We must be more ready for the happening.
We must make ballistae!

>>23743887
What's with that road along our southwest border?

I think we need infantry.

Create sheilded soldiers, explore mountains to the north. promise the dwarves a share of copper, and request they lend us some weapons or ore to use against the elves.

>>23743959
I don't have a graphic for fortifications, shh

>>23743887
We should develop better boats. We could easily strike from the sea against the elves.

>>23743982
Have we even developed shields?
That shit's not easy, making good wooden shields, and the best ones still have a nice metal core.

>>23743982
Then trade with the dwarfs, just tell them that we want to buy some of their weapons/copper and start with something as small as that, dont try to make then our allies RIGHT NOW, just start a little trade between us and then slowly escalate things from there.

Also create shields, we freaking NEED shields and lances, do eet OP or else we might fall against the Elf invasion!

>>23743989
You should make graphics for the flags, with whatever they are corresponding to the graphic, ie: elf archers would be a (pink?) bow.
Would make it easier to determine some things.

>>23744038
We have plenty of copper, so we can make metal shields easily enough.

>>23744038
fine then i'm sure we have some kind of footsoldier weaponry, we need another group of men fighting.

>>23743959
Those are our carefully prepared fortifications, brother! As our navy harries our opponents they must choose to fight us now at a disadvantage in our lines, or later at a disadvantage with weakened strength. Truly, the time of our victory grows near.

We must build a community center in the eastern city of the humans, that we may accept those willing of their number for service as men-at-arms. Some amount of our surplus can be paid into their people for service as men of the line, and allow us to better attack the elves from a position of strength.

We need to know more about the elven menace. Ask the dwarves if they have information on the capabilities of the elves, their armies, their weaknesses.

Also, send ships exploring south of Cutlass cave to see the elven coastline.

>>23743959
that's fortifications/trenches

>>23744054
[Spoiler]I agree, I'll program it in tomorrow[/spoiler]

With our surplus of copper we shall forge the best arms and armor we can for Those Guys Who Met Drinking

With our surplus of timber, we shall construct... a GIANT... RABBIT! And present it to the elves as an offering of peace. And they shall take this giant rabbit, which is a tribute to our God so it would be war if they refused it obviously, back to their city, where, under the cover of night, Those Guys Who Met Drinking will burst out from within and take them by surprise, ransacking them from within.

Then, when their military rushes back, Those Guys Who Met Drinking will flee to the dwarven kingdom as our Rabbit Cavalry pushes down the elven throat from the front.

Meanwhile our navy will harry their fishermen to deplete the food supplies!

>>23743989
In the future you should make little flag with numbers so we know which regiment is which.

As it is, the flags being gray is just kind of non-descript and hard to know what they represent.

I think we should hold off on war for now. At least until we have a sizable force of Kobolds Warriors and enough War Rabbits to throw at our enemies. I'm talking, LOTS of War Rabbits. Zerg rushing with War Rabbits here. If they die, we eat. If they live, they breed a new generation.

I call for dedicated burrows to raise an army of rabbits.

TLDR: More War Rabbits

Tsk. If our human allies get taken over by the human anomaly to the north while we've been preoccupied with this little blood-feud with the elves, we're really going to look like stinkers.

Well, so be it. For now, another squad of rabbitteers and a road from the University to Cutlass Cove should serve us well.

>>23744077

This is just stupid enough to work.

I agree.

>>23744147
More rabbits!

>>23743887
I'd like to put forth a motion for the University to start time travel research.

A Temple to our God and Ancestors must be raised! A tribute to the Rabbit gods, maybe imbue select individuals there godly rabbit powers?

>>23744077
this will take a turn or two to prepare, so in the mean time, we should provision our defensive lines, increase our military, and request word from Yarmire on this other human nation

>>23744147
As our positioning has strengthened us, time is on our side. Bolstering our war rabbit forces will serve us well, but for success in an out-and-out battle the martial strength of men will be necessary.

Let us send some amount of scout rabbit cavalry to investigate the southern extremes of elf lands, that we may find opportunities to exploit their weaknesses.

>>23744213
We havent even for a single moment, had any kind of belief or spiritual growth.

Seriously, I dont think we've even developed a system of faith in anything supernatural.

We're like ignorant/atheist or simply have chosen to not develop...at all...our sprituality.

I agree with the rest of the brobods, we NEED to make the rabbit force stronger and stronger and so our soldiers. I say that we must use this turn to investigate new forms to strengthen our army.

Those Guys have returned from the dwarven Keep with the diplomats. They bring but 2 units of ore - but this is no ordinary ore, it is IRON. You may utilise it this round.

>>23744264
fuck religion, make rabbits!

>>23744275
Iron swords, shields, or armor.

>>23744288
fuck rabbits to make religion!

nak nak nak! The university needs to work on our proper science! As potent as it is dangerous, equal to magic and science or perhaps a mix of both! Alchemy is our thing and will be used in every branch of society.

Also dire mutant rabbit fighters.

>>23744264
Sure we have. We've developed a spirit of elven hatred. That's something, right?

>>23744275
Iron armor for the cavalry.

>>23744264
So... a faith venerating Rabbits?

We should also consider making a unit of elite soldiers who mimic the strength of the Rabbit.

Bunny Barbarians or something along those lines.

>>23744275
Research time.
Seriously, at least ONE of those has to be taken to our University and we need to study it, research it's capabilities, see it's limits, and send scouts to see where we could find this, and send diplomats to purchase/trade for the services of dwarven mineral/geologists to give us a location where we could find some in our area.

All possible, easy to do, and would develop our relationship with the dwarves, too.

>>23744318

Martial arts that have learned how to fight by looking at the rabbits? I can dig that....

>>23744275
A single unit of Iron-Armored kobolds armed with iron shieds and axes would make a fantastic line-breaker.

>>23744335
I second this motion, fellow Kobolds

>>23744218
True but its much harder to keep a large force of men then it is a large force of War Rabbits.

If we loose a Kobold, then our race suffers. If we loose a Rabbit, then our race benefits. We can eat a fallen rabbit and use its parts, and another ten rabbits are ready to takes its place. We can't say the same about our Kobolds.

A single Kobold leading a pack of War Rabbits can be very dangerous. Lets build up our rabbits first so we have a buffer against attackers and focus on building our Kobold Army after.

>>23744341
Exactly, this elite unit would be zealots who would fight with the same ferocity of our rabbit brethren

>>23744352
Kobolds don't use axes, we use flails.

>>23744352
sounds like Those Guys Who Met Drinking to me

>>23744275
We must use this iron to craft fine mechanical bows with curves of metal. With these "crossbows" our cavalry will wield the power of archers, and the mobility of war rabbits!

The enemy would be helpless at our feet!

>>23744352
No, no, think about physics.
Axes would be very, very shitty for us.Axes rely on mass and strength to be hefted.Kobolds are small and tiny.

Spears would be better. Rabbits are fast as fuck, and our cavalry would be awesome as skirmishers using spears and hit and run tactics, and spears would allow us to utilize that speed better.

We should create a religion that believes in the inherent goodness of ALL CREATURES, also, there are no gods and no devils, only spirits

Except ELVES who are LITERALLY* the spawn of the devil.

not literally
If there is a contradiction somewhere in this credo, it's okay, because religious people are really proficient in mental gymnastics.

>>23744318

No, we must seek to emulate the cunning of the rabbit. See how they tunnel through the ground, emerging far away, with no-one above ground being any the wiser. We too can use such tactics. Honeycomb the lands of the Elves with tunnels. Emerge in the villages at night, steal with women, and vanish. Release hungry bunnies into their fields to devour their crops. Dig defensive tunnels in our own lands, so we may vanish into them if the Elves invade. Undermine fortifications, dig tunnels from the sea inland to poison their water supply with salt.

>>23744427
Which is why we give them to the strongest and tallest kobolds we have. Maybe we should start breeding war kobolds. Maybe inter-mix with dwarves/humans?

>>23744433
so, animism with a fertility flare since rabbits breed quickly and elves breed slowly

>>23744415
All jokes aside, crossbows use pretty complicated mechanisms, and really good mastery over iron.

We've barely begun to develop metalworking.

We havent even mastered the basics of mathematics!

>>23744457
I like this.

>>23744457
That is pretty much what I was going for. I am just not good at explaining things.

>>23744457
Truly this Elder speaks with the wisdom of a seasoned war minister. We shall commission in his name a force of those kobolds most experienced in earthworks and from them operate to confound and disrupt our foes. These Selous Scouts will offer up ill fate to elfkind everywhere!

>>23744466
You want to start fucking humans?

Eww.

I dont think they'd be down with that either, brother Kobold.

Maybe we should focus on short term, easy to develop technology and methods, rather than long term breeding experiments.Which we've never done with kobolds.

(Maybe we should begin doing early tests in secret to see the feasability? )

>>23744335
One unit of iron is given to the University. A very sensible move long term, my lords.

You have another unit left.

We should find chickens soon

also, should be used to make Greco styled swords that flare at the tip after a forward bend designed to lop limbs off while riding past the enemy

Have our hunters taken down anything fantastic? Something worthy of mounting as a trophy in Winterburg? or perhaps crafting into a warlord crown?

I might look idiot and new, but what's this game's name?

>>23744535
If you mean the mapping software, it's something OP's still developing.

>>23744532
For ranged weapon alchemy is good for poisons and other things, blowing darts.

>>23744516
I don't want to start fucking humans, I want to make other kobolds fuck humans while I watch and make annotations.
What? We haven't invented morality yet, so you don't know that what I'm doing is wrong.

just kidding, I just want to breed some actual tough soldiers because kobolds are bloody weaklings.

>>23744518
Fashion it into a spear, and give it to our strongest warrior.

What is the screenshot of?
Is it a game, or some other kind of software, or a creative OP?

>>23744470
Yes!

>>23744518
Er, Councilor, another thing I thought-

Should we like at least put more guards or strengthen the safety or at least prepare evacuation plans for the University?Like prepare underground bunny cart paths to evacuate our stuff and personnel?

We're putting a lot of eggs in this tiny basket that happens to be near elven lands.

>>23744553
perhaps we should plan to enslave the elves we capture? They would make good slave soldiers and those pointy ears would raise the standing of our diplomats in the eyes of other nations

>>23744560
see >>23744545

>>23744560
creative as balls OP using his own software

>>23744457
I like this with one addendum. No open hostilities for now, don't reveal our advantage before we go to war. Keep this secret from the elven menace!

I also agree with sending ships south of Cutlass Cove to explore East Elfdom, and with researching/weaponizing this iron as quickly as possible.

>>23744553
We must hire on human mercenaries with promises of meat and lumber in exchange for their fighting arms. Your talk of interbreeding is ghoulish blasphemy at its worst!

We would not sully our bloodline like so many half-elves!

>>23744593

Councilor:

>>23744593
>>23744457
>>23744503
>>23744492
>>23744570

I believe we've developed early Mysticism, Concilor.

It's time to erect a shrine/temple and prepare some Kobolds to be Shamen.

>>23744578
I don't really trust slave soldiers though. I mean, even if elves are pansies compared to most other races, we should always remember: They ARE stronger then us. And have a longer reach. And run faster due to longer legs.

>>23744457

I agree whole heartily with this idea! Kobold and Rabbit Sappers! And devastating crops is a grand idea! Let the enemy feed our rabbits for us! Genius!

I'd gladly put rabbits towards this purpose.

Then Wow, go for it OP, i like it !

>>23744631
>>23744577

We shall worship the divine form of the rabbit. We shall emulate its ways, its tunnels. All fall before the rabbit, undercut to their very core. We shall dig 'neath the Elves' soil, undercut their very land while they know nout but sorrow! They will rue the day they treated us with contempt.

>>23744634
They also eat more. And there are less of them than us.

We should think about these things. We outnumber then, and can out breed them.And they do far less well in periods of less food.

It's like we have our benefits and disadvantages.

Perhaps a new field of study?

Biology?

CONTACT THE UNIVERSITY!

>>23744680
YES We should study the INSIDES OF EVERY CREATURE, so we can LEARN ITS SECRETS

>>23744680
Alchemy

>>23744711
I guess we could like bring back corpses of Elves.
We could first take them to the University, and do research on their bodies, then take them to new-soon to be built temple?

Wait, I've got an idea!

Why dont we build our new RABBIT TEMPLE right next to the University!

It's perfect! We can take our captives to be either be researched upon OR sacrificed!

OR both!

Conveniently right next to the other!

AND our people can come to study AND present worship in a conveniently located location at the same time!

>>23744680
We also see how many creatures can fend for themselves even if they are tinier or at disadvantage, I propose that we investigate the poison of the wild animals and incorporate it in our arrows to kill those elves DEATH.

So wait. What happens if we ever run into rabbit-people? That could be complicated.

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Our navy sails South, scouting the area by the Elven coast, when suddenly they spot ships with triangular flowing sails, moving North - the fetid Elfkind take to the water in warships of their own. They look to match our number down to the very ship, do we trust our mere sailing skill to outdo them in naval combat?

The tunneling has begun by the borders, and we are halfway to the elven lands.

The university has begun trying to source this most excellent material in our own soil. They are as yet unsuccessful, but have hope.

Those Guys await command, sitting in a rabbit arena pub in Seaside Town.

We have constructed a temple-shrine in our capital which exists to teach Kobolds the ways of the rabbit - most useful ways in times of war.

>>23744766
They are the chosen people, anon. Just like humans worship angels, we worship the rabbit-people.

>>23744755
I like the idea of mixing religion with education. Strengthens each one. Just need to make sure the religion doesn't get out of hand.

>>23744779
Even if they're allied with elves?

>>23744766
we ride them all night long. Just us and them with wild abandon in the deep forests of our homes.

>>23744798
Then they are the "devils" the humans speak about, traitors to their species that must be purged and exterminated before they reproduce.

Could someone archive the old thread on SupTG, perhaps?

>>23744775
How many turns will it take to reverse-engineer their ship design?

>>23744782
Naw, kobold brother.
We'll ensure that researchers and shamen work together, by placing them next to each other, and making them work together on projects- respecting each others work makes people understand limitations and boundries and priorities.

Besides, we seem to just be Animists, at best reverent people to the All Rabbit Spirit, not like super organized dioceses.

I think we should spend an action to move our lakeside navy to the ocean.
We should also work of spearmen rabbit cavalry

>>23744856
If it's still moving, and filled with the foul ones? Many.

>>23744775
How goes our research into MATHEMATICS, Councilor?

Wondrous secrets await us if we master this...most awesome of power.

>>23744820
If we find the chosen ones mingling with the devils with knife ears, then we should not kill them. We should show them the light and bring them back to the path that is the Rabbit.

>>23744829
Can you provide us an email address or something we could use to get on a mailing list for this? It's quite interesting all around.

>>23744883
Fair progress has been made, but efforts now focus on obtaining more iron. If it pleases the council, I could redistribute focus in favour of this number science?

>>23744775
HEY.

I DONT SEE A GIANT KOBOLD EARTHEN DANEVIRKE BLOCKING THE NECK OF LAND BETWEEN ELFLAND AND KOBOLDLAND.

MIGHT BE USEFUL.

>>23744775
No reason to go into a fight where we are evenly matched, I'm sure we can do better than that. Retreat our warships for now, then see if we can get some daring scouts to take some faster, lighter ships around to finish the exploring job.

This naval power is an issue... Any ideas?

We might also want to investigate the fabled Northeast humans, as to not be caught with our pants down.

Did the dwarves ever respond to our requests for info on the elves? We might be able to get some trade going with them also, they might like rabbit-fur cloaks.

>>23744913

Absolutely not. Numbers may be of great use strategically, but the durability of this iron would grant us astounding battle strength, for which we gravely need.

>>23744948
compensate for naval power by *huge* bows for coastal defense

>>23744913
No, it's fine, I just think we should always have a task force developing and spreading this discipline, like, not lower our budget towards it.

Mathematics helps us stay efficient, keep better organization, stamp out corruption , better record keeping, better science and research all around.

I've even heard of this elusive secret of a...number that means ...the absence of something. I dont know what it is, but I've heard it's something our Kobolds are trying to understand.

>>23744930
The straight brown line is supposed to represent our fortifications.

>>23744913
Iron is more important for right now, the elves threaten us immediately. Perhaps this "iron" could be used to gain a naval edge?

If we still have a copper surplus, we should look into making the Arkoboldedes Mirror to set fire to their sails from afar, ask Smartest to look into it

>>23744973
Oh okay, I was under the impression that it was an oddly placed road, since I just skipped to the bottom of the thread after I was afk for a while.

>>23745028
That would only work as a defensive structure. We dont have massive cities on a coast.

>>23745006
If we're desperate to begin finding more, we could try to get some humans to help us locate some iron.They've got lots of strength and plenty of heft, we could supply some goods in exchange for some labor and help with locating iron ore.

>>23744948
The dwarves, unfortunately, seemed quite sick of our diplomats' company by the time they had requisitioned the iron ore, I'm afraid.

>>23745006
Are you suggesting that we somehow, "Clad" our ships with iron? Maybe, just maybe...

We NEED more Ores. We should expore the mountains in the north to find some!

>>23745088
we don't have that much I'm afraid

CouncilAdvisor, what are our statistics right now?

>>23745127
>>23744775

These are correct. The centre icon is iron ore.

I suggest seaside town look into a fishing port on our stretch of water, more food means more numbers. we need to strengthen our nations cities. Use the iron to arm an elite group of soldiers, they can either aid in the defense of the humans to the north, or protect cutlas cove

>>23745088
WE DONT EVEN HAVE A SOURCE OF IRON.

FFS.

Everyone's got pie in the sky ideas with this mystical metal we dont even know how to forge into plows!

>>23745080
Yeah, let's leave them alone, Councilor.
Give them a gift of foodstuffs and fine rabbit furs and give them thanks for their time.

We dont want to break or risk long term friendship with a race that can probably kick our asses.

>>23744899
This guy again. I've got to take off, is there some way to keep in touch and see how this project is doing?

>>23745230
Just search my trip on foolz, I'll show up every so often. I'll make a blog or something eventually.

Somebody archive the first thread quick before it falls off the board.

>>23745257
Someone did it.

one last up to date pic op?

>>23745388

Our allies report roving gangs of gnolls approaching their borders, appearing across their lake.

Will save next round for next time, I suppose, when do people want the next thread, if anyone's still around?

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>>23745441
It's 3AM, I'm tired, stop judging me, I can barely complete the captcha...

>>23745463
Go to bed OP, its a good thread and continue it tomorrow, we can wait.

>>23745484
Will do. See you then, try to conjure some plans if you will.

>>23745463
We are pretty much evenly matched for now. Luckly, we're kobolds, so we reproduce by the dozen. So surely we'll outnumber them soon enough.

Our rabitteers will have to harry the gnolls but make sure to not press beyond human land, while we send Those Guys to the gnoll cities to entice them with plunder from war with the elves

The iron needs to be made into heroic armor for Those Guys

Did we archive part 1 and 2 yet?

OP. How are you making these?

>>23745677
Program he made himself.

I can archive the second part if someone can write the witty little text.

>>23745441

Fucking TOLD you guys we should've left the archers there. That was their purpose in the first place, ffs.

>>23745690
Well... Shit. That's kind of boring then. /eject

>>23746229
Don't see how that's boring.

So...now that I'm too late to actually participate, anybody know what OP uses to make the map?

>>23747636
I'm a fucking moron. Disregard.
(>>23745690 answered me.)

>>23745690
huh! When this is done will he post it up for others to use? Or perhaps he can give us specifications for the sprites so we can help him expand the program?

Don't mind me, just bumpin.

>>23750719
You're my favourite person. Jus' working on coloured/numbered army icons.

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>>23750785
Aw you're pretty swell too, OP.

Also, here's the source of my graphics (some of them, anyway): http://opengameart.org/sites/default/files/hextilesets2-preview.png

>>23750951
Ah, neat. Have you given much thought to the scope and setting of the game environment you're looking for here?

>>23751017
What do you mean?

Is this an actual game under development?

>>23751127
As in how much content are you looking to have and what range of styles of content do you plan to include.

>>23751197
Uhh, whereever the players end up leading, I guess. I have a tonne of resource icons for different things, and the system itself seems fairly flexible thusfar.

>>23751137
Not exactly, I hope to turn into into a 4x type thing eventually.

>>23751271
Are the terrains and civilization development being generated by the software, or is it manual?

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>>23751360
Terrain is generated, nations etc are manual for the timebeing.

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How do these icons seem?

>>23751479
Bugger, forgot to code the icon-display code into player view mode... one moment...

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>>23751487
>>23751479
Here. Thoughts?

>>23751517
From left to right:

Scout, Miner, Soldier, Hero, Navy?

Guys? What are you using for map thingy?

>>23751568
It is OP's program, currently in development.

Pretty cool, eh?

>>23751538
I think thats the archer symbol, not a mining one.

>>23751592
>>23751517

Maybe the Archer flag should just be an arrow then, it's fairly easy to mistake currently if that's what it is.

>>23751573
Aye. It does look pretty sweet.

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Better? Worse?

Certainly clearer...

>>23751517
Why not make the icons on them more visibile? Color them, and the boarder around them, something VERY visibly different from the back grounds.

I'd argue that rather than having mobile units for things like miners and such, things like that could be handled by resource icons within our territory. We just assume it's there to be exploited on a whim. We can construct specific things (like logging camps or mines) within 1 hex of them, and that makes them CONSTANTLY harvest, without us having to devote actions to it.

>>23751850
Much! But is there a way to make them not only clearer, but smaller so we can see what type of terrain they're on?

>>23751850
That is much better, and easier to understand.

>>23751856

It's not a miner icon, it's an archer.

>>23751867

Possibly, but it'd mean that the icon and the terrain had different resolutions which is quite offputting. I'll look into it, but I'm satisfied for now tbh.

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>>23751867
>>23751886
Here, how about this? Raised a little so you can see a sliver of the terrain. Circle icon lightened a bit too.

>>23751936
Looks good.

We need to get our archers over to the sea side it appears...

also we should probably take a leaf out of the roman's books. Don't send our armies anywhere we aren't also building roads.

>>23751936
TBH, it might be best to use the black banners from before and put silver weapons icons onto them. The red is really high contrast, and seems bulkier than it is because of the circular shape.

>>23751980
>>23751936
Actually check that, the banners should be the colors of their host nations so people can easily tell what faction each force is connected to. As it is it could get VERY confusing to tell who's forces are where.

>>23751997
Seconded.

Also, where are the gnolls coming from? Kinda confused on that.

>>23752001
The very East of the known world. You can just about see some new borders on the far right.

>>23752015
Ah. Thought that was swampy terrain. Thanks.

The kobolds won't be able to make a successful ground maneuver unless the elves are weakened significantly, but the elves aren't going to be able to push forward against kobold earthworks and traps while there are also archers and skirmishers in support.

The kobolds have to reinforce their navy dramatically, and militarize the humans for service in their own defense as well as offensive operations against the elves.

The Kobolds need to raise one more unit of ships and two human units of soldiers.

I am still around, just doing some coding for the timebeing.

>>23754215
Godspeed OP, Godspeed

>>23754215
just found this thread and i am very intuiged.

My rating is B#/-7

>>23744775
are you just rolling these events, and if so, off what table?

So, eh, we gonna play on or what?

Anymore to happen..?

>>23755377
>>23755447
10 minutes, almost finished a new feature...

>>23755477
Sweet. Looking forward to it.

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Our current situation:

We have fortified the border to our Southwest, towards the elven lands. 1 unit of archers stands ready, dug into the terrain, and a unit of scouts performs nigh constant surveillance by the elven borders, ensuring we know their every move. Our other unit of archers is marching South to join the lines.

Our sappers dig 'neath the ground, toiling away, growing closer to the elves' position with each passing day.

We began a naval reconnaissance mission with our sea-bound navy, but we were interrupted when the foul creatures were sighted upon vessels of their own - they await your instruction.

The fruits of our diplomacy with the dwarfs, iron ore, has been divided amongst our stores and the University, with 1 unit going to each. The research is going steadily, but results might take a while.

Those Guys sit readily in a pub in Seaside Town.

Our allies to the East report Gnollish borders enclosing around the lake to their East, and there is talk of them forming some kind of military force in case raids begin.

>>23755628
confirming that there is interest!
now reading

>>23755628
relocate our archers down south.

Also, we might need another army. Can we recruit some spearmen or something?

I get the impression that the whole council feels it would be foolish to stop the sappers now, and so one of our actions this round will go to continuing the siege efforts.

The other action, however, I do not find a particular consensus upon...

>>23755628
Who are "Those Guys"?

>>23755770
Whats the other action?

>>23755628
send rabbitteers to protect the east and diplomats to the gnolls, we need to know their intentions to determine whether we can use them or if we need to crush them

I still say Those Guys should construct and hide in a giant wooden rabbit, gifted to the elves, then, under the cover of night, burst out within the elven city and wreak havoc before fleeing to the dwarven lands. Then, when their military returns to set order to their city, we push in on them

>>23755771
i also would like to know this

>>23755771
Those Guys Who Met Drinking

They're the Smartest Kobold, the Strongest Kobold, the Kobold with the slickest tongue, and the best healer

together they fight for all of koboldom

>>23755793
Send diplomats to Gnolls? Half-humans? Wasted educated people we could much better use at the university! The only language those animals understand is that of the sword!

>>23755814
Move them north? I'd hate to be flanked by an unknown enemy.

>>23755814
Ack. Those Guys.

>>23755628
do our allys to the east have not ONE army? What a disgrace to our allience!

>>23755819
all are inferior to kobolds, not to mention they are more attuned to our Rabbit Animism due to their animal nature. Who knows, maybe they are civilized, and if not, bet they would love roast elf

>>23755851
Not one! But they assure me they will raise some (one, two?) armies shortly.

>>23755851
they are pretty chill and they gamble their money away in our rabbit fighting pits

we should encourage them to make palisades and spearmen though

>>23755783
That is up to you, my friends.

>>23755868
I have been convinced. Send diplomats with the promise of elven stew

>>23755872
Very well, lets investigate these gnolls a bit closer and see what we are dealing with and thus decided our next action

I say that we send another scout party to the gnolls to investigate them.

>>23755884
Raise scouts in Seaside Town.

We need more land! We need a larger population to help the war effort.

>>23755920
Send them north.

>>23755902
>>23755821
>>23755793

We shall send Those Guys to meet with the Gnolls, as well as continuing to construct tunnels to the elven lines.

I shall report our progress shortly.

>>23755872
Shouldnt we maybe supply them with the necessary copper to insure well armed allys?

>>23755960
This seems like an agreeable idea, and little additional effort. I will send copper with Those Guys, unless there is any opposition to this order?

>>23755960
they would have to pay for the copper with their surplus of food resources

Construct another navy, and attempt to hire soldier mercenaries from the humans for service in the great elven war in the south. We must begin disrupting the activities of the elves soon, in order to ensure their threat here is eliminated before it may grow more severe.

So am I the only one who think we should expand with two new settlements up north? On near the mountains to try and dig for ore, and another on the plains, were we shall grow food and produce younglings for our glorious armies?

>>23756026
we have oodles of farm space behind our fortifications

ore would be nice, but the elven threat comes fist

>>23756026
I agree. We need more land.

>>23755993
we suggest it

>>23756039
But we should have a settlement with the sole purpose of providing men and food for our armies - also, we need more land for the rabbits

I believe we should create a new detachment of rabbit riders to go defend our allies our East from gnoll raiders. Maybe Those Guys could go on a mission to gnoll lands to find out info in the meantime?

Long term, we need to break the naval stalemate. Maybe we don't need to win at sea, but I would feel much more comfortable with our ground invasion if we had better scouting information. Could we send some smaller, faster scout ships around the elf fleet to recon?

>>23755851
We agreed to protect them in exchange for agriculture technology. They are still worthy trading partners, have done some diplomacy for us with the dwarves, and we may be able to use them as infantry in the long run if we want to wage more conventional war. In the long run, we have basically annexed them diplomatically.

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Our allies are very grateful for the copper surplus we have given them, and gift us much wheat in return before we even need ask for it!

They proceed to raise two units of spearmen, posting one to their Eastern border, and sending one to assist us on the elven lines.

Those Guys arrive in Yormire, and will continue travelling this round with no additional action points needing spent.

A worrying development on the high seas - the elven vessels continue their motion North, sitting on the very edges of our borders, next to our only ocean going navy.

A second wheat field is established, essential given the recent growth in Snarewood.

The sappers have reached the edge of the elven territory, and now await instruction as to what to do.

>>23756098
How do you hope for kobalds to outpace elves?

>>23756110
We can't allow cutlass cove to fall. turn our attention to our navy. Also, see if those guys can turn the gnolls to mercenary work.

>>23756110
I suggest building up another fleet as well as establishing more territorry in the yet untouched north!

>>23756151
Seconded

>>23756098
Perhaps last round we could have sent a few ships around the elven vessels, but given their current position, that would be most difficult.

>>23756151
There is a human nation towards the North with whom we almost share a border. We have yet to contact them. They are shown on the map with a Green border.

>>23756110
sail our ship back to near our settlement, and rush construction on some form of long distance weaponry in the port, flaming ballistae perhaps? we need an advantage should the elves attack our ship

the sappers should proceed slowly, so as to not alert them in any way

they might be using the old chinese method of buried drums to detect mining

>>23756110
Build a lot of tunnels below the elf territory to surprise them at night or hell, simply send our most brutal army of bunnies and make them appear from one of the many tunnels. The elves dont really need to know that we are attacking them, right ?

For the elven vessels ? I have no idea...

>>23756181
Too much honor, your highness!

>>23756151
This.

>>23756194
those sneaky bastards with their invisible borders! go east then.

>>23756217
>>23756181
>>23756151
So it shall be, my lords.

Additionally, the sappers will proceed slowly into the elven territory, potentially allowing a sneak attack from behind.

I will update with our progress shortly.

Why are we expanding when we have an even threat to the south, possible threats to the east, and an entirely unknown entity to the north? This could go very awry...

I vote for retreating the navy to Cutlass Cove, and training giant water rabbits to swim and board enemy ships.

Link related: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_Jimmy_Carter#Rabbit_incident

>>23756211
Blessed be he who honor the codex of the Fluffy One, that were given to us in ages long gone, from places deep within the earth were He dwell, and in our death welcomes us in his hole, may you forever walk on the path of the wisdom of the fluffy ones Concillor Meatonstick

Also, we need to decide the sappers' main goal. Is it to use as a one time thing, surprising the elvish archers by attacking in their midst? Or is it to get past them, to send raiders deep into elvish territory? Or maybe to sneak a while army past the elvish defenses?

>>23756312
It is quite an honor to have you here today, priest.

>>23756194

But enough talk, I wish to know how is our food production and to ask if its possible to hold a party to boost both our relationship with our humans friends and to boost the morale of our soldiers.

>>23756312
As was foretold in the oddly-shaped carrot!

>>23756110
what good do our naval troops on the lake do us? They are mouths to feed we dont need right now, it seems! Or do they have a function that I am oblivious to?

>>23756284
We need to expand to support our growing armies. It shouldnt be a huge aggressive expansion, but enough to get the manpower necessary for the impending war action.

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Our expansion goes better than expected, and we now hold the two southern mountains within our realms, with the two peaks above them being held by the Northerners.

Two settlements are created, the inhabitants of which await your command. We have begun digging into our food stockpile to maintain our population.

Those Guys reach the Gnollish borders, and spy a unit of warriors armed with sharpened sticks. They look most fierce, so they head North to avoid them, happily stumbling upon the Gnoll capital.

The sappers have done their job, and done it well. We now have 3 separate routes leading behind the Elven lines. They are too small for humans, but a kobold, and even his mount, are able to traverse them deftly.

Another navy is constructed, but even then the Elven fleet holds fast... fools. Between the navy and the additional settlements, our timber stockpile is completely emptied.

>>23756327
we should use it to establish small outposts which are annoyences to local towns, which in turn, would employ small groups of adventurers to eradicate them, thereby somehow entangling themselves in something far greater then them, eventually overcoming all odds and striking down a big bad evil guy.

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we need to mimic our deity's strength at sea as well as land.

devot some time at the university to making small stealth boats, allowing us to sneak upon the arrogant elven devils and riddle there boats with holes, or even attack rabbits upon the deck. they would not be expecting such a land based tactic at sea

>>23756327
The way of the carrot teaches us to go under the enemy and attack him were he is weakest, that is, their capital!

>>23756345
We of the cult of the Rabbit wishes to add the wisdom and blessings of the Fluffy One and his Prophecy of the Odd-shaped Carrot to this most blessed of Councils.

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What the game is this??

>>23756428
Read the thread asshole. That's like the twentieth time that's been asked.

>>23756383
the westmost settlement should plant wheat, while the eastmost settlement seems pointless. We dont want to cut down the woods where we have all our deer, and we dont have room for farms. Maybe let them look in the mountains for ore?

Also, I am weary about the elven navy. Send one of our ships SLIGHTLY to the south.

>>23756383
Begin excavation in the northern settlements (IronShard Anyone?) We should have exchanged maps with the dwarves to find out how far the dirty elves territory spreads.

>>23756383
those mountains to the north look nice
expand to them ASAP

>>23756398
THIS. KILL THE ELVEN DEVILS

>>23756443
Hush! This is not the way of The Fluffy One

>>23756443
dont fucking call him asshole, friend

>>23756428
coded by mighty OP

>>23756461
We have to avoid spreading us to thin. Although our enemy lies in the south, we dont know what the north holds. We either would need to send a scouting party up before that or leave the mountains as a natural barrier. A barrier we can mine from

Alright fellow Kobolds, we are in need of both wood and ores so i suggest we try and get as much as we can by using one point for as far as i know, we are right now at war with the elfish scum.

I say we need to do a full-out attack against the elf boat that has approached too close to our shores for our liking, we need to take down their boat and fast!

>>23756356
The Elves require sustenance of the ocean to survive, with naval superiority we can deny them transportation and sustenance, guaranteeing our eventual dominion over their territories and strengthening our position in a land battle.

We must strike and overwhelm their navies, and infiltrate our cavalry to strike the elvish defensive line from the rear as our archers attack their lines. When their defenses falter we must withdraw the majority of our force into our main city for reinforcement and to prepare for defense of the homeland from the north, should it be necessary.

>>23756383
the Western settlement needs to begin farming. FAST. We also need that Iron (or other metal) in the north mountain.

>>23756398
I like swimming rabbits more. Vicious, invisible masses of fury and hate that board them unawares.

I am very worried about the Northern humans. We have no contact. We should probably send some diplomats, rather than just hoping things work out.

We need to improve our food stores, planting wheat seems like a good idea.

>>23756547
We do have that lake for them to practice in.

>>23756539
I say, we sail around the boat and cut it off from reinforcements. Dont attack it. Why isnt it retreating?

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Must. Get. This. Game.

>>23756547
I suggest exactly this. Start farming in the west, send diplomats to the humans, if there is an action left, sail a bit southwards with a ship

>>23756573
>Get
I think you mean make, anon.

>>23756570
With all due respect I believe that idea will lead us nowhere for who is to say that those mongrels wont attempt an attack of their own ? Worst of all is that we dont know the power of their ships and thus, we must attack before they unleash whatever they have in store.

>>23756456
This. IronShard is a great name.

>>23756383
Raise Archers in Seaside Town and send them towards our boarders with those of the north.

>>23756547
He speaks with much wisdom indeed - having looked upon the holiest of carrots, I have seen the truth of his council

Hey, OP, maybe you could start a kickstarter or something for it. It is really awesome, and I'm sure you'd get loadsa money as long as you don't Sarkeesian ti.

>>23756591
>>23756547
>>23756545
>>23756446

I shall have farms dug in the Western settlement. Our other action is still undecided.

We can take both another action, and move a fleet if we wish.

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>>23756627
This

>>23756623
Raise another army when food supply is low? Not if we already have a dominant army! I am against it.

>>23756661
Ah. Forgot about that. Then ignore the raise another army part. Farms instead.

>>23756636
Investigate MT. above Ironshard for ores.

>>23756636
send those guys to the capital of the Gnolls. Have them be prepared to move out if things get dicey

>>23756684
Agreed, we need as much info as possible.

I personally wish to start training the water rabbits on the lake with our second action, unless there's something more urgent to do.

>>23756721
we only have one action left.

>>23756721
Oh wait, sending an envoy to the Northern humans is way more urgent. That should be asap.

>>23756732
I thought moving Those Guys wouldn't take an action? They seem to be independentish. If it does take an action, then I vote for Those Guys carefully going to gnome capital as action 2

>>23756746
>>23756591
>>23756570

It seems settled to me - We shall send an envoy to the Northern humans, in addition to establishing farmland in the North West.

Additionally, we shall move one of our fleets South a short distance, to gauge the presence of enemies in the unseen seas, and better position ourselves against them.

One force of rabbit cavalry and archers must take the tunnels and assalt the Elves' defenses from behind, as one unit of archers attacks the lines from the front.

The navies must destroy the elf ships and advance to their coast to attack their ports.

>>23756787
Ill drink to that!


Anybody want a bit of meatonstick?

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The digging of farmland in the Northwest goes poorly... one field is complete, with the ground barely scratched. The remoteness of the settlement at the moment seems to limit its abilities, with lack of manpower and resources.

I have received excellent word from Kobolbridge - They have found IRON ore within our very lands, in the mountain to the North. Excavation work has begun, based at Ironshard.

The university is ready for another research project - shall they resume their work on Mathematics? They say it seems quite promising, but they are willing to undertake another research if you would prefer.

Those Guys reach Gnollburg. They observe a shamanistic society, devoted to nature - with a remarkable amount of hunting going on. Taken to the Chief Shaman of the tribes, they are given a chance to speak. Like their warriors, though, the Gnolls look very fierce - hateful, almost. Perhaps that's just their way. Is there anything pertinent you would like Those Guys to say?

The diplomats have been dispatched to the North, revealing a small village with an as yet incomplete road leading nowhere. They are being escorted to the capital by some surprisingly friendly villagefolk.

In the South, one of our fleets move South. It reveals an Elven fleet moving North towards Cutlass Cove, reinforcements for the first group of vessels. Unfortunately, ANOTHER fleet has been spotted, to the East of the Cove, moving in towards it. Our fleets await your orders.

>>23756894
PS: Now, the next time someone asks what game this is and where it comes from, I'm going to find them and stick a Dire Rabbit up their bottom. I can somewhat appreciate not wanting to read a whole thread full of text just to find out something's source, but it's right there on the image now.

>>23756894
The following suggestions shell be considered:

1.) We need to build roads up to our western settlement - the poor infrastructure clearly halts its development

2.) We should ask for food from our allys. Not demand it though

3.) Strike the elven ship down preemptively, before it can join up with its cormrads. The war has begun.

4.) send at least one of our troops through the tunnels, let them await orders

>>23756894
We need to stop trying to match them at sea, and match them where we have the upper hand, land.
We need an army of rabbit riders.

>>23756942
Also, what do you think of the idea of a kickstarter for your program?

>>23756960
There is no time to delay, we must attempt to destroy the first vessel two on one, and maneuver to attempt to fight the enemy fleet one ship at a time.

We must send the majority of our forces through the tunnels to attack, and send a token force to attack at the elven lines. The sooner we can attack their port from the land the less enemy forces we will have to contend with in the future.

>>23756960
of course 5.) mine for iron. silly me.

>>23756978
Nah, probably not. I'll throw up a donation button somewhere or other when I get around to making it usable for other folks, perhaps. A kickstarter wouldn't speed up development or anything.

>>23756987
What, are you mad? Attack over our safe little wall! Thats both risky AND unorthodox! The elder Kobolds strongly oppose it!

>>23756967
Although councillor meatonstick speaks with much wisdom, I think we should follow the guidance of this one - the rabbit isn't made for the water - He was wrought from the great Carrot in the center of the world, and on the ground he and we must stay

>>23756894
More ships, attack that isolated fleet. Try to wok out a mercenary deal with gnolls. we give them metal, and they kill elves.

>>23757005
We haven't the range to engage from that distance. This is why we must outmaneuver the enemy to succeed.

Failing to attack now while we have the advantage will cost us dearly soon.

>>23757045
As much as I would love a conservative strategy, I fear you are right. First of all, we should send half our forces through the tunnels and then attack with the other half, thereby trapping the enemies archers

I'm >>23756967
and I was here the other day when you started, I'll try my best to stay with these threads because they're utterly fantastic.

>>23757016
I agree that we shouldn't try to be aggressive on the sea, but we need to be good enough to defend ourselves from seaborne invasions, like the one happening right now. That's why I liked the water rabbit saboteurs.

Any reason why we are not fishing in the lake? Let the elves waste resources on the water. If we can defend Cutlass Cove we don't even need to bother with the ocean right now.

>>23757087
The oddly-shaped Carrot have never spoken of any rabbits in water - the cult will have to oppose such nonsense - We do however see the wisdom of the defense fleet

>>23757087
Young people today and their hereticly modern ideas!

While we're figuring out what to do about the elf invasion, we should remember to tell our university to research something else (that doesn't take any actions, right?). Mathematics should be on the short list.

As far as the military matters, I believe we should send 1 unit through the tunnels towards the capital, and 2 others to attack the elven defenders from behind their lines. The humans are more complicated, I can see them staying to defend the lines, advancing to help crunch of the elven defenders, or going to cutlass cove to take care of the invasion there. The ships should retreat to the port as orderly as possible.

>>23756147

The Gnolls seem intrigued by the prospect of mercenary work in exchange for much copper - they have strong warriors, and seasoned navies. The Chief begins discussion with his fellows... Do you wish to pursue this avenue of discussion?

why not turn the water the elves fish from into a massive sewer? dump piles of rabbit/kobald waste, starve them out.

>>23757131

It should not be banned since the oddly-shaped carrot has never spoke of something like that, if it had been against it then I would agree with you, but now we are in times of war and right now we need as much rabbit-power as possible and we are kind of weak at sea so training rabbits to attack the elf boats.

>>23757193
We also need raw power and gnolls are know for it, being only third to dwarfs and Orcs so yeah, we kind of need them right now so...

double tap the nearby fleet

move our kobolds down the tunnels, defending with the humans

fish the lake as best we can, or establish a trade route with the dorfs

continue being friendly with the northerners

have Those Guys expound about our nature based animism, but politely, no jihads. The gnolls could be greatly helpful

Iron shard could use some hunters perhaps, same with the loner settlement

research mathematics

status on the gambling pits?

status on the shrine?

>>23757193
Seconded for this plan.

>>23757193
We should think of Expanding to the East and maybe start a town there, to trade with the towns in the south of our friends as well

>>23757131
>>23757161
How are you opposed to vicious swimming rabbits boarding enemy ships? They will be effectively invisible in water, perfect for defense and offense, and recruits our land advantage for a sea application. It perfectly mirrors our kobold affinity for asymmetrical warfare and traps.

There are swimming rabbits irl just fyi.

>>23757243
I proppose to call the western settlement West Loning! Also, I request a road up to said settlement. I will be damned if we cant get that rolling.

>>23757193
We should definitely proceed with contract negotiations. We have need of two fleets of ships and a land based military, and we appear to have the resources necessary to contract that many for what time is necessary to complete the campaign against the elves.

>>23757243
The rabbit pits are not doing their best, what with the number of Humans and Kobalds in the military, on the front.

The shrine has attracted much attention, and similar ones are appearing across our nation, with no effort from us whatsoever.

Giving stick wielding raider gnolls copper so they can improve their military can only go wrong. Offer them the right to pillage the elves, and some rabit related products.
Our army looks loyal enough to endure their first battle without loot.

>>23757276
The only strategy for fighting on water with our fierce rabbits, is when it is dried out and there is land with tunnels instead

I am worried that giving the gnolls copper will create a long term problem for us. Our main goal right now should be stalling them out, until we take care of the elves. We don't need their help per se, but we do need them to be not attacking our allies for now.

>>23757336
This one is destined to do great things in the elder portion of the council, I see it! Yes, do not diverge from the path layed before us by the oddly-shaped carrot!

>>23757331
offer them a little copper, and what they want to loot

>>23756960
>>23756987
>>23757243
The lone Elven vessel will be assaulted by our fleets before reinforcements can reach it.

Our second action is still undecided.

>>23757331
nah it's fine, we'll just lure them into losing it all at the rabbit pits

what could go wrong?

>>23757356
I beg to differ, delay has cost us advantage on the ocean, and delaying any longer may prove fatal for our forces on land.

A brief surge of powerful military force should allow us to easy grab and hold the upper hand.

>>23757221
The Cult hold no regards for what is not mentioned in the prophecy of The Oddly-Shaped Carrot - while we are able to see the rationale behind your wishes Oh Great General, we are not here to be rational, but to honor the Great Fluffy One

>>23757276
You speak like someone who have never gazed upon the Oddly-Shaped Carrot - Rabbits in water - such unorthodoxy will not go unpunished by He who resides deep beneath the carrots and woods

>>23757374
water rabbits!

Councillors, please vote on the act of Gnollish mercenaries being hired for copper and the right to loot.

Reply to this post with your verdict

>>23757374
I am sure that the Wise-Professors at the University would agree to build the road to our western settlement

Of course they would have to pray to the weird smelling lettuce for a sign first, but that should not be a problem, given the power of the lettuce

>>23757442
Yes.

>>23757455
yay

>>23757442
aye

>>23757442
No Copper. Pelts and Food and 50/50 (or something) loot split.

>>23757442
Do it

>>23757470
this was of course meant for >>23757442

>>23757442
Nay

we should concentrate on our own strenght, build the roads i say

>>23757336
You - you walk with the grace of the most divine of Rodents - You are indeed destined for great things in this council

>>23757442
agreed

Giving the gnolls copper = gnolls with copper weapons on our ally's border. BAD IDEA. Our armies, with the human backup and the surprise of the tunnels should be able to secure a quick victory for now, gnolls unneeded. The elves have been investing in sea, they can't have a massive army.

Send one army through the tunnels at the elf capital. Send the rest of the armies through the tunnels at the elvish archers. The humans I'm not sure about.