Office of Diplomatic Affairs

[Theseus]

PM to Aeson:

Aeson, you ABSOLUTELY need to re-join GS and come to the private forum. Trust me.

You need to make up some kind of smokescreen about it too, as I don;t want it to impact the game, although it needs to be downplayed. Only bring out the smokescreen if someone notices the GS icon, and even then trivialize it.

You are gonna dig this... get in there!!

T/R

[Theseus]

PM to Catt:

Jeff,

You need to join GS, and go to our private forum. I can't tell you why, but maybe you can guess!!

I don;t know if you are aware, but the PTWDG has become very contentious, so if someone notices the team icon, throw out some smokescreen and trivialize it.

Trust me, this is verrrrry cool.

Richard

[Cort Haus]

Originally posted by Theseus
OK, people, we need to marshal on the diplo front.

ND - The rapprochement PM.

GoW - I still think it'd be funny to re-present our offer.

RP - Methinks Togas needs some morale boosting.

Vox - Hmmm... I know (I think) that they are Lego's vassal... but perhaps we could entreat them as now one of the "lesser powers"? Perhaps that GS, RP, and Vox should in some way cooperate?

Lego - F*ckers. Manipulative sh*ts. If there is ANYTHING I hope to achieve, it is their pain. But for the nonce... I dunno, this is wild and crazy, but what if we offer OUR vassalage to them? Or a merc relationship? Just blue skying here, but I'd like us to think outta the box.

Update :

GoW : I've had enough of them, and stick by what I said here .

ND : They've replied with some unnaceptable terms.

Lego : I asked Vondrack for Gunpowder, which was fun, as it's their turn today. (see log)

RP : I was hoping we'd have some news from them on their turn. I'll have to document the plan for them in Stormia and see what they think.

Vox : Beta has completely ignored my last few PM's. Can anyone else try contacting him - perhaps asking him if there's any trade arrangements they might be interested in, or even if he still recognises our existance?

[asleepathewheel]

maybe it would be better to contact Rothaeril (however you spell it) as he has been playing their turns lately. At the very least he stops by Poly occassionally.

I'll whip something up to send to him, k'?

what can we offer him? a luxury or two, invention, chivalry, monarchy (prefer not the latter)

[asleepathewheel]

Ok, I've sent Rhoth a pm, asking if they were interested in:

incense
furs
chivalry
invention

What I did not offer:
territory map
world map
monarchy
iron


I figured monarchy, don't want them giving it to ND or GoW (and thus they build the Hanging Gardens)

Didn't offer iron, they have a deposit next to one of their cities

Didn't offer maps for obvious reasons, don't want them to know our updated terrain.

[Theseus]

To Aeson:

A,

We are still trying to play it out, albeit under adverse circumstances.

We are forced to strategically withdraw from Bob, i.e., we got our asses kicked, and anticipate much heckling and abuse in the public forum.

We have decided to go quiet, with only politically vetted team responses in public.

Although you are no longer part of the team, you are inextricably linked to GS. We ask that you not engage in the flames for the time being (although we know that you do so solely for your own enjoyment / venting )... we have, uh, managed the diplo aspects of the game suboptimally, and want to try to create a clean slate, and possibly deal ourselves back into a potential winning position.

And if you ever want to come back...

T/R

[Cort Haus]

Diplo Update:

Chat with Aidun suggested RP are happy to go with our plan, and they genuinely want to help us.

GoW want peace and suggested a deal over the cities we hold. This raises possibility of wider deal with RP over Pamplona - perhaps for a token RP presence on Bob.

[Theseus]

Huh?

CH, I am confused... why did you send the retraction PMs to ND and GoW? Where are the furious denunciations?

[Cort Haus]

BigFree - in the RP log and the other RP thread - I guess you've seen it by now

[Theseus]

Ohhh... well f*ck him!!

(I've been taking diplo lessons from SR )

[Theseus]

I've had a communication from UnO, and have posted it in the GoW diplo thread, but 'poly is actin weird today.

It's there though, last post.

[DeepO]

Theseus, maybe best to answer him that nobody holds any grudge towards him... I still don't understand why he feels it a personal failure that our alliance didn't work out...

DeepO

[asleepathewheel]

DeepO

-I think he's also referring to stuff that went on more recently, in nov, dec, IIRC, in the main forum.

Although, I still don't understand why he would think that way. It seems our teams have quite different philosophies on civ and life.

[DeepO]

Ah... didn't follow that... maybe best if I check old public threads to see what has been happening

To put it more conservative then: I don't hold any grudge against him, and would be surprised if others are this worked about him that they feel we need a separate ambassador.

DeepO

[Cort Haus]

Put me down for the no-grudge-against-UnO too.