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Re: Nemesis Campaign - Comments
« Reply #60 on: November 26, 2010, 06:21:04 AM »
After reading a bit in the Aurora forum on the copyright issue, I suppose to protect anyone who might have or wished to use any of the material I have written for their own use

I hereby grant permission for use of the material created and posted by me in the Nemesis Campaign posted on this site, without restriction.

(Although why anyone would want to copy my typos and poor grammer skills - other than as an example of what not to do - is beyond me.)
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Re: Nemesis Campaign - Comments
« Reply #61 on: December 10, 2010, 11:27:03 AM »
So what's going on with the ground troops? This has been a really fascinating game to "watch" and I'm really interested in know everything that's happening. :)

Keep up the good work.

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« Reply #62 on: December 18, 2010, 09:09:01 PM »
Thank you. 

It's been very busy of late between work (about 60+/- hours a week), and the other games we are running.  In the New Empires Campaign, my wife is getting tied down in a new war even as she is finally brokering a cease fire in another.  The middle boy is gearing up for a massive WP assault which will likely be the largest engagement our group has ever engaged in.   And the RPG that is our current pet project known as the 'Coven of the Cresent Moon' Campaign is really picking up some momentum.
Add the evenings playing Hard Vacuum for a break from the more serious games, and I haven't had much chance to write.
Sorry, as much as I enjoy writing, playing games with the wife and kids is way more fun.
I don't plan on stopping the writing, I'm just finding it more difficult to get time to write.  My goal has always been at least one part per week, but that doesn't always work out.

If you do have a particular part of the game, or character that you would like to see explored more deeply, let me know.  For the moment I just tend to write about whatever was happening, and try to get most of the main protagonists somewhat equal time.  I try not to focus on any one too much, but some do seem to be thrust into the action more often than others.  And with the FSC playing 'possum for a strech of months, they didn't have lots to write about.

Feedback is always welcome, and if I can cater to a request I will.
Hope you continue to enjoy the story, and thanks for reading.
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Re: Nemesis Campaign - Comments
« Reply #63 on: December 19, 2010, 01:10:12 AM »
If you do have a particular part of the game, or character that you would like to see explored more deeply, let me know.  For the moment I just tend to write about whatever was happening, and try to get most of the main protagonists somewhat equal time.  I try not to focus on any one too much, but some do seem to be thrust into the action more often than others.  And with the FSC playing 'possum for a strech of months, they didn't have lots to write about.

Feedback is always welcome, and if I can cater to a request I will.
Hope you continue to enjoy the story, and thanks for reading.

Just a quick comment - I really like the Nemesis campaign, and enjoy all parts of it.

So my only suggestion would be - "More Please"..... ;D


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Matt
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Re: Nemesis Campaign - Comments
« Reply #64 on: December 19, 2010, 01:12:54 PM »
Just a quick comment - I really like the Nemesis campaign, and enjoy all parts of it.

So my only suggestion would be - "More Please"..... ;D


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Re: Nemesis Campaign - Comments
« Reply #65 on: December 24, 2010, 06:21:04 PM »
Just a quick comment - I really like the Nemesis campaign, and enjoy all parts of it.

So my only suggestion would be - "More Please"..... ;D

<aol>Me too</aol>

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« Reply #66 on: December 25, 2010, 01:08:43 AM »
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« Reply #67 on: December 31, 2010, 01:49:01 AM »
Thank you all.
Took a bit longer for this last part.  I make a handwritten outline for the month and break it up into the parts I write.
Unfortunately we've had a really busy spell, and I managed to misplace my outline here at work...   :-[
Finally found it and back to writing.

Best of wishes to all for the holidays !
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Re: Nemesis Campaign - Comments
« Reply #68 on: December 31, 2010, 08:53:54 AM »
Procyon,  best wishes and happy holidays to you and yours.  With any luck you don't have the freezing rain I'm getting this morning. (50 miles north of Kansas City).   ;D



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« Reply #69 on: January 29, 2011, 03:05:20 AM »
Thank you Charlie.  The kids didn't think they got enough for Xmas, but they never have.
Our weather hasn't been too bad.  Plenty of snow but thankfully no freezing rain.

As of late it has been brutal at work with one sick/early babe after another.
I actually had the last 3 days off in a row though.  Its been nice.
The weather was warm (for us) so I spent the days cutting and splitting some extra wood.
In the evenings I've eaten lots of food that isn't good for me  ;), and then streched out by the woodstove and relaxed.
Got a few months done on the New Empires Campaign.
I even got some writing done.
Finish it off with my 6y/o girl climbing up on my lap to fall asleep in the evenings and I can't imagine a better way to spend my time.
Hope life is treating you all that well.
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« Reply #70 on: February 15, 2011, 02:37:07 AM »
Took a bit, but the New Empires Campaign has been eating into our time a lot of late.
Middle boy had an enourmous (for our group) WP assault and system conquest he worked through, while my wife has had four separate battles in the same month.  None big, but all took quite some time to work through.

Hope this one was worth the wait.
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Re: Nemesis Campaign - Comments
« Reply #71 on: February 15, 2011, 02:37:00 PM »
I was just wondering if u were putting the new empires campaign up online somewhere, because it sounds interesting and would like to read :)
 

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« Reply #72 on: February 16, 2011, 01:40:17 AM »
Sadly enough, no.  :(

The oldest boy was doing a write up of his section (the USN) of the campaign on the Starfire site, but he has moved out of state (?country - he's rather poor at calling home) and I don't know how much he has done on it.  The USN section of it was around 40 +/- turns in when he left, with over 120 turns of history in the Empires Campaign.  I have limited access to the Starfire site so I can't say just what he has put together.

I wish I did have time to write up the full Empires/New Empires Campaigns.  The interplay and rivalry was truly something to behold, and the story the kids and my wife have put together is amazing.  A lot of the names for ships and admirals matches up between the two storylines, but that is about the only resemblance.  The turn sheets and notes on just the Empires Campaign fills six large three ring binders, and the New Empires is starting its third.

My particular favorite story is centered around the oldest girl (FSC in Nemasis) and the Dutchman  :D.  The players were engaged in a war that had lasted 20+ turns against a race called the Heernaw, and the players had never won anything more than minor victories, while losing many other battles.  They had been forced backed to the last system before Sol, named Kronos. She (the oldest girl) had captured an enemy (Heernaw) destroyer and refitted it, then came up with a daring but perilous gambit.  She had the ship renamed the 'Mary Reed' (she loves pirates - or maybe Jonny Depp, not sure which), packed it with supplies, and hid in an asteroid belt in Kronos.  Then the players ALLOWED Kronos to be taken by the Heernaw, putting the enemy at the gate to Earth  :o .  During this The Dutchman and Mary Reed ambushed and captured a Heernaw escort and stole the codes off of it.  They used the codes to pass the exit WP and began scouting Heernaw systems.  After that she launched a drone back with what information they had on Heernaw defenses, fleet strengths, and populations.
The information on the Heernaw WP defenses allowed the oldest boy to sit down and play through assault after assault until he came up with fool proof ways to crack the enemy defenses that had so far stymied them in every attack they made.
The following assault was devastating to the Heernaw, who lost three systems in a matter of months while the Mary Reed tore into their civilian lines and maintenance ships.  With all of their warships needed to stem the tide of the attack, the Mary Reed was left with no one hunting her as she gutted Heernaw rear areas.
Those few months would be enough to equal pretty much the entire Nemasis Campaign that I've written so far, and it only spanned about 8 or 9 turns.
The war drug on for another 30 turns.....

Amazing story, but just for those of us that play it at the moment.
Maybe someday....
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Re: Nemesis Campaign - Comments
« Reply #73 on: February 16, 2011, 02:41:47 AM »
Too bad, I am loving Nemesis and wanted more :) I've torn through the entire aurora fiction section by now at least twice and I need something more to read.  :P

EDIT: And I have read what your son put on the starfire website, thats partially what alerted my to this campiagn existance, its good stuff all it needs is more :P
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« Reply #74 on: March 12, 2011, 04:21:21 AM »
Added the battle I forgot to post on the end of October part 8.  Got swamped the night I had planned to post it and forgot it was even there until now.

Thanks again for the kind words and for reading.
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