>>21625801
Aaaand I can't even remember my own name. Good start!

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>girl reschedules date
>mfw because I get to play civ quest instead

Keep this bumped until the crew shows up guys.

>>21625852
eric?

I wrote this up right after last thread, as our priorities. Basically, we absolutely can't afford to fuck this war up. Also, I promise this is the first and last "essay" by me at the start of these threads.

1. Go spirit-hunting. Easiest way to end this war, if we can get their patron spirit.
2. Start thinking of ways to breach the gate - some sort of ram with overhead cover.
3. Formations. How to keep villages defended while army is gone / how to keep main formation from ambush.
4. Scout interception - send out patrols, might as well get practice working together too.
5. Fire - way to burn their shit if it becomes necessary - not a good option, but we need to have it.
6. Ways to secure the caravans.
7. Scouts to check for traps and ambushes and such.

>>21625863

Nope. No one irl knows I do things like pretend to be a village counsel member on the internet.

Anyway, I am spamming, but only to keep this on the front pages for those who stopped looking far since it's late.

I though we weren't gonna have a thread today, almost left.

>>21625887

council*

>>21625924

Yea, same, I was about to go.

>>21625924
>>21625930
I'm so sorry! This is what I mean; one of these days I'll be on time. I don't really have an excuse.

>>21625955

It's all good man - you are the one running this. Hopefully some of the other regulars show up though. Can't really do this without them. Well we can, try, but it just wouldn't be the same without Ref yelling "now eat their corpses!"

Bump. Is there usually a smaller turn-out on weekends?

I am here

>>21626071
Normally, yeah. Let's get this pony-show going and see who shows up.

Turn Report

Population: 553 (204 elders and children)
Food: 8/15
Morale: 6/16

Known Food Sources: Average deer herd, fishing river, wild fruit trees and bushes, forest foods,
Known Resources: Tall timbers (5 days away), Clay (2 days away), Malachite (2 days away, over the river)
Technology: Copper spears and knives, advanced stone and wood tools, hide-working, fish-spears, clay pots, crude cold-weather clothes, basic rafts, serviceable bows, copper tools, hollow-log canoes, Copper scale jackets, basic plank shields, Crude carts
Science: Family wisdom, basic natural lore, crude wound care, basic food preservation, basic navigation, crude map-making, crude agriculture, the wheel, basic animal husbandry, natural medicine,
Architecture: Turf-roof huts, basic carpentry, crude wooden palisade
Civil: Family Houses
Culture: Family stories, bone trinkets, heroic reverence, spirit worship, crude instruments, rough berry liquor, tribal militia, crude ideograms, primitive copper trinkets, crude clay writing tablets, clay wall-tiles

Moon 10

Known Landmarks
A river beside the village
Rapids downstream
Flowing fruit tree glade
Berry bush thicket
Wolf Oak
Open grasslands
Distant mountains
Distant river
Natural quarry

> Change to food system pending. It'll account for different food types, decay and wastage, etc.

>>21626156
Action Points: THREE

A) Send out scouts (specify direction)
B) Send some hunters out to hunt game and catch fish
C) Gather resources (not food)
D) Gather wild food in the forest
E) Have your wise ones try to solve a problem
F) Hold a cultural event (specify)
G) Craft specific objects
H) Send envoys to another tribe
I) Other
J) Ask the elders for advice (No cost)

I am still not caught up because...well, I have no excuse, work and all.

So if someone will shed some light on what kind of intel we have on the enemy, that would be great. Mainly interested in numbers, gods, weaponry, fortification, distance, and terrain to target.

J). Yo elders, can we fish in the river in the winter?

Do you think we will catch anything if we go past the current deer herd? As in, further out. Risk of hunters freezing?

Do you think the enemy knows we declared war?

>>21626230

Also, any chance of catching birds and such?

I propose:

A). Have Gerin and Trym ask for volunteers for patrols around the village. We are looking for 3 squads of 12 men. Tell them that this is in preparation for war. The patrols are to wonder around the village this moon, staying within a day half-day of the village. They are to keep an eye out for enemy scouts and not engage unless they can win. They are to look for smoke from the village, and return promptly should they see it. They are to live off the land as much as possible, but should be given enough supplies not to starve. They are not to weaken themselves through training, but merely try to rough it out. They are to return if a party member is injured. They are to practice staying in formation and moving quickly and silently.

E). The wise ones are to work on a way to breach gates while under arrow fire. They are to learn from the attack from the sun tribe.

H). Send an envoy to the sun tribe with a few elders, guarded by 15 men. 12 are to stay with the envoy, 3 are to scout. They are to return if there is any danger.

Food in spring. Comments?

>>21626336

I am sorry, the purpose of H is to find out about the fire the Lion Tribe meant to attack us with before we drove them back.

Only one person? Ouch. I can't run with just one person voting here people...

We are now officially on countdown time! If more people don't show up soon, I'll postpone this thread until the next regular slot.

>>21626336

Hmm, no comments.

I realized "H" might not work without Chani's priestess, and we cannot call her now. Cancel the mission if we are unable to communicate (according to elders). If elders think the miners / priest, etc picked up enough of our language, still go for it. The 3 scouts are essentially to stay within 50 meters of main envoy and alert envoy to any ambushes. Since we declared war, we have to be cautious.

>>21626460

My gf, now you britfag? What have I done to deserve this?!?!

Just kidding, fair enough man. If you want to answer my questions in the meantime, that's cool. Mainly about other food sources and if we can communicate to Lion Tribe without Chani. If not, next time then.

bah looks like this lurker is gonna have to come out of the wetworks and name fag.

F we need to hold an event to acquire an actual honest God of War.

Ask the elders what we cab do to organize the begininnings of a proper military.

Gather food As in comb the woods and fish.

Research clay bricks to upgrade buildings.

>>21626336

wander*

I can't spell when I type fast.

>>21626548

Hey, welcome. We are probably gonna need like 3 more anons to do the same to run this today =/

>>21626583

Can't do F - we promised to do this without our Gods, to honor them.

Can't ask elders - no time. I was pushing for a real military hard last thread, but decided we just don't have the time. Strategy now is to make sure the men we do have are at least somewhat experienced in following commands and such, hence the patrols.

Concerned about the fishing because it's winter and we don't have Chani's support (well, we might, but we told her not to help).

Can't do clay bricks and ask elders to research military - not enough action points.

Sorry, not hating, just saying. I agree with better military though, but I gout outvoted and we really don't have the time. Although I am with you if you research organization / signals / etc. Problem is we can't afford a prolonged siege and right no we don't have shit to breach gates.

>>21626301
Catching birds is indeed an idea. No-one's really tried it yet though, outside of your couco- I mean chickens.

>>21626230
It's still possible to catch fish in winter, although you can bet it won't make anyone happy! You may well be able to find more game to hunt too.

>>21626467
IIRC, you did have an interpretor with the Lion Tribe. Communicating without RINA should be viable. (Mark this down btw; Rina is the PRIESTESS. Chani is the GODDESS).

>>21626694

Thanks, I don't think this is going to happen tonight, but here is the finalized version:


A). Have Gerin and Trym ask for volunteers for patrols around the village. We are looking for 3 squads of 12 men. Tell them that this is in preparation for war. The patrols are to wander around the village this moon, staying within a day / half-day of the village. They are to keep an eye out for enemy scouts and not engage unless they can win - report back otherwise. They are to look for smoke from the village, and return promptly should they see it. They are to live off the land as much as possible, but should be given enough supplies not to starve. They are not to weaken themselves through training, but merely try to rough it out. They are to return if a party member is injured. They are to practice staying in formation and moving quickly and silently. They are to try to hunt birds / other game (not deer herd) if the opportunity presents themselves. No risks.

E). The wise ones are to work on a way to breach gates while under arrow fire. They are to learn from the attack from the sun tribe.

H). Send an envoy to the sun tribe with a few elders, guarded by 15 men. 12 are to stay with the envoy, 3 are to scout. They are to return if there is any danger. They are to discuss the fire weapons of the Lion Tribe for siege.

>>21626734
seconding but I must say this we should take advantage of our pantheon. The zealots hold one above all others we shall them they are wrong through example.

>>21626867
That and the fact that we KNOW their god is not above interfering with mortal affairs directly if she thinks her followers are in trouble in that regard we NEED a counter. For that I recomend asking the snow goddess. We shall strike at night and during cold when their goddess is at her weakest. Plus we ASK the snow goddess of her powers allowing us to strike during winter and at night under her protection of course.

>>21626867

Site was down again for me =/

Anyway, yea, I agree, but we did some stupid shit last turn which makes asking gods for help not a viable option.

>>21626907

That actually might be a good option - I don't think we pissed HER off, if I remember correctly. We are also supposed to hold a feast to suck up to our gods, but Ref is writing a speech for that, and we don't have enough food, etc, so I am holding off till spring.

>>21626922
what I am saying is that we have a small quiet affair. We ask what she wants/enjoys and about her abilities. If we don't have god help were fucked. It was made quite clear that their goddess is powerful, protective, and not above interfering. Everyone seemed to forget that which will be our doom. With her help we can strike them at night AND winter. At their and their goddesses weakest.

Alright, I'm calling it here. Though no-one else has shown up, there is still enough discussion here to be interesting, so I'll be archiving it as an aside-note, rather than a full thread.

ON ANOTHER NOTE HOWEVER, I would like to remind you that, while the Sun People do worship Ermetha to the exclusion of all else, YOU have a shrine to her as well. Mikuhla is her priest, as per their agreement! Just throwing that out there.

>>21627016

Those are good points, but too many ifs and buts. We won't make it there this winter anyway, unless we want to send her alone to fuck their shit up. We also promised not to use gods. I am sticking to conservative decisions until more of the regular crew shows up. I doubt this is going anywhere with just the two of us anyway.

>>21627111

Yea, it's a delicate situation. On that note, I am off for a walk.

>>21627111
NooOoOoOoO!

>>21627130
wait we promised not to use gods were so fucked.

>>21627158

Josh, mah nigga, lol.

>>21627165

Yea we did, and no we are not. Sun goddess might choose not to hate on us, since she is a bro to us too, somewhat.

Also, next thread Wednesday at 4 - 4:30 pm eastern? I am not quite sure if regular schedule is wed or thur?

>>21627180
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 4 and it starts at 4:40

>>21627158
Sorry man. Just a little too late. Them's the breaks!

>>21627194

Got it, ty.

Feel free to drop things to think about here, I will check thread in a few hours (or the archives).

>>21627200

Till next time, ty for thread as usual.

Whose bright idea was it to swear off God support? More importantly without god help how do we counter enemies who use it? Also we should talk to this Sun goddess on about what happend. Our goal make her swear not to interfere if she doesn't swear we MUST have god support as I previously suggested.

>>21627215

>Whose bright idea was it to swear off God support?

It's a LONG story. I am partly to blame. There was some miscommunication. It's just for this war. Ideally, if all goes right, we should have a better relationship with the gods after this whole thing. We just need to not fuck up this war.

>>21627255
Please tell me the enemie also doesn't have god support right? Right?

Wait! Wait!

I'm here!

Can we have a thread please??


Also, did we remember to give some clay tablets to our scouts so they could draw us out a crude map?