Re: The Early Days. Game running.
 

Damn daylight savings, or rather lack of that. I intended to take my turn this morning while eating breakfast, but forgot that I am currently at GMT+2 rather than GMT+3 like still a bit over a week ago. Which resulted in my first ever stale in a Dom3 game :(

To make matters worse, Lanka had an excellent turn, which saw my Marverni totally overrun; I wouldn't have been able to do much to reverse that even if I had been able to take my turn. Now I don't have enough gold to pay my forces, and my forts are under siege. My preteder is still (barely) alive, but has so far taken quite a few hits from remote spells. While my druids cause massive havoc with reverse communion, they really are no use without troops to protect them. I really do not see how I could possibly make a come-back from this, even if Lanka was attacked by all her other neighbours.

To preserve my sanity, I think I will go AI :( Cheers for Lanka for a well executed attack! Thanks Burnsaber to setting up this game, I am sure interested in joing a similar game in the future too :)

Re: The Early Days. Game running.
 

You have multiple forts still in your possession, a live pretender, a bunch of mages, and you're going AI? :doh:

Re: The Early Days. Game running.
 

I have forts yes, but almsot all are besieged. I have mages true, but no troops to protect them (and you know Marverni druids need a meat shield as they are ultra-fragile) as the troops will desert now (no money to pay for upkeep). I have a live pretender, true who has has been hit by quite a few seeking arrows (and while he has recuperation and will eventually get rid of his afflictions, he is of absolutely no use now).

I am sorry, but the Marverni situation is totally hopeless as far as I can see.

Re: The Early Days. Game running.
 

Summon some meatshields? Surely you have gems?

Re: The Early Days. Game running.
 

Taking a look at the score graphs, you do still have quite a few troops left. And, to my understanding, troops don't desert that quickly from lack of gold. Is there any way we could convince you to stay on for just one more turn, just to see how badly desertion will really hurt you? With that many troops remaining it would at least be worth searching for a sub to play out your final days, I think.

Re: The Early Days. Game running.
 

I dont think the marverni position is that hopeless, sure I think I will win the war in the end especially after last turn but I still have no good answer to his main army although it luckily have a bit of a problem keeping up with my thugs.

Re: The Early Days. Game running.
 

Very well, I'll stick around to the end then. Not that it makes any difference, the charts sadly do not reflect the truth here (like say, my druids being in an army, while the militia from two events are far far away, or the fact that most of my army is actually mercs, who will wave goodbye now (if you check that, you notice they all leave after this turn)) :(

Re: The Early Days. Game running.
 

I don't mean to force you to play, it just seems from the sidelines that there's still a play or two for you to make. Maybe there really isn't, and you're about to really get trashed next turn or so. Well, at that point I won't complain about you going AI. I would just prefer to have a player at the helm while there is still maybe some potential in the nation to wound its attacker.

Re: The Early Days. Game running.
 

Send in the alchemists!

Re: The Early Days. Game running.
 

Ulm is still looking for Fire and Astral gems. Can offer Earth and Nature stuff mostly in return, but that's not everything.