Harmony Ginger

False prophet of tabletop gaming & main character of RPG twitter

Christian, T1D, entomology enthusiast, Floridian. 🪲🐊☀️

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@ForeverPlatypus @LL_929 I'm just trying figure this out for game rules purposes, this wasn't a real scenario that happened.

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Logistical question for a 4x game.

Player A sends a settler to establish a settlement in Player B's territory. When this happens, Player B has the option to attack Player A's settler and prevent him from establishing a settlement.

In the case that Player B attacks, which player does it make more sense for the game rules to consider the defense?

I've had players argue that A is defending his settler and B is defending his land, but I would prefer the more intuitive option. It matters for some in-game effects.

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@Ashrubel @fgthemiserable I didn't say no sex if not forever, but it has a way of messing with relationships in ways you don't intend that have a high likelihood of driving a massive wedge between you and your sibling and complicating relationships down the line.

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@EnterCusterdome I guess it is

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@OTRRoleplay I tried to give the needed details, but the lack of wider context is a barrier

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@ReznovOfTheWest Player A's turn, that's a relevant question and a good way to determine it actually.

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@RandomUser506 Yes. Settlements claim territory outwards between 0-3 hexes, dependent on settlement size.

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@HJoshington Technically player B, though this should be clarified. I think I'm going to rebrand it in the rules as territorial defense to remove ambiguity

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@BanannaSlamma64 what could go wrong

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in retrospect it was silly of me to expect any form of twitter consensus on how this should work

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Logistical question for a 4x game.

Player A sends a settler to establish a settlement in Player B's territory. When this happens, Player B has the option to attack Player A's settler and prevent him from establishing a settlement.

In the case that Player B attacks, which player does it make more sense for the game rules to consider the defense?

I've had players argue that A is defending his settler and B is defending his land, but I would prefer the more intuitive option. It matters for some in-game effects.

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@HMidwesterner Oh yeah, it's a relatively minor decision for a niche rule that doesn't come up often and I just wanted to go with what feels the most natural to people

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@MrGoodGuy1914 For sure!

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@GrippyN Oh for certain

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@DevronAlistar I still hang out with the dude with the foot to this day 🥲

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@DevronAlistar definitely, that's my favorite use of this platform

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@WhispersWriting Civilization game like Civ, Stellaris, or Twilight Imperium

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@Mazzmarach 💚💚💚

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@Mazzmarach This is essentially what happens

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@reetardee So it wouldn't matter which is which most of the time, but there are a few modifiers or abilities that only function if the player is on offense or defense, so the question needs to be answered in the rules if they apply

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@gaersstapa The rule is you get 3 AP but they must be used on different actions. There are 9 different actions that may be used. So you can settle/attack/upgrade, or spread influence/attack/worship, but you can't attack/attack/settle.

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@DunderMoose I think I'm going to rebrand the free attack as "territorial defense"