ART-N.E.S.: Arthurian Never Ending Story
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Right, Devon is olive green and Nottingham is turquoise!
Also, thanks Toasty for your orders. Now we just have Yorkshire..
Also, thanks Toasty for your orders. Now we just have Yorkshire..
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Hrm... if maroon isn't too close to uknemesis' choice of red, I'd take that; otherwise, a nice deep blue color.
Erik Mesoy
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I will buy 3 knights and 1 jester. Knights to E. Yorkshire, Lancashire and whatsitsname to the left.
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All the news that's fit to illuminate
13 June, Anno Domoni 900
NEWS FROM THE EIGHT KINGS
Powys: King Maxadias (3 Gold left over) sent one Knight in shining armor each to Worcester, Gwent, and Dyfed, annexing these prosperous Realms to his Nation.
London: King Arthur (3 Gold left over) claimed Hampshire, Bedford, and Essex. However, in addition to these claims he also nominally claimed all the lands immediately surrounding London, though these have not yet been integrated into his Nation and may yet belong to someone else...
Nottingham: King Pendragon (3 Gold left over) seized Wakefield, Cheshire, and the Midlands. This established him as the sovereign with the largest income, at least for this turn, as all of Pendragon's lands are of above-average quality for farming.
Galloway: King MacHamish (2 Gold left over) took just Cumbria and Northumberland. This made him the poorest king, tied with Warwick. Still, his pivotal position may yet make MacHamish a key player in future politics.
Suffolk: King Cooper (2 Gold left over) was the only King so far to take advantage of colonising past his first "ring" of Realms. He did this by putting a Knight in Norfolk and then putting another Knight in South Yorkshire (as posted in the rules, you can legally do this, though I didn't notice Galloway or any other nation doing it). Regardless, Suffolk also seized the Marshlands. Nobody wanted them anyway!
Still they are a key, central position.
IN OTHER NEWS, The Kingdoms of Suffolk, London, and Nottingham joined in a Trinity Alliance to fight off possible Saxon invaders. The Saxons said, quote, "We wouldn't want your miserable little island anyway, you backwards barbarians, and we view your treaty as a piece of pompous arrogance". The 3 Kings of the TA were unavailable for comment.
Warwick: King Maelgwn, (1 Gold left over) the poorest King in Britain (tied with Galloway) nevertheless led his Knights to glory in the lands of Stafford and Wiltshire. One advantage of colonising only two Realms is that Maelgwn had a Knight left over to devote to defense of his homeland. This is probably a crucial policy move especially in the early years of Britain when castles are not very widespread.
Devon: King Marsil (0 Gold left over), though hemmed in on the Cornish coast, nevertheless claimed the lands of Bristol, Dorset, and Cornwall. Devon is the only nation this year with NO further room for expansion, except overseas or through conquest. Still, the nation of Devon while thrifty is not quite as poor as other nations.
King Marsil proved this by being the first King to hire "Jesters". One Jester hired raised his National Approval Rating from a 5 to a 6! Thus he rules what might be the happiest nation on earth (for the time being at least).
LAST BUT NOT LEAST,
Yorkshire: King Genorad (1 Gold left over) led his people to the fruitful lands of E. Yorkshire, S. Cumbria, and Lancashire. Also, the King devoted 2 Gold to that new idea, Jesters, thus also earning him a "6" rating. Marsil and Genorad are tied for "King of the Year"! Just this once, I think I'll let them both choose a title.
(OOC) Erik, please PM me your orders, not post them. Of course, since you were the last person it doesn't matter this time since nobody could change their orders!
But in the future please PM them unless you want everyone else to know what you're doing...
WHEREFORE, having taken your Gold left over and adding your current Salaries, here are the new Treasuries (the "poorest" and "wealthiest" nations in the news are the ones with lowest and highest SALARIES, not TREASURIES):
POWYS has 3+16 = 19 GOLD
LONDON has 3+15 = 18 GOLD
NOTTINGHAM has 3+17 = 20 GOLD
GALLOWAY has 2+8 = 10 GOLD
SUFFOLK has 2+10= 12 GOLD
WARWICK has 1+8 = 9 GOLD
DEVON has 0+10 = 10 GOLD
YORKSHIRE has 1+13 = 14 GOLD
In the latest "Hedge Street Journal", the Editor noted that given the combined wealth of all England, occupied and unoccupied (114 Gold), the salaries of the nations of Powys (16), London (15), and Nottingham (17) exceeded the supposed "fair" share for a nation (1/8 of the total) which was 14.25.
In addition the Editor noted that one-eight of the total of land OCCUPIED (89) was 11.125, which also meant that Yorkshire (with a salary of 13) was getting more as well.
In response, the Ministers of the Treasury from Powys, London, Nottingham, and Yorkshire told the Editor to quote "*** his *** *** and *** the *** up ***". One Minister, on condition of anonymity, gave his opinion that the Editor of the Hedge Street Journal is a communist and should be hanged immediately. Yet another was heard to remark, "Life ain't fair".
Regardless of the economic situation, the people seem happy, giving each leader a 5 rating, except the two Jester-hiring Kings Marsil and Genorad of Devon and Yorkshire who have 6s and get to choose a title for themselves for the week!
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Well, that's all from this week. So far, no bumps have happened, which I suppose means you're keeping up in diplomacy! (remember, secret deals and alliances should be PMed to me so I can tell you're actually working together and it's not a coincidence).
Also, the "Editor" isn't a pick on any of you, he's just the game mechanic who notes how everyone is getting along compared to statistics.
Next turn should be exciting as all the available land should be taken up and maybe some people will put to sea or go to war. We'll see.
Map to follow. I took your color requests into account.
13 June, Anno Domoni 900
NEWS FROM THE EIGHT KINGS
Powys: King Maxadias (3 Gold left over) sent one Knight in shining armor each to Worcester, Gwent, and Dyfed, annexing these prosperous Realms to his Nation.
London: King Arthur (3 Gold left over) claimed Hampshire, Bedford, and Essex. However, in addition to these claims he also nominally claimed all the lands immediately surrounding London, though these have not yet been integrated into his Nation and may yet belong to someone else...
Nottingham: King Pendragon (3 Gold left over) seized Wakefield, Cheshire, and the Midlands. This established him as the sovereign with the largest income, at least for this turn, as all of Pendragon's lands are of above-average quality for farming.
Galloway: King MacHamish (2 Gold left over) took just Cumbria and Northumberland. This made him the poorest king, tied with Warwick. Still, his pivotal position may yet make MacHamish a key player in future politics.
Suffolk: King Cooper (2 Gold left over) was the only King so far to take advantage of colonising past his first "ring" of Realms. He did this by putting a Knight in Norfolk and then putting another Knight in South Yorkshire (as posted in the rules, you can legally do this, though I didn't notice Galloway or any other nation doing it). Regardless, Suffolk also seized the Marshlands. Nobody wanted them anyway!
Still they are a key, central position.IN OTHER NEWS, The Kingdoms of Suffolk, London, and Nottingham joined in a Trinity Alliance to fight off possible Saxon invaders. The Saxons said, quote, "We wouldn't want your miserable little island anyway, you backwards barbarians, and we view your treaty as a piece of pompous arrogance". The 3 Kings of the TA were unavailable for comment.
Warwick: King Maelgwn, (1 Gold left over) the poorest King in Britain (tied with Galloway) nevertheless led his Knights to glory in the lands of Stafford and Wiltshire. One advantage of colonising only two Realms is that Maelgwn had a Knight left over to devote to defense of his homeland. This is probably a crucial policy move especially in the early years of Britain when castles are not very widespread.
Devon: King Marsil (0 Gold left over), though hemmed in on the Cornish coast, nevertheless claimed the lands of Bristol, Dorset, and Cornwall. Devon is the only nation this year with NO further room for expansion, except overseas or through conquest. Still, the nation of Devon while thrifty is not quite as poor as other nations.
King Marsil proved this by being the first King to hire "Jesters". One Jester hired raised his National Approval Rating from a 5 to a 6! Thus he rules what might be the happiest nation on earth (for the time being at least).
LAST BUT NOT LEAST,
Yorkshire: King Genorad (1 Gold left over) led his people to the fruitful lands of E. Yorkshire, S. Cumbria, and Lancashire. Also, the King devoted 2 Gold to that new idea, Jesters, thus also earning him a "6" rating. Marsil and Genorad are tied for "King of the Year"! Just this once, I think I'll let them both choose a title.
(OOC) Erik, please PM me your orders, not post them. Of course, since you were the last person it doesn't matter this time since nobody could change their orders!
But in the future please PM them unless you want everyone else to know what you're doing...WHEREFORE, having taken your Gold left over and adding your current Salaries, here are the new Treasuries (the "poorest" and "wealthiest" nations in the news are the ones with lowest and highest SALARIES, not TREASURIES):
POWYS has 3+16 = 19 GOLD
LONDON has 3+15 = 18 GOLD
NOTTINGHAM has 3+17 = 20 GOLD
GALLOWAY has 2+8 = 10 GOLD
SUFFOLK has 2+10= 12 GOLD
WARWICK has 1+8 = 9 GOLD
DEVON has 0+10 = 10 GOLD
YORKSHIRE has 1+13 = 14 GOLD
In the latest "Hedge Street Journal", the Editor noted that given the combined wealth of all England, occupied and unoccupied (114 Gold), the salaries of the nations of Powys (16), London (15), and Nottingham (17) exceeded the supposed "fair" share for a nation (1/8 of the total) which was 14.25.
In addition the Editor noted that one-eight of the total of land OCCUPIED (89) was 11.125, which also meant that Yorkshire (with a salary of 13) was getting more as well.
In response, the Ministers of the Treasury from Powys, London, Nottingham, and Yorkshire told the Editor to quote "*** his *** *** and *** the *** up ***". One Minister, on condition of anonymity, gave his opinion that the Editor of the Hedge Street Journal is a communist and should be hanged immediately. Yet another was heard to remark, "Life ain't fair".
Regardless of the economic situation, the people seem happy, giving each leader a 5 rating, except the two Jester-hiring Kings Marsil and Genorad of Devon and Yorkshire who have 6s and get to choose a title for themselves for the week!
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Well, that's all from this week. So far, no bumps have happened, which I suppose means you're keeping up in diplomacy! (remember, secret deals and alliances should be PMed to me so I can tell you're actually working together and it's not a coincidence).
Also, the "Editor" isn't a pick on any of you, he's just the game mechanic who notes how everyone is getting along compared to statistics.
Next turn should be exciting as all the available land should be taken up and maybe some people will put to sea or go to war. We'll see.
Map to follow. I took your color requests into account.
The Troquelet
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Here's the map. As you can see, each little triangle represents one Knight.
So far no Castles have been built but I expect that to change as tensions mount between Nations...
Also no Nation has put to sea yet with Galleys. I urge coastal nations to protect their coasts if they have any spare money (yes this does have something to do with an event in the near future! )
So far no Castles have been built but I expect that to change as tensions mount between Nations...
Also no Nation has put to sea yet with Galleys. I urge coastal nations to protect their coasts if they have any spare money (yes this does have something to do with an event in the near future!
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WarlordMatt
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This NES is already well underway, and it's COMPLICATED, but what the hell I'll take Gwynedd.
I'm King Matthiso of Gwynedd. Do I get to buy any neighboring realms or make purchases on my first turn. Or do you not want me to join because I am annyoing?
I'm King Matthiso of Gwynedd. Do I get to buy any neighboring realms or make purchases on my first turn. Or do you not want me to join because I am annyoing?
IceEye
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To: Nottingham and Warwick
From: King Maxadias
I am sending you this message to let you know I am taking Gwynned and Clwyd. You may fight over Oxford and Shropshire as I am not interested in those regions.
[edit: didn´t see matts post, I thought this nes was full!]
From: King Maxadias
I am sending you this message to let you know I am taking Gwynned and Clwyd. You may fight over Oxford and Shropshire as I am not interested in those regions.
[edit: didn´t see matts post, I thought this nes was full!]
WarlordMatt
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Oh yeah, sorry Icy. I guess I won't join, it's too full.
IceEye
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perhaps you could be the irish or something
WarlordMatt
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Yes, Irish! I want to have lotsa beer festivals.........
Erik Mesoy
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I wish to choose the title:
Genorad the Kind.
Genorad the Kind.
wilboman
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For the time being, Nottingham claims Shropshire.
The Troquelet
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Yeah, sorry Matt, I shouldn't have made this NES so small but I didn't think so many people would join! 
uknemesis
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Also, he still claims Oxford, Sussex and Kent.
Should a nation try, even if they don't succeed, to take those, they will find themselves at war with Arthur.
And his knights are ready to march, and we have allies in our Trinity Alliance, so be warned that is not a good idea.
In return to our allies, Arthur will support any of your claims.
Should a nation try, even if they don't succeed, to take those, they will find themselves at war with Arthur.
And his knights are ready to march, and we have allies in our Trinity Alliance, so be warned that is not a good idea.
In return to our allies, Arthur will support any of your claims.
IceEye
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To: King Arthur
From: King Maxadias of Powys
We will loan you 1 gold this turn and receive 2 gold next turn from you!
From: King Maxadias of Powys
We will loan you 1 gold this turn and receive 2 gold next turn from you!
uknemesis
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Thank you, my dear friend. I promise to send you two gold next turn, and possibly slightly more to become my ally should Warwick be silly enough to try and take Oxford, which I must take to guarantee the security of London.
I hope it doesn't come to that.
I am glad to call you my friend, Maxadias, and wish you well.
Arthur
[OOC- Troq, are provinces without any units in them easy prey? Or do they have militias? And most of all, do they get militia or does it increase in size when they have a castle? Cause I don't want to buy a castle only to find that I left it unguarded one turn and now someone else has it to use against me!]
I hope it doesn't come to that.
I am glad to call you my friend, Maxadias, and wish you well.
Arthur
[OOC- Troq, are provinces without any units in them easy prey? Or do they have militias? And most of all, do they get militia or does it increase in size when they have a castle? Cause I don't want to buy a castle only to find that I left it unguarded one turn and now someone else has it to use against me!]
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Unoccupied Realms develop militias whose size depends on how long the Realm has been part of the Nation, and on whether a Castle is there. However, militias are usually no match for knights.
In other news, the Saxons asked the Trinity Alliance to unconditionally apologize for their remarks last week, or ELSE!
(I see some nations are planning to attack weaker nations, I'll have to think of something to help balance the game more. The problem is a sort of 'snowball effect' once a Nation has a little more money they can buy many more Knights and thus conquer even more territory for more money, and so on.)
In other news, the Saxons asked the Trinity Alliance to unconditionally apologize for their remarks last week, or ELSE!
(I see some nations are planning to attack weaker nations, I'll have to think of something to help balance the game more. The problem is a sort of 'snowball effect' once a Nation has a little more money they can buy many more Knights and thus conquer even more territory for more money, and so on.)
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