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FirockFinion THE SLORG! from The Red Desert Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
THE SLORG!
#26: Aug 26th 2013 at 6:13:31 PM

There's no personal rooms separating everyone, and the tiny Kobold normally wears a cloak that makes him automatically less noticeable.

I'm willing to bet that at some point, someone decided to take a rest on a "sack" that actually turned out to be a sleeping Kobold; then after that Ixen decided he was only going to sleep on top of large stacks of luggage. [lol]

@How many chickens could we bring: Well, I suppose that ultimately depends on two things: how much space we could spare for them, and whether we're bringing adults or chicks, but in either case probably still a fair amount.

I'd say you can easily fit one or even two adult chickens for every square foot of space, (I'd go ahead and say 3 for every 2 square feet.) which wouldn't have to be very tall, (About a foot and a half I'd say.) and you could stack two or three of these flat cages on top of each other. Combined with the fact that we could then stack a crate of something on top of that as long as it wasn't too heavy, and I'd say it wouldn't be hard to justify bringing some.

So assuming three cages stacked on top of each other and 3 chickens for every 2 square feet:

  • A 3x3 foot space on the deck would get about 40 chickens.
  • A 3x5 foot space on the deck would get about 67 chickens.
  • A 5x5 foot space on the deck would get about 112 chickens.

Of course, as with the people, these chickens probably wouldn't all survive the trip. (Especially not if they started being used in place of rations.) If we brought chicks instead of adults, we could bring tons, but they would be even less likely to survive.

@From signup thread:

With that I think I'll start the RP in a few hours, if anyone has any last-minute things they need to say, now's a good time.

Just again asking Strat about whether Ixen's true status should be considered public knowledge. (A reminder if necessary: Abathur would have told Szena since she's in charge of security, but would have left it to her judgement whether or not to tell anyone else.)

edited 26th Aug '13 6:14:52 PM by FirockFinion

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Stratofarius huzzaaaaaaaah Since: Aug, 2011
huzzaaaaaaaah
#27: Aug 26th 2013 at 6:19:16 PM

[up] Hm. I don't think it should. Knowing there's a prisoner around doesn't do good for morale.

edited 26th Aug '13 6:19:32 PM by Stratofarius

Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#28: Aug 26th 2013 at 6:59:20 PM

I'm willing to bet that at some point, someone decided to take a rest on a "sack" that actually turned out to be a sleeping Kobold; then after that Ixen decided he was only going to sleep on top of large stacks of luggage.

I do the same thing to my dog, who likes to bury herself into blankets and under pillows.

edited 26th Aug '13 7:00:11 PM by Parable

nman Since: Mar, 2010
#29: Aug 26th 2013 at 8:15:21 PM

Alright, game's up at this link, have fun, start planning. Your characters can basically be anywhere around camp, it's dawn so most likely they've only been up for a few minutes, or are just waking up. For the future, remember two critical things:

  • Teamwork: Seriously guys, this is an RP, this is about talking with people. If you just have your character doing things by themselves, trying to be the hero, not working with others, and ignoring everyone else, then I can guarantee you that you're going to have a bad time.
  • There's no "right" way to do things: This isn't a video game, there's no hard-coded way to "win", I'm not railroading you in any way, so don't think you have to find the perfect solution to problems. Thinking outside the box is highly encouraged. If this were an RP about me giving you only one viable option at certain intervals, this would be boring as hell for everyone. That said, there's certainly wrong ways to do things.
Also, I've finalized the numbers. There's 35 workers, plus the four NPCs listed below, plus all the player characters. So you've basically got 37 workers, but two of them can double as some sort of specialist. Here's a supply list
Camp Cutlass
  • Supplies
    • 4 days of food (including feeding the chickens)
    • 16 hens and 2 roosters (in a cage setup meant for 40 chickens)
    • Enough axes, shovels, picks, hammers, saws and miscellaneous tools for the workers to use for their tasks.
    • A sizable amount of nails (enough to make rooms inside the ship, some sheds, or whatever initial things you decide to do (if you decide to do them) - though you'll need lumber for that)
    • Ten extra crossbows
    • Ten extra bows
    • Forty extra steel short swords and daggers
    • A few barrels of extra bolts and arrows
    • Depleted giant magical crystal (imagine a basketball)
    • Crate of seeds (Magically sealed, shouldn't go bad for a long time)
    • All the things your characters have that I can't individually list

And remember that the only resources in the area that you know of so far are wood, ebony, and gold. There's water, dirt, and grass too, if you count those things. You're starting from basically nothing, but with a good amount of tools, so use your imagination and figure out what you think should be done. The workers will do what you decide, though if there's some division between players/characters about what to do, then the overseer will just handle assigning workers based on what you've said.


  • Named NPCs
    • Overseer: Nehrun Lowen - An older gnome man with a monocle. He'll tell the workers what to do if no one's around (which just coincidentally winds up matching what you guys decided what the workers should do) and manages them throughout the day.
      • Overseer aka "Underseer": Jeffrey (Just Jeffrey) - A human man in his early thirties who is almost seven feet tall, has a lazy left eye, a shaved, tattooed head, and is essentially Nehrun's bodyguard and enforcer. He helps to encourage the workers if needed.
    • Blacksmith: Tarmana Cavedusk - A drow woman who looks to be in her mid twenties by human standards, she's worked at smithing so long, could probably break you in two with her bare hands.
    • Fletcher: Gathik Steelmist - A cat dude of some sort, let's call the race "cat" for now. Probably early forties.
    • Jen Beardfist: Dwarf cook.
    • Lita Aemanto: Desert elf hunter.
    • Garver Burmrod: Gnome engineer.
    • Urk: Ogre tough guy.
    • Rhavyn Nightshade: Fairy scout.

By the way, if I screw up at any time, let me know, it's totally possible for me to overlook things.

edited 3rd Oct '13 8:38:48 PM by nman

FirockFinion THE SLORG! from The Red Desert Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
THE SLORG!
#30: Aug 26th 2013 at 8:24:29 PM

Cool. Don't know when I'll actually be able to post in there for my characters, (dealing with writer's block right now) but I can say Abathur would want some of the workers sent into the forest to look for tree saplings, and maybe some replantable wild crops.

What kind of seeds did we bring with us, crop seeds?

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nman Since: Mar, 2010
#31: Aug 26th 2013 at 9:10:49 PM

[up]Yeah, crops of some sort. What type isn't too important at the moment so I'm leaving it ambiguous for now, as someone was interested in making a farmer. That way if they do wind up making a character, they can say they were potatoes or corn or radishes or whatever suits them. In any case, since it takes a while to go from seed to plant, and there's a lot of pressing issues and setup that will probably have to get out of the way before anyone can deal with farming.

edited 26th Aug '13 9:11:09 PM by nman

Stratofarius huzzaaaaaaaah Since: Aug, 2011
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#32: Aug 27th 2013 at 2:29:18 AM

I think what we need to do is check our perimeter for any nearby threats while the workers build chicken coops, get some fire going and start setting up tents.

FirockFinion THE SLORG! from The Red Desert Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
THE SLORG!
#33: Aug 27th 2013 at 3:15:20 AM

It just occurred to me: If Ixen's identity is to be kept secret for now, I suppose it'd make sense for him to be using a fake name for now. After all, he's supposed to be somewhat infamous.

I just can't think of a fake name right now.

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FantasyLiver Since: Oct, 2012
tricksterson Never Trust from Behind you with an icepick Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Never Trust
#35: Aug 27th 2013 at 6:04:21 AM

Does the ship have a Captain? Or is it going to be leaving us so his and his crew's IDs don't matter?

Trump delenda est
nman Since: Mar, 2010
#36: Aug 27th 2013 at 9:56:38 AM

[up]Yes and no. For efficiency, whatever duties of captain that were needed during the trip would have been handled by the overseer.

mrminun The Saddest Sad Machine Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: Waiting for Prince Charming
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#37: Aug 27th 2013 at 10:13:45 AM

SCOUTS: MOVE OUT!

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Lemurian from Touhou fanboy attic Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Buried in snow, waiting for spring
#38: Aug 27th 2013 at 11:36:18 AM

Making sure the area is secure before packing out sounds like a good idea. I suggest keeping most of the supplies and chickens on board the boat until we know it's safe to take it ashore.

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mantlemask FISTINGLY DELICIOUS from Here and There Since: Oct, 2012
FISTINGLY DELICIOUS
#39: Aug 27th 2013 at 12:53:18 PM

Lumber will be most important. For shelter, storage and defense. Once someone tells him about Ebony, Volk will be most pleased. smile

Another thing the scouts will have to find will be stone we can quarry.

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nman Since: Mar, 2010
#40: Aug 27th 2013 at 1:32:30 PM

Not sure if I made this clear before, but the overseer is really more of a character of necessity who deals directly with workers so you don't have to micromanage everything. Anything he says in-character regarding using the workers, that's not me telling you But Thou Must! do this or that, that's me just making him continue with the chitchat, asking some questions, etc, like a typical NPC. What ultimately decides how the workers are used is what you guys decide.

Anyway, I can tell people want to start doing things, so I'll wait another day to give everyone a chance to finish up anything they wanted to do this early in the morning and figure out what the workers will be doing, then skip forward maybe an hour to just after breakfast. Then the day's yours to do with as you please.

edited 27th Aug '13 1:34:41 PM by nman

God_of_Awesome Since: Jan, 2001
Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#42: Aug 27th 2013 at 2:59:40 PM

Your wait is over.

edited 27th Aug '13 3:00:37 PM by Parable

KiriAme Thom Raiwhat? Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Giving love a bad name
Thom Raiwhat?
#43: Aug 27th 2013 at 4:09:36 PM

Regarding supplies and stuff, I'd sort of recommend not eating the chickens, just because you can collect eggs from them and/or breed them to get more chickens. It's more sustainable to keep them, and there are a ridiculous number of food-type things that require eggs. tongue

Anyway here's Blackwall
FantasyLiver Since: Oct, 2012
#44: Aug 27th 2013 at 4:19:57 PM

And the overseer or Bathsheba would probably know about George's ability to identify edible plants. If things got desperate, they could always ask him.

Or we could eat the halflings evil grin.

Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#45: Aug 27th 2013 at 5:00:37 PM

I kind that coming from a person named Fantasy Liver highly amusing.

FantasyLiver Since: Oct, 2012
#46: Aug 27th 2013 at 5:50:00 PM

Where do you think I got my name from? evil grin

Locoman Since: Nov, 2010
#47: Aug 27th 2013 at 7:09:10 PM

In terms of meat consumption, we could probably go out and hunt whatever animals are running around in the forest, then keep our imported livestock for eggs/milk/cheese/etc.

FirockFinion THE SLORG! from The Red Desert Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
THE SLORG!
#48: Aug 27th 2013 at 7:18:28 PM

we could probably go out and hunt whatever animals are running around in the forest

What do you think we brought along a "trapper" for? tongue

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tricksterson Never Trust from Behind you with an icepick Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Never Trust
#49: Aug 27th 2013 at 7:23:14 PM

Lita also has "hunter" on her resume character sheet.

Trump delenda est
KylerThatch literary masochist Since: Jan, 2001
literary masochist
#50: Aug 27th 2013 at 9:15:11 PM

So what's our overall strategy for the first few days? I'm thinking we divide our efforts between scouting and gathering food, and building some simple barricades around the camp for defense.

This "faculty lot" you speak of sounds like a place of great power...

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