A Different World: Civilization's Dawn [OOC|Open]

[Ralnis]

RNGsus has given me four girls in a row. Me thinks I might become a matriarchy this time boys.

Better than my Lord of the Flies nation I got running.

[The Empire of Tau]

I gonna make a magic system from Beans. Beanmagic.

[Nuxipal]

RNGsus has given me four girls in a row. Me thinks I might become a matriarchy this time boys.

*Looks at the children I've had*

Right, so find the other nomads. Nothing can go wrong there...

[Ralnis]

So with the new magic systems, which ones are your favorites so far?

[Theyra]

Can't get a break with research it seems.

[The GAmeTopians]

I'll hopefully add lore tomorrow, just don't want to hold up the update frequency. Been doing dorm move-in, hopefully I won't have to do dorm move-out in the next week

[Nuxipal]

*Looks over the posts so far today*

I have a suspicion we aren't getting an update today.

[The Federation of Kendor]

I just posted

[Olthenia]

A suggested update for the Khortuun's archive entry.

Khortuun
Desert (Rift Valley): Brown Mushrooms, Black Beans, Chill Berries | Mud-Daub Walled Cave (2/4) (Tier 1: 10 Inhabitants), Vast Black Bean Planting (8), Tiny Brown Mushroom Planting (1), Camel Herd (2)
(11) Harro (M, Sc, 45) | Kadima (F, Wa, 45) | Wylla (F, S, 46) | Matha (F, W, 44) | Zebas (M, S, 43) | Ohan (M, W, 24) | Yantewe (M, Wa, 24) | Seypelli (M, S, 23) | Ykka (F, W, 18) | Ginnem (M, 12) | Namsut (F, 4)
26 Bones, 23 Hides, 3 Rope, 1 Copper Ore, 1 Flint, 1 Lizard, 2 Obsidian, 1 Humming Crystal
2 Flint Work-Blades, 1 Flint Spear, 1 Woven-Grass Net, 3 Slings, 1 Flint Pickaxe
Knowledge: Horticulture, Copper Smelting, Chill Berry Comprehension, Slings, Fungiculture

North: (Desert-Rift Valley) Humming Crystals, Native Copper, Black Beans, Brown Mushrooms
Southwest: (Desert) Obsidian, Dromedaries, Prickly Pear
West: (Desert) Striding Lizards, Black Beans, Obsidian
East (Desert) Green Ore(?), Strange Beasts(?), Chill Berries

[G-Tech Corporation]

A suggested update for the Khortuun's archive entry.

Khortuun
Desert (Rift Valley): Brown Mushrooms, Black Beans, Chill Berries | Mud-Daub Walled Cave (2/4) (Tier 1: 10 Inhabitants), Vast Black Bean Planting (8), Tiny Brown Mushroom Planting (1), Camel Herd (2)
(11) Harro (M, Sc, 45) | Kadima (F, Wa, 45) | Wylla (F, S, 46) | Matha (F, W, 44) | Zebas (M, S, 43) | Ohan (M, W, 24) | Yantewe (M, Wa, 24) | Seypelli (M, S, 23) | Ykka (F, W, 18) | Ginnem (M, 12) | Namsut (F, 4)
26 Bones, 23 Hides, 3 Rope, 1 Copper Ore, 1 Flint, 1 Lizard, 2 Obsidian, 1 Humming Crystal
2 Flint Work-Blades, 1 Flint Spear, 1 Woven-Grass Net, 3 Slings, 1 Flint Pickaxe
Knowledge: Horticulture, Copper Smelting, Chill Berry Comprehension, Slings, Fungiculture

North: (Desert-Rift Valley) Humming Crystals, Native Copper, Black Beans, Brown Mushrooms
Southwest: (Desert) Obsidian, Dromedaries, Prickly Pear
West: (Desert) Striding Lizards, Black Beans, Obsidian
East (Desert) Green Ore(?), Strange Beasts(?), Chill Berries

Really I'm just lazy about renaming children.

[Lazarian]

Update today? Think we’re only missing Holy Ted and Novas.

[Olthenia]

Darn. I appear to be lost in a big ol' desert with no way out.

[Ralnis]

Darn. I appear to be lost in a big ol' desert with no way out.

I know how that feels in Xcotl.

[G-Tech Corporation]

Update today? Think we’re only missing Holy Ted and Novas.

Certainly so. I think Novas and I have cleared up his concerns.

Speaking of which, so, this is a question for everyone: how would you like combat handled? Obviously I would prefer to co-writes, but I don't see that being very feasible if I want to maintain a daily update rate, or even bi-daily. I know I don't share timezones with many people here. Are folks okay with a certain amount of RNG, and writing detailed plans in their posts?

[Olthenia]

Update today? Think we’re only missing Holy Ted and Novas.

Certainly so. I think Novas and I have cleared up his concerns.

Speaking of which, so, this is a question for everyone: how would you like combat handled? Obviously I would prefer to co-writes, but I don't see that being very feasible if I want to maintain a daily update rate, or even bi-daily. I know I don't share timezones with many people here. Are folks okay with a certain amount of RNG, and writing detailed plans in their posts?

I certainly am.

[Lazarian]

Update today? Think we’re only missing Holy Ted and Novas.

Certainly so. I think Novas and I have cleared up his concerns.

Speaking of which, so, this is a question for everyone: how would you like combat handled? Obviously I would prefer to co-writes, but I don't see that being very feasible if I want to maintain a daily update rate, or even bi-daily. I know I don't share timezones with many people here. Are folks okay with a certain amount of RNG, and writing detailed plans in their posts?

I think it should be as risky and dangerous as possible. If you don't write out a detailed battle plan, half the tribe should get wiped!

...I mean, maybe that's on the far end of opinions, but warfare is a real and dangerous occasion.

[Nuxipal]

Certainly so. I think Novas and I have cleared up his concerns.

Speaking of which, so, this is a question for everyone: how would you like combat handled? Obviously I would prefer to co-writes, but I don't see that being very feasible if I want to maintain a daily update rate, or even bi-daily. I know I don't share timezones with many people here. Are folks okay with a certain amount of RNG, and writing detailed plans in their posts?

I think it should be as risky and dangerous as possible. If you don't write out a detailed battle plan, half the tribe should get wiped!

...I mean, maybe that's on the far end of opinions, but warfare is a real and dangerous occasion.

Writing up a detailed battle plan? For what, how man steps warrior A and Scout B take before they stab with their spear or shoot their bow? That would not be how combat worked for inter-tribal disputes anyway. Most of the combat will be ambush related and heavily favoring the attacker. Some kind of system where scouts and hunters can provide potential knowledge of incoming attackers. I suggest 2 hunters = 33% chance and 1 scout = 66% chance. All rolled individually of course.

Combat in this era should be primarily RNG with modifiers for weapons available and armor/clothing types. If a settlement/encampment is not aware of the attackers they just take an initial penalty. Tribes should be highly unlikely to be wiped out. Instead, captives could be taken and goods stolen. That would be the most likely outcome. Dead combatants are a possibility, but not inevitable. Though, if an attacking party has more than 25% of them die its highly unlikely they will continue. Same with 50% injury rate. Defenders would be more resilient imo. 50% combatant death or 75% injury rate would cause the defenders to flee with anyone they can get away from the camp. Attackers should be highly unlikely to pursuit any defenders who flee as the chances of being ambushed and slain are highly increased here. Of course, a defending player that loses a fight may just find their entire camp looted and many things broken if they return when its safe. If they choose to return, any injured combatants who didn't escape may be taken captive or simply have been left there to die, with a chance they are already dead of course. It would be a major event for a tribe's history and would likely shape their worldview going forward should they face this kind of devastation and then survive to tell their descendants.

[Lazarian]

Writing up a detailed battle plan? For what, how man steps warrior A and Scout B take before they stab with their spear or shoot their bow?

Well...okay, maybe not that detailed.

I think it would be wise to put in more than "These three guys attack X tribe." For example, I'd mention slipping in during the night, and then breaking back towards certain terrain. But yeah, RNG heavy is the way to go.

[Novas Arcanum]

I'd prefer collab posts to be honest even if it means waiting a day or so, unless battles are going to become much more frequent.

[Novas Arcanum]

So with the new magic systems, which ones are your favorites so far?

Just saw this question now XD

Well I've really come to appreciate the less flashy schools of magic, I'm itching to heavily use geolocus and wyrd this iteration. I envision a empire crisscrossed with a massive network of leyline trains, geolocus gateways, and other huge infrastructure projects.

Also magic systems that aid in logistics and supply lines.

[Nuxipal]

@G: For my mess of an exploration, I just made a grid system for it all with my original position as (0,0)

Current Location: (-1,0)

Centered (0,2): (Forest) Mallorn, Chestnuts, Malachite
West (-1,2): (Plains River NS) Pumpkins, Black Bears, Flax
Southwest (-1,1): (Plains River - N) Pumpkins, Raccoons, Meteoric Iron
Northwest (-1,3): (Plains River - NS) Firs, Strawberries, Flax
South of Southwest (-1,0): (Plains) Unicorns, Seedgrass, Malachite - Nirari Tribe Location
South of South (0,0): (Forest) Chestnuts, Grizzlies, Malachite
West of West (-2,2): (Plains) Firebore Bees, Clover, Black Bears
West of Northwest (-2,3): (Plains) Firs, Strawberries, Rubies
South of South of Southwest (-1,-1): (Mountains) Coneflowers, Garnierite, Snow Wolves

[Olthenia]

Do the efforts of Scholars stack? I've always assumed they did - but come to think of it, I'm not entirely sure why.

Guys? Your thoughts on this?

[Novas Arcanum]

I think thet do

[The Federation of Kendor]

Welp. Sorry that I can't post today. I got very busy. Also I unfortunately have to sleep now.

Btw, I wonder why do I fail getting a second child so many times in a row?

[Lazarian]

I always like reading the Khortuun posts.