Quest A Tale of Extreme Focus, A CKII Quest set in ???
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Arlos
Sad Monarchist
I’ll try, but no promise!Hope the update comes sooner rather than later then
I’ll be spending the next fews days with my family.
tri2
Well-known member
Same here.
Turn 3
Arlos
Sad Monarchist
Your name is Filip Kowalski, the year is 1898 and you are now on the path to a career as a military officer, your parents are both proud and worried about your decision, worried about the risk of death in battle, and proud that you will become a dashing military officer in the service of his majesty, the Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, your teacher and the principle bemoan your choice, thinking you are wasting your potential in pursuing such a violent occupation and that you would be more suited to scientific study at the university of Vienna, your friends on the other hand, are hardly surprised, knowing that you were of a rather militant nature, both in mind and body, your brother merely congratulated you in his shy, awkward way, happy that you were getting ahead in life.
Those last six years, things went up for the Kowalski family, your family's health has improved greatly compared to before, your father managed to beat the disease with the help of a doctor, going back to work harder than ever and your mother is taking care of your brother’s education, as she did with you, finally recuperating from her pregnancy and socializing with the neighborhood wives once more.
Your brother is growing up to be the complete opposite of you, despite being protected by you in his childhood, or perhaps because of it, he is a shy and rather awkward person, with few if almost no friends, contrary to you, who is growing up to be a massive man with a talent for violence, he is small and mousy, with absolutely no capacity for battle in any form, he is however, quite smart and sneaky. Albert did quite well in his study, even if not as good as you, and seems interested in the career of a civil servant, your father couldn’t help but be exasperated at both of his son’s desire to pursue expensive studies despite the fact that you are a rather poor family.
Of course, considering that you are both talented and capable, he simply cannot bring himself to leave you to live the same live he did.
As for yourself, you are quite proud of the progress you made in the last few years, you advanced by leaps and bounds in writing and reading, eventually reaching a level that made your teacher blush, and earned quite a lot of money for a young child from a working class family using your talents with numbers.
You have unfortunately lost sight of quite a few of your friends from your younger years as a result of your focus on self-improvement and preparation for the future, only your closest friends stayed with you, the ones living in the same worker barrack as you, it saddened you a bit, to see your childhood disappearing like a hazy mirage, but sacrifice must be made for yours and your family future and time has come for you to grow out of the world of children.
Your time in the Church hasn’t only strengthened your faith, it gave you a firmer will, and a better vision of the future.
Of note, your parents expect you to start paying some of your expense now that you are, by all account, an adult capable of working almost any job. Something to take into consideration in the coming years.
Gain Trait Strong Body +2 Personal Combat, +10 to fertility rolls and health Rolls.
Gain Large Royal Subsidy until the end of your studies, +600 Krones per turn.
6 actions + 2 locked.
Martial: Now that you have chosen that your future shall be in warfare, perhaps the time has come to be more serious about what you shall do to prepare yourself, you have several options opened to you after discussing with the people around you.
Diplomacy: Networking is an important part of life, and the higher you wish to go the more important those connection you made are, you never know when one of them might come in handy after all.
Stewardship: You learned that numbers was one thing, and accounting was another thing, not entirely, of course, but you have a newfound appreciation for people who do those kinds of works, perhaps you may learn more about it in the coming years.
Learning: For the next 6 years you will be going through the Unterrealschulen for 2 years and then an Oberrealschulen specialized in preparation for military school for 4 years, this will be a busy few years for you, but there is always more to learn, and you are an eager student.
Piety: Going to the Church wasn't as bad as you expected, and while you do no understand the sheer fervor some show, your faith has been considerably bolstered.
Intrigue: You’ve never been interested in the darker aspect of life, but it is never too late to learn.
[] Double down; Allow you to add a +20 to a roll by spending another action on it.
Current Money: 226 Krones.
Income:+600
Expense:-72 Krones cost of living.
QM note: merry christmas everyone!
Those last six years, things went up for the Kowalski family, your family's health has improved greatly compared to before, your father managed to beat the disease with the help of a doctor, going back to work harder than ever and your mother is taking care of your brother’s education, as she did with you, finally recuperating from her pregnancy and socializing with the neighborhood wives once more.
Your brother is growing up to be the complete opposite of you, despite being protected by you in his childhood, or perhaps because of it, he is a shy and rather awkward person, with few if almost no friends, contrary to you, who is growing up to be a massive man with a talent for violence, he is small and mousy, with absolutely no capacity for battle in any form, he is however, quite smart and sneaky. Albert did quite well in his study, even if not as good as you, and seems interested in the career of a civil servant, your father couldn’t help but be exasperated at both of his son’s desire to pursue expensive studies despite the fact that you are a rather poor family.
Of course, considering that you are both talented and capable, he simply cannot bring himself to leave you to live the same live he did.
As for yourself, you are quite proud of the progress you made in the last few years, you advanced by leaps and bounds in writing and reading, eventually reaching a level that made your teacher blush, and earned quite a lot of money for a young child from a working class family using your talents with numbers.
You have unfortunately lost sight of quite a few of your friends from your younger years as a result of your focus on self-improvement and preparation for the future, only your closest friends stayed with you, the ones living in the same worker barrack as you, it saddened you a bit, to see your childhood disappearing like a hazy mirage, but sacrifice must be made for yours and your family future and time has come for you to grow out of the world of children.
Your time in the Church hasn’t only strengthened your faith, it gave you a firmer will, and a better vision of the future.
Of note, your parents expect you to start paying some of your expense now that you are, by all account, an adult capable of working almost any job. Something to take into consideration in the coming years.
Gain Trait Strong Body +2 Personal Combat, +10 to fertility rolls and health Rolls.
Gain Large Royal Subsidy until the end of your studies, +600 Krones per turn.
6 actions + 2 locked.
Martial: Now that you have chosen that your future shall be in warfare, perhaps the time has come to be more serious about what you shall do to prepare yourself, you have several options opened to you after discussing with the people around you.
[] Ask for help from the soldiers – You’ve spent most of your youth spending time with soldiers, they know you, quite a few of them appreciate you, you could approach them and ask them to teach you what it mean to be a soldiers.
Time: 6 years
DC: 10/35/60/100 Cost: None Reward: Possible Traits, better relationship with soldiers, bonus to military academy rolls.
[] Buy and read military books – Europe has a long history of warfare, with many great military minds appearing throughout its history, from Caesar to Napoleon, there is much to learn about war from book… as long as you are willing to pay.
Time: 6 years
DC: ?? Cost: 200 Krones Reward: Possible Traits, bonus to military academy rolls
[] Train your body – There is no doubt that you have a very strong body, you tower over people older than you, some fully grown already, and you have a solid musculature for a 12 years old, but you’re not one to simply rely on natural talents, you are sure you can truly bring your body to its full potential with training!
Time: 6 years
DC: ?? Cost: 10 Krones Reward: Possible Traits, Bonus to puberty rolls.
[] Pick fight with gangs – Gangs are a reality no matter which city you inhabit, when you were young, you used to fight bullies, who is to say you can’t do the same, but with bigger, meaner bullies? Granted, as someone aiming for a career as a soldier, it might be a bad look, and the Bundesgendarmere doesn’t appreciate troublemakers.
Time: 6 years
DC: 40/70/90/100 Cost: None Reward: Possible trait, ??
[] Write in, subject to QM Veto.
Time: 6 years
DC: 10/35/60/100 Cost: None Reward: Possible Traits, better relationship with soldiers, bonus to military academy rolls.
[] Buy and read military books – Europe has a long history of warfare, with many great military minds appearing throughout its history, from Caesar to Napoleon, there is much to learn about war from book… as long as you are willing to pay.
Time: 6 years
DC: ?? Cost: 200 Krones Reward: Possible Traits, bonus to military academy rolls
[] Train your body – There is no doubt that you have a very strong body, you tower over people older than you, some fully grown already, and you have a solid musculature for a 12 years old, but you’re not one to simply rely on natural talents, you are sure you can truly bring your body to its full potential with training!
Time: 6 years
DC: ?? Cost: 10 Krones Reward: Possible Traits, Bonus to puberty rolls.
[] Pick fight with gangs – Gangs are a reality no matter which city you inhabit, when you were young, you used to fight bullies, who is to say you can’t do the same, but with bigger, meaner bullies? Granted, as someone aiming for a career as a soldier, it might be a bad look, and the Bundesgendarmere doesn’t appreciate troublemakers.
Time: 6 years
DC: 40/70/90/100 Cost: None Reward: Possible trait, ??
[] Write in, subject to QM Veto.
Diplomacy: Networking is an important part of life, and the higher you wish to go the more important those connection you made are, you never know when one of them might come in handy after all.
[] Spend time with friends – Perhaps you should take some time to speak with your friends, you haven’t spent much time with them over the last few years and most of them are now starting to work, they’re still your childhood friends, and would probably appreciate it.
Time: 6 years
DC: 25 Cost: None Reward: Friendship.
[] Spend time with family – your parents are getting older, and your brother is at an important time of his life, you could take the time to help them.
Time: 6 years
DC: 20 Cost: None Reward: Bonus to your family rolls, better relationship with family.
[] look for a sweetheart—You are and adolescent going through puberty, more and more you are starting to notice the opposite sex, and you know you are expected to get married eventually, you could try and look for someone.
Time: 6 years
DC: ?? Cost: None Reward: Love interest.
[] Socialize with the workers -- The people thanks to who the factory can work, your father is popular amongst them and they are quite a hearty and warm-hearted bunch and they are quite open to you, especially as you grew amongst them, you do note that some of them are quite cross with you since you decided to join the army, in particular those that read a certain red book…
Time: 6 years
DC: ?? Cost: None Reward: Better relationship with workers.
[] Socialize with the Management—You’ve had the chance to come into contact with them as you worked in accounting, they are the owners, managers, and foreman of the factory, the ones that make sure everything run smoothly and the ones that pay you, they already liked you thanks to your academic prowess and work in accounting, but nowadays, they seems particularly happy to speak with you after you received a royal scholarship and made the decision to go to the military academy, you think they might be looking to make a connection with a future military officer.
Time: 6 years
DC: 20 Cost: None Reward: Better relationship with the Management, possible introduction to the high-class scene of Krakow, ???
[] Write in, subject to QM Veto.
Time: 6 years
DC: 25 Cost: None Reward: Friendship.
[] Spend time with family – your parents are getting older, and your brother is at an important time of his life, you could take the time to help them.
Time: 6 years
DC: 20 Cost: None Reward: Bonus to your family rolls, better relationship with family.
[] look for a sweetheart—You are and adolescent going through puberty, more and more you are starting to notice the opposite sex, and you know you are expected to get married eventually, you could try and look for someone.
Time: 6 years
DC: ?? Cost: None Reward: Love interest.
[] Socialize with the workers -- The people thanks to who the factory can work, your father is popular amongst them and they are quite a hearty and warm-hearted bunch and they are quite open to you, especially as you grew amongst them, you do note that some of them are quite cross with you since you decided to join the army, in particular those that read a certain red book…
Time: 6 years
DC: ?? Cost: None Reward: Better relationship with workers.
[] Socialize with the Management—You’ve had the chance to come into contact with them as you worked in accounting, they are the owners, managers, and foreman of the factory, the ones that make sure everything run smoothly and the ones that pay you, they already liked you thanks to your academic prowess and work in accounting, but nowadays, they seems particularly happy to speak with you after you received a royal scholarship and made the decision to go to the military academy, you think they might be looking to make a connection with a future military officer.
Time: 6 years
DC: 20 Cost: None Reward: Better relationship with the Management, possible introduction to the high-class scene of Krakow, ???
[] Write in, subject to QM Veto.
Stewardship: You learned that numbers was one thing, and accounting was another thing, not entirely, of course, but you have a newfound appreciation for people who do those kinds of works, perhaps you may learn more about it in the coming years.
[] Accountant work take two— The management approved your work in previous years and promised to give you a raise if you keep doing it, and you do need money in order to pay the cost of living and studying. The offer if here.
Time: 6 years
DC: Auto success/ 20/ 50 /100 Cost: None Reward: 250 Krones, possibly more depending on performance.
[] Look for further work—There is never enough money, especially considering the cost of two children looking for education in a lower class family like yours, it is possible for you to take on further work on top of your accountant work to make sure you won’t run out of money.
Time: 6 years
DC: Auto success/ 30/ 60/ 100 Cost: None Reward: Vary
[] Buy books on economic theory—Working in accounting has piqued you interest on the subject of the economy and its mechanics, nobody around you really understand how it works, even the foreman, who you are quite close with, doesn’t know, so you can only turn to the source of all knowledge; books.
Time: 6 years
DC: 20/45/75/100 Cost: 200 Reward: Knowledge on economy, possible traits, more options.
[] Write in, subject to QM Veto.
Time: 6 years
DC: Auto success/ 20/ 50 /100 Cost: None Reward: 250 Krones, possibly more depending on performance.
[] Look for further work—There is never enough money, especially considering the cost of two children looking for education in a lower class family like yours, it is possible for you to take on further work on top of your accountant work to make sure you won’t run out of money.
Time: 6 years
DC: Auto success/ 30/ 60/ 100 Cost: None Reward: Vary
[] Buy books on economic theory—Working in accounting has piqued you interest on the subject of the economy and its mechanics, nobody around you really understand how it works, even the foreman, who you are quite close with, doesn’t know, so you can only turn to the source of all knowledge; books.
Time: 6 years
DC: 20/45/75/100 Cost: 200 Reward: Knowledge on economy, possible traits, more options.
[] Write in, subject to QM Veto.
Learning: For the next 6 years you will be going through the Unterrealschulen for 2 years and then an Oberrealschulen specialized in preparation for military school for 4 years, this will be a busy few years for you, but there is always more to learn, and you are an eager student.
[] Finish learning Germans—When you were young, you learned the basic of German, unfortunately, you never mastered the language, now older, you are faintly aware, through your teacher, that in the high sphere of the Empire German is an obligation.
Time: 6 years
DC: Autosuccess/ 20/ 40/ 100 Cost: None Reward: Mastery of Germans both written and oral.
[] Learn Czech – Your friend in the army told you that in order to become an officer, it was important to learn 3 to 4 languages of empire, and though you will learn it at the military academy, it may be good to have a head start.
Time: 6 years
DC: 20/40/70/100 Cost: None Reward: Varying degree of mastery of the Czech languages
[] Learn Hungarian – The second most important language of the empire, an extremely important language for an officer, especially because of the military composition of the empire.
Time: 6 years
DC: 20/40/70/100 Cost: None Reward: Varying degree of mastery of the Czech languages
[] Tinker – You’re no mechanic and you haven’t learned any specific knowledge in regard to engineering and the like, but you did grow up in a factory, watching machinery move and you’ve played around with the soldiers rifles a bit, it might make a good hobby if you have the money to spare and who knows, you may be good at this?
Time: 6 years
DC: 40/ 65/ 85 / 100 Cost: 50 Krones None Reward: ???
[] Buy and read books to further your education—You can further your education in scientific field by buying books.
-[] Which subject?
Time: 6 years
DC: 10/35/65/100 Cost: 200 Reward: Knowledges, further options, Possible traits
[X] School curriculum— 6 more years of very expensive studies to prepare you for the Theresian military academy at Vienna, luckily for you, you don’t need to go to Vienna just yet, hopefully, those studies will be worth it.
Time: 6 years
DC: Auto success/ 10 / 30/1 00 Cost: 800 Krones Reward: Possible traits, opportunity to go to the military academy in Vienna.
[] Correspondence on mathematics—An unique opportunity offered to you by your Headmaster, indeed, the friend he send your notes to at the university of Vienna, has been interested in corresponding with you on the subject of mathematic, his name is August Adler, apparently a man of some renown in the field.
Time: 6 years
DC: 40 Cost: 10 Krones Reward: Further advance in the field of mathematic, a friend, more options to choose from.
[] Write in, subject to QM Veto.
Time: 6 years
DC: Autosuccess/ 20/ 40/ 100 Cost: None Reward: Mastery of Germans both written and oral.
[] Learn Czech – Your friend in the army told you that in order to become an officer, it was important to learn 3 to 4 languages of empire, and though you will learn it at the military academy, it may be good to have a head start.
Time: 6 years
DC: 20/40/70/100 Cost: None Reward: Varying degree of mastery of the Czech languages
[] Learn Hungarian – The second most important language of the empire, an extremely important language for an officer, especially because of the military composition of the empire.
Time: 6 years
DC: 20/40/70/100 Cost: None Reward: Varying degree of mastery of the Czech languages
[] Tinker – You’re no mechanic and you haven’t learned any specific knowledge in regard to engineering and the like, but you did grow up in a factory, watching machinery move and you’ve played around with the soldiers rifles a bit, it might make a good hobby if you have the money to spare and who knows, you may be good at this?
Time: 6 years
DC: 40/ 65/ 85 / 100 Cost: 50 Krones None Reward: ???
[] Buy and read books to further your education—You can further your education in scientific field by buying books.
-[] Which subject?
Time: 6 years
DC: 10/35/65/100 Cost: 200 Reward: Knowledges, further options, Possible traits
[X] School curriculum— 6 more years of very expensive studies to prepare you for the Theresian military academy at Vienna, luckily for you, you don’t need to go to Vienna just yet, hopefully, those studies will be worth it.
Time: 6 years
DC: Auto success/ 10 / 30/1 00 Cost: 800 Krones Reward: Possible traits, opportunity to go to the military academy in Vienna.
[] Correspondence on mathematics—An unique opportunity offered to you by your Headmaster, indeed, the friend he send your notes to at the university of Vienna, has been interested in corresponding with you on the subject of mathematic, his name is August Adler, apparently a man of some renown in the field.
Time: 6 years
DC: 40 Cost: 10 Krones Reward: Further advance in the field of mathematic, a friend, more options to choose from.
[] Write in, subject to QM Veto.
Piety: Going to the Church wasn't as bad as you expected, and while you do no understand the sheer fervor some show, your faith has been considerably bolstered.
[X] Attend church—Your parents still want you to attend church every Sunday, your brother is coming along now.
Time: 6 years
DC: 40 Cost: None Reward: 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. It is good for the soul, to be kind to the less fortunate.
Time: 6 years
DC: Autosuccess/30/70/100 Cost: None Reward: Increased relationship with priesthood and poor of Krakow. Meet people. Socialize. Possible New traits.
[] Write in, subject to QM Veto.
Time: 6 years
DC: 40 Cost: None Reward: 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. It is good for the soul, to be kind to the less fortunate.
Time: 6 years
DC: Autosuccess/30/70/100 Cost: None Reward: Increased relationship with priesthood and poor of Krakow. Meet people. Socialize. Possible New traits.
[] Write in, subject to QM Veto.
Intrigue: You’ve never been interested in the darker aspect of life, but it is never too late to learn.
[] Keep an ear to the ground – Information can be important, and while you have drifted away from your friend, you do have a tremendous amount of acquaintance amongst the street rats of Krakow as a result of your wild childhood, perhaps you can put those to use to gather some information.
Time: 6 years
DC: 40/65/90/100 Cost: 40 Krones Reward: Information?
[] Steal – Stealing is always in the card if you want more money, needless to say, now that you have grown getting caught would be catastrophic for you, your future, and your family.
Time: 6 years
DC: 40/65/90/100 Cost: None Reward: Money.
[] Write in, subject to QM Veto.
Time: 6 years
DC: 40/65/90/100 Cost: 40 Krones Reward: Information?
[] Steal – Stealing is always in the card if you want more money, needless to say, now that you have grown getting caught would be catastrophic for you, your future, and your family.
Time: 6 years
DC: 40/65/90/100 Cost: None Reward: Money.
[] Write in, subject to QM Veto.
[] Double down; Allow you to add a +20 to a roll by spending another action on it.
Current Money: 226 Krones.
Income:+600
Expense:-72 Krones cost of living.
QM note: merry christmas everyone!
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Blasterbot
Well-known member
[X] Make a man out of you
-[X] Ask for help from the soldiers – You’ve spent most of your youth spending time with soldiers, they know you, quite a few of them appreciate you, you could approach them and ask them to teach you what it mean to be a soldiers.
-[X] Buy and read military books – Europe has a long history of warfare, with many great military minds appearing throughout its history, from Caesar to Napoleon, there is much to learn about war from book… as long as you are willing to pay.
-[X] Train your body – There is no doubt that you have a very strong body, you tower over people older than you, some fully grown already, and you have a solid musculature for a 12 years old, but you’re not one to simply rely on natural talents, you are sure you can truly bring your body to its full potential with training!
-[X] Spend time with family – your parents are getting older, and your brother is at an important time of his life, you could take the time to help them.
-[X] Accountant work take two— The management approved your work in previous years and promised to give you a raise if you keep doing it, and you do need money in order to pay the cost of living and studying. The offer if here.
-[X] Finish learning Germans—When you were young, you learned the basic of German, unfortunately, you never mastered the language, now older, you are faintly aware, through your teacher, that in the high sphere of the Empire German is an obligation.
-[X] School curriculum— 6 more years of very expensive studies to prepare you for the Theresian military academy at Vienna, luckily for you, you don’t need to go to Vienna just yet, hopefully, those studies will be worth it.
-[X] Attend church—Your parents still want you to attend church every Sunday, your brother is coming along now.
-[X] Ask for help from the soldiers – You’ve spent most of your youth spending time with soldiers, they know you, quite a few of them appreciate you, you could approach them and ask them to teach you what it mean to be a soldiers.
-[X] Buy and read military books – Europe has a long history of warfare, with many great military minds appearing throughout its history, from Caesar to Napoleon, there is much to learn about war from book… as long as you are willing to pay.
-[X] Train your body – There is no doubt that you have a very strong body, you tower over people older than you, some fully grown already, and you have a solid musculature for a 12 years old, but you’re not one to simply rely on natural talents, you are sure you can truly bring your body to its full potential with training!
-[X] Spend time with family – your parents are getting older, and your brother is at an important time of his life, you could take the time to help them.
-[X] Accountant work take two— The management approved your work in previous years and promised to give you a raise if you keep doing it, and you do need money in order to pay the cost of living and studying. The offer if here.
-[X] Finish learning Germans—When you were young, you learned the basic of German, unfortunately, you never mastered the language, now older, you are faintly aware, through your teacher, that in the high sphere of the Empire German is an obligation.
-[X] School curriculum— 6 more years of very expensive studies to prepare you for the Theresian military academy at Vienna, luckily for you, you don’t need to go to Vienna just yet, hopefully, those studies will be worth it.
-[X] Attend church—Your parents still want you to attend church every Sunday, your brother is coming along now.
Blasterbot
Well-known member
I am sorry. but either I missed it or am unfamiliar with the source material.
Arlos
Sad Monarchist
It’s ok, it’s just a small clue so no big deal if you didn’t notice there will be more to come, the setting is also a bit niche.
Fezzes
Prince And Emperor
[X] War Is A Science
-[X] Buy and read military books – Europe has a long history of warfare, with many great military minds appearing throughout its history, from Caesar to Napoleon, there is much to learn about war from book… as long as you are willing to pay.
-[X] Spend time with family – your parents are getting older, and your brother is at an important time of his life, you could take the time to help them.
-[X] Accountant work take two— The management approved your work in previous years and promised to give you a raise if you keep doing it, and you do need money in order to pay the cost of living and studying. The offer if here.
-[X] Finish learning Germans—When you were young, you learned the basic of German, unfortunately, you never mastered the language, now older, you are faintly aware, through your teacher, that in the high sphere of the Empire German is an obligation.
-[X] Learn Hungarian – The second most important language of the empire, an extremely important language for an officer, especially because of the military composition of the empire.
-[X] School curriculum— 6 more years of very expensive studies to prepare you for the Theresian military academy at Vienna, luckily for you, you don’t need to go to Vienna just yet, hopefully, those studies will be worth it.
-[X] Correspondence on mathematics—An unique opportunity offered to you by your Headmaster, indeed, the friend he send your notes to at the university of Vienna, has been interested in corresponding with you on the subject of mathematic, his name is August Adler, apparently a man of some renown in the field.
-[X] Attend church—Your parents still want you to attend church every Sunday, your brother is coming along now.
I figure that it's better to be a smart officer than a strong officer, though we do seem to be rather strong already. Mathematics is, at least to my knowledge, a rather important skill for an officer as well. Languages are with a similar intent in mind. For accountant work, it'll be supporting ourselves to an extent and gaining more experience with numbers. And spending time with our family... I'm sentimental.
-[X] Buy and read military books – Europe has a long history of warfare, with many great military minds appearing throughout its history, from Caesar to Napoleon, there is much to learn about war from book… as long as you are willing to pay.
-[X] Spend time with family – your parents are getting older, and your brother is at an important time of his life, you could take the time to help them.
-[X] Accountant work take two— The management approved your work in previous years and promised to give you a raise if you keep doing it, and you do need money in order to pay the cost of living and studying. The offer if here.
-[X] Finish learning Germans—When you were young, you learned the basic of German, unfortunately, you never mastered the language, now older, you are faintly aware, through your teacher, that in the high sphere of the Empire German is an obligation.
-[X] Learn Hungarian – The second most important language of the empire, an extremely important language for an officer, especially because of the military composition of the empire.
-[X] School curriculum— 6 more years of very expensive studies to prepare you for the Theresian military academy at Vienna, luckily for you, you don’t need to go to Vienna just yet, hopefully, those studies will be worth it.
-[X] Correspondence on mathematics—An unique opportunity offered to you by your Headmaster, indeed, the friend he send your notes to at the university of Vienna, has been interested in corresponding with you on the subject of mathematic, his name is August Adler, apparently a man of some renown in the field.
-[X] Attend church—Your parents still want you to attend church every Sunday, your brother is coming along now.
I figure that it's better to be a smart officer than a strong officer, though we do seem to be rather strong already. Mathematics is, at least to my knowledge, a rather important skill for an officer as well. Languages are with a similar intent in mind. For accountant work, it'll be supporting ourselves to an extent and gaining more experience with numbers. And spending time with our family... I'm sentimental.
Arlos
Sad Monarchist
Maths have their uses in the army, yes, from keeping track of logistic (including projection of supply comsuption) to calculating gun range and artillery fire, calculating movement time etc... I am probably missing a lot since I am not trained at this.
that’s why your mathematical genius trait gave you martial bonus.
Chevalier87743
Member
[X] War Is A Science
Blasterbot
Well-known member
my main thought was I wanted as many rolls as possible to gain a martial trait. for all that we have thrown several actions into it we haven't acquired one yet.
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Arlos
Sad Monarchist
Your name is Filip Kowalski, the year is 1898 and you are now on the path to a career as a military officer, your parents are both proud and worried about your decision, worried about the risk of death in battle, and proud that you will become a dashing military officer in the service of his majesty, the Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, your teacher and the principle bemoan your choice, thinking you are wasting your potential in pursuing such a violent occupation and that you would be more suited to scientific study at the university of Vienna, your friends on the other hand, are hardly surprised, knowing that you were of a rather militant nature, both in mind and body, your brother merely congratulated you in his shy, awkward way, happy that you were getting ahead in life.
Those last six years, things went up for the Kowalski family, your family's health has improved greatly compared to before, your father managed to beat the disease with the help of a doctor, going back to work harder than ever and your mother is taking care of your brother’s education, as she did with you, finally recuperating from her pregnancy and socializing with the neighborhood wives once more.
Your brother is growing up to be the complete opposite of you, despite being protected by you in his childhood, or perhaps because of it, he is a shy and rather awkward person, with few if almost no friends, contrary to you, who is growing up to be a massive man with a talent for violence, he is small and mousy, with absolutely no capacity for battle in any form, he is however, quite smart and sneaky. Albert did quite well in his study, even if not as good as you, and seems interested in the career of a civil servant, your father couldn’t help but be exasperated at both of his son’s desire to pursue expensive studies despite the fact that you are a rather poor family.
Of course, considering that you are both talented and capable, he simply cannot bring himself to leave you to live the same live he did.
As for yourself, you are quite proud of the progress you made in the last few years, you advanced by leaps and bounds in writing and reading, eventually reaching a level that made your teacher blush, and earned quite a lot of money for a young child from a working class family using your talents with numbers.
You have unfortunately lost sight of quite a few of your friends from your younger years as a result of your focus on self-improvement and preparation for the future, only your closest friends stayed with you, the ones living in the same worker barrack as you, it saddened you a bit, to see your childhood disappearing like a hazy mirage, but sacrifice must be made for yours and your family future and time has come for you to grow out of the world of children.
Your time in the Church hasn’t only strengthened your faith, it gave you a firmer will, and a better vision of the future.
Of note, your parents expect you to start paying some of your expense now that you are, by all account, an adult capable of working almost any job. Something to take into consideration in the coming years.
Gain Trait Strong Body +2 Personal Combat, +10 to fertility rolls and health Rolls.
Gain Large Royal Subsidy until the end of your studies, +600 Krones per turn.
6 actions + 2 locked.
Martial: Now that you have chosen that your future shall be in warfare, perhaps the time has come to be more serious about what you shall do to prepare yourself, you have several options opened to you after discussing with the people around you.
[X] Buy and read military books – Europe has a long history of warfare, with many great military minds appearing throughout its history, from Caesar to Napoleon, there is much to learn about war from book… as long as you are willing to pay.
Time: 6 years
DC: ?? Cost: 200 Krones Reward: Possible Traits, bonus to military academy rolls
Roll: 40+5=45
You spend a large part of your spare time buying and reading book on military strategy, tactics and history, it is an interesting read, and while you've not by any means become an expert, you've definitely gotten a much better grasp on military tactic and strategy that should help you once you get in the academy.
Results: Bonus to military academy performance rolls and traits roll.
Diplomacy: Networking is an important part of life, and the higher you wish to go the more important those connection you made are, you never know when one of them might come in handy after all.
[X] Spend time with family – your parents are getting older, and your brother is at an important time of his life, you could take the time to help them.
Time: 6 years
DC: 20 Cost: None Reward: Bonus to your family rolls, better relationship with family.
Roll: 43+5=48
Spending time with your family was definitely worth it, the help you provided you brother was instrumental in helping advance his studies, your parents were quite happy to see both you and your brother succeeding in life, your brother even managed to expand his circle of friends to a few trusted and true friend, your family now seems set on moving up the social ladder and advancing toward a brighter future, even if there's been a few incident involving your father and the local communists...
Results: Everyone is happy, you help your brother advance in school and your hear about problem between your father and the factory communist...
Stewardship: You learned that numbers was one thing, and accounting was another thing, not entirely, of course, but you have a newfound appreciation for people who do those kinds of works, perhaps you may learn more about it in the coming years.
[X] Accountant work take two— The management approved your work in previous years and promised to give you a raise if you keep doing it, and you do need money in order to pay the cost of living and studying. The offer if here.
Time: 6 years
DC: Auto success/ 20/ 50 /100 Cost: None Reward: 250 Krones, possibly more depending on performance.
Roll: 95+10=105 Crit
Spontaneous Innovation? 1 yes, 2 no
Roll:1
Roll: 17+10=27 Taylorism
It all started with a thought.
It came to you while you were looking over the books, examining the quantity of materials bought, the industrial output, the salaries paid and the number of hours worked, the numbers swirling in your nimble mind told you…That everything was being done in a terribly inefficient manner. The work being done was less “industrial” in its forms and more “artisanal”.
Being the conscientious man that you are, you brought it up to the foreman, who promptly laughed at you, telling you to leave those things to him and keep to your numbers.
And so you did… you spent your time-off observing the work in the factory and converting what you saw into numbers, from the placement of the work benches and machine tool , to who did which work at what time, the skills of which employees, the skill necessary for each steps of production, the resting time and working hour… you observed everything, and then, like one would an equation, you rearranged the numbers into the most efficient and rational form, leaving no unknown behind before presenting your work directly to the owner of the factory.
He spent a long time staring at your work in muted silence and then an even longer time asking you questions, which you answered, before he was finally convinced to try it out.
It was an unmitigated success, before long other businessman were flocking to him to ask how he suddenly grew his production so much.
He strongly advised you to write a book about your work, as he scarcely understands your methods.
Oh, and you blew your actual accounting work out of the water, turn out the foreman was embezzling. That netted you some good bonuses.
A good few years for you.
Results: 1500 Krones. “invented” a slightly different form of Taylorism. +200 Fame in Austria-Hungary. +50 global fame. Learning options.
Learning: For the next 6 years you will be going through the Unterrealschulen for 2 years and then an Oberrealschulen specialized in preparation for military school for 4 years, this will be a busy few years for you, but there is always more to learn, and you are an eager student.
[X] Finish learning German—When you were young, you learned the basic of German, unfortunately, you never mastered the language, now older, you are faintly aware, through your teacher, that in the high sphere of the Empire German is an obligation.
Time: 6 years
DC: Autosuccess/ 20/ 40/ 100 Cost: None Reward: Mastery of Germans both written and oral.
Roll: 74+5=79
You easily find a teacher speaking Germans in your school, and by the end of your schooling you speak and write absolutely impeccable Germans.
Results: Perfect written and spoken Germans.
[X] Learn Hungarian – The second most important language of the empire, an extremely important language for an officer, especially because of the military composition of the empire.
Time: 6 years
DC: 20/40/70/100 Cost: None Reward: Varying degree of mastery of the Czech languages
Roll: 20+5=25
As it turns out, learning Hungarian was an arduous task, as nobody spoke it around you, and so, you had to learn it on your own using the school library and books at your disposal, needless to say, progress was limited.
Results: Basic Written and spoken Hungarian.
[X] School curriculum— 6 more years of very expensive studies to prepare you for the Theresian military academy at Vienna, luckily for you, you don’t need to go to Vienna just yet, hopefully, those studies will be worth it.
Time: 6 years
DC: Auto success/ 10 / 30/100 Cost: 800 Krones Reward: Possible traits, opportunity to go to the military academy in Vienna.
Roll: 96+10=106 Crit
As is usual for you by now, you completed your advanced schooling with a disconcerting ease, smashing any records of academic success before you in your school and taking first place at every turn; so much so that you received an increase in subsidy for your study, and the Vienna university personally send people to scout you.
You turned them away, your mind already set on your future career.
The Theresian military academy of Vienna couldn’t have accepted your application faster.
Results: Increased Royal subsidy, bonus to performance and traits roll in Theresian military academy. You are eagerly accepted in the Theresian military academy. +50 Fame in Austria-Hungary.
[X] Correspondence on mathematics—An unique opportunity offered to you by your Headmaster, indeed, the friend he send your notes to at the university of Vienna, has been interested in corresponding with you on the subject of mathematic, his name is August Adler, apparently a man of some renown in the field.
Time: 6 years
DC: 40 Cost: 10 Krones Reward: Further advance in the field of mathematic, a friend, more options to choose from.
Roll: 87+15=103 Crit
August Adler, is a fascinating mathematician, and incredibly skilled as well as accomplished, you find yourself quickly lost in a passionate exchange of letters on the subject with him, exchanging knowledge (well, that’s mostly him) and ideas, you learn tremendously from him, and similarly, you get the impression that your fresh perspective and intellect gave him a great amount of insight on certain subject, after years of such exchanges you can manage to keep up with him on a great number of matters, like many, he bemoan your choice of a military career instead of an academic one, telling you quite candidly that you could have become one of the Great had you chosen otherwise.
You simply told him that not going to university would not stop you from being great.
Results: University level of mathematical knowledge, A friend, greater options starting next turn. Bonus to Academy rolls.
Piety: Going to the Church wasn't as bad as you expected, and while you do no understand the sheer fervor some show, your faith has been considerably bolstered.
[X] Attend church—Your parents still want you to attend church every Sunday, your brother is coming along now.
Time: 6 years
DC: 40 Cost: None Reward: Possible traits.
Roll: 25+5=30
You spend time at the Church every Sunday, with your family.
Results: Nothing
Current Money: 1244 Krones.
Income:+600 +1500 Krones from work this turn
Expense:-72 Krones cost of living. -1010 expense this turn
Total income: 2100 Krones
Total expenses: 1082 Krones
Balance:+1018 Krones
QM notes; I'll put traits obtained at the start of each turn from now on, btw, you guys rolled ridiculously well in getting traits...
Those last six years, things went up for the Kowalski family, your family's health has improved greatly compared to before, your father managed to beat the disease with the help of a doctor, going back to work harder than ever and your mother is taking care of your brother’s education, as she did with you, finally recuperating from her pregnancy and socializing with the neighborhood wives once more.
Your brother is growing up to be the complete opposite of you, despite being protected by you in his childhood, or perhaps because of it, he is a shy and rather awkward person, with few if almost no friends, contrary to you, who is growing up to be a massive man with a talent for violence, he is small and mousy, with absolutely no capacity for battle in any form, he is however, quite smart and sneaky. Albert did quite well in his study, even if not as good as you, and seems interested in the career of a civil servant, your father couldn’t help but be exasperated at both of his son’s desire to pursue expensive studies despite the fact that you are a rather poor family.
Of course, considering that you are both talented and capable, he simply cannot bring himself to leave you to live the same live he did.
As for yourself, you are quite proud of the progress you made in the last few years, you advanced by leaps and bounds in writing and reading, eventually reaching a level that made your teacher blush, and earned quite a lot of money for a young child from a working class family using your talents with numbers.
You have unfortunately lost sight of quite a few of your friends from your younger years as a result of your focus on self-improvement and preparation for the future, only your closest friends stayed with you, the ones living in the same worker barrack as you, it saddened you a bit, to see your childhood disappearing like a hazy mirage, but sacrifice must be made for yours and your family future and time has come for you to grow out of the world of children.
Your time in the Church hasn’t only strengthened your faith, it gave you a firmer will, and a better vision of the future.
Of note, your parents expect you to start paying some of your expense now that you are, by all account, an adult capable of working almost any job. Something to take into consideration in the coming years.
Gain Trait Strong Body +2 Personal Combat, +10 to fertility rolls and health Rolls.
Gain Large Royal Subsidy until the end of your studies, +600 Krones per turn.
6 actions + 2 locked.
Martial: Now that you have chosen that your future shall be in warfare, perhaps the time has come to be more serious about what you shall do to prepare yourself, you have several options opened to you after discussing with the people around you.
[X] Buy and read military books – Europe has a long history of warfare, with many great military minds appearing throughout its history, from Caesar to Napoleon, there is much to learn about war from book… as long as you are willing to pay.
Time: 6 years
DC: ?? Cost: 200 Krones Reward: Possible Traits, bonus to military academy rolls
Roll: 40+5=45
You spend a large part of your spare time buying and reading book on military strategy, tactics and history, it is an interesting read, and while you've not by any means become an expert, you've definitely gotten a much better grasp on military tactic and strategy that should help you once you get in the academy.
Results: Bonus to military academy performance rolls and traits roll.
Diplomacy: Networking is an important part of life, and the higher you wish to go the more important those connection you made are, you never know when one of them might come in handy after all.
[X] Spend time with family – your parents are getting older, and your brother is at an important time of his life, you could take the time to help them.
Time: 6 years
DC: 20 Cost: None Reward: Bonus to your family rolls, better relationship with family.
Roll: 43+5=48
Spending time with your family was definitely worth it, the help you provided you brother was instrumental in helping advance his studies, your parents were quite happy to see both you and your brother succeeding in life, your brother even managed to expand his circle of friends to a few trusted and true friend, your family now seems set on moving up the social ladder and advancing toward a brighter future, even if there's been a few incident involving your father and the local communists...
Results: Everyone is happy, you help your brother advance in school and your hear about problem between your father and the factory communist...
Stewardship: You learned that numbers was one thing, and accounting was another thing, not entirely, of course, but you have a newfound appreciation for people who do those kinds of works, perhaps you may learn more about it in the coming years.
[X] Accountant work take two— The management approved your work in previous years and promised to give you a raise if you keep doing it, and you do need money in order to pay the cost of living and studying. The offer if here.
Time: 6 years
DC: Auto success/ 20/ 50 /100 Cost: None Reward: 250 Krones, possibly more depending on performance.
Roll: 95+10=105 Crit
Spontaneous Innovation? 1 yes, 2 no
Roll:1
Roll: 17+10=27 Taylorism
It all started with a thought.
It came to you while you were looking over the books, examining the quantity of materials bought, the industrial output, the salaries paid and the number of hours worked, the numbers swirling in your nimble mind told you…That everything was being done in a terribly inefficient manner. The work being done was less “industrial” in its forms and more “artisanal”.
Being the conscientious man that you are, you brought it up to the foreman, who promptly laughed at you, telling you to leave those things to him and keep to your numbers.
And so you did… you spent your time-off observing the work in the factory and converting what you saw into numbers, from the placement of the work benches and machine tool , to who did which work at what time, the skills of which employees, the skill necessary for each steps of production, the resting time and working hour… you observed everything, and then, like one would an equation, you rearranged the numbers into the most efficient and rational form, leaving no unknown behind before presenting your work directly to the owner of the factory.
He spent a long time staring at your work in muted silence and then an even longer time asking you questions, which you answered, before he was finally convinced to try it out.
It was an unmitigated success, before long other businessman were flocking to him to ask how he suddenly grew his production so much.
He strongly advised you to write a book about your work, as he scarcely understands your methods.
Oh, and you blew your actual accounting work out of the water, turn out the foreman was embezzling. That netted you some good bonuses.
A good few years for you.
Results: 1500 Krones. “invented” a slightly different form of Taylorism. +200 Fame in Austria-Hungary. +50 global fame. Learning options.
Learning: For the next 6 years you will be going through the Unterrealschulen for 2 years and then an Oberrealschulen specialized in preparation for military school for 4 years, this will be a busy few years for you, but there is always more to learn, and you are an eager student.
[X] Finish learning German—When you were young, you learned the basic of German, unfortunately, you never mastered the language, now older, you are faintly aware, through your teacher, that in the high sphere of the Empire German is an obligation.
Time: 6 years
DC: Autosuccess/ 20/ 40/ 100 Cost: None Reward: Mastery of Germans both written and oral.
Roll: 74+5=79
You easily find a teacher speaking Germans in your school, and by the end of your schooling you speak and write absolutely impeccable Germans.
Results: Perfect written and spoken Germans.
[X] Learn Hungarian – The second most important language of the empire, an extremely important language for an officer, especially because of the military composition of the empire.
Time: 6 years
DC: 20/40/70/100 Cost: None Reward: Varying degree of mastery of the Czech languages
Roll: 20+5=25
As it turns out, learning Hungarian was an arduous task, as nobody spoke it around you, and so, you had to learn it on your own using the school library and books at your disposal, needless to say, progress was limited.
Results: Basic Written and spoken Hungarian.
[X] School curriculum— 6 more years of very expensive studies to prepare you for the Theresian military academy at Vienna, luckily for you, you don’t need to go to Vienna just yet, hopefully, those studies will be worth it.
Time: 6 years
DC: Auto success/ 10 / 30/100 Cost: 800 Krones Reward: Possible traits, opportunity to go to the military academy in Vienna.
Roll: 96+10=106 Crit
As is usual for you by now, you completed your advanced schooling with a disconcerting ease, smashing any records of academic success before you in your school and taking first place at every turn; so much so that you received an increase in subsidy for your study, and the Vienna university personally send people to scout you.
You turned them away, your mind already set on your future career.
The Theresian military academy of Vienna couldn’t have accepted your application faster.
Results: Increased Royal subsidy, bonus to performance and traits roll in Theresian military academy. You are eagerly accepted in the Theresian military academy. +50 Fame in Austria-Hungary.
[X] Correspondence on mathematics—An unique opportunity offered to you by your Headmaster, indeed, the friend he send your notes to at the university of Vienna, has been interested in corresponding with you on the subject of mathematic, his name is August Adler, apparently a man of some renown in the field.
Time: 6 years
DC: 40 Cost: 10 Krones Reward: Further advance in the field of mathematic, a friend, more options to choose from.
Roll: 87+15=103 Crit
August Adler, is a fascinating mathematician, and incredibly skilled as well as accomplished, you find yourself quickly lost in a passionate exchange of letters on the subject with him, exchanging knowledge (well, that’s mostly him) and ideas, you learn tremendously from him, and similarly, you get the impression that your fresh perspective and intellect gave him a great amount of insight on certain subject, after years of such exchanges you can manage to keep up with him on a great number of matters, like many, he bemoan your choice of a military career instead of an academic one, telling you quite candidly that you could have become one of the Great had you chosen otherwise.
You simply told him that not going to university would not stop you from being great.
Results: University level of mathematical knowledge, A friend, greater options starting next turn. Bonus to Academy rolls.
Piety: Going to the Church wasn't as bad as you expected, and while you do no understand the sheer fervor some show, your faith has been considerably bolstered.
[X] Attend church—Your parents still want you to attend church every Sunday, your brother is coming along now.
Time: 6 years
DC: 40 Cost: None Reward: Possible traits.
Roll: 25+5=30
You spend time at the Church every Sunday, with your family.
Results: Nothing
Current Money: 1244 Krones.
Income:+600 +1500 Krones from work this turn
Expense:-72 Krones cost of living. -1010 expense this turn
Total income: 2100 Krones
Total expenses: 1082 Krones
Balance:+1018 Krones
QM notes; I'll put traits obtained at the start of each turn from now on, btw, you guys rolled ridiculously well in getting traits...
Blasterbot
Well-known member
2 crits. we keep going like this and we are gonna get some weird traits for an officer. Napolean was a supposed math genius though so there is some precedent.