In all seriousness, now that you all have colonies outside your starting landmass, an obvious question arises, what are the logistics of such an empire? So for next sunday, I'll ask of you all to make a card representing the inner workings of your empire. A courier, a transport ship, a pipe network, let your imagination run wild!
P.S. You are now sufficiently advanced so that you can circumvent the globe. If you sail enough east, you'll get to the west, same with west and east, and north to south and south to north.
EDIT: With the victorious Gnash replacing their fallen enemies the Rangers of Jack, the Children of Dust have begun to call forth their more powerful, more ancient members: Hastyr's first recruits. Because they have not yet fully awakened, the process is long and difficult -- but also deadly to any of their enemies.
See, the Astrals have no true formal infrastructure as more of a band of rebels. However, our leaders have drones patrolling and protecting our people, and of course, every drone needs a control center.
It'd been a week since Serise had been sent off to the arena battle, and though the crew were relieved to be free of their leader for a time, as the days passed, they all became a little more antsy. This included Chulane himself, who paced nervously about, often in Serise's study or below deck in the map room. On one of these occasions, Chulane is approached by Hector, the crew member he had talked to before.
"Capt-err, Chulane, sir, why are you so nervous? I mean, I get Serise hasn't come back, but... you know what they say, no news is good news, right?"
"That's only when people have gone off to war, Hector. Here, no news is bad news. It means either Serise is alive and in good enough health to return, or a message otherwise has been intercepted. And here I thought switching to birds would've been better than on foot messengers."
Meanwhile, the young apprentice at top of the Red Giant in the crow's nest was watching the horizon, as apprentices often did while practicing to attune to the cosmos, when a small silhouette begins to move across the sky. They begin to jump, calling out to it, and whistles sharply, much to the annoyance of several crew members further down.
While Chulane rubbed his brow in frustration, the doors to the map room burst open, startling both him and hector. Of course it was one of the young apprentices. He lets out and exasperated sigh and turns to face the new arrival. "Yes?"
The young person eagerly jumps up and down, a large bird on their shoulder and holding a rolled up sheet of parchment. "News of Serise has arrived, sir!"
"What? Let me see." Chulane grabs the paper and unfurls it, his eyes quickly scanning over it. "Assemble the crew on the main deck. There is an announcement to be made."
@HeroKP the thing about Lujikul's submission is that the ability is essentially neutral, it's just a Storm Crow in most circumstances but it can be vastly better in very specific situations.
Why worry about the inner workings of an empire when you can, instead, manipulate the masses? That's Gnash's ideology anyway. Keep everything running smoothly by distorting the perception of reality among her ranks to her will. It's cold outside? It's a warm summer day, actually. It's blazing hot? No, it's snowing. With that in mind, she bends the perception of her ranks as she sees fit.
And you know what? Some scores were very interesting to look at. We shall undoubtedly take note of them. But for the first time in Colonisers history, there were no changes to the map (the Darkworlds War is still in stalemate). So I am going to take chunks out of you to rile you up! >:D
What has taken bites out of your territories? Well, each of you is about to find out! But whatever that may be, you shall now race in your pod of two or three contestants to see who can take back their land AND THEN SOME!
@SteampunkDragon What beats horrors from outer space? Horrors native to the plane, possibly?
@SammySammyson In your usual expansion, you have ravaged yet another orchard for sustenance. Its owner, a powerful magician, you have killed in sleep. But now, you have to face the vengeance of his apprentice....
@Lujikul Your powers base on light. But this fateful day, when your leader died and the stars dwindled, an ancient beast awoke, threatening to swallow the sun whole.
@ThatOneCat You don't understand. Every beam of magic you send down from the heavens dissipates and dissolves. With your divination skills, you are able to understand that someone has gotten a hold of a bajillion of these, and they must be stopped:
@AxNoodle Your unique spellcasting style has done many things on this world. It has completed many great projects, but also bundled up the fabric of magic itself. This displeases the Queen in Gray. So far, she was content to have her realm turn invisible, and be unwittingly annexed by you, but now she has fought back.
@KorandAngels WHAT???? HOW???? The forest rots. Spiders fall over dead, and nothing seems to be able to stop it. It will only cease when you kill him -
@IzItTru MANTICORE. She has reignited the fire the Poets had lit once upon a time, and now threatens to spread it.
I don't like how my allies are being threatened by my avatar. But I can probably defeat that plague. We have found it. We have discovered the walls of Tyrome. A wall that comes with an ancient guardian, who will serve us for one last time.
(/Should say fortified land; my fingers are used to writing enchanted. It's just a typo.)
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I assume "intense" is good?
Wake, the sacred seven! Arise, @KorandAngels, @SteampunkDragon, @AxNoodle, @IzItTru, @Lujikul, @ThatOneCat and @SammySammyson! We're here to talk about the most interesting subject of all!
INFRASTRUCTURE!
In all seriousness, now that you all have colonies outside your starting landmass, an obvious question arises, what are the logistics of such an empire?
So for next sunday, I'll ask of you all to make a card representing the inner workings of your empire. A courier, a transport ship, a pipe network, let your imagination run wild!
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(This is going to be hard to find art for)
(Also, I will hopefully not win the game)
(But I doubt I could win anyway)
(I just looked at the first map. Look how far we've gone.)
Last time I checked, food is important.
(Normal bugs are nearly extinct is our territory, except in the jungles which are still dangerous.)
Reading books written by our own hand.
Will post story later.
EDIT: With the victorious Gnash replacing their fallen enemies the Rangers of Jack, the Children of Dust have begun to call forth their more powerful, more ancient members: Hastyr's first recruits. Because they have not yet fully awakened, the process is long and difficult -- but also deadly to any of their enemies.
"Capt-err, Chulane, sir, why are you so nervous? I mean, I get Serise hasn't come back, but... you know what they say, no news is good news, right?"
"That's only when people have gone off to war, Hector. Here, no news is bad news. It means either Serise is alive and in good enough health to return, or a message otherwise has been intercepted. And here I thought switching to birds would've been better than on foot messengers."
Meanwhile, the young apprentice at top of the Red Giant in the crow's nest was watching the horizon, as apprentices often did while practicing to attune to the cosmos, when a small silhouette begins to move across the sky. They begin to jump, calling out to it, and whistles sharply, much to the annoyance of several crew members further down.
While Chulane rubbed his brow in frustration, the doors to the map room burst open, startling both him and hector. Of course it was one of the young apprentices. He lets out and exasperated sigh and turns to face the new arrival. "Yes?"
The young person eagerly jumps up and down, a large bird on their shoulder and holding a rolled up sheet of parchment. "News of Serise has arrived, sir!"
"What? Let me see." Chulane grabs the paper and unfurls it, his eyes quickly scanning over it. "Assemble the crew on the main deck. There is an announcement to be made."
That's a STORM CROW but with an ABILITY ATTACHED!
bRoKeN!!!.!!11!!!!.
Sarcasm aside, good job!
Yeah, I understand. Pretty neat design, overall!
And you know what? Some scores were very interesting to look at. We shall undoubtedly take note of them. But for the first time in Colonisers history, there were no changes to the map (the Darkworlds War is still in stalemate). So I am going to take chunks out of you to rile you up! >:D
What has taken bites out of your territories? Well, each of you is about to find out!
But whatever that may be, you shall now race in your pod of two or three contestants to see who can take back their land AND THEN SOME!
Deadline is sunday.
@SammySammyson In your usual expansion, you have ravaged yet another orchard for sustenance. Its owner, a powerful magician, you have killed in sleep. But now, you have to face the vengeance of his apprentice....
@Lujikul Your powers base on light. But this fateful day, when your leader died and the stars dwindled, an ancient beast awoke, threatening to swallow the sun whole.
@ThatOneCat You don't understand. Every beam of magic you send down from the heavens dissipates and dissolves. With your divination skills, you are able to understand that someone has gotten a hold of a bajillion of these, and they must be stopped:
@AxNoodle Your unique spellcasting style has done many things on this world. It has completed many great projects, but also bundled up the fabric of magic itself. This displeases the Queen in Gray. So far, she was content to have her realm turn invisible, and be unwittingly annexed by you, but now she has fought back.
@KorandAngels WHAT???? HOW???? The forest rots. Spiders fall over dead, and nothing seems to be able to stop it. It will only cease when you kill him -
@IzItTru MANTICORE. She has reignited the fire the Poets had lit once upon a time, and now threatens to spread it.
CLARIFICATION:
You must make a card that deals with your problem, but is also a good card. That is all you need.
However, bonus cards showing your land reclamation is strongly advised.
But I can probably defeat that plague.
We have found it.
We have discovered the walls of Tyrome.
A wall that comes with an ancient guardian, who will serve us for one last time.
(/Should say fortified land; my fingers are used to writing enchanted. It's just a typo.)
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