What I sent to Gathering Stromboli

[GodKing]

[to: Meshelic

HI. You are the official ambasidor for Gathering Storm to us here in RollPlay, correct?

I propose a trade. Actually a couple of them.

First, we send eachother a copy of the small location maps, with the intention of having our first explorers attempting to meet.

Second, the instance either team is able to do so, we agree to trade world maps.

Third - technology. We are not researching any military techs right now. We would be willing to trade for bronze working, iron working, and so forth. Our inital research is going towards literature so we can get libraries soonest.

Finaly, we wonder if you have any agreements regarding construction of wonders you would like to make. For example, we have decided that if another team so requested, we will be willing to forego any attempts at making a wonder if the other team agrees to not attempt a wonder we are working on.

for example, if you were to build the lighthouse and not build the pyrimads, we would agree to not build the lighthouse and to only build the pyrimids..... does this make sence.

Anyways, we have only 13 turns to go until our first military units is ready for exploration and defence (building a temple first) so there is some time before we have to make any real decisions. Thanks

GK

Please note all the disinformation..... building a temple.... no units for 13 turns.... different research priorities... nothing that can be traced back as a lie (ie if our warrior makes contact, he just happened to come from a goodie hut.... so on and so forth).

Hopefully, we will get some good information in return from him.

GK

[GodKing]

their responce;

Greetings Godking! Yes you have reached the right man, I am the FM and ambassador to Spain.

Currently we are in heavy debate regarding trading map locations, finding the other civs, etc. I cannot tell you at the moment what our decision is, as we have not yet reached one.

However, I will post your PM in my team's forum if you give me permission...?

We also have some questions for you, if you don't mind...
1.) What are the goals of the Roleplay team? ie military strength, commerical power, industrial might...etc.
2.) Because it will be 13 turns until you create your first unit, does that mean we have until that turn to decide our response to your questions?

That's all for questions. I welcome the presence of the Roleplaying diplomat, and honestly hope that we can achieve an enduring peace between our nations.

I look forward to my continued contact with you. Thanks
Meshelic
Foreign Minister,Gathering Storm

[GodKing]

From me to Meshelic

We as a team have made winning the game second priority. First priority is having fun and making a kinda cool alternate history.

The sooner you answer, the better off we are. I mentioned the unit in case you were wondering when we would start to try and meet, if we do.

[Togas]

Be careful not to mislead TOO much. As I've said before, we do not want them to think of us as liars, as we are doing great things to encourage their trust and admiration for our entertaining civ.

Good proposals, though, GK. I especially like the offer to trade minimaps.

As for their questions:

1.) What are the goals of the Roleplay team? ie military strength, commerical power, industrial might...etc.

Goals = Commercial & Cultural Power. We are going for Cultural or Diplomatic Victory. All ambassadors, if asked, should hint at something along those lines. Do not outright tell them this, as they will realize it's our propoganda if we forcefeed it to them.

2.) Because it will be 13 turns until you create your first unit, does that mean we have until that turn to decide our response to your questions?

Frankly, I find it somewhat unbelieveable that we're going straight for culture. If they show signs of doubt, say that Dejon got active and proposed we switch. Let me stress again, you DO NOT want to get caught in a lie.

Tell them they have time to respond as we have yet to start our exploration, but there is a movement within our nation to build some explorers, and IF WE DO, our minimap should be more useful to them.

However, we're too involved in the Waterfall Festival right now, which is on it's 3rd day. And also give them some details about that just to show our willingness to blab about our national affairs.

--Togas

[ruby_maser]

we darn-well better put a temple in this city eventually if we don't want to be caught in a lie.

[GodKing]

As far as map trading goes, our team has opposed that idea. We prefer to explore and find our neighbors. If in case the Roleplaying team is somewhere near the Gathering Storm, then there will be much more to discuss at that time than there is while we are unsure of each other's location

As for the Wonder cooperation, I am getting positive responses from my teammates, and although I can make no guarantees, I CAN say that of all the suggested trade ideas, the wonder cooperation idea seems to be getting the most support. Lets see what happens in the next day or so.

Meshelic

Sounds good. Just PM me and let me know.

GK

I figure we can always switch production, and the fact that we will most likely have a temple sometime anyways......

While I was sending these PM's back and forth, I was in a chat room with NYE (judge BS from the big demo game) and got a lot of usefull info on how they are operating internally. realy usefull info. I also led him to beleve that we are not really interested in winning, but expect to be eliminated about 3rd or 4th (which we all know we are going to win....) The idea being that we are here more to have fun than to win.


Anyway, i mentioned that I asked what our map trading policy was, and that I had 2 responces, while there were over a dozen responses regarding how best to prepare squid.... he thinks we are all nuts, with only a few actually following/playing the game itself.

[Nuclear Winter]

Should I start somehing like that to Vox Controli?

[Arnelos]

[OOC]

If we convince them that we don't care about being wiped out, this always has the risk of being a self-fulfilling prophecy

Togas' reaction to the question about what our goals are is near identical to me own I would have pretty much straight out given the impression of COMMERCIAL over the others

[astrologix]

I fully agree with Togas & Arnelos.

I would like that BEFORE an ambassador sents informations or porposals to other teams we discuss ourselves what to say.

I dont like the idea of trading minimaps so early. For me it destroys fun.

[Crousto]

I agree with astrologix that we should not trade minimaps. IMHO this kind of trade is cheating. The game has been designed so that you can't trade maps if you haven't met the other civ, we have to respect that.

[DAVOUT]

Originally posted by Crousto
I agree with astrologix that we should not trade minimaps. IMHO this kind of trade is cheating. The game has been designed so that you can't trade maps if you haven't met the other civ, we have to respect that.

I agree with that, unless it was specifically allowed when the game was initiated.

[History Guy]

As for the Arabs, I am having trouble.

I sent a PM of introduction to their leader, but he has sent no response to our embassy. Secondly, he has no ambassador for our country, and intends to send none until he gets Writing.

Hernan de History Guy Calamari II