Kilkenny wrote:There is/has been some confusion though as to the reason for the War - no, it was never "loser gets Pittsburgh" despite all rumors to the contrary
No, not Pittsburgh . . . the Debatable Lands. That's why that area was called the Debatable Lands.
But because of the aforementioned long losing streak, by the time the East achieved a victory those Lands were debatable in name only, so they never did actually change hands.
Yah but.... I've NEVER heard anyone say "loser gets the Debatable Lands". It was Always "Loser gets Pittsburgh".
Even back in Baron Bobby days, I wouldn't have been willing to give up the BMDL...Pittsburgh was another story
Crimthann of Fid-Nemed wrote:Well, Lutr has sons. Perhaps Konrad has a daughter he could marry off, or the daughter of one of his barons, to secure the loyalty.
I'm afraid I'm the closest thing HRM Konrad has to a daughter, and my husband, my Prince, and the mundane authorities might object to a match between me and one of HRM Lutr's sons.
Her Majesty Brenwen has a lovely fifteen-year old ward by the name of Katheryn, though, who might suit. (And she's going to kill me very, very dead if she ever gets wind of this...)
HRH Alethea East
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Whenever the legislators endeavor to take away and destroy the property of the people, or to reduce them to slavery under arbitrary power, they put themselves into a state of war with the people, who are thereupon absolved from any further obedience
Graedwyn wrote:Hey, Pittsburgh is a nice town. I would have been happy to give up Baron Bobby. He screwed up a lot of people around here.
-Graedwyn
Pittsburgh *is* a nice town.
Back in the days when the steel mills were running 24/7 and you couldn't breathe the air, I think that was a different animal.
Stuff a few fighters in a car, and find the closest local group not in your kingdom to the west. Go to their fighter practice, and lay some smack down. If you win the majority of the fights, put up your banner, declare the lands yours, and head a little further west next week.
Easy.
Winterfell wrote:What shape are your feet? You are not a Velicoraptor are you? It is so hard to tell on the Internet these days.
Kilkenny wrote: I've NEVER heard anyone say "loser gets the Debatable Lands". It was Always "Loser gets Pittsburgh".
Which was the first Pennsic in which you participated, Sir Gavin?
Donal Mac Ruiseart O. Pel
Squire to Viscount Tojenareum Grenville (TJ)
Be without fear in the face of thine enemies
Stand brave and upright that the Lord may love thee
Speak the truth always even if it means thy death
Protect the helpless and do no wrong
Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy. Churchill, 1941
Stuff a few fighters in a car, and find the closest local group not in your kingdom to the west. Go to their fighter practice, and lay some smack down. If you win the majority of the fights, put up your banner, declare the lands yours, and head a little further west next week.
Easy.
Baron, it takes me a week to get to the next Kingdom west. Ok maybe not a week but at least 12 hours. Can we go east its closer only about 3 hours or so.
