Re: starting?
 

Oh yeah, TheBirthDayParty expressed interest to play Abysia, so things are looking good indeed. Hopefully the new players can acclimate them to the situation over the weekend and we'll get rolling next week. What hosting schedule do you prefer, by the way? The turns do take some time at this point, so we can go to e.g. 48h if desired.

Re: starting?
 

No need for extra time. Checking the health of the walls and the size of our supplies does not take that long. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

Kidding aside, I am fine with going to 48 hours, though I do not exactly need it myself.

Re: starting?
 

are the new players almost ready (giving passwords etc.)
and for turns i am good for a faster turns at the moment but now w/ (hopefully) a non-stalling crowd we will be able to do a turn before the timer runs out. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/smirk.gif
ps funny turning Ulm into AI w/ no warning. he suddenly jumped up and bite me.

Re: starting?
 

Well, the passwords and such are sent, but both seem to have some technical issues to conquer.

Re: starting?
 

As usual http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

Re: starting?
 

Conquering.
Also, it'd be good to make sure that everyone new knows the house rules (7 soul contracts, no more than 15 of any gem-producing item).

Re: starting?
 

Oh well, such seems to be this game's karma. Wonder what it did to deserve this. Probably KO'd a cow or something.

What remaining players we have seem reliable and patient enough, though, so I'm positive we'll get back to business sometime this year.

Hey, Alneyan, would you consider taking over Abysia if TheBirthDayParty can't get his connection to work? I could even hasten Arcos' demise to that end, if necessary! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Re: starting?
 

what is the rule on finding clams/fetishes after you have your limit (from conquest or as gifts(not that anyone would give ermor a gift http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif)). i would guess finding clams etc on the battle field would be fine but gift would not?

Re: starting?
 

As far as I'm concerned, as long as you've only got 15 clams equipped at any one time it's cool. If you want to fill your lab with junk you can't use, be my guest.

So sell 'em to the highest bidder, I say... Or better yet, give them to Man as reparations before he kicks your ***! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Re: starting?
 

I think you should be able to use loot, those few pearls won´t make a difference, unless two clowns start trading clams via battle loot.
Gifts would be silly and totally violate the spirit of the rule.

Re: starting?
 

No need to offer me clams in reparation, I'll settle for Ermors unconditional surrender.

Re: starting?
 

Ewierl has evidently conquered his technical issues (at least someone has made Caelum's turn.) Abysia remains; it seems TheBirthdayParty's problems are of a terminal kind, so it's yet again time for find the sub!

Hey Knudsen, you could die quickly and then continue the vendetta with Abysia. I'm sure rex would like that!

@Turin: Yeah, it won't make a difference, really, but it's just too much of a hassle for me at least to try and keep count of loot. Much simpler to just get rid of anything over the designated amount.

Re: starting?
 

Hey Knudsen, you could die quickly and then continue the vendetta with Abysia. I'm sure rex would like that!

at this point i would take anything. war/peace anything to get this game going again and even if knudsen or anyone wanted to play two at once(possible?) it would be better.
i am very worried this game is goin to [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Bomb.gif[/img]

Re: starting?
 

All turns appear to have been taken... Now we (i.e. Jurri) just need to set it faster...

Re: starting?
 

Abysia's turn is just a blank. (limbo screwed around with its orders, remember)

I think I'll just set it to AI and be done with it. So we are on 48hQH as of now.

Re: starting?
 

Rather than setting Abysia to AI, which would handicap the game badly, I'm willing to take Abysia, if I can keep fighting my glorious Last stand with man, at the same time, as I think Rex proposed.

Knudsen

Re: starting?
 

Too late!

I don't think it will handicap anything. Abysia is really a minor power with little influence. And three extremely aggressive neighbors...

Re: starting?
 

No worry. Man will just have to outLast you all

Re: starting?
 

It has been too long without a technical problem (at least a few hours), so here I go. I have again lost access to TCP/IP, so I cannot connect to the sever. However, given the state of Arcoscephale, you should not wait for me, and instead ask C'tis to take them down. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

Re: starting?
 

Hell's bells, I just might!

Re: starting?
 

heh this game has been dormant for so long, I hardly care about it anymore.

Re: starting?
 

Well, you should. 'Cause you're gonna get yours for breaking our NAP by dispelling my global!

Re: starting?
 

umm I thought you´d be content with 3 of the 5 global slots. Well I guess I´ll have to carry my legions of bloodslaves to the altar to make the world cold if you invade me. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/tongue.gif

Re: starting?
 

Naw, somebody else (ahem) will just make the world hot. Spend yer virgins elsewhere.

Re: starting?
 

and so the world went cold. Blame the lizards http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/tongue.gif .

Re: starting?
 

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...es/redface.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif Sorry, guys, I couldn't help it.

odd unit
 

i have just recieved the oddest unit it appeared in my back province(not summuned or anything just appeared like the usual ermor leaders). it is a longdead leader with 2death and 2 blood but retained all the other longdead traits including mindless, 50 moral and 5 hitpts.
BTW i like it cold thanks, now if someone wants to chip in we can add burden of time to the end-of-the-world set.
?so if we have cold and then we add the hot global do they cancel or?

Re: odd unit
 

Probably the temperatures cancel, and the unrest effects don't. Nobody's at ease when the sun is the size of a pumpkin and there are all these sweating swearing steaming giants stomping about.

Re: odd unit
 

That sounds like the infamous 'immortal bug.' That is, in some instances it has been reported that immortal leaders that die for good have reincarnated as something else under some other player. That particular one sounds like a reborn vampire count.

Good bye cruel world
 

Dispite a spirited Last ditch defense, and another 600 undead laid permantly to rest, the empire of Man will soon be no more.

All assets have been transferred to off shore accounts on the Cayman Islands. Where current management has also set up HQ, while waiting for the return of God.

Since most of the population of Man has now joined the undead armies, I'll be cheering for Rex.

Re: Good bye cruel world
 

well c´tis seems to be very intent on handing victory over to ermor. my poor giants.

Re: Good bye cruel world
 

And in the meantime, Arcoscephale was still alive. I will confess the siege C'tis has just initiated does not bode well, but Arcoscephale cannot fail. Of course not! I have just been defeated in another game while playing Arcoscephale, 'twas all.

Message in the bottle: besieged Arcoscephale would welcome some assistance. To find us, go to the beach dotted with corpses of Ilithid.

Re: Good bye cruel world
 

Ermor who?

Re: Good bye cruel world
 

ermor's mindless fools. you can tell them to do something and instead they all try to rush forward and trip over each other taking 5turns to walk a few steps. but man will live undead again and we will welcome his army to ours. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif
(to avoid losing items on the battlefield feel free to send them directly to ermor's lab.) thank-you Knudsen for the good fight and good luck.

Re: Good bye cruel world
 

sorry i have been very busy but if you put together a travel brocher (w/hex locations) i can visit. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

Re: Good bye cruel world
 

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif
I advise the scenic route, actually... Take your time, linger in my neighbors' mountains and meadows... They're quite beautiful. No sense rushing all the way across the world, you'll miss everything betwixt there and here.

Re: Good bye cruel world
 

Hey, Alneyan, what's with the suicide!?

Re: Good bye cruel world
 

That was supposed to be a rallying Jurri, but it hasn't been *very* successful as you can see. My troops in the fort were to retreat to the R'lyeh province, while my other forces were to take this province. I was then to use all these troops to launch a worthwhile counterstrike against you in the east.

The second step "taking back that R'lyeh province" backfired most wonderfully, so all hell broke loose after that. That was quite a gamble, and it quite failed. I was hoping for other nations striking you down in that area, but it doesn't seem like it will happen, so I tried to make my own luck and to deal you some damage. Didn't work. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

Re: Good bye cruel world
 

Heheh, I guessed as much. I chanced to see the battle against R'lyeh, and boy, the three luck shields sure didn't bring any to poor IZ http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/tongue.gif

A cunning plan, though. I would've liked to see it to the end.

Re: Good bye cruel world
 

Heh, these shields were only here to give him a bit of a defence boost, as I had nothing better under my hand (nothing I could forge anyway).

Of course, I am now broken, with the bulk of my forces and my Pretender gone. Don't even ask me how I am to take one of your watchtowers now. Personal ad: buy 100 slingers, if interested please contact Arcoscephale.

Re: Good bye cruel world
 

hey soupfrog your Last, it to bad the knudsen was unable to get abysia, but who knows. and Ygorl that looks like an invite to visit one of your neighbours my dance card is freeing up.

Frogsoup!
 

Mmm... frogsoup...

Re: Frogsoup!
 

hmmm lichsoup http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/tongue.gif

oh and who plays caelum btw? Not bad having your vampire queen surviving with 1 hp in my dominion.

Re: Frogsoup!
 

Oh, well, I'd be ashamed if I hadn't such a massive lead in resources, that such losses are trivial. But, man, I've gotta start paying attention to that scripting!

Wonder what lichsoup tastes like... I bet its very bitter.

Re: Frogsoup!
 

well I don´t expect to win, that´s for sure considering you are far bigger and are bordered by passive ai mictlan. I just hope that you lose enough so that the dead will rule the world easily http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif .

Re: Frogsoup!
 

"Passive AI Mictlan"?????
Why don't you pay us a visit and see for yourself? You and Rex can be travel buddies.

Re: Frogsoup!
 

Whoa, that was so uncalled for!

And yeah, I doubt you can do much more than annoy, but it's fun, so thank you! And apologies for the unnecessary tardiness with which I'll finish you; it seems that it's becoming a regular feature in my play (Just ask Alneyan http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif), 'cause I suck so much.

Re: Frogsoup!
 

oh I´m sorry, the flag looked somewhat darkened out when I logged in and the fact that my lone scout doesn´t report any activity from you to overthrow the evil c´tis empire lead me to a wrong conclusion.

Re: Frogsoup!
 

Hey! You're the one with the harmful global up!

Re: Frogsoup!
 

yeah but it seems to be pretty ****ty. As far as I can tell your provinces with high dominion are still all hot and I seem to get the increased unrest as well.
I had expected a noteable hit on your income, but judging from the scoregraphs it seems I just wasted quite a few bloodslaves.

What´s the flavor text btw? I have never seen it cast in a game by someone else and I obviously don´t get the text message.