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    Similar story with Baktria. My first youngster matured into a fine young general, I think he had 3 influence and a scroll or two of management, all the right sttributes to be a significant governor or general. he was a lad with a bright future you could just tell.

    I put him in command of a nice stack of 10-12 (nothing too flash but it was what I could afford) and sent him off towards Kophen to conquer India.

    First turn out there was a massive earthquake and the entire stack was wiped and the general gone. Worst of all the paltry fellow I allowed my daughter to marry a few turns earlier and who wasn't worth sending remained inside Baktra unharmed.

    Its all good.
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    How do I hold a triumph for a general?
    ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ

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    Quote Originally Posted by Internautus III
    How do I hold a triumph for a general?
    Have you managed to turn the script on yet?
    In the words of Marcvs Avrelivs;
    Live each day as if it were your last

    Ο ΠΟΛΕΜΟΣ ΚΑΤΑ ΤΗΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΕΙΑΣ - A Makedonike AAR
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    Thanks for the baloons !

    My last save was hours ago and the auto save was from the turn before anyway

    I've played on and sent new stacks and about 8 family members to avenge his death, Spain is turning red in more ways than one
    Look what these bastards have done to Wales. They've taken our coal, our water, our steel. They buy our homes and live in them for a fortnight every year. What have they given us? Absolutely nothing. We've been exploited, raped, controlled and punished by the English — and that's who you are playing this afternoon Phil Bennett's pre 1977 Rugby match speech

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    I must be weaker than many of you because if an earthquake or similar killed off my best General/Governer I would reload, I know I would, if he was superb. The main thing for me is the sheer amount of work it creates, partic if long distances are involved, so I must be lazy!

    I usually spend ages grooming family members, including keeping weak family members in fort/camps, so they don't collect traits, because they are useful for swoping entire trait sets about, or just to collect special traits at ful movement speeds over long distances, infact their more like the pony express. It puts me in a bad mood to see so much work unfairly?? undone.

    I let it stand when I loose one in a battle though, I have to except the loss, it's my fault, but at least it's rare, partic with a well groomed General and elite body guard.
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    Having lossed Hamilcar Barcas jun. short before he became faction leader by a Volcano made me once this upset that I ended a Karthgain campaign and start new. Unfortuantly, this time he turned out to be a complete military idiot and of no political meaning...

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    I got a sob story for ya...

    It's 173, and my reformer had just taken over as principes and retired from censorship. He was 60 and had an illustrious career as the man who brought the Macedonians and Greeks to their knees. He had 7 stars, 9 pillars, and I had just sated his bloodlust for Greek women and children.

    He decides that he wants to control a province so I send him on one of my finest ships to Salt-rich Africa, where he would be Emperor of Africa Vetus.

    He is washed away by pirates. So I reload...

    then he dies of old age once he gets off the boat in Karthago.

    Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

    I had no reformer and it was now 172. I had everything ready for my legions.

    My Iberian front collapsed a few months later.

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