Rulers of Equestria: political RP

Events :

- Several of the newly claimed territories of the Republic are inhabited by a large portion of Zebra. This sparks a wave of interest on Zebra culture in The Republic, influencing its cultural production. Incidentally, the Academy start learning about Zebra Alchemy.

Actions :

- The Republic start sending explorers to D1, D2, E4, F4, G4. Mission focus : cartography.

Harmony Ltd. wrote:Actions :

- The Republic start sending explorers to D1, D2, E4, F4, G4. Mission focus : cartography.

[Player has rejoined the game]
Have you rolled for those new lands yet?

[No, I haven't rolled yet. I'll ask for a roll next "turn", when the explorers' mission focus will be set to "evaluate resources".]

Harmony Ltd. wrote:[No, I haven't rolled yet. I'll ask for a roll next "turn", when the explorers' mission focus will be set to "evaluate resources".]

[Okay]


Action:
Phoenixia has decided to steam boats are a extremely valuable resource and has moved to use what steam boats we have now to move food and resources to and fro our two colonies as well as to sell internationally.  Also we are investing in large scale mass civilian transportation and researching to put it to a land based version.

[I'm waiting for other players to take their turn before stating my next actions]

[screw this waiting]


Events :

- Using the recently discovered field of Zebra Alchemy, savants of the Academy discover an alchemical treatment making wood ten times as efficient a fuel source as normal untreated wood. The treatment isn't economical, being labor-intensive, and require some amount of coal and rock-oil, but it has the advantage of furnishing more energy than the amount of coal or rock-oil used, while being mostly composed of a renewable resource.
- The aforementioned discovery of an efficient fuel source for steam engine spark the interest of people who had taken note of the idea of steam-propelled land-carriages, including the first proponent of the idea. Private research start on the subject.

- R'Shalok requests access to the Republic's findings on Zebra Alchemy.
- R'Shalok explores E5 for resources.

- Dominion spies leak intelligence regarding Zebra Alchemy and improved steam engines. Independent research is begun in government facilities. [not known to outside nations]
- Increased forestry and coal-mining operations begin in the provinces.

Scyto Harmony wrote:- R'Shalok requests access to the Republic's findings on Zebra Alchemy.
- R'Shalok explores E5 for resources.

4, 2, 1
2.333

You find little to no resources at all.  Also there are some severe inconsistencies in the report from the expedition team who have been acting very peculiar, after a pony notices dozens of the same pony from the expedition team walking around at the same location at the same time the couple dozen or so crew members go missing, and after investigating the ship's cargo hold strange cocoons are found and after inspecting the ship it's clear that a cartography map wasn't the only thing they brought back.

Technological advancement:
Better metal forging, stronger materials.  While it's not strong as steel, it does make sure that your muskets and steam engines can now handle the wear and tear without blowing up in the user's face.
[Also I'm waiting a little while till the next invention is discovered cause the time inbetween the steam boat and the telegraph was a couple decades]

Economic Condition:
With the new stronger metals comes a longer use for items made out of metal as a result the need for metals has stabilized.


Also action:
Phoenixia passes judicial reform of removing minimal prison sentences to save money, has now regular food shipments from the colonies to satisfy the homeland and the colonies are now provinces of the country.  Also Phoenixia reduces metal production.

cb5 wrote:You find little to no resources at all.  Also there are some severe inconsistencies in the report from the expedition team who have been acting very peculiar, after a pony notices dozens of the same pony from the expedition team walking around at the same location at the same time the couple dozen or so crew members go missing, and after investigating the ship's cargo hold strange cocoons are found and after inspecting the ship it's clear that a cartography map wasn't the only thing they brought back.

[Spoooooooky!]

- R'Shalok declares lock down on the surrounding area of the ship.
- R'Shaloki scientists are immediately put on the case.
-A portion of the military is used for quarantine.
-The borders are shut down and guarded.

- Observing the sudden shift in R'shalok, the Directory orders a cessation of all trade. The fleet is scrambled and nearly all (95%) of active duty troops are deployed to the borders.

Scyto Harmony wrote:- R'Shalok declares lock down on the surrounding area of the ship.
- R'Shaloki scientists are immediately put on the case.
-A portion of the military is used for quarantine.
-The borders are shut down and guarded.

There are small reports of a few ponies going missing outside of the quarantine zone, however they are not enough as of yet to become a serious worry.  The military finds some of missing ponies in said cocoons, however they seem to have been infected with something and have developed holes in their legs and parts of their fur have become callous like.

Actions :

Scyto Harmony wrote:- R'Shalok requests access to the Republic's findings on Zebra Alchemy.

- The Republic propose to R'Shalok the opening of a Cultural Exchange Center in their Capital, where R'Shaloki citizens will more easily be able to learn about these technical and cultural matters without needing to leave their country.

- The Republic sends explorers to D1, D2, E4, F4, G4. Mission focus : map territories' resources.


Events :

- An iron railroad is set up in the Republic's Capital to move around pony-drawn trolleys.
- Private Entrepreneurs are asking the Academy to find a cheap way to mass produce steel.

- Not taking any risks, the country is put into Marshal Law.
- Requests from the few Republic citizens studying in R'Shalok to leave is denied, no one is let in or out.

Actions :

- The Republic takes note of the events happening south of its borders, and ask the Police forces of the southern territories to keep an eye open for suspicious happenings and activities.
- The Republic issue an official statement disapproving the fact that its citizens see their freedom of movement restrained. However, the tone is only formal, and it is clear that nothing will follow.
- Communications between R'Shalok and the Republic is currently assured by an improvised post bureau five kilometers off the borders of R'Shalok, with letters carried by a single earth pony and left on the ground 300 meters in front of the border checkpoint, in view of said checkpoint. Outbound letters are left on the same spot and carried away on the following pass.

[I have to go somewhere for the next few hours folks]

- Food rationing begins in the Dominion.
[enters bunker mode (offline) until the changeling invasion progresses.]

[resource-finding throws for the territories explored by The Republic, using http://www.random.org/ ]

Events :

Survey report from the explorers :

D1:
10, 9, 5
8

D2:
4, 8, 1
4.33

E4:
9, 4, 1
4.66

F4:
1, 8, 1
3.33

G4:
7, 4, 3
4.66


Actions :

- The Republic claims D1 as its own.
- The Republic, through some of its state-owned companies, start sending merchants to D2, E4, F4, G4. Mission focus : establish economic ties.

[going off for the night. I hope tomorrow will be more lively than today.]

[back it didn't take hours like I thought it would]

Scyto Harmony wrote:- Not taking any risks, the country is put into Marshal Law.
- Requests from the few Republic citizens studying in R'Shalok to leave is denied, no one is let in or out.

Three of the strange creatures are caught coming from vessels that originate from Phoenixia, the Republic and the Dominion by accident when they accidentally take the form of the same pony.  However the stringe of missing creature cases dwindle as if many of them have left your country.

Do you wish to interrogate and if so how harshly? Also do you wish to inform the public?

Economic condition:
Shakey.  The tightening of borders has caused trade to become uneasy.  They are holding steady, however every business is holding it's breath.
[I'll add the telegraph in a couple turns since it's been a while]

Technological advancement:
The telegraph:
Now you can communicate at the speed of dashes and dots.

Also I'll make a turn for Phoenixia:
Phoenixia realizing there is outsiders with unclear intent begins to repurpose our defense force also as cops under the premise of "saving money due to the defense force and street police force having similar functions", reduces prison sentences further on non-violent crimes and primarily issues fines, community service or rehab and only prison terms to large scale crimes or violent crimes making it the softest on crime country in the world.  Also large numbers of the mp force go on undercover staking out high crime areas or areas where ponies go missing and have explicit orders to keep it secret from others to the point rumors of undercover cops being commonplace have no idea how many of them there actually are.  The actual numbers of undercover cops are secret to any and all except the top brass.  MP forces are on long term missions to our colonies to ensure their safety.

cb5 wrote:[back it didn't take hours like I thought it would]

Scyto Harmony wrote:- Not taking any risks, the country is put into Marshal Law.
- Requests from the few Republic citizens studying in R'Shalok to leave is denied, no one is let in or out.

Three of the strange creatures are caught coming from vessels that originate from Phoenixia, the Republic and the Dominion by accident when they accidentally take the form of the same pony.  However the stringe of missing creature cases dwindle as if many of them have left your country.

Do you wish to interrogate and if so how harshly?  Also do you wish to inform the public?

Economic condition:
Shakey.  The tightening of borders has caused trade to become uneasy.  They are holding steady, however every business is holding it's breath.

- R'Shalok interrogates these creatures, not violently but still harshly.
- The Emperor and the Prince have stopped making public appearances.
- The cocoons are taken for study.
- The Public is not informed.

Scyto Harmony wrote:- R'Shalok interrogates these creatures, not violently but still harshly.
- The Emperor and the Prince have stopped making public appearances.
- The cocoons are taken for study.
- The Public is not informed.

One bites his tongue off and chokes to death on his own blood.
One seems to be of importance and has a deminor like a warrior, but refuses to talk.
One offers to talk if you let him "feed" and from how he's smacking his lips looking at ponies and also wants some fava beans and a nice chianti he doesn't mean vegetables.

- The body of the dead one is sent for study.
- Negotiations with the hungry one about the feeding, offering a slave for information.
- The warrior is transferred to high security, where he meets two of the Emperor's advisers, to appeal to him.

[Signing off for tonight]

Scyto Harmony wrote:- The body of the dead one is sent for study.
- Negotiations with the hungry one about the feeding, offering a slave for information.
- The warrior is transferred to high security, where he meets two of the Emperor's advisers, to appeal to him.

-The dead one is almost internally identical to unicorns except with wing structures, however it seems as though their digestive track seems to be minimal and serves no purpose.  It is theorized they feed magically.
-The warrior informs you they are searching for a new queen and nothing else.
-The hungry one after getting a full meal you find out how they reproduce, as in the slave was drained magically completely and now there's two of them, spills some of the beans, but is still hungry and wants more.  Warning: continuing to feed him seems like a bad idea as after every time they drain a victim the victim becomes one themselves.

The creature informs you that is a being known as a changeling and feed on love.  He was part of a insurrection group to usurp other countries by feeding off the ruler of another nation to make them become a new queen for a colony.  He also informs you that by now there would be a couple hundred throughout the four countries and that they will likely to take forms of the highest ponies in government and that he knows of the closest changeling to that will try to get to you in particular with the intent of making you the new changeling queen while grinning like a idiot.  He informs you that the other three countries probably will never succeed in their mission of taking over the other countries and that the mission was simply a recon mission to find a new queen and believes you're it.

Do you want to deal to find out the closest changeling to you that intends to make you the new queen?
Yes/No
(Yes this is important decision cause right now only you, him and the interrogation team know he's talking and this information can't leave the room ever either way)

[Since this is important, I'm back to post this but then i'm really going.]


Fluff;

Spoiler:

Actions;
- Continued questioning of the Changeling. Why must a queen be a ruler? How many Changeling agents are in other countries? What does being a Queen mean?
- Yes, we want to know what the Changeling wants for us to know who is closest to us.

Scyto Harmony wrote:[Since this is important, I'm back to post this but then i'm really going.]


Fluff;

Spoiler:

Actions;
- Continued questioning of the Changeling. Why must a queen be a ruler? How many Changeling agents are in other countries? What does being a Queen mean?
- Yes, we want to know what the Changeling wants for us to know who is closest to us.

Changeling, "Easy cause rulers of countries already know how to run their country while keeping the populace from noticing and preventing panic by keeping the insurrection secret. Changelings feed off of others and at the same time add to our own. Being queen means making sure we grow. Right now there's at most a couple hundred worldwide, but the other changelings are being retrieved cause we have found a new queen with lots of land and plenty of subjects ripe for the plucking. In short we want you to be our queen".
He begins repressing a laughter as he leans in and says,

what happens in the interrogation room for scyto only, no peaking:

Actions :

- With the discovery of the Telegraph, The Republic sets up a state-owned company tasked to link together the major cities and settlements of its territories together in a communication network.
- The Republic claims D2 as its own (resource : 4.33) [claim roll : 6, 8, 5 => 6.33]. The local population accepts it as a justifiable improvement over their previous government.
- The Republic start sending explorers to C1 and C2. Mission focus : cartography.


Events :

- The Armed Forces of The Republic take interest into the developing Telegraph network. Strategic developments may follow.