Bubba the Warrior

[Jaybe]

What one has to generally remember is that all those barbarians are big time wimps!

Sorry gozpel, but what level were you playing at, and what was the combat advantage over barbarians?
[EDIT: Chieftan=800%, Warlord=400%, Regent=200%, Monarch=100%, Emperor=50%, Diety=0%]

Please have a similar experience when your game-given advantage over barbarians is 0% / nought / nada and post again.

Seriously, changing the "Attack Bonus Against Barbarians" to zero in every level I play was the first thing I ever changed in the Editor. (It's under Difficulty Levels).

JB,
President of the Equal Combat Rights to Barbarians Society


P.S., If you were playing at Diety, or had already adjusted the Editor as I suggested above, please let me know, and I will sing the praises of that great warrior!

[zulu9812]

Dude - it's still a good story. Don't try and bring it down with complaints about the difficulty level. Anyway, post your own.

[Jaybe]

Yes zulu, it IS an amusing short ditty.

OTOH, as President of the Equal Combat Rights to Barbarians Society, it seems I must let my complaint stand.

I have no complaints about difficulty level. It is only that this unfair combat against barbarians has got to stop! It is bad enough that we deploy patrols searching for barbarian camps so they can be attacked for the 25 Gold to the treasury, but to make it that every combat is almost a guaranteed win is so inhumane that even an Aztec Jaguar would feel cheated at how easy it is to gain a human heart to sacrifice! (whew, that was a long one)

I urge everyone to go into the Editor, make the changes as I suggested in my post above, and feel the fulfillment when you have JUSTLY taken out a barbarian warrior or horseman!

[EDIT] Also, there should be a flag such that if you have no combat advantage over the barb, and you are attacking it with an attack strength of 1 or 2, you also qualify for potentially generating a Great Leader.

[philippe666]

cool warrior.but a japaneze warrior once destroyed one of my modern armours.i nuked the warrior

[Christantine The Great]

Originally posted by philippe666
cool warrior.but a japaneze warrior once destroyed one of my modern armours.i nuked the warrior

That's some revenge.

[notyoueither]

I am Bubba.

[Mr. President]

Alas for Captain Levar of the American trireme Snowbird. Just this afternoon he made his way through a delicate archipelago rife with storms, sharks, and Frenchmen. After becoming the first man to circumnavigate the continent, he undertook a dangerous voyage into a great bay around which French cities sat "like frogs around a pond". But on the way back to the port of Seattle, Captain Levar's navigation failed, and the Snowbird strayed from sight of land. There's been no sign of him since. Every night the harbor master places a lantern by the quay where the Snowbird used to moor, and we watch the horizon ever for those distinctive pennants.

[zulu9812]

Odysseus and the March of Time

The Greeks had grown strong, their conquests having taken them across the land. Despite their love of philosophy and the arts, the jealous attentions of neighbours forced the Greeks to take up arms against Germany and Russia. Having annexed empires to the west and south, Greece now covered fully one third of the landscape. But this angered the other nations and they started to mass their troops at the border. In desperation, the Greeks abandoned their Colosseum's and temples and trained for war at the barracks. The great intellects of the day turned their attention to the machines of war, far outstripping the scientific exploits of other nations: in particular, new iron horses fed on the black liquid. Alexander the Defiant deigned to name this new creation: he named it the Tank.

The first tank was built at the city of Argos, controlling the only pass through that mountainous region. From the ranks of tank crews, one man arose to command the tank division. A man who knew no fear, a man who would gladly sacrifice his life for his empire. That man was Odysseus. Through strict training and hard work at the local barracks, Odysseus molded the tank division from a motley crew into proud veterans.

Now Argos bordered the French empire, friends to the Greeks for many centuries. However, political tension with England and America began to unnerve Alexander the Defiant; he deemed it necessary that all foreign troops be removed from Greek soil. Alas, at this dark hour, treachery struck! The French, who for centuries had enjoyed the protection of their Greek brothers, refused to remove their elite cavalry and war ensued. Everywhere, French fought Greek. Men who had once been brothers now turned on each other like a pack of wild dogs. All their proud literature and wonders forgotten, the Greek empire degenerated into anarchy. News came from the frontier: France had signed an alliance with America. Fighting a war on three sides - against the French, the Americans and from within - all seemed lost.

But it was at Argos that the tide was turned. Odysseus sent his tanks to patrol the streets, restoring order to the city. News of the return of the law spread to other cities, and the rioting stopped. Through the fire of democracy, from the ashes of anarchy, the Greek republic was born. With the factories once more under control, the Greek war machine swung into action. Slowly, mile by mile, American and French troops were expelled from Greek territory, or crushed beneath the mighty Greek tanks. Everywhere, there was rejoicing. Thanks to Odysseus, Greek society had been brought back from the brink of destruction.

But the worse was yet to come.The French units that had been entrenched in Greek territory, whilst seemingly innumerable, had been but a fraction of the French host. Whilst the Americans returned to lick their wounds, the French returned. The Great Mountain Range scarred the land, separating the Greek and French empires. The Greeks breathed a sigh of relief. They knew that the French cavalry could not hope to negotiate the mountains. The only way through was through Argos. Through Odysseus.

Argos had been cut off from the rest of Greece by the last war. The retreating French has scorched the earth as they were beaten back. Roads, rail networks, farms: no more. The mighty Greek empire needed time to recover. They would not get it. The French horde fell on Argos like a thunderbolt. Scores of cavalry regiments galloped towards the ancient city. With no resources, and no hope of reinforcement, Odysseus and his tank crews prepared to sell their lives dearly. But they were not alone. Thousands of Argosian citizens heeded the call to arms, arming themselves with whatever weapons they could find: in most cases, an antiquated rifle.

The French attack was swift and deadly. Rifles cracked and spat death on both sides. The inexperienced Greek riflemen were the first to perish. The Greeks were beaten back to the old city walls. As the French cavalry raced across the runs to the last stand, Odysseus and his tanks came into play. Guns boomed, and horse and men fell. Grinding corpses beneath their tracks, Odysseus beat the French dogs back. For the moment.

The French leader, Joan d'Arc became obsessed with capturing Argos. Drawing troops from all corners of France, she hurled them at Argos. But with each attack, Odysseus's tanks stood resolute. The French advisors pleaded with Joan d'Arc to increase their scientific spending: their cavalry could not compete with tanks. But, blinded by obsession, Joan hurled more troops to the guns of the Greek tanks. Until one day, Odysseus's victories earned him the title of Great Leader. The people of Argos pleaded with Odysseus to leave his tanks, to flee the doomed city. They knew, as Odysseus himself knew, that they could not hold out indefinitely. But Odysseus refused. There would be no retreat, no surrender.

News of this heroic stand spread to other Greek cities. The Greek scientists spurred on, created new and improved tanks,and even discovered the secret of nuclear power. Alexander prepared to send a detachment of these new tanks to aid Argos, but it was then that the marauding Americans returned. Forced to divert all troops to the American border, Argos was left to fend for itself. If it could hold out, the French could not advance into Greek lands.
Inability to save Argos drove Alexander into a fury and he ordered the construction of three weapons of mass destruction: weapons that could split the atom. He sent word of his intentions to Odysseus.

Both men knew that without reinforcements, Argos would fall and scores of French legions would be free to march on all of Greece. If Odysseus could contain the French for long enough, Alexander could launch these weapons of mass destruction and annihilate the French armies. But Argos would also perish. Grimly, Odysseus faced the citizens of Argos and told them of their fate. They would die, but Greece would live on. Jaws set, all of Argos readied itself for a final stand. Joan d'Arc believing her borders protected by her American allies, sent her entire military might against Argos. If the city fell, Greece would be hers to plunder.

Yet again, the French cavalry struck against Argos. The outer city was in ruins, it's defenders cowed behind the old city walls. Time and time again, Odysseus and his tanks hurled the invaders back. Odysseus knew it was only a matter of time. With each attack he lost more men and the French seemed to grow in number. He knew he could not hold out forever: he just needed to hold out for long enough.

Eventually, Argos fell. Odysseus, still living, was dragged from his tank. The skin was flayed from his back and he was impaled on cruel spikes. The French looted the city, plundering the cathedral, taking whatever was of value. In Paris, Joan d'Arc grinned wickedly.

Then the missiles struck. A blinding flash of light, seen for miles around, and Argos and thousands of Frenchmen were obliterated. News filtered through: the Americans had broken their alliance, and sided with the Greeks. All was lost. Then, in the distance, came the familiar sound of tanks. Thousands of Greek tanks. Desperately, the French struggled to retreat - they must protect the cities! Then came a second white flash, and a third. There weren't even any bodies left to bury.

In the coming campaign, the Greek and American forces ripped France apart in a pincer movement. Joan d'Arc was summarily executed, and America and Greece formed a strong partnership, based on trade and trust.

The pollution around what had once been Argos was cleared, but no new city was built. Millions of white crosses, row after row, filled the landscape. And the biggest cross of all, made of solid gold, inscribed with the name of Odysseus and what were reported to be his last words:

"I don't have time to die: I'm too busy!"

Some men buy precious jewels. Some men buy land. Some men try to buy another man's loyalty.

Odysseus bought the most precious commodity of all: time.

[Christantine The Great]

[Panag]

hi ,

panag > was eating banana's , when the story of Zulu came , the banana's felt out of the mounth , ...


great stuff , .....

have a nice day

[Thrawn05]

Cæsar, leader of the Romans, was sitting down in Rome reading his paper circa 1950's. The headlines read "Americans declare war on the Romans."

Cæsar looked up to see an ICBM coming straght down on his palace.

"Oh Cr@p!" Cæsar said.

Rome was no more.

[Panag]

Originally posted by Thrawn05
Cæsar, leader of the Romans, was sitting down in Rome reading his paper circa 1950's. The headlines read "Americans declare war on the Romans."

Cæsar looked up to see an ICBM coming straght down on his palace.

"Oh Cr@p!" Cæsar said.

Rome was no more.

hi ,

in the year 1970 they cleaned all pollution , and they build a strategic defense network , .....

have a nice day

[Lucilla]

Come on guys! We used to have stories with more substance in this thread. Where are the tales of bravery and spirit that will live eternaly in our minds to be past on to our children?

[Thrawn05]

Originally posted by Lucilla
Come on guys! We used to have stories with more substance in this thread. Where are the tales of bravery and spirit that will live eternaly in our minds to be past on to our children?

I just wanted to have some fun.


Thanks for the clean up panag .

[Kramerman]

Great stories gozpel and zulu!!!

Bubba had me laughing and crying.
No, wait, just laughing .

The story of Greece gave me chills in a couple of parts.
Ive told a few true stories myself, but Id like to try my hand at fiction....

Kman