Hello Councilors and welcome to the HMS Banton , I am your Captain and the Royal envoy to your council, my crew calls me “Pickle Rick” for my affinity for pickles but you can call me Captain Rick. I have been a sailor for many years; and have fought many a battle in the name of the king. I view this expedition as my last Hoorah and a chance to further my legacy. I will do my best to help this council and will be your point of contact for the duration of the adventure. Me and my crew of 100 will be be staying with you when we land. (##GM for non-storyline questions / ##CaptainRick for storyline questions.) Here is a summary of some vital information *Hands each councilor an envelope*


**Envelope Message**

Aye, you are ready for an adventure I take it, you have your motives I am sure, but understand that the survival of this colony is your primary concern. Below I have included an exhaustive explanation of the way we will organize and some background for you all.

#Background#

Webdipia- Our home country, an island nation of dense forests and rolling hills (Think IRL England), The people are gritty and strong. Resilience has been our history, our present and our future.

V’dipia- Where we are heading. A recently discovered land full of mystery and intrigue but also treasure.

Playdipia- Our deepest rival and the heathens who have cast a shadow on our empire abroad. (Think IRL France/Spain)

The King, his lord and majesty, conqueror of the congo and ruler of all he sees , Sir Byron of the people.

The Brotherhood- A deeply troubled group of vandals and criminals hell bent on replacing King Byron with a democracy.

#Personal Effects#
Each council may bring 2 personal effects. These must be approved by CaptainRick through PM. (Use your imagination, think of your win conditions, and character)
It will be the councilors choice if they share what they brought, otherwise its secret.

#Resources#

These are the material items that are used to trade and for building. Below I will list the resources and how they are found in order of value from highest to lowest. The current exchange rate is 2->1 from bottom to top.

Gold (G)- Mined or bartered for
Silver (S)- Mined or bartered for
Iron (I) - Mined or bartered for
Stone (ST)- Mined or bartered for
Wood (W)- Felled or bartered for
Food (F)- Farmed, Hunted, Gathered or bartered for

#Metrics#

These are how your colony is graded phase to phase all your metrics start at a base of 7; if they reach 0 or 15 then various positive and negative outcomes can occur.

Support of Crown- Does the king support you? 0->15
Corruption- Is your colony viewed as corrupt by the people? 15->0
Education- How educated is your colony? 0->15
Health- How healthy is your colony? 0->15
Morale- How happy are your people? 0->15
Attack- Your strength during offensive attacks 0->15
Defense- Your strength against attacks 0->15

There are a multitude of ways you can affect these metrics both individually through your actions and collectively through policy.

#Actions#

Each player may commit to 1 action per phase excluding their character powers.
Example: John is a Carpenter and can build 1 building per phase, he can also perform an action while building. This could include “Punch captain rick in the face” or it can be as simple as “Go for a stroll” actions will incur either penalty or reward so be careful what you do. ALL actions are processed at phase end with results being presented to be handled in the following phase.

#Tech and Research#
Please open the tech tree and research tree documents HERE: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1njPqXSUJdW-UQts1IpKb2-jR-ZsfPYQTim0TdvDA2l4/edit?usp=sharing

In this you will see the current tech and research available to your council. Levels correspond to phases needed to research. Thus a Level 1 tech will take 1 phase and Level 4 tech will take 4 phases. You may research one of each (research and tech) per phase and have in your queue up to 5 at any given time. When your a charcter rushes a tech he completes 1 phase of the research on that tech; not necessarily completing it. You must follow the highlighted paths in order to unlock; as an example you must research Natural Med 1 before you research Natural Med 2.

When voting for tech and research the queue will add them in order of proposal unless otherwise stated in the proposal.
#Buildings#
Buildings have some value whether it be tangible or symbolic. They cost resources to build and you can build as many as you can afford per phase.



#Resupplies#
Every even numbered phase starting in phase 4 a resupply will arrive. This resupply will have on it some requests you made in the phase prior and some other items and personnel supplied by the King. This means that every odd phase you will need to decide on a request list of things equivalent to your support of the king.

#Taxes#
The King is suspending taxation on your colony until Phase 6 when the second resupply arrives, after that your colony will need to produce 1 Gold per 2 citizens per phase or the equivalent value in Silver or Iron. Whenever you fail to pay the taxes your Support of the Crown will decrease by 1, and you will receive less items on your resupply.

#Consumption#
Currently colonists are paid with their 1 food per phase ration. This is also the minimum needed to survive. Excess food is considered rotten at the end of a phase.

**End Message**

*You and the other councilors arrive in Captain Rick’s quarters, he begins to speak*

Councilors, we have a lot to work on before we can depart; first allow me to inform you of what resources our king has graciously given us.
Gold- 1000
Silver- 900
Iron- 200
Stone- 0
Wood - 100
Food- 500

These resources can be traded in the Markets before we leave, or kept for use later. As Captain I highly recommend you stow away 300 food for our population when we land.

The king has also granted you permanent use of the HMS Banton, a transport ship that will carry all 200 colonists and my 100 man crew who will become colonists upon arrival. (currently all male and unmarried) As well as temporary charter of the Merchant ship “The Cornelia Celeste” , which will transport all of our materials. It has a carrying capacity of 3000 units (units are a measure of space).

First order of business is to decide what you wish to buy from the market; for simplicity I have written our options here:

-30 Slaves from Playdipia: 300 Silver, 150 units (Slaves are half cost to feed and
tradeable)
-10 Mercenaries: 100 Gold per phase, 100 units (DEF +2 ; Mercenaries can
deny renewal of contract)
-1 Frigate: 800 Gold , 800 Silver (Frigate will be manned by 50 of the King’s sailors, and will protect the ships on journey to the New World, and after landing will stay to protect the colony.)
-Farming Kit: 200 Gold, 500 units (Allows a farm to be built immediately with no investment)
-Mining Kit: 400 Gold, 500 units (Allows a mine to be built immediately once a location is found, with no investment.)
-Fishing Kit: 100 Gold, 300 units (Allows double productivity from fishing after landing for 2 phases)
-Fortification Kit: 700 Gold, 800 units (Allows construction of wooden walls immediately upon landing for half the cost)
-10 Prostitutes: 300 Silver ,150 units (Corruption +2 , Morale +2)
-Oriental Spices: 100 Silver, 100 units (Tradeable)
-Wool : 100 Silver , 500 units(Tradeable)
-10 Man row-boat: 200 silver, 300 units (Tradeable, can traverse rivers)
-1 canon: 100 gold , 100 units(Tradeable)

After that the council will have to draft a charter that will serve as the base of your councils leadership structure (I need you to have a person either a leader or a powerless person responsible to send me final proposals and vote counts; suggest an active person.) Further, this charter must decide on a name for your colony; you may choose:
-Byronia (+1 support of crown)
-New Webdipia (+1 Morale)
-Custome Name (No benefit)

Third, your council must select your accompanying specialists; I have taken the liberty to gather some and also vet any applications. Here is the short list: (Maximum 3)

- Admiral Philippe Augusta [+2 DEF, +1 ATK, +1 Support from King] ; Admiral Augusta served alongside King Byron during the 50 years war, it was in this time the Admiral , then a Captain, became good friends with the King. His loyalty to the crown is unwavering; however he has been known to lash out violently against subordinates.

- Lieutenant Nathaniel Webster [+1 DEF, +1 ATK] ; Lieutenant Webster graduated from the King’s Military College top of his class, last month. He is fairly liberal and open to progressive ideas, but is not battle-tested.

- Doctor Gregory Haliburton [+2 Health, -1 Morale] ; Doctor Haliburton is a revolutionary doctor who cured multiple maladies, and even set the foot of the King after a hunting accident. However, the good doctor has a gambling habit that hit national headlines and led to his disavowment by the crown.

- Professor Emery Steward [+1 Health, +1 Education, -1 Support from King] ; Professor Steward is a learning fellow at the King’s College of the Sciences; he has studied plants from the New World brought back on exploratory expeditions and has an extensive knowledge of remedies for common ailments. The Professor however, is a strong believer in the merits of democracy and despises the king.

-Father Abba [ +1 Morale , +1 Education, -1 Corruption] ; Father Julian is a minister of the Church of Webdipia. Thusly, he believes in Webdipian gospel.

- Sir Walter Scott [ +1 Morale, +1 Corruption] ; Sir Scott is a merchant who has traveled the world trading in the King’s name. However, with his extensive contacts comes his high maintenance life-style and Alcoholism.

- Nain Rouge [1000 Silver] ; I wish to become a specialist. I was once a wise and powerful warlock; but now I am weak and wish to travel the world.

-Sister Julia Townsend [+1 Morale, -1 Corruption] ; A progressive of the webdipian faith Sister Abby Townsend is world renowned for her scathing book about the inadequacies of the webdipian faith in handling women’s issues.

-Senator Marcellus George [+1 Corruption, +1 Support of King] This former senator is a strong supporter of the crown and believes in the rule of law. He was recently pardoned by the king on charges of laundering gold from a children’s hospital in the capital.

-Patrick Killian [Mines with his oversight produce 50% more / buildings with his oversight cost 50% less] Mr.Killian has been a foreman for many years, his experience and grit will serve you well. However, he wishes to bring his son and requires a salary of 10 Silver per phase.


If you have any questions feel free to ask me now

*Captain Rick looks up before biting enthusiastically into a pickle*