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Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004





Hi! I'm Infinitum and you might remember me from such LP's as NEVER EVER gently caress WITH THE DUCKS! JESUS loving CHRIST MY SPLEEN! This is still technically my first ever LP, as due to popular demand we're back for Round 2! Rather than me taking some time off to properly learn how to play I'll be continuing my blind playthrough of the game.

Did I mention ducks are our friends?



Cheers to Haifisch for letting me steal her previous OP!

quote:

King of Dragon Pass(KODP) is a PC/iOS simulation/choose your own adventure/generally genre-defying game originally released in 1999. The main goal is to lead your ragtag clan of cow-obsessed magical vikings to become king of a tribe, and then king of the entire pass. The bread and butter of the game are its random events; the choices you make in response to them can have far-reaching effects years down the line. In addition, very few events have clearly right and wrong choices; it's more about tradeoffs than anything else. Even the same choice can turn out differently depending on how your clan is set up & how the RNG feels about you that day. KODP boasts incredible artwork and a great soundtrack that's available for free(I highly recommend that you give it a listen).

There have been four previous LPs of KODP: 2 by Haifisch, 1 by Mystic Mongol, and 1 very short one by Infinitum. This doesn't make this LP redundant; most of the fun of KODP is that each game can turn out radically differently depending on the decisions you make & the events you have to deal with(even the three past LPs were almost completely different stories!). Some events are practically guaranteed to happen, but there are enough events that even people who've been playing the game for years can be surprised with a new one. There's also the Fun factor of goons voting for things most people wouldn't choose in their own playthroughs & weaving their own narratives about the nobles.
Mystic Mongol's LP from 2009
Haifisch's LP from 2012
Haifisch's LP from 2013
My most recent LP from 2015

KODP has just been released anew on Steam, and while chatting about it in #Steamgoons I was interested enough to pick it up and here we are. Hopefully this LP will be enough of a litmus test to interest you in buying a copy for yourself!



Same format as last time folks. You will vote on events, goals, and the general direction of our clan. I'll take care of all the micromanaging, but may potentially ask for help to time to time when the need arises. This is a community LP, wherein you lads are conducting this trainwreck in motion, and I will be drinking heavily and trying to forget that time we hosed with the entire murderduck clan.



Frequently! Because I am an unemployed bum at the moment, who is working on getting his poo poo back together, I've got plenty of free time up my sleeve. This works well in your favour dear users, so expect 2-3 updates per day at the minimum.

Voting usually stays open for 2-3 hours, and I'll let you know when I'm off to snoozetown.



I'll have you mate, and it'll look like a loving accident! :toughguy:
Seriously don't post spoilers, and if you catch someone doing it report them. The great part about this LP is that I'm doing everything blind, making dumb ideas, choosing the wrong options, and trying to make as entertaining a thread as possible. Spoilers ruins that fun for everybody.

Lore however, that doesn't spoil anything game related, is awesome & highly encouraged!
Post lore.

Did you know this game is set in Glorantha? I sure as hell didn't!




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mArMFdLSoVQ




As of Year 1340


As of Year 1337
As of Year 1330




We have the following temples and permanent blessings
Barntar - Plowsong
Chalana Arroy - Curing
Ernalda - Bless Crops, Preserve
Humakt - Truesword
Issaries - Market
Orlanth - Rain
Uralda - Calf Blessing
Urox - Berserker

We know the following blessings
Barntar - Plowsong (Allows our oxen to plow more land)
Chalana Arroy - Curing (Hastens recovery of sick people)
Elmal - Sun (Helps ripen the crops), Steadfast (Improves our chances when defending)
Ernalda - Bless Children (Increases the fertility of our women), Bless Crops (Improves crop yield), Preserve (Helps preserve food against spoilage)
Humakt - Battle Luck (Improves our chance of winning a battle), Oath (Seals bonds between clans), Truesword (Weaponthanes fight with the strength of two)
Issaries - Market (Improves the profit of our market), Trading (Improves the profit of trading missions)
Orlanth - Rain (Helps raise our crops)
Uralda - Calf Blessing (Increases the fertility of our cows), Milk Blessing (Increases the yield of our cows)
Urox - Berserker (Increases the chance of victory, with more deaths and wounds on both sides)
Vinga - Fyrdwomen (Allows our women to defend the tula), Pathfinder (Enhances our explorers)



We can perform the following

Chalana Arroy Heals the Scars - Assume the role of the healing goddess, Chalana Arroy, and conduct her four great healings.
Elmal Guards the Stead - Assume the role of Elmal to reinact the defending of the Storm Tribe.
Ernalda Feeds the Tribe - Assume the role of Ernalda, the Earth Mother, to recover her lost relatives in order to ward off starvation for the Storm Tribe.
Humakt the Champion - Assume the role of Humakt in order to re-enact his discovery and mastery of Death.
The Making of the Storm Tribe - Re-enact the feats of the Storm God, Orlanth, when he decided to create his Storm Tribe.
Orlanth and Aroka - Assume the role of Orlanth, the storm god, to defeat the Blue Dragon Aroka.
Uralda's Blessing - Re-enact the feats of Uralda, the Cow Goddess, when she united her people with humanity.




The following clans are our Trade Partners
Greydog(N)
Rune Duck(N)
Wolf(N)

We own the following treasures:
Bowl of Plenty - Fills with food when we need it the most.
Humakt's Shield - Aids our fortifications
White Calf - Increase the fertility of our herds.

Former Treasures: Blacktail the Bull, Splinter Rock



Alliances: Badger, Greydog(N), Rangdani

Feuds: Blackrock
Former Feuds: Osgosi



We're OWED favours by these clans:
- Eagle(N)
- Old Owl
- Orladnast
- Stag Hearth

We OWE favours to these clans:
- Badger
- Enhyli
- Greydog(N)
- Hillhaven
- Jenestni
- Rangdani
- Whitehorse
- Woodpecker
- Zethnoring(N)



This is a list of clans, as well as what they're well known for. Clan Chiefs are left out, as they change often.
An (N) denotes a neighbour


Badger - Dancing in every thunderstorm.
Blackrock - Aggressive pursuit of trade.
Blue Spruce(N) - Fertile fields.
Boskovi - Early arrival in Dragon Pass.
Brown Boar - A history of mad chieftains.
Eagle - A vineyard, and a holy site dedicated to Ernald and Flamal.
Enhyli - An unrelenting hatred of the Pharaoh.
Greydog(N) - Hunting prowess
Heran - Fine apples.
Hillhaven - Reliance on raiding.
Jenestni - Collection of ancient texts.
Old Owl - Pottery and a fanatical attitude.
Orladnast - Keep close ties with their former kin in Heortland.
Osgosi(N) - Careful planning.
Rangdani - Skilled cooks.
Rune Duck(N) - They're weird duck people who live nearby.
Stag Hearth - Fine horses. Their main deity is Elmal.
Taraling - Making Clearwine.
Tree Brother - A tradition of female chieftains.
Undaroli - Large cattle herd.
White Horse(N) - Hatred of Chaos.
Wolf(N) - A large boulder with war powers.
Woodpecker - Large pig herd.
Zethnoring(N) - Reforming bandits and outlaws.



Our Tula is protected by the following defensive structures:
- Ditch
- Stake Perimeter
- Watch Tower
- Stone Wall


Clans will appear for 10 seconds, then Tribes for 5.

Infinitum fucked around with this message at 08:46 on Aug 24, 2015

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Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


:ducksiren: Updates :ducksiren:

Clan Creation - (Voting Results)




Year 1330
Oh god he's back, Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the blood of an Uroxian!, Everyone's a winner, except ewe, Sacred Sword.

Year 1331
Come at me bro!, Some rocks. At last we can give up this life of crime., AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!, Borrow a cup of sugar love?, Moovin' on up, Alms for the poor, Magic beans.

Year 1332
Hero Quest: Are you ready for a miracle?, Don't have a cow man, Intermission, Remarkable warrior the Norwegian Thane

Year 1333 - Solo play
Hero Quest: Is Champ there?, U MAD?, Raiders of the Storm, Dinosaurs≠Dragons

Year 1334
Hero Quest: Too many sticks!, Thanks OBAMA Mr Skeltal, DOOT DOOT, Operation: Give All Our poo poo Away, Is it time for a miracle?

Year 1335
Hero Quest: He can't keep getting away with it!, Dragons=dragons, A rock! Stupendous, Lying Stone, Cousin of Doubting Wheel

Year 1336
Hell Quest: The King of Quests, We're all mad here, Ghostpunsters, Protect the tula, they said! It'll be fun, they said!, Split your lungs with blood and thunder! Hero Quest: Quest Hard with a Vengeance, And now.. light our darkest hour

Year 1337
You are the wind beneath my wings, Well it was a good run.. unless.. Heroquest: The Ecstasy of Quest [VIDEO], A Horse's Arse, Oh bother, Live long and prosper, Temple of Time

Year 1338 - Solo Play
THRILLHO, Heroquest: Quest. Win. Repeat., Why DOES he carry that doe?

Year 1339
Ice Giants!, It's raining Thanes! Hallelujah!, Knock knock! Who's there? Australi!, Naming the Tribe, What a bunch of bogans!, Tribal Negotiations, Thanks Mr Skeltal

Year 1340
Heroquest: Two many puns, Sammy the Salmon, Propitiate Malia, The Lying Stone returns!(1,2), Propitiate a legal claim against the rock, Hello can anyone here me? I'm stuck in a quote box! A rocks taken over!, NUH-UH! You're the idiot, idiot!

Year 1341
The Prince of Masks, And my axe!, The Great Escape, Australi goes to Hollywood, Blue Eyes White Dragon, ¿Porque no los dos?, Heroquest: Just because some watery tart threw a a sword at you.., That's no ordinary rabbit!

Year 1342
If I had the eyes of an eagle.., If I had the arse of a... pig?, I'd strangle some cows tomorrow..?, And poo poo on the bastards below! BELOW!, How appropriate, you fight like a cow!

Infinitum fucked around with this message at 16:00 on Aug 28, 2015

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004



Thread Art


By Hyper Crab Tank


By SirDifferential


By ro5s


By Shootaboy

Kommando posted:

Ode to a cube.

Dratted cube.
release him now.
you know he is the God of knowledge.
no you dont
stupid cube
I will smash you if you refuse
to let him go
and be on your way.

cube I will see you
in a court of law
to be judged by your peers
and you will be sentenced
to let your prisoner free
it is against his rights as a god
to be so imprisoned
good day sir.

served.

Dinictus posted:

Ah, thank you for having me, clan Jenestni, chieftain Temertain. Truly, I do appreciate how you'd have a lowly Australi Eurmali speaker before you in these rich, gilded halls of yours. Truly, the Pass is richer for your being. In fact, I come bearing gifts! You may have heard of it before. I've refined this poem over my travels at my gracious hosts before you: of clans Woodpeckers, of the Zethnoring, of a band of travellers without much of a name,-

GET ON WITH IT.

-ah-ah-ah-ah, I must honour the Customs of Hospitality, chieftain. And finally of clan Tree Brothers. Gracious hosts and excellent speakers of poetry. It is through them that I may present to you this poem. Ahem.

:siren: Click for the rest :siren:

ManxomeBromide posted:

Forgotten King Aldraed hosed with the ducks
There is a hole in our songs where his people used to be.

I sing now of Urgrain, the Bad King Supreme
Try to be like him, the clan ring will scream
But hearken, Orlanthi, for now I must tell
Of how Urgrain's bumbling has served us so well

Whenever a crisis shall challenge our clan
We'll gather our ring and come up with a plan
And lo, do the lawspeakers always recall
Some case where the Bad King just hosed up it all

With failures on failures stacked higher each hour
Still Urgrain remained at the height of his power
A fraction of wrongness that Urgrain achieved
Should ruin all people and leave them bereaved

But long did he prosper, and now we stand true
With the longest of lists saying What Not To Do
His subjects will say he too long with us stayed
But we owe him a debt that cannot be repaid




Art moved down here temporarily while thread is ongoing to make it easier to edit the update section :parrot:



We will be speeding up the clan creation process this time around. If you would like to see it in full please refer to my previous LP.

I've also elected to answer some of the questions already:
- Our men whooped with Orlanth and drank the Eight Known Drinks
- We adopted the stick people as family
- We are a balanced clan
- We do not trust dragons
- We claimed more land than we needed, to grow into

If you've got a problem with that, please remember you idiots chose to gently caress with the ducks twice in a row :v:


1.) What was our earliest Famous Event?

- The Healing of Orlanth, when the merciful goddess Chalana Arroy joined Orlanth's tribe.
- The Hundred-Day Hunt, when Orlanth and his son Odayla tracked the Sky Bear.
- Jested's Settlement, where Orlanth and Issaries the Talking God outwitted foreign deities in a difficult negotiation.
- The Procession of the Animals, where Uralda the Cow Mother led the sacred herds into Orlanth's stead
- When Barntar, son of Orlanth and Ernalda, learned of harnessing oxen to plow
- When Lhankor Mhy, the Knowing God, learned how to use the marking bone, which could mark signs of power upon anything
- When Pella, the pottery goddess, made the first pot to store grain in.
- When Roitina, lady of dance, first did the Clan-making Dance.




2.) Who was our ancestral foe?

- Boztakang the Troll Lord.
- Ukkar Gra, King of the Basmoli Beastmen.
- Chinkis Mor, the Elf Warlord.
- Tada the Green, champion of the flat land called Prax
- Faralinthor, Salty Lord of the Sea
- Ves Venna, Warlord of the Ice Tribe




3.) Who was the first deity our clan helped to awaken?

- None. Our ancestors were good enough.
- None we retained worship of our Living Deity: Elmal, the Loyal Thane.
- None we retained worship of our Living Deity: Urox, the Storm Bull.
- None we retained worship of our Living Deity: Odayla the Hunter.
- Ernalda, the Mother Goddess.
- Orlanth, the Father.
- Issaries, the Talking God.
- Lhankor Mhy, the Knowing God.
- Chalana Arroy, the Healing Goddess.
- Uralda, the Cow Mother.




4.) What is our clan's name?

Please be sure to answer all :siren: FOUR :siren: questions guys and gals. This post will be open for a while guys. So no rush.

Infinitum fucked around with this message at 20:37 on Aug 27, 2015

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


Meta-Mollusk posted:

Here we go again! :ducksiren:

Shout out to your new avatar :ducksiren:

Also before we get into it, I just want to say thank you to everyone who participated in the last LP before the ducks went murderfest 3000.

This is my first LP and I really appreciated all the positive feedback you guys had at the end. The fact that I'm doing this blind is probably a major appeal for you guys, and going into it I didn't know if I'd even like doing a LP. Thankfully you lot sealed the deal, and it's a big reason about why I've been enjoying myself so much, and having this do-over is an absolute no brainer on my part.

Cheers :boonie:


Please let me know if you have any more feedback regarding the last thread, and if there's anything you'd like to see changed for this upcoming one.

(Due to the weird timing of events and having to start over, I'll probably fall asleep soon. So sorry for the delay in getting back to our regularly scheduled comedic fuckups)

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


Nyaa posted:

This. This time we gently caress the elves!

On a scale of 1 to Duck, how psychotic are the Elves? :v:

I'm cool with whatever ancestral enemy we end up with. Just so long as it's not the ducks :suicide:

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


Updated the header image, I hope it adequately reflects my feelings on how the last thread ended.

I'm off to sleep, then we'll get this show on the road :tootzzz:

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


Still in bed.. Prolly gonna go back to sleep.. Will you knuckleheads knock it off with the spoilers please?

General discussion thread is this way, and is far better suited for that sort of discussion.

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


Cathulhu posted:

Dude, like 90% of the fun in these threads are the lore derails.

Sorry I was like bleary eyed and saw the last one talking about an event :v:

Tallying the votes now..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6eQ78HCGEA

quote:

- When Roitina, lady of dance, first did the Clan-making Dance. 10
- When Barntar, son of Orlanth and Ernalda, learned of harnessing oxen to plow 8
- The Healing of Orlanth, when the merciful goddess Chalana Arroy joined Orlanth's tribe. 4
- The Hundred-Day Hunt, when Orlanth and his son Odayla tracked the Sky Bear. 4
- When Lhankor Mhy, the Knowing God, learned how to use the marking bone, which could mark signs of power upon anything 4
- Jested's Settlement, where Orlanth and Issaries the Talking God outwitted foreign deities in a difficult negotiation. 3
- The Procession of the Animals, where Uralda the Cow Mother led the sacred herds into Orlanth's stead 3
- When Pella, the pottery goddess, made the first pot to store grain in. 0


- Chinkis Mor, the Elf Warlord. 14
- Ves Venna, Warlord of the Ice Tribe 10
- Tada the Green, champion of the flat land called Prax 6
- Faralinthor, Salty Lord of the Sea 4
- Boztakang the Troll Lord. 3
- Ukkar Gra, King of the Basmoli Beastmen. 0


- None we retained worship of our Living Deity: Urox, the Storm Bull. 11
- Orlanth, the Father. 7
- Ernalda, the Mother Goddess. 4
- Issaries, the Talking God. 4
- Uralda, the Cow Mother. 4
- Lhankor Mhy, the Knowing God. 3
- None. Our ancestors were good enough. 2
- None we retained worship of our Living Deity: Odayla the Hunter. 1
- Chalana Arroy, the Healing Goddess. 1
- None we retained worship of our Living Deity: Elmal, the Loyal Thane. 0


Australi - 11
Duckfriends - 7
Antidaephobia - 6
Mighty Ducks - 3
Misc - 1 each

Infinitum fucked around with this message at 17:37 on Aug 6, 2015

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


Tales tell of the House of Wu, a short-lived clan who dug too deepily, dug too greedily, and paid the ultimate price for their hubris...

Fortunately we are not those sorry folk, we are

quote:

Clan Australi :australia:

And we're here to gently caress poo poo up!
Just not the ducks. Jesus christ not the ducks

Here's our clan history. Results of the voting are above.


Welcome back to the stage of history!
In the effort of getting the ball rolling again as quick as possible, I'll be blitzing my way through these first few screens.


:ducksiren: :ducksiren:

Point assignment is a pretty standard affair. We won't be doing anything crazy our first year out.


Wait.. :stare:



No it can't be... :stonk:



THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE... :stonklol:

Guess who's back. Back again. Shady's back. Tell a friend.

He's even named Harran again...

:negative:

*sigh*

I didn't even get a turn in...





First order of business. Reorganise the Clan Ring.

Say hello to our new Board of Directors!


You thought I was joking about Harran didn't you?

Here are our other potential candidates for future reference/booing Infinitum for choosing poorly


Cool. Anything interesting to say lads before we get down to it?

We have the finest-looking young women of any clan.
I just wanted one post Harran... that's all I'm asking

Let's take stock of our clan then.


Nothing worth mentioning on the population side of things. We'll be bulking those Weaponthanes up in a moment.


Here's our farming situation optimised.

Next up. What's the situation in the Pass looking like?


(N) = Neighbour

Alliances - Rangdani

Feuds - Blackrock (Hidden under Whitehorse), Osgosi (N)

Favours Due - Eagle (N), Greydog (N), Heran, Old Owl, Orladnast, Stag Hearth, White Horse (N), Wolf (N)

Favours we owe Badger, Enhyli, Hillhaven, Jenestni, Woodpecker (N), Zethnoring (N)

Trading Partners - Greydog (N), Hillhaven

Tribes - Colymar

Treasures - Blacktail the Bull

Not bad, not bad. Quite a few favours we owe this time. Having a neighbour as a trading partner is probably going to be super useful.
Again, this isn't too shabby at all.


Cool. That's the information out of the way. Let's get down to business.


BAM. Recruited some weaponthanes.


BAM. Found some gemstones.


Rangoron, a fine young weaponthane of your clan, wishes to marry Ostlana of the Undaroli Clan. Ostlana's mother, Veoslina, has been given permission by her clan to dispose of any marriage suits. She wants Rangoron to steal the magical plow of the Blue Spruces and give it to the Undaroli.

If we refuse Rangoron, we risk dissension in the ranks. If Rangoron steals the plow, we risk a feud with the Blue Spruces
"Gods I'm so pretty. If only I had a mirror"

The Blue Spruces will not take kindly to the theft of their greatest treasure. (5)

If the Blue Spruces cannot protect their greatest treasure, they don't deserve to keep it. (1,3)

The plow will be well-guarded. Alone, Rangoron has less than half a chance of success. (3)

The Undaroli are prosperous; the marriage would be advantageous. (1,2,3)

What a great and romantic tale this shall make! (3)
Hey honey, remember that time I stole a plough so I could plough you? Good times.

The Blue Spruces are well-known for their fertility magic. We should curry their favour. (4)

And we're off! What say you Australi? :boonie:

- Allow Rangoron to try to steal the plow.
- Ask Ostlana's ring to reconsider the terms of marriage.
- Help Rangoron steal the plow.
- Warn the Blue Spruces that the Underoli covet their plow.
- "Rangoron, you must not court the daughter of a treacherous person"


quote:

:eng101:
Blue Spruces are our neighbours! They're known for the fertility of their fields.
Undaroli are known for their large cattle herds.

Infinitum fucked around with this message at 21:08 on Aug 8, 2015

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


Knowing my luck Harran probably got paid to open the front gates for the ducks

And now he's back

:negative:

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


Australi culture is all about helping your mates out. And there's no finer tradition than helping your mates get laid.

Meta-Mollusk posted:

Let's help Rangoron steal the plow! I'm sure nothing will go wrong.

We sent 2 Weaponthanes off with him.





+Warrior Morale

Oh well. Least we didn't kill any Weaponthanes... and they seem happy about it regardless.

And hey back-to-back events.





Sartar's still kickin about!

We can always use an extra weaponthane.
Right you are Varsens! My god your lips are lush..

Orlkensor carries himself as a true warrior. The weaponthanes will be offended if he is not treated well. Or, on the other hand, if he is treated better than they.

Brandgor is known for his volatile temper.

Honestly this is just seems like good advice all around, and for sake of speeding things along we went the obvious choice.


Sorry I'm not terrible at this game anymore :parrot:


BAM. More exploring.


BAM. More weaponthanes. We're at 21 now.





A warrior of Urox from the Blue Spruces appears in a rage, demanding that Orlkensor Bronzebones, the outlaw you took in last season, come out to fight him. "You have besmirched my honour, and must pay with your life," the Uroxi cries. Orlkensor is in your clan hall. He refuses to confront the man. "I have sworn a sacred vow to Ernalda that I will not harm him. And if we fight, on of us will surely die."

If we offend the Uroxi, we could have trouble with all of the Storm Bulls in Dragon Pass. (4)

As good Orlanthi... well, it's not easy to say what we should do.

Whew. For a second there, I thought he was after me. (2)
What did you do this time you piece of poo poo?

Orlkensor is one of us now. (5)

The feud between the Alkana and Red Hay clans began with a personal dispute between two thanes.

Neither man is about to waver.

All the Storm Bulls in the valley will attack us if this Uroxi is killed! (2)

Man this is just a :can:

- Ask Orlkensor why the Uroxi seeks him.
- Ask the Uroxi why his honour is besmirched.
- Demand that Orlkensor fight the Uroxi.
- Suggest that they resolve their differences peacefully.
- Use force to drive the Uroxi off


quote:

:eng101:
Urox is the living god we currently worship.
Blue Spruces are our neighbours! They're known for the fertility of their fields.

Infinitum fucked around with this message at 20:46 on Aug 6, 2015

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


Yeah you guys! Voting to gently caress with the ducks. God.

Rude.

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


Everyone's a winner! :toot:



Enjoy your participation award everyone. You earned it. :thumbsup:



Winter's here, and it's god worshipping time. We're starting with Humakt because I really really want Truesword (Weaponthanes fight with the strength of 2)


Oath seals bonds between clans, while Battle Luck increases our chances of winning a battle.



Duly noted. Might be a good idea for next Dark Season






The cottars will take it hard if we don't try to heal the sheep. (2,4,5)

Disease is caused by bad spirits, so only magic can fight it. (2,3,4)

We must do something. Let the sick sheep die quickly, at least. (5)

After this is over, we should replenish our herds by raiding a clan with lots of sheep, like the Undaroli
Guess we know what we're doing this fire season!

They may not come, but we should ask Nevala priestesses to help us. They will know best. (3)

I can find shamans to drive away the disease spirits. (4)

Just as Uralda is the bountiful cow mother, Nevala is ewe goddess.

Sensing how well we were going, the game has thrown us a curveball. How are we gonna fix it Australi?

- Destroy the diseased animals.
- Sacrifice to Nevala, the sheep mother.
- Send for Nevala priestesses from other clans.
- Send for shamans to drive away the disease spirits.
- Seperate the diseased sheep from the health ones


quote:

:eng101:
We currently have 2 Magic, it is also Dark Season
Nevala is a goddess, and the mother of sheep. She is the daughter of Ernalda, and sister of Mralota.
Australi really like our lamb. Even Harran is serious!

Infinitum fucked around with this message at 23:17 on Aug 6, 2015

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


Added Space posted:

Harran! :argh:

Kill the... used sheep.

Honestly whenever I see Harran I think to myself "This dickhead.."

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


For what it's worth

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


You can't make an omelette without crackin' a few eggs, as the saying goes. So if Clan Australia wants to save our lamb cutlets we better

Puistokemisti posted:

Sacrifice to Nevala, the sheep mother. Let's say 15 goods, because losing 180 cows is really loving lot.





Sucks, but what can you do. This was a Catch 22 situation.

(For future reference. 2 sheep = 1 cow.)



I really want Truesword


Thank you O Mighty and Merciful Humakt for this boon we have recieved! No longer will we be reamed over and over again by the Hendarti of old :worship:

We erected a shrine in his honour, so that we can use Truesword as a permanent blessing. Praise unto you, fair and enlightened Humakt :worship:


Hell yeah! gently caress Chaos! Chaos leads to Secret Murder! :black101:

Boosh. We're into..
:ducksiren: :ducksiren:

Here's our overview for the year, as well as our magic assignment.



So yeah guys. That's the first year over and done with. I wanted to bang it out as quick as possible, with lessons learnt from the previous LP, to get back into the action ASAP.

Australi Clan, what's the plan for the upcoming year? Do you think we ready to get our raid on come Fire Season? :black101:

Infinitum fucked around with this message at 21:07 on Aug 8, 2015

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


It is sorry. I wanted to quit out of the game :v:

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


ChikoDemono posted:

What was the forecast?

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


18 years? We only made it 18 pages last time!

:negative:

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


Birdstrike posted:

Infinitum this LP inspired me to get the game and had several playthroughs of gradual unhappiness spiral simulator.

I was able to switch it up by putting some magic into trade/diplomacy and sending caravans enough to get markets up to seasonal level. There were some other changes I made which might not agree with Clan Australi but at the very least consider setting up more trade next year, goods are a good good to have.

P-People.. enjoy my LP? :ohdear:

Nah, but seriously that's fuckin ace. Glad I got people interested in it. :australia:

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


Gridlocked posted:

You maybe new to this but your .gifs and stuff make it all worth it. The other 2 LPs are the informed; formal kind with "This is how mechanic X works" and explaining the lore. You're just making up your own funny poo poo and it's great.

Games are meant to be fun. KoDP is super heavy on text, and if I can make that interesting by weaving a little story in the background about how Harran is a creepy uncle type, or photoshop Macho Man glasses on a guy, then I'm happy because it means you guys are entertained.

Hearing feedback like this regarding my first ever LP is pretty :slick:

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


cheetah7071 posted:

Nah there's no reason to do the bad ones. But Infinitum doesn't know which ones the bad ones are, so it's gonna be loads of fun.

Yeah please don't spoil anything regarding these. Not even explaining how to do them properly. :toughguy:

I've got the bare minimum happening regarding the basic game mechanics, but there's a lot I don't know how to do. Like setting up trading, or exploring beyond the fog regions of the map properly.

When I gently caress up, I want you to enjoy that Kodak moment together with me. :v:

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


Non-Aussies, or even younger Aussies, probably don't know the joys of Plucka Duck.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEXU291OmYY

Alright. Time to get the new year started.

Infinitum fucked around with this message at 03:32 on Aug 7, 2015

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


Clan Australi has spoken, and our plan for the coming year is thus:

quote:

Explore more
Sacrifice to Barntar and Ernalda
Raid for cows and skulls of our enemies.

It is now Year 1331



Our man-with-the-plan Varsens is sporting a new look.

Must. Pout. Harder. Also the farms think we've been giving preferential treatment to the Weaponthanes.

Farmers bitching? Must be Barntar sacrificing time


BAM. Mother. loving. Mysteries. Plowsong will allow our oxen to plow more land.

Gonna build us a couple of shrines come Storm Season methinks.




Of course we have to destroy the herd. But we will lose more cattle to these monstrosities if we don't strike them hard, and strike them soon. (2,3,5)

Bros are dangerous opponents. If we engage them, we can expect some of our warriors to die hideous deaths. (2)

Usually Chaos is caused by kinstrife, but it sometimes arrives on its own.

I've been building our forces in preparation for a situation like this. Whatever you need, my men shall do. (5)
Man am I glad we bulked up our armed forces last year.

This is every heard owner's worst fear. Everyone imagines himself in Koreng's position

There is no conciliation with Chaos.

If we fight the bros, the'll send even more bros, and they'll destroy us all. (1)

Fuckin' bogans. Can't stand em. What's the battle plan Australi? :gonchar:

- "It is sufficient to destroy the herd."
- Recruit weaponthanes from outside the clan; step up patrols.
- Seek help of nearby clans in fighting the bros.
- Send a small party of warriors to search for the bros.
- Wage a concerted campaign against the bros.


quote:

:eng101:
Bros are creatures to be feared, according to the Orlanthi, for when they appear it's a sign of chaos spreading and evil being present in the clan.
If Bros could wear collars, they would 100% be popped!

Infinitum fucked around with this message at 03:39 on Aug 7, 2015

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


They're called broos, but I can't resist a good pun/photoshop opportunity.

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


Can we borrow a feeling? No.. wait.. Let us start over

Haifisch posted:

Hello neighbor, can we borrow a cup of broo asskicking?



Huh. I was expecting to get a Ask for Help -> Campaign option. We kinda just lost some horses.. then it ended.. :confuoot:

Bro invasion over? :iiam:

With Fire Season coming up, I wanted to setup a spike perimeter for some protection. Unfortunately we're low on goods from sacrificing last year, so once we're done cattle rustling and neighbour murdering we're gonna start trading.



Only other real option at the moment is exploring. Garrath is currently exploring, and we haven't heard back from him in a bit, so we sent Rosie O'Donnell out.




I have heard Orlanth speak in the Sacred Time and understand how to impress our neighbours with glorious words. (1)

This area was last inhabited by dragonfriends. If they left these stones, the spirits might be malign. (5)

Dig those rocks! (3)
I can't even tell if this is helpful advice anymore..

We should not do anything without knowing more about the spirits sleeping in the stones. (2)

Almost anything that is holy has its own spirit. Not all spirits are friendly.

The shamans will want a gift of 10 cows to awaken the stone spirits. (4)

I can find us some shamans. (4)

Wow guys. You found rocks in a forest. You don't say! I worry about our future.. :cripes:

*sigh* Australi, what do we do with them?

- Brag to other clans about this find
- Conduct a divination
- Dig up the stones.
- Find shamans to awaken the spirits of the stones.
- Shrug and go about your business


quote:

:eng101:
We currently have 2 magic available!

This update is so boring it's sending me to sleep! More than likely it will be Fire Season after this event. We gun raid. :tootzzz:

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


How am I meant to photoshop something interesting when you give me rocks to work with.. smh..

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


AAAAAAAA!! AAAAAAAAAAAA?! AAA!!!

NewMars posted:

Divine. If bad, brag, if good, shamans.


AAAAAAA! :spidey:

AAAAAA?! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! AAAAAA!!



AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!! :black101:



AAAAAAAAAAA!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! AAAAAAAAAA?! AAAA! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! :getin:




AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! (AAA!!,AAA!!)

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
AAAAAA!!... AAAAAA?! AAAAA...

AAAAAAAAAAAAA!! AAAAA!!! AAA?!! (AAA!!)



AAAA!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!! :yohoho:

AAAAAAAAAAAA!!! AAAAAAAAA?! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!



AAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! AAAAAA!!! AAAAAAA! AAAAAAAAAAAAA! :megadeath:



:zoro:

AAAA?! AAAAAAAAAAA!!

...

:stare:

AAAA?! :stonk:

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! AAAAAAAA?! :stonklol:




AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! AAA!!!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!! AAAAA?!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA?! AAAAA!

AAAAAAAAAAAA!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!
AAAAAA!! AAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! AAA!...

AAAAAA?! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!! AAAAAAAAAAAAA!!

AAAAA?! AAAAAAA!! AAAAAAAA!!! AAA! :boonie:

- AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! Approach and offer peace?
- AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!! AAAAAAAAAAA! Give us food for 50 people each year.
- AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!! AAAAAAAAAAA! AAAA?! Give us food for 150 people each year.
- AAAAAAAAAA!! AAAAAA! AAAAAAAAAAA!! Demand they give us 1/2 their land
- AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Launch a surpise attack


quote:

:eng101:
AAAAAAAA!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAA?! AAAAAAAAA!

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


cheetah7071 posted:

gently caress with the ducks

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! :redass:

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


15 of our mates came over asking for a barbie, but the remaining 23 of us got the bong out and decided to

theshim posted:

Peace out, my duck



Well it's no 36 Chambers, but it'll do.



We went exploring again, and got another bloody rock event. So for the sake of time, and boring events, I'll handle it.




I am an accomplished boaster. Let me go to our neighbours, and brag of this find.
What're gonna say mate? "We found more rocks"?

Conduct a divination.



Ohhh unfamiliar spirits. Well the obviously when we have 0 magic available the correct choice is to



Free weaponthanes? Don't mind if I do! :swoon:



I promise you won't get brutally, brutally murdered!



Well looks like our other search party got lost in our own tula. Sure am glad I sent them out with 30 men as an experiment :doh:

Barntar is most def getting sacrificed to this Dark Season. Might put a recruitment drive on as well.. hmm




Sarotar's clan grows irritable wuth us, but we must not hurry. We can afford to do what's in our best interest.

Better to give Sarotar a gift than information we are unsure of. (2)

Just tell him what we think of him, as if we were speaking about Brandig.
Where did you get that duck head Harran..

Brandig is a bold one; his deeds will surely be celebrated in the chronicles. (1)

Answer his questions; it is good to give him words instead of cows. (1)

Brandig speaks with blunt honesty, and is quick to spot deceit. (1)

If we say the wrong thing, we'll be in trouble. (3)

No.. Seriously.. Where'd you get that head from Harran?

- "Brandig? We know him well."
- "Let us give you a gift, instead of information."
- "We don't know anything about Brandig."
- "We'll try to answer your questions, but do not guarantee that our answers will be right."
- "What do you take us for? A pack of tattle-tales?"


quote:

:eng101:
The Badger Clan is known for dancing in every thunderstorm. Their chief is Janstan. They're in the Colymar Tribe. We owe THEM a favour.
The White Horse Clan is known for their hatred of Chaos. Their chief is Brandig. They owe US a favour.

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


38 votes was super awesome to wake up to as well :cheers:

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


Slaan posted:

Gift them some Foster's, Australi for beer.

Real talk. Australian's don't drink Fosters. It is pig swill we send to the yanks.

Post inc.

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


Gridlocked posted:

Hey man as a proud Queenslander I drink XXXX Gold.

Real talk. We export the Aussie made pig swill to Qld and call it 4X.

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


You're asking us if we

Zaodai posted:

Know Brandig? Motherfucker owes us :10bux:



Of course we know Old Mate! He's *looks at note on hand* wavy.. ddddaving..?



Ah screenshots. The cheat that keeps on giving. :ssh:

Now lets try something new. I haven't tried establishing a trade route yet, so I'd like to know how that works. So instead of finding the optimal trading partner, I went with our new neighbours!


Farnan was let out of his hole, dyed his hair, and went off to try to establish a route.. Good luck advancing Australi's affairs :australia:

Oh good, the event that preceded the Duckopalypse is back..




Look at how desperate they are. We will not sleep at night if we turn them away.

Back in the Darkness the ragged remnants of the Nalda Bin came to our ancestors, who adopted them into the clan.
He's doing that thing again. Where he's nice to people.. I don't like it..

We accepted them as cottars last time and that worked out super loving well for us, so this time lets be a bit nicer!



Maaaaaaate :boonie:



We tried sacrificing to Barntar, using 5 cows/10 goods but it failed!



Hurray! :duckie:




Uralda sent these cultists to bring us her message. We could ask for their help and must honour them properly. (3,4)

Wandering groups of worshippers can offer advice and assistance if treated with respect. (4)

Maybe they are really bringing a message from Urox, the bull!
...annnnnnd he's back ladies and gents!

Without cattle, we are poor, and without wealth our weaponthanes have no pride. (2,3,4)

We need more cows, many more and soon. (3,4)

If we treat them with respect, they can help us to increase our herds. (3,4)

Let's build a shrine to Uralda right away. (2)

How might we serve these witchesduck-faced wenches today Australi?

- Thank them for their advice and see them on their way.
- Thank them and promise to honour Uralda properly in the future.
- Ask them how we can honour her more properly
- Ask them to conduct a special ceremony to Uralda and throw a feast in their honour.


quote:

:eng101:
Uralda, the Cow Mother, is one of Ernalda's spiritual daughters. She was the god we awakened first in the previous LP.
We awakened Urox first this time

Infinitum fucked around with this message at 05:44 on Aug 8, 2015

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


You knockin' Carlton Draught mate? :toughguy:

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


Shut up and vote both of you :toughguy:

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


Sorry lads I've had to go ahead and choose an option as I've just had a new hot-water system installed on my house, and they had to shut the power off to hook it up.

Didn't want risk not losing the event when I loaded up again :(

I will redouble my photoshopping efforts to make up for it :(

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


*Wonders if anyone noticed the changes in the last few images*



Hmmmmmm

Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


Neruz posted:

Oh my god I thought I was going insane and was waiting to see if anyone else commented on it. :stare:

Did you see the Wutang symbol and duckhead at least? :v:

All the event scenes are in a folder, so it's super handy when I want to upload something, and there's one event that I really hope comes up because I have the perfect idea about how to animate it.
I'll probably end up doing it anyway for shits and giggles if it doesn't.

Gonna grab some dinner, catch a movie and then I'll update.

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Infinitum
Jul 30, 2004


They refer to the options that a clan-ring member recommends.

Here's what the event screen looks like


Each ring member will generally recommend a different option, so it'll help you guys out when you're voting if you know what they're thinking. Sometimes they won't offer a recommendation at all.

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