⚖ Book of laws
⚠ Spoiler: this opens in chapter 7.
The 🔬 Law research (chapter 7) unlocks the 🏠 Council house and the book of laws: the “⚖ Book of laws” button in the Council house window or ⚖ at the top.
- Laws come in pairs: from each pair the colony passes one — forever; the other can no longer be passed.
- Proclaiming a law costs 4 Paper, 10 Gold; the council meets no more than once every 3 d.
- Mood from laws is shown in a settler’s mood breakdown, speed — in the building window.
| Pair | Law | Benefit | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work | Long day — They work from dawn to dark and rest afterwards. | work 12% faster | mood -6 |
| Fair day — They work as much as they can; the evening is their own. | mood +6 | work 4% slower | |
| Table | Rations — Food is shared equally: everyone gets their due, nobody takes extra. | they eat 12% less | mood -5 |
| Common table — Everyone eats together at one table — as much as they like. | mood +5 | 6% more food is used | |
| Defence | Militia — Every adult learns to hold a weapon and comes to help. | the guard is 25% stronger | mood -3 |
| Hired guard — The colony is guarded for money — the rest work in peace. | the guard is 15% stronger | 1 gold a day for every 6 settlers (no gold — the guard doesn’t serve) | |
| Treasury | Tithe — Every household gives a little gold to the treasury. | 1 gold a day from every 4 settlers | mood -4 |
| Free market — Traders pay the colony nothing — and trade more profitably. | at the Trading post selling is 15% dearer, buying 10% cheaper | nothing comes into the treasury |
Holidays
Once a season a holiday can be held in the Council house — for a treat for every settler; everyone gets a happy impression for 4 days.
| Season | Holiday | Treat per settler | Mood |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | Founding Day — They remember how they came to the island: a shared meal and the elders’ stories. | 2 Bread | +8 |
| Summer | Summer fair — Stalls, new things and trade — prices at the Trading post return to normal. | 0.5 Cloth and 10 Gold once | +8 |
| Autumn | Harvest festival — The first bread of the new harvest and honey on the table. | 3 Bread, 0.25 Honey | +12 |
| Winter | Winter lights — Bonfires on the square all the long night — to keep warm and not be sad. | 3 Wood | +10 |
This guide is built from the data of the game “Oskolki” — a browser colony simulator on a floating shard among the ruins of the ancients. Play for free in the browser.