Re: Legends

From: dani@netcom.com (Dani Zweig)

Date: Sat, 17 Jul 1993 03:32:09 +0000

Theodore Wadsworth <tw1t+@andrew.cmu.edu>:
>How important is it to file your Faction declaration early?

It depends.  The most popular factions can fill up quickly, and if
you aren't in, you may have to wait a long time for an opening -- and
possibly be an 'outsider' while you wait, since you might be spying.
On the other hand, the first game I was in, I declared early for an
*unpopular* faction, and six months later I was still its only member!

A third consideration is that if a group decides to go in as a faction,
they might not react positively to your taking up a slot.

On balance, I'd say you shouldn't declare until you've determined that
you've got neighbors who are interested in (or have joined) the same faction
and are interested in working with you.  Then join.

>Is it possible for factions to support each other?  E.g. in NIC the
>Druid's Circle and the Dragonriders seem to have only minor differences,
>ones that could be resolved.  In this case could one make a "Super
>Faction" by allying the two?  Is it done?

Sure, it's done all the time.  Since only one faction can win, however,
the alliance tends to break down eventually.  I don't believe there's a
mechanism for formally combining two factions.  It *is* possible to
set up an alliance so that two cooperating factions 'race' for their
victory conditions without fighting each other, but it takes diplomacy.

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References

Re: Legends
Theodore Wadsworth <tw1t+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Fri, 16 Jul 1993 21:06:43 +0000