TAKSHAKA

[soulping]

Welcome to Jambudvipa!

Well, specifically, Gangaridai, a jungle region in the easternmost part of the subcontinent of Jambudvipa, which is currently under the rule of the semi-native Gurkhani Empire. It's a ~*strange and mystical land*~...well, at least to all of you.

You, the MISSIONARIES, are here from The United Empire, in order to spread your superior culture and philosophy to the natives of this land! They could definitely use your help, right? Of course, you also want to assure the Gurkhani emperor that you're here to provide any humanitarian aid they may need. They may be below you, but they're still people

The trials that await you and how you handle them will determine the fate of the region, and perhaps the entire nation, in the years to come...

Comments

RULES

[soulping]

The rules of this game are simple! You will be presented with a series of scenarios, and the goal is to accomplish them in such a way that it furthers your group's goal, to the best of your ability! In order to aid you in this, you have a SPECIAL ABILITY that you can use once during the game!

MISSIONARIES - Can give a ROUSING AND POIGNANT SPEECH to convince a person or group to do almost anything.

ROUND ONE

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Landfall!

You are, of course, not the first foreigners to arrive on these shores. The United Empire has sent several ships and advance parties already, but the Gurkhani have been less than accepting of them. This time, however, it'll be different.

You've already commandeered an old base camp at the edge of the jungle, and the ship you came on has a wide array of carpentry, mining (including a few sticks of dynamite!), and construction tools, but very little supplies. There's a quarry not too far away, even.

You need to set to work improving the camp to defend it in case you are attacked. Currently, a few natives from a nearby village are watching you and your crew as you prepare.

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

Re: DISCUSSION

[experiencepoints]

... We need to do as much as we can to conserve supplies. She's going to try to screw us as much as she can.

Re: DISCUSSION

[areyoukittenme]

I don't suppose a rebellion is a viable course of action.

Re: DISCUSSION

[areyoukittenme]

I don't suppose tigers can be trained to work quarries?

ACTIONS

[soulping]

[ FOR THINGS THAT YOU ARE DOING THAT ARE NOT YOUR FINAL SOLUTION ]

Re: ACTIONS

[experiencepoints]

[Nightingale and Magpie will survey the camp to determine its biggest weaknesses, while Wren will check the area for animals.]

Re: ACTIONS

[areyoukittenme]

[1. WE ARE INVESTIGATING THE QUARRY to see what is up there.

2. We are using Wren's animal powers to speak to the tigers and try to convince them to be bodyguards for the village while also keeping their distance.]

TURN-IN

[soulping]

Re: TURN-IN

[areyoukittenme]

[ They will offer the villagers the usage of tigers as mounts and haulers for the quarry, increasing the villager's mining ability. In exchange for the tiger workers, they request a smaller percentage of the quarry profits to build a wall around their camp, hopefully leading to profit for both sides. ]

ROUND TWO

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A few weeks have passed, and your outpost has begun to thrive. Now that you're properly established, and things seem to be going fine, it's time to pay the nearby village a proper visit.

The people here seem to be a lot more okay with you than you'd been expecting -- a talk with the village's ruler should help to figure out why. Other than that, points of interest are the healer, a leper that the villagers consider to be possessed and lives on the outskirts, and some frenzied yelling coming from deeper in the jungle.

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

Re: DISCUSSION

[areyoukittenme]

A successful business deal.

Re: DISCUSSION

[pchaaair]

Magpie, can you talk to the leper person, and see how they are doing? And also, bring your fairy. In case you can fix something.

Re: DISCUSSION

[experiencepoints]

... I have my healing, too.

Why don't we split up? Magpie, you talk to the ruler. I'll handle the healer and the leper and see what's up with them, and see what I can do. Wren, do you want to handle the jungle, with some tiger help?

ACTIONS

[soulping]

Re: ACTIONS

[areyoukittenme]

[ Magpie will be having a polite and respectful talk to the leader, asking for his opinions on their presence.

Wren will be scouting briefly ahead with the foxes while going to the jungle, with a tiger body guard, to investigate the yelling.

Nightingale, with Eos (Magpie's healer companion) will be visiting both the healer and the leper for their stories. ]

TURN-IN

[soulping]

Re: TURN-IN

[areyoukittenme]

- Wren will ride his tiger in, yelling at them to stop.
- Nightingale will ask the healer and leper if there's any known way to remove the curse.
- Magpie will be requesting an inventory of the nation of Gangaridai, from military to merchant goods and services, as well as any important imperial rules causing this oppression, so that Takshaka can see all their resources.

ROUND THREE

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It's been a few months, now, and the emperor of the Gurkhani Empire has noticed your progress. Unable to strike directly at you now, due to the support of the locals, he has invited you to his palace.

Do you accept? If not, what do you do?

Re: ROUND THREE

[areyoukittenme]

[ MAGPIE will accept the offer and travel to the palace with her fairy.

NIGHTINGALE and WREN are going to explore the ruins for information on the Devas, the curse, and anything else available. ]

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

ACTIONS

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Re: ACTIONS

[soulping]

MAGPIE travels to the palace, and is given an audience with the emperor.

He demands to know what, exactly, your goals are here, and what your relationship with the rabble in the east is.

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NIGHTINGALE and WREN reach the ruins, which are...pretty incredibly sunken. There seems to be a way in from the top of the temple, if you're willing to swim a bit. Do you proceed?

TURN-IN

[soulping]

Re: TURN-IN

[areyoukittenme]

[ VILLAGERS: MAGPIE will explain to the villagers that they are now protected by the DEVAS and they must restore the ruins and honor the Devas. Any goods that are taken from them by force or cruel taxes will be cursed, while any they sell or give away will be blessed.

She offers the villagers ALL the tools remaining on the ships to help them.

EMPEROR OF GURKHANI: She will send a letter to the emperor of Gurkhani explaining that the goods from the East will now be blessed with great power by the sacred and secret rituals of the people there, if they are allowed their practises and way of life without interference. This neatly solves any unrest, gives him access to magical goods, and all he needs to do is stop the unfair taxation.

She also accuses the police who had been arresting or abusing the people there of preventing him from earning this great power sooner. Finally, she will add in shit about the economic benefits of their new alliance, v. happy, etc. etc. praise to the emperor.

UNITED EMPIRE: To the United Empire, she'll send a letter explaining that they now have an intensely profitable trade agreement with the empire of Gurkhani, and that sending more missionaries or advance parties would interfere with that.


#TAKSHAKA OUT. ]