Lords of the Earth
Wander Games
Campaign #7
Turn 15, 926-930 AD
Turns Due: October
10th
Announcements:
Lord of turn 15: Greg Tronis, Gurjara
Peon of turn 15: Bob Jacobson, The Rus Vikings
1) O.K., so I messed up big time. I converted to the newest stat program (from 3.1g to 3.1m) and something along the way got messed up. What you have in your little hands has been reentered by me. Good thing I had some hard copies of the last 15 turns.
2) FINALLY the new version of stats will correctly do the tithes.
4) Check out the Lords of the Earth homepage… http://gumby.spa.umn.edu/cscdir/lotedie/homepage.html
5)Musical titles for this turn were
Phantom of the Opera - London Cast
Pretty Hate Machine - Nine Inch Nails
Days/Times to call, and get a hold of me:
I will be home to answer question on Tuesday and Thursday, between 7:00 and 10:30
Mailing Address
Eddie Hartwell
11517 23rd Ave.
Burnsville MN 55337
(612) 890-1095
NEW PHONE & OLD ADDRESS
e-mail: Ehartwel@isd.net
Fees:
$3.00 - Per Turn (NEW PRICE)
$0.50 - Additional Maps
Drop Policy:
Players will be dropped if they are delinquent in paying for two turns, unless OK’d by me, I am reasonable.
Troop Conversion:
Infantry, Cavalry, Siege, Bowmen: 500 Men
Warship: 5 Boats with 100 Men
Transports: 10 Boats with 50 Men
Field forts: 5 Forts 100 men garrisons
Citadels and Wall points: 20 feet of Stone and 500 men
Others Lords Games:
LORDS ONE: Thomas Harlan, 4858 East Second Street, Tucson, Arizona. 85711-1207. (520)323-8570. Call between 7pm and 10pm MST. INTERNET: tharlan@pima.gov.
LORDS TWO: Sean Harding, 13224 Highview Drive, Burnsville, MN. 55337 (612)377-8440. INTERNET: sharding@mva.com.
LORDS THREE - THE OLD WORLD: Colin Dunnigan, 5042 East Julia, Tucson, Arizona. 85711. (520)881-1402. INTERNET: cdunnigan@pima.gov.
LORDS THREE - THE NEW WORLD: Richard Ketcham, 5223 Karenbeth, Houston, TX. 77084. (713)345-8246. INTERNET: 102667.2505@Compuserve.com.
LORDS FOUR: Dave Salter, 7338 Rolling Oak Lane, Springfield, VA. 22153. (703)912-6076. INTERNET: 102417.3444 @CompuServe.Com.
LORDS FIVE: Scott Chatham, 11030 SW Wilsonville Road, #117. Wilsonville, OR. 97070-9505. INTERNET: huntsman@teleport.com.
LORDS SEVEN - THE DARK AGES: Eddie Hartwell
LORDS EIGHT - THE DIADOCHI: Neil Stokes, 1674 Juliet Avenue, St.Paul, MN. 55105. (612) 698-9270. INTERNET: nstokes@iceworld.org.
GAME RULE CHANGES
& EXPLINATIONS
Some people have asked about who belongs to what religion, so as Thomas Harlan, oh great creator of this game has done, I will mark the religions with little pictures:
U - Roman Catholic
W - Eastern Orthodox
X - Heretic Christian
Y - Judaic
Z - Shiite Muslim
v - Sunni Muslim
[ - Buddhist
¬ - Hindu
¤ - Shinto
° - African Pagan
ª - Coptic Christian
n - Asian Pagan
O.K., there seems to be more then just a little confusion as to the cost of PW. See the chart below.
Terrain C/C2/I/City W/J/S D/T/M
NFP / GP 5/10 8/15 10/20
On the Eastern tip of Northern Africa there are 2 regions, both named Zeila, now one is named Zelia and the other is Zelial.
After talking with a player, I agreed that it would make sense to have LT have 3 MSP’s of cargo as opposed to the normal Transport’s 2 MSP’s. The rational was that the Light Transports have less armament and thussly (I like that word) has more room to move things.
Things in italic’s are either submitted text, or something away from prying eyes.
Western Europe
Mercenaries: 13I, 7LI, 11C
Leader 897
Treaties
Danes
& Norse & Rus - Alliance
Danes - W
Henrick Prince of Wales, Enjoyer of many Soft, Pink, French Peasant Girls (Oh, please), Raider from the North, King of Britain,
DIPLOMACY: None
Henrick took a well deserved vacation, lounging around with his leaders drinking wine. Valoret turned up missing one day on 928, and has never been seen again..
Norse - W
Gunnbjorn Hrolfgarson, Lord of Amlodhi’s Quern, Keeper of the Eye of Surtur, Dragon of the North
DIPLOMACY : Skane (EA)
Gunnbjorn spent some time trying to plan improvements from the inside, but did not do anything., While hunting with the royal guard, his son Ulf died in a strange wolf attack, just a month before he was crowned prince.
Umayyads - v
King Mohammed, Destroyer of Christians, King of Spain, Finder of strange Caves, King of the strange findings
DIPLOMACY: None
Bapu and Nasir entered Valencia with one goal: to convert the heathen Eastern Orthodox to Islam by the sword. Thousands died before the majority bowed to Allah. In response the Leon revolted, and the regions of Catalonia, Argon, and Limousin all reverted to NT status.
King Mohammed called his ministers and generals to the palace. “We have suffered the presence of the Greek infidels long enough. I tire of their intrigues and treason. Go forth, my princes and drive these vermin into the sea!”
In his old age, Mohammed grew tired and ordered his men to nap with him often.
Eastern Europe
Mercenaries: 17I. 17HC, 6S
Leader 8B4
Treaties
Byzantine
& Aghlabids - Non Aggression
Danes,
Norse, Rus - Alliance
Byzantine
& Umayyads - Non Aggression
Byzantine
& Ligurian Con - Peace
Frankish Kingdom of Germany - U
Frederick, King of the Last Roman Catholic Kingdom, Heir to the Holy Roman Empire
DIPLOMACY : None
Frederick enjoyed his brief isolation from the rest of the world, as for once, everyone was busy with things that did not involve his kingdom.
Byzantine Empire - W
Emperor Cartiphilus, Destroyer of the Catholics
DIPLOMACY: Pontus (A)
In his dream to have a road that connects all Byzantine cities to one another, Cartiphilus ordered more work done on his postal roads. There were a rash of deaths, all three Lt.’s had died in the year of 927AD, all from apparently natural causes, but to some that seems like too large of coincidence.
Orthodox Church - W
Father John II
DIPLOMACY: (None)
No turn was received.
Rus Vikings - W
Viga Brand, The River Raider
DIPLOMACY: None
Ivar had all of his navy fly his new flag; it was green with a red serpent in the middle. In the spring of 929, Ivar was out with his men when an arrow flew and struck his throat. He lingered on death’s door for almost a week before he died. The man who shot him was a tan skinned man of miniature stature, who was killed before anyone though to ask him any questions.
Russian Revolt
929AD -930AD
When Ivan died, Viga Brand was heading home from a very successful raid into the steps. He heard of his fathers death while making his way through Veposkava, and when he entered Novgorod he found it a war zone. His brother Egil, had declared Viga dead, and assumed the throne. After a bloody war between himself and Lt. Olaf, who tried to claim the throne when Ivar had died. When Viga came to the gates he and his men were shot at. Viga decided he had had enough of this nonsense, especially considering he had seen a new tribe of horsemen starting to wander the steps near his nation. With 6,500 Cavalry, 24,000 Infantry, and 5,000 Bow men Viga choked back his tears and ordered an Active siege of his home, in his fathers name. Then all hell broke loose; the feudal Allies from Yaroslav and Kalinin turned on him, joining his brother Egil in attacking his bowmen before anyone knew what was happening. In mere minutes the 5,000 bow men were killed, and of the revolting 6,000 Infantry, only 3,000 were left. The Cavalry then chased them to the gates and killed the last man as he was 50 feet from the closing gate. Now left with 13,000 Infantry and 6,500 Cavalry, he ordered the assault. In the fall of 929AD Viga entered his war torn Capital with only 12,000 Infantry left. Egil was captured and hung the next day. He then found the dead bodies of his bother and sister, both had not yet been crowned, as they were too young. The nation is still in mourning.
Later he heard rumors that Lt. Olaf escaped and caused a chunk of his nation to the east to revolt.
Russian Free States U
Olaf the Brave-hearted
DIPLOMACY: Kostroma (HM), Kirov (EA), Kalinin (F), Yaroslav (F), Kostlas (A), Tver (T), Muscovy (F)
Lt. Olaf seized the throne of the Rus Viking for a short time, until Egil and the royal guards ousted him, taking his friends (and a chunk of change from the coffers), he formed a nation to the east of the Rus knowing there will be war soon.
Ligurian Confederacy (the Horde formerly known as Wudan) - W
King Sid II
DIPLOMACY: Lyonnais (F)
“Here is your jug of wine, Sire. Is there anything else you desire?”
“Rome. She has far too long been ruled by weak and foolish men. I will take my flag there, sending this message to the puny men not worthy to lick my boot: ‘No one can stand up to the power of the Bear.’ ”
King Sid II was not pleased when his men came back to tell them that there were no mercenaries in the country side, they all seem to have been busy.
(Also see the Aghlabids)
Avar Hoard n
Chief Ogar, Big chief
DIPLOMACY: None
After the Rus slaughtered the people in Bolgar, Avar decided it was time to look for a new place to call home.
North Africa
Mercenaries: 13LC, 9HI, 11HI Leader B97
Treaties
Idrisids,
Aghlabids & Umayyads - Allies
Umayyads
& Byzantine - Non Aggression
Idrisids - v
Fatima Ibn Idriss, Queen of the Western Sands
DIPLOMACY: None
No turn was received.
Aghlabids - v
Sallah , Terror of the Mediterranean,
DIPLOMACY: None
Jamal, ‘The Defender of Rome’, as he has been called, looked worriedly towards the north, rumors of the Ligurian Confederacy attacking Rome has been on the lips of all the peasants. Turning to the south he thought, “Allah, please allow Prince Arkady to arrive what we need, and in time to save us.” In 928AD Hassen passed away in his bed and his son Sallah took over.
Siege of
Rome
927AD
They came in early spring of 927AD, lead by King Sid II himself, with 5,000 well equipped bow men, and 139,500 Horsemen. Latium was pacified in less then a month, but while they were doing that, Jamal readied his 20,000 Infantry and 2,000 Cavalry for a bloody battle. Then Arkady came into Rome, under cover of night, and unloaded his army. His 11,000 Infantry, 3,500 heavily equipped Cavalry, and 5,000 Siege troops. At first, though out-manned almost by a three to one margin, Jamal feared he would fail. Then he saw that the army of the Ligurian’s was almost all Cavalry, and that would be his victory. In the only month of combat, Rome lost 26,500 men in the Siege, while the Ligurian army lost 54,000 men. Sid II was mot happy that his generals did not tell him that Cavalry were the worst types of troops to have in a siege.
Oghuzvid Empire - v
Dassan, Thunder maker, Big man on the Nile
DIPLOMACY: None
In late 927, Edenbalil passed away while in the throws of passion in his harem’s tent. Dassan oversaw the building of a new city in Siinai, called Hot Springs, on the royal road there.
“Shhh! Al-Haj was
very clear that no-one is to know we are here, or what we are doing.”
“Al-Haj is paranoid.
These horsemen have no idea that they should fear and tremble where they
stand for what they have incurred. I
forget myself, welcome to my home, enter and tell me news of the great
project…”
Axum - ª
Phil, Truth Seeker, Second biggest man on the Nile
DIPLOMACY: None
Axum survived a bloody
five years due to Faya wandering through their country side.
Heart of Africa
Mercenaries: 19HI, 16LI
Leader 9A7
Treaties
Ghana & Moli - Mutual Defense
Ghana - °
Chokween, Chief of Africa, Crusher of the little countries, Him with the strange name.
DIPLOMACY: None
Chokween was convinced that something fishy was going on, so he sent out his spies to dig out and clean up all they could find. In the end they purged an OB out of existence without any concrete proof of anything. In 926AD Chokween passed away in the night, before his son, Tillabery was of age. No one seemed to try to take over the nation, so Chokween’s wife was the regent for 3 years, until Tillabery came of age. In his honor a city was built in his name in the region of Dogamba.
Moli - °
Mustafas, War Chief of Africa
DIPLOMACY: None
Mustafas enjoyed a fishing voyage on the river Niger. Other than that, all was quiet.
Faya Marauders - °
Unnamed
DIPLOMACY: None
The Unnamed terror learned a lesson much akin to the lesson the Ligurian League learned, laying siege to cities on horse back is bad.
Middle East
Mercenaries: 11LC, 9C, 16I, 6S Leader 889
Treaties
Saffarids
& Faya - Mutual Alliance
Saffarids & Aden - Mutual Alliance
Aden -v
Samid, Sultan of Aden
DIPLOMACY: None
No turn was received.
Sunni Primate v
Caliph Elijah-Ali, Disciple of Allah, Teacher of the five pillars, Commander of the faithful
DIPLOMACY: None
Open for new player
Buryat - n
Juchi the Harsh, Terror of the Sunni’s, Sacker of Baghdad
DIPLOMACY: None
Juchi sent his son, Batu the Magnificent, out to find homes for the few remaining people who still lingered around. The regions of Carhae, Arbiliq, and Diyala were blessed with the horsemen’s new home, while the original residents were forced to make nice things, like toilets and horse stalls.
Saffarid - Z
Shifobra, Allah’s chosen
DIPLOMACY: None
Persia was converted to the Shiite belief. Other than that, not a whole lot happened.
India
Mercenaries:11HI, 9LC, 8HW
Leader 966
Treaties
Gurjara - ¬
Unnamed Queen, Ruler of the Ganges, Heir to the Gupta Empire, Reader of books, Protector of Knowledge
DIPLOMACY: Tripuri(F)
Chandra died in 927AD, while no one was named heir, and no one was of age, the government just kept going along until her eldest daughter came of age and took over the thrown.
Rastrakutas - ¬
Khali, Peacelord of India, Finder of the Weird, Hindu Primate
DIPLOMACY: None
Khali, who has been in a deep meditation for the last 20 years or so, finally returned to his body to lead his people; public works were grown in almost every region, and he sent his son, and his son’s wife, into seclusion so that the throne may be secure. It is unknown what secrets were learned by Khali, but they must be great for he is still alive and kicking despite turning 75 in 930AD.
Samanids - ¬
Cassandra Rok Mann, Queen of the Turkish Hindu’s
DIPLOMACY: None
Open for new player
China
Mercenaries:13I, 11C, 7E
Leader 798
Treaties
Champa - ¬
Emperor Palpatyn, Leader of the Champa
DIPLOMACY: Korat (F), Kwangtung (F), Lingsi (F)
Palpatyn continued absorbing the once nation of Nan-Han into his nation. The city of Kyoko was built on the ruins of his once capital city in Champa. Rumors of strange happenings off the coast in some nearby islands has many fearing what lies out there.
Liang - [
Chosun, General of the Heavens, Destroyer of Steps
DIPLOMACY: None
In 927AD Liao-Tung revolted, saying that the people of China deserved better. He was killed within a week as he was leaving Honan looking for a region for his home land. Of his 34,500 Cavalry, only 1,500 followed him, and they disbursed after his death.
“Sir our sages have examined the broach that Liu Chang had
found in the waste that is the called Korea.
They believe that it is the Amulet of Buddha. Supposedly while a person wears it he or she will be
immortal. Buddha wore this while he was
in meditation, which is why he never died in those twenty years.”
“Also, we have found out some sketchy details on the revolt of Liao-Tung. It seems some offered their support if he should revolt, and it seems that this might have some connection to the strange events of the last 15 years, Sire.”
Yamato - ¤
Emperor Oda Yashika, Light of Heaven
DIPLOMACY: None
No turn was received
South Pacific
Mercenaries: 13LI, 10W
Leader 977
Treaties
Toowomba - n
Ahar of the Fishermen
DIPLOMACY: None
Ahar and his band of might men slept a lot.
New World
Mercenaries: 9I, 12LI, 6LW
Leader 858
Treaties
Hopewell - ©
Watkuweis, King of the Western Skies
DIPLOMACY: None
Talgut lead his army into Snaketown, where he found there were no armies. In fact, the once members of the Anasnazi opened their gates and bowed, being happy that they were no longer by themselves. It seems that the king they elected didn’t like ruling. Talgut died in 929AD from a fever.
Auum - «
Celeste, Queen of South America, The Learned One
DIPLOMACY: None
No turn was received.
Maya - ©
Chalco, Lord of the Sea, Trickster of the Ages, Reunifyer of the Maya Tribes
DIPLOMACY: None
No turn was received