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Tran posted:1. No: Stick to the plan or risk screwing up our ability to grow a proper trip of goats. Seconding This Plan. E: with the following addendum. The sickliest of elders, save for those that have unique skills or knowledge, should be moved to the lip of the pit, offered up as sacrifices to the dust storm that the spirits who have sent it may be mollified by our sacrifice.
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Tran posted:1. No: Stick to the plan or risk screwing up our ability to grow a proper trip of goats. I'll back this.
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1:B 2:B Also liking Tran's plan to relocate children and healthy elders to the lower pit levels.
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Prudence wins the day: the goats are taken back immediately and the weak are brought to the bottom of the pit, away from the howling winds.   Year 1, autumn. Your food reserves are more than adequate: the storm has delayed your second rice harvest, but the food you stockpiled earlier tides you over, especially couple with the mushroom farm and the goats, the oldest of which are butchered by the gnolls to celebrate the new herd. Said new herd is kept fed with the grass that grows with minimal tending next to the canals you dug. You used the last available bamboo that survived the storm to build the fence, and it's going to take a while before it grows back. The new sources of food, by the way, improbe mood all around by 1. Tengus are particularly fond of mushrooms when they are grilled over an heated rock, as opposed to the more traditioanl troggish broth, and a particularly excitable elder jumps on the table and composes on the spot a poem praising the hard work and generosity of the trog farmer. Trogs are slightly confused but appreciate the gesture. It also turns out that everyone, including gnolls, can consume and appreciates goat milk. Gnolls, being mammals, explain that milk is particularly good for children and give it to them first. With everyone wanting some, though, there really isn't enough for everyone to go around, so it remains a luxury. Mood: Tengu: Contended Trog: Optimistic Gnolls: Optimistic Events: -The komodo drakes seem sluggish and unresponsive lately. The opinion of gnoll herders is divided on wheter this is a cause for concern: come claim they are just becoming lethargic during the cold season, other worry that this might be a sickness of some kind. 1- What do you do about the drakes? a) Leave them alone. They are just going into ibernation. b) Give them more food. If they are going into ibernation, they'll need it; if they are sick, they'll still need it to fight off the sickness. c) Ask the kami court what is their problem, and broker for their healing. If you vote for this, remember to also vote for visiting the kami court, and possibly for a backup vote if the that doesn't make the workforce vote. -Little mounds of upturned earth, like the ones made by moles but about cat-sized, are appearing around the mine. Trogs are curious about what those may be. -New recipes! The most abundant varieties of mushrooms are as plentiful as rice (a little more now, because of the late harvest) so the everyday meal stops being "a bowl of rice" and becomes "a slightly larger bowl of mushroom soup with rice in it". Progress! You have 2 Workforce points to allocate: autumn is the season in which you normally plant at the beginning of the season and harvest at the end, and even with the new irrigation system, if you want to catch up after the storm slowed you down you need to work at it seriously. [b ]2- But how will you allocate them?[/b] a) Expand the rice fields. This means reducing your Workforce in the future, but you will get more food. b) Make more mushroom farms. Another one won't reduce your Workforce noticeably. c) Investigate those mysterious mounds. d)Explore! If this wins, we'll have another vote about the direction in which to explore. You can, if you want to, assign 2 Workforce to this to make a bigger, safer expedition or two in two different directions. e)Pray to the Deep Powers. f)Visit the Kami court. This will also trigger a different vote about the deals offered by the local kamis and which, if any, you want to take.
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Jun 12, 2016 18:46
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1. B - Give the drakes more food. If we care for them, they'll care for us. 2. B, F. Another mushroom farm will be good for all of us, and a visit to the Kami Court could present some very useful future opportunities.
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1) B 2) CE Food situation is pretty good for now, and we haven't offered anything to the Deep Powers yet. We don't need anything from them right now but it'll be good to curry some favor with them, just in case.
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Jun 12, 2016 19:06
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Search for powerups 1.C 2.EF
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C and CF
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DivineCoffeeBinge posted:1. B - Give the drakes more food. If we care for them, they'll care for us. Yep. Larger feed allotment for the drakes means fatter animals for slaughter anyway.
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Jun 12, 2016 22:54
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A point about lizard hibernation: When preparing for brumination they may stop eating. If they aren't fat enough already we have effectively already lost them.
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If that's brought over for fantasy lizards. I'm assuming the settlers are smart enough to realize if the drakes have lost interest in food. ##vote 1 B; C; A 2 C; F; E; B; A
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Sormus posted:A point about lizard hibernation: When preparing for brumination they may stop eating. If they aren't fat enough already we have effectively already lost them.  
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Abyssal Squid posted:1) B Yep. The Deep Powers aren't transactional it seems. It's not one miracle for x prayers. One must be faithful to them long term. 1. B 2. CE
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Jun 13, 2016 00:54
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B. DD: Explore, Expand. We can exploit and exterminate after that.
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1. B 2. B, C
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Jun 13, 2016 05:24
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can we build storm shelters closer to the top ring?
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We consult the Kami for help with the drakes. Prepare the rituals and ready the priests!
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We should keep an eye out for next time we get to discover anything. Hoping we can use our endless supply of gravel and sands to discover concrete so we can build non-hobo houses.
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DivineCoffeeBinge posted:1. B - Give the drakes more food. If we care for them, they'll care for us.
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F certainly won, but we need a tiebreaker between B and C. In the meantime have the Kami Court and a couple more events. The very next vote gets to break the tie! Housing The incoming winter cold is a cause of concern for some those who lost their houses in the dust storm. Sleeping under the stars is one thing, but will not be a practical solution for long, and the bamboo hasn't regrown yet. 1- What do you do about the housing problem? a)Just tough it out for now. This may cause sickness and even death if people of weak constitution are exposed to the cold. b)Everyone with any space at all available, offer refuge to someone in your home. This will damage Mood and may cause some disease. c)Dig out some caves for people to sleep in. This will cost 2 out of 5 Workforce points from the winter's reserve and may damage mood for everyone except trogs, who like sleeping in caves anyway. d)Don't worry about it, the delegation to the kami court will handle it! (see the kami court vote. Vote for this if you want to go with the second one of Prince's offers.) e)An enterprising young trog has a crazy idea: houses made of rock, dug out from the second level's rocky floor and hollowed out. This will cost 4 out of 5 winter Workforce points, and only he is completely sure that this will work, but it will solve the housing problem permanently if it does, and those houses are not going to collapse from a dust storm. The Kami Court A delegation of tengu lorekeepers hops from one level of the mine to the next, headed towards the center of the lowest level of the mine, where the local kamis convene. They are followed by some trogs and gnolls who are curious about just how the tengus can contact this hidden spirit world they talk about, and what does it look like. They will be disappointed: once they reach their destination, the tengus' eyes simply roll to the inside of their heads and they just stand there, locked in a trance. -Choirs of Court quote:This story is told to every apprentice lorekeeper to help them learn the ways of the kami.  The Kingsmen Why does this choir call itself the Kingsmen, when they are led by the Prince of Destruction and have ties with the wind, erosion and entropy in general is the sort of question that any lorekeeper worth their salt knows not to ask. They have taken the appearance of pale-skinned humanoids, with the Prince sitting on a throne of gravel, much taller than everyone else, with medals made of jagged metal on his chest and a wicked pickaxe resting on his lap. He is surrounded by small, impish kamis with sharp metal teeth and behind him stands a wrinkled man, known simply as the Whirlwind, whose hair and mustache swirls costantly. The Prince is delighted to see you and immediately offers to expand on your previous deal: "You have my gift, now it is time for you to use it; I shall reveal to you a goblin village, not far from here: raid them, cause as much havoc and destruction as possible, and I shall expand this whole mine for you, to give you more room to live in; or if you'd prefer, I shall dig you many caves for you and yours to live in, or grow mushrooms or whatever other silly thing you like to do." At the mention of maybe limiting his gift of destruction to their eventual enemies as opposed to everyone on the battlefield, the Prince makes a face. "Urgh. Well, if you want me to limit my destruction, you shall have to offer some more of it to balance it out. Give me two sacrifices of Grandfather Mountain per year, as opposed to one, and I shall agree with this." The tengus' spirits thank him for the generous offer, and look expectanty at Whirlwind. He shakes his head, and they nod respectfully. The impish kamis, that the Prince early called Earthbiters, pull at the tengus' ethereal robes. "Let us inhabit your tools!" they cry. "Your picks, your hoes, your weapons! Use us to destroy and to tear apart, and sing us a lullaby every night, and we will break rocks and earth and bones for you!"  The Orphans When Grandfather Mountain still ruled the court, he was followed by many earth and rock kamis. A lot of them perished with him, but some still survive today. Most of them, however, won't even speak to you, stubbornly staying in their boulder forms and refusing to reveal their names, because of your collaboration with the Prince of Destruction. Some of the lesser ones, especially those representing the caring and nurturing nature of the earth appreciate you bringing new life to this deserted place, even the odd, fungine one, and are willing to trade. "Not strong enough to give you a singular blessing" says their spokespirit, a funny-looking creature that borrowed the komodo drakes' appearance "but introduce one more species of life to the mine, and we shall bless your fields and herds with fertility." Miscellaneous -A kami taking the the form of a beatiful, shining bird of prey and calling himself the Sun Falcon, flies over you and commands you to not take any other deal, and to unite your village in praise of his name. They promise you "wealth beyond measure, ever-blossoming fields and to never feel cold again", which seems like too generous a gift from a courtless kami to just hand out, even in exchange for the worship of an entire village. -You hear vague whisperings from beyond the mine that remind you of the howling of a storm. Probably some other kami court you are unfamiliar with. If you explore some you might manage to get in contact with them. -A whispering creeps from the walls of the lowest level of the mine. On some instinctual level, the tengus know that its name is the Pallor. It speaks like the chittering of countless insect legs, and it sends chills down their spine. "A child will be born bearing my mark. Bury them, give them to me, or I will come and take them myself, and sevenfold more children as payment for your insolence." It does not answer any attempt at further communication. Altogether, you need to vote for: 1-Tiebreaker between B and C, if you are the first. 2-What to do about the housing problem. The following votes are simply yes/no questions. 3-Wheter you accept the Prince's offer for a bigger mine in exchange for a punitive raid. 4-Wheter you accept the Prince's offer for more caves in exchange for a punitive raid. The Prince will only perform one service in exchange for the raid. 5-Wheter you accept the Prince's offer of more focused destruction in exchange for a double yearly sacrifice. 6-Wheter you accept the Earthbiters' offer. 7-Wheter you accept the Orphans' offer. 8-Wheter you accept the Sun Falcon's offer. Plus, if you have any other questions or propositions for the kami court, this is the time to ask. paradoxGentleman fucked around with this message at 14:41 on Jun 14, 2016 |
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1. B 2. E 3. Expand Mine: YES 4. Larger Caves: NO Mutual Exclusivity with 3 5. Focused damage: NO We can discuss this later when we aren't so tiny of a village. 6. Earthbiters: YES I can't see a downside to this other than possibly possessed tools & weapons. 7. Orphans: YES Thats more or less what we are doing anyway. 8. Praise The Sun: NO I mean, some Tengu might want to worship him anyway and we can kinda let them, since I'm big on religious freedoms. Question to Prince If we raid them, does he want us to only kill them all or will Sormus fucked around with this message at 15:06 on Jun 14, 2016 |
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1. E: Let's build Petra. Don't Raid the Goblins: Until they prove hostile, we should consider them potential trade partners and allies against the so-called civilized races. Accept the Earthbiter's Offer: Superior tools and an incentive for tool maintenance in exchange for a short musical prayer each evening. A good deal. Accept the Orphan's offer: We have every intention of diversifying our food sources as opportunities present themselves anyway, it's basically a free blessing. If nothing else, we can find snakes or scorpions in the desert to raise. Either would serve as decent livestock. Tran fucked around with this message at 15:13 on Jun 14, 2016 |
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2. E Let's get a long term solution, and show some acceptance of bold new ideas. 3. Expand Mine: YES 4. Larger Caves: NO Mutual Exclusivity with 3 Look, some raidiing is expected. Doesn't mean we're eternal enemies or something. Channel your best King of DragonPass attitude. We can send a trade convoy later. Or maybe we'll prove our strength and they'll join us because of that. Besides, if we want to retain the favor of the Prince of Destruction, we can't be too soft. 5. Focused damage: NO Let that be part of the price. 6. Earthbiters: YES: Spirituality is one of our strenghts, we should play to it. 7. Orphans: YES Sounds good, sounds good. 8. Praise The Sun: NO Sounds too good to be true. Probably is. Might even be a test from the old Prince.
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There was some discussion on IRC about how to deal with Goblins: We should probably send an emissary to them first to give them a chance of a peaceful cooperation with our town before attacking them. I have been told that Goblins are people too and not just savage barely-sentient forest backstabbers that need to be put down or put in good use.
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Sormus posted:Question to Prince If we raid them, does he want us to only kill them all or will "You need not take every single life in the village, nor destroy every valuable. I know you creatures of flesh have some interest in those. But do try and cause enough destruction to sate my appetite." Sormus posted:There was some discussion on IRC about how to deal with Goblins: They were one of the selectable races, remember.
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Sormus posted:There was some discussion on IRC about how to deal with Goblins: Also we really oughta' ask the prince How does he intend to expand the mine? If we don't, I half expect a significant portion of our farmland and village to just collapse into the pit during our gift earthquake.
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2. E 3. No. No raid 4. No. No raid 5. No. No raid 6. Yes. But only weapons. Spirits of destruction aren't the best for building homes. 7. Yes. 8. Nope. Anyone else see future issues with having the Prince of destruction as the patron of this place? Yes we can appease him with destructive behavior but his power is tied to the aspect of this place and as we prosper and nourish his power will wane.
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Tran posted:How does he intend to expand the mine? His eyes light up with excitement. "I shall break the earth, destroy it! The first ring, it shall expand and grow, like a puddle during the rain!"
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paradoxGentleman posted:"You need not take every single life in the village, nor destroy every valuable. I know you creatures of flesh have some interest in those. But do try and cause enough destruction to sate my appetite." So not-khorne does not care from where the blood flows, only that it does.
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Not Alex posted:Anyone else see future issues with having the Prince of destruction as the patron of this place? Yes we can appease him with destructive behavior but his power is tied to the aspect of this place and as we prosper and nourish his power will wane. Hopefully as we flood the place with life the earth spirits we're currently cutting a deal with will gain power. They can then reclaim throne, though we'll likely continue to deal with the prince to some extent.
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Tran posted:Hopefully as we flood the place with life the earth spirits we're currently cutting a deal with will gain power. They can then reclaim throne, though we'll likely continue to deal with the prince to some extent. My thoughts as well, but the issue comes if the prince realizes this before he's too weak to casually toss around earthquakes.
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2. E 3. No. No raid 4. No. No raid 5. No. No raid 6. Yes. 7. Yes. 8. No. I'd rather we stay a bit more conservative for now, and NOT start a raiding war when we are still a fledgling young tribe that can barely feed and house itself.
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2-What to do about the housing problem. E The following votes are simply yes/no questions. 3-Wheter you accept the Prince's offer for a bigger mine in exchange for a punitive raid. NO 4-Wheter you accept the Prince's offer for more caves in exchange for a punitive raid. NO The Prince will only perform one service in exchange for the raid. 5-Wheter you accept the Prince's offer of more focused destruction in exchange for a double yearly sacrifice. NO 6-Wheter you accept the Earthbiters' offer. YES 7-Wheter you accept the Orphans' offer. YES 8-Wheter you accept the Sun Falcon's offer. NO
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1) Switching from C to B 2) C, I'm gonna be conservative and preserve some workforce points so we have some free for something interesting and also for prayers to the Deep Powers. 3) Yes, raid those goblins all Dragon Pass style. 4, 5) Nope 6, 7) Yeah yeah, sure sure 8) Hahahaha nooooope Other question: Yo why are the komodos acting weird are they sick or what? We're already visiting the Kami Court, no reason not to ask them now.
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2.E 3. Yes 4. No 5. No 6. Yes 7. Yes 8. No Make declaration for the goblin to join us on the mountain with offering of letting us destroy their village in the name of the Kami of Destruction. If they refuse, we shall raid them with the might of the god who destroys mountain!
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