Mesabi

A new project has been innitiated on behalf of Corrigton! read about it here!

Location: Arlinsport Type: Royal University Corrington is well known for its appreciation of the sciences. So when Terra Nova was first colonized by the Crown, scholars and academics alike followed. It came as no surprise that the University of Tiberia was soon established in Arlinsport. While not as prestigious as some of the universities in the mainland, it has become a beacon of academic excellence nonetheless. The university is centered around four main colleges: Smythe College of Natural Sciences Prometheus College of Alchemy and Applied Sciences Zumbro College of Political Thought and Philosophy LaCoursiere College of Fine Arts and Music Together with some smaller colleges, these form the academic body of the University of Tiberia. Many of the finest thinkers, architects, explorers and artists in the New World have seen their stories begin here. The University has a massive garden complex, a large football stadium, and 15 different halls of varying size. Several laboratories are on the campus, developing technologies ranging from fertilizers to explosives. There are 4 large residence halls, but there are several fraternity and sorority houses that are considered part of the university. Additionally, other University owned buildings are located throughout Arlinsport, instead of on main Campus. The University has a soccer team, a rowing team, a math bowl team, and several other sports teams, and features a dozen clubs. The universities colours are red and white, with a lion centered on the banner. While it has no official name, most students refer to it as Tibby the Tabby - the mascot of the university! Banner Description: Help us to build a royal university in the city of Arlinsport! The college is being built retroactively IC, so your builds can focus on an earlier part of your character's story. Were they a class clown? A teacher's pet? Take this opportunity to fill in some backstory for a character or characters, or show college students today, in 618! Build Description: Builds should show any part of the college campus. This can include dormitories, fraternity/sorority houses, classrooms, gardens, offices, laboratories, or libraries. Your build must be of excellent quality, and low quality builds will not be accepted to the project. This will be decided upon by Corrish leadership. LDD is allowed, as well. Style Guideline: The University of Arlinsport is constructed of red bricks, with white accents, similar to Harvard. However, interior scenes should not be considered held to these standards. Remember, a creative entry is more important than fitting the style of the project. However, several outbuildings exist throughout Arlinsport, and these do not have to fit the style guidelines. Map guidelines: If you have a great idea for one building in particular, please post in this thread to reserve the building. Classrooms, Libraries, and other interior scenes, as well as garden scenes do not need to be reserved. Please name the hall you have selected, as well as the building number. If you change your mind about building, please announce so in the thread. University of Tiberia by North White, on Flickr Administrative and Faculty Hall Ceremonial Hall and Auditorium Maximum Main Library Hall of Engineering (Prometheus) Hall of Alchemy (Prometheus) Hall of Applied Science (Prometheus) Hall of Fine Arts (LaCoursiere) Hall of Music (LaCoursiere) Hall of Biology(Smythe) Hall of Mathematics (Smythe) Hall of Anthropology(Smythe) Clock Tower Hall of History (Zumbro) Hall of Politik (Zumbro) Hall of Philosophy The Great Gardens of Tiberia Carriage House Dormitories Dining Hall Lesser gardens Fraternities and Sororities Groundskeeping Fieldhouse Queen’s Stadium Payment: For Every 100 Studs contributed, 10 Dbs are to be awarded (rounded). Payment will be distributed when the project is finished. Rewards: Building anything that is accepted gives you the right to say any and all of your characters have attended the University of Tiberia. Building at least 250 approved studs gives you the right to say that any and all of your characters graduated from the University of Tiberia with Bachelor in any field. Building at least 1000 approved studs grants you the right to say any and all of your characters have graduated from the University of Tiberia with Masters in any field. Building at least 2000 approved studs grants the right to say any and all of your characters have graduated from the University of Tiberia with Doctorate in any field. The altogether best entry gets the title "Dean of the University of Tiberia" And rewards an additional 100 Dbs The best entry by a foreigner gets the title: "Multicultural Diplomat" and rewards an additional 100 Dbs. Only to be awarded if 3 or more foreigners enter. The most humorous entry in the challenge (as decided by leadership) earns the title "class clown" and awards 50 Dbs. The Best Microbuild of the map gets an extra 100 Dbs Entries are to be judged by Corrish Leadership upon the completion of the project. Goals: 10,000 Studs: The University is considered finished. 20,000 Studs: A holiday in Arlinsport to celebrate the anniversary of the University, and a raffle among the participants for a 200Db prize. 30,000 Studs: To Be Announced The Goal of the Project is to have 10,000 Studs by September, and to Be Finished by next march. However, these are nothing more than friendly suggestions. Ask questions below! Current Builds: Namerens in the Library 48x48 Alchemy Classroom 24x24 All-faiths Chapel 18x12 Administrative Building 32x39 Total Studs: 4344

Thank you for the extension, all paperwork has been turned in, and I can't wait to see what you do with our adventure.

Location: Poorvintia Type: Class 6 Ship One of the things I've been working on is making my ships look nicer, and improving upon my building skills. To this end, I have completely redone my first real vessel, the Icarus Returning. Icarus Returning by North White, on Flickr I completely redid most of the ship, including the bow. While it still has a built up region for combat, it's much neater, and sleaker. Icarus Returning by North White, on Flickr The Stern was completely neatened as well, and I worked to make it match the original scheme of the Queen Anne's Revenge, the ship this is built out of. Icarus Returning by North White, on Flickr While i'm not entirely happy with the captain's cabin, I still think it looks much better than the original cabin, which was simply the QAR Cabin elevated on top of a section. I also turned the awnings into studsails, which is probably not period accurate. Icarus Returning by North White, on Flickr The Stern keeps the railing of the QAR, bur divides the stained glass window into two cabins, while having my poorly printed nameplate in between. Icarus Returning by North White, on Flickr While the ship is much more playset than accurate ship (Sorry @Bregir ) I've really worked to make the IR more asthetically pleasing, and a more formidable foe on the brick seas. While @Legostone, @Maxim I and others will continue to (and hopefully always will) blow me out of the water with their ships, this represents my best foot forwards. Suggestions and ideas are appreciated Original

So, are both players who work on the collaborative build able to license it, or only 1?

Location: Mesabi Landing Type: Prospecting Coal continued to be found in Mesabi Landing in bucketfuls. But today, A WTC explosive experts prepared another attempt to find the minerals of Argentia. More prospecting by North White, on Flickr "This is not at all safe." Said a Corrish Soldier "Relax, what's the worst that could happen!" said the Explosives expert More prospecting by North White, on Flickr A massive pile of explosives sat next to a rock More prospecting by North White, on Flickr The Corrish soldier ran, saying nothing. The Explosive expert lit the fuse, and ran. KABOOOOOOOOM More prospecting by North White, on Flickr Just another day in Mesabi Landing FIN Here's to not getting coal (or stone)

"So how did you make this raft?" Asked Captain Willbern. "This seems entirely impossible considering you were stranded on an island alone." "Oh it was easy, but that's not today's story." Said Tony Smirking Tony's story by North White, on Flickr "Anyways, as I expertly made my way around the coast of the island, I saw the camp. It was made of a wrecked ship and a bunch of skulls." Tony's story by North White, on Flickr "Anyways, I figured out the riddle, and it was obviously this Island the red rascals were at. Anyways, what do you want to do about them?" Over to you @Drunknok

Excellent LDD build Flavius, the build shows great variation and attention to detail. Keep up the great work!

Another excellent Ship, @Legostone! Completely realistic, and a great use of the prefab hulls. Let's just hope you don't lose this one

Excellent LDD build @Ayrlego, and well rendered. Great work, and I can't wait to see Jameston become a large city as well!

Nice whale Drunkok, and nice continuation of your story. Keep up the good work.

Yay! It's the talented builder and storyteller @Dannylonglegs! Congradulations on your transition, and I hope your life is well. I can't wait to see what you build in this new season/chapter/era/period of AG! Keep us in the loop with your creations!

Neat Build @Kwatchi, and great story as well. Can't wait to see where you bring this

Great build and story @Django Fett! Glad to have another member of the brick seas, even if you're a stinky bluecoat Also, if you need a settlement, Mesabi Landing is a great place to set up shop.

Welcome to BoBS @bmerrill! Great builds, and I can't wait to see what you come up with. I would like to see more of that ship, however. Your story is well written, though I feel I should to critique it a little. BoBS does not have dragons, or anything truely fantastical. At best we have the mysterious kraken. We're like a more scientific version of Pirates of the Caribbean. Also, your story does not feature your captain's place of origin really. We've worked hard to make a whole world in BoBS full of nations that can be adapted into many stories. I'd love to see you use one of them. Take some time to read the obscene amounts of Lore, and I'm sure you can make a great backstory for your character. Just my two cents.

Nice little build! Good luck on the results!

Any chance Drunknok and I can get a 2 day extension or so for the AMCRA? We've done the minimum required builds, but we'd like to do a couple more to get us where our story should be.

My Take on the cards. Yes, I suck at photoshop. #S001 by North White, on Flickr #S002 by North White, on Flickr #S003 by North White, on Flickr #S004 by North White, on Flickr #S005 by North White, on Flickr

Great addition to the game leadership! I love the idea. Might do some artwork with it as well or something. I question how the WTC Riff Raft, (with 0 guns, 0 hull, and 0 crew.) deserves a card giving her more guns, but it'll give me a fun story to write

Chapter 5b: Kembali As they approached the shore, The Murdersassins and the Captain of the Black Mirror prepared to row to shore in a lifeboat. Kembali by North White, on Flickr "Go kill those guys! Interfering with other nation's culture.... aren't we in violation of the prime directive or something?" muttered Darby "是的，但我一直认为主要的指导思想是愚蠢的。在我们在远东的殖民地，我们干涉我们想要的一切。这样更好" Said the Murdersassin. "Uh, Okay." Said Darby Kembali by North White, on Flickr As the sun rose, the small rowboat rowed towards shore, to parts unknown. Kembali by North White, on Flickr Following the instructions of Pan's Contractors, the WTC fleet waited several hours before docking in the harbour. But these passed quickly, and soon they were on dry land once more. Kembali by North White, on Flickr In front of them stood a few warehouses and a massive gate. "Well, this looks promising." Said Count Mesabi Kembali by North White, on Flickr On a sidestreet, chocolate from the Lotus Empire's Colonies was being sold at marked up prices. Crowds walked through the busy streets surrounding the gate. Kembali by North White, on Flickr "หยุด!" Said the Guard as the four reached the gate. "เมืองปิด!" Samantha Translated. "He says the city is closed." The Count Growled. "Tell him that we are #$&%ing official representatives of the @#$%ing Nation of Corrington looking to speak to the &#@$ing Emperor!" "But... we really aren't." Said Darby Samantha translated minus the swears "You translated the swears, right?" Asked the Count. "Yup." Said Samantha. Kembali by North White, on Flickr "คุณต้องการใน? คุณจ่าย." Said the chief Guard. Kembali by North White, on Flickr Behind the Gate lay a vast city with architecture unlike any they had ever seen. "He says we'll have to pay to get in..." Said Samantha. The Count grumbled. "Our money is back on the ship!" Meanwhile, in the warehouse next door, the Captain looked out at the travelers. Kembali by North White, on Flickr Kembali by North White, on Flickr The Captain of the Black Mirror called out to Darby, "You, Come, Idea!" Kembali by North White, on Flickr Darby walked to the door. The Captain said one word. "Tunnel...." Kembali by North White, on Flickr The group huddled up. "Well, we need to get into that city!" Said the Count. "We've come so far!" "Well, we have some options." Said Darby, "The Captain has a tunnel into the city." "But we might get caught!" Said Samantha, "We should just bribe the guards!" "We have explosives on the Ship," Said the WTC Guard. Hmmm.... Said the Count. FIN Thanks for viewing my build of the city of Kembali. I hope I've left the Dev group with enough room to give me some options for the next turn. I did my best to imitate asian architecture, but I'm not the best builder. C&C appreciated!

Chapter 5a: En Route for Vengeance As the Copperhead and the Aurora left the bay of Hassana, the refitted, and reloaded ships found a good wind, sending them quickly southbound. En route to kemblar by North White, on Flickr Four Blueclad Loti Soldiers sat on the deck, idley playing with their weapons. Inside the captain's cabin, Samantha and the Count talked to their leader. En route to kemblar by North White, on Flickr "So who exactly are you?" Asked Count Mesabi "من أنت?" Asked Samantha, translating into Guelphish En route to kemblar by North White, on Flickr "أنا الكابتن سون-جين" He replied, following up with "كابتن المرآة السوداء" "His name is Captain Sun-Jiin, captain of the Black Mirror." Said Samantha. she continued translating. "You must be wondering what a Kemblarsi Captain is doing in Pan with four Loti soldiers... Well this is my tale." En route to kemblar by North White, on Flickr "Kemblarsi was once a colony of Kemblar, but we asserted our independence some time ago. Kemblar still, however does not respect that." En route to kemblar by North White, on Flickr "But they have kept their distance, until a month ago, when they attacked my ship on a diplomatic mission to Pan." En route to kemblar by North White, on Flickr "We were set upon by 2 of their ships, and outflanked." En route to kemblar by North White, on Flickr "We were quickly boarded by their smaller vessel. En route to kemblar by North White, on Flickr "They came for one thing and one thing only. Our Princess Mi-Kyung." En route to kemblar by North White, on Flickr "Our guardsmen fought hard, but they were outnumbered. En route to kemblar by North White, on Flickr "The Kemblar Stormninjas overwhelemed us, killing most of the crew." En route to kemblar by North White, on Flickr "Our Princess had been in the front of the vessel, while I had been on the stern." En route to kemblar by North White, on Flickr "They took no prisoners but her." En route to kemblar by North White, on Flickr "They rigged our stores to blow, and left the survivors to the remains of the ship." En route to kemblar by North White, on Flickr "I had survived, but had lost my right hand." En route to kemblar by North White, on Flickr "I raced to the front of the vessel, but she was gone." En route to kemblar by North White, on Flickr "And then the vessel exploded, I clung to a piece of the hull as the ship sank around me." En route to kemblar by North White, on Flickr "The two ships left our remains behind, taking Mi-Kyung with them." En route to kemblar by North White, on Flickr "And now, I will take these Loti Murdersassins to recover our princess." To Be Continued....

Location: Mesabi Landing Type: Large Artisan It was another busy day in Mesabi Landing, the largest Corrish settlement, and the fourth largest on the Brick Seas. Hydrological Harvesting part II by North White, on Flickr The Railway intersected a busy road, where stagecoatches and wagons ferried goods and services across the massive settlement. Hydrological Harvesting part II by North White, on Flickr The Aqueduct, finally operational, moved precious water from the lake to the north to a system of pipes under the city. Hydrological Harvesting part II by North White, on Flickr As the settlement had grown, styles had changed, and plastering houses had become all the rage. Hydrological Harvesting part II by North White, on Flickr Meanwhile, in the "Where are my pants?" Laundromat, an operator sat while his assistant scrubbed clothes. Hydrological Harvesting part II by North White, on Flickr Hydrological Harvesting part II by North White, on Flickr Elsewhere, a worker took a siesta in a small residence. Hydrological Harvesting part II by North White, on Flickr Yes, Mesabi Landing was the best Corrish settlement. FIN Thanks for viewing my build. I chose to license this as an artisan, as there really isn't a category for "aqueducts." I really had fun with this build, and it was nice to show all the vehicles on a street, even though half of them are from London Escape. C&C appreciated

Very nice build Thaum, simple but well detailed.

Excellent fort Blackbird. I like your attention to detail, and the dark tan mixed with the white is very nice. Forts are always fun to build, and I like what you did with this one.

Missed commenting on this one as well. Great story, and introduction to the characters. The build is very nice as well. Keep up the great work and I can't wait to see what happens next.