Shelter:
(9) Build igloos using block ice and tools: eS, Madman, blueturtle1134, Kot, NAV, King Zultan, TricMagic, Cnidaros, Kashyyk
- (5) Make the master architect design igloos: NAV, King Zultan, TricMagic, Kot, blueturtle1134
- (4) Give Kotzar AND HIS ADVISORS the nicest igloo, so they may debate future actions more efficently: eS, Kot, King Zultan, Cnidaros
- (5) Let the Kotzar share with his people and not get his own anything: Madman, blueturtle1134, NAV, TricMagic, Kashyyk
(3) Continue to make warm coats, using remaining feathers and necessary leather: Cnidaros, Kashyyk, blueturtle1134
Transport and salvage:
(9) Offload as much to the shore as possible: eS, Madman, blueturtle1134, Kot, NAV, King Zultan, TricMagic, Cnidaros, Kashyyk
- (4) Using both raft and lifeboats: NAV, King Zultan, Cnidaros, blueturtle1134
(7) Use Aft Crane to retrieve boilers, engines, etc and dedicate all three mechanical experts to the task: eS, Madman, Kot, NAV, King Zultan, , TricMagic, Cnidaros
Industry:
(8) Increase fishing and set up cookery: eS, Madman, blueturtle1134, Kot, NAV, King Zultan, TricMagic, Kashyyk
- (1) Use only 3 lifeboats: Cnidaros
Expeditions:
(7) More Expeditions: eS, Madman, blueturtle1134, Kot, NAV, King Zultan, , TricMagic
- (8) Give Expedition Crews Warm Gear and Tents: eS, Madman, blueturtle1134, Kot, NAV, King Zultan, , TricMagic, Cnidaros
- (8) Search for Coal and Farmable Soil: eS, Madman, blueturtle1134, Kot, NAV, King Zultan, TricMagic, Cnidaros
- (5) Prioritize coal: blueturtle1134, Kot, Cnidaros, Andrea, Kashyyk
- (3) Prioritize soil: NAV, King Zultan, TricMagic
- (2) SHOOT SOME SEALS, SEAL GENOCIDE NOW: Kot, King Zultan
- (3) Hunt seals sustainably: NAV, TricMagic, blueturtle1134
Other:
(2) Officially name the raft "Ovechkin Did Nothing Wrong": NAV, King Zultan
(1) Officially name the raft "Ovechkin Did Nothing Wrong 2": TricMagic
(1) Officially name the raft "Kotzar's Pride": Kot
(2) Officially name the rate "Helmsman Did Nothing Wrong": Cnidaros, blueturtle1134
Code blocks are just better. You can select, all characters are same width, and you don't get emojis for 8s.
Making ShelterWith the engineers concerned over the longevity of the
Crabby Wench, workers are assigned to start building igloos. Using firm blocks of ice or compacted snow cut with saws, over the week enough shelter is made for 200 people. At the same time, many goods are moved across, but there's competition between ferrying workers, goods, and fishing, so many people still spend time idle, waiting for boats on the shore or the ship.
[1d6:6] The new igloos are working out well. Each one supports a few people and a tiny fire-pit inside, with hot air rising out a hole in the top. People still need to sleep with their warmest coats on and tend to wake up cold in the morning, but it wards off hypothermia well enough. A small amount of cooking can be done inside each igloo. Still more cooking is done one the ship's cast iron stoves, which are being brought out one by one, but they're just set up in rows outside as they tend to make the igloos too melty when they get properly hot.
Most of the boats, and the raft (with "Ovechkin did nothing wrong!" written on it, later with Ovechkin crossed out and replaced by "Helmsman"), have been busy moving supplies throughout the week. About half of the equipment has been moved over, not including the enormous machinery and foundry parts. The crane itself will present a challenge too. With all the competition for boats, it's good even this much has been moved. But, there's been three drownings (it turns out Vlanladosians don't all know how to swim), some tools have been lost just due to being dropped during the elaborate procedure of loading life boats off the edge of the ship, and one boat disappeared in the night- improperly moored, most likely. In addition to equipment, food and water goes back and forth every day. The people working on shore need to eat meals at mid-day, some people on the ship want to eat fish instead of stored rations, and the ship has run entirely out of clean water so that boiling snow is a considerable labor, to provide enough clean water for drinking and washing every day.
In addition to this, the labors of the mechanical experts have been dedicated wholly to moving the ship's engines and boilers. [1d6:4] One boiler and turbine have been brought ashore, and the crane has been modified so its cable goes through a set of winches attached to the ship itself, specifically for this purpose. They're not much use, really, but at least they're good metal.
The Doctor says the sick men will improve, but they need to stay aboard the relatively warm, dry ship right now. Unfortunately a few of the people assigned to helping them have taken ill too, despite his best attempts to emphasize the importance of hand-washing.. That's not an issue for the time being but eventually everyone will need to move into igloos, once there are enough igloos, given that the ship may very well be unsafe (it's listed two more degrees).
The fishing effort hasn't been enough, considering that food has rapidly been dwindling, but the people fishing are getting better at it. Working with three boats, they've pulled up 1200 pounds of fish and krill. On the one hand, that's good! On the other hand, Vlanladosians are hungry sorts, and that's only enough to feed 800 people for a single day. "Doing a quick round of math," the ship's physicist asks of the Katzarin, who he's continuing to tutor, "if all the boats are put to fishing, how many people will that feed?" She jots with a piece of coal on paper before declaring with a smile, proud of her math, "2,200 rations a week! About! And we need... 6,650..." The smile ran from her face. In spite of this, some colonists have seen the size of the catches brought on board and asked why there isn't more food to be had, requesting a change to three-pound rations each day.
Since coal has been moving about, you've been able to count up how much is being used, it seems like half a ton a week at this pace. About equal amounts are used for cooking as for keeping warm, which are separate tasks for the most part right now, plus some for operating the crane.
-950 Individuals
-1 Doctor
-1 Architect
-1 Mining Expert
-3 Mechanical Manufacturing/Repair experts
-1 Agriculture Expert
-1 Electrical/Radio Engineer
-1 Theoretical Physicist
-1 Expert Hunter (Sick)
-1 GLORIOUS KATZAR KOT
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100 Assigned to Cooking & Cleaning
6 Assigned to Nursing
812 Available
28 Sick
4 Recovering from injury
Main Cargo Hold:
-Steel Foundry
-Machining Tools
-2852 Food rations (Enough for about 3 days, or 6 including food on shore, consuming 950/day) consisting mainly of Vlanladosian products: Fish, beets, potatoes, and barley-wheat.
-150 Chicken Leathers
-100 sets of fishing tools
-100 sets of construction tools
-100 sets of farming tools
-50 sets of hunting tools (spears and traps)
-100 VL-41 "Dove" Semi-Automatic Rifles
-24,952 rifle bullets
-1 Crane (all mobile equipment is steam powered)
-1.5 Tons of coal
-0.9 Tons of medicine
On Shore:
-3052 Food rations (enough for about 3 days, or 6 including the food in the ship)
-300 Chicken leathers
-200 Chickens' worth of feathers
-5 Goat Leathers
-240 sets of fishing tools
-100 sets of construction tools
-100 sets of farming tools
-100 sets of hunting tools (spears and traps)
-98 VL-41 "Dove" Semi-Automatic Rifles
-10,000 rifle bullets
-1 Excavator
-1 Tractor
-1.5 Tons of Coal
-1 Wrecked steam-turbine
-1 Wrecked boiler
-6 3-man tents, good quality
-200 Colonists' worth of igloo-space
Boats:
-11 Lifeboats, holding 20 people each
-1 raft, labeled "Ovechkin Helmsman Did Nothing Wrong"
Expeditions have gone out again. [3d6: 3, 6, 4] One found nothing, one brought back all the seal meat they could carry (fully 50 pounds each, totaling 200 rations, but they lack a means to carry more), and one found a coal seam, three days south. It's small and in thin bands, they say, but it IS coal. They brought a tiny handful back for proof, having had to chip at the rocks with an ice-pick. They didn't bring mining tools on the grueling six-day round trip.
The Kotzar's chambers are again abuzz with debate. Though the situation among the common colonists is generally happy, considering they're stranded in Antarctica at least, but the people "in the know" are aware that the colony is facing disaster on multiple fronts: The most immediate being a lack of food and the need to evacuate the ship before it collapses. A small storm passed through during the meeting, in fact, during which the ship listed an additional degree, give or take yet another additional degree depending on which side of the Kotzar's quarters you were standing when you used the level.
Coming up, you will need to decide how you will get food (fortunately there are more permanent workers on land now), what equipment needs to be moved out of the ship first, and how to provide shelter for all the people who need to leave.
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