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You are sitting on a flight back to your home planet. The window outside shines a pale yellow light. At least twenty more stars are visible. But, you are not in a mood to appreciate the stars or the flight. You are deep in thought. A [[Screen]] which is in front of you is streaming latest political news from across the Galaxy. Terraota seems to be the topic of discussion all over the Galaxy. That is your home planet. You think about your life in [[Terraota]]. You are not so sure if all the things Terraota had will continue to exist. [["President Gusto... Excuse me sir"| To the flight]] <% $trust = 33 %> <% $armyStrength = 33 %> <% $chanceOfWar = 34%> <% $citizenArmy = false%>

Your mind takes you back to your life at Terraota. The beautiful evening sky comes vividly to your mind. You can almost feel the cool wind blowing. Smell the delicacies from the nearby market place. Hear the wondrous sounds from the places of worship of three different races. Then you remember your ride on shameroo and your dive from it. It was soaring above the mountains when you had to dive. The pilot who made you laugh. When you dived, you remember the thoughts you had. Do they have a shameroo in Madrusa? Will you be able to see the curvature of that planet from a shameroo? You don’t think so. It is a very large planet. You shuddered, when you thought about Madrusa - a planet ten times Terrota’s size attacking Terraota. Now you know they will and might in the future. As you dived, you were able to see The mountains, the rivers, the seas all in one view - May be one of the few planets to have these left. These were left untouched because , Terraota does not have any minerals or fuel or precious metal underground. Then your mind takes you to the first time you saw an edge bound cargo ship close up. These were huge ships carrying Cargo from the empire’s central planets which produce goods to the edges. Most ships stop at Terraota , as it is an important trading post. Then you remember one of the first few incidents which catapulted you to a political career. Your mind brings back images of a Chamrack being chased. It was running along a busy market street. Finally it hit you and fell down . A crowd had gathered. It was an illegal immigrant. You remember how you had defended that ‘IT’ from being killed. But the next act - you were not proud off. Calling the authorities. They took it and sent it back to its home planet. But now you know it’s chance to survive was much better here than there. Then, Your mind takes you to a place and time which you would not want it to. When you lost both your parents. A big race riot. You were leading a local zone. Groups from the other races had planned and executed your parents. This was just a few losses among massive destruction done to many inhabitants across the planet. Then you remember the spies informing Madrusa’s intent of attacking Terraota. You had to work hard to bring all three races together to fight against a common enemy. Working with them brought you closer to understand their life better. This turning point made you a presidential candidate. You remember the first day as president. When representation from empire were all present. You had the safety net of empires forces in Terraota. You had naively thought that the forces would exist forever. Today. you are the President of a newly formed independent Terraota. You don’t know how long the empire will keep their forces here. You don’t know how long before any of your neighbours make a coup. You don’t know when a racial riot will break out bringing massive disruption to the planet.... [["President Gusto... Excuse me sir"| To the flight]]

There are three top news items which are going on and on in loop [[News Item #1|Terraota attains independence from the empire]] [[News Item #2|Will Terraota survive on its own?]] [[News Item #3|President Gusto has an unenviable position - Leading an independent mixed race planet amongst a group of violent and politically motivated rivals]] [[A sharp noise wakes you up....| To the flight]]

Terraota attains independence from the empire Terraota achieved its independence from the Galactic empire yesterday. Terraota has been under the empire's rule for close to 2 Millenia. In a dwindling economic climate, empire has made its decision to give independence to planets at the edge. It is forecasted more planets would follow. Empire would still leave their forces at Terraota, till further decision is made. [[Screen]]

Will Terraota survive on its own? Contrary to the title of this article, the biggest question about Terraota's independence is not whether it will survive, but which fate will fall upon it. First, Terraota is a mixed race planet. Badula occupy a majority of about 60% of the population, followed by the Mischin and Chindus being the other 40% in equal numbers. These races have been known to be at each other's throat with even minor disturbances to their beliefs and cultures. Racial tensions between these races and resulting destruction would make Terraota an unviable entity. If we extrapolate this scenario, we see Terraota ending up run by Militia's belonging to each of these races with very little law and order. Second, Terraota has been under empire's rule for 2 Millenia. This has imbibed a very bureaucratic mindset to the citizens. With very less natural resources (Except being the best trading location in this part of the Galaxy) and citizens with bureaucratic mind-set, it would be tough for Terraota to stand-up by itself economically. We see Terraota ending up with lot of corruption, with 90% of the citizens being in poverty. Third, the most probable case is Terraota would be taken over by one of its two large neighbours. Terraota is a very small planet, with very simple Military might. It should be very easy for one of its neighbours with a larger military might to take over Terraota. At this moment, the presence of the empire's forces is keeping this from happening. It will be a miracle, if Terraota survives amongst all these. [[Screen]]

President Gusto has an unenviable position - Leading an independent mixed race planet amongst a group of violent and politically motivated rivals. You would think being President of a planet is great. But, not for President Gusto who will be leading an independent Terraota. Let us look at the two neighbours of Terraota First - Madrusa - a planet run by an authoritative government and with Chindus majority (making up 20% of Terraota population) - at any point in time for economic and political reasons (as Terrota is a decent trading post) , Madrusa can decide to take over Terraota. Or further worse, it can create political turmoils to maintain control Second - Charmack - a planet with a huge population, highly corrupt government with 90% of citizens living in poverty. The citizens would be highly motivated to migrate to a slightly richer and independent Terraota. Keeping the immigrants in check would be a task in itself for the independent Terraota. We foresee the President will have a lot on his hands and mind when he officially takes over today. [[Screen]]

It has been a month since you have taken over as the President of new independent Terraota. You had instructed your minister of defence to start building an army. Last you heard from him was a couple of weeks ago, when he reported recruitment was going in full swing. Now, here he was standing in front of you for the next interim report. "How's the progress with recruitment?", you ask "It is going in full swing..", he replies back "Can you show me the numbers?" He takes out his pocket display and projects a hologram presentation of various aspects of the army being recruited. You try to get a view by race. The view becomes visible... you gasp. "Ohh.... I was not expecting this. We cannot rule a Badulese majority planet with 80% of the army being Mischins. I should have expected this. The Badulese culturally don't prefer to join the army while the Mischins love it" You think about the consequences of letting recruitment go on like this and of ceasing the recruitment. You seem to have come to a conclusion, you decide to [[Cease recruitment]] or [[Continue recruitment]]

You turn around startled... "We are descending into Terraota and will be landing shortly, Mr President", the attendant announces. You get back to your thoughts.. One question is running through your mind now. How to turn an unsafe, fragile planet in a declining economic climate with politically motivated neighbours to a safe and happy place for citizens to live? What should you focus first? Getting recognition for the new independent planet with the powers that be or look at setting the economy right or build your defence. After much thought, through various meetings and discussions you have decided on what to focus first [[Terraota should build its army first]] as the threat from Neighbours seem to be a high probable event.

**Result**: You lose a bit of trust with your Citizens You cannot permanently cease army recruitment. You are not even 10% through it. You know you have to find a way to restart it. By ceasing the recruitment you have addressed the problem for now. You tell your defence minister to stop recruitment immediately. Then you ask him to expedite the process. The defence minister does not understand your decision properly. He goes and meets the recruited members. Asks the Non-Mischins to step out and announces that the rest are dismissed as of this moment. This announcement obviously does not go well with Mischins. They cannot digest the fact that they lost their jobs overnight. [[They take up to the streets vandalizing and destroying everything they see.|Race Riots]] <% $adder = Math.floor((Math.random() * 3) + 1); $adder1 = Math.floor((Math.random() * 6) + 1); $trust = $trust - $adder; $armyStrength = $armyStrength + 0; $chanceOfWar = $chanceOfWar + 0; %>

**Result**: Nothing happens. For a while... Although you have taken the decision to continue the recruitment, at the bottom of your heart you don't feel this is a sustainable model. A few weeks passes. One day, your minister of defence walks in. He looks at you as though he might kill you. "What's wrong?", you ask him. "There has been an incident in our eastern most zone" "What happened?" "We had deployed our armed forces there to quell any Badulese terrorism" "Yes, I remember that", you respond "One of the Mischin armed forces personnel, tried to detain a Badulese as a terror suspect, and during interrogation, the Badulese died" "And..." , now you are worried, if somebody dying was not big enough, you fear what was coming.. "The local Badulese majority beat up the Mischin armed service man..and..." [["Mischins all over over the eastern zone are vandalizing the streets in protest.|Race Riots]] <% $adder = Math.floor((Math.random() * 3) + 1); $adder1 = Math.floor((Math.random() * 6) + 1); $trust = $trust + 0; $armyStrength = $armyStrength + 0; $chanceOfWar = $chanceOfWar + 0; %>

After hearing about the riots, you are pressed into a situation to take action immediately.You rush to the riot zone. There has to be way to stop the riots. You take representation from all the Races with you. You ask the police to round up everybody who were guilty and bring them before you.You are staring at 500 citizens. You realize that this is a Mischin crowd in a Badulese majority Planet. If you punish everybody, it will send a message as you are anti-Mischin. This is not something you want. But the alternative is also equally bad. You cannot let go of citizens who have committed crime. With that, your citizens will think law and order does not work in this planet. You have a deep thought about the consequences of your actions. Then you start speaking to the crowd.... [["We will not tolerate any form of violence in this planet. And as we build an independent planet, law and order is of paramount importance. All of you will be arrested and punished for your offence"|Arrest all]] [["We will not tolerate any form of violence in this planet. And as we build an independent planet, law and order is of paramount importance.But, as not all of you are instigators, while most of you followed the instigators, I will be a bit lenient this time"|Don't arrest all]]

<% $adder = Math.floor((Math.random() * 3) + 1); $adder1 = Math.floor((Math.random() * 6) + 1); $trust = $trust + $adder; $armyStrength = $armyStrength + 0; $chanceOfWar = $chanceOfWar + 0; %> **Result**: You gain some trust with your citizens You have decided to take a compromise. You tell the rioters that the key initiators will be arrested and the rest are free to go. Further, you tell the crowd that it was a misunderstanding from the defence minister. All Mischin soldiers who are Terraota citizens can continue to be part of the Army and they should report to duty the next day. There are loud cheers from the crowd. You have won their support. May be because of the job prospects. Just then your defence ministers calls you to the side. "Yes, what is it this time?", you ask worried. "There has been a blast. Three citizens are killed" "Who are responsible? Is it the Mischins?" "No, I am afraid it is much more complicated than that, It is the Madrusans. We have captured the perpetrators, waiting for your orders on what we should be doing" Things are getting a bit overheated, right when you are dozing a racial riot, your neighbour has decided to attack your planet. You are starting to wonder, if getting independence was a right idea. [[You decide to hold an emergency meeting with your ministers|Confront with Madrusa]]

You brief them on the blast and the consequences. You ask for their views on handling the perpetrators "They should be killed", your home minister asserts. He is worried about further breakout of violence in the planet. "They should not be given capital punishment, they should be sent to their home planet and should be trialled there" , your planetary relations minister advices you. A hologram arrives from the President of Madrusa, asking you to re-consider any capital punishment for the perpetrators. Madrusa is a big planet with a big army. You cannot just like that make them your enemies. But, if you let the perpetrators go, you will be sending a wrong message to your neighbours and your citizens. According to your planet's law, murder and terrorism requires capital punishment. You think about what you can do in this circumstance. You can either [[Let the perpetrators go |Oblige with them]] or [[Give them capital punishment |Don't Oblige with them]]

<% $adder = Math.floor((Math.random() * 3) + 1); $adder1 = Math.floor((Math.random() * 6) + 1); $trust = $trust - $adder; $armyStrength = $armyStrength + 0; $chanceOfWar = $chanceOfWar - $adder; %> **Result**: You lose some trust with your citizens, while you have also reduced the chances of war with Madrusa. After having considered the consequences, you have decided to let the perpetrators go to their home planet. You have undermined the independence of your planet. You have given a hint to your neighbours that you can be forced to their will. But, you have learnt a lesson from this. You need to speed up the building of your army. The faster the better. You hold a meeting with your defence minister. defence minister wants to build a fully professional army. But, you are also considering a mix of professional army and a citizen army. A fully professional army will take a lot of money to build. This will take a toll on your fledgling economy. However, Building a mix of citizen and professional army will take less money, but might be culturally difficult as with a Badulese majority population, who don't like soldiering. Training a citizen army might be tough. However, even if a neighbouring planet captures Terraota, they will have to handle citizens who can fight - making it a deterrent for them. It is not an easy decision to make. You decide to [[build a fully professional army |Build a normal army]] or [[ build a mix of professional and citizen army |Build a citizen army]]

<% $adder = Math.floor((Math.random() * 3) + 1); $adder1 = Math.floor((Math.random() * 6) + 1); $trust = $trust + $adder1; $armyStrength = $armyStrength + 0; $chanceOfWar = $chanceOfWar + $adder; %> **Result**: You have gained a lot of trust with your citizens while the chances of war with Madrusa goes up. You are proving yourself as a just and powerful leader. You have taken a bold decision to confront Madrusa. They are not going to like it. But, you have learnt a lesson from this. You need to speed up the building of your army. The faster the better. You hold a meeting with your defence minister. defence minister wants to build a fully professional army. But, you are also considering a mix of professional army and a citizen army. A fully professional army will take a lot of money to build. This will take a toll on your fledgling economy. However, Building a mix of citizen and professional army will take less money, but might be culturally difficult as with a Badulese majority population, who don't like soldiering. Training a citizen army might be tough. However, even if a neighbouring planet captures Terraota, they will have to handle citizens who can fight - making it a deterrent for them. It is not an easy decision to make. You decide to [[build a fully professional army |Build a normal army]] or [[ build a mix of professional and citizen army |Build a citizen army]]

<% $adder = Math.floor((Math.random() * 3) + 1); $adder1 = Math.floor((Math.random() * 6) + 1); $trust = $trust - $adder; $armyStrength = $armyStrength + $adder1; $chanceOfWar = $chanceOfWar + 2*$adder1; %> **Result**: You lose some trust with your citizens while your army gains strength and you increase the chances of war greatly. You have made a great decision to build a full professional army. You think, it is very ambitious for a planet which is still working on getting its economy working. You need superior execution skills to make it work. You cannot make this possible without the help of other friendly planets. You think about three possible planets which can help you. One is a relatively neutral big neighbour. Other is a far away ally but it would want to maintain positive relationship with your neighbours because of racial make up Third is a military super power. Whose presence or receiving help from them in the region and within your territory will be looked at as a threat to their existence and cultural identity. Again, a tough decision to make. You ponder over this a lot. You consult with your ministers. Then you make a call.... [[Biturn - The relatively neutral big neighbour|Go with Biturn]] [[Pytal - The far away ally|Go with Pytal]] [[Ramdael - The military super power|Go with Ramdael]]

<% $adder = Math.floor((Math.random() * 3) + 1); $adder1 = Math.floor((Math.random() * 6) + 1); $trust = $trust + $adder; $armyStrength = $armyStrength + $adder1; $chanceOfWar = $chanceOfWar - $adder; %> **Result**: You gain trust, you gain army strength, while decreasing the chance of war. A bold and prudent decision for a planet which is re-building its economy. You will assured that this is the right decision and you are sure you will see the repercussions of this only in the longer term. But you cannot build it on your own. You believe that you need to take the help of other planets to train your professional army and also to make sure your citizen army is ready to fight when a war happens. You think about three possible planets which can help you. One is a relatively neutral big neighbour. Other is a far away ally but it would want to maintain positive relationship with your neighbours because of racial make up Third is a military super power. Whose presence or receiving help from them in the region and within your territory will be looked at as a threat to their existence and cultural identity. Again, a tough decision to make. You ponder over this a lot. You consult with your ministers. Then you make a call.... [[Biturn - The relatively neutral big neighbour|Go with Biturn]] [[Pytal - The far away ally|Go with Pytal]] [[Ramdael - The military super power|Go with Ramdael]]

That seems to be fairly straight forward decision. You go with the big neutral neighbour. You communicate with them that you would like to take their help in building your army. You are eagerly [[waiting for their response |Wait for Biturn's response]]

That seems to be fairly straight forward decision. You go with the far away ally. You communicate with them that you would like to take their help in building your army. You are eagerly [[waiting for their response |Wait for Pytal's response]]

<% $adder = Math.floor((Math.random() * 3) + 1); $adder1 = Math.floor((Math.random() * 6) + 1); $trust = $trust + $adder; $armyStrength = $armyStrength + $adder; $chanceOfWar = $chanceOfWar + $adder1; %> **Result**: You gain trust, you gain army strength while you increase chances of war. You are left with no other choice, but to take the help of Ramdael. But the larger issue remains. Any news of Ramdaeli presence in your planet, will not go well with your neighbours, who are mostly Chinduss. They will start looking at you as enemies. But if you involve them, possibly hide their involvement, but later it comes out in public your integrity will take a hit and your neighbours will not trust you. You think about what would be the most important thing at this moment and then you take a call... You decide to [[call the Ramdaelis are Damaros, who are from a far away and neutral civilization but resemble the Ramdaelis|Hide Ramdael]] You decide to [[Not compromise your integrity in the region and are ready to openly confront your neighbours, if this issue comes up|Don't hide Ramdael]]

<% $adder = Math.floor((Math.random() * 3) + 1); $adder1 = Math.floor((Math.random() * 6) + 1); $trust = $trust - $adder; $armyStrength = $armyStrength + 0; $chanceOfWar = $chanceOfWar + 0; %> **Result**: You lose trust There it is , the response from Biturn. "Congratulations on your independence, we wish you all the best" Strangely, in the reply, there is no mention of your request to train your army. It makes sense in hindsight. As Biturn is relatively nearby, they would not want to be seen as aligning with a newly independent planet in the region, creating suspicion with other bigger neighbours. [[You decide to go with Ramdael who have been pushing for such an opportunity through your defence minister |Go with Ramdael]]

<% $adder = Math.floor((Math.random() * 3) + 1); $adder1 = Math.floor((Math.random() * 6) + 1); $trust = $trust - $adder; $armyStrength = $armyStrength + 0; $chanceOfWar = $chanceOfWar + 0; %> **Result**: You lose trust There it is , the response from Pytal. "Congratulations on your independence, we wish you all the best" Strangely, in the reply, there is no mention of your request to train your army. It makes sense in hindsight. As Pytal would want to be culturally aligned with your neighbours, it might not make sense for them to help. [[You decide to go with Ramdael who have been pushing for such an opportunity through your defence minister |Go with Ramdael]]

<% $adder = Math.floor((Math.random() * 3) + 1); $adder1 = Math.floor((Math.random() * 6) + 1); $trust = $trust + $adder; $armyStrength = $armyStrength + 0 ; $chanceOfWar = $chanceOfWar - $adder1; %> **Result**: You gain trust, decrease chances of war. You seem to be growing well in your role. The ruse has worked. The Ramdaelis have started working in training your army. The progress has been good so far. The next direction is to grow your army in the right way. One obvious solution you have in mind is to get more Badulese into the army and internal defence and having an appropriate mix of all races. Your first priority is to make more Badulese to not join armed forces. [[You decide to enforce a rule where every family should send a child to the army|Working with Badulese Option #1]] [[You work towards a strong Terraota culture, breaking Badulesian identity|Working with Badulese Option #2]] [[You make the army a great career choice in terms of monetary benefits and other perks|Working with Badulese Option #3]]

<% $adder = Math.floor((Math.random() * 3) + 1); $adder1 = Math.floor((Math.random() * 6) + 1); $trust = $trust + $adder; $armyStrength = $armyStrength + 0; $chanceOfWar = $chanceOfWar - $adder1; %> **Result**: You lose trust, greatly increase chances of war. You have stood by your integrity. But is it the right decision, given that you have 20% Chindus population in your planet. You are not so sure whether it is the right decision. The news of Terraota using Ramdael for military training is all over the press. All your neighbours are threatening to reduce or completely stop supplies to your planet. As a trading zone, you don't have a lot of resources to work with. It seems to be a poor decision. But, you have declared it and have admitted it. You feel that standing by what you say is very important. But that does stop you from worrying. Here's your home minister with some bad news. Most of the Chindus in your planet have started protesting. Most are peaceful protests. But some of them are violent. Public property is destroyed. You need to find a way to end this. [[Big Riots brake out]]

<% $adder = Math.floor((Math.random() * 3) + 1); $adder1 = Math.floor((Math.random() * 6) + 1); $trust = $trust - $adder1; $armyStrength = $armyStrength - $adder; $chanceOfWar = $chanceOfWar + 0; %> **Result**: You lose army strength, you lost trust. You have taken a very authoritative decision. You have to see the benefits of this policy in the longer run. As each Badulese family sends their child to soldier, you are making them break their culturally held beliefs. As the army builds, so does the distrust in your policies, especially with the Badulese, who are the majority population. Meanwhile, your focus moves on to another event which is coming up. Which is your second anniversary of getting independence. You think it might be a good idea to let your neighbours know about your [[recently bought military equipment]].

<% $adder = Math.floor((Math.random() * 3) + 1); $adder1 = Math.floor((Math.random() * 6) + 1); $trust = $trust + $adder1; $armyStrength = $armyStrength + $adder1; $chanceOfWar = $chanceOfWar + 0; %> **Result**: You gain a lot of army strength, you gain a lot of trust. Your ministry is proud of you. Because of that decision, the citizens are getting a sense of what being 'Terraotaian' is all about. Because of this you are able to get a lot of voluntary enrolments into the army. Especially from the Badulese, as they are the majority population. Further, this also builds support to recruit citizen army. Now your focus moves on to another event which is coming up. Which is your second anniversary of getting independence. You think it might be a good idea to let your neighbours know about your [[recently bought military equipment]].

<% $adder = Math.floor((Math.random() * 3) + 1); $adder1 = Math.floor((Math.random() * 6) + 1); $trust = $trust - $adder1; $armyStrength = $armyStrength + $adder; $chanceOfWar = $chanceOfWar + 0; %> **Result**: You gain army strength, you lose trust. Most of your ministers appreciate you for taking this decision. But three of your ministers are not happy with this decision. The Finance minister opens up- "If we have to increase the salaries and perks for our army, then we might have to borrow from our neighbouring planets, we will end up becoming their colonies purely by economic manipulation if not by force" The labour minister has another view to this, "If we incentivize a particular job over others, then citizens might not aspire for the other ones and we will end up with an planet which is strong in one area but weak in others" The planetary relationship minister is also worried, " You have chosen a vocation which might send wrong message to our neighbours" You hear them out, but you still think what you have done is right. You are more interested in another event which is coming up. Which is your second anniversary of getting independence. You think it might be a good idea to let your neighbours know about your [[recently bought military equipment]].

<% $adder = Math.floor((Math.random() * 3) + 1); $adder1 = Math.floor((Math.random() * 6) + 1); if($armyStrength > 33) { $chanceOfWar = $chanceOfWar - $adder1; $war = "decreases"; $class = "positive"; } else { $chanceOfWar = $chanceOfWar + $adder; $war= "increases"; $class = "neutral"; } $trust = $trust + $adder; $armyStrength = $armyStrength + 0; %> >**Result**: Your chances of war <%=$war%>. You gain trust. The independence event was a grand success. From your spies, you learnt that your neighbours consider you as a significant military force to reckon with. Meanwhile, you assess your army at this stage. You have training from a great military super power, you have equipment, now you need military leadership with work with these to win an eventual war. You are looking to grow leadership within the recruits. [[Allow army recruits to study military leadership at Ramdael|Incentivize to join army #1]] [[Allow army recruits to study subjects of their choice at any of the five planets known for leadership education, post which they should work in Army for a fixed period, and then they can move on to civilian roles|Incentivize to join army #2]] [[Set up a leadership development institute here in Terraota|Incentivize to join army #3]]

<% $adder = Math.floor((Math.random() * 3) + 1); $adder1 = Math.floor((Math.random() * 6) + 1); if($armyStrength > 33) { $chanceOfWar = $chanceOfWar + $adder1; $war = "increases"; $class = "neutral"; } else { $chanceOfWar = $chanceOfWar - $adder; $war= "decreases"; $class = "positive"; } $trust = $trust + $adder; $armyStrength = $armyStrength + 0; %> >**Result**: Your chances of war <%=$war%>. You gain trust. You have grown circumspect. You don't want to showcase your Military prowess to your neighbours. This goes well with most of your Ministry as they are also equally worried about the consequences of the same. Meanwhile, you assess your army at this stage. You have training from a great military super power, you have equipment, now you need military leadership with work with these to win an eventual war. You are looking to grow leadership within the recruits. [[Allow army recruits to study military leadership at Ramdael|Incentivize to join army #1]] [[Allow army recruits to study subjects of their choice at any of the five planets known for military leadership education, post which they should work in Army for a fixed period, and then they can move on to civilian roles|Incentivize to join army #2]] [[Set up a leadership development institute here in Terraota|Incentivize to join army #3]]

<% $adder = Math.floor((Math.random() * 3) + 1); $adder1 = Math.floor((Math.random() * 6) + 1); $trust = $trust + 0; $armyStrength = $armyStrength + $adder; $chanceOfWar = $chanceOfWar + 0; %> **Result**: You gain army strength. Ramdael had shown interest to also train leadership apart from combat skills. So, this was a good way to further the relationship with Ramdael.But, they don't have a good track record in this aspect although they are good in training combat skills. Further, your recruits will not be motivated enough to go for this option as they are already being trained by Ramdael. Now, that this decision has been made - you cannot do much about it except wait for your recruits to become good or great leaders. <% if($citizenArmy == true) {%> [You now move on to the next aspect of your army which is your reserve force which is the citizen's army. If you leave the reserve force without training, they might not be ready when a war breaks out. But, if you start training them, then it will hit your economy without any outcomes to show for the money spent. Your decision: [[Train the reserve force]] You decision: [[Don't train the reserve force]]] <%} else { %> As the army is growing , and Terraota is a small planet, you cannot train certain inter planetary drills here. You need to find a place to train outside, probably on a bigger planet. There are three possible places you can think of. A powerful and large neighbour - [[Sampek|Place to train outside - option #1]] - This is a super power in the region. This seems like a good option. But Sampek is in regular trade and military battles with Mardusa, who is your large neighbour. Any alliance with Sampek will trigger hostility with Mardusa. A relatively medium sized planet - [[Randuk|Place to train outside - option #2]] - This is almost near the centre of the Galaxy. You are on one edge of the Galaxy. Except for the distance, you don't find any problems with this choice. A Neutral large neighbour - [[Biturn|Place to train outside - option #3]] - You did not go to Biturn to help you train your army initially. They might not like you requesting now.] <% } %>

<% $adder = Math.floor((Math.random() * 3) + 1); $adder1 = Math.floor((Math.random() * 6) + 1); $trust = $trust + 0; $armyStrength = $armyStrength + $adder1; $chanceOfWar = $chanceOfWar + 0; %> **Result**: You gain a lot of army strength. You have grown as a great leader. Your recruits love this decision. There are thousands of applicants for a few job opportunities in the army. You now move on to the next aspect of your army which is your reserve force which is the citizen's army. If you leave the reserve force without training, they might not be ready when a war breaks out. But, if you start training them, then it will hit your economy without any outcomes to show for the money spent. <% if ($citizenArmy == true) { %> You now move on to the next aspect of your army which is your reserve force which is the citizen's army. If you leave the reserve force without training, they might not be ready when a war breaks out. But, if you start training them, then it will hit your economy without any outcomes to show for the money spent. Your decision: [[Train the reserve force]] You decision: [[Don't train the reserve force]] <%} else {%> As the army is growing , and Terraota is a small planet, you cannot train certain inter planetary drills here. You need to find a place to train outside, probably on a bigger planet. There are three possible places you can think of. A powerful and large neighbour - [[Sampek|Place to train outside - option #1]] - This is a super power in the region. This seems like a good option. But Sampek is in regular trade and military battles with Mardusa, who is your large neighbour. Any alliance with Sampek will trigger hostility with Mardusa. A relatively medium sized planet - [[Randuk|Place to train outside - option #2]] - This is almost near the centre of the Galaxy. You are on one edge of the Galaxy. Except for the distance, you don't find any problems with this choice. A Neutral large neighbour - [[Biturn|Place to train outside - option #3]] - You did not go to Biturn to help you train your army initially. They might not like you requesting now.] <% } %>

<% $adder = Math.floor((Math.random() * 3) + 1); $adder1 = Math.floor((Math.random() * 6) + 1); $trust = $trust - $adder1; $armyStrength = $armyStrength + 0; $chanceOfWar = $chanceOfWar + 0; %> **Result**: You lose trust. You are moving towards self-sufficiency. Which is a good way to work towards the future. But at this point in time, your planet does not have the financial resources or talent to execute this vision. Your recruits are circumspect on this as a valid incentive and recruitment to army has not picked up my a large numbers which you were envisioning. You now move on to the next aspect of your army which is your reserve force which is the citizen's army. If you leave the reserve force without training, they might not be ready when a war breaks out. But, if you start training them, then it will hit your economy without any outcomes to show for the money spent. <% if ($citizenArmy == true) { %> You now move on to the next aspect of your army which is your reserve force which is the citizen's army. If you leave the reserve force without training, they might not be ready when a war breaks out. But, if you start training them, then it will hit your economy without any outcomes to show for the money spent. Your decision: [[Train the reserve force]] You decision: [[Don't train the reserve force]] <%} else { %> As the army is growing , and Terraota is a small planet, you cannot train certain inter planetary drills here. You need to find a place to train outside, probably on a bigger planet. There are three possible places you can think of. A powerful and large neighbour - [[Sampek|Place to train outside - option #1]] - This is a super power in the region. This seems like a good option. But Sampek is in regular trade and military battles with Mardusa, who is your large neighbour. Any alliance with Sampek will trigger hostility with Mardusa. A relatively medium sized planet - [[Randuk|Place to train outside - option #2]] - This is almost near the centre of the Galaxy. You are on one edge of the Galaxy. Except for the distance, you don't find any problems with this choice. A Neutral large neighbour - [[Biturn|Place to train outside - option #3]] - You did not go to Biturn to help you train your army initially. They might not like you requesting now.] <% } %>

<% $adder = Math.floor((Math.random() * 3) + 1); $adder1 = Math.floor((Math.random() * 6) + 1); $trust = $trust + $adder1; $armyStrength = $armyStrength - $adder1; $chanceOfWar = $chanceOfWar + $adder; %> **Result**: You gain lot of trust, you lose army strength, you increase chances of war. This is much appreciated by your citizens and their employers. But you are not sure if a war eventually breaks out, whether you will have the power to fight it. But you have other things to worry about.... As the army is growing , and Terraota is a small planet, you cannot train certain inter planetary drills here. You need to find a place to train outside, probably on a bigger planet. There are three possible places you can think of. A powerful and large neighbour - [[Sampek|Place to train outside - option #1]] - This is a super power in the region. This seems like a good option. But Sampek is in regular trade and military battles with Mardusa, who is your large neighbour. Any alliance with Sampek will trigger hostility with Mardusa. A relatively medium sized planet - [[Randuk|Place to train outside - option #2]] - This is almost near the centre of the Galaxy. You are on one edge of the Galaxy. Except for the distance, you don't find any problems with this choice. A Neutral large neighbour - [[Biturn|Place to train outside - option #3]] - You did not go to Biturn to help you train your army initially. They might not like you requesting now.

<% $adder = Math.floor((Math.random() * 3) + 1); $adder1 = Math.floor((Math.random() * 6) + 1); $trust = $trust + 0; $armyStrength = $armyStrength + $adder; $chanceOfWar = $chanceOfWar + 2*$adder1; %> **Result**: You greatly increase chances of war. You gain army strength. This is a very dangerous choice of place to train. Your neighbours have suspicions of your ultimate motives. You hear rumours about they declaring a war on you. But whether they do it or not, depends on how they perceive your army might. Given that now you have an alliance with Sampek. <%if($chanceOfWar > 30) {%> Your neighbours have been observing for sometime now, and it seems they are ready to declare war. Your last decision might have caused the tipping point.Mardusa's fleets have started landing on your planet. Be ready to field your army. We advance forward 20 years, the verdict is out on your leadership and decisions you took during your time as President. Today is the 20th anniversary of when you stepped down. You take out your communication device. You are keen to know what the press thinks of your leadership.<% } %> [[View the news|The End]]

<% $adder = Math.floor((Math.random() * 3) + 1); $adder1 = Math.floor((Math.random() * 6) + 1); $trust = $trust - $adder1; $armyStrength = $armyStrength + $adder; $chanceOfWar = $chanceOfWar + 0; %> **Result**: You lose lot of trust. You gain army strength. This is a very bad choice. The distance needed to travel back and forth for your fleets to this planet takes great toll on your planet's coffers. <% if($chanceOfWar > 30) { %> Your neighbours have been observing for sometime now, and it seems they are ready to declare war. Your last decision might have caused the tipping point.Mardusa's fleets have started landing on your planet. Be ready to field your army. We advance forward 20 years, the verdict is out on your leadership and decisions you took during your time as President. Today is the 20th anniversary of when you stepped down. You take out your communication device. You are keen to know what the press thinks of your leadership. <% } %> [[View the news|The End]]

20 years later... <% if ($trust >40) {%>Terraota has grown into a peaceful planet <% } else if ($trust < 33) {%> Terraota has become a ground for racial violence and corruption <% } else { %>Terraota had continued to deteriorate into an anarchy, with racial riots happening at regular interval<% } %>, while ,<% if ($chanceOfWar < 30) {%> President Gusto made sure it evolved into a military super power by building its image in the eyes of its neighbours.There were no wars which helped Terraota focus on other areas to become a super power.<% } else if ($armyStrength > 45) {%> President Gusto made sure it has evolved from small unknown planet with no military might to a military super power. Although he could not help avoid wars, he helped Terraota win wars in the process. <% } else { %>President Gusto also lost his only chance to secure Terraota as an Independent planet twenty years ago. It remains an obscure colony of Madrusa now.<% } %>

<% $adder = Math.floor((Math.random() * 3) + 1); $adder1 = Math.floor((Math.random() * 6) + 1); $trust = $trust - $adder1; $armyStrength = $armyStrength + 0; $chanceOfWar = $chanceOfWar + 0; %> **Result**: You lost trust further As this is planet wide, it would be tough to completely stop the rioting. But as a President, you have to take concrete action. You get a list of all rioting places and ask your home minister to arrest or detain the most protesters in those regions. The violence comes down. You have learnt your lessons in the past. You let go of most, but the most violent to be punished. But, the trust with Chindus is broken forever. You will have to do a great job to do now, if you have bring back law and order. One obvious solution you have in mind is to get more Badulese into the army and internal defence and having a good mix of all races. Your first priority is to make more Badulese join armed forces. [[You decide to enforce a rule where every family should send a child to the army|Working with Badulese Option #1]] [[You work towards a strong Terraota culture, breaking Badulesian identity|Working with Badulese Option #2]] [[You make the army a great career choice in terms of monetary benefits and other perks|Working with Badulese Option #3]]

<% $adder = Math.floor((Math.random() * 3) + 1); $adder1 = Math.floor((Math.random() * 6) + 1); $trust = $trust - $adder1; $armyStrength = $armyStrength + $adder1; $chanceOfWar = $chanceOfWar - $adder1; %> **Result**: You lose trust, you gain army strength, you decrease chances of war. You hold an annual training event across the planet where citizens are pulled from their regular work to train for being in the army. This does not go well with their employers. But, as it is for building a stronger planet, they agree for this arrangement. As the army is growing , and Terraota is a small planet, you cannot train certain inter planetary drills here. You need to find a place to train outside, probably on a bigger planet. There are three possible places you can think of. A powerful and large neighbour - [[Sampek|Place to train outside - option #1]] - This is a super power in the region. This seems like a good option. But Sampek is in regular trade and military battles with Mardusa, who is your large neighbour. Any alliance with Sampek will trigger hostility with Mardusa. A relatively medium sized planet - [[Randuk|Place to train outside - option #2]] - This is almost near the centre of the Galaxy. You are on one edge of the Galaxy. Except for the distance, you don't find any problems with this choice. A Neutral large neighbour - [[Biturn|Place to train outside - option #3]] - You did not go to Biturn to help you train your army initially. They might not like you requesting now.

<% $adder = Math.floor((Math.random() * 3) + 1); $adder1 = Math.floor((Math.random() * 6) + 1); $trust = $trust - $adder; $armyStrength = $armyStrength + 0; $chanceOfWar = $chanceOfWar + 0; %> **Result**: You lose some trust with your citizens That's a very bold move. You are in two minds. Does that arbour well for your planet or not? Only time will tell. A few days later, your home minister comes to meet you. He opens up his Holo projector and projects the major news articles which have appeared in the past 3 days. You don't seem happy with these articles. Mischins feel insecure in this planet. Looking for Freedom from Terraota Mischin leaders are opening discussions with Neighbouring planets Mischins are holding peace protest across Terraota You feel you have introduced a bit of insecurity, in what could have been an ideal opportunity to build trust. As you think about your situation and what you can do to mend it. Your defence minister comes on your holo communicator. The glow from the communicator fills your dark room in a eerie way. The defence minister is not in here. He was touring the edge zones of the planet. You don't even have a meeting with him now. If he is appearing in Holo , it should be something important. "Yes, what is it this time?", you ask angrily. "There has been a blast. Three citizens are killed" "Who are responsible? Is it the Mischins?" "No, I am afraid it is much more complicated than that, It is the Madrusans. We have captured the perpetrators, waiting for your orders on what we should be doing" Things are getting a bit overheated, on top of the dropping confidence on your Government, your neighbour has decided to attack your planet. You are starting to wonder, if getting independence was a right idea. [[You call your ministers for an emergency meeting|Confront with Madrusa]]

There was one recent incident, which made you buy military equipment. The empire which had left its force, had suddenly decided to take its force out in a year's time. You cannot work with a half trained army and a citizen army to fight your large neighbours if a war broke out. So, you decided to buy military equipment from Ramdael, further strengthening your diplomatic ties with that planet. Your military relationship with Ramdael was publicly declared. You had made it possible by allowing them to open a trading office in your planet. This made your citizens comfortable with Ramdael's presence. So, you had an army and some military equipment with you. It might be a good time to showcase this to your neighbours during your independence event. It can also backfire, in case your neighbours see you as a threat or worse, they feel you are not strong enough and get ready for a take over. You have to make a decision in couple of weeks' time. You decide to [[Show defence to neighbours]] You decide to [[Don't show defence to neighbours]]

Terraota <div id="description"> You are the president of a recently independent planet. One question is running through your mind now. How to turn an unsafe, fragile planet in a declining economic climate with politically motivated neighbours to a safe and happy place for citizens to live? </div> <div id="startLink"> [[Start|Recognition, Defence or Economy]]</div>