In Luce Intelligentiae, An Epoch Tale. (OOC/Interest/Open)

[The Empire of Pretantia]

Bitch, this isn't the hellenic era! This. Is. STONE AGE!!!

SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST, BITCH! WAIT TILL THE IRON AGE TO BE A PUSSY!

I meant later on, god dammit.

Eventually.

[Alouite]

I am, just not in war. The Ver!tch won't be powerful until we get organized and are civilized.

The Oni are powerful all the way through, until damn claustrophobic shit rolls out.

The Atlas will fuckin' rule the mountains, good luck attacking an uphill army bitches!

[The Empire of Pretantia]

The Oni are powerful all the way through, until damn claustrophobic shit rolls out.

The Atlas will fuckin' rule the mountains, good luck attacking an uphill army bitches!

What page is your app again?

Also, remember the basic principle of natural selection.

[Alouite]

The Atlas will fuckin' rule the mountains, good luck attacking an uphill army bitches!

What page is your app again?

Also, remember the basic principle of natural selection.

Page Uno. The Reptilia Humanum.

[Mishmahig]

I am, just not in war. The Ver!tch won't be powerful until we get organized and are civilized.

The Oni are powerful all the way through, until damn claustrophobic shit rolls out.

Once we're organized, our warriors and spitters will be able to stand toe-to-toe with most. We'll be weak in a few key ways, but hey, no fun otherwise, right? Our warriors have a thick exoskeleton that protects them from most ranged missiles, forcing anyone to close to actually attack, where their razor-sharp chelae come into play. Meantime, the scouts act as cavalry, and the spitters are ranged weapons.

Our weakness is intelligence. The average Ver!tch is as intelligent as everyone else, but the warriors, the workers, and the spitters are entirely obedient and unintelligent. In human history, a good general makes or breaks an army---this is even more true for the Ver!tch.

I just have to survive until then >.>

[The Empire of Pretantia]

The Oni are powerful all the way through, until damn claustrophobic shit rolls out.

Once we're organized, our warriors and spitters will be able to stand toe-to-toe with most. We'll be weak in a few key ways, but hey, no fun otherwise, right? Our warriors have a thick exoskeleton that protects them from most ranged missiles, forcing anyone to close to actually attack, where their razor-sharp chelae come into play. Meantime, the scouts act as cavalry, and the spitters are ranged weapons.

Our weakness is intelligence. The average Ver!tch is as intelligent as everyone else, but the warriors, the workers, and the spitters are entirely obedient and unintelligent. In human history, a good general makes or breaks an army---this is even more true for the Ver!tch.

I just have to survive until then >.>

Easy when you're isolated.

However, I should make note that the Oni don't use missile weapons besides fist-sized rocks, so the joke's on you!

[G-Tech Corporation]

Offhand, I recall someone wanting Section 14, so that might be fun. I also apparently have a cluster of Ancients right off your coast, likely feeding on the brackish river outflow or something of that nature.

That was me. I'll expand into section 14 eventually.

Good, good, but I doubt we'll have much interaction at first, given the size of the Ancients and the inability of the Ver!tch to swim very far.

Ah, should have seen that. You are quite isolated then.

True... that said, schools of Singers may come ashore from time to time to forage: a varied diet is one of the staples of a hunter-gatherer lifestyle, and they would be eager to consume different food sources that didn't have to be carefully husbanded like the resources upon their abodes. Likely that will be how my Basrs acquire the disparate ecosystems I plan on them having, and coastal regions high in moisture may also find patches of shellgrass taking root in areas the Singers have visited. That might not be a good point for interaction, unless the Ver!tch tend towards living along the coasts, but it might be a point once the later Stone Age comes around.

[Alouite]

Our strength will be intelligence as we strive to stay ahead of all other species later on...
Oh and the highland advantage when defending their villages (once we get there).

[The Empire of Pretantia]

Our strength will be intelligence as we strive to stay ahead of all other species later on...

But if you should fail?

Also, remember who to hire when building anti-Oni defenses in the iron and classical ages.

[Alouite]

Our strength will be intelligence as we strive to stay ahead of all other species later on...

But if you should fail?

Also, remember who to hire when building anti-Oni defenses in the iron and classical ages.

No worries, we will definitely know where to go when looking for assistance in wars far in the future, as well as when building anti siege equipment, as long as you avoid going extinct from the many enemies you make.
(I will make a resource map that shall be unbiased soon!)

[Dwartzur]

But if you should fail?

Also, remember who to hire when building anti-Oni defenses in the iron and classical ages.

No worries, we will definitely know where to go when looking for assistance in wars far in the future, as well as when building anti siege equipment, as long as you avoid going extinct from the many enemies you make.
(I will make a resource map that shall be unbiased soon!)

Yaywoo, resources!
(Section 24 surely has lots of minerals!)

[The Empire of Pretantia]

But if you should fail?

Also, remember who to hire when building anti-Oni defenses in the iron and classical ages.

No worries, we will definitely know where to go when looking for assistance in wars far in the future, as well as when building anti siege equipment, as long as you avoid going extinct from the many enemies you make.
(I will make a resource map that shall be unbiased soon!)

As they say: it takes a thief to catch a thief.

[G-Tech Corporation]

Pret, didn't you say Oni were ten feet tall?

[The Empire of Pretantia]

Pret, didn't you say Oni were ten feet tall?

Actually, they're about seven-eight. Azamunga will be ten.

[Mishmahig]

Once we're organized, our warriors and spitters will be able to stand toe-to-toe with most. We'll be weak in a few key ways, but hey, no fun otherwise, right? Our warriors have a thick exoskeleton that protects them from most ranged missiles, forcing anyone to close to actually attack, where their razor-sharp chelae come into play. Meantime, the scouts act as cavalry, and the spitters are ranged weapons.

Our weakness is intelligence. The average Ver!tch is as intelligent as everyone else, but the warriors, the workers, and the spitters are entirely obedient and unintelligent. In human history, a good general makes or breaks an army---this is even more true for the Ver!tch.

I just have to survive until then >.>

Easy when you're isolated.

However, I should make note that the Oni don't use missile weapons besides fist-sized rocks, so the joke's on you!

Semi-effective, then.

Pro-tip, aim for the legs on a Veritch warrior.

That was me. I'll expand into section 14 eventually.

Good, good, but I doubt we'll have much interaction at first, given the size of the Ancients and the inability of the Ver!tch to swim very far.

Ah, should have seen that. You are quite isolated then.

True... that said, schools of Singers may come ashore from time to time to forage: a varied diet is one of the staples of a hunter-gatherer lifestyle, and they would be eager to consume different food sources that didn't have to be carefully husbanded like the resources upon their abodes. Likely that will be how my Basrs acquire the disparate ecosystems I plan on them having, and coastal regions high in moisture may also find patches of shellgrass taking root in areas the Singers have visited. That might not be a good point for interaction, unless the Ver!tch tend towards living along the coasts, but it might be a point once the later Stone Age comes around.

They do tend towards coastline, only because there are stronger predators in the highlands, but they're not coastal-fishing people. The delta will be their primary area of living, but given that there are already half a million of us, there are going to be signs of us nearly everywhere.

I'm not sure how to handle our interactions though. I'd like us to be compatible, but there should be some strife initially (or else things are too easy for the two of us). Also, what is shellgrass?

[G-Tech Corporation]

Pret, didn't you say Oni were ten feet tall?

Actually, they're about seven-eight. Azamunga will be ten.

How in the blue devil does one take down a thirty foot raptor then?

[The Empire of Pretantia]

Actually, they're about seven-eight. Azamunga will be ten.

How in the blue devil does one take down a thirty foot raptor then?

It tripped.

[G-Tech Corporation]

They do tend towards coastline, only because there are stronger predators in the highlands, but they're not coastal-fishing people. The delta will be their primary area of living, but given that there are already half a million of us, there are going to be signs of us nearly everywhere.

I'm not sure how to handle our interactions though. I'd like us to be compatible, but there should be some strife initially (or else things are too easy for the two of us). Also, what is shellgrass?

Hmm. Perhaps competition over particularly calorie-rich plant resources? The Singers are obligate herbivores, so they will be quite put out if they find others harvesting particularly favored fruit sources.

Shellgrass is a tall thick nutty broadleaf grass, with the peculiarity of being particularly well adapted to highly damp and salty environments, as well as being a climbing organism. It needs no soil to grow, and flourishes in the mossy patches upon the armored mantles of Ancients; it makes up the staple food of the Singers. It would also, likely, grow well in brackish deltas and mangrove swamps.

[Mishmahig]

They do tend towards coastline, only because there are stronger predators in the highlands, but they're not coastal-fishing people. The delta will be their primary area of living, but given that there are already half a million of us, there are going to be signs of us nearly everywhere.

I'm not sure how to handle our interactions though. I'd like us to be compatible, but there should be some strife initially (or else things are too easy for the two of us). Also, what is shellgrass?

Hmm. Perhaps competition over particularly calorie-rich plant resources? The Singers are obligate herbivores, so they will be quite put out if they find others harvesting particularly favored fruit sources.

Shellgrass is a tall thick nutty broadleaf grass, with the peculiarity of being particularly well adapted to highly damp and salty environments, as well as being a climbing organism. It needs no soil to grow, and flourishes in the mossy patches upon the armored mantles of Ancients; it makes up the staple food of the Singers. It would also, likely, grow well in brackish deltas and mangrove swamps.

Oh, fantastic, I can certainly see the Ver!tch entering the field of hydroponics very early on with the shellgrass. We'd probably even intersperse them with our nurseries, allowing our young to grow in the "fallow" pools (ones recovering any sort of nutrient content, I'll figure out the scientific basis later), giving us a sense of cycles that would be immensely appealing to the Ver!tch culture.

However, yes, competition over the delta area would be...good, yes...good. I'll make a post later tonight, and you can respond accordingly? Or vice-versa, up to you.

Also, Pret, can I have a raptor be in the jungle around the delta area?

[The Empire of Pretantia]

Hmm. Perhaps competition over particularly calorie-rich plant resources? The Singers are obligate herbivores, so they will be quite put out if they find others harvesting particularly favored fruit sources.

Shellgrass is a tall thick nutty broadleaf grass, with the peculiarity of being particularly well adapted to highly damp and salty environments, as well as being a climbing organism. It needs no soil to grow, and flourishes in the mossy patches upon the armored mantles of Ancients; it makes up the staple food of the Singers. It would also, likely, grow well in brackish deltas and mangrove swamps.

Oh, fantastic, I can certainly see the Ver!tch entering the field of hydroponics very early on with the shellgrass. We'd probably even intersperse them with our nurseries, allowing our young to grow in the "fallow" pools (ones recovering any sort of nutrient content, I'll figure out the scientific basis later), giving us a sense of cycles that would be immensely appealing to the Ver!tch culture.

However, yes, competition over the delta area would be...good, yes...good. I'll make a post later tonight, and you can respond accordingly? Or vice-versa, up to you.

Also, Pret, can I have a raptor be in the jungle around the delta area?

It's not a raptor, it's a Scythid. And yes, as I made these to share. Except the drakes, as I doubt anyone here has the stupidity courage to domesticate it. Except the Oni. Ditto for behemoths.

[Neo-Assyrian Empire]

Am I the only one who thinks the area between the Atlas, Oni and Lycarnians will turn into a bloody battleground?

You aren't the only one. I won't be part of the fight, though. I'll probably just sit atop my mountain like that old haunted house that nobody wants to go near...

[G-Tech Corporation]

Hmm. Perhaps competition over particularly calorie-rich plant resources? The Singers are obligate herbivores, so they will be quite put out if they find others harvesting particularly favored fruit sources.

Shellgrass is a tall thick nutty broadleaf grass, with the peculiarity of being particularly well adapted to highly damp and salty environments, as well as being a climbing organism. It needs no soil to grow, and flourishes in the mossy patches upon the armored mantles of Ancients; it makes up the staple food of the Singers. It would also, likely, grow well in brackish deltas and mangrove swamps.

Oh, fantastic, I can certainly see the Ver!tch entering the field of hydroponics very early on with the shellgrass. We'd probably even intersperse them with our nurseries, allowing our young to grow in the "fallow" pools (ones recovering any sort of nutrient content, I'll figure out the scientific basis later), giving us a sense of cycles that would be immensely appealing to the Ver!tch culture.

However, yes, competition over the delta area would be...good, yes...good. I'll make a post later tonight, and you can respond accordingly? Or vice-versa, up to you.

Righto, I mentioned the Ver!tch in my most recent post as some strange beings the Singers had never encountered before.

I also just realized that each post encompassed 800-900 years, as far as evolution goes.

[Dwartzur]

Am I the only one who thinks the area between the Atlas, Oni and Lycarnians will turn into a bloody battleground?

You aren't the only one. I won't be part of the fight, though. I'll probably just sit atop my mountain like that old haunted house that nobody wants to go near...

Oh, sure. At least you'll try to. With neighbours like the Oni... Trust me, I've tried to do this in other RPs, but sometimes people like to pull you into the fight even if you hold up a sign that reads "I'M MUDAFUGGIN' NEUTRAL, BEECH!"

[Neo-Assyrian Empire]

You aren't the only one. I won't be part of the fight, though. I'll probably just sit atop my mountain like that old haunted house that nobody wants to go near...

Oh, sure. At least you'll try to. With neighbours like the Oni... Trust me, I've tried to do this in other RPs, but sometimes people like to pull you into the fight even if you hold up a sign that reads "I'M MUDAFUGGIN' NEUTRAL, BEECH!"

Yeah. But then again, if I am pulled in to conflict, I'll just try to defend rather than attack the others. A mountain's much more defendable than a plain or forest

[Dwartzur]

Oh, sure. At least you'll try to. With neighbours like the Oni... Trust me, I've tried to do this in other RPs, but sometimes people like to pull you into the fight even if you hold up a sign that reads "I'M MUDAFUGGIN' NEUTRAL, BEECH!"

Yeah. But then again, if I am pulled in to conflict, I'll just try to defend rather than attack the others. A mountain's much more defendable than a plain or forest

Mountain is good. /nod