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I'll be honest: this really is my favorite part of the LP, when everyone campaigns to be "elected" by the RNG.  Randomly-picked overseer was such a great aggravating idea.
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 5th Galena 243 The museum continues to proceed according to plan. Pedestals, statues, and memorials are placed in the room.  12th Galena 243 In the distance, a human caravan approaches. I order the military to patrol near the fortress gates, in case another ambush lurks. We can never be too careful.   16th Galena 243 The human caravan arrives in the depot, as the sounds of another birthday party echo from inside of the fortress.  There are no signs of any ambushes. I order all idle dwarves to bring trade crafts to the depot. The humans appear to have brought plenty of iron with them to trade, and I would like for us to buy as much of it from them as we possibly can. Even their iron crafts shall be bought and melted down as scrap metal. 18th Galena 243 After bringing a bin full of stone crafts to the depot, the former overseer JimmytheD heads towards the bone pile instead of back to the craft stockpiles. She appears to be in one of those strange moods that have been known to occasionally possess a dwarf, so I do not attempt to stop her.    24th Galena 243 I visit the museum again. Work is proceeding well. A set of statues of the founders of Bronzestabbed decorates the center of the room, and a pedestal on the far side of the room displays one of our recent artifacts. But there is still so much more to do! The second half of the year should allow for plenty of time to finish things, though. For now, I simply order the walls of the museum to be smoothed.  28th Galena 243 I am reviewing plans to expand the museum when Leperfish visits my office. I look up. "Yes?" I ask. "Bad news, Jazzimus," says Leperfish glumly. "I'm afraid you didn't see to it that one of the queen's mandates was met." "I? -- uh -- oh. Really?" "I'm afraid so." "When did this mandate come?" "It was left on your desk a couple of months ago." I look around. My desk is a mess of papers involving various half-finished projects. "So... what does that mean?" I ask. "For one thing, Ark, whom the queen had requested to produce ballista artillery, will be receiving a couple of hammerstrikes from Vox Nihili."  "Oh, poo poo. That's, uh, a shame. What else?" "Well, it seems that the entire reason you were selected for the overseership in the first place was because you were trusted to take care of the queen's demands. I'm afraid that Her Highness has requested that you not be allowed to finish your term as overseer." "Seriously? But... but I had plans. Some of them are half-finished, and some of them I haven't even..." "I'm sorry," he interrupts. "Queen's orders. The queen expected her mandates to come first, and you didn't get it done." I scoot my chair away from my desk and stand to my feet. "Well, alright then, gently caress it. I'm going fishing," I say.  I don't even bother asking who the next overseer will be. Jazzimus Prime fucked around with this message at 14:46 on Nov 9, 2012 |
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 The Overseer Jazzimus's reign has ended. And so begins our traditional election by merit, valor, and most of all luck.  We still haven't found out who keeps adding Munki's name to the mix every time.
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Nov 9, 2012 15:49
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It'll be Neddy Seagoon. The RNG cannot resist enthusiastic newly registered accounts with horrible avatars.
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Nov 9, 2012 16:20
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Call for Overseers Yep it's that time. Time to pick. An overseer. This time guys I really want you to think carefully before you sign up. For one thing Bad Munki is desperate, although his desperation is hilarious. But more importantly: this is a really huge goddamn job. You're going to need several hours pretty much every night if you want to get reasonable updates done. There's something like 250+ dwarves in the fortress, with more arriving regularly. There's a lot of micro to do and you'll also need to take a ton of screenshots, crop/edit them, and also work to create a compelling narrative. If you're up to the task, please fill out the form, here. You can check on the list of applicants here. As usual, as an overseer I ask that you produce an update for the thread about once every 48 hours (or less). You'll need to pace yourself so that you can finish within two or three weeks ideally - but the most important part is the regular updates. If you go 72 hours the thread gets antsy. If that happens twice, people will start calling for your head. So you really need to have plenty of free time for the next two or three weeks to do this! I will select the overseer on Saturday morning my time, which is probably like 25 or 26 hours from now.
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Nov 9, 2012 17:41
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I am not desperate, I am destined. Go ahead, sign up, it won't help any of you. The number 1 is the mark of  (Number one because the guy that signed up before me apparently said "no" to that all-important question. If he's allowed in, then all that up there but #2.)
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Nov 9, 2012 17:44
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TildeATH posted:It'll be Neddy Seagoon. The RNG cannot resist enthusiastic newly registered accounts with horrible avatars. All I need is a horrible avatar and I'll be a shoe-in! Better scrape together some money for an AV, I'll start with the couch.
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Nov 9, 2012 17:49
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If I wasn't studying for the CPA test, I would sign up. Things have been going too well, and the quickest way to fix it is for someone who has no clue what they're doing to take the reigns 
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Nov 9, 2012 18:31
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SirPhoebos posted:Things have been going too well, and the quickest way to fix it is for someone who has no clue what they're doing to take the reigns Orrrrrr...
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Nov 9, 2012 19:02
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I got it this time. I can feel it 
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Nov 9, 2012 19:36
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Internet Kraken posted:I got it this time. I can feel it How many times do you need to win one of these before you actually, you know, choose to take it?
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Nov 9, 2012 19:38
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Internet Kraken posted:I got it this time. I can feel it Just 22 hours to go before I can prove you wrong, so very wrong. TildeATH posted:How many times do you need to win one of these before you actually, you know, choose to take it? 
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Nov 9, 2012 19:38
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I vow that if I am chosen as Overseer, I will give the dwarves of Bronzestabbed exactly what they want!
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Nov 9, 2012 20:03
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It is tempting to sign up just to thin Bad Munki's chances even further, but i just don't have the motivation these days to actually play a turn.
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Nov 9, 2012 20:41
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Sky Shadowing posted:I vow that if I am chosen as Overseer, I will give the dwarves of Bronzestabbed exactly what they want! That's a lot of character description pages to go through. Just don't forget the queen's ballista fixation.
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Nov 9, 2012 21:31
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Valiantman posted:That's a lot of character description pages to go through. Hah! Useless fixations on possessions. No, I will give all dwarves what they crave most, crave so fiercely that they've felt it since they were born, and are unaware of. I will give them vengeance. I've actually got a pretty interesting schtick figured out if I get the year, but I don't want to spoil anything, after all.
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Nov 9, 2012 23:12
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Heyyy, haven't checked this out in a while. So what's happened to my dorf, anyway? He fishin it out or what?
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Nov 10, 2012 01:42
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LeJackal posted:All I need is a horrible avatar and I'll be a shoe-in! Better scrape together some money for an AV, I'll start with the couch. Hey, you can't just buy a horrible avatar. You have to earn it through misdeed or the amusement of others.  Bad Munki posted:I am not desperate, I am destined. If we let you rule the fort, it would be a peaceful, quiet place. Under my rule, it'll be a scorched hellhole that is stricken from the mountainhome's maps in abject fear.
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Nov 10, 2012 02:27
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Hey, you can't just buy a horrible avatar. You have to earn it through misdeed or the amusement of others. Maybe this is my moment then, this Overseer turn could be my chance to shine, to really show how amusing I can be - or how terrible I am at DF. My one shining moment, the open door to my own horrible AV! Either way, if selected I swear that I will Oversee the poo poo out of this fort.
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Nov 10, 2012 02:50
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Neddy Seagoon posted:If we let you rule the fort, it would be a peaceful, quiet place. Under my rule, it'll be a scorched hellhole that is stricken from the mountainhome's maps in abject fear. You do know who you are talking about, right? http://gemclod.goondorfs.net/Update%2099/index.html
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Nov 10, 2012 04:19
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Ahhh, good times. 
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Nov 10, 2012 04:26
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HiHo ChiRho posted:You do know who you are talking about, right? I'll admit, I did not. Though now I know the benchmark for what I need to top...
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Nov 10, 2012 04:37
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Is it bad munki's lucky day? (1d6=2) Sorry Bad Munki: I rolled a 2. LeJackal, congratulations! You are our next Overseer. Please send me a PM or (better) email me at my user name at gmail.com as soon as possible. Sorry for the delay: my chameleon, Mr. Chameleon, is having a medical crisis and I spent a lot of yesterday afternoon and all morning today trying to manage it. I'll get the save up shortly.
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Nov 10, 2012 20:35
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This fortress is going to end before Bad Munki ever gets a turn at overseership.
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Nov 10, 2012 20:45
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JosephWongKS posted:This fortress is going to end We're just staving off the inevitable, one overseership at a time.
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Nov 10, 2012 20:55
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JosephWongKS posted:This fortress is going to end before Bad Munki ever gets a turn at overseership. Next overship I'm just going to sign up to overseer as "I'M BADMUNKI!" /Spartacus
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Nov 10, 2012 21:46
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Oh. My. God. What is wrong with the RNG.
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So... the fact that you signed up second, but got disqualled for jumping the gun, then signed up first means... it is ally our fault.
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Nov 10, 2012 22:22
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Bad Munki posted:Oh. Nothing. It functions perfectly. If I were a mathematician, I'd say something witty about probability, but I'm not. E: you should change your username to Bad Luck Munki.
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Nov 10, 2012 22:23
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Zebrin posted:So... the fact that you signed up second, but got disqualled for jumping the gun, then signed up first means... it is ally our fault. Yes! I was robbed! I was actually #1 in both cases because the other guy who signed up before me couldn't handle that yes/no question.
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Nov 10, 2012 22:26
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Bad Munki, if you don't sign up next time I'm sure it will pick you. Somehow.
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Nov 10, 2012 22:28
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Internet Kraken posted:Bad Munki, if you don't sign up next time I'm sure it will pick you. Leperflesh posted:1d8=NaN
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Nov 10, 2012 22:30
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Yeah that "other guy" named... Unsatisfactory Gurilla (sic), he definitely signed up first the first time when I hadn't put up the call for overseers yet.
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Nov 11, 2012 02:08
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Well, just let me know when LeJackal decides to pass, I'm ready to go with a moment's notice.
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Bad Munki posted:Well, just let me know when LeJackal decides to pass, I'm ready to go with a moment's notice. I shall not pass! Emailing now.
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Oh, this was a good time to come back to the thread... and may I say, it is glorious to finally have a strange mood (not to mention still being alive, against all expectation!), but it is so much more glorious to see the ☼sweet, sweet nectary tears☼ running down Bad Munki's face as he fails to set the world on fire once more. Keep on truckin', Bronzestabbed, I shall journal it up soon! EDIT: To clarify, I hold no actual ill-will toward Bad Munki... it's just blackly hilarious to watch the machinations of the RNG.
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Nov 11, 2012 15:19
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It'll be blackly hilarious when I machinate your dwarf into the magma sea.
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Nov 11, 2012 16:22
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FRAUD! The gnomes in my head told me Bad Munki would definitely win! You must be tampering with the roll!  In the spirit of the recent election, I'm going to call for a recount! Or, reroll, or whatever.
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I appreciate all the jokes, but please don't put together a lynch mob just because the fickle RNG selected me to be Overseer. I've been throwing my hat in every time, and I didn't sign up just to spite you guys or him. This will be my first ever Let's Play! and my first Succession Fort, so I already have a lot of pressure going on as it is. While I can't promise you that I will be as good or entertaining as Bad Munki, I can promise to do my damnedest to Oversee in the traditions of this thread. I am already in communication with Leperflesh and have the save in hand. I'm spending the day just trying to figure out how in the hell this place is designed (not well) and what needs to be done (a lot). As it turns out, a rotating cast of Overseers makes for a very weird layout. I am also sorting through dwarves to figure out just where to put all these guys, and its pretty daunting. I am forming some ideas about how to handle my turn, but being the populist I would like to ask- what can I do to help make my year fun for this thread?
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