Life of a Roman: An AAR

[gamegeek2]

that sux. have a

[julius_caesar_the_first]

[Olaf Blackeyes]

Please let EBII be more stable then EBI Master Foot PLEASE!!!!

[HunGeneral]

Now thats sad news...

Why does the "devil of technik" always strike such good AAR's

[johnhughthom]

Life of a Roman: An AAR Part Three

The Real History of Rome

We are in the columned garden area of a large villa in Rome. A middle aged man sits by a statue of the legendary Lucius Cornelius Scipio as a Punic freedman enters the garden.

Sir, the boy has been killed. Don't worry the body will never be found.
I hope not, his grandfather could make life awkward for me you know.
Yes sir, I know. He sniggers. Trust me even if they find the body they will not be able to identify him.
OK, you have never let me down before, I will trust you on this. Did you find anything interesting in his room?
Ehm...
If I find out you have taken any money I will make sure you face a fate even worse than the boy's.
Of course, thats not why I hesitated sir. He had a journal, a diary he had been keeping, it seems you are not the only influential man in Rome he has stolen from. He also has a journal kept by his father, and another manuscript which seems to be his grandfather's. It is an interesting story, your father is mentioned many times.
In what fashion?
Only in the most complimentary of course.
Give them here Hanno. I will read them. And Hanno...
Yes sir?
Don't forget what I said about the money.
Of course sir, I will fetch it for you right away.


Later we come across Scipio in his office reading the documents with a broad grin on his face.

Ha ha, this guy is full of crap! What kind of an idiot would actually believe these rags to riches tales! Killing a Samnite nobleman with a little dagger, selling six hundred of your peers as slaves to make your fortune! And the way he tells the history of Rome, like anybody would believe it really happened like that. The Gallic Disaster is all he actually got right! I was still a young man when it happened, but I remember it like it was yesterday. I took part in many of the events he describes, but they certainly didn't happen like he tells it. Tell me Hanno, you like to read about the life of that Phoenician who explored in his little boat don't you?
Yes, sir. I have read it many times, it makes me proud of my heritage.
What was he called again?
Hanno sir.
Of course. Hanno. How many different names do you people actually have? It must get very confusing, I bet if you shout "Hanno!" in a market in Carthage a thousand people turn their heads.
Most probably sir.
Well then there is a market for such as this then. Hmm, perhaps I should tell my story, how as a young man after The Gallic Disaster I helped turn Roman fortunes around. Yes, yes. I may even become more famous than my father, Consul may still be possible. And think of the women...
You always do sir.
That's settled then, I hope you have a strong wrist Hanno. I'm certainly not going to be writing this myself.

Scipio starts to narrate

Our tale begins with me, a vigorous young man of 21...

[Vasiliyi]

Im glad your continuing this. I love this aar.

[johnhughthom]

I had planned an update by now but I'm trying to run this alongside my Interactive Romani AAR and there seems to be little interest in that lately. I'm not sure whether to just scrap the interactive AAR and simply play out this now.