Quest Deep Periphery Quest (Battletech Sandbox Empire Builder)

Thors_Alumni · Aug 12, 2023

LordSunhawk said:
A Black Steel monitoring satellite has been discovered in the Waypoint 7 system. The satellite self-destructed when a Home Fleet Legend approached. This has triggered surveys in other uninhabited systems and several more monitoring satellites have been discovered. All likewise self-destructed upon approach.

Those concern me. @LordSunhawk which systems were they? I feel a sudden and urgent need to put Turrets in those systems to hopefully blunt a massive Black Steel attack. We more than have enough money to do as many as 4 turrets for 6 systems next turn depending.

Jarow · Aug 13, 2023

[X] Plan: You must construct additional pylons
-[X] Procurement [$ 11,459,561,961,953.50 ]
--[X] Lay Down Major Unit [Construction - $86,323,141,085.75 ] (95)
---[X] 400 Artemis [95]
---[X] 213 Wright [95]
---[X] 213 Colt [95]

---[X] 341 Kearsage [95]
---[X] 60 Mashu [95]
---[X] 30 Normandy [95]

--[X] Lay down Jumpship [Jumpship Construction - $17,434,639,200.00 ] (90)
---[X] 24 Rawalpindi [90]

--[X] Lay down Warship [Warship Construction - $910,395,840,333.33 ] (90)
---[X] 50 Belfast*
---[X] 50 Phoenix*
---[X] 50 Atlanta*

---[X] 20 Prinz Eugen II*
---[X] 20 Hawke*
---[X] 5 Akagi*
---[X] 20 Prinz Eugen II*
---[X] 20 Hawke*
---[X] 5 Akagi*

---[X] 14 Kaiserin*
---[X] 14 Lion*
---[X] 14 Kaiserin*
---[X] 14 Lion*
---[X] 4 Saratoga*
---[X] 16 Kaiserin*
---[X] 16 Lion*

---[X] 1 Nagato*
---[X] 1 Nagato*

---[X] 200 Battle [90]
---[X] 50 White Plains [90]
---[X] 50 Legend [90]
---[X] 50 Consultant [90]
---[X] 50 Tarantul [90]
---[X] 50 Asheville [90]

---[X] 50 Belfast [90]
---[X] 50 Phoenix [90]
---[X] 50 Atlanta [90]
---[X] 3 Centaur [90]

---[X] 20 Prinz Eugen II [90]
---[X] 20 Hawke [90]
---[X] 10 Akagi [90]

---[X] 16 Kaiserin [90]
---[X] 16 Lion [90]

---[X] 0 Nagato [90]

--[X] Purchase New Units [Minor Unit - 12,878,246,334.45 ] (90)
---[X] 100 Fighter Wing [auto]
---[X] 100 Carrier Wing [90]
---[X] 50 CAP Wing [90]
---[X] 40 Training Wing [90]

---[X] 15 Garrison Division [90]
---[X] 15 Militia Division [90]
---[X] 25 Infantry Division [90
---[X] 5 Light Combat Team Division [90]

--[X] Fortress Command [$ 10,432,530,095,000 ] (90)
---[X] Build Jump Point Defenses
----[X] Waypoint 10 [90]
----[X] Pusztasag [90]
----[X] Apleista [90]
----[X] Przyjemny [90]
---[X] 10 Arx Defense Stations
---[X] 10 Fortress Class Defense Station
---[X] Construct Black Tower
----[X] Waypoint 10 [90]
----[X] Pusztasag [90]
----[X] Apleista [90]
----[X] Przyjemny [90]
----[X] Pinball [90]
---[X] 5 Spartoi Clusters [90]
---[X] Build Sensor Shell
----[X] Catachan [90]
---[X] 30 Laser Turret Clusters [90]

-[X] General [$ 46,593,698,820,000.00 ]
--[X] Focus Development on Core World Bohren [90]
--[X] Focus Development on Peripheral World Skala [90]
--[X] Massive Core Investment Raj [85]
--[X] Massive Peripheral Investment Nowe Mazowsze [85]
--[X] Economic Investment (90)
---[X] Platz Regensburg [90]
---[X] Arvum [90]
---[X] Neubayern [90]
---[X] Nuovo Abruzzo [90]
---[X] Neuhessen [90]
--[X] Major Economic Investment (90)
---[X] Grand View [90]
---[X] Pustina [90]
---[X] Novolar [90]
---[X] Awha [90]
---[X] Pieklo [90]
--[X] Construct Infrastructure and Industrial zones on
---[X] Can Tho Moi [90]
---[X] Salamander [90]
---[X] Highland [90]
---[X] Nueva Chiapas [90]
---[X] Baddorando [90]
--[X] Imperial Outreach [-]
--[X] Construct Orbital Industrial Platform Griffon* [90]
--[X] Establish Colony
---[X] Pusztaság [90]
---[X] Apleista [90]
---[X] Przyjemny [90]
--[X] Major Cultural Venues [->1]

--[X] Build ASF Factory Complex (95)
---[X] Glorreich [95]
---[X] Shin Tōkyō [95]
---[X] Kurortas [95]
---[X] Raj [95]
---[X] Pustina [95]
---[X] Platzregensburg [95]
---[X] Pryyemnyy [95]
---[X] Awha [95]
---[X] Bāṛi [95]
---[X] Bellaterra [95]
--[X] Build Orbital Shipyard Pusztasag [105]
--[X] Build Orbital Shipyard Apleista [105]
--[X] Build Orbital Shipyard Przyjemny [105]
--[X] Build Orbital Shipyard Awha [105]
--[X] Build Orbital Shipyard Kaiyo [105]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Nowy Szecin [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Baddorando [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Sturmland [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Neubayern [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Neuhessen [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Nouvelle Bourgogne [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Nuova Lombardia [90]

--[X] Construct Escort Yard Skala [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Stahlfurt [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Griff's Leap [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Kurortas [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Olej [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Pinball [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Pryyemnyy [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Nashornland [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard The Hub [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Nuova Puglia [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Nuovo Abruzzo [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Stenen Tuin [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Nyu Shikoku [90]

--[X] Construct Escort Yard Nuova Tripoli [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Catachan [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Neuthuringen [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Nowe Mazsowsze [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Nox [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Platzregensburg [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Porto Milano [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Landprettig [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard New Algiers [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard New Clew Bay [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Nubifrgio [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Bellaterra [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Highland [90]

--[X] Construct Escort Yard New Arcadia [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard New Portlanf [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Hot Mess [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard New Narnia [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Nueva Chiapas [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Nowego Lubina [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Salamander [90]
--[X] Construct Small Warship Yard Griffon [90]
--[X] Construct Small Warship Yard Calliope [90]
--[X] Construct Small Warship Yard Edelsteine [90]
--[X] Construct Small Warship Yard Nowy Slask [90]
--[X] Construct Small Warship Yard Chuma [90]
--[X] Construct Small Warship Yard Awha [90]

--[X] Construct Small Warship Yard Kaiyo [90]
--[X] Construct Small Warship Yard Iskra [90]
--[X] Construct Small Warship Yard Bohren [90]
--[X] Construct Small Warship Yard Feurstern [90]
--[X] Construct Small Warship Yard Novolar [90]
--[X] Construct Small Warship Yard Grand View [90]
--[X] Construct Small Warship Yard Kainga [90]
--[X] Construct Small Warship Yard New Capricorn [90]
--[X] Construct Small Warship Yard Pustina [90]
--[X] Construct Small Warship Yard Steingarten [90]
--[X] Construct Small Warship Yard Raj [90]
--[X] Construct Medium Warship Yard New Pollux [90]
--[X] Construct Medium Warship Yard New Phoenix [90]

--[X] Construct Medium Warship Yard Nya Kopenhamn [90]
--[X] Construct Medium Warship Yard Nowa Warzsawa [90]
--[X] Construct Medium Warship Yard Okusawa [90]
--[X] Construct Large Warship Yard Glorreich* [90]
--[X] Construct Large Warship Yard New Port Royal* [90]
--[X] Construct Large Warship Yard New Castor* [90]
--[X] Construct Large Warship Yard Nowy Wroclaw* [90]
--[X] Construct Large Warship Yard Bari [->1]
--[X] Construct Large Warship Yard Shin Tokyo [->1]
--[X] Construct Large Warship Yard New Libertalia [->1]
--[X] Construct Large Warship Yard Pieklo [->1]
--[X] Upgrade Refit & Repair Yard [105]
--[X] Expand Orbital Shipyards [105]

-[X] DoME [$ 400,000,000,000.00 ]
--[X] Terraforming Nouvelle Bourgogne* [90]
--[X] Terraforming Sturmland* [90]
--[X] Terraforming Nowego Lublina* [90]
--[X] Terraforming Hot Mess [->1]
--[X] Terraforming Baddorando [->1]
--[X] Terraforming Nowy Szczecin [->1]
--[X] Terraforming Nueva Chiapas [->1]
--[X] Terraforming Salamander [->1]
--[X] Terraforming New Portland [->1]
--[X] Terraforming Highland [->1]
(Better planets are important)
--[X] DoME Team to NRR*
--[X] DoME Team to NRI*

--[X] Planetary Optimization (Peripheral) - Porto Milano [->1]

-[X] Research [$ 132,500,000,000,000.00 ]
--[X] Prototype Lithium-Fusion Battery II* [->8]
--[X] Economic Forecasting lvl 3 [->2]
(Helps pull us get more income)
--[X] Materials Research Lvl 10 [95]
(Last part of this level of research, and a lot more affordable than genetic engineering)
--[X] Life Extension Therapy Lvl 7* [auto]
--[X] Military Drone Theory II* [->3]
--[X] Military Drone Design II* [->3]
--[X] Military Drone Control Systems II* [->3]
--[X] Military Drone Handling Systems II* [->3]
--[X] Commercial R&D [-]
--[X] Industrial R&D [-]

-[X] Miscellaneous [$ 258,370,000,000.00 ]
--[X] Culture [$ 122,000,000,000.00 ]
---[X] Culture - Charity Concert
---[X] Increase Funding to Trade Attaches
--[X] Production Contract [->?][134,370,000,000]
--[X] Emergency Lasers [2,000,000,000.00]

35t leftover.

Winter_Wind45 · Aug 14, 2023

[X] Plan: You must construct additional pylons

ShadowArxxy · Aug 14, 2023

[X] Plan: You must construct additional pylons

Thors_Alumni · Aug 14, 2023

[X] Plan: You must construct additional pylons

The Whispering Monk · Aug 14, 2023

[X] Plan: You must construct additional pylons

LordSunhawk · Aug 14, 2023

Turn 139 - Do You Love Me?

Meta Event	31
Dynasty Luck	18
	Successes
Imperial Approval	0
Approval Change	-1
Political Event	-1
	Successes
Imperial Economy	8
Economic Event	0
Research Event	1

Griffon	Econ	4
	Health	5
	Event	3

Nowa Warszawa	Econ	4
	Health	4
	Event	3

Calliope IV	Econ	4
	Health	5
	Event	3

TTP	Econ	4
	Health	5
	Event	3

New Capricorn	Econ	4
	Health	5
	Event	3

Nowy Śląsk	Econ	4
	Health	5
	Event	3

Edelsteine	Econ	4
	Health	5
	Event	3

Nowy Wroclaw	Econ	4
	Health	5
	Event	3

Griff's Leap	Econ	4
	Health	5
	Event	3

New Phoenix	Econ	2
	Health	2
	Event	4

New Eden	Econ	2
	Health	2
	Event	4

New Castor	Econ	4
	Health	5
	Event	3

Okusawa	Econ	4
	Health	4
	Event	3

New Pollux	Econ	3
	Health	5
	Event	5

New Port Royal	Econ	3
	Health	1
	Event	2

Kainga	Econ	3
	Health	5
	Event	5

Chuma	Econ	3
	Health	5
	Event	5

Stahlfurt	Econ	3
	Health	1
	Event	2

Bāṛi	Econ	2
	Health	2
	Event	4

Skała	Econ	4
	Health	4
	Event	3

Piekło	Econ	4
	Health	4
	Event	3

Nya Köpenhamn	Econ	4
	Health	5
	Event	3

Bauernparadis	Econ	3
	Health	5
	Event	5

Awha	Econ	2
	Health	2
	Event	4

Kaiyo	Econ	2
	Health	2
	Event	4

Bohren	Econ	2
	Health	2
	Event	4

Grand View	Econ	3
	Health	5
	Event	5

Iskra	Econ	3
	Health	5
	Event	5

Raj	Econ	4
	Health	4
	Event	3

Feurstern	Econ	2
	Health	2
	Event	4

Pinball	Econ	2
	Health	2
	Event	4

Catachan	Econ	4
	Health	4
	Event	3

Nox	Econ	3
	Health	5
	Event	5

Olej	Econ	2
	Health	2
	Event	4

Glorreich	Econ	5
	Health	2
	Event	1

Pryyemnyy	Econ	2
	Health	3
	Event	1

Novolar	Econ	3
	Health	5
	Event	5

Steingarten	Econ	3
	Health	5
	Event	5

Pustina	Econ	5
	Health	2
	Event	1

Kurortas	Econ	5
	Health	2
	Event	1

Arvum	Econ	2
	Health	3
	Event	1

Landprettig	Econ	4
	Health	4
	Event	3

Bellaterra	Econ	5
	Health	2
	Event	1

Nubifragio	Econ	4
	Health	4
	Event	3

Platzregensburg	Econ	3
	Health	1
	Event	2

Shin Tōkyō	Econ	5
	Health	2
	Event	1

Porto Milano	Econ	3
	Health	1
	Event	2

Nuova Fortezza	Econ	3
	Health	1
	Event	2

Nowe Mazowsze	Econ	4
	Health	4
	Event	3

Neuthüringen	Econ	5
	Health	2
	Event	1

New Algiers	Econ	3
	Health	1
	Event	2

New Clew Bay	Econ	3
	Health	1
	Event	2

Nuova Tripoli	Econ	3
	Health	1
	Event	2

New Libertalia	Econ	3
	Health	1
	Event	2

Nuova Puglia	Econ	3
	Health	3
	Event	0

Nuovo Abruzzo	Econ	3
	Health	3
	Event	0

Nuova Lombardia	Econ	3
	Health	3
	Event	0

Stenen Tuin	Econ	3
	Health	3
	Event	0

Nouvelle Bourgogne	Econ	3
	Health	3
	Event	0

Nyū Shikoku	Econ	3
	Health	1
	Event	2

Neubayern	Econ	3
	Health	3
	Event	0

Neuhessen	Econ	3
	Health	3
	Event	0

Hot Mess	Econ	2
	Health	3
	Event	1

New Narnia	Econ	2
	Health	3
	Event	1

The Hub	Econ	2
	Health	3
	Event	1

Baddorando	Econ	2
	Health	3
	Event	1

Sturmland	Econ	2
	Health	3
	Event	1

Blár	Econ	2
	Health	3
	Event	1

Nueva Chiapas	Econ	5
	Health	2
	Event	1

New Kansas	Econ	5
	Health	2
	Event	1

Nowego Lublina	Econ	5
	Health	2
	Event	1

Nowy Szczecin	Econ	5
	Health	2
	Event	1

Salamander	Econ	5
	Health	2
	Event	1

New Portland	Econ	5
	Health	2
	Event	1

Highland	Econ	2
	Health	3
	Event	1

New Arcadia	Econ	5
	Health	2
	Event	1

Gateway	Econ	2
	Health	3
	Event	1

Nashornland	Econ	3
	Health	3
	Event	0

Nuovo Paradiso	Econ	3
	Health	3
	Event	0

Ogien	Econ	3
	Health	3
	Event	0

Cần Thơ mới	Econ	3
	Health	4
	Event	2

Zbor	Econ	3
	Health	4
	Event	2

Bukoliczny	Econ	3
	Health	4
	Event	2

Nuova Basilicata	Econ	3
	Health	4
	Event	2

Imobiliar	Econ	3
	Health	4
	Event	2

Acélbánya	Econ	3
	Health	4
	Event	2

Plan: You must construct additional pylons
- Procurement [$ 11,459,561,961,953.50 ]
-- Lay Down Major Unit [Construction - $86,323,141,085.75 ] (95)
--- 400 Artemis [95]
Target – 95
Roll - 94
Result - SUCCESS

--- 213 Wright [95]
Target – 95
Roll - 16
Result - SUCCESS

--- 213 Colt [95]
Target – 95
Roll - 87
Result - SUCCESS

--- 341 Kearsage [95]
Target – 95
Roll - 21
Result - SUCCESS

--- 60 Mashu [95]
Target – 95
Roll - 63
Result - SUCCESS

--- 30 Normandy [95]
Target – 95
Roll - 91
Result - SUCCESS

-- Lay down Jumpship [Jumpship Construction - $17,434,639,200.00 ] (90)
--- 24 Rawalpindi [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 34
Result - SUCCESS

-- Lay down Warship [Warship Construction - $910,395,840,333.33 ] (90)
--- 200 Battle [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 18
Result - SUCCESS

--- 50 White Plains [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 71
Result - SUCCESS

--- 50 Legend [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 69
Result - SUCCESS

--- 50 Consultant [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 26
Result - SUCCESS

--- 50 Tarantul [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 55
Result - SUCCESS

--- 50 Asheville [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 41
Result - SUCCESS

--- 50 Belfast [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 44
Result - SUCCESS

--- 50 Phoenix [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 42
Result - SUCCESS

--- 50 Atlanta [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 12
Result - SUCCESS

--- 3 Centaur [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 37
Result - SUCCESS

--- 20 Prinz Eugen II [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 88
Result - SUCCESS

--- 20 Hawke [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 70
Result - SUCCESS

--- 10 Akagi [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 39
Result - SUCCESS

--- 16 Kaiserin [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 4
Result - SUCCESS

--- 16 Lion [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 64
Result - SUCCESS

-- Purchase New Units [Minor Unit - 12,878,246,334.45 ] (90)
--- 100 Fighter Wing [auto]
--- 100 Carrier Wing [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 71
Result - SUCCESS

--- 50 CAP Wing [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 33
Result - SUCCESS

--- 40 Training Wing [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 36
Result - SUCCESS

--- 15 Garrison Division [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 81
Result - SUCCESS

--- 15 Militia Division [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 17
Result - SUCCESS

--- 25 Infantry Division [90
Target – 90
Roll - 22
Result - SUCCESS

--- 5 Light Combat Team Division [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 9
Result - SUCCESS

-- Fortress Command [$ 10,432,530,095,000 ] (90)
--- Build Jump Point Defenses
---- Waypoint 10 [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 27
Result - SUCCESS

---- Pusztasag [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 81
Result - SUCCESS

---- Apleista [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 83
Result - SUCCESS

---- Przyjemny [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 83
Result - SUCCESS

--- 10 Arx Defense Stations
Target – 90
Roll - 16
Result - SUCCESS

--- 10 Fortress Class Defense Station
Target – 90
Roll - 71
Result - SUCCESS

--- Construct Black Tower
---- Waypoint 10 [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 77
Result - SUCCESS

---- Pusztasag [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 78
Result - SUCCESS

---- Apleista [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 71
Result - SUCCESS

---- Przyjemny [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 73
Result - SUCCESS

---- Pinball [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 61
Result - SUCCESS

--- 5 Spartoi Clusters [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 26
Result - SUCCESS

--- Build Sensor Shell
---- Catachan [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 83
Result - SUCCESS

--- 30 Laser Turret Clusters [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 75
Result - SUCCESS

- General [$ 46,593,698,820,000.00 ]
-- Focus Development on Core World Bohren [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 12
Result - SUCCESS

-- Focus Development on Peripheral World Skala [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 29
Result - SUCCESS

-- Massive Core Investment Raj [85]
Target – 85
Roll – 96, Jarow reroll - 51
Result - SUCCESS

-- Massive Peripheral Investment Nowe Mazowsze [85]
Target – 85
Roll - 84
Result - SUCCESS

-- Economic Investment (90)
--- Platz Regensburg [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 22
Result - SUCCESS

--- Arvum [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 61
Result - SUCCESS

--- Neubayern [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 29
Result - SUCCESS

--- Nuovo Abruzzo [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 3
Result - SUCCESS

--- Neuhessen [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 38
Result - SUCCESS

-- Major Economic Investment (90)
--- Grand View [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 16
Result - SUCCESS

--- Pustina [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 71
Result - SUCCESS

--- Novolar [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 90
Result - SUCCESS

--- Awha [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 61
Result - SUCCESS

--- Pieklo [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 27
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Infrastructure and Industrial zones on
--- Can Tho Moi [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 81
Result - SUCCESS

--- Salamander [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 87
Result - SUCCESS

--- Highland [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 69
Result - SUCCESS

--- Nueva Chiapas [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 89
Result - SUCCESS

--- Baddorando [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 36
Result - SUCCESS

-- Imperial Outreach [-]

-- Construct Orbital Industrial Platform Griffon* [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 61
Result - SUCCESS

-- Establish Colony
--- Pusztaság [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 67
Result - SUCCESS

--- Apleista [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 21
Result - SUCCESS

--- Przyjemny [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 1
Result - Critical SUCCESS

-- Build ASF Factory Complex (95)
--- Glorreich [95]
Target – 95
Roll - 91
Result - SUCCESS

--- Shin Tōkyō [95]
Target – 95
Roll - 93
Result - SUCCESS

--- Kurortas [95]
Target – 95
Roll - 81
Result - SUCCESS

--- Raj [95]
Target – 95
Roll - 16
Result - SUCCESS

--- Pustina [95]
Target – 95
Roll - 90
Result - SUCCESS

--- Platzregensburg [95]
Target – 95
Roll - 82
Result - SUCCESS

--- Pryyemnyy [95]
Target – 95
Roll - 88
Result - SUCCESS

--- Awha [95]
Target – 95
Roll - 31
Result - SUCCESS

--- Bāṛi [95]
Target – 95
Roll - 69
Result - SUCCESS

--- Bellaterra [95]
Target – 95
Roll - 81
Result - SUCCESS

-- Build Orbital Shipyard Pusztasag [105]
Target – 105
Roll - 99
Result - SUCCESS

-- Build Orbital Shipyard Apleista [105]
Target – 105
Roll - 21
Result - SUCCESS

-- Build Orbital Shipyard Przyjemny [105]
Target – 105
Roll - 87
Result - SUCCESS

-- Build Orbital Shipyard Awha [105]
Target – 105
Roll - 98
Result - SUCCESS

-- Build Orbital Shipyard Kaiyo [105]
Target – 105
Roll - 91
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Escort Yard Nowy Szecin [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 88
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Escort Yard Baddorando [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 90
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Escort Yard Sturmland [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 16
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Escort Yard Neubayern [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 37
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Escort Yard Neuhessen [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 67
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Escort Yard Nouvelle Bourgogne [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 61
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Escort Yard Nuova Lombardia [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 66
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Escort Yard Skala [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 63
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Escort Yard Stahlfurt [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 63
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Escort Yard Griff's Leap [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 19
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Escort Yard Kurortas [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 17
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Escort Yard Olej [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 88
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Escort Yard Pinball [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 61
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Escort Yard Pryyemnyy [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 31
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Escort Yard Nashornland [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 30
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Escort Yard The Hub [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 15
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Escort Yard Nuova Puglia [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 27
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Escort Yard Nuovo Abruzzo [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 21
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Escort Yard Stenen Tuin [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 81
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Escort Yard Nyu Shikoku [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 37
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Escort Yard Nuova Tripoli [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 69
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Escort Yard Catachan [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 63
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Escort Yard Neuthuringen [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 16
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Escort Yard Nowe Mazsowsze [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 18
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Escort Yard Nox [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 80
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Escort Yard Platzregensburg [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 84
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Escort Yard Porto Milano [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 77
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Escort Yard Landprettig [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 31
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Escort Yard New Algiers [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 22
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Escort Yard New Clew Bay [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 61
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Escort Yard Nubifrgio [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 84
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Escort Yard Bellaterra [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 70
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Escort Yard Highland [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 86
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Escort Yard New Arcadia [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 36
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Escort Yard New Portlanf [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 37
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Escort Yard Hot Mess [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 37
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Escort Yard New Narnia [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 16
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Escort Yard Nueva Chiapas [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 9
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Escort Yard Nowego Lubina [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 87
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Escort Yard Salamander [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 79
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Small Warship Yard Griffon [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 69
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Small Warship Yard Calliope [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 31
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Small Warship Yard Edelsteine [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 11
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Small Warship Yard Nowy Slask [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 27
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Small Warship Yard Chuma [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 22
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Small Warship Yard Awha [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 20
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Small Warship Yard Kaiyo [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 16
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Small Warship Yard Iskra [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 18
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Small Warship Yard Bohren [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 88
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Small Warship Yard Feurstern [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 79
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Small Warship Yard Novolar [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 37
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Small Warship Yard Grand View [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 64
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Small Warship Yard Kainga [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 83
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Small Warship Yard New Capricorn [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 44
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Small Warship Yard Pustina [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 29
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Small Warship Yard Steingarten [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 67
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Small Warship Yard Raj [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 88
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Medium Warship Yard New Pollux [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 71
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Medium Warship Yard New Phoenix [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 67
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Medium Warship Yard Nya Kopenhamn [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 63
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Medium Warship Yard Nowa Warzsawa [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 26
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Medium Warship Yard Okusawa [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 25
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Large Warship Yard Glorreich* [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 11
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Large Warship Yard New Port Royal* [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 19
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Large Warship Yard New Castor* [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 71
Result - SUCCESS

-- Construct Large Warship Yard Nowy Wroclaw* [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 89
Result - SUCCESS

-- Upgrade Refit & Repair Yard [105]
Target – 105
Roll - 97
Result - SUCCESS

-- Expand Orbital Shipyards [105]
Target – 105
Roll - 99
Result - SUCCESS

- DoME [$ 400,000,000,000.00 ]
-- Terraforming Nouvelle Bourgogne* [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 87
Result - SUCCESS

-- Terraforming Sturmland* [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 10
Result - SUCCESS

-- Terraforming Nowego Lublina* [90]
Target – 90
Roll - 90
Result - SUCCESS

-- DoME Team to NRR*
-- DoME Team to NRI*

- Research [$ 132,500,000,000,000.00 ]
-- Materials Research Lvl 10 [95]
Target – 95
Roll - 94
Result - SUCCESS

-- Life Extension Therapy Lvl 7* [auto]

-- Commercial R&D [-]
-- Industrial R&D [-]

- Miscellaneous [$ 258,370,000,000.00 ]
-- Culture [$ 122,000,000,000.00 ]
--- Culture - Charity Concert
Target – 75
Roll – 91, ShadowArxxy reroll – 100, Jarow reroll - 2
Result - SUCCESS

--- Increase Funding to Trade Attaches
Target – 65
Roll – 89, General reroll – 90, General reroll - 61
Result - SUCCESS

-- Production Contract [->?][134,370,000,000]
-- Emergency Lasers [2,000,000,000.00]

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The re-vote has been successfully completed in the Nox system. There were no actual changes in terms of who won election or re-election, but the fact that the election was re-done and held under close scrutiny has restored trust in the election system.

Energetic skirmishes continue with the Black Steel, with very light losses this year, primarily among parasites. The new Kearsarge is proving to be much more survivable than the old Mikasa class, which is definitely helping the situation.

There were no actual losses among warships so far, with all the damaged units successfully withdrawing for repairs. Unfortunately the same can be said for the Black Steel, as it is apparent that the main reason for the low loss rate is that they too are withdrawing rather than pressing home attacks. It is obvious that they are building up their forces, most likely in preparation for a major operation, and are unwilling to take excessive losses among screening elements.

Thankfully you are able to deploy large numbers of the new drone Lasersats to the most likely targets, as in addition to the dozen clusters purchased on an emergency basis to form the initial line of defense, a further thirty clusters are procured under the normal appropriation process.

Three new worlds are settled, expanding your Empire to over ninety systems. Of the three, Przyjemny turns out to be a rather pleasant surprise. It was already the ‘gem’ of the trio, but during the colonization process a number of large deposits of germanium were discovered, boosting the economic prospects of the system enormously. Together with the Apleista and the Acélbánya systems, the Sapphire March is looking to be one of the wealthier regions of the Empire in due course. Add in the Zbor and especially the Bukoliczny systems, and the region is certainly going to be in the top three. In time, currently it is the poorest March in the Empire, but that is solely because of how new it is.

You do receive your first bit of solid intelligence from the Inner Sphere. A free trader in the Fringe sells one of your trade representatives a number of old ‘Inner Sphere Almanac’ issues dating from the 3030s. While none are complete, they do give you a much more solid image of the situation in the Inner Sphere.

Based on the data, it appears that the Federated Commonwealth was born out of both the Ten Minute War and the wedding between Peter Davion, the eldest son of First Prince Ian Davion, and Melissa Steiner, the eldest daughter of Archon Katrina Steiner, joining the Federated Suns and the Lyran Commonwealth in a dynastic union. The events of the wedding are gone into in some detail.

At the wedding, Ian Davion had proposed a toast, gifting his future daughter-in-law with the Capellan Confederation. Considering that the Davion-Capellan border, according to the Almanac, had been the single least militarized border in the entire Inner Sphere, this came as an utter surprise to everybody. According to the Almanac, Chancellor Maximilian Liao had immediately approached Ian Davion and asked what the Confederation had done to offend him, as the Chancellor had no idea that there were any disputes between them.

The Almanac then refers to something called ‘Operation Doppelganger’ which is in one of the missing sections, but a short summary is provided. It appears that somebody attempted to replace both Ian and Hanse Davion with doubles who had been surgically altered to be identical to the two leaders of the Federated Suns, with Hanse being the senior military commander and Ian being First Prince. These doubles had been brainwashed to genuinely believe that they were the person they were replacing.

The Almanac notes that the Chancellor denied any knowledge of any such operation in such a way that actually convinced Ian of his sincerity, and the planned attack on the Confederation was called off at the last minute. The entry refers to something called ‘Operation Stickleback’ as being a consequence of this, but again there is no actual detail as the pages referred to are among those that are missing. It also references the discovery of a secret underground sodality within Comstar that called itself ROM who apparently were the ones responsible for Operation Doppelganger. There are references to ongoing purges of ROM sympathizers throughout Comstar in the Almanac.

One of the apparent consequences of all of this was the, quoting the Almanac, ‘completely unanticipated by anybody in positions of power’ amalgamation of the Capellan Confederation into the new Federated Commonwealth following a series of plebiscites within the Confederation which, according to the text, had been intended to approve a series of trade deals and the lowering of official trade barriers, but which somehow resulted in the Capellans becoming the third member of the Federated Commonwealth following an invasion by the Free Worlds League at the height of the plebiscite that saw Capellan, Davion, and Steiner forces working together to repel the Mariks.

As of the writing of the Almanac, the current Chancellor of the Capellan Confederation, Romano Liao’s eldest daughter, Barbara Liao, is betrothed to Victor Steiner-Davion, the first-born son of Peter and Melissa. You do have some biographical details about Romano Liao in an article highlighting her patronage of the Federated Commonwealth’s mental health system due to the great help that appropriate medications have done for her in allowing her to live a normal life free from psychosis. That article also highlights recent advancements in genetic therapies to cure the cause of such mental illnesses, which your own experts note are very similar to the procedures that you have access to yourselves.

Notably there is no mention of any of the Periphery states, although the index mentions them none of the relevant articles are included in the portions of the Almanac that you possess, nor are there any details about the Draconis Combine apart from the maps. The Free Worlds League is noted as being ‘at war with everybody’ and on the maps there are explicit warnings about crossing their borders for any reason. One thing of importance is that Magistracy of Canopus does not appear on the maps, and in the index is listed as ‘Magistracy of Canopus-in-Exile’ with cross-references to the Federated Commonwealth, unfortunately again in sections that you are missing.

It should be noted that the maps show the borders of the Free Worlds League as being quite… expansive. Evidently they are very aggressively expanding… in your direction.

Scheduled vote count started by LordSunhawk on Aug 12, 2023 at 4:13 AM, finished with 9 posts and 5 votes.

5 people have voted
[X] Plan: You must construct additional pylons
-[X] Procurement [$ 11,459,561,961,953.50 ]
--[X] Lay Down Major Unit [Construction - $86,323,141,085.75 ] (95)
---[X] 400 Artemis [95]
---[X] 213 Wright [95]
---[X] 213 Colt [95]
---[X] 341 Kearsage [95]
---[X] 60 Mashu [95]
---[X] 30 Normandy [95]
--[X] Lay down Jumpship [Jumpship Construction - $17,434,639,200.00 ] (90)
---[X] 24 Rawalpindi [90]
--[X] Lay down Warship [Warship Construction - $910,395,840,333.33 ] (90)
---[X] 50 Belfast*
---[X] 50 Phoenix*
---[X] 50 Atlanta*
---[X] 20 Prinz Eugen II*
---[X] 20 Hawke*
---[X] 5 Akagi*
---[X] 14 Kaiserin*
---[X] 14 Lion*
---[X] 4 Saratoga*
---[X] 16 Kaiserin*
---[X] 16 Lion*
---[X] 1 Nagato*
---[X] 200 Battle [90]
---[X] 50 White Plains [90]
---[X] 50 Legend [90]
---[X] 50 Consultant [90]
---[X] 50 Tarantul [90]
---[X] 50 Asheville [90]
---[X] 3 Centaur [90]
---[X] 10 Akagi [90]
---[X] 0 Nagato [90]
--[X] Purchase New Units [Minor Unit - 12,878,246,334.45 ] (90)
---[X] 100 Fighter Wing [auto]
---[X] 100 Carrier Wing [90]
---[X] 50 CAP Wing [90]
---[X] 40 Training Wing [90]
---[X] 15 Garrison Division [90]
---[X] 15 Militia Division [90]
---[X] 25 Infantry Division [90
---[X] 5 Light Combat Team Division [90]
--[X] Fortress Command [$ 10,432,530,095,000 ] (90)
---[X] Build Jump Point Defenses
----[X] Waypoint 10 [90]
----[X] Pusztasag [90]
----[X] Apleista [90]
----[X] Przyjemny [90]
---[X] 10 Arx Defense Stations
---[X] 10 Fortress Class Defense Station
---[X] Construct Black Tower
----[X] Pinball [90]
---[X] 5 Spartoi Clusters [90]
---[X] Build Sensor Shell
----[X] Catachan [90]
---[X] 30 Laser Turret Clusters [90]
-[X] General [$ 46,593,698,820,000.00 ]
--[X] Focus Development on Core World Bohren [90]
--[X] Focus Development on Peripheral World Skala [90]
--[X] Massive Core Investment Raj [85]
--[X] Massive Peripheral Investment Nowe Mazowsze [85]
--[X] Economic Investment (90)
---[X] Platz Regensburg [90]
---[X] Arvum [90]
---[X] Neubayern [90]
---[X] Nuovo Abruzzo [90]
---[X] Neuhessen [90]
--[X] Major Economic Investment (90)
---[X] Grand View [90]
---[X] Pustina [90]
---[X] Novolar [90]
---[X] Awha [90]
---[X] Pieklo [90]
--[X] Construct Infrastructure and Industrial zones on
---[X] Can Tho Moi [90]
---[X] Salamander [90]
---[X] Highland [90]
---[X] Nueva Chiapas [90]
---[X] Baddorando [90]
--[X] Imperial Outreach
--[X] Construct Orbital Industrial Platform Griffon* [90]
--[X] Establish Colony
---[X] Pusztaság [90]
---[X] Apleista [90]
---[X] Przyjemny [90]
--[X] Major Cultural Venues [->1]
--[X] Build ASF Factory Complex (95)
---[X] Glorreich [95]
---[X] Shin Tōkyō [95]
---[X] Kurortas [95]
---[X] Raj [95]
---[X] Pryyemnyy [95]
---[X] Bāṛi [95]
---[X] Bellaterra [95]
--[X] Build Orbital Shipyard Pusztasag [105]
--[X] Build Orbital Shipyard Apleista [105]
--[X] Build Orbital Shipyard Przyjemny [105]
--[X] Build Orbital Shipyard Awha [105]
--[X] Build Orbital Shipyard Kaiyo [105]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Nowy Szecin [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Baddorando [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Sturmland [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Neubayern [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Neuhessen [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Nouvelle Bourgogne [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Nuova Lombardia [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Skala [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Stahlfurt [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Griff's Leap [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Kurortas [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Olej [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Pinball [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Pryyemnyy [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Nashornland [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard The Hub [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Nuova Puglia [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Nuovo Abruzzo [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Stenen Tuin [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Nyu Shikoku [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Nuova Tripoli [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Catachan [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Neuthuringen [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Nowe Mazsowsze [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Nox [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Platzregensburg [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Porto Milano [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Landprettig [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard New Algiers [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard New Clew Bay [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Nubifrgio [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Bellaterra [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Highland [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard New Arcadia [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard New Portlanf [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Hot Mess [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard New Narnia [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Nueva Chiapas [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Nowego Lubina [90]
--[X] Construct Escort Yard Salamander [90]
--[X] Construct Small Warship Yard Griffon [90]
--[X] Construct Small Warship Yard Calliope [90]
--[X] Construct Small Warship Yard Edelsteine [90]
--[X] Construct Small Warship Yard Nowy Slask [90]
--[X] Construct Small Warship Yard Chuma [90]
--[X] Construct Small Warship Yard Awha [90]
--[X] Construct Small Warship Yard Kaiyo [90]
--[X] Construct Small Warship Yard Iskra [90]
--[X] Construct Small Warship Yard Bohren [90]
--[X] Construct Small Warship Yard Feurstern [90]
--[X] Construct Small Warship Yard Novolar [90]
--[X] Construct Small Warship Yard Grand View [90]
--[X] Construct Small Warship Yard Kainga [90]
--[X] Construct Small Warship Yard New Capricorn [90]
--[X] Construct Small Warship Yard Pustina [90]
--[X] Construct Small Warship Yard Steingarten [90]
--[X] Construct Small Warship Yard Raj [90]
--[X] Construct Medium Warship Yard New Pollux [90]
--[X] Construct Medium Warship Yard New Phoenix [90]
--[X] Construct Medium Warship Yard Nya Kopenhamn [90]
--[X] Construct Medium Warship Yard Nowa Warzsawa [90]
--[X] Construct Medium Warship Yard Okusawa [90]
--[X] Construct Large Warship Yard Glorreich* [90]
--[X] Construct Large Warship Yard New Port Royal* [90]
--[X] Construct Large Warship Yard New Castor* [90]
--[X] Construct Large Warship Yard Nowy Wroclaw* [90]
--[X] Construct Large Warship Yard Bari [->1]
--[X] Construct Large Warship Yard Shin Tokyo [->1]
--[X] Construct Large Warship Yard New Libertalia [->1]
--[X] Construct Large Warship Yard Pieklo [->1]
--[X] Upgrade Refit & Repair Yard [105]
--[X] Expand Orbital Shipyards [105]
-[X] DoME [$ 400,000,000,000.00 ]
--[X] Terraforming Nouvelle Bourgogne* [90]
--[X] Terraforming Sturmland* [90]
--[X] Terraforming Nowego Lublina* [90]
--[X] Terraforming Hot Mess [->1]
--[X] Terraforming Baddorando [->1]
--[X] Terraforming Nowy Szczecin [->1]
--[X] Terraforming Nueva Chiapas [->1]
--[X] Terraforming Salamander [->1]
--[X] Terraforming New Portland [->1]
--[X] Terraforming Highland [->1]
--[X] DoME Team to NRR*
--[X] DoME Team to NRI*
--[X] Planetary Optimization (Peripheral) - Porto Milano [->1]
-[X] Research [$ 132,500,000,000,000.00 ]
--[X] Prototype Lithium-Fusion Battery II* [->8]
--[X] Economic Forecasting lvl 3 [->2]
--[X] Materials Research Lvl 10 [95]
--[X] Life Extension Therapy Lvl 7* [auto]
--[X] Military Drone Theory II* [->3]
--[X] Military Drone Design II* [->3]
--[X] Military Drone Control Systems II* [->3]
--[X] Military Drone Handling Systems II* [->3]
--[X] Commercial R&D
--[X] Industrial R&D
-[X] Miscellaneous [$ 258,370,000,000.00 ]
--[X] Culture [$ 122,000,000,000.00 ]
---[X] Culture - Charity Concert
---[X] Increase Funding to Trade Attaches
--[X] Production Contract [134,370,000,000]
--[X] Emergency Lasers [2,000,000,000.00]

Orangeduke38 · Aug 14, 2023

Well, that was surprising.

Rukatin · Aug 14, 2023

Well it makes sense, as opposed to the daunting prospect of going to war with the behemoth that is Fed-Com, expansion into the fringes is logical. It just means that they'll eventually go to war with US instead.

Brogatar · Aug 14, 2023

I think I say this for everyone. What The Hell.

Kilvanya · Aug 14, 2023

So how broke is the FWL if they are crash colonizing while still in full war with FedComCon along that gigantic border?

ShadowArxxy · Aug 14, 2023

Brogatar said:
I think I say this for everyone. What The Hell.

How many times do we gotta say, no idiot balls and no FASAnomics?

Kilvanya said:
So how broke is the FWL if they are crash colonizing while still in full war with FedComCon along that gigantic border?

Again, no FASAnomics so not nearly as broke as you'd imagine.

Yacovo · Aug 14, 2023

Rukatin said:
Well it makes sense, as opposed to the daunting prospect of going to war with the behemoth that is Fed-Com, expansion into the fringes is logical. It just means that they'll eventually go to war with US instead.

Man Free World’s League is just not having g a good time, nor will it in the future it looks like.

Skitzyfrenic · Aug 14, 2023

I think that bumps up dealing with Black Steel a considerable amount. Don't want to fight multiple fronts.

And we should probably start wargaming the fuck out of our ground forces.

Might be worth getting another batch of tank born from the Killbourghans. And start running pop growth campaigns so we can colonize more.

Should definitely tell at least the NRR and NRI about this.

Brogatar · Aug 14, 2023

ShadowArxxy said:
How many times do we gotta say, no idiot balls and no FASAnomics?

I get that my main brain breaker is A Ian is still alive. B Mad Max being reasonable. Due to his standard nature. No FASAnomics has no worries from me.

LordSunhawk · Aug 15, 2023

Turn 140 - Overture

Your analysts are continuing to work on the Inner Sphere Almanac. You have a complete index, but are missing the majority of the actual articles as the Almanac consists of over twenty volumes each year, and you only have two. You still are gleaning a great deal of information, although much is, granted, speculative.

For example, the immediate aftermath of the fall of the Star League appears to consist of the collapse of the Terran Hegemony, followed by the Succession War, with subheadings for the Federated Suns - Draconis Combine front, the Lyran Commonwealth - Draconis Combine Front, the Free Worlds League - Capellan Confederation Front, and the Free Worlds League - Lyran Commonwealth Front. There apparently was then an extended Cold War, with subheadings highlighting major confrontations during this period that appear to be more flashpoints and raids than actual invasions, then the Ten Minute War, and, which appears to have still been ongoing in 3033 as of the publication of the Almanac, the Great War.

The included maps show minimal to no details within the Free Worlds League, only noting that none-FWL traffic is forbidden. Of particular interest to your analysts are the large number of systems listed as ‘Restricted - Naval Shipyard’.

Your great-aunt is one of the historians who are pouring over the data, so you are certain she’ll let you know if anything important is discerned. In the meantime, the Pan-Griffon Games are beginning, and your eldest granddaughter is participating in the mountain biking events.

Granted, she’s nineteen, but she’ll be racing a mountain bike down a mountain wearing sneakers, a helmet, elbow and knee pads, and a helmet cam. A smile is optional. In your opinion it’s ridiculously dangerous, and you know that the Imperial Guard agrees, but she had been quite adamant about this and in the end she’d won the argument.

Still, that is an issue for Future-You, not Present-You, since the mountain biking event isn’t for a few months. The opening ceremony for the Pan-Griffon Games, this year held on Novolar, is quite impressive, returning to the pomp and ceremony of previous such ceremonies rather than the raucous party of the recent games on Okusawa. They still manage to put on an exceptional show.

There have been a series of massive clashes between your raiding forces and the Black Steel, with thankfully relatively moderate losses on both sides considering the intensity of the fighting. You have lost a number of older model cruisers and battlecruisers, as well as several squadrons of destroyers and a large number of parasites, but all-in-all your admirals consider the battles to be a net victory for the Empire, with the Black Steel being forced to retreat in every instance rather than driving off your raiders.

Black Steel scouting forces are sniffing around the Arvum system again, although your analysts are divided as to whether or not they’ll strike there yet again or choose a different target. As all of the most likely targets are receiving substantial increases in both fixed and mobile defenses, your admirals are confident in the Empire’s ability to withstand any assault.

Anti-Piracy actions are continuing in the Fringe, with a number of your old Dido-class light cruisers distinguishing themselves as pirate hunters. First Corps has remained in the region as a ready ground force and has assisted in a number of minor surface actions against pirate outposts.

There have been no recent reports of that ‘Fedcom Aegis’, either confirmed or not. Your forces are finding evidence of past attacks by that ship, but the reports tend to be… contradictory and confusing.

A somewhat macabre discovery has been made in an otherwise empty system in the Fringe, an ancient Princess-class luxury liner dropship was discovered drifting without any power by your patrols. There was no sign of damage to the vessel, and the builder’s plate indicates that it was one of the oldest ships of that class, dating back to 2660. The last entry in the log dates from 2670 and indicates that there had been a catastrophic misjump and the jumpship it had been attached to had been destroyed and that life support was failing. The crew and passengers were discovered frozen to death. However there were a number of extreme oddities. For one thing, while the clothing and uniforms and such appear to indicate a normal distribution of ages among the passengers and crew, all of the bodies are that of children, ranging from infants to pre-teens. There is absolutely nothing in the logs to explain this, although the handwriting of the logs abruptly becomes far more indicative of a child writing it than an adult.

Your scientists are classifying this as an extremely bizarre and odd case of a catastrophic misjump and KF shenanigans.

A number of representatives of the various Agriworlds of the Empire have come to Griffon to petition the crown, specifically over the poor economic conditions on those worlds. They are among the poorest planets in the Empire, despite their critical role in feeding the teeming masses in the Core Worlds. Per-Capita GDP drops to as low as under $800 on some of them, and they are experiencing increasing issues with finding sufficient workers at the wages they are able to pay, considering the low prices they get for their output.

They are not, however, requesting handouts or artificial subsidies, rather they are requesting that the Empire invest in the base infrastructure of these planets, assisting in building roads, irrigation networks, drop ports, and the like. Currently the system governments here are barely able to maintain the bare minimum of such on the meager tax revenues available, and the representatives believe that with Imperial support they’ll be able to redirect those tax revenues into diversifying and improving the overall economy without losing the ability to serve as breadbaskets for the Empire.

[]	Action	Argument	Result
[]	Make the investment	These farmers and ranchers quite literally feed the entire Empire, allowing your more industrialized worlds to produce war material and consumer goods to drive your military and economy. They still need to pay their own bills, however, and despite the universal demand bulk food prices have remained extremely low. While you do subsidize agriculture in general, this is an empire-wide thing, rather than limited to the agriworlds, and is geared more towards small ‘truck farms’ than the larger operations, mostly still family owned, on those worlds. A long time ago, when we were limited to just the Griffon system, and indeed before we became interplanetary, we provided just the sort of assistance that these farmers are asking for now. Doing so will be the best of both worlds, allowing for the continued production of inexpensive high-quality foodstuffs to keep the Empire fed while allowing the farmers and ranchers to live on the proceeds of their labor.	Will cost $10,000,000.00 per year per Agriworld Currently this will total $30,000,000.00 Prevents certain events -1 Imperial Economy +1 Politics
[]	They are on their own	If they can’t survive on the prices offered, then they shouldn’t sell, it’s as simple as that. While rising prices would cause issues across the economy, that is simply the price of letting the free-market run. Subsidizing anything further, even such supposedly ‘common good’ items as roads, drop ports, and irrigation systems, is simply a slippery slope towards everybody begging for handouts. We must hold the line here and take the hit if need be.	-1 Economic Event -1 Approval Change Unlocks certain events

LordSunhawk · Aug 15, 2023

Brogatar said:
I get that my main brain breaker is A Ian is still alive. B Mad Max being reasonable. Due to his standard nature. No FASAnomics has no worries from me.

A sitting First Prince accompanying what was, ultimately, a meaningless objective raid and getting his foolish backside killed is, well, idiot ball worthy.

sleepy · Aug 15, 2023

I was looking forward to the inner sphere going wtf at all the warships.. this should be fun to read too though.

The Whispering Monk · Aug 15, 2023

[X] Make the Investment
**Just feels like the right thing to do for some planets that prop up the rest of the Empire.

Winter_Wind45 · Aug 15, 2023

[X] Make the Investment

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