Interactive Romani AAR.

[Vasiliyi]

Varinius Glabrus stands once more, smiling with his success.

"Thank you senators for supporting me. Anrza, the will of the senate and your will seems to not match. Greece would be too difficult to subjegate, surely you see this now?" Turning to the julius, "My dear friend, what do we have to fear from sicily? The legion should remain small, It will help us save money, and yet we can call a large number of troops from the Peninsula at a moments notice. We have no notion of rebellion, and there seems to be no one capable of attacking it by see, as such an endaever would be very costly." This time he turns to the man in charge of Rome "My dear man, you failed to mention what our relations with Kart-Hadast are. Are they still angry with our expansion into their sphere? Or are they willing to accept trade with us again? I think Trade right, if we don't have them, should definately be pursued."

Smiles at all the Senators, and sits.

[Ghaust the Moor]

Anrza stands again

"It appears the senate misunderstood me. I have no intention of conquering greece, or the balkans for that matter. I speak of capturing the dalmatian coast. This will finally rid us of those Illyrian pirates and will allow us a sutable launching point with which to attack the greeks at a future date. I don't think conquering greece would be a sutable thing to do right now. We should focus on extending our power south, and fortifying our position to the north."

Anrza sits once more.

[johnhughthom]

This time he turns to the man in charge of Rome.

There isn't really anybody in charge of Rome, at times I will try to have people with enough "gravitas" to dominate the Senate and use as a focal point but he won't actually be "in charge."
Sorry if I have neglected this the last few days I have been busy in work, (will be for another week ) I intend to try to get it up and running over the next few days. Some of you may have noticed I resurrected my old Romani AAR, I will run it concurrently with this from the same save. Don't worry though, the decisions you guys make will stick, I won't do things to suit the other AAR (who knows some of your characters may get into "Life of a Roman" or my character from that may appear here).





The Senate Building Rome, 412 AUC.


The Senate is it's usual noisy self, Senators talk, argue, complain and shout amongst each other. All that is missing is laughter, there has been precious little of that in Rome lately. The noise ceases almost instantly as two men stride into the building. "I thought they were still in Massalia!" one Senator exclaims, shocked to see them here. The two men talk lightly, the younger man gestures to the other to take the rostrum, "No, you are Consul. You go." The younger man nods and takes to the stand. He looks around the building and Caius Aurelius Cotta, hero of Rome, triumpher over Carthage addresses his peers.

"Senators, on the way to the Senate I spoke to some friends regarding what has gone one here, it seems there is wisdom but little leadership. Scipio and I have returned to Rome to try to help you lead us out of this dark chapter in our history. There are decisions we have to make, difficult choices to overcome, but we will overcome.
Scipio and I have spoken at length about the make up of our legions, did some weakness help lead to the Disaster? We believe the Legions must be uniform, Legio I must be the same as Legio IV, our allies we can pick and choose but part of our success has been a general can take any Legion and he will know what he has. Unfortunately Scipio and I don't agree on how the Legions should be made up. I prefer to have Legions in pairs, each has 1 Accensii, 1 Velites, 1 Hastati and 1 Principe with 1 Triarii shared between them, the ranking man will take the Triarii if they split forces. Scipio prefers a Legion to be 1 Accensii, 2 Velites, 2 Hastati, 2 Principe and 1 Triarii. You my friends need to decide whether Rome implements the Cottan Legion or the Scipione Legion. We also fail to agree on how many we will need, I feel four he feels three. In terms of were they are stationed we agree one needs to remain in Sicily, our client rulers there are getting old. Progression to a new government can be upsetting to a populace so a Legion will need to maintain order. As to where the other go that will be down to yourselves.
So then I propose each man states whether he prefers the Cottan or Scipione Legion, how many we need and how we send them out, of course for the next few years they will need to stay in Italy to keep order in these dark times. Please feel free to suggest alternatives to our proposals, as Senators of Rome we are sure you will not be shy about doing so"

[Ghaust the Moor]

Anrza stands to address the senate.

"Much apologies consul, but I feel that the Scipione legion is the best fit for our uses.The consuls choice is a very weak force and if a large enough enemy attacks, we will suffer. I believe we should go with four legions, like the consul suggested however. This will allow for quicker expansion, and give us more of a chance at victory. I feel that one legion should sail for Dalmion and crush the pirates. Then the other two legions will expand north into Gaul. At the first available moment the first legion will rejoin the second and third. Now, those are my thoughts on the matter. Please let me know if I misunderstood anything. (I think I did)"

Senator Perperna sits once more.

[johnhughthom]

Just to clarify, I personally use the "Cottan Legion" for my Polybian forces as I feel the "Scipione" style makes the game too easy. I also only ever use FMs as my Roman cavalry, I have never, and hope I never will, purchased any Equites, disbanding the starting equites is always my first move in a Romani campaign. Of course if your Senators feel we need equites feel free to propose it, just don't expect me to use them well!
As I mentioned before my Polybian barracks are two year away, so I will roleplay the Legions were raised but just stayed in Italy. Keeping a Legion in Sicily is also not required gameplay wise, but I generally like to RP Legions peacekeeping in a region as it keeps you from blitzing.



Scipio rises to address Anrza,

"My friend I don't know you but yours is one of the voices of wisdom Cotta mentioned we were told of on our arrival back in Rome. I have to say, though, the idea of sending men into Gaul is a foolhardy one. We have just had the greatest setback in the history of Rome, caused by expanding into Gaul without due care. I have loyal people in Massalia forging ties with the Gauls. They don't trust us, nor should they, but we need to think long term. Rushing headlong into an attack on Gaul didn't work before so why would it work now? Rome will have her revenge on the Gauls, perhaps not in my lifetime but it wll come. I foresee a day when every living Gaul will live under the banner of the SPQR. That day will come my friends, but not through rash actions only through acting on the knowledge it will take years to obtain. My Ligurian men guarding the alpine passes have mentioned word of another group of men slowly spreading toward the mountains, the Germans they are called and they make the Gauls look positively civilized. I fear these men will be our worry in the next few years, not the Gauls.
As for your other ideas, certainly moving into the Illyrians provinces could be a good idea and not only to punish those pirates. I have heard stories of the mines in the region. Interesting stories. Of course we have all heard the same stories about Hispania, so it seems to me one of those should be our objective. Illyria will bring us into the Hellene sphere of influence, Hispania the Punic. I believe war is inevitable in either theatre but personally lean toward sending our forces west to Hispania."

[Ghaust the Moor]

Alright. Thanks for that.


Anrza stands to revoice his answers:


"Consul, I have had a change of heart. I see the error of my plan and, after mulling it over, have decided that the Cottan legion would better suit our plans. Attacking Gaul is, as I now see, a wrong choice. I do maintain to attack Illyria however. I think it has much value, economicly and stratigicly. It will give us a foothold with which to launch a counter-attack on the hellenes, lest they attack. I think attacking spain is over extending ourselves though. If we suffer a major defeat to the carthaginians, we will not be able to get reinforcements there in time to help. Thus said, I feel we set three legions off for Illyria, while one maintains itself in sicily. "


Arnza sits.

[johnhughthom]

I'm perfectly happy to go with the Scipione style if that's what the Senate wants, I only mentioned it to let you now what my personal play style is. I have a lot of houserules, not all of them good for an AAR. Part of the reasoning behind this is to actually have a different experience with my Romani campaign, so please, don't be afraid to stick to your guns if I disagree with something you say!

[Ghaust the Moor]

I'm perfectly happy to go with the Scipione style if that's what the Senate wants, I only mentioned it to let you now what my personal play style is. I have a lot of houserules, not all of them good for an AAR. Part of the reasoning behind this is to actually have a different experience with my Romani campaign, so please, don't be afraid to stick to your guns if I disagree with something you say!

Well, it just that, this way, there can be more in the future, and they will be cheaper than with the Scipione. And when you said you don't like blitzing, the larger forces are more useful for that, and since you don't do that, you don't need to waste money. I didn't think about that until after you said those things.