No, SV, You Are the Forest! (Riot Quest)

[Void Stalker]

Guys please note on focus actions
Growth focus actions get +6 successes
Non Growth get +3 successes

It is better for us to use Focus on growth only actions right now and for individuals to use their actions on research and defense and communication

 

[Varder]

This bodes ill.

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Heart trees! This is what we were born for! We shall protect our homeland against these void predators whatever the cost!

For the Forest!

[X][Action] Those Ships are scary. Erect the Shield!
[X][Focus] Those Ships are scary. Erect the Shield!
[X][Focus] Those Ships are scary. Erect the Shield! x2
[X][Focus] Those Ships are scary. Erect the Shield! x3
[X][Predators] Allow them to remain

 

[Space Jawa]

[X][Predators] Allow them to remain
-The Den remains filled as a new generation is born.
-Predator events remain open and will slowly expand to incorporate new things.
-Unlocks new tech path

[X][Action] Research the incoming Ship. It's just sitting there, waiting. Menacingly. (???)
-How does it move? How? Inquiring Minds want to know! Unlocks a new field of research.
-Requires 10 Research successes. 6/10

[X][Focus] Those Ships are scary. Erect the Shield!
-Opposed Action. Unknown dice available to the Ship/s.
[X][Focus] Research the Empty Veil power (Void)
-Study how the Empty Tree works, and discern a means of applying that to the whole forest at once. Unlocks a Survival Action that protects the Forest from detection if successful.
-Requires 20 Research successes. 9/20
[X][Focus] Research the Reflecting Tree (Crystal)
-Energy taken from successful strikes is returned back to the attacker, diminishing the amount suffered by the Forest. One point of damage per Tree is 'returned to sender' in some way, shape, or form, reducing the damage taken by that amount.
-Requires 10 Research successes. 1/10

 

[Citino]

[X][Action] Those Ships are scary. Erect the Shield!
[X][Predators] Allow them to remain
[X][Focus] Try to reach out to the first Ship.
[X][Focus] Grow Collector Tree
[X][Focus] Grow Collector Tree x2

 

[Chaosbrain]

[X][Predators] Allow them to remain
[X][Action] Grow Feeling Tree
[X][Focus] Try to reach out to the first Ship.
[X][Focus] Try to reach out to the first Ship. x2
[X][Focus] Grow Collector Tree

 

[wrecksalot]

@Raising Kittens are the 9/10 successes on that second collector tree carried over or lost? sorry to bother you.

 

[Raising Kittens]

@Raising Kittens if we pick more than one grow actions with focus which do the collector trees apply to? Also did we gain 2 total thanks to the player trees along with the focus actions?

Edit- we had 12 from focus and 9 from players so we should have 21 meaning +2 collector with 1 success left over

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Collector Trees apply to all Growth-oriented Focus Actions.

12 from focus, 7 from players. The 9/10 listed next to the action includes the results of the Focus action. So that's 1 tree, 9/10 to the next, and +5 to growth actions rather than +6.

@Raising Kittens are the 9/10 successes on that second collector tree carried over or lost? sorry to bother you.

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Carried over. Unless stated otherwise, successes carry over.

 

[uri]

[X][Predators] Allow them to remain
[X][Action] Grow Magnetic Tree
[X][Focus] Grow Collector Tree
[X][Focus] Research the Reflecting Tree (Crystal)
[X][Focus] Research the Shaping Tree (Crystal)

 

[Varder]

@Raising Kittens that pool of successes that we gathered, how do we use it? Can it be only used to repair damage of for growth/offence/defence as well?

 

[Nando]

[X][Action] Research the Hoop Tree (Magnetic)
[X][Focus] Grow Collector Tree
[X][Focus] Grow Collector Tree x2
[X][Focus] Grow Collector Tree x3
[X][Predators] Allow them to remain

 

[Lordfartquad]

[X][Action] Those Ships are scary. Erect the Shield!
[X][Focus] Those Ships are scary. Erect the Shield!
[X][Focus] Those Ships are scary. Erect the Shield! x2
[X][Focus] Those Ships are scary. Erect the Shield! x3
[X][Predators] Allow them to remain

We are the heart!

 

[Raising Kittens]

@Raising Kittens that pool of successes that we gathered, how do we use it? Can it be only used to repair damage of for growth/offence/defence as well?

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At the moment, it can only repair damage. It can be used for other things at a later date.

 

[RebelYell]

[X][Predators] Allow them to remain
[X][Action] Research the Hoop Tree (Magnetic)
Hisss!!... I don't like the scary ship's, so I'll turn on shield... this time..

[X][Focus] Grow Collector Tree
[X][Focus] Grow Collector Tree x2
[X][Focus] Grow Collector Tree x3

Greater, more powerful tests of the Forest's shielding should yield useful results.

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Mind tree's should really consider contacting the first ship, look's like they want to stress test our shield's and I prefer not being constantly shot at thank you.

 

[BloodsCrescendo]

[X][Predators] Allow them to remain
[X][Action] Grow the Worm
[X][Focus] Grow Collector Tree
[X][Focus] Grow Collector Tree x2
[X][Focus] Grow Collector Tree x3

 

[Void Stalker]

Right so some math-
We get X Focus actions that gives X successes each where X is the magnitude of the forest, currently 3.

To raise the magnitude of the forest to 4 we need 200 successes. It thus makes sense to only raise the magnitude when we get more of an increase than growing more collector trees.

3*(3+Ctrees+20)<4*(Ctrees+4)
Solving for Ctrees gives us Ctrees of 53. That means once we hit 53 collector trees we get quicker growth from upping magnitude, before that we get quicker growth from more collector trees.


Why does this matter? Look at research most research actions are all about unlocking new tree types which tend to give +1 success if an action is taken at least once, to get those trees we need to grow them. The more collector trees we have the quicker we can turn and use a focus action to do something like grow the worm or grow more shield trees.

Basically thanks to collector trees our focus actions are most efficient for growing more collector trees and than later growing the forest and specialist trees as needed. Any research or other such tasks are best done by using our [Action]

Edit- wait forgot to add magnitude to calcs

 

[PrimalShadow]

[X][Predators] Allow them to remain
[X][Action] Grow the Forest.
[X][Focus] Grow the Forest.
[X][Focus] Grow the Forest. x2
[X][Focus] Grow the Forest. x3

 

[Skyscream]

[X][Predators] Allow them to remain
[X][Action] Attempt to store resources against future need.
[X][Focus] Grow Collector Tree
[X][Focus] Grow Collector Tree x2
[X][Focus] Grow Collector Tree x3

More storing for the Tree Gods! However, I do agree with adding more collectors, more energy to store! But in all honesty, I believe shield team should be fine, and so I'm just prepping for whatever may come. Yes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure but you still need to have the resources for either of those lest you simply wait for what may come. I'm willing to move to a different play if need be however!

 

[Althero]

[x][Predators] Allow them to remain
[x][Action] Those Ships are scary. Erect the Shield!
[X][Focus] Grow Collector Tree
[X][Focus] Grow Collector Tree x2
[X][Focus] Grow Collector Tree x3

 

[PrimalShadow]

@Raising Kittens - I don't see a breakdown of how the Shield rolls went? I would imagine that should go under the Dice Results spoiler too...

 

[wrecksalot]

If we focus on growing collector trees this turn and get heavy root involvement(at least 9, hopefully more), then we will get 3 new collector trees, which would reach the next magnitute 12 focus actions earlier, so for at least this turn, there is no need to grow the forest with focus actions.

 

[Paloneia]

[X][Tree] Heart Tree

[x][Predators] Allow them to remain
[x][Action] Those Ships are scary. Erect the Shield!
[X][Focus] Grow Collector Tree
[X][Focus] Grow Collector Tree x2
[X][Focus] Grow Collector Tree x3

 

[Raising Kittens]

The dice results of the opposed Shield action have been added to the Update. They are listed below for convenience.

That Ship is Scary, Erect the Shield!: 12 dice, +4 auto-successes; 9 successes.

Probes attempt to reach the Forest: 6 dice, 4 successes.

9 vs 4.

Victory! The probes have been repelled!

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I'm sorry I missed it.

 

[The Meddler]

[X][Action] Those Ships are scary. Erect the Shield!
-Opposed Action. Unknown dice available to the Ship/s.

 

[Doccer]

@Raising Kittens
Is it just the first 3 trees I can pick from to be or can I wait and pick out one of the later trees being developed?
If I can do I need to pick a tree b4 I am allowed to vote for actions?

 

[Space Jawa]

Anyone else concerned that if we focus on forest growth and growing collector trees too much we'll lose sight of the bigger picture and won't survive long enough to make use of the bonus resources?