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[100killer9]

We are ARMOK's Childeren
Prepare to join our tribe
Resistance is futile, magma will be apllied to destroy the resistance

MagmaOn: Apply directly to the resistance!

[Danarca]

Why the hell didn't my teacher ever do something like this?! >:O
Makes me sad, so very, very sad....

Have you considered creating an underground city?

[100killer9]

Realistically? That'd be very hard. Lack of ventilation, lack of light...

[ShadowLuigi147]

Eh, if his people grow beards and adapt, they'll be fine. Plus, torches.

[Cruxador]

Someone has to make a game of this in the Games And Roleplaying Thread, I'm not good at organising.

Hey-yo

[sonerohi]

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This is sweet as hell. My school has an entire history thing going between all the classes, freshmen through seniors, as long as it falls under 'social sciences', after school. Every class has to create a governmental and economic model to use, then fill the major positions within the models. After that, we had to all (every single participant in this) convene on the Grounds to 'duke it out' for our land claims. The teachers had marked out meter by meter squares on the field and labeled them, with a hidden list determining resources. Every class got to choose five, and claims could be contested in a challenge of the defenders choice. After three challenges on a claim, failed or not, that claim was consider permanently safe. My class elected me the King of our system (after some small bribes) and we beat the Juniors for a waterfront empire on the pond. So far we've been expanding into unclaimed lands rapidly and are the dominant naval power of the 'world'. We've got a lot of precious metals, gems, and copper, along with the bounties of the sea and some ripe land by the football field, but we are severely lacking iron, timber, and technological advancement. If we want our nations to be considered capable of making something, we have to go make it in the Shop classroom, or provide evidence that we hand made it at home. I'm the only capable carpenter of our group, but it is unfitting for the King to labor. Plus, we lost three of our good militant leaders because they tried to home-brew vodka so we could be the first 'drunk nation'. Military battles are decided by the Generals fighting via board games (I.E. the chess club is owning the hell out of everyone). It is fun as hell, even if they tried to start the thing last year and just did get school approval for it.

Spoilered for the epic idea we stole from a community college nearby.

[puke]

it sounds like an interesting way to study anthropology.  I see that youre basically assing off, otherwise you wouldnt be lagging behind the other groups and setting up human sacrifice just because it sounds cool.

But youre actually onto something that was very beneficial for early humans.  First, you say that you were starving.  Human sacrifice is a tried and true solution to that.  It should help you put your population in check, and motivate the survivors to work that much harder.

Second, you've established organized religion.  These days, Secular Humanists crap on the idea -- but we really wouldnt have dug ourselves out of the mud without it.  You cant line up a bunch of self-motivated anarchists or hippie communists and expect them to setup massive agricultural projects or errect giant stone monuments.  you have to have somebody shouting at them and telling them what to do.  And you really cant do that without either slavery or religoin.  or both.

so maybe you can leverage your new advantages, and turn your little civilization around.  It sounds like a fun project and, if it really interests you, you might do some extra reading or studying to see how you can gain other advantages in it.

[Spaghetti]

im pretty sure the tribe has to be human right?

[Banana]

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[darkrider2]

did the teacher include volcanoes?  Its times to flood the world!

[twwolfe]

it sounds like an interesting way to study anthropology.  I see that youre basically assing off, otherwise you wouldnt be lagging behind the other groups and setting up human sacrifice just because it sounds cool.

But youre actually onto something that was very beneficial for early humans.  First, you say that you were starving.  Human sacrifice is a tried and true solution to that.  It should help you put your population in check, and motivate the survivors to work that much harder.

Second, you've established organized religion.  These days, Secular Humanists crap on the idea -- but we really wouldnt have dug ourselves out of the mud without it.  You cant line up a bunch of self-motivated anarchists or hippie communists and expect them to setup massive agricultural projects or errect giant stone monuments.  you have to have somebody shouting at them and telling them what to do.  And you really cant do that without either slavery or religoin.  or both.

so maybe you can leverage your new advantages, and turn your little civilization around.  It sounds like a fun project and, if it really interests you, you might do some extra reading or studying to see how you can gain other advantages in it.

its not that were lagging behind that much. more of a " they have pottery and some luckily found obsidian vs. our wicker baskets and flint" and like i said, were way better at animal husbandry than anyone else so far.


Also, i picked a god like Armok because the ceremonies, besides what you provides, would be large, flashy and impressive. if a people with no god are given the choice between that and a god where people just sit and meditate all day, they're more likely to choose the former.

[Dragula]

Fail to see how big flashy ceremonies would aid a starving civilization. But good luck to you!

[Morgus]

Large flashy ceremonies would import to the watchers that the deity the ceremony was dedicated to would be very strong. It's worked throughout history for tribal nations in the americas and africa.

[Dragula]

It is also a huge drain on the civilizations coffers. Look at the Aztecs.

[Morgus]

True, but also look at how they viewed their economy. To the europeans, it was a huge amount of wealth. To the Aztecs, it jeans and a t-shirt. Relativity is the key.