5524 Forum 48 Hr 2021 Steel

[Acererak]

SO- AM: Well met she-warrior. I’ll take the two artifact location for the town deal. Tax on turn 3? I think you’ll run into the town soon so let’s check on that next turn.

AM - SO

To be clear: You will also provide "EITHER two castings of Hidden Ore at the city in my region or your starting town in my region OR a single casting of Bounty in Krynn."

AM - SO

I did not run across your town on turn 1.  Nevertheless, please confirm you will tax on turn 3 AND cast EITHER one Bounty spell OR two Hidden Ore spells in exchange for the location of two artifacts.

SO-AM: I ran into a village in Krynn on row G on my way out. Do you want the town location? If you put two artifact locations on the forum it will do me no good since they will be gone before I can take them. So, I am unsure what you are offering me. You take my town. I get a race to artifacts I may get and I have to give you spells as well? That's a bad deal.

I never asked for the coordinates of your town to be posted.  I revealed its location on my own this turn -- I cover many hexes in the plains.  I would then have told you the coordinates relative to your town (which nobody would know the location of except you and I).  As an example: "5 hexes north and 15 hexes east."

Also, to be clear, I was never offering you the US locations for your town.  I simply expected you to tax it to avoid early conflict.

I offered you the US locations for the casting of beneficial spells.

Now . . . since you posted the town location I have no means of providing you artifact locations secretly.  And I do not intend to pay 20k for a town that I can simply take.  I asked you to tax it on turn 3 as a gesture of goodwill between our kingdoms.  I continue to request this action . . .

If I end up in open conflict with the SO kingdom I definitely prefer it earlier rather than later.

I apologize if my message was unclear.  Still, the going rate for taxing a town on turn 3 is peace and goodwill.  Buying early peace with the Amazons seems like a steal for the price of a single strategically unimportant town?

SO-AM: I know how the reference point system works. I was trying to save you a turn and let you take it on turn 3. If you didn't move anyone to the town since you didn't find it on turn 1 then there is no point in me taxing it until turn 4- unless you're moving a group there this turn? I will still tax the town but it's not much a gesture of goodwill for me to lose my town and gain nothing. If that is how you want to start the game with your neighbor that is up to you.

[Acererak]

EL > SO

Our wizards report the discovery of a superior artifact among your lands. We would like to work out an exchange, for we don't wish to create unintended hostility among our folk by stealing from your ruins.

We have heroes ready to teleport there and recover the lost artifact and will do so this turn should you give us your blessing. Should this be agreeable, we would share any gold or jewels discovered during our expedition, as well as additional offerings such as a future Bounty spell, fair exchange of food, and so forth. 

Please let us know your thoughts. It would be difficult to convey this location discreetly, as we have no holdings among your land, and wish only to pursue a mutually beneficial and agreeable path.


(OOC: We started with knowledge of this artifact. It doesn't appear to have anything to do with Wizardry, based on the name. In fact, our interest stems from the name being an Elvish term that references something of interest to our culture (and me, as a LoTR fan!).

SO:EL- Thanks but we have already discovered the location so please keep it secret from everyone else.

[Acererak]

AM - SO

To be clear: You will also provide "EITHER two castings of Hidden Ore at the city in my region or your starting town in my region OR a single casting of Bounty in Krynn."

AM - SO

I did not run across your town on turn 1.  Nevertheless, please confirm you will tax on turn 3 AND cast EITHER one Bounty spell OR two Hidden Ore spells in exchange for the location of two artifacts.

SO-AM: I ran into a village in Krynn on row G on my way out. Do you want the town location? If you put two artifact locations on the forum it will do me no good since they will be gone before I can take them. So, I am unsure what you are offering me. You take my town. I get a race to artifacts I may get and I have to give you spells as well? That's a bad deal.

I never asked for the coordinates of your town to be posted.  I revealed its location on my own this turn -- I cover many hexes in the plains.  I would then have told you the coordinates relative to your town (which nobody would know the location of except you and I).  As an example: "5 hexes north and 15 hexes east."

Also, to be clear, I was never offering you the US locations for your town.  I simply expected you to tax it to avoid early conflict.

I offered you the US locations for the casting of beneficial spells.

Now . . . since you posted the town location I have no means of providing you artifact locations secretly.  And I do not intend to pay 20k for a town that I can simply take.  I asked you to tax it on turn 3 as a gesture of goodwill between our kingdoms.  I continue to request this action . . .

If I end up in open conflict with the SO kingdom I definitely prefer it earlier rather than later.

I apologize if my message was unclear.  Still, the going rate for taxing a town on turn 3 is peace and goodwill.  Buying early peace with the Amazons seems like a steal for the price of a single strategically unimportant town?

SO-AM: I know how the reference point system works. I was trying to save you a turn and let you take it on turn 3. If you didn't move anyone to the town since you didn't find it on turn 1 then there is no point in me taxing it until turn 4- unless you're moving a group there this turn? I will still tax the town but it's not much a gesture of goodwill for me to lose my town and gain nothing. If that is how you want to start the game with your neighbor that is up to you.

SO-AM: Is turn 4 ok to tax? Or did you move someone in this turn? Let me know.

There is also a neutral village on row g on my way out of the region I can tell you where it is if you like.

[Lord Thanatos]

AM - SO

I did not run across your town on turn 1.  Nevertheless, please confirm you will tax on turn 3 AND cast EITHER one Bounty spell OR two Hidden Ore spells in exchange for the location of two artifacts.

SO-AM: I ran into a village in Krynn on row G on my way out. Do you want the town location? If you put two artifact locations on the forum it will do me no good since they will be gone before I can take them. So, I am unsure what you are offering me. You take my town. I get a race to artifacts I may get and I have to give you spells as well? That's a bad deal.

I never asked for the coordinates of your town to be posted.  I revealed its location on my own this turn -- I cover many hexes in the plains.  I would then have told you the coordinates relative to your town (which nobody would know the location of except you and I).  As an example: "5 hexes north and 15 hexes east."

Also, to be clear, I was never offering you the US locations for your town.  I simply expected you to tax it to avoid early conflict.

I offered you the US locations for the casting of beneficial spells.

Now . . . since you posted the town location I have no means of providing you artifact locations secretly.  And I do not intend to pay 20k for a town that I can simply take.  I asked you to tax it on turn 3 as a gesture of goodwill between our kingdoms.  I continue to request this action . . .

If I end up in open conflict with the SO kingdom I definitely prefer it earlier rather than later.

I apologize if my message was unclear.  Still, the going rate for taxing a town on turn 3 is peace and goodwill.  Buying early peace with the Amazons seems like a steal for the price of a single strategically unimportant town?

SO-AM: I know how the reference point system works. I was trying to save you a turn and let you take it on turn 3. If you didn't move anyone to the town since you didn't find it on turn 1 then there is no point in me taxing it until turn 4- unless you're moving a group there this turn? I will still tax the town but it's not much a gesture of goodwill for me to lose my town and gain nothing. If that is how you want to start the game with your neighbor that is up to you.

SO-AM: Is turn 4 ok to tax? Or did you move someone in this turn? Let me know.

There is also a neutral village on row g on my way out of the region I can tell you where it is if you like.

AM - SO

I have located the row G village.

I stand a "maybe" chance of controlling the region this turn meaning if you tax it turn 3 I will not have to later send an emissary there.  I am likely sending a group there this turn so if "maybe" fails I will attack the town turn 4.  Either way, tax on 3 is better.

[unclemike]

GN to RD
I need your town in the Sword Coast, what would you like in return?

RD, you there? How about if I send you food during the upcoming winter in exchange for this town? Sound fair?

[Acererak]

SO-AM: I ran into a village in Krynn on row G on my way out. Do you want the town location? If you put two artifact locations on the forum it will do me no good since they will be gone before I can take them. So, I am unsure what you are offering me. You take my town. I get a race to artifacts I may get and I have to give you spells as well? That's a bad deal.

I never asked for the coordinates of your town to be posted.  I revealed its location on my own this turn -- I cover many hexes in the plains.  I would then have told you the coordinates relative to your town (which nobody would know the location of except you and I).  As an example: "5 hexes north and 15 hexes east."

Also, to be clear, I was never offering you the US locations for your town.  I simply expected you to tax it to avoid early conflict.

I offered you the US locations for the casting of beneficial spells.

Now . . . since you posted the town location I have no means of providing you artifact locations secretly.  And I do not intend to pay 20k for a town that I can simply take.  I asked you to tax it on turn 3 as a gesture of goodwill between our kingdoms.  I continue to request this action . . .

If I end up in open conflict with the SO kingdom I definitely prefer it earlier rather than later.

I apologize if my message was unclear.  Still, the going rate for taxing a town on turn 3 is peace and goodwill.  Buying early peace with the Amazons seems like a steal for the price of a single strategically unimportant town?

SO-AM: I know how the reference point system works. I was trying to save you a turn and let you take it on turn 3. If you didn't move anyone to the town since you didn't find it on turn 1 then there is no point in me taxing it until turn 4- unless you're moving a group there this turn? I will still tax the town but it's not much a gesture of goodwill for me to lose my town and gain nothing. If that is how you want to start the game with your neighbor that is up to you.

SO-AM: Is turn 4 ok to tax? Or did you move someone in this turn? Let me know.

There is also a neutral village on row g on my way out of the region I can tell you where it is if you like.

AM - SO

I have located the row G village.

I stand a "maybe" chance of controlling the region this turn meaning if you tax it turn 3 I will not have to later send an emissary there.  I am likely sending a group there this turn so if "maybe" fails I will attack the town turn 4.  Either way, tax on 3 is better.

SO-AM: Done. I'd really appreciate a single artifact location from the g village coordinates for the town.

[Diamond Cutter]

RD-GN, this is acceptable. I already got my orders in though. I can tax it next turn if you like.

[Diamond Cutter]

RD-AM, I'm taking your village to try and flip my Region to me.

[Drogo]

This is moving slowly.

[Agent Orange]

This is moving slowly.

yes...i think we just need 1 more to hit ready.