The Grey Wardens: Warden-Lieutenant Eshialand

by **Deadeye Jack** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 7:59 am

Solorni wrote:I'm not sure if it can be said for those regions. You guys had more updater's than they had piler's and I'm not sure if they had more than 22 updater's on that mission to take Japan let alone a decent clearance. We could check, but I'd guess base on how many updater's Euro brought it would be around the 14 to 20 range. I'm not certain if those regions had enough updater's for such a mission.

Well they certainly have the capacity to field many more than 20 for a raid with planning. Certainly they could have roped in more groups to the cause through CAIN or something if they prioritized wanting to take it.

It actually is quite disgusting what you're trying to do here and I don't much care for it.

by **Pollaetorian** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 8:02 am

Solorni wrote:Would have been nice to see TGW use this type of force against obvious Nazi targets first like: Reichsfolk. Still it was interesting to see these organizations & regions fighting again Europeia, TNP, TWP, TEP & UK in Japan.

Not sure if using all that organisation just for self congratulatory "bash the fash" (after all none of this actually deters those who want to play that way) is more worthwhile than libbing a region who cares for being liberated. :eyebrow:

by **Solorni** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 8:23 am

Idk, I don't really consider liberating Nazi regions as self-congratulatory "bash the fash". But you're right, there is a level of prioritization based on perceived worthiness. You could probably create an economic equation based on which various groups value more or less.

by **Ikania** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 8:48 am

Solorni wrote:Would have been nice to see TGW use this type of force against obvious Nazi targets first like: Reichsfolk. Still it was interesting to see these organizations & regions fighting again Europeia, TNP, TWP, TEP & UK in Japan.

The last time we tried to take the fight to fash pilers, we were abandoned by many of the same people who signed onto the anti-fascist pact. Not exactly what I'd consider encouraging prospects.

by **Lord Ravenclaw** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 9:08 am

Well, that is quite the list of names, Autumn is well and truly upon us and the Summer lull has passed us by. It looks like you earned your rations last night, kudos where it's due folks.

by **Pyrosky** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 9:33 am

Lord Ravenclaw wrote:Well, that is quite the list of names, Autumn is well and truly upon us and the Summer lull has passed us by. It looks like you earned your rations last night, kudos where it's due folks.

I plugged in on a mobile hotspot just for this one. Wouldn't want to miss the solid 12-hour-turn-around "defense of the year"

by **Escade** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 11:52 am

Ikania wrote:
GREY WARDENS: ROCKING YOU LIKE A HURRICANE

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COMING TO A CD STORE NEAR YOU ON SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2017

You heard it here first, folks. The full-fledged operational might of the Grey Wardens this update is going to be two-pronged, divided into separate parts. This is due to the magnificent display of defending's premier shock infantry, who deployed with under twelve hours' notice this major to help conduct one of the most impressive and sizeable liberations of the year. But more on that later. We'd first like to give you an overview of the situation as it happened.

To put it short, tonight we gave Sabaton some kickass songwriting material. Anything they didn't cover in Shiroyama, they sure as hell can get from tonight's major. It all started with a contingent from a few regions, led mostly by Europeia and the North Pacific, strolling into ~~America's~~ the Wardens' backyard. And by our backyard, we mean everywhere. That's the whole defender ethos.

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It seems that the independent and raider regions involved in the occupation of Japan were unaware of the need to go through the formal, legal process for being approved for occupation. Every step of the way, from the Bureau of Arbitrary Raiding, to the Department of Defending, including the special waivers required from the Founderless Raid Agency, was completely ignored. With this egregious violation of the standards of bureaucracy seriously unnerving the leadership of the Wardens, our crack team of ~~Germans~~ skilled bureaucrats took it upon themselves to process the legal right to invade Japan. The conclusion was simple:

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With this in mind, the collective fenda leadership quickly took it upon themselves to mobilize as many forces as possible, and a fantastic legion was assembled to make an incursion into the land of the weebs. It was a tough time conditioning our soldiers for battle. First was the anime immunity training, because it was observed how easy it is to be led astray from Japanese culture by trashy cartoons about the average teenage gaijin's wet dream. Second was the oral re-education. It was important that our soldiers not mix up the most resented enemy, the Darkspawn, with the friendly folks occupying Japan whom we were about to rush and annihilate in the tens with no mercy. Nicknames were tried. Battle cries were tested. The conclusion eventually came that it was better to charge totally silently, as not to offend anyone who wouldn't take kindly to mislabelling.

Flash forward to Saturday major. The combined forces of the Japanese occupation stand tall, looking out over their domain. Then, with no prior knowledge, a whistling sound came from the sky. The raiders looked up in horror, and then Roavin threatened to emasculate me if I made an atomic bomb joke. So the whistling stopped, and instead the occupiers looked upon their harbor, only to be caught completely off guard, by a magnificent sight.

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With huge boats.

With guns.

Gunboats.

"Open the region. Stop having it be closed."

Overall, a total of 51 defenders charged in through the gates of Japan, both as jumpers and as sleepers. With no hard feelings towards the lovely folks in Europeia, the North Pacific, Osiris, the West Pacific, United Kingdom, the East Pacific, Kantrias... Jesus, on a side note, you'd expect more of a fight from so many big names. But with respect to them for their magnificent piling, we appreciate the opportunity they've given us tonight to brag about our liberation effort, which was slightly more magnificent than their piling by a margin of something like five endorsements.

Imperial forces defied, facing 49 Samurai

[TGW] Vincent Drake
[TGW] Land
[TGW] Deadeye Jack
[TGW] Melody
[TGW] House of Cards
[TGW] Birdkeeper
[TGW] Ike
[TGW] Sir Merlin
[TGW/DOW] Altmoras
[TGW/TMO] Pierogi
[TGW/SPSF] Nakari
[TGW/SPSF] Roavin
[TGW/SPSF] W&S
[TGW/SDF] Izon
[TGW/UDSAF/FORGE] Kanglia
[LILY] Chingis
[LILY] Liliarchy
[UDL/TGW] Sovreignry
[UDSAF/FORGE] genpasaporte
[UDSAF] TAI(The Aetherian Isles)
[UDSAF] TheWorstBen
[TOP] Vernic
[TOP] Lucifer Morningstar
[SPSF] deathpikachu
[SPSF] Vietnam
[SPSF] RandomGuy199
[SPSF] Serres Stark
[SPSF] Escade
[SPSF] Yuno
[SPSF/FORGE] Violet
[SPSF/LCA] Somyrion
[RRA] frattastan
[RRA] libetarian republics
[RRA] Guy
[TITO] Kortexia
[TITO] Lenlyvit
[TITO] Siuts
[TITO] Elite
[TITO] United Royal Islands
[TITO] Aschente
[TITO] Farun
[TITO] Alkasia
[TITO] Tiki
[TITO] Golgari
[TITO] Escanaba
[TITO] Sorya
[TITO] Magthere
[TITO] Hahiha
[DKA] Red Desk^sic
[DKA] Rom
[DYR] Dyr

LIBERATIONS: 1
Japan

No, we didn't bother to link the nations. You know who they are. Anyways, onto the dessert.

LILY DON'T SURF
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A contingent of mobile Warden airborne units, roaving the skies.

"Get some! Get some! Get some, get some! Yeah, YEAH! C'mon, come on! Get some!"

It was only later did I learn that you shouldn't yell that kind of thing during radio silence.

Fun fact, there weren't even as many people chasing afterwards as there are helicopters in the gif above. But did that stop our noble forces from having a good time? Of course not.

Commandos partaking:

[TGW] Vincent Drake
[TGW] Totally Not Merlin
[TGW/DOW] Altmoras
[TGW/SPSF] Roavin
[TGW/SPSF] Nakari
[SPSF] Escade

And a total of 16 defenses, or, if you will, six defenses short of breaking the all-time American League winning streak record.

https://www.nationstates.net/region=infernale
https://www.nationstates.net/region=east_caribbean
https://www.nationstates.net/region=antarctica_imperium
https://www.nationstates.net/region=durbania
https://www.nationstates.net/region=the ... n_republic
https://www.nationstates.net/region=mapgamerland
https://www.nationstates.net/region=dem ... cal_region
https://www.nationstates.net/region=esperanto
https://www.nationstates.net/region=verllases
https://www.nationstates.net/region=sunny
https://www.nationstates.net/region=kennan
https://www.nationstates.net/region=turtledom
https://www.nationstates.net/region=my_happy_place
https://www.nationstates.net/region=truly_anarchy
https://www.nationstates.net/region=true_cornwall
https://www.nationstates.net/region=mooses_lz

SOLDIER OF THE NIGHT: KIRBY DELAUTER

That's all, folks! Don't forget to catch us at our next update! I hope you enjoyed this, you wouldn't believe how many energy drinks it took me to stay up to make this.

also, i deserve a shit ton of credit for not making an irma joke

HELICOPTERS>>>> Don't even need to add my own GIF bc "choppers whirling."

This was a good update.

This was a good report.

by **Syberis** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 12:00 pm

So good, everyone reading this thread had to read it in its entirety twice, apparently. Once without the funny images.

That said, impressive turnout on both sides. Always more interesting reading about occupations and liberations than the daily grind.

by **Escade** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 12:41 pm

Not sure what happened, I was trying to get the GIF of the helicopter?

by **Tim-Opolis** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 2:50 pm

Escade wrote:Not sure what happened, I was trying to get the GIF of the helicopter?

They change [img] tags to [url=] tags in larger quotes iirc.

I'd recommend editing to just quote the chopper

Also congrats team! Sad to have missed it, but y'all kicked some ass even if the Queen of Balder wants to whine about us not attacking nazis instead. Maybe they should start pulling their weight in CAIN instead of shaking salt all over the place.

by **Altmoras** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 3:48 pm

I feel like a high caliber op like this deserves a higher caliber of smear campaign, because this one is just hilarious on so many levels.

Great job to everyone who turned up.

by **Mostly Benevolent Tyranny** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 7:59 pm

Altmoras wrote:I feel like a high caliber op like this deserves a higher caliber of smear campaign, because this one is just hilarious on so many levels.

nods

You should have been continuing to fail to liberate Lazarus instead.

by **Ikania** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 8:38 pm

Mostly Benevolent Tyranny wrote:
Altmoras wrote:I feel like a high caliber op like this deserves a higher caliber of smear campaign, because this one is just hilarious on so many levels.

nods

You should have been continuing to fail to liberate Lazarus instead.

And of course, here come the people wanting to make a thread completely unrelated to Lazarus, about Lazarus.

by **Vuori Kunin-Grrs** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 8:58 pm

This isn't funny at all for people devastatingly impacted by Harvey and Irma, and additionally, you should've been focusing on liberating Lazarus - unless you're going to say something like "Japan is just a test for a Lazarus Liberation" or whatnot.

by **Ikania** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 9:16 pm

Vuori Kunin-Grrs wrote:This isn't funny at all for people devastatingly impacted by Harvey and Irma, and additionally, you should've been focusing on liberating Lazarus - unless you're going to say something like "Japan is just a test for a Lazarus Liberation" or whatnot.

How many times does it have to be emphasized that the Wardens aren't involved in Lazarus? Furthermore, I don't really give a damn about your stiff sense of humor. It wasn't a Harvey joke or an Irma joke- it was a play on a really good 80s rock song. Quit your whining.

by **Altmoras** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 9:46 pm

Mostly Benevolent Tyranny wrote:
Altmoras wrote:I feel like a high caliber op like this deserves a higher caliber of smear campaign, because this one is just hilarious on so many levels.

nods

You should have been continuing to fail to liberate Lazarus instead.

Come now, if TGW was at all involved with the Lazarene resistance they'd have been a lot more successful.

by **Killer Kitty** » Sun Sep 17, 2017 10:05 pm

Altmoras wrote:Come now, if TGW was at all involved with the Lazarene resistance they'd have been a lot more successful.

I can't deny that.

by **Cormactopia Prime** » Mon Sep 18, 2017 1:14 am

Altmoras wrote:
Mostly Benevolent Tyranny wrote:
nods

You should have been continuing to fail to liberate Lazarus instead.

Come now, if TGW was at all involved with the Lazarene resistance they'd have been a lot more successful.

I mean, Roavin has been involved with the Lazarene "resistance," and Roavin runs the Wardens. I think it's possible you have an inflated sense of how effective the Wardens would be in a Feeder or Sinker conflict based on their relative skill at update defending. They're not the same thing.

by **Altmoras** » Mon Sep 18, 2017 1:40 am

Cormactopia Prime wrote:
Altmoras wrote:
Come now, if TGW was at all involved with the Lazarene resistance they'd have been a lot more successful.

I mean, Roavin has been involved with the Lazarene "resistance," and Roavin runs the Wardens. I think it's possible you have an inflated sense of how effective the Wardens would be in a Feeder or Sinker conflict based on their relative skill at update defending. They're not the same thing.

Roavin is just one very busy guy, TGW is a lot more than what one person brings to the table. Just like how TBH is a lot more than just Souls.

by **Guy** » Mon Sep 18, 2017 2:44 am

Pollaetorian wrote:
Solorni wrote:Would have been nice to see TGW use this type of force against obvious Nazi targets first like: Reichsfolk. Still it was interesting to see these organizations & regions fighting again Europeia, TNP, TWP, TEP & UK in Japan.

Not sure if using all that organisation just for self congratulatory "bash the fash" (after all none of this actually deters those who want to play that way) is more worthwhile than libbing a region who cares for being liberated.

+1000000

by **Canton Empire** » Mon Sep 18, 2017 12:58 pm

Vuori Kunin-Grrs wrote:This isn't funny at all for people devastatingly impacted by Harvey and Irma, and additionally, you should've been focusing on liberating Lazarus - unless you're going to say something like "Japan is just a test for a Lazarus Liberation" or whatnot.

Hurricane Irma made landfall very close to where I live, and the eye wall passed right over my town.

This report was beautiful, and I cracked up.

by **Benevolent Thomas** » Tue Sep 19, 2017 2:17 pm

Damn shame I hadn't had my electricity restored yet or I would have gladly been a part of this spectacular event! Irma, surprisingly, had me out longer than Matthew did. Great report, Ike. Y'all keep giving me reasons to be proud of us and all that we've built.

by **Tim-Opolis** » Tue Sep 19, 2017 10:22 pm

The Libcord Justice League
[from left to right: Altmoras, Sir Merlin, Vincent Drake, Escade, Benevolent Thomas, and Tim]

Coming to theatres near you, it's the Libcord Justice League! Formed to stop evil wherever it may go, by individuals from all walks of life, the League stops everything from loud-mouthed barbarians to everyone's favorite child. When darkness threatened the land once again, and natives cried out for help, justice would be served upon all those who wished to harm the innocent and pure. Evil foes, attempting to crush freedom, hope, and enjoyment of fun, would be stamped out by a stalwart defense. Brave defenders of justice, ensuring the world would be kept safe once, fought their way through waves upon waves of enemies. In the end, sixteen regions were defended from being ravaged by the terrible foe, and one nazi region was prevented from continuing to spread its fascist ideals across the world.

by **Escade** » Tue Sep 19, 2017 10:24 pm

I love this report in all the ways and that GIF <3

by **Tim-Opolis** » Tue Sep 19, 2017 11:21 pm

Escade wrote:I love this report in all the ways and that GIF <3

We've got the best squad (and the best gifs) :D

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