Author Topic: Propitiating the Dread God Arengee - Let's Play King of Dragon Pass! (Read 184325 times)

UncertainJakutten · « **Reply #960 on:** August 13, 2013, 03:37:44 AM »

Why is MOSDORL of all people advocating the Orlanthi option? Be generous and repay your favors! 3

Reddyne · « **Reply #961 on:** August 13, 2013, 01:10:45 PM »

Upon further review, they seem to be waaaaay in the bottom corner of the map.with a moderately high opinion of us, but not perfect. Admittedly, this was from one quarter of a thread ago.

So yeah, 3.

Sagus · « **Reply #962 on:** August 13, 2013, 04:32:43 PM »

Let's be generous. 3

Von Stein · « **Reply #963 on:** August 13, 2013, 07:35:51 PM »

I suppose we can show off. 3

Shizumarashi Mayuzumi · « **Reply #964 on:** August 13, 2013, 11:55:33 PM »

Here's yer 4 magic, nice and fresh!

With all those vampires running around all the damn time I figure one of Urox's non-Berserker blessings may be of use. Smite Chaos, quite logically, helps us beat up Chaos better. (I'm still not sure it'll help us find vampires in the first place to beat their faces in, but it'll at least help us stave off any undead buddies that might decide the place looks good...)

And pop that up straightaway. (Not sure whether it defaults to Berserker or Smite Chaos out of the two we have, but switching what blessing a shrine gives doesn't take an action anyway so I can swap first thing next time if it's Berserker.)

A delegation of Thunder Ducks come to your clan hall demanding redress for the slayings of their kinsmen. 3 ducks were killed by nobles of your clan, or so they allege. They say that they are as Orlanthi as we, and demand compensation for these killings. They say that the slain were nobles and deserving the full wergild of a warrior thane, 20 cows, paid in silver.

1. Pay a carl's wergild for each dead duck.
2. Pay a cottar's wergild for each dead duck.
3. Pay a thane's wergild for each dead duck.
4. Reject their claim.
5. Demand tribute from them.
6. Offer to pay in cattle.

(It's not clear offhand from anything I can find what the exact values are for 1 and 2, but it will definitely be thane > carl > cottar.)

They are Orlanthi, but their versions of proper customs are peculiar.

The ducks are no threat to us. On the other hand, their cousins, the beastfolk, could fall upon our tula and destroy us. (3)

How can... this is a bad situation, but we cannot admit... to the contrary, we should take this... take situation and...

They want to be respected as proper Orlanthi, which means getting the full wergild we would pay for slain humans.

We have already done them harm. do not threaten them further. (1, 2, 3)

We are poor. Pay as little as possible. (2)

The ducks claim to be descended from a great, vanished Empire called Ganderland.

UncertainJakutten · « **Reply #965 on:** August 14, 2013, 12:00:27 AM »

3. DON'T FUCK WITH DUCKS. Also Outlaw Jornik from the ring. HE HAS VIOLATED THE GOLDEN RULE!

Von Stein · « **Reply #966 on:** August 14, 2013, 12:35:58 AM »

Owch. That warrants the putting of heads onto a few spare stakes. 3

... and what can we do as fas as investigating this goes?

Stuffman · « **Reply #967 on:** August 14, 2013, 12:39:43 AM »

Ugggh fuck, so what is that, 60 goods? That's gonna hurt...3 regardless.

Sagus · « **Reply #968 on:** August 14, 2013, 02:13:15 AM »

Well at least they don't want food. 3

Reddyne · « **Reply #969 on:** August 14, 2013, 11:50:00 AM »

This is a huge amount of goods, but we have a lot more than we've had since... I'm not looking back through the thread that much. 3 considering we can afford it and we've always benefitted from having lots of bosom chums. Also, why silver?

How was the canard a l'orange last night, Jonrik? You don't sound the least bit suspicious at all.

Sagus · « **Reply #970 on:** August 14, 2013, 12:06:12 PM »

Quote from: Reddyne on August 14, 2013, 11:50:00 AM

Also, why silver?

It's the currency of the realm. Not that it's worth much; cattle is much more important.

theshirn · « **Reply #971 on:** August 14, 2013, 01:15:12 PM »

Clearly we must pay them :10dux:

Janitor Morgan · « **Reply #972 on:** August 14, 2013, 04:16:17 PM »

Quote from: theshim on August 14, 2013, 01:15:12 PM

The ducks claim to be descended from a great, vanished Empire called Ganderland.

3 and maybe look into replacing Jonrik because he sure sounds suspicious.

Reddyne · « **Reply #973 on:** August 14, 2013, 05:40:27 PM »

Quote from: Sagus on August 14, 2013, 12:06:12 PM

It's the currency of the realm. Not that it's worth much; cattle is much more important.

Makes sense considering that actual ducks stick to insects and small fish for prey at most. Their culture doesn't seem to revolve around barbeques.

Kingault · « **Reply #974 on:** August 15, 2013, 03:32:15 AM »

Yeah, let's go with three.
Gotta take responsibility for one's people and all that.

Keegster2 · « **Reply #975 on:** August 15, 2013, 09:35:41 PM »

3. It'll hurt, but we will remain friends.

Shizumarashi Mayuzumi · « **Reply #976 on:** August 16, 2013, 01:50:13 AM »

It's expensive, but no cost is too great to remain TRUE DUCKBROS.

Einarth Milk-Eyes, and old man from a faraway clan, comes to visit you. He is renowned as a prophet. "A great kingdom I see before me. Its foundation, a tribe built of this tula's timber. I see a union of opposites, a marriage to the Queen of Feathers. I see triumph, if these clan halls contain sufficient wit and bravery."

1. End the feud with the Elkenvali clan.
2. Gift Einarth.
3. Ignore the prophecy.
4. Immediately begin assembling a tribe.
5. Offer him a place in your clan.
6. Wait for a while, then assemble a tribe.

The ring's advice is all pretty boring, and this event is really important. So have my advice instead.

We pick, 6, waiting 3-5 years, to get us some time to build up resources to gift the fuck out of everyone. (And do some relationship-building and political-blessing-amassing in the interim too.) If we're really lucky we might even be able to learn and pull off a friendship-bombing heroquest in that time too.

Still giving a vote time in case someone really wants to do something else, and at least to pick how many years we wait. (The max is 5.)

Well, and if anyone really really wants to see the ring advice on this just say it and I'll cap it but it's mostly "oh hey a *tribe*!" or "huhwha?"

Von Stein · « **Reply #977 on:** August 16, 2013, 02:20:38 AM »

6

Not sure what to say about time though.

UncertainJakutten · « **Reply #978 on:** August 16, 2013, 02:32:10 AM »

6 for 5 years. Also, let's work on ending our feud with the Elkenvali, the other dudes we're feuding with can become our punching bags.

Reddyne · « **Reply #979 on:** August 16, 2013, 11:39:00 AM »

Would've preferred to build things up a bit more, but it is what it is. 6 for the full length of 5 years.

Methinks our excellent diplomacy via bribery has and will serve us well.

O4rfish · « **Reply #980 on:** August 16, 2013, 12:25:21 PM »

I don't think 5 years is enough time to accumulate the gifts necessary to get elected chief of tribe, and successfully building a tribe without getting elected chief would be really irritating.
3

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #981 on:** August 16, 2013, 12:31:29 PM »

I'm feeling #6.

Stuffman · « **Reply #982 on:** August 16, 2013, 03:55:13 PM »

Yeah, 6 for 5.

We'll bide our time. Waiting. Waiting...and then one day when they least expect it, BAM, we'll make them all be our friends!!

Reddyne · « **Reply #983 on:** August 16, 2013, 04:37:21 PM »

Quote from: Stuffman on August 16, 2013, 03:55:13 PM

Yeah, 6 for 5.

We'll bide our time. Waiting. Waiting...and then one day when they least expect it, BAM, we'll make them all be our friends!!

Yeah! Reimu/Nanoha style!

UncertainJakutten · « **Reply #984 on:** August 16, 2013, 04:55:49 PM »

Quote from: O4rfish on August 16, 2013, 12:25:21 PM

I don't think 5 years is enough time to accumulate the gifts necessary to get elected chief of tribe, and successfully building a tribe without getting elected chief would be really irritating.
3

From what I understand kings don't last long, and it can be better to let someone else have the glory of the first king and bide our time.

Sagus · « **Reply #985 on:** August 16, 2013, 05:12:44 PM »

I don't think we really have a choice here. 6, wait 5 years.

Kingault · « **Reply #986 on:** August 16, 2013, 05:31:54 PM »

6 for 5 years.
Also, I'd like to see what the ring has to say about it, even if it's pointless.
Perhaps it will be amusing.

Shizumarashi Mayuzumi · « **Reply #987 on:** August 16, 2013, 10:34:56 PM »

Quote from: UncertainJakutten on August 16, 2013, 04:55:49 PM

From what I understand kings don't last long, and it can be better to let someone else have the glory of the first king and bide our time.

Yes this. Just making a tribe can get pretty expensive as it is, and NPC kings/queens have a tendency to drop dead in a couple years. :V

O4rfish · « **Reply #988 on:** August 16, 2013, 11:09:38 PM »

Would we want an encore performance of Making The Storm Tribe for Odin's blessing?

Shizumarashi Mayuzumi · « **Reply #989 on:** August 17, 2013, 01:22:34 AM »

OK since someone did want the ring advice from this event :V :

Long have I studied the laws governing tribal obligations, in preparation for this day. (4, 6)

We have many enemies. It would be good to have many allies. (1, 4)

Marriage with the Queen of Feathers? Who?

I am confident that I can make the deals needed to form a tribe. (1, 4, 6)

This may be what we've been waiting for. (4, 5, 6)

A tribe? We left Heortland to escape the smothering grip of tribes! (3)

Feathers? Queen? Does some poor thane get to marry a duck? (OK yeah it's worth it just for this one.)

Also here's no blurb after you pick how long to wait (I did pick 5 years). :V

Switched the Urox shrine over to Smite Chaos (since it did default to Berserker after all), then some work on trying to stock up piles and piles of loot to try to buy tribemates with. :V

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand Sacred Time.