I. RTW AAR of the Month - Tie Breaker Vote for the 1st place

[Aldgarkalaughskel]

The tension mounts! After the weekly vote the poll shows 12-12 votes alike for "My Life" by mollsomg, and "At The Limes" by SeniorBatavianHorse. It's time for a noble duel to decide the winner. Here are the nominations again, with links in the title to make your decision easier. (Poll will be closed in August 4.)

Mod: RTR:ExRM 3.3
Faction: Illyria
Difficulty: M/M for roleplaying

Description: This AAR tells the story of a young boy from his point of view. Although this story is fictional, I combined it with my ongoing campaign.

Teaser:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

... I guess I should call it home. After all I had never seen any other place in my life.
My life - twelve years in the streets of this town, seeing the good and evil, the wealthy and poor. I had spent some time trying to find my way into their world.
Without guidance and at least some persons to trust, to share my thoughts, wishes and fears with - impossible.
The times when I had parents or somebody who cared for me were long gone and fell into oblivion, surpressed by the task to survive every upcoming day on my own.
This task forced me to remain cautious and observant, looking for lost coins on the ground or dropped remains of "food" ,watching out for violent men that wouldn't even stop if their target was a kid.
Soon I began to realize that many of the peasants around me, hurrying through narrow lanes, plodding in blacksmiths, tanneries, labouring on the fields and forrests, had their focus on their work at daylight, on beds or taverns at night.
They were blinded by their work, forcing their way through the streets in order to get to the place they belong to.
The huddled masses were used to run into eachother, to jostle someone, and so they didn't even perceive when someone touched their arm or streaks their clothes when passing by.
Opportunities opended up for me. For the time being I helped out with simple errands, or helped the occupied persons in carrying their pockets further.
Good for both sides of course, I had their money and they got rid of the enourmous weight of the pocket, dragging them down, detaining them from getting to work as fast as they could.
A pickpocket - yes, but who cared? I did not, and someone else wasn't relevant.

AT THE LIMES

Mod:Invasio Barbarorum Flagellum Dei v7.03
Faction: Western Roman Empire
Difficulty: H/H

Description: This is the publication of a newly-discovered ancient text with annotated notes and scholarly digressions concerning the defense of a remote Roman province on the edge of the Empire with far reaching consequences.

[Benz282]

So, PW...what will happen after another tie is reached at the end of this vote?

[Aldgarkalaughskel]

So, PW...what will happen after another tie is reached at the end of this vote?

We decide it in alphabetical order.

Nay, it doesn't like it's gonna be a tie again...

[Benz282]

We decide it in alphabetical order.

Nay, it doesn't like it's gonna be a tie again...

Playing favorites eh?

Oh, and Mollsomg comes beforeSeniorBatavianHorse

[Xavier Dragnesi]

Looks fairly possible

[Xavier Dragnesi]

Perhaps alphabetical order of AAR names, not the writers?

[Benz282]

Perhaps alphabetical order of AAR names, not the writers?

Molls making a comeback!!!! It will be down to teh wirez!

[Valerius Tiberius]

My life!!!!

vote for it!!!
it's super

[molls]

wow guys, just came back home and I'm completely crushed by the massive amount of news!
So happy that I made it in this tie - thanks to SeniorBatavianHorse for being a most chivalrous opponent! I still have got some hours hrhr....

Haha and my loyal supporters, I just love thee !

[Valerius Tiberius]

and we love you back

[Benz282]

12 - 14

Looks like my evil plan might just work out