Buffalo Chiefdom

Buffalo Chiefdom
The Buffalo Enclave
Ideology	Tribal Chiefdom
Leader	Chief Thunderhooves
Ruling party	Thunderhooves' Supporters (45%)
Population	393,915
Ponypower	6
Race	Buffalo
Stability	96%
War support	40%
Factories	2 1 0 1
Capital	Strongheart's Tribe
Continent	Southern Equus
Diplomacy	Guaranteed by  Equestria
Demonym	Buffalo
Tag	BUF
Color	#8C7055

The Buffalo Chiefdom is a landlocked country surrounded by  Equestria.

Lore

Though vastly overshadowed by its much larger neighbour  Equestria, the Buffalo Chiefdom is a homogenous society of Buffaloes. Their nation forms a small enclave, as they are surrounded by Equestria. Bigger news yet, Princess Celestia has recently uttered the wish to reapproach the buffalo to improve relations between ponies and Buffaloes. This could be the spark for anything, ranging from anti-Equestrian sentiment to pro-Equestrian sentiment and outright incorporation into Equestria. Whatever the case, the Buffaloes are hardened and ready to step up for what they believe is right.

Starting Situation

The Buffalo Chiefdom starts in an awkward position, being surrounded by Equestria. This means that while the chiefdom won't be able to expand for a long time, it is unlikely to be attacked for a long time either.

Militarily, the chiefdom starts in a very weak position, starting a single infantry division, totally a deployed ponypower of 5000 with a 1000 ponypower deficit, a ponypower pool of just 6 buffalo, and the division's template isn't brilliant, having six infantry (though this can work well with the limited ponypower pool). Industrially, the chiefdom isn't much better, starting with 1 civilian and 1 military factory, however, this can be somewhat rectified through focuses.

Notably, despite being a landlocked nation, the chiefdom starts with 69 convoys.

Threats and Opportunities

•  Equestria: As Equestria surrounds the chiefdom, they are both the main threat and main source of opportunity:
  • Harmonic Equestria can seek to incorporate the chiefdom. Usually, this will be attempted peacefully, but they may instead choose to invade.
  • Under Elder Greyhorn, the chiefdom will be able to start a border conflict on the Appleloosian border against Equestria. If the chiefdom wins the conflict, they will gain Appleloosa alongside a core, boosting the chiefdom's ponypower immensely.
  • During the Great War and the Equestrian Civil War, the chiefdom can take the opportunity and invade Equestria.
•  Confederation of Southern States: If the Equestrian Civil War starts, the confederation will secede from Equestria. Through their focus tree, they can gain a wargoal on the chiefdom and invade.

National Focus

Main article: Buffalo Chiefdom national focus tree/scriptoutput

Council Tree

From left to right, The Elder, Chief Thunderhooves, and Chieftess Strongheart

Starting with Chief Council, this tree gives the player the choice of who the council elects to lead the chiefdom into the coming years. Fundamentally, this allows the player to choose between going supremacist, staying non-aligned, or becoming harmonic; repspectively, the player can choose between Elder Greyhorn, Chief Thunderhooves and Chieftess Strongheart.

Branch comparison
Tree Bonus	Elder Greyhorn	Chief Thunderhooves	Chieftess Strongheart
Time Taken (days)	210	70	210
Political
Political Power (flat)	+100	+100	+100
Party Support (Change from start/ daily)	Harmony: -0.07 Supremacy: +0.05	Harmony: -0.07
Industry
Consumer Goods	-10%
Population
Recruitable Population (%)	+15%
Monthly Population (%)			+10%
Research
Research time (flat)			-5%
Other notes/bonuses
	Claims on most of south-west  Equestria Annex War Goal on  Equestria -30 opinion of  Equestria		Joins Pan-Equestrian Research +30 opinion of  Equestria

Chief Greyhorn

Elder Greyhorn has a deep resentment for the ponies, wanting nothing more than to reconquer the buffalo's ancestral lands and to see the chiefdom prosper. His branch, on the left side of the tree, gives extra political power (+100), claims of south-eastern Equestrian lands, a reconquest wargoal against Equestria, a boost to recruitable population (15.00%), decreased consumer goods factories (-10.0%), removal of the Equestrian Influence national spirit, and increased daily supremacy support (+0.05).

Chief Thunderhooves

Chief Thunderhooves, on the other hoof, wants to maintain the status quo, keeping the chiefdom as a neutral nation, maintaining its independence, and keeping interactions with Equestria to a minimum. His branch, in the centre of the tree, has a single focus, which gives extra political power (+100) and replaces the “Equestrian Influence” national spirit with a new spirit: “Suppressed Equestrian Influence”.

Chiefstess Strongheart

Chieftess Strongheart, in contrast, wants to befriend the ponies, increasing cooperation with, purchasing technology from, and obliging to the idea of buffalo integration into Equestria. Her branch, on the right side of the tree, gives extra political power (+100), increases the society development level, increases monthly population growth (+10.0%), and increases research speed (+5.00%).

Technology or Trade

This branch is open initially at the start of the game. Starting, the player must decide between inviting Equestrian influence or importing technology. However, the first two focuses will lock to either one if the player initially calls for a Chief Council (“Chief Council”), locking Strongheart from “Purchase Technology” or Greyhorn from “Equestrian Trade”. Both branches converge again at “Appleloosian Example”.

Importing technologies advances the chiefdom's industry without increasing Equestrian influence. The player can invest political power (0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1.1) into research speed (10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%) for 200 days, one year, two years or three years. All focus following “Pie Bakeries” slightly increases Social Development and adds civilian and military factories.

Inviting Equestrian traders substantially improves industrial output at the expense of increasing Equestrian influence. To tackle this problem, the player can either seize and nationalize Equestrian corporate assets or employ strict regulations on the market. Seizing corporate assets opens the communist branch after completing “Expel the Traders” and furthermore trade with  Stalliongrad.

• “Equestrian Takeover”: If Harmonic, the player can choose to fully integrate with  Equestria, become an autonomous equestrian region, or join the United Ponies Front faction.

Appleoosian Example

Following the initial economic branch, this branch begins Buffalo urbanization to modernity.

• “First Schools”, “Schools Funding”, and “Research Facility” allows the player to improve its science base and gain an extra research slot.

The New Council

Completing “Expel the Traders” opens up the communist branch of the Buffalo Chiefdom. During the "Meeting of the New Council" event, the player may choose between Gorick, who proposes to halt capitalism through a rapid transition into a socialist model like  Stalliongrad, or Gentle Giant, who suggests keeping capitalist institutions and taking the revolution slowly.

Both leaders gain access to “Welfare Focus” which gives +0.10 daily political power , +10% monthly population and a slight increase in Society Development.

Branch comparison
Tree Bonus	Gorick	Gentle Giant
Time Taken (days)	280	280
Political
Political Power	+200 Daily Political Power Gain: +0.10	+300 Daily Political Power Gain: +0.10
Party Support (Change from start/ daily)	Harmony: -0.07	Harmony: -0.07
Industry
	Construction speed: +11% Infrastructure construction speed: +10% Military Factory construction speed: +10% Consumer Goods: -3% Factory Output: +10%	Refinery construction speed: +20% Resource Gain Efficiency: +30% Consumer Goods: -1%
Population
Monthly Population (%)	+10%	+10%
Other notes/bonuses
	(3x) Slight increase in Society Development Access to “Steel Experts” focus after completing “Fast-Forward Ahead”	(3x) Slight increase in Society Development Added production of 11 and 12 in Meskawia Added production of 10 in Ayandi

Changeling Invasion

During the Great War, the Chiefdom can chose to support  Equestria in its war against the Changelings (“Ponies in Trouble”) or seize the opportunity to expand (“Follow the Elder”). This focus can also open if the Changeling Lands is at war with the  Lunar Empire. The middle "fortification" branch grants construction speed bonuses to infrastructure and land forts. The rightmost "militarization" branch gives production bonuses, a slight increase in Society Development, three military factories, and a 66% boost to land doctrine

Notable Foci:

• “Follow the Elder”: An unsure Chief Thunderhooves meets with Elder Greyhorn to discuss the best course of action. During the event, the player can select one of the two as the leader of the chiefdom regardless if one of the two was initially chosen in the Council Tree.
  • “Commissariat” and “Buffalo to the End”: The chiefdom can become a Changeling Protectorate or if Elder Greyhorn is in power, declare war on the Changelings.
• “Ponies in Trouble”: The chiefdom joins the Great War alongside Equestria against the Changeling Lands.

Hostage of the Situation

If  Equestria goes into a civil war against the newly-formed  Lunar Empire, the player can align themselves between supporting harmony or retaking back their ancestral lands alone or with the help of the Lunar Empire. The “Maintain Harmony” branch gives +100 Political Power, and allows the chiefdom to join the civil war on Equestria's side. The chiefdom can receive Equestrian assistance if at war with the  Confederation of Southern States.

During the "Caught off-guard" event after completing “Hostage of the Situation”, the chiefdom can choose a passive-aggressive stance, opening the “Conquest of Homeland” branch. If the ruling party is Supremacists, the chiefdom can go into an all-out war against its neighbors (“War on the World”) or join an alliance with the Lunar Empire (“Night Buffaloes”). The chiefdon may also choose to wait and build up its military industry (“Wait until we are Threatened”).

If the chiefdom goes Commmunist, the right-most branch of the tree gives a war goal on the Lunar Empire (“Fight the Loonies”) and the Confederation of Southern States (“Revolution for Xenophobes”).

Technology

The Buffalo Chiefdom starts with 2 research slots available.

Army	Naval	Air	Tech / Industry
Primitive Weapons Support Equipment Recon Company I	None	None	None
Doctrine			Racial
None	None	None	None

Politics

National Spirits

Stubbornness

• Heat Attrition: -25.0%
• Division Defense: +20.0%
• Division Attack on core territory: +10.0%
• Resistance Target in our states occupied by the enemy: +10%

No Real Factories

• Production Efficiency Cap: -25.00%
• Factory Output: -10.00%

Equestrian Influence

• Daily Harmony Support: +0.07

Equestrian harmonist propaganda is being spread through our lands.

Leaders

Starting leaders
Leader	Leader		Ideology and party		Traits	Description	Comes to power by
Chief Thunderhooves		Tribal Chiefdom Non-Aligned Thunderhooves' Supporters	Headstrong Political Power Gain: +15%	None	If another chief was initially chosen during "The Chief Council" event, Thunderhooves may come to power through "Chief Greyhorn and Chief Thunderhooves" event
Chieftess Strongheart		Tribal Federation Harmony Strongheart's Supporters	Headstrong Political Power Gain: +15%	None	Choose Chieftess Strongheart during "The Chief Council" event and complete “Chieftess Strongheart” focus
Gorick		Syndicalism Communism BNPBuffalo National Party	Cornered Fox Division Defense: +15% Division Recovery Rate: +10%	None	Expel the Traders and complete “The New Council” focus
The Elder		Ultranationalism Supremacy Elder's Supporters	Cornered Fox Division Defense: +15% Division Recovery Rate: +10%	None	Choose Chief Greyhorn during "The Chief Council" event and complete “Elder Greyhorn” focus
Post-1007 leaders [may contain spoilers]
Leader	Leader		Ideology and party		Traits	Description	Comes to power by
Gentle Giant		Democratic Socialism Communism BNPBuffalo National Party	Veteran Communist Factory Output: +5% Stability: +5%	None	Elect Gentle Giant during "The Meeting of the New Council" event

Parties

Political parties
Name	Ideology			Leader	Popularity
Thunderhooves' Supporters			Tribal Chiefdom Non-Aligned	Chief Thunderhooves	45%
Strongheart's Supporters			Tribal Federation Harmony	Chieftess Strongheart	55%
BNP Buffalo National Party			Syndicalism Communism	Gorick	0%
Elder's Supporters			Ultranationalism Supremacy	The Elder	0%

Staff and Designers

Political Advisors
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Chieftess Strongheart	Little Chieftess	None	Daily Political Power Gain: +0.15 Stability: +10% Acceptance of Harmonist Diplomacy: +30 Daily Harmony Support: +0.03	150
Chief Thunderhooves	Old Chief	None	Daily Political Power Gain: +0.15 Stability: +10% Acceptance of Supremacist Diplomacy: +20	150
Gorick	Communist Supporter	None	Daily Communism Support: +0.1	150
Lance Flare	Captain of Industry	None	Civilian Factory construction speed: +10% Infrastructure construction speed: +10% Railway construction speed: +10% Refinery construction speed: +10%	150
Laughing Water	Fortification Engineer	None	Land Fort construction speed: +20% Coastal Fort construction speed: +20% Anti Air construction speed: +20%	150
Giles the Shamangoat	Local Magician	None	Division Organization: +5% Planning Speed: +10% Reconnaissance: +5%	150
Generic Advisor	Illusive Gentlebeing	DLC  La Résistance is enabled Has created an Intelligence Agency	Operative slots: +1 Agency upgrade time: −15%	150

Tank Designers
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Hard Forehead	Medium Tank Designer	Is not an Agrarian Society.	Armor Research Speed: +18% Armor technology: Soft attack: +5% Reliability: +5% Armored Car: Soft attack: +5% Reliability: +5%	150

Ship Designers
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Ancient Boat Production	Ship Designer	Is not an Agrarian Society. Any controlled state: Is coastal.	Naval Research Speed: +15%	150

Aircraft Designers
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Buffalo Airlines	Light Aircraft Designer	Is not an Agrarian Society.	Naval Research Speed: +15%	150

Materiel Designers
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
"Gora" Manufacturing	Infantry Equipment Designer	Has completed national focus “Establish "Gora" Manufacturing”	Weapons and Equipment Research Speed: +15%	150

Industrial Concerns
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
"Catahecassa" Factory	Industrial Concern	Is not an Agrarian Society.	Industrial Research Speed: +20%	150
The Buffalo Electronics	Electronics Concern	Is not an Agrarian Society.	Electronics Research Speed: +15%	150

Theorists
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
The Elder	Military Theorist	None	Land Doctrine Cost: −10%	100
Lance Flare	State Investor	None	Research Speed: +2.5%	150

Chief of Army
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Lightning Stars	Army Defense (Expert)	At war	Army Experience Gain: +0.30 Division Defense: +10% AI Modifier: Focus on Defense: +15%	100  20
Black Hoof	Entrenchment (Expert)	None	Army Experience Gain: +0.30 Entrenchment speed: +16%	100  20

Military High Command
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Thundersleeve	Infantry (Genius)	None	Infantry Division Attack: +15% Infantry Division Defense: +20%	200  10
Star Mark	Pie Throwing Expert	None	Artillery Attack: +20% Artillery Defense: +10%	200  10
Bread Basket	Army Regrouping (Genius)	At War.	Division Recovery Rate: +12%	200  10

Flags

Flags
Flag	Information
	Buffalo Chiefdom
	Buffalo Chiefdom / Buffalo Empire
	Buffalo State
	Buffalo Commissariat  Changeling vassal

Economy

Laws and Development

Laws and Development
Conscription Law	Trade Law	Economy Law
Volunteer Only Recruitable Population: 1.50%	Export Focus Construction Speed: +10.00% Research Speed: +5.00% Factory Output: +10.00% Dockyard Output: +10.00% Resources to Market: +50% Civilian intelligence to others: +20.0% Navy intelligence to others: +10.0%	Civilian Economy Industrial Research Speed: +3% Electronics Research Speed: +2% Consumer Goods Factories: 35.0% Military to Civilian Factory conversion cost: +30.00% Civilian to Military Factory conversion cost: +30.00% Fuel Gain per Oil: -40.00% Fuel Capacity: -25.00% Infrastructure construction speed: +10.00% Military Factory construction speed: -30.00% Civilian Factory construction speed: -30.00% Refinery construction speed: +5.00%
Scientific Development	Society Development	Illiteracy
Poor Science Base Daily Political Power Gain: +0.30 Research Speed: -80.00%	Agrarian Society Resource Gain Efficiency: -50.00% Monthly Population: -25.0% Construction Speed: -50.00% Production Efficiency Cap: -20.00% Research Speed: -50.00% Factory Output: -50.00% Dockyard Output: -50.00% Factory Bomb Vulnerability: -50.00%	Negligible Illiteracy No penalties
Poverty	Race
Negligible Poverty No penalties	Buffalo Uses Generic Racial Tree

Industry and Resources

Factories

Military Factories	Naval Dockyards	Civilian Factories	Fuel Silos	Synthetic Refineries
1	0	1 (-1)	0	0

Numbers in red indicate the number of civilian factories required to produce consumer goods, based on economy laws and the total number of military and civilian factories, rounded up.

Resources

Oil	Aluminum	Rubber	Tungsten	Steel	Chromium	Crystal
7 (-4)	0	0	0	3 (-2)	0	0

Numbers in red indicate how many resources are reserved for export due to trade laws.

Military

Army

The Buffalo Chiefdom is composed of a single Buffalo Warband, formed with 6 infantry battalions and a recon detachment. Their equipment is far more primitive compared to their technologically-advanced Equestrian neighbor. They do not possess any motorized or artillery tech.

Army

	Name	Composition	No.
	Buffalo Warband	x6	1
	Total divisions		1
	Ponypower used		5.90K

Field Marshal
Field Marshal	Traits	Description	Skills	Race
Field Marshal Chief Thunderhooves	Charismatic A natural leader. Soldiers will face their worst fears when backed by a powerful leader. Division Recovery Rate: +10%	None	Level 2 Attack: 2 Defense: 2 Planning: 2 Logistics: 1	Buffalo

Generals
General	Traits	Description	Skills	Race
General The Elder	Old Guard While not the most brilliant officer, he is unlikely to cause trouble. Leader Experience Gain: −25% Max Entrenchment: +1	None	Level 2 Attack: 1 Defense: 3 Planning: 2 Logistics: 1	Buffalo
General Vermouth Roux	None	None	Level 2 Attack: 3 Defense: 2 Planning: 1 Logistics: 1	Buffalo
General Flash Flood	Inflexible Strategist Skilled but stubborn. A good enough plan can survive contact with the enemy. Defense: +1 Logistics: +1 Infantry Officer Trained as an infantry officer. Infantry Leader experience factor: +100% Desert Fox Entirely at home when fighting in a Desert. Desert: Movement: +5% Attack: +10% Defense: +10%	See description: Flash Flood, or as he's better known amongst his tribe, Angry Gorge after Mighty Storm, was raised the traditional way of the Buffalo, back before the ponies ever encroached on their land, before industry and technology found its way south. Like his ancestors before him, and their ancestors before them, and so forth, he learned to live off the land, to forage, to fight against other tribes to support his brethren. Many things have changed since the ponies brought with them the many problems of a modern society, and the Buffalo have had to change as well. Flash Flood simply wishes to protect his own, and recognizes that the Buffalo must change to survive, however, he will never forget who he is, or where he came from. No matter what, he will serve his kind to ensure that the Buffalo will stampede on.	Level 2 Attack: 2 Defense: 3 Planning: 1 Logistics: 3	Buffalo
General Gorick	Promising Leader This leader has proven to be a quick learner. Leader Experience Gain: +25%	None	Level 1 Attack: 1 Defense: 1 Planning: 1 Logistics: 1	Buffalo
General Cactus Snake	Trickster Doing the unexpected in combat can give you a large advantage. Reconnaissance: +25%	None	Level 1 Attack: 1 Defense: 1 Planning: 1 Logistics: 1	Buffalo
General Rock Coldin	Desert Fox Entirely at home when fighting in a Desert. Desert: Movement: +5% Attack: +10% Defense: +10%	None	Level 1 Attack: 1 Defense: 1 Planning: 1 Logistics: 1	Buffalo

Navy

Being landlocked, the Buffalo Chiefdom does not have any ships or naval dockyards to build a fleet

Additionally, the Buffalo Chiefdom has no admirals.

Airforce

The Buffalo chiefdom does not possess aircraft, air bases, or any air tech researched.