>>5563871 (OP)
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Long ago a great flood engulfed the earth, the wrath of the gods for man’s evil ways.
The tarnian were the descendent of those who drowned in the great flood. Who fled from the waters to the land now named tarnput. They now dedicate themselves to the gods. And are zealous for devotion to them.

>>5563871 (OP)
Color: Deep Purple
Country: Parznip
Tile: 11

Background details coming soon

>>5563871 (OP)

Tile 39
>Red
The imazeeb are a nomadic desert tribebesmen organized in a loose confederation between clans and the few permanent villages centered around the precious water supplies of the area. The current leader of the imazeeb is being decided so for the moment it is diarchy between clan's moclume's leader shalun and the prince of house thulun Sadiq. There is no capital but a strict culture of laws keep the imazeeb a cohesive culture as well as the occasional sanctioned assassin duels prevent all out civil war from breaking out. Also they huff a lot of desert hash which is just weed that can grow in the desert

27
Shillaria. Yellow.
A country filled with both experienced sailors and men of various skills. There's no particularly state religion as everyone has more worldly desires such as gold and to advance technology.

>>5563892
I'll probably add more details tomorrow but it's late for me.

>>5563871 (OP)
oh fuck I just realized Imma be carthage in this kinda europe looking map

-Gauland
-Tile 1
-Orange yellow

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I thought I should I post this aswell

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>>5563871 (OP)
8
Gnome Kingdom (capital Gnomewater bordering the southern lake)
This is the land of the Gnomes. By devoting the entire economy to maintaining a border wall surrounding the country, we've managed to hold this land for thousands of years without any expansion or contraction. This insular race prefers not to wander beyond the wall, although if provoked, will not hesitate to do whatever it takes to preserve itself. A strict royal family has ruled the Kingdom with an iron fist for 12 generations, quelling any dissent and consolidating power every decade. When not working on the wall the Gnomes enjoy stockpiling mushrooms, riding snails, collecting trinkets, and playing tiny instruments.

>>5563871 (OP)
>COLOR: THE COLOR OF A DAY CRYING (Pink)
>COUNTRY: THE AMOUNT OF NUMBERS ON YOUR FINGERS TEN TEN HAAH (The Fifth Kingdom)
>Tile: 25 (5 x 5)
>BACKSTORY: MANY A TRAVELER WERE EXPLORING THESE REALMS WHEN THEY FOUND QUITE A GLORIOUS FRAGMENT INTO ANOTHER WORLD. A WORLD OF SMOKE AND COLORS, ONE THAT TAINTED THEIR VIEW OF THIS NON-FITH WORLD FOREVER!

A DAZZLING KINGDOM OF PINKS AND GOLDS AND THE COLORS MAN CAN NOT COMPHRENED WAS FOUNDED AROUND THE VORTEX, WHERE THE PEOPLE ARE FOREVER HAPPY! THE FIFTHISTS SHAL RULE!

>>5563871 (OP)
- Tile: 22
- Color: Bright orange
- Name: Copernican Artificers

The Copernican Artificers are a race of dexterous, tall four-armed humanoids that possess great skill in craftsmanship. They value quality over quantity and will go to great lengths to obtain rare and exotic materials with which to forge weapons and erect grandiose architecture. The Artificers are loosely organized, as they do not care much for petty politics.

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End of turn 1!!!

>>5563871 (OP)
Tile 4
Color: Light Blue
Country Name: Pen State

This is the land of magically uplifted penguins that overthrew the previous wizard kingdom that ruled here. They've managed to band together and form a government to rule themselves and use the magical items and structures to retain power over the tundra and ice beasts of their land. Their main structure of power is a large Wizards tower from which the most powerful and intelligent of the penguins rule and distribute orders.

>>5563883
Being naturally adept in the ways of the water a tarnput blubmin (the priest caste of tarnput) has his boat swam to the island of the parznip. For it is said in the ancient writings that a great mountain once lay where parznip now lies. Other delegates were sent out to other lands and coasts but found nothing.
The blubmin beings gifts of gold trinkets dredged up from their drowned home.
He then asks to have a tour of the cities of the land. And looks to see if the parznip worships the gods as tarnput does…
Does he find a land that reveres the gods?

>>5563975
The tarnput colonize (the tile to the) north. For it is similar in climate to the one they already dwell in.
As well they erect a great temple in their homeland.

>>5563883
Avg. Lifespan: 10 years (1,000 years in Parznip time)
Avg. Height: 4ft. 2in. (7ft. 6in., including the flamboyant, rigid and fragrant hairstalks at the top of their head - a delicacy to some predators)
Avg. Weight: 80lbs.
Special Talents: Hibernation, underwater breathing, night vision, fluency in Pig Latin
Proclivities: Slave trading, sport hunting, producing music videos
Leader: Shavvo Parznippian, who unilaterally makes all the country's sociopolitical and economic decisions.

The pallid (but inexplicably sometimes purple) root creatures known as the Parznippians are a noble but savage culture of tribesmen. All Parznippians are genetically identical, as they are all hydroponically grown in biogenic Znip pods in the heart of the forest, in the holy Lake Parznip: namesake, birthplace and sole breeding grounds of the country and race.

The Parznippians' true origin is unknown to themselves, they have no clue how long they've inhabited the island or how they came to inhabit it, they simply tend the Znip pods and take care of their other biological needs instinctively. They aren't very tolerant of outsiders, but they're also not very adept at technology. They have very little contact with the world outside of what comes to the island. There always seems to be many visitors on the island for some reason, but they primarily stay in the more hospitable south side of the island, which leaves the north side's resources entirely uncontested. Only rarely do foolish adventurers enter the north side, against the warnings of wiser heads.

>>5563975
>THE DELICIOUS SMELL OF A MILLION SOCIALIST PARTY BOOKS, YES YES. NO. THE SIGNALS OF THE STARS, FAR FAR FAR FAR MORE IMPORTANT.

>BREATH IN THE PINK LIGHT FOR A MOMENT BEFORE FOCUSING ON BUILDING NOT-SINKERS (SHIPS, AS PEOPLE CALL THEM) TO ALLOW US TO SPREAD THE LIGHT FURTHER!

>>5563994
Seeing the gifts the Fishmen have brought them, the Parznippians lower their dull pitchforks and rusty letter openers, and welcome the foreigners cautiously. Manners have not yet evolved in Parznip, so no gifts are given in exchange, but Shavvo reflexively feels that his people should reward good behavior with good behavior, before resorting to eating them alive if deemed necessary later on.

Shavvo informs the Tarnians that they may make themselves comfortable on the coastal village they docked in, and tour the wilds and other Parznippian settlements as long as they are with a Parznippian escort. Shavvo says he's never seen or heard of any great mountain, but there are small hills all across the island, and the Fishmen are free to take a look.

Shavvo tells the blubmin that Parznippians worship only the holy lake that births and provides for them. The same lake that the Tarnians are told they are forbidden from going near. Shavvo doesn't mention any interest in the spiritual beliefs of the Fishmen.

>>5564018 >>5563999 did you want the south of the island instead? you originally claimed 11, but i can swap you with 12, if youd like

>>5563994
>>5563996
>>5563999
>>5564018
>>5563975
Parznip humbly asks Tarnput for the secrets of seafaring and shipwrighting technology, if the Fishmen can and will share it

>>5564020
Nah, 11's cool with me, just writing fluff. Thanks, though.

Artificers seeking novelty expand into the extraneous bits of 23.

Some figure that the exploration of new environments could prove fruitful, thus they travel to create encampments at the mouth of the river in 24, as well as the small peninsula in 17.

A particularly large caravan heads in the direction of Shillaria.

Artificers grow wary of The Fifth Kingdom and inquisitive of the Parznippians.

>>5564021
The blubmin says that if the parznippians can pay for it he will send for shipwrights, carpenters and navigators to come and teach them the knowledge and building techniques of ships.
Otherwise he seems uninterested in the parznippians

There's no mechanics for anything? Just RP stuff?

Also
>crazy cultists north of me
>funny weed confederation desert people south of me

>>5563999
The Artificers wonder if the Parznippian "hairstalks" are safely harvestable

>>5564039
for combat I roll d20s and use the context of what empires have done previously. Nothing is tooo set in stone. Industry and just how much stuff you have done in your nation really determine development and strength. but at the end of the day I'm open to suggestions and whatnot

>>5564040
You... You stay back!

>>5564033
Parznippians have precious little to offer the Tarnians, so decide they must raid the south side of the island for resources, in the form of slaves. Maybe Copernicans are visiting, or perhaps we come across some migrating tropical penguins >:^)

If the Tarnians are interested in slaves, a trade can be arranged.
If they aren't, we will have to take a rain check on the ships.

>>5564044
The tarnian merchants are very interested in slaves, especially exotic ones

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>>5563922
Actual "lore"
LIFESPAN: 555 is the maximum after exposure to the Pink Light but on average, most live for 75 years
HEIGHT: 6'2" for men, 5'8 for women.
AVG. WEIGHT: 205 pounds for men, 155 pounds for women.
SPECIAL TALENTS: Exposure to the pink light has given them mild magical abilities involving light, smoke, or information manipulation (determined through genetic bloodlines and/or exposure). Despite their schizophrenic nature, they're remarkably good at remembering and recording information.
FAVORITE ACTIVITIES/HOBBIES: Religious worship, mass entertainment through stories and literature, experimenting with the Pink Light, exploration.
LEADER: THE BIG HONCHO, a very reclusive figure who is descended from the bloodline who first found the Pink Light and has spiritual authority because of it.

A few travelers from long, distant lands arrived here to try building a settlement. The exact details of who they were have been lost to history but what is known is the discovery of a "Pink Light" or "Pink Vortex". An aberration in the world that linked somewhere far, far beyond regular understanding.

Exposure to this light twisted regular people, objects, and ideals into dream like anomalies. Most people who live in the Fifth Kingdom try their best to live their version of a "normal life" (due to the light, this has been twisted into a parody of regular cultures). They see the outside world as something to admire and to explore, if only because the people have long since forgotten what it used to be.

Those who visit the Kingdom have to keep a straight head on, for prolonged exposure to the changed lands might stick with you.

Rolled 5 (1d8)

Rolling to capture slaves to give to the Tarnians (let's assume a group of the chosen race is visiting the south side of the island)
1 Copernicans
2 Schizos of the Fifth
3 Citizens of Gauland
4 Imazeebis
5 Gnomes
6 Penguins
7 Shillarians
8 No visitors, had to enslave fellow Parznippians

(Is this sanctioned and Map God-approved?)

>>5564067
with something as simple as this you don't have to roll, as it affects diplomacy and rp more than it does gameplay.

My goal with the rolling is to prevent someone from sort of unfairly beating up other players or doing the "I shoot you with my death laser" "nuh uh I dodged it" type

Though personally, id say the slaves you'd catch on the south of the island would more than likely be of your own species, just of some nonintegrated tribe.

>>5564057
Enlightned delegates of the Fifth Kingdom, Shilaria would love to trade you our supplies such as things like paper for you to transcribe your holy texts on. Sadly though we keep being threatened by heretics in Parzsnip that we better not tell you their misdeeds of cursing the pink light. If you could protect us from such non-believers Shillaria would be happy to help you in the ways of commerce.

For a non-diplomacy action Shillaria is going to go try to claim the two islands in the middle of the sea for optimal control of trade routes and the resources and other findings that dwell within them.

>>5563975
The imazeeb quietly expand to the surrounding regions adjacent to their home desert. They create small trading outposts for all imazeeb caravans to use though preferential treatment are given to the caravans aligned to the clan or house that established the outpost. The moclume create the lions share of the outpost to the west while the eastern outposts are mainly dominated by the thulun outposts both attempt to woo or subjugate the locals of the region to their side. Meanwhile a small house does the unthinkable and tries to cross the sea towards the famed lands of shillaria to trade spices and gems for literature and steel.

Tl;dr
>Expand to 35 or 42 whichever one is more successful
>>If 35 Moclume pulls ahead in the politics of the imazeeb
>>If 42 thulun Pulls ahead in the politics of the imazeeb
>Attempt to cross sea to establish trade with shilaria

>>5564081
OH HO HO HO HO THE MEN OF SAILORS, THE SEA, THE ANTI-LAND? DEALING IN THE LAND, THE PAPER, THE MONEY?????

FUNNY. WE SHALL ACCEPT FOR NOW. AS FOR THESE VEGETABLES YOU TALK ABOUT, WE SHALL CONSIDER. CONSIDER THIS A HESISTANT SMOKE SESSION OF JOINING, A "YES" IN YORU TONGUES.

SHILLARIA LORE:
Even when considered "normal" by the rest of the world's standards, Shillaria still has interesting quirks. For one: 90% of Shillarians have no Religion or Faith. Only a few claim to believe in a higher power or a god(s) and even then half of them could be lieing. Shillarians are notorious for saying anything to get what they want. However, this does not mean all Shillarians are atheists, merely that they are so consumed by such worldly matters that they are not bothered or concerned with such things as an afterlife. Technology wise, the are on the curb of a Renaissance. Currently they are trying to perfect transport such as their carts and ships to maximize trade efficiency. Shillarians are ruled by an Oligarchy controlled by two halves. one by the wickest Shillarians who pulled any trick in the book they could and the other half wanting to go a more moral route, but only because they think there would be better profit long-term. Resources-wise they are mostly a jack of all trades. (For specifics, think of Renaissance Italy, they would have it Shillarians probably would too.) They tend to try specialize in anything they can get a monopoly on. For military they primarily hirely mercenaries or use diplomacy to get other countries to help them. They do have an Army of their own which are treated surprisingly well. mostly because they are the iron fist of the Shillarians and are not hesitant to use on the domestic population to enforce law. Besides their love of currency and commodities they do like Technology, besides the previously mentioned transport focus there is a small population trying wild things to become the next Shillaro DeGoyim.

>>5564106
Of course those who are able to see the light. Though small nitpick, we are not Anti-land. We shall trade with any who seek our valuable deals. By land, by sea, and maybe even by air one day. As an act of good faith, do you have a copy of holy text so we may shed our ignorance?

>>5564116
ALAS, ALACK, THE ONLY TRUE UNDERSTANDING OF OUR >>>GLORIOUS LIGHT<<< WOULD BE THROUGH **SHEER** EXPOSURE.

BUT WE CAN OFFER YOU THIS MUCH. A TINY GLIMPSE INTO THE L I G H T
>Transfer over five to six copies of the Star Signals, one of the Fifthist's baseline beginner texts, to the Shillaria. Good luck understanding it. Accept the deal for them trading paper --> us protecting them.

>>5564123
Of course! Let us take steps, no matter how small, so they may be deliberate and true. Praise the mighty Pink.
>The Shillarian Diplomat puts his hand together and bows. After making securing protection, they plan to do some things with production. But first, the two islands they seek are very important, so they put all their effort into securing them.

>>5564127
Strike "making" from that post. Shame I can't edit it.

>>5564074
For the sake of entropy, (and since I have no natural enemies,) I thought it would be fun to start some beef for no reason whatsoever. If possible, I'd still like to sell Gnome slaves to the Tarnians. I know Gnomes rarely leave their kingdom, but perhaps they went to the temperate areas of Land 12 to collect resources or scout? If Gnomes aren't there for capture, then we will send Parznippian slaves to Tarnian.

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>>5563975
A new King has ascended to the throne, King Prius of the Gnomes. To celebrate my ascension, I am ordering the construction of a new city on the other side of the Gulf of Gnomewater known as Nome, a planned city to serve as the brand new capital.
>>5564350
I agree to send 1000 slaves if you agree to form a purely defensive pact.

>>5564413
The Parznippians accept your offer

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>>5563975
Update Two!

Nations have begun to look outward, sending out groups to colonize lands and diplomats to make contact with other countries. Great Structures such as the Great Temple of the Tarnput and the Grand Wizard Tower of the Pen State.

Note: I'm going to represent cities like modern towers (cause that's a lot easier than medieval stuff) but that doesn't reflect the level of tech present.

>>5564455
The great clans and houses of the imazeeb continue to expand their influence within their continent however the Clan Mesa and house altare have merged creating House Altare Mesa. The Altare Mesans have begun their foray into ship building and overseas trade creating several outposts on the mainland where they trade with locals not affiliated with any country though they seem to prefer the business of the copernican artificers for their technological expertise. in terms of colonization it appears that the moclumans due to their nomadic tendencies have increased their land and influence at break neck place compared to the thuluns, this has made them rather popular with the clans who are now starting to flock to their banners. Meanwhile the arbiters, upholders of the law within the imazeeb are sensing change and are now deciding which house or clan to back, the altare mesans? The Thuluns? or The Moclumans?

>>5564455
SNIFF SNIFF, SNIFF SNIFF. WHAT IS THAT I SMELL....THE TILE OF 5??!?!?!?!? AHAHAHAHA, THE FIFTH LAND FOR OUR FIFTH KINGDOM! SEND OUR SHIPS OVER TO CONQUER IT IMMEDITATELY!!!

>>5564455
The city of Gujrah is founded in the tight gulf of the south. Which provides a perfect harbour for ships

>>5564032
A Blubmin (most holy member of the priest caste of tarnput) travels to the legendary lands of the copernican artificers. Even in this time famed for their crafts.
He brings gifts of stone dredged up from the bottom of the ocean. Unique stone not found elsewhere. As well as gems. He comes by boat, traveling the way around the great desert peninsula so that his gifts may be generous.
He visits many coperican settlements along the coast. Wishing to see if these people revere the gods.
What does he find of the religion of the copernicans?

>Mfw everyone building non tent cities to roam the desert in
Absolutely haram, Probably should get a city going once I get the desert continent under my thumb

>>5564455
By the way can I roll something to make expansion faster since my people are mostly nomadic.

>>5564514
totally, since you are nomadic, you can have a buff for expansion in deserts, but be unable to develop cities until you settle down and stop being nomadic, if that works for you

It seems as though everyone is going to the Copernicans for trade. Shillaria quickly sends a boat to be the first to make good impressions and get a great deal. They also focus on claiming the rest of the island they are on and upgrading their boats.

Rolled 1 (1d20)

>>5564517
Nice, I'm assuming 1d20 is to be rolled. Also I don't suppose arid land can be added as well

>>5564553
A SIGN FROM THE SPIRITS! WE MUST RETHINK OUR STRATEGY

>Clan moclume's political power wanes due to terrible omens

>>5563871 (OP)
42
Blue (any shade that isnt the sea)
Qedar
A group of squabbling tribes. Nomadic inland with city-states on the coast. Active Merchants with a penchant for piracy.

Somalia Gaming

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>>5564455
5
Evil Gnome Kingdom
An offshoot of the Gnome Kingdom that loves trickery and revels in treachery. Much like their neutral gnome counterparts, they value the defensive borders of their island and rarely expand.
Dynasty's change often as the gnomes find rebellions quite fun. Common evil gnome pastimes include knocking over mushroom stockpiles, salting snails, breaking trinkets, and beatboxing.

>>5564557
There can only be one in this continent brozzer, you know what we must do.

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Parznip completes the deals laid out with Gnome Kingdom and Tarnput.

In exchange for exactly half of the 1,000 acquired Gnome slaves, Tarnput teaches Parznip how to build and manipulate watercraft.

As a sign of good faith, we wish to teach the Gnome Kingdom these skills as well, and set sail to Territory 9, to establish a land force to more closely guard and commence commerce with our allies. Unless we attempt to take Znip pods out of Lake Parznip and across the ocean, we'll have no chance of reproducing on the mainland - but that's okay, Parznippians are plentiful on the island.

>>5564473
One of the watercraft destined for Territory 9 gets swept away by a mighty storm, and a boatload of Parznippians are washed ashore in a foreign desert. They are saved and shown hospitality by representatives of the House Moclume, who take the lost Parznippians to the leader of their (cursed?) Clan...

Meanwhile, back with Shavvo Parznippian on the main island...

Inspired by the grandiosity and sophistication of Tarnian structures, like their boats, Parznip decides to step up it's game... But doesn't really know how. Instead of a grand hall or tower, several shanty towns of tetanus-laced scrap metal houses are erected around Parznip's coastline.

>>5564579
Shalun greets the parznippians as they were guest treating them to what meager comforts the nomadic clan can muster. Once sure that they were well and could travel the parznippians were escorted by the warriors of clan moclume to the burgeoning port village of altare mesa to hopefully get them a ship back home though the law requires something must be given in exchange for the ship and the mesans ask for any books or any mote of knowledge the parznippians hold.

On the otherside of the imazeeb's territory thulun begins mustering their forces for they fear that there's another great power rising in their continent.

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Turn Three!

We've got an accidental invasion, expansion, and new nations!

>>5564600
A ruby mine is founded in the north. And along with it many settlers arrive.
Specifically the rubies are of many colors. Mainly green but also red, grey, rose and pale blue.
>>5564557
A blubmin (a high priest of tarnput) arrives in qedar. Having heard of them due to stories of pirates and coastal tribes from sailors who went to copernium.
He brings gifts of exotic precious rubies of many colors. He wishes to know of the gods the qedar worship, and of what they have to trade.

A wonderful new invention! A Shillarian has made the printing press, allowing for mass copies for any text of any kind! They begin to produce the religious texts by the name of Star Signals, the ones that were handed to Shillaria not long ago.

FIFTH KINGDOM:
Enlightned ones! The Light has blessed us with a new discovery! We now have the capabilities to spread the Mighty Pink's teaching across the world.
>A Shillarian diplomat hands their representative two books of the Star Signals. Both each perfectly written and identical to one another.

We shall do our best to spread the influence of your wisdom, as such will be taking some land near us both commonly designated as land 24. We hope we don't misrepresent our intentions.

Shillarians now adventure to the next plot of land over, seeking to colonize 24, only to be surprised by a small colony of Copernicans. They however do not invade them yet.

>>5564097
Ah, you come from the nation of Imazeeb yes? You're courageous act of sailing into the unknown shall be rewarded and your house name sung praises by many! We can offer books of many kind and strong steel that will best even the hardiest of veteran nomads. Tell me, what are these gems and spices you bring?

Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>5564600
The great house of thulun invites all that will come with promises of riches and glory against the Qedar. There can only be one people on this continent and it shall be either the imazeeb or the Qedar

>The imazeeb attacks the Qedar

Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>5564635
The Shillarians are surprised of the sudden declaration of attack, but pirates are no good for their buisness. They send some of their advanced Navy to lay siege to Qedar's land.
>Shillarians use their Navy to attack Qedar instead of trade this turn.

>>5564587
The Parznippians teach the Imazeebi how to more easily locate water sources and foster healthy crops, even in the desert, by giving them the Still-Beating Heart of a Parznippian, which acts as a dowsing rod and magical compass, as well as a long-distance communication device, so our tribes can keep in contact.

>>5564600
About how long is a Turn? Just asking to see if Shavvo is about to die or still has many Turns ahead of him

The Parznippians focus on expanding their hold on Territory 9, heading south there, and establishing more shanty towns and ports.

While their heads are turned, monster-sized snails with a taste for Parznippian headstalks invade Lake Parznip and begin wrecking the Znip pods, almost as if controlled by an evil magic!! AHHHHHH!!!

>>5564600
Existing settlements develop and expand further as artificers scour the land for new materials.

>>5564503
The gifts from the Fishmen are graciously accepted by the Copernican Artificers, who wish to increase of velocity of such materials into their lands by establishing a more direct route to Tarnput.

The Copernican Artificers desire a high degree of interconnectivity with surrounding nations, as they fear that isolation would stifle the flow of quality materials about the land. Thus, the Artificers invest heavily in road-building.

To this end, the Copernican Artificers convene the First Meritocratic Council of Copernicus to administer matters of diplomacy and trade.

The caravan sent to Shillaria decides to settle a enclave on the border of Sillaria to scout their wares.

>>5564635
The Copernican Artificers, immediately hostile towards Qedar piracy, inquire with the Imazeeb about the establishment of a lend-lease of Copernican weapons and armor to Imazeeb.

>>5564044
Wonder of the taste of Parznippian hairstalks still lays in the backs of the minds of most artificers, as the food is starting to taste quite bland over here...

>>5564681
A year or so usually, but i can vary

>>5564503
The Copernican Artificers spend most of their day honing their craft and poking around the land for materials. They are intrigued by the occult, but they have no current object of worship.

>>5564057
Speaking of the occult, several artificers suspecting that the Fifthists claims are nothing but insane gobbledygook decide to verify the authenticity of this "pink light" for themselves and wander across the border of The Fifth Kingdom. What becomes of them?

>>5564688
(Shillaria is a little bit busy this turn to trade. They're colonizing the land next to the small blip of Copernicans and using their advanced Navy to attack pirates. Next turn will probably be better for trading.)

>>5564688
The imazeeb do not understand the idea of lend lease yet however they are more than happy to pay and buy weapons of the copernican artificers. They usually pay in gold and gems however some of the more poorer tribes that wish to join house thuluns fight against the qedar ask if they can pay in spice and other 'medicinal' herbs

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>>5563871 (OP)
Color: Turqoise
Name: Waynakhia
Number: 19
Capital: Nakchivan
Religion: Syncretic (Proto-Alarodian polytheism)
Language: Proto-Alarodian

Description: Think of the warlike Nature of Chechens as Warrior-Poets and their rulers as Philosopher-Kings; very religious, the nation is full of indo-european-like schizo clairvoyants, famous tribals on a cultural artistic basis, a nation full of historical sites made pilgrimage to due to religious relevance, cities for mystic orders, venerated initiatic lineages and descendants, lawyers and artists hold a privileged position due to their relevance to holy law and arts, festivals for champions of the nation and religion, lots of high-profile families and lineages and holy shrines everywhere

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>>5564711
The name Nakhchivan might be confusing, but the capital is here

>>5564600
The Gnome Kingdom has formally sanctioned the Evil Gnomes for crimes against mollusks and is asking for the Parznippians and Tarnput to join in.

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>>5564731
and actually this is new nakhchivan, built on a city formerly known as solzagala, the real ancient city of nakhchivan was here, but it was taken by copernicans

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Turn 4

A failed initial attack on Qedar from the Imazeeb has led to them losing ground, While the Shillaria's launch a successful blockade and seize a coastal landing ground. Tarnputer Mines strike into rich deposits of rubies.

>>5564767
(I would wait a bit more between updates, QM.)

WILL RESPOND TO OTHER PLAYERS SOON BUT RIGHT THIS MOMENT, EXPAND (EXPAND) <EXPAND> TO THE FILTHY NON-FIVE TILE (26)

>>5564767
A horde of Waynakh warriors invade the northeastern part of copernica harboring the former capital

IMAZEEB: Qedar's Coast is weak, use your ships to get some men over here.

>Shillaria's military ship will hold it's ground until Imazeeb's ship join the fray.

Shillaria will then out the rest of it's focus to consuming the rest of tile 24, occasionally doing small trade deals to keep the Copernican's happy while they are busy.

>>5564620
HOW QUITE QUAINT, QUAINT. HOW WEIRD, UNUSUAL, BEHOLDEN OF THE NOT LIGHT YES. PERHAPS, PERHAPS, WE CAN TRADE YOU SOME SUPPLIES LATER (LATER) DOWN THE LINE FOR THIS PRESS OF PRINTING.

ALSO, WE HOLD NO, NO, OFFENSE TOWARDS YOU EXPANDING! IT IS SIMPLE, JUST LIKE THE LIGHT, YOU MUST EXPAND TOO! BESIDES, 24 DOESN'T HAVE A FIVE ANYWHERE IN HIS MAKEUP. SO I DO NOT CARE ABOUT ITS SPICY SMELL.

>>5564699
HELNO? HELNO? BIG HONCHO ON THE LINE, WHO SMELLS SO SWEET AND TANGY TODAY????

>>5564789
Put*

Due to lack of environmentalism, Parznippian shanty towns devolve into little more than open-air landfills in under a year. As a remedy to the problem...

Parznip begins dumping all of its trash and dung into the ocean, much of which the currents take until the toxic refuse washes ashore on the beaches of Waynakhia and Territory 13, as well as the northern tip of Tarnput.

Parznippian dung has several unstudied and poorly understood characteristics.

>>5564732
You have our full power at your disposal for the fight against the Evil Gnomes.

>>5564699
The blubmin seems a bit rude near the end of his tour. His accompanied merchants seem ecstatic at the prospects of trade. And agree to facilitate a seagoing trade route between tarnput and the copernians

>>5564804
If our forces do not face any evil gnomes, they expand further towards the lake in Territory 9.

>>5564767
Merchants attempt to trade with copernium via the desert peninsula sea route through the straights of qedar

>>5564711
A Blubmin (a great priest of tarnput) travels to waynakhia. Bringing gifts of relic weaponry dredged up from the bottom of the sea. Whose production methods are long lost.
Seeing that the waynakhians are a pious people the great Blubmin offers them an alliance. For they too put great value on religion.

>>5564824
At the moment those are being blocked by Shillaria until Qedar falls.

>>5564767
The Evil Gnomes delight at the opportunity for treachery and immediately overthrow their gnome overlords to establish the Evil Sixth Kingdom, supporting a local Fifth Kingdom leader in establishing his own kingdom.

>>5564843
Perturbed the merchants disengage. Sailing their ships elsewhere. However this brings shillaria to the attention of the Blubmin. Who send one of their kind (for they are the priest caste) to visit shillaria. Saying that they have no relations with qedar and were worried about their piracy anyways.
The blubmin brings gifts of pepper. A rare plant these days that only grows in a small part of tarnput.
He wishes to visit shillaria and learn of their religion. He however finds shillaria’s athiesm offensive and is only fooled by them later into thinking they take religion seriously. Leaving him satisfied… for now

>>5564851
(Shillaria isn't Atheist. If you re-read their lore they're actually non-religious.)
Shillom! Thank you for the kind offering. We are at war right now so sadly we are very busy. Religion? Most of our people don't have a religion yet, so I wouldn't consider them non-believers. You'd prpbably want to ask our neighbors though, here's a copy of their text.
>A Shillarian diplomat hands you a printed copy of the Star Signals, an introductory text of the Fifth Kingdom's religion.

Rolled 15 (1d20)

>>5564767
The allure of Loot and treasures as well as the promise of glory causes more and more tribesmen to join on the fight against the qedar, A united front against the enemy is formed between the three great clans with house thulun at the head. Perhaps with all the imazeeb throwing their weight they may finally breakthrough

Rolled 10 (1d20)

>>5564789
<<I just read that whoops>>
While Clan Moclume and Thulun attack through the desert the altare mesans make their first attempt at a naval landing. though most of their ships are poorly built the few ships they have bought off of shillarians and copernicans are more than enough to carry the mesan's Warriors.
tl;dr
>With support from the copernicans the imazeeb attack from the desert and from the sea.
>All colonization efforts are halted with the tribes all taking part in the great qedarian war

hopefully we get a bonus from buying weapons from both the shillarians and copernicans

Rolled 5 (1d20)

The Shillarian ships see the latest an attack has been launched and go full D-Day.

>>5564863
The Blubmin becomes wide eyed after skimming the text. And thanks the shillarins for this enlightening gift. The blubmin then leaves on better terms

>>5564939
>nothing to do with the thread
>all that text
>schizo ramblings
No.

>>5564939
Theres a demon/machine elf whose laughing his ass off at you as we speak

>>5564767

>>5564704
The Copernican Artificers will accept whatever payment the Imazeeb have for the time being, however mediums of exchange such as gold and gems are not preferred amongst the artificers. Artificers desire exotic materials and crafting techniques.

>>5564781
Artificers living residing within the "former capital" flee from the area following the unexpected attack. Armored and armed artificer paladins approach the now-contested area and inquire as to the reason for such sudden hostility.

>>5564793
The Copernican Artificers raise their eyebrows.

>>5564807
Splendid! Artificers begin to establish a road to Tarnput.

>>5564767
Color: light grey
Tile: 32
Country: Site-19

Dr. Bright: It worked! I can't believe it! *beep* 05 Command, it worked! We now have our own version of the Thresher device! ... 05 Command ... damn, the interdimensional communication system doesn't work.

Facility Guard: (runs up to Dr. Bright and stops) Dr. Bright, I got some bad news. The reactors couldn't handle the power surge, and ... they blew up. Just like Site-13 from that one dimension. We should contact 05 command and-

Dr. Bright: Our interdimensional communication system doesn't work ...

Facility Guard: Oh ... so, what do we do now?

Dr. Bright: Uhh ... we need to find out who the highest ranking official here is, and have them figure it out.

Facility Guard: Dr. Bright, YOU, are the highest ranking official.

Dr. Bright: ... shit.

>>5565100
RAISE, RAISE THE STEAKS! FELLAS! KILL THAT FUCKING COW WE GOT! GIVE THE """GUEST""""""""""""""""""""""""""" A STEAK.

YES. THIS IS SATISFYING. YES.

>>5565119
Dr. Bright: Ok, I need to keep calm, I need to keep calm (breaths in deeply, and exhales) OK, first we need to figure out where we're at, and get to know our surroundings. Launch the scanning probe. (a probe gets launched from Site-19, accends to outer space, scans the planet's topography and climate zones, then returns to site-19) Hmm, it seems like this world looks very similar to Earth, minus North and South America, Australia, and Antarctica ... and it looks like we're in this world's version of Spain. Huh, it didn't detect any minerals, life forms ... all it could give us is this map [the picture from >>5563916]. Somebody get this drone to diagnostics, there might be something wrong with it's scanners. (sighs) Well, at least we got something to work with navigation-wise.

>>5564635
dice+1d20
Qedar invades the land of the Imazeeb.
dice+1d20
Qedar tries to break the blockade

Ive never used dice on this board before sure hope this works

>>5565161
goddamit how the fuck do you use dice

Rolled 4 (1d20)

>>5564635
Qedar invades the land of the Imazeeb

Rolled 9 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

>>5565161
You gotta put “dice 1d4” for instance in the options field

>>5565164
You see right here i put in “dice+1d20” without the quotes in the options field. And this roll is “dice+2d20”

>>5565166
>>5565169
As you can see i am also bad at it read the sticky

>>5565166
thanks

>>5565100
The occupying waynakh militias do not speak copernican

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Update 5 (they aren't so much turns as much as just map updates)

A strong push by the imazeeb into Qudar takes back their initial losses and more, and an uninspired naval invasion by the shills fails to make any more ground. The Copernicans Road Network spreads from Shillaria to Tarnput allowing spices to flow. A coup in the Evil Gnome Kingdom leads to a New Sixth Kingdom, led by Fifthist Sympathizers, that fundamentally misunderstand the fifthist church concept. Parznipan "industrialization" has led to a massive amount of seabound pollution heading to the lands of Waynakhia, waging a war against an uninterested Copernicans.

Rolled 11 (1d20)

>>5565348
Shills is our word but you can say Shillarians. If I'm busy just let my turn order be conquering tile 24, and defeating Qedar like this for this turn. After that making ships and strengthing the border.

>>5565348
Proper pepper plantations are planted in the south east of the nation. In those few valleys still good for its promulgation

>>5564904
From the north a ship bearing a Blubmin (a high caste priest) arrives. Bearing gifts of gems the color of bloodiest red.
The Blubmin wishes to learn of the culture of the imazeeb. Of their gods and faith. What does he find?

>>5564849
SIX IS NOT AS GOOD AS FIVE BUT IT'S CLOSE!!! WE SHALL SUPPORT YOU, FELLOW GNOMES OF THE HIGHEST GNOME!!!

>>5565348
HMMMM, YES, YES. WHAT TO DO, WHAT TO DO? AH YES. BUILD SOME MORE SHIPS TO EXPLORE MORE OF THE WORLD WHILE EXPANDING EVEN DEEPER INTO 26.

THE TREES SHALL BECOME NON-SINKERS!!!!!

>>5565348
The clan leaders raise another army and march to the border again

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>5565394

>>5565348
Researcher Dave: Dr. Bright, all of the the scanners work just fine, but it seems like it's not able to identify anything originating from this universe. Also, the drone exploded, somehow.

Dr. Bright: (yells angrily) THAT WAS OUR ONE AND ONLY DRONE!! Ok, looks like we need do do things the old fashioned way. Send a scouting party to this area here [Tile 31]. Look for resources we can use to repair our reactors and interdimensional communications system. ... 343 DAMN IT!!

Rolled 1 (1d2)

>>5565490
[Gonna leave this decision up to the dice. If 1, then SCP-914 was in Site-19 before coming to this dimension. If 2, well ... Dr. Bright and everyone else in Site-19 will have to build a LOT of furnaces, refineries, etc.]

Rolled 16 (1d20)

>>5565348
The Imazeeb ride upon their horses like a relentless tide they pushing day and night until the new army is broken. With their victory house thulun has begun refining their way of fighting war which is centered around a strong armored contigent of mounted warriors being supported by horse archers and mounted javelin throwers. Whilst at sea the altare mesans learn the ways of the shillarians in terms of naval combat


Meanwhile upon learning of the copernican's request for more exotic materials a search for the legendary veins of the desert, a rare type of ore that is as strong as steel yet lighter than a feather. Sadly however it is called the desert vein for a reason for it is only revealed by the desert when winds blow away the sand dunes cover it and within days the desert swallows up the veins of ore once again making it nigh impossible to keep a steady supply of ore from it.

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>>5565348
Parzippian dung, while toxic, still contains many poorly understood secrets and qualities.

The Parznippians continue disturbing nature with their messes both artificial and biological. The once sparkling-clear waters around the country turn completely opaque from all the trash being dumped. The surrounding body of water once called the Eastern Sea becomes known as the Gray Sea.

On top of this, there seems to be a giant patch of garbage floating in the area between Parznip and the mainland, on a collision course to the straits of Territories 10 and 13. If nothing is done soon, this garbage very well may clog and dam up the natural waterway. On top of that, the trash deposits are piling up and threatening to disturb the mining operations of northern Tarnput.

Under Shavvo's orders, a boatload of Znip pods and their owners board the garbage patch, create a man-made Lake Parznip II, and attempt to reproduce in the newly acquired trash-itory.

>>5565100
>>5565203
During the journey, a few stray Parznippians fell overboard, and were swallowed by the sea and washed ashore once again. Normally, Parznippians would be able to breathe underwater and swim for hours, but riptides and whirlpools harried them relentlessly, until only their preserved, bloated corpses wash up on the beaches of Copernica and Waynakhia - hairstalks intact.

>>5565348
Waynakhs re-establish the old capital

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>>5565348
High density of craftsmen in Waynakhia causes an incentive to recycle the waste in new materials to strengthen the Waynakh economy and rebuild Nakhchivan

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>>5564433
The Gnomes construct a canal connecting the south lake to the ocean to provide naval support

>>5565540
>>5565387
(Im diploing you)

>>5563871 (OP)
6, White
Bugu Bugu

Yeti-like creatures have roamed these lands for centuries and usually lived in small communities. In the last century they discovered fishing and have set up a large city on the south coast. Tribes scarcely exist up north. With the troubling times as of late they have declared their own nation of the Bugu Bugu, they suck at communicating and politics but promise to protect their integrity of yeti activities against outsiders

The Evil Gnomes - Masters of trickery and deceit attempt to convince the remaining fifth kingdom colonists to join the Sixth Kingdom. It's glory is greater, just as it's number is.

>>5565818
<<My bad homie>>
>>5565387
The Blubmin finds a fractured cultured in fact when they arrived they were greeted as guests by one clan and treated with general indifference by another. Though they weren't interested in the gems the exchange of faith interested their host clan the most as generally the imazeeb worshipped the desert and the spirit of the wind to guide them to their destiny whether it be glory or an untimely demise. The blubmin also note that their most esteemed wisemen seem to do copius amount of spice, which is a cocktail of herbs exclusive only to the imazeeb desert which allows them to tap into the collective memory of the imazeeb though it is a bit spotty as if one is not careful you may just lose sense of reality and be trapped within a memory

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Update 6

The war continues to drag on in the lands of Qedar, as the Imazeebs continue to expand southwards unhampered by a weak Qedari Defense. A new canal built by Great Leader Prius of the Gnome Kingdom promises to connect the hermit kingdom to outside trade. The evil Gnome counterparts use their evil gnome cunning to convince settlers of the 5th kingdom to join their 6th kingdom, with many even Larping as gnomes!

The increasing amounts of waste produced by the Parzippians continue to pollute the great eastern sea, and a massive toxic dung island has begun to form, moving at a worryingly fast rate towards the Waynakhian River. This potential clogging along with the current blockade of the southern seaway threatens to bring all global trade to a sudden halt.

>>5565845
To add to the spice, it appears they have traded some of it away earlier to the shillarians and the copernicans for weaponry, perhaps offered something of worth they may trade it though whether or not it will have the same effect to other peoples remains to be seen

Rolled 18 (1d20)

>>5565847
Oh shit that was convenient, The Imazeeb are merciless agains the qedarians those that do not accept the laws of the imazeeb are immediately killed or given the small mercy of being cast out to the desert with no water! They continue their advance against the qedar

The Qedarite leadership is on its last legs. The disgruntled sultans of the city-states and the clan elders begin to plot to bring their own candidates to power. In a last ditch move the Qedari leaders ask for a peace treaty with the Imazeeb, allowing them to keep the land they conquered.

>>5565853
"ONE PEOPLE ONE CONTINENT!!!" House thulun's response is clear, they will not stop until the qedarians are snuffed out from the continent

Rolled 15 (1d20)

>>5565864
Another army marches to halt the foreigners advance

>>5565853
(Perhaps being that you are a tribal people you could flee across the straights? There is fertile land across the great desert)

>>5565824
The Penguins of Pen state send an envoy to the tribe leader of bagu bagu seeking an alliance and trade between the two. We offer magic weapons and enlightenment in exchange for yeti labor and warriors without disrupting their yeti independence

>>5565866
Thats more of a final resort. Theyre too proud and stubborn to go into exile

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Rolled 11 (1d20)

Recently United as a country, the Bugu Bugu yeti's feel confident in their strength and unity. Confident enough to expand and seek revenge.
>>5563991
The Yeti's living in the wilderness of Pen State used to live in peace with the wizards, now they feel controlled and subjugated by penguins. We are also jealous of your bigger coastline that we would gladly use to fish. We mount an attack both on land and from the sea with our fishing rafts. Armed with clubs and catapults we try o march into Pen State's lands.

>>5564732
We ask the gnomes on the east for any support they can offer in our righteous expansion, in return we'll promise to sanction the Evil Gnomes of the sixth kingdom and trade many fish from the new shores.

>>5565867
The tribal Yeti's from the north value the Penguins' offer greatly and agree to join a pact with Pen State.

Whilst the Coastal Bugu Bugu hold to their ideas and continue their attack

Essentially creating a civil war between tribal Pen State loyalists and the Urban southern fisherman independent expansionists

With all treachery taken care of back home, the evil gnomes grow hungry for trickery and chaos. The human sized boats of the Fifth Kingdom converts are to be reverse engineered and a port is to be established so that the gnomes may spread their pranks.

Rolled 15 (1d20)

Rolling for that one Shillarian ship.

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>>5565847
With no end in sight to the feces and garbage dumping, and no outside proactive action to stop the contamination, all waterways between Parznip and Waynakhia are now hopelessly polluted forever, wildlife dying and floating to the surface, only to be covered in filth and consumed by bacteria, and Parznippians.

If nothing is done immediately, the dung & trash island will collide with and get stuck in the mouth of the strait, damming off the ocean, and sealing the passage. (see pictured projection in image)

Luckily, our allies' gnome-made river is upstream and cannot be contaminated so easily. Though in the advent of sealing the strait with garbage, the Gnomes would have to sail all the way around Waynakhia and the Copernicans just to do trade. Shavvo apologizes for the inconvenience, but humbly asks that his floating island of filth not be harmed.

Shavvo, happy with the environmental changes he's brought to the world so far, decides to continue the streak. Perhaps there are new things to learn from new environments, like the desert.

>>5565853
Shavvo sends oodles of boats across the ocean, all equipped with Znip pods. On the nautical trip to Territory 33, several more Parznippians fall overboard and wash up, this time in Qedar. What became of those men is a mystery.

Once his biologically identical men land in the desolate expanses on the coast of Territory 33, nearly 90% succumb to the harsh heat and sandy winds, and are defeated. The remaining men, using the dead bodies and the materials from decommissioned boats, construct a shining shanty town, named Shrivelstump, in memory of their fallen brothers.

Once the Znip pods were established and reproduction was found to be viable, Shrivelstump's garbage and dung output were at the levels of any other Parznippian shanty.

Necessity is the mother of invention. Because the climate is unforgiving to Parznippians, they built Shrivelstump wider and taller every week, until what now housed them shot hundreds of feet in the sky, and miles in diameter. True, the building is in a constant state of disrepair, and is nearly hazardous itself as the weather is, but with the Znip pods in overdrive, the losses are deemed acceptable.

Shavvo Parznippian, now near the end of his life, has already appointed a new leader to his nation of savages, who will reign Parznip the moment that Shavvo passes away. The young Serrj Parznippian fills those shoes (well, Parznippians don't actually wear or see the need for footwear, but you understand).

A dual event, Serrj's coronation/Shavvo's remembrance celebration, is being held soon on the main, original island (next turn). All nations may attend.

Rolled 13 (1d20)

>>5565871
The Wild Yetis of Pen State that have turned shall be dealt with like the wild dogs they are acting like. Those attacking from the sea stand no chance against swimming wizard penguins but those attacking from land may get close enough to one or two wizards before a hundred yetis are blasted by fireballs.

The Wizard King sends an envoy saying he is willing to send 20 spell scrolls and 3 Stone Golems all varying in power to the northern tribe to help deal with the civil war going on and asks for 40 laborers and 10 warriors in return.

>>5565938
The north accepts the deal and proclaim themselves as The Free Tribes.
They start preparing to attack Bugu Bugu warmongers.

>>5563909
tho the foreign affairs of Gauland is just about nonexistent, their inner doings are way more prosperous.
they are a people living in a few loosely allied city states, held together by a shared culture and a polytheistic religion.
this culture of theirs is centered around the enjoyment of fine wine, music, poetry, philosophy and valuing knowledge and democracy.
while this listing could make one think they are prone to laziness, however nothing could be further from the truth, they train their bodies almost obsessively.
they ought to too, otherwise they would be unable to rule over their slaves who over number them 10 to 1. amongst them its generally agreed that slavery is a necessary evil that is required so a few can spend their life in pleasure and in search for truth -or as they say: close to the Gods. not that anyone looses sleep over the situation anyways, the slaves are considered not to be Gaulandians and unclean in general.

>>5563871 (OP)
may one or too city symbols be added to the map?

Shillaria is going to go full colonizing mode, they really need to snatch up 24 to start on their project.

>>5565847
Reacting to the great dying going on in the fish of the sea the fishmen construct a temple on their north coast. That the gods may be appeased

>>5563871 (OP)
Bajookieland, 36
Bajookieland is a powerful fascist nation built on coastal fishing and the rich resources that lie beneath the arid plains. The people of Bajookieland are unique in that they possess the ability to control the vast magical reserviors that encapsulate the planet. This makes them incredibly powerful and skilled in hand-to-hand combat. They are feared and respected by other nations. The nation is ruled by Bajookie Jones, the most powerful person in Bajookieland. Bajookie Jones rules with an iron fist, with strict laws, a powerful military and police force, and stringent regulations. The people of Bajookieland are prosperous, but paranoid, as the police force is unforgiving and cruel. The fishing industry is a major foodsource for those in Bajookieland, therefore, most citizens live near or on the coast. The deserts themselves are rich in minerals, oil, and precious metals, which are used to fuel the nation's plentiful exports. In terms of education and culture, scholars in Bajookieland place a strong emphasis on magical skill and power development for children. Youth in Bajookieland are taught to harness and control their powers from a near infantile age, and the use of magic is an integral aspect of daily life. The arts and sciences are devalued, as they are seen as wastes of time, resulting in Bajookieland being primitive compared to neighboring nations. Despite this, Bajookieland is a powerful and prosperous nation, as magic is used in insdustry, compensating their lack of technological prowess in favor of intricate and deeply layered magical techniques.

>>5565847
HMM. QUITE CURIOUS. NO MATTER. SEND OUR TWO SHIPS TO SCOUT OUT TILE 2 AND 7 WHILE WE KEEP EXPANDING INTO 26.

SET ASIDE FROM OF OUR NON-EXPLORERS TO DEVELOP A "CODE" OF "LIGHTS". "MORSE", SOME WOULD "SAY". FOR "EASIER" "COMMUNICATION"

>>5566135
oh and for color uhhh desaturated bluish-purple

>>5566086
the Gaulandians has secured the integrity of their society in the same way for all their recorded history. while they themselfs are held to the highest standards, their slaves are kept weak and poorly educated. all possible heavy labor, such as working the fields is mostly outsourced to their work animals: domesticated short furred rhinos.

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>>5566135
Direct order from Bajookie Jones (pic) commands group 'Stonehenge' to begin conquest of tile 38. This group is mainly comprised of the sparse earth-movers (Bajookies who've trained in altering and moving the earth beneath their feet, little combat experience, mainly just miners), and military group 'Prima Nova' (Bajookies who've mastered calling down meteors from the heavens above, combat proficient). Internal conflict between the earth-movers and the military ensues, and is quickly silenced by the murder of an elder earth-mover. The conquest continues.

Is it too late to join?

>>5566216
nah, it will be fine. introduce yourself friend

>>5563871 (OP)
are you using paint for the OPs or you have a layered version of your images?

>The imazeeb literally just declared one continent one people
>Other peoples start forming
ooooh I think I might have declared it too that too quickly

>>5566225
may the Gods (and the dice) be with you

>>5566228
Well let's see if gaining war experience will give me bonuses

I will take 23.
Our color will be Dark Red. Darker than Gnome
Id like to be called the Hasdurn Highland

>>5566225
Get some friends

>>5566244
The imazeeb are trying they're quite open with the shillarians and the copernicans

>>5566223
I'm using paint lol

No update tonight unfortunately BUT ill have one at lunchish tomorrow. Sorry!!

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Actually, I could do one tonight so here it is!

The trash island has fully wedged itself into the mouth of the inland sea, blocking it off, stopping all its natural water flow, but also the inflow of waste. The seas have gone completely fallow in most areas ravaged by the waste, preventing even plankton to grow. What is left of the locals now refer to what was once the parznip sea as the dead sea. The ships sent out in search of a new desert to call home never do find land, sailing off into the seemingly infinitely flat seas surrounding what is the known world.

A fantastic Imazeeb Assault is hampered by a valiant last stand by united tribal groups standing for Qedar after a failed peace talk. The Imazeeb leadership is beginning to reconsider their doctrine of being the sole power on the continent, as more nations begin to arise around them. The newly risen nation of Bogu Bogu has fallen into a civil war between the more aggressive expansionist south and Pen State Aligned north, The south has reached out to the Gnome Kingdom for political support but has not yet received an answer from the hermit kingdom. New Nations Arise in the lands between the Copernicans and the Shillarians and in the unsettled desert.

As the Tarnput Priests establish their temple on the north coast in order to attempt to appease the gods for the natural disaster happening to their north, the head priest in the midst of his sermon is shocked as all the torches and pyres in the temple go out at once.

>>5566322
Dr. Bright: Welcome back, scouting party. Hopefully you found something we can use.

Scout party leader Bob: We did. We found numerous sources of iron and copper, also found an alien civilization here [points to Shillaria].

Dr. Bright: Interesting ... I think we should go over there and say hi. :D

Bob: ok ... but uhh, why? And what things don't work out? They could attack us on sight. We don't know anything about them, the don't know anything about us ...

Dr. Bright: I was thinking we could learn more about this world from them, maybe trade with them too. Also, if they try to attack us, rob us, or make fun of my tie ... (takes out chainsaw cannon) those lucky to escape alive will live to regret it. >:)
Everyone in the scouting party, you're all going to that city, empire, or whatever it is. This time, I'm going with you!

[Dr. Bright might be starting to go insane, lol. Attempting to establish diplomatic relations with Shillaria.]

>>5566322
Id like to sail out and claim the island off of Waynakhia's coast.

Rolled 16 (1d20)

>>5566322
The Qedarite leadership is overthrown, and a new militaristic faction arises. Another army marches to face the Imazeeb

>>5566322
START BUILDING A TOWER OF BABEL AROUND OUR INFINITE FIFTH WORLD VORTEX! SO TALL, TALL, THE WHOLE WORLD HAS TO SEE IT! CONSTANTLY SPEWING SMOKE AND BRIGHT LIGHTS IN THE "MORSE" OF "CODE"!

HAVE OUR SHIPS MOVE TO EXPAND INTO THE SEVENTH TILE AS WE WORK ON THIS PROJECT.

>>5566322
Having disrupted their ecosystems, the Parznippians find themselves starving. They look to enter a technological renaissance, but lack the means to do so. Shavvo Parznippian perishes with his nation's positive image of him, and is removed from the upcoming celebration.

At Serrj Parznippian's somber coronation ceremony, with delegates from all nations in attendance, Serrj cries out, "Won't any nation help us? My people are starving, and our lands are becoming uninhabitable! We'll take any charity you can muster. Please, my people need you!"

>>5566430
"i got a 1.48$, need anymore?"

>>5566430
Those damn Shillers blockaded us we cant help

>>5566456
I will send help. maybe will blow up Shiller navy. maybe not

>>5566458
An alliance?

>>5566456
First off, Shillers us our word, you can say Shillas. Second, my country is one of trade, and most of my trade is through ships. So when you admit to piracy, you're basically fucking my country.

>>5566430
Shillom. My people are known for excellent navy and trade. I can easily send food, though they may not be food you're used to, for your people to eat. Although as is custom in Shillaria, charity must beget charity so we must ask you to do us a certain favor when the time arises.

>>5566353
Shillom! Hello otherworldlers. My country is known for trade do it is very wise to try to forge an alliance to me. You say you're name is Mr. Bright? Well met friend.

>The Shillarian diplomat bows.

If there is anything you need, feel free to send a messenger to contact us.

Rolled 1 (1d20)

>For this turn the Shillarians prepare to ship food to relieve Parznippians, but if they don't agree to the deal or respond in time then they will instead use that food to finish colonizing 24.

>The battle on the coastline wages on once more for what seems like forever. The ship squad raiding the Qedar coastline has been nick named "Poseidon's Barrier."

>>5566515
Well, there is one thing I need, new friend. I am interested in buying some slaves. Ones that can do physical labor, perform experiments on anomalous objects for us, and serve as food for my wife.
Also, if you happen to find any anomalous objects or people, we'll take it off your hands for you in exchange for whatever you want ... except this weapon (shows you my chainsaw cannon). This is NOT for sale. :)

>>5566322
Lekton, a well respected philosopher of Gualandian society comes forth with the idea that people living in different environments are prone to come up with different inventions. the word spreads in the cities and soon a sizable fund is gather and a lottery is held to select the people who shall leave behind their homes and move to the cold north east (tile 2) to create one new -and hopefully prosperous- city.

>>5566322
my comment showed for like an hour and now its gone as if it had been deleted, what could have happened?

>>5566594 (Me)
i was talking about this one: >>5566535
it came back when i posted again. wtf?

Rolled 8 (1d20)

>>5566322
The Imazeeb shall not backdown with enemies rising all around them the clans begin to organize into larger and larger groups while the smiths and foundries of the great houses blaze with an intensity never before seen by their people. They will be the sole power in their continent or die in the attempt.

With the qedarians making one last stand they push on in the hope that they will break soon, They must lest an interloper from the mainland comes to their aid.

>>5566520
Gauland wishes to join the international trade. however, our people is neither well trained in sailing nor aspires to be as of now. for this reason it would be desirable to have a road coming Shillaria to the edge of tile 29, at the passage way where a dedicated port would sit.
since your people specialize in trading, you must already see that its in your best interest too to be the state which connects Gauland to the rest of the world.
for this reason i propose we share the costs. Gauland erects a port settlement with many markets, while Shillaria finances the road construction.
what is your judgement?

>>5566432
>>5566512
Parznip accepts the foreign aid!

>>5566456
Ooh, ahh, eee... Tough luck, Parznip doesn't know enough about diplomacy or naval warfare to help you out, and the Shillas have offered to help us out. We do assist you though; by ferrying over and dumping metric tons of our dung straight to your beaches. Enjoy! Maybe you can use it as a fertilizer or potpourri or something?

>>5566520
"Gracious aid sent from the heavens! Thank you!" (Serrj Parznippian doesn't comment on the fact that all you sent our thousands and thousands of starving citizens was one box of Cheez-Its)

"For answering my people's call in their time of need, you may call upon a favor from my people any time, and the favor will be repaid ten-fold! This, I swear!"

>>5566534
Shillaria is more of like a free blooming country with diverse assets. We rarely use slaves and don't have any of our own. If you want slaves the Imazeeb south of us are your best bet as they are specialized in that area.

>>5566780
>dice+d20
I'm tired, whoops.

>>5566790
its ok take your time

>>5566430
A fishmen barge arrives on the shores of Parznip. The blubmin who came before wore many trinkets of precious gold and stones. But this one comes clothed in pearly blue. Simple robes dyed in the color of mourning.
He comes preaching the solution to this great disaster. He comes preaching devotion to the gods and to the spirits of the land long neglected.
He preaches that this great calamity is due to the hubris of the parzip. That they have not properly attended the attentions of the gods.
He comes with many other such preachers. Who wander the lands near the coast bringing barrels of rice and bread to those who might listen.
On their way they encourage the errection of temples and idols. Discirning the different spirits who dwell in the land.
They offer as well the hand of salvation to the leadership of parznip. Offering food and gifts in return for adopting right devotion.

>>5566322
The tarnput raise proper ships as the other nations have. They focus on fishing the southern seas as the filth of the north has made fishing a fools errand.

>>5566322
Can the imazeeb quicken their conquest by not occupying and just razing qedar to the ground?

Rolled 17, 13 = 30 (2d20)

>>5566322
In the night a small group of yeti's try and sneak into the main tent of the Free Tribes and steal an amount of their newly received scrolls from Pen State

If they are successful they use the scrolls to freeze over areas of land trying to kill penguins and making it easier to reach their lands by foot

If they fail , they launch a massive attack by land on the Pen State, rushing for the wizard tower with most of their capable warriors, they know this is an all or nothing situation. But they are afraid it must happen with the new enemy of the Free tribes on the north

>>5566430
Bugu Bug has sent an expert sailor and fisherman yeti called Gub.

We offer Gub as an advisor on how to fish /some/ of the shit out of the ocean. And maybe look to the east which had less waste to maybe find some fish to be caught and eaten.

>>5566799
The Parznippians adopt the religious customs of the Tarnputian Fishmen.

At first lured in solely by the nutritional factor, the savage peoples of Parznip begin to purposefully flock to the blubmins for spiritual nourishment, as well. It doesn't come naturally to the savages, but they begin carving idols and erecting humble monuments in nature when and where they feel the spiritual call to do so. Lacking in non-garbage resources, the Parznippians carve their idols in their own likeness out of their own hardened dung heaps, and form sanctuaries of worship out of garbage pig iron scrap metal, wood splinters and rubber.

>>5566865
Confused as to why the Yeti Gub was harvesting all of our shit, and misinterpreting his intentions, Gub is eaten alive by a swarm of ravenous, starving Parznippians, albeit Gub took a few down with him on the way down.

The Parznippians develop a taste for Yeti meat, and absence only makes the heart grow fonder...

Unsanctioned by the ruler, Serrj, rebel splinter groups break off and sail the world in search of Yeti flesh. The only problem is that they suck at sailing.

>>5566775
Ah, I see. Anyways, it was nice meeting you, and if there is anything you need from us, you can send someone to our ... castle. Yeah, castle. It's two countries west of here. Ok everyone, we're heading back and we're gonna build an outpost on the land south of facili- ... our castle! [Dr. Bright and the scouting party return to Site-19 and all personnel use the boats, helicopters, forklifts, etc. stored inside by orders of the 05 Council to take control of tile 33.]

>>5566927
[The 05 council prepared for the worst, didn't they? It's almost like they Dr. Bright would end up in this situation ... also, WHO IS DR. BRIGHT'S WIFE?! Maybe you'll be able to find out soon ...]

>>5566933
*they knew

Rolled 1 (1d3)

>>5566535
rolling on out come

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Jabroni (pic), millitary commander of Bajookieland begins conquest of tile 37, and offers an alliance with The Imazeeb. "We have a common enemy (...) I'm sure we can both come to a reasonable agreement (...) loyal troops can be supplied (...) to take down infidel Qedar.

>>5566933
>WHO IS DR. BRIGHT'S WIFE?!
Is she Parznippian?

>>5566979
No, she's an SCP.

>>5566937
at first everything seems fine. a hill not that far from the previous border is chosen for the settlement. fields are selected, cattle is fenced, building are erected. on paper social rule is amended amongst the newfound neighbours who were strangers just yesterday.
yet in reality, there is a growing tension between people based on their city state of origin. before too long it erupts in a fabricated slave revolt. history already forgot what party is responsible as everyone is only pointing fingers, however it also matters little after it quickly escalate out of control.
while a lone Gaulandian can overpower many slaves, they are not fire resistant and unlike their traditional stone homes, the hastily created log houses burn quite well. neither are they used to the cold which is awaiting them after the ashes cool.
further aid arrives along with a legion lead by General Aklon and martial law is declared. after hunting down any guerrilla rebellers that escaped to the near by forests, everything is restarted with a new, more militaristic stance. it was assumed that the General would step down and return to the main lands when order is reestablished, but it seems he has different plans. the place is soon transformed into a fort.
so far the project has proved to be a giant sink of resources, over half of the original settlers are dead and it damaged internal politics too.

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>Imazeeb want their whole continent so they attack their Qedar neighbors.
>They convince Shillaria to attack them for the riches they may gain. It's a two and one move for them as they eliminate pirates that may harm their trade
>Parznippians are in a food crisis so Shillaria helps them out for a favor. They then later further pollute Qedar's coastline.
>A new nation that just popped up Bajookieland already wants to fight Qedar

>>5566998
they must have chosen the wrong color

just to balance things out atleast a little ill attack the north coast of Imazeeb for no real reason other than plunderin' be fun

>>5566998
qedar is the underdog of this story it seems...

>>5567012
you forgot your name friend

>>5567017
am stoopid

>>5567014
with a grain of optimism we can add that at least not for too long - at this rate anyways

Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>5566973
An alliance is declined by the arbiters of the imazeeb though a promise of non aggression until the qedarians are killed and the opening of borders for trade convoys between the two.
>>5567020
After being raided once the imazeeb attempt to burn multiple cities of the hasdurnite.
>Take some territory then leave it neutral instead of occupying it

After the raid the imazeeb declare that they shall not dwell in any other continent!

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Update 8!!!

The war continues raging in the southern deserts, escalating to scorched earth tactics done by the Imazeeb, salting the earth reducing what was once semi-fertile arid land to uninhabitable scorched desert. A successful Qedari attack and fumbled Shillarian defense of the coast led to Shillarians being pushed from Qedari lands.

The Parznippian ecological crisis continues as International aid flows to the country. A successful conversion of the inhabitants has led to an end to the spiritual starving of the people, as they now follow the traditional beliefs of the Fishmen of Tarnput. They have succeeded in constructing a giant temple out of a former shantytown and trash heaps. The fifth kingdom built a giant tower in the center of their land, on the site of their Vortex, While Gualand reaches out to the world.

Rolled 11 (1d20)

>>5567085
"PUSH ONWARDS DO NOT STOP UNTIL THE INFIDELS HAVE REPENTED OR ARE DUST IN THE DESERT" Sadiq decreed, There will be no mercy for the qedarians only death!

>>5563871 (OP)
I pick 3
what now?

>>5567139
what color are you
and whats your country name

>>5567144
well that 3 is dark green. The name is 3

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>>5567085

Immediately, Parznip's religion devolves into a vain self-worship, all constructed idols looking like Serrj, despite the ruler's shown indifference to religion.

After the blubmin left, Parznip went right back to polluting the oceans, including the somewhat clean eastern waters that the Yeti, Gub, tried to show us how to fish. Every fish surrounding the island has bellied up, and with the generous Fishmen's rice barrels running thin, Parznip is once again only steps away from mass starvation.

Meanwhile on the trash and dung island/dam portion of Parznip, a massive firestorm breaks out, due to all the volatile lingering fumes catching flame from a spark of unknown origin. The raging fire engulfs the entirety of the land, and starts spreading to Territories 10 & 13. There are no Parznippian survivors, but the river remains dammed. Luckily, the waters do not catch fire.

Fed up with the lack of food, and dazzled by stories of delicious Yeti meat, all Parznippian citizens metaphorically abandon ship and take to the high seas, continuing to search for creatures to eat. Even Serrj is forced to leave his homeland and make for Territory 9, where the waters are only moderately polluted, and his people prosper as they did in the heyday of Shavvo.

Clusters of struggling rebel seafarers are strewn about on the mighty waves, having no clue how to navigate their rudimentary boats. What is to become of them? Will they simply perish on the waves?

Only a few religious hardliners stayed behind to tend to the original Znip pods at Lake Parznip, and the new religious shrine they have just built, which is also Parznip's greatest architectural achievement of all time. Though they subsist on roaches and mud cookies, they are happy to maintain their home and heritage. Due to their diet, they begin developing astonishingly deep hues of purple skin, never seen before.

The original main island of Parznip is now nearly completely abandoned, and the trash dam is still on fire to this day. The only true colony of Parznippians is on the coast of Territory 9, where Serrj resides.

The race is in steep decline, Znip pod birthrates unable to keep up with the changing world.

>>5567174
(Our gnome slaves have long since fled or been eaten alive)

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>>5567174
>>5567175

>>5567085
Dr. Bright: Ok everyone, it's time to meet the Imazeeb civilization! Get Boaty McBoatface in the water! Weigh anchor! Raise the sails! Get the booze!
Researcher Bob: Uhh, sir? You do know the ship is a motor boat ... right?
Dr. Bright: (looks at Researcher Bob with an angry face) No Bob, I don't. Get the boat ready. Now!
Researcher Bob: Y-y-yes sir! (runs towards the boat)
Dr. Bright: Hey yo, Captain Jack! Hey yo, Captain Jack! Bring me back to the railroad track! Bring me back to the railroad track! Running to the railroad track! Run along with Captain Jack!
[Dr. Bright and the scouting party, also serving as a diplomatic envoy at the moment, travels to the Imazeeb civilization to make first contact and buy as many slaves as they can fit in their repurposed super yacht, Boaty McBoatface. Hopefully, the Imazeeb people are as friendly as the Shillaria were. Also, is it just me, or is Dr. Bright getting even more insane?]

Rolled 1 (1d20)

Rolling for Shillaria's ship Poseidon's Barricade.

>The Shillarians are going to spend their entire turn creating carts that are as advanced as their navy. This will help trade by land but to also colonize faster in future expeditions.

>>5567199
At this point I'm just going to say that after so many years, this specific ship is destroyed. That had a 1/400 chance of happening and it's cursed with bad luck.

>>5567199
kek

Since my ship got double fucked and sunk I'm gonna change my actions.

>Shillaria makes the left island an industrial sector, moving out all inhabitants and trading centers. They will strip the island completely of resources, add it to the stock pile, then industrialize.
>Shillaria makes the bottom island a trade haven. All trade now happens there and there are no more taxes or tariffs.
>On the central continent the Shillarians go full gnome mode. They make a huge wall on its coasts so that only Shillarian ships will enter and exit.

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>>5567199
>as advanced as their navy.

>>5567085
As the war goes on memories of battle and great deeds flood into the collective memory of the imazeeb. Some wisemen hungry for glory and filled with the desire to drive out the infidels from the continent internalize the memories of a countless battles becoming the first of the zendu, a class of nigh invincible warrior monks powered by spice and zealotry.

>>5567223
Don't tempt me to not send anymore Cheez-Its.

How to set a colony on the entrance of canal on region 21?

>>5567246
The Cheez-Its have already been devoured and forgotten by my people. t.b.h. no cap fr fr 100 ong

>>5567277
The Parznippians were Zoomers? That explains a lot.

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>>5566998

Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>5567134
Emboldened by their first victory, the Qedarites push forward

Qedar offers an alliance with the fishermen of Tarnput against the Shillarians who are polluting the southern seas

>>5567085
KEEP BUILDING THE TOWER TO BE HIGHER AND HIGHER! SO HIGH THAT EVERY NATION HAS TO SEE IT! SO HIGH THAT THE LIGHT WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE CORNERS OF THE MAP! SO HIGH, I WILL SHIT MYSELF!

BUILD SOME DEFENSIVE WALLS AROUND THE TOWER TO PREVENT ANY UNAUTHORIZED PEOPLE FROM GETTING TOO CLOSE.

>>5567174
The collapse of the Parznip leaves a lasting legacy in the consiousness of tarnput. It leaves a newfound distain for the ruination of nature. Seen now as an afront to the gods.
The parznip themselves are then considered to have been as the fishmen once were. Degenerates and heretics. The calamity is then seen as judgement on them, and the garbage seen in the same light as the righteous few said to have been swallowed up in the flood of old. Yet another example of the righteous being punished alongside the wicked.
>action: capture sacred lake parznips
A war expidition is launched into the parznip homeland. Conqeuring the purple parznips by force. These ones are then considered as marked by the gods. And are forced to adopt proper fishmen ways. With a permenant residence of lower born Blubmin to guard their spiritual practice.
The other colored parznip are then considered impure. And are attacked when possible. Though the more northern colonies are left alone. For they are considered now in the hands of the gods to punish.

>>5567353
The fishmen offer their support but only if the Qedar prove their righteousness by revitalizing their worship of the gods. For the Qedar are not considered much more pious than the Imazeeb.
If they do this they will recieve the fishmen's support in relieving the blockade and repelling the imazeeb.

>>5567226

[What i did last turn is here >>5567196 for reference]

We finally made it to the Imazeeb civilization's land! Drop the anchor! [Boaty McBoatface's anchor releases. Dr. Bright and his scouting party/diplomatic envoy get on a row boat, and row to the shore. They proceed to try finding the Imazeeb people, hoping they are friendly and have slaves to sell or trade with.] Hello?! Imazeeb?! We come in peace! We're willing to buy or trade for slaves, and the Shillaria said you were our best bet at getting some!! Hello?!
Researcher Bill: Shouting isn't helping us any.
Dr. Bright: Be quiet, Researcher Bitch!
Researcher Bill: ... M-my name is Bill. (cries)
Dr. Bright: ... (sighs) I'm sorry Bill. I'm just ... really, really stressed right now. I'll be a lot better when I get to spend some time alone ... with her ...
Reaearcher Bill: You mean your wife, SCP-
Dr. Bright: YES!! ... sorry. Let' just get 100 slaves, make them D-class personnel, and get back to our outpost. Actually, from now on, that outpost will be Facility-20. We'll be going back to Facility-20.
Researcher Bill: ... ok. (stops crying)

[Whether you greet me, attack first ask questions later, or ignore me, is up to you.]

>>5567353
qedar why does your id keep changing

>>5567353
The Shillarians aren't messing with you anymore. The ships is already gone and if you read back a different country polluted your shore.

>>5567543
No idea. Its always been like this for me. In fact i only recently found out that some peoples ID doesnt change

>>5567578
>>5567543
its ip dependent

>>5566535
while the citizens of the settlement of Kellakis have mostly abandoned their artistic aspirations under the totalitarian rule, they are highly unwilling to give up their drinking habits.
grapes are unsuited this colder climate, so an alternative to classical wine is quickly looked for. left with only the most disgusting plants to ferment research turns desperate.
with necessity comes invention: distillation of alcohol is introduced. before too long liquor made from potato is mass-produced.

as General Aklon refuses to answer any messages, the homeland states grow worried. tho treason becomes more and more evident by the day, no one dares to formally accuse him in fear of the blood shed it could cause.

>>5566639
>>5567085
to be clear, i ment that the port which is part of the offered deal would sit tile 29 and the relatively small distance would be travelled by our poor quality (row) boats, but of course that makes no sense unless a port of some sort is also present on the northern beach

>>5567246
it is insulting to receive no acknowledgement from Shillian diplomats to our offer: >>5566639

>>5567428
The lesser house that greets doctor bright inform them that they are still grasping at the idea of slavery. Though they are more than willing to sell them their prisoners for weapons or in exchange for the land that they have settled in the continent. They are offering about 200 qedarian prisoners upfront and 400 more that they can take from the other clans and houses aligned with them . as to why they have that many they explain they were extracting their memories and integrating them to the imazeeb's collective consciousness

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>5567402
The remaining deep purple Parznippians reject the Fishmen's advance on Lake Parznip, and fight to maintain their homeland, their towering shrine of scum and filth acting as a stronghold.

All of this is warfare is unbeknownst to Serrj and the Parznippians recouping in Territory 9.

>>5567858
Serrj, i offer you in your times of need a Myrmidont.
A robust insectoid creature.
We hope it will serve you well, with its thick carapace and its ramming power.

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Update 9

The crisis in Parznip continues as the ecological damage in some regions causes massive forest fires claiming the lives of thousands, with starvation claiming even more. Large regions of their home island are now largely devoid of life, now resembling scorched dumps rather than former inhabitable forestland. The large number of makeshift rafts attempting to leave the island are caught up in newly forming "trashburgs" stranding them and even sinking them. To add to their trouble a Fishmen Fleet has landed a force onto the island to find their sacred pond, catching the defenders off guard.

The Tower in the Fifth Kingdom continues to build higher and higher, with the inhabitants now building from the tower higher from the base, something once thought to be impossible. The Shillarians build up massive walls around their borders and begin making planned economies on their two island colonies. The War in Qedar sees an Imazeeb victory as they now occupy coastal villages along the southern ocean. Prospects aren't totally bleak for the Qedari nation though, as they may have found a new patron in the form of Tarnput.

Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>5567893
As the war continues to rage the imazeeb seems to get stronger and stronger as they sacrifice captured qedarians and take their memories for themselves. Meanwhile their refineries begin to expand as they import steel from other countries though it is not as good as the steel taken from the transient veins of the desert.

in short:
>Capture qedarians and steal their memories to become even stronger
>continue taking their land

>>5567913
Id like to send off a small fleet (like 30 people total) to the North coast of Imazeeb to cause minor havoc for damn well no reason

Rolled 1 (1d20)

>>5567919
why am i this way

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>>5567920

Rolled 4 (1d20)

>>5567919
>>5567920
>>5567927
hehehe

>>5567869
Putrescent purple Parznippian priests import terrifying creatures from the Hasdurn Highlands, and manage to tame them surprisingly quickly.

Vegetabloid savages mount and ride insectoid behemoths into battle, attempting to repel the Fishmen from their sacred lake once again. (dice roll)

We'd send over boatloads of super-helpful dung like we did for Qedar, but our fleet has been destroyed and scattered on the waves long ago. Sorry!

...

Meanwhile on the more-prosperous mainland, Serrj Parznippian grows lonely, and sickened by the activities of his fellow countrymen and countrywomen. He writes secret love letters under an alias, and sends them worldwide looking for a mate.

(Anyone want to marry into the Parznippian royal family?)

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>5567920
>>5567893
The imazeeb would like to scorch the earth of the hadurnite highlands

>>5567920
>>5567937
>>5567946
Lol

Rolled 1 (1d20)

>>5567893
>>5567937
The fishmen push forward. Putting dozens of almost tomblike villages to the sword as they advance. News has reached them that the King of the Parznip is still alive. Thus one of the principle war goals becomes slaying him.

>>5567983
ouchie owie ouch
the fishmen are repelled from the island

whats will all the low rolls

>>5567626
Do to catastrophic military failure, Shillaria does no longer trade at the central continent. They do all the trade on their southern island. In fact we're thinking about destroying some of the roads we already have that connect to other countries.

>Shillaria decides to commit and puts up border walls all around.

>>5567757
Ah yes, "prisoners". Ok, we are willing to give you the land that Site-20 is on [tile 33], as well as everything that's in it (as of right now, nothing) in exchange for the amount of prisoners you offered.

>>5567995
the god of luck is being funny again

>>5567626
anticipating a siege, the rogue general erects a line of defense towers behind what he judges to be his border. in spite of this there is no official declaration of independence nor any restrictions regarding the few merchants who dare to visit. however this relationship is asymmetric: no settler is allowed to leave.

scouts are sent further east exploring the details of the terrain and looking for potential resources. the work is slow but steady, no step is taken deeper into the continent until every square kilometer is visited. with it a network of small outposts and camps are established. i will roll for results next.

independent of this, a notable altar for the Gods is finished by the beach of the great lake of Gauland. it is circle of white marble obelisks.

>>5568010
Very well, then. Perhaps one day in a nicer age.

>>5567937
>Anyone want to marry into the Parznippian royal family?
Egtikia, a daughter of a well respected family of the Gaulandians gets one of such letters. she is descended from linage of state officials and high ranking military officers and the closest think to an aristocrat that can exist in a democracy.
she is very keen on meeting up, but on the condition that it is done one Gaulandian soil.

Rolled 15 (1d20)

>>5568042

>>5568046
thats nice, i wasnt anticipating anything possitive so now im not sure what to write

>>5568034
They clansman bows and makes preparation to transfer the prisoners to doctor bright which due to their primitive bureaucracy they give a total of 623 prisoners instead of the promised 600.

>>5568010
With the imazeeb being dedicated to their genocidal war against the qedar they have neglected trade, to remedy this some of the nomadic clans of the desert are willing to offer their services to the shillarians in exchange for access to their ships.

>>5568053
So, I'm assuming that you're in need of weapons since you were willing to trade prisoners for some. We could make some to trade with you. Was there any specific kinds of weapons you wanted?

>>5568065
"Anything really, we've had some of our people charge into battle with nothing but clubs" The clansman point to the fact that out of the 20 warriors they have only about 15 of them that are actually armed with weapons the others do in fact just have wooden clubs.

>>5568046
the land is rich in iron. extraction is started immediately, but only in minor amounts because thats all the settlements economy can handle.

We Cordially invite Dr. Jack Bright, The Gaulandian Leasder, The Shillarian Leader, Serrj Parznippian, and any other leaders i forgot to mention, To the Crowning of King A. Nellsechs

Arrive by : whenever you want to mention it

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>>5567919
screenshot worthy

>>5568072
I see ... well, we'll see what weapons we can get for you. [Definitely not gonna give you Site-19's on-site nuclear warhead, but I'll come up with something. Maybe something refined from SCP-914.]

>>5568094
>Definitely not gonna give you Site-19's on-site nuclear warhead
sad.
imagine the Imazeeb literally nuking Qedar. my sides would fall victim to the explosion.

>>5568094
would you give us the nukwed

>>5568144
Scudstorm soon

>>5568160
No.

>>5567893
for my next magic trick im going to forcibly take the Copernican exclave

>>5568091
I'll definitely attend, as long as my wife can attend too. We'll arrive half an hour before it starts.

Rolled 10 (1d20)

The purple Parnippians begin capturing boats and enslaving the Fishmen who failed to storm their beaches. (will write the rest of the post after rolling)

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-Ikannam
-Tile 16
-Golden Brown
-Ikannam is an arid desert, filled with deadly wildlife, and mountainous highlands. Despite their harsh environment, the people of Ikannam have prospered. Civilization dots the landscape from the oasis city of Nanket in the midwest, the diverse tribes of the Sotak mountains in the north, and the capital city of Kine-Ret on the eastern coast right on the delta of the Talenk river that stretches across the land. In Ikannams infancy, there were only nomadic tribes and there seemed to be no clear indication of unification. Within the last century, seemingly out of nowhere, the tribes centralized and developed at a spectacular rate. The people of Ikannam have harnessed the power of technology and most Ikannamites still don't quite understand how. Floating pyramids, Telekinetic abilities, and incredible strength are believed to be the gods channeling their will through the world around them. their prosperity and strength are unwavering.

establish navy on the eastern coast, and build a highway between Nanket and Kine-Ret

Rolled 1 (1d20)

>>5567913
Qedar continues its reconquest.

With the Shillarian fleet gone, Qedari pirates reestablish control of the southern seas, raiding as far as Bajookieland. Ships who pay a heavy toll are allowed to pass unmolested, except for ships belonging to the hated Imazeeb. A Qedarite expeditionary fleet establishes colonies in the southern region of tile 17.

I guess I neglected to mention this but there cities along the northern and eastern beach of Qedar

>>5567893
SEND OUT SHIPS TO START EXPANDING INTO THE TILE OF 21 (SO CLOSE TO 20, WHICH IS 4 x 5. YES, YES!!!).

START BUILDING SOME NIIIIICEEEE WALLS ALONG OUR NORTH COAST.

>>5568325
>>5567985
With very few Fishmen still occupying the purple island, it is nigh impossible to capture any slaves. We do, however, secure one high-ranking blubmin, still dressed in elegant red robes of a conqueror. We torture him day in and day out for information about resources or our enemies, but he won't talk.

...

The ruler of the Parznippians instructs his most trusted vassal to tend to the matters of his people (not like he could really fuck it up worse than it already is, right?) Serrj secretly sets to sea with only a handful of battle-seasoned, expert sailors.

Parznip x Hasdurn >>5568091
First stop is the coronation of King A. Nellsechs. Serrj notices many beautiful potential mates at the event, but they are all visibly disgusted whenever they set eyes on his literally twisted and pallid form. One foreign princess even calls Serrj a lanky manlet. Serrj tries modestly explaining that if you include his hairstalk, he's actually the tallest ruler in the room, probably the entire planet. The haughty princess scoffs and calls him a Parzlet and walks away.

While his ego was hurt, Serrj's heart was never engaged. The whole time, all he could think about was his love letter correspondent in Gauland.

Serrj snaps out of his love daze once the crown is placed on Nellsechs's head, and the room roars to a cheer. After the regal affair, Serrj approaches the King and asks him if he needs any help causing ruckus and general mayhem. Parznippians would be happy to help.

Parznip x Gauland >>5568042
After the Hasdurnite coronation, Serrj sails as quickly as possible to the foreign Gauland, where he instructs his sailors to stay with his boat, so he can meet with the lady in private. The sailors disobey their rulers command, saying that if he were to be hurt or captured, it would be on their heads. They live for Serrj and cannot bear to see him walk into the unknown.

Seeing the sailors' resolution to protect, Serrj stops arguing after an hour and insists "just don't tell her I'm a royal, I want her to respect and love me for who I am as a Parzn. I don't want to be loved for my comprehensive Lego Star Wars collection and towering piles of dung and fearsome reputation as a war cannibal. I want her to love me. She will be my queen, if I can see she has a heart of gold." After minutes of silently walking on the beach cliffs of Gauland, Serrj adds, "if she doesn't accept my hand in marriage, we will eat her. Just wait for the signal, though."

Approaching the arranged meeting spot, Serrj slicks his hairstalk back and asks a sailor how his breath smells.

"Like shit."

"Perfect!"

Time for the grand reveal and the first in-Parzn meeting of the lovey dovey pen pals!

There she is! Serrj's heart flutters and his eyes fill with tears, she's more beautiful than ever thought! A 500 lb. landwhale of a woman, Serrj runs full sprint, jumps and lunges at her, and hugs her tightly.

Was Egtikia expecting a Parznippian? Is she happy? Will she marry Serrj? Was that fat lady actually Egtikia? How does Gauland react to this? Does anyone recognize Serrj?

ok guys i gotta go for like 4-5 hours, please dont fuck me over while im gone

>>5568091
all Gaulandian state heads gladly accept the inviting except general Aklon who apologizes and claims its due to other duties he must attend.

>>5568056
Shillom. Normally we would be happy to trade you ships, but when one of our ships collapsed in on itself we realized we have a much longer way to go military wise. We wouldn't want to be responsible for Imazeeb's ruin just because of a faulty ships. Instead we would be happy to send some advanced Shillarian steel we are making in our new factories.

>>5569141
No your ships are fine, ours is mostly primitive skiffs modified for long voyages. With the hasdurnite raiding our shores we require larger ships like yours, though your ships are currently inadequate perhaps a joint development of ship building will allows us both to build better ships?

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Update 10

Imazeeb makes a major breakthrough into Qedari lands, just as the the Fishmen are expelled from Parznip. A new nation joins the game in the central deserts, a threat for Qedar, or perhaps a hint at salvation?

>>5569335
map god I believe I bought the land in 33 from site 19.

Actions:
>Attack the hasdurnites
>attack the qedari

Rolled 11 (1d20)

Roll for hasdurnite attack

Roll for qedar attacks

Rolled 1 (1d20)

>>5569373
whoops

Rolled 10 (1d20)

>>5569368
rolling for Defence

Rolled 1 (1d20)

Attacking Copernicans to take over their trade routes

With their homes having been nearly burned by the hasdurnites warriors begin to desert the grand jihad against the qedar causing a massive rout in the subsequent battle. However the altare mesans seeing their coastlines be harassed by the hasdurnite have managed to savage some of the coastal villages of the hasdurnite in retaliation and a warning against that they will burn their homes should they try to burn theirs once again.

>>5569335
BUILD A BRIDGE OF SMOKES AND LIGHTS AND THE VOMIT OF A CLOWN BETWEEN US AND 21! FOR THE JOY OF CREATION NEEDS TO ROT THIS WORLD! KEEP EXPANDING ACROSS THE 21 HERETICS!

>>5569335
quickly, ruch to colonize the south coast of tile 21

>>5569335
(Dr Jack Bright and his diplomatic envoy have returned to Site-19 with the prisoners, provides them all with orange jumpsuits and "housing", since there isn't any unoccupied containment cells at the moment, as well as assigning them numbers which they would be referred to as from now on. Also, Boaty McBoatface has been stored inside Site-19 since nobody plans to use it any time soon.)

Dr. Bright: Jerome McElroy, prepare some food for our new test subjects and slave laborers.

Chef Ramsay: My name is Gordon, you bloody wanker!

Dr. Bright: Whatever. Research Team 1, here's a pile of logs! Carve them into clubs, put it in 914 on the fine setting, save everything that can be used as a weapon in this box here. I'll inspect them all personally, eventually.

Research Bill: What? H-how did you bring those logs in here? When did you even get them?

Dr. Bright: No time for questions, Bill. I need to ... wind down a little.

>>5567985
-We would like to propose a non-aggression pact

Turn: Establish military posts in the south

While Serrj is away, his vassal Yahn musters an army, and with it, takes control of ALL Territory 9.
Serrj will have to be impressed when he gets back!

The purple islanders continue polluting the world, now at early unthinkable rates.

I Invite Serrj Parznippian to travel through our nation.

This is not a ploy to imprison you,
For real its not.

>>5569729
I'll let you know after I figure out what happens with my love, Egtikia

>>5569335
I said last turn that Shillaria finishes putting up borders all around all coasts and non-coasts and that includes the islands. So that should already be finished and added.

>>5568091
The Shillarians send one of their diplomats (with two bodyguards) to witness the crowning.

FOR SITE-19
A disguised man approaches the border of Site-19. They seem very aggressive to him but he does not mind. He leaves a book at beyond the border and leave. The title reads "Star Signals." It is a religious text that the Fifth Kingdom has written. Inside it describes a strange phenomena called "The Light". A small piece of ripped paper lays inside the book. When picked up they will see the "The Light" underlined in the book with the note simply saying: "Contain this anomaly. Soon, or the world may be doomed by the Fifth Kingdom."

FOR IMAZEEB
A Shillarian sends a message to the Imazeeb that they need to have a meeting in-person to discuss matters on lending boats.


>For this turn, Shillarians would like to spend time developing strong steel weapons and armor from their factories to gear up their soldiers since the borders have been completely secured.

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>5569335
Yet another attack on Imazeeb, this time in the direction of tile 41.

The qedarite leadership sends a delegation to the Ikannami, hoping for an alliance, to have economic control over the southern seas.

QM im expanding to tile 17

>>5570000
based quads

>>5570005
Not even my quads could save me from getting a fucking 3

Rolled 5 (1d20)

>>5569335
give our Qedar boys some help, and do like our 6th raid on their shores

>>5570039
Imazeeb shores not qedar shores, forgot to mention.

>>5570000
>mentions tile 17
>rolls 3
>17+3 = 20
>quads
>20 = 4 * 5
>5
>5!
numerology doesnt lie, its a sign to THE FIFTH KINGDOM

>>5568838

fuck man, i kekd so hard on your post


the poor civilian woman is both surprised and terrified by Serrjs action. after a pathetic attempt to get out of his grip she yells for the guards. a few words are exchanged and the misunderstanding is soon discovered: the woman is in fact not Egtikia. the guards take minutes to reflect on the situation, their heart tells them to immediately banish this disturbing looking assembly of men, which they are clueless on that it has the Parznippian leader. however in fear of upsetting their higher ups by starting an international incident they agree to escort them to Egtikias residence partly because they dont want them to walk the streets unobserved.
the road is not short, but comfortably traversable by foot. on the way every men and woman they encounter stares at them in silence. practically no Gaulandian has ever seen a Parznippian before and the handful that did prefers to not mention it. a young man vomits himself on sight too.
Egtikias house is a lawful, multi story building plastered perfectly white. a guard asks the group to stay put while he fetches the lady. she comes down with a wide smile that quickly faints to a poker face. Serrj takes a mental note of how she is not a landwhale. a few lines of introductionary small talk is exchanged when Egtikia excuses herself for a but. for the next 20 minutes what sounds like crying, breaking furniture and cursing the Gods can be heard. it abruptly stops then she comes back. what happened is that she remembered a folk tale where rich and handsome hero seduces the princess in beggars clothing to test her character. surely -she thinks- this is the only plausible explanation, this man wouldnt DARE to be asking for her hand otherwise.
to the greatest surprise of anyone witnessing, she says that wishes to get to know Serrj better before marriage, in the meanwhile whatever he has planned shes is onboard.

Rolled 3 (1d3)

>>5568089
the news of the mining situation gets back to the home states and starts a great controversy. it blows up to the point where the leadership cannot ignore it.
2 legions are lead to the border where they demand for Aklon. he does come, backed by the army of his own.

rolling for the resolution:
1. bloodshed
2. neutral agreement
3. peace

>>5570254
days of long and hard arguments go by between the on-edge men. as it continues more and more leaders are called in. at last, they find an arrangement that they can all agree on. the land merges under the condition that Aklon stays in control over what he currently is. a tale is manufactured how this land is awarded and trusted onto him for his services. he will stay dictator for life, but the city returns to democracy after his death. further more, he is subject to taxes.
these taxes are a new concept, they have never existed before, but out of greed for what riches the iron mines might bring, every state agrees to create a shared fund, governed by an elected council.
this marks a new high of Gaulandian unity.

>>5569335
please remove the internal border, but add something symbolizing the defense towers (>>5568042) as a reminder (dots will do)

>>5570242
Thats it Qedar are nurgle worshippers now

Rolled 15 (1d20)

>>5569923
The shillarians request for a meeting confused the coastal clansmen however they seemed to take this as a representative from all clans must be present which caused a great squabble and they ended up with three delegations. One grom the Mocluman faction, Another from the altare mesans, and lastly house thulun.
>>5570039
Rolling for defence.

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Hi guys, I've got update 11 here. Sorry if I'm missing your turns, I've got to read through seas of lore to find what I've got to do. If I could ask you to try to keep the stuff separate (lore vs move) or add a tldr for me that would be really cool. (also these low dice rolls are killing me, why does luck hate you guys so much)

The Imazeeb are now fighting a war on two fronts, as they have officially begun a military incursion into the Hasdurn Highlands, galvanized after an incredibly botched raid on their shores. The highlanders also attempt to open up a new front on the dormant Copernicans, however, the assault is so botched the Copernicans do not even notice. Qedar reclaims land in the north and begins to evacuate parts of their country across the sea to 17. The amount of deaths on both sides of the conflict is becoming untenable for both parties, as the already small populations have been devastated by years of prolonged warfare, but both parties stand to loose to much to just stop fighting.

As the Parznip homeland continues to become more and more unlivable, the monarchy officially claims all of 9, making the former colonial backwater the new national center stage. The amount of pollution produced at this point is unbelievable. Gauland sees a detente in the civil disruption in their nation, and the fifth build a pretty cool bridge : )

Rolled 4 (1d20)

>>5570465
Roll to attack Imazeeb

please god dont be like a 3

>>5570474
this really is one of the blunders of all time

Rolled 20 (1d20)

Busy so keeping this short.

>Shillaria pulls diplomat from Highlands
>Gives one ship to Imazeeb in return that they help with the Highlands and that the Shills keep the land
>Attack Hughlands

Rolled 12 (1d20)

>>5570498
this is a bad spot to be in

but ill do a quick defense roll

>>5570498
SHILLS STAY WINNING

>>5570474
>please god dont be like a 3
>4
you should have asked for a higher number

>>5570243
>>5569773
>>5569729
Serrj wants to impress Egtikia, but he's still reluctant to share his status. Sure, he could reveal to her a dung mountain a hundred times taller than her head, or have a statue carved out of your own royal dung, but where is the honesty in that? Where's the thrill of the hunt? Any woman in the world would fall to their knees at the sight of such things. Hmm...

Serrj hatches a brilliant idea! His great friend, King A Nellsechs, has invited him to travel through his countryside's highlands anytime he pleases! Egtikia will have to be stunned by the beauty!

Egtikia questions to herself why all of Serrj's ill-behaved friends are tagging along. The Gaulandese guards follow the same credo of the Parznippian sailors, following along Egtikia's journey on the principle that if anything were to happen to her, the Gaulandese people would punish them for dereliction of duty.

Road trip!!

On the sea voyage, Serrj keeps trying to sneak a smooch from the aristocrat's daughter, and failing. He is met by the stout Gaulandese guards, the extremely loud, colorful jeers from the sailors, and even a woman's slap quickly followed with a sincere apology.

Egtikia, the only woman on the sea for hundreds of miles, can't wait to get off the boat full of burly guards and foreign scoundrels. and touch shore in Hasdurn. What was she thinking?

The boat touches down in the Hasdurn Highlands, much to everyone's comfort. Serrj doesn't know what to do, so the group just meanders inland as sightseers.

Serrj tries proving his manhood and worthiness to Egtikia by climbing a cliff face, but he falls over after just a few feet of progress. He tries to lift a heavy stone, and craps himself, then angrily orders his sailor "friend" to save the dung. He picks a fight with the weakest looking Gaulandese guard, and loses miserably with a bloody nose.

Before long, the Gaulandese guards speak up for Egtikia and imply to Serrj that the hike, and the date along with it, is almost over; so whatever he has planned, he ought to get it over with.

Before ALL his charm wears off, Serrj drops the act and pulls every stop to impress Lady Egtikia, including disclosing that he is in fact the ruler of Parznip.

First roll is to charm Egtikia and the Gaulandese guards.
Second roll is to demonstrate Serrj's manliness in case ANYONE tries to test his mettle in the Hasdurn Highlands!

Rolled 1 (1d20)

>>5570465
The imazeeb fight the hasdurnites in the name of the shillarians!

>Give the land taken from the hasdurnite to the shillarians