>>39721460
>>Interrogate him for info

>>39721460
>Interrogate him for info
Trade routes/commodities, recent political news of our former home,etc.
>Give him some gold and Free him

>>39721460
Interrogate first, gently and civilly as befitting your royal nature. If he doesn't talk then put the screws to him.

>>39721569
Backing this.

>>39721460
>Interrogate him for info

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>Interrogate him for info (civilly)

You are a princess after all, might as well put your expert court etiquette to good use.

You set up a table in your small throne room, setting up a cup of tea for the two of you should he enjoy some. He is lead by two of your warriors to the room, Haroldnarl stands guard beside your seat, his war axe's head taller then his own.

He is lead into the room. He's smaller then you expected, clearly not of human height. After cautiously looking around the room he takes a seat at the table at the opposite end of yours and removes his hood, revealing him to be a rat folk.

>Ah, I wasn't told you were a rat folk, I'm surprised we didn't find more interesting baubles on your caravan then.
>Hello, I am Princess Lumora of the Treeline Kingdom, I hope my dwarf friend here didn't ruffle you up to much.
>As a business man I'm sure you can understand the importance of getting straight to bushiness, and I need information from you.
>*Wait for him to speak first*
>*Tell the guards to leave, you can handle a formal meeting yourself*

>>39721761
>>Hello, I am Princess Lumora of the Treeline Kingdom, I hope my dwarf friend here didn't ruffle you up to much.
>>As a business man I'm sure you can understand the importance of getting straight to bushiness, and I need information from you.
These.

>>39721761
>>Hello, I am Princess Lumora of the Treeline Kingdom, I hope my dwarf friend here didn't ruffle you up to much.
>>As a business man I'm sure you can understand the importance of getting straight to bushiness, and I need information from you.

>>39721761
>Hello, I am Lumora, and I need to discuss some things with you. I hope my dwarf friend here didn't ruffle you up to much.
>As a business man I'm sure you can understand the importance of getting straight to bushiness, and I need information from you.

First, we aren't a princess. We are QUEEN Second, we should wait before spreading fame of our kingdom. Getting more people now would only starve us.

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>Hello, I am Lumora, and I need to discuss some things with you. I hope my dwarf friend here didn't ruffle you up to much.
>As a business man I'm sure you can understand the importance of getting straight to bushiness, and I need information from you.

"Yeah, yeah, information I got all the information you want j-just don't hurt me. This isn't the first time I've been captured by bandits but this is certainly the first time they offered me tea. This isn't some kind of test or something right?"

>*giggle* Only of your table manners silly, but no need to worry about that now. Just tell me everything you know about the trade going around Treeline.
>No, merely hospitality. Now tell me what you know of trade going around Treeline.
>Yes, and your failing, you can make it up to me though by telling me what you know about local trade around Treeline.
>Other

>>39722051
>>No, merely hospitality. Now tell me what you know of trade going around Treeline.

I'd like to keep him for our own use if we can maintain his loyalty.

>>39722051
>>No, merely hospitality. Now tell me what you know of trade going around Treeline.

>>39722051
>No, merely hospitality. Now tell me what you know of trade going around Treeline.

>>39722051
>No, merely hospitality. Now tell me what you know of trade going around Treeline.

>>No, merely hospitality. Now tell me what you know of trade going around Treeline.

>I'd like to keep him for our own use if we can maintain his loyalty.
Oh, my...

>>39722124
ANon please Shiville is most likely to get inside the queen panties, not some rat folk merchant.

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>No, merely hospitality. Now tell me what you know of trade going around Treeline.

He nervously chews on his wooden cup before answering. "I-it's good. The Cravenwood Mountains have been ran sacked by this new necromancer lord, the Dwarves have had no choice to spend so much of their saved up treasure to buy relief supplies and mercenaries. The steelgate Kingdom is especially bleeding them dry for steel weapons since they're the only steel resource outside of Cravenwood mountains and it's currently crawling with skeletons right now. The kingdom of Mondshire has stayed out of the conflict, damn elves, almost as bad as dwarves with their sting-i-ness...and that's really all the trade their is to speak of on the borders of your forest."

>>39722170
>>39721853
(Since it's brought up, shall we change our Title to Queen?)

>>39722298
Princess of [forgot name of kingdom], Ruler of Treeline.

Let's leave Queen for the unofficial "Queen of Hearts" so that we can make a grand reveal later on.

>>39722298
Don't Kings and Queens have to be married before their title changes?

>>39722334
No, the prince or princess just has to assume the throne. However, I think the title Queen is too small for us now. He are the rightful rulers of two nations and will expand our rule.

I prefer Empress.

>>39722367
We need the idea of manifest destiny on our side. We should change our tie to goddess when possible

>>39722427
Title* not tie

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You nod, taking this all in. He puts his cup back down on the table. "Can I go now?"

>Tell me more about steelgate
>Tell me more about Cravenwood Mountain
>Tell me more about Mondshire
>Tell me more about the Necromancer
>Yes you may leave.
>Perhaps I could interest in a business proposition?
>No you may not.
>In the afterlife *Kill him*

>>39722329
>>39722334
(Well historically speaking a prince or a princess can rule a principality which can be it's own independent nation. So we can rule with the princess title as long as we want, if we want.)

>>39722447
>>Tell me more about the Necromancer

Exiler, does our 'kingdom' currently produce any good? How much trade goes through the forest at this point?

>>39722491
(Currently no, we have a few farms around our forest castle producing just enough food to get by right now, after this meeting we can invest in some infrastructure if it is so desired.)

>>39722447
>>Perhaps I could interest in a business proposition?

>>39722447
>>Tell me more about the Necromancer
>>39722447
>>Perhaps I could interest in a business proposition?
I swear, if that half-brother is working with the necromancer...

>>39722447
>Tell me more about the Necromancer
Necromancers are bad news.
>>39722522
I wanted to train those bandits into rangers, but infrastructure is fine too.
steel shortage... how does the world we live in look like?

>>39722563
>Infrastructure

Well if those druids allow us to use wood magic...
>Natural fortresses and self-maintaining roads
>Doesn't compete with steel industry since we shouldn't damage the forest anyway
sheesh, we can buddy-buddy with the dwarves pretty easily.

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>Tell me more about the Necromancer

"Oh him, I would rather not. There's a lot of rumors going around. That he's actually a demon disguised in bone, the he's a skeleton champion and the real necromancer is unknown. What is known though is he is that he wants to create his own undead empire. His crypt was somewhere in the mountains, when the Dwarves disturbed it, well, that's when things went to shit and the bones started crawling." He says and shivers. "It's why I stick to the steelgate trade route these days and just pass off my goods to a caravan on the dwarves border."

>Hmm, with the dwarves in need, perhaps I can be of service to them to.
>Well, I could make a trade road through my territory that's even safer then steelgates, mostly because I can guarantee my bandits won't be on it.
> >Tell me more about steelgate
>Tell me more about Cravenwood Mountain
>Tell me more about Mondshire
>Perhaps I could interest in a business proposition? (suggestions?)

>>39722785
>>Hmm, with the dwarves in need, perhaps I can be of service to them to.
>>Well, I could make a trade road through my territory that's even safer then steelgates, mostly because I can guarantee my bandits won't be on it.

>>39722785
>>Hmm, with the dwarves in need, perhaps I can be of service to them to.
>>Well, I could make a trade road through my territory that's even safer then steelgates, mostly because I can guarantee my bandits won't be on it.
>Perhaps I could interest in a business proposition? (suggestions?)
Stick around the area and tell me what you think would be worth trading. I'll cut you in and if you do a good job you can move up in status as far as you're able to.

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>>39722785
>His crypt was somewhere in the mountains, when the Dwarves disturbed it, well, that's when things went to shit and the bones started crawling.
Dwarf fortress?
>Well, I could make a trade road through my territory that's even safer then steelgates, mostly because I can guarantee my bandits won't be on it.
We'll start to get civilized and get tolls.
>Tell me more about Cravenwood Mountain
Dorfs?

>>39722785
>Hmm, with the dwarves in need, perhaps I can be of service to them to
>Tell me more about Cravenwood Mountain

I think if we go help the dwarves, knowing the lay of the land could be useful

>>39722785
>Hmm, with the dwarves in need, perhaps I can be of service to them to.

>Perhaps I could interest in a business proposition? (suggestions?)
>What could you offer if I could guarantee that you would never be attacked by bandits on this route ever again?
>Ask him to act as a go-between when we want to buy stuff.

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>>39722820
>>39722840
>>39722861
Are we sure that we can take on a necromancer with our forces? Even if we went to do so, who will guard this place?
I want to hear your guys specific opinion on this.

>>39722840
>Stick around the area and tell me what you think would be worth trading. I'll cut you in and if you do a good job you can move up in status as far as you're able to.
>>39722884
>What could you offer if I could guarantee that you would never be attacked by bandits on this route ever again?
>Ask him to act as a go-between when we want to buy stuff.
These I agree with. A caravan passing through our lands that we can take tolls from, as well as the periodical shopping oppertunities we get from the caravans.

>>39722890
We don't have to be quite that ambitious yet.

Start small, lead an independent mercanary unit, training our men at fighting the undead. Give lower prices and ask for things that the dwarves have excess of.

>>39722947
Oh, you guys meant that?
I thought you guys were suggesting that we were going head on against an army.
if your statement is what you were planning, sure, I guess I kinda agree.
but who will lead them, how much forces are we going to send, and how will you manage control of other group? This crisis could go on for a long time.

>>39722890
well surely the dwarves would have a force of their own.

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>>39722994
>well surely the dwarves would have a force of their own.
That is currently being harrased with.

>>39722982
We'll lead for sure, since this is partly to build up a name and troop loyalty/competence.

Obviously we'll spend time back at base. Traps, Ents, Dragon, and our regular return should keep things safe. The other bandit lords can keep watch.

If they tried to coup, they would find themselves lacking the kingdom's elite military.

>>39723037
What general orders...

I jist realized that we aren't even done with this captured trader.
so are we gonna feee him and oofer a trade route with tolls and occasional shopping?

>>39723031
Standard fare for dwarves. They're pullin' through just fine

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>Hmm, with the dwarves in need, perhaps I can be of service to them to.
>Well, I could make a trade road through my territory that's even safer then steelgates, mostly because I can guarantee my bandits won't be on it.

"Well a trade road through Treeline would be good. Not only do I have to deal with your bandits, no offense, but also steel gates extortioner level tolls."

>Perhaps I could interest in a business proposition?

"Well it can't be much worse then owner of a robbed caravan."

You smile. "Well you clearly know the current ins and outs of the market and I need someone like that if I am to create an economy for my people. Let's call you...a trade adviser. See what of value my lands can be to the markets."

"And you promise you won't kill me?"

you nod. "And their will be money in it for you to."

"I'm in!"

>Gained one Trade Adviser

You have decided to build a safer and more lucrative trade road through the forest then your competitors. But let's see how well that goes first.

(Best of 1st 3 1d20's pls)

Rolled 18 (1d20)

>>39723139

Rolling always scares me. I'm worried I'll screw it up for everyone.

Rolled 25 (1d100)

>>39723139
COME ON DICE
EMBRACE

Rolled 19 (1d20)

>>39723139

>>39723237
Wrong type of dice.

Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>39723139
princess power!
>>39723237
wrong dice, buddy.

Rolled 5 (1d20)

>>39723237
Wait, whoops, rolled the wrong dice, sorry.
muscle memory typed a 1d100 without me realizing.

>>39723223
>>39723245
>>39723252

Wow. This was apparently a fucking great idea.

>>39723237
>>39723255
well reduced its the same anyway

>>39723265
This is going to be the best road ever.

>>39723265
Thank goodness I fucked up the dice, I did nodeserve it compared to these guys.

>>39723288
Not quite, we didn't nat 20.

But really close to it, yeah.

>>39723265
do we get to make a tollbooth for it?

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Wait, did we consult the druids about this?

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>>39723245
>19
near perfect success!

In the next week you dedicate to building a new road inside the forest. With some guidance of the druids you create the most efficient path while doing the least amount of damage to the forest. With your forces protecting the road instead of robbing another, you don't have to lower the tolls very much to drag attention away from Steelgate's roads and better yet with your castle along the way more people have come to join the growing settlement.

>Gain 10 farmers

Over the next few weeks, with a few more farms built around your castle you have enough wheat and barley to start producing wheat beer. Soon a Tavern Is built along the road close to your castle.

>Gain 1 tavern
>lose 5 peasants
>Gain 5 barmaids

>>39722447
>>Tell me more about the Necromancer
>>Tell me more about steelgate

>>39723337
We kinda did. As long as we don't start burning down the forest they are fine with our expansions. They said its because that they prefer us over to the numerous other powers which could takeover the forest.

>>39723412
Slowpoke.
>>39723427
Well, never hurts to tell them what we-
>>39723401
Well. Apparently we dicalert them of it. Good.
>tavern
Does this facility produce profit?
Also taverns are great for picking up mercs, gaining quests, etc.
soon some kind of adventurer is going to pass through here, I know it.

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The Ratfolk Trade Adviser, who you now know as Basalton, takes care of the toll booth earnings and was crucial in the initial investment of the tavern, does what he can spread good a word among traders, and look out for future investments...oh, and paying for the toll road workers as well, of course.

Haroldnarl comes up to wiping the sweat of his brow, having worked hard with all the new construction. "Remember when you said you'd thought you might be able to offer service to the dwarves, right? How do you suppose we go about it? As they are my kin folk, I want to be the one to go and represent ourselves to them."

>Send Haroldnarl as your representative to the dwarves
>Send Shilvile as your representative to the dwarves
>Send Basalton as your representative to the dwarves
>Send yourself to discuss possible business with the dwarves.
>Send yourself along with Haroldnarl as your representative to the dwarves
>Send no one to meet with the dwarves, have them come to you for help if at all.
>Send a message to the dwarves and await a response.
>Other

>>39723515
>>Send no one to meet with the dwarves, have them come to you for help if at all.

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>>39723515
>Send Haroldnarl as your representative to the dwarves
No harm in doing so, right?
But bring escorts, and be careful.

>>39723515
>>Send Haroldnarl as your representative to the dwarves, but have them come to us if they want to discuss the specifics

>>39723515
>>Send Haroldnarl as your representative to the dwarves

Can't see why not, really. Go for it.
Bring escorts though in case they're ornery.

>>39723515
>>Send Haroldnarl as your representative to the dwarves

>>39723515
>Send Haroldnarl as your representative to the dwarves
This will help in improving our relationship with both Haroldnarl and the dwarven civilization.

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>Send Haroldnarl as your representative to the dwarves

You send a squad of 20 of your warriors, despite his objections, to come with him.

It will take several weeks before he returns.

Meanwhile you've come to the realization that you actually don't have any tax laws decreed, and thus no taxes are being collected.

>Create Taxes
>Don't create taxes
>Wait till your economy is strong enough before taxing what little you have.

>>39723667
>>Wait till your economy is strong enough before taxing what little you have.

>>39723667
>>Wait till your economy is strong enough before taxing what little you have.

If there's one thing that people hate...

>>39723667
>Wait till your economy is strong enough before taxing what little you have.
>>39723692
It is looking in the mailbox each week to take out the tax mails.

>>39723667
>Wait till your economy is strong enough before taxing what little you have.

wait until we can't survive on raiding other kingdoms before we start raiding our own.

>>39723667
>Wait till your economy is strong enough before taxing what little you have.
I say we should at least put down the framework so that people don't complain when taxes start coming out of nowhere. Something like right now I am charging 0 tax but it might rise in the future.

>>39723729
How does that work?
Like setting down the laws but charge them for 0% tax for now?

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>Wait till your economy is strong enough before taxing what little you have.

Back at your original royal court you can't forgot how many talks about taxes drove you up the wall. Such talk can wait for now.

Shilvile burst into your throne with a black eye. "Lumora,ugh, they're are a bunch of bastards at the tavern. Some adventurer party, or so they claim, more like bounty hunters to me. Flashed a Wanted Poster with your face on it. I told them we didn't take to kindly to bounty scalpers in these parts and well." He says pointing to his black eye.

>Have these so called adventurers brought before you.
>Go to the Tavern and investigate.
>Have these adventurers imprisoned for assaulting a member of your court.
>Have these adventurers executed for hunting a supposed bounty on your head.
>Other

>>39723771
Yep

>>39723773
>Go to the Tavern and investigate.
Not like we're unprotected right?
As long as this adventurer party isn't a PC grade party, we'll be okay I think.
also, words first and fight later if needed. What did he say about a poster?

>>39723814
Wait a minute, I totally thought of this the wrong way.
by group, how many were there, and how are they composed of?

>>39723773
>Go to the Tavern and investigate.

Now, it is time comrades! Let us rise up and become questgivers!

Also pat Shilvile's head and acknowledge his Elder Brother-ness or something.

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>>39723773
>I told them we didn't take to kindly to bounty scalpers in these parts and well." He says pointing to his black eye.
Wait, ask him if he just straight up punched him out of the blue, or if he was skilled and punched him with skills.

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>Go to the Tavern and investigate.

"Aw, thanks for looking out for me big bro~" You say teasingly and pat him on the head. "Go see the cleric about that eye. I can handle this." You say with a snap of your fingers as ten of your strongest warriors come to your side.

At the Tavern, it seems a fight has already taken place with many of the patrons knocked out, and not because of the booze either.

In the center table their sits what appears to be a human monk, an orc barbarian, an elf ranger, and a rat folk mage of some kind guessing from his cloak and robes. They've yet to see you, that or refuse to take notice of your entrance.

>Demand they stand and explain themselves
>Put them under arrest
>Call out to them in a harsh tone
>Call out to them in a flirtatious tone
>Call out to them in a sarcastic tone
>Call out to them in a mannerly tone
>Ignore them back and talk to the nearby bar maiden
>Other

>>39723940
>Call out to them in a mannerly tone
Lets not get too cocky.
Also a party of four...
>Human monk
>ork barberian
>elf ranger
>ratfolk mage
Against our
>10 bandits
>Princess
This could get messy real soon.

>>39723940
>>Call out to them in a flirtatious tone
>>Call out to them in a sarcastic tone

>>39723940
>>Call out to them in a mannerly tone
Kill 'em with kindness.

>>39723940
>Call out to them in a mannerly tone

>>39723940
>Call out to them in a mannerly tone
Now I've got a deal you can't refuse.
[CAPITALISM INTENSIFIES]

>>39723940
>Call out to them in a mannerly tone
We are of royal heritage are we not?
Well, at least we keep up our demeanor like that.

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>>39724084
YOU COULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS

>>39724103
who would ever want to prevent that?

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>Call out to them in a mannerly tone

"Gentlemen, I must request that you quietly leave this establishment without causing anyone farther harm, and then continue outside where we can discu-" You're cut off as a dagger hit's the pillar next to you. A wanted poster hangs from it's handle.

"WANTED: ALIVE"
"The false princess, aka The Bandit Queen of Hearts, aka The Bloodslayer, aka the Princess of Treeline. A reward of 3'000 gold for her capture and brought to the Capital Castle of Steelgate. This is an official proclamation by the one and true king of Steelgate. Lysander the first and great."

>>39724134
...alright, then. Hard way it is.

>>39724134
How barberic.

>>39724134
3000 gold? I could pay you DOUBLE that, if I wanted to. Now, either you guys want something else, or you're smalltime trash that won't hold a candle to royal skill.

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>>39724134
>"Let none be found wanting."
Attack with extreme prejudice.

>>39724134

"...you do realise that this is now the kingdom and that this is in effect a request to kidnap the ruler of the kingdom. are you absolutely sure you want to go through with this?"

Remember guys.
if a fight happens, you kill the fucking mages first.

It's a shame that they don't know it's the result of a power struggle.

>>39724171
Of course they are anon, why would they be here?
Unless they say anything, their motives are really obvious right now.

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Clearly a bounty set up by your traitorous half brother. He will pay for this, how he will however will have to wait till next time since it's 4 in the morning for me and I need sleep.Follow me here to find out when the next thread comes out: https://twitter.com/codemastergames

Thank you all for playing! Sorry for the cliff hanger.

>>39724194

There is the fact that they have yet to kill anyone yet.

Besides we ought to just give them one last chance to get the hell out of here.

>>39724194
It's a nice cliffhanger though, doesn't feel forced.
Get some QM Cool thread as always.

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>>39724194
>cliffhanger
Mfw
>>39724200
Id do agree, but we'd better tense up or this could go down real baaaaad.

>>39724194
Did you archive the thread?

Apparently the thread wasn't archived, so I archived it for you.
Don't forget to do so, this will help us remember what happened in the past and use it on our secisions!