The realm rejoices as Paradox Interactive announces the launch of Crusader Kings III, the latest entry in the publisher’s grand strategy role-playing game franchise. Advisors may now jockey for positions of influence and adversaries should save their schemes for another day, because on this day Crusader Kings III can be purchased on Steam, the Paradox Store, and other major online retailers.
This is an utter joy. Been a long time since I’ve seen anything approaching an AAR done in verse, and I’m very very glad to see a new one appear.
What forms we fashion for our tales!
With sounding voice in tuneful key,
A song to banish all travails,
Sung large in joyful prosody!
Avian verses
Unique, interesting, now
New reader follows
Superstitions not banish'd
Despite our thoughts
Blood must be shed
Though we dislike it
For time is circular
And not linear
As many know
Might we learn of those
Who proclaim
The union of past and future?
The Ancients
might've worshipped them.
In the emptiness of space
Kindness was wrought
And so let Nova be
Curiosity
Followed kindness, and in turn
Bestowed great rewards.
Ponder on what is
And what can be
But remember
Answers might beget questions
And not all questions have answers
I’m going to break with tradition here and post a non-original poem, because it’s one of my favourites and it is appropriate. Or at least, I think so. This is “Lightenings viii” by Seamus Heaney (1991)—