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Old October 13th, 2009, 01:55 PM
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Default Re: Noobs & Vets: Rise of the AI Menace. EA, BI, Team Placement, Gandalf's Wizardry.

Just to drop a dibbling of whats coming since it could apply here....
I have three common tactics when asked to be creative in this area.
One is put all the names in a hat, break them up into syllables, then rearrange pieces. I often use that as a recommendation when asked "how can I come up with a unique name for my baby" or something like that.

Another, which can be fun here, is to take a common word that comes to mind and check thesaurus.com for alternatives.

However, the AI will be using my joy of mnemonices. I had a start but Yomi got taken out.
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Spies have brought forth unwelcome news. There has been formed Last United NAT of Abysia, Agartha, C'tis, and Yomi (the L.U.N.A.A.C.Y. Pantheon). They have agreed that Abysia shall be Pantokrator, Agartha gets to rule the Underworld, C'tis gains reign oer the monsters and beasts of the world. And Yomi shall gather together all demons, devils, and other-worldly beings. (no one else seems mentioned as they seem to feel that no one else shall be left)
With Yomi removed from my options I have moved tentatively to this....
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The meeting representing the New Idols of Ctis, Abysia, Ermor, and Agartha was stealthily watched by all nations of the world. And well it should be for it was yet another effort to agree on who shall be the next Pantokrator. Like many such efforts by many nations it failed to come to an agreement about who should rule the world. However, they were able to fully agree on who it should NOT be. Therefore the new creed laid forth by the First Council of N.I.C.A.E.A. is an agreement on who shall be present at Armageddon. NONE of the member nations may attack each other until it is clearly apparent that all other pretenders to the High Throne have been taught the error of their beliefs. Until that time they shall all equally protect the Throne of the World from all comers (and from each other). No other arrangements were made for communication, trading, or aiding between these nations.

And thus the new battle for the world is laid down with new rules. Will you continue to rely on your age-old tactics to get you to Armageddon alone? Or are you willing to work with others to lessen the opposition before the final battle?
BTW:
Since this is the first of 3 planned games, the AIs are not insanely maximized. They are "good" AIs. The nations involved will be using the games list of pretenders for them, their own standard castle, their own standard units, sites, etc. The builds shall be forum-standard recommended with extras. Extra units and starting sites will be granted. Extra starting equipment (but nothing rated unique). And of course, they will be allied. These things will not be true for the later games.
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