King Simulator 2013

[WHAM]

After a night of restless sleep and wild dreams ranging from romatinc conquests to the daily lives of farm-animals, you awaken to a new day. It feels like a day in which good things happen.



You arrive in your throne room to find the Jester standing next to a curious device which has been attached to the wall of your throne room during the night.

"My King! Good to see you wide awake! Look what Mr Mandarb of the craftsmen's guild brought you! They call it an hourglass of time!"

You examine the device and it indeed seems to be a large and rather ornate timeglass. The sand slowly trickles down into the lower segment, glittering in the rays of the morning sun.

"There are more news too, My King. The craftsmen have been especially busy and have forged new SEALS OF TRADE for the trader's guild. BARON of the forkbeaks left today and the new seals were used to seal a trade agreement with the FORKBEAK clan as he did. We expect trade to commence within days.

ROBINA and her rangers left on their expeditions at dawn, and are expected to return tomorrow morning.

Furthermore, the EXPEDITION sent towards the EAST by Sir Lancelot has returned.
All of the five knights have returned safe and sound.
The knights have added a new segment to our map of the realm. They have given us a rough sketch of the villages and woodlands to the east of the castle town of Grimdark.
The knights met with a small caravan arriving from the east, which requested protection within our realm and followed our knights to the gates of our town. A noble of unknown origin travels with the caravan and wishes to remain in secresy. However, the noble has requested an escort to travel with the caravan. If the caravan can reach the coast to the west safely, the noble promises to pay hansomely.

If you are so inclined, my King, I can take a word to Lancelot and have him organize some knights to provide escort for the caravan until it reaches it's destination before we get to your first audience of the day."

[Tibatonk]

...the noble promises to pay hansomely.

Does this mean he'll pay us in horse-drawn carriages from Victorian London?

[selmiak]

>Take a look at the extended map

[miguel]

> Tell Jesterino to send word to Lancelot that he can pick some men and escort the rich dude;

[NightHawk]

> Summon any knights that aren't busy training into the war room for their next assignment.

[cat]

>Take a look at the extended map

+1
I know, curiosity kills the cat, but I can't help

[Tabata]

>Take a look at the extended map

+1

we need that image for our wiki

[Radiant]

> Hold audience with the noble of unknown origin, to ask about the regions he's from, as well as his mission to the west coast.

[miguel]

C'mon guys! There's a reward for delivering the guy safely! We need the money!

[WHAM]

Curious to see more of your realm, you decide to take a look at the MAP, before deciding on anything else.



You walk into the WAR ROOM and find that there are new symbols drawn on the map. EAST of your castle town there are symbols for three small villages and it seems that a wide swath of forest extend across the river that runs through your realm. The Jester, having followed you from the throne room, explains:

"The Knights travelled a good distance to the EAST, mapping out all three villages that belong to our kingdom in that direction. Having spread the word of your rise to the throne amonst the villagers the Knights rode around the great forest and even made some short incursions into the thick woods. They reported little of interest, save for some local wildlife. All in all they said that the easters portion of your realm seemed peaceful and the people were very pleased to hear that there was a new KING in castle Grimdark."

[Tabata]

C'mon guys! There's a reward for delivering the guy safely! We need the money!

ready for to start audiences and giving orders

> Tell Jesterino to send word to Lancelot that he can pick some men and escort the rich dude;

+ 1

> also ask Jester for todays news and upcoming audiences and let the first one enter to start the day's work

[cat]

> Ask the jester about that timeglass

[selmiak]

> Order the returned men to rest and send another scout troop to explore west and gain some EXP then get to business in the throne room

I think the hourglass is quite selfexplanatory and we will see it explain itself over the course of this day anyways and it will fill even faster when we waste a move on it. But then, tomorrow is another day too

[Baron]

....and I'm back.  I had to force myself not to indulge my King Simulator 2013 addiction while I was cramming to put the finishing touches on a project, but now I'm free to waste time indulge in my passion once more.    

As for this "secret noble" paying handsomely business, the only motives I can think of for such an offer is that this fellow is involved in nefarious purposes.  Maybe he supported our brother's side during the revolution?  Maybe he's conspiring to assassinate Rorik?  Maybe he's running a meth lab in the back of his caravan?  I say it's our duty as the local strong-man to stick our noses in other people's business and tax them accordingly for the privilege.  Thus,

>> Order Lancelot to bring this noble before us, and command the Jester to make a list of those who await an audience.



Did you miss me?     

[miguel]

I know I did, medieval meth labs would never be the same without The Baron.
And since your command gathers the best of what has been thrown:

>> Order Lancelot to bring this noble before us, and command the Jester to make a list of those who await an audience.

+1

[NightHawk]

>> Order Lancelot to bring this noble before us, and command the Jester to make a list of those who await an audience.

+1

[WHAM]

You deem that it would be best to ensure that you get to speak with this noble in person before deciding anything. You ORDER LANCELOT to bring the NOBLE into your AUDIENCE.



Within moments the sound of hurried footsteps, clang of armor and shouted curses and demands signal that the noble has arrived.

"You have no right! I am on very important business and I MUST be on my way! You have no right to delay me like this!"

The noble is brought to your presence. He isn't putting up a fight, but he is quite vocal about the fact that he does not with to be here and that this delay in his journey displeases him greatly.

"My King, I do apologize for my crass behavior, but my business is urgent and time wasted may well cost both gold and blood. A simple denial to my request of escort would have sufficed and I could have been on my way by now. Why have I been brought here?" -he demands, though there is a certain caution in his voice, as if the man were worried of something, perhaps even afraid.

[NightHawk]

> Tell him "As King I have every right to detain you." and Order Lancelot to have his men search the caravan for contraband.

[Baron]

Here in Grimdark, moustaches are taxed by the inch!

[miguel]

And there's the toll on silly hats too.

>Remind the nobleman that you are the King, a curious King;
>Ask the nobleman about himself, where does he come from, where is he heading and what does he transports that is so valuable that needs escort;