Out of character thread IV

[OverKnight]

Family comes first of course, though it's quite the cliffhanger you're leaving us with.

On a rather Machiavellian note, it's a shame we didn't get peace before the Kaiser kicked it, we would have been reconciled. Perhaps we should keep killing Popes untill only HRE cardinals are left. A bit extreme, but nothing else is working. Geez, you think they would be more understanding, we just took their only city and killed three of their leaders.

[Warluster]

lol,
Since econ is going away that mean sI am head of the Imperial DIet right now? Okay,

But I am going camping Friday, Saturday and maybe Sunday, but I will be porbably be back SUndaish/Mondayish.

[FactionHeir]

Well if both econ and you are gone, have GH resume the diet duty, as say a substitute.

[Ignoramus]

What do you think of Ulrich's first story? I hope I haven't used to much German.

[FactionHeir]

My personal opinion is to either have it all German or all English. A mix might work for non native German speakers for immersion, but for a native German speaker it sounds very awkward. One of the reasons I have always written empire and emperor in the PBM.

Your story was interesting though, limited only by the above. I assume you got a the veteran warrior ancillary?

[Ignoramus]

I have removed most of the German except for "mein", "Ritter", "danke", and "freund".

I have saved the original, though.

[FactionHeir]

I like the new version better. The only thing you could still improve would be to replace both lord and guest with "Herr" (which is close to "Lord" but more commonly used in German medieval settings)

:)

[econ21]

Since econ is going away that mean sI am head of the Imperial DIet right now? Okay,

But I am going camping Friday, Saturday and maybe Sunday, but I will be porbably be back SUndaish/Mondayish.

I'm still here - I may be out of touch starting Monday for six days, so when you get back you may be in charge. It probably only matters if Ituralde finishes his reign in that period (as then you'd have to open a Diet session), but that seems unlikely.

[GeneralHankerchief]

Aw, crap.

Ah well, it was a good run. I guess I have one last story in me.

[TinCow]

So what's going on with Conrad Salier? I would like to incorporate him into a story, since Max adopted him and he's religious, but I can't do that without talking to whoever claims him first.

[econ21]

So what's going on with Conrad Salier? I would like to incorporate him into a story, since Max adopted him and he's religious, but I can't do that without talking to whoever claims him first.

He's still up for grabs. If not one adopts him, I guess he could be a blank canvas for your story.

EDIT: Maybe GH wants him, now that Heinrich is no longer?

[Stuperman]

What do you think of Ulrich's first story? I hope I haven't used to much German.

I thought is was a really noce touch, a little diffacult to read at times, but very good overall.

I thought Conradsailer was factionheir's? but I haven't been paying too close attention to him.

[StoneCold]

FH is a swabian and he specifically wanted Hans as an avatar very early on, before Hans was even of age.

[GeneralHankerchief]

I'll only take Conrad if nobody else wants him.

[FactionHeir]

Besides you, only nazgul3 and Illirishman1986 have a claim on Conrad.
However, both have been relatively inactive recently, so you probably could have him. (Have econ21 confirm though)

[econ21]

I'll only take Conrad if nobody else wants him.

OK, I'll pencil you in for Conrad. If someone else claims him in the next 24 hours, they can have him.

[GeneralHankerchief]

btw, you might want to update your user title a bit... *cough* Kaiser Henry.

Heinrich would never forgive me.

[FactionHeir]

Its funny though because Heinrich is German for Henry :p
Basically the two avatars have the same name but in different languages.

Actually wonder why Heinrich's son was named Henry by CA.

[GeneralHankerchief]

Well, the real life version of Heinrich was Emperor Henry IV, who did have the real-life conflicts with Pope Gregory that spurred Heinrich's hatred for all things Papal. His son was Emperor Henry V, AKA this game's Prinz/Kaiser Henry.

I think that the game mechanics wouldn't support two family members with the same name (not to mention the fact that it would confuse players unfamiliar with the history), so CA simply Germanized Heinrich's name.

[FactionHeir]

I wonder how they handled it with the German localized version of M2TW...
me thinks CA should have merged the various localized versions (i.e. English, French, German, Spanish) and used each version's speech, names and text for that faction. That way there would no longer be hybrid names (von Saxony, of Rheims) plus you'd have perfect accents inbuilt :D
I guess the problem would be that some people wouldn't understand a word for certain factions haha.
Btw, I bet you in the German version they left English names the way they were instead of Germanizing them, so you'd have perfect English and German factions.
Sorry for the random rant.

[Stuperman]

meh, random rants are ok, I find it wierd that now that I have an avaitarm I have less to say and do. well, I should blame it more on the status of the game than anything.

[AussieGiant]

Hi GH,

I just like to say, well done on being a "larger than life" Emperor.

I certainly had no idea what the hell you were doing at times, but it has all worked out as a great story at the end.

[FactionHeir]

Good story econ.
Now I wonder whether this Dusan person was an enemy spy or a heretic.

[StoneCold]

or did the prince gain an ancillary? a seer?

[FactionHeir]

If ancillary, only astrologer or brilliant fool would fit.
For the former he would need to end in a settlement with no religious buildings and for the latter he needs to be in at least a castle and have 4 command stars (which he has now that he turned emperor [he had 3 before])

[Stuperman]

With the empoer dead I can reveal my master plan, IF rome was besieged by a papal army that the Kaiser couldn't sally against, I was contemplating not sending the Bavarian Household Army, unless he met a few demands regarding his attitude towrds the pope, and how often he should be replaced ;-p


Alas it never came to bear, and would have been utterly-totally-amazingly out of character for the 8-ring loyatly Gerhard.

That story really is a head scratcher.

[FactionHeir]

This also means that we should send at least 1 army commander down to rome to defend against papal sieges of rome. Otherwise autoresolve will result in us losing rome.

and so Whack-A-Pope continues into its 5th season

[GeneralHankerchief]

Ooh ooh, I volunteer Conrad!

Oh wait, he's Mandorf's adopted son. Curses.

[Stuperman]

yeah, and a 0 piety guy like Gerhard Stephen might do?

sry for the blantent self promotion.

edit: now that I think about it , I'd prolly have to give up the BHA, which isn't something I want to do really...

[FactionHeir]

I would think Steffen would be perfect for the job :p
You probably want Otto's go-ahead though or at least Leopold's

[edit]
Conrad could do it with only 4 piety and no specific traits that go against it, but its really a matter between those avatars staying back in the empire