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    DKEvermore
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    Contesting Castles?

    In a message dated 4/28/98 10:14:16 AM, eric@cyberserv.com wrote:



    Hmm. I'd have to "contest" ;) this claim. While I agree a
    castle/fortification has political value, it does not have law or any other
    holding intrinsically. It can only fortify existing holdings.

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    Jake Cotter
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    Contesting Castles?

    > A castle is the mightiest fortification devised by
    humankind thus far on
    > Cerilia and deserves special attention. Not, "Well,
    you've invested the
    > province with nothing more than a contest, contest,
    invest. The castle's
    > yours."
    >
    > -DK Evermore

    I have to agree with this. Historically, many monarchs
    forbid their vassals from raising castles, because those
    castles were such great bastards to take. I can't think of
    a way a castle can be "contested" in any reasonable sense.

    On another note, there is no way someone could raise a
    castle without the consent of the provence's ruler. Whoever
    controls the castle, controls the provence. It's more than
    fortified holdings. A castle is a way of projecting your
    rule over a large territory.

    What the rules say about this is another argument
    entirely...

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    Aaron Sanderson
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    Contesting Castles?

    ___It has been said____
    >> A castle is the mightiest fortification devised by
    >humankind thus far on
    >> Cerilia and deserves special attention. Not, "Well,
    >you've invested the
    >> province with nothing more than a contest, contest,
    >invest. The castle's
    >> yours."
    >>
    >> -DK Evermore
    >
    >I have to agree with this. Historically, many monarchs
    >forbid their vassals from raising castles, because those
    >castles were such great bastards to take. I can't think of
    >a way a castle can be "contested" in any reasonable sense.
    >
    >On another note, there is no way someone could raise a
    >castle without the consent of the provence's ruler. Whoever
    >controls the castle, controls the provence. It's more than
    >fortified holdings. A castle is a way of projecting your
    >rule over a large territory.
    >
    >What the rules say about this is another argument
    >entirely...


    No doubt. Castles were the only way that Edward I was able to hold
    ground in Wales. However, when He let other nobles control castles,
    e.g. Scotland, it backfired on his son and the English crown lost a
    hefty chunk of the realm. Until the invention of the cannon the only
    real way to take a castle was to starve the inhabitants out which did
    sometimes take years. And that isn't something I can see most Good
    aligned players doing.

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    Contesting Castles?

    At 04:44 PM 4/28/98 -0400, you wrote:
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    >On Tue, 28 Apr 1998 16:02:20 EDT Drake90094 writes:
    >>>>help me, i cant figure out thgis thing!!
    >>************************************************ ***************************
    >
    >
    >Sepsis,
    >Would you PLEASE ban this guy from the mailing list? He hasn't
    >contributed a single positive thing, and just spams us weekly. It is
    >getting slightly annoying.
    >
    >Benjamin

    Funny, I was about to say the same thing...

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