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Have the dorves retreat. Cover them with gunfire.

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>>39995835
Supporting

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>>39995767
Please make sure you post the new thread in twitter too please.

>>39995767
Tactics anon, you can handle this, but in the meantime,
Can we get one of the dwarven mages to rig up a spell so we can basically start blasting this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YOYlgvI1uE
from our Ipod as loud as possible to inspire the dwarven troops?

>>39995767
Damn I left to go get groceries and food for my brother and shit and we got to the action. BTW what calibur is the howitzer? 75MM or higher?

>>39995835
Howitzers can also be used if they're a kilometer away Just

>>39995854
You may roll 1d20 for this.

>>39995849
>>39995835
Writing for this, critical success.

>>39995854
I'd be willing to bet they've never heard ANYTHING like our music, I will now post inspiring song to play.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p75xRkMrVMk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHio67Uhfys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVAmBmdvHrU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwvnY2iwNV8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1wJy1tb29I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t_tlK6IPL8
bagpipes be kickass man.

Rolled 4 (1d20)

>>39995950
Why not!

Rolled 19 (1d20)

>>39995959
christ I hope my luck doesn't sukass for this, this would be awesome.

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>>39995950
fuuuck

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>>39995950

>>39995989
19. Writing.

>>39995989
YEEEESS! WOOOOO
>>39995993
WOOOOO
>>39995994
if only...

>>39996015
seriously though, bagpipes be haunting and badass at the same time, this will be fun.

>>39996037
our ability to create an entire armies worth of music out of a small metal box... this shall be awesome.

>>39995767

You send the runner back up to the surface, who manages to get the message to the berserkers before they charge again. At the note, they all start retreating, putting their strength to run away as fast as they can. The humans, thinking that the dorves are in retreat, start chasing, only to find themselves confronted by a foe both greater and smaller than them: the .223 round.

The seventy-five Dorven fireteams all unless one .223 round every five seconds, with a whipcrack of the round firing, an onomatopoeic *rachet* as the breech opens and the empty cartridge springs out, a thud and click as a new round is loaded and the breech is closed, and then it starts all over again. That, happening seven hundred and fifty times along the length of the wall.

And it’s not even over. The gatling guns themselves begin to spin up, and there’s a constant whirr as they pour lead onto the battlefield, chewing up the faces of the human horde.

The horde slows. And attempts to keep going. But falters, and grinds to a halt, finding cover behind whatever they can. All that, in the space of a minute.

>Twenty five berserker casualties, five hundred human casualties

>125 berserkers left, 1025 humans left.

Down on the docks, things are going just as well, as the gatling guns on the docks start dealing out their own damage upon the human intruders. Ships don’t sink as fast as they do with the howitzer, but whatever crew is alive upon a boat get annihilated by the rain of bullets.

>No casualties, 30 ships out of commission.

>20 ships left

And then, when all hope is lost, you grind it in a little more. You quickly grab some paper, and finding your phone in your pocket (a Google Puzzle 4, with a solar-powered adapter) you, with the help of some dorves, manage to amplify the speaker.

And it begins to play...

>Drive them out, one final time
>Parlay, see if they’ll surrender.
>Write In.

>>39996281
...shit,
>Drive them out, one final time
they started this fight, let's finish it so that they're never a threat again.

>>39996281
>Drive them out, one final time

Soo what's the howitzer caliber?

I'm sorry I don't know why not knowing is bothering me this badly.

>>39996340

75mm.

>>39996340
dude, you're /k/anon, I'd be surprised if it didn't bother you.

>>39996281

Where are ya, Spectral? I'd expect you to be parlaying right now.

>>39996425
I think someone exorcised him...

>>39996281
>>Parlay, see if they’ll surrender.

>>39996436
It's about time.

>>39996459
I spoke too soon.

>>39996459
let the debating begin.
Spectral, what's your stance on why we should Palay?

>>39996475
:( that's not nice.

Any lurkers want to vote?

>>39996475
Love you too /k/anon

>>39996495
Drive them out then.

>>39996509
>>39996340
>>39996319
It appears it goes to this.

Sorry Spectral.

>>39996492
My stance on parlay is we pretty much have just shown then how fucked they will be if they continue. Do they really want to waste more lives? I mean, if they do than so be it. It be the fate they chose. It be an act of mercy from us, so we can say "Hey, we have them a chance." Later if asked

>>39996597
My stance, is that they started this fight, and attacked innocent civilians, they're no better than raiding barbarians who have decided that they don't like beards. We have arrived on this battlefield with the power to put an end to the deaths of children and babies, and ensure that these monsters never have a chance to threaten them again.

>>39996651
gas the humans
race war now

>>39996597
do you have a rebuttal?

>>39996679
Leave it.

>>39996678
Calm down /pol/

>>39996679
>1v1 me scrub

pls

>>39996686
>>39996738
I'm not trying to be an ass, sorry if I sounded aggressive.

Please roll 1d100.

Rolled 45 (1d100)

>>39996839

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>>39996839

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>>39996839

Rolled 11 (1d100)

>>39996839

>>39996867
>>39996864
>>39996858
:/. Writing.

>>39996864
>>39996858
>>39996867
welp. that could've gone better. not terrible but not exactly good.

We all rolled at once the dice don't like that.

>>39996651
Basic law rule: Audietur et altera pars.
We don't know who is in the right here. I guess it's the dwarves, but it also could be that they took the human's land (remember, the town is only 60 years old).

>>39996651
Throwing all them together under the same tag of children slaying barbarians seems harsh. What do we know of these United clans? That they only recently finished their own war against each other?

We know not of each clan individually. Some of them I'm sure don't condone child slaying. Nor did all of them want to jump right back into another war. Especially the losers of said war. Even if the parlay didn't stop the battle, it could have convinced a portion of them to abandon it, leaving the blood thirsty idiots behind to die.

Take it as you will.

>>39997002
well argued. we shall have to see how our choice goes.

>>39996281

The docks themselves have no blood on them. The boats didn’t even get close to them. There are a few human survivors, who are pulled up and sat down, with a few dorves and Rohvakins watching over them. For the most part, they are much more scared of the Rohvakins.

Up on the surface, however, it’s going far differently. Having been able to plan something out while hiding from the weapons, they are now sending arrows over their own defenses into the wall, killing some dorves in the process. Not many, but enough for the humans to realize that this wasn’t an unbreakable wall.

>100 humans died, 3 Dorven Fireteams down.

>72 Fireteams left
>925 humans left.

At this point, one human, behind a very large shield, walks out into the open, shouting, “Challenge me, Dohvakin! Fight me for the rights to this land!”

>Kill him from afar
>Respond to the challenge (Menacing)
>Respond to the challenge (Polite)
>Ignore, continue.

>>39997092
>>Respond to the challenge (Menacing)
silent. as. fuck. mask. armor. shotguns.
we do have SOME honor.

>>39997092
>Respond to the challenge (Polite)
And then shoot him in the head. Make sure that he dies quickly, and without honor.

>>39997092
>Respond to the challenge (Polite)

Why? We're nto claiming the land it's the dwarves land. We're only here cause you lot are a bunch of dicks. The way I see it you have two options. 1 Go away with your tattered remains of an army or continue this foolishness and end up with a bunch of holes in you.

>>39997092
>Respond to the challenge (Polite)
Be polite, be professional. We be civil engineers

>>39997092
>>39997124
This

So what's everyone thoughts on some portable mortars and some RPG's? Granted getting the rocket accelerant will be a pain in the ass.

>>39997235
not with magic it won't.

I'm assuming we trained with the CEA?

>>39997256
Valid point. I keep forgetting about that. but yeah, some infantry mortars and we could take out the guy's who are behind cover.

>>39997092
>>Respond to the challenge (Polite)

>>39997235
Absolutely. Mortars would be easier to move around than bringing howitzers everywhere.

Which reminds me. We need to work on our transportation systems. Beyond ships, what do we have to transport large amounts of goods at one time?

>>39997320
Trucks/flatbed trailers. No aircraft yet.

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>>39997374
again, maaaaagic.

>>39997315
>>39997150
>>39997219
assuming air of mystery, I could back this.

>>39997488
Writing.

>>39997092

Tsin-Chak looks at you, question apparent on her face. You nod, and stand up, grabbing your mask from the table, and walking away to get your armor ready.

>Roll 1d20 for entrance.

(Short update because, you know, entrance)

Rolled 13 (1d20)

>>39997601

Rolled 15 (1d20)

>>39997601

Rolled 19 (1d20)

>>39997601
ok

>>39997649
you. you good person. much russia.

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>>39997601

>>39997669
cyka idi nahuy pidaras prostytut
xaxaxaxaxaxa

>>39997674
DAAMN...

>>39997649
:)

>Magical: Your body seems to be made of stone, your very soul seems beyond this earth, only the mask tying you to this place. You look ethereal, truly a Rohvakin.
>Mechanical: You clink with every step, your body rattling and grinding, the sound of worlds ending. You are a true Rohvakin, a bringer of the end of times.

>>39997707
>Mechanical

>>39997707
It moments like this where I realize you're a great fuckin QM art.

>>39997707
>Mechanical: You clink with every step, your body rattling and grinding, the sound of worlds ending. You are a true Rohvakin, a bringer of the end of times.

>>39997649
intro now with music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce-Xok6SRPU

>>39997707
>Mechanical

>>39997707
If this is a coice
>Mechanical
That's our big thing after all, technology that seems like magic.

so guys, should we give them a final chance to surrender and go back to their tribes?

>>39997707
Magical:

Mecha pls.

>>39997790
I'm all for wiping them out but they should have at least one last chance.

>>39997739
>>39997735
>>39997726
>>39997719
Writing for Mechanical.

I'm looking for one on my own, but anyone have a good steampunkish power armor photo? Google reveals nothing.

>>39997790
We're dueling for who owns this place.
I mean, they'll fuck off if we win now.

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>>39997851
hows this?

>>39997886
a bit too much for me to be honest

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>>39997851

>>39998082
This is nice.

>>39997886
I mean we ARE trying for impressive and terrifying.

>>39997601

“Come on them, Rohvakin, show your-“the human is caught off midword as you emerge from the wall. And emerge you do.

From the top of the wall you jump down, landing into the soft earth, making it crater underneath you. The gears and pistons on the suit hiss and click as you stand up straight, all feeding off a central core of a magical core. So sure, that’s got some magic, but apart from that it’s important Roanoke technology.

And you look fucking magnificent. You’re covered in something similar to plate mail, except each plate is connected again to the exoskeleton that keeps things moving and lightweight (along with a few more unnoticeable spells). And on top of all of that, you have the mask itself, a glorious piece of metalwork that adheres perfectly to your face, the eye slits being covered in a dark transparent glasslike gem, and the mouth of the mask thinly perforated, so you can speak.

Slowly, you make your way over to the human. Not because you are slow, mind. This is intimidation. And eventually, you are right in front of him, at least a foot taller than him. He stares up in awe.

>I am Rohvakin. How may I help you?
>This is my land. Fuck off.
>(Remove mask) I think you may want to reconsider your allegiances.

>>39998308
>I am Rohvakin. How may I help you?

>>39998308
>I am Rohvakin. How may I help you?

>>39998308
>I am Rohvakin. How may I help you?
This isn't technically our land after all, and we want to keep our identity a secret.

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>>39998308
>I am Rohvakin. How may I help you?

>>39998308
>>I am Rohvakin. How may I help you?

Damn, this armor doesn't have a hat to take off as a greeting.

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>>39998384
It will be added in the next set. Probably.

>>39998308
We have a voice-changer in this thing right?
Also for canon purposes i'm just assuming the GEA worked on this in their spare time because holy fuck magic is real lets do something ridiculous.

>>39998308
sooo which one of the pictures is the closesst to being accurate?

>>39998373
This one, though I was thinking masks more like the ones from that elf copypasta where elves where masks.

>>39998644
sounds awesome. voicechanger y/n?

>>39998644
But where are the masks?

>>39998752
On your face, silly.

>>39998781
you can probably call it, the hivemind is strong.

>>39998941
Agreed, 30+ minutes of waiting are unnecessary for an audience of under 12 people.

>>39999032
what if he's writing but did not say that he's writing

what if!

soooo artemis died of pizza overdose, or fell asleep at his computer, right?

>>39999240
He's been technically running for over 24 hours. Would not surprise me if he fell asleep at his PC for the second time.

so anybody want to discuss what we should do with magitech?

>>39999785
take over the world

>>39999785
Create an empire that will span the globe and cleanse the world of those filthy elves.

>>39999833
>>39999842
I meant specific projects, like citywhale.

>>39999858
Ah. Well Citywhale is alright but it's so big it's sort of a sitting duck and while it could be turned into a flying fortress it would have to eat massive amounts of food. If we plan on expanding then that will be a huge drain on resources.

>>39999858
Fuck citywhale.
Make a spacecity.

>>39999785
Something about espers and statues...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NcMDlgdnZPI

>>39999785
Drones that can scout via the air for us.

>>39999858
I was thinking just build off of the island with so much magitech stuff that it no longer looks like an island, and instead look like howl's moving castle sank into the lake.

>>39999980
Okay you have redeemed yourself in my eyes. Just as long as we can attach something like hellfire missiles to them. giant ice explosion variant?

>>40000039
By that last bit I meant something that drops everything within a 50-100M radius to subzero temps since magic can say fuck physics and all that...

>>40000117
What about steam golems?

>>40000161
That's a good way to reduce infantry casualties but I was thinking something more like mech suits/power armor

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I'm just going to leave a few things here.

>>40000326
this is very nice

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>>40000326
Really, don't mind me at all.

>>40000326
Okay that's my headcanon for how our suit looks.

>>40000326
I like that one alot.

>>40000362
>alot

Apply yourself to cyanide

>>40000413
pls no bully.

so what do you guys think of building a giant mech with a city inside of it?

>>40001034

It'd be a waste of resources. You need numbers and resources and expertise we won't have for years, just for a fun little thing that will end up in thousands of people getting killed when a leg gets disabled.

>>40001034
That would be interesting to say the least but maybe a bit ludicrous.. Now a giant mech to fight a dragon or something. THAT I can get behind.

OP ded?

>>40001849
We think he fell asleep after pretty much running for 24 hours, honestly it's impressive he lasted as long as he did.

>>40001883
Yeah I wouldn't be surprised and he does deserve a rest.

so in the mean time we're pretty much just discussing whatever magitech bullshit comes into our heads.
Speaking of which, how do you guys feel about building AA guns in case of dragons?

>>40002027
That is a good idea. I can definitely get behind that.

>>40002117
Now the question is whether they should fire conventional ammo, or be backed up by magic.

Do we actually know how much (in measurements) of the town made the transition? a 1 mile cube? a 3 km sphere? This'll be important for figuring out that is under the town.

>>40002199
The entire town made it, as well as the island it was on, unless you're talking about things like ore in which case idfk

>>40002199
The entire island made it, so no idea how big exactly the transfer zone was.

>>40002152
I'd say what depends on the situation Maybe a couple with magic ammunition and a couple with conventional. A anti aircraft thing that's currently under developement is a railgun who's up for that attached to say a flying fortress?

>>40002152
I can see magic being less effective if it gives 'free' ammo, as otherwise there isn't much reason to use the normal stuff. in fact, things like gunpowder, anything made with oil (including plastics), heavy metals and other stuff is going to be in short supply soon at the rate we've been building.

>>40002292
Man i'm telling you skyfortresswhale has real potential, what we need to do is just make the whale out of meatal so it doesn't need to eat.

>>40002346
I cast antimagic field on your whale. Enjoy your game over.

>>40002485
Is antimagic field a thing? because if so we need to abuse the FUCK out of it since our technology is so fucking superior.

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>>40002346
But a battleship is basically a city.

>>40002504
yeah, but a giant mechanical whale with a fortress on it's back gives off that certain, "fuck you we are gods" feel.

so what do we do for fast ground transportation, motorcycles, or use magic to make those bikes from star wars?

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>>40002504
Fuck that one I found one that I really like.

>>40002526
Raining down death from above faster than they realize what's happening kinda is "Fuck you We're gods" Railguns in military testing have been fired at mach 7

>>40002526
Nah, it just gives off a "we think we are gods, but we're actually megalomaniacs who prefer form over function, please turn us into a legend involving arrogance leading to one's downfall" feel.

Hey /k/anon,
>>40002598
actually makes a good point, what do we do about that? I'm basically thinking enclosed motorcycles with a shitton of guns.

>>40002703
1. Replace gasoline with magic.
2. I don't care, free transportation forever!

>>40002703
I was going to type up a huge post but this guy>>40002785 pretty much got it in a nutshell. We can use the same designs we have just apply a magical twist to it yeah?

Captcha what the fuck doughnuts and pastries are not cake.

>>40002619
Got the source on those railguns?

>>40002785
>1. Replace gasoline with magic.
Drill for mana

>>40002785
let's not rely on magic entirely in case
>>40002485
is a thing, what we need is a redundant mechanical system, so that in case the magic fails, everything still keeps working.
>>40002825
dude, first somebody on here reads Merc quest and now someone who reads 8-bit theater, wtf is going on here?

>>40002854
You might not be as much of a special snowflake as you think you are.

>>40002818
http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=80055
http://www.cnn.com/videos/tech/2015/01/08/electromagnetic-railgun-us-navy-weapon-orig-mg.cnn
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9114111/US-Navy-tests-game-changing-supersonic-electromagnetic-rail-gun.html
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/rail-gun-u-s-navy-top-gun-article-1.1749616

>>40002884
It just seems like such a random thing to see in a relatively small reader-base quest, no need to get snippy.

>>40002818
Here's a video that's not ridiculous and gets to the point. https://youtu.be/lFCTzIGYeMk

>>40002854
It was pretty popular while it was still running. I still see that "that's so stupid I can't even see straight anymore" from time to time.

>>40002892
>>40003024
Thanks.

>>40003029
You ever heard of 8-bit theater chaos?

>>40003061
No. It's a youtube thing, google seems to suggest?

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So what do you guys think of building mechs like pic related for heavy lifting?
>>40003231
Some guy basically took 8-bit theater, got a bunch of people together, and gave the strips voice-acting, once you get past the first episode or two, the audio quality gets really good, it's actually a great series, you should watch it, the voices are all really spot on to how I though the characters should sound.

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...guys, I have found myself a new secondary goal for this quest. we must find a way to build a railroad.

>>40000326
This is now the mechanical armor.

I crashed, guys. BSOD and everything. Back in action for now. Let's see if we can make 72 hour games a thing.

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>>40003440
Found another good one.

>>40003488
WOOO ARTEMIS IS BACK IN ACTION! (better post a thing on twitter, we may have lost some people.) You got a lot of catchup reading to do.

>>40003520
I read everything. Nice thread guys.

Writing for Politeness.

>>40003440
Railroads are pretty simple, just some wooden rails laid out on a level grade. It's only when you have heavy industry that it becomes necessary/possible to churn out steel rails.

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>>40003488
You're back!

>>40003542
>>40003440
You already have a half-bridge that extends out from the island that got chopped off by the event. You could start from there.

>>40003575
cool, those are some pretty awesome trains, not to mention it'll impress the dwarves and really help out with shifting trade in between Hashan and Roanoke

>>40003575
Depending on what type of bridge it is, we could also turn it into a dock for really big ships.

>>39998308

”Greetings. I am Rohvakin. How may I help thee?” you decide to go for the thee. Why not? You’ve got nothing to lose, and absolutely everything to gain.

“I...I am Dralich Hofnar. I am the leader of the United Clans of Cliffcoast.”

“Greetings, Dralich Hofnar. A pleasure to meet you. What do you request of us?”

Dralich gulps, and stands up a bit straighter. “We are here to claim our own land, the land of Cliffcoast.”

You nod. “Fair enough. And you believe you can get it from us?”

Dralich stiffens at this. “What, you think you could possibly keep it from us? Let me tell you something. My father would run down deer for dinner. Days and days of running, till the deer falls to the ground and just watches my dad come over to start eating. I’ve done it myself. Because I’m human. I don’t know who or what you Rohvakin are, but we’re humans, and humans are the most kickass species in the world. Yes, the clans fought. But when a threat greater than ourselves faces us, then we unite and work together. I have no doubts that we’d keep fighting if we had an entire planet to ourselves, but I know for a fact we’d work together if any great magical beings descended from another plane to attack us. That’s what humanity is about.”

>I have an offer...(Share land)
>That’s nice. Time to die.
>Write In.

>>40003743
>I have an offer...(Share land)
"We live here too now. Are you planning on killing us off as well?"

>>40003743
>Indeed, humans are... impressive for there stubbornness, but many of you now lay dead because of that stubbornness.
>I have an offer...(Share land)

>>40003829
damn forgot my name.
>>40003805
Can we combine my post with this?

>>40003859
You forgot your name, and you were almost tolerable. Should keep it that way.

>>40003743
also,
>what are we? we are Roanoke, and that is all that is important.

>>40003743
yeah, I'm fine with >>40003829

I'd add "You're stubborn yes. But you know what So are we" *open mask*

>>40003914
I want to do that last part just to fuck with him. if people don't want it it's fine.

>>40003914
let's not reveal ourselves to them kay? that was kinda the whole point of the masks was to go all "veil of madness" on everyone, if the clans become solid allies we can do it later, maybe at a meeting or something, but for now let's keep up seeming otherworldy.

>>40003988
After that whole HFY speech he just gave us I think revealing ourselves would be a pretty good way to throw him off stride.

>>40004079
maybe, and yeah it would be cool, but it would blow our whole setup before we even really got it started, there's a LOT to be said for an enemy not knowing quite what you are, and I don't care how tight-lipped this guy is, the more people who know the secret the faster it leaks, besides we are standing on a battlefield where pretty much everyone is looking at us.

>>40004152
>>40004079
So, we've agreed on Share Land. But reveal or no reveal?

>>40004232
no reveal

>>40004232
I say reveal

>>40004232
Glad to see you're back art.
>no reveal
Dammit Artemis now I have the pizzas! this is like three in a row!

>>40004232
I originally put reveal but... I dunno I kinda got a bad feeling about it
>no reveal

>>40004232
Nay.

I'm guessing it's too late to vote for not sharing?

>>40004278
I've been curious since beginning.
What do you mean by pizzas? Because the amounts I hear are riculous to eat so it has to be something else.

>>40003889
Seconded.

>>40004310
The captchas. I've been getting burritos.

>>40004310
In one thread of magical soldier quest, artemis got no less than 13/14 pizza captchas in a row.

>>40004310
Pizza captcha. Lately i've been getting a mixture of burrito's cake and soup.

just got a pizza twice in a row. It's spreading.

>>40004351
>>40004357
>>40004358
Huh. I only ever get word ones. Never images.

>>40004357
It got over twenty before I lost count.

Writing for no reveal.

>>40004408
sooo yeah, that's on its way to becoming an ongoing joke now.
And by that I mean the pizzas

>>40004391
You have no idea how jelly I am right now.

>>40004358
I usually get some fancy looking coffee

>>40003743


You laugh. “Indeed. Humans are some of the strongest beings I’ve ever encountered. Your ability to keep going even when all hope seems lost is remarkable. Nevertheless, you cannot say you haven’t lost this battle. Thousands of your men have died. Are you sure you want to continue that?”

“Well-“

You cut him off. “I propose a solution. So that the United Clans, the Dorves, and Rohvakin can live toegether in peace. You will get your half of the coast. The dorves get their half. And the Rohvakin get their island in the centre.”

>Roll 1d20 for persuasion.

Rolled 10 (1d20)

>>40004491
c'mooooon dice gods.

Rolled 9 (1d20)

>>40004491
ok

Rolled 9 (1d20)

>>40004491

>>40004515
>>40004519
>>40004545
...sooo indecision until a later date?

>>40004515
Writing for average success.

Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>40004491

>>40004558
It looks like it.

>>40004583
This may be a bit off-topic, but this thread kinda personifies why I love artemis's quests, they're fun, kinda carefree, break most of the rules of physics, he's willing to go for any write-in, and the rather small size makes it easy to talk to the QM.

Rolled 7 (1d20)

>>40004558
Rolling for indecision

>>40004491

Dralich hesitates, before slowly, slowly backing off, shaking his head. “I...I’m sorry. I can’t do that. You’re right, you have killed my men. You’re good at that. And I know you’re strong. But I can’t just start working with the man who killed my own men. I will stop fighting you. But I can’t work with you. Not now. I don’t know when ever. My apologies, but that’s the best I can do.”

You nod, gears grinding. “That is fair. My apologies, Dralich. I hope you find success in your future endeavours. And for now,” you gesture towards his army, “I suggest you leave, before the dorves sic themselves on you.”

Dralich quickly hurries off his own soldiers, picking up the bodies of the fallen as they go, and are soon on their way, far from Hashan, to wherever they’ve settled. And for now, you decide it’s time to stop fighting and get back to work.

(1/2)

>>40004903
I think we can work with this outcome, Dralich seems like a reasonable sort of fellow.

We may actually need a third thread here soon artemis.

>>40004903

After several days of working in Hashan to restore it to its former pre-war beauty, you managed to leave back for home, to Roanoke, with the rest of the humans. And so, you find yourself back at home, with jobs to be done and chores to be taken care of. And, in fact, some immigrants to process.

>Congratulations! You now have 4AP per turn/week! Each action point can go towards one major action. Smaller actions can be taken on with some persuasion, and more powerful NPCs can initiate major actions themselves, given time.

---

First things first, you bring in Mary, who starts to run you down over everything that’s happened the past few weeks, and what’s happening now.

“So, since the war has ended, we’ve managed to get back on track here at Roanoke with your leadership. We’ve cleared up most of the city now, and the agricultural projects are going pretty damn well with Farmer Mitch in charge. I’d say that we could actually focus on making the farms bigger, since we still have some of our own foods we can’t find in the local area, but that’s just one option.”

“Another option is what to do with the new immigrants we have. We already have 200 dorves here, who managed to come back on the boats with us. We also need to figure out what to do about them.”

>Let them stay
>Invite more (lax processing)
>Invite more (Strict/Arstotzka level processing)
>Kick them out.

“After that, I do think we need to work on communications with the government of Hashan. Surely the CEA has some radio equipment lying around. After that, we also need to focus inwards. People are getting a bit tired of the whole socialism thing. Is it time to start making money and setting taxes?”

“Anyway, can’t think of much else apart from that.”

(1/2)

>>40005040
>Let them stay
Get everyone in on the veil of madness gag.

>>40005040
>Let them stay
should probably start up some kind of language classes for both sides

>>40005040
>Invite more (lax processing)
Let's have an unofficial open borders policy going on. The more people come and go, the better an idea we'll have about this world.

God damn this quest is making me want to pick up the 1632 series again.

>>40005184
eeeeh, still want to try the whole "mystery race" thing, so i'm thinking
>Let them stay
And tell the rest of the inhabitants of Roanoke about how we're basically pranking the rest of the world.

>>40005184
Yeah man, I finished the first and am currently working on Ring of Fire. Are you alt-hist anon, perchance? If not, I highly, highly recommend Island In A Sea of Time. Even more grisly and dar than 1632, and I'd say more realistic, too. Takes place in 1000BC, for that extra flair.

>>40005040
>Let them stay
Well, I suppose we could start setting up jobs depending on what we need to be done?
Sort of like industrial boom and factories, but less starving people being exploited and more work where you want according to want and knowledge?
We also need to start up schooling and education, I'm not sure what our policy on that is.

>>40005213
so far this is a quest based around fun and over-the-top, they'll probably go along with it because it's hilarious.

>>40005184
>>40005226
is that a book or someting?

>>40005281
What do you think m8, of course it's a book. Quick google gives you that

>>40005281
The Ring of Fire series, starting with 1632, is an alternate history series that takes an american coal-mining town and throws it into Germany, 1632, right in the middle of the Thirty Years War. Excellent book on modern tech and history interacting, and what one small action can change.

>>40005302
im lazy and hearing from people who like something gives me a better idea than googling it

>>40005311
where's 2/2 artemis, you said there'd be 2/2

>>40005040

“After that, I do think we need to work on communications with the government of Hashan. Surely the CEA has some radio equipment lying around. After that, we also need to focus inwards. People are getting a bit tired of the whole socialism thing. Is it time to start making money and setting taxes?”

“Anyway, can’t think of much else apart from that.”

Back with the CEA, much more fun and absolutely batshit insane things are happening. The first sight to greet you upon entering the playground is an entire floor full of lathes in various states of completion, but with well over twenty all working away...on more lathes.

You find Joan standing over it all, watching it with approval. You approach, and she turns to greet you.

“Hey, Jep. Nice to see you back. Now that you’re here, we’ve got a few things to discuss. Firstly, we need to figure out what we’re going to do with all these lathes. I figured an imperial fucktonne of howitzers mounted on the walls, but you may want to go for something else. Either way, the lathes are yours to use.”

She keeps on handing you clipboards. “Next on the CEA agenda is figuring out what piece of infrastructure we need to improve. We figure that we could start looking into the Railroad bridge and see if it’s possible to connect it to Hashan or the mainland, but we could also (pardon me for this) repair the ferry dock and extend it outwards, further than it is. With the walls up and surrounding Roanoke, we need more room for expansion apart from the forest reserve, and I figure building polders or some sea-platforms may be a good idea.”

“Finally, we need to work on our army’s own personal arms and armor. The mechanical power-armor really works for the Rohvakin image, so we can push that, or just start pumping out more repeaters.”

(2/3)

>>40005336
Nah, there's never a full fraction here

>>40005373
>The first sight to greet you upon entering the playground is an entire floor full of lathes in various states of completion, but with well over twenty all working away...on more lathes.

My god. They're taking over.
>Spay the lathes.

>>40005373
we need more room, and more walls, we're going magitech minas tirith on this bitch. also we need that train, it'll be incredibly useful for trading and transporting the larger goods. keep the rovahkin, that's just to badass to give up.

>>40005440
Be responsible pet owner, spay your lathes.

>>40005373

The Dorven population seems to be in remarkably good shape, for having joined your community just a few days ago. Already they’ve started to set up in the nature reserve, building homes very similar to hobbit holes, except more like apartments than single houses.

It appears they’ve already chosen a community leader, who calls himself Egolev, who’s now standing in front of you in your office. And he has some questions.

“We are Dorves. We are proud industrymen. We would appreciate if you could put us to work in your society, so we may all benefit. From my point of view, if you wish to make some money off of our brothers in Hashan, you may be able to do so by making more of that special paper of yours, or you can get us to work on any one of the other projects you have ready. We will continue to build in our own time, so that more may join this lovely city if you so wish it.

(3/4)

>>40005373
Make sure the Rovah suits, have voice-modulators.
ALSO proposal,
we are Rovahkin, all others are Rovah.

>>40005549
yeah, we need to set up a system where you join in on "jobs" based on your skills, and what you want to do, not based on what's available.

>>40005549
Forgot to mention

>Dorves can "enhance" a project for 1AP, using magic to make it better. But it requires Paper, a lot of it, which is why I'll now be counting paper by the ream.

You still have a lot of reams. Approximately 146 in all of Roanoke.

>>40005599
Can we upgrade the quality of the paper for especially important projects?

>>40005549
Richard is enjoying himself. Firstly, he’s now allowed to use his guns as much as he wants. Second, he’s praised for having so many guns. Third, more people are trying to give him more guns.

He sights down the newest repeater model that the CEA has built, a larger affair with a sixteen-capacity round, before putting a few rounds through a target downrange. “Not bad,” he admits, rolling in the target. “I like it.”

He turns to you. “Now, apart from that, I’ve got some things to do myself, so I’ll keep it brief. We need to train everyone in Roanoke how to use a gun. We have powder for a while, but I’d like to make more, and I’d especially like Dorven help on that, see if they’ve got something fancy up their sleeve for that. Also, I’d like a few lathes so I can start building some specialty weapons, if you would allow me.”

>Give Richard lathes
>Don’t give Richard lathes.

“And past that, I’d like to also get some combat explosives made. For sieges or whatever. The C4 I smuggled out from Afghan is getting pretty old.”

>>40005700
>Give Richard lathes
weeee have more than enough.
I love how all things can be made using lathes.

>>40005533
You think it is a joke. I assure you, it is not. I grew up around cows. Here's what's going to happen.

You'll see the lathes in a field. That makes sense, lathes belong in a field. Then you'll see the lathes in several fields. Nothing strange about that, there are many lathes, they require many fields. Then you'll start seeing lathes on the road. Well, logically they have to get from one field to another, and roads are the best way to do that. Soon you'll see lathes closer to town. Maybe some of them wandered off on the way to another field? Then you'll start seeing them in town. You'll go to the store for a gallon of milk and see a lathe. You'll wait at the crosswalk for a lathe. The school homecoming will be cancled, because of lathes. And one day, maybe a month, maybe a year, you'll come downstairs in the morning for a cup of coffee, and right there, in your kitchen, will be a lathe. And then you'll know.

This is the lathes' town now.

You're just living in it.

>>40005700
>Give Richard lathes

>>40005700
And now for all the major options!

>Administration
>>Make farms bigger
>>Build radios
>>Capitalism!
>The CEA
>>More howitzers!
>>More gatling guns!
>>Railroads
>>Let's get down to polders
>>Mass produce arms
>>Mass produce armor
>Dorves
>>Build paper mill
>>Enhance other project for 1AP and 10 reams of paper.
>Richard.
>>Train Roanoke to shoot
>>Give Richards some lathes.
>>Make Powder! (Only costs 1AP, but you can't use a Dorven action).
>>Plastic Explosive

You have 4AP to spend.

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>>40005700
we got tons apparently
>>40005721
It is amazing how useful a lathe can be.

>>40005811
ho boy here we go.
>>Railroads
>>Let's get down to polders
free dorf action.
>>Enhance other project for 1AP and 10 reams of paper.
railroads
>>Make farms bigger
>>Train Roanoke to shoot

>>40005811
>>Build radios
>>Capitalism!
(Writein)
>60mm Infantry mortars.

>>Give Richards some lathes.

>>40005811
>>Capitalism!
>>Mass produce armor
>>Build radios
>>Make Powder! (Only costs 1AP, but you can't use a Dorven action).

>>40005861
wait do we not still have free dorf action?
in that case,
>>Railroads
>>Let's get down to polders
>>Enhance other project for 1AP and 10 reams of paper.
railroads
>>Make farms bigger

>>40005880
backing
use the good paper to, the blueprint paper we said we had in like thread 1 or 2, these will be steambullettrains.

>>40005811
>>Build radios
gotta get dat culture
>>Railroads
>>Enhance other project for 1AP and 10 reams of paper.
>>Make farms bigger

>No ones choosing Mortars

I thought we talked about incase something similar to the seige happened again. They were too close for th ehowitzer but behind cover so we could only take potshots at them.

>>40005944
soon

>>40005944
we aren't really in any danger just yet, we're better off establishing the island and our connections with hashan.

Not getting any consensus yet. Please establish consensus.

>>40005906
backing I guess. mortars next week.

>>40005880
>>40005906
>>40005926
>>40006082
Enhanced railroads confirmed. Bigger farms confirmed.

Polders or radios?

>>40006106
>polders, with all the extra dwarves we need the space.

>>40006106
radios with chewie and fuckface

>>40006106
Radios' I'm not sure what Polders are.

>>40006237
basically we expand the island by building giant ass-platforms out into the water.

>>40006237

A polder is a low-lying tract of land enclosed by embankments (barriers) known as dikes that forms an artificial hydrological entity, meaning it has no connection with outside water other than through manually operated devices.

>>40006273
Yeah, that.

>>40006273
>>40006280
ah okay thanks

>>40006381
So, staying with radio?

We need lurkers to vote.

>>40006106
>>40006410
lurker reporting
radio

>>40006434
>>40006237
>>40006167
Then radios it is. Writing.

>>40006452
Please roll 1d100 for the success of the week.

>>40006522
goodrolls anons?

Rolled 54 (1d100)

>>40006522

Rolled 75 (1d100)

>>40006522

Rolled 72 (1d100)

>>40006522

Rolled 39 (1d100)

>>40006522
This is a roll

>>40006571
>>40006582
that'll do guys, that'll do.

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>>40006615

>>40005811

The first step you take in bringing Roanoke back to the real world is figuring out your communication and travel situation, which both go hand in hand. So you call a council with the Dorven workforce and the CEA to figure it out.

Soon enough, you figure that while you may not be able to source lower-precision parts like rails at such quantities that you need them from your own forges, Hashan can more than adequately provide for your needs. So you send back a dorven team to buy as many rails as they can. You also send them with a few Novhvak’s, who carry with them a special kit and set of plans. All in good time, they say to the dorves wondering about the contents.

Back on the bridge itself, the CEA is figuring out exactly what you’ll need to build the rest of the bridge. And that’s when you learn about the literal magic of magical supports. Those bridges you see that just hold themselves in the air without suspension? Magic. All magic. Which you have plenty of. Soon enough the bridge is extending well out into the water, curving around to face Hashan in a direct route.

>The Railroad is about one quarter of the way done!

Of course, you then hear back from Hashan itself: the rails can be delivered. But you hear this through the lovely crackling of a radio. The CEA had more than a few hobbyists who bought Ham and CB radio kits, and you sent a few of the CEA along with it. And now, you’ve got a direct line of contact home.

The farms are the final item on the agenda. You extend these further out into the forest, and now the fields extent quite a bit, close enough to the dorven homes that a few choose to work at the farms for the short ‘commute’.

Yeah, Roanoke is doing well for itself.

---

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End of the thread for the night! Because it's 12:43! Thanks for playing. Will not be playing tomorrow unless the rest of the thread is begging me to.

Thanks!

>>40006842
*insert begging here.

>>40006842
Thank's for running so long get some sleep artemis

>>40006842
get some sleep man, maybe follow up with a shorter thread tomorrow so you can get a full night's sleep then.

>>40006842
thanks for the thread bruh

>>40006842
thanks for running
i always welcome more but dont burn yourself out man, i would hate to see this crash

>>40006842
Saw it wasn't archived so I did it for you hope it's to your liking.

Archived here: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/39995767/

>farms
>not ghetto greenhouses

>>40006842
>lower-precision
Hey, the first time you've used that correctly!
Thanks for running.

>>40007556
I haven't used it at all, though.

>>40007801
several times while talking about lathe upgrades you've said something about them becoming 'lower-tolerance' or lower-precision' instead of 'higher'. It's not like it's a big deal or anything, it just tweaked my nose.

>>40007899
Oh shit, did I? My apologies, I was under the impression that a low tolerance was a more precise piece and high tolerance allowed more wiggle room.

>>40007946
Different anon here
Yes it does you've been using it right.

From Cobane Engineering
TOLERANCE :Tolerance is the allowable variation for any given size in order to achieve a proper function. Tolerance equals the difference between lower and upper limit dimensions. Example; for 0.500-0.506 inch the tolerance would be 0.006 inch.

>>40008191
Right, but when he mentioned the laythe upgrades, he said they had 'lower tolerances'. tolerance is part of a design. Precision is how you'd measure a tool's ability to work within tolerances. (The laythe is precise to 0.0001". The part needs to be milled to .501" +/- 0.0025") Anyways like I said, we know what you mean so it doesn't really matter anyway.

>>40005184
>>40005226
Lurker/archive reader here (due to time zone). It's funny that among this little group of people there are three who know 1632. It's one of my favourite series. I read about a dozen books of the series and I have another handful unread laying around. What I like about 1632 is that every technical aspect of the story is sourced realistically, the only suspension of disbelief necessary is that everybody is friendly and helpful.
But the carefree fantastical atmosphere with magic of this quest is great, too. Keep going, artemis.