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>>Still most of the way through a turn...
>Geomancy I Tome copied!
>Ogir Place Steering Wheel crafted and enchanted!

Boss Bawss watches in bemusement as the smaller ogre clutches the copy of that Geomancy book to his chest, looking as happy as an ogre who just smashed his very first victim ever. "'ey, tell yer Queen that we're real thankful for dis book here," the larger ogre says, turning to the Scaratone envoy.

"YOU'RE QUITE WELCOME," the Queen's voice booms out from the ventilation duct in the ceiling, before the tour guide can say much else.

The poor beleaguered Scaratone envoy can't help but roll his eyes- before his eyes widen, the beetle-man realizing something. "... ah, I'm afraid your tour of the main hive might be cut short very soon."

"Wot? Why?" Boss Bawss says, his voice overlapping with the Queen of the Scaratone's confused chitter.

"We lost track of the time, your great Majesty." The Scaratone envoy turns back to Boss Bawss, ignoring the Queen's quiet 'ooh' of understanding. "You see, the workers function on a very precise schedule, yes-yes, and... well, with the brute-warriors' bulk, you might end up causing the tunnels to get jammed," he says apologetically.

(Cont.)

>>21156165
"How troublesome... I'd forgotten to take that into account." There's a long-suffering sigh from somewhere above them. "Surely they have time to see one more site within the royal hive, yes-yes?" the Queen asks.

"... perhaps," the Scaratone envoy says uncertainly. "But- leave that for the ogres to decide, we shall...?"

[ ] Underground Farms. Let's see dis "Agriculture" thing up close an' personal!
[ ] Library. Wot's so important 'bout "Writing" an' information, anyhow?
[ ] Smithy. Shiny weapons an' things are always neat, hur hur.
[ ] Menagerie/Jails. Wonder wot other creatures live (or don't live) in da desert?
[ ] Underground Caverns. How far down DOES dis place go, anyhow?

[x] Menagerie/Jails. Wonder wot other creatures live (or don't live) in da desert?

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>>21156172
>[X] Underground Farms

What is an 'Agriculture' anyway? Is it edible?

[X] Underground Farms. Let's see dis "Agriculture" thing up close an' personal!

[X] Underground Farms. Let's see dis "Agriculture" thing up close an' personal!

Wed needs pets! Meneagerie!

[X] Underground Farms. Let's see dis "Agriculture" thing up close an' personal!

[X] Menagerie/Jails. Wonder wot other creatures live (or don't live) in da desert?

Maybe we could ask if they got any escaped prisoners for da ogres to smash.

>>21156172
>[ ] Underground Farms. Let's see dis "Agriculture" thing up close an' personal!
this

>>21156172

LOL
>poop farms
yes pls

you dead?

>>21156172
>underground farms

>>21156172
>Underground Farms

"Hoh hoh... an interest in our food-making processes, you have?" The ogres don't need to be able to see the Queen's face to hear her amusement. "Well, it makes sense, yes-yes. Brute-warriors of your size must eat your own weight in other creatures, day in and day out! Am I correct?"

Boss Bawss hmms noncommittally as he follows along behind the envoy. "Nah, not really? We eat 'bout as much as anyone else, Mrs. Queenbeetle."

"An' we don't gotta eat everyday if we got 'nuff to eat da day before!" the smaller ogre adds, canting his head up towards the ceiling.

There's a 'tsk' from somewhere above them, and the whispered sounds of the Queen handing something to a very smug-sounding someone else.

"... your Majesty, please stop making bets with the royal guards," the Scaratone envoy pleads, sounding mildly embarrassed. "It is hardly what you would call queenly behavior."

"I don't know what you are talking about," the Queen's voice replies, all too innocently. "This is merely the voice of the Queen within the hearts of her loyal citizens, not-"

"... never mind, your Majesty," the envoy mumbles, giving up.

(Cont.)

>>21156770
Soon enough, and without further incident, the group of ogres is led to a larger underground cave, allowing the ogres to straighten up and breathe just a little more easily. The envoy skitters on ahead to have a word with the farmhands' overseer before stopping and waiting for the ogres to catch up.

"This is just one level of our underground farms, the keystone of our Empire, the fertile food basket that helps feed all of us living in the grand Scaratone Empire, yes!" the envoy states proudly. Clearly, he hasn't had the chance to wax eloquent about his hive before. "Processed jelly IS a large part of our diet, yes-yes, but cannot survive on that alone. Must have other things every now and then, like... like fungi."

Boss Bawss's eyes light up, and he can't help but start to drool a little. "Oh! Da mushrooms you're givin' us, right?"

"Right! When properly prepared, the mushrooms are really quite good, yes! Tasty and hearty!"

One of the ogres kneels next to one of the neat rows furrowed into the floor of the cavern, squinting at the young mushrooms poking out of the mud. "... wait, dey were made from dirt?"

"... oh, right. I believe teaching agriculture was part of the bargain, yes?" the envoy asks, tilting his head to the side. "Not too-too hard to learn, so you should be okay. As long as you know how to put things in the dirt-"

"But dat food'll get dirty," an ogre in the back protests, looking mildly horrified. "An' dirt makes food taste like dirt!"

"Nah, come on, boys, are you scared of DIRT? If you're lucky, ya get some worms outta da deal," Boss Bawss corrects.

(Cont.)

>>21156789
... the Scaratone envoy can't help but feel that he has to take back control of the conversation. "N... no, no, you only put things like... seeds and spores into the ground, carefully, so that they grow INTO food later."

He's met with a polite but completely uncomprehending silence as eight ogres stare blankly at him, trying to wrap their minds around that thought.

"... never mind. The workers we send to teach you will allow you to understand, yes-yes. Now, are there any more- yes, what is it? Yes, you with the raised hand," the Scaratone envoy points at the ogre in the back.

The ogre scratches his head before pointing to something behind the envoy. "Are those ten giant naked mole monsters with big fangs part of da farmin' process?"

The Scaratone envoy covers his face with his hands as the sounds of combat and shrilly screaming workers start cutting through the air. "... no. No, they are not. Retreat we should, yes-yes, the warrior caste guards will take care of this intrusion- you are guests, cannot let you get harmed-!"

[ ] Ogres? Run away from a good bout o' krumpin'? Not happenin'!
[ ] Yeah, dis ain't really our business- we ain't underground fighters, an' it seems like dey know how to do dis.
[ ] Write-in.

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Rolled 2

>>21156799
>[X] Write in

LET US CAPTURE THE GIANT MOLES
THEN RIDE THE GIANT MOLES
THEN BUILD GIANT HATS FOR THE MOLES

>>21156799
>Ogres? Run away from a good bout o' krumpin'? Not happenin'!

>>21156836
this

>>21156836
YEAAAAH(Jesus that roll)

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[X ] Ogres? Run away from a good bout o' krumpin'? Not happenin'!

Plus, we could eat some mole. Just sayin.

Rolled 44

>>21156836
Holy shit yes.

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>>21156869
To quote Blorp him/herself

The Ogre roll table.
>Any Doubles: STUPID LUCKY
>100: SO BRILLIANT IT'S STUPID
>90-98: Stupidly Successful
>60-90: Successful
>40-60: Adequate
>10-40: Not So Good
>2-10: SO STUPID THAT IT'S BRILLIANT
>1: LUCKY STUPID

That roll really suits the decision, doesn't it?

Rolled 59

>>21156836
don't we have a lady luck point floating around? If so i vote we use it for this

>>21156912
My god, I know and look
>>21156897
Doubles!

>>21156836
Dis

>>21156912
>SO STUPID THAT IT'S BRILLIANT
Really sums up the Ogre's too.

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Haven't called for any rolls yet, guys

/but what am I looking at/

Rolled 18

>>21156932
Ogres, mate.

>>21156932
Awesome. You are looking at AWesome and Glorious, descended from the heavens.

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>>21156932

Its Ogres.

That can be used to answer anything that occurs in this thread, can't it?

>>21156932
You DID say write-in.

Rolled 20

wait.

>Come across giant animal.
>Immediantly try to tame it
>With a hat.

Christ its like MSQ all over again.

>>21156978
Whats MSQ?

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>>21156962
I usually wait 'til we come to a consensus (and/or 10-15 minutes) on what to do before calling for rolls.

... LIKE RIGHT NOW

>TRY TO CAPTURE THE GIANT MOLES

>***STUPID LUCKY TIME?***
ROLL d100! (dice+1d100 in the email field)

Rolled 2

>>21156999
STUPID LUCKY TIME!

Rolled 22

>>21156992

Uh, some harem magical boy quest that went on for about a hundred and fifty threads.

The protag had a tendency to put hats on things and convert them to his side.

Rolled 8

>>21156999
roll, roll, roll the dice

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Rolled 100

>>21156999

Come on, Lady Luck!
(I won't be as good as the previous roll, will it?)

>>21156999
dice+1d100

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Rolled 2

>>21157007
>>21157024
You cannot escape it.

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>>21157007
AND HE FUCKING CALLED IT
WITH THE EXACT SAME ROLL

>what erWiktio

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>>21157007
>>21157020
>>21157024

Rolled 51

>>21157024
Jesus christ what the hell is happening now.

>Eencyc obtained

GENTLEMEN WE HAVE A NAME.

Rolled 28

>>21156999

>>21157024
hahahahahahaha

Rolled 58

>>21157007
>>21157024
>>21157020

Oh god, it's full of stupid and luck.

>>21157007
>2
>>21157024
>100
>>21157031
>Another fucking 2
This is the best thread ever.

>>21157033
I like to imagine that that was Blorp's expression until a second ago, when it was covered by a huge blue first and squashed. Now there is an enormous blue ogre sitting behind the screen, the same screen it clambered out of.

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Rolled 67

>>21157033

ITS OGRES MOTHERFUCKER

WE DON'T GOT TO EXPLAIN SHIT

Rolled 48

I'm hitting update as hard as a man can hit it!

it seems as if in every thread of this game, something amazing happens

>>21157195
EVO quest was pretty much the same way.

>>21156799
>2 - SO STUPID THAT IT'S BRILLIANT

Boss Bawss narrows his eyes at the giant rodents. He's seen a lot of rats in his time (and even some rats of pretty unusual size), but the ones back HOME weren't really a leathery gray-pinkish color and mostly naked. Nor were they the size of horses, with large incisors sharing space with fangs in those oversized mouths.

The larger ogre remains quite calm as he turns to the envoy, just now noticing that the Scaratone has been trying to drag him away by his ankle. "... so wot do you guys call these things again?"

"Naked mole ravagers! Fight them at least once a week, yes-yes, they don't stay away from our farms!" The envoy's voice is quavering- perhaps understandably, as he isn't of the warrior caste. "Now please, come this way, warriors will take care of-"

"Naaaah." Boss Bawss gently but firmly detaches the Scaratone and places him to the side. "We totally got dis. Boys, c'mon." With that, he starts marching towards the naked mole ravagers, the ogres at his heels looking just as confident as he is.

They walk through the muddy cavern floor, carefully stepping over injured workers, torn-up furrows, and scattered mushrooms; the first of the beasts rapidly approaches, tossing aside its previous victim as it takes in the scent of these newcomers- and then with a shrill screech, the mole ravager decides that it's smelling food, and lunges forward with fangs outstretched-

(Cont.)

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>>21157261
- before a fist slams into its sensitive snout with all the force of an angry ogre behind it. "NO," Boss Bawss bellows. "BAD RAT."

The mole ravager staggers a few paces back, blood spattering every which way, before it makes another furious lunge- and is slammed again, right in the same spot. "BAD. BAAAD RAT," Boss roars, grabbing a fistful of loose mole skin. "YOU SEE DIS??" he continues, dragging the beast down to a broken Scaratone corpse and ruined mushroom furrow, and-

- rubs the feral beast's nose in the mess that it made. "YOU SEE DIS? DIS IS BAD. YOU ARE A /BAD/ RAT." The mole rat whines in confusion and absolute terror, its struggles to free itself completely useless against the ogre's superior strength. "NUH-UH-UH! NOT 'TIL YOU UNDERSTAND WOT YOU DID WAS /BAD/."

By now, the group of ogres is surrounded by the rest of the mole ravagers. The beasts are angry, but they keep their distance warily, well aware that Something Not Entirely Right is happening here.

Boss Bawss doesn't break eye contact with the beast, nodding at his fellow ogres. "... yah, sometin' like dat," he mutters.

"Got it, boss." His boys grin to themselves and crack their knuckles, advancing slowly on the now-terrified mole ravagers. "... BAD RATS. VERY, VERY BAD RATS."

>The ogres have tamed the NAKED MOLE RAVAGERS!

(Cont. in 15-20 minutes for STATUS REPORT!)

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Rolled 90

>>21157275

I love Ogres

I bet there are rumors of legendary giants who can defeat or tame any beast coming around the BugMen Hives, and how they are clad in strange outfits and drive a floating island around fighting evil.

Jesus fucking christ.

The Ogres are like Power Rangers.

>>21157275
I love how they don't get farming, but they know domestication on instinct.

Bumpin for more Ogre shenanigans

>>21157275
>STATUS REPORT
This time around, the ogres really seem to have grown by leaps and bounds.

First, they finally established a perimeter around their settlement! Not that it really matters at this point, as the main area comprising Ogir Place (the oasis) is now at least partially airborne at all times. Still, it's enough to know that ogres won't fall off the edge out of sheer stupidity.

More importantly? The ogres went and engaged in a very productive bout of diplomacy with the Scaratone Empire! It was so productive, in fact, that they gained quite a few new technologies, products, magic, and an awful lot of gratitude from the Scaratone Queen, who seems to have taken a shine to Boss Bawss, the ogres, and their stupid lucky ways.

It certainly can't hurt that the ogres smacked all sorts of hell out of the beasts raiding the Scaratones' underground fields- who are now honorary ogres! At least, according to the more dimwitted of ogres. Most of the others seem to realize that the cowed beasts that followed Boss Bawss home are theirs to do whatever with, now, but the question remains WHAT they can be used for. For now, the naked mole ravagers seem to prefer staying in the underground caverns underneath the oasis.

(Cont.)

>>21157532
Speaking of food, the ogres have a slight problem: their oasis is running out of fish. Perhaps this isn't too surprising, as the oasis is no longer connected to any underground rivers or anything.

... what IS surprising is that the water hasn't stopped flowing. Perhaps something fishier than Featherstone physics is going on down there.

The ogres have also discovered that their missing ogre has been sighted near that freaky Tower of Decay in the distance. Of course he did; nothing is EVER easy, huh? According to the Scaratones, they tend to stay away since it tends to have "death from above," whatever that means.

Finally, there's also that crater where Ogir Place used to be. Perhaps there's something of value left from there, too?

(Cont.)

>>21157542
-----------------------------------------------
**Ogir Place (+Floating, +Golem Limbs, +Steering Wheel)**
-----------------------------------------------
- Population: 43/44 (-1 missing) (4 mutants) (-3 dead)
- Food: Fish, Cacti(-ow), Fungi; Small Growth (+4/turn)
- Landmarks: Oasis (+Fish), Underground Cave/Quarry (+Sandstone, Iron+Chromite Ores, Featherstone), Underground [???]s
- Diplomacy: Scaratone [Featherstone Carts, Fungi, Paper]

- Key Items: Tomes (Dragon Lore, Illusory Magic I, Necromancy I)
- Beasts: Naked Mole Ravagers
- Arms: Cactus Maces; Berserkers (4)
- Settlement: Reinforced Rock Shanties, Storehouse, Pier, Primitive Palisade, The Anchor, The Staircase

- Tech: Fire, Fish, Agriculture, Mine, Smelt/Forge, Write/Read, Hats, FStone Flight, Airships!
- Magic: Geomancy(?)
- ????: I don' get it.
- Justice: Krumpin' Duels / Boss Knows Best
--------------------------------------
**CHOOSE TWO STRATEGY ACTIONS, AND...**
--------------------------------------
[A] Food: ... not doin' so okay, boss! But hey, maybe dat [FARMING]...
[B] Settlement: Still got a lot to go over an' maybe build, boss!
[C] Arms: We can [FORGE] things, is dat helpful?
[D] Tech: Da possibilities, they are /endless/.
[E] Magic: With da power of our [GEOMANCY] books, and other tomes... shall we learn it?
[F] Examine Ogir Place: Endless water? New caves? What's UP with dis place?
[G] Unlock Category: Discovery!
[H] Write-In! Wot do?
--------------------------------------
**... AND CHOOSE ONE QUEST ACTION**
--------------------------------------
[A1] [RESCUEXPLORE] So our missin' ogre was last seen near dat Tower of Decay, eh?
[B1] [EXPLORE] There's that crater left behind from when Ogir Place went into the sky, huh...

Rolled 26

>>21157554
A
E
B1

>>21157554
[A] - We need eats. Hungry ogres are angry ogres. Angry ogres are a shitfight. We don't want them wondering what scaratones, molerats or each other taste like.
[E] MAGIC. Why the fuck not? We might create something neat. Or we might just learn an easier method of mining. Who knows?

Rolled 15

>>21157554
A
F
B1

>>21157554
A
E
B1

>>21157554
A
F
B1

>>21157594
I second this

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>>21157554

>[A] Food
>[D] Tech

Boss, since we can do 'dem minin' stuff, why don't we grow dem mushie-rooms inside day Oasis?
Cause der's Water an' dark, an sand-soily stuff.

Boss, about dem fishies....
Why don't we take some of dem stones and make like...like...like a house, but for fishies?
Cause den da' fishes can make baby fishes, an' den dey go back into dah bigger water for eatin!

>[B1] Explore

I reckon we could find lotsa shiny rocks in dah big 'ole we left from dah Ogir Plase movin.

>>21157554
[A]
[G]
[A1]
One of our gits is personally unaccounted for, plus we've yet to do any of that Discovery stuff yet.

>>21157611
Also voting for A1. Worst case scenario, I'm sure whatever tower it is isn't big enough to handle Ogir Place crashing into it and the attendant ogre swarm.

[A] + [E]
[A1]

[A] I'm 'ungry!
[E] Eh? How'd you do that? Dunno.
[A1] Us ogres gotta stick together!

A
E
A1

[A] + [B1] + [H]

[H] Boss, now that we gots da moles, we should watch'em! (Learn more about the moles!)

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Alright, looks like it boils down to:

>Food
>Magic
>Explore

Alright, taking FIRST TWO ROLLS:

>***STUPID LUCKY TIME?***
ROLL d100! (dice+1d100 in the email field)

>>21157793
here we go!

Rolled 69

>>21157793
Let's get ta work, boss!

Rolled 70

>>21157793

BEHOLD!

Rolled 48

Captcha.

>terribud thou

Rolled 4

>>21157793
rolling for epic luck

Rolled 66

>>21157793

Rolled 59

>>21157793

Rolling for stupid awesome shit to happen.

>A (because we need eats)
>E (to increase our firepower)
before...
>A1 - no ogre left behind!

So what's the status on our luck accumulator now?

Rolled 61

>>21157996
Whoops slowpokes. Rollan.

>>21157554
>Food: 69 - Successful!

Boss Bawss stands on the shore of the oasis with his arms crossed, watching the increasingly frustrated fisherogres trudge back from the pier. All of the unfortunate ogres are empty-handed- clearly, those days when you could reach into the water and pull out a fish are over.

The larger ogre's frown deepens. "Boys..."

"Sorry, boss," one fisherogre mutters sheepishly, kicking aside a stone. "Couldn't get anythin'-"

"Nah, that ain't what I'm talkin' about. I'm just sayin'..." Boss Bawss takes a deep breath. "... it's time," he rumbles gravely.

In an instant, the ogres are standing at attention, looking at their boss with wide eyes. "But... but boss, are you sure? This is gonna be our first time doin' dis, wot if we get it wrong-"

"There is no 'gettin' it wrong'!" Boss barks back. "We are ogres, so there's only gettin' it OGRE. Come wit' me." He stalks off towards the underground cave, the other ogres giving each other worried looks before following him down.

(Cont.)

Rolled 10

I'm disappointed we didn't get a reaction shot from the bug people when we went marching out with our new pets.

>>21158012
Once down, Boss Bawss greets the smaller ogre kneeling in the soft loam next to the underground river- he looks up and nods to his boss. "... it's all ready," he says solemnly. "We got da goods?"

"Da spores, yah." Boss nods, holding up a small worn bag. "Dis is it."

"But- but growin' things, dat's MAGIC!" an ogre in the back wails. "It ain't right! Wot if somethin' catches on fire!"

"Then dat's wot da river is for," Boss Bawss replies calmly. "Do it."

The smaller ogre... carefully, carefully scatters the spores onto the dirt, holding his breath and jerking back once the deed is done. The other ogres cower behind their boss, watching the freshly-added spores like mice watching a viper...

... and absolutely nothing happens. The other ogres sigh in relief, but Boss Bawss frowns. "How long does it take, again?"

"A few days, boss, maybe a week?" the smaller ogre replies.

Boss Bawss scratches his head. "Dat's too long. We kinda need mushrooms /now/." He abruptly walks over and starts stomping on the dirt next to the spores before the other ogres can stop him. "OI! GIT YER LAZY ASSES OUTTA DA DIRT, RIGHT NOW!"

In a matter of seconds, mushrooms pop up fully formed.

Boss Bawss stops stomping and nods, satisfied. "Yah, dat's wot I thought!!"

>The ogres are now growing a mushroom field in the cave under the oasis!

(Cont. in 10-15 minutes)

>>21157996
/Terrifying./

>>21158014
Stay a while after the thread ends tonight, and I'll make up for lost ground

Rolled 61

>>21158012
>"There is no 'gettin' it wrong'!" Boss barks back. "We are ogres, so there's only gettin' it OGRE."
Friggin' genius.

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Rolled 33

>>21158022
They were right it was MAGIC

>>21158022
Now I'm not sure if the ogres even need magic.

>>21158058
>>21158079

Its cuz hes the Boss. You listen to the Boss. Even if you are a mushroom.

Rolled 33

>>21158116

An Ogre Mushroom!

Rolled 2

>>21158231

Well i wasted that one.

Rolled 7

>>21158237

Common Roller stop that. Don't Ogre this.

Rolled 64

>>21158231
>>21158058
Wait. What is this.

Rolled 18

>>21158246

Stop! Not good while i roll! Ogre Dice!

Rolled 81

>>21158058
>>21158231
Double dubs!!

>>21158022
>Magic: 70 - Successful!

Sitting cross-legged with his back against the enchanted steering wheel, the smaller ogre quietly pores over the (increasingly) grubby Geomancy primer copy in his hands, his lips moving as he reads. It's slow going, but hey, at least the smaller ogre CAN read- for some strange reason, he absorbed all those hieroglyphs, letters, and various linguistic rules like a thing that absorbs other things really quickly.

... which leaves the smaller ogre the only one who can even START to decipher what this book means. He puts the copied book down onto his knees and squeezes his eyes shut, taking a momentary break. All these damn words, man-

Acting entirely on instinct, the smaller ogre rolls himself to the side as a mount of dirt spatters all over him, narrowly missing the book. "'EY!" he bellows, thoroughly incensed. "Who did dat!?"

"- oh!" An miner ogre blinks and looks up, rubbing the sweat and dirt from his forehead. "Sorry 'bout dat, dat was a mistake-"

Still working on a head of steam, the smaller ogre shakes the book in the miner's face. "You almost ruined dis thing! You know how much dis is worth!?"

"Hey, knock it off! I don't care 'bout no books," the miner growls, jutting out his chin. "It ain't ogre-like to read like dat, anyway! I woulda done you a favor!"

(Cont.)

>>21158276
"... you take dat back," the smaller ogre snarls, narrowing his eyes.

The miner simply shifts into a fighting stance, tossing away his pick and holding up his fists. "Make me, you... you... /double buttface/."

"A krumpin' match it is, then!!" The smaller ogre charges forward and swings a punch, but the miner bats it away and grabs his opponent, slamming him into the wall, but the smaller ogre bounces back and grapples the miner-

In the confusion, after a few punches and headbutts, the smaller ogre belatedly notices that the miner ended up holding the book. "'EY! Give dat back!!"

"You want it back!?" The miner slams the book into the smaller ogre's head. "There! An' you can have it again! And again, and again-" he crows, repeatedly bonking his opponent and completely failing to notice that the smaller ogre's eyes have started to glow an angry, gold-tinged yellow-

(Cont.)

>>21158284
And the smaller ogre suddenly spits out a burst of nonsensical syllables that hurt to listen to.

Immediately after the smaller ogre kicks the miner away, a pillar of stone suddenly lashes out of the ground and uppercuts the miner, sending him sprawling. With another uttered nonsensical snarl, rocks start pelting the miner until the unfortunate ogre raises his hands in the air, wailing that he surrenders.

A few minutes later, the smaller ogre tromps out of the underground cave, hailing the nearest group of ogres. "'Ey! 'Ey boys! Who wants to learn magic?"

There's some hesitation, but some of the more adventurous ogres step forward, scratching their heads. "... yah, I think it'd be neat, but- how long's it gonna take?"

"Eh... not long," the smaller ogre says, before raising up the Geomancy tome to bang them on the heads.

>The ogres have now learned [Geomancy I]!

(Cont.)

>>21158294
Alright, I'm going to start writing the event part soon, but before that!

THE SMALLER OGRE NEEDS A NAME.
Please write in your suggestions and put it to a vote! Consensus wins.

[ ] ... write-in.

>>21158318
Weezard Small Ogir

>>21158318
Gubbins. His name is Gubbins.

>>21158318
Wiz Shortround

>>21158318
Dirt

>>21158318
Nogginz

Rolled 53

>>21158294

Detritus!

>>21158284
>>21158294

... Ogres learn magic by banging each other on the head with magic books. I should be surprised,but for some reason that makes perfect sense.

I like Gubbins!

Rolled 71

>>21158372
same

>>21158347

Seconding.

>>21158372
Gubbins works. He's the one who figures out all the ogres', well, gubbins.

>>21158331
Gubbinz. Gubbinz is good.

GUBBINS!

Rolled 4

>>21158058
>>21158231

Double Doubles. Pity its not Triple Doubles.

>>21158331
This

Gubbinz

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Gubbins. Works for a small ogre.

>>21158511
I agree.

Gubbinz the Ogre Magi

Now we need to set up a Magi College to teach how to use Magic properly. Oh god this is going to end in tears.

Are we going Gubbins or Gubbinz?

Actually, does it even matter?

>>21158571
Nah, not really.

>>21158318
Gubbins it is!

>[B1] [EXPLORE] Ogir Crater!

"... a'right, we're here!"

Boss Bawss swings his stone pickaxe and embeds it point first in the ground. As the ogres following him start catching up, the larger ogre crests the last sand dune, steps to the edge of the crater that used to hold Ogir Place and looks in.

And then he stares, not quite believing his eyes.

Sadly, neither Boss nor any of his boys were really able to take a good look at the crater as they took off. So he'd figured that since they had problems digging deeper under the oasis, they could just make their way here and start taking all of those exposed rocks and ores, and maybe discover something new.

... what Boss Bawss HADN'T been counting on, though, was the crater becoming inexplicably filled to the brim with water, despite the lack of rain and the fact that it's barely been a handful of days since they'd left.

(Cont.)

>>21158596
"Gubbins! GUBBINS!" Boss roars. "Get up here!"

"Yah, boss, I'm- ho shit," the smaller ogre mutters, eying the water. "Wot 'appened here, boss?"

"I... dat's wot I'm tryin' to figure out," Boss mutters, scratching his head. "Ain't you got some kinda... new magic thing you can do, now? Mebbe magic dis water outta da way?"

Gubbins gives the water an uncertain look. There IS dirt and earth somewhere beneath the water, but... "I... I can TRY, boss..."

"Um... boss, I can swim, if you'd like!" an ogre standing next to them pipes up. "Want me to give it a go?"

Boss Bawss looks to the sky, stroking his chin pensively...

[ ] Have the swimmer take a look-see underwater!
[ ] Have Gubbins try to do... magic things in the crater's general direction!
[ ] We're goin' home, boys, dis ain't worth da trouble!
[ ] Write-in.

>>21158605
I'm not quite sure ogres are buoyant. But if he thinks he can swim...
[x] Have the swimmer take a look-see underwater!

>>21158605
Swimmer first. This is clearly magic. Or an underground river. Or both. Then, if he finds nothing, we have Gubbins try and create walls to keep the water away from whatever patch we're searching.

Rolled 100

>>21158625
This

Rolled 87

>>21158635
What.

[x] have gubbins try the magic. Ogres + water = no-no

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>>21158605
Now dis is weird boss, but I reckon we should let dat one Ogre who finks he can swim 'ave a go at it.

Cause dis mite be magic 'an we dun wanna get stomped by it.

I know, lets tie a rope to him, and see how far he goes, 'an if he dies, we can reel him back in!

finally a good reason to post this

>>21158659
swim+rope=pretty smart for an ogre idea

I'm all for it

>>21158635
Holy shit, again?!

>>21156153
Aww man, not only am I late for the party, I find out I missed the last thread as well.
Nonetheless, my face lit up just seeing this thread.

Rolled 19

>>21158635

>>also illegly

>>21158728
Shutupshutupshutup it counts now.

>>21158719
My gift to you son.

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Ogre%20Civilization%20Quest

>>21158689
>>21158659
Great idea now where is the rope?

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>>21158605
Vote seems to be let the swimmer give it a go!

>***STUPID LUCKY TIME?***
ROLL d100! (dice+1d100 in the email field)

Rolled 47

>>21158781

>>21158759
Get gabbing to give him a giant thin piece of rock to carry so we can see where he is?

Have the Ogres all hold hands, connect to him, and see what happens?

Rolled 35

>>21158781
Remember: it's kick AND push!

>>21158758
rushed to the archives as soon as I saw this thread numbered as 5 instead of 4 :P
I hope Blorp stays long enough for me to participate a little :D
From Malaysia so the timezone is an issue for me.

Rolled 10

ROLLING TO NOT DIE.

Rolled 41

>>21158781

Rolled 27

>>21158781
LISTEN UP YOU STUPID GIT.
DON'T DIE.

Rolled 22

>>21158781
Come on 1/100..

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Rolled 31

>>21158781
>>21158635
My previous roll of 100 counts right? right?

>>21158883
We could use the luck storage. We'll get more soon, and let's face it - he'll probably find.. I don't know, a plug or something.

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>>21158883
...

The day comes that you decide to use your [Goddess of Luck Intervention]

It will be the day that the entire world learns of the ogres

Rolled 89

>>21158914
Wait.
Are we counting the double 99 post in storage?
Or has it accumulated to stupidly high levels?

>>21158937
There's the dubs-within-dubs 99.
There's the double-91.
Probably adding this 100 as well.

Obviously, we're going to find platinum down there, at the minimum.

Rolled 52

>>21158937
Yes.

The double 33s earlier don't count, do they?

>>21158937
>>21158965
>>21158980
Everything counts until the Intervention is used.

Rolled 36

>>21158965
No. We are not using it yet. We are saving THAT for when we REALLY need to fuck something over.

>>21159005
Yeah, save that Intervention.

>>21159002
Oh. Oho. Ohoho.

WELL THEN.

Rolled 5

>>21159005
Yeah, save it for the day we need to kick some god in the nuts and run.

Rolled 23

>>21159047
More like getting god to kick another god in the nuts for us.

>>21158605
>>21158605
>>21158781
>Swim!: 47 - Adequate!

"A'right, you can give it a try, but..." Boss Bawss hems and haws a bit before nodding decisively. "... right! We'll give you a rope or somethin'. So if you find somethin' dangerous, we can just pull you back up."

Gubbins blinks at that, looking around him. "... er, boss? Don't fink we brought any rope wit' us."

Boss Bawss hesitates for only a split second before he moves onto plan B. "Okay! Swimmer, flop onto your belly. Someone grab his ankles, an' then another ogre grabs HIS ankles, an' yet another ogre grabs HIS ankles, and..."

Soon enough, a living chain of ogres pushes off into the water; back on dry land, Boss Bawss Fistboss holds onto the ankles of the last ogre, digging his heels into the ground and gritting his teeth. About half a minute passes before the line starts wobbling and shaking as some of the ogres start running out of air...

... and it's a few more seconds before Boss Bawss simply HEAVES with all his might, dragging the ogres up out of the waterlogged crater and across the hot sands. Some of the ogres choke and cough as they breathe in greedily, but the others turn to the swimmer, the one who'd been down the deepest.

"... well... there were rocks, see," the swimmer hazards. "An' bubbles at da bottom. I think I saw some strange round stones right down there, too."

"Round stones?" Boss Bawss blinks, trying to think for a second. Featherstone was most certainly NOT round, so maybe... "Ores?"

(Cont.)

>>21159094
"Nah, I mean- SUPER-round, like someone put it in their mouth an' drooled on it for like a- a gazillion years."

"So... somethin' good, then, maybe..." Boss Bawss mutters.

[ ] Hey, kids, it's Gubbins' Magic Hour! Dunno wot's goin' on, but THOSE THINGS WILL BE OURS.
[ ] ... dis smells fishy. We're goin' home, boys, dis REALLY ain't worth da trouble!
[ ] Write-in.

>>21159104
[X ] Hey, kids, it's Gubbins' Magic Hour! Dunno wot's goin' on, but THOSE THINGS WILL BE OURS.

if it goes wrong we'll make it good, we /are/ ogres after all

>>21159104
[x] Hey, kids, it's Gubbins' Magic Hour! Dunno wot's goin' on, but THOSE THINGS WILL BE OURS.
Bitch, we just found pearls. Those will make for AWESOME hats.

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>>21159104
Gubbins.
Use yah magic-ness to build a big pillar thingy down to the bottom, but then make it hollow, so we don't get wet.
Den we can go an' check it out.

>I have no more swimming Ogre pics
>It is a sad day

Rolled 89

MAGIC.

WE MUST ROLL AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

Rolled 22

>>21159128
this

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Rolled 65

>>21159144
Magic you say?

Tis nought but LUCK

Rolled 77

>>21159144
We gotta tally all the dubs we have. What proximity do identical rolls need to qualify?

Rolled 99

>>21159144
do post number dubs count?

Captcha: getisst medicine

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>>21159173
... I'm going to say... up to 10-15 minutes after I call for a roll, since that's about w

jesus you guys

>>21159104
OKAY GUYS, WE DOING MAGIC

>***STUPID LUCKY TIME?***
ROLL d100! (dice+1d100 in the email field)

Rolled 1

>>21159230
I'd say just the first... 8-10 rolls or so.

There be a lot of rollin' be done in 15 minuites.

Rolled 11

>>21159240

Rolled 92

>>21159240
>>21159243
>>21159248

Oh my.

Rolled 26

>>21159240

>>21159144
>>21159192
>>21159248
>>21158860
>>21159173
I think the dubs machine is on

Rolled 12

>>21159240

rolling

Rolled 6

>>21159270

All I know is that I was planning on sleeping but then I rolled a one.

I must now stick around to find out what fuckery I have caused.

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At this rate, the Intervention we've got building up is going to be a cataclysmic-level event.

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Rolled 77

FOR
>>21159144

FUCKS
>>21159173

SAKE
>>21159192

FUCKING
>>21159243

OGRES
>>21159248

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>>21159243
HERE WE GO LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
PREPARE YOURSELVES.

>>21159248
>>21159243
>>21159192
>>21159173
>>21159144

So uh... which are we going with?

Rolled 23

>>21159306

Yes.

Rolled 69

>>21159296
>rolls 77
... wow.

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>>21159243
>>21159248
>>21159296

>>21159306

all of them at once? would be funny.

Rolled 84

>10-15 minutes
KEEP ROLLING BOYS!

>>21159243
HERE WE GO.

Rolled 95

I like to imagine that Blorp posts about all this on twitter and it's full of 'fucking ogres' almost every night.

>>21159331
Gunna need all the guns for this one.

Rolled 90

>>21159296

There is no stopping the Ogres. Even the GM falls before their doubles.

>>21159331
i feel your pain Blorp as i too know that pain.

All of those mean that there's going to be a statue of Gubbins that is quite literally shitting gems, I think.

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Rolled 33

>>21159296
>>21159331


....Fucking Ogres man, Fucking Ogres

Rolled 23

ROLLING.

Rolled 82

>>21159359

Ahahahahah. Ogres. Just Ogres.

>>21159359
>>21159296
>>21159248
>>21159243
>>21159192
>>21159144

We even got a double doubles with the 144 - 22 roll

Rolled 98

>>21159359

Fucking ogres indeed....

Rolled 56

Like I said, giving us a ten to fifteen minute window to roll is frankly ridiculous.

Rolled 84

Going for CRITICAL OVEROGRE.

>>21159399
... well, I was actually talking about 'to qualify for Goddess of Luck Intervention'

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Rolled 42

>>21159359
MFW this thread

>>21159387
It's not the same as the post where both the roll and the post were 99.

Rolled 34

I... I think Blorp is gonna a problem.

>>21159408

Well, lets ignore the mass of stupid lucky rolls and just go with dat 1. Maybe the 11 as well. Double ones is better, right?

I am imagining Lady Luck is just laughing manically at this point.

>>21159428
... well

We've come too far to turn back now

Hell, even with just the 1 and the 11...

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Rolled 32

>>21159408
I thought we agreed we weren't going to use it for this roll?
So far, we really don't need it.

>>21159429
You know she loves us. And we love her back.

>>21159429

The other members of the pantheon are wondering why she has been laughing herself ragged for the last half hour as these ogres play around in the lake. She never planned for this, but oh lordy is it great.

>>21159452
I know, I just kind of thought he was asking in general.

I'M NOT SURE WHERE MY MIND WAS

Rolled 100

>>21159408
And any duplicate rolls of the same number within that period also count as dubs? Damn.

Rolled 64

>>21159477
Prepare for lift off.

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Rolled 54

>>21159472
You might want to close the rolling at this point, or its probably going to get worse.

>>21159477
Oh for fucks sake....
It just doesn't stop does it?

>>21159506
R-ROLLING IS CLOSED

Rolled 94

>>21159477
Uh, one minute past 15, but it was dubs on dubs.

...does it count?

Rolled 95

>>21159472
No I mean, giving us a ten to fifteen minute window to roll ANYTHING s batshit with the amount of quantity.

If you take the best, someone is gonna hit the good stuff eventually. If you take the average, 40-60 e'rrywhere.

Rolled 17

>>21159477

Just hand the Ogres the Platter to the Universe. Because Ogres. Fucking Ogres.

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>>21159523
Guys, I think the Ogres are breaking his mind.

>>21159526
>>21159529
>>21159536
TURN OFF YOUR DICE. SHIT, MAN.

>>21159545
Grubbins be turning it up to 11, man. He's gonna just flip the crater inside out and find a hidden civilization under there or something.

Dude, chill rollings closed anyway.

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>>21159529
Right, just to set it straight because I don't think I've been clear:

For any given roll, I always just take the first rolls needed. Maybe one more, if it's stupid good (i.e. 1 and 11 right after).

Rolls after- okay, let's just say "the first three superfluous rolls"- will count towards the [Goddess of Luck Intervention] if applicable.

This is to preserve my sanity and hopefully stop everyone from burning away ALL THE LUCK EVER TO EXIST IN THE WORLD, EVER.

>>21159477

At the rate we're going, the Ogre civilization will pretty much be Australia in the TF2 universe.

...OGRE CO. WE MAKE PRODUCTS, AND GET INTO FIGHTS.

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>>21159599
Awww
they didn't need it anyway.

Also, I imagine Lady Luck is currently out of breath by now, from laughing to hard.

>>21159599
But this isn't retroactive.

Right?


Also, chill out, man. Don't lose your head.

>>21159599
Sounds like a good idea to me. Now then, onto the crazy!

>>21159769
I'm sure he's fine. This isn't his first time dealing with stupid luck, both from the previous threads and his previous quest.

>>21159104
>1 - LUCKY STUPID
>11 - STUPID LUCKY

It's only a second longer before Boss turns to the geomancer ogre. "Gubbins?"

"Yah, boss?"

"Do it."

Gubbins grins and changes his footing subtly- not the usual 'look out I'm gonna punch you' stance, but just bracing himself against the earth, digging the soles of his feet into the ground. His arms fall to the sides, and...

The world goes silent. Vultures cease their calls, snakes stop rattling, and even the wind itself slows to a halt. The ogres hold their breath, watching Gubbins with wide eyes...

And then his eyes snap open, glowing like precious metals held against the sun's light. A few twisted syllables hiss out from his mouth, and he stomps one foot.

Immediately the earth shakes slightly, and a pillar of rock erupts from smack-dab in the middle of the miniature lake, twisting around through the air as Gubbins continues carving it with the power of his mind. The pillar eventually curves down and around into a hollow tube, ending right in front of the massed ogres; a tunnel right to the bottom of the lake.

(Cont.)

>>21159815
Boss Bawss whoops and grins, turning to Gubbins. "Hah! I knew you could totally do it, you had it in y- oh god wot are you doing," he adds, staring as the smaller ogre has levitated up into the air, spinning slowly as earthen energies continue gathering at his fingertips. The skies above darken perceptibly, and even those ogres without sensitive gizzards can feel the magic sizzling through the air.

And then Gibbuns opens his mouth, and MORE elemental energies start pouring out, puddling onto the ground like molten lava before rising into a heavily-muscled humanoid seemingly chiseled from still-burning rock.

[AAAAAH... SUCH POWER,] the humanoid breathes, its vaguely-defined eye sockets still sealed shut. [LONG HAS IT BEEN SINCE I SENSED SUCH UNTAPPED POTENTIAL IN A GEOMANCER. NOW, TELL ME YOUR NAME, MORTAL.]

(Cont.)

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>>21159819
[TELL ME THE NAME OF HE WHO AWOKE THE ONE KNOWN AS...] The magical being opens its eyes, which flare with the same golden glow present in all geomancer magic. [... RUAUMOKO, ONE OF THE TWENTY-ONE DEMIGODS OF- OH FUCKING HELL YOU ARE OGRES,] he finishes gloomily. [YOU ARE ALL OGRES. WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU OGRES.]

"... heya?" Gubbins hazards, having returned to normal some time ago. "Um, dey call me Gubbins. Yah, we're all ogres here. 'Cept for you."

[BUT... OGRES,] Ruaumoko says, almost pleadingly. [THIS IS BULLSHIT, HOW THE HELL DID YOU BIND ME TO A BLOODY, ME-DAMNED SUMMONING RITUAL THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DRAW UPON MY ME-DAMNED POWERS DURING TIMES OF NEED!?]

Gubbins wrinkles his nose. "... wot? 'Ere, you're speakin' too loud. Look, we're just here for da round pebbles at da bottom of dis pit 'ere."

[... fukkit. Never mind, rules ARE rules,] Ruaumoko says more quietly, his shoulders sagging. [I, Ruaumoko, the demigod of earthquakes, volcanoes, and the earth, hereby binds myself into your service, et cetera et cetera et cetera, and you can summon me from anywhere, don't do stupid horrible things, and I'm sure my contract with you will be up once you accidentally kill yourself with a rock or something,] the demigod mutters.

He pauses. [And the 'round pebbles' are Aquifer Pebbles. Instant water, just add water; put them into a pit, and you'll get water filling it all the way up to the edge, but no further. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going home now and never speaking a word about this with anyone else, ever.]

(Cont.)

Awsnap, we just communed with an elemental.

>>21159835
Boss Bawss stares at Gubbins as Ruaumoko sinks back into the earth.

And then the larger ogre shrugs. "... let's go get those round rocks, huh?"

"Yah, boss," Gubbins replies easily.

>The ogres' Geomancers have gained the services of a Summon: Ruaumoko, the minor demigod of volcanoes and earthquakes!
>The ogres have discovered Aquifer Pebbles! Instant water, just add water!

(Cont. in 15-20 minutes for STATUS REPORT!)

Rolled 4

>>21159840
Excellent work, me.

And now I must- ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

>>21159838
And, uh, he apparently is a very hurtful guy. :(

>>21159862
> don't do stupid horrible things
He seems nice enough. Just taken aback at his "company."

>>21159840
>instant water
>just add water
not sure if trolling or...what am I talking about: IT'S OGRES.

Perhaps this was what was powering the oasis, them Aquifer Pebbles got a chance encounter with a few drops of water in this desert. Water starts gushing and over the years starts to bore through to the surface as it recognizes the surface as the "edge".

Or I'm just reading too much into this.

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>>21159835
Lady Luck is probably having fucking conniptions by now.


Zeus
>Luck, what are you laughing at now?

Lady Luck
>Hehehe its..haha...its nothing...hahaha

Ruaumoko
>*Muttering* Fucking Ogres man, fucking Ogres *Muttering*

Zeus
>Luck, what did you do?

LadyLuck
>HahahahahahahaNothinghahaha

He just gave up on being impressive as soon as he realized we're Ogres.

That's fucking hilarious.

>>21159840
The ogres have taken their very first step into becoming farmers, and they have started with... well, mushrooms! Boss Bawss even strong-armed the poor things into having a ludicrously fast growth rate of one day (and/or whenever Boss stomps his foot next to them)! Talk about a good start. Who knows what would happen if the ogres get their hands on more underground crops?

The ogres have also embarked upon Geomancy! They are still beginners, to be sure, but this is still a historical event- nowhere have so many magic-using ogres gathered in one place before. And Gubbins is an especially gifted geomancer, given that he now has a demigod as a summonable battle companion (who proves to be obedient, if a little miffed because of ogres). Talk about a red-letter day.

The ogres have also discovered Aquifer Pebbles- instant water, just add water. Pulling them out of Ogir Crater didn't cause any (well, okay, many) flash floods, and the crater is gradually draining. Perhaps in the future, the ogres can return and begin their mining efforts anew.

... now, what the hell can the ogres do with such magical pebbles...?

In any case, a troubling pattern has reemerged; the howling, flying nocturnal beasts from all those nights ago have returned, and in greater numbers. Four have been spotted circling Ogir Place while the ogres keep watch, though the creatures keep well out of the range of the watch-fire's light. As before, they do nothing but howl throughout the night, and disappear when the sun rises. Perhaps this bears investigating...

On the other hand, the missing ogre is still missing, and the ogres of Ogir Place are getting slightly antsy about it. Perhaps Boss Bawss could send out an expedition to the so-called Tower of Decay to see what's up.

(Cont.)

>>21160038
-----------------------------------------------
**Ogir Place (+Floating, +Golem Limbs, +Steering Wheel)**
-----------------------------------------------
- Population: 49/50 (-1 missing) (4 mutants) (-3 dead)
- Food: Fish(-), Cacti(-ow), Fungi(+); Fair Growth (+6/turn)
- Landmarks: Oasis (+Fish), Underground Cave/Quarry (+Sandstone, Iron+Chromite Ores, Featherstone), Underground [???]s
- Diplomacy: Scaratone [Featherstone Carts, Fungi, Paper]

- Key Items: Tomes (Dragon Lore, Illusory Magic I, Necromancy I), Aquifer Pebbles
- Beasts: Naked Mole Ravagers
- Arms: Cactus Maces; Berserkers (4)
- Settlement: Reinforced Rock Shanties, Storehouse, Mushroom Farms, Pier, Primitive Palisade, The Anchor, The Staircase

- Tech: Fire, Fish, Agriculture, Mine, Smelt/Forge, Write/Read, Hats, FStone Flight, Airships!
- Magic: Geomancy [1, +Ruoumoko]
- ????: I don' get it.
- Justice: Krumpin' Duels / Boss Knows Best
--------------------------------------
**CHOOSE TWO STRATEGY ACTIONS, AND...**
--------------------------------------
[B] Settlement: Wot more can we build?
[C] Arms: We can [FORGE] shiny things, is dat helpful?
[D] Tech: Da possibilities, they are /endless/.
[E] Magic: Work on refinin' our arts- or learnin' new stuff?
[F] Examine Ogir Place: Endless water? New caves? What's UP with dis place?
[G] Unlock Category: Discovery!
[H] Write-In! Wot do?
--------------------------------------
**... AND CHOOSE ONE QUEST ACTION**
--------------------------------------
[A1] [RESCUEXPLORE] Missin' ogre is still missin', boys! To da Tower of Decay!
[B1]
--------------------------------------

X[A]X Food: Doin' okay, boss!

>>21160045
Erk, make that-

--------------------------------------
**... AND CHOOSE ONE QUEST ACTION**
--------------------------------------
[A1] [RESCUEXPLORE] Missin' ogre is still missin', boys! To da Tower of Decay!
[B1] [INVESTIGATE] Those howlin' flyin' beasts're messin' with our sleep. We gotta stick it to 'em, find out wot dey're about!
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>>21160051
B
F
B1

>>21160051
[c]
[g] (gotta admit I'm curious about it)

[a1]