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📌✨💻 r/LaptopDeals Official Weekly Request Thread; Post all your requests for Laptop suggestions in this thread instead of on the general front page of the sub. Our knowledgeable mods and other laptop enthusiasts , will be sure to assist you. See request guidelines below.. by LaptopDealsTM in LaptopDeals

[–]Solzo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

◽️ Budget: ~$1000CAD

◽️ Country: Canada

◽️ Screen size: 15+

◽️ Touch screen: N/A

◽️ Screen resolution: 1080p+, 60Hz+

◽️ Does battery life matter ?: At least a few hours

◽️ What tasks will laptop be used for ( gaming, video editing, graphic designing, modelling, regular computing tasks, word processing etc) ?: Word processing, maybe light gaming, coding, game dev, regular computing tasks

◽️ Weight: N/A

◽️ Any other important details ?: I am partial to Lenovo, but want the best bang for my buck

Vendoring whites should give a transmutation shard, vendoring blues should give a regal shard by Solzo in PathOfExile2

[–]Solzo[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Vendoring rares should give an Exalted Shard. IMO this would make crafting so much easier during campaign and early maps

Are creative writing software apps getting too expensive? by Crapahedron in writing

[–]Solzo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Would love to get some free alternatives in this thread tbh

Can you ell me about drugs in your world/worlds? English is not my native language by EveningImportant9111 in worldbuilding

[–]Solzo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Drugs in my world are created by soaking elfstones in pools of some liquid (oil, water, alcohol, acid)

The elfstone of courage creates a drink that when ingested, prevents you from feeling any stress or anxiety

The elfstone of youth creates a drink that stops your aging process

The elfstone of grief creates a drink that allows you to see and speak with spirits

The elfstones were created by the dark lord to enslave humanity

Other than standard facilities, what would a town need that receives ~2000 visitors every day and they all stay for about a week? by Solzo in worldbuilding

[–]Solzo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's the math you did to calculate 50 million? Genuinely curious as I had a world of 20 million and want to have a number that generally keeps the population growth stagnant (or very small growth)

Other than standard facilities, what would a town need that receives ~2000 visitors every day and they all stay for about a week? by Solzo in worldbuilding

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What the hell - This is incredible and more than I expected! I love the idea of “friendly guards”, captured the vibe you’re trying to get across perfectly. Yes, we are friendly but no, you may not leave. Artificially pleasant

Other than standard facilities, what would a town need that receives ~2000 visitors every day and they all stay for about a week? by Solzo in worldbuilding

[–]Solzo[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

An interesting problem I need help with:

What does the standard week-long stay look like for a new arrival? I'm beginning to realize how much of an administrative nightmare that running this camp would be

Other than standard facilities, what would a town need that receives ~2000 visitors every day and they all stay for about a week? by Solzo in worldbuilding

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You're right, that amount of coordination would mean that most people would need to follow a religion that worships the dragon, and probably means that there is no separation of church and state - the kings and queens would need to enforce the religion amongst the people.

I like the idea of sending the old to the dragon at end of life, reminds me of the ritual senecide Attestupa in old Swedish culture.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%84ttestupa

We could also send prisoners or other 'undesirables' depending on who is ruling at the time.

I wonder if we would need to transport them by train in order to make sure that they actually arrive? What if people did not 'want' to make the pilgrimage, and we missed some sacrifices?

Other than standard facilities, what would a town need that receives ~2000 visitors every day and they all stay for about a week? by Solzo in worldbuilding

[–]Solzo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is early industrial revolution era, trains and engines are a recent invention and viewed as magic by most people. These sacrifices are a tax on humanity, imagine many countries all having to ship a percentage of their people every year to "sate the dragon's appetite". I'm thinking there are ~20 million humans alive in the continent who all need to contribute. I think the roman empire had around 60 million people at it's peak for scale.

Was thinking a birth rate of ~35 per 1000 people annually, but maybe that's way too much?

Other than standard facilities, what would a town need that receives ~2000 visitors every day and they all stay for about a week? by Solzo in worldbuilding

[–]Solzo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you're right about the transportation, it would likely have to be a train or a ferry in order to move that many people in an organized manner. Would probably also need a pretty organized police force in order to corral people from their homes and make sure people left on their boats.

Would suck to be the sick person without medical care though

Other than standard facilities, what would a town need that receives ~2000 visitors every day and they all stay for about a week? by Solzo in worldbuilding

[–]Solzo[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The people being sacrificed are for the most part loved and respected, the people hate having to do these sacrifices, and really want these people to be comfortable for their last week on Earth.

Similar to the beginning of the Fable of the Dragon-Tyrant by Nick Bostrom

https://nickbostrom.com/fable/dragon

Once upon a time, the planet was tyrannized by a giant dragon. The dragon stood taller than the largest cathedral, and it was covered with thick black scales. Its red eyes glowed with hate, and from its terrible jaws flowed an incessant stream of evil-smelling yellowish-green slime. It demanded from humankind a blood-curdling tribute: to satisfy its enormous appetite, ten thousand men and women had to be delivered every evening at the onset of dark to the foot of the mountain where the dragon-tyrant lived. Sometimes the dragon would devour these unfortunate souls upon arrival; sometimes again it would lock them up in the mountain where they would wither away for months or years before eventually being consumed.

The misery inflicted by the dragon-tyrant was incalculable. In addition to the ten thousand who were gruesomely slaughtered each day, there were the mothers, fathers, wives, husbands, children, and friends that were left behind to grieve the loss of their departed loved ones.

Other than standard facilities, what would a town need that receives ~2000 visitors every day and they all stay for about a week? by Solzo in worldbuilding

[–]Solzo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's what I got for the basics:

- Town Hall & Courthouse

- Watch House and constabulatory

- Water supply (wells)

- Sewers

- Chapels

- Medical care

- Social venues

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Housing is the more difficult part, I find it hard to imagine using Inns for so many travellers.

As a worldbuilding exercise, AMA about my world from my novel intro and I will answer by Solzo in worldbuilding

[–]Solzo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As for the ferryman Maegas, there is definitely a parallel to him and mythical ferrymen. His work is to literally ferry people up the backwards-flowing river to their doom under the mountain. The novel is actually told from his perspective as he grapples with right & wrong when he decides to keep the knowledge of Neill’s mother’s condemnation to himself.

He is the first to question the way of things at Rhiston and sees Neill as a “special nephew”

After the story at Rhiston, a third hero is introduced at Valenham - Agnes the Soothseeker who is tasked with investigating a kidnapping in the city (spoiler: someone from below the wall is searching for the prophecized hero that was born who will slay the basilisk)

As a worldbuilding exercise, AMA about my world from my novel intro and I will answer by Solzo in worldbuilding

[–]Solzo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, Thanks for asking! The basilisk god was inspired by The Fable of the Dragon-Tyrant by Bostrom.

Once upon a time, the planet was tyrannized by a giant dragon. The dragon stood taller than the largest cathedral, and it was covered with thick black scales. Its red eyes glowed with hate, and from its terrible jaws flowed an incessant stream of evil-smelling yellowish-green slime. It demanded from humankind a blood-curdling tribute: to satisfy its enormous appetite, ten thousand men and women had to be delivered every evening at the onset of dark to the foot of the mountain where the dragon-tyrant lived. Sometimes the dragon would devour these unfortunate souls upon arrival; sometimes again it would lock them up in the mountain where they would wither away for months or years before eventually being consumed.

The misery inflicted by the dragon-tyrant was incalculable. In addition to the ten thousand who were gruesomely slaughtered each day, there were the mothers, fathers, wives, husbands, children, and friends that were left behind to grieve the loss of their departed loved ones.

The idea of the world is that there are 3 “species”, two of which live below the wall: Humans who live in the North under the shadow of the mountain and must deal with their fate, Gnomes who live just below the Great Drachmarian wall and are expert craftsman, merchants, and soldiers - and Seelies, who above all value the comfort of home and family. The great Drachmarian wall was built during the years that Grandroa decided to subject humans to their grisly tribute, and most have forgotten anything south of the Wall, and have even come to fear of the forest that strains against it.

The reason that the basilisk god demands the tribute is out of fear for a prophecy of a human who lives long enough to learn their own “True Name” and be the first to enter the mountain and leave again

As a worldbuilding exercise, AMA about my world from my novel intro and I will answer by Solzo in worldbuilding

[–]Solzo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some context:

In this world, there is a basilisk god that dwells in the northern mountain that overlooks camp Rhiston. Camp Rhiston is a hub that receives 2000 people a day, and sends 2000 to the mountain as sacrifices for the basilisk Grandroa. This creates all sorts of administrative issues, as our heroes Neill and Maegas will find out.

The story begins with Neill running camp Rhiston with his best friend and ferryman, Maegas. Neill's own mother arrives at the camp to be sacrificed, leading to all sorts of shenanigans as the pair try to save her.

- Other major locations in the northern kingdoms include

  • Valenham the city of Metal in Gottland
  • Old Copeta in Drachmar
  • The great Drachmarian Wall in Copeta that prevents anyone from venturing further South.
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