195 - Forum Diplomacy Steel Rex

[Vulkar]

DW-RA

Lord Stormhand,

Have you had an opportunity to consider my request for leasing the Staff of the Orator for a month or two?

King Oban

[j2klbs]

DW-RA

Lord Stormhand,

Have you had an opportunity to consider my request for leasing the Staff of the Orator for a month or two?

King Oban

RA -> DW

Greetings King Oban,

Yes, I will loan to you for 50K so that you can use it for at a minimum the next 2 turns.  Let us crush this evil Warlock.  I fear that he is working closely with the Giant and that the GI is about to attack me as well.

~LS

RA -> GN

Dearest Friend,

I know you are quite busy eradicating the realm of those pesky Gnomes.  But as you know, the Warlock has targeted me with the most heinous actions.  If you can spare any resources towards my noble cause of eliminating this dreadful ruler from these lands, it would be very much appreciated.

~LS

RA -> BL

Greetings great sleeping Dragon!

I fear that war is upon us.  The Warlock is actively attacking me and I must reply in kind.  He has suggested that the GI is his closest ally, and the GI has been saber rattling all game and plans to jump into the fray and also attack me.  This, if course, will trigger my DA and GN allies to come to my aid.

I still consider you a very close ally.  I think that our map position can provide us great synergy to push upon the evil WA and GI alliance.  I humbly request that you consider siding with me in this conflict.  To this end, I am even willing to form a very tight alliance.  I think together we could prosper immensely.  I greatly desire an age where our armies fight as one to rid the world of the belligerent and ignoble rules.

Best regards,
Lord Lothaedus, First Ranger

[Vulkar]

DW-RA

Lord Stormhand,

Many thanks. I will issue the order to trade 50k gold to you for the artifact this season and will order my agents to guard the artifact with their lives.

King Oban

[j2klbs]

RA -> GN


I'm so embarrassed.  I stated pesky trolls but the scribe made a mistake.  I've re-assigned the scribe to a diplomatic mission to go issue a threat in the Warlock's court to their king.

Your eternal friend,
~LS

[VballMichael]

OOC

You can edit your previous post with none the wiser and your poor scribe can live another day....

[HeadHoncho]

GN-AN

My Wise Friends,

Is there any way you could perform any of the following actions:

1) Trailing any/all of the TR groups;
2) Denigrating TR and DW (who will be acquiring the Staff of the Great Orator); and/or
3) A recon of the pop center six east and nine north of your main group?

Please just let me know if any of that is possible.

With Many Thanks,
Bottlenose

[Jumpingfist]

AN - GN
I have four orders to denigrate. I will keep a closer eye on the DW.
Most my agent are busy I am reconning where my main group is headed and another place

And there is something else the TR may not be ready for.

[Thudargh]

GN-UN

Shadow Master,

One of my two Conjure Prestige spells worked, as you hopefully have seen.  I am happy to do another this turn.  Just let me know how much credit I will have after this month (45,000, or 60,000, or some number in between, perhaps 52,500 if you want to set the number at 17,500 per spell).

For my AIDS agent, please attempt an early kidnap on the TR Duke RU located at PG.  If you could confirm this, I would be grateful.

Finally, in light of the absurd Dwarves. I will do his offer one better by proposing 45,000 gold for the Dwarven King, dead or alive.

Best,
Bottlenose

(UN->GN)
Damn it - both you and the Ancient Ones are really going to make me do math, aren't you?  I'll give you an accounting as soon as I am able.  I would note that I did not intend to agree to provide credit for a Conjure Prestige spell that failed to work - especially considering that I have no way of independently verifying that the failed spell was actually attempted.  It's not that I necessarily think you would lie (you aren't me), but trusting someone upsets my digestion something fierce.  Perhaps we should forgo further attempts for now.

The early kidnap attempt will be made.

Consider a bounty of 45,000 gold placed on the Dwarven King.

Agent of Chaos

[Thudargh]

AN - UN

Please use one of my AIDS agents to also try and early kidnap the TR Duke RU and PG

Also something to consider by allowing others to put bounties on me I am forced to have more agents on counter espionage and less agent in school making you gold.

(UN->AN)
Very well, both you and Sir Bottlenose will be competing for the Troll duke!

I do appreciate all the tuition payments you have sent my way, and will miss the payments that will no longer be coming.  But let's face it - this was going to happen at some point anyway.  Kingdoms do not train agents and then let them sit around twiddling their thumbs, and once war begins in earnest the time for training is over.

Agent of Chaos

[Jumpingfist]

AN - UN


If I were to send a Mage to one of your PCs and for the next 10 turn raise gold production by 2500 would you consider that I am off limits from these attempts?   It would not add to my totals.  I really would rather continue to have my agents go to your training classes rather than be targets.  Just this last turn I spend 8 orders guarding my assets.   That could be 4000 more gold for you and less risk to your agents.