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tehehehehe, doubting thomas, tehehehehe, making fun of the french tehehehehehehehe, different accent tehehehehehehe. Invading all comers? MUHAHAHAHAHA. I must say that this seems to be moving towards a WC game, maybe god could insert some clause about uniting italy to further the cause. Also, any thoughts on THE NEW WORLD? And tunisia is so close...
 

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Yes Tunsisia! Perfect place to start crusading. First Tunisia, next all of North Africa!
 

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VPeric - Hmm, I'm thinking that I may make one of my goals to force every Protestant state in Europe to reconvert to Catholocism. I just hope I can come close to jwolf's standard of writing.

Anibal - Thanks for the compliment, I guess. :p

Formula51 - I plan on taking Liguria and Veneto CoTs, but in do time. And thinking about a Papal-Ottoman alliance makes me just shiver... :wacko:

rajforbro - I may consider going to Africa and maybe convert some heathens to the way of the Cross. Tunisia may be more of a hassle than what its worth. BTW, thanks for mentionaing me in the bAAR. ;)

LordLeto - Maybe when I'm done Italy I'll go for North Africa. But the Holy Land seems so much more - umm, holier? than Tunisia.
 

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Little daunting going directly to the Holy Land(specaly with early fleets), Triplo and Tunisa give a nice groud lauching point to strike the Mameluks.
 

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Rome, 1447

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So it was in 1447 that the new Pope Nicholaus V would replace the passed-on Pope Eugenius IV, who dispite his Italian heritage had a very thick German accent. The new Pope Nicholaus V was a native of Liguria, the region surrounding Genoa. A fond lover of books and history (and to a greater extent of cheese pizza and science fiction), was somewhat of a nerd.

Massimo now appears in the Vatican Archives where Pope Nicholaus V is reading a tattered-old peace treaty from a century ago...

"O, here me now Pope Nicholaus the Fifth, I am Massimo and angel sent by-"

"Guisseppi's Book Emporium, right?" said Pope Nicholaus the Fifth. "Did you bring me those Civil War novels?"

"I don't know what you're-"

"Oh, you're the new guy working there, eh?" said the Pope, who's face was still buried in the old piece of parchment. "What does a Pope have to do to get some things done right around here?"

"I don't work for Guissepi!" shouted Massimo.

"Oh, then you must be from Mama Roma's Hot Italian Pizza! Good. I ordered ten extra cheese pizzas. Heavy on the grease," snorted the Pope, pushing his glasses up his nose again.

"No, I don't work for Mama Roma either! Will you just look at me!"

Pope Nicholas looked at Massimo. He looked at his wings, at his halo, and his white robes.

"Nice costume? You must be one of those sci-fi junkies, eh?"

"I'm not a 'sci-fi junkie'," said Massimo indignantly.

"No no, it's cool with me, too," winked the Pope. "Krimdork frim vralukuka ger'gunk meefra."

"What!"

"I can speak Klingon," said Pope Nicholas, making an odd hand gesture.

"Do you see these wings!"

"Yeah. What are they plastic or something?"

"No, they're real wings."

"Yeah, sure buddy. Real wings. Yeah, and I'm the Imperial Commander of the Third Star Fleet."

"But I'm a real angel," said Massimo, gritting his teeth.

"Yeah, okay. Real angel. And I'm the Grand General of Zipton Four."

"No, you don't understand at all! I was sent here by God!"

"Yeah, sure dude. Sent by God. Yeah, and I'm the Pope!"

"You are the Pope!"

"Yeah, good one. I'm the Pope- Wait, I am the Pope. And as such I order you to vacate the premises before I call my Elite Astro Task Force to make you leave!"

"Your Elite Astro Task Force?"

Pope Nicholas the Fifth sighed. "The Swiss Guard? Ring a bell?"

"Fine, I'll just have to prove to you my divine mission," said the somewhat frustrated Massimo the angel.

So it was that Pope Nicholas V did not believe that Massimo was truly an angel sent by God. So Massimo went back up to heaven to ask for God's help in this most confusing and troubling matter. He explained to God his problem with the new Pope Nicholas V and eagerly awaited his response.

In the eternal glory of heaven...

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"So what is your advice to me O most respected Creator?" asked Massimo.

"Your predicament is quite the precarious one, Massimo," He replied.

"Yes, I am aware of that, O glorious Father."

"Indeed, a very problematic problem, wouldn't you say?"

"Yes, I would say. Now what is your divine counsel, O wonderful Creator," said the now impatient Massimo.

"Maybe I could think to myslef if I didn't have your face so close to my holy butt!" scolded the Father in Heaven. "Now, your troubles are very troubling-"

"Look here, God! I need you to create some of your magic down in Rome, so the nerdy guy in the Pope's hat will believe I'm the guardian angel of the Papal States!"

"I'm swamped as it is here. I'm afraid I can't help."

"Then just make Jesus turn some water into wine or something," pleaded Massimo.

"Massimo," sighed the Heavenly Creator, "I am Jesus."

"Oh yeah, that whole Trinity dealie. Gotcha," said the angel. "But c'mon God. Please. Just help a heavenly brother out."

"Well I could send some divine intervention to convince him that you're an angel..."

"Thankyou God! You won't regret this!" thanked Massimo.

"Oh, but there's one catch."

"You name it, He Who is All Holy."

"Well because I'm so swamped down here, I need you to babysit Saint Luke. You see I-"

Massimo sighed. "Lost another bet to Saint Peter, did you? What was it this time?"

"I thought that St. Francis of Assissi played the original James Bond," He said, looking guilty. "He does a perfect British accent, too."

So Massimo the angel returned to Rome from heaven to see Pope Nicholaus V. However, Massimo would babysit Saint Luke, the famous Gospel writter while he was there, as God lost another bet to Saint Peter, regarding who played the original James Bond. But will God's divine intervention really make Pope Nicholaus V believe that Massimo is the guardian angel of the Papal States...
 
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Rofl my waffle :D

Regarding style, you and jwolf wrote different styles of AARs, so you cant possibly be compared. :) As for your goal, I'm trusting that you are going to convert the capital of a country, then release them and let them convert the territories themselves? :D That wont be possible for the OE, and perhaps some others, but you wont be going there anyway :)
 

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ROFL, this is too funny. Your going to put all the rest of the "humorous" AARs out of Business. :D :p
 

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Phew - lot's to catch up on, and all of it Gold! Way too funny _Arcadian_. Has me laughing out loud as I read along. Keep it up - please!
 

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This is great! :rofl:

I'm thinking of subscribing...

oh wait, I just did! :p
 

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LordLeto - Perhaps I may, but if I do take the North Africans then I may just convert them and release them.

Anibal - It seems like a very Papal thing to do. However, Massimo may have his doubts about that.

Van Engel - Thanks for the compliments. Glad you like it.

VPeric - Thanks for reading. I'll probably use that great idea of yours, too. :D

SnowKing - Trust me, there are a lot of funny AARs out there.

von Loch Ness - Thanks for the compliment.

coz1 - I'm not so sure I'd extent to it the amount of hype that everyone else is giving it, but thanks for positively commenting it.

TheBee - Thanks for reading.

rajforbro - Thanks again for the feedback.
 

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Rome, 1447

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Massimo now returns to the Vatican to find out if the Pope now truly believes that he is an angel sent by God to guide the Papal States. However, he also has to drag around Saint Luke with him...

"Pope Nicholaus the Fifth," said Massimo in a booming voice. "I am Massimo an angel sent by God to guide the Papal Sta-"

"Oh, you again," snorted Pope Nicholaus the Fifth. "Well, I guess you really are an angel after all. Please excuse my past doubts of you."

Massimo blushed. "Thanks, I guess, Pope Nicholaus."

"Well, I got a little sign from above," he said, pushing his glasses up his nose.

Massimo grinned. "Oh, did you? What was it, some sort of dream or divine intervention?"

"Nope," he said. "Look what I got in the mail!"

"In the mail?" said Massimo skeptically. He opened up the letter.

Dear Pope Nicholaus the Fifth,
The man who visited you yesterday named Massimo is in fact an angel sent by God to lead the Papal States on the true path of righteousness. This was because God bet Saint Peter that the Los Angeles Kings would win the SuperBowl, even though they play hockey. So please find it in you to collaborate with this gentleman.


"This is it!" Massimo shouted. "You think I'm an angel because you got some crummy little letter that said I was."

The Pope nodded.

"Well, actually," the Pope began. "There was something else that made me believe it was the work of heaven."

"Which was?"

"Read the signature."

The signature read:
From Peter Jackson

"Peter Jackson? Was he part of the Jackson Five?" Massimo the angel asked.

"No, you confused muggle! He's only the director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy!" said the nerdy Pope Nicholaus.

"Whatever floats your bubble, mate," grumbled Massimo.

"And hey, who's your friend back there?" asked the Pope suspiciously.

"Oh, he's just-"

"The name's Saint Luke," he said. "The Saint Luke."

"The Saint Luke?"

"The."

"Anyways Massimo, you could start to help me with my national policy-"

"Did you also know that I wrote the Gospel of Luke?" beamed the saint.

"Yes, that's very nice," said Pope Nicholaus, putting on a fake smile. "Now Massimo if you could help with the national policy that would be-"

"Did you know that I'm a saint?" asked Saint Luke. "That's why I'm called Saint Luke."

"Yes we do," said Massimo under gritted teeth. "Now Pope Nicholaus I would recommend centralizing the Papal-"

"Did you know that Massimo is not a saint. Because then he would be called... Saint Massimo!" laughed Saint Luke.

Massimo and the Pope rolled their eyes.

"So you think that centralizing would be in our best inter-"

"And I taught Christianity to the Greeks!" said Saint Luke proudly.

"And we thank you for it!" yelled Massimo. "Yes, centralizing would be most-"

"Did you know that I was voted the 'Sixth Most Charming Gospel-Writer', according to 'Heavenly Living' magazine?" said the annoying saint, thinking about himself.

"I thought there were only four gospels?" muttered the Pope under his breath.

"I say we just run," whispered Massimo.

"How did you get stuck with this guy anyways?" whispered the Pope back to Massimo.

"God thought that Francis of Assissi played the original James Bond, because he can do a good British accent," Massimo the angel whispered back.

So Saint Luke rattled on through the day about his personal accomplishments, his successful coversions to Christianity, and how Saint Helen was always hitting on him in heaven (she couldn't stand him either in fact). So Massimo the angel and Pope Nicholaus the Fifth had to sit through his boring mindless chatter for even longer. And while this had happened, the Pope forgot that the Papal Fleet was positioned off the coast of Sicily, and he lost some four ships due to attrition. However, he somehow still remembered that Massimo recommended centralizing the Papal States, so he implemented the changes to the Holy See's government.

Rome, June 26th 1448

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Massimo now appears in front of a frustrated Pope, messing up hair over the current conundrum.

"Is there something troubling you, Pope Nicholaus?" asked Massimo.

"Yes, horrible news, my heavenly compadre!" he exclaimed. "War is upon us!"

"Are you sure that you didn't start this war," said Massimo narrowing his eyes on Pope Nicholaus. "I know the former two Pope had very war-like tendencies."

"No, the Papal States were declared war upon by another force," said the Pope, getting out his athsma puffer. "The Evil Eastern Empire of the Planet Hispania have declared war on us!"

"The what-evil empire of where?" said the confused Massimo.

Pope Nicholaus sighed. "Aragon declared war on us."

"Ohhhhh, Aragon," said Massimo. "I read ya loud 'n clear."

"Anyways, I plan on moving Strike Force Gamma to capture and annex the Dark Kingdom of Selpan, while the Ninth Galactic Fleet and Strike Force Omega keep the Evil Eastern Empire of the Planet Hispania at bay-"

"What?!?!"

The Pope sighed again. "Make one army annex Naples and my other army and fleet keep Aragon at bay."

"Seems simple enough," said Massimo. "Just one question. Where's Saint Luke?"

The Pope grinned. "I was able to load him off on James the Beloved."

"The apostle and saint James the Beloved?" asked Massimo in amazement.

"Who else? I just just beat him in a game of Dungeons and Dragons. And if he lost, which he did, Saint Luke would be his problem."

"What if he won?" asked the angel.

"Well, just say that Rome would be renamed to John-stantinople."

So it was that on June 26th, 1448 that Aragon declared war on the Papal States. The alliance of Aragon, Naples, Tuscany, and Albania would now be facing the alliance of the Papal States, Genoa, Savoy, Helvetia, and Gelre. Pope Nicholaus V had decided upon a plan to annex the last remaining piece of Naples, and dispatch a combined land and naval force on Sicily to keep the Argonese at bay. However, the more pressing issue was that Massimo and Pope Nicholaus V were free of Saint Luke, or what would have happened should Rome have been renamed
John-stantinople...
 

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*"Did you also know that I wrote the Gospel of Luke?" beamed the saint.

"Yes, that's very nice," said Pope Nicholaus, putting on a fake smile. "Now Massimo if you could help with the national policy that would be-"

"Did you know that I'm a saint?" asked Saint Luke. "That's why I'm called Saint Luke."

"Yes we do," said Massimo under gritted teeth. "Now Pope Nicholaus I would recommend centralizing the Papal-"

"Did you know that Massimo is not a saint. Because then he would be called... Saint Massimo!" laughed Saint Luke.

Massimo and the Pope rolled their eyes.

"So you think that centralizing would be in our best inter-"

"And I taught Christianity to the Greeks!" said Saint Luke proudly.

"And we thank you for it!" yelled Massimo. "Yes, centralizing would be most-"

"Did you know that I was voted the 'Sixth Most Charming Gospel-Writer', according to 'Heavenly Living' magazine?" said the annoying saint, thinking about himself.*


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Man where do get the time to right 3 AARs at the same time? :eek: And they are all pretty good too ;)
 

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Well, actually my Greek AAR is completed, and my English AAR is going through a temporary break while I undergo the American Revolution, so this AAR is now my current project. Plus I got home early today (my high school was closed for the day due to an electrical fire, so after waiting from 7:30 to 9:30 in the cold Canadian outdoors we all got to go home).