Blasterbot
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so on the reroll do you want to do the honor or should I? or does anyone else want to spend it on something other than diplo? I am open to counter arguments.
Quest A Tale of Extreme Focus, A CKII Quest set in ???
- Thread starter Arlos
- Start date
Arlos
Sad Monarchist
I rerolled it, you rolled a 11
Not a lof of people, unfortunately, I am hoping it pick up people as we go.
Currently writing the update
Blasterbot
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so pretty average. enough to not hinder us but our future aims should hold. we are a prodigal military mind and should aim to in some way play to it.6
Arlos
Sad Monarchist
21 martial makes you an exceptional Officers, with no training.
That’s a lot of talent.
You are not one of the truly great though, people like Napoleon, Caesar, etc are between 40-44.
Blasterbot
Well-known member
It is however what we are best at. I don't know if the piety path appeals to anyone yet and if we put effort in we can be a solid learning based person. however our martial is a great base and I don't know how much we can develop but it is our best option for mono focus. if we try and go something else we should aim to keep in mind our amazing martial score for how we lean into it. we literally could not roll better on it.
I can help with grammer and spell checking but I work 3rd shift here in america so my hours are weird by anyone's standards. would be up in about 7 hours and could try and get back to you with it in 2-10 hours after that. kinda depends on how busy I am at work.
Arlos
Sad Monarchist
I just need someone to check the intro to the next update,
Turn 1
Arlos
Sad Monarchist
Outside of a rundown dormitory in the city of Krakow, a worker in a patched up overall paced nervously, around one meters seventy centimeters in height, he is nervously nursing a cigarette in his calloused hand, his clothes and skin and dirty blonde hair still covered in the distinct residue of burned coal, as his blue eyes roam the paved road. He doesn’t look much older than twenty years old.
Behind him, another worker speaks up.
“Calm down Miłosz, everything is going to be fine, the old lady helped every family from the factory deliver their kids, she know what she is doing.”
The nervous man-Miłosz- stops his pacing to look up at his colleague, eyes wilds.
“Shut up Kazimierz! It’s my first one, let me be nervous you dupek! You weren’t any better when it was your turn!”
Kazimierz raises his hand in surrender.
“Alright, Alright, you keep it up, just remember not to spend too long, the foreman isn’t in the best of mood today, we can’t cover for you too long.”
Miłosz only answer was to irritably wave his colleagues away, resuming his pacing.
With a chuckle and a shrug, Kazimierz left the place, leaving the place.
But before he could leave, a piercing cry could be heard from inside the building, startling both men, leaving them rooted on the spot.
It took a few moments before a veiled old lady made her way out, wiping her wrinkled hand with a clean cloth.
“Congratulations, it’s a boy.”
She barely had the time to finish, before Miłosz rushed in, almost knocking the old lady
down and leaving her grumbling about overexcited youngsters.
Inside the building, a young lady in a white nightgown lay on the bed, her dark long hair clinging to her forehead as perspiration rolled down her face down to her neck, her fair face smiling down tiredly at a bundle a clothes held in her arms, her bright blue eyes staring into it.
“Maria!”
She looked up at Miłosz, keeping her smiling face.
“Come Miłosz, hold your son.”
Trembling, he approached the bed, holding out both arms to take the bundle, looking into it, a small face with blue eyes greeted him, a small tuft of dark hair on his head. From the doorway, Kazimierz smiled.
“My son, My son” cried the new father, holding his infant close to his chest.
Maria looked softly at the two.
“What shall we name him?” she asked.
The worker paused for a moment, looking at his wife and child, before exclaiming in excitement.
[] vote on your name! Your surname is Kowalski
But tell us young child, how shall you spend your first years?
6 actions to spend as you wish + 1 locked on learning polish.
Martial: “Fighting is fun”.
[] Pick a fight with the other kids in the neighborhood– The older kids in your street like to pick on the younger kids like yourself, no way you are letting them get away with it!
Time: 6 years
DC: Autosuccess/15/55/100 Cost: None Reward: Bonus to Personal combat. Possible Traits. ???
[] Play battle! – A favorite past time of youth find a few sticks and lead your fellow hero to glorious battle against the vile Turk/Russian, or whatever struck yours fancy at the time, winner get to take the other side buttons. (necessitate the Action Go outside and play with your peers.)
Time: 6 years
DC: Autosuccess/ Autosucces/ 40/100 Cost: None Reward: Possible Traits. small chance of a personal combat bonus. ???
[] Go bother the men in blue – You see them from time to time, the strange men in blue walking neatly in the street with those strange tube made of metal and wood hanging off their shoulders. They look so…incredible, perhaps you should talk to them?
Time: 6 years
DC:40/80/100 Cost: None Reward:???
[] Write in, subject to QM Veto.
Diplomacy: “Approaching others is a bit embarrassing.”
[] Go outside play with your peers – the basics of being a child, go outside with your fellow kids and play around, observe the world, and just socialize.
Time: 6 years
DC:20/45/85/100 Cost: None Reward: Friends, bonus to diplo. Possible Traits. ???
[] Go talk to the workers – You are a factory’s brat, as you heard the adults call you. Maybe you should try to talk with the factory workers? Your father seems well-liked among them.
Time: 6 years
DC:15/40/80/100 Cost:None Reward: Bonus to reputations among workers, bonus to diplomacy. Possible Traits.??
[] Talk to the Foreman – …He like to yell at people a lot, but your dad seems to listen to him, maybe you should approach him?
Time: 6 years
DC:80/100 Cost: None Reward: bonus to diplomacy. Possible Traits.???
[] Write-in, subject to QM veto.
Stewardship: “1+1= erhhhh 4?”
[] Find Work – Money is really important apparently, and your father said something about compulsory school and “money grubbing landowners not doing their duty”, since money is made by working, maybe you could try it out.
Time: 6 years
DC:15/40/80/100 Cost:None Reward: Money, working skills. Possible Traits. ???
[] Write-in, Subject to QM veto
Learning: “Those book things look interesting”
[X] Learn Polish – Your mother tongue, of course you can speak it!
Time: 6 years
DC: Auto success Cost: none Reward: Perfect polish
[] Learn German – It is the language of the Emperor and the Empire, everyone important speak it, learning it seems like it would be interesting, if only you could find someone to teach you.
Time: 6 years
DC:10/35/75/100 Cost: None Reward: can speak Germans to varying degrees. Possible Traits. ???
[] Learn how to read and write – it is how you put word on papers so that you can see them, according to your mothers. This seems like an absolutely magical thing to you! luckily, both she and your father seem to know how to do it!
Time: 6 years
DC: Autopass/25/65/100 Cost: None Reward: Varying degrees of mastery over letters. Bonus to Find work action. Possible Traits. ???
[] Learn numbers – Numbers apparently help for many things, like counting people, or money, something really important in short! You’re supposed to learn this in school, but it doesn’t hurt to start early right?
Time: 6 years
DC: Autopass/25/65/100 Cost: None Reward: Varying degrees of mastery over number. Bonus to Find work actions. Possible Traits. ???
[] Write-in, Subject to QM veto
Piety: “Yes dad, I finished my prayer.”
[] Attend the Church – Your parents want to take you to the church to attend the mass and speak to the priest, though they are willing to wait until you are older, it is somewhat of an inevitability to go there eventually, but perhaps it is of interest you?
Time: 6 years
DC: Autosuccess/30/70/100 Cost: None Reward: Meet the Faith. Bonus to Piety Socialize Possible Traits. ???
[] Help out at charities – Another thing organized by the church; charity, giving alms and distributing blanket to poor people (well, poorer than you), and caring for them. You are a bit young, but it is never too soon to be kind, right?
Time: 6 years
DC: Autosuccess/30/70/100 Cost: None Reward: Increased relationship with priesthood and poor of Krakow. Bonus to Piety. Meet people. Socialize. Possible New traits. ???
[] Write-in, Subject to QM veto
Intrigue: “….I am not in trouble, am I ?
[] Prank people – That’s something people your age do, right? It’s pretty fun to scare people, much less when they catch you though, and even less when you go home. Ouch.
Time: 6 years
DC:20/45/85/100 Cost: None Reward: Bonus to Intrigue. Possible Traits. A Spanking. ???
[] Steal – You are poor, people will understand right?...Better not tell your parents though.
Time: 6 years
DC:20/45/85/100 Cost: None Reward: Bonus to Intrigue. Possible traits. Really angry parents. ???
[] Write-in, Subject to QM veto
Vote is plan based! I’ll leave the vote open until saturday.
Behind him, another worker speaks up.
“Calm down Miłosz, everything is going to be fine, the old lady helped every family from the factory deliver their kids, she know what she is doing.”
The nervous man-Miłosz- stops his pacing to look up at his colleague, eyes wilds.
“Shut up Kazimierz! It’s my first one, let me be nervous you dupek! You weren’t any better when it was your turn!”
Kazimierz raises his hand in surrender.
“Alright, Alright, you keep it up, just remember not to spend too long, the foreman isn’t in the best of mood today, we can’t cover for you too long.”
Miłosz only answer was to irritably wave his colleagues away, resuming his pacing.
With a chuckle and a shrug, Kazimierz left the place, leaving the place.
But before he could leave, a piercing cry could be heard from inside the building, startling both men, leaving them rooted on the spot.
It took a few moments before a veiled old lady made her way out, wiping her wrinkled hand with a clean cloth.
“Congratulations, it’s a boy.”
She barely had the time to finish, before Miłosz rushed in, almost knocking the old lady
down and leaving her grumbling about overexcited youngsters.
Inside the building, a young lady in a white nightgown lay on the bed, her dark long hair clinging to her forehead as perspiration rolled down her face down to her neck, her fair face smiling down tiredly at a bundle a clothes held in her arms, her bright blue eyes staring into it.
“Maria!”
She looked up at Miłosz, keeping her smiling face.
“Come Miłosz, hold your son.”
Trembling, he approached the bed, holding out both arms to take the bundle, looking into it, a small face with blue eyes greeted him, a small tuft of dark hair on his head. From the doorway, Kazimierz smiled.
“My son, My son” cried the new father, holding his infant close to his chest.
Maria looked softly at the two.
“What shall we name him?” she asked.
The worker paused for a moment, looking at his wife and child, before exclaiming in excitement.
[] vote on your name! Your surname is Kowalski
But tell us young child, how shall you spend your first years?
6 actions to spend as you wish + 1 locked on learning polish.
Martial: “Fighting is fun”.
[] Pick a fight with the other kids in the neighborhood– The older kids in your street like to pick on the younger kids like yourself, no way you are letting them get away with it!
Time: 6 years
DC: Autosuccess/15/55/100 Cost: None Reward: Bonus to Personal combat. Possible Traits. ???
[] Play battle! – A favorite past time of youth find a few sticks and lead your fellow hero to glorious battle against the vile Turk/Russian, or whatever struck yours fancy at the time, winner get to take the other side buttons. (necessitate the Action Go outside and play with your peers.)
Time: 6 years
DC: Autosuccess/ Autosucces/ 40/100 Cost: None Reward: Possible Traits. small chance of a personal combat bonus. ???
[] Go bother the men in blue – You see them from time to time, the strange men in blue walking neatly in the street with those strange tube made of metal and wood hanging off their shoulders. They look so…incredible, perhaps you should talk to them?
Time: 6 years
DC:40/80/100 Cost: None Reward:???
[] Write in, subject to QM Veto.
Diplomacy: “Approaching others is a bit embarrassing.”
[] Go outside play with your peers – the basics of being a child, go outside with your fellow kids and play around, observe the world, and just socialize.
Time: 6 years
DC:20/45/85/100 Cost: None Reward: Friends, bonus to diplo. Possible Traits. ???
[] Go talk to the workers – You are a factory’s brat, as you heard the adults call you. Maybe you should try to talk with the factory workers? Your father seems well-liked among them.
Time: 6 years
DC:15/40/80/100 Cost:None Reward: Bonus to reputations among workers, bonus to diplomacy. Possible Traits.??
[] Talk to the Foreman – …He like to yell at people a lot, but your dad seems to listen to him, maybe you should approach him?
Time: 6 years
DC:80/100 Cost: None Reward: bonus to diplomacy. Possible Traits.???
[] Write-in, subject to QM veto.
Stewardship: “1+1= erhhhh 4?”
[] Find Work – Money is really important apparently, and your father said something about compulsory school and “money grubbing landowners not doing their duty”, since money is made by working, maybe you could try it out.
Time: 6 years
DC:15/40/80/100 Cost:None Reward: Money, working skills. Possible Traits. ???
[] Write-in, Subject to QM veto
Learning: “Those book things look interesting”
[X] Learn Polish – Your mother tongue, of course you can speak it!
Time: 6 years
DC: Auto success Cost: none Reward: Perfect polish
[] Learn German – It is the language of the Emperor and the Empire, everyone important speak it, learning it seems like it would be interesting, if only you could find someone to teach you.
Time: 6 years
DC:10/35/75/100 Cost: None Reward: can speak Germans to varying degrees. Possible Traits. ???
[] Learn how to read and write – it is how you put word on papers so that you can see them, according to your mothers. This seems like an absolutely magical thing to you! luckily, both she and your father seem to know how to do it!
Time: 6 years
DC: Autopass/25/65/100 Cost: None Reward: Varying degrees of mastery over letters. Bonus to Find work action. Possible Traits. ???
[] Learn numbers – Numbers apparently help for many things, like counting people, or money, something really important in short! You’re supposed to learn this in school, but it doesn’t hurt to start early right?
Time: 6 years
DC: Autopass/25/65/100 Cost: None Reward: Varying degrees of mastery over number. Bonus to Find work actions. Possible Traits. ???
[] Write-in, Subject to QM veto
Piety: “Yes dad, I finished my prayer.”
[] Attend the Church – Your parents want to take you to the church to attend the mass and speak to the priest, though they are willing to wait until you are older, it is somewhat of an inevitability to go there eventually, but perhaps it is of interest you?
Time: 6 years
DC: Autosuccess/30/70/100 Cost: None Reward: Meet the Faith. Bonus to Piety Socialize Possible Traits. ???
[] Help out at charities – Another thing organized by the church; charity, giving alms and distributing blanket to poor people (well, poorer than you), and caring for them. You are a bit young, but it is never too soon to be kind, right?
Time: 6 years
DC: Autosuccess/30/70/100 Cost: None Reward: Increased relationship with priesthood and poor of Krakow. Bonus to Piety. Meet people. Socialize. Possible New traits. ???
[] Write-in, Subject to QM veto
Intrigue: “….I am not in trouble, am I ?
[] Prank people – That’s something people your age do, right? It’s pretty fun to scare people, much less when they catch you though, and even less when you go home. Ouch.
Time: 6 years
DC:20/45/85/100 Cost: None Reward: Bonus to Intrigue. Possible Traits. A Spanking. ???
[] Steal – You are poor, people will understand right?...Better not tell your parents though.
Time: 6 years
DC:20/45/85/100 Cost: None Reward: Bonus to Intrigue. Possible traits. Really angry parents. ???
[] Write-in, Subject to QM veto
Vote is plan based! I’ll leave the vote open until saturday.
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Blasterbot
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[X] plan cute little soldier boy
-[X] Name Filip
-[X] Go outside play with your peers – the basics of being a child, go outside with your fellow kids and play around, observe the world, and just socialize.
-[X] Pick a fight with the other kids in the neighborhood– The older kids in your street like to pick on the younger kids like yourself, no way you are letting them get away with it!
-[X] Play battle! – A favorite past time of youth find a few sticks and lead your fellow hero to glorious battle against the vile Turk/Russian, or whatever struck yours fancy at the time, winner get to take the other side buttons. (necessitate the Action Go outside and play with your peers.)
-[X] Go bother the men in blue – You see them from time to time, the strange men in blue walking neatly in the street with those strange tube made of metal and wood hanging off their shoulders. They look so…incredible, perhaps you should talk to them?
-[X] Learn how to read and write – it is how you put word on papers so that you can see them, according to your mothers. This seems like an absolutely magical thing to you! luckily, both she and your father seem to know how to do it!
-[X] Learn German – It is the language of the Emperor and the Empire, everyone important speak it, learning it seems like it would be interesting, if only you could find someone to teach you.
[X] Learn Polish – Your mother tongue, of course you can speak it!
[X] Learn numbers – Numbers apparently help for many things, like counting people, or money, something really important in short! You’re supposed to learn this in school, but it doesn’t hurt to start early right?
Am willing to discuss plan in more depth When I get home in 4 or so hours
-[X] Name Filip
-[X] Go outside play with your peers – the basics of being a child, go outside with your fellow kids and play around, observe the world, and just socialize.
-[X] Pick a fight with the other kids in the neighborhood– The older kids in your street like to pick on the younger kids like yourself, no way you are letting them get away with it!
-[X] Play battle! – A favorite past time of youth find a few sticks and lead your fellow hero to glorious battle against the vile Turk/Russian, or whatever struck yours fancy at the time, winner get to take the other side buttons. (necessitate the Action Go outside and play with your peers.)
-[X] Go bother the men in blue – You see them from time to time, the strange men in blue walking neatly in the street with those strange tube made of metal and wood hanging off their shoulders. They look so…incredible, perhaps you should talk to them?
-[X] Learn how to read and write – it is how you put word on papers so that you can see them, according to your mothers. This seems like an absolutely magical thing to you! luckily, both she and your father seem to know how to do it!
-[X] Learn German – It is the language of the Emperor and the Empire, everyone important speak it, learning it seems like it would be interesting, if only you could find someone to teach you.
[X] Learn Polish – Your mother tongue, of course you can speak it!
[X] Learn numbers – Numbers apparently help for many things, like counting people, or money, something really important in short! You’re supposed to learn this in school, but it doesn’t hurt to start early right?
Am willing to discuss plan in more depth When I get home in 4 or so hours
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Blasterbot
Well-known member
On break. Picked all the available martial options to hopefully get a useful trait but even mediocre results should help. Picked learning German as it seems really important. Had to pick up polish. Picked up reading and counting as well. We are set up for military work or going to school. If we end up needing to work to help the family we can do clerk work and avoid being on the dangerous factory floor.
Arlos
Sad Monarchist
Working in the factory would be illegal, according to law, you cannot do dangerous work until you are 12.
Finding work would be clerk work, hawker, shoeshiner... etc etc.
You also have 6 years of compulsory schooling starting at 6 years old, what you get from it can vary wildly depending on result, there are actually 4 grade in elementary school, with grade 1 and 2 being what most people end up doing, those years are more focused on socializing, formatting and propaganda (aka indoctrination) than learning useful skills.(you still learn basic mathematic and reading/writing)
Only from grade 3 do you start learning really useful stuff.
Afterward, you still have middle school that is really hard to get into.
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Blasterbot
Well-known member
after this turn do you want to stay on a learning secondary focus or diversify a bit?
Arlos
Sad Monarchist
Wait, you've got an action too many here!
... I'll let it pass this time since I am already writing the update, but I'll find a way to compensate for it.
Blasterbot
Well-known member
sorry
you listed it as 6 +1 locked action. so I thought 7 total. 3 ideas 1 I will drop 1 that tri2 agrees with, 2 up the DC of each action by 10-15, 3 guaranteed bad event for us. sorry about that. when writing that instruction 5+1 locked or 6-1 locked would have been clearer.
if we need to drop an action would you rather it be German or numbers? we will likely pick up what we drop next turn if possible but which do you think?
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Arlos
Sad Monarchist
It’s ok, I’ll just take it this time since I started writing and already rolled, I’ll just find a way to make it up later on.
Well, it is 7 action in total, it’s just that one of them is locked on polish, sorry if that wasn’t clear.
edit: btw, are you still ok to proofread?
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Blasterbot
Well-known member
oh. I have 8 actions. now I feel silly.
Arlos
Sad Monarchist
It is also my fault for not noticing earlier. I shouldn't have counted when I had only 2 hour of sleep, turn out even simple maths can get complicated.