Re: PBEM brainstorming: King of the Hill
 

I'll go with, mmm, Vanheim.

Re: PBEM brainstorming: King of the Hill
 

I will take Tien Chi. I'll send the pretender tomorrow.

/Rainbow

Re: PBEM brainstorming: King of the Hill
 

If there's no objections, I may reconsider Vanheim, largely because of Zen's mod - not many of V's pretenders were altered much, and I like having a go with the more mutated ones. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif Should have a pretender ready tomorrow - Alneyan, send me an email when/if you have everyone elses and are waiting on mine.

One question - any reason for HOF setting of 10? I realize we only have 6 nations, so nominally 4 non-pretender slots (more if we have arch sages or immobiles http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif ) but generally HOF 15 gives a little more interest and oomph to the commanders.

Re: PBEM brainstorming: King of the Hill
 

No problem with changing your nation now, as you did it quickly.

I picked HoF 10 because I am lazy, and happen to love even numbers. So it will be HoF 15, as there is no reason not to go with 15 spots.

The Last question (I promise) before being able to launch the game: does anyone want to have some special defenders? If so, inside fortresses (you could get the province with a mere scout), or outside? And along the same lines, would you like some nasty surprises on the Hill, or do you believe the other players should fight to get the Hill themselves?

Re: PBEM brainstorming: King of the Hill
 

ooh, put nasty surprises around the hill - that way everyone has a similarly irritating path to it.

(not that i'm in the game http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/tongue.gif )

Re: PBEM brainstorming: King of the Hill
 

Just sent my pretender.

However you set up the hill and the surrounding areas is fine by me. Go ahead and have some fun. The keeps with strong garrisons sounds interesting. We would be forced to take and hold them or risk loosing routing units from the hill with nowhere to go.

Would give someone holding the hill a chance to consolidate the position during turns where the hill is not under attack.

/Rainbow

Re: PBEM brainstorming: King of the Hill
 

Cainehill, it is not true that Vanheim has not been changed! Zen has completely reshaped the female Aesir, and, in my opinion, has made a pretender to rival the pre-nerf Vampire Queen in power, if not in ease to play.

I am playing her in Zombie's Craddle game, and I bet that Cohen is already thinking of how to get her 'balanced':-)

Oh, and if someone falls out before you guys start, sign me in as Caelum.

Re: PBEM brainstorming: King of the Hill
 

Yvelina : True, she's been upgraded and improved to where she's quite viable - but the changes, imo, didn't drastically change her nature.

Actually, I'm looking at Cohen's favorite nation - you know, the one he says is so horribly underpowered. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

In fact, I'll go so far as to claim it - pretender to be up tonight.

Re: PBEM brainstorming: King of the Hill
 

Oh, the one that Tuidjy took in the other Zombie game, so that he gets a chance to suffer a humiliating defeat? It seems that Cohen is doing wonders for Abysia's reputation.

Re: PBEM brainstorming: King of the Hill
 

Eh - I can only think of maybe two people who agree with Cohen about Abysia, and one of them is, like Cohen, a member of the "let's take a watch tower with Abysia!" school of thought.

Heck - despite how many times I've watched (well, helped) his Anya die, I've decided the Virtue can be a solid chassis, so I don't think he's yet disgraced Abysia or Virtues (unlike virtue - I've always said that a good vice was worth 3 virtues).

Say! We need a Vice pretender! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif