MAARC XXVII - Nominations

[Hesus de bodemloze]

Nominate AARs for the April Monthly AAR Contest (MAARC).

The nominated AAR must have at least two updates in April.

Give the following info:

Title (as link)

Author:

Game: RTW / M2TW / ETW / ...

Mod:

Faction:

Short Description / Teaser

Rules

Eligiblity:

• 2 updates in the given month.

• People who ended up in the first three should not compete in next months MAARC.

• Only one AAR per person.

Nomination deadline: the last day of the month.

Min. limit: if there are less than 10 nominated AARs, the nomination deadline shall be prolonged for another month.

Vote: after the monthly nomination period, a 1-week multi-poll vote will be held (on the first week of each month) to decide the winners.

[TheBard]

I'll nominate my Portugal AAR again. I've really worked at tightening it up and polishing it since it was reviewed in the Quill.

The Rise of Portugal

Author: TheBard
M2TW
Stainless Steel
Portugal

I am 215+ turns in, with 1TPY. The AAR includes edited family tree pics with all family member names and years of birth and death whenever a new king is crowned. It is primarily focused on politics and military actions, but I weave in some character interactions and background. I try to roleplay characters based on the traits they have. The AAR now spans 200+ years, starting from the early era to now having handgunners and cannon towers. There have been 8 kings so far, with hundreds of family members.

[Jiub]

I'll nominate mine just for the heck of it.
Seems like these is need of nominations so i might as well just do it, no need to only go for the win.

A Lithuanian Short Story

Author: Jiub

Game: M2TW

Mod: Stainless Steel 6.4

Faction: Lithuania

Short Description: It loosely follows the life of a commoner in the Teutonic-Lithuanian war. It starts with some of his past experiences and goes ahead telling of his joining the Lithuanian army and fighting along more important characters against the Teutons.

[Maltacus]

Home to Midgard

Author: Maltacus

M2TW

TATW 2.1 with FROME submod

Faction: Dwarves of Erebor

A tale of the travels of two dwarfs of Erebor, the diplomat Runar and the spy Halvdan. They are sent away to make agreements with as many as possible. They also have a parallell mission, which is to find clues about the mysterious realm of Midgard and how to get there. It is a tale geared towards comedy and focuses (so far) exclusively on the adventures of the two protagonists.

[SeniorBatavianHorse]

Well, it is an honour to pitch in my new AAR here:

THE NOWHERE LEGION

Author: SeniorBatavianHorse

Game: RTW/BI

Mod: IB/SAI

Faction: Eastern Roman Empire under Valens

This is a tale of one Legion and its doom as discovered by a despised eunuch under the later reign of the Emperor Justinian.

[Maximinus Thrax]

Title: A Generall Historie of the English Rebellion

Author: Maximinus Thrax

Game: Medieval II Total War

Mod: For King or Country v.1.5

Faction: Royalists

Description: Our lawful sovereign, His Majesty Charles Stuart, has decided to act against all those who are denying his divine right to rule over the lands of England and beyond.

[Bregil]

What the heck, why not. It's a work in progress but feedback is always good.

Title: Liberty or Monarchy

Author: Bregil

Game: Empire Total War

Mod: DMUC 6.9

Faction: United States of America

Description: This AAR follows the course of the United States of America and its transformation following the Revolutionary War into a constitutional monarchy that then attempts to make its mark on the world.

[Tim1988]

Name: Hail Caesar!

Author: Tim1988

Game: ETW

Mods: DMUC, AUM, POM's Italian States Mod

Faction: Italian States

Short Description: My AAR's now back from the dead after a 4 month Hiatus. I've picked up from where I left off in tracking the life of Amadeo Vasari, as he attempts to rebuild the Roman Empire from the shattered and disjointed Italian States.

[Merula]

I have been asked to enter my first AAR by Senior Batavian Horse, its kinda like his nomination is the main event and mine is the sideshow haha
Its on the same mod btw...

THE RIGHTEOUS KINGDOM

Author: Blip99

Game: RTW/BI

Mod: IB/SAI

Faction: Franks (late campaign)

Short Description: It's a story about the rise of the Frankish Kingdom, even though it does not seem like it at first, through the eyes of a young disillusioned roman called Valens Sutorius. I've only just started, but update almost daily.

[chaplain118]

Title: The Kingdom of Ionia - A Roman Reinterpretation of the Crusades

Author: chaplain118

Game: RTW

Mod: RS2.1a

Faction: Rome 1-Turn

Description: The campaign of Sulpicius Camerinus had repelled the Greeks from the western coast of Anatolia and allowed Rome to reclaim the lands of Troy and her former allies during the Trojan War. The Kingdom of Ionia was established and a religious revival was triggered in Rome and Italy, sending waves of Pilgrims towards the Holy Kingdom. But just years after its establishment, the Greeks renewed their offensive and reclaimed much of the land lost to Rome. Now, only Ephesos and Decimus Sulpicius Camerinus, the Coward King, remain to defend the once proud Kingdom of Ionia.

The Kingdom's hopes lie in the Pontifex Maximus calling for another Great Pilgrimage. But will that bring security to the Kingdom or will it only doom it to further defeats?

[Thokran]

Title: The Baltic Terror

Author: Thokran

Game: Medieval II: Total War

Mod: Kingdoms: Teutonic Campaign, Battle for the Baltic 2, Stainless Steel 6.3

Faction: Teutonic Order

Description: Decades of war in the Baltic have pushed the Teutonic Order to the brink of destruction. But in its darkest hour, a new imperial dynasty emerged to raise the Order out of the ashes and pave the way towards a new age of glory. With God on their side, this new Wolfsburg Dynasty looks to make its lasting mark on Europe as the supreme Crusading Order of the era.

[Boustrophedon]

Title: A New Reign

Author: Boustrophedon
Game: Rome: Total War
Mod: Roma Surrectum 2.1
Faction: Ptolemaic Kingdom
Desciption:
The Ptolemaic Kingdom has been a weak nation for many years but a handful of loyal and strong men will change the course of history forever. Hermeias of Ace is a veteran of many battles and he commands the royal marines in battle. After conquering the seas he is looking to enlarge the Ptolemaic Empire with new lands across Asia, Asia Minor and Carthaginian lands. Pharaoh Ptolemaeus V, or Adrastos as his friends call him, is a young prince with grand designs of his kingdom as a new superpower in the east. Kassandros is the head of the small elephant corps and his beasts of war might tip the scales in their favour in the battle for Asia Minor.

Can they subjugate their former allies, enemies and those who still call themselves neutral or will they plunge the Empire in chaos and disaster... Great men will clash, massive armies are raised but at what cost? The battle for supremacy in the east has begun.

Read all about it in 13 chapters of the Ptolemaic divine right to rule the world!