Encyclopedia Chronology Week 6

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Trade development

Development of urban areas and trade.

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Novastra
Tessara
Ancoria
Terra Borealis
Bermuda
Insulae Australis
Mantolas

New actions available this week:

Appointment

Some organisations allow the appointment of special function or titles. For example, the ruler of a kingdom can appoint a chancellor, marshals, etc. The list of titles available depends on the type of [URL=/help/act?type=grant][…][/URL]

   

Appointment

Canal

A canal is an artificial navigable watercourse. There are three main types: channeled riverbed, construction of a side channel filled with water from the river or canal built where there is no watercourse [URL=/help/act?type=canal][…][/URL]

 

Dike

A levee, dike, dyke or embankment is an elongated artificially constructed fill or wall that regulates water levels. It is usually made of rocks and sand, and often parallel to the course of a river in [URL=/help/act?type=dike][…][/URL]

 

Dredge

The operation which consists in extracting material located on the bottom of a body of water is called dredging. The purpose is to maintain the river or sea channels used by ships when they have been filled [URL=/help/act?type=dredge][…][/URL]

 

Loot

Looting is a type of special attack that involves stealing money from a unit without physically harming it. This action, however, results in an automatic riposte, like a normal attack. If the unit is carrying [URL=/help/act?type=loot][…][/URL]

  

Trade route

A trade route connects two distant domains, in order to share their markets as if they were neighbours. This connection is bilateral. A sea route is possible between a trade ship and any distant domain [URL=/help/act?type=trade][…][/URL]

 

New organisations available this week:

Guild

A guild refers to an association or cooperation of persons practicing a common activity, usually merchants, who, having specific rules and privileges, seek protection from the authorities of a city or [URL=/help/org?type=guild][…][/URL]

Sphere: social.

New resources available this week:

Belts

A belt is a loop of flexible material used to link two or more rotating shafts mechanically, most often parallel. Belts may be used as a source of motion, to transmit power efficiently or to track relative [URL=/help/res?type=belt][…][/URL]

Used as raw material: Engineering 20.

Catapult boulders

Un boulet de catapulte est un projectile d'artillerie sphérique en pierre. [URL=/help/res?type=boulder][…][/URL]

Skill bonuses: Destruction 10.

Catapults

A catapult is a ballistic device used to launch a projectile a great distance without the aid of explosive devices. It has proven to be one of the most effective mechanisms during warfare. These machines [URL=/help/res?type=catapult][…][/URL]

 -9.  5/5/5/5. Skill bonuses: Destruction 75, Intrusion -75.

Chains

A chain is a serial assembly of connected pieces, called links, typically made of metal, with an overall character similar to that of a rope in that it is flexible and curved in compression but linear, [URL=/help/res?type=chain][…][/URL]

Used as raw material: Engineering 30.

Confiture

A confiture is any fruit jam, marmalade, paste, sweetmeat, or fruit stewed in thick syrup. Confit, the root of the word, comes from the French word confire, which literally means 'preserved'; a confit [URL=/help/res?type=jam][…][/URL]

 50. Used as raw material: Cookery 5. Consumption: 1 kg /unit, ( +1 -1),

Grappling hooks

A grappling hook is a tool consisting of one or more hooks attached to a rope. Its purpose is to latch onto fortifications, such as castle walls or battlements, allowing soldiers to scale and breach defensive [URL=/help/res?type=ghook][…][/URL]

Skill bonuses: Intrusion 15.

Mechanisms

Un mécanisme est un assemblage de pièces mécaniques dont certaines peuvent se déplacer par rapport aux autres. Cet assemblage ne constitue donc pas un solide. Chacun de ces mouvements indépendants, [URL=/help/res?type=mech][…][/URL]

Used as raw material: Engineering 40.

Oboes

Oboes are a family of double reed woodwind musical instruments. They are usually made of wood. Sound is produced by blowing into the reed and vibrating a column of air. The distinctive oboe tone is versatile, [URL=/help/res?type=oboe][…][/URL]

Skill bonuses: Music 5.

Pikes

A pike is a pole weapon, a very long thrusting spear used extensively by infantry. Unlike many similar weapons, the pike is not intended to be thrown. Pikes are used regularly in warfare and are wielded [URL=/help/res?type=pike][…][/URL]

Skill bonuses: Hast weapons 25, Intrusion -5.

Saddle horses

Un cheval de selle est un cheval propre à être monté par un cavalier. Il s'agit d'une classification désignant un type de cheval destiné à la selle, c'est-à-dire à être monté plutôt qu'attelé. [URL=/help/res?type=shorse][…][/URL]

 15.  0/-20/-10/-25. Skill bonuses: Hast weapons 10, Melee combat 10, Looting -10, Ranged combat -15, Intrusion -50. Used as raw material: Horse training 20.

Saddles

Initialement inventée pour permettre aux cavaliers peu agiles ou douillets de faire de longs trajets, la selle s'est rapidement répandue comme outil indispensable pour monter à cheval. Composée d'une [URL=/help/res?type=saddle][…][/URL]

 2.

Saltpetre

Saltpetre literally means in medieval Latin stone salt (salpetrae). It forms naturally on old damp walls by evaporation of water. Saltpetre is harvested by scraping stones or bricks located in dark places [URL=/help/res?type=saltpetr][…][/URL]

Used as raw material: Alchemy 20.

New buildings available this week:

Barges

A barge is a flat-bottomed vessel used in river trade. It connects two domains that share the same network of rivers. [URL=/help/bld?type=barge][…][/URL]

 18.  5/5/10/5 (20).

Chapter house

The chapter house, also called chapter room or chapter hall, is the place where the religious community of an abbey meets daily. It is a place where all the affairs of the community are discussed: questions [URL=/help/bld?type=chapter][…][/URL]

 75 m³.  40.  264.  0/0/5/5 (75). Skill bonuses: Ceremony 10, Music 5.

Boom

A boom or a chain (also boom defence, harbour chain, river chain, chain boom, boom chain or variants) is an obstacle strung across a navigable stretch of water to control or block navigation. Booms can [URL=/help/bld?type=hboom][…][/URL]

 25.  250.  0/0/0/0.

East-west boom
Northeast-southwest boom
North-south boom
Northwest-southeast boom

Garden

A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. The garden can incorporate both natural and man-made materials. [URL=/help/bld?type=garden][…][/URL]

 25.  5.  0/0/5/5. Skill bonuses: Gardening 10.

Great square

Great square or grand place is a generic name for the central square of a city, which can be extended over several acres. [URL=/help/bld?type=gsquare][…][/URL]

 60.  0/0/0/0. Skill bonuses: Ceremony 5.

Guild house

The guild house is the seat of a guild. It is also a school where apprentices and journeymen are trained. [URL=/help/bld?type=guild][…][/URL]

 50 m³.  40.  246.  10.  0/0/5/5 (80).

Inn

An inn is a lodging establishment similar to a hotel, which offers travelers temporary accommodation, a room, in exchange for payment. [URL=/help/bld?type=inn][…][/URL]

 20.  32.  5.  0/0/5/5 (65).

Pillory

The pillory is a device made of a wooden or metal framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, used for punishment by public humiliation and often further physical abuse. [URL=/help/bld?type=pillory][…][/URL]

 60.  0/0/0/0.

Saddlery shop

Specialisation of: Workshop.

La sellerie ou harnachement est l'ensemble de pièces qui servent à équiper un cheval de selle ou de trait : selles, mors, étriers, filets, harnais et différents enrênements. [URL=/help/bld?type=saddlery][…][/URL]

New units available this week:

Catapult

A catapult is a ballistic device used to launch a projectile a great distance without the aid of explosive devices. Although the catapult has been used since ancient times, it has proven to be one of the [URL=/help/unit?type=catapult][…][/URL]

In / St. Skills: Destruction 5 /lvl, Melee combat 1 /lvl.

Gardeners

A gardener is like Mother Nature's personal stylist. Armed with a green thumb and a fashionable spade, they turn unkempt yards into outdoor runway shows. They trim bushes with precision, coax flowers to [URL=/help/unit?type=gardener][…][/URL]

Wi / Co / In. Skills: Gardening 5 /lvl, Fruit picking 4 /lvl, Plantation 2 /lvl, Ploughing 1 /lvl, Surveying 1 /lvl.

Horsemen

Cavalry is the weapon of soldiers or warriors who fight on horseback. It is the third oldest combat weapon (after infantry and warships) and the most mobile. From the earliest days of its use, the cavalry [URL=/help/unit?type=horseman][…][/URL]

St / Ag. Skills: Hast weapons 4 /lvl, Melee combat 3 /lvl, Command 2 /lvl.

Innkeepers

An Innkeeper is responsible for running an inn, a place where travellers can find food, drink, and lodging. They provided meals, maintained rooms for guests, and cared for the stabling of horses. Innkeepers [URL=/help/unit?type=innkeepr][…][/URL]

Ch / Wi / Ag. Skills: Hospitality 4 /lvl, Cookery 4 /lvl, Brewing 3 /lvl, Horse training 2 /lvl, Looting 1 /lvl.

Pikemen

Pikemen are the defenders of personal space, armed with long spears and stern expression. With unwavering discipline, they protect their comrades and maintain order on the battlefield. Their imposing presence [URL=/help/unit?type=pikeman][…][/URL]

St / Co. Skills: Hast weapons 5 /lvl, Melee combat 3 /lvl, Command 2 /lvl, Looting 1 /lvl.

Saddlers

The saddler works with flock and leather in order to make saddles and coupling parts for working horses. [URL=/help/unit?type=saddler][…][/URL]

Ag / Wi. Skills: Upholstery 5 /lvl, Carpentry 1 /lvl.

Saltpeters

A saltpeter is a laborer or worker who takes care of making, collecting, and requisitioning saltpeter, harvested from the walls of stables and cowsheds. Saltpeter or potassium nitrate is used to make gunpowder. [URL=/help/unit?type=saltpetr][…][/URL]

Wi / Co. Skills: Salt making 3 /lvl.

Tabellions

Tabellions are public officers charged with writing cursory original acts using small letters. There is a distinction between the notary who writes the documents and the tabellion who makes authentic copies. [URL=/help/unit?type=tabel][…][/URL]

In. Skills: Management 5 /lvl, Writing 4 /lvl.

Thieves

All property owned by a legal owner is liable to be stolen: crops, animals, food, personal effects, works of art, weapons, etc. Modalities and motivations of a robbery are varied: it is performed alone [URL=/help/unit?type=thief][…][/URL]

Ag / In. Skills: Intrusion 5 /lvl, Looting 5 /lvl, Melee combat 1 /lvl.

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