Chapter 9: Cold Light 1945 to 1962
News and demands
The news that can reach the city in any level of this chapter, and what each faction can demand of you.
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News in any level
Each level also has its own news, on its page. Each side answers for itself.
From the East: the line
The East Bloc expects the Party to break with the government, and the Socialists with it.
The Revolution
- Follow the lineParty of Labour loyalty +10Socialists and unions loyalty −10
- RefuseNo immediate effect
The Law
No answer to give
From the East: the appeal
The East Bloc wants its peace appeal signed in every factory and every school.
The Revolution
- Collect the signaturesInfluence −30Intellectuals and students loyalty +5
- RefuseNo immediate effect
The Law
No answer to give
From the East: a guest
One of the East Bloc's men needs a flat and new papers.
The Revolution
- Hide himHeat +8East Bloc +10 toward you
- RefuseNo immediate effect
The Law
No answer to give
From the East: the Plan
The East Bloc wants its Plan praised in your papers.
The Revolution
- Praise itOpinion −3East Bloc +8 toward you
- RefuseNo immediate effect
The Law
No answer to give
From the West: bases
The West Bloc wants bases and depots for the alliance.
The Revolution
No answer to give
The Law
- Grant themThe Army loyalty +8Legitimacy −4
- RefuseNo immediate effect
From the West: the other union
The West Bloc wants the new union paid, and paid well.
The Revolution
No answer to give
The Law
- Pay itTreasury −30Socialists and unions loyalty −8
- RefuseNo immediate effect
From the West: free hands
The West Bloc wants its agents left alone in the city.
The Revolution
No answer to give
The Law
- Look awayThe services loyalty +10Legitimacy −5
- RefuseNo immediate effect
From the West: films and tractors
The West Bloc wants its films in the cinemas and its tractors on the farms.
The Revolution
No answer to give
The Law
- Open the marketIndustry and the banks loyalty +10Television and radio −5 toward you
- RefuseNo immediate effect
The cellars of Saint-Germain
Jazz in the cellars, existentialists in the cafés and photographers at the door.
The Revolution
- Meet thereIntellectuals and students loyalty +4
- Keep awayNo immediate effect
The Law
- Close them earlyThe Prefecture loyalty +4Opinion −2
- Ignore itNo immediate effect
Aid from across the ocean
Ships arrive with wheat, coal and machines, and a plan to go with them.
The Revolution
- Denounce itParty of Labour loyalty +4Opinion −1
- Keep quietNo immediate effect
The Law
- Welcome itTreasury +60West Bloc +5 toward you
- Keep a distanceLegitimacy +2
A car for everyone
A small grey car with a canvas roof goes on sale, and the waiting list is years long.
The Revolution
- Keep quietNo immediate effect
- Mock the waiting listOpinion +1
The Law
- Take the creditIndustry and the banks loyalty +4
- Ignore itNo immediate effect
The dove
A painter's dove is on every wall, over an appeal against the bomb.
The Revolution
- Put up the postersOpinion +2
- Keep quietNo immediate effect
The Law
- Tear them downThe Prefecture loyalty +3Opinion −1
- Ignore itNo immediate effect
The winter appeal
A priest on the radio asks the country to shelter the people sleeping in the street in the coldest winter in years.
The Revolution
What happensUnrest +3 in the workers' districts
- Collect for themInfluence −20Parisians +5 toward you
- Keep quietNo immediate effect
The Law
What happensUnrest +3 in the workers' districts
- Build emergency housingTreasury −40Parisians +5 toward you
- Do nothingUnrest +2 in the workers' districts
Television sets
Crowds stand outside shop windows to watch the first television sets.
The Revolution
- Court the reportersTelevision and radio +3 toward you
- Keep awayNo immediate effect
The Law
- The state's hourTelevision and radio +3 toward you
- Ignore itNo immediate effect
Transistors
Everyone has a radio in their pocket now, and not only the state's stations to listen to.
The Revolution
- A pirate stationOpinion +2Heat +3
- Keep quietNo immediate effect
The Law
- The state's newsOpinion +1
- Ignore itNo immediate effect
The new wave
Young directors shoot films in the street, with no lights and no permission.
The Revolution
- Cheer them onIntellectuals and students loyalty +4
- Keep awayNo immediate effect
The Law
- Ban a filmThe Prefecture loyalty +3Television and radio −3 toward you
- Ignore itNo immediate effect
Demands
What each faction can ask of you in this chapter, and what granting or refusing does. A faction with no demands of its own in the chapter makes the generic ones of its kind.
The Revolution
Socialists and unions
- Money for the union offices and the deputies' campaigns.GrantInfluence −30Socialists and unions loyalty +12RefuseSocialists and unions loyalty −10
Party of Labour
- The Party's line, and no compromise with the government.GrantParty of Labour loyalty +12Socialists and unions loyalty −6RefuseParty of Labour loyalty −10
The networks
- Help for the networks that carry money for the other side of the war.GrantHeat +6The networks loyalty +12RefuseThe networks loyalty −10
Intellectuals and students
- A printing press for the peace papers.GrantInfluence −30Intellectuals and students loyalty +12Opinion +2RefuseIntellectuals and students loyalty −10
The Law
The government
- The civil servants' pensions, paid on time.GrantTreasury −40The government loyalty +12RefuseThe government loyalty −10
The Army
- More men for the war overseas.GrantThe Army loyalty +12RefuseThe Army loyalty −10
The Prefecture
- Special powers for the Prefecture.GrantThe Prefecture loyalty +12Legitimacy −3RefuseThe Prefecture loyalty −10
The services
- New listening posts, and the budget to run them.GrantTreasury −30The services loyalty +12Reveal 1 hidden units of the RevolutionRefuseThe services loyalty −10
Industry and the banks
- Export credits for the car works.GrantIndustry and the banks loyalty +14Opinion −2RefuseIndustry and the banks loyalty −10