Pacific Protocols: The Message

Bard College: Rolls to Seduce the Dragon

Board with Games: Champions & Chariots

As previously analyzed, Shogi has an earlier form before the intro of its chess pieces it begins out as a board game with champions and chariots.

Evolution of shogi by linguistic development

• The earliest battlefield appearing at 40% is the king, gold general, and three chariot pieces (flying chariot, incense chariot, and promoted incense chariot). 

• At 33% we get the addition of the dragon (promoted flying chariot).

• At 26% we see the introduction of the jeweled king (a specific historical opponent), Bishop (angle mover), silver general, and promoted silver general. The Shogi name is applied.

• After that, more pieces (horse units) are added to the game at 13% - the promoted bishop (dragon horse), cassia horse, and promoted cassia.

• And then at 6% pawns (foot soldier), and promoted pawns are added along with the elephant (which is removed). The Game board (Ban) is named.

Oddly enough this reminds me of a different boardgame- the pieces used to play egyptian Senat.

The man, and the pedestal. Or if you like the champion and the chariot because chariots have two wheels in contact with the ground the pedestal should be sideways.

Champions & Chariots

If Senat and protoshogi originate as a Champions & Chariots battlefield, It becomes a supply and battlefield game.

Each player should originally have two champions and three chariots each(protoshogi) to five champions and five chariots each (protoSenat).

Chariots are required to move champions or heroes to the battlefield. An undefended/returning chariot is vulnerable to capture by an incoming chariot with champion or the champion and chariot can capture an incoming chariot. Likewise a resting champion on a chariot can be ambushed by an incoming champion on a chariot.

Turn: You roll a dice, move the pedestaled chariot unit with champion up to the battlefield. Return chariot from the battlefield.

Mystaran Campaign: The Duchy of Brunhild

For those of you who were looking for more from the Isekai wa Smarthphone Anime, the Manga is now progressing into new territory. The other worlder armed with Overpowered Magic and a Smartphone has saved the Regulus Empire from being toppled by its police, and has now been married off to Emperor Regulus' Daughter (even though he lives with his current Harem of wives including the Princess of the Kingdom of Belfast). So the King of Belfast and the Emperor of the Regulus Empire agree to give the hero a 158 square miles of borderland and recognize it as the Duchy of Brunhild (he named it after his Magic gunblade 'Brunhild').
The region is full of monsters and bandits which he eliminates in quick fashion using the google map feature on his phone along with locate multiple targets and magic missile spells allowing him to eliminate the predators in his forested borderland. He then rounds up some bandits. The Emperor and King basically dumped this land on him to secure up a troublesome traderoute and put someone they both see as heroic and trustworthy in control of it.

Its something you could stick in your Mystaran campaign between the Kingdom of Karameikos and the Empire of Thyatis (with a powerful magicuser married off to the Daughter of King Stephan and the Daughter of the Emperor of Thyatis.

Duchy of Brunhild
Area: 2.8 56-square mile hexes.
Produce: nothing at the moment
Description: a small heavily forested border nation recognized by the Empire and the Kingdom. The arranged marriages between the Duke of Brunhild and the princesses of the Empire and the Kingdom may yet result in the Merger of the Kingdom and Empire under the rule of the Duke of Brunhild.

The Duke of Brunhild is a Powerful Magicuser with an Artifact of the Immortals (A smartphone modified by the Supreme Immortal of Energy).

Modified Smartphone
Minor Artefact of Energy
Powers

• Wish - specific* (100pp)

*Clairvoyance- including googlemaps, scrying, and internet access, and multitargeted spellcasting.

Penalties & Handicaps

• Must be recharged using magic spell slots.
• Paranoia when anyone mentions his smartphone. 

Creature Catalogue: Tentacolo Tree

Tentacolo Tree
Hit Dice:            1HD* - 17HD**
Armour Class:   3
Movement:        15'(5')
Attack:                2d4 clubs or 1 root/ lifedrain
Damage:             1d6 per Seed/1d8 per root + life drain
No. Appearing:  1(1)
Morale 12 (3)
Treasure Type: Special
Alignment: Neutral (Chaotic when feeding).

The Tentacolo tree feeds off the life force of surrounding plants and animals to accelerate its growth from seeding to flower. The seed is a large hard nodule growing to maturity on the end of a branch. When the tree is feeding on life force the branches twist and sway violently becoming clubs capable of inflicting damage on those within twenty feet of the tree. It is also capable of lashing out with roots up to 1 feet per HD, and pulling it self along in search of food.

The special treasure nature of the plant means Seedlings can be made into a staff of striking of 2d10 charges.

Linguistic Archaeology: Exploring The Benin

Exploring the Benin we can begin with personal names...

Male Benin Names
1. Amadi
2. Azagba
3. Ehioze
4. Enobakhare
5. Ewansiha
6. Imarogbe
7. Nosakhere
8. Obaseki
9. Ode
10. Omolara
11. Omorede
12. Omoruyi
13. Osagboro
14. Osahar
15. Osakwe
16. Osayaba
17. Osaze

Popularity of use
A      %      E       %       I        %       O       %       U        %
13    76%  10    58%   6      35%   14     82%    1        5%

B      %      C       %       D        %       F       %       G        %
6     35%   0       0%    3       17%    0       0%      3     17%

H      %      J       %       K        %       L       %       M        %
5     29%   0      0%     4      23%    1      5%       4       23%

N      %      P       %       Q        %       R       %       S        %
2     11%   0      0%       0       0%      7     41%     8        47%

T      %      V       %       W        %       X       %       Y        %
0     0%    0        0%     2       11%    0        0%     2      11%

Z         %
3          17%


Popularity of Use
82% O:
76% A, O:
58% E, A, O:
47% S, E, A, O: (Osa- prefix)
41% R, S, E, A, O:
35% B, I, R, S, E, A, O:
29% H, B, I, R, S, E, A, O: (-har/-here/-hare suffix), Osahar,
23% K, M, H, B, I, R, S, E, A, O: Obaseki,
17% Z, G, D, K, M, H, B, I, R, S, E, A, O: Omorede, Ode, Amadi,
         Osagboro, Imarogbe, Azagba, Osaze, Ehioze,
11% Y, W, N, Z, G, D, K, M, H, B, I, R, S, E, A, O: Osayaba, Osakwe,
         Nosakhere, Ewansiha, Enobakhare,
5% U, L, Y, W, N, Z, G, D, K, M, H, B, I, R, S, E, A, O: Omoruyi,
        Omolara,
0% T, V, X, Q, P, J, F, C

Conclusion: At the point where the alphabet is in use by 29% of the Benin group Osahar represents the oldest Male Benin name in the Benin linguistic development timeline, followed by Obaseki at 23%.
The Benin male cultural growth peak occurs at 17% dropping slowly through 11% down to 5% of the alphabet using populace.


Female Benin Names
1. Edenausegboye
2. Ekaghogho
3. Enomwoyi
4. Ikuseghan
5. Irawagbon
6. Isoke
7. Izegbe
8. Nourbese
9. Ode
10. Omolara
11. Omorenoniwara
12. Omorose
13. Omosede
14. Omosupe
15. Osayioniwabo
16. Oseye
17. Urbi

Popularity of use
A      %      E       %       I        %       O       %       U        %
7     41%   13   76%    8      47%   14     82%    4       23%

B      %      C       %       D        %       F       %       G        %
5     29%   0      0%     3      17%     0      0%      5        29%

H      %      J       %       K        %       L       %       M        %
2     11%   0      0%      3      17%     1       5%     6        35%

N      %      P       %       Q        %       R       %       S        %
7     41%   1      5%      0       0%      6       35%   9        52%

T      %      V       %       W        %       X       %       Y        %
0      0%    0       0%     4       23%     0        0%     4      23%

Z         %
1         5%


Popularity of Use
82% O:
76% E, O:
52% S, E, O:
47% I, S, E, O:
41% A, N, I, S, E, O: (Osa- prefix)
35% R, M, A, N, I, S, E, O: Omorose,
29% B, G, R, M, A, N, I, S, E, O:
23% W, Y, U, B, G, R, M, A, N, I, S, E, O: Urbi, Oseye, Osayioniwabo,
         Omorenoniwara, Nourbese, Irawagbon, Enomwoyi,
17% D, K, W, Y, U, B, G, R, M, A, N, I, S, E, O: Omosede, Ode, Isoke,
         Edenausegboye,
11% H, D, K, W, Y, U, B, G, R, M, A, N, I, S, E, O: Ikuseghan,
         Ekaghogho,
5% P, L, Z, H, D, K, W, Y, U, B, G, R, M, A, N, I, S, E, O: Omosupe,
       Omolara, Izegbe,
0% T, V, X, Q, J, F, C


Conclusion: Earliest female name Using protoBenin Alphabet in use by 35% of population is Omorose. There is a Cultural growth Spike at 23% language use dropping slowly to 17%. This seems earlier than the growth spike present in male names though it might represent a higher linguistic literacy in female conversation circles if it occurs at the same time as the male cultural surge. It drops off at 11% before beginning a second rise at 5% population use.


Benin Family Names

1. Ahomadegebe
2. Apithy
3. Kerekou
4. Maga
5. Soglo
6. Zinsou

Popularity of use
A      %      E       %       I        %       O       %       U        %
3     50%   2      33%    2      33%    4       66%    2       33%

B      %      C       %       D        %       F       %       G        %
1     16%   0      0%      1      16%     0      0%      3        50%

H      %      J       %       K        %       L       %       M        %
2     33%   0      0%      1      16%     1       16%    2        33%

N      %      P       %       Q        %       R       %       S        %
1     16%   1      16%     0       0%      1       16%   2        33%

T      %      V       %       W        %       X       %       Y        %
1      16%  0       0%     0         0%     0        0%     1      16%

Z         %
1         16%

Popularity of use
66% O:
50% A, G, O:
33% E, I, U, H, M, S, A, G, O: (Osa- prefix), Maga,
16% B, D, K, L, T, Y, Z, E, I, U, H, M, S, A, G, O: Zinsou, Soglo, Kerekou, Apithy, Ahomadegebe,
0% C, F, J, Q, V, W, X

Conclusions: Maga are the oldest Benin family name at 33% use of alphabet. 16% represents the cultural surge of the Benin.


As Maga is the oldest Benin family name, were they called the Maga people before becoming the Benin? Examining the male and female names lists Maga appears in the Male cultural growth peak but predates all but one female name occuring before the female growth peak. So if the cultural surges are happening at the same time, the Female dominated Maga family (a matriarchal group?) predates the other families and we get a cultural growth spike with females using higher alphabet literacy than males by the end of all cultural development because Women know the P phonetic, and men dont use it in their names making it exclusivly female amongst the Benin. This is the reverse of Aboriginal Australia where P is a Male name only phonetic. The Apithy family is likely responsible for the introduction of the P phonetic in the female name Omosupe.

Linguistic Archaeology: Korean Nobility

Korean Nobility: Initially considered to be An, Bak, Choi, Gim, Jang, and Yee. They were later joined by Jo and Min.

List of Names
1. An
2. Bak
3. Choi
4. Gim
5. Jang
6. Yee
7. Jo
8. Min

Popularity of use
A        %         E       %        I           %           O       %        U         %
3        37%     1       12%    3         37%       2        25%    0        0%

B        %         C       %        D        %       F       %        G         %
1         12%     1       12%   0        0%     0       0%       2        25%

H        %         J       %        K        %       L       %        M         %
1         12%    2       25%    1        12%   0      0%      2           25%

N        %         P       %        Q        %       R       %        S         %
3         37%     0        0%     0        0%     0        0%     0          0%

T        %         V       %        W        %       X       %        Y         %
0         0%      0       0%      0         0%     0        0%      1        12%

Z         %
0         0%

Popularity of use
37% A, I, N: An
25% O, G, J, M, A, I, N: Min, Jo, Gim,
12% E, B, C, H, K, Y, O, G, J, M, A, I, N: Yee, Jang, Choi, Bak,
0% U, D, F, L, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, Z

Conclusions: Despite being late to Korean nobility, Min (Pre-Minoan as Mkun) and Jo predate families of Yee (ye- flips to become -ey making this name ey-e or eye), Jang (Jar-ng probably protoenglish merchants who made and sold jars or people who kept tongues in jars), Choi (Ch being a variant of ku, Kuoku- reminds me of Kohaku :-) Thanks to Last Airbender), and Bak (Barku, a boat made of bark). They are as old as Gim (Gkum), and only the An (Arn sounds familiar- probably because it blends with Mkun to form Mkun-arn or McKinnon suggesting they were already related by marriage of relatives) family predate all of them. This analysis outcome will change once all korean family names are added to the data set.