Investments/Round 6: Chapter 4 & 5 Investment smorgasbord

Temporary link dump After chapter 3, the way investments work is closer to the Discretionary funding, with multiple cycles, a growing pool of options, and never enough money. Some investments will lower/increase their prices/profits due to the changing societal/political situations at certain points, whilst other investments may be gained/lost due to the same reason. For this reason all investments that become available after chapter 3 have been thrown together here. Expect spoilers for both Chapter 4 and 5 at the same time.

Cycles and changes in Investments
Although some investment will be available at the start of chapter 4, prior to meeting with Megail (and your first return of the chapter), there is no difference in just going to Megail and picking up the investments. During this round you will receive your profits at several fixed points each starting the investment cycle they share a number with. Notes on changes in investment availability are included for each chapter.


 * - Start of chapter 4
 * Several investments are already available, but you are yet to receive your first ProN return.
 * - After meeting up with Megail in Stineford
 * Gets first return of Round 6 which works by slightly different rules than the other returns
 * The three exclusive new state trades from give doubled returns and do not give their +1 country score
 * Does not check to see if can be set to ON (this happens after the Initial scouting of the tower later in the cycle)
 * During this cycle the following events occur:
 * Initial scouting of the tower
 * can be set to ON, which if set loses access to several Ari-Yhilina Investments
 * Several investments become available
 * Orcish Democracy
 * Lustlord Temples Expansion
 * Succubus Band Tour
 * Tarran'Kan Housing
 * Establishing the tower base
 * After which the Extradimensional Foundation investment is unlocked
 * The Ardan succession crisis
 * During which Ghanth's affairs investigation is available
 * Several Investments are suspended during this time
 * Givini Orc Merchant
 * Bank of Givini
 * Givini Mage Guild
 * War Monument
 * - After the Ardan succession crisis
 * During this cycle the following events occur:
 * Exploring the Holy Plane
 * The Erosian Crisis
 * Orcish Democracy ceases to be available
 * The Stenai visit
 * During this time the Gifts of Endel can be visited for the first time
 * Tower Depths
 * - After returning for the Tower Depths
 * The
 * During this cycle the following events occur:
 * The Gawnfall Council
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There are new types of Investment:
 * 1) When you meet up with Megail in Stineford
 * 2) *Unlocks several investment needed Megail's expertise
 * 3) *The following events occur during Cycle 1
 * 4) **Initial scouting of the tower
 * 5) **Establishing the tower base
 * 6) ***Unlocks the Entity's Shield Upgrade investment
 * 7) **The Ardan succession crisis
 * 8) ***During which Ghanth's affairs investigation is available
 * 9) After the Ardan succession crisis.
 * 10) After returning for the Tower depths (the Entity's maze).
 * 11) After returning from Stenai second visit.
 * 12) *Right before cycle 5 there is a special bonus cycle
 * 13) After the Erosian War.
 * 14) After you Return from Eustrin. (The first chapter 5 return)
 * 15) After you return from the Second Gathering.
 * 1) After you return from the Second Gathering.


 * Headquarter Upgrades, investments solely focused on, improving the base


 * Headquarter Decorations, they are non-profitable, cost ProN, and can have a bonus for buying them, sometimes as a single item, or emptying a shop and talking to the owner. The effects on the base stats is permanent and once the elements have been bought (and the conversations with the sellers have happened, when they are necessary). The elements DO NOT NEED to be used.

Additional ProN gain/Loss
ProN gained/lost from matters that are not considered investments. A fair number of these are basically fixes to help you gain certain items/scores/or access to areas that you would not get otherwise due to failing to meet certain thresholds.

Headquarter Decorations
The below decoration only become available after staring the Council of Gawnfall.

Erosia
These investments only become available in chapter 5

Zirantia
These investments only become available in chapter 5

Ghenalon
These investments only become available in chapter 5

Orgasmic Empire
These investments only become available in chapter 5 Cycle 7 after the Second Gathering.

Rodak
These investments only become available in chapter 5 Cycle 7 after the Second Gathering.

Non-profitable Investment
Near end of the Erosian war, the party will go to the war camp and receive 1,000,000 ProN worth of promised money to spend on restoring Kyangan. Since this money isn't yours but you decide how it gets spent all unused ProN is "returned" to their owners. This budget can also be exceeded by using dipping into your own ProN reserves. If Kyangan was taken cleanly you will go to the city for your investments, or if it was damaged make the decisions in the warcamp. None of these investments are profitable.

If you're in Kyangan, then the total cost is 1,375,000 ProN. If you're in the warcamp, then it is 1,325,000.