Yorlum
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Hello Everyone, Seeing some interest here in PBEM games, I am reposting a message I put on the EIA yahoo group. I wanted to lay out the ground rules for this game. As mentioned previously, it will be a 1792 variant. For those unfamiliar with the scenario from the General, the basics are laid out here http://members.fortunecity.com/lobodeoro080888/eia/ Note: This does not include such goodies as Vendee revolts, the Guillotine, indecisive naval actions, or the Bourbon restoration. If we all have access to the rules from the general, my inclination is to use them all. If not. Let us keep only one thing in mind, that is that, although not spelled out in the page, France is not a dominant power, so their morale is only 3.0 . We will use cyberboard, with the scenario thoughtfully designed by Ragnar Kempel and stored on the empiresinarms group at Yahoo . http://groups.yahoo.com/group/empiresinarms/files/ If anyone has difficulty in locating either the rules of the Cyberboard files, please let me know. I intend to Gamemaster by committee, with a `congress of Europe' to resolve any rules disputes. I do not wish to impose my views of rules interpretations upon others, as I am well aware that there are many with an equal or superior knowledge of the game. All I ask is that, even if you are * right * about an issue, that you acknowledge that decisions will be made in this matter, if it comes down to an otherwise irresolvable issue. We will use [email]dice@pbm.com[/email] for die rolling. I do not wish there to be any doubt about the veracity of rolls and the die server has the advantage of sending out results to any number of addresses. I am open to suggestion as to how to handle corps strengths. A good deal of the game hinges upon uncertainty there, but I do not see how that is practical in this format without a third party being kept aware. Maybe we can go on the honor system until combat occurs? For pacing, I intend to move at a phase per week [Diplomatic/naval and Land] so that we complete a month every two weeks. For a centralized posting board, I will create a yahoogroup. We are taking players, so if you are interested, please contact me [email]a_mulroy@yahoo.com[/email]
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