AGOT AAR Competition

[blackninja9939]

Winners have been announced https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/agot-aar-competition-winners.919496/

With the release of 1.1 and it integrating many features from Conclave and Horse Lords we thought it was a good time to host another AAR competition. For those of you who do not know what an AAR is, it is an "After Action Report" in which you write down the details of your game in a story like manner. The winners will be deiced by myself and the others in the team and we have some nice prizes as well:

• 1st a custom character, dynasty and coat of arms to rule in a province in Essos that is not occupied by a lore character already as well as custom valyrian steel sword!
• 2nd a custom character, dynasty and coat of arms to rule in a province in Essos that is not occupied by a lore character already
• 3rd a custom character, dynasty and coat of arms in any Essos ruler's court

Preferably post any of your AARs to the Paradox Forum AAR Section

A couple of rules for the prizes:

• If more canon information surfaces in the future that displaces a winner canon shall take precedence, but we will keep the winner in the mod in a different place
• We reserve the right to reject inappropriate sword names
• The created characters can have some relatives along with them
• If your designed character is too strong then we will nerf them

Winners will be picked in a month from today, good luck to everyone!

If you make an entry let me know and I will list it below

Entries:

• Wolves of Grey and White by AlfredtheLion
• Blood & Fire by Aidun and others
• The Grand Campaign by Vystas and the GoTMP group
• The Flawed Codd by Vystas and the GoTMP group
• The Second Age of Dragons by paddyshay
• The Bitterblades by liltiger
• The Storm Kings of the Stepstones by bleedingreen925
• And Now for the Black Horn by P5166661
• A Century of Blood by King Leopard
• Mount the World by Deaghaidh
• Above the Rest: The History of House Mallister by KolyFrog
• The Quest for Valyria by Zier
• The Chronicles Of House Bloodsworn by thunderclock
• The Story of Stonecrabs by max14354
• House Lake as Per Maester Gyles by Nastank
• The Wolf Lords by Aleros
• The Lonely Fawn, A Tale of Shireen by TwilightArray17

 

[Moarice]

So if someone wants to write one, he has to post it in the section you linked and give a message through conversations to you? I wanted to make sure I'm not getting something wrong.

 

[blackninja9939]

So if someone wants to write one, he has to post it in the section you linked and give a message through conversations to you? I wanted to make sure I'm not getting something wrong.

You don't have to post it there but it is preferable so all the AARs stay in one place on the forums, as for messaging me that is only if you want it to be listed in this thread for easy visibility

 

[Liar]

You're as cruel as George R.R. Martin.

I have midterms and essays due.

 

[blackninja9939]

You're as cruel as George R.R. Martin.

I have midterms and essays due.

Who needs qualifications when you can win a valyrian steel sword!

 

[TheAnguishedOne]

What about AARs that started before the competition began? I might try my hand at writing, but there's a recent AAR called The Blood of Giants that I'd say is worth considering.

 

[P5166661]

Is there a length limit?

 

[blackninja9939]

Is there a length limit?

Nope, no length limit!

 

[P5166661]

Are jokey AARs okay? Like, if I were to play as John Cena, Lord of The Ring?

 

[Moarice]

Are jokey AARs okay? Like, if I were to play as John Cena, Lord of The Ring?

As long as the character you will have as a reward would be named John Dankmeme with Pepe as CoA.
Of course, House Dankmeme's motto would be "Jet fuel can't melt steel beams.".

 

[blackninja9939]

Are jokey AARs okay? Like, if I were to play as John Cena, Lord of The Ring?

We'd rather not have a complete micky take AARs but some jokes here and there are ok.

As long as the character you will have as a reward would be named John Dankmeme with Pepe as CoA.
Of course, House Dankmeme's motto would be "Jet fuel can't melt steel beams.".

Surprisingly enough we might tweak that name

 

[AlfredtheLion]

This is awesome (and it made me finally make my first post after 3 years of lurking on the forums). I'm looking forward to getting mine up and running over the next couple days. I just have one question before starting: Are sub-mods like Challenge to a Duel okay, or do you want us to only use vanilla AGOT?

 

[blackninja9939]

This is awesome (and it made me finally make my first post after 3 years of lurking on the forums). I'm looking forward to getting mine up and running over the next couple days. I just have one question before starting: Are sub-mods like Challenge to a Duel okay, or do you want us to only use vanilla AGOT?

You can use small submods like that if you want, especially as that one will help to write a story with actually having duels you would want in your character's life

 

[AlfredtheLion]

You can use small submods like that if you want, especially as that one will help to write a story with actually having duels you would want in your character's life

Great! Thanks.

 

[P5166661]

What about things like the Free Realms mod?

 

[knuckey]

Anything goes really, its the storytelling that counts for a aar imo.

 

[bleedingreen925]

http://imgur.com/a/xdRlx

The link to the pictures I might use for chapter 1, which I am currently writing. It is titled "No King but Stark" and it will feature the shifting POVs of Greatjon Umber, Maege Mormont, and Wyman Manderly during the war against Roose Bolton as they assist Stannis in his efforts to make Jon Lord of Winterfell.

EDIT: Jon will have POVs too, and possibly Stannis and (spoilers).

Chapter 1 will be a prologue by Jon Snow himself.

Edit again: I am starting one as an original character on the Stepstones. A Stormlander lord whose family was exiled after Robert's Rebellion who found and hatched a dragon egg while hunting down pirates on the Stepstones.

 

[blackninja9939]

What about things like the Free Realms mod?

As knuckey said, submods are fine its just how good a story you can tell with them!

 

[knuckey]

What about AARs that started before the competition began? I might try my hand at writing, but there's a recent AAR called The Blood of Giants that I'd say is worth considering.

If such an AAR is active during the course of the competition it will be considered.

 

[Liar]

I am assuming that the AAR doesn't have to be completed before we enter?