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vfb seems you are right on that one---2006 for copywrite!! It does say doesnt matter how many VPs same spread but guess the peeps who've played this for years would have a better idea of how much. Either way, appears they are free temples for dominion so assuming we'll be fighting over them. Sure hope my blood sacrifices work!!!!

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There are reasons that newbies get 48 hours on the first turn, we need to learn a few things about the system!

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"The first turn has 48 hours on the clock in case of problems, subsequent turns will have 24 hours."

"Next turn due: 00:16 GMT on Sunday February 10th"

The deadline isn't passed so it's a bit early to poke anyone.

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I wanted to make sure you knew the game was running and you were involved. I can understand if you are experiencing real life or technical issues.

the quickhost is scheduled in 6 hours though.

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Sure is easy to grow impatient... I´ll take the opportunity to make a little presentation of my pretender.

He is a freely interpreted reincarnation of Nero (this guy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nero)

After the trachery of the senate. Nero, seeing his very closest men turn their backs to him, committed suicide cursing his betrayers. So vast was his anger, and so powerful the curse, that his soul would not disperse and fade but stayed to witness the lives of those he hated. And the slow fall of the great empire he had once ruled (Rome/Ermor).

The decades passed, and when Pythium broke free parts of the old imperial archives were brought along to the new land, including Neros screenplays and poetry.

Short after the Pantokrators disappearence in the middle age Claudia, a young historican decided to dig through the old archives and finds Neros manuscripts. She is moved by his poetry and grand visions and allows herself to daydream herself as Claudia Octavia, Neros stepsister and wife.

Neros deranged and tormented soul confuses her with his long since murdered wife and enters Claudias dreams to proclaim his love.

Their meeting is powerful and devastating. When Nero realizes she is not his beloved wife he enters a state of madness and rage. He reaches into claudias body and exchanges her life force for his own and is born anew into the physical world.

Having mastered death, Neros arrogance and twisted genius grows beyond human proportions. He now seeks godhood to revive his murdered family and reunite the broken empire.

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nice backstory. I've never managed to create something so creative for my pretenders. I am usually more concerned with making the scales match with the theme of the nation.

I always try and picture the respective society, how it would work, and how the scales should reflect this. I guess that comes from being a sociologist. It even kind of bothers me sometimes when it comes to min/maxing, and I tweak scales for points and efficiency. I put them at a value that doesn't feel thematically correct; but is gameplay-wise technically better.

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Here is the story of Heinrich Kruger, Prince of Metals:

As an alchemist, Heinrich dedicated his life to the study of the transmutation of common metals into gold.

To reach his goal he invested much effort on the search for the Philosopher's Stone, a legendary substance that was believed to be an essential ingredient for the transmutation. The Philosopher's Stone was believed to mystically amplify the user's knowledge of alchemy so much that anything was attainable.

After a whole life of research he managed to acomplish The Great Work once. The result was the creation of a "panacea" or "elixir of life", a remedy that cure all diseases and prolong life indefinitely.

Now that he has mastered his own mortality he seeks godhood to realise the Universal Panacea evolution from an imperfect, diseased, corruptible and ephemeral state towards a perfect, healthy, incorruptible and everlasting state.

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You folks are way more creative than me. I enjoyed reading your back-stories.

My Crone's name is "Fred" so I'll just leave it at that...

Sheepishly,
SSJ

PS Perhaps Fred's story will reveal itself as I play. Stay tuned.

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All I can tell you about my pretender is that I somehow managed to name him quite stupidly...

I also just noticed that I completely forgot what he was like...

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somebody staled again...

I wasn't paying enough attention to see who exactly it was, but if it was Ermor, that would make twice in a row. I suggest we consider turning that nation over to computer controlled.

With your consent of coursse, Saxon. If you are willing and able to play, I see no reason you can't. But IF it was you who staled again, it seems your not able to play.

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