Succubus Manor - A sim magician game.

[Iced Fairy]

Special note: If you do make the casting chamber you will have an extra 50 mana to cast with this week.

[Serela]

Name Artisan, Research Money Trees, build Casting Chamber or Atlier.

[Kilgamayan]

Yeah, build the Casting Chamber, definitely.

Sounds like we're giving Eskarina the week off to rest up.

I'd suggest finishing research into Money Trees (or at least trying) and dumping the rest into something else that affects our building materials, preferably with the intent of making them more efficient. Any ideas?

[Iced Fairy]

Name Artisan

You did name the artisan, Kirala.

Waitress and Bartender are the only unnamed devils.

Sounds like we're giving Eskarina the week off to rest up.

Actually Ruby is the one down for the count.  I'll mark that on the list.

[Doll.S CUBE]

I say build casting chamber, put all research into defense tower, we don't really need money right now. We should use our mana to name the bartender and enhance Eskarina, gotta research more. Give Ruby a rest too.

[Serela]

Memory lapse, name Bartender instead then.

[Hello Purvis]

>Build casting chamber
>Name the bartender Shotglass
>Have Mai create a portal to that scrapyard with the excess mana from making the casting chamber
>Get a massage from Helepolis
>Have Eskarina look up a good place to find more gems.
>Let Ruby have the day off.

[Serela]

>Name the bartender Shotglass

I dunno... I mean, Shotglass? It's like naming an artist Paintbrush. Even if it is a reference.

[Kasu]

>Build casting chamber
>Name the bartender Shotglass
>Have Mai create a portal to that scrapyard with the excess mana from making the casting chamber
>Get a massage from Helepolis
>Have Eskarina look up a good place to find more gems.
>Let Ruby have the day off.

I agree with all of this, although maybe we should name the Bartender something else. Like Cheers.

We should give Elle something to do to relieve her restlessness.

Lastly, I think we should research Defense Tower, this week and pour the rest into Money Trees.

I have a quick question...  Just out of curiosity is it possible to obtain more Devils somehow?

[Suwako Moriya]

Name the bartender Moe. Claim it's the two-syllable one.

[Iced Fairy]

I have a quick question...  Just out of curiosity is it possible to obtain more Devils somehow?

For my sanity, no.  Sorry

[Iced Fairy]

Currently you've got 2 special actions* and the Bartender has no majority for a name (Shotglass and Moe each have 1 vote)

1 - Hunt down a Gem Mine
2 - Get a massage
(Having Mai cast a spell is flavor and doesn't need an action, and Ruby will auto rest unless called up)

[Kilgamayan]

Have Heather work on growing something. Let's try corn this time, I guess.

Have Hibachi buy 10 Iron. If Ferra is not required for Casting Chamber construction, send Ferra with her to make sure she gets quality goods.

Have Glenda and Maya go out and put on a show somewhere.

Have Elle generally organize the office - paperwork, supplies, etc. Have Alouette and Elspeth assist her.

Have Cassia research ways we might be able to bring the market price of wood back down.

[Kasu]

Might want to consider asking Heather to plant fruit-bearing trees eventually, as they might give us an income boost from time to time and they wouldn't need to be replanted.

[Kilgamayan]

We can do that instead. Corn was just the first thing to come to mind.

[Hello Purvis]

Fruit trees take years to grow. Unless you're intending to steal them from elsewhere.

[Kasu]

It'd be nice if we could get our hands on some books that'd allow us to research time-based magic and/or enchantments of that nature.

[Dorian White]

Let's Eskarina and/or Mai calculate if our library is already big enough to get a constant L-space access. If we mess around with time and space we should do it right.^^
Also we should assign Waitress to establish some kind of cafeteria/canteen for the Devils.

[Iced Fairy]

Let's Eskarina and/or Mai calculate if our library is already big enough to get a constant L-space access. If we mess around with time and space we should do it right.^^

Alas, that secret knowledge is only in the hands of Koakuma (Librarian).  You don't want to be MORE in debt to Patchouli.  That would just suck.

[Dorian White]

Than back to the Engineering Reference/Data Books, does Makai even have a standardized Systems of measurement?

[Iced Fairy]

Than back to the Engineering Reference/Data Books, does Makai even have a standardized Systems of measurement?

Makai doesn't have standardized measurements, but Magicians do, and since Magicians buy a lot of random goods everyone just uses that standard.  So you won't have to worry about being cheated due to unit conversion.  You just have to be worried about being cheated because you're buying from devils.

[mad]

After naming the bartender, I vote that we create the portal to the scrapyard to boost iron production.

[MysTeariousYukari]

> For the Bartender, how about combining the names? Moe von Shotglass or sumthin If no one likes that, I'll vote for Moe.

[Iced Fairy]

Week 12 Results

Building Phase

Sakaki: "Gentlemen, Behold!"

Yuki: "If there's corn there I'm going to have to set you on fire."

Sakaki: "Sheesh, so Paranoid.  Anyway the chambers all set up.  We might even be able to build a Tower over it.  Don't know if that helps though."

You built a fine casting chamber.  With it focusing the ambient energy you gain 50 mana.

Research Phase

You researched the Money Tree spell
1 gem and 5 mana become $5 income

Yuki: "That doesn't seem cost effective.  At least we don't have to wait for the trees to grow."

Yuki: "Wait a minute..."

Can research Rapid Growth

Defense Tower - 60

Yuki: "Halfway there...."

Yuki sighed.  She SHOULD be focusing on the spell, but a bigger problem had distracted her.  Fortunately Mai had taken over.

"What's the problem Miss Yuki?" Bartender asked worriedly.

Yuki grimiced.  "I don't have a name!"

The magician began to pace, drawing a glare from Mai.  "Bartenders need evocative names!  Yet their names should also be plain.  There are layers of intricacy here that I just don't know if I'm up to covering!"

Bartender looked at her with wide eye.  "Miss Yuki.  I didn't know you were so knowledgeable about these matters.  I'm touched..."

Yuki managed a nervous chuckle.  "It's a side hobby.  Anyway you're the one screwed if I do this wrong, you have any suggestions?"

Bartender smiled.  "Simple.  We keep both my true name and my common name secret and I go by a third alias."

Yuki gazed at the devil.  "That's terribly overcomplicated.  I like it.  Mai, you do the naming, and I'll do the strange confusing part."

Mai looked back and forth at the two, the shrugged and finished the spell.  The other magician said something during the blast, but Yuki couldn't make it out.

After Yuki was sure the magic had died down she walked forward.  "Okay, how about you call yourself 'Shotglass' at the bar and pretend your real name is 'Moe?'"

Bartender thought about it for a while.  "That works."  Then she smiled and pulled out a bottle.  "So let's celebrate with body shots!"

Yuki smacked the devil upside the head.  "Not a chance.  Get the top shelf stuff, then we'll talk."

Mai shook her head again.

Spells:
You name Moe, or "Shotglass" or something.  You might be drunk.
As a named devil her level is automatically increased by one.  For naming a devil, Morale and Max Morale have increased by 5.

"Shotglass"   Bartender    1   +$25 income.

"Shotglass" - "I'd probably do much much better if I had a bar to tend."

You open a portal to the scrapyard.
Scrapyard portal constructed.

Mai: "I hope nothing wanders through."

Special Actions
1: Eskarina - Find Gems



2: Heather - Corn!

Heather: "Oh I built a grain silo to hold the crop after it's harvested.  Is that okay?"

+372 income next month.

3: Hibachi - Get 10 iron

Hibachi: "The bad news is I dropped my purse.  The good news is that everyone was so busy picking up the money they didn't see me stealing the iron."

Lost $57 gained 10 iron.

4 - Waitress - Get a canteen going

Waitress: "Well if we move that here an this there...  Wait the doors blocked then."

Failure.

Waitress: "Sorry!  Maybe if I had a name...."

5: Glenda - Takarazuka work

Glenda: "You could join too Mis Yuki.  I've got the perfect roles for you and Miss Mai."

Glenda makes an additional $87

6: Elle - Organize the office

Elle: "Waitress!  What are you doing?  And get back here and fill out an expense report Glenda!  Don't just toss the money on the table."

Failure.  But no stress for you because that's her job~!

7: Cassia - Fix the economy.

Cassia: "At least we're dealing with it before it's totally broken."

Wood prices have normalized.

8: Get a Massage

Helepolis: "Ah sorry about the noise last week...."

Yuki: "Mrph, it's okay...."

10 stress has gone away.

Yuki nodded to Allouette as she set the tea down.  "Is there anything else today Alouette?"

The maid nodded.  "Actually yes Miss Yuki.  We've heard reports that someone from outside Makai has broken in.  They're wandering about like normal, attacking any who cross their path."

Yuki frowned.  "Are they likely to come here?"

"It does seem possible."

"Are they dangerous?"

Alouette shook her head.  "They're using danmaku it seems.  Or something very close."

Yuki thought about it for a moment.  "Well then, let's greet her properly.  I'll get Mai while you prepare the entertainment."

***

Vivit: "Excuse me, I'm looking for the fortress of Pandemonium."

Yuki: "Sorry, they've already got a maid."

Vivit: "I'm not trying to join thier maid crew."

Yuki: "Well we could tell you, but first we think you should pay us back for our time.  Right Mai?"

Mai: " :3"

Vivit: "Fine.  I'll give you all the danmaku you can take!"

Event:
Vivit attacked!  She beat you in the end, but you forced her to continue.

This was all danmaku, so no one was actually hurt.  Morale increased by 2

For this weeks work you gain 2 stress

[Iced Fairy]

Week 13

Current Stats

Wood	100	Gems	49
Iron	105	Money	1478
Research	120	Mana	150
Defense	205	Notoriety	98
Stress	8%	Morale	131/155

Income - 283 + 9 (+400)

First post for current devil list

Market

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

Build - You can build the following structures:
Tower  - 950 wood, 475 iron, 48 gems    - Mana +50
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 - 90
New attacks -
Rapid Growth -


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.
Money Tree - 1 gem, 5 mana - Ads 5 income
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.
Write in

[mad]

Build the Atlier.

We should do something with all our money, I propose Hibachi buy lots of books preferably on smithing. Ferra should probably go with her.

Research defense tower and put the rest into rapid growth.

What are the effects of researching new attacks? Do they only affect our personal ability or can Joan and Ruby take advantage of this?

Shouldn't Ferra's production be increased to reflect the easier access to the scrapyard?

I propose the planting of 10 money trees. even though we have quite a bit of cash it seems we still don't have enough to buy the materials to construct anything we can't already construct.

Ruby should look for a gem mine.

Glenda and Maya put on another show

[Iced Fairy]

What are the effects of researching new attacks? Do they only affect our personal ability or can Joan and Ruby take advantage of this?

Personal ability, but that factors into defense and other matters.  For example considering how poorly I rolled for Vivit it's quite possible New Attacks would have made her game over even with continues.

Shouldn't Ferra's production be increased to reflect the easier access to the scrapyard?

Ferra's forge can't handle the workload.  The Foundary could, so creating it will actually raise Ferra's level by 2.

[Kilgamayan]

Sounds like a good enough reason to start buying and magic-making Iron to me.

[Hello Purvis]

Might as well name the Waitress as well; perhaps we'll have an event from it.

Let's name her Elmina.

[Pesco]

Because using the table function is cool. Quote my post to see how it's done.

Build - You can build the following structures: Tower 950 wood, 475 iron, 48 gems Mana +50 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.