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Welcome Murph and Thank you for helping out!!!

If he did not tell you your treaty obligations and who your friends are you might want to ask.

Other than that, this is a pretty straight forward game.

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How is everything going? Who's kicking @ss? getting their @ss kicked?

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Actually, it has been pretty quiet.....so far

How have you been?

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What are we doing about Tir...we lose over a day each turn because of him. Lets get the sub, set him AI or force host. but lets get the game moving...

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I'd say force host and let god... the other gods sort his goods out.

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This game is casual,so i will keep the 72h quickhosting anyways.
Since Hellheim and Sauromatia do need that 72h most of the time,we wont have a difference if i set Tir to AI except for diplomatic reasons ;)

Btw,personally,i wouldnt feel obliged to keep honoring a NAP with a person that is stalling for like 5 turns in a row and that has stalled several times before,already.

I will send him a PM,if he stalls again this turn.If he doesnt answer,well,lets see.

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I can live with that..I never had a Nap with him anyway.

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Quiet?
I've been attacked by Abysia early on, and then by Helheim. Damn. I haven't had a single peaceful turn the whole game. You should pick more interesting neighbours!
Immac, R'lyeh is dead. Sauromatia is continuing on its way, T'ien Chi and Helheim are fighting a hard war, and although T'ien Chi managed to take some forts my research is still pitiful, while Helheim's still got a way better magic research and sneaking thugs everywhere. So I think this war is not going to be quiet and will last for quite a while.
But looking at the other nations' flat graphs, I suppose it's quiet up there in the norther realms.

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Well, it looks like its starting to ramp up a little....

Should get interesting from here on out.:D

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Guys,we have to do something about Tir and also Sauromatia,it seems.
I had a lot of things to do the last week,otherwise i would ve acted earlier.
Am i right,that Sauromatia also did stall the last 2-3 turns?

As i see it,we need a new sub for Sauro and maybe should just set Tir to AI?
Tell me what you think about it.

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Tir didnt answer to my email btw.Thats really sad:(

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Sigh...I just found that Tir has about 170 Draconians on my Flank...guess I am glad he is gone or I would have been gone.

Who is playing Sauro?

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you guys still need a sub for any nation? I can gladly take 1, doing quite a lot of subbing lately and I'm just looking for more ;)

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We can happily offer Sauromatia:)

Pretty big and strong nation,even though it stalled now for like 3-4 turns.Its still very healthy though,since noone did backstab it so far!Ive seen some nice SC`s...its the only real blood nation left in this game anyway.

If you send me your email via message here i will switch sauro to your adress and you can request a turn resend on llamaserver.
I would postpone the hosting time for you by 24 hours.

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Yes, it would be nice to have a human player for Sauromatia. If you take over, I'll have to fill you in with regards to current diplomatic state wrt T'ien Chi.

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Ive postponed the turn by 24 hours.
Thank god we finally got a sub for Sauromatia:)

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can you give me another 24 hours, seems like I have a lot of catching up to do, both in terms of my new empire and all the diplomacy and stuff... hopefully you guys can fill me in on all the diplomacy and war issues than after that I can finish studying my new empire and deciding where to take it from here.

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delay granted.

I will be away until late sunday.

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and it seems that the Sauromatia I was given was not doing that badly after all. a bit weird and unexpected but I think I got the hang of it ;) too bad you're so stubborn Grudge, we really could have worked something out, but you can have it your way since you insist...

and by the way, why is TNN not set to AI yet? it obviously has nothing worth fighting with any more, caught between quite a few large hammers and a huge anvil :P

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Well, you kind of put it as an ultimatum, and claimed that whole island with the threat that you would "leave me alone" if I ran back across the water.

It doesn't matter if I lose or win...it matters that I won't be dictated to.

However, I hold you personally no Grudge (no pun intended) and wish you well.:up:

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Things stirring up a bit more up northe then?
I hold a grudge against Arco. My poor scouts keep dying when I send them there. They are just peaceful tourists! Do you realise how long it took them to arrive there?

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well Grudge, it was an ultimatum because the way I saw the situation you're already tied up way over your head, while I'm pretty safe up here and in need of expansion(like all of us), so the local balance of power seems to be grossly in my favor, but you wouldn't just freely give me the island, now would you...? hence I decided to give you a peaceful way out, and perhaps even help you with your other wars, you declined so you've just got another front to your already raging war...

I too ask you to not hold any grudges(no pun intended) I'm just analyzing my situation and trying to make the best out of it... :angel

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well, this thread is pretty dead these days :\ it seems that Helheim, TNN(AI or just staling constantly) and Arco are about to bite the dust real soon. apparently I(or well, mostly the person I subbed for) had a lot to do with Helheim's demise, by allying up with TC. but it's a real shame that you have to go down so hard and fast Grudge. the others seem to be pretty well established, and I got Sauromatia back up and kicking fiercely, so don't worry fellows ;)

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Helheim shouold go down, but he still has 20+ mages in one province, which makes for a tough nut to crack. Plus sneaky thugs. It's going to be long because my units tend to die a lot when fighting 28 enemy mages.
I'm just realising the tartarians I saw in the black provinces were actually Agarthans attacking Helheim and not Helhheim tarts! Must change orders soon in order to avoid diplomatic complications. What with those black flags all looking like each other...

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Hmmm, I seem to be being attacked by the three largest factions. I must remember to sack my foreign minister before the end :p

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You certainly are. I suggest sending all your sneaky troops towards Agartha, I don't think he saw many of these thugs of yours, considering how many were busy fighting me and those I saw against Sauromatia. He should have some of the fun for jopining in late ;)

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yeah I liked that golem of yours, especially since I had nothing better in the proximity ;) Agartha should certainly have some of that fun as well, especially the tougher things, and you know what I'm talking about... ;)

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ive watched most battles anyways.Probably over 100 battle reports over the course of the whole war.
But if you think Agartha is afraid of some of the better troops,you should better reestimate the strength of Agartha at this point.

We have only attacked 1 province from Hellheim so far,the other was neutral territory for some turns.
Basically not to punish brave Hellheim but to prevent the agressors from getting more borders to me.
Its pretty easy to spot for everyone that Agartha could have intervened in that war much,much earlier,either getting a much bigger piece of the cake or to make life much worse for the other side.You should never forget that.
Dont wake a sleeping (cave) dragon.

We dont intend to take further actions btw...for the moment.

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it seems to me like Agartha is drunk with power, and grossly underestimating the rest of the world. oh, and as for stepping into others' wars, aren't you like helping us stomp Arco these days...? we all know that this weird balance of power between us "big" nations will break sooner rather than later, the small guys will perish soon enough...

by the way, I still don't quite understand why Sauromatia was up for subbing for so long, the previous owner did some weird things but he didn't do poorly at all... and it's not like somebody was or for that matter still is threatening Sauromatia with an overwhelming force... nobody is safe, there would only be 1 in the end, and yes that includes you too Agartha. you're not as invincible as you might think, despite the score graphs which are grossly in your favor...

oh, and I liked your metaphor of the sleeping dragon, so I'll rip it off from you and suggest that neither you nor anybody else wake the sleeping demon, which would be me... :P

oh, and those tarts of yours are not as scary as you may think...

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I am still respecting my NAP with Arco.

For the record,you are the third ruler for Sauro.We had another sub before you,who disappeared after like 3 turns.
You can thank the original sauro player for a very good position who happended to be also the game admin.I only took over admin because no one else wanted to do it.
Luckily all nations behaved ethical by not attacking Sauro when it was idle for quite some time.
Again,Agartha right after winning the war vs the squids, would have had easily the armies ready right at your borders,to invade undefended/unplayed Sauromatia.;)

Dont get me wrong,i like a lot that we got a very active player now for Sauro.
Still,your Nation has been idle for long,TC is waging war forever and Ermor is just lately growing to a real power...by seemingly meeting no resistance at all.
The truth about the real Balance of Power is out there.Its not tough to see.And if you think we are underestimating the power of Blood Magic,then you are the one making a mistake.
We do know exactly what you can field.
And you can be sure,we are not counting solely on our Tarts.
Especially since we are not the only one fielding those.

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well, invading an idle player would be easy, now wouldn't it... :P I am surprised however that Arco is losing just to Ermor, and now my rather minor interference... so yeah, Ermor and you will soon be fighting over the dominance on the main island. TC, after finishing off Helheim, will have his own island all for himself, and once I finish clearing off Arco's refugees I'll have my own island. than the power balance will start to be a lot clearer.

yeah, we all know what each of us can field, the strengths and weaknesses of each nation are no secret, nor are the end game possibilities... I guess it'll come out to who uses the tools at his disposal in the best way.

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I don't think I ever said or implied Agartha would falter against my armies, nor that they profitted from Helheim. I'd jsut like some of those Helheim guys to die without killing some of my troops. Not that I believe said troops would last very long against SC's. I mean, I have chariots who are jsut there to get rid of Helheim's chaff so the mages might be hit by some melee units, and to avoid too much skeleton spamming. I don't expect my chariots or warriors of the five elements to defeat tartarians and the like.

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I have submitted my turn but in 3.24

I hope this won't cause a problem. I have upgraded already (it was a mistake!) so I am a bit stuck now....

As my game is all but over it won't matter too much if I stall. But I'd rather get in what may be my last meaningful turn.

Bring on those tarts TC :) And that Dragon I know you have skulking about down south :p

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Certainly right.I just wanted to clarify at that point that speaking of 3 large factions attacking Hellheim isnt nearly the whole story/truth,as well as that one of the 2 territories i occupied with a Tart have been neutral.Everything else was just in response to other statements.

@ Hoplo

I think you will be fine.
Especially since we are not using any mod in addition.
We probably all have to update after this turn anyways.

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Tir will be set to AI today, i have found someone willing to do it.
So,from now on,this could mean some more turns per month.

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Not while I linger on waiting until the very end before I hand in my turn:p Could be all over this turn as probably the fourth straight assault on my Capital will occur....

If I do survive this turn has anyone got any gems? I have 15 Skull Mentors, 1 Lightless lantern, 5 Hammers and a Fire Skull. All at very low discount prices :) I only need a few gems - especially air and earth (but I can use any including blood slaves to good use) - so I can carry on casting battlefield spells. I will accept anti-TC donations too :p

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We still live :D And TCs god is dead. Again....

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Yes, he got paralysed once too much. Don't worry, he'll come back.
I must confess I'm just sending in tons of stuff at your capital and look how many commanders died in the fight at the end. After a while, I'll grind all of them down. The twiceborn don't help, but eventually, Helheim will be gone.

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seems like Arco's god and a few of Ermor's Tartarians have committed suicide :o PD+support, nothing major... oh and Ermor, don't worry, I'm watching your every move, once we finish dealing with Arco an engagement between us looks unavoidable... or perhaps Agartha would prefer to drop by? :P

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going out of town until thursday, my current turn is in but I won't be able to play the next turn until I get back, so I'll need an extension...

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Ok folks, I am going to be dead either next turn or the one after.

Thanks to all for a GREAT game that ran rather smoothly, I enjoyed it.

I am admin in three games and thought I was in this one too (sigh), but I tried a simple test and it seems I am not. So whoever is admmin needs to catch the extension needed for (I 'think' Sauro) this turn.

If for some reason I do turn out to be the admin, just PM me and I will try and figure out the password, because I would have taken it over from someone else.

Please Ermor or Sauro, get the final stroke in so I can die a warriors death.:up: