Mod vs. Mod: A TWS2 Deathmatch

[Marshall Louis-Nicolas Davout]

Make a youtube vid of this.

[phonicsmonkey]

Make a youtube vid of this.

That's a good idea - I'll look into it.

Ok, so here is update #2 from the Chosokabe, part 1.

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With the Kono vanquished, all that remains is to take Iyo.





Chosokabe Kunichika is developing his skills.



I like to move further.



And this sword looks cool so I'll have that...



Aha, those Sogo are now back on their own turf. Better fix up Iyo while I think of it.



And how about we build some stables here too.



Having mastered Zen (for the markets) I now turn to Bushido.



Then out of the blue comes the news that the dastardly Miyoshi have attacked my new-found allies the Sogo! I chose to go to war.



I'm an attacking kind of Daimyo.



Chosokabe Kunichika is on the move.



My first Metsuke, at Tosa.



And now to hire some trade ships and try to get some of the nodes.



Couple of turns later, off I go.



Here comes Kunichika. He's excited about marching on the evil Miyoshi.

[phonicsmonkey]

Chosokabe update #2, part 2

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Aargh, my trade ship, attacked! Curse you Miyoshi!



The resulting battle is somewhat cyclical...






And Zim (playing the Miyoshi) narrowly beat me. Curses!

Maybe I need a fleet escort.



Eeuww, Christians...



Chosokabe aren't I? May as well study the bow then...



Who are these helpful Shimazu that want to inject capital into my economy?




This time my trade ship has company...



The Daimyo plunges headlong into enemy territory.



But the Miyoshi conquer my ally the poor ill-fated Sogo, disrupting my trade in the process.




On the theory that my Shimazu rivals will already have grabbed the nodes to the west, I head north instead in search of imports.



Sorry, but there's just something really really cool about Ninja



I send him north after the Miyoshi.



Angered by my incursion into their territory, the dirty Miyoshi spring from their bolt hole and attack the honourable Chosokabe Daimyo.



This is my big chance to take out the Miyoshi! All I need to do is beat Zim in this battle and the road to their capital lies open to me.





Things get really really hectic here. Inexperienced in MP and keen to push the issue I bring my archers out of the cover of the trees, negating my advantage. Then, as their light cavalry run down and slaughter my archers and their yari approach, I utterly panic and throw my general(s) into the fray, losing most of their units, getting them killed and causing my army to rout en masse.

I really miss the pause button.



A disastrous result for the Chosomonkey. Instead of their capital being at my mercy, the roles are reverse and Tosa lies defenseless. My Daimyo is dead and his wife takes over. The session ends.

[Zim]

A very nice battle if I may say so.

[Zim]

And now for further adventures of the mighty Zimazu.

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When we left off Daimyo Takahisa had very wisely decided not to pursue the assault on Ito's last province. After meeting with some reinforcements heturned toward the city again only to find the cowardly dogs had dared to recruit more defenders from outlying village the brief time he was away. This could not go unpunished. The city was laid siege again, this time with the intent to let the Ito sweat it out a few months before attacking.

Surprisingly, the Ito decide to attack him next season.



Undaunted, the Shimazu forces array for battle.




During the upcoming battle Hyuga looms in the distance, reminding both sides of what was at stake.



Ito troops on the march, including the elite Samurai retainers of their daimyo.







The Shimazu prepare to face the Ito horde.






Unsurprisingly, the Ito break quickly after a few volleys of arrows and charges by the junior general's cavalry. The remainder of the Ito flee back to Hyuga.





















Naturally the Daimyo decides to strike at Hyuga while the defenders are weak from the battle.



Brave man that he is, Takahisa decides to dismount and join the assault.





Ugh, legendary Daimyo he may be, but he's not as young as he used to be.



Of course, while Takahisa may be brave he isn't stupid. arhcers had whittled down the few defenders before he made his glorious escalade.



With the defeat of the last of the enemy bodyguard Hyuga was now a Shimazu possession.

[Zim]

Update 2, Mark 2.

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Takahisa was quite perturbed to discover his ally Sagara had ringed him in by conquering all the provinces his lands now neighbored. Left with nothing to do he turned to that most unwarlike and therefore dull task, catching up on his nations economic, cultural, and diplomatic progress.

Hmmm, ally Sagara has accepted some strange foreign religion. Why couldn't they stick with the much more Japanese Buddhism? My advisors say that religion came from China, but still it was an old imported tradition. Completely different from this new one. Having been in Japan so long made it respectable.



A son comes of age. Surely he will be a great warrior like his father.



A trade deal with the "Chosokabe"? What clan is this? They sound barbaric. Well, no doubt they will bow in time to the Shimazu, might as well take their money by their consent for now until we can take it by force.



Way of the Sword? Maybe research is more valuable than I first thought.

[phonicsmonkey]

Chosomonkey Update #3, part 1

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The Daimyo's grieving wife takes over the running of the clan. Hopefully she is a better leader than the dear departed husband, although I note she doesn't come with a free unit of heavy cavalry..



In fact, her first move is to try to get peace with the dastardly (and rather rude) Miyoshi.




pleasepleaseplease....oh. Well, they got her gender right anyways..



The Chosokabe still have some troops and plenty of cash to recruit more, so a recruitment drive is underway and everyone in the field is ordered back to Tosa for a last stand defence.






Meanwhile my ninja begins his training.




And some more trade ships are sent to the nodes.





No sign of the Miyoshi yet, and the defences are growing at Tosa. Maybe I'll get out of this alive...



Tee hee - I just beat him to that node.



More ninja activity and he levels up.

[phonicsmonkey]

Chosomonkey Update #3, part 2 (this is a big one)

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Aha, somebody wants to help out with my general lack of generals.



To the nodes!



Miyoshi have missed their chance for a quick strike on Tosa - now I have a full stack in there.



My ninja gives me a look at what's still at Awa. Basically everything they have.



Ok, so it's time to go on the offensive again.



Nodes nodes nodes, looking for a good time





Approaching Miyoshi territory.



Form sounds nice.



Bit of a trade bonus never goes amiss.



Send my metsuke first, then he can keep order in my newly captured province.



HaHaHa, eat this Miyoshi




Superior stone is what it's all about..



Time to back it up.



And my ninja can cause them some trouble while I approach.





The mighty Chosokabe invasion force waits on the border.



It occurs to me that I might be able to solve my Daimyo problem. Why didn't I think of this before?!






This is where I learn the ultimate truth I've been searching for all these years: Miyoshi are campers.



Still camping.



Some hippies arrive at Tosa in a floating bathtub bearing trinkets, beads and string. They smell like patchouli oil and the Daimyo's wife is not impressed with their beards and grubby sandals.

Send them away! Dirty hippies...



Hold on, someone has left the camp!



That was dumb.



Camping Miyoshi suffer unusual accidents.



And while they camp out at Awa, I waltz round the back and take that other place.




Another guy joins the party.



C'mon you campers, come and get it.



tum te tum



te tum



Hold on a minute, didn't they call my woman a woman for asking for peace? Stick it, campers!



A welcome break in the form of a trade agreement with those weirdos the Ikko Ikki
(srsly, what's wrong with them?)


Mastery of Form is essential to a balanced life.



Finally I get sick of the Miyoshi campers and besiege Awa.



And eventually they grow a pair and come out to face me.



This battle is long and hard fought. Zim does well with his light cav and butchers many of my archers. The arrival of my reinforcements settles the day but I suffer heavy losses.






Not sure these guys have heard of Pyrrhus, but they get the idea I guess.



Miyoshi, where did your bravado go?