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[Pilfur]

Conquest!

750 BCE

Pilfur III takes power, because nobody else wants it. He doesn't either, but feels somebody has to do the job. Everybody is still feverish over this silly Ramayana book, which now has become a hit musical that sells out and gets standing ovations every night. Pilfur, who ironically shares a name with the leading character in the book, hates Ramayana, and takes up governance to get away from it.

675 BCE

Greek troops near Frankfurt, sole warrior unit makes a suicide recon mission to discover that the city is defended by two phalanx units and two archer units.

650 BCE

Pilfur spends many ours pondering life, the universe and everything. Philosophy is born. Greek wise men start pondering new systems of government, as monarchy is researched.

600 BCE

News arrives from France that they have built a system of roads that puts the newly created Greek system to shame. The great Appian way is built. Meanwhile, not to be outdone, Pilfur opens the first great place of learning in Athens. He calls it a "Library".

525 BCE

Conquest! Greek forces capture Frankfurt, and the generals quickly rename it Elke, in honour of the female lead in the Ramayana story. Pilfur resigns in disgust. All this work he has done, and this stupid Ramayana thing gets all the credit.

[Immortal Wombat]

Pilfur, did you send the file to Rhuarc? I haven't received it from him, so I assume he has gone away before playing. Could you send the file to me please?
Thanks

[Pilfur]

Wombat

Tried to send you the file. It came back to me today saying it could not be delivered. I used the email address listed in the post on page one of this thread.

Pilfur

[Immortal Wombat]

Ok, I've got the file, I'll play later on today

[Skeeve]

That last summary was funny!

I'm enjoying standing by and watching this game unfold.

I only hope that the Ramayama doesn't surpass the Wombat Maneuver in notoriety!

- Skeeve

[Skeeve]

Hey, look at that... I'm finally a PRINCE!


Dang, that took a long time.

Then again, at my post rate, I should be at the Deity level sometime around September of 2011.

- Skeeve

P.S. Well, does that mean I can have a custom Avatar now? I sort of like the Balloon-Ship, though. Maybe I'll stick with that for a while longer.

300 posts and I haven't even changed my signature once! Jeez... that's lame.

[Pilfur]

Glad to hear you got the file Wombat. I was having trouble getting on here yesterday (was the board down?) and thought you were all still waiting on me.

Hey Skeeve, thanks for the kind words This is fun. Actually, the story writing may be even more fun than the game playing. I thought SGs would be slow and dull, but they let you build an epic multi-author story through the gameplay. Very cool.

Pilfur

[Pilfur]

Avatars

I thought the "custom avatars" thing meant any avatar at all. heh. I had no idea I could just pick one now. This shows just how out of it I must be

Cool. Now I can shoot stuff.

[Immortal Wombat]

500 posts for a custom avatar Skeeve, maybe by Christmas?

I only hope that the Ramayama doesn't surpass the Wombat Maneuver in notoriety!

Better not do

[Immortal Wombat]

Wombat V

The Reign of Wombat V, bringer of change, and maker of peace (eventually)

• 500BC - A hoplite is rush-bought in Elke, and Wombat takes an early holiday (presses enter too soon)
• 475BC - Ramsgate is built on the coast near France, despite claims from shadow cabinet ministers that this will casue unhappiness. A hoplite and an archer unit are stationed there to defend the city, and it begins to build a granary. A road link is begun. Meanwhile, Troy begins a courthouse, and Athens begins Aristotle's Lyceum
• 450BC - William Wallace has nearly finished Aristotle's Lyceum. That two-faced philosopher Wombat vows that one day the Lyceum will be ours. The Athens city authority pretends they were building pyramids all along, and hurredly changes its design.
• 425BC - A new farm for Mountainside is ordered. Street-riots take place in Elke, but the army move in, and after 25 years of bitter fights, the riot is quashed.
• 400BC - We have discovered Monarchy Wombat is pleased, but hesitant to spring this on his citizens too soon. Guido starts a shrine
• 375BC - The City Under the Grey Wombat Mountains, and Troy start to build caravans. Knossos begins an academy, to further the Greek persute of knowledge.
• 350BC - Mines are constructed around Athens, to hasten the retreival of raw materials needed for "The Pyramids". Our slaver arrives at the gates of Strasbourg. The French dislike us, but have a great deal of trust in us.
• 325BC - The slave raid fails to capture any frenchies , but the French foreign minister requests a complete withdrawal of our troops. We counter with a request for a small french border-city. The decline our generous offer...
• 300BC - Our slaver successfully captures slaves from Rennes. When the slaves arrive in Ramsgate, they waste no time in enquiring about the legendary Ramayana. Wombat, as is customary in the despotic bloodline, wasted no time in shooting (with a bow ) the most persistant 'troublemakers'. The french take this enslavement as an act of war. Wombat, not for the first time, regrets not reading the "manual", the slang term for the Book of Greek Laws, as defined by the Demi-God Activision Wombat, ever the pacifist, offers the french peace, and offers 500 gold to sweeten the deal. They agree, and now both respect and trust us. Argos begins a shrine, and Funkytown, an academy.
• 275BC - The french offer an exchange of maps, and we gratefully agree. Guido begins a bazaar. At this point, Wombat realizes his life will last not much longer and decides the time has come to make a revolution. He proposes to the people that they become a monarchy. Local barons will hold power, like MPs, he explains, only harsher. I mean, Jesus hasn't even been born yet... Far from the welcome response he expected, there was anarchy, and in the ensuing frenzy, Wombat was killed by a mob of angry Elkyites. They tied him down, and suffocated him with the Ramayana...

[Pilfur]

Demi-God Activision

[Rhuarc]

I'm back!!

Ok everyone! I am back, and I should be back for quite a while!! I just finished reading all of the summaries and it really looks like a lot happened while I was gone! Anyway, I'll be looking forwards to my next turn!!

[rooboy]

After remaining on top of the Greek charts for 50 years with their hit, Anarchy in the G.E., the punk group Sex Swords splits up. Rooboy V, the former drummer for the group, is persuaded by his elder brothers that a new form of government named Monarchy will provide as much freedom for its people as anarchy, whilst increasing efficiency dramastically. He decides to run for emperor, and wins in a landslide.

However, he is blinded by the power he now wields. He halves wages, increases the workday to 14 hrs and cuts rations.

200 BC: Port Blub builds Granary, as does Ramsgate.

175 BC: Iron Working discovered, allowing the production of a new military unit called the samurai. Rooboy V decides Geometry might be handy in the future.

150 BC: Argos builds Shrine.

125 BC: Mines and farms built near Rhodes.

100 BC: First ever trade route between Mountainside and Port Blub is established. Will provide Greek Empire 159 gold per turn.

75 BC: Marathon is founded north west of Rhodes. Roads built all the way to the German border to speed up troop deployment.

25 BC: Pyramids built in Athens. Geometry is discovered, allowing the construction of catapults. Horse Riding is next in line.

1 AD: A disillusioned Rooboy V, sick and tired of government, is killed whilst climbing the Grey Wombat Mountains. News reports believes he died in an accident, but...

[Pilfur]

Found in an Ancienct Scottish Library

The following was found amongst ruins of an ancient library, belonging to a people calling themselves "scotts".

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Aye, 'tis a harsh land we be livin' in. Not only have we the Germans now to worry about, but also a new competitor. They call themselves the Greeks. We spotted them accross the battlefield. Aye. We were taking down the Germans at Stuttgart, west of Hamburg and pillaging their farms when we spotted strange men with nets catching the farmers an carting them away.

That was a while back now, in 40 AD. Since then we found their armies, south of the German territory, and discovered that they recently learned how to ride horses. They too hate the Germans and they seem to want to be our friends. But we should not trust them. We must coddle and destroy these brigands... before they move on to destroy us.

In 120 AD we saw them catch a German settler band and destroy them without mercy. It was barbaric. The women and children were slain before our eyes. Their leader, Pilfur, an ugly and ruthless beast of a man.

They pillage and rape the Germans, not a pleasant sight. But it provides the distraction we need. We've heard that they also have just discovered masonary (140AD) and are researchin feudalism. A wee bit behind the times, be we shan't underestimate them. We shall take Germany and Greece shall be next.

[Pilfur]

Pretty much nothing happened during my turn this time, so I decided to try something new. American and French borders were quiet. Production of Samurais accross the empire. Gearing up for the big war with Germany. Next Apolyton, or maybe the one after that should be in great shape for war.