>>37140995
ofuk welcome back. Was hoping you'd be back soon

>>37140995
Glad to see this is back.

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Previous Thread: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/37006581/

Last thread our major achievements included: Building a bridge off the skeleton of the dead world snake, The invention of the stone Mill, domestication of the peccary, public baths, and an assortment of other "house keeping" innovations that just make normal life easier... With Exception to Parrats made Sapient. They do not make life Easier.

However, due to outside forces a number of new issues and developments have come to your attention and would most likely benefit from your immediate response:

>The South: Land of Ice and Ferns
The Southern continent has only just been rumored- a harsh land perpetually frozen in Ice, with long nights, long days, and it's only saving grace being the major volcanic and geothermal activity that keeps portions of it unthawed to support humid, damp, fern-jungles. Southern Cyclopes have begun to finally make contact: original descendants of Cyclopes whom were displaced by volcanic eruptions and went further south as opposed to braving the "deep ocean". They are a soft-spoken, Stockier, black-haired Cyclopes who subsist off of sealing, and iron-working. They are a separate Ethnicity.

>Gorgon Political upheaval.
The Elves have been begun to relinquish their support from the Gorgon cities ever since they witnessed the magical displays and potential of Cyclopes. This has caused turmoil and suffering from the loss of infrastructure, a power vacuum to slowly develop, and the Gorgon cities to become even filthier, squalid, and wretched.

OH and by popular demand; I drew us a new map! I even drew a little group shot of all the animals and people we co-exist with. I hope you guys like it.

Roll for 2 Actions and 1 Idea.
Action rolls are d20 and Idea rolls are d100.

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>>37140995
>1655
>1630 gorgon

doesn't that make this a gorgon civilization?

>>37141104
There are 1630 Gorgons, and 1655 Cyclopes.

>>37141104
1655 cyclopes with 1653 gorgons

Rolled 10 (1d20)

Domesticate raptors!

They'd make perfect small fluffy attack/guard dogs.

Rolled 18, 66 = 84 (2d100)

>>37141063
Domesticate and regrow the endangered Tapir populations, possibly the boiling lizards as well.

I remember everyone freaking out about their extinction last thread

Rolled 89 (1d100)

Idea: cyclop botomancers and gorgons should study fungal forest, identify different species, and see if they can try to cultivate managable versions of them

Dedicate Sages for this

We should study more medicine, maybe find out the exact nature of how cyclopes and gorgons function, what's the same and what's different

>>37141258
Yeah. Maybe do some dissections on donated corpses.

>>37141200
Instead of domesticating boiling lizards, why not say, something like national parks, dedicate them to nature spirits as places to commune with them

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>>37141144
>>37141156
ah

I thought they meant of a population of 1655, 1630 of them were gorgons

that sentence structure should really be changed

regardless, doesn't that make this a cyclops/gorgon civilization?

>>37141305
To be fair, the gorgon are mostly on the mainland and not on the islands.

So the island colony is kinda like New York.

Rolled 11 (1d20)

>>37141063

send more emissaries with gorgon sages to help the gorgon cities to adopt our culture and cleaner ways

>>37141326
mainland colony, excuse me

Rolled 64 (1d100)

Idea: Develop philosophy, particularly ontology.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontology

>>37141368
Seconding. Philosophy is important.

No philosophy, no natural philosophy. No natural philosophy, no science.

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>>37141104
>>37141144
>>37141156

The Gorgon population is counted separately to the Cyclopes population. There are 1655 Cyclopes and 1630 Gorgons.

>>37141169
>Domesticate the Raptor.
>Roll 10/20
>Minimal Success +Nature of the Creature, +Gorgon Culture

The Raptor is a particularly savage, viscous, little creature: it hunts in packs, it steals chickens, banana rats, terrorizes peccaries and has a taste for eggs that make Gorgons quiver... But, despite that it does hunt in packs and it CAN be tamed and your Gorgons have imparted the art of Raptoring: an ancient sport that pre-dates Elven colonialism- a Gorgon with a leather glove commands a tame Raptor to hunt down pests and birds for sport and they are all too happy to revive the sport.

>+New sport accidentally invented: Raptoring
>+Tame Raptors available.

>>37141305
>regardless, doesn't that make this a cyclops/gorgon civilization?
That's up to how our civilization turns out, but if Cyclopes go extinct for whatever reason: bred away, death, cultural extinction, etc.. The Game is over and you lose.

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>>37141491
speaking of which
>Gorgons exist as a visible Minority group that are occasionally bred/lived with
>occasionally bred with

what the hell does that produce?
and if it becomes the new majority, is that really a loss

that's just evolution, baby

>>37141554
Gorgons make more gorgons. They're monogendered and reproduce through parthogenesis, like whip lizards. This gets asked enough that it might be a good idea to include in the opening post

>>37141554
I think we learned that a union between a cyclops and a gorgon just produces a gorgon.

>>37141554
Gorgons produce more gorgons via parthenogenesis.

They don't actually reproduce with cyclops. Yet.

But even then, we have to watch their population. I really like having gorgons around, but they could replace us easily.

>>37141598
If we expand the population we'll need better food sources. Right now we're comfortably feeding our people but the gorgon communites show what a run away population does

>>37141598
I thiiiink it was hinted that it was possible to create a new race by mixing Cyclopes and Gorgon through magic or divine intervention

>>37141662
A lot of their population is refugees from the elves and fungal forest

>>37141662
We could try to discover safe birth control.

It would not only help solve our gorgon overpopulation problem, but would also be beneficial for the gorgon civilization's poor, who are being exploited as sex slaves.

>>37141574
>>37141580
>>37141598
>>37141662
could have a cyclops ruling class and a gorgon working class

hell, given the squalor they live in and their much smaller size, they could be the child labor to our venture capitalists when the time comes

>>37141685
There were plans to commune with the serpent spirit to help with this, either by allowing gorgons to produce cyclope children or some kind of hybrid. I'm not sure what happened to aforementioned plans though.

>>37141704
That's a little...orwellian for the Cyclops I think

>>37141704
I would want to avoid that. Cyclopian culture is all about community, togetherness and equality

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>>37141743
>>37141755
I couldn't be happier to hear that

a nice, comfy cyclops/gorgon commune sounds so much better

>>37141704
I'm not exactly opposed to the separation of labor in such a way, there just has to be a better way of phrasing it.

If there is stratification it should be less because "we better, you worse" but more "We can't do what you do and You can't do what we do." Separate based on what each does well... not out of some notion one has the upper hand on the other.

Like, gorgons are just better hunters, weavers, and have the amazing skill of "Depth Perception" that cyclopses lack.

But cyclopses are bigger, and have better magic. So much better magic that it gives gorgons hemorrhages.

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>>37141200
>>37141295

>Help the Tapir population bounce back with better land management.
>Roll 66/100
>DOUBLE SIXES. INTERESTING RESULTS

Your Council of Sages on the home island have grown mildly concerned- some more than others- at the slow and steady disappearance of the beautiful and noble Tapir. The Tapir is unlike the elephant or the deer in that it is a solitary animal that does not otherwise organize itself into herds. It is also nocturnal, enjoys old-growth jungles, and is quite "sassy"; all of these things and more have made the domestication of it almost impossible and their numbers have dramatically decreased to minor obscurity.

The Sages would like to put an end to this, they ordain the practice of "Old Growth Respect": larger sections of connected jungle land are portioned off and allowed to as wild and rampant as they so desire- Farmers as well are encouraged to leave some of their Orchards go "wild" as well.


>+FALLOWING accidentally invented+: Fallowing is not the same in the Jungle- instead of letting a crop be unseeded, you simply let the "wilderness" over take it for a few seasons to let the ground "breath". Allowing a few years of sub-par crop, but excellent foraging and hunting before a return to excellent crop.
>+Dramatic population increase+: 305+ Cyclops
>>Current Population: 2005(1630 Gorgon)
>+"Urban wildlife"development+: The old growth respect has allowed for distinct rings of jungle to start growing inner-locked within your city and villages..This has allowed "channeled" habitats for jungle wildlife to live closer to home.

>>37141708
All I remember is bad rolls.

>>37141794
That scene looks comfy as fuck. Hope we get to that point technologically at some point.

>>37141840
So are the Tapirs ok now?

>>37141892
It looks like it.

Too bad my idea to study fungal growth will be overlooked for this round. Hopefully I'll be able to wiggle it into the session somehow

>>37141491
>art of Raptoring: an ancient sport that pre-dates Elven colonialism-

>Elven colonialism

Ohshit.jpg

I think we need to be a bit more prepared for this

>>37141970
hm, the elves did grow the fungal forest as a deterrent for whatever is on the mainland....

Oh fuck, they're running from insect hordes and swarms in the mainland

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>>37142093
I'm okay with this.

>>37141840
Also there were the merfolk we had just encountered in the reefs, can't forget about our aquatic neighbors

>>37142161
We didn't so much encounter them as much as we got threatened by them to back the fuck off.

So with the enlightened parrats what should we do?

I kind of want to see if we can get them on our side somehow. Would they comprehend peace offerings? Like of food and clothes? Or hell even games? See if we can't teach them soccer so they can work out their rambunctiousness.

Or what if we were to raise some of our own? Taking parrat eggs from their nests (Or whatever it is) and raising them amongst cyclopses. That said... that is kind of morally nasty thing to consider.

I just want to get some tiny jerks on our side to pester opponents like Elves.

>>37142238
Let's drop a giant stone near one of their nests that basically says we will give them shit if they stop being assholes and start helping out

They won't need to steal from the granaries, and risk being eviscerated by our newly domesticated raptors, if they help us gather food

>>37142238
I think with all these new factions showing up, I think we need to work on our diplomacy. I mean, we've got merfolk, new cyclopses, and parrats to deal with now. If the elves are as terrifying as we make them out to be, we need to get as many allies as possible.

>>37142296
>drop a stone with an offering of peace and food for the parrats.
>Come back and find its been smeared with foul smelling substances and covered with expletives, including drawing mustaches on the gorgon's faces.

>>37142305
Agreed, diplomacy is the way to go.

>>37142305
Absolutely. Merfolk should (hopefully) be the easiest to diplomacize, but since they're limited to the ocean, it's uncertain how effective they'll be. Parrats would be absolutely devastating against the elves, but trying to win them over would be high risk, high reward. There's a chance they'll drive us insane long before they'll want to work with us, but if we can convince them, they'll be very, very useful in terms of warfare.

>>37142305
We need to work on our military as well, its going to be tricky since we are very peace-loving. Maybe some sort of sparring game or hide and seek?

Imagine a cyclops being able to hide like a true ninja.

>>37142238
We did bring them to sapience, there is no reason for us shun them. We need to take responsibility. Be the great parents we know we can be.

>>37142305
>>37142376
>>37142408
Perhaps it is time to consult the weaping sage on the Parrat issue, they've been a problem for thoundsands of years now.

>>37142305
Yeah. We've got some gorgon stuff going down but if we can make allies out of our enemies, the better.

Big challenges we face are this,
The Elves are too above it all.
The Merfolk seem kind of xenophobic by nature, if their message is anything to go by.
The Parrats are just a race of knoxvilles with little to no common sense.

Out of those three which do you think would be easiest to diplomacy with?

>>37142305
>>37142408
>>37142435
>>37142437
This civ quest is going to get a lot more political. There's going to be some serious statecraft going on.

>>37142477
Kind of minor to consult him on this. Plus they're sentient now, and mostly living elsewhere since we brought in the raptors.

>>37142437
it's easy really, we just put a bigger focus on Martial arts and self defence, healthy living through exercise, and hold tornaments for martial arts masters for fame and glory.

>>37142494
Parrats. Gifts of food would get on their good sides easy. Plus we could hire them for certain jobs now that they're sentient.

>>37142494
I actually think we should start talking with the new cyclopses. See if we can learn anything about metal crafting or boat building from them, and see if we can increase trade/migration.

>>37142558
Them too. Maybe send a hero from our lands to talk with them. My only concern is how different their thinking might be, and where they are technologically. We've got infrastructure up the wazoo afterall, and if they're in the stone ages I'd just imagine the culture shock.

>>37142552
Perhaps we can hire them as scouts/sabateurs/guerilla fighters in the fungal forests against the elves eventually

They have killed using banana peels before

>>37142543
Oh yeah... they did that somewhere as a dance or something. Brazil maybe?

>>37142558
on that point perhaps we can also improve the bridge, shaping the coral growing on it so that it's easier to walk on. We also still need to set up monoliths to help connect us to air and nature.

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Don't underestimate parrats.

They are not stupid. They are tricksters.

>>37142614
Yeah capoeira

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8xxgFpK-NM

>>37142611
Brilliant! the elves will never develop counters and strategies against them because they'd be to ashamed and prideful to talk about it.

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>>37141368

>Research and Further Develop Botanomancy- Study the mysteries of the Fungal Forest.
>Roll 84/100
>High End Success +Magocracy +Dedicated Agriculture

What is the song of the Trees? The Flower? The Grass or the Leaves? What Hymns do the plants hum so elegantly on the soft jungle breeze or when tickled by the salty air of the sea?
The Fungal Forest however is an entirely different matter all together: Such an alien, grotesque, and foreign mockery of what most of your people consider "vegetation".

The Sage council of the mainland community would like to put an end to this and a number of them make the commute beyond the New Growth and to where the Old Fungal growth still subsists: A sky-scraping Tree line of enclosing fungal forest greets them- utterly blocking out any light from entering below it's canopy. They sit down, hold their mediums, and begin their Hymn.

The Fungal forest does not respond.
It remains completely silent- completely and utterly disturbing silence. Such a silence that has not been perceived by your Sages before by any entity. A silence that is cold, dark, empty, with such resounding and utter-hollowness that it consumes Song.
The Fungal forest remains unresponsive.

Your Sages begin going home- the moon is rising, the sun is setting, and many of them wish to eat, drink, and bed. A few of your Sages remain though and they raise their hands and mediums of Iron and Gold to the sky to perform a duet to beckon forth the Moon: The pale, glow of the moon faintly glistens and seems to intensify enough for a single spotlight to extend down before a small section of fungal forest.

The Fungal forest becomes responsive- It becomes TOO responsive; the summoned light of the moon causing rampant, chaotic, and uncontrollable growth that starts crawling, expanding, and writhing forward.
The Sages quickly stop.
No one knows what to make of it, but they all stay a little longer to peer back at the Moon.

>>37142705

Alrighty, Roll for 2 Actions and 1 new Idea.

The other Gorgon cities are up for grabs right now too, we need to set up a new government there and provide relief efforts to their people.

Rolled 5 (1d20)

>>37142741
Acquire boiling lizard eggs to raise and train later.

Rolled 71 (1d100)

>>37142705
Idea: We can still improve the snake bridge, let's learn how to work it's coral groths to make it more stable.

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Rolled 13 (1d20)

Action: Commune with the Holy Insect

Rolled 12 (1d20)

>>37142741
Create the office of Diplomat. Start training a Diplomatic Corps.

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>37142741
Alright action,
Send a hero down to these southern cold land cyclopses, a party on a big boat. Maybe see if we can't get in touch with people. (The new tribe of cyclopses are down south right?

Rolled 1 (1d20)

>>37142741
combine mill with sails. make a windmill.

Rolled 3 (1d20)

Action: Consult the Weaping sage on the Perret issue

>>37142790
Perhaps send diplomats out to the parrats and new cyclopses?

Rolled 13 (1d20)

>>37142771

Rolled 39 (1d100)

>>37142741
Study healing and medicine some more. Improve what we have.

>>37142806
Weeping sage dead, and a saint for his selfless sacrifice

Rolled 18, 17 = 35 (2d20)

>>37142790
Supporting the diplomatic role.
Maybe we can put them to work with the elves and parrats?

hell I'll support and roll for my own idea.
Make peace offering with parrats. Usual thing, a message stone with gifts and such.

>>37142819
We need to have diplomats before we can send them out. Also, I want to be able to get some sort of boost in diplomacy when we role. These are important moments for our civ, and one bad roll can mean war.

Rolled 10, 14 = 24 (2d20)

>>37142705
Diplomacize Parrats, become friendly and offer peace and love.

Diplomacize the remaining Gorgon cities

Rolled 79 (1d100)

>>37142705
Philosophy pls.

Rolled 9 (1d100)

>>37142705
Idea- study differences between gorgons and cyclops in terms of biology.

Action- find a way to communicate with the parrats. Some suggestions are to try to leave stones with easy to understand pictures showing us giving the parrats things in exchange for doing stuff

Rolled 100 (1d100)

>>37142870
Again, you make a good point friend.

But shouldn't making "diplomats" be an idea roll?

>>37142863
you realise years are passing right? there's been multiple sages over the years Anon. Go reread the quest

>>37142870
*roll

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>>37142914
HOLY SHIT

PLEASE COUNT THIS

>>37142914
o fuk, super diplomats

>>37142800
Oh no an elder dies, suffocated by sail!

>>37142920
Hm, I wasn't aware there were NEW weeping sages

>>37143021
No cyclops has achieved immortality yet Anon, well not that we know of anyway.

>>37142914
With that roll, I will say, yes, diplomats are an idea. The dice gods will it.

>>37143021
Yeah. Heroes beget more heroes, sages beget more sages.
It stands to reason a weeping sage would beget more weeping sages. But since our ONE weeping sage sacrificed himself... I doubt he'd make another weeping sage after being dead.

>>37143067
There's probably one who read the grimoire after he died and took the mantle. But right now I don't feel as though there's anything worth bothering him for.

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>>37142771

>Acquire boiling lizard eggs to raise and train
>Roll 5/20
>Complete Failure.

Some of your more Brazen Cyclopes wish to raise the boiling lizard: a massive creature, with an inflatable gullet it engorges with water to expel a boiling, steaming, torrent of water for self-defense and attack.... But it seems the only place they willingly lay their eggs is in some of the most dangerous spots on the islands, namely the places with volcanic activity. Any attempt to collect the eggs is met with hot feet, burns, and at least one Cyclopes accidentally falls to his death.

>>37142779
>Improve the Snake Bridge for further function and take advantage of the reefs growing on it.
>Roll 71/100
>Success +Racial bonus
The Snake Bridge hasn't honestly been as popular as most people would think: it sways in the wind, it takes a long time to walk across, and most Cyclopes are honestly more inclined to just swim and use it as a resting spot.... The Growth of the Reefs though have changed this: Small temporary shanties or shakes that act as "pit stops" have been sprouting up- These shacks are made of drift wood, Bamboo, bone, and rest upon stilts that are then fitted into the corals and tied to bone. Originally built on choice foraging and fishing spots- they've slowly evolved and further developed from temporary dwellings to committed fishery spots.

>+Accidental population increase: +120
>Current Population: 2125(1630 Gorgon)

>>37143067
You're makeing this way more complicated than it is. It's not really that hard, a sage only needs to read the cosmic scrolls. You're also implying that the Weeping sage didn't have any heirs, which was never stated.

Cyclops OP also didn't state that we lost the ability to make more of them, so this line of thinking we don't have any weeping sages is a moot point.

>>37143165
Nice, knew improving the bridge was a good idea.

>>37143165
I just read that filename as 'Shit-house-with-can-o'

Okay, how about making some simple snorkeling equipment so the cyclopes can better see the reef, and maybe harvest some new and interesting things, maybe learn more about the sea life?

>>37143378
They already can hold their breath for 15 minutes or more I think and their eye sees better underwater.

These cyclopes are modeled after the greek ones which were offspring of Poseidon

>>37143473
Ah, very good.

Has there been any mapping of the reefs done?

What about using magic to speed the growth of coral to make some foundations for more ocean construction, or even harvesting blocks of coral for construction on land or decorative and craft purposes?

can someone post the art made so far for this quest?

Would someone be able to tell me the schedule for this quest? I've been in the last three threads (and I might be an idiot) but I haven't see a pattern yet. Apologies for boring meta question..

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>>37142914
>"Diplomacy".
>roll 100/100, No counter roll can beat you.
>Complete and total undeniable success +Too Successful +Collectivism -Cultural lack of identity

For decades now there have been groups of missionaries, Hymn-singers, and other various both magical and mundane Cycloptic individuals whom have selflessly committed and voluntarily given up their days to benefit Gorgon civilization.

This changes one day though.
The original Elven diplomat from ages ago, returns; ageless, youthful, in his long flowing robe of living fungal growth with an entourage of two other Elven attendees in flowing morphic paper-thin robes carrying an Artifact of seemingly great importance. The Elven Diplomat speaks to your emissaries, "I have something here I would like to give to you- native born." The Elf snaps his fingers and his attendants bring forth a large, bumpy, ball of flesh-like fungal growth- He picks it up and the fleshy-walls of the growth shed and blossoms forth a bumpy, dimly glowing, nearly pure-white mass of reflective metal-like stone.

The Elf chimes back, "This is something I had hoped to give to the Gorgons, but they remained inadequate for such an important role- I would like to then extend this offer to your people in hopes for your assistance. Please extend your hand and receive it."

One of your Cyclopes does as he is told and extends an open palm to receive the soccer-ball sized ore stone.
"Now, this is a moon rock-" Is the last thing the Elf Emissary says before he faints-

Part 2 incoming.

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>>37143710
I can post stuff. I just got back from christmas break so i can start arting again, the deep eye from last thread seems like something I want to try next.

>>37143825
Saturday at six, EST usually

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>>37143710
We have some letters and numerals as well.

>>37143851
>cultural lack of identity

We should develop ideas of family, city, and nation. Specifically via civic virtue and in contrast to the squalor of the gorgon.

The only way we can prevent such a thing from happening to us is by taking care of what we have: our own person, our family, our home, our village/city, and our nation.

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>>37143961
And snake based numerals.

>>37143851
>>37142705
The Moon is a giant fungal entity. Great.


(fuck I literally had that as an idea for a setting/story)

>>37144044
Perhaps the fungus comes from the moon? Or is more responsive to it. Still might be a cool thing to consider. the moon is covered with things that feed off rot and death... Lots of things must be rotting and dying on the moon.

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>>37143710
and some weeping sage.

>>37144222
>you will never see Weeping Sage: The Movie

>>37144152
or maybe the moon is life? The sun has mostly been destructive so far. Even if it's helpful, it's not really engendered life.

The moon could be life, encouraging it to grow past the point of fecundity and into cancer

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>>37143851

As soon as the Cyclopes comes into contact with the stone he recoils and sends out a horrifying pained yell that echoes across the minds of every being within the Gorgon's City: gorgons faint, some even die, and the fungal wood bends upon itself.

The Other Cyclopes try to slap the stone out of their colleges hand, but they too freeze upon coming into contact with it: from the point of contact their skin slowly turns into a rich shade of dark blue, the stone itself bursts into a vivid flame of cold white of blue-hued fire that seems to consume visible light.

Your Cyclopes eventually drop the Moon rock and come to their senses: their brown tanned skin has taken on an almost unnatural dark to light blue tone and where the Moon rock has been dropped- a small, tightly-packed, thick, grove of fungal growth has enclosed itself upon it blocking out any light it gives off. The Elf slowly regains consciousness a long with his entourage, "Ah, yes, well it seems that may have worked a little 'too' well, but no matter- if anything it"

"Silence, please", one of your Cyclopes beckon- The Elf immediately loses his voice, but then regains it on command when your Cyclopes asks "why". Visibly convulsing in his mental discomfort he lets out a pained response, "We need to return" and points vaguely to the moon before collapsing in exhaustion- His Attendants nervously coming to his aid.

Your little group of Cyclopes missionaries are too wigged out- checking out their weird blue skin and complaining about the constant ringing in their ears to ask further questions.

ALRIGHTY. Roll for 2 Actions and 1 Idea.

>>37144266
The sun can prune life or reduce it to dust.

The moon can encourage healthy growth or let life become a cancer.

They are neither good nor evil. They simply are.

>>37144308
>Help elves get back to the moon

Groovy.

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>>37144266
I like that. I like that interpretation.

Though it begs the question what the stars are.
Spirits?

Sun representing Force (Action, war, but also energy, like light, and mana), Moon representing Life (animals, fungi, and all the troubles of life, death and illness, pain and despair), and stars are the Soul (Where we go when we die), perhaps?

Rolled 8 (1d20)

>>37144308
THE SAGES MUST STUDY THIS PHENOMENA

Get them alcohol

Rolled 13 (1d20)

>>37144308
Action: Commune with the Moon

Rolled 98 (1d100)

>>37144308
Philosophy and ethics.

Rolled 7 (1d20)

>>37144361
Have them give out more orders to people too

>>37143825
>Would someone be able to tell me the schedule for this quest?

I like to do it every Saturday at 3-4 my own mountain time until about 11 or whenever the thread starts to auto-sage. Sometimes I do it on Sunday as well.

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>>37144402
Aw yeah.

Rolled 19 (1d20)

>>37144308
So... a third ethnicity of Moonaged cyclopses? Neat.

Uh actions. Send a diplomatic party led by a hero to the southern snow cyclops tribe. its a bout time we get in touch.

Rolled 19 (1d20)

>>37144308
We will bring the elf to the mainland island. He must be questioned by the council.

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>37144308
Gather cyclopses that are good at searching, rxcavating, exploring, ect..., some sages who are good at identifying magic, and some gorgons who know about Gorgon culture and history. Explore that abandoned gorgon city one more time.

>>37144434
>>37144435
>>37144456
shit's about to go down now.
>>37144402
Beautiful~

OH GOD SO MANY AWESOME ROLLS

It sucks we can't use them all. I wish we could bank them or something.

Rolled 18 (1d20)

>>37144308
Diplomacy at the Parrats. Perhaps share some of our food, and games (Like soccer).

is this an idea or an action?

>>37144402
>>37144434
>>37144435
>>37144456
Holy shit. Rollden age.

Rolled 4 (1d100)

>>37144526
in case its an idea... because lets face it we've never considered communicating or interacting with them before... mostly because they were animals. SO introducing ourselves as creators, or peaceful now might be an idea.

But still diplomacy is an action now.

>>37144517
I'd love to bank them for the next round of actions. Can we do that? use up an action for a previously suggested one and the roll with it?

>>37144308
Hang on. The elves seemingly colonize by spreading the fungus, which grows due to the moon. Looks like we got a case of Space elves.
Anyway Action/Idea
Create choirs, by which I mean that we should begin teaching every cyclops to sing the great hymns, perhaps have a year of childhood wherein they learn of the great songs.
Is that an Action or an Idea?

>>37144564
>>37144526
Really hope its an action instead of an idea....

>>37144570
Maybe we could use them as a bonus. Like, the previous rolls represent progress being made towards an idea/action that can built on

it's up to the QM though

>>37144360
Could it be that the cosmic serpent is some sort of spirit? Like a really really powerful one that has chosen to oversee/involve itself in the affairs of the gorgons?

>>37144360
The moon symbol kind of reminds me of the old middle age maps of the earth, which divded the earth into three bits- a big one representing africa and then two smaller ones representing Europe and Asia

>>37144730
Maybe the cosmic snake is some titanic animal like the zizz... that we have yet to see yet.

I mean when we communed with the air, we accidentally communed with Zizz. when we communed with the snake, we wound up accidentally communing with the Deep Eye (Or whatever Leviathan is).

>>37144821
Of course that begs the question of where the cosmic snake dwells... if it is indeed physical.

>>37144821
What element are gorgons most powerful with?

>>37144867
I think it was implied plantgrowth/fungus.

>>37144867
They were the original botomancers

Hey, did we invent the rudder yet?

>>37145091

No, hell I think we made Sails, but i don't know if we stuck em on boats yet.

>>37145091
Did we even get around to making sailboats yet?

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>>37144408
>>37144361

>Study The Phenomena of the Blue-skinned Moon-touched Cyclopes
>+After glow Freebie+
>Success through Census

The Moon-touched Cyclopes return home and are immediately brought towards the council to have a good look at them. They report back what happened: How the Elves brought them a piece of the moon, how through it's power they were turned into this, they swap notes on how the Fungus responds to the moon, and the words of the Elf.

They are quick to notice the power they displayed to command the elf have dissipated and the normal Hymns and weight of their words has returned.....Also something else..

Several of the Cyclopes have been fused together by the power of the Moon Rock: attached in the middle, possessing two-minds, their bodies and souls merged together to form completely new individuals with mannerisms reminiscent of both individuals.

>+Sub-species Accidentally Developed: Moon-touched Cyclopes.
>Moon-touched Cyclopes are distinct in their vivid Blue skin tones, but more importantly how some possess TWO-heads. Both traits seem to be recessive: Two-heads only appearing when both parents are Moon-touched and even then rarely (25%) but ALWAYS produces blue-skinned offspring. Interracial breeding produces only very rarely blue-skinned Cyclopes (15%) but NEVER produces two-headed offspring.
>Moon-touched Cyclopes are too "fresh" and public opinion on them remains neutral. They remain a perfectly normal people albeit blue and sometimes two-headed.

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>>37144901
>>37144923
well that's neat if they are parthenogenetic

if it turns out their gynogenetic then it's still neat but much more lewd

>>37145140
If the trait is recessive, it might fade away in a couple generations to return once in a while.

So I guess the Moontouched will remain, what 10-15 for a while. We definitely don't want to force production of Moontouched cyclopses, we don't want to wind up with any Amish style genetic bottlenecking.

>>37145253
They'll just be here and there, with their numbers increasing when the population increases. No biggy.

>>37145140
Two heads means two One eyes...
Does this mean we have bicyclopses?
What does this mean for our "One Eye is enlightened" philosophy?

>>37145335
Each head is a separate individual, each with one eye. They just share a body.

>>37145140
I assume we took the moon rock back with us to the mainland? That could single handedly become the centerpice of the greatest megolith to the moon ever.

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>>37145335
They're effectively Siamese twins, so just treat them as such.

>>37145409
they are sky cyclops, one is the moon, one is the sun.

>>37143184
Didn't reading the scrolls caused most people to die, with the one dude as an exception? Anyways, its not something anybody would want to do and I think the whole "summoning the sun in physical form to drive off the incarnation of the wind" makes this flavor of person one of a kind. Anything else would trivialize his role.

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>>37144402

>Develop Philosophy and Ethics
>Roll 98/100
>Complete and total success. +Cyclopes Culture, +Gorgon poverty

The poverty and the shame of Gorgon Civilization and the constant influence of their suffering has had a humongous effect on your people's cultural values and the philosophical pursuits of what it means to be "good" and what is "evil".

From the dawn of time your people have possessed a natural preference for collectivism and as a whole that has eventually developed further into a complete disdain for individual identity and a strong sense of superiority towards Cyclopes culture.

>Cyclopean Collectivist philosophy formally Achieved
>"There is no greater mortal identity than that of the whole. The basis of all suffering is personal individualism conflicting with the altruistic nature of the group. Gorgon civilization being an example: corruption, degradation, depravity, and weakness"
>"Kindness, informality, the whole is greater than any individual- to love, to long, to share, to mediate the suffer of many through the shouldered efforts of ALL."

>>37145473
It caused people to go blind I think, or get so depressed they want to die. Its been a while really.

Maybe the bicyclopses will have some resistance?

>>37145538
So are we becoming a capitalist collectivist society?

>>37145473
No, the people who researched the secrets of the cosmos went blind, then they returned home with their scrolls and died in bed. The one guy who was brave enough to read them became the weeping sage.

Go reread that part, you need to refresh yourself.

>>37145575
Capitalist Communists.
Our American and Russian ancestors (for those of you who are american and/or russian) are rolling in their graves.

>>37145538
These guys just keep getting cooler.

>>37145609
The point still stands, we can't just pull powerful figures out of our collective ass like that.

>>37145473
And we're not trivializeing his or her role by continuing the line of weeping sages, if anything the weeping sage being saintyfied only enriches the lore of the role. I'm also not pushing the we have more than 1 at any time, I only want the tradition of haveing one in cyclops culture to continue.

>>37145662
Communism and collectivism are different things.

Cyclops aren't really interventionist when it comes to economics. They let farmers, fisherment, and other businessmen do their thing and seek the holy dollar.

However, when it comes to the needy, it is simply tradition to give and share. I doubt cyclops would force a rich man to become poor for the sake of someone else, probably because the rich cyclops is already investing in public works and charity.

Who funds the diplomatic expeditions into gorgon territory? Probably rich cyclops trader families.

>>37145744
I think we need it less to be a Line of weeping sages, but more a school or priesthood of weeping sages. Same way we now have a Solar Priesthood, and COuncils of sages.

we were discussing how to negotiate power structure.

Solar Priesthood was going to be a lot of law and order kind of stuff,
and Moonsages following research and development,
and we were thinking a third order of Craftsmen of the stars to enact change on behalf of the council.

>>37145744
Saintifying somebody is not the same as having other people impersonate them for the rest of forever. And if you think we should have more people like him just suggest having people read the scrolls as an action.

This is why I am wary of the Civilization game's system of a small set of actions per turn at some point actions should only be limited to the number of participants (players). I think it’s more natural to pass to a builder-game-like system where every participant can roll for individually for the actions of a single individual or small group within the civilization. Of course this could be more taxing for the GM, but it could reflect civilization moving and acting on different levels and directions. The small group that went exploring need not be kept from exploring further because architecture and commerce are sudden on the rise because it’s the interest current main interest.

OP do not think this as a criticism on your game; because I fucking love it, it’s merely my musings on the system use by /tg/ in general. I may try my hand at a Civilization game and test my own ideas.

>>37145575
So we're the chinese?

>>37145717
It's not like we're pulling it from nowhere, it a power we can use if we want to, simple as that.

Reguardless this conversation is going nowhere, let's agree to disagree on this and get back to the quest
>>37145790
I do think we need to work on this, it will make our council more efficient, like a guild for wood workers we have separate groups in the sage council focusing or specific magics.

>>37145796
>Implying I'm suggesing impersonating someone

Not even once. My stance is that we still have weeping sages in our civilization.

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>>37144434
>Send a diplomatic party led by a hero to the southern snow cyclops tribe. its a bout time we get in touch.
>Roll 19/20
>Complete Success.

Heroes are sent out, Dashing and brave groups of Cyclopes are lead, and the Journey to the South is committed to with the blessing of the Sage council so that open discussion may commence with the Southern lands and the Cyclopes that dwell there.

The Journey is long, the Deep ocean is rough- massive waves with equally massive monsters, serpents, leviathans, and the harsh winds and rains of a seemingly never ending storm constantly batter the venture southward... but still your people persist and eventually land on the rocky shores of the South.

The South is a foreign, but familiar place: a land carved and melted into the corner of an ENDLESS massive iceberg that defines the compliments the blue-skied landscape dotted with Fern forests, rolling grassy hills, large bushes of moss, lichen, and hardy thick-leaved vegetation.

A Cold, refreshing breeze washes over the faces of your people and blows their white and silver hair... It....it's fucking cold. It is SO god damn cold- NO ONE is wearing anything seasonally appropriate: your people honestly didn't even know what Ice was.

Luckily they do not have to look long for the Southern communities: Dozens of them Dot the Coast and they are all to eager to offer hospitality to your strange, partially naked, band of explorers. They are decked out in fluffy winter "coats", supped on Seal, muscles, fruit, green vegetables and through their thick accents- Diplomacy is established.

>LONG TERM CONTACT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED WITH THE SOUTH.
>They are not a "formal" addition to your civilization, but they are still Cyclopes and they are willing to trade, discuss, and assist.

Damn this is hard to catch.

Note if not done already:
Leather working, carpentry, ink (tattoo and writting), proper paper (combined with leather = books). Oh and Standardised weights and measurements.

Since ill probably not be on to suggest them, these would help allot if folks are at a loss for ideas.

>>37145538
We China now?

>>37146044

We China Now!

Rolled 14 (1d20)

Idea: Start the art of carving colorful coral and stone into simple crafts, which will probably lead to well decorated temples and aesthetically pleasing buildings in the future.

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>>37145941
>Journey to the South
sounds like a great name for an epic. The many days of travel it takes to reach the south, the adventures on the way, maybe throw in a few helpful spirit characters and we got a legend for the ages .

>>37145941
OP, do we know if the gorgon's and Cyclops's are made one?

>>37146127
We ain't quite rolling yet as there is one more action to undergo. But still I don't object.

>>37146190
If >>37146127 comes about, with the flourishing of the arts and the establishment of philosophy, it could be what'll be looked back on as the 'classical' era of cyclopean culture.

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>>37144456
>Explore and Excavate the abandoned Gorgon City
>Roll 20/20
>Complete Success

The New Growth has completely enveloped the Old Snake Shrine and the place is completely unrecognizable from what it had once been: The Fungal growth had long since rotted away back into rich soil that not only allowed for the new growth to over-take it, but revealed the ruins of an ancient Gorgon City.

Cyclopes and Gorgons alike have begun to frequent the place and a number of discoveries have been made through committed excavation:

>The Gorgon City seems to predate Formal Elven Colonialism, but not the Fungal Forest itself.
>Most Standing stone structures do not possess stairs- platforms, and grooved pillars are more common.
>Some of the more well preserved and non-collapsed structures possess clay products and GOLD. LOTS OF GOLD.
>There are numerous fragmented statues and broken murals depicting Snakes and Reptiles combined with Gorgons illustrating an animistic pantheon. One of the most iconic gods being an enormous Hydra fertility goddess with each neck feeding into the hips/torso of many huge breasted Gorgons. ((Like, instead of having heads it has entire Gorgon ladies.))
>Beneath the City there appears to be a long abandoned aqueduct flooded into a swamp aquifer.
>Everything else seems to have rotten or deteriorated away beyond identification.

>>37146505
Could we carefully bring the statue of the fertility goddess into our city? Put it in a museum?

I'm sure slowly geomancing it would work without any problems.

ALRIGHTY.

You may now Roll.

ALSO, I've been meaning to ask:

Is there anyway I can host or link or whatever our information/stats outside of a post? There's a lot of stuff that isn't really being mentioned because there simply isn't room and people keep asking about things that I want to be more obvious.

Like, is there an write dump or something I can post the info online, or???

Rolled 12, 6 = 18 (2d100)

>>37146573
Idea: Get tailors to look into warmer clothes and insulation.
Look into ice and snow magic (hydromancy might help).

Rolled 71 (1d100)

>>37146573
Usually people use things like google docs or paste bins for that.

Rolling for standardized weights and measurements.

>>37146505
Nice. we can learn a lot of stuff from these ruins. Our Architecture should be better just from studying this.

Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>37146573
Pastebin

Build better ships. Rudder maybe?

I don't really know where we are as far as shipbuilding goes, besides the fact we have sails.

>>37146573
You can set up a pastebin to use in the OP each time you make a thread.

http://pastebin.com/

Rolled 9 (1d20)

>>37146573
Initiate an archaeological study of the ruined city and see if the any artifacts from it still retain any significance to modern Gorgon societies.

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Rolled 15 (1d20)

>>37146573

Improve shipbuilding techniques for longer sea journeys. Preferably in the old Greek style.

Rolled 14 (1d20)

>>37146617
This.

Rolled 1 (1d20)

>>37146573
perhaps you can try out a pastebin. Like that might be the idea for now. for stuff like current races current technologies and stuff.

Otherwise action.
Try and get in peaceful contact with the Parrats again >>37144526, they've been a nuicance and being openly antagonistic isn't working. Offer up food and mirth. And maybe an enticing hymn.

>>37146127
Lets do this too.

>>37146652
How does one go from Hot Shit to Utter shit in so shot a time?

Rolled 13 (1d20)

>>37146617
supporting.

Rolled 19 (1d20)

>>37146617
I'll support as well.

Whatever can help us integrate our two races.

Which we might want to do this session. Go ask the Cosmic Serpent.

Rolled 60 (1d100)

>>37146573
Idea roll: We need to address the Gorgons suceptibility to magic if we're going to increase our magic especially with out new Moon-based kin.

Rolled 7 (1d20)

>>37146617
supporting as well

Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>37146691
>>37146721
>>37146739

Anyone willing to support the one that could go SO UTTERLY wrong? >>37146652

>>37146721
I support his and am glad for high roll

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>>37146753
>diplomacy with parrats
>ever going well

>>37146737
It seems like the fungus was pretty resistant to our hymns. Maybe we can work it into some form of protective equipment.

Rolled 15 (1d20)

>>37146652
also supporting talking to Parrats, as much good as it'll do us

>>37146790
No ya' dummy, its only receptive to hymns when the moons out, its got a lunar affinity.

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>>37146753
And so they are militarized against us... Parrat War One begins now...
This will be what Undoes us.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH21QovdhZs

>>37146617
Adding consensus.

>>37146790
what will happen with Gorgon+Moon rock?
Or Gorgon+Cyclops+Moon Rock?

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Rolled 15 (1d20)

>>37146803
Gotta support this, after a one and a two, this action needs some support.

>>37146808
It only responded to anything because our sages were trying to interact with it. In it's normal state it seemed pretty resistant to magic.

>>37146837
I'm a little afraid to find out. We shouldn't look into until we find some way to protect the gorgons.

Idea: maybe if gorgons return to or incorporate their old religion they'll handle magic better

Also weeping sage could be a post to act as mediator between Cyclops and spiritual world

>>37146810
This is probably going to be like the Grunt Rebellion in Halo.

>>37146905
I'm not too familiar with Halo, I can only assume their tiny rebellion went poorly since they're still under covenant control in the games right?

... Does that mean we'll be okay? We'll keep these Parrat menace subjugated or keep em from getting out of hand?

>>37146652
Adding in support.

Rolled 38 (1d100)

>>37146904
This is more point of discussion but will roll for it

>>37146938
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06hW9liM2uc

It did go poorly, but it earned the respect of the Elites.
The Grunts did not fight dishonorably and only surrendered when their homeworld was orbitally bombarded.

>>37146938
They....actually caused a bit of damage. Although it did cause them to become more widely accepted as a military fighting force.

http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Unggoy_Rebellion

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>37147013
Whoops, forgot roll.

Rolled 13 (1d20)

>>37146652
i just want these parrots to stop being a nuisance

>>37147067
If they won't join our society... we simply give them a place to go to thrive and not annoy us instead?

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>>37147120
Great thinking Mr. Twenty Dollar Bill.

>>37146737
In support of this with these posts
>>37147023

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>>37146127

((This doesn't actually require a roll: your people know about Coral and make pretty accessories and art work with it, but it's just more popular to grow flowers or operate gardens at temples at the moment.))

>Warmer Clothes
>Freebie +Southern Snow Cyclopes

The Southern or "Snow Cyclopes" are a friendly sort and even though their thick accents and awkward dialect act as something of a minor road block- it doesn't prevent them from SHOWING something and they're always eager to trade. Thick waterproof coats made from seal and Dry fluffy coats from Deer hide are all possible- They Southerners do wonders for extending our people's knowledge of working furs, hides, and leather and this extends into some truly FINE warm-weather clothing back at home.


>Improve Ship-building techniques for longer Sea Voyages.
>Roll 15/20
>Success +Sail, +Southern Continent

Now that contact with the Southern Continent has been established your people are significantly more motivated to build better ships that just paddle canoes: The deep ocean is unmerciful, the journey to the south is harsh, and this has lead to the production of much LARGER Long-ships. Long-ships: powered by a large strong fabric "sail", assisted by many paddles in the water, multi-leveled possessing an underdeck, put together using imported wood and pitch from the south and then finished with wooden Figureheads: usually carved Snakes, Elephants, Dinosaurs or Gorgons.

>+Accidentally adapted standardized weights and measurements+
>A long time coming- the increased need for ship-building and long-distance trading, has forced the acceptance of a standardized constant system of measurement: height, distance, length, etc.. it can all be formally measured now.
>+Economy is absolutely booming+

>>37147151
Yeah, relocation won't end well.

We can barely capture them to exterminate them. I doubt we can capture them and transport them.

I think Gorgons might be the key. Maybe they fear gorgons?

>>37147151
>>37147156
Bad idea, left to themselves, they'll plot our downfall.

>>37147209
Gorgons paralyze them easily

>>37147435
Maybe... they'd be better equipped to peace them. ... or at least intimidate.
I wonder if our Southern Cousins have experience with them?

>>37147468
Let's ask them about it, maybe show a drawing, but we should have a strict parrat quarantine.

They do not go south.

Real talk guys, do you think the elves come from the moon? Or is that something they simply believe?

>>37147608
I believe it.

Rolled 10 (1d20)

>>37147201
Say, are we currently trading with the elves? I know we've been diplomatically involved, but not don't know it we're trade involved.

If we're not presently involved in trading with them, lets start the process, surely the elves would be interested in some of our fine cyclopean goods.

>>37147608
Probably. It was alluded to in an older thread too. I can't remember which one though.

>>37147668
>>37147649
I dunno. This is a fantasy world, its hard to tell where truth ends and tall tales begin.

Its just something I consider up there with the Pharaoh being the Earthly Embodiment of Ra.

The elves have been rather out of place here. The fungus, their advanced magi-tech, everything.

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Now that the economy is booming, lets have some rich trader families become patrons of the arts, have them fund making decorative mosaics for their houses and public works.This'll probably make artistic pursuits flourish, improve our cultural 'wow' factor, and help financially elevate some poor cylopeans or gorgons. (Plus it'll totally go with the Grecian motif we've got going on)

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>>37147782
a three?
Funny thing that is, I could only find a triclops in old mosaics, not any cyclopes.

>>37147854
Is this a specific character from myth? Cause color me intrigued.

>>37147782
You want to give power to backstabbing merchants?

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>37147782
supporting

>>37147911
Are we rolling again? I didn't think we were.

It'd be a shame to waste a lovely 20 though.

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>>37146617
>Initiate an archaeological study of the ruined city and see if the any artifacts from it still retain any significance to modern Gorgon societies.
>Overwhelming Census in the face of excellent rolls.
>Success through Census

Further Archaeological study of the ruined Gorgon City has lead to new and exciting developments that peer closer into the initial pre-colonial culture of the Gorgon species.

>Magically inept Culture
For all intents and purposes it seems as though the Gorgons were initially an incredibly magically inept civilization: lacking any formal hymns, chants, or any cultural equivalent that could have lead to anything resembling "Magic". For whatever reason- possibly ?unnatural origins? something within their biology makes them physically far too sensitive towards magic and as a result they had developed methods to work around it.

>+Electrum Accidentally discovered+
Electrum is an advanced metal-working technique from ancient Gorgon Civilization. Using a unique recipe of Silver and Gold combined with their Master Goldsmithing practices they would smelt and forge mediums of Electrum that could be used to efficiently channel, store, and safely express even the weakest of Hymns for long term use and benefit.

>+Advanced Fertility Practices+
Gorgons naturally reproduce through parthenogenesis: a flawed reproductive strategy that lead what was known as "Devoid of unique souls" and most likely contributed to magical and genetic problems. Ancient Gorgon civilization seems to have circumvented this through numerous Fertility practices: The Worship of fertility goddess supply divine assistance, the development of herbal remedies and supplements, and a Carma Sutra of sorts written in stone depicting many... "Techniques".
>+Gorgon Sexual renaissance accidentally initiated+
>Results posted after next turn.

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>>37147782
Supporting. Patronage is a good way to get the arts flourishing.

>>37147909
Bad gorgoy! Remember the six trillion shekels we have given your filthy but sexy race!

>>37147782
We're more Polynesian

>>37147959
Maybe we can make smaller monoliths with electrum
.
Hang a moment do we know smelting silver

Rolled 97 (1d100)

>>37147959
Id like to get a few sailors trained up. Im thinking if we are going to be in need of long sea voyages its best if we had experts in that very thing. So does anyone want to roll idea for putting together a navy, or perhaps a merchant navy

>>37147969
If the arts start to flourish, we'll be Tahitian + Grecian +Venetian

A pretty interesting mix.

>>37148138
fuck yeah 97, name the first vessel "The Stoic Vision"

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>>37148138
We sailors now

I just realized. What age are we in compared to the ages of humanity? Are we still Neolithic? Or have we moved on to Bronze/Classical?

>>37148207
Classical.

>>37148207
We in the Golden age nigga

>>37148223
We skipped bronze and went straight to iron
Should get around to finding bronze though very useful

>>37147905
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyphemus
One of Poseidon's giant sons.

>>37147959
Stupid sexy gorgons...

>>37148278
Weird. I always imagined him as like a potato with man arms and man legs with eyes all over.

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>>37146652

>Try to open up discussion with the Parrats
>1/20 (Cyclopes), 14 (Gorgon), 12 (Parrat)
>Complete failure. +Gorgons win+

Some of the Sages feel responsible or at the very least GUILTY about making Parrats intelligent and awakening them to the sounds and songs of the world. The mind can be a heavy thing to bear and the Sage council wish to extend a hand of Parental support to their "children" in the form of Fruit, Nuts, and gifts to lure their favor....

They eat everything, they poop everywhere, the breed with non-sapient parrats to produce sapient offspring (the mind being a dominant trait) and the worst thing is that the OLD GROWTH respect law has them moving even closer to home: poopin' everywhere, stealing things, and laying down small noose traps people are getting their toes stuck in.

The Gorgon Wives however have grown a little impatient and old hatreds have begun to flare up, "We didn't have to deal with Parrats this bad on the mainland, why should we have to deal with them here?" They've brought an attitude that has spoiled the broth: Gorgon Rat Hunters are at all all time high, they're cooking and feeding parrats to their Cycloptic husbands, wives, parents, and siblings, and with the revival of Raptoring....Things aren't looking too good for diplomacy.

>+civilization development Secret Parrat Dens+
>This has lead to the counter development on the Parrats part to develop entire burrows, dens, and communities protected by Traps and various hazards in derelict or un-frequented spots. There, parrats mate, live, and frequent under the eye and claw of Cyclopes and gorgon.

Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>37148369
Purge parrats with full force.

>>37148369
At least we're not dying. But things ain't improving.

>>37148449
Full blown murder might not help. But I'll be the first to admit... Peace isn't working, and leaving them alone might not help.

>>37148369
Wish we could have used the previous good rolls toward this

>>37148449
No, fuck. They're intelligent, we can't into genocide.

>>37148479
No they are not.
We are just being deluded by the Elves.

>>37148369
Jesus. Parrats are worse than the Irish.

>>37148207
>>37148223
>>37148267

We're in a vaguely classical BC period.... I guess like, Greek times? Egypt times? I'm sorry, questing makes me scatter brained to real life.

>>37147969
>>37148183
>>37147782

Our Native culture is Polynesian+Asian+with a bit of Tribal/Ancient Greek.

ALRIGHTY.
Lets roll for Actions and Ideas.
2 Actions. 1 Idea.

>>37147959
The Results of the Gorgon's sexual revolution will be posted after these actions.

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>37148369
Anyone remember when some of us said to burn the parrats as soon as we found them and no-one listened. Feeling very smug right now. And again

BURN THE PARRATS, SMOKE THEM OUT OF THEIR HOLES AND FEAST ON THEIR FLESH.

>>37148520
>Jesus. Parrats are worse than the Gypsies.

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Rolled 9 (1d20)

>>37147968
I support the creation of cyclopean merchants and the arts!

>>37148537
supporting
Also finally getting rid of the vermin.

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>37148526

Final Solution the parrats

>>37148546
Damnit man Gypsies are awesome

Rolled 7 (1d100)

>>37148526

Ask the elementals for assistance in finding materials that can enhance or resist magic.

>>37148537
Can we use this as military defeat and subjugation of parents as Casals instead of genocide?

>>37148537
>Supporting
I was the one who said that so long ago, but no we must suffer them to live.

>>37148537
Voting against.

The Parrats are sentient and we simply have bad luck with them.

In time they will be tamed, we just need to be patient.

Rolled 1 (1d20)

>>37148537
Fuck this, counter-roll

>>37148583
Some people say that about the Irish.
Both usually said by those with little interaction with them.

>>37148520
>>37148546
>>37148537
>>37148576
>>37148579
This is getting pretty damn racist

>>37148537
Oooh damn, a 20, even though I don't advocate genocide, just subjugation.

Rolled 13 (1d100)

>>37148526
Research ice magic.

Rolled 12 (1d20)

>>37148526
Have we yet to make contact with a Elven state? Perhaps we can consult that one elf diplomat and see if he can take some missionaries to an Elven city?
Maybe they might have answers to the Parrat problem.

>>37148621
Well I honestly should've seen that coming.

HEIL HITLER.

Rolled 16 (1d20)

>>37148526
Find more metals to forge and smelt
Dedicating hero for this

>>37148621
Does that count as the Parrat's roll?

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>>37148632

>>37148632
They are bad. Inherently, they are vermin, rats, they steal from us, and seemingly try to kill us, as they have done at least once. We have tried talking, and now they burn.

>>37148537
Peace doesn't work. But I loathe genocide.
Perhaps some righteous subjugation is in order?

the parrats seem to stand against our Communal values.

>>37148537

Full support, do it like the Romans on Carthage.

>>37148698
>the parrats seem to stand against our Communal values
That is why they must burn anon.

Voting subjugation over genocide

>>37148697
Lets go with three strikes buddy.

Strike One; We peace them.
Strike Two; We subjugate them.
If Strike two doesn't work...
well...
I guess its time for Genocide.

>>37148698
I would be willing to compromise on this, they would work as a good subjugated race, though if they betray us, they burn.

>>37148667
I was going for more of a cyclops splinter faction, but whatever

>>37148698
But slavery rarely helps educate a populace.

We just need to make parrats work in our society before they rebel or something.

Maybe try to engage in some of our own humor with them? Humorous but harmless hymns? Something they could learn but wouldn't abuse?

>>37148735
but it is our land moron.
Salting the earth is reserved for Elves or Elves.

>>37148737
Stop with the burning you pyromaniac. Its sort of out of character for our race as it is to use force on them as is. We need to work towards murder town. or viciousness.

I'll miss their wacky guerrilla banana peel warfare.

>>37148761
Subjugation, and then, some education, teach those little fuckers to not shit and steal.

>>37148741
>>37148761
They are to dumb to subjugate and too weak to work.

>>37148761
Are you saying... Fun and games may help indoctrinate the parrats?

Instead of giving them fruit? we give them soccerballs?

or whatever those ball in a cup things are.

Entertain them?

This shit is fucking cray

It's like if some teenagers egged your house or something, and you walk outside, shoot one in the fucking face, grab another by the hair, skin and burn it, burn down the homes of all the teenagers, and then blow up the entire local high school.

>>37148767

I mean on their almost complete erasure of their existence, if the romans haven't brag so much about destroying Carthage and almost no one could know about them.

Use Previously mentioned roll for sailing/sailors idea

>>37148791
They have been annoying our people for centuries and have caused the death of a hero and many hunters.
They are a tumour to remove.

>>37148833
What happens if the little fuckers figure out that our weakness is our eye? You're gonna be singing a different tune when you catch a seashell shard spear in the eye.

>>37148821
Yes.

They enjoy entertaining themselves but lack healthy avenues to do it.

Give them alcohol and teach them to have to pay for it. Give them toys but don't replace them, make them work for it.

And housebreak them, while we're at it.

These parrats are basically children. We're teaching them bad things by trying to exterminate them.

>>37148833

Athens did it on Melos how come we can't do the same?

>>37148833
They have killed us before. People seem to have forgotten, they want to kill us or make us miserable, We have tried talking, They refuse, we cannot leave them, or they will rot our civilization, we can subjugate them, or we can kill them.

>>37148884
You make a good point anon.

Shall we roll for this now? Or Next time?

>>37148837
You said like the Romans to Carthage.
This is referring to the city, which was dismantled and the earth was salted.

If you said like the Romans to the Carthaginian then your intent is portrayed.

>>37148848
>something about your edginess

Nah but seriously this is totally out of our cultural area. Like until moments ago we were peace and community and shit, but you just went genuine Hitler/Ayn Rand on the harmless pranksters

>>37148930
We are just hunting a pest anon.

>>37148904
By subjugation I do not mean slavery, I mean making them be helpful, educating them from a standpoint where they cannot deal damage is what is needed.

>>37148951
Considering them a pest severely underestimates them.

Extermination simply will not work and will lead to rebellion on our own islands.

>>37148926

I see your point. OK, lets do it like the Romans to the Carthaginian but leave no record about it!

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>>37148930
It really does seem hitler/ayn rand is more the gorgon's style. It strikes me as something more in character for them (In nature/back home) anyways. Which is concerning.

We might be doing more harm to them culturally if we let a war break out with parrats.

>>37148962
They are cunning, small and weak.
How could we possibly make them useful?

>>37148979
Extermination just did work
>>37148537
Subjugate them. Teach them. Then let them free as citizens

>>37149001
sick em on our enemies.
like the elves.
or merfolk.

>>37149001
Who cares about making them useful? We just want peace.