The Next PBeM is…..Carthage!
It seems clear that the next PBeM that will be started (as instigated by me) is to be with Carthage and it is very likely it will also be play periods “by reign”. I have finalised the rules & guidelines which are detailed below. Please comment on them as although they are finalised, there may be errors or items that – with more experienced PBeM players about – are just un-playable.
Game Setting.
VH Campaign / Medium Battles / Large Units.
Game Requirements.
Rome: Total War patched to 1.5 (as CA intended).
Open Threads.
There will be TWO concurrent threads. An Out of Character (OOC) and In Character (IC) thread. The OOC thread is for technical questions, game and other general discussion relating to this particular PBM. The IC thread will be for game reports, stories etc.
House rules/Guidelines
1. The Campaign ends when 50 provinces are held including the following Target provinces/Cities: Carthage, Rome, Kydonia, Siclia (i.e. all of Sicily), Caralis, Palma, Carthage Nova, Corduba, Thapsus and Siwa. In addition to this a Special Task should be completed before the campaign ends (see * below).
2. No settlement to be Exterminated (enslavement is permitted).
3. The following factions MUST be eliminated: Iberians, SPQR, Scipii & Numidia.
4. The only buildings permitted to be demolished in any captured (or previously held) settlement are religious buildings.
5. Retraining: Elephant units cannot be re-trained OR merged. Only Two units, of any other kind, are permitted to be re-trained in each settlement per turn (6 months). Non-Elephant Units can be merged as normal.
6. Succession: Only mature faction members can be chosen to become Heirs. Candidates must be no more than 20 years junior to your current Faction Leader. If no family member is available of this age the oldest available must be selected.
7. Any Rules Queries – just ask. Post your problem during your tenure and I’ll rule on it. Circumstances change in a campaign beyond what I can envisage.
8. You do not have to wait until the previous player has posted his write-up before starting to play.
9. Write-ups: These can be as in depth or as brief yet informative as you wish. All writing styles are accommodated. I suggest limiting your playing time each sitting so you can do a write up after each session. That way, once you’ve finished your tenure you’ll already have your write up done.
10. Mount Suribachi must join this PBEM, but not until he's finished his write-up for his WRE reign.
11. There is to be no incursion through Italy further North than the Capua & Tarrentum North borders. Further incursion into Italy MUST be from the North going South.
12. The Spirit of the House Rules – you can see that these rules indicate a general “spirit” of what and how the campaign is to be conducted. Please do not breach these rules and try to uphold them as best you can, they are for the benefit of you and other players and to enhance your enjoyment of the campaign.
N.B. Saves will be uploaded to: http://www.totalwar.org/patrons/pbm/ by using http://www.totalwar.org/Downloads/Up.../pbmupload.php Advise the next player in the chain of the file name via PM or email AND post the file name in the OOC thread.
*Special Task: At least ONE complete (i.e. full original strength, not retrained or merged) Elephant unit (any type except Merc) should be marched from Carthage to Rome via the following regions – Numidia, Mauretania, Baetica, Hispania, Taraconenis, Narbonensis, Transalpine Gaul & Cisalpine Gaul (the last section to Rome from Cisalpine Gaul, is up to the player). How you perform this task is up to the player. N.B. You do not have to hold or have protectorate status over these regions, only that you pass the unit through them en-route to Rome. The unit can be depleted during the fight for Rome itself but must not be Routed or Destroyed at this point. If you wish to complete this extra task, screenshots will be nice.
The Compulsory Rule
Inactivity – Players must post, in some form, within 5 days of receiving notice of their start. “Holiday” periods due to vacation, computer problems, corrupt files etc must be advised as soon as possible. Failure to post in any form (only needs to be one sentence to advise us of your status in the OOC thread), will result in the loss of tenure. The last .sav file on archive will be used for the new tenure.
Players active will still be required to post within 5 days of the commencement of there tenure in some form. Even if it’s a post on the OOC thread to ensure we know they are active. This is a rolling rule and players are required to post on the OOC at least every 5 days thereafter.
Silence can only be assumed to be inactivity. Inactivity = tenure passing to the next player on the list.
Victory!
A Major Victory = All above House Rules completed. (By the Gods! Well done, I didn’t expect that!)
A Minor Victory = House Rules 1 & 3 are completed but the Special Task is incomplete/failed/not attempted. (Well done again, you rule supreme, but how much better tasting could that victory have been….)
A Minor Loss = House Rule 1 completed, Special Task incomplete / Failed. (Darn! SO very close…and yet so far)
A Major Loss = You’ve run out of turns, no House Rules completed. OR, Player Faction destroyed. (D’oh! Why! When! Where! What! Nooooooo!)
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Re: The Next PBeM is…..Carthage!
Hmmm, I'm thinking of joining this PBM; it's been a long while since I've played RTW and I like the idea of marching the elephants over the Alps to Rome. Never played Carthage before so that might be fun too. 
beginning of April, so until the second week of April I obviously won't be able to play (week 15). I prefer not to play before I leave for the States as I will postpone posting the write-up and knowing myself I know that postponing equals "not posting at all" (cf. my Germania write-up). 
Originally Posted by Braden
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