Across the Ice Wall
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10ebbor10
DON'T PANIC
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- Present
A 6 km wall.
Does it calve? Because ice isn't stable for 6 km heighs, and a piece of ice falling of the wall could unleash some might tsunamis.
[X] Plan: Prep work
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It calves enough to create a noticeable amount of drift ice and large calving events have generated tsunamis previously, although it is not a common occurrence.
I will also note that a 6km wall of ice would rapidly deform in a normal world and become much less imposing. But this is a flat world, so I think I can have some leeway with glaciology
- Location
- Canada
[X] Plan: Prep work
- Location
- Te Ika-a-Māui
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- She/Her
[X] Plan: Prep work
[X] Plan: Prep work
This seems like an interesting premise.
This seems like an interesting premise.
Voting Closed
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Rolling 7 Dice: 35, 49, 95, 50, 71, 87, 18
Begin Initial Survey Flights (35/50)
Establish Ice Drift Station (49/100)
Complete Move-In (95 > 30)
Winterize Vehicles (50/50)
Launch Weather Balloons (71/50)
Research Arctic Survival (87/50)
Study Altitude Effects (18/150)
Overall, not too bad.
Begin Initial Survey Flights (35/50)
Establish Ice Drift Station (49/100)
Complete Move-In (95 > 30)
Winterize Vehicles (50/50)
Launch Weather Balloons (71/50)
Research Arctic Survival (87/50)
Study Altitude Effects (18/150)
Overall, not too bad.
Not bad indeed. 3 compete and the only ones that didn't weren't expected to. Well. Except survey flights but that's fine.
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I will be wacthing this.
TURN 1 OUTCOME | January, Year 1
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Winning Vote:
[X] Plan: Prep work
- [X] Begin Initial Survey Flights (1 die) (5 Resources per Die, 0/50)
- [X] Establish Drift Ice Station (1 die) (10 Resources per Die, 0/100)
- [X] Complete Move-In (1 die) (Development Die, DC30)
- [X] Winterize Vehicles (1 die) (5 Resources per Die, 0/50)
- [X] Request University Assistance (Free Action)
- [X] Launch Weather Balloons (1 die) (5 Resources per Die, 0/50)
- [X] Research Arctic Survival (1 die) (5 Resources per Die, 0/50)
- [X] Study Altitude Effects (1 die) (10 Resources per Die, 0/150)
Resources: 0 (+40 per Month)
Supplies: 15
Results: 0
Begin Survey Flights (35/50) - The Expedition's efforts at aerial surveying involve the largest volume of planes over the ice walls in history. Due to this, safety has been prioritized over efficiency as the luxury of emergency landings does not currently exist atop the walls. The work of processing and cataloging survey photos has also been difficult given the low-contrast and look-alike landscape of the ice walls. Both of these factors have led to slow overall progress in initial surveys.
Establish Ice Drift Station (49/100) - With summer at its peak, there have been major difficulties in finding a stable stretch of drift ice to set up an outpost on. However, an observation aircraft recently observed a 10km^2 ice fragment floating only a couple kilometers away from the ice walls. Currently preparations are underway to ready an icebreaker and provide optimal provisions for a camp.
Complete Move-In (95 > 30) - Even under the most ideal circumstances, move-ins can often collapse into chaotic and drawn-out affairs. Fortunately, thanks to effective planning, the IIEW's move to a permanent headquarters went almost perfectly. Trucks encountered little traffic while carrying loads of furniture across town and a dispute over which office would get the newest electric typewriters was harmoniously resolved with a coin flip. Finishing the move has opened up the possibility for expanding leadership. (Unlocks Projects to Hire HQ Staff)
Winterize Vehicles (50/50) - Mechanics have been working day and night to overhaul the Expedition's substantial fleet of vehicles to make them better equipped for cold weather conditions. Engine and battery heaters have been installed, tires have been replaced, and regular coolants and lubricants have been substituted for specialized low-temperature ones. These preparations leave the Expedition ready to continue operations right through Ushuaia's harsh winter. (Removes Winter Development Roll Penalty)
Request University Assistance - Lara Stepanova has made a marathon of calls to universities across the world in an attempt to gauge interest in research partnerships. Many institutions have expressed interest and several provisional partnerships have already been agreed upon. But Lara has set her eyes on a more extensive partnership that can provide the Expedition with an infusion of resources. She has narrowed the options for this flagship collaboration to three universities.
Launch Weather Balloons (71/50) - For the past month, scientists aboard the converted minesweeper Aegis have released weather balloons from the deck twice a day. Carried towards the ice walls by prevailing winds, several balloons are predicted to have penetrated as far as 150km into the interior, a new record. But the real prize is the insight provided regarding the high-altitude weather conditions above the walls. Although ground-level data remains elusive, the weather balloon data already stands to benefit aviation. (+5 Bonus to Future Rolls Involving Aviation)
Research Arctic Survival (87/50) - Extensive inquiries have been conducted into survival techniques in the Arctic, including the deployment of field personnel to the Arctic Circle. Interviews of Inuit and Chukchi who are indigenous to the region have been fruitful, especially their guidance in the construction of warm, improvised structures out of snow and effective dieting in frigid conditions. The new information is already being added to the Expedition's training curriculum and pamphlets containing survival basics for field use have been printed. (+5 Bonus to Future Rolls Involving Survival, -10 to the DC for "The High Jump")
Study Altitude Effects (18/150) - Efforts to study altitude effects have run into two major roadblocks. Firstly, there have been difficulties obtaining copies of existing studies into altitude and the human body since many of these belong to militaries who have been apprehensive about handing their results to an international organization. Secondly, attempts to conduct the Expedition's own studies have been hindered by lack of access to a proper pressure chamber, although workarounds exist, they do not substitute fully for the real thing. So far, the results have been hazy and possibly inaccurate.
Voting for university partnership open.
[X] Plan: Prep work
- [X] Begin Initial Survey Flights (1 die) (5 Resources per Die, 0/50)
- [X] Establish Drift Ice Station (1 die) (10 Resources per Die, 0/100)
- [X] Complete Move-In (1 die) (Development Die, DC30)
- [X] Winterize Vehicles (1 die) (5 Resources per Die, 0/50)
- [X] Request University Assistance (Free Action)
- [X] Launch Weather Balloons (1 die) (5 Resources per Die, 0/50)
- [X] Research Arctic Survival (1 die) (5 Resources per Die, 0/50)
- [X] Study Altitude Effects (1 die) (10 Resources per Die, 0/150)
Outcome for January, Year 1
Resources: 0 (+40 per Month)
Supplies: 15
Results: 0
Begin Survey Flights (35/50) - The Expedition's efforts at aerial surveying involve the largest volume of planes over the ice walls in history. Due to this, safety has been prioritized over efficiency as the luxury of emergency landings does not currently exist atop the walls. The work of processing and cataloging survey photos has also been difficult given the low-contrast and look-alike landscape of the ice walls. Both of these factors have led to slow overall progress in initial surveys.
Establish Ice Drift Station (49/100) - With summer at its peak, there have been major difficulties in finding a stable stretch of drift ice to set up an outpost on. However, an observation aircraft recently observed a 10km^2 ice fragment floating only a couple kilometers away from the ice walls. Currently preparations are underway to ready an icebreaker and provide optimal provisions for a camp.
Complete Move-In (95 > 30) - Even under the most ideal circumstances, move-ins can often collapse into chaotic and drawn-out affairs. Fortunately, thanks to effective planning, the IIEW's move to a permanent headquarters went almost perfectly. Trucks encountered little traffic while carrying loads of furniture across town and a dispute over which office would get the newest electric typewriters was harmoniously resolved with a coin flip. Finishing the move has opened up the possibility for expanding leadership. (Unlocks Projects to Hire HQ Staff)
Winterize Vehicles (50/50) - Mechanics have been working day and night to overhaul the Expedition's substantial fleet of vehicles to make them better equipped for cold weather conditions. Engine and battery heaters have been installed, tires have been replaced, and regular coolants and lubricants have been substituted for specialized low-temperature ones. These preparations leave the Expedition ready to continue operations right through Ushuaia's harsh winter. (Removes Winter Development Roll Penalty)
Request University Assistance - Lara Stepanova has made a marathon of calls to universities across the world in an attempt to gauge interest in research partnerships. Many institutions have expressed interest and several provisional partnerships have already been agreed upon. But Lara has set her eyes on a more extensive partnership that can provide the Expedition with an infusion of resources. She has narrowed the options for this flagship collaboration to three universities.
- [ ] University of Tasmania - An institution that has been closely connected with studies of the ice walls and its surroundings, the University of Tasmania is particularly interested in studying the glacial dynamics and weather of the walls. (+10 Bonus Resources on Completion of Research Projects Involving Earth Sciences)
- [ ] Tianjin University - Despite their distance from the ice walls, China has been an eager supporter of the IIEW and this has extended to Tianjin University which is well-known for its world-class technical and engineering programs. They see the ice walls as a new field for testing the cutting-edge. (+10 Bonus Resources on Completion of Research Projects Involving Engineering)
- [ ] Royal University of Constantinople - Although the declining and increasingly isolated Kingdom of Greece is not a member of the IIEW, the Royal University is interested in collaboration regarding medical and biological research in extreme environments. (+10 Bonus Resources on Completion of Research Projects Involving Life Sciences)
Launch Weather Balloons (71/50) - For the past month, scientists aboard the converted minesweeper Aegis have released weather balloons from the deck twice a day. Carried towards the ice walls by prevailing winds, several balloons are predicted to have penetrated as far as 150km into the interior, a new record. But the real prize is the insight provided regarding the high-altitude weather conditions above the walls. Although ground-level data remains elusive, the weather balloon data already stands to benefit aviation. (+5 Bonus to Future Rolls Involving Aviation)
Research Arctic Survival (87/50) - Extensive inquiries have been conducted into survival techniques in the Arctic, including the deployment of field personnel to the Arctic Circle. Interviews of Inuit and Chukchi who are indigenous to the region have been fruitful, especially their guidance in the construction of warm, improvised structures out of snow and effective dieting in frigid conditions. The new information is already being added to the Expedition's training curriculum and pamphlets containing survival basics for field use have been printed. (+5 Bonus to Future Rolls Involving Survival, -10 to the DC for "The High Jump")
Study Altitude Effects (18/150) - Efforts to study altitude effects have run into two major roadblocks. Firstly, there have been difficulties obtaining copies of existing studies into altitude and the human body since many of these belong to militaries who have been apprehensive about handing their results to an international organization. Secondly, attempts to conduct the Expedition's own studies have been hindered by lack of access to a proper pressure chamber, although workarounds exist, they do not substitute fully for the real thing. So far, the results have been hazy and possibly inaccurate.
Voting for university partnership open.
Doubloon
Quelle horreur!
Excellent stuff! Here's hoping we can wrap the preliminary testing soon and get to work on our first expedition!
I like Tianjin and Tasmania, myself. Tianjin is obvious—Engineering is very useful and very broad. We could build airstrips, winterized exploration vehicles, outposts, all kinds of stuff.
Tasmania and Earth Science is less obvious as a choice, but it has a lot of stuff going for it. The first half of the 20th century saw a lot of cool discoveries in geology (like plate tectonics, the internal structure of the Earth) before public attention turned to space travel. You can't go to space on a flat Earth, so instead of looking up to make big cosmological discoveries, we should be looking down. It'll get us a lot of knowledge (and a lot of funding for fulfilling our mandate) to investigate the nature of the world that way.
What does everyone else think?
I like Tianjin and Tasmania, myself. Tianjin is obvious—Engineering is very useful and very broad. We could build airstrips, winterized exploration vehicles, outposts, all kinds of stuff.
Tasmania and Earth Science is less obvious as a choice, but it has a lot of stuff going for it. The first half of the 20th century saw a lot of cool discoveries in geology (like plate tectonics, the internal structure of the Earth) before public attention turned to space travel. You can't go to space on a flat Earth, so instead of looking up to make big cosmological discoveries, we should be looking down. It'll get us a lot of knowledge (and a lot of funding for fulfilling our mandate) to investigate the nature of the world that way.
What does everyone else think?
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Gardener of Human Happiness
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- Behind You
*squints*
And why is Greece being isolated? Don't want to accidentally give a pariah state ideas for biological weapons or something.
[] University of Tasmania - An institution that has been closely connected with studies of the ice walls and its surroundings, the University of Tasmania is particularly interested in studying the glacial dynamics and weather of the walls. (+10 Bonus Resources on Completion of Research Projects Involving Earth Sciences)
Basically all our major projects are going to involve this in some way. It's quite useful for figuring out how the hell the wall works. And if it's going to fall on our heads.
[] Tianjin University - Despite their distance from the ice walls, China has been an eager supporter of the IIEW and this has extended to Tianjin University which is well-known for its world-class technical and engineering programs. They see the ice walls as a new field for testing the cutting-edge. (+10 Bonus Resources on Completion of Research Projects Involving Engineering)
Good for building stuff and if we actually want to colonize the ice wall. Probably also good for designing vehicles to get out and explore it. A bit of a dark horse but a good option.
[] Royal University of Constantinople - Although the declining and increasingly isolated Kingdom of Greece is not a member of the IIEW, the Royal University is interested in collaboration regarding medical and biological research in extreme environments. (+10 Bonus Resources on Completion of Research Projects Involving Life Sciences)
Better medics, better medical research. The best for keeping our guys alive. Don't sleep on this.
Basically all our major projects are going to involve this in some way. It's quite useful for figuring out how the hell the wall works. And if it's going to fall on our heads.
[] Tianjin University - Despite their distance from the ice walls, China has been an eager supporter of the IIEW and this has extended to Tianjin University which is well-known for its world-class technical and engineering programs. They see the ice walls as a new field for testing the cutting-edge. (+10 Bonus Resources on Completion of Research Projects Involving Engineering)
Good for building stuff and if we actually want to colonize the ice wall. Probably also good for designing vehicles to get out and explore it. A bit of a dark horse but a good option.
[] Royal University of Constantinople - Although the declining and increasingly isolated Kingdom of Greece is not a member of the IIEW, the Royal University is interested in collaboration regarding medical and biological research in extreme environments. (+10 Bonus Resources on Completion of Research Projects Involving Life Sciences)
Better medics, better medical research. The best for keeping our guys alive. Don't sleep on this.
SaberFail
All Ideas. No Skills. a bit hungry
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[X] Tianjin University - Despite their distance from the ice walls, China has been an eager supporter of the IIEW and this has extended to Tianjin University which is well-known for its world-class technical and engineering programs. They see the ice walls as a new field for testing the cutting-edge. (+10 Bonus Resources on Completion of Research Projects Involving Engineering)
- Location
- Te Ika-a-Māui
- Pronouns
- She/Her
[X] Tianjin University - Despite their distance from the ice walls, China has been an eager supporter of the IIEW and this has extended to Tianjin University which is well-known for its world-class technical and engineering programs. They see the ice walls as a new field for testing the cutting-edge. (+10 Bonus Resources on Completion of Research Projects Involving Engineering)
Doubloon
Quelle horreur!
[X] University of Tasmania - An institution that has been closely connected with studies of the ice walls and its surroundings, the University of Tasmania is particularly interested in studying the glacial dynamics and weather of the walls. (+10 Bonus Resources on Completion of Research Projects Involving Earth Sciences)
I think we're probably gonna run into all kinds of Fortean bullshit that falls under the Earth science umbrella; the Ice Wall itself, other exotic landscapes, the climate, the origins of the world...
I think we're probably gonna run into all kinds of Fortean bullshit that falls under the Earth science umbrella; the Ice Wall itself, other exotic landscapes, the climate, the origins of the world...
- Location
- Canada
[X] Tianjin University - Despite their distance from the ice walls, China has been an eager supporter of the IIEW and this has extended to Tianjin University which is well-known for its world-class technical and engineering programs. They see the ice walls as a new field for testing the cutting-edge. (+10 Bonus Resources on Completion of Research Projects Involving Engineering)
- Location
- Raleigh, NC
[X] Tianjin University
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Perpetually unwanted
- Location
- SEA
[X] Tianjin University - Despite their distance from the ice walls, China has been an eager supporter of the IIEW and this has extended to Tianjin University which is well-known for its world-class technical and engineering programs. They see the ice walls as a new field for testing the cutting-edge. (+10 Bonus Resources on Completion of Research Projects Involving Engineering)