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[hostergaard]

Chapter 1: From the mud he came...

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Ah, sweet music! Sweet looooove!

What can I say? I am a master of both.

From childhood I could bring out the most dazzling melodies from my harp with ease. I would let my voice be carried by the harps brittle tones to all the corners of the elven glade that was my home for all to enjoy. I would skip and sing along the forest edge from dawn to twilight, the trees swaying to my tune and the animals bucking and hopping along with me, attracted and invigorated by my joyful tunes.


Such constant revelry gives one a healthy constitution

As I grew older I would dance in the meadow with the most beautiful maidens that I in all my splendor naturally attracted. Ah, I was the most handsome young elf in the entire forest.


Oh yes, I am quite the looker.


So why am I now sitting in a pile of mud in some godforsaken hamlet?


I don't know why they so love to live in so... so... muddy places!

[kesperan]

Demigod? Thought the rules stated Peasant/Hero only?

[hostergaard]

Really? Fuck! I have played quite some way trough, so that is a bit of a problem. I picked it so I could get musicality as high as possible, I went with peasant first but it had far from enough points, so I just went with demigod, I did not think much about it. Hell, I did not even know what to do with the leftover points so I sort of just threw it in agility since that seemed appropriate to the character.

I think maybe with all the points I spent on musicality the stats even out tough. Shorta. Maybe.

Shit, my bad. Been so long I halfway forgot about the rules, should have read up about them.

[Bralbaard]

Hmmm. If you got quite far already, starting over would be harsh as it was not intentional. Also, only limited time would be available for the rest of your turn, and the adventurers of this character would be lost even if they did happen. Being a demigod however does give advantages other players have not, and would be unfair.

How about you go to the nearest village, locate the nearest peasant, and bodyswap with him using dfhack. He could continue the quest from where the demigod stopped, the story would continue, and would remove the unfair advantage for the rest of the game. Drop any you'll need before bodyswapping so the new character can take them (but not that unfairly gained full steel set of armor)
I'm open to other suggestions too, like giving the character a handicap, like "you can only use musical instruments as weapons" or something.. 
Or we could continue without any restrictions if people agree on that.

I would in any case like to stick to the rules for future turns and keep the game fair for all players. 

As for how to bodyswap, from a discussion earlier in this thread about dfhack:

Point the cursor at whoever it is you want to control and type:
adv-bodyswap force

adv-bodyswap force permanent

[hostergaard]

Ah, I would like not having to bodyswap, as I have already built a bit of a character around him (although, maybe if I found a suitable elf somewhere with high musicality and swapped places without saying anything, as if I always was this dude?). But its funny you should mention only using music instruments...

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...because that is what my character stick actually is. Troubadour using instruments. I have kinda used weapons, but that is only until I found a suitable instrument.

Anyway, how long do I have left? If I have to bodyswap, I need some extra time retraining my adventurer.

[Bralbaard]

Ah, I would like not having to bodyswap, as I have already built a bit of a character around him (although, maybe if I found a suitable elf somewhere with high musicality and swapped places without saying anything, as if I always was this dude?). But its funny you should mention only using music instruments...

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...because that is what my character stick actually is. Troubadour using instruments. I have kinda used weapons, but that is only until I found a suitable instrument.

Anyway, how long do I have left? If I have to bodyswap, I need some extra time retraining my adventurer.

Well I guess you can continue. there are other ways (freely available at the museum) that can cause players to become really powerful really fast, so this should not be a big issue.

For future players, the rules of only peasants/heroes will still apply.

[Bralbaard]

Anyway, how long do I have left? If I have to bodyswap, I need some extra time retraining my adventurer.

The turn limit is one week. You can post the save, and post story updates later.

[Pie Maker]

So, do you have anything new to report, hostergaard?

[Kromgar]

I keep thinking "I should sign up for another turn of the museum"

Then I think man that new update would make the museum so much better with elven retreats, goblin towers/subterranean towers and the mountain homes.

[Timeless Bob]

Why choose either/or?  Why not both?

[StrangeMood]

Read through the whole topic the last couple of weeks, truly awesome read; thanks. Can I sign up for a turn as well?

Thanks again, and looking forward to Hostergaard's story!

[Bralbaard]

I've had a pm from Hostergaard, we'll likely have the save game soon. I'll update the turn list tomorrow, need to get some sleep.

[hostergaard]

Right, I am done with my turn, just need to upload it. Thing is, I am visiting my parents and the internet here is sloooooooww. So it may take some time to upload it.

Will write update soon too. Lots of fun to report.

Edit: Dropbox link: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/v9ksld376suxinn/yo_eGEIdBU

[☼!!Troll Fur Sock!!☼]

K, I will start my turn tomorow. I just got out of a long bath after 10 hours of LARP-ing in full military outfit, about 35 degrees IN SHADOW... I barely can force myself to write this.

[Joost66]

So I know that earlier I entirely flaked out of taking my turn. This is because I was busy with RL things, and 2. I thought my turn was much further away. I've just finished reading through the whole thread over again, and would like to request a spot, if that's okay.