Author Topic: FWL Parlour - enjoy yourself! (Read 29568 times)

Mastergunz · « **Reply #30 on:** 31 July 2012, 12:06:05 »

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*sees to that Vash and Gunz are served every drink and meal they order*

Oh, that is going to be a coutesy you regret I promise you. I eat a lot.

*Orders 2 16oz ribeye steaks, 1 chicken dinner salad, 2 baked sweet potatoes with turkey bacon, and a loaf of ezekial bread. ;)

-Gunz

False Son · « **Reply #31 on:** 31 July 2012, 13:16:17 »

Quote from: PrudentPanda on 31 July 2012, 11:39:35

May I offer you something to drink nevertheless? :)

This isn't BYOB? Just ignore my styrofoam cooler.

ArcaneRaven · « **Reply #32 on:** 31 July 2012, 14:21:24 »

Quote from: Mastergunz on 31 July 2012, 12:06:05

Oh, that is going to be a coutesy you regret I promise you. I eat a lot.

*Orders 2 16oz ribeye steaks, 1 chicken dinner salad, 2 baked sweet potatoes with turkey bacon, and a loaf of ezekial bread. ;)

-Gunz

The FWL doesn't starve her guests! You'll get everything you ordered. Additionally, I can recommend chicken masalah from the Regulan Principality or a nicely spiced lag of lamb from Oriente! O0

Quote from: False Son on 31 July 2012, 13:16:17

This isn't BYOB? Just ignore my styrofoam cooler.

I'm sorry, what's BYOB?

martian · « **Reply #33 on:** 31 July 2012, 14:55:21 »

Quote from: PrudentPanda on 31 July 2012, 14:21:24

I'm sorry, what's BYOB?

"Bring Your Own Bottle!" (Beer/Bucket ...)

ArcaneRaven · « **Reply #34 on:** 31 July 2012, 15:09:19 »

Aaaaah, I see! Thanks, Martian.

Of course you can bring your drink, if you wish, False Son! But I hope, you trust a Leaguer from Tamarind to not serve you any poisened drink? O:-)

Minemech · « **Reply #35 on:** 01 August 2012, 15:57:59 »

The Replevin Doctrine, justifying the pillage of Lyran Beer since 2989.

Arkansas Warrior · « **Reply #36 on:** 01 August 2012, 17:05:09 »

[I'm normally more of a Davion, but since it's closer to the league, I'll go Marian for the moment]

*AW walks in, lorica segmentata and all, and wipes his sandals on the floor mat*

Gentlemen, Ladies, Regulans. I bring the Caesar's greetings. You folks perchance serve the Marian PPC around here?

The Mighty ACHOO · « **Reply #37 on:** 01 August 2012, 18:36:19 »

I am just trying to figure out which table to sit at....they all have different color schemes, shapes, heights, and number of chairs....... >:D

ArcaneRaven · « **Reply #38 on:** 02 August 2012, 12:14:59 »

Quote from: Minemech on 01 August 2012, 15:57:59

The Replevin Doctrine, justifying the pillage of Lyran Beer since 2989.

I knew it it had to be good for something. :D

Quote from: Arkansas Warrior on 01 August 2012, 17:05:09

[I'm normally more of a Davion, but since it's closer to the league, I'll go Marian for the moment]

*AW walks in, lorica segmentata and all, and wipes his sandals on the floor mat*

Gentlemen, Ladies, Regulans. I bring the Caesar's greetings. You folks perchance serve the Marian PPC around here?

Davions are as welcome as are Marians. And yes, that means they are welcome! ;)

Why, yes! Of course we serve Marian PPCs. Please, would you refresh my memory? What's in there?

Quote from: The Mighty ACHOO on 01 August 2012, 18:36:19

I am just trying to figure out which table to sit at....they all have different color schemes, shapes, heights, and number of chairs....... >:D

Hm, that may be the reason the League's member provinces had such trouble convening and getting it together at federal congresses. ;D

Arkansas Warrior · « **Reply #39 on:** 02 August 2012, 13:08:52 »

Quote from: PrudentPanda on 02 August 2012, 12:14:59

Why, yes! Of course we serve Marian PPCs. Please, would you refresh my memory? What's in there?

The old Roman soldier's ration, sour wine. [I just made that up, as far as I know there isn't an 'official' Marian PPC] So, how do you boys like being one of us minor powers now? Does it suck to fall so far, or are you just glad to be rid of those other losers?

False Son · « **Reply #40 on:** 02 August 2012, 13:37:50 »

I hold true that the League was only a great power when it succeeded. At all other times it was a bunch of nebulous states that pointed fingers and sharpened knives.

And we still have more military production than you space Romans. Tamarind-Abbey prolly not, but Regulan Fiefs, Marik-Stewart Commonwealth, Oriente Protectorate and Duchy of Andurien, certainly. Minor power nothing. I'd rather us win some and lose some apart than the massive collective failure of the other houses during the Jihad.

ArcaneRaven · « **Reply #41 on:** 02 August 2012, 14:21:37 »

At the beginning, I hated the dissolution of my favourite faction. It took me some time to come to terms with. And today I think it's one of the best things, which could happen to the faction. The sub-factions all have an individual, certain flavour, while still being FWL. And the League never ever had more on-screen time! The whole plot arc of the reunion is really intriguing. And it may pave the way for a less flawed and more consolidated FWL, while still retaining the "special flavour" of the "fractured" House Marik.

False Son · « **Reply #42 on:** 02 August 2012, 14:43:16 »

I was the same way. I got caught up in the Tommy Halas era because I wanted FWL to be teh winnerz faction so badly. It wasn't until I got over their spectacular collapse that I remembered the whole reason I fell in love with this faction in the first place was the disfunctional and regional nature of the thing. The Tommy Halas era was nice in demonstrating what a unified League could do, but that wasn't the League. I'm happy to see even Regulus and the Rim Commonality get their own storylines again, instead of being the grumbling opposition in the background. And, of course, as an Andurien sympathizer, this storyline could be no better.

Sartris · « **Reply #43 on:** 02 August 2012, 15:32:28 »

To be honest, if the FWL ever got their crap totally together and became a powerhouse, I'd walk.

False Son · « **Reply #44 on:** 02 August 2012, 15:48:37 »

I could deal with them getting a bit more win for awhile. But, only as long as they aren't sacrificing their individuality to do it. Tommy Halas insisted on conformity and gave out the good tech to the sheepeoples that followed along.

ArcaneRaven · « **Reply #45 on:** 03 August 2012, 06:36:39 »

I agree with both of you. The League wouldn't be anymore the League if they became something of a totally unified powerhouse like the other four Houses.

But I would really love to see the FWL on the winning side again. :) At least, for a while. As we all know, no victory in BT lasts forever. 8)

False Son · « **Reply #46 on:** 03 August 2012, 08:09:30 »

That's true. But, try explaining that to the Davion cultists.

ArcaneRaven · « **Reply #47 on:** 03 August 2012, 08:47:10 »

I'd say that the majority of Davion fans do understand this vital concept of the eternal struggle in the BT universe. Please no generalizations here. This parlour is open to all fans of all factions. The FWL was always a welcoming house. :)

Maybe it's not so much about winning what some did complain in the past but about more on-screen time for their faction. House Davion did not receive very much attention in the Dark Age novels yet. Of course, the next novel will deal with the FedSuns and I'm eagerly awaiting it. The majority of the series has dealt mainly with the RotS and the incursions of the Falcons, Capellans and Kuritans as well with the rebellions of the various offshoots. I dare to say, that the mini-series of the last five novels about the FWL plot arc are the biggest yet.

The Mighty ACHOO · « **Reply #48 on:** 03 August 2012, 09:31:23 »

The only real difference between the League of 3025 and the League of 3125 is that they do not meet together to call each other names and insist that all of their maps are colored purple.

False Son · « **Reply #49 on:** 03 August 2012, 10:32:11 »

Well, Andurien doesn't have to be forced into fighting on behalf of the Janos and Anton Mariks of the new League. That's an improvement. Though Lester is something of a thorn to Jessica Halas-Hughes-Marik, it's not the same thing as when the Marik family tears a perfectly functional FWL to pieces, or alienates Parliament to the point of rendering the whole thing powerless.

Complete unification is such a bore.

ArcaneRaven · « **Reply #50 on:** 03 August 2012, 13:29:59 »

Quote from: The Mighty ACHOO on 03 August 2012, 09:31:23

The only real difference between the League of 3025 and the League of 3125 is that they do not meet together to call each other names and insist that all of their maps are colored purple.

I dunno. Some of the provincial leaders do now value cooperation and union. Fountaine Marik of Tamarind certainly. Though he agrees on his own terms. Same with the Rim Commonality, Oriente and some smaller provinces coreward.

There'll be some kind of new constitution, which is definitely new.

Additionally, contrary to 3025, the FWL faces very, very serious menaces from outside. (Wolfs, Lyrans, RotS)

Quote from: False Son on 03 August 2012, 10:32:11

Well, Andurien doesn't have to be forced into fighting on behalf of the Janos and Anton Mariks of the new League. That's an improvement. Though Lester is something of a thorn to Jessica Halas-Hughes-Marik, it's not the same thing as when the Marik family tears a perfectly functional FWL to pieces, or alienates Parliament to the point of rendering the whole thing powerless.

Complete unification is such a bore.

Hehe, I agree. I have a feeling, that the new FWL won't be boring in this respect. ::)

Weirdo · « **Reply #51 on:** 03 August 2012, 13:32:40 »

That is one thing I lament about the Jihad and breakup of the FWL. That debate about repealing the C-G's state of emergency could have gotten very interesting.

False Son · « **Reply #52 on:** 03 August 2012, 13:40:38 »

It was interesting enough to me, anyway. But, it always begged the question of "why now?" why not repeal the C-G during the golden age of peace- the Star League?

Anyway, the Great Debate was colored by the participants. The anti-Mariks ended up voting the same direction as the anti-C-G people. Tommy Halas storylines made me sigh that way. There were few shades of gray. You were either with him or against him, and he played favorites that way. Even the Orloff Grenadiers, who nervously suppoted Tommy while he tried to reduce their individualism and traditions just ended up voting alongside him. Boring. The Regulans, who clearly wanted a Cameron-Jones on the throne ended up voting to force the C-G to step down, vacating the position. A waste of both parties' storylines, from my perspective.

What I found interesting was the vote to dismantle the League. People can place blame where they want, but the League voted to shut itself down. Alot of the votes came from unaligned planets, too.

Vash The Stampede · « **Reply #53 on:** 04 August 2012, 00:54:06 »

Too much text, do you serve burgers?

The Mighty ACHOO · « **Reply #54 on:** 04 August 2012, 09:29:00 »

If Hamilton Burger were to show up he would be servered a burger and condolences for loosing yet another slam dunk case to Perry Mason.

ArcaneRaven · « **Reply #55 on:** 04 August 2012, 09:47:14 »

Of course we serve burgers here. What kind of burger would you prefer? We have hot chicken burgers from Tamarind , spicy beef burgers from Marik, tangy mutton burgers from Oriente or delicate veggy burgers from Regulus!

Vash The Stampede · « **Reply #56 on:** 04 August 2012, 17:09:19 »

How about a Stone Rhino burger?

Arkansas Warrior · « **Reply #57 on:** 04 August 2012, 21:58:09 »

What about barbecue? We space romans prefer pork products.

False Son · « **Reply #58 on:** 06 August 2012, 07:58:22 »

Get your own thread, Space Etruscan.

ArcaneRaven · « **Reply #59 on:** 06 August 2012, 10:44:00 »

Quote from: Vash The Stampede on 04 August 2012, 17:09:19

How about a Stone Rhino burger?

Quote from: Arkansas Warrior on 04 August 2012, 21:58:09

What about barbecue? We space romans prefer pork products.

Thanks to the diversity of the FWL we can serve nearly anything. And what we can't serve can be imported. For fee, of course. 8)