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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.

[crazyabe]

B.

[Criptfeind]

(there is no guarantee anything would have worked out differently with Luath - it's random rolls)

You try to solve this diplomatically.

3

This only incenses them more. They mumble angrily in their language amongst themselves for a while.

It might be random rolls, but we can know what the random roll would have been. And 5>3.

[helmacon]

A

We do not involve ourselves in the west. Let our allies do so for us.

[Twinwolf]

(there is no guarantee anything would have worked out differently with Luath - it's random rolls)

You try to solve this diplomatically.

3

This only incenses them more. They mumble angrily in their language amongst themselves for a while.

It might be random rolls, but we can know what the random roll would have been. And 5>3.

And you're telling me that you know for a fact we would have rolled the exact same thing? That seems a tad unbelievable, my apologies

[mightymushroom]

I'm a little bothered not to see a battle roll for Zasitost. Well, I always expected a Dwarf Fortress would be tough to crack.

A She doesn't need to invade like we're doing, just keep them off our backs.

[Maximum Spin]

And you're telling me that you know for a fact we would have rolled the exact same thing? That seems a tad unbelievable, my apologies

That is how randomness works, yes. The die roll, being independent of our choice of protagonist, should be taken as a given in a counterfactual about the circumstances.

[Culise]

I TOLD YOU SO
*ahem*

Don't be a wuss, we'll be fine, we're listening to birds.

Things always look bad right after you listen to birds but then they work out.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Really, though, we shouldn't be surprised.  We managed to irritate pretty much all of our eastern neighbors in short order by declaring war on everyone; that other nations would rally to their defense rather than waiting politely to die in turn really isn't that surprising. 

A

[Weirdsound]

I TOLD YOU SO
*ahem*

Don't be a wuss, we'll be fine, we're listening to birds.

Things always look bad right after you listen to birds but then they work out.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Really, though, we shouldn't be surprised.  We managed to irritate pretty much all of our eastern neighbors in short order by declaring war on everyone; that other nations would rally to their defense rather than waiting politely to die in turn really isn't that surprising. 

A

Doggethe always seemed to be able to get away with invading one neighbor at a time.

[Culise]

Doggethe always seemed to be able to get away with invading one neighbor at a time.

That's probably because Dogethe only invades one neighbor at a time.  We invaded two and sent threatening letters to a third at the same time.

[VoidSlayer]

B

The dwarves there broke our property, extorting us for cash when they couldn't defend themselves.  They sullied the good name of all dwarves.  Zasitost should not support the ungrateful ones in the other city.  We did all we could to help and they just demanded cash.

[Maximum Spin]

The dwarves there broke our property, extorting us for cash when they couldn't defend themselves.  They sullied the good name of all dwarves.  Zasitost should not support the ungrateful ones in the other city.  We did all we could to help and they just demanded cash.

Same problem Criptfiend had: Zasitost are the ones we declared war on, not the ones who showed up to help.

[VoidSlayer]

Is it wrong if I say I can't tell all these dwarves apart....

[Maximum Spin]

Is it wrong if I say I can't tell all these dwarves apart....

Not as long as you change your vote to A to support the listening-to-birds movement.

[VoidSlayer]

I stand by my ill conceived and racist diplomacy!

[Haspen]

You send extra priority distress call to Queen Dogethe, asking her to take care of Zonalath dwarves instead.

1117 AD, Midsummer

6

Great news come from Zasitost! Your brave soldiers finally, after a breach, managed to enter the fortified city. A great battle occured, followed by equally great looting of dwarven crafts and capture of many of their noblemen and artisans.

Your commanders ask whether they are to negotiate dwarven surrender.

A) Send them to the capital, I will negotiate myself.
B) Negotiate an advantageous treaty of reparations.
C) Negotiate for peace and that's enough.
D) Negotiate their vassalization to the throne of Methiant.