(The following battle report is going to be strange. You are going to think that I am on crack, or LSD, or some other hallucinagenic drug. I assure you, I am not. The following is an example of a type of story called "stream of consciousness," and believe it or not, in some literary circles, this kinda stuff is prime cut. If you don't like it, tough. I'd like to see you come up with a better way to portray a game from the viewpoint of a Zerg overlord.) (Based on a game played on Lost Temple between Spicoley [Zerg, Orange, 12:00] and Ve||()cet [Protoss, Teal, 9:00] on November 18, 1999.) Greetings, noble Zeratul. As you may or may not be aware, our group of warriors had been charged with studying the Zerg by our late Matricarch. Ironic it is, that we should be set to study those which have brought her demise...yet we believe we have made some astonishing discoveries in the past weeks. Using the combined psionic energies of several of our most highly regarded High Templar, we recently tapped into the mind of one of the Zerg's controlling minions, the overlord, in our most recent sortie with this nefarious race. The following is the result of our mind-tap, as set to words directly from the creature's mind. I can only pray that these findings may somehow aid your quest in destroying the Queen of Blades, and that this study reaches you in time to be able to do so. BRRAAAaaaarrrrggghh.... I awAkeN.. seaRcH, mUst finD FoCus, LeaDEr, MuST fiND CEREBRATE ...fOund.. MIniONs! Run, GaTHeR mINeRAls for ArMY...brOTHer, go NORthWEst...ScoUT, FiND alIEN sPICiEs... DrONeS, Must MAke mORe DroNES, MadE...BroTHEr FinD PROTOSS PrOtoss BaSE stIll forming, wiLL neED moRe ResoURceS...mUSt expANd, maKE neW haTCHeRy at MoRE mineRalS... PROBE!

ZeALoTS apROaCH..

ZEALOTS ATTACK UNFORMED HATCHERY

ZeRglinGS go, Fight...ZergLiNGS kill
More ZEaLots, ZeRGliNGs DiE..

ZeALOtS leaVE haTCHeRY alIve, go to TRy to KiLL MaIN HatCherY..IntERCepT, ZerGlingS, Go, KilL all...DeSTRoY...

MaKE moRe ZerGLINgs, fIGht ProTOss ZeaLOtS...

zealots die.

zerGliNGs...neeD MoRE zERgLinGS...DefEND..more ZeALOtS musT come...onE DoZeN, TwO...sAfE.

scout...send out..zergling, to sCOut...
FINd BaSe, onE caNNoN, FeW ZeAloTs...
HydRAliSKs to AttACk...DoZens of ZERglinGS...
GaTHEr OutSIDe ProTOSs BaSE...

GO!

mUSt SLauGHtER...sEE zEAlOTS...

ATTACK

YeS...AttacK, Kill, AlL zeaLOtS dead, Kill CANNON, kiLL...
wait...ProbeS, attacKINg, more ZeALoTs...
STAND! FIGHT!
dyiNG...

All dead.

NeeD MoRE reSourCES for TrOOps..expAND, TakE loWeR reSOURce Node in tHE eASt...To FUnd thE MaCHiNE...
pRoTOss muST be WeAK...seND moRe HyDRaLiSKs..

YeSssss....no DeFEnsEs..tAkE doWN caNNon..

NO! no...HYdrALiSKs dyINg...
muSt Be DArK TeMPLar...no bROtheRs neARBy...
all dead

shIMMeR by neWEst exPAnsIOn...musT be DaRK teMPlAr..
MakE SunKENs...InVAsION coMiNG..muST deFEnd..No TroOPs...

PROTOSS ATTACK!

SuNKenS muST KilL..Kill PrOTosS InVadERs...

SuNKeNs dEAd...gONe...thERe goES HaTCHery...

ExpANsiON deAd.

Avenge..MuSt AveNGE!
HyDRaLiSKs..go...AttACK. KilL foR my BreTHRen..

ZeAloTS figHT bAck..deAd. All DeAd...DeAd, to ProToss InVadeRS...

OnLY see GrOUnD trooPs..
AIR!
MutALisKS..maKE MuTAlisKS...

ATTACK

YesSs...KilLing, Main ProTOSs BaSE..DeStroY...

WaIT...

TEMPLAR

run..ReTREaT...GaTHer TrooPS for FroNTal AssAUlT..

HeRe It Comes...

CorSAirS!
ReAVeRs..
DarK TeMPlAR!
ARchONs
ZealoTS
DrAgooNs
TemPLaR
ATTACKING!

No..CaNNoT deStroY forCe With MuTas, fAll to ArchOns/StORm/CorSaiRs/DrAGoOns

CaNnot DeStroY with hYdRas, FalL to reAvERs/StORm/ZeALoTs/DrAgooNs/Dark TeMPlAr

CANNOT DESTROY PROTOSS FORCE

TroOPs Dead..CanNot StOP proTOsS AdVancE..

No! Defend FiRSt ExpAnsIon..

MoRE hYdrAs and MuTAs FalL..

CoRSAiRs! CominG...

AaaAAAaaARrrRgGGgghhhh.....

The Zerg base was quickly overrun and destroyed by our superior forces. I hope that you have been able to gleam some knowledge of our opponents from this report, and it will somehow assist you in your endeavors against the Swarms.

-- Judicator Romanis