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[Armok]

Humanoid shape is really inefficient for most tasks. If this has any realism at all, then specialization always makes something better at what it specializes in, and integrating something directly into it's body as a limb tends to give many times better control than just a tool hold in your hand, and most importantly making it part of the golem body gives it the ability to be articulated.

Take this one I did recently. It has 8 legs giving it a much easier time balancing than 2 and more lifting capacity. it has a cargo thing letting it haul massive amounts of material compared to a similar sized humanoid, and it has a humanoid torso meaning it can probably still do the same stuff everyone else can. the only drawback is that it's very large and thus I can have fewer/they require more material.
On the next turn, I intend to attempt flying golems.

[Faden]

Cast Hunting Charm (2 mp)
Research Summon Fluff (3 mp)
2 Mp goes to Mana Storage.

Three units hunt. One unit travels to L14, taking 4 food and explores the new hex. One unit gathers and processes the herbs. The final unit teaches the hippos to hunt! Yay!

With the population ever increasing, the Dandy Lions stare down starvation. The newest pride joins the traditionalists, hunting. This time, however, they have an edge, a bit of magic.

One half of the group of scouts decides that there is nothing worthwhile in their current territory, and heads towards the forests. The other half gathers up the medical herbs, already wondering if they can be used as poison.

The innovative group contemplates their catch, a small herd of hippos. Considering the hippo's massive bulk and savage temperment, they decide that the hippos would be best put to use slaughtering all the nearby prey, and indoctrinate them to do so.

(Flying golems?! It must be done!)

[Haika]

Three questions:

1) How do non-mana points work? Do you spend them as mana points, or is there a separate category of things to buy with them?

Points by themselves, are a level of your creativity. You may purchase any Event that has happened at random, or by survey. You do so like this: I wish to purchase crystal deposits on H29, for no less than 10 points. Then on my turn, I decide how much crystal deposits will do for the tile, and how many points it will cost minimum, if that's under 10, you will buy it, if it's over 10, no dice.

2) Can you move units and then use them in the hex they move to in the same turn?

Yes, Movement goes 'move->action' So for example survey can mean 'move->explore' if you give a direction to move. Just remember a unit can usually only move one hex at a time, so they can't come back on the same turn without something giving them more movement.

3) How do the land values effect the ability to gather?

This is basically a general idea of what sort of things are most common on the hexes. If after a roll the result could go either way, that is what I look at to tip it one way or the other. Base Land value, is really only applicable for population limit

Humanoid shape is really inefficient for most tasks. If this has any realism at all, then specialization always makes something better at what it specializes in, and integrating something directly into it's body as a limb tends to give many times better control than just a tool hold in your hand, and most importantly making it part of the golem body gives it the ability to be articulated.

Take this one I did recently. It has 8 legs giving it a much easier time balancing than 2 and more lifting capacity. it has a cargo thing letting it haul massive amounts of material compared to a similar sized humanoid, and it has a humanoid torso meaning it can probably still do the same stuff everyone else can. the only drawback is that it's very large and thus I can have fewer/they require more material.
On the next turn, I intend to attempt flying golems.

I understand your reasoning, but for game mechanics, I can't let you just make whatever you want, or there will be no need to have your population growth at all, or tools, or vehicles. You already have a huge advantage in not having to eat. If you want to alter a unit to fly, that's possible, if you want one to have 8 legs, that's possible as well, but 8 legs, and cargo, and everything else, it's too much. If that action remains, you will probably get only the 8 legged golem body this turn, with the rest needing further turns to add.

Since it seems so important, note that specializing does have a benifit, that being it would only take one turn to specialize a unit, while it would take 2 actions to make a tool, then train a unit in it's use.

I'm going to stand by what I said before. A specialized unit will get a bonus, but nothing more than a seperate unit with tools would. Race bonuses and weaknesses are there to give flavor to the game and give you a chance to min max a bit. They shouldn't totally change the way the game is played. I want all the civs to be generally equal in how they grow and do actions. Makes it simpler on me.

I don't want to seem a hard ass all the time, but want to try and keep the game in balance between the players.



Also want to point out to all of you(sans Armok) who have people moving around without food. Next turn is a hunger turn. Meaning any unit on a hex without at least 1 unit of food will roll against starvation.

[100killer9]

Rolling against starvation?
That's not how I roll.

[Armok]

Ok. Then I guess the unit previously assigned to building the workshop, and possibly the one channelling from the volcano if necessary, are intead assigned to making the spider truck get ready on schedule.

I DO think there should be some bonus to having something be included as part of the original body before enchantment rather than as a later tool or add-on. Pherhaps simply that anything added before the golem is brought to life it is automatically proficient with, if it's an addon it has to be trained with, and if it's a indirect tool it needs two turns of training. (so, addons would be the one corresponding to another race using tools.)

[Haika]

Rolling against starvation?
That's not how I roll.

You need to roll yourself an action list for me first.

[ed boy]

The rest of our population will make a great migration. Half of the remaining population shall travel south to search for food. The increased numbers have left our people hungry. The other shall travel northwest, and search for materials of use there, so we shall be able to create weapons of great might.

If I read your actions right(didn't get a summary), you want the two scouts blessed with extra movement to head north and south, then the rest of your population to split up and move off the home tile. My question for you is, what do you want to do with the resources there? If you leave things on a hex without at least 1 population unit to watch over it, they will be lost. So let me know if you want to take the stuff with you, or leave somebody there to hold the ground.

Yup. Two of the units with the extra speed to follow the coast north/south. The supplies on the original square would be brought to H15 (the one to the south)

[Cheddarius]

Oho! Definitely watching.

[KineseN]

Actions:

• Use 3 mana to research Flame Whisp, store 2 mana in Mana Storage
• One group gather food
• One group tries to build a Fishing Hut
• One group tries to build a Lumbermill
• One group tries to build a Laboratory.

Spoiler: Journal of Matis the Explorer (on Schle Tuo: Month One and Two) (click to show/hide)

Day 30 of the Wolf Moon:
The Gifted Ones have completed the research of a spell they call Ashes to Ashes, and we have gathered just enough to sustain us for a new month. We also found several pieces of wood that I'm sure we will have good use of.

Day 2 of the Snow Moon:
One of the hunters have discovered something to the south of the jungle. He claims that there are something much like crystals only these are way bigger. I have no idea what to make of it so I will let some advisors and a Gifted One take a look on it. While I wait on the report I will have to start planning on what to do with this camp.

Day 3 of the Snow Moon:
I have decided to build one Fishing Hut, hopefully making it possible for my farmers to get more fish. I have also decided to build a Lumbermill, hopefully making it possible for my builders to gather more wood.

One group tries to build a Fishing Hut, one group tries to build a Lumbermill.

Day 4 of the Snow Moon:
The small group of advisors and the Gifted One is finally back. The advisors were useless, they had no idea what that crystal was, but the Gifted One knew. His eyes were shining as if he was happy, which I find is preposterous, then again what did I know of them. The Gifted One told me that the crystals were imbued with a high concentration of magic and it would be of great importance to secure it as soon as possible. I have no idea what to do with the crystals but I will have that in mind.

Day 7 of the Snow Moon:
I fear for the worst. The food won't be enough for all of us even though I know I counted it right. We will need more food or horrible things will happen. Hopefully one day when we will have enough food to feed more than just us we might be able to domesticate some of the local fauna. For now the hunters will have to gather more food.

One group gather food.

Day 14 of the Snow Moon:
I have now decided to build a Laboratory close to the crystal deposit, that way the advisors and the Gifted Ones might figure out a way to better use it by experimentation. Maybe they will find a way to boost their mana gains.

One group tries to build a Laboratory.

Day 17 of the Snow Moon:
Today is the time when I and the advisors discuss about what magic we should let the Gifted Ones research. I have decided to let them get what they want this time and hopefully they won't be pestering me much next time we have this discussion.

Research Flame Whisp with 3 mana, leave 2 mana in Mana Storage.

Day 22 of the Snow Moon:
The work with the Fishing Hut and the Lumbermill is going smoothly and the hunters are finding food, how much we get is yet to be seen. The Laboratory though is a disaster. The advisors have no idea how to build a stable foundation and they complain about the heat or the harassing from the primates or what ever they can come up with. I'm inclined to let the Gifted Ones use that Ashes to Ashes spell on the advisors but I do need every manpower I can get, even the lousy ones. Hopefully we will get this done.

[Haika]

righto then, just waiting on 100killer9 then I can do the turn. I'll be out of town all afternoon today, so I'm hoping I can get it done before then, if not, I'll do it late tonight.

[100killer9]

Sorry.
Research micro cure, cast termite strain.
Have 1 unit maintain the creep.
Have 1 unit attempt to train the giant larva to spread the creep for us.
Have 4 units hunt.
The Draati were starting to feel more secure with a mother to work for. They gave birth to 8 more children. They found that, while the Mother could not spawn Draati, they themselves reproduced very quickly. This, though, was not for the best. The creep that before seemed to sustain them no longer completely suppressed their hunger, and 16 Draati decided to hunt nearby animals for food. Another three continued spreading the thick creep across the grassland, driven by a strange instinct, as the creep seemed to thin in unmaintained places. Yet another four saw that the larva could potentially spread the creep for them by wiggling about.
One young Draati tripped on a stone poking out of the creep. He remembered many things from far before his birth, but strangely forgot them, and felt an unnatural headache afterwards.

[Haika]

Mechanics changes and additions:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Spells will default target your home tile when cast unless you specify otherwise.

spices: +1 food processing yield
volcano ice dome: -1 lava, +1 ice gather yield

Buildings:

To create a building you need at least one material to build with, and a free unit to build it.
Max of 10 buildings per hex.
All buildings require maintance or bad things may happen. You only need 1 maintanance unit per hex, for all the buildings on that tile.
You may destroy up to four buildings at any time using one population unit's action.

Farm: +1 food per turn, while maintained.
Home: Homes raise population limit by 3, however, you must have a home for each population unit on the hex for them to function.
Grove: Sylvan unique, counts as both farm and home, but only gives half as much  output(requires 2 to obtain 1 food per turn, and double the amount of the population units in a hex to raise the limit).
LumberMill: Allows processing of wood into lumber.

Animal Units will require one food paid on a hunger turn, or they will disband. Population units will always be fed first, then Animal units.

Materials:
Ice will melt if moved to any non-mountain tile.

RNG:

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Losing some of my children was a painful experience for me. Unlike the peaceful sorrow I feel when one of my children returns to the forest, this experience was raw and horrifying. Part of me wanted to draw my children back to this forest, to keep they safe from the outside world... but with the arrival of the unicorns, I can only feel that good things are to come in the future. Because of this, I will not prevent my children from exploring... but I now realize I need to be much more careful in the future.

Research Blessing of Fin
Cast Blessing of Oak
Have the fawn in G8 survey the area.
Have one fawn in H9 build a Grove(Sylvan farm-house hybrid)
Have the other fawn in H9 gather food.
Have the unicorns gather food.

Nothing special happens this month.

Spell Research completes this turn! You learn a new spell!
Blessing of Fin(costs 6 mp from mana storage to cast)[1 coast required] - Asks the sea to provide fish for the caster, produces 1-4 food units.

You cast the spell, Blessing of Oak consuming 2 mp from your stockpile. As a result you obtain four units of wood in H9. [ +4 wood ]

The unit in G8 looks around the new hill location, and finds a cache of spices. Food processed(cooked) in this tile will yield bonus amounts.

Using some of the wood summoned the fawns building groves get to work. As the month passes, three small groves raise on the home hex, consuming three wood for a light fencing. [ +3 groves, -3 wood]

Meanwhile the final group in H9, along with the unicorns search the forest nearby for food. The fawns bring back an average amount with two food units, while the unicorns are extremely lucky and find a source of forest greens, giving you a boon of four food units. [ +6 food ]

Hunger turn!
The two units in H9, as well as the unicorns consume a total of 3 food[II].
Unfortunately, due to the lack of food the unit in G8 starve to death.

Population Boon in H9. +3 population.
Groves in H9 produce one food harvest. [+1 food]

+1 points from creativity
 

ed:

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Since I have 6 population, I have 6 magic points (correct me if I'm wrong) and 2 mana I stored last turn.
I will spend 2 of the magic points to research "summon drone"
I will turn 2 of the magic points into mana
I will cast "leg enhancements" twice (consuming my 4 stored mana), using my remaining two magic points to make the spell more powerful.

This increase in population is a sign! Our time of glory will come. Already the swarm grows more numerous, and our current boundaries cannot contain them. But before we can wreak destruction upon our foes, we must find them. For this we shall send out two scouting parties. One shall follow the coast north, and one shall follow the coast south. The regenerists shall invoke the power of Guth'okto upon these parties - they shall travel swifter than all others over the land, and search for resources that can be used to further our glory.

The rest of our population will make a great migration. Half of the remaining population shall travel south to search for food. The increased numbers have left our people hungry. The other shall travel northwest, and search for materials of use there, so we shall be able to create weapons of great might.
~
Yup. Two of the units with the extra speed to follow the coast north/south. The supplies on the original square would be brought to H15 (the one to the south)

!-!Event!-! Your people find a deposit of bright purple plants that can be easily made into dye in H14.

Spell Research completes this turn! You learn a new spell!
Summon Drone(2 mp from mana storage to cast) - summons a small spider unit by growing it from a chot, costs 2mp per turn to maintain.

You cast Leg Enhance twice, your scouts are able to move twice this turn.
Bonus from spell power[2], the first unit gets yet another hex move!

The two scouts head out, one along the coast to the north, the other following the coast south.

The first scout heads north, following a curving coast that brings it back around to nearly just northwest of the original tile. Directly north of H14(H13) is more cliffs and hills, similar to the first area. Northwest of that(G12) is a rocky mountain area with a sharp cliff drop down to the ocean below. The final area(G13) continues the mountainous area, but is topped with a Massive Volcano. As the scout arrives however, a deep freeze currently holds sway over the volcano, and there is a massive fight between molten rock and frozen snowcap. The end result is a strange ice dome over the volcano.

The other scout heads south finding a fertile grassland(H15) first, and another healthy lowland, this time with a forest further on(H16).

Taking all of the supplies with them, half of the population move south into the fertile grasslands of H15. As they arrive two units split up and search for food, the first finds a massive bounty of wild edible plants, returning with four bushels, while the other hunts, bringing back three amounts of fresh meat from wildlife. [+7 food]

The rest of the Chot pack up and move northwest. The two units there gather building materials. The first gathering group chips away at the ice dome, and returns with four units of ice blocks, while the other has a hard time adjusting to the mountainside, and worries about all the food that went in the other direction. [ +4 ice ]

Hunger turn!
In G13 only the hearty scout unit survives, as the other two groups of population die from lack of food.
The two units in H14 feast upon two units of food. [ -2 food[II] ]
Ignoring their empty stomachs the unit on H15 manages to live with only gathered scraps for now.

Population growth
+2 pop in G13
+1 pop in H14
+2 pop in H15

+2 points for creativity

Armok:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

I spend 2 mp reserching scouts

THe alien corpse are brought home and examined by the unit that found it, one goes to the vulcano and try to chanel magma to the hole tile, one try to build and bring to life a golem(s) that consists of a chotliike body with a cargo area similar to that of a pickup truck on it's back and a huge, crane-like arm from the wood, the last unit builds workschops from the rock.
~
Ok. Then I guess the unit previously assigned to building the workshop, and possibly the one channelling from the volcano if necessary, are intead assigned to making the spider truck get ready on schedule.

Nothing special happens this month.

Spell Research completes this turn! You learn a new spell!
Summon scout(2mp from mana storage to cast, and 1 doll) - this creates a unit of scouting puppets that count as a unit of population, requires 2mp per turn to maintain.

+2 to mana storage.

Bringing the corpses back to the home of the golems, the group that is set to investigate them get down to buisness. Legends tell of the ancient species that created all life on this world from a single source. They were amazingly advanced, and their bodies were particularly specialized. Tiny bodies that look weaker than even a human are connected to a mouthless head with huge eyes. While investigating your golems have a breakthrough! These bodies must have used direct mental contact with others to communicate. Copying the brains structure of these beings allows the group of scientists to alter Golem physiology to copy it. [ You learn Telepathy, this allows you to project thoughts(messages) to any other species no matter where they are on the map. {allows distance mana trading} You may trade with 1 civ per turn, and both you and your partner must make a note of the acceptance of the trade in their turn actions(no unit needed) ]

The other three golems get together to fashion a very specialized golem body. The first attempts to make eight spider legs, in an artifical chot way. They succeed, giving some extra grip to the golem and consuming one unit of wood. [ +1 combat mobility ] The next group attemps to carve a stone basin for cargo on the back of the new golem. However the stone is hard and difficult to chisel without tools. And the final group of golems attempt to add a large crane to the golem body. This also seems to have trouble with the creation, perhaps some tools are needed.

Your population grows by 2. One is the chotlike golem body, another is made from stone pieces gathered. [ -1 chotlike golem body, -1 stone, -2 mana from storage, +2 population ]

No points gained from creativity this turn(even a couple sentances from the point of view of your golems could help you keep up here)

Overcrowding! 6/4 turmoil will strike next month if this continues.

Faden:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Cast Hunting Charm (2 mp)
Research Summon Fluff (3 mp)
2 Mp goes to Mana Storage.

Three units hunt. One unit travels to L14, taking 4 food and explores the new hex. One unit gathers and processes the herbs. The final unit teaches the hippos to hunt! Yay!

With the population ever increasing, the Dandy Lions stare down starvation. The newest pride joins the traditionalists, hunting. This time, however, they have an edge, a bit of magic.

One half of the group of scouts decides that there is nothing worthwhile in their current territory, and heads towards the forests. The other half gathers up the medical herbs, already wondering if they can be used as poison.

The innovative group contemplates their catch, a small herd of hippos. Considering the hippo's massive bulk and savage temperment, they decide that the hippos would be best put to use slaughtering all the nearby prey, and indoctrinate them to do so.

Nothing special happens this month.

Spell Research completes this turn! You learn a new spell!
Summon Fluff(costs 3 mp from mana storage to cast) - calls upon a bit of fluff to act as a unit for the summoner, costs 1mp per turn to maintain

You spend 2 mp and cast Hunting Charm, your hunters are blessed with larger yields.

+2 to mana storage.

Three groups of lions head out into the grasslands to hunt for food. The first returns with four units of food, the second claims another two, and the third brings down enough game for three units. [ +9 food ]

One group of lions take a pack of four food, and travels northwest along the lowlands into the forest. However being used to grasslands, the scout dosen't find anything else of note.

Another group of lions takes the time to carefully harvest leaves from the medicinal plants. [ +3 raw medicinal leaves ] (processing will take another turn afterwards)

The hippo unit begins training, and after the end of a month of harsh teaching and practice, the hippos specialize into Hungry HUNTING HIPPOS. Only action avaliable hunting, bonus to yield.

Hunger turn!
Ravenous, your lions pounce on the stockpiled food in M15. Consuming eight units of food for normal population, and yet one more for the Hippos. [ -9 food ]
In L14 the migrant lion eats two of the packed food.

+2 population in M15
+1 population in L14

+2 points from creativity

Kinesen:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Actions:

• Use 3 mana to research Flame Whisp, store 2 mana in Mana Storage
• One group gather food
• One group tries to build a Fishing Hut
• One group tries to build a Lumbermill
• One group tries to build a Laboratory.

[Journal of Matis the Explorer (on Schle Tuo: Month One and Two)]Day 30 of the Wolf Moon:
The Gifted Ones have completed the research of a spell they call Ashes to Ashes, and we have gathered just enough to sustain us for a new month. We also found several pieces of wood that I'm sure we will have good use of.

Day 2 of the Snow Moon:
One of the hunters have discovered something to the south of the jungle. He claims that there are something much like crystals only these are way bigger. I have no idea what to make of it so I will let some advisors and a Gifted One take a look on it. While I wait on the report I will have to start planning on what to do with this camp.

Day 3 of the Snow Moon:
I have decided to build one Fishing Hut, hopefully making it possible for my farmers to get more fish. I have also decided to build a Lumbermill, hopefully making it possible for my builders to gather more wood.

One group tries to build a Fishing Hut, one group tries to build a Lumbermill.

Day 4 of the Snow Moon:
The small group of advisors and the Gifted One is finally back. The advisors were useless, they had no idea what that crystal was, but the Gifted One knew. His eyes were shining as if he was happy, which I find is preposterous, then again what did I know of them. The Gifted One told me that the crystals were imbued with a high concentration of magic and it would be of great importance to secure it as soon as possible. I have no idea what to do with the crystals but I will have that in mind.

Day 7 of the Snow Moon:
I fear for the worst. The food won't be enough for all of us even though I know I counted it right. We will need more food or horrible things will happen. Hopefully one day when we will have enough food to feed more than just us we might be able to domesticate some of the local fauna. For now the hunters will have to gather more food.

One group gather food.

Day 14 of the Snow Moon:
I have now decided to build a Laboratory close to the crystal deposit, that way the advisors and the Gifted Ones might figure out a way to better use it by experimentation. Maybe they will find a way to boost their mana gains.

One group tries to build a Laboratory.

Day 17 of the Snow Moon:
Today is the time when I and the advisors discuss about what magic we should let the Gifted Ones research. I have decided to let them get what they want this time and hopefully they won't be pestering me much next time we have this discussion.

Research Flame Whisp with 3 mana, leave 2 mana in Mana Storage.

Day 22 of the Snow Moon:
The work with the Fishing Hut and the Lumbermill is going smoothly and the hunters are finding food, how much we get is yet to be seen. The Laboratory though is a disaster. The advisors have no idea how to build a stable foundation and they complain about the heat or the harassing from the primates or what ever they can come up with. I'm inclined to let the Gifted Ones use that Ashes to Ashes spell on the advisors but I do need every manpower I can get, even the lousy ones. Hopefully we will get this done.

Nothing special happens this month.

Spell Research completes this turn! You learn a new spell!
Flame Whisp (3 mp from mana storage to cast) - produces 1 unit of Flame Whisps who act as a population unit with increased attack. Costs 2mp per turn to maintain.

+2 to mana storage

One group of humans goes out gathering food, and returns with only a meager one bushel. [+1 food]

Another group attempts to build a log cabin fishing hut, but with raw wood, it's rather hard to get a straight building going, and they fail miserably.

However the group making the lumber mill has much more success. The wooden building is long with open ends that allow wood to move through for processing. The group consumes 2 wood for creation.  [+1 lumbermill, -2 wood]

The lab work halts much the same way as the fishing hut, wooden logs don't seem to be working very well.

The crystals provide 1 mp.

Hunger turn!
Your people sit down to a fair meal, and consume four units of food. [ -4 food[II] ]

+2 population!

+3 points from creativity

100Killer9:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Research micro cure, cast termite strain.
Have 1 unit maintain the creep.
Have 1 unit attempt to train the giant larva to spread the creep for us.
Have 4 units hunt.
The Draati were starting to feel more secure with a mother to work for. They gave birth to 8 more children. They found that, while the Mother could not spawn Draati, they themselves reproduced very quickly. This, though, was not for the best. The creep that before seemed to sustain them no longer completely suppressed their hunger, and 16 Draati decided to hunt nearby animals for food. Another three continued spreading the thick creep across the grassland, driven by a strange instinct, as the creep seemed to thin in unmaintained places. Yet another four saw that the larva could potentially spread the creep for them by wiggling about.
One young Draati tripped on a stone poking out of the creep. He remembered many things from far before his birth, but strangely forgot them, and felt an unnatural headache afterwards.

Nothing special happens this turn

Spell Research completes this turn! You learn a new spell!
Micro cure(1mp from mana storage to cast) - Plague Healing spell, heals minor damage and gives a bonus for one turn to resistance on a single population unit.

You cast Termite Strain! The little bugs swarm out of nothingness and head into the forest, eventually they return with a huge yield(for them anyway) of four full logs of wood, the termites eat two of them, but the others are gathered up by your populations. [ +2 wood ]

+5 to mana stockpile

The first group of Draati looks confused at the orders from the Mother to maintain a creep. Looking at it now, they realize it is not needed, but in the hopes of keeping the Mother appeased, they grab the unit of food in storage and head southeast where they claim the area with new creep. (creep is a terrain modifier unique to your race, no need for upkeep on it)

Training starts as the larva unit works on getting the larva to spread the creep on it's own. The Draati handlers are successful! The Larva is biologically altered into a new species called 'Creep Spreaders' And the unit of creatures changes to specialize in creep spreading, they will spread creep automatically in any hex they are in at the end of the turn. However, they can no longer preform other actions beside moving.

Another group of Draati were preparing to help the Larva train, but seeing that they arn't needed, they take a rest, lazing about. (Animal units can train themselves, as part of the unit is supposed to be made up of Draati handlers, like a flock of sheep with a shepard or two)

The rest of the Draati workers scour the land for food. three beasts fall to the first group, a massive four fall to the next, the third group only manages one, and the final unit pulls in two animals. [+10 food]

Hunger turn!
The units and animals on the home creep consume their fill of the newly hunted meat. [-6 food[III] ]
The unit away on M9 eats it's travel rations and is content. [-1 food[II] ]

+2 population growth in L8
No population growth in M9

+2 points from creativity

Remember to check status in the first post, let me know of any errors.

New Map:

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[Armok]

LOG OF THE COMMUNITY OF #02C AND DERIVATIVES:

¤ This Is a Log Of events, Established To Evaluate Inefficiencies and Faults in the Organization of #02C and Derivative Communities. Reason for Establishing Log Equals Repeated Failure Of Production In Time Periods 60 To 90 Leading To The Attempt Of Reorganization To Prevent Further Inefficiencies. This Log Is Maintained Communally By Units 00 To 03 If Present At Their Median Location.

At Times 60 To 90 Head Attempts The Design Of Further Occult Abilities. The Attempt is a Success In Gaining New Means of Recognizance and Exploration.

At Times 60 To 90 a Cadaver of an Unclassified Animal Was Carefully Examined By 02. Biomimicry has Yielded Efficient Method of Long Distance Communication With Highly Compatible Protocol And No Moving Parts Required. Affirmed Associated Actions.

At Times 60 To 90 A Three Part Prodject of Golem Construction Was Attempted, Attempted to Implement Design Cht-Hwl-Crn-00. All Three Parts Of Project Was Mayor Failures.
Cht Component Was Irelevant In Lack Of Hevy Lifting Context For Wich It Was Designed. It Was Discovered To Be Easy To Was Repurposed For Offensive Tasks.
Hwt Component Critical Error At Get Material Wood Get Other Material Stone Fatal Error At Shape Stone Implements Unavailable Aborted.
 Crn Component Critical Error At Get Material Wood Get Other Material Stone Fatal Error At Shape Stone Implements Unavailable Aborted.

At Time 80 Unit 04cw and 05r Activated. 04cw Euqals Failed Design Cht-Hwl-Crn-00 Equals GChtW-00. 06r Equals Standard Design Rock.

Census Equals; 00 Equals Standard Clay, 01 Equals Standard Clay, 02 Equals Standard Clay, 03 Equals Standard Clay, 04cw Equals GChtW-00, 05r Equals Standard Rock.

Inventory Equals Error File Not Found.

Log Updated Last At Time 90.

Is this good for RP? That's what the golem perspective is, more or less.

This Turn: 04cw tries to take over that demonic ritual, 00 moves to the vulcano tile and starts to examine what will be needed for a metal industry and if possible starts working on that, 01 goes to the grassland tile and tries to search for and collect some kind of plants that can be used for textiles (need for dolls, wings, ropes... This is quite an important industry), 02 makes carpentry tools, 03 collects wood, 05r looks around for any special materials like extremely lightweight (think balsa) wood or rubber trees or useful plants or such.

I cast Scout and they examine E3, the remaining 2 mana go to the pool.

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• Spend 7 mana to research Grilled and Crispy
• 2 groups fish
• 2 groups gather materials
• Send one group to scout B12
• One group focus on maintenance.

Spoiler: Journal of Matis the Explorer (on Schle Tuo: Month Two and Three) (click to show/hide)

Day 27 of the Wolf Moon:
I spoke too soon. The Laboratory went as bad as I thought it would but the work on the Fishing Hut went worse. The lack of real lumber makes it too hard to make the structure of the buildings stable. But on the bright side the Lumbermill is now finished and I we can process all the wood we find into lumber. One more thing, we have had worse luck in finding food this month. We will have to find more soon or we really might end up starving.

Day 1 of the Sap Moon:
Hurray, two of the hunters reported to me that two new groups has been spotted over the horizon. This mean that we will have more manpower. This will help us considerably.

Day 3 of the Sap Moon:
The new groups have arrived. They are unfortunately only peasants but then again, beggars can't be choosers. I briefed them of our situation and asked them if they had an idea or a solution to our problems. It was quiet. So quiet in fact that one could hear a needle hit the floor. Before the silence became too uncomfortable one peasant did suggest what I think was a Farm, or was it Ham? I'm not sure, he was whispering. Have to talk with him later.
A.D.:He did say Farm, but he did like the sound of Ham. Strange fellow. I will have to think about it.
A.D.D: I found two Gifted Ones still sitting when everyone else had left. I wonder why they didn't say anything. The advisors will have to care for them now.

Day 6 of the Sap Moon:
I have finally decided what to do with the newcomers. I will split them up and let the farmers and builders have a group each. I have also sent them away to fish and gather more materials.

2 groups fish, 2 groups gather materials.

Day 10 of the Sap Moon:
The lack of living space is a bit uncomfortable. I might consider building Homes but it would take too much time. Instead I will send out the hunters on a scouting mission in the hopes for a suitable place to expand upon.

Send one group to scout B12.

Day 15 of the Sap Moon:
The Lumbermill is starting to look like it will need some maintenance, but with no people to spare I have to use the least desired choice. The advisors won't like it, I won't like it and the Lumbermill certainly won't like it but this is what we have to do. Hopefully we won't end up in a tantrum spiral of unhappiness.

One group focus on maintenance.

Day 16 of the Sap Moon:
I'm glad I choose the advisors as janitors. As soon as they started to get a feel for the work a couple of primates swung by and started to harass them with shrieking laughs and fingers pointing at them. This of course escalated when one of the advisors decided to throw a stick on them. Oh the horror. Before that advisor knew what happened his purple robe was defeced. That's right. He got fistfuls of feces thrown at him. Fortunately only he was targeted and no one was seriously hurt. Except for that advisor of course. I'm sure he has learned his lesson to not mess with the jungles locals.

Day 17 of the Sap Moon:
Once again it's time with the discussion about what the Gifted Ones will research. The advisors seem more raging in the discussion than last time, maybe forgetting that they would let me decide this month or maybe just trying to cut the meting short. And I don't blame them, with the memory still fresh about yesterday even I would want to cut it short. But because this is important for us I won't stand for it. I told them to discuss the matter in a orderly fashion or I would make sure that each of them would have to scout next time. In a matter of seconds there was silence. Hopefully I won't have to threaten them, we won't survive long if all our actions are based on threats.

Spend 7 mana to research Grilled and Crispy.

Day 22 of the Sap Moon:
The days are beginning to get longer, hopefully making the nights less scary. We didn't have a visit from the large, white feline this month either and the primates are less annoying now that they only focus on one single person in the camp. I'm still waiting on the scout and they should be back around three or four days. Hopefully we will have a new land to expand on. The peasants are doing their best to keep up with the farmers and builders and I really hope that Beginners Luck will apply to them.

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Beady eyeing.