AC Diplomacy

[Arrian]

Well done, everyone.

Forth, and fear no darkness!

-Arrian

[Hot Mustard]

Originally emailed by AC
Dear GS,


We have finished alphabet and noticed you finished Masonry and Polytheism too. However, Masonry is on your "can't trade" list, probably because you just researched it. Would you be so kind to propose the deal in your turn?

Masonry + Polytheism <=> Ironworking

Thanks again for prioritizing your research on these techs.


Your friends,

Team Alpha Centauri
For the glory of the one Yang.

[Arrian]

Tech trades

-Arrian

[Krill]

Uh, are we sure we still want IW if we destroy Vox? I mean, the tech doesn't lead anywhere, so we could ask for something along the lines of poly and masonary for AH now and use the rest on the trade for alphabet in four turns.

[Hot Mustard]

Originally posted by Krill
Uh, are we sure we still want IW if we destroy Vox? I mean, the tech doesn't lead anywhere, so we could ask for something along the lines of poly and masonary for AH now and use the rest on the trade for alphabet in four turns.

Hey - stop counting chickens!

[Krill]

I have a wooden desk that I'm sure is going to have grooves where I keep on touching it after htis turn.

But seriously, it has to be considered now. IF (touch wood for the benefit of GS) we win then everything is going to have to be reconsidered, even AC and Nana

[Krill]

Oh, and you have to count the Stormchickens, if one of them escapes no telling what harm it will do

[Hot Mustard]

Originally posted by Krill
Oh, and you have to count the Stormchickens, if one of them escapes no telling what harm it will do

But seriously - we'll consider everything in due course after making our choice and moves, but before sending the turn on. A turn like this more than deserves the extension - we'll serve appropriate notice of that tomorrow to the other teams.

[notyoueither]

Originally posted by Krill
Uh, are we sure we still want IW if we destroy Vox? I mean, the tech doesn't lead anywhere, so we could ask for something along the lines of poly and masonary for AH now and use the rest on the trade for alphabet in four turns.

Can't we get AH from Nana?

best to get that from them and max the tech from the three of us.

[Arrian]

We're still going to want IW at some point, and further I think it would be poor form to try and renegotiate deals. We really don't want AC to sit up and wonder why they're cooperating with us instead of working with Banana to harm us.

We need to show good faith as much as possible so we have time to merrily build away and become a major power. If we want to throw some weight around THEN, fine.

-Arrian

[Krill]

If the poly/masonary<=>Iw deal has already been signed, then sorry, I thought otherwise. Definately best to keep to the signed deals than annoy people by changing them.

[notyoueither]

Received from Impaler this afternoon.

Diplomacy

Hi their NYE, I'm hoping your still doing diplomacy for Gathering Storm. I've been busy with well you know what
But due to the successful completion of the first round of tech trades I'm back in the saddle to work out another round of trades. If your not doing Diplomacy for your team anymore then just pass this on to your team and I'll use the G-mail account to work out the deal.

To recap the most recent developments

AC has traded Iron Working to Bananas in exchange for Fishing, Meditation and Priesthood

AC has traded Iron Working to Gathering Storm for Masonry and Polytheism. Per our agreement we are indebted to you 75 beakers with another 75 due if we get Judeism, were currently researching Monotheism and plan to do Sailing soon then possibly Literature.

I'f you would like to do an IRC chat I'm online now with a few other AC members and we can hash out a road map for the future.

Followed by this.

IRC Channel

Oh I should have mentioned were in channel #AC under the Apolyton IRC server

Sent this back.

I can see you in IRC tonight.

I am at work now.

Will be home ~9PM Eastern

I have been in the channel for the past hour. Impaler is in there, but not active.

I suspect part of the urge to chat is due to reports reaching them re battles. No sense trying to hide anything.

I'll let AC know that we now have axes, we saw a 60% shot at winning last turn, and took it since we no longer need the skirms who were choking.

[Hot Mustard]

Originally emailed by Sheng-Ji Yang
Greeting and Salutations friends of the Gathering Storm,

I Impaler[WrG] wish to extend my apologies to your people, firstly we have failed to express our gratitude towards you which arose following our successful exchange of teachings. Our people have been consumed with prayers brought about by a spiritual awakening brought about by the wisdom of both your own people and that of the followers of Banana. Our finest scholars now work tirelessly to codify a belief in a single supreme deity, whom the one Yang must surely be the prophet of. We expect completion in three season.

With the great fruitfullness of our past exchanges Alpha Centauri now wishes to breath life into rekindle our old mutual dreams of exchanging our knowledge of Alphabet for your knowledge of Mathematics and Archery. We know full well that their have been many developments since either of us last spoke our will and new negotiations will ge required. I have made several unsuccessful atempts to arrange a face to face meeting between representatives of our peoples but all manor of natural calamities such as Crop Harvests (work), Floods (down IRC channels) and Migrations (me moving into a new apartment) have confounded my efforts. So I resort to our old standby methods of letters brought to you by brave couriers. I hope that this weekend a meeting in IRC can be made. Dose a meeting at 1:00-3:00 GMT Sunday (that would be 6:00- 8:00 PM Pacific time Saturday night) with a backup slot the same time the next night. Channel will be #Negotiations at Apolyton IRC server. Let us start with the old proposal of Alphabet 4 Math & Archery, AC smiles upon this old proposal and advances it as a starting position. We would be most pleased if it was except able as is but are quite open to any counter offers that Storm would care to make. We hope to lay our ink brushes on an agreement soon and to conduct the exchange as soon as possible.for we have many forests that yearn for chopping.

[Hot Mustard]

I didn't want them to receive the save without a message, so I sent the following.

Originally posted by Hot Mustard
Greetings Sheng-Ji Yang,

I am not our diplomatic voice, but I feel compelled to pass along a message regarding the next turn - we have offered the trade of Mathematics & Archery for Alphabet. I can't speak to whether or not this trade was an 'agreement' or 'proposal' in the past, but I do know that the Gathering Storm considered it effectively decided, and our word is a strong as...a gathered storm. :-)

We would wish your scholars well, but don't want to disturb them - please pass along our regards when they have completed their work.

Hot Mustard
Grand Poobah, Gathering Storm

First time I have had to break out the title.

I really don't want to fall into the diplomatic role though - anyone who can help out in this department would be greatly appreciated.

[Arrian]

Sorry, HM. I'll try and be more active in the role, but fair warning that I'm kinda preoccupied lately with RL stuff.

-Arrian