Sorraine vs. Ohnar West

[Velax]

How do you know he had 20% less than you? Academy estimates can go, what, 5 or 10% each way? You may possibly have had the same skill level.

[Bedwyr]

I don't know about sizable wars. What did you have in mind?

http://www.lookandlearn.com/blog/19120/suleiman-the-magnificent-might-have-conquered-europe-but-for-the-austrians/

Look at the opening story (it's not the best telling, but I'm having difficulty finding a better one, oddly enough, and I don't remember the name of the history book I originally saw it in).  The ostensible reason for the Ottomans invading Hungary was this insult by the Hungarian King and the execution of the ambassador.  Of course, no one thinks that was actually the real reason, but it was a convenient pretext, which is what we were discussing.

[Indirik]

Dueling has a luck component to it. The RNG has to play its part. But it's not just luck. If it was, then what would be the point of training?

[Bedwyr]

Dueling has a luck component to it. The RNG has to play its part. But it's not just luck. If it was, then what would be the point of training?

My guess would be that the game rolls a d100, adds your training value, adds whatever factor is involved in the strategies (guessing plus or minus 10 for advantage/disadvantage), and then compares it to the other duelist.  This is not from any knowledge of the code, I should note.

[Scarlett]

The ostensible reason for the Ottomans invading Hungary

That's why I said catholic on catholic. Non-catholic on Catholic could and did happen for any reason under the sun (Albigensian crusade, 4th crusade, any other crusade).

Think of it like a matrix with culture on one axis and religious on another axis. The closer two lords were, the less likely they would fight an all-out war without a serious reason. Farther apart = more likely to kill lots of people for not a lot of reason.

Religious wars in particular were the biggest 'land grabs,' e.g. the Iberian conquest and reconquista and of course the Holy land.

[Bedwyr]

That's why I said catholic on catholic.

Okay...But there are religious differences in the conflict with Ohnar West.  Not sure how that applies to anything.

[Scarlett]

Okay...But there are religious differences in the conflict with Ohnar West.  Not sure how that applies to anything.

There absolutely are, but Queen Mathilda is promising that they have nothing to do with the war.

I don't know if anyone believes her, though. 

[Indirik]

I don't. Those WotD people are EVIL.

[Ender]

I don't know if anyone believes her, though.

I think its the die hard theocracy thing that gives it all away! Who'd have thought!?

[Gustav Kuriga]

Henzo isn't a die hard!

[D'Espana]

I don't. Those WotD people are EVIL.

We're not! We're just, you know... difficult to handle

[Lefanis]

Mathilda Penardin, Sartanian Queen of Sorraine, Duchess of Satus Divinus, Margravine of Ozrat is spotted wearing the Feather of Piety.

Kinky.

[Gustav Kuriga]

o-o

[Draco Tanos]

So it's like traditional fantasy armor for women?

[Indirik]

Sartan has all the hottest babes on his side.