MP: Giants and Dwarves [MA; CBM ; Noob friendly] [Full 12/12]

[Zywack]

I'd like confirmation regarding if the global NAP toward mighty Shinuyama is in fact global. I'd like to know which of the following it is:

1) There's a global NAP-3 with Shinuyama considering I replaced a player who has been absent multiple turns.
or
2) There's no NAP: It's been suggested but not implemented.
or
3) There's a NAP, but considering it's "As long as trades are fullfilled, everything goes" diplomacy, it really doesn't mean anything.

Considering one of my neighboor's action and positioning, I'd be extremely useful for me to know which of the three options it is ASAP. I'll deal as best as I can no matter which of the three options it is, but I'd really appreciate knowing which it is.

[legowarrior]

I will nap 3 with you

[legowarrior]

I'm looking for 6 Nature Gems. I'll trade fire or Astral for them, one to one.

[Zywack]

It's much appreciated, legowarrior! Thank you very much!

I've sent the new turn already and I might be unable to get on until late next night so do not send me gems for trade as I'm unlikely going to be able to modify my turn. This exclude Vanheim since you should have received my fire gems already so I'm expecting the natures next turn

[don_Pablo]

Originally Posted by legowarrior

I'm looking for 6 Nature Gems. I'll trade fire or Astral for them, one to one.

Abysia is interested.
We offer 6N and need 6S (astral)

[don_Pablo]

Also Abysia needs more S gems and offer Fire or blood slaves as a repayment.

[legowarrior]

The astrals have been sent. I hope you'll send your nature gems this turn as well Abysia

[legowarrior]

At this time I have a good source of Fire and not much need. I don't use too much blood magic in general.

[Yskonyn]

parone, certainly you did! Your story cracked my and my missus up, though! So recognisable!

Caelum is in no position to wage war with Shinu, but just to make it official; Caelum accepts the NAP.

Another thing game related; I have a question about gem gathering, what is the most efficient way to look for gems?
Does your pretender have special skills normally? What is the order you give her/him in that case?
The reason I ask is seeing the trade offers, while the inventory of Caelum is rather mindbogglingly low on gems.

[parone]

yeah, gem gathering can be a real bit** if you don't have a strategy.

if you are specializing in certain paths/magics, you might use recruitable mages to sight search for specific kinds of gems. it is more effecient to find the spell that searches(one turn to cast, 2 turns to move/search), but that is negated if your searcher has more than one path and you need both(say he was a fire/earth mage and you needed both-like me). of course the spells find ALL of the sights in that path, so you could uncover one of those whopper lvl 4 sights, which if your searcher were not level 4, you wouldn't get.

some guys use a rainbow pretender(all paths, or most) and just have him sight search from the word go.

im sure there are more strats, but for someone like me(who knows very little) these are the simplest.

like everything else in this game, it requires a lot of planning.