7ronin
海軍少佐
Greetings Barbarians, you people of no culture and fewer manners, who live on the edges of the great world. Know that I am Nicanor of Pella. I am not the most renowned of that name nor am I the greatest of that famous city but I have received riches and rewards enough for a lifetime. Have I not married a great lady, Artazana, who waited upon Roxana, Queen of all the World? Did not the God King Alexander, himself, praise me for my bravery? All have I achieved in the service of my lord Ptolemy the Savior. I followed my lord in the wars of Alexander on those great campaigns which took us to the ends of the Earth, but was there not always another mountain and another river before us. Indeed, might there be kingdoms and realms which we did not count?
Now that I am an old man who has long since laid the sword aside, I may pursue the wont of old men which is to recount their virtues and their follies that younger men may be guided by the former and chastened by the latter. But then, when has a young man ever listened to an old? My grandson has suggested (or perhaps it is his caviling termagant of an Egyptian wife who has suggested it) that I take up residence in the Great Library here in this wondrous city of Alexandria that I may draw inspiration from my surroundings.
I will not tell you of things you already know or have heard. Instead, I will tell you of things strange and wonderful from a world still unknown to us. Did I not say that there were kingdoms uncounted? Indeed. I was present once when Lord Ptolemey received an embassy from one such kingdom. This kingdom lay beyond the great river valley in the east. Such were the rumors of its size that it might have been not a kingdom at all but an empire – and at that an empire to rival the one that we had forged.
There were ten ambassadors, tall beardless men of great dignity, with bronze skin. Their clothing and adornments were such that the Great King of Persia would have wept with envy. They brought much treasure and many fabulous gifts. Our eyes widened in surprise, we who had found the great treasure of Persepolis. What manner of king could command such men to do his bidding; men who could be kings in their own right. They told us that their king’s name was Ashoka…
Thus begins
The rise of Ashoka and the Mauryan Empire and the spread of Indian Buddhism
Blue Monkey and I are both interested in things Asian. We have discussed the dearth of Asian scenarios/mods in general and that of Ancient India in particular. We think that a scenario about Ashoka might fill an interesting void with an exciting and playable game; a game that has not too large a map and not too many civs and is not so ambitious that it might never be completed. Thus this scenario proposal. We view this as a collaborative effort. You can read an overview of Ashoka here
Blue Monkey, when he is not fuctioning as either a moderator or a guru of things Steam Punk, is a superb map maker. He has agreed to do the map. We view this as a collaborative effort. With one exception (the Ratha chariot) all of the necessary units already exist as do many of the potential leaderheads, wonders, and so forth. But we need some help. Feel free to join in.
Index:
Resources: here (post #143)- Dec 25, 2011
Civs: here (post #46) - Jan 3, 2012
Unit List: here (post #168) - Dec 19, 2011
BIQ: here (post#139) - Dec 20, 2011
Improvements: here (post #187) - Dec 25, 2011
Wonders: here (post #173) - Jan 1, 2012
Advancements (Techs): here (post #172) - Dec 25, 2011
Civ Attributes [Traits]: here (post #228) - Jan 15, 2012
Now that I am an old man who has long since laid the sword aside, I may pursue the wont of old men which is to recount their virtues and their follies that younger men may be guided by the former and chastened by the latter. But then, when has a young man ever listened to an old? My grandson has suggested (or perhaps it is his caviling termagant of an Egyptian wife who has suggested it) that I take up residence in the Great Library here in this wondrous city of Alexandria that I may draw inspiration from my surroundings.
I will not tell you of things you already know or have heard. Instead, I will tell you of things strange and wonderful from a world still unknown to us. Did I not say that there were kingdoms uncounted? Indeed. I was present once when Lord Ptolemey received an embassy from one such kingdom. This kingdom lay beyond the great river valley in the east. Such were the rumors of its size that it might have been not a kingdom at all but an empire – and at that an empire to rival the one that we had forged.
There were ten ambassadors, tall beardless men of great dignity, with bronze skin. Their clothing and adornments were such that the Great King of Persia would have wept with envy. They brought much treasure and many fabulous gifts. Our eyes widened in surprise, we who had found the great treasure of Persepolis. What manner of king could command such men to do his bidding; men who could be kings in their own right. They told us that their king’s name was Ashoka…
Thus begins
The rise of Ashoka and the Mauryan Empire and the spread of Indian Buddhism
Blue Monkey and I are both interested in things Asian. We have discussed the dearth of Asian scenarios/mods in general and that of Ancient India in particular. We think that a scenario about Ashoka might fill an interesting void with an exciting and playable game; a game that has not too large a map and not too many civs and is not so ambitious that it might never be completed. Thus this scenario proposal. We view this as a collaborative effort. You can read an overview of Ashoka here
Blue Monkey, when he is not fuctioning as either a moderator or a guru of things Steam Punk, is a superb map maker. He has agreed to do the map. We view this as a collaborative effort. With one exception (the Ratha chariot) all of the necessary units already exist as do many of the potential leaderheads, wonders, and so forth. But we need some help. Feel free to join in.
Index:
Resources: here (post #143)- Dec 25, 2011
Civs: here (post #46) - Jan 3, 2012
Unit List: here (post #168) - Dec 19, 2011
BIQ: here (post#139) - Dec 20, 2011
Improvements: here (post #187) - Dec 25, 2011
Wonders: here (post #173) - Jan 1, 2012
Advancements (Techs): here (post #172) - Dec 25, 2011
Civ Attributes [Traits]: here (post #228) - Jan 15, 2012
) for further reading on all this is: A History of South India from the Early Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar by K.A.N. Sastri.
