I’ll swap your ships for my agent artefacts 
Maledictions!
It cannot be done.
Oh, the artifact transfer could be done, but Dark and Free cannot have friendly relations – no surprise there – and Neutrals cannot have friendly relations with either the Free People or the Servants of the Lord of Gifts – so even a succession of transfers could not bring the ships of Cardolan to the Dragon Lord.
You will need to acquire the Long Rider artifacts the old fashioned way, and the Dragon Lord will need to build his own navy.
Make this game long enough, and we might see that.
Steve
Dragon Lord
Using logic on me eh? Very unfair!
:mad: :mad: Do not listen to the lies of the dark servants, a ship transfere between Cardonlan and Dragon Lord is possible:
1st step Cardolan and a Neurtal change to friendly relations, than ship are transfered, the neutral flips coin to DS and changes relations to Dragon Lord and transferes the ships.
But do not do it
Martin Sinda Game 63.
P.S. I can be reached under
I never trust a man that asks me to ‘reach under’.
Orillion,
no no no, it is never trust a Dark Servant, I am of the Free People and rumors that all elves are gay is greatly exaggerated 
Martin
Greetings from the Dunlendings. Our clans have been reading the communications with some amusement, and a little confusion over the misspelling of Whisky. Oh, how the language becomes corrupted. More evil at work!
Being neutral, we think the ideas of young women and old whisky as gifts an excellent idea, just do not tell the Wife! Of course, other gifts are equally attractive, and offers may be made to "lovett.dandt@lineone.net"
(I’ll be away next week, so any lack of response on my part is not rudeness or a sign I have already made my mind up)
Looking forward to a nice, rewarding game.
Cheers
Dave
There seems to be confusion.
…the misspelling of Whisky.
The Dark Servants cannot be directly blamed for any illiteracy. Written language was created by the Elves and, rumor has it, the Dwarves. They were arrogant and malicious towards us. Teaching us incorrectly was fun for them. “Eating rotting meat is good for the skin tone”, “Words are always spelled as they sound”, and “It’s okay to eat your dead friend, he’s done with the body now” are examples of the vile tricks they have played on our people.
…More evil at work!
Any reports of us actually working are false.
…just do not tell the Wife!
As a membership bonus we send your wife on a shopping spree funded by the Morgothian Veterans League.
Greetings to all the neutrals who have joined the party
Many questions to be answered, many questions to be asked. Top of the list is do I declare my nation. Well yes of course I do. Sorry Steve, I am your chief adversary. I’m very small (or so the wife says 
) I bloody hate Dragons, and I like going down the mines. No I’m not Danny Devito!
Anyway, good neutrals, with the emphasis on “Good”, we the free, look forward to exchanging tales of war with you, in feeding you snippets of information, but most of all in selling you time share apartments …oh sorry, day job again.
In the words of Socrates that famous philosipher (and Brazilian soccer player) “Life is like a crap sandwich. The more bread you got, the less crap you eat”. On that low note I will sign off :rolleyes:
Very well, I will be seeing Masher, soon, and, I should expect, to my detriment .
There does seem to be a communications problem, and it goes beyond spelling. The signature reflects not a promise of gifts, but an explanation, and, for some, a mantra. To quote the song, in part:
“He was an old-time cowboy, don’t you understand. His eyes were sharp as razor blades, his face was leather tan. His toes were pointed inward from a-hangin’ on a horse. He was an old philosopher, of course.
“He was so thin, I swear you could have used him for a whip. He had to drink a beer to keep his britches on his hips. I knew I had to ask him about the mysteries of life. He spit between his boots and he replied.
“It’s faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, and more money “
There is more. If you care, you can look it up under “faster horses” or “Tom T. Hall”. If you do not care, then do not bother, but you do not need me to tell you that.
The Servants of the Lord of Gifts look forward to the opportunity to enlighten those few who yet can have open minds – the Neutrals, who have not been subsumed into the false ways of the Tarks.
Steve
Dragon Lord.
To the Lord of Gifts:
What else is there but faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, and more money?
Having fun???
Smashing a nation or 2???
A few baubles perhaps???
Prithey tell me
Ian
Easterlings
What, no Gifts. Are you trying to upset the neutrals!
YOur very disappointed Duns.
Has anyone got contact details for Harad yet ?
Cheers
Brendan
SG
I should think your list is a good start.
Steve
Dragon Lord
There can be gifts. I daresay there will be gifts for the deserving. Gifts might include mounts and gold, but the youthful companionship and drink might be hard to achieve in context. Perhaps one of the creative Free might again show us the way.
Steve
Dragon Lord
The Lords of Umbar has held long council with our brethren in the south and would look with great disfavor should any harm befall them or our fellow neutrals in the far west. :mad: :mad:
It has been many a year since the Merchant and Fishing Fleets of Umbar have had to arm themselves for battle. And it would be with a heavy heart that I would have to have them arm themselves again. 
I pray that the Nations of both the Free Peoples and of the Dark Servants will respect the neutrality of our nations until such time that it is broken. 
Furthermore, I give me personal assurance that the Havens of Umbar will make there choice known openly and will declare between turns 8 and 12. 
The Lords of Umbar,
aka
Christopher
And everyone is wrong! :eek: Wrong! :eek: WRONG! :eek:
It has never been fast horses, gold or any of that…it is simply:
- CRUSH your EnEmIeS! :mad:
- DRIVE them BEFORE U!
- And hear the lamentations of the WOMEN!
The ‘Noble’ & ‘Nice’ Lords of that ‘Peace Loving City’ Umbar
aka
Christopher :rolleyes:
Hey, :eek:
It looks like someone’s been reading too many Conan The Barbarian books :rolleyes:
"He smiled, and all his teeth were covered with tobacco stains. He said, it don’t do men no good to pray for peace and rain. Peace and rain is just a way to say prosperity, and buffalo chips is all it means to me.
"I told him I was a poet, I was lookin’ for the truth. I do not care for horses, whiskey,
women or the loot. I said I was a writer, my soul was all on fire. He looked at me an’ he said, you are a liar.
"It’s faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, and more money
"Well, I was disillusioned, if I say the least. I grabbed him by the collar and I jerked him to his feet. There was something cold and shiny layin’ by my head, so I started to believe the things he said.
"Well, my poet days are over and I’m back to being me, as I enjoy the peace and comfort of reality. If my boy ever asks me what it is that I have learned, I think that I will readilyaffirm
“It’s faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, and more money”
Meditate on what you will, for me, it is faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, and more money. Make your own choice, but it is a nice mantra. It could be worse. I could have decided on “watermelon wine”
Steve
Dragon Lord
hmmm I heard it was Gandalf the Gay…ooops gray ohh yeah we Bostonians always forget those r’s.
Smile