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>>37909508

>+Political Development: Mycea is enacting her plan.
>Akalade's pod is being transported and is en-route to Mycea's Grove. It will take a few Months to get there, but she has sent the latest reincarnation of the Hydra Mother (who is the current empress of the gorgon empire) to assist in it's travel and protection. Once it has arrived she will begin cultivating her spores within it before ejecting it into the ocean in order to infect, rot, and consume the great Progenitor. The entire plan will take a few years, but promises interesting and revolutionary results.

>+/- Personal Development: Akalade is on the move.
>Akalade's mood has improved and he is continuing his mission. He no longer resides on the Home Island and has instead moved to the Coastal City on the Mainland. There seems to be an air of urgency and almost paranoia behind his actions that had not been displayed previously in his work.

As always, please go ahead and roll for 2 Actions and 1 Idea.
I'm terribly sorry for the wait, but better late then never!

Rolled 40 (1d100)

>>37909531
Create tools to make working with and/or creating Textiles easier

SQUEEEEE! :D

Rolled 19 (1d20)

>>37909531
Develop steel.

Rolled 3 (1d20)

Finishing up my Civ for the moment to take care of IRL things. Will lurk as usual.

>>37909531
Further the the Floating Pot technology by making it more sustainable and safer.

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>37909531
Oh dear. I sort of hope Akalade doesn't do anything rash. Maybe we should have some people accompany him?

Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>37909531
Send guards to protect Mycea's projects.

>>37909735
Super Chaperone's Go

Rolled 4 (1d20)

>>37909531
Speak with the Dinosaur tribe about possibly acquiring Sauropods

Rolled 10 (1d100)

Gorgons developed alchemy?
Maybe we should do something similar, perhaps with our traditions of brewery and spirits making.

Lets make some crazier Alcohols.

Rolled 18 (1d100)

>>37909772
I like this, develop improved breweries with the alchemecal knowledge from gorgon alchemy

>>37909763
Seems a bit of a waste of a 20 I'll be honest. But maybe there might be some nice beneficial side effect? Maybe we're hanging out with him and improving his mood. Maybe he finds something nice.

Maybe he is at peace?

>>37909531
Create an epic poem to commeorate the love Akalade and his husband shared. Only with his blessing, of course.

>>37909800
Plus there are some of the improvements purified alcohol can provide. It can be used for fuels, like lamps and lanterns and primitive Bunsen burners.

>>37909806
Maybe we learn more about his "science" through watching his studies

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>>37909531
>>37909854
Forgot to roll.

Comemmorate*

>>37909806
The family of his husbando should get together with him and give the deceased a proper cyclopean funeral

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>>37909735
Friendship mission is GO!

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Sorry, will respond to these rolls in a second.


I was eating some cereal.
There was a loud crunch and then discomfort- I thought a particularly hard piece got stuck between my molars.

Turns an old filling popped out.
Now I'll have to go to the fucking dentist next week and until then I've just got this fucking hole in the side of one of my teeth inbetween another tooth and jesus fucking, fuck, christ- god damn it.

Rolled 1 (1d20)

>>37909854
I can't not support

Rolled 23 (1d100)

Here's an idea: the manticore tribe respect/worship mycea right?

Why don't we ask her to help us explain the benefits of working together rather then raiding other gorgon tribes.

We should phrase it like this- instead of using their skills and knowledge to rob, they could instead be road wardens and guides, and receive payment from travelers and also get to fight monsters, wild animals and others who might mean ill will to travelers

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>>37909916
I hate shit like this. Is it too bad?

>>37909531
So I just want to be clear on what I've read... we're a multiracial empire, primarily cyclops but also including gorgons now, who have recently encountered other civilizations for the first time formally, and through that are undergoing a cultural and technological revolution?

Tech level is basically about mid greek dominance of the Mediterranean? Fall of Troy and such?

We have our own island (which is the southern landmass on the map) which is not fully explored I think? What do the various colors of arrow represent? Trade routes? Also is that a northern landmass or a series of islands or just 'explored' regions of the world?

>>37909916
shit sucks man, anything we can do to help?

>>37909735
What is their intent? To comfort and guide him or to keep him from causing trouble?

>>37909916
Goodness tooth terror is never good.

Huh... maybe we should... get on that for our civ.
Imagine how many toothlesses we got in our elders?

>>37909971
Comfort, keep him out of trouble, and to learn from him.

>>37909971
I was originally thinking "To keep him from causing trouble" But honestly that is a bit paranoid on my part. The Nat 20 makes me want to dial back the suspicion now.

>>37909531
(Conversation)

Could we talk to Akalade about his loss? I'm sure we'd also like to proclaim our gratitude and give thanks for the sacrifice of his pod and give a promise to him that we will heal his world.

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I can't be the only one thinking we're risking war with the Merfolk if we murder their god right?

>>37909963
sorry, reverse directions on what I stated... missed the compass entirely.

>>37910095
Maybe. It could also be the best thing anyone could do for them. We're putting our faith in Mycea.

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>>37910095
We should start prepping for war, yes.

>>37909531
so new guy here, just a thought upon reading the pastebins...

I don't suppose we might want to do something about this whole occultist movement should we? Maybe make some sort of motion to get them organized and a little bit out in the open if only to avoid the whole 'accidentally the whole continent' by a spell gone wrong? I know the whole merfolk thing is probably going to take precedence, but feels like maybe we want to tackle that thing sooner rather than later...

>>37910211
They aren't a bad cult. They've shown no signs of being nefarious or shown any ill will towards anyone.

>>37909963
Pretty much, though the entirety of the island is explored and more or less colonized to one degree or another.

>>37910125
I get it... Mycea is a tragic figure, and she has a sad sack story, and yeah I agree with her that the Deep Eye is a threat; its just that this whole scenario expects a whole lot from us, and throws us under the bus somewhat. I mean she asks US to get Akalade's pod, she is putting a lot of responsibility on US to defend her and make sure she is okay while she prepares to deal a deathblow to the old god.

Plus there is the fact that she's consorting with other gods/beings behind our back it seems. Like the Gorgon Empress, and others.

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>>37909568
>Create tools to make working with and/or creating Textiles easier
>Roll 40/100
>Failure. +Gorgon Influence

Silk is produced through a seemingly simple manner: Silk cocoons spun by Moth Larvae are boiled and then the threads are unspun from the cocoon before they're treated, dried, and re-spun to make clothing. From a Cyclopes perspective this is an incredibly time consuming procedure as silk is VERY small, but Gorgons do it almost by second nature and it isn't uncommon to see Gorgon Mothers and Grand Mothers spinning silk with little less than a roll of wood.

The Gorgon Empire has LOOMS though and so does the Spider Tribe; it's gradual and slow, but over time you DO eventually come to possess the Silk loom.

>+Silk loom equipment Discovered
>The Silk looming equipment is a series of wooden devices that include a loom and spinning wheel that allow silk to be threaded for the production of cloth. It allows for a much larger boon to the sericulture cottage company as now families can spin easily spin excess silk clothing to sell and trade. Silk looms are also revolutionary in that particularly large ones can be used even by Cyclopes- as a normal person might do cats cradle.

>>37910211
I think we should deal with the Incest and pedophilia first.

>>37910272
Well then what motivation do we have to turn on her or disbelieve her? What's the progenator done for the cyclops? Mycea's given them homes, helped them secure hex trade goods, given them companionship, and has been nothing but a friend. I don't see a reason to turn on her.

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Let's focus on building up our defenses and expanding the mining town for now.

We gotta get more resources if we want to get to the next tech level, which is building simple machines like catapults, cranes, and pic related.

>>37910324
Why? It's a very minor problem.

>>37910359
Rather deal with it now then have it become a big problem.

>>37910378
Nevermind. I didn't see the new pastebin.

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>>37909653
>Develop steel.
>Roll 19/20
>Success, but without "acknowledgment".

Currently your Iron works and iron production are the envy of every neighboring nation: Your bellows and blast forges produce some of the finest quality iron that knows no competition and is shipped out en masse for export to the southern continent and to every corner of Gorgon Civilization.

Steel isn't something you understand or necessarily formally recognize as- you do not make a distinction between "steel" and "regular iron" in the sense that your Smiths and Forgers aim to make the highest quality iron product that they possibly can and in doing so they accidentally make Steel quite frequently.

>>37910271
What's the giant mass of question marks then?

>>37910267
Yeah, and that's the thing. Why not create a space for them that doesn't REQUIRE them to be all secretive and shit? But to be able to share their gifts without fear of persecution?

Rather than you know, forcing them to do something bad, we create a university or something where they can safely practice their arts for the benefit of all rather than in secluded covens in abandoned houses and caverns?

It allows all of the various occultists to pool their knowledge. It gives them a safe haven from the superstitious, and it also creates an environment where we can more easily CATCH such cultists who are actually doing evil things or risking lives.

The big issue is this. We can wait. And they can continue to work in fear and obscurity and secrecy (which seems to be why they're not working publicly, for fear of being discriminated against), and it's only a matter of time before one nutjob to take on the role of magneto or similar, decides to use that occult lore for BAD JUJU!

Hell, even if we have a SMALL cult that accidently opens a gate to hell or cthulhu-land because they were tricked or just didn't realize the spell they got their hands on, if that is their FIRST major effect, collectively, on the civilization? This is all going to go down hill FAST and will likely irrevocably taint the image of occultists in the eye of the average citizen.

>>37910324
When it's discovered, it leads to beatings and lynchings... I think the only thing we really need to do is make a few examples in every village and we'll be good... it can become big, but I don't think it's got the same opportunity to go big in as awful a way as the whole occultism thing.

That said, yeah... probably want to nail it sooner rather than later as well.

>>37910449
Can they make steel deliberately, even if they only think of it as high quality iron?

Like if someone came in and said "I want a sword like that [steel] sword" would they be able to do it?

>>37910465


Also, back on the whole occultism thing. We're about to mess with a major occult figure. That's going to cause some major power vacuums in the metaphysical space of the world right? Do we really want to deal both with war with the merfolk if this is traced back to us, AND occultist groups suddenly coming into contact with beings formerly sworn to a giant cthulhu-beast-god-thing, who now want to take his place? At the same time?

>>37910465
Question marks are the Plains, inhabited by changelings, ant folk and others we have yet to meet

>>37910465
>Why not create a space for them that doesn't REQUIRE them to be all secretive and shit? But to be able to share their gifts without fear of persecution?
So a Wizard School?

Maybe one with some Exorcists/Hunters as security staff in case stuff goes pearshaped.

>>37910465
Why not have occultists focused towards a job? Formalize them like we did the guilds, and Give them different tasks to solve- monster hunting, treatment of disease, the appeasement of spirits are all great places to start, maybe they each can be dedicated around a particular place, like a cave or monolith and make them like Shrine Wardens

>>37910465
>Rather than you know, forcing them to do something bad, we create a university or something where they can safely practice their arts for the benefit of all rather than in secluded covens in abandoned houses and caverns?
Basically, rather than saying "YOU MUST GO IN THE CIRCLE APOSTATE SCUM!" we say "Hey, you guys want to study occultism right? Magic? Why not come to this place we've created just for it? You can trade information, get easy access to the supplies you need, and even have professional, formalized tutors who know what they're doing and how to avoid hurting yourself!"

That's kinda how I see it here...

>>37910553
And yeah. Basically. But instead of making it like the whole mage-templar relationship from Dragon Age, I'd say we go more on the side of Negima, where wizard-fighter combo.

To progress past a certain level in classes, Mages need to pair with someone who is trained in protecting them from magical bullshit and gribblies? Same deal with the exorcist students. To progress beyond a certain point in their studies, they have to pair up with a mage student?

That way we build a bond of trust, rather than hatred, between the two bodies?

>>37910465
I could get behind that if someone comes up with a good way to implement it. A school or college for them. Some kind of meeting of minds with the sage's council. I'm not sure.

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>>37909729
>Further the the Floating Pot technology by making it more sustainable and safer.
>Roll 3/20
>Near complete Failure.

Numerous peoples have become inspired by the technology and magical prowess displayed by the presense of the Floating pot: it might by wobbly, it might be a little silly looking, but to dream of flight- could it be possible?

This (un)fortunately leads to dozens of budding and over-confident Cyclope Arcanists whom with little experience, but over active imaginations and ambitions larger than their eyes going forth and proceeding to find out every single way a Flying pot CANNOT work: Some individuals think to make the pot bigger in order to hold more people and the pot ends up unable to carry the weight and proceeds to spin out, Some wish to make the pipes larger or experiment with the metals and end up producing a pot that can't contain the tone and resonations of Hymns and the pots end up shattering- sometimes in mid-air.

One particular group of Cyclopean Arcanists experiment ends in disaster when they try to make as large a flying pot as they possibly can and proceed to make inaccurate measurement; not accounting for some ignored law of physics currently ignorant to them. The Pot's pipes shiver, rattle, the pot clay holds though and become dense- before it finally violently explodes and sends sharp shards of clay everywhere- killing it's pilots and maiming a few by standers.

>>37910676
OH THE CYCLOPSITY!

>>37910579
>Why not have occultists focused towards a job? Formalize them like we did the guilds, and Give them different tasks to solve- monster hunting, treatment of disease, the appeasement of spirits are all great places to start, maybe they each can be dedicated around a particular place, like a cave or monolith and make them like Shrine Wardens
Sounds good to me. Formalization and welcoming of the occultists is the way to go. We're far less likely to create a hot bed for people who hate society that way, and instead create an environment that is PART of our civilization that they see as welcoming of them and their interests and talents.

Otherwise we're just asking for trouble not to get a head of the train on this.

>>37910643
I say we create a university-town like set up. We approach the biggest cults, ask them to set up their own little university town nearby, or even right next to, one of our biggest cities. Don't isolate them (though maybe provide them with an isolated island they can go to practice and experiment on for stuff they feel is really dangerous).

Each of these 'cults' now becomes a "College of Magic". The founding Colleges form the Council of Magi, which is the leading body that directs the course of the university. Below them is a Sagacious Senate, which is the representative body of the lesser cults that join up afterwards, forming their own "Schools of Magic" rather than full Colleges.

Colleges would basically control entire districts of the university town, where as Schools get individual buildings.

We'd make sure there was at least one "College" (even if we had to found it ourselves) made up of people who studied magic with the specific purpose of cleaning up occult fallout, as well as helping protect their fellow occultists while they did their careful and delicate work. A trusted body of defenders for occultists, who made sure that no one was harmed by the occult gone wrong?

>>37910359
>pedophilia
>minor problem
>minor

I see what you did there. lol

>>37910732
Students would either be welcomed in for their talents, or could pay tuition to the college. Taxes we take in would go to help upkeep of the university town in return for the Council of Magi and the Sagacious Senate assisting us magically as a civilization whenever they could. Striking deals with guilds and providing both infrastructure and military magic as required.

They'd set up a public library, with some sections restricted based on membership into a School or College, representing higher learning that requires an understanding of the underpinnings of a specific school or college before one could do more than hurt themselves practicing such things (also lets the colleges and schools keep their individual identities through the spells they can cast).

A hard and vast rule would be that once somebody joins the university, they're free to join into any other college or school, provided they can pay tuition for classes (or have a scholarship of some sort), and are willing to work from the bottom up.

Doesn't matter if you're an Archmage of College A, if you want to learn the secrets of School C, you'd better start as a student there and work your way up.

>>37910676
OH LORD WHAT HAVE I DONE

>>37910861
tuition would be set by an examining board at the time the school was taking admissions. You go in, you're tested to see if you'd be a good addition to the school. Depending on how much of a credit you were as far as the faculty was concerned, the admissions board would lower or raise your tuition. Yearly tests would determine changes in tuition as well so students would be encouraged to work as hard as possible to keep their tuition low.

Basically how the university tuition and admissions worked in 'Name of the Wind'.

>>37910732
>>37910861
That sounds good. It would be a monumental effort though. I wonder if we'd have to wait for another economic boom and construct it as a wonder.

>>37910754
loli

>>37910911
Might be wise, but we can atleast begin approaching the largest cults and begin pitching the idea to them? If they actively work to help bring about that economic boom so that the wonder that is the University, then that'd bring about a LOT to help encourage the acceptance and existence of it?

Would this be an idea or an action to roll for btw?

>>37910861
I don't think taxes are currently a thing.

People just get together and help out if something needs to get done.

Rolled 28 (1d100)

>>37909938
supporting, if still possible

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>>37909735
>>37909763
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>>37910034
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>>37909854
>>37909922

>Investigate, Support, and protect Akalade
>Roll 20/20
>Complete success.

This is something your people had already done of their own volition, but ever since the Death of Akalade's husband years ago he's been quietly surrounded by a cloud of his Husbands descendants: sons, daughters, and other relatives that have accepted and continue to respect Akalade's position within their family. With his work taking him to the mainland; some family members follow with him and a few sympathizers do as well. The Sage council even allows a small entourage of armed individuals whenever he roams outside the city walls to look after the little Elf.

As for the root of Akalade's paranoia; it's more noticed by his family members and close attendants, but Akalade hasn't been sleeping very well, something is calling out to him in his dreams. He spends most of his nights quietly huddled in his room; holding onto himself, other times he spends it gazing at the moon for hours. Most often though he's awoken up in the middle of the night by spasms and choked back gasps of fear.

Akalade refuses to sleep by himself anymore, "Something is coming for me and I don't want to be alone when or if it comes."

>>37911011
we'll reroll for it next action phase

>>37910989
Well run it off of donations and the tuition system? If this runs without taxes then presumably we're still a trade and barter system. This'd still work under such a system.

>>37911016
D:

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>>37911016
> "Something is coming for me and I don't want to be alone when or if it comes."

>>37911016
What's coming for him?

We should try to protect him however we can

>>37911079
Possibly the progenitor. Trying to influence him and get him to interfere with Mycea's plan.

so seriously, would the whole approach occultists thing be an idea or would it be an action? If we were trying to get the ball rolling on bringing about the train of thought presented in the following:
>>37910211
>>37910465
>>37910489
>>37910617
>>37910732
>>37910861
>>37910899

>>37909963
>So I just want to be clear on what I've read... we're a multiracial empire, primarily cyclops but also including gorgons now, who have recently encountered other civilizations for the first time formally, and through that are undergoing a cultural and technological revolution?

We've been in contact with Gorgons for almost thousands of years at this point; their alchemy development is a recent trend.

>Tech level is basically about mid greek dominance of the Mediterranean? Fall of Troy and such?
Correct.

>We have our own island (which is the southern landmass on the map) which is not fully explored I think? What do the various colors of arrow represent? Trade routes? Also is that a northern landmass or a series of islands or just 'explored' regions of the world?

The Map is "upside down". Our Lands include the various little islands, The Tip of the mainland and Mycea's Grove- which just borders the mountain range bordering the plains. Coloured Arrows represent trade routes and movement of various factions: Red, Cyclopes. Purple, Gorgon Empire. Pink, Mycea. Blue, Southern Cyclopes.

The Southern landmass is an entirely separate continent; it is a frozen land unthawed in certain locations through geothermal activity and is the home of a Sister Civilization of Southern Inuit/Maori like Cyclopes.

You guys can go ahead and roll for Actions now.

>>37911217
I'd say it'd either be an idea or a wonder. It introduces some new concepts and calls for some massive building projects.

>>37911260
If we want a wonder, we need dosh.

Work on economic improvements or get more resources.

Rolled 11 (1d20)

>>37911246
Guard Mycea's projects.

Rolled 6 (1d100)

>>37911246
Expand the new colony over the mountains.

>>37911287
Seconding.

Rolled 97 (1d100)

>>37911246
Develop Alchemy

Rolled 74 (1d100)

>>37911246
Idea: Weaponizing the Bells

>>37911274
We do have access to gems now but we haven't really looked into them. It might be worth it.

Rolled 15 (1d20)

>>37911287
supporting

Rolled 65 (1d100)

>>37911217
I say multipart.
I say the establishment of formal universities for the Occultists might be an idea. Reach out to them and say its okay to practice. Maybe addons such as College towns could be included eventually by way of actions.

>>37911287
Yeah, lets cover all the bases.
>>37911307
This is also good.

Rolled 49 (1d100)

>>37911274
>>37911260
So I'd want to roll it as an idea to start? Which is a 1d100 right?

NEW IDEA FOR THE CIVILIZATION
>The occult and magic and the knowledge it brings should not be shunned, but accepted. We should begin seeking out and approaching the largest cults of occultists. Offer them a place in our society where they need not be feared for their curiosity and talents. Ask them to help build places where those interested in them can come forward and learn without fear of discrimination.

>The end goal would be to make a place of learning about the occult and magical and mystical, where such things were celebrated and knowledge shared and grown and cultivated like fruit in our vast orchards. Basically following the train of thought presented here:
>>37910211
>>37910465
>>37910489
>>37910617
>>37910732
>>37910861
>>37910899

Not actually building a wonder yet, just creating a the idea that we should HAVE this.

Rolled 4 (1d20)

>>37911246
Improve mining techiniques.. Maybe by drilling through the mountains.

Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>37911246
Put a stop to the incest and pedophilia as it damages the community?

>>37911372
Could we get a ruling on this, OP? Is this something we could accomplish with a roll or is it a wonder?

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>>37911319
>make jewelry
>make music boxes with soothing charm spells
>sell to the south and to gorgon empire/tribes
>rake in mad dosh

>>37911425
We might want to look into their magical properties first before we start trading them in large amounts though.

Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>37911287
supporting as well

>>37911372
I'll support this if it's feasible as just an idea.

Rolled 79 (1d100)

>>37911372
supporting

>>37911405
well someone has rolled for it already. Though its a minor roll so far basically "Reachout and establish schools" >>37911349


Might be something we'll need to do in stages.

Rolled 1 (1d100)

>>37911372
>>37911502
Forgot to roll.

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>>37911425
>>37911464
Research the properties of the gems gained from the gorgons and our new mines

>>37911379
What incest and pedophilia? We don't have that?

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>>37911529

Rolled 11 (1d20)

Rolling to support the action to help make Manticores road wardens with the help of Mycea
>>37909938
as mentioned here

>>37911551
Yeah...yeah. Damnit.

Rolled 7 (1d20)

>>37909938
Supporting as best I can.

Rolled 12 (1d100)

>>37911571
we had 3 other people roll decently on it. Don't doomsay quite yet.

Otherwise another idea;
See if we can get Mycea to convince the Manticore tribe to not be murderous dicks.

or is that more of an action?

>>37911539
You might want to read this?
http://pastebin.com/iahm4JSj

>>37911613
Axtion I think. Though it'll probably have to wait for the next go-round.

>>37911529
You should have continued to forget.

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>>37911287
>>37911302
>>37911363

>Provide Support for Mycea's Project
>Roll 11/20
>Minimal Success.
>Mycea: Mother & Father of Fungi, Demi-god of harvest, ex-slave of elves and physical expression of the moon... Will accept your help, but does not want to be a Burden.

The Sage Council wishes to formally begin supporting the Machinations of Mycea; She does not entirely accept, but she also doesn't entirely decline. She's already long received the Pod and has begun cultivating and experimenting a most fertile and aggressive fungal growth. She then addresses the concerns and assistance of your people,

"I appreciate your concern and you know I always welcome your support and company, but I think it would be best if you let me take responsibility from this point onward. The only beings who hold any association with this scheme are currently myself, the Hydra Mother, and through no fault of his own; the elf Akalade." There is a distinct sad and resolved tone to her voice, "If this plan backfires; I do not wish to see your kind held responsible for my actions. I wish the great writhing beast to continue to let his ignorance and arrogance undermine his plans so he can continue to believe I am taking advantage of your kindness- as opposed to the reality of you made aware of my plans."

Might it be time for a simple code of laws? Nothing drastic but we could clearly lay out what punishments fit what crimes. Murder, rape, pedophilia, theivery, etc. are all things we should we should probably have a formal way of dealing with soon.

I'm not so sure incest should be added to the list of crimes but maybe we should actively discourage incestuous couples from producing children. We know enough about medicine now, I think, to know it has negative effects if left unchecked.

>>37911813
so now we're patsies to a cosmic crime. Great. I mean more power to her to "protecting" us. But she is aware that if her plan fails, we'll stand to protect her if the deep things wage war on her... So it isn't much difference. we might be in the long haul regardless.

>>37911813
Seems legit. If she was really trying to fuck us over or leave us holding the bag then she'd gladly welcome us formally and then put us between herself and the merfolk.

>>37911902
There are only two crimes.

The Crime of Lies and the Crime of Theft.

Everything is theft, from health, to life, to innocence, to soundness of being, etc. It's all theft.

If we set up laws, we should call Lawyers "Lie Breakers" and Police "Thief Takers"

>>37911932
Agreed. This just gives us more reason to trust her, imo.

>>37911313
We are a peaceful people! Also, magic tends to harm some (most?) gorgons.

>>37912020
Obviously we should get the occultists on our side to cure their magic allergy! There are gorgon cultists after all!

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>>37911307
>>37911363

>Develop Alchemy
>Roll 97/100
>HOT 97 +Interesting Results, +Occultism.

They seem to slowly come out of the wood work every so often; not so much Gorgons, but Cyclopes. Cyclopean individuals whom steal themselves away in Caves, abandoned or lop-sided dwellings in distant villages or derelict and over-grown portions of Cities.. there they concoct all manner of both mundane, magical, benign and nefarious experiments all in the name of their own interpretation of what they consider to be the best for the community and the whole.

Their Exile is voluntary- often not wanting to burden or endanger others with the event of their accidental death or the ensuing cross fire. They do however relinquish this exile when they discover something truly astounding: Medicines, Dyes, Potions and Elixirs with all manner of beneficial and interesting Qualities and even sometimes something as mundane as a simple breakthrough in chemistry they wish to share.

>+Alchemy Discovered
>Alchemy is the application of very subtle forms of magic applied to both inorganic and organic compounds for the creation of interesting chemical compounds. Anything from Medicine, Chemical weapons, to even mundane things such as interesting beverages or flavor enhancers are possible through Alchemy.
>+Branching discoveries: +Dyes (Blue, Purple,), +Silver Mining, +Improved Medicine, +Improved Alcohol.
>More complicated dyes produced from Insect and shellfish shells can now be produced with the help of Alchemy. Silver mining requires a complex understand of dangerous and toxic chemicals to separate it from the earth. Alchemy allows for the greater cultivation and application of more powerful medical elixirs, dried medicines and potions. Alchemy also allows for STRONGER Alcohols to be produce- something gorgons didn't consider.

>>37912270
Something other than Red Black and bleached White. Nice.
Imagine the things we can do now. Lanterns, Light posts, lights at night.

Hell maybe even wax, gunpowder, fireworks.

>>37912270
all the knowledge!

>>37912270
Stronger alcohol = Stronger Sages

Oh man i keep missing the start of this.
I hope we still have a few more posts left, i really want to push logistics.

>>37912498
We probably do. We're only a couple of hours in.

>>37912498
>http://pastebin.com/iahm4JSj
We should still have a ways to go yet.
Out of curiosity, how is our development on land-based vehicles? I know we're pretty behind on that stuff, but I just need a refresher on how far we've gotten.

>>37912556
I think we have carts and wagons pulled by elephants.

>>37912524
Thank Christ.

>>37912556
Need to improve carpentry, do some logistics (supply and demand), develop shoes so roads become more practical, and then develop paved roads if you want to up that area.

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>>37911313
>Idea: Weaponizing the Bells
>Roll 74/100
>Above Average Succes, +Racial Bonus.

Due to your Races peaceful and docile disposition; it doesn't happen on purpose, but it DOES eventually happen due to their deeply ingrained culture surrounding Hymns, Chants, and other forms of vocalized magical practices. Bells were originally created as an instrument for finer magical practices; Bells can be rung with very little effort and in doing so carry a simple tone that resounds constantly and reliable for harmonic experimentation.

Some wise guy eventually found out through proper application and convergence of boisterous in-tone Hymns and Chants; one can effectively with a flick of the wrist, call forth thunder, fire, water, and earth..... It is not completely 100% perfect though or flawless, as someone who is out of tune with their bell can very easily have it backfire upon them with explosive results.

However, the results cannot be ignored; everyone is quite easily dazzled and amazed when an experienced Sage rings his bell and lets loose the resonating call of crackling thunder, boisterous and vivid flames, the rumbling and erupting power of the earth or the tidal forces of water.

>>37912556
carts pulled by beasts of burdens and rickishaws mostly for older or infirm

stuff we copied from the gorgons

>>37912270
Are there still occultist communities out there? Or was this what they were all working along the lines of for the most part?

I still think we should create an environment where they can exile themselves while still being safer.

The school would be a place where NO ONE need be endangered. A containment area as it were?

This might be a project for settlements, building 'wizard's towers' where occultists can gather and train and learn from one another and experiment where help is within easy reach, but the tower itself acts an isolation unit as it were.

You do your experiment at the top of the tower so that if it all goes wahoonie shaped, the explosion is well above the heads of anyone it can hurt, and if anything dangerous is unleashed, it's got a ways to fall and will likely be hurt or even killed by the fall?

Heck, what about compounds within sight of the city walls but still within easy reach? These are people doing their best for our communites with their research. They should share that and expand it?

So next action I'm going to move for the building of "Occult Compounds" where they can work together, share knowledge, while still being isolated from population centers so that they need not worry about their experiments harming others.

>>37912654
A pretty similar plan has already been laid out. We're just waiting for the turn to pass before we try to push it through.

We should really push for making new communities off the islands and the coast. A single tsunami or earthquake can wipe out our whole population.

>>37912824
Agreed. Maybe make one island specifically for the occultists? But more colonies would be a good idea.

>>37912824
We have a few in-land towns. Mycea's and the one near the mountains. More wouldn't be a bad idea though.

Maybe we could do homesteading? Encourage cyclops to settle lands on their own. Fill the space between our current settlements and existing empires.

>>37912951
Where -are- our settlements on the map? I thought we were the giant city...

>>37912951

I'm not sure that's something they'd want to do. They have a very strong sense of community and a dislike for individualism. Trying to make their way on their own probably isn't something that appeals to many cyclopeans.

>>37913036
I dunno bout that. They might just set up farms as a group.

>>37912951
>>37913036

Still pastoral communities or farms in the plains seen like a good step.

>>37913064
And some tech to go with it to increase food production. I'm going to push for things like wheelbarrows, plows, irrigation, etc. if it hasn't been researched yet.

>>37913047
>>37913064
Agreed, but those would be more like communes or normal towns than homesteads.

>>37913015
We're the small islands and the peninsula of the mainland. All the other places on the mainland are the Gorgon tribes and City.

>>37913146
what's the set of places far to the north (south?) of us? Across the ocean?

So something like >Settle the plains with new communities. ?

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>>37911349
>>37911372

>Acknowledge and Study the Existence of Current Occultist trends across Cyclopean Territory.
>Roll 65/100
>Lucky 5 roll, Honest results, but not perfect. +Racial Collectivism & Docility. -Gorgon Influence

Occultism has recently begun extremely popular in this coming Hymn and the chorus of our time has been the flow of deep and mysterious arcane secrets and study that many young, budding, Cyclopean individuals feel are too dangerous, disturbing, or unusual to practice in decent and respectable society. Your people however are very forgiving, kind, and patient- and these feelings extend almost endlessly to your own species. Through patience and understanding you are able to catalogue and document the current most popular fields of study:

>+Theology Discovered+
>Theologians are simple and reclusive individuals whom are motivated in their efforts to understand the divine canons that rule and order our universe. In Cyclopean civilization there is much spill over from Astrology, Astromancy, as your gods are often seen as literal rulers of the heavens and cosmic beings such as the Sun, the Moon, and the Stars. The Solar priesthood and the Weeping sages are effectively just "publicly popular" cults.

>+Necromancy Discovered+
>Necromancy from a Gorgon's perspective is the formal study and manipulation of Death. Within Cyclopean Occultism Necromancy is the study of Rot, Fungal Growth, Death, Spirits, Ghosts, with occasional references to the Stars. It is a morbid and misunderstood practice that is seen as distasteful and their practitioners understand this. They believe their work however can potentially save lives.

(part 2 incoming, please by patient.)

>>37913191
Thats the Southern Cyclops, they're a seperate civ at the moment.

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>>37913202

>+Eldritch Study Discovered+
>Druidism is a faint and distant echoe of the truth: the world as we know it grown from the flesh of deceased ancient beings, the old tales speaking of all life sprouting from the torn asunder and consumed flesh of ancient horrors that haunt even the oldest and most cosmic being's minds and dreams- both preceding and causing all of creation. The disturbing and ancient horrors that lie within the most primordial dreams and echoes of an ancient and savage time are not for the faint of heart; they are to be studied, understood, and taught in the utmost secrecy so that Cyclopean Civilization may come to one day understand the origins and meaning of life.

>+Demonology Discovered+
>This cult was only made aware simply due to how seemingly unique and exclusive it was; Made up of only a very small cult following consisting of a few individuals- with one noticeably being a two-headed Cyclopes. When interviewed or asked what their mission statement was they simply answered,
>"The Red world Calls."

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>>37913491
>"The Red world Calls."

Mars is hell? How very Doom. I hope they're all based on Abyssal ships.

Huh. We may want to outlaw demonology before it even gets a foothold. Maybe we could consult Mycea about it.

>>37913545
it could be ways to FIGHT demons though

>>37913545
And maybe keep an eye on the guys studying Eldritch things before they start rolling Sanity checks.

>>37913491
>+Eldritch Study Discovered+
>+Demonology Discovered+

All in favor of proscribing this studies say "Aye".

Aye.

Alright, that's "three".
>>37913191
That's the southern continent. Like I've said before: it's completely dominated by icebergs, permafrost, snow, etc.. The "patches" are where constant Geothermal activity has allowed reliable habitation and the growth of native flora and fauna to take place. It's currently habituated by a neighboring Cyclopean Civilization

You guys can feel free to roll for new actions now.
After this set of new Actions Mycea will be ready to enact her plan and that will effectively start taking effect.

>>37913202

>Theology
This one should be easy. Places of learning set up around this would be simplicity itself.

>Necromancy
We gotta fix this. Necromancy, in it's proper place, is not just the resurrection of corpses, it's a place to understand death and to give consolation to those who were beloved of the departed. Necromancers could easily fill the role of priests of death in our society, seeing to the proper care and disposal of corpses, calling on ancestral spirits for guidance, and also helping fight diseases and sickness. Their use of the stars might also put them in a position to work closely with the Theologians.

>Druidism
This one I think needs to be basically made into our occult police force. They best understand the terrible powers that lead to the creation of this world. Making it so that, from top to bottom, the cults of Druids would be made to protect our peoples from these things, perhaps even to police the other occult organizations like the Theologians, Necromancers, and Alchemists, and maybe whatever group is responsible for the magical bells, to see to it they don't stray off the path might be a really good idea.

>Demonology
We need to learn a fuckton more about these guys... but first I think we should work to formalize the Alchemists, Theologians, Necromancers, and Druids. Each needs to be given a place in our society, a function, a purpose beyond simply learning for learning's sake. A reason to exist beyond simple discovery, but a purpose to put these discoveries too.

Demonology, however, sounds bad, and we need to learn a lot more about it.

Current ideas:

Theologians: Basically our current sages right? They made the battle-bells and similar? So they should continue with that. Seems to be our arcane school in some ways.

Alchemists: Healers and scientists of natural philosophy, applying their learning towards commerce and medicine?
>cont.

>>37913577
It doesn't sound like it, but I think it's worth asking the most powerful being we know, and probably the stars, about it before we encourage it's study.

Rolled 86 (1d100)

>>37913673
Idea: Invent footwear. We're going all around the continent, we're hiking through the mountains for crying out loud. We need proper shoes.

Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>37913673
Consult Mycea about the new magic of demonology. Ask her about "The Red World."

Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>37913673
Develop better logistics

Essentially allowing more complex things to be done faster. More layers of management etc.

Did we ever make concrete?

Rolled 86 (1d100)

>>37913673

Settle the plains with new communities. We talk about this.

Rolled 9 (1d20)

>>37913746
supporting

>>37913684
Necromancers: Priests of Death, seeing to it that the dead remain unprofaned and that they are treated with respect, guarding grave yards, and helping people deal with the deaths of their loved ones, or even helping the terminally ill or mortally wounded come to terms with their own deaths and be able to accept them. Also working with the spirits of the dead for guidance, protection, and working to see to it that such spirits are able to move onto the afterlife or whatever.

Necromancers might work very closely with alchemists in the study of disease and the body to perfect medicine. They might also work closely with Theologians in the study of the stars. This would help police them and keep them from turning their talents towards profaning the dead.

Druidism: They're playing with fire, but we know such beings exist, and we need to have a base level knowledge of them. We should have our Druids act as guardians, protectors, fighters of the dark things from the dawn of time and protectors of sanity. They might also be good at helping repair the minds of the broken and insane?

Rolled 12 (1d20)

>>37913673
Diplomancy the manticore, spider and dinosaur tribes as mentioned above, bringing in mycea to help them settle into a mutually beneficial situation where the Manticores stop raiding and instead act as guides and guards

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>37913673
Refine our healing with our new understanding of alchemy and arcane magic.

Rolled 13 (1d20)

>>37913815
supporting, also how goes the Gorgon Empress and the potential God-Emperor Gorclopse?

>>37913842
healing magic*

>>37913762
Supporting

Rolled 13 (1d20)

>>37913815
Supporting

Rolled 15 (1d29)

>>37913684
Establish trade/Trade settlements with Changelings in the Grasslands.

Might be nice if their nomadic tribes had places to stop by.

Rolled 11 (1d20)

>>37913673
Send another diplomatic envoy to the Changelings, propose trade and their aid in creating a new colony past the mountains, perhaps near the jungle we discovered last thread

Rolled 64 (1d100)

>>37913910
Shit messed up the dice slightly there. Should I roll again? Or leave it at that since it is in the 1-20 range?

Otherwise an Idea,
Consolidate Theologian research into public record. Creating an Occult Library might be a neat way to edge things closer to public schooling/universities.

Rolled 70 (1d100)

>>37913673
Help draw together the 4 major communities of occultists (theologians, necromancers, druids, and alchemists) into unified organizations. Perhaps various temples of worship/respect of different aspects of reality?

Druids for example would respect the origins of life (in the same way you respect a hungry tiger), but know that they must be defended against rather than worshipped.

Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>37913929
Seconding this.

We should have a permanent trading post for the changelings.

>>37913997
So a kind of official guild version for each?

>>37913968
>>37913997
These could work well together.
Publishing their work might also be a nice way of getting them formalized/understood. Sorta like how Darwin published his findings regarding "the origin of species" would lead things down the line to Evolution being respected/understood rather than "Crackpot"-y.

Or maybe there's a better example.

>>37914085
I think we usually do record our magical findings. The Arcanum has huge rooms just for scrolls, I believe.

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>>37913704
>Idea: Invent footwear.
((We actually already have leather shoes/moccasins and sandals, since I blame myself for this oversight for not making this more aware; would you like to use this roll for something else? Or would you like us to just have really nice/better shoes?))

>>37913745
>>37913688
>Ask Mycea's opinion on the latest occultist discoveries.
>Roll 17/20
>Succes, +Mycea genuinely would not lie to you.

>Theology
>"The Study of the Stars, Sun, and Moon seem practical, but be warned; The "true" Gods are not flesh and blood like me and you- they may not always be so sympathetic towards the lives of natural beings.." She quickly cuts herself off and becomes flustered, blushing profusely and stuttering, "Though, please; forgive my disrespect. I did not in anyway mean to criticize your Culture- I'm terrible sorry, please forgive me.

>Necromancy
>"You've become Curious about Necromancy?" Her eyes immediately light up and she seems to personally become very flattered as she trails off onto a rant, "The study of mushrooms, rot, mold, disease, and decay.. the pursuit and respect towards the natural cycle of death and rebirth.." She becomes flustered, placing her palms on her cheeks and rocking from side to side. "I would be honored to instruct you on proper Necromatic teachings- Oh my, oh my, oh my goodness!"

(part 2 incoming)

>>37914178
maybe a sideffect for inventing better shoes? Like say... we invent a suite of "utilitarian" shoes that let us explore the tundra, or wellingtons to explore more grasslands/swamps. Or straight up armored boots.

Not the guy that posted the invent footware thing, just making suggestions.

>>37914178
>Mycea gushing about Necromancy
My god, so adorable.

>>37914178
(Change of plans: use it for improving overland travel and vehicles, maybe even using magic to create a land version of the flying pot.)
(Also, thanks for offering to reuse the roll, that's super cool of you.)

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>>37914178
Better shoes and clothes in general would be nice.

Maybe we could get stockings too!

>>37914311
so just aesthetics rather than usefulness? Hm... well moccasins do need to be replaced more often. Maybe just some more supporting boots. Or clogs, or sandals.

Maybe cleats for mountain climbing? Boots for long treks? Or greaves for protection.

>>37914268
wonder if necromancy can be used to enrich the land and increase crop yields.

>>37914396
Clothes aren't useless. They're good protection against the cold, heat, the sun, and slight protection against bodily harm.

The fact it looks good is just secondary.

>>37914432
I would think so. It must be the kind of magic Mycea uses most of the time and she has brought a lot of life back to the region.

>>37914464
maybe magic boots? weaving songs into the threads of clothing

>>37914615
Sounds like a good idea.

I hope my 20 for better healing magic made it through. That could be amazing.

>>37914708
I could only imagine the results. Last time we rolled for healing stuff we got "Mana fixes all wounds" kind of thing.

Man we ought to mess around with mana more.

>>37914735
Mana is divine stem cell soup

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>>37914178

>Elderitch Study
>Her Tone takes one of hesitation and discomfort, "Yes, that is technically correct; All forms of Contemporary Druidism (including Necromancy) at their very basis are watered down and safer version of Eldiritch study. It is uncomfortable for me to admit, but all living things tie their origins to those unsavory and ancient creatures." She takes a moment to collect herself, "I think if handled responsibly it could have the potential to do great good and bring about a kind of fertility and richness in living diversity we don't normally experience but I could just as equally see it being abused."

>Demonology.
>You mention the "The Red world calls" and her face empties of colour, her eyes grow dull and distant as she stares off into nothing'ness. She's unresponsive for quite some time until she slowly begins to weep; her eyes flowing with tears and her nose running before she bursts into outright hysterics, "No, no, no, no, no, no, no- NO. NO. NO- I WILL NOT GO BACK. WE WILL NOT GO BACK- YOU MUSN'T GO BACK. WE WILL NEVER GO BACK. NEVER. NEVER EVER." She clutches onto your emmissarie's shoulders, her entire body is shivering, "WHO. Who said this? What do you know? WHAT HAS HAPPENED?!"
>When she is told it is isolated to one Cult she calms down and tries to regain some of her composure in between whiping away her tears and nose, "You must save them. You must stop them because I love you and I know you and I know they are doing what the think is best in their hearts. They need to be stopped- do not force them, I know you can change their hearts; you are an honest and loving people. Please, you must stop them."

>>37914543
Sounds like necromancy can heal as well? As long as it derives from a current life source? Maybe we could donate vital energy like humans donate blood? Or the terminally ill could give up the last of their vital energy for a quick, painless death? Or criminals, rather than doing time could donate their lifespan to the common good?

>>37914844
Eldritch Study could bring back extinct creatures like the Boiling Lizard or the Parrat

REDEMPTION

>>37914844
Ho shit. Okay we're putting a full stop on any and all Demonology practice.

>>37914844

>They need to be stopped- do not force them, I know you can change their hearts

Okay. This seems really important. How can we do this peacefully and respectfully?

>>37914844
Sounds like making Druids into guardians of life and diversity would be a fun choice.

Also time to crack that demonology cult open. We can redeem them. But if we can't we'll have to stop them.

>>37914922
Considering our cultures reverence for mycea, it may be a good point to argue from to halt all research into it for now, or at least until we are so proficient in arcane we can easily brush off any red world influence.

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>>37914844
Welp.
Guess we're gonna break the bad news to the Demonology guys.

>>37914918
>Parrat
No. Even if we bring them back in a form that's prior to us meddling with them, they're still at the very least pests and vermin.

>>37914957
Agreed. We ask them to explain themselves and explain her reaction.

We gotta talk to them about it.
That two headed moon touched one could bring the most trouble.
We still don't know what he could be capable of.

>>37914844

Come on, say it with "Demonology is now a proscribe study."

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THE RED WORLD CALLS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKfupO4ZzPs

>>37914918
The parrats still exist though.

>>37914918
>>37914948
Sounds good to me. What if Druids become guardians of life? Repairing places ravaged by disaster, promoting life, guarding against corruptive threats and using their knowledge of horrors to defend against them and unwind 'lesser' magics being abused by lesser mages, since it seems all magic is derived from elder itch occultism.

>>37914957
That could work. It'd at least help our argument.

>>37915123
Similar to the druids from Eberron fighting back against the plane of madness and chaos of the dream world.

>>37915032
The none sentient ones yes.

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>>37913746
>>37913766
>Develop better logistics
>Roll 17/20
>Success. +Mageocracy, +Meritocracy

Your people are all together very lazy; this isn't a bad thing as it often keeps them out of trouble and most of your endeavors and greatest feats have been from a pure and innocent passion and love for something- often the group as a whole. The problem though is it takes a while to get anything done, people have a tendency to forget things, and if you don't persist in reminding individuals... sometimes projects will even be completely abandoned because they are "too hard"- afterwards being picked up again months later.

This has stopped. The Development of better logistics, record keeping, and people who are genuinely quite anal about such things have been slowly placed into these positions to prevent "boredom" and "discouragement" from taking place in a work environment.

>+Actions can no longer fail due to Cyclopes simply losing interest or becoming disheartened. Actions, structures, and large complicated projects like wise will take less time, resources, and with a higher quality of finish simply on the grounds that people aren't opting out to drink and play soccer for weeks or skipping work early for a quick lunch and a visit to the bath house.

>>37914918
Maaaaaaybe not. Bringing back a species that is already dead sounds a lot like Pet Sematary territory.
And using Eldritch Studies to do so sounds like a way for everything to go horribly, horribly wrong.
And let's not even consider if, in addition to the above, we bring back the parrats of all species.

>>37915175
Basically yeah. But they also could be our anti ages. Unraveling spells by using their original, elder itch first principles.

>>37915213
The Boiling Lizards still live in the area of the Southern Cyclopes.

Question- cyclopeans don't have names? How do individuals refer to each other then?

>>37915191
>Actions can no longer fail due to Cyclopes simply losing interest or becoming disheartened. Actions, structures, and large complicated projects like wise will take less time, resources, and with a higher quality of finish simply on the grounds that people aren't opting out to drink and play soccer for weeks or skipping work early for a quick lunch and a visit to the bath house.

I love these fuckers

The Parrats didn't go extinct, did they? I thought their demi-god just took them away from our islands.

We should probably do something about the pedophilia problem we have soon, people in positions of authority need to be culturally pushed to act like it is a responsibility that can be taken away, not a privilege.

My suggestion for dealing with it would be normal punishment for the first crime, but a 'black mark' for continued. Tattoo the persons face or palm of their hand with a criminal mark so others know to be wary of them.

>>37915277
yeah they're not around the main island but they're still AROUND

>>37915277
Yup! Parrat Moses led them to the promised land.

>>37915251
I think "Names" are a thing. I mean they'd have to be so you'd know to trust Wimoweh the Singer rather than Bowuha the Poopsmith to entertain a group of gorgon emissaries. Its just Individualism is not important, that doesn't mean cyclopses don't have names and aren't individuals themselves. If something can be done, it can be done in a group. If someone is in charge, a bunch of people are in charge.

>>37915183
And? It's better that way.

>>37915287
Yeah, it is a problem that needs to be addressed. Incest too, but the pedophilia is a priority.
Also, if we are going to use the tattoo, make it the face. Not everybody notices hands, but faces are always looked at.

>>37915287
Agreed. A tattoo around the eye of anyone who commits pedophillia. Also those in office must never lie, or they should be removed from office and given a tattoo as well. Not as obvious, but still.

>>37915351
>Bowuha the Poopsmith

To be perfectly honest if I was visit a foreign nation and I heard that there was a man whose name was poopsmith I would be very curious as to how he earned it. I would not shake his hand however

>>37915361
I think the problems that stem from incest could be at least partly remedied with just better education in biology. I don't think we necessarily need to criminalize it.

>>37915401
Pedophillia needs to be though. Second offense is banishment though I think.

>>37915401
I have an incestuous second aunt and uncle somewhere in my family tree, that said they didn't know they were related until they found out they shared the same grandpa-grandma brother sister pair down the line. They had been going out for a while at that point and ... liked eachother enough, they just swore off having kids in case of complications.

>>37915351
Maybe Cyclopes names are like internet usernames. Everyone has different ones for different places and contexts.

>>37915361
>>37915367

We need to make sure it is a very specific pattern of facial tattoo, not something easily gotten rid of or forged. Not to mention to make sure other face tattoos are not ostracized, as that could be culturally damaging. I suggest we invest in using a specific colour of tattoo, like red alongside the pattern to make it more clearly defined.

Shame is earnt. Forgiveness will take a lifetime.

>>37915458
XxParratSlayerxX

>>37915451
There you go. That's all we really need to promote.

>>37915465
We could also take the method of that African tribe. Criminals are brought into the center of a circle of their friends and family and reminded of every good thing they've ever done, reminded that they are BETTER than the person they were when they committed the crime.

>>37915516
That's a very cool idea. Very cyclopean, I think.

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>>37913762
>Settle the plains with new communities.
>Roll 86/100
>Complete Success -Racial penalty, -Hostile Environment

Cyclopean traffic has dramatically increased with the mining town and Mycea herself acting as something of a sister city-state that you currently control. This has made Colonizing and founding new communities on the plain a lot easier, but even then most Cyclopes are not keen on building settlements in the open, bald-ass, plains. The Mountain pass has even begun to cultivate rich and hearty Fungal growth due to the efforts of local Cyclopes dwelling within mining communities.

Settlement has been established sporadically on the Jungles that begin just around the coasts; underneath the mountains and despite the presence of Hippos, Manticores, and Therasaurs.. it isn't a bad place to live: The plains offer ideal hunting grounds and the Jungles provide perfect temperatures and territory for fungal and orchard cultivation your people rely on for food.

New movement and Settlement patterns have been marked on our Map.

>>37915511
tone fair, parent-child incest, even if both are adults, needs to be discouraged entirely. Abuse of position and all. Really think we need to swear it off entirely.

Another thing we could do: Set up a friendly football competition between our civ and the snowclops. Makes for a more interesting and close nit relationship.

>>37915572
Yeah. That'd fall under the ban on pedophilia I should think. I don't think we should try to limit the behavior among consenting adults though. As long as they're aware of the dangers it poses to their children.

>>37915561
we should set up a water route between our islands and the new jungle settlement.

>>37915656
Agreed

>>37915649
No, even between a consenting adult and their consenting adult parent. It's too much of a power imbalance

>>37915649
Also, we may be able to advance healing magic to the point where genetic problems are no longer a worry.

>>37915646
This would be cool.

>>37915697
I think it's just asking for trouble honestly. We should just ban it and discourage it.

>>37915731
Social Taboo to do, but fine to talk about. We should never stifle discussion, just make sure all the reasonable logical arguments are well supported, taught and recorded.

>>37915803
I can get behind that.

>>37915731
I don't. I don't want fo police their bedrooms. Sex is something the cyclops really enjoy, if the participants are consenting, of age, and responsible I don't see a reason to interfere.

>>37915835
And you honestly don't think that a parent can't put undue influence on their own child? Even a child that is a 'consenting adult'.

Cyclops are fond of sex sure. But rape is rape, when you use influence to get someone to 'agree' to sex, that's rape. I'm pretty sure the cyclops don't think tricking or using influence to get sex out of somebody as cool.

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>>37914311
>>37914279

>Improve overland Travel, Vehicles, and perhaps find a magical application to ease travel.
>Roll 86/100
>Success +Hovering pot,

Some of your people have to travel- quite a lot in fact. Trade between the Gorgon Empires, Mycea's city, and the distant mining villages have all lead to the development of proper roads and pathways that are respected and kept well maintained (something even Mycea herself invests time into showing proper care towards). Cyclopes still however have to Traverse these on foot as no Creature is large enough to hold their weight and even Elephants and Triceratops are only fit for pulling wagons or carts... and realistically Rickshaws do not actually solve the problem.. even though the general census is they are incredibly fun.

>+Hovering Wagon invented+
The Hovering wagon is an alteration on the model of the floating pot; instead of a focus on hovering about and looking amazing and bringing for jealous looks from inferior cultures below.. The Hovering wagon provides a lot more in the way of humble practicality and function. A large clay-work engraved "wagon", with iron and gold pipes feeding into a bell just below the structure that contains a magnetic and polarized clapper. As The pipes are fed hymns- they feed into the bell below which allows it to however very slightly off the ground. The pipes like wise also control steering as one can control which pipe is sung into to maneuver the bell's polarity below.
It is clumsy and no faster than walking- peeking out at a top speed of a "jog" unless you get out and push it- but it's something.

>>37915965
We should tie a beast of burden to it in order to exponentially increase their carrying capacity!

Rolled 40 (1d100)

>>37915965
>even though the general census is they are incredibly fun.
Let's make magic roller coasters next.

>>37916030
Rolling for.

Rolled 78 (1d100)

>>37916031
lets expand that into other amusing rides also.

Rolled 5 (1d20)

We should approach the cult if the red planet and tell them our friend's reaction, ask for a full explanation and for them to pause while we deliberate upon whether or not to Perdue these studies as we pursue the other 4 schools.

>>37915948
I 'm not going to turn this into an argument that drags on all the way through the thread. We know where we stand and that can be the end of it.

Rolled 11 (1d20)

>>37915965
Organize the 4 types of occultism ( alchemy, theology, necromancy, and elder itch studies) into district and organized temples focused on study of their subjects and providing guidance and help to others as they can through their various disciplines.

It's not time for rolls yet guys.

Just answering some questions/concerns that don't require rolls before we move onto Mycea's event.

>>37913863
>How goes the Gorgon Empress and the potential God-Emperor Gorclopse?
Every generation and rebirth of the Gorgon empress has progressively birthed a new empress who's likeness, mindset, and resemblance to the Hydra mother constantly grows. We're at the point where her reincarnations no longer possess legs and instead are lamia-like in their physical form and her current count for "upper body torso heads" is at 3. ((Reminder: The Hydra mother has the body of a hydra- where instead of heads she has entire Gorgon maidens, think, like.. A Hydra lamia only her snake part is a neck that feeds into the hydra's body.))

>>37915948
>>37915835
>>37915731
>>37915697
>>37915694

>The Current nature of incest
People don't typically have incestual sex for the purpose of reproduction; Cyclopes learned where babies came from a while back and are pretty familiar with inbreeding and animal husbandry. The main cause of incest at the moment is either "heavy petting" between siblings or sodomy. There's no cultural stigma to tell them it's wrong or incorrect, but people do generally understand you shouldn't impregnate your sister.

I will now proceed to enact Mycea's "Event" since her time is up and she's ready to go- brace for STUFF.

Rolled 66 (1d100)

>>37916070
Fuck, rolling for again.

Damn. No healing magic boost. Maybe next time.

>>37916248
>her time is up
...odd choice of words.

>>37916248
Still quick... But as long as it's sibling focused... Sure. Just parent child should be taboo as fuck.

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>>37916248
>brace for STUFF.
Here we go.

I hope we did the right things :|

>>37916248
i hope she's not dead before she can teach us the ins and outs of necromancy.

>>37916248
The hydra mother will lead the gorgon empire?

>>37916454
Well if that happens I hope she remembers all we've done and continue to do for them. If it wasn't for us her people would be nothing but tribal barbarians.

>>37916454
One can only hope.

>>37916498
>>37916571
I'm not sure if this is a good thing. The hydramother can be a trickster and well, gods directly ruling people might set a bad precedent

>>37916658
If she rules. And as long as she's a benevolent God, who cares?

Most efficient and best form of government is a a benevolent dictator after all?

She said we'll be rewarded if this works. With what I wonder?

We should ask Mycea about the moon-touched cyclopeans sometime.

>>37916823
If she survives.

>>37916835
True...

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>Mycea: Mother & Father of Fungi, Demi-god of harvest, ex-slave of elves and physical expression of the moon Enacts her Plan.

It begins abruptly on a clear and sunny day with little to no forewarning or mention on her part: the structure that makes up her mass from which grows out and acts as the heart of her territory and nourishes her begins to "pulse" with the visible flexing of artery-like tendrils that pump and guide fluids through out greater form. She does not stop anyone from entering her personal chambers and almost seems to welcome the company, but through her heavy constant breathing she admits, "This will look very.. unbecoming of a proper lady such as myself. I hope that you are not repulse by what I'm about to do." She extends her hands, "or taken back if I were to request someone hold my hands". There is no shortage of volunteers; she tightly clenches her hands, heaves, groans, and her entire form shakes violently from side to side.

Outside though the true spectacle is taking place: a breath taking display of colour begins to flush and flow into the membranes and "mounds" making up the various domed structures of Mycea's form and they soon become alight with rich and vibrant pinks, blues, teals, orange, purples, and reds- a myriad of stripes and dazzling variety of colour that leaves on lookers amazed. Her domed plant-like structures begin to swell and pulse like that of a heart beat accompanied by vein-like Mycelium across her Grove become quite prominent.

Mycea's humanoid form becomes pained and she begins to groan out loudly to her own embarrassment before finally her "Domes" start splitting before they burst open to reveal humongous, supple, splayed out, flowering bodies that exhume a blanketing coverage of brightly coloured spores. One after another they start popping open until the entirety of Mycea's Grove is blanketed under a gently snowing cloud of puffy spores.
(part 2 inc)

>>37916899
I really hope these don't fuck us over...

>>37916899

Goddamnit we are gonna need alot of new names

>>37916899
Did she just give birth? Or a sporgasm?

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At this point Mycea's humanoid form has become visibly exhausted and a few Cyclopes are at her side and holding her to prevent her from hanging limply in place. Her breathing is still very heavy, her face is flushed with colour, and her "hair" seems to be wilting slightly.
"Almost, Almost- this was the hard way out. I'll admit, I'll admit it- there was an easier way, but it would have been selfish and it would have hurt you." She slowly rises of her own volition and catches her breath before she begins her heavy patterned breathing once more. "Okay, hold me tight please- it's the big push this time."
With her Humanoid form held and embraced by a number of attendants she embraces them back and her entire being begins to convulse and shiver once more; her flowering bodies sway, the spores continue to flutter down.. the top structure begins the swell. The largest, tallest, and most prominent "dome" on Mycea begins to flex and convulse almost unnaturally and it begins to swell much larger than the others- small seams begin to burst from the dome and pour out a visibly bright orange glowing liquid your people recognize as Mana.

The Dome then starts flexing upon itself, pressure seems to build up onto it, and a visible "lip" on the top begins to form; before it finally bursts open and violently expels an enormous pod of green, flesh-like, fungal growth. The Pod is ejected so quickly it leaves behind an ear-ringing crack and causes Mycea's entire form to wave back and forth. The Pod flies across the sky leaving behind a vapor trail as it goes- it's fungal tendrils that had once connected it to Mycea dangling behind it.

>>37917215
Oh damn

>>37917215
I think we just saw anti-great-old-one artillery Fire...

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The pod continues to soar through the air- it flies and is ejected far, far, off into the distance. Later, Cycloptic folk living on the homeland report seeing it soar across the sky before dissapearing across the horizon and out to sea. A few handfuls of Cyclopes who were out at Sea at the time as well as some Southerners re-tell that the pod landed somewhere out at the deepest portion of the "deep" ocean; the pod seemingly spearing the ocean depths with great speed and efficiency that persisted throughout.

Mycea meanwhile is a bit of a mess- she's gone limp, her personal chambers are incredibly humid, and she herself seems to have begun flowering: her breasts becoming noticeably fuller and heavier and a rich display of red and orange patterned fronds grown upon her; trailing down and become longer, more colourful, and more engorged towards her groin. She's completely exhausted, unable to support her own weight- even her hair is limp.

She still tries though to retain some of her dignity and brings up her shivering hands to cover herself up, "N-no, no.. please don't look at me. This is no way for a lady to present herself. My shame, please." The Cyclopes scramble over one another to provide Mycea a blanket.

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>>37917533
Don't tell me she's gonna die.

>>37917533
I hope she didn't just kill herself off.

>>37917560
>>37917561
Well, she is a demi-god of rebirth. Maybe she'll come back if worse come to worst.

>>37917533
We should work to make her more comfortable, also ask her if we should prepare for anything?

If she's going to die we need to help her know her city will be seen too, that her legacy and knowledge are preserved as much as possible. If she just killed herself when she had a method of preserving her own life at our expense, we owe her massively.

Could we have done more to help? It doesn't seem like it but I'm not sure.

>>37917664
She turned down our formal assistance.

>>37917683
I hope it wasn't just because of an inadequate roll.

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>>37917560
>>37917561

Mycea while in the arms over your attendants, enshrouded in her blanket, still continues to "flower" and the strength from her entire form seems to be slowly sapped as the spores continue to rain down upon the entirety of her Grove. Her breathing calms down, her heart rate softens, but she slowly starts taking more drawn out breaths and lethargy over-takes her as the spores continue to rain outside.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry my sweet, dear, innocent, children- I lied; this may have been the hard way out for both of us." Her voice becomes hoarse as the flowering fronds slowly over take her form and she begins to slowly physically atrophy and wither.

"I'm sorry, I love you." Her voice gets softer. "I'm sorry, I love you" Her hair begins falling out. "I'm sorry, I love you". She starts to curl up. "I'm sor-."

>Mycea: Mother & Father of Fungi, Demi-god of harvest, ex-slave of elves and physical expression of the moon.
>Has Died.

A mushroom is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source. I'm sorry, Anons. This was her plan.

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>>37917789
She better have fucking kids.

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>>37917789
NO!

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>>37917789
IM SO SAD

>>37917789
Well this is definitely the first civ thread to make me cry.

What did she do? What did she DO?

Did she at least suceed at what she was trying to do? Did we just fail completely?

>>37917882
>>37917887
We'll find out.
But I guess we should have seen this coming.
We wanted to kill a god.
And everything comes with a price.

>>37917789
she died to save us all. Great.

Well... I shouldn't be surprised but, I am.

I guess we don't have any good "necromancy" source now... neither do we have a admirable bargaining chip with the Manticore tribe either.

>>37917789
Can we use up all our actions and ideas this turn to get a grunted best success on throwing her the biggest most awesome funeral/wake ever?

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>>37917922
garunteed*

Also, we should see if she'll be reborn or otherwise revived. We should bring the necromancers into a formal priesthood to honor her sacrifice and follow in her steps.

A religious order devoted to rebirth, the sanctity of the fallen, and ensuring that meaningless death is avoided.

Rolled 9 (1d20)

>>37917922
This is the only course of Action.

We should wait to see what grows in from her spores too, make this a kickass memorial sight for her

>>37917922
And maybe set up a two day annual holiday? One day to mourn her loss and another to celebrate her life and give thanks.

>>37917971
Now this sounds really cool.

>>37917922
Seconded.
She did everything she could for our sakes while thinking so little of herself. Let's show her how much she is really worth.

Fuck. I just hope it wasn't for nothing. She was a great character.

Hold on, hold on. What if she just did something really bad? What if she and the hydra mother conned us?

>>37917789
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ku--QYJQsPo&list=RDxG6OK4NRLPw&index=27&spfreload=1

I believe we can reincarnate her. A new mega project like the Arcanum?

Do you think we can do it Anons?

>>37918027
Cons generally don't end with the conman dying.

Also, are we all agreed? Give up all other actions and ideas this turn to take a 20 on the check to honor her Sacrufuce and investiture the necromancers as a formal religious order devoted to honoring her memory and purpose?

>>37918027
I don't think so. I think she just martyred herself to save us.

>>37918077
that would be fitting.

>>37918077
Yeah. It's got my vote. Maybe it'll will even be a big enough event to tame the manticore tribe's ways.

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>37918046
Wait... This... THIS! formalize the necromancers, we use their powers over rebirth to reincarnate her!

>>37918107
>>37918077
>>37918114
Adding my concensus
>>37918120
oh damn

>>37918077
Absolutely.

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>>37918120
A little early maybe to start rolling but... Kinda perfect...

>>37918120
Linking this to >>37917789
We just got a crit success on formalizing necromancers and using them to reincarnate her.

Fuck.

Yes.

>>37918120
I don't know. I don't think it'd be right somehow.

>>37918167
How? She's the demigod of resurrection.

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>>37917789

Aaaaaaannndddd with that It's time to call it a night.
The thread has been archived, so please go vote: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html

>>37918027
>Hold on, hold on. What if she just did something really bad? What if she and the hydra mother conned us?

When we found Mycea she had been left for dead; a dried out husk of a god that had been physically and mentally abused for possibly centuries at the behest of a more advanced civilization that simply did not respect her beyond her functional use as a tool.
Mycea was saved by you, Mycea was nursed back to health by you, Mycea who had spent a life of abuse, neglect, and manipulation was treated to an insurmountable amount of respect she had never once experienced before in her long, long, life- and you did it without a moments notice and asked for nothing in return.

Mycea lived as she died; for other people, but she at the very least died for the people who actually cared about her. If there were ever a being or faction that truly and completely loved your people- it was Mycea.


I hope everyone had a good time and that my story telling was of the standard that you've come to expect and return to- OH. >>37918120

>>37918167
Not trying to resurrect her, but to help guide and assist a natural part of her powers and portfolio. She is a Demi-goddess of rebirth. We have a crit success. The gods themselves have declared this to be the course we should take.

>>37918222
Fuck... I lost my power of love gif...

God damn. I wish we'd have just shot Akalade at the damn moon and been done with it now.

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>>37918222
W-we can do it, right OP?

We can reincarnate her, right?