CRISIS OF THE REPUBLIC TOURNAMENT / Roman Senate

[FedeM]

Questions: Does every one of us needs to play to the better of 7?

If we are on 80 BC, why the Pontic army is using the late one, that according to the game was availabe from 84 BC?

Cheers!

[TJD]

Dispatch from Bithynia:

It is with regret that we inform to the Senate and people of Rome that the III Legion commanded by Praetor Federicus has suffered a defeat by a Pontus Army led by a brave Commander known as "Timidates".

"Timidates" you say? Sakes, it sounds too much like "Timidity". Bad for my cred! I'd rather have a good warrior name from Asterix, like "Fullautomatix" or even "Clovogarlix"

Thanks for a great game, Federico. Too close!

Best,

Tim

[FedeM]

Dispatch from Bithynia:

It is with regret that we inform to the Senate and people of Rome that the III Legion commanded by Praetor Federicus has suffered a defeat by a Pontus Army led by a brave Commander known as "Timidates".

"Timidates" you say? Sakes, it sounds too much like "Timidity". Bad for my cred! I'd rather have a good warrior name from Asterix, like "Fullautomatix" or even "Clovogarlix"

Thanks for a great game, Federico. Too close!

Best,

Tim

Damn! Apparently the hand scribe was still shaking after the run for his life he made and he missunderstood the name......Actually it is Timpestepes.

They say it goes well on the warrior character as he is like a "Tempest".

[Tophat1815]

Sad news for the people of Rome. Today the newly raised 12th legion faced defeat at the hands of barbarians from gaul. Our brave troops dispatched the enemy commander,but failed under the weight of numbers and the distraction of our camps looting. I will personally take the legion in hand and redress this setback.

Gauls 28/45 Rome 24/24

Governor rexhurly i await further orders.........

[JonPowles]

I seem to have dropped off the radar since I was ovverun by the Gauls. Happy to fight someone somewhere. Might start a rumble down at the slave markets ...

[TJD]

I seem to have dropped off the radar since I was ovverun by the Gauls. Happy to fight someone somewhere. Might start a rumble down at the slave markets ...

Hi Tullius:

Klaus announced an assignment for you in his big proclamation the other day. He wrote:

Tullius is hereby assigned as new Governor of Sardinia. Although we´ve conquered this province 158 years before, we still just control the main harbours of this island. We await Pro-Praetor Tullius to rule the province and to write a report about history, geography, tribes and tradition of Sardinia. 6 pts will be awarded for valuable information how to extend our influence on this isalnd.

With so much posting, it's easy to miss things. I should probably PM everyone involved when the Censor speaks to make sure they're current.

Best,

Tim

[rexhurley]

Sad news for the people of Rome. Today the newly raised 12th legion faced defeat at the hands of barbarians from gaul. Our brave troops dispatched the enemy commander,but failed under the weight of numbers and the distraction of our camps looting. I will personally take the legion in hand and redress this setback.

Gauls 28/45 Rome 24/24

Governor rexhurly i await further orders.........

Hmm I do believe you have an opportunity at atonement in that its two matches each so tweek your recruits and get back in the fray....

Meanwhile at the front after reconnotiring it appears the Allborges have been working as mercenaries for Mithradates or is that Timmydates I'm confused! as the put us on exactly the same map as that foe but no mind we shall steadfastly await the hordes arrival wait whats that come back HOLD THE LINE, HOLD THE LINE FUC_$!*&!$*!+$& HOLD THE LINE......

Needless to say rather than a headlong rush of barbarians at the gates of the fort my legions have chrage recklessly at the enemy as they were displaying their supposedly superior drill power now all the are doing is showing the rear of their skirts!! mutter mutter..

[JonPowles]

Tullius is hereby assigned as new Governor of Sardinia. Although we´ve conquered this province 158 years before, we still just control the main harbours of this island. We await Pro-Praetor Tullius to rule the province and to write a report about history, geography, tribes and tradition of Sardinia. 6 pts will be awarded for valuable information how to extend our influence on this isalnd.

Well, I've set up residence here in Sardinia. The locals are packed together like ... little salty fish. There are the native tribes - various flavours of Nuragians. The geographer Ptolemy Wikipedianus noted that Sardinia was inhabited by the following peoples, from north to south: the Tibulati and the Corsi, the Coracenses, the Carenses and the Cunusitani, the Salcitani and the Lucuidonenses, the Æsaronenses, the Æchilenenses (also called Cornenses), the Rucensi, the Celsitani and the Corpicenses, the Scapitani and the Siculensi, the Neapolitani and the Valentini, the Solcitani and the Noritani.

Then there are the Phoenecians, who've been here for about 1000 years. Ah, the Phoenicians! I never Tyre of them. But the Nuragians did: after 500 years of Phoenician occupation they kicked up such a stink (and let me tell you, 500-year-old Sardines make a stink like you wouldn't believe) that the Phoenecians had to invite the Carthaginians in to help them. Bad move. The Carthaginians said "thanks very much" and took over the whole shebang. And that's where we were until we Romans took over the place in 238 BC, owing to our better puns. Our big pundits were just so much better than the piddling little Carthaginian punters that we won the Punic wars and they had to give us the island. Something like that: it was all 150 years ago - ancient history by any standard.

Anyway, I think this place is well worth some "strategic investment" (i.e. tax farm, pillage, sell the locals into slavery). Lots of natural resources. Grain in abundance. Lots of salt (obviously, for the fish canning business). Wine everywhere, and the olives literally grow on trees. We could mine things. Or even better, get the slaves to do, you know, the actual bashing of rocks part, but we could oversee the mining imperiously. We're good at that.

Problem is, we have to go into the middle bit of the island. It's very hilly there, and the irritating Nuragian medium foot would be likely to swarm all over our heavily armoured and carefully polished legions. If it were down to me, I'd just occupy the coast for a bit and deny the little buggers their salty fish. They'd surrender soon enough. But you more warlike types may wish to take the legions in anyway.

Pro-Praetor Tullius"

[ericdoman1]

Did you say wine everywhere

OK holiday to Sardinia on the cards

[JonPowles]

Yes indeed. Although you have to be careful to ask for "aged Sardinian wine", which is very drinkable, as opposed to "aged-sardinian wine", which tastes a bit ... fishy.

[Demetrios]

SPQR - VERY IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

Gentlemen,

when the current battles are finished I´ll put this campaign on a hold for some weeks. We´ll have to reconsider the course of the campaign and how to keep things running without getting exhausted.
Keeping track of the ranks, points, engagements, map etc.., fighting battles, answering posts and so many PM´s is very time consuming. All suggestions that could help getting this sorted out will be much appreciated. As I´ve mentioned before, it would be very helpful to have one participant for each party who takes control of all issues related to his party members.

Cheers, Klaus

[ericdoman1]

OK and thanks to you and Tim

[batesmotel]

SPQR - VERY IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

Gentlemen,

when the current battles are finished I´ll put this campaign on a hold for some weeks. We´ll have to reconsider the course of the campaign and how to keep things running without getting exhausted.
Keeping track of the ranks, points, engagements, map etc.., fighting battles, answering posts and so many PM´s is very time consuming. All suggestions that could help getting this sorted out will be much appreciated. As I´ve mentioned before, it would be very helpful to have one participant for each party who takes control of all issues related to his party members.

Cheers, Klaus

Hi Klaus,

As the way the campaign runs now, about the only thing you can really delegate is running the non-Roman sides in some of the battles.

I think for any real delegation you need to have published rules for how the senate works and probably for the non-Roman powers as well. Short of that I think you and Tim still pretty much left doing the work as the GMs.

Chris

[TJD]

Hi Klaus,

As the way the campaign runs now, about the only thing you can really delegate is running the non-Roman sides in some of the battles.

I think for any real delegation you need to have published rules for how the senate works and probably for the non-Roman powers as well. Short of that I think you and Tim still pretty much left doing the work as the GMs.

Chris

I've told Klaus that i'm willing to do more to help with the bookkeeping and administration so that we can keep things running. This tournament has some momentum now and if that's lost it will be hard to get players to come back. The difficulty is that only Klaus has full knowledge of the rules and the historical schemes he's planned.

We'll work it out. Hang in there!

Best

Tim

[Demetrios]

SPQR

Gentlemen,

don´t be afraid, I´ve written "break" and I´ve meant break.
Actually I need time to reconsider how to manage this campaign.

I´m really glad Tim will take over all the "paper work", without his efforts this campaign won´t have worked anyway.

It will take time to get everything sorted out, but we´ll continue where we´ve stopped now.
And when we´ll back on track I´ll add some mini games to the campaign, like Galley battles...

But as I´ve pointed out, that will take some time.
We will contact all of you when we are ready to continue.

Cheers, Klaus

[macsen]

I send sad news for the people of Rome. Legio XIII has had a minor setback in it's fight with the barbarians of Gaul. Legio XIII has fallen back having been pushed from the field after inflicting heavy losses on our enemies.
Gauls 43/45 Rome 34/31

Governor rexhurly Legio XIII is awaiting further orders.........

[Tiavals]

Mithradates has been beaten on one front by your esteemed Consul. It was a hard fought battle, with a third of our brave Roman troops slain, but a victory none the less. (22/29 vs 35/35)

Many slaves were taken that day and ferried to the slave markets.

[rexhurley]

I send sad news for the people of Rome. Legio XIII has had a minor setback in it's fight with the barbarians of Gaul. Legio XIII has fallen back having been pushed from the field after inflicting heavy losses on our enemies.
Gauls 43/45 Rome 34/31

Governor rexhurly Legio XIII is awaiting further orders.........

Bash them, kil them reinforce me!....I'm still fighting.

Um sorry based on Klaus's earlier post I'm not sure

[Supervark]

Have to report the appalling news of the rout of our glorious leigions by that dammed rabble the pontics. Let me have another go at them I want revenge.

[TJD]

The current battle results are listed here. Updated as needed. No decisive results so far in the Mithridatic war; it's even.

https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?ci ... G-BSiIDDMg

Best,

Tim