LINESII- Into the Darkness- Part II

[LightFang]

Of course, it's obviously Aryie. Aryie is the one who secretly sends spies out to all of the other nations and infiltrates the capital, than swiftly decapitates all the rulers of the kingdoms in a perfectly synchronized event - 3:00 A.M. is the time, and heads will roll.

Or, not. I'm glad I'm not involved in any conflicts. I hope.

 

[foolish icarus]

I smell the potential for trickery, seeing as how Khemri is divided into three geographically estranged parts.


Skilvso banner, including iron age experimentation with recursion:

 

[~Darkening~]

Well, the only real thing heavily symvolized in Ardan/Davar/Arcadia is the Crescent Moon (Not sure why, but I've always had it involved in a flag I've pcitured. Mostly a black background, with a white crescent in the middle and now a few stars around it to represent the provinces would be the most recent idea.) So something along the lines of "The Crescent Ascendent" would be a pretty good title for me ;].

Hmmm....did you betray me Ken? I have a gut feeling that says you did ;]- through I wouldn't blame you if you did. A smart move, getting rid of the hippie ;]. Oh well, theres hoping for the best for my devious scheming.

Btw, its pronounced "Are-den", not "Are-dan". Just wanting to say that- not sure of the reason anyways.

 

[Kentharu]

i didn't betray anyone or attack anyone... i sat in my country and built up... cause i was to over stretched

 

[~Darkening~]

@Ken:

i didn't betray anyone or attack anyone... i sat in my country and built up... cause i was to over stretched

Honestly? I thought for sure that you would attack me this turn. Nothing I could really do about it anyway. My too-small forces are already overstretched. I'd be surprised if I manage either one of my two goals because of the numbers I sent for them.

#Iggy: You'll probably figure out where I'm going wiht this, but I'll still ask:

1.) Whats the rough size of the Exilian sea (the sea between Davar and Arcadia. Named it that since Norvalin, Arcadia, and Adar all fled there.) Is it roughly the size of the Black, Caspian, or Red sea?

2.) Do ships crossing it skirt along the coasts (and then acropss the Strait), or are they capable of crossing the entire sea/ocean at one time?

3.) How well has the Citadel, Davian, Valin, etc ships mapped the region? (is there any chance of them missing something?)

 

[Thlayli]

Well, The Exodian Ocean applies to everything west of the Old World, so that would mean everything except the Kehexou Sea and the large gulf in between Myocaca and New Veritas.

I really hope you didn't betray me, Dark. Judging by your questions though, I don't think that's likely.

From what I know about the sea, it's fairly shallow, so at this point Citadel, Valin, and Ardan ships can cross it pretty easily.

 

[jalapeno_dude]

I know the Citadel hasn't missed anything....

 

[Lord_Iggy]

The scale of this map is IDENTICAL to the normal NES map. Ships crossing the Exodian (not Exilian) generally skirt the coast for safety and easy supplies. Also, the route is something of a great circle, so the ships go slightly straighter than the map would suggest.

The northern Exodian is VERY well mapped.

 

[Silver Steak]

70% complete!!! Can we expect it in the next 12 hours?

 

[foolish icarus]

Where's the equator? The map seems shorter north-south than a regular map; is that because you cropped equal amounts off north and south or is there a greater amount of unexplored territory in one direction over the other?

 

[Cuivienen]

There should be far more territory to the south; Fairhelt and Orum are basically at the northern edge of where humans can establish lasting civilization, but Gerougia has not been mentioned to be particularly cold.

 

[Lord_Iggy]

Why would I tell you where the equator is?

I'm hoping to finish it tonight.

 

[jalapeno_dude]

Why would I tell you where the equator is?

I'm hoping to finish it tonight.

Actually, it's fairly easy to find the equator using astronomy. The ancient Greeks or Egyptians or whoever did that. So the Citadel should certainly know...

 

[Silver Steak]

Actually, it's fairly easy to find the equator using astronomy. The ancient Greeks or Egyptians or whoever did that. So the Citadel should certainly know...

Perhaps... The solstices were known in ancient Greece and Egypt, and by measuring the shadow cast by two identical columns on midday one of these days, one could(?) calculate the length of the longitudes. Or, they could simply go south until the column did not cast any shadow at all. I think it was something like that anyway.

 

[Lord_Iggy]

Actually, it's fairly easy to find the equator using astronomy. The ancient Greeks or Egyptians or whoever did that. So the Citadel should certainly know...

This planet has no axial tilt. Its seasons are due to an elliptical orbit.

 

[jalapeno_dude]

This planet has no axial tilt. Its seasons are due to an elliptical orbit.

Oh, you would think of that... so every day everywhere is 12 hours long?

Axial tilt changes over time, and given that the Chinese measured it OTL in 1000 BC, we should be able to detect that. So why does this planet have a non-variable axial tilt?

 

[Silver Steak]

Oh, you would think of that... so every day everywhere is 12 hours long?

Axial tilt changes over time, and given that the Chinese measured it OTL in 1000 BC, we should be able to detect that. So why does this planet have a non-variable axial tilt?

Besides, it is astrophysically improbable. For a planet to have no axial tilt, the sum of all impacts made by asteroids must have annuled eachother. I bet there are a lot of other factors affecting it as well, but even this one is a bit hard to believe.

EDIT: And the slight oscillation in the axial tilt is called "obliquity of the ecliptic".

 

[jalapeno_dude]

Besides, it is astrophysically improbable. For a planet to have no axial tilt, the sum of all impacts made by asteroids must have annuled eachother. I bet there are a lot of other factors affecting it as well, but even this one is a bit hard to believe.

Of course, the penguins could just be using their advanced technology to thwart us...

 

[Silver Steak]

Of course, the penguins could just be using their advanced technology to thwart us...

What we really want to know is how to calculate the dimensions of the planet without the help of axial tilt. There are other stars, I hope?

 

[jalapeno_dude]

What we really want to know is how to calculate the dimensions of the planet without the help of axial tilt. There are other stars, I hope?

Well, we could just circumnavigate it and measure...