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Melbourne, Australia
Aug 2002
time: 14:35
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Draft
Continent of the Apes.
A propagandist view of the history and future of the Monkey Homeland.
Monkey History.
First contact was made with CoD.
After some early feeling of each other out, there seemed to be common ground that we could work on, and build a healthy trading relationship.
Some early exploration rules were agreed to.
CoD would not explore south, with our guarantee that there were no other teams to be met.
Monkey would not explore north, with CoD agreeing not to restrict our ability to meet other teams.
Obviously, CoD was lying and their "don’t go further North" was to ensure Monkey did not reach Python.
CoD & Python did their early trades leaving Monkey behind in tech.
And almost certainly began to plot their evil plans.
However, Monkey was overjoyed when it was suggested that our 3 team continent join in an alliance to ensure our tech & economic growth and have a chance of keeping up with the yet unknown 4 team continent.
An avoidance of early war, tech co-ordination, map trading, would be a benefit to everyone.
But we soon realised that a full alliance was not what CoD had in mind.
What Monkey thought was agreed upon was for all of us to gift techs, and share tech research for the benefit of all.
What CoD wanted to do, was to keep tabs on tech points and sell tech to Monkey in order to drain our wealth and stifle growth.
A very disappointed Monkey team, with its poor starting position, and tech inferiority, had no chance catching up or make the payment demands of CoD.
Our only option was a devious plan to sell "Goodie huts" to CoD, for low level techs.
ie give CoD the location of Monkey Goodie Huts in return for gifting us old tech.
But once our goodie huts were exhausted, Monkey (with it poor starting position) was always going to trail CoD.
The military buildup by Python did not go unnoticed.
Nor the extraordinary faith & co-operation between the two teams, when we noticed Python workers clearing & roading jungle for CoD.
Our warnings to CoD of Pythons military might were responded with little concern.
Also of great concern to team Monkey, was the rapid southern expansion by CoD.
The obvious loss of the dyes to one sole team is obvious, but CoD had excellent land to their west that they were ignoring, in favour of settling in think jungle.
Monkey responded by immediately sending settlers north to establish a border and gain access to at least 1 dye luxury.
And the ultimate insult handed by CoD was the unreasonable demands they insisted for the Republic technology.
Anger was welling within Monkey.
We were being used by team CoD as stepping stones to their own goals of continent domination and tech advancement. Their original offers of co-operation were a complete sham.
The depth of the sham materialised, when a stack of Python Swordsmen moved into attack formation along the CoD/Monkey border.
The CoD grand plan was complete. They successfully manipulated their weak northern neighbours to attack their weak southern neighbours, and managed to source the prime land and central continent position for themselves.
What lies CoD told Python about our territory is unknown, however any team that had the full territory knowledge would see that the land is not worth fighting over.
Pythons vision of palace jumping to better territory is flawed in that the territory on offer, is no better than what that they already own.
But typically of what happens when you have a poor start and a strong neighbour, you jump at any offer of alliance, and do so without the knowledge of the full picture.
CoD & Pythons common membership within the Gathering Storm team is another obvious reason for their alliance. How could they really trust a Monkey Team consisting of GoW & Voxian membership. Whereby CoD was able to use their relationship to manipulate Python into believing attacking Team Monkey, would be the answer to their territory problems.
With CoD screwing Team Monkey over in the republic trade, we have been left in a Despotic government and unprepared for war. Coupled with barbarian outbreaks in key areas, team Monkey had no choice but to evacuate and abandon her cities, and retreat to her core. Pillaging of roads has slowed the Python advance to a 1 tile per turn advance, giving Team Monkey time to prepare and mass build its war machine.
But in times of war, communication is often the first to fail. Errors have been made and some military operations were less than successful.
The loss of Fort Siamang was a regrettable error by our field commanders, but nether-the-less one that succeeded in slowing the Python forces again.
Good news was received that the Prayers to the Prophet of the Church of the Wing Monkey were answered, and he banished iron from the continent.
With that knowledge, the diversionary force in Fort Siamang, and even a despotic Golden Age, Team Monkey has rallied again, and built a force of Mercenaries that even the armies of Python & CoD will find difficult to destroy. Each tile of territory is going to be paid for in Python & CoD blood.
But alas, as history has shown, even the greatest nations of the world will fall, if they are cut off and strangled slowly to death.
Team Monkey may not survive, but neither will the great Python army.
The only winner, will be that quiet giant, the one desperately trying to pretend they didn’t manipulate this whole war, the team quietly rexing while it lets its allies die....Team CoD.
Moving Forward...
The alliance between Python & CoD should not be underestimated.
But with Python's poor territory and blind acceptance as the evil alliance military arm, they will be too far weakened to become the dominant partner on this continent.
They have been poorly informed when made the decision for war against team Monkey, superably manipulated by CoD, and too proud to admit the mistake and change their chosen path into minority.
CoD on the other hand, can barely hide their smugness.
Their grand plan has fallen right into place so easily.
...As they quietly continue their rexing and infrastructure and watch their allies die at the end of mercenary spears.
CoD is the team to be wary of.
The politics & military situation on the New World is far than stable however there is one thing that you can be certain of. CoD will be the "Lego" and "GWT" of PTWDGII.
Do not underestimate them as our fellow brave military warriors of Python have done.
CoD has the power on this continent, and enough territory to win the game.
Do what you can to limit this power.
Put away your petty differences and agree on the limiting of CoD's growth.
Military invasions this early are clearly difficult, although having the armies the two aggressor nations so far from home would make a strategically strike more than feasible.
Importantly however, agree to a tech embargo now.
We have seen the effects of leaving a powerhouse team kept within the tech loop.
And a luxury/strategic resource embargo would certainly slow their growth capabilities.
Most importantly however, support team Monkey in her fight for survival, and make the Python and CoD conquest as slow and agonising as possible.
You each can see our tech situation.
We would desperately take anything you can offer.
And we cannot lie... it is unlikely that we would ever be able to repay you, other than offer our game length gratitude and friendship.
Do not allow our enemies to gain a military superiority over team monkey.
Gift what tech you can offer...Team Monkey will be forever in your debt.
And beware of the giant manipulator.
Do not underestimate them.
Do not trust them.
Their men wear dresses & makeup.
Their women have GoW beards.
They are evil.
They are CoD.
Disclaimer : 
This is pure propaganda, and not to be taken seriously……or is it 
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Beta
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Prowling in a PBEM near you!
Nov 2002
time: 00:35
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Great stuff H_E. Two content commets.
1. I think we should say that we were actually 'stiffed' on the republic trade by CoD. They broke an agreement to provide republic as part of the hut deal.
2. Regarding military assistance, our continent is clearly reachable by galley, without any sea tile risk. This should be made clear to them, that although intercontinental assaults are indeed difficult, in this case, it IS possible.
Now - as to its impact. I like it. It is mostly factual, until towards the end. Which is fine. I am just concerned that CoD may take this in the same way that GS took the Bobian diplomatic stuff. I wonder if it is OK to allude to the GS connection, and the GoW/Voxian thing, but really downplay it. Maybe even take it right out.
It is understood that everyone was expected to come into this game - well, each new game really, - with a clean slate - ie no grudges. We have no grounds to suggest that previous game relationships played any part in this - and I would hate for our campaign to get off on the wrong foot.
I will review for a second time later today - and see if I have any other comments.
I am also suggesting two other public forum threads.
1. SPAM - which will be mostly lighthearted
2. The Great Simian Crusade! Which will be an extension of your post above - but to encourage the other nations of the world to undertake a Crusade of Faith in Defence of Mother Nature and the Simian species - or something like that. We can also talk about contacting each team to discuss the Crusade, and maybe even setting a time, and date, and chat room where folks can meet to further discuss details. CoD and Python members are not invited. OR - this can be a post within your thread - to keep the conversation from getting scattered among a couple of threads.
Again - great stuff - thanks for taking this on. Been some serious RL time constraints at my end.
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Hot_Enamel
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Melbourne, Australia
Aug 2002
time: 14:35
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Monkey History.
A perspective on the history and future of the Monkey Homeland.
First contact was made with CoD. Early correspondence indicated that we had common ground that could be worked on, and a healthy trading relationship was built. Some early exploration rules were agreed to: CoD would not explore south, with our guarantee that there were no other teams to be met; Monkey would not explore north, with CoD agreeing not to restrict our ability to meet other teams. Obviously, CoD was lying and their "don’t go further North" was to ensure Monkey did not reach Python.
Note that CoD & Python met early, and conducted first trades leaving Monkey behind in tech. We believe they began to plot our demise very early. No knowing this, Monkey was overjoyed when it was suggested by CoD that our 3 team continent join in an alliance to ensure our tech & economic growth, and have a chance of keeping up with the yet unknown 4 team continent. An avoidance of early war, tech co-ordination, map trading, would be a benefit to everyone.
But we soon realised that a full alliance was not what CoD had in mind. What Monkey thought was agreed upon, was for all of us to gift techs, and share tech research for the benefit of all. What CoD wanted to do, was to keep tabs on tech points and sell tech to Monkey in order to drain our wealth and stifle growth. A very disappointed Monkey team, with its poor starting position, and tech inferiority, had no chance catching up or making the payment demands of CoD. Our only option was to devise a unique plan to sell "Goodie huts" to CoD, for low level techs (ie give CoD the location of Monkey Goodie Huts in return for gifting us old techs.) But once our goodie huts were exhausted, Monkey (with it poor starting position) was always going to trail CoD.
In the meantime, the military buildup by Python did not go un-noticed. Nor the extraordinary faith & co-operation between the two teams, when it was noticed Python workers clearing & roading jungle for CoD. Our warnings to CoD of Pythons build up of military were responded to with light heartedness. Also of great concern to team Monkey, was the rapid southern expansion by CoD. The loss of the dye luxury to one sole team is obvious, but CoD had excellent land to their west that they were ignoring, in favour of settling in thick jungle. Monkey responded by immediately sending settlers north to establish a border and gain access to at least 1 dye luxury.
And finally, the ultimate injury handed by CoD to Monkey was to ‘stiff’ us on an agreed-to deal for the Republic technology, and the insistence of unreasonable terms for it’s “purchase”.
Concern was building within Monkey. We were being used by team CoD as stepping stones to their own goals of continental domination and tech advancement. Their original offers of co-operation now appeared to be a complete sham. The depth of the sham materialised, when a LARGE stack of Python Swordsmen moved into attack formation along the CoD/Monkey border. The CoD grand plan was complete. They successfully manipulated their northern neighbours into attacking their weak and peaceful southern neighbours, and they could claim the prime central land position for themselves.
What CoD told Python about our territory is unknown. However, any team that had full-territory knowledge would see that the land is not worth fighting over.
Python's vision of palace jumping to better territory is flawed in that our territory is no better than what that they already own. But typically of what happens when you have a poor start and a strong neighbour, you jump at any offer of alliance, and do so without the knowledge of the full picture.
CoD & Pythons early first contact is another obvious reason for their alliance. And how could they really trust a Monkey Team consisting of GoW & Voxian membership? CoD was able to use their diplomatic relationship to manipulate Python into believing attacking Team Monkey would be the answer to their territory problems.
With CoD screwing Team Monkey over in the republic trade, we have been left in a Despotic government and unprepared for war. Coupled with barbarian outbreaks in key areas, team Monkey had no choice but to evacuate and abandon cities, to retreat to our core. Pillaging roads has slowed the Python advance to a one tile per turn advance, giving Team Monkey time to prepare and build its war machine.
But in times of war, communication is often the first to fail. Errors have been made and some military operations were less than successful. The loss of Fort Siamang was a regrettable error by our field commanders not following orders, but nevertheless, one that succeeded in slowing the Python forces yet again.
Good news was received when the prayers to the Prophet of the Church of the Winged Monkey were answered, and iron was banished from the continent.
So with the knowledge of divine intervention, the heroic but doomed diversionary force in Fort Siamang, and even a despotic Golden Age, Team Monkey has rallied again, and built a force of Mercenaries that even the armies of Python & CoD will find difficult to destroy. Each tile of territory is going to be paid for in Python & CoD blood. (But mostly Python, as CoD prefers to play the safe puppet master and not get their hands dirty)
Alas, as history has shown, even the greatest nations of the world will fall, if they are cut off and strangled slowly to death. Team Monkey may not survive, but we will ensure that neither will the Python army.
The only winner, will be that quiet giant. The one desperately trying to pretend they didn’t manipulate this whole war. The team quietly rexing while it lets its allies die....Team CoD.
Moving Forward...
The alliance between Python & CoD should not be underestimated. But with Python's poor territory and blind acceptance as the military arm of their evil alliance, they will be too far weakened to become the dominant partner on this continent. They have been poorly informed when making the decision for war against team Monkey, superbly manipulated by CoD, and too proud to admit the mistake and change their chosen path into minority.
On the other hand, CoD’s grand plan has fallen right into place so easily. As they quietly continue their rexing and infrastructure builds. And watch their allies die at the end of mercenary spears.
Have no doubt .... CoD is the team to be wary of.
We understand that the politics and military situation on the New World (your continent) is far from stable. However, there is one thing that you can be certain of - CoD will be the "Lego" and "GWT" of PTWDGII. Do not underestimate them as the brave military warriors of Python have done. CoD has the power on this continent, and enough territory to win the game.
Do what you can to limit this power. Put away your petty differences and agree on the limiting of CoD's growth. Amphibious invasions this early in history are clearly difficult, although having the armies of CoD and Python so far from home would make a strategic strike more than feasible. Galley crossings have been discussed with some already. And we encourage all teams to review their long-term strategy of having a powerful CoD team being left unmolested on this continent
Team Monkey believes we must agree to a tech embargo now. We have seen the effects of leaving a powerhouse team kept within the tech loop. And a luxury/strategic resource embargo would certainly slow their growth capabilities.
Most importantly however, support team Monkey in her fight for survival, and make the Python and CoD conquest as slow and agonising as possible. You can each see our tech situation. Monkey does have some limited cash reserves, and we can pay cash for techs. But we will need to negotiate discount deals. Anything that can be offered would be appreciated and Team Monkey will be forever in your debt.
Beware of the giant manipulator.
Do not underestimate them.
Do not trust them.
Their men wear dresses & makeup.
Their women have GoW beards.
They breed through evil genetic engineering
They are evil.
They are CoD.
And they must be stopped.
Disclaimer 
This is propaganda, and not to be taken seriously……other than the parts which are true ... which is most of it other than the dresses, beards and genetics part.....
(edited by Beta - 19-05)
Last edited by Beta on 20-05-2004 at 07:31
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Hot_Enamel
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Melbourne, Australia
Aug 2002
time: 14:35
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Beta,
I am not sure if you are corresponding with any or all of the teams.
Certainly I have not received anything.
Given my, **ahem** “history, in the PTWDG#1, I am refraining from posting too much in the main forum.
They may see you as joking around, but everything I type will probably be scrutinised and taken a lot more personally.
Anyway… I think we may have to contact the teams.
Just lay out the situation for them.
Anything they sell or gift to us will be done anomalously….make that VERY CLEAR…unless they want it to be known.
He11, we will even blame it on another team if they want.
What we really need, is all the techs up to invention.
We need longbowmen. Our mercs rock on the defensive, but we need a counter attack as well.
What we can offer.
Fealty .. if we get crushed, we can always ask them to gift us a city, and they can use & abuse us.
Perpetual Ivory Luxury for 100 turns ? 200 turns ? forever ?
They can drop off some units in our tundra, and hunt barbs. If they want to create some elites and 25g per camp, then they are welcome to them.
Cash gold… but I doubt we can afford too much.
GPT..(But allow for when our GA stops.
We can IOU
We can make payment in slaves (when intercontinental slave trading becomes available)
We can sell the worker moves… ie we will ship over some industrious workers to help mine & road their mountains. Note that we cant chop jungle. (You cant chop jungle or forrest when in another teams territory).. plus, it is against our tree hugging policy anyway.
I’d say that we need a partner to survive, and will most likely accept any demands put forward.
MAST is a good candidate cause they are the runt like us.
If Sunshine is a tech leader, then they may not fear the other teams as much, and will be willing to help us out.
If Latin Lovers are the militaristic powerhouse, then they too may be string enough to stand up to CoD & Python.
And the food guys may roleplay with us, if we agree to send elephant stew for as long as they demand.
I also think, that it would be great to get some tech now … just to show CoD & Python that we have found an ally….That will scare the cr@p out of them.
Good work on the main forum BTW
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