The Lost World Campaign

Blathergut · Post by **Blathergut** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 6:40 pm

*Starts singing...."You take the high road and I'll take the low road...and we'll meet in Gaul in the spring time..."

petergarnett · Post by **petergarnett** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 8:08 pm

Diplomacy finishes at midnight tonight guys so last chance this season to make binding alliances

batesmotel · Post by **batesmotel** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 8:30 pm

petergarnett wrote:When war is declared the attacker raises his army upto a max of 650 points. The defender does the same but also decides which area to defend. The 2 battle, repeatedly if need be, until one gives up & makes peace.

If you resign you lose the battle but can fight again in another battle, i.e. you didn't like the terrain, or you merely wanted to deploy your army & check out the opposition.

However each lost battle (including any resigned) lowers your national morale & raises that of your opponent.

Perhaps we'd be better describing each fight for an area as a campaign.

As posted earlier today I don't like the idea of adding to your army points during such a campaign as players will merely keep topping upto 650 points. However we may need to revisit this.

I fail to see what you could achieve merely putting up 1 point armies!

Please bear in mind also that in DAG there are minimums.

So once the DOW is finished and a copy of the army (or at least points is sent to you), I assume the invader should just issue a challenge to the defender?

Blathergut · Post by **Blathergut** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 8:34 pm

That's what Gaul and I did...I sent my points to PG and then issued a passworded challenge. The battle rages!!!!!

(Unfortunately...in the mountains of Gaul!!!

)

ianiow · Post by **ianiow** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 8:38 pm

Interesting...

So far everyone seems to be declaring war on either the gauls or the illyrians

Blathergut · Post by **Blathergut** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 8:45 pm

...is tempted to go teach the cappadocians how to spell properly...

...anyone care to join in??....wouldn't want the Gauls and Illyrians to feel targetted!!!

Does have an army no one wanted to rent sitting twiddling their uhhh...pikes.

Blathergut · Post by **Blathergut** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 8:51 pm

No one?

Hmmphhhh. What a wimpy lot! Worse than Nero!!!!

Girds loins and goes in alone.

Tosses the wet papyrus rag of war at RBS.

rbodleyscott · Post by **rbodleyscott** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 9:12 pm

Blathergut wrote:Tosses the wet papyrus rag of war at RBS.

It is very sweet of you, but my scouts report no troop movements on your side of the border. Perhaps your declaration of war is only a public relations exercise to diffuse local unrest in your own territories?

Blathergut · Post by **Blathergut** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 9:22 pm

We're gettin' there! Have to finish our last....uh....meals.

(About 30min.)

RyanDG · Post by **RyanDG** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 10:41 pm

TheGrayMouser wrote:It is with great repugnance that our peoples must interupt their familial duties to respond to the the barbourous rantings of so upstart a peoples. You dare insult our ally, the Noble house of Egypt and thus the people of Rome. Although it is well known that the Egyptians are effite and rouge their eyes, they are a civilized nation and can brook no tolerance for unwashed barbarian threats and insults.
You claim a defensive war, yet call upon all nations to wage war on Egypt and her allies? As it is unlikly you can read our dispatches we will not waste effort with niceties. The largest army that your meager lands can support will march as soon as our sacred familial duties are are completed.

Axe. Face. That's the only diplomacy you will get from the Nervii...

(I take it that you are invading you scurvy dog?)

TheGrayMouser · Post by **TheGrayMouser** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 12:11 am

RyanDG wrote:
TheGrayMouser wrote:It is with great repugnance that our peoples must interupt their familial duties to respond to the the barbourous rantings of so upstart a peoples. You dare insult our ally, the Noble house of Egypt and thus the people of Rome. Although it is well known that the Egyptians are effite and rouge their eyes, they are a civilized nation and can brook no tolerance for unwashed barbarian threats and insults.
You claim a defensive war, yet call upon all nations to wage war on Egypt and her allies? As it is unlikly you can read our dispatches we will not waste effort with niceties. The largest army that your meager lands can support will march as soon as our sacred familial duties are are completed.
Axe. Face. That's the only diplomacy you will get from the Nervii...

(I take it that you are invading you scurvy dog?)

The armies have already left their garrisons.....
You will hear them yelling scurvy (hint, thats the password

)

Oh shoot, I set it up w FOG on, if you would like to have it off I am ok with that just let me know and I'll reissue the challenge

RyanDG · Post by **RyanDG** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 12:13 am

TheGrayMouser wrote:
RyanDG wrote:
TheGrayMouser wrote:It is with great repugnance that our peoples must interupt their familial duties to respond to the the barbourous rantings of so upstart a peoples. You dare insult our ally, the Noble house of Egypt and thus the people of Rome. Although it is well known that the Egyptians are effite and rouge their eyes, they are a civilized nation and can brook no tolerance for unwashed barbarian threats and insults.
You claim a defensive war, yet call upon all nations to wage war on Egypt and her allies? As it is unlikly you can read our dispatches we will not waste effort with niceties. The largest army that your meager lands can support will march as soon as our sacred familial duties are are completed.
Axe. Face. That's the only diplomacy you will get from the Nervii...

(I take it that you are invading you scurvy dog?)
The armies have already left their garrisons.....
You will hear them yelling scurvy (hint, thats the password )

Oh shoot, I set it up w FOG on, if you would like to have it off I am ok with that just let me know and I'll reissue the challenge

FOW works for me. I'll e-mail my stuff to our host and get this stuff started. ;P

deeter · Post by **deeter** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 12:50 am

It's time for the Seleucids to teach those cappadocians a lesson. This means war!

Deeter Magnus of Utopia

Blathergut · Post by **Blathergut** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 1:12 am

I figured a few more wars would be squeezed in before midnight!

RyanDG · Post by **RyanDG** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 1:23 am

I believe the first battle of the campaign is over and we regretfully resign the battle to the armies of the Egyptians and recalculate our risks and assessment for the upcoming campaign.

Gallic army strength
86060

Ptolemaic strength
63040

Results
19380 Gallic casualties
11516 Ptolemaic casualties

(61/67 break points for the Gallic armies vs. 35/59 for the Ptolemaic).

^ For those keeping track and are interested in such things... PM'd the info to petergarnett as well.

Morbio · Post by **Morbio** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 1:26 am

Blathergut, you have attacked my friend Mithridates, toatally unacceptable! This means war!

Blathergut · Post by **Blathergut** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 1:31 am

Morbio wrote:Blathergut, you have attacked my friend Mithridates, toatally unacceptable! This means war!

Returns to the palace pool to bath in his Gallic glory. Tosses a soapy wet papyrus rag of war at you.

Scribbles off a couple of scrolls!!!

Calls on all his friends to respond with him in this unprovoked act of despicable aggression against Egypt.

Blathergut · Post by **Blathergut** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 1:37 am

Morbio wrote:Blathergut, you have attacked my friend Mithridates, toatally unacceptable! This means war!

Tosses a second soapy wet papyrus rag of war at you and raises another army and invades your territories too! Blah!

Scarz · Post by **Scarz** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 1:52 am

RyanDG wrote:I believe the first battle of the campaign is over and we regretfully resign the battle to the armies of the Egyptians and recalculate our risks and assessment for the upcoming campaign.

Gallic army strength
86060

Ptolemaic strength
63040

Results
19380 Gallic casualties
11516 Ptolemaic casualties

(61/67 break points for the Gallic armies vs. 35/59 for the Ptolemaic).

^ For those keeping track and are interested in such things... PM'd the info to petergarnett as well.

I am still a bit unsure how this works for the map purposes, so does this result cause a loss in a province? Or does the fight keep going on and on until one side gives up, either winning a new province, or retreating back from the attack?

Blathergut · Post by **Blathergut** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 2:01 am

Scar wrote:I am still a bit unsure how this works for the map purposes, so does this result cause a loss in a province? Or does the fight keep going on and on until one side gives up, either winning a new province, or retreating back from the attack?

It depends on what happens.

If the side being attacked loses the battle, i.e., their army is broken and 'game over,' then they have the choice to fight on (a second DAG battle with what's left of their army + whatever they manage to gather from the scattered bits) or they can give up the area to the attacker.

Likewise, if the attacker loses, they could run away or gather for another battle.