I definitely empathize with Gabriel, and seek his freeing. And I definitely don't want Halla to participate in any slavery, whether it's culturally ok or not I am not ok with it.
of course only after he and Jerasmus teaches Halla how to read lol.
NorseQuest (A Norse Xianxia)
- Thread starter I.F. Ister
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- norse mythology (mythology) original xianxia cultivation western cultivation ask sirihand did your mother tell you anything? discussion pleases yggdrasil farming gloating gets people killed granary management hubris is a coward's word you will die norsemen do not die when they are killed the qm has a bad memory the qm is bad at math viking courtroom drama (legal drama) vikings
of course only after he and Jerasmus teaches Halla how to read lol.
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I mean, freeing him and having him work for us for a while to earn enough money to buy passage home gives plenty of time to learn to read, at least in theory. We do want him to do one last favor involving the meteor while wearing manacles, but I think we can swing that as part of a deal or just as a favor, depending.
Instead of Gabriel we could also buy Jerasmus. Have him teach whatever we want Gabriel to teach.
Or just buy noone, even if the "ewww, slavery" opinion is a modern thing.
Hey, maybe Gabriel is what Abjorn is missing in his lovelife.
Can confirm that gay sex is an excellent means of preventing unwanted pregnancy.
But i heard it is a pain-in-the-ass.Can confirm that gay sex is an excellent means at preventing unwanted pregnancy.
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We probably buy both if we buy one of them, yes. Ditto freeing them. And I don't think buying and freeing slaves is morally inferior to just letting them stay slaves. Like, it's not some great moral victory (the person who enslaved them still gets the money), but it's not morally bad to buy and free a slave either.
It probably is the best we can expect to do with existing characterizations.
Summer 5/Asvir Visit 3.1
I.F. Ister
Fortifying The Thread
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Going to the Seeress
With the festivity in the air, Asvir seems more like some wonderland out of the sagas rather than any normal village.
Men laugh as they show off, performing feats of strength and prowess for crowds of onlookers. They hurl boulders and trees as they leap the heights, widths, and lengths of ships on the shore. Alcohol is served on mass to participants and onlookers both. They wrestle like mad dogs, over and over again do they meet in the square.
Above it all sits the Headsman and one of his sons — his hird standing guard around their charges. The other son, the younger of the two, is among the masses competing already.
Orthstirr fills the air with its honey scent. Merely breathing is enough to feel lively and refreshed, such is the concentration of power flowing through the air, earth, and waters.
'Drink deeply while you can, for it won't last forever. It never can.'
Taking a deep breath of power-filled air, you squeeze Abjorn's hand while shooting a smile at the big lug. Soon, the two of you would be out there as well, competing with the masses for the attention of the felag, the band of Jarl-chosen and Jarl-led warriors who would go viking when the time came and a target was chosen.
But first, the Seeress.
The Seeress' tent sits at the edge of Asvir, as it always does this time of year. Her wizened face peers from the shadows of her tent, Kolla nowhere to be seen.
She welcomes you into her home-away-from-home, offering each of you a drink of some kind of beverage called 'tea'. After drinking it...
Well, at least it's warm.
"Now then," the Seeress asks as she sits down across from you, Abjorn, and Stigandr — who hadn't touched his tea, "how can I help you today?"
[ ] Write in
(Things the Seeress can do for you include fertility blessings, fylgja unveiling, and future reading, amongst other things. She can also act as a 'middle man' of sorts, putting you in contact with potentially useful people. She does demand compensation, of course, and that can come in the form of money, favors, farm produce, and/or all manner of things)
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AN: Not much to say here other than letting you run buck wild.
No moratorium, lets see if we can't get a second update done today, eh?
With the festivity in the air, Asvir seems more like some wonderland out of the sagas rather than any normal village.
Men laugh as they show off, performing feats of strength and prowess for crowds of onlookers. They hurl boulders and trees as they leap the heights, widths, and lengths of ships on the shore. Alcohol is served on mass to participants and onlookers both. They wrestle like mad dogs, over and over again do they meet in the square.
Above it all sits the Headsman and one of his sons — his hird standing guard around their charges. The other son, the younger of the two, is among the masses competing already.
Orthstirr fills the air with its honey scent. Merely breathing is enough to feel lively and refreshed, such is the concentration of power flowing through the air, earth, and waters.
'Drink deeply while you can, for it won't last forever. It never can.'
Taking a deep breath of power-filled air, you squeeze Abjorn's hand while shooting a smile at the big lug. Soon, the two of you would be out there as well, competing with the masses for the attention of the felag, the band of Jarl-chosen and Jarl-led warriors who would go viking when the time came and a target was chosen.
But first, the Seeress.
The Seeress' tent sits at the edge of Asvir, as it always does this time of year. Her wizened face peers from the shadows of her tent, Kolla nowhere to be seen.
She welcomes you into her home-away-from-home, offering each of you a drink of some kind of beverage called 'tea'. After drinking it...
Well, at least it's warm.
"Now then," the Seeress asks as she sits down across from you, Abjorn, and Stigandr — who hadn't touched his tea, "how can I help you today?"
[ ] Write in
(Things the Seeress can do for you include fertility blessings, fylgja unveiling, and future reading, amongst other things. She can also act as a 'middle man' of sorts, putting you in contact with potentially useful people. She does demand compensation, of course, and that can come in the form of money, favors, farm produce, and/or all manner of things)
0~0~0
AN: Not much to say here other than letting you run buck wild.
No moratorium, lets see if we can't get a second update done today, eh?
CedeTheBees
Probably high right now
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[X] Help our friend here
I.F. Ister
Fortifying The Thread
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You can ask for multiple things, by the way. Just to make that clear as I forgot to say that in the turn.
Are we doing a plan vote or can the thread just pile on stuff and the higher-voted stuff will be chosen?
[x] Tell us about nid-hearts and how to overcome them
[x] Tell me something about one of my future children
[x] Tell us something about the upcoming raid season
[x] Tell me what the greatest danger to me is right now
[x] Tell me who sent the zombie-nisse and why
May have gone a little overboard
[x] Tell us about nid-hearts and how to overcome them
[x] Tell me something about one of my future children
[x] Tell us something about the upcoming raid season
[x] Tell me what the greatest danger to me is right now
[x] Tell me who sent the zombie-nisse and why
May have gone a little overboard
I.F. Ister
Fortifying The Thread
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I'd prefer a plan vote, but I'm not going to be mad at piling on.
Do keep in mind, though, that she will expect compensation equivalent to or greater than what you ask of her.
[X] Help our friend here
[X] (if we still have enough to trade after getting help for Stig) fylgja unveiling (Abjorn, maybe Stig)
[X] (if we still have enough to trade after getting help for Stig) fylgja unveiling (Abjorn, maybe Stig)
You realize we gotta pay for it, right?May have gone a little overboard
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[X] Help our friend here
Yeah, this is why we came.
If Abjorn wants his Fylgja revealed I'm also up for that. Even at really low levels, the inherent bonus is hugely relevant (he could, for example, double his Endurance, which would be silly).
[X] (if we still have enough to trade after getting help for Stig) fylgja unveiling (Abjorn, maybe Stig)
Yeah, this is why we came.
If Abjorn wants his Fylgja revealed I'm also up for that. Even at really low levels, the inherent bonus is hugely relevant (he could, for example, double his Endurance, which would be silly).
[X] (if we still have enough to trade after getting help for Stig) fylgja unveiling (Abjorn, maybe Stig)
Math time
Since we have 6 dice and Abjorn has 9 dice, we can only get triplets if all 15 dice come up 2 successes or a 1 in 14348907 chance (1 in 3^15).
Twins are much more likely but idk how much so i just made a python file that goes through a 14 million possible rolls and figures out the result for each. It took 4 minutes to complete but 44.394% chance for no baby, 53.514% chance for 1 baby, and 2.092% chance for twins.
Since we have 6 dice and Abjorn has 9 dice, we can only get triplets if all 15 dice come up 2 successes or a 1 in 14348907 chance (1 in 3^15).
Twins are much more likely but idk how much so i just made a python file that goes through a 14 million possible rolls and figures out the result for each. It took 4 minutes to complete but 44.394% chance for no baby, 53.514% chance for 1 baby, and 2.092% chance for twins.
I mean it was as much thinking of some examples to choose from as "all of the above." I do think asking for a divination about the nisse makes sense. And it seems a shame to visit a seeress and not ask something about the future.
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Yeah, we need to get Reinforce Shield done during the raiding turn if possible. If we can do that, then we're good, though, since the end of that turn would be the next possible roll, and we may even be skipping the roll for that turn.
I mean, I think the odds of it being Horra who sent the nisse are approaching 100% and I think Halla has enough information to be aware of that.
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[X] Whatever option helps Stig (I forgot what he is suffering from)
[X] Abjorn Fylgja Unboxing
Stigandr has probably got a nidheart, but that's speculative. There's definitely something wrong though, and figuring out what it is seems very much within the seeress's area of expertise.
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After the raid we could throw gold at the seeress for fertility blessings.
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That really doesn't seem necessary. With those odds we'll have a kid within the year anyway. Which is fine, we aren't in a rush.
So glad i figured out how to simulate every possible dice rolls instead of having to crete a table with every possible roll in it in excel
the code is below (not shown the print statements for record variable)
does Abjorn or Stig have their fylgja unlocked? If so maybe we could also get that worked out on.
[X] Whatever option helps Stig (I forgot what he is suffering from)
[X] Abjorn Fylgja Unboxing
Should we prod about the Witch?
Like, differences in methods?
Like, differences in methods?