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Ulm must lack steel, for only the dead know peace.
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Ulm must lack steel, for only the dead know peace.
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You have no steel to offer Pangaea then? Only banal sophistry?
Eris is displeased.
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The borders on my map are marked a bold red and I have no issue seeing the icons on my corner of the map, though I probably have only 15% of the total map in view at any once time.
You have no steel to offer Pangaea then? Only banal sophistry?
Eris is displeased.
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OOC: Pressing '?' will bring up a list of commands, including the map interface hotkeys.
The borders on my map are marked a bold red and I have no issue seeing the icons on my corner of the map, though I probably have only 15% of the total map in view at any once time.
Hey, it's not banal sophistry. It's actually originally a Roman quotation. When a Gallic army tried to attack Rome, a Roman Consul was advised to simply bribe the Gauls away. The Consul replied: "Rome buys its peace with iron, not gold."
And yes, the Romans won the subsequent battle.
(Also, this does not meant Ulm is averse to any peace deals. But asking for bribes a few turns into the game is right out)
And yes, the Romans won the subsequent battle.
(Also, this does not meant Ulm is averse to any peace deals. But asking for bribes a few turns into the game is right out)
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The Laws of Nature are just, but terrible. There is no weak mercy in them. Cause and consequence are inseparable and inevitable. The elements have no forbearance. The fire burns, the water drowns, the air consumes, the earth buries.
Pangaea's judgements are as unerring.
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The Laws of Nature are just, but terrible. There is no weak mercy in them. Cause and consequence are inseparable and inevitable. The elements have no forbearance. The fire burns, the water drowns, the air consumes, the earth buries.
Pangaea's judgements are as unerring.
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Yeah, we actually received your statement you were going into Tevinter the turn we both arrived in Tevinter. A thin pile of Sauromatian archers is great for snaffling weak neutrals, but unfortunately does nothing at all to tiger headed demons.K wrote:Ok, so I'm taking The Mirks next turn. Demon monkeys take no responsibility for any meeting battles.
Also taking a caveman province and a cavalry province.
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Sorry man, I didn't expect you to want something so far from your capital.FrankTrollman wrote:Yeah, we actually received your statement you were going into Tevinter the turn we both arrived in Tevinter. A thin pile of Sauromatian archers is great for snaffling weak neutrals, but unfortunately does nothing at all to tiger headed demons.K wrote:Ok, so I'm taking The Mirks next turn. Demon monkeys take no responsibility for any meeting battles.
Also taking a caveman province and a cavalry province.
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Is this map really small, or am I just wedged in between three empires?
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The literal distance between any empires is 3 provinces. That means that every faction can take one province from their capital and touch other empires that do the same.
There are about 12 land provinces per player, so it's not really small. The empires are just fairly evenly distributed across it and every capital has a bunch of connections. Those two combined mean that the shortest distance between empires is never that many provinces.
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There are about 12 land provinces per player, so it's not really small. The empires are just fairly evenly distributed across it and every capital has a bunch of connections. Those two combined mean that the shortest distance between empires is never that many provinces.
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They're not entirely great scouts, as the 20 cost scout is cheaper and has better stealth. You'll lose them to patrollers much more often. Forest/Mountain survival is awesome though.
But yes, they're quite versatile. They're in fact "strictly better" than the standard indie commander since they're at the same cost.
But yes, they're quite versatile. They're in fact "strictly better" than the standard indie commander since they're at the same cost.
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I think something weird happened with a couple of the start locations, based on where I see crowns. But nobody complained, and Sauromatia, Abysia, Lanka, and Pangaea are all definitely in standard start locations. My advice to you would be to expand East, because there's damn little over there as near as I can see.
Right now I'm more worried about having found no magic sites at all so far. It's not like we haven't been looking.
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Right now I'm more worried about having found no magic sites at all so far. It's not like we haven't been looking.
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Yep, I'm to the east of Lanka.
And I've already tried to give K some extra breathing room by not contesting a couple of indie provinces and expanding along the Amaranthine islands. Lanka really has a problematic start position from what I can see, as our area is crowded by nations who have expanded diligently.
And I've already tried to give K some extra breathing room by not contesting a couple of indie provinces and expanding along the Amaranthine islands. Lanka really has a problematic start position from what I can see, as our area is crowded by nations who have expanded diligently.
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Understood. I imagine you'll find us pretty soon.FrankTrollman wrote:You'll forgive me, but I actually haven't found Fomoria yet, so I don't know that it is possible for us to negotiate in good faith at present.Gnosticism Is A Hoot wrote:Sauromatia -
Border negotiations? I'm happy to have them by PM or here in the thread.
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