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>>6007289
Now, what age of this Great Wheel that is time did The Pantokrator leave?

>The Early Ages: Magic reigns supreme, and the diversity of this land is unrivalled. Bronze and stone are the tools that man wield to victory, and the sorcerers of the age are primitive, yes, but wield arcane might unrivaled by future mages. A riotous profusion of clashing peoples cover the landscape.

>The Middle Ages: Mankind has spread, and come under organized rule; whether their own or that of creatures greater than they. Iron has come to the lands, and those who do not use it either stubbornly cling to the past, or cannot. Magic has faded, but sorcerers have not lost all their knowledge. Many lesser nations have been subsumed, and some great empires have faded.

>The Late Ages: Many great races are fallen, whether gone entirely or part of an increasingly small nobility ruling over humans. Near enough every culture uses steel and iron, and mages have lost much power, in turn gaining knowledge and becoming less insular in their quest to maintain their arcane might. Only the most tenacious peoples of the world hang on, many having become footnotes in history.

>>6007304
>>The Late Ages: Many great races are fallen, whether gone entirely or part of an increasingly small nobility ruling over humans. Near enough every culture uses steel and iron, and mages have lost much power, in turn gaining knowledge and becoming less insular in their quest to maintain their arcane might. Only the most tenacious peoples of the world hang on, many having become footnotes in history.

>>6007304
>>The Early Ages: Magic reigns supreme, and the diversity of this land is unrivalled. Bronze and stone are the tools that man wield to victory, and the sorcerers of the age are primitive, yes, but wield arcane might unrivaled by future mages. A riotous profusion of clashing peoples cover the landscape.
If you ain't playing Early, you eat dry biscuits with no gravy.

>>6007304

>The Early Ages: Magic reigns supreme, and the diversity of this land is unrivalled. Bronze and stone are the tools that man wield to victory, and the sorcerers of the age are primitive, yes, but wield arcane might unrivaled by future mages. A riotous profusion of clashing peoples cover the landscape.

NOW IS OUR TIME!

>>6007304
>>The Early Ages: Magic reigns supreme, and the diversity of this land is unrivalled. Bronze and stone are the tools that man wield to victory, and the sorcerers of the age are primitive, yes, but wield arcane might unrivaled by future mages. A riotous profusion of clashing peoples cover the landscape.
Let's gooooo.

>>6007350
>>6007346
>>6007322
>>6007307
How could you have forgotten? The world is young yet; and wild and strange. There are many nations yet unconquered... and which do you lead? There are many indeed, and the choice ought to be well-considered...

>One of the nations of men, such as men of Ulm, or Ermor, or T'ien Ch'i. They are not near so powerful alone as others, but are fierce and numerous. With the weight of numbers shall come victory.
>One of the gifted races, such as the Vanir or Tuatha, or even the Chudes of Rus. They are mighty in magic and war, but are less numerous than their weaker counterparts. Quality, but not sacrificing too much quantity.
>One of the monster-kingdoms, such as the Oni of Yomi and lizardmen of C'tis. Mighty, but such might comes with downsides, whether of the body or the mind. The downsides will be worth it, to be certain.
>One of the giant states, like the Gigantes of Mekone or Jötnar of Neifelheim and Muspelheim, or even the god-giants of Hinnom. With size comes power, and yet scarcity. The unrivalled strength of champions will carry the day.
>One of the aquatic peoples, like Atlantis or Pelagia. They hold the waves as a separate world, one which will likely be yours free to conquer; but will require a great effort to assault the land. With your watery realm secured, you may conquer the world.

>>6007407
>>One of the giant states, like the Gigantes of Mekone or Jötnar of Neifelheim and Muspelheim, or even the god-giants of Hinnom. With size comes power, and yet scarcity. The unrivalled strength of champions will carry the day.
Torn between Mekone and Yomi or the Norse bigguns. But I have to go with my BOYS IN SORCEROUS BRONZE, Mekone.

>>6007407
>One of the monster-kingdoms, such as the Oni of Yomi and lizardmen of C'tis. Mighty, but such might comes with downsides, whether of the body or the mind. The downsides will be worth it, to be certain.

I want some

>>6007455
Some what, advisor?

>>6007407
>One of the giant states, like the Gigantes of Mekone or Jötnar of Neifelheim and Muspelheim, or even the god-giants of Hinnom. With size comes power, and yet scarcity. The unrivalled strength of champions will carry the day.

>>6007407
>One of the gifted races, such as the Vanir or Tuatha, or even the Chudes of Rus. They are mighty in magic and war, but are less numerous than their weaker counterparts. Quality, but not sacrificing too much quantity.

>>6007407

>One of the giant states, like the Gigantes of Mekone or Jötnar of Neifelheim and Muspelheim, or even the god-giants of Hinnom. With size comes power, and yet scarcity. The unrivalled strength of champions will carry the day.

This seems fun

>>6007407
>One of the giant states, like the Gigantes of Mekone or Jötnar of Neifelheim and Muspelheim, or even the god-giants of Hinnom. With size comes power, and yet scarcity. The unrivalled strength of champions will carry the day.
Hinnom, nephilim bros we are so back

>>6007489
>Some what?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7_VlmEamUQ

>>6007407
>One of the giant states, like the Gigantes of Mekone or Jötnar of Neifelheim and Muspelheim, or even the god-giants of Hinnom. With size comes power, and yet scarcity. The unrivalled strength of champions will carry the day.
STRENGTH! POWER! STRENGTH! POWER!

>>6007407
>One of the monster-kingdoms, such as the Oni of Yomi and lizardmen of C'tis. Mighty, but such might comes with downsides, whether of the body or the mind. The downsides will be worth it, to be certain.

>>6007407
>>One of the nations of men, such as men of Ulm, or Ermor, or T'ien Ch'i. They are not near so powerful alone as others, but are fierce and numerous. With the weight of numbers shall come victory.

>>6007407
>One of the giant states, like the Gigantes of Mekone or Jötnar of Neifelheim and Muspelheim, or even the god-giants of Hinnom. With size comes power, and yet scarcity. The unrivalled strength of champions will carry the day.
go big or go home

>>6007407
>>One of the giant states, like the Gigantes of Mekone or Jötnar of Neifelheim and Muspelheim, or even the god-giants of Hinnom. With size comes power, and yet scarcity. The unrivalled strength of champions will carry the day.

Ogres?

>>6007512
Aha! A fine jest! Guards, take this one for a blood slave!

>>6007415
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>>6007515
>One of the giant states...

Your people are great of stature, but unfortunately few in number. But whom, exactly, are your people?

>The Proud Gigantes of Mekone. Those who would declare war against the gods have little need for one of their own,but a god-slayer... THAT, they can appreciate. Armed and armored in magic bronze and great formation fighters, they stand shoulder-to-shoulder in a way most giants simply cannot. With human slave-soldiers and elemental magics, they are nearly unstoppable.

>The Twisted Fomorians. Accursed for their crimes against the previous Pantokrator, and once the greatest of the giants, now fallen. Their children are short and deformed compared to their parents, but strong compared to the races of man. Those who once invaded now serve the Fomorians as supporting infantry, and they hold strong access to the magics of death, glamour, and air, as well as lesser skill in nature and water magics.

>The Humble Giant-Pact of Pyrene. Kindly Giants teaching their lesser human counterparts the ways of civilization. Although most of the population is human, there are many giants living simple lives amongst their smaller friends. Although simple, the giants of Pyrene are strong, and have wonderful skill in earth magic, while their human counterparts have skill in air, and both have passing knowledge of water and nature.

>The Pale Ones of Agartha. Strange, cultured giants that live in the caves under the earth. They do not stop growing, although they grow slowly, and their oldest are rivals to any common giant in size. They guard a giant seal, and have gerat skill in earth magic, good skill at water magic, as well as passing access to fire and death.

>The Sons of The Grigori, of Hinnom. Although the smallest of them "Only" tower a few feet over common men, those in which divine blood flows strong are among the mightiest of giants in the known world. Their archers are arguably the deadliest in existence, and those Rephaites whom take up warfare are nigh-unstoppable with their sheer size and magic blades. However, the great giants have a fierce hunger for human flesh, which supports their foul blood magic. Other than blood, they have no small skill at the magics of fire, earth, and astral, as well as auxilliary acess to nature and air magics.

>1/2

>>6007595
>The Horned-Giants of Ur. Short for giants, but giants nonetheless. They are simple, but adapting to the ways of civilization well, building a great temple-city, with walls reaching high unto the sky. They are strong compared to men, and adept at recalling dead gods from the underworld. They hold skill in nature, earth, and water, with decent skill in air and death. Some shamans rival the Pan of Pangaea in skill, but most use bronze or even stone weapons.

>The Frost-Jötnar of Niefelheim. A Jarldom of Jötnar trying to bring about the return of the Rimtursar, primordial ice-giants of unequaled power. They are among the few with the secrets of ironworking, and their strength is nothing to scoff at. Their real strength is in their mages, the Skratti and Gygja, both with powers of blood, the former being a terribly versatile sorcerer and the latter being skilled in water magic and capable of turning into a terrifying, jotun-sized werewolf or wolf. As well, the Neifel Jarls are skilled in the magics of frost and death, and they are a strong contender for the title of "Greatest of the Giants".

>The Ash-Jötnar of Muspelheim. The Firey counterpart to the sons of the Rimtursar, they have ash-black skin and (literally) flaming red hair. They have no skill in magics of frost, but they have their own Gygjor of both the normal tradition and the firey way of the Muspel Jarls. The jarls themselves are terrifyingly powerful fire mages, with skill to rival even the Kings of Elemental Fire. Other than fire magic, the jotun of Muspelhein hold skill in air and death magics.

>>6007595
>>The Sons of The Grigori, of Hinnom. Although the smallest of them "Only" tower a few feet over common men, those in which divine blood flows strong are among the mightiest of giants in the known world. Their archers are arguably the deadliest in existence, and those Rephaites whom take up warfare are nigh-unstoppable with their sheer size and magic blades. However, the great giants have a fierce hunger for human flesh, which supports their foul blood magic. Other than blood, they have no small skill at the magics of fire, earth, and astral, as well as auxilliary acess to nature and air magics.
Biblical cannibal giants Biblical cannibal giants Biblical cannibal giants Biblical cannibal giants

>>6007584
The closest would probably be the horned-giants of Ur, dear advisor.

>>6007595
>The Sons of The Grigori, of Hinnom. Although the smallest of them "Only" tower a few feet over common men, those in which divine blood flows strong are among the mightiest of giants in the known world. Their archers are arguably the deadliest in existence, and those Rephaites whom take up warfare are nigh-unstoppable with their sheer size and magic blades. However, the great giants have a fierce hunger for human flesh, which supports their foul blood magic. Other than blood, they have no small skill at the magics of fire, earth, and astral, as well as auxilliary acess to nature and air magics.
Let us FEAST on lesser gods! But Niefelheim would be cool, too.

>>6007595
>The Sons of The Grigori, of Hinnom. Although the smallest of them "Only" tower a few feet over common men, those in which divine blood flows strong are among the mightiest of giants in the known world. Their archers are arguably the deadliest in existence, and those Rephaites whom take up warfare are nigh-unstoppable with their sheer size and magic blades. However, the great giants have a fierce hunger for human flesh, which supports their foul blood magic. Other than blood, they have no small skill at the magics of fire, earth, and astral, as well as auxilliary acess to nature and air magics.

>>6007595
>>The Proud Gigantes of Mekone. Those who would declare war against the gods have little need for one of their own,but a god-slayer... THAT, they can appreciate. Armed and armored in magic bronze and great formation fighters, they stand shoulder-to-shoulder in a way most giants simply cannot. With human slave-soldiers and elemental magics, they are nearly unstoppable.

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>>6007595
>Aha! A fine jest! Guards, take this one for a blood slave!

>>6007595
>The Humble Giant-Pact of Pyrene. Kindly Giants teaching their lesser human counterparts the ways of civilization. Although most of the population is human, there are many giants living simple lives amongst their smaller friends. Although simple, the giants of Pyrene are strong, and have wonderful skill in earth magic, while their human counterparts have skill in air, and both have passing knowledge of water and nature.
The Pale Ones of Agartha must’ve been drunk or high when they thought caves were a good place to live for a constantly growing race.

>>6007645
There are some pretty big caves down there. And they are made of weird meat. They don't even need food. Weird ass creatures.

>>The Frost-Jötnar of Niefelheim. Where bone fiends march, werewolves howl, and the dead outnumber the living. Where eagles fly over the iron wood, and the Fimbulwinter calls. They might not be as powerful as the sky witches of Fomoria or as terrifying as the angel-spawn of Hinnom, but they are older than the world and the hags knives are as sharp as their curses.

>>6007645
>>6007649
The caves are large indeed, large enough to fit giants, dear advisor. In fact, the giants of Pyrene are also cave-dwelling; albeit not naturally, they do so to live with the humans they've allied with.

As well, the Pale Ones are children of the Earth Made Flesh; where else to live for children of the earth than within it?

I shall leave the advisors to deliberate overnight. On the morrow, we shall continue; I will say that it seems to be in favor of Hinnom.

>>The Proud Gigantes of Mekone. Those who would declare war against the gods have little need for one of their own,but a god-slayer... THAT, they can appreciate. Armed and armored in magic bronze and great formation fighters, they stand shoulder-to-shoulder in a way most giants simply cannot. With human slave-soldiers and elemental magics, they are nearly unstoppable.

>>6007595
>The Twisted Fomorians

>>6007595

>The Sons of The Grigori, of Hinnom. Although the smallest of them "Only" tower a few feet over common men, those in which divine blood flows strong are among the mightiest of giants in the known world. Their archers are arguably the deadliest in existence, and those Rephaites whom take up warfare are nigh-unstoppable with their sheer size and magic blades. However, the great giants have a fierce hunger for human flesh, which supports their foul blood magic. Other than blood, they have no small skill at the magics of fire, earth, and astral, as well as auxilliary acess to nature and air magics.

This is cool. These are supposed to be biblical Nephilim I am assuming. Would be fun to try to become an uberGod through mass blood sacrifice

Sniffelheim is the best EA giant race, plus you can cast Illwinter which is one of the coolest globals.

Well dammit someone else beat me to this idea. I guess thats what i get for taking so long to set up a quest. Oh well, guess ill just have to wait.
>>6007852
They basically are. Dominions basically cribs all of its stuff from IRL mythology, then works it into its own setting.

>>6007595 #

>The Sons of The Grigori, of Hinnom. Although the smallest of them "Only" tower a few feet over common men, those in which divine blood flows strong are among the mightiest of giants in the known world. Their archers are arguably the deadliest in existence, and those Rephaites whom take up warfare are nigh-unstoppable with their sheer size and magic blades. However, the great giants have a fierce hunger for human flesh, which supports their foul blood magic. Other than blood, they have no small skill at the magics of fire, earth, and astral, as well as auxilliary acess to nature and air magics.
That Hunger of flesh and blood is a problem, humans aren’t exactly known as being willing sacrifices to be messily eaten alive. Definitely are going to want to fix that as our first major task before we want to try and conquer and subsume the rest of giantkind under our rule. Can’t rule the world if you keep eating the people and make them think rebellion and death, is better then messy cannibalism.

Also, I have no idea what any of this stuff is, Dominion QM, is dominion like some sort of homebrew creation, or is it like something else? Also is this all fantasy, or fantasy adjacent, because I recognize quite a few of these names, but what is a Greek word presumably for God doing in this quest? Is this irl earth with all the worlds mythology, another world that isn’t earth but still has all the mythology, or something else completely?

>>6008026
https://1d6chan.miraheze.org/wiki/Dominions
Behold anon, autism. The hunger for flesh ain't something that will be fixed though, it's innate

>>6008035
CHRIST! How the hell does a modern game in 2024, look like it stayed behind in 1994?! This level of detail, this isn’t autism, this the autism autists experience when dealing with actual autists. I truly hope we aren’t expected to do nearly as much, or this quest is going to be dead within a fortnight. And, why not try and change a beings actual biology, other gods have done that before, so why not us as well?

Seems clear that if we pick Biblical cannibal giants, we’re going to need to immediately set about enslaving a lesser race to keep our “blood economy” from crashing our actual economy.

>>6008052
Relax anon, that's what humans are for

Rolled 1 (1d2)

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>>6007852
Your chosen people are the angel-blooded giants of Hinnom.

Oh, and do not mind the coin flip.

Now, what body and mind supports the spark of your divinity? Beware, this turn of the wheel is strange; many contenders to The Thrones never seen before have appeared, and those returning come with power to match the newcomers!

>Merely a man, albeit one who has mastered his own mortality. Your skill in magic is great, unrivaled even, but beneath it all is frail mortality, and your claim to godhood is weak. [LOCKED. The giants of Hinnom would never worship a mere man.]
>A great beast, rampaging across the world since time immemorial, and worshiped in recent ages. Your magical skill is instinctual at best (barring a few exceptions) and you're no researcher or smith, but your body can savage a small army even without the aid of magic, and your claim to divinity has some backing.
>A god-blooded giant of divine heritage. Many were sired by or served the previous Pantokrator, and were imprisoned for impudence in ages past. Your skill in magic is specific but deep (again, barring a few exceptions), and while not as strong as many monsters, you have the advantage of having hands and weapons to hold in them. As well, your claim to The Thrones of Ascension has weight, weight that many are hard-pressed to match.
>A great spirit, bound to an inanimate object. You were likely an immaterial servant of the previous Pantokrator, imprisoned after your job was done in a too-small cage during ages long past, so small that you can reach through the bars and interact with the world. Your knowledge in magic is deeper and wider than any but those men who dare grasp at the mantle of godhood, and you are difficult to destroy; in turn, you may only affect the world around you through magic or possessing a host to research and forge magical items. Your claim to godhood is unrivaled, however, as you have been worshiped since times long forgotten.

>>6008083
>>A god-blooded giant of divine heritage. Many were sired by or served the previous Pantokrator, and were imprisoned for impudence in ages past. Your skill in magic is specific but deep (again, barring a few exceptions), and while not as strong as many monsters, you have the advantage of having hands and weapons to hold in them. As well, your claim to The Thrones of Ascension has weight, weight that many are hard-pressed to match.

>>6008026
>>6008041
Do not worry, advisor. I will be doing much of the heavy lifting, and interpreting the input of the advisors into actionable plans. After all, you're advisors, not administrators.
>>6008052
And this goes for both of you advisors; do not worry, your people have already enslaved a lesser race, the giants they sprung from are now subservient to their divine-blooded descendants.

>>6007852
You can certainly try, dear advisor. Do beware the horrors.

>>6008083
I don't see the last Nephilim here dear QM, does he count as a god-giant?

>>6008092
Yes, yes he does. Although, I will need to see what I can do about his rather... sparse clothing preferences.

>>6008083
>>6008099
Well then, no way to play Hinnom but with the OG
>A god-blooded giant of divine heritage. Many were sired by or served the previous Pantokrator, and were imprisoned for impudence in ages past. Your skill in magic is specific but deep (again, barring a few exceptions), and while not as strong as many monsters, you have the advantage of having hands and weapons to hold in them. As well, your claim to The Thrones of Ascension has weight, weight that many are hard-pressed to match.

>>A god-blooded giant of divine heritage. Many were sired by or served the previous Pantokrator, and were imprisoned for impudence in ages past. Your skill in magic is specific but deep (again, barring a few exceptions), and while not as strong as many monsters, you have the advantage of having hands and weapons to hold in them. As well, your claim to The Thrones of Ascension has weight, weight that many are hard-pressed to match.

>>6008083
Very well then, let our creations worship us, as what we are, EXISTENCE ITSELF!!!!
(Also really fucking happy that we don’t need to do the heavy lifting in the dominion style, though I worry the weight you put on yourself by going full autist QM. Also, really kind of don’t like that blood canabalism at all, since that means our magically weakened descendants are what we eat, which will forment eventually into a rebellion against us. So, does anyone know how we can get the secrets from Phlegra/Mekone, as they’re the exact sort we will need in order to avoid said rebellion by making all of our descendants into mindless automatons that eat, fuck, shut, fight, work and die on our commands, and avoid that distinct possibility.)
>A great spirit, bound to an inanimate object. You were likely an immaterial servant of the previous Pantokrator, imprisoned after your job was done in a too-small cage during ages long past, so small that you can reach through the bars and interact with the world. Your knowledge in magic is deeper and wider than any but those men who dare grasp at the mantle of godhood, and you are difficult to destroy; in turn, you may only affect the world around you through magic or possessing a host to research and forge magical items. Your claim to godhood is unrivaled, however, as you have been worshiped since times long forgotten.
(Pretend the object is just the word I am)

>>6008083

>A god-blooded giant of divine heritage. Many were sired by or served the previous Pantokrator, and were imprisoned for impudence in ages past. Your skill in magic is specific but deep (again, barring a few exceptions), and while not as strong as many monsters, you have the advantage of having hands and weapons to hold in them. As well, your claim to The Thrones of Ascension has weight, weight that many are hard-pressed to match.

The clear and most based option

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>>6008130
You seem to misunderstand, dear advisor. You, and other advisors, will be collectively playing an actual game of Dominions 6 that I translate the events of into narrative and your choices into actions. I would've been posting more screenshots from the game itself, but seeing as the game hasn't actually started it's easier to do it like this. Although...

>>6008083
I seem to have forgotten the picture, or rather realized that I ought to have put one there.

>>6008167
No, nonpnonononononoNoNoNoNONONONOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
You can’t make us micromanage an entire civilization, you can’t!

>>6008181
... Advisor, I just said that I'd be the one doing the micromanaging, while you and others will be providing the overarching plans.

>>6008222
Oh, my mistake I completely panicked once you brought up the actual game, and thought that we would need to do plans for the kingdom, that you would then do, have the next turn come, and have us do the micromanagement thing all over again.

Phew, does that mean we can expect to fight and deal with all the other 34 factions in the early age?

>>6008229
All of them? No. A significant portion? Yes.

>>6008167
Oh so this is straight up /qst/ plays a game of Dominions 6. Ok nvm my earlier statement.
>>6008229
Mang dont worry about all of that. At this point, the micromanaging in the Dominions series is nill campared to what it WAS back in 2003.

>>6008259
Ok how many players are we up against? Is this an AI game or actual MP? Also are you gonna be doing unit scripting?

>>6008130
>(Pretend the object is just the word I am)
I mean does Hinnom get the Divine Glyph as a pretender Chassis? I forget.

>>6008265
>>6008260
Wait what?! This stuff was more complex, in 2003 than in 2023 with Dominion 6?!! Was the created a autist, or was he just trying to fake himself as one until he actually became it?

>>6008265
I have no idea what that is, nor do I know either way. I just found out what dominion is, and what all of the d6 Chan faction posts on their lore were all about. What is a pretender chassis anyway?

>>6008083
>>A great spirit, bound to an inanimate object. You were likely an immaterial servant of the previous Pantokrator, imprisoned after your job was done in a too-small cage during ages long past, so small that you can reach through the bars and interact with the world. Your knowledge in magic is deeper and wider than any but those men who dare grasp at the mantle of godhood, and you are difficult to destroy; in turn, you may only affect the world around you through magic or possessing a host to research and forge magical items. Your claim to godhood is unrivaled, however, as you have been worshiped since times long forgotten.

>>6008273
Back in Dom 1 you set the tax rates for each province and unrest was set to that mostly.
And since you never have played Dominions ill give you the skinny. The screen with units the DM posted is the Nation screen for EA Hinnom and land of bloodthristy giants that eat lesser giants and rape their daughters to create offspring. What im talking about when i say the Divine Glyph is the Pretender Chassis. So what has just happened in the game is that the Pantokrator, the OverGod of all reality has "dissapeared" for whatever reason. Now a pack of Pretenders take over countries and fight to gain control of the Thrones of Ascension to become the new Pantokrator. He hasnt shown the Pretender select screen yet, but when he does we get to Select a Pretender, called a Chassis by the community due to how customizable they are. That Pretender Chassis is going to be "us" in a sense. Also the QM is already pre selecting for us due to him not liking Dominion Level 1s for Hinnom for whatever reason.

>>6008273
As the games were developed, the massive autism was honed to a fine point.

A pretender chassis is the basis of the pretender, the unit that you add parts onto to make the pretender. That is what we are determining, at the moment; or to be specific, which category of pretender.

>>6008265
They do have the divine glyph iirc

>>6008294
Good grief, well at least I don’t think theirs much of a tax system in the new game, just I think resource extraction and tribute? Besides that, does the IverGod ever comeback as a final boss in order to judge if the one getting to the throne of ascension is worthy of the power it grants?

I think this is already voting for what type of pretender we’re going to want in that case. I saw a screenshot that in the latest game, there are like 4? Groups, 1 that is normal humans, another as inanimate objects and a 3rd and 4th group (I think?) that are monsters. I think, bare in mind, I have never played dominion nor ever will (these types of games are not my thing) so if someone wants to show a couple of screenshots of the selection of chassis by all means go ahead. Also, what’s a level 1 dominion?

>>6008341
Oh, alright shame Divine Glypth is out of the picture then, I would have loved a floating word start casting lightning strikes and flay alive humans while floating in the air as a glyph.

>>6008351
Advisor, the Divine Glyph is under the "Great Spirit" category. If you want to have the Divine Glyph, choose that.
>>6008347
There are four groups, Advisor. Regular humans whom have achieved such magical might that they became immortal, whom have been disqualified as a choice for flavor reasons. The second is giant monsters, whom are immortal and instinctual magic users.
The third is various giants playing on gods from various cultures across the world.
The fourth is gigantic, immobile statues or similar objects.

>>6008351
>>6008356
It's worth saying that great spirits(Divine Glyphs or other statues) aren't exactly the best at actual combat and are immobile. Usually you want a titan or monster for that

>>6008359
But of course, Advisor! Does the vote not mention that the chassis can only affect the world through magic?

>>6008083
>A god-blooded giant of divine heritage. Many were sired by or served the previous Pantokrator, and were imprisoned for impudence in ages past. Your skill in magic is specific but deep (again, barring a few exceptions), and while not as strong as many monsters, you have the advantage of having hands and weapons to hold in them. As well, your claim to The Thrones of Ascension has weight, weight that many are hard-pressed to match.

>>6008364
Well true, I overlooked that lol

>>6008364
>He's never Monolith dropped someone before.
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>>6008356
But, I did? That was the vote I picked when I was deciding which one I wanted? I even mentioned that I wanted to pretend that the inanimate object was just 2 words saying “I AM”.

Besides that, cool, very much do. Wait, does that mean we are picking the shape of a giant like a Nephilim then, since we are a giant ruling over Hebrew giants?

Wait a second, are all of the pretenders in the game not actually gods?! Their like, everything but that, with the real overlord leaving in order to allow you to become head of the universe, but the rest is the actual gods, like Thor, Odin, Ra, Sobek, etc, just don’t appear unless you want to name drop them in as your on the nose fake god?

>>6008379
That's pretty much it yes, that's why they're all called Pretenders

>>6008379
Advisor, please understand that the vote is still ongoing for the shape of our god.

And no, the pretenders are not gods. That's why they're "pretenders," they're powerful and possibly even divine, but not "the god of this world". There are various pretender chassis that are in the likeness of different gods from various mythologies, but are explicitly not that god. For example, there is the "Allfather" Pretender Chassis, and his lore and appearance shares similarities with Odin, but he is not "Odin," understand? I would recommend that you watch an introduction to the Dominions series, Advisor.

Here is a sufficient one: https://youtu.be/e5ZYpGAVPDw?si=_ChE5g6rCpIZ0Iqv

>>6008379
None of the Pretenders at game start are The Pantokrator (God of This World). We are about to fight an Ascension War to BECOME Pantokrator (God of This World). We MUST claim the Thrones of Ascension to elevate us to the level of Pantokrator. Only then will we become God.
BEWARE!!!! Failure to do this if you participate in the Ascension War WILL lead to death or imprisonment eternal in TARTARUS.

>>6008389
Unnecessary, I kinda thought it was just like some other strategy game that from what I got from the cover art of, was a Greek strategy game but all about the gods being the ones fighting and the mortal armies being their tiny little minions.

Yeah, I know the vote is ongoing, but more than half a dozen people are pretty much unanimous in their vote for giant, which is fine, it’s their choice. I’m just calling it that I’m not going to win that vote, and I’m perfectly fine with that consequence.

Though now if I’m going to be honest, some of the fun is sucked out since, well you have almost every single world religion or mythology in a strategy game (and quite a few that were straight made up from the 20th century) all ducking it out, but you also can’t get other gods involved that aren’t pretenders, kinda lame I’m going to be honest. I guess, once we either win and get to the throne, or don’t and someone else does, the quest ends just like that? We won’t get a sequel to play around as the overdid trying to bring back order to all of the divines, presumably running around since theirs no one to keep them in order?

>>6008399
Nah. Once you become The Pantokrator you literally win everything forever.until you dissapear as well later on then the cycle starts again.

>>6008399
You are definitely putting the cart before the horse here, bud.

>>6008396
Oh, I get it now. Theirs always ever been one god at a time, but pretenders are beings that since they aren’t gods, just spirits, monsters, and humans that have the power and chance needed to eventually become said god, should such a being for whatever reason disappear? Alright, my disappointment is resolved then. When I heard that the Over-God, was well, a Over-God, I had presumed a 1 masssively powerful god ruling over all of creation, with a bunch of other gods he rules over, and from below them, all of the other monsters and magical stuff from real world mythology. If theirs never actually been more then 1 god of existence, then that means their was never a chance at Shinto mythology for its gods being real, or well, more real then either the Roman, Greek, or German gods at any rate.

>>6008405
Maybe, but I still just thought that there were other gods of creation, outside of the one that just disappeared before asking around, and finding out that this was in fact not the case. Ignorance can make someone assume some pretty wrong things until you find out the truth and realize you look like a pretty big fool.

>>6008407
>>6008410
Some Pantokrators choose to be Overgods and rule a pantheon of lesser divines but those ALWAYS end in rebellion or disobedience and stripping of any minor divine titles and imprisonment. Hell more than half of the Pretender Chassis are former divine servants that did "THING THE PANTOKRATOR DID NOT LIKE" and got imprisoned for their efforts.

>>6008421
I am not surprised that this would likely be such a case. Whatever happens to those spirits imprisoned when the Pantokrators decides to disappear into the wether? They just break out again, and start their chance at becoming the new Pantokrators.

>>6008083
>A great beast, rampaging across the world since time immemorial, and worshiped in recent ages. Your magical skill is instinctual at best (barring a few exceptions) and you're no researcher or smith, but your body can savage a small army even without the aid of magic, and your claim to divinity has some backing.

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>>6008085
>>6008104
>>6008127
>>6008166
>>6008368
You are a god-blooded giant of divine heritage. But which one? Most faces are familiar... but a few are new, this turn of The Wheel.

Simply circle your choice on the picture using MS paint or a similar program, Advisors, and we'll move to a runoff where I explain the choices further. Although I was able to borrow a pair of pants and belt for the Son of The Fallen, I could not find any clothes to the fit the Great Mother nor the Annunaki of Love and War, and have instead opted for a censor-bar.

Do not mind the Solar Disc and Demilich; They kept sneaking their way into the waiting room and I could not remove them.

>Who are you serving, Advisors?

>>6008448
WAIT, SINCE FUCKING WHEN DO WE GET A GRIGORIM? THAT ONE.

Also wat mod/s?

>>6008450
Spark of Divinity and a custom mod to force the Son of The Fallen to put on a pair of pants. Each pretender gets a LOT more power, whether in straight-up magic or in utility abilities.

>>6008448
I select the Top row, Third from the left. A Grigorim is fucking nuts.

>>6008458
>pants
LMAO, Also besides the Grigorim what are the first four on the top row?

>>6008448

I choose the bull-man. I’m mobile-posting or would circle the image as you suggested QM

>>6008461
Certainly!
>Great Creator
A spirit of creation enlisted by the previous Pantokrator to help create the world, now broken free of his shackles.
>The Son Of The Fallen (With Pants)
The last of the Nephilim, with all the physical and magical might that entails.
>Elohim
A glorious and terrible angel of judgement from the celestial sphere.

Ah, and please keep in mind that while the fellow is flattered at your excitement, the Grigori does not have the full power of his imprisoned brothers at base, and the other pretenders have power to match him.

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>>6008448
Why is he not naked? Is that DE?

>>6008466
Ah, as I mentioned in the earlier post, I borrowed a pair of pants for him. He was quite thankful for it.

To be serious, as I said up here >>6008458 I made a small mod to put some clothes on him. Also I have severe JJK brainrot, what does DE mean? The only thing that comes to mind is Domain Expanstion.

>>6008465
What's special about the grigori and the elohim as pretenders? I haven't bought dom 6 yet lol

>>6008448
I'll cast my vote for
>Great Creator
At least for now. Elohim and Grigorim sound interesting.

>>6008472
They're from a mod, and the former is, when not a Pretender, an unfathomably powerful summon.

>>6008471
Ah cool, going with Son of the Fallen.
>>6008472
>grigori
Good magic paths, excellent resistances, damage reversal and corruption(think Ubar from Dom5)

>>6008476
Hmm, tell me more about the elohim. If we get grigori we should do it the proper way
The Lords of Civilization are absolute units

>>6008479
As mentioned up here;
>>6008465
The Grigori whom has managed to escape his proper judgement is not a full-fledged Grigori power-wise (at least before we build him up in pretender creation).

But as for the Elohim, he (or perhaps she, it's rather hard to tell with the pretty face and armor) is a divine spirit of judgement from the celestial sphere, the same place the Grigori came from. The Elohim is somewhat weaker in magic than the Son of The Fallen or Grigori and many of the other giant pretenders, but is no slouch and a capable Combat Caster. The Elohim inspires Fear and Awe in equal measure as well, and divine messengers (Malakh) may descend to help them during their war.

Other than that, they hold the standard Angel toolkit; invulnerability, and resistance to both fire and electric attacks, flying, etc.

>>6008484
>But as for the Elohim, he (or perhaps she, it's rather hard to tell with the pretty face and armor)
You could run it through mod inspector and find out if curious.

>>6008484
Cool, so kind of like a souped up virtue.
>>6008448
I'll go with Son of the Fallen though

>>6008484
>Elohim
Sounds like a Virtue. I fucking love the Virtue as a chassis.....goddamit why u gotta make me choose.

>>6008486
Honestly it's probably he, but if we pick them and decide they're a girl to match the virtue I wouldn't mind.

>>6008487
>>6008489
Yes, a sort of "Super Virtue" is probably the best way to put it. There's another pretender that's even closer to a Super Virtue, but you don't have access to it.

>>6008491
Aight went i get back home imma try this mod out. The Virtue is probably my FAVORITE chassis. I hate you for making me choose....

>>6008492
>The Virtue is probably my FAVORITE chassis.
Why? Too expensive and its HP is very low imo.

>>6008494
Because its fucking cool? Do i need another reason? I mean i can make use of it no matter where in the game we are. Expansion? EASY! Awe plus invulnerable kills indies to death. Mid game? Not a problem a flying mage killer is great. Late game? Two spells. Cloud Trapeeze and Fire Storm wipe out armies QUICK.

>>6008498
Fair play, rule of cool is important. You play mainly singleplayer?

>>6008503
Nope running one in MP rite now. Actually doing great. Am one of the final 4. The next war decides the game

>>6008507
Ah, that's interesting. I never found Fire Storm does anything in late game with army of lead/gold + regen and sending your god into a mage core could end with a hand of death or a counter thug. Best of luck with your game.

>>6008509
Don't forget the built-in Army of Bronze, Advisor. It comes with a built-in strength bonus equal to Rush of Strength or Giant Strength.

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>meanwhile my unoptimized ass playing Ind with all the HP boosts, damage sharing, regen and durability+resistance boosts possible while nuking my scales so my army is the most annoying thing possible to fight

>>6008515
*new, not "built-in". Don't know what I was thinking, there.

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>>6008459
>>6008464
>>6008473
>>6008478
>>6008487
Although nobody seems to have actually voted for it, I'll include the Elohim in the runoff nonetheless due to the general interest.

>The Great Creator, A2/S1/N1
A great and mighty creator-spirit taking the form of an old man riding atop a cloud. Once enlisted by the Pantokrator to create the world, when he began to be worshipped he was locked away. His worshippers continued their service despite this, and their great temple was lain low. Now that he has returned, his temple shall be rebuilt and he shall call down Hashmal to aid him in spreading his word.

>The Son of The Fallen, F1/E1/S1/B1
The last of the Nephilim, he who devoured his brothers in pursuit of power. He has nothing left to live for but achieving godhood. He will eat the populace like his children will, and will gain strength from it. His physical might is unrivalled, and he wears a robe of invulnerability he found upon his travels. If the place he is in has no temple and there is a giant of high stature nearby, he will slay them and fashion an altar from their bones, consuming the flesh for his own. He can also call Rephaite Warriors to aid him.

>The Lost Grigori, E1/S1/N1/B1
The only Grigori to seemingly slip through the cracks, he has escaped his punishment, and will soon return to the world to lead his descendants to victory... if he is your choice. Although he doesn't have the same magical acuity (at base) as his brothers, he has every other power, and his dominion is naturally orderly, productive and magical... although his punishment leaks onto his dominion, somewhat, and misfortune reigns. It will take him some time to free himself from his prison, however, and even if he has already escaped he will be sleeping off the effort.

>The Elohim, A1/E1/S1
A divine spirit of judgement from the celestial sphere. The Elohim is somewhat weaker in magic than many of the other pretenders, but is certainly no slouch and a capable Combat Caster. The Elohim inspires Fear and Awe in equal measure as well, and divine messengers (Malakh) may descend to help them during their war. Other than that, they hold the standard Angel toolkit; invulnerability, and resistance to both fire and electric attacks, flying, etc. As well, they start with a Flambeau and the skill to use it.

>The Ilah of The Moon, S3/N1
The odd one out, here, and the generous donor of The Son of The Fallen's pants. His horns are as the crescent moon, and he brings gifts of fertility to his dominion and darkvision to his sacred followers. He is certainly no warrior, but the Rephaites are warriors enough, and perhaps a warrior is not what is needed to lead them to victory... in any case, despite his peaceable nature, his strength is that of the Great Bulls and he is very durable.

>>6008561
If you want the QM's opinion, Ilah of the Moon or Grigori for a scales pretender, The Son of The Fallen for a bless pretender, the Elohim for an expander, and either The Son Of The Fallen or The Grigori for flavor.

I'll leave the vote open overnight. It's rather important, no?

>>6008562
Oh and The Great Creator for a dominion-spreader.

>>6008561
Aight i see what you meant by the Chassis gained more powers.
>Grigori cannot start awake.
...fuck
>Moon Bull has a start site.
What gem does it produce?
>Elohim doesnt get fire get Earth Astral instead
.....Interesting
Right so im torn between an Awake Expander Elohim due to Hinnoms shit being pricey, and the Grigorim due to our shit being expensive but in a different way.

>>6008561
>>The Lost Grigori, E1/S1/N1/B1
Fallen Angel time aka Father and Sons take over the world

>>6008561
Also holy shit the Grigorim does GOOD SHIT to the scales. And i can apperciate the mod creator call misfortune scales free, LMAO

>>6008568
It's how the mod-maker made the darkvision work.

>The Lost Grigori, E1/S1/N1/B1
I would have otherwise chosen creator or the nephilim, but in the former case, he’s a generic creator with nothing really special for the guy desu. Nephilim is great for the symbolism, but A, if we bring him out he’s going to eat one of our followers and kill another one to make a temple in a province that doesn’t have it. Besides, we already have enough canabals for our chosen faction, why ask for another that we don’t need in the first place beyond an okay niche?

>>6008561

>The Son of The Fallen, F1/E1/S1/B1

I actually think we should double down on cannibalism for flavor reasons. It’s fun of our faction leader already won Highlander

>>6008593
You have misunderstood. He only kills one commander and eats that one.

So anons, for our angel build as the QM advised it's better to go grigori for scales,elohim for expander or Son of the Fallen for big bless. Which you guys wanna go for?

>>6008561
I guess I suggest the Grigori, so we can get Regen and Bond.

>The Lost Grigori, E1/S1/N1/B1

>>6008561
>>The Great Creator, A2/S1/N1

>The Lost Grigori, E1/S1/N1/B1

>>6008561
>The Great Creator, A2/S1/N1

>>6008561
>>The Great Creator, A2/S1/N1

>>6008641
Or Regen + Enlarge could be good.

>>6008561
>The Great Creator, A2/S1/N1

>>6008561
>The Great Creator, A2/S1/N1

>The Lost Grigori, E1/S1/N1/B1

>>6008561
>The Elohim, A1/E1/S1

>>6008561
>>6009007
Since Elohim isn't gonna win I'll change my vote to
>The Great Creator, A2/S1/N1

>>6008561
I'm changing to grigori but are we seriously having samefagging happen now?

>>6008603

Changing my vote to

>Grigori

Since son of the Fallen won’t be winning either

>>6008561
Well since the Elohim has no chance to win i will vote for the Grigori. Blood Angel is fun.

>>6008561
>The Great Creator, A2/S1/N1

>>6009010
I wouldn't be too worried. The thread is still in the front page. If there's still 1 id votes when this is in the 5th page or something then that's more of a concern.

>>6009010
Damn I hope not. I just came to this thread today and it looks too fun for that, especially so early in its life.

>>6008561
>Elohim

>>6009011
>>6009010
>>6009008
Anons don't vote based on who can or can't win, just vote for what you want.

>>6009073
>>6009167
Also you, almost forgot about you.

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>>6008571
>>6008593
>>6008641
>>6008747
>>6008769
>>6009006
>>6009010
>>6009011
The Grigori wins it, barely... and after all the effort in making The Son put on some pants!

Now that you remember who you are, it's time to remember what you can do.

Either submit a build of your own (in text or picture form), or select one or more of the following options, and I'll see what memory of your capabilities I can rouse...

You are:
>A paragon of magical might (Path goes here, or leave blank for general bonus. For the unfamiliar, Fire/Air/Water/Earth/Astral/Death/Nature/Glamour/Blood).
>A giver of great blessings (Choose which, or leave blank for QM's choice).
>An icon of worship.
>A symbol of order and industry.
>A symbol of chaos and sloth.
>A bringer of growth and good harvest.
>An omen of bad harvest and disease,
>Blessedly lucky.
>Accursedly unlucky.

The more you select, however, the more I spread our resources thin, unless you select negative options (IE accursed luck, chaos and sloth, etc) to counteract the good.

>>6009201
Oh, and I forgot;
>Merely sleeping.
>Still chained.

>Cold and unapproachable.
>Dangerously hot-blooded.

Already with the samefag accusations?

>>6009201
>A symbol of order and industry.
>An icon of worship.
>Dangerously hot-blooded.

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>>6009201
This is what I'm thinking.

>>6009201
Let's see
>A paragon of magical might, astral path (sounds cool how you can cast the most meta spells yo)
>A symbol of chaos and sloth
>A bringer of growth and good harvest
Our giants will be given too much at the start and it will be reflected with these two options.
>Super lucky
>Still chained
>Dangerously hot-blooded
The Grigori is going to do EVERYTHING in its power, without measure, but he is lagging behind because of the chains... right?
And that gives us tons of points for whatever happens next or smt... I am not sure about the blessings if someone can tell me "yes let's pick blessings" then alright

>>6009212

I’m supporting this but I know literally nothing about Dominions

>>6009557
Larger increases our sacreds size by 1, which increases their HP by 30%, strength by 3, and gives a -1 malus to defence. Then Regen means they regen 10% of their HP a turn. This is good on giants which our sacreds are. You could argue BBond instead of larger, but that doesn't really help our Melqarts while larger does. Would also submit to regen + shock/magic resistance.

>>6009557
The rough idea seems to be to use the bless with our powerful sacred units to beat the enemy into submission, while having slightly worse scales (which make the economy worse) in some places and slightly better scales in others (specifically growth).

What site can I use to pirate this game?
Alternatively, where can I buy it?

>>6009566
All we need to do is spend gold on mages, we have sacred summons and national undead. Gold isn't massively important.
>>6009568
Piratebay, if you ever want to play multiplayer you got to buy it.

>>6009572
Huh, I can only find it on steam but not in GOG... I am not a fan of renting games you see? Let me try and look for another option

>>6009568
Wherever you typically pirate games, advisor, and Steam.

>>6009572
That's a good point, advisor. Letting someone know what it does without the wider context is somewhat misleading.

>>6009575
You can buy it through Steam but it doesn't require being run through Steam. You might be able to refund it and still play it if you play with the directory.

>>6009563

Basically making our thicc bois even thicker, sounds good to me.

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So close, shits!

>>6009599
it works ehe eh ehehehe...
I can't seem to be able to make a game with the faction I want, so off....

>>6009629
Are you even in the right age? Or the right version of the game? Earlier builds are missing some of the newer factions. Also something to keep in mind are mods and their compatibility. Stop talking like a cryptic gremlin and use your words kek

>>6009636
nvm, I sorted it out, thanks...
I will try out the game without studying for a week beforehand. There is this concept called strategic dominance which pretty much ruins strategy games for me, because I tend to look for the min-max of stuff online and then I don't feel like deviating from that, pretty much locking myself from the rest of the game, or trying thing myself

I'll check the vote tomorrow, but it seems in favor of this build.
>>6009212
If it wins, I will make the executive decision to put the heat scale at +3 instead of +1 because it will affect the enemies more negatively AND us more negatively, where heat +1 only really affects us negatively considering our base heat +2 scale.

>>6009690
>If it wins, I will make the executive decision to put the heat scale at +3 instead of +1 because it will affect the enemies more negatively
Sure you do what you want, my thinking is H3 will lead to popkill during hotter months and will empower Abysia who canonically destroys Hinnom. Pretty sure a hellbless Abysia rolls us early whatever really.

>>6009212
I support this one, since i know nothing.

>>6009838
I don't believe it would, solely because we have base +2 heat preference for our nation.

>>6009209
>>6009548

>>6009212
>>6009557
>>6009873
This idea here wins it, give me a moment to get the game set up and write a nice, narrative opening.

>>6010114
And drink my coffee tea, today, too.

>>6010114

Three years ago, a great rift opened within the wastes surrounding Gomorrah. The sound of slowly-cracking earth was accompanied by a whisper of a thousand-thousand tongues, and a great oasis without water began to bloom around the rift. Slowly, a great flower bud with bloodstained petals and veined leaves emerged. The Ba'al and Melquart debated long and hard over what to do; and it was decided to cut the flower open to see what lay within the twitching thing. The expedition party Melquart whom attempted to open it, his name now struck from history for the heresy of his actions, were slain to a man.

Strangled by vines, eaten alive by insects, choking on their own poisoned blood, their swords did not even touch the god-plant. That night, the stars and rumbling earth bore a clear message;

"Hush, my children. Thy grandfather needs his rest."

A second debate erupted, and was soon closed definitively; One of the Grigorim had returned to the realm of the Pantokrator to lead his grandchildren to greatness once more. The focus of worship shifted from the Nephilim to their fathers, to prepare the populace for his return.

Now, a third forum was started to decide their further course of action, and just as swiftly ended. The Rephaim would prepare this earth for the awakening of their grandfather.

Before they began their conquest, they begged their grandfather for the name to spread to foriegn lands, and were answered by a songbird:

>"I am your Grandfather. No more, no less."
>"I am Amazarak. Spread my name far afield."
> "I am..." another name. Amazarak was the default one, but you might prefer a more personal touch.

>>6010171

>"I am Amazarak. Spread my name far afield."

Eh, default is good enough for me.

>>6010171
>>"I am Amazarak. Spread my name far afield."
>>6010186
ye

>>6010171
>"I am your Grandfather. No more, no less"

>>6010171
>"I am your Grandfather. No more, no less"
I like this one more, it sounds more loving and kind, rather then commanding and stern, with no love at all for his grandchildren.

>>6010171
>I am DominionsQm

I want to make a commanding unit that costs 4 command points and my capital province produces 2 I am in early age, how do I make more CP?

>>6010171
>>"I am your Grandfather. No more, no less."

>>6010225
It will take two turns to produce the commander, for more CP you can get 3 per turn with Three Red Seconds.

>>6010221
I actually named it Dominionsquest as a placeholder.
>>6010186
>>6010192
>>6010193
>>6010199
>>6010245
Would the Advisors be interested in "Grandfather Amazarak"?

>>6010258
Heh.... alright

>>6010258

Sure I’d support a fusion/compromise

My previous vote is here >>6010186

>>6009838

>abysia

I looked them up on the wiki, how are we supposed to fight lava-men?!

>>6010258
Yes! I would love to tell our little grand children of old Amazarak the grigori.

>>6010266
Giants can cut through their heavy armor. If we had low-strength human troops we'd probably need to use more magic. As fire resistant giants though, we should be ok.

>>6010266
Poison works pretty well on them. They'd got good armor and fire doesn't work but poison is fine. Alternatively air magic works alright. Hinnom's big problem fighting them is numbers more than anything though. Not like Niflheim who get blasted by their mages.

>>6010266
>how are we supposed to fight lava-men?!
Well in my first game I played as them and used quickness. Which means each Burning One has 4 attacks per round at 25 damage if in heat 3. They are a tough nation to crack, personally I think best to leave them alone if they go for a strong bless and out research them. As well as building up an army of Se'ir and making SCs to counter them, which would be hard against a good player due to life for life.

>>6010284
Are SCs better in Dominions 6? I recall they got nerfed pretty big in 5

>>6010266
On average, an Avvim (the race that makes up most of the population) is roughly 8-9 ft tall and broadly built, and a Rephaim is upwards of 12 ft and fire-resistant. An Avvim can defeat them in a one-on-one brawl with relative surety, and a Rephaim could tear one in half to eat with contemptuous ease, advisor, not to mention the fact that Abysians do not have or use ranged weapons while our archers are among the deadliest in the world, arrow for arrow.

>>6010262
>>6010263
>>6010271
>>6010186
>>6010192
>>6010193
>>6010199
>>6010221
>>6010245
Brilliant!

As the Rephaim look outwards, they look to the south, the east, and the west; to the north is nothing but barren waste, unfit for any use but to gaze upon the starkness of it.

To the south are the provinces of Dragon Pointe, known to hold a Throne of Ascencion (sure to be guarded well beyond our current capabilities to conquer), and Muspel, a coastal highland which would be most valuable for its resources. To the west is Land's End, a plain likely to be lightly defended in comparison to the Throne in Dragon Pointe, and to the ease is Mushwood, a forest likely to hold magical sites and also useful for its resources. There are lands beyond, but we know little enough about our surroundings as is.

>>>Recruitment
>>Hinnom
>Nothing!

>Plans of Action
>None!

>Research
>Conjuration (default)

>Suggested Recruitment:
>Scouts, for exploration (one commander point).
>A Commander, to lead a war-party (one commander point).
>A Priest, to bless our future sacred units (one commander point).
>Mages, to begin research, support our armies, or secure Blood Slaves (specify and I will recruit appropriately, TWO commander points).
>A Melquart or Baal to lead our armies and provide magical support, or perhaps be declared as prophet (FOUR commander points, specify).
>Rephaite Warriors, to crush our enemies underfoot (expensive).
>Archers, to shoot down our foes from a distance.
>Call upon the Horim, whose primitive arms are a perfect remedy to our resource-shortage.
>Infantry, to bolster our ranks.
>Other (Ask and I shall post the recruitment screen).

>Suggested Plans of Action:
>Send out a scout to ascertain the defenses of a province (which one?).
>Invade Mushwood or Muspel for their resources to fuel recruitment (which one?).
>Wait, to build our numbers and recieve information about surrounding provinces.
>Recruit mercenaries. They will upcharge us, but we need men to expand with, fast!
>Other (Write in)

>Research (note that we currently have no researchers!)
>Conjuration, for summoning magical creatures to our aid.
>Alteration, for support and combat magic (Recommended).
>Evocation, for smiting our foes with powerful magic.
>Construction, to create powerful magical items.
>Enchantment, for strong support magic (Recommended).
>Thaumaturgy, for useful rituals and support or combat magic (Recommended).
>Blood magic, to summon demons and for incredibly powerful combat magics, at the cost of blood-slaves.

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>>6010286
With the introduction of Glamour and False Damage, they have a big new counter. Other than that there are likely many minor nerfs and buffs that affect Supercombatants in general, advisor.
>>6010301
Ah, I forgot my image.

>>6010301

How many command points do we have QM?

>>6010303
Two, as most fortresses do.

>>6010301

>Recruit Scout
>Recruit Horite Hunter?

Send the Scout East to Mushwood and keep the Horite unit in the capital. Next turn we can recruit a commander and another army unit?

I have no idea what I’m doing

>>6010311
I should mention that we start with a scout and commander, with eight each of light infantry and swordsmen.

>>6010302
Send a scout to our west, recruit as many Rephaites as possible and a Shaman (to get reanimation online). Research Ench1.
>>6010286
Haven't played much Dom6 to say, only blitzes with friends which end before turn 50. Ive spent more time in Dom5.

>>6010315

Okay, then how about:

>Recruit another commander
>Recruit Scout

Send one Scout East to Mushwood and the other west to Land’s End. Can we split our forces so that each commander has 4 units of light infantry and 4 swordsman?

Next turn we’ll attack in various directions, presuming that people think this is a good plan

>>6010317

Never mind, I’ll support this anon since it seems like he knows what he is doing >>6010316

>>6010317
That you can, Advisor, although whether that'll be enough to defeat the foes they'll encounter is worth debate. I should mention the turn structure is in such a way that we cannot recruit a unit and then move that unit on the same turn, so we'd have to wait to recruit and THEN make our assault.
>>6010316
The number possible is One (1) due to a resource penalty.

>>6010320
*shortage, not penalty.

>>6010320
>The number possible is One (1) due to a resource penalty.
It says 116 Resources and each is 50, should be ok to produce 2.

>>6010325
Ah, my mistake Advisor. I checking something and may have put another unit in the recruit queue.

>>6010302
>Prophet the Commander
>Scout with the Scout
>Make the 2 cannibals. Normally I'd start with light infantry giants to help take the first province, but it sounds like we are very low on manpower and material, so might as well send two big boys at the
>Recruit a healer. Just in case one of our big boys gets a limp.
>What's our research?

>>6010334
Alteration, Thaumaturgy, and Blood Magic.

>>6010334
>>Prophet the Commander
Our bless won't come online till turn 12ish, we can be more picky who we make our prophet.

Larger wasn't tagged incarnate. Is it or does it not need a blessing to work?

>>6010340
Larger is automatic and constantly on.

>>6010340
Incarnate means that the pretender needs to be both alive and active in the world to work. Larger is kind of special; its one of the few blesses that's always active whether or not the unit itself is blessed, like Unaging and the HP blesses (I think, at least for the HP ones).

>>6010340
Any sacred ones are Larger so we good...
>Recruit scout
>Recruit another commander
>Recruit infantry, the fodder kind

>Scout the throne
>Wait for next turn

Let's see if my six-or so hours of gameplay were worth it... What faction & pretender is good for a starter guy? I feel comfortable with Ur guys

>>6010345
Play EA Abysia, get quickness as part of your bless if against AI. For multiplayer EA Pan, MA Man, LA Gath are easy nations.

>>6010348
hmm... thanks let's see

>>6010348
Dude quickness is Incarnate + water lvl 9!!!
That's insane... tho I don't know what's "Normal" magic path levels...

>>6010362
One level is a novice, two is an adept, three is the highest most mortals will reach. Four and Five typically belong to magical creatures, and anything above that requires Empowerment (spending gems to make a character more powerful in magic), magical items, or being a Pretender (IE, among the greatest and most powerful users of magic in the known world).

mmm... while the idea of the quest is charming (and it introduced me to a fun game) expecting to micro manage every turn will turn sour in two days. I suggest streamlining it somehow. Either allowing us to choose only a portion of the stuff we can do, such choosing between who to attack and what do we recruit. Other stuff can be voted in between such as where (and what) to build and magical research...
Heck even "policies" would do. A policy to put 25 defense on every province or a policy that half the mages have to explore magical sites and forge, the other half research... Or a vote to decide how many mages we want at all (for research)

Unno man, I don't see the quest lasting longer than four updates. And all this is only discussing the mechanical stuff, what of the narrative? Because this is a /qst/ after all... come on, introduce characters!

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>>6010500
Well, Advisor, those are all great ideas but the issue is that at the moment we don't have anything to make policies about. As well, we don't have characters at the moment (anyone who gets Propheted or becomes a Hero will certainly be a contender), because its turn one. The first couple of turns will be necessarily micro-heavy to get our burgeoning empire growing and the momentum flowing, before we go on from there.

>>6010316
This seems to be the most popular plan of action. Let's see what happens...

>>6010311
>>6010316
>>6010334

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The month passes with little ado, barring the reports trickling in from the borders and your scout. Of note, Land's End seems to be the weakest adjacent province, with only fourty, give or take mayhaps ten, men defending it. "Deer Tribe, your Graces," the messenger adds helpfully. A meek and peacable people, they are nonetheless armed and willing to defend their home, and likely to have a magician of little skill leading them. Beyond Lands End lays another province rumored to hold another Throne of Ascension. Speaking of thrones, rumor has it that Dragon Pointe is full of Shades, Shadows, and Shade Beasts. Ephemeral spirits that steal the strength of those they attack, whether causing (rumored to be) permanent weakness, or simply draining their fatigue, and in the case of the hounds are known to reanimate those slain by their bites. These ephemeral terrors are accompanied by a human militia, likely to be a near non-issue compared to the spiritual threat. Be wary of other, greater horrors, such as Darkness Fiends which are known to occasionally blend in with Shades. Guarding, or perhaps, Grandfather Amazarak forbid, sitting upon the throne is a giant known as the Annunaki of The Underworld.

In far less interesting news, Muspel to the South-East and Mushwood to the East are both a hard target, at least at the moment. The former has approximately seventy men (if rumor is to be believed) of the Wolf Tribe, less peaceable than their cervine cousins to the west, but just as weak. To the East are a civil folk, with a militia of sixty, some part of which is likely proffessional.

Just as the council was set to pass into the next month peacefully, a set of three messengers arrived at Gomorrah, and proclaimed their messages with voices to match the horns of the Avvim. The unlikely trio were strange, but all were sharing a similar message;

>1/2

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>>6010593
The first was a handsome fellow one would almost mistake for an ill-bred Rephaim if not for the lack of horns, of perhaps twelve feet tall dressed in robes of white. "A Gigante of Mekone", an Ammi attendant supplies. He bellows out, voice thundering as challenge unto the heavens; "Clytius the Lochos, Prophet of God-Slayer Siyavush of Mekone, The Hungering Earth, Lord of Fear, King of Earthquakes, The Fortifier, The Prince of Crafts has been anointed! Hear me, oh distant cousins, and tremble!"

His bold proclamation nearly has the guards ordered to shoot him down, but soon the next messenger steps forth. A squat lizard, standing upon its hindlegs, yet with a fine hat and robes. "A curious thing..." a Melquart in attendance murmurs. "I wonder how it tastes," he follows. "Hhhhear me and rejoiceeeeee!" The reptile hisses. "Emessssslam of C'tisssss ssshhhall be known assssss the prophhhet of Tanit the Whhhhirlpool! Masssster of All Waterssss, Masssster of Verdure!" The lizard soon realizes that he has been shouting at a city of giants, and scurries away.

The third is an ugly beast, nude but for a belt and able to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with an Avvim with a great many teeth and fleshy bulb dangling from its brow. It drops the bone it was using to pick said teeth once the lizard has said its piece and gargles out (surprisingly coherent), almost disinterestedly; "Coral Commander Cygaea of Atlantis shall hereby be known as the Prophet of Nereus, Master of Immortal Wisdom, Death, and Rebirth." He leaves, mumbling something you almost don't hear about "have to make at least five more stops this month..."

>2/2

>>>Recruitment
>>Hinnom
>2 Rephaim/turn.

>Plans of Action
>Research Enchantment Lvl 1

>Research
>Enchantment (0/50)

>Suggested Recruitment:
>Continue Recruiting Rephaite Warriors (how many total?). The Rephaim are mighty, and more must be enticed to serve with promises of foriegn flesh.
>Recruit Rephaites indefinitely. Gomorrah is the only city in the world Rephaim may be found; thus we ought to recruit as many as possible as often as possible!
>Recruit Research-Focused mages (How many, or recruit indefinitely?). The Horim are magically competent, but their magic comes naturally to them; your research will crawl like a snail with them at the helm!
>Recruit a healer to accompany your army (How many?); it wouldn't do to have a grandson of your god die from a broken ankle.
>Another option, Advisors?

>Suggested Plan of Action:
>Attack Land's End. It is weak.
>Wait, muster enough force to crush them for certain.
>Continue scouting East indefinitely.
>Scout another direction.
>Another plan, Advisors?

>>6010594
>>Recruit Rephaites indefinitely. Gomorrah is the only city in the world Rephaim may be found; thus we ought to recruit as many as possible as often as possible!
>Continue scouting East indefinitely.

>>6010594
>>Recruit Rephaites indefinitely. Gomorrah is the only city in the world Rephaim may be found; thus we ought to recruit as many as possible as often as possible!
>Continue scouting East indefinitely.

>>6010707
>>6010766

Supporting, seems like we need to build up our military here

Maybe next turn we recruit a mage to get research jump started and then turn after that we hire a commander?

How many Rephaim do we need before we can start taking territory?

>>6010594
>Atlantis
Fuck, offer then a NAP.
Did we not get a Shaman last turn? Get one more and continue getting Rephaites.

>>6011006
I liked your proposition maan...

>>6010594
Fuck i missed turn one.
TURN TWO

>>>Recruitment
>>Hinnom
>2 Rephaim/turn.
Continue we need sacreds.

>Recruit 1 Ammi, check repeat commander recruitment for 10 turns.
We need researchers and i dont see no amazons or other mages nearby.

>Prophetize Mamre
Since we are recruiting sacreds from turn one, we need a prophet to bless them.

>Plans of Action (Research)
>Research Enchantment Lvl 1
Continue to get skeleingtons.

>Research Blood (Up to Level 3)
We need basic Blood magic before our first war.

>Research Conjuration (Up to Level 5)
We need the Bullshit goatmen summons.

>Suggested Plan of Action
>Scout towards Pack Woods
>Wait to get sacreds and blessings to attack the Deer Tribe.

>>6010890
You did, an unintelligent fellow by the name of Motl. His wild gesticulations on how his magic works are entertaining, but minimally useful for research.

A tail was sent after that ugly beast ("The one with the teeth, not the lizard!") to bring a message back to its masters; but it was already gone. It seems that you'll need border contact with whatever Grandfather-forsaken hole they crawled out of to send them a proper envoy, and not just a shouted proclamation of your prophet.

>>6010844
I would give it fifty/fifty, mayhaps 35/65 in the enemy's favor odds with two against fourty. With support from the Avvim that already are recruited, I give it VERY good chances.

>>6010707
>>6010766
>>6010839
Do keep in mind that Rephaim are fond of eating the population. Other than that, does;

>Scout east as far as we can.
>Recruit as many Rephaim per turn as possible.
>Recruit one more shaman.

Seem correct?

Wait, Bluecoast is a farmland. It is in Atlantis's Cap Circle. FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>6011019
Change Plan, Gather Rephaites and Attack Muspel. There is an Atlantis in the game. We NEED to secure the coast with them, we CANNOT let Atlantis Coastfall on us like that.

>>6011019
Ah, welcome! We don't need priests at the moment, because our bless is Enlarge, Regeneration, and Strong Vitae, and our pretender is not awake yet so the only part that needs a blessing to activate (Regeneration) does not work at the moment.

>>6011023
Would the addendum of:
>Queue Blood to level 3.
>Queue Conjuration to level 5.
And separately, because it's a rather larger investment;
>Queue ten Ammi, to start research in earnest.
Please the Advisors, with.

ALSO ALSO. QM i need Screenshots of these things.
>Research Tab.
What Researches did we start with?
>Thrones tab
What Thrones are out there and how many points do we need to win?
>Pretenders tabs.
Dont post each nation just list them like this

>Nation
>Pretender name and Titles, ALL of their titles.

>>6011033
Ignore the with on the end, don't know why that's there.
>>6011039
As stated earlier, our researches are at lvl 1 for Alteration, Thaumaturgy, and Blood Magic.

The council is currently unaware as to the state and numbers of the thrones, but Grandfather Amazarak has assured them that he'll be able to tell when he awakens fully. As well, the false-gods of this world will reveal themselves in time, whether through contact or through proclamation of their prophets. Already three have revealed themselves, and the others are likely to do so soon.

>>6007289
Ayy Dominions quest! Are you the guy from /domg/ who was talking about running a bit ago? Haven't been over there since 6 dropped (I refuse to pay 40 dollars for 3 more png factions)

>>6010500
>expecting to micro manage every turn will turn sour in two days.
HAHAHAHA You should see the actual game.

>>6010594
>/qst/ already figured out giantspam

Great now we just need....
>>6009212
>Meta cancer hellbless
Did they remove blood bond in 6? I don't remember Larger being used on Rephaites.
Anyway it's fucking thronerush time

>>6011052
>HAHAHAHA You should see the actual game.
I am playing it... which is fine by myself but nto in this format desu

>>6011019
I am supporting this one, we need to prepare research and choose the right magic paths

>>6011052
>This much SALT over a mere larger/regen bless.
While i can appreciate that Hinnom has clearly raped your half to death with a giants rush or 20, there is no need to be so salty. We SHOULD have maxxed out order, production and misfortune instead of the bless but this is an AI game so we will win in the long run.

>>6011052
No, Blood Bond is still there, but Size changed from 1-6 to 1-10 so now you can give Rephaites Larger and have it work. Also I have never been in /domg/ in my life, that is someone entirely different.

You also get more than 3 factions, you get the new magic path Glamour and the possibility of new factions. They've already added an LA version of a new MA/EA nation.

>>6011072
I will say I expected that after choosing the scales pretender that anons would actually use the scales it provided, but such is life I suppose. Also remember, overconfidence is a slow and insidious killer!

>>6011076
I wish i had been home when you launched this. I would have explained to the anons that those scales mods were a good thing to abuse. But again AI is not so very good at doing things like advanced scripting. So we will win this if nothing too insane happens like the entire map war decing us.

Ah, I do still need a confirmation on whether;

>Scout east as far as we can.
>Recruit as many Rephaim per turn as possible.
>Recruit one more shaman.
>Queue Blood to level 3.
>Queue Conjuration to level 5.
Is an agreeable plan, and whether,
>Queue ten Ammi, to start research in earnest.
Is an addendum that advisors agree with.

>>6011134

>Scout east as far as we can.
>Recruit as many Rephaim per turn as possible.
>Recruit one more shaman.
>Queue Blood to level 3.
>Queue Conjuration to level 5.

I’d support this, QM.

You’ll probably need to coordinate player actions a bit - there’s so much freedom of movement in a strategy game like this!

>>6011072
Hardcore disagree, this is a nation with sacred blood summons. Going scales is not optimal.

>>6011138
+1

>>6011138
Why do you want another shaman? They suck at research. We only need the one for now to search for D gems and generate skeletons.we cant summon skelingtons until we find a source of D gems you know.

>>6011164
I alchemise early, Hinnom is a rush faction so I try to build up the production early and alchemise. We will have one in our cap city researching and casting Reamiation while the other site searches.

>>6011190
How much cash per 10 E gems does the level 2 spell actually give out?

>>6011213
I mean convert non D gems into D.

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>>6011138
>>6011162
>>6010707
>>6010766
>>6010839
>>6010890
>>6011019
Close enough to a yes but no Ammi for me!

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The month passes quietly. Scout reports trickle in, and Motl the Shaman is joined by his cousin, Motl the Shaman. Their unintelliglble debates on magic, nature, and how smelly the city is amuse the Avvim levy and Rephaite warriors (of which there are now four) alike.

The Ferran Mountains do indeed contain a Throne, and lightly guarded too, at least by the standards of Thrones. An army of One Hundred and Fifty humans, with Militia, Archers, Light Cavalry, and Heavy Infantry. There is likely to be mage support as well, but there seems to be no monsters. The numbers guarding Dragon Pointe have swelled to 500, or perhaps the prior rumors were innacurate in the first place. A probing attack may be in order.

Of note, a strange man wandered out of the desert to the east, tentacles sprouting from his shoulders, using a spear as a walking stick. Instead of speaking, a voice is projected into the mind of those manning the wall; "Slave Prince Oltarness of R'lyeh, prophet of Thronion, Creator of the Calendar, Prince of Navigators, Master of Strength, King of Ice has come to power." The man skirts the wall, intending to circumvent the city, and when an archer goes to shoot him down, he is frozen still with a glare. None else dares to fire upon him.

>>>Recruitment
>>Hinnom
>2 Rephaim/turn, Indefinitely.

>Plans of Action/Standing Orders
>Research Enchantment Level 1.
>Research Blood Levels 1-3.
>Research Conjuration Level 1-5.
>Recruit Rephaim indefinitely.
>Scout East indefinitely.

>Research
>Enchantment (5/50)

>Suggested Recruitment:
>Recruit Research-Focused mages (How many, or recruit indefinitely?). The Horim are magically competent, but their magic comes naturally to them; your research will crawl like a snail with them at the helm!
>Recruit a healer to accompany your army (How many?); it wouldn't do to have a grandson of your god die from a broken ankle.
>Find a worthy Melquart or Ba'al; the time has come for a prophet to spread the word!
>More scouts, for knowledge is power.
>Another option, Advisors?

>Suggested Plan of Action:
>Attack Land's End. It is weak.
>Wait, muster enough force to crush them for certain.
>Another plan, Advisors?

>>6011279

>Attack Land's End. It is weak.

We gotta feed the boys, amirite?

>>6011290
Disagree. We need to attack Muspel. We have to conquer Bluecoast before Atlantis conquers it. We NEED the high pop farmland for bloodslave and i see no other high pop provinces in our area. We need bluecoast

>>6011279
Also QM i want to see a screenshot of the recruitment screen. I need to know how many gold/resources/rec points we have avalible per turn.

>>6011279
Attack the Mushwood for the resources. Deepblue is throne, so we can snag muspel next turn. Send the 4 big boys in the middle on attack closest with the other starting giants behind to throw javelins. If there are non-javelin starters, set some of them to bodyguard and leave the rest home. Take one of the Motl so that he can site search next turn. Recruit a nature healer mage. Scout Dragon Ridge, but we probably want to scout further south next turn. Recruit more cannibals, since that's what we'll be using for our war.

>>6011351
We have an income of 400. We broke.

>>6011290

Changing my vote to support this anon

>>6011353

We can hit the Blue Coast next

>>6011351
It shows gold income on the top left (641 gold, 396 income), Advisor, and the resources of Hinnom (111) on the mid-right. Although, I ought to add a section to the status covering the treasury, so thank you for bringing this to my attention.

>>6011279
>>Attack Land's End. It is weak.

>>6011279
Current enemy intel on display for convenience.

TURN THREE:
>>>Recruitment
>>Hinnom
>2 Rephaim/turn, Indefinitely.

>Standing Orders
>Research Enchantment Level 1.
>Research Blood Levels 1-3.
>Research Conjuration Level 1-5.
>Recruit Rephaim indefinitely.
>Scout East indefinitely.

>Suggested Recruitment:
>Recruit 1 Ammi, check repeat commander recruitment for 10 turns.
We need researchers and i dont see no amazons or other mages nearby.

>Suggested Plan of Action:
>Attack Muspel, follow on to Bluecoast.
We NEED blood slaves. I cant overstate how BAD we need blood slaves NOW.

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>>6011556
And i forget the pic.

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>>6011388
>>6011290
>>6011347
>>6011353
Attacking Land's End.

>>6011353
I will be incorporating this Advisor's excellent plan of action, albeit on a different target.

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The council sits in repose, awaiting the reports from their first assault on foriegn soil. While they wait, further scouting reports roll in; it seems that Dragon Pointe reports fewer units once more, only three hundreds and thirty. As well, rumors from Faery Forest reports the usage of Blood Magic, with a huge Draco-Lion reigning over the forest as hard proof of the rumors. It is likely to be a hard target, reporting one hundred and ten men standing in defense, although many are likely to be weak results of cross-breeding.

The scout reports are faltering, reporting "unexpected terrain difficulties" halting his advance. In truth, you believe he may have simply forgotten his orders to move out My apologies, Advisors, I was excited to see the fight and forgot to give him the order to move.

The council recieves another three proclamations of prophethood. The first messenger is a man with red skin, around whom the air shimmers with heat. "Warmaster Carniel of Smouldercone, Prophet of Apep, The Watcher of Gallows, The Shadow Over Abysia, Shadow Over All shall come for your heads!" He is shot down by archers, but his mocking laughter as he chokes on his burning blood uneases those who heard it.

The second is another man, well-dressed for the desert atop a camel. "El Ez, Banu Si'lat and Prophet of Wormfeast, Prince of Darkness and Mirrors, King Shrouded in Shadow, Master of Unsung Songs, sends his greetings to you, Rephaim!" His speech is accented, and his polite subservience is pleasant to you. He rides off, unassailed. Mayhaps he would have said something less polite, and the death of his fellow messenger wizened his tongue? Bah, it is of no consequence.

The third is mistaken for a bird, at first, but soon comes into clear view as a winged man. Some murmur that perhaps it is an angel, and are hushed by others quickly; there is a sure way to test it. "Berezavant the Sastar of Caelum is now prophet of Togrul Beg, the Afterthought, Foremost of Westerners, the Man-Eater," Everyone in attendance has a chuckle at that, "The Commander of Tru-AAAARRGH!" The man is cut off- for a man it certainly is, winged as he may be- at the arrow piercing his heart clean through. He failed the test, and perhaps it would be wise to keep in mind where the man was from, and their sheer GALL at imitating one of the divine.

A week after, reports of the battle arrive...
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>>6011588
Mamre and Motl stand aside one another, one a commander, the other a shaman. Despite the cheer on the faces of each, the mood is tense. What will become of this endeavor, first of many?

Mamre gives the order to charge; the Rephaim in the front, with Light Infantry supporting in a second wave and Swordsmen guarding the two of them. Motl mumbles a spell; Cat-Eyes may not help him see in the day, but he knows little enough magic as is, and he saw no reason not to cast it. Throughout the battle he would do precious little, but him pulling his weight wasn't much needed.

For you see, the Rephaim were hungry. They barge into the line of deer-tribe warriors and their chief, ripping them asunder and some feasting upon their flesh right there upon the field, scooping them up with their shield-hand to eat as they walk. The cheiftan dies in battle, and most of his men do as well. While the Rephaim chase the fleeing warriors, their archers fire upon the Rephaim, whom do not heed the mere pin-pricks they recieve.

As the archers are distracted, the Avvim begin to hurl their javelins, albeit slowed by animate shrubbery; clearly their shaman knows what he's doing. Just as the Avvim hack down the bush and move to meet the archers, the Rephaim tire of chasing the fleeing warriors and go to swat the oh-so-painful flies, starting with the Shaman. What follows is a wanton massacre.

Three-in-five of the enemy lay dead milords, and we've recieved not a single casualty! A glorious success!

>>>Recruitment
>>Hinnom
>2 Rephaim/turn, Indefinitely.

>Plans of Action/Standing Orders
>Research Enchantment Level 1.
>Research Blood Levels 1-3.
>Research Conjuration Level 1-5.
>Recruit Rephaim indefinitely.
>Scout East indefinitely.
>Site Search Land's End.

>Research
>Enchantment (10/50)

>Suggested Recruitment:
>Recruit Research-Focused mages (How many, or recruit indefinitely?). The Horim are magically competent, but their magic comes naturally to them; your research will crawl like a snail with them at the helm!
>Recruit a healer to accompany your army (How many?); it wouldn't do to have a grandson of your god die from a broken ankle.
>Find a worthy Melquart or Ba'al; the time has come for a prophet to spread the word!
>More scouts, for knowledge is power.
>Although we are recruiting as many armed Rephaim as possible, we could surely scrounge up some Horim to assist them. Let us do so.
>Another option, Advisors?

>Suggested Plan of Action:
>Move on the Ferran Mountains Throne! Surely we can defeat them holding force!
>Turn back to the capital to pick up reinforcements and attack elsewhere, or even turn back around and attack Ferran Mountain.
>Another plan, Advisors?

>>6011560
Do not worry, although I dress up the titles, they're still 90-95% accurate. And the Caelumite was going to say "Commander of Truth," which was the last title.

>>6011594

Great - our boys are horrifying in battle. Do we automatically 'claim" the territory and obtain access over their population through this victory or we have to "settle" the land first?

Let's do the following:

>Pull our army back to the capital.
>Recruit one mage, one Rephaim, anything left over for Horim

And get prepared to assault Muspel, and then follow-up on the Blue coast.

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I must make an announcement that I am utterly mortified about. Due to a misclick I have skipped a month instead of exiting the game like I had intended. I would roll it back but Dominions auto-saves, and I would cheat in something to make it up to the anons, but I'll have to figure out how to do that first. If any of you know how, tell me and next turn the Rephaim will receive appropriate compensation for this terrible waste of time.

>>6011601
Auto Claim. You own it, you can recruit and build there, although you should build a fort if you want to do so, and you still need to send a mage to search for magical sites.

>>6011594
Forgot the pic, here.

>>6011611
I will say that in the worst-case scenario I CAN just use the debug mod, but I would much rather get immediate results than deal with making sure the debug mod won't have lasting repercussions. Alternatively, I can give away information on the thrones and players of the game, if Advisors would prefer.

>>6011594
Eh, sometimes giants get sleepy and need to take a nap.
>Site search with the Motl
>move the warriors into Muspel if possible, then on to Bluecoast. Of they can't make it into the mountains, then pick up the cannibals waiting at home.

There is almost no money in the treasury, but if there's enough after recruiting the warriors, recruit one of the 2 path non-nature research mages. Not the blood guys, they eat too much.

I guess send the Motl too if they attack this turn. If not, then if we roll earth, send the earth mage with the army. If not, send the motl and leave the other guy at home to research.

I'm also assuming that we can't recruit a commander because it's a deer shaman, but we're too poor to do much anyway. He'd just be hanging out in the capital patrolling away the unrest that cannibals cause.

>Scout keep scouting.

>>6011594
>>6011638
+1

>>6011601
>>Pull our army back to the capital.