MAARC XL - Submission/Nomination thread

[Boustrophedon]

This is the submission/nomination thread for MAARC XL.

Eligibility

- The nominated AAR must have been updated at least twice between August and September. A vote will be commenced on or about September 1st.

- The winner of the previous competition cannot compete in this current MAARC
- Only one AAR per person
- Nomination deadline: the last day of the month
- The competition is open for a month, followed by a one week, multi-poll vote.
- If there are less than 5 nominations, the competition is extended for another month.
- Usually authors nominate their own work. If you would like to nominate somebody else's work, please ask for the author's approval first (or encourage the author to nominate the AAR)!

Information to provide

- Title and link to the original AAR thread
- Author
- Game and (if applicable) mod
- Faction
- Short description / teaser

Advertisement Rules

Advertising is allowed in the official advertising board and in AAR threads. Any other kind of direct advertising to advocate nominees is prohibited. Those who breach this rule shall be disqualified for 3 months.

Asking for votes is not allowed and will result in an immediate disqualification and ban of 3 months from the Competition forums.

The competition manager will take whatever steps necessary to insure the integrity of the competition.

Awards

4 points for the Winner
3 points for Second Place
2 points for Third Place

Points are accumulated towards the awarding of the AAR Competition Medals.

Please see the Writer's Study Information and FAQ Thread for more details.

[Latin Knight]

Hum, we're in the third week of the month and nobody nominated yet? Guess i'll be the first then .

Full title and link to the AAR thread: "The Crimson Dragon of Britain - The History of the House of Mathrafal"

Author: Latin Knight

Game: Crusader Kings II (1.06 version, unmodded)

Faction: Mathrafal Dynasty (Duchy of Gwynedd > Kingdom of Wales > Kingdom of England > Empire of Brittania)

Description: In what i believe to be the first ever Crusader Kings II AAR started in this forum, we see the steady ascension of Welsh-born Mathrafal dynasty, from its humble origins in a remote principality in Wales of 1066 A.D. to become the dominant power among the Christian nations by the middle 15th century, ruling the vast Empire of Brittania.

[Paraipan]

Ok, so here I go.

- Title and link to the original AAR thread: GETICA - The History and Deeds of the Getae

- Author: Paraipan

- Game and (if applicable) mod: Rome Total War - Europa Barbarorum 1.2 mod

- Faction: Getae

- Short description / teaser: As the title suggests, a history book style AAR about the deeds of the Getae. From Ak-Ink to Kallatis and from Olbia to Byzantion follow the brave Getic soldiers in their quest for dominance over the Balkans and beyond. A second storyline follows Tarsa per Kallatis, a Geto-Hellenic diplomat, historian and geographer, in his travels through the ancient world.

[Akaie]

Alrighty. Let's get this thing going!

Title: Ukita no Yabou - A Shogun 2/Sekigahara Campaign AAR

Author: Akaie

Game: Total War: SHOGUN 2 / The Sekigahara Campaign Mod

Faction: The Ukita Clan

Description: 'Ukita no Yabou' explores the events surrounding the japanese Ukita clan as they work their way through the lively, deceptive, and chaotic end of the Warring States period.

[IrishHitman]

Enlightenment: Imperial Splendour
An Imperial Splendour AAR as the Kingdom of France
by IrishHitman

The 18th Century.
An Age of Enlightenment.

At its centre, the Kingdom of France.
For almost fifty years, it has flourished in its success. Finally a united kingdom, the spectre of noble rebellions banished by Louis XIV, the Sun King, her strong armies and massive empire project French power across the globe. The future looks bright for the Bourbon dynasty.

Of course, not all has gone the French way. The English, as always, remain. The Austrians too may prove a thorn in the side of ambition. In the colonies, any number of proud natives stand in the way of expansion.

But it is not just the foreigner that will challenge France. Lurking unknown in the future, unforeseeable to the King and his loyal subjects, progress approaches. New understanding about the nature of the world, and the place of humankind within it, reveals itself yearly. Every monarchy in Europe shall be shaken. It is this threat to tradition that means the story of France is also the story of Europe, and indeed, the entire world.

[Maurits]

For Glory and the Republic!

RTW | Rome Total Realism VII | SPQR
By Maurits



For Glory and the Republic' isn't just another AAR about the Senate and the People of Rome. It isn't a page full of images, accompanied by some rare lines of text. Instead, it attempts to shed light on the people behind the republic which would become the mightiest empire of the known world. When reading this tale, you will become part of the lives of Publius, Valeria and an ambitious patrician from the house of Decius Mus. Their lives all come together in the wars that ravage the Italian peninsula around the year 280 BC. For years, Rome has expanded its borders and lived in peace. Now, the Greek king Pyrrhus of Epirus stands on the shores of Italy with his battle-hardened veterans and ferocious war elephants. Already, a consular army has been destroyed. Now, a young consul faces the Epirote might in battle. Will he manage to defeat their great king? Even so, more threats loom over the horizon. The great merchant empire of Carthage has taken Messana, while frictions between the two powers are growing....

[Justinian Australis]

The Last Pagan Emperor

by
Justinian Australis

RTW/Invasio Barbarorum: Sominum Apostate luliani

It's a time of mixed emotions as Flavius Claudius lulianus who has now been Emperor for five years since his acclamation at Augusta Trevororum whilst campaigning against the Franks, in direct opposition of Constantius. The Arian Emperor however now lays dead on a lonely island in Greece and now Julian is unopposed as he oversees the crushing of the Berbers and the humiliating treaty imposed on the Franks, whom were goaded to war by the perfidy of the Gallic Prefect Valentinianus and the headstrong and proud Agandastrius, whose scheming was laid bare by Julianus' loyal Magister, Corelianus Phocas. The remnants of the forces loyal to the memory of Constantius were expelled from Africa and Greece. The Tervingi Goths, though beaten numerous times, still loom around Thracia and Macedonia.

Yet for all his triumphs, Julian is torn apart by a growing distance between he and his wife Helena as he grapples with the enormity of governing the greatest Empire of its time, as it turns him into someone he does not want to be. Now he makes the long await return to Constantinople, where his nominated heir Decimius Valens awaits, as does Helena..