OOC Thread and Chatroom 2

[Rowan]

The info was in the PM. (Prisoner screen didn't come up, city occupied).

[Privateerkev]

The info was in the PM. (Prisoner screen didn't come up, city occupied).

Your right. Sorry.

As you might guess, these past couple of hours have been a tad busy for me...

[Rowan]

Nevermind BTW. I've just got the first triple-gold unit in my whole Total War history and it's my own avatar after playing one single battle myself

[Privateerkev]

With all the battles we've done, with a crappy army, I have been forced to use our Jedi avatars a lot. So, pretty much every Order avatar has high silver or gold chevrons.

[Ibn-Khaldun]

Ramses.. that was a good post in the Hippodrome!

[Ramses II CP]

Thanks!

[Privateerkev]

I'm amused that the Office of the Megas is basically being equated with a contemporary Justice Department. And given the scandals that have wracked the current US Justice Department lately, that is even funnier.

[Ibn-Khaldun]

As I understand then Cairo have been taken, right?
So the Crusade is over?

[woad&fangs]

Yes, and all my crusader forces are belong to Tristan because I'm in Alexandria

[Privateerkev]

As I understand then Cairo have been taken, right?
So the Crusade is over?

The Crusade is not over until TC says it is. He still needs to do a couple things with the save this next turn.

Yes, and all my crusader forces are belong to Tristan because I'm in Alexandria

Yes, when the Crusade ends, those men will be Tristan's if he "locks" the garrison.

Time for the Crusader guys to start wheeling and dealing...

[Ibn-Khaldun]

So.. w&f.. if you don't want that to happen you can pm TC that he moves you and your units outside the city..

[Rowan]

The battle report for Cairo has been posted. BART IS A JEDI!

[_Tristan_]

I've got the go-ahead from Zim so expect the battle report for Alexandria up in a few minutes...

[TinCow]

So.. w&f.. if you don't want that to happen you can pm TC that he moves you and your units outside the city..

I am done with moving the Crusaders. The Crusade technically ended when Cairo was taken. The only changes I will be making will be to fix the units I accidentally swapped last turn, add the relics to the Cairo crew, and bump up the treasury one final time. When I am done with that, all Crusaders are free to move their own avatars and armies once again, and everything in Egypt will be under normal game rules.

[Rowan]

Well, I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed the Crusade!

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And already fearing the next event

[Privateerkev]

Something tells me we're about to make our own event...

[TinCow]

Well, I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed the Crusade!

Yes, I'm very pleased with how it worked out, and I thank all the participants for making it successful.

I have no immediate plans for a new Event. I think the situation is interesting enough as it is, and I don't need to cause more chaos at the moment.

[Ramses II CP]

Do we get extra Crusade units for capturing Cairo, or was that only for the guys at Alexandria? We're going to need every scrap to keep Cairo orderly.

Although OOC I don't mind the idea of a rebellion, it just makes sense for 20k+ Muslims to be unhappy with Orthodox rule, IC it would hurt.

edit: Of course I greatly enjoyed the Crusade as well, thanks TC! I think we'll be dealing with some of the ramifications for as long as our avatars live.

[TinCow]

Do we get extra Crusade units for capturing Cairo, or was that only for the guys at Alexandria? We're going to need every scrap to keep Cairo orderly.

Although OOC I don't mind the idea of a rebellion, it just makes sense for 20k+ Muslims to be unhappy with Orthodox rule, IC it would hurt.

Nope, but the Megas is your Lord, so I'm sure he'll be able to spare the funds to reinforce you.

[Privateerkev]

Nope, but the Megas is your Lord, so I'm sure he'll be able to spare the funds to reinforce you.

I might be able to scrape some spare change out of the couch...

But yeah, I see this Crusade as one of the pivotal events of the game. The calling of the Crusade by the Patriarch caused a major reactionary move by the Royal Family which put in place a blatantly biased Megas who tipped the scales of balance so in favor of his own House, that now he feels secure planning a Civil War.

Kind of like how killing the Pope in KotR ended up causing the rise of Ducal Power.

I suspect we will be able to point back to this event months or a year from now and see it as one of the defining elements of our game's "story."

[GeneralHankerchief]

And to think who started both of those chain reactions...

Okay, I'll stop tooting my own horn now.

[Privateerkev]

And to think who started both of those chain reactions...

Okay, I'll stop tooting my own horn now.

Technically, in both cases, it was TinCow...

[TinCow]

Technically, in both cases, it was TinCow...

I most certainly did not kill the Pope. That was GH. Both times. Well, both distinct events. I can't remember who got all the kills during Heinrich's Whack-a-Pope period.

[Rowan]

I have been wondering what came first, Patriarchs plot, TinCows event or even Vissas guilt trip to Egypt. And how it came together in the beginning?

I was quite surprised with GHs story revealing Patriarchs complicity in the crusade. Just shows how much of a newb I am at this game

[Privateerkev]

I most certainly did not kill the Pope. That was GH. Both times.

But you administered both OOC.

It was just a joke...

[Ramses II CP]

Glad to see Issac the Lazy get picked up. Man what a time we'll have with that appellation if he joins Igno's group.

[TinCow]

Glad to see Issac the Lazy get picked up. Man what a time we'll have with that appellation if he joins Igno's group.

It seems we may have the first player to make use of this part of the rules:

3.5 – Influence: Each Senator’s voting power is equivalent to his total Influence, as defined by Rule 2.7. No Senator’s Influence may ever be lower than 1. For the purposes of determining Stat Influence, a Senator can gain 1 point of Stat Influence for each of the following conditions that he meets: (a) 5+ ranks of Command (b) 10 ranks of Command (c) 5+ ranks of Chivalry or Dread (d) 10 ranks of Chivalry or Dread (e) 10 ranks of Loyalty (f) 8+ ranks of Piety (g) 20+ total stat points (h) 30+ total stat points (i) 40 total stat points (j) Senator’s name is modified by a trait title that bestows more negative than positive stat points (i.e. the Mad) (k) Senator is married to a Byzantine Empire Princess (l) Senator possesses the title of Lord High Chancellor, Lord High Steward, or Privy Seal.

[Ramses II CP]

I have been wondering what came first, Patriarchs plot, TinCows event or even Vissas guilt trip to Egypt. And how it came together in the beginning?

I was quite surprised with GHs story revealing Patriarchs complicity in the crusade. Just shows how much of a newb I am at this game

Personally I think it all kind of grew together in an organic manner. I'm sure GH and TC already had something in mind when poor Vissa came begging to the Patriarch, but he fit the bill to get it started IC. I was not aware, during the mission to Cairo phase, of what was being put together although I might've picked up a little clue here and there.

Since then, of course, I've grabbed the bit between my teeth and pulled as hard as I can.

[ULC]

Is it me or does Isaakios the Lazy getting more votes in the Magnaura seem...paradoxical? Or is it pointless ?

[TinCow]

Is it me or does Isaakios the Lazy getting more votes in the Magnaura seem...paradoxical? Or is it pointless ?

This is my commentary from the original rules discussion:

(j) is mainly a balance bonus that is designed to help out people who are unlucky enough to have avatars that get sent down a really bad trait line. They’re probably already losing a large amount of influence from that trait, so this is a bonus point to give them at least some small influence. It’s perfectly reasonably that even the most negative traits would bestow some kind of small influence, simply because the person is the “extreme” of that trait. For instance, perhaps Bob the Ugly is so amazingly hideous that people close their eyes when he is around, forcing them to listen to him more carefully. I considered making this rule apply to all trait-bestowed titles, but that will generally just result in a double-bonus for people with “good” titles. Since they’re already receiving stat bonuses from the trait, they don’t need an extra boost. Also, reducing the "good" and "bad" determinations to stat points will prevent any debate over what is good or bad. Essentially, if it causes you to lose more stats than you gain, it's bad. If you break even or gain stats, it's good.

Basically, it's designed to keep people from avoiding characters with negative 'titles' because those characters can be fun to roleplay. I'm still eagerly anticipating the first "the Mad" character in any of these games.