The Mandate RPG Discussion Thread

[Ren Ying Ying]

i can't view the map? am i the only one?

hmm...

here's the web address: http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...ooze/Map-1.jpg
try see if the direct link works

i dunno if it's a bandwith problem or something.

[IcyFox]

Looking at the map I just realized something... Donghai is staging the ambush at Shouchun but Pan is attacking via Lujiang instead! HAHA is Donghai destined to collapse?

[Guo Xiang]

Looking at the map I just realized something... Donghai is staging the ambush at Shouchun but Pan is attacking via Lujiang instead! HAHA is Donghai destined to collapse?

I can always edit my post...

And speaking of which, I got seriously worried at seeing the Xiwu arrow. I doubt they will cough up the lands they manage to swallow for this war...

[Guo Xiang]

Is Icy really not as good in Mandarin as he claims to be? Seeing the names he came up for three NPCs, it can't be a coincidence.

Shen Dianxia (Electricity-Saving Hero)
Lu Xunzhao (Searching for a Road/Land/Place?)
Shi Dabian (... Picking up faeces...)

Anyway I've collated the Donghai princes' names and listed them according to their seniority. I've also given them Chinese characters for the meanings of their names!


1) Sima Zhang 司马章 (order, rule, seal)
2) Sima Ren 司马仁 (benevolence)
3) Sima Xing 司马兴 (prosperity)
4) Sima Ying 司马盈 (abundance)
5) Sima Huang 司马晃 (dazzle)
6) Sima Pi 司马丕 (glorious, distinguished)

[IcyFox]

When I came up with those names I was thinking more along the lines of 司马脏, 司马忍, 司马性, 司马慌 and 司马屁. But let's just stick to your names.

[Ren Ying Ying]

Looking at the map I just realized something... Donghai is staging the ambush at Shouchun but Pan is attacking via Lujiang instead! HAHA is Donghai destined to collapse?

Honestly, I have no idea what routes the pan army was suppose to go in. I'm a visual person and all those city names you mention in the posts just become one big blur after a while. If you don't mInd, could you break it down for me and I'll reedit the map

[IcyFox]

Honestly, I have no idea what routes the pan army was suppose to go in. I'm a visual person and all those city names you mention in the posts just become one big blur after a while. If you don't mInd, could you break it down for me and I'll reedit the map

Oh, strangely enough, although I had intended the Pan army to push their forces through Lujiang, I never specifically mentioned it until Post #100. In Post #47, I mentioned that they will attack the Kuang Pass and then the Ban Pass, which are supposed to be in the Lujiang prefecture, but somehow I omitted the name.

The Wenyang Pass, where Prince Ren is based, is situated at the boundary with a commanding view of both Lujiang and Shouchun.

But GX (mistakenly) thought the Pan army would attack through Shouchun, and so organized the Donghai ambush there instead, which greatly helps the situation. Of the Pan army.

[IcyFox]

Other than that the map is correct.

[Ren Ying Ying]

Oh, strangely enough, although I had intended the Pan army to push their forces through Lujiang, I never specifically mentioned it until Post #100. In Post #47, I mentioned that they will attack the Kuang Pass and then the Ban Pass, which are supposed to be in the Lujiang prefecture, but somehow I omitted the name.

The Wenyang Pass, where Prince Ren is based, is situated at the boundary with a commanding view of both Lujiang and Shouchun.

But GX (mistakenly) thought the Pan army would attack through Shouchun, and so organized the Donghai ambush there instead, which greatly helps the situation. Of the Pan army.

Do you have the chinese characters for these names? I have no idea where exactly these passes are located and can't add them on to the map....

I originally had the Pan army passing through Ruinan to Lujiang, but GX mentioned that General Huang of Shochun is willing to surrender, hence i changed the direction of the Pan army going through Shochun instead (to avoid the bloodshed). Of course, it's still up to Pan General Lu to decided whether or not he wants to go through Shochun.

Did GX specifically mention where the ambush was? I thought she just said it was on the other side of the border...

[patricia n]

wow...so much excitement already. must catch up then update. sorry, i've been really busy (it's no wonder my poor feng is still such a minor character).

[Ren Ying Ying]

wow...so much excitement already. must catch up then update. sorry, i've been really busy (it's no wonder my poor feng is still such a minor character).

that's b/c old sexy is stealing her light...

An geez Zhou He, why does he have to move around so much? Makes a stalker's job difficult!

[Guo Xiang]

that's b/c old sexy is stealing her light...

An geez Zhou He, why does he have to move around so much? Makes a stalker's job difficult!

But that's HER job.

[IcyFox]

Do you have the chinese characters for these names? I have no idea where exactly these passes are located and can't add them on to the map....

Oh. They're ficticious cities. I was lazy to find the real cities on Google Earth.

I think you can just put them anywhere in the Lujiang prefecture, but towards the side of Shouchun.

[IcyFox]

SURPRISE !

[Guo Xiang]

SURPRISE !

It's ok. I expected as much.

The thing is, can anyone remember the exact agreement for this joint forces? Was Xiwu expected to give back the lands in the first place? And will they?

[IcyFox]

Yes (there wasn't any, regarding captured territories), no, no.

[Guo Xiang]

Yes (there wasn't any, regarding captured territories), no, no.

OK. That will set the stage for more drama... the kind of drama you will like, icy.

[Guo Xiang]

Btw, why hasn't Xiwu attacked Pan from the northwest, given that Pan is now but an empty shell with a mere 50K army for protection?

Will they do that soon?

[IcyFox]

Btw, why hasn't Xiwu attacked Pan from the northwest, given that Pan is now but an empty shell with a mere 50K army for protection?

Will they do that soon?

Cos Cutie Pie still needs the Pan army to whoop Donghai. In terms of territorial expansion, they have other plans.

[Ren Ying Ying]

Pan deserves to fall. The King is such an idiot. Who mobilizes 90% of their army for attack? He clearly slept through school