So

Primary culture

Kyushuan (Japanese)

Capital province

Tsushima (4651)

Government

Daimyo

State religion

Shinto

Technology group

Chinese

So ideas

Traditions:

+10% Trade efficiency

+20% Trade steering

Wakan

+25% Domestic trade power

Wakou Tradition

+10% Galley combat ability

−1% Yearly navy tradition decay

Fight for Tsushima

+20% Morale of navies

Bahan Ship

+20% Privateer efficiency

Tough Negotiators

+1 Diplomatic reputation

Port Maintenance

+25% Naval force limit modifier

−5% Sailor maintenance

Elementary School

−5% Technology cost

Ambition:

+1 Yearly navy tradition

So is a one-province minor daimyo on the isle of Tsushima, situated between Korea and the rest of Japan. Located on the island of Tsushima, the So clan will have the option to become a Pirate Republic after the Wokou incident has happened. These pirates will now be seen terrorizing the coasts of Korea and Japan.

Missions[edit]

Main article: Japanese missions

Decisions[edit]

All daimyos are eligible to form Japan.

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Unite Japan!

The time has come to unite Japan by force! The time for diplomacy is over and all these warring daimyo lords must be conquered.

Potential requirements

The country:

was never an end-game tag.
has enacted the ‘Shogunate’ government reform.
has at least 1 subject daimyo.

Allow

Japan does not exist.

The country:

is not a subject nation other than a tributary state.
is not a nomad nation.
is not at war.
owns at least 25 cities.
owns Kyoto (1020) and Musashi (1028).

Effects

The country:

abolishes the ‘Shogunate’ government reform.

Japan

loses its cores on every province owned by the subject daimyos of the country.

All subject daimyos of the country:

become independent.
abolish the ‘Daimyo’ government reform.

The country:

changes to Japan.
becomes an empire.
obtains new missions (which are Japanese missions).

If Japan:

does not have custom ideas
- then Japan gets the event ‘New Traditions & Ambitions’.

The AI will not take this decision with less than 30 cities.

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Japan is united

The warring factions of Japan have finally been united under a strong emperor.

Potential requirements

The country:

has enacted the ‘Shogunate’ government reform.
was never an end-game tag

Allow

Japan does not exist.

The country:

is not a subject nation other than a tributary state.
owns Kyoto (1020) and Musashi (1028).
is not at war.

There is no country that:

has enacted the ‘Daimyo’ or ‘Independent Daimyo’ government reform.

Effects

The country:

changes to Japan.
abolishes the ‘Shogunate’ government reform.
becomes an empire.
gains 100 legitimacy.
gains 100 administrative power.
gains 100 diplomatic power.
gains 100 military power.
obtains new missions (which are Japanese missions).

If Japan:

does not have custom ideas
- then Japan gets the event ‘New Traditions & Ambitions’.

The AI will always take this decision.

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Japan is united

The warring factions of Japan have finally been united under a strong emperor.

Potential requirements

The country:

was never an end-game tag.
has not enacted the ‘Shogunate’ government reform.
has not enacted the ‘Celestial Empire’ government reform.
has a Japanese culture.

Allow

Japan does not exist.

The country:

is not a subject nation other than a tributary state.
owns Kyoto (1020) and Musashi (1028).
is not at war.

There is no other country that:

has enacted the ‘Daimyo’, ‘Independent Daimyo’ or ‘Shogunate’ government reform.

Effects

The country:

changes to Japan.
abolishes the ‘Daimyo’ or ‘Independent Daimyo’ government reform.
becomes an empire.
gains 100 legitimacy.
gains 100 administrative power.
gains 100 diplomatic power.
gains 100 military power.
obtains new missions (which are Japanese missions).

If Japan:

is a member of the Holy Roman Empire, but not the emperor or an elector
- then all its provinces are removed from the HRE.
does not have custom ideas
- then Japan gets the event ‘New Traditions & Ambitions’.

The AI will always take this decision.

Events[edit]

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Return to the Wakou Era

After the Korean invasion of Tsushima in 1419, the So clan signed the Treaty of Gyehae in which trade with Korea was legitimized in return for the cessation of piracy. By controlling Japanese-Korean trade, the So clan enjoyed huge profits and became highly respected in the Shogunate as specialists in Korean diplomacy.

With the Shogunate weakened, some now suggest that the clan should return to the old tradition of piracy. The leader of the upstart pirates claims to be the reincarnation of the legendary pirate Akibatsu Matsura, who led a fleet of 500 ships to raid the Korean coast.

This event happens only once during a campaign.

Trigger conditions

The country:

is So.
has not enacted the “Pirate Republic” government reform.

Any country has or had the “Wokou Pirates” incident or had the event “Wokou”.

Mean time to happen

12 months

A pirate's life for me!

So:

becomes a republic.
enacts the “Pirate Republic” government reform.
gets a new ruler:
- with Kyushuan culture
- named ‘Akibatsu Matsura’.
- with the following skill: 2, 2, 5.
- which re-election does not cost any republican tradition.
gains 50 republican tradition.
obtains new missions (which are piratical missions).

We are traders and diplomats, not pirates.

So:

loses 1 stability.

Strategy[edit]

The below is one of many player suggested strategies for So. Bear in mind, due to the dynamic nature of the game, it may unfold differently for other players.

The So seemingly start in a weak position in 1444: Because they have no land connection to the rest of Japan, they initially can not use the Sengoku CB, and the only claims they can make are against the vastly more powerful Ouchi. Yet they have an advantage that no other japanese tag has: A few years into the game, an event will happen that allows the So to turn into a pirate republic with the unique pirate-daimyo government, giving them the ability to raid coasts and a powerful ruler-admiral, who starts as a 2/5/5 ruler and will cost no republic tradition to reelect. The player is strongly urged to make that transition, as raiding the Ming and Korea can grant them a large amount of sailors and ducats, allowing them to build and sustain an army that is significantly above their force limit, which will be necessary in order to conquer their only cb-able target: The Ouchi.

Once the player has or is close to finishing their claims, and after they have raided the coasts, they should start building their army - it is recommended to build slightly more troops then required to siege the level 2 fort of the Ouchi, both in order to be able to deal with the Ouchi in their allies, but also to have over 50% Liberty Desire after the war. The shogun will usually attempt to kill the players ruler after a succesfull conquest via the subject-daimyo interaction, but this can only happen as long as a daimyo has less then 50% liberty desire.

The player should also build galleys until they hit their fleetlimit; as ships take longer to build and the players fleet limit will increase after turning pirate, it's recommended to start building galleys as soon as the game starts. Prior to starting any war, the player should also ferry their troops over to the rest of Japan, which is possible since daimyo dont need to ask each other for military access; this is to prevent the players army from being stuck on Tsushima in case their fleet can't win a naval engagement.