Week 10

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War Against Ixion

If you chose to prepare for battle in Week 9, you will fight them this week.

If you chose to use magic:

• Test: Wield Magic ≥40
  • Success: The Ixionites are so frightened that they flee almost without a fight. You lose no troops.+1 Angry, +1 Cheerful, +2 Willful, +20 Noble Approval
  • Partial Success (30 ≤ Wield Magic < 40): You lose fewer troops, equal to [637 - Strategy * 2], rounding down. +1 Angry, +1 Cheerful
  • Failure: You are laughed at and lose a lot of troops, equal to [1750 - (Strategy * 2 + Logistics)]. +2 Angry, -5 Noble Approval

If you chose not to use magic, you lose a moderate amount of troops, equal to [1200 * (0.86 - 0.0036 * (Strategy + Logistics * 0.2)]. +1 Angry

Ixionite Diplomat Arrives

If you choose to negotiate, the Ixionite representative arrives, along with Banion and his sister Brin, Duchess of Hellas. Test: Novan History ≥30 to know something about the siblings.

Test: Foreign Affairs ≥20 to unlock option "Offer to punish the Duchess of Hellas".

Now choose:

1. Surrender Province: Banion and Brin are very displeased. You may call over a favor from Ixion during Week 35. +1 Yielding, +2 Depressed, -30 Commoner Approval, -30 Noble Approval.
2. Offer him money if Ixion withdraws: Test: Accounting + Trade ≥51 or Logistics ≥50 to unlock option "Make counter-offer". Choose:
   • Agree: You pay them off. Banion and Brin are appeased. +1 Pressured, -10 Noble Approval, -8000 lassi
   • Refuse: Make another choice
   • Make counter-offer: Test: Accounting + Trade ≥51
     • Success: Pay them off with half the offer. Banion and Brin are appeased. +1 Willful, -4000 lassi
     • Failure: Pay them off with slightly more. Banion and Brin are appeased. +1 Willful, +1 Pressured, -5000 lassi
3. Offer to punish the Duchess of Hellas: Banion will be angered. Choose:
   • Make her a commoner: Brin loses her title. +1 Pressured, -15 Noble Approval. Test: Internal Affairs ≥60 to know the name of her successor.
   • Command her to marry an Ixionite: Banion will ask for a dance during Week 17. Test: Internal Affairs ≥40:
     • Success: Brin is appeased.
     • Failure: Brin is angered. -10 Noble Approval
   • Execute her: Brin loses her life. An assassin will be at the parade during Week 16. +1 Angry, +3 Cruelty, -15 Noble Approval. Test: Internal Affairs ≥60 to know the name of her successor.
4. Bluff / Intimidate: Test: Foreign Affairs ≥80 or Foreign Intelligence ≥80 to unlock option "Threaten to ally with Terrax". If Elodie is wearing Talarist's necklace, Test: Court Manners ≥10 to unlock option "Claim you are allied with Talasse". If Elodie is a Lumen, unlocks option "Demonstrate magical powers". Now choose:
   • Threaten to attack: Test: Presence ≥60:
     • Success: They withdraw. Crisis averted. Banion and Brin are pleased. +1 Cheerful, +10 Noble Approval
     • Failure: A battle will begin next week. Banion and Brin are appeased. +1 Depressed
   • Claim you are allied with Talasse: You warn them off. Talarist will come demanding answers later. Banion and Brin are pleased. +10 Noble Approval, +1 Cheerful
   • Threaten to ally with Terrax: You warn them off. Banion and Brin are pleased. +1 Cheerful, +10 Noble Approval
   • Demonstrate magical powers: Test: Wield Magic + Presence ≥60
     • Success: They back off. Crisis averted. Banion and Brin are pleased. +10 Noble Approval
     • Failure: They are unimpressed. Banion and Brin are appeased. A battle will commence next week. +1 Depressed
5. Execute him: You will fight Ixion next week. Banion and Brin are pleased. +1 Angry, +5 Cruelty.

Special Weekend Activities

Talk to Father

If Elodie went to war last week, Joslyn will explain how the situation started. +1 Pressured +1 Yielding