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 Maréchal des Logis Walter wrote:
Great, has he got anything peculiar as a talent or special rule or something as Von Gaussenberg has got?

The image is blurry in my end

Sorry about that. He is a decent combat character but with a high leadership characteristic. Basic equipment though, Lasgun, and Flak Armor. Also found a fitting talent for him should he find himself in a combat situation.

Bombardment

Effect: You have the connections and military backup
to call in an airstrike. A bombardment may come from
ground-based artillery, aircraft, or even a voidship in
low orbit. In all cases, the attacks are devastating to
their targets.

Nice, I see his ready to that "greater good"'s arse, whoever he is

Richemont is far to arrogant to even think that the colony would fail to manage their tithe.

Man, your cardinal is pulling a plot stunt I didn't see coming, neat.

He is a gangster with a holy symbol.

Do we have the usual 3 ressources to invest or does any of us have more or less?

That part got a little bit confusing. I had intended for everyone to have 1 resource to invest in round 2 going into round 3, but you guys got into moving all your resources around and that's fine. BTW I like how you are setting up a turn almost like 3 actions. Good way to do it!

I think I'm just going to shift the emphasis in the next round. Less about where you are investing resources and more about...other big choices.

Finally got the Cardinal's char sheet done



Weapon is just a regular good ol fashioned sword. Talent as follows:

Noble Peer
XP Cost: 30
Requirements: Persuasion Rating 3+
Effect: You are a member of a renowned noble class.
You may have additional authority over other members
of your society, as well as responsibility for your social
lessers.

Whenever you are in a social situation where
status plays a factor, gain +Double Rank bonus dice
to Influence Tests and any Skill Tests involving social
interaction.

Ah, I see. OK, just say if I should edit my post. But I guess if one just adjusts the "difficulty rating" and/or outcome it doesn't really matter that much if we all have 3 or 1 investment points. 3 might be funnier for a more nouanced play.

I like moving around the three and have enjoyed Sim-City: Imperium a lot.

Yey, pretty much the same, that's actually funny! But I can't wait to see where the future will take our good colonel...

GENERAL Loisy... you just have to believe in it!

Oh yeah, looks like I'm about to get honoured! Or hated, because this is a serious business i'll have to handle now...

Right, so I'm actually proposing some action based stunts, I think this situation for my character's flaws are struck at their weakest point. His trauma can't be overlooked here, and will he retains all his acumen and makes sound proposals, it could not not have gone badly after 20 years ruling of a world's arms forces and a trauma knocking back.

I have two questions/issues:

I don't know if I wrote too early. My second last post, the one were I pledged for the space port and some grease was intended as my "turn 3 post". So technically the space port would only be started after the third council meeting, as I hadn't pledged funds in turn 2. Are we on the same page here? If something got mixed up I can remove that post and put it on later, when we start with the council meeting itself.

Second issue: You mentioned the population reaching 750 million: how dense is that regarding the planetary surface, meaning: how dense do people live already? And what kind of refugees come in? And how much does the one pip in medicine I invested in Turn 2 is enough to not get caught off guard in case of a potential plague?
In other words: if one looks at the things like von Gaussenberg does: are we prepared for the level of plagues and sickness that can be expected in our current population and refugee level or is this the time to start stockpiling vaccines and stuff NOW to be prepared when it eventually and inevitably happens?

If the answer is "NO" I would change the pip used to "grease the machine" to prepare for that instead.

 Pyroalchi wrote:
I have two questions/issues:

I don't know if I wrote too early. My second last post, the one were I pledged for the space port and some grease was intended as my "turn 3 post". So technically the space port would only be started after the third council meeting, as I hadn't pledged funds in turn 2. Are we on the same page here? If something got mixed up I can remove that post and put it on later, when we start with the council meeting itself.

Second issue: You mentioned the population reaching 750 million: how dense is that regarding the planetary surface, meaning: how dense do people live already? And what kind of refugees come in? And how much does the one pip in medicine I invested in Turn 2 is enough to not get caught off guard in case of a potential plague?
In other words: if one looks at the things like von Gaussenberg does: are we prepared for the level of plagues and sickness that can be expected in our current population and refugee level or is this the time to start stockpiling vaccines and stuff NOW to be prepared when it eventually and inevitably happens?

If the answer is "NO" I would change the pip used to "grease the machine" to prepare for that instead.

Deep thinking friend. Much deeper than your GM LOL. I'll try to clean this up a bit.

I think at this point it's important to think of the world as a place where resources under your direct control are not the only resources coming into the planet. So the space port probably started up a few years before your investment kicked in, (maybe the Governor fronted the money himself knowing you were going to make the investment). There is definitely a fair amount of taxable wealth that the Governor is dividing up, and there may be some other minor nobles with some capital to invest as well.

Now as far as the amount of habitable land to population, you calculate that you are nowhere near the size constraints, though you would likely advise against constructing a second hive. A few small cities would be ok, but a second hive would be problematic.

As for the infrastructure (including medical), everything is balancing out just fine. The only adverse consequences are that the PDF is suffering from equipment shortfalls and there is no spare manufacturing capacity (thankfully no war going on for now). It's a delicate balance: The manufactorums pump out luxury goods for sale off world, which are then used to pay off food subsidies and all the infrastructure going on. [b]But one small imbalance and the whole thing could collapse like a deck of cards. [/b]

The refugees are from other all over the Imperium. Many come on ships that literally just came across this system by accident. Refugees are a mixed bag but for the most part they are a net gain to the labor force and economy. Note: No massive wave happens all at once that overwhelems anything. This happens over years.

Right, Loisy's reaction, hope I'm still well in character!

The Bishop might be committing a grave error in pushing the already paranoid man to its limit. And this schemes of the Bishop will now have made Loisy understand that not everyone seeks the betterment and security of this world, and from now one, he'll see the munistorum as a nest of traitors.

But he albeit half raving, he will still do what he thinks is the best course of action no matter what.

You are doing a great job with your character.

This is what's cool about the Imperium and the challenge of being a leader in it!

Should I respond to the Governor adressing me now ot wait for Easy E to let Cardinal Richemont chip in?

Oh I see now I'm at a crossroads am I not

I am out of pocket for a moment, give me a couple of days if possible.

Gladly

 Pyroalchi wrote:
Should I respond to the Governor adressing me now ot wait for Easy E to let Cardinal Richemont chip in?

Yeah you can keep the council scene going. The part that I want to wait on is the part about whether Louise chooses to launch a raid.

I'll be happy to wait for the concil scene to be complete, so that I can make a call taking the whole picture into account and seperate what Loisy knows and does not know.

I have a question on the sequence of events, just to get this right:

So,

council meeting started, Colonel Loisy warns of possible infiltration, von Gaussenberg offers to get checked

Loisy and the bishop get at each other

Bishop sets a motion to take the enforces from Loisys control into that of the ecclesiarchy

Loisys protests, his bodyguard ushers him out (?) => so he is not present right at this moment

von Gaussenberg is asked for councel and proposes a compromise, setting up mixed interrogation teams

the governor sets the compromise in motion, the Bishop and the Tech priest take their leave afterwards

Did I get this right?
So Loisy does not yet know of the compromise and the Tech Priest and the Bishop will not immediatly hear what will be talked about after the vote for the compromise?


I will of course wait with anything other than the private conversation with the governor until the Cardinal had his chance to chip in, but I would like to announce that before we jump the next ten years, von Gaussenberg would like to visit the colonel to get examined as he promised and use this opportunity to maybe calm the waters at least a little bit.

I maybe didn't get myself clear, but Loisy cale out for a brief moment to get himself together, but I intended to have him re enter the room after wards to explain his point again.

But if our GM went to consider that he actually totally left at some point, we can go along with that. He will 'ecessetaly have got access to a report on what was decided during the council anyway.

I think it is fine either way. I just want to write potential posts the right way and from the last posts I was not completely sure about Loisys whereabouts.

All right, I think I am caught-up now and posted some blithering.

Just to make sure: Easy E, did you register von Gaussenbergs offer that Richemont could have the starport, if he agrees to invest this turn and in the way the Administratum would have done?
So basically the offer was: Gaussenberg has planst drawn to set the starport up futureproof as his infrastructure. If someone else pays for this (so that he can pay for the genescanners) he would promise to keep the Administratum out of that lukrative business in the future. Sounds like an opportunity the Cardinal might be interested in, but the window for that is now and will pass soon

Oh, I did not grok that.

So, I would need to change to Starport as one of my investments?

If you want to yes. And you would have to decide between two options:
A) Richemont carries it out according to Gaussenbergs plan => which would mean it will be build "for the benefit of the people (TM)" right now and not necessarily for Richemonts pocket, but the Administratum stays out of it in the future giving you free reign
B) Richemont does it however he pleases => he might get rich from it sooner, but Gaussenberg might shoulder his way in later.
And of course you are free to choose
C) stay out of it and let Gaussenberg pay for it.

Edit: and yes, one investment is all it takes. Gaussenberg would then switch his starport pip into Infrastructure/Security to install the genescanners