[From the writing Desk of Nemo of Utopia]
The Glorious Star-Empire of Elfhame: A Tale In Memoirs. (An ongoing Chapter-Based AAR Anthology.)
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The Glorious Star-Empire of Elfhame: A Tale In Memoirs. (An ongoing Chapter-Based AAR Anthology.)
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Displaying the Decades
And starting a new on today:
Reverse Raj - CK3
Displaying the Decades
And starting a new on today:
Reverse Raj - CK3
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If you can read French, I began a new "history book AAR" on CK3 about the history of the Crusade and the kingdom of Jerusalem. The style is the same as my 2 years long CK2 AAR about the byzantine empire from Leon III to Lothaire II 717-1453. The first two books about the Crusade are nearly completed.
If you're interested, you can read it here.
If you're interested, you can read it here.
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I am trying to make an AAR in Danish again.
It is in the Scandinavian part of the Forum.
If you are interrested you can read it here
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It is about the Commonwealth of Man, my favorite nation in Stellaris.
It is in the Scandinavian part of the Forum.
If you are interrested you can read it here
Stellaris AAR: Det fortabte ark. En "Commonwealth of Man" AAR.
Hej Allesammen. Jeg prøver mig med en AAR igen. Første gang jeg lavede en AAR var også på Dansk, men den gik i sig selv. Denne gang vil jeg prøve igen. Jeg har lært lidt om at skrive AAR ved at spille som Danmark i HOI4. Denne gang vil jeg...
It is about the Commonwealth of Man, my favorite nation in Stellaris.
Welcome here fellow AARlanders, it's Silviero90 speaking here. I'm a relatively new but enthusiastic writer and I'm not English mothertongue so... I try my best to make myself understood.
But it's enough for me so here I present you my works.
MY INKWELL
-CLASH OF PATHS - A double-face AAR (DISMISSED)
My debut AAR: it's a story behind history so the focus is on the characters, their feelings and on the narration, not on the success of the game; the story goes around two custom rulers (the count of Bern and the Duke of Lombardy, both friends) who, after being nominated vassals of the Holy Roman Emperor, must face the bare and brutal face of the medieval world: would this face-to-face with reality lead them to change their point-of-view or would their youthful dreams be the Path to greater changes?
-Alae Imperatoris - A Roman story AAR
The fallen eagles mod, 395 A.D., southern Italy, as my precedent aar it’s a heavily narrative story. The rest of the details… well, it’s up to you to discover them
But it's enough for me so here I present you my works.
MY INKWELL
-CLASH OF PATHS - A double-face AAR (DISMISSED)
My debut AAR: it's a story behind history so the focus is on the characters, their feelings and on the narration, not on the success of the game; the story goes around two custom rulers (the count of Bern and the Duke of Lombardy, both friends) who, after being nominated vassals of the Holy Roman Emperor, must face the bare and brutal face of the medieval world: would this face-to-face with reality lead them to change their point-of-view or would their youthful dreams be the Path to greater changes?
-Alae Imperatoris - A Roman story AAR
The fallen eagles mod, 395 A.D., southern Italy, as my precedent aar it’s a heavily narrative story. The rest of the details… well, it’s up to you to discover them
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The "Of Unity" Series:
The Olinbariad
The Olinbariad
A prequel that explores the origin of MSI. Our Roman protagonists, now wearing modifications to suit the whims of their new masters, face the difficult task of rising up and overthrowing their tyrannical overlords.
This narrative is built on the Broken Shackles Origin of Stellaris, beginning with the mostly-successful rebellion aboard the slave transport ship that cause our protagonists to crash down on an previously uncolonised Continental world. They build a prosperous new civilisation together and prepare to defend themselves against the return of their former captors by any means necessary. Events take an unexpected turn as their Olinbari enslavers prove to be more than just the monsters that ripped them from their homes however, and the narrative culminates in a reformed Minamar Specialised Industries and Life2.0 working together to liberate a species enslaved as livestock.
Finally finished after 22 months. Full thread is 83 pages long, and 26 pages in Reader Mode.
Mandate Of Heaven picks up two decades later, with Life2.0 and MSI now mergered and forming the core of a federation trying to negotiate Great Power politics, when sudden collapse of one of their dominant neighbours offers opportunity and danger in their quest for the Dragon Throne.
Many centuries have passed on the homeworld of the Xenaya, and now Rivi B'Uniti makes a an archaeogical discovery that leads her people to the stars.
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The Dragons Realm: A House Targaryen Story:
A House Targaryen story set immediately after the Targaryen wars of conquest, focusing on the lives, struggles and accomplishments of Aegon Targaryen and his descendants.
This story will take place over several generations and through the viewpoints of a wide variety of characters from Kings and Queens, Kingsguard, and rebels, and everyone in between. The story, while primarily focusing on Westeros, will take place over a large area ranging from the frozen wastes of the North, the deserts of Dorne, the pirate hideouts of the Stepstones to the Free City of Norvos and beyond.
Well I don't exactly have any AARs per say, but I have a bunch of fiction that was inspired by Stellaris. Not long ago I finished my latest piece, and it turned out to be a really hefty amount of material. So for anyone interested in reading a few SciFi tales, I got some stuff here you may like.
It all follows the plight and triumphs of the Lumirian people, focusing on individual characters moreso than any grand scale or historical account.
The first entry is Charnel Child, a recounting of Trabb Vilk's days during the Rothaki occupation of her homeworld, and how that affected her and the lives of those around her. In the same thread, there are the sequel stories, Interregnum and Home. Interregnum briefly follows Hrask, a Rothaki exile, as he seeks help from some unscrupulous allies in an attempt to save his own skin and make up for his past misdeeds. Home follows Trabb Vilk again, this time showing the results of all her hard work as a resistance fighter, from her new family to the trauma of being a child soldier. She is almost used to her new life, but the government comes calling....
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The second story, Transcendental Spaces, follows Inki Kald, a descendant of Trabb Vilk. While acting as chief of security on a remote space station, she has an encounter with an alternate version of herself, a male Lumirian named Vilk. It follows her attempts at understanding and coping with the strange situation she's found herself in, and dealing with the errors in judgement she makes. More of an experimental piece, dealing with things like gender identity and using a SciFi lense to explore it.
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The latest entry in this line of stories is Lingering Wounds. It's a direct followup to Charnel Child, despite it taking place in Inki's time. Rothaki forces actively conspire against the Lumirian people, and Captain Relmi Dack of the CDV Kha Rakari is tasked with investigating a communications blackout in a far-flung sector of their space. Unbeknownst to him however, a Rothaki warship lurks in the system, massacring the populace and soon setting his sights on Relmi's ship. Intermixed with the space battle and game of cat and mouse is Relmi Dack's own recounts of his misadventure on Fen Habbanis, where he served as Trabb Vilk's pilot in their disasterous attempt at rescuing Hrask from his former allies.
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It all follows the plight and triumphs of the Lumirian people, focusing on individual characters moreso than any grand scale or historical account.
The first entry is Charnel Child, a recounting of Trabb Vilk's days during the Rothaki occupation of her homeworld, and how that affected her and the lives of those around her. In the same thread, there are the sequel stories, Interregnum and Home. Interregnum briefly follows Hrask, a Rothaki exile, as he seeks help from some unscrupulous allies in an attempt to save his own skin and make up for his past misdeeds. Home follows Trabb Vilk again, this time showing the results of all her hard work as a resistance fighter, from her new family to the trauma of being a child soldier. She is almost used to her new life, but the government comes calling....
The Charnel Child (fanfiction)
I haven't posted something here before. But I like scifi and I like to write a lot, and draw a lot, and when I was playing Stellaris I had a rare bit of really powerful inspiration and I just rolled with it. What I ended up with ended up...
The second story, Transcendental Spaces, follows Inki Kald, a descendant of Trabb Vilk. While acting as chief of security on a remote space station, she has an encounter with an alternate version of herself, a male Lumirian named Vilk. It follows her attempts at understanding and coping with the strange situation she's found herself in, and dealing with the errors in judgement she makes. More of an experimental piece, dealing with things like gender identity and using a SciFi lense to explore it.
Transcendental Spaces (fiction)
I haven't posted here in some time. Some of you may remember me back from when I wrote Charnel Child in 2019. ( https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/the-charnel-child-fanfiction.1236841/ ). I have been writing a lot since then, but...
The latest entry in this line of stories is Lingering Wounds. It's a direct followup to Charnel Child, despite it taking place in Inki's time. Rothaki forces actively conspire against the Lumirian people, and Captain Relmi Dack of the CDV Kha Rakari is tasked with investigating a communications blackout in a far-flung sector of their space. Unbeknownst to him however, a Rothaki warship lurks in the system, massacring the populace and soon setting his sights on Relmi's ship. Intermixed with the space battle and game of cat and mouse is Relmi Dack's own recounts of his misadventure on Fen Habbanis, where he served as Trabb Vilk's pilot in their disasterous attempt at rescuing Hrask from his former allies.
Lingering Wounds (fiction)
It's been a little bit of time since I have had a finished piece to share here. And really I wasn't even sure if I should post this one on the Stellaris forms. I have long since taken the story and setting that has been inspired by this game...
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AARs by Von Acturus
Shattered Glass: The story of a psionic teenager and a somewhat unprepared mercenary agent and how they saved the galaxy.
Winner of the 2022 Narrative of the Year AAward.
Thousands Are Sailing: Ongoing AAR about the plight of two siblings who participate in the Huaman Exodus as they face the nightmares of their past, the hostility of their present and the uncertainty of their future. [On extended hold].
Both are character-driven narrative Stellaris AARs.
Winner of the 2022 Narrative of the Year AAward.
Thousands Are Sailing: Ongoing AAR about the plight of two siblings who participate in the Huaman Exodus as they face the nightmares of their past, the hostility of their present and the uncertainty of their future. [On extended hold].
Both are character-driven narrative Stellaris AARs.
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In this Crusader Kings 3 AAR, I begin a story with the family history stage of the King Arthur Pendragon roleplaying game. Using that as the founding legend for my dynasty, I'll follow an Anglo-Saxon lineage with Welsh roots as they aim to push the Norsemen out of the land of their fathers and there, just maybe, found a kingdom of their own.
House Arþifanc had produced able knights for four centuries. Their legends, though formerly lost to us, intertwine with those of the legendary figures of Arthurian legend. By 867, they had risen to the stature of earls in Mercia, succumbing for reasons unknown to the Anglo-Saxon culture they once so fevently resisted. Their name may not have carried beyond Britain, but those on the islands long knew the bloodline as possessing some of the most loyal and courageous servants a king north of the channel could hope for.
In 867, a new figure took hold after disease took his father in untimely fashion. A young man well versed in matters of war, able in word, and studied in faith. His burning hatred for the Danelaw was well known, and the sons of Ragnar currently held the proud land of his fathers. His situation had all the makings of a violent rise to prominence. As the legends of his ancestors slowly disappeared under the waves of time, it is this man who would climb a mountain of foes with steel as his piton and blood as his water, to establish an unmistakable legacy that would see him considered the "founder" of the Arþifanc dynasty. It is this man, Cgeþ, Earl of Lindsey, who would become synonymous with the dynasty.
Follow Cgeþ's rise from humble Mercian earl to establish a place for his bloodline that might stand the test of time, surpassing the deeds of his valorous ancestors in From Pendragon to Prominence, a CKIII AAR.
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House Skjöldung
The history of House Skjöldung is so ancient and fundamental that it predates the Norse Sagas and many of the Sagas that tell the tales of this important lineage are now lost to time. Until the mythical Battle of Bråvalla, this was the house that Odin favored, a lineage of rulers for all of Scandinavia. Various sources give different genealogical details about this famous house. In the 13th Century, Icelandic poet and historian Snorri Sturluson is one who gives mythical bearing to House Skjöldung by saying Odin himself founded the dynasty and had a son named Skjöld. According to Snorri, in turn, Skjöld wed the goddess Gefjon and thus began a royal lineage traced back to the pantheon of Norse gods, first to rule Sjælland, then Jutland, Scania, Götland, and more.
Supposedly, the Skjöldunga Saga tells the full tale of this glorious house, but except for a brief Latin outline, that document has been lost to time.
However, what if there was a new Skjöldunga Saga? What if this glorious house did not lose favor with Odin and instead of the watershed Battle of Bråvalla, a new strategic path was taken by the rulers of Sjælland?
Both of the AARs created for the Forum attempt to bring House Skjöldung to life for readers.
Lost Seasons of the Danes traces the history of this glorious house from 769 A.D. onward, beginning with the final years of the semi-mythical and legendary Danish Viking King Harald “Wartooth” Skjöldung, who is mentioned in the Sagas and other Norse writings. As the tale begins, King Harald, now in his late 70s, faces new challenges in his rule of the Petty Kingdom of Sjælland. This story was the first of these two AARs and early on it evolved from something straightforward into an AAR influenced by graphic novels. This AAR takes a more modern, narrative tack in relating the stories of this historic House.
Read the full review of this AAR from @HistoryDude in HistoryDude's Review Corner.
The Lost Saga is an experimental AAR, attempting to blend existing Norse Sagas with new poetry and prose in a more direct attempt to substitute for the missing Skjöldunga Saga, a document that was lost to the ages. Yet other Sagas include scraps from this lost tale and a few tattered remnants of the original remain. This AAR attempts to use those remaining pieces to tell new tales based upon the adventures of members of House Skjöldung in Crusader Kings II. As of October 2024, this Saga is now complete and on hiatus. However, the possibility exists that it will be revived, depending upon the outcome of its sister AAR, Lost Seasons of the Danes.
Lost Myths is the latest AAR, an anthology that is different from Lost Seasons, in that like The Lost Saga, it embraces myth and magic. However, unlike The Lost Saga, this new entry is told in the graphic novel style that has evolved in Lost Seasons. If you enjoy Norse myths and fantasy magic, perhaps this modern telling is set to your tastes. This is an anthology series set in the same time frame as the other works but with new dimensions.
Other new variations of these new Skjöldunga Sagas can be found on the outside blog called The Tårn.
There's hope you will enjoy reading one or both of these AARs and leave a comment if you wish.
Accolades
Best Newcomer in the 2023 Yearly AARland Year-end AwAARds (the YAYAs) - Feb. 7, 2024
2023 Q4 AARland Choice Awards (ACAs), 2024 Q1 & Q2 ACAs - 2/9/2024; 5/6/2024 & 8/14/2024 for top Crusader Kings II
AAR for Lost Seasons of the Danes
Writer of the Week - Dec. 4, 2023 for Lost Seasons of the Danes
Writer of the Week - July 15, 2024 for The Lost Saga
AAR for Lost Seasons of the Danes
Writer of the Week - Dec. 4, 2023 for Lost Seasons of the Danes
Writer of the Week - July 15, 2024 for The Lost Saga
Best Character Writer of the Week - Feb. 5, 2024 for the portrayal of King Þorolfr of Denmark
in Lost Seasons of the Danes
Fan of the Week - July 9, 2023, March 18, 2024 & Oct. 30, 2024
in Lost Seasons of the Danes
Fan of the Week - July 9, 2023, March 18, 2024 & Oct. 30, 2024
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EU4 (Current AAR)
Jak's Game Guide: An EU4 Tutorial (Gameplay) --- Active: 3/18/2024-Present
A tutorial/game discussion AAR. Currently playing as Brittany and trying to create a colonial empire.
Features: lots of screenshots; occasional narrative elements.
Q1 2024 ACAs (third place), Q2 2024 ACAs (second place), Q3 2024 ACAs (first place)
Weekly AAR Showcase (5/6/2024)
WritAAR of the Week (9/3/2024)
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CK3
Lithuanian Legacy: A 1066 Pagan Start (Gameplay, Historybook) --- Active: 4/28/2021-7/21/2021
My first AAR and my first CK3 game. Can Lithuania, the last of Europe's pagans, weather the storm and emerge victorious?
Ended prematurely due to game crashes.
Features: lots of screenshots; murders; wars.
Jak's Game Guide: An EU4 Tutorial (Gameplay) --- Active: 3/18/2024-Present
A tutorial/game discussion AAR. Currently playing as Brittany and trying to create a colonial empire.
Features: lots of screenshots; occasional narrative elements.
Q1 2024 ACAs (third place), Q2 2024 ACAs (second place), Q3 2024 ACAs (first place)
Weekly AAR Showcase (5/6/2024)
WritAAR of the Week (9/3/2024)
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CK3
Lithuanian Legacy: A 1066 Pagan Start (Gameplay, Historybook) --- Active: 4/28/2021-7/21/2021
My first AAR and my first CK3 game. Can Lithuania, the last of Europe's pagans, weather the storm and emerge victorious?
Ended prematurely due to game crashes.
Features: lots of screenshots; murders; wars.
HOI4
Boris & Brian: Road to 56 mod (Narrative) --- Active: 12/3/2021-7/18/2022
Tsar Boris III and his aide, Brian, try to lead Bulgaria through the fires of WW2. Can they succeed?
Features: some attempts at comedy; intrigue; action; violence.
Q2 2022 ACAs (tied, 4th place)
Best Character Writer of the Week (5/29/2022)
EU4
Machinations of the Medici (Narrative) --- Active: 8/1/2023-1/23/2024
A Review From HistoryDude's Review Corner
A college student goes on a trip to Italy and accidentally discovers the last members of a once-great dynasty. But there's more going on here than meets the eye.
Features: magic; cultist elements; fantasy violence; occasional AI art.
Q3 2023 ACAs (tied, third place), Q4 2023 ACAs (tied, third place), Q1 2024 ACAs (tied, second place)
Weekly AAR Showcase (9/3/2023)
WritAAR of the Week (9/12/2023)
Best Character Writer of the Week (2/12/2024)
2023 Character of the Year (seventh place)
2023 Narrative AAR of the Year (fourteenth place)
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Current AARs
Megacampaigns (CK2):
English Empire 2 - Join King Offa and his descendants as they plot and scheme to become rulers of England, Britain, and eventually, the world.
Previous AARs
Megacampaigns (CK2):
English Empire - Offa and Thingfrith's quest to unite England, full of twists and turns and unnecessary jokes. Died in 815 AD due to a savefile problem.
Will be updated with any new AARs I start.
Megacampaigns (CK2):
English Empire 2 - Join King Offa and his descendants as they plot and scheme to become rulers of England, Britain, and eventually, the world.
Previous AARs
Megacampaigns (CK2):
English Empire - Offa and Thingfrith's quest to unite England, full of twists and turns and unnecessary jokes. Died in 815 AD due to a savefile problem.
Will be updated with any new AARs I start.
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Current AARs
Age of Wonders IV
Age of Wonders IV
- Decimus Grexolis The downfall of Nimue frees her forsaken toadmen creations from the threat of extinction. Yet their leader, King Decimus the Unwavering finds himself ensnared into an agreement by which he is duty-bound to help Nimue and her allies invade a forbidden world said to imprison an ancient evil.
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Join Monica Foster and known prodigal Kieran Wilson, as they lead Humanity outward from their safe cradle of Earth, into the dangers of the unknown. To discover and to learn more about the Universe in which we live in!
But the pair will soon find out, that the greatest danger lies not among the stars, but within the shadows of Humanity's own ambition.
Current -- Stellaris:
Past AAR's (In Chronological Order):
Join Monica Foster and known prodigal Kieran Wilson, as they lead Humanity outward from their safe cradle of Earth, into the dangers of the unknown. To discover and to learn more about the Universe in which we live in!
But the pair will soon find out, that the greatest danger lies not among the stars, but within the shadows of Humanity's own ambition.
Current -- Stellaris:
- Nations of Steel - United Nations of Earth AAR [Real Space/Cosmic Industry Mods] -- Ongoing.
Past AAR's (In Chronological Order):
- Civilize and Protect - Victoria 2 AAR [Picture Heavy] -- Abandoned due to personal issues.
- Time Takes no Prisoners - Europa Universalis 4 AAR [Veritas et Fortitudo] -- Abandoned due to personal issues.
- The Forgotten Latin Kingdom - Europa Universalis 4 AAR [Veritas et Fortitudo] -- Abandoned due to personal issues.
- Nations of Iron - Hearts of Iron 2 DH AAR [Kaissereich Mod] -- Completed.
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Captured Joe's AARs
-- In Progress --
The Patriots - A HoI4 AARgentina AAR
-- Finished --
Mobile Corps - A HoI4 HungAARy AAR
The Four Generals - An Espana 1936 NationAARlists AAR
-- In Progress --
The Patriots - A HoI4 AARgentina AAR
-- Finished --
Mobile Corps - A HoI4 HungAARy AAR
The Four Generals - An Espana 1936 NationAARlists AAR
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