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[Armok]

^{The game has begun, but is still under development so anything can happen.
If you are approved (see statistics post) you may begin posting what your god does and how it bring snacks and places its pieces on the board and so on, also you may now post your first turn!
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Welcome to Battle of the Gods III!
The official successor of Battle of the Gods II, and hopefully will turn into just as griping a tale.

Relevant links are:
Rule discussion for BotG3: http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=20215.0
BotG2: http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=19241.0
BotG I: http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=646.0

We are ALWAYS in the need of more players, and space is plenty, please join!

Oh, and everyone involved in the game or wanting to join are very welcome to the IRC chanel to discus it. (go to http://www.worldirc.org/index.php?page=webchat then type in '/join #BotG' , or just click this: irc://irc.worldirc.org/#BotG )

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List of what these different reserved posts will be for:

• Introduction to the game concept/greeting/rules
• Space reserved for Akroma in her position as vice main, so that if I die the game might go on and still have a first post to update.
• General game statistics, timeline and list of players and so on, populations and settlements and such things.
• The main map of the board to be updated whit everything, possible more maps and other stuff if that gets added.
• The initial RP, about the gods, the multiverse, the board,, and how I, Armok, starts the game.
• And another post reserved in case I have forgotten something.
• After that it’s the actual game I hope.

This post will most likely get expended.

Rules for Battle of the Gods III:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

NOTE: this is not complete nor final, and even once finished can be changed at the whim of the MainGM!

Game Masters and their tasks:
NOTE: At the beginning of the game the first poster of the thread have all the GM positions, this ought to be Armok.
Main GM:
Ultimate authority of the game, if the Main says so it is so.
Can change the rules, and resolve conflicts.
Is in charge of game balance, and have to read everything carefully to check if it’s OK.
Can appoint all the other GMs.
Can not be a player.
NOTE: this is a lot of power, but the main is discouraged from using it, and big decisions should preferable be decided democratically.
World Master:
The WM controls landscape and NPCs, and can trigger random events.
Most things that are not in the control of any player, but still part of the board and surrounding world is controlled by the WM.
Should check most things whit the Main if possible, but not necessarily.
Can not be a player.
Secretary GM:
Keeps track of the board state and any numbers, as well as keeping the posts tidy.
The Secretary keep the map updated, and handle population numbers and growth.
Does most math of the game, bookkeeper of the game kinda.
Role playing GM:
An official writer, roleplay and writes anything that is not in the domain of a specific player.
Also act as the GM for battles between several players, as well as writing the result.
There are several RPGMs, and the WM or Main pick one for any specific task.
Examples of what a RPGM may write is; backstory for the entire game, vivid descriptions of the events triggered by the WM, and battles between players.
Vice Main GM:
This person is the “heir” of the Main GM position, if the Main should disappear this person take it’s place, and if the Main has to be away for some time this person might temporary have the position.
The vice is allowed to be a player, but should like all GMs not give the own pawns advantages, and in case of becoming permanently Main should preferably not keep any pawns.

In case any other GM disappears it’s the job of whoever has main power to choose the replacement.

Play modes:
These play modes are made
God of Civilization:
The player is a god around the table, and controls a civilization.
This is the entire presence of the species culture on the board, not any single government. For reference I heard somewhere that earth of today have 3-5 separate cultures.
Organization mode:
You control an organization, you may or may not be a god around the table or the leader of said organisation.
An organization could be a government, a multicultural alliance, a company, a political movement, a guild, a secluded wizard tower, or whatever.
Adventurer mode:
You are a single individual, not necessarily an adventurer.
It can be a heroic adventurer, a wandering merchant, or a lone wizard in a tower.
If the person get hold of one this may evolve into organization mode over time.
This could also be a “monster mode” if the WM give a player control over some NPC megabeast.

Numbers and turns

Each turn lasts 2 days IRL. Ingame, each turn will be 1 1/2 months i.e 8 turns are one year.

Should a player stay absent for more than 3 turns, without notice, his civ will become a NPC-civ, and will do nothing. If you announce your absence beforehand, another player or GM might take over for you.

Battles and other events, such as the exploration of ruins, will be handled via PMs to the Main GM. After the GM decided what should happen, the RPGM will be writting a long, nice version of the event that will be posted in the main tread.

Movement follows the common sense rule. Each race is asked to write a table with their movement speed according to terrain in the description of their race. For pointers, there are lists if movement speed to be found in the rule discussion tread.
These numbers are only indicators. If you are in a great hurry, you might be a bit faster. If you are just randomly searching the land, you might be a lot slower.
Any speed that is faster than 15 tiles per turn needs to be discussed with the GM before.

At the beginning of each turn, the secretary GM will update a list with all towns, simulating civilisation growth.
The formula for this is as of now: (watch out for stupid typos, if the result seems odd that is probably the reason)
If the population is less than 50% of the max supported population, then the growth is simple exponential: newpop=oldpop*(growthrate+1)
If it’s 50%-100% then it follows a logarithmic-ish curve: newpop=(oldpop/growthrate+popcap)/(1+(1/growthrate))
If it is more than max then 1/3 of what you have above max does of: newpop=((oldpop-popcap)*2)/3+popcap

All players whit civ growth should post their growth rate (standard is 20% (human) but it might range from 5% (LotR elf) to 35%. (some fast breading insect maybe))
All players should also post whit their popcap for different biomes, this is for how many of your people you could get food for from one tile of that biome, look at examples ((until those are up: bad biomes are 5-20, good biomes are 70-100. remember that you cant get more than there is, even dessert people cant get as much out of the dessert as from fertile soil))
A setlement can get food from its own tile and the 8 surounding tiles, so to get how big cities will be multiply the number by 9.
Rivers count IN ADDITION to the tile they run thought, good spots (¤) give a 30 bonus to their tile to.
Popcap is how much food there is availed, meaning that it can be transported, traded, stored, etc. In case of siege it is assumed that there is enough food to last maybe 2 turns under normal conditions before the cap drops to 0...
settlements next to to one another by the same race will count as 1 for popcap.
((human examples of popcap:
plains:90
temperte forest:50
jungle:70
sea/lake:60
river:+40
dessert:8
tundra:10
etc.))

The % is the growth per turn during the exponential stage, the official explanation for the extreme speed is higher lifeforce, the actual is gameplay would be impossible at realistic growth speeds.

The last game of BotG was full with overpoweredness. We want to avoid that. That's why we would welcome it, if all your magic and technology you want to use is described in the description of your race. If you want to add something later one, you will have to ask the Main GM about it. He will judge if the invention is reasonable, and if it was made in a reasonable time. No one would be able to invent something like greek fire from a scratch in just one turn.

All players must post EVERYTHING relevant before they can join in, RP stuff movement speed and growth and initial populations and starting position and everything else that may ever be relevant.

Entry races must be approved by a GM before entry, they should not be overpowered, they should be decently realistic (many seem to have trubles uniting the concepts of magic and realism, it has to do whit how consequent it is.), they should be as original and creative as possible, and they may not have had a history in the same universe as the board unless under special circumstances that the GM decide.

If you’d want to join but are unable to post reliably evry turn or think the rules are to demanding and want to only RP some instead of keeping rack of food and doing math you might want to wait a while into the game and play some random adventurer from one of the races, whit the permission of said player.

For convenience SI/metric units will be used for all measurements in game, no inches and pounds, no “huge” or “kinda really small”.

The symbols for a civ/organization player is one letter, upper-case for settlements and lower-case for armies, the heroes does not get their own tile. Special letters like Ö and ö or Ñ and ñ also count.
Adventurer players that are just one person all get the @ tile, and just have to keep track of their coordinates.

All cities must have proper information on: Name, population, short description, coordinates, and owner.

Keeping large and detailed lists of everything is encouraged.

Please keep thread layout in mind, and use spoiler tags to hide large things.
Try to keep OOC talk to the OOC thread, and when necessary use ((OOC parenthesis)).

The game is played after the common sense rule. Common sense will in most occasions win.

lastly, this still applies from BotG II:
“5. Common sense trumps all.
6. Racial Flavor, Divine Actions, and awesome ideas trump common sense. Rich descriptions give rise
7. Players may join at any time. Players begin with a single migrant group and an immortal (In the sense that s/he doesn't age. Not that s/he is immune to death) champion.
8. Play fair, have fun. If you know an action will alienate another player, don't do it.”

This game is meant to be played for fun. Keep this in mind.

[Akroma]

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[Armok]

Players:

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Civilizations:

Akroma: [APPROVED] ((Your race is now canon, and you can begin your turn as soon as the game starts. It is also awesome and brilliant!))
God: Nagarach, arch-demonic entity of the freezing eternal cold, and the merciless sadistic hunt. Spheres: 50% cold, 50% hunt.
Race: Nacka-Rachti (Rachti for short)
Demonic ice-elves, nomadic.
Civ symbol: N n
Current population: 65. Growth: 7%
Starting position: (16;38)

Prometheus: [APPROVED] ((Your race is now canon, and you can begin your turn as soon as the game starts. It is also awesome and brilliant!))
God: Xar, the great father. Spheres: 25% eternity, 25% earth, 50% wisdom.
Race: Iraxi
Wise squid people.
Civ symbol: I i
Current population: 120. Growth: 15%
Starting position: (20;70) in Ehn’gha.

Niphanter: [APPROVED] ((Your race is now canon, and you can begin your turn as soon as the game starts. It is also awesome and brilliant!))
God: Sem'seddin, Lord of the underworlds. Spheres: 20% death, 30% undead, 30% dark magic, 20% dark creatures, eternal night.
Race: Akkadians
Arabian nights +undead.
Civ symbol: Ç ç
Current population: 125. Growth: 20%
Starting position: (;) in Akkad

Coelocanth: [APPROVED] ((Your race is now canon, and you can begin your turn as soon as the game starts. It is also awesome and brilliant!))
God: Nerlor Starfallen, "The Deep One". Spheres: 30% nature, 30% weather, 5% life, 5% death.
Race: Crocrolen
Frogmen.
Civ symbol: F f
Current population: 200. Growth: 30%
Starting position: (23;86) in Tel Sarangis

Kashyyk: [APPROVED] ((Your race is now canon, and you can begin your turn as soon as the game starts.))
God: Thaemin. Spheres: 10% victory, 35% war, 25% duty, 20% strength, 10% respect.
Race: Daroth
Dwarvenlike warriors.
Civ symbol: B b
Current population: 45. Growth: 15%
Starting position: (42;19)

Dwarfaholic: [APPROVED] ((Your race is now canon, and you can begin your turn as soon as the game starts. It is also awesome and brilliant!))
God: Rashoom. Spheres: 75% weather, 25% life
Race: Ents
Like LotR ents but whit even more awesome.
Civ symbol: W w
Current population: 14;7;4;1. Growth: 35%;15%;5%;4%
Starting position: (42;27)

Frelock: [APPROVED] ((Your race is now canon, and you can begin your turn as soon as the game starts. It is also awesome and brilliant!))
God: Fenneth. Spheres: 40% revelry, 10% joy, 10% fertility, 10% peace, 40% knowledge.
Race: Ipetians
Deer taurs.
Civ symbol: L l
Current population: 60. Growth: 25%
Starting position: (13;44)

AlanL: [APPROVED] ((Your race is now canon, and you can begin your turn as soon as the game starts. It is also awesome and brilliant!))
God: Rolitokovo. Spheres: 36% scholarship, 30% victory, 34% trade.
Race: Aneqip
Magicless lizardmen.
Civ symbol: P ρ
Current population: 103. Growth: 25%
Starting position: (58;22)

Naze: [APPROVED] ((Your race is now canon.))
God: Xhimathl. Spheres: 50% flame, 50% light.
Race: Assedio
Fire things.
Civ symbol: Ý ý
Current population: 100. Growth: 20%
Starting position: (27;106)

Zako: [APPROVED] ((Your race is now canon, and you can begin your turn as soon as the game starts.))
God: Wotan. Spheres: 40% battle, 30% protection, 15% sea, 15% thunder, 10% forests.
Race: Hrun
Seafaring Half-giants
Civ symbol: V v
Current population: ??. Growth: 15%
Starting position: (??;??)

Organizations:

Istrian: [APPROVED] ((Your organization is now canon, and you can begin your turn as soon as the game starts. It is also awesome and brilliant!))
Organization: The Tower.
Symbol: T t
Races yet involved: Leotaur, Liches, Vampires, Dwarf, Gnome, Lost Elves, Highbloods, Mixbloods, Pureblood, Zombies.
Current population: 24.
Starting position: (20;60)

Polifar: [APPROVED] ((Your organization is now canon, and you can begin your turn as soon as the game starts. It is also awesome and brilliant!))
Organization: The Renegades.
Symbol: R r
Races yet involved: Ul'Fanir.
Current population: 19.
Starting position: (32;48)

Player Symbols:

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N n   Rachi
I i   Iraxi
Ç ç   Akkadians
F f   Crocrolen
B b   Daroth
W w   Ents
T t   Tower mages
R r   Renegades
P ρ   Aneqip
B b   Daroth
L l   Ipetians


Game Masters:

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Main GM: Armok! My word is law, always, as long as I am reasonable.
Vice GM: Akroma
Secretary: Coelocanth
World Master: Also me, Armok.

[Akroma]

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│                                                                        │
│≈≈≈≈≈≈♣♣ ♣♣♣♣⌂▲▲⌂ ⌂├┘⌂$▲○─ ──┘?≈≈≈≈  ≈♣♣≈≈≈≈≈ ≈♣♣♣♣│└┐ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈─ ○┌┘♣≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈≈♣♣ ♣♣♣⌂⌂▲$⌂ ♣│⌂⌂▲^$⌂ ♣♣&♣$≈≈≈  ≈≈♣≈≈≈≈≈ ≈♣♣♣♣│♣≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈.♣ $│♣♣≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈♣♣┌ ─┐♣⌂$▲⌂♣ ♣└≈⌂⌂&⌂♣ ♣♣♣♣♣♣?≈  ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈♣♣v♣│♣≈ ≈≈≈≈..♣♣ ○┘♣≈≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈──┘ ♣└─○▲▲⌂♣ ♣♣│♣♣⌂○┐ ♣♣╞╞♣♣♣♣  ♣≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ♣♣♣$♣│≈≈ ≈≈≈..♣♣$ ⌂♣♣≈≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈♣♣♣♣ ♣♣♣⌂▲$⌂♣ ♣♣│♣n♣⌂│ ♣╞√√√♣♣♣  ♣♣?≈≈≈≈♣ ♣w♣♣♣└≈≈ ≈≈≈───○▲ ⌂♣♣≈≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈♣♣♣♣♣♣ ♣┌─○⌂⌂♣♣ ♣♣└┐♣♣♣│ ♣♣√#√♣$♣  ♣♣♣♣$│¤♣ ♣♣♣v♣V≈≈ ≈≈.♣¤⌂▲⌂ ♣♣≈≈≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈♣♣♣♣┌ ─┘♣┌○⌂♣N ♣♣♣└┐&♣└ ┐♣√√√♣♣&  ♣♣&♣♣└┐≈ ≈♣♣♣♣♣≈≈ ≈≈.┌≈○⌂♣ ♣♣≈≈≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈♣♣┌┘ ♣♣♣│⌂♣♣♣ ♣♣$♣≈≈≈♣ │♣♣♣♣♣♣♣  ♣♣♣♣≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈♣♣♣≈≈ ≈≈─┘⌂▲⌂♣ ♣≈≈≈≈≈≈≈│
│40                                                                      │
│≈≈≈≈─┬┘♣ ♣♣┌┘⌂♣♣♣ ♣♣♣≈≈≈≈≈ ≈♣♣♣♣&♣♣  ♣♣♣?≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈♣v≈≈ ≈≈♣♣⌂▲$♣ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈♣│♣♣ ♣♣│♣♣♣n♣ ♣♣♣≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈.♣♣$♣♣  ♣&♣♣≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈♣♣≈≈ ≈♣♣⌂▲⌂♣♣ ≈≈≈♣≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈┘♣♣ ♣♣│⌂♣♣♣♣ ♣♣≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈.?♣♣♣♣  ♣♣♣♣♣≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈♣≈≈≈ ≈──○⌂♣♣≈ ≈≈$♣≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈♣$♣ ♣♣≈≈L♣♣♣ ♣♣≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈.#♣♣♣  ♣$♣♣♣?≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈♣$▲○─≈≈ ≈♣⌂≈≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈♣♣♣ .≈≈≈≈≈♣♣ ♣≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈.&♣  ♣♣♣♣♣.≈≈ ≈≈≈♣≈≈≈≈ ≈♣⌂⌂♣♣≈≈ ≈♣♣≈≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈♣♣♣ ♣..≈≈♣♣♣ ♣≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈♣♣  ♣♣r♣♣..≈ ≈.♣♣≈≈≈≈ ≈┌○♣♣≈≈≈ ≈♣≈≈≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈≈♣♣ ♣♣♣♣│♣♣♣ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈♣♣  ♣♣♣♣♣♣.. .♣♣$♣≈≈≈ ─┘♣♣≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈≈♣♣ ♣♣♣♣└┐♣≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♣  ♣≈≈≈≈♣.. .○⌂♣♣≈≈≈ ♣♣≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈│
│48                                                                      │
│≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♣ ♣♣$♣♣│.≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♣ ≈≈≈≈≈≈.. ┌┘♣.≈≈≈≈ ♣≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ♣♣♣♣♣└≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈  ≈≈≈≈≈≈.. │..≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ♣♣♣♣♣.≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈  ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈. │.≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ~~~≈≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈♣♣♣.≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈  ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈~ √#√~≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈♣♣$♣≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈..$ ♣≈≈≈≈≈≈≈  ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈~ √√√~≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈♣♣♣≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈.. .│≈≈≈≈≈≈  ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ¤≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ~~~≈≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈♣♣≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ .○⌂¤≈≈≈≈  ≈≈≈≈≈≈♠♠ ┌┘♠≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈♣≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈  ≈≈≈≈≈$♠┌ ┘♠♠♠≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈│
│56                                                                      │
│≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈¤≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈  ≈≈≈≈│♠♠│ ♠♠♠♠┌≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈♠♠♠≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈  ≈≈≈≈│♠┌┘ $♠♠┌┘≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ $♠⌂♠≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈  ≈≈≈♠└┐│♠ ♠♠♠│♠♠≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈♠≈≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♠ ♠⌂≈t┘≈≈≈ ≈≈≈T¤≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈  ≈≈≈♠♠└┤♠ ♠♠♠│♠♠♠≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈♠♠≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♠ ⌂▲⌂?♠≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈  ≈≈♠♠♠♠└┐ ¤≈≈┘♠♠♠≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈♠≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ┌○⌂♠♠≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈  ──$♠♠♠♠│ ⌂▲≈≈≈♠♠♠ ♠≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ │$⌂♠≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♠  ♠♠└─┐♠⌂○ ▲^⌂≈♠♠♠♠ ♠♠≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈♠♠♠≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈♠♠  ♠♠♠♠├──○ $⌂○┐♠♠♠♠ ♠♠♠≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈│
│64                                                                      │
│≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈♠♠≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈♠♠  $♠♠┌┘♠♠♠ ⌂⌂♠│♠♠♠♠ ♠$♠♠≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈♠≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈♠♠♠  ┌──┘♠♠♠♠ ♠⌂♠└┐♠$♠ ♠♠♠♠≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈♠≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈♠┌──  ┘♠♠♠♠♠♠♠ ♠♠♠♠│♠♠♠ ♠♠♠≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈♠?♠♠≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈♠♠≈≈ ≈≈≈♠└┐≈≈ ≈≈&┌─┘♠♠  ♠♠♠♠♠¤¤$ ♠♠♠♠└┐♠♠ ♠♠♠≈≈≈≈≈ ≈♠⌂▲○─≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈♠?♠#≈ ≈≈♠♠♠/─┐ ♠♠┌┘♠♠♠♠  ♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠ ♠♠♠⌂¤├┐♠ ♠♠≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈?▲^▲?≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈♠♠♠└┐ ♠♠i♠♠♠♠└ ─&┘♠♠♠&♠  ♠♠ç$♠♠♠♠ ♠♠♠♠≈┘│♠ ♠♠♠≈≈≈≈≈ ┌─○▲⌂≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈#♠♠♠├ ┐♠♠I♠iç♠ ♠?♠#♠♠♠♠  ♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠ $♠♠♠│♠└┐ ♠$♠♠♠♠≈≈ ┘♠$♠≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈♠≈≈ ≈≈≈≈♠?♠│ └i♠♠i♠♠♠ ♠♠♠♠♠♠♠~  ~~~♠♠♠♠♠ ♠♠♠♠│♠♠└ ┐♠♠♠♠≈≈≈ ≈?≈≈≈≈≈≈│
│72                                                                      │
│≈≈≈≈♠♠≈≈ ≈≈≈≈♠♠♠│ ♠└┐♠♠♠♠& ♠♠♠♠~~~~  &~~~~~♠♠ ♠♠♠♠└┐♠♠ └──┐≈≈≈≈ ≈♠≈≈≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈♠&#♠└ ┐♠│♠♠#♠♠ ♠~~~~~~~  ~~~~~~~~ ~$♠♠♠│♠♠ ♠♠♠≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈♠♠♠♠♠ │$└┐♠♠♠~ ~~~~&~~~  ?~~~~&~~ ~~♠♠♠└┐♠ ♠≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈♠≈≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈♠?♠♠ │?♠│?~~~ ~~~~~~~~  ¤↑~~~~~~ ~~$♠♠♠└┐ ♠≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈♠♠ │♠♠│~~&~ ~~~↑Ç#~~  ~~~~~~&~ ~~~♠♠$♠├ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈$♠≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈┐♠ └¤&○~~~~ ~~~~↑~~~  ~~≈≈~~~~ ~~~$♠♠♠≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈♠└┐ &○⌂⌂⌂~~~ ~&~~~~~≈  ≈≈≈≈~~~? ~~~~♠♠♠≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈♠≈≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈♠♠♠♠└ ○▲▲▲⌂⌂○┐ ~~~~~~~~  ~≈≈≈≈≈~~ ~&~~$♠♠≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈♠≈≈≈≈≈│
│80                                                                      │
│≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈♠♠♠♠⌂ ⌂▲▲▲▲⌂⌂⌠ ~~~¤¤~?~  ~≈≈≈≈≈≈~ ~~~~$♠♠│ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈♠♠♠♠┌○ ▲▲^▲⌂⌂≈$ ~~~~~~~~  ~~≈≈≈≈≈≈ ~~~..$┌┘ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈♠♠┌─┘⌂ ⌂▲▲▲⌂⌂¤┴ ┐~~~~~~&  ~~≈≈≈≈≈. .~~..♠│♠ ♠≈≈¤♠♠≈≈ ♠≈≈≈≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈♠┌─┘♠F" ⌂▲▲▲▲⌂⌠⌠ └─┐ç~~~~  ~≈≈≈≈≈.. ....♠┌┘♠ ♠≈≈♠⌂≈≈$ ♠≈≈≈≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈≈≈┌ ──┘♠♠♠"" ○⌂▲▲⌂○⌠⌠ ⌠$└─F┐~~  ~≈≈≈≈≈.. .....│♠$ ♠≈≈≈≈≈≈♠ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈≈♠│ ♠♠♠♠♠♠"f ┘⌂⌂▲⌂≈⌠⌠ &⌠⌠⌠⌠└┐~  ≈≈≈≈≈... .....│♠♠ ♠♠≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈≈≈┘ ♠♠♠♠♠""│ ""○⌂○⌠⌠F ⌠≈⌠⌠$$≈≈  ≈≈≈≈.... $...┌┘♠♠ ♠$≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ♠♠♠""""│ ""│⌂⌠≈⌠$ ⌠⌠≈≈≈≈≈≈  ≈≈≈≈.... ....│.♠♠ ♠♠≈≈$≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈│
│88                                                                      │
│≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈♠"""?"& ""│⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠ ⌠≈≈≈≈≈≈≈  ≈≈≈..... ...┌┘..♠ ♠♠≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈¤"""""│ "┌┘⌠≈&⌠¤ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈  ≈≈≈....# ...≈.... ♠≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈│
│≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ≈""""$"│ "│"⌠⌠⌠⌠≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈  ≈≈≈≈.... ...≈.... .≈≈♠≈≈≈≈ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈│
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BotG III Maps:

KEY:
^ mountain peak/volcano
▲ mountain
⌂ small mountains/rocky hills
. plains and grassy hills
" savana
~ deserts and sandy dunes
♣ temperate forest
{ taiga (forest)
↑ palm forest
♠ rain forest
╞ dead/burnt forest
≈ lake
█ glacier
√ wasteland
' tundra
⌠ swamp
░ storm (dependant on terrain type)
║═╠╣╩╦╔╝╚╗╬ tunnel or road
╫╪ bridge
○ river source (asume always ⌂ as well)
│─├┤┴┬┌┘└┐ river

# large extremly visible structure, maybe even visible from space, maybe a ruined city or really huge affected area
? clerly visible ruin, like a monument or temple
& hiden/underground arteficial ruin
¤ a landmark or intresting terain feture, like a large open unihabited cave to build in, a great waterfall, a cliff looking like something, a seculed area perfect for a  hiden city, etc.
$ a natural adventuring feture for a lack of a better word, a dragons lair or a cave full of strange creatures, not created by intelegent creatures but likely to housemonsters and tresure.


to make the map appear like this, us a [tt ] tag (without the space)

[Armok]

BotG III multiverse introduction:10^N Googolplexes of universes:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

You might think your universe is large, and it is much larger than you, the diameter of the observable universe is about 92 billion lightyears, the Milky Way is 100 000 lightyears in diameter and contain 200-400 billion stars.
That is most likely a tiny fraction of the universe.
And there is more, there are other universes, popular culture sometimes wrongly refer to the multiverse concept as “dimensions”, most likely because the space which they exist in has many more dimensions than the 4 of this universe.
The with of an molecule is vastly greater than that of an electron or the core, the distance between planets are vastly greater than the size of the planets, the distance between stars vastly greater than the size of star system, and the distance between galaxies vastly greater than the size of the galaxies. It is a logical conclusion the relation of the distance between universes opposed to universe size will follow a similar pattern.
There is also likely to be groupings of universes, continuing this pattern on and on into infinity.

This story takes place in a part of the multiverse very far from here, the distance might be described whit that if the observable universe was an electron on earth somewhere, the area I am speaking of could be likened to the Andromeda galaxy.
It consists of 2.3*10^106 universes, that’s a big number, 2.3 million googols. ((I had originally thought to use 2.3 billion googolplexes, but I want to keep the numbers sane and imaginable, and balanced))
The observable universe is estimated to have ca 10^80 fundamental particles.

The universes in the multiverse have different laws and constant of physics, we assume that at least universes in the same groups share properties.

The specific constellation of universes has two special properties, tied together, one is that it has a few very complex and flexible laws that give Arthur C. Clarkes law a whole new twist of not needing to invent the technology first, and even giving the universe itself some properties that in this universe would belong to psychology rather than physics.
The other is that this area as mostly controlled by a million or so very powerful interuniversal being, for all ends and purposes gods, and that is what they call themselves rather rightfully.
It might sound like many, but if you study the numbers you see they have a few googols of universes each, they have enough power to create and destroy universes on a whim.

This might sound unlikely, but in a truly infinite multiverse the only way it could NOT exist is if it is fundamentally impossible somehow.

So, what do these insanely powerful omnipotent and immortal beings, with minds whose smallest stray thought would humble galaxies of geniuses thinking for centuries, do?
Well, the like to play games, fight over the control of different regions, quarrel and intrigue whit each other, get worshiped by primitive savages, eat well, and watch entertainments of various kinds.
Nobles…

Tacticus:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Of all the games the gods play, there is one that they are especially found of, a modular category of rulsets so fundamentally complex they would take the most brilliant of mortals to even grasp the basic concept of the game, and that is part of the basic concept of the game, a tiny fraction of it.
This game is called Tacticus.

Most of the Tacticus rulsets are very abstract or chaotic, there are some famous rulsets, for example the Pantshelm rulset that is a parody of fiction and real events, as well as a parody of the many rulsets of Tacticus itself, there is, however there are many rulsets that are far from jokes.

There is for example the rulset that the gods are about to play now, it is special in that the board consists of an actual universe, whit actual people…
The Gods have always treated mortals as mere pawns, this is just admitting it. Well, it is not like they are actually TELLING it to the mortals.
Anyways, the story begins…

--- --- ---
<@Armok> Grand TACTICUS tournament! At 983-7549-237-236-997; New improved BotG rulset! Gods and demons, all join for the most celebrated event in 10^104 universes!
--- --- ---

The Gods are gathering, from all directions and from strange universes they come, gods of benevolent good and demons of depraved, wicked evil, gods of every sphere; they come all to the interuniversal meeting place of no name, situated in fractal 3.42 dimensional space.

In a grand ¤marble hall¤, about a kilometre in radius ¤<<¤stained glass cupola¤>>¤, deciphering the history of some random galaxy in perfect quality and brilliant detail, on top, on top of an otherwise unoccupied planet Armok prepares the board, his might do show, it radiates whit particles not even the concept can be imagined by a mortal, to photon based vision however he looks like a small feline, whit fur the colour of a black hole, eerie red glowing eyes, and claws and teeth made of something that looks like stainless steel, it is typing and manipulating n-dimensional coordinates on a holograpic display on the gigantic circular ¤oaken table¤ in the middle of the room.
This place has eternal twilight, the red sun at the horizon, above the sky is brilliant whit uncountable stars this near the galaxy core, further away shimmering purple and orange nebula.
The hall has four large open gates, one facing the dessert towards the sun, and beyond that an ocean of magma can be hinted, one facing the night away from the sun, ancient mountains and glaciers fighting whit eternal slowness about whether to rise or fall, one facing a large lake shimmering purple in the red light, and a landscape of pristine forests and rivers beyond, and the last facing field of flowers in a million colours, stretching on to the horizon.

Armok finishes, and pulls a switch, and as he do the huge glass cupola fills up whit the slowly rotating northern hemisphere of blue green and white rocky planet, what a human would use to describe it is “earth like”, so solid and detailed that no mere hologram or illusion can be, beautiful as the landscape outside. And whit a few more button presses the view zooms in on two continents, another button press and several multicoloured symbols and construes appear all over the board, a second later two hundred and fifty-six holographic displays fold out of the oaken wood and two hundred and fifty-six heavy ¤oaken thrones¤ extend from the floor, Armok sits down on the largest and most decorated throne, the gods that are going to play come in, teleporting or flying all in different ways.
God know how to build mood…
The game can begin…

“So, lets get this started, place your pawns and so on, did anyone bring anything to eat?”
They are not so good at avoiding to RUIN said mood…

The Board:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

This world is not old, as worlds go, nor is it special in any way, most galaxies in these universes have a few planets like these, life arise, evolve, spread, and then, die.
1.78 billion years ago life arose on this planet, it behaved like life usually do, randomly roaming around metaphorical design space, rolling down the valleys of good design randomly and not getting up thus getting more and more fitness.
Continents, ages, and species went by, the land rose and fell, the eras came and went…

Then 602 000 years ago one species that had rolled down the Valley of Decent Smarts discovered language, leading to an avalanche of technological development that 7000 years later lead them into space, after 9000 years they were a powerful galactic empire and declared the planet that had long ago been abandoned anyways as a national park (equivalent), 5000 years after that they were all dead and forgotten, only ruins left.

About 150 000 years after the last trace of the above mentioned civilization withered into ruins, one of their many semi-uplifted pet species gone feral discovered the same thing they had, by now, however one condition or another had increased the worlds charge of the strange energies of this universe, so easy to harvest yet so hard to understand, much like life.
This, and their modifications that made them obedient to their masters whether good or bad, became their doom, they worshiped the ancient artefacts of their semi-creators, they fought wars whit powerful magic, and they destroyed themselves, leaving again but ruins to disturb the wilderness.

For a long time the world went undisturbed, but 80 000 years ago the flow of a magic energy recognizing life began to rise, toppling ecosystems and throwing around macro mutations, but also artificially increasing the power of life including even just pumping it full of undeserved energy. This lead to an greatly accelerated selection, and leading to that about 60 000 years ago many species evolved sentience or other strange things, there is also creatures that use the strange forces directly, or in places were it is strong even can refuse failure of themselves, to keep them going when they absolutely should not, and could not sanely.

A few of these new peoples tried to build civilizations, and some did, driving back others, the era of these empires lasted for 10 000 years.
This was about the time the gods got interested in this world, and many of the indicants even worshiped, bargained whit, or just communicated whit the gods.
Then dark things came, some race had dabbled whit demons and apparently put to much energy and to little though into it, the exact nature of who relapsed them or what kind of thing it released was is not clear, but all the great empires perished, leaving only small and scattered tribes, in fear of magic and technology alike unable to develop civilization, most of the creatures dies out doing the following 80 000 years.

80 000 years of stagnation, wilderness only rarely crossed people and never by civilization…

Then the god Armok decided that this both rather average and yet historically rich world would make a great gaming board, so the world is now watched, the game beginning, and the gods are placing their pawns…

((Please note that:
The “uncivilized people afraid of both magic and tech” is NOT player races (unless you want to take a race I design and that is underpowered), it is monsters, dragons, and maybe some tribal goblin/kobold like things.
Player races should preferably be transported to the board by their gods, or work something out whit me over IRC or maybe PMs.
Prometheus did that, the Iraxi is one of the great empires mentioned, hose that died out 80 000 years ago…
Please not that despite the many notes of “let the game begin” and “it has started” in this post it is still a bit left, but not much.))

[Armok]

reserved.

[coelocanth]

List of Settlements

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Location	Name	Population	Pop Cap	Race	Next Turn
35,20	Astmeban	34	230	Daroth	39
42,27	Great Glade	32	1110	Ent Impling	44
42,27	Great Glade	0	21	Ent Lord	0
42,27	Great Glade	8	375	Ent Material	9
42,27	Great Glade	0	168	Ent Protector	0
16,39	Tribe	44	300	Nacka Rachti	47
20,60	Seristis tower	15	100	Mage	15
19,70	Ehn’gha / Odua	126	810	Iraxi	145
15,84	Vol Sundar	39	280	Crocrolen	50
29,85	Vol Tikal	52	340	Crocrolen	67
24,87	Tel Sarangis	145	630	Crocrolen	189
13,44	Huis Hoop	75	465	Ipetian	93
29,77	Akkad	126	600	Akkadian	151
59,23	Kavla Niti	102	765	Anqip	128
26,106	Flamekeep	118	630	Assedio	142
46,38	Halas	103	620	Hrun	119
46,38	Halas	4	310	Hrun Wolf Mount	5

List of Groups

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Location	Leader Name	Population	Race
27,21	Kell	5	Daroth
46,21	Sall	5	Daroth
34,25	Ton	5	Daroth
12,60	Jaleen	6	Mage
22,68	Elestric	3	Mage
22,68	Qirosh/Zira – prisoners	2	Iraxi
15,85	Inkala	10	Crocrolen
23,70	(merchants)	10	Akkadian
28,84	(merchants)	10	Akkadian
35,70	Bahad	1	Akkadian
19,69	(scouts)	2	Iraxi
18,71	(scouts)	2	Iraxi
21,71	(scouts)	2	Iraxi
22,70	(scouts)	2	Iraxi
35,46	Poltifar	19	Renegades
43,19	(scouts)	1	Ent Impling
34,25	(scouts)	1	Ent Impling
48,31	(scouts)	1	Ent Impling
42,37	(scouts)	1	Ent Impling
15,44	(hunters)	19	Nacka-Rachti
21,37	Celsius	5	Nacka-Rachti
42,30	Ka-ram	6	Ents (1,0,4,1)

Population Cap & Growth for each race

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Race	Growth Rate	Desert	Glacier	Lake	Mountains	Ocean	Palm Forest	Plains	Rain Forest	River	Rocky Hills	Savanna	Swamp	Taiga	Temp Forest	Tundra	Wasteland
Akkadian	0.2	60	10	70	10	5	70	120	40	40	30	60	40	30	95	25	20
Anqip	0.25	10	0	50	5	50	100	90	120	40	5	90	30	25	100	20	5
Assedio	0.2	0	0	10	10	10	70	60	90	10	25	60	50	70	90	10	40
Crocrolen	0.3	0	0	40	5	30	20	25	50	50	5	25	70	5	30	0	5
Daroth	0.15	20	0	45	40	45	55	65	40	15	75	65	30	55	55	20	20
Ent Impling	0.35	0	0	0	0	0	80	0	80	70	0	0	0	80	100	0	0
Ent Lord	0.04	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	3	0	0
Ent Material	0.15	0	0	0	0	0	25	0	25	25	0	0	0	25	30	0	0
Ent Protector	0.05	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	13	10	0	0	0	13	17	0	0
Hrun	0.15	10	60	30	20	30	30	70	30	30	30	10	20	20	70	50	40
Hrun Wolf Mount	0.2	5	30	15	10	15	15	35	15	15	15	5	10	10	35	25	20
Ipetian	0.25	10	0	40	5	40	90	100	50	40	80	80	30	90	90	10	5
Iraxi	0.15	0	0	70	5	70	60	50	90	40	5	50	5	5	60	0	5

Movement Table

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Race	Desert	Glacier	Lake	Mountains	Ocean	Palm Forest	Plains	Rain Forest	River	Rocky Hills	Savanna	Swamp	Taiga	Temp Forest	Tundra	Wasteland
Akkadian
Anqip	6	0	8	2	6	9	10	8	8	6	10	2	9	9	5	4
Assedio	3	0	0	0	0	4	7	4	0	4	7	3	4	4	0	4
Crocrolen	4/0	0	9	0	3	6/4	7/6	8	9	4	7/4	10	4	6	4	6
Daroth	5	1	0	3	0	6	7	5	3	9	7	3	6	6	5	7
Ent Impling	4	0	0	2	0	9	7	9	0	7	9	4	9	10	4	4
Ent Lord	11	0	0	8	0	11	10	11	7	10	11	7	11	12	10	7
Ent Material	5	0	0	3	0	9	7	9	0	7	9	5	9	10	5	5
Ent Protector	8	0	0	5	0	10	9	10	4	9	10	6	10	11	8	6
Hrun	4	6	1	4	1	8	10	8	1	6	10	4	8	8	10	6
Ipetian	6	1	0	0	0	8	10	8	9	7	8	7	10	10	9	4
Iraxi	4	0	0	0	0	7	5	9	0	1	5	1	3	7	2	4
Mage	2-5	1	0	0	0	4-7	5-7	3-7	0	2-5	5-7	2-6	4-7	4-7	2-5	4
Nacka Rachti	7	9	5/3	2	5/3	8/7	9	7/4	8/0	8	9	6/1	8	8/7	10	4
Renagade	7	1	0	1	0	9	8	9	5	8	8	4	9	9	6	4

List of Players/Civilisations

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Player	Race	Settlement	Group
Nhiphanter	Akkadian	Ç	ç
AlanL	Anqip	P	ρ
Naze	Assedio	Ý	'ý
Coelocanth	Crocrolen	F	f
Kashyyk	Daroth	B	b
Dwarfaholic	Ent	W	w
Zako	Hrun	V	v
Frelock	Ipetian	L	l
Prometheus	Iraxi	I	i
Istrian	Mage	T	t
Akroma	Nacka Rachti	N	n
Poltifar	Renagade	R	r

[Kashyyk]

a reserved bump

[Armok]

((Ok, I have no thought for a while about why I shouldn't announce the first turn, and found no overly compelling reason.
so...))
Let There Be Battle of the Gods III!!! :D
Turn 1, Spring:

((Please note that this start might be a bit premature, and that the turn may end up longer than the standard two days.
There are various bigger and smaller tasks left to do to... But I cant just hold myself any longer now we DO this!
Still, if you are very weary of never having to change a written word or are paranoid of anything happen like me, you might still want to wait until I announce standard schedule.
Among the things left to do is to figure out exactly who is the different GMs after all the arguing, but for now it is safe to assume that my word is law and that Akroma is usualy wise to listen to.))

((Freelock; Ipertians; Fenneth; [APPROVED]
as long as what we said on the IRC is kept))

[Zako]

First post in the new game!

I just wanted to know if i can join in?

Im not as good at RP as you guys are and i REALLY suck at making civs, organizations or adventurers, so can someone make me one if they can, cause I really want to get stuck in!

I may need some help from time to time as I learn the game, so anything you do will help immensly!

If you do make a civ for me, i prefer some kind of dwarf or hardy human.

Best of luck with the game!

[Frelock]

((I don't think anyone would mind another player, but I don't think you're going to find anyone willing to go through the trouble of making an entire civilization just for you.  Instead of a civilization, why don't you try making a group or a single adventurer.  Look at the OOC thread and talk about it there.  Also join us on the IRC (see top of page).))

[Istrian]

Reyleen Ach'Medarath, Elchmistress of the Elchandaar Tower, surveyed the assembled Mages on the field, in front of the place where the portal was to be opened. There were nearly 200 of them, 200 who had answered to the summons of the Purple Seal. She noticed the half-demon Pyromancer impatiently looking around. He was visibly displeased to be in a robe, but it was a formal occasion.

She wondered if it was the right time to send mages on exploration on another world. The Demon War was already heavily taxing the Tower's resources. The Demons... It was after an assault on one of their fortresses that they had recovered the old parchment which told how to reach the world where the mages were being sent. She was worried that it could easily be a trap, but it was true that the opportunity could not be ignored.

"I know it was a difficult decision, Your Highness." said Kerzon, the Grandmaster Diviner, "We both know that we will never see these mages again."

"You have seen the future, Kerzon. Are you sure there is no onther way ? These mages could make the difference in our current war."

"They may help us gain victory faster, but if we do not send them away now, the future of the Tower will look bleak."

The Elchmistress sighed heavily and nodded towards another group of a hundred Displacers. Their leader nodded back and they all started gathering the flows into the right shape. Tiny yellow particles of magic, like tiny grains of dust, began assembling in the middle of the group. A sphere grew there, as if it was fed by the particles.

As the sphere grew larger, an image could be distinguished in the middle of it : a forest bordering an expanse of water. The Displacers then began getting the portal into the right shape. Slowly the sphere thinned, until it looked like a lens. Then it sank slowly into the ground. Finally, the leader of the Displacers turned toward the Elchmistress and nodded. In turn, she motionned for the mages to enter the portal.

"Farewell", she whispered between clenched teeth.
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The army of mages slowly walked out of the portal on the other side. They were followed by a huge floating chest, at least the size of a man. The portal slowly closed behind them.

The appointed leader of the assembly, a Druid, smiled and took out a small enveloppe from his robes. He broke the Purple Seal on it and finally read the orders they were all expected to carry out. His smile quickly vanished and his face became deathly pale. The letter fell out of his hands, to be caught by a nearby Geomancer. He read out loud a very interesting passage of it :

"'Your orders are simple : assert the presence of the Tower and investigate the world. No help will be sent during the first ten millenia.' So it's a survive and survey thing." he commented "Well, since we will be here for a very long time, we might as well choose our leaders and-"

He interrupted his sentence and looked downward. There was a long stone spike protruding from his chest. He dropped dead without a further sound. All assembled Mages slowly looked at each other, while the 8 Runeblades, knowing full well what was going to happen next, moved away from the assembly. Then all Hell broke loose.

Fire, lightning, earthquakes, tidal waves and worse began killing the Mages one by one. Or ten by ten in some extreme cases. Calcinated, decapitated, dismembered, pierced, electrified, unnaturally aged to death, entangled then compressed and otherwise killed Mages began to litter the ground.

A few hours later a small wind rose from the sea and drove away the fog of the battle. A few Mages were still left standing. One of them, a Chronomancer, slowly looked around, picked up a stick and held it out. A few seconds later, another Chronomancer appeared at the spot where the stick was and noticed the above-mentionned item protruding from where his heart should have been.

"Trying to move forward in time, old 'friend' ?" said the mage holding the stick before his 'friend' died.

He then looked around. There were 15 other mages left standing and none of them was wearing the same School colors as the others. That was good. They were now enough to start a fresh leadership and to claim the titles of Grandmasters. Without talking to each other, they acted on a common accord and opened the floating chest, while taking good care of standing as far away as possible from it.

Something started to come out of the chest. It was small at first, then slowly grew larger. It ended up as a tall tower, and it came fully equipped with what was necessary to a mage in those foreign parts : laboratories, libraries and sleeping quarters.
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In the following days the surviving Grandmasters drew the roll of the first members of the Tower in this new world.

'On the year 187342 of the Tower Calendar the following people were appointed to the mentionned positions on the world of Seristis, newly placed under Tower jurisdiction.

Of the Principle of Creation
Elestris Eth'Vindelar, Grandmaster Hydromancer, Lost Elf
Akrashah Tal'Resh Kraroch, Grandmistress Healer, Leotaur
Athan Fyrkus, Grandmaster Binder, Highblood
Sekhfar Lalantis, Grandmaster Illusionist, Mixblood

Of the Principle of Change
Selene Tirmisthan, Grandmistress Displacer, Highblood
Jaleen Excelmarth, Grandmistress Aeromancer, Pureblood
Shugak, Grandmaster Transmuter, Gnome
Lithios, Grandmaster Chronomancer, Vampire

Of the Principle of Balance
Kirlin Ach'Verdath, Grandmistress Druid, Lost Elf
Sendar Goldsmith, Grandmaster Geomancer, Dwarf
Sirilanai Eth'Mertallar, Grandmaster Diviner, Lost Elf
Xanthis the Eraser, Grandmaster Psychomancer, Lich

Of the Principle of Destruction
Carvanil the Plagued, Grandmaster Necromancer, Lich
Werelath Ach'Orlindis, Grandmistress Illuminator, Lost Elf
Ostralin, Grandmistress Noctalist, Vampire
Dazhmar, Grandmaster Pyromancer, Mixblood

Of the Most Respectable Order of the Elchandaar Tower Runeblades
Karkish Rezhak Rohkarsharel, Leotaur
Partavel, Vampire
Morticia, Vampire
Inifius, Vampire
Gregor Travis, Graveborn
Joshua Verbasit, Graveborn
Alexius Sivrail, Highblood
Unroe Maxalli, Highblood

By the approval of those assembled and under the delegated supreme authority of Reyleen Ach'Medarath, Elchmistress of the Elchandaar Aurea Tower'
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A few days later the most curious mages set to work. Sirilanai prepared a whole arsenal of crystal balls, mirrors and runes and set off to scrying the land around the island where the Tower ended up. He was planning to scry the flow of Divination magic to find if there were nearby settlements or places of strong magic.

First he prodded the south, as it was where civilization had appeared on their homeworld. This time, unfortunately he felt no unnatural bend in the flow.

Then he tried north, the direction which lets magic flow more freely. Again, no result.

The next direction was east, the direction of the unknown and of the surprising. Yet again, no result.

Finally, west, from where the Elchandaar Empire had sprung up and conquered the world. This time he felt a strong pull, a very strong one. There was something in that direction, and it was very powerful. It bent and twisted the flow. It warranted investigation.

He tried to survey the place using his mirrors and crystal balls, but unfortunately his power was not yet great enough to see over such a long distance. There was no way he could compare to Kerzon who could even see the far away future.

The west would require more detailed examination.
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A few days later, two expeditions were assembled. One would head south, because it felt like a good direction. Elestris, Morticia and Karkish would go that way. They would blindly go where no one had gone before.

The other expedition would head west, to find out what causes the disturbance in the flow. This one would be larger : Jaleen, Sendar, Dazhmar, Partavel, Inifius and Gregor.

Both expeditions departed the same day. And both used the same way of transportation. Elestris used his mastery over water to create an iceberg, while Jaleen did the same using air. And they all set off to explore the unknown.
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Selene meanwhile began to draw runes and circles on heavy stones set around the area which was now the Tower's. These runes would prevent anyone from teleporting in from outside the runed area. Later she would also prepare a large platform to serve as a support for portals, when they would need those to move around the world.



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((The main HQ consists of only one building : a single tower with a large entrance. The tower has a radius of 150m and a height of 500m. Images later. There is also a teleportation pad in construction on water. Images above.))
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[Akroma]

And so it came, that the gods sat down for yet another game. For fame ? Out of boredom ? Little did they know...

From the depths of hell, so deep that neigher light, nor even the warmth coming from the eternal fires of the everburning furnaces of torture, a single entity once again, creeped into the light of the multiverse. Cocytus this place was called, the ever frozen hearth of hell, and Nagarach was it's lord. For the last 3000 millenia, his icy shadow was cast across the land, grasping it with his long, skeletonfingers, in a steely grip that no land ever escaped from. Thousands of planets, and even more souls were permanently trapped, tranformed into his servants. He had taken on the battle of battles. The battle against all creation. The amound of sous is limited, and ever has been, and this is, why one day, creation would surely perish. His time, once again, grew near.

The heavens... will tremble...

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With a sound like a whip ripping through flesh, the portal closed behind the last survivors of the Nacka-Rachti. They were hunt into extinction, and fleeing from the old world took the last of them. Their cruel master demanded the live of 300 of them, in exchange for a safe harbour. And now, only 65 of them remained, in this unknown, hostile world. But their will to fight on, shall never be broken...

Curious looks were going through the eyes of the tribe. They were stranded in a forest, thick with ground vegetation, trees whichs leaves had an unknown shape. Birds were singing songs never heard before, and it hurt their ears. It had rained lately, and through the everlasting chill of the frozen skull, the woods were slowly overgrown with a white veil of frost. Withing that mass of confused eyes, it was only one who did not hesitate.
Celsius was kneeling next to a thorny bush, inspecting droppings on the ground. Suddenly she, raised her voice.

"Herbivores, about 120-150 kilogramms, probably wandering the forest in groups. They were here only 3 hours ago."

She pointed her finger at the elders, without even looking at them.

"You will summon a swarm of the crystaldragonflies. Scout the complete terrain for a month or so, then let them return and start manufacturing a map."

Now she pointed her fingers at a group of civilians, again, not even turning the head in their general direction.

"You will check out what is left of our belongings. Replace everything we have lost. And you..."
Now she was pointing at the hunters.
"follow me"

With that, she swung her bow over her shoulder, spear into her hand, and speed of into the forest, before the others could even react.


"Okay then, we don't want to lose any time, right ?" The leader of the elders stepped forward, broke some ice from a frozen puddle, and placed it infront of him. With a small stone knife, he scratched a 7 pointed star into the ground, around the shard of ice, and without hesitation, like it was nothing, cut open his finger, letting small drops of blood rain unto the ice. Chanting words that were neither elven nor human tounge, nor any tounge spoken in any world of creation, in front of his eyes the ice began to form, like on does form clay. Slowly, the features became sharper, clearer. Legs, addorned with the tiniest of hooks broke out of the frozen mass, wings thiner than a hair, and yet filled with a fine pattern shaped by tiny veins. A dragonfly, beautiful, and yet a mockery of creation. A mere corruption of the original. When close to you, it could never hide it's hideousness from your eyes. The eyes, these fishernet marbles, now an empty ball of glass. How it could see, a mystery. But it could see, I tell you. You could feel it looking at you, it stares through you, like looking through empty air and you can feel it. And the mouths, adorned with tiny, hairy, feelers, that would not hold still for the blink of an eye. Between them, jaw completely unlike the original. The jaws of a human, shrunken to a tiny crystal denture, jammed into a gapping hole of it's skull.
Opening these cruel jaws, the abomination rose it's voice, sounding as human as any, speaking in clear, dialect free elven.

"What is my task, my master ?"

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The Settlement consists of a loose group of big Hemispherical tents made of leather, wood and bone. The Nacka-Rachti just place them as they please, so there is no deeper order in it, however the biggest tents, the tent of the elders, is usually in the middle, containing the artifact. Amongst the tents you will find quite a number of wooden wagons, which double as store-room, and sometimes as a workshop. They are designed in a fashion that they can be pulled by Kharmanathi.
They spent the 6 weeks reconstructing what was left on the other side and restocking on many basic supplies.
They also store lots of meat in frozen blocks, for times when they have to travel through terrain without much wildlife.
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((the tribe arrives in the new world, and summons a group of 3 dozen of these dragonflies, and send them to scout the area. Because they are so many, i will not add them to the map. Next turn they will retun and start drawing a map of everyting in a 23 tile radius. The river source to the west is affected by the artifact and frozen over, meaning that the river coming from it is currently running very very low, almost dry. As a result, the lake it fuels is standing lower than ever. I believe the Ipetians wanted to settle there, so it is relevant to mention it. I will only mention the effect of the eternal winter when it is relevant))


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[Prometheus]

It came to the ears of Xar that the Battle of the Gods had begun. Initially it did not hold much interest in him, but when he saw the board, he knew he would join in.
From the darkness of the void, he emerged. A large, dark mass with three eyes set in a triangular pattern, surrounded by clawed tentacles, the Watcher from Beneath slithered his way across the hall. He took his time, because he knew it would make him look more solemn. Once he arrived at the board, however, the effect suffered as he placed a masterfully crafted aluminum cabinet next to a pillar. It was opened. A light winked on inside, revealing a large variety of refridgerated foods, most rare beyond imagining, some defying reason and logic. Among all those was crumpets, nestled between hoary marmot roast and cat tallow biscuits.

"I believe you requested snacks?"

-

A while later, Xar lounged on one of the thrones, holding a glass of Sunshine and peering at the board.
"There's been some changes around from when I last set eyes on this world. A few dozen millenia does that to planets with life and/or active weather."
His eyes focused on a certain area on the southern continent.
"Interesting. I'd have thought they would have gone the way of all the other great empires of the time. It does look like they won't last long at that rate."
He pulled a small metal object from thin air, holding it above the board. A small metal figurine crawled out to grasp the object with a number of tentacles.
"This should help them a bit. It'd be such a shame to see such a promising creation go to waste because of no fault of their own."
The spot where the figurine stands is in the following spot:

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Meanwhile in a dark chamber, deep underground...
"Would you stand up straight for once?"
"Nothing ever happens around here and nobody ever comes around to check on us. Why shouldn't I take the opportunity for rest?"
"This is an important assignment! We watch over the vault of the Emperor until the day he returns an-"
"Yeah yeah, heard it a thousand times already. You keep reminding me every five minutes and keeping me awake."
"Don't you care at all about doing your job?"
"The Emperor didn't exactly give us a date as to when he returns. Who knows if we'll still be guarding the vault when he wakes up? 'sides, it's been, what, five or six thousand years? You really think he's still even alive?"
"But-"
"Also, suppose he does come back. You can just wake me up once that happens. Just let me have my freakin' nap. Sheesh. No wonder nobody wanted to work the same shif-"
The two Iraxi guardsmen froze when a loud, grinding noise came from behind them. The vault door, sealed for thousands of years, was opening. It ground to a halt. The dust settled. The guardsmen were still staring at the door, shocked. Then they looked at each other. A furious scrabbling ensued as they tried to make themselves presentable, putting on those damned uncomfortable helmets, picking up their glaives and fastening armor straps. They were so busy that they were caught off guard by a calm voice.
"Oh, is there some important event coming up?"
The pair froze again, turning to look at the third Irax that had appeared in the doorway. It was wearing a fine mantle, with flowing, wide strips of silky material hanging down the sides. Its shell was apparently carved with strange patterns and symbols. It held in its tentacles a large staff of an unknown, dark metal. It is masterfully crafted, with engraved glyphs and sigils, glowing blue. What struck them most, however, was the third eye.
The guard complaining about lack of rest promptly fainted, collapsing into a pile of quivering tentacles with a clatter.
The Eternal Emperor looked down at the unconscious Irax and shook his head in an amused fashion. Then it turned to the one left standing, who was overcome with a sense of fulfilled duty. He had been at least partially attentive when the Emperor awoke!
"Would you kindly show me the way outside? I am feeling like some sunlight."
The guard found himself unable to speak, and just nodded.

Outside, on the upper tiers of the Great Library, the Emperor looked at the surrounding terrain. It was different, but he hadn't expected things to stay exactly the same. The jungle looked like it was thriving. What wasn't thriving was the thing that worried him most. He saw the great city of Ehn'gha, in ruins. This had been quite unexpected. The Eternal Empire had been thriving when he last saw them. For them to have lost their very heart would have needed a disaster of cataclysmic proportions. Or a slow, slow stagnating death. He knew better to ask the guard. He was young, and apparently not very well versed in history. History. What he remembered like yesterday was ancient history to this generation.

No turning back now, he thought, and set off for the ruins of Ehn'gha, to try and see if he could fix things up a little.

[Poltifar]

As thunder boomed over the sailing ship's masts,  the ship's deck was brimming with agitation. People ran from bow to stern, from port side to starboard side, shouting at the top of their voices to be heard over the howling winds. People slammed into each other, into the masts, the sides, people tried to fix this, but something on the other side broke and smashed into the hull. In all that utter chaos, nothing seemed to be accoplished, and the ship's crew were starting to panic.

"Fools," muttered Poltifar. Standing on the furthest point of the ship's bow, and in complete balance, never shifting whatever the storm threw at him, however the ship rocked and shook. Staring straight ahead into the raging sea, he needn't even look back to know the deck was in great commotion. Well, he hadn't fought the Klang Empire against all odds, and then sailed through a seeming unnending sea, just to be smashed against a damned rock in this pathetic storm.

Suddenly, seeing a looming shadow to his left, Poltifar called out, "Ernest, large reef off port bow. You know what to do."

Ernest Windwalker, the air mage of the party, barely skidding to a stop from his running spree, called out, "I do?!?"

"Dammit! Just summon a wind barrier you idiot!"

And at the last moment before the boat hit the reef, Ernest made the few fast gestured and murmured an incantation that sollidified the air to port side into the consistency of jelly, and then shaped it into a bowl to protect the ship and turn it away from the reef.

Still muttering curses from  his standing point on the bow, Poltifar still looked ahead, waiting for any signs of land. Instead, a huge shadow, bigger than the one of the reef appeared. "Oh great. Its just MY luck. A giant stone smack in the middle of the ocean, and right in our way. Hmm, maybe I should just let this forsaken boat slam into it. I could easily continue my journey afoot..."

"Afoot? In the middle of a storming sea?!" cried Ernest, "and what about the rest of us???"

"Yes, I guess I can't waste you people yet. You might still turn out useful. Then I'll have to do this the easy way."

Finally shifting from his position, Poltifar gestured an elaborate and confusing gesture, while incanting, in a voice seeming distant and yet booming, clearly hearable even through the storm, echoing through the night, "Fire of the heavenly sun, Water of the ocean depths, Wind of the raging storm, Earth of the ancient mountains... Elements of the one Creation, binded by my will, come forth and bring destruction, and let Chaos reign!"

An otherworldy ripple sprung forth from his extended hand, seeming to twist and bend the world all around the ship, and when it hit the huge boulder, it seemed to shake and twist, to be ripped apart by the wind, to fall to pieces, to melt into magma, to be swallowed by giant waves... All of these effects and more brought down the boulder, yet none of them did. All of them shattered the rock, all at ounce yet individually. That is how an observer saw the effects, impossible to understand and to describe.

The ripples didn't only affect the stone. The bow of the ship, and other parts of it, also bended and twisted, and the sound of wood cracking mangled with the sounds of the storm and that of the breaking stone. Yet Poltifar still stared ahead, his hand extended, and laughing maniacally. The world seemed to shift, and suddenly, the ship smashed into land, till now unseen in the storm...

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The next day,  the temporary camp made were the ship had landed was buzzing with activity. Poltifar was overseeing it all, and at the same time thinking of what he was to do. This seemed the perfect place to start a civilization independant from the now far Klang Empire, yet only one ship had survived. Atleast this ship had all the greatest and most powerful members of the Renegades. Other than that, they also needed to know the layout of the land, and also wether there were any other sentient creatures nearby. He couldn't afford to lose any member of the group, so he couldn't send out scouts just yet, instead he ordered the construcion of temporary watch posts that could see far away from high in the the treetops, and asked all mages that had any power in divination to use it, although they were few and there power in that school of magic limited.

"Hey," said Seandar Ironfist, the old and battle-scared swordmaster of the group, "Its no time to be daydreamin' now, Polti. Being the leader doesn't make you excluded from the work."

"Stop calling me that," Said Poltifar absently, "And besides who are you to tell ME what to do?"

"Ha, that attitude of yours is gotta change if you want to be a truly great leader, ya know."

"I never asked to be anyone's leader. All I want is power, and magical knowledge and artifacts. If I couldn't use you buffoons to further my end, I'd have abandoned you all long ago."

"Well, if getting rid of us is what you wanted, you almost managed it when you used that spell of yours in that storm. I'm no mage and all, but I'm sure that that spell was a bit overkill for a single boulder. You should definitely be more careful from now on."

But Poltifar wasn't listening anymore. He had felt something different since using that spell, something strange in the flow of magic. Now he knew. His spell, combined with the natural powers unleashed by the storm, had shifted them all into another reality, another world. Atleast there was no fear of being followed by the Empire here. Even better, he could feel strong magic in this new world. Powerful new magic, that would soon be his to command. Poltifar silently chuckled.



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Members of the Renegades:

-Poltifar Chaoswielder: Master of all arcane secrets known to the Renegades and some not, he is one of the most powerful mages of his race that has ever lived. The leader of the organization. 17 years old (atleast, in appearance...)
-Seandar Ironfist: A grizzled old warrior, favoring the greatsword. He has lived through many battles and campaigns, and thus has alot of experience. 49 years old.
-Jonil Truestrike: Seandar's young son, and an already well-trained user of the greatsword, as his father is. 17 years old.
-Emily Dawnbow: A very skilled bow-user, also dables in the arcane arts, allowing her to shoot magically enhanced amunition. 16 years old.
-Terna Farstrider: An experienced explorer, having seen alot of the old continent and wanting to explore the new one even more thouroughly. Experienced with the bow and spear. 27 years old.
-Ernest Windwalker: A daydreaming scholar who has great power in the wind and weather domains. 25 years old.
-Klin Diceking: A merry rogue and gambler with incredible luck and great skill in stealth and light weapons. 21 years old.
-Farn Earthmover: A stubborn yet sympathetic earth-wielding mage, also a good fighter when using the hammer and axe. 24 years old.
-Inglan Steelshaper: A young magesmith who still hasn't really proven himself. 19 years old.

The rest: I wanted to flesh-out all members and give them all names now, but I will only give their profession and develop their characters during the game as they are needed. But consider them all as powerful as the ones above.:

-1 medic/healer
-2 swordsman
-1 spearman
-1 crossbowman/hunter
-1 builder/architect
-1 scholar/philosopher
-1 ice mage
-1 fire mage
-1 enchanter/diviner/spirit mage

((EDIT: since i seem to have caused some confusion, let me explain: "he ordered the construcion of temporary watch posts that could see far away from high in the the treetops, and asked all mages that had any power in divination to use it" basically means that i am exploring withought sending scouts, using divination magic to 'divine' stuff about our surroundings, and also by climbing on top of the tall trees of the forest and looking around from the top. that way, next turn i will have an idea of what lies ahead, including runes and maybe other nearby civilizations))