Lacco
Welcome to the Council Halls of Thîkutgim (Booktwists)!

This thread will serve IC discussions and voting!

Thîkutgim has been established on dry plains - a wasteland with a very small amount of life, between the forests near Ushuletur Mountain and Plateau Ilromkugik Vesh. Our prospectors were sure there are gem deposits - multiple - scattered around the area. We were warmed to be careful if we decide to dig west.

Current Year: 1

Kingdom Status:
Guild of Minor Merchant (Artisan)
The Ironfist Deepguard (Warrior)
The Heldkammer Brethren (Worker)
No treasure.
No upkeep needed.
Three dormitories (full)
A Ruby (Gem) deposit prospected! It is size 1 and contains medium amount of gems!

 
 OOC Thread 
 Recruiting 
Kinro
Current plan from the Guild of Minor Merchants for the turn:
We build 1 vault above of the Minor Merchant's dormitory and 1 2-width farm above that.
Articl8
 
 Originally Posted by Kinro 
 Current plan from the Guild of Minor Merchants for the turn:
We build 1 vault above of the Minor Merchant's dormitory and 1 2-width farm above that. 
 

Farms need water; stores need to be kept dry. I’d put the farm below the storage, and ideally below the dorms as well.
Lacco
Vote 1:

Placement of vault and farm!

 

Please vote for alternative 1 (both above), alternative 2 (and state preference for A or B).

End date: sunrise of 03.06. in my location
Kinro
I am placing a vote for alternative 1.
Articl8
Voting for 2B.
Lacco
2 votes were placed.

The public decided!

 

@Kinro: your clan  may  choose to gain 1 dissent if you disagree with the vote.
@JbeJ275: your clan  may  choose to gain 1 dissent due to barracks being postponed.

In both cases, please inform me.

Year 2 is here!
JbeJ275
Posting here just so I don’t miss a whole vote again. Will put in an actual vote later.
Kinro
Time for a vote? Gate position 1 or 2?
DasIrrlicht
 Gate position 1 or 2? 

Since we are allowed to vote before the clan of ours properly arrives, Gate 2, cause it pulls triple duty. Up, Left, &amp; potentially Down. Then we can finish the Dorm'a'square after that when the guys in line before me move into the warriors old appartments.

 

 Putting this in here as well, instead of keeping it to the OOC. For context. 
"Ya where thinking ahead, Lad! That where ya thinking!"  The dorf of unusually dirty beard that has come into the meeting has slept in one of the hallways the last days, barley noticed in a hammock strung to the roof, not having been part of any of the clan dormatories yet.  "Call me Mikka. I am here as the first of ma Klan, the Mälsteri. The oddas are still on the track, and you can never, never ever, have enough extra space'n'rooms."  They make a combing motion over their beard, which does nothing to clean the dust out of it.  "So I am gonna help you think it to the end. Put that gate in, best probably in the access shaft, and then complete ta dorm'square'tory. Mine and Vault as ya see fit then."
Lacco
Calling in all councildorf! Voting is now open!

Topic of the vote:

 

Which location should be selected for the gate?

Please select your option and vote.

(DasIrrlicht's vote for Gate 2 has been noted)

Voting closes Friday 16th, end of day when I get to the computer!
bramblefoot
thane grunni votes for gate 2

a deep dwarf, pale as moonlight, and with a mouth full of wickedly sharp needle teeth grins.  "i say we put the gate up to keep the umgi out, and have a little protection from any surface intruders" 
Articl8
Harmond votes for gate position 2. “I’ve heard it said there’s older and fouler things in the deep places; but until they arrive, let us be on guard against the surface. There’s more comes down than rain, I say!”
Togo
Zalin Broadbeard shrugs.

"The gate to the surface, say I.  There's food on the surface, and supplies.  If we hit hard times we have to do a little raiding.  Can't do that without a gate guarding us from the surface lands."

Votes for gate 2
JbeJ275
Elmador Oldorsson votes for position 2.
Lacco
5 votes were placed in favour of gate variant 2.

Result:

 

@Kinro: you may take a point of Dissent if you choose to.

Current Year: 3

Kingdom Status:
Guild of Minor Merchant (Artisan)
The Ironfist Deepguard (Warrior)
The Heldkammer Brethren (Worker)
Drakkenpeaks Clan (Worker)
No treasure.
No upkeep needed.
Three dormitories (full)
A gate.
Two untended plots of a farm.
Two empty vaults.
A Ruby (Gem) deposit prospected! It is size 1 and contains medium amount of gems!

Drakkenpeaks Clan migrated in.
Awaiting outside the gates: The Mälsteri Klan and The Risen Demons.

No resources were claimed this round.

 Voting is now closed. Back to Dorf Council Chambers (also known as OOC)! 

 

 IT IS NOW TIME TO VOTE! 

Djerard of Guild of Minor Merchant stated his plan: one clan shall work on the farm, one clan shall dig a new dormitory and one clan shall mine the precious gems!
Mikka Kova of The Mälsteri Klan stated his plan: one clan shall work on the farm and the other two shall dig new dormitories!

So the vote is between mining and additional dormitory!

Already agreed upon:
Work Farm
Dig a new Dorm

 Voting for:
1 - Build Mine &amp; Claim Gems
2 - Dig a new Dorm 

Place your votes!

Whoever's vote wins, they shall state how the new buildings shall be arranged! This may be discussed in the council halls (OOC) but the decision lies purely within the victor's hands.
Kinro
I vote for mine, dormitory and farming, with the new dormitory being placed above that of the Minor Merchants.
Togo
I vote mine the gems.
DasIrrlicht
I naturally need to vote for Number 2.
bramblefoot
mine and gems
Articl8
As only one clan can move in, we might a well get to mining!
Option 1 (with a scowl of frustration!).
Lacco
 Voting is over!
 
5 votes were placed:

4 votes for mine
1 vote for additional dorm

Result:
(sorry for lack of labels &amp; colouring, will be finished &amp; updated later)

 

@DasIrrlicht: you may take a point of Dissent if you choose to.

End of Year 3 Kingdom Status:
Guild of Minor Merchant (Artisan) - building a dormitory
The Ironfist Deepguard (Warrior) - guarding a gate (fed)
The Heldkammer Brethren (Worker) - building a mine &amp; mining gems
Drakkenpeaks Clan (Worker) - working a farm (2 foodstuff were farmed)

No treasure.
Upkeep: 1 foodstuff consumed.

Three dormitories (full).
A gate.
Two tended plots of a farm.
One vault containing 1 spare foodstuff (brown nestcaps).
One vault containing 3 piles of rubies (full).
A Ruby (Gem) mine built. It is size 1 and contains five piles of rubies. Three piles were mined.

The Mälsteri Klan and The Risen Demons migrated in. The Mälsteri Klan claimed a dormitory, the Risen Demons stationed themselves into the Gate.

Two batches of foodstuff were farmed, one was consumed and one was placed into an empty vault.
Three piles of rubies were claimed this round and placed into an empty vault.


 

 Year 4 is upon us! Councilmen, return to the council chambers of OOC! 
Lacco
Year 4 voting is  now open !

There was some agreement, but the kingdom needs to hear your voices!

Agreed upon plans:

- 1 Warrior Clan guard the gate.
- 1 Warrior Clan to explore downwards from the gate
- 1 Worker Clan to farm
- 1 Worker Clan builds a dorm

The two options are:
- Djerard of Guild of Minor Merchant proposes his plan: 1 Worker and 1 Artisan clan build a farm (2x1)
- Mikka Kova of The Mälsteri Klan proposes his plan: 1 Worker clan builds an additional dorm (planned to be refurbished into a drinking hall) and 1 Artisan clan begins to build workshops

As usual, cast your votes clearly for your favoured proposition.

The winner decides location of each building.

Voting should be finished by Sunday noon (9th July).
Togo
I'm happy to be convinced otherwise, but for the moment I'm voting for the farm.
Kinro
Djerrard, of course, also voted for the farm.
bramblefoot
happy to be convinced otherwise, but grunni is voting for the workshop
DasIrrlicht
Naturally, Mikka Kova votes for the Drinkin'Dorm &amp; Workshop startup.
Articl8
Harmond votes for the farm plan.
Lacco
 Voting is over!
 
5 votes were placed:

3 votes for agricultural plan of Guild of Minor Merchant
2 votes for the workshop-focused plan of The Mälsteri Klan

Result:

 

@DasIrrlicht and bramblefoot : you may take a point of Dissent if you choose to.

End of Year 4 Kingdom Status
Guild of Minor Merchant (Artisan) - building a farm
The Ironfist Deepguard (Warrior) - guarding a gate (fed)
The Heldkammer Brethren (Worker) - building a farm
Drakkenpeaks Clan (Worker) - working a farm (2 foodstuff were farmed)
The Mälsteri Klan (Worker) - building a dorm
The Risen Demons (Warrior) - on expedition (fed)

Treasure: three piles of rubies.
Upkeep: 2 foodstuff needed.
Production: 2 foodstuff farmed.
Supplies: 1 foodstuff in stock

Four dormitories (full)
One empty dormitory
A gate (manned by Ironfist Deepguard and Risen Demons)
Four plots of a farm (2 plots of brown nestcaps and 2 plots of deepthorn root)
Two vaults:
- 3 piles of rubies
- 1 foodstuff

A Ruby (Gem) mine. It is size 1 and contains the remaining 2 piles of rubies.

Natural migration: An unnamed migratory clan has entered our domain and claimed the empty dormitory. Unless a leader emerges (a new player), the clan will get named at the next council meeting and is considered to be a mixed clan (no advantages or disadvantages).

Expedition report:The Risen Demons ventured into the dark depths, cutting new tunnels and finding paths across the stone. They soon found out that the nearby surroundings are almost boringly safe. They return unscathed. And request a worker clan joins the next expedition - so they may at least get to guard someone.


 


Year 5 is on to us! Councildorf, return to  council chambers  to discuss your further plans!
Lacco
 Voting is open! 

We are building 2 dorms.
We are sending one clan to farm the 'shrooms.

What else do we do?
Plan A: Build an additional dorm and launch an expedition (1 worker clan and 1 warrior clan)!
Plan B: Build a workshop!
Plan C: Build 2 additional dorms to get more workers!

Councildorf, throw in your votes!

Voting ends Sunday as soon as sun sets!
Kinro
Djerrard casts his vote for plan A.
bramblefoot
grunni casts his vote for plan A
DasIrrlicht
Feeling like voting for the workshop again without much backing will just get us into a discontent downwards spiral, the Mälsteri Klan got Mikka to vote for the extra dorms instead. The dwarfs do however vocally insist that if they are to convert a dorm to a drinking hall, they want it to be in a specific place. Just above the farms, for easy access.
 
 Yes, it seems like they are holding the position of the Drinking Hall hostage. 
With a much more friendly tone however, Mikka does request to move into a dorm connected to the hall as well. That part seems much more negotiable however if any of them was opposed to it.

So, cast for plan C.
Regardless of which plan wins, should a dorm be created above the farms in the darker marked square, we convert it to a drinking hall.
Articl8
Harmond has been developing sympathy for the artisans, who have been patiently labouring wherever they are needed while awaiting a workshop of their own, and has accepted the point (ironically made by Djerrard!) that more worker clans will speed that project among others.
With both head and heart in agreement, he therefore votes for more dorms; plan C.
Togo
If you feel sympathy for the artisans who get varied jobs, you might want to spare a thought for the dwarves who have been stuck doing farming and nothing but farming, since the caverns were built?

Plan C