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Mind-bogglingly popular game series that you follow from early on and cannot stop, waiting for new installment like a drooling addict.

Long-runner soap opera you're too invested into to just stop watching it.

A fun little comic strip in the daily newspaper that's been around forever.

3/6

Who said it's fun? I didn't for sure.

I'm just waiting here for it to die horribly already so it will stop showing on my Unread Posts list.

[omada]

C And we are charismatic. we got our +2

[Haspen]

You tell the messenger that you will accept the surrender of the fortress only if the garrison joins your forces as followers or prisoners of war!

The envoy leaves quickly.

Few hours later, in the middle of the night, you're woken up from your nap by your guards.

"My liege, Prince Alac and four of his men are awaiting near the edge of the camp. Prince Alac wishes to negotiate with you personally as a sign of trust."

A) "Capture him and toss that fool into a cage!"
B) "Repeat my terms to him, as he's clearly deaf!"
C) "Fine, just let's me put on my negotiation trousers."

[omada]

Only with guards at our side C We can make the deal get worse for him. [paranoia]It smell like assassination.[/paranoia] [/i]

[Criptfeind]

C. Just don't let him get into stab range... In fact, I mean. Clearly they should be disarmed right?

[Lucus Casius]

A

[Qassius]

C

[crazyabe]

C.

[Harry Baldman]

I mean, if he does try to kill us he'll have effectively signed his own death warrant. So C makes sense.

[Haspen]

You put on your negotiation trousers and seat yourself in your tent, as Prince Alac is let in.

"Greetings, King Yoe, I'm here to discuss the terms of our surrender to your forces."

"Oh?"

"You can't expect me to surrender my loyalty to my own father." He says with a frown. "What is there for me to gain when you will gain, perhaps, even entirety of Lametania?"

A) "You can have this necklace and certain modicum of wealth if you and your men join my forces."
B) "I will put you on a throne as my vassal if you help me conquer your land."
C) "I guarantee your safety, and I might even help you retire to a small but cozy manor somewhere north."

[Weirdsound]

I'm going to go with B. Honestly, I don't trust him. He will have his men backstab us at the earliest convenience. Might as well make the best possible offer to minimize the chance of this happening.

[crazyabe]

B.

[Harry Baldman]

B!

It's not a bad deal, all things considered.

[Haspen]

You offer him the throne of Lametania if he swears loyalty to you and becomes your vassal.

6*

He thinks for a while, and then grins.

"Fine. As the third of Salus' sons, I was always pushed into the margin by my father and my brothers, but not anymore! I will show them that bullying me all my life was a gross mistake on their part!" He shakes hands with you to seal the deal.

Next morning, three-quarters of Alac's army marches out of the Asortum Castle; your officers quietly praise that you struck a deal with Alac, as it turns out that he had about two thousand men at the castle. Even after the castle would be ruined by Blackheart barrages, fighting or just displacing such large garrison would be hella difficult to accomplish. The remaining five hundred men stay at Asortum to repair the damage and man its walls.

Prince Alac also sends the envoy to the border keep ways in the north, as it is garrisoned by his followers as well.

Prince Alac himself provides you valuable information on the Republican mercenaries, who have been recently bought by Salus to provide defense of the capital. Also, Queen Karkhuta has been invited to conquer Lametania by Prince Gothem, a disowned son of Salus; as far as he heard, Karkhuta had him killed for battlefield incompetence recently.

He also explains to you the deal between his father and the bow champion, Regius, who have slain The Pillar of Quiet Disturbance; apparently, Salus swore to reward Regius with anything in Salus household the hero might want if the monster is killed. After the deed was done, Regius, either smart or arrogant (or both) decided to take Princess Ostia as his prize. Salus spent several hours discussing the demand with his sons, and ultimately decided to go against their advice and give Regius the hand of Ostia in marriage, and you know how that went.

Next morning, your officers convene with you, with Prince Alac sitting near you. Lots of ideas are exchanged; your officers want to besiege the capital now that the road is open to it, but Prince Alac wants to get rid of Felonsine invaders first, as he isn't that keen to become a King only to get his country chomped to bits by Felonsines.

You finally decide that the priority goes to...

A) Forced eviction of Queen Karkhuta and her army outta Lametanian soil.
B) Swift conquest of Lametanian Capital to remove Salus from the equation.

[Imic]

B
Haspen, I've noticed that our rulers following Luathbas have been lasting a lot longer than they used to. Is this deliberate?

[Haspen]

Nah? Must be good rolls oir something.

But sure I will toss more diseases and assassinations at Yoe dynasty in the future, don't worry