The Tradewind Voyagers/voyager.txt
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; Sid Meier’s ALPHA CENTAURI
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; FACTION FILE: The Trader's Consortium
; CLASS: Compatible
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; Credit: ete, Sigma, and BU (art)
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#VOYAGER
The Tradewind Voyagers, The Mercantilist, Voyagers, F, 2, Lin, F, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0,
TECH, Indust, TECH, DocFlex, FREEABIL, 7, FREEABIL, 19, FREEABIL, 21, IMPUNITY, Wealth, SOCIAL, -PROBE, AQUATIC, 0
Economics, Free Market, INDUSTRY
Economics, Planned, nil
Voyager, Voyager
Baozhei, Li Wei, Baozhei's Island
Quartermaster, adventurous, plunderous, bold, credit-mad,
Mad Treasure Hunter
prosper from exploring this world and discovering its sunken treasures
to attain prosperity for my people through trade and exploration
plundering Planet's resources with her fleet of pirates and treasure seekers
plundering Planet's resources with your fleet of pirates and treasure seekers
and your greedy treasure hunters take control of Planet's entire economy
pouring over maps of trade routes to find better ways of exploiting the rest of us
pouring over maps of trade routes to find better ways of exploiting the rest of us
seeking a monopoly on Planet's trade routes
fleet of ragged life boats, M2
commercial ambitions, M2
treasure hunting, M1
commercial dividend, M1
establishing and maintaining Planet's valuable trade routes
our Commercial Patrol Fleet
Planetary Trade Regulations
#BASES
Port of Call
Prospector's Landing
#END
#WATERBASES
Unto a New World
The Eigth Sea
Zheng He Harbor
Treasure Fleet Review
Baochuan Station
Quartermaster's Rest
#END
#BLURB
The scout foil's bow tipped skyward as Hao opened up the throttle, testing what she was really
capable of. Despite the yeoman's warnings I stripped off my breathing mask and allowed
myself to feel the cold spray of a foreign sea upon my face. Endless kilometers of open, unexplored
ocean spread out in all directions, and I felt as did Earth's first seafarers, crossing unknown fathoms
in search of fame and prosperity.
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^ —Quartermaster Julia Zhang Lin,
^ “Mapping the New World”
#DATALINKS1
^LEADER: {Julia Zhang Lin}
^BACKGROUND: {Hong Kong Protectorate, Unity Quartermaster}
^AGENDA: {Profitable Trade}
^TECH: {Industrial Base, Doctrine Flexibility}
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#DATALINKS2
^Free Heavy Transport, Repair Bay, and Carrier Deck with the required technologies
^+1 ECONOMY & +1 Commerce rating: {Vast trading network}
^-1 GROWTH: {Hard to raise a family while constantly sailing for trade}
^-1 PROBE: {Open borders for trade easily infiltrated}
^{May not make Planned choice in social engineering}
#FACTIONTRUCE
#xs 440
#caption $CAPTION7
“Our strategic simulations predict an inevitable stalemate for this
conflict, $NAME1. We therefore attach a high value to Blood Truce at this time.”
“I need no simulation to tell me that, $NAME3. Blood Truce is the best choice.”
“That’s funny … our simulations predict your inevitable defeat. We see no value in a Blood Truce.”
#FACTIONTREATY
#xs 440
#caption $CAPTION7
“You have recently demonstrated enhanced left-brain activity, $TITLE0 $NAME1.
A Treaty of Friendship would exponentially increase our mutual capabilities.”
“Your conclusions are irrefutable. A Treaty is the only rational path for our people, $NAME3.”
“I prefer my right-brain impulses on this one, $NAME3. You can use what’s left of yours.”
#ALIENFACTIONTRUCE
#xs 440
#caption $CAPTION7
“Our strategic simulations predict an inevitable stalemate for this
conflict, $NAME1. We therefore attach a high value to Blood Truce at this time.”
“Wisdom: avoid stalemate. Progenitor: better things to do. Agreement.”
“Your simulations: faulty. Your defeat: inevitable. Answer: negative.”
#ALIENFACTIONTREATY
#xs 440
#caption $CAPTION7
“$TITLE0 $NAME1, your devotion to research and your vast intellect make you
a suitable partner. A Treaty of Friendship would exponentially increase
our mutual capabilities.”
“Geometric power: preferable: arithmetic power. Treaty: excellent idea.”
“Logic flaw: Progenitor: no benefit: your commerce. Answer: negative.”
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