Referee:
In reply to Saudi Arabia (msg # 29):
"The characteristics of the insurgency are at the discretion of the GM" is the rule,
Well, the rule is a Little longer tan this... If this is the only part t obe applied, I'd suggest you to delete the rest of it.
Referee:
it is the direct and explicit rule as per the rules. The only "...overruling the rules" going on here is insisting on using the formula, which you have done wrong anyways; if I had meant 'Population of the Settlement' in the formula, I would have said 'Population of the Settlement'.
THen what population the rule refers to?
If not the settlement's, then I mussunderstood it and I apologize, but, please, be kind enough to tell me how to read it, as it seems I didn't rightly.
Referee:
The rule is "The characteristics of the insurgency are at the discretion of the GM" because of the ease and frequency of unusual circumstances expected to occur which would make use of the formula inappropriate; such as this case where you did not think to include the actions of Persia, as detailed in the History 2055 section.
Yes, I included Persian actions from the history section. The one I guess can apply here is:
quote:
- Convince Iraq’s Shia to join Persia: Iraq is already embroiled in a Revolt, the Shia people are easily swayed to rebel against the central authority.
So, I understand Persia helped the revolt, and I expected (perhaps wrongly( that externa support to a revolt would increase its forcé, not decrease it...
Referee:
Focus on the game, leave the Refereeing to the Referee.
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I try, but precisely to be able to focus in the game, I try to understand the effects actions may have, and when they are not the ones in the rules (aside from Referee's will, of course) i get confused.
If the problem is, as I understand you said above, that I applied wrongly the formula when I assumed pop refered to the settlement, I repeat, I apologize, but I'd like to know what does then pop mean, to know what to expect in the future if Iwant to incite, or avoid, or fight a revolt.
As now, I feel like firing blind, hoping rules say what I think they do, and this way it's not easy to focus in the game.