Aura blasting Garrisons

James Frediani (ferpo@netdex.com)
Wed, 21 Apr 1999 16:31:19 -0700

Rather than flaming, I simply say, _thank you_.

ICLF

-----Original Message-----
From: Dominick Vansevenant <domme@pandora.be>
To: Basil A. Daoust <daoust@ibm.net>; James Frediani <ferpo@netdex.com>
Cc: Dragon Lord <ssifu@hotmail.com>; g2-list@pbm.com <g2-list@pbm.com>
Date: Wednesday, April 21, 1999 9:42 AM
Subject: Re:

>Ok, I have mailed to the GM and actually got a response !!
>
>So before the flaming restarts, I have to say he decided that garrisons are
>considered NPC's (characters). And as we all know the rules say his
>judgement is final, a harsh decision but we can live with that. Too bad the
>rules are that unclear, especially towards new players more things to make
>the game clear have to be done to give them a chance to score without being
>a slave of the big alliances as many newbies are these days.
>
>So hold your horses everyone !! :))
>
>Domme
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Basil A. Daoust <daoust@ibm.net>
>To: James Frediani <ferpo@netdex.com>
>Cc: Dominick Vansevenant <domme@pandora.be>; Dragon Lord
><ssifu@hotmail.com>; <g2-list@pbm.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 1999 7:05 AM
>Subject: Re:
>
>
>> It is me, that stated the lore sheets were not the rules... why would
>> I say this... they are not linked to the rules and thus did not get
>> updated when G2 started... so more errors are in the lore sheets than
>> the rules. I never suggested you should not read the lore sheets, just
>> that they are more likely to be incorrect... so when the rules state A
>> and a lore sheet states B don't cry when the rules are right, since they
>> ARE the rules.
>>
>> Basil
>>
>>
>> James Frediani wrote:
>> >
>> > It is not a bug or a feature. For someone who has criticised
>> > people for reading the Lore Sheets instead of the rules, I find your
>> > complaint to be more along the lines of "you are evil because I didn't
>> > think of it first". Learn to read. I am not responsible that the
RULES
>> > don't mean what you ASSUMED them to mean.
>> >
>> > And as the rules clearly state that all beasts have a % chance of
>> > dying each turn, I guess all those people who have been storing their
>> > Beasts in garrisons so that CONTRARY to the RULES they do not die,
>> > now have to fear that they may lose them afterall.
>> >
>> > You see, the reason why garrisons don't have any way to avoid ABs
>> > is quite simple. The designer thought of garrisons as someplace
>> > one had 10 soldiers or peasants. Who would waste ?50? aura blasting
>> > 10 soldiers or peasants? No one. He obviously didn't realize that
>> > players [on all sides] would use garrisons to countervene the Beast
>> > dying/undead rotting/ghost warrior dissolving rules. So...you've made
>> > your garrisons targets worthy of consideration.
>> >
>> > I have one concern with this, and that I expressed to Rich.
>> >
>> > Meanwhile, I find it amusing you are complaining that people are
>> > using the rules to counter your attempt to go around them. And
>> > AMAZING that you would be foolish enough to open yourself up
>> > as a target by "blasting" someone who is using the rules
>> > AS WRITTEN to counter your use of a bug/feature.
>> >
>> > BTW...I have no idea who actually did this...I have no Aura Blast
>> > capable nobles yet. So there is ANOTHER assumption that you made,
>> > and were WRONG about.
>> >
>> > Are you Oleg's illegitimate oftspring we keep hearing rumors about?
>> > You know, the real reason for the PLATO/LOTC war...Oleg's dalliance
>> > with Lady E.? ;^)
>> >
>> > ICLF
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Dominick Vansevenant <domme@pandora.be>
>> > To: James Frediani <ferpo@netdex.com>; Dragon Lord <ssifu@hotmail.com>;
>> > g2-list@pbm.com <g2-list@pbm.com>
>> > Date: Wednesday, April 21, 1999 5:58 AM
>> > Subject: Re:
>> >
>> > >It is ridiculous you try to defend this abuse of the aurablast spell:
>> > >
>> > >1) A garrison can not move in any way
>> > >2) A garrison can not study SFW
>> > >3) A garrison can not study absorb aura blast
>> > >
>> > >I see now who propagates the use of bugs.
>> > >
>> > >D.
>> > >
>> > >----- Original Message -----
>> > >From: James Frediani <ferpo@netdex.com>
>> > >To: Dragon Lord <ssifu@hotmail.com>; <g2-list@pbm.com>
>> > >Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 1999 2:39 PM
>> > >Subject: Re:
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >> You are incorrect. The lore sheet specifically says "target", not
>> > >> noble. As for how much aura per garrison, well, try it yourself
>> > >> and find out. I am certain this is what your attacker/attackers
>> > >> did.
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> ICLF
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> -----Original Message-----
>> > >> From: Dragon Lord <ssifu@hotmail.com>
>> > >> To: g2-list@pbm.com <g2-list@pbm.com>
>> > >> Date: Wednesday, April 21, 1999 5:20 AM
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> >Hey everyone,
>> > >> >
>> > >> >I would like to ask a little question,
>> > >> >It seems it is possible to aura blast garrisons,
>> > >> >no matter how many troops are in it.
>> > >> >(we found out the hard way, we lost over 1500 troops in 3
garrisons)
>> > >> >
>> > >> >All I would like to know is how many aura do you need to destroy
>> > >> >a garrison.
>> > >> >It would make life so much easier, you just blast the provinces
>> > >> >around your enemy's castle and then you march in.
>> > >> >
>> > >> > Dragonlord
>> > >> >PS: I couldn't find anything in the rules about this so now I'm
>asking
>> > >> > that the guys who already found out give me the answer
>> > >> >
>> > >> >
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