[Nomee]

Haha. But seriously, I already got some missions in mind for me. If anyone would like to help my crew out, just send me a PM.

Unfortunately, the mission can't really be carried out until the invasion arrives.
I've already talked to Wooly and Story about it, but it's no big deal, I'm just trying to make it seem like I'm trying.

Story's computer is apparently screwed, and PFA hasn't said anything in a while (as he did resign from the Raga).

So, I'll move the main army along when it is time to be moved along. Until then, we wait for Verlox. Once he posts, we can get rolling.

[Natasha Biss]

At this point it just a matter of time of waiting for Anvil. Adding more redguards wouldn't speed anything up.

I could bring in the force we talked about previously who can be representing Anvil until GD gets back, if he gets back.

[Jenna Fields]

Who knows how to fix a bootmgr.exe. Missing?I need to direct my raga...

[Charlotte Lloyd-Jones]

Story, drop me PM's on what you want done. I'll check with some of my computer-geek squad friends on the file thing and see if they know how to fix it. Just drop me some PM's on the direction you want the invasion going. I'll post for Ruhk and get it moving.

[BethanyRhain]

Actually you just need a repair disk (at least if you have Vista). Boot up through that and it should let you repair your Windows. If you don't have a repair disk I think Microsoft put it up for download.

[Victoria Bartel]

Ugh, [censored], finally. Every day was a damnable test! But now that is over after I tore a philosophy test a new [censored].

I'll make a post tonight. Me, Blade, and some argonians riders are gonna have ourselves a little scraqe!

[Pants]

I am a little rusty. Haven't written much of anything in a while. Squid, Tanvar, 8 is cool with you, right? The more the merrier.

[saharen beauty]

My goodness, so much profanity!

Sounds like fun Verlox, Immortal. I dunno what to do with heldwyn's character though? What is the acceptable protocol here? Do we knock him out or control him fighting or what?

[Undisclosed Desires]

My goodness, so much profanity!

Indeed. Arethan woke up on the wrong side of his bed.

[Ann Church]

Just watch how you censor Woolly, just let the censor have its fun and we'll fill in the blanks. Cleverly avoiding the censor can get you a warning. Just warning you about the warning.

Anyways, Fort Sutch, you slow pokes are on your own. The BoB are hightailing it out of there. IB, you can have a small group of 'who the heck were they' followers if you want.

[Silvia Gil]

Just so you know Verlox, I have seen your post but I'm just gonna wait till IB to post first since there really isn't much for me to do at this point until he gets his Argonians in place.

[Michael Russ]

I have class all day Monday but Tuesday I can post.

[zoe]

Are we actually going to get this going. It's been literally months and we're still on the first thread. This is just depressing bothersome to deal with. I mean I don't have a problem if you guys want to quit. Just let me know so I can stop coming to this forum and or putting up any sort of effort. That sounds harsher than my tone actually is meant to be. I just feel like I am going to quit the forum until the next TES comes out and makes this forum popular and i'll come back with a plot then. I have plenty swimming about.

[Jose ordaz]

Are we actually going to get this going. It's been literally months and we're still on the first thread. This is just depressing bothersome to deal with. I mean I don't have a problem if you guys want to quit. Just let me know so I can stop coming to this forum and or putting up any sort of effort. That sounds harsher than my tone actually is meant to be. I just feel like I am going to quit the forum until the next TES comes out and makes this forum popular and i'll come back with a plot then. I have plenty swimming about.

I still want to keep this going. Squid, Tan, and I are having some fun. I need you guys to progress the battle stuff before I move the Raga along.

[Amie Mccubbing]

KOTN to forward the Anvil force since it doesnt look like GD will be returning. I can dig up my crusaders character sheet and
requisition GD's forces enroute to the fort and get this shiz moving. If anybody has problems or is ok, input.

[Penny Flame]

I just feel like we need someone dedicated for Anvil. No offense Verlox, but you guys aren't doing too well on the activity side.

If Solidor could take control and be active, that'd be great, because we need to move the main plot.

[Dean]

Yeah, I can't do this anymore. I go to make a post, I get a few lines, then I stop. I have nothing to say, which is most annoying cause there is plenty I want to do, but I believe the things that I would want to do simply would not work for this RP the way it is going.

I was building the Don up to be something like King John, but I realize that everyone else expects a King Richard who draws his sword at the drop of a hat.

And the logistics of this rp are, quite literally, impossible. The sheer amount of land we would have to cover to fight each other, combined with the sheer size of our forces, simply do not make any actual sense.

And, no one take this the wrong way, but we all pretty much get involved (except for a few of us) for the battle aspect of IB's RPs. Yeah, sure, we like the story, but we're really attracted to leading troops and pitting our strategies and tactics against each other. Why don't we just do an RP designed around that fact, and make it episodic, like Warhammer or something.

[Anna Kyselova]

And, no one take this the wrong way, but we all pretty much get involved (except for a few of us) for the battle aspect of IB's RPs. Yeah, sure, we like the story, but we're really attracted to leading troops and pitting our strategies and tactics against each other. Why don't we just do an RP designed around that fact, and make it episodic, like Warhammer or something.

I've got an RP idea for that written up from a long time ago, but decided to avoid writing it up due to the sheer amount of war rp's going on at the time.

[Connor Wing]

While I do understand the point of this RP (the war between Sentinel and Anvil) I have to agree a little bit with Verlox in how he wanted to develop his character and as the leader of the Nords I can relate with how he feels about which way he wanted to take his character.

Anywho, I'm still up for it if everybody is but I have to admit, IB, I'm a little confused at your last post You did attack our group there right? I'm just making sure because for some reason I'm confuddled about the situation.

[Mark Hepworth]

Yeah, I can't do this anymore. I go to make a post, I get a few lines, then I stop. I have nothing to say, which is most annoying cause there is plenty I want to do, but I believe the things that I would want to do simply would not work for this RP the way it is going.I was building the Don up to be something like King John, but I realize that everyone else expects a King Richard who draws his sword at the drop of a hat.And the logistics of this rp are, quite literally, impossible. The sheer amount of land we would have to cover to fight each other, combined with the sheer size of our forces, simply do not make any actual sense.And, no one take this the wrong way, but we all pretty much get involved (except for a few of us) for the battle aspect of IB's RPs. Yeah, sure, we like the story, but we're really attracted to leading troops and pitting our strategies and tactics against each other. Why don't we just do an RP designed around that fact, and make it episodic, like Warhammer or something.

What sheer amount of land? How much land is between us that it makes it "sheer"? And what "sheer size of the forces?" The Ottomans would invade the Danubian principality of Wallachia with 120,000 men in one campaign. We're working pretty small here. I have around 7,000 men. And this RP was meant to be JUST that, a war RP. I remember I said that was the exact purpose of the RP. I don't mind the kidnapping side story, or this inn or that inn but if it distracts from the main plot what should I do about it? What can I? I mean quite literally i said, this is pretty much a war RP. I want Sentinel to invade Anvil. Here are your armies, go at it. You're in it for the war aspect but you don't want to fight at the drop of a hat. I don't understand what you mean here. I don't expect you to be any King John or Richard.

While I do understand the point of this RP (the war between Sentinel and Anvil) I have to agree a little bit with Verlox in how he wanted to develop his character and as the leader of the Nords I can relate with how he feels about which way he wanted to take his character. Anywho, I'm still up for it if everybody is but I have to admit, IB, I'm a little confused at your last post You did attack our group there right? I'm just making sure because for some reason I'm confuddled about the situation.

I was really kind of confused about the whole post. Verlox sent some scouts, I was told to chase them, I did, some ambush was set, the light cav averted it. I was sort of looking forward to hitting this fort but that's kind of been disconsidered I suppose. I'm not too big of a fan of doing the siege thing again as it bogs down the flow of the RP, I kind of more wanted a direct confrontation.

As for the Aldmeri Dominion and the Nords, you're roles are even more simple. Find each other, kill each other. Hey that guy is an elf, i'm a nord! Kill him! Not much development that you need to build up for it.

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I really don't know what more I can do. I mean this RP is pretty much spoon feeding everyone. You got exact armies, direct leaders, specific goals. What else can I do? Let me know and i'll implement it.

[TIhIsmc L Griot]

As for the Aldmeri Dominion and the Nords, you're roles are even more simple. Find each other, kill each other. Hey that guy is an elf, i'm a nord! Kill him! Not much development that you need to build up for it.

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I really don't know what more I can do. I mean this RP is pretty much spoon feeding everyone. You got exact armies, direct leaders, specific goals. What else can I do? Let me know and i'll implement it.

I don't know where Darkom is. I think he still checks the forum and the roleplay.

My large problem isn't really the lack of inspiration, it's a speed issue. In other words, I can't move Ruhk and the Raga army along to the siege, while Lucretia and company are far ahead of them. Thus, I'm stuck waiting for you two to get done, but the posting is taking forever (notably on Verlox's part, as he did admit it) and I don't know what is going on.

The posts at the siege are confusing. I don't know where anyone's troops are, or anything for that matter, and thus I am still undecided on the subject of having Sobotai and Dikembe (Raga officers sent ahead) arrive at the scene because I don't know what it looks like, and I don't want to place your troops in a certain place, IB, when they are yours and it is your choice where to put them. My point is, I am stuck with the Raga until all of this siege crap gets sorted out.

Solution to the problem:

1) If Verlox can't continue, let Solidor do it. He's shown he's capable and he was in SoS with the Crusaders. That could actually lead to a sequel Crusader plot as well...anyhow, it solves the activity issue.

2) Get a map of the battle area consisting of the fort, its parts, and the locations of the troops. We've had one for nearly every battle, or at least all of the ones I've seen in my time in the timeline. It helps all of this confusion to be sorted out.

3) PM each other. If you are stuck or confused, PM the person you are RPing with. Hell, Squid, Tan, and I have about 15 pages worth of PM messages, if not more, and Tan and I have a few msn conversations on our belts.

4) If your character isn't involved, don't complain. Get him involved. Make him go somewhere where someone else is, or something. It has been done.

There. That's my suggestions/opinion. Take it or leave it.

[~Sylvia~]

On the subject of the Ottomans: First, what year/s was it? How far did they march in a single day? How did the get food? Did take it from the land? Did they bring some with them and have supply lines stretching back to Anatolia? Was the 120,000 man army moving in one giant mass? How did they deal with disease, or exhaustion on the march? Were forced marches common? Did they use ships?

All of those are really important questions. When it comes to leading an armed force, logistics is the most important thing a person should know, and I feel that that is just handwaved in this rp. We haven't even advanced half-a-day rp time, and we're expected to already be killing each other? It's 100 miles from the Brena River to Anvil. If an army moves at 15 miles a day (which is really, really fast for one. Prince Edward, with about 7000 soldiers, pushed his army to the bone trying to attack Bran (Simon) de Montfort at his father's castle. He also did that through the night, and just barely made it to make a sneak attack on his counsin. 7000 people, took a whole night to march about 14 miles at a brutal pace), it would take several days, with tired as heck armies, for one of us to force a battle.

Which is another thing. Why do we have to have pitched battles? Only an idiotic commander would risk everything in one throw of the dice unless his army was significantly larger, or he was forced into it by his opponent, like Barnet Heath or Tewkesbury.

Realistcally (though I blame the setting for this), there would be a lot more sieges, castles would be dotted all over the place, and small skirmishes would be the norm.

Edit: I would love to continue, but the logistics need to be respected if we're marching people about. And my biggest issue: What is the ambush you're talking about IB? The dudes in the middle of the road? My dudes?

[QuinDINGDONGcey]

I really think that you are all overthinking it. That's just my point on it, feel free to flame. The fact that we are sitting here, arguing about the amount of food a person eats or how fast someone walks, makes it to where we can't even focus on the important stuff. And all of that menial crap is NOT IMPORTANT.

The important thing to me is getting people to post, making it coherent, and hacking some people. That's it, those three things.

So here (I'm going to steal from Nike),
STOP PROCRASTINATING
GET STUFF DONE
RIGHT NOW
GET OVER DER
POST
(Note that this is not pointed at anyone in particular, but everyone, including me, so get to it.)

Like I said, feel free to flame about my straight-to-the-point-no-bull[censored] attitude.

[Guinevere Wood]

I really think that you are all overthinking it. That's just my point on it, feel free to flame. The fact that we are sitting here, arguing about the amount of food a person eats or how fast someone walks, makes it to where we can't even focus on the important stuff. And all of that menial crap is NOT IMPORTANT.

The important thing to me is getting people to post, making it coherent, and hacking some people. That's it, those three things.

So here (I'm going to steal from Nike),
STOP PROCRASTINATING
GET STUFF DONE
RIGHT NOW
GET OVER DER
POST
(Note that this is not pointed at anyone in particular, but everyone, including me, so get to it.)

Like I said, feel free to flame about my straight-to-the-point-no-bull[censored] attitude.

That's why I suggested we just cut out all the marching, all the politicking, all the mini-adventures, kidnappings, ect ect (things that take time), and just make this entirely about the battle aspect. Something that wouldn't take a great deal of time, we could all be involved at once, yadda yadda. The problem there is that it cuts out pretty much any semblance of a story. And the story, the politicking, kidnappings, ect ect are fun. They just need time. And inspiration, which is hard when you're combatting a crap-ton of math.

[candice keenan]

Alright, now that I know the simplicity of our situation, I think I'm back on track. Time to find some elves and begin the mindless slaughter.