Lately I have been experimenting with raiding as a form of crushing foes that have gotten too big for their britches and come over onto my turf to give me shit. In a normal campaign I eliminate these foes by conquest, but in a defensive campaign conquest is not an option, so it goes to raiding- take their cities, exterminate for max cash, spend a round or two retraining, then rubble everything for denarii, then split.
But I hate defensive campaigns. I am a conqueror; it is in my blood. But if and when I am involved with teaching one fool the value of leaving me the hell alone, some other fool decides to come in an take advantage of my preoccupation with giving lessons to the first. Thus I find myself unwilling to let these trespasses pass, not able to open an entire second campaign usually for monetary reasons, which is why raiding was so wonderful- it pays for itself, often much more than originally invested.
So I now build up my armies for conquest, and a fleet of sturdy warships with a decent force of fleet marines to spank any monkey stupid enough to commit suicide or declare war.
That's how I deal with impertinent apes who speak words of friendship but deal in treachery. How do you tackle such?
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Somewhere over the EXCO Rainbow
Master Skald, Order of the Silver Quill, Guild of the Skalds
Champion of the Sepia Joust- Joust I, II, IV, VI, VII, VIII
But I hate defensive campaigns. I am a conqueror; it is in my blood. But if and when I am involved with teaching one fool the value of leaving me the hell alone, some other fool decides to come in an take advantage of my preoccupation with giving lessons to the first. Thus I find myself unwilling to let these trespasses pass, not able to open an entire second campaign usually for monetary reasons, which is why raiding was so wonderful- it pays for itself, often much more than originally invested.
So I now build up my armies for conquest, and a fleet of sturdy warships with a decent force of fleet marines to spank any monkey stupid enough to commit suicide or declare war.
That's how I deal with impertinent apes who speak words of friendship but deal in treachery. How do you tackle such?
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|||||||||||||||| Too many Awards to list in Signature, sorry lords...|||||||||||||||||
|||||||||||||||| Listed on my page for your convenience and envy.|||||||||||||||||
Somewhere over the EXCO Rainbow
Master Skald, Order of the Silver Quill, Guild of the Skalds
Champion of the Sepia Joust- Joust I, II, IV, VI, VII, VIII