[spoilers] Something something horses - Tasunke of the Hippus

[Sciz]

selrahc is proposing to have me trade my nature mana to him in exchange for him vitalizing one of my cities with gibbon. He'll shave plenty turns off vitalizing i trade him the nature mana, since otherwise he'd also need KotE, alteration, mage guild, adept and build a mana node.

i'll try to get it up to 2 and then i'll probably accept. He's gonna do it anyways and i might as well gain something from it. Best option is to attack him after he vitalizes my cities, so i can get his vitalized land as well.

[Sciz]

Dantski will probably do the same with Corlindale, and he already has nature mana too. Probably a bit slower than Gibbon.

[Sciz]

okay i got him to vitalize 9 tiles each of my choosing in two of my cities

not the best, and he'll win more, but he'd do it anyways and i might as well get something out of it.

Plan right now is to try to attack him when he's done vitalizing me. He's gonna vitalize one of my cities first, then some of his, then my second. We've a NAP until T100, and i'd guess he'd be complete with Gibbon around then if he really beelines it. I'll probably resign the NAP for a few turns after that, and i'll probably try to attack him when he's vitalized my first city and some of his own. Previously he wasn't a good target because he's mostly ice and tundra since the coast is covered by it, but after vitalizing it would be nice.

[Sciz]

sigh

moving my settler/worker pair north revealed a griffon at the end of the turn, and they're only accompanied by one warrior, so i might have to wait the griffon out until it leaves, wasting a few turns

[Ellimist]

Sounds good with the vitalize deal. Is this something he'll be doing right away? Has the religion even been founded yet?

[Sciz]

No, he says he'll found CoE at around 90 and have Gibbon done at around 100, and a few more turns for the relevant promotions. Then he'll do one of my cities first, then go back to his, then one of mine again.

[Ellimist]

Do you mind if I take a look at the save next time it comes around?

[Sciz]

sure i'll send you the pw and save when i get it next

stupid griffon delayed settling my city with at least 2 turns, it was Combat 3. It's moved away now, so i should be able to settle the city next turn (after the coming on that is)

[Sciz]

Just dodged a bullet! Stupidly moved my settler/worker/warrior west without scouting and found out the griffon was right next to my stack!

luckily the griffon died attacking my warrior EOT, so the city will be founded next turn. This city is the one which will get the vitalize treatment first.

post your mail and i'll send you the save and password now, ellimist

Starvald Demelain will complete a warrior next turn and then start on workers, as it's reached its happy cap of 5. One or two workers, then a settler.

[Sciz]

So anyways Ellimist, you up for playing this from june 1st to june 8th?

gonna have to write some basic outline but it shouldnt be too hard. At the pace we're going now you'll prolly only get like 4-5 turns lol