Tick 91: Projection of bleakness
A new megabeast has arisen. It is a tusked wolf made entirely of ice.
Many books about self-help have appeared evertwhere recently.
The Saints have begun a relief service for the Kobolds, supplying food and shelter.
KI'Tork has investigated the Kobold City. There is a crater containing much rubble.
Azem:
"Have you noticed the merfolk trade output increasing a lot? They also seem to be buying more metal for some reason."
"I have half of a coin now!"
"I wish for all the money in the world to be mine."
Fortuna: "Agreed, then. Surely double the luck will get me double the results!"
The bandits make a counter-offer: They will get back to work with fewer vacation days in exchange for a boon from Fortuna.
Many of the miners agree to worship you and make donations.
The parasites are mostly a non-issue now, and those still in the wild no longer pose much of a threat to civilization.
A small band of traveling entertainers has pledged devotion to Fortuna, but most of them cite the capriciousness of the L-word as a deterring factor.
"Behold! Through the Powers Above and Below, I have created the regular five-sided die!"
"Just how much more unlucky can I get? Fortuna Fortuna Fortuna Fortuna!"
"Could you bless this glove?"
Parasites eating Gruen Spores seem not to change appreciably. Fed enough, they seem to reproduce as typical.
Gruen eating Parasites with accelerated mutation seem to diminish to animal-level intelligence but grow much stronger and tougher on average. Parasites seem to reproduce through some sort of extremely fine infections dust when certain conditions are met.
The Gruen Drone lost against the parasite.
KI'Tork has offered instruction to his followers. Some of them also experience the assorted injuries associated with Malakath's instructional cohort.
Those who died who have not reincarnated or otherwise become inaccessible or were merely injured have been revived and healed. It seems that using magic is causing some sort of backlash manifesting itself as maiming, broken bones, deaths, and loss of various other bits.
Those who found themselves unable to use magic at all have, as might be predicted, escaped unscathed (except for the horror of seeing people randomly break their own bones). Most of them profess not to be Void worshippers. Confounding the prediction, however, is the fact that there is no statistically significant correlation between amount of magic use and severity of damage.
Dismemberment seems to be caused by having broken bones, having parts teleported off, or having parts sliced off somehow.
The Library has a few collections of folk tales from both Keshan and Slytha that mention "The Janitor." Cursory reading indicates that it is a terrifying creature with a black, almost skull-like face whose appearance can be either a terrible omen or a sign of cleansing. Illustrations are inconsistent and mostly seem to be based on its description than actual sightings.
Die-off seems to be higher on an inclined, circular, and high orbit around Keshan. Those who died report having felt very ill and almost empty.
The parasites do not bleed.
Cim's reading reveals magic, almost certainly the student's own.
Q: "Who is responsible for the alteration of how magic worked for those who attended my sessions where simply using magic now causes physical injury?"
A: "Malakath, Khaziraad, and Melyssa."
(For the record, even those who don't believe in Malakath did attend those tutorials.)
Melyssa:
"We have a nice business deal for the export of torture as a service to a nice merlord. Bless Melyssa!"
"Those idiot mages maiming themselves was hilarious!"
"Is it true that the Life Lab made the most pungent pepper in the world?"
Malakath has cancelled tutorials.
Quéßäre has created 100 dragon servants that breathe fire with a massive spread.
The few remaining parasites not contained have been teleported into the sun. They are now eradicated in the wild.
Khaziraad:
"I wish for a shrine that makes houses fall on people who use magic."
"Are you sure this city won't collapse on its own? It seems like someone could just cover all the floatstone up."
"May you help my book sell to millions!"
The battles continue to be fought, and "alliances" continue to be broken.
Raptil has made his presence known to some bands of hunters and manipulated their outcomes.
Neronmas has begun again! Many are in attendance and clamoring for the blessing of Neron. This Neronmas also introduces a variety of new foods from the many new visitors' areas of origin.
Malakath's Wyrms have been renamed to Malakath's Wyverns. Fusil's Blooddrinkers have been renamed to Fusil's n00bs.
The Lich has, in anticipation of her execution, sat on a dry chair surrounded by water in a packed town square. She holds up a diamond necklace from an old empire and burns to a pile of ashes and dust. Her soul seems to have been destroyed completely, unavailable for consumption or revival.
The Lich has been struck down!This update's constellations are the Rose and Claw.
(KI'Tork: -0E, Quéßäre: -4E, Khaziraad: -1E, Grauel: -0E, KI'Tork: -0E, Neron: -0E, Melyssa: -0E, Quéßäre: -0E, Malakath: -3E, Atropos: +2E)
Quéßäre v. Azem
58.05: Quéßäre sues Azem for cursing everyone's economies. (3-0) [PASSED]
+3 (Convict) from Quéßäre, Azem, Yaos
Cim the Lawgiver (Order, Law): 39/42, 15-16
Fusil (Weapons): 27/28, 8-9
Azem (Wealth, Trade): 56/56, 7-8
Khaziraad (Architecture, Improvement): 28/28, 7-8
Kli (Balance, Sacrifice): 62/62, 6-7
Grauel (Hunger, Decay): 38/44, 16-17
Serac (Oceans, Bubbles): 5/27, 0-0
The Light (Light): 34/52, 6-7
Joha (Life): 36/43, 8-9
Neron (Ice): 17/24, 7-8
Darruth (Goodness, Protection): 23/27, 8-9
Quéßäre (Deception, Guile): 19/23, 5-6
KI'Tork (Kitchens, Satisfaction): 14/20, 7-8
Malakath (Souls, Blood): 12/22, 6-7
Atropos (Death, Dust): 24/29, 7-8
Melyssa (Torture): 21/21, 3-4
Fortuna (Luck): 22/22, 4-5
Raptil (Hunting): 20/20, 1-2
Taol (Freedom): 20/20, 2-3 (Safe stasis)
Anath (Night, Stars): 23/23, 6-7 (Safe stasis)
Artisanii (Arts, Inspiration): 24/24, 2-3 (Sealed away)
The Light (Light): 52/52, 5-6 (Sealed away)
Varee (Randomness): 6/31, 3-4 (Sealed away)
Carmine (Exploration, Science): 21/21, 1-2 (Sealed away)
These are all subject to addition, removal, and change by you. They can effect changes in the game's core rules (mechanics), administrative laws (voting requirements, seniority privilegs, &c.) or the natural rules (light does not exist, gravity is repulsive, giant animals can fly like birds, &c.).
`Administrative:
A bill must be supported by at least 50% of active players to pass if unopposed.
A bill must achieve 60% support in order to pass if opposed.
Players may flame the host if he has been inactive for at least two (2) UTC days.
Council resolutions will not be counted until at least a major tick has passed.
Council-produced creations are not to be tampered with without council approval. Failure to comply will result in the automated initiation of a trial.
03.01: Only deities supporting a proposal enter the Essence pool
04.03: Remove proposals stagnant for 3 ticks or double opposed to supported for 1 tick <0>
Proposals at [IMMINENT PASS] will pass immediately if 80% of the Support or Oppose votes are Support votes.
34.05: A trial will end after 2 integer ticks (from Tx to Tx+2) with votes tallied based solely on support and opposition. Conflict results in comparing support and opposition.
Starter Code of Conduct:
I. Thou Shall Not Cause Megadeaths Or Extinction Events
II. Thou Shall Not Seek the Death of Another God
III. Thou Shall Not Force Mortals To Worship You
IV. Thou Shall Not Force Mortals Not To Worship Other Gods
V. Thou Shall Not Break The Universe
Active players are those who have posted in the last three (3) UTC days.
35.01: Arrange for a Void study committee
36.00.1: Trials held for assault, murder, or attempted murder last only for a tick (4-2/13) [EXTEND TO T42] [
PASSED]
Natural:
02.00.b: Created race(s) is not/are not all immortal <?>
02.01.a: Sapients and not sentients are the dominant mortals to be created <?>
02.02: Support reincarnation in general <0-1>
02.02.1: Support looped reincarnation (i.e. between two worlds)
02.04: Create a spirit and a corporeal realm <48/77, (6-7/11-13)>
02.04.1: Bifurcate corporeal realm <6-7 (0-1)>
03.06: Make constellations without needing council permission
02.01.a.2: Support free will for mortals <0>
03.04.1: 03.04 for first two planets <0>
03.00: Build 3 million sapient humanoids evenly split between Material World 1 and Material World
02.03: Create up to ~30 total immortal, godinalized servants <13-14 (3-4)>
02.04.3: Support further amendment to
Valkiss' proposal <?>
03.06.1: Make magical constellations that influence magic on the worlds
03.09: Name the two partitions Keshan and Slytha
04.01: Create grand ecumenical temples for every race <High 3-4>
12.01: Anath's five-part starter code of conduct
18.01: Create monstrous flora and fauna <?>
21.00: Make a gas giant for each system <15-16 (2-3)>
24.00: Create the Plane of Death and Battle <1-2 (0-1)>
35.00: Put constellations in order and in a cycle as opposed to randomly
35.01: Arrange for a Void study committee
40.00: New races must not be negatively acted upon from the mortals' perspective for at least 3 ticks
43.01: Refill the Library's supply of Void books
66.00: Disband the Human Empire and grant the citizens self-determination
75.01: Have non-votes count as Abstains
79.01: Contain the summoning/Void activity <4 (2)>
80.02.4: As above but for 4 ticks
80.05.2: Proposals require seconding by two other gods to pass
80.06: Resolve proposals at tick n+3 at the earliest
79.05: Silence Fusil permanently
85.01: Insta-pass proposals supported by 75% of active deities
85.00: Forbid Void-worshippers from using magic
86.00: Lift the limitation on magic
86.01: Encourage mortals to petition gods for magic
88.01: Burn the Lich! (6-0/16) <?> [
PASSED]
88.01: Burn the Lich! (6-0/16) <?> [PASSED]
+5 from Grauel, KI'Tork, Neron, Melyssa, Quéßäre
89.00: Make the Slythan sun anti-Void; have everyone contribute regardless of opposition (1-2) <?> [IMMINENT DEATH]
+1 from Malakath
-2 from Fusil, Fortuna
89.01: Void research committee: Restrict research to committee, maintain exactly three seats filled, rotate every three ticks, must research every tick and share to committee, must publish results (including independents) (1-1) [IMMINENT DEATH]
+1 from Fortuna, Quéßäre
-1 from Fusil
89.01.1: 89.01 but only volunteers accepted for the committee, 1E donated to volunteers every tick, must publish every three (3) ticks, those removed cannot rejoin for 9 ticks (1-0) [IMMINENT DEATH]
+1 from Malakath
-1 from Fusil
90.00: Make the Slythan sun anti-Void; have everyone contribute regardless of opposition (1-2) <?>
+1 from Malakath
-2 from Fusil, Fortuna
90.01: Void research committee: Restrict research to committee, maintain exactly three seats filled, rotate every three ticks, must research every tick and share to committee, must publish results (including independents) (1-1)
+1 from Fortuna
-1 from Fusil
90.01.1: 89.01 but only volunteers accepted for the committee, 1E donated to volunteers every tick, must publish every three (3) ticks, those removed cannot rejoin for 9 ticks (1-0)
+1 from Malakath
-1 from Fusil
New players are always welcome. Sphere ideas this tick are Trees, Minerals, Destruction, and Earth. Opposing sphere ideas this tick are Brooms and Poverty.
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