The Race to Transcendense - Getting up! Next Chapter

[Hercules]

Third turn tracking thread

Current players:

Darsnan of the Gaians
Archaic of the University
Flubber of the Believers
Hercules of the Peacekeepers

Darsnan: You email system rejected my email with the turn. The RR security something anti Spam.

Anyhow here's the turn attached.

[Darsnan]

I've downloaded the file and will play tonight after work.


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[Darsnan]

turn to Archaic.


btw, I will be OOT from Thursday morning till Saturday evening-ish. FYI.


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[Flubber]

Ahh just found this thread-- so who has the turn??

[Hercules]

I sent the turn to Darsnan

[Darsnan]

To All,

It has come to the attention of the Peace Keepers and the Gaians that both of our Factions are very vulnerable to the effects of the Space Elevator, namely the ability to drop units into the weakest parts of our empires with no immediate expectation of reprisal, and so therefore after much intense negotiations, the Gaians and the Peace Keepers announce an Alliance which states simply that if either of our Factions are attacked by the use of the Space Elevator, that the other Faction will immediately come to the others aid.

The turn has been sent to Archaic.


Lord Darsnan of the Gaian High Command

[t_ras]

grate diplomacy!
intersting game.

[Archaic]

Turn recieved. Will play tomorrow after work.

[Flubber]

Originally posted by Darsnan
To All,

It has come to the attention of the Peace Keepers and the Gaians that both of our Factions are very vulnerable to the effects of the Space Elevator, namely the ability to drop units into the weakest parts of our empires with no immediate expectation of reprisal, and so therefore after much intense negotiations, the Gaians and the Peace Keepers announce an Alliance which states simply that if either of our Factions are attacked by the use of the Space Elevator, that the other Faction will immediately come to the others aid.




Lord Darsnan of the Gaian High Command

The Believers salute the peaceful intent of the new Alliance as in accordance with the will of God but wonder as to why we have not been invited to join .
The Space Elevator would also threaten our people and currently it is far from being built by anyone. Also the Believers question why only Space elevator assisted attacks would invoke the alliance . . . should not friends assist friends against any attacks from the ungodly ??

[Flubber]

I have the turn and should get to it within the next 12 hours or so

[Flubber]

2216 sent on to hercules

[Hercules]

Turn 2217 to Darsnan

[Darsnan]

Originally posted by Flubber


The Believers salute the peaceful intent of the new Alliance as in accordance with the will of God but wonder as to why we have not been invited to join .
The Space Elevator would also threaten our people and currently it is far from being built by anyone. Also the Believers question why only Space elevator assisted attacks would invoke the alliance . . . should not friends assist friends against any attacks from the ungodly ??

The pacifist leaning Gaians are of the opinion that the Space Elevator can be used as an offensive weapon, and therefore the treaty was negotiated with the idea of mounting an asserted response to such a specific threat, and thus hoping to dissuade anyone from building it with conquest in mind. As far as why the Believers were not invited to join: the Gaians thought process was to reach out to a Faction that is as vulnerable to the effects of the Space Elevator as ourselves, as well as being the least likely to obtain such an SP, besides. However, if the Believers wish to join this alliance in its set form as well, then by all means have your Believer diplomats that are not currently on holiday celebrating the Holy Days post here that you so wish it, and it will be granted.

Cordially Yours,

Lord Darsnan

Gaian High Council

Turn to Provost Archaic

[t_ras]

grate game

[Archaic]

The University would love to know why the Believers are putting forward such peaceful platitudes when they construct Planet Buster class missiles in range of faction capitals. Generally, when you are showing that you are a peaceful people, you put your guns away, and pull your forces back from front line bases except for defensive garrisons, not advance drop troops to within range of the other faction's territory.

For the information of those in the Peanut Gallery, the University has already joined the alliance Re: The Space Elevator. Not like it seems it shall make such a difference, with the good Brother Flubber seemingly actually reading his conclave bible, and deciding to follow its example of what to do with those who choose not to believe in their invisible man in the sky.

A shame that the Iron Chariots of Judges 1:19 aren't as likely to be effective this time. Judah brought some of his own this time.


The turn will be forwarded to Flubber soon.