Sha Bay - Pretender submission

[DakaSha]

Hey wanna start a game on my new map. Im a newb so newbs are welcome but since i do want to test my map (more for future reference when i start some new ones) experienced players are also welcome.


Game Type: Small PBEM (LLamaserver)

Speed: 24 hours per host for the first 20 turns moving to 48 hours per host after that if needed.

Quickhost enabled. Staling will get you auto-subbed or AI'd. Find a sub or ask for an extension (as long as its reasonable no prob http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif )

Era: First sign up decides

Players: 4-5

Start: As soon as people upload their pretenders.

Nation Selection: Open. If somebody wants to be a water nation thats fine. there is one start location for water nations on the map. With 1 water nation we'll do 5 players and without one we'll do 4. Now i dont know what the balance on this is period but im even more in the dark when it comes to that water nation so just a heads up ^^ just no late age ermor or r'hley (whatever) for testing purposes


Map: My Map Sha Bay (http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/threads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=d3smm&Number=630700&page=0 &view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1)

I do NOT guarantee balance. I see this as just a fun/challenge game and while playing we can test the map for faults.

Victory Conditions: None

Hall of Fame: 10

Renaming: On

Graphs: Off

Everything Else: Defaults

Mods: CBM 1.3


If people want to change settings we can debate it but i have final say ^^ cbm is not changing http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif

let me know which nation u want (first sign up picks era).

and thanks to llama for letting me (us) use his awesome server ^^


DakaSha - Helheim
Executor - Hinnom
Apsophos - Pangaea
Deadnature - Abysia

[Apsophos]

I'd like to play, but I don't care about era.

[DakaSha]

well next one gets the pick then ^^

[Executor]

I pick EA, pangaea

[Executor]

I second thought Hinnom

[DakaSha]

ah....
well i know whos gonna win ^^

[Apsophos]

Hinnom then? (again?)
In that case, I'll take Pangaea myself.

[DakaSha]

k 1 (or 2) more players

[Executor]

Why are you all so frightened of Hinnom?
They are strong but not invincible, I killed them once with C'tis early on, and I take them only for the magic, but I can change the nation if you all want.

[DakaSha]

no id like the experience against them.
they are really strong because of the starting army that really kicks ***. plus they arnt pushovers period of course. i dont have any experience with them but thats what people in chat say and the game we are playing kinda proves it ^^

but no by all means play them i like challenges

[Deadnature]

put me down for Abysia

[DakaSha]

ok well we have the players then ill pm llama

[DakaSha]

btw since i have an advantage by knowing what exactly is guarding the provinces i advise u to take a look at the map file to see what is there.

ull need the DB to make any sense of it though.

ill give a detailed report if requested

edit: u could also just start a few games with a dragon and fly to the 5 guarded provs to see what exactly is there

[DakaSha]

ok game is set up. send in pretenders as soon as your ready and we'll start the game

edit:

the name of the game is Sha_Bay
dont forget the underscore http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

[Apsophos]

Sorry, I don't usually wake up early http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif (time is GMT +2 here)
Game has started.

[DakaSha]

hey sorry but it seems im always the one holding this up. im in hawaii so im prob sleeping when u guys are all awake submitting turns.

but the game is still moving along swiftly so thats nice ^^

[Executor]

This game is getting very interesting...
Everybody's in war with somebody, or everybody!

[DakaSha]

lol im as good as dead.
but im going out in style!

somebody's gonna have to take ovet admin once i do perish

[Deadnature]

lol im as good as dead.
but im going out in style!

Not exactly what I wanted to hear... :)

[Executor]

Don't worry Hinnom to the rescue!!!
So that I can kill you...

[Executor]

I should be happy that I won this battle considering all the gems and army size you lost, but I seem to have killed more of my troops than you have, much more!!!
The lesson is don't use chariots in large battles...

[DakaSha]

ok ive gone AI
abysia is now admin

good game ^^
i suckede but i learned quite a bit. always good^^

[Executor]

So... the 3 of us left a?
Who's next?
I vote Pangaea...

[Apsophos]

Newbies die first. How suprising.
Learned a bit, too. I'm still learning from the two other games I'm in, see you there, DakaSha.

[Deadnature]

I just learned something too:

Amazingly, a blind slayer can still somehow assassinate an Ammi

[Executor]

Ah, so abysia has decided that treachery is better suited for them and it is the only way to even remotely win,
but fear not the army's of Hinnom are strong and will withstand any pressure.

[Deadnature]

The Abysians do not have a word for treachery, we shall boil up from beyond the great mountain range and burn all of Hinom with our endless tide of fire.

[Executor]

I'm not sure if you staled or sent your turn two minutes before hostng?

[Deadnature]

Yeah I staled...really sucks too because we were about to have a major confrontation. Sorry about that, but lets see how it goes from here.

[DakaSha]

u can always roll back

[Deadnature]

True, although since this is my first game its mostly for practice anyway. No need to roll back unless the others players want to.

Thanks for the suggestion though.

BTW Dakasha: The turn after you went AI the mighty Bob awoke in in Helheim only to find it occupied by the hated Abysians. He quickly set about besieging the fort and I had to divert a sizable force to kill him. Next turn Helheim was destroyed completely. I guess you pretender took revenge for you :)

[Executor]

If you knew you'd stale why didn't you delay the game, you are the admin also now, aren't you?

[Deadnature]

I didn't know I would stale, I unexpectedly couldn't send the turn file in. I'm the admin so if you want to roll-back let me know but otherwise I don't care. Sorry about the stale though :(

[DakaSha]

the mighty bob lol

[Executor]

I check the forum frequently, PM me the admin password so this wouldn't happen again, if I see you're gonna stale I'll delay, and in the case that I can't make the turn in time also.

[Executor]

The mighty forces of Hinnom have won yet another battle against Pangaea and our new arch enemy Abysia!

[Deadnature]

The almighty Bolmarc of Abysia maintains that no such defeat occurred, it was in fact a "severe tactical withdrawal"

[Executor]

Hmm... even my blind assassins can kill mages, very interesting,
Was kinda looking forward to breaking the siege on my fort, but you took that pleasure away from me, stand still and fight!!!

[Deadnature]

Yeah, and I was NOT looking forward to you breaking that siege. Man, The Looming Hell is a killer against a nation like Abysia who has so many battle-mages.

Its weird about the blind-assassins right? Earlier, one of my slayers managed to kill one of your Ammis after being blinded...

[Deadnature]

OMG: Three provinces with three good sites all very close to your capital! Wow, that is nice. The first site I found was a desease-spawning pain in the ***. Of course even without those sites I think you would still be in a good position right now.

[Executor]

I think steel ovens is the best, as you may see from the large number of my very cheap items...
BTW where are you going so far up north???
If you had chosen anyone else but Abysia, you wouldn't stand a chance,
all those fire mages, fire magic and fire gems that aren't used for ANYTHING,
and of course that damn blindness that stops me from sending SC's!!!
But fear not I will kill you.

[Deadnature]

Just raiding; yeah this is one of my first games and the first that I've ever gotten to such a late turn...I guess I really should have gotten some blood magic going.

[Executor]

Why do you keep sending shamblers into MY sea, I'll just keep sending horrors to kick you out.
You're gonna love the next turn...

[Executor]

Bolmarc, the ruler of Abysia has fallen to oblivion and with him shall fall his kingdom and a new era shall begin!
With the Abysian army's scatered around the world, they are forced to push back to defense while the mighty army's of Hinnom who are favored by the gods are pushing them back to the Land of Scytha where they are preparing to make a final stand or maybe yet regrouping to try and force one last hopeless attempt to concur the lands of Shaiar the Lord of this world!!!

[Deadnature]

Our lord has been slain! It is true! But not for want of might; his simple Cyclopean mind was unable to cope with the magic of the hated giants.

IF the Giants dare to enter the Burning Lands then it will become a graveyard for their charred skeletons!

THE MIGHTY BOLMARC SHALL RETURN!!

[DakaSha]

is pangaea out?

[Deadnature]

is pangaea out?

almost...

[Apsophos]

I'm not dead! (could one of you send me a few hundred gold?)


Come on, that's only two provinces with nobody in them, I'm surprised to have one more turn to play.

[Executor]

I do believe this will be the last turn you send in.

[Executor]

Well perhaps not...

[Apsophos]

I'm not dead!

Ok, now I am.

[Executor]

You still have to send in this last turn.
EDIT: Sorry I see you've sent it in.

[Deadnature]

Ok, I'm ready to call it quits...well played, Executor. You can go ahead and declare this one finished.

[Executor]

Why are you giving up so early, but I guess it's pointless to continu, had another 2 global spells coming up in a couple of turn and had something planned for that army down there.

[Deadnature]

Yeah, this could go on for quite a while. But I'm a noob and I want to focus on my other games. Besides, I didn't stand a chance from the beginning of our war. Me, Pangaea and Helheim really should have formed an early alliance against you.

[Executor]

Than it is in order to say... Rejoice! A true god has ascended!
Shaiar the Lord of Hinnom has led his people to victory!!!

It was a good and fast game, hope to play another one like this soon!

[DakaSha]

Do you guys have any comments on the map? That is pretty much why i started this game :P

[Executor]

I really liked the map, hope to play another one if you make it!!!

[Apsophos]

I liked the small portion I saw.

[Deadnature]

I also liked the map, I would definitely play on it again sometime.