Chapter 11: Paper Fortunes 2000 to 2010
Orders
Every order both sides can give in this chapter: its base cost, how many of the turn's actions it takes, what it aims at, and what it does by the game's own definition. Low Legitimacy makes the Law's orders dearer, and upgrades change some of them.
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The Revolution
Riot
Where Unrest is 70 or more and you have street units: the Law's influence falls, Violence rises.
- Cost (Influence)
- 0
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- a district
Each time it is givenOpinion −2
Night of fires
A Youth Collective riots in a Ring district from Unrest 50. Opinion −2 and Violence (none where it has organised, with Neighbourhood Mediators).
- Cost (Influence)
- 0
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- a district
Each time it is givenOpinion −2
Organise
A Youth Collective organises its estate: influence +6, Unrest −5, Parisians +1. Once per district per turn.
- Cost (Influence)
- 10
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- a district
What it doesInfluence of the Revolution +6 in this districtUnrest −5 in this districtParisians +1 toward you
Testimony
An Association Worker in the Ring tells the estate's story on television: Opinion +2, the Media +2.
- Cost (Influence)
- 15
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- a district
What it doesOpinion +2Rolling news +2 toward you
- Once per turn
SMS chain
Text messages forward the call: every Revolution unit +1 Move this turn and the next.
- Cost (Influence)
- 15
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- nothing on the map
What it doesA lasting change for the Revolution
- Once per turn
Block the university
A Student Coordination blockades a university: the Students +2.
- Cost (Influence)
- 10
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- a district
What it doesStudents loyalty +2
Day of action
Marches in every city: Opinion +3, Unrest +5 here, the unions +2. Every other turn.
- Cost (Influence)
- 25
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- a district
What it doesOpinion +3Unrest +5 in this districtThe unions loyalty +2
- At most once every 2 turns
Strike day
The Law loses 20 Treasury, the Market Index −2, the unions +2.
- Cost (Influence)
- 20
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- nothing on the map
What it doesTreasury −20The unions loyalty +2
- Once per turn
Calendar strike
A strike every other turn at no cost: the Law loses 20 Treasury, the Index −2, the unions +2.
- Cost (Influence)
- 0
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- nothing on the map
What it doesTreasury −20The unions loyalty +2
- At most once every 2 turns
- Only when the story allows it
Lie low
Your units lie low for a turn: Heat −8.
- Cost (Influence)
- 0
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- nothing on the map
Each time it is givenHeat −8
Ring Vote
Once per level: a voter drive in the estates, Opinion +15.
- Cost (Influence)
- 0
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- nothing on the map
What it doesOpinion +15
- Once per level
- Comes with the upgrade “Ring Vote”
A Million in the Streets
Once per level: Opinion +20.
- Cost (Influence)
- 0
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- nothing on the map
What it doesOpinion +20
- Once per level
- Comes with the upgrade “A Million in the Streets”
Fuel Shortage
Once per level: the Law's income −40% for two turns.
- Cost (Influence)
- 0
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- nothing on the map
What it doesIncome of the Law ×0.6 for 2 turns
- Once per level
- Comes with the upgrade “Fuel Shortage”
Expose the bubble
An exposé of the start-ups' accounts: the Index −3, Opinion +1, the Purse −2.
- Cost (Influence)
- 15
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- nothing on the map
What it doesOpinion +1Banks and employers loyalty −2
- Once per turn
- Only in “The Bubble”
General assembly
A Student Coordination at a blocked university holds a general assembly: Opinion +2, the Students +1.
- Cost (Influence)
- 10
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- a district
What it doesOpinion +2Students loyalty +1
- Once per turn
- Only in “First Contract”
Investigate
A journalist at La Défense, the Bourse or Passy follows the money: one lead (three make a piece of evidence). One time in five the journalist is spotted.
- Cost (Influence)
- 15
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- a district
What it does20% chance: Reveal 1 hidden units of the Revolution
- Only in “The Trader”
Leak the files
Stolen data: one piece of evidence at once, Heat +10.
- Cost (Influence)
- 30
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- nothing on the map
What it doesHeat +10
- At most once every 2 turns
- Only in “The Trader”
Publish
With a piece of evidence in hand: the Media +6, the Index −2.
- Cost (Influence)
- 20
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- nothing on the map
What it doesRolling news +6 toward you
- Once per turn
- Only in “The Trader”
Bank tax campaign
Opinion +1, the Moderates +2.
- Cost (Influence)
- 25
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- nothing on the map
What it doesOpinion +1The left opposition loyalty +2
- Once per turn
- Only in “Black October”
Occupy a bank
Street units at La Défense or the Bourse: Opinion +2, the Media +3, the Index −3. Every other turn.
- Cost (Influence)
- 15
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- a district
What it doesOpinion +2Rolling news +3 toward you
- At most once every 2 turns
- Only in “Black October”
Lobby the deputies
The next Assembly vote: +15 against the reform.
- Cost (Influence)
- 30
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- nothing on the map
- Once per turn
- Only in “Pension Autumn”
The Law
Arrest
Riot police or an anti-crime brigade arrest a revealed unit in their district. Opinion −1.
- Cost (Treasury)
- 20
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- an enemy unit
Each time it is givenOpinion −1
Urban Renewal
New buildings and a tram line: Neglect −30 in a Ring district over three turns, and it stops rising there meanwhile.
- Cost (Treasury)
- 200
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- a district
What it doesParisians +2 toward you
Press conference
Opinion +2 toward the Law.
- Cost (Treasury)
- 20
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- nothing on the map
What it doesOpinion +3
- At most once every 2 turns
Reassure the markets
The minister speaks to the markets: the Index +5. Every other turn.
- Cost (Treasury)
- 30
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- nothing on the map
- At most once every 2 turns
Bailout
The Index +30, the Purse +20, and Opinion +10 toward the Revolution.
- Cost (Treasury)
- 300
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- nothing on the map
What it doesBanks and employers loyalty +20Opinion −10
- At most once every 2 turns
Clear the campus
Riot police reopen a blocked university. Violence +3, Opinion −2.
- Cost (Treasury)
- 20
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- a district
Each time it is givenViolence +3Opinion −2
Emergency Law
Once per level: a curfew in the Ring. Unrest −20 there, Opinion +10 toward the Revolution, Neglect +10.
- Cost (Treasury)
- 0
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- nothing on the map
What it doesUnrest −20 in some districtsOpinion −10
- Once per level
- Only when the story allows it
Power-Wash
Once per level: Unrest −40 in the Ring; Neglect +30 there and Violence +10.
- Cost (Treasury)
- 0
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- nothing on the map
What it doesUnrest −40 in some districts
Each time it is givenViolence +10
- Once per level
- Comes with the upgrade “Power-Wash”
Too Big to Fail
Once per level: the Index +40.
- Cost (Treasury)
- 0
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- nothing on the map
- Once per level
- Comes with the upgrade “Too Big to Fail”
Force It Through
Once per level: the reform passes without a vote (it counts as an Assembly vote won). Legitimacy −10.
- Cost (Treasury)
- 0
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- nothing on the map
What it doesLegitimacy −10
- Once per level
- Comes with the upgrade “Force It Through”
Buyout
A larger company buys a start-up and closes its union. Every other turn.
- Cost (Treasury)
- 60
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- a district
What it does1 units of the Revolution removed
Each time it is givenOpinion −1
- At most once every 2 turns
- Only in “The Bubble”
Tax cut
The Purse +4, Opinion +1 toward the Revolution.
- Cost (Treasury)
- 40
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- nothing on the map
What it doesBanks and employers loyalty +4Opinion −1
- Once per turn
- Only in “The Bubble”
Vote to reopen
Once the Students' loyalty is under 55, a spokesperson gets a blocked university to vote to reopen. Opinion +1.
- Cost (Treasury)
- 30
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- a district
What it doesOpinion +1
- Once per turn
- Only in “First Contract”
Amend the contract
Once: a shorter trial period. The Revolution's Moderates −10, Opinion −4 toward the Revolution.
- Cost (Treasury)
- 40
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- nothing on the map
What it doesThe left opposition loyalty −10Opinion +4
- Once per level
- Only in “First Contract”
Prime-time interview
Legitimacy +3. Every other turn.
- Cost (Treasury)
- 30
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- nothing on the map
What it doesLegitimacy +3
- At most once every 2 turns
- Only in “First Contract”
Unwind the positions
The bank sells a block of the trader's positions: the Index −6.
- Cost (Treasury)
- 20
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- nothing on the map
- Once per turn
- Only in “The Trader”
Blame the trader
Once: one man did it all. The Media −8.
- Cost (Treasury)
- 0
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- nothing on the map
What it doesRolling news −8 toward the Revolution
- Once per level
- Only in “The Trader”
A quiet word
A spokesperson calls the editors: the Media −3.
- Cost (Treasury)
- 15
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- a district
What it doesRolling news −3 toward the Revolution
- At most once every 2 turns
- Only in “The Trader”
Injunction
Lawyers stop one lead. Every other turn.
- Cost (Treasury)
- 40
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- nothing on the map
- At most once every 2 turns
- Only in “The Trader”
Bailout with conditions
No dividends, no bonuses: the Index +25, the Purse −10, Opinion +4 toward the Revolution.
- Cost (Treasury)
- 300
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- nothing on the map
What it doesBanks and employers loyalty −10Opinion −4
- At most once every 2 turns
- Only in “Black October”
Address to the nation
Nobody will lose their savings: Opinion +2 toward the Law, the Index +2. Every other turn.
- Cost (Treasury)
- 30
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- nothing on the map
What it doesOpinion +2
- At most once every 2 turns
- Only in “Black October”
Requisition
The refinery workers are ordered back to work: fuel +12, Opinion −2, the unions −3. Every other turn.
- Cost (Treasury)
- 30
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- nothing on the map
What it doesOpinion −2The unions loyalty −3
- At most once every 2 turns
- Only in “Pension Autumn”
Whip the vote
The next Assembly vote: +15 for the government.
- Cost (Treasury)
- 30
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- nothing on the map
- At most once every 2 turns
- Only in “Pension Autumn”
Interlude 11
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Open mic
Inès opens the floor at République: the assembly +2.
- Cost (Influence)
- 5
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- a district
- Once per turn
Tarpaulins
Once: tarpaulins against the rain (rainy nights cost the assembly 1 instead of 3).
- Cost (Influence)
- 15
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- nothing on the map
- Once per level
Share online
Come to République tonight: the assembly +2.
- Cost (Influence)
- 15
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- nothing on the map
- Once per turn
Disperse
A police line clears the square at dawn: the assembly −2.
- Cost (Treasury)
- 10
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- a district
- Once per turn
Ban the gathering
The prefecture bans the square for a night: the assembly −2. Every other turn.
- Cost (Treasury)
- 30
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- nothing on the map
- At most once every 2 turns
Keep it open
Anyone can speak, nobody can edit: the party's people −2, viewers +1.
- Cost (Influence)
- 5
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- a district
- Once per turn
Live debate
A streamer films a debate: viewers +1.
- Cost (Influence)
- 0
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- a district
Accept the party's offer
Cameras, servers and a presenter: the party's people +3, viewers +1.
- Cost (Influence)
- 10
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- nothing on the map
- Once per turn
Clear the square
A police line on République: viewers −2. Every other turn.
- Cost (Treasury)
- 10
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- a district
- At most once every 2 turns
Smear the stream
Viewers −1.
- Cost (Treasury)
- 15
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- nothing on the map
- Once per turn
Servers down
The stream goes down for an evening, with some help: viewers −2. Every other turn.
- Cost (Treasury)
- 40
- Actions
- 1
- Aims at
- nothing on the map
- At most once every 2 turns