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Yes, but only generic ones and only at the beginning of the game

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Yes, but only for the first few Seasons

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Yes! We need help!

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No Hints, please, I'd rather figure it out on my own

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[Toaster]

So if whoever goes first that year wants to do the Spring special action, no one else can?  Gotcha.

EDIT- How do you get new populations?

[Mephansteras]

So if whoever goes first that year wants to do the Spring special action, no one else can?  Gotcha.

Exactly. However, players turns are going to rotate through the actions 1 at a time. So while the First player will probably be able to get the Spring Special, some of the others (Especially Caravan or Festival of Lights) may be ones where people are going to want to do other stuff that Season before using that Action. This gives people more opportunity to jump in even if someone else technically had an opportunity first.

[Toaster]

EDIT- How do you get new populations?

I out-ninjaed you with the edit.

[Mephansteras]

Ah, yes! Every Spring, after year 1, 4 new population will show up. Their composition will be randomly picked from a pool of 2 Farmers, 2 Laborers, 1 Craftsmen, and 1 Warrior. The players will then select which one they want, starting with the First Player.


I'll be working on getting all the rules up into the rules post today, and tomorrow night I should be able to finish up the prep work for the map/tiles so we'll be able to start. In the meantime, I can do a few small things today.

Starting off, here is the Starting Turn order:

1.Johnfalcon99977
2.Toaster
3.micelus
4.Scelly9


Also, I'll need each of you to decide what Color you each want to represent you on the board. Pick from White, Red, Blue, Green, or Yellow. In case of a tie, we'll decide by turn order.

[Toaster]

So how would we ever get to nine pop for four total actions?

Also I choose Green.

[Mephansteras]

So how would we ever get to nine pop for four total actions?

Also I choose Green.

You will have 6 pop by the end of the game by default. The Spring Special Action allows the player who uses it to gain an extra population in Summer. There are also events that can give players extra population, and Tales cards that could let more players use the Call for Kin action.

I generally assume that everyone is going to end with 7 population, but it is theoretically possible to end the game with 10.

[Mephansteras]

Just so people are aware, the 2nd post is the Rules (which has been updated a good bit since it was first posted) and the 3rd post is going to be the main game post. It contains the current Player Stats as well as the Raider Track. It will also show all Actions that have been taken this Season as well as the Game Board once I have it set up.

[Scelly9]

Red

[Johnfalcon99977]

Green.

Damn it. Ah well, I'll just choo-

Red

SON OF A BITCH.

Fine, I guess I'll be White.

[Toaster]

It goes by turn order, so you can still ninja any color you want since you're first.

[Johnfalcon99977]

Nah, I'll just be white, as much as I would like to be red or Green.

[Toaster]

Playing a card, while done during the action phase, isn't actually an action, correct?

[Mephansteras]

Playing a card, while done during the action phase, isn't actually an action, correct?

Correct.

You should all have your inital hand of cards by now. Some of these may help you in chooseing your starting locations. I'll have the map up tonight (I'm on Pacific Time). In the meantime, you can start thinking about how your cards can help you. Feel free to ask any questions you might have on them, either here in the thread or via PM.

As a note, you'll be choosing starting locations in Reverse Turn Order, so Scelly9 will get first pick of spots. This balances the First Player advantage a bit.

I'll go over the placement of your initial populations once the map is up.

[Toaster]

Spoiler: Fixed up that building table for you. (click to show/hide)

Building	Effect	Cost
Shrine	Can use the Pray Action	3 Wood, 2 Stone, 2 Goods
Watchtower	One reroll in combat vs Raiders	2 Wood
Wooden Palisade	You suffer no Wounds on ties with Raiders, but they still plunder	8 Wood
Dirt Roads	Can place population 3 tiles away instead of 2	None
Long Hall	Gain 1 Respect at the end of each Year. Also saves 1 population from being Weakened during Winter.	2 Stone, 6 Wood, 2 Goods
Fences	Worth 1 Respect. Can be 1 per Farm. Can build 2 per Build Action. Can be Upgraded to Stone Fences.	1 Wood
Paved Roads	Requires Dirt Roads. Can double Trade action.	4 Stone
Stone Fences	Worth 2 Respect. Can be 1 per Farm.	1 Stone
Wooden Houses	Prevents Weakness in Winter. Requires 1 per population. Each action can build 2 pop. worth of Houses.	1 or 2 Wood
Stone Houses	Gain 1 Respect. Can be 1 per population.	1 Stone
Signal Tower	Requires Watchtower. All players with Watchtowers gain an additional reroll of one die vs. Raiders	2 Stone
Stone Walls	You win on ties with Raiders. Replaces Wooden Palisade if you have one.	8 Stone
Grand Hall	Gain 2 Respect at the end of each Year. Replaces Long Hall.	6 Stone, 4 Goods
Granary	Reduces food Rot by 25% (to 0% with Cellars)	4 Wood
Cellars	Reduces food Rot by 25% (to 0% with Granary)	2 Stone

[Mephansteras]

Spoiler: Fixed up that building table for you. (click to show/hide)

Building	Effect	Cost
Shrine	Can use the Pray Action	3 Wood, 2 Stone, 2 Goods
Watchtower	One reroll in combat vs Raiders	2 Wood
Wooden Palisade	You suffer no Wounds on ties with Raiders, but they still plunder	8 Wood
Dirt Roads	Can place population 3 tiles away instead of 2	None
Long Hall	Gain 1 Respect at the end of each Year. Also saves 1 population from being Weakened during Winter.	2 Stone, 6 Wood, 2 Goods
Fences	Worth 1 Respect. Can be 1 per Farm. Can build 2 per Build Action. Can be Upgraded to Stone Fences.	1 Wood
Paved Roads	Requires Dirt Roads. Can double Trade action.	4 Stone
Stone Fences	Worth 2 Respect. Can be 1 per Farm.	1 Stone
Wooden Houses	Prevents Weakness in Winter. Requires 1 per population. Each action can build 2 pop. worth of Houses.	1 or 2 Wood
Stone Houses	Gain 1 Respect. Can be 1 per population.	1 Stone
Signal Tower	Requires Watchtower. All players with Watchtowers gain an additional reroll of one die vs. Raiders	2 Stone
Stone Walls	You win on ties with Raiders. Replaces Wooden Palisade if you have one.	8 Stone
Grand Hall	Gain 2 Respect at the end of each Year. Replaces Long Hall.	6 Stone, 4 Goods
Granary	Reduces food Rot by 25% (to 0% with Cellars)	4 Wood
Cellars	Reduces food Rot by 25% (to 0% with Granary)	2 Stone

Thanks! I kept meaning to get back to that.

I'm doing lots of updates to the rules, because I don't actually have them fully written out anywhere. Before this I just had a bunch of notes, which was ok in person because I could explain everything. If nothing else this is a great exercise in writing the rulebook!