Author Topic: Walking Into (Clan) Moordor - Let's Keep Playing King of Dragon Pass! (Read 93380 times)

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #30 on:** August 22, 2013, 03:04:30 PM »

You know, we shouldn't just be starting feuds and...

Wait, Colymar?

Fuck 'em. Who can say no to Mosdorl?

Shizumarashi Mayuzumi · « **Reply #31 on:** August 23, 2013, 12:12:47 AM »

Yeah but we don't care OUR LAWSPEAKER SLASH CHIEF SAID IT'S OKAY.

I can pull up specific stats for anyone if you want me to but just to not have to crop a billion screenshots or make you load tons of extraneous image data, have just our nobles by stat (particular stat highlighted at the top of each, sorted same way as we read, closer to the start is better):

OH SHIT WE SPAWNED A FEMALE HUMAKTI AT SOME POINT. Rare as fuck, guys. And at some point Orlgard got better at Leadership than Iskalli. D:

Anyway I refuse to compromise on ring diversity or keeping an Elmali chief, no matter what the rest of you may want. Otherwise, the ring is up for reassortment. (I've been keeping Engarna on the ring despite not being our best at Animals or Plants because she is strongest at both combined and I've been trying to keep gender diversity at least moderately, just FYI.) And we can have someone different for clan chief versus eventual tribal king/queen, if such be your will. :3

FINALLY we fulfill the omen. Plus hey we have that Uralda shrine we started the game with so now that we do know this I can swap it over.

I really wanted Literacy (helps dealings with other clans) in prep for tribemaking; Clan Lore (helps divine the truth) is probably alright but I doubt it's worth putting up a shrine for quite yet.

Brangbane, a thane of the Enhyli, comes to make a legal claim against us. He demands the return of Jerernalda, a young woman from his clan you have given refuge to. (i.e., last event)

1. "She is one of ours now. You have no claim on her."
2. "We will arm-wrestle to see which clan she belongs to."
3. "We shall keep her, but will negotiate compensation."
4. "Your case is strong. You may take her back with you."
5. "She is married now. It is a done thing, and you must forget her."

She was legally married to one of our young men. They cannot take her from us now. (5)

Pay no heed to Brangbane's threats. We can beat them on the field of battle. (1, 5)

In the time of the Vingkot, the Idevlings and the Kikotlings went to war over a woman. She turned out to be a troublemaker who wished them both ill. (4)

Offer them at least ten cows. (3)

They were once well-disposed to us. We must find a peaceful solution to this problem. (2)

Offer them at least five cows for her. (3) (I love you Engarna but leave the trade judgments to Sartark, 'k?)

The Enhyli are enjoying the opportunity to take offense. (1, 5)

p.s. check out all our food. Yes this is a good harvest year (and man I forgot to switch crops to skew in favor of wheat for it

), but still. Delicious quest bounty~

UncertainJakutten · « **Reply #32 on:** August 23, 2013, 12:27:26 AM »

5. PAPA ISKALLI PROTECTS HIS OWN.

Replace Jornik with Ferena

O4rfish · « **Reply #33 on:** August 23, 2013, 12:39:22 AM »

5
Our magic skill will take a small hit, but this guy needs to leave. Also, we need to have Ferena on the ring in order to LARP her skills up. Also think it would be nice to replace Jamerra with Desrada.

Stuffman · « **Reply #34 on:** August 23, 2013, 01:37:26 AM »

Fuck off and go lick some Colymar boots. 5.

So, regarding the ring:

Iskalli should stay as chief, having Orlgard be chief and also main war guy is too many eggs in one basket. The two of them and Sartark are pretty much irreplaceable, and since I'm sure we can't bear to lose Mosdorl, that covers our dude quota.

Why are all our best ladies Uralda followers? What a drag. Engarna is solid in covering two bases. I'd like to drop Janerra but I don't see any real alternatives, especially since we're dropping Jonrik and she's got the next best magic stat.

So, replacing Jonrik...why do you guys want Ferena, exactly? I'd much rather take Desrada so she can fuck up some Chaos assholes. Her stats are better, too. And she looks badass. (And maybe we can finally catch that fucking vampire.)

Shizumarashi Mayuzumi · « **Reply #35 on:** August 23, 2013, 02:36:19 AM »

Quote from: O4rfish on August 23, 2013, 12:39:22 AM

Also, we need to have Ferena on the ring in order to LARP her skills up. Also think it would be nice to replace Jamerra with Desrada.

Any of your nobles can LARP, ring or no. It's just so happened that the best (or at least game-claimed best) nobles to run the ones we have done have happened to be on the ring already, and we haven't been aiming for stats.

Merely being on the ring does increase nobles' stats over time more than just sitting around aging off of it does though. (At least I think they do also get some gradual improvement just while aging as well. Even if not, well, any at all is more than none, so ring still increases it more. :V)

UncertainJakutten · « **Reply #36 on:** August 23, 2013, 02:39:01 AM »

@Stuffs: Because Vingans are fucking badasses. Also where did you see the Humakti's woman's stats? I didn't see any stats but might have missed them.

O4rfish · « **Reply #37 on:** August 23, 2013, 06:30:33 AM »

Actually, since we're not Orlanthites ... Vingans aren't as awesome as they might be otherwise. Still awesome though. I agree we should hire the humact since I believe she gives us options we wouldn't have otherwise, sort of like mosdorl does.

UncertainJakutten · « **Reply #38 on:** August 23, 2013, 07:07:51 AM »

Quote from: O4rfish on August 23, 2013, 06:30:33 AM

Actually, since we're not Orlanthites ... Vingans aren't as awesome as they might be otherwise. Still awesome though. I agree we should hire the humact since I believe she gives us options we wouldn't have otherwise, sort of like mosdorl does.

We don't get a leader bonus but she still gives us god diversity AS WELL as fixing fertility rates and GOD DAMMIT I WANT QUEEN ANGRY OK ;_;.

Reddyne · « **Reply #39 on:** August 23, 2013, 12:05:32 PM »

The more they tighten their grip, the more clans will slip through their fingers. 1

Save state, please? We've seen this movie before. Also Desrada looks like she's the lead female antagonist from a 90's JRPG.

Sagus · « **Reply #40 on:** August 23, 2013, 04:24:44 PM »

Huh, Mosdorl is pretty badass at combat.

Anyway, our lawspeaker say they have no case against us, so they don't. 5

I suck at management, so I won't request any change in the ring.

UncertainJakutten · « **Reply #41 on:** August 23, 2013, 06:20:06 PM »

MONEY SPENDING CLAXONS

KoDP is like 3 bux here: http://www.gog.com/game/king_of_dragon_pass

Shizumarashi Mayuzumi · « **Reply #42 on:** August 23, 2013, 11:40:19 PM »

Um.

... well then!

There was disagreement over which face-punching lady to put onto the ring, and some people expressed beforehand a desire to also shuffle Janerra off before she keels over - I think we'll take a slight hit in how much magic we can put into Crops, but given the low god diversity in our noble pool, putting both Desrada and Ferena onto the ring until some other new blood comes around seems reasonable, get 'em some stats passively in the meantime.

There are a couple Barntarites I can swap in later too if y'all want, boring but hey Crops. I think the heroquest bounty should see us in good stead for a while regardless. (Or we could switch to a Peace clan for a bit, despite our ancestors having been Balanced.)

The second month of Dark here seems like a good time for MORE CRAFTERS.

Jarandar, a man who moves with the confidence of an experienced warrior, applies for refuge in your clan. He is a proud warrior, and doesn't like being reduced to begging for help, but he has little wish to be a bandit in the hills.

1. Give him a place in the chief's hall.
2. Give him hospitality for the night, but send him on his way.
3. Offer him quarters in the fort.
4. Recommend his services to an allied clan.
5. Send him packing.

He was outlawed either for a killing, which may have been justified or not, or an act of adultery. (5)

I admit that we have enough weaponthanes, but this Jarandar's martial abilities are renowned. (1)

This is an opportunity to display our generosity. (1)

The carls will worry that he'll kill one of them, or seduce someone's wife. (2, 5)

Send him to the Kardavi, and use him against them. (4)

Gordangar, who slew many of our ancient enemies during King Heort's travails, was outlawed not once, but twice.

It's all well and good to prevent him from turning bandit, but we're feeding enough warriors as it is. (4)

Sagus · « **Reply #43 on:** August 23, 2013, 11:45:22 PM »

We have enough warriors, I think. And the less we have to hear the carls complaining, the better. 4

Stuffman · « **Reply #44 on:** August 24, 2013, 02:03:39 AM »

Moordor is all about forgiveness! (Except for the Colymar.) Let's not go crazy, though. 3.

UncertainJakutten · « **Reply #45 on:** August 24, 2013, 02:53:08 AM »

3 sounds like a plan. I'd rather not have Papa Iskalli assassinated.

O4rfish · « **Reply #46 on:** August 24, 2013, 03:15:31 AM »

I think we don't want to have him around. Let's follow Mosdorl's advice! 4

Reddyne · « **Reply #47 on:** August 24, 2013, 12:27:55 PM »

Vile Colymar gits. Go pound sand.

If 3 means he sticks around as a weaponthane, then 3. If it means anything else, I'm sure one of our allies could use an experienced soldier, so 4.

Kingault · « **Reply #48 on:** August 24, 2013, 04:01:04 PM »

Quote from: UncertainJakutten on August 23, 2013, 12:27:26 AM

5. PAPA ISKALLI PROTECTS HIS OWN.

Replace Jornik with Ferena

Seconded for both of these.

Shizumarashi Mayuzumi · « **Reply #49 on:** August 24, 2013, 11:44:23 PM »

Congrats on being the tiebreaker Reddyne!

Let's go make some more friends. Gradually, we need to keep some of our wealth for ourselves. :3

But seriously we do have tons of horses and food and these guys are pink with us. They're not quiiiiiiiite neighbors but they're close... and probably will be if the Elkenvali ever move. :V

Friendsplz? (I promise I don't intend to give away all our food surplus, saving for a less fortunate day is important, but we might as well use a little of our extra on some modest gifts~)

Both these missions were successful but utterly uneventful. Also apparently we need more farmers again.

This one's actually interesting though! Albeit kind of a foregone conclusion.

Well shit maybe I should switch that Uralda shrine back to Milk Blessing. :V

Stuffman · « **Reply #50 on:** August 25, 2013, 12:07:22 AM »

Man, we have so much magic. Just grab everything except the useless stuff I guess.

I dunno, is there anything interesting we can do this year besides trading? Maybe exploring a bit to build up some wealth?

Shizumarashi Mayuzumi · « **Reply #51 on:** August 25, 2013, 12:49:38 AM »

Quote from: Stuffman on August 25, 2013, 12:07:22 AM

I dunno, is there anything interesting we can do this year besides trading? Maybe exploring a bit to build up some wealth?

Yeah basically just trade/explore/keep learning blessings and shit

I kinda ate most of the good chances to ship out explorers on trying to fulfill that fucking omen this past year was all. :V

Sagus · « **Reply #52 on:** August 25, 2013, 03:24:28 AM »

We could do the other heroquest. Just for fun.

Godlarping is cool.

O4rfish · « **Reply #53 on:** August 25, 2013, 05:11:09 AM »

Let's sell some food, or give it away.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #54 on:** August 25, 2013, 08:09:28 AM »

Food is far too important to sell. We can never, ever ever have enough of it, otherwise one bad harvest will be enough to put us into begging to our neighbors again. I speak from experience when I say that food situations can go from abundance to mass starvation in an eyeblink. It's actually the core reason why I kept half-jokingly demanding more far every season.

Reddyne · « **Reply #55 on:** August 25, 2013, 12:43:24 PM »

I wholeheartedly support bribing every last neutral clan in the pass. If we have any excess of anything, it'd be best put towards tribe building. We lost 3 times as many bushels of food to spoilage this year compared to last year. We can put some of what we'd lose to making friends.

Quote from: Harukarashi Barami on August 24, 2013, 11:44:23 PM

Congrats on being the tiebreaker Reddyne!

Aw yeah. That makes me feel warm and soup-like.

Shizumarashi Mayuzumi · « **Reply #56 on:** August 26, 2013, 01:11:55 AM »

General plan: more friends, maybe some exploring.

But first, Engarna keeps whining that we need more farmers so she's probably right.

Followers of the hunter god, Odayla, appear before you to make an offer. "We will gather many other devotees of Odayla here, and we will perform a ritual that will increase the availability of game in this area. Naturally, we would expect you to give us a reason to perform this ritual."

1. Accept their offer; give them reciprocal gifts.
2. Accept their offer; tell them you owe them a favor.
3. Persuade them to do it for nothing, as a religious gesture.
4. Refuse them.
5. Offer them a share of your clan magic.

Of course, they expect a gift or favor in return. (1, 2, 5)

Many of them are Boskovi; who are our friends. They will happly accept the offer of a future favor. (2) (And yes that totally wrong semicolon is in the actual advice.)

Our clan magic is strong; we can afford to share. (5)

Odayla is the god of the hunt, who teaches us clever ways to take the animals of the forest.

I wish I had something useful to add. Maybe someone smarter than me should serve on the ring.

I don't have an opinion on this.

I have nothing to add.

Stuffman · « **Reply #57 on:** August 26, 2013, 01:17:16 AM »

Mosdorl, are you feeling okay? Do you want to talk about something? :ohdear:

Anyway, hunting has a pretty lousy payout, right? Doesn't seem worth it, and half the clan seems uninterested. Pass. 4.

UncertainJakutten · « **Reply #58 on:** August 26, 2013, 01:21:51 AM »

5. We have all the magic, we can spare 3.

Also, Papa Iskalli will listen if you visit him, Mosdorl, don't be shy D:.

Sagus · « **Reply #59 on:** August 26, 2013, 01:43:39 AM »

I'd never expect to see a trickster with self-doubt issues. This game has everything.

We have magic to spare, even if hunting grants little in the way of food. 5