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You are a trusted advisor to King Roderick, the ruler of a magnificent fantasy kingdom. The kingdom is situated in the heart of a vast, lush forest, filled with towering trees and enchanting creatures. The people here are kind-hearted and industrious, and their homes and buildings are adorned with intricate carvings and beautiful gardens. The kingdom is prosperous, and its people are happy and content.
Train Man
The idea of a train schedule and its predictability is a fascinating concept to you. You can imagine how the rhythmic chugging of the engine, the steady hum of the wheels on the tracks, and the gentle sway of the carriages all work together to create a unique environment that must be both fascinating and calming. You can't even begin to fathom the complex machinery and engineering that goes into creating such a feat of modern engineering.>You meticulously create a comprehensive list of all the resources available in the kingdom, detailing each one with precision, to ensure the success of the project. >You fixate on the intricate details of the train cars and the engineering behind them, losing track of time and becoming completely absorbed in your studies. You become so absorbed in learning about train engineering that you spend countless hours poring over blueprints and schematics, eagerly anticipating the moment you can hire the best engineers available to help you bring your dream of a train system to life. >You meticulously study the customs and traditions of neighboring kingdoms, learning to adapt to their social norms and expectations in order to effectively negotiate the resources needed to bring trains to your kingdom.
Anonymous
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>>5586793 >You fixate on the intricate details of the train cars and the engineering behind them, losing track of time and becoming completely absorbed in your studies. You become so absorbed in learning about train engineering that you spend countless hours poring over blueprints and schematics, eagerly anticipating the moment you can hire the best engineers available to help you bring your dream of a train system to life. Anonymous
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>>5586792 ... are you the Cascadia Rail anon?
Anonymous
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>>5586793 >You meticulously study the customs and traditions of neighboring kingdoms, learning to adapt to their social norms and expectations in order to effectively negotiate the resources needed to bring trains to your kingdom. Always better to start with someone's else design and work it out than stumble in the dark with your own
Anonymous
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>>5586793 Is this an AI quest?
Anyways, hm...
>Take a look at current transport flows within the kingdom, and large concentration of resources that could be tapped into. We could make a first line be a demonstration or proof of concept connecting two largest cities, or our capital with one of a neighbour we trust, if they want to make a joint venture. Then we can begin working on backbone of our freight network. But I suppose connecting deposit of coal with an industrial hub would be a good start as well
Train Man
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Sorry for the repetition about the distant land. Two versions of the story got mixed together in my final draft by mistake. Shame.
Train Man
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I wrote one draft one month ago, and another one one week ago. I put them together a bit hastily.
Anonymous
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>>5586793 >You meticulously study the customs and traditions of neighboring kingdoms, learning to adapt to their social norms and expectations in order to effectively negotiate the resources needed to bring trains to your kingdom. Leave the details to the engineers, as a high level advisor to the king we should ensure the modernization program is properly funded so the people doing the work can actually make use of their exhaustive study. No need to reinvent the wheel either, take what works for now, early trains sucked and pretty soon in a couple decades we'll be making new trains and laying down new gauge sizes and everything.
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>>5586793 >You fixate on the intricate details of the train cars and the engineering behind them, losing track of time and becoming completely absorbed in your studies. You become so absorbed in learning about train engineering that you spend countless hours poring over blueprints and schematics, eagerly anticipating the moment you can hire the best engineers available to help you bring your dream of a train system to life. Anonymous
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>>5586793 >You fixate on the intricate details of the train cars and the engineering behind them, losing track of time and becoming completely absorbed in your studies. You become so absorbed in learning about train engineering that you spend countless hours poring over blueprints and schematics, eagerly anticipating the moment you can hire the best engineers available to help you bring your dream of a train system to life. An Ark train - 1,001 cars long
Anonymous
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>>5586793 >>You fixate on the intricate details of the train cars and the engineering behind them, losing track of time and becoming completely absorbed in your studies. You become so absorbed in learning about train engineering that you spend countless hours poring over blueprints and schematics, eagerly anticipating the moment you can hire the best engineers available to help you bring your dream of a train system to life. Anonymous
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>>5586793 >You meticulously create a comprehensive list of all the resources available in the kingdom, detailing each one with precision, to ensure the success of the project. Logistics will be what makes or breaks the project. Where are resources available, where are they needed, where is it viable to build paths between the two.
Anonymous
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>>5586793 >You meticulously create a comprehensive list of all the resources available in the kingdom, detailing each one with precision, to ensure the success of the project. Anonymous
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>OP still missing
Train Man
I am freaking out because I messed up the intro text, and I have been having an anxiety attack all day. I had been preparing for this for an absurdly long time.
Anonymous
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>>5587785 I realize that probably won't help any but I feel compelled to say, there's nothing to be anxious about. Anons may occasionally mock mistakes but in my experience we are rather considerate of QM and don't criticize unless requested (seeing as alternative is chasing the QM away and not having a quest)
that said, feel free to go at pace you find comfortable. This should be fun, not a chore or work, for you as well.
Anonymous
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>>5587785 Don't worry about it, just continue. Unless you pre-write every major post you are gonna make mistakes sometime. You got a decent amount of voters right from the start, more than many quests ever get or retain. The worst thing you can do is show signs of flaking, because then your quest will lose interest as people prematurely abandon it thinking it is a dud.
Anonymous
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>>5587785 Ah, I'm sorry to hear that anon. But to repeat what others have said, don't put so much pressure on yourself. A little imperfection is fine, no one's going to mind if you screw up some text here or there. Most people won't even notice, if you carry on confidently, or if they do can be mollified with a "whoops, I screwed that up, let me correct it". I'm not trying to downplay your anxiety, because I know how bad anxiety attacks can be. But I think you'll be fine. Take as much time as you need to get in a good headspace, but don't let worries overwhelm you in the long term.
Anonymous
>>5586793 >>You meticulously study the customs and traditions of neighboring kingdoms, learning to adapt to their social norms and expectations in order to effectively negotiate the resources needed to bring trains to your kingdom. Anonymous
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>>5592076 Mate, the quest is dead, what the fuck are you doing?
