Crispy™ Dominions 4 PBEM - Gateway and Archive Thread

[Grimwulf]

Men. Can I join your fight against Ulm too? I want to see DA BARBARIAN in action.

 

[KoolNoodles]

No. You've done enough you scavenger.

 

[Grimwulf]

Mictlan calls me a SCAVENGER? Well, that's a gud 1.

 

[Grimwulf]

New month - new issue. This time it's mostly dedicated to Fomoria, because what the fuck else should we write about when their armies are assaulting our very homeland?

Speedy Bat Times would also like to thank everyone who donated this month. That was unexpected Please send moar.

As usual, click to enlarge.

 

[Mraston]

LIIEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS!

BAT FILTH SLAAANDDDEERRRR!

Balor's First Mate aboard the SS Bat Death recorded the whole ungodly conversation, following is PROOF AND FACTS:

Cum Laud:
I want to speak with Balor the High King!

Our newspaper is published world-wide, and our readers demand the truth!

Balor:

You! Whose brethren blackens our skies, fills our fields with guano and fills the halls of our proud people with screeching and clawing! If you were to face me in person, I would wither your flesh immediately with my plague cursed eye!

Ask your questions while you can, the ships that travel beneath the waves that our sorceress constructed for me and my thrice cursed men will soon be upon your wretched homeland. The couriers and staff of your vile paper will be first to be eaten.

Cum Laud:

Ahem. Yeah, about that. You and your army are about to attack the coasts at the very heart of our homeland. Little batlings and she-bats may die. Why do you hate us so much? Why can't you just let go?

Balor:

We who have twice faced the utter destruction of our race care not for the mewing of your batlings. If not by blade, your race will be exterminated by plague, pestilence and pox. If you ever see my dark face in its ebon flesh, you will see my eye swirl with the clouds of death which will be the downfall of you winged rat kind.

Our sorcerers toil now in the depths of our fortresses, churning at the pots of pox, readying the bile which will melt your people.

If they do not, we will die.

But my people are prepared for death, our lifeless corpses will joyfully slide back beneath the waves, and rest for eternity in our one true homeland!

For now though, our crafts will surface shortly, and our boots will stomp across the dung covered beaches fields of your homeland. We will take pleasure in plucking the wings from every bat we encounter.

Cum Laud:

Before you start this genocide, a couple more questions.

It is widely known that your attack on Machaka was the sole reason of your downfall. If you could go back in time, would you attack Tir Na n'Og instead?

Balor:

The sole reason for my people's downfall was the cowardly attack on my homeland by my leathery, foul furred animal neighbor!

If I had my time again every ounce of the Fomarian people's blood, sweat and semen would be devoted to cleansing the world of Xilbabla!

Cum Laud:

Wait, I'm writing it down... Semen... Cleansing... Furry animals... Got it.

Another question. Fomoria is the only known ally of Tir Na n'Og. But when your nation fell, the elves haven't done anything to help you, because they were busy with raiding defenceless Machaka. Why do you think they betrayed you? Why did you trust elves in the first place?

Balor:

We had no formal agreement. Your bestial mind would probably not comprehend why two nations would simply maintain peaceful, border respecting relations without any formal treaty.

Cum Laud:

There are rumors about countless cases of deserting among Fomorian ranks. How do you deal with it? What happens with those who deserts underwater?

Balor:

You bat people have ruined our farmlands. Without farmland I can not feed my brothers. Without food my brothers lose their mind and the dark lands beneath the waves calls to them. They drown and return to our homeland. It is better for them to return home then suffer starvation.

Cum Laud:

This is very sad. One last question, if you will.

Your God is dead, your lands no longer belong to you, your case is lost, yet you don't give up. There is another nation in this world which suffers the same. I'm speaking of Hinnom, of course.

Any word of advice for Hinnom government? Or maybe just something to lift their spirits?

Balor:

Join me, and we will earn back our dignity by climbing a corpse of batmen!

 

[KoolNoodles]

We've just gotten our first images from Ulm's capital. It's beautiful.

 

[Kane]

Turmoil 3 is a ladder.​

Recently I found myself out of turns to submit. To prevent the shakes from getting me, I have to meet my turns/day quota. Fortunately, Ilwinter, in their infinite wisdom, conceived Dominions 4 as a Turn Based game. What that means is that you, yes you, can enjoy a game of intrigue, risky magic and dumb bold move orders while you are already enjoying it elsewhere!

I have seen a couple of you yapping & wheezing for the next game. This game is now. Same deal as last game, except this one is gonna be MA for sake of completeness.

Be there or be dead. When you play a game with thrones you win or you die.

Suggested Mods:


Ladies and Gentletrannies, I present your enemies:

raw	Ashdod
Dayyalu Marignon
KoolNoodles	T'ien Ch'i
thesheeep	Pelagia
Muty	Nazca
Berekan	Ermor
Matalarata	Pythium
squeeeco	Agartha
pakoito	Eriu
Mraston	Vanheim
Captian Coxwaggle	Vanarus
Malakal	Abysia
Tripjack	R'lyeh
Joined on the 4th of July	C'tis

The Game: http://www.llamaserver.net/gameinfo.cgi?game=Decline3

By popular request, the picks (only initial, no Battlepicks^TM)

Spoiler

14 players, 28 nations.
Nations for player >> squeeeco << are:
1 Bandar Log
2 R'lyeh
3 Agartha

Nations for player >> Mraston << are:
1 Vanheim
2 Eriu
3 Atlantis

Nations for player >> Muty << are:
1 Ermor
2 Abysia
3 Marignon

Nations for player >> thesheeep << are:
1 Atlantis
2 Nazca
3 Pelagia

Nations for player >> raw << are:
1 Pelagia
2 Ashdod
3 Abysia

Nations for player >> Tripjack << are:
1 R'lyeh
2 Ermor
3 Asphodel

Nations for player >> Captian Coxwaggle << are:
1 Atlantis
2 Vanarus
3 C'Tis

Nations for player >> pakito << are:
1 Marignon
2 R'lyeh
3 Bandar Log

Nations for player >> KoolNoodles << are:
1 Pythium
2 Atlantis
3 T'ien Ch'i

Nations for player >> Malakal << are:
1 Ashdod
2 Oceania
3 Abysia

Nations for player >> Dayyalu << are:
1 Atlantis
2 Marignon
3 Vanheim

Nations for player >> Joined on the 4th of July << are:
1 C'Tis
2 Arcoscephale
3 Abysia

Nations for player >> Matalarata << are:
1 Pythium
2 Xibalba
3 Atlantis

Nations for player >> Berekan << are:
1 Agartha
2 T'ien Ch'i
3 Ermor

 

[Dayyālu]

Same rules? No disciples? But I want to be the lesser servant of a greater power!

I guess I'm in. if I play again Atlantis I'm gonna shit bricks though. MA Atlantis is shit.

Guess it's my reward for never going to Desura to join games.

Send me the three options when you like. I can't wait.


Again: Heroes mod, and UW expanded if some desperate soul gets a UW nation.

 

[Grimwulf]

I'm not sure you can use Dom Rebalanced with 4.17, but Johannes should know better.

I'm not participating in this one, though. Too many ongoing pbems make me mess up things, because of Old Age trait.

 

[Kane]

I'm not sure you can use Dom Rebalanced with 4.17, but Johannes should know better.

I'm not participating in this one, though. Too many ongoing pbems make me mess up things, because of Old Age trait.

The dangers of copy/pasting. UW is likewise out, considering the changes to UW nations in the latest patch. As for old age, I feel that many games at once helps you keeping in shape. Also, I really want to test the new pretender designer.

 

[Joined on the 4th of July]

This would open more opportunities for diplomacy: I'll give you 40 astral gems and you'll attack Xibalba in the other game.

Probably sitting out this one. Dunno yet.

 

[Grimwulf]

I'll give you 40 astral gems and you'll attack Xibalba in the other game.

I agree. Send me 40 astral gems and I'll suicide my forces with proof. Send them to attack Iron Lion Zion or smth like that.

 

[KoolNoodles]

I'd be up for Disciples too, but anyways yeah I am in.

 

[DakaSha]

does worthy heroes work with 4.17?

 

[Kane]

does worthy heroes work with 4.17?

yup

 

[DakaSha]

does worthy heroes work with 4.17?

yup

Doesnt that mean the new races get the short end?

 

[thesheeep]

Yeah, I'm in. Can't end worse for me than the last time.

 

[Grimwulf]

Yeah, I'm in. Can't end worse for me than the last time.

You did gud. I'm still fighting your fountain, actually.

Spoiler

The only thing left of your nation.

 

[Muty]

In!

 

[Kane]

does worthy heroes work with 4.17?

yup

Doesnt that mean the new races get the short end?

nope

 

[DakaSha]

does worthy heroes work with 4.17?

yup

Doesnt that mean the new races get the short end?

nope

But their heroes are worse than everybody elses then arent they?

 

[Berekän]

Allright, I'll join.

 

[Matalarata]

My fookin connection is down (storm of the century here) and the provider can't tell me when it will be working again...
When do you think the game will start?

 

[Kane]

My fookin connection is down (storm of the century here) and the provider can't tell me when it will be working again...
When do you think the game will start?

In a week or so.

 

[Matalarata]

Nice, I should be back on-line by then... Count me in! I'll keep you informed if the problem persists and I can't play!
Obviously if it's not a problem...