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Re: [CW] FAQ - War
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Sun, 30 Jan 2000 00:26:15 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Jeff Johnston writes:
> Shiri wrote:
> > In lugnet.castle, Pawel Nazarewicz writes:
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> > > 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.
> >
> > I like it so far. How about mentioning the exact areas planned to be • attacked?
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> Definitely. I envision this sort of thing as going like this:
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> 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?
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> 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."
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 ;-)
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> > > 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.
> >
> > I lost you here. Who plans for everybody to get killed? Who are
> > these "everybody", the characters?
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> 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.
Yeah, and anyway, If the building is "destroyed", the pictures are still there
and you can use pieces to build something else...
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> > > 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.
> >
> > I like this, but if buildings are to be destroyed this MUST be a decision of
> > the attacked member, not the attacker!
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> Definitely...all outcomes would be negotiated between the two
> participants!
Yep, I was just making sure, because I wouldn't want someone destroying my
stuff without my consent ;-)
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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.
> >
> > 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.
Good. I was hoping this was how it would turn out.
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> > > I hope this clears one of the questions up.
> >
> > It does, but I still have another question:
> >
> > Q. Who determines who wins? Or maybe *how* do we determine who wins?
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> In war, nobody really wins. Except maybe the vultures. 8)
That's true, but I meant who loses more guys, who gets the territory, etc.
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> 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.
Yeah, it is (IMO) even more fun because you get to build new things without
worrying whether you might want the building for other stories or something...
and building new things is fun, even a story by itself!
I know, I'm doing it right now, and I'm enjoying every minute!
-Shiri
btw, see my Lion's Cove in progress - I'm gonna update it today!
http://www.geocities.com/shiri_lego/lions_cove.html
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