With your public action it seemed like you were trying to drum up public support, but currently it doesn't matter what the public thinks. Not that their opinion doesn't matter, but for all intensive purposes they are followers of the crown and we are the hands that act on behalf of the crown.

Ah my young lad. The masses always matter. Sooner or later they always want to have a voice. The sooner you give them one the less likely they are to become dissatisfied. Reforms that give people a sense of belonging will undoubtedly improve our government and boost morale. We want to do so in a manner which also upholds the kings vision. But what if the king doesnt know that ending slavery could improve hos kingdom? Should we not take it upon ourself to be a satillite center of political experimentation and "progressive" in his name?

Shouldnt we provide him a real working - living example of why courting the people, the citizens is the best way to earn their loyalty. And if you build enough morale through positive reforms you can survive food shortages/wars/famines and your morale penalties are effectively not back breaking

So our phase shifts at midnight? Interesting

Yes. Until then you can still act and vote. Brainbomb I have your tally and it is the set decisions unless you send me updates.

I will I need to update for ike

《《》Charter《》》
Charter Phase 5
New WebDipia

## prop 5.1 give councillor cosmo a colony certificate of excellence
Passes
4 Yay: Ike, Kench, brainbomb, bo
Abstain: cosmo

##Prop 5.2 give councillor cosmo the medallion as reward.
Passes
3 Yay: Kench, brainbomb, bo ike
Abstain : cosmo

##Prop 5.3 slaves are made free normal citizens within 4 phases of aquisition. Or in the case of pre-existing slaves by (phase 9)
Fails
Yay bb, kench
Nay cosmo bo ike
-doesnt pass

##Prop 5.4 criminals sentenced to slavery will be freed in 8 phases of sentencing upon good behavior.

-doesnt pass
Yay bb kench
Nay cosmo bo ike

##Prop 5.5 Name the Barracks after the King: "Byrons Field House".
Passes
Yay bb, bo ike

##PROP 5.6 - offer to trade the remainder of our wool for 350 silver and a cannon
Passes
Yay : bo, brainbomb ike

Prop 5.7 Allow the rowboat to continue inland (10/429)
Pass
Yay: cosmo, bb ike
Nay: Bo

Prop 5.8 Send the other exploration party to the west (20/429)
Pass
Yay: cosmo, bb ike
Nay: bo

Prop 5.9 Build a Lumber Yard (Killian) (40/429) (100w 100i)
Pass
Yay: cosmo bb bo ike

Prop 5.10 Build 3 Farms using slaves (100/429) (400w 100i 150 st)
Pass
Yay : cosmo bo ike
Nay: bb

Prop 5.11 Build another Barracks (130/429) (500w 100i 200 st)
Pass
Yay: bb, cosmo, bo ike

Prop 5.12 Assign 30 workers to the mines (160/429)
Pass
Yay: cosmo, bb, bo ike

Prop 5.13 Assign 90 workers to the farms (250/429)
Pass
Yay: cosmo, bb, bo ike

Prop 5.14 Assign 239 workers to gather lumber (429/429)
Pass
Yay: cosmo, bb, bo ike

Prop 5.15 Assign 10 Soldiers to watch the slaves build the farms
Pass
Yay: cosmo, bb, bo ike

Prop 5.16 Assign soldiers to guard the edges of the colony / watch for the Enemars Moon Cat mentioned
Pass
Yay: cosmo, bb, bo ike

Prop 5.17 Ask the king for more animals, more colonists and some chemicals
We need to consider adding more techs to the queue.
Pass
Yay: bb, bo, cosmo ike

##PROP 5.18: Allow Lieutenant Webster to appoint a preferred Officer and establish a ranking system for our military. He is, after all, the leader of our Military.
Fails
Yay: bb, bo
Abstain ike

##PROP 5.19: Consider candidates for the Teacher position, and commit to building a schoolhouse in the future.
Pass
Yay: bb, bo ike

##PROP 5.20: Train a Messenger in preparation for contact with natives.
Pass
Yay bb bo ike

##PROP 5.21: Find a loyal colonist willing to assist as a Merchant.
Pass
Yay: bb bo ike

##PROP 5.22: Have a candidate in mind as a Jailer if we abolish slavery.
Fails
Yay bb bo
Nay ike

##PROP 5.23: Ask the King to recommend a Priest that has no interest in political power but a vested interest in bringing our Faith to New webDipia.
Fails
Yay: bb bo
Nay ike

##PROP 5.24: Allow Dr. Halliburton to train three assistants who will be removed from our regular workforce.
Pass
Yay bb bo ike

##PROP 5.25: Prepare a feast for each of our three specialists and all that they have helped us accomplish so far (costs 50 food). There is no sense in forgetting how valuable they are and will be down the road.
Pass
Yay bb bo ike

Proposal ##5.26
1. Textbooks and bibles
2. Chemicals
3. Animals (Livestock)
4. Additonal colonists
5. Wool
6. Spices
7. Cannons
8. Any new available unique build kits
Fails
Yay bb ike


##Prop 5.27
Updated Research Queue:
Literacy 1
Literacy 2 - Rush this
Combat 1
Engineering 1
Astronomy 1
Fails
Yay bb ike

##Prop 5.28 Pay for Council and Specialists
With our recent wool trade - I propose we begin using financial rewards to encourage individual prosperity. It should boost morale to begin using money made from trades to create a self sustaining economy. This will improve our morale. It doesnt have to be a regular thing but I think that we should all enjoy the benefits of our wool trade. Remember we bought the wool for a lesser amount of silver than we sold it for. We earned a 150 silver markup for a deal well struck.

With the 350 silver reward for our wool we pay each councillor 10 silver.
Our Scribe position is more difficult so it deserves 25
Our Governor should be paid 50
Rick should be paid 40
And our Lieutenant paid 30
We pay Haliburton 30
And pay Miner guy 30

Remaining silver from wool trade = 55

-10 myself
-10 Cosmo
-10 claesar
-10 Ike
-30 Dr
-30 Miner
-30 Lieutenant
-25 kench
-50 bo
-40 rick


Fails
Yay bb
Nay bo ike

Alright with 2 hours left would yall be mad if I adjudicated early so i could go to bed??

no?
cool.

Go for it. No last minute legislation likely.

END PHASE PLEASE HOLD

Oh that's ok I was gonna read and stuff but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Phase 6 "House of Cards"

Your colony is torn and the people have noticed -1 Morale from the political divide.
+1 corruption from creation of political parties. Your council has not succeeded in it's investigation of witchcraft and with no answers the people grow weary -1 morale.

Your resources are very well maintained: see ledger
Your trade with isaac went through and you gained 350 silver.. however..
*Crisis*
Sir Isaac has kidnapped a colonial woman and departed. (This will adjudicate at mid-phase)
A) Chase in your merchant ship [50 soldiers, 25% success rate]
B) Ignore + Condemn
C) Councilor Action

*Exploration*
Your land party has discovered S18 after crossing the river.
Your river party has discovered R14 "The Village" here is their report:
"We see smoke billowing from piles of ash, the smell of burnt flesh and hair roams the land. We see no trace of life. Awaiting permission to land and search the village."

*Tech + Research*
-You discovered Natural Med 1

*King's Resupply Arrives/ Taxes will be collected at end of phase on 430 Colonists*
This ship contains:
-100 colonists both male and female
-40 slaves of Congolese descent
-3 barrels of Rum (each barrel consumed after 50 rations, must be used by the barrel)
-2 Playdipian POWs (Can not be used as slaves due to ineffective work)
-1 Cow

NOTES:
-You need to decide what to do about Isaac before 10PM 9/26/17 EST
-You need to decide about native village
-You need to allocate work and resources
-Your land party may go N,W,S
-Clearly making your councils politics public isn't respected by the colonists.



Your Metrics were affected this phase: See resource guide.

I will add kings resupply when i wake up as well as answer questions.

Sorry Bo I did a turn over at work and I am just too damn tired. I <3 you no matter what.

We created political parties?

Brain, can you stop creating political parties?

kthx

Good night, and Good luck your specialists will provide their feedback in the morning.

Social Reforms
##Prop 6.1 Children of slaves are born free citizens.

##Prop 6.2 Slaves may be given freedom upon completion of 6 phases of consecutive work.

##Prop 6.3 establish a retirement fund for the elderly. Each person over the age of 50 may opt to retire and be given silver per phase sufficient to minimum cost of living. Applicants must show proof of age and request to enter retirement. Colony will only allow 10 applicants per phase to retire in any given phase.

##Prop 6.4 Each young person reaching age 16 will enter into military training under Ike, Rick or the Lieutenant.

##Prop 6.5 create three branches of military, navy led by rick, army and colonial defense led by Ike and our rangers/scouts led by the lieutenant.

##prop 6.6 allow maternity leave for workers starting families. Up to 1 phase for both the husband and wife. Workers must apply and a maximum of 15 per phase

##prop 6.7 provide 1 silver per phase to each worker, starting phase 9. including slaves.

##prop 6.8 offer Isaac a continuous sequential supply of wool in exchange for 450 silver per phase.

##prop 6.9 Allow citizens to vote on governor. Including slaves.

##prop 6.10 establish docking fees. Any arriving ship not bearing our kings standard must pay a fee of 35 silver. Ships which come regularly like Isaac may avoid this fee by agreeing to a status of trade agreement

##prop 6.11 create status of trade agreements. Any potential trade partner should be consistent- trade with us regularly. Initially we offer a trade partner 50 silver per visit in addition to whatever we offer for their wares. In exchange they agree to do business with us regularly. Visitors looking to avoid docking fees will be paid 25 silver per visit instead under the promise of high quality offerings. Any trade agreement will be signed by the Governor and Rick. Trade agreements include liability for lost or stolen ships while in our immediate area.

##Prop 6.12
Choose option C on crisis. Arrest Isaac and seize his ship. Human beings may not be stolen from us. Send Lieutenant and Rick. All our ships plus our cannon. Take prisoners.

##Withdraw 6.8
Wrote thar pre shift

Councilor Brainbomb found a sealed letter with a Brotherhood seal on it that was left in his quarters he has brought it to the council.
"Hello Councilor Brainbomb, you have expressed your thoughts on progress and we would love for you to join us; we are few here in the colony but with the potential for a shift in leadership we look forward to your guidance and the direction you could take the colony. If you wish to join us address the people once more and say the words "Freedom, Liberty, and Prosperity"

Lieutenant- I am in favor of you expressing to these traitors that you wish to join them; maybe then they will reveal themselves.

Captain Rick- Ignore them. The people have already expressed their disdain for our councils public political addresses.

Councilor RagingIke witnessed a small red man standing atop the Merchant ships mast. He has opted to hand this information to the council. In doing so the red man has now disappeared.

Captain Rick - I have stayed auxiliary to much of your councils decision making and i do not intend to change that however I feel it helpful to lay out the issues before us:
-Witch
-Brotherhood agents
-Sir Isaac
-Enemars: Village search + Moon Cat

We have a lot on our plate councilors and we need to prioritize or find a way to combine these issues with solutions.

Lieutenant- I feel it may be worth it to invest in walls around our original colony. Each wall in the building options list would defend one side of a grid square. So when you build a wall i'd need to be told for example U19 North. It is best we start this now. Every wall adds some defense.

Im not interested in making changes through illegal actions. Liuetenant is correct here. We absolutely do not want councillors to be puppets of special interest or corruption. I will apologize to the people for encouraging talk of this kind. I am not a secretive man. I do not want to engage in that style of politics. Id like to have these men rounded up and questioned. Id like to know why theyre here and what they want. I will deliver no speeches this phase as I dont want to incite criminal behavior. Unless we think I should to lure them out

I will stay silent. Lets not do anything about the brothethood yet. We have enough issues. I will not pursue my governorship. Ill pursue my reforms.

Abandon the with hunt. Cosmo focus on catching lil red man. Tell our men at that burning village to get the hell out of there ASAP.

If I stay silent they may keep writing me and Ill reveal their motives to you as councillors and specialists privately.

We need to set an example on Isaac however. Or people will think were idiots.
Im fine with walls. We should absolutely get walls

We should for sure reduce our issues by recalling the men on the boat and holding off on making a move vs the brotherhood. I think the social reforms will get us back lost morale.

Also maybe this will slow Isaac down
I can initiate once per game a slave rebellion
Isaac was selling congolese and I could prompt them to mutiny. I assume since its a once per game our odds of catching him goes up. I dont know how many slaves were aboard but If I prompt my rebellion at the very least it may buy u

We get our wool back this way. Amd we capture the congolese and free them for assisting us. Given our reforms we can detain Isaac, put him on trial and sentence him.

(Brain, since you aren't on his ship how do you intend to do that? Just curious.

Ill train a seagull and send it with a copy of the emancipation proclamation tied to its leg.

(I'm just making sure you guys don't make improper assumptions and then end up making in protect decisions)

I'm not sure how we should proceed with Isaac the Merchant. Morally we should send men after him, but we never know when we will need those soldiers for defense

Prop 6.13 - Dealing with the Merchant Isaac
- Henceforth Isaac shall be considered an outlaw within this colony. Should he ever return to this colony he will be arrested and tried for crimes against the colony
- I propose that we send a mission after Isaac with the primary goal to be the recovery of our kidnapped citizen, the secondary concern the arrest of Isaac and his men. This should be a minimum number of soldiers in the party to accomplish this mission as the needs of the colony cannot be forgotten.

In light of the above proposal, I ##Vote Nay on 6.1-6.12