Dreams of Elysium - A Basileía Romaíon Mod AAR

[Emissary of the Prophets]

He's thinking all this at the dinner table!? Georgios must be horrible at making conversation.

He clearly follows the philosophy of Miles Edward O'Brien's mother: "If you talk and eat at the same time, you'll do neither very well."

That "the kids had better take after me" comment didn't sound threatening at all. The heir had better work hard if he doesn't want his father to take after Stanislav Pinsk.

 

[El Pip]

I don't think Georgios has thought this one through. If his children take after him they will be deranged power mad lunatics, so there first act would be to kill him so they could seize power.

 

[Nikolai]

He clearly follows the philosophy of Miles Edward O'Brien's mother: "If you talk and eat at the same time, you'll do neither very well."

That "the kids had better take after me" comment didn't sound threatening at all. The heir had better work hard if he doesn't want his father to take after Stanislav Pinsk.

Haha I love the interpollination of the two AARs I'm doing currently. Yeah, let's not have a Stanislav Pinsk, people.

I don't think Georgios has thought this one through. If his children take after him they will be deranged power mad lunatics, so there first act would be to kill him so they could seize power.

Astute point. Hmmm....

 

[Nikolai]

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[Emissary of the Prophets]

I don't think Georgios has thought this one through. If his children take after him they will be deranged power mad lunatics, so there first act would be to kill him so they could seize power.

Narcissists don't usually think these things through. Clearly what Georgios II means is, "Be like the me I envision myself to be in my head. Also remember that you will always be second-best to me, and you'll be happy to be second best! Everyone loves me. I'm such a great dad."

 

[crisrko]

Georgios should stop worrying about the old world and bring the rest of the new world under his control, for the glory of Elysium!

 

[Nikolai]

Narcissists don't usually think these things through. Clearly what Georgios II means is, "Be like the me I envision myself to be in my head. Also remember that you will always be second-best to me, and you'll be happy to be second best! Everyone loves me. I'm such a great dad."

The child trauma...

Georgios should stop worrying about the old world and bring the rest of the new world under his control, for the glory of Elysium!

He needs to deal with the old world to secure the new!

 

[HistoryDude]

Congrats on freeing yourself from the HRE's influence...

Can Georgios bring the Motherland back to the true Hellenic faith? They did oppose him first, after all...

 

[Nikolai]

Congrats on freeing yourself from the HRE's influence...

Can Georgios bring the Motherland back to the true Hellenic faith? They did oppose him first, after all...

What? We're still in their market. Else we'd be a Great Power. But our economy would crash, unfortunately... I do not think I csn force my religion on another cointry umfortunately.

 

[HistoryDude]

What? We're still in their market. Else we'd be a Great Power. But our economy would crash, unfortunately... I do not think I csn force my religion on another cointry umfortunately.

Ah, I think I was referring to the Free Trade thing.

Georgios clearly has ambitions to free himself from the HRE's influence, though (this might've also caused confusion to me)... will he succeed?

 

[Chac1]

Apologies for the slow response. Just now finishing the latest chapter.

He needs to deal with the old world to secure the new!

This is an interesting revision of the Monroe Doctrine. He's thinking more like a late 20th Century North American.

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This is one of my current favorites, so yes, have already cast a vote for it and others too. Seems there was more early voting than usual but not much lately. Hoping the vote count increases.

 

[Nikolai]

This is an interesting revision of the Monroe Doctrine. He's thinking more like a late 20th Century North American.

Good point!

This is one of my current favorites, so yes, have already cast a vote for it and others too. Seems there was more early voting than usual but not much lately. Hoping the vote count increases.

Thank you kindly. Hope to see more votes coming in, yes.

 

[Nikolai]

Pronoia, Elysium

August 16th, 1866

King Gerogios II leaned back in his chair and grinned. What a decade this had been. What a reign his was. Since the great war that had given him Vinland, everything had gone according to plan.

The economy, ever booming.

Nordhafsvedr submitting to direct rule in late 1859.

Ah, yes. The economy again. Elysium was a favored people. His people. His. And it was protected – more than ever – from the increased navy and army that his reign had given Elysium the resources to handle.

Urbanization continued. Population boomed.

And now Vinland had been incorporated into the realm. Not peacefully, but by force. Again.

No matter. Vinland was his. Nordhafsvedr was his. And, thus: North America, all the empty lands up north, no longer claimed by anyone, was his. Elysium’s. His.

His was a multiethnic, multireligious empire. Prosperous. Mighty. With him at the helm.

Even his disgrace of some children could not ruin his day. Not today. Nothing could.

He was started by a quick knock on the door.

His aide.

He looked irritated, yet quizzically on the young man.

The aide swallowed.

“Sir. Vinland has risen in revolt. We are at war.”

 

[Midnite Duke]

The ungrateful Vinlanders, after all that the kind King Geregios II had done for them, to stab him in the back is despicable. thanks

 

[Crimson Lionheart]

“Sir. Vinland has risen in revolt. We are at war.”

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[HistoryDude]

The irony of that ending... hopefully the king can crush the revolt.

Will he attack Elysium's southern neighbors after he crushes the revolt to truly rule all of North America?

 

[El Pip]

Obviously I am rooting for Vinland. They are clearly going to lose badly and when Insane King Georgios punishes them it will be horrific, but one must admire their steadfast refusal to acknowledge reality (or even count) before rebelling.

 

[Nikolai]

The ungrateful Vinlanders, after all that the kind King Geregios II had done for them, to stab him in the back is despicable. thanks

They have no honor!

*licks lips*
Yes.

The irony of that ending... hopefully the king can crush the revolt.

Will he attack Elysium's southern neighbors after he crushes the revolt to truly rule all of North America?

Depends who you mean. Louisiana is the HRE's vassal, so a no go. Mexico is ruled by the Aztecs though, and not aligned. So there's a possibility there. There's also the two colonies to the West; the Japanese and Chinese.

Obviously I am rooting for Vinland. They are clearly going to lose badly and when Insane King Georgios punishes them it will be horrific, but one must admire their steadfast refusal to acknowledge reality (or even count) before rebelling.

As long as no one interferes, they are toast.

 

[Emissary of the Prophets]

And now Vinland had been incorporated into the realm. Not peacefully, but by force. Again.

If only everyone would acknowledge that he is right and they are wrong, we could have peace.

GEORGIOS: sigh Perhaps the greatest disappointment of my life is that the Vinlanders still don't appreciate how lucky they are to have me as their liberator. I protected them in so many ways, cared for them as if they were my own children, but to this day, is there a single...statue of me in Vinland?
AIDE: I would guess not.
GEORGIOS: And you'd be right.

 

[crisrko]

Vinland should be made an example of. No one can stand in the way of the north american unification under Georgios.