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Tribute

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Umberto Eco

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Tribute​

You are a god without a people. A lonely, wandering deity who craves worship, yet finds none. That is, until you stumble upon the Poni people.

The Poni are a very superstitious tribe whose polytheistic religion comprises of thousands of gods. These gods are responsible for anything, from bringing rain to smiting an enemy tribe. The Poni are constantly looking for new deities to worship.

The Poni possess herds of Pokemon that they are willing to sacrifice as tribute to their gods. However, the Poni are very poor and need money to barter with the neighbouring tribes.

You strike a deal with the Poni. For $4, they will worship you and bring (multiple) Pokemon as tribute. However, they don't know what kind of deity you are, so you will need to use your loud, divine voice to declare your holy demands. Unfortunately, the Poni are not very intelligent and will frequently misinterpret your words.

You may either accept or reject the tribute of the Poni. However, once you have accepted six or more Pokemon as tribute, they will be unable to keep up with your demands and cease worshiping you. Likewise, if you reject three tributes, the Poni will become aggravated and cease worshiping you. Poni will offer anywhere from one to three Pokemon as tribute, and the deal is all or nothing; that is, you may not accept specific Pokemon from a tribute.

All is not lost, however. When the Poni attempt to cease worshiping you, you may pay $2 to hire a prophet that will speak on your behalf. The prophet will negotiate with the Poni and convince them to offer two more sacrifices, which you may choose to accept or reject. After these two sacrifices, they will attempt to cease worshiping you again, at which point you may hire another prophet, and so on.

Current Deities in Ponism
  • LuckyLapras
  • Noctowl
  • Dar
  • Alraune
  • Vehement Mustelid
  • Absoul
  • ...and a couple thousand more
 
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LuckyLapras said:
Hmm, this looks interesting. I mean, not everyday you get to be treated as a deity. I'll have a go at this.
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You'll need to make a proclamation to the Poni :)

~~~

Noctowl said:
I demand birds! Many birds!
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"Bind? Bind bind bind! Noctowl demands bind! Many bind! Gather as many binding Pokemon as we can!"

The Poni bring you the following as tribute:
Tentacool
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Ekans
female.gif


[Accept / Reject]

Rejections left: 3

Tributed Pokemon:
none
 
Give me the bones of the ancients!
(I can't wait to see hownthey mess this up.)
 
I might have a go at this... after you answer my question: Can the tributes be items?
...Never mind, I think I figured out the answer. Not playing, sorry.
 
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Dar said:
Give me the bones of the ancients!
(I can't wait to see hownthey mess this up.)
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"The bones of the ancients! Like a fossil or something!"

The Poni search through their runic temples and find:
Kabuto
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[Accept / Reject]

Rejections left: 3

Tributed Pokemon:
none

~~~

Alraune said:
Hehe, this is fun! I'd like a go at this...
I would like...
FLAME! I DEMAND HOT
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"Hot as a flame! Alraune requires a Pokemon that's hot as a flame?"
"Hot? Hot as in sexy, or hot as in fiery?"
"I-I-I think Alraune wants something really sexy-hot!"

After arguing amongst themselves for a while, the Poni bring you:
Ralts
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Buneary
female.gif


[Accept / Reject]

Rejections left: 3

Tributed Pokemon:
none

~~~

Vehement Mustelid said:
In.

FETCH ME... A SHRUBBERY!
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"Vehement Mustelid demands something rubbery!"

The Poni search all around their village, but the best they can find are:
Ditto
Ditto

[Accept / Reject]

Rejections left: 3

Tributed Pokemon:
none
 
Oh snap the Ponies don't know what I want. This could be bad. Anyways, I demand dragons! My PC is all like "needs moar dragons!".
 
Toggaffer said:
You'll need to make a proclamation to the Poni :)

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"Bind? Bind bind bind! Noctowl demands bind! Many bind! Gather as many binding Pokemon as we can!"

The Poni bring you the following as tribute:
Tentacool
female.gif

Ekans
female.gif


[Accept / Reject]

Rejections left: 3

Tributed Pokemon:
none
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Aw, they tried. I will take them.
How about wings?
 
Toggaffer said:
"Hot as a flame! Alraune requires a Pokemon that's hot as a flame?"
"Hot? Hot as in sexy, or hot as in fiery?"
"I-I-I think Alraune wants something really sexy-hot!"

After arguing amongst themselves for a while, the Poni bring you:
Ralts
female.gif

Buneary
female.gif


[Accept / Reject]

Rejections left: 3

Tributed Pokemon:
none
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Haha omg that's awesome. I'll take them, thank you, my children!
Gimmie more flame! The kind that burns?
 
Toggaffer said:
"Vehement Mustelid demands something rubbery!"

The Poni search all around their village, but the best they can find are:
Ditto
Ditto

[Accept / Reject]

Rejections left: 3

Tributed Pokemon:
none
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VERY WELL...

I shall take one Ditto.

BRING ME... ANOTHER SHRUBBERY! YOUR TOUGHEST FIGHTER!
 
Toggaffer said:
"The bones of the ancients! Like a fossil or something!"

The Poni search through their runic temples and find:
Kabuto
male.gif


[Accept / Reject]

Rejections left: 3

Tributed Pokemon:
none
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No! I do not want this rock!

Give me fish!
 
LuckyLapras said:
Oh snap the Ponies don't know what I want. This could be bad. Anyways, I demand dragons! My PC is all like "needs moar dragons!".
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The Poni pray, "O LuckyLapras, they may be weak now, but surely your holiness will transform them into mighty dragons one day." They bring you:

Magikarp(M) Magikarp(F) Magikarp(M)

[Accept / Reject]
Tributed Pokemon: none
Rejections left: 3

~~~

Noctowl said:
Aw, they tried. I will take them.
How about wings?
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"Wings! Noctowl requires Pokemon with wings as tribute!"

The Poni place on your altar the following:
Taillow(F) Rufflet(M)

[Accept / Reject]
Tributed Pokemon: Tentacool(F) Ekans(F)
Rejections left: 3

~~~

Alraune said:
Haha omg that's awesome. I'll take them, thank you, my children!
Gimmie more flame! The kind that burns?
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"The kindness that burns! Our holy Alraune demands a Pokemon with burning, flaming kindness!"

The Poni carefully approach you with the nicest, sweetest Pokemon that they could find:
Happiny(F) Togepi(F) Togepi(F)

[Accept / Reject]
Tributed Pokemon: Ralts(F) Buneary(F)
Rejections left: 3

~~~

Vehement Mustelid said:
VERY WELL...

I shall take one Ditto.

BRING ME... ANOTHER SHRUBBERY! YOUR TOUGHEST FIGHTER!
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I should have mentioned this in the OP, but you can either take both Ditto or leave both :/

~~~

Dar said:
No! I do not want this rock!

Give me fish!
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"He wants rock fish! Bony, earthy fish!"

The Poni dive into their lakes and bring the following:
Relicanth(M)Omanyte(M)

[Accept / Reject]
Tributed Pokemon: none
Rejections left: 2
 
Huh, I guess I'll play to see what they get from this

BRING ME HUGE YAWN. BIG YAWN IS GOOD, HUGE YAWN IS BETTER
 
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Toggaffer said:
The Poni pray, "O LuckyLapras, they may be weak now, but surely your holiness will transform them into mighty dragons one day." They bring you:

Magikarp(M) Magikarp(F) Magikarp(M)

[Accept / Reject]
Tributed Pokemon: none
Rejections left: 3
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3! Seriously! I'll take the female one, let the other two back into their pond. I need MORE DRAGONS! BIGGER! MIGHTIER! MORE LIKE RAYQUAZA!
 
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