EPONA + DAWON

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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 RESEARCHERS, are here from The United Empire, in order to explore new lands and go where no man has gone before! Your goal is to learn as much as is possible about the flora, fauna, and culture of this place, and maybe even convince the Gurkhani emperor to allow you to stay in his court!

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!

RESEARCHERS - Can receive DETAILED INFORMATION about up to three subjects in a round.

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

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Re: DISCUSSION

[bloodbiter]

We should attempt to make friends with these people. Maybe they will help us.

Re: DISCUSSION

[acemedium]

[Glancing off the side, but]

Oh! You think so?

ACTIONS

[soulping]

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

Re: ACTIONS

[bloodbiter]

Looking around for what kind of food is available, and what materials to build shelter with! If there's a native on the way, striking up a friendly conversation.

TURN-IN

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Re: TURN-IN

[acemedium]

-We're working with the natives: in exchange for helping them with hunting and fishing, they're going to help us research, gather food, and fortify our defenses!

-We teach them secret handshakes out of friendship!

-We hunt and fish and forage for ourselves, as well, using the materials found to fortify the camp!

-We do our research in the meantime, asking them if they have any stories or anything about the place they want to tell us!

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

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Re: DISCUSSION

[acemedium]

A leopard?!

ACTIONS

[soulping]

Re: ACTIONS

[acemedium]

Can we talk to the leader and find out stuff?

Oh, oh, and... um..... maybe ask about the leopard! [LEPER]

TURN-IN

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Re: TURN-IN

[acemedium]

-Talk to the healer to learn about HEALING STUFF and help out with the wounded people!

-Rebuild/fix all the shrines and altars, getting the leper to help out and apologize to the DEVAS for being disrespectful so he's not a leper anymore! Once that's done, everyone pays tribute to the DEVAS with nice fruit baskets and some heartfelt prayers and apologies, and explain that the Emperor's being a jerk and no one really forgot them! It's just hard when he's really pushing his agenda on everyone... So we want their forgiveness!

-Peacekeep the fighting and try to calm both the scouts and the hunters down! Explain that it's just a misunderstanding and that nobody needs to fight, the traps weren't meant for them! If they're still really mad, the scouts and the hunters can split a few animals and apologize and call it even, right?

-Chat up the villagers while we're working on the shrines and maybe try to chat up the scouts and see what's going on with them, too.

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?

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

Re: DISCUSSION

[acemedium]

Ooh.... I guess we should accept... otherwise he'll probably get mad and send his soldiers to take us down...

TURN-IN

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Re: TURN-IN

[acemedium]

We go in to see him!

Um... carefully. [MUSHROOM, PROTECT HER]

ROUND FOUR

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You enter the emperor's throne room, and he immediately demands to know why you have come to this land, and what, exactly, your goals are. This is it! This is the time to make your dreams come true.

DISCUSSION

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ACTIONS

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Re: ACTIONS

[acemedium]

We're here to research, of course! To learn all about the flowers and the animals and culture and everything! We're explorers. We're here to explore. And maybe have a bit of adventure.