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The problem with MAD is that there is no game mechanism to bring about the destruction. Option 3 provides it. For the nuker, the region is detroyed. Good job, take a bow. The rest of us will play on.
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Well, I voted for option 3 myself, but I think many would argue that the whole point of MAD was that nobody ever did bring about the destruction.Originally posted by joncha
The problem with MAD is that there is no game mechanism to bring about the destruction.
"Politics is to say you are going to do one thing while you're actually planning to do someting else - and then you do neither."
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But with no destruction in the game (unlike RL) there's no deterent!~ If Tehben spits eggs at you, jump on them and throw them back. ~ Eventis ~ Eventis Dungeons & Dragons 6th Age Campaign: Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4: (Unspeakable) Horror on the Hill ~Comment
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Good point.
Besides it is pretty stupid and pretty crazy to be spending billions and billions on weapons you hope you'll never use only to try to make sure they won't be used, now isn't it?
I mean, if that is your reason for having them, it would be a lot cheaper and a lot easier and a lot better for all concerned to just not have such weapons in the first place.
The problem is... once something is invented, it can never be un-invented, and potential enemies tend not to trust each other all that much..."Politics is to say you are going to do one thing while you're actually planning to do someting else - and then you do neither."
-- Saddam HusseinComment
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Well there should certainly be a game mechanism/rule to enforce the effects of nuclear war, but I think option 3 is not flexible enough. Firstly, what about the country that is attacked? Most countries that possess nuclear weapons won't respond to a nuclear attack by simply ignoring it.
It takes a truly devastating nuclear attack to actually destroy a country, most states with a reasonable amount of stability could pull through a limited nuclear assault. So, removing any country that uses nukes is silly. Simply account for the appropriate amount of damage inflicted on all parties in the exchange, taking into account the individual factors, such as numbers, yield, etc., determined by consensus if possible, by OOC court if necessary.Those walls are absent of glory as they always have been. The people of tents will inherit this land.Comment
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i think we allow the nukes and we role play the devastation casued by it, but the initiator is kicked from the game .. no longer allowe din apolyton..GM of MAFIA #40 ,#41, #43, #45,#47,#49-#51,#53-#58,#61,#68,#70, #71Comment
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Does that go for "x-bombs" too?
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well unless any rules get posted soon about that occurance the hive is about to be toast !!!!GM of MAFIA #40 ,#41, #43, #45,#47,#49-#51,#53-#58,#61,#68,#70, #71Comment
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Would this also outlaw EMP-Bombs?-->Visit CGN!
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In that case, I suppose Auldoninna is about to be toast also...Originally posted by Rasputin
well unless any rules get posted soon about that occurance the hive is about to be toast !!!!"Politics is to say you are going to do one thing while you're actually planning to do someting else - and then you do neither."
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well if im toast for repsonding to a first strike, then what is the world coming tooo...
if you nuke me for nuking him then are you toast too >?>>>
GM of MAFIA #40 ,#41, #43, #45,#47,#49-#51,#53-#58,#61,#68,#70, #71Comment
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Didn't say I was going to nuke you, but the Hive has a nuclear arsenal larger than yours, I do believe...
I'm afraid your little islands are about to get even smaller..."Politics is to say you are going to do one thing while you're actually planning to do someting else - and then you do neither."
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Not sure about that. Doesn't an EMP bomb just scramble electronic devices?Originally posted by DarkCloud
Would this also outlaw EMP-Bombs?Everything changes, but nothing is truly lost.Comment
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and renders them unusable for ever.
Unless someone builds a shielded cage around it.-->Visit CGN!
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Don't worry, the Hive has a surplus of "x-shields" they might be willing to sell you.
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