Noob's shot at an R'lyeh AAR

[CharonJr]

Turn 12

Atlanasha managed a successful summon again – 4 Formless Spawns - bringing the summon skill up to 6. No blood slaves were found, but 5 air gems were found in Talito.

Marignon declared a paladin as the prophet.

The battle in Hoburgdorf went very well, despite there being close to 70 enemies. About half of them being Ichtyids the other half Ichtyid Warriors. Only 4 Ichtyids made it past the mindbLasts, but my arrow fodder (slave troopers) were broken after the first turn of close combat – 5 were killed. In the end my Illithid Soldiers had to engage about 20 Ichtyid Warriors in close combat, but surprisingly not a single one of my soldiers was killed. But the battle afflictions are starting to add up.

Provinces: 7
Treasury: 481
Income: 613
Upkeep: 171
RP: 94
Fortification: 2
Temple: 1

Fire gems: 5
Air: 5
Water gems: 26 (+3)
Astral gems: 36 (+3) – 3 gems back from the summoner to the pool due to enough bodyguards (at least that is what I hope )
Death: 4 (+2)
Nature: 7 (+2)


Updated province information:

Devourer (6) – 40(s) -60(g) Trition Troopers and Triton Guards – Sea – Dom1 – 7k pop, 33 inc, 14 res
Tiash (15) – 20(g)/30(s) – 40 (g) Militias and Heavy Infantries – Forest/Swamp – Dom4, 2.5k pop, 9 inc, 42 res
Vepitre (14) – Pangaea – black candle 2
Kolermegor (5) – Pangaea – black candle 5
Scythia (35) – 30-50 Light/Heavy Infantry and Crossbowmen – general intel
Abysia (40) – Abysia capital
Aran Plain (23) - 30-50 Light/Heavy Infantry and Militia – general intel
Gol Ryepe (46) – 40-70 Light Infantry – farm lands - general intel
Bright Woods (17) – 20 Woodsmen - forest - general intel – black candle 1
The Weald (25) – 30-40 Light/Heavy Infantry and Crossbowmen – forest/mountain- general intel – black candle 2
Soth Beaver (38) – 50-60 Triton troopers/guards – Sea – general intel
Baptizer (43) – 50-70 Triton troopers/guards – Sea – general intel


My Provinces:

R’lyeh (10) – 29.740 pop, 100% tax, 0 UR, 212 inc, 72 res, 25 def, dom 6
Gol Phalas (26) – 13.060 pop, 90% tax, 0 UR, 54 inc, 9 res, 0 def, dom 1
Dunheim (28) – 11.490 pop, 100% tax, 0 UR, 54 inc, 5 res, 0 def, dom 1
Talito (36) – 8.240 pop, 90% tax, 4 UR, 24 inc, 12 res, 0 def, dom -2
Dershid (20) – 6.380 pop, 100% tax, 0 UR, 33 inc, 9 res, 0 def, dom 4
C’tis (27) – 32.200 pop, 100% tax, 0 UR, 198 inc, 108 res, 0 def, dom 0
Hoburgdorf (34) – 13.670 pop, 80%, 9 UR, 38 inc, 10 res, 0 def, dom 1

I will send my commander with the rest of my army to Talito (36) and to Gol Phalas (26) next. Meanwhile my mage will be send to Dunheim to pick up the 2 Things from the Void.

I will declare my newly aquired priest Togrul as my prophet this turn and the star child in C’tis will be set to research.

I will recruit another star child in C’tis and a starspawn mage in R’lyeh in addition to 2 Illithid Soldiers and 3 lobo guards as new arrow fodder.

I have to take one of my mages out of the research pool in order to be able to cast acashic records (one of my 2 provinces containing mountains due to a higher chance to contain sites). Either Talito (36) or Dershid (20), but in the end I will cast it on Dershid due to it not bordering right on Abysia (40).

The remaining 83 RPs will be put into thaumaturgy.

To be continued...

CharonJr

[CharonJr]

Just a quick question here, what are peoples thoughts about using the statistic screens in order to get information that would normally not be available to you in SP ?

Till now I haven't looked at them, but it surely is tempting.

On the other hand I like to use only information I could have gathered by using spies or reports from neighbouring provinces...

Due to its heavy merc usage I am fairly sure that Ulm is currently the largest nation in my game. But maybe they get beaten by 2-3 other AIs who ganged up on them...

Hmm, some "rumors from distant lands" event (random, not automatic information about everything) would be nice which just would tell if a nation is at war.

CharonJr

[ February 16, 2004, 12:50: Message edited by: CharonJr ]

[Arryn]

Originally posted by CharonJr:
Just a quick question here, what are peoples thoughts about using the statistic screens in order to get information that would normally not be available to you in SP ?

Till now I haven't looked at them, but it surely is tempting.

I look at it just for the sake of curiosity, but I never let it affect my planning. And I don't write up in the AAR what the score graphs say. I don't even write up the HoF info for other nations, though I could justify doing so since the exploits of other heroes would travel far and wide. If my readers want me to include the full HoF info, I'd expect at least one of them to speak up about it. So far, no one has.

[CharonJr]

I will switch this AAR to patch 2.08 later today, from what I have read in the patch notes it shouldn't have a dramatic impact on this game.

CharonJr

[Arryn]

Originally posted by CharonJr:
I will switch this AAR to patch 2.08 later today, from what I have read in the patch notes it shouldn't have a dramatic impact on this game.

Don't be so sure. My AAR has just been screwed ...

[CharonJr]

Thank you for the information, since Jotunheim is in my game I will refrain from patching for now.

CharonJr

[GavinWheeler]

Originally posted by CharonJr:
Just a quick question here, what are peoples thoughts about using the statistic screens in order to get information that would normally not be available to you in SP ?

Looking at the score graphs after you have effectively won can be very interesting. I've avoided looking at them until very late on in the game, at which point you have a good idea who is where and how big, but info on research, or seeing the province graphs bob around as two AIs fight together, can be fascinating.