Succubus Manor - A sim magician game.

[Iced Fairy]

Actually, I have a twink question: If we cast Enhance Devil on a devil and then have Helecopter give them a massage that same week, will that help their Exhausted status?

Not really.  They'll feel better about it of course, but Helepolis can't restore magical energy

Spoiler:

yet

[MysTeariousYukari]

I was thinking, for reasearch, maybe we should just finish the Patchy one now, get it out of the way and cut down our biggest issue. We could then put the rest into something else, but I think we should finish the Reasearch for Patchy.

[Kilgamayan]

Shoot, I was hoping we could Enhance Sakaki and get 200 wood for free.

...Maybe we should do that anyway. 200 wood now and 0 wood later is better than 100 wood now and 100 more wood later.

Of course, this begs the question: If a devil is magically exhausted through that spell, does that mean they can't perform any tasks? Or does it just mean they lose their inherent bonus for a week (like +100 wood or +50 cash or whatever)?

[Iced Fairy]

Of course, this begs the question: If a devil is magically exhausted through that spell, does that mean they can't perform any tasks? Or does it just mean they lose their inherent bonus for a week (like +100 wood or +50 cash or whatever)?

They can't perform tasks either.  Their tasks the week they are enhanced are supercharged though.

[MysTeariousYukari]

Is the boost they gain equal to a level or two gained, based on the level most of our Devils are?

Also, our explorer got Night Sever when she leveled, correct? I assume she will also end up getting Winged Slayer and Dimension Slash at some point, if Night Sever refers to what I think it does.

[Hello Purvis]

Idea: Create portal to scrapyard. Allow other dealer to use it on a limited basis for a fee until we can make full use of it.

[Kilgamayan]

That scraps my idea, then, since I want Sakaki on-call to build next week.

A portal to a scrapyard could work, though I worry that the money we'd get from selling it would be less valuable than the iron we'd be losing.

[Hello Purvis]

That's the trick. We take our share, lease out the rest we could have been getting. Once we get a forge going, we stop leasing it out.

[Iced Fairy]

Is the boost they gain equal to a level or two gained, based on the level most of our Devils are?

It's a litteral doubling.  You get two weeks worth of stuff right now at the cost of next weeks stuff.

Also, our explorer got Night Sever when she leveled, correct? I assume she will also end up getting Winged Slayer and Dimension Slash at some point, if Night Sever refers to what I think it does.

You've noticed Ruby's level up origins have been rather eclectic right?   

[mad]

How do the abilities affect Ruby?

Will Mudoon and Night Sever provide more effectiveness or are they simply flavor?

I vote to research the money trees and put the rest into Patchouli's thing.

I also vote to lease, not sell, the portal to the scrapyard after we build it.

Do we have a steady source of gems?

If buying recipies leveled the chef, then perhaps the same could happen for Helepolis. Try that.

[Pesco]

I'm all for hiring out unused facilities for extra income. Though logically, it's going to put quite a bit of stress on us every week.

[Hello Purvis]

I'm all for hiring out unused facilities for extra income. Though logically, it's going to put quite a bit of stress on us every week.

This is a good point, I hadn't considered stress.

Also, let's put Heather to work hunting down some livestock.

[Iced Fairy]

How do the abilities affect Ruby?

Rubies level indicates the areas she can safely loot.  Hitting her will double her level.

Will Mudoon and Night Sever provide more effectiveness or are they simply flavor?

Flavor.

[Hello Purvis]

If we're going to do the leasing idea, it's probably a good idea to get the Office lady working out the details of making it not stressful, while our accountant and Ferra work out how much we can lease without causing an impact on current and future iron intakes.

[Kasu]

If we're going to do the leasing idea, it's probably a good idea to get the Office lady working out the details of making it not stressful, while our accountant and Ferra work out how much we can lease without causing an impact on current and future iron intakes.

Agreed.

Also, I'm on board with the idea of pouring all of the research into Patchy's thing and using the remainder (if any) for Money Trees. 

If possible, get Helepolis to massage Joan in an attempt to relax her due to the injuries.

If we send Heather to find livestock, maybe we should Ruby with her for protection (assuming she goes looking for wild animals).

Might as well get us a massage while we're at it.

Lastly, I think we should get Apophis to search out some books on architecture around town.

[Hello Purvis]

We should name the Artisan. We should name her Kirala.

[Kasu]

We should name the Artisan. We should name her Kirala.

I thought you guys wanted to build the portal to the scrapyard?

Well either way, I support the naming of the Artisan.

[Hello Purvis]

...Oh right. We don't have excess mana this time. Name next time, I suppose.

Also: Send the White Mask to accompany Heather and keep things under control.

[mad]

Since we're building a portal which prevents us from having 100 mana, let's convert the remainder into wood.

[Hello Purvis]

Mai can do that.

[Dorian White]

I think we should proceed with the naming, there are only 3 left and all increase income, so why not finish that before we jump to the next "construction site"? Cause with that increased income we can think about renting a Foundry till we have our own instead of renting out our Portal.

Also we need to use some kind of standardisation so let's Ferra and/or Eskarina look for some "Engineering Reference/Data Books".

[Suwako Moriya]

Naming can wait a turn or two, none of the remaining devils have useful enough functions to warrant taking priority over increasing our wood and iron intake this turn.

Artisan can be named next turn. I'd like to see their Atelier built right after the Casting Chamber, too, given how cheap it is.

[Iced Fairy]

Hm....  Checking over things, I think something important might have been overlooked as fluff (or it could be you all know and aren't worried).

Makai is something of a contained space.  While giving people access to a resource portal will get lots of money, letting people know you can create portals will cause your notoriety to skyrocket.

[Hello Purvis]

Another point.

I step down from being for it to being neutral. Too much notoriety at once would be a bad thing.

[Kasu]

Another point.

I step down from being for it to being neutral. Too much notoriety at once would be a bad thing.

This would is true...  I think we should name the Artisan for now then.

[Hello Purvis]

Naw, making the portal is one thing. Sharing knowledge is another.

Resources are our big crunch, so the artisan can wait.

[Dorian White]

Is there a specific time when we cast the spells or can we use them as we like?
For example: Cast Enhance Devil on Sakaki on the first day of the week and Cure Devil on the last day.

[Iced Fairy]

Is there a specific time when we cast the spells or can we use them as we like?
For example: Cast Enhance Devil on Sakaki on the first day of the week and Cure Devil on the last day.

Yes, but it won't do anything in this case.  The exhaustion kicks in at the start of the next week, so any attempt to cure it must wait until then.

Cure devil alone also won't deal with the magical exhaustion (since it's also a mental effect), though it would be better then nothing.  It might allow the devil to perform their basic tasks to some degree.

[Iced Fairy]

Okay, I think I cleared out all the conflicting orders by using unoccupied devils to cover.  So here we go.

Week 11 Results

Research Phase

Research for Patchouli - 80

Yuki: "Finally.  That's done."
You've finished your initial work on the devils.

Money Tree -       40

Yuki: "You use gems as seeds.  How surprising. :< "

Yuki nodded as she confirmed the circles were all in place, then finished the incantation.  As the universe warped she proclaimed, "Your name is Kirala!"

The devil blinked then shrugged, "Thought you'd have given Sakaki that name, but I like it."

Yuki considered the matter.  "Actually that's a good point.  What is it that you do?"

Kirala pulled out her satchel and opened it to reveal a startling array of tools.  "I make works of art.  Toys, jewelry and paintings most frequently."

Yuki considered the matter for a moment.  "So what's the difference between you and Ferra?"

Kirala sniffed dismissivly.  "Ferra makes tools, I make art.  As for roles, Ferra is more directly physical while I...."

"Not the part I need to know," Yuki waved the matter off.  "Do you know gemcutting?"

Kirala's smile returned.  "Of course!  I'm even able to cut gems to be fit for magical work.  If you want, I can put the money I get from crafting into acquiring raw gems and cutting them to your specifications."

"Would that actually be better then buying gems?" Yukai asked.

Kirala thought over the matter for a bit.  "I'll need to check with Hibachi, but I'm pretty certain we can make a profit there."

Yuki smiled.  "That's great!  Even if I don't need the gems we can sell them for quick money then.  I'll let you get to work!"

"Ah, Miss Yuki.  A request!"  Kirala pulled out a sketchpad and some pencils.  "I'd like my first painted as a named devil to be of you."

Yuki actually felt herself blush at the request.  "I'd be honored.  And I suppose I have some free time right now if you wanted to start."

Kirala nodded.  "That's great.  In that case let me get my easel while you strip."

"....  I'm honored, but my first painting will NOT be a nude."

"Damn."

Spells:
You name Kirala
As a named devil her level is automatically increased by one.  For naming a devil, Morale and Max Morale have increased by 5.

Kirala  Artisan   1   +10 income, + 2 gems.

Kirala:  "With an Atlier I could get work done a lot faster.  I love my sisters, but they get in the way all the time."

Special Actions
1: Hibachi - Use Currency, Acquire Wood

Hibachi: "On it!  Let's see, trying not to break the market again, so no trickle down hogwash.  But if I...."

Hibachi acquires 47 wood for $677

2: Ruby - Get Gems

Ruby: "I've heard something about a City of Gold...."

Ruby gained 45 XP!
JACKPOT!
5 iron, $441 in assorted coins, 34 gems, $237 in jewelry (after removing the gems)
Ruby is low on HP/MP

Ruby: "Why was there a Dragon in the Ancient Mayan City?  Oh well, at least it wasn't immune to Dark.  Mind if I take next week off?"

3 + 4: Eskarina + Apophis - Book Hunting.

Eskarina - "I found something about hot springs for Helepolis, but we'd need a bigger house for that."
Apophis - "I think I may have an idea there...."

Helepolis max level raised.
Apophis discovered how to reduce the cost of a mansion by 28 wood / 30 iron.

5: Helepolis - Give Joan a massage

Yuki: "Note to Apophis.  Study needs more soundproofing."

Joan is healed.  You gain 1 stress.

6: Heather -  Hunt down livestock

Heather: "I got some red rabbits.  They breed three times faster then normal ones!"

Gained 50 income.  Income for the next two months increased by 50.

7: Sakaki - Get more wood.

Sakaki: "Doing overtime then!"

You gained 25 more wood.

8: The White Fox strikes!

Event unlocked!

Elspeth quietly opened the hidden door for Yuki, then followed her down.  "Seriously, what is Mai doing?" Yuki groused.  "I suppose beating up criminals can be fun but...."

"The pursuit of criminals isn't fun.  It's justice Black Cat."  Yuki jumped as Mai appeared behind her.  "What the heck?  How'd you sneak up on me while wearing that white outfit?  And what's that Black Cat thing?"

"Your costume Mistress," Elspeth said, pointing towards a manaquin that was wearing a black leather combat outfit.  Yuki noticed the ears as well.

Yuki shook her head vigorously.  "Not a chance."

"Then you would leave this city to danger?  Would you seriously ignore the crimes of the Axe Gang just because you don't want to wear a mask?"

Yuki buried her face in her hands.  "I'm ignoring their crimes because they're a CRIME CARTEL.  We don't want to get involved in that."

Mai pointed at her.  "Can you say that knowing the victims they will leave behind!?"

Elspeth leaned over and whispered in Yuki's ear.  "They heard about us recently.  Mai thinks they're going to try a raid unless someone distracts them."

Yuki paused.  "Oh."  After a moment she began to see the brilliance of Mai's strategy.  With a couple of masked crime fighters running about people would investigate the perfectly normal mansion outside of town less.

"Alright.  Let's do this Mai."

"Good call.  But first Black Cat, we must train..."

***

Shinki looked down from the fortress Pandemonium and considered the matter for a moment.  Then she signaled for her maid to attend her.  Yumeko phased through the walls to get to her goddesses side.

"Yes Lady Shinki?"

Shinki pointed at the large bonfire in the rich quarter of the city.  "What's that there?  I can tell it's not a normal fire."

Yumeko looked down at the area then nodded.  "It seems to be the complex of one of the criminal groups you allowed to exist, since squashing them out only seemed to cause more wars to break out."

Shinki considered the matter.  "Hm... I guess I should look at it directly."  The goddess of Makai closed her eyes and allowed her mind to gaze on the events of the past.

After a few seconds she smiled.  "We I suppose things like this happen now and then.  Be a dear and make sure it doesn't escalate too much would you Yumeko?"

***

Yuki swore as Marie wrapped the bandaged around her torso.  "Damn it, be more careful."

Marie glared at her.  "I told you, no pain pills until you explain HOW you broke your ribs."

Yuki grimiced.  This was going to be another long day....

Events:
The Event was "Canceled."  We shall never speak of this again. 
Yuki was lightly injured but healed by Marie.
You gained 7 stress and lost 2 notoriety.

Elle is restless.
From this weeks work you gained 5 stress

[Iced Fairy]

Week 11

Current Stats

Wood	475	Gems	57
Iron	175	Money	1156
Research	120	Mana	100
Defense	200	Notoriety	98
Stress	16%	Morale	124/150

Income - 241 + 9

First post for current devil list

Market

Asset	Buy Price	Sell Price
Wood	27+5	11+5
Gems	94	55
Iron	49	22

Build - You can build the following structures:
Casting Chamber  - 475 wood 95 iron    - Mana +50, Allows more structures
Ranch                         - 475 wood                    - Raises Farmhand?s level
Wall         - 95 wood   - Increases Defense
Bigger Library                      - 475 wood                                  - Raises Eskarina's level
Lab                               - 475 wood, 190 iron                 - Raises Eskarina's level
Bar                               - 190 wood                          - Raises Bartender's level
Office                       - 495 wood                          - Raises Elle's level
Foundry                        - 380 iron                          - Raises Ferra's level
Atlier                       - 47 wood, 24 iron, 19 gems   - Raises Artisan's level
Wine Cellar                    - 495 wood, 95 iron, 9 gems   - Raises Butler's level
Mansion                          - 922 wood, 920 iron       - Allows all structures to be built
Artificers Forge       - 95 gems, 190 iron    -  Can forge tools and other artifacts.

Research - You can research the following things.  Spells in italics are halfway finished.
Transmute Gems to Wood:
Transmute Gems to Iron:
Defense Tower: - 30
New attacks:
Money Trees - 40


Spells - You may cast the following spells:
Name Devil - 100 mana - Special: You must name the devil. - Pick an unnamed devil.  That devil gains the name you desire and 1 level of skill immediately.  In addition, named devils are far more likely to succeed at special tasks and add to defense.  Named devils may gain other special abilities as well.
Create Money - 1 mana - Creates $2
Create Wood - 5 mana - Creates 1 wood
Create Iron - 10 mana - Creates 1 iron
Create Gems - 20 mana - Creates 1 gem
Charm Devil - 10 mana - Removes negative mental effects from a devil.  Costs morale.
Cure Devil - 30 mana - Heals a Devil of any physical condition. Nameless devils cost 1 gem more.  Removing Death costs 5 gems more.
Enhance Devil - 50 mana - Doubles Devils effectiveness at the cost of a week of exhaustion.  Only affects named devils.
Empower Gem - 1 gem 100 mana - Gives you 50 mana to use later.
Planar Portal - 10 gems 50 mana or 15 gems 100 mana - Creates a portal to a location inside/outside of Makai.

Special Actions - Maximum 7 - Limit one per devil/magician
Stress Relief - Helepolis.  Removes d10+5 stress.
Grind levels - Ruby.  Helps (slowly but safely) level Ruby and gets random drops.
Dance Party - Requires Dancer, Bartender.  Devils do not become bored at the end of the week.  Morale may be gained, and stress may be gained or lost depending on RNG.  This party costs d4 * 4d10 in cash.  Butler can decrease the multiplier.
Fight Crime - Mai.  This weeks event is canceled and reduces notoriety.  Mai and Yuki may be injured.
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