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<blockquote data-quote="Edena_of_Neith" data-source="post: 1955419" data-attributes="member: 2020">Eluvans' protestation above is probably the result of my letter to him, telling him Serpenteye needed his Template soon.&nbsp; &nbsp; (sighs)&nbsp; My intent was not to drive Eluvan out of the game.&nbsp; : (&nbsp; -&nbsp; All I can do is make a comment on IRs.&nbsp; The 1st and 2nd IRs had no rules at all, but a lot of people enjoyed them.&nbsp; The 3rd IR had a lot of rules, and a lot of people enjoyed it.&nbsp; I would advocate that this is because players sought out the Fun in the game, whether they wanted a lot of rules, or few rules, or no rules.&nbsp; If I was in Eluvans' shoes, with so little time to devote to this, I'd concentrate on the Fun, and skip over the details.&nbsp; My hasty template might look like this:&nbsp; Most of my IC goes to industrialization.&nbsp; 100 goes to gaining 2 levels in the Tech Arms Race.&nbsp; We fortify the borders.&nbsp; We invade Geoff with half our armies.&nbsp; And let Serpenteye arbitrate what happens.&nbsp; Perhaps my example is too crude, but the point is, the game is simply supposed to be Fun.&nbsp; I could have just said:&nbsp; We throw everything we have into Industrialization and all our armies at Iuz!&nbsp; Or:&nbsp; I throw everything into the Tech Arms Race and all my armies at Iuz!&nbsp; In the first IR, this is what Forrester DID.&nbsp; He threw all his armies at the elves of Evereska.&nbsp; Once he had successfully taken Evereska (and eaten all the elves) he went after Evermeet.&nbsp; He took Evermeet, but the elves blew it up.&nbsp; The Elven Imperial Armada of Realmspace came to avenge the elves.&nbsp; There was a great battle.&nbsp; Everyone sided with Forrester against the elves, including the spirits of the elves of Evermeet.&nbsp; The Realmspace elves were defeated, and Toril was saved from destruction at their hands.&nbsp; It sounds complicated, all that.&nbsp; Certainly, it could have been worked out under a strategic rules system, and I'm sure people would have had a lot of fun.&nbsp; However, in that case, there were no rules at all.&nbsp; Just arbitration.&nbsp; And it still worked, and was still fun to a lot of people.&nbsp; If this is a Calculus Class, it's a Calculus Class where you don't have to study and can still get an A.&nbsp; EDIT:&nbsp; Yes, Eluvan, the League of Athyr was invited into the Treaty of Ekbir.&nbsp; And into the Treaty of Miranda.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Edena_of_Neith, post: 1955419, member: 2020"] Eluvans' protestation above is probably the result of my letter to him, telling him Serpenteye needed his Template soon. (sighs) My intent was not to drive Eluvan out of the game. : ( - All I can do is make a comment on IRs. The 1st and 2nd IRs had no rules at all, but a lot of people enjoyed them. The 3rd IR had a lot of rules, and a lot of people enjoyed it. I would advocate that this is because players sought out the Fun in the game, whether they wanted a lot of rules, or few rules, or no rules. If I was in Eluvans' shoes, with so little time to devote to this, I'd concentrate on the Fun, and skip over the details. My hasty template might look like this: Most of my IC goes to industrialization. 100 goes to gaining 2 levels in the Tech Arms Race. We fortify the borders. We invade Geoff with half our armies. And let Serpenteye arbitrate what happens. Perhaps my example is too crude, but the point is, the game is simply supposed to be Fun. I could have just said: We throw everything we have into Industrialization and all our armies at Iuz! Or: I throw everything into the Tech Arms Race and all my armies at Iuz! In the first IR, this is what Forrester DID. He threw all his armies at the elves of Evereska. Once he had successfully taken Evereska (and eaten all the elves) he went after Evermeet. He took Evermeet, but the elves blew it up. The Elven Imperial Armada of Realmspace came to avenge the elves. There was a great battle. Everyone sided with Forrester against the elves, including the spirits of the elves of Evermeet. The Realmspace elves were defeated, and Toril was saved from destruction at their hands. It sounds complicated, all that. Certainly, it could have been worked out under a strategic rules system, and I'm sure people would have had a lot of fun. However, in that case, there were no rules at all. Just arbitration. And it still worked, and was still fun to a lot of people. If this is a Calculus Class, it's a Calculus Class where you don't have to study and can still get an A. EDIT: Yes, Eluvan, the League of Athyr was invited into the Treaty of Ekbir. And into the Treaty of Miranda. [/QUOTE]

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