The Dance of Civilizations [Diplo Game] [Story Thread Pt7 - March 2010]

[Persia (DoC)]

this is a story about Media and Persia

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The war continues Indian troops were able to conquer Madras and Ahmedabad temporarily. But Persian troops were able to counter the attack immediately and liberated Ahmedabad immediately. In the meanwhile the build-up of armies near Hyderabad also increased more and more. Volunteers from all over New Persia joined the army to fight the Indians. News about the Mali help to the Indians angered all of Media and Persia! The Indian expansionists had tried to take over New Persia not that long ago. Combined with the ongoing cultural attacks on New Persia, and worst of all: the theft of the Persian story HTML template from the message board, this caused all of Media and Persia to unite against the Indian tyrant. And now the Mali had joined the Indians! The mighty Indian Empire was now even helped by another mighty nation, the Mali. Guru Beli'Az sent out a request for help to all nations on the world! This Joined army of Malinese and Indians must end now. They try to conquer all of New Russia at the cost of innocent civilians. All nations that care about freedom and justice should now join with Persia! Friends, join us against these warmongers of Sha'Tao! New Russia for the Persians! As it always has been! We must thrive the Indians and their Malinese collaborators from New Russia and from the edge of the world. Then the world will have peace, when India is gone and all have converted into Hastogianism! Everybody of course has the freedom to chose between Hairy Hastogianism and Heavy Hastogianism! Persia knows Freedom of Religion, India does not!

Persian infantry face Indian tanks Persian soldiers liberate Ahmedabad again> Little is left of Madras after Indians conquered it.

[India (DoC)]

"New Russia for the Persians! As it always has been!"

New Russia.. as it shows first it was the promised land for the Russians, but then the Persians took most of it.. it wasn't enough though next they drove away the peacefull Natives, now they want New India's rich land.. I hope the Orb feels safe there..Oh, btw ORB; we have spotted several East Indiaman in the Persian fleet.. I wonder how they got them..
Anyway; history shows how evil the Hastogianists are-here is the chance to get rid of them once and for all. You all know that Sha'Tao is about peace: help us and we shall build a better world.

Empress Shakti

[Korea (DoC)]

The korean navy continued its patrols to the west of india. No enemys were sighted.

[Ottoman Empire (DoC)]

Inside the Private Council of Caliph Mustafa III, all private advisors in attendance.

Caliph Mustafa III:

Gentlemen, I will be visiting Moscow tomorrow for the most significant signing ceremony we have ever seen.

I have always been a pragmatist and favoured peace with the Russians, as I had initially made peace with them after the 1st Ottoman/Russian War. I stand before you today remaining a proud man, even in defeat. The Russians are a formidable force on the battle field and I am honoured to sign peace with them.

The deal I will sign with the Russians will see us lose in some aspects, and win in others. I hold the Ottoman Empire above all else and I will guarantee on this day that the Ottoman Empire will grow stronger after this day than it was before this 2nd Ottoman/Russian War. This is a certainty.

Some Ottomans will be overjoyed with the news, some will despise it. Those that will despise it have had their chance. Anna was given her chance and failed. We played by our agreement and now Anna will be handed over to Prince Igor. Her fate is in Igor's hands. She will be joined by General Charles Martel as well, this is part of the agreement with the Russians.

I will leave the rest of the news to our Foreign Advisor...

Foreign Advisor:

Gentlemen, effective immediately all military units are to withdraw from the Russian border and relocate to the positions outlined in the document you have received in confidence.

Peace with the Russians does not necessarily mean peace for our Empire.

[Korea (DoC)]

All clear on the western front.... Still no movment of the enemy....

All korean naval ships are being ordered to the Indian west coast . If this war continues we will be forced to take action and declare war.

many are offerin g to buy our ships but at this stage we will not sell one korean into combat service unless under korean leadership

The evil empire should be preprared. Retribution is due.

[India (DoC)]

The korean navy continued its patrols to the west of india. No enemys were sighted.

Would you clarify what kind of enemy are you looking for at the _west_ side of India? Persia is on the east and no need to look for it, just check the map.

Empress Shakti

[Korea (DoC)]

the east you and your ally mali have wel lcovered. we have hear rumours of a planned invasion of india too so we are patrolling . also sending some spare fleets to the east as well if you need them around. at present no force seemsto heading from the west. we might have scared them off.

We will kill the evil empire if they dare to offend us.

[England (DoC)]

I Lord James have been given the power by my people to lead England into the future. As my first official action I have declared war on the Indian Empire, no more we will stay quietly and fall pray to their world dominion.

Guru Beli'Az sent out a request for help to all nations on the world!

This time we are ready to fight, I and the whole of England is behind our Persian friends.

An English Infantry army has been dispatched supported by english Artillery to liberate our colony in the south.



English Destroyers have been ordered to destroy all Indian ships on the high seas.



Lord James

[Persia (DoC)]

this is a story about Media and Persia

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Guru Beli'Az prepares Media and Persia for another war After the Indian invasion of New Persia, Guru Beli'Az knew that more nations would try their luck to seize some Median cities. Beli'Az ordered the production of new infantry units to defend all borders. A message was send to all world leaders: "Make no mistake, Media is not involved in the war with India. Only New Persia is sending armies to the front. Media is fully prepared to counter any invasion, and we will destroy anybody who will opportunistically try to take advantage of the Persian/Indian war."

Heavily defended Median borders

[Persia (DoC)]

this is a story about Media and Persia

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New Persia suffers under Indian invasion The atmosphere in the streets of the New Persian cities is very negative. Despite the Persian success in liberating the Persian city of Ahmedabad, people knew that the Indian army was close. Ever since the first Indian troops crossed the Persian border, the people of New Persia knew that doom may be their future. Especially after the Indians were able to conquer the ancient old Persian cities of Ahmedabad and Madras. Many Persians were killed when the Indians invaded the cities. Fortunately the Persian generals, despite having less advanced weaponry then the Indians, were able to liberate Ahmedabad quickly. Many civilians had lost their life under the temporary Indian occupation though. The Indians had no mercy. The most disgusting thing the Persian soldiers discovered was that the complete Indian minority of Ahmedabad was killed by the Indians! The bodies were piled up in the temples of Sha'Tao! Nobody understood why Indians would kill Indians. The only logical explanation is that the Indians considered their fellow Sha'Tao brothers betrayers, only because they lived in the freedom of Persia. Persian officials now fear that all Indian minorities in the by India occupied cities of New Russia will face the same doom. Being murdered by their own kin. This is Horrible! Guru Beli'Az once again asks all nations on earth to come tot he aid of Persia! Persia can not fight India and Mali all by itself. The invasion of many advanced Malines and Indian troops could only be halted halfway the continent. The entire western part of New Russia has already been conquered by the Sha'Tao barbarians. Let us not fight this war alone. Everything will do, vocal support, money, armies. Please be with the Persians and the Indian minority of New Russia in your thoughts and prayers! The Indian army commits genocide on their own people! Horrible! Media and Persia has freedom of religion! Unlike the Indians where non Sha'Taoists are being killed. In Media and Persia everybody can freely choose their religion. Be it Hairy Hastogianism or Heavy Hastogianism, it doesn't matter! There is freedom. All help us against these barbarians from the west! We can't fight 3 combined nations all by ourselves.

Indian minorities on New Russia flee for Sha'Tao fundamentalists Persian city of Madras destroyed by Indians Indian army uses advanced weaponry against helpless Persian civilians. Persians bravely fight the Indians and the Malinese, using less advanced weaponry

[Egypt (DoC)]

[India (DoC)]

We don't have time now for a long answer, just a few things to point out:

England has violated a treaty (again): we have agreed for a non-aggression pact for 50 cycles (turns) in the Africa area-so everyone should know how much they respect any treaty.

India fights alone, no other nation is commited to enter the war on our side, but we hope it will change as more and more superpower attacking us from all sides.

Persians destroy our cities and call it liberation.. and yet nations consider helping them.. some has no morals at all.

Finally, Egypt: I don't really like the alternatives in the last sentence of your article...

[Orb (DoC)]

"New Russia for the Persians! As it always has been!"

.Oh, btw ORB; we have spotted several East Indiaman in the Persian fleet.. I wonder how they got them..

Empress Shakti

Orb is not involved with this war in any way shape or form. The East Indiamen in the Persian fleet have been in the Persian fleet for generations so there is nothing we can do about that. Yet we do have ships in the area which are only acting as observers/defenders were your war to spill over into Orb territory.

Chief Rep Auutha, Orb Federation

[England (DoC)]

Empress Shakti who are you to teach us morale lessons. You who claimed to be our holy leader and protector invaded a Tao brethren and took our city.

The England you know is no more, you have only yourself to blame for this. Today we stand for what we believe that you are a curse to this world. We say no more to your oppressive believes... It is not only us that see you constantly telling the whole world what it should do.

We seek to reclaim what you took from us with force.

[Mali (DoC)]

The sky is falling, the sky is falling

The Mali citizens were placed on red alert in the wake of the recent world events. Mali will begin preparing defenses should Persia or her allies decide to bring this war across the sea.

[Egypt (DoC)]

Finally, Egypt: I don't really like the alternatives in the last sentence of your article...

Don't believe everything you read in the papers

[India (DoC)]

Don't believe everything you read in the papers

just read the last sentence again: will they join against India or side with the Persians.. not much choice

[Persia (DoC)]

maybe it's a joke

[Byzantium (DoC)]

Basil knew that soon he would have to leave his paradise with Cleopatra and rejoin the world. The first fruit of the long-nurtured alliance to destroy the Vampire Queen and all her successors was bearing fruit. Where Byzantine soliders had led the way demonstrating that for all her arrogance the Vampire's armies could be annihiliated, now others were following.

Then he looked at the latest reports from India:



The capital of India guarded merely by some traditional warriors. Truly the Indians were expereience terminal overstretch. Their doom had come.

[Egypt (DoC)]

just read the last sentence again: will they join against India or side with the Persians.. not much choice

Due to increasing threats against editors by the Indian empire, The Egypt Daily will print a rectification in its next issue

[Greece (DoC)]

Due to increasing threats against editors by the Indian empire, The Egypt Daily will print a rectification in its next issue

Heads I win, tails you lose

[Greece (DoC)]

The preliminary report came in. It was equivical.

It showed that the only two nations to increase espionage on Greece was Rome and Arabia.

Rip was certain that neither of these nations would embark on espionage missions against Greece so he filed it away as 'work-in-progress'; believing that the true culprit nation had cleverly ceased its espionage on Greece.

Rome grew a modest 8 points from 239 to 247
and Arabia grew a modest 18 points from 258 to 276.

Now to more important matters. Firstly Greece had commenced a second Golden Age honouring Rip for the massive redevelopment of Greece since the war. Serfdom was now no longer needed and it was time for Rip to stand down as King and usher in a new era of Representative government. In a few years the concept of Democracy will be learnt and Rip as the leading representative has discussed plans to improve governance further by adopting Emancipation, following the example of the great Inca.

Slavery had briefly been adopted for the current first few years of the Golden Age to allay the espionage efforts by increasing health improvements quickly because of poisoned rivers. "Rest assured this government will end slavery shortly and woe betide any nation caught in the act of future espionage attempts." Theocracy was being considers but many preferred the old ways of Pacifism. Rip personally wishes to extend Greek research by adopting Free Religion.

One huge problem exists for Greece is that it is impossible to get the cultural balance right with so many bordering nations. Tropicolpoli is about to be absorbed by English culture and a "Viva la Resistance" situation exists there with England owning over 50% of the city.

This is a shame because a small new eighth city called Athens has just been built in the south west to allow 8 universities to be built so that Oxford could be built in the capital. It is a shame that individual terrain areas can not be traded as there are useless pig resources that Greece would like to freely trade as land to Casablanca and others as well - working both ways between several bordering nations ***

This new city of Athens may now be a wasted venture as it is not ideally located and if Tropicopoli flips to England, all is lost for Oxford.

Rip scratched his head. He saw nits under his finger nails!

It was hoped that the free press of Egypt did not hear about this...


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ooc *** has this been considered for Civ5?

[Native America (DoC)]

ooc *** has this been considered for Civ5?

I believe it is in.

[Korea (DoC)]

The Korean leader read the Egyptian papers and smiled. They were full of such great entertaining comics ant other items.

But on a serious matter he was truly divided now. Koreas sworn ally the Rnglish had declared war on India. There had been no warning of this attack and he was truly torn by it all.

How could the English turn their back on years of secret planning and deals so secret that onyl ahandful of koreans knew of the deals.

He had written to england to explain that the evil empire was on the march and now was not the time to make solo plans.

He looked at the maps of indias homelnd released by the Byzantine and wondered. If the byz were planning to attack they would not have released the map. so was it a ruse. did they reelease the amp to entice someone else to attack. hmmmm. Loooking at Koreas maps of India they knew where all the indian troops were. no need to protect the capital smart move. The indians were guarding the indians treasured citys. The 4 of them, yes he wodnerd if indias enemies knew of the fourth city.

He crossed the hall and called for the Egyptan reporter based in the province to be given entry.

He would reveal much to this man.

[Native America (DoC)]

It is with a heavy heart that Chief Pontiac assesses the state of world affairs. Two of the most powerful nations in the world (2 & 3) have declared an unprovoked war on India (number 1, soon to be number 2). Meanwhile the 4th and 6th ranked nations threaten or consider entering the war against India as well. India, receiving mere token support from the 7th ranked nation is clearly being dogpiled by the strongest nations on the planet.

Has the world gone mad? What jealous frenzy has overtaken the leaders of the most advanced nations on earth? Do they envy the size and power of India? Certainly they are right to. India has been an imposing figure for generations. However even as the storm clouds gather to plot their destruction England is near to supplanting them.

Based on the highly respected Statistical Comparison Of Relative Economies (S.C.O.R.E.) rating, India and England are exactly tied. Both nations have a S.C.O.R.E. rating of 1,913. Why then do the strongest in the world target India and not England?

Puzzling information to be sure.

But the dominoes have only begun to fall. Perhaps Byzantium and Korea will tap into their long history of wise foreign policy decisions and decide that England and Persia vs. India is a fair, balanced fight and pursue other objectives. Only time will tell.

For our part, we continue to build up our military and continue to maintain neutrality in this conflict. Only time will tell what will stir us from our neutral perch.

[Korea (DoC)]

korea wishes to point out to the natives that it is not the SCORE that is the cause it is the Combined Universal Leverage Totalising Under Regions Economy (CULTURE) rating that is the cause.

[Greece (DoC)]

It is with a heavy heart that Chief Pontiac assesses the state of world affairs. Two of the most powerful nations in the world (2 & 3) have declared an unprovoked war on India (number 1, soon to be number 2). Meanwhile the 4th and 6th ranked nations threaten or consider entering the war against India as well. India, receiving mere token support from the 7th ranked nation is clearly being dogpiled by the strongest nations on the planet.

Has the world gone mad? What jealous frenzy has overtaken the leaders of the most advanced nations on earth? Do they envy the size and power of India? Certainly they are right to. India has been an imposing figure for generations. However even as the storm clouds gather to plot their destruction England is near to supplanting them.

Based on the highly respected Statistical Comparison Of Relative Economies (S.C.O.R.E.) rating, India and England are exactly tied. Both nations have a S.C.O.R.E. rating of 1,913. Why then do the strongest in the world target India and not England?

Puzzling information to be sure.

But the dominoes have only begun to fall. Perhaps Byzantium and Korea will tap into their long history of wise foreign policy decisions and decide that England and Persia vs. India is a fair, balanced fight and pursue other objectives. Only time will tell.

For our part, we continue to build up our military and continue to maintain neutrality in this conflict. Only time will tell what will stir us from our neutral perch.

With respect sire, I believe it has come to the point of 'victory condition'.

India only has to go 100% Combined Universal Leverage Totalising Under Regions Economy and the final days of the planet are nigh.

I suspect the Great Library of the diplo faq is full of such scenarios to encourage a change to such outcomes.

It has NOTHING*** to do with the Statistical Comparison Of Relative Economies.

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*** Nits On The Hair In Naughty Groups

[Russia (DoC)]

Golden Age for Russia!

Following the glorious victory over Ottoman arms and the resulting favorable peace treaty, Russian people all over the lands rejoice in celebration. Following the increased stability Prince Igor decides, after following the advice of Field Marshal Volukovich to implement new rights for the castes. Each caste now has Representation in a Royal Council with specific rights and priviliges.

Prince Igor now takes the title of King Igor of Russia Major, Viceroy over Nova Semlja and Lord Protector of Izhirbayzan. His royal priviliges have been balanced by a Representative council who will run many day to day affairs.

Furthermore, the Prince has expanded merchant caste priviliges to all citizens allowing Free Market trading to commence. In addition, the ancient Russian tradition of Vassalage is cancelled! King Igor has declared that Russians should be loyal to the Russian state as a whole, not individual Lords and Ladies. The priviliges of the high castes have been curtailed in favour of the great masses. No Lord may infringe upon the rights of the individual, however lowly, to choose and express his political views or religion.

As a result of the Free Speeh Act, Russia renounces Hastogianism! Prince Igor has now officially declared that the nation shall no longer favour a specific faith, but treat all religions equally.

In summary:
Russia casts away Hereditary Rule in favour of Representation
Russia reforms the Vassalization laws and implements Free Speech
Russia establishes a Free Market economy
Russia abandons Organized Hastogianism and allows Free Religion.

[Persia (DoC)]

this is a story about Media and Persia

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Letter to Chief Pontiac of Native America Chief, You wonder if S.C.O.R.E. is the main reason for our recent invasion of West-New Russia (occupied by the Indians). It is not. Hereby I send you the reasons for Media and Persia's declaration of war as we presented them to the Empress of India: Shakti of India, You will be punished for your crimes against Hastogianism, your attempts to overtake New Persia culturally, your attempt to overtake New Persia through diplomatic pressure, your arrogance, the theft of our story HTML template and most of all for your help towards Darius the Fool. Especially the threats to occupy New Persia (sent to us in a public letter from Empress Shakti) were a reason to end evil for once and for all. I am sure that you have a copy of this letter filed under number I170 in your archives. So not S.C.O.R.E. is the reason that we invaded West-New Russia! The true reason behind this is: "Give Rights and Eternal Everlasting Diamonds Yesterday and forEver to eXtra needy People And Not so rich Societies In Old Nations and In Small Minorities." It's a way to help those who need help, especially those who are surpressed in West-New Russia. Guru Beli'Az of Media and Persia

[OzzyKP]

I love how everyone is running with the acronym thing.