LotR - Megas Logothetes' and Senators' Reports [Archive] - Page 2

flyd

07-16-2008, 08:38

Report for 1108 and End-of-Term Report

1108 was the last year of my term as Megas Logothetes.

There were only a few events this year. Ioannis Kalameteros has besieged Iconium, while I have proceeded onward into their territory, the way now being clear after the Turks withdrew one of their armies and sent it to help at the siege of Adana. The Saracens have sent four ships into the Aegean. The German crusade is near Sofia. Caesar Ioannis has had a son.

My term has been characterized by the expansion of the army and the navy, both of which have doubled in size. At the start of my term in 1095, the army comprised approximately 2400 troops, if garrisons are not included. In 1110, that number is 5000. The navy underwent a serious expansion as well, with the fleet growing from 5 dromons in 1095 to 11 in 1110.

The military infrastructure has also been improved. Roads now connect all the cities of the contiguous part of the Empire, except the recently (re)conquered Pontic coastline. During the term, we have gained the ability to recruit dismounted lancers in Corinth, byzantine cavalry in Sofia, and ballistae in Nicaea. There was also significant civilian construction, especially with ports and churches.

Of course, the drawback to all these wonderful improvements is that they were very expensive. The treasury reserves reduced from 20600 to 10000, and the yearly income from 9200 to 2900.

However, I did claim during the last Senate session that I would pursue a policy of preparation for expansion, and I believe that that policy has been successfully pursued. Even I am surprised at the rate at which our military power has grown, especially with the setback posed by the Revolts of 1095.

Some of you will be glad to hear that I will not be running for the Office of the Megas Logothetes again in 1110. Despite all the fear-mongering by certain parties, the westerners have remained peaceful neighbors. I, for one, will welcome the help of our German friends against the Muslim heathens, who are our true enemies. It has been near 500 years now that we have been at almost constant war with them, and we have lost much. By comparison, it has only been 50 years since the churches split. I dare say it's a minor and temporary rift. It is impossible for any moral man to justify aggression against them, and I do hope the Senate will decide on a policy of vigilant defense in the west.

It has been my very difficult and irritating pleasure to serve as the Megas Logothetes for these past 15 years.

Μαρκιανος Αμπελας

http://mizus.org/files/pbm/LOTR-1110-0.zip

Ignoramus

07-22-2008, 23:33

Opening Report for 1110

The only significant changes at the start of my term, is that the Eastern Mediterranean Fleet is no longer under the control of the Order of St. John.

(OOC: We'll have to wait until TC puts the Crusade-save up.)

TinCow

07-23-2008, 02:07

$&%#$@!

Yeah, I just realized that I forgot to upload the save game that I created that had all of the edited traits and whatnot for the end of the term. That save game is located on my home computer, which is about 500 miles east of me at the moment, and not likely to get closer for some time to come. I am going to try and get my wife to upload it for me later tonight when she gets home, so hopefully that will solve the problem.

I am very sorry about this. :wall:

TinCow

07-23-2008, 02:48

Saved! All hail my wife. Here's the file:

http://mizus.org/files/pbm/LOTR-1110-1.zip

The game is now open for play, with the following provisions:

The Crusaders are:
Vartholomaios Ksiros (Rowan)
Methodios Tagaris (Tristan de Castelreng)
Stavros ek Amarinthou (Knights_of_Palma)
Annios Solomon (woad&fangs)
Kosmas Mavrozomis (Zim)
Vissarionas ek Lesvou (Ramses II CP)
Efstathios Laskaris (Ibn-Khaldun)

(If I missed someone, please let me know ASAP.)

None of these avatars may be moved by anyone. When all other turns are completed, I (or, more properly, my proxy OverKnight) will take the save and make the necessary changes for the Crusade. Once that is completed, the game can advance. The game may never move onto the next turn until I have made the necessary changes. As I mentioned before, my temporary absense from home complicates this process a bit, and turns will probably be a bit slower until this coming Sunday. I apologize for this once again.

Privateerkev

07-23-2008, 02:55

taking the save.

(and I believe Ibn-Khaldun is going on Crusade.)

Privateerkev

07-23-2008, 04:16

LOTR-1110-2 (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/local_links.php?action=jump&catid=193&id=4001)

Sorry for taking so long. Had 2 battles to fight. (Ah the joys of releasing your prisoners...)

I'm sorry but I had to move Vartholomaios. He was in my army stack and it was besieging Adana. I had 2 choices. I could move him one space out of the stack, or I could leave him in and fight battles. I didn't want to get him traits (or killed) so I moved him out of the stack before I assaulted. Hopefully OK can just reset his movement.

Adana was occupied and Mak released prisoners in both battles. Iakovos was left in Adana with a garrison. Mak and army are now headed back to Antioch where they are blocked, yet again, by the Templar general.

TinCow

07-23-2008, 04:58

Moving Varth is not a problem, PK. The 'dont move' order was just to keep the Crusaders from doing anything I didn't want them to do, not to preserve their movement points. I don't want anyone fighting or doing anything else with the avatars, but it doesn't matter at all whether they keep their full movement points. The actual in-game movement points will have no impact on their movement for Crusade purposes.

OverKnight

07-23-2008, 13:15

I'm taking the save to set up the Crusade. Might take a bit.

OverKnight

07-23-2008, 14:05

http://mizus.org/files/pbm/LOTR-1110-3.zip

The Magnificent Seven have been moved to the outskirts of Constantinople's port. Each has their own armies.

One of the Crusaders was governing Antioch, moving him out of the city caused happiness to go from yellow to blue.

I also moved Aleksios and company south past Sofia towards Thessalonica to keep an eye on the Germans. Also there is a bit of fog of war between Sofia and Thessalonica, next turn, with Igno's permission, I could move and build a watchtower to dispel it.

Ferret

07-23-2008, 20:07

taking the save

Ferret

07-23-2008, 20:49

Iconium has been taken, a short battle report will tell the story of its fate.

http://mizus.org/files/pbm/LOTR-1110-4.rar

Kagemusha

07-23-2008, 21:03

Taking the save.

Kagemusha

07-23-2008, 21:19

Here is the new save: http://mizus.org/files/pbm/LOTR-1110-5.rar
It seems i might be too late. Seems fitting for this damn character.:laugh4:

flyd

07-23-2008, 21:50

Taking the save.

flyd

07-23-2008, 22:07

http://mizus.org/files/pbm/LOTR-1110-6.zip

Moved towards Caesarea.

TinCow

07-23-2008, 22:09

My temporarily reduced internet access has just gotten even worse. The broadband at the place I am staying just died and will not be fixed until Friday at the earliest. I've managed to jump on another computer with a 56k dialup, to post this, but it is ungodly slow and I'm not even going to bother trying to open any of the other threads to see what is going on.

OK has already made the necessary edits for this turn, so 1110 can end whenever Igno decides he wants to end it. The next step for the Crusaders is to determine if they want to ally with anyone else prior to setting sail. Everyone who wishes to do so must have ALL players who are joining together send me a PM saying that they are doing so. Those people will be merged into a single stack and will set sail together. Anyone who does NOT ally before they set sail will have to wait until they arrive in Egypt to form an alliance. This could mean that your armies get scattered due to different movement rates. Allying now guarantees that you will arrive together, but risks everyone arriving slower (though you could also get lucky and arrive faster). Allying later increases the odds that at least 1 person will get there faster, but is likely to result in people arriving at different times. Whatever you decide to do is up to you.

I must receive the PMs indicating alliances by the end of the turn after 1110. I don't know exactly when that will be, since it depends on my ability to access the internet and give OK the next set of instructions, but I am hoping for Friday afternoon at this point. Please decide what you're going to do sooner rather than later. For clarity, it would even be good if you would send me a PM saying that you're not allying with anyone, just so that I know you're paying attention.

I will also begin accepting sabotage attempts from this point until the end of the Crusade. Please PM them to me. Keep in mind that the Crusade moves for 1110 are already over, so any sabotage attempts submitted now will be for the next turn's 'boarding the ships' phase.

Andres

07-23-2008, 22:13

Taking the save.

Andres

07-23-2008, 22:22

Savvas keeps following the German Crusaders with two units of horse archers.

http://mizus.org/files/pbm/LOTR-1110-7.rar

Ignoramus

07-24-2008, 00:05

Taking the save:

Cecil XIX

07-24-2008, 00:05

Edit: Darn you Ig.

Ignoramus

07-24-2008, 04:38

Report for 1110

There are a few notable events which I will note in my first report.

The German crusaders under Athawolf von Prag have advanced towards the Dardanelles. It would be best to allow them to pass through unmolested, lest they be forced to fight their way through.

The treasury has been exhausted, as extensive construction programs have commenced throughout the empire.

Recruitment has started on forming the new private armies, although this will be a hard task with a bare treasury.

A Venetian army is near the border of Epirus. I know not of its intentions, but I will monitor its actions.

Kosmas Mavrozomis has had a general offer himself to be adopted. I have left it to Comes Mavrozomis' discretion, whether he be accepted.

The Fatimid army near Antiokheia has moved south towards the port of Latakia. It appears that the Fatimids do not wish for open war just yet.

The Seljuk Sultan has died. Let us hope that his heir is not as capable as him.

http://rapidshare.com/files/132008100/LOTR-1110-9.zip

Zim

07-24-2008, 05:38

Taking the save.

Zim

07-24-2008, 05:51

Adopted Nicephoros.

http://mizus.org/files/pbm/LOTR-1111-0.zip

00jebus

07-24-2008, 12:06

taking the save

pevergreen

07-24-2008, 12:08

Taking the save

(OMFG FIRST TIME EVEEEER)

EDIT: *swears violently*

00jebus

07-24-2008, 12:15

new save (http://mizus.org/files/pbm/LOTR-1111-1.rar)

moved Lisas + mercs from Sinop east

pevergreen

07-24-2008, 12:22

Taking it. See previous post for excitement.

(Note to all: if i do not post new save within the next 30 minutes, the save is open, i've lost my chance to reupload it)

EDIT: http://mizus.org/files/pbm/LOTR-1111-2.rar

Moved Michail out of Durazzo, renamed it to Durazzo. had a look around for the first time.

Kagemusha

07-24-2008, 14:58

Taking the save.

Kagemusha

07-24-2008, 16:21

Here is the new save: http://mizus.org/files/pbm/LOTR-1111-3.rar
Large Hungarian Army has besieged Iasi and it should fall in two turns. I guess so much for that then also.:shame:

flyd

07-24-2008, 20:13

Taking the you-know-what.

Andres

07-24-2008, 20:33

Gah!

flyd

07-24-2008, 21:01

http://mizus.org/files/pbm/LOTR-1111-4.zip

Sorry, Andres, there was a battle this time. Quick skirmish against a moderate Turkish force blocking the way. Seljuk family member killed. Caesarea not reached this turn.

MotH for Ampelas with Mavrozomis as benefactor. Zim was online and accepted.

Andres

07-24-2008, 21:20

no problem FlyDude :bow:

Taking the save.

Andres

07-24-2008, 21:28

New safe:

http://mizus.org/files/pbm/LOTR-1111-5.zip

Savvas is marching back to Arta.

Cecil XIX

07-24-2008, 22:45

Taking the save.

Cecil XIX

07-24-2008, 23:07

Moved Armatos to Antiokheia

http://mizus.org/files/pbm/LOTR-1111-6.zip

Privateerkev

07-25-2008, 00:13

taking the save.

Privateerkev

07-25-2008, 00:37

LOTR-1111-7 (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/local_links.php?action=jump&catid=193&id=4002)

Moved Mak one spot past the Templar general. (can't we just call down asteroids on him or somthing?) :clown:

Moved Nathanail towards Antioch at his request to get him resupplied.

OverKnight

07-25-2008, 02:25

Taking save to do Crusade stuff.

OverKnight

07-25-2008, 02:59

http://mizus.org/files/pbm/LOTR-1111-8.zip

The Crusaders now have their fleets.

Efstathios Laskaris's (Ibn-Khaldun) flotilla has been sabotaged. An unknown agent appeared to foul the drinking water of his ships. Laskaris and his men wait in port while his fleet is replenished.

Stavros ek Amarinthou's (Knight_of_Palma) sentries spotted a shadowy figure on the docks by his ships, but the sabotuer was scared off before he could be identified.

All Crusaders but Efstathios are now aboard their ships.

Ignoramus

07-25-2008, 07:12

Taking the save:

Ignoramus

07-25-2008, 07:55

Report for 1111

The German crusaders have crossed into Anatolia. They are currently encamped in Mysia, and should be in Syria before my term expires.

The treasury has sunk further into debt. We now are facing a serious monetary crisis. I have cut back on spending, but due to our charter, there is little I can do to cut costs.

Another noble has put himself forward to be adopted by myself. I rejected the arrogant man.

Strator Tagaris now has a daughter, Hypatia.

http://rapidshare.com/files/132285766/LOTR-1113.zip

TinCow

07-25-2008, 11:46

Please replay the end turn phase so that Savvas ek Militou does not rebel. He had standing orders to remove the Unwatched by the King trait line and I seem to have dropped the ball on that (I had removed it initially, but it had come back and I had not removed it again). His rebellion is unintentional, unwanted, and exclusively due to my error. Please reload the last save game and enter the following console command:

remove_trait "Savvas ek_Militou" "Far_Loyalty"

Check to make sure that removed the Unwatched line of traits. If it did, redo the end of the turn phase.

Many thanks and apologies for the inconvenience. I think I will give permission and specific instructions to allow every player to do this themselves to their own avatars. That way they can always monitor their own situation and do not have to rely on me.

TinCow

07-25-2008, 23:56

To save time, I have made the changes myself. This save has the Unwatched trait removed from Savvas and it also has the Title Stripped! trait removed from Methodios.

http://mizus.org/files/pbm/LOTR-1111-9.zip

pevergreen

07-26-2008, 01:02

excellent. to wait for the next turns one :grin2:

Ignoramus

07-26-2008, 03:44

New save for 1113:

http://rapidshare.com/files/132500977/LOTR-1113.zip

Savvas did not rebel.

Privateerkev

07-26-2008, 03:51

taking the save.

Privateerkev

07-26-2008, 04:12

Disregard that.

In this save, Savvas did rebel.

Ignoramus

07-26-2008, 07:07

Grrr! I'm sure I resaved it. Apologies, I'll go and fix it.

TinCow

07-26-2008, 20:59

The game is temporarily frozen until the Civil War thing is resolved, however Ignoramus is free to post the proper 1113 save game whenever he wants. It's just as easy for me to edit from that save as from the current one.

TinCow

07-27-2008, 20:11

Taking the save. This may be a while, so please be patient.

Here (http://mizus.org/files/pbm/LotRMod1.2.zip) is the new LotRMod version 1.2.
Please extract it into your base M2TW folder and have it overwrite all existing files.

The changes are as follows:

(1) Fixed description of Overconfident and Blatantly Overconfident traits.
(2) Removed the triggers for the entire Civil War system of traits (note that removing the triggers but leaving the traits themselves is the easiest way to prevent conflict problems for people who forget to install the mod):

;------------------------------------------
Trigger Loyalstarta
WhenToTest CharacterTurnEnd

Condition FactionLeaderTrait Offensive_To_Nobles >= 1
and IsGeneral
and Trait Disobedient = 0 ;as this is the initial step- no returning back...
and Trait Obedient = 0
and Attribute Loyalty >= 6
and not IsFactionLeader

Affects Obedient 1 Chance 25 ;tended this way

;------------------------------------------
Trigger Rebelstarta
WhenToTest CharacterTurnEnd

Condition FactionLeaderTrait Offensive_To_Nobles >= 1
and IsGeneral
and Attribute Loyalty <= 5
and Trait Disobedient = 0
and Trait Obedient = 0
and not IsFactionLeader

Affects Disobedient 1 Chance 25 ;tended this way

;------------------------------------------
Trigger Rebelstart
WhenToTest CharacterTurnEnd

Condition FactionLeaderTrait Offensive_To_Nobles >= 1
and IsGeneral
and Trait Disobedient = 0
and Trait Obedient = 0
and not IsFactionLeader

Affects Disobedient 1 Chance 33 ;about a third of the rest of the nobility goes down this path

;------------------------------------------
Trigger Rebelend
WhenToTest CharacterTurnEnd

Condition FactionLeaderTrait Offensive_To_Nobles >= 2
and IsGeneral
and Trait Disobedient = 1
and not Trait Obedient >= 1

Affects Disobedient 1 Chance 33 ;eventually you WILL gain it it's just a matter of time...

;------------------------------------------
Trigger Loyalstart
WhenToTest CharacterTurnEnd

Condition FactionLeaderTrait Offensive_To_Nobles >= 1
and IsGeneral
and Trait Disobedient = 0 ;as this is the initial step- no returning back...
and Trait Obedient = 0
and not IsFactionLeader

Affects Obedient 1 Chance 66 ;about two-thirds of the rest of the nobility goes down this path

;------------------------------------------
Trigger Loyalend
WhenToTest CharacterTurnEnd

Condition FactionLeaderTrait Offensive_To_Nobles >= 2
and IsGeneral
and Trait Obedient = 1
and not Trait Disobedient >= 1

Affects Obedient 1 Chance 33 ;eventually you WILL gain it it's just a matter of time...

;------------------------------------------
Trigger civil_war_or_not1
WhenToTest BecomesFactionLeader

Condition Trait Offensive_To_Nobles = 0
and SettlementsTaken >= 5

Affects Offensive_To_Nobles 1 Chance 1

;------------------------------------------
Trigger civil_war_or_not2
WhenToTest BecomesFactionLeader

Condition Trait Offensive_To_Nobles = 0
and SettlementsTaken >= 10

Affects Offensive_To_Nobles 1 Chance 2

;------------------------------------------
Trigger civil_war_or_not3
WhenToTest BecomesFactionLeader

Condition Trait Offensive_To_Nobles = 0
and SettlementsTaken >= 20
and FactionIsLocal ;If the ai gets this big it deserves to STAY this big.

Affects Offensive_To_Nobles 1 Chance 3

;------------------------------------------
Trigger Usurper1 ;usurper or asserting newly blue hued blood.
WhenToTest BecomesFactionLeader

Condition Trait Offensive_To_Nobles = 0
and SettlementsTaken >= 5
and Trait SonofKingPrince <= 0
and FactionIsLocal

Affects Offensive_To_Nobles 1 Chance 3

;------------------------------------------
Trigger Usurper1ai ;usurper or asserting newly blue hued blood.
WhenToTest BecomesFactionLeader

Condition Trait Offensive_To_Nobles = 0
and SettlementsTaken >= 8
and Trait SonofKingPrince <= 0
and not FactionIsLocal

Affects Offensive_To_Nobles 1 Chance 1

;------------------------------------------
Trigger civil_war_or_not_progress
WhenToTest CharacterTurnEnd

Condition IsFactionLeader
and Trait Offensive_To_Nobles = 1

Affects Offensive_To_Nobles 1 Chance 2

;------------------------------------------

Trigger civil_war_or_not_progress_expedite ;since the king isn't around... let's check again...
WhenToTest CharacterTurnEnd

Condition IsFactionLeader
and DistanceCapital >= 50
and Trait Offensive_To_Nobles = 1
and FactionIsLocal ;not for the AI

Affects Offensive_To_Nobles 1 Chance 3

;------------------------------------------
Trigger civil_war_or_not_progress_expedite_1 ;The King is a Bad Fink!
WhenToTest CharacterTurnEnd

Condition IsFactionLeader
and Attribute Chivalry < -5
and Trait Offensive_To_Nobles = 1

Affects Offensive_To_Nobles 1 Chance 2

;------------------------------------------
Trigger civil_war_or_not_progress_expedite_2 ;The King is a Fink, sorta...
WhenToTest CharacterTurnEnd

Condition IsFactionLeader
and Attribute Chivalry < 0
and Trait Offensive_To_Nobles = 1

Affects Offensive_To_Nobles 1 Chance 1

;------------------------------------------
Trigger civil_war_or_not_progress_stop ;The King is a Truly, truly nice guy; reverse the possibility of war if it's not too late...
WhenToTest CharacterTurnEnd

Condition IsFactionLeader
and Attribute Chivalry > 4
and Trait Offensive_To_Nobles = 1

Affects Offensive_To_Nobles -1 Chance 4

;------------------------------------------
Trigger Authority_Loss_Over_Time
WhenToTest CharacterTurnEnd

Condition IsFactionLeader
and Trait Offensive_To_Nobles > 1
and Attribute Authority > 0

Affects Loseauthority 1 Chance 33

;------------------------------------------
Trigger Disgust_with_King's_Unreasonable_Finances ;Despite his burdensome taxes to support war and other strange notions and we are still in debt!
WhenToTest CharacterTurnEnd

Condition IsFactionLeader
and Treasury < 0
and Attribute Authority <= 5

Affects Offensive_To_Nobles 1 Chance 5

;------------------------------------------
Trigger Disgust_with_King's_Religiona ;The King is not looking out for the salvation of our souls
WhenToTest CharacterTurnEnd

Condition FactionExcommunicated
and IsFactionLeader
and Trait Offensive_To_Nobles = 0
and CharacterReligion catholic
and Attribute Piety <= 4 ;so it isn't just a political thing the Pope is perpetrating but truly, disgustingly, a deserved Excommunication!
and FactionIsLocal ;AI has a lesser chance

Affects Offensive_To_Nobles 1 Chance 5

;------------------------------------------
Trigger Disgust_with_King's_Religionb_ai ;The King is not looking out for the salvation of our souls
WhenToTest CharacterTurnEnd

Condition FactionExcommunicated
and IsFactionLeader
and Trait Offensive_To_Nobles = 0
and CharacterReligion catholic
and Attribute Piety <= 4 ;so it isn't just a political thing the Pope is perpetrating but truly, disgustingly, a deserved Excommunication!
and not FactionIsLocal ;strictly AI

Affects Offensive_To_Nobles 1 Chance 2

;------------------------------------------
Trigger cleanup_the_king1
WhenToTest CharacterTurnEnd

Condition IsFactionLeader
and Trait Obedient >= 1

Affects Disobedient 1 Chance 100

;------------------------------------------
Trigger cleanup_the_king2
WhenToTest CharacterTurnEnd

Condition IsFactionLeader
and Trait Disobedient >= 1

Affects Obedient 1 Chance 100

;------------------------------------------
Trigger cleanup_the_king3
WhenToTest CharacterTurnEnd

Condition IsFactionLeader
and Trait Loves_Father > 0

Affects Hates_Father 1 Chance 100

;------------------------------------------
Trigger cleanup_the_king4
WhenToTest CharacterTurnEnd

Condition IsFactionLeader
and Trait Hates_Father > 0

Affects Loves_Father 1 Chance 100

;------------------------------------------
Trigger cleanup_the_nobility1
WhenToTest CharacterTurnEnd

Condition IsGeneral
and Trait Disobedient >= 1
and FactionLeaderTrait Offensive_To_Nobles < 1

Affects Obedient 1 Chance 100

;------------------------------------------
Trigger cleanup_the_nobility2
WhenToTest CharacterTurnEnd

Condition IsGeneral
and Trait Obedient >= 1
and FactionLeaderTrait Offensive_To_Nobles < 1

Affects Disobedient 1 Chance 100

;------------------------------------------
Trigger cleanup_the_nobility_that_went_gray
WhenToTest CharacterTurnEnd

Condition IsGeneral
and Trait Disobedient >= 1
and FactionType Slave

Affects Obedient 1 Chance 100

;------------------------------------------
Trigger cleanup_the_nobility3
WhenToTest CharacterTurnEnd

Condition IsGeneral
and Trait Locked >= 1
and FactionLeaderTrait Offensive_To_Nobles < 1

Affects Locked -1 Chance 100

;------------------------------------------
Trigger lock_up_self_in_town
WhenToTest CharacterTurnEnd

Condition IsGeneral
and EndedInSettlement
and Trait Disobedient >= 2 ;must be full blown traitor... not just disobedient. Disob. is the warning level.
and not Trait Locked > 0

Affects Locked 1 Chance 100

(3) Removed the triggers for the Near Loyalty and Far Loyalty trait lines:

;------------------------------------------
Trigger Near_Loyalty_trigger ;AI OK for this one
WhenToTest CharacterTurnEnd

Condition IsGeneral
and not IsFactionHeir
and not IsFactionLeader
and DistanceCapital < 10
and not Trait Near_Loyalty >= 4
and not FactionType mongols
and not FactionType timurids

Affects Near_Loyalty 1 Chance 20

;------------------------------------------
Trigger Far_Loyalty_trigger
WhenToTest CharacterTurnEnd

Condition IsGeneral
and not IsOnCrusade
and not IsOnJihad
and not IsFactionHeir ;so send your King or his son on Crusade- not some nameless noble! Once the crusade ends if you want to hold the region... need someone loyal.
and not IsFactionLeader
and DistanceCapital > 40
and not Trait Far_Loyalty >= 10
and not FactionType mongols
and not FactionType timurids

Affects Far_Loyalty 1 Chance 15

(4)Removed the trigger for the Stripped trait line:

;------------------------------------------
Trigger Stripped_of_title
WhenToTest CharacterTurnEnd

Condition not HasAncType dearmad_her
and Trait Titled >= 1 ;so assume at one point he had it.
and not IsFactionLeader

Affects Stripped 1 Chance 100

TinCow

07-27-2008, 21:14

This turned out to be less work than I thought. The Civil War system didn't actually trigger until the 1113 turn, so the last 1111 save didn't require me to clean up all the Civil War traits that popped up later. The game is now unfrozen and can proceed as normal. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU INSTALL LotRMod 1.2 (http://mizus.org/files/pbm/LotRMod1.2.zip)!

http://mizus.org/files/pbm/LOTR-1111-10.zip

Changes Made:
(1) All Near_Loyalty and Far_Loyalty traits have been removed from ALL avatars. This generally resulted in a small increase in loyalty for most people, though it dropped 1 or 2 points for a couple people. In every instance of a loyalty drop, the avatar already had high loyalty, so no one is risking a 'natural' revolt as a result of this change.
(2) Iconium retinue title moved from Hypatios Machonios to Ioannis Kalameteros. Machonios was still in Asteri when he took the city, and thus it was instantly the possession of Kalameteros, who is the highest rank in their feudal chain.
(3) 19,260 florins added to the treasury. This is to compensate for the cost of the Crusade. This is the PRECISE amount of money that the armies cost last turn, the armies and fleets cost this turn, and the armies and fleets will cost next turn. Further monies will be added into the treasury to nullify the costs of the Crusade until the Event ends. At that point, all remaining units will either have to be paid for through normal means or disbanded to save money. Keep in mind that the 19,260 just added includes the cost of the Crusade for the 1113 turn. As such, if it is all spent before the end turn button is hit, the treasury will drop into debt once again. At the very end of 1113 (and all following turns) I will deposit the proper amount of money into the treasury to prevent it from going red as the result of the Crusade alone. The Megas should keep this in mind when deciding on how to deal with the treasury. Please PM me if there are any questions about this.

*Please note that there will be NO game editing for avatars that revolt in the future. Any future revolts will occur as the result of normal M2TW gameplay, not the SS 4.1 Civil War system. Those events will have to be dealt with just like any other in-game event.*

Rowan

07-28-2008, 07:49

Executable installer version of LotRMod 1.2 is also available (http://mizus.org/files/pbm/LotRMod1.2.exe)

Ignoramus

07-29-2008, 10:38

Try this:

http://rapidshare.com/files/133280596/LOTR-1113-1.zip

It should be correct.

Kagemusha

07-29-2008, 11:54

Taking the save.

Kagemusha

07-29-2008, 13:24

Destroyed a large rebel army and got MOH. Benefactor is Caesar Ioannis. Please accept my liege.:smash:

Here is the new save:

http://mizus.org/files/pbm/LOTR-1113-2.rar

TinCow

07-29-2008, 13:25

The game is frozen until Ignoramus decides whether or not to accept the adoption... unless whatever changes you are making to the save game do not remove the MoH offer. I'm not sure what erases it and what does not. If nothing erases it, everyone can do what they wish. Just make sure that the option is still there for Ignoramus to accept or reject whenever he gets back online. He does not have to personally load the game and click the button. Once he posts his wishes, anyone else can do it for him.

flyd

07-29-2008, 18:38

Taking the save

flyd

07-29-2008, 18:46

http://mizus.org/files/pbm/LOTR-1113-3.zip

Besieged Caesarea, MotH offer still up.

Andres

07-29-2008, 21:19

Taking the save.

Andres

07-29-2008, 21:42

Here it's back:

http://mizus.org/files/pbm/LOTR-1113-4.zip

MoTH offer is still there.

Savvas is going back to Arta; spotted a small army of rebels, will probably make a detour to get rid of them. Can the Megas put taxes in Arta lower, since the inhabitants of the settlement are getting angry ("red" face, my SOT asks for "blue" face).

TinCow

07-29-2008, 23:10

Taking the save to deal with the Crusade.

Andres, you are free to manually adjust the tax rate of any settlements you own, there's no need to wait for the Megas to do it. I'll bump the taxes down for you while making my changes.

TinCow

07-29-2008, 23:56

http://mizus.org/files/pbm/LOTR-1113-5.zip

As every Crusader army is under 6 units, I am not going to bother with the +1 bonus roll calculations. Instead, I will simply remove no movement at all as a possibility from a die roll.

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Vartholomaios Ksiros (Rowan) and Kosmas Mavrozomis (Zim) left at the break of dawn and have sailed with the utmost vigor and skill. Both have made excellent time, exceeding even the expectations of their own experienced sailors. The two men are within sight of each other, southwest of Smyrna, and within reasonable distance of Rhodes.

Methodios Tagaris (Tristan de Castelreng) was not to be left out of this race, and he too left port early. However, his sails were less expertly managed and he could not keep up with the pace of the other two once they reached top speed. As they receded over the horizon, Methodios found himself alone in third place, directly west of Smyrna.

Stavros ek Amarinthou (Knights_of_Palma) woke up late and went about his duties in a leisurely fashion. Slow and steady may win the race, but they may not be good enough to reach Egypt first. He is in fourth place, northwest of Smyrna.

Shortly behind, and within visual distance, of Stavros is Efstathios Laskaris (Ibn-Khaldun). The delay in boarding his ships caused him great harm, but he made up for it by driving his team with a tremendous effort, milking every last bit of speed out of them. If he can keep this rate up, he will soon overtake some of the Crusaders in front of him.

Vissarionas ek Lesvou (Ramses II CP) is not an experienced sailor, and his progress has demonstrated it. Everything that could possibly go wrong did go wrong, though there is no one to blame for most of it but the fates. Knots were tied wrong, sails flapped in the wind, bad weather forced him to take shelter in a cove for a short while, and a seagull temporarily blinded the helmsman with some impressive aerial bombardment. Poor Vissarionas is happy to simply be nearing the southern end of the Dardanelles.

Yet he is not in last place. That inglorious spot falls to Annios Solomon (woad&fangs). He was making fabulous time, comparable to that of Methodios Tagaris. However the terrain soon began to look strange. After a few days of sailing, the walls of Constantinople appeared before him and it became apparent that they had been sailing in the wrong direction! After a brief investigation, it was revealed that some villain had stolen Annios' sea charts and replaced them with forgeries designed to lead them in the wrong direction! The identity of the malefactor could not be discerned, though all crewmembers are looking cross-eyed at each other now. After stopping in port in Constantinople, Annios was able to obtain new charts and set off in the proper direction. He managed to reach his original starting point before the year was up, resulting in no progress at all.

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Note: The treasury is currently in the red. This is not the fault of the Crusade. I have double checked the upkeep for all Crusade fleets and armies, and the previous calculations were correct. The money I added to the treasury last turn included the sums for this turn as well. I specifically noted that in my post. I cannot tell what all this money was spent on, but it was spent on something without regard to the fact that the treasury is losing money each turn. As such, the current debt has nothing to do with the Crusade, since all sums for 1110, 1111, and 1113 have already been given to the treasury through the console.

From now on I will only add money to the treasury retroactively on the turn that I do the editing. This means that the sum for 1114 will not be added until next turn, which will be prior to the Megas making any investment for 1114 anyway, since he takes the save last. Thus the treasury will remain in the red for the rest of this turn. Next turn I will give it the total sum of the Crusade, which is 7,320 florins. The current projection for next turn shows -5692, which means that less than 2000 florins will be left in the treasury after I add in the extras. Be aware that this means that treasury spending is currently nearly outstripping its income. If this is not dealt with promptly, Byzantium may find itself in crippling debt.

Privateerkev

07-30-2008, 03:06

taking the save.

Privateerkev

07-30-2008, 03:48

LOTR-1113-6 (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/local_links.php?action=jump&catid=193&id=4006)

Moved Nathanail to Antioch to resupply per Bananabob's instructions. Moved Mak next to the Egyptian raiding party in Antioch but did not attack it.

Also, a lot of the avatars still have near/far loyalty. Hypatios still has the Iconium title.

TinCow

07-30-2008, 13:08

It appears that Ignoramus decided not to use the save where I had fixed all problems before advancing to 1113. I will thus have to re-do all the changes. This annoys me greatly, but at least it explains why the treasury is in the negative.

Taking the save.

TinCow

07-30-2008, 13:31

http://mizus.org/files/pbm/LOTR-1113-7.zip

Changes Made:
(1) All Near_Loyalty and Far_Loyalty traits have been removed from ALL avatars. This generally resulted in a small increase in loyalty for most people, though it dropped 1 or 2 points for a couple people. In every instance of a loyalty drop, the avatar already had high loyalty, so no one is risking a 'natural' revolt as a result of this change.
(2) Iconium retinue title moved from Hypatios Machonios to Ioannis Kalameteros. Machonios was still in Asteri when he took the city, and thus it was instantly the possession of Kalameteros, who is the highest rank in their feudal chain.
(3) 19,260 florins added to the treasury. As before, this is to compensate for the cost of the Crusade. As a result the treasury is now at 16,263 instead of being in the red.
(4) Ioannis Kantakouzinos has been adopted by Ioannis Komnenos.
(5) Ioannis Kantakouzinos has been moved towards Constantinople.

OverKnight

07-31-2008, 01:19

Taking the save.

OverKnight

07-31-2008, 01:32

http://mizus.org/files/pbm/LOTR-1113-8.zip

Move Aleksios and company to Sofia.

Ignoramus

07-31-2008, 13:06

Taking the save:

Ignoramus

07-31-2008, 13:37

Report for 1113:

http://rapidshare.com/files/133813985/LOTR-1114.zip

The German Crusade has ventured further into Anatolia. They are currently east of Nicaea.

We have negotiated trade rights with the Kingdom of Leon. We have also, through modest gifts, have improved relations between our two realms.

The French and Normans of Sicily are now at war. The result of the struggle will greatly impact the position of Italy.

We are now at war with the Fatimids, as required by the Magnaura. The Fatimid army south of Antioch did not attack, but has remained in the vicinity of the city.

A large Turkish army is near Adana, but reports suggest they are headed for Iconium, not the Cilician city.

A priest, while attempting to denounce a heretic in Anatolia, lost his faith and joined the heretic. Both, however, have been denounced by others more faithful to the Word.

Markonnias Ampelas has been married. I congratulate the newly weds.

The current treasury is around 560 florins.

Kagemusha

07-31-2008, 14:04

Taking the save.

Kagemusha

07-31-2008, 14:19

Here is the new save: http://mizus.org/files/pbm/LOTR-1114-1.rar

Moved south towards Constantinopol.

TinCow

07-31-2008, 16:29

I am using this thread for this post as this is an official announcement that needs to be considered public, yet it doesn't belong in any other place.

Byblos has missed the last two Senate sessions and has not logged onto the Org for over a month and a half. He is now considered an inactive player. His avatar will remain alive for the time being and will simply stay put in Constantinople in case he returns, at least for now. However, I now consider him to be a completely neutral Senator and am declaring his oath to Ioannis Komnenos and the House of Komnenodoukai to be broken. If he ever returns, he can renew his oath and rejoin very easily. On a practical level, this doesn't make any difference to anyone in the game at all, since he was just a Strator.

This post also serves as notice that the same thing will be done to The Lemongate if he does not reappear before the end of the next normal Senate session. If he again fails to vote, under the rules his land (Belgrade) will be automatically given to his Lord (Kosmas Mavrozomis). I will then remove his oaths and move him to the unaligned and inactive section, along with Byblos. This will result in the loss of a landed Senator for the House of Asteri, which could potentially cause havoc with ranks. If this occurs Kosmas Mavrozomis (Zim) can immediately give the land to someone else. If this is coordinated properly and done in a timely manner, it will not result in any loss of rank for anyone.

Privateerkev

07-31-2008, 17:57

taking the save.

Privateerkev

07-31-2008, 19:00

LOTR-1114-2 (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/local_links.php?action=jump&catid=193&id=4008)

I moved everyone from Antioch to Mak's army. (SOT entries allow this.) Fought the battle. Since the army was not near a friendly territory, I got no prisoner treatment options. I moved Mak and 2 militia back to Antioch and left Armatos in command of the army.

There is one little matter however. Mak got a MotH offer. I will send an IC PM to the recipient. At the very least, it should provide for some entertainment... :laugh4:

*edit*

Please make sure the offer stays up when you do your moves until this is resolved. :D

Andres

07-31-2008, 20:05

Taking the save.

Andres

07-31-2008, 20:28

Here it's back:

http://mizus.org/files/pbm/LOTR-1114-3.zip

Defeated a tiny army of rebels on the road to Arta. We suffered no losses.

https://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t2/AndresTheCunning/0006.jpg

https://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t2/AndresTheCunning/0012-1.jpg

A honorable mention for Kristophoros who has slain the captain of the rebels:
https://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t2/AndresTheCunning/0011-1.jpg

flyd

07-31-2008, 21:47

Taking the save.

flyd

07-31-2008, 22:39

http://mizus.org/files/pbm/LOTR-1114-4.zip

Phew. Pointless, lenghty and inconclusive shootout, followed by a five minute fight at the gate vs. the Sultan's bodyguard that took out half my army. In retrospect, should have attacked two gates, but was being lazy about the whole thing. Caesarea sacked for 6000 florins.

Warmaster Horus

08-01-2008, 14:20

Taking the save.

Warmaster Horus

08-01-2008, 15:03

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1114-5.rar

Moved Manouelitis west, in general direction of Belgrade.

TinCow

08-01-2008, 15:07

Taking the save for Crusade stuff.

TinCow

08-01-2008, 15:42

*7,320 florins have been added to the treasury to compensate for the Crusade costs of 1114.*

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1114-6.zip

Kosmas Mavrozomis (Zim) has continued to sail very well, taking advantage of good wind and favorable weather. A storm grew behind him, but he sailed fast and avoided it, proceeding at top speed, and is now well south of Rhodes. With that island receding behind him, Egypt will be the next land mass his eyes see.

Vartholomaios Ksiros (Rowan) was sailing well besides Kosmas Mavrozomis, but the fates turned against him. A large rip appeared in one of his sails, forcing him to put to and repair it. While doing so, a huge storm came up and battered the small Crusader fleet. Ksiros and his men managed to repair the ship and proceeded west to take shelter along the Anatolian coast south of Smyrna. There progress this year has been almost negligible.

Methodios Tagaris (Tristan de Castelreng) was also caught in the same brutal storm as Ksiros. He similarly diverted east, towards the coast off of Smyrna for shelter. His ship suffered great damage in the storm and most of the year was spent making repairs. Egypt is not much closer this year than it was last.

Stavros ek Amarinthou (Knights_of_Palma) managed to avoid the storm and found the sailing conditions to be excellent. His crew did not encounter any problems and sailed to the best of their skill. He is now south-southwest of Smyrna and is essentially tied for second place with Vartholomaios Ksiros.

Efstathios Laskaris (Ibn-Khaldun) sailed well, but not quite as well as last year. His sails spilled wind here and there and the remnants of the terrible storm battered him for a short while. He is now west of Smyrna and within striking distance of many other Crusaders.

Vissarionas ek Lesvou (Ramses II CP) also had superb sailing session. His men got their act together and worked in harmony and to the utmost of their skill. Before they knew it, they were pulling up besides Efstathios Laskaris and the two fleets are now within shouting distance of each other, west of Smyrna.

Annios Solomon (woad&fangs) recovered decently from the sabotage of the previous year. He sailed well and decently, without more than the usual minor problems... until three days into the voyage. One morning, one of the sailors noticed a strange looking knot on the mainsail. After further examination, it was discovered to be a complex slipknot that would slowly loosen over time. Had it not been discovered, the whole sail would eventually have collapsed, potentially causing massive damage to the ship. One thing is certain, whoever attempted this heinous act is still on board the ship. Despite this sabotage attempt, Solomon and his fleet managed to sail decently, and they are within striking distance of Crusaders Laskaris and ek Lesvou.

Ignoramus

08-02-2008, 02:41

Taking the save:

Ignoramus

08-02-2008, 03:08

Only TC may take this save in order to adjust things concerning the Crusade:

http://rapidshare.com/files/134210022/LOTR-1114-7.zip

Ibn-Khaldun

08-02-2008, 09:07

I think TC already made all moves concerning the Crusade..
Look the posts above..

Kagemusha

08-02-2008, 14:27

I have to respectfully decline the offer of adoption of Makedonias, purely out of IC reasons.

TinCow

08-02-2008, 15:17

Taking the save.

TinCow

08-02-2008, 15:46

Save uploaded. It is now 1116.

http://rapidshare.com/files/134325115/LOTR-1116-1.zip.html
or
http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1116-1.zip

Changes made:
MoH for Makedonios Ksanthopoulos turned down as per this post (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showpost.php?p=1980609&postcount=360).
7,320 added to treasury for 1116 Crusade costs.

I have implemented the final part of the Crusade Event, marked as #10 in my original post (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showpost.php?p=1968963&postcount=416). You didn't think I'd let everyone who stayed at home be bored, did you?

https://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b203/TinCow/LOTR/misc/LOTR006.jpg

GH has a story prepared for this, so please let him post his before posting your own.

Events of note in the starting scrolls of 1116:
Sicilian Princess comes of age.
Danish Princess comes of age.
Mustering Hall built in Dardanellia.
Caesarea besieged by the Turks.

Andres

08-02-2008, 17:28

Taking the save.

Andres

08-02-2008, 17:36

Here it's back.

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1116-2.zip

Moved Savvas back to Arta because troops were without supplies and getting demoralised after several turns outside a settlement..

flyd

08-03-2008, 04:12

Taking the save.

flyd

08-03-2008, 04:51

http://mizus.org/files/pbm/LOTR-1116-3.zip

Took Mark out on a sally against a Turkish army three times the size. He died, the whole army was destroyed, and Caesarea occupied by the Turks. Let there be IC "rumors" of this for the moment, while I write my report. It might take a day or two.

Warmaster Horus

08-03-2008, 11:10

Taking the save.

Warmaster Horus

08-03-2008, 11:51

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1116-4.rar

Brought Nikiphoros west a bit, and then turned back to Constantinople. All IC (I'll have a story up today).

deguerra

08-03-2008, 13:09

taking the save

deguerra

08-03-2008, 13:19

Kalmeteros and the remaining Asteri Army moved East towards Caesarea.

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1116-5.rar

Privateerkev

08-03-2008, 17:08

even though it's past 24 hours, I'm going to take the save and do a couple things.

Privateerkev

08-03-2008, 17:26

LOTR-1116-6 (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/local_links.php?action=jump&catid=193&id=4009)

Made Cecil's moves for him. Took Nathanail and 1 horse archer out of Armatos's army and sent them to Antioch. Moved Armatos and army up north next to rebel army so he can attack them next turn. (out of MP this turn.)

Ferret

08-03-2008, 17:54

taking the save

Ferret

08-03-2008, 17:55

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1116-7.rar

moved East

Kagemusha

08-03-2008, 18:28

Taking the save.

Kagemusha

08-03-2008, 18:39

Here is the new save: http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1116-8.rar

Moved to Constantinopol.

TinCow

08-04-2008, 01:54

Taking the save for Crusade movement.

TinCow

08-04-2008, 02:27

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1116-9.zip

Kosmas Mavrozomis (Zim) is truly a blessed man. His fleet continues to avoid all inclement weather, and the winds themselves appear to favor him as if send by God himself. This year Kosmas and his men have sailed farther and faster than they believed possible. The ocean voyage itself is nearly behind them, and barring a serious turn of luck, they will reach the Egyptian shore next year. What they will find there, alone and without allies, will be less certain.

Vissarionas ek Lesvou (Ramses II CP) has benefited from whatever forces guide the hand of Crusader Mavrozomis' fleet. He too has sailed beyond all expectations of both his men and ships. Favorable seas greeted him every morning, with strong and constant winds. There is still much of the sea yet to be crossed, but he has established a commanding lead over all other Crusaders bar Kosmas. Overall, this is an impressive performance for one who started the voyage so poorly.

Annios Solomon (woad&fangs) was determined to put the treachery of previous years behind him, and urged his men on towards the open sea. So hard and fast did they sail, that soon they caught sight of the fleet of Stavros ek Amarinthou (Knights_of_Palma). Stravos' men had set a steady, but none too strenuous pace, and before they knew it Annios Solomon and his ships were along side of them. Soon a good-hearted race began, and both Crusading armies sailed into sight of Rhodes together.

Whatever luck Vartholomaios Ksiros (Rowan) had at the beginning of the voyage has long since fled. His ship was more badly damaged by the storm than was initially realized, and soon the bilges began to fill with water. For a while, the crew became panicked and began to think that they would sink altogether, but soon Rhodes appeared in the distance and they were able to put in to a protected harbor on the northwest of the island where repairs were begun. The fleet will be repaired and ready to sail again next year, but the Crusaders had best hope that their luck changes quickly if they are to reach Egypt before the holy mission is completed.

Efstathios Laskaris (Ibn-Khaldun) has continued his trend by performing more poorly than his previous year. He is still making progress, which is commendable, but without further efforts the riches of Alexandria and Cairo will elude him for certain. He had best hope that next year brings more favorable results.

Methodios Tagaris (Tristan de Castelreng) is lucky to still be alive. After the disastrous storm of the previous year, he had sailed close to the Anatolian shore to allow his men to have a chance of swimming to safety in the event he foundered. This did not prove to be the case, and the make-shift repairs they conducted on the barred coastline were not to the standards of the glorious shipwrights of Constantinople. Within days, leaks began appearing all over the fleet and they were once again forced to seek the shelter of a protected cove to do further repairs. Egypt is the last thing on the minds of most of the sailors and Crusaders these days, as the very prospect of a crossing of the great Sea itself terrifies them beyond all reason.

Ignoramus

08-04-2008, 06:29

Taking the save:

Ignoramus

08-04-2008, 08:00

Report for 1116:

The German Crusade has reached Kilikia. They should reach Jerusalem within 8 years.

I led a night attack on a small Seljuk force west of Tblisi. They were completely routed with the prisoners being released to spread fear in the Seljuk garrison of Tblisi. My royal army, led by myself and Domestikos Chrysovergos, has laid siege to the castle there. We expect to commence an assault the following year.

https://img176.imageshack.us/img176/9905/tblisi1yn2.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Vissarionas ek Lesvou has been stricken with scurvy. Such are the perils of crusaders.

A noble has requested to be adopted by Ioannis Kantakouzinos. It is up to him whether he accept the noble.

The Moors has sent word that they are joining in the Jihad against Constantinople. The Imperial navy will be busy scouring for any Moorish ships.

The Duke of Milan has perished. Before this unfortunate event, an alliance was sealed between our two realms. Should the Venetians betray their word, we will have ready agents in the Milanese to avenge our wrong.

http://rapidshare.com/files/134700913/LOTR-1117.zip

Kagemusha

08-04-2008, 13:18

taking the save.

Kagemusha

08-04-2008, 13:45

Moved to Nicae and refused the adoption.

Here is the new save: http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1117-1.rar

Warmaster Horus

08-04-2008, 17:03

Taking the save.

Warmaster Horus

08-04-2008, 17:22

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1117-2.zip

Moved Manouelitis to Constantinople.

Andres

08-04-2008, 20:16

Taking the save.

EDIT: did nothing since Savvas still has the "Troops despondent" treat (needs to spend time in a settlement).

Privateerkev

08-05-2008, 00:45

taking the save.

Privateerkev

08-05-2008, 01:11

KOTR-1117-3 (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/local_links.php?action=jump&catid=193&id=4013)

Sorry for the delay. Tornadoes are all over the place. :P

Moved the ships with Mak's army to the port of Antioch. Had Ig's permission to do this. Moved army to Antioch.

Cecil XIX

08-05-2008, 01:33

Taking the save.

Cecil XIX

08-05-2008, 01:52

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1117-4.zip
Defeated the Rebel stack, and Armatos got a MoH. Ironically enough, it's the same sponsor Makedonios had. PMs and a battle report to follow.

Ignoramus

08-05-2008, 08:34

Taking the save:

TinCow

08-05-2008, 23:32

Taking the save (one that Ignoramus provided to me, not the most recently posted one).

TinCow

08-06-2008, 00:51

Changes:
Rejected the MoH adoption for Armatos ek Naksou according to this post (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showpost.php?p=1982448&postcount=103).
Added 7,320 to the treasury for Crusade upkeep for 1117.
Added 6,870 to the treasury for Crusade upkeep for 1119 (3 ships were disbanded, reducing upkeep).
Moved Gottfried de Payns, the Templar who was blocking the route between Antioch and Adana. His position was seriously screwing up the Crusade and Jihad armies.

Crusade Movement for 1117:

Kosmas Mavrozomis (Zim) is on a Mission from God. His startling luck has held beyond all possible expectations, and he has successfully arrived in Egypt. He now stands on the shores of a foreign land without allies or support. The cities of Alexandria and Cairo lie before him, but they are garrisoned and will not fall easily to such a small force, even if it is blessed by the Heavans. Still, it is a Mission from God. It's 106 miles to Cairo, he's got a full year lead, half a stack of Crusaders, it's the desert, and he's wearing a sun visor on his helmet.

Vartholomaios Ksiros (Rowan) spared no efforts in ensuring that his fleet was fully repaired and provisioned in Rhodes. Inspired by his efforts and his holy cause, the local laborers worked through the nights and within a few days the entire fleet was ready to sail again and with fresh provisions graciously donated by the local Christian population. Their morale greatly buoyed by these acts, the sailors of the fleet put all they had into the sailing and resumed their fabulous performance after their initial departure from Constantinople. If their skill and luck holds, they will make landfall in Egypt next year.

The vast open sea was daunting to the crew of Vissarionas ek Lesvou's (Ramses II CP) fleet, but they persevered. Large waves tossed the ship and rumors of Egyptian fleets gave many men sleepless nights. Still, moderate progress was made and Egypt is closer this year than it was last. With a strong push next year, landfall may be possible.

Their morale increased by the previous year's friendly race, the sailors of Annios Solomon's (woad&fangs) fleet set a similarly steady pace this year. Good cheer reigned in all quarters, prompting competition between the various shifts to see which one could perform better. Unfortunately, this revelry reached a peak with a bawdy celebration of the winning team one night, resulting in several days of hangovers and seasickness. As such, their progress was good, but not as good as it could have been. Egypt is close, but barring an act of God, it will not be reached next year.

Efstathios Laskaris (Ibn-Khaldun) gave a rousing pep talk to his crew at the beginning of year, urging them to improve their performance, for once. The speech seemed to have the desired effect, though perhaps it was the subsequent flogging of a particularly lackadaisical sailor that had the greatest impact. Regardless, good progress was made this year, and Rhodes is finally well and truly behind them.

The men of Stavros ek Amarinthou's (Knights_of_Palma) fleet were also greatly cheered by the previous friendly race with Annios Solomon. Unfortunately, they did not find quite as productive an outlet for their high morale. Instead, several nights of drinking and wenching on Rhodes scattered the crew across the entire island. Stavros eventually had to ask the local militia to aid him in rounding up the wayward men, and nearly the entire year was lost trying to relocate the crew and restore discipline. They finally managed to set sail, but almost no progress was made towards reaching their destination. The passing of Stavros ek Amarinthou will not be forgotten by the locals, however, who are already expecting the birth of a slew of Crusader bastards.

The makeshift repairs that Methodios Tagaris' (Tristan de Castelreng) men performed the previous year held until they reached Rhodes, preventing total catastrophe. However, the damage was extensive and a long stay in port was required to prepare the ship for the open sea. The crew are now freshly provisioned and ready for the voyage, but they are the last to depart the island of Rhodes and the prospect of reaching Egypt before the Crusade finishes is looking increasingly slim.

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As a Crusader has now landed in Egypt, the garrisons of Alexandria and Cairo have been boosted to 10 units (not counting a family member in Cairo) according to the rules for the Event. If the AI insists on moving these garrisons each year, I may have to play the faction myself each turn to make sure they stay inside the cities until the Crusade is done.

At the start of 1119, an adoption has been offered for Ioannis Kantakouzinos and an Explorer's Guild is offered for Antioch. These scrolls remain up. A mission has also been given to blockade Gaza. Annios Solomon has scurvy and a couple new Pagan Magicians have popped up. A Turkish Jihad army was seen moving southwest from Yerevan. Two Egyptian Jihad armies are passing Aleppo. An Egyptian army has disembarked between Corinth and Athens. The HRE Crusade army is north of Antioch. A French Crusade army has entered Byzantine lands near Bucharest.

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1119-1.zip

TinCow

08-06-2008, 12:26

I have tested it, and the AI insists on removing a large part of the Alexandria garrison next turn. I will therefore be forced to control Egypt next turn. I will continue doing so every turn that the AI reduces the garrison of either of those cities below 10 units, to ensure that the balance of the Crusade is maintained. This may mean that the Egyptian armies will temporarily move in slightly more logical manners than you would otherwise expect for the AI. I will evaluate whether further turns of control over Egypt will be necessary in future turns.

Kagemusha

08-06-2008, 14:37

Taking the save.

Kagemusha

08-06-2008, 15:16

Refused the adoption and destroyed a small rebel stack of spear militia, near Nicae.

Here is the new save: http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1119-2.rar

OverKnight

08-06-2008, 21:49

Taking the save.

OverKnight

08-06-2008, 22:08

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1119-3.zip

Moved Aleksios and army to the capital. I raised taxes to very high while he is there, since we need the money.

The offer for the Guild is still up.

Cecil XIX

08-06-2008, 23:37

Taking the save.

Cecil XIX

08-06-2008, 23:49

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1119-4.zip

Declined Guild Offer, moved Armatos to block the Jihadists.

Ignoramus

08-07-2008, 05:43

Taking the save.

Ignoramus

08-07-2008, 06:21

Save for TC only:

http://rapidshare.com/files/135455580/LOTR-1119-5.zip

TinCow

08-07-2008, 14:10

Crusade Movement for 1119:

The local Egyptian peasants fled for their lives before Kosmas Mavrozomis' (Zim) army. Though small, they are of high quality and fearless. Such a deep attack into Egyptian territory may have been known to the Sultan, but the commoners were ignorant of any such moves. The sight of the magnificent Great Cross moving steadily towards Alexandria ignited a panic. The people fled almost instantly, leaving behind a horde of supplies and a completely empty road. All in all, it was something of a miracle. The march to Alexandria could not have been easier, and the army arrived with enough time to scout a proper defensive location for the main encampment, which was placed by a nearby river ford. Construction on a battering ram and a set of ladders has already been completed. The army is greatly outnumbered by the defenders, but they do not seem inclines to sally forth and the other Crusaders have not even made landfall yet. Essentially, everything has gone perfectly for Kosmas Mavrozomis and he can be assured of being the first to assault Alexandria, even if he waits another year to do it. (Zim is crazy lucky, his rolls so far have been 6, 5, 6, 6, 6.)

As the Egyptian shore grew closer, the morale of Vartholomaios Ksiros' (Rowan) fleet began to ebb. The voyage had not been easy, but the reality that they would soon be irrevocably stranded in a foreign land, far from a friendly Christian settlement, began to dawn on them. As they neared the Egyptian coast, their progress and efforts diminished rapidly and progress slowed to a crawl. When at last land was sighted, an argument erupted amongst the tense crew and the only way Vartholomaios could keep order was to agree to remain offshore temporarily to make further preparations for the landing. Landfall is guaranteed to occur next year, but by all rights it should have been this year.

The 'liberties' of the previous year had the men of Stavros ek Amarinthou's (Knights_of_Palma) fleet in particularly high spirits. They sailed their hearts out, anticipating further pleasures when they reached the wealthy Egyptian homelands. The ships flew like the wind and quickly passed Efstathios Laskaris. They exceeded all possible expectations and before they knew it the vast majority of the Mediterranean lay behind them. Towards the end of the year, a cluster of ships arose in the horizon before them.

It turned out to be the Byzantine fleets of Vissarionas ek Lesvou (Ramses II CP) and Annios Solomon (woad&fangs). After coming along side, the crews relayed their harrowing tale. As it turned out, Vissarionas' flagship had been struck by a breaching White Whale. The size of the beast and the ferocity of its attack struck many men with horror. The ship immediately began to take on an immense amount of water, and the crew began evacuating into the few launches that were available. This plan was quickly scrapped, though, as the whale smashed one of the boats with its massive tail, scattering the men into the ocean. Vissarionas' other ship came alongside and began pelting the beast with arrows and bolts, eventually forcing it to flee back into the depths. As it fled, some men swore they saw a man bound to its side, beckoning them to follow him into the depths.

It did not take a long to realize that the other ship was too small to hold the entire army and that it was too far to swim to Egypt. Repairs, however, were all but impossible and doom seemed certain. Suddenly, though the fleet of Annios Solomon appeared on the horizon. They were making very good time, and pulled alongside Vissarionas' flagship within moments. The plight of their fellow Crusaders struck them deeply, and the men began a furious effort to aid them. One particularly insightful sailor pointed out that they had an extra mainsail and suggested that it could be wrapped around the underside of the leaking vessel like a bandage to slow the leak. Several incredibly brave and strong men volunteered to dive under the crippled ship towing the heavy sail behind them. Despite the huge risk of drowning, the men succeeded and emerged alive. The sail was quickly tied tightly to the top of the ship and soon the leak slowed to a level where a small bailing crew could keep the ship from sinking. As the year ended, the fleets of both Stavrok ek Amarinthou and Annios Solomon remained close to the crippled ships Vissarionas ek Lesvou, to ensure that they did not founder. Egypt is only a moderate distance away, and all three will likely make landfall next year.

With his ship fully repaired, Methodios Tagaris (Tristan de Castelreng) set out from Rhodes for the great crossing to Egypt. Good time was made and they soon passed the slow-moving Efstathios Laskaris, whose ships seemed strangely short-handed. The voyage was otherwise relatively uneventful, and a good half of the sea was crossed. Another strong effort next year may result in landfall on the Egyptian shore.

The man who was flogged on Efstathios Laskaris' (Ibn-Khaldun) ship the previous year soon recovered from his ordeal and began spreading subversive talk amongst the crew. Most of the men were perfectly content with their commander, but there are always a few troublemakers in any army, and this one was no exception. Soon these men were sowing discontent and discord amongst the fleet. The officers did their best to counter it, and they were aided by a large number of the crew, but a sizable minority soon began to openly express grievances. One morning, this entire group simply refused to emerge from their cabin to work the ship. The remainder of the crew did their best to keep the fleet moving, but the fleet had few hands to spare under normal conditions, and their progress soon slowed to a crawl. As the year ended, little progress had been made and the situation remained in a tense standoff.

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Added 6,870 to the treasury for Crusade upkeep for 1120.
Jihad armies moved adjacent to Armatos ek Naksou.
Egyptian army in Greece besieged Corinth, but their fleet was defeated by a nearby HRE fleet and the army can no longer be evacuated by boat.
Ioannis Kalameteros has had a child.
Methodios Tagaris has scurvy.
Hypatios Machonios picked up a Pagan Magician.
Ioannis Kantakouzinos has another candidate for adoption (scroll remains up).

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1120-1a.zip

Note: Since Alexandria is now besieged, the AI cannot remove units from it. Some play ahead by me shows that the AI still does not seem inclined to remove any units from Cairo. As such, I am hopeful that I will not have to take control of Egypt again for the rest of the Event. Please be aware that I will, however, take control of Egypt again if any player blocks a choke point in front of the Jihad armies with the specific intent to delay their movement without a battle. If such a blocking occurs and results in a significant (multiple turn) detour for the AI army, I will move the Jihad armies myself and attack the blocking army. Any battle like this will be fought as an autoresolve. If the armies are allowed to proceed freely from here on out, I will leave them in the hands of the AI.

Kagemusha

08-07-2008, 15:59

Taking the save.

Kagemusha

08-07-2008, 16:07

Refused yet another adoption and moved back to Nicae.

Here is the new save: http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1120-2.rar

Cecil XIX

08-07-2008, 17:52

Taking the Save.

Cecil XIX

08-07-2008, 18:48

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1120-3.zip

FRAPS is refusing to take screencaps for some reason. :furious3: To summarize, it was a close defeat. They lost 48% of their army, we lost 2/3 of ours. (Not counting the ransom) They lost the general in their larger stack, we lost no avatars. (Although Armatos is the only one left in his bodyguard, and Nathanail only has one other guy left in his)

Also, after the battle the enemy Sultan offered to ransom away the soldiers. Since their's no mention of ransoming in the rules, and Armatos is a do-what-you-can-and-damn-the-consequences kind of guy, I accepted that. I hope that's not a problem OOC.

Andres

08-07-2008, 20:44

Taking the save.

Andres

08-07-2008, 20:54

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1120-4.zip

Moved Savvas and two units of Horse Archers out of Arta, towards Corinth (currently besieged) as a relief force.

Set taxes in Arta to high instead of very high, to avoid rebellion.

Privateerkev

08-08-2008, 03:06

taking the save.

Privateerkev

08-08-2008, 03:28

LOTR-1120-5 (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/local_links.php?action=jump&catid=193&id=4016)

Merged army units in both Armatos's and Mak's armies. (Had Cecil's permission.)

In Mak's army I disbanded a single lone peasant.

deguerra

08-08-2008, 09:47

taking the save

deguerra

08-08-2008, 10:01

right back at people:

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1120-6.rar

Athens garrison mostly removed and placed outside. It is to fall under Tagmata control for the next 5 turns or until the Egyptian Army on mainland Greece is completely erradicated, whichever happens first. I hope this is enough to allow either Tagmata member to take control.

Moved Ioannis south towards, but not into Adana.

:2thumbsup:

TinCow

08-08-2008, 12:06

Taking the save for Crusade movement.

TinCow

08-08-2008, 12:14

Done.

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1120-7.zip

For various reasons I do not have time to do the write-up of the events at this time. The write-up will be posted in about 1-2 hours.

Zim

08-08-2008, 12:23

Taking the save.

Scratch that.

TinCow

08-08-2008, 13:56

Crusade Movement for 1120:

Kosmas Mavrozomis (Zim) continued to besiege Alexandria.

After their offshore rest, Vartholomaios Ksiros' (Rowan) army disembarked on the shore of Egypt. After converting their fleet into carts and siege equipment, they turned south and began the march towards the Egyptian city of Cairo. Due to the time spent unloading and deconstructing the fleet, only moderate progress was made. However, Vartholomais is the first Crusader to turn in the direction of Cairo, and this gives him a substantial advantage.

Kosmas and Vartholomaios were lucky, as being on dry land spared them from the horrors that were about to be unleashed at sea. Whatever holy blessings the Crusaders had earned before the voyage, they were clearly all spent before this year, as the storm that arose was unprecedented in its ferocity. The fleets of Stavros ek Amarinthou (Knights_of_Palma), Vissarionas ek Lesvou (Ramses II CP), and Annios Solomon (woad&fangs) remained together when the sky began to darken and the winds picked up. The suddenness of the gale surprised even the most seasoned veterans, and great damage was done to the sails before the crews could furl them and make the ships secured for the maelstrom. Without their mainsails and unable to see each other through the darkness and massive waves, the fleets were scattered across the open ocean in all directions.

Stavros ek Amarinthou's (Knights_of_Palma) ships were the luckiest, and the wind at least blew them in the right direction. However land is still a short ways off and his sails are in tatters. He will surely reach land next year, but his army has been battered and torn and morale is heavily abused.

Vissarionas ek Lesvou (Ramses II CP) was less lucky, and progress was the last thing on his sailors' minds as they bent all their efforts towards keeping the ships afloat. When the storm finally relented many hours later, the fleet found that it had been blown vaguely in the direction of Egypt, but not very far and their ships were heavily damaged. Landfall itself will, indeed must, come next year, as the risks of another season on the ocean are far too serious.

Annios Solomon's (woad&fangs) were ironically better prepared than either of his rescuers for the storm. With his crew busy repairing and controlling leaks, the ship was about as well prepared for just such a contingency as any man could hope for. With proper direction, they may even have ridden the winds to the shores of Egypt itself. Yet, it was not to be. Just as the hatches were battened down and the ship began to lean into the wind, a great crack was heard from the stern. A brief investigation showed that the rudder of the flagship has torn clean off. It did not take long for the sailors to notice the saw marks on the tiller: the obvious work of a saboteur. As the ship spun in circles, out of control, the frightened crew went on a rampage through the ship, searching for the culprit. A quartermaster's mate was found with a smattering of sawdust on his breeches. The ship's carpenter confirmed that the man had not been anywhere near him for days, and that was all the proof the crew needed. They brutally tortured the man in ways that only scurvy-ridden, scared sailors could imagine. The saboteur quickly gave in and screamed out the name of the man who had paid him to commit this foul deed: Efstathios Laskaris. The crew did not relent in their efforts, though, and the man died a long, gruesome, and agonizing death. When the storm finally passed, the deck was stained red with blood, but none of the other scenery had changed. With the rudder disabled, they had drifted in circles and made no progress towards Egypt at all.

Methodios Tagaris' (Tristan de Castelreng) fleet was set upon just as fiercely. Not interested in fighting the titanic blow, all sails were furled and all hatches battened. His ships were tossed and turned for hours, but they remained safe and secure. When the weather finally abated, the crew emerged from their dark dungeons of seasickness and readied the ship again for sailing. After a short amount of progress was made, they saw the silhouettes of other Byzantine vessels on the horizon. As they pulled alongside, it was apparent that it was Annios Solomon's fleet. For the second time in two years, they have been rescued.

The sudden strike (or mutiny, depending on your perspective) aboard Efstathios Laskaris' (Ibn-Khaldun) fleet abated as the storm approached. Few men set aside their work when their own lives are on the line, and disgruntled sailors are no exception. As with Methodios Tagaris, Efstathios ordered all sails furled and the ships made watertight. They weathered the storm well, and loyalists and mutineers worked together to keep the ships safe and secure. When they emerged from the storm, trust was once again restored on both sides. Recognizing that punishment would do more harm than good in these circumstances, Efstathios let all men return to their posts and the fleet set out towards Egypt once again. Little progress was made due to the storm, and of all the Crusading armies, his is the farthest from its target, but even so landfall is still a strong possibility next year. It cannot come too soon.

Warmaster Horus

08-08-2008, 16:10

Taking the save.

Warmaster Horus

08-08-2008, 16:19

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1120-8.rar

Started moving Manouelitis east, to join with Kalameteros. Seeing where Kalameteros is, though, I doubt Nikiphoros will be there in time...

Ignoramus

08-09-2008, 00:42

Taking the save:

Ignoramus

08-09-2008, 01:36

Report for 1120

The Germans have reached Jerusalem. With the Fatimid armies concentrating on attacking us, the city should fall to them very soon.

The French Crusade has neared Dardanellia. We will have problems with them once Jerusalem has fallen.

The Fatimid army besieging Corinth raised the siege after the Athenian garrison threatened to encircle them.

My brother, Andronikos, has come of age, and is ready to begin his training in Constantinople.

Ioannis Kantakouzinos has had yet another noble ask to be adopted.

The Seljuk Jihad has entered Bithynia, and could be at the gates of Constantinople within 3 years. I am confident that the walls of Constantinople, having the blessing of Almighty God, will hold off the infidel.

Pavlos Chrysovergos has stormed the city of Yerevan. Domestikos Chrysovergos was severely wounded in the battle, but once again, Roman arms have triumphed over her foes!

http://rapidshare.com/files/135935817/LOTR-1122.zip

Zim

08-09-2008, 01:44

Taking the save

Zim

08-09-2008, 02:19

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1122-1.zip

Tried to assault Alexandria. It went...badly.

I should have a battle report up within the day. If possible, I'd like Kosmas' whereabouts to be unknown until I post it. :yes:

Privateerkev

08-09-2008, 04:20

taking the save.

Privateerkev

08-09-2008, 05:31

LOTR-1122-2 (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/local_links.php?action=jump&catid=193&id=4017)

I moved Iakovos, Armatos, his army, Mak, his army, and Nathanial into one stack and fought the Fatimid Jihad. Got a heroic victory. Moved Iakovos towards Adana. Moved Armatos and both horse archers to Antioch for public order reasons. Moved the rest as far as they could go. Mak, Nathanail, and the remnants of both armies are sitting on the river crossing north of Antioch.

The following is a reference for Cecil and I so we can pull our armies apart later. I did not merge any units but some were destroyed in battle. I kept notes of which unit belonged to who. Cecil's PM box is full so I will leave it here so him and I can sort this out later.

Mak's current army: unit of 25 Turcopoles, unit of 88 peasant archers, unit of 44 peasant archers, unit of 53 town militia, and unit of 46 peasants.

Armatos's current army: unit of 31 Turcopoles, unit of 22 Treb archers, and unit of 16 spear militia.

deguerra

08-09-2008, 07:16

taking the sa

deguerra

08-09-2008, 07:26

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1122-3.rar

Moved Ioannis + Army to Caesarea. Of course, movement points ran out 1 step before it. :furious3:

:laugh4:

Andres

08-09-2008, 17:30

Taking the save.

Andres

08-09-2008, 17:59

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1122-4.zip

Here it's back.

Defeated the Fatimid Army near Corinth using the Athens and Corinth garrisons. Ransommed prisoners back for 768 florins. Moved Corinth garrison and Aleksios back to Corinth. Moved Savvas with the Athens garrison in the direction of Athens to ensure that the garrison reaches Athens safely.

Savvas got severely wounded during the battle (trait 'severely wounded', temporarily -2 hitpoints).

Warmaster Horus

08-09-2008, 18:15

Taking the save.

Warmaster Horus

08-09-2008, 18:31

Here ya go: http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1122-5.rar

Kept walking east to Kalameteros.

TinCow

08-09-2008, 21:08

Taking the save for Crusade movement.

TinCow

08-09-2008, 21:37

All contact has been lost with Kosmas Mavrozomis (Zim). The scouts fear the worst.

The roads were still clear due to the terror Kosmas' landing made on the local populous. Vartholomaios Ksiros (Rowan) took advantage of this and marched south quickly and easily. He is deep in Egyptian territory and his small army is heavily outnumbered. However, his excellent marched allowed him to reach a strategic bridge crossing outside Cairo. If he is attacked, he will at least have the advantage of a strong defensive position.

Vissarionas ek Lesvou (Ramses II CP) could not wait to reach dry land. When the shore came into view, he ordered his men to begin tearing the ships apart, even while they were still sailing. All non-essential equipment was stripped, and this allowed the entire fleet to be deconstructed in record time. With the remaining movement left, he was able to move to the nearby roadway.

Stavros ek Amarinthou (Knights_of_Palma) and Methodios Tagaris (Tristan de Castelreng) both reached dry land, but by different methods. Stavros' sails were beyond repair, and the crew had to string their own hammocks up in the masts to make any headway whatsoever. Their movement was agonizingly slow, but eventually the shore came close enough for the launches to begin ferrying the army and stores. When it was done, Stavros' army collapsed, tired and drained, on the beach.

Methodios Tagaris did what he could for Annios Solomon's fleet. Extra lumber was provided so that the damaged rudder could be repaired, and then Methodios sailed for Egypt. The storm had cleared and the weather was fine and his fleet made excellent progress. Their long and tiring voyage is at last over.

Annios Solomon (woad&fangs) is cursed, but not by God. With the saboteur dead, the crew bent their back to repairing the rudder. Yet, no sooner had Methodios Tagaris' fleet disappeared over the horizon than the donated lumber mysteriously disappeared. A quick search revealed is disappearing over the horizon, having been thrown overboard by an unknown person. The quartermaster's mate was obviously not the only villain onboard. Fortunately, more Byzantine sails appeared on the horizon soon. As they came closer, the crew began waving wildly, requesting aid. As Efstathios Laskaris (Ibn-Khaldun) sailed by, his men only laughed and taunted the disabled crew. Efstathios will certainly make land next year, but at the current rate Annios may never live to see land again.

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Added 4700 to treasury for Crusade upkeep.

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1122-6.zip

Kagemusha

08-10-2008, 18:13

Taking the save.

Kagemusha

08-10-2008, 18:27

Here is the new save: http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1122-7.rar

Refused the adoption.

Ignoramus

08-11-2008, 08:42

Taking the save:

Ignoramus

08-11-2008, 12:25

Apologies, guys. Another query has to be raised with TinCow, and yes it's to do with the Jihad.

Ignoramus

08-11-2008, 13:01

Report for 1122

The German Crusade has besieged Jerusalem. They should assault the city with the next 18 months.

The French crusade is now in Asia, having crossed the Dardanelles.

The Seljuk Sultan has suffered an account of cowardice, and has retreated from advancing on Constantinople.

Fatimid armies continue to gather around Cairo.

A noble asked to be adopted by my younger brother, Andronikos. Acting on behalf of my brother, I refused(As no one controls Andronikos, the decision falls to the Megas).

The Kingdoms of France and England are at war. The outcome should be most interesting.

http://rapidshare.com/files/136512217/LOTR-1123-1.zip

Andres

08-11-2008, 19:28

Taking the save.

Andres

08-11-2008, 19:42

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1124-2.zip

Moved Athens garrison back to Athens, as requested by House Asteri.

Took Savvas, two units of HA, Aleksios and half of the Corinth garrison further north.

TinCow

08-11-2008, 23:28

Taking the save for Crusade movement.

TinCow

08-11-2008, 23:43

Don't have time for the more usual in-depth IC report. Summary:

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1124-3.zip

4700 added to the treasury for Crusade upkeep.

Vartholomaios Ksiros (Rowan) remains encamped at the fortified bridge near Cairo. Scouts have sent word that his allies, Vissarionas ek Lesvou and Stavros ek Amarinthouh, had landed on the shore to the north. He thus decided to remain in strong defensive position and wait for them to arrive. He remains surrounded by dangerous Egyptian armies and will be hard pressed if he is attacked.

Vissarionas ek Lesvou (Ramses II CP) began marching south towards Cairo to join up with his ally, Vartholomaios Ksiros. He made poor time, however, and soon the army of Stavros ek Amarinthou (Knights_of_Palma), another ally, came up behind him from the beach. As it was unlikely that they would make any further progress individually, they formally joined their armies for security. They are still a good distance from Cairo and Vartholomaios Ksiros.

Methodios Tagaris (Tristan de Castelreng) turned west towards Alexandria and made good time marching on that city. He quickly reached the fortified river crossing where Kosmas Mavrozomis had made his encampment and used the unoccupied defenses for his own new siege of the city.

Efstathios Laskaris (Ibn-Khaldun) was able to land and march inland a good distance, reaching the nearby road before halting to camp.

Annios Solomon (woad&fangs) has reached land, but his army is exhausted from the grueling voyage and they are resting on the beaches.

All Crusaders have now reached Egypt and the treasures of Cairo and Alexandria are within reach.

deguerra

08-12-2008, 00:15

taking the save

deguerra

08-12-2008, 00:38

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1124-4.rar

Caesarea garrison persuaded they were under siege by moving army forwards two metres in a threatening manner. Waving of sticks involved. No casualties.

Privateerkev

08-12-2008, 02:14

taken the save...

Privateerkev

08-12-2008, 02:40

LOTR-1124-5 (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/local_links.php?action=jump&catid=193&id=4019)

Moved Ike back to Adana. Moved Mak, Nathanail, and the remnants of Mak and Armatos's armies to Antioch.

Kagemusha

08-12-2008, 09:26

Taking the save.

Kagemusha

08-12-2008, 09:40

started marching east.

Here is the new save: http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1124-6.rar

Warmaster Horus

08-12-2008, 19:22

Taking the save.

Warmaster Horus

08-12-2008, 19:40

Here it is: http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1124-7.rar

Kept Manouelitis on the path to Kalamateros. Another couple of turns and he should be there.

Ignoramus

08-13-2008, 03:13

Taking the save:

Ignoramus

08-13-2008, 04:19

Report for 1124:

The Germans have stormed Jerusalem. The Holy City is now in Christian hands. Unfortunately, it appears that the city's inhabitants are already rebelling against their new masters. Also worrying, is the presence of the large French army in Anatolia with no clear objective.

My brother, Isaakios came of age, and is with his father near Constantinople. My other brother Andronikos, also had another noble ask for his patronage. I refused.

The Seljuk Jihad decided to overcome their fears and turned again towards Constantinople. They are still at a reasonable distance from the city.

Ignoramus

08-13-2008, 14:19

http://rapidshare.com/files/137026876/LOTR-1125.zip

TinCow

08-14-2008, 00:57

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1125-1c.zip

Changes:

Added 3950 to treasury for Crusade upkeep.
Removed Pagan Magician from Ioannis Komnenos.
Gave Duke of Scopia ancillary to Methodios Tagaris.
Removed Duke of Belgrade ancillary from Anastasios Neokaisareitis and gave it to Nevoulos ek Philadelphias. (The Lemongate is now considered inactive.)
Removed Duke of Yerevan ancillary from Pavlos Chrysovergos and gave it to Ioannis Kantakouzinos.

*Updated in 1a version*
Changed Methodios' queued siege engines from towers to rams at his request.

*Updated in 1b version*
Koulianos Vourzos was somehow still alive, when he should have been killed off long ago due to withdrawal from the game.
Thessalonica ancillary added to Ioannis Kalameteros.
Isaakios Komnenos moved inside of Constantinople. New avatars benefit from 'education' if they spend their time inside the Capital. He spawned outside the capital due to a full garrison. Room was made by killing off Koulianos Vourzos.

*Updated in 1c version*
University traits added.

Ioannis Kalameteros (Deguerra): Trait AcademyTrained
Level Academy_Trained
Effect Command 1

Ioannis Komnenos (Ignoramus): Trait Pragmatic
Level Mostly_Rational
Effect Authority 1

Iakovos ek Kallipoleos (YourLordandConqueror): Castle Education (Castle_Edu)
Level 1 – Squire
Effect MovementPoints 10

Nathanail ek Korinthou (BananaBob):

Level Slave_to_Superstition
Effect Piety -2
Effect Authority -1
Effect TroopMorale -2

reduced to

Level Superstitious
Effect Piety -1
Effect TroopMorale -1

Note that the "Squire" trait has a bug in it. On mouseover, it displays Increased Piety instead of Increased Movement. This is an error in the text description only. The trait gives the proper bonus of 10 movement points. The text description will be fixed whenever I release another version of LotRmod.

Please inform me if anyone else wants a retinue removed before the Influence votes are counted. Also inform me if there are currently errors in who possesses which settlement title.

Privateerkev

08-22-2008, 05:37

1125:

Emperor, Caesar, and Senators,

The election is finally over. The tally is complete and I am, as of now, starting my term as Megas. A few things first to get out of the way.

We are very near a financial crisis. The Crusade will be over soon. When that happens, it will no longer become self-funding. Add in the fact that there will have to be multiple private armies created overnight, and we will simply run out of money. I am therefore asking for your help.

1.) If you have extra units under your control in an army/garrison/fort, please disband them.

2.) We have far too many mercenaries. By my count, there are 14 mercenary units. These are a drag on our finances. 11 are in House Komnenodoukai alone. I ask that these be disbanded immediately. I will recruit cheaper replacements for the private armies.

3.) We need to raise taxes. I can not finance buildings with no money. I ask that everyone set their taxes as high as possible or allow me to do so.

4.) Since we have little money, I will make very clear that expensive items will not be financed. And, with no money, we have little need for new military buildings. Please do not put military buildings at the front of your build queues.

With the disbanding of extra units, and the raising of taxes, we can get at least 5000 more florins out of our economy next year. With that money, we can build the infrastructure we sorely lack. Together we can move the Empire in a new direction.

Now on to some finer points of bureaucracy.

For now, the entire navy is under control of the Office of the Megas.

The same goes for all agents of the Empire.

The Armenian Cavalry that is currently with the Caesar, has been seized by the Office of the Megas. That unit is not to be moved.

The spear militia that is currently with Michail Arianitis, has been seized by the Office of the Megas. That unit is not to be moved.

The units currently with Aleksios ek Ikoniou are now part of his private army. Those units are now his and can only be moved by him or someone he designates.

God speed and Good Luck,
Megas Makedonios Ksanthopoulos

The save is now open!

Cecil XIX

08-22-2008, 06:08

Taking save.

Cecil XIX

08-22-2008, 06:50

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1125-2.zip

Set taxes at Antiokheia to 'Normal'. Moved the entirety of the Order's forces save Makedonios towards Damascus. Disbanded Turkopoles.

Motep

08-22-2008, 07:22

taking save. (unless there is a pecking order...)

Motep

08-22-2008, 08:12

I moved Andronikos Kommenos Out of Constantinople, and he is en route to Tblisi...He will get there...eventually

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1125-3.zip

Ituralde

08-22-2008, 08:12

Taking the save!

Ituralde

08-22-2008, 08:27

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1125-4.zip

Disbanded all Mercenaries under my control, that are not part of my Private Army.

Set Tax rates as high as possible in all of my controlled settlements.

Ferret

08-22-2008, 11:14

taking the save

Ferret

08-22-2008, 11:21

Moving North-East

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1125-5.rar

Ignoramus

08-22-2008, 13:01

Taking the save:

Ignoramus

08-22-2008, 14:30

Somehow my version of the LotR Mod/SS 4.1 is mucking up, so I can't do my move this turn.

Warmaster Horus

08-22-2008, 14:32

I'll take the save, then.

Warmaster Horus

08-22-2008, 14:47

Here it is: http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1125-6.rar

Kept moving Manouelitis east. Only 1 more turn to get to Kalameteros.

Kagemusha

08-22-2008, 19:14

Taking the save.

Kagemusha

08-22-2008, 19:24

Moved East and picked up the Armenian cavalry from Sinop, for Pavlos private army.Here is the new save.

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1125-7.rar

TinCow

08-22-2008, 20:29

Taking the save for Crusade movement.

TinCow

08-22-2008, 20:48

Annios Solomon (woad&fangs) was not in too great a hurry in his march to Alexandria. The city was close, his ally Methodios Tagaris was supervising the siege, and there were no enemy armies nearby. As they marched towards the rendezvous with Methodios' men, Annios' column passed another mass of Crusaders along the road. This was the army of Efstathios Laskaris (Ibn-Khaldun). It seems Laskaris' Great Cross had broken an axle... a break that was so clean that it was surely caused by a handsaw. Despite knowing that this was an act of sabotage, Efstathios' men were fearful of abandoning such a powerful symbol of Christ on their Holy Quest, and refused to move until the Cross was repaired. While this work was eventually completed, the army has made no progress this year. As Annios Solomon rode by, his men simply laughed at the misfortune of their fellow Crusaders who had so recently done the same to them out at sea. Eventually Annios joined Methodios Tagaris in his siege of Alexandria, and the combined armies stand ready to assault the city.

Vissarionas ek Lesvou (Ramses II CP) and Stavros ek Amarinthou (Knights_of_Palma) continued their combined marched to reach the precariously positioned Vartholomaios Ksiros (Rowan). Despite the large size of their army, which made logistics a bit less efficient than before, they made good time. Skirting a large Egyptian force on the east side of the river bank, the Crusaders hurried to join Ksiros' camp in the optimal defensive position at the bridge. The effort of the march was very great, though, and they could not muster the strength to reach Cairo this year. However, all three Crusaders are finally encamped together with a major army and they are within striking distance of their objective. Unless there is some significant act of God or treachery of man, they will surely besiege the city next year.

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1125-8a.zip

I have also moved Savvas ek Militou (Andres) to Arta for safekeeping. I have decided to keep him alive and in possession of his province and Oaths for 1 full Megas term. If Andres is still absent at the end of this term, Savvas will be killed off according to his wishes and his property will be divested according to his last Will.

_Tristan_

08-22-2008, 21:01

Taking the save

_Tristan_

08-22-2008, 22:36

Save is back

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1125-9.rar

Per our agreement with woad&fangs, I assaulted Alexandria. The fight went well with only 120 dead on our side. All defenders have been either killed or taken prisoner. Prisoners were offered for ransom for 276 florins, an offer which was refused by our enemies.

In contradiction with our current Megas' proposed Edict, Alexandria was sacked for 8011 florins. (OOC : I'll write a battle report justifying this IC, let us say that it is related to Kosmas' death under the walls of the city).

Will update my SOT soon to reflect the capture of the city.

Smowz

08-22-2008, 22:57

taking the save

Smowz

08-22-2008, 23:26

Save returned

http://rapidshare.com/files/139362099/LOTR-1125-10.rar.html

As per the Megas suggestion I have disbanded unneeded garrison troops in Belgrade.

Nevoulas has moved into Central Anatolia towards the still wild mountain regions.

TinCow

08-23-2008, 00:57

Taking the save to kill off Efstratios Monomachos, as I forgot to do this earlier. (ATPG has repeatedly asked me to do this.)

I also have to add in NN's University trait, which he didn't submit in time for the Senate session.

New save:
http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1125-11.zip

Aleksios ek Ikoniou was given the first level of GoodBuilder.
With Efstratios Monomachos dead, Durazzo is now completely empty. It should probably be garrisoned by something, such as its owner who is right next to it...

deguerra

08-23-2008, 01:26

taking save

deguerra

08-23-2008, 02:14

Damn Caesarea...

Taken, but ouch what a battle...

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1125-12.rar

Also moved Caesar towards Dardanellia at Igno's request

(actually, if the next person could make sure this is right, and if not do so themselves that would be great! :2thumbsup:)

Northnovas

08-24-2008, 04:29

At a quick look here is the latest save

http://www.totalwar.org/Downloads/M2TW_Uploads/MP_replays/LOTR-1125-13.zip

Also moved Caesar towards Dardanellia at Igno's request. Done he wasn't moved in the save moved him on the road to Dardanellia.

Moved Aleksios towards Druzzo and Rebel Army in the area.

Ibn-Khaldun

08-24-2008, 10:09

Taking the save.

Ibn-Khaldun

08-24-2008, 10:25

Here it is back: http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1125-14.rar

Changed tax level in Athens to High(with the permission of deguerra)

Renamed Caesarea to Markianopol.

Privateerkev

08-24-2008, 21:45

OOC:

I'm taking the save back. This might be a couple hours. My first time doing this.

Plus I'm still a little woozy so the chance of error is high. Don't be surprised if we end up owning Scotland next turn... :laugh4:

Privateerkev

08-25-2008, 00:25

OOC:

Knights_of_Palma has a defensive battle to fight. If he can't/won't fight it in 48 hours, he can pick Ramses or Rowan to fight it. I have PM'd KP the save. When he is done, he will PM it back to me and I will release the new save with a report.

Ramses II CP

08-25-2008, 00:59

OOC FYI: Isn't KoP the one with computer troubles who has already asked that battles be subbed for him? Or was that Rowan? I have trouble keeping the Order members straight for some reason.

Anyway, I'm available if needed. I don't think I've fought a bridge battle in SS4.1, might be rather interesting with the under powered ranged units, although I suspect we'd jedi our way to victory as usual.

:egypt:

woad&fangs

08-25-2008, 01:09

I am forced to use my laptop for a while. This means I will not be able to play battles, but I will be able to move my character. If I do enter a battle I give permision to a Order member who asks firsts. No one else will be able to play them as I would rather it be auto resolved. I was wondering if you can make this an acception to the rules. If not then I will have to travel with other avatars for the time being or let my battles be auto resolved.

from a few days ago.

Ramses II CP

08-25-2008, 03:39

Taking the save for the bridge battle for KoP.

:egypt:

Ramses II CP

08-25-2008, 04:11

The AI, as you might expect, led the attack across the bridge with it's general. We suffered 80 casualties.

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1125-16.zip

:egypt:

Privateerkev

08-25-2008, 04:15

taking the save back...

Privateerkev

08-25-2008, 05:44

Report for 1125:

This year was the beginning of getting our economy back on track. Many units were disbanded. If people didn't give SOT orders specifically forbidding disbandment, and those units weren't meant for private armies, they were disbanded using the powers given to me by the office of the Megas. Taxes were raised where able. And economic buildings were started. Merchants are being recruited.

Armies:

Emperor's Royal Army: 1 archer militia was recruited at Constantinople to bring this army up to legal requirements.

Caesar's Royal Army: Is fine and just where he left it.

Both Order Armies: Are under the command of Armatos in a single stack. 2 horse archers were recruited at Nicosia and 2 spear militia were recruited at Antioch to bring these 2 armies to legal requirements.

Kalameteros's Army: His victory left him with many small understrength units. I merged these together and retrained a town militia for his army at Iconium. His army is understrength but legal. This year, Caeserea will be able to retrain his units so they are up to strength. (OOC: When a settlement is newly captured, it takes a turn or two for the recruitment queues to start filling.)

Aleksios ek Ikoniou's Army: He needed archers and there are no facilities anywhere near. Since he is about to go into battle, I recruited 2 Balkan Archer mercenaries for him. A mercenary captain joined his retinue. His army is now at full legal strength.

Savvas's Army: I had hoped to avoid this but bureaucracy is what it is. Even though Savvas retired, I legally had to recruit him a full army. This is a waste of resources and I hope House Asteri fixes this. But Savva's army is 2 peasants at Arta, 2 peasant archers at Sofia, and 1 peasant and 1 horse archer at Corinth. It is legal but it is costing us money.

Zigavinos's Army: Per his request, his army is of low quality. He has 3 peasants and a horse archer at Smyrna. And 2 peasant archers at Dardenellia.

Pavlos's Army: He insists on having an army completely made up of mercs despite my promise to recruit him a cheaper army. Those that insist on dragging on the economy will be the last to reap the benefits. Once this army is disbanded, a new one will be recruited from scratch.

To everyone who is gathering army units: If you are taking your unit from someone else's settlement, you must have their permission first!

Building:

Antioch got started on roads. Infrastructure in the Levant is sorely lacking.
Alexandria started a small church. We need to spread the word and give something back to the people after Methodios slaughtered many of them.
Scopia, Durazzo, Smyrna, and Iconium all started on Land Clearance. We need money and I thank these governors for putting these first in the queue.
Thessa started a grain market.
Aleppo, Adana, and Caesarea all started small chapels. We need to spread the word. And the more of our population that are converted, the less garrisons we need. Which means less money tied up in garrisons.
Constantinople's order is getting low with very high taxes despite the massive garrison. I have therefore approved of the Emperor's request for a brothel. I hope it earns it's keep and "raises morale" in the city...

You might notice that a certain House's settlements are not found on this list. That is no accident. Those that help the economy grow will be rewarded. Those that impede economic growth will be compelled to start helping.

Foreign Affairs:

We gave Sicily maps and trade rights and they gave us maps and 1000 florins.
The Kievan Duke is dead.
We are the most advanced Kingdom in the known world.
A new Fatimid Jihad did a forced march north and is now right next to Antioch.
The Turkish Sultan is leading a Jihad army on the river crossing east of Nicaea.

Miscellaneous:

The Armenian Cavalry unit with Ioannis Kantakouzinos is hereby seized by the Office of the Megas. It is not to be moved. And I really mean it this time. The Armenian Cavalry unit with the Caesar was moved against my orders last year. That is illegal and I hope it was just an accident. (OOC: It is also a "rule" that players can only move garrisons, forts, and legal armies.) If it happens again, I will become angry...

There is a ship off of Cairo. It is for the use of the Crusaders to board and resupply. Any of them can move their avatar onto it and off of it. If they move the ship however, I will retake control the next year and move it back to the coast. It is for everyone's use. (OOC: Apparently, SS lets avatars resupply if they end turn on a ship. Just keep in mind the 2 unit per ship rule.)

Armatos has the authority to move the two horse archers from Nicosia, move them onto the ship off the coast, move the ship to Antioch province, and then move the horse archers towards his army. He also can move the 2 new spear militia in Antioch towards his army.

Stavros has performed a brilliant bridge defense. He has been offered a MotH under Andronikos Komnenos. (OOC: please leave the MotH request window minimized so Motep can decide what to do with KoP.)

Antioch is offered a Theologian Guild. I need to see how the finances work out this year before I decide whether to accept or not. (OOC: Please leave the guild window minimized. Cecil can deny the guild but he can not accept. I will do that later if there is money.)

OOC: There it is. My very first Megas/Chancellor/whatever report. Here is the new save:

LOTR-1126 (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/local_links.php?action=jump&catid=193&id=4024)

The save will be open until 4:30PM Tuesday US CT. The extra time is due to me now being "off schedule" with the saves. I need to be "on schedule" because I work full time and occasionally sleep. 4:30 Tuesday will be the next time I can take the save back after the 24 free period.

Smowz

08-25-2008, 10:20

Taking the save

Smowz

08-25-2008, 10:33

Here is the save

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1126-1.rar

Nevoulas continues to move east through Anatolia passing the French crusading army. Not exactly sure where the crusaders are heading - Nevoulas attempted to indicate to them to follow him!!!

Ibn-Khaldun

08-25-2008, 13:21

Taking the save.

TinCow

08-25-2008, 13:25

THIS IS A REMINDER TO ALL CRUSADERS THAT THE CRUSADE EVENT IS STILL IN EFFECT AND THAT THEY ARE NOT PERMITTED TO MOVE THEIR OWN AVATARS.

Ibn-Khaldun

08-25-2008, 13:36

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1126-2.rar

TC I know that we can't move our avatars yet.. :yes:
Changed tax level in Athens back to normal since public order dropped too low.

Kagemusha

08-25-2008, 14:29

Taking the save.

Kagemusha

08-25-2008, 15:17

Moved towards East and left the Armenians behind.Here is the new save.

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1126-3.rar

Warmaster Horus

08-25-2008, 17:13

Taking the save.

Warmaster Horus

08-25-2008, 17:30

Done. http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1126-4.rar

Moved Nikiphoros to Markianopolis. He's finally there!

TinCow

08-25-2008, 23:46

Taking the save for Crusade movement and other stuff.

TinCow

08-26-2008, 00:42

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1126-5.zip

Stavros, Vartholomaios, and Vissarionas have advanced to Cairo and besieged the city. 2 rams and 4 ladders have been queued up. Any of these players may download the save and re-arrange the siege equipment construction order for as long as the siege continues. The attack may NOT be launched until all 3 players have sent me PMs which confirm who will lead the attack, who will own the city, and who will receive the 2 religious relics. The relics can be split between multiple people, but you will not know who will receive what until I assign them. Once I receive PMs indicating that all three players are in agreement, the attack can be launched whenever they want.

Methodios Tagaris has received 3 units as a result of his capture of Alexandria: Crusader Sergeants, Unhorsed Crusader Knights, and a Great Cross. All 3 units are located inside Alexandria and will be considered part of Methodios' army for the rest of the Crusade Event.

Note: I have NOT received movement orders from Methodios Tagaris (Tristan de Castelreng), Annios Solomon (woad&fangs), or Efstathios Laskaris (Ibn-Khaldun) since Alexandria was taken. The last movement orders I have for all 3 of those avatars are to go to Alexandria. Since the city is now taken and Cairo will likely fall before they get there, I will permit them to remain where they are for the rest of the Crusade if they prefer to stay safe. Efstathios also has the option of moving into Alexandria for safety instead of staying outside. I will accept movement orders for these avatars for THIS TURN up until the point when PK takes the save to do his end-turn work. Simply tell me whether you want to stay put or move on Cairo. If Methodios moves on Cairo, he may leave part of his army behind as a garrison. Efstathios may also move into Alexandria as a third option instead of remaining where he is or moving on Cairo. I am also still accepting sabotage orders.

3572 added to the treasury for 1126 Crusade upkeep.

Iconium and Caesarea retinue titles moved from Ioannis Kalameteros to Efstathios Laskaris.

In accordance with YLC's wishes, Iakovos ek Kallipoleos has been killed off. In accordance with his last will, Adana has been inherited by Makedonios Ksanthopoulos. 6 RBGs have been queued up for him to pick from for his next avatar; 3 in Corinth and 3 in Sofia. After he selects, the other 5 will be killed off and his chosen avatar will be teleported to his desired starting location.

Note: The MoH and Guild scrolls are still up.