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   | The Olympia Times                                       issue g1-147 |
   | April 16, 1997                                                       |
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   | turn 147  65 players                             http://www.pbm.com/ |
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 Squeak, squeak....

                             -- The Aolian Circle [cu9]



>  To The Aolian Circle [cu9] 
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>   >1: Rosebud [x8r] teleported 20 sugar to us. 
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>  Thanks for the sugar, but the tea party's not until next turn.
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>                                        -- Soyana [r0n]

Don't give Barry credit for my doings. Hope you enjoyed the tea party
as much as you did the sugar. Courtesy of ...



                                 -- Clann Dhabaid [qr2]





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               South & West CAMARIS  Update

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  Monthly notice: every new visitor to either of

  our two fair isles should notify us in advance.





                            -- The Crazy Quilters [vn7]



Greetings fellow freedom fighters!

Yes, the 130 issue of the Times is crucial.

However, for this guerrilla phase of the war, you may wish
to consider having five kinds of units:

controlled monsters:  these sit in castles & gather money.
Give them your soldiers.  They're expendable in this dragon-filled age.

Breeders:  These should be in hidden inner locations breeding
dragons or what have you.  We'll bring these out when we've weakened the
AOO enough (i.e. think long term).

Stealthy delivery:  have a stealthy noble run about collecting
the money from the controlled monsters, distributing healing
potions, & the like, among your various hidden locations.  There is little
reason you have for presenting a noble id anywhere in a location report,
except for hidden locations.  Don't give the
AOO easy information with which to track your nobles. Don't put too many
nobles in any one hidden location, in case you screw up or in case the AOO
has one of your noble ids from earlier turn reports.

Feeder magi:  have these produce & distribute aura & farcast
potions & speedcast potions.  Have priests gathering visions so you don't
accidently aura blast some dude with absorb aura blast.

attack magi:  these must have:

conceal self
aura blast
absorb aura blast

& preferably:
a drop list
oath-2
transcend death (just in case).

The attack magi & the controlled creatures are the only easy
targets you present.  It's very tough to ferret out your boys in
those hidden locations.

The controlled monsters really aren't worth the enemy's effort
to stomp & since soldiers are pretty much irrelevant, money's not very
important.  The attack magi, by moving often, is virtually
impossible for the enemy to find.  Transfer aura to the attack
magi whenever you get enough & give the AOO as good as you've gotten.  Make
sure the attack magi never enters your hidden
locations & that the AOO can't track your other nobles through
her.  She's the key.

That's the basics of guerrilla warfare.  Olympia has changed a great deal
since the slaughter began.  But with a little courage & pluck, we may pull
their beards yet.

Still taunting & aura blasting the Ancient Order of the Odious,

I am,
Desdinova

                                     -- Desdinova [g7t]



                                 Rumors



        A charge that is worthy of a song! 



Well, my last ally is dropping, but I'm having a blast down 
here in my little kingdom.  Is there anyway to form a
non-aggression pact with the AOO?  I'll acknowledge
your victory, or whatever.  Please just let me keep having 
fun.  

TIA, 
a little king



   Even a mouse can nibble on the dragon's tail.



                        Does anyone read this thing?