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● Each turn, the players may attempt a “Diplomatic Actions” in a foreign
country where there is at least one AMBassador counter.
● When a Diplomatic Check occurs, the country’s diplomatic level is
modified, and the country draws nearer one side or the other.
● After a diplomatic action has been resolved, all the AMBassadors in
that country are removed.
17.1 The Alliances
WW1 is a war fought between two Alliances: the Central Powers (initially
Germany and Austria-Hungary, possibly Italy) and the Entente (initially
France and Russia, possibly Great Britain). Each nation that joins the war
is assigned to one of these alliances, depending on which side it decided
to join or which enemy nation declared war upon her (in which case it
automatically joins the alliance opposing her enemy).
Belligerent nations are either allied or at war against each other, within
a same alliance. All other nations are neutral, at various degrees of
neutrality. As a rule, all neutral nations will tend to get closer to one side or
the other (either as Pro-Entente or Pro-Central Powers). Some nations are
stiffly neutral and will usually not move much via diplomacy (but may move
fast via events; the USA for instance).
Allies, neutrals, enemies
Units of allied nations are allowed to co-exist within the same area or sea
zone. They share supply and will defend together if attacked by a common
enemy. They cannot attack together unless military cooperation is in place
(decided via political action, scenario rules, setup or events)
Units that are neutral are not allowed to enter areas owned by other
nations, and shall not fight if they are located in the same sea zone with
units of other nations.
17.2 Diplomats
Each major nation has a set of Diplomats (a.k.a. Ambassadors) available
at the start of the scenario (usually located in the nation’s capital). They
have to send them on missions the capital of neutral nations to undertake
diplomacy (via the Diplomats Management window).
Ambassador Points, or “AMB”
Each major power has a yearly amount of AMBassadors, noted as “AMB”.
The power may also buy additional AMBassadors during each Interphase.
A major power receives its AMBassadors once per year, during the Winter
Interphase. This amount is a fixed value (BASE), modified by a Geopolitical
Modifier, given in the Appendices.
Furthermore, during each Interphase (including Winter), the major power
may buy additional AMBassadors, by spending 5 EP per AMB, using the
production window (see below).
Each power gets an AMB amount consisting of:
● Winter : yearly amount + purchase
● Summer and Fall: purchase only.
- The AMB have a generic picture (for fog of war purposes) but an
individual value from 0 to 3 (a 0 AMBassador is a decoy).
- Each power may receive one decoy AMB counter per Interphase.
17.3 Diplomacy Management
Window
The Diplomacy Management Window is
used for diplomatic action management,
i.e. the assignment of diplomats on
station, or the start of a diplomatic action
on a target neutral country.
Sending Diplomats
Select the AMBassador you want
to send, then the target foreign country
you want him to go on station. Validate
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