Official Portrait - Queen Jacqueline Griffith, First of Her Name
Quest Deep Periphery Quest (Battletech Sandbox Empire Builder)
- Thread starter LordSunhawk
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That is EXACTLY the sort of silly touch that Grandfather would have made up though...
Thors_Alumni
Well-known member
I like everything else in the picture but that pointy part just looks awkward.
EVERYBODY professes to hate the pointy part, but that's been part of the dress uniform since your great-grandfather implemented it.
It's only on Mess Dress, only for officers, and gets longer the higher your rank.
It's only on Mess Dress, only for officers, and gets longer the higher your rank.
damn who did you get to it aside from the point its pretty cool.
Joyousmadman
Well-known member
[X] Isoroku Nikishina - He’s your foreign minister, after all, and this is by default in his wheelhouse
Panzerkraken
Well-known member
[X] Isoroku Nikishina - He’s your foreign minister, after all, and this is by default in his wheelhouse
A fun thought: a diplomatic meeting should of course include a tea ceremony. The full, formal version, which our esteemed opponent has certainly been required to learn as part of his education as a DCMS officer, but which we rather doubt he enjoys.
We shall of course politely offer the abbreviated version of the formal ceremony, which allows us to be magnanimous at the same time. Formal maneuvering can be so much fun!
We shall of course politely offer the abbreviated version of the formal ceremony, which allows us to be magnanimous at the same time. Formal maneuvering can be so much fun!
Turn 28 - Holy Diver
Turn 28 - Holy Diver
Isoroku is sent off with rather comprehensive instructions from the crown to the requested meeting with Tai-Sa Gustavson. The Eldest sends along a rather young tiger who’s evidently interested in diplomacy, so the native Cats are represented as well.
You watch rather nervously as the shuttle is met by one of the Leopard-CVs of the DCMS, as agreed. Everything is on full alert, with Sarah scanning every square inch of space that she can.
The meeting takes several hours, as expected, before the shuttle undocks and returns to the planet.
“It went about as expected, Your Majesty.” Isoroku reports, lightly scritching between the ears of the relatively small tiger who’d accompanied him. “He didn’t give away much at all, but he has agreed to a ceasefire to facilitate further talks.” he takes a sip of his tea. “On the whole he gives the impression that he is negotiating in good faith, although how long that lasts and whether or not his superiors approve is a different matter entirely.”
He looks down at the cat “We decided not to break out the translation board, in order to keep up the illusion that the cats are simply pets of some sort. Fumio?” He addresses the young tiger, who stretches slightly then pads over to one of the laid out translation boards.
“Several of the guards were grumbling about the Tai-Sa shutting down the brothels, the two complaining wore low-ranking officers' insignia. Apparently Gustavson has a reputation of refusing to allow his troops to ‘indulge in simple relaxation’ like that and has a further rep as a strict disciplinarian who won’t allow his troops to ‘relieve their tensions’ on the civilian populace. The ones complaining seemed quite displeased at this.” The cat uses the board to communicate.
That Tai-sa was sounding more and more like one of those Dracs that were dangerous… the somewhat decent human beings who still wore their uniform. On the other hand, he sounded like somebody you could at least tolerate without instantly shooting them in the head. So there’s that at least.
From the documentation that Isoroku brings back, what the DCMS commander is demanding is a formal long-term armistice in which you formally state that Griffin’s Roost will not interfere with Operation Bakkustabbu. There are numerous other provisions, related to disarming and such, that appear to be in there as throwaway negotiating items since there is zero chance you’d ever approve any of them and anybody as demonstrably savvy as Gustavson would know that coming in.
The next meeting is tentatively scheduled in a few months time. There has been a request to have the meeting on Griffin’s Roost itself. There are several options for venue, ranging from a formal reception at the Palace itself to something more subtle, like perhaps holding the talks at the Hachiman shrine that had been destroyed by the previous landing and rebuilt.
[] Approve
-[] Hold meeting at the Palace, maximum formality
-[] Hold meeting at the Hachiman shrine
-[] Write-in
[] Disapprove
-[] Hold meeting on moon
-[] Hold meeting in Orbit
-[] Write-In
No matter where the meeting is held you will still not be attending it, Isoroku is taking the lead on the actual negotiations and will continue to be the ‘face’ you present to the Combine for these talks.
Word comes from the 331st bunker that all of the salvageable material has been either salvaged or repaired. They are wondering if you’d like to move the Confederate to one of the regular Drop Ports or leave it in place. Engineering crews have surveyed it thoroughly enough that, in combination with the full technical manuals and specifications, they would be able to duplicate the design at will.
[] Leave it at the 331st bunker
[] Move it to a different drop port and put it into regular service
The Luxury Airship line that you’ve long chartered has brought a new airship into service that is their largest and most luxurious yet. The Royal Phoenix is a flying five-star resort that is nearly twice the size of the next largest airship while hosting only as many passengers in supreme luxury and comfort. You and Willis spend your anniversary on board for the maiden voyage between Griffsport and Hue Moi and have a truly wonderful time.
Jeremy’s class is working on a rather fascinating project, although you aren’t certain how militarily viable it would be. An ultra-light 10 ton battlemech armed with a medium laser and machine gun intended for use in urban terrain as a low-cost infantry support system. An entire lance of these little things would cost less than a single Ambush and wouldn’t require a dedicated factory like a ‘true’ battlemech, but on the other hand they are not nearly as dangerous as a single Ambush either, and are rather fragile in comparison to ‘true’ mechs.
Jeremy notes in his letter to you that while the little things do use endosteel for their internal frames, they are so small and have such light frames that they effectively use trivial amounts of the material and thus wouldn’t strain the endosteel foundry at all if the calculations are correct.
You pass the letter on to General Potter, who promises to look into the situation and report back to you.
The twins are involved in a bit of controversy in their very first race in their new division. Fortunately as the victims rather than the perpetrators. Near the end of the race a lapped hovercraft driven by one of the most controversial people in the series with a reputation for a hot temper and no impulse control deliberately wrecked both of them while they were racing for the lead, and then gave a smirking interview in which he claimed they’d ‘been too reckless’ and refused to take responsibility for it. The fact that his interference allowed one of his teammates to win the race has drawn the attention of the Powers That Be in the league, but there is no actual evidence of team orders or deliberate collusion between the two drivers who, it should be noted, loathe each other.
Willis had to restrain you from siccing Sekhmet on Smirky McSmirkyface.
Isoroku is sent off with rather comprehensive instructions from the crown to the requested meeting with Tai-Sa Gustavson. The Eldest sends along a rather young tiger who’s evidently interested in diplomacy, so the native Cats are represented as well.
You watch rather nervously as the shuttle is met by one of the Leopard-CVs of the DCMS, as agreed. Everything is on full alert, with Sarah scanning every square inch of space that she can.
The meeting takes several hours, as expected, before the shuttle undocks and returns to the planet.
“It went about as expected, Your Majesty.” Isoroku reports, lightly scritching between the ears of the relatively small tiger who’d accompanied him. “He didn’t give away much at all, but he has agreed to a ceasefire to facilitate further talks.” he takes a sip of his tea. “On the whole he gives the impression that he is negotiating in good faith, although how long that lasts and whether or not his superiors approve is a different matter entirely.”
He looks down at the cat “We decided not to break out the translation board, in order to keep up the illusion that the cats are simply pets of some sort. Fumio?” He addresses the young tiger, who stretches slightly then pads over to one of the laid out translation boards.
“Several of the guards were grumbling about the Tai-Sa shutting down the brothels, the two complaining wore low-ranking officers' insignia. Apparently Gustavson has a reputation of refusing to allow his troops to ‘indulge in simple relaxation’ like that and has a further rep as a strict disciplinarian who won’t allow his troops to ‘relieve their tensions’ on the civilian populace. The ones complaining seemed quite displeased at this.” The cat uses the board to communicate.
That Tai-sa was sounding more and more like one of those Dracs that were dangerous… the somewhat decent human beings who still wore their uniform. On the other hand, he sounded like somebody you could at least tolerate without instantly shooting them in the head. So there’s that at least.
From the documentation that Isoroku brings back, what the DCMS commander is demanding is a formal long-term armistice in which you formally state that Griffin’s Roost will not interfere with Operation Bakkustabbu. There are numerous other provisions, related to disarming and such, that appear to be in there as throwaway negotiating items since there is zero chance you’d ever approve any of them and anybody as demonstrably savvy as Gustavson would know that coming in.
The next meeting is tentatively scheduled in a few months time. There has been a request to have the meeting on Griffin’s Roost itself. There are several options for venue, ranging from a formal reception at the Palace itself to something more subtle, like perhaps holding the talks at the Hachiman shrine that had been destroyed by the previous landing and rebuilt.
[] Approve
-[] Hold meeting at the Palace, maximum formality
-[] Hold meeting at the Hachiman shrine
-[] Write-in
[] Disapprove
-[] Hold meeting on moon
-[] Hold meeting in Orbit
-[] Write-In
No matter where the meeting is held you will still not be attending it, Isoroku is taking the lead on the actual negotiations and will continue to be the ‘face’ you present to the Combine for these talks.
Word comes from the 331st bunker that all of the salvageable material has been either salvaged or repaired. They are wondering if you’d like to move the Confederate to one of the regular Drop Ports or leave it in place. Engineering crews have surveyed it thoroughly enough that, in combination with the full technical manuals and specifications, they would be able to duplicate the design at will.
[] Leave it at the 331st bunker
[] Move it to a different drop port and put it into regular service
The Luxury Airship line that you’ve long chartered has brought a new airship into service that is their largest and most luxurious yet. The Royal Phoenix is a flying five-star resort that is nearly twice the size of the next largest airship while hosting only as many passengers in supreme luxury and comfort. You and Willis spend your anniversary on board for the maiden voyage between Griffsport and Hue Moi and have a truly wonderful time.
Jeremy’s class is working on a rather fascinating project, although you aren’t certain how militarily viable it would be. An ultra-light 10 ton battlemech armed with a medium laser and machine gun intended for use in urban terrain as a low-cost infantry support system. An entire lance of these little things would cost less than a single Ambush and wouldn’t require a dedicated factory like a ‘true’ battlemech, but on the other hand they are not nearly as dangerous as a single Ambush either, and are rather fragile in comparison to ‘true’ mechs.
Jeremy notes in his letter to you that while the little things do use endosteel for their internal frames, they are so small and have such light frames that they effectively use trivial amounts of the material and thus wouldn’t strain the endosteel foundry at all if the calculations are correct.
You pass the letter on to General Potter, who promises to look into the situation and report back to you.
The twins are involved in a bit of controversy in their very first race in their new division. Fortunately as the victims rather than the perpetrators. Near the end of the race a lapped hovercraft driven by one of the most controversial people in the series with a reputation for a hot temper and no impulse control deliberately wrecked both of them while they were racing for the lead, and then gave a smirking interview in which he claimed they’d ‘been too reckless’ and refused to take responsibility for it. The fact that his interference allowed one of his teammates to win the race has drawn the attention of the Powers That Be in the league, but there is no actual evidence of team orders or deliberate collusion between the two drivers who, it should be noted, loathe each other.
Willis had to restrain you from siccing Sekhmet on Smirky McSmirkyface.
[X] Approve
-[X] Hold meeting at the Hachiman shrine
The Hachiman shrine seems the most appropriate venue for a reasonably comfortable semi-formal meeting. The Palace does not make sense because Gustavson is a subordinate meeting with a subordinate, and there's no sense posturing with a formal state meeting with someone who is not of state authority.
If Jackie meets him at a later state of the negotiations, she should do so strictly in her official persona as an infantry Colonel.
[X] Leave it at the 331st bunker
In my opinion, leaving the original at the bunker as a last-resort evacuation option makes sense. We can build more -- with improved armament refits -- if we want them in service.
-[X] Hold meeting at the Hachiman shrine
The Hachiman shrine seems the most appropriate venue for a reasonably comfortable semi-formal meeting. The Palace does not make sense because Gustavson is a subordinate meeting with a subordinate, and there's no sense posturing with a formal state meeting with someone who is not of state authority.
If Jackie meets him at a later state of the negotiations, she should do so strictly in her official persona as an infantry Colonel.
[X] Leave it at the 331st bunker
In my opinion, leaving the original at the bunker as a last-resort evacuation option makes sense. We can build more -- with improved armament refits -- if we want them in service.
Decim
Chronic on/off lurker
[X] Approve
-[X] Hold meeting at the Hachiman shrine
[X] Leave it at the 331st bunker
Desi has convinced me for now, though I can very easily see moving the Confederate to a new home and using it in service. Especially if we do decide to take the DCMS armistice/status quo ante bellum and suddenly need an explainable way to transport things to Griffin V without drawing excess attention to the dropship factories, of which I'm sure the DCMS has noticed, but seeing an in-progress dropship factory and seeing new models of dropships in service is two very different things.
-[X] Hold meeting at the Hachiman shrine
[X] Leave it at the 331st bunker
Desi has convinced me for now, though I can very easily see moving the Confederate to a new home and using it in service. Especially if we do decide to take the DCMS armistice/status quo ante bellum and suddenly need an explainable way to transport things to Griffin V without drawing excess attention to the dropship factories, of which I'm sure the DCMS has noticed, but seeing an in-progress dropship factory and seeing new models of dropships in service is two very different things.
Jarow
Well-known member
[X] Approve
-[X] Hold meeting at the Hachiman shrine
I think this is the best option. We're letting him in, which is a potential weakness, but also making a point. Also, probably best to save a palace for a meeting with us instead of one of our senior officials.
[X] Leave it at the 331st bunker
No strong opinions here, but probably best off not showing it off. We can move it later when we have a use for it.
-[X] Hold meeting at the Hachiman shrine
I think this is the best option. We're letting him in, which is a potential weakness, but also making a point. Also, probably best to save a palace for a meeting with us instead of one of our senior officials.
[X] Leave it at the 331st bunker
No strong opinions here, but probably best off not showing it off. We can move it later when we have a use for it.
Panzerkraken
Well-known member
[X] Approve
-[X] Hold meeting at the Hachiman shrine
--[X] Have a peaceful and solemn commemoration ceremony for the victims of the assorted Drac atrocities on the same day "But we know that wasn't YOUR doing."
I think we should be looking at how his name seems to indicate he's from the Rasalhague side of the Combine, it could go either way for us, but it's VERY likely that he gets a lot of crap from his ethnic Japanese superiors.
[X] Leave it at the 331st bunker
-[X] Hold meeting at the Hachiman shrine
--[X] Have a peaceful and solemn commemoration ceremony for the victims of the assorted Drac atrocities on the same day "But we know that wasn't YOUR doing."
I think we should be looking at how his name seems to indicate he's from the Rasalhague side of the Combine, it could go either way for us, but it's VERY likely that he gets a lot of crap from his ethnic Japanese superiors.
[X] Leave it at the 331st bunker