AbNESVI - To·tem'ic Candomblé Sura

[Abaddon]

Totem
to·tem |tōʊtəm|
Pronunciation: toh-tuhm
Use: Noun.
a. An animal, plant, or natural object serving among certain tribal or traditional peoples as the emblem of a clan or family and sometimes revered as its founder, ancestor, or guardian.
b. A representation of such an object.
c. A social group having a common affiliation to such an object.
d. A source of magical power.

Welcome to the tropical island of Sura! This is the second island available to NESers as part of AbNESIV. Its location as regards the other island (Jejé) is as yet unknown. The Taino tribes of this area have just began their ascent to civilization. There has been basic domestication of dogs, with other wildlife subdued for food as well as a few plants developing into potential crops. The seas are warm, calm and shallow. The fish are bounteous, their colours vibrant under the bright sunshine; indeed one might think they were in paradise.

That is not all, for on Sura there are totems, they radiate magical power from another plane of existance. Those who understand the lores of Magic may tame this, weaving it into a physical presence in this world. The power to create, the power to destroy. Each tribe has bent the magic in its own way, the tribal leaders and shamen working together to drive their tribe onwards to greatness. Can you lead your tribe to glory?

RULES FOR THIS NES​

Spoiler :

You are the Cacique, the leader of your tribe. You control how your people go about their daily lives. Do they march to the beat of your war drums, or do they woo rivals with their impressive culture? You can take your tribe in any direction you wish. Beware, others may have others plans for you! Here is an example of your Tribes Stats:

Tribe Name: Azawakii
Cacique Name: Hoemtep
Population: Petite (2)
Magic: 1/0
Magic Users: Hoemtep
-Magic Spells: Fireball (1MP)
Armed Men: 2,000
Military prowess : Pathetic
Quality of Life: Dirt Paths
Religion: Renaklism 5%
Technology:Fire

This forms the backbone of your nation. What it can do, what it knows, how strong it is. Below I will explain what each stat represents. We are starting out as small tribes on a tropical island, but who knows whats out there in the wider world?!

Tribe Name:The name of your Tribe
Cacique Name: The leader of your people
Population: Controls the limits of your nation, an how much economic power you have. To increase your population level, you either have to settle a new town, or capture one from your neighbours. It costs 3EP and 1MP to settle a new town. Your people have to be happy enough (Quality of Life above Tolerable) for the new town to not rebel. The various levels are shown below. The first number is the economic points you recieve at that level. The second number is how many towns you need to be that size:

Tiny (1/1)-Petite (2/3)-Small (3/6)-Medium (4/10)-Large (5/15)-Huge (6/21)-Gargantuan (7/27)-Monstrous (9/34)​

Magic: The amount of magic points you are generating each turn, and how many are stored. You gain one MP for every turn a totem is under your control and is undisturbed by others. To construct a new totem you must sacrifice one town of your towns, and write a decent/gory story about it For every 5 totems you have, they require 1EP a turn to maintain them.
Magic Users: To wield magic, you need people trained in the art. They cost 1MP and 1EP, and will take 3 turns to be trained. From then on they can wield any of the magic spells already learnt by your tribe, as well as creating one of their own.
Magic Spells: This lists any spells a tribe has learnt along with their costs. Descriptions of these spells can be found below
Armed Men: It costs 1EP to train and equip a mob of 1000 men. For every 5,000 men you have in your army, it costs 1EP in maintennance. Initially your men are only equipped with the most basic weapons. As we advance through the ages, and you learn new technologies, you can train up more advanced men.
Military prowess: Your nations men have a general military understanding. You can raise 1000 men a training level for 1EP, or you can invest EP equal to your tribes size to raise the level inwhich your men begin. The various levels are:

Mob-Poor-Tolerable-Normal-Better-Good-Mighty​

Navy: We begin with canoes. Now these are basic transport, we're not going to see naval battles! One canoe will hold ~20 men. 1EP will build 50 canoes (enough to transport 1000 men). With technology we will see more advanced vessels that will be capable of warfare and crossing the waves to other islands!
Quality of Life: A good quality of life is invaluable, aiding everything from army movement to culture cohesiveness to government efficiency. Various things will effect your tribesmen's quality of life level, if it is below tolerable, you will not be able to settle a new town. To upgrade, total cost is equal to the number of towns you have. This is an important and expencive stat. The different levels are:

None-Poor-Pathetic-Barely Tolerable-Tolerable-Improving-Good-Great-Excellent​

Religion: Religion is a strange stat. This shows beliefs within your population. You can try to control it, or completely ignore it. Stories as well as investment will help it grow. 1EP will cause 5% growth. Stories also help.
Technology: We begin with nothing, the only options is drive towards enlightenment! There are many many techs listed, as your nation discovers them, the outcome should be obvious.
Tributary Tribes: Tribute tribes will be required to forfeit 1EP per turn to the the tribe which they owe it too. In return the nation recieving tribute is automatically at war with any nation that attacks the tributary. A tribute state may elect not to pay its master causing an automatic war to occur between the two tribe. A master tribe can elect to release a tribute tribe with no further consquences past the cancellation of all obligations held by both parties.

 

[Abaddon]

TRIBE STATS​

Spoiler :

Tribe Name: Nganga // vruchten
Cacique Name: Mbende
Colour: Pale brown
Population: Petite (2/3)
Magic: 2/1
Magic Users: Mbende
-Magic Spells: Nwiqiu's War Drums
Armed Men: 2,400 (Mob)
Military prowess : Mob
Canoes: none
Quality of Life: Improving
Religion: Nwiqiu 25%
Technology: Fire (2/6)


Tribe Name: Kharnaq // Megaman_zx
Cacique Name: Rakhvaresh
Colour: Dark Red
Population: Petite (2/4) (+2 Stored)
Magic: 1/1
Magic Users: Zharnahk
-Magic Spells: Rage
Armed Men: 3,800 (Mob)
Military prowess : Mob
Canoes: none
Quality of Life: Tolerable
Religion: Worshippers of Zharnahk 15%
Technology: Lance-Propeller (2/5)


Tribe Name: Bingo Bango Bongo // BananaLee
Cacique Name: !Xobile
Colour: Purple
Population: Small (3/6) (+3 Stored)
Magic: 1/2
Shaman: Mbinguniyetu, Babayetu
Spell: Counterspell, Totemic Ritual
Armed Men: 1,500 (Mob) 1000 (Poor)
Military prowess : Mob
Canoes: none
Quality of Life: Tolerable (Improving: 1/3)
Religion: The Religion of Love 10%
Technology: 0


Tribe Name: Skhan Nal // T_F
Cacique Name: Ki Ruj
Colour: Slate Blue
Population: Petite (2/4) (+1 from Tech)
Magic: 2/3
Magic Users: Ki Myor
-Magic Spells: Reanimate
Armed Men: 1,800 (Mob)
Military prowess : Mob
Canoes: none
Quality of Life: Tolerable
Religion: Skhan Vot 20%
Technology: Agriculture



Tribe Name: The Teleri // Kal'thzar
Cacique Name: Elwë Thingol
Colour: Blue
Population: Petite (2/3) (+1 from Tech) (+1 from Lake)
Magic: 2/3
Magic Users: Udûn, Flame of the Teleri
-Magic Spells: Transmutation/Earth
Armed Men: 2,800 (Mob)
Military prowess : Mob
Canoes: none
Quality of Life: Tolerable (Improving: 1/3)
Religion: Watchers of the Flames
Technology: Agriculture


Tribe Name: Urkat // Massive Attack
Cacique Name: Zvagnes
Colour: Red
Population: Petite (2/3) (+1 from Tech)
Magic: 2/4
Magic Users: Kolis, (Karta: 2/3)
-Magic Spells: Fireball
Armed Men: 1,800 (Mob)
Military prowess : Mob
Canoes: none
Quality of Life: Tolerable
Religion: Ymo 5%
Technology: Agriculture

 

[Abaddon]

MAPS​

Updates:

One: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showpost.php?p=7872309&postcount=76
Two: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showpost.php?p=7914393&postcount=143
Three: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showpost.php?p=7961265&postcount=169


TECHS​

Spoiler :

Stone Age​

Agriculture: your people have discovered that some plants can be grown in a certain way, giving them a big source of food. +1 Base EP
Cost: 5 EP

Animal Husbandry: your people have realized that there is not as much of a need of hunting animals, as taking care of them will allow you to have a nearer source of food. Also, there are some animals that can be ridden... +1 Base EP
Cost: 5 EP

Fire: this is not the discovery of what fire does, but about a fast and easy way to start a fire. It will give your nation a small increment in income, as it will give your people the ability of preserving things better. +2 Base EP +1 Culture.
Cost: 6 EP

Lance-Propeller: the first long distance weapon in your army. Allows construction of Atlatls.
Cost: 5 EP

Fishing: the waters of the sea and ocean actually hold many small animals that can feed a person. +1 Base EP, allows creation of Oar-Ships.
Cost: 5 EP

Stone Mining: some of the people in your nation learn how to find the best kinds of stone for the weapons. Of course, this means that they will also know how to pull out stone blocks to build better houses and buildings... +1 Base EP, +1 Quality of Life.
Cost: 6 EP

Wheel: It's certainly an important invention, as this will allow your people to transport things easily. +1 Base EP. Along with ANIMAL HUSBANDRY allows the construction of Chariots.
Cost: 5 EP

Bronze Age​

Archery: An even better weapon than the Lance-propeller, it allows the archer to kill an animal (or a human) from a very long distance. Allows construction of Archers, 1st to discover gets a free conversion of all Atlatls into Archers.
Cost: 12 EP

Bronze Melting: The strange metals in the ground can be extracted from it and be mixed to create strong tools and weapons. Allows construction of Axe-Men and Lancers, 1st to discover gets a +1 raise in Army Quality.
Cost: 10 EP

Calendar: Ever since your people started to grow plants, a way to find when the best times for planting and raising the plants has been searched for. Now, your people will be able to go at the meter of the stations. +1 Base EP,
Cost: 10 EP

Masonry: The knowledge of how to better construct buildings is sure a very important thing, as it will reduce costs and will improve the quality of buildings. +1 Base EP, 1st to discover gets +1 Quality of Life.
Cost: 12 EP

Pottery: The mud on the floor can be used to make beautiful "pots" that make storing foodstuffs (especially grain) easier and keep it away from vermin. +1 Base EP, 1st to discover gets a small extra expansion in all directions.
Cost: 10 EP

Sailing: Your sea-men have attached a piece of cloth to their ships and now the wind can take them further away than oars could! Allows construction of Galleys and allows exploration to other islands! 1st to discover gets a +1 raise in Navy Quality.
Cost: 10 EP

Writing: The knowledge of writing is a powerful tool for those who understand it, as well as a very important instrument in the managing of a nation. +1 Base EP, 1st to discover gets +5 Culture.
Cost: 10 EP

Iron Age​

Alphabet: An improvement over the use of drawings and arbitrary lines as long words, this assigns a sound to a symbol, greatly reducing the complexity of the writing and thus allowing to store knowledge. Also, it allows your people to turn messages into code, thus allowing the launching of “special missions”. Allows “spy missions” and construction of Spies, 1st to discover gets 5 EP for tech-researching.
Cost: 15 EP

Currency: Bartering can be quite a hard thing, especially when you believe that what the other person is offering you is of a very low quality. What if you used pieces of bronze to fix the prices according to their quality, offer and demand? Gives +1 EC
Cost: 18 EP

Iron Melting: Something harder than bronze has found its way into your empire, your army and your people. It's time to use it for something. Allows construction of Swordsmen, 1st to discover gets +1 raise in Army Quality.
Cost: 15 EC

Mathematics: Using long words just to write how many animals you have in a farm it's quite complicated. Those symbols the scribe living in front of you to represent the numbers are suddenly more interesting to you... Allows construction of Catapults, 1st to discover gets +1 EC.
Cost: 15 EC

Parchment/Paper: Either from the skins of the animals or from plants and trees, a surface that can be used to write quite cleanly can be made and easily stored, not like in the past when you had to write on wax or stone... +1 EC, 1st to discover gets 2 EC for tech-researching.
Cost: 15 EC

Priesthood: Before now, religion was hardly organised, thus making it a chaotic thing that couldn't be controlled. Now, the priests can take control of it, signalling the important holy days and making sure that as many people as possible can be converted to it. +20% to your religion in all nations. 1st to discover gets a 30% extra on his religion.
Cost: 15 EC

 

[Abaddon]

UNITS​

Spoiler Melee (1EP=1000) :

Warriors: Your main starting unit, it's just a group of cavemen with clubs and little protection. They are really bad against long distance weapons, but make an excellent ambush group.

Axe-Men: NEEDS BRONZE MELTING. Their bronze axes and their light leather armour make them a very fearful enemy when they get near, but they will have to do a big run if they want to survive the enemy's lances and arrows.

Swordsmen: NEEDS IRON MELTING. These man, trained in the art of war and using a hard leather armour and shield for protection, use their iron swords to kill any enemy in their way. They suffer from the same problem as the Axe-Men, but their shields provide them with a small protection against archers.

Lancers: NEEDS BRONZE MELTING. These soldiers wear protective metal armour and have a bronze lance as a weapon. When surrounded, lancers can keep their lances around to keep the enemy soldiers away, and riders are easily killed by them. However, their relatively heavy armour makes them slower than their counterparts, so a fast unit can surround them and attack before they have made the correct moves.

Pikemen: NEEDS METAL CASTING. Their iron armours and helmet give them a better protection than the Lancers' bronze armour did, and their pikes do more damage to the enemies. The horses and other mounts will die easily when they are faced with them. However, their armours are now heavier than the Lancers', so a fast envolving tactic will work really well against them.

Spoiler Range (1EP=500) :

Slingers: These people know how to throw stones using a leather sling at a short-medium distance. It can make them quite deadly if they manage to hit you on your head.

Atlatls: NEEDS LANCE PROPELLER. The first long distance fighters, they carry a propeller with them, which allows them to shoot lances further than the human arm alone can. They fare badly at close quarter combat.

Archers: NEEDS ARCHERY. This unit uses a bow that allows them to shoot arrows at longer distances and higher speeds than a mere propeller would do. Long distance is their strength, but put them against an enemy that is near them and they will drop like flies in the middle of winter.

Spoiler Mounted (1EP= 100) :

Chariots: NEEDS ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND WHEEL. Riding a two-horse-pulled cart is more secure than riding the horses directly. The two-man team can alternate directing the horses and shooting deadly arrows or lances to their enemies. Limited by terrain.

Riders: NEEDS HORSE RIDING. The first mounted warrior, it carries one lance that can be thrown or used to charge at the enemy. Does good against many units, but suffers heavily in tight places.

Spoiler Navy Units(1EP= 100) :

Canoes: Your basic, carved out of a tree trunk mode of transport over water.

Oar-Ships: NEEDS FISHING. This vessel, which uses only oars as a method of propulsion, is the first decent thing you can use to cross bodies of water. However, they can only be used to cross rivers, lakes and some seas that are narrow enough.

Galleys: NEEDS SAILING. Putting a big piece of cloth on the mast of your ship does wonders, don't you think so? Although it still uses oars to propel it if there isn't any wind, this ship will let your navy travel further than the oar-ships can. This allows exploration beyond the "fog"

SPELLS​

Fireball: (1MP) Toasts a 50m ball, fires in line of sight. If you can see it, you can hit it.
Nwiqiu's War Drums: (1MP) Fills your warriors with a fervor for 30 minutes, they will bezerk for you
Reanimate: (1MP) Can resurrect 50 dead units (of any nationality) into similar zombie units that last for 24 hours. (You can't reanimate a rekilled unit.)
Rage: (1MP) It puts up to 1000 men into a bloodlust frenzy of ownage! The effect lasts several hours.
Counter Spell: (1MP) Counter target spell
Transmutation/Earth: (1MP) Can manipulate a large ball of dirt for up to one hour if concentraction is maintained.

 

[Abaddon]

Welcome All!

This is a second island in my AbNESVI - To·tem'ic Candomblé series.

You do not know where it is in relation to the other island. It is out there to be discovered (or discover you!)

ANYONE can have a nation here (even if you have another on the second island). Once contact is made, I will take them off you

All newbies are welcome. This will be a nice training island I think.

So, anyone interested? I think a few were.

 

[mr.pod]

Tsunari
yo yo yo yo yo yo
yo yo yo yo yo yo

 

[Abaddon]

Tribe Name: Tsunari
Cacique Name: ??????????
Population: I will do this
Magic: I will do this
Magic Users: ??????????
-Magic Spells: ??????????
Armed Men: I will do this
Military prowess : I will do this
Quality of Life: I will do this
Culture: I will do this
Religion: ????????????
Technology: I will do this

I need you to tell me your Tribe leader (Cacique) name
The name of your shaman, and describe what magic spell he can cast

Your people may also be religious, what is its name, and what is its basic story of creation?

 

[mr.pod]

Kamatsu
Kulgan
Freeze
Our religion will be Fujism and we are the last remnants of a war of 2 holy tribes. In the begining a greater force created our existence to spread his word but our tribe split into good and evil. In the end good won and now we are trying to convert the land to good.

 

[Megaman_zx]

Thats cool, ill probably join this one!!!

 

[vruchten]

Tribe Name: Nganga
Cacique Name: Mbende
Magic Users: Mbenbe
-Magic Spells: Bravery
Religion: Nwiqiu

 

[Megaman_zx]

Tribe Name: Kharnaq
Cacique Name: Rakhvaresh
Magic Users: Naghroshvhar
-Magic Spells: Focussed Rage (If you don't like this, you can pm me and we can figure something else out, i was thinking something like hatred, but instead of turning people against their allies, it empowers your own soldiers to be more beastly.) (It puts them into a bloodlust frenzy of ownage!!!)
Religion: Worshippers of Zharnahk

 

[Ninja Dude]

So Abaddon, did you recruit these guys? You sure are efficient.

Anyways, I'm content with my tribe on the other island. I can't wait to find this one with the Mesaqoo.

 

[BananaLee]

Tribe Name: Bingo Bango Bongo
Cacique Name: !Xobile
Shaman: Mbinguniyetu
Spell: Counterspell (UU: Counter target spell)
Religion: The Religion of Love

 

[Frozen In Ice]

Having two islands will definately be cool, especially when we meet. Will you continue running both threads separately when that happens, or will the threads be combined/ funneled into one?

 

[T_F]

Trying a less complicated NES than the current BirdNES is probably something I should try.

Tribe Name: Skhan Nal
Cacique Name: Ki Ruj
Magic Users: Ki Myor
-Magic Spells: Reanimate - can resurrect a certain number of dead units (of any nationality) into similar zombie units that last for a limited amount of time. (You can't reanimate a rekilled unit.)
Religion: Skhan Vot

 

[Kal'thzar]

Tribe Name: The Teleri
Cacique Name: Elwë Thingol
Magic Users: Udûn, Flame of the Teleri
-Magic Spells: Transmutation, Earth*
Religion: Watchers of the Flames**

*i.e. shape earth, air/fire/water will follow

**star gazers basically

Bannanalee, is that a click in the guys name!? AWESOME!

 

[Masada]

There isn't a Masada friendly bit of the poll

 

[BananaLee]

How could I be the only person to vote Abaddon sucks worse than toffee?

And yes, we have clicks in our names - and our Religion is that of Love.

 

[Massive Attack]

Tribe Name: Urkat
Cacique Name: Zvagnes
Magic Users: Kolis
-Magic Spells: Fireball
Religion: Ymo

 

[Abaddon]

Joy at you all starting up.

Everyone, please claim a spot on this island to begin!

If you couldn't tell, this is a ex-volcanoe. Its blown up leaving a lake in the middle surrounded by hills.

Post a MAP showing your desired starting location, as well as your nations colour.