(Forum War)-AyeCappy vs World

[Melody Sparks]

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[Grogggy]

It's on like Donkey Kong:)

[Grogggy]

If I may be allowed a second post to clarify current events:

1) Yes, I am active again.
2) No, I don't have any big agenda
3) No, I'm not continuing old battles/grudges

Basically I'm doing what I always have done, fought for freedom of plunder. I frequently hit over used trade routes where players have clumped their fleets in massive, lazy herd migrations.

When I do so, I hit players of all guilds--even if its my old Zom B buddies. DTT is one of my oldest friend/rivals in the game and I hit a few of his traders the other day.

Now I'm not saying you CANT overeact and fug me up and so forth, but honestly I'm unlikely to come back for a second helping regardless. More people get in trouble with overeacting here than undereacting.

So, even though I hate overly dramatic macho tough guy talk, I would simply in conclusion point out that a fully functional PK, HELM, and 3 lesser guilds all tried to wipe me out at the same time for over a month...they are all either gone or occupy minor portions of the gameflow.

I'm still here.

[Most Lee Harmless]

You hit 3 of our members, at the same time ; now, true, HN's would give you one hit, but seriously, we are supposed to smile, nod and do nothing, just take the hits like some kind of tax? You want the right to plunder, fair enough, but your targets get the right to fight back too.. thus the fugi's. You consider that disproportionate? Well, you got the chance to hit 2 members fleets, we got the chance to hit just yours ; so, that seems fair enough to me. That we cleaned off your casts on our members and so suffered less, whilst nobody cleaning you up is not our problem to fix, or anticipate beforehand. But, to be fair, I could have hit far more of your stuff than I did, mainly because I also had to deal with the second part of your 'attack' and their consequences. this was your calling in back-up from a member of another guild which brought more voodoo casts against me, in particular. My response to that produced another set of attacks in defence of him by his guild-mates and another response to that and so on.

So, if anyone is to blame for kicking off a guild war, its you not us, and, in the surreal logic which seems to infuse this sorry tale, the war you started ends up not even involving you and your guild.

And now you seem to be claiming some kind of awful conspiracy against you by us, some dastardly plan to destroy you which you will have to gallantly oppose : well, some might call voodoo cast in self-defence that.. but its a strange logic which ignores the role of the originator of the whole debacle.

You made a play against us, fair enough, nobody, least of all me, would condemn you for it : but don't whine when the targets fight back, that's the chance you take on a hit. Chalk it up to experience and move on.

Danik ( a.k.a. Torquemada.. and no, I wasn't expecting me either)

[Stan Rogers]

We in Spanish Aye's have discussed this incident at length and have decided we will consider the matter closed but with a caveat.

Herds of traders are fair game to anyone and we recognise this and accept the risks involved. We even welcome incidents that expose our weaknesses. Especially by Captains who make their living from plunder. It is a part of the game and lets face it, the game would be a bit dull just watching little boats sail in and out of port. We hit...we expect to be hit. We do not cast harmful voodoo first and mostly look for targets of opportunity.

Some time has passed since we last collided and I mentioned to you it was a very educational experience. Our errors were discussed and analyzed and you may scoff however, in your current situation you would not escape a 2nd attempt unscathed. Even your lack of fame would be addressed before we were serious about liberating your fleets and cashing in.We are not the wet-behind-the-ears guild you tangled with the first time.

Go forth and plunder... we accept that. Even use ambush to try for a fleet that strikes your fancy. Remember however, we hit back with equal force.
Do not, however, drag in other guilds whose members may unwittingly follow your commands and recklessly cast voodoo upon us with no regard to the consequences they will face. This makes it appear that we have not 1, but 2 guilds to face and we tend to get fairly aggressive when faced with overwhelming odds.

Spanish Aye's is not a war mongering guild or a band of pirates that wish to spread havoc throughout Avonmora but merely a guild that wishes to expand trade and provide our members with the protection we promise them when they join our ranks.

Now that I am sure you are clear on our position, I would like to add we hold no ill feelings to you and respect your abilities as a warrior and skilled combatant. We ask you to extend the same courtesy to us and not test out the claims I made earlier regarding our abilities.
Sail on and plunder.
Stan

[Grogggy]

Me Spanish eyes be crying:)

Oh, no I feel a song coming on...



When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
words and music Chauncey Olcott & George Graff, Jr.

There's a tear in your eye, And I'm wondering why,
For it never should be there at all.
With such pow'r in your smile, Sure a stone you'd beguile,
So there's never a teardrop should fall.
When your sweet lilting laughter's Like some fairy song,
And your eyes twinkle bright as can be;
You should laugh all the while And all other times smile,
And now, smile a smile for me.

When Irish eyes are smiling,
Sure, 'tis like the morn in Spring.
In the lilt of Irish laughter
You can hear the angels sing.
When Irish hearts are happy,
All the world seems bright and gay.
And when Irish eyes are smiling,
Sure, they steal your heart away.

For your smile is a part Of the love in your heart,
And it makes even sunshine more bright.
Like the linnet's sweet song, Crooning all the day long,
Comes your laughter and light.
For the springtime of life Is the sweetest of all
There is ne'er a real care or regret;
And while springtime is ours Throughout all of youth's hours,
Let us smile each chance we get.

[Stan Rogers]

Mine Aye's too... a beautiful rendition that tugs at the heartstrings of any sailor.
I'm not singing any renditions of Kumbaya however.
Have to draw a line somewhere

[Grogggy]

Nah, screw Kumbaya. Here's something more appropriate....

"Street Fighting Man"

Ev'rywhere I hear the sound of marching, charging feet, boy
Cause summer's here and the time is right for fighting in the street, boy
But what can a poor boy do
Except to sing for a rock 'n' roll band
Cause in sleepy London town
There's just no place for a street fighting man
No
Hey! Think the time is right for a palace revolution
But where I live the game to play is compromise solution
Well, then what can a poor boy do
Except to sing for a rock 'n' roll band
'Cause in sleepy London town
There's no place for a street fighting man
No
Hey! Said my name is called disturbance
I'll shout and scream, I'll kill the king, I'll rail at all his servants
Well, what can a poor boy do
Except to sing for a rock 'n' roll band
Cause in sleepy London town
There's no place for a street fighting man
No

...and just for the record, a hard copy print out of this thread without pictures is 181 pages, about the same length as my first novel:)

[Stan Rogers]

I think this one suits...hope you like it. Personally, I love the chord progression.

One Tin Soldier
Listen children to a story That was written long ago
'Bout a kingdom on a mountain And the valley folk below
On the mountain was a treasure Buried deep beneath a stone
And the valley people swore They'd have it for their very own

Go ahead and hate your neighbor Go ahead and cheat a friend
Do it in the name of Heaven You can justify it in the end
There won't be any trumpets blowing Come the Judgment Day
On the bloody morning after One tin soldier rides away

So the people of the valley Sent a message up the hill
Asking for the buried treasure Tons of gold for which they'd kill
Came an answer from the kingdom With our brothers we will share
All the secrets of our mountain An' all the riches buried there

Now the valley cried in anger "Mount your horses, draw your sword"
And they killed the mountain people So they won their just reward
Now they stood beside the treasure On the mountain dark and red
Turn the stone and which beneath it "Peace on Earth" was all it said

Go ahead and hate your neighbor Go ahead and cheat a friend
Do it in the name of Heaven You can justify it in the end
There won't be any trumpets blowing Come the Judgment Day
On the bloody morning after One tin soldier rides away

[Grogggy]

Very apocolyptic...meanwhile, back in Avonmora:

Captain, your fame has risen dramatically since yesterday! You have earned 5,463,100 fame points !