Weekly AAR Showcase: The Necronomicon in Byzantium

**Llywelyn** · 26-03-2007 11:08

By the way, RGB's posting up (soon, hopefully

) but then we'll be in need of fresh writers. People can always (and are welcome to!) double-up, but of course, we'd like as much diversity as we can get, especially from some of you old(er) hands!

You know you've got a dusty copy of CK somewhere under that pile of hoi2, eu3 and Ricky boxes, so feel free to bust out the CD cleaner and try on the Pointy Hat of Infallibility +3 yourself. Available in pina colada, tutti frutti, and bananaberry while supplies last!

j.

EDIT: Also, sorry that winning this award means many of you have to try to spell my handle. Feel free to abbrev it to lly (Welsh pronunciation: *clears throat*).

**phargle** · 26-03-2007 16:49

Woohoo! This AAR deserves recognition. Thanks for nominating it, Secret Master.

Llywelyn really deserves the credit for this project. He is its mother, cheerleader, and most prolific writer. It's a fantastic read that never bogs down because it has so much variety. And it's a great way, since the popes tend to have the lifespans of hamsters, for people to try out a new AAR style without committing to a long AAR they won't finish. I recommend anybody with Crusader Kings and a wish to try something short and new to give it a whirl.

As a disclaimer, I did the update for one of the popes, but it's a very short update. There's a whole slew of beefy, quality work up there. Check it out.

**Judas Maccabeus** · 26-03-2007 22:49

Ah, College of CAARdinals. It's an enjoyable little diversion for anyone who wants to write an interesting AAR without devoting too much time--or writing a longer part of an AAR on an unusual subject.

Okay, my commercial for the project is over.

Originally Posted by Llywelyn

(Welsh pronunciation: *clears throat*).

I'm not entirely convinced that the Welsh language isn't actually some strange alien language trying to pass off as a human one.

**RGB** · 27-03-2007 19:21

And now it has updates. Although I highly disagree about it needing not a lot of time. Took me forever.

**Llywelyn** · 28-03-2007 07:01

Originally Posted by RGB

And now it has updates. Although I highly disagree about it needing not a lot of time. Took me forever.

That's just because you did a very good job.

And even so, it's a lot of time for a very short time, as opposed to most AARs,
j.

**canonized** · 28-03-2007 07:18

Congratulations to a nice Collab work !

**grayghost** · 29-03-2007 03:28

Congratulations to all the writers that have contributed to this. It has been an outstanding read, given all the different writing and playing styles that have given each pope a good individual feel. Keep up the great work guys.

And hopefully that will be enough ego boosting to keep Llywelyn going.

**Llywelyn** · 01-04-2007 12:45

Eh, been about a week, guess I should kick the can a little further down the street.

For anyone who hasn't seen it lately, the new Shakespearean ragging going on at Knut is fantasticly done, and MadBadger is reviving The Best AAR Ever for a new generation. But Phargle's already won all these awards

and MadBadg's just getting started

, so since Myth's phenomenal Guanxi Clique AAR is already wrapped up...

I'd like to award the weekly AAR showcase to el Pip for his outstanding work on The Butterfly Effect. While the original idea behind this opus was the repercussions of a press leak scuttling the Anglo-German Naval Agreement (or perhaps simply that the public was more properly outraged than OTL), post after post works itself through detailed, well-considered politics, the intricacies of naval strategy, and the ripples growing over time from the smallest changes. Perhaps not for everyone, it's still AARland's Robert Altman.

And who knows, maybe an award will get the punk to post more a little more often...

j.

**grayghost** · 01-04-2007 12:48

Congrats el Pip. I must admit I have seen your AAR, but it was so far along when I did I have been a little intimidated to wade into it. Might be forced to give it a try now.

**canonized** · 01-04-2007 13:03

Congratulations El Pip ! Looking forward to giving it a good read !

**EvilSanta** · 01-04-2007 14:11

Congratulations, Pippy!

**phargle** · 01-04-2007 18:06

Phenomenal. Congratulations, El Pipster.

***Veldmaarschalk*** · 01-04-2007 18:27

Congratulations El Pip !

**Judas Maccabeus** · 01-04-2007 19:39

So that's where that went! I remember reading that a couple months back, then losing track of it, and looking around for it a few times since then and failing to find it. Thank heaven you put that here!