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1-D 2-H 3-L 4-R We are proud, but compassionate. Those who have truly proven themselves men can join us on the holy journey, and we will grant a final mercy to those who yearn for it. Plus beaucoup points in favor of the rumored cannibal giant from the sea if he's leading a piety party and not just a band of professional soldiers through your town, might be helpful somewhere in there.
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May 23, 2014 17:35
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bonus hole boy posted:right now snarls is in the ballpark of great dane size, probably a bit bigger. Man I had my sizes all out of whack. I looked up the tallest man in recorded history ; his knees are about halfway up a 6ft tall man - making Snarls about 3 to 3.5ft tall? Big, but no where near how big I was thinking.
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May 23, 2014 17:38
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1. Do you want to take the Pilgrims with you? C. Yes. I will take any young men who wants to go. Even if they probably can't afford to feed themselves. This will probably earn me brownie points in Baitel and be seen as pious, but I will have to buy extra supplies. This should net me about sixty pilgrims. I can expect to add about eight weeks to my trip each way. -15 pounds of silver 2. Do you want to take any old men with you? I. I will even take the cripples. This is going to be a mess logistically, but I do it for El. People in Baitel will surley take notes if I do this. 3. How much extra silver do you bring with you? This amount will INCLUDE the silver you will need for questions 1 or 2. N. 40 pounds. 4. Do you accept? R. Yes. 5. Do you grant their request? W. I do it for free. -10 pounds of silver. Let's ask Lefkandi if he has any particular items he'd like us to take to Baitel to demonstrate his talent, and to give as gifts and such along the way. Even if it's just a symbolic amount of pots and wine jugs, the fine work would surely help remind people that even in the frontier we're pretty civilized. Let's ask Gaddiel if he thinks hoofrot will be an issue for the minotaur, given its living conditions for the next few months. Let's ask Lullaya if he wants to come with us. Even if we've got bad blood, we should bury the hatchet and cooperate as peers. Let's ask Gareb if he wants to come too, since he's a pretty cool dude. Let's talk to Tudiya and Ishamal together about Sushem being alive, in private. The description from Danal, and the testimony from Bagar are important. Even if Danal did not recognize the significance, we have, and we should bring it up. John_A_Tallon fucked around with this message at 17:46 on May 23, 2014 |
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May 23, 2014 17:42
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Arkanomen posted:C H L R Money is a matter for merchants and kings. We will do the work of El and he will protect and provide. This. We only like to follow directions sporadically, but when we do it usually ends up with us getting to do awesome stuff. Soup straining sounds boring, but now we are huge and eight times as strong as we should be. El has got our back. Edit - Also, Robert Wadlow, the tallest man ever recorded, stood at about 9 feet. He weighed 440 pounds and was not a fat man. However, neither was he buff as gently caress. It is not unusual for a very strong man to be able to squat twice his bodyweight. If we assume that we weigh somewhere in the vicinity of 440 pounds, then just our regular strength should allow us to squat at least 800 pounds. This doesn't sound strange to me considering there are regular, non blooded, humans who can squat that in real life. Now multiply that by 8 and Enkidel can probably do a full squat with 6400 pounds on his back. Not bad. Why can't we swing that drat club? Jester Mcgee fucked around with this message at 17:51 on May 23, 2014 |
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May 23, 2014 17:44
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Task Manager posted:Man I had my sizes all out of whack. I looked up the tallest man in recorded history ; his knees are about halfway up a 6ft tall man - making Snarls about 3 to 3.5ft tall? Big, but no where near how big I was thinking. Proportionally, that guy is like 2/3rds leg. On your average person, feet to knee is probably a bit less than 1/4th of your total height. Snarls is probably just a little bit under 3 feet tall, and between 4 and 5 feet long.
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May 23, 2014 17:47
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Nope, we are not carting corpses along too. It has been made clear that the bones of the dead are just bones. Bringing the old men might allow them an easier climb, and it'll certainly grant them solace in their final moments, but it won't do anything for the souls of the long-dead. This is a matter of family prestige, if anything, and that's not our purpose.
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May 23, 2014 17:51
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UppaTree posted:Nope, we are not carting corpses along too. I understand where you're coming from, but doing this will give Enkidel extra personal prestige and make him seem even less like a cannibal. Remember, he's the sole black guy going to Baitel, he'll be the first they've ever seen. Tudiya's worries are very real, and doing everything we can to mitigate the problem is wise.
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May 23, 2014 17:53
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All aboard who's coming aboard!      Look, we're likely to only do this once. And even if we end up making this trip again in the future, first impressions count. Let's milk this baby for as much Baitel Cred as we can!
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May 23, 2014 17:53
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the_steve posted:I had a shar-pei named Max when I was growing up Diogines posted:Max was a springer spaniel, not a sharpei. You're both wrong. Max was a shiba inu. And technically his name was Maximiliano, as befit a King. Here's to all deceased childhood pets named Max.   1. C. The young bucks can help carry the old. 2. I. Besides the fact it's a Good Deed…who the hell is going to heavily tax a caravan carrying the infirm? Or demand we take part in their petty wars and rivalries? I bet there's at least one canny mind among the grey beards as well, that will help us negotiate at some point or otherwise aid us. With that many years of experience along, there's bound to be. Besides, go big or go home.  3. N Naomi thinks she'll only need 15. This gives her that and a buffer for when we inevitably take longer. 4. R Cash Advance = GOOD 5. U + Y, but the little girl doesn't have to help pay for a donkey for the dog's bones. FoxTerrier fucked around with this message at 18:05 on May 23, 2014 |
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May 23, 2014 17:57
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1. Ea 2. F 3. N 4. R I'd really like to take all those people with us but quite frankly it is more important to me that Danal is back as soon as possible because of Ruth. e: Actually I feel it's pretty irresponsible to even go to Baitel now. That's what I get for not voting on the previous vote I guess.
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May 23, 2014 18:00
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Jester Mcgee posted:Not bad. Why can't we swing that drat club? Why can't the Hulk lift Thor's hammer? There is clearly more to the club than just weight. It has some kind of presence, we can't use it as a weapon because it doesn't think we've proven ourselves yet. When we are worthy according to the club itself we'll find ourselves able to swing it one handed. It will seriously gently caress poo poo up too, we'll be taking giants down in one hit.
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May 23, 2014 18:03
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Cornuto posted:5. U A paradise without pets isn't a paradise at all. Dogs are better people than we are.:/
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May 23, 2014 18:12
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Did i vote right?
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May 23, 2014 18:13
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Nolaterif posted:A paradise without pets isn't a paradise at all. Dogs are better people than we are.:/ It just seems like our caravan is turning into an 'if you give a mouse a cookie' situation. We're going to be dragging half the drat city with us at this point, and it'd be good to call a cut-off at some point.
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May 23, 2014 18:15
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Cornuto posted:It just seems like our caravan is turning into an 'if you give a mouse a cookie' situation. We're going to be dragging half the drat city with us at this point, and it'd be good to call a cut-off at some point. Why you gotta rain on the El train? Everyone who wants to come along and praise El is welcome to do so! El will provide for anything we might need and when we get to his house we will raise up such a righteous noise that no one will question Zepath or our devotion to the King of the World!
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May 23, 2014 18:20
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jazzyhattrick posted:Why can't the Hulk lift Thor's hammer? This could be true, too, but keep in mind that even as insanely strong as we are, we aren't equal to the least of Zepath's Mighty Men yet. We can lift it now, and even swing it, just not nearly well enough to be combat effective - it'd be like a normal man fighting with a twenty-pound sledgehammer. I think we'll be able to lift it when we're Barkof-strong.
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May 23, 2014 18:24
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This is literally a once in a lifetime trip, lets go balls to the wall on this thing.
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May 23, 2014 18:26
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jazzyhattrick posted:Question for Dio. Is Gamal coming with us? I know he's not a regular member of the Balls, what with not being super into monster hunting, but he's a good fighter and could come in useful along the way. Besides, there's almost certainly going to be plenty of awesome art in Baitel for him to be inspired by, maybe he'd enjoy the trip. You asked him. He told you he would be coming.
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May 23, 2014 18:31
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5. W Y WHOSOEVER WISHES TO ATTEMPT THIS HOLY PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOUSE OF EL, WE SAY: LET HIM GO UP!
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May 23, 2014 18:31
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UppaTree posted:This could be true, too, but keep in mind that even as insanely strong as we are, we aren't equal to the least of Zepath's Mighty Men yet. We can lift it now, and even swing it, just not nearly well enough to be combat effective - it'd be like a normal man fighting with a twenty-pound sledgehammer. I don't think it can just be mundane weight. Because we could lift it at all when we were younger and only benefited from the strength our muscles give us, now that we could easily deadlift a Toyota Tundra we should be able to throw that thing around like a twig if weight was all there was to it. Diog - Can you let me know if I am vastly overestimating our strength? Maybe I am misunderstanding the idea of 8 times what our muscles would normally provide? Jester Mcgee fucked around with this message at 18:40 on May 23, 2014 |
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May 23, 2014 18:33
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I think it might've been answered before but how high are doorways in Zepath/other cities? Also 8 men can lift a LOT of weight. I would think that we'd be able to lift a full tree log. I guess its hard to imagine a club that we can't weild. Must be crazy dense.
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May 23, 2014 18:34
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V Sorry, we've got too much stuff as it is unless we make the old men carry a skeleton in a basket on their back, and the young balls and pilgrims carry the old in baskets in THEIR backs. Hmm, I think I just solved our logistics problem. Y SNARLS HIMSELF SHALL CARRY THE BONES AND WE SHALL MOURN AT THE VERY HOUSE OF EL IN HONOUR OF MAX   Pro Bono of course. Also YES to lanky coconut plans. Regarding Ruth, at five years old she should be able to handle Danal's absence, though it will be heartbreaking. Both of my children cried tears of ultimate sorrow when they realised that I was LEAVING THEM FOREVER in the morning to go to work, but they got over it as they aged.
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May 23, 2014 18:41
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I bet after mastering plenty of different exercises for Ish (holding our breath, soup straining, broom sweeping, weed pulling, baby sitting) finally he will one day tell us he believes we have learned something - by staying calm and rational and limiting ourselves, we have learned how to bear a heavy burden - we are now ready to carry the weight of the world on our shoulders. Suddenly, the club will weigh nothing. Then, that's when we should throw it in the river and eat everyone.
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May 23, 2014 18:44
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Hmm. I have a suggestion. To save time and keep things safe we should travel ahead of the caravan by maybe a few hours. Oh and to appear extra pious we should carry all of the bones ourselves.
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May 23, 2014 18:47
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Althair posted:1. C Yup. Going with this plan.
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May 23, 2014 18:47
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Maybe when we stop having such blasphemous thoughts of eating rivers and throwing old men the club won't be so weighted down by our sin in the eyes of El.
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May 23, 2014 18:48
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Arkanomen posted:Maybe when we stop having such blasphemous thoughts of eating rivers and throwing old men the club won't be so weighted down by our sin in the eyes of El. It would be really funny if this was Ishamal's way of determining whether we've purged our demonic desires or not.
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May 23, 2014 18:52
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I vote for Plan Lanky Coconut Tree in its entirety.Lanky Coconut Tree posted:1. D. gently caress off if you didn't do a proper manhood trial like us or our main bro Danal. Lanky Coconut Tree posted:5. Za I mean YU
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May 23, 2014 18:56
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Imperialist Dog posted:It would be really funny if this was Ishamal's way of determining whether we've purged our demonic desires or not. I'm pretty sure he doesn't need a club to tell that. I'm pretty sure he can hear us halfway across Zepath screaming bloody murder about chewing our wife's face off every time we have to make a decision. "Hmm do I want dates or porridge for breakfasKILL AND EAT THEM ALL OH GOD HUNGRY FEED ME SEYMOUR START WITH SNARLS " like a beacon.
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May 23, 2014 18:58
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We went from measuring you in listed measurements in terms of "strength of men" and shifted to listing a flat out multiplier. This may have been an oversight I need to reconcile tonight. You cannot bench press 7,000 pounds. Despite a change in labeling, on the back end, your strength was being calculated in terms of reasonably fit normal men. When we last compared you to a minotaur for example, we said you were stronger than some, who have the strength of roughly five to sevenish men on average. It is likely more accurate to say that you have the strength of 8 reasonably fit adult men, not that you have the strength of eight almost nine foot tall Enkidels, which would be a whole lot more. You are VERY strong but not benching Buicks.
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May 23, 2014 18:58
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Arkanomen posted:Maybe when we stop having such blasphemous thoughts of eating rivers and throwing old men the club won't be so weighted down by our sin in the eyes of El. I agree. Discussing the devourment of old men without also considering proper tenderization and seasoning techniques is the height of blasphemy. Get it together, Team Ashera, or you won't get a chapter in next year's cook book (We're thinking of going with Recipes of Ur: Rocks, Rocs, & Human Hearts this time. Tasty Pebbles and You didn't sell great last season for some weird reason.). 
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May 23, 2014 19:00
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Diogines posted:You asked him. He told you he would be coming. Excellent!
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May 23, 2014 19:00
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I think I missed the answer to this one, Ishamal is going to watch out for our family while we're away, right?
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May 23, 2014 19:13
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Diogines posted:You are VERY strong but not benching Buicks. Well we COULD if you let us metagame to design and build Buicks to bench 
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May 23, 2014 19:15
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Althair posted:1. C Enkidel and friends can just carry the cripples the entire way there. Let's go all out on this and show up with the most ridiculous caravan possible.
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May 23, 2014 19:25
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Lanky Coconut Tree posted:"Hey guys did you hear the tale of Enkidel of Zepath. Then Enki went home and learned awesome blood magic from his fishdad. Also, take everyone to Baitel. Kidnap someone at random who doesn't even want to go and take them too.
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May 23, 2014 19:39
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FoxTerrier posted:You're both wrong. Max was a shiba inu. And technically his name was Maximiliano, as befit a King. Max was great. A friendly and smart tuxedo cat who was actually older than me by a year or two, which blew my young mind at the time. Thank you for reminding me of him.  Oh, right, we're voting on something.   edit: Forgot this: John_A_Tallon posted:Let's ask Lefkandi if he has any particular items he'd like us to take to Baitel to demonstrate his talent, and to give as gifts and such along the way. Even if it's just a symbolic amount of pots and wine jugs, the fine work would surely help remind people that even in the frontier we're pretty civilized. I also vote for all of this. edit2: I looked for pictures of grizzly bears, Diog. I found this: 
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May 23, 2014 20:01
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Voting is NOT closed but if anyone can count, the odds of an update in six or seven hours are high. Any volunteers?
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