Worldbuilding the Quest 2a, The Outland

[TerrisH]

.The Pixies were prey for as long as their tribe could remember. Always moving, always fleeing, always seeking fruits and insects to feed the tribe. Sometimes they would establish a home briefly when condition were right, a place they could feel safe and raise their young until they could fly themselves. yet the yearly Storm would always drive them away, ether by washing them away, or forcing to flee their shelter when larger and/or more lethal species sought shelter in them from the Storm.

. Often the tribes members were scattered, alone in hiding or in small groups of two to three members. Only encountering each other by chance, or when they went actively looking for each other to mate. And yet a simple idea changed this, laying the foundation for them to form larger groups and thrive.

. It started with a single pixie, who would later come to be the leader of the Confu family. She figured out how to better interlock several pieces of wood to better block off access to her shelter, protecting it much better from the rain and flooding. She later expanded upon it with simple deadfalls and other traps of her own devising, better protecting from intruding animals.

. Then the Storm passed without her being forced to abandon it. She found a mate that year, and brought him to her den. A second Storm passed, and she was safe within her den with her new child, despite a snake dying to her traps, trying to get to her and her young during the storm.

. By the time the third Storm passed, she had spread her trick to several others pixies she and her mate had encountered. They established similar dens near hers, using the same ideas and traps.

. By the end of the fourth Storm, all the pixies they could find in the local area had joined them, marking the start of the settlement.

. Twenty three pixies have settled in a small area, safe in their new fortified dens from the Storms and a large number of their predators.

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Social votes
. One of the children got a little bit to curious one day, and did something none of the parents would have ever thought to do. He ventured above the tree tops to try and see the sky, and nearly got bitten in half by a nesting Winged Lizard.

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Pterosaur - Wikipedia

. Nearly twenty times the size of a fully grown pixie, it was nesting right on top of one of the trees the settlement had made their dens in. Some cautious peeking later by several adult revealed the full situation. Dozens, if not hundreds of the Winged Lizards have made their nests as far as the eye can see in the canopy. This is their nesting ground, and it is very likely that it will never be even remotely safe to venture above the canopy.
. What is the settlements reaction as a whole to their presence?
[NESTING][] Write in

. While there have been no death so far, with the dangers of the jungle and the settlements growing population, it is only a matter of time before someone dies. What is the tribes thoughts on death, and are there any practices they take when someone close to them dies?
[DEATH][] Write in

Community Projects
. No community projects have officially been submitted yet.
(To submit a project to be added to the list of community projects, put [PROJECT] in front of each submission to bring it to my attention.)
[PROJECT][] Write in

Personal Projects
[PERSONAL][] Write in

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Current settlement map


Starting Technology:
Wood working Pixies have learned the basics of working with wood. While fairly crude, what they do make dose do a better job then simply blocking the door with branches, both to keep out the rain and the smaller predators.
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-Skill: Trapping(basic) The Pixies have become fairly skilled at making traps, and at teaching the skill to make them to other pixies. All pixies can be assumed to be able to make basic traps assuming they have the materials on hand.

Cultural traits:
. Timid: Due to their small size and the many dangers in the jungle, Pixies prefer to run and/or hide over direct conflict.

Families Etabilished:
Family: Confu
-Player name: ConfusedPotato
-Family members/manpower: 3/2
-Family prosperity: N/a
--Known Problems: None
-DF: 0.1

 

[veekie]

Steal eggs?

 

[bluefur87]

Steal eggs?

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It's a good idea. We're likely to die horribly several times though. Thoughts on making it easier?

Study them carefully to figure out when we can steal the eggs? Actually, are the eggs even small enough for us to steal?

 

[bluefur87]

I've started making words!

1. Ixoxix: Woven, Braided, to be strong; Many pixies will grow their hair long and weave or otherwise braid it in intricate patterns as a sign of strength.
2. Xu: Rain, Death, Birth; Rain is seen as a time of trial and change in the world, causing the death of many and allowing for the birth of new. It is also seen as the world bleeding.
3. Oxxu: Great Rain, Great Flood; The Oxxu is seen as the death of the world and birth of a new one. It is a cornerstone to the pixies old stories and how they measure time on a large scale.
4. Uxxu: The time in between two Great Rains; It is seen as a time of growth and preparation for the next death of the world.
5. Inx: Tree, Pillar, World; Trees represent safety and security of life from the rain, but not from other life as it also seeks refuge there.
6. Pu: Spear, Spear Trap, to Kill; Pixies have much fewer ways of killing something than they'd like. Most, if not all, end up with skewering things onto the end of a spear.
7. Un: Child, Young; Being young also tends to mean a need to grow quickly in order to survive the death of the world.
8. Co: Trap, Preparation, Wisdom; Seen as a necessity and intelligent part of society. Often confers the highest form of respect.
9. Inxxu: Rain when there is light out. It seemingly comes from the trees more than the sky itself; This rain is considered something of a blessing, as it is the rain that is least likely to damage or cause problems.
10. Toen: Attack, Shaking of the world, thunder; Thunder is seen as the world itself being attacked from the beyond, causing even greater rains to come forth as the world bleeds more and more.

I also propose we name our settlement: "Ixoxixinxco" aka, the braided/strong tree(s) of preparation and wisdom.

 

[TerrisH]

It's a good idea. We're likely to die horribly several times though. Thoughts on making it easier?

Study them carefully to figure out when we can steal the eggs? Actually, are the eggs even small enough for us to steal?

Click to shrink...

They are half the size of an adult pixie.

 

[trekbook]

We need a death value that accepts that we die to just about everything. Something like: when somebody dies, they move on to something better than this hellhole of a jungle. It is sad that the abandoned your family and friends when they do so, so we grieve that they are lost to us. We do not grieve for their fate.

Unfortunately, this might encourage suicide-does anybody have ideas on how to prevent that with this kind of death value.

 

[bluefur87]

They are half the size of an adult pixie.

Click to shrink...

I think we can steal the eggs then.

By the way, how many words do I have to create in order to gain DF from it?

We need a death value that accepts that we die to just about everything. Something like: when somebody dies, they move on to something better than this hellhole of a jungle. It is sad that the abandoned your family and friends when they do so, so we grieve that they are lost to us. We do not grieve for their fate.

Unfortunately, this might encourage suicide-does anybody have ideas on how to prevent that with this kind of death value.

Click to shrink...

Sounds reasonable. Perhaps a something about your deeds gain you some power in the afterlife? That is, if you are successful enough, you can help carve out a place in pixie afterlife to support your family?

 

[goldenbat]

[DEATH][] We Pixie are the grunts of this cruel world. Our small size ensured that most of us won't last until the day our bones are frail and bristle but at the maw of bloodthirsty animal. That's why we wouldn't be bothered much with our own mortality. That's why we focus on our present and our future. Everything we do will be for the prosperity of our family, of our village. When death comes to one of us we will gather their favourite food, we will bury them under a land where favourite flower grows and we will move on knowing that they've contributed to the future generations.

Think and write this on the spot. Don't know if it is good or not.

 

[veekie]

It's a good idea. We're likely to die horribly several times though. Thoughts on making it easier?

Study them carefully to figure out when we can steal the eggs? Actually, are the eggs even small enough for us to steal?

Click to shrink...

We'd need knives, cut into the bottom of the nest, then take it out from below by stealth.

For funerary practices, we also need to consider that given our size a lot of our dead will be 'buried' inside some critter's stomach.
Hmm...

 

[TerrisH]

There is no lower limit to the number of words needed to earn DP. As long as it makes sense and contributes to the lore.

 

[bluefur87]

So, some suggestions for early community projects we can do.

[Project] Perimeter Traps
-Traps set up around the shelters to help keep predators away and possibly provide meet should they get caught in them.

[Project] Improved Woodworking
-See if we can improve the ease of which we can build things out of wood so that we could make an entire shelter out of it.

[Project] Skilled Hunting
-One of the most dangerous, yet profitable means of gaining food. See if we can find ways to pass on experience to the next generation sooner so that they may be prepared in case their elders should fall.

[Project] Skilled Gathering
-Knowledge of what food is good and where to find it allows for easy food, though even that can be dangerous due to predators. See if we can find ways to pass on experience to the next generation sooner so that they may be prepared in case their elders should fall.

[Project] Skilled Crafting
-Tools are one of the few advantageous pixies have against the hostile world. See if we can find ways to pass on experience to the next generation sooner so that they may be prepared in case their elders should fall.

[Project] Stone Blades
-Wood shaping is a hard endeavor. One that could be made much easier if our stone tools could be chiseled to a fine edge to allow for finer and faster crafting of wood. Try to find a way to shape stone to make this dream possible.

Those are my initial ideas. Anybody have things to add for community projects?

 

[goldenbat]

[NESTING] [X] Caution And Study: The Winged Lizard is a danger to us but not if we stay out of their way. The canopy shall be theirs while we dwell beneath. We will stick below them and further fortify the trees we made our dens in. Pointed sticks and traps; reinforced door. We can't chase them off so we will study them, their behaviours, their food, their hunting grounds, their breeding seasons, the time they leave their nests,... See what make them tick and in time we will deal with them.

[DEATH] [X] We Pixie are the grunts of this cruel world. Our small size ensured that most of us won't last until the day our bones are frail and bristle but at the maw of bloodthirsty animal. That's why we wouldn't be bothered much with our own mortality. That's why we focus on our present and our future. Everything we do will be for the prosperity of our family, of our village. When death comes to one of us we will gather their favourite food and their personal belongings. We will bury the body, the food and the belongings under a land where favourite flower grows and we will move on knowing that they've contributed to the future generations. To die without contribution to the community is a fate that every Pixie fears.

[PROJECT] [X] [1 Manpower] Stone Blades
-Wood shaping is a hard endeavor. One that could be made much easier if our stone tools could be chiseled to a fine edge to allow for finer and faster crafting of wood. Try to find a way to shape stone to make this dream possible.

[PERSONAL] [X] [1 Manpower] Find and Collect Poison
-Sometimes simple physical traps won't be enough to fend off predators then we shall find ways to kill them from within. Plants, bugs, flowers,... there should be an abundant amount of poisonous species living in the forest. Being able to identify and take advantage of them we might turn the table on various predators want to make a meal out of us.

 

[ConfusedPotato]

[NESTING] [X] Caution And Study: The Winged Lizard is a danger to us but not if we stay out of their way. The canopy shall be theirs while we dwell beneath. We will stick below them and further fortify the trees we made our dens in. Pointed sticks and traps; reinforced door. We can't chase them off so we will study them, their behaviours, their food, their hunting grounds, their breeding seasons, the time they leave their nests,... See what make them tick and in time we will deal with them.

[DEATH] [X] We Pixie are the grunts of this cruel world. Our small size ensured that most of us won't last until the day our bones are frail and bristle but at the maw of bloodthirsty animal. That's why we wouldn't be bothered much with our own mortality. That's why we focus on our present and our future. Everything we do will be for the prosperity of our family, of our village. When death comes to one of us we will gather their favourite food and their personal belongings. We will bury the body, the food and the belongings under a land where favourite flower grows and we will move on knowing that they've contributed to the future generations. To die without contribution to the community is a fate that every Pixie fears.

[Project] [X] Skilled Crafting
-Tools are one of the few advantageous pixies have against the hostile world. See if we can find ways to pass on experience to the next generation sooner so that they may be prepared in case their elders should fall.

[Personal] [X] Simple sayings
-There are many things one could do to increase one's chance of survival, if only we were able to remember them. So we shall create simple sayings, short passages to remind us of these things. "Better have it and not need it, than need it and not have it" "By failing to plan you are planning to fail" "Success is where preparation and opportunity meet" "The future belongs to those who prepare for it today" "Curiosity is not a sin. But exercise caution with it." "Go where your heart takes you but take your brain with you" "The wise are not made by recollections of the past, but responsibility for the future" "The brave do not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all" "Determination is the perseverance in the face of failure" "nothing worth having comes easy"

 

[bluefur87]

[NESTING] [X] Caution And Study: The Winged Lizard is a danger to us but not if we stay out of their way. The canopy shall be theirs while we dwell beneath. We will stick below them and further fortify the trees we made our dens in. Pointed sticks and traps; reinforced door. We can't chase them off so we will study them, their behaviours, their food, their hunting grounds, their breeding seasons, the time they leave their nests,... See what make them tick and in time we will deal with them.

[Death] [X] That which came from the world returns to the world. When the world cries in agony as it is ripped to pieces by the pillar of light, the souls of the lost become one with the world once more to nourish it and heal its wounds. This includes everything from Pixies, to Snakes, to the Winged Lizards that live above. The purpose of death should be for the survival of another, and there is no greater tragedy than a senseless death. If possible, bury the bodies of those who have died in the ground so that their souls can most easily return to the world upon death. If not? Well, everything returns to the world eventually.

[Social] [X] Call vote for settlement name. Suggestions:
-Ixoxixinxco - Bradided/strong tree(s) of preparation and wisdom
-Inxuxxuoxxu - Pillar(s)/Tree(s) of all times/times of life and death

[Social] [X] Change family name from blufur to "Ixoxixpu" aka Strong Spear.
Can I do this?

[Project] [1 Manpower] [X] Skilled Hunting
-One of the most dangerous, yet profitable means of gaining food. See if we can find ways to pass on experience to the next generation sooner so that they may be prepared in case their elders should fall.

[Personal] [1 Manpower] [X] Hunting
-Food is plenty, and with shelter now safer than ever it is time to grow the size of the family. See if the family can gain extra food for hunting, but be cautious and make sure to only go after prey known to be able to take down.

 

[trekbook]

[NESTING] [X] Caution And Study: The Winged Lizard is a danger to us but not if we stay out of their way. The canopy shall be theirs while we dwell beneath. We will stick below them and further fortify the trees we made our dens in. Pointed sticks and traps; reinforced door. We can't chase them off so we will study them, their behaviours, their food, their hunting grounds, their breeding seasons, the time they leave their nests,... See what make them tick and in time we will deal with them.

[DEATH] [X] We Pixie are the grunts of this cruel world. Our small size ensured that most of us won't last until the day our bones are frail and brittle but at the maw of bloodthirsty animal. That's why we wouldn't be bothered much with our own mortality. That's why we focus on our present and our future. Everything we do will be for the prosperity of our family, of our village. When death comes to one of us we will gather their favourite food and their personal belongings. We will bury the body, if possible, the food and the belongings under a land where thier favourite flower grows; if not? Well, everything returns to the world eventually. We will move on knowing that they've contributed to the future generations. To die without contribution to the community is a fate that every Pixie fears.

[Project] [1 Manpower] [X] Skilled Crafting
-Tools are one of the few advantageous pixies have against the hostile world. See if we can find ways to pass on experience to the next generation sooner so that they may be prepared in case their elders should fall.

[Personal] [1 Manpower] [X] Gathering
-The forest is full of food if you know where to look. Fruits and nuts will feed us. We will learn and remember the best places to get them and the best paths to them, without the need to fight.

 

[veekie]

[NESTING] [X] Caution And Study: The Winged Lizard is a danger to us but not if we stay out of their way. The canopy shall be theirs while we dwell beneath. We will stick below them and further fortify the trees we made our dens in. Pointed sticks and traps; reinforced door. We can't chase them off so we will study them, their behaviours, their food, their hunting grounds, their breeding seasons, the time they leave their nests,... See what make them tick and in time we will deal with them.

[DEATH] [X] We Pixie are the grunts of this cruel world. Our small size ensured that most of us won't last until the day our bones are frail and bristle but at the maw of bloodthirsty animal. That's why we wouldn't be bothered much with our own mortality. That's why we focus on our present and our future. Everything we do will be for the prosperity of our family, of our village. When death comes to one of us we will gather their favourite food and their personal belongings. We will bury the body, the food and the belongings under a land where favourite flower grows and we will move on knowing that they've contributed to the future generations. To die without contribution to the community is a fate that every Pixie fears.

[Project] [X] Skilled Crafting
-Tools are one of the few advantageous pixies have against the hostile world. See if we can find ways to pass on experience to the next generation sooner so that they may be prepared in case their elders should fall.

[Personal] [X] Gathering materials. Finding stones and rocks of the right size and shapes for toolmaking.

 

[TerrisH]

Close enough to start writing the projects bit, but social votes are still open. and to new voters.
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[NESTING] [X] Caution And Study: The Winged Lizard is a danger to us but not if we stay out of their way. The canopy shall be theirs while we dwell beneath. We will stick below them and further fortify the trees we made our dens in. Pointed sticks and traps; reinforced door. We can't chase them off so we will study them, their behaviors, their food, their hunting grounds, their breeding seasons, the time they leave their nests,... See what make them tick and in time we will deal with them.(10 out of 12, 2 not voted yet)

[DEATH] [X] We Pixie are the grunts of this cruel world. Our small size ensured that most of us won't last until the day our bones are frail and bristle but at the maw of bloodthirsty animal. That's why we wouldn't be bothered much with our own mortality. That's why we focus on our present and our future. Everything we do will be for the prosperity of our family, of our village. When death comes to one of us we will gather their favorite food and their personal belongings. We will bury the body, the food and the belongings under a land where favorite flower grows and we will move on knowing that they've contributed to the future generations. To die without contribution to the community is a fate that every Pixie fears.(8 out of 12, 2 votes for other options, 2 not voted yet.)

[Death] [X] That which came from the world returns to the world. When the world cries in agony as it is ripped to pieces by the pillar of light, the souls of the lost become one with the world once more to nourish it and heal its wounds. This includes everything from Pixies, to Snakes, to the Winged Lizards that live above. The purpose of death should be for the survival of another, and there is no greater tragedy than a senseless death. If possible, bury the bodies of those who have died in the ground so that their souls can most easily return to the world upon death. If not? Well, everything returns to the world eventually. (2 out of 12, 8 votes for other options, 2 not voted yet.)

Maestonze 0(3-3)
[PROJECT] [X] [1 Manpower] Stone Blades
-Wood shaping is a hard endeavor. One that could be made much easier if our stone tools could be chiseled to a fine edge to allow for finer and faster crafting of wood. Try to find a way to shape stone to make this dream possible.
[PERSONAL] [X] [1 Manpower] Find and Collect Poison
-Sometimes simple physical traps won't be enough to fend off predators then we shall find ways to kill them from within. Plants, bugs, flowers,... there should be an abundant amount of poisonous species living in the forest. Being able to identify and take advantage of them we might turn the table on various predators want to make a meal out of us.

ConfusedPotato -1(2-3)
[Project] [X] Skilled Crafting
-Tools are one of the few advantageous pixies have against the hostile world. See if we can find ways to pass on experience to the next generation sooner so that they may be prepared in case their elders should fall.
[Personal] [X] Simple sayings
-There are many things one could do to increase one's chance of survival, if only we were able to remember them. So we shall create simple sayings, short passages to remind us of these things. "Better have it and not need it, than need it and not have it" "By failing to plan you are planning to fail" "Success is where preparation and opportunity meet" "The future belongs to those who prepare for it today" "Curiosity is not a sin. But exercise caution with it." "Go where your heart takes you but take your brain with you" "The wise are not made by recollections of the past, but responsibility for the future" "The brave do not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all" "Determination is the perseverance in the face of failure" "nothing worth having comes easy"

bluefur: 0(3-3)
[Project] [1 Manpower] [X] Skilled Hunting
-One of the most dangerous, yet profitable means of gaining food. See if we can find ways to pass on experience to the next generation sooner so that they may be prepared in case their elders should fall.
[Personal] [1 Manpower] [X] Hunting
-Food is plenty, and with shelter now safer than ever it is time to grow the size of the family. See if the family can gain extra food for hunting, but be cautious and make sure to only go after prey known to be able to take down.
+.1DP for languge bit
changed family name to Ixoxixpu

trekbook 2(5-2)
[Project] [1 Manpower] [X] Skilled Crafting
-Tools are one of the few advantageous pixies have against the hostile world. See if we can find ways to pass on experience to the next generation sooner so that they may be prepared in case their elders should fall.
[Personal] [1 Manpower] [X] Gathering
-The forest is full of food if you know where to look. Fruits and nuts will feed us. We will learn and remember the best places to get them and the best paths to them, without the need to fight.

Veekie 0(3-3)
[Project] [X] Skilled Crafting
-Tools are one of the few advantageous pixies have against the hostile world. See if we can find ways to pass on experience to the next generation sooner so that they may be prepared in case their elders should fall.
[Personal] [X] Gathering materials. Finding stones and rocks of the right size and shapes for toolmaking.

@perropolesia 0(3-3)
Not yet voted, you still there?

NPC: 1(4-3)

Dice explanation:

Spoiler

Population increases by 1D6-3 per 10 base population in family or NPC pool

TerrisH threw 6 6-faced dice. Reason: population Total: 20

 

[Uhtread]

Close enough to start writing the projects bit, but social votes are still open. and to new voters.
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[NESTING] [X] Caution And Study: The Winged Lizard is a danger to us but not if we stay out of their way. The canopy shall be theirs while we dwell beneath. We will stick below them and further fortify the trees we made our dens in. Pointed sticks and traps; reinforced door. We can't chase them off so we will study them, their behaviors, their food, their hunting grounds, their breeding seasons, the time they leave their nests,... See what make them tick and in time we will deal with them.(10 out of 12, 2 not voted yet)

[DEATH] [X] We Pixie are the grunts of this cruel world. Our small size ensured that most of us won't last until the day our bones are frail and bristle but at the maw of bloodthirsty animal. That's why we wouldn't be bothered much with our own mortality. That's why we focus on our present and our future. Everything we do will be for the prosperity of our family, of our village. When death comes to one of us we will gather their favorite food and their personal belongings. We will bury the body, the food and the belongings under a land where favorite flower grows and we will move on knowing that they've contributed to the future generations. To die without contribution to the community is a fate that every Pixie fears.(8 out of 12, 2 votes for other options, 2 not voted yet.)

[Death] [X] That which came from the world returns to the world. When the world cries in agony as it is ripped to pieces by the pillar of light, the souls of the lost become one with the world once more to nourish it and heal its wounds. This includes everything from Pixies, to Snakes, to the Winged Lizards that live above. The purpose of death should be for the survival of another, and there is no greater tragedy than a senseless death. If possible, bury the bodies of those who have died in the ground so that their souls can most easily return to the world upon death. If not? Well, everything returns to the world eventually. (2 out of 12, 8 votes for other options, 2 not voted yet.)

Maestonze 0(3-3)
[PROJECT] [X] [1 Manpower] Stone Blades
-Wood shaping is a hard endeavor. One that could be made much easier if our stone tools could be chiseled to a fine edge to allow for finer and faster crafting of wood. Try to find a way to shape stone to make this dream possible.
[PERSONAL] [X] [1 Manpower] Find and Collect Poison
-Sometimes simple physical traps won't be enough to fend off predators then we shall find ways to kill them from within. Plants, bugs, flowers,... there should be an abundant amount of poisonous species living in the forest. Being able to identify and take advantage of them we might turn the table on various predators want to make a meal out of us.

ConfusedPotato -1(2-3)
[Project] [X] Skilled Crafting
-Tools are one of the few advantageous pixies have against the hostile world. See if we can find ways to pass on experience to the next generation sooner so that they may be prepared in case their elders should fall.
[Personal] [X] Simple sayings
-There are many things one could do to increase one's chance of survival, if only we were able to remember them. So we shall create simple sayings, short passages to remind us of these things. "Better have it and not need it, than need it and not have it" "By failing to plan you are planning to fail" "Success is where preparation and opportunity meet" "The future belongs to those who prepare for it today" "Curiosity is not a sin. But exercise caution with it." "Go where your heart takes you but take your brain with you" "The wise are not made by recollections of the past, but responsibility for the future" "The brave do not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all" "Determination is the perseverance in the face of failure" "nothing worth having comes easy"

bluefur: 0(3-3)
[Project] [1 Manpower] [X] Skilled Hunting
-One of the most dangerous, yet profitable means of gaining food. See if we can find ways to pass on experience to the next generation sooner so that they may be prepared in case their elders should fall.
[Personal] [1 Manpower] [X] Hunting
-Food is plenty, and with shelter now safer than ever it is time to grow the size of the family. See if the family can gain extra food for hunting, but be cautious and make sure to only go after prey known to be able to take down.
+.1DP for languge bit
changed family name to Ixoxixpu

trekbook 2(5-2)
[Project] [1 Manpower] [X] Skilled Crafting
-Tools are one of the few advantageous pixies have against the hostile world. See if we can find ways to pass on experience to the next generation sooner so that they may be prepared in case their elders should fall.
[Personal] [1 Manpower] [X] Gathering
-The forest is full of food if you know where to look. Fruits and nuts will feed us. We will learn and remember the best places to get them and the best paths to them, without the need to fight.

Veekie 0(3-3)
[Project] [X] Skilled Crafting
-Tools are one of the few advantageous pixies have against the hostile world. See if we can find ways to pass on experience to the next generation sooner so that they may be prepared in case their elders should fall.
[Personal] [X] Gathering materials. Finding stones and rocks of the right size and shapes for toolmaking.

@perropolesia 0(3-3)
Not yet voted, you still there?

NPC: 1(4-3)

Dice explanation:

Spoiler

Population increases by 1D6-3 per 10 base population in family or NPC pool

Click to shrink...

Does this mean I can roll a new family since there is 1 excess npc?

 

[TerrisH]

Does this mean I can roll a new family since there is 1 excess npc?

Click to shrink...

No, because you can roll with a new family even if there is no NPC's. the population from your family is simply drawn from there first before I generate new population from nowhere.

So welcome to the game! Cast your social votes and chose a community project to spend your initial 1 manpower on! I'll get your family in with the upcoming update.

oh, and if anyone else wants to change your family name, just use [FAMILY] to bring it to my attention.

 

[Uhtread]

Awesome here's my vote!

[FAMILY] [X] Oxxuco

[NESTING] [X] Caution And Study: The Winged Lizard is a danger to us but not if we stay out of their way. The canopy shall be theirs while we dwell beneath. We will stick below them and further fortify the trees we made our dens in. Pointed sticks and traps; reinforced door. We can't chase them off so we will study them, their behaviours, their food, their hunting grounds, their breeding seasons, the time they leave their nests,... See what make them tick and in time we will deal with them.

[DEATH] [X] We Pixie are the grunts of this cruel world. Our small size ensured that most of us won't last until the day our bones are frail and bristle but at the maw of bloodthirsty animal. That's why we wouldn't be bothered much with our own mortality. That's why we focus on our present and our future. Everything we do will be for the prosperity of our family, of our village. When death comes to one of us we will gather their favourite food and their personal belongings. We will bury the body, the food and the belongings under a land where favourite flower grows and we will move on knowing that they've contributed to the future generations. To die without contribution to the community is a fate that every Pixie fears.

[PROJECT] [X] [1 Manpower] Stone Blades
-Wood shaping is a hard endeavor. One that could be made much easier if our stone tools could be chiseled to a fine edge to allow for finer and faster crafting of wood. Try to find a way to shape stone to make this dream possible.

 

[TerrisH]

and, outline for the update is done. I was planning to finish it up today.. but X-com 2's new expansion ate up my day as I got sucked in from what was supposed to be a 1 hour session, to a multi-hour session to futily stave off x-coms downward spiral. got two squads wiped and had no one good enough left to prevent the avatar project from completing..

 

[TerrisH]

[NESTING]

Spoiler

[X] Caution And Study: The Winged Lizard is a danger to us but not if we stay out of their way. The canopy shall be theirs while we dwell beneath. We will stick below them and further fortify the trees we made our dens in. Pointed sticks and traps; reinforced door. We can't chase them off so we will study them, their behaviors, their food, their hunting grounds, their breeding seasons, the time they leave their nests,... See what make them tick and in time we will deal with them.(10 out of 12, 2 not voted

. In the end, it was decided to simply study the winged lizards, and not irritate them. The canopy above would be theirs, and the pixies would stay below. Some traps and defenses were emplaced in the upper branches, to deter the winged lizards from sticking their heads below the canopy, but so far they have shown no indications of wanting to do so or even knowing the pixies exist.

. It has been suggested that a concentrated effort to study the winged lizards be made. a simple task though a lengthy one that would tie up a lot of the pixies time.
(new project: Study winged lizards)


[DEATH]

Spoiler

[X] We Pixie are the grunts of this cruel world. Our small size ensured that most of us won't last until the day our bones are frail and bristle but at the maw of bloodthirsty animal. That's why we wouldn't be bothered much with our own mortality. That's why we focus on our present and our future. Everything we do will be for the prosperity of our family, of our village. When death comes to one of us we will gather their favorite food and their personal belongings. We will bury the body, the food and the belongings under a land where favorite flower grows and we will move on knowing that they've contributed to the future generations. To die without contribution to the community is a fate that every Pixie fears.(8 out of 12, 2 votes for other options, 2 not voted yet.)

. The pixies lives short and fleeting, and they acknowledge this. while they will remember those that came before, they will not linger long on their passing, and strive to do them proud by living as well as they can in the present.


[PROJECT]

Spoiler

[X] [2 Manpower] Stone Blades (50%?)
-Wood shaping is a hard endeavor. One that could be made much easier if our stone tools could be chiseled to a fine edge to allow for finer and faster crafting of wood. Try to find a way to shape stone to make this dream possible.
[X] [3 Manpower] Skilled Crafting (30%?)
-Tools are one of the few advantageous pixies have against the hostile world. See if we can find ways to pass on experience to the next generation sooner so that they may be prepared in case their elders should fall.
[1 Manpower] [X] Skilled Hunting (25%?)
-One of the most dangerous, yet profitable means of gaining food. See if we can find ways to pass on experience to the next generation sooner so that they may be prepared in case their elders should fall.

The three projects the pixies are undertaking are going fairly well, and all three have made noticeable progress. [/spoiler]
. Despite some significant set backs, a large amount of progress was made towards stone blades, and Microlith edges have been made. Though the results have been pretty poor in terms of quantity and effort in making these edges, this is mostly due to the quality and quantity of large rocks in the area. A similar amount of effort in the coming generation will most likely see this project completed.

. Similarly, a decent amount of progress has been made in improving the tribes skill in hunting, and passing said skills down to the next generation. This has been mostly due to the Ixoxixpu family, who have proven exceptional apt at hunting.

. The effort to pass down crafting skills among the tribe received the most focus, but had the least amount of overall progress among the three projects. This was due mostly to how large in scope the effort was. Still, goods crafted this generation are slightly better then the previous, and tend to last quite a bit longer. this is providing a temporary boost to the settlements prosperity. (+ villige prosperity)

[Personal]
. The Maestonz family spend this generation locating and identifying several poisonous plants. Initially this was to help with their hunting efforts, but the poisons found that were potent enough to effect prey quick enough to be useful, tended to linger in flesh of those it killed, making it risky to eat them. But some of the poisons were useful in taking down the predators that came to close to the village, where it mattered more in taking them down quickly, then insuring they were eatable. by the end of the generation, the Maestonz were considered some of the best guards in the village.

. The Confu family went philosophical this generation, developing hundreds of simple sayings. Some were to help keep the tribes spirts up, others to pass on advice concerning how to craft carious items. Quite a few of these sayings did manage to catch on with the tribe, saving a few pixies from untimely deaths, and most of the tribe looks towards this family for advice with crafting due to their many sayings.

. The Ixoxixpu family is proving to be exceptionally good at hunting, and is personally responsibly for bringing in over a third of the settlements small game by themselves. They are perhaps the most prosperous of the current families in the village, and are well respected by everyone due to the bounty of food they have brought in.

. The Trek family is also doing quite well, and are almost as good at gathering as the Ixoxixpu is at hunting. while they are not quite as publicly visible as them, they are the largest family currently, and are double the size of some of the smaller families.

. The veekie family on the other hand, did not have a good generation. The task they set for themselves, to gather a surplus of material for future crafting efforts the village, went well up to the point it uncovered a major problem for the village. Plenty of wood based materials were gathered, but the search for stones went poorly.
. The constant rain and the thick soil of the rainforest floor have left few stones large enough to be worked easily accessible in the area. Most reside in the streams and rivers, and even them the majority are small pebbles. Stone is a rarity in the jungle, and in order to find a source of the material for the village, a search must be undertaken to find it.
(new project, Find stone)

. A new family has wandered into the settlement from outside. calling themselves the Oxxuco, they have settled in with little problem.

Random events:
. Recently a species of small lizards, the size of one of the pixies hands, has started to nest in the pixies dens in great numbers. While not aggressive or a threat to the pixies, if a den is not regularly swept and cleared of them, it can quickly become infested by hundreds of them, devouring any spare food the pixies have laying around. Still, there are some upsides to them, as the lizards and their eggs are fairly tasty, and they are fairly good at keeping the dens clean of minor biological debris.
Social vote: what are the pixies thoughts on this "pest", and what is their response to them?
[PEST][] write in

. It's been a generation since the settlement has been established, and it looks like it is here to stay. The pixies feel it is time to give it a name
Social vote: what is the settlements name?
[NAME][]Ixoxixinxco - Braided/strong tree(s) of preparation and wisdom
[NAME][]Inxuxxuoxxu - Pillar(s)/Tree(s) of all times/times of life and death
[NAME][] Write in

Settlement map

Spoiler: manpower to effort equation

M=Manpower allocated, E=effect, A= additional modifier
E equals A plus M times the square root of M

Spoiler: pixie lifespan

due to their short lifespan at this point in time, most pixies die by the time they reach their early thirties, and no one has yet lived past 35 years in age.
One pixie generation (and therefore the duration of one turn) is roughly 15 years. you can roughly expect a pixie to survive 2 generation, with a handful elders living shortly into a third generation.

 

[bluefur87]

Random events:
. Recently a species of small lizards, the size of one of the pixies hands, has started to nest in the pixies dens in great numbers. While not aggressive or a threat to the pixies, if a den is not regularly swept and cleared of them, it can quickly become infested by hundreds of them, devouring any spare food the pixies have laying around. Still, there are some upsides to them, as the lizards and their eggs are fairly tasty, and they are fairly good at keeping the dens clean of minor biological debris.
Social vote: what are the pixies thoughts on this "pest", and what is their response to them?
[PEST][] write in

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Well, domesticating them seems like the obvious solution.

Thoughts on our projects?

 

[trekbook]

The pests are tasty rats. Put out lizard traps to keep them away from our stores, and also keep pens of them to eat.
I like Ixoxixinxco for the name: we are strong together.

 

[veekie]

[X][PEST] They're a good source of meat. We'll fence off our food stores from them so they can't get to those, but otherwise let them run around eating our garbage and scavenging from the forest. See what kind of nesting sites they prefer and make sure to get them used to living in those.
[X][NAME]Inxuxxuoxxu - Pillar(s)/Tree(s) of all times/times of life and death
[X] [Community Project 2 Manpower] Find Stone
[X] [Personal Project] Digging tools.