Celestial+Empire+EoT+10


 * Celestial Empire**

I'm afraid to wait longer for Razovor. He responded, but not with the information I was waiting on. I've included a contingency plan depending on what he does this EOT. If I hear from him before the turn is processed, I'll send updates to the EOT. Thanks!


 * Requesting x amount of random growth for this turn.**

Spoiler
 * Ottomans:**

Spoiler //Military:// Glorious Army of Othar Tryggvassen: +++++ ++ Transylvania: ++++- Celestial Empire: +++++ ++++
 * Stat Breakdown:**

//Morale:// Glorious Army of Othar Tryggvassen: +++ Celestial Empire: +++++ University of Celaenae: ????

//Spark:// University of Celaenae: ????

//Offensive Espionage:// Celestial Empire: +++++ +++- Kingdom of the Beshadowed Sun: +++++ ++

//World Opinion:// Glorious Army of Othar Tryggvassen: +++++ Celestial Empire: +++++ -

Spoiler This plan unfolds along the following timeline:
 * Detailed Plan:**

Part 1: The combined offensive espionage of the Celestial Empire and Kingdom of the Beshadowed Sun is tasked with spreading rumors to the Ottoman populace. We're not trying to get the information to go global - it's an attack on their morale. The rumors will be spread in taverns, through Ottoman reporters, etc. Something has gone wrong with the Ottoman investment of a majority of the nation's economic and Sparky resources in the trans-Siberian railway. Reports are vague and will require time to get clarification due to the distance. The return of the Golden Horde has been rumored along with other major mishaps that have resulted in the loss of a large portion of the Ottoman's resources. TL; DR: Morale Attack

Part 2: A joint force of the armies from Transylvania and the GAoOT will sweep into the Ottoman lands. They will be relaying a message to all who see and ask what their purpose is using their WO and MOR. The message is that they have been presented with evidence that suggests that the Ottoman leadership is corrupt. They have been using Slaver Wasps to control parts of the populace and are driving the empire into the ground for personal gain. They will be going through the Ottoman lands and systematically destroying all information and research on Slaver Wasps (the stuff we planted). This is to prove that there was research on Slaver Wasps going on, but in their reckless fury of justice, they're also destroying the evidence of the Slaver Wasps before anyone can prove that it is fake. Also, the military will be tasked with killing the corrupt Sultan who has been leading the Ottoman Empire down this path of pure evil and corruption. Maybe even Othar can kill the corrupt Sparky Sultan himself. They will only resort to actual fighting if they face resistance. Otherwise, they are to do their best to keep things under control and minimize destruction. My Ottoman general will be informed to avoid the confrontation with his + military if possible and Transylvania & GAoOT will be told that he and his men are not to be harmed unless they are forced into conflict in which case they'll put on the necessary show while minimizing casualties. TL;DR: This is more of a morale attack than a military one unless the Ottoman military makes it a military conflict. The combined army will be spreading tales of the leadership's corruption and Slaver Wasps, driving morale further into the ground. They'll be destroying all the stuff related to Slaver Wasps completely and killing the evil Sultan. My general will do his best to stay away from fighting us. Guard other borders, take the rearguard, anything.

Part 3: The Celestial Empire and University of Celaenae will enter Ottoman territory with their military, Spark, and Queen Olympias IV herself. The University of Celaenae will be using their Spark to make Queen Olympias look like she's an expert Spark herself. (Which she is even if she doesn't devote her time to using it.) They will be more or less pimping her and her huge escort out and making them look super impressive. They will be entering the Ottoman lands looking like saviors to the Ottoman people. A talented Spark and her huge military has come to end the violence and work the situation out by replacing the corrupt leadership of the Ottoman Empire. The combined MOR of UoC, and CE will be making a direct MOR attack against the Ottomans supplemented by the Spark and intimidation factor of our military, all adding to the damage GAoOT and Trans have already done to their MOR. The message that is being sent through this display and the morale attack is that the Ottoman leadership is absolutely terrible, the Empire is actually in shambles despite having put up a front to make things look fine, and they are all doomed. But the Celestial Empire is the complete opposite and has come to save them and get them back on their feet. The Celestial Empire should have any easy time combining morale with the UoC since they're in the same territory, making it appear that the overall populace of those who live under the wing of the Celestial Empire are extremely happy.

Then Olympias will call for the leaders of Transylvania and the GAoOT to meet with her and cease the destruction. TL;DR: MOR attack from the combination of SPK, my military, and our combined MOR. Making it look like we're their saviors.

Part 4: After several hours of deliberation, the leaders emerge from Olympias's tent. Olympias will make a speech to the Ottoman people and will be using our WO for the MOR attack. Olympias: "Centuries ago, my ancestor, Alexander the Great, once ruled over the lands now controlled by the Ottoman Empire. His successors failed to continue his legacy, but in recent years my brother and I have sought to continue our ancestor's work where he left off. The people of the Ottoman Empire were once one with the people of the Celestial Empire. Considering the current circumstances, it is my duty to see that our brothers and sisters be governed by someone who will see to their well-being and safety and someone who will get this situation under control. No bloodshed is required, though the current leadership of the Ottoman Empire must be removed for obvious reasons. I promise that you will be considered equals under my governance. I will see that projects with Russia be continued and that living conditions are improved. Let us unite so that we can all see a brighter future for the Ottomans and Celestials as one. Ottoman leadership that was not complicit in the corruption of the previous government will be incorporated into the new leadership to make the transition smooth and ensure that everyone is represented. The Glorious Army of Othar Tryggvassen and Transylvania have agreed to withdraw their forces, trusting the Celestial Empire to finish taking care of the corrupt government and taking charge of the rehabilitation process for these lands." TL;DR: WO used to strike another blow that will lower their morale based on the old government and encourage them to support joining the Celestial Empire.

Notes & Such: - A lot of the morale attacks would probably effect their WO too. - Our strategy with this plan is to destroy their morale to the point that it's probably in the negative while avoiding bloodshed if at all possible. We want their morale to dip so low that people are anxious to embrace the new government. - We're using the Slaver Wasps and corrupt leadership as casus belli. If we could, would it be okay if the info on the Slaver Wasps isn't posted with the change of turn narration without us suffering a hit to WO? We intend to tell Europa about it, but would rather do it through personal RP than EOT narration. Thelonius or one of us will post about the Slaver Wasp stuff and why the attack happened through an IC post once the new turn is posted. In other words, we do have casus belli but would rather RP it ourselves without suffering any WO hits for not proclaiming it with the official narration. - A quick summary in case it wasn't all clear: demoralize them with espionage, GA and Trans. come in with a righteous fury to cleanse the lands of Slaver Wasps and corrupt government. Celestial Empire calls for them to stop all violence and acts as the powerful saviors to the Ottoman Empire. All involved parties agree and support the Celestial Empire as the new leaders of the Ottomans with the old leadership being eliminated. - Madwand wants bodies if there are any, though I'd like to avoid casualties as much as possible.

Spoiler //"Don't worry about me, I'll be putting everything I have into this scheme. I'd rather over-kill than under-kill."// --Razovor.
 * Razovor Contingency Plan:**

That was the only response I got, so I'm still not sure how much he's actually putting into the project and in what manner. Rather than editing through all of the stuff that involves Razovor in the plan, I'm going to hope he follows it and leave it in with directions on how to act in the case that he doesn't.

1. If he contributes Spark and MOR to be used in conjunction with Thelonius & I, it will be used as described and with any other stuff he's added to the plan in his own EOT. 2. If he is contributing to the cause, but not in the way I've described, we'll cut pimping out Olympias and the joint MOR attack, though I will make my own morale attack against them. By then their morale should probably be so low from our other actions that even mine alone should be overkill. However, I'd just like to say that my leaders would still want to work in an effective manner with Razovor's, so we'd be willing to cooperate with them, even if it makes minor adjustments to my plan that won't affect the overall strategy of it. 3. If he doesn't send stats to the Ottomans, we'll proceed to give it a shot anyways I guess, cutting out the Spark "pimping out" and his part in the MOR attack.

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1. +++++ ++++ used on "Ottomans". 2. - sent to KoBS in payment for using their ESPO
 * Military: +++++ ++++-**

1. Reminder on the return of + from the French investment. However, I'd like to have it sent to KoBS rather than myself in payment for using their ESPO. 2. Burning permanent stats to influence another nation would be equivalent to contributing the temporary stats required to earn it, right? In that case, I'd like to burn + ECO and contribute ++ temporary economy to influencing Corsica by helping them increase their economy and develop their infrastructure. By doing this I'll be making the people like us more and those invested in their economy (merchants, shopkeepers, etc.) will be happy to work with us. 3. +++ contributed to continuing to work on the joint SPK project with Russia to increase the effectiveness of the economy technology. 4. If that SPK project never started last turn because of the mishap with Razovor's EOT, I'd like to apologize to the Tsar for the delay and start it now. If he doesn't want to start it now, the +++ can go to Corsica as well, I suppose.
 * Economy: +++++ +**

1. + from random growth last turn 2. All used on "Ottomans".
 * Morale: +++++**

1. Hopefully still working with Russia on that project. I'm not sure where my economy went last turn since Razovor never sent in his EOT, but I think we're still cooperating on a Spark project with them to enhance the economic technology we received from France.
 * Spark: 0**

1. All used on "Ottomans". 2. Receiving +++++ ++ ESPO from Ragingrage in exchange for - MIL and + ECO.
 * Offensive Espionage: +++++ +++- (+++++ ++)**

1. Ongoing defensive espionage alliance with Russia, The Glorious Army of Othar T, and The University of Celaenae. 2. I'd like my defensive espionage to do an active sweep of my empire. I know ESPD protects against ESPO, but I'm going to use ESPD to see if I've been infiltrated in the past and if my ESPD was beaten by someone else. In other words, looking for any infiltration, frame jobs, etc. from other nations. In doing this, hopefully they can look for any holes in our network and work to improve the difficulty in infiltrating the Celestial Empire.
 * Defensive Espionage: +++++ +++-**

1. All used on "Ottomans".
 * World Opinion: +++++ -**

**Response**
Investment into Mil Investment into Econ Investment into Morale Investment into Sparks Investment into Espionage D Investment into Espionage O Investment into World Opinion
 * Key**
 * Project | Stat Boost | Investment into | Comments**

Celestial (+++++ ++++ mil +++++ morale +++++ +++- esp o +++++- WO) morale attack vs. Ottomans

give - mil to KoBS give + from France to KoBS Influence Corsica (+++ econ) The only thing you can burn stats on is to increase your other stats.

Econ Booster (+++ econ) /w Russia Active Espionage Sweep (+++++ +++- esp d)