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[Slothman400]

The chief had passed on. After a brief funeral service, he was interred in the Black Hills. Then, the new chief was selected. After a rousing speech, you won a landslide victory.

21st, New Bloom, 457

In the speech, you made many promises. Now it is time to review the situation your people are in.

Map:

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The land of Neyne:

There are legends told of a time when your tribe ruled the whole of Neyne, from the Black Hills to the western fjords. Then, the Northerners came out of the icey wasteland. Their strange and potent weapons have forced your people to the southern tip of your own lands.

Little is known of the lands beyond the sea.

Tech:
Bronze
Primitive Archery
Primitive Trapping
Primitive Farming
Primitive Fishing
Primitive Domestication

Crops:
Wheat
Barley
Oats

Resources:
Leather
Wool
Copper
Tin
Flint
Timber
Feathers
Manpower(x35)

Policies:
Democratic Tradition
Manifest Destiny(Neyne)

Military:

Standing Units:
5 Basic Guards
1 Chief(You)

Available Units:
29 Tribal Warriors

You:

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Name:?
Age: 26
Weapons: Ancient iron sword, primitive bow
Armor: Primitive leather armor
Title: Chieftain

What is your first order?

[escaped lurker]

Gather all information on the northerners that you currently hold.

Increase sparring time for the warriors - make half of them dedicated bowmen, the others melee. We want to be ready for a war.

Make one of the man the dedicated smith, if he is not already. Tell him to experiment with the stones in the area. The land might hold more blessings than we currently are aware of...

Tell the hunters to be on the lookout for promising fruits. Some kind of tubers or similiar would go a long way...

( Here is hope the later two recommendations are not too meta.. )

[Slothman400]

51st, New Bloom, 457

You've raised the levies and prepared for war.

Military:

Standing Units:
5 Guards
1 Hero(You)
14 Bronze-age archers*New*
15 Bronze-age warriors*New*

Lore about Northerners:
They wield weapons of the same metal as your sword. They can also build large boats, unlike your people who only make skiffs. They patrol most of the land north of the river Beyne. It is said that they decide their leader by combat, and their current leader is as large as a bear.

The craftsman are unable to find any new rocks in your section of the Black Hills.

The hunters find a few wild berries, and eat them. This area is not very fruitful.

You:

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Name:?
Age: 26
Weapons: Ancient iron sword, primitive bow
Armor: Primitive leather armor
Title: Chieftain

What to do next?

[Rolepgeek]

Have our people make 10 fishing rods or nets. 10 people will fish in the river. Have our archers hunt with/as the hunters, in groups of around 2 to 3, but spread out and...you know. Hunting. Have 9 of our warriors explore in groups of three, northwards through the mountains. The other six will patrol the river and help with big catches in pairs. 10 people will make traps. 5 people will explore for animals that we could domesticate. 10 people will gather wood and experiment with crafting.

[escaped lurker]

Have our people make 10 fishing rods or nets. 10 people will fish in the river. Have our archers hunt with/as the hunters, in groups of around 2 to 3, but spread out and...you know. Hunting. Have 9 of our warriors explore in groups of three, northwards through the mountains. The other six will patrol the river and help with big catches in pairs. 10 people will make traps. 5 people will explore for animals that we could domesticate. 10 people will gather wood and experiment with crafting.

Sounds solid. +1

[Slothman400]

I don't think I've made it clear enough how Manpower works. The archers and the hunters are the same people. Manpower is the number of people in the village, minus women, children, the sick and the elderly. The military is made up of trappers, hunters, fisherman and shepherds. They've just stopped doing those things for a while, to train and fight.

Things would be different if you had a Roman-style professional army.

[Rolepgeek]

Oh. Hmmm. I had hoped that was the case, as a professional army of 40% of our population would be utterly ridiculous. In that case, we can leave off on exploring and patrolling, since our fishermen will be the patrollers, basically.

[Urist Mc Dwarf]

Have the smith make bronze armor

[Rolepgeek]

D not make bronze armor. We don't have enough metal for it yet.

[Urist Mc Dwarf]

See, if we can't get some mining, then make bronze armor

[Slothman400]

You drop the levies.

The men lay down their weapons and go back to their normal work.

Military:

Standing Units:
5 Guards
1 Hero(You)

Available Units:
14 Bronze-age archers
15 Bronze-age warriors

(They retain training for a year. Then they "rust" back to Tribal Warriors.)

You tell the craftsman to make some armor. They make 15 bronze helms.

Military:

Standing Units:
5 Guards
1 Hero(You)

Available Units:
14 Bronze-age archers
15 Bronze-age spearmen*Improved*

71st, New Bloom, 457

A fisherman dashes into the village. He yells about Northerners near the river. After a few minutes you get the full story.

A patrol of Northerners are harassing a group of young women bathing in the river. This kind of thing happened several times during the reign of the previous chief, but he was old and timid. He tolerated them and ignored the problem.

What will you do?

[Rolepgeek]

Gather the men. Our archers will be ready, while our warriors watch and wait. We and our guard will personally attend to the problem, while the archers stand ready to let loose a small volley of arrows should we give the command.

[Slothman400]

The guards aren't your personal bodyguards. They're guarding the village from wild animals and crime. You don't want to remove them.

[escaped lurker]

We are at a clear disadvantage men and tech-level-wise and you want to antagonize them further?

If we really need to show up with the army - minus the guards - we should at least be not aggressive, and under pretty much no circumstances initiate combat.

It is a slippery slope, but since letting them do as they please has worked untill now, I for one am against any action on our part.