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The War of Ice and Sun

Started by Lorgan, March 19, 2013, 03:26:21 PM

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Who will win?

Melhed
11 (19.6%)
Thalmarkin
45 (80.4%)

Total Members Voted: 56

Velax

It's like both sides are desperately trying to paint themselves as the underdog, like an Australian State election. "You have all the advantages in this war, so we're doing so well to keep up!" "No, you have all the advantages and you mismanaged them!"

Miriam Ics

You said what I was thinking.
"Resolve to serve no more, and you are at once freed. I do not ask that you place hands upon the tyrant to topple him over, but simply that you support him no longer; then you will behold him, like a great Colossus whose pedestal has been pulled away, fall of his own weight and break in pieces."

JeVondair

The statistics page reveals otherwise. For most of the values that it tracks, Melhed rarely, if ever, outproduced Thalmarkin, this has been so since well before the outset of this war. One of the values I thought was interesting was that of military power, where the numbers actually run in Melhed's favor, until I realized that every city in Melhed sports at least 5-6000 CS of militia.

I would argue that this war is truly interesting only because of the passionate RP hatreds between the two nations (which I absolutely adore)  and that Melhed has consistently held out for so long since Thalmarkin has been unable or unwilling to steamroll their way to Agyr
"Behavior that's admired is the path to power among people everywhere"

Tandaros

Quote from: JeVondair on May 05, 2013, 04:35:09 PM
The statistics page reveals otherwise. For most of the values that it tracks, Melhed rarely, if ever, outproduced Thalmarkin, this has been so since well before the outset of this war. One of the values I thought was interesting was that of military power, where the numbers actually run in Melhed's favor, until I realized that every city in Melhed sports at least 5-6000 CS of militia.

I would argue that this war is truly interesting only because of the passionate RP hatreds between the two nations (which I absolutely adore)  and that Melhed has consistently held out for so long since Thalmarkin has been unable or unwilling to steamroll their way to Agyr

They're hoping winter will do their dirty work. A good move imo but anticlimactic. Maya kinda wants to go to the edge of Qual and yell COME AT ME BRO.

Quote from: Velax on May 05, 2013, 06:08:47 AM
It's like both sides are desperately trying to paint themselves as the underdog, like an Australian State election. "You have all the advantages in this war, so we're doing so well to keep up!" "No, you have all the advantages and you mismanaged them!"

Hah, true. Forum propaganda wars drain my soul just a little bit. Better to take it IG.

Miriam Ics

Maya wants to meet Red again?
"Resolve to serve no more, and you are at once freed. I do not ask that you place hands upon the tyrant to topple him over, but simply that you support him no longer; then you will behold him, like a great Colossus whose pedestal has been pulled away, fall of his own weight and break in pieces."

Tandaros

Quote from: miriam ics on May 06, 2013, 02:33:17 AM
Maya wants to meet Red again?

Maya loves making new frenemies.

Solari

Quote from: JeVondair on May 05, 2013, 04:35:09 PM
I would argue that this war is truly interesting only because of the passionate RP hatreds between the two nations (which I absolutely adore)  and that Melhed has consistently held out for so long since Thalmarkin has been unable or unwilling to steamroll their way to Agyr

The latter is a conscious choice. I will never assault Agyr directly. Just isn't going to happen. It might suffer, and eventually crumble to be sure, but I'm not going to piss away Thal's limited resources on some vainglorious assault on one of three Melite cities. ;-P

JeVondair

Quote from: Solari on May 06, 2013, 11:42:24 PM
The latter is a conscious choice. I will never assault Agyr directly. Just isn't going to happen. It might suffer, and eventually crumble to be sure, but I'm not going to piss away Thal's limited resources on some vainglorious assault on one of three Melite cities. ;-P

That being said, there is a party in lloringel. Wanna come?
"Behavior that's admired is the path to power among people everywhere"

Miriam Ics

"Resolve to serve no more, and you are at once freed. I do not ask that you place hands upon the tyrant to topple him over, but simply that you support him no longer; then you will behold him, like a great Colossus whose pedestal has been pulled away, fall of his own weight and break in pieces."

Solari

Quote from: JeVondair on May 07, 2013, 06:54:09 AM
That being said, there is a party in lloringel. Wanna come?

Enzo's delegates will be arriving shortly.  ;)

In seriousness, I *do* want Enzo to make it to a battle. There's a RP involving a donkey that I've been dying to write...

JeVondair

23k vs 8k?

Yup, that should just about do it. GG guys.
"Behavior that's admired is the path to power among people everywhere"

Chenier

Enzo, the dude that put the Chénier family on a path of rebellion and unrest.  ;D
Dit donc camarade soleil / Ne trouves-tu ça pas plutôt con / De donner une journée pareil / À un patron

Solari

#252
There's more than 23K floating around. We have a bunch of old, slow nobles, though I love them so.

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Lorgan