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   | The Olympia Times                                       issue g2-105 |
   | Februrary 16, 1999                                                   |
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   | turn 105  299 players                            http://www.pbm.com/ |
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                        Player-contributed press



Having rid the world o' Maddog, th' Tanstaafl League
shall return ta normal business. An we do remind all
o' our policies, to wit:

Visitors are subject to League law while within our borders.
These laws include:

  1. No attacking nobles. Defense is of course permitted.
  2. No unauthorized construction.
  3. No unauthorized resource collection.
  4. No more than 20 men stacked together.
  5. No unauthorized trade.

Any Nobles seen within League lands without first asking,
shall be asked ONCE fer their business. No answer, or an impolite
one, shall be grounds fer removal - by any means.

                           -- House of Aekinskald [hj8]



In need of more troops or a second flank?  How about an armed escort
through hostile wilderness or dangerous waters?  Then contact "The
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general we are swords for hire and for the right price, will attack
almost any target.  Please visit our web site at
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 or contact us at
    asgardian@bigfoot.com

  May the Red God smile upon you.

                                        -- Wodan [d987]



" KIL KIL KIL TANSTFL LEGE SLOWLY!!!!!!!!!!!! DEY DIE
SKREMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MADOG I WIL AVVENGE U KIL TANSTLF LEGE SLOWLY!!!!!!!!!!! KIL KIL
KILL!!!!!!
DEY DIE AND SKREEM AND SUFFER AND BLED YES YES YES KIL KIL KIL!!!!!!!! "

You pathetic twit. You were ignored by all after the ravages of the
Harnic war, as you
desired to have no redeeming value. Feeling a sense of adolescent
rejection, you decided
to act out your emotions. And just what did you accomplish? In a land
stripped and ravaged
by a recent war, with an average (total)garrison combat value of about
40, not counting
provinces  with no garrison at all... In this land run by a novice,  you
managed to kill what, 8
garrisons? You crow so loud about the 19 nobles you killed. All but two
were either newbies
or very novice players just trying to learn (and earn) there way in
Olympia. Anyone can kill
children, it is hardly something proving your strength or heroism. These
are the sum total of
your accomplishments.  Anyone with even a rudamentary understanding of
military matters
could have conquered the whole place. If you don't count garrisons, you
had 5 times the
military force I had when you started your temper tantrum. And if you
count my garrisons
from column 44 to column 49, we were at parity, in numbers, not quality.
You beat your
breast with pride on "lasting" 23 turns... Of course, harvesting lumber,
recruiting and
training soldiers, and then training them into pikemen takes time, and
it was necessary
to raise nearly 300... count the noble days required. Once this was
done, and the counterforce
assembled, you lasted 5 turns. All of that the time it took to chase you
down as you attempted
to run away.

I am looking forward to your resurection, and I do hope you will return.
It is helpful to have a
chance to practice military coordination periodically, even if it is
only for the purpose of
hunting down one of such limited abilities as yourself. So continue to
hide behind your
childish rumors, I am sure there are those who find your existence
amusing... Rather like
the freak show at the circus... "There but for the grace of god, go
I..."

Vyassa, Marquess of Southmarche

                                       -- Vyassa [k161]




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                                     -- Evanshen [w388]



                                 Rumors



'Tis I, the Eagle, who has returned afresh with new name unlike the
putrid flesh I once digested.

What do I see?

I see a war raging across this continent, waged by the incontinent.  I
see troops of (ig)noble visage fighting two fronts with a holy third to
soon arrive. I have heard whispers of an armistice in order that one
shall have time to defeat the untrustworthy philosopher.

Lord Codpiece wastes away, his fragile health of secondary importance to
the embarrassment of capture. Oh sorrow, Roman Legions, to lose the
Emperor's Eagles to the German barbarians!

And what else do I see from so high? The fledgling Krussos sits flexing
its muscle while ignoring the diplomatic backstabs from supposed allies.
I see a friend-cum-traitor, who shall send age instead of youth. Beware
Krussos, for your trust in your friends is also to be your eventual
downfall.

And last I see a plan foiled foul by flickering tongues and deceitful
words. I see the whole breaking into parts and the indecisive sword.



News keep getting better and better... 
A fish caught, a canine with rabbies put to rest...
What will be next I wonder? Empires crumbling? 
Pigs flying? Vultures eating at gourmet restaurants?
PLATOnic love affaris between factions? Harn assimilated by the BoRG? 
And all that for only $2.50 a week?
Oh, and 49 players less? In only one week? 
Does that mean that I will be all alone in about six weeks?
- The Sparrow -



It looks like the sparrow is without a nest.



Anyone want a dogskin cape?



I wonder when the LotC will update their
website to include accounts of their recent
string of failures and defeats.



"I said! HELP ME!!! I'm Meltingggggggg.......



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Oh, for a still. I could make my own Scotch.



      Here we go again. I'm starting to get a little saddle sore.



Pig Foul will make a nice roast !!



Crests of the Horse Rampant everywhere you say?  

Inconceivable!

Word has spread that the great General Artemis
Entreri has personally vowed to rid the world 
of any noble who would insult the honour of the
Lords by displaying the symbol of resistance.

It might be easier for him to kill all of the
busy tradesmen stitching away at the Olympian
Tailors Guild.  But, he'd best careful! An 
angry tailor with a sharp needle might just 
best the slowing sword hand of the aging
general.



        How much is that puppy in the window?
        When will he be full grown?