Re: Olympia combat

From: jwoolsey@server.gfx.engga.uwo.ca (John J. Woolsey)

Date: Tue, 19 May 1992 04:00:28 +0000

In article <1992May18.215320.25679@riacs.edu> nicholso@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov (Melvin H. Nicholson YBH) writes:
>>Why can't people pay the town guard? instead of having to deal with town units
>>the player would drop his money into a town guard fund which would create NPC
>>town guard units. I could standardize their orders for them. It shouldn't be
>>too hard to control. The first player to do this gets to name the town guard,
>>and then anyone donating increases the size of the guard. Seems reasonable to
>>me.
>
>Please don't standardize their orders.  I'd like the freedom to run *my*
>towm guard better than all the other town guards (which would allow for
>more power by the "mayor" over the shape of the town).  If I know that
><insert random evil-type here> is coming to town and will be lotting the
>merchants, I don't want to have to be fair and wait to catch him in the
>act before my guard goes after them (attack on sight orders would be
>nicer)  In short, it is better to just let the town chiefs to control
>their militia to make a better town (so the merchants can go where they
>think is best)
>
>Mel

I was merely suggesting that NPCs could be produced in a town to defend it if
a player dumped X $$ to pay for their startup. It would allow a player to not
worry about town defense, and concentrate on merchandising. If I player wants
to take over a town which has no defenses, and start work there is nothing
stopping them. The problem with paying other PCs to defend your troops is they
are not quite so trustable. I would be willing to dump 5K of gold to produce
town guards, but I wouldn't pay another player to assume that position.

References

Re: Olympia combat
jrives@tridom.uucp (Joel Rives)
Mon, 18 May 1992 15:29:23 +0000
Re: Olympia combat
jwoolsey@server.gfx.engga.uwo.ca (John J. Woolsey)
Mon, 18 May 1992 19:07:47 +0000
Re: Olympia combat
nicholso@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov (Melvin H. Nicholson YBH)
Mon, 18 May 1992 21:53:20 +0000

Referenced By

Re: Olympia combat
jrives@tridom.uucp (Joel Rives)
Mon, 18 May 1992 15:29:23 +0000
Re: Olympia combat
jwoolsey@server.gfx.engga.uwo.ca (John J. Woolsey)
Mon, 18 May 1992 19:07:47 +0000
Re: Olympia combat
nicholso@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov (Melvin H. Nicholson YBH)
Mon, 18 May 1992 21:53:20 +0000