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Also, finally free drom sister's marriage. Parties with random people whom you've never seen and share no interests with are exhausting, uugh. But food was great and plentiful, so there is that.

Also...good lord, this was amazing as fuck. Terrifying, but amazing. I am pretty sure people who keep records will be somewhat reluctant to bother us, what with us being scary and now our gods being scary too.

Our gods are yandere too?

Now, for the vote. I am undecided on temple location and would indeed prefer both, so I will withhold that part of vote.
Otherwise....wait. @Academia Nut , will remnants of TH pull Hathatyn and enter Heroic Age with reconquest goal?
For the time being, I am voting to expand a bit and would prefer to annex parts of Txolla amd Gulvalley ASAP, especially since external politics seem peaceful for a bit, what with DOOOM telling people to fuck off :V
Refugees enough not to get Stab hit at all, what with that weird Order value we got.

Diplomacy....we are getting more than enough subordinates already, we do not need more for now. Eventually FNTP is good idea for big fookin trees, but not now.

And PSN...well, forests. We cannot have enough. And colonies can absorb 8 population boom pops, so we'll probably manage.
[X] [Conq] Take the northern lowlands (Thunder Speakers become vassal, Txolla annex additional territory, gain Ruined Thunder Horse as vassal, remainder fragment, -4 Econ and 4 temporary Econ damage from supporting wrecked vassal)
[X] [Refugee] Send out runners that you have food and intact farmland (6 temporary Econ damage, -6-8 Econ Expansion, -1 Stability, chance of further loss, +6-8 Econ next turn)
[X] [Diplo] Send out reassurances (Sec Trade Mission to Khemetri, Trelli, and Harmurri)
[X] [PSN] Majorly push forward forests (Main Expand Forests, -2 Centralization)
 
All this talk of Nasu and F/SN makes me want to see somebody actually writing a crossover, just to see the look on everyone face when they didn't summon the servants they expected.
 
BungieONI said:
If she was to be a Servant she would be a Ruler, full stop.
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The Chief requirement for the Ruler Class is to have no desire for the Holy Grail.

If there's any Gwygoya left in her, there's no way she wouldn't wish for her son to survive, or at least to have supported him more.

Romv said:
She loves her husband, damnit. :anger:
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Nasu cares not for your ships, nor for the ships of history. He will have his seafood.
 
Omegahugger said:
The Chief requirement for the Ruler Class is to have no desire for the Holy Grail.

If there's any Gwygoya left in her, there's no way she wouldn't wish for her son to survive, or at least to have supported him more.
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Oh really?

Hmm. I didn't know that. Derp.

So what would she be then, Caster?



Finite Magician said:
Alrighty~ It's that time of the day again. Yep, another chapter of Historia of Ymaryn!
We've cast our nets deep into uncharted waters for this, and hoo boy, this one's a whopper.
Wouldn't have made it without my first mate here so please give him credit where it is due. Now, reel it in, @BungieONI ~
Ladies, gentleman, plants and trees, we present to our catch of the day: My Little Brother Can't Be Such A Bother


Historia of (Early Teens) Ymaryn: My Little Brother Can't Be Such A Bother
The class had settled into an uneasy peace following the fight gone FUBAR, though it was with a heavy heart that Ymaryn went to school everyday after, knowing the exact prices of that peace. Dead Priest had been battered beyond recognition in the conflict and wouldn't that speak volumes when he was considered the winner when taking into account the injuries sustained by the rest.

Thunder Horse had suffered a blow to the head and just wasn't himself afterwards. Lacking that spark that drew his underlings to him in the first place, they had dispersed rather violently, with power grabs being made by more influential members of his group previously held together by strength of his personality.

It was perhaps a small measure of reprieve that most went back to their habit of truancy after.

Similarly, Westcon had been gravely wounded, leaving his flunkies to pick up the pieces, which they did while they squabbled with one another. Really, Ymaryn couldn't even bring herself to feel comfort that the violence in her class had stopped because it hadn't. Merely taken on another form and direction.

As for Spirit Talker, the only news she heard of him was how he stood alone against the entire remaining posse of Thunder Horse and had been the one to walk off from it, albeit staggering and swaying at every step. He hadn't returned to class since, nor were attempts of contacting him working.

Ymaryn squeezed her eyes shut, then again, and again, trying to blink away the building tears.
She did this. She did this!

She was at fault, wrong and thus needed to rectify some important things. Not the damage done. She doubt she'd ever be able to do anything about that. But if she wanted things that happened to never repeat, she would have to fix whatever it was in her that caused this.

School shutdown shortly after she made that resolution, citing an outbreak of measles as the reason, though she knew the real cause was the freakishly huge ball of menace hanging directly over the school. The Headmaster had to be responsible for it. She didn't know how, but he did this.

That bloody maniac, was this how he intended to clean up his mess? Extermination? Global extinction?! Ymaryn shook uncontrollably as she gazed upon doom itself, its edges grazing upon the horizons. It held to the trend of being a little further out than yesterday. The world wasn't ending yet, it seemed. A warning, then, if not the babble that cosmologists kept at.

But mass of ice and dust or not, Ymaryn wanted it to be known that she could get a message.

Ymaryn delved into many psychological studies, from those closely introspective to those to better tease secrets out of others. Most importantly, used together, she could find answers to the most pertinent questions she asked herself.

Her figure grew lean as she forsook meals in favor of more time spent reading. Learning. Knowing how she was doing things in excess after and changing her approach appropriately. The mid-term exams, which the Headmaster decided upon a whim to include advanced calculus, accounting and economics had but stacked upon her troubles, but Ymaryn figured she could deal.

As it turned out, life took that as a challenge, Ymaryn's parents dropping all the responsibilities of the latest addition to their family, Stallion, on her then. A rambunctious kid, Stallion often ran past the manicured gardens that sprawled across their backyard into the untamed lands where he would find all manners of wildlife. It worried her that he'd get real hurt one day.

His tendency to make trophies out of either tufts of their fur or feathers didn't help either, as that meant he would either be sporting a new feathered headwear or a nasty gash somewhere every excursion. Worst of all, he refused to listen to appeals to reason.

For a while, she considered leaving him out in the wilderness to teach him a lesson or otherwise engineering a similar situation.

A shrill cry sounded from beyond the foliage and those thoughts disappeared, replaced with something akin to a fierce and unstoppable beast. Ymaryn found herself tearing through thorny bushes and cutting blades of grass alike till she found her brother covered in leaves, twigs and crow feathers. He looked to be unharmed, though in shock. When he saw her, however, he started bawling.

Ymaryn picked her little brother up in a piggyback and purposely took the longer route home, the sounds of sniffles growing lesser every minute. At last, when they returned to the familiar yard they grew up with, Stallion picked at her gingerly to be let down. Her hands supported him as she set him down, moving on to clean the detritus out of her hair when he began sobbing again.

Running into the house, he returned as quickly with a handful of adhesive bandages in his hands.
"Sister, here." he says while refusing to meet her eyes. Just as he was about to slap them into her hands, he caught sight once more of the horrible cuts that covered the entirety of her previously unblemished skin. The crying chose to start again then.

Really, this little brother of hers was such a bother!


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Side to the people who read this, we had allllllll sorts of shenanigans writing this chapter.

Mein Gott. :V
 
Academia Nut said:
Everyone around you is a little terrified right now, how to engage diplomatically?
[] [Diplo] Send out reassurances (Sec Trade Mission to Khemetri, Trelli, and Harmurri)
[] [Diplo] Victory lap (Main Salt Gift)
[] [Diplo] Let's maybe spread out in case the gods throw another bolt (Found Far Northern Trade Post)
[] [Diplo] Stay home, write panic driven poetry (Main Build Theatre)
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Academia Nut said:
Trade Mission - Sending a major caravan to another large group can bring new opportunities and find out more about the outside world
* S: -2 Wealth, additional effects depending on target, +1-2 Diplo
* M: -2 Wealth, -1 Econ, additional effects depending on target, +1 Diplo, +1-3 Diplo end of turn, +0-2 Wealth end of turn
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Academia Nut said:
Found Trading Post - When doing long distance trading, sometimes having your own infrastructure in place at the other end can be quite useful. Current Target: Far North (dangerous)
*S: -3 Diplo, -2 Wealth, -1 Econ, 2 Econ Transfer, -2 Martial, founds trading post to generate Wealth and Diplomacy
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Something interesting to note in the above list of actions is the trade missions is effectively x3 secondary actions, the Salt Gift and Theatre is a main (x2 secondaries), and founding the Trade Post is a single secondary.

Thus the trade mission does make a great deal of sense to do for efficiency purposes, narrative purposes given what just happened and how they're all the Game participants, and with the Khemitri specifically given they gave us the necessary tech to forsee this and I believe they may still have the diplomatic King or at least his son is now King who likely has several sisters within the Ymaryn. With regards to the Khemitri it would also be interesting to see how our religion interacts now that our prestige has taken a further leap, we've probably gained a great deal more believes in our gods, and our religious authority has doubled. It also puts into perspective our "ward against the pox" for them.
 
[X] [Conq] Take the northern lowlands (Thunder Speakers become vassal, Txolla annex additional territory, gain Ruined Thunder Horse as vassal, remainder fragment, -4 Econ and 4 temporary Econ damage from supporting wrecked vassal)
[X] [Refugee] Send out runners that you have food and intact farmland (6 temporary Econ damage, -6-8 Econ Expansion, -1 Stability, chance of further loss, +6-8 Econ next turn)
[X] [PttS] Black Mirror
[X] [PttS] 0 Stability
[X] [Diplo] Send out reassurances (Sec Trade Mission to Khemetri, Trelli, and Harmurri)
[X] [PSN] Bit more black soil (Sec Black Soil, -1 Centralization)


Huh. I think we also just solved our problem of too many nobles with no prospects. The Thunder Horse area just lost it's entire upper management. Perfect for them to move in and be productive.
 
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Adhoc vote count started by 10ebbor10 on Aug 6, 2017 at 6:22 AM, finished with 97153 posts and 114 votes.
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Oh! There shall now be a Tally!

Vote Tally : Original - Paths of Civilization | Page 3857 | Sufficient Velocity
##### NetTally 1.9.1
[1] plan The gods have ripped the heart from the Thunder Horse, and an army stands at their doorstep. How much is conquered?
Task: PSN
[56][PSN] Bit more black soil (Sec Black Soil, -1 Centralization)
[15][PSN] Lots more black soil (Main Black Soil, -2 Centralization)
[9][PSN] Keep it under control (Do not activate this turn)
[7][PSN] Majorly push forward forests (Main Expand Forests, -2 Centralization)
[5][PSN] Push forward forests (Sec Expand Forests, -1 Centralization)
[1][PSN] Massively push forward farms (Main Expand Econ, -2 Centralization)
[1][PSN] More Black soil (Sec Black soil, -1 Centralization)
[1][PSN] Bit more black soil (Sec Black Soil, -1 Centralization)[/QUOTE]
Task: Conq
[79][Conq] Take the northern lowlands (Thunder Speakers become vassal, Txolla annex additional territory, gain Ruined Thunder Horse as vassal, remainder fragment, -4 Econ and 4 temporary Econ damage from supporting wrecked vassal)
[8][Conq] Just the western parts (Thunder Speakers become vassal, Txolla annex additional territory, rest of the Thunder Horse fragment into desperate city states)
[5][Conq] Push to the East (Gain all previously listed territories, forces actively fight with surviving Mountain Horse cities, -8 Econ and 8 temporary Econ damage from supporting wrecked vassals and distant war missions)
[3][Conq] The land is cursed, pull back (Thunder Speakers break away, rest of the Thunder Horse fragment into desperate city states)
Task: Refugee
[69][Refugee] Send out runners that you have food and intact farmland (6 temporary Econ damage, -6-8 Econ Expansion, -1 Stability, chance of further loss, +6-8 Econ next turn)
[28][Refugee] Use the military to evacutate as many as possible (8 temporary Econ damage, -9-11 Econ Expansion, -2 Stability, chance of further loss, +9-11 Econ next turn, incompatible with most ambitious conquest option)
[4][Refugee] Take as many who run to you (4 temporary Econ damage, -4-5 Econ Expansion,+4-5 Econ next turn, chance of stability drop)
Task: PttS
[80][PttS] 0 Stability
[50][PttS] Horse Valley
[48][PttS] Black Mirror
[3][PttS] 1 Stability
Task: Diplo
[54][Diplo] Send out reassurances (Sec Trade Mission to Khemetri, Trelli, and Harmurri)
[41][Diplo] Let's maybe spread out in case the gods throw another bolt (Found Far Northern Trade Post)
[14][Diplo] Victory lap (Main Salt Gift)
[4][Diplo] Stay home, write panic driven poetry (Main Build Theatre)
Total No. of Voters: 114

E: Hmmmm... :ninja:
 
We just gained more frontage with steppes nomads. At the same time, we just gained an even deeper reserve of manpower.

One day, we'll build the Great Wall of Ymar to protect Mesopotamia from the north.
 
[X] [Conq] Take the northern lowlands (Thunder Speakers become vassal, Txolla annex additional territory, gain Ruined Thunder Horse as vassal, remainder fragment, -4 Econ and 4 temporary Econ damage from supporting wrecked vassal)
[X] [Refugee] Use the military to evacutate as many as possible (8 temporary Econ damage, -9-11 Econ Expansion, -2 Stability, chance of further loss, +9-11 Econ next turn, incompatible with most ambitious conquest option)
 
[X] [PSN] Keep it under control (Do not activate this turn)
[X] [Diplo] Send out reassurances (Sec Trade Mission to Khemetri, Trelli, and Harmurri)
No fightin', Shakira Shakira
 
[X] [Conq] Take the northern lowlands (Thunder Speakers become vassal, Txolla annex additional territory, gain Ruined Thunder Horse as vassal, remainder fragment, -4 Econ and 4 temporary Econ damage from supporting wrecked vassal)


[X] [PttS] 0 Stability
[X] [PttS] Horse Valley


[X] [Diplo] Send out reassurances (Sec Trade Mission to Khemetri, Trelli, and Harmurri)
 
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I choose to believe...

[X] [Conq] Take the northern lowlands (Thunder Speakers become vassal, Txolla annex additional territory, gain Ruined Thunder Horse as vassal, remainder fragment, -4 Econ and 4 temporary Econ damage from supporting wrecked vassal)
[X] [Refugee] Send out runners that you have food and intact farmland (6 temporary Econ damage, -6-8 Econ Expansion, -1 Stability, chance of further loss, +6-8 Econ next turn)
[X] [PttS] Black Mirror
[X] [Diplo] Send out reassurances (Sec Trade Mission to Khemetri, Trelli, and Harmurri)
 
Romv said:
I wonder if we can integrate the TS religion into ours without diluting it too much.
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The TS disappeared from the pilgrimage list, so they might have collapsed.

DocMatoi said:
[X] [Conq] Take the northern lowlands (Thunder Speakers become vassal, Txolla annex additional territory, gain Ruined Thunder Horse as vassal, remainder fragment, -4 Econ and 4 temporary Econ damage from supporting wrecked vassal)
[x] [Refugee] Use the military to evacutate as many as possible (8 temporary Econ damage, -9-11 Econ Expansion, -2 Stability, chance of further loss, +9-11 Econ next turn, incompatible with most ambitious conquest option)


[X] [PttS] 0 Stability
[X] [PttS] Horse Valley


[X] [Diplo] Send out reassurances (Sec Trade Mission to Khemetri, Trelli, and Harmurri)
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You might want to rethink the refugee option. Using the military to relocate frightened foreigners whose language most of the troops don't speak seems like a recipe for a humanitarian disaster.
 
Well, that happened...

[X] [Conq] Take the northern lowlands (Thunder Speakers become vassal, Txolla annex additional territory, gain Ruined Thunder Horse as vassal, remainder fragment, -4 Econ and 4 temporary Econ damage from supporting wrecked vassal)
[X] [Refugee] Take as many who run to you (4 temporary Econ damage, -4-5 Econ Expansion, +4-5 Econ next turn, chance of stability drop)
[X] [PttS] Black Mirror
[X] [PttS] 0 Stability
 
BungieONI said:
You know, with our 8 RA I am actually curious how much of a fraction that is of the Khemetri RA.

I was guessing they have around 15 or so. What say you folks?
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We know they have an L3 temple, so at least 6 base assuming their Mountain and Palace and Place to the Stars count for the same
Hard to compare Khemetri RA with Cometary RA though
 
[X] [Conq] Take the northern lowlands (Thunder Speakers become vassal, Txolla annex additional territory, gain Ruined Thunder Horse as vassal, remainder fragment, -4 Econ and 4 temporary Econ damage from supporting wrecked vassal)
[X] [Refugee] Send out runners that you have food and intact farmland (6 temporary Econ damage, -6-8 Econ Expansion, -1 Stability, chance of further loss, +6-8 Econ next turn)
[X] [PttS] Black Mirror
[X] [PttS] 0 Stability
[X] [Diplo] Send out reassurances (Sec Trade Mission to Khemetri, Trelli, and Harmurri)
[X] [PSN] Bit more black soil (Sec Black Soil, -1 Centralization)

Changing vote because @zamin 's reasons were hilarious.
 
[X] [Conq] Take the northern lowlands (Thunder Speakers become vassal, Txolla annex additional territory, gain Ruined Thunder Horse as vassal, remainder fragment, -4 Econ and 4 temporary Econ damage from supporting wrecked vassal)
[X] [Refugee] Send out runners that you have food and intact farmland (6 temporary Econ damage, -6-8 Econ Expansion, -1 Stability, chance of further loss, +6-8 Econ next turn)
[X] [PttS] Horse Valley
[X] [PttS] 0 Stability
[X] [Diplo] Send out reassurances (Sec Trade Mission to Khemetri, Trelli, and Harmurri)
[X] [PSN] Bit more black soil (Sec Black Soil, -1 Centralization)
 
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