Barbarossa82's Armenian AAR

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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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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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.

wow cool story cant wait for more :2thumbsup:

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.

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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!

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

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

Bravo! Can't wait for the next installment.

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great!!

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.

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.

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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.

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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.

: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:

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:

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.

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

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What exectly is a DTP? :embarassed:

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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 :)

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.

Keep up the good work! :2thumbsup:

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

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

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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:

this is going great. cant wait to read more.

Another well done chapter :2thumbsup:

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

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!

yes, i have been waiting for another installation.

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:

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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.
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:embarassed:
:fainting:

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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.

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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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

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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

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

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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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!

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.

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:

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.

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

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

Loving the latest installment, keep up the good work!

Once more a Great installment, I agree whit UltraWar

: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...

Good.

Keep it going.

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

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

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

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

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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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another well written chapter in the history of armenia

Another fantastic addittion, keep up the good work!!

Another fantastic addittion, keep up the good work!!

Excellent, another brilliant chapter; good job.

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

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

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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:

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.

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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.

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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!

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?

Another brilliant installment, thanks barbarossa.

@SSJVegetaTrunks, AAR stands for After Action Report

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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?

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

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.

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

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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.

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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.

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

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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!

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

Im on tenterhooks for the next installment lol!

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!

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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!

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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!

Another great installement and congrats on the new girlfriend.

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.

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:

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

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.

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Originally Posted by 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:

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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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As usual excellent, a great read.

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!!

Well done! Such a good read!

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?

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Originally Posted by 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?

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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:

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 !

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:

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.

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:

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

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.

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?

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.

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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