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Moved towards Amida. There's an adoption offer up with Nikitas Moschos as benefactor. If someone wants to play this person they can get in contact with me. Otherwise I ask the Megas to decline it.
Here's the save:
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/local...id=199&id=4596
Taking the save
Save back
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/local...id=193&id=4599
Taking the save.
Save back.
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/local...id=199&id=4603
Spoiler Alert, click show to read:
Taking the save.
LOTR-1194-7
Moved Iosif ek Artas (mini) into the army of Basileus Ioannis Tagaris (TheFlax) as per his request. His movement has been reset, and the avatar can now be played as normal.
Queued up 6 RBGs total in Corinth and Athens.
Taking save.
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/local...id=199&id=4605
Sailed south.
Taking the save.
Taking the save.
Save back
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/local...id=193&id=4607
One sec.
Ok, taking the save.
1194 Megas' Report
Military: As has been the norm there was no recruiting this turn. There was some rearranging of forces, however. Helarionas gained some garrison troops for use in his fight against the Venetians. Zagreb now has three spies in it waiting to open the gates for the first Romans to reach the city.
The captain led troops north of Ammonathas' army were told that the cause they had been sent for was unjust. With the Basileus' and Megas' opposition to the war against Appionas it took little to convince their loyal captain to disperse his men. This will also save on upkeep.
I myself have marched somewhat northwest of Constantinople so that if needed I can prevent an attack on Senator Appionas. I implore Ammonathas Kalameteros to end his war against that innocent man. Basileus Ioannis Tagaris and I disagree on much, but we are of one mind concerning this pointless attack on a Roman who has done none harm. Bucharest has been secured so the petty rationalization used for the war has ended.
Economy:
With the dispersal of that small army we saved on upkeep this last season. I was also able to rearrange our merchants for optimal efficiency with the help of a few of my aides. They are now making slightly more money. However, the loss to revolt of Trebizond and Yerevan ,the citizens of which apparently couldn't decide whether they preferred to stay with Caesar Andronikos or Basileus Tagaris and instead declared independence, hurt our income.
Riots ended in Thessalonike and Bucharest.
Updates: The War of Marching Around a Lot
Erotikos and Sophianos continue to march around a lot, turning back northwest up the road they were going east on a turn before and west two turns prior. Are they going to move on Constantinople again, or maybe Nicaea? Maybe straight past those settlements to Sinope? Perhaps they wish not to be intercepted by the Caesar Andronikos and have decided to turn away from him long before they'd have a chance to meet. Or maybe they just enjoy stretching their legs and running in circles.
Caesar Andronikos has added his own marching in an attempt to match that of Erotikos and Sophianos, attempting to march in their direction to have a battle with them. Sadly he has much work to do to catch up.
I possibly throw my own hat in the ring with my march towards Sofia, although it might be argued that since I'm doing so as part of a separate conflict that my march is ineligible. Still, I think I will allow it, as technically I am part of the War of Marching Around a Lot due to my being at war with the instigators of the conflict.
Who will win the marching title? It's hard to say. Erotikos' team has a long head start with their march across Anatolia, and turning back to move in the opposite direction not once, but twice is a shrewd move, allowing much more marching. On the other hand they are in great danger of eventually doing something within the marches of the next few turns, a disadvantage not shared by our Caesar who is still far from any potential action and will assuredly get many more marches in. Then there's the upstart, me, frankly the underdog as I have no long distances to go and hope to do no more than a single turnaround, preferably away from Sofia and towards another enemy.
Don't think this contest is over yet, there is much more marching around to do.
Spoiler Alert, click show to read:
The Save:
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/local...id=199&id=4608
Taking the save
Save back
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/local...id=193&id=4609
Ammonathas heads south, temporarily unaware that he has lost his first battle with the cunning Venetians.
Taking the save.
It's back: https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/local...id=199&id=4611
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Taking the save!
Edit: Save back: LOTR-1195-4
taking the save...
http://rapidshare.com/files/20082879...195-5.rar.html
Moved Nikitas Moschos north-east with Ituralde's permission. Moved most of the Amina garrison into his stack. Moved my own avatar west on to the bridge near Amina. A large Turkish army, under the command of Sultan Sinan, has been spotted on the border between Edessa and Amina.
Scratch that.
That wasn't twenty-four hours. :no:
Taking the save
Hence the "scratch that". :laugh4:
1195-6
Damascus has been sieged.
Quote:
Originally Posted by TheFlax
Taking the save. (Figures you'd negate my post while I was posting it, Zim. :clown:)
Now I'm taking the save. :clown:
First defensive battle of my term, I believe.
The honorable Senator Theo has found himself the target of a large but ill-equipped army led by the Sultan Sinan of the Turks himself.
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/local...id=193&id=4619
Taking the save to fight that battle.
Turkish Sultan is slain and his army completely annihilated!
Save will be sent to Zim and Battle Report will be up as soon as possible.
1195-1196 Megas' Report
Military:
No recruitment. However, we have some great news in the victory of Senator Theo over the Seljuk Sultan. The way to Edessa now lies clear. Meanwhile Ioannis Tagaris has sieged Damascus, which will soon hopefully be brought back into the Empire.
Tortosa has been sieged by a small Turkish army but I have no doubt Grandmaster Vartholomaios Ksiros will be able to ride south and rescue it.
Economic:
Same old, although the deficit does seem to have decreased some. Hopefully the anticipated taking of Damascus, Edessa, and hopefully soon Zagreb will turn things around.
Other news:
The rebellions and Civil Wars remain cold, although they will hopefully be resolved one way or another soon. Sadly, Senator Hypatios Machonos has passed away. I cannot say who he left his settlement to. Hopefully the protosecrates can help with that.
We have the addition of two new royal family members this season. Ioannis Komnenos and his lovely wife Theodora had a baby boy, Vaseleios Komnenos, while Avgoustinos Cavasilis and his wife Rosanna also had a boy, Iustinos Cavasilis.
The Save:
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/local...id=199&id=4624
Taking the save
Save back. Ammonathas sends a couple units towards the outskirts of Thessalonike and returns north towards Belgrade.
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/local...id=193&id=4625
Taking the save.
LOTR-1197-2
Efthymios ek Sparteos (miniwally) teleported to Jerusalem. All other non-taken RBGs have been killed off.
Taking the save.
Taking the save
You can't take it. TheFlax already has it. Wait until he returns the save!Quote:
Originally Posted by miniwally
1197-3
Emperor Ioannis destroyed the turkish force sieging Tortosa.
Sorry for the long wait, my internet went down moments after I grabbed the save. I had to go to my university to upload it. :shame:
Taking the save.
Save back: https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/local...id=199&id=4629
Taking the save!
Fought a battle against Turkish forces outside Edessa.
Killed garrison of Edessa and Turkish Heir but forgot to do the same with that other army who retreated to Edessa! :wall:
Save: https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/local...id=199&id=4630
taking the save
http://rapidshare.com/files/20139490...197-6.rar.html
Moved Nikitas Moschos East(with Ituralde's permission). Moved Andronikos South. IK, Andronikos is only 1 turn away from you now :evil:
Taking the save.
Taking save.Nevermind, it seems TheFlax already cleared the siege.
taking the save
LOTR-1197-8
Moved units north-east into the Damascus region
Taking the save!
Save Back!
With Rossah's permission, shuffled units from Andreas stack into mine and sent some units back to Ragusa, along with calling on 4 units from Belgrade to aide in the offense against the Venetians, for either me or Ammonathas.
Push forward!
taking save
New save
Took cavalry from Jerusalem and Gaza with the true Basileus' permission
Taking the save.
And we've got a defensive battle for one of our new players.
mini, you're up. The Emperor has left you to fight off a force attacking Tortosa. Sensing an opportunity, a mid sized Turkish relief army has comes to save their settlement of Damascus. Joining them is the city's garrison itself. Luckily the Emperor left you with the bulk of his army, many very high quality soldiers. Together the Turkish forces have far greater numbers but the quality of their troops is suspect. Many predict even odds (1:1 on the battle screen) but given the lack of strategy our enemies show on the battlefield (stupid AI), the low quality of their soldiers, and the fact that their armies will not enter the field in the same spot, the battle is less worrying than might be expected.
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/local...id=199&id=4642
OOC:P.S., to whoever turned the fog of war off. :no:
I checked with TinCow and turning the FOW on and off does not seem to be a big deal. I would appreciate if people would turn it off again before uploading. Some of us like surprises. :clown:
new save, battle report @ battle report thread ;-)
save
I'll be taking the save to night to finish the turn and write my report. :yes:
well the turn is finished as I fought during the AI movement, hope that aint a problem.
Any popups come up when the next turn began?
nope, just a few things on the side which i didn't look at. No popup screens.
Taking the save.
1195-1196 Megas' Report
Military:
No recruitment. Bad news this year, with the young Senator Iosif being bested by the Turks, who needed more than twice Iosif's numbers to beat a Roman army.
At least Tortosa was freed. Ioannis Tagaris may be a much better man than I had thought. Saving a province that belongs to someone at war with him, and doing so because it's better for the Empire is quite admirable.
Economic:
Same old, although the deficit continues to decrease. With Edessa and Zagreb soon to fall at least, this should change.
Other news:
A treaty has been announced between Ioannis Tagaris and Ioannis Komnenos III.
The Save:
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/local...id=199&id=4647
OOC: I'm sorry it's a bit short. I'll try to pad it later. :shame:
taking the save
http://rapidshare.com/files/20262085...198-3.rar.html
Andronikos has moved south and is preparing his men for battle!
Andy is now adjacent to Theo. PvP time:drama2:
Save temporarily frozen. See OOC thread for details.
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showt...34#post2151634
I'll be out a few minutes but consider the save reopened if anyone can answer my question in the OOC thread. I apologize for the inconvenience. :bow:
I'm guessing I can't hold the save forever. :clown:
I don't recall us having to pause the game for the battle we thought was going to occur between Helarionas and Andreas, or the pvp battle before that. Tentatively reopening the save, although if anyone has a move that would interfere with or change the battle I'd like them to run it by TinCow first. :bow:
The game may still be used, but Andronikos Komnenos (woad&fangs) and Theophylaktos Petzeas (Ibn-Khaldun) cannot be moved. In addition, the game cannot be advanced beyond the current turn until the PvP battle is over.
hmmz
I have no acces to the game right now. I recall i had some movement points left over, as I was trying to reach Theophylaktos Petzeas (Ibn-Khaldun) with the remnant of my army.
Can anyone check if Petzeas is within my marching distance, and march me there? Or as close as I can get :)
I know that you can't reach him. I checked that when I had the save.
OOC: crap.
IC: "Crap."
so we can take the save or what?
Yes, as long as the moves do not (1) alter the armies involved in the PvP battle in any way and (2) do not end the turn.
k taking the savesorry can't that website won't elt me what you put it on
Taking the save.
Save back: https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/local...id=199&id=4649
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taking the save.....hopefully yh it's taken
Save Back: Lotr-1198-5
Efthymios ek Sparteos moves south back into the Jerusalem Region
Taking the save.
Taking the save!
Save Back!
Can I ask that in case I do not get back in time, that the Megas combine my army with the one nearby and lay siege to Zagreb for me?
Taking the save to implement the results of the Battle of Edessa.
LOTR-1198-8
Theophylaktos Petzeas' (Ibn-Khaldun) army has been completely destroyed and Theo has been killed. The survivors that surrendered to Andronikos Komnenos' have laid down their arms and disbanded.
Andronikos Komnenos' (woad&fangs) losses:
1 unit of 50 Dismounted Byzantine Lancers
1 unit of 90 Trebizond Archers
1 unit of 90 Town Militia
All cavalry except one full unit of Byzantine Cavalry. While only half a unit survived in the battle, the rest have 'recovered' from their wounds. The unit has also gained a chevron of experience from the battle.
The siege of Edessa has been lifted. IC, this is because the Turks were able to bring in supplies while the Byzantine armies were busy fighting each other.
A total of 6 RBGs have been queued up for Ibn-Khaldun in Antioch and the nearby cities.
Andronikos Komnenos' (woad&fangs) men found a fine suit of armor on the battlefield. One of the smiths in the baggage train has altered it so that it fits its new owner perfectly. This suit could very well save his life in the battles to come. (Gained the Fine Armor ancillary, +4 HPs.)
Andronikos Komnenos' (woad&fangs) has gained the trait Known by the Byzantines (+1 Command)
The game is now unfrozen and the may proceed as normal.