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Author Topic: NecroThreat IV: Fortress for BFEL, God of Necromancy  (Read 505774 times)

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Re: NecroThreat IV: Fortress for BFEL, God of Necromancy
« Reply #1920 on: August 02, 2017, 03:08:35 pm »

We can never have enough trollface guards. My zoo could use them.
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Re: NecroThreat IV: Fortress for BFEL, God of Necromancy
« Reply #1921 on: August 02, 2017, 04:30:17 pm »

Dear Overseer,
My dream in life is to create a masterwork.
I am not on crafting duty.
Put me on crafting duty, or know what it feels like to be split lengthwise by an adamantium luckblade.
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Re: NecroThreat IV: Fortress for BFEL, God of Necromancy
« Reply #1922 on: August 02, 2017, 05:13:21 pm »

Legendary warrior, I'm afraid I don't think it's possible to make that happen. I can try for you though.
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Re: NecroThreat IV: Fortress for BFEL, God of Necromancy
« Reply #1923 on: August 03, 2017, 05:14:48 am »

Dear Overseer,

I do hope that you will soon send reports on the state of the fortress and the happenings of its people soon.
It is my fear that we have tallied too long.
Progress must be made.

Regards, Commander Apiks of the Military.
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« Reply #1924 on: August 03, 2017, 06:43:16 am »

"Hey, peasant. Listen up again. Apiks is pushing for a report, but nobody's writing one."

What? I was barely literate.

"I'd noticed. It's fine, Arx 4 wrote like a five-year-old. You were Arx 4, right? Don't remember exactly. It blurs a bit. Anyway, the point is I'll tell you what to say. All you have to do is write it down. And ask if you can't spell something. Try not to have to ask about every word. That's just embarassing."

But what did I write it on? I was no scholar.

"Alright, this is a new low. What do you think you write reports on? The wall? Go get some paper and a pen from one of the scholars. You do know what paper is, I assume. You're not that stupid."

Feeling a little stupider, I went to find one of the scholars. Not a goblin, if I could avoid it.



"You have paper and a pen? Good. Now listen closely, because Arx 4 is dictating and he's really bad at going back and repeating himself. Worse than you, maybe. I'm not that bad, surely? Anyway, listen up.

To whom it may concern ('whom' takes an 'h'):

The Necrothreat project proceeds slowly, but steadily. The opposition has temporarily calmed, and problems are of a domestic or wild nature, rather than organised invasion. I am Arx, writing in place of Rogue, who has increasingly slipped away from his duties.

We were visited unexpectedly by a vast glob of filth and noxious vapours arising from the caverns. This was the first incident of Rogue's neglect of duty, leading to his replacement with a fresh worker. I alerted the military, and the New Wave Warmen made short work of it. I was concerned that the gases would prove a problem, but they were not a significant factor. Apiks destroyed it with his storied chainsaw.

Apparently the Beast stirred up many of the creatures of the caves, and Trollfaces swarmed the entrances. Four were captured in cages, but I believe there are at least two, perhaps three, that made it through the defences. They have not been found, but they have not done anything either, so whilst efforts to catch them continue it is not the highest priority. All of the most concerning levers are in trafficked areas. What exactly is to be done with the captured trollfaces is yet to be seen, but they may be trained and chained at the entrances to watch for other influxes. A poetic form of justice.

Finally, some pieces of good news:

An odd assortment of migrants came in, unperturbed by the risks. I make the count nine, but there may be a mistake. It is difficult to count them as they slip in, sometimes.

And a jeweler decided that we needed something with a bit more class in the fortress, and crafted a mug:



Perhaps in several decades we will have a matching smoky quartz tea set. I and my aging mother look forward to it.

This concludes the quarterly report from Necrothreat for the months of Granite, Slate, and Felsite. Hematite has just begun; we shall see what the gods send us this quarter.

Signed,
Arx, the fifth by that name. I think, anyway. Don't write that last part. Just go with it. They won't know either.

You got that all? I hope so, because I've forgotten it already."

I finished scribbling down what the voice said. I wasn't sure why they kept referring to themself as Arx number something, but I decided not to ask. I probably wouldn't understand.

I now had to figure out how to train the Trollfaces, since Arx #4 had said we'd do it. Maybe the voice would help.

"What, me? Do I sound like an animal trainer? Closest thing is Arx #1 and all he did was stab things."
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Re: NecroThreat IV: Fortress for BFEL, God of Necromancy
« Reply #1925 on: August 03, 2017, 06:23:36 pm »

Well, this is developing well.  You can probably assume I've abdicated all duty, since I think I passed the baton to Apiks. 
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Re: NecroThreat IV: Fortress for BFEL, God of Necromancy
« Reply #1926 on: August 06, 2017, 04:42:35 am »

Regardless of how well it is developing, cough cough, time is running out, cough cough. Alas it is not of my interest to further delay the normal progress of the fortress. Despite that I don't have much interest in eliminating any progress made during Arx's turn. As such even if he's completed, say only 3 months, he can still zip up the savegame and send it to the next one (and if he so wishes join the turnlist again.)
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Re: NecroThreat IV: Fortress for BFEL, God of Necromancy
« Reply #1927 on: August 06, 2017, 07:48:30 am »

Sadly, I think that will be wisest. I ended up fencing in a tournament this weekend which has eaten a lot of my time, and I've been busy with a wide range of other weird things lately. :/ We can just call me a temporary patch before Apiks took over. :P

Edit: For whatever reason, I can't get the file to upload for the life of me. I'll try again later, but there's a chance I'll only get it to work tomorrow.
« Last Edit: August 06, 2017, 09:19:40 am by Arx »
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Re: NecroThreat IV: Fortress for BFEL, God of Necromancy
« Reply #1928 on: August 06, 2017, 09:25:20 am »

Cool, fencing. Do well? My sister was somewhat obsessed with it back in her university days.
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« Reply #1929 on: August 06, 2017, 09:43:40 am »

Cool, fencing. Do well? My sister was somewhat obsessed with it back in her university days.

Bronze in the foil junior bracket, knocked out in the first round of the senior bracket (by the third-best foilist in the country). Didn't quite place in epee yesterday, unfortunately.
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Re: NecroThreat IV: Fortress for BFEL, God of Necromancy
« Reply #1930 on: August 07, 2017, 08:38:13 am »

So about that file...
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Re: NecroThreat IV: Fortress for BFEL, God of Necromancy
« Reply #1931 on: August 07, 2017, 08:58:30 am »

So about that file...

I've been trying to upload for a while. I don't think that it'll crash this time, but if it does I'll abandon hope. Sorry about the delay. :/

Edit: Here it is. Yes, it took since I first posted until now to upload. And it was something like half way then.
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Re: NecroThreat IV: Fortress for BFEL, God of Necromancy
« Reply #1932 on: August 08, 2017, 04:34:37 am »

Since ancient times, a prophecy had been foretold.
It spoke, of a forumite.
A powerful one, one that would be essential.
Yet as the months flew by, and later years,
Decades even.
He did not come.
Night turned into day, turned into night, and into day again
The trees grew green, brown and barren, and green once more
The cycle even went on.
And the prophecy remained unsolved.
He did not come.
Some thought he did not want to,
Others thought they did not let him,
But most thought he simply was not real.
Wrong they were, as always.
He did not come.
He had always been there.
And now we know.



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Re: NecroThreat IV: Fortress for BFEL, God of Necromancy
« Reply #1933 on: August 08, 2017, 07:19:35 am »

XD This is perfect, absolutely perfect!
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Re: NecroThreat IV: Fortress for BFEL, God of Necromancy
« Reply #1934 on: August 08, 2017, 07:33:15 am »

Oh wow I only just realized Quill Arcane is only thirteen. That means he's born right around the start of the fortress. Maybe he actually is part of a prophecy.
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