CAMPAIGN TWENTY-FOUR
New for T57
Non-player rules update: I’ve updated the NPN rules to fit
better with the Lord’s system. Please check them out.
New for T56
New movement and action rules: I know that they didn’t meet with
overall approval last time around but I will be implementing the proposed
movement/action rules for T57 (see here). Any current player that
takes them up will be given a 2 turn bonus to their credits but they can
continue to use the current method for the time being. All new players will
have to use them. I’d rather stick to the standard rules but there is no way
Lords is sustainable as a long-term game (and I want 24 to be long-term) unless
there is some simplification for the GM.
The areas that cause me
the most processing grief are movement, AP calculation and garrison changes.
New for T53
Restrictions on Royal Marriages: Due to the complications arising
from these rules only K, H or P leaders can benefit from a Royal Marriage.
Members of the Royal Family that have not come into play are not considered
eligible. Also, Primate, Order and Secret Empire positions are not eligible for
marriage bonuses. These are meant to be diplomatic arrangements between sovereign
states.
New for T52
East –
New for T51
No Orders: If I don’t get any orders in for a position and the
player doesn’t answer my emails then I’ll put the position back to a NPN and
put aside the players cash (if any) until they pick it or another nation up
again.
New for T50
Request Royal Marriage: Used to ask a NPN nation for a bride for one of
your Princes or a suitor for one of your little Princesses. Cost is 6AP,
Charisma based. The leader doesn’t have to be in the NPNs capital but if he
isn’t then he needs to be in your homeland/capital.
New for T49
Naval Reaction and Blockade: Naval Reactions can only occur
when there is action in a Sea Zone that the fleet is based at. The fleet has to
be based from a port and not the Sea Zone. Also, the Reaction can only occur
when your own lands or those of an ally benefiting from a Defensive Pact
marriage bonus are attacked. It also applies to any merchant fleets you operate
through the Sea Zone in the case of piracy.
Naval Blockade’s only work if your fleet is based in the same Sea Zone
as the target port and you spend all (every single one) of your APs in the
blockade. The fleet must be based from a port and not a Sea Zone.
New for T48
The use of fleets for Reaction and mitigating the effects
of Pirates: My
understanding has now changed since we GMs have had some discussion on the
list. The use of Reaction has been explained on the Wiki and Patrol is no
longer used in the Base Rules.
Reaction
Trade Route Escorts
Updated NPN and Primacy rules: Yep, been tinkering again but I feel a almost serene sense of satisfaction with my latest offering. See what you think.
Added the ability to hire mercenary captain when there is no mercenary company available: See the mercenary tables
New for T47
Improved cultivation at TL5: If a nation has reached the dizzy heights of TL5 than it can benefit from improved cultivation. You can Improve a cultivated homeland region from 2GPv to 3GPv, or any other controlled cultivated region from 1GPv to 2GPv. This is a level one megalithic construction.
New for T46
NPNS: I’ve tweaked the NPN and Primacy/Order rules a little to make them
fit better with the 24 game. I’ve also reduced their overall RRV to make
diplomacy easier.
Second Positions in the East: As I’ve not got a lot of players
in the East, I would be willing to allow a second position from existing
players. Let me know if you’re interested.
New for T45
New Rivers: I’ve added in some new possible rivers onto the map.
These are rivers that were once passable by light traffic (remember Cogs cannot
travel on rivers) and have now become silted up. You can dredge a stretch of
the river (along one region border edge) as a 0.5 level project.
Gripes:
Agro as conversion –
this has restrictions (see 2.11.5.3) which I will be enforcing from now on.
Rivers can only support
light ships – as far as I know Cogs cannot travel on rivers. This also includes
Cogs built for trade.
New Primates: We have two new Primate positions this turn. Jumal
Skyfather, which is an Estonian god and the Coptic Church based out of
New for T44
Minor islands and City States: I’ll be allowing minor islands (
Flooding: The last few turns have seen a massive increase in the
amount of flooding that has occurred. It appears that the years are getting
warmer and wetter. As a result of this some of the minor rivers on the map are
once again becoming passable to river traffic.
Announcements and
items of note
General Stuff: Please use my Paypal account (stephenbrunt@yahoo.co.uk) for all
Lords’ 24 payments. If you cannot use this facility then please let me know and
I will see what I can do about filtering US funds to my account. I may also
stop using the throneworld email address due to the mass of spam I’m getting!
Order Form: Please use the standard excel
order form from now on. I’ll update the site with a link to it next week when I
get some time. This is important as it helps me process the turn more quickly.
THIS IS NOW MANDATORY.
Non-Payment: some of you still owe me some
cash. Although it may come as surprise that this is not my main source of
income, I see it only polite that you pay for the occasionally night out. So,
if you’re under zero next turn I’ll not process you orders.
Version 6: Lords 24 uses version 6 of the
basic rules
The Map: The map now includes
Tithes and Tribute: I think these are automatically
updated by the stats program, so no need to declare them in your orders.
Control
of the Papacy and Religious Orders: In Lords 24 we will not always have a player Pope (or
Caliph etc for that matter) and the following rules are used to determine which
player faction controls the Pope’s actions, Papacy
Rules. I’ve also added some stuff about gaining support from their armies
How to make your GM
happy (PLEASE READ! REALLY!):
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VARIOUS FEES AND LEVIES
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We are using the latest v6.3.5 of the
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Without further ado, the news for these
years in Lords 24 history...
(Orthodox Civilized Open Empire)
Peter, King of the Rus
Peter
married from the Kievian nobility and ruled from his court in
(European Pagan Barbarian Open Empire)
Konrad, Kings of the Ests
Colonists
were sent to the desolate lands of
(Roman Catholic Civilised Open Empire)
Ziemowit Poznan III, Grand Duke of
The
crusaders raised in
(Roman Catholic Seafaring Open Empire)
Erik Nicolson, Jarl of Orkney
A
great fortress was built in
(Roman Catholic Civilized Open Empire)
Arthwin I, King of
The
walls of the
(Roman Catholic Civilized Open Empire)
Leopold, Holy Roman Emperor.
Quiet
times for the
(Roman Catholic Civilized Open Empire)
Jean, King of
In
(Roman Catholic Civilized Open Empire)
Ricardo IV, Prince of
The
Crusaders in
The
(Roman Catholic Civilised Religious
Order)
Pope Urban III, God’s Voice on Earth
Throughout
Christendom, new edifices to God were raised. The great Cathedral of St James
was built in
(Sunni Islam Civilized Open Empire)
Tiroman, Caliph of the Akramids
The
defence of Moslem Spain was improved with better walls for all of the nation’s
fortresses and cities. A large force of eight thousand elite cavalry were
raised in
The Anacletan Order
(Roman Catholic Civilised Religious Order)
Conrad de Aragon, Grandmaster of the Anacletan Order, Scourge of Islam
Houses
for the Order were built in Calania,
The
(Roman Catholic Civilised Open Empire)
Pedro, King of
Pedro
took full advantage of the Anacletan’s absence on the Crusade to move his
forces into Catlonia. Commanded by Ernesto and Roberto, the Spanish army of
fourteen thousand men moved north from
(Sunni Islam Civilized Open Empire)
Zarife II, Sultan of the Buwayids
The
Buwayids were unprepared for the Crusader’s attack on
(Sunni Islam Civilized Open Empire)
Rashid, Sultan of the Ayyubids
The great Ayyubid dynasty comes to end with the death of the Sultan in 1276. The new Sultan prepares to rejoin the fray.
Al-Khulafa'ur
Rashidun
(Sunni Islam Civilized Religious Primate)
Zaahir al Shiraj, Kaliph
Rashidun
missionaries were active in Isauria, where the small Catholic minority was
finally converted, Thessaly, Attica and
(Sunni Islam Civilized Religious Order)
Umar, Sultan of the Ayyubids
The Sea Lords remained at their estates in Carsk.
Ar Rassid Imamat as
Sa'Na
(Sunni Islam Civilized Open Empire)
Sheik Umar
Trade
was re-established with the Saffarids from Ra’s ad Daqm at the behest of Sheik
Umar. Otherwise the Arabian kingdom kept to itself during these years, the
Sheik concentrating on defending his shores against pirates and invaders.
Usama-Yoruba Onium of
Ibo
(African Pagan Civilised Open Empire)
Mahabharata, King of the Ibo
The cities of Kimbau-Salah, Gorouol, Mbouda and Akwanga benefited from the largesse of the king’s treasury. The clergy of Ibo finally made sense of the Torah and presented their findings to Mahabharata who spent these years deliberating the benefits of converting to Judaism whilst trying to convince the people of Gorouol of his good intentions. Ibana led the Iboan army of retribution throughout the Adjou lands of Sijilmasa, Arguin and Iguidir, leaving a trail of desolation and death in his wake.
The Mwene-Mutapa
Empire
(African Pagan Civilised Open Empire)
Nyambo, Emperor of Mapungubwe
More warriors were added to the army in Manekweni as well adding to the Ihlosi Ibutho, or Panther Warriers, for Nyambo. Gorongo finally saw the light of Unkunkulu and converted to the state religion of Mapungubwe. Uffu also remained in Gorongo where he managed to convince the elders of the region of Nyambo’s peaceful intentions. Elewah had no success in Herero though and the stubborn tribe remained independent.
Without further ado, the news for these
years in Lords 24 history...
(Hindu Civilised Open Empire)
Rajiv, Raja of Kaunaj
The war of attrition with the Thatonese finally ended with both sides declaring peace. The forces of Kaunaj withdrew from their conquests and returned to their lands. As a precaution, the fortifications of Kosala, Chandela, Rajput, Vatsa and Uttar Pradesh were improved. The road to Pundra was completed, securing links with that region. Rajiv ruled the kingdom from Kaunaj while it was left to Mohandas to recruit some more mercenaries from the city. Old Prince Gyan died during his tenure in Gaur city while Prince Om, Kundeep and Rajiv the Other started to repair the relationship with Kalinga. The old Raja of Jaunpur returned home from Ava and started to restore his force to its full strength. It was left to Brahmin Nath to pull the Rajputi forces out of Thaton and back to Palas.
The
(Hindu Civilised Open Empire)
Pajama III, King of the Dhara
The
Dharan army was augmented with over four thousand new recruits, including heavy
chariots and cavalry. The lands of Pawar and Vengi were fortified against
possible retaliation. Dharan assassins almost killed the Raja of Tripuri but
were thwarted at the last by his bodyguards; their heads adorned the walls of
Tripuri. Prince Pajama III took his men into Kakatiya. The Dharan army of ten
thousand men were met by the mainly cavalry Tripuri force of eight thousand.
Pajama III was outwitted by the defenders and forced to attack through dense
forest. The unfamiliar territory caused a rout amongst the Dharans and they
fled to Vengi, five thousand of their number dead or lost. The defenders losses
were minimal. Raja Pajama took ill early in 1281 and barely managed to hand
over command of the army to Talmanac before his death. His son took over
control of the Kingdom after failing to defeat the Tripuri at Kakatiya. He was
also unsuccessful in trying to lure the Pandya away from
The Palas of
(Hindu Civilised NPN Empire, Friendly to
Kaunaj)
Sanjiv, Palas of
To protect
themselves against further retaliation from Thaton, a Great Wall was
constructed around Palas and Gaur and fortifications improved in Gaur and
Maghada. Prince Sanjay took control of the throne from his mother Harshita who
then retired from public life. The city of
The Order of the
Dagger
The cessation of hostilities with the northern Ghazni and the Hindus meant that support for the Order began to dwindle. Several of their sites were abandoned as local support started to dry up.
The
(Buddhist Civilised Open Empire)
Fer Netcol, King of
The Annamese were still finding it hard to recover from the Mongol invasions of years past.
Kambujadesa
(Hindu Civilised Open Empire)
Vireakboth, Emperor of the Khmer
A great number of merchant ships were purchased for use as fishing fleets for the kingdom. Fortifications were built throughput the kingdom to improve security from any possible attack. Khmer colonists were transported to Tengah by Heng Huynh. Jao the Zealot was tasked with converting more of the Buddhists of Siam, a task he undertook with relish.
The
(Buddhist Civilised Open Empire)
Ratana Nai-Thim, King of the Thaton
Now
that peace had broken out on Thaton’s western border, Ratana Nai-Thim spent
these years repairing the damage from the war and rebuilding the merchant
fleet. Kalinga was left to the Hindus as part of the peace process but the
Hindus agreed to withdraw from Thaton’s lands to their east. After meddling
with the fishing fleets of
The Minamoto
Shogunate
(Shinto Civilised Open Empire)
Daiei Yasumori, Shogun of the East
With
the Taira all but defeated, Eiroku Minamoto decided to improve the lands of his
shogunate and to increase his fishing fleets; he had no desire to return to the
famines of previous years. Despite a concerted effort by the nation’s priests,
there was no progress made in converting the lands of
The
(Buddhist Civilised Open Empire)
Wang Insu, King of Goryeo
The
troops stationed in Po Yang received better equipment at the behest of Wang
Insu. The king himself took up residence in Kai-Ching began his rule from the
city. Goryeon missionaries were active in Mudan where the province became
Buddhist. Hyo Pong was thrown from his horde while patrolling the kingdom’s
borders from
The
(Buddhist Civilised Open Empire)
Dai Ling, Queen of Koueichou
Tai’De
in Ghand’De grew in size and its walls rebuilt to encompass the growing
population.
The Empire of the
Western Song
(Buddhist Civilised Open Empire)
Zhi Zhen, Emperor of the Western Song
Seven
thousand elite cavalry were raised in Chang’An for the garrison there.
The Middle Kingdom of
(Buddhist Civilised Open Empire)
Zhou Ming, King of
The Middle Kingdom kept to itself and contemplated the celestial orb.
The
(Buddhist Civilised Open Empire)
Song Wei, King of Chiangning
Song
Wei improved the roads and bridges throughout his kingdom, linking
The
A
new sense of national pride swept through the nation of Chiangling as they
attemped to expand their borders at the expense of the Chengsi. Their army of
forty thousand men swept through Kwangsi but were defeated in