Arlos

Sad Monarchist
Btw, if you guys have some question, don’t hesitate, I can give you anything your character should know.
 

Arlos

Sad Monarchist
Is German taught in schooling? Or is that only by asking the soldiers.
No, in fact it’s not even asked of soldiers(the one you found was an exception as he was German), only officers, if you go to a military academy or a cadet school you will be expected to learn several languages.(usually Czech, Germans, Hungarians and french)
You can learn Germans by looking for people who speak it, and most likely, if you go the Oberrealschulen ( a mix between middle school and high school) your teacher would be able to teach you as well.
 
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Turn 2 results

Arlos

Sad Monarchist
It is the year 1892.

Your name is Filip Kowalski and these past six years were pretty fruitful for you. You made friends, played outside, got scolded, beat up older boys, got spanked and learned that fighting and mathematics were a lot of fun!



You have been growing pretty well otherwise, you currently tower over everyone your age, easily looking one or two years older, your mother started getting big three years ago, and somehow, you got a little brother some time later. He is chubby, likes to follow you around, and looks more like your father than you do, your parents named him Albert. Your mother was pretty tired after your brother appeared for some reason; she still doesn’t leave the house often.



Your father on the other hand has been coughing a lot, sometime, you think you see a bit of red on his handkerchief, Mother has been trying to tell him to see a doctor, but your father waved her off, saying that they didn’t have the money to pay the doctor and needed to save for both yours and your brother's tuition fees.



Thankfully, his work quality hasn’t slipped, and the foreman seems to be giving him some leniency.


Speaking of which, the foreman proposed to you a job to help with accounting, to make use of your “god given talents” as he put it, he pays well, for a kid, that is. He apparently talked about it to the factory owner, who agreed to give you work.

Unfortunately for you, fun time seems to be at an end, as two major obligations seem to have come down on you this year, first off, you have to go to compulsory school for the next six years, both of your parents have mixed feeling about it, as they understand your talents could bloom if you went, but they remember not learning anything important themselves back when it was them going to school.

Your second obligation isn’t one imposed by the State but by your parents, they want you to attend church starting now, and not going isn’t an option, your parents are pretty adamant about it, saying that it is important to care for the soul and meet the community.



5 Actions+ 2 locked.



Martial:
You’ve defeated every bully around, “conquered” your part of the city, and all around has a lot of fun, but perhaps there may still be some mayhem to be raised?



[X] Keep bothering the Soldiers– You’ve learned a lot of interesting things interacting with the soldiers and they have started to open up to you, perhaps you could learn even more things from them, soldiers life is just so fascinating after all. Your interest in military matters makes your mother more and more worried, you wonder why.



Time: 6 years



DC:20/60/100 Cost: None Reward:???

Roll: 10+5=15

Unfortunately, while the soldiers still spend time with you, you do not manage get closer to them or learn anything from them.

Results: Nothing.



Diplomacy: You’ve gotten a lot better at talking with others, and you have a lot of friends now, Gustaw always complain about the mess you leave behind though, honestly, he just doesn’t knows how to play. No fun.



[X] Look after your brother– Your parents are not at their best at the moment, and you know how rough it can be for a young kid out there, perhaps you should look after your brother, make sure nothing happens to him?



Time: 6 years



DC: Autosuccess/30/60/100 Cost: None Reward: bonus to diplomacy. Possible Traits. Better Relationship with your brother. ???

Roll:52+5=57

You spend time showing you brother around, introducing him, glaring down bullies and helping him with his schoolwork, your brother has a pretty good infancy as a result, he likes you a lot and both him and your parents appreciate that you spend time with him.

Results: +2 diplomacy, better relationship with your family, your brother has a happy childhood.


Stewardship: With your talent in numbers, looking after money should be a breeze for you.


[X] Accounting work – The foreman at the factory asked you to come and help with the accounting work at the factory, apparently, he was quite impressed by your mathematics despite your young age and wish to put it to good use.



Time: 6 years



DC: Autosuccess/10/60/100 Cost: None Reward: 200 Krone with a possible bonus depending on rolls, working skills. Possible Traits. Bonus to stewardship.???

Roll: 18+10=28

Turn out accounting isn't quite as simple as just applying mathematic, it involve many different way of keeping track of stocks and verifying that you are not getting bamboozled on materials, in the end, the foreman and the factory owner were still quite satisfied with your work and give you a small bonus, plus you learned quite a bit about administration.

Results: +2 Stewardship, 250 Krones.

[X] Accounting work, household version – There is no doubt about it; you are the best when it comes to numbers in your household, your father and mother would most likely agree to have you help with managing the family finance.



Time: 6 years



DC: Autosuccess/10/60/100 Cost: None Reward: Better management of family budget. Possible Traits. Bonus to stewardship.???

Roll: 61+10=71

On the other hand, keeping track of your family money and planning the necessary spending proved much, much easier, yours parents helped you do it until you turned 10, before leaving you to do it on your own, thanks to your careful management, your household has managed to save quite a bit of money despite the necessary extra expenses, like yours and your brother tuition fees or your father medical expense, organization is key to a good life.

Reward: +2 stewardship, Trait Organized +2 stewardship +1 action.

Learning: You simply cannot understand how any of those words and letters make senses, they simply are neither natural nor rational, unlike numbers, numbers are amazing.


[X] Learn how to read and write – ….Those damned senseless letters, they shall not stump you, you refuse to be beaten by those damned things, your mother is still ready to teach, and you are still willing to learn, you shall have the last word.



Time: 6 years



DC: Autopass/25/65/100 Cost: None Reward: Varying degrees of mastery over letters. Bonus to Find work action. Possible Traits. ???

Rolls: 64+5= 69

You did it, between your mother and school, you stubbornly worked on your letters until you managed to master the basics... and then you went beyond, just to spite your previous difficulty, you practiced your writing until your hand were sore, and keep reading anything you could get your hand on again and again until you almost fell asleep from boredom. In the end, even your teacher was surprised by your progress and nobody could ever tell that you once struggled learning how to write and read.
All is well.

Reward: Know how to read and can write to a good level, Trait Skilled writer +1 Learning +1 Diplomacy + 1 Intrigue +5 to writing action.

[X] Compulsory schooling – The time has come for you to finally attend this school thing, it is a place where you shall socialize, learn about the greatness of the Emperor and the necessity of the church while learning the basics of reading, writing and arithmetic on the side.



Time: 6 years



DC: Autosuccess/15/65/100 Cost: 24 Krone Reward: Finish compulsory schooling. Possible Traits. ???


74+5+5+10= 94

A lot of what you were supposed to learn in compulsory school, you had already learnt beforehand, has a result, and to the surprise of your teacher, you blew through the grade, in you first year you got an almost perfect score at the end of the year and managed to get to the next grade in only one year... and then proceeded to do the same 4 years in a row.
In the end, after 6 years of compulsory schooling you managed to not only be one of the rare few to enter grade four, but you finished far ahead of your classmate in terms of results, your teacher was ecstatic, and so was your school principal, they managed to get you a royal scholarship to further your study, and encouraged you to further your study.

Your parents are happy as well, while they may have have a rather dim view of compulsory schooling, they knows that higher schooling means you will at least become middle class, if not higher.

All in all, you have quite a few possibilities opened to you in the future.

Reward: More options to choose from in the future, Trait Graduated with Honor +1 to all stats.

Piety: Your parents are taking you to the church from now on, no matter your protests.

[X] Attend the Church – Your parents want to take you to the church to attend the mass and speak to the priest, They’ve decided it was finally time for you to go.



Time: 6 years



DC: Autosuccess/25/65/100 Cost: None Reward: Meet the Faith. Bonus to Piety. Socialize. Possible Traits. ???

Roll: 35+5=40

Attending the church was an interesting experience, it helped you understand many things about God, the world, and humanity as a whole, and while you are not the most pious by far, it definitely made your faith in god stronger.

Reward: +2 Piety, Knowledge about the Church, God, and the Bible.

Note from QM: sorry for the delay, I am currently in exam period.
next up, 2 interlude and a decision to make.
 
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Newspapers

Arlos

Sad Monarchist
War averted!

Despite the increased tension between Spain and the United States over the Cuban revolt following the reporting of Spanish atrocities in the American press and the mysterious explosion of the Maine, it seems that peace will prevail this time, after many negotiations and meetings between President William McKinley and the King of Spain, Alphonse II and his government, the latter has seen fit, in his infinite generosity and wisdom, to recall the Spanish troops present, and recognize the nation of Cuba and the legitimacy of its government.

This development seems to have vindicated the isolationist wing of the United States of America, who now lobby for more isolation and find their support growing amongst the population.
What does this mean for the future? Only God may know.


"J'accuse!" Scandal in France.

Today, Internationally recognized French writer Emile Zola wrote inflammatory article in French newspaper "L'aurore" denouncing the sentence of Captain Alfred Dreyfus and the acquitting of Commander Esterhazy, calling out the collusion between military and political official in the entire process to suppress their mistakes, the mishandling of justice, and the proof pointing out the treason of the commander, already, the General staff is calling him out for his defamation, with the minister of war, General Billot, already promising legal retribution.
 
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Interlude

Arlos

Sad Monarchist
Interlude:



You are seated in your classroom, listening attentively to Mr. Cieślak lesson on imperial history, your metallic pen scratching the paper of your notebook, the noise one of many in the room, when a knock on the door disturb the studious air of the classroom.



Your teacher stops speaking, glance at the door, a small frown of displeasure on his severe face, before going to open it. At the entryways, in the gap between Mr. Cieślak and the door frame, you catch a glimpse of Ms. Woźniak , the secretary of the headmaster, standing there.



From where you are, you can only catch your teacher's profile, but he seems surprised for an instant, they exchange a few words in hushed voices before the teacher turned toward the students.



“Listen class, I must leave the room to speak with Ms. Woźniakdo. Do not make a ruckus while I am gone, or I’ll have to punish you”



Finished with his warning, he left with the secretary, closing the door behind him as he went.

As soon as he was gone, the room was awash with whispering as everyone started speculating about what was going on as only school children can.



“Do you think they’re here because of the prank Heinrich pulled last week? But I thought no one caught him! Do you think someone tattled? No way! If that happens, we need to teach whoever spoke a lesson!”





“Nah, can’t be, Heinrich is the constable's son anyways, the headmaster wouldn’t get involved unless he did something really terrible.”



“Guys, I know what’s going on, I heard Gustav, was seeing Adelajda, the daughter of the teacher from class three.”



“Hey! Who told you that?! Don’t go spreading it around!”



“Hahaha”



…..



And on they went, honestly, it was all pretty dull to you, why waste time wondering about what was going on when you would know in a few minutes? Sweeping your gaze across your agitated classmates, you snorted before concentrating on your notebook making sure you got your dates and historical events right. Nobody spoke to you, they knew better then to bother you when you worked on something, you usually didn’t even bother to acknowledge the person speaking to you.



The hubbub continued for a while, until your teacher abruptly opened the door, standing straight as a pike, gazing at the class in disapproval and stilling it into silence.

He kept the pose for a few moments, only the sound of you turning page disturbing the otherwise perfect silence.

Then he turned to look at you.



“Filip, the Headmaster wants to see you in his office now.”



You blinked, looking up from your books. Even as hushed whispers filled the room once again.



“Silence! I will not have chatterboxes in my class! Now, Filip, follow me.”



You couldn’t help but feel a tinge of worry, you had not picked a fight in a long time, surely, they were not here because of the little trouble you stirred as child? Ah, you thought you had been nothing but a dutiful subject and filial child in those past few years? Perhaps they thought you stained the school's reputation with your previous action.

Even as you doubted yourself, you still got up, towering over your classmates at 160 cm, your body well-muscled for a 12 years old, and followed Mr. Cieślak out of the classroom.

Your teacher did not turn to look at you, but Ms. Woźniak, apparently waiting for you two outsides, flashed you a smile that somewhat assuaged your worries. It couldn’t be that bad if she smiled at you right?

It took you three minutes to get to the headmaster office, the walk was spent in silence, none of you used to small talk.

Once in front of the solid wood door carved with the twin headed imperial eagle of the Principle's office, your nervousness came back to you, your hand sweaty due to the stress.

The secretary went to knock.

“Headmaster Kaczmarek, Mr. Cieślak and Filip are here.”



“Good, show them in.” answered the gruff voice of the principle.



As you were showed in by a smiling secretary, you immediately noticed the two people in the room.

One was an older man, around 60 years old, wearing an impeccable suit, he was rather corpulent, filling his solid wood chair rather well, his hair had all mostly turned gray, with a few black hair peeking out of his slightly receding hairline, he had an imposing imperial beard, and was puffing on a pipe, the smoke not hiding his bright brown eyes on his wrinkled face.

He was Pietrzak Kaczmarek, the headmaster, and though you had not seen him often, you could still recognize him easily.
The other person was someone you recognized even more easily, wearing cleaned-up work clothes, still taller than you at one meter and seventy centimeter he sat in front of the principle, his build impressive from all the physical word he did, but his face already showing some sign of the exhaustion of life, a few wrinkles accentuating his somewhat tired trait, some gray hair sprinkled here and there, hidden by his dirty blond-hair, he was smiling at you, his head twisted to look at the doorway, his blue eyes looking at you warmly.

He was your father.



You could only stare, a bit numb about whatever was happening, calling in the parents usually meant things were really, really bad, but once again, he was smiling, so what was going on here?



“Ah, Mr. Cieślak, Filip we were waiting for you. Take a seat, we were just speaking about you with your father.”



I went to sat down to the right of my father; my teacher sat to the left.



“As I was saying earlier Mr. Kowalski, your son results are exceptional in all matters, he is without a doubt one of the best students in our school since its founding, if not the best, he works with a rigor I have rarely seen in…. well, anyone really. This alone would have warranted a scholarship so that he could further his study…but as it happens, Mr. Cieślak noticed the scribble the Filip wrote in his notebook from time to time.”



Your father frowned and you felt yourself sweat even more.



“Scribble?”



This time it was Mr. Cieślak who spoke out.



“Yes, I thought it was nothing but a young kid passing his time when bored, considering his marks and his usual studiousness, I was only planning to scold him before his classmate, but when I got a closer look, I noticed that were all mathematical formula…”



He paused.



“Advanced Mathematical formula if I may add, not only for his age, but even for the teaching staff, it was…. difficult to understand, definitely not something I taught.”



The Principle puffed on his pipe a bit, seeming quite happy.



“I took the liberties to send a copy to an old colleague of mine in the university of Vienna… he seemed fascinated at the idea that a 12 years old boy could reach such a level on his own, without anyone to teach him.”



“What?” You croaked out, speaking for the first time since you entered the room.



Your father on the other hand did not seems surprised, his frown smoothed.



“So, it’s about this in the end.”



The principle chuckles.



“Yes, I expected you would have noticed, there is no doubt about the fact that your son is a true genius of mathematics, my friend and I talked about it for a while, and we managed to not only get a significant royal scholarship for him, but a letter of recommendation, from the headmaster of the Vienna institute to give to any school of your choosing. Let it not be said that the Emperor dislike talented people.”



He looked at you with a smile.





“Shall we speak about your future?”





Military path:


-[] Path of the Cadet: Wait until you are 14, then go to a Kadettenschulen from 14 to 18, after which you will get a posting in the army, and within 2 to 4 years(average) you will reach the rank of leutnant.



-[] Path of the military academies: First go to the Unterrealschulen until 14, before passing on to the Oberrealschulen until 18, after which you have a 3 years course in a Militärakademiebefore joining into one of the various branches of the army with a grade of leutnant.



-[] Just wait until you are 18 and either enlist or get conscripted.



-[] Write-in, subject to QM veto



Civilian path:


-[] University path: First go to the Unterrealschulen until 14, before passing on to the Oberrealschulen until 18 then enter an university of choice to study what you want for 4 to 5 years, it is a scientific education.



-[] Fachhochschule path : Similar to the university path, except it is 3 or 4 years of studies unlike 4 to 5 and it is more concentrated on practical skills.



-[] Do not pursue higher education, and go back to work in the factory and take care of your family.



-[] Do not pursue higher education and do something else.

--[] What?



-[] Write-in, subject to QM veto



QM note: Pfew, I suck at writing those kind of scenes.
Anyways, With this, I will tell you that I have already left one clue about which universe you guys are in.
 

Blasterbot

Well-known member
[X] Path of the military academies: First go to the Unterrealschulen until 14, before passing on to the Oberrealschulen until 18, after which you have a 3 years course in a Militärakademiebefore joining into one of the various branches of the army with a grade of leutnant.

we have been talkng about going military. we want to get in the officer corps. this is the best path for it.
 

Fezzes

Prince And Emperor
-[X] Path of the military academies: First go to the Unterrealschulen until 14, before passing on to the Oberrealschulen until 18, after which you have a 3 years course in a Militärakademiebefore joining into one of the various branches of the army with a grade of leutnant.

I was about to make some kind of "experience vs training" argument, but that doesn't really make sense here.
 

Arlos

Sad Monarchist
Oh, you will be expected to slowly start paying for yourself starting next turn; You’re lucky to have royal subsidy, but even though I didn’t do the calculations I think it’s not enough to pay for everything.

just thought I’d give some more information.
 

Grav

A confused leftist
[X] Path of the military academies: First go to the Unterrealschulen until 14, before passing on to the Oberrealschulen until 18, after which you have a 3 years course in a Militärakademiebefore joining into one of the various branches of the army with a grade of leutnant.
 

tri2

Well-known member
[X] Path of the military academies: First go to the Unterrealschulen until 14, before passing on to the Oberrealschulen until 18, after which you have a 3 years course in a Militärakademiebefore joining into one of the various branches of the army with a grade of leutnant.
 

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