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Re: [CW] FAQ - War
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lugnet.castle
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Sun, 30 Jan 2000 00:00:08 GMT
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Shiri wrote:
> In lugnet.castle, Pawel Nazarewicz writes:
> > Here
> > are some examples of a mutually beneficial war situation:
> >
> > Member A wants to attack Member B. He e-mails him or her and declares his
> > intent about it, as well as the reasons for it.
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> I like it so far. How about mentioning the exact areas planned to be attacked?
Definitely. I envision this sort of thing as going like this:
Me: "Hey Shiri...remember how my area borders on yours? There's this group
of bandits that's been plaguing my villages, and I thought it would be neat
if they framed your country for the attacks. Here's the general area...here's
what my King would be likely to do...what do you think?
You: "Sounds neat. Maybe your forces could burn a village...and one of the
villagers would go to the King and request help, or find a nearby encampment
of Ocean Cubs."
Me: "Great! Then the Cubs could trap the expeditionary force in the remains of
the village...maybe a seige...yadda yadda blah blah."
> > Member B has a character
> > that is in the area that Member A wants to attack. He or she plans for
> > everyone to get
> > either killed or captured so that he or she can then go back in a follow-up
> > and rescue his
> > or her people or other characters.
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> I lost you here. Who plans for everybody to get killed? Who are
> these "everybody", the characters?
This was just an example of deciding 'what happens'. In this case, the
defender has no problem with his area being sacked and the people there
destroyed or captured, because it makes for an interesting story.
> > Even though whatever structures might
> > have been destroyed, they are still listed in the history under "War between
> > ... " or "The Scimage of ... " The bricks, no longer being needed for futher
> > storyline pictures of that area, can then be used to rebuild.
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> I like this, but if buildings are to be destroyed this MUST be a decision of
> the attacked member, not the attacker!
Definitely...all outcomes would be negotiated between the two
participants!
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> > If Member B is not ready to plan a story, then there is no war - or the war
> > is simply delayed.
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> Or, if member B doesn't WANT a war at all, right?
Right. Like any kind of shared-world writing project, all the
interaction between the characters or areas of two different people
needs to be negotiated out between all involved parties.
> > I hope this clears one of the questions up.
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> It does, but I still have another question:
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> Q. Who determines who wins? Or maybe *how* do we determine who wins?
In war, nobody really wins. Except maybe the vultures. 8)
OK, now that I've spouted a bit of philosophy, I'll give you a serious
answer - who determines who wins? The people involved. How? Discussion
and negotiation. I'd just like everyone to remember that sometimes, "losing"
can be as much fun - or even more fun - than winning. Remember, this is a
story-writing group, not a game, so *you* aren't losing just because your
characters do.
J
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| (...) attacked? (...) Yeah, that's pretty much what I meant - only better... btw, It's nice to know people are reading my page ;-) or at least my other posts ;-) (...) Yeah, and anyway, If the building is "destroyed", the pictures are still there (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Yes, there's no time like the present... :-) (...) Good! If someone doesn't want to participate in war, they don't have to... This way we aren't enforcing anything on anyone. (...) I like it so far. How about mentioning the exact areas planned (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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