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1. A Let's ask when the katamari arrives. I think it'll be a better opportunity.
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Tudiya has got me chuckling irl right now, this is a big play and I'm glad that by tempering our ambitions we got Tudiya relaxed enough to throw us a bone with the local politics angle.
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May 27, 2020 22:44
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There Bias Two posted:We should emphasize that this probably isn't a small cult, but a large one driven by demons on the scale of the Bnaimokt or fishmen. My take is that their greatest strength is deception. The ones who lay low and play their cards right manage to accrue UNLIMITED POWAH, at least until some lucky idiot with magic sandals pastes you. The ones who overplay their hand too early realize that their Bird Form sucks and then they die because we can hurl a boulder like a discus. And hell, even that is probably according to keikaku because it not only culls the weak from Nusku's ranks, but downplays the threat they actually pose since "Hey, that idiot died like an idiot. They're nothing to worry about." while the competent members keep on keeping on.
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May 27, 2020 22:49
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Xarbala posted:Tudiya has got me chuckling irl right now, this is a big play and I'm glad that by tempering our ambitions we got Tudiya relaxed enough to throw us a bone with the local politics angle. It really is one hell of a diplomatic maneuver, I wonder if he's been planning it for a while.
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May 27, 2020 22:58
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Crazycryodude posted:It really is one hell of a diplomatic maneuver, I wonder if he's been planning it for a while. I dunno. I think our "discovering new secret smithing techniques" probably helped spur the idea. Or maybe promoted it from a Plan C to Plan A
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May 27, 2020 23:02
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Tudiya did seem to lead with "are you going to rapidly improve your smithing" before the segue into "mentor the grandson of possibly your greatest detractor in our city."
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May 27, 2020 23:20
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It’s a great power move. I wondered about the skin tone angle of it before he said it explicitly. Like “I wonder how black Asa’s grandkids are” and honestly, for that matter, I wonder if it was wise to send one of two huge black guys in Ur across the world to bring back a bunch of loot....
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May 27, 2020 23:40
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TK-42-1 posted:It’s a great power move. I wondered about the skin tone angle of it before he said it explicitly. Like “I wonder how black Asa’s grandkids are” and honestly, for that matter, I wonder if it was wise to send one of two huge black guys in Ur across the world to bring back a bunch of loot.... That was mentioned during the decision, it was sort of a wash between Asahel's weird skin tone but silver tongue and the more Urian friendly looking but less smooth Ithma iirc.
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May 27, 2020 23:46
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Asahel's got a bunch of big beefy white dudes with him too, just in case.
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May 27, 2020 23:54
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God drat that trip was long irl. I really need to do a reread and stop just thinking about it.
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May 27, 2020 23:55
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TK-42-1 posted:God drat that trip was long irl. I really need to do a reread and stop just thinking about it. For real. I know there's stuff we did that I've forgotten about or barely remember. Like talking to the Bull statue, I keep forgetting that was a thing until someone mentions it.
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May 28, 2020 00:09
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B, that's just doing our job as magistrate letting him know the concerns of our city.
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May 28, 2020 00:20
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Wait, why do we keep calling Nusku a cokehead again? Also, B. At least to plant the seed, we don't need to push this much. Albino Squirrel fucked around with this message at 00:41 on May 28, 2020 |
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May 28, 2020 00:35
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Zodiac5000 posted:I don't, because it doesn't matter if the trio can or can't intervene for my statement to work. If they can't intervene then they should be more open regarding sorcerers and their treatment before we leave and if they won't intervene then they're just as complicit as Enkidel is. Enkidel is the one on the ground and he's had enough experiences in his life that openly claiming to be a demon priest inside the geographic region of Ur is going to trigger some fairly swift retaliation from him.
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The Illuminated one was, in fact, immune to the negative effects of sticking his dick in fire. Nailed it. By El, I need to finish working on the empires of the Amalakite giants and Old Amalek, including Mosquito Mountain and the civ expansions, Nephilim (for Ur and Asherah), and the Kadmonim individual deity encyclopedia.
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May 28, 2020 01:03
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B seems like a good time to pad my rightvoting record
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Zodiac5000 posted:The Illuminated one was, in fact, immune to the negative effects of sticking his dick in fire. Nailed it.
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May 28, 2020 01:18
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the_steve posted:Tudiya has a huge eugenics corkboard in his private study with all of the "optimal" ships and the Inheritance Buffs he's hoping to pass down. just like Snarls
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May 28, 2020 01:26
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I would like to ask Tudiya about the differences in greater demons recognized by Karnak. Just kinda curious if he is familiar with them. Also We should ask Tudiya if it is okay to discuss Badad with Zeb
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May 28, 2020 01:34
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When's the last time Tudiya got one of his many wives pregnant?
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May 28, 2020 02:09
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May 28, 2020 02:34
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B Ask Tudiya about the blood tree and what he thinks should be done about it in light of Zepa's declaration that no fruit-bearing tree should be destroyed.
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May 28, 2020 02:48
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super sweet best pal posted:B
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TheCog posted:do not do this definitely do not do this
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Time to play catch up on 179 posts with FoxTerrier! (The loser is everyone who reads) Crazycryodude posted:Fox God makes more and more sense every day I agree.  Also—no poo poo Tudiya is concerned and suspicious. We told him we had a weird pull, and then told him we met a weird civ. He's probably concerned the weird civ were demons planting the urge to travel in our head. Which isn't irrational given the world we inhabit. Perfection SniperWoreConverse posted:El is not a fox Heresy --- OMGGGG when I saw 179 new posts I was sure there was a new update and yet it's just you mooks continuing to sew your hair shirts and sackcloth and pour ashes atop your head. --- Zodiac5000 posted:Tudiya and El are not the same and codes of conduct for them may differ. El approving of something does not mean tudiya will and vice versa. I don't understand the fixation folks have with saying "but El approved" like it's relevant or meaningful to whether Tudiya will. Yes. This. Victis posted:
Horse shaped cakes. Isn't that enough? -- Oh thank god, the update. 1. B. I'm not really in favor of attacking, but it seems worth discussing since it's such a hot topic. 2. Have there been any particularly promising manhood trails amongst our family while I was away? Any significant news from neighboring cities? Are all at peace? How have the harvests been in Zepath? Any decline? All jokes aside, the marriage is an excellent idea and we should set Naomi and Asahel on the task of selecting just the right bride. A happy, successful marriage bodes well for peace between factions. One where the bride and groom hate each others guts? Not so much. Fortunately being first wife to a young, heavily blooded man is probably tempting enough Naomi and Asahel should theoretically be able to find someone happy about the idea and well suited easily enough. Mr. Nemo posted:When's the last time Tudiya got one of his many wives pregnant? NOOOOOPE
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May 28, 2020 03:23
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Victis posted:While the fertility cult of Nikall would make for hilarious allies and I'm all about it, not sure what they actually bring besides slightly patronizing guidance (which we have enough of). Maybe if we give the Orbs back they will hand out more prophecies that we can't tell anyone about. vvvv Looking back however long ago it was in the thread where Tudiya ushered us into a dark room and whispered to us the big kings only level secret that demons were at war with Ur, and Enkidel was like "no poo poo, hoss." I think its pretty funny that Nikall just told us the same thing 200 years later but now its upgraded to a gods only level secret. Cornuto fucked around with this message at 03:41 on May 28, 2020 |
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May 28, 2020 03:36
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super sweet best pal posted:Ask Tudiya about the blood tree and what he thinks should be done about it in light of Zepa's declaration that no fruit-bearing tree should be destroyed. Nein
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May 28, 2020 03:39
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That just gets us in trouble and the tree destroyed, right? That's what telling Tudiya does? The bit about fruit-bearing is just fluff?
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we've hashed thru the tree over and over again we know that if we believe it's truly a demon tree of evil we must destroy it. The fruit tree thing is not any kind of loophole. Bringing it up in the form of that question is going to make us look like an incompetent moron and get the tree burned
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May 28, 2020 04:00
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Zodiac5000 posted:That just gets us in trouble and the tree destroyed, right? That's what telling Tudiya does? The bit about fruit-bearing is just fluff? Folks keep trying to use the fruit-bearing thing as a gotcha w.r.t. the demon tree, but they're ignoring A) the purpose of the rule about fruit bearing trees and B) We burned an entire grove of fruit trees with Aaron when we were younger, and Tudiya absolutely thought that was the right thing to do.
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May 28, 2020 04:05
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Cornuto posted:Looking back however long ago it was in the thread where Tudiya ushered us into a dark room and whispered to us the big kings only level secret that demons were at war with Ur, and Enkidel was like "no poo poo, hoss." I think its pretty funny that Nikall just told us the same thing 200 years later but now its upgraded to a gods only level secret. The secret wasn't that we are at war. That's just normal info. The secret was that there is a literal legion of melachim in Zepath to watch the sea, since the chains began to weaken. E: Diogines posted:Tudiya looks to Ishamal who says "If you are certain." Olothreutes fucked around with this message at 04:48 on May 28, 2020 |
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FoxTerrier posted:All jokes aside, the marriage is an excellent idea and we should set Naomi and Asahel on the task of selecting just the right bride. A happy, successful marriage bodes well for peace between factions. One where the bride and groom hate each others guts? Not so much. You know what we should do? Find a bride who wants to learn how to smith too, surely among Asahel's family there's one heretical enough for that. And then Maadai's bride visits the forge so often because, uh.... she just loves her husband so much and they can't bear to be separated, yeah. And if she insists on being around (listening in on all the lectures) anyways, well, what's the harm in letting her pitch in here and there? Many hands make light work, surely even a woman can handle some forge tasks, even if it's just carting fuel and pumping bellows.
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Patrick Spens posted:Folks keep trying to use the fruit-bearing thing as a gotcha w.r.t. the demon tree, but they're ignoring A) the purpose of the rule about fruit bearing trees and B) We burned an entire grove of fruit trees with Aaron when we were younger, and Tudiya absolutely thought that was the right thing to do. All I'm saying is that because of that law, we should not destroy it without Tudiya's permission.
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May 28, 2020 04:44
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But checking with Tudiya requires telling him that we have a demon tree and haven't killed it yet. Which will piss him off. Like the fact that it grows fruit will not be relevant to him here.
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We should keep the tree because it hasn't harmed a single person and it's the only one that isn't buried in a tomb a thousand miles beyond the edge of any maps. Our commitment to biodiversity must be upheld. Also I want to graft things to it. Imagine if it could create the best oranges in addition to pomegranates. We should also graft a branch from that tree to a regular tree. Maybe we can grow delicious pomegranates without killing a bull.
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May 28, 2020 05:41
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I am pro demon tree but I respect voters that aren't.
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May 28, 2020 05:46
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If we do succeed in corrupting Maadai and he and his eventual bride return to Zepath would they be too high profile to be assassinated by whoever burned those farmers? Did anything funky happen at home when Enkidel spent loads of ??? and made Avery? Polgas fucked around with this message at 06:03 on May 28, 2020 |
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Mr. Prokosch posted:I am pro demon tree but I respect voters that aren't. I'm pro-tree but I want our rear end covered if anti-tree wins the vote.
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Why would telling tudiya somehow cover us? it would do the opposite, it exposes us to a ton of liability. You are voting for something that would destroy the tree, how are you pro tree?
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