MAARC LXXVI Submissions/Nominations Thread

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MAARC LXXVI
This is the submission/nomination thread for MAARC LXXVI!


Eligibility

Two updates are needed since May 1, 2018.

Only one entry per person.

The first place winner in the previous competition cannot enter this one.

Only work that is posted on TWC is eligible to enter.

Writers' Study Staff have discretion to disqualify nominations where it would be unfair to allow them to enter, for example in cases of plagiarism.

If you have a question or want to check whether an entry is eligible, please send a private message to a member of the Writers' Study Staff.

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Advertising


Advertising the competition is allowed. Inviting people to submit their writing is okay.

Asking for votes for a particular submission is not allowed and will result in disqualification.

Breaking the rules will result in measures at the discretion of the Writers' Study Staff.

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Submissions

Authors are encouraged to submit their own work.

To enter, post on this thread with all of the following information:

• the author's name
  
• the title (with a link to the thread)
  
• a short description/teaser
  
• the game(s) used
  
• details (if applicable) of mod(s) used
  
• details (if applicable) of faction

If you want to nominate someone else's AAR, you must ask for (and obtain) their permission before posting the nomination.

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Voting

Six entries are needed to run a regular competition.

If, after a month, we have fewer than six entries, then we wait until there are three or more submissions.

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Awards

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

If the competition has fewer than six entries, then first place will receive three points and second place will receive two.


Points are accumulated towards the awarding of the Writers' Study Competition Medals.

• 6 points - bronze medal
  
• 12 points - silver medal
  
• 24 points - gold medal

[Caesar16]

Author- Caesar16
Title- The Restoration of the Empire
The once mighty Roman Empire is now in decline as centuries of defeats, civil wars and wars have brought the empire to its knees. This is a story that traces the restoration of the Empire starting from the reign of the great Emperor Alexios I Comnenus. The Empire is once more surrounded by enemies. Will it be able to restore itself in this new era or will it be ripped apart?
I feel proud to present to you all-
A vanilla Byzantine AAR with awesome pics and informative maps showing the rise of true Romans to their former glory. You will find Naval battles, politics, family matters and much more.
Game used- Medieval 2 Vanilla
Faction- The Byzantine Empired

[Seether]

Author: Seether
Title: A Wolf Among Sheep
Description: AAR follows the exploits and tragedy of Qu Yi, a famed general in ancient China during the Three Kingdoms period, as he battles not only the enemies of his liege, but also jealous allies, internal politics and intrigue, and his own inner demons.
Game: Medieval II: Total War
Mod(s): Rise of Three Kingdoms v1.6 beta
Faction: The Yuan Clan

[Kilo11]

I guess mine could go in as well.

Author: Kilo11
Title: Written in Sand
Description: AAR is a slower-paced more novel-like piece following the exploits of Mun'at Ha'Qadri, a Nabataean general who is tasked with uniting the tribes of Arabia, but has dreams of his own to conquer the settlements of the Nile. Along the way his men will encounter not just the perils of war but of exposure and the harsh realities of desert crossings, not to mention the arrogance and foolishness of princes.
Game: Medieval 2: Total War
Mods: Europa Barbarorum v2.3
Faction: Halmalkot ha'Nabati (Nabataeans)

[Owlparrot3]

The land of beauty.


Japan is sacred, anyone would tell you that, why question otherwise. The Fujiwara are like an ornament on this beauty of Japan.
A Rots AAR
by
mad orc

[theSilentKiller]

The Saga of Haraldr Yngling and the Nordmanna

A Medieval II: Total War AAR
Mod: Last Kingdom
Author: theSilentKiller

Long have the men of the north lived separted and quarrelled with each other.
The new Jarl of Vestfold, merely a boy who succeeded his father too early, swore to unite his people and create a kingdom for the Nordmanna.

[Alwyn]

New Town
by Alwyn

Game: Rome II: Total War
Mod: A More Aggressive AI (and others)
Faction: The Republic of Carthage

Carthage fought Rome and won. Now, Carthage is under attack from the Triple Alliance - and is losing the war.
Passaris, a young general of Carthage, has a plan.

[Darkan]

Author - Darkan
Title - The Danish House of Hen
Teaser - The happenings in Denmark, told mainly by the king's second born, Prince Magnus.
Game - Medieval 2 Total War: Kingdoms
Mod - Deus lo Vult (DLV) 6.2
Faction - Denmark

[Turkafinwë]

Author: Turkafinwë
Title: To earn a Kingdom
Description: The story tells about Aragorn and the Northern Dúnedain to reclaim their Kingdom of Arnor and Gondor. Currently the war against Angmar takes new heights as our heroes battle for their freedom!
Game: Medieval II Total War
Mod's: Third Age Total War with the submod Divide and Conquer V2.1
Faction: Northern Dúnedain