LINESII- Into the Darkness

[Kal'thzar]

Ahhh my court infilitrations are beginning to have an effect....
Actually I've always tried to get Swiss on my side, it just took him FOREVER to respond, so you liking the khemri isn't that strange either, Khemri being the only one around you who actually decided that your continued existance wasn't a bad idea

the game? Oh Thy basically "invented" warhammer in this NES. So I was thinking of having my Prince whos rather intrested in war getting very intrested in it. And making some modifciations with the old Alexander critising it.

Oh and new "units" would have to be created for the Lengels, the focus of the discussion.

 

[das]

Amongst the world-famous Gerber hunters, none are as strange the Story-Seekers, who are rumoured to be able to teleport within seconds to any of the world's libraries, to read and capture scrolls on any languages and to translate and deliver them to whoever pays the most.

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=3975792&highlight=warhammer#post3975792

 

[Kal'thzar]

Thanks Das, I'll see how I can use this in a story now.

 

[Silver Steak]

the game? Oh Thy basically "invented" warhammer in this NES. So I was thinking of having my Prince whos rather intrested in war getting very intrested in it. And making some modifciations with the old Alexander critising it.

It was named "Strategy". Basically warhammer, yes.

EDIT: Ach, nevermind.

EDIT2: Nevermind the edit above. Or this one, for that matter.

 

[Kentharu]

did you insult me? i hope so or else i'd feel very left out

 

[das]

The Gorin are one of the few peoples that we don't have much of anything against, but I'll try and find something bad about you as well. At worst, I'll just insult you by ignoring your very existance.

 

[Kal'thzar]

lmao

Ahh HURRY UP DAS, your writing the only story arc at the moment I usually just do one off stories

 

[Kal'thzar]

Prince Agathocles remained in Khi for many weeks. He had missed his grandfathers discussions of war. Most of these discussions reveloved around the Lengels. A pressing matter for Prince Agathocles, as he would be the King to face them.

Now Khi had many retired soldiers, gathering around Alexander. Men still loyal to the King who lead them to victory. And the one thing that these men had brought home, relevant to the armed forces, was the game Strategy. Many wished to play against Alexander, hoping to face this master of Tactics and "strategy". However, he held himself above such games, Prince Agathocles on the other hand, always hungry for more military Knowledge, became very intrested in playing.

The Game was unique, it enshrined many of the basic tenets of Warfare, the flanks and rears were better to attack, as they destoryed the morale of the enemy rapidly. Certain units faired better against others, for instance Archers were horrible in melee combat, whilst spearmen were most usefull against the dreaded Ramids. Most importantly it taught you the importance of reserves and other small details. And with agreement with your opponant, you could set up special situations for a challenge. An ambush, one side was significantly weaker than the other and so on.

Prince Agathocles quickly became proficient at the game soon however he was tempted to try and introduce a new army type, one representing that of the Lengels. Whilst the other armies were centred around Infantry, this one would have horses as the mainstay.

Alexander looked upon these activities with some contempt. Prince Agathocles however began asking questions on Alexanders thoughts on the strengths and weakness' of the Lengels. Alexander answered sharply and quickly; Mobility, Over confidence.

He then turned to Prince Agathocles and said "You will never become a brilliant commander if you rely on this game, this is your goal correct?"

"Of course Grandfather, that has always been my aim, I cannot let Khemri's miltiary suffer from my inability to lead, I disagree however as the game is very usefull, and it does correspond to commen knowledge of battle tactic,"

"Yes but this game will only ever make you a competant leader, never a brilliant one. After a point it dulls the senses, as you rely heavily on the rules, and weighted dice. What happens when circumstances change? If a suprise comes up, how will you adapt with this rigid mindset? A brilliant leader will think outside the normal, preferably he will have outwitted his enemy prior to their respective armies meeting,"

Prince Agathocles confused, replied "Surely their is some certainty in battle however, from which we can establish a doctrine of sorts, and base this in a game for tutition of others?"

Alexander Sighed, "There is never surity, nothing will go completly as you predict, All the greatest leaders relied on their Creativity. They thought outwith the normal, something which their opponants could not predict and react to properly. That is not to say that competance will not get you very far, look at Vertis their Military was succesfull in subjugating a number of civilisations, merely by being competant and through succesfull positioning of their soldiers. However this in itself bred its on problem, they were always repeating the tactics of the last war, they repeated its mistakes as well, And they grew ever more overconfident,"

Prince Agathocles considered Alexanders words carefully, they rang true, and he stopped playing Strategy with so much vigour, and instead turned his mind to more unique approaches to solving Khemri's problems, ones that his opponents would not see coming and that would leave them overstretched and vunrable.

 

[das]

Sorry, you'll have to wait - the research can be quite tiring, even with the Gerberian Story-Seekers.

Nice story btw.

 

[Oruc]

I thought Thayli invented Chess not "warhammer" ?

 

[Swissempire]

I invented Chess... I have to look up the name i gave it.

Edit: I uncreatively named it Chiss.

 

[Oruc]

so Thayli invented Warhammer? thats so ****ing stupid.

 

[Kal'thzar]

Khemri Has never been the greatest educationally minded people, the elite usually looked after the education of their own. Either entering them into the priesthood to gain education via the values that the Andues religion preached. Or if they were rich enough they would hire Priests as advisors, and tutoring the young fell within their realm of duties.

Thus the Royal family by tradition had the two most powerfull, and by extension learned Priests teach their family. These tended to be the High Priest of Alexandria, and the Librarian; often called the Keeper of Knowledge. In a Religion where knowledge is held above all, The person who controls the flow of knowledge holds a lot of power.

However outwith this, once taught, the scope of people who read the various theories put forward by the priesthood, the elite being small and spread through out the land. Whilst the Priesthood existed everywhere and had sophisticated networks for disemenating knowledge.

This all changed in Khi. As various elites were thrown together, due to the upheavel of the Great war, and settling in Khi allowed for greater contact between the groups. The Priesthood also settled here for a while, Indeed until Alexandria was rebuilt it was the centre of Religious power. To this day is houses the second largest Library, Temple and the High Priest of the Temple of Khi is second in power and wealth only to That of the High Priest of Alexandria.

Thus The High priest seeking to generate greater profits, decided that tutoring a greater number of the Elites sons could be acheived by organising a "University of Khi" - An extension to the Temple, where students would study Theology and other subjects of supposed nessecity to the education of the Rich and powerfull. It also allowed for those who could not afford for a priest Advisor to have their Sons to get an education.

Khi was the first city for this University concept to appear, but it gradually spread to most of the major cities, Khadon, Alexandria and Khi became the most important Universities, having the largest Population, wealthiest Students and so on.

This is not to say that the Universities faced no competition, Lenard Quirm, eccentric as ever, decided to form an Academy, the Academy of Khi to be precise. Funded by himself y, he viewed it in part as an experiment part as a way to get a more enthusiasts after he died, A legacy so to speak. The Academy pandered to those the priesthood would not allow, and also to the rich eccentrics. Notably Lenard focused more on contraptions and applicable knowledge than the the theoretical and more abstract, although both taught writing, Mathmatics and so on.

OOC: Now I can just pump out Quirms when I feel like it, hmmm a legion of Quirms..

 

[Oruc]

thats quite a boring story, almost as boring as writing about inventing stuff, perhaps for your next epic you can write about how great your economy is, or how Aliens gave super advanced technology which led to your take over of the world.
(not that I'm imply my stories are good or even remotely interesting, but at least I dont fish for "random events" as they are called in dasnes)

 

[Kal'thzar]

Heck no, I'm going to spin out the Quirms because hes an intresting charecter type .

That and I'm thinking of having this as a project, not totally decided yet.

 

[Thlayli]

I invented Strategy, and Kal said it was similar to Warhammer. It's much closer to chess, or Archon if you've heard of the game.

 

[alex994]

Strange... I haven't been offended that much by anyone in this nes really... It's quite surprising...

 

[Silver Steak]

I invented Strategy, and Kal said it was similar to Warhammer. It's much closer to chess, or Archon if you've heard of the game.

Wrong. I quipped on it right after you wrote the story.

EDIT: For reference, scroll up to das' post. #3782.

 

[das]

Strange... I haven't been offended that much by anyone in this nes really... It's quite surprising...

Don't worry, we just didn't QUITE discover you yet, yellow-skinned slit-eyed foolish dirty babbling moronic barbarian gits yet.

 

[Cuivienen]

(Third of 6: The Boatswain’s Tale, the Wainwright’s Tale, the Widow’s Tale, the Innkeep’s Tale, the Lady’s Tale, the Priestess’s Tale)

The Widow’s Tale

She was sitting on the hard, cold stones of the Temple, feeling her knees ache and her spine stretch and her feet twitch when it happened. It began with a rumble in the distance, and a roaring sound as of the waves breaking on the beach, but greatly magnified. Everyone in the village had been huddled on the floor of the Temple since the tremblings began, and mothers held fast onto children while even the young men looked about warily. Yet now, all faces turned upwards, perhaps of horror or shock or of religious exultation at the sounds that buffeted the building. They huddled together inside as the roaring gave way to a hissing, and remained on the floor even as the hissing slowly subsided over a period of hours. At last, it was quiet again, but none of the villagers wanted to leave the Temple. The old widow, however, figured that she had nothing to lose. She stood up slowly and unsteadily, and with help from the blacksmith and his wife, but was able to keep her feet on the slippery stones. She hobbled to the lit doorway and gazed forth.

From the door of the Temple, all of the village could be seen, with the thatch-roofed houses huddled together down to the sea. The open space that marked the center of the village was full of mist, however, and the waters of the Kehexou Sea could not be seen through it as it sat heavily upon the grass and thatch and stone. But through the mist, a dark shape could be seen in the ocean, something that had not been there before. The blacksmith’s wife whispered in a terrified voice to her husband, but the old widow merely dropped her hand and walked out into the square. She passed all of the little houses, all empty, for everyone was gathered in the Temple, and came at last to the sea, where the black sand of the beach was warm on her feet. Water washed up onto the beach, and it too was warm, far warmer than the Kehexou Sea ever was, even in the height of summer, and it was winter. And now she could see more clearly the dark shape in the ocean. A mountain, she thought, or perhaps a small hill.

And as she looked, a small tongue of orange slid down the mountain, or hill, or whatever it was, and into the ocean, and a hissing noise came forth again. A hill of fire. I must tell the priestesses. Surely it was an omen. And perhaps it was, for Kehexou would never again be the same.