"It isn’t what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.”
– Jane Clawsten, Scents and Sentimentality
Turn Deadline: Fri May 11@ 11pm EDT
With matrimonial selections made, the thoughts of the members of The Leviathan Club turn to greater things. Shall one raise a family? What legacy shall I endeavor to leave once I am gone? Many wrestle night and day with these weighty concepts, looking for the proper answer.
Turn-specific events
Meanwhile, one might expect the following:
Turn 10 plague progress: Great chance for any existing condition to improve, Lousy chance for it to worsen instead.
Turn 10 blight progress: Fair chance for any existing whipweed holding to recover.
Turn 10 special risk: Good chance of interference from the mysterious adversary, should you have one.
Raising a family
Optional: Those that have pair bonded with their chosen Citizen Pretender have the option of creating a family. Thanks to various technological breakthroughs, an heir may be vat grown using genetic material from both individuals to create a healthy offspring in a mere three months. The phenotype may be of either contributing parent. To do so, merely define the name and expression of the child thusly:
Child Annabelle Bennet, Space Lobster
The child has an equal chance of being designated as a True Citizen or a Citizen Pretender at birth.
Final Challenges
The original vision of ‘Victory Conditions’ has mutated into ‘Final Challenges’. Final challenges represent the effort to create a legacy that will live on after one has shuffled off this mortal coil. Each remaining season represents three attempts to make further progress on a chosen legacy. Each ‘success’ means greater achievement toward the chosen legacy and each ‘failure’ represents an important lesson learned.
All unspent funds will be used in pursuit of this legacy. Funds less than 50% of Income result in a more difficult challenge. Higher scores in the chosen stat will help to some extent, but well-balanced characters will also have advantages regardless of choice of legacy. Ultimately, the decision is in the hands of the individual.
Legacy 1: Remembered for your Personality & Wit : Quick with words, steadfast in reasoning, compelling in argument. Those pursing a PER-based legacy may find meaning in this option. Suggested PER legacies include:
- Pursue a political career
- Write a literary masterpiece
- Answer a religious calling
- Other (keeping in mind the nature of PER, please describe this alternate legacy choice)
Legacy 2: Remembered for your Fashion & Taste: Impeccable poise, remarkable charm, and incomparable tastes. Those pursuing a FSH-based legacy may find meaning in this option. Suggested FSH legacies include
- Found your own salon (potentially eclipsing even Ms. Farnsworth in status)
- Become a patron of the arts
- Embody the very style of the era
- Other (keeping in mind the nature of FSH, please describe this alternate legacy choice)
Legacy 3: Remembered for your Business Acumen: A head for numbers, an intuitive understanding for organization, and an appetite for risk. Those pursuing a BUS-based legacy may find meaning in this option. Suggested BUS legacies include:
- Create a successful iconic product
- Negotiate a key trade agreement
- Become a titan of business, founding a redoubtable conglomerate
- Other (keeping in mind the nature of BUS, please describe this alternate legacy choice)
Legacy 4: Remembered for your Martial Prowess: A stalwart heart, a fearless disposition, choosing to serve a higher calling to planet and nation. Those pursuing a MIL-based legacy may find meaning in this option. Suggested MIL legacies include:
- Develop and test a new military doctrine
- Invent a new weapon system, or improve an existing weapon system
- Serve with distinction in the Weatherbean forces
- Other (keeping in mind the nature of MIL, please describe this alternate legacy choice)
Legacy 5: Remembered for your Education & Learning: An inquisitive mind, a thirst for knowledge, a desire to pull back the veil of mystery. Those pursuing an EDU-based legacy may find meaning in this option. Suggested EDU legacies include:
- Make an astounding academic discovery
- Contribute a lasting scientific insight
- Perform a remarkable feat of engineering
- Other (keeping in mind the nature of EDU, please describe this alternate legacy choice)
Legacy 6: Remembered for your Rank: Listed prominently in the records, established as a jewel among sentients, respected by all. Those pursuing a Rank-based legacy may find meaning in this option. Suggested Rank legacies include:
- Earn a proper Weatherbean title (Baronet, Viscount, etc.)
- Seek a position in the royal court of Britannia Prime
- Join the ranks of the most notable and prominent families of Weatherby
- Other (keeping in mind the nature of Rank, please describe this alternate legacy choice)
Example block for turn 9 orders:
Child Annabelle Bennet, Space Lobster
Legacy 5 "Contribue a lasting scientific insight"
As always, additional options may be selected as well
Military Service
Expand for details regarding purchasing military commissions
With the potential threat of a resurgent New Prussia, the Queen herself has authorized the purchase of an official commission in the local forces. Purchasing a commission is a one-time payment that allows one to immediately assume the appropriate rank. Each subsequent rank is incremental instead of cumulative, that is to say: moving from the rank of Ensign to the rank of Lieutenant in the Space Hussars will cost an additional 250£ and yield an additional bonus of MIL+3 an Rank+15. This option will remain available for at least the next 12 months (i.e. at least through Turn 9). For example:
Commission Ensign Space Dragoons
| Commission | Space Hussars | MIL bonus | RANK bonus | Space Dragoons | MIL bonus | RANK bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ensign | 450£ | 4 | 20 | 840£ | 8 | 80 |
| Lieutenant | 700£ | 7 | 35 | 1190£ | 12 | 120 |
| Captain | 1800£ | 18 | 90 | 3225£ | 32 | 320 |
| Major | 3200£ | 32 | 160 | 4575£ | 44 | 440 |
| Lt. Colonel | 4500£ | 45 | 225 | 6175£ | 60 | 600 |
Place Wagers
Optional: One may choose to wager on this season’s Lagoderm race. Merely select a promising creature from the Sports & Leisure section and also indicate the size of the wager. Example:
Wager Hamdinger 100
HIRE
Optional: Specific professionals may become available for hire from turn to turn. As long as they continue to be paid a salary, they will serve you to the best of their abilities. Only a certain number of professionals will be available per turn. Availability is not guaranteed from turn to turn. In the event that more individuals want to hire a specific profession than is available, those of highest RANK will be served first. Example
Hire Barrister
The following individuals are available this turn:
Profession #Available Upkeep Effects
---------- ---------- ------------- --------------------------------
Barrister (3) 300£ per turn Defends against legal challenges, create legal opportunities
Scholar (1) 100£ per turn EDU+2 each turn of employment
Nanny (8) 75£ per turn Improved outcomes in child rearing
Rent:
Expand for details regarding renting of apartments
Optional: One may procure personal quarters within the city at the current market rate. Any change of quarters comes with an additional 25£ fee for moving services. Each improvement represents a move to a better neighborhood with a more impressive address. Example:
Rent Spartan apartment
The following neighborhoods are available for rent.
Nature of Quarters Upkeep Effect Neighborhood
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Spartan apartment 75£ per turn +50 rank Ten Path
Modest apartment 200£ per turn +75 rank Paddingdown
Proper apartment 400£ per turn +150 rank St. Marrowbone
Fashionable apartment 700£ per turn +300 rank Dragoon Mews
Luxurious apartment 1200£ per turn +500 rank Whipweed Place
Although the plague continues to abate, several useful medicines are still available for purchase by popular demand:
5£ Dr. Arbuckle's Whipweed Tonic Wine
10£ Ms. Merrimoose's Soothing Syrup
15£ Franklin Gooseberry's Remarkable Colloidal Seryl