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Re: [CW] FAQ - War
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lugnet.castle
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Sat, 29 Jan 2000 18:01:03 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Pawel Nazarewicz writes:
> Alright ... It seems like this issue needs to be addressed sooner or later,
> and I guess now is as good of a time as any to do it:
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> Q. Why no dice?
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> A. Too complicated (for us Math majors) and I don't want grudges to
> develop. Also - how would we determine who has a big army? And although
> someone might now have a big army, if they have a fortress that is pretty hard
> to get to, how does one counter for that? Storylines allow us to get as close
> to what we want as possible.
> Fair?
I think wargaming should be allowed if both participants agree to it. I wuld
certainly enjoy it every once in a while. Both participants would have to
agree to the rules beforehand, of course.
> Q. How do I record what happens in a war?
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> A. Well, this has the opportunity to be one of the most creative aspects of
> CW. For example, if Verneer and his men choose to attack and pillage Eric
> K's village house (or maybe David E's village) looking for food to supply the
> Gryphon's Nest for winter, I could send all those figures to Eric or Dave, let
> him take those pictures, and have him send the figs back.
Hmmm... This got me thinking. Many of us live on the East Coast (Me, Pawel,
Craig, Shiri, Eric, Dave), so maybe we should have a Legofest this summer,
where we could do some Large Scale battles. 'Course, being a Legofest, It'd be
open to non-castle people. Hmmm, maybe I'll post this to org.us.
Jeff
http://members.xoom.com/aulddragon/
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| (...) I'm not sure if you caught the exhange between Michael Ulring and myself, but we kind of mentioned something along those lines. Michael lives in Ohio and seemed open to the idea. If we ever COULD do something like that, I wouldn't mind the (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
| | | Re: [CW] FAQ - War
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| (...) the wars in CW are more plot devices more than anything else. experience from wargaming will only help your war~stories read better. we're keeping the framework for stories as free form as possible to allow each individual ultimate control (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| Alright ... It seems like this issue needs to be addressed sooner or later, and I guess now is as good of a time as any to do it: Q. Will war happen is Castle World? A. Yes, but under very controlled conditions. War in CW will always be mutually (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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