Total War RTD: Rome

**Kirila the Kitten** · March 09, 2014, 11:04 AM

TOTAL WAR RTD:
ROME

Ok this is the time !

Every turn will last 24h, in some cases 48h. When I won't be able to GM I will let the task to someone willing.

WARNING: You are not allowed to block a faction's expansion by surrounding its military regions if there are neutral or friendly relations between you.

Unclaimed factions will be inactive.

Factions

This RTD is going to gave basic *introduce miscellaneous setting here* Wars rules. Though, there are several changes that will be listed below:

Moves

Attacking a region

Developing

Economy

Navy

Map

Posting a turn

Fill in your faction descriptions! Even if it's set-up you can say that the Romans arrived from China 100000000000 years ago, go on!

OK JOIN IN! 48h for the first turn!

Social Group!

**Kirila the Kitten** · March 16, 2014, 12:09 PM

It has begun!

The Oracle:

The Senate (Lenin Cat): 2 -The blind woman of Delphi laughs at your try to conquer the world!
Julii (General Maximus): 4 -You will meet many obstacles on your road, but finally you shall triumph.
Brutii (Ivan Braginski): 5 -These men are strong, but their will is easily shaken. Will you survive the end?
Carthage (High Fist): 6 -Gods have blessed this nation's name! The enemy will lay dead on the sands of your land!
Numidia (Rhinelander) : 6 -The people of the desert will come like a storm and very grateful will be the ones to be spared!
GCS (Lord of Dread): 2 -The wealthy people of greece are as incompetent as grand their ancestors were!
Macedon (NobleWoman): 3 -Macedon will suffer greatly, but its chances of success are still existent.
Seleucid Empire(Helius) : 3 -These heirs of Alexander are a stain on his name, though, they still can change a part of the world.
Dacia (Lenin Cat) : 5 -Your men will build the empire, and the empire shall not fall, if you are careful with your words. (???)
Gauls(Lord of Cats) : 1 -Hahahahahahahhahahahahhahahhhahaah!
Britons(SOAB) :3 -Another unsuccessful tribe, able to do more.
Scithyans(RogueGeneral): 3 - The Oracle is bored! Tell them the same as the ones above!

http://rolz.org/myroomlog?r=RTDRTW- Dice log.

**Mary The Quene** · March 16, 2014, 12:31 PM

The Seleucid Empire

Faction leader : Antiochus I Soter
Wife : Stratonice of Syria
Faction Heir : Seleucus II
Capital Antioch
Language : Ancient greek
Religion : Hellenistic parthenon
Claims :
Syria
Coele-Syria
Lycia
Lydia
Caria
Pergamon
Aria
Parthia
Drangiana
Persia
Arachosia
Mesopotamia
Media
Antropatene
Hyracania
Bactria
Sagartia
Cilicia

Military :
In Antioch a huge army has assembled to restore the lands that have rebelled

100,000 infantry
65,000 Pezhetairoi
10,000 argyraspides
5,000 chalkaspides
5,000 Chrysaspides
2500 cretan archers
2500 rhodians
5000 Galatians
5,000 Thracians

20,000 cavalry
1,000 median cavalry
5000 companions
10,000 Hellenic cataphracts
3,000 Scythed chariots
2000 Indian elephants

King Antiochus announces his early Campaigns and spreads letters to his eastern satraps where they have to Submit or to die, For now Basileus Antiochus will attack The region south of Antioch with his full army and 5 mercenary generals.

**♞Rogue General♞** · March 16, 2014, 12:39 PM

Kingdom of Scythia

Moves

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

M: Attack the gray-colored region.
E: Develop the coastal region as an Economy region.
N: -

**High Fist** · March 16, 2014, 01:05 PM

Carthage
M: Attack south of Carthage
E: Develop Lilybaeum as a army region
N: -
What do army regions do? What's that weird squiggly thing above Scipio's region in Sicily? More importantly, why haven't I a navy?!

**Kirila the Kitten** · March 16, 2014, 01:09 PM

You need Lilybaeum to be a military region to attack in Sicily, or to have a fleet and attack from Carthage.
You don't have a navy because you don't have a navy. You have to build it from a naval region.
The weird squiggly thing is an archipelago.

Army regions can attack in a radius of 2 regions. However, there can be no enemy or rebel gap between the target and the place where you attack from.

The GM is a little tired now... see ya guys next evening.

**High Fist** · March 16, 2014, 01:17 PM

I suggest we hold off on this till the rules are a bit more detailed.

**Kirila the Kitten** · March 16, 2014, 01:37 PM

This map shows how can you attack according to your regions. The easiest one to see is the Seleucid one.
As you can see you can attack:
Any region bordering your Army/Military Region.
Any region bordering one of your own Economy/Navy/Undeveloped territory that is bordering your Army/Military Region.

**High Fist** · March 16, 2014, 01:59 PM

If you don't need to make armies then why even have army regions?

Is this a viable move? Attacking a region that is bordering a non-military region of yours, that is in turn connected to your army region.

Guess we should talk about this in the group?

**♞Rogue General♞** · March 16, 2014, 04:00 PM

Originally Posted by High Fist

If you don't need to make armies then why even have army regions?

Is this a viable move? Attacking a region that is bordering a non-military region of yours, that is in turn connected to your army region.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

Guess we should talk about this in the group?

You can attack regions that are within a 2-region radius of a Military Region.

The region you are indicating is 5 regions away from your Military Region. So no, that move is not valid.

**✠Ikaroqx✠** · March 16, 2014, 07:42 PM

House Brutii

Pro-Consosl: Decimus Licius Brutus, and Antonius Publius Brutus
Pro-Praetor: Julian Armendes
Military tribune: Marcus Brutus
Capital: Tarantum
Legions: Legio I Tarantum

History: We are the Brutus family, those who drove the last kings from Rome and founded the republic. Our republic! The Julii and Scipii may like to think they're something, but they're just the Senate's pawns. We will take our Republic to the world!

First move:

Marcus Brutus is given his first military campaign, to take Neapolis from the Etruscans. He takes the Legio I Tarantum.

Our second city, Croton, will be built into an economic powerhouse! Trade will flow to and from Greece, Carthage, Sicily, Egypt, our Roman brothers, and perhaps even the barbarians.

**Lord of Cats** · March 16, 2014, 09:04 PM

“There can be no peace with Romans; men of iron, stone, and lies! There can only be WAR!”

We are the Celts!

Name of Faction: Tribal Confederation of Gaul (Gaul).
Name of Capitol: Gergovia
Faction Leader(s): King Baird and Queen Brigid (B&B).
Government Type: elected constitutional monarchy.
Official Language(s): Gaulish-dialect of Celtic
Economic System: bartering
Official Religion(s): Celtic Paganism
Faction Colour: Dark Green (r: 0, g: 128, b: 0)
Faction Culture: Despite being called “barbarians” by the salad-eaters in Romeburg, we Celts are a highly sophisticated and wealthy people. Our people are divided into many different tribes, but some powerful ones (like the Arverni) will unite them into mighty confederacies. We live in fortified settlements on top of hills called oppidae. Our society is dominated by the priests (Druids) and warriors classes. The Druids are made of the wisest men and women in the land and serve as judges. We are excellent craftspeople and manufacture exquisite tools and utensils made from shiny metals. Most of us are simple farmers though, who wish to keep our land from being sacked by invaders.
Faction History: The Celtic peoples originated in central Europe in the 1000s BCE. They branched off into different groups and spread westwards. The Celts known as Gauls arrived in their present homeland in the 400s BCE. Some Gauls also settled in northern Italy, and they were the first to encounter the Romans in 390 BCE. A massive Gaullic migration to the east occurred between 281 and 279 BCE, which invaded Thrace, Greece, and Anatolia. The expedition in Anatolia formed the Kingdom of Galatia, which became a source of mercenaries for the great Hellenistic empires of the east. Meanwhile in the west, Gauls and Romans never got along and are in a perpetual state of war…
Faction Military: The Gauls rely heavily on shock troops supported by good cavalry. Many of their shock troops throw javelins before a charge, giving them a stronger punch, but they also sometimes employ shield and spear-walls. All warriors are grouped into warbands; though a bit undisciplined, they form good tactical units in battle. Men serve as slingers, spearmen, swordsmen, and heavy lancers. Women serve as archers and chariot riders.
First Move: The Gaullic war-hosts will strike south towards the sea. We must establish a port from which to send diplomats and trade. Our capital region, Gergovia, will be developed into an economic region as well.

**General Maximus** · March 17, 2014, 01:49 AM

GENS IVLIA

The Julii Family

Rome is a place where tradition and history count for much. The legends of the city’s founding are important, and the powerful patrician families are directly descended from the first followers of Romulus. These heroic times demanded harsh, decisive action, and this is a tradition that the often-conservative Romans have maintained to this day. The Romans, including the Julii family, are people for whom politics and war are all or nothing affairs.

The Fates have not always been kind to the Julii. They are a patrician family but one whose star has not always been in the ascendant. The family’s fortunes have declined and then risen over the centuries, so much so that they may almost be considered vaguely parvenu: upstarts newly arrived to wealth, power and authority. With the loss of position and status in the past, the other powerful factions of Rome look down (if only ever so slightly) on these ‘new men’ of Rome. The Julii have had to adjust to the realities of politics and power, and have cultivated their popularity with the common people. The rule of Rome may lie with the Senate for now, but the Julii know that the people also have a say in government. The Senate and the patrician classes need the plebeians to at least go along with their actions.

This populist attitude to the common people puts the Julii at odds with the other great families. Which approach will lead to great power within Rome has still to be decided. The Julii have a commanding position in northern Italy that means they will be in vanguard of any struggle against barbarians. Success there can be translated into political power in Rome itself, as the mob always loves winners...

Flavius Julius, being the oldest member of Julii family, was appointed to govern the northern regions that were plagued by barbarians, after his father died. Julii are at the very frontier of the Republic, standing ready to guard it from any threat, or to expand it on Rome's will. Flavius is an able person, experienced in warfare and not bad at administration. As expected of the Julii, the plebians in Rome like him. The other families view the Julii with indifference for now, but then they are also far wealthier.

Flavius has left his son and future successor, Lucius Julius, to govern his capital-city of Arretium, seeing that Lucius is a very good administrator who could run the province much better than his father. His second son, Quintus, was sent to govern Ariminum. Flavius and his youngest son, Vibius Julius, personally lead the army of the Julii together.

The army of the Julii, under the leadership of the two, attacks the tiny village of Segesta to bring it under the republic. It marks the first step to increase Roman control of Gallia Cisalpina, the fertile lands with many useful resources. Barbarians have lived here since time immemorial, and raided the rich southern territories in the heart of Italia. These barbarians need to be driven out for the better of all the Republic.

This would also be to prevent another instance of Battle of Allia, a great humiliation where the Eternal City of Rome itself was sacked by the Celts under Brennus. The Alpine region is necessary to be guarded, and all passes blocked to prevent the barbarians to flood in and raid Italia.

At the same time, at Arretium, Lucius has planned to build a new trade hub, alongside renovation of the merchant quarters and the administrative complex, to enrich the wealth of the Julii and raise funds for the need of a larger army. Arretium is planned to be established as the economic center of northern Italia.

OOC: Attack north of Arretium, into the port of Segesta (Genoa). Arretium shall also be developed as an economic capital of northern Italy.

**Rhinelander** · March 17, 2014, 10:34 AM

numidia rox (WIP)

Military(M): Attack the huge desert region to the southwest of my capital.
Economy(E): I don't know what I can do, my only city is an economic one.
Naval(N): -

**Lord of Shadows** · March 17, 2014, 12:20 PM

M: Attack the region north of Sparta (Corinth?).
E: Develop Athens as a naval region.
N: /

**NobleWoman** · March 18, 2014, 05:15 AM

MACEDON

Name of Faction: Macedon
Name of Capitol: Pella
Faction Leader(s): King Philip and Queen Olympias
Government Type: hereditary monarchy
Official Language(s): Greek and local dialects
Economic System: coinage
Official Religion(s): Olympianism
Faction Colour: Some shade of green (fill it, LC!)
Faction Culture: WIP

Faction History: WIP
Faction Military: Overtime the Macedonians have worked exclusively to build up an outstanding warrior culture and have introduced changes in the phlanx system as well as the cavalry. Horsemen and horsewomen play a huge role in warfare now in combination with sarissa-wielding phalanxes. In addition, Olympias has recruited vast numbers of warrior hosts from other nations like Scythia, Thrace among others. Women serve in the armies and navies as well. Some of the best-known commanders are women, who report directly to Olympias.

First Move:
E-build region of Pella as economic region.
M-Attack southwards to Larissa.
N-build fleet in sea region of Thessalonica

**Kirila the Kitten** · March 18, 2014, 12:19 PM

END OF TURN 001-280 BC Summer
or "How Rolz seems to be hacked"

Moves

Helius
M: [2] The attack on Sidon is easily rejected- No effect
E: No move posted, sorry for that. Maybe you didn't read the rules.
N: -

Rogue General
M: [5] The western Free Dacian City surrenders itself in front of the Orange Horde (do you like the name )
+1 on attacking a region again.
E: [6] Gods seem to bless you as Olbia has been developed with more than a half, traders begin to settle.
4 more points needed to finish the E development. +1 additional Economic move +1 Denari
N: -

High Fist
M: [6] Hadrumentum is seized by the Sacred Band of Baal.
+1 military move. +1 Denari
E: [5] Lilybaeum was half-developed as a military region.
5 more points needed to finish the M development. +1 on developing it next turn
N: -

Ivan Braginski
M: [6] (WHAT THE HELL ROLZ!) Neapolis can not be captured as it would block Scipii's expansion, Rhegion is attacked instead and the surprise shatters the Roman rebels.
+1 military move. +1 Denari
E: .........[6] (Something must be wrong with the site!) Croton soon becomes a trader attraction and many markets are built!
4 more points needed to finish the E development. +1 additional Economic move +1 DenariN: -

Lord of Cats
M: [3] (seems the luck is over) Narbo Martius refuses to surrender to the Gaulish siege, however your Druids have understood the enemy's foces.
+1 for attacking again.
E: [6] (Meh, someone must've hacked it, I will post the log so you believe me) Glory and Power to Gaul as Gergovia is a prove to the king's influence, Germanic and Iberic people begin to settle themselves here.
4 more points needed to finish the E development. +1 additional Economic move +1 Denari
N: -

General Maximus
M: [6] ( -_-) The Iulii aren't avoided by the Grand Luck of Europe, Segesta is captured and its people banished from Roman lands.
+1 military move. +1 Denari
E: [4] However, the development starts slow, but steady... in Ariminium, which was the not-developed region :|
6 more points needed to finish the E development.
N: -

Rhinelander (sorry for not giving you 2 regions, I fixed that )
M: [5] Numidia proves itself to the world by capturing the Garamantes desert.
+1 on attacking another region
E: (I made this move for you) [4] Development of the desert is quite fast, till not as fast as the one in Europe.
6 more points needed to finish the E development.
N: -

Lord of Dread
M: [1] (Hey, it's not hacked !) The Spartan army is shamefully defeated by the still powerful Corinthian state.
-1 on attacking Corinth again
E: [6] Still, the Athenian wisemen prove themselves worthy in developing the settlement.
4 more points needed to finish the E development. +1 additional Economic move +1 Denari
N: -

NobleWoman
M: [1] (sorry girl, not your lucky day ) Macedonians are soundly defeated at the gates of Larissa.
-1 on attacking Larissa again
E: [4] Pella begins its development slowly but certain, Greek traders begin to settle.
6 more points needed to finish the E development.
N: -

!LENIN CAT!
M: [1] Histria defeats the mighty Tarabostes Kirila and he marches home horrified by the opulent life of the greek people.
-1 on attacking Histria again
E: [1] (YOU MUST BE GOD DAMN KIDDING ME!) Lazy Dacian workers fail to successfully begin their quest.
9 more points needed to finish the E development. -1 for developing this region again.

SonofaBooyah
No moves posted...

The Dice Log

Map

Denari

Feedback for the first turn ?

**Rhinelander** · March 18, 2014, 12:36 PM

M: Attack the region when you go to the southern border of the map and then go east (the big desert region which seems to doesnt have a town anymore).
E: Continue the employment
N: -

**Theotian** · March 18, 2014, 12:38 PM

I didnt realize rome 2 rtd started again ill make my faction soon

we start on the northern part of denmark please i am not sure of the name of the region but i found Kent on wiki.

Name of Faction: The Jutes
Name of Capitol: The Region of Kent
Faction Leader(s): Chief Olang
Government Type: hereditary monarchy
Official Language(s): North Germanic
Economic System: marks
Official Religion(s): Polytheism
Faction Colour:Black
Faction Culture: North North German
(i stole your setup noblewoman : D)

Beware out wrath!

M:attack south taking over the southern denmarkian tribe
E:Build our home as an economic region.
N:/

**High Fist** · March 18, 2014, 12:52 PM

I think I like having the moves in the "domains". Kinda cool.

M: Attack south again to Thapsus.
E: Develop Lilybaeum as a military region.

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