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D'rek here, who's in here with me?

edit: well, whoever, thank you kindly!

This post has been edited by Path-Shaper: 10 February 2010 - 10:42 PM

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Galayn Lord, on 10 February 2010 - 11:26 PM, said:

Korbus aggressive

Okay

Ruse, on 10 February 2010 - 11:30 PM, said:

Forgot about 0 hour nights-

Well i tried, looks like my leader is going down and I will be solo for the rest of the game... i really hope it doesn't end up like that. Regardless, please:

Guard Spite

tonight.

thanks

Noted.

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Path-Shaper, on 10 February 2010 - 09:54 PM, said:

D'rek here, who's in here with me?

edit: well, whoever, thank you kindly!

Ah, that was me .


Sir Thursday

[HoosierDaddy]

The question is.... is Morgy drunk or not? I vote.... yes.

Why can't people spell when they are drunk?

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Korvalain, on 11 February 2010 - 12:27 AM, said:

anywyas.s. ... .. recruit Okaaros for beinfgs sexy.. . make itea tactittacal

Will do, lol

Sukul Ankhadu, on 11 February 2010 - 01:51 AM, said:

Actually, can I change action? I want to go with Meanas instead - personality offensive

will do

Spite, on 11 February 2010 - 02:36 AM, said:

Apologies to GK, it seems my muddying the waters got him lynched. First merc game so I am not too surprised to make a mistake, one which may get me lynched as well. Hopefully I can survive a day or two until the argument that everyone knows I am not on their team holds no water, as only leaders could truly make it. If people are still using that as a basis for lynching me then I may be able to turn it around on them.

Unfortunately, it seems my recruit target is one of the two somebody has already tried to tie to me (and Meanas was my second choice). Due to the action sequence depending on when orders are sent in I am loathe to change it, but I may have to.

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Scene for Okaros' lynch:

After Liu Bei completed his conquest of Liu Biao's domain, he turned his eyes south to the rest of Jing province. Han Xuan, governor of Changsha just south of the river, immediately sent forth his top general Wei Yan with all the troops he could muster, but the army was decimated in a fiery ambush perfectly executed by Liu Bei's strategist, Xu Shu. With Liu Bei's troops overrunning his capital, Han Xuan fled south with his son, Han Hao, to the remote regions controlled by governor Jin Xuan. Han Xuan said, "Jin Xuan's Wu Ling has tens of thousands of troops, more than enough to hold off Liu Bei. If they receive us, we can kill the governor, take his land, and rebuild our strength until we're ready to stand against Liu Bei. That way we can recover the whole of Jing." Thus agreed, father and son presented themselves. But the governor, feigning illness, postponed their reception and kept them in a guesthouse.

Before long spies reported to the governor that Liu Bei was established in Changsha and had no intentions of marching to Wu Ling. Delighted with the news, Jin Xuan positioned armed men behind the wall hangings in the official hall and had the visitors shown in. The formalities concluded, the governor bade them be seated. It was bitter cold. Han Xuan, seeing no cushions on the floor, asked, "May we have mats?" Glaring at them, the governor said, "Your heads are going on a long journey. What do you want mats for?" Han Xuan was taken aback. Jin Xuan shouted, "Guards! What you waiting for?" The executioners rushed out and beheaded the men where they sat. The governor had their heads place in a wooden box, which he dispatched to Changsha. Liu Bei received the heads and sent to Wu Ling a thousand catties of fine silk as a token of appreciation. Thereafter, Liu Bei made no plans to conquer Wu Ling.

Okaros (alt146) is dead. He was the Warlord Han Xuan.

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Omtose, on 11 February 2010 - 04:21 AM, said:

Recruit Sukul. Offensive.

OK

Omtose, on 11 February 2010 - 04:34 AM, said:

I hope it's the Dude. having him as my subordinate, with a killing personality woudl be the sweetest vengeance ever....

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Omtose, on 11 February 2010 - 04:53 AM, said:

boo!

sigh

kill Sukul, then

at least Korbas is nigh-unlynchable right now.

hmm, Yuan Shu.... that's Noth-East, iirc.

Southern China's taking a pounding so far.

nah, Yuan Shu is middle/south-East, you're thinking of Yuan Shao. Action noted.

Spite, on 11 February 2010 - 04:56 AM, said:

Of course I may want to change, but unless something else happens:

Recruit Ruse (offensive)

Done.

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And just like that, we're down to 7 faction leaders (8 factions with Ruse hanging on there as Huang Zhong)

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Ruse, on 11 February 2010 - 05:05 AM, said:

So am i now a recruitable army? or just a lone dunk that has no chance of winning?

Not all hope is gone for you.

Tulas Shorn, on 11 February 2010 - 05:07 AM, said:

Fark!

I was just going to change my guard to Telas. I was re-reading when the hammer fell, and based on the re-read I think Meanas is underling to Telas.

[alt146]

We'll all faction leaders, lol. Gah, merc games are incredibly fickle. For the first couple of days pretty much whoever gets three votes first dies Sorry Ruse, you're not in an enviable position. Now guard your butt off and tie me a game

[General King]

Lol I said your were too cautious.

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Omtose, on 11 February 2010 - 05:27 AM, said:

Path-Shaper, on 11 February 2010 - 04:54 AM, said:

Omtose, on 11 February 2010 - 04:53 AM, said:

boo!

sigh

kill Sukul, then

at least Korbas is nigh-unlynchable right now.

hmm, Yuan Shu.... that's Noth-East, iirc.

Southern China's taking a pounding so far.

nah, Yuan Shu is middle/south-East, you're thinking of Yuan Shao. Action noted.

yes, I am.
just did a wiki re-read, and it would appear that Yuan Shu was out rather quickly, giving rise to Sun Ce. ironic that we're getting it all backwards.

Galayn Lord, on 11 February 2010 - 05:43 AM, said:

Starting to get really pissed.....WTF?


Why bother doing anything? WTF


Am I even doing this right?

Well you didn't do it right night 1 because you didn't submit an action! Night 2 you did it right, you just failed.

Korvalain, on 11 February 2010 - 09:20 AM, said:

recruit meanas instead. Tactical..

and feel sorry for me

Korvalain, on 11 February 2010 - 09:20 AM, said:

a shit... stupid stupid stupid drunk gah..

Korvalain, on 11 February 2010 - 09:30 AM, said:

well that certainly ruined any advantage I had gained. Fuck.

I didn't plan on drinking much yesterday. I was going to have a beer and then go home early to work on a paper. Plenty of time to post I thought

Action noted, but I don't feel sorry for you.

Korvalain, on 11 February 2010 - 05:18 PM, said:

you should. You should feel sorry for me

This day I know I'm going out to drink, and I've turned off the mac

Liosan, on 11 February 2010 - 09:43 AM, said:

Investigate/whatever Meanas, please.

Okay

Telas, on 11 February 2010 - 12:45 PM, said:

why is nothing i do working
Recruit Tulas Shorn

Telas, on 11 February 2010 - 12:45 PM, said:

oh and offensive this time please

Okay.

Sukul Ankhadu, on 11 February 2010 - 03:07 PM, said:

New action request coming your way: attempting to recruit Omtose.

Btw, does Meanas know who I am?

When you recruit someone they are told their new leader's officer-name and army.

Tulas Shorn, on 11 February 2010 - 03:16 PM, said:

Ok.

Guard Telas.

Because I am Tulas. And he is Telas. If I don't guard him, I will be confused as to who I is he am. Wait..

Wat?

Okay, there Telas.

Meanas, on 11 February 2010 - 05:27 AM, said:

It's so hard to win this game as a vocal player. I have a good feeling lucky night 1s will dictate the whole game.

Kill Liosan.

Meanas, on 11 February 2010 - 04:17 PM, said:

Update the order.

Kill Tennes.

Okay.

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Tennes, on 11 February 2010 - 04:29 PM, said:

Clearly that failed, so I'll try to recruit Meanas again. If what he says is true, I've got more of a chance to do so if he's not a warlord, but knowing my luck he's Liu Bei or something.

Done

Sukul Ankhadu, on 11 February 2010 - 04:37 PM, said:

Right.
...
Um, does that mean you tell him "bla bla sukul is your leader"?

I tell him his army is now commanded by Yan Liang, a Warrior of Yuan Shao(Sukul Ankhadu)

Oh and wanna specify a personality for your recruit?
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(Not that it matters, but I'm not letting her know that...

Sukul Ankhadu, on 11 February 2010 - 06:08 PM, said:

ah yes, personality tactical

Ruse, on 11 February 2010 - 04:51 PM, said:

Hello- want to put my night action in, again guard spite.

Question- if he is level 1 and I am level 2 and I guard him again and am successful, will my army go up in size to 3 and his stay at one? Or am I unable to increase in size if he is at level 1?

Doesn't matter who you target, if you are successful your army size will keep going up.

Ruse, on 11 February 2010 - 05:32 PM, said:

weet- lets get healthy on Spite. Confirm action. guard spite. I think he might be a leader anyway, and if he keeps being kept from recruiting I can keep him a non factor and increase my army size

weet huh? Mmmmm wheat.

Ruse, on 11 February 2010 - 07:12 PM, said:

smart ass

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I like the actions so far for night 3:

Ruse and Spite are targeting each other,
Tulas and Telas are targeting each other,
Meanas and Tennes are targeting each other, and
All the successful recruits are subordinates, so the names not changing will start to make people crazy next time one dies.

This post has been edited by Path-Shaper: 11 February 2010 - 05:37 PM

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Half-day Scene:

The Emperor entered Luoyang and saw the ruin of his former capital - the palace buildings burned out, the streets and markets desolate. Everything was overgrown with weeds. The walls of the palaces were crumbling. Emperor Xian ordered Yuan Shu to build a small dwelling to serve as a provisional palace. In the meantime court was held in the open woods.

Grand Commandant Yang Biao appealed to the Emperor: "The decree with which you honored me has yet to be dispatched. At present Yuan Shao has the most powerful army in the northeast. He should be summoned to support the royal house." "I have so ordered," said the Emperor. "A second petition is not necessary. Send someone and be done with it." In accordance with the imperial will, an envoy was sent.

In Luoyang the Emperor found all in ruin. Even the walls were beyond repair. Moreover, reports of new threats from Fan Chou and Zhang Ji alarmed him. To Yuan Shu the Emperor said, "Our messenger has not returned. Our enemies could come at any time. What can we do?" Yuan Shu replied, "I will fight to the death to protect Your Majesty." But Dong Cheng said, "Look at our walls and how few soldiers we have! What if we fail? I recommend that Your Majesty proceed to Cao Cao's camp." The Emperor approved, and that day the court set out for the region east of Huashan. Horses were so scarce that the officials followed the Emperor's carriage on foot.

The procession was hardly under way when clouds of dust darkened the sky ahead, and the air throbbed with drums and gongs. Masses of troops loomed in the distance. Emperor and Empress were too frightened to speak. A single rider approached. It was the imperial envoy. "General Yuan Shao," he reported, "has called up every soldier in the northeast and is coming in response to your decree. He has sent Yan Liang on ahead with ten top generals and fifty thousand picked men to deal with the threat to Luoyang from Fan Chou and Zhang Ji." At last the Emperor felt safe.

At the suggestion of Shao's generals, the Emperor returned to his former palace in Luoyang. Yan Liang stationed his army outside the city. The next day Yuan Shao arrived with the main force, established camp, and was received. Prostrating himself below the stairs to the imperial dais, Yuan Shao acknowledged his sovereign. The Emperor bade him stand and commended him for his service. Yuan Shao and his advisors spent the rest of the day updating the Emperor on recent events: after Tao Qian's general Zhang Kai had killed Cao Cao's family, Cao Cao had invaded Xu and Yang. In the west, Han Sui had come into conflict with his sworn-brother Ma Teng, and a great battle was fought between them at Tianshui. Tao Qian and Han Sui's forces were both completely wiped out.

^^now with underlining because no one reads the clues otherwise.

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Meanas, on 11 February 2010 - 07:42 PM, said:

Tricky part of that scene you posted. I've already fake-revealed losing an army, but a savvy player may figure out based on how you said Yuan Shao is the biggest army around that he is a recruiter. Clearly he acquired someone else on the first night. Wonder who it would be... probably someone else that ends up on the Liosan train (hard to believe my 'reveal' doesn't at least get tested, heh heh).

I wonder if I'm on the block for attacks from offensive/defensive officers. Suddenly being offensive makes that pretty interesting.

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Korbas, on 11 February 2010 - 08:01 PM, said:

I'm considering trying to recruit Ruse, who would be a good player to have on the team.

Not sure though, he's a potential kill target tonight.

Provisional on Tulas Shorn, Offensive.

Action noted.

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Galayn Lord, on 11 February 2010 - 09:14 PM, said:

Path-Shaper, on 11 February 2010 - 04:22 PM, said:

Galayn Lord, on 11 February 2010 - 05:43 AM, said:

Starting to get really pissed.....WTF?


Why bother doing anything? WTF


Am I even doing this right?

Well you didn't do it right night 1 because you didn't submit an action! Night 2 you did it right, you just failed.

What are you talking about? I did summit an action, you told me I needed to change it and I did.

Yes, yes you did. I am looking at it right now in the list with the resolution indicated and everything, as it was night 1. Why the heck did I not see it when I looked at this list before....É! Nevermind, apparently I was selectively blind to my own notes yesterday.

Galayn Lord, on 11 February 2010 - 09:56 PM, said:

tonight(crosses fingers) Spite, aggressive

Sukul Ankhadu, on 11 February 2010 - 09:57 PM, said:

I am officially screwed. But that's okay, because I did what I thought was the correct move. Should have tried to fly under the radar, but meh - done is done. *sigh*

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Ruse, on 12 February 2010 - 12:22 AM, said:

Hey, if Spite ends up being the Lynch. Guard Korbas

No provisionals allowed. If you pick the lynch target, then too bad. If you might manage to change at the last second if you see Spite at L-1 of course.

Ruse, on 12 February 2010 - 12:24 AM, said:

this is real fun so far. I am having so much fun trying to get everyone to vote for everyone. Kinda a benifit of being a one man team. You say I have a chance to win... but I don't see how, unless I can somehow get it down to 1 vs. 1 and I have a bigger army... but .. lol at that in the meantime I shall sow Chaos!!!

Ruse, on 12 February 2010 - 12:25 AM, said:

Damn you Alt/Okaros.. why couldn't you have recruited someone else!!

Meanas, on 12 February 2010 - 12:42 AM, said:

Hrm, quite difficult to see this one through. Liosan is clearly baiting himself for NKs. I don't want to take the bait, so I'm going to just keep my current action.

I do wish Sukul would stop getting himself in trouble. I'm the symp, not him!