Total War: Broken City OOC - Page 11

Nyrt · 08-08-2012, 05:29 PM

That's only really in the lower city- the upper city is much more subtle- there's a lot more hobnobbing going on, and slightly less brutal murder.

ForzaFiori · 08-08-2012, 05:29 PM

Have you ever watched The Godfather? As long as you don't start killing people, most places are fine with (or even subtly encourage) organized crime. Stick to breaking vice laws and no one gets mad. It's part of why in the early 20's, most major criminal orgs didn't get into drug running: it was too overt and drew attention to you. Luckily for you, it doesn't seem to be as violent an activity in this city.

Thelonius · 08-08-2012, 05:40 PM

I've checked in advance to see who my bedfellows would be. If Peacocks were brutal mobsters, I'd either left them alone or saw them removed.

Eldan · 08-08-2012, 05:46 PM

My objective for this game was rather simple. Create a faction that would be unlikely to ally with anyone, then start raising hell. Be blatant, aggressive, populist and annoying. Part of the plan was to spy on everyone's secrets and publish them in the paper, but I haven't got to that yet.

Eldan · 08-08-2012, 05:48 PM

My objective for this game was rather simple. Create a faction that would be unlikely to ally with anyone, then start raising hell. Be blatant, aggressive, populist and annoying. Part of the plan was to spy on everyone's secrets and publish them in the paper, but I haven't got to that yet.

Nyrt · 08-08-2012, 05:55 PM

DOUBLE POST!!!!*sirens blare*

Ooh, so tempted to start a bidding war. So tempting. Oh dear.

ForzaFiori · 08-08-2012, 06:27 PM

I gotta say Eldan, that you have been playing the anarchists pretty well.

TsukikoJ · 08-08-2012, 06:54 PM

Indeed. Props to Eldan. That type of faction is generally doomed in the long run, but it's great to see such a faction played so well.

Eldan · 08-08-2012, 06:58 PM

See, after a dozen games, I have realized two things.

I like factions with a high espionage rating very much. There's nothing I like more than making crazy plans, getting other people to fight each other before picking up the pieces and still look like the good guy, or just being an information broker or infiltrator or traitor.

However, in the past I had the problem that many of those factions would have little contact with anyone else. If all your ingame actions are hidden, people forget that you are even there. You get no diplomacy, no fun ingame posts.

So I made a faction that is both very loud and obvious and sneaky with high espionage.

Zemalac · 08-08-2012, 09:35 PM

On an unrelated note, some questions about the way the world is laid out reminded me that I had a map of the world lying around. You can find it in the Fluff post of the OOC (second post), or just follow this handy link. Be warned: the file size is huge, and it will probably take a long time to load fully.

Nyrt · 08-08-2012, 09:46 PM

Uh, where is Sav Altuas, and how are the Shattered Lands divided into Talidor and those other sections

Zemalac · 08-08-2012, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Nyrt

Uh, where is Sav Altuas, and how are the Shattered Lands divided into Talidor and those other sections

I'm not entirely sure yet. I've always thought of Sav Altulas as being somewhat near the mountains, but that's about as far as I've got. I'll put together a more detailed map of the Shattered Lands and surroundings at some point. I just thought that this old map might give a better idea of where things are in a general sense.

Eldan · 08-09-2012, 05:58 AM

Are the City Council discussions secret? If yes, how secret? No one's labelling them. It's not unlikely that they are all between VIPs, so I thought I'd ask first before reading them and adding them to my notebook.

Ragnar Lodbroke · 08-09-2012, 06:11 AM

Well, we haven't talked about it, and I don't know what the GM thinks.

To be honest, I believe the council messages should be public, unless we are at closed session. In which case, they would be marked as PM, of course.

What does the rest of the pack thinks?

Imperial Psycho · 08-09-2012, 06:17 AM

They almost certainly aren't PMs, and group messages take the lowest members esp-D anyway. So they basically are public either way.

Ragnar Lodbroke · 08-09-2012, 06:23 AM

Maybe I miswrote: I didn' mean they should be PMs. I meant that they woul be PMs in the event of a closed session. Which we could have.

Murska · 08-09-2012, 06:27 AM

I've been assuming they have 0 EspD. Why would anyone want to keep them secret?

Anyway. I sort of wish I was a noble, now - it'd make for some pretty good roleplay right now, because I have the urge to respond to several statements about nobility lately.

Eldan · 08-09-2012, 06:32 AM

I think I'll just stick a poster or two to the parliament's doors, then. "You know we are listening to this, right? Why are you discussing action against us openly?"

Ragnar Lodbroke · 08-09-2012, 06:39 AM

Murska, was it something I said?

Well, I don't think anyone thought of a closed session. It looked sensible, but I didn't want to take the time to do it myself.

Thelonius · 08-09-2012, 06:55 AM

Do nobles have any special priviliges in the city? Or are they just wealthy people with fancy titles?

Eldan · 08-09-2012, 06:56 AM

Currently, I'd say they have hte privileges of lots of money and private armies.

Given that we have no functional system of law or courts.

Murska · 08-09-2012, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Eldan

I think I'll just stick a poster or two to the parliament's doors, then. "You know we are listening to this, right? Why are you discussing action against us openly?"

Why would we not discuss it openly? We have nothing to hide.

Greystone · 08-09-2012, 11:23 AM

Oh its an open meeting? I thought it was a, we meet, let people in to say their peace, then discuss sort of thing. I don't... really care either way, we just have to watch the language used if anyone can just waltz in.

ForzaFiori · 08-09-2012, 11:37 AM

I think that the meeting should be open to all, though of course only the council members can vote to take action. how else are we going to prove that we're here for the entire city unless they can all see that we aren't plotting against them?

Except for the blackfists. We're definitely gonna plot against them.

HerbieRAI · 08-09-2012, 11:42 AM

Well, the ESPD is the lowest of any of its members, which I think would be the Champions of Sovernty with 2 right now. I doubt theres a faction that can't read that.

razovor · 08-09-2012, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by HerbieRAI

Well, the ESPD is the lowest of any of its members, which I think would be the Champions of Sovernty with 2 right now. I doubt theres a faction that can't read that.

Annoying Tong, beating up my people.

At least their can be no doubt they need to be destroyed.

Grimsage Matt · 08-09-2012, 01:46 PM

I have a ESP of 1

Mad scientists, not spies. Also, who here is willing to do a little favor for the technist guild? It's ESP related.

Eldan · 08-09-2012, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Grimsage Matt

I have a ESP of 1

Mad scientists, not spies. Also, who here is willing to do a little favor for the technist guild? It's ESP related.

Maybe? That entirely depends on what it is.

Grimsage Matt · 08-09-2012, 01:58 PM

The Gears Chosen have been preeety vocal about building a war macheine to use against us. Technorelgious diffrences and all. We'd like the plans, so we know how to counter it. Nothing agressive, nothing moraly questionable. And you might steal a copy for yourself...

oblivion6 · 08-09-2012, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Grimsage Matt

The Gears Chosen have been preeety vocal about building a war macheine to use against us. Technorelgious diffrences and all. We'd like the plans, so we know how to counter it. Nothing agressive, nothing moraly questionable. And you might steal a copy for yourself...

oh, is that all? i already have some information on the weapon. can hopefully get more this turn.