Good heavens you Free boast a lot. Well, I suppose it is to be expected. I see you’re neglecting to mention the incident at Goblin Gate. Laugh. Why on earth did Cirdan challenge Seammu? Granted the odds were 2 to 1, but why take such a stupid risk? Nothing like a little blind luck to put a smile on my face.
Khamul… SHHHHHHHHH!!! If you want to discuss your own plans, be my guest. But Uvatha and I were very happy with how things were going in Rhovannion and were content to keep a low profile while they burned Dol Guldur to ashes. Was it really necessary to bring to their attention something that they might have missed, however unlikely? The facts are the facts… they are welcome to interpret them however they wish. I have no intention of explaining the reasons underlying our actions, though they no doubt have a very good idea why we’re doing what we’re doing.
If they take Dol Guldur and start rubbing our noses in it, is it really wise to respond, “Ha! I have two major town /towers just off Cardolan’s map that you know nothing about!” A great deal of what the Free are saying is air. We have a very good idea of what they have and what they do not; if they really have a “large reserve as a suprise attack force” is it particularly clever to discuss it? Would the existance of such a force change our own actions in the slightest?
The fall of Dol Guldur has always been inevitable. Northern Gondor chose to commit a fair number of troops to speeding up its fall by a turn or two. The question isn’t whether he can overwhelm Dol Guldur on turn five instead of turn six-- its whether weakening other fronts to do it was worth the price. Ditto for my own decision to go north rather than south, or Rhudaur’s decision to march into Mirkwood instead of doubling back.
While the fall of Dol Guldur is inevitable, 2514 being burned to the ground isn’t. That is a major victory for the Dragon Lord in Mirkwood whether they take Dol Guldur or not. And that is what really matters… if Dol Guldur falls, you’ll be back in Mirkwood soon enough.
Hoarmurath
P.S. The truly fun barbs are a bit more pointed and humorous than simple bragging and gloating, which always seemed rather dull to me. Indeed, some of the best humor is self-depreciating. For example, this would reflect my own turn fairly accurately:
“Damn, where’d all this red ink come from?”
Others that I’ve seen in the far past:
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Nine Lords of Mortal Men with basic grasp of military strategy. Will throw in ring as sign up bonus. Apply at Barad-Dur, Mordor.
Dear Ovatha II,
It’s rather hard to be two-faced without a head.
NAZGUL #1: “What’s that noise?”
NAZGUL #2: “It sounds like a fat lady singing.”
NAZGUL #1: “Well somebody go shut her up, we haven’t finished killing everyone yet!”
