Brief Recap:

The marauders attacked the Hive with vicious tenacity. Tunnelers were hit the hardest.
~
The hatchery was breached, with a small band making it past the lines of soldiers, hoping to kill Rozooll.
~
Through sheer size, intimidation, and no small amount of torture, the Queen warps the mind of the Captain, the only surviving marauder.
~
Through the horrifying, yet informative advent of vivisection, the Rozoolliim now know a great deal about human anatomy. [+5 on rolls vs. Humans]

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This one does not have The Scrivener to give order-ideas to. This one shall join this quest.


Can we into part mammalia mutations?

One Tunneler has survived and The Spire was slightly damaged in the attack.
There's currently a large amount of bodies littering the Oasis and Hive.
The Queen feels the strange, yet familiar sensation that can only mean mutation is just around the corner...
~

>Greenhome
>Queen: Rozooll, God-Eater
>Princess: Mazooll
>0 Evolution Points
>Total Population: 131
>Rozoolliim: 123 adults, 0 larvae, 30 eggs
>Numbers (Non-Insectoid): 7 Humans (4M/3F), 1 Elf (M), 1 Queen Tunnel Worm.
27 Workers, 25 Warriors, 11 Scavengers, 13 Nomads, 8 Curious Ones, 1 Tunneler, 19 Harbingers (1 dispatch)
>Food Consumption Rate: 8.0 Units.
>Technology: Hoes, Weapons, Hide Armor Tanning.
>Mastered Spells: Firebolt, Domination
>Weapons Count: 3 Enchanted Weapons, 15 Spears, 37 Swords, 18 Glaives, 18 Daggers, 7 Bows.
>Supplies: 4 Flamestones, 20.1 Units of food, 0 branches, 6 hides, 4 shiny bars, 24 shiny ore chunks.
Choose 2.
>A) Scavenge/Harvest
>B) Worship (Rozooll)
>C) Explore (N,S,E,W) (The Tunnel) (Northrock) (Eastcave) (Kaalun) (Calsiport)
>D) Research & Development
>E) Study Magic
>F) Hive Improvement
>G) Other

>>26161238
Scavenge-gather all bodies. Consume them!

Everyone else, restore our hive! Build the spire bigger, make the tunnels wider and longer!

>>26161279
Seconding the scavanging

>Scavange all the bodies loot them and feed the queen

>Worship the queen to celebrate

>>26161238
>B) Worship our queen
>A) Scavenge the bodies, any who survive mind break them

>>26161238
Set up PASSIVE ACTIONS now, like warrior patrols, passive food gathering, warrior training/sparring, hive expansion with the worm queen (the remaining tunneler can stay home for a bit until it fertilizes some eggs), Curious One research of anything lying around and especially any books from the town we took over, and having the cultists organize the insects in worship.

Stop mindbreaking survivors, the queen needs to conserve her energy.

Next evolution point proposed: Matrons. Details in next post.

>>26161582
-Matron caste. This would be a strain of insects that fulfilled several functions, including that of lieutenants, which the questgiver mentioned previously, enabling them to increase the efficiency of an action passively; if we had one constantly on duty with the scavengers or the warriors or the workers, the actions they undertook would be likelier to succeed and bring in better results - nothing gamebreaking, just effective. Matrons would also add a small per-insect bonus to every clutch of eggs, as they would breed when the queen would provided they were close to the hive, adding one or two eggs to the clutch. They would function as replacements for the princess should something bad happen, creating further security, and potentially share the queen's ability to lay eggs that had the genetic qualities of creatures they ate, making them mini-bioreactors that let us try out various qualities; the queen would have to eat the resultant offspring for traits a matron created to be more widely adopted. They could also help us in recouping evolution points, which are rare and hard to get as it is, and manage well enough in combat to lead warrior packs without weighing them down.

To keep them from being overpowered, we would be required to maintain one of them for every ten or twenty adult insects or drastically lose hive efficiency, and could not have more than one of them for every five adult insects, creating a matron 'limit' - further upgrades might change these numbers, allowing them to become more effective. They'd also probably require a heap of food, due to the high metabolic requirements of their complex anatomy, and the death of a matron might send nearby bugs into a bad state, be a blow to morale, cause frenzy, or worse.

>>26161607
This one likes this. Matrons will be good-great for our hive. Afterwards, perhaps invest into the longer-life span maybe-yes. Bugs only live a month right now yes-yes?

>>26161607
I like the frenzy thing, sounds kinda like nids to me, with the cut off from the hive being jarring, even damaging to other insects.

>>26161238

The Scavengers are sent throughout the Hive and Oasis above, looting any valuables that the marauders may have had.
Between the last battle and the poor upkeep of their weapons, only a handful are salvageable.
(+4 daggers, 5 swords, 4 spears, 2 bows, 1 magic weapon)
~
In light of this great, but costly victory, the Rozoolliim praise their Queen for her strength in battle. Their praises bolster her strength, fully recovering her Evolutionary fatigue.
~
While looting through the bodies, a total of 14 marauders are found to be alive, but wounded.
What shall be done with them?

>A). Let them live. They could prove useful.
>B). Kill them. They shall serve the Queen in death!
>C). Write-In

>>26161704
I think we should mind break them/have our new slave tell them to do what he says

>>26161704
C: Interrogate them

>>26161704
Nah.

We can use them as a warning to others.

Keep them imprisoned, and release one once in a while to warn others not to fucking try to kill our kind and take their chitin and sell it to people.

Any that seem willing can also settle down in that town we depopulated, it probably needs more adult males. I suspect they're probably rough-and-tumble desert raiders, but this way we can get more use out of them.

>>26161745
This-this. We must learn how malleable the marauder are. Having another group of humans that obeys us seperate from the town would be good-better.

>>26161853
We already mind broke their leader and we know all he knows it is doubtful that they know anything more.

>>26161881
Very well. We-us must do as >>26161826 says then. We msut have a stronger, healthier population in that town. Perhaps once we have matrons, we could send one or three there-there to keep an eye on things?

>>26161704
Incorporate them into the swarm

>>26161704
>>26161936
How about this we have the queen access their minds and erase their memories of who they were then we have our human cultists build them back up to worship us. More human cultists wouldn't hurt.

>>26161980
I like, simple yet effective. Perhaps we could use them as effective defenders of the town, with their mind instilled with loyalty for Our Glorious Queen.

>>26161980
>>26162013
Thirded

>>26162049
Let's try it, but if we make this a regular thing and it angers someone capable of determining that we're doing this kind of stuff it will come back to haunt us.

Maybe the next large group of sentients we come across we shouldn't murder half of and eat much of the rest, especially if they have skills.

>>26161980
This is best-best. We will have more cultists! But don't wipe the leader and make him a high priest or something. Put one of the old cultists in that position.

>>26162083
We already got a high priest and the cultists we already have came to us to worship. :)

>>26162079
I would like to make more friends instead of enemies.

>>26162083
Their leader is pretty much himself he has just had his mind broken and enslaved by the queen he is training our forces to fight better. He proved himself an adept commander of forces.

>>26162105
A glorious fusion of man and insect, working together in harmony for the betterment of the hive!

>>26161704

Deciding that there's already been plenty of marauders to devour, this group could prove resourceful in other ways.
They are brought before the Queen. Most appear fearful, likely assuming that they survived the battle only to become a feast for the great creature hulking above them. However, after a few moments, nothing happens. Rozooll strains herself and enters their minds. Images race by, the lives and memories of these dozen men flashing before her. Most seemed to have come from poor, peasant-like backgrounds. Apparently, at least a few only took up marauding as a means for money, with no true ties to a trade group or lord. With this in mind, should Rozooll...

>A). Warp them? Rozooll can attempt to Dominate them, like the Captain. Could ensure loyalty, however, there's always the moral repercussions.
>B). Extend an invitation among them. If they truly had no previous ties, then perhaps they'd be willing to make one to the Queen. A bit riskier than Domination, given that they'll retain free-will, but it looks better to any outsiders.

>>26162237
>B) Definitely B

>>26162237
Let's try B and resettle them in the town, they'll probably scare the shit out of the locals if they appear to have been mind-raped and the place needs more people badly.

>>26162237
>B

>>26162237
B. No reason to make this hard

>>26162237
B!

>>26162237
B

>>26162237

These men were only following orders. A means to an end. The great benevolent deity she is, Rozooll extends to them an offer:
"You have slew my children and worn their hides to further your cause, but I am not without mercy. If you travel West to Kaalun and serve as guardsmen there, your lives shall be spared. Your wounds will be tended to until then. I will assume your answer is yes?"

The men, shocked, nod in disbelief. Perhaps they did not expect a monster as demonized as Rozooll to have a merciful side.
They are brought to the Arena to be tended to by the acolytes in the meantime.
~

>Cont.

>>26162429

The marauders are being tended to. Some wounds are more grievous than others, but they'll be held in the Arena until better. (~2 turns)
[Acolytes will be busy during this time]
~

>Greenhome
>Queen: Rozooll, God-Eater
>Princess: Mazooll
>0 Evolution Points
>Total Population: 132
>Rozoolliim: 123 adults, 0 larvae, 30 eggs
>Numbers (Non-Insectoid): 8 Humans (5M/3F), 1 Elf (M), 1 Queen Tunnel Worm. (14 Marauders being tended to)
27 Workers, 25 Warriors, 11 Scavengers, 13 Nomads, 8 Curious Ones, 1 Tunneler, 19 Harbingers (1 dispatch)
>Food Consumption Rate: 8.0 Units.
>Technology: Hoes, Weapons, Hide Armor Tanning.
>Mastered Spells: Firebolt, Domination
>Weapons Count: 4 Magic Weapons, 19 Spears, 42 Swords, 18 Glaives, 22 Daggers, 9 Bows.
>Supplies: 4 Flamestones, 20.1 Units of food, 0 branches, 6 hides, 4 shiny bars, 24 shiny ore chunks.
Choose 2.
>A) Scavenge/Harvest
>B) Worship (Rozooll)
>C) Explore (N,S,E,W) (The Tunnel) (Northrock) (Eastcave) (Kaalun) (Calsiport)
>D) Research & Development
>E) Study Magic
>F) Hive Improvement
>G) Other

so actions for next turn:
>set up patrols
>set up automated food gathering

>>26162473
>>26162496
Second this

>>26162496
This-this

If we pursue matrons, will be able to pursue a third action each turn, with the matrons taking much of the burden of leadership away so we can pursue other tasks?

>>26162514
Thirding

>>26162473
>Eggs
Give birth to them

>Research
Disect the dead marauder corpse and their mount. Studying biology is a great way to learn how they work and evolve to incorporate them

>Study magic
Time to test out some powers

>Hive improvement
Repair the hole in the hive

>>26162531

Only 2 actions a turn.

>>26162496
Fourthing

>>26162531
Never mind just these two
>>Eggs
>Give birth to them

>>Research
>Disect the dead marauder corpse and their mount. Studying biology is a great way to learn how they work and evolve to incorporate them

>>26162496
Also seconding this.

There was a plan in the discussion thread about automating actions and then set up a curious one workshop to study the books in Kaalun to lrn2civilized, repair the spire, and do other necessary things.

>>26162521
QM said that if we better organize the hive we can have that eventually, matrons may be a path toward this.

>>26162496
My vote

>>26162547
We preformed MUCH vivisection last turn we dont need to cut open more hyuumans for awhile.

>>26162547
We did this already, some of the live ones we vivisectioned. It was terrible. And we got a +5 to rolls against humans

>>26162569
You miss typed awesome!

Haha but srs was super gruesome we don't even have any sedatives.

>>26162568
>>26162569
Oh really? Forgot

>>26162599
Its fine im just trying to be helpful :D.

>>26162599
Yeah. It... I loved it. :D

>>26162568
>>26162569
>>26162592
>>26162617
>>26162618
desperate peasants resorting to marauding: 0
huge badass insects with vivisecting knives: 1

>>26162473

The 30 eggs hatch into larva. THAT'S A LOT OF BUGGERS.
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A routine or farming is developed among the Workers. Passive farming will be implemented. This will allow steady, action-less acquisition of food, but may not acquire as much as active farming.
(+9 Units of food)
~
Patrols are organized among the Rozoolliim. Starting next turn, active patrols will skirt in proximity to the Oasis.
(A roster for patrols is allowed. Or a default roster will be chosen)
~
>Greenhome
>Queen: Rozooll, God-Eater
>Princess: Mazooll
>0 Evolution Points
>Total Population: 132
>Rozoolliim: 123 adults, 30 larvae, 0 eggs
>Numbers (Non-Insectoid): 8 Humans (5M/3F), 1 Elf (M), 1 Queen Tunnel Worm. (14 Marauders being tended to)
27 Workers, 25 Warriors, 11 Scavengers, 13 Nomads, 8 Curious Ones, 1 Tunneler, 19 Harbingers (1 dispatch)
>Food Consumption Rate: 8.0 Units.
>Technology: Hoes, Weapons, Hide Armor Tanning.
>Mastered Spells: Firebolt, Domination
>Weapons Count: 4 Magic Weapons, 19 Spears, 42 Swords, 18 Glaives, 22 Daggers, 9 Bows.
>Supplies: 4 Flamestones, 21.1 Units of food, 0 branches, 6 hides, 4 shiny bars, 24 shiny ore chunks.
Choose 2.
>A) Scavenge/Harvest
>B) Worship (Rozooll)
>C) Explore (N,S,E,W) (The Tunnel) (Northrock) (Eastcave) (Kaalun) (Calsiport)
>D) Research & Development
>E) Study Magic
>F) Hive Improvement
>G) Other

>>26162678

>Lay eggs

>Check the oasis for fish

>>26162678
Continue hatching eggs

>Hive upgrade
Upgrade the hive food source. We're gonna be hatching alot of bugs, need alot more food

>>26162678
good stuff.
i liked 15 warriors on patrol

this turn we should set up passive/standard hive expansion with the queen worm on math's plan with the tunnel rings and passive/standard warrior spawning in the arena

>>26162722
>warrior spawning
warrior sparring

>>26162678
(B)

(F)

>>26162678
>B) Worship our victory
>Lay some eggs
3 patrols of 5 warriors each

>>26162722
We should have nomads on patrol.

They can patrol longer and probably see farther than the warriors. Besides if they do run into enemy they retreat and report back. no need to take warriors ill suited for work outside the hive on a long term basis

>>26162715
>>26162721
>continue hatching eggs
guys this is stressful for the queen, 30 at once ps pretty good anyway

>>26162760
they're not very good fighters, though

>>26162678
I'd like to work on getting matrons created an I guess the fish thing.

>>26162678
Just found and caught up with the quest yesterday, great job OP, most civ quests are pretty bad or end abruptly after a few threads. Don't die on us OP!
>F) Hive Improvement
Make burrows around the desert where patrols, scavangers and exploration parties can wait out the night or sandstorms so we have some protection against the desert for our people even outside our hive. Tunnels that connect the burrows to the hive are optional since that would have the risk of someone else finding a burrow and going through the tunnel straight into the hive unless the tunnel or burrow itself was properly hidden. Then check the underground river.

>>26162722
>>26162741
Seconding.

>>26162805
We need evo points for matrons, which we kinda just have to wait for.

>>26162774
Well if the warriors are fighting who sends back the report saying we encountered something?

Its best to get some caste that is more suited for long term duration outside the hive and retreat to send in a responsive force dealing with the outsider

>>26162842
eh, sure, dispatch them to help then.

>>26162678

Patrols are finalized, with 3 groups of 5 Warriors, accompanied by 2 Nomads. They'll report back in if anything pops up.
~
The Queen Worm is assigned to dig great tunnels for a large project...it'll take a while, being an ambitious project...
~
Warriors, under the tutelage of the Captain, spar in the Arena, taking care to steer clear of the wounded marauders. It seems the Captain has a great deal of combat experience to impart and the Warriors learn a good deal about combat.
~
Some of the Rozoolliim are displaying signs of old age...
~
Passive farming yields 9.1 Units of food)
~

>Greenhome
>Queen: Rozooll, God-Eater
>Princess: Mazooll
>0 Evolution Points
>Total Population: 132
>Rozoolliim: 123 adults, 30 larvae, 0 eggs
>Numbers (Non-Insectoid): 8 Humans (5M/3F), 1 Elf (M), 1 Queen Tunnel Worm. (14 Marauders being tended to)
27 Workers, 25 Warriors (15 on Patrol), 11 Scavengers, 13 Nomads (6 on Patrol), 8 Curious Ones, 1 Tunneler, 19 Harbingers (1 dispatch)
>Food Consumption Rate: 8.0 Units.
>Technology: Hoes, Weapons, Hide Armor Tanning.
>Mastered Spells: Firebolt, Domination
>Weapons Count: 4 Magic Weapons, 19 Spears, 42 Swords, 18 Glaives, 22 Daggers, 9 Bows.
>Supplies: 4 Flamestones, 22.5 Units of food, 0 branches, 6 hides, 4 shiny bars, 24 shiny ore chunks.
Choose 2.
>A) Scavenge/Harvest
>B) Worship (Rozooll)
>C) Explore (N,S,E,W) (The Tunnel) (Northrock) (Eastcave) (Kaalun) (Calsiport)
>D) Research & Development
>E) Study Magic
>F) Hive Improvement
>G) Other

>>26163205

>Check Oasis for fish

>lay egges

>>26163237
Seconded

>>26163205
>Study Magic
>Explore The Tunnel

>>26163205
Does human-place have a blacksmith? If so, we should see if they can turn our shiny ore chunks into weapons.

Send some nomads to the distant human city-place. We must know more about it, in case it ever tries to "free" human-town

Have the workers strengthen the tunnels the worm digs, and begin making smaller branching tunnels

>>26163205
>Explore
Explore the green plains for new plants to farm, animal genes to incorporate and farm

>City
Talk with Mendih see how's he holding up and whats going on in the city

>>26163316
>send nomads
They're weak in combat, every time we have done this it has resulted in our guys dying. So nix on that for now.

>>26163237
This works. Seconding.

>>26163316
Don't you mean send some harbingers instead?

>>26163415
Harbingers would also be a bad idea without warriors, of which we have not enough for jack and shit right now. Let's wait.

I'm proposing a rota of fertilization where we target the following proportions, in terms of which caste fertilizes what eggs. This is for when we've solved our current shortages:

1/4th workers (we need food, workers get food)
1/4th warriors (we need protection as a close second, and warriors keep dying, better replentish them)
1/8th tunnelers (oh man, these guys are useful and we need miners)
1/8th scavengers (let's collect more things, all of the things)
1/8th nomads (scouts are a good thing)
1/8th reserve/replacement of aging and dying members of other castes, determined as needed

Let's discuss it this round and implement next round.

>>26163508
And obviously this won't get us perfect results, but with other efforts it should dial down the random factor.

>>26163508
The next batch of curious ones will be fertile because of the last Evo we should work them into it perhaps onto the reserve slot.

>>26163563
Someone confirm this and I'll switch down to fifths and tenths, with a clutch size reaching 30 eggs it'll be worth it.

>>26163603
>http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/26101977/
[Evolutions granted: 2 minor]
[Future generations of Curious Ones will now be fertile. Queens dig brainy guys.]
[Tunnelers have evolved small, grooved spines along their shell. They vibrate at intense frequencies, shifting the dirt with ease. 'Swimming' through sand and loose soil is now possible. Only 98% plagiarized!]

Adjusting rota:

1/5th workers (we need food, workers get food)
1/5th warriors (we need protection as a close second, and warriors keep dying, better replentish them)
1/5th curious ones (oh god we gotta tech up)
1/10th tunnelers (oh man, these guys are useful and we need miners)
1/10th scavengers (let's collect more things, all of the things)
1/10th nomads (scouts are a good thing)
1/10th reserve/replacement of aging and dying members of other castes, determined as needed

Discuss and implement soon? Though the current clutches oughta be about replacing our shortfalls (warriors, workers, tunnelers)

>>26163696
Ill second this

>>26163696
Thirded

>>26163696
looks good

>>26163696
Implement soon id say

>>26163696
>implying a insect swarm needs tech
>implying we should have evolved our defensive and offensive
>implying we can even arm half the bugs we're gonna hatch
>implying we didn't already make the wrong move of arming our insects with hand made primitive weaponry

>>26163802
>hungry trolls tonight

>>26163858
>Trolling when you don't see the shortfall in our military logistical strategy

>>26163205
Current eggs fertid half by warriors and half by our tunneler

Lay eggs
Set up>>26163696 for future use

>>26163962
>logistical

>>26163972
>Arming 200+ bugs with weapons
>Good idea

>>26163205

The Oasis waters, seemingly forgotten, are tested at length by the Rozoolliim. Small, but tasty-looking creatures swim around inside. 'Fish', one acolyte deems them. How odd! After numerous failed attempts at catching them, the Warriors realize that spears make an excellent tool to capture fish. And they're very tasty!
~
Rozooll resumes laying eggs after what feels like an eternity. She lays a clutch of 10 eggs.
~
The 30 larvae grow into their shells. Of the 30:
12 are Warriors
9 are Tunnelers
5 are Workers
4 are Scavengers
~
While manning the broken Spire, a few Warriors note that several shadows have been seen. However...these are in the sky...
~
In combination to the fish found in the Oasis, harvest yields 10.3 Units of food.
~

>Greenhome
>Queen: Rozooll, God-Eater
>Princess: Mazooll
>0 Evolution Points
>Total Population: 162
>Rozoolliim: 153 adults, 0 larvae, 10 eggs
>Numbers (Non-Insectoid): 8 Humans (5M/3F), 1 Elf (M), 1 Queen Tunnel Worm. (14 Marauders being tended to)
32 Workers, 37 Warriors (15 on Patrol), 15 Scavengers, 13 Nomads (6 on Patrol), 8 Curious Ones, 10 Tunneler, 19 Harbingers (1 dispatch)
>Food Consumption Rate: 8.0 Units.
>Technology: Hoes, Weapons, Hide Armor Tanning.
>Mastered Spells: Firebolt, Domination
>Weapons Count: 4 Magic Weapons, 19 Spears, 42 Swords, 18 Glaives, 22 Daggers, 9 Bows.
>Supplies: 4 Flamestones, 24.8 Units of food, 0 branches, 6 hides, 4 shiny bars, 24 shiny ore chunks.
Choose 2.
>A) Scavenge/Harvest
>B) Worship (Rozooll)
>C) Explore (N,S,E,W) (The Tunnel) (Northrock) (Eastcave) (Kaalun) (Calsiport)
>D) Research & Development
>E) Study Magic
>F) Hive Improvement
>G) Other

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>>26163802
We do not need walls. We will evolve armor. we do not need weapons. we will evolve claws

This one agrees. No curious ones in new rota

>>26164035
We already tried that and died horribly. WHAT IS THE MANTRA OF THE HIVE, YOUNG ONE?

>>26164032
>Upgrade settlement
Increase our farm size

>City
Talk to Mendihn what is the situation of our city

>>26164069
>Tried
>More like completely ignored to evolve cave men tech

>>26164069


"The untested grow weak.
The weak perish.
Those unwilling to change, fade into history."

This one is sorry. This one will be more obedient. But this one insists that we send the shiny ore to the human-town. Can make into weapon-arms, will help warriors be mightier. Or perhaps tools. We also have extra food, perhaps can pay with excess food for labor of turning shiny-rocks into weapons-tools?

>>26164032
>Upgrade settlement FIX THIS PLACE UP
>City lets get some info from Mendihn about the city and arrange.... weekly check ins

>>26164032
Implement rota here >>26163696 as a standard, but current clutches should be equal parts tunnelers, warriors, and workers for now.

Implement division of fertilization duties, allowing for broader genetic diversity. If we have three eggs to fertilize and select only the best warrior, that's fine, but we'd probably do better if we picked the best three warriors instead so any flaws one had would not be passed down to the entirety of the next generation. This translates into some kind of minor bonus, to make OP's life easier. (This means a flat bonus to actions of like +5 because we less inbred-incompetent and less random factor in clutches.)

>>26164090
>won't stop shitposting
>possibly can't stop

>>26164121
>>26164077
Talking cannot possibly be an action. Should be free, allow us to direct our hive to do other things, like fix hive, farm fish, bring shiny ore to human-town

>>26164158
>Shitposting
>Ignorance is bliss

>>26164139
secondan

G) feed the queen fish so she can develop gills for our bugs, make a special underwater attack class for use in our upcoming attack on a port(a port was mentioned, right?)

>>26164170
YOU Squeekskritch GET IN HERE! http://steamcommunity.com/groups/Rozoolliim


>>26164139
Im pretty sure insects dont have issues with inbreeding

>>26164035
Wall do not serve the same funtion as armor bub. I agree that in the long run individual techs will be pointless as our growth will overpower it, but generally beneficial things like farming methods, tactics and architcture will still benefit us and tools and weapons have a place while the hive is young. I am in favor of curious ones in rota

>>26164205
It's a standard thing for them, they only pass on one set of genes per generation and that works in limited fashion.

We have the complexity going for it to be a factor now, just ask your local phylogeneticist.

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>>26164174
>>26164158
No be faggot-asses. Come to agreement. Evolutions are of importance, but next evolution is slated for creation of matrons. Getting shiny ores forged into weapons fixes short-term need for weapons

>>26164204
In the future, the hive should relocate underwater once our bugs get gills

>>26164139
Sure why not

>>26164204
Amen

>>26164205
Actually, anything with dna and gendered procreation does

>>26164263
We have a shitload of weapons, he seems to be saying fuck all technological development, what the fuck.

Develop matrons and lifespan enhancement

>>26164295
>>26164253
CONFIRMED BY OP IN CHAT.

9:51 PM - Buff Baby: ...and no. Rozoollim don't suffer from inbreeding.
9:52 PM - Buff Baby: No retard-strength Warriors for you.

>>26164213
I personally think we're getting to far into the technology tree here

We put a valuable evolutionary point in scientist fertility. Feels like its a bit of a waste

>>26164295
That sounds like a vote for the rota next round, if not this round. THE HIVE NEEDS YOUR VOTE TO STOP THIS CRIPPLING INBREEDING, CAN WE COUNT ON YOUR SUPPORT?

>>26164300
No what I'm saying is we should stop steering into the technology tree. For god sakes our chart even says we're shit in it. Why are we gonna specialize in shit when we could over come our technological needs with evolution?

>>26164328
Then implement Rota and

>Hive improvement assign workers and tunnlers to make queens sanctum more temple like and larger so it is easier and more effective to worship.

>>26164295
Rats, Mice, insects: don't suffer from inbreeding in reality

>>26164364
We have to earn those points though...

>>26164409
We earn them by consuming

Scientist fertility isn't gonna make that faster

i say we evolve genetical memory, so we dont have to lose time training our soldiers nor training our workers, yet they are born with the knowledge of the past generations

>>26164364
our chart says we're good at tech, what the fuck?

>>26164364
Actually, our chart says were good at it. Diplomacy and magic ar our weak spots. Evolution is either slow or only partially controlled, both of which make it unable to cover everything. Plus, we cant evolve arhitchture or new farming tech

>>26164364
Our chart says were the best at tech

>>26164328
OP allowed it might make sense. Let's not be pasting this stuff at the drop of a hat.

>>26164364
Because our technology was exceptional? It was our magic that was abysmal with only the queen being able to cast spells. Also evolving takes alot more effort, either need to get evolution points somehow (only ones we've gotten so far, are the 2 from consuming that god's heart and the 1 from racial trait) or alternatively find some unique lifeforms to consume which would require us to be able to actually find em and kill em. Evolution is more of a long term goal.

>>26164364
>not trolling, just can't read
oh, okay

>>26164430
we are good at tech, yes

does tech mix well with "hiper evolutionary insects", no

so we have a problem with people that want super tech, and the ones that want evolution as a form of tech

>>26164486
...It synergizes fine. You need to check your privilege.

>>26164395
Actually, they just reduce the impact with higher genetic diversity, then offset the rest by breeding a fucking lot. Anything with gendered reproduction and DNA face the issue to some extent.>>26164426
good idea

>>26164486
we dont have enough evo points to evolve all our problems away so we might as well tech up in the mean time

>>26164430
>>26164452
>>26164459
Someone got that chart?

Last I read we were mediocre in tech

>>26164500
oh that was a overall overview, myself i believe we should evolve each caste to serve a "general purpose" and then use tech to put the specialty.

like evolving workers with several arms, and outifitting each arm with a different tool

>>26164539
there is like twenty versions of that same chart

>>26164139

sounds good, implement both if the second thing gives us a bonus

>>26164584
Yes but did anyone save the chart for this one and last I remembered there was only 3 version of this chart which changed only the image of the race and added new races

>>26164486
It synergizes fine, just pick the right tech. Weapons are a for now deal because we need it short term. Long tterm our tech should be methods that all hive can ude

>>26164621
>>26164584
I've asked OP to clarify this so y'all can calm down.

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>>26164539
Boom

>>26164621
I have it at home but posting from tblat while on vacation

>>26164655
>technology: exceptional
eat that, anti-tech fgts

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This one is tired of bullshit. Posting pic from first civ thread, the one that has trolls


Picture says we exceptional. Not sure what means. Might mean evolution AND technology. Would rather utilize both, less zerg, more interesting

>>26164677
b8

still, we now have both evo and tech, i say we evolve our castes more, so they can use tech better

>>26164691
>less zerg, more interesting
so much this

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>>26164677
This one dislikes you. You bring hate to the hive. You sow discord when we should meld science and evolution. You taunt other one. Cease or begone. No be a faggot

>>26164709
People don't seem to understand that evolution points are rare.

People also don't seem to understand that we just had a discussion thread where about a million mutation ideas were proposed and the best one is matrons because it helps accrue evo points faster.

>>26164749
Thing is, we dont even know how to get evo points in the start

>>26164032

The marauders are well enough to make the trip to Kaalun now.
They, along with a handful of Warriors and Harbingers, go down the Kaalun Pass. They'll return next round...
~
A generation of Rozoolliim passes away...
(-4 Workers, -3 Warriors, 2 Scavengers, 1 Nomad, 2 Curious Ones)
~
Harvest gives 9.2 Units of food.
~
The Hive is ever-growing and needs a bigger mushroom farm. Tunnelers are sent to accomplish this. (2 turns)
(+6 shiny ore chunks)
~

>Greenhome
>Queen: Rozooll, God-Eater
>Princess: Mazooll
>0 Evolution Points
>Total Population: 150
>Rozoolliim: 141 adults, 0 larvae, 10 eggs
>Numbers (Non-Insectoid): 8 Humans (5M/3F), 1 Elf (M), 1 Queen Tunnel Worm. (14 Marauders being tended to)
28 Workers, 33 Warriors (15 on Patrol), 13 Scavengers, 12 Nomads (6 on Patrol), 6 Curious Ones, 10 Tunneler, 19 Harbingers (1 dispatch)
>Food Consumption Rate: 8.3 Units.
>Technology: Hoes, Weapons, Hide Armor Tanning.
>Mastered Spells: Firebolt, Domination
>Weapons Count: 4 Magic Weapons, 19 Spears, 42 Swords, 18 Glaives, 22 Daggers, 9 Bows.
>Supplies: 4 Flamestones, 25.7 Units of food, 0 branches, 6 hides, 4 shiny bars, 30 shiny ore chunks.
Choose 2.
>A) Scavenge/Harvest
>B) Worship (Rozooll)
>C) Explore (N,S,E,W) (The Tunnel) (Northrock) (Eastcave) (Kaalun) (Calsiport)
>D) Research & Development
>E) Study Magic
>F) Hive Improvement
>G) Other

>>26164764
Pretty sure we just gotta eat alot of things

>>26164766
Implement rota.

Implement diversity if it grants a bonus.

Otherwise, implement worship as a standard/passive action, any free bugs doing nothing else worship the queen as directed by acolytes to maximize efficiency.

>>26164783
nope.jpg, that's mutation

>>26164766
A) as per usual
b) worship, everyone that isnt ocupied
D) curious ones, create fish cultivation farms
F) tunnelers, build more farm for mushroom

>>26164766
>Magic
Study that sand magic

>Scavenge
Scavenge the plains for new biomass to devour

>>26164674
Back to the matter at hand

Set up passive egging unless we say otherwise.
Havecurious ones work out fertilization rota for later while warrioirs and tunnelers do it now

>>26164766
Turn all shiny ore into weapons! Give our warriors fine weapons that will outlast them for a hundred generations!

Also, Repair spire, make bigger, stronger. Perhaps curious ones can be in charge of repairs, design stronger spire?

>>26164800
this

>>26164808
y u posting more than 2 actions

can op confirm a way to obtain evo?

>>26164800

Seconding. Nice to see we guessed right and that the rota should keep up with death figures.

>>26164832
got used to it since the start of the thread... i skipped one part, so feel free to tell me to just post 2

OH FUCK

WE GOTTA GET A SPIDER TYPE BUG

>>26164800
Ill third this.

>>26164800
>>26164821
>>26164832
>>26164847
Four votes for rota.
>>26164813
One vote for magic study and scavenging
>>26164828
One vote for forging everything.

>>26164828
I second this!

>>26164882
add another for forging

>>26165107
dude.....you......you just exposed yourself for voting three times on something.

>>26165166
Welp, GUESS THAT MEANS THE ROTA HAS TWO VOTES NOW.

That was dumb, samefag.

>>26165177
And you almost got away with it too if it wasn't for those meddling copypastas.

>>26164766

Passive Harvest returns 9.2 Units of food.
~
Mazooll has now reached full maturity! She is now as big as Rozooll originally was. However, she won't develop an egg sac until she wills it. This allows her to retain her great degree of mobility.
~
A system of rotating fertilization of egg clutches is established. For info, refer to: >>26163696
~
The Kaalun dispatch returns! Medinh is running the city with relative efficiency. He and the townspeople are grateful for the 'volunteers' you sent to join the guard. Hazim has been in line, though shifty as always. A small shipment came back as well, with 10 shiny bars, 5 hides, and several recovered spell tomes.
~
All the ore is melted down, leaving one Flamestone remaining.
~
Work on enlarging the mushroom farm is complete! Food gain is increased.
(+3 shiny ore chunks)
~

>Greenhome
>Queen: Rozooll, God-Eater
>Princess: Mazooll
>0 Evolution Points
>Total Population: 150
>Rozoolliim: 141 adults, 0 larvae, 10 eggs
>Numbers (Non-Insectoid): 8 Humans (5M/3F), 1 Elf (M), 1 Queen Tunnel Worm. (14 Marauders being tended to)
28 Workers, 33 Warriors (15 on Patrol), 13 Scavengers, 12 Nomads (6 on Patrol), 6 Curious Ones, 10 Tunneler, 19 Harbingers (1 dispatch)
>Food Consumption Rate: 8.3 Units.
>Technology: Hoes, Weapons, Hide Armor Tanning.
>Mastered Spells: Firebolt, Domination
>Weapons Count: 4 Magic Weapons, 19 Spears, 42 Swords, 18 Glaives, 22 Daggers, 9 Bows.
>Supplies: 1 Flamestones, 25.7 Units of food, 0 branches, 11 hides, 44 shiny bars, 3 shiny ore chunks.
Choose 2.
>A) Scavenge/Harvest
>B) Worship (Rozooll)
>C) Explore (N,S,E,W) (The Tunnel) (Northrock) (Eastcave) (Kaalun) (Calsiport)
>D) Research & Development
>E) Study Magic
>F) Hive Improvement
>G) Other

>>26165580
Could we send a Clever one to the town, along with our shinies, so we can get a regular thing going where they make weapons for us?

>>26165580
E) Study magic. LETS HIVE MIND!
F) FIX OUR DAMN HIVE

>>26165580
Give the spelltomes to the elf as per our earlier agreement.

Establish a regular shipment of books from the town library to the curious ones and get them reading and copying and studying and researching.

Establish passive worship if possible.

>>26165580
We should start working on refining those bars, with study magic as a secondary action. Have Mazooll study as well, for if she is to leave the hive, powerful spells may aide her survival.

>>26165637
when we study magic give him the spell tomes
and check if mazooll can magic stuff too

>>26165580
New kaalun dispatch, a curious one and some warrioers and harbingers. Start learning human tech.
Tunnelers start making the queens cave into a combined temple and hatchery

>>26165580
Spell tomes go to elf first (that's automatic, right?)

Also, has anyone considered studying the corpses of our own population?

F). Hive improvement. Let's shore up on defenses.

>>26165580
>Magic
Research the spell tomes

>Weapons
Have the curious ones and some harbingers go to the human black smiths and teach the curious ones their crafts through the harbingers translations

>>26165580
E) Study magic
F) Fix hive

>>26165580
> Fix hive

>Magic study!

>>26165580

The Hive is being repaired by Workers, mending the damage done in the marauder attacks. Repairs should be complete in 2 turns.
~
Passive Harvest grants 9.5 Units of food
~
Ronin, agitated that he's been pulled away from his tomes, begrudgingly joins Rozooll in the hatchery to teach her in the ways of magic. This time, she's being taught Clairvoyance, to capitalize on her preexisting, but limited power of awareness. One more session should be enough to fully grasp Clairvoyance.
~

>Greenhome
>Queen: Rozooll, God-Eater
>Princess: Mazooll
>0 Evolution Points
>Total Population: 150
>Rozoolliim: 141 adults, 0 larvae, 10 eggs
>Numbers (Non-Insectoid): 8 Humans (5M/3F), 1 Elf (M), 1 Queen Tunnel Worm. (14 Marauders being tended to)
28 Workers, 33 Warriors (15 on Patrol), 13 Scavengers, 12 Nomads (6 on Patrol), 6 Curious Ones, 10 Tunneler, 19 Harbingers (1 dispatch)
>Food Consumption Rate: 8.3 Units.
>Technology: Hoes, Weapons, Hide Armor Tanning.
>Mastered Spells: Firebolt, Domination
>Weapons Count: 4 Magic Weapons, 19 Spears, 42 Swords, 18 Glaives, 22 Daggers, 9 Bows.
>Supplies: 1 Flamestones, 26.9 Units of food, 0 branches, 11 hides, 44 shiny bars, 3 shiny ore chunks.
Choose 2.
>A) Scavenge/Harvest
>B) Worship (Rozooll)
>C) Explore (N,S,E,W) (The Tunnel) (Northrock) (Eastcave) (Kaalun) (Calsiport)
>D) Research & Development
>E) Study Magic
>F) Hive Improvement
>G) Other

>>26165989
One more magic session it is, then.
Passive scavenging go.

>>26166010
seems legit

>>26165989
>Magic
continue practicing

>Weapons
Have the curious ones and some harbingers go to the human black smiths and teach the curious ones their crafts through the harbingers translations

>>26165989

Whoops. Also, a weaker, but constant schedule of Worship is developed. It's only a small buff for Rozooll, but a turn can be spent to actively worship, for a larger bonus.

>>26165989
>E) Magic study
>G) Send 3 curious ones and 3 harbingers to the city to study and learn stuff. Have one harbinger and curious one come back every week for an update

>>26165989
Magic study. Set up worship from unbysy people as an auto action

>>26165989
>E). Study Magic - One more session
>F). Hive Improvement - Continue repairs

>>26166100
Worship has been set up, see >>26166087

>>26166112
>>26166139
Samefag detected? Either ways OP and i posted largely simultaneously, his post hadnt come up when i hit submit. Replace it with city dispstch of curious ones and harbingers to learn tech

>>26166183
I corrected my post, yeah. Just going for clarity.

>>26166095
They wont live long enough just send them off for a week.

>>26166258
This is why building a library that will outlast a curious one is a good thing.

>>26166271
Lets build one then i say

>Continue magic study

>Build library

>>26165989

Through some amount of incompetence, the eggs were left unfertilized. This has been swiftly corrected.
~
Passive Harvest returns 9.7 Units of food
~
Rozooll completes her training from Ronin. By focusing her will, Rozooll can use Clairvoyance to see far places in real time.
[Spell Learned: Clairvoyance]
~
Repairs on the hive are completed! The Spire is now functional once again, as well as regular watches (again).
~

>Greenhome
>Queen: Rozooll, God-Eater
>Princess: Mazooll
>0 Evolution Points
>Total Population: 150
>Rozoolliim: 141 adults, 0 larvae, 10 eggs
>Numbers (Non-Insectoid): 8 Humans (5M/3F), 1 Elf (M), 1 Queen Tunnel Worm. (14 Marauders being tended to)
28 Workers, 33 Warriors (15 on Patrol), 13 Scavengers, 12 Nomads (6 on Patrol), 6 Curious Ones, 10 Tunneler, 19 Harbingers (1 dispatch)
>Food Consumption Rate: 8.3 Units.
>Technology: Hoes, Weapons, Hide Armor Tanning.
>Mastered Spells: Firebolt, Domination, Clairvoyance
>Weapons Count: 4 Magic Weapons, 19 Spears, 42 Swords, 18 Glaives, 22 Daggers, 9 Bows.
>Supplies: 1 Flamestones, 28.3 Units of food, 0 branches, 11 hides, 44 shiny bars, 3 shiny ore chunks.
Choose 2.
>A) Scavenge/Harvest
>B) Worship (Rozooll)
>C) Explore (N,S,E,W) (The Tunnel) (Northrock) (Eastcave) (Kaalun) (Calsiport)
>D) Research & Development
>E) Study Magic
>F) Hive Improvement
>G) Other

>>26166444

>Lay eggs

>Build library

>>26166444
Build a library.

Start passive scavenging if available.

Check the underground river for more of these 'fish.'

>>26166444
F) Hive Improvement
Start work on the defence grid thingy that some anon linked previously

Build a library

>>26166444
>Lay eggs
>Build Library

>>26166487
passive scavenging is on already

>>26166505
Thought it was just passive farming?

>>26166489
Its here. ITS MINE!
http://imgur.com/hHZJ2Pl
and its already underway. At least the first circle

>>26166489
>Start work on the defence grid thingy that some anon linked previously
We're working on it.

>>26166475
>>26166491
This

Also, passive fishing please

>>26166519
Oh nevermind, my bad. Should get some sleep, insomnia is a bitch

>>26166532
I expect it gets folded into the passive food harvesting, and we get a bump.

>>26166444
Lay Eggs and Build a library.

>>26166487
Secondan for underground river exploration.

>>26166444
>Weapons
Have the curious ones and some harbingers go to the human black smiths and teach the curious ones their crafts through the harbingers translations

>Hive upgrade
Make a large room for a library

>>26166444

Passive Harvest yields 9.4 Units of food
~
The hardships faced through Kaalun and the marauders have brought about wonderful, wonderful change...Rozooll's carapace thickens, a trait that will be present in all future generations.
~
The Curious Ones are direly itching for reading material. And to learn how to read. A library is now under construction!
(+3 shiny ore chunks)
~
Warriors in The Spire report more strange silhouettes in the sky, constantly circling the Oasis...
~
The eggs hatch into larva! They don't seem too different, but...something's odd about them...
~
Scouts ran into a small group of travelers. They report that they were quite friendly, despite being clearly taken back by the...unorthodox appearance of the Rozoolliim. They claim to be from a distant land, far to the south. As a friendly offering, they give them a few strange fruits.
(+0.2 units of food)
~
Worship idly goes on for the acolytes in Greenhome. Rozooll feels a small, but noticeable increase in strength.
~
Rozooll lays a clutch of 11 eggs.

>Greenhome
>Queen: Rozooll, God-Eater
>Princess: Mazooll
>0 Evolution Points
>Total Population: 150
>Rozoolliim: 141 adults, 10 larvae, 11 eggs
>Numbers (Non-Insectoid): 8 Humans (5M/3F), 1 Elf (M), 1 Queen Tunnel Worm.
28 Workers, 33 Warriors (15 on Patrol), 13 Scavengers, 12 Nomads (6 on Patrol), 6 Curious Ones, 10 Tunneler, 19 Harbingers (1 dispatch)
>Food Consumption Rate: 8.3 Units.
>Technology: Hoes, Weapons, Hide Armor Tanning.
>Mastered Spells: Firebolt, Domination, Clairvoyance
>Weapons Count: 4 Magic Weapons, 19 Spears, 42 Swords, 18 Glaives, 22 Daggers, 9 Bows.
>Supplies: 1 Flamestones, 29.6 Units of food, 0 branches, 11 hides, 44 shiny bars, 6 shiny ore chunks.
Choose 2.
>A) Scavenge/Harvest
>B) Worship (Rozooll)
>C) Explore (N,S,E,W) (The Tunnel) (Northrock) (Eastcave) (Kaalun) (Calsiport)
>D) Research & Development
>E) Study Magic
>F) Hive Improvement
>G) Other

>>26166669
test gifted food for poison

>>26166669
Return the strangers' gift of food.

Continue building the library, if necessary.

Otherwise, work on the Queen's weather magic. It could be useful if we get bum-rushed by dragons.

>>26166669
>Farm
Farm those fruits

>City
Have Mendih bring the skilled human black smiths to our lair to teach our curious ones

>>26166701
>Return the strangers' gift of food.
Meant reciprocate. Give them some of our food in return.

>>26166701
>>26166713
that works
>>26166709
if the queen's too tired to study magic, try planting and farming the fruits

>>26166669
Learning dispatch and making rozoolls chamber into a proper temple please

>>26166669
> Clairvoyance on those flying things
> Try planting the new fruits

>>26166669

>Magic use clairvoyance to see what the flying silhouette are

>Plant the new fruit near the oasis

>>26166669
Offer the strangers hospitality, including water from the oasis and a safe haven. Give them a gift of food in return for what they gave us.

Ask them how to cultivate the fruit, and plant it in the shade.

Use clairvoyance if available. Otherwise, work on weather magic.

>>26166669
DONT PLANT THE FRUIT TEST IT FOR BAD JOO JOO

>>26166845
Seconded

>>26166779
Seconded in the name of common sense.

>>26166845
thirded

>>26166845
Yeah do this

CV them birds

>>26166669

Passive Harvest yields 9 Units of food.
~
The larva grow into their shells. They're pretty weird lookin'...they have 6 limbs like the others, but they crawl and skitter around on all of them. They even display great skill at scaling the walls of the cave, even adhering to the ceiling itself...
What should this New Caste be called?
~
The 11 eggs hatch into larvae!
~
The strangers found in the desert were, after some time pantomiming, invited back to Greenhome, by the scouts. They don't seem comfortable around such strange creatures, but they are friendly, making conversation with the Harbingers, who also relay to the Curious Ones...
(what should they ask them?)
~
Rozooll tests her newly acquired Clairvoyance on the strange figures circling above the Oasis...there's only two of them, but they are massive flying creatures, with sharp talons and...a deep hunger in their eyes.
~

>Greenhome
>Queen: Rozooll, God-Eater
>Princess: Mazooll
>0 Evolution Points
>Total Population: 150
>Rozoolliim: 141 adults, 11 larvae, 0 eggs
>Numbers (Non-Insectoid): 8 Humans (5M/3F), 1 Elf (M), 1 Queen Tunnel Worm.
28 Workers, 33 Warriors (15 on Patrol), 13 Scavengers, 12 Nomads (6 on Patrol), 6 Curious Ones, 10 Tunneler, 19 Harbingers (1 dispatch), 10 New Caste
>Food Consumption Rate: 8.3 Units.
>Technology: Hoes, Weapons, Hide Armor Tanning.
>Mastered Spells: Firebolt, Domination, Clairvoyance
>Weapons Count: 4 Magic Weapons, 19 Spears, 42 Swords, 18 Glaives, 22 Daggers, 9 Bows.
>Supplies: 1 Flamestones, 30.3 Units of food, 0 branches, 11 hides, 44 shiny bars, 6 shiny ore chunks.
Choose 2.
>A) Scavenge/Harvest
>B) Worship (Rozooll)
>C) Explore (N,S,E,W) (The Tunnel) (Northrock) (Eastcave) (Kaalun) (Calsiport)
>D) Research & Development
>E) Study Magic
>F) Hive Improvement
>G) Other

>>26166952
At first I thought you meant asking for the CV of the flyers and offer them jobs, but then I realised you meant the spell. It was a fun notion though.

Maybe we should ivest into tourism? All we need to do is extend the burrows of our patrols, establish some farming and a clean water source. It would improve our image towards outsiders, plus we could become a trade center.
>mfw we're becoming arabic tyranids

>>26167076
Spidy

Where do you hail from strangers?

>City
Get mendih to bring blacksmiths to the hive to teach the curious ones

>Magic
Cast clairvoyance at the birds

>>26167092
With your suggestion that would be arabic touranids. Cant do much about birds, ask newcomers about home. Build temple

>>26167076
Well fuck.
Deploy brain dildos, make them kill each other up in the sky, and when their bodies fall to the ground we consume them.
If that don't work, send out the storm alarm and rip them apart with a mighty sandstorm.

>>26167076
> Have Rozooll touch minds with the birds
> Train warriors in Bows
Ask them how to grow the fruits

>>26167138
Scratch the magic

>Trap
Get some meat from some animal and leave it in the middle of the desert but before that we dig a trap with the tunnelers under the meat. That way when the bird comes in and tries to eat the meat we fucking pop out and snatch that bird

>>26167076
Crawlers I say call them crawlers

>>26167193
Sounds good

>>26167076
Since the new guys like to crawl why not call them crawlers?

Oh, and name the new caste Crawlers.

Also, just have a little small talk with the guests and generally try and act like we don't butcher and consume people on a regular basis.

>>26167076
>(what should they ask them?)
Ask them all about their homeland, their travels, and anything they'd like to impart in terms of stories or advice. Tell them what you know of the surrounding cities.

>dragons flying overhead
Get everybody the fuck inside and create magic sandstorm.

>one more action
Make weapons, we might have to fight dragons now.

>>26167178
Also if they are traders ask what they need and see if we can start up trading with us or with our city

>>26167076
Ask about how to plant the fruit and if we can plant it here.

Ask if they know what the strange creatures are.

Ask their names.

Also i second this >>26167178


Now then GOODNIGHT EVERYBODY!

Remember to visit Eastcave soon or at least use clairvoyance to scout it.

Don't do drugs.

Eastcave has golden statue heads that look like our queen we should REALLY take a look at what is going on over there.

>>26167239

this sounds alright

>>26167278
I completly forgot about what we found at Eastcave. Good thing you did.

Farezz, how about you make a pdf you can post about what we have established so far? Like Tome Quest where we could keep track of our spells and stuff. Just trying to make it managable for you.

>>26167076
We should set out a few carcasses to lure the birds down so that we may capture them and feed them to Rozooll. Hopefully leading to offspring capable of flight!

>>26167400
Best bet is a wiki page, but QM seems pretty tired of that bullshit. We should do it for him.

>>26167418
>lure down massive flying creatures
Let's get into a tussle with a couple of dragons, sure. Riiiiiiight.

>>26167449
A valid point. I was thinking they were more like LOTR style hawks, rather than dragons. Either way they're the most eminent threat facing the Hive right now.

>>26167538
They are giant flying beasts and it did not say they were birds in the post, there is no mention of feathers.

>>26167239

Right Im going with this one now guys

>>26167076

Passive Harvest yields 9.8 Units of food.
~
The travelers have a pleasant talk with the Harbingers and Curious Ones. A lot of pleasantries are exchanged and the strangers reveal themselves to be rangers for a kingdom far to the south, on the border of a great 'jungle'. Whatever that is. When asked about the creatures circling above the Oasis, they retain their composure, but their tone becomes quiet serious:
"If there's only two of 'em, odds are it's a pair of Rocs. Nasty birds with an appetite as big as their wingspan. They must've liked the way you guys taste if they're stickin' around this long..."
They share a few more of their fruits in exchange for some mushrooms and fish, luxuries they've been without for some time, and even show the Workers how to cultivate the fruits.
They kindly excuse themselves after a day of rest and promise to send word of this to their king, when they return.
~
The 11 larvae grow into their shells. Of the 11:
1 is a Curious One! (Fertile Edition)
4 are Warriors
3 are Workers
1 is a Tunneler (vibrospine Edition)
~
A generation of Rozoolliim starts to grow old...
~

>Cont.

>>26167600

>Greenhome
>Queen: Rozooll, God-Eater
>Princess: Mazooll
>0 Evolution Points
>Total Population: 161
>Rozoolliim: 152 adults, 0 larvae, 0 eggs
>Numbers (Non-Insectoid): 8 Humans (5M/3F), 1 Elf (M), 1 Queen Tunnel Worm.
28 Workers, 33 Warriors (15 on Patrol), 13 Scavengers, 12 Nomads (6 on Patrol), 6 Curious Ones, 10 Tunneler, 19 Harbingers (1 dispatch), 10 Crawlers
>Food Consumption Rate: 8.9 Units.
>Technology: Hoes, Weapons, Hide Armor Tanning.
>Mastered Spells: Firebolt, Domination, Clairvoyance
>Weapons Count: 4 Magic Weapons, 19 Spears, 42 Swords, 18 Glaives, 22 Daggers, 9 Bows.
>Supplies: 1 Flamestones, 31.4 Units of food, 0 branches, 11 hides, 44 shiny bars, 6 shiny ore chunks.
Choose 2.
>A) Scavenge/Harvest
>B) Worship (Rozooll)
>C) Explore (N,S,E,W) (The Tunnel) (Northrock) (Eastcave) (Kaalun) (Calsiport)
>D) Research & Development
>E) Study Magic
>F) Hive Improvement
>G) Other

>>26167600
Wow those birds

Gotta eat one now

>Trap
Get some Rozoollian corpses and leave it in the middle of the desert but before that we dig a trap with the tunnelers under the meat. That way when the bird comes in and tries to eat the meat we fucking pop out and snatch that bird

>>26167606
Repeat then lol
> Have Rozooll touch minds with the birds
> Train warriors in Bows

>>26167606
I'm going to go ahead and stick with my idea of consuming the rocks. Perhaps we could begin development of a trap to ensnare the rocks?
>Also train in Archery.

>>26167606
Wait can the crawlers spin web?

>>26167606
Lure the rocs down to the ground with a few dead insects, or a pile of dead fish, or some tunnelers that can retreat beneath the earth, or even the worm-queen as a last resort (she can probably survive their attacks.

Get them close to the hive, close enough to allow the queen to attempt mental domination, and have her dominate one into attacking the other. Once both are sufficiently wounded, we can have warriors shoot them with bows if necessary to subdue them further.

Once we get them properly beaten down, try restraining them and bring them before the queen for some real domination. If this fails, kill them and eat them, and save the feathers. Roc feathers are usually either valuable trade goods or magical components.

>>26167786
Ill second this

>>26167786
And ask the elf what he thinks first.

>>26167806
with an adendum. While this happens have everyone free worship Rozooll to strengthen her magic

>>26167815
Sure, that's a good idea. Everyone except warriors and tunnelers, anyway.

>>26167600
Ask the elf for his opinion on how to deal with the Rocs.
If he has nothing go with
>>26167786

>>26167786
Do it!

>>26167786
If Dragon's Dogma taught me anything at all, it's that fire works well against winged beasts.

So. With that in mind, maybe we should create a fire for our archers to use to light their arrows on fire?

>>26167895
We're trying to keep them alive, anon. That's the thing that makes me not want to go with the fire plan.

>>26167895
we want to take them alive, possibly wound them to weaken them. NOT KILL THEM

>>26167918
So we're looking for pets, are we?

Is the Domination thing something that requires periodic touch ups from time to time, or is it that once they're dominated, that's it for life? Barring extraordinary circumstances, of course.

>>26167938
No idea, we've only done it twice so far.

bump

>>26167606

Ronin is asked about the Rocs. His face contorts, as if he was working out a puzzle. Then, he lights up, seemingly finding the information he was dredging up.
"Rocs, yes. Well, miss, you ain't gonna like 'em. They're not known to be awfully friendly. Never really been tamable before. S'why their feathers always fetched a nice handful of coins from the right buyer. They're not too bright, though. And thunder spooks 'em real easy. S'why they stick around the desert so much. Not too much rain around here, y'know?"
~
Time to set up a trap...
Bodies/food will be needed to lure them down, but what then?

>A). Have Rozooll attempt to Dominate one.
>B). Ambush it. (Arrows/Magic/Tunnelers)
>C). Write-In

>>26168118
Combination of tunnelers, warriors, and scavengers

Allow the corpse to be on top of the densest part of the tunnel so that it doesn't collapse but when the creature comes in to feast the ground around it would collapse surprising it. Then the scavengers would go at its tendons on the wings and leg while the warriors are heavy enough to grab onto it and keep it on the ground long enough for the scavenger razor sharp arms to do its work

>>26168118
Have the queen get in telepathic contact with the rocs and send them thoughts of food on the surface below, this should attract them to us.

Have the elf mage call down some lightning if he can, or just make loud explosions approximating thunder as best he is able, WHILE the queen is dominating one of the rocs. Fear should make them more confused and less able to resist.

At the height of the confusion, have our troops launch arrows at them.

Tunnel collapse idea here is good >>26168158

Have ropes onhand, try to bind them if domination isn't working so well.

>>26168158
What scavenger razor arms?

>>26168196
I thought it was the scavengers who silently dispatched those guards with their razor arms. Or was that the tunnelers? If so then switch the scavengers with the tunnelers

>>26168118
>C) I agree with >>26168196 However we should not use arrows. Also see if Elf mage can use some sort of binding magicd as well.

And finally while all of that was going down, have the rest of the hive Worship

>>26168118
I suggest the use of a bird snare, with either the use of the old Rozoollians as bait or the unfertilized eggs of the Queen Worm.

>>26168219
Tunnelers, yeah. But it might just have been stealthy warriors.

>>26168233
We'll only use arrows if the other things aren't working effectively, because the whole thing may turn into a kill-or-be-killed situation.

Worship is go.

>>26168236
I really don't know that we have the time to build a snare for an enormous mythical bird as big as a house.

>>26168248
Agreed with that.

>>26168248
Construction wouldn't take long snares are simple and resource effective. However, I agree that using Elf binding magic is the most efficient option so far.

So.
We call in all warrior patrols and set everyone spare to worshipping in an attempt to boost the queen's magic.

We bait them with a pile of fish, our own people on the surface maybe, and telepathically sent thoughts of food.

The elf uses his magic WHEN IT IS MOST OPPORTUNE to distract the rocs just as they're striking/taking the bait. This creates fear and confusion.

At this point we use mental domination to turn them on each other, and collapse the ground beneath them, to flush them into a tunnel.

We also attempt to tie their feet and maybe wound them with tunnelers or whoever has the best implements.

And we try proper mental domination, aided by any tricks the elf has.

>>26168357
>tie their feet
Also their beaks.

>>26168357
Agreed

>>26168357
Seconded

>>26168357
Sounds good.

>>26168357
>>26168361
OP requesting yet another confirmation in chat, post plx.

>>26168357
>>26168361
fund it

>>26168357
I concur with this plan of action. Once they are in the tunnels they are screwed. Thats our territory.
I wonder if they have some eggs somewhere. We might have to get them if they do.

>>26168400
Now I want an omelet. THANKS, GUY.