There were no defensive battles in 1312, so we are now in 1314. I will edit the Chancellor's report for 1312 soon.
Some battles for 1314:
Duke Ansehelm(Stig):
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The Poles are besieging Thorn. Drive them off. As they are excommunicated, you may attack as many times as you see fit. But be aware that the Treasury is now bankrupt, so any losses you suffer cannot be replaced.
Count Friedrich Karolinger(Warmaster_Horus)
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You may sack Thessalonica. @#$%^&!!! it, it is against everything I believe in. But we are bankrupt. We need the money.
You will not be punished for sacking Thessalonica, but you will still have to walk home - we could not afford to pay the sailors and so the fleet has disbanded.
Count Becker (CecilXIX)
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The Hungarians have you besieged in Bucharest. You must sally out if you are to unite with Count Zirn and then be able to return to your beloved Prague.
King Jan (Privateerkev)
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You may attempt to fight your way through to Caesarea to find Matthias Steffen. However, it is not recommended. You would have to fight through first one Turkish army and then an army of our angry Eastern Roman brothers. It would be better to send a small raiding party - perhaps your retinue and volunteers accompanied by some mercenary Turkomans - to use stealth to find and resuce Matthias.
For your army, I would recommend instead that you return to retake Aleppo. Although it was gifted to the Byzantines last turn, they have bothered to secure it. A show of strength by Army of Outremer North should reclaim it. The fleet is being disbanded after it lands Army of Outremer South. We are stuck in Outremer. You will need a base of operations in the North.
Well no that's no excuse to stay dry. I 'll crack one open now catch the football scores and enjoy this awesome summer weather we are having for an October Thanksgiving weekend.:holiday: ~:cheers:
Oh I never claimed I would stay dry. It would just be nice to tip one back with you guys. I have a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale sittin in the fridge with my name on it. :D
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Originally Posted by FactionHeir
Happy birthday PK.
Thank you! :bow:
10-07-2007, 21:03
Privateerkev
Re: Out of character thread XIV
Have the save!
10-07-2007, 21:21
AussieGiant
Re: Out of character thread XIV
Happy Birthday PK
10-07-2007, 22:00
GeneralHankerchief
Re: Out of character thread XIV
All right, I've set the game up, just waiting for another player.
It's called something like KotR cataclysm practice, password is econ21. 15,000 florins. I took the HRE (sorry) but didn't take any unique units with the exception of Imperial Knights, but most other Western Euro factions have their equivalent.
-edit- ten more minutes to join before I close up and start shooting things.
10-07-2007, 22:24
Privateerkev
Re: Out of character thread XIV
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Originally Posted by AussieGiant
Happy Birthday PK
thnx AG! :bow:
Fought my Birthday Battle! Took 1300 men into Aleppo, exterminated everyone and burnt the whole place to the ground.
JK
I will say that it is annoying to take over an hour to kill 60 guys. Had to roll my cannons up to 3 separate points in the Citadel to blast a hole. Here's my link and I'll pm Econ the stats.
Prisoners/city executed. Dietrich was feeling frisky.
Battle report coming, but in the meantime let me show you the benefits of having a bad CPU and probably the greatest death in KotR ever (outranking even Fredericus).
I thought you would have had a real fight on your hands facing three Papal armies. But I never reckoned with your trusty CPU.
This may be a case of bolting the stable door after the horse has bolted, but please can people sack and ransom where possible? We are really short of cash now. None of it is my doing - just going to war with Byzantium (and mass riots) has switched our economy from a 30-40k surplus to -12k deficit. Ironically, TinCow had come up with a great storyline to justify us not recruiting any more men. But unless I can turn things around financially, it will be quite redundant. The game has done the job without us needing the plot twist.
Oh and another point - this game is getting dangerous. As we are still on the scripted portion, I am cheating to keep people alive (TinCow and Dutch_guy, you owe me). The AI armies are pretty powerful - check out Becker's predicament - and now that we don't have full stacks that are endlessly replenishable, we are going to be in for, literally, the fight of our lives. I suspect when TinCow takes over in 1320, the gloves will be off, so be careful out there!
10-08-2007, 00:59
FactionHeir
Re: Out of character thread XIV
Can I get kept alive too if they get kept alive? :grin2:
As for reinforcements delayed due to lack of CPU, we can remedy this with a simple switch in the prefrence file:
unlimited_men_on_battlefield = 1
10-08-2007, 01:03
GeneralHankerchief
Re: Out of character thread XIV
Nah, I already have an IC excuse to justify it, and if you think I'm going to re-fight that battle, well...
:inquisitive: You want me to keep performing medieval CPR to make Hans KotR's version of Mr Burns? It's possible. TinCow did that for me in the Apollonia incident in WotS[1]. So I guess he doesn't owe me - we are even. :bow:
[1]I even alluded to in a battle report:
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Quote:
...Quintus wanders round the gardens of the Provincial Palace in Apollonia. He stumbles and falls. A man from the shadows runs up to him and grabs him roughly. The ex-Consul's body is still and lifeless.
"Not yet you don't!" The shadowy figure raises his fist and crashes it down on Quintus's chest. Quintus coughs and starts. "Chirurgeon!" the unknown figure calls out loudly, before gently placing the old man on the grass and disappearing back into the undergrowth...
I don't know who will kill me first - the Greeks or my frail heart. At least it seems unlikely to be one of Verginius's agents, for now anyway. The incident in the gardens seems to prove that.
Oh, forgot some extra Chancellor's Report-worthy stuff:
France, Poland, and Hungary have been reconciled. We, amazingly enough, have not.
10-08-2007, 01:35
OverKnight
Re: Out of character thread XIV
Geez, GH, why don't you just cut and past the whole "Reconciliation is Imminent" speech from the good old days. :laugh4:
10-08-2007, 01:38
GeneralHankerchief
Re: Out of character thread XIV
After you see what Dietrich did to Durazzo in the battle report you'll understand. :tongue: I don't think the Papacy would forget that in a while.
And plus, he doesn't really care one way or another, unlike certain past Kaisers. :laugh4:
10-08-2007, 02:12
Northnovas
Re: Out of character thread XIV
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Originally Posted by FactionHeir
As for reinforcements delayed due to lack of CPU, we can remedy this with a simple switch in the prefrence file:
unlimited_men_on_battlefield = 1
Is that a text file? Because when I go under preferences I don't see where that can be modified. I opnly had it come up once in another mod and would like to change it.
10-08-2007, 02:13
OverKnight
Re: Out of character thread XIV
If you check econ's FAQ in the citadel, I believe it has info on changing it.
10-08-2007, 04:56
Stuperman
Re: Out of character thread XIV
I'm back, glad to see it all hasn't gone to hell, yet. Just for clarification, my vote regarding the Lutherans was for OOC reasons, I didn't realize the IC politics, at the time.
10-08-2007, 07:48
econ21
Re: Out of character thread XIV
While we are waiting for players to fight there battles, everyone could take the opportunity to plan their move for 1316. If it is just a continuation of their orders for 1314, don't sweat it. But there might be changes - for example, does Fredericus Erlach want to retake rebel Marseilles? We sure could use the money from sacking it. Ditto Fritz and Stettin.
10-08-2007, 07:53
Privateerkev
Re: Out of character thread XIV
sack our own settlements? that might not go over well with some characters. :no:
10-08-2007, 08:27
FactionHeir
Re: Out of character thread XIV
You mean not with us chivalrous ones at least :yes:
Northnovas: Open with Notepad
10-08-2007, 08:43
Ignoramus
Re: Out of character thread XIV
So let me get this straight. Athawolf is a staunch Lutheran, yet he is staunchly loyal to Hans, who is a staunch Romanist?
Elberhard, care to join my side?
10-08-2007, 09:11
Stig
Re: Out of character thread XIV
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Oh and another point - this game is getting dangerous. As we are still on the scripted portion, I am cheating to keep people alive (TinCow and Dutch_guy, you owe me). The AI armies are pretty powerful - check out Becker's predicament - and now that we don't have full stacks that are endlessly replenishable, we are going to be in for, literally, the fight of our lives. I suspect when TinCow takes over in 1320, the gloves will be off, so be careful out there!
Ah, a traditional case of: hate to say I told you so
10-08-2007, 10:05
econ21
Re: Out of character thread XIV
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Originally Posted by Stig
Ah, a traditional case of: hate to say I told you so
I don't think the risk is unexpected - rather, I think it is what people were voting for when they chose to authorise the cataclysm. The PBM was getting too comfortable, except for one or two players at the sharp end (Xdeathfire, the Franconians around Thorn).
10-08-2007, 10:15
AussieGiant
Re: Out of character thread XIV
Hi Econ,
Do you need anything from me regarding movement?
10-08-2007, 10:22
econ21
Re: Out of character thread XIV
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Originally Posted by AussieGiant
Hi Econ,
Do you need anything from me?
No, you sent me orders - that's fine. AHA2 is pretty weakened due to desertion. And I'd like to leave the Prague and Budapest player controlled garrisons with something a bit more than just militia for the cataclysm. Given GH's CPU wimped out of taking on the full might of the Papacy, his army may still be near full strength. If so, I'll probably give some of it to you to even things up. They were Austrians trained at Ragusa afterall.
10-08-2007, 13:49
AussieGiant
Re: Out of character thread XIV
Hi Econ,
Sure that sounds like a good idea with Cecil and Roadkill essentially being the interior governs leading the line, while Northnovas and I have what's left of the AHA's to try and defend Bran and Ragusa.
I'll take what ever is left and head south to Ragusa.
