More random ravings.

[UnOrthOdOx]

Is GS playing for a Diplo Win?

Allowing Vox to survive, 'restoring' RP...

All they would need is to eliminate either us or ND to seal a diplo win assuming RP and Vox agreed to that as part of the arrangement....

Not that this will happen.

[UnOrthOdOx]

Random info:

None of these held 'do not reveal' in them:

I asked about a possible storyline for Trappings.

Man cannot comprehend the infinite;
only knowing that the best exists,
the second best is seen and praised,
and the next, despised and feared.

The sage does not expect that others
use his criteria as their own.

UnO,

I have no objection to Trappings in general, or the specifics you propose. The recent skirmish/battle was, though not the end-all-be-all of the war, relatively significant, and certainly "newsworthy" as it were. Your intention of portraying the GS units as hopelessly outnumbered desert fighters is fine (though I'd dearly like to know just how much you're stretching the truth with "hopelessly outnumbered").

Anyway, it's your writing, so do as you will - so long as it doesn't involve smearing us (well, if you wish to do that, I can't stop you, but I'd be pissed). I don't see anything in your description which qualifies as smearing us, or even our defeated little pixels, in any way, so how can I object?

-Arrian

Is zeit on vacation? Anyway:

UnOrthOdOx wrote on 23-09-2003 07:18:
Greetings zeit,

I am attempting to write a trappings article each day this week. The second part of XXIX has been posted, FYI, in case you missed it.

Now, this is going to bring me closer to in-game year than I normally write, but I need to get all caught up before next week when I am leaving for vacation and will be gone for a week.

Are there any objections on the part of Gathering Storm to me bringing the story that close to in-game? My plan is to have it continue up to last turn and our attack on your stack that was upon the hill.

Now, I obviously will not be able to fully disclose all casualties that were suffered. However, I also am doing my best to be honest as possible and not spin things too far. Trying to show the realities of the situations at hand. You may have been wondering at our silence publicly on this issue. Let's just say that for once it seems that the calmer minds of GoW are able to stear the team at large. We will celebrate if we win the war, not a minor skirmish.

Also, Panzer forgot to record for me the names of the units in the stack, or the name of the knight that my own unit attacked. Would someone like to volunteer? Is there a particular fashion you would like the War Chickens portrayed in?

Right now the plan is to show you as hopelessly outnumbered, but far more trained in desert warfare. Able to disappear and reappear in the dunes. Something like from the BOOK DUNE, actually.

Also, as I have said, I will be leaving next week and will not return until the 8th of October. Even after that my time will be extremely limited. So, should GS feel the need to speak with us, Master Zen will be the point of contact.

respectfully,
UnOrthOdOx, CALF of the Glory of War team.

I believe they have taken my comment on 'hoplessly outnumbered' combined with our withdrawl to mean that we lost heavily on the deal.

[UnOrthOdOx]

Nature's way is to say but little;
high winds are made still
with the turn of the tide,
and rarely last all morning,
nor heavy rain, all day.
Therefore, when talking,
remember also
to be silent and still.

He who does not have trust in others
should not himself be trusted.

Hello, UnO.

I am sure that whatever you do will be fine. You usually have pretty good judgement.

I will post your note in our forum to see if any others have comments.

Most of our units are unnamed. If they do something significant, then they may get a name.

Is zeit on vacation? Anyway:

UnOrthOdOx wrote on 23-09-2003 07:18:
Greetings zeit,

I am attempting to write a trappings article each day this week. The second part of XXIX has been posted, FYI, in case you missed it.

Now, this is going to bring me closer to in-game year than I normally write, but I need to get all caught up before next week when I am leaving for vacation and will be gone for a week.

Are there any objections on the part of Gathering Storm to me bringing the story that close to in-game? My plan is to have it continue up to last turn and our attack on your stack that was upon the hill.

Now, I obviously will not be able to fully disclose all casualties that were suffered. However, I also am doing my best to be honest as possible and not spin things too far. Trying to show the realities of the situations at hand. You may have been wondering at our silence publicly on this issue. Let's just say that for once it seems that the calmer minds of GoW are able to stear the team at large. We will celebrate if we win the war, not a minor skirmish.

Also, Panzer forgot to record for me the names of the units in the stack, or the name of the knight that my own unit attacked. Would someone like to volunteer? Is there a particular fashion you would like the War Chickens portrayed in?

Right now the plan is to show you as hopelessly outnumbered, but far more trained in desert warfare. Able to disappear and reappear in the dunes. Something like from the BOOK DUNE, actually.

Also, as I have said, I will be leaving next week and will not return until the 8th of October. Even after that my time will be extremely limited. So, should GS feel the need to speak with us, Master Zen will be the point of contact.

respectfully,
UnOrthOdOx, CALF of the Glory of War team.

[UnOrthOdOx]

He who boasts
is not enlightened,
and he who is self-righteous
does not gain respect
from those who are meritous;
thus, he gains nothing,
and will fall into disrepute.

Since striving,
boasting and self-righteousness,
are all unnecessary traits,
the sage considers them excesses,
and has no need of them.


I cannot elaborate, but let me say we really did a number on GS. Driving, at least temporarily, a wedge between many of them back with that RoP. They are currently not interested in us at all diplomatically, not even for Trappings. I have received many seperate PM's both private or not, none of them know if I have been contacted or not officially. NYE did post my message, but they don't seem aware of each other's answers.

Will leave know if anything truly interesting shows.

[Hot_Enamel]

Re: More random ravings.

Originally posted by UnOrthOdOx
Is GS playing for a Diplo Win?

Allowing Vox to survive, 'restoring' RP...

All they would need is to eliminate either us or ND to seal a diplo win assuming RP and Vox agreed to that as part of the arrangement....

Not that this will happen.

I doubt it.
Vox is more likely to vote Lego....(Their strongest supporter)

For GS to win, they need to get off their continent.
This restoring RP crap is just so that they have an ally left.

[Micaelis Rex]

Maybe it's just me, but why on Earth would someone want to live as a vassal with no "real" power for the greater part of the game? I know I sure wouldn't, and I sure as heck wouldn't give my UN vote to my destroyers, regardless. Infact, I would do whatever I could so that they couldn't win (as in our deal in the IDG ). After that, I would go down fighting, that is much more "honorable" than being made to submit to another civ.

[GhengisFarbâ„¢]

I wouldn't actively try to keep a team from winning just because they beat me, I would if they did something I considered borderline unethical or questionable.

In the ISDG, Gamecatcher's "magical" numbers were questionable which is why I supported seeing them wiped out of the game. But I don't bear that kind of feelings towards GS.

[Master Zen]

We might actually get the Vox swing vote if we eventually invade GS territory....

[Hot_Enamel]

Could be like the final tribal council Survivor vote

The good guy does not always win ... it's who played the game the best.

Regs

[Aggie]

Originally posted by Hot_Enamel
Could be like the final tribal council Survivor vote

The good guy does not always win ... it's who played the game the best.

Regs

Survivor ain't got anything on us when it comes to backstabbing, manipulation of other, and just downright nastiness.

Actually an EVIL part of me thought about gifting Merida to Lego, then have lego gift it to ND. That way GS would ahve to attack Lego to get it, and I doubt they would.
Aggie