Turn 23
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The BIGGER MUD PILE towers over the rest of the settlement in all it's shiny, sloppy, muddy glory. Truly it is the greatest thing to ever grace thine sight. No achievement, before or hence, shall ever compare to the fact the Gnomes stacked 15 piles of mud on top of each other really really good.
One of the Gnomes comments they didn't even have to use the resources to finish building it. Turns out if all the mud is removed, there wouldn't be a Mud Pile anymore.
But it is a work of structural genius, one that casts a literal shadow over every other meticulously crafted building in the area. If a single drop of Mud had been placed incorrectly at the top of the pile - instead of so delicately constructed - a Mud Slide would surely have resulted. Fate must smile upon the settlement, for the Gnome's forward thinking.
As this exciting new development is going on, the rest of the Gnomes are busy at work. An Axe is crafted and completely broken by the end of the day. Two trees fall at the edge of the forest, where a diligent Worker drags them into the Lumberyard to turn them into planks, eager to try out the job they were assigned this morning. Some food is foraged, but the job is mostly left to Workers now, with one more experienced Gnome overseeing them.
In the shadow of the Mud Pile, one lone Thinking Gnome finally cracks the conundrum of Distillation. What they realise shocks them to their very core. One other Thinking Gnome wanders over whistling, happy to chip in to the task. Seeing the other Gnome's expression, they make a swift 180 and decide to go sit down with the other Thinker folk. The Gnome shudders and, thinking of their friend's expression, decides to research Weapons...
Event
The Wise Man sighs and pinches the bridge of his nose. "The Spirits... The Spirits! The spirits are..." he makes a hacking sound as he clears his voice, "I don't know, some kind of way. Something is definitely amuck, but I have no idea what, or if it's good or not. So there's that. If only we had some sort of... wise... eloquent... but spirit savy... Gnome. Someone who can withstand the horrors of the Spirits without, I don't know, falling into a coma for weeks. That'd be nice." He crinkles his nose as he stares off towards the mud pits.
Effects:The will of the spirits is hard to interpret unless they're really, really angry.
You can't tell whether this event is positive or negative.
You can't tell how long the event will last.
Without an interpreter, you will receive no clarity on what actions to take, at least for spirit related events. But I'm sure you resourceful Gnomes will figure something out... probably.
Resources: 14 / 35 Food [+1, +5 from Workers]
15 / 30 Mud [+3]
16 / 20 Herbs [+0]
9 / 10 Flint [-1]
5 / 10 Sticks [+3]
2 / 10 Planks [ 0, +2 from Worker]
6 / 10 Mud Bricks [0, +2 from Worker, +0 from missing afflicted worker]
2 / 10 Crushed Brick [ 0]
8 / 10 Putrefied Gunk [ 0, inedible]
3 / 6 Felled Tree [+2]
1 / ? Strange Symbols [ 0 ]
1 / 3 Mudpies [ 0 ]
1 / 3 Flimsy Shovel [1 Use(s) Remaining]
0 / 3 Flimsy Palette Knife
0 / 3 Flimsy Axe [-1]
Workers:
9 / 10 Workers
1 x Layabout Laborer
0 x Gatherer - Mud
5 x Forager - Food
3 x Crafter - Bricks (1x Afflicted, Cannot Work)
1 x Crafter - Planks
1 / 1 Wise Man
Buildings: 7 x Mud Hut, Workers
1 x Workshop
2 x Gatherer's Hut - Food (20 x Food protected from Rot, increased Food capacity)
1 x Healer's Hut (10 x Herbs protected from Rot, increased Herbs capacity)
1 x Wise Man's Hut (Access to Research)
ResearchedCrude Tools (100%)
Big Mud Pile (100%)
Healing Arts (100%)
Think Tank (100%)
Woodworking (100%)
Brick Crushing (100%)
"Sacred" Mud Pies (100%)
Do one thing:>[] Forage for Food (chance to gain herbs)
>[] Gather Mud (chance to get flint)
>[] Fell Tree (100% chance to gain sticks)
>[] Find Strange Symbols
>[] Remove Strange Symbols
>[] Ceremony for the Afflicted Worker - 3 Gnomes must perform this in the same turn for it to succeed. The cost must only be paid once that turn. (requires: 10 Herbs, 5 Sticks, 1 Crushed Bricks, 1 Flint)
>[] Heal the Sick (requires: 2 Herbs)
>[] Crush Brick (requires: 1 Brick)
>[] Craft: Mud Brick (requires: 1 Mud)
>[] Craft: Mudpie (requires: 2 Mud)
>[] Craft: Planks (requires: 1 Felled Tree)
>[] Craft: Flimsy Shovel (requires: 1 Stick, 1 Flint)
>[] Craft: Flimsy Palette Knife (requires: 1 Stick, 1 Flint)
>[] Craft: Flimsy Axe (requires: 1 Stick, 1 Flint)
>[]Use Tool: Flimsy Shovel to Gather Mud (can be used twice, by two different players, before breaking. The creator can use it in the same turn it is crafted)
>[]Use Tool: Flimsy Palette Knife to Craft Mud Brick (can be used twice, by two different players, before breaking. The creator can use it in the same turn it is crafted)
>[]Use Tool: Flimsy Axe to Fell Tree (can be used twice, by two different players, before breaking. The creator can use it in the same turn it is crafted)
>[] Research: Crude Weapons [3/10]
>[] Research: Trapmaking [0/18]
>[] Research: Kiln [1/12]
>[] Research: Punishment [1/10]
>[] Research: Herb Drying [3/10]
>[] Build Hut, Hire Worker/Thinker - please specify (requires: 5 Mud Bricks, homes 1 Worker or 1 Thinker)
>[] Build Cruck House for a Worker/Thinker - please specify (requires: 6 Planks, homes 2 Workers or 2 Thinkers, or 1 of each)
>[] Build Gatherer's Hut (requires: 5 Mud Bricks)
>[] Build Healer's Hut (requires: 7 Mud Bricks)
>[] Build Shaman's Cabin (requires: 4 Planks, 4 Bricks, 4 Herbs, 3 Strange Symbol, 3 Mudpie, 2 Putrified Gunk, 1 Crushed Bricks)
>[] Build Even Bigger Mud Pile (requires: 30 Mud)
>[] Build Wise Man's Hut - Research Skill trees, i.e., what researches unlocks what other immediate research (requires: 10 Mud Bricks)
>[] Build: Workshop (requires: 3 felled trees, 3 bricks)
>[] Build: Lumberyard (requires 2 felled trees, 4 planks)
>[] Assign Gatherer's Hut (Food / Mud / Bricks / Flint / Sticks)
>[] Re-assign Gatherer's Hut (Food / Mud / Bricks / Flint / Sticks)
>[]Assign Worker: Forage Food / Gathering Mud / Crafting Brick / Crafting Planks
>[]Re-assign Worker: Forage Food / Gathering Mud / Crafting Brick / Crafting Planks - cannot re-assign sick/ afflicted worker[/hider]
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