Lords of the Earth
CAMPAIGN TWENTY-FOUR
Turn 59
1291
~ 1295 Anno Domini
653 ~ 657 in the year of the Hegira
New for T59
Paths to victory: There are several options open to a player when an NPN has been defeated
- Take the victory conditions (see NPN rules) available for NPNs and allow the NPN to go its own way. This is a useful option if you do not want to increase your imperial size or bother with the NPNs internal affairs.
- Keep it as either Pacified or Pacified Tributary. You will not get victory conditions but will get income from the NPNs Homeland/Friendly regions and cities. Also, as the years from conquest marker goes up it may turn Friendly or Tributary. Using this option treats the NPN as a super-region.
- Old school, you will have to take the regions you want and conquer each in turn. If the capital is taken then some of the NPNs ratings will be added to yours if higher. The NPN will cease to exist.
Dealing with hordes: Hordes can be dealt with a number of ways rather than just an outright battle. These are
- Threaten them. Hordes respond to a show of strength and may leave you alone if confronted with enough force.
- Bribe them. They are looking for gold and lands to settle or pillage so if you offer them it on a plate they may well go away. They may also just take it and attack anyway.
- Use diplomacy. It does work and I suggest chucking in a royal princess or two.
You can also use a combination of the above. If the horde
becomes a FA or A, you can direct its attacks or its path of migration.
New for T57
Non-player rules update: I’ve updated the NPN rules to fit
better with the Lord’s system. Please check them out.
New for T56
New movement and action rules: I know that they didn’t meet with
overall approval last time around but I will be implementing the proposed
movement/action rules for T57 (see here). Any current player that
takes them up will be given a 2 turn bonus to their credits but they can
continue to use the current method for the time being. All new players will
have to use them. I’d rather stick to the standard rules but there is no way
Lords is sustainable as a long-term game (and I want 24 to be long-term) unless
there is some simplification for the GM.
The areas that cause me
the most processing grief are movement, AP calculation and garrison changes.
New for T53
Restrictions on Royal Marriages: Due to the complications arising
from these rules only K, H or P leaders can benefit from a Royal Marriage. Members
of the Royal Family that have not come into play are not considered eligible.
Also, Primate, Order and Secret Empire positions are not eligible for marriage
bonuses. These are meant to be diplomatic arrangements between sovereign
states.
New for T52
East –
New for T51
No Orders: If I don’t get any orders in for a position and the
player doesn’t answer my emails then I’ll put the position back to a NPN and
put aside the players cash (if any) until they pick it or another nation up
again.
New for T50
Request Royal Marriage: Used to ask a NPN nation for a bride for one of
your Princes or a suitor for one of your little Princesses. Cost is 6AP,
Charisma based. The leader doesn’t have to be in the NPNs capital but if he
isn’t then he needs to be in your homeland/capital.
New for T49
Naval Reaction and Blockade: Naval Reactions can only occur
when there is action in a Sea Zone that the fleet is based at. The fleet has to
be based from a port and not the Sea Zone. Also, the Reaction can only occur
when your own lands or those of an ally benefiting from a Defensive Pact
marriage bonus are attacked. It also applies to any merchant fleets you operate
through the Sea Zone in the case of piracy.
Naval Blockade’s only work if your fleet is based in the same Sea Zone
as the target port and you spend all (every single one) of your APs in the
blockade. The fleet must be based from a port and not a Sea Zone.
New for T48
The use of fleets for Reaction and mitigating the effects
of Pirates: My
understanding has now changed since we GMs have had some discussion on the
list. The use of Reaction has been explained on the Wiki and Patrol is no
longer used in the Base Rules.
Reaction
- Take a look at this link for more info http://www.throneworld.com/wiki/index.php?title=Basic_Rules_Leaders_and_Army_Actions#Reaction
Trade Route Escorts
- This is specific to Lords 24. Units can be assigned to a trade route to act as static convoy escort using the G type leader. Note this is not as good as patrol as the warships assigned will only reduce the effects of piracy, not capture or destroy the pirates themselves.
Updated NPN and Primacy rules: Yep, been tinkering again but I feel a almost serene sense of satisfaction with my latest offering. See what you think.
Added the ability to hire mercenary captain when there is no mercenary company available: See the mercenary tables
New for T47
Improved cultivation at TL5: If a nation has reached the dizzy heights of TL5 than it can benefit from improved cultivation. You can Improve a cultivated homeland region from 2GPv to 3GPv, or any other controlled cultivated region from 1GPv to 2GPv. This is a level one megalithic construction.
New for T46
NPNS: I’ve tweaked the NPN and Primacy/Order rules a little to make them
fit better with the 24 game. I’ve also reduced their overall RRV to make
diplomacy easier.
Second Positions in the East: As I’ve not got a lot of players
in the East, I would be willing to allow a second position from existing
players. Let me know if you’re interested.
New for T45
New Rivers: I’ve added in some new possible rivers onto the map.
These are rivers that were once passable by light traffic (remember Cogs cannot
travel on rivers) and have now become silted up. You can dredge a stretch of
the river (along one region border edge) as a 0.5 level project.
Gripes:
Agro as conversion –
this has restrictions (see 2.11.5.3) which I will be enforcing from now on.
Rivers can only support light
ships – as far as I know Cogs cannot travel on rivers. This also includes Cogs
built for trade.
New Primates: We have two new Primate positions this turn. Jumal
Skyfather, which is an Estonian god and the Coptic Church based out of
New for T44
Minor islands and City States: I’ll be allowing minor islands (
Flooding: The last few turns have seen a massive increase in the
amount of flooding that has occurred. It appears that the years are getting
warmer and wetter. As a result of this some of the minor rivers on the map are
once again becoming passable to river traffic.
Announcements and items
of note
General Stuff: Please use my Paypal account (stephenbrunt@yahoo.co.uk) for all
Lords’ 24 payments. If you cannot use this facility then please let me know and
I will see what I can do about filtering US funds to my account. I may also
stop using the throneworld email address due to the mass of spam I’m getting!
Order Form: Please use the standard excel
order form from now on. I’ll update the site with a link to it next week when I
get some time. This is important as it helps me process the turn more quickly.
THIS IS NOW MANDATORY.
Non-Payment: some of you still owe me some
cash. Although it may come as surprise that this is not my main source of
income, I see it only polite that you pay for the occasionally night out. So,
if you’re under zero next turn I’ll not process you orders.
Version 6: Lords 24 uses version 6 of the
basic rules
The Map: The map now includes
Tithes and Tribute: I think these are automatically
updated by the stats program, so no need to declare them in your orders.
Control
of the Papacy and Religious Orders: In Lords 24 we will not always have a player Pope (or
Caliph etc for that matter) and the following rules are used to determine which
player faction controls the Pope’s actions, Papacy
Rules. I’ve also added some stuff about gaining support from their armies
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The East
Without further ado, the news for these
years in Lords 24 history...
India
(Hindu Civilised Open Empire)
Rajiv, Raja of Kaunaj
The
city of
The
(Hindu Civilised Open Empire)
Pajama III, King of the Dhara
Eight thousand cavalry were raised for Pajama to complete the conquest of Dharan held Tripuri. Despite being attacked by a Tripuri relief force, the army under Wapali brought Burhanpur to surrender. Dharan agents had tried to assassinate the commander of the cities garrison but he was too well protected. The outcome was still the same as he was executed by Wapali once his forced marched in Burhanpur square. .
The Palas of
(Hindu Civilised NPN Empire, Friendly to
Kaunaj)
Sanjiv, Palas of
The northern lands
of
South East Asia and the Islands
Kambujadesa
(Hindu Civilised Open Empire)
Vireakboth, Emperor of the Khmer
The
colonisation of Tengah continued and efforts were made to clear the lands for
cultivation. More colonists were sent to Selatan to further Khmer’s foothold on
The
(Buddhist Civilised Open Empire)
Achara, King of the Thaton
Thatonese
gold was spent in improving the cities of Thon Buri and
The
(Buddhist Seafaring Open Empire)
Bhadravarman, King of
Roads
were built to Dai Viet and then onto the Kambujadesa border with Champa.
Bharavarman married a Nachao princess and ruled the Annamese from
The God Empire of Sri
Vijaya
(Buddhist Seafaring Open Empire)
The God Emperor
Palau
Burong and Sirivijaya grew in size during these years. Javan settlers landed on
the islands of Bangka and
Manchu’ko and Nihon
The Minamoto
Shogunate
(Shinto Civilised Open Empire)
Daiei Yasumori, Shogun of the East
The
(Buddhist Civilised Open Empire)
Wang Insu, King of Goryeo
The
army of Goryeo was augmented with two thousand elite horse. The road from
Koguryo to
The Land under Heaven
The
(Buddhist Civilised Open Empire)
Dai Ling, Queen of Koueichou
The
slow advance in rebuilding the army of Koueichou continued while Dai Ling ruled
her kingdom from
The Empire of the
Western Song
(Buddhist Civilised Open Empire)
Zhi Zhen, Emperor of the Western Song
The
Mongols move down to the border with the Song and Ningsia and send envoys
demanding “caravans of gold” from the two nations. The Song army was augmented
with five thousand elite cavalry and four thousand elite infantry, possibly in
response to the Mongol threat. Tsi-Un-I and Chang-Te as well as
The
(Buddhist Civilised Open Empire)
Song Tao, King of Chiangning
The
army of Chiangning was augmented with nearly fourteen thousand men, mostly
elite. Song Tao ruled from Chiangning while most of the nation’s nobility
patrolled the borders. Wen Lee was tasked with persuading the city of
The West
Without further ado, the news for these
years in Lords 24 history...
Eastern Europe
The Varangian Rus of Kiev
(Orthodox Civilized Open Empire)
Peter, King of the Rus
The
lands of Mordva and Seversk were fortified in case of any Cossack or Magyar
incursion. An Order House for the Vladimirans was built in Perograd. Peter
ruled from
The Ests
(European Pagan Barbarian Open Empire)
Konrad, Kings of the Ests
Despondency ruled in the north-east.
The Grand Duchy of Poland
(Roman Catholic Civilised Open Empire)
Ziemowit Poznan III, Grand Duke of
The
Polish road network was upgraded with a new route built from Polotsk to
The Kingdom of Hungary
(Eastern Orthodox Civilised Open Empire)
Vajk Hunyadi, King of
Desperate
measures were needed if Vajk was to keep his army together. The troops had not
been paid for months and some had started to desert. His son, Prince Janos was
given command of the army and after waiting for Stefan to arrive from Bakony
moved quickly into Dobruja. The region was easily taken as the Uighurs were
occupied further East but there was little loot to be gained. The promise of
gold was enough incentive to keep the army together as they swept into
The
Uighurs were concentrating on subjugating the mountain
Scandia and the Out Isles
Jarldom of Orkeneyjar
(Roman Catholic Seafaring Open Empire)
Jotun Nicolson, Jarl of Orkney
The
city of
Saxon Kingdom
of England
(Roman Catholic Civilized Open Empire)
Arthwin I, King of
A
royal road was built out from Wymeswold in the English heartlands to
Western Europe
Heiliges Romisches Reich
(Roman Catholic Civilized Open Empire)
Leopold, Holy Roman Emperor.
Shiploads
of grain were sent to the Knights in
Norman Kingdom
of France
(Roman Catholic Civilized Open Empire)
Jean, King of
While
King Jean ruled from
Principality of Salerno
(Roman Catholic Civilized Open Empire)
Ricardo IV, Prince of
Despair
filled the court at
The
(Roman Catholic Civilised Religious
Order)
Pope Alexander II, God’s Voice on Earth
The
new Pope took the name Alexander II and a led a great resurgence in the
Catholic faith culminating with a mighty Cathedral dedicated to St Eleutherius
in the holy city of Burgone. Monasteries were built in
The Akramid Caliphate
(Sunni Islam Civilized Open Empire)
Tiroman, Caliph of the Akramids
Much
gold was spent on improving the trade capability of the Caliphate. Tiroman
himself led a delegation of nobility and the mighty Akramid army of over
seventy thousand men south to
The Order of St Denis
(Roman Catholic Civilised Religious
Order)
Aric the Bold, Grandmaster of the Order of St Denis, Scourge of Islam
The
royal road was extended from
The
(Roman Catholic Civilised Open Empire)
Pedro III , King of
Work
was carried out on the road from
The Middle East and Africa
The Buwayid Sultanate
(Sunni Islam Civilized Open Empire)
Zarife II, Sultan of the Buwayids
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Quiet times in the
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The Empire of Egypt
(Sunni Islam Civilized Open Empire)
Mahmud, Sultan of
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The Al’Bahri
(Sunni Islam Civilized Religious Order)
Umar,
The Sea Lords remained at their estates in Carsk.
Ar Rassid Imamat as
Sa'Na
(Sunni Islam Civilized Open Empire)
Sheik Umar
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Sheik
Umar embarked with his army at the |
Usama-Yoruba Onium of
Ibo
(African Pagan Civilised Open Empire)
Mahabharata, King of the Ibo
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Now
that the threat from the Adjou Aba had finally dispersed, the Iboans spent
their efforts in improving the cities of Ijebu and Tsofou Birni. Although no
concrete evidence was found, it came to the attention of Ilbayi that a
powerful criminal organisation called the Ogboni had been behind a series of
bandit attacks in Ibo. Ilbayi took control of the army while his generals
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The Mwene-Mutapa
Empire
(African Unkulkulun Civilised Open
Empire)
Nyambo II, Emperor of Mapungubwe
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Nyambo
II, newly crowned Great King of The Mwene-Mutapa Empire made the following
declaration to Malay-Betis: "We urge you to exhibit stern caution. You
are to unconditionally keep distance from Mapun shores, ports and lands or
risk invasion and decimation. Should Malay-Betis keep to themselves, so will
the Mwene-Mutapa Empire. So has it been said, so shall it be written".
The Maly-Betis duly complied. The great animal reserve in |
