Out of character thread III

[Ignoramus]

I guess so. I'm just wondering what to do now. I'd like to stay with Swabia, but after Sigismund's assassination I'm not sure.

I'm a bit disappointed at the moment, as this has taken quite a bit of interest out of the game for me. I'll now have to start roleplaying all over again, and I won't get an avatar for ages.

[TinCow]

Sorry Ignoramus, even if we didn't have an anti-reload rule, my curiosity test seemed to indicate you were doomed. If it makes you feel any better, a few Inquisitors have popped up around the map (though not in HRE territory yet) and I suspect we'll start seeing burnings before too long. The Mausoleum will fill up a lot faster than in WOTS.

Your best bet to get a new avatar is to move to Franconia. All of their players have avatars and von Kastilien and von Mahren have plenty of room for future adoptions that could result in a new avatar before kids come of age.

[GeneralHankerchief]

Dibs on Sigismund's funeral in the stories thread.

[Ignoramus]

Wait a moment, I think I have the solution. Can I play as Judda der Stolze's husbund? At the moment she is 9, so that would mean that in 14 turns she'd become of marriageable age. I could then play as Sigismund's son-in-law.

Edit: Judda is actually 4. This presents a problem; we are far behind in avatars.

[OverKnight]

Ignoramus,

What else can I say, but that it sucks. You got dealt a crap hand.

Please stay with the PBM, the wheel will turn around again and you'll get another avatar.

It might take a bit, but it probably won't be as long as the number of electors would indicate.

Meanwhile, no one is praised as much than at their funeral, and since it's a character who died, you'll be around to hear it all. So try to get as many warm fuzzies as you can from a bad situation.

[Ignoramus]

I guess it had to happene to someone. Besides, I'm the first in WoTS style PBM to have their avatar assassinated.

But what really annoys me is that Sigismund would have become Duke and Prinz. You can't replace that.

On the other hand, it does spice the PBM up for everyone.

Don't worry, I'll hang around. I'm not sure whether I'll stay with Swabia, as I'll never become Duke again. However, all the others except Franconia are full up.

[econ21]

... a few Inquisitors have popped up around the map (though not in HRE territory yet) and I suspect we'll start seeing burnings before too long.

With the constitutional amendment, when they get in HRE territory they are a "fire all tubes" target. Also, I don't think any player would mind you moving their character away from inquisitors - as Henry skedaddled at Dijon - as it's not a good way to go. It's what I do in my SP games - create a "no fly" zone around inquisitors.

Do we know which faction killed Sigismund? We should not know in character, but OOC it might help story writing.

[Kagemusha]

Gah! Ignoramus,im sorry to hear that your character got assasinated. Sigismund was a great character and i would have loved to see him as Duke of Swabia. I urge you to think of joining Franconia next. Dietrich is getting old and the heir is still completely open.Edit: The Battle report is up.Also the save is uploaded http://www.totalwar.org/patrons/pbm/kotr1144-2.rar

[Ituralde]

Man that has to suck!

I'm sure that would take a lot of the initiative out of me if this happened to my character. Stupid thing, and it really is the first time I have ever witnessed a character getting assassinated. It seems like your loss is our gain rp-wise as this really adds a nice twist to the PBM.
Still I would have preferred Sigismund to live, he was making such a nice chivalric adversary to my dreadful Leopold, I really wonder where that story would have gotten.

Just sit back and enjoy all the stuff that's going on around the assassination now, and the mourning, and the funeral. And once you have recharged just join back in the fun! It really is one of the most frustrating ways of loosing your character and I hope you get over it!

Looking forward to seeing you around!

Ituralde

[TinCow]

With the constitutional amendment, when they get in HRE territory they are a "fire all tubes" target. Also, I don't think any player would mind you moving their character away from inquisitors - as Henry skedaddled at Dijon - as it's not a good way to go. It's what I do in my SP games - create a "no fly" zone around inquisitors.

Do we know which faction killed Sigismund? We should not know in character, but OOC it might help story writing.

I will do what I can against the inquisitors, but killing them requires a 9 unit army to be nearby, so it's not an instant thing. I'll do my best to protect people, but eventually (not necessarily on my watch) someone will get BBQed.

The nationality of the assassin will be exposed in my next Chancellor's report, which will be posted tonight.

[lilirishman1986]

great i take a break for a day and an assassination and a new war. lol

[nazgul3]

Hey can i be granted permission to say the closing prayer at the funeral?

[FactionHeir]

Good work this year TC. Looks like we can milk the Russians every year for a good 2000 florins now eh? They still have a lot of funds.

Also, its good to hear the assassin has been taken care of. I'm surprised a sub 1 assassin managed to kill Sigismund.

Further, did you demolish all non town buildings before converting settlements? That can recoup some cash, even though personally I almost never convert castles.

Lastly, even though I admire your diplomatic skill, edict 5.29 does say no training of new diplomats. But then I don't know just how many we have to begin with.