Its been a while since the last update, so I'm doing the posting this turn instead of making you wait for Tyrol to do the final (Yet not totally necessary) checkup and tech verification.
GridLand Survival 4: Year 1, Turn 5(The Dry and Hot Season)
The temperature is rising.
The sun is beating down upon everyone's brow.
rain is more scarce than usual.
Some of the smaller bushes are beginning to shrivel because of the heat.
The chirping of crickets is constant.
Putrid smells come and go unpredictably.
Clouds are sparse and uncommon.
The grass is beginning to brown.
#Hint 1# When seasons change, some food sources are easier to gather.
#Hint 2# Seasons and whether conditions can effect the fat costs for some supernatural abilities.
#Hint 3# Fire will go out eventually when it runs out of fuel.
In F5:
You see the younger adult female head to the east. You see the older adult female head south. You see the younger adult male come from the south and sit next to tree trunk in the shade. He occasionally gets up and circles the tree trunk.
In F6:
You see the younger adult male heads to the north.
You see the older adult female come from the north and begin to harvest roots. Now she is prioritizing the plants that have brown edges for the leaves and have spots on them.
The older adult male begins following some of the people there and sticking his tongue out at you and slapping his cheeks. When the fire starts he runs to G6 while screaming and begins to run in circles over there.
Nirur(Nirur Torir):
Eat the fish and 2 soft yellow roots.
You use to fat to start a fire on some of the bushes with the red berries because you thought they where useless.
As everything is drying out it is ripe conditions for a fire to spread. That means it only costs one fat to start the fire.
The problem is controlling it.
So it quickly catches the entire bush on fire and begins to jump from bush to bush. Within minutes, dozens of bushes are on fire.
The wind carries the flame on its breath.
You use all of your fat to put a stop to the fire. At first you try to keep it from jumping to new bushes but that is difficult. So you try imagining a barrier which the fire can not pass. it works fairly effectively but is energy intensive.
You make a fire barrier and let the bushes next to it burn out. The fire is still raging but because of the empty space created next to the barrier. The distance is too big for the fire to jump.
This is because the plants in that area have been burnt already.
The fire is still raging but is contained to the southwest corner of the shrubland without need to actively contain it.
You research Pyromancer's Campfire.
... But your previously accumulated knowledge of the Sustainable Shrub cultivation has been forgotten.
Kit(KitRougard):
You search around F6 for limons and find 2. You eat a limon and a soft yellow root.
You assist farming research.
Sigil(Blood_Librarian):
You go to G5 through F5.
You find a large rock and pick up a stick and attempt to sharpen it. You manage to peel of a bit of the thin bark of the stick you picked up. You make little progress on making it pointier. it is difficult and time consuming.
You stab a red berry with it to poison it.
You research stick sharpening.
Fiman(TankKit):
You eat 2 dark yellow roots.
You accept the foraging tool and use it to forage for roots. You collect 8 lighter yellow roots.
You continue research on Toolmaking.
Star(TricMagic):
You focus on recovering and regain 1 HP.
You continue to throw up and lose 2 fat this turn instead of 1.
You continue to feel weak in your muscles.
You head feels hot.
You continue research on Mana Sensing and complete the tech!
Jaynie Morgan(0cra_tr0per):
You go to forage for small yellow flowers. You go to where you remember seeing them in the south of the shrubland.
You gather 2 bunches of flowers and spot some bushes with a very large amount of the same yellow flowers a bit to your west.
Before you get to them, you see Nirur and say hello. Shortly after you see sparks leap from his hand and the bush in front of him lights aflame.
It begins to spread quickly. You then see it leap towards the bushes with the most small yellow flowers. As the fire rages you bemoan the loss of these bushes and the likely difficult of collecting more in the future.
You continue research on Farming, to complete the tech!
Amy(Aigre Excalibur):
You attempt to get the adults to teach you fishing again. You fail. So you try dragging one of them toward the water. However, you are not strong enough. Then you decide to attempt to go fishing without help.
You head towards the beach in E5. Then you wade into the water and try to search for fish. You don't see any fish so you go into deeper water. Then you swim a bit and search for fish. You see a few but they are too far out for you to get to them and be able to bring them back.
As you are doing this you spot a large creature in the water with a long neck which protrudes from the water. It spots you and darts towards you at lightning speed.
As you swim away it manages to bite your leg. However, you escape back to shore.
-2hp.
You research nothing.
Sassalik(Detoxicated):
You eat 1 blue fruit.
You try your best to recite a "Motivational Poem", but it is unclear to anyone including yourself just what it is your are trying to motivate people to do. You get the feeling that the current extent of your poetry technology is to incite a specific emotion.
She researches Poetic Knowledge keeping
E5 the northwest beach
E6: the southwest beach
F4: The north beach
F5: A familiar giant tree stump
F6: Shrubland , There is a fire here in the southwest.
F7: The south beach
G4: The Mysterious cliffs
G5: The Friendly forest with tall trees.
G6: The Forest of small trees
G7: The south beach
H4: The northeast beach
H5: The middle east beach
H6: The southeast beach
F5: Your stick nest. You hatched here. Your food is stored here by default.
Old Adult Female 1, F4, Animal
Adult Male 2, F5, Animal
Adult Female 2, G5, Animal
Old Adult Male 1, G6, Animal
Star (TricMagic),Intelligent Female Child, F6 Manakete, Excitable, Smart, Youthful, Petite, 3/5HP,5 Fat
Nirur (Nirur Torir), Intelligent Male Child, F6 Apothecary, Determined, Herbalist, Disenchantment, Pyromancy, 5HP,0 Fat
Amy (Aigre Excalibur),Intelligent Female Child, F5 Nymphomania, Farming, Tracking, Archery, Fletching, 3/5HP,0 Fat
Sassalik (Detoxicated), Intelligent Female Child, F6 Fertile, Digging, Climbing, Charismatic, Stealthy, 5HP,1 Fat
Sigil (Blood_Librarian), Intelligent Male Child, F6 Strong Genetic Base, Commanding Presence, Minds among the Stars, Enduring, Resolute, 5HP,1 Fat
Jaynie Morgan (0cra_tr0per), Intelligent Female Child, F6 Cold lover, Catperson, Strong, Calm, Scavenger, 5HP,2 Fat
Kit (KitRougard), Intelligent Male Child, F6 Goddamn parasite, shifty, Shadow-form, Knife-in-the-dark, pacifist, 5HP,3 Fat
Fiman (TankKit), Intelligent Male Child, F6 Careful, Fast, Forager, Diplomatic, Tough, 10HP,5 Fat
Burrow/Stick Nest construction: You can make a nest out of small sticks which is slightly better at insulating in non-wet conditions. A good location makes a warmer nest. Can dig it out to make it better at insulating you.
Burrowing: You can dig out small burrows with enough labor investment. Improved by tools. Rooms have the be small enoungh for the walls to support all of the weight without extra support.
Farming: A farm plot may be created at the cost of 4 labor. At the cost of 1 labor, you can attempt to grow an item in a farm plot in order to produce resources if successful. Certain items may require additional knowledge or attention. Farm plots may degrade over time and may be repaired for a specified amount of labor which is almost never greater than 4.
Foraging Tools: You may create a Foraging Tool at the cost of 1 labor and 1 solid material. Foraging tools take up 1 equipment slot and improve certain foraging actions when used. The material quality effects how likely it is to break.
How to Determine Plant Safety: If you suffer severe negative effects from eating something, you may activate this technology to identify the food item that caused it, even if that effect was delayed for several turns after eating it. This may fail if two different things poison you at the same time.
Mana Sensing: Characters with at least 1 magic will be able to tell if an item is magical, and will deliberately collect magic resources if they are able to provided that it would not interfere with their intended actions. You also have the option to deliberately avoid magic items.
Poetry: Emotions may be "applied" to most forms of communication, and doing so may affect how it is interpreted. The likelihood of this effect working depends on the recipients skills.
Collaborations
Nirur
Pyromancer's Campfire: 5/?
Sigil
Hunting Tools: 5/?
Stick Sharpening: 5/?
Fiman
Toolmaking: 10/?
Star
Jaynie Morgan
Sassalik
Poetic Knowledge Keeping: 5/??
Kit
Amy
Fishing Net: 5/?
Tools
Foraging Tool
Clothing
none
Masonry
1 small grey rock.
Food:
0 Mid-sized striped fish(raw)
14 Blue-pealed fruit
39 Soft yellow roots
3 darker soft yellow roots
Plant Materials(May or May not be edible):
1 yellow-green peeled fruit.
2 bunches of red berries
3 bunches of small green leaves
7 bunches of small yellow flower
1 bunches of small brittle stick
1 red berry covered stick.
F6:
A very large pile of green leaves with yellow spots.
Total Food Consumption per turn=8
7 turns till food is gone.
Please point out any mistakes. Your suggestions are also welcome.
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Topic: GridLand Survival 4: A New Beginning (Read 11650 times)