Erfworld Matrix Game II

[ETheBoyce]

Stoneheart Expands to the Northern Mountain

1. Stoneheart has a Vast Golem Army, Unerring Ranged Units, and an Unparalleled MAgical Armory with which to capture Territory

2. Stoneheart has Adept Casters, Abundant Casters, and a Massive Fortune with which to hasten and aid it's efforts

3. Stoneheart has an Honorable Reputation so it's new citizens know they will be treated fairly.

Secondary Argument

The Empire of the Rising Hedgepig has a TREASONOUS SPYMISTRESS!
-Their FANTASTIC SPIES and ALL-PERVASIVE INTELLIGENCE NETWORK demand a capable coordinator, whose power and skill could easily go to her head!
-The Empire's FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES bring the IMPRESSIVE RULER's competence into question- all that flash and impressiveness doesn't necessarily lead to wisdom!
-The ALL-PERVASIVE INTELLIGENCE NETWORK of the Empire brings word of foreign ways of doing things which might seem better or more effective if implemented by someone with well-informed vision!

Yes, and the Empire's Heft War-Chest disappears!

1. The Empire has Financial Difficulties which drain it.
2. The Grand Army, Capable Navy, Fantastic Spies, and All-Pervasive Intelligence Network all require vast amounts of money
3. the Treasonous Spymistress steals, I mean reallocates the War Chest to her own projects

[LTDave]

Post Time: 4820 -
LTDave Argument: The Empire of the Rising Hedgepig invades the Two Islands and DEFEATS the Acotisian Marine Force. Rating: Strong Goal: 4 Roll: 1 Outcome: SUCCESS

LTDave Argument: The Kingdom of Flimsywhimble is RIVEN WITH DISSENT! Rating: Normal Goal: 3 Roll: 5 Outcome: FAIL
Watermonkey314 Argument: Yes, and Flimsywhimble experiences IMPERIAL OVERREACH +1 to the above (Weak becomes Normal)

The Colonel Argument: NOBGRUB attacks Flimsywhimble and takes back its territory and Flimsywhimble's forests Rating: Normal Goal: 3 Roll: 2 Outcome: SUCCESS
Exate Argument: Yes, and the conflict destroys both the EPIC WAAGH and the REVOLTING WAAAGH, killing most of Nobgrub's CLEVER WARLORDS and leaving their remaining military STRETCHED THIN! +1 to the above (Weak becomes Normal) (Rating is low because of the large consequences)

The Colonel Argument: The Revolting Waagh drains Flimsywhimble's coffers Rating: D'Oh! Goal: 0 Roll: 6 Outcome: FAIL

Watermonkey314 Argument: Acotise develops INDOOR PLUMBING! Rating: Very Strong Goal: 5 Roll: 3 Outcome: SUCCESS

Exate Argument: The Empire of the Rising Hedgepig has a TREASONOUS SPYMISTRESS! Rating: Strong Goal: 4 Roll: 6 Outcome: FAIL

ETheBoyce Argument: Yes, and the Empire's Heft War-Chest disappears! +1 to the above (Normal becomes Strong)

ETheBoyce Argument: Stoneheart Expands to the Northern Mountain Rating: Very Strong Goal: 5 Roll: 5 Outcome: SUCCESS

[LTDave]

Empire Information

Spoiler: show

The Empire of the Rising Hedgepig has:

An Impressive Ruler
A Sizeable Empire
Excellent Infantry
Capable Navy
Fantastic Spies
Grand Army
Hefty War-Chest
Financial Difficulties
Occupied Forests
An All-Pervasive Intelligence Network
The Two Islands

Ye Olde Righteous and Formidable Kingdom of Stoneheart has:

Abundant Mines
Adept Casters
Superb Defenses
Unerring Ranged Units
Honorable Reputation
Massive Fortune
Plentiful Casters
Impenetrable Walls
Vast Golem Army
Unparalleled Magical Armoury
Lax Security
Decadent Sloth
Expands to the Northern Mountain

The Principality of Acotise is blessed with:

An Undetectable Navy
An UNDERWATER CAPITAL
MASTER-CLASS CASTERS
AMPHIBIOUS INFANTRY
UNDERSEA RICHES
DEFEATED MARINE FORCE
THE CITY OF AURIA UNDER THE BAY
UNHAPPY POPULACE
A CULTURAL RENAISSANCE
RAMPANT DISEASE!
INDOOR PLUMBING

The Kingdom of Flimsywhimble has:

GREAT LUCK
VICTORIOUS DESTINY
PLUCKY WARLORDS
SAGE ADVISERS
MIGHTY BEASTS
POWERFUL ARTIFACTS
A CHARISMATIC PARTISAN
EXCEPTIONAL AIRFORCE
DIPLOMATIC CRISIS!
STOLEN COFFERS




Waagh of Nobgrub has:

STRONG MILITARY
HARDWORKING WORKFORCE
ABLE ADMINISTRATION
A FEW CLEVER WARLORDS
INTERNAL STRIFE
DIPLOMATIC CRISIS!
THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS
CONQUERED FORESTS TO THE NORTH-EAST
STRETCHED THIN

MAP:

Spoiler: show

48 hours for orders...

[ETheBoyce]

You forgot to expand my kingdom <_<

[The Colonel]

Nobgrub consolidates its losses and builds up its Military.
- Even being few the Clever Warlords know that the current position is unsustainable, therefore they have motivation to rebuild the Military.
- The recent victories have inspired a sense of patriotism in the people of Nobgrub, increasing the recruitment.
- The reclaimed mines provide a plentiful source of income for the Military.

The Stolen Coffers of Flimsywhimble are drained.
- It's EXCEPTIONAL AIRFORCE, demands extra pay for it's role in fighting off the Epic Waagh.
- It's Mighty Beasts are injured from the battle, requiring expensive medical treatment.
- It's people are paranoid of another assault from Nobgrub, demanding extra guards which require money to pay for the city even though it is not necessary.

[WaterMonkey314]

Acotise doesn't really have the Two Islands anymore.

[LTDave]

List and Map Edited for Corrections.

[ETheBoyce]

Stoneheart reevaluates its defenses and get rid of its Lax Security

1. Stoneheart's Vast Golem Army needs to neither sleep nor eat, allowing for an ever vigilant guard force.

2. Stoneheart's Adept Casters and Plentiful Casters can seed the Kingdom with spells to aid keep out intruders

3. Stoneheart's Unnerring Archers have keen eyesight with which to spot infilitrators, they are aided in this by the Unparalleled Magical Armory

Secondary Argument:

The City of Auria declares Independence from Acotise!

1. Acotise is cut off from Auria since it no longer holds the Two Islands

2. Acotise has a Defeated Marine Force so they appear to be ineffectual and weak

3. Acotise has Rampant Disease and an Unhappy Populace, the citizens of Auria have no wish to be a part of such a nation

[Exate]

Flimsywhimble takes back the NORTHERN MOUNTAINS and CONQUERED FORESTS.
-The forces of Nobgrub are STRETCHED THIN, and their continuing INTERNAL STRIFE leaves them with nowhere near enough forces to seriously garrison all their massive conquered territories, so much of the lands can be taken uncontested.
-Flimsywhimble's EXCEPTIONAL AIRFORCE, POWERFUL ARTIFACTS, MIGHTY BEASTS, and even PLUCKY WARLORDS are well suited to locating and then utterly smashing those few forces who are being kept in proper military orders.
-While the territories may have been lost, the cunning strategies of Flimsywhimle's SAGE ADVISERS called for that, and their VICTORIOUS DESTINY pushes them onward to conquest.

Stoneheart reevaluates its defenses and get rid of its Lax Security

Yes, but the DECADENT SLOTH of their people make them only replace it with INCOMPETENT GUARDIANS.
-Their ADEPT CASTERS and PLENTIFUL CASTERS are talented, but with little reason to apply that talent to monitoring due to extremely safe conditions- they'll rely too much on spells.
-The UNPAREALLELED MAGICAL ARMORY makes training and work seem unnecessary- why try hard when the magical items can basically win the battles on their own?
-The VAST GOLEM ARMY is much too literal to make effective security forces, lacking initiative or the organization required to be effective in their newly-assigned roles.

[LTDave]

An hour and a half remain until the end of the turn.

The Empire of the Rising Hedgepig no longer has FINANCIAL PROBLEMS, instead they have MODEST WEALTH
* The Empire is sizeable, so new revenue is always available
* The Empire has recently defeated the Acostian Forces on the Two Islands, and thus have the Spoils of War
* Mrs Nobblytwink is an impressive ruler, capable of administering the National Treasury effectively.

Stoneheart reevaluates its defenses and get rid of its Lax Security

Yes, but the DECADENT SLOTH of their people make them only replace it with INCOMPETENT GUARDIANS.
-Their ADEPT CASTERS and PLENTIFUL CASTERS are talented, but with little reason to apply that talent to monitoring due to extremely safe conditions- they'll rely too much on spells.
-The UNPAREALLELED MAGICAL ARMORY makes training and work seem unnecessary- why try hard when the magical items can basically win the battles on their own?
-The VAST GOLEM ARMY is much too literal to make effective security forces, lacking initiative or the organization required to be effective in their newly-assigned roles.

Yes, and the Incompetent Guardians are UGLY BRUTES
* The Golems are not very beautiful
* They cannot think so well, and so behave in an oafish and bullying manner
* Stoneheart is a land of shadows, so the creators of the Golems couldn't see so well what they were making...

[LTDave]

Post Time: 1122 -
The Colonel Argument: Nobgrub consolidates its losses and builds up its Military Rating: Very Strong Goal: 5 Roll: 4 Outcome: SUCCESS

The Colonel Argument: The Stolen Coffers of Flimsywhimble are drained Rating: Normal Goal: 3 Roll: 3 Outcome: SUCCESS

ETheBoyce Argument: Stoneheart reevaluates its defenses and get rid of its Lax Security Rating: Very Strong Goal: 5 Roll: 2 Outcome: SUCCESS

Exate Argument: Yes, but the DECADENT SLOTH of their people make them only replace it with INCOMPETENT GUARDIANS. Rating: Strong Goal: 4 Roll: 5 Outcome: FAIL
LTDave Argument: Yes, and the Incompetent Guardians are UGLY BRUTES (+1 Normal to Strong)

ETheBoyce Argument: The City of Auria declares Independence from Acotise! Rating: Normal Goal: 3 Roll: 4 Outcome: FAIL

Exate Argument: Flimsywhimble takes back the NORTHERN MOUNTAINS and CONQUERED FORESTS Rating: Very Strong Goal: 5 Roll: 6 Outcome: FAIL

LTDave Argument: The Empire of the Rising Hedgepig no longer has FINANCIAL PROBLEMS, instead they have MODEST WEALTH Rating: Strong Goal: 4 Roll: 2 Outcome: SUCCESS

[LTDave]

Empire Information

Spoiler: show

The Empire of the Rising Hedgepig has:

An Impressive Ruler
A Sizeable Empire
Excellent Infantry
Capable Navy
Fantastic Spies
Grand Army
Hefty War-Chest
Modest Wealth
Occupied Forests
An All-Pervasive Intelligence Network
The Two Islands

Ye Olde Righteous and Formidable Kingdom of Stoneheart has:

Abundant Mines
Adept Casters
Superb Defenses
Unerring Ranged Units
Honorable Reputation
Massive Fortune
Plentiful Casters
Impenetrable Walls
Vast Golem Army
Unparalleled Magical Armoury
Decadent Sloth
Expands to the Northern Mountain


The Principality of Acotise is blessed with:

An Undetectable Navy
An UNDERWATER CAPITAL
MASTER-CLASS CASTERS
AMPHIBIOUS INFANTRY
UNDERSEA RICHES
DEFEATED MARINE FORCE
THE CITY OF AURIA UNDER THE BAY
UNHAPPY POPULACE
A CULTURAL RENAISSANCE
RAMPANT DISEASE!
INDOOR PLUMBING

The Kingdom of Flimsywhimble has:

GREAT LUCK
VICTORIOUS DESTINY
PLUCKY WARLORDS
SAGE ADVISERS
MIGHTY BEASTS
POWERFUL ARTIFACTS
A CHARISMATIC PARTISAN
EXCEPTIONAL AIRFORCE
DIPLOMATIC CRISIS!
DRAINED COFFERS


Waagh of Nobgrub has:

STRONG MILITARY
HARDWORKING WORKFORCE
ABLE ADMINISTRATION
A FEW CLEVER WARLORDS
INTERNAL STRIFE
DIPLOMATIC CRISIS!
THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS
CONQUERED FORESTS TO THE NORTH-EAST

No Map Update - I'm away from my normal computer, and have left the USB stick at home.

72 Hours to Post Orders
(weekend)

[The Colonel]

ERROR DETECTED, Flimsiwhimble failed in it's attempt to take MY territory

[LTDave]

corrected.
10 pionts to Gryffindor.

[ETheBoyce]

Stoneheart Expands to the borders of Nobgrub

1. Stoneheart has a Vast Golem Army, Unerring Ranged Units, and an Unparalleled Magical Armory with which to capture Territory

2. Stoneheart has Adept Casters, Abundant Casters, and a Massive Fortune with which to hasten and aid it's efforts

3. Stoneheart has an Honorable Reputation so it's new citizens know they will be treated fairly.

Secondary Argument

The Waaagh of Nogrub suffers from a Secession of it's recently conquered territory

1. The lands Nobgrub conquered are tired of being run but a bunch of stinking foreigners and wish to rule themselves

2. Nobgrub has Internal Strife which lends aid to the Secessionist Movement

3. Nobgrub still hasn't resolved its Diplomatic Crisis which directly involves these lands

[The Colonel]

Nobgrub rebuilds its officer Core. (Restore the clever warlords)
- Nobgrub's Strong Military is demanding more warlords
- Nobgrub's few clever warlords know the importance of a strong officer core.
- Nobgrub's Hardworking Workforce provides the perfect recruitment base for an officer Core.

Yes Stoneheart Expands to the borders of Nobgrub, but the expansion stops the secession of Nobgrub's recently conquered territory.
- Many of the people in the territories prefer the stability of Nobgrubian management.
- The main source of food for the expanded population of the new territories are the plains of Nobgrub, they do not want to starve.
- Stoneheart's recent expansion worries them, for they do not have a Strong Military, Nobgrub's their only protection from Stoneheart's Imperialistic ambitions.

[Exate]

The Kingdom of Flimsywhimble gifts Nobgrub back their now-DRAINED COFFERS, resolving the ongoing DIPLOMATIC CRISIS for both parties and gaining Flimsywhimble a reputation as SAVVY TRADERS!
-The INTERNAL STRIFE afflicting Nobgrub leaves them more interested in resolving the DIPLOMATIC CRISIS than in arguing over details, while Flimsywhimble's SAGE ADVISERS are eager to offload their pilfered debts!
-Flimsywhimble's CHARISMATIC PARTISAN is well suited to succeed in such negotiations, and leave them looking like he came off much the better!
-Flimsywhimble's VICTORIOUS DESTINY will both help to ensure that financially beneficial trades go off a hitch and make it more obvious to observers that Flimsywhimble is going places, as that is readily apparent from their success!

Stoneheart Expands to the borders of Nobgrub

Yes, and doing so pushes their capabilities so far they become WAR-WEARY, and worse, expend their MASSIVE FORTUNE until they are APPALLINGLY PENNILESS!
-Their DECADENT SLOTH causes virtually every action of the invasion to fall behind schedule, run overcost, and generally be a pain to deal with for everyone involved!
-The ADEPT CASTERS and UNERRING RANGED UNITS both have rightfully high opinions of their own capabilities, and accordingly demand massive paychecks and well appointed facilities even while at war- and that's before even bringing the VAST GOLEM ARMY into the situation, which has costs as vast as its numbers!
-Stoneheart's recent EXPANSION TO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAIN has already consumed a great deal of their resources for occupying land- their obsession with SUPERB DEFENSES and IMPENETRABLE WALLS makes securing new territory a daunting and expensive task directly at odds with their love of DECADENT SLOTH!

[LTDave]

6 hours until the end of the turn...



The Empire of the Rising Hedgepig has NUMEROUS SLEEPER AGENTS
* The Empire has Fantastic Spies
* The Empire has an All-Pervaisive Intelligence Network
* No other Power has any form of intelligence or counter-intelligence network


The Kingdom of Flimsiwhimble has EXTRAORDINARY ARROGANCE
* The victorious destiny of the Kingdom means that winning is assumed
* The casual disregard of the Kingdom's sage advisers for the lives of the common folk is well known
* The Charismatic Partisan is critical of the non-Charismtic and less-Partisan

[WaterMonkey314]

Primary: The INDOOR PLUMBING of Acotise spreads RAMPANT DISEASE throughout the SILVER SEA!
-Acotise has RAMPANT DISEASE (thanks, LtDave ).
-The recently constructed INDOOR PLUMBING system expels its sewage into the surrounding sea.
-Water-borne diseases are particularly nasty.

Secondary:

Stoneheart Expands to the borders of Nobgrub

Yes, and doing so pushes their capabilities so far they become WAR-WEARY, and worse, expend their MASSIVE FORTUNE until they are APPALLINGLY PENNILESS!
-Their DECADENT SLOTH causes virtually every action of the invasion to fall behind schedule, run overcost, and generally be a pain to deal with for everyone involved!
-The ADEPT CASTERS and UNERRING RANGED UNITS both have rightfully high opinions of their own capabilities, and accordingly demand massive paychecks and well appointed facilities even while at war- and that's before even bringing the VAST GOLEM ARMY into the situation, which has costs as vast as its numbers!
-Stoneheart's recent EXPANSION TO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAIN has already consumed a great deal of their resources for occupying land- their obsession with SUPERB DEFENSES and IMPENETRABLE WALLS makes securing new territory a daunting and expensive task directly at odds with their love of DECADENT SLOTH!

Yes, and Stoneheart throws a AN ILL-FATED BANQUET in celebration!
-To maintain morale, entertainment is needed - hence a BANQUET!
-The DECADENT SLOTH of Stoneheart, plus the WARS and DEBT, make the banquet ILL-FATED!
-Such a move has poor signamancy - think "Masque of the Red Death"!

[LTDave]

Oh man - Ninja'd! I was just about to post the outcomes.

Back to the drawing board...