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Synesthesian Fetish posted:B, going against the grain here, but this seems like one of those problems that will come back and bite us in the rear end down the road. They worship a different god and might have inside info on our city. Best case scenario: they spread THE JOKE to another city early on, the god there gets pissed. Worst case scenario: they warn about THE JOKE, the god there gets pissed.
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The warnings of said joke will surely add to the tension and make the explosive buildup all the more effective.
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SerSpook posted:The women. With luck, their children can be made into ironsmiths and scribes that will be absolutely loyal to us. Since ironsmiths and scribes are partially immune to our powers so wouldn't that possibly mean that someone imbued with our powers would be less likely to become smith/scribe? B and D kinda sound like they should be dealt with but both would also require us to leave the city, so I guess let's do C.
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If you guys wanted Iron you should have gone with Koa. Too bad. You get bricks.
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Puistokemisti posted:Since ironsmiths and scribes are partially immune to our powers so wouldn't that possibly mean that someone imbued with our powers would be less likely to become smith/scribe? They're not immune, we just can't read their minds. It sounds like ironsmiths are a bit risky because they have mastery over a big weakness of ours as well as invoking the wrath of the other cities, but we can't completely trust them because we don't know what they're up to. We can counter that by establishing these babies from birth as blessed, devoted, loyal workers and scribes. We've got time because the other gods move very, very slowly.
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Disargeria posted:We've got time because the other gods move very, very slowly. Yeah, as a reminder, two years have already passed since the first entry.
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C. The women We've got better things to do than sort out petty legal issues, and leaving the city is too dicey right now. We should bless these children with some sort of minor blessing, and send them to be raised as our most elite, most loyal, most hilarious followers, and have them taught the arts of iron-working and writing when they get older.
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| # ? Jan 25, 2013 21:46 |
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C, let's get these kids all loony from day 1 here.
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Deadmeat5150 posted:If you guys wanted Iron you should have gone with Koa. Too bad. You get bricks. We get wine and insanity. Insanity allows us to basically ignore whatever it is we're supposed to be about and dabble in anything we like. Even if insanity won't allow us to do this, wine is a worthwhile thing to have instead of iron. But we shall have both.
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I think in response to the insult of refusing to allow our merchants to stay overnight in foriegn cities we require all foriegners to walk backwards while within city limits.
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C. Attend to the women and infants. I agree with what most people have suggested so far; offer to give the children a blessing of madness, but only if the mothers promise to interest their children in metal work and writing. If they don't comply, threaten to send them to Nem Teshet.  With a bit of luck we will have a full set of iron body armour in 20 to 30 years. Which, to a god, probably isn't a very long time.
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With a gesture of his hand, Sebek motions to one of the guards at the door of your throne room. Two large statues of you stands beside the door, one on each side, one is smiling, one looks rather upset. The air in the room is heavy with intoxicating smoke. The pipe music which is being played by twenty of your worshipers lowers in volume, but does not stop. A number of your worshipers are fornicating in the corners of the grand room. They, do not stop either. The priest who previously had his blood turned to wine is present and is currently bleeding his palm into a tub of Sacred Wine as he experiments in making new vintages. The guard opens the doors and a dozen women are ushered in, each holding a young infant in their arms.  As is the custom of all petitioners who come to stand in your MOST sacred presence, they are very, very intoxicated. Several of your junior priests approach them with cups of wine and bade each of the women to drink, which they do, they then bow and prostrate themselves on the floor before you. Sebek speaks. "They have yet to name their infants, Oh Most Holy of Gods and so, they ask you name their infants with the blessings you would bestow upon each..."  DECISION TIME Free styling! No multiple choice on this one. What do you do with the women and their children? I'll pick the most popular choice and/or combine the idea of the most popular choices if there is no single clear winner. As to some of what was discussed, bear in mind that while there are enough people in your city to teach scribing, and indeed, your own priests seem to have employed the use of scribes, no one outside of Cimbra knows how to make iron and the only known source of iron, is the hills and valleys near that city. If anyone cares to, I set up an irc channel on synirc.net, #madgod and if you don't know what IRC is, here! http://chat.mibbit.com/ I will hang out there for a few hours every night after the evening updates.
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Aggressive pricing posted:I think in response to the insult of refusing to allow our merchants to stay overnight in foriegn cities we require all foriegners to walk backwards while within city limits. Hey it's the God's fault, not the people's. Don't punish the ordinary workers for the evil of their masters! Insanely, the response must be to do the opposite! Instruct the scribes to create an "advertisement"on papyrus or whatever fibrous plant grows near here, depicting our city as a place of debauchery and easy money, with special guesthouses specifically set aside for the comfort of traveling merchants! We'll attract tons of trade and possibly convert merchants into evangelicals for Our divinity, pissing off other gods!
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Scribe thine symbol unto the brows of the babes, and vow that no man, nor woman, nor beast cause harm unto them without suffering thine holy wrath. Bid them to return when they come of age, that they may be adopted into thine service, for thine own purposes.
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Clearly, we should raise the children ourselves. This is their blessing.
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That priest is putting blood in our wine? No way. One of the babies is gonna have to be Mixie the Mixologist. They are to be blessed with mad mixing skills to concoct divine elixirs for our kingdom.
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Name each and every one of them George, have them taught the forbidden arts.
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We shall name them George and we will hug them, and pet them, and squeeze them, and teach them the forbidden arts.
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Thanatz posted:We shall name them George and we will hug them, and pet them, and squeeze them, and teach them the forbidden arts. e: Never mind, a better idea cropped up. SerSpook fucked around with this message at Jan 26, 2013 around 02:36 |
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As a god, it is important that we see to the proper priorities and make sure our city has what is necessary. These children can be shaped, molded into the perfect representations of the fields which have been chosen for them. The Children shall be named and blessed according to their divine purpose in life from this point on. The first child will be named Grower of Intoxicants, and shall dedicate their life to the art of the production of grapes, barley, hops, wheat, and any other plant which can be fermented to produce alcohol. The second child will be named Grower of Hallucinogens, and shall dedicate their life to the art of the production of various mushrooms, fungus, cannabis, and any other plant which can produce hallucinations or madness. The third child will be named Vintner, and shall dedicate their life to the art of the production of wines. The fourth child will be named Brewer, and shall dedicate their life to the art of the production of beers. The fifth child will be named Distiller, and shall dedicate their life to the art of the production of distilled spirits and liquors. The sixth child will be named Caterer, and shall dedicate their life to the art of the creation of the most extravagant, outrageous, and decadent food it is possible to make. The seventh child will be named Musician, and shall dedicate their life to the mastery of the art of instrumental music. The eighth child will be named Dancer, and shall dedicate their life to the mastery of the art of dance and acrobatics. The ninth child will be named Singer, and shall dedicate their life to the mastery of the art of vocal music and storytelling. The tenth child will be named Teller of Jokes, and shall dedicate their life to the art of humor and entertainment. The eleventh child will be named Courtesan, and shall dedicate their life to the art of eroticism and fornication. The twelfth child will be granted the highest blessing of all. They will be granted divine insanity. They will be forbidden to speak, their tongue silenced forever, using only gesture to communicate. They will be beset by plagues of objects and creatures which nobody else can see, causing them to behave in strange, incomprehensible ways. They will be named Mime, and will be the favored child of Denziroh, in charge of organizing the others when they come of age and begin their official duties of throwing the sickest parties anyone has ever seen. The Women shall attend to the Children full-time for the rest of their lives, in order that the Children may grow to become masters of their arts without the distractions of having to take care of menial day-to-day tasks. Edit: changing my vote to name them all George as their first names as well, like A student suggests. Double edit: Changed the title to Courtesan because I think it's maybe less offensive. The original title implies something I didn't intend it to. If anyone knows a more sex-positive term which doesn't have the history of exploitation behind it, please let me know. nightchild12 fucked around with this message at Jan 26, 2013 around 08:06 |
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Seeing that mining our own iron ore is made difficult because of geographical reasons, we should tell the women to raise their children as scribes instead. When they turn 18 we give them swords, and we'll have our own elite team of warrior-poets that the other gods will never see coming. In trying to come up with names and blessings for these children, I found this site which lists a lot of Sumerian words. The group of twelve children/future assassins should from now on be called the Ilu Mummu ("God Born"). We will name the healthiest looking baby Assinnu ("cult figure"), who shall be raised as leader of the group and is blessed with a beautiful speaking voice.
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I'm gonna go with the "elite cadre of Georges" option here. Let's turn them into scribe-warrior-monks who unhesitatingly do our bidding. We shall call them the Costanzas.
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I second the ideas of marking each of the children as blessed by us, and we should have them raised in the best knowledge of all our known arts and sciences, including writing. Also iron-working if we can get ahold of some before they grow up. Rather than merely being raised solely by their mothers, we should command that they be schooled by all the best brewers, craftsmen, scribes, etc, in our city, as well as priests to instil loyalty. I also concur that they should all be named George (Foreman), even the girls. Sucrose fucked around with this message at Jan 26, 2013 around 00:51 |
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Ditto vote for Nightchild12's plan. Denziroh's
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Rieux posted:I'm gonna go with the "elite cadre of Georges" option here. Let's turn them into scribe-warrior-monks who unhesitatingly do our bidding. We shall call them the Costanzas. Hahah gently caress, as much as I love that creative goon a few posts back, this is the poo poo. The Costanzas. Kill anyone who refuses anyone soup, ever.
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Nightchild12's plan. This will allow us to have the most fun down the road.
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Why not. Plan Nightchild12
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A student posted:Let's combine thantz's and nightchild12's ideas. Changed to this. Hobolicious fucked around with this message at Jan 26, 2013 around 02:40 |
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Let's combine thantz's and nightchild12's ideas. The poet-warrior-monks of Costanza George of Fermentables George of Hallucinogens George the Vintner George the Brewer George the Distiller George the Caterer George the Musician George the Dancer George the Singer George the Teller of Jokes Mixie the Mixologist
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I'll support the nightchild12's plan if the twelfth child is also trained as assassin.
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A student posted:Let's combine thantz's and nightchild12's ideas. Let's do this.
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A student posted:Let's combine thantz's and nightchild12's ideas. Voting for this plan
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edit: Doh
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A student posted:Let's combine thantz's and nightchild12's ideas. This one. Changing my vote.
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If its not too late, I'd like George of Fermentables to become George of Gambling and Cockfights.
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A student posted:Let's combine thantz's and nightchild12's ideas. also voting for this.
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The poet-warror-monks of Costanza will bring us great glory and accomplishment.
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A student posted:Let's combine thantz's and nightchild12's ideas. Let's do this.
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Rieux posted:I'm gonna go with the "elite cadre of Georges" option here. Let's turn them into scribe-warrior-monks who unhesitatingly do our bidding. We shall call them the Costanzas. But that would make us this creepy guy:  
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A student posted:Let's combine thantz's and nightchild12's ideas. Has my vote.
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