Quest Deep Periphery Quest (Battletech Sandbox Empire Builder)

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One of our capital ships fought a Black Steel ship toe to toe and didn’t die! Huzzah!

The Delegates are dragging their feet in liking us as usual.

[X] Emergency Aid Shipments

We can probably leave the irradiated cities alone for the near future. We could make better cities faster from scratch than trying to reclaim irradiated ruins.
 
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    With the development of exotic genetic engineering techniques, allowing such things as fur, or animal-style ears, or pointy ears, or exotic hair colors, there now is the question of the limits here. The techniques do not cross the germ line, thus are non-hereditary. This is by design, as the ethical implications of custom-designed children for whatever purpose were not something your scientists wanted to trifle with.

    Oddly, you found that the Kilburroughan embassy was a somewhat valuable resource on the question. They’d been doing this sort of thing for generations, and surprisingly had developed an ethical framework for it. Granted it was one that relied almost completely on the concepts of contract law and adherence to agreements rather than moral precepts, but it still gives a decent starting point.

    For the sort of genetic tinkering that is currently possible, there are several schools of thought. Limiting the techniques to a menu of modifications that are verified to be ‘safe’, for example, would limit the risk of inadvertent health problems from overly ambitious modifications, but would also limit the creativity of people who want to get them. It’s a balancing act.
    []OptionArgument ProArgument ConEffect
    []Strict limitsThese are curiosities at best, with no practical purpose. Minimizing any possible negative effects is far more important than people’s fantasies of being catgirls or dogboys.Our medical care system is more than robust enough to handle the effects of these cosmetic modifications. There’s no reason to be unreasonably restrictive
    • No effect on Health or Econ ratings of systems
    • +1 Approval
    • +1 Approval Change
    • -1 Politics
    • Triggers ‘Unhappy transhumanists’ event
    []Moderate limitsYou need to balance the ability of people to experiment and indulge themselves with the public good. We allow drinking and drugs, so long as reasonable safety restrictions are followed, this should be no different.A - This isn’t taking a drink and not driving, this is a permanent change to one’s own genetics.

    B - Let people make their own choices, nothing that is possible is likely to cause harm to others so let people be them
    • -1 Health Rating all systems
    • +1 Econ Rating all systems (up to cap)
    • -1 Approval
    • +1 Approval Change
    • +1 Politics
    • +1 Economic Event
    • Triggers ‘Transhumanist limits’ event
    []Laissez FaireNone of the modifications available under this can reasonably be shown to cause harm to third parties. Who cares if Bob from Accounting decides to give himself fur and a tail? That’s his body, his choice, and the government needs to stay out of the way.A - Who will have to foot the bill for any complications that arise from this insanity? Us, the taxpayers. We need to limit this to keep a few freaks from bankrupting all of us.

    B - It’s all well and good if Bob gives himself fur and a tail, but what if those around him are allergic to his fur? There needs to be balance.
    • -2 Health Rating all systems
    • +1 Econ Rating all systems
    • +1 Econ Rating cap all systems
    • -2 Approval
    • +1 Approval Change
    • +1 Politics
    • +1 Research Rating
    • Triggers ‘Happy Transhumanists’ event

    Reports are coming in from Kainga. The surviving locals are heavily scattered and disorganized, as the nuclear strikes utterly destroyed any semblance of government in the system. They’d been at a roughly 20th century tech level prior to the attack, but according to the aid personnel the planet, which had been rather pleasant to live on, is something of an irradiated wasteland that DoME would need to do some serious work on restoring. At the same time, simply organizing the humanitarian relief has established the Griffon Empire as effectively the only authority in the system itself, and the survivors seem to have little issue with this.

    Previously the planet had been governed by a patchwork of regional authorities and nation-states with no overarching system government at all. With the destruction of all the major population centers there is nothing left of any of said nation-states.
    []Incorporate Kainga as a Peripheral world
    • Cost $1,000,000,000.00 up front
    • Adds Kainga as a Peripheral colony
      • Initial Population - 752,500,000
      • Initial GDP - $125,500,000
      • Initial Econ Rating of 65
      • Initial Health Rating of 40
      • Initial Infrastructure Rating of 10
      • Initial Factory Rating of 5
      • Initial POP Limit of 50
      • Initial Garrison Rating of 1
      • Initial Militia Rating of 2
    • Procures 2 White Tower defense stations for the Zenith and Nadir jump points complete with ASF complement
    • Builds HPG station in system
    • Unlocks DoME projects related to system
    []Assist Kainga in reestablishing their own governance in a similar way to the TTP
    • Cost $500,000,000 up front
    • Adds Kainga as an Affiliated Territory (similar to TTP)
      • Initial Population 752,500,000
      • Initial GDP - $125,500,000
      • Initial Econ Rating of 65
      • Initial Health Rating of 40
      • Initial Infrastructure rating of 10
      • Initial Factory Rating of 0
      • Initial POP Limit of 50
      • Initial Garrison Rating of 1
      • Initial Militia Rating of 2
    • Procures 2 White Tower defense stations for the Zenith and Nadir jump points complete with ASF complement
    • Unlocks DoME projects related to system
    QM Note - the main difference is that as a full Peripheral colony you will be able to build shipyards, factories, and the like, plus it can eventually become a Core world.

    A major Black Steel attack hits New Phoenix, resulting in severe damage to the orbital defenses before the IGN is able to destroy the pair of Black Lions and single Essex that made up the attacking force. Two Fletcher class destroyers, three Dart class cruisers and three Dagger corvettes were involved, with assistance from several NRR ASF wings that had been in system for cross-training. No major combatants were lost, although no unit escaped without significant damage. Unfortunately the repair yard in system was heavily damaged itself and will require most of the year to finalize repairs to their own equipment before they can begin addressing the damaged warships and dropships in the system.

    The IGN sends a pair of Cleveland light cruisers and all ten of the new Samuel B. Roberts class destroyers to reinforce the damaged picket, and they arrive in time to deal with a second wave from the Black Steel. A single Avatar and two Lola IIIs are taken down with minor damage.
     
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