Barbarossa82's Armenian AAR

[Barbarossa82]

Dear followers of the glorious history of Armenia and its uniquely alcoholic ruling family,
I have decided to move my Armenian AAR, "Hayastan: From Kingdom to Empire", out of the "Rise & Expansion of your Empire" thread into its own thread so as not to clutter the old one up. So here I'll post the original chapters, plus more as the campaign progresses.

CHAPTER 1: Artaxias's Dream

Part 1: Introduction......Part 2: The Family......Part 3: First Expedition
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Part 4: Phraaspa I......Part 5: Phraaspa II......Part 6: Fruits of Victory
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[Barbarossa82]

And now for....

CHAPTER 2: New Conquests, New Rivals

Part 1: Looking Outward......Part 2: Chersonnesos I......Part 3: Chersonnesos II
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Part 4: Chersonnesos III......Part 5: A King's Legacy......Part 6: The Pontic Menace
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More to come, time/willpower permitting!

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[Hargrimm]

Wonderful writing, I felt really involved involved! However, I would advise that you don't use italics for the majority of your text. It makes it a lot harder to read, for me, at least.

[LegioScythia]

wow cool story cant wait for more :2thumbsup:

[bedlam28]

Great to see another instalment Barb.
I hope you get to keep us informed as things develop.
You have a great style and its a pleasure to read.

:2thumbsup:

[Barbarossa82]

Well thank you all for your comments and I'm glad you like the AAR. I've been very busy lately so haven't had much of a chance to play or write things up, but there is more in the pipeline. Anyway here for your amusement is Chapter 3.

Oh and sorry about the italics, I thought it made things look more "chronicle-y" but I guess it does make it kinda hard to read. Anyway these had already been done so I couldn't really be bothered to redo it (the JPGs are exported from a DTP program so you have to edit the DTP file and then re-export it to correct stuff :sweatdrop: )

Chapter 3: A History of the Pontic War

Part 1: The Sword Unsheathed.......Part 2: Rain of Fury......Part 3: Battle of Kotais I......Part 4: Battle of Kotais II
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Part 5: Man with a Plan......Part 6: The Siege of Nicomedia......Part 7: Vahagan's Vengeance
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That's all for now folks!

[dacdac]

hooray! Another segment. Congrats again to you Barbarossa82!! really nice story telling and description.

[Roman_Man#3]

ya man! these are awesome. you should do some for other factions as well!

[Glaucus]

Bravo! Can't wait for the next installment.

[MSB]

:thumbsup:

[The Spartan (Returns)]

great!!

[Ower]

Did I reed right? the Scipii besieged Rome?? :dizzy2:
In 254, now thats crazy:wall: but totaly cool:2thumbsup:
Give a Screenshot, thats worth to see:yes:

This AAR is really cool:2thumbsup: I enyo it.
I am couriouse, how did you make tabs.

[Barbarossa82]

Once more thank you all very much for your kind comments, I'm glad to hear you enjoy the AAR! There are a few more pages in the pipeline and I'll publish those as soon as possible.


Did I reed right? the Scipii besieged Rome?? :dizzy2:
In 254, now thats crazy:wall: but totaly cool:2thumbsup:
Give a Screenshot, thats worth to see:yes:

This AAR is really cool:2thumbsup: I enyo it.
I am couriouse, how did you make tabs.

Whoops, something's not right there! :oops: I just checked my handwritten notes and it was (unsurprisingly), Lilybaeum and not Rome that fell to the Scipii in 254. I blame the Armenian State Propaganda Ministry for this. Sorry! :sweatdrop:

I'm not too sure what you mean by "tabs", but the process of making the AAR was basically to take handwritten notes and many, many screenshots while playing the campaign, then use a batch converter to make the screenshots from TGAs into JPEGs, assemble the whole thing in a DTP program and then export each page as a JPEG. These can then be uploaded to ImageShack which gives you the code to make the thumbails.

Back soon with more tales of famous exploits and drinking binges.

[UltraWar]

:ave: Barbarossa82, I'll join you in the drinking binges as I'm on leave from my duties for the time being. I hope you luck in dominating the whole of Asia Minor. Just be careful in your wars and watch out for the imperial might of Roma!

I'll see you soon for the drinking binges~:cheers:

[Ower]

What exectly is a DTP? :embarassed:

I think, the Armenians should chadge the minister of propaganda, he´s probably geting too old for the job:laugh4:

Can´t wait for the next instalment:2thumbsup:

[Roman_Man#3]

her barbarossa, love the AAR. its a fun read. when can we be expecting the next installment, im getting anxious to learn what happens. and we expect nothing but the best.

[Barbarossa82]

Sorry for the delay, have been a bit bogged down with real-world commitments (lousy reality!)


What exectly is a DTP? :embarassed:

Sorry, it stands for Desktop Publishing. I use an old, cheap program called PagePlus that actually works pretty well for doing this kind of stuff.

Anyway, here we go with...

Chapter 4: A History of the Pontic War, Part Yerku*

Part 1: Fickle gods......Part 2: Galatia I......Part 3: Galatia II......Part 4: One Less Ally
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Part 5: Sinope I.....Part 6: Sinope II......Part 7: The Final Showdown
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*Two :)

[dacdac]

yeah another one!!I haven't even read it yet but will after posting this and i already know this will be good. And you don't need to apologise for the delay we know you are working hard.

[Ikthael]

Keep up the good work! :2thumbsup:

[dacdac]

when your done, you should compile it as a big book and post it all together so everyone can read it.

[Barbarossa82]

when your done, you should compile it as a big book and post it all together so everyone can read it.

Yeah I've been thinking about doing that, the only problem is the massive file size. The JPGs are over a meg each and they're not idea cos they make the text messy. Exporting it direct to PDF gets a nice result but it's like 50MB for a 20-page segment without downsampling the images. I'll have to give it some thought.

Anyway time for a little weekend Armenia action with...

Chapter 5: The Siege of Mazaka

Part 1: Who'd be a peltast?......Part 2: Who'd be a Hillman?......Part 3: Incursion
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Part 4: Who'd be King of Pontus?......Part 5: Aftermath
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Also, I've just been looking through my notes from the campaign (up until the point where I accidentally deleted my savegame, so that I have to replay the last quarter of it), I find that I still have the coollest RTW battle I have EVER played, which is coming up in a few [game] decades' time :2thumbsup:

[Roman_Man#3]

this is going great. cant wait to read more.

[Ower]

Another well done chapter :2thumbsup:

[dacdac]

:jawdrop:
Good work man. you make Armenians everywhere proud. Someone should give you the Pulitzer right now.

[Barbarossa82]

Once again thank you for your kind massaging of my ego! I'm glad to hear you're enjoying the AAR, it's actually really good fun to write too and I find that taking notes for an AAR really adds to the immersion of a campaign since you spend more time memorising the characters and their histories.

Earlier today I tried running EB 0.8 for the first time, and my 3-year old laptop graphics card laughed in my face. This is good news however as it's more time to spend on chronicling the glories of Armenia! So, without further ado, here's...


Chapter 6: The Ptrouble With Ptolemy

Part 1: An offer he could refuse......Part 2: One adoption and a funeral......Part 3: Tarsus I
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Part 4: Tarsus II......Part 5: A change at the helm......Part 6: Calling All Cretans
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Back before too long with tales of the war on Egypt!

[Roman_Man#3]

yes, i have been waiting for another installation.

[dacdac]

I know that beggars can't be choosers and you are really working hard at this, but could you tell us what area Armenia controls now? There wasn't a map and I'm not sure of what you have conquered up to this point. Thanks a lot!
P.S. I almost cried when Arame died. I watched him grow up. He felt like family.
:no:
:embarassed:
:fainting:

[Barbarossa82]

I know that beggars can't be choosers and you are really working hard at this, but could you tell us what area Armenia controls now? There wasn't a map and I'm not sure of what you have conquered up to this point. Thanks a lot!
P.S. I almost cried when Arame died. I watched him grow up. He felt like family.
:no:
:embarassed:
:fainting:

Yeah Arame's death was upsetting, especially when he'd made sure to occupy the city peacefully. It was one of those moments that makes you wish there was an "exterminate populace" button after you had occupied th city :smash:
Good point about the map, I'll make sure there's one on the next page. At the moment Armenia controls its initial two provinces, plus Atropatene, Bosphorus and all of Asia Minor except Lycia.

[Barbarossa82]

Welcome back, followers of the progress of the proud Kingdom of Armenia! Today we continue our journey through the history of some of the nation's most perilous and precarious times with...


Chapter 7: Timeo Danaos


Part 1: A Betrayal......Part 2: 2nd Halicarnassus I......Part 3: 2nd Halicarnassus II......Part 4: Armenia Reacts

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Part 5: 3rd Halicarnassus I......Part 6: 3rd Halicarnassus II......Part 7: Aftermath
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[Nellup]

Barbarossa,

Nice work, a great story. It'd be a shame if you can't put them all into a PDF document because of file size because it would make it much easier to read.

Nellup

[UltraWar]

Barbarossa,

Nice work, a great story. It'd be a shame if you can't put them all into a PDF document because of file size because it would make it much easier to read.

Nellup
When the campaign is fully done, I guess that is what he'll do. But now he has to focus on his AAR reports

[Barbarossa82]

Greetings once again Armenia-watchers, and apologies for the long delay in updating the AAR.
I've been looking into the possibility of releasing this as a massive PDF book when it's finished but as I mentioned the file size is ludicrous. Just the stuff I have already posted (including today's installment) comes to about 80MB as a PDF because of all the imags. I'm thinking of coming up with an internet version where the images are downsampled to a lower DPI, which would allow for practical downloading but would not look anywhere near as good.

Secondly, big thanks to Avlvs Libvrnivs Britannicvs Maximvs for nominating this AAR for the Hall of Fame '06 - cheers man! :2thumbsup:

Anywho, let's catch up with our heroes in...

Chapter 8: The Life and Times of Arkha of Gorneae

Part 1: Battle of the Border I......Part 2: Battle of the Border II......Part 3: Battle of the Orontes I
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Part 4: Battle of the Orontes II......Part 5: The Perils of Mercy......Part 6: A New Heir
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[dacdac]

very good job Barbarossa. I voted for you for best author with a link to this in the HoF award nominations and hopefully they will take it into consideration and give the award to you. Go Armenia!

[Fate]

I really love this AAR Barbarossa, its been a pleasure to read!! I find myself sat here for ages reading as much as possible, im looking forward to your new instalments.

[Barbarossa82]

Hey thanks for your kind comments, Fate. I'll try to fit in another chapter before Christmas if I can spare the time!
And dacdac, thanks for the nomination!!
Right, back to work...:sweatdrop: :whip:

[Barbarossa82]

Ho ho ho! ~:santa: Santa has an installment of AAR for all Armenia followers!

Chapter 9: Into the East


Part 1: The Family Grows.....Part 2: 5th Halicarnassus I......Part 3: 5th Halicarnassus II......Part 4: 5th Halicarnassus III

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Part 5: Onto the offensive......Part 6: Euphrates I......Part 7: Euphrates II

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I'll be back before long with a Battle of Four Armies spectacular, until then, Shenoraavor Nor Dari yev Pari Gaghand!*



*This is supposed to mean "merry Christmas", but I don't speak Armenian so not sure if I'm being pranked.

[UltraWar]

I've voted you for the best campaign award :laugh4:

Why not include .orgahs in cameo roles in the AAR? :2thumbsup::whip:

[Fate]

Loving the latest installment, keep up the good work!

[Ower]

Once more a Great installment, I agree whit UltraWar

[Nutranurse]

:wreck: ....I....I...I will worship this thread...

Wow, I mean this AAR is great. Not even normal Great, just wtfomgf good...

I aspire to write an AAR as good as this...

[Severous]

Good.

Keep it going.

Keep a copy of your images/posts in case imageshack loose any.

[Poulp']

I've got the complete AAR on my hard drive
PM me if anything unfortunate happens

[Barbarossa82]

I've voted you for the best campaign award :laugh4:

Why not include .orgahs in cameo roles in the AAR? :2thumbsup::whip:

Thanks for the vote! I've been thinking about doing that cameo thing and I think I've come up with a cool way of doing so, though you'll have to wait till the end of the AAR.

Anyway thanks once more to all of you for your very encouraging comments, it's a real pleasure to know that you're enjoying reading this :egypt:

Right, now on with:

Chapter 10: The Vengeance of Sarduri


Part 1: Four Armies I......Part 2: Four Armies II......Part 3: Four Armies III......Part 4: Four Armies IV
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Part 5: Battle of Six Princes 1......Part 6: Six Princes II......Part 7: The Price of Treason
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[Roman_Man#3]

another well written chapter in the history of armenia

[Fate]

Another fantastic addittion, keep up the good work!!

[Fate]

Another fantastic addittion, keep up the good work!!

[Nellup]

Excellent, another brilliant chapter; good job.

[Lucius Vorenus]

This story is really good :D I have a question though, which tool do you use to take screenshots?

[Barbarossa82]

This story is really good :D I have a question though, which tool do you use to take screenshots?

Thanks for the compliment. To answer your question, there is no particular tool required to take the screenshots. When you press Print Screen during the game, the game dumps a screenshot in the TGAs directory of your Rome - Total War folder, numbered in the order they were taken. When the folder gets a bit full I just convert them all to JPGs and move them out ready for incorporation into the AAR. You can use any program with batch conversion abilities for this - I use Paint Shop Pro but Irfanview or any of a dozen other programs would be just as good.

And to all you guys thanks for your encouraging comments and I'll try to be back soon with another episode :bow:

[Upxl]

Barbarossa, i believe that I speak for our entire Org community when i say “Absolutely **** brilliant”!
The huge amount of time and effort you no doubt had to put in to this “Aar” is a 100% +1 worth it.

It’s proven to be an ideal relaxation from my studies.
And for me this is a big deal.

The fact that you’re intoxicating me to write my own Rtw epic story line is the only thing i don’t like about it.
(This is from a guy who for the moment doesn’t even have the time to “amuse” his girlfriend)

I shouldn’t say this, but I’m almost willing to pay you for continuing you’re work.

Keep up the good work mate and If you’re ever in Belgium; I owe you a beer… heck make it two.

[Barbarossa82]

Barbarossa, i believe that I speak for our entire Org community when i say “Absolutely **** brilliant”!
The huge amount of time and effort you no doubt had to put in to this “Aar” is a 100% +1 worth it.

It’s proven to be an ideal relaxation from my studies.
And for me this is a big deal.

The fact that you’re intoxicating me to write my own Rtw epic story line is the only thing i don’t like about it.
(This is from a guy who for the moment doesn’t even have the time to “amuse” his girlfriend)

I shouldn’t say this, but I’m almost willing to pay you for continuing you’re work.

Keep up the good work mate and If you’re ever in Belgium; I owe you a beer… heck make it two.

Hi Upxl, thank you for the very generous encouragement! I love reading other people's AARs too, so if you do feel inspired to start your own I'll definately read it. (you can blame me when you explain it to your girlfriend :laugh4: )
Good luck with your studies and if I'm ever in Belgium (again) I will take you up on that beer! :medievalcheers:

And now for...

Chapter 11: Pharaonic Phatality

Part 1: Heredity Bites......Part 2: Damascus I......Part 3: Damascus II......Part 4: The Cruel and the Crazy
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Part 5: The Coast Is Ours!......Part 6: Force of the Future......Part 7: Chersonessos Besieged
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Be sure to tune in next time to see if Liapos pulled it off!

[SSJVegetaTrunks]

This is really great, although I've only read a few of the article things here and there. Would you mind if I used a similar "style" as you do when I make my next AAR?

By the way, what does AAR stand for?

[Nellup]

Another brilliant installment, thanks barbarossa.

@SSJVegetaTrunks, AAR stands for After Action Report

[Barbarossa82]

This is really great, although I've only read a few of the article things here and there. Would you mind if I used a similar "style" as you do when I make my next AAR?

By the way, what does AAR stand for?

I wouldn't mind at all. Post a link in this thread when you start it, I'd like to read it :yes:

[HumphreysCraig00]

Barbarossa the unwieldy size of your pics may be due to the image editing suite you use.

As I saved the last pic of chapter 2 (i read damned slow) and it was 1.21MB as is (according to my comp) I loaded it up in the gimp and saved it and it is now 351kb with very little quality degredation as far as I can see.

Here is the link to the 351kb image

https://img103.imageshack.us/img103/9793/1315hi1.jpg

My vb code is off so I cant use a thumbnail link as you do.

It could probably get smaller and still be ledgable.


As for the AAR the little bit ive read has been very good. I like the way you make it seem like the computers random crazyness is some sort of strategy.

[Fate]

Another brilliant installment, i cant wait to read about the battle for the bosphorous in full next time!!:book:

[Barbarossa82]

Barbarossa the unwieldy size of your pics may be due to the image editing suite you use.

As I saved the last pic of chapter 2 (i read damned slow) and it was 1.21MB as is (according to my comp) I loaded it up in the gimp and saved it and it is now 351kb with very little quality degredation as far as I can see.

Here is the link to the 351kb image

https://img103.imageshack.us/img103/9793/1315hi1.jpg

My vb code is off so I cant use a thumbnail link as you do.

It could probably get smaller and still be ledgable.


As for the AAR the little bit ive read has been very good. I like the way you make it seem like the computers random crazyness is some sort of strategy.

Thanks for the tip HumphreysCraig00. I hadn't noticed that I'd left the filter settings on max detail when exporting to JPG. This chapter's images have been compressed a little. It is possible to see some image degradation but nothing severe. If anyone really doesn't like the result I'll go back to doing it the old way.


Another brilliant installment, i cant wait to read about the battle for the bosphorous in full next time!! Thank you! :bow: As promised, one bospohran bust-up coming up...


Chapter 12: From Chersonnesos To Hatra


Part 1: Chersonnesos I......Part 2: Chersonnesos II......Part 3: A Big Decision......Part 4: The Youth of Today
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Part 5: Assyria I......Part 6: Assyria II......Part 7: Building Contacts
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Tune in next time for more Armenian action!

[Roman_Man#3]

YES!! Thank You BarBarossa, I have been so bored. Looks great!!!

[Fate]

Im on tenterhooks for the next installment lol!

[SSJVegetaTrunks]

How do you make those pictures so small, and then when you click on them they become larger? I want to do that with my screenshots of my victories!

[Barbarossa82]

How do you make those pictures so small, and then when you click on them they become larger? I want to do that with my screenshots of my victories!

ImageShack will handle all that for you. Personally I use the imageShack toolbar which will allow you to upload multiple images at one time and get the thumbnail code for each of them. You can cut and paste that code right into the forum.

I apologise for any misspellings, inconsistencies, inappropriateness etc. in the current installment. this is due to:
1) I am very, very, very drunk right now.
2) New girlfriend :gorgeous:
Hope you all forgive any mistakes etc.!!

Chapter 13: The Doom of the Seleucids

As promised, one extremely cool battle coming up!

Part 1: Petra I......Part 2: Petra II......Part 3: Family Fortunes......Part 4: A Change of Character......Part 5: Seleucia I
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Part 6: Seleucia II......Part 7: Seleucia III......Part 8: Seleucia IV......Part 9: Seleucia V
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Join us next time for even more hardcore combat and family fun!

[Nellup]

Another great installement and congrats on the new girlfriend.

[dacdac]

they should make a "best story written while drunk" award. Good job on this installment. Do you have M2TW, because an AAR using your style for it should be even more interesting with all the different units and features.

[Teleklos Archelaou]

My first time seeing this AAR - it's very entertaining! I'm just jealous, wishing you had done it with Hayasdan in EB. :grin: Great work. :2thumbsup:

[Fate]

You never fail to impress, my friend :2thumbsup:

[Barbarossa82]

Greetings Hayastan fans, and welcome to another installment. Sorry it's been so long since the last update - my write-ups had caught up with my last savegame, so I actually had to play some more of the campaign before I could continue! At least I'm sober this time.


My first time seeing this AAR - it's very entertaining! I'm just jealous, wishing you had done it with Hayasdan in EB. :grin: Great work. :2thumbsup:

Thank you, and to all others who have been so generous with their comments. I would certainly have made this into an EB AAR, but unfortunately when I try to start 0.8, my three and a half-year old, 64 MB, stripped down laptop graphics card laughs in my face. Guess I'll have to wait for my new PC before I can sample the glory that is EB.

Right, now for:

Chapter 14: Dawn of Empire


Part 1: World of Wonders......Part 2: End of an Era......Part 3: Seize the Day......Part 4: 1st Tylis I
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Part 5: 1st Tylis II......Part 6: Macedonian Mutiny......Part 7: 2nd Tylis
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[Nellup]

As usual excellent, a great read.

[Fate]

You continue to release wonderful and enthralling work my friend!!
Nice work and keep up the excellent writing skills, i'll be needing my fix of this AAR in the near future!!

[Omanes Alexandrapolites]

Well done! Such a good read!

[Upxl]

Well I finished reading the last part.
Now i don't know what to do with myself. :juggle2:

Don't want to pressure you but wath's the next deadline?

[Barbarossa82]

Well I finished reading the last part.
Now i don't know what to do with myself. :juggle2:

Don't want to pressure you but wath's the next deadline?

Sorry sir, coming right up sir! :laugh4:

Upxl, Omanes Alexandrapolites the Idiot, Fate, Nellup - thanks for your continued support guys :2thumbsup:

Okay, let's get back to business with...

Chapter 15: A Fool and his Money

Part 1: Siwa I......Part 2: Siwa II......Part 3: Siwa III......Part 4: Always Read the Small Print
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Part 5: The Army Grows......Part 6: Medea I......Part 7: Media II......Part 8: Borders Secured
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Join us next time when we'll be seeing if Armenians and Romans can learn to live with each other's territorial ambitions. Yeah, right. :egypt:

[Poulp']

Great installment !

I still miss King Sarduri, let's hope Emperor Philipos to be the right man to suceed him.


PS
Congratulations, you've reached 100 pages !

[dacdac]

great job Barbarossa! You have been entertaining us all with your fantastic and captivating writing ever since the beginning!

:balloon2: :balloon2: :balloon2: :balloon2: :balloon2: :balloon2: :balloon2: :balloon2: 100 pages!!!:balloon2: :balloon2: :balloon2: :balloon2: :balloon2: I can't believe it!!!:balloon2: :balloon2: :balloon2: :balloon2: :balloon2: :balloon2:
Congrats!!!!:balloon2: :balloon2: :balloon2: :balloon2: :balloon2: :balloon2:

[Roman_Man#3]

Very good chapter. Can't wait to see who wins the sure to happen war between the mighty empire of Armenia and the fruitless senate of Rome.

[Fate]

Another excellent installment my friend!!
I was late into college this morning because i was reading it haha :oops:

Also, ive been playing a sassanid campaign recently on BI, and it feels really similar to this one lol, cataphract archers in particular!

Did you really place the bribe that high? Did you think itd make an amusing twist in the story? Or was it (more likely) a drunk and amusing accident? :laugh4:

Cant wait for the next hit :beam:

[Omanes Alexandrapolites]

Great AAR Barbarossa. Expert writing, superb style, what more can one want. Well done!

[Upxl]

I’m playing a good old fashioned Jullii campaign.
Last turn I received the message that the hands of the evil Pontus have destroyed the Armenian faction.

Couldn’t help but to feel bad about it.

[César Victor]

Great job, Barbarossa. You've inspired me to make something similar on my next campaign. I hope it's anything near as good as yours.

EDIT: Out of curiosity, what program do you use to make your AAR?

[LuckyDog Trojan]

Barbarossa82:
Like so many others who have already attested on here - great, great job!

Your text & writing style along with the game-based illustrations AND the tongue-in-cheek humor, keep all of us thoroughly entertained and wanting more. (For several days now your entries have served as entertainment during my lunch break while at work). Artashes of Tomisa getting 'swindled' for more than a half-million denarii had me laughing out loud!! :laugh4:

Keep up the great work - and like everyone else - can't wait for the future installments and continuing adventures of the Sarduian clan. You are truly R:TW literary inspiration for us all.

[Barbarossa82]

Hearty Armenian greetings once again, fellow Org dudes, and sorry for the long hiatus (seems like I say that every post!). Real-world work got on top of me a little but I think I'm over the worst of that now so hopefully updates will be a little more regular :yes:

Thank you all for raising my morale with your kind comments. If you put your mouse pointer over me right now, you'd get a tooltip saying "Steady (spirits lifted by the orgahs' encouragements)".

Just to respond to some of your feedback:

Poulp' and dacdac, well spotted with the 100 pages mark! I hadn't noticed but it's nice to reach that milestone and hopefully I won't have to write another 100 pages before it's done!

Fate: yep, you rumbled me. I didn't read the bribe price properly, so I thought I was forking out 50,000 instead of 500,000. Couldn't believe it when I saw the end of turn report. :wall: Then I had to pin the blame on poor old Artashes of Tomisa for the purposes of the AAR!

Upxl: that is a tragic story. I hope they treated their defeated Armenian subjects well ~:mecry:

and César Victor: the program is an old, cheapo Desktop Publishing app called Serif PagePlus (version 6 is what I use, I think they're up to about 10 now).

OK, let's get on with...


Chapter 16: The Mauling of Macedon

Part 1: Scythian Plains I......Part 2: Scythian Plains 2......Part 3: Death by Dastardy......Part 4: Campus Scythii 1
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Part 5: Campus Scythii 2......Part 6: Campus Scythii 3......Part 7: Adoption Spree
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[LuckyDog Trojan]

As always - another great installment of the continuing adventures of the Saduri clan. Macedon is isolated and the Brutii (albeit the full might of imperial Rome) loom on the horizon.

[dacdac]

Great job Barbarossa. There really is no point in me saying that anymore b/c you know we all love your influential story telling. Do you have any idea if your going to do another one, and if so, what faction?

dacdac

[Roman_Man#3]

Very well written. Probably the best one yet. It is hard to imagine that Armenia rised from a tiny kingdom in obscurity into a world spanning empire. What year is it now though? And do have you enabled late cavalry bodygaurd?

[Nellup]

As usual an excellent write up, a shame about Arame though, maybe we should all watch out for spiders wielding blades!

Nellup

[Fate]

Well my friend, i was waiting for that all week!
And oh my, it was worth the wait! :beam:

Ive really considered doing one of these myself, but i dunno if id actually get around to it, i shall see what time brings, and yeh, thats a good point, what year are you upto?

[Upxl]

Fate: yep, you rumbled me. I didn't read the bribe price properly, so I thought I was forking out 50,000 instead of 500,000. Couldn't believe it when I saw the end of turn report.
It made a good story to tell so don’t worry about it.



Cant wait what you’re cooking up for us next Barb.
No doubt live will get pretty hard for those bleeding Romans any day now hu?!
Also it seems that you're starting an AAR hype around here, giving inspiration to other talented (soon to be) AAR writers and that little push in the back for others who needed it.
Well done! (this is getting old aint it).

Fate; "Bring it on" I say, just love reading these things.

Cheers

[Barbarossa82]

Yet another episode of Armenian awesomeness for all you readers out there. We have now seen over 75 years of Armenian history, and there are only 17 more years to go. Although they are pretty packed with battles.
I may have to tone down the detail on some of the battles to stop you guys getting bored, as some of them seem a bit repetitive due to my cheesy tactics and the AI stupidity.
Writing this is fun but kinda tiring also. I would like to do another at some time in the future - probably for BI - but I think various family members will murder me if I plan that right now!
I would love to think that I have inspired others to write AARs, I love to read other people's. :yes:


Chapter 17: Brutii and the Beast

Part 1: Grim Tidings......Part 2: Macedonia I......Part 3: Macedonia II......Part 4: Paionia I
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Part 5: Paionia II......Part 6: Paionia III......Part 7: Dacia I......Part 8: Dacia II
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[Poulp']

yeah

maybe it looks like I was hiding somewhere waiting for the next part of this AAR
and maybe it was true

I'll edit that post as soon as I'm done reading

Reading done !
Lots of battle in this installment, and although the narration is vivid, I fear it'll slow the story down.

As a sidenote, I particulary enjoyed the picture of Asinus Agrippa heroically leaving the battelfield.

[Omanes Alexandrapolites]

Another great instalment Barbarossa!

[Fate]

Nice work man! Once again youve got an action filled addition. I figured youd have a new one up today but with the date and all my girlfriend has been here all day so i aint had the chance lol, but now ive read it im a happy guy!
Lets see how this World War breaks down! Rome vs Armenia!!

[Roman_Man#3]

Very nice chapter. Good luck with fighting the romans. May armenia rule the world.

[Upxl]

I cant see grim tidings of chapter 17.
Mind uploading it again?

[Barbarossa82]

Lots of battle in this installment, and although the narration is vivid, I fear it'll slow the story down.

Yeah, I agree. Also I think some of the battles may be a bit repetive since the Brutii have so many men.
As I don't want to compromise the completeness of the AAR by missing stuff out, what I'm going to do now is give each of the battles a "star rating" to help readers decide whether to take the time to read them or not. These ratings will be:

* - Missable. Read only if you must know everything.
** - Worth a read if you have the time.
*** - Good battle, recommended reading.

Hope this helps stop the last installments getting boring!

Upxl, can you see Chapter 17 ok now? It seems to work for me.


Chapter 18: Of Heroes and Horrors

Battle ratings for this chapter:
Porolissum - ***
2nd Campus Scythii - **

Part 1: Armenia Gears Up......Part 2: Porolissum I......Part 3: Porolissum II......Part 4: Porolissum III
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Part 5: Troubled Days......Part 6: 2nd Campus Scythii I......Part 7: 2nd Campus Scythii II
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See you all again next time for the dash to the danube!

[Nellup]

Another excellent installment and good idea with the battle ratings.

Nellup

[Omanes Alexandrapolites]

Well Barbarossa, you have truly made my Sunday - first EB 0.81 was released and now another installment of your amazing AAR to complete the day :thumbsup:

Good luck with bashing 'em Romans!

[professorspatula]

Well written again.

The only criticism I'd put forward is I've noticed that many battles just seem to be heavily one sided in your favour and the kind of heroic/clear victories that are so commonplace in RTW that they're not that noteworthy after a while, not unless the enemy king is killed or something. You've basically reached steamroller mode where the enemy resistance is only a mere inconvenience to you taking over the rest of the world. Aside from deliberately taking risks or what have you, I suppose at this stage of the tale there's not a lot you can do about it.

I had a few ideas what I'd do if I were writing such a thing, but then I doubt I'd get as far as you have. Thirty regions is typically more than enough for me.

[Barbarossa82]

Well written again.

The only criticism I'd put forward is I've noticed that many battles just seem to be heavily one sided in your favour and the kind of heroic/clear victories that are so commonplace in RTW that they're not that noteworthy after a while, not unless the enemy king is killed or something. You've basically reached steamroller mode where the enemy resistance is only a mere inconvenience to you taking over the rest of the world. Aside from deliberately taking risks or what have you, I suppose at this stage of the tale there's not a lot you can do about it.

I had a few ideas what I'd do if I were writing such a thing, but then I doubt I'd get as far as you have. Thirty regions is typically more than enough for me.

You're right, quite a few of the battles do turn out one-sided, although both of the ones in the current chapter had the Armenians as underdogs to begin with. As you say, with this number of provinces you are not going to be in the situation where you are running out of men or money in the long term, although I did manage to lose those two provinces in Europe to the Brutii.
I want the AAR to be complete record of an entire campaign, so I'm going to continue to document even the one-sided battles, but I will use the star system to flag up those that are a foregone conclusion.

Do let me know any advice/feedback you have on making the final chapters interesting though.

[professorspatula]

Play blindfolded: turn your monitor off. At this stage doing anything else is just cheating! ~;p

[Fate]

Always great to see another installment my friend! Its a bit earlier in the week than i expected, but thats just a bonus!!
Incidently ive just started a new campaign on RTG as the Bruttii, which is a bit odd as i didnt even think of this AAR lol!
Anyways, bring on the next thrashing of the romans!!

[LuckyDog Trojan]

Once again ... ... nicely done Barbarossa. In addtion to being entertained, I continue to follow your AAR very closely as I'm learning from your applied tactics in the field.

I've just started a Parthian campaign - which, as you know, is very reliant upon cavalry and horse archers. In the early going, money is hard to come by and the infantry aren't worth a crap. Having played several Roman faction campaigns, I find that I'm having to re-train myself in battlefield tactics. Consequently, what you do with specialized cavalry is of great interest to me. However, I don't think that the Parthians ever have ready access to phalanx units (much to my dismay). ~:mecry:

[César Victor]

I'm glad I chose the Germans over the Parthians. I'm having a lotta fun and if I was Parthia I'd prolly still only have the two provinces :sweatdrop:

Barbarossa, each time I feast my eyes on your work I see major flaws in my own. Yer an inspiration. Keep it up!

[Barbarossa82]

I've just started a Parthian campaign - which, as you know, is very reliant upon cavalry and horse archers. In the early going, money is hard to come by and the infantry aren't worth a crap. Having played several Roman faction campaigns, I find that I'm having to re-train myself in battlefield tactics. Consequently, what you do with specialized cavalry is of great interest to me. However, I don't think that the Parthians ever have ready access to phalanx units (much to my dismay). ~:mecry:

Parthia is fun to play, and forces you to adopt a very different fighting style to normal. I have played a full Parthian campaign right to the end, and I found Persian Cavalry to be a superb unit given their cost and 1-turn build time. My tactics as Parthia were to produce full-stack armies with the following composition:
1 x general
10 x Persian Cavalry
2 x Archers
4 x Eastern Infantry
2 x Cataphracts
1 x Onagers
I found this to be quite capable of taking on any enemy, including Scipii full stacks with silver upgraded Praetorians and Urbans. The PCs get split into two brigades, one on each flank, and line up as "firing squads" to pour arrows into the enemy from the flanks. Either the enemy splits is force to deal with them and loses cohesion, or it ignores them and presses on towards your infantry line, allowing the PCs to shoot them up as they trudge on. The PCs can deal with light and medium cavalry in melee if the enemy sends them out. As the enemy approach your infantry, they come under onager fire, and then archer fire, and are then held by the Eastern Infantry (on guard mode) and pummelled on the flanks by the Cataphracts and your General. By the time they leg it, your PCs have been resting for a while and are in perfect position to intercept and ride down the routers. Great fun!

Now for some more Armenian history. Let me be honest, this chapter isn't very interesting. The battles aren't that great. If you want to skip it and save your attention for the cooler battles coming up towards the end of the campaign, here's a brief summary of what happened:

Armenian forces secured the Danube bridge, then crossed into Paionia and defeated a very powerful Roman army, albeit at heavy loss to themselves. The mercenary defence force in Scythia beat off another Roman attack. The Army of Vahagan arrived back from the East and went in for retraining, while the Army of King Rusa arrived in Propontis ready to take part in the European campaign. The Second Army was removed from Cyrene by sea and landed in Greece, besieging Sparta to open a second front against the Brutii. Two Armenian armies are encamped in North Africa, facing Scipii forces streaming down the coast.

Chapter 19: Tigranes's Travels

Battle ratings for this chapter:

1st Alexandrian Bridge - *
Paionian Hills - **
2nd Scythian Plains - *

Part 1: 1st Alexandrian Bridge......Part 2: Every Man Has His Price......Part 3: Paionian Hills I......Part 4: Paionian Hills II
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Part 5: 2nd Scythian Plains I......Part 6: 2nd Scythian Plains II......Part 7: Reinforcements Ready
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Further installments will follow quite quickly now as I want to get this campaign finished and get my life back! :sweatdrop:

[Barbarossa82]

Double post. The internet and I are not friends today.

[scerpi]

I'm a reader type instead of a poster. But I've played RTW for about 2 years. After reading 18 chapters to date, I feel like I've missed a bigger part of the game that gets lost in the grind of the late game.

I created an account just to post about how much I've enjoy this thread.

Scott

[Fate]

Another quality installement, i never considered that the AAR would have to end *bursts into tears*, ah well, bring on the final show-down my friend :D

[Omanes Alexandrapolites]

Welcome scerpi!

Another great instalment Barbarossa!

[Upxl]

can see it fine now, tnx Barbarossa.

bad news is I cant seem to open part 2 of chapter 16
Apparently this is due to the pornographic content.
Or, so says the security network at work. :inquisitive:

pls stay clear of erotic images and juicy RTW screens in you’re Aar Barbarossa or this devotee wont be able to read them any longer.

https://img337.imageshack.us/img337/4779/pronit5.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

[UltraWar]

Upxl, it seems that your security policy might need to be tweaked. The image is fine :laugh4:

[Barbarossa82]

bad news is I cant seem to open part 2 of chapter 16
Apparently this is due to the pornographic content.
Or, so says the security network at work. :inquisitive:

pls stay clear of erotic images and juicy RTW screens in you’re Aar Barbarossa or this devotee wont be able to read them any longer.


What the...? :laugh4: There's less explicit adult content in that page than there is in one line of Ovid. Either your filter objects to the word "courtesans", in which case you probably can't read this, or it thought the graphics looked like flesh tones. Weird.


I'm a reader type instead of a poster. But I've played RTW for about 2 years. After reading 18 chapters to date, I feel like I've missed a bigger part of the game that gets lost in the grind of the late game.

I created an account just to post about how much I've enjoy this thread.

Scott

Well, that really is flattering :bow: Thank you very much for your encouragement.
Welcome to the .org as a member and hope you stay as part of this great community.


Another quality installement, i never considered that the AAR would have to end *bursts into tears*, ah well, bring on the final show-down my friend :D

Noooo it has to end, if I am to recover even a small part of my sanity! Only 10 more years left to cover now, I estimate another five chapters.

Anyway, on with...

Chapter 20: Sand and Steel

Battle ratings for this chapter:
Second Alexandrian Bridge - * (skippable)
Propontis - * (skippable)
Fort Erato - *** (recommended)

And for those of you who don't want to read this chapter, a summary of what happened:

The bridge over the Danube was recaptured from the Romans, and a major victory won in Propontis. The Second Army landed in Sparta and seized the city after an earlier defeat. Menua of Satala was killed in battle, but his Northern Defence Force continued to defend Campus Scythii successfully. Scipii forces invaded Libya but were defeated by the Third Army in a large battle against the odds. Some comically debauched characters came of age.

Part 1: 2nd Alexandrian Bridge I......Part 2: 2nd Alexandrian Bridge II......Part 3: Propontis I......Part 4: Propontis II
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Part 5: Fort Erato I......Part 6: Fort Erato II......Part 7: Fort Erato III......Part 8: Bad Heir Day
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See you next time as the campaign nears its conclusion!

[dacdac]

I guess its a give and take situation now. We are getting the chapters faster than before, but at the cost of it drawing to a close. Its been great reading these Barbarossa! I tried to get you the best RTW battle write up, but to no avail. I would have liked to see this story get a medal some day.

[scerpi]

What the...? :laugh4: There's less explicit adult content in that page than there is in one line of Ovid. Either your filter objects to the word "courtesans", in which case you probably can't read this, or it thought the graphics looked like flesh tones. Weird.

I got this message earlier today as well, though now it's gone. Maybe someone was offended by all the pedophilia going on in the story.

Scerpi

[Omanes Alexandrapolites]

:thumbsup:

[Barbarossa82]

I guess its a give and take situation now. We are getting the chapters faster than before, but at the cost of it drawing to a close. Its been great reading these Barbarossa! I tried to get you the best RTW battle write up, but to no avail. I would have liked to see this story get a medal some day.

Well thanks for voting for me anyway! I guess I failed to learn the lessons of RTW and didn't bribe enough people :laugh4:

Only 6 more years to go now with the AAR!!

Chapter 21: Treason Never Prospers

Battle ratings for this chapter:
Macedon: * (skippable)
Libya: ** (readable but not essential)

Part 1: Trust Betrayed......Part 2: Battle of Macedon......Part 3: Anahit Smiles......Part 4: A Change at the Helm
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Part 5: Hopeless Resistance......Part 6: Zeus Boost......Part 7: Libya I......Part 8: Libya II
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https://imageshack.us/img/is1.gif (https://imageshack.us) Once more thanks to ImageShack for free hosting, and see you next time as we enter the final years of Armenia's quest for world domination!

[César Victor]

Ouch! Shame about Porolissum. Tis funny, I just captured that city on my German campaign.

[Omanes Alexandrapolites]

:thumbsup:

[Whacker]

Play blindfolded: turn your monitor off. At this stage doing anything else is just cheating! ~;p

Barbarossa82 just reported a heroic victory of Solitaire over Minesweeper. Notepad finally succumbed to the vicious onslaught of Internet Exploder. DrWatson, the fearless leader of Start Menu, died after a long bout with Command Prompt. :no:

[Fate]

Another brilliant campaign, i cant wait for the battles against the Scippi hordes :D:D
Keep em coming my friend!

[professorspatula]

Another good episode. I actually enjoy reading the defeats more than the victories, however. Whether it's the unpredictability of the outcome, or the defiance to the end, it makes for a good read.

One thing I've noticed now I've started to take take more interest in the story (I admit I probably didn't read most of the first dozen or so chapters), that you have a great ability to recall previous events; the relations of one character to another long since dead; former family member's achievements etc etc. Do you constantly keep a record of everything or are you just remembering the best you can? I just recall once thinking of writing a story about a Numidian campaign way back a year and a half or so. I was running through the campaign in my head on the way back home one day, and thought I'd remembered everything right and had a great story. I never wrote it when I returned, but later I was browsing through my old saved games and realised I'd completely got confused with a couple of crucial family members which would have stuffed up the story entirely!

I'm really itching to start my own Dacian campaign story now, but there's still so much work to be done on my mod before it is fully playable. And I don't help myself by starting test campaigns along the way and getting really into them! Oh and Galactic Civilisations 2 has been taking up the rest of my time.

[Ower]

Excelent work, love reading every bit of it.
How is the status whit your new PC? because I would love to see you doing a Hayasdan AAR in 0.81.

[Barbarossa82]

Excelent work, love reading every bit of it.
How is the status whit your new PC? because I would love to see you doing a Hayasdan AAR in 0.81.

Thanks! As for the new PC, we'll see how big a tax refund I get! Hoping for a core 2 duo E6700, 2GB DDR RAM, Radeon X1950 XTX 512MB in a month or so to replace this faithful 4-year-old warhorse. I doubt I'll write another AAR though, or at least not in this level of detail!


One thing I've noticed now I've started to take take more interest in the story (I admit I probably didn't read most of the first dozen or so chapters), that you have a great ability to recall previous events; the relations of one character to another long since dead; former family member's achievements etc etc. Do you constantly keep a record of everything or are you just remembering the best you can? I just recall once thinking of writing a story about a Numidian campaign way back a year and a half or so. I was running through the campaign in my head on the way back home one day, and thought I'd remembered everything right and had a great story. I never wrote it when I returned, but later I was browsing through my old saved games and realised I'd completely got confused with a couple of crucial family members which would have stuffed up the story entirely!

I'm really itching to start my own Dacian campaign story now, but there's still so much work to be done on my mod before it is fully playable. And I don't help myself by starting test campaigns along the way and getting really into them! Oh and Galactic Civilisations 2 has been taking up the rest of my time.

I did keep a very full handwritten record while playing the campaign, running to dozens of pages. Also while typing it up I put the family members onto a family tree on a genealogy program with details of their employment, dates of life etc. which helps me to remember who held what job and who their relatives were without having to load up a savegame to check. I might release this as a downloadable PDF at the end of the campaign if anyone wants it.

Your Dacian campaign story and César Victor's Germania AAR are two Org events I'm really looking forward to. Will be great to be able to relax and read someone else's work! :medievalcheers:

Now for the latest installment of Hayastan - From Kingdom to Empire. Quite a lot of battle in this chapter so we only get through a single year. Here's a quick summary for those who don't want to read it all:

With victories in Tribus Getae and Epirus, Armenia brought all of Greece except Thermon under control. Armenian fleets control the Adriatic and have dominated Roman shipping throughout the Med. The Scipii launched a twofold attack in North Africa under elderly commander Flavius Manilius, but were spanked by the Royal Army of Armenia.

Chapter 22: Year of Strife

Battle ratings for this chapter:
Tribus Getae: ** (readable)
Libyan Highway: ** (readable)
Apollonia: * (skippable)


Part 1: Tribus Getae I......Part 2: Tribus Getae II......Part 3: Drive for the Adriatic......Part 4: Libyan Highway I
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Part 5: Libyan Highway II......Part 6: Apollonia I......Part 7: Apollonia II......Part 8: Apollonia III
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https://imageshack.us/img/iss3.png (https://imageshack.us) Thanks once more to the estimable ImageShack, and see you next time when we'll at last be seeing the Armenian invasion of Italy!!

[Omanes Alexandrapolites]

:thumbsup:

[dacdac]

Another great chapter of Armenian butt kicking! Can't wait for the invasion of Italy. it will be sad though to see it end. :embarassed:

[Fate]

As said, another great installment my friend! Im gonna have to find a new AAR to fill my time when you finsh, and it'll be a sad day!!

Anyway, cant wait to see the Haystan destruction of Rome :D

And im off to install EOD!

[Caeser The III]

good job barbosa i realy like this thread










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do you ever see this?---------->:wizard:
guy with with a helmet

[Barbarossa82]

Thanks to everyone for their continued support and encouragement as we head towards the end of this lengthy chronicle. Particularly thanks to fate and dacdac for supporting me since the first days.

As some people have said that this AAR has inspired them to start their own, I'd like to take the opportunity to tip my hat to two great AAR writers whose work inspired me in turn.
Maltz's RTW Stories series is a great read and pioneered the use of multiple screenshots with annotations here at the org. I particularly enjoyed his Numidian Story (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=39707), but he also did others on the Julii and even on Armenia itself!
Another famous and highly accomplished AAR is Artaserse's EB AAR, The Wasteland (http://forums.rometotalrealism.org/showthread.php?t=469). Great fun, very very involved and graphically intensive, and gave me the idea of using some humorous speech bubbles in mine.

Right, now on with the business, hopefully next chapter will be the last!!

Summary for those who don't want to read the whole thing:
Brutii resistance in Greece crumbled as Thermon fell, bringing all Greece under Armenian control. As the Third Army kept the peace in North Africa with a series of victories over the Scpii, Emperor Liapos ordered the invasion of Italy. By the time the Emperor himself landed there, Armenian forces had secured Apulia and Bruttium, and Campania fell soon after. The road to Rome is open.

Chapter 23: Into Italy

Battle ratings:
Thermon: *** (recommended)
Sextus's Gamble: * (skippable)
Manilius's Mania: * (skippable)

Part 1: Thermon I......Part 2: Thermon II......Part 3: Thermon III......Part 4: Hellenic Hayastan
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Part 5: Sextus's Gamble......Part 6: Invasion Stations......Part 7: Manilius's Mania......Part 8: Scandalous Tastes
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See you all next time the Big Finale!!

[Fate]

Another great read mate :beam:
I cant wait for the final installment, its gonna be awesome, but also kinda sad!
Currently playing EOD, and i think i might have to make an AAR based upon that, but as a faction closer to the satanae!!
Either way, i'll definetly be here next week, and thatnks for all the entertainment dude!

[Omanes Alexandrapolites]

Another great installment, well done!

[LuckyDog Trojan]

As many others have already stated - well done again! Looks like you have now reached the 'mopping up' stages of this war. Hail Armenia!!

[dacdac]

Man has this been a long and highly praised composition. Its sad to see it end. They grow up so fast. Well Done Barbarossa. i think when its done im going to do a shout out thing in that frontroom celebration thread. Why not?

[Stuperman]

I have just read this enitire AAR over this past 2 nights, and I must Congratulations, this is amazing! can't wait to see rome fall!

[Fate]

I keep checking every day, i need my final fix of it barb!! *goes cold turkey* :P

[LuckyDog Trojan]

Yeah Barb - what about it? Like Fate stated, I need a fix. I'm starting to break into cold sweats!

[Barbarossa82]

I have just read this enitire AAR over this past 2 nights, and I must Congratulations, this is amazing! can't wait to see rome fall!

Wow, that must have been quite a read! Glad you enjoyed it. Now, for everyone who's been demanding it, we come to it at last - the final, climatic conclusion to this AAR!! Together with the final installment, I'm presenting some "DVD extras" - an Epilogue, a downloadable family tree and a character info scroll :laugh4:


Chapter 24: The Day of Reckoning

Part 1: Family Fun......Part 2: Manilius's Last Gamble......Part 3: Latium I......Part 4: Latium II......Part5: Rome I
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Part 6: Rome II......Part 7: Rome III......Part 8: Rome IV......Part 9: The End
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Epilogue

The Empire and its Wonders......Virtual Tour of Antioch......Line of Kings/Ode to Armenia
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Get your free Artaxiad-Gorneae Dynasty family tree here:..........And a signing-off tribute to my supporters
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It has been tremendous fun writing this AAR, thank you all very much for your kind support and compliments and I hope you all think of the glorious Artaxiad clan next time you fight Armenia in RTW! Thank you and goodnight!

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[professorspatula]

Well all good things must come to an end. I enjoyed that. A bit sad to see the AI's lack of strategic awareness left them unable to fully defend their homelands, but that's RTW's AI for you.

You should have plenty of spare time on your hands now that's over. What's next then. A shave?

[Fate]

Here Here Buddy!!:yes:
A truely epic finish to a brilliant AAR.
I aint had a chance to read the epilogue yet as im getting ready for college but i will read and comment on it by the end of the day mate! Nice work :beam:

EDIT: Just got in from college and checked out the epilogue dude, happy to see im in your retinue :beam:
Also, i loved the little poem, made me giggle my tits off :)

I hope to see an AAR of yours sometime int he future dude, or maybe you'll see one of mine!

Anyway dude, until next time!

[Poulp']

The DVD bonus is a great idea.
Ending the AAR with the fall of Rome too.

Trully, "Barbarossa82's Armenian AAR" is the perfect example of what a AAR should be.
I'm glad I could follow the story and wait eagerly for every new installment.

You deserve a crown of wreath for this AAR.
or maybe not,
because you set the standards very high for the people who want to follow your example.

[King Agatholes of Syracuse]

Nice one mate, I never really took much interest in Hayasdan but you've presented it really well. Kudos to you :2thumbsup:

[LuckyDog Trojan]

Outstanding Indeed! 24 chapters PLUS extra bonus material! As Poulp' stated, a new bench-mark has been set for future AAR's.

Hail Armenia! Now we know the 'real' history of antiquity.

You can go back to your real life now - although I don't know what I'll do for entertainment during my lunch break at work. Thanks Man - this has been a tremendously fun and enjoyable read.

And, if after a month or two, you get motivated to write another AAR, please do! Tell us more about Numidia or the true and unknown history of Briton.

All the best! ~:cheers:

[Omanes Alexandrapolites]

Wonderful finish Barbarossa! Thanks for the AAR!

[UltraWar]

Congratulations Barbarossa82! I can't wait to see any further campaigns from you.

The Rise & Expansion of your Empire has been gathering dust for some time so why not some of you check it out: https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=70859

:egypt:

[dacdac]

Thanks for the retinue Barbarossa82! I'm sure your influence should be a lot higher though with me as a retinue, i mean, come on, im important right?lol
anyway, nice poem, good way to end it.
Go Armenia! May your enemies become either dinner or protectorates. Though i doubt the latter would ever happen. Nice campaign!
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[Nellup]

Barbarossa,

An excellent conclusion to a superb, epic tale.

Thanks for keeping me enterntained throughout, a great literary work.

Nellup

[Barbarossa82]

You should have plenty of spare time on your hands now that's over. What's next then. A shave?

Never! If I lose my beard I'll lose my strength and be left vulnerable to my enemies. :disguise:

Thanks to all of you for your generous reaction, I'm glad you enjoyed the AAR as much as I enjoyed writing it. My friends, family and employer have obtained a High Court injunction preventing me ever writing another, but I look forward to reading other people's, particularly césar victor's Germans and professor spatula's Dacians!

[King of Kings]

Im sad to see it end but it was great while it lated well done.


~:cheers:

[César Victor]

Wow, didn't expect the end so soon. I'ma copy all of em onto my memory stick so I can give em a proper read whenever I have free time. Any chance you could put them all in PDF format? It would be easier to store and read.


Never! If I lose my beard I'll lose my strength and be left vulnerable to my enemies. :disguise:

Thanks to all of you for your generous reaction, I'm glad you enjoyed the AAR as much as I enjoyed writing it. My friends, family and employer have obtained a High Court injunction preventing me ever writing another, but I look forward to reading other people's, particularly césar victor's Germans and professor spatula's Dacians!

As I mentioned on the "A couple of questions" thread, I'm working hard on a Macedonian AAR now. Go check out the teaser trailer ;)

EDIT: Btw, I'da given you more than 1 influence ;)

[IrishArmenian]

Hilarious stuff. Phaaraspa Phil! Instant Classic!

[ciprianrusu]

First of all i would like to thank barbarossa82 for this incredible AAR (the best i've ever read:book: ). But there seems to some kind of a problem with some of the chapters. For instance the first, third, fourth, and the seventh, part of the 12'th chapter, are missing from ImageShack, and is very frustratig not to be able to read about the battle of cherssonesos

[Barbarossa82]

First of all i would like to thank barbarossa82 for this incredible AAR (the best i've ever read:book: ). But there seems to some kind of a problem with some of the chapters. For instance the first, third, fourth, and the seventh, part of the 12'th chapter, are missing from ImageShack, and is very frustratig not to be able to read about the battle of cherssonesos

Thank you ciprianrusu :bow:
I don't know what's wrong with those chapters. Sometimes one or two of imageshack's servers go offline or are unreachable, but those pics actually seem to have been deleted somehow....if I get some time I'll try to sort that out.

[theycallmetighty]

*shameless bump*

[gollum]

Although an oldie, this, together with "The world according to the Koinon" in the EB AAR section, is one of the most fun, most well written and enjoyful AAR i ever read. Congrats!

:bow: