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[Vertab Nukks]

I think the Hazat sent the turn to me by accident, can you resend it to Gollor.

I would have sent it already to Gollor but I deleted the email yesterday.

[sk128234]

shit sorry, will send as soon as I get home in about an hour. I blame the church

e: SENT for real

[Vertab Nukks]

shit sorry, will send as soon as I get home in about an hour. I blame the church

OOC: If we can some how get this turn through the Decados, Hawkwoods, and Al-Malik and in my hands by Friday evening I will crank mine out before the Expo I am attending Saturday, Sunday, and traveling back late on Monday, I really don't want to leave you guys hanging for three days.

[Vertab Nukks]

Gollor, did you get the latest turn?

[Gollor]

Turn Sent.

Imperial Eye announced that from now it will observe the situation on Madoc. This conflict has the biggest importance and the best operatives were directed there to gather the information. This information will be kept in secret, however in a case of conflict escalation some parts may be revealed.

Decados wasn't making any public announces.


OOC: I highly doubt we will be able to make the turn in time. I cannot even say for sure that you will receive the turn when you arrive from expo.

[sk128234]

WAR?
Haat Envoy Makes Faux Pas; Hostilities Narrowly Averted

BYZANTIUM 2^US (4977 A.D.) - A Hazat scribe misspelled "Wares" as "War" on a Declaration of Wares delivered to the Hazat, causing chaos at the capital for several hours this past week.

A Declaration of Wares, the formal name of a shipping manifest in some older Hazat holdings, was sent from a Hazat castle in Vera Cruz to a Hawkwood shipyard on Delphi.  Unfortunately, the scribe in charge of drafting the declaration misspelled "Wares" as "War", startling the receiving staff at Delphi.  The Declaration was forwarded promptly to the planet's nobility, who then alerted officials at the Assembly at Byzantium II.

After several hours of screaming back and forth, the situation was defused when one of the officials read past the headline of the document.  The scribe responsible is currently under house arrest pending investigation.

((We have no idea why we were at war with each other, but we won't be soon?))

[Vertab Nukks]

OOC: I highly doubt we will be able to make the turn in time. I cannot even say for sure that you will receive the turn when you arrive from expo.

Don't be a pessimist Gollor, the Hawkwoods and Al-Malik are winners I know they will power through their turns.  But if not, I can play the turn up till about 10 p.m Eastern U.S. time on Friday, but if it doesn't arrive the soonest will be some time in the morning on Tuesday.  Good playing y'all!

[Margrave]

Turn Sent

More to come.

Don't be a pessimist Gollor, the Hawkwoods are WINNERS

Damn right we are, we win so hard sometimes it KILLS two of my Nobles.

[Il Palazzo]

I'm off to bed now. I'll see if I can get it done in the morning.

[Vertab Nukks]

Don't be a pessimist Gollor, the Hawkwoods are WINNERS

Damn right we are, we win so hard sometimes it KILLS two of my Nobles.

Texas Hold'em EFS you go all in with those Nobles, Go Hard or Go Home!!! Alvarex for Emperor!!!!!

[Vertab Nukks]

Il Palazzo, any luck with getting the turn to me sometime today?  If not, let me know I have to leave early in the morning for a 4 hour drive, and just needed to know if I should go to bed early or late tonight.  Thanks.

[Il Palazzo]

I'm not sure, to be honest. It's a royal clusterfuck there, and I don't want to rush it or the related diplomacy, so maybe it'd be better to assume I won't get it to you today.

[Vertab Nukks]

Thanks, that is just what I needed to know I will be looking for it on Tuesday.

edit: I might be coming back earlier on Monday than I thought.  It shaves a day off but just wanted to give everyone a heads up.

I'm not sure, to be honest. It's a royal clusterfuck there, and I don't want to rush it or the related diplomacy, so maybe it'd be better to assume I won't get it to you today.

[Il Palazzo]

Turn sent.



'"The first shots fired on Madocc took the evil Li Haplanists by surprise, the next shots were even more surprising, and the third ones were just pretty bonkers, in a rad way. The brave arr-Malikis charged the twisted lines of twisted bodies of assassins like mad avatars of vengeance. Leading them was a shining figure, a towering presence, a glorious sight: Lord Donald Donaldson, armed with two fusion rifles, a Totally Real Hair ^TM toupee, and riding a unicorn!
He dismounted in front of the evil lord sitting atop of countless bodies of Scravvers he had butchered. He was called... "the Butcher".
-You might have bested my troops, but you will never conquer the Li Haplanists, for we are dauntless and Pancreator is on our side. Behold my...
As the Butcher launched his holier-than-thou tirade, Donald just smirked, his hair just made a condescending gesture, and his guns went ablaze:
-EAT FUSION LEAD YOU LIGHTWEIGHT KNAVE!! FOR MY HONOUR!
Screamed he as the last remnants of the Butcher evaporated into the clear skies of Madocc.
-Off to the homeworld of the bastards, off to Kitsch!
A thousand voices shouted in unison and boarded the shining chrome vessels, with 18 cylinder engines, high torque, low fuel consumption, and rally quite affordable for their quality. (Get one for yourself at Criticorum Critical Supplies. Bring this book to get a 5% discount!)
And they flew through the emptiness of space, and they found the evil mastermind Flavianus (who insulted Don Donaldson so gravely that no man could hope for forgiveness) on the planet Kitsch, where they captured his prostitutes, and loaded Flavianus into a Meson cannon, to be shot into outer space and forgotten for ever and ever.

The end."

-By my wallet, this is horrid. Do people really read this crap?
Said Ibn Donald. He has just finished listening to a pulp audiobook a Mutasih officer brought to his attention.
-Do they think they can just change a few letters in a name and I won't get whom they talking about?

-Sir, I believe they were rather hoping you would.
The officer mentioned the obvious.

-Why this much vitriol anyway? What's with this sarcasm? Just because I did not attack Li Halan? I'm the good guy here, for all that is sacred! A model citizen, went with Regent's peacemaking efforts, avoided needless bloodshed, and they dare to mock me?! And what do they have against my hair? It's really real. Really real, I say. Can we at least throw them into jail?

-I'm afraid the House laws grant the right of free speech to our subjects, regardless of how insulting it might be.

-Goddamnit, what idiot signed that law anyway?

-You did sir. Five years ago, just before you ordered your minstrel to make a public recital about your cousin's supposed sexual encounters with a Gannock IT technician.

-Oh. Right. Never mind then. I guess we'll just have to weather the fallout. I thought wars were supposed to rile up the populace, not peace, dammit.

Donald tapped his fingers on the expensive wood of his massive desk, trying to think of something else to focus on.
-How's Stigmata affairs?

-We've built four cities to provide supplies and assistance to the Garrison. Extensive bombing on Daishan shows promise as well. Sadly, we've lost a frigate to a miscalculation. Shot down by PTS fire.

-Sigh. Anything else?

-There's some good news as well, Sir. Turns out, there was a grain of truth in that rag you were reading. We did capture a bulk hauler-load of prostitutes, albeit from the League. They're on their way.

-Aaah. Splendid.
Ibn Donald's eyes sparkled with a new light.
-Any *cough* Gannock wenches in the lot, by any chance?

It seemed like life on Ishtakr was to continue as usual. For the time being.'




Let it be known among the lords and ladies of the Empire, that Magnanimous Ibn Donald al-Malik agrees to the terms proposed by Flavius Li Halan, and will allow the evacuation of the ex-Scraver compound on Madoc, before taking its ownership.

May peace prevail over all adversity.

From her address to the Senate
-Lady Yusara al-Malik

[Il Palazzo]

Some OOC comments:

While war has been avoided, I did play with the turn a bit afterwards, to get a feel for what combat looks like.
It appears there's no air phase in combat with assassins, or trusnikron raiders, despite both being 'hover' movement type. This is hugely confusing. Are there actually any hover units that are air-vulnerable? Or is it just an issue with battle display?
Also, assassins did not appear to target nobles first - is that rank thing from Nova not a thing here?

Oh, and assassins kept retreating after combat, even if they won the battle.



Another thing that bugs me a bit, is when I look at my casino liner fleet transportng tanks, cavalry and whatnot, I can't help but think that the liners should get their cargo space cut to 1 maximum.
As it stands, there's just very little reason to keep any bulk haulers, especially the Charioteer ones.
And it's kinda silly. Cruise ships we've got in RL are not made to carry any military hardware. Simple human infantry, sure, but not tanks, planes, artillery, etc. You need specialised ships with dedicated cargo space for that.
And I don't see any casino ship making profits when it's packed to the brim with troops and used for invasions.
I think it should be modded down to 1 cargo for future games.