coveney thomas wrote:
> It would seem that building these warships just isnt
> going to work. For over four years we have invested
> huge sums of money and resources and made almost no
> progress at all. The tidal wave "although disastrous
> to all our neighbors" couldnt have come at a better
> time for us. We no longer need these ships to battle
> the agressive Northmarch navy since it is no more.
> This posturing has gone on long enough. It has become
> time that we have a rekoning.
>
> Acton 1 of 4
> Organize the former new hope colonists and recently
> downsized warship workers into a labor guild.
> difficulty: hard
> determinant- trade (Great +2)
> + these men are unemployed and times are hard
> + the benefits of organizing (especially since the
> Senns support it) make joining the guild far superior
> to working alone
> + The Senns have decided to blacklist any former dock
> workers that dont join the constuction guild
>
> A huge bout of unemployment and restlessness came hand
> in hand with the recall of the new hope colonists.
> Turanus is a city built on trade and the utilization
> of resources. Unemployment is bad for the moral of the
> city often causes crime to escalate. The new hope
> colonists are experienced harbor men. They are
> shipbuilders, carpenters, metelurgists, and any number
> of skilled and useful tradesmen. The Senn wish to
> organize them and make sure that they do not stay
> unemployed for long
>
** -1+2+1+1+1 (0000) = +4 The Senn manipulate the formation of the
guild. And gain a +1 towards all its actions for the next 4 yrs. **
>
> action 2+3
> double action
> Lease the construction guilds to our neighbors in need
> difficulty: hard/player negotiation
> secrecy none
> determinant - trade
> + men go where the money is
> + relations with aloria/tasleth/aunderli for 3 years
> + the needed work was scouted out a year ago giving
> the lead contractors time to plan activity
> - like always our neighbors are suspicious
>
> (joel - please do any rolling seperate for the three
> nations)
> Aloria
> The new construction guild has been split into four
> sections. One is sent down to the capital of Aloria
> with much fanfare and pageantry. With this workgroup
> the Senn are prepared to bite the bullet and accept
> the work pro bono. The lads of course must be paid but
> it is expected that the Senn will not be taking a
> profit on this work. However it is a danger to the
> entire continent if Alorian wheat is unable to ship
> our from the harbor. The lack of this wheat is causing
> serious economic downfall all over the place and is a
> major component to global trade. Plus it is hoped that
> this unsolicited aid might show good faith on the part
> of turanus with the new Alorian regime and just mabey
> give the Turani merchants a little bit of influence in
> Alorian tax legislation.
> - aditional +/-
>
> + only charging salary and cost of supplies
> + Would Aloria turn down its own citizens offering
> help?
> - Turanus and Aloria proper have a heated history
> - Alorian suspicion would be twice that of the other
> nations
>
> A second contingent is offered to our favored trading
> partner in Aunderli. It is seen that the wave hit
> Aunderli hard and the Senn wish to shore up our
> already strong relationship with the north. This offer
> is contingent on Aunderli agreeing to continue
> non-interference with our keland/northmarch conflict.
> + Aunderli has nothing to lose and everything to gain
>
> A third contingent of workers will be offered to
> Tasleth. The Senn are extra careful to include any
> teamster officials in the negotiations so as not to
> step on any toes. It is believed that with The trained
> Turani workers Tasleth may recover from its Tsunami
> woes in half the time it would do so by itself. The
> Senn are hoping that this aid will convince Tasleth to
> move a small army up to the northern border and
> declare for Turanus in the event that the
> Keland/northmarch do not accept their peace demands.
>
> + Tasleth needs the aid
> ? not sure about the tasleth/ keland relations
> - the teamsters would not want see outsiders doing
> work within the country
> - Although it is believed that Keland will sue for
> peace Tasleth probably sees no need to get dragged
> into this skirmish
** This action should be discussed first w/ the other players where you
wish to send construction crews. Setting up construction sites will
take time. A cheaper way would be to stay where you are and sell the
boats you build. You have expanded your facilities and developed an
excellent patrol system, so there has been good that has come out of
your actions. I believe if you stay the course, you will eventually be
successful in further developing your navy. **
>
> Action 4
> Send peace demands to Keland
> difficulty- very hard (-2)
> + Keland was hit hard by the wave
> + the naval force of Turanis is now huge compared to
> that of Keland
> + or - negotiations with Tasleth may or may not
> contribute to the plus minus
** -2 relations between the two nations are terrible. **
** -1 K/M is vastly larger then Turunas **
** +/-1 - Aloria's reaction to these demands **
>
> "Keland/Northmarch,
>
> For over a decade our two entities have been
> fighting an undeclared war over the high seas. We of
> Turanus no longer wish to fight this war. It is bad
> for trade and it wastes valuable lives and resources.
> While the battles have been pretty even up to this
> date it seems that the gods were in our favor. A giant
> wave has destroyed your coastline and sunk most of
> your battle fleet. Our harbor was completely spared.
> You no longer have any defences to speak of along your
> coastline. We are prepared to harry your coastline,
> burn your villages, rape, plunder, and destroy your
> populace. You have no ships to protect yourself
> against our fleet. If need be we will bombard all of
> your coastal cities.
> Howver we of Turanus are merciful men. We will agree
> to stop this from happening should you sign a peace
> contract. The stipulations are as follows. They are
> negotiable but bare in mind that we argue from a
> postion of strength.
>
> 1. A formal apology for the lives of out three
> murdered merchants
>
> 2. The return of their bodies for proper burial
>
> 3. An injunction on any warship building for the
> next 15 years
>
> 4. The handing over of your shipping contracts to
> Turani hands. Since you no longer seem to have many
> ships this shouldnt be to much of a problem for you.
>
> 5. A ten year injunction on protective tariffs aimed
> at Turani goods and services
>
> 6. As a show of good faith we offer to assist you in
> the rebuilding of your ports and harbors however you
> must pay the wage of our men and supply the neccessary
> resources.
>
> We will suspend all operations against your
> nation until you have sent a reply to these demands.
> We expect the same from your measly forces as well.
>
> Admiral Gunner T. Oliver
> commander of the Turani merchant marine
>
** -2+1+1-2-1 (0000) = -3 Keland/Northmarch returns the heads of the 3
merchant marines each sewn to the backside of a jackass. Included is a
short message, "While our navy is limited, our armies are vast. If you
choose to harass our shores we will squash Turunas like the small boil
it is and no one will even begin to care about a bunch of overblown
ragsellers. It is only our desire to maintain good relations w/ your
masters in Aloria that has stayed our hand up to now.
We are formally requesting from Aloria the heads of the all members of
the Council of Senn, their families and confiscation of their lands and
properties to be given to our people in return for your insults. You
rattle a few kettles like swords and threaten us. If you wish war, we
shall give you war."
An additional -1 to future relations w/ K/M.
PS - You might want to reconsider the action, although this could make
for an interesting plotline. **
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