The Mildly Interesting (if you like that sort of thing) Adventures of the Normans

[C'est Moi]

Hello,
As the more astute of you may have guessed I am starting another phargle imitation AAR.
The title to this thread would have been much longer and grander but it seems there's a character limit on the title
Anyway, I thought I'd give you fair warning that as of sometime now I will be composing an AAR of the (mis)adventures of the Dukes of Normandy.
Why Normandy? you might ask
Well, I would answer, partly because I relish the oppurtunity of bashing the French up a bit but mostly because were I to be Sweden or Norway I'd have to learn how to type umlauts and those funny little o's with the lines through them.
Don't expect too much from this AAR. I am under no delusions as to how good I am at CK, and to be quite frank I am shite so don't expect any world conquering like phargle achieved.
And now,
ON WITH THE SHOW!

Will C'est Moi actually start this?
Will he actually be funny?
Will he ruin what is a perfectly good style of AAR immortalised by phargle and yet people who think they are funny but are not create imitations which only serve to make us miss the good old days of Knud Knytling *shakes fist*?
Find out in the next Mildly Interesting installment!

P.S Does anyone have a better way of getting screenshots than Prnt Scrn then Alt + Tab out to copy it somewhere?
Cheers

 

[Murmurandus]

I might be mildly interested in this...

Onwards!

 

[C'est Moi]

Why, my good Murmurandus that is entirely the point!
If people are only mildly interested then I can pretend the entire incident never happened if it is rubbish.
If people show real interest they might remember that I did make an AAR and it was rubbish.

And thanks for the link Fortunae Gratia, I hope I can count on your mild interest?

 

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[C'est Moi]

Introducing....

THE MILDLY INTERESTING (IF YOU'RE INTO THAT KIND OF THING OTHERWISE I WOULD SUGGEST LEAVING NOW) ADVENTURES OF ROBERT DE NORMANDIE!

As told in the style of Phargle. If you don't know what that is go here

(Personally I think I'm the one that came up with the style and Phargle travelled back in time and ripped it off me)




Hello,

My name is Robert de Normandie, SHADOW LORD OF NORMANDY!
As you can see I did not draw this myself, it would appear someone hired a farmer to come in, shit on a bit of paper and then arrange it into a vaguely human shape.

And here is the glorious realm, Normandy, that I Robert de Normandie (Hey that's handy, my last name is like the place I rule. That's one less thing to remember) rule over.

And here is the realm that my father, William rules. It's called England. There's a place called Cumberland in the North. *Sniggers*

And here is the good King William (aka Pops) in all his glory. Oooooh I'm first in line for the throne. Shame my dad's not dead yet.....

A bit of information about Normandy. WOOOO! 0.77 Gold per month! I assume this is my pocket money. I have to give most of it to dad.....

Care to be a bit more specific about "illness"? Which one has she got? It's not as if there's just one big disease going round is it?

And my Vassals.
The people who weren't good enough to be me.

Can Robert outlive his father in order to take the crown?
Can he get through puberty without being bullied for having spots?
Where did he learn that foul language and the sophistication of humour that he finds Cumberlidge funny?
Can he get a decent portrait without having to "draw it himself"?
And can the writer produce better stuff than this or will the readers have to resort to reading funnier AARs or even the entire story of the Knytlings all over again?
All will be revealed eventually in THE MILDLY INTERESTING ADEVENTURES OF ROBERT DE NORMANDIE!​

 

[C'est Moi]

There is the introduction.
If it's rubbish I blame the cat, it scared me.
If not then I would like to thank my mother and father and everyone else who has supported me through this.

 

[Murmurandus]

Heh, familiar start and style... I like it... The Cumberland joke works for me so you have already an easy audience...

Onwards!

 

[C'est Moi]

I'll probably write up the first actual update tomorrow if only for Murmurandus.

 

[Lord Valentine]

Lol, the war over the succession to phargle's epic has begun. And your's is a good contender if you ask me.
Give us more. :rofl:

~Lord Valentine~

 

[C'est Moi]

Indeed.
Phargle was our Alexander we're his Diadochi.
Gotta stop playing Rome Total War and get on with this.....

 

[Lord Valentine]

Indeed.
Phargle was our Alexander we're his Diadochi.
Gotta stop playing Rome Total War and get on with this.....

I know what your talking about. I also immediately thought about Alexanders "funeral games". :wacko:
Glad to see some people thinking in a similar historic pattern.

~Lord Valentine~

 

[C'est Moi]

THE MILDLY INTERESTING (IF YOU'RE INTO THAT KIND OF THING OTHERWISE I WOULD SUGGEST LEAVING NOW) ADVENTURES OF ROBERT DE NORMANDIE!

As told in the style of Phargle. If you don't know what that is go here

(Personally I think I'm the one that came up with the style and Phargle travelled back in time and ripped it off me)

Oh Good. A few months into my rein and someone who I've never heard of but am assured is related to me somehow is stressed. Don't you think I might have slightly bigger problems than this? I AM A DUKE!


William, King of England

Robert, Duke of Normandy

Robert, Count of Eu

I think I've worked out the system of coat of arms in England. The more powerful you are, the more loins you have. In the event of a tie then the vassal with the biggest loin wins.
Hang on, "Chancellor how do you spell the names of those big African cats?"
"L.....I......O......N.....S, sir"
Oh.

A large number of people I neither know nor care about have been having children that I will neither know nor care about

It would appear my stewardess has been running a dating service for those nominally challenged. What kind of a name is Dedi? Some kind of shorthand for a dead jedi?

Someone I neither know nor care about has become a fanatical preacher of some kind. He'll make a good bishop, I appoint him immediately.

OH NO! Not an evil omen! Whatever shall we do?
For God's sake you idiot peasants someone was probably just throwing a flaming chicken out of a catapult. Get over yourselves.

I got bored and declared war. Suffice to say a few months later daddy made peace with the Bretons. I got no land and am now severely in debt.
Cheers Dad.

And now i finally have a portrait.
I am fat and have a long nose.
Kill the portrait painter.
Kill them all.



Will Robert get more loins?
Will his sense of comedic mis-spelling fail him when he needs it most?
Will he STOP BEING PESTERED BY THE DAMN AI WITH CONTINUAL MARRIAGE OFFERS?????
Find out next time in the Mildly Interesting Adventures of Robert de Normandie!​

 

[C'est Moi]

Turns out I did have the time now due to a lack of an actual life.

This is not necessarily a good thing.

 

[Lord Valentine]

Turns out I did have the time now due to a lack of an actual life.

This is not necessarily a good thing.

This depends on your perspective. Out of experience I can tell you that AARlands fancrew doesn't care much for writers absurd concerns with things like "real life". Better get used to especially since I like this AAR and demand more of it.

~Lord Valentine~

 

[C'est Moi]

HUZZAH!
The fan count is up to 2.
Expect your honorary badges and jackets in the fairly near future.

And I'm definitely going to be writing more of this because I really enjoy it!

 

[Jingles]

Suffice to say a few months later daddy made peace with the Bretons. I got no land and am now severely in debt.

Better get that King title as soon as you can. Maybe William the Bastard will fall down the stairs and have his head cut off. Accidents do happen you know. I'm enjoying the humor, keep it up!

 

[Murmurandus]

I got lost venturing into the lion loins stuff... I did however enjoy it...

Oh, and just marry that nymphomane to one of your courtiers to get rid of those proposals...

 

[C'est Moi]

Good idea.

Also a word of advice to other readers. Do not try to venture into lion loins. It is unpleasant, smelly and the lion is none to happy about it either.

3 fans?
Soon I will be unstoppable!!

 

[Bingo Brett]

Life is so overrated. I prefer undeath.

Oh and you should marry a Knytling just for the fun of it.

 

[Lord Valentine]

Life is so overrated. I prefer undeath.

Oh and you should marry a Knytling just for the fun of it.

Seconded. If the de Normandies get an injection of Knytling DNA they will finally be destined for disaster. :rofl:

~Lord Valentine~