AAR: The Caelum Confessional

[Calistas]

TURN 26

Turn Results
"...Research complete" - Alteration 6
"...Research complete" - Enchantment 2
- Yet AGAIN we don't take Shalen! Having Queeny sneak doesn't help matters at all! All wingless are lost. Damn. Well I'm sure she can take the place this turn. Grrr

Empire Status
- 11 provinces
- Income 554 (T 347)

Turn Orders
- Queeny to ATTACK! Lets hope she doesn't die (Which is why she pops back at home province I have at Last figured out?)
- Armies run home and relieve the starving and rearm.
- I order up a couple of storm general. Maybe a few of these appropriately equiped will make things a bit easier!

Comments
I'm sort-of not surprised by the outcome of the fight. I did take down most of the Gryphon thing so it should be an easier fight.. But Caelum troops are trickier than I'm used to (Jotunheim) so I am really going to have to think a bit harder here! Also, it's time for another fort I think.

[Calistas]

TURN 27

Turn Results
"...Research complete" - Enchantment 3 (great!)
"...Defence increase Isle of Hundred"
- With only amazons and a priestess and sorceress left Queeny snacks on Shalen and at Last it is mine ALL MINE!

Empire Status
- 12 provinces
- Income 565 (T 421)

Turn Orders
- Queeny searches. There must be something there. The sage joins her in that province.
- Army patrols at home.
- A new general flies to South Lakewood. With a good resource income there it will do fine for another fort place.
- I recruit another 2 sages and a seraphine.. Just because I can.
- Army recruitment continues but I don't get many wingless per turn.
- Remembering Acashic Record is CONJURATION I switch to the CORRECT BLOODY SPELL LINE!
- I order another clam and three longbow's of accuracy. I figure I might give my generals something to use and I don't want them tooo close to any bloody panicky Mammoths. I consider a spot of armor for the lads too but not this turn.

Comments
Have realised I need to get rid of the unrest in Heaven's Hold. Will have to do that next turn.

[Calistas]

TURN 28

Turn Results
"...Research complete" - Conjuration 1 and 2
"...Three magic sites found" - Queeny finds two wells of white water and a mercury pond. Four water crystals from one province!
"...Proclomation from Man"
"...Order restored in Starko"

Empire Status
- 12 provinces
- Income 602 (T 471)
- 245-odd research a turn btw.

Turn Orders
- Sage to search in Shalen.
- Soul vortexed and invulnerable Queeny heads to the wastes to the NE to bash some heads.
- Fort ordered in South Lankwood.
- General to Heaven's Hold with Mammoths to remove the unrest.
- Bows handed out.

Comments
Nothing spectacular. Plodding along as required!

[Calistas]

TURN 29

Turn Results
"...Arc declares war!" - Bring it on. Queen will bite you to death!
"...Research complete" - Conjuration 3
- The wastes of Heaven's Hold Mountains are ALL MINE! Queeny gets her fourth star now I think too. Good girl!

Empire Status
- 13 provinces
- Income 611 (T 480)

Turn Orders
- Queeny is to head east into some nice rich Steps. I figure with Acashic Record coming soon I won't worry too much about searching with heroes as my gem income is ok now.
- The rest of the Army is told to move to Heaven's Hold to prepare to strike North East.
- My Seraphine is ordered towards Stavang where I think a temple might be in order as there's some strong dominion to the north.
- 2 more sages, a high seraph, a mammoth and some wingless drain the treasury once more.

Comments
Maybe I shouldn't bother building more mammoths.. But I just love how they squish things!

[Calistas]

TURN 30

Turn Results
"...Research complete" - Conjuration 4 (maybe there's something worth summoning now? No idea!)
- No astral sites in Shalen.
- Blight in Selebir
- Preaching in Upperna
- Queeny finishes off litterally dozens of cav and infantry to capture the Steps.
- Starvation in Heaven's Hold

Empire Status
- 14 provinces
- Income 645 (T 340)

Turn Orders
- Armies North into The Dunwash
- Queeny attacks SW into the Wastes of Ryazan
- Spare geneal and Seraphine go to Upperna in the far NW of my empire to set up a new base.
- More wingless ordered.

Comments
Lets see how the army does now!

[Gandalf Parker]

Endoperez said:
Ouch! After reading what Sachmo wrote I understood Gandalf is with his "remember to thank for the free stuff" talk... I critistized this but forgot to thank for it! I think this is really great, especially as a learning tool if some experienced people comment on it... It is a great read, though: fast, simple and still explains why and what you did.

Im enjoying the format. On the one hand I like to encurage the extensive writeups and would love to see one of the more fluent writers do one in book form. On the other hand, I dont have the attention span to read those. This one is a nice option as AARs go.

[Arryn]

Gandalf Parker said:
On the one hand I like to encurage the extensive writeups and would love to see one of the more fluent writers do one in book form. On the other hand, I dont have the attention span to read those.

Liar. I know that you've read mine, which is one of the longest threads on the forum. And as far as well-written stories go, I also know you've read Peter's fine AAR. There's nothing wrong with your attention span. Especially since as a moderator I know you read all the threads.

[Calistas]

Watch out, She Knows All! I'll post some more this afternoon.. and I'm going to have to figure out HOW I am going to cast Acashic Record as I recall now that I am not playing Pythium

Peter

[Calistas]

TURN 31

Turn Results
"...Research complete" - Conjuration 5 woo! Acashic Record! But as I recall I am not playing bloody Pythium so how am I going to cast it!? No idea yet.
- The battle in the Dunwash was won! Got a few supply problems there now. Better keep the lads moving!

Empire Status
- 15 provinces
- Income 64 3(T 625)

Turn Orders
- Queeny to ATTACK, NOT SNEAK! Grr.
- Army to move NE again along the river there.
- Research
- 2 more clams ordered
- I have three mages cast 'summon spring hawks'. Flying bitey things, it's got to be all good!
- I order two more sages and three more mammoths and some assorted wingless.
- Research is switched to construction

Comments
I have no clear idea what to do now. I can NOT get Acashic Record unless I empower my one sage with Astral 1 so I can then go on and make a starshine skullcup, requiring construction 6. I figure this is the best way.. as.. I guess crystals are useful and I'd rather not have mages running all over the show searching things out.
I also have no clear idea how to progress now. Things are clearly middle-game ish and I don't think my army is particularly useful. Queeny is rocking and I don't see that changing vs independents.. but surely I could be doing some better magic or summoning some better troops? Or using some mages to do the dirty work? No idea really!

[Calistas]

TURN 32

Turn Results
"...Spring hawks" x3
- My army lost its fight (oops, it had no wingless left!). Two mammoths die and so everyone fled. Bugger. Better go collect some more troops.
- Queeny won and discovers a plain of perpetual thingumy. Anyway, one fire gem a turn extra. It is a wasteland..
- I forgot to move research or my sage, grrr!!!

Empire Status
- 16 provinces
- Income 648 (T 412)

Turn Orders
- CHANGE research
- MOVE the astral sage (got a ton of pearls with these clams so empowering won't be too painful).
- Move army homewards.
- Ooh, sage is already at a lab.. and I have around 85 pearls! Lovely, Empowerment time!
- Queeny heads into North Sea Kaspus (again? I forget).
- A high seraph move the birdies to my castle to the east. He takes 3 mammoth, some wingless and a my 4 vampires too.
- Far north taskforce set up a fort.

Comments
I examine these hawks. They look like rubbish! Maybe they were a waste of SIXTY gems. Right now all I care about is Acashic Record, cos I've never used it. It sounds fun!