Prywhenian Liberation Army

Prywhenian Liberation Army
The War of Liberation
Ideology	Equestrian Socialism
Leader	Filip Redglad
Ruling party	Partidul Comunist Privenean (75%)
Population	1,587,144
Ponypower	37
Race	Griffon
Stability	70%
War support	65%
Factories	3 1 0 2
Capital	Whiteflower
Continent	Eastern Griffonia
Diplomacy	At war with  Kingdom of Brodfeld
Demonym	Prywhenian
Tag	GRW
Color	#B62B3E

Prywhen: a forgettable Griffonian Backwater between Bandit-Infested Mountains, and the wild Griffonian Frontier.

Prywhen: an illiterate, rice-farming nation with poor infrastructure and primitive industry.

Prywhen: the birthplace of Griffonian Communism.

The Communist Rebels of the Prywhenian Liberation Army are in a revolution against Kloseu de Kissau. Starving but determined, they have big ideas and even bigger plans for a post-war Prywhen. Education, Industrialization, Equality, and even a United Communist Griffonia.

It's tough being an underdog, but when you start so low, you can only go up.

Lore

Geography

Prywhen is an impoverished country, with two major cities - Kivessin, the capital, and Sydia, the port to the outside world. Its agriculture revolves around its ricefields, and the terrain of the land is harsh, with marshes, mud, and guerilla-filled forests. To the west, the  Blackrock Bandits raid from the mountains. To the east are the countries of the Griffonian Frnntier - militaristic, agrarian tribes in battle with the Eastern pony territories.

If infrastructure could be built and the mountain passes made accessible, it is close to both the Imperial Capital Griffenheim and the old bastion of Griffon civilisation,  Griffonstone.

The Kingdom of Brodfeld

See  Kingdom of Brodfeld.

The Prywhen Civil War

The civil war has torn the nation apart ~ Artist FoxinShadow

In 1005, the Prywhenian Liberation Army formed, inspired by the Communist ideals of Stalliongrad across the sea, leading an uprising against the King. Using forests, swamps, and the support of the locals to their advantage, they ran a campaign of guerilla warfare.

Two years later, PLA forces have formed together and are preparing for a final push into Royalist held strongholds to end the conflict once and for all.

But the country won't take much more, with both sides verging on famine, industry, and trade all but non-existent, and the Kingdom of Brodfeld preparing to use any means necessary to cling to power...

Politics

National Spirits

Prywhen Civil War

• Divisions Speed: -15%
• Division Training Time: +20%
• Division Recovery Rate: -10%
• Supply Consumption: −15%
• Stability: -10%
• Construction Speed: -35%
• Production Efficiency Cap: -10%
• Research Speed: +15%
• Factory Output: -25%
• Max Entrenchment: +0.1

The Prywhen Civil War has been raging for quite a while now, and it has taken a toll on every griffon involved. The longer the conflict carries on, the heavier the toll on our nation and people becomes.

War of Liberation

• Stability: +35%
• War Support: +35%
• Daily Communism Support: +0.01

We will cast out the monarchist scum and liberate our people from their bourgeoisie oppression!

Risk of Famine

With our current state of affairs, we run the risk of running out of food to eat.

Leaders

Starting leaders
Leader	Leader		Ideology and party		Traits	Description	Comes to power by
Filip Redglad		Equestrian Socialism Communism PCPPartidul Comunist Privenean	None	None
Beam Bruno		Harmonic Republicanism Harmony PNLPartidul National Liberal	None	None
Princip Meyer Brantbeak		Autocracy Supremacy Golden Guard	None	None
Dorian of Brodfeld		Despotism Non-Aligned Brodfeld Royalists	None	None
Post-1007 leaders [may contain spoilers]
Leader	Leader		Ideology and party		Traits	Description	Comes to power by
Richard Spear		Equestrian Socialism Communism PCPPartidul Comunist Privenean	None	None

Parties

Political parties
Name	Ideology			Leader	Popularity
PCP Partidul Comunist Privenean			Equestrian Socialism Communism	Filip Redglad	75%
PNL Partidul National Liberal			Harmonic Republicanism Harmony	Beam Bruno	10%
Golden Guard			Autocracy Supremacy	Princip Meyer Brantbeak	5%
Brodfeld Royalists			Despotism Non-Aligned	Dorian of Brodfeld	10%

Staff and Designers

Political Advisors
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Cyntia	Silent Workbird	Current ruling party is Communist	Political Power Gain: +15%	150
Bart Herbs	War Industrialist	At least one of the following is true: Current ruling party is Harmonic Has completed national focus "Victory in the Civil War” Has completed national focus "Freedom Isn't Free”	Military Factory construction speed: +10% Dockyard construction speed: +10% Fuel Silo construction speed: +10%	150
Dakaran Begone	Ruthless Industrialist	At least one of the following is true: Current ruling party is Harmonic Has completed national focus "Victory in the Civil War” Has completed national focus "Freedom Isn't Free”	Daily Political Power Gain: −0.05 Construction Speed: +5% Production Efficiency Cap: +5%	150
Generic Advisor	Illusive Gentlebeing	DLC  La Résistance is enabled Can create an Intelligence Agency Has created an Intelligence Agency	Operative slots: +1 Agency upgrade time: −15%	150

Tank Designers
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Brodfeld Tank Polygon	Mobile Tank Designer	Has completed national focus "Brodfeld Polygon”	Armor Research Speed: +18% Armor technology: Max Speed: +5% Reliability: +10% Armored Car: Max Speed: +5% Reliability: +10%	150
"Prywhen Communal" Armour Concern	Medium Tank Designer	Prywhen Civil War is Over	Armor Research Speed: +15% Armor technology: Soft attack: +5% Reliability: +5% Armored Car: Soft attack: +5% Reliability: +5%	150

Ship Designers
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Sydia Shipyard	Escort Fleet Designer	None	Naval Research Speed: +15% Screens: Sub detection: +10% Production Cost: +10% Max Speed: +10% Max Range: +30%	150
Salt Island Dockyard	Coastal Defense Fleet Designer	None	Naval Research Speed: +15% Carrier: Production Cost: −25% Max Range: −50% Capital Ships: Production Cost: −25% Max Range: −50% Armor: −20% Heavy Attack: −20% Screens: Production Cost: −25% Max Range: −50% Submarine: Production Cost: −25% Max Range: −50%	150

Aircraft Designers
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
High-flying Birds	Light Aircraft Designer	None	Air Research Speed: +15% Small Airframe: Agility: +10% Max Speed: +10% Carrier Fighter Airframe: Agility: +10% Max Speed: +10%	150
Industria Aeronautica Privenean	Medium Aircraft Designer	None	Air Research Speed: +15% Heavy Fighter Airframe: Reliability: +20% Medium Airframe: Reliability: +20% Scout Plane Airframe: Reliability: +20%	150

Materiel Designers
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
PRYARM	Infantry Equipment Designer	Griffonwill: Controlled by  Prywhenian Liberation Army	Weapons and Equipment Research Speed: +15%	150
Cast Iron Cannons	Artillery Designer	Kivessin: Controlled by  Prywhenian Liberation Army	Artillery Research Speed: +15%	150
Ricefield Tractors	Motorized Equipment Designer	None	Motorization Research Speed: +15% Motorized Rocket Artillery Research Speed: +15%	150

Industrial Concerns
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Sydia Workers Committee	Industrial Concern	Sydia: Controlled by  Prywhenian Liberation Army Current ruling party is Communist	Industrial Research Speed: +15%	150
Kivessin University	Electronics Concern	Kivessin: Controlled by  Prywhenian Liberation Army Has completed national focus "Kivessin University” None of: Has the Scientific Development "Poor Science Base”	Electronics Research Speed: +15%	150
Revolutionary Railways	Railway Company	None	Trains and Railways Research Speed: +15% Railway construction speed: +15% Supply Hub construction speed: +15% Train: Production Cost: −25% Reliability: +10%	150
Rice Fields Union	Agricultural Concern	Brodfeld: Controlled by  Prywhenian Liberation Army Whiteflower: Controlled by  Prywhenian Liberation Army Acute Forest: Controlled by  Prywhenian Liberation Army Has completed national focus "Agricultural Rise”	Resources to Market: −5% Monthly Population: +10%	150
Twelt Building Union	Construction Company	Brodfeld: Controlled by  Griffon Liberation Army	Industrial Research Speed: +15% Infrastructure construction speed: +10% Railway construction speed: +10%	150

Theorists
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Iegov	Military Theorist	Current ruling party is Communist	Land Doctrine Cost: −10%	100
Ludochka	Air Warfare Theorist	Current ruling party is Communist	Air Doctrine Cost: −10%	100

Chiefs of Army
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Mandarin Featherin	Army Maneuver (Expert)	Has not completed national focus "A Pious Military” At least one of the following is true: Current ruling party is Harmonic Has completed national focus "Victory in the Civil War” Has completed national focus "Freedom Isn't Free”	Division Speed: +10% Army Experience Gain: +0.30	100  20
Phanes	Entrenchment (Expert)	Current ruling party is Communist	Army Experience Gain: +0.30 Entrenchment speed: +16%	100  20
Witia Gryphon	Army Logistics (Expert)	Current ruling party is Communist	Division Attrition: −8% Army Experience Gain: +0.30	100  20

Chiefs of Navy
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Pirate Yellow Beak	Submarines (Genius)	At least one of the following is true: Current ruling party is Harmonic Has completed national focus "Victory in the Civil War” Has completed national focus "Freedom Isn't Free”	Naval Experience Gain: +0.40 Submarine Attack: +20% Submarine Defense: +15%	200  10
Alyx Pines	Decisive Battle (Expert)	At least one of the following is true: Current ruling party is Harmonic Has completed national focus "Victory in the Civil War” Has completed national focus "Freedom Isn't Free”	Naval Experience Gain: +0.30 Capital Ship Attack: +10% Capital Ship Armor: +10% Screen Attack: +10% Screen Defense: +10%	100  20

Chiefs of Airforce
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Andor	Ground Support (Genius)	At least one of the following is true: Current ruling party is Harmonic Has completed national focus "Victory in the Civil War” Has completed national focus "Freedom Isn't Free”	Air Experience Gain: +0.40 Air Superiority: +15%	200  10
Duskfluffian	Air Reformer (Expert)	At least one of the following is true: Current ruling party is Harmonic Has completed national focus "Victory in the Civil War” Has completed national focus "Freedom Isn't Free”	Air Experience Gain: +0.30 Air Experience Gain: +10% AI Modifier: Focus on Aviation: +10%	100  20

Military High Command
Name	Trait	Requirement	Effect	Cost
Theresa	Infantry (Expert)	Has not completed national focus "A Pious Military” Current ruling party is not Supremacist	Infantry Division Attack: +10% Infantry Division Defense: +15%	100  20
Brandon Swift	Army Maneuver (Expert)	Current ruling party is Communist	Division Speed: +10%	100  20
Final Bol	Army Morale (Expert)	Current ruling party is Communist	Non-Combat Out of Supply Penalties: −6%	100  20
Murkfeathers	Army Organization (Specialist)	Has not completed national focus "A Pious Military” At least one of the following is true: Current ruling party is Harmonic Has completed national focus "Victory in the Civil War” Has completed national focus "Freedom Isn't Free”	Division Organization: +4%	50  30

Military Leaders

Field Marshal
Field Marshal	Traits	Description	Skills	Race
Field Marshal Filip Redglad	Red General Staunch communist, a hero of the Revolution. An inspiration figure for every soldier in their army. Division Recovery Rate: +5%	None	Level 1 Attack: 1 Defense: 1 Planning: 1 Logistics: 1	Griffon

Generals
General	Traits	Description	Skills	Race
General Theresa	Promising Leader This leader has proven to be a quick learner. Leader Experience Gain: +25%	None	Level 2 Attack: 3 Defense: 3 Planning: 2 Logistics: 1	Griffon
General Rain Twister	Infantry Officer Trained as an infantry officer. Infantry Leader experience factor: +100% Trickster Doing the unexpected in combat can give you a large advantage. Reconnaissance: +25%	See description: Raised in Stalliongrad, Rain always had an inclination for helping and protecting ponies. Sharing bread with the foals, negotiating for the elderly, and always trying to sneak a little extra ration when times turned tough. When he came of age, he decided the best way he could help was to join the armored corps as an officer. The new invention of tanks was fascinating, the peak of technology surely! But it was not to be, as many other like minded ponies had already applied, and the government was not easy to persuade without a higher standing. He was instead put into the officer school for infantry, which wasn't what he wanted. But if it was the best way to protect ponies, he would do it. As time went on, however, the only protecting he did was for the books and sidewalks. Growing increasingly frustrated, he looked for other places that could use his skills. His ears and wings led him to the griffonian continent, and word of beak led him to Prywhen. There he is able to make great use of his skills in the war-torn countryside. Even if it is protecting griffons instead of ponies.	Level 3 Attack: 2 Defense: 2 Planning: 4 Logistics: 2	Pony
General Witia Gryphon		None	Level 2 Attack: 1 Defense: 2 Planning: 2 Logistics: 3	Griffon
General Richard Spear	Brilliant Strategist A natural born strategist that is able to adapt to the dynamics of the battlefield. Attack: +1 Planning: +1	None	Level 1 Attack: 2 Defense: 1 Planning: 2 Logistics: 1	Griffon
General Koldvin		None	Level 1 Attack: 2 Defense: 2 Planning: 2 Logistics: 1	Griffon
General Gheara Ciocescu	Commando Skilled in Amphibious operations, Air Assaults, and Cold weather conditions - the Commando is a man of many talents. Non-Combat Out of Supply Penalties: −25%	None	Level 1 Attack: 1 Defense: 2 Planning: 1 Logistics: 3	Griffon

Admirals
Admiral	Traits	Description	Skills	Race
Admiral Pirate Yellow Beak		None	Level 3 Attack: 3 Defense: 2 Maneuvering: 1 Coordination: 1	Griffon
Admiral Alyx Pines		None	Level 3 Attack: 2 Defense: 3 Maneuvering: 1 Coordination: 1	Griffon

Flags

Flags
Flag	Information
	Prywhenian Liberation Army / Prywhen
	Prywhen Republic / Kingdom of Prywhen
	Prywhenian Reich / Free Territory of Prywhen

Economy

Laws and Development

Laws and Development
Conscription Law	Trade Law	Economy Law
Limited Conscription Recruitable Population: 2.50%	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%	War Economy Daily Political Power Gain: -0.20 Consumer Goods Factories: 20.0% Military to Civilian Factory conversion cost: -20.00% Civilian to Military Factory conversion cost: -20.00% Military Factory construction speed: +20.00%
Scientific Development	Society Development	Illiteracy
Poor Science Base Daily Political Power Gain: +0.30 Research Speed: -80.00%	Industrialising Society Resource Gain Efficiency: -20.00% Monthly Population: -10.0% Construction Speed: -20.00% Production Efficiency Cap: -10.00% Research Speed: -20.00% Factory Output: -20.00% Dockyard Output: -20.00% Factory Bomb Vulnerability: -25.00%	Broad Illiteracy Construction Speed: -15.00% Research Speed: -45.00%
Poverty	Race
Negligible Poverty No penalties	Griffon Uses Griffon Racial Tree

Industry and Resources

Factories

Military Factories	Naval Dockyards	Civilian Factories	Fuel Silos	Synthetic Refineries
1	0	2 (-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
16 (-8)	6 (-3)	0	3 (-2)	8 (-4)	0	0

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

Strategies and guides

Starting situation

The PLA starts overextended, with 34k deployed in the field, and 3.08k infantry equipment. This is significantly short of the 54k and 5.4k needed to fully equip its divisions.

Civil War Strategy

Prywhen starts with the upper hand in the civil war, holding most of the country and having cut off the capital from the rest of the Brodfeld forces. This "superiority" is relative. Both sides are incredibly poorly equipped. Prywhen only starts with 80% of its needed manpower and 50% of its needed guns.

Unfortunately, production is slow, and making up for the shortfall will be difficult - fortunately, you can call in additional units (which helpfully come with some equipment) with focuses.

Good micromanagement should allow a player to defeat Brodfeld quickly. Note also that with both sides incredibly weak, combat resolves very very slowly - a very weak unit can be used to hold up a strong unit for a long time. Use this to great effect for encirclements and cutting supply.

With low equipment reserves, be very wary of terrain; marshes provide 50% attrition, and rain tends to produce mud in Prywhen, giving a whopping 70% attrition to any unit moving or fighting in it. Wait it out instead.

An early victory may prompt the Blackrock Bandits to declare war and take advantage of your weak military. But so does a slow war - famine is a very real risk and the Kingdom of Brodfeld may be able to form an alliance with the Blackrock Bandits.

Civil War Mechanics

The Prywhen Civil War Tree

Famine - Prywhen is quickly running out of food - if the war drags on for longer than 6 months, there is a small but ongoing chance a famine will start, which can worsen with time, providing large maluses. This will take massive political effort and time to fix, and can only be done after the end of the war. Potato Farming, Ricefield Training, and holding the capital will reduce the chance of a famine triggering.

Calling for Support - Prywhen have some options to support their poor armies.

• Militia - will deploy 10k in ponypower with 20% equipment.
• Support in Lushi / Gryphus / Gryphian Host - Strong focuses, these will request volunteers- if successful, you will receive a 4k ponypower division with 80% equipment - practically an elite by Prywhen standards. These focuses are quick to fire but the volunteers will take a week or so to arrive. Lushi is more likely to decline than the other two. These can be really beneficial first focuses to take as you can get others done whilst you wait for the volunteers.
• Partisans - will spawn 4 divisions, with 20% equipment, each with only a single infantry, in enemy territory of the players choice - around the capital, in the rice fields, or around the port.
• Stalliongrad's help - Prywhen can mount a sea voyage to Stalliongrad, asking for support. However this can take upwards of 6 montths. The player may request tanks, planes, rifle models or advisors, but Stalliongrad gets to choose. This will give an STG licence and a token amount of the equipment. Advisors will give small bonuses to military factory production, army experience and training time for a year

Conscription - When the player takes the ricefields, capital, or port, they can run a decision to conscript ponypower from these areas.

Civil War Effort - With a hefty 100PP, the player can reduce the production penalties for a few months.

Oppress Monarchists - When the player takes monarchist held territories, they can crack down on monarchist supporters. This will give small boosts to stability and communist support, but reduce ponypower in the area. It will also help reduce monarchists causing trouble later and enable certain events.

A Secret Passage? - The player may be given an opportunity to sneak into the port city, spawning a unit to capture it. However, the passage is risky and the motivations of the guide are suspect...

Blackrock Bandits - Brodfeld has a focus to call in Blackrock Bandits if they are losing the war badly. If the bandits accept, you will have a very big problem. On the plus side if you win you'll capture another country and win the civil war in one stroke.

Post Civil War

PLA Tree

The war is won but not over yet. Don't forget to upgrade your science base if you can with the new factories - this will not happen automatically - check periodically.

Expanding into the other areas will give you the ability to both annex or puppet. Prywhen can core neighbouring territory for valuable manpower, but this will take decisions that use both factories and political power - puppets are an alternative. These decisions are available for  County of Cyanolisia,  Blackrock Bandits,  Principality of Lushi,  Gryphian Host and  Free Towns of Gryphus.

 Blackrock Bandits will receive a decision giving them an option to declare war - they are less likely to take it if you are stronger than them. If you are at war with them the best strategy is to use your superior numbers to encircle and opportunistically take terrain. Alternatively, if Blackrock Bandits go communist, Prywhen will gain a decision to puppet or annex them.

Counterrevolution - But they aren't your only problem. Monarchist supporters will attempt to launch a counterrevolution - this will recapture the city, spawn them some units and kick off the whole entire mess over again. Hunting down the Prince, Capturing the King, and Rooting out Monarchist Supporters will help weaken the counterrevolution or even allow you to stop it ever occurring. However, success is not guaranteed. The monarchist supporters are the biggest priority - stopping them will leave the King and Princes without a large army and little hope of success.

When you capture the King and Prince you will have options about dealing with them. Executing them is of course, incredibly satisfying and good for morale, but may begin to worry the more feudal powers...

Onwards to Griffonstone

The Recovery Tree

Prywhen is defined by being continuously at war. This is your time to breathe and prepare. Because once you take Griffinstone, all major Griffonian nations may get war goals on you.

If you are lucky Wingbardy or Aquileia have gone communist - you will receive decisions to invite them to a faction or join their faction.

With the civil war over, maluses will slowly begin to fade. Taking on the Victory in the Civil War tree will remove the risk of famine, get you a research slot, and slowly change you from Pre-Industrial to Outdated Industrial. Make careful decisions about production and research - as whatever you focus on shall form the basis of your army and you will always be behind in tech.

The Foreign Policy Tree

With this done, the foreign policy tree gets you expanding once again, with a war goal against the bandits (if you haven't already beaten them. You could take the Isolation Path which will allow you to modernise quickly and gain some nice bonuses, at the expense of passing on your greater ambitions.

This leaves Expansionism or Global Revolution. Both of these paths will address the Eastern Frontier States. Through war or communist infiltration you can expand. Consider puppeting some of these countries to address your manpower shortage, as industry will likely begin to outstrip population if you are focusing on a low tech army.

Finally is the March to Griffonstone - Once you take  Griffonstone, the 3 majors -  Aquileia,  Wingbardy and  Griffonian Empire will get a choice to war against you - they will likely accept - Democracies are less likely, and Communist nations will not. Could there be a way to avoid this...?

Support your advance with infrastructure - Prywhen has very poor connections to the rest of Griffonia.

The War for Griffonia

The War for the Griffonian Empire Tree

You face a tough fight, against up to 3 major powers with poor tech. Fighting a major will offer you the decision Defence of the Revolution - this will give you a much needed 5% recruitable population. While you fight, taking focuses to pressure other nations will attempt to annex them diplomatically. You will have most success with Communist nations and ones not under Wingbardy's protection.

Occupying a major should give you the territories you need to further reform your science and trigger a decision to fully modernise. Defeating the Griffonian Empire will let you claim the mantle of the Griffon Empire and complete the Griffon Union focus. This will core all the Empire states, giving you a huge boost to ponypower.

The Union of Socialist Griffon States

A continental power! Inheritor of the Griffonian Empire!

Now all that remains is to modernize a decaying, illiterate, poverty-stricken empire recovering from the greatest war in history, unite the rest of the Griffon nations, and deal with Equestria across the sea.

We leave this brave task to you.

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