How regally the crown sits upon your noble brow.(set: $gold to 10)(set: $happiness to 2)(set: $year to 1)(set: $populace to 1)(set: $month to 1)(set: $year to 1)(set: $rate to 1)(set: $danger to 1)
It is month $month of year $year of your reign.
You have $gold gold.
Your $populace thousand subjects are mourning the loss of your predecessor.
Your enemy neighbor sees an opportunity. Ready yourself.
[[Bolster your army.]]
[[Raise taxes.]]
[[Hold a festival.]]
(set: $month to ($month + 1))(if: $month > 12)[(set: $month to 1)(set: $year to ($year + 1))](set: $ginc to (ceil: (.1 * $populace * $rate * $happiness)))(set: $gold to ($gold + $ginc))(set: $pinc to (ceil: (.10 * $populace)))(set: $populace to ($populace + $pinc))(set: $dinc to (either: 1, 2, 3))(if: $dinc is 1)[(set: $danger to ($danger + $dinc))](if: $danger > 5)[(set: $dinc to 2)](if: $danger < 1)[(set: $danger to 1)](if: $happiness > 5)[(set: $happiness to 5)](if: $happiness < 1)[(set: $happiness to 1)
]Your populace has grown by $pinc thousand.
Taxes have generated $ginc gold.(if: $dinc is 1)[
Your enemy neighbor stirs.](if: $danger > 5)[
(set: $populace to (floor: .5 * $populace))(if: $populace < 1)[(set:$populace to 1)](set: $gold to 0)(set: $happiness to 1)(set: $danger to 1) Your enemy neighbor plunders all your gold. Only half of your populace escapes with their lives. You rebuild-- from a safe distance.]
It is year $year month $month of your reign.
You have $gold gold.
Your $populace thousand subjects are (if: $happiness is 1)[murmuring against you](if: $happiness is 2)[sad](if: $happiness is 3)[content](if: $happiness is 4)[happy](if: $happiness is 5)[exuberant].
Your enemy neighbor (if: $danger is 1)[sits idly.](if: $danger is 2)[plots your demise!](if: $danger is 3)[builds an army!](if: $danger is 4)[advances on your borders!](if: $danger is 5)[has breached your borders. Your army needs aid!]
[[Bolster your army.]]
[[Raise taxes.]]
(if: $rate > 1)[[[Lower taxes.]]
][[Hold a festival.]](if: $gold > 1000)[
[[Buy your neighbor's fealty.]]](if: $populace > 50)[
[[Overthrow your enemy neighbor.]]]
You increase the tax rate. The people object. (set: $happiness to ($happiness - 1))(set: $rate to ($rate + 1))(set: $danger to ($danger + 1))
(display: "New Day")You lower taxes. The people rejoice.(set: $happiness to ($happiness + 1))(set: $rate to ($rate - 1))
(display: "New Day")(either: "With the help of your priests, you bestow upon your subjects a grand banquet of prayer and thanksgiving, celebrating the Lord God’s sovereignty over your plan for the land.", "With the help of your advisors, you hold a grand celebration of the life and accomplishments of your beloved predecessor, your uncle.", "With the help of widows and orphans, you prepare a grand festival in honor of the kindness and generosity of your subjects.", "With the help of your generals, you hold a feast honoring all who fought for the land.")(set: $happiness to $happiness + 1)(set: $gdec to (floor: (.5 * $gold)))(set: $gold to ($gold - $gdec))
It cost you $gdec gold.
(display: "New Day")You invade with overwhelming numbers. Your neighbor surrenders with no bloodshed. You send him away on an early, distant, retirement. Your advisors move in and take over governance of the neighboring lands. Your united lands enjoy a long era of peace.
Final stats:
You united the lands on year $year month $month of your reign.
You had $populace thousand subjects.
You had $gold gold.
[[Play again?|You Take the Crown.]]Your neighbor retires to a large, quiet estate in the country. You never hear from him again. Your advisors move in to govern. Your united lands enjoy a long era of peace.
Final stats:
You united the lands on year $year month $month of your reign.
You had $populace thousand subjects.
You had $gold gold.
[[Play again?|You Take the Crown.]](if: $danger > 3)[(set: $ploss to (ceil: (.20 * $populace)))
(set: $gloss to (ceil: (.20 * $gold)))(set: $populace to ($populace - $ploss))(set: $gold to ($gold - $gloss))The battle against your enemy has cost you $ploss thousand subjects and $gloss gold.](if: $danger < 4)[(set: $ploss to (ceil: (.10 * $populace)))(set: $gloss to (ceil: (.10 * $gold)))(set: $populace to ($populace - $ploss))(set: $gold to ($gold - $gloss))(if: $populace < 1)[(set: $populace to 1)]Your army's presence has abated the enemy threat, but at a cost. $ploss thousand of your subjects renounce their citizenship and leave to seek out more peaceful lands. Your army also costs you $gloss gold.]
The enemy threat subsides.(set: $danger to ($danger - 2))
(display: "New Day")