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jkq posted:Hear? Fixed, thank you. I'll leave the voting up for one more day. I have the next installment of The Mad King ready to go but I'll wait until after the week has ended properly in-game.
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I'm in favour of the ritual as long as we can call the resulting heir something suitable like Mordred.
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Do the ritual. Ivo already wants to burn us at stake for witchcraft, might as well give him a reason to.
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The vote seems obvious at this point so I'm going to say don't do the ritual purely for the smug satisfaction I will get later from saying 'I told you so'.
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I'm going to close the vote now. Thank you everyone for your input Ritual Yay - 7 Oh... Nay - 2 Upgrades Moat - 6 None - 1 Supply Merchant Refuse - 7 Mercenaries Refuse - 7 Itchy Peasant Touch Him - 4 Give Gold - 1 Refuse - 2 Pastor Send Stan - 4 Give Gold - 2 Anywhere - 1 Kolovorak - 1 Rue (East) - 1 Gort posted:I'm in favour of the ritual as long as we can call the resulting heir something suitable like Mordred. I'm pretty certain that we can't name the child but we could always give it a nickname? Black Robe posted:...why is the Queen consulting this unknown witch, and not our own proven agent? Is this mysterious matter so urgent it can't wait a few days for Alena to return? Alena's duties are to the King. The witch employed by the Queen is going to be a midwife and there's also the ritual to prepare for.
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Rocket Baby Dolls posted:Ritual Well, this bodes well. Say goodbye to the happy ending! Oh, and probably the king's wife too, given the only description of the ritual, is that it totally won't hurt. I mean, she'll be screaming in pain, but her soul will totally be elsewhere, so it's not really her in pain.
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GunnerJ posted:We're already getting accused of witchcraft for dumb luck in battle, may as well take advantage of the black arts when we can. Yes for ritual.
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Let's Play: Yes, Your Grace - (76) Week Thirty-Nine Summary Here we go again, going down this road we've only ever known. Apologies, I saw a white snake on the way back to the council chambers and started composing a melody to myself. We have much to go over so let's get cracking. I'd like your thoughts on the upgrades, please.Black Robe: Dig the moat while we can. Rogue AI Goddess: Do not build new fortifications. We can do that later. Bregor: If we have the gold to support it, I suggest funding the moat construction. Let us not forget that defending against Ivo's attack is our most important duty. Slaan: Yes, yes dig the moat. FoolyCharged: build the moat jkq: Construct the moat, we've been saving up for this after all. I will send the order out to the construction crew in the morning. What shall we tell the supply merchant?Rogue AI Goddess: Do not buy supplies. We are in a good position to grow our own. Slaan: No supplies for we have plenty, the greedy PEASANT jkq:Reject the supplies, we seem to be saving up quite nicely. I feel we need the gold more than the supplies right now. Black Robe: Refuse the supplies. Bregor: We have no need for extra supplies at present, send the trader away. FoolyCharged: We have no need for extra supplies at present, send the trader away. No doubt the greedy little... helpful merchant will be back to try again soon. As will the mercenaries if we don't accept their offer. What say you to their offer?jkq: Reject the mercenaries for now, we can raise at least 20 soldiers in 2 weeks already. FoolyCharged: No mercs, they are maybe useful, and the defenses are a much higher likelihood of making the difference. Slaan: No soldiers they just want our money to turn and run Bregor: Mercenaries again, eh? Would that their number be two-thousand rather than twenty. Reject the sellswords. Rogue AI Goddess: Do not buy soldiers. We are in a good position to conscript our own. Black Robe: Tell the mercenaries no for now, hopefully in two weeks we'll be able to afford them and still have time to reinforce the gate. I'll tell the King to refuse their offer for now. Maybe you will change your minds when the treasury is more healthier and when the looming sense of doom reaches its peak. Let's move on to the itchy peasant. This may be one of the only times that we can convince the King to do something like this, should we go ahead with convincing the King into going along with it?FoolyCharged Go ahead and touch the smelly sick dude, just be sure to wash your hands with warm soapy water for 30s the second he leaves. Bregor: His Grace should not touch someone afflicted with a terrible rash! And gold is scarce as it is. Maybe the dark witch could help this poor soul? As it is, there's naught we can do. Deny the peasant's request for gold or a kingly touch. Black Robe: Get the king to touch the weird itchy fellow, it'll make him feel better and won't cost us anything. jkq: Have the King touch the itchy peasant, but remind him to wash thoroughly afterwards. The peasant should probably wash up too, just in case. Slaan: Throw the itchy PEASANT out. Disgusting! Rogue AI Goddess: Pay for a healer. Let a professional handle it. That itch sounds unpleasant and contagious, and an epidemic is the last thing we need during the siege. If only you could all be there to see the look on the Kings face when I tell him. At least you will all get to witness it when it happens. We may as well kill two birds with one stone with the last couple of items on the agenda. After all, one decision is reliant on the other. What have you all decided on regarding the pastor? If you have decided that you want to make Stan free for scouting then you will also need to pick a location as well.Bregor: Our people would be uplifted by a glorious new Kolovrat, and our own general is as strong as a mule! Ask Stan to assist the priest. jkq: Send Stan and his soldiers to help the pastor. We can have Alena and Velek search for the herbs once they return. Slaan: Pay for the expansion. We foresighted nobles should reward those few, very few, times the PEASANTS plan ahead and pay for things themselves. They were stupid in not paying for the stone transportation, of course, but that's expected of dumb PEASANTS. Have Stan search the East herb location for the witch Rogue AI Goddess: Pay for stone transports. Let the professionals handle it. Send Stan out to recruit. This is the part where we conscript our own. FoolyCharged: Let Stan be the man. The man who lifts heavy things. send Stan to kolovrak. Black Robe: Send Stan to help, then we can recruit troops from them. I will send a message to Stan shortly, he and his squad can accompany the pastor back to his village. We are done for another week. Thank you all for joining me once more. I will see you all back here again next week!  Thank you for the offer but we won't be accepting your offer this week. Not a problem at all, Your Grace. I visit you again in some time. I'm not interested in your offer either. Fine, we will be back in two weeks. Maybe you will change your mind by then. Or get our gold ready. Very well. Approach, and be healed! Oooh! I... I think I feel it working, Your Grace! I shall come back sometime and let you know how the healing process went. I'm afraid I can't provide the gold. But I can offer the help of my General. He should help you organise the delivery. Oh, thank you, Your Grace! Your help is very much appreciated.   I think we should do it. For the ritual to happen, I will need to gather several ingredients. The list is long, but most things I can obtain myself. The more exotic elements, I will need your help with, Your Grace. What do you require? We will need to make a brew that will help Queen Aurelea leave her body. We need a special kind of mushroom. It is a distinctive, vibrant blue. It likes to grow in damp places. I'm sure you can find one around the castle. We will also use the Herb of grace, or simply Rue if you prefer. The strong smell will remind the Queen, whilst under the spell, of where she is and what is happening. It will also drive evil spirits away. You won't get it from any merchant. The smell puts off customers wanting to buy other wares, so you will need to find one yourself. I will mark on your map where your agents are likely to find it. Tell them to look for bluish leaves with yellow flowers. We will also need two phials of betony oil. It has the effect of easing pain, so these will be a gift for the old spirit. One mugwort oil, also known as women's sage. A gift for the spirit of the grown woman, helps with the cramps. Travelling merchants may often have such oils amongst their wares. The most difficult to get, will definitely be the basilisk's egg. And we need two. Basilisks? Don't be surprised. Even monsters want to have heirs, and so they lay eggs. The problem is... People usually prefer to get rid of these creatures, not keeping their young around. Many people walk through your halls. I'm sure there will be someone strange enough to offer these, so worry not, Your Grace. The basilisk's eggs will serve as a gift to the spirits! One for the young one, and one for the grown lady. We need two, so they hopefully get the hint. One last thing... I would recommend that you find yourself a spell book. I thought you would be the one casting spells? Yes. But the good spirits will want to hear some of these incantations from the father's mouth. The book is called "Performance of Rituals: Curses and Healing" by Jurko Zaremba. He's a renowned scholar in the field of alternative medicine. Make sure to read it, if a copy falls into your hands. Very well then. When will we be ready? Magic is involved, of course, but we are still dealing here with delicate matters. We need to wait for the foetus to develop. Don't worry Eryk, I will be ready before Atana arrives at our gates. I can feel it. Then it's just up to you to repel the enemies.  This must be the mushroom the witch spoke about. I'll just grab one.  The book was called "Performance of Rituals: Curses and Healing". A, B, C... It's not here. S,T, U... It's not here. M, No, O... Ah, here it is. "Performance of Rituals: Curses and Healing" by Jurko Zaremba. It's Aurelea's wool. Maybe I can make something out of this.  Darling? Remind me again, what do you need from me? I don't have a good memory. I don't blame you, it's a lot of things. We need: Bright blue mushrooms. The Herb of Grace. Two betony oils. Mugwort oil. Two basilisk eggs. The spell book "Performance of Rituals: Curses and Healing" by Jurko Zaremba. I think that's all! I think I have found these. Is this what Delilah meant? We had some growing in the dungeon. Yes! I knew I had seen them somewhere! The Herb of Grace. Or Rue, I think...? Where did Delilah say this stuff grows? She said it grows near wooded areas. There was two betony oils and a mugwort oil - where do I get those from? I think you will have to buy them from visiting merchants. Why do we even need basilisk eggs? I think Delilah said they were going to be gifts for the spirits. Where can I get them? Probably from a merchant. The book. I think this is the one. I have to say... This book doesn't sound very convincing. Ahh, it's going to be fine. All you need is to remember the incantation, the rest you can ignore! I hope it'll all work out. It will! Just get the items Delilah asked for.End of Week Thirty-Seven!  Inventory  Wool - I could make something for Aurelea out of this. I just need to find some needles and a piece of fabric. Fluorescent Shroom - It's supposed to help Aurelea "leave the body"... Hopefully not for good. I'd better leave it until the Ritual. Spellbook - "Performance of Rituals: Curses and Healing". Is there anything about getting an heir... Hm... Ah, this sounds like what the Witch was talking about. Rodzanice look after pregnant women and midwives. They always come in the form of three spirits - a little girl, a young woman and an old hag. Rodzanice visit a newborn three days after birth. They decide the future fate of the child, so it's a good idea to ready gifts and a feast upon their arrival. Three days after... I don't think we will be able to do anything after that time... Oh, maybe this is it... Conjuring Rodzanice prior to the child's birth is a risky venture, but if successful, they might help with more than just the future fate of the child. Instead, Rodzanice can affect the characteristics of the newborn such as: type or colour of hair, eyes or even sex! The following incantation needs to be performed for successful conjuration of the spirits: It is not yet time for you to come. We beg forgiveness for calling upon you. The child of her womb is yet unborn. We ask to give us what we desire. Let the sky turn red, and the water twist black. Let the mountain break under the manhood of our child! Let the child, the grown and old come to us to do our bidding. I must warn you, this is a theory once heard 'at the bottom of a jug' and no written texts describe such practice. It does, however, come from a trusted source, a lifelong friend of mine, and therefore I have decided to include it in this book. Disclaimer: The author and publishing company of "Performance of Rituals: Curses and Healing" are not responsible for any side effects nor for the damages caused for incorrect performance of the rituals. Huh. An interesting read... 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I'll just be over here practicing my best "I told you so".
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In my defense, if I'd known it would require a bunch of chores, I would have said nah  One notable thing though is that the witch wants two eggs as gifts for the young girl and the adult woman, but the spellbook says there are three spirits. Nothing for the old lady? Will she be offended at not getting an egg too...?
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Rocket Baby Dolls posted:What could go wrong? Chaos ending go 
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GunnerJ posted:In my defense, if I'd known it would require a bunch of chores, I would have said nah We're in it for the long haul now. You all best get these chores done as the Queen is going to go through the ritual regardless of whether we're prepared or not.
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Yes, Your Grace - The Mad King (02)    So they do have a King after all... And where there's a King, an army follows. What promise are they babbling about, anyway? I don't know. Hmm... Whatever their imaginings are, they will probably come looking for them. The problem is... Our treasury has seen better times. Seeking allies might be out best bet. I will let you get on with the audits, and I'll make some preparations in the meantime. I will be in the Council Chamber, Your Grace.I will let you get on with the audits, and I'll make some preparations in the meantime. I will be in the Council Chamber, Your Grace.   I come with a business proposition, Your Grace. I need 12 gold to hire men and buy resources to build a new tavern in Branca. You see... the tavern will serve as more than just a way for locals to get drunk. The village is really well positioned. It has many visitors, but they never stay for long. A new tavern will change that and will guarantee a steady income. I will share the profits, once I start making money on the business. Take this gold and let the business grow! Oh, wonderful! You won't regret it, Your Grace! I will get right on with the work! 8 solid tables, 13 beds... We could make a cheaper, shared chamber... Oh, it's going to work well!  Hey there... Silly-pickle! I'm not silly! You're right. You're a Silly-pickle! Uuuugh. Your Grace. Cedani, I always tell you not to play here. But this is my... most cherished place in the cas... fortress! Oh, you have the most finest items here, Father! Pleeeeeease! Let me stay here! I won't break anything, I promise! Go and play in the gardens. Father... Don't grumble... Go, go, go. I'll see you in the gardens later.  Your Grace, I have found the son of the peasant. He was lost in a nearby forest, looking for home. He was weakened and thirsty, but should be back to full strength soon enough.  Hardly any light can get through these windows. These halls used to shine, Eryk.  FATHER! Look what she did! Asalia has put... faeces under my pillow. How can I ever wash it off?! Why did you tell her I told on her?! Not now, Lorsulia. I'm busy. You never have time! We'll deal with that later. Scuttle off for now. But- Ugh! If you can't even control your children, then I'm surprised you still sit where you do. And that I'm still standing where I am. Forgive me, we have had a lot going on recently. I'm asking if you're going to make me stand like a commoner here. Oh, of course. Let's talk in the Council Room.  Huh, you have a lot of old books... What can be so important that you couldn't just send me a pigeon? I will be straightforward with this. I need an army. Radovia has threatened me and my family. Ha! Radovia?! Here? Yes, they- They're simple men. Untrained. Tell you what... I will give you three thousand soldiers. My army can deal with anything they throw its way. What?! Just like that? Feh, of course not! You see... My son, Ivo, has been crying and moaning to me about finding him a princess. He's always bothering me. It's about time he grew up. A wife would keep him busy. Out of my way. Lorsulia would be good enough for him... She could teach him a thing or two... I also want access to the fine collection of books you have here... Plus anything else you can find. You still seek cures for your wife? Her condition hasn't improved? Well... That does not concern you. You get an army - I get Lorsulia and access to these books. So an army, for a marriage in return... Yes, of course. You catch on quickly. I'll send my armies right away. Fine. I will send an army straight away, but I want access to the archives. The marriage can be organised later... Let me get lost in your books, then. I think I will start from this room. Let's see... What do we have here...? Fine, you can find me in the Throne Room if you need me. Let's see... What do we have here...?   Your grace, my daughter is back! I have paid these thugs the ransom. I was nervous as ever in my life, but surprisingly it all went smoothly! They got what they wanted. I don't think they will be a problem anymore. As a thank you... I actually scraped together some gold. Here, take this 14 gold.  Oh, it's you. There is something I need to tell you... We have no choice... You must marry Ivo, the Prince of Atana. It's... I'm sorry... What do you mean? Don't I get a say in this? We need this marriage to secure an army that will defend us. A war is coming. So I'm going to be sacrificed? Did you even consider any other options? Did you even try to offer something other than your daughter? Well... I knew it! I knew the day I'm old enough, you would just sell me to the highest bidder! You've been waiting for this! You can't wait to get rid of me, can you? I wish I was a common girl, living in a village, having nothing to worry about! Being able to marry the one I love, not some snob I've never met! Stupid wedding! Stupid Prince! You're stupid!    Darling? Lorsulia is getting married. What? No! Did Beyran find us? We can't let him! Lorsulia will marry Ivo, the Prince of Atana. I made a treaty with Talys. Marriage for army in return. No! We cannot let her marry a barbarian! Eryk, you said you would find a way! Wait... Ivo? That's... That's good! That's great! Ivo is a Prince after all and if Lorsulia is married to Ivo, then Beyran can't do anything. Talys' army might simply scare them away. Oh, this is fantastic news, Eryk! Wonderful! Who's going to prepare the wedding? Guests, menus... We need to decorate the throne room. We need to buy flowers and decorations! Ohhh! And we need a band too! I'll take care of that. We'll see how our treasury looks at the end of the week. Does Lorsulia know yet? Yes... she didn't take it well. Oh, but what does she know? She wouldn't want to marry that barbaric Beyran. Who knows what Radovians do with their wives? 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Let's Play: Yes, Your Grace - (77) To Conquer A Davernian's Heart   Your Grace, I have helped the builder man. His vertebrae were twisted. I have managed to put them back into place. That's amazing! Thank you. It is no problem.  Your Grace, I have just returned from the forests. I found the mudbugs, but there was no sign of the lost son. The peasant seemed to bear it well, though. I also found a big stash of gold. I gave some of the gold to the peasant so he wouldn't be upset about his lost son. I have brought the rest to you, 2 pieces. Cedani?! Is that you? What on earth have you done to your dress? Asalia got a grown-up dress, so I wanted one too. Don't worry, Father, I didn't do anything to my favorite blue dress. No, but you have ruined this one! Did you cut it yourself? Where did you even get scissors?! Are those feathers in your hair? I found some beautiful feathers in the Gardens last week. I wanted to have a dress like Asalia, but I couldn't do it like she has it... This fabric just keeps getting in the way. You didn't cut yourself, did you? No, Father, I'm fine. I just wanted to ask if it looks nice... Fine, you can keep it. But you had better explain this to your mother yourself! And I'm telling you right away, she's not going to like it. Why won't she? Because it's not becoming of a princess to wear a torn dress like this. Maybe she will, you don't know... You'll see. Now scuttle off, I have some work to do. Thank you, Father. I knew you'd like it.  Your Grace, our village has recently been acquired by Lord Grego. It used to be under the command of Lady Masha. But now, both of the Lords are taking taxes from us. They are sending soldiers to collect money every week. And we can't say no to them... We have been paying double tax for weeks. We tried talking to the Lords, but they ignored us. Please help, Your Grace. This is a delicate situation as both of these nobles are my allies. I will speak to my advisor to see if there's a way that we can resolve this. Wait in the lobby and I will call you back in soon.  Ah, blast it all! My potatoes were stolen again! I'm sure someone is hiding an Aitwar in their home! How else would you explain that my potatoes keep disappearing?! My grain too! That bloody village, I knew I shouldn't have moved there! Would one of your Hunters help us find out who's hiding that feathery snake? Give me a few moments to think about this situation. Go to the lobby while I mull it over with my advisor and I will call for you once I have made a decision.    Your Grace, we have found the Radovian King! The monster himself!  We gave him a bit of a beating, for what he did to our brothers! That.... was not necessary. Forgive my men. They can be heavy-handed sometimes. Especially if wearing metal gauntlets... Eryk... I finally get a chance to talk to you. How many years has it been? I was afraid you would come one day. I didn't expect you to arrive as a King, with an army. Of course not. What are the chances that a common thug would go after a king? But I managed anyway. We took heavy losses, but your army was dismantled. There isn't a happy ending for you. Before I send you off to the headsman, tell me... Why come to Davern all of a sudden? Radovia is engulfed in civil war. We have at least two madmen fighting over the resources. Our soil isn't like yours. It's dark, hard. Plants don't want to grow like they used to. I offered a solution - cross the mountains to find a new home. Some laughed, some chose to come along. Your men killed people in the villages. They robbed and raped. We are not all the same. That must have been men from other camps. Did I mention we are at civil war? These men did the same in my home country. These are the men we ran away from. Radovia is divided, and we can't all be tarred with the same brush. The promise... Thirteen years ago, when you... Attacked us and put your blade against my throat... You must have known I wouldn't be able to keep to my promise. You must have known I would have said anything, for you to let us go. I was a different man back then. I was robbing travellers, never thought I would run into royals on that trail. When opportunity arises, I guess one can get nifty ideas... Of course I knew you would not keep to your promise, but it gave me a spark of hope. Marrying a daughter from a "royal" family would mean Radovia had a shot at success on this side of the world. Having royal blood would mean acceptance from others. I didn't think we'd be honored guests straight away, of course, but I hoped it would be enough to let us leave out cursed lands at least. How did you become a King? When we last met you were a bandit on the roads. How does one go from a thief to a king? A king... That's a bit of an exaggeration, to be fair. It doesn't quite work like that on our side of the mountains. Some people chose to follow me, is all. They said I gave them hope. Not everyone gets swaddled in royal silk as a baby. Some have to work for it, and that's what I did. There was a witch with you back then. She cursed me if I didn't keep to the promise. Sorry about that. Aggie... She has a tendency to throw curses on people left and right. I wouldn't worry too much about it. Aggie liked to use this curse a lot; never worked. The battle was fierce. That's quite a welcome party you gave us, for sure. When we were crossing the trail, we didn't want to fight. You left us no choice. We used whatever we had at hand - surprisingly, we did quite well. You definitely had surprising battle tactics. I'm curious about... Let me... ugh, get off the ground...  Agh, that's better. Fire away... Tell me about the fog. Was it magic? Like I said, we didn't want to cause any harm. The smoke's a common incense. We hoped that using a large amount would mask the passage... Naive of me to have thought that the smoke would last long enough for us to get through. I'd hoped that by the time it cleared we all would be gone. When we realised the smoke was about to vanish, we had to take on a different tactic. That's when we circled your men. The huge monsters certainly brought a lot of havoc with them. Oh, you mean the transit bisons? I realise these mammals are quite rare in your part of the world. They're big, strong. We normally use them for transporting goods... But it turns out that when properly motivated with a strong whip hand, they can act as pretty good cavalry. We've never seen such fire magic. What was it? You mean fire flowers? We use them to welcome the new year. As nice as it may be to watch them, we've also had quite a few incidents with fire spreading out of control. I thought those drawbacks could work in our favor for once. That device nearly decided our fate. We have some creative minds on our side. The moment the battle started, our men tried to come up with something that would help us get through. I thought the drat thing was a trap for whoever was INSIDE, but there were plenty of volunteers. We let them loose and it seemed like it worked well. I suppose the element of surprise did the trick. That's enough. You know I had no other choice. You would do the same for the ones you love, wouldn't you, Eryk? Let me go and I promise we won't cause any more trouble. I don't want your daughters. Your Grace. Please remember that Beyran is a Radovian. If you let him go, King Yedrick might not help us during the battle with Atana. But if you sentence him to die, King Fabioun will not help us. I know this is a tough decision, Your Grace, but you should consider the benefits you will get from each King. Fine... you may go. You've had your share of suffering. I won't add to it anymore. People told me none of the seven kings would grant us recognition. I suppose I should have known better. At least, I was partially right. You letting me go - I won't forget this. For us, surviving another day is a victory. Thank you, Your Grace. By the way, it seems a Radovian already managed to conquer a Davernian's heart. My daughter seems like a good fit for your Asalia.  Darling? My men found Beyran. I have just spoken to him. And to be honest, I don't know what to think... I felt sorry for him. It seems that he just wanted to find a better way to live... Through war?! Beyran never wanted to go to war with us. They just wanted to see what life was like on the other side of the mountains. He's not even a King... He just has people who follow him. Then why did they attack? Well... I think they were just defending themselves. Oh... How could have we misunderstood his intentions? He wanted to take Lorsulia... To gain recognition from other Kings. I let him go. I didn't have the heart to execute him after finding this out... You did well... He mentioned something about the curse. He said the witch used that curse on many people. And apparently it never worked. Eryk! That's great news! I'm not sure... I couldn't tell if he was just lying to save his own life. Oh... What are we going to do? It's your decision, honey. We're going to go ahead with the ritual. I don't want to risk that curse befalling us. Fine, but remember that you can always change your mind, alright? Of course, sweetheart. You should rest, honey. We want to bring a very healthy baby into the world. Of course. It seems like no matter how much I rest, I'm always tired. I'll just sit here.Council Meeting Hello once again! I hope that you are all doing well. I will skip the upgrades this week as we need to start saving up more gold. There's been a lot happening this past week or so. The King and Queen have decided to undergo a dangerous ritual, one that may end up killing her majesty and possibly everyone around them. The King's men also managed to capture Beyran, whom the King took pity upon and decided to release him. It's not such a busy week for us though as we only have a few things to discuss.We had two petitioners today, the first one is rather tricky and I'm not sure how we can resolve this without Stan. Lady Masha has sold the ownership of a village called Krokietka to Lord Grego. The problem is that Lady Masha is still claiming taxes from these villagers even though they aren't under her jurisdiction any more. I would have liked to have sent Stan to speak to Lady Masha and Lord Grego to sort this out but he's away for another week. The only options we have right now are to compensate the villagers with 20 gold or to tell them that we can't help. If we help the villagers then there is a chance that they will help us in the upcoming siege. I've already sent a pigeon to Lord Grego about this and the reply was that he has no interest in discussing this with the King as it's a local matter. The second petitioner is a farmer who visited us before with a problem involving rabbits. He is having problems with Aitwars this time around which are stealing his potatoes and grain. He believes that someone in the village is harbouring these creatures and would like us to send a hunter to find them. We can send Velek but that would mean he would be away for two weeks. We could compensate him with 23 gold, but that's dependent on whether we've compensated the other bloke first. Alternatively, we could tell him to sod off. Map Stan is currently away and Velek could potentially be away too if you choose to send him to hunt the Aitwars. Alena will definitely be free to scout this week. North-West  Hozno - Hearing: Village on Fire. Jarocki - Hearing: New Inn for the Village. Krokietka - Hearing: Double Tax. Nielki - Hearing: Crop Problems. Rafka - Hearing: The Butcher. North-East  Dabie - Hearing: Bolties Golyna - Hearing: Twisted Back. Lutel - Hearing: Poverty in the Village. Truplice - Hearing: Lost Casket South-West  Brezota - Hearing: Wounded. Holewa - Hearing: Side Business. Kresno - Hearing: Gold for Boots. Totkun - Hearing: Attacked Village. South-East  Larek - Hearing: Fever in the Village. Polasek - Hearing - Babushka. Rue Location (East) Rue Location (North) Rue Location (West) Rynnica - Hearing: Lost Beloved Son. That is all for now. We shall reconvene in an hours time.
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May 1, 2024 22:53
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Compensate the villagers this time, but this is the only time. This will need to get sorted out somehow. Send Velek to deal with the Aitwars. Send Alena to the eastern Rue spot to search. ------ RBD, would it be possible for you to duplicate the overview pic that's currently at the top of the update in the council meeting section? It would save some scrolling to have the current treasury situation closer while deciding how to vote.
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May 2, 2024 00:04
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I've added it to this update. I did for awhile before, but by the time I reached the council meeting section it became wildly inaccurate. I'll add it again going forward, I might have to do a little editing to it in the council section though. Edit: Or I could add an amended stats screen like I do at the end of week summary. I'll work something out.
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May 2, 2024 00:13
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Compensate the villagers. We don't want the peasants getting all unity because of those idiots. Send the hunter for the monsters. It sounds like there's a lot more trouble than just paying off can handle down there. Send Alena... somewhere... yes, Rafka, that is a place. Send the witch there. E: huh. We are surprisingly well prepared for the seige if you ignore soldier counts. FoolyCharged fucked around with this message at 00:27 on May 2, 2024 |
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May 2, 2024 00:24
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jkq posted:Compensate the villagers this time, but this is the only time. This will need to get sorted out somehow. Hear, hear here here!
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May 2, 2024 01:00
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Rocket Baby Dolls posted:I've added it to this update. I did for awhile before, but by the time I reached the council meeting section it became wildly inaccurate. I'll add it again going forward, I might have to do a little editing to it in the council section though. Thanks!
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Tell the PEASANTS to SOD OFF and PAY YOUR TAXES! Lazy blighters Tell the other PEASANT to SOD OFF, it isn't our problem he can't find a Boogeyman or whatever. Send the witch to
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May 2, 2024 04:12
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Help Krokietka by giving the villagers the gold for now. Then we should send a detachment to Lord Grego and bring him back in chains. Maybe then he'll have an interest in discussing this matter with the King instead of being dismissive. Send Velek to hunt Aitwars. Maybe enough can be slaughtered to fill up our supplies.
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May 2, 2024 07:24
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jkq posted:Compensate the villagers this time, but this is the only time. This will need to get sorted out somehow. I agree.
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sb hermit posted:Help Krokietka by giving the villagers the gold for now. Then we should send a detachment to Lord Grego and bring him back in chains. Maybe then he'll have an interest in discussing this matter with the King instead of being dismissive. I've already tried to invite Grego to talk but there's no dialogue unless you want to sell another painting. It's a little disappointing as we were able to speak to Jovan about his "missing children".
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May 2, 2024 09:08
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I'm working on the next installment of The Mad King and it seems like some bad decisions were made. You may want to conduct an internal investigation on why none of you received any pie.
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Rocket Baby Dolls posted:I've already tried to invite Grego to talk but there's no dialogue unless you want to sell another painting. From a gameplay perspective, I understand. But I somewhat wish there was an option to make lords like him regret his flippant remarks.
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May 2, 2024 10:21
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sb hermit posted:From a gameplay perspective, I understand. But I somewhat wish there was an option to make lords like him regret his flippant remarks. The allies tab is practically redundant right now. Something like this would have been perfect to use in dealing with this situation, instead of involving the agents who are already overwhelmed with things to do.
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May 2, 2024 10:26
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Yeah, it kind of fell off. Which is weird because they kept it fairly prominent in the first half, but in the back half, there are only 3 dudes, all of whom meet you together without using it.
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May 2, 2024 11:25
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Rocket Baby Dolls posted:I'm working on the next installment of The Mad King and it seems like some bad decisions were made. You may want to conduct an internal investigation on why none of you received any pie. I blame Slaan.
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May 2, 2024 14:50
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Pie? What pie? I don't see a pie. I never saw a pie. I resent the fact that you believe I have pie related senses and knowledge when that is obviously the purview of PEASANTS. If anything I bet you have or had pie. What stains are your black robes hiding?!
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The pie option was one of Cedani's agents the cook unwittingly whacked, right?
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