Thad Plate Home Page: Type in http://www.inficad.com/~plate and you'll arrive to my own Webpage. There I have posted the latest Newsfaxes from my games and will also post maps and info for the newly starting Lords 12. My site will be the first to link the latest newsfaxes and will act as backup in case the Gumby site is down. Check it out.

Price Changes: For those of you who have been sending and recieving turns by eMail and faxes from the Web, I will now charge 3.50 + 25cent; per BL per turn (That's 50cent; less) per turn effective with the processing of the next turn (Lords 9: turn 124, Lords 10: turn 84, Lords 11, turn 24 and Lords 12, turn 1). Due to increasing paper, copying and mailing costs I must increase 'snail-mail' turns to $4.50 + 25 per BL per turn at the same time. I encourage all of you to join the internet as soon as possible.

Section [9.9.1] How Nomadic Nations Work: The first two sentences, "When out in ....vast via Horde Diplomacy." should be crossed out. Table 2.9 make a provision for nomadic societies to ignore troop support in steppe regions.

Port Fortresses: Just to clarify and clear up that confusion. Port Fortresses may not be used for conduit anchors. You can, however, use them for land trade if the port fortress is within your Trade Range of sea zones from your nearest port.

Lords of the Earth, Campaign 12H: It's happening now! The Lottery has come and gone and there are some good nations open. There are some good countries open in Africa and Asia. If you are interested let me know electronically, in person or by phone. Turn #1 is due Friday, 11 April 1997.

Lords 11 Unit Conversion
Each point of cavalry and infantry represents 500 fighting men. A warship or transport point = 1 ships with 500 men aboard each ship. A siege point = 500 sappers or 5 ballista, catapults or siege engines, trebuchets and battle towers. A field fort point = 1 fort manned by 500 men each. A wall point = 10 feet of city wall ramparts.

Game Costs
Old World and New World
Per Turn: eMail $3.50 +25cent;/BL
drop off $4.00 +25cent;/BL
reg. Mail $4.50 +25cent;/BL
Regular Map Set: $3.00 Reg. Mapset: $2.00
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Rules Used in Lords 11
This campaign uses the 1994 5th Edition Rulebook. Any other differences will be noted in this newsletter.

Ordering the Rulebook
At this time you may order the 5th Edition Rulebook. This is just the rulebook you'll need to play in Lords of the Earth #11. Send $13.00 payable to: Thomas Harlan
4858 East 2nd Street
Tucson, AZ 85711-1207.
Please don't send this money to me.

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WANDERER GAMES
PLAY BY MAIL EMPIRE
Lords of the Earth Campaign One: Thomas Harlan, 4858 East 2nd Street, Tucson, AZ 85711-1207. (602)323-8570 7pm-10pm. eMail: tharlan@tophat.pima.gov. Turn 187
Lords Two: 13224 Highview Drive, Burnsville, MN 55337. (612) 890-5878. Turn 41.
Lords Six: Kerry Harrison at kerry@io.com. This an eMail New World game starting at 900 AD. Turn 2
Lords Seven, The Dark Ages: Eddie Hartwell. 11517 23rd Ave, Burnsville, MN 55337. (612) 431-1858. Turn #10.
Lords Eight: Neil Stokes. 1674 Juliet Avenue, St.Paul, MN 55105. (612)698-9270 or nstokes@iceworld.org Turn #14. Set at around 300 BC. Open: Han(14), Numidia(20), Karnata(27), Buddha(30), Galatia(38), Iazygia(42).
PLATE GAMES:
Thad Plate, 5333 East Thomas Road #215, Phoenix, AZ 85018. (602)952-8929. Fax Number (602)952-8075. eMail: plate@inficad.com
Turns cost $4.00 + 25¢ per BL. 50¢ break for eMail; 50¢ added for US Mail.
Lords Nine: Turn 123. Open: Basari, Damxu, Aseb, Kwakiutl
Lords Ten: Turn 83. Open: Mapuche, Leopard
Lords Eleven: Turn 42. Open: Jhelum, Yampi, Tupi
Lords Twelve: 1000 AD historical start. Turn #0 is out. EMail or Local only. Best Open Nations: Zirid, Azerbaijan, Kalachrui, Chalukya, Shahi, Hausaland, Imerina, Crocodile People, Nan Matol
Lords Seventeen: Bob Gurley 19502 Leaning Timbers. Humble, TX 77346. (713) 852-8866 or yuppyputze@aol.com. Turns are $3.00. Turn 5.
Lords Nineteen: James Chaney. 7316 North Black Canyon #3, Phoenix, AZ 85051. (602) 864-1175. Atacr@aol.com. Turn 6
Lords Twenty (eLords): This game is run strictly off the internet. Eddie Efsic at eddief6@ix.netcom.com. At turn 13

ASIA

Far East Asia
Mercs: 10mc, 10mi, 10mw

THE MINOMOTO SHOGUNATE
Tenno Musha, Emperor of Jihpen
Minomoto no Hakufushi, Shogun
DIPLOMACY: none
Mandokoro, Murasaki Shikibu and Prince Hakutii explored around the islands collecting new information. Cities expansion: Miyazaki - 3, Nagasaki - 3, Otomi - 3, Joetsu - 3.

THE MAGADANNAM
Wiganlun, Overlord of Hai Ochostk
DIPLOMACY: none
Wiganlun perished in 1111 (four sticks). He left no children. A distant cousin (so he claims) was ready and willing to step in, though. They called him Viwano because he had a bear claw scar on his forehead. Yeandu the Kurilic city was now 2 Gpv.

THE TUNGUS KINGDOM OF PO-HAI
Lupang, King of Parhae
DIPLOMACY: none
The server crashed in Bohortu causing all sorts of problems in Shenyang. The oxen are not as productive as they used to be. The &#*!! Zolyang raided Shangtu. Shangtu rebelled and now feudal Jehol was isolated.

THE ZOLYANG HORDE
Dolkar
HORDE DIPLOMACY: Hsien-Ma(ne), Gobi(ne), Baling(ne), Ritaen(aw, destroyed)
Dolkarkhan wasn't about to stand still and be subjected to intel services. He went on the move. The 105,000 nomads crossed into Manchuria and conducted a raid into Shangtu. Then they headed back to the sunset. The nomad federations of Hsien-Ma in Tumet, the Gobi, the Baling of Hsi-Hsia were not anxious to move. Then in Uigur land, the indiginous Ritaen fought the Zolyang. Their 22,000 was no match for the great host. What was left of the Ritaen was then absorbed into the collective. After that the ride was dull. The Zolyang stopped in Karluk to get a drink of fresh water.

THE DA TANG EMPIRE
Terwi, "Gi Zong", 31st Tang Ruler, Emperor of the Middle Kingdom
DIPLOMACY: Szechwan(t)
The Zolyang attack into Uigur against the indiginous nomads eventually led to the rebellions of Yümen, Uigur, Turfan and Tunhuang - for the Tang did nothing to save the Ritaen. Emperor Terwi found a new noble concubine and was able to get his son. His brother Jibo was disappointed but accepted his new government job with zeal. While Lone Spoke went to Szechwan, the Prime Minister Xhao Cao went to Tonkin and was wounded there. Some of the assassins were caught and were handed over to the torture department. Expanding cities: Yangchou - 4 Gpv, Sanfong Shan - 4, Kaifeng - 5, Changyuan - 5, Wuling - 5. A road was built going from Shensi to Houma to Hopei. The engineers also paved Hupei to Lichou.

THE SERENE PALACE OF THE GREATER WHEEL
Pin, Bodhisattva of Chan Mahayana
CONSECRATION: none
The Empire donated some cash and volunteers. Everyone waited for Pin to grow up.

Indo-China
Mercs: 10mi, 10mw

FOI GUO
Foi Fugan, King of the South Han
DIPLOMACY: Kiangtung(ea), Lingnan(a), Hwai(ne)
A beautiful new city was built in Nanling called Maiji. The Hwai were hard to diplomacize because their city was heavily populated (and is more populous than any Foy city).

THE KHMER EMPIRE
Rudravarman, Emperor of Khmer
DIPLOMACY: Leyte(nt, until it revolted)
Since Nan Pung was colonized it was only fair that Hmong and Lampang be settled by Hindus too. Both rebelled but after Siddharta and Govatsa were through with them they gained a Hindu caste. Sivaya did some deep sea fishing in the Gulf of Tonkin and the Mekong Sea. He found no whales. Prince Kaundinya made good with the distant islands of Leyte (next to isolated Luzon) until he stole their most beautiful princess. Then they chased him with their skiffs but couldn't catch the prince and his bride. They slummed in Sarawak. Leyte returned to hostility. Cities: Vinh to 6 Gpv, Angkor - 11, Bharmali - 6. A new town Kartikaya was founded in Nan Pung.

THE COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE OF SRIVIJAYA
Sri Suryanarayana III, CEO of Srivijaya, Inc.
DIPLOMACY: Kedah(f)
The Chairman placed a city (Naraypur) on the Malacca side of Kedah and bragged to the natives about his sexual power. They were truly impressed. Lord Kikapur landed a modest force against the savages of Atjeh and in bloody battle military converted them to Mahayana Buddhist. There wasn't enough to do the same against the Medan so he didn't even try. Tragedy struck when 12,500 Yampi stormtroopers on board 20 warships and 10 transports assailed and sacked Kupang from the sea and departed. The Timorese were very unhappy with the world.

South Seas
Mercs: 10mw

GOOLBURA
Niteram, Master of the Great Dividing Range
DIPLOMACY: Erhos(t), Nokama(c), Iriadh(c), Tarcoola(ne)
The Goolu went back to soliciting, sending the young master out to talk politics with more distant campfires. The Wanderer hunted kangaroo in Mungo and Tibuburra. In Geelong, by the Spencer Gulf, was built the town of Churinga.

LAND OF THE LONG WHITE CLOUD
Panukultau,Tuma Whakarae o Maori, Kaitiaki Rorea Aotearoa, Kawana o Aumoana Runga, Ariki Tamaroa Kei raro Taki o Autahi
DIPLOMACY: none
The waves covered up the sand circles that mysteriously appeared one day.

THE YAMPI BAND
Yikandee II, Band Leader of the Yampi Folk
DIPLOMACY: none
The Yampi were proud of what they were.

India
Mercs: 10mc, 10mi

THE KINGDOM OF BURMA
Ronen, King of Burma
DIPLOMACY: Arakan(nt)
Ronen wanted a wife so he went to Arakan who had lots of brides. The deal allowed for Arakan to accept Ronen as boss but without much obligation. Batelos was not very zealous as a missionary. While anchored off Pegu, Ajemon heard of the Yampi attack on Kupang. He arrived to the scene way too late. He returned home. Cities: In Assam, Jemonga was founded. Myanmar and Rangoon both grew to 4 Gpv.

THE CHOLA MANDALAM
His Magnificence, Chola Gunamuditya II, Maharaja of Bharat
DIPLOMACY: Sikkim(c)
Ammugi climbed to Sikkim to try and make friends. These were not easy people to get along with. A road now connects Banavasi with Konkan. The economy changed from farm based to free wage earners.

THE HIDDEN KINGDOM OF PUNJAB
Gauhal, Hidden King of Lahore
DIPLOMACY: none
A mass of wildcats came down from the hills and clogged the streets. The regency was scared to go outside for fear of scratches, bites and being licked by sandpaper tongues.

THE KINGDOM OF JHELUM
Runjiba
DIPLOMACY: none
The Jhelum then got a reprieve. Runjiba thought his life might be short anyway. Yarkhand was invaded by Samanid Arabs. After they left Yarkhand became neutral.

Persia
Mercs: 20mc, 20mi

THE SAMANID EMIRAT OF BUKHARA
Sinjar, Emir of Bukhara
DIPLOMACY: Zabulistan(c)
Sinjar wanted desperately to assist some idol-kissing infidels who wanted to get back their lands of other idol-kissing infidels. So he asked Fadel Maja to get the job done. Fadel didn't relish the thought of being a boot licking lacky of licentiousness, so he and his men (15,000 cavalry, 15,000 infantry and 100 catapults) 'accidently' sacked and burned Kashgar. Yarkhand revolted from Punjab after that shameful event. Having pocketed then wasted their ill-gotten cash, the Samanid army went south into the wastelands and pacified Zamindavir. Sadu died and his estate was given a handsome gift from the Emir. The mean Tavok horde arrived to Bogazgol scaring everyone.

ARRAN EMIRAT
Khosrau, Governor of the Roughlands
DIPLOMACY: Paphlagonia(t)
The hordes of Tavok entered Georgia then headed into Levedia country and passed through Yayik finally leaving Arran lands alone.

BUYID EMIRAT OF SHIRAZ
Rahad ad Dawla Ma'sud al Buya, Emir of Emirs, Pasha of Shiraz
DIPLOMACY: Baluchistan(ne)
Kangan expanded to 6 Gpv. Mansura became 4 Gpv. The Buyids worked to spread their Shi'a to others.

Mesopotamia
Mercs: 30mc, 20mi

THE ABBASID CALIPHAT (Dar al Islam)
Ar Rahid II, Kalifat Rasul Allah, Commander of the Faithful
DIPLOMACY: Dulaym(f)
The Caliph all but called a jihad on those devil Tavoks. He guarded Baghdad and sent his lieutenants to defend the fortified cities. The Arbiliq city of Al Mostad was restored and given palisades. Az Zufra grew to 2 Gpv.

THE KARIMID SULTANATE OF ALEPPO
Taib ad Dawla Hasan ibn Uthman, Sultan of Aleppo
DIPLOMACY: Petra(fa)
Hasan tried to call a jihad against the demonic Tuvak but no one wanted to go to paradise. He had to do with is own reinforcements which had commissioned a new general, Konal, to take to Jerusalem. Konal force-marched his way there. Then sailed south retrieved the stranded garrisons in Napata and Ghebal Gharib (They were declared protectorate - but both rebelled due to the great distance) and pushed them hard to move back north. At Misr, they caught 10,000 Yemeni marines who had just captured Kalisma and were attacking Misr and its 20 field forts. With 11,000 cavalry Konal (a Coptic assassin was captured and killed) and his exhausted horsemen beat the rascals, killing them all. Kalisma was liberated but the navy was lost. Konal then gathered all the cavalry to protect Petra not a moment too soon. 15,000 Arabian camel-riders crossed the Umayrid range. Konal and 23,500 cavalry plus 2000 Palmyra riders halted their advance and trashed the Yemeni so much they turned back. 5500 men and horse were killed or incapcitated. The Petrans came back to Karimid rule thanks in part to the result of this battle.

THE ZAIDI EMIRAT OF DANAKIL
Suleiman, Guardian of the Mandab Straits
DIPLOMACY: none
Tala with 30 warships, 4 transports and 10,000 fighters sailed the Red Sea to Kalisma which was assaulted (while the leaderless navy was dispatched - all 18 Karimid ships were destroyed but they took out the 4 transports and 1 Yemen warships). Having done this deed, Tala took on the heavily fortified region of Misr. It was misfortune that Syrian chivalry were passing through. Tala and his entire landing were killed. The navy returned back home. Prince Shanber after defending Hijaz for a spell advanced to Petra but his camel army was repulsed. Only 3000 returned to Hijaz with Shanber alive.

THE BLACK HORDE (Karakhanids)
Qaputeg, Khan of Kara-Khan, Yabghu of the Western Horde
DIPLOMACY: none
The 75,500 Black-horders rode west through Pechneg land and then into the Hungarian basin. There were no wild hordes to pick up. This was all sedentary stuff. Disgrunted, but lucky not the be smacked, the Karakhans rode back into Levedian territory and ended their tour in the Levedian cultivated homeland.

THE GREAT TAVOK HORDE (Cherkassy, Xi Xia, Tangut, Jark)
Layaidu, Khagan of the Steppe Peoples
HORDE DIPLOMACY: Khabal(ne), Obemir(ne), 'Anipsai(ne), Yehebsh(a)
The Tavok suffered difficulties in Pontus. Someone stole part of the treasury. Layaidu didn't have enough provisions to support his troops, so he stiffed the allies and starved the slaves. Of the allies Haszi and Tavarhod departed him. The others: Ilhand and Damchog suffered attrition from malnutrition. Now down to 183,500 cavalry the great horde ambled around the Khazar Sea and messed around in the Turkish steppe then in 1115, they rode southwest to Bogazgol, Samanid territory. A Samanid assassin tried to off Layaidu but Layaidu is unkillable.

AFRICA

East Africa
Mercs: 10mw, 10mi

THE MAKURIA KINGDOM OF NUBIA
Normal Ben Vise, Negus of Nubia, Owner of Dibbles
DIPLOMACY: Adulis(nt), Amhara(t)
Avar with not enough troops tried to exact tribute from Faiyum. His army too heavy losses. Avar was seriously wounded and died in 1114. Adulis became cultivated. The A'ir breakup eventually led to the increase in power of the nomads in the Chadic Savannah. Prince Mithrean found that the occupied city of Iksandr could not be diplomacized.

THE A'IR NOMADS
A lack of food and support drove the troops mad. They had been stuck in the Sinai wilderness for too long and no manna was going to come down to save them. The A'ir bands killed Biren and scattered, making their way back in small groups back to the Savannah where they came out of.