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paragon1 posted:Haggle hard for a better deal. Be willing to put the cloth right back on the tree if he doesn't make an acceptable offer. Good point. What else can he offer? Never accept the first deal.
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I'd be willing to take the current deal, if he can offer proper assurances about none of the inevitable bad poo poo being blameable on us.
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# ? Sep 21, 2015 03:56 |
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Put it back on the tree, tell him maybe some other time (this is how you haggle). Plan MoreDorr. Lets see how ancient, powerful necromancer crocodiles put up against cannons and phosphorous bombs and napalm. Let someone else rule the tribe while we Jafar in the background.
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# ? Sep 21, 2015 04:01 |
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Outrail posted:Put it back on the tree, tell him maybe some other time (this is how you haggle). Know what Mordor really needs? PHOSGENE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosgene
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# ? Sep 21, 2015 04:11 |
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A forum I used to go to had a similar puzzle, setting up in Middle Earth to fight Sauron. http://bbs.stardestroyer.net/viewtopic.php?style=4&f=32&t=135480 v2.0 http://bbs.stardestroyer.net/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=12732 v1.0 So if anyone feels like an archive binge, there's some good ideas here.
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# ? Sep 21, 2015 04:14 |
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LowellDND posted:Know what Mordor really needs? PHOSGENE Every good CYOA needs indiscriminate use of sarin.
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# ? Sep 21, 2015 04:19 |
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Hot Dog Day 80 posted:Can you tell me more about spirit stuff? "If you really want to learn about spirits and demons and all that hokey voodoo then talk to old "Deer-lover" The Shaman back in the village. Oh did I say that, wouldn't want to embarrass my other spirits now. Nevermind. Also what do you mean "in your time?" You don't understand this metaphysical plane. Okay, I'll brush over the gaps. Did spirits exist in your time, hmm, well yes...maybe...probably not...ask again later, its all rather hazy." Spider slaps you in the face, gently and laughs. "You died and were literally reincarnated by your reaper. You are a spirit, so to speak. Man, for a math nerd you're kinda dense. Then again, seeing as how Sand-shell is practically ready to tear your spear off I guess that's right. Ah crap, there I got embarrassing people again." Spider's joy sours when you bring up the cloth again. "Buddy, look, I get that you're all suspicious and want answers, but nothing I'm gonna say will make sense. It would be like trying to explain nuclear fission and string theory to those back in the village. Its way above your pay-grade. Suffice to say I collect them." Spider open his cloak a little to show the many similar offerings tied to the inside of his jacket. "See, I got like hundreds, I collect them. Now if you don't have any more questions....aw crap okay, not like I got anything else to do." LowellDND posted:As an aside, we should frame someone for taking the ribbon. Waci posted:They robbed the ribbon tree! We must avenge our ghostbros! WAAAAGH! Waci posted:I'd be willing to take the current deal, if he can offer proper assurances about none of the inevitable bad poo poo being blameable on us. "You two, I like you guys. Plans within plans. Birds are jerks though, never trust them. Good eats when you can catch them though. I fully support that plan and I can help make all them offerings disappear if you cut down the tree and carve a little spider on the stump. I'll cover it up don't worry. I'll even get you some nice things that are at the bottom of the lake." paragon1 posted:Haggle hard for a better deal. Be willing to put the cloth right back on the tree if he doesn't make an acceptable offer. LowellDND posted:Good point. What else can he offer? Never accept the first deal. Outrail posted:Put it back on the tree, tell him maybe some other time (this is how you haggle). You shrug and tell him its not good enough and if that's all he can offer then you'll take what you got and will see him soon. You go to tie the offering back up on the tree and he tips his hand. "NO WAIT, gently caress, okay okay. Look we can go two ways with this. Give me that offering and the little one up there with the blue feathers and I'll help you remember all that nice smelting technology, dig up some of the bog iron down in the lake AND I'll toss in a magic rock to keep those little gizmos of yours ticking. OR we can really have a good time, hack down that tree, carve my sign in it and all give you everything I just said, make it look like the other tribe stole it (they do some very fun things with reeds and their ladies are quiet the lookers) and I'll even whisper in that axe-happy chief's ear to take you down to the City of Black Stones on a guided tour. Just please, I really really need those cloths. C'mon man, you'd be dead in a bog by now if I didn't help you out." Arkanomen fucked around with this message at 04:27 on Sep 21, 2015 |
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I like the cut of his gib. Does he have any medium term goals we should head for, in the pursuit of further trades? And Waci, I think phosgene is a lot easier to make than sarin Carbon monoxide + chlorine + sunlight.
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# ? Sep 21, 2015 04:27 |
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LowellDND posted:I like the cut of his gib. Does he have any medium term goals we should head for, in the pursuit of further trades? "Buddy, look I just need the cloth. One or two at least. I don't have any plans, honest. Just some good natured fun. Humans have a much better sense of humor than those scaly jerks. You'll be fine, more so if you hand over that insignificant chunk of cloth."
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# ? Sep 21, 2015 04:29 |
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Take the first offer, don't cut down the tree
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# ? Sep 21, 2015 04:29 |
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Cut down the tree, we're starting a Great Crusade We can get chlorine from electrolysis of salt water. Looks like burning any carbon fuels will get us carbon monoxide. How we combine those in a jar is left as an exercise to the reader.
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# ? Sep 21, 2015 04:32 |
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LowellDND posted:phosgene is a lot easier to make than sarin A start is a start, not a destination Arkanomen posted:"Buddy, look I just need the cloth. One or two at least. I don't have any plans, honest. Just some good natured fun. Humans have a much better sense of humor than those scaly jerks. You'll be fine, more so if you hand over that insignificant chunk of cloth." Give him the cloth or two, don't cut down the tree yet. Can't have everything at once, can we? LowellDND posted:How we combine those in a jar is left as an exercise to the reader. Both are heavier than air. We have clay pots. We can jiggle around with making a wide thingy we produce them under. Or maybe a leather reverse balloon type thing of some sort? Waci fucked around with this message at 04:37 on Sep 21, 2015 |
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Waci posted:A start is a start, not a destination Good point. Is the tree idea time sensitive? And, I don't even know the industrial base we'd need for sarin Im looking at stuff we can plausibly begin with.
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# ? Sep 21, 2015 04:36 |
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Arkanomen posted:
2 cloths for everything in the first offer AND you will whisper the the chief to give us a tour of the city of the black stones. If nothing bad happens we will consider coming back to give you more offerings. How does this sound my friend?
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# ? Sep 21, 2015 04:37 |
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Without ... uh ... suggesting anything, can we find a fission reactor? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_nuclear_fission_reactor
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# ? Sep 21, 2015 04:47 |
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LowellDND posted:Without ... uh ... suggesting anything, can we find a fission reactor? I know where one is. Other side of the mountains. Its.. kinda far and really deep. Can't miss it though. Good for another few thousand years!
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# ? Sep 21, 2015 04:57 |
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Okay, current sketch: Casual mining to get copper and coal. Use beehive ovens to turn coal into coke. Use blast furnace with hot blast to melt copper. Craft copper into weapons and armor. Conquer everyone. Use slave army to begin strip mining of coal and iron. Mass produce blast furnaces with bessemer processes. Use steal to make watt steam engines, steal weapons and armor, farming equipment. Keep expanding via wars to expand the industrial base.
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# ? Sep 21, 2015 05:05 |
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LowellDND posted:Okay, current sketch: We won't have enough time to do this in one lifetime I think.
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# ? Sep 21, 2015 05:07 |
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Hey spider, how mad will the shaman and the rest of the tribe be if they found out we gave you the worthless cloth?
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# ? Sep 21, 2015 05:09 |
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Hot Dog Day 80 posted:We won't have enough time to do this in one lifetime I think. Lives can be long. There may be others. We can work very fast with out friend here. Hot Dog Day 80 posted:Hey spider, how mad will the shaman and the rest of the tribe be if they found out we gave you the worthless cloth? Part of the deal is he makes sure they don't.
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# ? Sep 21, 2015 05:12 |
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And apparently the Romans had hydraulic mining. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruina_montium https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hushing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-pit_mining This place is going to look like such a hellhole when we're done with it
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# ? Sep 21, 2015 05:13 |
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Hot Dog Day 80 posted:We won't have enough time to do this in one lifetime I think.
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I'm ok with giving this entirely trustworthy spider fellow two used menstrual pads for all this cool help. edit: I'm sure he's not lying!
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# ? Sep 21, 2015 05:16 |
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Waci posted:Part of the deal is he makes sure they don't. That was only if we cut the tree down I thought.
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# ? Sep 21, 2015 05:18 |
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if we cut down the tree will it make you stronger then the other spirit god things?
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# ? Sep 21, 2015 05:25 |
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OWL HELP US
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# ? Sep 21, 2015 05:26 |
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Hot Dog Day 80 posted:Hey spider, how mad will the shaman and the rest of the tribe be if they found out we gave you the worthless cloth? "I don't think they'd like it, but they were going to murder you in your sleep!" Hot Dog Day 80 posted:if we cut down the tree will it make you stronger then the other spirit god things? "Nah, but you would make me very very happy!" Hot Dog Day 80 posted:OWL HELP US "KEEP YOUR VOICE DOWN! YOU WANT HER TO HEAR US!"
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# ? Sep 21, 2015 05:27 |
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Proposal to the thread: Mine instead of farm, make weapons, attack ASAP.
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# ? Sep 21, 2015 05:30 |
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Arkanomen posted:"KEEP YOUR VOICE DOWN! YOU WANT HER TO HEAR US!" What, are you afraid she would make a better offer?
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# ? Sep 21, 2015 05:31 |
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LowellDND posted:Proposal to the thread: Mine instead of farm, make weapons, attack ASAP. We need a large population to actually do anything. Can't do that without a stable food source.
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# ? Sep 21, 2015 05:31 |
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Hot Dog Day 80 posted:We need a large population to actually do anything. Can't do that without a stable food source. Yeah, thats why I want to get more people under our control. So they can farm and mine for us.
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# ? Sep 21, 2015 05:32 |
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Hey spider, what will it take to get some reptileman slaves, and some of their technology?
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# ? Sep 21, 2015 05:37 |
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Hot Dog Day 80 posted:Hey spider, what will it take to get some reptileman slaves, and some of their technology? Or a couple disc world Golems
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# ? Sep 21, 2015 05:38 |
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Hot Dog Day 80 posted:Hey spider, what will it take to get some reptileman slaves, and some of their technology? "You could always go to the city and ask the survivors? Hahah, good luck finding any. pfft.Maybe though."
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# ? Sep 21, 2015 05:54 |
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Or the ability to make Golems out of prisoners. Or Servitors edit: Survivor is just another spelling of Servitor!
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# ? Sep 21, 2015 05:55 |
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Hot Dog Day 80 posted:What, are you afraid she would make a better offer? "No, but shes angry enough as it is that we're even playing together. Why tempt fate you know?"
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# ? Sep 21, 2015 05:57 |
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LowellDND posted:Proposal to the thread: Mine instead of farm, make weapons, attack ASAP. Kekekeke
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# ? Sep 21, 2015 06:01 |
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Outrail posted:Kekekeke If we cut down the tree I think they will be angry enough I don't think we'll have time to train in phalanxes, so Imma propose some basic equipment for melee. Bronze (later steel) Cuirass Faulds Stahlhelm Lochaber axe Hm... We'll be slow moving, but really hard to damage.
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# ? Sep 21, 2015 06:11 |
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Okay, so I talked to my knife friend, and he suggested a 'kama-yari' over a lochaber. With a triple twist. This has the advantage of being lighter and using less metal.
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Nerd! Neeeeeeeerrrrrrd! Copper knives and arrowheads. Let's go baby steps until they can invent their own crimes against humanity. (assuming they're human). Also, we should hook up with dreadlock leaf.
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