sunrise089 Wrote:To me, it seems like some people really just want a certain narrative to play out.
Spot on, I think.
Personally I find the whole 5 vs. 1 plan to be pretty distasteful and underhanded, so if anything, I hope it fails horribly and Spulla subsequently gobble up some more land from their incompetent neighbors to consolidate their lead. Unfortunately, I fear those 8 praetorians might prove a bit much for them to handle, on top of everything else.
It's always tempting to give little "nudges" here and there, hoping to see your own "favorite" narrative play out, but it would be unfair. I don't think lurkers should give advice unless explicitly asked to, even if such advice isn't necessarily spoilerish.