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Lazy_Perfectionist · #**151** August 12th, 2007, 04:28 PM

It's a good thing I already took death scales. The only two death sites I found are both a Well of Pestilence, at +1 each.

Most of my random gem events have been kind enough to hand me death.

I don't believe I ever saw an anonymous assassination before... and it showed up as an "unexpected event" in a completely illogical place.

So, while it makes me uncomfortable, I'll assume none of my neighbors had anything to do with it.

But then again... looking at another province, the assassin in my territory was clearly Pythium's. This one wasn't trying to assassinate, at least not yet, but it's also quite troubling.

I'll have to reallocate my forces. Hopefully it will only be a matter of caution, but I have to prepare for war with Pythium. At the moment, I'll restrict myself to sealing off my lands and finding (and killing), any assassins in my lands.

llamabeast · #**152** August 12th, 2007, 05:31 PM

There is a random assassination event where you get attacked by a ninja. That's the only one I know of. But I don't think there's any way anyone could assassinate you and make it look like an unexpected event.

Lazy_Perfectionist · #**153** August 12th, 2007, 05:53 PM

That's why I'm not going to go to war, yet, and am dividing up my huge, useless swarms of light infantry to patrol.

The other assassin, from Pythium, may merely have been passing through.

Graywind · #**154** August 13th, 2007, 06:31 AM

Sorry, but I quit. Getting bored. Good luck to Shinuyama in conquering my territory. Agartha and Pythium, you may have some too if you want, Ulm is going to be ruled by AI.

Still really interesting who is gonna be the winner...
My bets: Shinuyama - 1st, R'lyen or Agartha - 2nd.

Lazy_Perfectionist · #**155** August 19th, 2007, 06:02 PM

Hello two AIs. This may give me a slighty unfair advantage- up until that flying army of Pythium's decides to do something. Or I met up with Shinuyama in the division of Ulm.

Goodbye my death gems. Hopefully I can carve them out of Ulm's empire, then Pan's.

May I ask, Graywind, why the game bored you, if you're still around?

Shuma · #**156** August 19th, 2007, 10:41 PM

This is just speculation, but...

It may have had something to do with losing a few battles in the war he started against me -- not wanting to go through the micro of constantly making and bringing up new troops to reinforce an assault that may or may not have succeeded.

Lazy_Perfectionist · #**157** August 20th, 2007, 03:33 PM

Gee, Pythium, I would never have figured out we were at war if you hadn't sent that declaration of war. After all, it only arrived once you sat yourself down on my fortress. Fortunately, I was expecting something along those lines and pulled back my patrollers...

Our original pact did not specify any nonaggression, it simply stated the division of our border, and expanding past that is war. So I have no ill will, but surely you could have picked a better time... I was about to have fun going after Ulm...

So, pooh. At least I've got Jotun's capital for those needed death gems.

Lazy_Perfectionist · #**158** August 21st, 2007, 01:27 PM

Lessons learned... (partially classified)

Agarthan PD of 5 > two Call of the Winds
Shatter works on Water Elementals (who would have guessed)
Draconians have a good strength value, and so do larger water elementals. They make marble oracles cry.

Dallan_Invictus · #**159** August 21st, 2007, 04:36 PM

Wow. I was expecting Rl'yeh to pull a D-Day eventually, but this seems more like a d-day.

Still, there may still be some tricks up his tentacled sleeves.

Also - geez, that's a big AI Pan army. It's comforting to see that they're sticking to the plan I had with them before they went AI.

Lazy_Perfectionist · #**160** August 23rd, 2007, 03:46 AM

I'd considered letting you keep wasting your black hawks, but I couldn't bare watching the slaughter of such a noble species. Please, please, please stop casting it.

Three Great hawks and 60 black hawks. Three castings of Call of the Winds. They just got beat by five province defense (or 5 li, 5 mi).
15 gems < 15 gold...
Maybe against a less armored race... People have claimed Agarthan PD is horrible... but maybe they were facing the wrong enemy.

But even knowing the gems you're spending, I can't bear to watch it anymore... Except with a kind of sick fascination. I'm torn between raising my pd levels and seeing how far they can go without any further investment. Heck, maybe we can agree on an experimental province.

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Do let me know if they managed to fly to safety, okay? I really am sympathizing for the poor beasts.