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(Archived Part 2 is at http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/249192/)

5h of Coolha (Fall)
1 turn until Coldha (Winter)
Cewri Tribe: Stats (See http://pastebin.com/UgtRDe9f)
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>(Free Action) Business with the wandering traders
You part with 1050 of your silver coins and your Staff of the White Rose. In return get a Stone Tablet of Blessings, a pouch of gems, 50 stone. The traders also tell of a secret in the swamps to the south of Amberly: a mushroom forest with some very strange inhabitants. The forest is on an island in the middle of a lake, so the giants won’t be able to get to it normally, but the traders give the giants a single giant-sized canoe to visit the island with. (-1050 coins, -1 staff of the white rose, +1 stone tablet of blessings, +1 ruby, +3 emeralds, +5 sapphires, +1 canoe, +50 stone) (Mushroom City of Quil’squeg discovered!)
>(Free Action) Wor and the Tablet
Shaman Wor, eager to get his hands on another tablet, locks himself in his house again and begins studying the tablet. When he comes out, he has a further understanding of shamanic blessings! (Shamanic Blessings leveled up!)
>Continuing progress on the settlement
The giants work on completing their new settlement, Ash Lake. Just the roofs now and it’ll be complete, which is a good thing because both Anor Londo and New Londo are at full capacity for giant housing. (Progress: 2/3)
>Boosting the yak herd
In preparation for winter, the giants spark a yak boom in their yak herd! (Yak boom next turn)
>Finishing the gate repairs and mounting the catapult to the wall
The giants finish the gate repairs and begin work on putting the human catapult on the wall as a stationary turret. They haul the catapult up there but need to fasten it down still. (Progress: 1/2)
>Training the bear
You outfit the bear with a saddle and armor and begin training it for riding. As with Wor's bear, this will certainly not be easy. (-3 iron, -2 leather) (Progress: 1/3)

Hmmm do you guys think it's worth visiting the Mushroom people?
I think we should probably

Finish new settlement with that new stone
continue to research hexes
Continue catipult and alchemy research

You guys think this is good? I feel we need to prepare more for future battles.

>>262114
We really do need more military.

>>262060
We should also have our Blacksmith Giant continue to research the makings of the Centuar Battleaxe

(Tip: Preparing for Winter)
Coldha will be here in one turn, so here's a reminder of how winter works.

You can't use nature spells or boost cattle production. Additionally, farms will not be able to grow anything, so you will probably dip into the negatives for food production. Resource gathering suffers a penalty, and there is a chance of blizzards occurring that will leave you unable to do anything for the next turn (you will be alerted the turn before they come and all giants and humans will return home if outside the village). In addition, giants, humans and animals left without any form of shelter will start dying. You will also need firewood to survive. Similar to food, the more population you have the more firewood you will consume.

>>262165
Why would we research centaur weaponry? We aren't ally's with them and they seem very very isolationist.

>>262168
Whoops, by not being able to do anything I men not being able to do anything outside the village. So you can still research and do stuff indoors (along with gathering resources from mines and quarries). And one more thing: The wandering giant traders do not come in the winter. The swatrock tournament will still be held, however.

>>262189
I'm suffesting we research how to make that weapon, because it seems to be powerful

>>262196
maybe the season of Coldha the Giants have a tournament of Coldha Swatrock?

2(or more) teams try to swat a rock across a frozen pond using human swords for skate

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>>262207
If anything we should just keep building and improving our Halberds. They fit better for our theme and are superior since they combine axes and spears.

>>262222
>Them quints don't lie

Alright then I guess the axe is jsit a specialty weapon

This might be useful:

From your last battle, you note the following things about catapults:

1. They do shit damage against troops
2. They have a much longer range than slingers (the human catapults were firing from way in the back of the line)
3. They get bonuses against walls and buildings

This was asked a few times but I never got around to answering it

1st of Coldha
5 turns until Wetha
Cewri Tribe: Stats (See http://pastebin.com/UgtRDe9f)
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>Finishing the settlement
Huzzah! The new settlement is completed! Your giants manage to construct some stone dwellings for both your humans and your giants. In addition, a wooden gate was built. The ground nearby is rich with granite deposits, which could be turned into a quarry for more stone. You may want to place some other buildings here too in order to get the town going. Ten giants from Anor Londo and ten giants from New Londo move to the settlement, and the excess giant and human populations will move here too. (New town: Ash Lake! New buildings: Stone dwellings (houses 75 giants), stone human dwellings (houses 100 humans), stone gate (town defense increased to 5))
>Continuing the hex research
Wor continues practicing some hexes, accidentally turning one human blue for a while. (Progress: 2/3)
>Learning how to catapult
The giants study the human catapult for a while, and using their existing research, created a design for a giant catapult! (Tech gained: [Siege Weapons I])
>Wor and alchemy
In addition to his hex exploits, Wor begins mixing various chemicals together and sprinkling a little hex magic in them for good measure. He steadily draws closer to unlocking the secrets of alchemy. (Progress: 2/3)

>EVENTS: The air grows increasingly colder as winter sets in. The crops in the field wilt and die as the choking embrace of the winter cold buries them in snow and ice. It is now Coldha.
>The Koggarach giants are back in town, this time with a new game! The swatrock teams move to the frozen lake where they learn how to play the game of Ice swatting. The rules are similar to Swatrock - hit a rock in midair as hard as you can, winner is the one who hits the rock the farthest - but instead played on the frozen surface of a lake, with the aim being to hit the rock on the ground so that it slides on the lake. The winner would again be the one who slides the rock the farthest. Now that everyone has learned the rules, the game of Sliprock begins!
>Yak boom! An additional three yaks join the herd. (+3 greater yaks)

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For the sliprock tournament, Koggarach bets 20 wood and asks that you bet the same. Do you accept?

>>262517
Make it higher stakes.
>If our team wins you give us your best set our armor and weapons, if you win the reversal will happen.
>Our battle hardened clubs man will knock the shit out of those balls.

>>262569

Keep in mind I roll 8d100 (the first four are our teams and the second four are Koggarach's) so it's a game of chance. Are you sure you want to risk giving up Fragarach, Sword of Stronk that easily?

>>262594
Nah I assumed their would be more people whom would have said shit against it.
>Bet 10 yaks for 10 yaks.

>>262504
FUCK YYES I LiVE FOR HOCKEY OP YOURE THE SHIT BEEN HERE SINCE THE START

>>262569
im sorry but no we need our military and armour more than ever rn mang

Rolled 90, 75, 2, 17, 40, 57, 31, 32 = 344 (8d100)

>>262607

10 yaks for 10 yaks? Bet accepted.

You probably know the rules by now. I roll 8d100 and the highest team is the winner. Rolls go in this order:

Your teams:
>The Anor Londo Boulders
>The New Londo Direbears
>The Welsten Wasters
>The Boulder Bashing Buddies (BBB)

Koggarach's teams:
>The Koggarach Worgs (best team)
>The North Gargan Avalanches
>The South Gargan Mad Yaks
>The Welsten Valley Clobberers

>>262650

AND THEY DO IT AGAIN! THE ANOR LONDO BOULDERS WIN! Strengar does a victory lap around the lake. The Sir Gough's Cup stays with the Anor Londo Boulders.

>>262656
We need to host the next game. Tourism makes crazy money.

>>262656

Also you get 10 yaks. Since Anor Londo's stable is full, the overflow will go to New Londo's stable.

Now, what to do for the next turn?

>>262504
Construct more iron Halberds. I envision our forces to compose of halberdiers in the future.

Research for better shields

Move some Yaks to New Londo but expand the Yak pens in Anor Londo

Explore the land west of Koggarach and north of the centaur trading post

>>262687
I support this plan.

>>262687
Could we ask the centaurs if we can have a copy of their rules so we could come in to their land?
It would be good to get these horse men as some allies.
>Also that sweet sweet iron working.

I suggest we send in a spy to find the enemy's food storage

Then under cover of dayc sand an acolyte of fire with a small bodyguard squad to blow it up

Starve them out of our city

>>262687
+1
but maybe research better metal working or something instead of explore because winter

>>262733
+1

>>262731
We should prepare for an assualt on Amberly soon enough. It's a fortress town that stands almost directly south of Anor Londo and is a enemy staging point. I'm expecting a force composed of many heavily armored Giants to storm the city with fire acolytes providing support and break down the gates. Casualties are a part of war after all.

>>262733
That probably makes more sense. It's just that the fog of war like that kind of bothers me.

>>262687
+1 halberds and shields
>>262733
+1 now that it's winter we should stick to the research and stuff around the villages, we don't want to lose anyone to exposure.

Train Wor too
Finish building projects

>>262753
We can use winter to train. Come spring we can flank Amberly from Anor and New Londo

>>262619
Yeah Insiggested we make the sport
It ended up more like curling but whatever

Better just stay in home and do some research in winter.
-Dig deeper mine, look for more and better ore
-Try too research some weapon, i suggest learn about centaur axe and mix it with our halberd too create some giant halberd with axe.

>>262753
get the humans in on this too, you have me sold
>train everyone more and build the force and assult summer time we can fuck soome shit up


Cewri tripe is best tribe

2nd of Coldha
4 turns until Wetha
Cewri Tribe Stats: (See http://pastebin.com/UgtRDe9f)
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>(Free Action) Negotiations with the centaurs
The problem is that the centaurs don't trust you yet. Well, really they don't trust anyone who isn't a centaur. But you do seem to know something about them: they like mead and trading with them seems to make them happy. Maybe this is the key to gaining their trust? You think that there might be something else you could do, but you haven't thought of anything yet.
>Forging halberds and shields
Strengar and the other blacksmiths get to work, forging 5 iron halberds and 3 bronze wall shields. The group then gets to practicing with the halberds and practicing squad phalanx tactics with the wall shield wielders (they decide to call them "defenders") taking point and providing cover for the squad while it advances. Additional bronze heavy armor was crafted to outfit the halberdiers. (-10 iron bars, -30 bronze bars, +5 iron halberdiers, +5 bronze defenders)
>Metallurgy research
The giants decide to try and research a new, tougher metal. They already knew mixing bronze and tin gave them a stronger armor, but what about iron? They get the basics but scratch their heads as to what materials to use..or what about other metals? The mountains are full of them, and your giants think the key is digging deeper. Still, you can't just dig, you have to set up supports and all that or else cave-ins will happen. This will take time. (Deeper mine progress: 1/2) (Metallurgy progress: 1/4, research stalled until a suitable forging material is found)
>New hexes and alchemy
With an air of contentment surrounding him, Shaman Wor announces that he has furthered his knowledge of hexes. Additionally, he taught the tribe the basics of alchemy that he learned. (Shamanic hexes leveled up!) (New tech gained: [Alchemy I])
>Finishing up the building projects
The giants, despite the cold, finish construction on the catapult mounted to the wall. (+1 catapult turret)

>EVENTS:
-All your units have healed and are ready to return to battle!
-You have an enormous amount of favor! Maybe it's time to spend it?

>>263127

Ack, meant +3 bronze defenders

Give offering to Lava Mama to train another Acolyte of fire and to enhance our spells such as explosion and research others that will help in bringing to Amberly fort.

>>263127
Level up divine fire magic and unlock volcano!

Then use the rest to train acolytes. We should get like 10 from it I think.

If the fire acolytes can get close enough to the fortress they can ruin its day

>>263127
Let's get higher level divine fire magic and see if we can learn any new good spells with rest of favor.
Continue metallurgy research.
Sell 10 barrels of mead to the centaurs.
Train more units.

>>263178
>>263173
>>263177

We have reached a verdict lol

>>263178
You mean dig the mines, right? You can't really progress without a suitable metal (coal for steel, maybe?).

>>263194
Sorry, I meant continuing the mine

>>263127
Maybe
75 favor for warmth, better living during blizzard and winter.

50 or more favor for explosion scope, higher aoe radius too burn numerous human army at once seems good.

Are those berrys on those trees north of ash lake

And if so are they the kind that can be harvested in winter?

>>263178
What units exactly?

>>263323
You recognize them as fruit-bearing trees. Perhaps you could make an orchard out of them in the future. But probably not until spring.

>>263395
Needs to research better ammunition for siege weapons... like bunches of smaller rocks for pelting troops or boulders covered in burning pitch for attacking cities. Also maybe the giants can try to build a giant-sized trebuchet once we have better metals? It will be useful in wearing down the walls of a fortress

>>263514
Before we research catapult ammo tech meybe we should make a couple more

Currently our only catapult is mounted on the wall, not that we can't make More for defense

3rd of Coldha
4 turns until Wetha
Cewri Tribe Stats: (See http://pastebin.com/UgtRDe9f)
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>(Free Action) Spy in Amberly
You send your spy back into Amberly and see that not even half the troops that were there before the last raid are still there. No sign of Crowley either, although the fortress looks like trouble. If the road wasn't blocked and reinforcements came, there would probably not be much hope for the giants. Better not let that happen.
>(Free action) Analyzing the centauric battleaxe
To Strengar it looks like a normal iron battleaxe, but it has a strange symbol etched on it. Perhaps this is one of those runes you've heard about? If only you had that scroll and a centaur ally..
>Returning the Favor
In exchange for all the offerings you have given to Lava Mama, she rewards Elmagh with new and enhanced fire abilities. Lava Mama has now also granted the ability to train Clerics of Fire, an enhanced version of the acolyte, for 100 favor each. (-750 favor, Divine Fire Magic leveled up!)
>Finishing the mine
You dig down to the lower levels of your new mine, and realize that it is quite expansive and rich with Lava Mama's wealth. You have now found a source for tin and iron, and also have found coal and a strange bluish metal! (Shallow mine upgraded to Mine) (Tin discovered! Iron discovered! ??? discovered!)
>Mead for the centaurs
The centaurs thank you for your business and hand you 750 silver coins. (-10 barrels of mead, +750 silver coins, your status with them changed from neutral to useful)
>(Free Action) Researching ammunition
The catapult is nice and fun to launch, but perhaps it could have applications against humans as well? Flaming rocks? Maybe lots of little rocks? The giants begin researching the possibilities. (Progress: 1/5)

>EVENTS:
-Food isn't quite as abundant as before, which means that the population growth rate in Anor Londo has decreased slightly.

>>263565
Can we spend favor too upgrade our fire acolyte too fire cleric ?

Keep making mead and trade too centaur.

Continue our blacksmithing research with iron, tin and ??? ore.

>>263599

80 favor will bump your acolyte to a cleric.

>>263565
Also some more slingers should be trained. And maybe we could learn the ways of the other giants hurling pointy tree logs at their enemies or javelins how they call them

>>263599
+1 I would like a total of 10 clerics/priestess so we can put them around Amberly and duck up the fortress with earthquake

As soon as spring hits, we should attack. We could lose our advantage of the blocked road!

3rd of Coldha
4 turns until Wetha
Cewri Tribe Stats: (See http://pastebin.com/UgtRDe9f)
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>Upgrading the acolytes
The giants will need all the divine strength from Lava Mama they can get if they want to take down Amberly Fortress. The acolytes pray fervently to the gods and, in exchange for their offerings, grants them new and enhanced powers. The four acolytes have now been upgraded to clerics, and an additional two giantesses have been given power on par with the clerics. In addition, four more giants receive the acolyte status. While the clerics aren't nearly as powerful as Elmagh, they have learned how to cast Minor Explosion (effectively giving them AoE capabilities). (+6 clerics gained, +4 acolytes gained)
>Learning from Koggarach
The giants, wondering about the sharpened tree-trunk throwing javeliners of the Koggarach Tribe, endeavored to learn more about the art. The warriors from the Koggarach Tribe eagerly taught the art to four young up-and-coming giants. (+4 javelin throwers, -4 lumber)
>Mead for the centaurs
Your giants, eager to please the centaurs, brew up 11 barrels of mead and ship them off to the Kholoron Khanate. It seems they like you a bit now, but gifts can only get you so far...you should stop by the trading post when you get the chance.
>Metallurgy Research
Eager to learn about the new ore and itching to learn how to make new alloys, Strengar gets hard to work at analyzing the capabilities of each. (Progress: 2/4)
>Building a giant-sized catapult
Looking over the designs your giants made in the workshop, they begin building a catapult like the human one, but with bigger proportions to match their size. This will tear quite the hole in Amberly's wall when it's done! (Progress: 1/2)

>EVENTS:
The cold winter air becomes even colder as a dense flurry of snowflakes combined with a bone-chilling wind blows through the valley. A blizzard has come!

>>263893
>>263893
Continue with all current research

Visit centaur

Drill current troops or train more troops

I say we should get Wor an apprentice in case of his death.

Op is there the possibility of losing this quest? As in completely lose every hero and settlement?

>>263911
Visiting the centaurs can wait until the blizzard passes
>>263893
>finish current projects
>adapt the search for catapult ammo to include good alternate ammo for slingers
Sling or catapult ammo suggestions: small burning logs, large burning logs, carved Wooden balls (for distance), carved stone rounds (stronger than wood and more aerodynamic than a boulder), metal of all shapes and sizes clumps of beads.
Then we have bio shot like the formerly suggested barrels of shit, rotten yak carcass, and a new one, if we can force our humans to bee keep then not only do we get honey for our brewing but we can also huck beehives at the enemy.

>>263916

Yes, heroes are hard to kill off due to having high stats but it's possible. Particularly if confronted by other heroes. You already encountered one of the weaker ones who had OHKO spells.

4th of Coldha
2 turns until Wetha
Cewri Tribe Stats: (See http://pastebin.com/UgtRDe9f)
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>Metallurgy research
The blizzard rages fiercely outside, but Strengar is kept nice and warm by the heat of the forge as he continues experimenting with the metals. He notes that the blue metal is very resilient, and would make good armor. The iron alloy he's experimenting with can hold a razor sharp edge, making it good for weaponry. He still needs to get everything just right before he can start making things with them, though. (Progress: 3/4)
>Catapult construction
Work continues in the workshop as well as the giants put the finishing touches on their new catapult. It'll be ready to roll out as soon as the blizzard is over. (+1 catapult (4A, 1D, bonus against walls and buildings, penalty against infantry and cavalry)
>Siege ammunition research
In the workshop, the research team is also churning out new ammunition for catapults and slingers. They have some good ideas but need to find a way to implement them.
>Training more troops
The troops have trouble training due to the blizzard outside, but the giants in New Londo and Ash Lake find empty houses to train in. Only two clubsmen are produced, however. (+2 bronze clubsmen, -10 bronze bars)

>EVENTS:
-The blizzard has passed! The giants are able to safely go outside the village again.
-Praise the sun! Winter will be over in 2 turns.

Gonna get to bed, see you tomorrow afternoon.

In the meantime, here's something to think about:

Silver coins are the currency of the world, but what would the giants call their currency?

>>264104
So far Giants have no need of currency, strengar makes everything they need for free, the silver coins we do have are all spoils of war, which the giant government (us) spends on things for the betterment of the society, mostly magic learning tools so far. Ore and bars are used like currency to acquire favor from the gods too,

I can see giants making the correlation about precious metals being important but I'm not so sure they have much motivation to mint their own coins, I would imagine they could just addopt the neighbors coinage system as it seems the coins themselves are easy to acquire and are already accepted by the centaurs, humans, halflings and the koggarch Giants.
we aren't even real participants in the economic system, we stole all the coins we have used, from an economic standpoint at least. its not like we are working or paying taxes to the crown under which the coins are minted (barylian? Who's coins are we using anyways?)
Coins value is determined by not only the weight of the precious metal but the ability to provide of the governor that backs them.
We primarily deal in raw materials anyways, it's really just convenient that our neighbors take the coins we seem to find littering the various battlefields we fight in.

Tldr; civ economics suck let's ignore them

>>264294
I agree that we shouldn't mint coins but rather have a name the giants use for the silver coins we find. Like, I don't know, irks?

>>264048
+1 for giving Work an apprentice

Strengthen the capital's walls with stone

These centaurs are such sticklers for rules, there has to be a band of outcasts somewhere

Use favor to enchant our heroes' weapons with fire magic

Let's take down Amberley now! I think we're ready. Smash their walls with explosives and earthquakes and take no prisoners

>>264358
Dum's because of the dumb faces on the front

>>264048
>>264364
Also, brew up some mead to trade the centaurs for the token of animal friendship. If we use it on an alpha male warg, we can control a whole pack

What kind of alchemy can we use?

>>264364
>>264406
+1

I'm not sure how our humans would react to a massacre of there kin even if they have been sending armies against us
>kill men
>bring wimin n children back as super slaves under our other slaves supervision

>>264541
I think that once you have 'super slaves' you really cant consider yourself a good person anymore.

>>264364
It's still one turn of winter. Attacking during it seems stupid.
+1 for giving Work an apprentice
Let's talk with centaurs because we are useful to them, so something maybe progressed.
>>264541
Wasn't Amberly halflings though? Humans were seem to distrust halflings if it's truth what Wilbur said.

>>264541
They don't need to know about giant affairs

>>264552
By human standards, but they are small and weak. We a the children of the gods and we are Stronk

>>264605
Oh shit, I thought it was about to be done. Let's bump up our numbers of clubsmen and slingers then

>>264817
>>264048
Continue troops drill and production
Continue armor and weapon research+production
Zerg rush amberly when spring arrives

We should stop trading with those horse bastards to the west. They are hostile to us and only serve themselves. Why give them perfectly good mead that should be going to Giants? The eternal Centaur seeks nothing but the destruction of all races and if given the chance would kill and enslave our people with out mercy. Their "weapons" are feeble in comparison to giant smithing and to take interest and use them would be an insult to giant blacksmiths everywhere who take so much time to help their giant communities. If we allow the centaurs even a small foothold in giant society it will spread like a plague and eventually bring us down from with in.

>>265001

This entire time I've been getting Qunari vibes from the Centaur.

>>265001
They have different magic than us - the rune things, which could greatly improve our weapons. Also if we could ally with them we could have good ranged troops that we right now lack.

>>265023
The centaurs are isolationist. Giving them supplies in an attempt to win them over is pointless. We could potentially spend an untold number of resources on trying to woo the centaurs but there is a very strong chance they will simply turn it down by orders of their kings and laws. Even if they are allies their effectiveness would be brought into question.They are horse kin and the enemies we're fighting are phalanxes who would butcher them easily. Besides who really wants centaurs allies. Nothing but a bunch of unreliable nomadic ruffians.

>>265111
We don't know if giving them the ale was pointless because we didn't talk to them after the fact. Also they gave us coins for our mead.
How would spearmen kill mounted archers? Cause I doubt they can catch up to them.

>>265149
Centaurs aren't mounted archers. A centaurs would have none of the advantages of a horse archer since the archer can shoot and aim while the horse is moving. A centaur is essentially just a person but with four legs.

>>265165
But they don't need to aim too well? They can just use caracole tactics and just try to thin out the closest troops. Also I would assume they have the speed of a horse.

>>265187
That is not the giant way. Only cowards would use such a tactic when you can do battle and crush your enemy in the traditional manner. Also hurling fireballs.

>>265219
You mean the giant way that is making swamps and attacking people when they are weakened?

>>265231

The tactics and strategies of Giants are not meant to be understood by small Non-giant minds like yours.

>>265231
By using the power of giant shamans and with the blessing of the couple. We only use the swamp ability to reach our enemy and not actually weaken them.

>>265001

Easy there, we don't need to make a reputation of being backstabers. We both benefit mutually through trade.
We also can't afford to have enemies pushing at both sides.

>>265356
I'm not calling for a full on centaur genocide although that wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing. I just think it wasteful to give to the centaurs when they will still keep to themselves. They're also degenerate nomads for a reason. They just leave their feces on the ground which is why they always move from place to place. I don't think any of us want that on our streets.

>>265001
>>265378

Why stop trading, they maybe keeping a bit distance because our flaws but they never show any agresion or evil intent

[Menacing]: Physical appearance tends to scare off smaller races and threaten large ones.

So, do our Giants have the Hole-face or a normal face?

I'm partial to the Hole-face, really emphasises the fact that they aren't just Huge humans.

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>>265595
They're like the Giants in dark souls 1 and 3 but a lot smaller I think. Around 13 feet is the average height. Pic related

>>265689

So slightly larger than the size of a Sentinel then?

Ds2 Giant-King sized?

>>265701
Probably around the size of sentinels. I haven't played or really watched any Dark Souls 2 so I don't know how big the giant King is.

>>265001
You Giant Supremacists make us look like giant douchebags. If giants were perfect we wouldn't have been exiled in the first place

>>265149
>>265111
>>265023
>>265001

It has been established that trading with them is getting us somewhere:

See

>>263565
>>Mead for the centaurs
>The centaurs thank you for your business ... your status with them changed from neutral to useful)

And

>>263893
>>Mead for the centaurs
>It seems they like you a bit now, but gifts can only get you so far...you should stop by the trading post...

We have more to lose than gain by stopping trade with them.

>>265882
Jealousy breeds success my friend. We were exiled because the others feared our capabilities. It is giant kinds destiny to rule the world and to do away with the unfit races. The centaurs are just one such race.

>>265882
I'm no radical like >>265943 mr. "Make anor londo great again", I am willing to trade excess mead to the centaurs for magic but I do not respect their laws, the only reason we have not broken their false borders is because we have plenty of conquest over on our side of the mountains. I care not for the politics of horses, I am but a simple slinger and that they have not offended my giant sensibility and graciousness just yet, These foolish horses trade in coin and give away magic, our industrious Brewers will capitalize on the weak wills of this lesser race.

I just don't see the point with baseless hostility. I mean sure if someone wrongs us we should definitely crush them. But against those that did nothing wrong it seems pointless.
We still don't know how big the human empire really is and even if we conquer it whole, we will probably have to fight the orcs.

>>266080
+1 if they are not openly hostile then they are a potential ally.

>>266043
>265943 mr. "Make anor londo great again"

Hahahaha

>but I do not respect their laws, the only reason we have not broken their false borders ... I care not for the politics of horses ... they have not offended my giant sensibility and graciousness just yet, These foolish horses ...

They probably feel the same about the giants. But where does that leave us?

>>266043
Similar to the story of How the stronkborn defeated the hill Giants oldest mortal rivals the treants or as the Giants call them "wooden Giants" or "wood's"
Stronkborn had just established (the now currently lost) city of stronkonia On a site that was holy not only to the hill Giants but also to the wood's.
Every day the woods would come alive and atack the city of strokonia and every night the woods would retreat to rest and regroup. This went on for many years until stronkborns third wife, demigod and master brewer "Mariugah the divine alchemist" devised a plan to go out in the middle of the night and water the woods with poison.

That night was especially dark and she grabbed the wrong barrel by mistake and while she thought she was poisoning the woods she was feeding them the finest mead ever made.

The next day it seemed like it had worked the woods did not appear to fight in the morning and the city of stronkonia was overjoyed, that night a terable wale could be heard all througout the forest that kept the city of stronkonia awake all night
The next morning the woods appeared at the gates, on hands and knees, not to fight but to beg for more of the delicious mead that they were given the night before, the stronkborn demanded that the woods lay down their arms, the woods literally ripped off their arms and lay them before stronkborn, and this is why giants use wooden clubs, also why religious giants splash a small amount of
Mead on any tree or wood they intend to harvest or use for crafting.

Back!

>>264406
I'll write up a list later. For now just write-in potions are fine (subject to GM veto if too powerful) for now.

>>265595
I've grown to consider them to be more akin to a mix of D&D hill giant and dark souls giant that bear characteristics of both. So not quite giant humans but not quite hole-in-the-face spoopmonsters either.

I'm liking the debate with the giant supremacists vs. the giant progressives. Who will win and determine the course of giant society?

>>264841

Also when you guys say "more troops" or "make weapons" I'd really appreciate it if you'd specify what kind of units you want. Otherwise I'll just give you random units like clubsmen or slingers.

>>266180
Halberd troops

>>266180
Heavy troops with great shields and hammers.
A lighter troop with leather armor with a long two handed sword.
Start making officer helmets and giving or military some order giving our hero's new recruits to train in archery, swordsmanship and other things.

>>266213
>>266195
I forsee a future where rather than having specific troop rolls we would have all of our giants outfitted with a sling with a bag of diffrent kind of shot, an advanced mace or club of some kind, a net, a wrist mounted buckler, and lightly trained in fire magic, Or at leas a few commando/gladiator units, why not embrace all parts of giant culture?

>>266321

Jack of all trades, chest full of blades.

>>266321
>>266213
I want to emphasize the net users, it's like having a mundane rope version of the swamp spell, plus at a Giants size it will be extra effective on groups of smaller units, you can throw the net and then bash or throw the net then set it on fire, or throw it than drag the weaklings away from their allies. I wonder who can throw a net the furthest? Nets rule. Maybe even a new game, whoever can net the biggest yak the fastest wins. Giant rodeo!

>>266321
If we have a disorganized and undisciplined force it would be hardened to lead. While I agree not having all of our troops be in units.
We need a majority of our soldiers to be in units that can be easily advanced and retreated.
>We can make diffrent military branches.
>Our Army Will be in units, organized and discipline where most recruiters go.
>Our Mariners will be the best of the best and be able to pick and choice their armor and gear.

>>266340
Using those names as place holders.

>>266340
+1

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5th of Coldha
1 turns until Wetha
Cewri Tribe Stats: (See http://pastebin.com/UgtRDe9f)
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>(Free Action): Seeing what the centaurs want
Although many would like to never give the arrogant centaurs another barrel of mead again, you at least decide to go to the trading post to see what they want. Apparently, in order to get into good graces with the centaurs you must prove your strength. Since the centaurs at the trading post like you enough, they give you a lead: there's a dragon that's been rather troublesome to the centaurs in the southwestern plateaus. The centaurs would like you to get rid of it, but as it is in centaur territory the other centaurs won't simply let you pass freely. The centaur traders suggest sending a team of 4 of your best heroes to fight this dragon. However, choose well, as dragons are some of the most powerful creatures on the planet. The giants decide to go back to think this over, they do have Amberly to worry about after all. The centaurs simply tell you to return when you're ready, that dragon's lair isnt going anywhere.
>(Free Action) More from the spy
Your spy in Amberly is doing well, this time sketching a rough map of Amberly Fortress. It seems there are thick, stone walls around much of Amberly Fortress and the fortress itself has five mounted ballistas on it - four small ones on the corners of the main fortress and one larger one atop the tower next to it. He marked the positions of the ballistas with triangles. The situation is getting dangerous there, however, and he asks that he be recalled immediately.
>More troops, more weapons
The giants decide to expand on their retinue, making giant, heavy iron versions of the hammers they build with. Strengar finds that these are especially effective against heavily armored troops, even more so than maces. However, they're big and heavy meaning that they can only be wielded with two hands. Three of these units are trained and equipped. Strengar also finishes a prototype for a two-handed iron sword like Fragarach called the zweihander and gives them to three fighters along with light armor for speed and maneuverability. In addition, three more halberdiers are trained. Strengar notes that you're getting low on both iron and bronze. (-45 iron, +3 iron halberdiers, +3 iron hammermen, +3 iron zweihandermen, +equipment for each)
>Finishing metallurgy
Strengar thinks he can finally put the two metals into production. The tough durable mineral is dubbed "Mithril" and the shiny iron alloy is dubbed "Steel". As stated before, Strengar suggests that mithril be used for armor and steel be used for weapons. (New tech: [Metallurgy II])
>Wor's apprentice
Shaman Wor, growing old, knows his time may come at any moment and thus begins to pass his acquired knowledge down to a pupil named Valdoth. Wor is pleased with his progress but realizes he still has much to learn. (Progress: 1/5) (New hero gained: Valdoth, Shaman Apprentice)

(cont'd)

>>266364
Begin to rally our troops. The time has finally come to break Amberly. Also get Wor a big hat to wear.

>>266376
Should we actually make Milthril armor and Steel weapons for the best troops first?

>>266385
I say attack the fortress now just because theres the possibility that if we procrastinate they might add another layer of defense. I'm also not sure how many troops we can equip with mithril and steel equipment.

>>266397
How does the seasons work though. If we go out now will it counts as Coldha or Wetha

>>266364

>[Divine Fire Magic: Fire Blessing]
Elmagh takes Fragarach, Gough's bow and Armaaga's bow and casts an incantation, causing the weapons to glow a bright orange before being set ablaze by flame for a second. The fires may be called again in time of need, granting +1 to attack to all three weapons.

>EVENTS:
Spring will arrive next turn.

>>266364
Throw a festival on a full moon outside of the fort walls where everyone wears scary outfits and burns a big ass fire, chanting and dancing around it induce some fear before the battle.
>Find out the name of their God, leader or anyone important and chant scrifice this person all night.

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>>266407
Don't worry I have just the right costumes in mind

>>266403
I suppose that we should wait until spring. Spend this time to arm as many of our troops with Steel and mithril as possible for the upcoming assualt.

>>266403
Next turn will be the 1st of Wetha.

Also do you guys got a plan for attack if you're doing it next turn? Those ballistas look painful.

>>266407
I don't recommend it.

>>266364

Call the spy back, we got all we need. Those ballistas will give us hell if we approach from an open area.

I suggest when we decide to attack Amberley it be at night. There's a forest near that would give a wonderful cover for us to pelt them with a volley of projectiles. Plus they'll need fire light to operate the hold, making them an easy target.

>>266425
+1
>>266407
+1
We might as well let Wor train his apprentice too and see if we extend the mine even more.

>>266425

Also the giant tower shield we have, would it be punctured by the ballista bolts?

>>266439

Probably not but you'd take significant recoil from the blow and it'd probably get a large dent.

>>266439
I guess we could try to put giants with shields in front and behind them fire priests and then blow the balistas when we get close.

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So, I'm willing to bet that once we figure out Plate armor we will officially look like Anor Londo Sentinels.

Obviously, the next upgrade from THAT theme is producing regiments of Tower-Knight expies.

I want you guys to imagine an army of this fucker on an open field coming to break your fortress and kill your dudes.

>>266468
What if enemy lightning mage?

>>266476

Then we trust in Stronkdad and Lava Mama to not have created a bunch of pussies.

>>266468
That is inspiring, heavy defenders need heavy stabbers

>>266476
I think the scout said he wasn't there on the first report about military strength.

When this battle is over we should look into those berrys by ash lake

>mr. Make anor londo great again
10/10

>>266463

Well the idea is to pepper them with projectiles, it may be a shot in the dark, literally. But we pose a chance of breaking the ballistas.
Once we assess the situation we'll use the tower shield to storm the wall with other shield wielding units. Upon reaching the wall the tower shield will act as a stepping stone.

>>266422
>>266425
+1
Writing a strategy now

>>266468
+1 a project for summer

>>266485
+1 Lava Mama don't make no trash

>>266490

The best part about that lance?

It's a pig-sticker, it gouges out diamond / triangular wounds that unless something has straight regeneration or directed magical healing will never heal correctly.

Bring all our troops but leave a skeleton crew behind to keep our lands safe. (Specifics TBD)

Strategy:

In the middle of the night, the Giants take the road to Amberly and ensure the road is still blocked. Before the fortress is in sight the split into 2 units. Stronk unit goes to the north forest above Amberly. Lava unit goes to the forest east of Amberly.

Lava unit strikes first. Earthquake on the walls, Fire on the ballistas. When Lava unit has the attention and ground troops make contact, burn the forest with their ground force inside. Then move Lava unit east and up into the forest where Stronk unit starts.

On cue, as Lava unit retreats, Stronk unit comes in from the north and pours into the gates while the ballistas burn. Once Lava unit has regrouped in the north, they will come down and strike again.

We come in waves and erupt like the volcanoes from which we hail! Praise to Stronk!

>>266634
We should try to use all of our metal material to outfit our troops

In order for this to happen
we will need MANY more Giants shield defenders. Should we make the shields out of mythril? The shields could also come in handy for that dragon.

We should also bolster our troop
numbers even more before the assault

>>266634
Military rough draft:

Lava Unit: 5 Heavy; 3 Halberds; 2 Maces; 1 Hammer; 2 Zweihand; 4 slingers; 4 clerics; 1 acolyte; Elmagh; Wor

Stronk Unit: Gough; Armaaga; 5 Heavy; 10 Halberds; 2 Maces; 4 Defenders; 1 Zweihand; 7 slingers; 4 javelins; Catapult

Leave behind the rest under Strengar in case they send someone in (sounds unlikely but you never know)

Melee: 12 Bronze Heavy Clubsmen (3A, 4D), 14 Iron Halberdiers (4A, 4D, bonus against cavalry units), 3 Iron Hammermen (4A, 4D, armor-breaking x2), 4 Obsidian Macemen (4A, 4D, armor-breaking), 4 Bronze Defenders (1A, 7D, provides cover against ranged attacks for 3 units), 3 Iron Zweihandermen (4A, 3D, bonus against infantry)
Ranged: 9 Slingers (2A, 3D), 4 Javelin Throwers (3A, 3D)
Magic: 6 Clerics of Fire (4A, 4D) (Bonus against flammable objects), 4 Acolytes of Fire (3A, 4D) (Bonus against flammable objects)
Siege Weapons: Catapult (3A, 1D) (Major bonus against walls and buildings, penalty against infantry and cavalry)
Allied Troops: 4 Bronze Light Clubmen (3A, 3D), 4 Javelin Throwers (3A, 2D)

>>266656
At the very least we should train 6 or more defenders and a couple more slingers and javelin throwers. Those 2 handed sword and gamer Units look useful as well.

OP does that mine we have generate ore per turn now? Also do we have enough money for the Rune tablet now?

>>266656
Do we have time? You attack with the army you have, not the army you wish you had. They're fortifying too, and they're faster than we are at that.

But of course the issue will go to the Council of War for a vote anyway.

>>266678
We definitely need some shield defenders in the Stronk Unit. We would Benifit from more ranged and melee types too

>>266681
>>266682
We should make more giant defenders but give them disposable great shields just for the charge to the wall then toss them, excluding the real defenders.
Other then that's I would say train more hammers, this is gonna be their last stand so we have to make sure to make a display of what happens when you resist.

>>266690
Man I wish we had spent our mead on threat totem of animal friendship, then we could have gotten more animal mounts

>>266697
Well OP I see that we are running out of ore, how many units are we able to train?
Does that mine produce any ore?

Well we could always fill barrels with feces and chuck it inside their hold. It would turn their fort against them. It provides effective harrasment. And is low resource demanding.

But that idea was coined before. And I agree with
>>266682

Nevermind on the last post, got the info I need.

>>266702
Yup, and you'll get more next update too. Wanna forge everything you have? You can probably make about one shield with the mithril you've collected.

>>266707
Yes I think we should.

I remember we have a battering ram that will help with the siege.
We could have humans help us, offering payment in mead and the 827 Shina-bits (coins)

>>266707
>one shield with the mithril you've collected.

Give it Balgmar and put him with Lava Unit (forgot to include him lol)

>>266727
I assumed a 2-handed shield he could use to get close, then sling on his back and switch to Fragarach. That might be stupid. Maybe give it to Wor or someone vulnerable...

>>266735

A shield you can use only half the time is basically worthless.

No, if we make a shield that big, that fucker better learn how to wield his weapon in one hand and the shield in another.

>>266725
I think the humans we have are still slaves so I don't think we can offer them coins without first giving them freedom.
We could totally take a gamble though and say we will give them freedom if they participate in the military campaigns but they will probably desert or fight against us.
Well unless Wilbur actually knows anyone that's trustworthy.

1st of Wetha
5 turns until Hotha
Cewri Tribe Stats: (See http://pastebin.com/UgtRDe9f)
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>(3 actions) Last-minute preparations - Smelting
Strengar gets hard to work at smithing up some new weapons and armor out of the new ore. He starts with a custom-order mythril shield for one of the defenders. Then, he makes another set for a halberdier, along with a bronze club and armor for a 2 clubsman and a mace and armor for a maceman. Lastly, he makes a mighty steel halberd for one lucky giant. (-3 mithril bars, -3 steel bars, -11 iron bars, -15 bronze bars) (+2 bronze heavy clubsmen, +1 obsidian maceman, +1 steel halberdier (in iron armor), +1 mithril defender, +2 iron halberdiers)
>Final preparations (and then raid!)
Since you got new units you should probably think about where to put them before you start.

>>266844
Ooooh boy!

I vote mithril and steel to Stronk unit and the 2 iron halberds to Lava unit

Done. So, final preparations:

Lava Unit:
Balgmar (commander)
Elmagh
Wor
5 Heavy Clubsmen
5 Iron Halberdiers
2 Obsidian Macemen
1 Iron Hammerman
2 Iron Zweihanders
4 Slingers
4 Clerics
1 Acolyte
Total Military: 26

Stronk Unit:
Gough (commander)
Armaaga
5 Heavy Clubsmen
10 Iron Halberdier
1 Steel Halberdier
4 Bronze Defenders
1 Mithril Defender
1 Zweihander
7 Slingers
4 Javelin Throwers
1 Catapult
Total Military: 36

Defense Team:
Strengar (commander)
4 Bronze Heavy Clubsmen
2 Clerics of Fire
3 Acolytes of Fire
4 Allied Light Bronze Clubsmen
4 Allied Javelin Throwers
2 Iron Hammermen
2 Obsidian Macemen
Total Military: 22

Is this correct?

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>>266950
This seems good

inb4 we find the giant blacksmiths corpse in Anor Londo

>>266950
+1 I feel like maybe too many defense but who knows they might be necessary?!

>>266950
how bout requesting our allies for defense ?

>>267057
We already have :o they're listed as Allied on Defense Team

>>267067
>>266950
Ahh just wake up so i miss those allied defender, how bout leaving only 10 or 15 giant for defense ? its probably ok because we didnt see any enemy movement.

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>RAID!

Unfortunately, due to the dark conditions, you cannot see all the troops in the fortress, but from what the spy said there should be about 40 iron spearmen, 50 archers, 20 iron horsemen and of course the 5 ballistas.

>Turn 1:
Sneak attack!

Lava Team and Stronk Team get into position and prepare their initial attacks.

[Divine Fire Magic: Earthquake]

Elmagh summons the strength of Lava and Stronk and slams her fist against the ground, creating a massive earthquake which damages the walls!

(Amberly Fortress town defense reduced from 6 to 4!)

The acolytes and clerics strike next, creating a storm of explosions and doing severe damage to the ballistas! One of the smaller ones goes down but the largest one is protected by stone bulwarks and sustains minimal damage this time. However, three out of four are on fire and will continue taking damage until they're put out. Stronk Unit waits patiently for the time to strike.

BALLISTA 1 HP: 58% (burning!)
BALLISTA 2 HP: 20% (burning!)
BALLISTA 3 HP: 71%
BALLISTA 4 HP: DESTROYED
GIANT BALLISTA HP: 82%
FORTRESS INTEGRITY: 78%

>>267129
Sorry, Ballista 3 is burning as well.

>>267129
Focus on ballista before the human can man it.

>>267162
+1

>Turn 2:

The fortress wakes up and scrambles into action! Alerted to Lava Team's position, the humans quickly work to put the fires out on the ballistas. Twenty of the estimate fifty archers run atop the wall closest to Lava Team and fire! One halberdier is wounded as he takes one too many shots. Still, many of the shots widely miss and the rest of your giants are left with naught but a few scratches. You see the gates open. A line of ten spearmen and one horseman quickly escapes the gate before it is shut tightly once more. While the spearmen look for the threat in the woods, your giants spot the horseman running off into the distance. The clerics and acolytes resume firing on the ballistas, but their explosive power must be recharged...still, one ballistas go down. However, you see the fires being snuffed out on two, and the bigger one is locking on to your position...

BALLISTA 1 HP: 32%
BALLISTA 2 HP: DESTROYED
BALLISTA 3 HP: 53%
BALLISTA 4 HP: DESTROYED
GIANT BALLISTA HP: 78%
FORTRESS INTEGRITY: 78%

>>267171
+1

>>267180
In what direction is the horseman headed? Can we sling at him? Or can Wor catch him with magic?

>>267180

(Lava Unit military strength: 25, 1 wounded)
(Stronk Unit military strength: 36)
(Amberly Fortress military strength: 110?)

TAKE THE HORSEMAN OUT
he's heading to get reinforcements!

>>267180
Fire the catapult at the more damaged of the two ballistas once it is destroyed fire at the ranks of the spearmen.

send our fastest runner or the best archers to catch that horsemen!
>Anyone who catches that messenger get the first pick of loot!

>>267180
Don't move Stronk until there's a hole in the wall they're our ace up our sleeve

>>267197
+1

>>267188

You can try, but the spearmen seem to be...covering him?

>>267202
Cast Group Bad Luck on the horseman and his posse

>>267212
Assuming you meant Mind Control wouldn't work...

>Turn 3

[Shamanic Magic: Group Bad Luck]
The spearmen attempt to intercept those who would attack the horseman...but one drops his torch and bumps into the other one! One of your slingers then throws a rock, and it manages to bounce off one spearman and smack another as well, killing two humans with one stone. Two of the five guarding the horseman now lie dead. Also, you see the horseman fall off his horse. However, his torch is put out as well and you can no longer see where he is...either way if he's going to get reinforcements it will take him longer to do so.

The giants hear many loud snapping noises followed by the whoosh of three ballista bolts. The first one misses, but the second one lands true to a halberdier, who lies wounded. The giant ballista finds its mark in a maceman, who gasps and chokes as a ballista shot pierces his chest. He soon falls over, dead. The clerics respond by shooting another barrage of explosions, destroying a ballista and damaging the giant one and the other remaining one as well as screwing up the fortress a bit. In addition, they are both on fire. The acolytes concentrate on the archer line, easily killing three of them. Regardless, the archers continue firing. Although the shots are mostly blocked due to your clubsmen and macemen's trusty shields, one of the clerics is wounded by the barrage. The spearmen find and engage the Lava Team. The giants manage to kill two and one falls on his own spear..two remain though. Stronk Team continues to stand by..

BALLISTA 1 HP: DESTROYED
BALLISTA 2 HP: DESTROYED
BALLISTA 3 HP: 13% (burning!)
BALLISTA 4 HP: DESTROYED
GIANT BALLISTA HP: 62% (burning!)

(Lava Team military strength: 22, 2 halberdiers and 1 cleric wounded, 1 maceman killed)
(Stronk Team military strength: 36)
(Amberly Fortress military strength: 102 (3 archers, 5 spearmen killed)

>>267222
Oh shit, didn't see that

>>267309

Also fortress integrity is currently at 68%. Walls are cracked severely but no holes a giant could squeeze through yet.

>>267330
Ranged troops and light armor melee giant focus on ballista and human.
Heavy melee giant and siege engine focus on gate or wall

>>267197
+1
can we also have the defense tem come in third just incse they bring some heavy reinforcement

>>267352

How many

>>267341
+1 send the heavy to the wall! Make a hole. Clerics on the ballistas and wall. The rest on infantry and archers!

>>267315
Dang. Send our best tracker after him then!

>>267352
And send 2 to head off the runner at the crossroad! Bring torches

>>267352
We have good chances with the current forces and defense should be a priority too.

>>267352
What if they send the reinforcements to new londo thinking their defenses can hold?

I can go with 1/2 the def force as a rear guard but not everyone

Just in case

>>267373
>>267375
good points, we should make quick work here and try to draw more forces to lava team

>>267309
have the catapult and the slingers fling rocks at the tower, so if it crumbles we have one less fortification to worry about

>>267407
also we might want to see what we can salvage out of the giant ballista if we manage to recover some bits and bobs of it?

>>267407
Can't use the catapult with a ballista still up it would kill it in one hit

>Turn 4

(Reinforcements en route!)

The fires are put out on the ballistas, but the last of the smaller ballistas is rendered unusable by the blaze. However, the giant ballista is still functional. The clerics fire at it, but they can't do much damage to it without their explosions so they instead focus on the archer line. 7 are killed in a fiery barrage. However, they fire back, concentrating on those who are busy fighting the spearmen. One acolyte is wounded in the attack. The zweihander units quickly dispatch the remaining spearmen while Balgmar orders an all-out charge on the wall. With a crash and a tumble there is now a hole in the fortress! The giants break through the western wall into what looks to be a residential district, where 10 spearmen and 20 swordsmen are waiting for them! One slinger is wounded during the chaos, although Balgmar rips through two swordsmen. Stronk Team is given its cue to strike and moves into position.

Forces from New Londo intercept a human running south across the valley, but before they could catch him he gets a scroll from one of his pouches and uses it to shoot a small magic missile into the air! The interception team quickly kills the man to stop him from sending any more signals of any kind.

>>267473
Phew I thought reinforcements en route were the enemies for a sec

Assume the enemy saw it and have the reinforcements lay an ambush in the woods under cover of dark

I think the assault force is holding fine as is

>>267473

BALLISTA 1 HP: DESTROYED
BALLISTA 2 HP: DESTROYED
BALLISTA 3 HP: DESTROYED
BALLISTA 4 HP: DESTROYED
GIANT BALLISTA HP: 49%
FORTRESS INTEGRITY: 62%

(Lava Team military strength: 20, 1 acolyte, 1 cleric, 2 halberdiers, 1 slinger wounded, 1 maceman killed)
(Stronk Team military strength: 36
Amberly Fortress military strength: 107 (10 archers, 10 spearmen, 1 horseman, 2 swordsmen killed, 20 swordsmen joined the battle)

>>267490

Where at?

>>267501

Along the route the flare was sent

As long as noone has any objections or better locations for it?

>>267498
can we have stronk team blow their own hole in the wall and have both teams meet in the north and just fight their way out using the structure of the fort for our on defense once all out forces are inside

>>267517
Sure. What of Lava Team?

We should deploy Stronk team now and seize the fortress. Lock out the humies from their own fort before relief can ever get here.

>>267545
+1

>>267517
both teams meet in the northern part of the city and fight south trying to keep a tighter formation and get rid of the ballista

>>267545
+1 I like the 2 hole strategy too so we don't get backed into a corner

>>267514
+1 where we laid the boulders and such

>Turn 5

The giant ballista takes careful aim at its target, knowing that this might be his last shot, and hits a Lava Team zweihander unit, killing him with a giant harpoon through the back. The Clerics, with their explosion spells activated once more, this time dealing severe damage to the ballista due to their closer position. Not only is it on fire once more but it looks like it's on its last leg. Stronk Team sees its signal to move out and makes its way forward. They fire the catapult, which opens a solid hole in the wall, and bursts through the other side, where they encounter a regiment of 20 swordsmen and 10 spearmen, much like the other side. 20 archers scramble their way up the wall and begin firing, but the defenders form a shieldwall and completely block their arrows! Gough and Armaaga fire back, easily killing two archers, and the javelin throwers skewer 2 more. A zweihander takes the opportunity to run up the wall, killing three and knocking another two off the wall and to their deaths. They steadily work their way south, killing four swordsmen and a spearman, but one clubsman is wounded from a flank attack behind the defenders. Lava Team Lava also makes its way south, with Balgmar taking point and killing a swordsman while Wor charges in with his bear, which kills 2 swordsmen and a spearman in its attempt to satisfy its post-hibernation hunger. However, another spearman manages to knock Wor off the bear, wounding him. The remaining zweihander kills a spearman and Elmagh lights up two swordsmen. Then the halberdiers charge forward, killing an additional 3 swordsmen. The push southward continues.

The warning beacon shines brightly from atop New Londo! Troops sighted to the north! Arrival in two turns!

>>267646
Coming towards Amberley or New Londo??

>>267646
Fug new londo is In danger, I'm not sure the exact numbers but I think we should send like 1/3 or 1/2 of our troops back for def

Mostly slingers and clubs, and a few halverds and the apostles maybe a hero

Depending on how well the offense is going

BALLISTA 1 HP: DESTROYED
BALLISTA 2 HP: DESTROYED
BALLISTA 3 HP: DESTROYED
BALLISTA 4 HP: DESTROYED
GIANT BALLISTA HP: 9% (burning!)
FORTRESS INTEGRITY: 42%

(Lava Team military strength: 18, 1 acolyte, 1 cleric, 2 halberdiers, 1 slinger, Shaman Wor wounded. 1 maceman, 1 zweihander killed.)
(Stronk Team military strength: 35, 1 clubsman wounded)
(Defense Team military strength: 11)
(Amberly Fortress military strength: 84, 19 archers, 12 spearmen, 1 horseman, 17 swordsmen)

>>267673
New Londo

>>267689
You might want to call back your ambush party too

>>267689
+1
Also maybe send someone to the other giants

>>267690
it is safe too ignore the giant ballista now ? since its already burning and 9% hp left ?

>>267692
Yes yes
Not enough time to set another trap so go and fortify the garrison and set the catapult on the northern wall rather than the south, send word for reinforcements

>>267699

Probably.

>>267700
+1 the Gods bless us with double dubs.
Re route the ambush force to fortify new Londo and send 1/3 of our force to their aid. What troops should we send?

Refocus on damahing the fortress for the futre. Burn the fortress and run bring the ambush party back to New Londo

>>267711
ok ignore ballista, proceed to smash wall and human

>>267741
I'm more worried about Anor Londo

>>267700
>>267711
>>267722
the gods truly are blessing us with double dubs today
send back 1/3 of our giants like the other folks said but focus on damaging the fortress and leaving a lasting mark before we send the rest back to defend

>>267747
With 1/3-1/2 returning from amberly the ambush force returning and the possibility of reinforcements from our allies I think as long as they don't have a hero or a ton of troops we should be fine

>how many troops can they muster at this hour?

>>267722
These dubdubs must be signs from stronk dad and lava mama

I suggest something like
4clubs
4-6slings
All acolytes
1 hero
3halberds
1 cleric
1-2 shield guys
Give or take... Thoughts?

>>267755
2/3 of our force can still easily mop up the Fortress. I say we send our Chief Amaggq and our Fire Priestess to bolster New Londo. We should also Send. All Of our Ranged units should go with them as well, including our Clerics and initieates. Maybe even send some shield bearers macemen and halberdiers.

>>267782
I think we need some ranged units... something to shoot at the men on the battlements with

>>267699
>>267700
>>267722
>>267755
wtf dubs dubs dubs dubs

>>267755
Bless the dubs

But we shouldn't abandon this. Our losses will be in vain
>KILL EVERYONE

Or they will surely rebuild and retaliate

Also after this fight we should make new londo a fortress with how often it's attacked

OH SHIT WE FORGOT ABOUT ASH LAKE!

Are the enemies aware ash lake is there/ it belongs to giants?

>Turn 6
(Ambush team recalled! Arrival in 1 turn)
(Moving catapult at New Londo! 2 turns left)
(Reinforcements en route! All slingers, Elmagh, 3 clerics, 5 halberdiers and 4 javelin throwers returning to New Londo! 2 turns until arrival)

The giant ballista, having been on fire for a while, burns to a crisp and falls apart, thus ending its reign of terror over the battlefield. Your catapult, on the other hand, is in perfect working condition and fires a well-placed shot to the fortress. As forces retreat to reinforce New Londo, the other troops push forward. On the Lava Team side, Balgmar pushes furiously forward, slaying two spearmen. The remaining zweihander on the Lava Team side follows the lead of his Stronk Team counterpart and runs up the wall, swinging wildly to great effect and killing 4 archers. A halberdier takes the other side, and between the two of them they manage to kill everyone else on the wall. On the Stronk Team side, the zweihander, seeing as how these unfortunate archers are like fish in a barrel at this point, continues mowing down archers until there are none left, leaving only the infantry troops below. The remaining halberdiers that didn't retreat begin another charge, skewering 4 spearmen,. Gough and Armaaga take out a spearman each, and the rest are able to clear the room, although two clubsmen and a halberdier are wounded in the chaos. They break through to the next room, where 9 horsemen and 10 spearmen awaited them. The horsemen charge on sight, managing to circle behind and then skewer and kill a poor defender, although the steel halberdier quickly intercepts him afterward.

In New Londo, Strengar is growing nervous at the numerous torches. He could make out catapults, at least three of them, and four phalanxes of fighters, plus whatever else the darkness holds. 11 giants couldn't hope to stop that...he prayed to Lava Mama for the reinforcements' swift arrival and to Stronk Dad to remain stronk.

ALL BALLISTAS DESTROYED
FORTRESS INTEGRITY: 32%
TOWN DEFENSE OF AMBERLY FORTRESS DROPPED FROM 4 TO 2

(Lava Team military strength: 18 (1 acolyte, 1 cleric, 2 halberdiers, 1 slinger, Shaman Wor wounded. 1 maceman, 1 zweihander killed.)
(Stronk Team military strength: 31 (3 clubsmen, 1 halberdier wounded, 1 bronze defender killed)
(Defense team military strength: 11)
(Amberly Fortress military strength: 19, 10 spearmen, 9 horsemen left)

>>267856
Take one last turn to raze the town. How many civilians?

You have been visited by the god of dubs. Good rolls and bonuses will come to you, but only if you comment "thank mr stronk" on this post.

>>267865
thank mr stronk

>>267865
Th-thank you mr.stronk

>>267865
thank mr stronk

>well played OP

>>267865
thank mr stronk

>>267864

Roughly 120. 100 halflings, 20 humans. Also, there is a salt mine nearby, which is probably why Brylon wanted this stinkhole so badly.

>>267864
agreed, this might divert some of their forces or demoralize them

>>267876
Five out of six of the villagers are halflings? I suppose that the violent removal of them wouldn't hurt our image with human nations that much. Do away with them and Amberly so we can move on to New Londo.

Take as many hostages as possible upon leaving and use them as a bartering chip to see if we can hand them over in exchange for them leaving for now

We should try to Compleatly remove any possibility of resistance upon return (as soon as possible)

If we have any troops in ash lake can they flank this army?

>>267891
i like this hostages idea actually. let's set a fire in the village and bring some hostages to the fortress

>>267894
>>267891
I like the hostage idea too. How about give them ALL the humans? From New Londo and Amberly in exchange for the land west of New Londo and Ash Lake!

>>267894
And if they still attack later release some prisoners

They will return and spread word of both the might of the giants and the tyranny of the human army

Troops from ash lake south
Troops from anor londo & allies west
Troops from new londo south
A lake to the east
This could be a perfect entrapment of this army if we have forces at those locations

>Turn 7
The Lava Team manages to break through to the other side, and join the Stronk Team in doing a pincer attack to box in the horsemen and finish off the spearmen! Additionally, your catapult launches a volley at the fortress, bringing it toppling down! Your giants then get to work at setting the town aflame, killing any and all villagers. No one was left alive, save a select few of the most valiant human warriors to make the pilgrimage. Now, with New Londo in danger, they decide they need to get back there, NOW. They tend to the wounded and then get moving.

Strengar is relieved to see the ambush team back and in one piece. Now if the other reinforcements could get here, the giants might stand a better chance.

(1 turn until catapult moved)
(1 turn until the first wave of reinforcements)
(3 turns until Team Lava and Team Stronk arrive)
(1 turn until the Estgaard army arrives)

Additionally, due to divine fortune, Elmagh can cast another major spells! Thank mr stronk

(Lava Team military strength: 18 (1 acolyte, 1 cleric, 2 halberdiers, 1 slinger, Shaman Wor wounded. 1 maceman, 1 zweihander killed.)
(Stronk Team military strength: 31 (3 clubsmen, 1 halberdier wounded, 1 bronze defender killed)
(Defense team military strength: 22)
(Brylon Army military strength: ???)

>>267914
Shit, due to divine fortune you set fire to the town, DON'T kill everyone, and take as many as you can as hostages. :)

>>267923
Hahaha thank mr stronk

when we can we may wanna give our allies some major thanks(iron, jems,stuff like that) every time we're in a jam they send us help and they never ask for anything in return

If this hostage idea doesn't go well, then Elmagh must cast Eruption near as many of the catapults and troops as she can. The other clerics should come together to cast Minor Stronk Shield on the town too!

>>267964
+1

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>Turn 8:

(2 turns until Team Lava and Team Stronk arrive with the hostages)

Strengar is relieved to see the first wave of reinforcements sneak in through the south gate, but as dawn arises he sees that what's at the north gate is nothing but trouble. Four catapults, two phalanxes of 40 iron swordsmen each, two phalanxes of 40 iron spearmen each, 20 horsemen, and 50 archers. To make it worse, there are ten pegasus riders - lightly armored but extremely nimble, and the first flying foe the giants have had to face. If hostage negotiations don't go well, this will be tough. (244 military strength total)
(Giants' military strength: 46)

>>268031
We should get Strengar or someone to parley with their leader once our guys arrive. Send an envoy to Koggarach just in case.

I'm calling it a night good luck and praise Stronk.

>Turn 9:

(1 turn until Team Lava and Team Stronk arrive with the hostages)

[Divine Fire Magic: Eruption]
In an effort to buy time, Elmagh prays fervently to unleash the full strength of Lava Mama upon the enemies. The ground raises slightly due to pressure before erupting violently with a burst of lava, hot rock, and superheated gas. Two of the four catapults are completely destroyed, and the other three are now ablaze and severely damaged. The catapult mounted to the wall fires and destroys another one, leaving two. Before long the earth grows cool and nothing is left but a crater between the second and third catapult.

The remaining catapults fire upon the wall, tearing huge chunks out of it. However, it still stands. It can't take much more abuse like that though. (New Londo town defense reduced from 5 to 4)

As the infantry advances, the pegasus knights charge, skewering one slinger, wounding another slinger and then wounding a javelin thrower. The javelin throwers fire back in the name of Koggarach, and knock a rider off his mount and to his doom. Slingers find that due to the forces of gravity being against them, the lobbed trajectory of their rocks makes it difficult to hit the pegasus riders, and the pegasus riders' bobbing and weaving amongst friendly troops makes it difficult to target them with a cleric's explosion spell. The rest of the melee troops can barely even hit them. The halberdiers, with their reach, have better luck, killing one, but they're just too quick for anyone else to hit. Where are Gough and Armaaga when you need them...

The pegasus riders move out of the way just long enough for the archers to fire a volley which wounds a slinger. The clerics fire a barrage of explosion spells in return, killing 7 archers and blowing back many more. The rest of the troops continue their slow advance forward.

CATAPULT 1 HP: 62% (burning!)
CATAPULT 2 HP: 0%
CATAPULT 3 HP: 0%
CATAPULT 4 HP: 76% (burning!)

(Giants' military strength: 42 (2 slingers wounded, 1 allied javelin thrower wounded, 1 slinger killed)
(Estgaard Armed Forces military strength: 235)

>Turn 10:

Team Stronk and Team Lava finally arrive with the hostages, and not a minute too soon. The humans, seeing all their captive people, agree to parley for their release, as the giants threaten to kill all the hostages if the army does not comply.

So here's your homework: You're still licking your wounds from Amberly and now Brylon's throwing you a surprise attack that threatens to overrun the city. How would you negotiate your way out of this? Would you press the advantage? Take your chances? Play it safe?

Either way negotiations will continue tomorrow afternoon because I need sleep. Stay stronk!

>>268031
Oh my god, that game. I love it so much.

But Florina sucks unless you get her to a really high level. Then there's that level with the ballista...

>>268115

Negotiations will only postpone the inevitable, we waged war, and we either commit to it, or lose everything because we've gotten desperate in the face of an actual challenge. The king clearly already showed that we aren't going to be left alone.

I vote for primal carnage, all melee units rally and devastate ground units. Slingers, acolytes, and javelin throwers focus on any enemy units organizing.

>>268397
Our peg knight in most FE series is fine Florina a bit weak early but beast late game, on the other hand enemy peg knight is complete joke.

>>268555
Just try too bluff negotiating try too buy time until reinforcement arrives then attack them

If war wearyness is a thing in this game our troops have it, we just broke a city and had our team run back and forth

We should try to hold this off untill the latest possible.

And now that we know what they can field we can plan for it.

>we have them walk into a 4 way defensive trap

While they are at the city we have a stationed force in ash lake, anor londo and koggarach circle from all sides. New Londos north is essentially surrounded

Implying this is a day or 2 in the future so we can implement this idea

>>268587
All of our reinforcements are in New Londo. No more help is coming.

>>268555
Not necessarily. The goal in destroying Amberly was to get rid of the humans in the area so that the Giants could rule the region.

We can still do that.

The human slaves so far haven't given us a boost in resource gathering or anything. But their lives are valuable enough to the King to get what we want.

Parley: trade the land south and west of Ash Lake/New Londo for the humans' lives AND declare that when the time comes, the Giants will help the humans against the orcs. We only want the land needed to regrow our Stronk Tribe, not genocide. Unlike the orcs...

>>268688
i like that second plan, unite under a common enemy and such

>>268688
Wasn't the entire point that Amberly was mostly halflings?
I don't think the King will really care as we seen in the previous communication. He didn't care about population of New Londo and he won't care about the 20 humans. At most we could try to use the fact that Amberly has Salt.
If we could negotiate with his generals or something like that it's another thing though.

>>268820
We could offer a deal with the humans? They don't want to lose that big ass army and we don't want to keep the fighting going.
We got what we want, we can just try to negotiate peace, stating we are willing to have peace and trade if they are willing.
But we will only attack if attacked, that said if the humans run the change of completely crumbling under the orcs we will assissit if need.

>>269128
I don't think it's that big? I mean they still have lightning mage and some more champions probably.
Also the king arleady refused the peace when we took New Londo. The most we could probably get out is a temporary truce. Another thing is that even if we fight orcs with them what's stopping them from just crushing us after they conquer the orcs?
I'm all for peace with them but with the current human king it will be pretty difficult.

>>269145
I wouldn't assume it's their biggest in the land but with all those iron weapons, armor and other things it would be a pretty big economical loss of we killed and striped all of them.
But that's if we can win, with the wizard and I'm sure some kind of competent General and officers this wouldn't be as easy as our last fights.
so I think it would be a right choice to make a weak peace untill we can rebuild our numbers and reinforces our walls with stone or we can kill them all, take the iron and make super soldiers.

>>269186
Well it's not like we will lose anything trying to negotiate so might as well try to get something favorable. If that doesn't work I think we should just fight them and win. We will probably lose a lot of troops but if we win the humans probably will realize that they can't win war on two fronts that easily.
And if the enemy army dies we could try to incorporate humans from New Londo into the army because if we win battle with 1:3 odds they will realize we are actually strong.

>>269227
>Well it's not like we will lose anything trying to negotiate so might as well try to get something favorable

+1 no one else needs to die today. Plus the human generals would be walking with all those lives saved. They get to go home as heroes and champion negotiators, the humans get to go home, and Giants get to keep their hard-fought land. Everybody wins!

>>268115
We have a good chance of victory, even with the odds we have. Our heroes are good and I think Amagga and Gough would make quick work of those Pegasus riders. We should try to negotiate, it doesn't hurt to try.

But our negotiations should be all our nothing. Something along the lines of complete Alliancs with a pledge to ending all agresion

>>269439
Also can Shaman Wor fight? If nonnegotians work, his defense and healing spells will be crucial

On a unrelated note we should try to capture the Dragon alive to tame it. After all it is a news of Lava Mama and Stronk Dads domain. Imagine having our fire priest ride a fire breathing beast into battle?

>>269439
Fully agree. We should think of some tactics if the negotations fail though.
>>269470
We don't really know if the dragon is intelligent or not. If we kill the dragon we can probably try to make some good armor and his blood may be useful for potions and stuff like that.

>>269439

>Our heroes are good and I think Amagga and Gough would make quick work of those Pegasus riders.

+1

>But our negotiations should be all our nothing. Something along the lines of complete Alliancs with a pledge to ending all agresion

+1

>>269497
>>>269439
>Fully agree. We should think of some tactics if the negotations fail though.

+1

>>269470
>can Shaman Wor fight?

He's wounded so no :(

>On a unrelated note we should try to capture the Dragon alive to tame it. After all it is a news of Lava Mama and Stronk Dads domain. Imagine having our fire priest ride a fire breathing beast into battle?

+1

>We could use that item the elvs have been trying to sell to us to tame the dragon, and if I recall dragons have huge stockpiles or rare metals and gems we can use for armor n stuff

+1

>We need to remember to gather the items from amberly afterwards
Maybe send non combatants to get tha stuff?

>>269643
You mean the centaurs and the totem of taming beasts? You would think they tried that.
Depending on what happens during negotiations or battle we might just want to move some of our population to Amberly and live there.

>>269648

We set Amberley on fire.

>>269655
Why did we do that again?

>>269660

Cause the king promised death and assaulted us after we proposed peace.

>>269702
But we could have just taken it over?

>>269707

We've no use for it. We planned to destroy it then scavenge supplies for a new settlement.

>>269732
The salt would have been really useful both for preservation and trade though and Amberly already has walls.

>>269833
Amberly was constructed for Humans and Halfings. I do not think that the fort could've served us as well.

>>269848
I guess, but still we should probably try to maybe at least make small outpost at the remains of Amberly to get salt.

>>269875
Most def. Also we couldn't hold Amberly cuz we didn't have enough troops to physically defend 4 settlements (once you include AL, NL, Ash Lake, and Amberly)

>>269934
Ok, that makes sense sorry. I guess they could easily retake it if we left buildings intact.
After the negotiations/battle let's try to interrogate someone or try to salvage a map or something similar to actually know how big the human empire is.

>>269947
Yeah exactly :/

I sometimes wonder how things would have played out if we traded with the humans of New Londo (formerly Welsten) instead of attacked them.

A trade or a raid, such divergent paths...

>>270079
Don't think about that, the kings a dick and probably would have tried to eliminate our glorious race

Forcing himself to beleive any non humans must be working with orcs

Back, lemme process

>>270517
I think he was mostly pissed because we captured one of his villages.
And then had nerve to ask for another one.
I mean in that situation we would have probably done same thing.

>>270529

Whoops, forgot my trip.

Anyway...

>Parley and negotiations
Upon seeing the captives, the enemy commander, a pegasus knight, sees the prisoners. "ALL TROOPS! HALT ADVANCE! HOSTAGES SIGHTED!" He, along with the rest of the surviving pegasus riders, halt the attack in order to parley. The enemy retreats and re-enters its initial formation, putting out the fires on the catapults and reforming their ranks. The commanding officer rides forward. "We see you have taken Amberly and have prisoners, and therefore we will accept your request to parley. We ask for all of your captive humans and hostages. In return, we will halt our attack and we will agree to a temporary cease-fire. If you refuse, then my army will follow its orders and we will free the prisoners ourselves. What say you?"

>>270632

> "Get outta ma swamp"