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[RandomNumberGenerator]

Are those three groves all three of my buildings then?

And I thought my fawn would take food from my base >.<

[ed boy]

By the way, can a unit move and build at the same time?

Magic: 4 points to research regenerate meat, 5 into researching egg brood
Unit actions: The units on G13 and H16 will each build a farm. The units on H15 will move to G15, and build farms there if possible, if not hunt for food.

The horde swells further, and we must explore new avenues of providing sustenance from them. The very ground itself submits to our will, providing us with food to further our might. We must exploit this resource to the best of our ability. Once we can provide for the swarm, we can strike out at out foes. and subjuate them as we have subjugated the very ground beneath us.

[Haika]

LOG OF THE COMMUNITY OF #02C AND DERIVATIVES:
~

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

Yes, that's great.

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.

Looks good, however, to cast Scout you must have a doll made, to make a doll, you need only have a unit 'make dolls' they will make 0-4 units, at a cost of 1 material per doll(and non-food resource works). Oh and you don't need tools for anything really, that was just fluff, you had some bad rolls. Feel free to attempt to augment the chotlike again this turn if you like.

• Spend 9 mana to research Grilled and Crispy
• 2 groups fish
• 2 groups gather materials
• Send one group to scout B12
• One group focus on maintenance.

Note: you only have 7mp you can put into research, mana reserves are for spell casting and other use only. You may still research that spell, but it will take a successive turn to completely learn it.

Beady eyeing.

It works much better to watch without beads in your eyes. That must be uncomfortable.

Are those three groves all three of my buildings then?

And I thought my fawn would take food from my base >.<

Yes, that's the 3 building limit for that hex, you may change that if you wish(probably advised for at least the extra that's not doing anything, maybe for all of them since homes are basically useless for sylvans)

And I'm glad you thought about it, however, unlike the new golem minds, I cannot read minds. XD Gotta say where you move resources.

By the way, can a unit move and build at the same time?

Yep, you can move normally 1 hex and then do an action when you get there, whatever that action may be.

[Armok]

Oh. Well then the unit that were doing carpentry tools try to make dolls of whatever material is available then, probably useless rock.

[Faden]

Okay, so not every turn is a hunger turn. That's good to know. I think my point totals are off in the status? Since I got +2 this turn but it's still only 6/6

4 pts research Wood Grin
4 pts go into Mana Storage
If possible, I'd like to buy Crystal Deposits for 15M

1 unit on 14L moves to 13K, hunts.
1 unit on 14L moves to 13L, looks for materials.
Three units and the Hungry Hunting Hippos move from 15M to 14L; The Hungry Hunting Hippos Hunt, 1 unit looks for animals, 2 units look for materials.
On 15M: 1 unit processes herbs, 1 unit looks for animals to tame, 1 unit looks for materials.

The traditionalists were dismayed to find that there was not enough food left for seconds after they stuffed their faces. Some blamed the Hippos, and forced them out of the area. But the Hippos were not alone. Fully half of the Dandy Lions of the Dandelion Plains supported Hippoism, and followed the Hunting Hippos. They turned their gazes north east, where the other malcontents had migrated.

The original travelers, meanwhile, were having issues of their own. When the scouts returned, claiming not to have found anything of interest, the Alpha Lion flew into a rage. He attacked a scout, but was defeated. This humiliation divided the group, those who supported the Alpha and those who supported the scout. After much deliberation and one contest of will, the group decided to separate and head in different directions, deeper into the Fluffy Forest.

[Haika]

Okay, so not every turn is a hunger turn. That's good to know. I think my point totals are off in the status? Since I got +2 this turn but it's still only 6/6

4 pts research Wood Grin
4 pts go into Mana Storage
If possible, I'd like to buy Crystal Deposits for 15M

1 unit on 14L moves to 13K, hunts.
1 unit on 14L moves to 13L, looks for materials.
Three units and the Hungry Hunting Hippos move from 15M to 14L; The Hungry Hunting Hippos Hunt, 1 unit looks for animals, 2 units look for materials.
On 15M: 1 unit processes herbs, 1 unit looks for animals to tame, 1 unit looks for materials.

(RP on its way)

nice catch, makes me worry a bit about the other point totals. I'll check them all before the next update.

[100killer9]

Cast Termite strain, research "common cold"
have unit on M9 come back to home hex and build a farm.
Have 3 units on the home square build farms.
Have 1 unit build a mill to process wood into lumber.
Have 1 unit look for more giant larva to domesticate, and another unit look for any animal to domesticate, domesticating more giant larva if nothing else is around.
Have one unit scout the mountain to the SW of the main square, the one on K8. Have the Creeper Worms (What I'll call them) follow them and build a creep.
EDIT: oops, forgot the flavor text! Hold on...
The Draati were pleased at how the town was expanding so rapidly. The creep seemed to glow with satisfaction, almost. Something was up, though. When the Draati who expanded the creep stepped off it, he seemed to go a bit insane until he came back into contact with it. This was shrugged off. The Draati needed a more secure source of food, so they built four farms on the main area. They also decided to build a lumber mill with the new lumber. It was strange how they were developing powers at random, but they were enjoying the wood.
While the larvae were useful assets, the Draati had not expected them to change genetically. Now they needed new creatures for training. One group was sent off to find more Larvae, and another was sent to find any creature, taking more larvae if no other creature was availible.
The Mother had a sudden urge to expand. She sent a group out to survey the nearby mountain, bringing the newly-named Creeper Worms with them to build a creep.
In the home area, a young Draati complained of chronic unnatural hedaches, as well as temporary short term memory loss. The healers could do nothing to cure this. The Draati's name was Arthyl.

[Haika]

Ready to do the turn here, however, we are waiting on RNG. Hopefully he will post his action soon.

[RandomNumberGenerator]

Oh right. Sorry about that, been a little preoccupied lately. Let me make something real quick.

It seems that there is no end to the struggles we face. Life is very different outside of the grove, where everything was provided for us by the forest. Food, water, sun and love; there was nothing more we could ask for. Out here, we must find that on our own.

Research Summon Daoine.
Cast Blessing of Fin.
2 Fawns head south and tame the wind elementals.
2 Fawns head northwest and gather food.
Fawn and unicorn gather food.

Oh, and I'll buy that mushroom circle for 5 points.

[KineseN]

Wanted to say that I spend 7 mana to research Grilled and Crispy, but also that I didn't get the last 3 creativity points.

[Haika]

Wanted to say that I spend 7 mana to research Grilled and Crispy, but also that I didn't get the last 3 creativity points.

Note that mana is stored magic points, not the same thing as mp. But rodger. And yeah, going to be going over the point totals again, I think putting the status at the first post only is throwing me off. will fix it this turn.

Speaking of, working on that right now.

[Haika]

Mechanics changes and additions:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Mountain and Desert farms will only yield half the amount of hill or grassland farms.

Gold Deposits: allows gold material to be gathered and used
Mushroom circle: has a chance of randomly attracting a sprite to cause mischief or boon to local populations.

Point Use:
Crystal deposits may be added to any hex you control for 10points.
a mushroom circle may be added to any hex you control for 5 points.

Armok:

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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.

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.
~
Oh. Well then the unit that were doing carpentry tools try to make dolls of whatever material is available then, probably useless rock.

Nothing special happens this month.

You attempt to cast the spell, Summon Scout, however the spell fizzles due to lack of mana and spell components. (note: mp =! mana, mp are your points for the turn, you must put them into the three choices, research, power, or mana. And only points in Mana can then be used for spellcasting)

+8 to mana storage.

The chotlike golems head to the ritual in the hills of the golem homeland, however the beings maintaining the ritual elude your population's search. You have one more turn to do something about the ritual before it becomes a portal to the demon world.

00 moves northeast and ponders metal. A little searching finds an underground iron deposit exposed by the volcano. Being immune to radient heat, the golem gathers some of the metal for future use. [ +2 iron ore ]

01 moves northwest to the grassland area and begins to gather unprocessed flax leaves for future fiber production. [ +3 flax leaves ]

02 uses pieces of stone to make tiny representation of humanoid shape. [ +2 dolls, -2 stone ]

03 searches the sparse hills for wood materials. Unfortunately, the jagged cliffs and broken hills turn up nothing.

05r Moves it's stone body around in a systematic patrol, searching for anything special in the hills. During it's patrol, it finds a herd of lizard-like creatures with smooth grey ivory horns. [ +1 Ivory ]

+1 population in D2(iron golem, -1 iron ore, -1 mana from storage)
+2 MP from ancient corpses
+3 points from creativity

~

Race: Golem
Magic: Puppetry
Abilities: No food needed, bonus to summons, Telepathy[allows distance mana trading]
Weaknesses: magic and mateirals needed to increase population, dolls needed to cast spells

Points: 4/4
B1: grassland, +coast
Pop: 1, Flax Leaves: 1
Starting location: C2: cliffs, +coast, +demonic ritual, +ancient corpses
Pop: 3/1(chotlike), Wood: 1, Dolls: 2, Ivory: 1
D2: mountain, +coast, +volcano,
Pop: 2, Iron Ore: 1
Total Pop: 7

Known Spells:

Lawnmower(4mp from mana storage to cast, and 1 doll) - chews through a forest, removing it from the hex of choice and providing the caster with 1-10 units of wood.
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.

Mana Storage: 7
MP: 9

Options for Starting research:
Summon strider(7pts)[2 doll] - this creates a unit of animal based puppets that count as a unit of population, requires 3mp per turn to maintain.
Burrower(3pts)[1 doll] - creates a small worm made from the doll that will burrow into the earth and return with a random earth based resource(rock, pebble, stone, ore)
Crunch n Munch(10pts)[2 doll] - a huge set of magical jaws will chew through a mountain lowering the mountain hex to a cliff square and providing much stone materials. (does not work on volcano tiles)
Living wall(2pts)[1 doll] - summons of unit of defensive puppets that will count as an immobile unit of population, requires 2pm per turn to maintain.

~

Kinesen:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

• 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.

[Journal of Matis the Explorer (on Schle Tuo: Month Two and Three)]
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.

!-!Event!-! Disaster! One of the mages accidentaly summons a group of major fire elementals, they attack your population causing havok. [ -1 population in C13, will continue to damage until tamed or destroyed ]

7 mp worth of research is spent on Grilled and Crispy.

Two groups of humans go off to fish, one in the river and one out to sea along the coast. The river groups barely catches anything, bringing enough food to only feed one group, while the coastal hunters only do slightly better bringing in twice that. [+3 food]

One of the groups looking for building materials were killed and scattered by the fire elementals, the other group stays hidden, and brings back some wood from the jungle. [ +1 wood ]

One group maintains the buildings on C13, while the final group of humans heads northwest to scout the land. They find a healthy grassland with forest and coastal area. Along with this, in a part of the forest they find a group of shining will o wisps that sparkle with power for a one time point boost. [ +2 points ]

+1 population in B12
+2 points from creativity


~

Race: Human
Magic: Fire
Abilities: bonus to new constructions, direct damage spell bonus
Weaknesses: negative on population strain or resistance, negative to building and resource spells.

Points: 11/11
B12: grassland, +forest, +coast
Pop: 2
Starting location: C13: grassland, +forest(jungle), +river, +coast, +crystal deposits, Fire Elemental Attack!!
Pop: 4, Food: 1/1[II]/3[III], Wood: 3, Lumbermill
Total Population: 6

Known Spells:

Ashes to Ashes (2 mp from mana storage to cast) - when cast produces 1-4 units of resources, at random: charcoal, ashes, soot.
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.

Mana Storage: 6
MP: 6

Options for Starting research:
Flame Arrow(3 pts) - Basic fire attack, limited damage, medium range.
Burning Loins(1 pts) - Increased population growth for next turn when cast
Grilled and Crispy(2/9 pts) - Resource production, medium chance of summoning some food
Lesser Flame Elemental(10 pt) - Fire summon, summons a large group of weak Flame Elementals as a population unit. Costs 2mp per turn to maintain.

~

ed boy:

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Magic: 4 points to research regenerate meat, 5 into researching egg brood
Unit actions: The units on G13 and H16 will each build a farm. The units on H15 will move to G15, and build farms there if possible, if not hunt for food.

The horde swells further, and we must explore new avenues of providing sustenance from them. The very ground itself submits to our will, providing us with food to further our might. We must exploit this resource to the best of our ability. Once we can provide for the swarm, we can strike out at out foes. and subjuate them as we have subjugated the very ground beneath us.

Nothing special happens this month.

Spell Research completes this turn! You learn a new spell!
Regenerate Meat(4mp from mana storage to cast) - Summons 1-4 units of food, as long as there is 1 unit of food currently in the hex.
Note: Only one spell may be researched at a time, the remaining 5 mp are added to mana storage

+5 to mana storage

The three units on G13 work on building farms. The first unit seems possessed! carving steps of plantable area out of the very mountainside before planting. They make a total of four airable fields. The second unit is unable to make any farmland in the mountain soil, and the last group manages to make two farms total. [+6 farms (very nice rolls here) ]

Similarly the three units on H16 get to work on making their own farms. However, only the second group is able to manage the flowing grass into workable field. [+1 farm]

The three units on H15 move southwest into G15 finding more grassland with forest and the continuation of the coast. Here they attempt to begin some farms in the grass. Of the three, the first two fail in growing anything, while the last manages to dig out three usable fields. [ +3 farms ]

+1 population in G15
+1 population in H16
Farms in G13 produce 3 food
Farms in G15 produce 3 food
Farms in H16 produce 1 food
+1 points from creativity

Note: You left food resources on H15, Some of the food has already been taken, if there are no units there next turn, the food resources will be completely destroyed. [-5 food on H15]

~

Race: Chot
Magic: Regeneration
Abilities: can construct basic buildings without materials, bonus to healing spells
Weaknesses: half population growth, chance of spell misfire

Points: 9/9
Starting location: H14
G13: Mountain, +coast, +volcano, +volcano ice dome
Pop: 3, Ice: 4, 6 Farms, Food: 3[III]
G15: Grassland, +coast, +forest
Pop: 4, 3 Farms, Food: 3[III]
H15: Grassland, +coast
Pop: 0, Food: 1/4[II]
H16: Grassland, +forest, +coast
Pop: 4, 1 Farm, Food: 1[III]
Total Pop: 11


Known Spells:

Leg Enhance(2 mp from mana storage to cast) - allows a unit to move 2 hexes during a turn, instead of just a single hex.
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.
Regenerate Meat(4mp from mana storage to cast) - Summons 1-4 units of food, as long as there is 1 unit of food currently in the hex.

Mana Storage: 5
MP: 11

Options for Starting research(note, you can only research one spell at a time, surplus mp is then added to your Mana pool):
Egg Brood(10pt) - instills a massive breeding influx in a chosen unit, to aid in population growth.
Wood Cancer(8pt) - resource spell, causes a tree to go into overdrive, growing a massive growth that is then collected for wood materials.
Minor Mutation(3pt) - Attack spell, cause a target unit to mutate and take damage from skin cancers.
Summon Weaver(9pt) - regen summon, a living clone of a Chot abdomen, these immobile units are able to only do one thing, produce web resources, costs 3mp per turn to maintain.

~

Faden:

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4 pts research Wood Grin
4 pts go into Mana Storage
If possible, I'd like to buy Crystal Deposits for 15M

1 unit on 14L moves to 13K, hunts.
1 unit on 14L moves to 13L, looks for materials.
Three units and the Hungry Hunting Hippos move from 15M to 14L; The Hungry Hunting Hippos Hunt, 1 unit looks for animals, 2 units look for materials.
On 15M: 1 unit processes herbs, 1 unit looks for animals to tame, 1 unit looks for materials.

The traditionalists were dismayed to find that there was not enough food left for seconds after they stuffed their faces. Some blamed the Hippos, and forced them out of the area. But the Hippos were not alone. Fully half of the Dandy Lions of the Dandelion Plains supported Hippoism, and followed the Hunting Hippos. They turned their gazes north east, where the other malcontents had migrated.

The original travelers, meanwhile, were having issues of their own. When the scouts returned, claiming not to have found anything of interest, the Alpha Lion flew into a rage. He attacked a scout, but was defeated. This humiliation divided the group, those who supported the Alpha and those who supported the scout. After much deliberation and one contest of will, the group decided to separate and head in different directions, deeper into the Fluffy Forest.

!-!Event!-! Disaster! A massive tornado strikes M15 causing animals to scatter and tumble through the wind. Luckily, no Dandy Lions were injured.

Spell Research completes this turn! You learn a new spell!
Wood Grin(4mp from mana storage to cast) - charm the trees themselves into growing logs, provides 1-4 units of wood.

+4 to mana stockpile

One group of lions moves from L14 to K13, revealing more grassland and forest. They take time to hunt, and bring down 3 groups of prey. [+3 food]

The other group in L14 heads north to L13, finding a group of heavily forested hills with the source of a river flowing northwest, and more coastline to the southeast. The group sets out to gather building materials, and manages to bring back a unit of wood from the forest. [+1 wood]

Three groups and the trained hippos move north into the recently vacated L14, reclaiming the food resources left there by the initial scouting group.

The group of hippos heads into the forest to hunt. The find an abundance of deer, giving enough meat for three groups. [+3 food]

Meanwhile another group of Lions in L14 also sees these strange forest deer, and has another idea for their use. However, all attempts to tame the elusive creatures fail.

The other two groups look around the forest for fallen logs, and branches. the first group finds a fair amount, bringing in three units, while the other matches the amount returned. [+6 wood]

Taking the medicinal leaves the lions ponder ways to process them into a usable salve. Eventually a plan of crushing the plants between two rocks is used, and a flat rock is used to hold the resulting paste. However without any sort of storage container the salve will eventually rot away. [-3 medicine leaves, +3 Healing Salve[V]

Looking for more animals to tame, the lions come across a large herd of purple wildabeests. After some herding work and such the lions split off some tenders and two useable groups of beests are created. [+2 animal units(beests)]

The last remaining group of lions decides to look for useful materials in the grasslands. It was almost as if the area was waiting for someone to look, they find a huge amount of dried grasses. [ +5 thatch ]

Population Boon in M15! +3 population
+4 points from creativity(one point alone for the word 'hippoism'

In the Aftermath of the tornado, a cave near the surface containing some crystal deposits were found in M15. [+crystal deposits, 10 points spent] (Note that a discovery bonus isn't given upon point purchase)


~

Race: Dandy Lions
Magic: Charm
Abilities: first strike defense, hunting bonus, population spell boost
Weaknesses: Double food requirement, no direct damage spells

Points: 2/12
K13: grassland, +forest, +coast
Pop: 1, Food: 3[III]
L13: hills, +forest, +river, +coast
Pop: 1, Wood: 1
L14: grassland, +forest, +coast
Pop: 3, Animal Units: 1(hunting hippo), Food: 2/3[III], Wood: 6
Starting location: M15: grassland, +coast, +medicine herbs, +crystal deposits
Population: 6, Animal Units: 2(wildabeests), Food: 0, Raw Medicinal Leaves: 0, Healing Salve: 3[V], Thatch: 5
Total Pop: 11

Known Spells:

Hunting Charm (2mp to cast from mana storage to cast) - will double the yield when cast on a population unit that is hunting that turn.
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.
Wood Grin(4mp from mana storage to cast) - charm the trees themselves into growing logs, provides 1-4 units of wood.

Mana Storage: 6
MP: 12

Options for research:
Fish Call(8pts) - fishing blessing, will increase food yields from fishing.
Prancing Pony(7pts) - enhances the movement of a target unit allowing them to prance further than normal.
Summon Bunny(6pts) - charm summon, calls upon some cute widdle bunnies to act as a unit for the summoner, costs 3mp per turn to maintain.

~

100killer9:

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Cast Termite strain, research "common cold"
have unit on M9 come back to home hex and build a farm.
Have 3 units on the home square build farms.
Have 1 unit build a mill to process wood into lumber.
Have 1 unit look for more giant larva to domesticate, and another unit look for any animal to domesticate, domesticating more giant larva if nothing else is around.
Have one unit scout the mountain to the SW of the main square, the one on K8. Have the Creeper Worms (What I'll call them) follow them and build a creep.

The Draati were pleased at how the town was expanding so rapidly. The creep seemed to glow with satisfaction, almost. Something was up, though. When the Draati who expanded the creep stepped off it, he seemed to go a bit insane until he came back into contact with it. This was shrugged off. The Draati needed a more secure source of food, so they built four farms on the main area. They also decided to build a lumber mill with the new lumber. It was strange how they were developing powers at random, but they were enjoying the wood.
While the larvae were useful assets, the Draati had not expected them to change genetically. Now they needed new creatures for training. One group was sent off to find more Larvae, and another was sent to find any creature, taking more larvae if no other creature was availible.
The Mother had a sudden urge to expand. She sent a group out to survey the nearby mountain, bringing the newly-named Creeper Worms with them to build a creep.
In the home area, a young Draati complained of chronic unnatural hedaches, as well as temporary short term memory loss. The healers could do nothing to cure this. The Draati's name was Arthyl.

!-!Event!-! A group of wild Medusa are found in L8, Luckily the Draati nearby arn't looking in the general direction and no statues are created. However, the danger will remain as long as the creatures remain.

Spell Research completes this turn! You learn a new spell!
Common Cold(2mp from mana storage to cast) - will cause a target population unit to break down into sneezing and coughing, and otherwise paralyze it for one turn.

+6 mp to mana storage

You cast Termite Strain. The little bugs swarm out of nothingness and head into the forest, eventually they return with a average yield of two full logs of wood, the termites eat one of them, but the other is gathered up by your population. [ +1 wood in L8 ]

The group in M9 returns to the home of L8, and attempts to build a farm. However the attempt is difficult in the forest, and the creep isn't used to being plowed.

Three other units try to wrangle the creep into allowing food production. The first and the second, fair no better than the returning scout group. The final one however manages to figure out exactly what is needed, and manages to create a full four plots of food growth. [+4 farms in L8 ]

Another group of Draati work on building a processing center for wood. However the difficulty of building with raw logs keeps any construction from occuring.

Yet another group searches for more giant larvae, easily finding a group and domesticating them. [+1 animal unit(giant larvae) ]

The next group looks around the forest trying to find any other animals to tame. And they find some, the most obvious of course, the wild medusas. However, taming medusas is a horribly dangerous task, and you find yourself in the vincinity of some very life like Draati Statues. [-1 population in L8]

One group of Draati form a scouting party and heads southwest along with the Creeper Worms. The worms do what they do, and the Draati survey the mountainside and find evidence of a large gold deposit! [+1 creep in K8, +1 gold deposits]

No population growth this month.
Farms in L8 produce 4 food.
+2 point from creativity

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Race: The Draati
Magic: Plague
Abilities: population limit increase on creep, spell power doubled on spells
Weaknesses: creep required to survive, backlash damage on spells

Points: 10/10
Starting location: L8: grassland, +forest, +coast, +blessed healers, +creep, Medusa Attack!
Pop: 6, Animal Units: 1(Giant Larvae), Food: 4[II]/4[III], Wood: 5, 4 Farms
K8: mountain, +river, +gold, +creep
Pop: 1, Animal Units: 1(Creeper Worms)
Total Pop: 8


Known Spells:

Termite Strain( 2mp from mana storage to cast ) - creates a cloud of microscopic organisms who gather 1-4 wood and bring back half of what they find to the caster(they eat the other half<-spell backlash)
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, may fail and cause a unit to take damage.
Common Cold(2mp from mana storage to cast) - will cause a target population unit to break down into sneezing and coughing, and otherwise paralyze it for one turn, may also effect nearby Draati units.

Mana Storage: 11
MP: 8

Options for Starting research(note, you can only research one spell at a time, surplus mp is then added to your Mana pool):
Summon Locusts(4pts) - basic plague summon, will summon a cloud of insects that acts as a unit for the caster, costs 2 mp per turn to maintain
Lung Blast(9pts) - plague attack spell, will cause a target population unit to take damage from an airborn virus, May backlash on Draati units nearby.
Strengthen Heart(8pt) - Boosts the endurance of a target unit, allowing it to move 2 hexes this turn.
Spoiled Rotten(7pts) - Intentionally rots food, but leaves it edible, easing food decay slightly.

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RNG:

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Oh right. Sorry about that, been a little preoccupied lately. Let me make something real quick.

It seems that there is no end to the struggles we face. Life is very different outside of the grove, where everything was provided for us by the forest. Food, water, sun and love; there was nothing more we could ask for. Out here, we must find that on our own.

Research Summon Daoine.
Cast Blessing of Fin.
2 Fawns head south and tame the wind elementals.
2 Fawns head northwest and gather food.
Fawn and unicorn gather food.

Oh, and I'll buy that mushroom circle for 5 points.

Nothing special happens this month.

Spell Research completes this turn! You learn a new spell!
Summon Daoine(4mp from mana storage to cast)[1 mushroom circle required] - summons a pack of mischevious fae to count as a population unit, costs 1 mp per turn to maintain.

+6 to mana storage.

You cast Blessing of the Fin! Three groups of fish flop out of the sea into the waiting arms of your population. [+3 food, -6 mana ]

Two groups of fawns gather themselves, and prepare for the task ahead, heading south they attempt to control the powerful wind elementals that attacked the scout before. The attempts unfortunately both fail, and the second group irritates the air elementals enough that they strike out in anger, and kill about half of the hopeful tamers.

Two other groups head northwest back into the hills, and search for foodstuffs. Both find large amounts of fresh greens, the first bringing in four bushels, and the second following up with three. [+7 food]

Those who are left on H9, along with the unicorns search for nuts and berries around the homeland of the Sylvan. The group looking for nuts finds four armfuls of the stuff, while the unicorns are unable to find anything in their berry search. [+4 food]

+2 population in G8
Population boon in H9: +3 population
+2 population in H10
Groves in H9 produce 2 food.
+1 points from creativity

Meanwhile, Sylvan children playing in the forest of H9 come across an oddly silent glade, with a perfect circle of mushrooms. Otherworldly laughter seems to come from the circle, scaring the young fawns back to the adults with the news. [+1 mushroom circle, -5 points]

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Race: Sylvan
Magic: Nature
Abilities: double magic production, Natural disaster spells
Weaknesses: 3 building per hex limit, terrain control requirement for spells

Points: 2/7
G8: hills, +forest, +coast, +spices
Pop: 4, Food: 7[III]
Starting location: H9: grassland, +forest, +coast, +mushroom circle
Pop: 4, Animal Units: 1(unicorn), Food: 1[II]/13[III], Wood: 1, Groves: 3
H10: grassland, +forest, +coast, Air Elemental Attack!
Pop: 3
Total Pop: 11

Known Spells:

Blessing of Oak(costs 2 mp from mana storage to cast)[1 forest required] - Asks mother earth to bless wood on the civ, gain 1-4 units of wood on cast.
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.
Summon Daoine(4mp from mana storage to cast)[1 mushroom circle required] - summons a pack of mischevious fae to count as a population unit, costs 1 mp per turn to maintain.

Mana Storage: 6
MP: 22

Options for Starting research:
Mother's Hair(13pt) - resource summon spell, asks plants for useful vines.
Summon Centaur(10pt)[1 hill hex required] - summons a herd of centaur as a population unit with increased ranged attack, costs 5 mp per turn to maintain.
Rain Dance(3pt)[1 coast required] - Basic Nature specific Spell, call upon the spirits of the clouds to increase rainfall on a target.
Blade of Grass(1pt)[1 grassland hex required] - blesses a unit to not be effected by negative events for one turn, like a reed bending in a storm.

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Ok, note that the statuses are now in each updated turn. I recalculated all the point totals to make sure I wasn't off, hopefully something like that won't happen in the future. Also, wow that's alot of disaster events in one turn. >.>

Latest map:

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[Faden]

What is the difference between wood and lumber, mechanics-wise?

[Haika]

What is the difference between wood and lumber, mechanics-wise?

Not set in stone since no one has made any lumber yet, but I think it will most likely lower your chance of building failure if you use lumber instead of logs. A similar thing might be in for stone blocks, etc.

Oh and for any building interested types, you may give me the name to a building you want to try and create, letting me say what it does, or you may try and build something that does a certain thing, and I shall name it. However, I still reserve the right to change anything if needed. Same type of idea goes for tools and vehicles as well.

[Faden]

7 pts to research Prancing Pony
4 pts to Mana Storage
4 Mana used in Wood Grin (L14)
1 Mana used to strengthen Wood Grin

K13: 1 Attempts to tame animals

L13: 1 Goes fishing

L14: 1 Uses wood to build a Granary
1 Hunts
1 Moves to K13, taking one unit of wood and using it to build a Granary
Hungry Hunting Hippos move to K13 and hunts

M15:1 Hunts
1 Moves to L15, taking one unit of thatch, which it uses to build a Granary.
1 Uses thatch to build a Granary
1 Uses thatch to create containers for the Healing Salve
1 Herd of Wildebeest is trained to produce milk on command, becoming Gentle Gnu.
1 Herd of Wildebeest is trained in the military arts to become Wardebeest (I'll save that for later) trained to scout out terrain, becoming Survey-Debeest.

The Dandelion Plains are loud.

After the population boom, the noise level had steadily been increasing. First it was only the cries of the newborns, but then their loving parents brought home some beesties. Loud, smelly beesties. Frumplekins shuddered at the thought of those beests. He did not usually mind the lesser species, and had actually converted to Hippoism last week. But the beests were too much. Frumplekins found that several others thought likewise, and decided to leave the main pride. They took to the hills, where they could remain untroubled by beests.

Hippoism, strangely enough, had flourished in the absence of Hippos. The most popular sects held that the Hippos would one day return and trample the creatures of the plains. Only one die-hard traditionalist sect still held out. When the beests were captured, the traditionalists predicted a split in the Hippoist movement, but this split never occured. Devout Hippoists were quick to point out that a split over any creature other than the graceful hippo, let alone the beests, would be "silly" and "not at all likely to happen."