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[USEC_OFFICER]

That said, they're suitably crappy to be so numerous. Personally I wouldn't waste a bless on them. And you're still paying 400g a province to get them. 400g. I know I'd rather get something else with that.

But then I haven't played Mari now have I. I haven't played a lot at all in fact. Even I wouldn't blindly trust my opinion in these matters. But yeah, flagellants aren't the most revered sacred out there.

I've been trying out a N9B9 bless with them against the AI. It's fun to see them wreak havoc both attack and defending, even if they tend to drop like flies. *shrug* Probably not something to try out in serious competitive play, but for a friendly game, eh. Worth a try.

[Delta Foxtrot]

Oh definitely. I don't mind 'wacky' builds even when everyone is trying to win. If your first criteria in picking a pretender/nation/strategy is that it's cool, that's fine by me. Just as long as you then try to use that cool build to win in the best manner possible.

I mean my pretender decisions are a bit suboptimal. I can think of two major flaws, with some potential minor ones I wasn't aware of when I made it. But the two major ones, I knew them when I made this. "eh, it'll be fun" was my justification. Seems to have worked well enough, even though I'd be in a better position had I made some other choices.
But I don't regret the pitfalls I made, they have been and will be a learning experience as the game goes on. Something to look back to when I'm designing my next nation/pretender combo.

[lijacote]

The rollback cost me 2000 gold and a robe of the magi.

I am not bitter. I am only robbed of all the colours of the rainbow, the colours of the wind.

[USEC_OFFICER]

Oh definitely. I don't mind 'wacky' builds even when everyone is trying to win. If your first criteria in picking a pretender/nation/strategy is that it's cool, that's fine by me. Just as long as you then try to use that cool build to win in the best manner possible.

I'm with you, but unfortunately I'm too much of a noob right now to go for a 'wacky' build and play competitively. Plus I do love me some scales...

[tompliss]

Alas, poor Pythium, I knew ye...not at all, really, but the principle is still there. 
...
Well, I'm sure you can always break the siege and come back...right?

I'm totally going to win this game.
Just waiting for Jomon's reinforcements before breaking the siege, so I have to do it only once !

Except Jomon doesn't seem to come and siege me anymore ... :s

[Delta Foxtrot]

I've never sieged you. I've never been coming to siege you. Anything I may have had near you has been moving to smack some righteous whoopass on Patala.
I'd say I've been quite non-confrontational in my dealings with you. Pretendicide aside.

[lijacote]

Won't make it in time, need at least 20h!

[Delta Foxtrot]

Throwing a 24h on it.

I for one will aim to get it done in time. Almost missed it myself, most embarrasing. I swear it wasn't supposed be a nap!

[tompliss]

I've never sieged you. I've never been coming to siege you. Anything I may have had near you has been moving to smack some righteous whoopass on Patala.

Well, I can tell you that, when I saw your masive army going through your bridge, 3 provinces north from my capital the turn after I attack 3 of your provinces, I really though it was for me. 2 of my scouts followed that army (before getting killed).
No,w I'm kinda sad I can't try to battle that... :/

[Delta Foxtrot]

I detached a small part of that army to kill off your paltry raiders. Also my GODKILLER dragon did something. I think. You did get me to waste three mage's worth of research for several turns so there's that.

I was really surprised at your aggression towards me, then and later. You even sent a couple of assassins at me, was a bit surprised by that. Surely Mictlan was an actual threat to you and worthy of such gifts. I figured (and still figure) that you have an alliance of sorts with Patala. That's the only reasoning I could come up with when you attacked me.

I hope you learned a little something from our fights. Did you expect my mages to kill off your guys so easily? Spells are pretty great when you pick the right ones to match what you're fighting. You saw what my poorly thought out and moderately equipped dragon could do as well. With some experience and skill put behind it it could even cooler stuff. Your cyclops had a lot more long-term potential though. Dragons can only ever have a helmet + 2 misc. items while cyclops has the whole range of things it can get. Construction-4 and upwards especially give some awesome stuff to forge.

[Karlito]

Well, he has sent two assassins to attack my province defense. (That however, is the wrong way to use assassins).

[tompliss]

I was really surprised at your aggression towards me, then and later.

I was thinking more about getting 3 provinces for a few turn for the extra income, more that a total war. Moreover, the one my pretender targeted was your ichtyid village (and my scouts told me there wasn't an army near this one), where I could have recruited enough troops to help me get a few sea provinces, next.

You even sent a couple of assassins at me, was a bit surprised by that.

Pythium's assassins aren't really more expensive than their scouts. So I basically recruited assassins each time I needed scouts. Except samourais aren't exactly killable by those :s

Surely Mictlan was an actual threat to you and worthy of such gifts. I figured (and still figure) that you have an alliance of sorts with Patala. That's the only reasoning I could come up with when you attacked me.

not really. I just though I could attack you and handle the retaliation much later. I attacked in spring, when the water between my island and your land was becoming "not walkable" again so you had to go around, attacking someone else

Did you expect my mages to kill off your guys so easily? Spells are pretty great when you pick the right ones to match what you're fighting.

I didn't mind. My attacks with mermen wasn't here to stay, and other than that I put a few hydra hatchling just so that you needed real troops to kill em, not just a few militia. Fact is, you have really good blade fighters, with Jomon, so I knew you could kill them easily even without mages ^^'

You saw what my poorly thought out and moderately equipped dragon could do as well. With some experience and skill put behind it it could even cooler stuff. Your cyclops had a lot more long-term potential though. Dragons can only ever have a helmet + 2 misc. items while cyclops has the whole range of things it can get. Construction-4 and upwards especially give some awesome stuff to forge.

Well, I didn't expect that, for sure. It makes me even more angry because of how the combat system in dominions works, because if my cyclop could have casted spells, he would have done something (even if not a kill).

Well, he has sent two assassins to attack my province defense. (That however, is the wrong way to use assassins).

Desperate times...

[Bluerobin]

Hrm. Sorry I missed the turn. No need to roll back, you gave me more than enough time, I just didn't realize I hadn't done it yet. Oh well!

[Delta Foxtrot]

Dangit. Well, I guess it's ok if you feel it's ok. I probably should have mentioned something when I gave bogarus an extension and saw that it was actually two of you that hadn't gotten their turn in. I just figured you were 'freeloading' on his extension, which people occasionally do.

Couldawouldashoulda. On with the game, then.

[Delta Foxtrot]

There's a bit over an hour till the deadline and Hugehead hasn't submitted. I added 24h just to be safe since I can't guarantee I'll be online when the timer hits zero.