Cyclone

Mid/High Casual - Divinus: The Deity Roleplay (Rebooted)

So when does a new turn start?

@Vec

Should be soon since I am determined to get my post out TODAY. Or at least before I go to sleep

But anyways, demigods start with 4 Might so you don't need to wait until the next turn if you want to do something.

Civilization - New Lands, New Glory

Ards

X) Send scouts into that forest to find out more about whatever killed the lumberjacks, and H) Expand Military

Preparations for War

When they heard word about the fate of the missing lumberjacks, every last one of the Ards was enraged. It would seem that there were some sort of hostile skraelings after all! Danr had been right to think to look for the skraelings, yet that thought brought him no satisfaction. It only made him angry now that he knew that if he had looked harder, perhaps those lumberjacks wouldn't have been caught by surprise and slain.

In any case, he needed to retaliate. They all wanted revenge, and if Danr looked weak by refusing to fight, they would shove a knife into his throat and find a new chieftain. So, he would retaliate all right...but he wouldn't be a fool about it. Clearly whatever things killed the lumberjacks had weapons and there could be thousands of them. Danr decided that he would send some of his best hunters, along with several beastmasters. There would be 15 men and 12 wolves going, split evenly into three groups. Aside from the wolves, they would of course be armed with bows and their choice of what axes and knives the tribe had to offer. Their goals would be simple: find out what killed the lumberjacks, where they lived, how many of them were out there, what weapons they had, and so on. If at all possible they were also to find the missing lumberjacks whose bodies weren't found, in addition to capturing one of the skraelings and bringing it back for questioning.

It was a lot to ask for and it was dangerous work, but that was why they would split into three groups. They wouldn't be far apart, so if one was attacked and the other two heard, they quickly come to help. Being separated would also make them able to more effectively and quickly do what needed to be done.

The tribe wasn't as big as they once were, but Danr knew that they could all fight like devils. They were no strangers to war. But before they attacked the skraelings, they would need more than the few rusty old weapons and pieces of armor that they had brought to this new land. While the scouts were away, the Ards would put to use their new smithy and the shipments of metal coming from the mine. The smiths would make armor, weapons, and arrows for as many warriors as they could. When the scouts came back, Danr and his warriors planned on being ready to attack their enemies.

X) Accept Father Frost's Offer

Ragnal the Godi

When it became apparent that Ragnal was the only one to successfully communicate with Father Frost, he was quickly bestowed with the ancient title of Godi. While some suspected that he had made up the story and many others were wont to give him a position of power, Danr believed Ragnal. Some of the other elders would still pray and try to communicate with Father Frost, of course. Perhaps they too could become Godis in time.

However, for now they would have Ragnal as the tribe's representative to the gods. After a long discussion at the meeting, it was agreed upon to accept Father Frost's offer. There were many omens at play: the snows were already coming in, showing that Father Frost still held power in this land and that he might very well return. The Leviathan showed the Ards that though they were mighty and had a great destiny, there would some forces too great to be overcame and they would need the help of the gods. Finally, the recent attack of the lumberjacks had showed them that there would be war on this land too. Just as Father Frost had blessed them and allowed them to thrive in their war-torn, frozen homeland, he could help them here.

As the stone statue of Father Frost was finally completed, they hauled it to the shrine and placed it on top of the altar. Animal blood was smeared on the stone slab and allowed to freeze into red hoarfrost. Then they gave the usual offerings of food. With that, Ragnal hoped to gain Father Frost's attention once more. He would tell the god of ice that they would serve him and become his chosen once more. While the Godi did not dare to ask favors of the god so soon, the tribe was secretly hoping that he might aid them in the battle to come with the skraelings, or at least tell them of their enemies.

Summary

-Three groups of scouts were sent to where the lumberjacks died, each group having five armed men and four wolves. They want to find basic information about whatever killed the lumberjacks, and if possible rescue the missing ones or capture one of the enemies for questioning.
-While they do that, the Ards are making weapons and armor with the metal coming from their mine.
-Ragnal is going to try to talk to Father Frost once again and say that they have accepted his offer and will become his chosen people once again.

Civilization - New Lands, New Glory

It was cool in general but some small parts really irked me. Like how the genetically modified dinosaur communicated with the raptors, they joined him, but then that one guy got them to switch back and attack the giant dinosaur. There was how they somehow didn't see that giant dinosaur hiding in its pen and were dumb enough to go in BEFORE asking the guy in the control room to see where it was? Those parts were ridiculous enough to make me shake my head.

The hot redhead girl made up for those parts though

Mid/High Casual - Divinus: The Deity Roleplay (Rebooted)

Well, to each his own.

If we'd went into that with the outcome planned we could have actually discussed how to write it in a way that was surprising, clever, and dramatic. For instance, because it was reactive and we went against one another the Wi slingers ended up being pretty worthless and doing nothing almost nothing.

Speaking of that battle, @Rtron@Kho how many slaves would still be in Garakai? I'm only mentioning it in the post I'm working on (it's shaping up, but it's a long one and it seems people are waiting on me in all of my RPs right now) but it will be important a bit later on.

Spoilers for Ialu's Plans

He wants to start a slave revolt to overthrow Aztoc and the traitorous free Garakains, but of course that might not go down so well if there aren't any slaves left. Sauranth was a wild card thrown into this, in any case

Mid/High Casual - Divinus: The Deity Roleplay (Rebooted)

@Kho

Sounds...dramatic

They "spied" to "win" a RP? That sort of thing is just ridiculous to me on a dozen levels. I suppose it's because I'm one of those people that would rather just plan out a story, agree on an outcome, and write it from there as compared to just wing it or write reactively.

The Horde of Evil - Tresspassing through treacherous tribes' territory! (RP closed)

There, posted. Torrens will rejoin the action in about 2-3 minutes IC time.

Oh, did I mention that I picked a theme for Torrens?

@BBeast

Hmm, perhaps Torrens wasn't as embarrassed and incapacitated by that smoke cloud as I thought he'd be. Perhaps a terrified chicken should crash into him. I wonder how the others would feel when they saw the resident fire demon tarred and feathered?

The Horde of Evil - Tresspassing through treacherous tribes' territory! (RP closed)

Short and sweet post from my part because I didn't have much time and people are waiting for me in other RPs.

No further update on the dwarves, because right now I don't think any post on my part is really needed for that mission. @Bright_Ops @Lugubrious @PhoenixFire Twich's plan to dump the poisonous gases into the mines can begin whenever you like, and it looks like Xallihion and Clotho are about to meet.

The Horde of Evil - Tresspassing through treacherous tribes' territory! (RP closed)

The human village

Torrens' sudden explosion would have left any normal pyromancer with a mere half second to prepare, but the fire priest had seen it coming. Whether his god had whispered it into his mind or it had been a mere intuition, he had suddenly raised his fists as if to block a punch. A wall of solid fire appeared in front of his body to shield him, the flames glowing gold like the sun rather than orange or red.

When the explosion came a magical shield wasn't enough to stop it, flames or no. At first he had leaned forward into the unstoppable force, skidding backwards but not falling over, but then the magic of his shield shattered like a glass mirror. The blast overcame him and threw him backwards, where he was thrown on the ground, tumbling and rolling until he was stopped by a stone wall. His head slammed straight into it and blood spattered like juice from a crushed grape. The explosion had obliterated the stone walls to either side of the alley that Torrens had been in and the insides of those houses were already turning into a pyre for the terrified people who cowered within.

Yet despite being hit with an explosion that shattered stone walls, engulfed in fire that could melt steel, and slammed against a wall with enough force to crack open his skull, the priest somehow clung to life. He knew that he didn't have long, but perhaps long enough to have his vengeance. "Caldor curse you, demon!" he choked out barely loud enough to be heard, then raised a fist. His arm was weak and shaking, but he poured everything that he had left and all that Caldor would lend him into that one last spell.

Fire priests did not only work with flame; they also maintained the sacred torches and burned holy incense, and so they wielded a great deal of power over smoke as well. The smoke and ash from everything within a hundred feet began to waft upwards and coalesce into a great, malevolent cloud. Torches, candles, even the burning houses...all their fumes were magically pulled together into a great grey cloud. The priest's last sight was that of the cloud descending on his killer like some sort of living nightmare, engulfing the fire demon. Seemingly with a mind of its own, the cloud would try to choke out Torrens' fire, encasing him in a layer of ash and tar and blinding him within a choking cloud of soot.

In the square, the great brute that was Athinar suddenly charged out of an alleyway straight towards the town's lord, knocking aside one guard in his way by delivering a blow to the head that crushed the man's skull. He didn't even cover half the distance before about ten crossbowmen took aim. Twang, twang, twang was the sound that the weapons made as the sinews fired their quarrels. Athinar was moving fast, to be sure, but with so many crossbows on him a few bolts would most likely find their targets.

His attention caught by the whistlign of the sudden hail of bolts and cries of alarm, the knightly lord raised his sword and prepared to fell this enemy. This barbaric invader.

But then an arrow struck him in the shoulder. Of course, the arrow's tip couldn't even find its way through his shoulder, but it had some sort of enchantment. A thin layer of ice began to coat his shoulder, rapidly seeping into the seams of his armor and freezing it solid. His arm rapidly grew immobile. With only a second to think, the knight made the decision to hurl his shield straight at Athinar and then take up his sword in his other arm.

As some of the crossbowmen and sorcerers in the square now began to fire at the traitorous archer on the rooftops that was Umbra, the champion realized that fighting a fair fight with his bad arm was suicide. His enemy wasn't honorable...why should he be? He would fight dirty and take his foe off guard. With a flick of his wrist the sword flew up, and the knight caught it again. This time he hand held the sword by its blade instead of by its hilt. As if it were some sort of warhammer, he swung the thing and aimed to smash its guard and hilt into Athinar's face. Then he snapped the blade back low to hook the man by the ankle with the guard, and he pulled with all his strength in an attempt to take out Athinar's feet from beneath him and send the brute crashing onto the ground.

Mid/High Casual - Divinus: The Deity Roleplay (Rebooted)

I never saw what the big deal in someone making a couple extra might per turn was. Especially when it's got a good reason behind it.

@Frettzo

Ah, I had missed that post of yours.

I don't object to it on principle, I just found it strange that every Holy Order in existence would give Might to Vowzra and not the actual god that they were devoted to, and the whole worshiper thing of course. In any case, it wasn't that important and I'd rather it not be a big deal.

The Horde of Evil - Tresspassing through treacherous tribes' territory! (RP closed)

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@Boop_Im_A_Dragon.

The arrow and archer would definitely distract the knight, either way.

@Cyclone, would I be correct in assuming that my explosion killed the fire priest? If so, I'll make a post some time tomorrow.

@BBeast

If I don't post before then, then yeah, assume he's dead. I was going to have him die anyways, but not before leaving Torrens with a parting gift.