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the thievery continues
Nov 2002
time: 21:36
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Most wars are fought over land, resources, or wealth, and captured prisoners are made slaves simply for the sake of cheap labor.
But Storydipland is suffering a major demographic crisis. When the few remaining warriors of this desperate land launch their campaign, it will be for the sake of population. Emperor Foolish, from his capital in the north, has sent messengers to all the corners of the Broken Arm to gather an army. The capital, provincial by the standards of the bloated, soft North, is the largest town in the Storydipland, located in a small reach of land that is perhaps the most fertile in the cold, desert country.
Yet its size soon swells with the preparations for war and the incoming regiments of soldiers. From militias and conscripts out of the provincial towns, to small bands of uncouth wild men from the mountainous plateaus, the army is assembled piece by piece.
The capital is filled to bursting, every manner of item and service triples or quadruples in price, and quite a few clever businessmen reap handsome profits.
The last week of the muster draws to a close, and the already meager imperial coffers have long since been emptied. But that is inconsequential. Soon the coffers will overflow anyway, there is no reason not to make room now.
Finally, the army begins its march. Horsemen, bowmen, pikemen, and miles of wagons and pack animals carrying all the necessary supplies and equipment, or failing that, everything that could be scrounged up. At the back of the line are even a handful of rudely constructed foreign-purchased cannon, now obviously in doubtful condition. The emperor had not been overly pleased with the trials, as half the time the fire powder would not even ignite, and when it did the shot went in wildly unexpected trajectories of unsatisfactory range. He planned to rely on the traditional siege weapons anyway, but he supposed these could not hurt.
His messengers had still not returned from the neighboring land of Civmacistan, where they had been sent with a secret offer of alliance. But he could not spare any more time. The Civmacistani army would come or not come on their own volition, he had already done everything he could to convince them.
The emperor put aside these thoughts and concentrated on riding. There were many leagues to go before his army arrived in the outlands of Communitopia, and they needed to make good time.
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Last edited by foolish_icarus on 29-08-2004 at 23:56
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foolish_icarus
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the thievery continues
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1889, the format is quite simple and allows one to take it in almost any direction. A moderator designs a scenario (in a word processor, no software is needed) and players take on the roles of nations, or leaders of nations. They make decisions and engage in diplomacy with other players, may issue orders and write stories, in a format of your choosing or not at all if it doesn't suit you, and the moderator will periodically compile all the orders, add in a bit of chance and a bit of challenge, and give an "update", a summary in the world of that particular NES for however long the turn is (usually a month or 6 months or a year). Repeat for as long as there are enough players to keep the NES alive and interesting. It is a cooperative effort, but individual players may raise up or tear down their empire as much as they please--so long as circumstances allow  .
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28-08-2004 06:32
btw check out my consttution to solve the modding problem. Please edit it, and specify who you are, what # your revision is, who last revised it before you, and what parts of it are revised.
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