-
We have updated our Community Code of Conduct. Please read through the new rules for the forum that are an integral part of Paradox Interactive’s User Agreement.
It's a shame I never got to cross The Yogi before. Among a few others on the forums, his work captivated me when I accidentally stumbled into the forums back in 2006 before I registered while looking for tips of how to play HoI2 Doomsday. The whole notion of an AAR was intriguing, he's one of the unseen forces that brought forth a formal registration into the forum.
Three Cheers Yogi! I'm sure your work brought others to register into the forum as well. I fondly remember Empire of Fu Manchu too.
Three Cheers Yogi! I'm sure your work brought others to register into the forum as well. I fondly remember Empire of Fu Manchu too.
As someone who has something of an interest in the old pulps myself, these have just shot to the top of my reading list.
You won't be sorry! Never thought I'd see The Thin Man, Buck Rogers, Indiana Jones and Otto Skorzeny all in the same story!
Rensslaer
It has been a little over a week and so it seems time to anoint another for our Veteran's Showcase and I have a good one for you. First, a little back story. This is THE very first AAR I ever read. It has remained in my mind since that day because it was so different than anything I had come across at that time. To modern readers, it most certainly will not seem that special but for when it was written, it most certainly was. I printed it out for my reading pleasure at that time as I was about to travel to Miami and visit my brand new freshly born niece that will now turn 15 in just a few days. I got some odd looks from the family, to be sure, but I did not care because I was truly fascinated by this work and the entire prospect of writing a thing about a game you played.
There is no doubt that this writer and this AAR influenced me in a number of ways. @MrT and @Lord Durham are rightly considered legends of this area (as are many more) but this writer has always been "the one" that truly made me join the forum. In fact, till this day, I still answer my comments as he did so many years ago - feedback to feedback, more commonly known as fb-fb.
Thus I give you Ariel's An English AAR (GC 1.08). Something a little different..? from the original Europa Universalis game. The writer has been long gone from this forum for many, many years but his impact remains. @Ariel officially joined this forum sixteen years ago as of yesterday. It seemed an appropriate time to give him a salute and a well deserved one at that!
I suggest all to read the work as it remains an interesting game even now. I would urge you to look past the early attempt at an AAR and consider what that type of work led to all these many years later. If you want to know how this place exists, you need look no further than this excellent story written in 2001. It changed the tenor of this place and led to all that we enjoy today (and if you really want to go exploring, you might also consider his follow up - For God, The King and Saint George written for EUII. That really started a revolution along with the work of Lord Durham!)
There is no doubt that this writer and this AAR influenced me in a number of ways. @MrT and @Lord Durham are rightly considered legends of this area (as are many more) but this writer has always been "the one" that truly made me join the forum. In fact, till this day, I still answer my comments as he did so many years ago - feedback to feedback, more commonly known as fb-fb.
Thus I give you Ariel's An English AAR (GC 1.08). Something a little different..? from the original Europa Universalis game. The writer has been long gone from this forum for many, many years but his impact remains. @Ariel officially joined this forum sixteen years ago as of yesterday. It seemed an appropriate time to give him a salute and a well deserved one at that!
I suggest all to read the work as it remains an interesting game even now. I would urge you to look past the early attempt at an AAR and consider what that type of work led to all these many years later. If you want to know how this place exists, you need look no further than this excellent story written in 2001. It changed the tenor of this place and led to all that we enjoy today (and if you really want to go exploring, you might also consider his follow up - For God, The King and Saint George written for EUII. That really started a revolution along with the work of Lord Durham!)
And congratulations, Ariel. I never reaad that. I shall add it to a long, long list.
I find it criminal that after more than two years neither @Lord Durham nor The Free Company have made their way onto this list. So my recommendation today is to start at the beginning and check out Burgundy: Origin of the Free Company: Book One, an AAR that spawned a movement.
Congrats to the Father of AARland: @Lord Durham and all those who contributed to the Free Company.
Congrats to the Father of AARland: @Lord Durham and all those who contributed to the Free Company.
Oh yes! The Free Company! I discovered it quite late, and never managed to read through the immense material created, but it was indeed something. Congrats @Lord Durham !
Congrats @Lord Durham !
An excellent suggestion, Mr C. It is a natural follow-up after the last showcase as Ariel and Lord Durham both helped introduce the more story driven AAR. Obviously the Free Company series is a landmark for this forum and though I was only able to participate in the last two books, it was a terribly fun exercise!
Congrats on the showcase, @Lord Durham! You have many great individual works on this forum that deserve this nod (and likely will at some point) but the FC series definitely deserves to be remembered and showcased in this thread.
Congrats on the showcase, @Lord Durham! You have many great individual works on this forum that deserve this nod (and likely will at some point) but the FC series definitely deserves to be remembered and showcased in this thread.
I might have to dig through it all and perhaps find a way to make a spiritual successor.
Thanks for the mention and the honour, Mr.C. The Free Company series of 'books' were a blast to plot and write, especially with the amount of AARland talent that participated over the years. These books saw immense creativity from the writers with unique characters, back-histories and engaging subplots. It was a great platform for writers to hone their craft, and I know it gave me the confidence to pursue a publishing career. So once again, thanks.
Cheers,
LD
Cheers,
LD