Out of character thread XIX

[Cecil XIX]

I rather like the title 'Infantryman'. It's meant to imply that you're a man of the people (or the mob, as it were) anyway, so it makes sense it would sound somewhat lowly.

I must confess, this complaining about epithets makes no sense to me. But then, I've yet to get one.

[Ramses II CP]

Tristan and FH have some fun battles. Yeah, river/bridge defenses are cheesy, but when you're as badly outnumbered as we have been in Swabia you have to take what you can get. I thought Tristan's battle was especially fun, with burning boulders and cannon shot flying all around as the French Lancers lined up to attack the ranks of Flemish Pikemen. I recommend it to anyone who has time to play it out.

Between FH and Ruppel's physician I'm not sure anything is going to slow him down. I had a staggering number of men heal after that battle, and I just played it, didn't arrange my men or anything beforehand, so my losses were pretty high.

Anyway, check the Diet thread. I'm getting a head start on something important for the next offensive season.

[OverKnight]

Ah bridge battles, where would I be without them?

It does kind of suck when the enemy has long range archers or artillery, the men at the mouth of the bridge are in range. Nasty.

Interesting proposal for the Crusade. I'm a bit fried so won't be doing anything IC yet, but it would be an interesting wrinkle.

How old is the Pope?

That's one of the things I always look at, it wouldn't do if he kicked it in the middle of the Crusade and France was reconciled.

[Ramses II CP]

Oh he's remarkably young if I remember right (Can't check at the moment). 49 I think. Not a risk.

[Warluster]

I hope y'all like the new direction von Salza is going in; I won't tell you my plans but seeing with the limitations as of now I hope it to be somewhat 'strange'. The Story I'll post later will explain a bit.

[AussieGiant]

FH, the name changes are fine. If we didn't have them then I couldn't have jumped on the topic and fleshed it out as I did with Arnold.

He's got more traits than I can believe when it comes to speaking and being a personality in my minds eye.

Leave them in, you can imagine the "carry on" if he gets a another one.

It was an IC thing rather than a proper complaint...Cecil.

...I'm just stunned that the Diet continued on without a moments thought towards Arnold and his outburst...it seems I've played him to such an extent that everyone is desensitised

[Warluster]

...I'm just stunned that the Diet continued on without a moments thought towards Arnold and his outburst...it seems I've played him to such an extent that everyone is desensitised

I'd say its because everyone agrees with you. (I am assuming you mean the latest post in the DIet thread?) A Crusade will be interesting in France. It will be similar to the Crusade all the way back at the start except this time no long hike; its at the doorstep.

[AussieGiant]

I'd say its because everyone agrees with you. (I am assuming you mean the latest post in the DIet thread?) A Crusade will be interesting in France. It will be similar to the Crusade all the way back at the start except this time no long hike; its at the doorstep.

WL I'm talking about his Diet post about all the name changes

[_Tristan_]

Ramses, when do you expect me to fight the battle at Antwerp ?

[EDIT]

Tincow and Econ21, what a fantastic story... I can't wait to see how things will unravel from here on...

[Ramses II CP]

FH has to fight first Tristan, then you're up. I'll send you a PM with the save.

[FactionHeir]

After I fight mine.
That will be in approx 4 or 5 hours from now when I'm home. Oh, and add another hour or two for the actual fighting, screenshotting and uploading.

I have a feeling Lothar will eventually be exposed, but he will die of natural causes first.

[_Tristan_]

After I fight mine.
That will be in approx 4 or 5 hours from now when I'm home. Oh, and add another hour or two for the actual fighting, screenshotting and uploading.

That would mean around 10 PM for me... Won't be able to fight it tonight then...

I should be able to fight it around noon tomorrow... Is that OK ? or too late ?

[Ramses II CP]

Tomorrow is fine Tristan, 48 hours are allowed for defensive battles IIRC. You'll be in plenty of time.

I'm somewhat at a loss for what to do with the other situation (Per stories thread). As I've already begun with something that may technically have been supposed to wait for the offensive season (Pierus' Crusade suggestion) I'm going to go ahead and post my reaction to the story and private note in the Diet thread.

[_Tristan_]

Thanks... I'm looking forward to that fight (would have like to have one more cav though...)

Never used pikes in game... would someone point me to the best way to use them ?

I've read threads on the matter but I need a crash course...

[Ramses II CP]

The problem with pikes is that they switch to their secondary weapons, which are useless, all too quickly. The solution is to line them up so that their pikes poke through each other, which is to say spread the companies as thinly as possible and place them as close behind each other as possible. You have some spearmen too, who can be spread thinly in front of the front rank of pikes, to offer them some opportunity to use their pikes while the spearmen die.

I fought the battle, so I'm trying to avoid spoilers, but one FYI you would know as commander on the ground; your reinforcements are entering from a goodly distance away. Turn off spearwall for any who have it on and make them run, or they won't arrive in time to help.

There is also a 'pike trick' where you manipulate their spearwall and guard to make them stick with their pikes, but though I've read about it I've never really used it to great effect.

I didn't think you'd need the merc. cavalry for a bridge battle, but you do have a ribault.

[_Tristan_]

I'll see what I can do...

I prefer mobility in general but I'll see what I can do with what is at hand..

[FactionHeir]

I skipped the boring practical and should be able to fight in a few minutes. Taking the save.

[_Tristan_]

Nice post in the Diet, Ramses...

I just love how all this is turning out...

[Ramses II CP]

It is a pretty stunning turn of events for me. Fritz was really getting results as Chancellor, though our ranks of players are a bit thin. TC is pretty much the only commander in Bavaria, though, and if what Gibson sent me is true it seems like quite a few of our most active players are going to be on the, heh, 'wrong' side of this thing. I have no idea how it's going to work, or if the Reich can survive.

[_Tristan_]

I couldn't jump in before the Cataclysm due to OOC reasons, now it seems I will be present in what might be even more devastating....

[FactionHeir]

Erm it might take me another hour or two. It seems my M2TW install is broken after I ran a few network fixing apps yesterday and ran a reg cleaner afterwards. Will need to reinstall.

[OverKnight]

Why did all of this have to happen right before I go on vacation?!

Everything is going all pear-shaped and I'll be away.

Thanks for ruining my holiday, TC and econ21.

[TinCow]

When will you be gone OK? I'm hoping we can lure some of the inactive players back with this thing, so a delay of a week or so to 'hype' the situation would help, you may be back in time.

[OverKnight]

Feb 20th to the 28th. I did post about it some time ago.

[GeneralHankerchief]

Ah, now this feels like KotR proper.

I wish I knew about gibson's post while I was writing my response though.

[Ramses II CP]

Just by way of an FYI, when Gibson told me he was on reserve duty I removed him from command of the army near the Byzantines and moved him to 'safety' in Bologna. And, as matters would have it, I gave command of that army to the only active commander in Bavaria, Duke Lothar Steffen.

I don't know what effect that will have on plans, but it was a sound strategic decision and as Chancellor I had to make it.

[gibsonsg91921]

The army isn't loyal to Lothar, it's loyal to the Reich. Perhaps the accusations would make most, if not all of them, return safe to their loving Kaiser.

[AussieGiant]

Any bastard solider not following my direct command in my presence better have a fast horse...that's all I'll say.

[gibsonsg91921]

Yeah, that's true. I would imagine Lothar's fearmongering would keep a substantial quantity of them to stay.

Or, they came to Lothar as commissioned by Fritz, why not come back as commissioned by Fritz? Perhaps that's where the true loyalties lie.

[AussieGiant]

Yeah, that's true. I would imagine Lothar's fearmongering would keep a substantial quantity of them to stay.

Or, they came to Lothar as commissioned by Fritz, why not come back as commissioned by Fritz? Perhaps that's where the true loyalties lie.

Absolutely, there is a decision to make, but "being present" will count for a lot in this situation.

Anyway...I just realised that at the mid point of this game it always felt like what we have in the Diet right now.

That's what I have reailsed we have missed.