Imperial PBEM

From: Craig <yausujun_at_...>
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 07:56:38 +1200


Hi Martin,

Definately interested in this idea. Keep us informed ok ?

Craig

> Hello all
>
> After a long spell off running Imperial terror troops (the PargAddi
> campaign), we returned to the Gwandor saga at a particularly important
moment
> in Sartars history. The last few sessions have seen the players take part
> directly in the Dragon Rise, the Battles of Dangerford and Old Top as well
as
> the balkanisation of Sartar, the death of Kallyr and the fall of Broyan.
The
> saga, written up by Wesley is on his Glorantha site in the usual spot.
>
> To follow will be the write ups of all the events, a map of the sacred
ground
> of the ceremony of the Reaching Moon Temple, the orders of battle for the
> Sartari and Imperial forces at Dangerford and Old Top and other odds and
> ends. It will take a couple of weeks for the material to filter through
but
> keep an eye out on the "Whats new" section and you'll see it soon enough.
>
> IMPERIAL PBEM
>
> As a link in with the Gwandor saga and my Imperial game, I wanted to
canvas
> the digest for interest in a PBEM where the players play major powers and
> factions within the Empire on a strategic level. The players would play a
> power which would be seeking advantage after the Empires disintegration in
> the late 1620s. I'm going to have a large B&W version of the Imperial map
> printed (4 times the current 22" by 27" map) to play this out on. I'll
use a
> Dragon Pass style counter system with weekly or monthly turns. Players
would
> be Satraps or regional rulers and would recieve reports from their
territory
> every month and would do things depending on their desires and resources.
> The idea is to create a simulation of the HW within the Empire.
Roleplaying
> and diplomacy would be encouraged, but I would be final arbiter of what
was
> possible.
>
> Naturally, this would be rather a lot of work for me and take a looong
time
> to finish, but for those interested in making history and aren't worried
> about regular play, then write to me at my email address and put the
subject
> line as "Imperial PBEM"
>
> Martin Laurie
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