Parganos game for 6 players (running)

[Ewierl]

Hey, all of C'tis' charges have been in-character, is Man not going to fire back with in-character propaganda of its own? C'mon, we wanna hear the juicy news!

[Tuidjy]

Training exerices, you say? Training exercises which
involved getting 1500 elite troops and probably 100
mages in a position where they could crack open three
castles in the next month? No resposible ruler would
have ignored this threat, and by starting to pull our
armies west, we allowed Jomon a respite that we can
hardly afford.

A squad of brave and reckless samurai managed to carve
a second Jomon empire out of Northeastern C'tis, and
the only reason that they are not facing a reaction
force are your training exercises. Your action were
threatening, your action harmed us, and the 'exercise'
my air queen provided for your army was well deserved.

We are certain that the only reason that our castles
do not lie in ruins is that you were afraid of being
attacked by your neighbors. Betrayers expect betrayal.
What they get is justice.

[st.patrik]

Fact: Man has not attacked C'Tis
Fact: C'Tis has attacked Man

It's one thing to not ignore a threat, it's another to attack without provocation. I wouldn't have had a problem with C'Tis taking any number of defensive actions. I do have a problem with being attacked without warning or provocation.

You claim my action harmed you; My action did not harm you - If any harm was done in your war against Jomon it was your choice and therefore YOU harmed you. Besides, one of my scouts observed your armies continuing to push the attack against Jomon, so your claim that you pulled your armies west is simply not true.

Sending your Air Queen to attack one of my territories is not an 'exercise' but an unprovoked attack that is tantamount to a declaration of war.

[Tuidjy]

There is no point in splitting hairs and trying to prove that
technically my air queen attacked first. No one denies that.
No one denies that you are very skilled at getting something
for nothing, washing your hands, and walking away.

The 'exercises' were a provocation. We do not know whether
you only intended to derail our Jomon campaign. Maybe you
meant to invade, but were scared of actually having to fight
instead of tricking someone else to pay the butcher's bill.
Maybe you came to believe that others would attack you as soon
as you became engaged with our returning forces. Maybe you
even wanted to trick us into throwing flames and plagues at
your forces and retreat back under the Gift of Health.

We do not care, and we hope no other nation does. Through
skillful and disgusting maneuvering you have achieved a
position of power. It remains to be seen whether it will
survive any actual combat. The people of C'tis hope that
other nations see you for the threat you are.

[st.patrik]

It's not that you attacked first; it's that you attacked, and I didn't.

I hope no-one is fooled by this propaganda into believing that I am the aggressor here. There is one simple truth to this situation: you attacked my province without warning or provocation; I still have not lifted one finger against any of your provinces.

I tire of the poisonous talk.

[st.patrik]

Man set to AI. I'm off to find a less offensive game.

[Ewierl]

st.patrik said:
Man set to AI. I'm off to find a less offensive game.

Seriously? Jeez, people. Someone misrepresenting the causes of a war in in-game terms (ie, referring to nations not players) is pretty standard MP forum propaganda.