Salve! This will be my second attempt at an after action report. My first was Sons of Jupiter: The Beginning of the End of an Era, and was a wonderful exercise in creative writing. I did not finish it, and do not intend to, simply because of other obligations. However, I am back, and back with a different sort of idea. I will be playing as the Roman Republic. The after action report will be written in a way that leaves much up to the reader. Each update will consist of either a Senatorial decree, an official law, or, perhaps, a speech. Every update will reflect something that would be found in the form of an inscription in the modern era. Thus, every update will not cover everything that is happening in my campaign. It will cover the most important aspects, namely, when fictitious laws are passed, when wars are declared, when triumphs are awarded, when officials are elected, and so on. That way, it is up to the reader to piece together the story, somewhat like an archaeologist would after having read a series of inscriptions. I am not sure that this has ever been done before, so it is very much an experiment. I hope that this after action report will really engage readers and force them to put many pieces together. I am really excited to see where this goes, and hope that my readers will enjoy it.
Re: [RS II AAR] By Decree of the Senate and People...
My word that last decree was rather harsh to the womenfolk!
Still I like your take on this AAR, its original and a real break from the normal fare on offer (not that the normal style of AARs are bad); its just nice to see something a little different.
Re: [RS II AAR] By Decree of the Senate and People...
I switched around the updates, to better reflect historical accuracy and what is happening in my campaign. It should be noted that I am attempting to play a historically accurate campaign. It has been difficult, though successful, thus far. All of my updates to this point have reflected historically accurate events that I have brought to life in my campaign. For example, many of the Italian allies defected to Hannibal following the disaster at Cannae, and the second inscription reflects this event, which is of course is a scripted event in Roma Surrectum.
In addition, much of what is detailed in my inscriptions is historically accurate. For example, the inscription detailing Fabius Maximus' triumph derives from Appian's Punic Wars. For another example, the Lex Oppia was a real Roman law. Finally, I try to use the name of the consuls in the game when writing my inscriptions. However, my characters are not always consuls, and thus I do not know who the real consuls are. When faced with this discrepancy, I turn to historical accuracy, and name the consuls who truly held that office during that year.
Re: [RS II AAR] By Decree of the Senate and People...
Spoiler Alert, click show to read:
"..." indicate that the text of the inscription cannot be translated. I include them to make the reader feel a bit more like an archaeologist and to give the inscriptions a bit of flavor. After all, not every inscription could be definitively translated.
Last edited by Audacia; December 25, 2013 at 11:41 PM.
Re: [RS II AAR] By Decree of the Senate and People...
A tattered piece of papyrus parchment is found during the excavation of a small villa near Rome. A short poem seems to have been written upon it. What can be deciphered reads...