(06-14-2013, 08:17 PM)ProwlerPC Wrote: I'm thilled to read the variations a civil war can break out. I'm in complete support of the civil war idea. I was glad that the devs kept the Emporer alive but I'd be fuming if they felt that the coup is over while Kogen is still alive. I am in the belief that he'd return to Kusari quite upset and begin waving his banner around with many flocking to it. Whoever was saying Samura isn't much of a shipbuilder is dead wrong. Samura has been Kusari's primary shipbuilder for centuries, it's Kishiro that has only recently stepped into this industry and with pretty decent success I might add but I'm of the belief that a Samura back Kogen can out produce a Kishiro led Kusari in warships. We've pushed the Emporer and Samura a lot over the decades while they sat on the throne with other matters of state bogging them down. Now the Emporer and Samura are free to make war to reclaim what they believe is theirs which should mean troubling times for Kishiro and GMG (and I'd argue, ushering in the end of GMG's golden age).
The other interesting thing about a civil war in Kusari is that it won't just be between Kishiro vs. Samura institutions (KNF, Exiles etc.), but there could possibly be a third side as well. As I remember from vanilla infocards, I believe the GC were actually very large in numbers and had even more supporters (mostly among women). They just didn't have good equipment and weren't very good fighters unlike the Blood Dragons (who, in turn, were very few though very effective). I believe if a civil war did start between Samura and Kishiro controlled factions, the GC could take advantage of the situation and possibly invade and capture (or partially capture) an entire planet from which GC/BD will launch their attacks from. They would possibly be able to do this as the KNF would be busy defending Kusari from the rebuilt exile forces (some KNF forces might even defect to the exiles).
There could also be a limited intervention by Gallia in support of the Kishiro controlled Democratic Republic/KNF.
Basically, this kind of situation would be unique to Sirius. Even the Gallic Civil war only has two sides, a Kusari one could potentially create three sides in a civil war. So even if one faction wasn't active, the other two still could be.
THis is unfortunately not accurate anymore. The GC have according to some lore and devs only reduced in sized and have slowed growth now due to the effects of cardamine and the equal rights kishiro gave out. Meaning the GC are now very much reliant on getting people addicted on cardamine to grow their ranks. The AFA are probably the biggest Pirate group in Kusari in terms of numbers but lack a cap line (but imo it wouldn't make much sense for them to get one anyway. Bit too high tech for farmers) then the BD and then the GC. I am not sure where to place the hogosha if they were to become a pirate group again.
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