Heart of the Republic - A Rome: Total War AAR

i'll switch to general then, and PrinceScamp, i'm watching you (I randomly remembered Captain's Soviet AAR when PrinceScamp became the premier in the epilouge and had me killed while I was in Cuba)

Da.... he is most untrustworthy

Ghost comment: I can't drink wine while dead

Da.... he is most untrustworthy

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all because I ate his watermelon....

I demand IronMan assist in the Invasion of Carthage.

If he touches my watermelon again howevew I'll cwucify him well.

Ruthless backstabbing in order to become a Hero of Rome is positively encouraged.

Ironmanus will probably not be sent to Carthage, however.

As I said in 1953, I only eat my watermelon square, and since we won't be finding the japanese any time sonn, consider you watermelon safe.

*stabs IronMan in the back anyways*

but that was senator Ironmannus.

Exactly. That's how he dies and General Ironmanius II becomes.

Heart of the Republic - A Rome: Total War AAR


Part Thirty-Nine
203 BC

In his final years, Yurey could look back on his tenure as Consular with pleasant memories. He had reformed the Republic’s government, achieved victory on the distant frontiers, and negotiated peace with Rome’s longest enemies. He had done well.

There were problems of course - plagues in Iberia, the continuing pest of a revived Carthaginian navy, the Sarmatian hordes. The latter especially continued to be a rather irritating pain for the Republic. Army after army threatened the Republic’s frontiers, and only Tbus II and Killyouallus II were able to hold them back. The Roman armies were well trained, and one soldier was more than a match for a dozen Sarmatians. The enemy seemed well aware of this, and were quite willing to send massive numbers against the smaller Roman armies.

In two battles, Tbus’ army had taken on 4500 Sarmatian troops and came out the victor. It had taken some heavy handed tactics - such as utilising unfamiliar terrain and fighting to the death - just to maintain the northern borders, but it had galvanised the Senate into accepting the concept of total war. Northern Italy was now mobilising a true cavalry force at last, the commanders learning from the experiences of the first proper Roman cavalry commander - Captainus II. It was hoped this could counter the foot archers of Sarmatia, at least for a while.

There had not been casualties along the way. Captainus, Ironmanus, Kan Sharuminar, Raisinus Branius, Civvergus and (of course, how could Yurey possibly forget) StevieJey. A lot of blood had been spilled, some for the glory of Rome, some just casualties in his own path to power.


Tbus II against the enemy hordes

The latest casualty had been Tbus II, which Yurey had been genuinely sorry to lose. Messengers had reported that the General had refused to allow the Sarmatians an opportunity to enter Roman-held Gaul, and had personally led the charge into the enemy army. They had been overwhelmed, and totally surrounded, but all had fought to the last man and inflicted more damage to the Sarmatians than they could ever do to the Republic. Sarmatia had won the battle, but at a cost that let them know they would lose the war.

Even at the state memorial for Tbus II (for he was, after all, a Hero of Rome) Yurey had talked about Rome’s growing power, and how they were the rightful masters of the western Mediterranean. At every turn they had triumphed, from every defeat they had conquered, and from every threat they had achieved victory. There was but one opponent left, and that was Carthage. Gaul had accepted Roman dominance (indeed, they had recently agreed to peace), Iberia was flourishing under the Republic’s rule, and only Carthage and Sarmatia dared oppose Rome’s power. The coming invasion, led by PrinceScampey III, would assert Roman dominance overseas, and would only be a prelude to finally assisting Rome’s allies elsewhere. Thracian troops had been spotted in the battles against Sarmatia - Rome would soon have a casus bellis to join the ongoing Greek Civil War.


Yurey died peacefully in 203 BC, the last successor to the House of StevieJey and the last leader of an age. In a way, a part of the old Republic died as well. Rome was no longer a small city-state in central Italy, but among the dominant powers of the Mediterranean. Her Senate could no longer believe they were working for just the greater interests of Rome, but for all the nations trying to achieve dominance in the region. It was a new age for the Mediterranean, it was a new age for Rome.

To Be Continued...

This is to be the end of the AAR updates, for a wee while. I shall begin again with the invasion of Carthage in a month or so, but I want to concentrate elsewhere for now. I'll be putting up a revised history of Rome beforehand, and deciding who gets to have the much-mentioned Hero of Rome status!

It's been fantastic writing this, and I very much look forward to continuing (and playing) the story out

Kan I demand that you send me a copy of the save file and back it up in numerous places.

(Don't worry about me trying to play it, I can't, I'm not only not interested in RTR but I can't play that version with my copy of RTW).


Also, nice update!

Thanks

Happy to send you the save-file, but just interested in why you would want it, if you can't play it?

Kan' Sharuminar said:

Thanks

Happy to send you the save-file, but just interested in why you would want it, if you can't play it?

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In case your computer crashes. I really like this AAR and don't want to risk it being wiped out.

Thank you very much then, I write/draw to make others happy, and am glad you enjoy it so much.

I actually have at least two back-up saves in a separate folder (and in-game I have two save-files in case one gets corrupted). For a brief time Rome was actually uninstalled off my computer due to a problem, and I eventually managed to get it back up and running - including this AAR. Everything is under control, but if you want I can still send the save file in a PM tomorrow morning, just to keep you at ease.

I quite enjoyed this AAR and Look forward to it continuing.

KAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!


I've seen AARs rise from the dead before, I'm not worried about you letting this go

This AAR did rise from the dead, and I have no intention of letting it go.

To clarify - this is just the ending of the first chapter for now, it will be continued for a very long time. The more observant of you will note we're coming up on 1000 posts, which is the cut-off point for many a thread on CFC. I'm using it to grab some rest-time.

Yes, I still want a copy of the save.