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You decide to meet with Thann first. He is a rather unsuspecting man; in his late thirties, he has a calm face and is of small stature. A bookworm and a scholar, he is.

The owners of the home he rests at bow with respect as you enter their humble chambers, and you sit behind a small dining table, with Thann at your left side.

He immediately begins delving into theology and mythology, but you won't be thwarted!

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"You see, Emperor. In the Year of Descent, when the divine Gods of Pantheon descended upon our lands, they taught the savage peoples how to build homes, how to plant crops, how to navigate rivers and how to refine rocks in the mountains. But our peoples grew proud, and after thirty three years, the Gods returned to their home in the heavens. Thirty three Gods were revered as the Pantheon, and all was good and proper till four hundred years later."

You recall the ancient texts about Council of Lech.

"In the year five hundred sixteen After Descent, the Pantheonist clerics have decided to include most blessed miracle workers from times past. Those were the likes like Anwyn, from under whose feet grass and flowers sprung with each step and who made the river Oach move again, or the mighty Caellach, who singlehandedly wrestled four dragons to death and then sacrificed himself to absorb all of their poisonous blood that would otherwise pollute the farmlands of Luathbas. So then, there were no thirty three, but forty six Gods."

He then goes on, and with each God he mentions, you notice a pattern; their deeds that earned them inclusion into Pantheon become more and more mundane. And the numbers bloated rather rapidly, to 77 by late 700s, and then up to 90 before turn of millenium and up and up till 111 in year 1066 AD.

"And the most recent addition, your honorable brother Leath. For what he has done to the peoples of the world? Did he slay terrible beasts and ushered an era of peace? Did his touch cure the permamently sick or revive those upon deathbed? No, I say, all he did was being a good diplomat. And thus in Pantheon, there are nowadays more Men than Gods. We put mere mortals on the equal terms with those who came from heavens and enlightened us. If this is not the blasphemy of highest order upon the divine beings, then I do not know what is." The followers of his heresy that sit behind him nod and murmur in agreement, while Thann reclines in his chair.

"Today's Pantheon is nothing worthy of praise nor worship. It must be remade - it must be brought down and revered in its original form, else it becomes naught but farce."

A) I HAVE BEEN ENLIGHTENED! This man is the TRUEST of Pantheonists, and I shall follow his teachings!
B) He speaks wisely and smartly. I will let his people follow his teachings; the Pantheonists have no power here!
C) The man has some good points, but I ought to talk with Pantheonists as well.
D) An orthodox heretic with dangerous conviction, and he insulted Leath to boot. To dungeon with him!



And there we go, finally I had chance to share bits of the mythology of Pantheonism as well as explain what really happened at year zero of Descent calendar. Double score \o/

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Also, 700 pages, yeey



You decide to meet with both in Luathbas.

But five days later, once you arrive at Luathbas, its obvious that Thann wants to meet in a small household of Principalist followers, while the Pantheonists refuse to meet anywhere else than Luathbas keep, site of the first Council in 1125 AD.

A) Demand to meet all together in one place.
B) Go have a chat with Thann first, then.
C) Go have a chat with Pantheonist clergy first, then.
D) Obviously, they do not seek cooperation. A wasted trip, this is!

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Forum Games and Roleplaying / Re: Ichizoku no Sensō!
« on: April 28, 2018, 02:51:41 am »
@Atian

You forgot that first improvement is free, plus prospecting for specific resource doubles the cost, but don't worry, I got this ;v

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Forum Games and Roleplaying / Re: Ichizoku no Sensō! Game Thread!
« on: April 28, 2018, 02:50:17 am »
Quote from: Combat in Bachu
Kyuga vs Independents:
9+1 vs 7
Independent Spearman defeated!
Bachu Province captured by Kyuga!

Quote from: Prospecting for Iron
38
Iron found in Noyama!

Shinryo's Clan Turn!

Quote from: Event #3
Red Rooster Sings for Shinryo!: A red rooster climbs the rooftop of the estate of Shinryo clan and sings most annoyingly during a very frosty morning. Wise men and soothsayers take this as a bad omen and are worried that some terrible things might happen in the Summer.



Spoiler: The Rice Ledger (click to show/hide)

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You demand to negotiate between the two groups.

Finally, the two reply favorably; Thann is willing to meet with you personally to talk about the corruption within Pantheonism, while Pantheonists are inviting you to Luathbas to hold a meeting with their high clergy.

A) I will meet with Thann the Priest only.
B) I will meet with Pantheonists only.
C) I will meet with both.

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Forum Games and Roleplaying / Re: Ichizoku no Sensō! Game Thread!
« on: April 27, 2018, 09:53:06 am »
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Great advisor! Atagi Sadakore is both General of the Guard and General of the Rear!

Kyuga Clan's Turn!

Quote from: Event #2
Despicable Thief!: Some sly thief manages to sneak into the estate of Kyuga Clan and absconds with 554 Coins! The guards will be punished for their sloppiness.



Spoiler: The Rice Ledger (click to show/hide)

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Forum Games and Roleplaying / Re: Ichizoku no Sensō! Game Thread!
« on: April 27, 2018, 09:31:33 am »
Quote from: Combat in Meido
Tari vs Independents:
10 vs 8
Independent Spearman defeated!
Meido Province captured by Tari!
Quote from: Combat in Tonachi
Tari vs Independents:
5 vs 4
Independent Spearman defeated!
Tonachi Province captured by Tari!

The Crimson Rose's Clan Turn!



Spoiler: The Rice Ledger (click to show/hide)

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You decide to try and negotiate between the two.

A week later you receive their replies; the Pantheon high clergy won't agree to a meeting with heretic, and Thann mentions that you cannot possible hope to mediate on issue you,  as a non-priest, do not understand.

A) Arrest them all for this dual insult!
B) I will read my books and then we will negotiate on the topic!
C) Get rid of the heretic, he is only bringing strife!
D) Force the Pantheonists to accept Thann's heresy, the law's allows it!

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You decide to talk with Bjern a little bit.

Few hours and three illustrated books later, you pat your red-faced son on the back and send him off to his bedchamber. You're sure he will impress his wife with the newfound knowledge!

1168 AD, Summer

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The fur trade in the south brought enormous profits! Coins pile up in the Treasury as the trade advisor gives his report.

However, agents of the Spymaster bring news from south and west; Kingdoms of Eldrican and Rucus are now bound with marital oath; Tetan I's son and heir Talan, after the boy's first wife died in childbirth, married Auverna, a niece of King Audaro Rucus of Rucus.

Meanwhile, reports come from Donuth; the fiery speeches about orthodoxy and purity of Pantheonist faith made by Thann has gathered him thousands of supports in recent years. Many voice their displeasure with current, corrupted ways of Pantheon, and adopted the name of 'Principals'. The Pantheonist clergy isn't very much happy about this, and is voicing their displeasure about this - as well as the fact that the Imperial law ties their hands about culling down on the heretics.

A) Heresy or not, the Principals are guaranteed freedom of worship.
B) Mayhaps its due time to negotiate between the two.
C) It seems that Thann the Priest needs to be invited for a dinner, again.

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You decide to establish a trade commission that will overseer all things mercantile, to ensure that Methiant prospers and foreign merchants get peas at best, ha!

1168 AD, Spring

Certain long ears have caught some interesting news about your son, Bjern.

Apparently, while he and Ruberta are all proper both in the streets and in the sheets, there seem to be certain, and worrying, lack of children coming. Further prodding by your long-eared friends have found a reason behind it; seems that Bjern has some trouble with 'combat readiness', per say.

A) I'm sure that he is shy and all he needs to be 'combat ready' is some more time!
B) I'm sure that one of kitchen matrons has some herbs that she could spice his meals with!
C) I'm sure that he is just inexperienced. Let's give him a fatherly advice on bedside manners!

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MILITARY EDICTS:

Matters of military hierarchy, philosophy of war and development of military tech.

BUREAUCRATIC EDICTS:

Matters of administration and government.

Issue the Bill of Rights:
A standarized code of basic laws of the common peoples. Even if peasants will have nothing else left, they will always have their basic freedoms, helping ease their minds in times of emergency - and perhaps allow the spirit of liberty and humanism to blossom (for good or worse).

Establish Imperial Trade Commission:
To ensure stricter and better control of trade in the Empire and through its borders, an imperial guild of trade and commerce should be created. Its officials will keep an ever-vigilant eye on market trends, supply and demand, as well as establish and maintain favorable tariffs and taxes on goods, and help our merchants gain upper hand over foreigners. Hopefully, they will avoid price gouging, corruption, favoritism and other nasty things.

CULTURAL EDICTS:

Matters of religion, culture and art.

Establish Calendar of Festivities:
Rather than throw a festival every few years to celebrate a bontiful harvest, let's instead establish a cyclic and stable calendar of state-sponsored festivities for the whole year. This will cause a drain on the Treasury, but hey - people love festivals!

Endorse State Patronage of Arts:
To help develop the nation culturally, set aside certain amount of budget money to sponsor sculptors, poets, musicians and painters. It will be a constant drain on the Treasury, but think of how prestigious your nation will become, what with those masterpieces of art popping left and right!

Establish Royal School of Cartography:
People come from near and far, yet we know little of the places they visit, the royal scribes clinging to rumors, hearsays and random tales of strangers. A proper society of cartographers and scholars at the House of Learning could help expand our knowledge about the region, and the continent - who knows, maybe entire world in the far future!

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REVOKE EDICT: Revokes a previously implemented edict, either to cut spending, appease some disgruntled subjects, or both. On the other hand, it might tick off some other peoples, potentially causing a deadly cascade of discontent.

Late Spring, 1135 AD: Established the Fireblood Court:
Creation of a specialized military branch devoted purely to development of Fireblood arms to ensure they are aplenty and of best designs around. This will allow to centralize the production, research and budgeting of Fireblood weaponry rather than having some errant alchemists and engineers running around, trying to make things happen.

End of Year 1135 AD: Proclaimed Religious Equality:
Travelers, merchants, immigrants; they all bring new beliefs and philosophies into the country. Rather than fight those foreign influences, it might be best to allow all peoples free worship on equal level no matter the size and beliefs of the congregation, to help all different worshippers achieve a certain degree to harmony and peace.

End of Year 1139 AD: Established Recruitment Offices:
Mandatory training for youths is a good thing, but after bloodier-than-usual wars, there might be shortage of men to replenish the ranks. If we were to expand on the royal bureaucracy to include offices for traveling civilian recruiters and offer citizenship grants for mercenaries and travelers looking for a new home, our Army could refill its ranks much faster.

End of Year 1140 AD: Established The Council of Statesmen:
Creation of a small council of governmental officials who will be tasked with helping the government run smoother alongside traditional advisors, and, of course, the monarch himself. This will help strengthen the Imperial Authority, even in dire times, and help pass edicts quicker, although giving even more political power away from the throne than in the past might become a source of troubles one day.

End of Year 1142 AD: Established Passage Tax:
All those travelers, adventurers, merchants and others are moving through the country for free! Let's establish a tax for those entering and leaving our country - this will earn us nice profits each year, although it might slow down immigration and convince some merchants to seek passage through elsewhere.

End of Year 1146 AD: Established Diplomatic Corps:
Creation of a small but highly professional cabinet of diplomats and ambassadors that would visit neighbouring countries on regular basis to strengthen ties with nearby rulers and their nobles, and maybe even develop favorable treaties with them.

Summer 1152 AD: Issued the Codex of Training Regimen:
A set of efficient (and slightly draconian) requirements and practices of training to ensure that the Army gets only the best recruits of them all. This will make the Army much better in combat, although there might be a problem to fill yearly recruitment quotas sometimes.

End of Year 1153 AD: Established the Shadowranks:
Politics often involve underhanded tactics. A castle full of commoner staff and visiting foreigners just asks for a disaster to occur. Let's have the military form a professional division of most loyal of soldiers, who would protect the Emperor, his family and important state officials, during the day, night, war, peace, revelries of festivals and monotony of daily life.

End of Year 1154 AD: Established Religion Tax:
Various congregations are given away territories and various tax exemptions for those. With erosion of religious influences upon the state, its prime opportunity to dip our hand into prime source of income that is donations and tithes gathered by those numerous cults present in the empire. It will surely not please them, and, by extension, your subjects.

End of Year 1156 AD: Expanded Primogeniture Law:
A string of bad luck can render a monarch without a male heir or cause succession debates. Rather than risk some unpleasant consequences of such a situation, it might be better to allow a skilled female to ascend to the throne, especially if she is as good at matters of the governance as any other ruler.

End of Year 1158 AD: Enacted Settlement Policy:
Guarantee that those willing to settle in previously undeveloped lands or territories yet unclaimed by any nation will be given a certain amount of money to help further their effort. However, this might cause a severe drain on the Treasury, especially during times of sudden, mass migrations to the countryside.

End of Year 1159 AD: Introduced Elective Succession Laws:
Sometimes a firstborn might be below average in terms of his skills to rule the nation, but there might be no other alternatives left, even amongst females. Elective Succession will allow the monarch to select the most skilled to inherit the throne, even a distant (or foreign!) relative of the successor, although this might cause problems with less gifted yet highly ambitious relatives of the next ruler, as well as local nobility.

Late Autumn, 1160 AD: Proclaimed Dissolution of Cloisters:
There are some faiths that are living and dwelling in estates and keeps that once belonged to the Crown, hoarding wealth within! We should force them out, restoring the important buildings to our governance as well as profiting from the stored treasures. Obviously, the worshippers of the faiths in question will be angry about this.

End of Year 1164 AD: Established The Royal House of Learning:
Scholars scribbling down books in secluded libraries and scriptories should be a thing of the past! Let's instead establish a centre of learning, where those of intellect can exchange ideas and educate those willing to learn. It will help the nation develop technologically, although maintenance of this beacon of enlightenment will obviously require yearly costs.

End of Year 1166 AD: Adopted Fireblood Infantry Tactics:
Fireblood weapons are currently slow to load and rather inaccurate, but even one in dozen of shots is bound to hit someone. Some believe that infantry should be given hand-held Fireblood weapons, which would be fired en masse against the enemy before melee combat, while horsemen equipped with melee weapons attack the flanks in glorious charges or mows down those who were lucky to survive the rain of hot iron.

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What I think is that there are always enemies. If we owned the whole world Haspen could still roll out Martians.

;vc

* Haspen writes that down.



You decide to sign the papers. Peace comes to Methiant and Parsia, the latter beaten and humilitated. Saenn is dispatched with Alalkan to Karasau.

You later learn that Alalkan has become the new King of Parsia, as the old King Shapur has given his crown to the youth.

1167 AD, Late Winter

Peoples celebrate the return of their sons and fathers and husbands back to Methiant. Noblemen and wealthy merchants celebrate the expansion of estate market thanks to your renovations.

1167 AD, End of the Year

The Advisor lays out the Scrolls of Kingdom Status upon your desk, adn you lean in to read the numbers.

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5to6, 4to6(1to3)

Happiness: 5
Population: 5
Economy: 7
Army: 7
Imp.Authority: 0

Those are some decent numbers.

"Thanks to the victories made by our Army, the recruiters managed to get many aspiring and glory-seeking youth and travelers flocking to the military banner. The authority of the Emperor is also stable."

"Shall you issue an Edict this year, sire?"

A) "Okay, sure."
B) "Meh, nah."

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You continue negotiating for some middle ground.

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You don't get anywhere in particular. Alalkan repeats his terms - Vizier position for a Methiantese nobleman, religious tolerance in Parsia and truce between the nations for two decades, although he adds something extra; instead of plain tribute of coinage from Parsia, he would ensure that gemstones mines in northeastern mountains would send their yearly output quota to Methiantese treasury for next ten years. This is far more reliable, as the mines are digging out stones steadily every year.

A) This won't do, I said it once already.
B) Alright, let's sign the papers.
C) Dungeon the kid and annex Parsia, yes?

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Forum Games and Roleplaying / Re: Ichizoku no Sensō! Game Thread!
« on: April 25, 2018, 12:39:24 pm »
Quote from: Combat in Chiriburi
Ito vs Independents
5 vs 1
Independent Spearman defeated!
Chiriburi Province captured by Ito Clan!
Quote from: Combat in Yoisa
Ito vs Independents
2 vs 5
Ito Spearman defeated!

Tari Clan's Turn!

Quote from: Event#1
A Traveling Poet: Akamatsu Tokiyori, a traveling scholar of poetry, music, rituals and scriptures arrives at the house of Tari clan, offering his services for 200 Coins now, and 200 Coins each next season.



Spoiler: The Rice Ledger (click to show/hide)

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Forum Games and Roleplaying / Re: Ichizoku no Sensō! Game Thread!
« on: April 25, 2018, 10:37:20 am »
Quote from: Combat in Nibiru
Hanamura vs Independents:
4 vs 1
Independent Spearman defeated!
Nibiru Province captured by Hanamura Clan!
Quote from: Combat in Tamayama
Hanamura vs Independents:
10 vs 6
Independent Spearman defeated!
Tamayama Province captured by Hanamura Clan!

Quote from: Prospecting
24
Iron is found in Ideyoshi Province!

Ito Clan's Turn



Spoiler: The Rice Ledger (click to show/hide)

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