SD.net: Lords of Darkness (RAR!)

Crossroads Inc. · Post by **Crossroads Inc.** » 2008-06-27 12:19pm

you know, I think a lot of us are going about choosing lovcations all wrong... We need to get a Geological map of worl location showing Iron, and other important resource deposits.

Post by **Coyote** » 2008-06-27 12:46pm

Crossroads Inc. wrote:you know, I think a lot of us are going about choosing lovcations all wrong... We need to get a Geological map of worl location showing Iron, and other important resource deposits.

I'd assume most of us would bring just such a map or atlas in our one-cubic-meter trunks we're allowed. Or download tons of info onto CD-ROMS for even better storage since we all get linked laptops.

Y'know, so we can all make instant agreements on resource delineation, sharing, trade meets, etc.

Vehrec · Post by **Vehrec** » 2008-06-27 01:07pm

Coyote wrote:
Vehrec wrote:Right, I'll be setting up in South Africa. None of you yonks are in Africa exxcept for Coyote, and I'll be willing to let him have Ethiopia and Nubia. Africa is big enough for my needs, and has raw materials to feed my growing population.
I certainly won't have any problems with a north-south sphere of influence recognition. We can meet at Lake Victoria if we need a summit meeting. As the birthplace of the Nile, I'll build an embassy there we can meet at.

Fitting choice. Of course, if I get there first, I'll start building the embasy, no sense in waiting around. And those muslims down on the cost really ought to be paying tribute to me as well. I can bring them to heel en route.

For my cubic meter, I'll be packing in all the information I can get my hands on, squeezing as much as possible onto the HD of my laptop. I fully indend to take advantage of my student status at OSU to raid the libraries. I'll also bring two piglets, time permiting, as well as dent corn, wheat, rye, rice, tomatoes, cucumber, potato and onion sets, peas, beans, sunflower seeds, and maybe a few cuttings from local apple trees. I'll have plenty of time to make a hoby of improving my gardens. These crops won't stand much chance outside a narrow band of South Africa, but I'll be able to put my heartland to the plow while every native is still a cattle herder. I'll make honest farmers out of them so help me. I am not letting this continent turn into a cespit of humanity again.

Post by **Coyote** » 2008-06-27 01:10pm

Actually, Zimbabwe --in it's "Rhodesia" days-- was the breadbasket of Africa by itself, and that's in your turf. The Zambeze river valley will provide much lushness. For food, you're well set.

Maxentius · Post by **Maxentius** » 2008-06-27 01:14pm

Crossroads Inc. wrote:you know, I think a lot of us are going about choosing lovcations all wrong... We need to get a Geological map of worl location showing Iron, and other important resource deposits.

AFAIR, there's a good deal of mineral deposits in Eastern Serbia and North Macedonia. A lot of zinc, copper, lead, and iron deposits. Once I get my infrastructure base up and running, which will most likely time some time, I'll want to expand that way. The problem is that I'll probably have to take territory from both the Bulgarians and the Serbians, though mostly more the Serbians.

If I can make good on Constantinople to start raking in some hefty dough, I'll be able to start equipping the locals with good equipment, and pay them some decent wages. I'd prefer a smaller army, centered on my leftover Orcs, augmented with human auxiliaries and heavy cavalry than a larger swarm. I suppose once I managed to breed my Greenskins back up to a full-strength legion, I'll possibly have twice their number in well-equipped humans. That should let me start picking away at Bulgaria, at least.

Especially if Coyote wants to contribute some troops, in which case he can get a nice slice of Balkan ore, too.

EDIT: Zor, are these Orcs biologically incompatible with humans?

Post by **Coyote** » 2008-06-27 01:39pm

Maxentius wrote:Especially if Coyote wants to contribute some troops, in which case he can get a nice slice of Balkan ore, too.

Sounds good-- ore rights for helping to pacify. I certainly don't want territory there, it'd be too far for practical governance. Besides, that's your sphere anyway and I don't want to toe-step.

Zor · Post by **Zor** » 2008-06-27 03:26pm

Maxentius wrote:EDIT: Zor, are these Orcs biologically incompatible with humans?

Orcs are human Derived and are closer to us than a Chimp is Genetically, but they are speciated. You may get an infertile 'Mule' out of a Union between an Orc and a Human, but nothing more.

Zor

Maxentius · Post by **Maxentius** » 2008-06-27 03:40pm

Zor wrote:
Maxentius wrote:EDIT: Zor, are these Orcs biologically incompatible with humans?
Orcs are human Derived and are closer to us than a Chimp is Genetically, but they are speciated. You may get an infertile 'Mule' out of a Union between an Orc and a Human, but nothing more.

Zor

Okay. I was just edging for any way to shortcut troops; Half-Orcs are probably superior to baseline humans, at least in the fact that they'll do what I tell them to without any complaint, I suppose.

That and I can think of some totally Dark Lord Evil Shit to perpetrate the growth of this potential half-breed army. It may just be a total waste of resources, in the end. And I have precious few to start.

Post by **Coyote** » 2008-06-27 04:46pm

Zor, would Gnolls be an okay substitute for Uruk-Hai?

Zor · Post by **Zor** » 2008-06-27 05:11pm

Coyote wrote:Zor, would Gnolls be an okay substitute for Uruk-Hai?

No.

Zor

Post by **Coyote** » 2008-06-27 05:23pm

Zor wrote:
Coyote wrote:Zor, would Gnolls be an okay substitute for Uruk-Hai?
No.

Zor

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Meanie!

Oni Koneko Damien · Post by **Oni Koneko Damien** » 2008-06-27 07:10pm

Vehrec wrote:Right, I'll be setting up in South Africa. None of you yonks are in Africa exxcept for Coyote, and I'll be willing to let him have Ethiopia and Nubia. Africa is big enough for my needs, and has raw materials to feed my growing population.

You will have competition.

I will be starting in Angola. My cubic meter of stuff will consist of books on metallurgy, mining, construction, shipbuilding, navigational charts, sensible economic practices, basic education, dictionaries of all the local languages of that location/time period, and a compact printing press.

I'll have:

18,000 Orcs (36,000 points) 2/3's Arbalest, 1/6 standard, 1/6 pikemen.

2,600 Naga (8,000 points)

200 Ursoids (6,000 points) as my personal retinue/bodyguards and general troubleshooters.

I'll be taking control of all the local mines, as well as seizing all available farmland in the area. Once the best parts of Angola are under my control, and the populace is properly sated, productive, and slowly being educated, I'll simply fortify and stop my attempts to expand further into Africa.

Instead I'll use my Nagas, and the various resources I have brought with me, to construct a fleet and establish shipping lanes and hopeful trade-routes to South America, where I can more freely expand into far more easily exploited land, get control of resources not available to the more Eastern-bound people, and set up an intercontinental empire. Kind of an ironic twist on how the Africans originally got to the Americas. This time they'll be the conquerers.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2008-06-27 08:33pm

My goal is to head North and clean up the coastline all the way to the Alutiens.

Crossroads Inc. · Post by **Crossroads Inc.** » 2008-06-27 09:13pm

The Yosemite Bear wrote:My goal is to head North and clean up the coastline all the way to the Alutiens.

I'll help you with that, mostly because I want a nice Pacfic VCoast Palace latter on. As such im moving from my orginal spot and moving to an area between wash and oregon

Wanderer · Post by **Wanderer** » 2008-06-27 10:08pm

I announce the Kingdom of Michigan.

Location, where modern Holland Michigan is.

King: Me of course as Elessar Telcontar (Ironic Tolkien Steal)

Queen: The op didn't say my wife was coming so this is left vacant

Ah well, first female native I marry will become Queen Arwen Telcontar

Heir: None yet.

Legions of Terror:

50 Urisods, my personal guard.

100 Centuars, scouts.

100 Minotaurs, sappers.

1,000 Naga, my Marines.

8,250 Orcs, Backbone of my army.

My fortress will be placed right next to Lake Macatawa which I will open up into Lake Michigan. I will then use this as my base to subdue the natives and build my Kingdom.

Jericho Kross · Post by **Jericho Kross** » 2008-06-27 11:11pm

Wanderer wrote:I announce the Kingdom of Michigan.

Location, where modern Holland Michigan is.

King: Me of course as Elessar Telcontar (Ironic Tolkien Steal)

Queen: The op didn't say my wife was coming so this is left vacant

Ah well, first female native I marry will become Queen Arwen Telcontar

Heir: None yet.

Legions of Terror:

50 Urisods, my personal guard.

100 Centuars, scouts.

100 Minotaurs, sappers.

1,000 Naga, my Marines.

8,250 Orcs, Backbone of my army.

My fortress will be placed right next to Lake Macatawa which I will open up into Lake Michigan. I will then use this as my base to subdue the natives and build my Kingdom.

Your going to end up building Minas Tirith later right?

Wanderer · Post by **Wanderer** » 2008-06-28 08:29am

Jericho Kross wrote:
Your going to end up building Minas Tirith later right?

Yes when I conquer a good size mountain.

Post by **RogueIce** » 2008-06-28 04:29pm

After having watched The Bounty last night I have decided to declare my intention to set up in Tahiti or a similar location. Bare breasted island women with me as their God King = win.

I'm assuming those nanites will take care of those pesky tropical diseases for me. I have no idea if they'd have any kind of STDs back then but I figure the nanites would take care of that anyway.

Yes I'm basically going to live my life the way Coyote wanted to in SDNet World, except I'll pick a spot where nobody else is and thanks to the tech level, it'll be a good long time before anybody comes around to bug me. Oh, and I'll have an island full of hot chicks to have mud wrestling tournaments with, instead of just six.

salm · Post by **salm** » 2008-06-28 04:37pm

RogueIce wrote:After having watched The Bounty last night I have decided to declare my intention to set up in Tahiti or a similar location. Bare breasted island women with me as their God King = win.

I'm assuming those nanites will take care of those pesky tropical diseases for me. I have no idea if they'd have any kind of STDs back then but I figure the nanites would take care of that anyway.

Yes I'm basically going to live my life the way Coyote wanted to in SDNet World, except I'll pick a spot where nobody else is and thanks to the tech level, it'll be a good long time before anybody comes around to bug me. Oh, and I'll have an island full of hot chicks to have mud wrestling tournaments with, instead of just six.

Precisely my idea. Only i´d also use all my army points to buy goblins. They´ll be dressed in obnoxious clown costumes and equipped with very loud referee whistles. Then i´ll send them all to Munich and order them to get onto Colonel Olriks nerves.

DarthShady · Post by **DarthShady** » 2008-06-28 05:11pm

RogueIce wrote:After having watched The Bounty last night I have decided to declare my intention to set up in Tahiti or a similar location. Bare breasted island women with me as their God King = win.

I'm assuming those nanites will take care of those pesky tropical diseases for me. I have no idea if they'd have any kind of STDs back then but I figure the nanites would take care of that anyway.

Yes I'm basically going to live my life the way Coyote wanted to in SDNet World, except I'll pick a spot where nobody else is and thanks to the tech level, it'll be a good long time before anybody comes around to bug me. Oh, and I'll have an island full of hot chicks to have mud wrestling tournaments with, instead of just six.

That's a great idea. I think I will be joining you.

Typhonis 1 · Post by **Typhonis 1** » 2008-06-28 06:34pm

LadyTevar wrote:I wonder if the Black Mages would be willing to all work together....

Depends on how you bribe us oh mistress of white mages.

Post by **weemadando** » 2008-06-28 06:51pm

RogueIce wrote:After having watched The Bounty last night I have decided to declare my intention to set up in Tahiti or a similar location. Bare breasted island women with me as their God King = win.

I'm assuming those nanites will take care of those pesky tropical diseases for me. I have no idea if they'd have any kind of STDs back then but I figure the nanites would take care of that anyway.

Yes I'm basically going to live my life the way Coyote wanted to in SDNet World, except I'll pick a spot where nobody else is and thanks to the tech level, it'll be a good long time before anybody comes around to bug me. Oh, and I'll have an island full of hot chicks to have mud wrestling tournaments with, instead of just six. :D

I hope that you'll receive envoys from The Australis Empire - after all, we are interested in many of your neighbouring islands as part of our long-term expansion.

Post by **RogueIce** » 2008-06-28 08:45pm

weemadando wrote:I hope that you'll receive envoys from The Australis Empire - after all, we are interested in many of your neighbouring islands as part of our long-term expansion.

Given the starting conditions it'll be awhile before we'd have to worry about it, but I'll receive envoys, sure.

*shrug* I'm not interested in territorial expansion or anything like that. Just so long as I have enough to feed myself and my loyal populace I'll be fine. I can certainly live for 500 years with my Pacific Islander chicks and their bare boobies.

Crossroads Inc. · Post by **Crossroads Inc.** » 2008-06-28 08:49pm

For those of you dreaming of tropicasl islands filled with hot chicks... Historically speaking hows a Gay guy going to "get some" with the natives? Its not exactly Like i'd have a "make'em Gay" gun, or a gay detector, lord knows I woudn't want to rape someone :/

Post by **RogueIce** » 2008-06-28 08:55pm

Crossroads Inc. wrote:For those of you dreaming of tropicasl islands filled with hot chicks... Historically speaking hows a Gay guy going to "get some" with the natives? Its not exactly Like i'd have a "make'em Gay" gun, or a gay detector, lord knows I woudn't want to rape someone :/

Gay orcs?