A guide to the available activities that can be undertaken within the estate.
Estate Activities Guide
Part 1
The main aim of his hunting excursion is to gain the approval of other participants, essentially to flaunt himself. Additionally, if there is a wardrobe available, he can opt to dress fashionably, resulting in a boost of +10 approval at a later stage.
“Lord Ardant praises the shooting as exceptional, and I am intrigued to experience it firsthand.” Afterward, he can select his weapon of choice: shotgun, rifle, or musket.
| Action | Result |
| I shall aim for the closer targets; they should be easy enough marks. | if shotgun: 40 + soldiering >= 55: approval +10 rifle: 0 + soldiering >= 55; approval +30 musket: 20 + soldiering >= 55: approval +20 Otherwise: approval -40 |
| I’d like to show off my skills, but not on birds too far to reliably hit. | if shotgun: 20 + soldiering >= 75: approval +25 rifle: 20 + soldiering >= 75; approval +25 musket: 30 + soldiering >= 75: approval +25 Otherwise: approval -30 |
| I’ll make a show of it and try for the longest, most difficult shots. | if rifle: 40 + soldiering >= 100; approval +30 musket: 20 + soldiering >= 100: approval +40 Otherwise: approval -15 |
#Pig-sticking sounds exciting; I must try my hand at it.
| Action | Result |
| I’ll stick to the paths, try to approach carefully. | reputation %+10, Hunting to 0, Approval -20 |
| I mean to be direct and go right through the fields. | if soldiering >= 60:approval +20 otherwise: reputation %-10, hunting to 0 and, approval -10 |
| I’ll drive them into the village square and corner them there. | reputation %-20, hunting to 40 and approval -10 |
| I’m content enough to let the others take over, now that they’ve arrived. | if hunting = 20: +20 approval |
| I can’t afford to be overconfident now; I’ll approach cautiously. | if soldiering + hunting >= 75: approval +30 otherwise: approval -10 |
| I mean to take down the biggest pig I can find. | if soldiering + hunting >= 100: approval +40 otherwise: approval -10 |
#I think I’ll stay in the banquet tent a while and take my ease.
| Action | Result |
| I shall be as generous as possible. Four hundred crown should suffice. | wealth -400, Approval +30 |
| Fifty crown should be ample to cover my costs | wealth -50, Approval +10 |
| I couldn’t get away with paying less than twenty crown. | wealth -20 |
| If nobody is forcing me to pay, then why pay at all?. | -20 approval |
| I tell stories of the battles I fought in Antar. | if soldiering + hunting >= 100: approval +30 if ruthlessness <= 60: approval +10 if <100: approval – 10 |
| I’ll tell amusing anecdotes about life on campaign. | if soldiering + hunting >= 100: approval +30 if ruthlessness >= 40: approval +10 if <100: approval – 10 |
| I’ve met a great many interesting people; I should talk about them. | if charisma >= 60: approval + 20 otherwise: approval -10 |
| There are some stories I’ve encountered in my reading which might prove entertaining. | if charisma + intellect >= 60: approval + 20 otherwise: approval -10 |
Ending
| Approval | Result |
| >= 120 | reputation %+15 and respectability %+10 |
| >= 80 | reputation %+5 and respectability %+5 |
| >= 40 | |
| < 40 | reputation %-10, respectability %-10 and can’t continue hunting |
Part2:
Hunting at 40
| Action | Result |
| If I’m entitled to the best position due to my title, I mean to take it. | hunting + 40 |
| I will cede the forefront to another; Lord Ardant, perhaps. | hunting and approval +20 |
| >As the least experienced hunter, I will insist that I be treated as the most junior. | hunting -20 and if approval: < 60: approval + 40 >= 60: approval + 20 |
| if soldiering >= 55: There’s nothing for it, I will help the man back to camp. | approval + 20 and to ending |
| if soldiering >= 55: I’ll quickly see that the man gets help before resuming the chase. | hunting – 20 |
| if soldiering >= 55: Someone else can help him, I must ride on! | approval – 20 and hunting +10 |
| if soldiering < 55: I must slow the beast down, let it recover its equilibrium. | hunting – 20 plus if soldiering + charisma < 75: hunting – 30 |
| if soldiering < 55: I must try to calm the poor creature without slowing down too much. | if soldiering + charisma < 75: approval – 30 |
| if soldiering < 55: Damn this intransigent thing! I ride on and hang on as best I can. | f soldiering < 45: approval – 20 and to ending |
| It’s my right to strike the first blow, and I mean to take it! | if soldiering + hunting >= 100: Hunted alone otherwise: – 30 approval and to end |
| Perhaps if I asked for some help… | if soldiering + hunting >= 65: approval + 20 otherwise: – 20 approval and to end |
| No, I’ll cede my place to a more experienced hunter. | approval – 10 |
Approval +50 if hunted alone, but -50 if also got >= 120 hunting in part1
Ending
| Approval | Result |
| >= 120 | reputation %+20 and respectability %+15 |
| >= 80 | reputation %+10 and respectability %+5 |
| >= 40 | reputation %-5, respectability %-5 |
| < 40 | reputation %-15, respectability %-15 |
Catching Poachers
Here you will try to catch some poachers:
Part1:
| Action | Result |
| I must call up my tenants and organise a search. | charisma %+5 and roll 0 to 80 if fief_content >= 45: -15 dieroll if charisma > dieroll: success otherwise: content %-15 and can’t continue later |
| I shall handle this personally, regardless of the risk. | soldiering %+5 and roll 0 to 65 if soldiering > dieroll: intellect %+5: and if intellect > dieroll: sucess or if intellect <= dieroll: fail if soldiering <= dieroll: health -10, health -5 if >35 years old, soldiering %-10 and can’t continue later |
| On second thought, I have no desire to involve myself in this issue. | soldiering %-5, intellect %-5, charisma %-5 and can’t continue later |
Part2:
| Action | Result |
| if not feuding:The courtesies must be observed; I shall inform Lord | permission to act |
| I shall make an investigation directly—without informing Lord | if intellect + charisma >= 100: continues investigation otherwise: if not feuding: respectability %-10 and reputation %-10 and continues investigation If feuding: ends investigation with respectability %-20 |
| I must be as discreet as possible. I’ll send agents to investigate for me. | if content >= 50: continues investigation if content < 50: ends investigation with respectability %-20 |
| Action | Result |
| I must make sure. We’ll arrest these men openly. | respectability %-5 and to questioning if without permission: also fiancee %-15 |
| I’ll try to lure these suspects into a trap. | if charisma + respectability >= 65: to questioning if without permission: also fiancee %-10 if charisma + respectability >= 65: content %-10 and reputation %-10 |
| A secret ambush will suit my needs best. | if intellect + soldiering >= 100: to questioning intellect + soldiering >= 100: reputation %-10 |
If someone is found guilty:
| Action | Result |
| The Intendancy can hand down sentences far harsher than I can—I’ll leave this to them | respectability %+10 and content %-10 if permission to act: fiancee %-20 if no permission to act: fiancee %-10 |
| A good horsewhipping will be punishment enough | respectability %+5 and content %-5 if permission to act: fiancee %-10 if no permission to act: fiancee %-10 |
| A warning will suffice—so long as it prevents repeat offenses. | respectability %-10 and content %+10 if permission to act: fiancee %-10 |
| if has permission: Lord has the right to punish his own tenants. He will decide the sentence. | fiancee %+15 |
Mending Family Relationships
Here the MC improves his relationship with family members:
Sister:
| Improvement | result |
| 0 | soldiering %-5, intellect %-5, charisma %-5, improvement + 1 and if feminist >= 2: improvement + 1 |
| 1 | soldiering %-5, intellect %-5 and improvement + 1 |
| 2 | soldiering %-5, intellect %-5 and improvement + 1 if relationship = 1 then to 2 if relationship = 1 then improvement + 1 |
| 3 | soldiering %-5, intellect %-5 and improvement + 1 |
| 4 | soldiering %-5 and improvement + 1 |
| 5 | improvement + 1 and relationship to 3 |
Siblings:
| Improvement | result |
| 0 | soldiering %-5, intellect %-5, charisma %-5, improvement + 1 |
| 1 | soldiering %-5, intellect %-5, charisma %-5, improvement + 1 |
| 2 | soldiering %-5, intellect %-5 and improvement + 1 if relationships = 1 then to 2 |
| 3 | soldiering %-5and improvement + 1 |
| 4 | improvement + 1 and relationships to 3 |
Mother:
| Improvement | result |
| 0 | soldiering %-5, intellect %-5 and charisma %-5 improvement + 1 |
| 1 | soldiering %-5, intellect %-5 and charisma %-5 improvement + 1 if relationship = 1 then to 2 |
| 2 | soldiering %-5, intellect %-5 and charisma %-5 improvement + 1 |
| 3 | soldiering %-5, intellect %-5 and charisma %-5 |
| 4 | soldiering %-5, intellect %-5 and charisma %-5 improvement + 1 and relationship to 3 |
Writing a Memoir
This actually is the possible continuation of a Guns activity, and start with 4 maximum.
| Progress | Result |
| 0 | +2 progress if idealism >= 65: memoir tone 1 if idealism < 35: memoir tone 3 otherwise: memoir tone 2 soldiering %-5 and charisma %-5 |
| All time but when not 0 | +2 progress. soldiering %-5 and charisma %-5 |
| 5 or 6 | set progress to 6 set quality to charisma + intellect |
| 8 or 10 #My memoirs aren’t fit to be published without additional work. | +1 edition |
| 8 or 10 #Yes, perhaps I should seek out a publisher. | progress to 11 |
| 8 | quality: +20 and +10 if intellect or charisma at 45 or 65 totaling +60 maximum |
| 10 | quality: +10 and +5 if intellect or charisma at 45 or 65 totaling +40, 60+40=+100 maximum |
At progress 13 you pick the Publisher:
- #The Royal University will publish my memoirs unaltered; that’s worth more than money.
- #Given the circumstances, Palmer and Stern are likely the best option.
- reputation >= 45: I opt for the offer with the most potential for profit: Gonzales and Pound’s.
- reputation >= 65: To have my memoirs published by Broglie and Crown? I cannot pass that up.
A disgraced MC can write the truth:
#I must write the truth. soldiering %-5,charisma %-5 and the revelation of the secret.
You can change the tone:
# I’m not so jaded as I once was; my writing should reflect that. Change tone to 1
#It would be best to…soften some of the edges, for the sake of the publick. Change tone to 2
#I’m not as foolish as I once was; my writing should reflect that. Change tone to 2
#I must write the truth as I know it, no matter how bleak. Change tone to 3
Publishing in chapter 9:
- The Royal University
- Palmer and Stern: -10 quality, cancel revelation of secret.
- Gonzales and Pound’s: +20 quality, cancel revelation of secret, if tone 3 change to 2.
- Broglie and Crown: +10 quality
| Publisher | set Influence to | change Influence |
| The Royal University | reputation + 40 | quality: >= 150: +60 >= 125: +40 >= 100: +20 <75: -20 |
| Palmer and Stern | reputation + 10 | quality: >= 150: +30 >= 125: +20 >= 100: +10 <75: -10 |
| Gonzales and Pound’s | reputation | quality: >= 150: +30 >= 125: +20 >= 100: +10 <75: -10 |
| Broglie and Crown | reputation + 10 | >= 150: +60 >= 125: +40 >= 100: +20 <75: -20 |
| Publisher | Influence | Result |
| The Royal University | >= 150 | sales = 200 if tone 1 or 3: reputation %+15 if tote 2: reputation %+30 if revealed secret: reputation %-40 |
| Palmer and Stern | >= 150 | sales = 600 if tone 1:wulframite power – 15, inf_royalists %+20, inf_wulframites %-20 if tote 2: reputation %+15 if tone 3: wulframite power +15,inf_royalists %-20, inf_wulframites %+20 |
| Gonzales and Pound’s | >= 150 | sales = 2500 if tone 1:wulframite power – 30, inf_royalists %+20, inf_wulframites %-20 if tote 2: reputation %+15 reputation %-35 |
| Broglie and Crown | >= 150 | if tone 1:wulframite power – 20, inf_royalists %+30 if tote 2: reputation %+25 if tone 3: rwulframite power + 20, inf_wulframites %+30 And reputation %+25 if revealed secret: reputation %-40 |
| The Royal University | >= 125 | sales = 160 if tone 1 or 3: reputation %+10 if tone 2: reputation %+25 if revealed secret: reputation %-30 |
| Palmer and Stern | >= 125 | sales = 450 if tone 1:wulframite power – 10, inf_royalists %+10, inf_wulframites %-10 if tote 2: reputation %+10 if tone 3: wulframite power +10,inf_royalists %-10, inf_wulframites %+10 |
| Gonzales and Pound’s | >= 125 | sales = 1600 if tone 1:wulframite power – 20, inf_royalists %+20, inf_wulframites %-20 if tote 2: reputation %+15 and reputation %-35 |
| Broglie and Crown | >= 125 | if tone 1:wulframite power – 15, inf_royalists %+20 if tote 2: reputation %+25 if tone 3: rwulframite power + 15,inf_royalists %-20 And reputation %+20 if revealed secret: reputation %-35 |
| The Royal University | >= 100 | sales = 120 if tone 1 or 3: reputation %+5 if tone 2: reputation %+20 if revealed secret: reputation %-25 |
| Palmer and Stern | >= 100 | sales = 300 if tone 1:wulframite power – 5, inf_royalists %+5, inf_wulframites %-5 if tote 2: reputation %+5 if tone 3: wulframite power +5,influence with royalists %-5, inf_wulframites %+5 |
| Gonzales and Pound’s | >= 100 | sales = 800 if tone 1:wulframite power – 15, inf_royalists %+10, inf_wulframites %-10 if tote 2: reputation %+5 and reputation %-25 |
| Broglie and Crown | >= 100 | if tone 1:wulframite power – 10, inf_royalists %+10 if tote 2: reputation %+5 if tone 3: rwulframite power + 10,inf_wulframites %+10 And reputation %+15 if revealed secret: reputation %-25 |
| The Royal University | >= 65 | sales = 120 if tone 1 or 3: reputation %-5 if tone 2: reputation %+15 if revealed secret: reputation %-20 |
| Palmer and Stern | >= 65 | sales = 150 if tone 1:wulframite power +5, inf_royalists %-5 if tote 2: reputation %+5 if tone 3: wulframite power -5, inf_wulframites %-5 |
| Gonzales and Pound’s | >= 65 | sales = 400 if tone 1:wulframite power – 5 if tote 2: reputation %-5 and reputation %-15 |
| Broglie and Crown | >= 65 | if tone 1:wulframite power -5, influence with royalists %+5 if tone 3: wulframite power +5,influence with royalists %+5 And reputation %+5 if revealed secret: reputation %-20 |
| The Royal University | < 65 | sales = 40 if tone 1 or 3: reputation %-10 if revealed secret: reputation %-15 |
| Palmer and Stern | < 65 | sales = 100 if tone 1: inf_royalists %-10, inf_wulframites %-15 if tote 2: reputation %-10 if tone 3: inf_royalists %-15, inf_wulframites %-10 |
| Gonzales and Pound’s | < 65 | sales = 400 if tone 1:wulframite power +10 and reputation %-5 if tote 2: reputation %-15 |
| Broglie and Crown | < 65 | reputation %-5 if revealed secret: reputation %-15 |
That’s it for the Guide. I hope you guys appreciate it and are Thankful to Tiago for his wonderful guide. He nailed it!
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