will take 275 and 331 so I can give them access to the valley they want without it looking silly on the map.

Comrade Daisuke, looks over this mornings reports, seeing that armed worshipers of the Ommasiah have started a gorilla war in some sectors, seeing as how the police force is not handled to deal with this he calls in his second in command Comrade Kaoru

"Comrade Kaoru, how long have we fought by each others side" says Comrade Daisuke
"seven years if i remember correctly Comrade" replies Comrade Kaoru

"Have your skills with a military remained at top preformance?"
"has the red planet stayed red all these years"

"good to hear my friend, there is a matter i would like to discuss with you"
"Go on Comrade"

"there seams to be civil unrest in these sectors, i need you to week out these terrorists"
"What force shall I use?"

"I have just disbanded the army and turned it into a Para-Military Police force, they will be under your control"
"But sir wont we need them in times of war?"

"they can still function as our army, but they have been trained in the ways of the counter terrorist police officer as well."
"aah, so these boys are tough as nails"

"Yes comrade, they armed with the famous Mg 40, a design from the old German guns that so readily found there way into our stock piles during the war of independence"
"so they are armed to the teeth"

"Yes Comrade, and they are also wearing a new form of armour that we have designed... we call it carapace, this should lessen your casualties."
"so they are armored to the teeth too... this should be easy"

"Good to hear Comrade Kaoru"
*Comrade Daisuke shakes the hand of Comrade Kaoru and sends him off to his duties of purging this new threat*
-------------------------------------
as of a new decree all religions must go through a censoring system that will now be created, all sermons and preachings must be state approved and as of now Ommasiah worship is banned. The New comrade to take up this mantle of head Censor will be Comrade Ruki, a strong supporter of the use of Propaganda during the last war, he fits the bill perfectly

The news of war to the east is received with great concern. While the Republic has no stakes in the war, the declaration of support for the Japanese from the Holy Terran Chantry of the Omnissiah has caused an outcry from the more devout members of the populace.

The Minister from The Federation of Khislav was given a warm welcome in our capital. After some debate Congress has approved seeking closer ties with our neighbor. Therefore she is given this message to pass on to her leader-
In light of the danger of war that threatens us all, as seen in the horrors unleashed on Earth, and in the regrettable conflict now raging in the Japanese colonies, the Free Amazon Republic wishes peace between us, and furthermore proposes that our nations agree to a defensive alliance, to support one another in the event of unprovoked aggression on our borders.


Expanding to : 409
Treasury: 0 + 9(t) - 2(u) - 4(ex) = 3
Armies : 2
Resources : O,R

On the evening of the establishment of the official Amazon/Colonies border, the political climate in the national parliaments changed noticeably. The main 3, the Czechoslovak, the Polish and the Yugoslavian parliaments all managed to form working coalitions, interrupting the previous 4 week streak of indecision. (This had adverse effect on the going betting odds, which were strongly in favor of at least 2 weeks of chaos.)

President Masaryk held a short speech on the border; the border was described as "viewed cautiously" but "soon to become a thing of everyday life ... much like our relations to our new neighbors."

In related news, talks about Amazonian purchase of rights to the Dubrovnik Iron mines have been opened. The chamber of commerce called the purchase "well possible", however the surplus of Iron already being mined in the colonies proved to be a point of continued discussion.

President O'Neil look out across the sea of information on his desk. The Chinese have declared war. Annother war,maybe this world like the one before it would burn in nuclear holocaust. His thoughts were interrupted as his treasurer walked into the room.
"Sir, our tax results are in, we have in total after costs, made 5 Gold 7 in total sir."
"Excellent, send this money to aid in the colonistaion of 77 our population has increased and so has our need for income."
"I will be right on it sir"
"Oh and make sure to send Boru and his men to back them up."
After the man left O'Neil thought again, would his nation be next to fall into war?

China's diplomats worked to allay concerns today of the possibility of an all-out nuclear attack.
"Japan is only under threat because we fear for the long-term safety of our Comrades, the Japanese communist union. As for why the war is happening so early, China wishes to send a strong message to all those that conspire against her allies. That, and the Gouchos have good tequila. Securing a supply of tequila is also one of China's national priorities, and victory in a war gives one plenty of excuses to bust out the tequila."

Diplomatic concerns of warmongering remained high until the diplomats busted out a bottle of tequila.
Discussion moved away from whether china's action was a pre-emptive strike against an upcoming threat or a blatant attempt to take over the planet, upon mutual agreement that anything that gives one an excuse to get boozed up is undoubtedly a good thing.
"Daaamn, ees good tequila. I'd totally go to war for this tequila." an anonymous ambassador wished to state.
"Boolsheet" said another anonymous ambassador said, in a thick russian accent. "Soviet vodka is superior to all eensy leetle tequila"
"Nae, Iff'n ye thinks that's a shot o' booze, yer wait'll ye troiy me whiskey" mentioned an anonymous spokesman, proudly wearing green.

..

This just in: Tensions of all out war are high today upon news of a Drunken Brawl in the league of nations building. Nukes would have already been launched, but war was narrowly averted when everyone with the launch codes was found passed out on the sidewalk drunk. More at 10.

The Brotherhood hs sent out a diplomat loaded with our own private collection of Beamish brews to the IRA headquarters asking for a godly good drink and to see who has the real Irishmen.