Hi This email start year 1453. Actions are due in two weeks, and next year starts in the beginning of April. Below are events for this year. *Videssia [+4]:* Under the threat of the Ice Demons, the Videssians are united under one flag. In the safety of the coastal areas, they regroup, make plans, and then start to push back the Ice Demons. *Parglug [-4]:* A second army of the Ice Demons attacks Parglug from south. *Ice Demons:* As perceived from the Floating City and from news elsewhere, the Ice Demons have obviously divided into a number of smaller armies. At least one of the armies is attacking Parglug from southeast, and another one has cut through Videssia and is now quickly approaching the Tana border. juuso ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send mail to celandra-off@phoenyx.net.
Juha, Can I get a bit more direction on both the status of the Rimrivertown settlement (in terms of relations with the Panchayyah and the Grand Shaman), and the state of the Ban Horroth (has the civil war stopped, or has the Kaeirean mission succeeded, or is there still a stalemate)? thanks, Ibrahim Juha Vesanto wrote: >Hi > >This email start year 1453. Actions are due in two weeks, and >next year starts in the beginning of April. Below are events >for this year. > >*Videssia [+4]:* Under the threat of the Ice Demons, the Videssians >are united under one flag. In the safety of the coastal areas, >they regroup, make plans, and then start to push back the Ice Demons. > >*Parglug [-4]:* A second army of the Ice Demons attacks Parglug from >south. > >*Ice Demons:* As perceived from the Floating City and from news >elsewhere, the Ice Demons have obviously divided into a number of >smaller armies. At least one of the armies is attacking Parglug from >southeast, and another one has cut through Videssia and is now >quickly approaching the Tana border. > >juuso >---------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, send mail to celandra-off@phoenyx.net. > > > > ================================ Confidentiality Statement and Disclaimer ================================ This message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and contains information that is privileged and confidential. If you, the reader of this message, are not the intended recipient, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this communication. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by return email and delete the original message. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send mail to celandra-off@phoenyx.net.
Juha Vesanto wrote:
> *Videssia [+4]:* Under the threat of the Ice Demons, the Videssians
> are united under one flag. In the safety of the coastal areas,
> they regroup, make plans, and then start to push back the Ice Demons.
>
> *Parglug [-4]:* A second army of the Ice Demons attacks Parglug from
> south.
>
> *Ice Demons:* As perceived from the Floating City and from news
> elsewhere, the Ice Demons have obviously divided into a number of
> smaller armies. At least one of the armies is attacking Parglug from
> southeast, and another one has cut through Videssia and is now
> quickly approaching the Tana border.
Lots of questions here.
How are the demons armed and armored? How much magic are they using and what
form does it take? Are they using some sort of strategy or are they just
using overwhelming numbers? How does this compare to the last invasion?
(A thought: Perhaps _all_ goblins have a particular talent, not just those
with a talent for mechanisms. Some goblins might have a talent for languages,
others for farming; and some might have a talent for strategy. Many, of
course, would have talents without any practical use. If true, Exquaestio
would have learned this from the Tanimbar goblins and could pass the
information along to those who might be able to target any special strategists.)
Did the demons cross the Arand river? Did they plant troops to hold the
Videssians in place and if they did how many and how well fortified? Could
troops be shipped down the Arand and then to Tana by sea?
What's the supply situation of the demons in the east?
Which is larger, the force hitting Tana or the force hitting Parglug?
What is the name of the river between Videssia and Tana? What's the name of
the largest town on that river? That town is the seat of an Exquaestio
Bishop. What are the possibilities of using that ecclesia to summon one or
more divine servants from the dreaming help fight against the demons?
Also, Exquaestio has crossed the 20,000 mark and we need to discuss expansion.
I'll try to put together my thoughts on that this weekend.
Jefferson (Exquaestio)
http://www.picotech.net/~jeff_wilson63/rpg/
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Jefferson wrote:
> Juha Vesanto wrote:
>
>
>>*Videssia [+4]:* Under the threat of the Ice Demons, the Videssians
>>are united under one flag. In the safety of the coastal areas,
>>they regroup, make plans, and then start to push back the Ice Demons.
>>
>>*Parglug [-4]:* A second army of the Ice Demons attacks Parglug from
>>south.
>>
>>*Ice Demons:* As perceived from the Floating City and from news
>>elsewhere, the Ice Demons have obviously divided into a number of
>>smaller armies. At least one of the armies is attacking Parglug from
>>southeast, and another one has cut through Videssia and is now
>>quickly approaching the Tana border.
>
>
> Lots of questions here.
>
> How are the demons armed and armored? How much magic are they using and what
> form does it take? Are they using some sort of strategy or are they just
> using overwhelming numbers? How does this compare to the last invasion?
Well, if we lift some ideas from that story I wrote, if Yaga the
Destroyer is the goblin war-god, that suggests a certain direction for
Ice Demon military behavior. ("No, no! *First* you pillage, *then* you
burn!")
> (A thought: Perhaps _all_ goblins have a particular talent, not just those
> with a talent for mechanisms. Some goblins might have a talent for languages,
> others for farming; and some might have a talent for strategy. Many, of
> course, would have talents without any practical use. If true, Exquaestio
> would have learned this from the Tanimbar goblins and could pass the
> information along to those who might be able to target any special strategists.)
This was also in the back of my mind when I wrote that story: since most
goblin talents seem to follow idiot savant lines, Scorax the Mad, Who
Knew Too Much, seems like the obvious source of such abilities . . . as
well as explaining the rather random appearance of such talents.
> Did the demons cross the Arand river? Did they plant troops to hold the
> Videssians in place and if they did how many and how well fortified? Could
> troops be shipped down the Arand and then to Tana by sea?
>
> What's the supply situation of the demons in the east?
I think, but I'm not sure if it's been definitively stated, that the Ice
Demons largely live of off foraging, which is part of what drives their
advances. They can also eat a lot of things humans can't or won't eat.
> Which is larger, the force hitting Tana or the force hitting Parglug?
>
> What is the name of the river between Videssia and Tana? What's the name of
> the largest town on that river? That town is the seat of an Exquaestio
> Bishop. What are the possibilities of using that ecclesia to summon one or
> more divine servants from the dreaming help fight against the demons?
Bear in mind that such a divine servant would very likely be opposed.
The river has no name, AFAIK, ditto for any town.
Andrew
> Also, Exquaestio has crossed the 20,000 mark and we need to discuss expansion.
> I'll try to put together my thoughts on that this weekend.
>
> Jefferson (Exquaestio)
> http://www.picotech.net/~jeff_wilson63/rpg/
>
>
>
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Andrew Janssen wrote: >Jefferson wrote: > > >>ns cross the Arand river? Did they plant troops to hold the >>Videssians in place and if they did how many and how well fortified? Could >>troops be shipped down the Arand and then to Tana by sea? >> >>What's the supply situation of the demons in the east? >> >> > >I think, but I'm not sure if it's been definitively stated, that the Ice >Demons largely live of off foraging, which is part of what drives their >advances. They can also eat a lot of things humans can't or won't eat. > > Are there females in the armies? I imagine the possibility is far greater amongst the Goblins than humans. Makes the possibility of goblins settling in an area even greater. > > ================================ Confidentiality Statement and Disclaimer ================================ This message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and contains information that is privileged and confidential. If you, the reader of this message, are not the intended recipient, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this communication. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by return email and delete the original message. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send mail to celandra-off@phoenyx.net.
ibrahim wrote: > Andrew Janssen wrote: > > >>Jefferson wrote: >> >> >> >>>ns cross the Arand river? Did they plant troops to hold the >>>Videssians in place and if they did how many and how well fortified? Could >>>troops be shipped down the Arand and then to Tana by sea? >>> >>>What's the supply situation of the demons in the east? >>> >>> >> >>I think, but I'm not sure if it's been definitively stated, that the Ice >>Demons largely live of off foraging, which is part of what drives their >>advances. They can also eat a lot of things humans can't or won't eat. >> >> > > Are there females in the armies? I imagine the possibility is far > greater amongst the Goblins than humans. Makes the possibility of > goblins settling in an area even greater. > Given the nature of Goblin/Ice Demon society(the male chiefs pretend to be in charge and order the warriors around while the matriarchs are the ones who *really* run the show), it would be surprising if there weren't females with the hordes. Andrew > >> >> > > > > ================================ > Confidentiality Statement and Disclaimer > ================================ > This message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and contains information that is privileged and confidential. If you, the reader of this message, are not the intended recipient, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this communication. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by return email and delete the original message. Thank you. > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, send mail to celandra-off@phoenyx.net. > ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send mail to celandra-off@phoenyx.net.
