Lords of the Earth
Campaign Nineteen
Turn 64
Anno Domini 1216 - 1220
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Missionaries
From this point, any player who sends missionaries to an uncontrolled area that is of a hostile organized religion will get no conversion result and a bunch of dead missionaries.
Leaders & Espionage Actions (
More on Leaders & Espionage Actions: I am beginning to get the feeling that this rule is being abused and I may excise it entirely in the near future.
The Cause Mutiny Operation (CM): players attempting this operation must produce a valid reason as to why the mutiny would occur or it will automatically fail. And no, “Because I think it should succeed.” is not a valid reason.
Interactions between the Hemispheres: at this point only the Seafaring cultures may sail between the Hemispheres. Once people hit Renaissance, then they may attempt to do so as well. So the New World players should stop trying to get to
Building units: The vast majority of units must be built in a city within your HBZ. The exceptions are as follows:
1) Ships may be built in a port outside the HBZ if it is the only one available.
2) Field forts may be built in any region at NT status or higher.
3) Inexperienced infantry may be built in a F region within your HBZ.
4) Nomad/Barbarian cultures may build units at a
In all these instances please be aware of the yard capacity for all ships and all heavy class units.
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1) When players are increasing a city, please indicate what the new size will be.
2) For ships to be built for conversion to MSP, you can also put what route they’re going into in the Builds section. Projects may also be put in the Builds section.
3) When building a road link, indicate which region it starts in and which region it’s going to. Don’t give me city names.
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Taira Haro, Daimyo of Kwanto, Shogun of
Diplomacy Tottori, in Shimane (+15 to YfC)
At home,
Rokaku V, Lord of the
Diplomacy None
Barat, on
Mingfa Tengku, Beloved of Ganesha
Diplomacy Kadaram, in Perak (f)
Mingfa continued to mind his own affairs...
Gelar Taree, Prince of Maree
Diplomacy None
Colonization of the Northwest continued with Murrumi being settled to a (2/2), Aanx to a (2/3) and the wilds of Irith to a (1/2). Camoweal was put under cultivation and a road link was built between Tih-ar-dha and Eha-rana.
Lini, Regent for...
Boy1, King of the
Diplomacy Bora-Bora (f),
Maori fortunes were mixed, on the plus side,
Sung Xoing, King of Shan’si, Watcher of the
Diplomacy Mantap (a), Ningsia (f)
Things continued to hum along in the north with yet another road link built (this one between
Cao Ai Tiao, King of
Diplomacy None
Work began on yet ANOTHER section of Great Wall, this one in Lanchou on the borders with
Wu Juan II, Prince of Kwangsi
Diplomacy None
A quiet turn spent investing.
Khavirhan II, King of Champa, Lord of Vijaya
Diplomacy Preikuk (+4 YfC), Khemer (+6 YfC)
Aside from trying to make his former enemies like him (and building a bridge across the Mekong between
Hiten, Raja of
Diplomacy Mon (+2 YfC), Thaton (+7YfC), Kedah (+9 YfC),
The road between Samatata and Arakan was completed, other wise there was just the usual city expansions:
City (Region) |
New Size |
5 |
|
Sittwe (Arakan) |
3 |
4 |
|
Tezu (G’tsang) |
4 |
Naupada (Kalinga) |
5 |
Parganas (Nadavaria) |
5 |
6 |
|
Aisha (Gaur) |
7 |
Karimgani ( |
6 |
Taralipti (Palas) |
5 |
Devaj, King of Chola, Lord of Tanjore
Diplomacy
Raman died in mid 1218 and was succeeded by his son Devaj. The latter faced a minor crisis when his cousin Priyam tried to stage a coup, but he had no support and quickly wound up in the belly of a tiger for his pains. Speaking of bellies, a diplomat sent to the Andamans was clubbed by the cannibal natives and devoured. Closer to home, Kakinda grew to size 5 and Tanjore to size 6.
Rao Jawar Vikram, Emperor of
Diplomacy Pandua, in Jihjhoti (f)
Jawar commanded an immense, gut-busting, spasm of city building. And here it is:
City |
New Size |
15 |
|
Kaunaj |
15 |
Somantha |
11 |
10 |
|
7 |
|
Mandvi, |
6 |
Thanesar, Vishakhaptnam |
5 |
4 |
|
Dire Dawa |
3 |
Osian, Baikaner, |
2 |
Jawar also ordered a large number of wall points to be built in all the new fortresses built last turn. Then he took a nap.
Tab-Tangri, Lord of Karakocho.
Diplomacy
Kilij died at the end of 1217 and was succeeded by his son, Tab-Tangri. Altay grew to size 3.
Al Abdi ibn Selim, Emir of Samarkhnad
Diplomacy None
No orders. Selim died in 1220 and was succeeded without incident.
Basil, Kagan of Khazar and Saksiny
Diplomacy Kuban (ea), Vasi (fa)
Kara-kemen, Yeysk,
Salal al-Hasan, Sultan of
Diplomacy None
Two new cities, Jerash and
Hassim ibn Masoud, Emir of Emirs, Protector of the Caliph.
Diplomacy Fars (f, following allied leader death), Arbiliq (nt, down from fa),
Masoud died in 1218 and was succeeded without incident (lot of people dying this turn for some reason).
Mansoor al-Sheikh, Emir of
Diplomacy None
No orders.
Constantine Diocletian, Emperor of the
Diplomacy
Work on rebuilding the infrastructure of Anatolia continued with the building of a road link between Bithnia and Paphlagonia and the completion of the link between the latter region and Galatia. To the north, Orthodox missionaries continue to make inroads among the pagans of Galach and Vasi as well as among the Latin barbarians of
Kirporos, Boyar of
Diplomacy No effect
The road link between Polotsk and Kur was completed. Chakasiya, Respublica and Kyiv all continued to expand, reaching 5, 6, and 9, respectively.
Jaruzelski, King of
Diplomacy None
No orders.
Konstantine Viikberg, Duke of
Diplomacy
Gert Govner, Duke of
Diplomacy None
Martin died in 1217 and was succeeded without incident. In other events, a road link between Carinthia and
Innocent III, Bishop of
Diplomacy See below...
Papal expansion continued at its usual frenetic rate, especially in
Region |
City |
Spoleto |
|
Milano (ab) |
|
Ile de France (ch) |
|
Old Castille |
|
Ithixa (ch) |
|
Talavera |
Claudius Germanicus, Emperor of
Diplomacy Sardinia (f),
A quiet turn as janitors continued to mop up the blood in the palace from the massive blood-letting last turn. A new port city, Neapolis, was built in
Phillipe, King of the Franks
Diplomacy None
Massalia, surrounded and abandoned by the Spanish, surrendered to Phillipe and his massive army. On the domestic front,
Miguel Aroca V, King of Navarre
Diplomacy None
Miguel gave up all claims to Massalia in
Hengist, Regent for...
Cearl, Aldwulfson, King of the Angles and Saxons
Diplomacy:
Aldwulf died in early 1218 and his uncle, Hengist stepped in as regent until the late King’s son comes of age. In other events, Saxon expansion into
And a fat lot of good it did them too! The Celtic army was smashed,
Erik Erikson, King of the Swedes
Diplomacy None
Pretty quiet. Hammerland grew to size 3.
Ottar Gregorson, King of the Norse, Dragon King of the Isles
Diplomacy None
The
Bulent ibn Umar, Emir of Morroco
Diplomacy Adrar Oasis (nt)
Shuffled some merchant shipping around and that was that...
Abdul Salam ibn Muhtadi, Fatamid Caliph of Egypt
Diplomacy None
No orders. Zair died in 1216 without issue. So rule passed to his brother, Abdul.
Kutokomla, Regent for...
Kwazi II, Lord of Kumbi-Saleh
Diplomacy Kurfei (nt)
Kwazi continued to concentrate on building city levels. See below.
City (Region) |
New Size |
Goundam (Garou) |
3 |
Bourem (Dogama) |
3 |
3 |
|
3 |
|
Shenge (Susu) |
3 |
Badiar ( |
8 |
Ayrou (Gorouol) |
8 |
Dendi (Zerma) |
4 |
3 |
Unfortunately this happy state of affairs was not to last, as Kwazi died in early 1219. While this was bad enough, it was made infinitely worse by the fact that his son and heir Adjo, had predeceased him some two years previously. These events led to a general in the huge army in Nupe, Toli Saibou, murdering his superior, Muso Torei, declaring himself king and marching on Kumbi-Saleh at the head of over 42,000 infantry. Here he ran into the loyalist armies led by the regent Prince Kawmi and general Senguar (49,000 cavalry). The loyalists’ mobility proved decisive and the rebels were crushed, Saibou’s head winding up on the point of a spear.
Sadly, this was not the end of it as now the Regent and Senguar began plotting to take the throne from the legitimate heir, Adjo’s four-year old son, Kwazi. Fortunately, the royal spymaster got wind of the plot and informed the child’s 18-year old uncle, Kutokomla, (a young man noted for his probity). This worthy managed to convince a sizable portion of the army to back the child king and another round of vicious fighting followed, this time in the streets of Kumbi-Saleh itself. After several days of thorough unpleasantness in which several levels of the capital went up in smoke, Kutokomla emerged victorious and the traitors were executed.
Morenike, King of
Diplomacy
A new port, Mabolo, was built in Bomi. In addition,
Feeling his oats, or whatever passes for oats in this part of the world (lentils?). Morenike decided to axpand his realm at the expense of his neighbor, Susiseko of Kanem-Bornu. To this end he dispatched general Imbundu with some 23,000 troops into Ikego, where Imbundu was wounded by assassins before slamming into some 14,000 infantry under K-B Prince M’tesa. Right away things were difficult for the attackers, despite their battle assistance as Imbundu’s wound made it hard for him to manage the battle. Then when he got his head pulped, managing the battle became even more difficult and the Togoan army dissolved into rout, fleeing back into Kafin. M’tesa took advantage of his victory to cautiously follow up and occupy Kam. He then left a garrison and pulled back into Ikego.
A Brief Digression: As a general rule, when a player-less country is next to neighbors bigger than them, they will generally adopt a defensive posture, (armies on react and/or defend). I also tend to assign Intel to BA and for attempting to kill any invading leader. If you’re defeated, I won’t have the victorious defenders march on your capital (so you can rest easy on that score); but they may take regions or cities that improve their defensive posture. In this case the K-B taking Kam eliminated a salient on their border. In any event, I always do player-less countries before I even look at (let alone process, player orders).
Susiseko IV, King of Kanem and
Diplomacy
Susiseko III died at the end of 1218 and was succeeded without incident. Batha was put under the plow and the Allied leader of Ikep was married into the local K-B aristocracy, he soon had a chance to prove his mettle...(see above)
This position has been dissolved. All the regions except
Asserate V, Chief of the Nyasa
Diplomacy Kimbu (t)
Asserate IV died at the start of the turn and was succeeded without incident. In other events, Kimbu was put under cultivation and Ibo grew to size 4.
Lungile I, King of Rozwi, Lord of
Diplomacy None
Munyika died in early 1217 and was followed by his heir, Ngumbi two years later. Despite all of this, the succession remained stable and Ngumbi’s teenage son, Lungile became King. In other events, Barotse was colonized to a (2/1) and a road was built there from Kariba.
Shaka I, King of
Diplomacy None
Quietly investing thank you very much...
Ltadutin, Chief of the Tlingit, Lord of the Far North.
Diplomacy None
Well, Xuts became the thirteenth monarch to die this turn, croaking in 1217. Being without an heir he was succeeded by his brother Ltadutin. Nootka was colonized to a (2/2) and a port of the same name was built there. Haihais was expanded to size 2.
Feathered Coyote, Ruler of
Diplomacy None
The road link between Mono and Panamint was completed (And weren’t you all on the edge of your seats waiting for that bit of news, I’m sure.) and a new link was started between Mono and Moapa. In addition, Gosiute was put under cultivation and the wastes of Baja were colonized to a (-/8). Finally,
Motega II, Chief of the Anasazi, Lord of the
Diplomacy Pisones (ea following allied leader death)
Motega concentrated on building more city levels with Xinaian growing to size 8 and Chicu, Snaketown and Caracol growing to size 5 each. Large amounts of money and agro were sent to the Mississippians and Atakapans in exchange for some boats...
Patamon II, The Great Beaver of the Snake
Diplomacy None
Patamon came into his inheritance in early 1217 and Wahiti stepped down. The colonization of Teton was completed, bringing the region to (2/7). The postal road under construction between Oglala and Teton was upgraded to a main road. Adena and Kaskaskam expanded to sizes 5 and 9 respectively. Two new cities, Wakasha and Sakowin were built in Nameluni and Dakota respectively. Finally, reports arrived of a terrible malady running amok in Chickasaw. Acika was utterly extirpated by the dread pestilence.
Swift Fox, Great Sun of the
Diplomacy No effect
Work began on a great canal along the
In 1217, Prince Dirty Stag returned to
Though Swift Fox survived, his heir, many other members of the Royal Family and the bureaucracy did not. By 1220, the disease had spread up the
It’s show time, folks.
OK, here’s how this is going to work. I will not hammer the entire country off the bat. The disease will start in a given region/city and will do its damage. Every year there is a % chance (probably pretty high, but I not certain not having done this before[1]) that it will spread to an adjacent region. Mind you, depending on how the dice go, it may cover an entire country in one turn. Once a region is hit it will not be susceptible again, although certain Empire-wide effects may continue to occur until the entire nation has been affected.
Again, if anyone wants to drop after getting their results, let me know and I’ll either give you another position or refund your balance (including the turn you were hit).
Also city levels destroyed by the pox are rebuilt at the normal rate, not the reduced rate.
Soaring Eagle, Chief of the Yamasee
Diplomacy None
No orders.
Quatayilla, Grand Hegemon of the Maya
Diplomacy None
Another hernia-inducing, sphincter-clenching bout of city expansion ensued. In the same places as before, even.
City (Region) |
New Size |
Itza Hatul (Cuyutec) |
7 |
Tahahta (Huastec) |
6 |
Ilyani (Huave) |
6 |
Texcoco (Huexotla) |
10 |
6 |
|
Comalcalco (Popoluca) |
10 |
Aki |
4 |
Utxa (Tamulipec) |
6 |
Tapachula (Tarascan) |
7 |
Ita Laza (Tepanec) |
4 |
Iz Haula (Tepuztec) |
6 |
Tlatelolco (Tlapocoya) |
9 |
Tres Zapotes (Totonac) |
9 |
Tlacopan (Culhua) |
5 |
Yuni (Kekchi) |
3 |
Aki Alinde (Cora) |
3 |
This position has been dissolved. All the regions have reverted to their 1000AD values (as best as those could be determined).
Rama II, King of the Chibchan
Diplomacy None
Pech Toq died at the beginning of 1216 and was succeeded without incident. Another round of city expansion occurred with Apure and Taparacuara growing to siz 5 and
Banabana, King of
Diplomacy None
No orders. Panib died in early 1217 and was succeeded without incident.
Atahulapa, Emperor of the Incas
Diplomacy None
A netwrok of roads in the northwestern part of the Empire was built running from Moche to Choco via Chimu and Valdivia. Work was also begun on a road from the treacherous morass of Cuna into Guayami and hence into Boruca and a link up with the Mayan road net (except the Mayans didn’t build their half...lazy bastards, all they can do is expand cities).
City (Region) |
New Size |
Cuatico (Huanco) |
8 |
Huexotla (Cuilino) |
7 |
Tiahuanacu (Uru) |
13 |
Finally, some Inca agents were caught trying to infiltrate the Carangan military. Amaru wondered why someone with so may roads a building would want to bother him...
Amaru IV, Lord of the South
Diplomacy None
The royal Highway was extended between Quillaca and Uyuni and the former region was colonized to a (2/7).
Upulo, King of Shokleng
Diplomacy None
Fairly quiet, some city expansions first:
City (Region) |
New Size |
10 |
|
Tupinicereta (Cari) |
10 |
Cangucu (Tucarembo) |
10 |
Itabiana (Tupinamba) |
10 |
Macae (Patasho) |
6 |
3 |
|
Upulo (Minuane) |
3 |
In other events, Shokleng navigators plumbed as far north as the
Bakari, Emperor of the Mapuche
Diplomacy None
Life in the sunny south remains pretty darn sunny. Work began on roads across the
[1] This is not quite true. I processed the original outbreak of Smallpox in the