Alhamandriel chooses a Combat artefact, hires the teacher and maximises the time he spends with their forces, whilst Elspeth hears of a DF7 quest

Gained one further HQ Gem from the Golden Goose

Alhamandriel    - Bard 8 -> 9
Elspeth         - Bard 3 -> 4
Alhamandriel    - Leadership 7^1 -> 10
Gladewalkers    - Aggressor 7 -> 8
Gladewalkers    - Pernicious 2 -> 5
Fops            - Artisan 6 -> 6^1

Upkeep

Gold 114 - 45 - 20 = 49
Foodstuffs 6 -7 = -1 (Revellers unfed)

All stats updated
This message was last edited by the player at 09:52, Mon 04 Apr 2016.

Alhamandriel discovers an artifact!

Nosferatu's Charm:
When Housed, this Artifact provides +5% to Combat-based Rolls.
Special Activation: At the end of every combat, total the number of slain enemy PAX (single entities count as a number equal to their HP.)  Divide this number by 2.  This is the number of casualties that are automatically replaced.
This message was last edited by the GM at 14:40, Mon 25 Apr 2016.

Begin [Week 1, Month 10, Year 1]

The Revellers passed their loyalty check.  A Partial Success was rolled.  They are at -10 to all actions until they are fed.  They are at -10 to all future loyalty checks until fed.






[ Intelligence Network: +10% to Scouting (Find a CP) or Exploring (I6).]
[ You are more likely to find information about Extras! ]
[ You gain a bonus to explore (I6), equal to the number of empty rooms in your Mysterious room. (+0) ]


Buddy System in Spades Notes:
Tasks 1, 2, 3, and 6 can be completed concurrently.
4 and 5 must be completed in order.

Underworld's Door - Tasks must be completed in Order

• Name: "Rune Master's Folly"
• Type: Herculean Odyssey
• Mission: Nv'Randur, the self-proclaimed and rather reclusive Rune Master has begun the undertaking of an age. He intends to harness great magic into a final work to house his own spirit for all time; thus earning his own immortality.
• T1 Narrative: Nv'Randur needs an abundance of materials to get started.
• Task 1: [ Mechanics: Acquire and Donate 50 x Iron ]
• T2 Narrative: Nv'Randur needs an abundance of materials to get started.
• Task 2: [ Mechanics: Acquire and Donate 75 x Stone ]
• T3 Narrative: Nv'Randur needs an abundance of materials to get started.
• Task 3: [ Mechanics: Acquire and Donate 75 x Lumber ]
• T4 Narrative: Nv'Randur needs a grand forge to begin his great work.
• Task 4: [ Mechanics: You must have or renovate a workshop to Ren Level 3. ]
• T5 Narrative: Aid Nv'Randur in tracking down a source of power. Slay a mighty beast!
• Task 5: [ Mechanics: Defeat a Dragon! (H8) ]
• T6 Narrative: Assist Nv'Randur in crafting the object
• Task 6: [ Mechanics: Achieve an Astounding Success or greater in Crafting. ]
• Reward: Artifact Information (Rank 3).
• Duration: 7 x Weeks.

[ Alhamandriel succeeds in boosting the morale of the Revellers. ]
[ The Revellers remove 1 point of DMP, if any. ]
[ This completes Task 4 of the "Buddy System in Spades" Quest. ]

[ Elspeth, the Gladewalkers, the Silent Shooters, Smug the Drake, Dark Widow, and the Wrong Way Reavers succeed in obliterating the Ratfolk. ]
[ You gain 5 Leveling XP. ]
[ You gain 10 Skill XP, which must be assigned as Combat Skills. ]
[ You gain 95 Gold. ]
[ You complete Task 1 of the "Underworld's Door" Quest. ]

[ The Fops of Moracku achieve a significant success in Crafting Shields. ]
[ You gain 1 Leveling XP. ]
[ You gain 1 Skill XP, which must be assigned as Artisan. ]
[ You successfully craft Shields, Slight (+6). ]
[ You consume 8 HQ Iron, saving 3 HQ Iron. ]

Gained one further HQ Gem from the Golden Goos

Dark Widow      - Level 0 -> 5
Dark Widow      - Speed F -> VF
Dark Widow      - Offense 2 -> 5
Dark Widow      - Strength 2 -> 4
Dark Widow      - Aggressor 0 -> 6
Dark Widow      - Outmaneuver 0 -> 2
Reavers         - Aggressor 0 -> 2
Fops            - Level 7 -> 7^1
Fops            - Artisan 6^1 -> 7

Gold 49 + 95 = 144

All stats updated

Begin [Week 2, Month 10, Year 1]

The Revellers passed their loyalty check.  A Partial Success was rolled.  They are at -10 to all actions until they are fed.  They are at -10 to all future loyalty checks until fed.





[ Intelligence Network: +10% to Scouting (Find a CP) or Exploring (I6).]
[ You are more likely to find information about Extras! ]
[ You gain a bonus to explore (I6), equal to the number of empty rooms in your Mysterious room. (+0) ]


Buddy System in Spades Notes:
Tasks 1, 2, 3, and 6 can be completed concurrently.
4 and 5 must be completed in order.

Underworld's Door - Tasks must be completed in Order

This message was last edited by the player at 19:55, Sun 17 Apr 2016.

[ Alhamandriel sojourns to the Temple in the Sky and requests to begin a greater Saga! ]
[ You will receive the details about this DF8 Quest at the beginning of next week. ]
[ Alhamandriel achieves a Significant Success in conducting Diplomacy at the Temple in the Sky (H7). ]
[ Alhamandriel is given an offer to learn a Spell: You may learn a spell of your choice at the cost of 15 Gold, or learn Midas Touch OR Stalwart (Spells) at a cost of 10 Gold (may only choose one.) ]

[ Elspeth, the Gladewalkers, the Silent Shooters, Smug the Drake, Dark Widow, and the Wrong Way Reavers completely obliterate the Minotaur. ]
[ You gain 2 Leveling XP. ]
[ You gain 4 Skill XP, which must be applied as Combat Skills. ]
[ You gain 59 Gold. ]
[ You complete the "Buddy System in Spades!" Quest! ]
[ You gain 24 Gold. ]
[ You receive information on the whereabouts of an Artifact, Rank 2!  It is located in (I6).  In order to find it, you must Explore in that Grid on a subsequent turn.  You will receive a +28 to the check.  It is strongly recommended that you send two leaders together for this Explore check, or have some other means of a high Explore check. ]

[ The Fops of Moracku and the Revellers achieve a Significant Success in Crafting Shields with HQ Iron. ]
[ You gain 1 Leveling XP. ]
[ You gain 1 Skill XP, which must be assigned as Artisan. ]
[ You successfully craft: Shields, Slight (+6). ]
[ You save 3 HQ Iron, consuming only 8 HQ Iron. ]

Purchasing the Napoleon spell. Gained one further HQ Gem from the Golden Goose

Dark Widow      - Level 5 -> 6
Dark Widow      - Offense 5 -> 6
Smug            - Level 5 -> 6
Smug            - Offense 5 -> 6
Gladewalkers    - Aggressor 8 -> 10
Fops            - Level 7^1 -> 8
Fops            - Offense 3 -> 4
Fops            - Artisan 7 -> 7^1

Gold 144 + 59 + 24 - 15 = 212

All stats updated
This message was last edited by the player at 21:07, Tue 19 Apr 2016.

Begin [Week 3, Month 10, Year 1]

The Revellers passed their loyalty check.  A Partial Success was rolled.  They are at -10 to all actions until they are fed.  They are at -10 to all future loyalty checks until fed.





[ Intelligence Network: +10% to Scouting (Find a CP) or Exploring (I6).]
[ You are more likely to find information about Extras! ]
[ You gain a bonus to explore (I6), equal to the number of empty rooms in your Mysterious room. (+0) ]



Underworld's Door - Tasks must be completed in Order

• Name: "The Ultimate Spell"
• Type: Greater Saga (Herculean Saga)
• Mission: Although many petitioners come to the Temple in the Sky, few ever achieve the enlightenment necessary to attain true knowledge and understanding of the land.  And even fewer ever succeed in learning the ultimate secrets of the Temple...
• T1 Narrative: Ultimate knowledge does not begin easily.  One must first master their own.
• Task 1: [ Mechanics: Renovate a Throne Room to at least level 4. ]
• T2 Narrative: One cannot harness ultimate magic without delving into the mysteries of the world.
• Task 2: [ Mechanics: Renovate a Mysterious Room to at least level 4.  ]
• T3 Narrative: No magister can master magic without learning their first spells.
• Task 3: [ Mechanics: Must have at least two spells between your leaders.  ]
• T4 Narrative: Apply your knowledge beyond mere academia.
• Task 4: [ Mechanics: Defeat a Pack of 2 Dragons in (H8) Grid!  They will be level 5, and have 10 ranks of skills. ]
• T5 Narrative: You must seek-out that greatest and mightiest in the land and learn their ways.
• Task 5: [ Mechanics: Discover/have discovered a Tier4 Off Map CP. ]
• T6 Narrative: Build the channeling device to prepare your mind to harness ultimate knowledge.
• Task 6: [ Mechanics: Achieve an Astounding Success on a Craft check: Resources Required: 60 Lumber, Stone, and Iron. ]
• T7 Narrative: Locate the hidden chamber in the Temple in the Sky and read about your precedors.
• Task 7: [ Mechanics: Achieve an Astounding Success in Exploring at the Temple in the Sky.  Lose all results. ]
• T8 Narrative:  With great power comes greater sacrifice.  Let ultimate knowledge flow into you.
• Task 8: [ Mechanics: Either sacrifice an Artifact, or achieve an Epic Success on a Leadership check. (Leadership skill of those participating in action + Morale bonus of Throne Room.) ]
• Reward: Spell: Ultimate Knowledge
• Duration: 8 x Weeks.

Tasks 1-5 can be completed Concurrently.
Tasks 6-8 must be completed in Order.
This message was last edited by the GM at 18:16, Sun 24 Apr 2016.

This message was last edited by the GM at 04:38, Wed 27 Apr 2016.

[ Alhamandriel and the Revellers somehow achieve an Astounding Success in Scouting (F6)! ]
[ You gain 2 Leveling XP. ]
[ You gain 2 Skill XP, which must be assigned as Scout or Spy. ]
[ You discover a Grand HQ Food Node.  It has an estimated 4 uses remaining. ]
[ You discover a Medium cache containing:
12 x Lumber,
2 x Foodstuffs,
1 x Spyglass
]
[ You gain information about nearby Usurpers:
You discover a Usurper!  You have discovered a Usurper's Lair (F6).  It is the Lair of Sylvia Starhelm!
There is a Usurper West of here
There is a Usurper East of here.
There is a Usurper East of here.
]
- Yes, that's four separate results.

[ Elspeth, the Gladewalkers, Silent Shooters, Smug the Drake, and Dark Widow succeed in Attacking the Pair of Dragons! ]
The Gladewalkers, thanks to the guidance of the Nosferatu's Charm and Elspeth managed to take out one of the dragons in the first round of ranged combat!
The Silent Shooters felt oddly useless, as their outmaneuvering skills failed them tremendously.
Scaled Dervish (Smug the Drake) performed admirably, taking advantage of Dark Widow's webs - and were able to delivery surprisingly accurate and strong blows.
[ You gain 4 Leveling XP. ]
[ You gain 8 Skill XP, which must be assigned as Combat skills. ]
[ You gain 118 Gold. ]
[ You complete Task 4 of the "The Ultimate Spell" Quest. ]

[ The Fops of Moracku achieve a Significant Success in Crafting Construction Tools. ]
[ You gain 1 Leveling XP. ]
[ You gain 1 Skill XP, which must be assigned as Artisan. ]
[ You succeed in Crafting: Construction Tools, Mild (+6)! ]
[ You save 1 HQ Stone, consuming only 4 HQ Stone. ]

[ The Wrong Way Reavers achieve a partial success in Renovating the Mysterious Room. ]
[ You succeed in Renovating the Mysterious Room to Renovation Level 2. ]
[ You save 1 HQ Stone, consuming only 9 HQ Stone. ]
This message was last edited by the GM at 06:09, Wed 27 Apr 2016.

Shaking their heads at the slight foolishness the Fops install the set of Slight craftsmen's tools from storage into their Workshop. Meanwhile the Revellers tuck into the waybread they had found in the cache

Gained one further HQ Gem from the Golden Goose

Revellers       - Level 0 -> 2
Revellers       - Speed F -> VF
Revellers       - Max Tools 1 -> 2
Revellers       - Scout 0 -> 2
Smug            - Level 6 -> 7
Smug            - Offense 6 -> 7
Dark Widow      - Level 6 -> 7
Dark Widow      - Offense 6 -> 7
Silent Shooters - Outmaneuver 2 -> 4
Smug            - Outmaneuver 2 -> 4
Dark Widow      - Outmaneuver 2 -> 4
Gladewalkers    - Outmaneuver 3 -> 4
Gladewalkers    - Courage 0 -> 1
Fops            - Level 8 -> 8^1
Fops            - Artisan 7^1 -> 8

Gold 212 + 118 = 330

All stats updated

Begin [Week 4, Month 10, Year 1]






[ Intelligence Network: +10% to Scouting (Find a CP) or Exploring (I6).]
[ You are more likely to find information about Extras! ]
[ You gain a bonus to explore (I6), equal to the number of empty rooms in your Mysterious room. (+0) ]



Underworld's Door - Tasks must be completed in Order

• Name: "The Ultimate Spell"
• Type: Greater Saga (Herculean Saga)
• Mission: Although many petitioners come to the Temple in the Sky, few ever achieve the enlightenment necessary to attain true knowledge and understanding of the land.  And even fewer ever succeed in learning the ultimate secrets of the Temple...
• T1 Narrative: Ultimate knowledge does not begin easily.  One must first master their own.
• Task 1: [ Mechanics: Renovate a Throne Room to at least level 4. ]
• T2 Narrative: One cannot harness ultimate magic without delving into the mysteries of the world.
• Task 2: [ Mechanics: Renovate a Mysterious Room to at least level 4.  ]
• T3 Narrative: No magister can master magic without learning their first spells.
• Task 3: [ Mechanics: Must have at least two spells between your leaders.  ]
• T4 Narrative: Apply your knowledge beyond mere academia.
• Task 4: [ Mechanics: Defeat a Pack of 2 Dragons in (H8) Grid!  They will be level 5, and have 10 ranks of skills. ]
• T5 Narrative: You must seek-out that greatest and mightiest in the land and learn their ways.
• Task 5: [ Mechanics: Discover/have discovered a Tier4 Off Map CP. ]
• T6 Narrative: Build the channeling device to prepare your mind to harness ultimate knowledge.
• Task 6: [ Mechanics: Achieve an Astounding Success on a Craft check: Resources Required: 60 Lumber, Stone, and Iron. ]
• T7 Narrative: Locate the hidden chamber in the Temple in the Sky and read about your precedors.
• Task 7: [ Mechanics: Achieve an Astounding Success in Exploring at the Temple in the Sky.  Lose all results. ]
• T8 Narrative:  With great power comes greater sacrifice.  Let ultimate knowledge flow into you.
• Task 8: [ Mechanics: Either sacrifice an Artifact, or achieve an Epic Success on a Leadership check. (Leadership skill of those participating in action + Morale bonus of Throne Room.) ]
• Reward: Spell: Ultimate Knowledge
• Duration: 8 x Weeks.

(7 weeks remain)

Tasks 1-5 can be completed Concurrently.
Tasks 6-8 must be completed in Order.

Just a reminder: you can renovate more than one level at a time if you have sufficient stone.

This message was last edited by the GM at 17:55, Sun 08 May 2016.

This message was last edited by the player at 08:46, Tue 10 May 2016.

[ Alhamandriel achieves an Astounding Success in conducting Diplomacy with Moracku (G9). ]
[ You gain 2 Skill XP, which must be applied as Negotiator. ]
[ True Cause activates! ]
[ There are 2 advanced Units available to recruit:
1 x Orcs for 7 Gold.  They will be level 2.  They will have 2 skill XP.
1 x Humans for 7 Gold.  They will be level 1.  They will have 1 skill XP.
]
[ Silver Tongue activates! ]
[ All items are available this week at the Favored (Fvd) rate! ]
[ You can sell HQ Gems at +100% value. (i.e.: double stated.) ]

[ Elspeth and the Revellers achieve a partial success in Harvesting Food from the Grand Food Node in (F6). ]
[ You return with 23 Foodstuffs. ]

[ The Gladewalkers, Smug the Drake, and Dark Widow achieve a partial success in Scouting (I6). ]
[ You discover a CP:
]

[ The Fops of Moracku achieve a Significant Success in Crafting Ranged Weapons. ]
[ You gain 1 Leveling XP. ]
[ You gain 1 Skill XP, which must be assigned as Artisan. ]
[ You successfully craft: Ranged Weapons, Slight (+6). ]
[ You save 2 Lumber, consuming only 9 Lumber. ]

[ The Silent Shooters achieve a partial failure in Renovating the Throne Room. ]
[ You consume 1 HQ Stone. ]
[ If anyone attempts this again within the next 3 weeks, you will gain a +10 to the check. ]

[ The Wrong Way Reavers achieves a Success in Renovating the Mysterious Room. ]
[ Due to the Human learning bonus, you gain 1 Skill XP, which must be assigned as Mason. ]
[ You successfully Renovate the Mysterious Room to level 3! ]
[ You save 3 HQ Stone, consuming only 12 HQ Stone. ]

Lacking in barracks space, Alhamandriel declines to hire either unit and begins to bargain.

Selling:
  7 = 1 x Craftsmans Tools @ 7 GP
 96 = 8 x HQ Gems @ 12 GP
Buying:
 80 = 5 x Armour (Type 3) @ 16 GP
 27 = 135 x Stone @ 2:9 GP:Stone
 24 = 60 x Iron @ 2:5 GP:Iron
  8 = 1 x Donkey @ 8 GP
  9 = 3 x Construction Tools @ 3 GP each


Elspeth feeds everyone from the harvest and is forced to discard the remainder

Gained one further HQ Gem from the Golden Goose

Alhamandriel    - Negotiator 6^1 -> 7^1
Fops            - Level 8^1 -> 9
Fops            - Defence 3 -> 4
Fops            - Artisan 8 -> 8^1
Reavers         - Mason 0 -> 1

Gold 330 + 103 - 139 - 45 = 249
Foodstuff = 1 + 23 - 7 = 0

All stats updated, including Upkeep in bold

With Alhamandriel's return the team discard further unneeded equipment (several suits of Armour (Type 1), a few units of lumber)
This message was last edited by the GM at 00:42, Tue 31 May 2016.

Begin [Week 1, Month 1, Year 2]





[ Intelligence Network: +10% to Scouting (Find a CP) or Exploring (I7).]
[ You are more likely to find information about Unique Units! ]
[ You gain a bonus to explore (I7), equal to the number of empty rooms in your Mysterious room. (+4) ]



This message was last edited by the GM at 14:01, Sun 29 May 2016.

This message was last edited by the GM at 00:50, Tue 31 May 2016.

[ Alhamandriel and Elspeth provide oversight in the Lair. ]

[ The Fops of Moracku achieve an Astounding Success in Crafting the Channeling Device! ]
[ You gain 2 Leveling XP. ]
[ You gain 2 Skill XP, which must be assigned as Artisan. ]
[ You complete Task 6 of "The Ultimate Spell" Quest! ]
[ You consume 60 Lumber, 60 Stone, and 60 Iron. ]

[ The Gladewalkers and Dark Widow achieve a success in Scouting (I8). ]
[ You discover a CP!
]
[ You discover a three Units of Harpies! They are armed.  Level 3. ]

[ The Silent Shooters achieves a Significant Success in Renovating the Throne Room. ]
[ You gain 1 Leveling XP. ]
[ You gain 1 Skill XP which must be assigned as Mason. ]
[ You save 2 Stone, consuming only 8 Stone. ]

[ The Revellers achieves an Astounding Success in Renovating the Throne Room. ]
[ You gain 2 Leveling XP. ]
[ You gain 2 Skill XP which must be assigned as Mason. ]
[ You save 3 Stone, consuming only 12 Stone. ]

[ Smug the Drake achieves an Astounding Success in Renovating the Throne Room. ]
[ You gain 2 Leveling XP. ]
[ You gain 2 Skill XP which must be assigned as Mason. ]
[ You save 5 Stone, consuming only 15 Stone. ]

[ You renovate the Throne Room to Renovation Level 4. ]

[ The Wrong Way Reavers achieves a Significant Success in Renovating the Mysterious Room to Ren Level 4. ]
[ You gain 1 Leveling XP. ]
[ You gain 1 Skill XP which must be assigned as Mason. ]
[ You save 3 HQ Stone, consuming 17 HQ Stone. ]

[ You complete Tasks 1 and 2 of the "The Ultimate Spell" Quest. ]
[ Only tasks 7 and 8 remain. ]

Dusty from the sheer volume of materials consumed, Alhamandriel is pleased with their progress and begins his meditations to prepare for their trip to the Temple in the Sky

Gained one further HQ Gem from the Golden Goose

Fops            - Level 9 -> 10
Fops            - Defence 4 -> 5
Fops            - Artisan 8^1 -> 9^1
Silent Shooters - Level 7 -> 7^1
Silent Shooters - Mason 0 -> 1
Revellers       - Level 2 -> 4
Revellers       - Offense 1 -> 2
Revellers       - Strength 1 -> 2
Revellers       - Mason 0 -> 2
Smug            - Level 7 -> 8
Smug            - Strength 4 -> 5
Smug            - Mason 0 -> 2
Reavers         - Level 2 -> 3
Reavers         - Speed M -> F
Reavers         - Mason 0 -> 1

All stats updated
This message was last edited by the player at 14:33, Wed 01 June 2016.

Begin [Week 2, Month 1, Year 2]





[ Intelligence Network: +10% to Scouting (Find a CP) or Exploring (I7).]
[ You are more likely to find information about Unique Units! ]
[ You gain a bonus to explore (I7), equal to the number of empty rooms in your Mysterious room. (+4) ]

[ Alhamandriel and Elspeth achieve an Astounding Success in conducting Diplomacy at the Temple in the Sky. ]
[ You gain 1 Skill XP, which must be assigned as Negotiator. ]
[ You are given an offer to learn a Spell: You may learn a spell of your choice at the cost of 10 Gold, or learn Fervor OR Seer at a cost of 7 Gold (may only choose one.) ]

[ The Fops of Moracku achieve a success in Crafting Shields. ]
[ You craft - Shields, Mild (+3). ]
[ You save 2 HQ Iron, consuming only 8 HQ Iron. ]

[ The Gladewalkers and Dark Widow achieve a partial failure in Harvesting from the Grand Food Node (F6). ]
[ If you attempt this again within 3 weeks, you will gain a +10 the result. ]

[ The Revellers and the Silent Shooters achieve a partial success in Renovating the Defensive Structures. ]
[ You consume 15 Stone. ]

[ The Wrong Way Reavers and Smug the Drake achieve a significant success in Renovating the Defensive Structures. ]
[ You gain 1 Leveling XP. ]
[ You gain 1 Skill XP, which must be assigned as Mason. ]
[ You save 3 Stone, consuming only 12 Stone. ]
This message was last edited by the GM at 00:39, Thu 23 June 2016.