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None at all. Just humans doing human stuff.

Some fantastical creatures, but just humans.

Fantastical creatures, wizards, the whole nine yards.

[Maldevious]

I've got the rolls done, but I've got to do the writeups still. Expect the turn sometime tomorrow, most likely.

[Maldevious]

Quick note on bonus rolls: a bonus like "+2 to camels" can apply to a variety of tasks (i.e. mounted warriors on camels, scouting, etc.). The player's ingenuity is the main limiter of how to apply these bonuses (likewise, I think they'll start helping the tribes develop a good personality, as bonuses become more specific).

Without further ado, the results (I started making adults become elders and elders pass away this year, as well).

As this was posted Thursday night, the new "due date" is next Thursday night (March 25).

Spoiler: Tribe: Hesperida (Faden) (click to show/hide)

(104M/105W/65C/27E)
Much to the dismay of the tribe, two men working around open vats of glue lose their concentration and slip into the vats and drown in the gluey mess. The elders, sensing an unhappy spirit, order crossbow production cancelled for the year.  The farming and hunting goes well during the year, and enough food is produced for the tribe. The supply of battle mushrooms is increased via farming, and the tribe now has good access to it year-round. Late in the year, men riding strange humped beasts appear from the southern desert, calling themselves the Na'ilah. They skirt the edge of the settlement, talking to a few men and women, and then return back into the desert.
Summary:  Glue accident (-2 men), ample food, good supply of battle mushrooms, contact with the Na'ilah

Spoiler: Tribe: Xio'Vi (Jetsquirrel) (click to show/hide)

(96M/99W/66C/22E)
Between fishing and hunting, the tribe gathers enough food and five new children are born. Blow darts are fashioned during the year, and hollow sticks are found and utilized. The shaman stumbles upon an excellent formula for a paralyzing poison, and the men find that it will be very useful in combat. Late in the year, men riding strange humped beasts appear from the eastern desert, calling themselves the Na'ilah. They skirt the edge of the settlement, talking to a few men and women, and then return back into the desert.
Summary:  Plenty of food (+5 children), blow darts and blow guns, paralyzing poison created (+1 to battle rolls), contact with the Na'ilah

Spoiler: Tribe: Frihkann (evilcherry) (click to show/hide)

(102M/101W/72C/24E)
After the old priest is executed, the sea continues to provide ample food but prove vexing in other ways. New fishing techniques are developed, including using smaller fish as bait for larger fish, and many new children are born. Some pearls are harvested using the new techniques, but the elders continue to have difficulty conceiving of ways to use them in crafts. The boats are unable to travel past the horizon, as they are constantly leaking and unable to handle deeper waters despite their sails.
Summary: Great fishing (+1 to food rolls, +10 children), some luck harvesting pearls, no luck with pearl-crafting, boats not able to travel to deep water

Spoiler: Tribe: Gerjborn (Barbarossa) (click to show/hide)

(103M/103W/61C/27E)
Once again, the attempts to build the storage hut end in disaster. Something about the design is incorrect, as it collapses again, but thankfully none are killed. While clearing the woods late in the year, however, a new way of splitting trees that results in stronger logs is discovered, so there is hope for next year. The food supply is lean this year, and several children perish. The palisade construction goes well, however, and the wall is half done by the end of the year.
Summary:  Storage hut still unbuilt, new wood technique (+1 to wood rolls), food shortage (-3 children), palisade half done

Spoiler: Tribe: Cyprinus (Lidhuin) (click to show/hide)

(98M/103W/83C/25E)
The sea giveth, and the sea taketh away. Food is plentiful from the sea this year, and many new children are born with the help of the virility spice. However, a great tragedy strikes when a newly designed boat is lost to the deep waters and five men go down with her. The work to discover an antidote to the poison is similarly tragic, as two men and an elder succumbs to the poison while investigating it. The tribe moving inland experiences difficulties as well, and two women and a man die during the first year while establishing their settlement.
Summary:  Fishing plentiful (+13 children), boating accident (-5 men), no poison antidote discovered (-2 men, -1 elder), tough year for tribe moving inland (-2 women, -1 man)

Spoiler: Tribe: Taer Nymadis (Acanthus117) (click to show/hide)

(105M/104W/72C/27E)
The weak caribou are culled, and provide ample food for the tribe. The elders begin training the men and women in spear fighting, and some progress is made, although none of the fighters are awe-inspiring. One ancient elder recalls a time when the tribe hunted with bows, and decrees that they shall be built again. The resulting bows are powerful and compact, and will confer a great advantage in future conflicts.
Summary: Ample food (+3 children), spear training successful, bow and arrows developed (+1 to battle rolls)

Spoiler: Tribe: Na'ilah (Haika) (click to show/hide)

(104M/104W/62C/28E)
With the tribe's impressive mastery of camels, the leatherworks creation comes along quickly. A class of expert leatherworkers quickly develops, and they start to excel at processing the hides of the camels. The riders travel in all directions easily on their camels, and return after journeys of varying length. To the west, they discover a secretive group living in the jungles calling themselves the Xio'Vi. To the north lies a tribe that lives in a region of forested hills called the Hesperida. To the east is a grand ocean, larger than any body of water the tribe has seen. To the south, the desert stretches seemingly to infinity. The riders that meet with other tribes interact with a few individuals before returning home safely.
Summary:  Great progress on leatherworks (+1 to leather rolls), area scouted (contact with Xio'Vi and Hesperida)

Spoiler: Tribe: Ko'ormols (100Killer9) (click to show/hide)

(103M/104W/67C/28E)
The farming continues to provide food for the tribe, and three new children are born. Progress on spears is poor, as the elders become fearful after three men are lost in a cave-in while searching for stones and cancel all further work. Similarly, not much progress is made on mastering the horses; although the beasts are being bred, they still seem resistant to taking a rider during the battle or the hunt. Some trees are cut down, but the wood is mostly rotten and bug-riddled.
Summary: Good amount of food (+3 children), men die in cave-in (-3 men), not much progress on horses or cutting down trees

[Acanthus117]

1) start breeding caribou to be stronger and have great endurance
2) make a shelter for children with whatever wood we have
3) have elders develop method of mining into stone

[Heron TSG]

Gerjborn- year 4

>Clear some more land to plant in.

>Plant that land.

>Finish storage hut CAREFULLY.

>Finish palisade.

[Lidhuin]

When will we know if it becomes optional to gather food?

Cyprinus Tribes, year 4

Hardships must come upon us sometimes and we must mourn those that fall, the elders agree. Similarly, the amount of children are becoming far too excessive. Throughout the year, the goals are set and agreed upon uneventfully, as sacrifices must be made to avoid an eventual downfall.

1. Fish and try to learn new fishing techniques while doing so that involves circling larger creatures. Avoid storms.
2. Farm the hills. Hardships may strike, but the people will carry on doing what they do best and the food will be needed to feed the excessive number of children.
3. Continue the search for an antidote. Limit testing to the weakest children, to ensure the potency of the antidote.
4. Have the tribes come together to erect a simple stone monument near the sea in honour of those who died from last year's hardships. It shall identify a portion of the sea which is known to be shallow, making for good fishing on boot, but dangerous to stray too close to in the rickety boats.

[Haika]

Na'ilah Year 4

It seems that our explorations have given us an idea of our close neighbors. Plans are to work up favorable trade relations while continuing to advance the camel based craftworks, and hopefully to expand.

Some of the population has begun to worship the camels as our sacred animal. A creature of light color, and immense resistance to the sun can only be a chosen beast of the sun goddess herself. It is not uncommon for a man to neglect his own bed, to have a proper corral for his animal. Every part of the great beast must be put to use, or the heresy of killing the animal would be too much.

Goals:
1. In the center of town, create the Boneyard. Piles of sacred Camel skulls guarding the entrance, while eccentric witchdoctors carve and shape items from the bones of the great Camels.
2. Continue with the Leatherworks, produce backpacks/satchels/bags, waterskins, boots.
3. Set up Camel Caravans to the other two known peoples, offering to trade camelcrafts, camelmeat, and camel dairy products in exchange for some vine nets(Xio'Vi) and glue(Hesperida).

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Is there a status page someplace that has all of our bonuses listed? I have a basic idea on what my people have, but for trade purposes, it might be nice to have a list that updates some. Also going to assume, or at least hope that food production and breeding of camels is fairly stable for now.

[Maldevious]

Hmm... I can start putting a list of cumulative bonuses/resources/technology at the bottom of each tribe's post for the use of the player. That won't be too hard. That will also answer the question about food. Effectively, once you get to +4 to food rolls, you would be able to maintain the population (no deaths) without devoting a goal. +5 would net you 3 new kids a year, +6 would net you 5 new kids a year.

[evilcherry]

Frihkann, 4

1. Use the small leaky boats to travel up the river. Leaky as they are, it is much better than on foot. Plus River = food+water.
2. Build boats, carefully. Serve it as some kind of religious intent, and if needed cut someone down for this.
3. We have to supplant our fishing with farming. Some people should search the place for any grains, berries, or such, and try to farm them.
4. Hold a large wrestling contest, much larger than Year 1-3.

[Faden]

Hesperida

1) Hunt and farm
2) Open a traderoute with the Na'ilah, trade glue for meat and dairy.
3) Carve the parts for crossbows, don't put them together yet
4) Build a fishing weir

[Maldevious]

Still waiting for posts from JetSquirrel and 100Killer9. Rolls are done for others, write-ups in process. Suffice to say, bad things will happen to a tribe that doesn't post goals for the year. Deadline is tomorrow night.

[Heron TSG]

Let's hope they last the night.

[100killer9]

1. Keep farming
2. Keep trying to craft stone spears
3. Keep cutting down trees.
4. Keep taming horses.
Lo siento...

[Maldevious]

I'll put this up in the rules as well, but just to give you a general guideline of what rolls result in:

1 = -5 population
2 = -3 population
3 = -1 population
4 = No change in population
5 = +3 population AND/OR Some benefit (resource, technology)
6 = +5 population AND/OR Major benefit (+1 roll bonus)
7+ = +5 population AND/OR Mega benefit (+2 roll bonus)

This, of course, doesn't apply to battles, which we haven't really gotten into yet.

[Maldevious]

Year 4 results below. Jetsquirrel has missed one turn, and one more missed turn will result in the total destruction of the Xio'Vi and the introduction of a new player.

Due date is next Thursday night, again (April 1). Also, see the bonuses, resources and technology sections added to each tribe as per your request.

Spoiler: Tribe: Hesperida (Faden) (click to show/hide)

(105M/106W/62C/30E)
Between hunting, farming and fishing, the tribe produces adequate food for the year.  The trade route with the Na'ilah becomes quickly successful, and several adept traders arise in the tribe. Glue is traded for meat and dairy, and combined with the other food, a small surplus results in three new births. Crossbow parts are carved with some success, but it is difficult to truly test their effectiveness without assembling them.
Summary:  Ample food (+3 children), adept traders (+1 to trade), crossbow parts carved
Bonuses: +1 to food, +1 to battle, +1 to trade
Resources: Breeding mules, excellent crafts (1), battle mushrooms, crossbow parts
Technology: Glue

Spoiler: Tribe: Xio'Vi (Jetsquirrel) (click to show/hide)

(88M/90W/50C/14E)
A strange, lethargy-inducing disease strikes the Xio'Vi this year. Even the simple act of gathering food is beyond the means of those inflicted with the virus. As such, grave losses befall the population as food stores plummet.  No major goals are accomplished, and the people refer to it as the lost year.
Summary:  Lethargy disease (-10 men, women, children and elders)
Bonuses: +1 to food, +1 to battle
Resources:
Technology: Blow guns, vine nets

Spoiler: Tribe: Frihkann (evilcherry) (click to show/hide)

(98M/101W/68C/27E)
The boats being sent up the river, leaky as they are, run into some issues, and 2 men and a woman lose their lives in a rapids. After this accident however, a new zeal is found for boat design, and several small leak-free boats are constructed. Between the fishing and farming, a surplus of food is created, and three new children are born. Disaster strikes during the wrestling contest: during a five-man battle, a freak bolt of lightning strikes, frying the combatants to death while they are locked in combat.
Summary:  River boat accident (-2 men, -1 woman), new boat design (+1 to boats), food surplus (+3 children), lightning strike (-5 men)
Bonuses: +2 to food, +1 to boats
Resources: Pearls
Technology:  Sails

Spoiler: Tribe: Gerjborn (Barbarossa) (click to show/hide)

(104M/104W/60C/30E)
With even more land successfully cleared, farms continue to grow for the Gerjborn, and five new children are born. After several years of frustration, a new design for a storage hut is created. Specifically designed to not collapse and kill anyone, it keeps food out of the elements and increases the supply for the tribe. The palisade is finished as well, with the northern opening the only entrance to the settlement.
Summary:  More farm land (+1 to food), surplus food (+5 children), storage hut complete (+1 to food), palisade finished (+1 to defense)
Bonuses: +1 to wood, +2 to food, +1 to defense
Resources:  Planted berries
Technology:

Spoiler: Tribe: Cyprinus (Lidhuin) (click to show/hide)

(95M/103W/85C/28E)
A daring young man manages to use a spear to kill a young whale, providing much sustenance for the tribe. Spurred on by the spices, 10 new children are born. Farming the hills turns disastrous when a landslide kills three men and two women. The antidote search makes some progress, but no conclusive results can be found. Tragically, the monument near the sea is erected in the wrong area. As a result of its markings, a boat with three men goes down due to improper navigation.
Summary:  Whale hunted (+1 to food), spices produce children (+10 children), hill landslide (-3 men, -2 women), some progress on antidote, monument erected poorly (-2 men)
Bonuses: +10 children per turn, +1 to battle, +1 to food
Resources:  Virility spices
Technology:  Small boats

Spoiler: Tribe: Taer Nymadis (Acanthus117) (click to show/hide)

(105M/105W/65C/29E)
The caribou become stronger as the breeding program kicks in, and the beasts begin to gain in stature. The children are sheltered in wooden lean-tos, and enough food is gathered for the year. While attempting to develop a tunnel into a nearby rocky outcropping, a cave-in kills an elder and two men.
Summary:  Stronger caribou, wooden lean-tos, enough food, cave-in (-2 men, -1 elder)
Bonuses: +1 to food, +1 to battle, +1 to caribou
Resources: Stronger caribou, wooden lean-tos
Technology:

Spoiler: Tribe: Na'ilah (Haika) (click to show/hide)

(104M/104W/62C/28E)
The Boneyard is an instant success, allowing the camel experts to mingle with the crafters. This helps both parties hone their skills even further. Food is culled from weak camels, leaving the population steady. The leatherworks produces a variety of practical items, although none are of outstanding quality. The caravans are similarly successful, and the tribe learns much about trading and the camels they ride. The group traveling to the Hesperida returns with glue. The Xio'Vi are afflicted with a mysterious disease, and the caravan wisely avoids their settlement.
Summary:  Boneyard success (+1 to camel, +1 to crafts), leatherworks creates practical items, trade yields glue, caravans learn skills (+1 to camel, +1 to trade)
Bonuses: +1 to food, +1 to leather, +4 to camel, +1 to crafts
Resources:
Technology:  Shelters, glue

Spoiler: Tribe: Ko'ormols (100Killer9) (click to show/hide)

(104M/105W/66C/31E)
Farming is excellent this year, as the tribe begins spreading the manure of the horses on the fields. This seems to increase the harvest significantly, and five new children are born. Stone spears are created, and many trees are cleared. The process of taming horses leads to several master horsemen emerging from the ranks, and they pass their skills along to the tribe, increasing the group's skill with the animals.
Summary:  Farming advances (+2 to food, +5 children), stone spears created, many trees cleared, horses mastered (+1 to horses)
Bonuses: +4 to food, +1 to horses
Resources: Tame horses, jade, jade crafts (1)
Technology:

[Acanthus117]

1) make farm plots where tubers can be grown, by fertilizing it with caribou manure.
2) Collect wood for lean-tos
3) catch more caribou and seperate these from the stronger caribou. These shall be livestock, farmed for their horns and meat. Feed these ones a lot and don't let them exercise as much as the strong caribou.