rolled 4, 4, 5 = 13

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You build yourself a long, long list of things you might want, if they can be gotten without trouble, and Bem gets it all down on a piece of parchment, scrawling away with a crude wooden pen. After you've finished, he takes a quick breakfast, and gathers a few farmers to help him with the cart. They trundle off down the South road, on their way to a switch that will take them directly to Grennet, the next hub town.

For the next ten days, you continue working at a feverish pace, focusing the first of your efforts on establishing a genuine lumber mill. A waterwheel is built, axles are cut, gears are assembled, and a new sawblade, with alchemically sharpened teeth, is installed in a wood-and-stone structure through which entire logs can be run. Your projects have already clear-cut an area of forest just large enough for a fifth farm field, and you're on your way to putting in a sixth. Work so far has been on a rather small scale, putting up tiny buildings with a single, immutable purpose, but as the town's industrial capacity expands, so will your plans.

Another two houses go up with the aid of the sawmill, and sawdust insulation soon fills the walls of the first two. During whatever free time you can manage to squeeze out of the day, you alternate between learning, teaching, and practicing, training body and mind in one go, while ramping up the power of your magic. You can cast three normal ice 'spells' a day without tiring yourself out, and you've finally figured out how to increase the aura's duration, though it requires much more extra power than you think it should.

rolled 2, 6, 3 = 11

>>7936469
Bem returns with a full cart, pulled by a strong, healthy-looking cow, and carrying a chicken in each arm, with a rooster not far behind. To the wide eyes of every peasant in the village, he unveils his precious cargo. Books on magic, history, monster lore, bowmaking, herbs, enchantment, and several other topics, along with a full blacksmithing manual in three volumes. Five chickens, a rooster, a cow, high-quality farming tools, another full set of smithing tools, this time a bit better than the bargain bin stuff the crew's been playing with, and a new anvil and bellows round out the first part of Bem's haul.

For the next, bags upon bags of all different kinds of seeds, among them this world's versions of tobacco, coffee, cocoa, barley, and oats, along with several panes of green glass, three crossbows, enough cloth to make you a whole new set of clothes and then some, and a stack of oversized sheets of paper. Aside from all that, he brings news; the war goes well, with Perin occupying large swaths of territory and cutting down all defenses. The unit one of the town's youths was assigned to captured several fortifications without support, only taking 20% casualties. And, to top it off, the search for the lone Frost Giant was called off weeks ago, cited as a waste of men and time. As you sigh with relief, Bem pulls a small reddish gem out of his pocket, saying that he had a little left over after filling the cart. Then he drops a bag of gold the size of his head into Sahl's hands. You've got currency. Real, honest coin.

And you've barely gotten started.

rolled 1, 3, 1 = 5

Here is a map.

Also, if sir drawfag reads this, my last post in the drawthread sounded condescending, which I did not intend. I apologize.

rolled 4, 6, 4 = 14

Reposting art.

>>7936547
Ball Asses.

This, your players will notice.

Sweetness, FG quest is up!

Alright, it is good that we are no longer being hunted, that takes quite a lot of pressure of us, and also allows us to put all our effort into making the village prosperous, no fear of having to pack up and run the fuck away.

The saw mill is a great step forward as well. The saw dust will serve as a fine insulation, that is certain.

We should see why Bem got those huge slabs of paper. Did he get them for us, with the intents to give us something we can use as a diary? Or perhaps a spell book?

I offer a bump.

rolled 1, 6, 2 = 9

>>7936592
It's not supposed to be a childish joke, but that's how it happened. Taking requests for new names.

Name it after the forest?
Dreamwood?

rolled 5, 1, 4 = 10

>>7936598
You requested them, so he found some Giant-size sheets and brought them over. You hadn't decided what you were going to use them for, though.

we should use the paper to write down some diagrams of different types of buildings, information on how to set up tech such as electromagnets, and anything we know about health and economic theory.
that way if we have to leave the town the elder can still read about all the things we know about and keep the ball rolling.

rolled 3, 6, 6 = 15

>>7936623
If there are no other suggestions, this will be the new name.

>>7936624

Ah, must have missed the one.

Well, I suggest we use them to make a diary of sorts, create a "Fictional" tale of a strange world, far ahead of our times here, with iron beasts that charge around on four round feet, that consume the black oil of the earth, and travel upon roads made of stone that stretch from one horizon to the other. Of strange knowledges, of incredible weapons that can kill a man with a thunder crack and a puff of smoke, or metal birds that fly through the air with motionless wings, or great ships that travel beneath the waves, only to surface on the other side of the world a month later. Of man's journey to the heavens, and the discovery that it is a cold, empty void, filled with uncountable points of light.

We could make it into a best seller.

Can we have an update on current projects / planned projects?

Oh not this fucking shitty ass quest, what has become of /tg/?

>>7936693
Oh not this fucking shitty ass troll, what has become of /tg/?

>>7936679
Being the mediaeval setting it is, and judging from our experiences with the villagers, literacy is probably not very widely spread.

>>7936702
God forbid someone doesn't like the same shitty quest only 2-3 people participate in, he must be a troll.

rolled 1, 1, 6 = 8

>>7936682
There are six standard houses up. Continuing their construction is your primary concern so far.

The new fifth field is being tilled, plans for a sanitary multi-toilet bathroom are complete, and there are plenty of resource-gathering jobs, such as woodcutting and bringing rock over from the quarry.

>>7936723
God forbid that you try to derail the thread with bullshit complaints like every other troll does.

Seriously, just leave it alone. It's not shit like JoanQuest or the other furry threads /tg/ gets all the time.

rolled 4, 3, 1 = 8

These are the books Bem brought from Grennet.

1 Book of Magic Theory
1 Book of Basic Magic Lore
1 Book of Weather Magic
1 Book of (Magic) Plane Lore
1 Book of Elemental Magic
1 Book of Monster Lore
1 Book of General Perin History
1 Book of Recent Perin History
1 Book of War History
1 Book of Bowmaking
1 Book of Herbology
1 Book of Enchantment
1 Book of Farm Lore
1 Book of Alchemy
1 Book of Animal Care
1 Book of Maps

>>7936723
>>7936693

>HEY GUYSE LOOK IM TROLLING AM I COOL YET? XDDDDDDDDDDDDDD LOL SO RANDUM!!!!

Proceed with construction of the new houses, let the villagers care to the new field.

>>7936723
and yet you go out of your way to ruin it for the people who do enjoy it.
thus you are trolling.

also everything seems to be going well, should we plan a list for a time skip?

rolled 6, 3, 6 = 15

>>7936749
Acknowledged. Anything else in the meantime, like keeping a diary/recording knowledge/writing a story, etc?

>>7936738
It's worse.

And learn the definition of trolling you babies.

>>7936759

Read books on magical theory, farming etc.
What spell are we currently expanding?

>>7936745
I would suggest:
+ Completing our multi-toilet bathroom
+ Reading the book on herbology (If I remember correctly, there was a number of currently pregnant women in the village, and knowledge in herbology could help making the process of labour more bearable)

rolled 6, 2, 2 = 10

>>7936784
Cold Aura. You can lower the temperature by 40 degrees within 500 feet, for twelve hours. Longer if you're willing to exhaust yourself.

>>7936759
I think we should only use the paper for a brief description of what has happened so far (starting with right before the quest started, and for recording knowledge.

in this thread /tg/ plays Sim Village and thinks it is a good time

The book of maps would be something useful to read in the near future. See how long ago it was made, as it may be out dated.

Also, the book of monster lore. Only look for things that are known to exist around this type of area. We do not need knowledge on desert or ocean dwelling creatures, but some temperate forest creatures would be useful to know about.

>>7936798

Cold Aura: Everyone is going to fucking LOVE US come mid summer!

>>7936679
I guess the people here miraculously speak English, but do they have the same writing system? It would be funny if YOU turn out to be illiterate.

Practice cold aura during the night, then.

rolled 1, 3, 3 = 7

>>7936847
Either it's all English or it's magically translated. The elders can read your writing.

>>7936856

At night would be a bad idea, unless we left the village to practice safely in the forest. Having the temperature drop 40 degrees suddenly could spell death for some people. And since this is a magical effect, I imagine simple things like walls and insulation will not stop it from dropping the temperature inside of buildings.

>>7936798
Sorry if this was already mentioned, but are you using °C or °F?

>>7936863
>>7936847
there is some truth here.
if they do speak mid-evil era English then their vocabulary would be so different from the modern vocabulary that communication would be a little off.
if you don't know what I'm talking about go read the original Canterbury tales.
so DM, do they speak modern or mid English, and are we able to speak mid English (since i guess we were a college student or something)

rolled 6, 3, 3 = 12

>>7936885
You've been practicing in the cavern, where there isn't any risk to the surroundings.

rolled 5, 4, 1 = 10

>>7936907
Fahrenheit.

>>7936913
They speak modern English, with some archaic word thrown in. You've had no trouble understanding them, though the books are printed in much more formal language. They can take a bit of work to get through, but you're learning.

Hmm... Since we practice within a cavern, maybe we should try and decrease the time for our aura, but increase the temperature drop. See if we can make ourselves a nice little ice cave to study in.

Sudden, massive burst of cold, freeze the very stone around us. I am sure it will be quite a drain on us, but if we could produce an effect that could drop the temperature of the surrounding area by a huge amount, we could have a very impressive frost area of effect spell, centered on ourself.

>>7936980
uh maybe not. this might cause the cave to collapse

rolled 1, 5, 2 = 8

It has been eight days. It is now the fifth month, and the Flashweed is growing nicely. Three more houses have gone up, and you have begun construction on the bathroom, laying a foundation and putting in pipes made from Averron chitin. Raik is working overtime on the forge, turning all that you've managed to collect into something useful. He's gotten a lot better, as have the farmers helping him. With the Demon-skin gloves and aprons they wear, they're quite well protected, despite the heat.

You have found the books to contain an immense amount of knowledge about things you have never even thought about, and others you never knew existed. The text of magic theory weaves a framework of faith and focus, explaining the principle of the strong mind. To be able to concentrate and visualize despite distractions is a great asset, and to truly believe that magic can do what you need it to is crucial. Something as simple as doubt, low confidence in your own power, can bring down a fragile spell.

In the tome of monster lore you find large sections dedicated to creatures dwelling in or around the forest. From tiny, harmless things like hypnotic snakes to the enormous walking towers of the Forusian woods. There are a vast amount of animals you have never seen, many of which you don't really want to see. One passage goes into great detail about the Scavengers, tracing the path of a swarm of infinitesimal creatures that seem to act as one.

rolled 3, 4, 5 = 12

>>7937121
The herbology and farming books tell you plenty of things you didn't know, filled as they are with diagrams and charts, designs for tools and the occasional useful spell. There are quite a large number of herbs and spices that can be gathered in the forest, most with a useful effect. Natural anesthetics and psychadelics, potent sterilizers and healing leaves, all the things you would expect in a land of magic. As for the collection of maps, it is dated, but still valid, marking out the majority of Perin's territory from the Northern edge to the Forusian border. If you need to find your way to the Capitol, it will be invaluable.

Your continuing study has focused on the aura, increasing its duration, range, and power. You can freeze the ground solid within a short radius, and lower the temperature a hundred degrees in a small area. You can even extend it in a line instead of a sphere, freezing a straight path to a target. You're getting better and better at this.

Hurpadurpabumpa!

rolled 3, 6, 3 = 12

There is an Averron at the edge of the forest. It's on the small side, just over a ton. It appears to be trying to climb up a tree.

>>7937152
watch its behavior and do not draw attention to ourselves.
if it does not do anything interesting do what we did with the last (leave a trail of leaves to the town and then have the villagers butcher it in place.)

>>7937152

Huh.... I think we should leave the little thing alone, it is of little use to us at such a relatively small size. A few years from now it will be more then worth it to kill. And see why it is trying to climb a tree. Something of that size doesn't normally climb trees, I would imagine.

>>7937176
forget what i said and go with 77
>>7937177

>>7937177

Probably looking for something, go towards it, examine tree.

rolled 1, 6, 2 = 9

>>7937176
>>7937177
You watch it, listening to it groan in frustration as its stubby legs refuse to wrap around the trunk. Its long neck reaches for the thin, succulent leaves at the top, barely getting halfway. The trunk bends under the assault from the animal's massive weight, but not enough to break.

It'll probably stay there until it gets hungry enough to go back to ground level.

rolled 6, 5, 3 = 14

>>7937197
You edge towards it, while the farmers continue their work. A few of them notice what you're looking at, and go for their knives. You can see the 'little' thing stretching towards the top of the tree, groaning ever louder as it fails to capture its prize.

One of the farmer/butchers asks you if there's going to be another feast tonight.

Dude frost giant! Fuck Yah!

>>7937278
what are our food reserves? do we have plenty of meat? also what do we have in terms of averron plates? if we have a lot of both let it go, if not, trail of leaves closer to the village and then giant sword to neck.

>>7937278

"No, not this night. I almost feel pity for the poor creature. Let us not kill it this day. In a few years time, after it has sired a few spawn, then we shall take it's life and put it upon our tables."

>>7937127

Does the farming implement knowledge in here contain the moldboard plough?

It was a major advance in plough design and saved a lot of work. Some historians say that thomas jefferson himself designed it.

rolled 4, 4, 5 = 13

>>7937309
You have plenty of both for the time being.

>>7937314
You tell the farmers that it wouldn't be worth it to slay the thing now. A few of them look a little disappointed, but they accept your words.

After a few more minutes, the Averron drops down and wanders off, munching on underbrush. You go back to work, leaving it to its own devices.

>>7937331
All of the plows in this town are of that design.

We should make a crude steam engine, now that we have a forge set up. Nothing too fancy, just a boiler, a piston, and a little wheel for it to spin.

rolled 1, 4, 3 = 8

>>7937363
For the next hour or so, you continue constructing a foundation for the next house, until Lark comes over and asks to speak with you, a little bit before lunch.

He wants to know if you've been having any problems with your magic, if you're doing well, if you want to try something different, and things of that nature.

>>7937410

Ask him about other types of magic we can try

>>7937410

We are going surprisingly well with our magic, and only a few hours ago learned a new trick with our frost aura.

rolled 6, 1, 1 = 8

>>7937422
Lark has a whole bunch of miscellaneous magical items, including a few spellbooks. The glove you're using to practice Alchemic Reconstruction is one of the simpler, weaker ones, not quite up to providing PHENOMENAL COSMIC POWER. If you think you're ready to try something more complex, he has plenty of options.

There are area enchantments, like your aura, various attack forms, construction-focused magic like that the glove uses, elemental spells that mold the earth, air, and water, summoning types that pull beings from other planes or create them on the spot, pretty much everything.

It all depends on what you want to do.

>elemental spells that mold the earth, air, and water
this
been saying that a stone shape spell or something along those lines would allow us to speed up construction 100 times over.
also wind spells could possibly be used to create magic -> electricity generation.

>>7937471

Attack stuff sounds interesting

>>7937471
I would like to concentrate on a spell that might help us getting around the country. Would teleportation be possible?

rolled 6, 1, 6 = 13

>>7937490
You ask about a spell that would allow you to shape stone, possibly assisting you with construction. Lark takes you to his hut, pulling open the thick wooden door while you wait beside it, going over building plans in your mind. After a minute or two of rummaging he returns, with an ordinary-looking rock.

"Same basic principle as the glove," he says, handing it to you, "Where alchemy gives you the power to manipulate composition on a small scale, elemental magic does it on a large scale, twisting the stuff of the land itself."

>>7937491
While he's there, you ask about the attack forms he mentioned. Being a former soldier, he has all sorts of military-oriented things, from a ring of accuracy to a pendant that summons steel spears. Anything you want to try, he'll give to you.

>>7937471
I say wind magic, since it can be used as anti-missile defense, can be combined with ice magic to create flesh-tearing blizzard/hailstorm, and as >>7937490 said it could later be used as electricity source.

rolled 3, 4, 3 = 10

>>7937569
Teleportation is possible but is even more highly regulated than illusions. Lark himself could never make it work, but he has at least one trinket that was supposed to grant the power of 'jumping' a short distance without actually moving.

Complex shit that'll teach us how to mould the earth or ice would be nice.

rolled 1, 5, 4 = 10

>>7937592
Wind is one of the easiest things to manipulate, but difficult to control. Unfortunately, the old man doesn't have an object or book that you can learn from directly, so he'd have to teach you himself.

>>7937603

I'd say go w/ mould earth. We can learn how to mold Ice ourselves

rolled 5, 2, 4 = 11

>>7937629
Would you like to practice now? You have plenty of power.

I know our overall goal is to first build up the village. But at what point do we declare, we're done building up and can now go adventuring? Or are we planning to just stay in the village forever?

I think after a certain point it may be more interesting for us to go fight in the huge war going on than sticking around. We'll of course come back from time to time...but still..

>>7937645

Sure, let's try this sucker out. Maybe we'll have some affinity for it?

>>7937664

TIME TO CHURN EARTH.

rolled 3, 2, 1 = 6

>>7937664
The small stone settles easily into your palm. You take a deep breath, remembering the feeling of reconstruction, the burst of green light that accompanies your alchemy, focusing your mind on the constant, slow-changing shapes of the ground around you. A soft, brownish light leaks through your clenched fist as your mind journeys over the surface of the land, searching for something pliable.

The stone speaks to you, but not like the tablet. Its voice is exceedingly quiet, benevolent instead of malicious. It guides you to a tiny spot just in front of you, and you feel a small shiver run up your arm as the ground hears your order.

A miniscule hole opens in the soft earth, and a long, thin rod of stone shoots up out of it, curving around and punching back into the ground a few feet away. The glow fades.

You've made an arch.

>>7937664
Elemental magic training montage, go!

Yes, now we can become this!

>>7937763

Dude awesome. Arches are the basis for almost all medieval era bridges.

>>7937763
can we get a training montage
(aka time skip)
focus on figuring out how to shape stone so i can be used to lay foundation and raise walls

also what else should we have for the time skip? --continue building wood houses
-keep the villagers working on the fields
-keep working on the plumbing
?

>>7937815

Maybe we should explore the forest for some other natural resources?

>>7937763

This is fucking awesome and has many uses, both out and in combat. Practice this shit for ages, first focusing on forming shapes and basic constructions such as tables, bridges etc.

Try to form a temporary and removable (using our own magic) stone wall to fill the entrance to the tunnel for safety reasons and then train how to manipulate stone in combat, such as forcing stone to erupt from the ground suddenly, forcing pikes from the ground / javelins from the ground and into the air etc.

>>7937815

This but more this: >>7937840

>>7937840

Agreed, but we should also put some time into our Ice stuff. It's always good to have at least one strong card.

also lets form a wall to close up the hole we went down to get to where the deamons of the deep are...
its always bothered me that we sleep right about a pack of fucking deamons...

>>7937878

Also ask if there are similar stones we can use to directly mould ice and practice these two simultaneously.

>>7937894
>>7937832
>>7937815

Sounds like we have a plan gentlemen

>>7937885
Agreed. I mentioned a while back that we should try to block them with rocks or something, but because of the size of the holes it wasn't practical. But with this, we can do it.

>>7937878
Definitely. Keep working with that ice aura to make it stronger and the area larger... if we can get it up to a hundred degrees over a respectable fraction of a mile we'll have become a city-killer in our own right. Hypothermia is deadly shit.

Not that we'd, uh, ever decide to freeze a town to death. That would be wrong. An attacking army, maybe.

>>7937970

Damn yeah that would be effective. It would be like the nazi invasion of Russia. Completely bogged down in unexpectedly cold temps and ice. Brr.

rolled 6, 2, 2 = 10

For the past thirteen days you have worked feverishly, raising no less than six more houses and laying down the pipes and foundation of the bathroom. The villagers have finished tilling the fifth field and begun extending the irrigation system, while you clear space for the sixth field with your mighty axe. Things are taking shape around you, even as the giant sheets of paper Bem so graciously gifted to you fill with the knowledge of your world, accompanied by the best drawings you can manage with oversized hands and meager skill.

Lark has taught you much, showing you how to twist your understanding of earth and ice into a common idea of the elements, giving you training in the shape and modification of the substance of the material plane. Earth, air, fire, and water are basic. They are an underlying pattern, a single facet of the stuff of life. You have been working with water for a long time now, just in its solid, brittle form. Now you are learning to mold it like the earth, to move a solid like a liquid in your hands.

The earth forms beneath your mind, moving at your command. It is much like water, much like air, varied in its substance but always linked by something beyond your sight. Your cavern's walls are like soft butter to your touch, flowing around corners, through tunnels, into the mold you make for it. The understanding has come easily, but the talent is still lacking. You have managed to seal the entrance to one tunnel, and practiced smoothing over the craters. But it is difficult, to force yourself to see the tough, splintering, cracking stone as nothing more than an element, to be wielded by trained thoughts.

rolled 3, 2, 2 = 7

You have explored a short distance into the forest while musing on the nature of the planes, keeping the book of maps close to your eyes. There is plenty to be had here, if you know where to look. Burrows and dens of animals infused with a soft, natural magic, trees that bear fruit with potent, sometimes explosive effects, areas where the earth-stone tells you valuable minerals lie just beneath the surface. The forest holds much more than you thought, always just out of sight. You can't quite mine yet, but you're getting there.

Alchemy is a powerful talent, but your progress is slow. You seem to be more able to see and manipulate patterns on a large scale than a small one, taking to tearing apart mountains more readily than fixing a broken axle. Still, it is good to have experience in more areas than one. Your aura grows more and more mighty by the day, dropping the mercury to the floor across a quarter-mile. Before long, you'll be able to cast it over the whole town, if you find it necessary.

The chickens have been laying eggs for a while now. Three have hatched, bringing the town three healthy, golden chicks.

Three of those this village lost to the draft have come home. Only children when they were taken, they are now men, battle-scarred and happy to be home at last.

>>7938100
o wow
well, time to explain why a dirt farm village is now on the verge of a steam punk utopia

>>7938100
While I'd like to learn alchemy, given that our talents seem to lie primarily in other directions I propose that we put our study of it on pause in favor of continuing our large-scale elemental manipulations and cold aura mastery. Surely someone else in the village has some ability with alchemy and can pick up the slack while we focus on the big stuff?

Continue reading our texts on magical lore, magical theory, elemental magic, and weather magic to aid in our studies. Throw in a bit of reading on history on general principles.

How do the men back from the wars respond to our presence?

>>7938133
also, should we just merge them into the work force or start up a small defense force?
now that we have a forge and stone magic we could probably make some simple leather/averron plate armor and some simple weapons if they don't have anything with them

>>7938100
Hell yes, welcome back party nao?

We're going to need some more manpower soon. This village can't really expand its population that much by natural birth/death rates. Either we need immigration to expand on these resources or something else...

rolled 3, 6, 2 = 11

>>7938144
They first reacted as you'd expect, with alarm and brandishing of weapons. However, they have been convinced by speech from damn near everyone in the town that you are not a threat, or at least not an immediate one. It will take some time for them to come around, but you have been assured that they cannot possibly ignore the things you've done for the town.

>>7938172
you thinking golem/elemental/more giants?

rolled 4, 3, 3 = 10

>>7938158
Two of them were in Intelligence, working behind the front lines. They are twins, both with a knack for analyzing, despite their status as near-illiterates when they left. Of course, they read very well now.

The third was an infantryman, armed with a crossbow and a short sword. He's missing three fingers on his left hand, and his left eye is a bit discolored, though he insists he can see just fine.

>>7938191
Those all seem like they'd take a level of skill that's well beyond us. Anyway, our town's prosperity will likely gradually attract immigrants, once word begins to get out. They should start arriving about the time our taxes go up, heh.

>>7938225
I don't suppose that those twins have any magical ability? Regardless, we should have them join in teaching other people in the village to read; we've had a lack of fully trained teachers previous to this which has no doubt slowed our progress quite a bit. They can reference our small library of texts to be generally helpful, too.

Sorry to copy pasta but I really want to hear what the rest of anon thinks about this.

I know our overall goal is to first build up the village. But at what point do we declare, we're done building up and can now go adventuring? Or are we planning to just stay in the village forever?

I think after a certain point it may be more interesting for us to go fight in the huge war going on than sticking around. We'll of course come back from time to time...but still..

>>7938225
talk with them for a while
things we need to bring up-
what they think of the war
what they think of the town
what they think of us
what do they wish to do (militia, construction, mill work, farming, ect)
how smart the twins are and if they lean quick take them as apprentices and teach them as much as we can (use the stuff we wrote on the papers when we are busy)

rolled 6, 4, 2 = 12

>>7938258
No, they have no affinity for magic. Before the feast, you suggest to Sahl that they could help teach their fellows to read, which the elder thinks is a very good idea. You also ask Lark if he would be willing to assist with alchemy while you're focusing on other forms of magic, and he agrees to try, warning you that his power continues to decrease, so he will be of limited usefulness.

>>7938263
Well, I was under the impression that we'd stay here until we've imparted all our knowledge, then try to enlist. After a couple of years in the army we'll hopefully be allowed to visit the capitol and be able to buy a noble title, preferably including the town as being under our purview.

How are our lilteracy and general education programs working?
What percentage of the village can read?
Also, when are the five preganant women due?

>>7938285
Also ask what the general state of the world at large is like

>>7938263
I am inclined to say that whenever we get bored, instead of leaving the village we simply timeskip. We are fairly unique, and things will start happening right here due to our influence if we just give them the necessary time. It's not like we're going to die of old age here.

I'm interested in watching us build this tiny little town into a major place of importance for the northlands. It might take years of in-game time, but it's not like we're in a rush, right?

>>7938370

Also ask what the front line is like, who is winning, what the enemy's combat tactics / troops etc are like.

>>7938289
Stupid question, is healing magic only for priests and such, or can anyone pick it up?

>>7938403
>>7938370
>>7938365

These questions...answer!

rolled 2, 3, 2 = 7

They are still quite suspicious of you, though their fears have been dampened for the moment by the words of their countrymen. Stories of the war they share with everyone, with the Intelligence men providing background and small details while the Infantryman talks of straight-up combat against an enemy that can throw waves of men around like nothing.

He speaks of armored war beasts knocking over siege towers, trampling whole horses under their massive paws, shaking the earth with their every step. Mages whose eyes glow bright orange, shooting fire from their palms and calling great pillars of flame from heaven. Fortresses protected by crossbows the size of houses, firing bolts that explode into molten shrapnel that decimates everything around.

He tells of the day his hand was crushed under the ledge of an overturned wagon, leaving him without three of his digits. His left eye seems to shimmer in the low light as he shows you the place where a tiny piece of steel from a mage's knife punctured it, working itself under the surface.

rolled 3, 4, 3 = 10

The world is a horrible, frightening place, filled with wonders and demons of all kinds. The war rages in the South and West as Perin's mighty cavalry swarm across the border, breaking the Forusian resistance at the point of a sword. Resources, as always, are hard to come by, but as more and more of Forus's farmland is captured, the balance is shifting. The big cities are as bright as ever, and the Capitol itself a shining beacon, undiminished in glory. The all-encompassing despair is only apparent in the very rural areas, where amusements are few and there is little to mask the stench of battle.

As for the town, it is better than ever, far more than what they expected to come home to. One of the twins actually goes so far as to thank you, for, no matter your race, you have brought happiness to the people of the village, and prosperity beyond hope. They will do whatever they can to help, and if the talents they were forced to learn are of some use to the town, they will gladly use them.

Education continues at a slow pace, but as a group the townspeople have improved markedly. They can read short, simple words, but falter often. It will take years to bring them up to proficiency. Only the elders and the twins can read, though Mal and the infantryman are at about a fourth grade level.

As for the women, all are due within the next three or four months.

We need to make the cold aura movable (specifically: focused on you, so that wherever you go, your enemies feel the frost maiden's approach)

rolled 1, 6, 2 = 9

>>7938403
For now, Perin is on the offensive, winning handily. However, this is nothing to be too excited about, as the war has continued for decades with no clear victor. The enemy favors human-wave tactics, the power of fire, and enormous war animals, most of which are native to their country.

>>7938416
Anyone can learn healing magic. Priests and doctors understandably specialize in it.

>>7938531
Check the book on animal handling and see what it has to say about Avverons. Maybe there's a use for them that we haven't thought of.

rolled 1, 6, 4 = 11

>>7938573
The great strength of the Averron has been put to use in many areas, such as farming, construction, and war. However, its low intelligence, its great weight, and its need for constant feeding, make it a poor choice in comparison to certain animals found further South. One of the most ingenious uses was as a counterweight for a crane. A few of them can balance almost anything that can be lifted, and they can easily be coaxed forward with certain kinds of leaves.

>>7936547

Oh no worries. Here is an update of the demon one. Finished it last night, but you had already left. Also, thanks for doing the map! It is nice to see where everything is in relation to each other.

>>7938531
Might be worth learning a bit of healing in the future, patching ourself up WILL become an issue sooner or later.

>>7938642

And the other one, since I didn't see it posted in this thread.

rolled 1, 1, 1 = 3

>>7938642
YES.

I thank you, for you are most skilled.

>>7938644

True. Or it can be used to patch up allies. No need to lose any party members if we don't have to.

Should start practicing healing magic in the near future. Use plants to begin with, since you can injure them, and if you can't patch them up, no guilt.

Start with simple things, a leaf, a branch, a stem, and once we can heal those without any flaws, what so ever, we can try to use our magic on more active lifeforms.

>>7938673
>>7938642
Dude. You rock. These are awesome.

rolled 6, 5, 5 = 16

>>7938644
>>7938714
Lark has plenty of skill with healing, as it's practical to know when you're on your own in the wilderness, or simply a ways from a monastery, temple, or clinic. In principle, light healing is just like alchemy, but it gets more complicated when damage is extensive.

rolled 4, 2, 2 = 8

It looks like I'm going to have to hurry out the door tonight, so if there's anything pressing, now would be the time. Plan for timeskip?

>>7938807
Ask the village elders who fought in the war to talk on our behalf with the returned men privately.
Ask the returned men their names
How many other men from the village are still in the army?
What is their general sentiment?
What did the twins do as information analisysts?
Can one of the men who recently returned home act as a 'face' for the village, and procure more exotic things for the village without attracting outside attention?

>>7938749
Next up, healing magic!

Any other beasties here abouts that we can tame?

>>7938807

We need to start figuring out a way to avoid our weakness to fire. If we ever fight against those fire mages we are toast as we are now

>>7938867
Fire proof clothing from demon of deep innards?

I think we should find a person who is good at dealing with people, teach him math, and now we basically have a merchant we can use to boost our gold reserves by selling our "exotic" items as magic items (batteries, electromagnets), and as word of this spreads artisans, and mages will flock to our town.

>>7938867

That is a good point. Given the description of the battlefield, we probably will end up dead fast if we ever go to the front lines. Also, I an not sure if we will be able to get around our inherent weakness to fire with magic. We might have to invest in some demon-hide armor to protect us if/when we go adventuring.

>>7938912

Isn't that basically what Bem has been doing every time he goes into town?

>>7938940
We need someone who won't be easily traced back to the village

>>7938960
also someone who is not the village leader and can do it full time. maybe set up a shop in a near by town and come home on weekends.

>>7938916

Hope the demon hide armor thing or something else works. There are way too many devils/mages/bbeg's that specialize in fire for us to survive w/ a critical weakness

>>7938867
Finding a way to use cold to reduce the heat they produce would be spiffy.

>>7938501
Any way we can speed up the pace of education?

>>7938960

Even if we are opening up a "store" for these goods in a far-off trading city, people will be curious where these items are coming from. It won't take much detective work to trace it back to the town. We would have to go through a lot of diversionary tactics (re-routing shipping, hidden cargo, ect) to keep from being found out, regardless of who was selling the wares.

>>7938990

Build a dedicated schoolhouse + Library?

>>7938990

It should speed up in the winter when there will be a lot of downtime since no one can work in the fields. We should focus our efforts on cramming as much info in during this time as we can. Reward high marks in learning with "storytimes" (ie 20th century pop culture entertainment)

rolled 4, 4, 4 = 12

You have a talk with the elders after supper, asking them politely if they would smooth things over with the returning soldiers. You don't want there to be any bad blood between you and anyone else in the village. They are sympathetic, but suggest that it would be unwise to be impatient. These men have spent the last ten years away from their families, fighting a war against a nation with which they have no quarrel, and they have come home to find a Frost Giant eating at their table. Regardless of your contributions, there is a stigma there that will take time to overcome.

The twins, Gav and Cain, were part of a 'think tank' that was fed troop movements, field observations, deployment lists, and the like, and asked to work backwards, figuring enemy plans from their present results. Their successes were few, but those few resulted in massive upsets, allowing the forces of Perin to predict enemy positions and counter them handily. Gav and Cain have been trained to think strategically, and are now able to engineer plans and counter-plans with only a few bits of data.

rolled 6, 4, 2 = 12

The infantryman, Eron, fought up-close in an assault unit, charging enemy defenders in a flank position, and cutting them down with a hail of bolts and quick, decisive slashes. He is incredibly strong, with amazing reflexes and skill with a crossbow surpassing even Kel's. He is nearly fearless, capable of following even the most suicidal orders, and has been repeatedly commended for his actions, in a unit with a casualty rate in excess of 60%. He is understandably less enamored with the government and the military than the twins, but will obey their commands even if it means his life.

Any of the three, only a fraction of the 47 taken so far, would be a perfect choice as a stealthy liason, avoiding suspicion with the virtue of a nameless face. No one knows them now, so they can easily acquire things no villager can. As for the propensity of Forus to rely on fire, there is enough Demon hide and organ-skin to make gloves, boots, and possibly a shirt for you, but nowhere near enough for a full fireproof suit. It is possible that you could use your aura as a shield, though.

>>7939056
this
have it be a modern style one with the twins who came back and us as a teacher. preferably <15 students per teacher

>>7939056
I SECOND THIS

Maybe one of the more educated villagers could act as a full time teacher!
Which one, though-one of the twins?

>>7939056

That might be good a little later. I think we are already swamped with construction at the moment. For now, we can use the grand hall during the winter to teach.

>>7939107
don't we have one?

rolled 5, 2, 5 = 12

I'm afraid I have to run, but I will definitely be back tomorrow, in early afternoon if possible.

Please archive this thread, if you would.

>>7939101

The question is whether any of the three would agree to be our liaison considering their distrust of us...

>>7939118

I thought we had an unofficial library in the hall from all the books we had bought. I don't see a dedicated building on the map for it, though.

>>7939138
We need to earn their trust, but how?

>>7939101
Awesome, so now when we need stuff they can buy it for the town. And if someone DOES notice them/track them back, they can say that the money is payment/treasure from their time in the army.

>>7939156
Just give them time. A few months of being around us and realizing that we aren't going to do anything bad should help a bit.

>>7939168
Maybe we should talk to them, you know, face to face.
Do you think any of their family still lives here?

>>7939138

Like Lark said, we just need to be patient. It took us awhile to completely win over the town. I am sure we can do the same with the soldiers, but trying to force it will not help. I am sure we will get a chance to prove ourselves to them. Keep in mind that they effectively just got here, and are battle-weary men who have likely been battling monstrosities of the same nature as us (minus the tg mind, of course).

damn I'm noob. Can anyone explain to me how to archive things?

>>7939213
>>7939168
These.

>>7939221

It has already been archived at suptg.

Archived. Vote! vote vote

So, what's the list of longterm projects we have running at the moment?
Mastering magic is one
Bath-House
Harness Natural gas
School Building/Library
anything else?
>Also, unrelated, but does anyone know what happened to HANA quest last night?

>>7939367

Build up the town to take advantage of the natural resources

Educate the villagers so that the knowledge is self sustainable

Get our warrant for arrest rescinded

Go check out the war/adventure around

>>7939367
>HANA quest didn't happen, at least while I was on 4chan.

>>7939367
>I don't know. It sucks, I was waiting for it all night and it never showed up. Supernova has some 'splaining to do.

>>7939395

Work on reducing our weakness to fire, be it through magic or armor.

>>7939367
Tame at least one mytholgical beastie

NOOOOOOOOOO! FUCK its over for today already? just finished catching up.... bugger.

can't wait for tomorrows.

>>7939395
Rebuilding town houses

Armor making
>>7939432
>>7939409
>thanks

Oh hey it's Sim Village again.

>>7939503

Damn straight it is! The steam-powered, industrial revolution won't start itself.

just looking at the map we can improve the efficiency of the mills markedly by building proper mill ponds and improved water wheels i would suggest an overshot wheel

>>7939554
a whosit with a what-now?

>>7939612

one where the water enters the wheel from the top its about the best we can do before moving onto turbine based applications. We don't have enough of a "head" to produce large amounts of power micro hydro would still work but would require serious re engineering of the terrain upstream.

>>7939775

Turbines are a little out of the tech range at the moment. The clearances required and the integrity of the blades would not be doable with the metal working skills at hand. I don't like the idea of a stress crack forming in the metal at several thousand RPMs.

Is it archived?
Is it safe?

>>7942124
Yes it is archive
but still, something is bothering me:
WHERE THE HELL IS HANA QUEST?
Supernova, are you okay?