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[Taricus]

Physically... Not too sure exactly. They aren't big towering brutes, but they aren't kobolds either. More or less in-between the two. Culturally, they're from a mediterranean climate, fairly warm to their preference which means that most of the buildings they have tend to be flat-roofed which lets the users access it on nice days. Not particularly religious. They aren't too fond of most wizards or magic, preferring enchanted equipment over actual wizards.

Attitude-wise, they're fairly adventurous and curious. A little telling that, even with those, there's few wizards of their kind in comparison to anyone else, and those are mostly focused on enchanting.

As for the homeland resources, I'm a little undecided on that given that I'm not sure on what would be suitable. Extra immigrants or something?

[Spiderking50]

I'd probably say extra food because of the Mediterranean climate. It could even be enchanting materials if you think that they would produce lots of those.

EDIT: @vjmdhzgr: I may actually allow cave spiders, but not giant ones. Giant creatures probably wont be easy to cross the sea and thus aren't allowed. Which rules out dratha and rutherers on size as well as being exotic.

EDITEDIT: I kinda like the idea of plump helmet men, but those would be more like slaves or citizens. Which I don't particularly mind I guess.

[Taricus]

Well, I'll take that then. I can see that working. And the racial bonus?

[evilcherry]

A check for if centaurs can be approved.

Extremely good at combat and archery, and hunting, Reasonably useful for logistics, pretty awful for anything else.

[Spiderking50]

A check for if centaurs can be approved.

Extremely good at combat and archery, and hunting, Reasonably useful for logistics, pretty awful for anything else.

Centaurs are not only allowed, but also my favorite fantasy race! . They would be wonderful archers, and pretty good melee combatants. You're in.

[Spiderking50]

Well, I'll take that then. I can see that working. And the racial bonus?

Racial bonus: Better melee combatants (due to scales), worse/rarer wizards.

[vjmdhzgr]

Alright, I think I've finally figured it out, but I need to reduce the amount of food I'm bringing for straw. So in that introduction thing you say everybody starts with 200 colonists, and that each unit eats 1 food every turn. I had been assuming unit meant the people like workers and melee units and that people not employed by the government get their own food somehow. Is this correct? Or is 2 food the minimum I need?

[Spiderking50]

Each unit of food feeds 100 people for a turn. You do get 200 peasants, they also consume your food. Two food would feed your people for 1 full turn.

[vjmdhzgr]

Character Name: Durin Grayforge
Race: Dwarves and Gnomes
Race bonus: Excellent Metalworking and Mining
Homeland Resources: Food. While it would make sense to get gems or something, we're really good miners so we'd probably get plenty on our own.
Starting Resources: 3 food(900), 1 melee unit(400), 2 workers(500), leaving 200 gold left with which I don't think I can do anything meaningful.
Speech color: Orange glow because I don't know how to do colors other than glow.

Alright. I really hope brining a melee unit to start doesn't end up being a big waste, but don't tell me, if I mess up, I'll mess up. Speaking of messing up, I believe half the lizardfolk are set to starve the first turn, something should probably be done about that.

[evilcherry]

Character Name: Ulamo
Race: Centaurs
Race bonus: Great Archers and Good melee, force multiplier as workers (but worse off individually), poor for anything else (especially magic). Can eat straw for food.
Homeland Resources: Straw
Starting Resources:
1 Archer
1 Stone
1 Lumber
1 Straw
1 Food
Speech color: Glowing Brown!

[Ukrainian Ranger]

Character Name: Ninthalor
Race: Wood elf
Race bonus: incredible archers and decent assassins.
Homeland Resources: Lumber
Starting Resources:
Wizard: 500+XXX(druid)
Breeding pair of tamed cougars (150+XX)*2
Archer: 400
Remaining points: Food
Speech color: green

[micelus]

Character Name: Viceroy Kistos
Race: Inheritors/Seconders (a species of six-legged arthropods and a centaur-like torso and limbs. On average, have the same bodily lengths as a horse)
Race Bonus: Divine Right. +1 Vote. If this is OP, how about this: Diplomatic Approach. Better negotiation with encountered groups and individuals.
Homeland Resources: Metal
Starting Resources:
Worker x1 (500)
Straw x2 (400)
Animal: Giant Aphid (secretes sugar/breed quickly) x2 (300+???)
Food x2 (600)
Remaining Gold: 200
Speech color: Navy Blue

Spoiler: Inheritor Fluff (click to show/hide)

When the first humanoids looked up to the stars and discovered the gods, the Inheritors were already old. Creatures older than elven magics and dwarven tunnels, the inheritors were the servants of the gods in a time where no other creature could oppose them. As the eons passed, other species developed and took the favour of the gods for themselves. By the modern day, the inheritors have for the most part abandoned attempts at maintaining direct power instead acting as vassal-peoples to the states of other species as well as retaining their connection to the gods. For their services, inheritors are a well respected people beloved for their aid to the younger races. Others however see them as parasites, a race of people with no real home or nation who feed on the wealth of others.
-A Survey of Species throughout the Republics and Kingdoms of the Civilised World. (excerpt)


The race known as the Inheritors lack a true name. Whereas Humans identify themselves as Humans and Dwarfs as Dwarfs, Inheritors seem to have little outward identity with their race, maintaining a more cosmopolitan outlook on the world. As such, inheritors are more likely to refer themselves as 'the King's servant' or 'a citizen of so-and-so'. The very word Inheritor that so many of my colleagues use is seen by most members of the species as 'quaint' at best and insulting at worst. Amongst themselves, Inheritors identify each other as Seconders. Both names refer to the origin of the species but as with all societies, some words are simply more accepted than others. Their origin, as Seconder historians are proud to tell, stretch back to before the development of modern species and their enlightenment by the gods. In those times, the gods were young and had settled in to see their world grow. Though the details are sketchy, a group of gods raised a species to sapience. These 'Firsts' would come to dominate much of the world before disappearing into the skies. What became of them is unknown although in the eons since, there are very few artifacts that can be stated to have originated with them. The Inheritors emerged around this time as a 'pet' species of the Firsts. With their masters gone, these creatures soon Inherited the knowledge of those that came before them, as well as the love of the gods, thus the name.
-A History of the Second Society (excerpt)

Questions:
1. What do colonists do? By themselves they seem like a manpower pool that can be converted to other types and don't cost food. But since everyone starts with 200 of them, does that mean someone can convert their whole population to 200 assassins if they had the resources?

[Andres]

Damn, this is way too many opponent applicants. I was looking forward to have the xeno pave the way towards my success.

[vjmdhzgr]

and don't cost food.

They do cost food. Currently we have three people set up to immediately starve half of their population.

[micelus]

After a little reading, the best I can understand is that you would need a minimum of 2 food for your population to survive a turn....Am I getting this right?

Derp. Didn't read the 2nd page.