(IR) Preparations for the IR - Thread 3

[Zelda Themelin]

Hi EDENA!

Check your mail, if you still can. Just sent you a link to few files, nothing important. Check out if you want to.

 

[Zelda Themelin]

Yep William.

And to my opinion:

Too much LotR's 'dark sombre seriousness' and things become as depressing as my life. I want rpg's to be a bit more fun.

IMO, the movie was great, but also a bit too 'dark' (and two to come probably more so), something I don't wish of games I play, unless they are wargames, horror or stuff like that.

Now, more serious we try to sound, more likely it will become we offend people's feelings. Seen that happen. Humor helps to keep the story a story.

I don't know if anyone understands what I mean.

Other than that, my personal "PL" in net being less than zero, I think I fade into background now.

Hehe, nope, actually I go play some rpg. Have fun!

 

[Anabstercorian]

My intentions, more or less

All right. We will be joining the Technological Arms Race, the Magical Arms Race, and, if possible, a Psionic Arms Race. My people, the Illithid, have a good strong knowledge of psionics past our instintive abilities, and we want to get a piece of that pie.

As for our long term plans, we're not sure yet. Likely we'll play defensively, letting the Oerdians, Suel, and Baklune butcher each other while we consolidate our power in the underdark. Any underdark players interested in forming a strategic alliance with a northern force?

We're staying out of the planar arms race for now - We'll stay native. We're proud that way.

 

[Bonedagger]

It's not the PL that matters. I think I have said this before but... Please. Just because you have a low PL doesn't meen you don't have as much right...(That sounded lecturing)

What I'm looking forward to is not a feeling of being powerfull. It's that feeling of chaos.

Example: Trying to visualize gnomes in best ww2 style moving their artillery into position so that they can blast the c... out of those tree-hugging elves. Or a flok of demons closing in on a city as they suddenly see hundreds of heat-seeking missiles comming out of the mist. And so on...

 

[Zelda Themelin]

It's not the PL that matters. I think I have said this before but... Please. Just because you have a low PL doesn't meen you don't have as much right...(That sounded lecturing)

Hehe, I am tired, I type bad english, but this is really funny misunderstanding. I spoke of MY personal power level in net, not my faction's or characters'. Ok, bad joke, but my RL friends always ignore e-mails I send them.

What I'm looking forward to is not a feeling of being powerfull. It's that feeling of chaos.

Oh, me too, I am all for chaos.

Example: Trying to visualize gnomes in best ww2 style moving their artillery into position so that they can blast the c... out of those tree-hugging elves. Or a flok of demons closing in on a city as they suddenly see hundreds of heat-seeking missiles comming out of the mist. And so on...

 

[zouron]

Another Sunless world attempt?

hehe Anabstercorian (gosh I hate that name I can't spell it to save my life *sniff*) trying to get up in the arm race so you can turn off the sun? a tried illithid method of war from all I have seen, sit back research, let the rest kill themselves and then up... I blotted out the sun. sowwwy! hehe.

ohh EDENA! one not eon the seriousness before, I doubt you should change a lot, the first two threads were fun to play but they were actually fairly serious on some points, (unless I read soemthing wrong?) so don't worry too much really (perhaps a little less apocalytic? we don't need to end the world in turn 3).

As for Lynux all I can say "can't take the heat in the kitchen, wait till you get into the oven!" hehe actually that basically means is that you take it way too serious relax this is a game of fun players between.

For the record I hate when people keep BBQ next door somehow that infamous smoke ALWAYS! end up where I am sitting and reading a good book *mumbles and plots to steal the food dfrom the BBQ just in case...*

ohh finally advise people gets lots of forest under your command you are gonna need the firewood when Anabstercorian makes night night and day that too!

 

[Maudlin]

Forsaken One - Greyhawk isn't mentioned specifically because it's the only redeeming feature of the domains of greyhawk smack dab in the middle of the map (Melkor's black). But I'll put it on there, certainly can't hurt

Lynux - Um... relax, guy.

Edena - As for the tone, I guess I was sort of expecting a cross between War of the Words (sincere, but with tinfoil spaceships) and Attack of the Giant Mutant Space Crab People (zany fun). Considering the premise, we can't possibly play it completely seriously, and the world is doomed anyway Might as well enjoy the Apocalypse.

Everyone - Does anyone have trouble matching the names on the legend to the factions on the map? (The colours can be off sometimes due to shaded background) Edena requested I put everyone's name on the map itself, but that's likely to change a whole lot during the game and I don't intend to spend the most fertile years of my life chasing your names across the map while you're trampling all over each other

(I'm exaggerating slightly If people have trouble finding who's who, I'll add the names (that's what it was intended for), I'm just a bit worried it'll get cluttered.)

 

[Black Omega]

Black Omega, you'll have a special place, in da stomach

A special place? Aww..thanks. we'll be sure to bring over a special castle 'warming' present.

And from Edena - ((I would not underestimate Forsaken One if I were you.))

No worries, Edena. I was just doing my best to keep things a little light hearted.

I personally like FotR style far more than Monte Python for entertainment, but throwing in elements of humor helps in not taking the game -too- seriously. Chess is deadly serious, this doesn't need to be.

 

[Turrosh Mak]

What Style?

Edena - As for the tone, I guess I was sort of expecting a cross between War of the Words (sincere, but with tinfoil spaceships) and Attack of the Giant Mutant Space Crab People (zany fun). Considering the premise, we can't possibly play it completely seriously, and the world is doomed anyway Might as well enjoy the Apocalypse.

I had a similar vision. I also think giant wooden fighting robots should somehow be included. (Anyone here seen Robot Carneval?)

I don't think that it is wise to decide now weither the IR will be Serious, Silly, or somewhere in between. The previous IR's were all of those things. The story will become, what the story will become, and any attempt to force it into a certain "mood" will just make things more difficult. There are to many of us, and we all envision this as something different.

And Edena, Please don't change your posting style, It is uniquly you. Part of what made the two prior IRs such fun to read, and I Imagine, to participate was what you wrote when sumarizing and making rulings. also the way you wrote it was important too. It seemed to me that your own tone was semi serious with tounge in cheek.

 

[Turrosh Mak]

Re: Claims, Rulings and comments

((Turrosh Mak, would you wait until Turn Zero to announce that?
Otherwise, everyone will be doing this before Turn Zero, and on Turn One nobody will know where anything is.
Just copy your post, and on Turn Zero repost it. ))

Not a problem

 

[Edena_of_Neith]

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[Mr. Draco]

Well i'm not planning to give up at all. I enjoyed the first ir and am planning to do the same with the third one.

Lynux, if you're reading this, and my being competitive made you upset, or if it was something else i did, i'm sorry.

By the way, chess isn't always serious to the level of sitting and playing for hours. That's just during the actual tournament play . Now, lightning chess, there is no way that's nearly as serious. For those of you who don't play chess, lightning chess is a game, usually played one minute time controls (i.e.- one minute per player for all their moves during the entire game). It's really fun, and basically a game of reflexes rather than calculating. Actually, i have a good friend i play lightning chess regularly with except we use 20-30 second time controls (i.e.- 20-30 seconds per person for all their moves). It's crazy, quite often we don't even have time to pick up the pieces properly and just throw them off the board

Edena, anyways, on a more IR note, yeah, i think a FoTR type atmosphere is fitting here. Also, is there a psionics arms race?

 

[Edena_of_Neith]

Edena here.
I'm asking the moderators to change my e-mail over.
Until then, you won't be able to e-mail me.

No, there is no psionics arms race.
Psionics are something different - an innate ability that one has or does not have.
The humanoids of Toril gained psionics through the sacrifice of the Psionic League.

I've played Lightning Chess, and it is quite fun.
I've played Knightmare Chess, and it is quite fun (you've never played Chess until you've played Knightmare Chess.)
I've played Lightning Chess, and it was a blast.
I have also played Chess, and it was fun.

But then I played a Tournament Chess Player in a casual game.
Upon being defeated soundly, I remarked that I was only a casual chess player.

To which he remarked that I had no business playing him at all - that he was offended that I had taken up his time in such trivial play.

 

[Edena_of_Neith]

To Maudlin

I am going to start modifying the Lists now, while I wait for the Moderators to tell me what can be done concerning my situation.

I have about 40 posts worth of modification to do.

Maudlin, I read your post above, and I agree - putting all those names on would clutter the board and - more importantly - take up more time than you have to give, since things will change from Turn to Turn in the IR.

Therefore, forget my request concerning putting in any IRL names in parenthesis.

However, there are some changes that do need to be made, as follows:

Change the color of the Tiger Nomads from blue to the orange of the Kevellond League (Furyondy, Veluna, Keoland.)
Change the color of the Wolf Nomads to that of the Kevellond League.
Change the color of the two small Olman Islands to that of the Kevellond League.
Change the color of the Theocracy of the Pale to that of the Kevellond League.

Change the color of Fellreev Forest to the light blue of Creamstreak's holdings.

Change the color of the Hold of the Sea Princes to the pastel color you have in that spot in the Hellfurnaces south of the Formians (the spot, currently unmarked, that represents Festy Dog.)

Change the color of the Hold of Stonefist to the red of the Empire of Iuz. It's his, now.
Change the color of Tenh to the red of the Empire of Iuz. It's his, now.

Delete the spot of blue color in the Vast Swamp.
The evil elves of the Vast Swamp now serve Acererak.

Change the color of Ket (including Bramblewood Forest) to the red of the Empire of Iuz.
The Kettites are turning traitor to their own people, and allying with Iuz.

Change the color of the Bright Desert to the red of Iuz.
Rary the Traitor is living up to his namesake. He is betraying his own people, and joining Iuz.
Once a traitor, always a traitor.

- - -

Enlarge the name Great Kingdom of Northern Aerdi to the size you have Nyrond in.
Enlarge the name Kingdom of United Ahlissa to the size of Nyrond.

After all, these are both powers as big, or bigger than, Nyrond!

Slightly enlarge, and put in bold, Yeomanry.
Slightly enlarge, and put in bold, Sterich.
Slightly enlarge, and put in bold, Ull.

In the ocean north of Hempmonaland (there is no other place to put it) put a pointer facing south - southwest into the heart of the continent - thus the pointer should be at the eastern edge of the map.
Next to the pointer put Empire of the Yuan-Ti

Put another pointer (yeah, I know it's crowded already!) in the Suel Imperium, pointing south-southwest (not nearly as west as the pointer pointing towards Erypt.)

Next to that pointer, put Zingia / Nippon.

And finally, in small but bold print, put Lorridges in the hills around the northern end of the Lortmils.

Hmmm ... that should do it, for now.

 

[kaboom]

Knightmare chess is indeed fun.

 

[Festy_Dog]

Urm, about the map....

Where is this kewl detailed map? Cuz i have no previous knowledge of grey hawk and everything i've done so far has been thanks to my valuable ally Kalanyr.

 

[Creamsteak]

Can I not have a country? Someone house my PC in their area as an allie or something and I'll just play him like I would in a campaign...

 

[William Ronald]

Consolidated Information

Hello, Edena:

Please award the Fellreev Forest to creamsteak. Also, can some people give him some territory. Also, I thought you were awarding the Wolf and Tiger Nomads to Black Omega.

I have consolidated several of the links into a general listing that you might want to make the fourth post of each thread.

IR Thread Resources

Faction mapfor the World of Greyhawk IR thread:
http://users.pandora.be/maudlin/map.html


Previous IR threads on Toril, the world of the Forgotten Realms campaign setting:

http://bugbearslair.homestead.com/GIRA1.html

The Oerik Continent:
http://www.hallofhero.com/sand/index.cfm


The Big Map of Oerth:

http://members.aol.com/cathbhadhx/tsroerth.gif



Let me know if I can be of help while you are off line. Which sounds like it is happening soon.

Also, this thread is dangerously close to the 200 post limit. I think it may be time to close this thread.

If you have any questions, e-mail me at williamwronald@aol.com before you go off line.

 

[Mr. Draco]

edena, i am very sory for your chess experience against the tournament player. on the behalf of chess players everywhere i'd like to apologize for that guy's behavior. He had no reason saying anything like that. Please try to forgive him and give tournament chess a chance. Very few people are like him, i gaurntee it. As an example, i give free chess lessons to children in the community. I also know many very high rated players that are amongst the nicest people i've met. I'm just sorry that game had to be against him. also, don't worry about losing too much. besides, most tournaments have an "unrated" section where people new to tournament chess play against each other; even for people who only play chess casually it's still quite fun (i.e.- you don't lose every game) because everybody else in the unrated section is about as familiar with chess as you.

 

[Serpenteye]

Good idea William. I've thanked Edena before, but now I thank you for your contribution to the IR. Myself, I'm to lazy to do much more than I already am. Although I almost certainly will be your enemy in character, and will give no mercy to my enemies, I extend my hand to you in gratitude.