Hello all, I hope that you have all been enjoying the first few days of EmpirePowers Season 8! In the never-ending quest us mods have for improving EP, we have recently developed a new system for Intrigue and Secret Posts, one that we hope will be much easier and - more importantly - actually secret from the players you are trying to dupe, sabotage, and assassinate. Just follow the steps below, and you will be on your way to forming your own CIA in no time!

1. DM a moderator (through Reddit or discord) that you believe will be unbiased in modding your event, and describe exactly what you are trying to accomplish. This is what everything will be based off of, so be clear and explicit in your message.

2. The moderator you contacted will give you a price for whatever action you are trying to take. These costs can be low (sending a secret message) or very high (purchasing explosives to blow up a building in someone's capital). You can choose to accept this cost and undertake the action, or say "never mind" and abort.

3. If you choose to accept the cost, the moderator will then roll for the success of your operation. There are four possible outcomes to this roll, varying in probability depending on the action:

   • The action is successful and undetected
   • The action is successful but detected
   • The action is unsuccessful but undetected
   • The action is unsuccessful and detected

Again, the exact costs and probabilities will vary depending on what you are trying to do. For example, setting up a secret meeting between leaders to write a treaty or plot a war would have a relatively low cost, as well as a low chance of failing or being detected. However, fomenting unrest within a city and sneaking weapons to dissidents would both be expensive and likely to be discovered.

Hopefully this is pretty straightforward and an improvement on the current system. If you have any questions feel free to message myself or any of the other moderators and we will be happy to help. Good luck, and happy spying!