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y'know, I am still pissed at thos damn persians. I could probably hit them from the south, just build up a crapload of transports in Issas. Hmm... Sweet Sweet Persian gold. Sounds tasty 
Ok, I will continue very soon.
And, if i can, i am going after Genoa and Papal States, go across the sea to there fancy lands! Ha, soon all the world will be green
After that, onwards to the lands of the Aztecs! Or maybe China. Yeah China sounds good
Ok, I will continue very soon.
And, if i can, i am going after Genoa and Papal States, go across the sea to there fancy lands! Ha, soon all the world will be green
After that, onwards to the lands of the Aztecs! Or maybe China. Yeah China sounds good
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Episode IV: A Weird Dream(continued)
Episode IV: A Weird Dream
When last we left our travllers, they were preparing to leave for Egypt with the aid of two questionable characters, Ean Sula, a brash young Caravn Leader, and his sidekick(the VERY hairy) Jambalaya(or Jamba for short). Although Yabba, Mwahaha and Doobya all express their doubts, Ban has faith in their new friends. After a long discussion, Ban arrives at Stable 8. As he enters, a hooded man, all in red,spying on the entrance, slinks away. Ban enters the stables, and is greeted by a putrid smell
"My mount never smelled this bad." Ban thinks to himself.
He enters the Stable, and finds Ean and Jamba working on a wagon. Jamba makes sounds of dismay as Ean curses. Ban patiently waits for them to finish. Finally, Jamba notices him, and nudges Ean. Ean, still cursing, gets out from under the wagon.
"Eyyyyyy! How ya doing??" Ean flashes his winning smile at Ban, tries to reach behind him, move the tools out of sight.
"I could ask you the same thing, hmm friend?" Ban looks at the wagon, smiles and claps his hands(flippers).
"Excellent! This will do nicely for us. Now, you say that this is the fastest wagon in the country?" Ban nods about something. Ean and Jamba look at each other, shrug, and Ean smiles again.
"I guarantee this is the fastest wagon, not only in the country but in the world!" Ean and Jamba share a knowing grin.
"Fine, fine, it will be ready for us? In the morning?" Ban knows that these two are not very trustworthy, but he sees great things in the times ahead.
"Yeah, don't worry about it. Meet us here tomorrow at dawn. We'll leave then. Until that time get some sleep. Leave everything to me and Jamba here" Ean, now realizing that Ban has seen the tools, shrugs, and gets back to work.Jmaba gives a hearty growl, and Ban leaves them to their work...
1527-continued
Nothing else can be done. It is decided the southern colonies must be fortified, as they are dying off too quickly. After that, a massive fleet will be made, lots and lots of rafts, so we can sneak into the lands of the blasted Persians. And Morocco. Stinking, no good for nothing Morocco. Troops are to be placed in every province we have, but especially in our new lands, the Former Algiers and Former Hafsid Empire.
June 1: Using the 4 remaining diplomats we have, we enter into royal marriages with Portugal, Franch, England and Hannover. Why? Why not?
July 1: We can now build artillery. Yippee!...Wait a minute! No we can't! We can't afford it?Oh well, sucks to be us, i know i know
1526-15 the Rumble in the Jungle Turkey vs Ethiopia
Jan 1: We are getting almost 95d every Jan 1! Whoo hoo, we're rich, i tells ya, rich rich rich!
Troops are ordered in Oranian and Al-Djazair. 14000 total. Ok, now we have no more money. Wait till next year i guess. We are not taking on those Morroccans until we have 75000 men. On their border of course
July 11: Why do we have to be so damn honourable? Anyone? Could someone pleas tell me why? Why did we have to agree to join a war against Turkey? Hmm? The Ottoman Empire vs the Ethiopian Empire. Let's get ready to rrrruuuummmbbbbllleeee!!!!!!!
Round 1:
" After a bit of dancing round the ring, Ethiopia gives a quick 1-2! Lebanon falls to the mat. out cold. Now Ethiopia is after Jordan. Oh the humanity! Ottoman, throw in the towel! Now, in a surprising turn of events, Sardina kicks Ottoman in the groin. Low Blow! Low Blow[Sardinia declares independence from Turkey ]
Will this fight never end? DING!!! And there's the bell. Get back to your corners people"
Ronud 2:
"And Jordan falls to Ethiopia's quick jabs[June 30, 1527]. Ethiopia is sure being methodical about all of this. They attack one of Ottomans areas, then move onto the next one! What a fight! Ladies and Gentlemen, this announcer has never seen anything quite like it!
OH NO! Jordan has fallen, and Ottoman is trying to wave the towel[offered Jordan and Judea]
Folks, This is INCREDIBLE. Ottoman is not giving up. After a few quick jabs(BOOM! BAM!) Ottoman beats up on Ethiopia's Alexandra fleet. Not once, but twice![Jan 22 1528 and Feb 21 1528]
Oh the Humanity. It seems Byzantium has yield to the Ottomans. The crowd gives a hearty "BOO!"[Byzantium annexed by Turkey Jan 23 1528]
Ethiopia nd her allies, Venice and Georgia now fight even fiercer on.
(BAM! BAM! BAM! OOF!) Ethiopia gives three quick blows, but then gets hit by an uppercut[Turkey retakes Lebanon, now sieges Jordan.]
Oh No! Something has happened folks. Ethiopia is throwing in the towel? Why? Folks, this is a dark day in the history of this sport. I can't watch, folks"
Ding Ding Ding!
[ok, back to the actual AAR ]
Aug 8 1528: For whatever reason, we decide to accept Turkey's terms, and take Jordan and Judea. A settler is sent to Jordan to "preach" to the faithful.Forts will be built, and armies sent there to ensure we can protect our new holdings. We will now focus on Morrocco.
1529-
Jan 19: We call up 7000 warriors in Atlas, and prepeare to invade Morrocco. We have 40000 in Orania, and will attack as by the next year.
Just for the hell of it, all those diplomats who have sitting on their butts, twiddling their thumbs are sent out. Ryazan and Teuts get some nice princess for their sons.
July 1: Seems those Austrians are right SOBs. Milan declares their independence. Ha 1 Good for them
1530-
Jan 1: We fortify Judea.Well, next year, we attack Morrocco. Yes, For sure next year.
Sept 1: Whoo hoo! We can use camel droppings to improve our crops(+1 tax, all national provinces)
1531- ok maybe now we attack Morroco? Please? Pretty pleas with sugar on top?
Jan 1: Ok, finally, after settlers are sent to Ciskei and Karroo,
Oh crap! Ok, so no to the planned invasion. They Have allies in England, Portugal,Navarra,Naples, Papal States, and Modena! Crap! Crap! Crap! Ok, so maybe we attack Persia? Yeah, that sounds good. Or we wait for this monstrous alliance Morroco has to end, heheh
1532-
Jan1:With so much money rolling in(up to 145 now ) We order 16000 warriors in Judea. As soon as they are ready, we will strike at Persia. Those damned bastards will pay, for whatever it was they did to us.
With our remaining funds, tax collectors are ordered for Nile
March 2 1532: War with the Persians!
(acch, this one, i do like normal, not like boxing match)
2 armies, one under Jakob, one under Takla move to engage the Persians. Our Allies in Venice and Georgia respond to our call for help. And, showing well loved are the Persians, their allies dishonour the alliance. Ha! Take that, you bastards!
Jakob's army heads for Syria,while Takla's army heads for Iraq. Now it's time to get down and party hearty
June 1: War must be good for us. We now can get monopolies and our troops can use those cannon things better(Trade tech 3, land tech 4)
Aug 18: Jakob's army wins in Syria, while Takla has trouble in Iraq. Jakob now heads to Nuyssaybin
Oct 16: Persia lays siege to Syria. We will kill them all for that!
Dec 1: Judea Revolts! 12000 rebels. Damnit!
Dec 13: Iraq falls. Yippee!
1533-1534
War is hell. Syria is attacked by what seems like every Persian army thy have. We lose it, after a hard fought battle, but, vengeance is ours. We slaughter their army completely. And, Georgia gets Azerbijan. Hehe.
We also manage to lay siege to Nuyssaybin. It falls too. Now Jakob is on to Kars.
Kars falls(Oct 9) onwards to Tabriz. Takla lays siege to Syria again.
Jan 1: We order new troops in Judea(10 artillery and 2000 troops)
Tunisia revolts. With the aid of Georgia, we retake Syria. Onwards to Kirkuk, where Jakob awaits.
March 6: We ask for, and receive Syria and Iraq from the Persians. The fact that we went to war against a neighbour didn't sit well with the populace. (we are at Stab 1, getting killed in taxes, down from 145 to 75)
We will work to restore the faith our people had in us. They will not be let down.
1535-1542 The years of getting Stable.
Although we have limited funds, we still manage to send colonists to Ciskei. We forgot about the Conq we had in Ogaden(hmm i wondered why there was 1000 troops there. made no sense) I send this Conq down, down, down to Ciskei. He takes a good 6 months to do it(wow, talk about a lazy bastard ) but finally does, with about 500 men left. There he joins the remanants of the other expedition, and they travel on to Table. Colonists will be sent there until it is full up.
Aug 2 1539: Well, the alliance is over between Morocco and the others. But, if we attack, it will mean more rebllion. [i have +2 stab, would go down to 0, eep! but they are so tasty.]
After much deliberation, we will attack. And hope to God thatwe don't lose half the Empire in the process.
Colonel Noah commands the main force, some 33000 strong, and he has 88 cannon things to help him. Sarsa commands a mich smaller force, only 9000 strong, but with 25 cannon. Well, here goes...
Aug 7: We engage the main Morocan force, some 25000 men. Noah and Sarsa both manage to defeat them sending them to Toubkal. We have lost 15000 men already, and they have lost 20000. I like those odds.
March 30 1540: We finally capture the hated Moroccan Capital, and move to Toubkal. The foolish Moroccans try and attack us in Fez, btu we kill them all, only losing 4500 men in the process.
Aug 25 1540: We capture Toubkal. The fool Moroccans send wave after wave of camel riders, but we kill them as quickly as they come. On to Saharra. It is decided Colonel Noah will take command of both armies.
1541-1542: Desperate times.
During these years, we lose all of our men in battles in Toukbal. We are left with only 50 pieces of artillery. Warriors in Omania,Atlas, Al-Djazair, Aurres, Kabylia and Tunisia are called up. All of our moneys, all 180d goes to it. Finally, after many many many battles, we take Saharra, and on Sept 20 1542, Morocco cease to be.
[ok, i will post a screenshot, then continue with the story of Yabba, Ban and the rest]
Episode IV: A Weird dream(continued)
When last we left our travellers, Ean and Jamba were fixing up the wagon they would use to get to Egypt. Ban and the others went to sleep, and the next morning they all arrived at Stable 8. Yabba took one look at the wagon, and gave a snort
" What is that piece of junk? That's what is costing us 150 to use? Hell, I could buy a better one than that myself!" Yabba snorted.
"Yeah, but we know the fastest way to Egypt. You would probably take 10 years to get there" Ean retorted
"Hummph!" Yabba walks off. Ban comes over to Ean, and whispers to him,
" Be kind to him. He was almost eaten alive. So take it easy. We will be with you until Egypt, then be out of your hair forever." Ban gathered his stuff, and began to load it onto the wagon. Jamba helped, and soon everything was loaded into the wagon. Jamba and Ean climbed into the front, and Yabba and the rest got in the back. As Ean and Jamba made some pre-trip checks, the goons that Ban and Yabba met as they were entering Masawa. The spy was with them, and pointed towards Yabba and Ban.
"Hey, stop! Get out of the wagon!" The head goon yelled. The others threw their spears at the wagon, and they sailed wide. Jamba pulled out a pipe, and starting firing little pellets at the goons. They fell, one by one as the pellets hit them. Ean gave a mighty "Hyah!" and the group was racing out of Stable 8, out of Masawa, heading for Egypt...
Episode IV: A Weird Dream
When last we left our travllers, they were preparing to leave for Egypt with the aid of two questionable characters, Ean Sula, a brash young Caravn Leader, and his sidekick(the VERY hairy) Jambalaya(or Jamba for short). Although Yabba, Mwahaha and Doobya all express their doubts, Ban has faith in their new friends. After a long discussion, Ban arrives at Stable 8. As he enters, a hooded man, all in red,spying on the entrance, slinks away. Ban enters the stables, and is greeted by a putrid smell
"My mount never smelled this bad." Ban thinks to himself.
He enters the Stable, and finds Ean and Jamba working on a wagon. Jamba makes sounds of dismay as Ean curses. Ban patiently waits for them to finish. Finally, Jamba notices him, and nudges Ean. Ean, still cursing, gets out from under the wagon.
"Eyyyyyy! How ya doing??" Ean flashes his winning smile at Ban, tries to reach behind him, move the tools out of sight.
"I could ask you the same thing, hmm friend?" Ban looks at the wagon, smiles and claps his hands(flippers).
"Excellent! This will do nicely for us. Now, you say that this is the fastest wagon in the country?" Ban nods about something. Ean and Jamba look at each other, shrug, and Ean smiles again.
"I guarantee this is the fastest wagon, not only in the country but in the world!" Ean and Jamba share a knowing grin.
"Fine, fine, it will be ready for us? In the morning?" Ban knows that these two are not very trustworthy, but he sees great things in the times ahead.
"Yeah, don't worry about it. Meet us here tomorrow at dawn. We'll leave then. Until that time get some sleep. Leave everything to me and Jamba here" Ean, now realizing that Ban has seen the tools, shrugs, and gets back to work.Jmaba gives a hearty growl, and Ban leaves them to their work...
1527-continued
Nothing else can be done. It is decided the southern colonies must be fortified, as they are dying off too quickly. After that, a massive fleet will be made, lots and lots of rafts, so we can sneak into the lands of the blasted Persians. And Morocco. Stinking, no good for nothing Morocco. Troops are to be placed in every province we have, but especially in our new lands, the Former Algiers and Former Hafsid Empire.
June 1: Using the 4 remaining diplomats we have, we enter into royal marriages with Portugal, Franch, England and Hannover. Why? Why not?
July 1: We can now build artillery. Yippee!...Wait a minute! No we can't! We can't afford it?Oh well, sucks to be us, i know i know
1526-15 the Rumble in the Jungle Turkey vs Ethiopia
Jan 1: We are getting almost 95d every Jan 1! Whoo hoo, we're rich, i tells ya, rich rich rich!
Troops are ordered in Oranian and Al-Djazair. 14000 total. Ok, now we have no more money
. Wait till next year i guess. We are not taking on those Morroccans until we have 75000 men. On their border of course July 11: Why do we have to be so damn honourable? Anyone? Could someone pleas tell me why? Why did we have to agree to join a war against Turkey? Hmm? The Ottoman Empire vs the Ethiopian Empire. Let's get ready to rrrruuuummmbbbbllleeee!!!!!!!
Round 1:
" After a bit of dancing round the ring, Ethiopia gives a quick 1-2! Lebanon falls to the mat. out cold. Now Ethiopia is after Jordan. Oh the humanity! Ottoman, throw in the towel! Now, in a surprising turn of events, Sardina kicks Ottoman in the groin. Low Blow! Low Blow[Sardinia declares independence from Turkey ]
Will this fight never end? DING!!! And there's the bell. Get back to your corners people"
Ronud 2:
"And Jordan falls to Ethiopia's quick jabs[June 30, 1527]. Ethiopia is sure being methodical about all of this. They attack one of Ottomans areas, then move onto the next one! What a fight! Ladies and Gentlemen, this announcer has never seen anything quite like it!
OH NO! Jordan has fallen, and Ottoman is trying to wave the towel[offered Jordan and Judea]
Folks, This is INCREDIBLE. Ottoman is not giving up. After a few quick jabs(BOOM! BAM!) Ottoman beats up on Ethiopia's Alexandra fleet. Not once, but twice![Jan 22 1528 and Feb 21 1528]
Oh the Humanity. It seems Byzantium has yield to the Ottomans. The crowd gives a hearty "BOO!"[Byzantium annexed by Turkey Jan 23 1528]
Ethiopia nd her allies, Venice and Georgia now fight even fiercer on.
(BAM! BAM! BAM! OOF!) Ethiopia gives three quick blows, but then gets hit by an uppercut[Turkey retakes Lebanon, now sieges Jordan.]
Oh No! Something has happened folks. Ethiopia is throwing in the towel? Why? Folks, this is a dark day in the history of this sport. I can't watch, folks"
Ding Ding Ding!
[ok, back to the actual AAR ]
Aug 8 1528: For whatever reason, we decide to accept Turkey's terms, and take Jordan and Judea. A settler is sent to Jordan to "preach" to the faithful.Forts will be built, and armies sent there to ensure we can protect our new holdings. We will now focus on Morrocco.
1529-
Jan 19: We call up 7000 warriors in Atlas, and prepeare to invade Morrocco. We have 40000 in Orania, and will attack as by the next year.
Just for the hell of it, all those diplomats who have sitting on their butts, twiddling their thumbs are sent out. Ryazan and Teuts get some nice princess for their sons.
July 1: Seems those Austrians are right SOBs. Milan declares their independence. Ha 1 Good for them
1530-
Jan 1: We fortify Judea.Well, next year, we attack Morrocco. Yes, For sure next year.
Sept 1: Whoo hoo! We can use camel droppings to improve our crops(+1 tax, all national provinces)
1531- ok maybe now we attack Morroco? Please? Pretty pleas with sugar on top?
Jan 1: Ok, finally, after settlers are sent to Ciskei and Karroo,
Oh crap! Ok, so no to the planned invasion. They Have allies in England, Portugal,Navarra,Naples, Papal States, and Modena! Crap! Crap! Crap! Ok, so maybe we attack Persia? Yeah, that sounds good. Or we wait for this monstrous alliance Morroco has to end, heheh
1532-
Jan1:With so much money rolling in(up to 145 now ) We order 16000 warriors in Judea. As soon as they are ready, we will strike at Persia. Those damned bastards will pay, for whatever it was they did to us.
With our remaining funds, tax collectors are ordered for Nile
March 2 1532: War with the Persians!
(acch, this one, i do like normal, not like boxing match)
2 armies, one under Jakob, one under Takla move to engage the Persians. Our Allies in Venice and Georgia respond to our call for help. And, showing well loved are the Persians, their allies dishonour the alliance. Ha! Take that, you bastards!
Jakob's army heads for Syria,while Takla's army heads for Iraq. Now it's time to get down and party hearty
June 1: War must be good for us. We now can get monopolies and our troops can use those cannon things better(Trade tech 3, land tech 4)
Aug 18: Jakob's army wins in Syria, while Takla has trouble in Iraq. Jakob now heads to Nuyssaybin
Oct 16: Persia lays siege to Syria. We will kill them all for that!
Dec 1: Judea Revolts! 12000 rebels. Damnit!
Dec 13: Iraq falls. Yippee!
1533-1534
War is hell. Syria is attacked by what seems like every Persian army thy have. We lose it, after a hard fought battle, but, vengeance is ours. We slaughter their army completely. And, Georgia gets Azerbijan. Hehe.
We also manage to lay siege to Nuyssaybin. It falls too. Now Jakob is on to Kars.
Kars falls(Oct 9) onwards to Tabriz. Takla lays siege to Syria again.
Jan 1: We order new troops in Judea(10 artillery and 2000 troops)
Tunisia revolts. With the aid of Georgia, we retake Syria. Onwards to Kirkuk, where Jakob awaits.
March 6: We ask for, and receive Syria and Iraq from the Persians. The fact that we went to war against a neighbour didn't sit well with the populace. (we are at Stab 1, getting killed in taxes, down from 145 to 75)
We will work to restore the faith our people had in us. They will not be let down.
1535-1542 The years of getting Stable.
Although we have limited funds, we still manage to send colonists to Ciskei. We forgot about the Conq we had in Ogaden(hmm i wondered why there was 1000 troops there. made no sense) I send this Conq down, down, down to Ciskei. He takes a good 6 months to do it(wow, talk about a lazy bastard ) but finally does, with about 500 men left. There he joins the remanants of the other expedition, and they travel on to Table. Colonists will be sent there until it is full up.
Aug 2 1539: Well, the alliance is over between Morocco and the others. But, if we attack, it will mean more rebllion. [i have +2 stab, would go down to 0, eep! but they are so tasty.]
After much deliberation, we will attack. And hope to God thatwe don't lose half the Empire in the process.
Colonel Noah commands the main force, some 33000 strong, and he has 88 cannon things to help him. Sarsa commands a mich smaller force, only 9000 strong, but with 25 cannon. Well, here goes...
Aug 7: We engage the main Morocan force, some 25000 men. Noah and Sarsa both manage to defeat them sending them to Toubkal. We have lost 15000 men already, and they have lost 20000. I like those odds.
March 30 1540: We finally capture the hated Moroccan Capital, and move to Toubkal. The foolish Moroccans try and attack us in Fez, btu we kill them all, only losing 4500 men in the process.
Aug 25 1540: We capture Toubkal. The fool Moroccans send wave after wave of camel riders, but we kill them as quickly as they come. On to Saharra. It is decided Colonel Noah will take command of both armies.
1541-1542: Desperate times.
During these years, we lose all of our men in battles in Toukbal. We are left with only 50 pieces of artillery. Warriors in Omania,Atlas, Al-Djazair, Aurres, Kabylia and Tunisia are called up. All of our moneys, all 180d goes to it. Finally, after many many many battles, we take Saharra, and on Sept 20 1542, Morocco cease to be.
[ok, i will post a screenshot, then continue with the story of Yabba, Ban and the rest]
Episode IV: A Weird dream(continued)
When last we left our travellers, Ean and Jamba were fixing up the wagon they would use to get to Egypt. Ban and the others went to sleep, and the next morning they all arrived at Stable 8. Yabba took one look at the wagon, and gave a snort
" What is that piece of junk? That's what is costing us 150 to use? Hell, I could buy a better one than that myself!" Yabba snorted.
"Yeah, but we know the fastest way to Egypt. You would probably take 10 years to get there" Ean retorted
"Hummph!" Yabba walks off. Ban comes over to Ean, and whispers to him,
" Be kind to him. He was almost eaten alive. So take it easy. We will be with you until Egypt, then be out of your hair forever." Ban gathered his stuff, and began to load it onto the wagon. Jamba helped, and soon everything was loaded into the wagon. Jamba and Ean climbed into the front, and Yabba and the rest got in the back. As Ean and Jamba made some pre-trip checks, the goons that Ban and Yabba met as they were entering Masawa. The spy was with them, and pointed towards Yabba and Ban.
"Hey, stop! Get out of the wagon!" The head goon yelled. The others threw their spears at the wagon, and they sailed wide. Jamba pulled out a pipe, and starting firing little pellets at the goons. They fell, one by one as the pellets hit them. Ean gave a mighty "Hyah!" and the group was racing out of Stable 8, out of Masawa, heading for Egypt...
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Episode IV: A Weird Dream(continued)
Episode IV: A Weird Dream
The travellers ride fast and furious through the lands, stopping only twice on the road to get water. After a week, they see the Pyramids. They have made it. They travel until they reach Cairo, and when there, they stop at "Abdul Sayed's Oasis" an inn . Ean and Jamba help the others unload the wagon. A veiled lady approaches Ban, and whispers something into his ear. Ban looks surprised. He moves over to Ean, and grabs Yabba as well.
"I have just received worrisome news. The princess from Byzantium, the one to be married to our king, has been kidnapped, by the Ottomans no less. We must rescue her!" Ban pleads with the otehrs. Ean and Jamba look to each other, and Ean starts to walk away,telling Ban:
" Listen old man. You wanted to get to Egypt. I got you here. I am not going to go into the heart of the Ottoman Empire to resuce some spoiled princess. You are asking the wrong guy. I am going to go, grab a drink, maybe say hello to some of my lady friends here. That's it"
Ban has an idea. It is a long shot, but if it works, then so much the better,
"I can promise you 5000. If you help. This princess is very rich, hmm? Anyone who rescued her could ask for his weight in treasure. Think of it, Ean, you would never need work again."
Upon hearing '5000' Ean and Jamba rush back. Ean tries to hide his obvious greed, but doesn't do such a good job. Ean looks Ban up and down, trying to determine if Ban is lying. Nope, he isn't.
"Well, she better be rich. I can think of a lot of treasure i could use. Fine, I will take you into the Ottoman Empire. But know this. If it gets bad, and i might lose my wagon, I am outta there. I don't care how rich she is, I love this wagon." Ean shakes Ban's hand(flipper) and sends Jamba off to find a stable so that they can store the wagon for the night. Damn! He needs to buy more supplies. 5000?! Damn, he could buy a fleet of wagons, open up a harem for himelf!5000?! Damn!
Yabba, seeing this exchange, wonders what is going on. But, if he saves the princess, he can have Yeega killed. For crimes against Humanity! So he has to help. Besides, he still wants to know more about the light pole Ban uses.
"Hey Ban, I have decided that me, Mwahaha and Doobya will come as well. We have to rescue a damsel in distress. Couldn't live myself if i didn't help"
"Well, ok" Ban smiles," but it will be dangerous. I will have to teach you about my light pole. You have a gift, Yabba, and i will teach you about it. But not now. On the way to Thrace." Ban pats Yabba on the back, smiles, and heads off towards the inn.
"Thrace? That's where we are going? Damn!" Ean and Yabba both exclaim simultaneously.
Ban just keeps walking. Ean walks over to Yabba, shrugs,
"Where did you find him? He sure is a strange guy."
Yabba smiles, nods, and starts after Ban. Mwahaha and Doobya follow Yabba.He turns around, and yells to Ean
"Sure he is, but wouldn't have it any other way."
Ean smiles, run to cath up with Jamba. They should be ready to leave in a week...[To be continued, hehe]
1543-1546: Peace, War, War
Nothing of note happens during this time. We build up our forces in Syria and Iraq.
We are lucky, in that no wars occur that involve us directly, until, on Sept 3 1544, we declare war on Persia. The next year is one of mad attacks, rushing from one province to the next. We lose one 40000 strong army, it is annhiliated by the Persians. However, we have our revenge. We take Nuyssaybin, Krkuk, Armenia, Tabriz and Kars in quick succession. Then, when peace is offered, Kars and Tabriz, we take it.
Meanwhile, in 1545, our allies in Hungary involve themselves in a war with Austria. Well, problem is, also with France. So we now have to fight Frecnh fleets in Med. Great.
One force, 20000 strong, boards a transport in Alexandria, and sets off for Venice. We will go through Venice to get to Austria.
1546-1549: Stupid Hungarians
Well, we help out these Hungarians, losing close to 40000 men in the process, and for what? To have 2 armies trapped in Austria, killed off. My god, I hate alliances. We also lose 3 main fleets, 12 warships. And we gain nothing.Well, let the Hungarians suffer the next time they get in a war
1550:
Somebody called Jean Calvin does something in Europe. Who cares?
We will improve our armies, try to not engage in wars for at least 10 years. We need to rebuild our shattered armies.
We send colonists to Table, to build it up. We also build troops in Syira, Tabriz and Kars.
Oct 1: We can use arquebus. Whatever.
1551-1560
Nothing happens in 1551. Good. Finally some peace.
Feb 20: Well, we have an explorer in Issas. Good for us. Guess he'll go and explore
Problem with explorers. either they are competent, or incompetent. Ours is incompetent. Sure, he finds some sea lanes, but whoopdy doo. Doesn't do us much help.
We continue to build up our armies. 1560 will see us go for Turky. Do an all or nothing thing. Now if only we can not get in any wars until then. Please? Please no war?
nothing happens, peace, beautiful peace for nice bit of time.
June 1: Our navies are better, somehow. Not really sure(naval tech 3)
March 1 1556: We can build chief judges. Bout ruddy time!
Damnit! VENICE! Well, so much for peace. War against Turkey. We will send all of our armies against them
1556- War With Turkey, Crimea, and Moldavia
THAT'S IT! Turkey is gone! Crimea? Dead! Moldavia? Dead!
Every single army available, approximately 200000 men, is sent into Turkish Provinces. We slaughter every Turk we find, take Sivas, Alleppo, Lebanon, and Trabzon by beginning of 1557. Then we move towards Crimea, going through Georgai, and taking Kalmuk, then Kouban, then we head towards their Capital. Moldavia has been cut up by Milan and Hungary. Good for them. We will not let Crimea live. And Turkey will be crippled. We will ensure Ethiopia can have some peace and quiet!
By end of 1558, we have lost only 50k men, but have crippled Turkey, and hope somehow to eliminate them soon. Crimea? As soon as Azov falls, it will be annexed.
[I forgot we can't annex unless we are one who DoW'd country. Oh well]
1559 sees us in complete control of Turkey, but we cannot annex them Why?
1560 finds us fighting small, almost miniscule Turkish forces(1-2k annoying, very annoying)
Dec 1560: Our people are getting sick of war(War exhaustion was near 10). We sue for peace, and get Lugansk, Kouban and Kalmuk from Crimea, and Sivas, Lebanon and Anatolia from Turkey. Man, war sucks.
1561 sees us rebuilding our army. This war has been very costly. Our armies in Iraq, Syria and Kars have been whiitled away to 5k each.Yes, we eliminated almost all Turkish resistance, but really, we were doomed from the start. Venice was the alliance leader, not us. So even thoug all of Turkey was in the hands of her enemies, I could not ask for them to submit. Well by 1570, i will rebound, attack them, and kill them. No more Ottoman empire. And we have to build new armies in our new acquisitions, so we do not lose them to rebellions.
Perhaps the only good thing about this war? We have massively upgrade our maps. Here, look at them
[Arrgghh! I am trying to build up armies, so i can actually eliminate the Persians, but no. Silly Venice gets me into war with Turkey. Yikes! Well, hopefully, i can now have a 5 ten year period where no wars. Then, then I wipe Turkey off the map. Those bastards are gonna pay.]
Episode IV: A Weird Dream
The travellers ride fast and furious through the lands, stopping only twice on the road to get water. After a week, they see the Pyramids. They have made it. They travel until they reach Cairo, and when there, they stop at "Abdul Sayed's Oasis" an inn . Ean and Jamba help the others unload the wagon. A veiled lady approaches Ban, and whispers something into his ear. Ban looks surprised. He moves over to Ean, and grabs Yabba as well.
"I have just received worrisome news. The princess from Byzantium, the one to be married to our king, has been kidnapped, by the Ottomans no less. We must rescue her!" Ban pleads with the otehrs. Ean and Jamba look to each other, and Ean starts to walk away,telling Ban:
" Listen old man. You wanted to get to Egypt. I got you here. I am not going to go into the heart of the Ottoman Empire to resuce some spoiled princess. You are asking the wrong guy. I am going to go, grab a drink, maybe say hello to some of my lady friends here. That's it"
Ban has an idea. It is a long shot, but if it works, then so much the better,
"I can promise you 5000. If you help. This princess is very rich, hmm? Anyone who rescued her could ask for his weight in treasure. Think of it, Ean, you would never need work again."
Upon hearing '5000' Ean and Jamba rush back. Ean tries to hide his obvious greed, but doesn't do such a good job. Ean looks Ban up and down, trying to determine if Ban is lying. Nope, he isn't.
"Well, she better be rich. I can think of a lot of treasure i could use. Fine, I will take you into the Ottoman Empire. But know this. If it gets bad, and i might lose my wagon, I am outta there. I don't care how rich she is, I love this wagon." Ean shakes Ban's hand(flipper) and sends Jamba off to find a stable so that they can store the wagon for the night. Damn! He needs to buy more supplies. 5000?! Damn, he could buy a fleet of wagons, open up a harem for himelf!5000?! Damn!
Yabba, seeing this exchange, wonders what is going on. But, if he saves the princess, he can have Yeega killed. For crimes against Humanity! So he has to help. Besides, he still wants to know more about the light pole Ban uses.
"Hey Ban, I have decided that me, Mwahaha and Doobya will come as well. We have to rescue a damsel in distress. Couldn't live myself if i didn't help"
"Well, ok" Ban smiles," but it will be dangerous. I will have to teach you about my light pole. You have a gift, Yabba, and i will teach you about it. But not now. On the way to Thrace." Ban pats Yabba on the back, smiles, and heads off towards the inn.
"Thrace? That's where we are going? Damn!" Ean and Yabba both exclaim simultaneously.
Ban just keeps walking. Ean walks over to Yabba, shrugs,
"Where did you find him? He sure is a strange guy."
Yabba smiles, nods, and starts after Ban. Mwahaha and Doobya follow Yabba.He turns around, and yells to Ean
"Sure he is, but wouldn't have it any other way."
Ean smiles, run to cath up with Jamba. They should be ready to leave in a week...[To be continued, hehe]
1543-1546: Peace, War, War
Nothing of note happens during this time. We build up our forces in Syria and Iraq.
We are lucky, in that no wars occur that involve us directly, until, on Sept 3 1544, we declare war on Persia. The next year is one of mad attacks, rushing from one province to the next. We lose one 40000 strong army, it is annhiliated by the Persians. However, we have our revenge. We take Nuyssaybin, Krkuk, Armenia, Tabriz and Kars in quick succession. Then, when peace is offered, Kars and Tabriz, we take it.
Meanwhile, in 1545, our allies in Hungary involve themselves in a war with Austria. Well, problem is, also with France. So we now have to fight Frecnh fleets in Med. Great.
One force, 20000 strong, boards a transport in Alexandria, and sets off for Venice. We will go through Venice to get to Austria.
1546-1549: Stupid Hungarians
Well, we help out these Hungarians, losing close to 40000 men in the process, and for what? To have 2 armies trapped in Austria, killed off. My god, I hate alliances. We also lose 3 main fleets, 12 warships. And we gain nothing.Well, let the Hungarians suffer the next time they get in a war
1550:
Somebody called Jean Calvin does something in Europe. Who cares?
We will improve our armies, try to not engage in wars for at least 10 years. We need to rebuild our shattered armies.
We send colonists to Table, to build it up. We also build troops in Syira, Tabriz and Kars.
Oct 1: We can use arquebus. Whatever.
1551-1560
Nothing happens in 1551. Good. Finally some peace.
Feb 20: Well, we have an explorer in Issas. Good for us. Guess he'll go and explore
Problem with explorers. either they are competent, or incompetent. Ours is incompetent. Sure, he finds some sea lanes, but whoopdy doo. Doesn't do us much help.
We continue to build up our armies. 1560 will see us go for Turky. Do an all or nothing thing. Now if only we can not get in any wars until then. Please? Please no war?
nothing happens, peace, beautiful peace for nice bit of time.
June 1: Our navies are better, somehow. Not really sure(naval tech 3)
March 1 1556: We can build chief judges. Bout ruddy time!
Damnit! VENICE! Well, so much for peace. War against Turkey. We will send all of our armies against them
1556- War With Turkey, Crimea, and Moldavia
THAT'S IT! Turkey is gone! Crimea? Dead! Moldavia? Dead!
Every single army available, approximately 200000 men, is sent into Turkish Provinces. We slaughter every Turk we find, take Sivas, Alleppo, Lebanon, and Trabzon by beginning of 1557. Then we move towards Crimea, going through Georgai, and taking Kalmuk, then Kouban, then we head towards their Capital. Moldavia has been cut up by Milan and Hungary. Good for them. We will not let Crimea live. And Turkey will be crippled. We will ensure Ethiopia can have some peace and quiet!
By end of 1558, we have lost only 50k men, but have crippled Turkey, and hope somehow to eliminate them soon. Crimea? As soon as Azov falls, it will be annexed.
[I forgot we can't annex unless we are one who DoW'd country. Oh well]
1559 sees us in complete control of Turkey, but we cannot annex them Why?
1560 finds us fighting small, almost miniscule Turkish forces(1-2k annoying, very annoying)
Dec 1560: Our people are getting sick of war(War exhaustion was near 10). We sue for peace, and get Lugansk, Kouban and Kalmuk from Crimea, and Sivas, Lebanon and Anatolia from Turkey. Man, war sucks.
1561 sees us rebuilding our army. This war has been very costly. Our armies in Iraq, Syria and Kars have been whiitled away to 5k each.Yes, we eliminated almost all Turkish resistance, but really, we were doomed from the start. Venice was the alliance leader, not us. So even thoug all of Turkey was in the hands of her enemies, I could not ask for them to submit. Well by 1570, i will rebound, attack them, and kill them. No more Ottoman empire. And we have to build new armies in our new acquisitions, so we do not lose them to rebellions.
Perhaps the only good thing about this war? We have massively upgrade our maps. Here, look at them
[Arrgghh! I am trying to build up armies, so i can actually eliminate the Persians, but no. Silly Venice gets me into war with Turkey. Yikes! Well, hopefully, i can now have a 5 ten year period where no wars. Then, then I wipe Turkey off the map. Those bastards are gonna pay.]
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Episode IV: A Weird Dream(continued)
Episode IV: A Weird Dream
The travellers ride fast and furious through the lands, stopping only twice on the road to get water. After a week, they see the Pyramids. They have made it. They travel until they reach Cairo, and when there, they stop at "Abdul Sayed's Oasis" an inn . Ean and Jamba help the others unload the wagon. A veiled lady approaches Ban, and whispers something into his ear. Ban looks surprised. He moves over to Ean, and grabs Yabba as well.
"I have just received worrisome news. The princess from Byzantium, the one to be married to our king, has been kidnapped, by the Ottomans no less. We must rescue her!" Ban pleads with the otehrs. Ean and Jamba look to each other, and Ean starts to walk away,telling Ban:
" Listen old man. You wanted to get to Egypt. I got you here. I am not going to go into the heart of the Ottoman Empire to resuce some spoiled princess. You are asking the wrong guy. I am going to go, grab a drink, maybe say hello to some of my lady friends here. That's it"
Ban has an idea. It is a long shot, but if it works, then so much the better,
"I can promise you 5000. If you help. This princess is very rich, hmm? Anyone who rescued her could ask for his weight in treasure. Think of it, Ean, you would never need work again."
Upon hearing '5000' Ean and Jamba rush back. Ean tries to hide his obvious greed, but doesn't do such a good job. Ean looks Ban up and down, trying to determine if Ban is lying. Nope, he isn't.
"Well, she better be rich. I can think of a lot of treasure i could use. Fine, I will take you into the Ottoman Empire. But know this. If it gets bad, and i might lose my wagon, I am outta there. I don't care how rich she is, I love this wagon." Ean shakes Ban's hand(flipper) and sends Jamba off to find a stable so that they can store the wagon for the night. Damn! He needs to buy more supplies. 5000?! Damn, he could buy a fleet of wagons, open up a harem for himelf!5000?! Damn!
Yabba, seeing this exchange, wonders what is going on. But, if he saves the princess, he can have Yeega killed. For crimes against Humanity! So he has to help. Besides, he still wants to know more about the light pole Ban uses.
"Hey Ban, I have decided that me, Mwahaha and Doobya will come as well. We have to rescue a damsel in distress. Couldn't live myself if i didn't help"
"Well, ok" Ban smiles," but it will be dangerous. I will have to teach you about my light pole. You have a gift, Yabba, and i will teach you about it. But not now. On the way to Thrace." Ban pats Yabba on the back, smiles, and heads off towards the inn.
"Thrace? That's where we are going? Damn!" Ean and Yabba both exclaim simultaneously.
Ban just keeps walking. Ean walks over to Yabba, shrugs,
"Where did you find him? He sure is a strange guy."
Yabba smiles, nods, and starts after Ban. Mwahaha and Doobya follow Yabba.He turns around, and yells to Ean
"Sure he is, but wouldn't have it any other way."
Ean smiles, run to cath up with Jamba. They should be ready to leave in a week...[To be continued, hehe]
1543-1546: Peace, War, War
Nothing of note happens during this time. We build up our forces in Syria and Iraq.
We are lucky, in that no wars occur that involve us directly, until, on Sept 3 1544, we declare war on Persia. The next year is one of mad attacks, rushing from one province to the next. We lose one 40000 strong army, it is annhiliated by the Persians. However, we have our revenge. We take Nuyssaybin, Krkuk, Armenia, Tabriz and Kars in quick succession. Then, when peace is offered, Kars and Tabriz, we take it.
Meanwhile, in 1545, our allies in Hungary involve themselves in a war with Austria. Well, problem is, also with France. So we now have to fight Frecnh fleets in Med. Great.
One force, 20000 strong, boards a transport in Alexandria, and sets off for Venice. We will go through Venice to get to Austria.
1546-1549: Stupid Hungarians
Well, we help out these Hungarians, losing close to 40000 men in the process, and for what? To have 2 armies trapped in Austria, killed off. My god, I hate alliances. We also lose 3 main fleets, 12 warships. And we gain nothing.Well, let the Hungarians suffer the next time they get in a war
1550:
Somebody called Jean Calvin does something in Europe. Who cares?
We will improve our armies, try to not engage in wars for at least 10 years. We need to rebuild our shattered armies.
We send colonists to Table, to build it up. We also build troops in Syira, Tabriz and Kars.
Oct 1: We can use arquebus. Whatever.
1551-1560
Nothing happens in 1551. Good. Finally some peace.
Feb 20: Well, we have an explorer in Issas. Good for us. Guess he'll go and explore
Problem with explorers. either they are competent, or incompetent. Ours is incompetent. Sure, he finds some sea lanes, but whoopdy doo. Doesn't do us much help.
We continue to build up our armies. 1560 will see us go for Turky. Do an all or nothing thing. Now if only we can not get in any wars until then. Please? Please no war?
nothing happens, peace, beautiful peace for nice bit of time.
June 1: Our navies are better, somehow. Not really sure(naval tech 3)
March 1 1556: We can build chief judges. Bout ruddy time!
Damnit! VENICE! Well, so much for peace. War against Turkey. We will send all of our armies against them
1556- War With Turkey, Crimea, and Moldavia
THAT'S IT! Turkey is gone! Crimea? Dead! Moldavia? Dead!
Every single army available, approximately 200000 men, is sent into Turkish Provinces. We slaughter every Turk we find, take Sivas, Alleppo, Lebanon, and Trabzon by end of 1557. Then we move towards Crimea, going through Georgai, and taking Kalmuk, then Kouban, then we head towards their Capital. Moldavia has been cut up by Milan and Hungary. Good for them. We will not let Crimea live. And Turkey will be crippled. We will ensure Ethiopia can have some peace and quiet!
By end of 1558, we have lost only 50k men, but have crippled Turkey, and hope somehow to eliminate them soon. Crimea? As soon as Azov falls, it will be annexed.
[I forgot we can't annex unless we are one who DoW'd country. Oh well]
1559 sees us in complete control of Turkey, but we cannot annex them Why?
1560 finds us fighting small, almost miniscule Turkish forces(1-2k annoying, very annoying)
Dec 1560: Our people are getting sick of war(War exhaustion was near 10). We sue for peace, and get Lugansk, Kouban and Kalmuk from Crimea, and Sivas, Lebanon and Anatolia from Turkey. Man, war sucks.
1561 sees us rebuilding our army. This war has been very costly. Our armies in Iraq, Syria and Kars have been whiitled away to 5k each.Yes, we eliminated almost all Turkish resistance, but really, we were doomed from the start. Venice was the alliance leader, not us. So even thoug all of Turkey was in the hands of her enemies, I could not ask for them to submit. Well by 1570, i will rebound, attack them, and kill them. No more Ottoman empire. And we have to build new armies in our new acquisitions, so we do not lose them to rebellions.
Perhaps the only good things about this war? We have massively upgrade our maps and we got a gift from the chiefs(maybe they are happy to finally be at peace? Hopefully that is it). Here, look at them maps. S'nice
[Arrgghh! I am trying to build up armies, so i can actually eliminate the Persians, but no. Silly Venice gets me into war with Turkey. Yikes! Well, hopefully, i can now have a 5 ten year period where no wars. Then, then I wipe Turkey off the map. Those bastards are gonna pay.]
Episode IV: A Weird Dream
The travellers ride fast and furious through the lands, stopping only twice on the road to get water. After a week, they see the Pyramids. They have made it. They travel until they reach Cairo, and when there, they stop at "Abdul Sayed's Oasis" an inn . Ean and Jamba help the others unload the wagon. A veiled lady approaches Ban, and whispers something into his ear. Ban looks surprised. He moves over to Ean, and grabs Yabba as well.
"I have just received worrisome news. The princess from Byzantium, the one to be married to our king, has been kidnapped, by the Ottomans no less. We must rescue her!" Ban pleads with the otehrs. Ean and Jamba look to each other, and Ean starts to walk away,telling Ban:
" Listen old man. You wanted to get to Egypt. I got you here. I am not going to go into the heart of the Ottoman Empire to resuce some spoiled princess. You are asking the wrong guy. I am going to go, grab a drink, maybe say hello to some of my lady friends here. That's it"
Ban has an idea. It is a long shot, but if it works, then so much the better,
"I can promise you 5000. If you help. This princess is very rich, hmm? Anyone who rescued her could ask for his weight in treasure. Think of it, Ean, you would never need work again."
Upon hearing '5000' Ean and Jamba rush back. Ean tries to hide his obvious greed, but doesn't do such a good job. Ean looks Ban up and down, trying to determine if Ban is lying. Nope, he isn't.
"Well, she better be rich. I can think of a lot of treasure i could use. Fine, I will take you into the Ottoman Empire. But know this. If it gets bad, and i might lose my wagon, I am outta there. I don't care how rich she is, I love this wagon." Ean shakes Ban's hand(flipper) and sends Jamba off to find a stable so that they can store the wagon for the night. Damn! He needs to buy more supplies. 5000?! Damn, he could buy a fleet of wagons, open up a harem for himelf!5000?! Damn!
Yabba, seeing this exchange, wonders what is going on. But, if he saves the princess, he can have Yeega killed. For crimes against Humanity! So he has to help. Besides, he still wants to know more about the light pole Ban uses.
"Hey Ban, I have decided that me, Mwahaha and Doobya will come as well. We have to rescue a damsel in distress. Couldn't live myself if i didn't help"
"Well, ok" Ban smiles," but it will be dangerous. I will have to teach you about my light pole. You have a gift, Yabba, and i will teach you about it. But not now. On the way to Thrace." Ban pats Yabba on the back, smiles, and heads off towards the inn.
"Thrace? That's where we are going? Damn!" Ean and Yabba both exclaim simultaneously.
Ban just keeps walking. Ean walks over to Yabba, shrugs,
"Where did you find him? He sure is a strange guy."
Yabba smiles, nods, and starts after Ban. Mwahaha and Doobya follow Yabba.He turns around, and yells to Ean
"Sure he is, but wouldn't have it any other way."
Ean smiles, run to cath up with Jamba. They should be ready to leave in a week...[To be continued, hehe]
1543-1546: Peace, War, War
Nothing of note happens during this time. We build up our forces in Syria and Iraq.
We are lucky, in that no wars occur that involve us directly, until, on Sept 3 1544, we declare war on Persia. The next year is one of mad attacks, rushing from one province to the next. We lose one 40000 strong army, it is annhiliated by the Persians. However, we have our revenge. We take Nuyssaybin, Krkuk, Armenia, Tabriz and Kars in quick succession. Then, when peace is offered, Kars and Tabriz, we take it.
Meanwhile, in 1545, our allies in Hungary involve themselves in a war with Austria. Well, problem is, also with France. So we now have to fight Frecnh fleets in Med. Great.
One force, 20000 strong, boards a transport in Alexandria, and sets off for Venice. We will go through Venice to get to Austria.
1546-1549: Stupid Hungarians
Well, we help out these Hungarians, losing close to 40000 men in the process, and for what? To have 2 armies trapped in Austria, killed off. My god, I hate alliances. We also lose 3 main fleets, 12 warships. And we gain nothing.Well, let the Hungarians suffer the next time they get in a war
1550:
Somebody called Jean Calvin does something in Europe. Who cares?
We will improve our armies, try to not engage in wars for at least 10 years. We need to rebuild our shattered armies.
We send colonists to Table, to build it up. We also build troops in Syira, Tabriz and Kars.
Oct 1: We can use arquebus. Whatever.
1551-1560
Nothing happens in 1551. Good. Finally some peace.
Feb 20: Well, we have an explorer in Issas. Good for us. Guess he'll go and explore
Problem with explorers. either they are competent, or incompetent. Ours is incompetent. Sure, he finds some sea lanes, but whoopdy doo. Doesn't do us much help.
We continue to build up our armies. 1560 will see us go for Turky. Do an all or nothing thing. Now if only we can not get in any wars until then. Please? Please no war?
nothing happens, peace, beautiful peace for nice bit of time.
June 1: Our navies are better, somehow. Not really sure(naval tech 3)
March 1 1556: We can build chief judges. Bout ruddy time!
Damnit! VENICE! Well, so much for peace. War against Turkey. We will send all of our armies against them
1556- War With Turkey, Crimea, and Moldavia
THAT'S IT! Turkey is gone! Crimea? Dead! Moldavia? Dead!
Every single army available, approximately 200000 men, is sent into Turkish Provinces. We slaughter every Turk we find, take Sivas, Alleppo, Lebanon, and Trabzon by end of 1557. Then we move towards Crimea, going through Georgai, and taking Kalmuk, then Kouban, then we head towards their Capital. Moldavia has been cut up by Milan and Hungary. Good for them. We will not let Crimea live. And Turkey will be crippled. We will ensure Ethiopia can have some peace and quiet!
By end of 1558, we have lost only 50k men, but have crippled Turkey, and hope somehow to eliminate them soon. Crimea? As soon as Azov falls, it will be annexed.
[I forgot we can't annex unless we are one who DoW'd country. Oh well]
1559 sees us in complete control of Turkey, but we cannot annex them Why?
1560 finds us fighting small, almost miniscule Turkish forces(1-2k annoying, very annoying)
Dec 1560: Our people are getting sick of war(War exhaustion was near 10). We sue for peace, and get Lugansk, Kouban and Kalmuk from Crimea, and Sivas, Lebanon and Anatolia from Turkey. Man, war sucks.
1561 sees us rebuilding our army. This war has been very costly. Our armies in Iraq, Syria and Kars have been whiitled away to 5k each.Yes, we eliminated almost all Turkish resistance, but really, we were doomed from the start. Venice was the alliance leader, not us. So even thoug all of Turkey was in the hands of her enemies, I could not ask for them to submit. Well by 1570, i will rebound, attack them, and kill them. No more Ottoman empire. And we have to build new armies in our new acquisitions, so we do not lose them to rebellions.
Perhaps the only good things about this war? We have massively upgrade our maps and we got a gift from the chiefs(maybe they are happy to finally be at peace? Hopefully that is it). Here, look at them maps. S'nice
[Arrgghh! I am trying to build up armies, so i can actually eliminate the Persians, but no. Silly Venice gets me into war with Turkey. Yikes! Well, hopefully, i can now have a 5 ten year period where no wars. Then, then I wipe Turkey off the map. Those bastards are gonna pay.]
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ROFLOL!!
This great, not reading much of the AAR but the story of Jamba &Co is killing me.
This great, not reading much of the AAR but the story of Jamba &Co is killing me.
Man, you are doing well! But when is the Star Wars part going to tie in to the aar? I wanna see that!
By the way, how are you defeating all of these other nations with Ethiopia's pitiful armies?
By the way, how are you defeating all of these other nations with Ethiopia's pitiful armies?
kinda like Russia does it. The Ethiopian infantry costs base 3d on normal. So, throwabout 90d that way, hell, they can do most anything. And some monstrous good luck with the allies. Venice and Georgia(very surpirsed about Georgia, they are kicking ass! )
As for tying in Star Wars Theme to AAR, it is tremulously tied in. They start in Axum(Capital of Ethiopia), go to Masawa(taken from Nubians early on), then to Egypt(also taken because i threw craploads of fodder in, and had Venice, Georgia and Byzantium(which game refers to as Greece(?) ) taking pot shots. Also, having Turkey in on the fun, in a seperate war, helps.
And as for them going into heart of Ottoman empire, well, i made some gains into there(still very pissed i could not completely annex them or Crimea. Hate that "if you aint the DoWer, you ain't get the goods" rule )
And the princess? She is the one from Greece. So, to rescue her, they have to go to the evil lair of the Ottomans.
BTW, I am having a grand plan for this whole "Star Wars" facsimile. Episode IV is my Ethiopoa AAR. Episode V:"A Kick in the Groin" Will be as Iroquois(see how they move from one extreme the next, like in the movies ) Episode VI, well not sure on a title, or an AAR for it. Suggestions would be appreciated(maybe as Mughal Empire, lots of possibilities with them
But honestly, as it stands now, World conquest is looking less and less likely, not only because i have crap fleets(Alexandria, and that is really it) but also because I could not eliminate Spain early. They have a major foothold in Americas now, as you can see from screenshot.
[Editor's note: I came up with Chewwy's name after watching a Seinfeld episode, the "Soup Nazi" one? Where Newman has his Jambalaya! . So that is a warning. Never watch a Seinfeld episode while making up names for a facsimile of one of the all time classics of American Cinema (my opinon, open to attack, and hideous, nasty retorts, of course )
Well, I hope, by 1600, I will have Persia, Uzbeks, and Astrakhan. Possible also make inroads into Pol-Lit, but I doubt I am that good, lucky, smart-fill in customary prasie befitting an arrogant SOB like myself here - And Turkey, but they have Calais(the dastards!) so i really have to hope for some sweet sweet luck Or, watch my empire get cut to pieces.
)As for tying in Star Wars Theme to AAR, it is tremulously tied in. They start in Axum(Capital of Ethiopia), go to Masawa(taken from Nubians early on), then to Egypt(also taken because i threw craploads of fodder in, and had Venice, Georgia and Byzantium(which game refers to as Greece(?) ) taking pot shots. Also, having Turkey in on the fun, in a seperate war, helps.
And as for them going into heart of Ottoman empire, well, i made some gains into there(still very pissed i could not completely annex them or Crimea. Hate that "if you aint the DoWer, you ain't get the goods" rule
)And the princess? She is the one from Greece. So, to rescue her, they have to go to the evil lair of the Ottomans.
BTW, I am having a grand plan for this whole "Star Wars" facsimile. Episode IV is my Ethiopoa AAR. Episode V:"A Kick in the Groin" Will be as Iroquois(see how they move from one extreme the next, like in the movies
) Episode VI, well not sure on a title, or an AAR for it. Suggestions would be appreciated(maybe as Mughal Empire, lots of possibilities with them But honestly, as it stands now, World conquest is looking less and less likely, not only because i have crap fleets(Alexandria, and that is really it) but also because I could not eliminate Spain early. They have a major foothold in Americas now, as you can see from screenshot.
[Editor's note: I came up with Chewwy's name after watching a Seinfeld episode, the "Soup Nazi" one? Where Newman has his Jambalaya! . So that is a warning. Never watch a Seinfeld episode while making up names for a facsimile of one of the all time classics of American Cinema
(my opinon, open to attack, and hideous, nasty retorts, of course )Well, I hope, by 1600, I will have Persia, Uzbeks, and Astrakhan. Possible also make inroads into Pol-Lit, but I doubt I am that good, lucky, smart-fill in customary prasie befitting an arrogant SOB like myself here
- And Turkey, but they have Calais(the dastards!) so i really have to hope for some sweet sweet luck Or, watch my empire get cut to pieces.
I realize that the story ties in, I just meant, when will the characters affect the national movements?
Hmm, interesting. I was thinking, make Leia's character a monarch(simple really, i just chane one of the monarchs, possibly the last one, at end of game, to her. Give her 9 in everything(as she was in the movies) and make her death in 1999D she'll outlive us all) and if i could make Yabba, Ban et all into generals, i would, but the EU Leader editor is not working for me.
But, any suggestions, they would be appreciated. As it is, it is more, I write about them going to Thrace, I try and conquer Thrace(not possible now, since Serbia has it, and I need to annex them somehow, maybe in next war with turkey). Or, I write about them escaping to Ishafan, well, now I have to conquer Isahafan(preferably during the part of the AAR i write jsut after)
But again, any ideas on how i can do so, even if someone were to make leaders for Ban,Yabba, Ean and Jambalaya and Icq me them, i could add them into the folder for Ethiopia(BAN country tag).
Well, i will start the next part of my AAR shortly.
D she'll outlive us all) and if i could make Yabba, Ban et all into generals, i would, but the EU Leader editor is not working for me.But, any suggestions, they would be appreciated. As it is, it is more, I write about them going to Thrace, I try and conquer Thrace(not possible now, since Serbia has it, and I need to annex them somehow, maybe in next war with turkey). Or, I write about them escaping to Ishafan, well, now I have to conquer Isahafan(preferably during the part of the AAR i write jsut after)
But again, any ideas on how i can do so, even if someone were to make leaders for Ban,Yabba, Ean and Jambalaya and Icq me them, i could add them into the folder for Ethiopia(BAN country tag).
Well, i will start the next part of my AAR shortly.
Why dont someone make a Star Wars scenario.
No, wait. George Lucas would shit in his pants if he knew about it.
No, wait. George Lucas would shit in his pants if he knew about it.
Episode IV: A Weird Dream(continued)
Episode IV: A Weird Dream
When last we left our inspirational group, they were preparing to head through the hated Ottoman Empire, towards Thrace, one of the Ottoman's most heavily guarded possessions. Ean, Jamba, Ban, Yabba, Mwahaha and Doobya are off to save a princess, held captive by the blasted Otomans. We join our group of heroes as they prepare to depart. All know of the possible violent danger that awaits them. But for them it is of no matter. Some have less noble intentions then others, less honourable concerns, like Ean, who salivates at the prospect of 5000 being paid to him. For Ban, he does this as a favour, to who, it is not known. Although he claims to be doing it for King and Country, that cry sounds hollow coming from him. For Yabba, he wishes to learn some of the tricks Old Ban has. Like the mind control for one, and the light pole, especially the light pole. Mwahah and Doobya follow their reluctant master, Yabbba.
The group heads out of Cairo, northeast, through very hostile areas, constantly weaving in and out of patrols the blasted Persians, or Ottomans have set up. And the brigands and outlaws who roam the countryside are no better. Several time, Ean has to steer away from deadly danger. After a week of this, they reach Anatolia. Newly acquired from the Ottoman's, through violent war, it still resents the incursions of foreigners in it. But it is the safest place for them to stop and rest. They stop at an inn, "The Blue Saw", and try to pick up the lastest rumours, and also, to grab a few bed's for the night. Ban and Yabba head to their room, and as they do, Ban explains how is able to use the powers as he does.
" There is a force, that surrounds us, lives inside us, flows from us. It sustains all life, and even in death it is there. It is simply called the "Stuff". Now, there are those, skilled in the ways of "Stuff", who can harness its power's for good, such as myself. I do not use my "Stuff" for personal gain, but to help others, as i have helped you. However, others, wishing for personal glory, use the "Stuff" for evil. They would hunt down we goodly users of "Stuff" and kill us off one by one. There are some, some you must watch for especially. One is the Holy Roman Emperor, or the Emperor for short. He is very skilled in the use of the "Stuff", and would see me and my kind wiped out. He has with him, a general, a dark master of the "Stuff", a being so evil, he is dressed all in black, and has a mask he can never remove. His name is Vater, and he, and his ilk, have waged a continuing war against our kind, killing off most of them, until only a few, like myself, remain. But there is another, one who could potentially use "Stuff" for such extreme good, or blasphemous evil, that they could affect the world as we know it. And that person must be taught the ways of the "Stuff" in such a way that they fight for good, rather than evil. I think, Yabba, you know who i speak of." Ban steps back, pulling out a shorter light pole, slightly different than his own. With some hesitation, he hands it to Yabba. Yabba is dumbfounded. He does not know what to say. He gingerly holds the light pole, and presses the button to activate it. It humms, and with a 'snap-hiss', it glows to life. Yabba takes a few careful swings with it, then turns it off. He is awe struck by it.They get to their room, and Ban motions for Yabba to sit on the bed. But Yabba is too interested in his new acquisition. He turns to Ban, and shakes his head in disbelief.
"What? You mean I have the "Stuff"? I am going to be the factor that decides an Empire, that does all these things? That I will be a beacon of good in the world? Wow, um I really think you have the wrong guy. I couldn't possibly be the one you are looking for." Yabba tries, unsuccessfully, to give an back the light pole. Ban motions with his hand, and Yabba sits down on the bed. Ban smiles, and begins to teach him many tricks. Mwahah and Doobya, who had been watching this discussion take place, turn to each other. Mwahaha speaks
"Oh dear, our master is very powerful indeed. I only hope we can be of service for him, what with all his new powers and such"
"Meee!" Doobya responds.
Meanwhile, Ean and Jamba enjoy some of the local flavour of a nondescript tavern. Ean tries to get a young woman to sit with him, failing rather miserably. Jamba chuckles, and Ean gives a feigned look of anger
"Yeah, and I suppose you could do better?" Ean snaps, jokingly.
Jamba chuckles, shaking his head ever so slightly. When will Ean ever learn? Ean scans the bar for any other ladies, and spies a rather pretty one. He flashes his most winning smile at her, and is happy when she comes over.
"Hello beautiful. Why not sit with me and my friend here? We could always use the company of a beautiful lady"
The lady smiles, nods, and sits down. She begins to speak almost immediately, rahter bluntly
" You have come seeking a princess, no? You travel with a Ugly Ban Canoogly?"
Ean, shocked that this lady knows so much about him and his travelling companions, gives Jamba a quick glance, and readys to dispose of this threat. The lady notices this, shakes her head and continues...
"No, I am no spy. I work for friends of the princess you seek. You are heading in the wrong direction. Thrace has been destroyed, looted in the war with the Ottoman Empire. It is deserted. The princess is no longer there. She is in Isahafan. The Ottomans and the Persians had her moved there. She is in the deepest, darkest dungeon in Isahafan. I would suggest you head there. She will not know who you are, so use the password "Mutant Turtle". The nshe will know who has sent you. Afterwards, return to Cairo, we will meet you there."
"Listen, lady, I don't know who you are, but we went through hell to get this close to Thrace, and now you tell me it is gone, deserted? Even if I did believe you,and I am not saying I do, why not go there, and see for ourselves? Well, I need to talk with my friends about this. If we agree, I will meet you back here tomorrow evening, at 7 o'clock."Ean is wary, and rightly so. This all seems like a set-up. But he really should go and tell Ban about this. See what the old man wants to do. Well, he is in this far, he might as well see it through, Besides, that 5000 could pay off some serious debts. Ean and Jamba leave, head to meet up with Ban. They will get to the bottom of this...
[Watch at the end of this post for more tales of Ban, Ean, and the rest ]
1562-
Jan 3: Something about Ethiopian princesses. Everyone wants one[RM with Denmark]
Nothing of interest happens for the rest of the year
1563-
Jan 1: We are aking in 326d now, sweet! So, colonists to Table, and Bushman. We also order a judge for Kouban, and troops in Kalmuk, Sivas, Kars and Syria. We will prepare for war with those damn Persians.
June 27: Well, those Hungarians. Damn damn damn! War with France, Austria, Burgundy,Bavaria,Wurtemburg and Savoy! Ha, ok, so take out Bavaria and Wurtemburg, Savoy too, then go for Austria.
July-Dec: We use our main fleet, now stationed in Al-djazair, and load up some 20000 men.We sail to Provence, un load them and go back for more. Our army that was in Anatolia, they march through our Vassla, Serbia, into Carniola, and lay siege, More troops will be built in Anatolia, and sent out.
1564-Persia never learns...
Jan 10: Persia declares war. Well, they will die, and I will destroy them. Hahaha! All of our allies, save Milan, agree to help us. I only hope I can take some provinces from France, and perhps get to Bavaria and Wurtemburg, eliminate them completely. Would also like to chop Austria into peices. Well, we'll see, we'll see.
To show our indignation at the Persians, our King, Sarsa Dengel, crowned only on the first of the year, will personally lead one of our armies into Persia. We shall watch over him, and pray.
Throughout 1564, we send wave after wave after wave of troops at Persia, at Austria, and at Savoy. We are beaten badly by the Savoy fleet, 2 warships and 2 transports vs 18 warships and 3 transports. Hmm, talk about embarrassing. We manage to capture Krkuk, Hamad and Awhaz from Persia, but make little headway against Austria and Savoy. Also, a rebel force, some 15000 strong sieges Anatolia, and an 11000 strong rebel force attacks Sivas. And we have no troops to spare. A revolt in Lugansk, some 15000 strong, meets with our troops, and we beat the rebels handily. Thanl god for that.
1565- Some small gains, hopefully they hold
Carniola falls to our forces in March, and our beloved King is a clutz. He is beaten, severely, by the Persians, again and again. Dang.
We capture Armeina but word from Anatolia is not good. They will fall very soon, if we do not divert troops from the siege of Styria. Damnit! Some good news? Well, we are at war with Oman as well(they and Persia are allies) and we have managed to ferry over very small forces, and have captured Masirah. We will siege their capital, and hopefully, take them out. Our King has joined others in seiging Persis. We will carry the day, and Persia shall cease to exist.
Aug 8: Anatolia falls to the rebels. Our army will try and get their quickly, before all is lost. Our ferrying attempts between Al-Djazadair and Savoy are failing miserably. Our fleet is now 12 warships and 2 transports. Dang.
Our army arrives in Anatolia, but cannot lay siege, we need more men. The war in Persia sees and saws back and forth. We only hope we can beat these damn Persians
1565- Still at war, eep!
Feb 1: We capture Oman from Oman. Good, now all we need do is take every province they own, then BOOM, buh bye Oman!
We spend our last 48d on 3 transports, in Delta, Alexandria and Cyrenaica. We need to lift the siege on Anatolia.
April6: Elbruz falls without a fight. We only hope we can keep up this pace. Our(severely depleted)fleet-10 warships and 1 transport- arrives in Cyrenaica. God, those Savoy warships are deadly. They sunk 1/2 the fleet!
1567-Peace with Austria
Well, those Hungarians sure are incompetent. They are forced to cede Croatia to Austria. And, I lose 9000 men in Nice, as they cannot be shipped home. As for Persia? Only one village remains, at the cost of about 90% of our army! In Oman, well, a force, made up of 70 artillery mabaged to beat off wave after wave of Oman soldier, until we lost. Now, a force of 4000 infantry, called up in Axum, is to be snt to Dohfar. It is still hoped both can be annexed, but Persia will do in a pinch. Besides, a very very rich neighbour of the Persians, the Mughal, has been found. Their CoT alone is worth 1700d! They will be our next conquest, once we rebuild our forces.
Aug 4: The last Persian village falls, but Oman remains. They must die. So we will hold off peace with Persia, for now, at least. Until Oman is ours
Sept 27: Crap! Well, Georgia declares war on Turkey! And we have a total of 10000 men in the lands of Crimea, against 36000 men! All of our forces are in Persia, but we cannot refuse? Or can we? And beg back into the alliance later on? we must. we are not ready.
Sept 29: Well, that was easy. Thankfully, Venice realized how importan we were. No war with Turkey or Crimea, thankfully.
Oct 21: War with Oman is abandoned. It is not worth it, as we would have lost control over the capital anyways. So we take Dohfar, and swear vengeance against them. We will annex Persia now
October 21 1567- Persia is no more! We have eliminated that most heinous enemy of Ethiopia. We are victorious!
But not without GREAT cost. Of our armies, we have 20000 men left, this from a guesstimate of around 200000 men. we lost 90% of our forces,a dn have next to no troops anywhere in the empire. We are ripe for the picking
1568- A year of peace, we hope!
Jan 1 sees our coofers at 409d! Persia proved a valuable conquest! But Anatolia is being a pain again. They revolt, 7000 strong. This cannot be allowed. Armies will be called up in Persia,a s we wish to try our hand at the Mughals!
We find out a nation, the Uzbeks is north of our new lands in Persia. They must be watched carefully. Our troops will amass on the Mughal border, try to eliminate them, and then, onwards east, to the land of the rising sun
1569-
We order troops in Anatolia, Sivas, Syria, Kars and Kurdistan. We order Anatolia and Jordan to build Judges.
Jan 1: Council of Trent? Waht does this mean?And why should we care?
July 1: A great day for us. Seems that those smely frenchemn abused their power a little too much. Baden and Lorraine both declare independece. Good for them
1570-
Well, our lovely CoT in Isahafan is now a whopping 1418! So, naturally, we send 6 mercants there. We also build troops in Anatolia, Sivas and Judea. We order tax collector in Basrah, and a judge in Awhaz. We are soon to be ready to attack Mughal. Hopefully, by 1580 for certain...
[To be continued...]
Episode IV: A Weird Dream
A prison cell in Isahafan. Armies of the Ethiopian Empire are outside the gates to the city. The princess, a beautiful Greek woman named Koupadoupadopilos, or Koupa is taken under heavy guard. She will be sent to Delhi, and there she will be made to confess the secret location of the Alliances base. If she fails to comply, she will die. The sounds of shells hitting the walls of Ishafan makes her captors hurry all the more. She only hopes her servants can find someone capable of rescuing her. She wonders how her servant, Alyssa is doing.
"I will get out of here, and you will all suffer for it!" Koupa spits at her captors defiantly. One man, dressed all in black, grabs her by the wrist, and drags her to a souped up wagon waiting in back. This man in black exudes evil. He wears a mask of blackest steel over his face, hiding him completely from everyone. This is Vater, Dat Vater, a dark lord of the Silt, master of all evil things pertaining to the "Stuff". He throws Koupa into the wagon, locks it, and ties her down. She will not escape. The wagon races off to Delhi, just as the hordes of Ethiopian Bushmen enter the prison, slaughtering everyone they see. The King, Sarsa Dengel is dismayed he got here to late.He will set up here for now, and hope that someone can rescue his daughter in law...
[And now, for the screenshots, first, merchant(showing Isahafan and Alexandria, in red and blue respectively, then the map of the territory of Ethiopia]
CoT Alexandria= Red
Isahafan CoT=blue
finally, my territory. I wish they had different greens, as Mughal and Ethiopia have same colour
well, any suggestions? I think, if i take Mughal's, then I will be able to ruin Turkey and France. Character Update shall follow, in next post, under this one
Episode IV: A Weird Dream
When last we left our inspirational group, they were preparing to head through the hated Ottoman Empire, towards Thrace, one of the Ottoman's most heavily guarded possessions. Ean, Jamba, Ban, Yabba, Mwahaha and Doobya are off to save a princess, held captive by the blasted Otomans. We join our group of heroes as they prepare to depart. All know of the possible violent danger that awaits them. But for them it is of no matter. Some have less noble intentions then others, less honourable concerns, like Ean, who salivates at the prospect of 5000 being paid to him. For Ban, he does this as a favour, to who, it is not known. Although he claims to be doing it for King and Country, that cry sounds hollow coming from him. For Yabba, he wishes to learn some of the tricks Old Ban has. Like the mind control for one, and the light pole, especially the light pole. Mwahah and Doobya follow their reluctant master, Yabbba.
The group heads out of Cairo, northeast, through very hostile areas, constantly weaving in and out of patrols the blasted Persians, or Ottomans have set up. And the brigands and outlaws who roam the countryside are no better. Several time, Ean has to steer away from deadly danger. After a week of this, they reach Anatolia. Newly acquired from the Ottoman's, through violent war, it still resents the incursions of foreigners in it. But it is the safest place for them to stop and rest. They stop at an inn, "The Blue Saw", and try to pick up the lastest rumours, and also, to grab a few bed's for the night. Ban and Yabba head to their room, and as they do, Ban explains how is able to use the powers as he does.
" There is a force, that surrounds us, lives inside us, flows from us. It sustains all life, and even in death it is there. It is simply called the "Stuff". Now, there are those, skilled in the ways of "Stuff", who can harness its power's for good, such as myself. I do not use my "Stuff" for personal gain, but to help others, as i have helped you. However, others, wishing for personal glory, use the "Stuff" for evil. They would hunt down we goodly users of "Stuff" and kill us off one by one. There are some, some you must watch for especially. One is the Holy Roman Emperor, or the Emperor for short. He is very skilled in the use of the "Stuff", and would see me and my kind wiped out. He has with him, a general, a dark master of the "Stuff", a being so evil, he is dressed all in black, and has a mask he can never remove. His name is Vater, and he, and his ilk, have waged a continuing war against our kind, killing off most of them, until only a few, like myself, remain. But there is another, one who could potentially use "Stuff" for such extreme good, or blasphemous evil, that they could affect the world as we know it. And that person must be taught the ways of the "Stuff" in such a way that they fight for good, rather than evil. I think, Yabba, you know who i speak of." Ban steps back, pulling out a shorter light pole, slightly different than his own. With some hesitation, he hands it to Yabba. Yabba is dumbfounded. He does not know what to say. He gingerly holds the light pole, and presses the button to activate it. It humms, and with a 'snap-hiss', it glows to life. Yabba takes a few careful swings with it, then turns it off. He is awe struck by it.They get to their room, and Ban motions for Yabba to sit on the bed. But Yabba is too interested in his new acquisition. He turns to Ban, and shakes his head in disbelief.
"What? You mean I have the "Stuff"? I am going to be the factor that decides an Empire, that does all these things? That I will be a beacon of good in the world? Wow, um I really think you have the wrong guy. I couldn't possibly be the one you are looking for." Yabba tries, unsuccessfully, to give an back the light pole. Ban motions with his hand, and Yabba sits down on the bed. Ban smiles, and begins to teach him many tricks. Mwahah and Doobya, who had been watching this discussion take place, turn to each other. Mwahaha speaks
"Oh dear, our master is very powerful indeed. I only hope we can be of service for him, what with all his new powers and such"
"Meee!" Doobya responds.
Meanwhile, Ean and Jamba enjoy some of the local flavour of a nondescript tavern. Ean tries to get a young woman to sit with him, failing rather miserably. Jamba chuckles, and Ean gives a feigned look of anger
"Yeah, and I suppose you could do better?" Ean snaps, jokingly.
Jamba chuckles, shaking his head ever so slightly. When will Ean ever learn? Ean scans the bar for any other ladies, and spies a rather pretty one. He flashes his most winning smile at her, and is happy when she comes over.
"Hello beautiful. Why not sit with me and my friend here? We could always use the company of a beautiful lady"
The lady smiles, nods, and sits down. She begins to speak almost immediately, rahter bluntly
" You have come seeking a princess, no? You travel with a Ugly Ban Canoogly?"
Ean, shocked that this lady knows so much about him and his travelling companions, gives Jamba a quick glance, and readys to dispose of this threat. The lady notices this, shakes her head and continues...
"No, I am no spy. I work for friends of the princess you seek. You are heading in the wrong direction. Thrace has been destroyed, looted in the war with the Ottoman Empire. It is deserted. The princess is no longer there. She is in Isahafan. The Ottomans and the Persians had her moved there. She is in the deepest, darkest dungeon in Isahafan. I would suggest you head there. She will not know who you are, so use the password "Mutant Turtle". The nshe will know who has sent you. Afterwards, return to Cairo, we will meet you there."
"Listen, lady, I don't know who you are, but we went through hell to get this close to Thrace, and now you tell me it is gone, deserted? Even if I did believe you,and I am not saying I do, why not go there, and see for ourselves? Well, I need to talk with my friends about this. If we agree, I will meet you back here tomorrow evening, at 7 o'clock."Ean is wary, and rightly so. This all seems like a set-up. But he really should go and tell Ban about this. See what the old man wants to do. Well, he is in this far, he might as well see it through, Besides, that 5000 could pay off some serious debts. Ean and Jamba leave, head to meet up with Ban. They will get to the bottom of this...
[Watch at the end of this post for more tales of Ban, Ean, and the rest ]
1562-
Jan 3: Something about Ethiopian princesses. Everyone wants one[RM with Denmark]
Nothing of interest happens for the rest of the year
1563-
Jan 1: We are aking in 326d now, sweet! So, colonists to Table, and Bushman. We also order a judge for Kouban, and troops in Kalmuk, Sivas, Kars and Syria. We will prepare for war with those damn Persians.
June 27: Well, those Hungarians. Damn damn damn! War with France, Austria, Burgundy,Bavaria,Wurtemburg and Savoy! Ha, ok, so take out Bavaria and Wurtemburg, Savoy too, then go for Austria.
July-Dec: We use our main fleet, now stationed in Al-djazair, and load up some 20000 men.We sail to Provence, un load them and go back for more. Our army that was in Anatolia, they march through our Vassla, Serbia, into Carniola, and lay siege, More troops will be built in Anatolia, and sent out.
1564-Persia never learns...
Jan 10: Persia declares war. Well, they will die, and I will destroy them. Hahaha! All of our allies, save Milan, agree to help us. I only hope I can take some provinces from France, and perhps get to Bavaria and Wurtemburg, eliminate them completely. Would also like to chop Austria into peices. Well, we'll see, we'll see.
To show our indignation at the Persians, our King, Sarsa Dengel, crowned only on the first of the year, will personally lead one of our armies into Persia. We shall watch over him, and pray.
Throughout 1564, we send wave after wave after wave of troops at Persia, at Austria, and at Savoy. We are beaten badly by the Savoy fleet, 2 warships and 2 transports vs 18 warships and 3 transports. Hmm, talk about embarrassing. We manage to capture Krkuk, Hamad and Awhaz from Persia, but make little headway against Austria and Savoy. Also, a rebel force, some 15000 strong sieges Anatolia, and an 11000 strong rebel force attacks Sivas. And we have no troops to spare. A revolt in Lugansk, some 15000 strong, meets with our troops, and we beat the rebels handily. Thanl god for that.
1565- Some small gains, hopefully they hold
Carniola falls to our forces in March, and our beloved King is a clutz. He is beaten, severely, by the Persians, again and again. Dang.
We capture Armeina but word from Anatolia is not good. They will fall very soon, if we do not divert troops from the siege of Styria. Damnit! Some good news? Well, we are at war with Oman as well(they and Persia are allies) and we have managed to ferry over very small forces, and have captured Masirah. We will siege their capital, and hopefully, take them out. Our King has joined others in seiging Persis. We will carry the day, and Persia shall cease to exist.
Aug 8: Anatolia falls to the rebels. Our army will try and get their quickly, before all is lost. Our ferrying attempts between Al-Djazadair and Savoy are failing miserably. Our fleet is now 12 warships and 2 transports. Dang.
Our army arrives in Anatolia, but cannot lay siege, we need more men. The war in Persia sees and saws back and forth. We only hope we can beat these damn Persians
1565- Still at war, eep!
Feb 1: We capture Oman from Oman. Good, now all we need do is take every province they own, then BOOM, buh bye Oman!
We spend our last 48d on 3 transports, in Delta, Alexandria and Cyrenaica. We need to lift the siege on Anatolia.
April6: Elbruz falls without a fight. We only hope we can keep up this pace. Our(severely depleted)fleet-10 warships and 1 transport- arrives in Cyrenaica. God, those Savoy warships are deadly. They sunk 1/2 the fleet!
1567-Peace with Austria
Well, those Hungarians sure are incompetent. They are forced to cede Croatia to Austria. And, I lose 9000 men in Nice, as they cannot be shipped home. As for Persia? Only one village remains, at the cost of about 90% of our army! In Oman, well, a force, made up of 70 artillery mabaged to beat off wave after wave of Oman soldier, until we lost. Now, a force of 4000 infantry, called up in Axum, is to be snt to Dohfar. It is still hoped both can be annexed, but Persia will do in a pinch. Besides, a very very rich neighbour of the Persians, the Mughal, has been found. Their CoT alone is worth 1700d! They will be our next conquest, once we rebuild our forces.
Aug 4: The last Persian village falls, but Oman remains. They must die. So we will hold off peace with Persia, for now, at least. Until Oman is ours
Sept 27: Crap! Well, Georgia declares war on Turkey! And we have a total of 10000 men in the lands of Crimea, against 36000 men! All of our forces are in Persia, but we cannot refuse? Or can we? And beg back into the alliance later on? we must. we are not ready.
Sept 29: Well, that was easy. Thankfully, Venice realized how importan we were. No war with Turkey or Crimea, thankfully.
Oct 21: War with Oman is abandoned. It is not worth it, as we would have lost control over the capital anyways. So we take Dohfar, and swear vengeance against them. We will annex Persia now
October 21 1567- Persia is no more! We have eliminated that most heinous enemy of Ethiopia. We are victorious!
But not without GREAT cost. Of our armies, we have 20000 men left, this from a guesstimate of around 200000 men. we lost 90% of our forces,a dn have next to no troops anywhere in the empire. We are ripe for the picking
1568- A year of peace, we hope!
Jan 1 sees our coofers at 409d! Persia proved a valuable conquest! But Anatolia is being a pain again. They revolt, 7000 strong. This cannot be allowed. Armies will be called up in Persia,a s we wish to try our hand at the Mughals!
We find out a nation, the Uzbeks is north of our new lands in Persia. They must be watched carefully. Our troops will amass on the Mughal border, try to eliminate them, and then, onwards east, to the land of the rising sun
1569-
We order troops in Anatolia, Sivas, Syria, Kars and Kurdistan. We order Anatolia and Jordan to build Judges.
Jan 1: Council of Trent? Waht does this mean?And why should we care?
July 1: A great day for us. Seems that those smely frenchemn abused their power a little too much. Baden and Lorraine both declare independece. Good for them
1570-
Well, our lovely CoT in Isahafan is now a whopping 1418! So, naturally, we send 6 mercants there. We also build troops in Anatolia, Sivas and Judea. We order tax collector in Basrah, and a judge in Awhaz. We are soon to be ready to attack Mughal. Hopefully, by 1580 for certain...
[To be continued...]
Episode IV: A Weird Dream
A prison cell in Isahafan. Armies of the Ethiopian Empire are outside the gates to the city. The princess, a beautiful Greek woman named Koupadoupadopilos, or Koupa is taken under heavy guard. She will be sent to Delhi, and there she will be made to confess the secret location of the Alliances base. If she fails to comply, she will die. The sounds of shells hitting the walls of Ishafan makes her captors hurry all the more. She only hopes her servants can find someone capable of rescuing her. She wonders how her servant, Alyssa is doing.
"I will get out of here, and you will all suffer for it!" Koupa spits at her captors defiantly. One man, dressed all in black, grabs her by the wrist, and drags her to a souped up wagon waiting in back. This man in black exudes evil. He wears a mask of blackest steel over his face, hiding him completely from everyone. This is Vater, Dat Vater, a dark lord of the Silt, master of all evil things pertaining to the "Stuff". He throws Koupa into the wagon, locks it, and ties her down. She will not escape. The wagon races off to Delhi, just as the hordes of Ethiopian Bushmen enter the prison, slaughtering everyone they see. The King, Sarsa Dengel is dismayed he got here to late.He will set up here for now, and hope that someone can rescue his daughter in law...
[And now, for the screenshots, first, merchant(showing Isahafan and Alexandria, in red and blue respectively, then the map of the territory of Ethiopia]
CoT Alexandria= Red
Isahafan CoT=blue
finally, my territory. I wish they had different greens, as Mughal and Ethiopia have same colour
well, any suggestions? I think, if i take Mughal's, then I will be able to ruin Turkey and France. Character Update shall follow, in next post, under this one
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Character Update
ok, we finally get introduced to Leia's character, as well as the emperor(ok, not really, but you get the gist) and Darth Vader. Now, I think those who speak German will get the pun i did with him hehe
So, Our cast is now:
Yabba=Luke
Mwahaha=C-3PO
Doobya=R2D2
Ugly Ban Canoogly= Obi Wan Kanobi
Ean Sula=Han Solo
Jamab(laya)= Chewwy(Chewbacca)
Koupadopuadopilos(Koupa)= Leia
Dat Vater=Darth Vader
HRE= Emperor Palpatine
Yeega the Monstrously Bloated/Copulent=Uncle Owen(man oh man, is he ever getting shafted! )
Who else are we missing from the first one?
Oh, if someone gives me leader files they think of for Ean, Jamba, Yabba, and monarch files for Koupa, that would be appreciated. I figure, Ean would have decent movement, fire, not so good siege or shock
Jamba has it all, high in everything except fire
Yabba is good in everything, possibly 3 3 3 2? something like that
Kou[a will have maybe 7,9,8 for her. Sound good?
And one last thing. May the "Stuff" be with you.
ok, we finally get introduced to Leia's character, as well as the emperor(ok, not really, but you get the gist) and Darth Vader. Now, I think those who speak German will get the pun i did with him hehe
So, Our cast is now:
Yabba=Luke
Mwahaha=C-3PO
Doobya=R2D2
Ugly Ban Canoogly= Obi Wan Kanobi
Ean Sula=Han Solo
Jamab(laya)= Chewwy(Chewbacca)
Koupadopuadopilos(Koupa)= Leia
Dat Vater=Darth Vader
HRE= Emperor Palpatine
Yeega the Monstrously Bloated/Copulent=Uncle Owen(man oh man, is he ever getting shafted!
)Who else are we missing from the first one?
Oh, if someone gives me leader files they think of for Ean, Jamba, Yabba, and monarch files for Koupa, that would be appreciated. I figure, Ean would have decent movement, fire, not so good siege or shock
Jamba has it all, high in everything except fire
Yabba is good in everything, possibly 3 3 3 2? something like that
Kou[a will have maybe 7,9,8 for her. Sound good?
And one last thing. May the "Stuff" be with you.
The "Stuff"
ROFL that's great. Don't speak German tho but I'm glad to see how the characters are really affecting the game now, way to tie it all in. BTW, you're doing a fantastic job w/ Ethiopia.
ROFL that's great. Don't speak German tho
but I'm glad to see how the characters are really affecting the game now, way to tie it all in. BTW, you're doing a fantastic job w/ Ethiopia.
Wow, Shogun this is truly hilarious. Though I suggest you to undergo some kind of psychiatric examination. Hell, I'm afraid to visit Canada now. KUTGW.
Hell, I'm afraid to visit Canada now. KUTGW.
I am Ccccrrraaaazzzzyyyyy!
Well Sharur, I believe Vater is German for father. So you see the irony of calling Darth Vader's character Dat Vater.
And Suv, I am cerifiable. In fact, i have to beg the guys in the asylum to loosen the straps on my straitjacket, so i can type
And i am having trouble remembering anyone else of great importance that i have not covered, except maybe Grand Moff Tarkin, but how i could represent him, i dunno, maybe admiral? General?
And if someone could even just tell me how to edit the leaders/savegame, what have you, i could add in Ean, Jamba, Yabba and Ban. Koupa i can do myself, just change a monarch.
But the thing is, when to introduce them inot the game itslef. Because, if i introduce them say, 1600, they would have to have a detah date after 1792, so they did not die because of old age(!). Or, I introduce them in 1700, say, when the final push(I hope into France or China ! )happens, to simulate the attack on the Death Star. Actually, a question. Which nation would best represent the Death Star? With the awesome firepower, blah blah blah? Spain? France? China? Austria? Pol-Lit?
And I will continue soon enough
Well Sharur, I believe Vater is German for father. So you see the irony of calling Darth Vader's character Dat Vater.
And Suv, I am cerifiable. In fact, i have to beg the guys in the asylum to loosen the straps on my straitjacket, so i can type
And i am having trouble remembering anyone else of great importance that i have not covered, except maybe Grand Moff Tarkin, but how i could represent him, i dunno, maybe admiral? General?
And if someone could even just tell me how to edit the leaders/savegame, what have you, i could add in Ean, Jamba, Yabba and Ban. Koupa i can do myself, just change a monarch.
But the thing is, when to introduce them inot the game itslef. Because, if i introduce them say, 1600, they would have to have a detah date after 1792, so they did not die because of old age(!). Or, I introduce them in 1700, say, when the final push(I hope into France
or China ! )happens, to simulate the attack on the Death Star. Actually, a question. Which nation would best represent the Death Star? With the awesome firepower, blah blah blah? Spain? France? China? Austria? Pol-Lit? And I will continue soon enough