Defeatist Elitist

Damios takes a moment to focus, before carefully starting to work at the lock, and, after almost ten seconds of fiddling Damios moves back from the lock. Pushing the door slightly, he finds that it moves. OOC: Success if that wasn't clear.

Damios checks the door, and finds that it's locked, however it seems possible to pick it from the outside. OOC: I meant to include the locked status of the door in my previous post I swear. 8]

Damios slowly moves away from the group, hugging the nearby buildings as he approaches the wall, before slowly picking his way across the brief, open area before reaching the door.

Nana flies swiftly upward, making it over the battlements without issue, and apparently landing, and, within a few seconds, you can see the bird returning. Nana's success in delivering the message is conveyed to Stella through their empathic link.

Holy fuck this guy is way more insane than even his Youtube description of himself paints him to be.

Man though I have to say that having that art as the official art is incredibly disappointing.

Don't have time to read or watch his shit, but since he's identified himself as a "men's rights" activist his shit is probably terrible.

The group begins to move out, and makes good progress. You see very little in the streets, but as you approach the inner city it quickly becomes clear why. As the walls come into sight at the edge of your vision, you see a massive throng of creatures gathered around one of the gates. It seems to thin rapidly as it moves further from the gate, but the creatures are still far too numerous to count. The top of the wall is covered in lights, as figures with torches run back and forth, and you think you can see an occasional arrow flying from the battlements. As you look at the gate, you think you can see several chains hanging in front of it, perhaps having broken as the door was barred. You can also see a small, iron door in the wall a small ways from the mass of creatures, though you can't tell whether it is locked or unlocked, or even if it is slightly ajar from this position.

There's a number, but two that haven't been mentioned at all here are Welcome to the NHK (the novel, not the shitty, barely similar manga or anime adaptions, read the actual book, which is incredible), and of course Nineteen-Eighty-Four. I also was fairly influenced by The Old Man and the Sea and Lord of the Flies, but that may be because I first read them when I was 11, and then again when I was 16, which gives you a really really good idea of the big points when you change.

I know I know I know, just paranoid man

so this hasn't started yet today right?

I'm sure you could find a way to make it happen.

@Fox: You should let them fight it out man.

Okay apparently I need words here since my previous post got deleted. You should probably get rid of that last paragraph (though really you should go back in time and not post that topic), because this is never going to stop being an issue. also my previous post:

Greetings, I'm a smug elitist fuck who likes to look down on people who enjoy certain music. Depending on how much classic rock you like, that might include you too. I also do this for television shows, films, books, video games, and of course things that actually matter. I look forward to judging the fuck out of you, have a nice stay.

I believe that what he's saying is basically that dying is inherent to living. That is, by definition, in order to die, you need to have lived, and if you live, you are guaranteed to die. EDIT: Basically, once you're born you immediately start your trek towards dying, so in a fairly real sense, living is dying, etc.

You could you know, expound on why it's unsound or something. Or don't I guess.

Dwayne climbs to the attic of the abandoned building and peers in, but it appears completely deserted. Climbing down, he finds that the townspeople have gathered toward the outside of the building. "Everyone says they can carry on, if you can offer us protection," one of them says, "Better to be tired and safe than trying our luck here for another night. We think we can make it." OOC: If noone posts within a day or so, I'll assume everyone's fine with the group continuing. I mean, feel free to post that anyway if you'd like.

Except the Avengers was actually extremely good for an action movie.

"We've been in pretty much yer boat, nothing of this sort has happened here for as long as I can remember," pipes up one of the civilians in response to Dwayne, "But I've heard tell of things like this before. Listen, if this is anything like the tales they used to tell us, and I'm not sayin' it is, we'd best be getting to the inner city fast, and even that might not help us. I've a feeling that we've not seen half of what's to come." Outside the creatures continue to swoop about high above you, and you see that several other groups of the creatures seem to still be circling over other locations in the outer city. OOC: So yeah I had finals and a bunch of other shit, but I should be good now.

Bob Roberts

This has already been kind of said, but the Phillipines is a fairly impoverished nation, the average person is really poor, and lives far below a first world standard. This means, however, that even someone who would be moderately poor here would be pretty rich in the Phillipines, and would be able to enjoy a fairly good quality of life there. Basically they have terrible division of wealth.

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU SLEEP THROUGH CHEMISTRY LECTURES CHILDREN, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. Part 2: Realizing that in these modern times, the government might sometimes be stretched too thinly, Basileus Palaiologos directs his ministers to begin a massive governmental restructuring. The Byzantine generals in Alexandria had sent reports to the Basileus, warning him that their troops were far outnumbered, however the Basileus orders the troops to hold out for just a while longer, though the navy is dispatched in case an immediate withdrawal is necessary.. Shortly after, the Basileus’ bodyguards bring a diplomat before him, explaining that the man claims to come from Albania, offering peace. The Basileus quickly accepts, despite the fact that Albania posed far less of a threat than the Empire’s other enemies. He mentally makes a note to spare the Albanians, or at least to ensure they are better taken care of. He is further spurred to hope as he leads his troops in a crushing defeat of a small Bulgarian occupation force. Again a man claiming to be on a diplomatic mission ducks into the Basileus’s general’s tent. The Basileus considers the offer, but notes that the republic of Novgorod is engaged in a number of wars itself, and politely declines, stating that he feels that little could come of the alliance at present. The diplomat leaves, and is replaced by a herald bringing reports that the Empire’s Alexandrian army had been driven out of Libya, but was able to safely withdraw with the help of the Imperial Navy. The Basileus leads his army forward into the fields of Plovdiv, driving back a sizeable force of Bulgarians under the command of their king. Pursuing the retreating army, the Basileus hounds them in a number of small skirmishes, before forcing them back to the Plovdiv, where he encircled and annihilated them, letting no man escape, save their king. Unfortunately for the Empire, even with his governmental reforms, the Basileus has had little time to spend on his other duties while conducting a military campaign, and he is forced to make harsh concessions in order to curry favor with religious leaders. In the east, the forces of the Empire report success against the armies of the Knights, having driven back their armies and forced their leaders to the bargaining table. The king accepts the peace as he prepares to ride into battle against the Alexandrian invasion force that managed to slip past the Imperial Navy, driving them from Morea, and sweeping forward to crush them in Achaea. Further good news arrives, as the Empire begins its occupation of Bulgarian land, and the Basileus hears news that the Empire’s forces have managed to defeat rebels who have crossed the border from Trebizond. The news that Bulgaria is no longer at war with Wallachia, neither bothers, nor surprises the Byzantines. The Byzantines drive out the forces of Trebizond from their northeastern frontier, though the army, led by the king of Trebizond, escapes with many of its men still alive. The Basileus is alarmed, however, when he receives the news that Trebizond has accepted peace with Morocco, who they had apparently been warring with, ceding a large portion of the Empire’s rightful territory to them. The Basileus’ mood is worsened as he hears reports that the royal army of Trebizond remains on the loose, constantly clashing with the Empire’s forces. After spreading across the remaining land held by Trebizond, the Imperial forces begin their occupation, quickly capturing the capital, though remaining wary of the royal army that remains at large. Meanwhile, the Basileus successfully occupies further Bulgarian territory. As Bulgaria reaches peace with its foes further north and west, its armies return, driving toward Constantinople. Crucially, the Bulgarian force is split, and the Basileus’ army intercepts the larger portion in Adrianople, letting the other force retake Pleven. The tide of the war begins to truly turn however, as the occupation of Trebizond is completed, and their complete and unconditional surrender is demanded, and, inevitably, accepted. The home front begins to improve as well, as trade blossoms, and the Basileus finally marries one of his nephews to a Serbian princess, appeasing his noble house, though his military advisors begin to pester him about the strategic importance of certain minor greek states. After a long and gruelling battle, the Bulgarian army is forced from Adrianople, and pursued back the fateful fields of Plovdiv, where it is wiped out. As the full scale occupation of Bulgaria begins, the Basileus returns to his court, just in time to hear the news that further trade stations have opened, and that separatist rebels have risen in Morroco’s eurasian holdings. As the Basileus prepares to accept Bulgaria’s desperate peace terms, the Jalayarids claim a huge swath of Armenian land as their own, bringing them ever closer to Byzantium. After annexing much of Bulgaria’s south, the empire relaxes, accepting peace with the last of its current enemies, Alexandria, while integrating the huge influx of Bulgarian people into itself.

Have the game, never encountered the bug, but one of my friends once described something fishily similar, if he comes online I'll ask him for you. Which exact expansions do you have?

hurr durr oh boy I sure do love quirky posters and I'm sure you'll stick around for a long time and shit