OOC Thread and Chatroom 2

[AussieGiant]

train hey...then that is interesting....hmmmm, I'll have to get Holmes onto that is a jiffy.

[AussieGiant]

If anyone wants me to remove the moment of madness due to totally ridiculousness then just let me know. I'll replace it with something more 'staid' (go on, look the word up gentlemen).

[Ramses II CP]

I did decide to rewrite Vissa's capture of Dongola story, just for the heck of it. I don't really intend him to attend this session of the Magnaura, although he'll vote in an IC explicable way.

[TinCow]

If anyone wants me to remove the moment of madness due to totally ridiculousness then just let me know. I'll replace it with something more 'staid' (go on, look the word up gentlemen).

I think it is entirely appropriate under the circumstances. IC humor is always welcome IMO.

[Privateerkev]

Given how 'serious' senate sessions tend to get, I for one welcome the levity.

[_Tristan_]

Hey, PK, you didn't tell us that Mak was now dubbed "the Chivalrous"

Welcome to the club !!!

[Privateerkev]

Hey, PK, you didn't tell us that Mak was now dubbed "the Chivalrous"

You didn't ask...

And I haven't gotten around to the battle report where it happened.

(I'll try to get to that tonight...)

What's funny is that both Mak and Methodios have that title. But for different reasons. (Mak also has 9 chivalry while Methodios only has 4 or 5.)

Methodios got battle-chivalry where Mak got 3 from releasing prisoners and 3 more from occupying settlements.

[_Tristan_]

Methodios doesn't like the easy way

[Privateerkev]

Methodios doesn't like the easy way

easy?!?!?

Releasing prisoners is the hard way to do things...

[_Tristan_]

I would have if I had any to release...

EDIT : And I seem to remember a certain someone pushing me OOC to sack Cairo...

[Ignoramus]

I was certain the Ioannis only had level 1 of the Pragmatic trait. At least it was when I submitted my choice to TheFlax. Am I able to choose another trait?

[TinCow]

Sure, but do it quickly.

[Ignoramus]

Thanks.

PM dispatched.

[woad&fangs]

I decline the adoption offer.

[Privateerkev]

EDIT : And I seem to remember a certain someone pushing me OOC to sack Cairo...

I wanted the money...

And I don't remember having to push you very hard...

[Ignoramus]

Don't worry PK, Ioannis will only use IC knowledge. Having "heard rumours" can mean anything, true or false, and considering that Makedonios likes dishing out sharp words, I don't see why Ioannis should miss out on the fun.

What a shame we haven't attracted many more players...

[Privateerkev]

Don't worry PK, Ioannis will only use IC knowledge. Having "heard rumours" can mean anything, true or false, and considering that Makedonios likes dishing out sharp words, I don't see why Ioannis should miss out on the fun.

Very true.

But from Makedonios's biased point of view, the Caesar started it.

What a shame we haven't attracted many more players...

Yeah, we seem to be hovering around 28 people. We get new ones but they just replace the ones that leave. After this session, we'll probably lose a couple more to inactivity. :(

[ULC]

Where have we advertised? Have we maximized our turn out by using every available source?

[Privateerkev]

Tosa put an announcement out for awhile. TC put up a few pins in other parts of the board.

[Privateerkev]

Finally wrote the battle report.

Crammed in 3 battles into one report.

Just call Mak... "The Occupier"

[ULC]

To all those I send PM's to, not to be rude, but it helps occasionally to get feedback. It feels kinda awkward to be left hanging and wondering.

[TinCow]

Tosa put an announcement out for awhile. TC put up a few pins in other parts of the board.

I very much encourage people to individually contact others at the Org (or other forums) that they think might enjoy the game. We can easily support 40+ players now, and the more we get the better it will be. A group recruiting effort will likely be more successful than me just putting up ads.

I also very much encourage people to run for Megas. It should be greatly simplified from now on and an election victory by default is always boring.

[pevergreen]

I have always wanted to be the Megas, but am still way too scared I will bugger it all up somehow.

[Ignoramus]

I think Ituralde was intending to run, but he hasn't be online the past few days.

[AussieGiant]

You should all give Megas a shot.

It's great fun. The last few terms have been basically a "crash test dummy" session, and a few dummies have been crashed harshly. I'm certainly glad it's been the Vets that have experienced the situation as they've handled it very well.

The new system will really make it simple, effective and allow you all to concentrate on IC deliberations and negotiations rather than minute rule knowledge.

You'll need to be organised, clearly, but beyond that it's really now about your interpersonal skills and relationship building.

[Privateerkev]

You should all give Megas a shot.

It's great fun. The last few terms have been basically a "crash test dummy" session, and a few dummies have been crashed harshly. I'm certainly glad it's been the Vets that have experienced the situation as they've handled it very well.

The new system will really make it simple, effective and allow you all to concentrate on IC deliberations and negotiations rather than minute rule knowledge.

You'll need to be organised, clearly, but beyond that it's really now about your interpersonal skills and relationship building.

I'm amused that I am now considered a "vet" but thank you. Of the 4 Megas players, I very much felt like the "newbie Megas." Of the other 3, 2 are WotS veterans and the 3rd was in all of KotR.

And to everyone, my rant about the job of Megas in the Magnaura was very much IC. I agree with AG that the rules have been very much simplified. By far the hardest part of my term was keeping track of private army units. And that part of the job has been completely stripped away. All you'll have to do is keep track of who has how many PU's left. Which is much easier. You can totally forget about a unit once you recruit it.

Me not running for re-election this time has much more to do with the fact that I want to spend my free-time doing other things. With these new rules, I'll definitely consider running again later in the game after I've had my batteries recharged.

[AussieGiant]

I'm amused that I am now considered a "vet" but thank you. Of the 4 Megas players, I very much felt like the "newbie Megas." Of the other 3, 2 are WotS veterans and the 3rd was in all of KotR.

And to everyone, my rant about the job of Megas in the Magnaura was very much IC. I agree with AG that the rules have been very much simplified. By far the hardest part of my term was keeping track of private army units. And that part of the job has been completely stripped away. All you'll have to do is keep track of who has how many PU's left. Which is much easier. You can totally forget about a unit once you recruit it.

Me not running for re-election this time has much more to do with the fact that I want to spend my free-time doing other things. With these new rules, I'll definitely consider running again later in the game after I've had my batteries recharged.

So there you have it chaps. A good ad from our most recent Megas.

PK you're certainly a 'vet' at this time.

I'm going dark for the moment while I head over to England. Hopefully there is a connection somewhere in which I can pop in and vote over the weekend.

[_Tristan_]

I tried once and was beaten

I would run again but the timing is not convenient... I may lose my access to the game before my term comes to an end...

But I hope that an older Methodios will be able to prove his worth as Megas...

[Privateerkev]

**Charter Amendment 5.1: Here
Proposed: Protoasecretes
Seconded: Makedonios Ksanthopoulos, Duke Arnold, Methodios Tagaris

On a seperate matter, for us "election watchers," I assume Michail's oath breaking doesn't count during the session. So we are to ignore it for the purpose of counting influence. Am I right?

[OverKnight]

The change in influence will only go into effect once voting is over.