OOC Thread and Chatroom 2

[Cecil XIX]

The Era of the Four Basilei... I love it.

[GeneralHankerchief]

Hm, might be time for me to write a new "foreshadowing" story.

-edit- Judging by the new thread... oh yeah.

[TheFlax]

Is more doom approaching? I'm still expecting something worse to happen.

[Cecil XIX]

We can only hope.

[Zim]

Just wait until you see the Megas report. Ouch.

[flyd]

Just wait until you see the Megas report. Ouch.

What have you done now?

[Ignoramus]

Methinks the old House structure of Aleksios' time has completely disintegrated. Apart from the Order, which has just lost it's two armies, and two of it's members, there's only the Asteri which are functioning as House.

[TheFlax]

What have you done now?

This time its me I think, settlements rioting because I moved the Capital to Jerusalem. Sorry, but it was either that, Gaza or Solomeia. Not much of a choice really.

[Cecil XIX]

I think Zim's referencing the fact that the Empire is now losing 8000 florins a turn.

[Ignoramus]

Up the rebels!

[Zim]

Gah!

[Zim]

That and the riots. Amazing what moving the capital can do...

I think Zim's referencing the fact that the Empire is now losing 8000 florins a turn.

[Ignoramus]

And the very high tax rates. Thankfully Dardanellia's a castle.

[Zim]

True, although there were riots in a couple of non rebel settlements without the very high taxes.

[Cecil XIX]

As far as I'm aware, the rioting can be dealt with before the turn is over. The startling drain of funds, however, will be a more permanent problem. Now that it's been moved to Jersusalem, it can only be moved to provinces that the Basileus owns. Gaza, Medina and Jersualem...

[flyd]

The drain of funds will become less of a problem if we get into battles with each other and kill off the large armies. Then the budget will be balanced, and we'll merely lack the troops necessary to keep order in and defend such a large territory.

[Zim]

Well, it's a start.

We can all meet in Markianople for the four Basileus smackdown.

The drain of funds will become less of a problem if we get into battles with each other and kill off the large armies. Then the budget will be balanced, and we'll merely lack the troops necessary to keep order in and defend such a large territory.

[TheFlax]

Except I don't have much of an army, at least that can leave Jerusalem.

Well, it's a start.

We can all meet in Markianople for the four Basileus smackdown.

[Zim]

I don't think your capital can revolt, so you may be ok if you don't mind the riots.

Except I don't have much of an army, at least that can leave Jerusalem.

[Ibn-Khaldun]

I think Theo is on the verge of going after all those people who call themselves 'Basileus'!

[Zim]

Well, there's one almost within range of you.

I think Theo is on the verge of going after all those people who call themselves 'Basileus'!

[rossahh]

Methinks the old House structure of Aleksios' time has completely disintegrated. Apart from the Order, which has just lost it's two armies, and two of it's members, there's only the Asteri which are functioning as House.

Yet it's ONLY the Order and the Asteri who are fighting/defending against the AI factions. It looks like the old order has some uses, even if it's to make sure there's a Byzantine Empire left for one of the Basileus's to rule over.

[Ibn-Khaldun]

Well, there's one almost within range of you.

Every other ones that is because that Basileus is the only one who helps Theo against the Turks!

I wonder what will happen if Asteri will loose it's armies against Venetians and Order it's army against the Turks?

[Ituralde]

The four Basilei will fight each other in the charred ruins of Constantinople, surrounded by their mortal enemies. What do you expect?

[flyd]

Apparently, the Greek plular of Basileus is Basileis. This might come in handy...

[Ibn-Khaldun]

Apparently, the Greek plular of Basileus is Basileis. This might come in handy...

I was wondering about that! Thanks! Now I know!

Could someone make a map where all those territories of the 4 'Basileis' are painted with different colors? It would be nice those see who has bigger.. territory!

[Zim]

Tremble before my lack of artistic skill.

War of the 4 Basileis in Map Form



Red is the "IMPERIVM·ROMANVM·PARS·OCCIDENTALIS", or Iggy's Western Empire

Dark Blue is the Empire of Georgia and Trebizond (temporary name until I find out from Woad what he's calling it), Woad's Eastern Empire.

Black are nominally Loyalist provinces.

And those two dots in the soothing shade of blue are Erotikos and Kousinos with their armies.

The stars are the three current capitals.

Eventually I hope to track the movement of armies (or at least the ones from the Kousinos rebellion, until they get a settlement), battles, etc.

Edit: I messed up. Kousinos does have a settlement, Tortosa, now in blue. No star for a capital since they haven't seceded.

[Ibn-Khaldun]

Lol.. Zim read my mind!!

[Zim]

Funny, I was making the map while you made that post.

[Ibn-Khaldun]

I made one myself.

Using the same colors as you did, Zim.