Shorticus

Masters of the Hidden Valley

Officially feeling WAY better. Now I'm just behind on schoolwork, but who cares about that?

Anyway, 3 votes have come in, and I'm in a good mood. I'll be online most of today. Feel free to PM me.

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Masters of the Hidden Valley

@Mardox @Eklispe @Lauder @Lexicon @Wernher @Tracyarmav

The next series of questions is up. I will start posting the votes after 2 p.m. Central Time on 3/16.

Masters of the Hidden Valley

The Ancient Enemy

So it was that Urak became king of the gods. But the Tuad Rithe had enemies as well. Many battles were fought with those who sought to uproot the Urlandi people or to conquer them.

Which enemy did our clan fight against in ancient times?

• The Fomorians, giants whose greed and hunger for human flesh know no bounds.
• The Orc King, the leader of the pigmen and ransacker of lands.
• The Moon Tribe, the monsters who come out during the Moon Season. @Wernher@Eklispe@Lauder@Mardox
• The Storm God, a wrathful deity of lightning and floods.
• The Sidhe Queen, leader of the fairy-folk and wielder of powerful magic.
• The Firelord, a wild deity with pyromaniac tendencies.

The Great Crafts

But the Age of Gods saw more than war. It saw the growth of the Urlandi people, both in numbers and in culture. Under the guidance of the Tuad Rithe, the our people learned new trades and mastered old ones. We prospered under their benevolent watch.

What profession did our ancestors master?

• Swordsmithing.
• Alchemy. @Wernher @Eklispe @Tracyarmavx2
• Pottery.
• Jeweling.
• Poetry.
• Beast taming.

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@Lexicon's vote counts double in the next round.

Masters of the Hidden Valley

@Tracyarmav
He would break the tie himself

@Lauder

Precisely. If there's a tie, I break it. It's not the most elegant of solutions, but it works.

I suppose it is noteworthy that the next nearest choice in both questions only had 1 vote less. Camvor could have become your patron deity instead, for instance, if there was a single vote's difference. I kind of like how this turned out, however.

Expect the next series of questions tomorrow. The next series will last 2 days.

Mercenaries of Mundus-Opinions Needed-Come take a look!

That's very good info. Thanks. So, we're not going to know what the enemy's formations look like (usually) until after the battle itself?

Also, let's talk about the Kingdoms. Malaph Kar looks like a place where monsters aren't KoS. What about Praeda? The Free Cities of Maleah? I'm willing to wager that Malaph Kar and MAYBE Praeda are the only places monsters can chill before their reputation goes high.

Finally, I noticed ogres mentioned in Malaph Kar. Are those enemy-only, or might those be recruitable in a company's very distant future?

Masters of the Hidden Valley

I'm too out of energy to write up the next two sections right now, but I went ahead and tallied up the votes. You can see the results in the IC section.

EDIT: This means that Aire is your clan's patron deity, by the way.

Mercenaries of Mundus-Opinions Needed-Come take a look!

Forgive me if I say something dumb. I'm incredibly sick and have a massive headache to boot.

Order your men in combat by filling in 'lines'. You may have any number of men in each line, and as many lines as you wish. When building your attack squad, remember that outside of feats that say otherwise, units will attack the first enemy they come into contact with and deal attacks and damage simultaneously.

So, let's say I know my warband is gonna be larger than the enemies I'm facing. Let's also say I want to envelop them and hit from all sides. Example:

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Where blue = melee fighters, orange = archers or mages, and red = the enemy? This way when the enemy gets hit in melee, they quickly get surrounded by the melee fighters.

Masters of the Hidden Valley

Good news everyone!

It's probably just a stomach virus. It's keeping me from sleeping, but I got a pill to help keep my bowel's contents down. With luck, I should be more chipper by tomorrow. If not, hopefully by Wednesday.

Because the doctors don't actually KNOW what it is, they informed me it IS possible I could go to the emergency room. All they know is it's not the flu.

Masters of the Hidden Valley

Sorry about this. I'm sick. I vomited a few times this morning and dunno when I'll be back from the doctor's. See you folks in a day or two.