>>25965135

Brief Recap:

The Queen finally underwent another Evolution. After emerging, she had developed an enhanced form of Genetic Ingestion, allowing her selective assimilation of consumed species by Devouring them.
~
Princess Mazooll has hatched from her egg! Though recent events have prevented her from receiving much attention...
~
Medinh finally returned, though suspiciously late, claiming that in addition to failing his mission, a large party of around 100 bloodthirsty humans were marching towards Greenhome. This was confirmed after Rozooll used her powers of Farsight.
~

>Cont.

>>25965135
Fuck yeah Insect civ. Now if only it wasn't six in the morning here

>>25965176

...is that you, Aus-Bro?
It's practically too late to sleep anyway! Shoo your responsibilities and do the irresponsible thing: stay here!

>>25965168

2 Days until the Kaalun attack force is expected to arrive...
~

>Greenhome
>Queen: Mother Rozooll, God-Eater
>Princess: Mazooll
>1 Evolution Point
>Numbers: 149 adults, 0 larvae, 0 eggs
29 Workers, 43 Warriors (2 missing), 21 Scavengers (2 missing), 16 Nomads, 8 Curious Ones, 21 Tunnelers
>Food Consumption Rate: 8.7 Units.
>Technology: Hoes, Weapons, Tanning.
>Weapons Count: 8 Spears, 3 Daggers, 2 Swords.
>Supplies: 3 Flamestones, 42.2 Units of food, 0 branches, 0 hides, 10 shiny bars, 21 shiny ore chunks, 5 shrub-sacs/4 hide-sacs.
Choose at least one. Consensus on actions dictates the number of actions taken.
>A) Scavenge/Harvest (Passive unless specific changes are made)
>B) Worship (Rozooll)
>C) Explore (N,S,E,W) (The Tunnel) (Northrock) (Eastcave) (Kaalun)
>D) Research & Development
>E) Study Magic
>F) Hive Improvement
>G) Other

>>25965209
Ireland actually, and I have to be able to stay up late to do irresponsible things tomorrow so I will have to go. But before I do

>E) Study Magic
Lets try to whip up some sand storms to fuck with those Kaalun wankers

>>25965262
Now, when you said the warriors were becoming more skilled with the new weapons, does that mean we have two warriors trained with swords because we have two swords, or that those two had been used to give all our warriors some basic sword training?

In any case, get some workers to smelting the shinies and forging some more spears, and maybe task some curious ones towards weapon design. Something with a little more range, preferably.

>>25965262
A) as per usual
B) anyone who isn't busy
D) curious ones on hive defenses
E) magics that can help in defense, either to coordinate or to hamper the attackers
F) tunellers make booby traps like mad fuck around the hive. Make even approach it as costly for the enemy as possible
G) nomads keep scouting
G) warriors train. Focus on tactics now and get squads assembled instead of focusing on learning the weapons

>>25965262
lets see...
>E) Study Magic
lets focus on some good old fashioned sandstorms.
>Hive Improvement
could we trap the fuck out of the hive? pungee pits, rock traps, etc?

I shall be participating this time.

I'm too hyped for Pacific Rim to sleep or do much else.

>>25965262
>E) Study Magic
Give it a try.

>G) Other
Do a little jig.

>>25965333
Seconding this.
Also continue work on the sand traps, thin them out before they reach us.

>>25965333
Thirded. Make a huge-ass sandstorm to take down the majority of the invaders, then send warriors out to clean up.

>>25965507
I'm all for throwing a sandstorm at them, especially if we can do it without our fruit trees getting screwed up too hard by it, but unless they are beaten back by just that, we shouldn't send anyone -out- if we can help it. We have a serious home field advantage in/around the hive.

>>25965262

Preparations for the impending attack begin:

Harvest and Scavenging yield 9.1 Units of food.
~
The Curious Ones, in combination with the Workers, focus on improving the defenses of the Hive. Work shall continue through next turn...
~
The Queen focuses on honing her magic, especially her influence over the desert that they reside in. Her study is promising, thanks to the heartening worship of her children. With enough concentration, willpower, and the faith of her children, she could summon a mighty sandstorm. However, this could devastate the farms kept in the Oasis above...
~
Tunnelers are dispatched outside to dig sand traps to hamper the efforts of the Kaalun forces.
~
1 Day until the Kaalun attack force arrives...
~

>Greenhome
>Queen: Mother Rozooll, God-Eater
>Princess: Mazooll
>1 Evolution Point
>Numbers: 149 adults, 0 larvae, 0 eggs
>Numbers (Non-Insectoid): 8 Humans (5M/3F). [Currently in Holding]
29 Workers, 43 Warriors (2 missing), 21 Scavengers (2 missing), 16 Nomads, 8 Curious Ones, 21 Tunnelers
>Food Consumption Rate: 8.7 Units.
>Technology: Hoes, Weapons, Tanning.
>Weapons Count: 8 Spears, 3 Daggers, 2 Swords.
>Supplies: 3 Flamestones, 42.2 Units of food, 0 branches, 0 hides, 10 shiny bars, 21 shiny ore chunks, 5 shrub-sacs/4 hide-sacs.
Choose at least one. Consensus on actions dictates the number of actions taken.
>A) Scavenge/Harvest (Passive unless specific changes are made)
>B) Worship (Rozooll)
>C) Explore (N,S,E,W) (The Tunnel) (Northrock) (Eastcave) (Kaalun)
>D) Research & Development
>E) Study Magic
>F) Hive Improvement
>G) Other

>>25965209
Aus-bro? wouldnt australa be, like noon?

or do you mean austria bro? Because thats a role i can fullfill!


Also: fuck yeah, insect civ, the civ where we can eat gods.

>>25965606
A) as per usual, only get any fruits we gather in a seperate place so we can replant the trees up above.
B) scavengers, any nomads not scouting. Curious ones
F) tunnelers internal defense
G) make ready to sandstorm the fuck out of the shell-less heretics when they arrive
G) warriors rest and maje ready

>>25965507
Fourthed.

Meantime, we might want to make a few more weapons. We have what, two swords? A few spears? We need to arm our warriors for the impending battle.

>>25965694
This, but with workers cranking out a few more swords/spears before the battle.

>>25965806
I second this.

>>25965606

A small group of Workers are sent to harvest whatever remains above ground. Fruits are stored separately, in case the Oasis becomes horribly damaged by a Sandstorm.
(+5.4 Units of food)
~
Scavengers, Nomads, and the Curious Ones gather in the hatchery to praise their Queen. Their faith makes her spirit soar, filling her being with their power.
~
The other Workers have made more armaments for the Warriors.
[+7 Spears, 5 Swords, 2 Daggers]
[-10 shiny bars]
~
Tunnelers have formed pockets and alcoves on the sides of the Hive. These will make prime ambushing points, should the Hive be breached.
[+2 shiny ore chunks]
~
The Queen mentally and physically prepares herself for her first true display of magical force. She is prepared to cast Sandstorm any time now.
~
The Warriors prepare as well, now well familiar with their recently developed weapons. They eagerly anticipate testing them for the first time on the approaching heretics.
~

>Greenhome
>Queen: Mother Rozooll, God-Eater
>Princess: Mazooll
>1 Evolution Point
>Numbers: 149 adults, 0 larvae, 0 eggs
>Numbers (Non-Insectoid): 8 Humans (5M/3F). [Currently in Holding]
29 Workers, 43 Warriors (2 missing), 21 Scavengers (2 missing), 16 Nomads, 8 Curious Ones, 21 Tunnelers
>Food Consumption Rate: 8.7 Units.
>Technology: Hoes, Weapons, Tanning.
>Weapons Count: 15 Spears, 7 Swords, 5 Daggers.
>Supplies: 3 Flamestones, 42.2 Units of food, 0 branches, 0 hides, 0 shiny bars, 23 shiny ore chunks, 5 shrub-sacs/4 hide-sacs.
Choose at least one. Consensus on actions dictates the number of actions taken.
>A) Scavenge/Harvest (Passive unless specific changes are made)
>B) Worship (Rozooll)
>C) Explore (N,S,E,W) (The Tunnel) (Northrock) (Eastcave) (Kaalun)
>D) Research & Development
>E) Study Magic
>F) Hive Improvement
>G) Other

I hope our human "worshippers" are stuck in a prison or other holding place, I don't trust them not to be a pain in the ass at the worst moment.

>>25966087

>Obligatory Food Typo: 38.9 Units of food

>>25965666
Whatever you say, Satan. Just know that we worship Rozooll here.

>>25965333
Sorry for the late reply. It's general training, so everyone practices in rotation. They're all decently proficient with each weapon.

>>25966107
Do you wish for some Warriors to be left behind during the attack, to keep Guard?

People still here?

>>25966087
Time for the sandstorm.
Everyone hide in the hive, we will let the weather strike first.

Also, arm the warriors. Make em' look all fearsome n' shit. We need to be ready to explode out of the hive in a terrifying, swarmy manner after the storm is over.

>>25966087
F. moar traps.
G. It's sandstorm time.

>>25966162
>Do you wish for some Warriors to be left behind during the attack, to keep Guard?
How good are the other castes at fighting? We could probably leave some tunnelers to guard them.

>>25966162
Three maybe? Or just lock them up in the Tunnels, harharhar.

>>25966235
> tunnelers as guards

Why didn't I think of this? Don't they have terrifying hand-blades? The prisoners will be too scared to try to run off.

Eat our fill and worship our queen before this battle

>>25966195

This

>>25966087

How much of our food production is above ground, and how much is our mushroom farms?

>>25966336
Food production is more plentiful above ground, with more room and varieties of food.
I'd say it's about 60% from the surface, 40% underground.

Update comin'...

>>25966286

We should leave all the tunnelers with them; if they are here to stir some trouble we ought to be prepared.

Also, later on we should work on terror tactics, both in and out of combat. We are the terror of the sands after all.

>BidenRe was
Sounds like our new captain's name

>>25966087
Sandstormtime indeed. Workers cultivate fungi in the cavern. Warriors and tunnelers prepare for combat (the latter for doing flank attacks and ambushes). Everyone else worship Rozooll while she casts.

>>25966394

Guise, we need a seed bank in future.

Have a worker run and harvest a few of each crop and deposit them safely underground to ensure we can replant.

>>25966525
we already did for our sole aboveground crop

>>25966400
>>BidenRe was

Not insect-y enough.

>>25966530

Awesome. I thought we had two aboveground crops? The spiky vegetable and the fruits?

>>25966539
Bidenoop?

>>25966562

Bidenooz?

>>25966593
Bidenooll?

>>25966554
I thought spikeveggie was subterran. Also, being mostly a burrowed vegetable either way, it's unlikely to be harmed by a storm.

>>25966608

I think it needs at least one "z" in there really, to be consistent with the other names.

>>25966670
Bidenoopolzap?

>>25966087

~
Still wary of Medinh and his acolytes, all of the Tunnelers are left with orders to kill them should they try anything funny.
~
Now that the Kaalun forces just upon the Oasis, Rozooll summons her strength and focuses her mind. As though from instinct, she chitters and waves her hands in strange patterns through the air. Outside, the wind starts to howl and sand starts to tear past the mouth of Greenhome.
The howling continues for quite a while longer before the Queen, exhausted, collapses.
~
Workers, while the sandstorm raged, continue harvest of the mushrooms.
(+3.2 Units of food)
~
Roaring, incomprehensible cries can be heard outside Greenhome and, as they near, seem to falter. Perhaps they weren't expecting the Rozoolliim to have a gate and realize that their enemies may be more than mindless chattering insects...
~
Just as they contemplate their place here, the gates flood open and out pour the Children of Rozooll...

>Cont.

>>25966688
This

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>>25966688

I don't think insects would be able to form "noop" sounds.

>>25966706

Rolls for combat will now be needed.
Specific tactics in tandem with the rolls are allowed and encouraged.

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>>25966706

>Roaring, incomprehensible cries can be heard outside Greenhome and, as they near, seem to falter. Perhaps they weren't expecting the Rozoolliim to have a gate and realize that their enemies may be more than mindless chattering insects...

Oh god we're trolling those fucking humans hard

>>25966732
just pronounce the P's as T's

>>25966732
we dont, its just how the smells we use for names would sound like f they sounded like.

>>25966754

What do we roll?

>>25966784

I was imagining we'd click and hiss and shriek

>>25966808

Kinda like the aliens in District 9 but more bug-like.

you bunch of niggers started without me, okey... so tactics.

i want a charging line of spearmen running towards them, the one with swords and daggers flank them, as they try to surround them.

>>25966790

1d100

Rolled 98

>>25966831
rolling for this

Rolled 77

Tactics: tunnelers come in after the melee starts, hitting enemy mages/ranged or general back line. Quick hit, kill some stuff, retreat to below ground.

>>25966808 So far we seem to be very ant like. That mostly implies a chemical/pheromone language

Rolled 12

>>25966754
Here's a 1d100 for bum rushing them while they're disoriented, then regrouping into a circle around them before they realize what's going on.

>>25966862

>98

This bug hunt was finished before it started. Game over, man, game over.

Capture some of them. Their genetics will be ours.

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before we continue, i will make the post i usually do when we start.

OP is a faggot that comes in late

>>25966862
I agree with this.
Also, dat roll.

Rolled 69

Prioritise mage kills where possible

Rolled 13

>>25966947
seconded

>>25966939
Shit will look like starship troopers.

Rolled 42

>>25966956

This. The mages are our biggest problem, hopefully they were cloth wearers and got fucked by the sandstorm.

>>25966989
What's clothwearing have to do with being fucked by a sandstorm though?

Beduins use cloth to not get fucked by sandstorms after all.

Rolled 53

>>25967021

Wouldn't a proper sandstorm shred their clothes?

>>25967021
Personally, I feel bad for anyone in platemail. Not only are you in a desert in platemail, but now you're in a desert in platemail filled with sand. We're redefining "chafes like hell".

Cloth seems like the best thing to be wearing in this scenario to me.

>>25966706
>>25966862

Things couldn't be more hectic for the attackers. Disoriented and now frightened that they're clearly facing sentient creatures, not mindless beasts, they try to plant themselves and fight as best they can.
The Warriors charge from the gate, many with weapons in hand. (One even has a dagger in each hand, what a badass!)
The spear-wielding Warriors charge them, immediately impaling the front line, much to their companions' horror. Meanwhile, in the confusion, the Warriors with swords and daggers flank them, cutting down the sides of their forces, soaking the mouth of Greenhome with blood and organs.
Some manage to retaliate and cut down a few of the Warriors, a few orbs of fire being hurled into the fray, but the wave is too much for them to handle for long...they turn to retreat!

>A) Pursue them! Though...the sun is going down and no child of Rozooll has braved the dark desert before...
>B) Hold. They've been beaten and defeated. Let them run. There is always tomorrow...but who knows what could happen if they regroup.
>C) Write-In

>>25967082

It's sand, not razor-blades. The storm's biggest danger is dehydration, as wind and sand strike your skin they drain you of moisture like nothing else. In addition, you can get lost with sickening ease and the chafing from the storm can become infected very easily. It gets in your eyes and clothes and orifices, making it a living nightmare and every breath a pain. A sandstorm won't kill you, but it will make you wish it had.

>>25967245
>c

Follow them, and kill them all, we cant risk survivors that tell of our might to others.

but try not to kill them, human meat is sure tasty and we could evolve

>>25967245
nik'nik clack, as the guy with the two daggers shell now be called has to get a medal. Or a skull with a prestigious scent. I dont know how you insects do things.

Rolled 60

>>25967245

A) Pursue them. They can't manage any better than we can in the dark. We also have the mother to guide us in the desert night and the advantages of morale, endurance and local knowledge. We know this desert, and they deserve punishment.

Take captives where possible, cut them down to a man where not. Spears in front, lance them in the legs. Daggers and swords hang back to punish anyone who turns to fight.

Scream as loud as possible all the while, do not let their fear subside. They can't attack if they can't regroup.

>>25967245
B.) let them leave, fortress up.

Rolled 89

>>25967334
>>25967334
>>25967334
this pls

>>25967245
GET THEIR ASSES

We can't let them call in additional reinforcement

Besides If we destroy them now we can ravage that city due to the depleted city guards

>>25967245
god damn it, missed the beginning (and for the record, I'm the Ausfag)
I say let there run, and, if she's up to it, get Rozooll to send a telepathic message to them telling them to the God-Eater

Rolled 43

>>25967245

A. Try to surround them and take some alive for sacrifice.

Rolled 95

>>25967334

Also: If they escape we lose our element of surprise. We won because they weren't expecting sentience. We cannot let them get word to their homeland.

Rolled 62

>>25967378
>Besides If we destroy them now we can ravage that city due to the depleted city guards

Oh my god YES! Then we'll have biomass/slaves AND all their technology and magical items. Our acolytes can even translate any magical tomes or scrolls we find there to Rozooll!

And if we take any hostages, sacrifice them in front of the Acolytes so they are aware of the extent of our success.

Rolled 52

>>25967365
Thirded, but it's gonna be hard to beat that 89.

>>25967245

They cannot be allowed to escape. If not only due to the advantage afforded to the Rozoolliim, but to give retribution for the cruelties shown towards their brothers in the past. The Warriors pursue them into the night, determined to halt their retreat.

>Cont.

>>25967412
We can have our very own cult city!

FUCK YEAH

>>25967412
This follow up plan.
I want to make sweet, salty love to it.

>>25967472

Their advantage is clear, fighting in this terrain clearly is in the Warriors' favor. Their spears drive into the heels of the fleeing peoples and the few who dare turn and fight are quickly cut down. A few Warriors are cut down, but not enough to give the residents of Kaalun any more confidence in their decisions. Before long, the desert is freckled with blood. The remaining forces, knowing their defeat, surrender. Victory goes to the Mistress of the Sands and her children!
~
[24 Kaalun Warriors have surrendered, the rest are dead]
~

What to do with these cowardly fools?

>>25967625

>Total Rozoolliim casualties: -6 Warriors

Rolled 21

>>25967487

Maybe we should surround the city, kill the guards, and anyone who attacks us, and round up the non-combatants and keep them hostage. Then send an escort back to Greenhome to summon Medinh and some Curious Ones to come and bear the word of Rozooll? We'll have enough biomass from the dead army as it is, we may as well turn the rest into converts. Leave a contigent of warriors there to watch them and make sure no funny business and ensure that they all worship Rozooll as instructed.

The cult of Rozooll shall flourish.

>and we can still steal all their resources and magic and technology as tribute and spoils of war

>>25967625
>25967625
eat them, evolve bigger brains for them curious ones

also, loot their weapons and armor, and use the bodies as fertilizer for them shrooms

>>25967625
Mindrape them for information

>>25967625
We eat them

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>>25967625
Feed them to rozooll.

It's time.

>>25967625

March them back to Greenhome for sacrifice to Rozooll.

We regroup for our attack on Kaalun in the morning.

>>25967625
Should we eat them to get talking bugs, or keep eating as a divine ascension thing for the faithful?

Oh, and I was thinking of getting one of these going with my group, what do you do behind the scenes O Mighty Insect-Lord?

>>25967625
Eat all of them. Just like that.

>>25967625

Feed them to the Great Mother as a sacrifice, have Medinh and his men watch and share in our glory, marvel at our achievements.

>>25967625
Are they all male?
We should feed a couple to the queen, see where that goes. Gather the corpses for fertilizer etc.

>>25967625
We should probably mind-talk to one of them, force them to give us some information.

Then eat them

>>25967691
Yup. This seems to be one of those 'traditionalist' armies. All the women must still be in Kaalun...

>>25967669
Got a Skype? That way we don't take any of that precious bump limit.

I can't wait to read about the fear on their faces when we bring them to Rozooll for consumption!

>>25967703
I'm starting to agree with this too.

>>25967703
as long as we eat them

>>25967723
it's rockinias, we must preserve the bumps for the glory of the All Devourer

Wait guys we can't eat them all

We gotta indoctrinate them We gotta get Medinh to incorporate them into the cult

This cult is gonna be our connection to other civilization

WE can't straight up walk up to settlements and trade, they'll kill us on sight. So we gotta get this cult beefed up with followers, especially city guards who might have connection back in the city.

I vote for this
Eat the fire throwers and one city guard then Indoctrinate the rest into the cult. Have the rest of the indoctrinated city guards go back to the city. Saying they killed the beast yadda yadda. Then we get them to move up to higher position such as the Commandant of the city guard or even the king of the city.

Therefore we can control the city with our puppets

LIKE FUCKING GENESTEALERS

>>25967792
nono, we gotta eat them, you see, because then we would have ate them

>>25967792

Nah, incorporate their wives and children into the cult, eat them.

We'll have sluts of Rozooll.

>>25967792
....FFFfffffine.

Jerk.

We're eating the next group of people though.

Jerk.

>>25967792
we cant be 100% sure about their faith in the cult, we eat those infidels and send back medinh for the same effect with better reliabilty... also, we can evolve by eating them

Rolled 27

>>25967792

I have a better idea for genestealers. Steal their genes. Eat them all and then we birth infiltrator agents.

Why rely on humankind? They are weak. Only the hive is strong, and we can everything they could do and better.

Bind them to prevent resistance. Keep them at spearpoint. Lead them to the queen in small groups, heavily escorted. Devour every one of them alive and screaming.

>>25967792

>Implying they won't just send for help when they get back to Kaalun.

Nah, eat them, then surround the city and take the population hostage. THEY can be our human subjects.

And if Medinh's men weren't loyal before, you can bet your ass they will be when they see the shitstorm we unleash on Kaalun.

>>25967847
Indoctrination is a scary thing
No harm in trying though

Just look at Jim Jones

>>25967875

Didn't mean to roll, my bad.

>>25967647
>>25967838
>>25967877

Combination of these please.

>>25967792
We tested them. They failed.

ANY WHO STAND AGAINST THE ALL-DEVOURER SHALL FALL!

LONG LIVE MOTHER ROZOOLL, MISTRESS OF THE SANDS!

LONG LIVE THE ROZOOLLIIM!

>>25967905

Seconded.

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>>25967875
Can we birth genestealers?

>>25967937
No

Rolled 177, 10, 219, 208, 252, 195, 20 + 368 = 1449

>>25967896
Don't feel bad.
I forget to turn off my dice all the time.

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>>25967937
No.

>>25967937

I guess we could turn tunnelers into CC specialists, but there's no real need. We have a force of soldiers with unquestionable loyalty and obedience, easily replenished and adaptable. We want quantity, not quality.

What we *will* want to evolve is genetic memory. We want our warriors born with the skills and abilities of those who fertilized them. Why bother with training when we can hardcode every one of them to be as badass as double-daggers guy?

>>25967875
i agree i want infiltrator agents

>> also make the humans fight in the arena to keep our warriors sharp

>>25968037
i like you!

At some point, our defenses gotta be enhanced, maybe some watch towers or something

>>25968037
holy shit thats aweesome

>>25968091
or maybe some castles at oasis..es?

>>25968037
we could give the tunnelers a function as terror troops or sappers by enhacing their diggins skills.

in the first option, they dig under civilian territory and make a trap, once a person steps in it, they shred her to pieces.

in the second option, they tunnel fortifications until they collapse

>>25968037

I agree with this guy. We want a swarm, not fagget genestealers. And genetic memory is an amazing idea, we want super boss double dagger warriors.

We should ramp up our selective breeding every generation with this, insects can't be inbred so theres no issue with that, we can go super Eugenics on this stuff.

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>>25968037
Speaking of double daggers guy, we really should give him a medal. And let him fertilize eggs. And name him.

> double D.

>>25968129

Tunnelling fortifications until they collapse would be awesome, tactically sound and wouldn't require us to spend any evo points, we can already do it.

In fact, we SHOULD do it in our attack on Kaalun.

>>25968129
Make 'em sappers.

We need a wall to become a pile of rubble? Tunnelers.

We need to sneak underneath a fortification?

Tunnelers.

We need disco?

Fucking tunnelers.

We need?

Tunnelers.

>>25968129

Tunnelers as sappers and ambush experts is a cool idea. Once we have genetic memory we should see if we can find some trapdoor spiders or other ambush predators and give our tunnelers that instinct.

>>25967625

The captured attackers are led back into the Hive. Kept inside the arena under heavy guard, they are marched to the hatchery in small groups. The first to be brought to Rozooll looks up, fear evident in his face. Rozooll's eyes go alight with orange light as she makes contact in his mind.

"Speak quickly, creature, and your death will be quick. What of your home? What are its defenses? Who protects this place? Do not try my patience..."

The warrior, unsure of himself, speaks at length:
"M...ma'am...Queen! Uh...we're most of all of them. There's only a couple dozen left manning the p-posts back home. P-please...we didn't know...we can-"

Before he can finish, Rozooll, content with this information, scoops him up, Devouring him within seconds.
Heretic after heretic is led into the chamber, ritualistically fed to the God-Queen until she has had her fill. The rest are left to her children, who immediately turn to feast on the rest.
(+10 Units of Food)
~
The Queen, after consuming copious amounts of her enemies, feels a strange feeling that she hasn't felt since feasting on the Tunnel Worms...
~

>Greenhome
>Queen: Mother Rozooll, God-Eater
>Princess: Mazooll
>1 Evolution Point
>Numbers: 149 adults, 0 larvae, 0 eggs
>Numbers (Non-Insectoid): 8 Humans (5M/3F). [Currently in Holding]
29 Workers, 43 Warriors (2 missing), 21 Scavengers (2 missing), 16 Nomads, 8 Curious Ones, 21 Tunnelers
>Food Consumption Rate: 8.7 Units.
>Technology: Hoes, Weapons, Tanning.
>Weapons Count: 15 Spears, 7 Swords, 5 Daggers.
>Supplies: 3 Flamestones, 34.7 Units of food, 0 branches, 0 hides, 0 shiny bars, 23 shiny ore chunks, 5 shrub-sacs/4 hide-sacs.
Choose at least one. Consensus on actions dictates the number of actions taken.
>A) Scavenge/Harvest (Passive unless specific changes are made)
>B) Worship (Rozooll)
>C) Explore (N,S,E,W) (The Tunnel) (Northrock) (Eastcave) (Kaalun)
>D) Research & Development
>E) Study Magic
>F) Hive Improvement
>G) Other

>>25968173
actually, we can evolve by eating... so we should eat the tunneling worms back home to improve our tunneler caste.

since we still got the evo for another mutation, i think we could use it this way:

evolve > Genetic memory jelly > Queens and princesses now produce a form of jelly that can be feed to other castes, once they are given this delicious as fuck paste, they grow stronger, faster and overally better, inside the duties of their caste, this also increases their value as studs for reproduction

>>25968260
oh... and the jelly causes THAT evolved caste member to transmit their memories trough genetics

>>25968236
We had a plan a bit back about making a rust monster/subterfuge class.

I suppose we could give the tunnelers some kind of high-level acid spit/secretion, and have those act as the all purpose tunneler/sabotage/subterfuge caste.

>>25968156

We;re insects, only the Great Mother needs a name. The rest are distinguished only by deeds and successes, and as such our hero requires such a moniker, a testament to deeds, not identity.

He stalked them into sundown, and fell upon them in a storm of blades and fury, he is The Night's Dervish.

>>25968253
Curious Ones! Come hither and examine the state of the Queen! She is feeling funny!

>>25968299
We'll meet in the middle, Double Dervish.

>>25968148
b-but muh genestealers

To be honest I also agree with you on the fact that we need a swarm but I still stick with wanting genestealers.

We are using technology that right now is probably very primitive, if we have genestealers our technological know how would increase exponentially. The swarm is a good idea but we aren't using our naturally evolved sharp claws as weapons, we depend on technology to arm our forces. Making genestealers to trade and acquire technology would make our forces better armed and perhaps we can make complex fortresses also

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>>25968253
>The Queen, after consuming copious amounts of her enemies, feels a strange feeling that she hasn't felt since feasting on the Tunnel Worms...

It's happening!

>>25968253
A
Go see if those heretics left anything interesting on the battlefield

Sorry for the long in-between for that post. There was a shocking amount of feeback on those posts.

>>25967791
Yo, Buff. I'm gettin' no response on your Skype. Take mine, instead.

I'm under Time Pharaoh.
Shoot me a message and I'll help you out as best I can.

>>25968293
They're already well suited to the task, but that idea makes them even BETTER!

Even if the acid spit remains a separate caste, we can still pair spitters with tunnelers for ultimate sapping.

Tunneler-spitter bro-caste 4 LYFE

>>25968253
I say we finally send a war-party down the tunnel, now we're a deadly fighting force we could probably clear out that potential threat completely, the cult can wait

>>25968350

Nigga, you and your ant-hands...

>I love it

>>25968253

They're weak. They're our only significant threat. They're delicious. There is only one option, prepare to march.

Cripple them while they are weak and they will never rise again.

A) Scavengers and harvesters back to work.
B) No worship for today, beloved queen, much to do.
C) Have the cultists guide the warriors to the enemy hive.
D) Curious Ones, examine the gear brought by the enemy force. Arm our warriors with what weapons they brought.
E) Rest, Great Mother.
F) Examine the area above the hive and see is there is a site to place a guard-spire.

G) Outfit the nomads, warriors and tunnelers for an attack on the lonemind hive.

>>25968319
Agreed.

>>25968253

Lay as many eggs as possible.

Is Mazooll producing eggs yet?

>>25968425

Splitting castes takes up precious eggs, better to make them one bioform. Acid is excellent for both ambush and digging, qualities already favored by the tunnelers.

>>25968468
Seconding this.

We need to get at this while the getting's good.

>>25968468

Seconded. Take as many alive as possible, there might be some elves or dwarves or halflings or something in Kaalun too.

The cultists can interpret between us and our captive population.

>>25968253
NOW WE HAVE AN AFTER BATTLE ORGY

No way, its still too soon to attack, queenie needs to pop out some fresh warriors

>>25968588
we only lost 6 warriors...

>>25968588
We don't have the time to wait for them to mature. We must strike, while the Iron is hot!

They don't expect us, and are ill-defended.

>>25968608
Yeah, but how big is the population we're gonna be dealing with?
Masses of angry and terrified townsfolk could be bad for buggy buisness

>>25968643
We didn't get this far by being cowards.

We have the fury of the sands behind us.

>>25968588

You're thinking in non-hive terms. We aren't a human colony. The Queen can *always* birth more warriors, at a rate a thousand times faster than humans. Right now the enemy expects a victorious raiding party, they are entirely unprepared. We attack now and butcher their warriors and as many of their worker-forms as possible.

Even if every drone we send is killed, there are *always* more. Meanwhile, our enemies are crippled forever, completely at our mercy. If we can force a surrender of the enemy city, we might well be able to convoy them back to the hive as food and genestock.

This is natural selection, and we are selecting Glory.

>>25968588

If we wait, they'll get suspicious about their army not returning.

Guys Guys

Lets get some human woman and fertilize them with the warriors or workers

Lets pop out some fucking genestealers

>>25968672
seconding this

>>25968672

This. But take as many hostages as we can, we can force them to worship Rozooll and thus boost her divinity. And we can sacrifice them, they're a food and labour resource. We just march them back to Greenhome and then totally cannibalize the entire city.

They're totally crippled, they can't mature troops like we can.

>>25968672
> This is natural selection, and we are selecting glory

Well, naturally, of course.

>>25968693
fuck you, and your fucking genestealers

as much as a spy caste would be cool, if not, necesarry, ripping content out of somewhere else this plainly is both breaking inmmersion and unfunny.

>>25968672
I concurr. Like you said, as long as the Queen is still breathing, we can get back on our feet.

>>25968693

Go back to /d/

>>25968672
>>25968711

These.

guys guys. what if, instead of inforced worship, we ritualistically sacrifice some hummies?

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>>25968693

1) That makes no goddamn biological sense
2) This isn't a fetish quest
3) This is a fucking fetish quest

No. The link to /d/ is at the top of the page. Don't be scared, half of /tg/ are already there as it is.

>>25968720
>ripping content out of somewhere else this plainly is both breaking inmmersion and unfunny.

THANK YOU!

Sure is summer in here with Genestealer faggotry

>>25968720
Fine fine

Lets make some halfling so we can get a trader class

>>25968732

Why not both? You're talking like they're mutually exclusive.

>>25968734

>This isn't a fucking fetish quest

Crit typing fail

>>25968740
>sure is summer in here

Aww, look'it him, trying to fit in.

>>25968751
Im ok with that, I just want to try to turbo-boost our divine growth rate, and I have a feeling that sacrifical blood god shit will do wonders

>>25968741

OR, we could not do that, and we could just have Curious Ones do that.

>>25968732
Take slaves and use slave labor to construct a giant monument to the queens greatness

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>>25968693
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Any drawfags here, tonight?

>>25968751

Human worship is weak worship. They'd just get it wrong. They are food and sacrifices. Ingest them, convert them into Hive-kin, honor them by allowing their bodies to feed the Great Mother, and their blood to venerate her.

>>25968770
see
>>25968734

>>25968770
>>>/d/

guys, i say we use the evo point to invent a way to mark badass insects like double dervish/double dagges guy.

so we can use them as studs for fertilizing, like >>25968260 said

>>25968785
They keep pronouncing "krrtthhkkckcklckckkckckckkxxxcckkkck" wrong like a bunch of fucking children.

>>25968767

This is a good idea. They work all day, and when they're not working, they worship Rozooll. And when they're spent, we ritually sacrifice them.

Also we don't need any more damn castes. We have a racial bonus to technology, and we have human agents to liase with the outside world and trade. Lets use what we have.

Also, speaking of which, we should indoctrinate some willing captives (under close supervision). In any population, after conquest, there will be some who will happily sell out their fellows. Look at the Kapos in the concentration camps, or the Jewish Police in the ghettos (not to get too /pol/ on you all).

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>>25968770

Reporting in, but I'm not drawing fetish faggotry.

>Pic related, my drawing of Rozooll.

>>25968830
Double D?


pls?

>>25968830
could i use your drawing of our glorious queen for some writefagging?

>>25968798

I dunno, do we really need that? We didn't have a problem choosing the best to breed before.

How about we use it to improve the warriors?

>>25968798

We've been evolving a lot lately, it could kill our beloved Queen. Invade first, have her focus on birthing more eggs. When this operation is concluded, we can evolve genetic memory. No need for any special jelly, it's simply automatic that offspring retain the skills of whomever fertilized their eggs. We can select which warriors/workers etc. do this through extraordinary deeds like Double Dervish, or hold contests to identify exemplars. Inside of three generations we'll have the finest fighters in the world.

>>25968830
Give her a little tiara made out of finger bones or something

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>>25968830
>but I'm not drawing fetish faggotry

Allow me.

This took over 20 seconds in MS Paint.

>>25968854
that is half of the point

>>25968859
i can give you that about killing our queen... how about we get the genetic memory AND something to mark the most experiencied and usefull members of the rozollim? like... i dont know, some kind of garment?

>>25968873

BLASPHEMY

>>25968930
>>25968859
about killing our queen...

When are we going to give the crown to our princess so we can devour the mightiest of creatures?

>>25968253

Scavengers bring back the bodies of the slain from the previous night. They will come in handy as fertilizer...
They also return with some relatively intact weaponry.
[+15 Swords, 8 Glaives, 12 Daggers, 8 Bows]
All but the bows, which the Warriors are unfamiliar with, are handed over.
~
The Oasis above is in a slightly devastated state. Harvest is slightly hindered.
(+8.3 Units of food)
~
Rozooll, weary from the strain of the previous day, rests.
~
The Curious Ones set to reverse engineer the bows and glaives found on the battlefield.
~
Workers survey a possible location for a spire.
A space near the edge of the Oasis has solid, even ground.
~
Warriors are assembled and prepare to march for Kaalun. They set out tomorrow.
~

>Greenhome
>Queen: Mother Rozooll, God-Eater
>Princess: Mazooll
>1 Evolution Point
>Numbers: 149 adults, 0 larvae, 0 eggs
>Numbers (Non-Insectoid): 8 Humans (5M/3F). [Currently in Holding]
29 Workers, 37 Warriors (2 missing), 21 Scavengers (2 missing), 16 Nomads, 8 Curious Ones, 21 Tunnelers
>Food Consumption Rate: 8.7 Units.
>Technology: Hoes, Weapons, Tanning.
>Weapons Count: 15 Spears, 7 Swords, 5 Daggers.
>Supplies: 3 Flamestones, 33.0 Units of food, 0 branches, 0 hides, 0 shiny bars, 23 shiny ore chunks, 5 shrub-sacs/4 hide-sacs.
Choose at least one. Consensus on actions dictates the number of actions taken.
>A) Scavenge/Harvest (Passive unless specific changes are made)
>B) Worship (Rozooll)
>C) Explore (N,S,E,W) (The Tunnel) (Northrock) (Eastcave) (Kaalun)
>D) Research & Development
>E) Study Magic
>F) Hive Improvement
>G) Other

>>25968930

Yeah garments could be cool, but they'd just attract fire from enemies.

If you want to imagine the best wearing special hats though, go for it. Game-mechanic wise its bad though.

>>25968930

That's human thinking, Heretic. Insects don't need recognition or reward, they are known to the others of the hive for their deeds and that is all they need. We honor them by taking their abilities skills unto the next generation (Once we have genetic memory) and in using their bodies to fertilize the gardens that feed the Great Mother. Who needs monuments but the Great Mother, when every child of the hive will remember their heroic deeds through his genetic legacy?

Insects don't give medals, they are entirely more reverential of their heroes.

>>25968980

I continue my tradition of forgetfulness.
>Weapons Count: 15 Spears, 22 Swords, 8 Glaives, 17 Daggers.

>>25968996
That's fucking stupid.

You're not retarding us out of making armor.

>>25968980
lets go full-worship during this brief lull

>>25969025
wow, sweet loot from those humans

>>25968980
A) get back to work
B) everyone who isnt ocuppied
D) curious ones
1 into seeing how the queen evolves by eating, seeing how to make it more efficient
4 into weapon development > armour
3 into making farming more efective
1 into making a form of art using pictures carved into stone, so we can keep a record of the deeds of the queen and the rozollim by art also gives bonus to worship by having a temple]

H) tunnelers get minning to get more ore and flamestone

G) queen > rest
princess > learn to lay eggs

>>25969036

There's a difference between making armour, which we can give to all our troops, and making "HEY LOOK AT ME I'M SPECIAL, KILL ME FIRST!" garments.

>>25969055

This

>>25968980

A) Replant our topside losses
B) Have the departing warriors sing exaltation to the Mother before they leave, that they might see her and honor her one last time before their possible demise.
C) We know our target, no need to explore.
D) Have the curious ones study the bows to understand their properties.
E) The Great Mother should rest, still. If she is able, she should resume laying eggs to bolster the Hive.
F) Could the workers clear the site for a tower above the ground? Remove plant life, mark boundaries and prepare it for further work?

G) Our warriors should consult with the Great Mother to learn the nature of the enemy Hive. The height of the walls, the gates, the nature of the buildings. Does the Mother remember (from the devoured humans) how to open the gates, or is there a signal that will make the humans render themselves vulnerable? Where are the guardhouses?

The swarm is far more deadly with target priority. We destroy their warriors, then their Queen, then we set about harvesting the Workers.

Instruct the war party to seek new forms of harvest plants if victorious, and bring seeds back to the Hive.

>>25969036

Bodies are disposable, armor is worthless when our warriors can be bred for natural carapace. We have no fear of death, why not focus on slaying the enemy more effectively.

It's only stupid if you think like a human, and thinking like a human gets you eaten by the Hive.

I would like to have the queen opt for a new caste that has wings, like that of a locust, for traversing over obstacles and the fear factor, a new flying warrior.

Also, maybe anothee caste that spits or launches acid for ranged defense or something.

>>25969151
You are not going to retard us out of inventing armor.


That is fucking stupid.

You are fucking stupid.

>>25969194
I find the concept of an insect wearing pull plate mail as silly, surely the way to do it is to evolve a thicker carapace

>>25969194

>implying we need armour
>implying if we do need armour, we can't just grow it
>implying we can't just spawn a ridiculously huge number of troops, way more than it would be efficient to create armour for.
>not getting his own way and raging about it instead of playing the game and compromising like the rest of us

>>25969258
I find the idea of wearing platemail in the desert at all silly. It may or may not be relevant later on when we leave the desert but for now carapace is a much much better idea. If we want to invent protective gear, invent shields.

>>25968873
Glorious.

>>25969194

This is /tg/, sir, and we are better than insults and names. We are better than personal attacks and language a 12-year-old would employ. You do not have the moral or personal right to declare someone or their ideas stupid just because you disagree, you actions shame yourself and the board. Grow up and speak like an adult, explain why the idea is foolish if you think so, and use the ability to reason and communicate you were born with.

I am not 'retarding' us out of anything, I simply don't think it is worth our limited resources to build defensive armament, when our losses do not affect us outside of a genocide. Our advantage is our nigh-unstoppable efficiency, and we shoul play to that strength. I have a position, all you have is a foul mouth and a repulsive attitude.

This is /tg/, and if you're going to insult your peers you need to a;
1) Have an agenda you are using this insult to advance.
2) Be good at it.

Now go inhale a bucket of seal shit, you sack of discount horse placenta.

>>25969309
>discount

That was harsh man.

>>25968980

The Workers are tasked in repairing the damage caused by the sandstorm.
Damages should be repaired in a few turns.
(+9.4 Units of food)
~
Curious Ones manage to figure out how Bows are made! They just need the components
[Branches, Hide, Cloth]
A Curious One is also back on task with developing a form of documentation. It's been a while, but his developments shouldn't take TOO long...
~
Mazooll is still too young to lay eggs...sorry!
~
Tunnelers toil away, mining for ore and other things...
(+4 shiny ore chunks, 1 Flamestone)
~
The Warriors, before leaving, sing their praises to their Mother and Queen. They ask for the most efficient form of attack and after a length, are prepared to depart. Their spirits high, they leave for Kaalun. (Their story will be continued later)
How many Warriors were sent away?
Up to 35 are available.
~
The Queen continues to rest, drained from her exertion.
~
The extra Workers prepare a site for The Spire, removing obstacles, rocks, and other nuisances.
~

And I'll leave it at that for tonight, friends.
Tomorrow I'm seeing Pacific Rim, so I probably won't be here, and Saturday I have D&D with the 'RL' friends.
Does Sunday sound like a good day to pick up again?

>>25969258
You realize that we don't have unlimited evolution potential, right? The extra evolution points was a bonus from eating the crystal, not a racial feature.

And even if we do grow natural armor, you know what's even fucking scarier than being set upon by a horde covered in gigantic armored plates? Being set upon by a horde covered in gigantic armored plates -covered in steel-.

>>25969482
For fun and profit, let's nom on something that gives us aquatic insects, then dive down and snack on one of these: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaly-foot_gastropod

We also still need to nom on a certain species of wasp.

>>25969482
NOW you are talking.

None of that "But guys, its so reasonable! Guys, doing things because we are religious and have a different code of honor is stupid!"

More of this "Look at how badass that is!"

>>25969558
seconded

>>25969558
>None of that "But guys, its so reasonable! Guys, doing things because we are religious and have a different code of honor is stupid!"

"I don't like roleplaying"

>>25969532

Aquatic insects, in a desert?

You just went full retard

>>25969477
Sunday's fine. Same time, I assume?

>>25969477

30, plus half of our tunnelers and most of our nomads. We cannot risk being rebuffed, we march in full force. It would be better to not attack at all than to attack with too few.

>>25969482

A worthy idea, and juggernauts are a very viable tactic, but consider the alternative. For every suit of armor, a certain amount of swords or shields go unmade. We have bodies in tremendous quantity, and by forsaking armor we can better arm our numerically superior forces. Hell, we could truly increase our military potential by outfitting our warriors with a range of weapons; Spear, Shield, Sword and Bow, allowing them to fight in a range of formations (very much a boost, given how our discipline and training has the potential to be flawless) easily and adapt to any situation.

Once you've reached a base level of defense, each pound of steel can be spent *better* on other improvements. Not to mention that with natural carapace, our warriors stay extremely mobile (and unhindered by desert sand), encasing them with steel would make their home turf hard to traverse and slow them down. It's a matter of efficiency.

I suggest a compromise; make some small armor pieces like helms and maybe gauntlets, to protect vital combat faculties and lower the rate of fatalities. This keeps us from using too much steel on defenses, while improving our warriors beyond incidental death. And hey, you can add plumes to them so we can be Legion Bugs.

>>25969610
Obviously that was a long term plan for the day when the children of our Great Mother has expanded beyond the desert.

Refer to my earlier statement about wearing plate being dumb in the desert for more information.

>>25969477
Dang, just caught up as it ended for the day. Oh well, idea that's been sitting as I read through the backlog:

Prophet Caste -> Winged, Humanoid Insects with mouths capable of human speech bred solely to communicate with Cultists, so that meetings can take place outside of the hatching room with our Queen and Princess inside. That's kind of risky.

>>25969727
Good idea. Seconded.

>>25969631
I could start a little earlier, since there's nothing really going on that day. How's about 0:00, 4Chan time?

>>25969727
Sorry, man! It's just that it's getting too late for me. Wish I could afford to stay up longer. Good idea, though. I'll write it down and put it up in the next thread for discussion. Maybe I'll see ya Sunday!

I archived the thread here:
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/25965135/
If you guys care to, voting it up would be awesome, to keep it afloat until people could read through it by Sunday.

Good night, children!

>>25969727

I like it

>>25969779

GOOD NIGHT WONDERFUL OP

>>25969779
0:00 is fine.
Also, just so you know, 4chan time is EST.

Not sure how that would help, but, yeah.

>>25969779
>http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/25965135/

Everyone don't forget to upvote it at http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html. I just voted it up, but some dick just voted it down

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>>25969477
mfw when i was gonna participate on the weekend, but now i can't