Invisible Swarm III: over

[Boron]

jeffr said:
And those few provinces I managed to raid and hold for a bit are all crap. No gems and no income. Dis C'tis have miasma or something? No wonder Mictlan doesn't bother to take them back.

Yeah ctis was unfortunately miasma. That hurt me badly. I lost around 50 jaguars or so just from the miasma dominion. Iirc these losses were higher than my losses i suffered in all fights with ctis .
And Mictlan is not interested in gems but in blood .

[CUnknown]

The Great Sorceress of Ulm has been wandering the countryside lately in search of sites of magic power. After a long hike, she becomes a little hungry and stops by a peasant's hut to ask for some food. She says, "I am your Goddess, you may rub my feet and bring me whatever food you happen to have in your home, today is your lucky day!"

The peasant farmer looks at her with a snarl, "I ent gonna give ya my food, now go on, git outta here! Goddess? Humph! I know better'n ta believe in that ****e. Ya got any proof about that, or do ya just want me ta take it on -faith-?"

The Great Sorceress, shocked as she was, stood there for a few minutes before regaining her senses. After incinerating the peasant and returning home, she issues this decree:

"Hear me, nation of Ulm! Do not listen to the Skeptics among you! Those who doubt my divinity will be hanged in the street. Remember always that I am your Goddess! All provincial leaders, it is now your top priority to hunt down and stop all foriegn Skeptics."

Turning to a nearby top official, "Make the arrangements for an immediate peace with the Philosopher's Council. The learning seeping across the border from Arcosephale is more dangerous than a hoard of centaurs...Make sure the border is secure."

[Boron]

Mictlan has given up. We still have one secret weapon of doom but it won't turn the tide anymore [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Envy.gif[/img] [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Cold.gif[/img] .

Well played Jeffr. Your switching to lots of small raid bands was a good move.

[jeffr]

But you still have 3 out of the 5 castles in the NorthWest, including both Ctis' and Tien Chi, with large armies and you have a massive (~350) army at your capital. I don't know how much of those armies are the dreaded Jaguars, though. And you also have taken 7 or 8 of my provinces (and more every turn) with those Hordes from Hell that you keep throwing around !!!

I don't think it's over by any means, but thank you for your kind words As always, you played very well (I remember when you smoked me in my very first MP game. You were Pythium with False Horrors, Quickness and Lightning and I was a toasted Pan). Here, your Jaguars did a number on my White Centaurs. I lost 86 I think in one battle, which really hurt.

You also taught me a trick or two that I hope to put into play, if given the chance

[PashaDawg]

No giving up! No giving up! Fight the rotting Pan!

[CUnknown]

I think I need more time with this turn. I'm going to change it to 48-h host now.

[Jurri]

Cool with me. I've been a little confused with the hosting times lately, tell the truth

As of the latest count, Pan owns all the watchtowers in the area, plus the Dark Citadel in Pranda. My scout in T'ien C'hi capital got lost in the woods, so I don't know its status... It would seem that Pan owns everything to the West from the North-South river and the Lakes; I think about 50 provinces.

[jeffr]

Whoa, why all the anti-Pan (i.e 'rotten Pan') stuff? The war with Mictlan has been a war of attrition and raiding, not a cakewalk. Many independant provinces still exist in the West because Pan has been constantly at war and doesn't have any forces to spare to take them.

Pan will likely be destroyed by the Ulm/Mictlan alliance fairly quickly and without any significant damage to Ulm.

If you all allow Ulm to take the West in addition to his already strong position, Ulm will more than likely be unstoppable.

The Ulm/Mictlan rear lies open in the East! Take advantage of the open path now or Ulm will turn on you with overwhelming force in the not to distant future !!!

[CUnknown]

I agree with Jeffr.

-If- I was able to conquer most of Pangea with little losses and then turn on the rest of the world, I would be neigh unstoppable. But, Jeffr and I have had only one battle so far (in his dominion) where I was fighting 44 hp white centaurs (because of Gift of Health) and I got absolutely hammered.

So, as soon as I manage to take a province of his and start on my way to unstoppability, I will let you guys know.

[Boron]

Hm at least my moloch seems to work vs. your brutal longbow+white centaur combo .

Atm the 2 superpowers are Ulm and Ryleh while the other 4 nations are weakened too much by their constant wars.