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Dave P
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(2/5/05 7:01 pm)
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Re: WOW!
Hmm, the old kings diary has made it back to page one again, and quite a lot of posts since I last looked in.

@Ludwig
If memory serves me right I think it took me from January to June last year to complete this. I would play six years taking notes, then would write and post each year, before playing another six. I found the game very good at throwing up good storylines.

@All
Thanks for the continued interest and kind words.

Dave

Ludwigmeister
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(2/6/05 1:22 am)
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Re: WOW!
"If this is moved, I would ask for it to be stickied. Too valuable to lose and would serve well as a model for others to follow."

I agree. I myself took some good ideas (strategic, both in the campaign map as well as battle field) from this story. Specifically, the use of Highlanders as an assault force to break archers and draw enemy forces onto your own. (Not as the Brits, but what difference does it make?! ;) )

Ludwig.

Dave P
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(2/6/05 2:48 am)
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Just a little info on the game I played, for some of the guys who missed all the discussions we had whilst this was being played.

It was played on expert and I was operating a few self imposed rules.
I would not allow myself to become excommunicated and so it took a little sharpe practice to get through the game without this happening. The Pope can only keep track of one warning at a time, so if you get the warning for attacking one catholic faction, you can then spend the next twelve years waging agressive war against any of the others without fear of sanction.
Once I was able to build Royal Knights I would only give title's and office's to them and no others. This meant that I had to devise a system of treason trials, assasinations and trials for heresy in order to produce RKs with good acumen.
I tried to devise a system of using all the units available to the English. This meant that I probably was not fighting with the best armies I could have been building. It did however, make battles more interesting.

There are some tips and idea's in this story if you look for them.
The building sequence I used is designed to stop rebelions.
Highlanders and the irish units are cheap to use as fodder and most other factions have similar units that can be used in this way.
Conducting inquisitions in your own provinces will eventualy lower zeal when the inquistor goes on a killing spree and lower zeal means less troops get sucked up by crusades and less chance of foriegn inquisitors burning your guys. On the other side of the coin you can use inquisitors to raise zeal in your opponents province's and pull them out before they start burning the population leaving high zeal and rich pickings on your own crusade routes.
To name but a few.

Edited by: Dave P at: 2/6/05 2:50 am
olafthecrazywolfd
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(2/6/05 6:41 am)
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Dave, this was simply brilliant :D
u obv hav awesome talent for satirical stuff, this reminds me of another english author who wrote stufflike this

yall probably kno him for Sherlock Holmes, BUt Conan DOyle also wrote a collection of short stories called "The Adventures & Exploits of Brigadier Gerrad", it is about a french cavalier during the napoleonic wars, the way it was written was similar to wat u did DAve,
u and other fans of urs should try to get that book, it could also help u get some more ideas for some sort of novel that may want to work on
if u do get published i will definitly buy ur book Dave ;)

Keep it up Dave :D

mablung of the heavy hand
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(2/12/05 3:52 am)
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Re: WOW!
No need to worry about this being lost, both Stonewall and I have a copy saved (not to mention Dave - I assume:b ) and if it ever falls into the graveyard we will repost it. Aside from that we keep bumping every so often:D

Cheers again Dave for a great read:)

Leader of Scotts
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(3/31/05 12:39 am)
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Whoa, that was great
I loved it.Now if there was just a non-Brittish one

Bobalooie
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(4/2/05 9:44 pm)
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Imitation as Flattery
Dave,
I didn't do it before, but I wanted to offer my congrats on a remarkable story.

To wit: A few gamers and I started a PBEM group, whereby each player would play through the life of one ruler, then when that ruler dies, the game gets sent to the next player.
We're keeping a journal, similar to yours, in Fan Fiction. The thread/ group is called Rule Britannia.
We're playing English/Hard/Early/Conquest, XL mod.
Once we go through all 7 players, we rotate through again. (Right now it's 1192 and I recently sent the file to the next player)

So far, it has been alot of fun. I did the same method as you (play 5-6 years and take notes, then embellish with story), but we don't seem to be placing the same limitations on ourselves. But I also must say, the amount of time devoted to writing was for me quite alot for a week, and I/we don't do nearly the amount of detail or storytelling that you did.

Anyway, we didn't/don't intend our diletante thread to be a knockoff, but just wanted to let you know that your journal was a source of inspiration.
Thanks again.

Duke Falcon
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(4/11/05 1:56 am)
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Re: Imitation as Flattery
Hay pope how about making Dave a saint? Please write another very soon (MTW or RTW doesn't matter)

Maeda Toshiie
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(4/11/05 4:35 pm)
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Re: Imitation as Flattery
Sorry guys, but we have not heard from DaveP recently. He hasnt appeared at the Pond for some time. Hope he pops back soon.

mablung of the heavy hand
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(4/12/05 8:59 am)
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Re: Imitation as Flattery
Err...Duke, if you hadn't noticed, there is no Pope at the moment.

Anyway, Dave is missing in action as Maeda said, hasn't been seen in ages - not quite as long as Motorhead, but a fair while.

Edited by: mablung of the heavy hand at: 5/10/05 9:50 am
Duke Falcon
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(4/14/05 7:01 pm)
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Re: Imitation as Flattery
Yeah I noticed :rolleyes but it could be the first thing the new one does

Greek Phalanx
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(5/26/05 12:15 pm)
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Re: MTW: The Kings Diary.
question: how much time did it take you to write this foolish text of madman? sooooooooooooooo much stuff!!!!!!!!!!1:eek

Maeda Toshiie
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(6/17/05 3:20 pm)
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Re: Ceasar's Diary
Right boys, this is thread is back from the dead!

Duke Falcon
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(6/19/05 1:10 am)
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Re: MTW: The Kings Diary.
Back up the page a bit he says it took him from "january to june last year"

Greek Phalanx
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(6/19/05 11:36 am)
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Re: MTW: The Kings Diary.
ohhhhhhhh k it xplains all now...... fiuh!:D

Renly
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(6/28/05 5:51 pm)
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Re: MTW: The Kings Diary.
I love DaveP!

Greek Phalanx
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(7/7/05 12:03 am)
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Re: MTW: The Kings Diary.
he deserves a sticky or a soundtrack. What do you guys think?

Duke Falcon
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(7/10/05 6:01 pm)
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Re: MTW: The Kings Diary.
sticky definatly and soundtrack sounds good :b . Only problem that I can see is what would be used for it?

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