Realm Rank: 22
Realm's Total Resources Used: 100/100%
Current Tasks
Aurora Crusade against the First Vampire
Leader: Ebony
Task Rank: 22
Task Difficulty: Moderate (10%)
Investment: 10%
Given Aurora's successes on Lifasa, Sylica considers it well worth the effort of maintaining a strong presence there to support its future endeavours and keep it from ever falling into the wrong hands. After the First Vampire is defeated resources may be reallocated depending on what Aurora goes after next, but some level of standing commitment is expected to be maintained indefinitely.
Assist Empress Sulia in defeating Aboleth Empire on Daun
Leader: Strength Of Light
Task Rank: 22
Task Difficulty: Serious (20%)(17% and -3% from Strength Of Light)
Investment: 17%
Our force to Daun has only recently been deployed and is currently working closely with Empress Sulia's forces as they get used to the situation on that world and provide reinforcement where needed.
Counter Intelligence, Demipower Scale
Leader: Marchalu
Task Rank: 22
Task Difficulty: Light (5%)
Investment: 10% (Doubled)
Special Note: Xelbrek investigation ongoing.
This represents standing efforts to locate spies from neutral or hostile powers acting within Sylica. When discovered standing doctrine is to subtly marginalise them to reduce what information they can send back to their masters, while adopting conversion efforts with a view to making them into double-agents. Only in cases of dangerous sabotage or the loss of critical information will spies be apprehended.
Friendly Diplomacy
Leader: Dawnhope
Task Rank: 20
Task Difficulty: Moderate (10%)(Minor and 1% for you due to task rank.)
Investment: 1%
While high level contacts are usually done on a deity to deity level by Alicia or Syala, Sylica maintains embassies and friendly contacts all across the upper planes offering succor and support to our followers in other friendly territories and maintaining lines of communication to prevent misunderstandings from turning into grudges.
Studying Psi-Wounds
Leader: Naeys
Task Rank: 21
Task Difficulty: Light (5%)(Minor and 1% for you due to task rank.)
Investment: 1%
The aboleths of Daun have a new type of healing resistant wound called a psi-wound. This attempts to understand it and find a way to properly heal such wounds.
Grooming New Leaders
Leader: Hugo
Task Rank: 22
Task Difficulty: Moderate (10%)
Investment: 20% (Doubled)
Permanent Tasks
Realm Defense
Task Rank: N/A
Task Difficulty: Custom (Any)
Percentage Used: 25%
Realm Production
Leader: Emmaline
Task Rank: N/A
Task Difficulty: Custom (Any)
Percentage Used: 8%
Rest
Task Rank: N/A
Task Difficult: (Any)
Percentage Used: 8%
Inactive Tasks
Reading the Omens
Task Rank: 21
Task Difficulty: Light (5%)
Using divination magic, research, and information collated from prayer, rumour, and our own agents abroad, Sylica keeps abreast of current events and tries to predict future ones. This is a combination of intelligence service, research collective, and fortune telling brought together to discern patterns from chaos and keep us from being surprised by unforeseen events.
Leaders
Strength of Light
Marshal: Decreases the cost of military tasks by 3% and slightly increases the success of the task.
Naeys
Archmage: Increases the success of tasks relating to magic.
Ebony
Encourager: Increases the success of any task.
Hugo
Innocent Heart: Greatly decreases the chance Sharrans will interfere with a task.
Marchalu
Spy: Increases the success of tasks relating to spying.
Dawnhope
Supporter+: Increases the success of any task.
Emmaline
Archmage: Increases the success of tasks relating to magic.
Okay Alicia. What I need is a list of what you feel your current tasks are. I'll synthesize from those and others. Basically a heads up on where you feel your realm's resources are being used.
You don't have to invest or work on a task you suggest, so feel free to add any that are on the radar but not being pursued at the current time.
Realm Defense
Task Rank: N/A
Task Difficulty: Custom (Any)
Percentage Used: 15%
Sylica faces lots of threats and semi-frequent attacks from lower planar powers as well as high spirited warriors from Ysgard, so it maintains a strong defensive posture with a significant muster of forces ready to fight off attacks at a moment's notice.
Realm Production
Task Rank: N/A
Task Difficulty: Custom (Any)
Percentage Used: 15%
Sylica isn't much of a trading hub so most of its production goes towards handling internal needs. Usually this would sit at 5%. However with the recent physical expansion of Sylica, increased efforts are being made to take advantage of the new space so production has taken a temporary increase to cover building new settlements and fortifications.
Rest
Task Rank: N/A
Task Difficulty: (Any)
Percentage Used: 15%
Sylica is a heaven, so its people are given ample leisure. This is just as likely to be spent productively on training or creative endeavours as it is simply relaxing.
Aurora Crusade against the First Vampire
Task Rank: ???
Task Difficulty: ???
Percentage Used: 20% - Ebony designated as leader
Given Aurora's successes on Lifasa, Sylica considers it well worth the effort of maintaining a strong presence there to support its future endeavours and keep it from ever falling into the wrong hands. After the First Vampire is defeated resources may be reallocated depending on what Aurora goes after next, but some level of standing commitment is expected to be maintained indefinitely.
Assist Empress Sulia in defeating Aboleth Empire on Daun - Training Phase
Task Rank: ???
Task Difficulty: ???
Percentage Used: 20% - Strength of Light designated as leader
Currently Sylica is mustering a strong expeditionary force to help the beleaguered Prime Material of Daun which is close to being overrun by a Demogorgon backed Aboleth Empire. It has not yet been deployed but the same commitment is expected once training in aquatic combat is complete and forces dispatched from Sylica to that world.
Counter Intelligence
Task Rank: ???
Task Difficulty: ???
Percentage Used: 5% - Marchalu designated as leader
This represents standing efforts to locate spies from neutral or hostile powers acting within Sylica. When discovered standing doctrine is to subtly marginalise them to reduce what information they can send back to their masters, while adopting conversion efforts with a view to making them into double-agents. Only in cases of dangerous sabotage or the loss of critical information will spies be apprehended.
Friendly Diplomacy
Task Rank: ???
Task Difficulty: ???
Percentage Used: 5% - Hugo designated as leader
While high level contacts are usually done on a deity to deity level by Alicia or Syala, Sylica maintains embassies and friendly contacts all across the upper planes offering succor and support to our followers in other friendlly territories and maintaining lines of communication to prevent misunderstandings from turning into grudges.
Reading the Omens
Task Rank: ???
Task Difficulty: ???
Percentage Used: 5% - Naeys designated as leader
Using divination magic, research, and information collated from prayer, rumour, and our own agents abroad, Sylica keeps abreast of current events and tries to predict future ones. This is a combination of intelligence service, research collective, and fortune telling brought together to discern patterns from chaos and keep us from being surprised by unforseen events.
Go ahead and give me final percentages now that things are hashed out.
Aurora Crusade against the First Vampire
Leader: Ebony
Task Rank: 21
Task Difficulty: Moderate (10%)
Given Aurora's successes on Lifasa, Sylica considers it well worth the effort of maintaining a strong presence there to support its future endeavours and keep it from ever falling into the wrong hands. After the First Vampire is defeated resources may be reallocated depending on what Aurora goes after next, but some level of standing commitment is expected to be maintained indefinitely.
Assist Empress Sulia in defeating Aboleth Empire on Daun - Training Phase
Leader: Strength of Light
Task Rank: 21
Task Difficulty: Serious (20%)(17% due to Strength of Light's leadership)
Currently Sylica is mustering a strong expeditionary force to help the beleaguered Prime Material of Daun which is close to being overrun by a Demogorgon backed Aboleth Empire. It has not yet been deployed but the same commitment is expected once training in aquatic combat is complete and forces dispatched from Sylica to that world.
Counter Intelligence, Demipower Scale
Leader: Marchalu
Task Rank: 22
Task Difficulty: Light (5%)(Moderate and 10% for you due to task rank.)
This represents standing efforts to locate spies from neutral or hostile powers acting within Sylica. When discovered standing doctrine is to subtly marginalise them to reduce what information they can send back to their masters, while adopting conversion efforts with a view to making them into double-agents. Only in cases of dangerous sabotage or the loss of critical information will spies be apprehended.
Friendly Diplomacy
Leader: Hugo
Task Rank: 20
Task Difficulty: Moderate (10%)(Light and 5% for you due to task rank.)
While high level contacts are usually done on a deity to deity level by Alicia or Syala, Sylica maintains embassies and friendly contacts all across the upper planes offering succor and support to our followers in other friendly territories and maintaining lines of communication to prevent misunderstandings from turning into grudges.
Reading the Omens
Leader: Naeys
Task Rank: 21
Task Difficulty: Light (5%)
Using divination magic, research, and information collated from prayer, rumour, and our own agents abroad, Sylica keeps abreast of current events and tries to predict future ones. This is a combination of intelligence service, research collective, and fortune telling brought together to discern patterns from chaos and keep us from being surprised by unforeseen events.
47% for the active tasks outlined in your post just now, plus 45% for the 3 standing tasks I set precentages to.
So Sylica's 92% committed... although 15% of that is rest, which could be hacked into in a crisis.
So all tasks, 15% in the constants and...8% floating? Go ahead and assign that, even if it's merely to rest.
Add 3% more to rest and 5% more to realm defence for now.
Realm Defense
Task Rank: N/A
Task Difficulty: Custom (Any)
Percentage Used: 20%
Sylica faces lots of threats and semi-frequent attacks from lower planar powers as well as high spirited warriors from Ysgard, so it maintains a strong defensive posture with a significant muster of forces ready to fight off attacks at a moment's notice.
Realm Production
Task Rank: N/A
Task Difficulty: Custom (Any)
Percentage Used: 15%
Sylica isn't much of a trading hub so most of its production goes towards handling internal needs. Usually this would sit at 5%. However with the recent physical expansion of Sylica, increased efforts are being made to take advantage of the new space so production has taken a temporary increase to cover building new settlements and fortifications.
Rest
Task Rank: N/A
Task Difficulty: (Any)
Percentage Used: 18%
Sylica is a heaven, so its people are given ample leisure. This is just as likely to be spent productively on training or creative endeavours as it is simply relaxing.
Aurora Crusade against the First Vampire
Leader: Ebony
Task Rank: 21
Task Difficulty: Moderate (10%)
Given Aurora's successes on Lifasa, Sylica considers it well worth the effort of maintaining a strong presence there to support its future endeavours and keep it from ever falling into the wrong hands. After the First Vampire is defeated resources may be reallocated depending on what Aurora goes after next, but some level of standing commitment is expected to be maintained indefinitely.
Assist Empress Sulia in defeating Aboleth Empire on Daun - Training Phase
Leader: Strength of Light
Task Rank: 21
Task Difficulty: Serious (20%)(17% due to Strength of Light's leadership)
Currently Sylica is mustering a strong expeditionary force to help the beleaguered Prime Material of Daun which is close to being overrun by a Demogorgon backed Aboleth Empire. It has not yet been deployed but the same commitment is expected once training in aquatic combat is complete and forces dispatched from Sylica to that world.
Counter Intelligence, Demipower Scale
Leader: Marchalu
Task Rank: 22
Task Difficulty: Light (5%)(Moderate and 10% for you due to task rank.)
This represents standing efforts to locate spies from neutral or hostile powers acting within Sylica. When discovered standing doctrine is to subtly marginalise them to reduce what information they can send back to their masters, while adopting conversion efforts with a view to making them into double-agents. Only in cases of dangerous sabotage or the loss of critical information will spies be apprehended.
Friendly Diplomacy
Leader: Hugo
Task Rank: 20
Task Difficulty: Moderate (10%)(Light and 5% for you due to task rank.)
While high level contacts are usually done on a deity to deity level by Alicia or Syala, Sylica maintains embassies and friendly contacts all across the upper planes offering succor and support to our followers in other friendly territories and maintaining lines of communication to prevent misunderstandings from turning into grudges.
Reading the Omens
Leader: Naeys
Task Rank: 21
Task Difficulty: Light (5%)
Using divination magic, research, and information collated from prayer, rumour, and our own agents abroad, Sylica keeps abreast of current events and tries to predict future ones. This is a combination of intelligence service, research collective, and fortune telling brought together to discern patterns from chaos and keep us from being surprised by unforeseen events.
Everything look in order in the first post, Alicia?
Looks good!
Okay, back to threads then.
Subtracting 5% from Realm Production and 5% from Rest to make a 10% commitment to Efreet War Reaction Force.
Done.
Update 1
Marchalu wishes to report that Xelbrak, a male cansin wanderer, was found attempting to sneak into Liberton. He attempted to escape but was detained. What should we do with him?
The war games are over. You have 10% of your forces to redeploy, Please redeploy them.
That same 10% is shifted into Efreet War Readiness. Basically having a standing force that can be instantly deployed to battle if the situation warrants it.
As for Cansin, divination boosted interrogation to find out what he was sneaking around for and who he works for.
Done.
He's working for a hooded, masked humanoid who paid him good money not to ask questions. He was to get any information on Sylica's inner workings that he could.
Offer Xelbrak double to feed cultivated false information to that figure and try to build a longer term arrangement for ongoing (false) information with a view to finding out more about this hooded and masked humanoid and either capturing or subverting him/her.
Done. He'll play ball for that. A note about this has been added to the task that produced this.
Update 2
Naeys reports that he has divined a shadow looms over Commander Oberuth. It is an ill omen, though the exacts of it are elusive and difficult to grasp.
Hugo reports that an eladrin mage smith has contacted Sylica's forces, claiming to have made an enchanted harp while in the throes of prophetic ecstasy over the return of the lost children of Androlynne. He has offered it to Sylica, will you accept it?
Strength of Light reports that the forces of the Knights of the Wise Convent have asked to participate in Sylica's efforts to aid Daun. Will you accept them?
Nothing really to go on with Oberuth. We'll pass it on but he already knows he has lots of shit on him.
We'll gratefully take the harp and give it either to Ebony or some other bardic sort in our realm depending on how powerful it is.
And the Knights of the Wise Convent will be gratefully accepted and incorporated into our forces while still being kept together in groups rather than completely distributed.
There's a loot post for the harp.
Yeah that's worth giving to Ebony.
I'll transfer it over to her.
Update 3
Ebony reports that Sylican forces have claimed a fiendish war banner as a battle trophy. Will you accept it?
Marchalu reports that Xelbrak believes that his employer may be a cleric of Bane, as he glimpsed that unholy symbol on them.
The war banner will be put up as a trophy in Liberton with a plaque commemorating the battle in question.
Xelbrak will continue being paid to return false information to his employer. Has Sylica had any dealings with Bane/Banites recently or in the past? I know he never came up in B1.
He only came up in extreme passing in B1. He's never been a focus, but usually gets a mention or three a game. Sylica has not of any note - mortals do, but almost every realm has mortals clash at some point just by the numbers of it and chance. But nothing unusual by those norms.
Okay, so noted. Bear it in mind if any more Bane stuff occurs.
Cool, think that's it for this update then.
Update 4
Emmaline wishes to help Sylica further, if you'll have her aid here. This will unlock her as a leader for your realm, do you accept?
Hugo reports The Dweomer Watchers of Dweomerheart, who are part of Mystra's police and security there, wish to offer your realm advice and aid.
Both offers are accepted.
New Leader Unlocked
Emmaline
Archmage: Increases the success of tasks relating to magic.
The Dweomer Watchers give you a +2% bonus to realm defense until update 8.
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Will you assign Emmaline anywhere right away?
I'll put her on Realm Production for now, she can use her magic constructively to help build things and oversee Sylica's current growth phase.
Done.
Update 5
Emmaline reports that wizard-smiths in Sylica have forged a pair of armored boots in tribute and homage, and offer them to you and yours as a gift. Do you accept?
Strength of Light reports that his forces are ready to be inspected before Daun.
Naeys reports that dark omens have spread over Antenora.
The armoured boots are gratefully accepted.
A herald is sent to Warrior's Rest to invite Red Knight to Sylica for a troop inspection.
Naeys is asked for a bit more clarification on what's threatening Antenora.
Loot post for the boots.
Naeys says they are indistinct, but universally unfavorable. He is attempting to discern more and invites you to try as well as you wish.
Update 6
Marchalu reports that Xelbrek has news that whomever his employer is, he's not a Banite. He caught him in a few doctrinal failures, something no Banite would get wrong.
Marchalu reports that intensifying efforts to patrol the borders have stopped several potential infiltrators. On interrogation, two confess to being directed by Banites.
Ebony reports that several powerful vampires have been roused by Aurora's efforts against the First Vampire, and they are aware of Sylica's aid to the Crusade.
Also, I'd suggest checking over your tasks, see if any need adjusting or changing.
We'll use our contacts in friendly realms to try and find out if anyone else has had issues with spies and infiltrators that seem to be Banite but on closer inspection are perhaps something else.
Shifting tasks around as follows:
changes:
1. Daun task moved out of training phase, cost increased from 17% to 20% now it no longer has Strength of Light's leadership.
2. Efreet war readiness changed to Abolition war participation, cost increased from 10% to 20% to reflect increased intensity then reduced to 17% by having Strength of Light assume leadership.
3. Realm production reduced from 10% to 5%.
4. Rest reduced from 13% to 8%.
Aurora Crusade against the First Vampire
Leader: Ebony
Task Rank: 21
Task Difficulty: Moderate (10%)
Investment: 10%
Given Aurora's successes on Lifasa, Sylica considers it well worth the effort of maintaining a strong presence there to support its future endeavours and keep it from ever falling into the wrong hands. After the First Vampire is defeated resources may be reallocated depending on what Aurora goes after next, but some level of standing commitment is expected to be maintained indefinitely.
Assist Empress Sulia in defeating Aboleth Empire on Daun
Task Rank: 21
Task Difficulty: Serious (20%)
Investment: 20%
Our force to Daun has only recently been deployed and is currently working closely with Empress Sulia's forces as they get used to the situation on that world and provide reinforcement where needed.
Counter Intelligence, Demipower Scale
Leader: Marchalu
Task Rank: 22
Task Difficulty: Light (5%)(Moderate and 10% for you due to task rank.)
Investment: 10%
Special Note: Xelbrek investigation ongoing.
This represents standing efforts to locate spies from neutral or hostile powers acting within Sylica. When discovered standing doctrine is to subtly marginalise them to reduce what information they can send back to their masters, while adopting conversion efforts with a view to making them into double-agents. Only in cases of dangerous sabotage or the loss of critical information will spies be apprehended.
Friendly Diplomacy
Leader: Hugo
Task Rank: 20
Task Difficulty: Moderate (10%)(Light and 5% for you due to task rank.)
Investment: 5%
While high level contacts are usually done on a deity to deity level by Alicia or Syala, Sylica maintains embassies and friendly contacts all across the upper planes offering succor and support to our followers in other friendly territories and maintaining lines of communication to prevent misunderstandings from turning into grudges.
Reading the Omens
Leader: Naeys
Task Rank: 21
Task Difficulty: Light (5%)
Investment: 5%
Using divination magic, research, and information collated from prayer, rumour, and our own agents abroad, Sylica keeps abreast of current events and tries to predict future ones. This is a combination of intelligence service, research collective, and fortune telling brought together to discern patterns from chaos and keep us from being surprised by unforeseen events.
Abolition War Participation
Leader: Strength of Light
Task Rank: 21
Task Difficulty: Moderate (10%)
Investment: 20% (17% due to Strength of Light's leadership.)
Our forces are now actively taking part in the war to end the Efreet Empire's use of slavery, though are primarily focused on attacking co-belligerents such as Imix, the dao, and devils rather than tackling the efreet directly.
Permanent Tasks
Realm Defense
Task Rank: N/A
Task Difficulty: Custom (Any)
Percentage Used: 22% (+2% bonus until update 8.)
Realm Production
Leader: Emmaline
Task Rank: N/A
Task Difficulty: Custom (Any)
Percentage Used: 5%
Rest
Task Rank: N/A
Task Difficult: (Any)
Percentage Used: 8%
Done.
Early results say that no, nothing like that is appearing on their radars.
Update 7
Hugo reports that he has been given a basket of rare fruits and seeds during a visit to the House of Nature, including a few new types of fruit trees. What would you like done with them?
Ebony reports that due to operational pauses, some forces can be drawn down from Aurora if needed. If taken, this would free up 3% for 3 turns. She also reports that a mighty shield has been taken as plunder, and you are welcome to take it as tribute if you want it.
Strength of Light notes that once the Abolition War has concluded fully, that he suggests restructuring to focus on the efforts on Daun.
Syala can find a good spot to plant the seeds and the fruits will make for a nice snack.
We'll take the draw-down from Aurora and add 3% to Rest since we've been pretty full on. Since no one major here uses shields apart from Latha and she has her tarrasque one, it's suggested Ebony give the shield to someone on the Aurora task force who's stood out enough to warrant the reward and can use it.
We'll maintain our current abolition war commitment in case of treaty violations and for general peacekeeping/responsiveness for the moment, once things settle more we can restructure that.
Done.
Okay, before the realm update the Abolition War has wound down. Does this change your deployments?
Yes, remove that task and put Strength of Light in charge of Realm Defence, reducing its allotment by 3% to make up for the bonus he grants.
This gives us 20% which I'd like to put into a new task 'Expose Malcanthet's Plans' which will be using spying/diplomacy/exploration to find bases and operations connected to Malcanthet that are outside of the Abyss so that we can go wreck them up.
Done. Check it over and make sure everything looks good before I go on.
Note the +3% bonus realm defence gets from Strength of Light.
Also description for Expose Malcanthet's Plans: Use intelligence gathering assets, diplomatic contacts, and on the ground reconnaissance to locate operations belonging to Malcanthet outside of the Abyss.
Update 8
Marchalu reports that a back channel claiming to be from a 'powerful Banite' wants a meeting with Sylica.
Naeys reports that the omens have generally changed since your battle with Shar, strangely so. Right now getting information out of them is difficult.
Strength of Light reports realm defense is integrating back in well after the brief war.
Marchalu can arrange a meeting with said Banite on neutral ground somewhere, Alicia will monitor her when it happens to ensure her safety.
Noted on the other two.
Okay cool.
Update 9
Ebony reports that Aurora is gathering funds for a military operation against a nest of vampires. Any additional funds that can be provided would be helpful.
Strength of Light reports that all forces are ready for normal operations once more. Morale is high in all forces, including the Daun contingent.
Intelligence on Malcanthet suggests that there is currently unrest in her realm. They'd guess why, but you have a pretty good idea IC. Of one note, it's said that one of the Radiant Sisters has fled Malcanthet's service altogether.
So additional funds for Aurora does that just mean an increased realm commitment? Since I don't actually have any money myself.
Disappointing only one radiant sister has bailed, but do we know which one it was?
It looks to be Ivory the White from reports - though the others are obviously unhappy as of right now, though much of this is happening in private and rumors run rampant.
An increased realm commitment would do, or a magical item or two of use or whatever. It's a flexible situation.
Okay. The task to expose Malcanthet's plans is finished. That's 20% freed up, so we'll put an extra 10% to Aurora and an extra 10% to counter-intelligence since that's clearly needed right n ow.
Done, now update incoming.
Update 10
Marchalu reports that matters are calm for now, but they have braced for things to get ugly. All considered, they know it's a matter of time.
Naeys reports that in the recent days, omens of danger and shadows have grown more evident.
Empress Sulia sends thanks for your contributions on Daun so far, and wishes to meet with you at your convenience to discuss a joint move.
Since the omens suggest another attack from Shar is in the offing and things are chaotic enough on the demon front as well, we'll shift 6% away from rest and onto realm defence so rest is at 5% and realm defence is at 25%. These'll need to be changed after update 11 when some modifiers go away.
Alicia will invite Sulia to come meet up but that'll be IC.
Also Dawnhope can come home now that Calley's living with Sylvie. I'll put her in charge of 'Rest' for now, she's sure to cheer people up and help them relax.
Done and done.
Update 11
Ebony reports that Aurora has received word of possible diabolical plots against Sylica and Syala's faithful in particular.
Hugo will inform you that the Morndinsamman is interested in a temporary trade of mid level smiths and artisans, small scale, and wishes to know if Sylica is interested.
Strength of Light reports losses on Daun are as expected so far, but also expected to rise as the operational tempo spikes.
Can we get more information on those diabolical plots?
We're totally fine with that kind of trade with the dwarves, get Latha to oversee it.
From what Ebony can gather, it looks to be a lot of low level moves - undermining her faithful, assassinations and disruption. It seems to be centrally managed by an unknown diabolical figure at this time and mostly aimed at the Prime.
We'll direct Naeys and his divination corps to focus more on that prime to see if we can better expose and counter what's going on then.
Done. Okay then, I'll bear all this in mind for now.
Alicia, the next arc is going to focus on divine matters, worshipers and divine growth. In light of this, do you wish to change your assignments here at all?
Your realm may go up in size as well next update, so do bear that in mind.
We're pretty much working flat out as is so until things on Daun resolve we can't really change things.
Congratulations, Sylica is now a rank 22 realm. It is between the plane of a demipower and an lesser power. As such, you may choose to expand your operations. You may promote any task that is 21 or below up to 22. This represents the expanded reach of your realm and will be more effective than overcharging a lower leveled one, as your base has sufficiently expanded to fully support such endeavors, plus advancement may unlock other benefits. Please let me know if which, if any, tasks you wish to upgrade to 22 and any needed point adjustments from this. You may choose to keep any task at the level it's at if you'd prefer to keep it cheaper. It's your choice.
Likewise, this is a good time to suggest new tasks that are relevant to you or needs for tasks, if you'd prefer I make them.
In regards to Daun since that is relevant, a promotion to 22 will represent more manpower, better training and better resources being available for your forces now.
Is there anyone you'd like to suggest as a new leader?
Note that I won't update the realm to 22 until I know what is changing, so I only have to do the math once.
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Update 12
Ebony reports that Aurora has sent a token of their appreciation in the form of lore. Do you accept?
Marchalu reports that all matters are calm for now.
Hugo reports that the exchange has gone well and wishes to note that those of the Mordinsamman have made a magical item as an offering to Sylica, and that your artisans there did the same for Moradin. Moradin accepted the gift, you may choose to accept the gift if you like. The gift in question is an adamantine fullhammer with power over earth.
Naeys reports that for now the omens are relatively calm. What provoked this change is not clear, but events continue to move on the planes.
Strength of Light that there are a handful of promising leaders, if you wish to cultivate them, though it will take a little bit of resources to properly train them.
Dawnhope reports that Sylica's mines are doing well, because she got lost in them and hey, they sure mine a lot of iron here and she saw some opals too but that's expected and anyway, she found some really bright metal that she'd bet you'd like so here, do you want it?
Emmaline would like permission to train more mortal spellcasters and help them directly, if her services are not being directly used right now.
Sure we'll take Aurora's lore and the fullhammer and the bright metal.
Cultivating leaders sounds fun, presumably it entails a task and commitment though?
If Emmaline wants to train people she can do that, is that a different task? Production's pretty open ended and 'producing mages' is a thing we can do here which she might already be doing?
Anyway, on to the rank up stuff?
Lets rank up Aurora. We're already giving it a double investment for our current rank so that'll probably pay off better and let us free up some resource.
Rank up Daun too, that's a big deal. Also Strength of Light is currently on that, which happened in game so never got reflected in the realm stuff. That means Emmaline could maybe take a stint on realm defence and train spellcasters that way if she cares to.
Counter intelligence where it is, it's already rank 22 but now it'll be cheaper.
Keep friendly diplomacy as is, that'll make it cheaper too.
Keep reading the omens where it is so that'll be cheaper.
That should free up a bunch of points to consider new objectives with.
As for a new leader, I can't recall any memorable NPCs showing up who could fit any roles, apart from Marie's proxy and he's off on a goodwill tour. Maybe invent some cool dudes to fill out Syala's proxy slots if no one else, since she at least should have something setup for having been a deity for a while now.
Quote from: Ebiris on April 30, 2020, 12:28:05 PM
Sure we'll take Aurora's lore and the fullhammer and the bright metal.
Sure, that'll be in loot.
QuoteCultivating leaders sounds fun, presumably it entails a task and commitment though?
Yes. Feel free to say so and I'll add one to play off of that.
QuoteIf Emmaline wants to train people she can do that, is that a different task? Production's pretty open ended and 'producing mages' is a thing we can do here which she might already be doing?
Yeah, basically. You could just assign her there or otherwise make it a discrete above and beyond the norm task.
QuoteAnyway, on to the rank up stuff?
Lets rank up Aurora. We're already giving it a double investment for our current rank so that'll probably pay off better and let us free up some resource.
Done.
QuoteRank up Daun too, that's a big deal. Also Strength of Light is currently on that, which happened in game so never got reflected in the realm stuff. That means Emmaline could maybe take a stint on realm defence and train spellcasters that way if she cares to.
Done and done.
QuoteCounter intelligence where it is, it's already rank 22 but now it'll be cheaper.
Updated.
QuoteKeep friendly diplomacy as is, that'll make it cheaper too.
Completed.
QuoteKeep reading the omens where it is so that'll be cheaper.
Okay.
QuoteThat should free up a bunch of points to consider new objectives with.
It does. Your current total is now 74/100%.
QuoteAs for a new leader, I can't recall any memorable NPCs showing up who could fit any roles, apart from Marie's proxy and he's off on a goodwill tour. Maybe invent some cool dudes to fill out Syala's proxy slots if no one else, since she at least should have something setup for having been a deity for a while now.
Okay, in this case we'll touch on this IC pretty soon since there's a lot of room for expansion.
Okay, since we have 16% spare capacity right now, lets work out a task for cultivating new leaders and see what that costs before splitting what's left into rest/production or inventing a new task.
It's added in inactive tasks, so go ahead and look at your capacity and sort away?
Okay, start the grooming new leaders project, shift Hugo from friendly diplomacy over to that. Bump rest and production both up to 8%. Also Emmaline's down for both production and defence but presumably she can only do one? Keep her on production since I feel like that gives her most chance to train mages since defence includes a lot more tactical/strategy stuff which would take her away from that.
Done all the way. Also you're at 90/100 so you have 10% left to assign.
Oh, I'm bad at math. Okay lets double up on cultivating leaders then since that might get us a better result.
Also Dawnhope's free, stick her on friendly diplomacy.
Done and done.
Update 13
Ebony requests a miracle for Sylica's forces at Aurora. The next time they take the field against serious vampire opposition, for them to go glow like the sun. (A miracle spell will be cast to facilitate this.)(This is more long term planning considering what's going to happen soon on Shadow with Aurora and she knows it.)
Strength Of Light reports that enemy forces on Daun may have innovated a new way to make healing-resistant injuries. While not all is known yet, 'psi-wounds' have become to appear. He requests Naeys be assigned to studying them in lieu of his current duties.
Marchalu reports that at the moment, there is little sign of infiltration of Sylica. Further, joint exercises with Mystra's forces in Dweomerheart have helped strengthen Sylica's defenses further on that score.
Dawnhope sends a message back that she's cleared up a misunderstanding between a group of elven sorcerers and a few Sylican wanderers in Arborea. You can also sense that Dawnhope grows stronger from her efforts. She might need to promote - or perhaps if allowed to stay as is, may become a unique outsider.
Naeys reports that events swirl more and more around Shadow. That right now omens become dark and darker as a great conflagration looms over Creation. Perhaps only Savras himself can properly discern the future at the moment, but danger rises every day.
Hugo lets you know leaders are almost ready. Do you have any preferences on types and classes?
Latha can handle Ebony's request.
Naeys gets swapped off of Reading the Omens to Studying Psi-Wounds.
We'll try promoting Dawnhope to a Ghaele.
Fighter/Mage hybrids are the best type of leader to represent Sylica.
Latha will do so.
The change for Naeys is made.
Noted on the leaders, more on that next time.
Promotion! Dawnhome has evolved. As a reward, her leader trait goes from...
Dawnhope
Supporter: Slightly increases the success of any task.
To...
Dawnhope
Supporter+: Increases the success of any task.