| TTP - DC301 - Winter 1899 Map - douglasefresh at googl... (Mar 04, 2010, 8:02 am) |
Proffeseur Griffe, Commander of the League of Shadows reviewed the latest report from his agents in the field with a mixture of pride and displeasure. The reports from Northern and Western Europe had been particularly insightful and the grizzled overlord made a mental note to reward the respective agents with promotions, - should they prove fortunate and skillful enough to survive this horrific mess, of course.
Reports from the East however, had left much to be desired and in certain cases had provoked unnecessary concern. The agent tracking the Muscovite uprising was MIA and rumours abounded that 'Kamarad T' - operating from within Commander Tesarik's first army - had fallen foul of the Serbian mafia.
The various rebellious states - as Agent Fresh had predicted back in '97 - had succumbed to the insidious evil that was Nationalism. Aside from 'Russia' and 'Turkey', Griffe noted the emergence of 'The Mediterannean People's Confederation' - 'Greater Hanover' - 'The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Scandinavia' - 'The Frankish & Visigothic Realm' and of course.... 'Yugoslavia' to which he would now have to assign new Emissaries, Recon Teams and Assassination Squads.
The Professeur sighed and pulled the Electric Telegram to him. He was getting to old for this shit.... so without hesitation, he decided to delegate it.
***************URGENT MEMO TO AGENT FRESH, BOHEMIAN OUTPOST***************
WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT:
CEASE RETURN TO ZURICH.
INFILTRATE YUGOSLAVIAN ARMY.
ESTABLISH WHEREABOUTS OF RUSSIAN AGENT - OR REPLACE BEFORE SPRING REPORT DUE.
-GRIFFE
******************************************************************************************************
The Professeur leant back in his suitably intimidating high-backed leather armchair and made a steeple of his fingers. He was sure Agent Fresh would be overjoyed about the mission ahead of him.
Dear Players,
Thanks to nearly all of you, for your orders, and to those of you who embraced the opportunity to add background information regarding your emergent nations.
ORDERS AS RECEIVED:
YUGOSLAVIA:
(formerly austria)
Build Army Budapest
UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN & SCANDINAVIA (UKGBS):
(formerly england)
Build Fleet London & Fleet Norway
THE FRANKISH & VISIGOTHIC REALM:
(formerly france)
Build Fleet Portugal & Army Marseilles
GREATER HANOVER:
(formerly germany)
Build Fleet Holland & Army Kiel
THE MEDITARRANEAN PEOPLE'S CONFEDERATION (MPC):
(formerly Italy)
Build Fleet Tunis & Fleet Naples
RUSSIA:
NBR!
Default Builds: A Mos& A Rum
TURKEY:
Build Fleet Constantinople & Fleet Greece
So - I have a No-Builds-Received from Russia: Sassenach - please let me know that you still want to be involved in the game. I will pause the game and seek a replacement if I receive no reply before the next deadline. In the meantime, that deadline; for Spring 1900 remains as 12noonGMT next Tuesday, 9th March.
Best
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| TTP - DC301 - Fall & Autumn 1899 Maps - michaelfaraday at live... (Mar 02, 2010, 6:45 pm) |
I particularly applaud the use of my own orders to ruin my plans. Bravo, Sultan. [I had to look it up; I need to learn my Dip rules a bit better, apparently....  ]
Vengefully yours ETC,
-K.T.
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 13:09:30 +0000
Subject: TTP - DC301 - Fall & Autumn 1899 Maps
From: douglasefresh-at-googlemail.com
To: dirk-at-knemeyer.com; rob.a.goodwin-at-googlemail.com; lindav123-at-hotmail.com; livinglifeforothers-at-gmail.com; mike_hyman-at-hotmail.com; michaelfaraday-at-live.com; mistro914-at-gmail.com; dc301-at-diplomaticcorp.com
Agent Fresh scanned the far bank of the Vistula and cast off once again from his small dinghy. A small bucket, brimming with fish, slopped gently next to him. Despite the mystery surrounding the details of why Commander Tesarik's first army had deserted Greece; the expansion of the emerging powers in Europe had proceeded much as the League of Shadows analysts had predicted.
Of the thirtyfour states that the League had assessed might support a military, only seven now remained free from the terror which was engulfing the rest of Europe.
The industrial provinces of Warsaw and Berlin were unoccupied however, and this at least allowed Fresh the luxury of some relaxing fishing in the crisp Silesian Autumn air, as opposed to the hasty retreat he would no doubt be making, had the Kielian army chosen not to advance instead into Denmark.
Returning to his lodgings, Agent Fresh bestowed the gift of his bucket, and its' contents, to a grateful maidservant and began packing for his journey South. Once all was prepared, Fresh connected the Electric Telegram, fired up the generator and sent his subordinates' military reports directly back to Zurich. There was no need for any preamble in this report... Fresh judged that his imminent Winter offering would contain far more information for his superior, Professeur Griffe.
****URGENT MEMO TO LoS HQ, ZURICH****
ORDERS
AUSTRIA
A trieste - serbia FAILS
A greece - serbia SUCCEEDS
ENGLAND
F NTH - Edi SUCCEEDS
F Nwy - Swe SUCCEEDS
FRANCE
A Gas - PAR SUCCEEDSF MAO - SPA sc SUCCEEDS
GERMANY (FINAL)
F Hol - Bel SUCCEEDS
A Kie - Den SUCCEEDS
ITALY
F Tyr sea to Rome SUCCEEDS
A Rome to Venice SUCCEEDS
RUSSIA
A StP HOLD SUCCEEDS
A Rum - Sev SUCCEEDS
TURKEY
A Bul S A Gre - Ser SUCCEEDS
A Smy HOLD SUCCEEDS
*********************************
Dear Takers of The Peace
Thanks for keeping my job easy and supplying me with orders in a timely manner. There are a couple of you who have not been supplying prelims - please bear in mind that it makes my life even easier if you all send prelims as soon as you've seen the current map.
No retreats this turn and so our next deadline is for the Winter 1899 adjustment phase. All of you - bar Austria - have two builds each, Austria just the one.
THE DEADLINE FOR WINTER 1899 IS THIS THURSDAY AT 12NOON GMT - roughly 48 hours from now.
You will notice on the map that the Supply Centre symbols now have the owners' colour as a surround - this signifies that it is a Home Centre of that particular power and that for the rest of the game they are the only Centres each respective power may use to build new units. The colour of the province itself may change, as the game progresses and new owners assume control of it, but the colour of the supply centre symbol will remain the same.
Now that we have almost reached the traditional starting season in a standard game, you may - if you wish - choose to rename your power. This is not compulsory, but what the hell - How often do you get to rename your power? Never: Thats how often... so go ahead and have fun with it. Thanks to KenderCommander for suggesting it in the first place.
HOWEVER: Please attempt to keep your new name in line with the theme of our game and related to the provinces you own.
EG. Acceptable new names for 'Turkey' might be: The Aegean Empire, or The Republic of Constantinople. Unacceptable names for Turkey would include: The Scandinavian Alliance, or indeed: The Kingdom of Radioactive Bananas (the former because it misrepresents the current map position and the latter ...well - I'll say no more) Any proposed names which I judge to foul the flavour of our game will be ignored and the power will keep its traditional moniker.
Please don't hesitate to also include further information about the nature of your uprisings, or perhaps prominent figures in your fledgling militaries and governments. This is of course completely voluntary, but it all adds a bit of flavour to the alternate history we are forging.
I hope you are all enjoying the game so far. I'm certainly having a ball tinkering with my maps and units and am very interested to see how the board develops as we hit the turn of the century.
Now send me your Winter 1899 prelims/final orders!
Thanks again
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| TTP - DC301 - Fall & Autumn 1899 Maps - douglasefresh at googl... (Mar 02, 2010, 7:09 am) |
Agent Fresh scanned the far bank of the Vistula and cast off once again from his small dinghy. A small bucket, brimming with fish, slopped gently next to him. Despite the mystery surrounding the details of why Commander Tesarik's first army had deserted Greece; the expansion of the emerging powers in Europe had proceeded much as the League of Shadows analysts had predicted.
Of the thirtyfour states that the League had assessed might support a military, only seven now remained free from the terror which was engulfing the rest of Europe.
The industrial provinces of Warsaw and Berlin were unoccupied however, and this at least allowed Fresh the luxury of some relaxing fishing in the crisp Silesian Autumn air, as opposed to the hasty retreat he would no doubt be making, had the Kielian army chosen not to advance instead into Denmark.
Returning to his lodgings, Agent Fresh bestowed the gift of his bucket, and its' contents, to a grateful maidservant and began packing for his journey South. Once all was prepared, Fresh connected the Electric Telegram, fired up the generator and sent his subordinates' military reports directly back to Zurich. There was no need for any preamble in this report... Fresh judged that his imminent Winter offering would contain far more information for his superior, Professeur Griffe.
****URGENT MEMO TO LoS HQ, ZURICH****
ORDERS
AUSTRIA
A trieste - serbia FAILS
A greece - serbia SUCCEEDS
ENGLAND
F NTH - Edi SUCCEEDS
F Nwy - Swe SUCCEEDS
FRANCE
A Gas - PAR SUCCEEDSF MAO - SPA sc SUCCEEDS
GERMANY (FINAL)
F Hol - Bel SUCCEEDS
A Kie - Den SUCCEEDS
ITALY
F Tyr sea to Rome SUCCEEDS
A Rome to Venice SUCCEEDS
RUSSIA
A StP HOLD SUCCEEDS
A Rum - Sev SUCCEEDS
TURKEY
A Bul S A Gre - Ser SUCCEEDS
A Smy HOLD SUCCEEDS
*********************************
Dear Takers of The Peace
Thanks for keeping my job easy and supplying me with orders in a timely manner. There are a couple of you who have not been supplying prelims - please bear in mind that it makes my life even easier if you all send prelims as soon as you've seen the current map.
No retreats this turn and so our next deadline is for the Winter 1899 adjustment phase. All of you - bar Austria - have two builds each, Austria just the one.
THE DEADLINE FOR WINTER 1899 IS THIS THURSDAY AT 12NOON GMT - roughly 48 hours from now.
You will notice on the map that the Supply Centre symbols now have the owners' colour as a surround - this signifies that it is a Home Centre of that particular power and that for the rest of the game they are the only Centres each respective power may use to build new units. The colour of the province itself may change, as the game progresses and new owners assume control of it, but the colour of the supply centre symbol will remain the same.
Now that we have almost reached the traditional starting season in a standard game, you may - if you wish - choose to rename your power. This is not compulsory, but what the hell - How often do you get to rename your power? Never: Thats how often... so go ahead and have fun with it. Thanks to KenderCommander for suggesting it in the first place.
HOWEVER: Please attempt to keep your new name in line with the theme of our game and related to the provinces you own.
EG. Acceptable new names for 'Turkey' might be: The Aegean Empire, or The Republic of Constantinople. Unacceptable names for Turkey would include: The Scandinavian Alliance, or indeed: The Kingdom of Radioactive Bananas (the former because it misrepresents the current map position and the latter ...well - I'll say no more) Any proposed names which I judge to foul the flavour of our game will be ignored and the power will keep its traditional moniker.
Please don't hesitate to also include further information about the nature of your uprisings, or perhaps prominent figures in your fledgling militaries and governments. This is of course completely voluntary, but it all adds a bit of flavour to the alternate history we are forging.
I hope you are all enjoying the game so far. I'm certainly having a ball tinkering with my maps and units and am very interested to see how the board develops as we hit the turn of the century.
Now send me your Winter 1899 prelims/final orders!
Thanks again
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| TTP - DC301 - Fall & Autumn 1899 Maps (dc301) michaelfaraday at live... Mar 02, 06:45 pm |
I particularly applaud the use of my own orders to ruin my plans. Bravo, Sultan. [I had to look it up; I need to learn my Dip rules a bit better, apparently.... ]
Vengefully yours ETC,
-K.T.
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 13:09:30 +0000
Subject: TTP - DC301 - Fall & Autumn 1899 Maps
From: douglasefresh-at-googlemail.com
To: dirk-at-knemeyer.com; rob.a.goodwin-at-googlemail.com; lindav123-at-hotmail.com; livinglifeforothers-at-gmail.com; mike_hyman-at-hotmail.com; michaelfaraday-at-live.com; mistro914-at-gmail.com; dc301-at-diplomaticcorp.com
Agent Fresh scanned the far bank of the Vistula and cast off once again from his small dinghy. A small bucket, brimming with fish, slopped gently next to him. Despite the mystery surrounding the details of why Commander Tesarik's first army had deserted Greece; the expansion of the emerging powers in Europe had proceeded much as the League of Shadows analysts had predicted.
Of the thirtyfour states that the League had assessed might support a military, only seven now remained free from the terror which was engulfing the rest of Europe.
The industrial provinces of Warsaw and Berlin were unoccupied however, and this at least allowed Fresh the luxury of some relaxing fishing in the crisp Silesian Autumn air, as opposed to the hasty retreat he would no doubt be making, had the Kielian army chosen not to advance instead into Denmark.
Returning to his lodgings, Agent Fresh bestowed the gift of his bucket, and its' contents, to a grateful maidservant and began packing for his journey South. Once all was prepared, Fresh connected the Electric Telegram, fired up the generator and sent his subordinates' military reports directly back to Zurich. There was no need for any preamble in this report... Fresh judged that his imminent Winter offering would contain far more information for his superior, Professeur Griffe.
****URGENT MEMO TO LoS HQ, ZURICH****
ORDERS
AUSTRIA
A trieste - serbia FAILS
A greece - serbia SUCCEEDS
ENGLAND
F NTH - Edi SUCCEEDS
F Nwy - Swe SUCCEEDS
FRANCE
A Gas - PAR SUCCEEDSF MAO - SPA sc SUCCEEDS
GERMANY (FINAL)
F Hol - Bel SUCCEEDS
A Kie - Den SUCCEEDS
ITALY
F Tyr sea to Rome SUCCEEDS
A Rome to Venice SUCCEEDS
RUSSIA
A StP HOLD SUCCEEDS
A Rum - Sev SUCCEEDS
TURKEY
A Bul S A Gre - Ser SUCCEEDS
A Smy HOLD SUCCEEDS
*********************************
Dear Takers of The Peace
Thanks for keeping my job easy and supplying me with orders in a timely manner. There are a couple of you who have not been supplying prelims - please bear in mind that it makes my life even easier if you all send prelims as soon as you've seen the current map.
No retreats this turn and so our next deadline is for the Winter 1899 adjustment phase. All of you - bar Austria - have two builds each, Austria just the one.
THE DEADLINE FOR WINTER 1899 IS THIS THURSDAY AT 12NOON GMT - roughly 48 hours from now.
You will notice on the map that the Supply Centre symbols now have the owners' colour as a surround - this signifies that it is a Home Centre of that particular power and that for the rest of the game they are the only Centres each respective power may use to build new units. The colour of the province itself may change, as the game progresses and new owners assume control of it, but the colour of the supply centre symbol will remain the same.
Now that we have almost reached the traditional starting season in a standard game, you may - if you wish - choose to rename your power. This is not compulsory, but what the hell - How often do you get to rename your power? Never: Thats how often... so go ahead and have fun with it. Thanks to KenderCommander for suggesting it in the first place.
HOWEVER: Please attempt to keep your new name in line with the theme of our game and related to the provinces you own.
EG. Acceptable new names for 'Turkey' might be: The Aegean Empire, or The Republic of Constantinople. Unacceptable names for Turkey would include: The Scandinavian Alliance, or indeed: The Kingdom of Radioactive Bananas (the former because it misrepresents the current map position and the latter ...well - I'll say no more) Any proposed names which I judge to foul the flavour of our game will be ignored and the power will keep its traditional moniker.
Please don't hesitate to also include further information about the nature of your uprisings, or perhaps prominent figures in your fledgling militaries and governments. This is of course completely voluntary, but it all adds a bit of flavour to the alternate history we are forging.
I hope you are all enjoying the game so far. I'm certainly having a ball tinkering with my maps and units and am very interested to see how the board develops as we hit the turn of the century.
Now send me your Winter 1899 prelims/final orders!
Thanks again
Don't miss a beat Get Messenger on your phone |
| TTP-DC301-Spring & Summer 1899 Maps - douglasefresh at googl... (Feb 23, 2010, 7:35 am) |
Agent Fresh swiftly polished off his plate of Grilled Flounder and Pomeranian potatoes; in a creamy pepper sauce, and smacked his chops. War; it seemed, was not only unavoidable in Europe - but apparently in full swing. He took another swig from the bottle of Mosel, to wash the fine repast down, and turned swiftly to his report:
****URGENT MEMO TO LEAGUE OF SHADOWS HQ, ZURICH****
ALL HOPES OF PEACEFUL SOLUTION THROUGH ASSASSINATIONS OR CIVIL DISORDER HAVE BEEN ABANDONED.
CURRENT POSITION MAY BE COMPROMISED AS EARLY AS NEXT YEAR.
ATTEMPTING A RETURN TO ZURICH FORTHWITH.
NO FURTHER DATA RE: NATURE OF COUPS.
SUSPECT SIMILAR 'PEASANTS UPRISINGS, AS HAVE OCCURRED IN BUDAPEST AND NAPLES.
DESPITE CURRENT LACK OF PUBLIC PRESS, ALL SIGNS OF SEVEN OUTBREAKS OF NATIONALISM CONFIRMED.
MULTIPLE MILITARY ENGAGEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE MONTHS OF SPRING. NOT LEAST THE CAPTURE OF GREECE BY TRIESKAS' PEOPLES ARMY
ALTHOUGH MULTIPLE OTHER STATES, OFFERED NO RESISTANCE, INDEED: WELCOMED THE INVADERS.
A LIST OF ATROCITIES, AS WELL AS CURRENT KNOWN POSITION OF ORGANISED MILITARY FORCES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
AUSTRIA
A Bud - Tri - SUCCEEDS
A Ser - Gre - SUCCEEDS
ENGLAND
F Lon - NTH - SUCCEEDS
F Nwy S F Lon - NTH - SUCCEEDS
FRANCE
A Mar - Gas - SUCCEEDS
F Por - MAO - SUCCEEDS
GERMANY
F Hol - NTH - FAILS
A Kie HOLD - SUCCEEDS
ITALY
F Tun - TYR - SUCCEEDS
A Nap - Rom - SUCCEEDS
RUSSIA
A Mos - StP - SUCCEEDS
A Rum - HOLD - SUCCEEDS
TURKEY (prelim)
A Gre - Bul - SUCCEEDS
A Con - Smy - SUCCEEDS
****MESSAGE ENDS****
Agent Fresh lit a match to the butt of his last Sobranie and prepared to pack his gear and head to the station. If he was lucky, a swift absinthe, and a schuss down from Verbier in the Valais, were waiting for him, back at H.Q.....
...if he was lucky.
Deadline for Fall 1899 Orders is next Tuesday -at- 12noon GMT. Please send me prelims before you do anything else - even if you are at work 
Remember: The very survival of your fledgling nations is at stake! The Supply centres you own after the Autumn turn will be the only ones you can build in for the course of the game. I hope you are enjoying it
Best
DEFresh[Reply] |
| TTP-301-Update - douglasefresh at googl... (Feb 19, 2010, 4:59 am) |
After his NBR I am back in contact with Numpty and he is still in the game - so the deadline for Spring 1899 stands at next Tuesday.
Don't forget to send me some preliminary orders as soon as you've read this! - you can always change them, and if you don't get the chance:- Whatever you've ordered is always better than your units standing idle.
Cheers
DEFresh[Reply] |
| TTP-DC301-Winter 1898 Map - douglasefresh at googl... (Feb 18, 2010, 6:05 am) |
The League of Shadows Outpost was concealed deep beneath the Church of Esthland. Catacombs of dry old bones, statues and death masks of prominent 'Brothers of the Sword' cast eerie shadows about his office; conjuring in the imagination of Agent Fresh; a time - many centuries ago - before peace had reigned supreme. With a raised eyebrow, Fresh wondered if Europe understood what it would mean to turn back the clock to those dark years. He wasn't sure he could guess at the horror himself.
It was more with worry than a sense of anger that Fresh considered the lack of a report from his man in Constantinople. The League had multiple agents in the region and so his military report to Zurich would be accurate, but Fresh certainly hoped that nothing foul had befallen his subordinate in the meantime.
And what a military report it was. All coups which had occured only a short year before were transforming themselves into conquering armies. The League of Shadows had maintained peace for so many long years by preventing the rise of any form of nationalism; but it appeared that the common people of Europe were welcoming the opportunity to march under a banner with open arms. Fresh shrugged - some things now seemed inevitable...
...Not least the tragic consequences of the stupidity of the human race, apparently. What could one do under such circumstances other than absorb oneself in one's work?
The dossier on the Italian peninsula was at least filling out nicely. Fresh scanned the recent message from Naples .
Have acquired information about the renegades from Naples STOP
Group is lead by one Commandant Ciro STOP
Group draws support from poor rural farmers STOP
Promises to break up old aristocratic estates STOP
Citizens hungry for more land STOP
An army has been raised in Naples to expand their reach further STOP
Apologies for the delay FULL STOP
Perhaps by the end of the year, more information regarding the other uprisings would be forthcoming.
Drawing the Electric Telegram from its' box Fresh studiously relayed the data to H.Q.
*****URGENT MEMO TO LEAGUE OF SHADOWS HQ, ZURICH*****
MOMENTUM OF RENEGADE ACTIVITY CONTINUES.
APPEARS MULTIPLE OUTBREAKS OF NATIONALISM UNAVOIDABLE.
SUGGEST IMPLEMENTATION OF OPERATION FOXHOLE AND SEAL HOME BORDERS COMPLETELY.
ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON TRIESKA HAS FAILED.
AGENT IN CONSTANTINOPLE, CURRENT STATUS: M.I.A.
MILITARY REPORTS FOR WINTER '98 AS FOLLOWS:
AUSTRIA - Build A Bud
ENGLAND - Build F Lon
FRANCE - Build A Mar
GERMANY - Build A Kie
ITALY - Build A Nap
RUSSIA - Build A Mos
TURKEY - No Build Received! - Build A Con (default)
Thanks to those of you who sent in orders on time, even if unneccessary
The current deadline for Spring 1899 is now NoonGMT next Tuesday 23rd Feb. However I need to hear from our Turkey: Numpty to make sure he wishes to continue playing. If he leaves we will pause the game until a suitable replacement can be found. But goodness alone knows why he should! - you all stand on the borders of nationhood!
May I remind you that you now have two turns to establish your nations. At the end of 1899 the SC.s you own become your Home SCs for the remainder of the game.
Best
DEFresh[Reply] |
| TTP - DC301 - Fall & Autumn 1898 Maps - douglasefresh at googl... (Feb 16, 2010, 7:40 am) |
Agent Fresh frowned at the reports in front of him and attempted to quell the rising panic he felt. The League of Shadows' projected analysis of the events in Europe had woefully underestimated the speed at which the newly forming powers would expand their industrial bases. Seven separatist states, all seven capturing peaceful - but industrial - provinces within a year. They would not remain peaceful for long it would seem. These centres of supply could only fuel the fires of conflict; which were already raging across Fresh's mind's eye, as his gaze fell on the map.
A muscle in his eyelid twitched as Fresh surveyed the rich Balkan states. What the hell were they playing at down there? ...Who the hell were they?!
Fresh's man in Budapest had been the only of his subordinates to glean any data thusfar on the insurgency. A Commander Tesarik was rumoured to be leading a ragtag, yet seemingly efficient army through the centre of the Balkans, but until the agent had further mastered "the bizarre local slur of Czech-Rumanian"; Fresh didn't imagine he would get a whole lot more to pass on to Zurich as to.
Fresh gazed about him; taking in the fading opulence of his rooms in St. Petersburg. The local council were proving decidedly unfriendly, but grudgingly cooperative none-the-less and the quarters were regal, if dusty. Fresh rolled up his sleeves and set about his task.
*******URGENT MEMO TO LEAGUE OF SHADOWS HQ, ZURICH*******
MOBILISATION OF INSURGENTS CONTINUES APACE. ALL MILITARY FORCES HAVE CAPTURED ADDITIONAL CENTRES OF SUPPLY. WHETHER OR NOT THESE OCCUPIED PROVINCES ACCEPT THEIR NEW MASTERS REMAINS TO BE SEEN, BUT WE SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE WORST, DETAILS TO FOLLOW IN WINTER REPORT. INTELLIGENCE RE: HEADS OF COUPS IS SCANT. ALL WE ARE CERTAIN OF IS THAT A COMMANDER TESARIK LEADS THE UPRISING FROM BUDAPEST. HE IS REPORTED TO BE RUTHLESS AND DISLIKED.
AUSTRIA: A Rum - Ser
ENGLAND: F NTH - Nwy
FRANCE: F Spa(sc) - Por
GERMANY: F HEL - Hol
ITALY: F ION - Tun
RUSSIA: A Sev - Rum
TURKEY: A Bul - Gre
Adjustments are universal - everyone has a build and only one vacant centre. If you wish to specify Fleet or Army (where applicable), you have 48 hours from now to do so. Default builds will be applied if I do not receive orders, (for this turn default = the same unit type as your Winter 1897 build)
I shall post the Winter 1898 Map on Thursday after 12noon GMT
Best
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| Taking The Peace [The Tale of Three Emperors] - michaelfaraday at live... (Feb 09, 2010, 7:45 pm) |
[u:c7db69152b]The Tale of Three Emperors[/u:c7db69152b]
A cautionary tale.
Three emp'rors did stumble upon,
One Day on lovely Black Sea shore,
A gorgeous coastline rich in land
So each their sep'rate hats did don,
And stepped o'er rock and soil and sand
With the lofty Goal to colonize
The lands they thought were worth far more!
Seeing rivals on either side,
One Day on lovely Black Sea shore,
The emp'rors each proffered a hand
To his neighbour, though each had lied
In the past of expanding land.
For each could only hope and bided
Time, in which none of these was poor.
But Three is e'er an ill Amount,
One Day on lovely Black Sea shore,
So each looked at the others' land,
Decided after a quick Count:
Both of their neighbours must be canned!
Since "emp'ror" by its simple Sounding
Demands sat'lites about its core.
So while each proffered a wild grin,
One Day on lovely Black Sea shore,
Each offered Peace and Joy to kin,
While each prepared to start their Sin
And end a life, (What might have been
Tragedy to emp'rors, this kindling!)
Each neglected Aft looking Fore.
For as three emp'rors glared at friend,
One Day on lovely Black Sea shore,
Those other Kings and Coasts arise
And other lands to their Will bend
'Til the last other free land died:
Their situation now past Mending,
Three emp'rors pass away to Lore!
Sincerely,
-K.T.
Austrian Monarch
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| Taking The Peace S1898 Maps - douglasefresh at googl... (Feb 09, 2010, 6:34 am) |
Wedged into the tiny mess hall of the snowbound outpost, Agent Fresh wrapped the reindeer skin tighter about his shoulders and puffed hard on the Sobranie. The two adjutants shivering next to him, leaned perceptibly closer to the glowing tip of the luxury cigarette, and attempted to keep the chattering of their teeth in time with their superiors' angry staccato on the electric telegraph; as he transmitted his Spring report to Zurich.
***URGENT MEMO TO LEAGUE OF SHADOWS HQ***
TO: PROFESSEUR GRIFFE, HEAD OF THE LEAGUE OF SHADOWS
FROM: AGENT DOUGLAS EGBERT FRESH, EURASIAN SURVEILLANCE DEPT.
FORCED TO ABANDON TEMP. HQ IN NORWAY & ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT IN COPENHAGEN DUE TO PRESSURE FROM HOSTILE FLEETS IN BOTH NORTH SEA AND HELGOLAND BIGHT. CURRENT POSITION: SUOMI OUTPOST. REQUESTING UPDATES TO EXACT COORDINATES OF ARCTIC EQUIPMENT CACHES - AS MATTER OF URGENCY.
SITUATION SURROUNDING BLACK SEA AREA ESCALATING FASTER THAN PREDICTED. MISSION TO GREECE CANCELED & BALKAN RECON. TEAM RETREATING TO TRIESTE. NEAPOLITAN FLEET IN CONTROL OF IONIAN. MARSEILLAIS NAVY LANDED ON SPANISH SOIL: VALENCIA & MADRID UNDER SIEGE.
ESTIMATE THREAT TO MULTIPLE INDUSTRIAL PROVINCES. MILITARY SPECIFICS TO FOLLOW IN SEPTEMBER REPORT.
*******************
Orders Submitted
Austria - A Budapest - Rumania (final)
England - F Lon - NTH (final)
France - F MAR - SPA sc (prelim)
Germany - F Kie - Hel (prelim)
Italy - F Naples to Ionian Sea (prelim)
Russia - A Mos to Sev (Final)
Turkey A Con - Bul (Final)
No retreats due.
Next deadline for Fall 1898 due a week from now, on Tues 16th Feb, Noon GMT.
However:- I shall adjudicate the Fall turn as soon as I receive a complete set of orders marked 'Final'[Reply] |
| Taking The Peace - W1897 Map - douglasefresh at googl... (Feb 05, 2010, 8:43 am) |
The journey to Portsmouth had been miserable and wet and Agent Fresh was not in the best of moods. He hefted the briefcase, attached to his wrist by a thick silver chain, from the cab - two burly members of the Reconnaisance team, bound for Norway, strolled behind him with the sort of nonchalence that only the truly deadly can effectively adopt. He decided he would probably miss his five years posted on Englands' South Coast, but the intense security screens set up by the paramilitary arm of the new regime were making life inconvenient, and refugees and immigrants were leaving as quickly as patriotic travellers were returning home.
And so to Norway. Trouble with Norway, mused Fresh, was that it was presently the middle of Winter, and therefore 'Brass Monkeys' as the cabbie had put it so eloquently.
Leaving the scattered crowds behind, Fresh and his swarthy accomplices passed by some darkened warehouses and padded down an ill-lit jetty towards a small sleek looking vessel. The gangplank was lowered and the three agents trotted up it and then swiftly below.
Taking a swig of rum, Fresh cracked his knuckles, rolled up his sleeves and began the TAPPETY-TAP of his report to Zurich. Seven uprisings. Fresh wondered if the madness might spread. He dearly hoped not. Surely seven players were more than enough for one game! What if all 34 industrial provinces in Europe rose up in open rebellion?! - It would be Chaos!
***URGENT MEMO TO LEAGUE OF SHADOWS HQ***
TO: PROFESSEUR GRIFFE, HEAD OF THE LEAGUE OF SHADOWS
FROM: AGENT DOUGLAS EGBERT FRESH, EURASIAN SURVEILLANCE DEPT.
PROVINCIAL ARMIES RAISED BY SELF-STYLED GENERALS IN BUDAPEST, MOSCOW & CONSTANTINOPLE. SHIPYARDS HAVE COMPLETED FLEETS IN: LONDON, MARSEILLES, KIEL & NAPLES. DETAILS OF MOBILISATION FROM THESE PROVINCES TO FOLLOW IN SPRING REPORT.
ESTABLISHING TEMPORARY COMMAND CENTRES IN KINGDOM OF NORWAY, REPUBLIC OF VENICE & DUCHY OF MUNICH.
RECON. & ASSASSINATION TEAMS DISPATCHED TO SCANDINAVIA, THE BALKANS, IBERIA & NORTH AFRICA IN ATTEMPT TO PREVENT FURTHER UPRISINGS & OR MILITARY COUPS.
ORDERS:
Austria - Build Army (by default)
England - Build Fleet
France - Build Fleet (Order Finalised)
Germany - Build Fleet
Italy - Build Fleet
Russia - Build Army (by default)
Turkey - Build Army
Orders for Spring 1898 are due to me no later than NOON GMT next Tuesday 9th Feb. Please remember that I shall adjudicate the turn as soon as I can after I receive a complete set of orders marked FINAL. If we get to adjudicate early, I shall move the next deadline forward. With any luck we can get through the first few turns a little quicker than one a week. Best D[Reply] |
| Taking The Peace - A1897 Map - douglasefresh at googl... (Feb 04, 2010, 8:24 am) |
".. that we can look forward to another 500 years of peace on our wonderous continent, and I fervently believe..."
Agent Fresh cast the evening edition of the Standard onto his desktop and clicked his fingers. Moments later an adjutant returned bearing the polishde mahogany box which contained the electric telegram.
While the public heads of the provincial states of Europe were beginning to plan the centennial celebrations, marking 500 years of peace on the continent. Agent Fresh had already amassed a stack of dossiers which suggested any hope of a continued peace was balanced precariously on a knife edge.
His final reports had arrived and it was time to pass the information on to Zurich, Agent Fresh began tapping his coded message into the device with the skilled concentration of a concert pianist. Already wincing at the response his intelligence would provoke from his superior.
Deep in the catacombs beneath the GrossMunster, surrounded by Carolingian relics, the transposed print out was handed to the Commander of The League of Shadows.
***URGENT MEMO***
TO: PROFESSEUR GRIFFE, HEAD OF THE LEAGUE OF SHADOWS
FROM: AGENT DOUGLAS EGGBERT FRESH, EURASIAN SURVEILLANCE DEPT.
MOBILISATION DETECTED IN: BUDAPEST, LONDON, MARSEILLES, KIEL, NAPLES, MOSCOW & CONSTANTINOPLE.
MILITARY SPECIFICS TO FOLLOW. RECOMMEND ESTABLISH IMMEDIATE BORDER CONTROL & INITIATION OF PROJECT: UNHOLY CHEESE
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ORDERS:
Austria - Capture Supply Centre - Budapest
England - Capture Supply Centre -London
France - Capture Supply Centre -Marseille
Germany - Capture Supply Centre -Kiel
Italy - Capture Supply Centre -Naples
Russia - Capture Supply Centre -Moscow
Turkey - Capture Supply Centre -Constantinople
All players (bar Russia and Austria) have 24 hours to specifiy whether they wish to build a Fleet or an Army in their chosen centre.
Kind regards
DEFresh[Reply] |
