Curse the Smarts!
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  • Posted On: Oct 7 2015 3:35pm
No.  You are correct.  The Reavers were considered an attack by BDE simply given the direction the attacks came from when TNO Borderland Protectorate fell.  Even now, when I write people talking about it, there is still a question about it simply because I have not rp'd anyone actually going to check.

Your people would IC have the edge there because of your stealthy scouting missions. However, I was personally against thinking that your "stealth scouting" missions went to every planet in BDE for confirmation.  I would think they merely scouted bordering worlds and only a few at that.  Given that, you  might infer BDE retreated from their borders but unless you are sending ships willy-nilly all through BDE space, to simply say Raktus and ALL BDE tech is now gone from the entirety of BDE space is a bit of a reach. 

In your most excellent of explanation of Reavers, I personally would have been more comfortable in the explanation of missing BDE tech and removal of "intelligence web" from Dracconis being more localized (as in what your people have seen on bordering worlds) rather than encompassing all of BDE.  As far as people know, Raktus may still be around and unless an expedition is sent to Dameo, that question is still in the air.

What I meant, tho, about biting you in the butt is if you suddenly say, "well my stealth ships went to Dameo and every planet and found no evidence of such and such", what happens when/if Ahnk writes about massive Dominion shipbuilding/soldier making/population enslaving/mass religious conversions going on in former BDE worlds since they are his worlds now?   The question would be:  why did your stealthy scout ships see that Raktus and BDE tech is gone forever on former worlds but miss all that other stuff??

Again, I would have been more comfortable with a smaller, localized scouting footprint and modest claims of missing BDE tech presence rather than everything gone. 

It's really up to Ahnk to say what's what in former BDE space.  No need to freak out.  Just sayin..
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  • Posted On: Oct 7 2015 5:59pm
Aw man... why do I always have to make these decisions!?
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  • Posted On: Oct 7 2015 6:35pm
Ah, got it. Cool. Side note: do we even know about Dameo IC? Isn't it hidden or something?

I must have assumed there was time between when the Dragons left and the Cree'Ar moved in, because that seems like the sort of thing that I would do without noticing. I'm going out of town for a few days, but I'll make an edit to tone down the omniscience when I get back. 

Ahnk, telling me all of your secrets is still strongly encouraged!
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  • Posted On: Oct 7 2015 7:25pm
@ Ahnk,  It's your monster, buddy.  Time to climb up on its back!

@ Smarts, ...*he's gone!  attack!!!!*

As for Dameo, yes, it is hidden.  There would be IC knowledge of its existence and that it is in the Tion Cluster somewhere but its exact location may be in question as BDE turned more and more insular over the years.
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  • Posted On: Oct 8 2015 9:36pm
I know where it is.

*evil laughter*
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  • Posted On: Oct 10 2015 6:38am
Smarts: Probably the best way to figure this out is to catch me on Hangouts?
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  • Posted On: Oct 11 2015 4:45pm
And I'm back! You're usually on pretty late, right, Ahnk? I'll try to catch you in the next day or two.
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  • Posted On: Oct 12 2015 8:46am
I have internet at home now so if you see me offline it's because I'm commuting. I might be online but away if I am home but it will buzz me and if I'm awake I can try and reply.

I'll generally be at a PC late, yes.
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  • Posted On: Oct 14 2015 5:50am
Alright, Omnae, I chatted with Ahnk and I edited the last section of the post. No big changes, just toned down the "I know what happened to the Dragons" a little and cited my sources a bit more.

So . . . am I supposed to come up with a "real" Curse post now?
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  • Posted On: Oct 14 2015 1:48pm
Of course!  It's the only way you can be a real boy!

And so you managed to catch the elusive entity known as Ahnk?  There were rumors of his existence...