Luxuriating in a – necessarily large – wooden bath, I got a good view of my enormous body. Well, at least as far as the vast stomach. From there, my lower half was completely out of view. Maybe Carlos felt at home like this and I wasn't judging him from the point of beauty or shame. My dismay at the body I was in was a practical one. As it was, I couldn't possibly help these people in battle. And I was so used to my own, fairly fit shape that for me, this was like being an imprisoning shell. I had an idea of who I was that was at odds with this person. It would take some serious work but I was determined to get in shape, not least for the sake of the battles to come. At least he was tall, taller than me, at about 6' 4" I'd guess. That was promising for the long term, if I could get the body into fighting condition.466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoY5cejALLR
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While I didn't want to make any important decisions about my character sheet until I had tested if I could improve my stats, I took some time to properly study the kingdom menus.466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxrPHqTSh3R
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Currently building: granary level 2466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4IvxuOwLYE
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Grain yield: 0 due in 17 days466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsehE60iQi7
Vegetable yield: 35 food units due in 21 days466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsuG0yHzIAU
Wool yield: 3 bales due in 34 days466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjchkAt8gzL
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Timber yield: 17 planks daily466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwZjaxoQvR0
Iron yield: 2 ingots daily466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡILOwN3v9lK
Quarry yield: 6 blocks daily466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1f5EJZnFIY
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Weaving yield: 4 bolts daily466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEK0M2tpPq2
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Research: steel pickaxes466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2kwbSZ6NIJ
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Resources:466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBSzaJOTw6
Wheat: 19 food units466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYlNFgATIP1
Vegetables: 32 food units466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDcsXMt4N8r
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Stone: 33 blocks466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYSg2p7d94Y
Cloth: 0 bolts
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All of these points of information could be opened for more detail, so I focused on the 'currently building' tab. There, I could see a graphic of a partly constructed wooden tower. The granary, presumably. In a timer that was counting down, there were two days and several hours left on a bar that was about half filled with green. I had other options, currently greyed out: farm buildings, level 2; hunting lodge, level 2; sawmill level 2; watermill; mine level 3; quarry level 2; smithy level 2; library level 2.466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuMMCcHxs4v
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There was an obvious contradiction between the fact the kingdom was working on a new granary and there was no grain yield. Presumably, this was a legacy of losing the recent battle and the farmland. I should almost certainly swap the construction project to something else. Long term, it was often a good idea in strategy games to invest in research, which might be what the library was good for. But I had a real worry about the food situation. So without making any changes, and after shifting my hulky figure to swirl some warm water around, I looked at the Military sub-menu.466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡveopxJppXH
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Military466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIT7kxqNSkY
Light infantry: 32466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZyyCXHGAtP
Heavy infantry: 12466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFQ3npQQOyA
Archers: 18466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaofzmwqTiS
Light cavalry: 24466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJcMV9jbz97
Heavy cavalry: 3466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3UfaEpMhm1
Ballista: 1466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTiGzvOUIHf
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Hospital: 17466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF9ypk4ljUj
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Military upkeep cost: 42 gold, 5 silver466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhy3jRQDNkc
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Currently training: 2 heavy cavalry466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvcnSNckAJG
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Buildings: keep level 2; curtain walls level 1; towers level 1; town walls level 1466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYCWT3XGwFq
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Currently building: tower machicolations, 3 days
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I had no idea how big the armies in this world were, but with just a hundred troops the situation here was certainly dire. I suddenly had a dark thought. What if we were overrun? Slaughtered. What would happen to me? Would I get home? Respawn? Or just die, forever?466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl6RRU8qtPe
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Although they were fundamentally important questions, there was nothing I could do to find answers to them, so I returned my focus to the menus. Each of these entries had options to drill down into more specific information, such as about the stats on the troops, but I just skimmed through them, wanting to understand the big picture items first.466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTHzYvgQY8Q
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People466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUtsI03j6hz
Citizens: 485466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDO0K331Nis
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Tax Level: High466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWtWUsraM67
Health: 89466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXv9PS1DQky
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Specialist roles466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6hNbRr41Wv
General: Lord Arval, Paladin Level 7466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPqfY8h3gqf
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Steward: Chancellor Parrin, Scout Level 9466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAdXxISUVPL
Ambassador: Figus, Bard Level 3
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Looking at the Citizens menu I saw a more detailed breakdown: Soldiers 110; Farmers 38; Builders 40; Shepherds 34; Hunters 48; Miners 84; Clothmakers 23; Bakers 23; Brewers 16; Carpenters 21; Stonemasons 14; Smiths 4; Researchers 4; Idle 26. It was strange how few were the numbers here. Was this because I had found myself at an early stage of whatever game-like system this world was based on? Or was there some other explanation?466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcdyCuJshQd
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This was interesting. For a start, the king had been lying to Chancellor Parrin for some reason. Far from being a Level 5 Scout, the thin man was 9. Then I found I could open up their character sheets and I did so for Lord Arval.466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlmbIC3ns1Z
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Lord Arval: Paladin Level 7466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNuHWB2VVKR
HP 64466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm0Y0QCyLHY
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XP 19,663 (28,800)466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJnmyujlzRi
Str 17 (18), Dex 12, Con 15, Int 8, Wis 9, Cha 9.466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNF1x6pfT53
Shield of Defence +1, Trueblade +2, Ring of Strength +1, Potion of Haste, Potion of Healing.
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Very interesting. I had to close my eyes for a moment, ducking down to soak my hair, but the character sheet was still there when I came back up out of the water. Firstly, I noted that Lord Arval had an XP bar. He could level up. That was encouraging for me, because it suggested that stats might evolve too. Secondly: magic items. Everybody loves magic items, but again I was particularly excited to see they could be used to change stats, as in Lord Arval's Strength.466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUPz2imZ7jx
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Time to check the others.466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ53yKrhMaQK
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Carlena, Sorceress Level 9466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Sb74JW0qx
HP 34466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡclCyV2dVON
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XP 72,102 (86,400)466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNO8ROeQja
Str 5, Dex 11, Con 9, Int 17, Wis 7, Cha 8.466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAdLUqhpLeL
Broach of Protection from Magical Missiles; Wand of Channelling; Potion of Transformation.
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Chancellor Parrin, Scout Level 9466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSdsNlpNvP7
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XP 71,043 (86,400)466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhCb64L64a1
Str 9, Dex 16, Con 12, Int 14, Wis 6, Cha 9466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT9so0gSZo4
Dagger +1; Leather Jerkin +1; Ring of Silent Movement.
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Figus, Bard Level 3466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjK8v9Bp5Vx
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XP 684 (800)466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxnBrZzGJf2
Str 13, Dex 14, Con 12, Int 12, Wis 9, Cha 15466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ84CG6FIq6J
Scroll of Charm466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4GABgRoXlO
Ambassador feats: Speak Language; Swift Travel
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Pretty decent, or so it seemed. But everything was relative. What special roles did our opponents have? Maybe Chancellor Parrin would know.466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQQBrHs3GVg
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By this time my bath was only lukewarm and so, with some difficulty, I stood up. Water dripping from me, I took a towel and when as dry as I could manage, a robe that a servant had brought me that looked clean enough. Outside the door of the bathroom was a young servant, who ducked his head when I left rather than make eye contact. After I was past him, he ran into the bathroom, to tidy up perhaps.466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvXAG9WHHOp
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Lying in a comfortable four-poster bed, in clean sheets, I considered that I was blessed. Almost certainly, there were gods in this world. And if one of them had played a role in bringing me here, well, fair dues to him, her, or it. I sent a silent prayer of gratitude. This is what I needed. Not the trappings of being a king but the challenge. A kingdom under threat and an RPG system to wield to the best of my ability. I really wanted to get stuck into my own character sheet, but most of my decisions would have to wait until I had more information. And I was too tired to explore the menus much further.466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF4AQvWZefA
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There were two tasks, however, that shouldn't wait until morning. I called up Greyland/Economy/Currently Building. There I switched the granary out and from the other options, dragged in hunting lodge, level 2. We were losing about 7 food units a day, with reserves of just 56. Obviously, I needed to resolve that, before planning on building something more strategic.466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiAoJ50UlDf
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The other assignment I wanted to make was for the Smithy, which was not producing anything. The sub-menu, however, was complex, full of possible items like horse shoes, swords, shields and arrow heads that all looked extremely useful. There were tools I could create too, including hoes, which I was tempted by, as these would surely help my food output. Or were they limited to use in the kind of fields we had recently lost?466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc1WeHTdwWr
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Wondering why my predecessor had left such an important building idle, I had a thought and checked the research queue. There was only four hours left on the countdown for steel pickaxes. Maybe he had planned on completing that research and then getting the smith to work on producing them. If so, it wasn't a bad idea, all we really had going for us were the mountains around the town. If we could use sources of iron to build up tradeable reserves of iron and steel, that might be another way to solve the food crisis. So that decision could also wait until morning.466Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGsRxLtq7yp
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My head filling again with images of the town planning interface, I was asleep before I knew it.
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