The Challenge of Freedom: an Irish V2 AAR
London, June, 1836. His Honour, Judge Aaron Smith, one of the most respected and influential of his profession in Britain, stared into a listless glass of brandy. How could it possibly be that he had missed it? A tiny, obscure loophole that seemed to exist only for plot purposes, discovered by a group of twinkled-eyed lawyers from that benighted isle of peasants and humble servant of His Majesty William IV - Ireland - had resulted in the de facto independence of the Emerald Isle.
Still. He could comfort himself with the knowledge that the Irish - unfit for self-rule by the will of God - would not govern themselves for long before crying out for the firm hand and benevolent mastery of their old guide. Yes, in time, Ireland would return to the Imperial fold, and all would be well again. Perhaps even Smith's horrendous error would be forgiven, his example again deemed fit for inspiration.
Dublin. At the same time as Judge Smith contemplated his own and Britain's future, the new Irish Prime Minister, James Aloysius MacCarthy, sat at the desk in his hastily furbished office and let out a sigh of exhaustion. The debates had lasted through the night and many unkind words had been exchanged - in Irish as well as English - but eventually he had prevailed on his impassioned would-be revolutionary friends that he was the man to lead the now free and Gaelic nation. A small private army raised on the rough streets of Dublin had helped in this process.
Yes indeed. Lady Hibernia would not only be free; MacCarthy would ensure that, in time, she would be exalted among the nations, and become a beacon to the unfortunate of the world, whom she would liberate from the poverty and oppression she herself had known by sending friendly colonists and advisory troops to raise the natives to similar greatness.
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Hello fellow Paradoxians. Behold my first ever AAR, started with no little trepidation. A little bit of personal backstory: though only a relatively recent member of the forum, I have been playing Paradox titles and reading AARs since 2002 with my random purchase of EU2 (the box looked nice in the shop). After that I became addicted to Victoria 1 in 2004... and eventually to EU3 after the expansions were released. I've been known to dip into HOI2 and Rome as well. But Vicky has always been my true love and I want to pay tribute to her - and hopefully develop some story-telling stripes - by starting an AAR in Victoria 2. I chose Ireland for its challenge, for being neither too easy nor too hard for a beginner with ambitions. I will start making updates when I get the game on Friday. Stay tuned and be nice
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