Gnome NES

[Tassadar500]

Okay, I'm going to join. I just need to pick a nation.

[appleciders]

Pick an existing one, or tell me where you'd like to start one, in either the backyard or the middle, but not the front. Colonies can expand to there, but not start out front. I'll give you a bit larger population than everyone else started with, just to keep things even.

[Tassadar500]

Of the existing ones, what ones are already picked?

[appleciders]

The Clay Gnomes are played by Foolish Icarus, the Twin Lake Gnomes are Gamecube64, and the POWARS, formerlay known as the Oak Tree Gnomes are ruled by Bipolarbear. The Trash, Wall, Bush, and BBQ Gnomes are free.

Trash Gnomes to Clay Gnomes:
While we accept your offer of peace, we are much confused at you trade offer. We have a source of ants and much food; neither option interests us. However, your pebble axes interest us very much, and we might be able to provide either food or ants in return for that bit of technology.

Bush Gnomes to Clay Gnomes:
We'd be happy to give 6 ants per turn if you'll likewise double your food shipments.

OOC: Foolish, if you trade more food without getting another food source, your food levels will drop to sub-adequate.

[Tassadar500]

I'll pick the Bush Gnomes. I have one question. How are the Wall Gnomes trading ants if they don't have any?

[appleciders]

My mistake; Foolish said Wall Gnomes when he must have meant Bush Gnomes, and I didn't think to check it. If you're Bush Gnomes, Lord Nuclear, go ahead and ignore the response I sent to the Clay Gnomes about trades, and make your own decision. Orders due Sunday, everyone.

[Gamecube64]

Twin Lakes to Trash Gnomes:
We see you fight bravely, but with little discipline or tactics. If you wish, we will train ten of your twig gnomes in the way of the Lake Legionaire for the price of some of your fine foods and an alliance.

I'll post my orders later.

[appleciders]

Trash Gnomes to Twin Lake Gnomes:
We'd need you to train our whole army (13 gnomes) for that to be worth it to us, but if you'll do that, we're in. One condition: You'll have to come here to train us, we can't leave our colony exposed.

[foolish_icarus]

Clay gnomes to Bush gnomes:

We may not be able to come up with adequate food to send you more, but if we do, we will trade for more ants (or whatever else).

to Trash gnomes:

Well, we were thinking of sending you more ants in exchange for food to us. But if that doesn't interest you, how about providing us with food for, say, 5 turns in exchange for the pebble axe technology?

[Gamecube64]

A spear gnome is sent with extra throwing spears to train the trash gnomes. 5 fishergnomes will experiment with using heavy spears to try to catch larger fish. The other 5 fishergnomes will use traditional methods, whatever those may be. 50 gnomes will be used for general construction to expand the city into all of dark green area by the bush. They will also build a church, a central administration building, and an ant corral. The ant ranch will be built around the ant hill, and 10 soldiers will gaurd the builders from any ants that might become agressive.

5 gnomes will form the holy body of The Supreme and Unchallenged Church of the Twin Lake Gods. The gnome statue (god of the surface) on the right lake will be honored every turn with the sacrifice of a tadpole, and a dead tadpole will be thrown to the bottom of the left lake to honor the god of the deep. The priests will make the sacrifices and preach the word of the Twin Lakes.

15 gnomes will work the bush to continue supplying raw wood for various activities amongst the city. They will also try to figure out how to make string. Bark, grass, torn leaves, and shredded flower stems will experimented with.

5 more Twin Lake Legionaires will be trained, and the remaining 12 gnomes will practice their multiplication tables, if ya know what I mean.

[appleciders]

Trash Gnomes to Clay Gnomes:
We offer 3 turns worth of food for the pebble axe technology.

[foolish_icarus]

how about 4? We'll throw in a few already made complimentary axes, and we'll be responsible for the transportation of the food?

[Tassadar500]

To: Clay Gnomes
From: Bush Gnomes

That sounds like a good plan, however, only if a no-trade clause comes in to effect. Meaning, you are not allowed to trade the ants we send you to anyone else, give any technology of the ants to another nation, or anything observed about the ants to another nation. Okay? Please note, this isn't just for you, but applies to anyone we trade with.

[appleciders]

Trash Gnomes to Clay Gnomes:
The agreement you propose is acceptable.

[Tassadar500]

To: Twin Lake Gnomes
From: Bush Gnomes

Are you interested in some ants, in exchange for food?