40 Civilizations: The Quest for Power

Played on Noble (No not Deity )​

Played Using: Pericles of Greece​

NEXT STORY UPDATE: Finished



Let me start by saying that this story uses the Rise of Mankind: New Dawn MOD from Afforess. The story will consist of 40 starting civilizations on a small map (to make it a bit quicker). I may or may not change the game speed to quick. This is actually my first post on Civfanatics (but I've been around for a while). I apoligize if anything on this thread breaks any rules.

As you may have guessed, the story won't contain every single detail (reading about 10 consecutive deals? O_o). You may probebly guess this will be a long story but I will make sure to always update it at the designated time.

Updates will be posted on this first post.

Some Credits:
Afforess - For the Mod
Everyone who contributed to that Mod
People who posted stories before - INSPIRATION!
Shakesphere - Well not really but I am writing the story in Play style
Arc Rise Fantasia - For being the best RPG EVER and for my city names

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Welcome to Civfanatics!
Looking forward to the story

Subscribed, + pic(s) of start pl0x.

Thanks! I hope my story will be as good as you hope!

Subbed and curious how this will turn out.


I love this mod, just found downloaded a week ago.
Could you tell more details about the settings, like map & used mod options, difficulty?

And yeah, the lurking kind of us need a starting location pic.

whataboutit said:

Subbed and curious how this will turn out.


I love this mod, just found downloaded a week ago.
Could you tell more details about the settings, like map & used mod options, difficulty?

And yeah, the lurking kind of us need a starting location pic.

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Yep, I'll add that to the first post.

Now the story will begin. I updated the first post with some credits first.

Yoshiegg737 said:

Some Credits:
Afforess - For the Mod

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An awesome MOD if you want CIV4 times more epic than it originally is!

Yoshiegg737 said:

Shakesphere - Well not really but I am writing the story in Play style

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I guess I'll need another bag of ?

Yoshiegg737 said:

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Final 5
Assimilation
Barbarian Generals
Unlimited Wonders
Advanced Diplomacy
Surround and Destroy
Usable Mountains
Great Commanders
Advanced Economy
Larger Cities
Realistic Corporations
Realistic Culture Spread
United Nations
Advanced Espionage
Expanded Castles
Arctic and City Parks
Meteorology
Civic Buildings
Early Buildings
Historical Wonders
Guilds
Modern Corporations
Advanced Nukes

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Final 5 cuts the bottom 5 off by score, right?

whataboutit said:

Final 5 cuts the bottom 5 off by score, right?

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FAST INTERMISSION

Actually, Final 5 removes the last place player after 50 turns. Although some of my games glitched and it happened every once in a while...33 turns...46 turns...hope it doesnt go wierd here but that will make a better story

(Village of Zephyr. Enter Pericles and Followers)

PERICLES: Wonderful! We have finally reached a settlement!

(Crowd Cheering)

(Enter Village Man)

VILLAGE MAN: Ah, it's always a pleasure to see a new face around these parts
PERICLES: It's always nice to see any face around these parts
VILLAGE MAN: Our village has decided to randomly join you for no reason and grant you 60 gold.
PERICLES: 60 gold?
VILLAGE MAN: Our life savings
PERICLES: Men, I think we have enough to settle down and form a new civlization!

(Intense crowd cheering)

(Enter Young Man)

YOUNG MAN: And naturally I will lead this glorious new civilization!
PERICLES: Excuse me, young man, but I think I will lead this new civilization
YOUNG MAN: And who voted for you?

(Enter Wierd Girl)

WEIRD GIRL: I'll vote for him!
YOUNG MAN: Naturally, you do not count.
PERICLES: How about you can become my advisor for Military and Economics?
YOUNG MAN: An adviser???!?!? Who do you think I am? I am Spyros! The legendary greek hunter! I once saved all our tribe from 10 wild bears! You hear me? 10 wil..
PERICLES: Then it's settled!
SPYROS: What?
PERICLES: Ok everyone, time to build a new settlement!

(Crowd Cheering)

SPYROS: Wait! What just happened?!?
PERICLES: You became my Military and Economic adviser!
SPYROS: I did not agree to this!
PERICLES: That's ok! You can still be my adviser!
SPYROS: Never!

(Exit Spyros)

PERICLES: Ahem, anyway, how about that city?

(Carbuncle Shack. Enter Pericles, Village Man, and Followers)

PERICLES: The Carbuncle Shack of the city of Carbunculus! I like it!
VILLAGE MAN: Forgive us, sire, that your palace is only a...shack
PERICLES: We all have to start somewhere right?
VILLAGE MAN: Oh thank you, sire, your wise words are like water on a thirsty mans lips

(Enter Spyros and Wierd Girl)

SPYROS: The name of this city is an embarrassment! Carbunculus? Who picked that?
PERICLES: Why, I picked it of course
WEIRD GIRL: I put it in the suggestion box!
SPYROS: I think the name Athens would be much better won't you think?
PERICLES: Uhh...no not really
VILLAGE MAN: That name does not sound fit for our empire
WEIRD GIRL: I like Carbunculy better!
PERICLES: It's...uhh...Carbunculus
SPYROS: Whatever! I'll be your adviser until I can start an uprising and overthrow you!
PERICLES: Ok, sounds good.

(Enter Stranger)

STRANGER: Greetings! We love to meet new civilizations! May your puny empire flourish until there is no more room to expand!
PERICLES: Strange, you do not look like the type to say such threats
GHANDI: I am Ghandi! Ruler of the grand Indian empire!
PERICLES: It doesn't look so grand to me
GHANDI: Are you mocking me??!?
PERICLES: I was just stating the facts
GHANDI: You anger me! But we shall remain at peace for the moment for no reason
WIERD GIRL: Do you want a potato?
GHANDI: NO I DO NOT WANT A POTATO!

(Exit Ghandi)

WIERD GIRL: Come again!
PERICLES: Hmm...I think we...
SPYROS: Should kick his a..
PERICLES: Make a foreign advisor!
SPYROS: That's the worse idea I have ever heard!
WIERD GIRL: Oh! Me! Meme! MEMEME! MEMEMEME!
PERICLES: Ok, you then
WIERD GIRL: YAYYYYYYYYYYYYY
SPYROS: Have you gone mental?!?
PERICLES: Speaking of which, I don't know your name
SPYROS: Forget her name! We must find someone else that is...
MIRA: Oh! My name is Mira!
PERICLES: Ok Mira, I need you to start doing foreign adviser stuff
MIRA: OK! So lemme see...G-H-A-N-D-I...I-N-D-I-A check! Got it all on my clipboard!
SPYROS: Where did that clipboard come from?
VILLAGE MAN: And when did we invent clipboards? Or pencils?
PERICLES: And you there, village guy!
VILLAGE MAN: Yes?
PERICLES: You seem smart, you will be our Science and Welfare advisor!
VILLAGE MAN: Oh, bless you sire, bless you
SPYROS: He doesnt deserve to be blessed

(Enter Stranger)

STRANGER: Welcome, Pericles of mighty Greece! Deal faithfully with Korea and we will deal faithfully with you. Betray us, and your life will be both short and full of excitement.
MIRA: Excitement? Cool! Lets betray him!
WANG KON: Say what?
MIRA: So...thats W-A-N-G K-O-N with a W right?
WANG KON: Do you have guts? Or are you just very very stupid?
SPYROS: Just 2 very's?
WANG KON: This is a foolish house, Pericles, your demise will be short and painless

(Exit Wang Kon)

SPYROS: We must build up our military Pericles!
VILLAGE MAN: Sire? Lord?
MIRA: He's asleep! With his eyes open!
VILLAGE MAN: What an amazing lord. I feel so humble standing in his presence
SPYROS: Aaargh...why me..?

(Carbuncle Shack. Enter Pericles, Advisors, and Stranger)

STRANGER: Welcome, puny mortal. I am Gilgamesh, divine leader of Sumeria. How can you assist me?
PERICLES: How can you assist me?
GILGAMESH: I asked you first
PERICLES: I asked with more meaning
GILGAMESH: I asked with more oomph!
PERICLES: Can you assist me with getting an equally cool theme song as you?
GILGAMESH: What theme song?
PERICLES: Never mind
GILGAMESH: You are a strange one, Pericles

(Exit Gilgamesh)

MIRA: I really want that theme song too!
PERICLES: Hey village guy, I do not know your name yet
NICOLAOS: Oh yes, me. I am Nicolaos.
PERICLES: Great name!
NICOLAOS: Oh! I have been commended! I must take note of this!
PERICLES: And before you leave, research Agriculture please!

(Exit Nicolaos)

MIRA: Master! Master! The Indians have not settled down yet!
SPYROS: Terrific! Lets crush them!
PERICLES: We have no military units
MIRA: And they will settle before we bulid em
SPYROS: Or they will just die on thier own...
PERICLES: I would like to focus on Carbunculus right now. Look here, this is where we stand:

(Carbuncle Shack. Enter Pericles and Mira)

MIRA: I'm soooooo bored
PERICLES: Don't you have something useful to do?
MIRA: Well...Wang Kon and Gilgamesh hated each other. And now they don't
PERICLES: How boring.
MIRA: But you should hear about this AWESOME THING I HEARD!
PERICLES: On a scale of 1 to 10, how awesome is it?
MIRA: OVAAAAAAAAAR 900000000000000000000000000
PERICLES: O_o
MIRA: Anyway, I heard that there are 40 civilizations in this world!
PERICLES: 40? No way!
MIRA: Yes way!
PERICLES: No way!
MIRA: Yes way!
PERICLES: No way!
MIRA: Yes way!
PERICLES: No way!
MIRA: Yes way!

(Enter Spyros and Stranger)

SPYROS: I hope I am interuppting something
PERICLES: No nothing at all
SPYROS: You have a guest.
STRANGER: I greet you, Pericles.
PERICLES: I greet you too!
STRANGER: Maya is mighty - deal with us fairly and you will prosper. Attack us and our temples will run with the blood of your warriors!
PERICLES: But what happens if we win when we attack you?
PACAL: Then your temples will run with the blood of our warriors
PERICLES: But we dont have a temple
MIRA: And blood is so gross
PACAL: Agh! You get the idea!
PERICLES: I do?
PACAL: Of course you do!
PERICLES: I think your hat looks funny
PACAL: What is this?
MIRA: Carbunculus!
PACAL: AAAGH

(Exit Pacal)

MIRA: So u know the Indians havent settled yet?
PERICLES: They better settle quick
SPYROS: Have you heard about the legend of the skys?
MIRA: That sounds cool!
SPYROS: Well...they say...long ago...there once was an ancient civilization. But they had bad scores. Very bad scores. So do you know what happened?
MIRA: N-n-no...
SPYROS: THEY WERE GRABBED AND PULLED INTO THE SKY!
MIRA: EEEEEEEEEEK!
SPYROS: Ah hahaha! Scared you!
MIRA: I-I-I suddenly want to check our empires s-scores...

(Exit Mira)

SPYROS: Hilarious, that girl!
PERICLES: So...is the story real?
SPYROS: Oh not you too, Pericles
PERICLES: From where did you read that?
SPYROS: A book I found on the ground! I put it over in the storage room.
PERICLES: Ah...will you excuse me?

(Exit Pericles)

SPYROS: Ha! What a bunch of wimps!.....Gee, what is our empires score? Hey Mira! Wait up!

[crossposted sry, thought it ended w/ the city]
If a mod could remove this post, it would be cool.

(Carbuncle Shack. Enter Pericles, Mira, and Stranger)

STRANGER: Greetings, Pericles. I am Lincoln. It is an honor to meet you.
PERICLES: It's always an honor to meet me
LINCOLN: You seem to be getting ahead of yourself
MIRA: I heard that Pacal hates you!
LINCOLN: Yes yes...I know. Well then, gentlemen I bid you farewell

(Exit Lincoln)

MIRA: So many new civilizations...I think I need more paper!
PERICLES: Where are you getting all of these papers?
MIRA: I have secrets
PERICLES: As your ruler I demand that you tell me!
MIRA: As your advisor, I advise you to take a nice swim in that lake nearby!
PERICLES: Ah, yes I do need a bit of relaxation time. Agreed! I shall take my leave.

whataboutit said:

[crossposted sry, thought it ended w/ the city]
If a mod could remove this post, it would be cool.

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QUICK INTERMISSION

S'okay, s'okay

(Carbuncle Shack. Enter Mira and Stranger)

STRANGER: What you will need to understand, Pericles, is that whoever fights on behalf of Allah, when he dies, the first drop of blood that comes out, all his sins will be forgiven.
MIRA: Sorry, I'm not Pericles. Pericles is at the lake at the moment.
ABU BAKR: Ah, a relaxing man. That says alot of his character
MIRA: What about my character?
ABU BAKR: Hmm...
MIRA: And did u know u got the same theme song as Gilgamesh?
ABU BAKR: What theme song?
MIRA: The one that sounded when you came in!
ABU BAKR: This is foolish! I hear no such music!

(Enter Nicolaos)

NICOLAOS: Whoa wheres that cool music coming from?
MIRA: See...? He can hear it too!
ABU BAKR: What exactly are your qualifications for ruling this mighty looking country?
MIRA: I gave away 10 potatoes since we settled here!
ABU BAKR: I have feelings that each time Sir Pericles goes to the lake, his country will be in chaos
MIRA: Thanks! I try!
ABU BAKR: Are you being sarcastic with me young lady?
MIRA: Whats sarcastic?
NICOLAOS: I don't know. We havent invented it yet.
ABU BAKR: Ok...so do you want war or peace?
MIRA: I dunno. Which one is better?
ABU BAKR: War it is then!
MIRA: Ok!
ABU BAKR: ...
MIRA: Yeah?
ABU BAKR: Arn't you going to say something?
MIRA: Like what?
ABU BAKR: Fine! Peace! Peace!

(Exit Abu Bakr)

MIRA: So what was he talking about?

(Enter Spyros)

SPYROS: Hey! Wheres Pericles?
MIRA: The lake. I filled in for him! I got to rule Greece for an hour!
SPYROS: And no one told me?
NICOLAOS: Sorry sir, but no
SPYROS: Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo

(Carbuncle Shack. 2 Minutes after Abu Bakr left. Enter Stranger)

MIRA: Another one?
NICOLAOS: Don't worry, just 34 more to go, I think
SPYROS: I'll handle this one!
STRANGER: Welcome, Pericles of the Greek Empire! Excuse my distance but birds of prey do not flock together.
SPYROS: Uh huh...uhh...what?
MIRA: I think hes saying hes a bird watcher
NICOLAOS: Whats a bird watcher?
AFONSO: Are you Pericles?
SPYROS: Yes! As a matter of fact I...
MIRA: Hes not Pericles! Pericles is at the lake!
AFONSO: I should have known. A weak and foolish empire this is!

(Exit Afonso)

SPYROS: What was that?!?!?
MIRA: What was what?
SPYROS: Your driving me insaaaaaaaaaaaaaane!

(Carbuncle Shack. 10 seconds after Afonso left. Enter Stranger)

MIRA: Not another one...
SPYROS: I can't take anymore!
NICOLAOS: You only handled 1!
STRANGER: Surely the gods have smiled on you, Pericles - because they have led you to me!
SPYROS: Hes not here! We are his advisors!
HATSHEPSUT: My, how rude.
MIRA: Hey, hey! I know you! Arn't you from Pacifist46's 18 Civilization Story?
HATSHEPSUT: I believe so.
MIRA: Oh! Oh! Say bugger!
HATSHEPSUT: You want me to do what?
MIRA: Pleeeeeeeeeeeease?
HATSHEPSUT: Would you like me to destroy you?
MIRA: Are you really evil in real life?
HATSHEPSUT: What does any of this have to do with our nations meeting?
MIRA: Not much really...
HATSHEPSUT: Then bugger off! And it will be peace for now!
MIRA: Cool! She said it!

(Exit Hatshepsut)

NICOLAOS: I really hope that Pericles gets back soon...

(You know the drill by now)

MIRA: Only a few more minutes until Pericles comes back!
SPYROS: Oh nuts! Heres another one of em!
STRANGER: (Says a really long speech that makes no sense)
SPYROS: Get to the point.
SUPPILULIUMA: Yes. Yes. I am Suppiluliuma of the Hittite Empire.
SPYROS: And we are the Greek Empire and our leader is Pericles and hes at the lake right now so come back later! Bye!
SUPPILULIUMA: Meet too many civs today?
NICOLAOS: Oh you have no idea
SUPPILULIUMA: Dont worry! You have more than 30 more to go!
MIRA: Wah...
SUPPILULIUMA: So...peace and such? Etc, etc?
SPYROS: In a nutshell...yeah
SUPPILULIUMA: Terrific!

(Exit Suppiluliuma)

MIRA: WHERE IS...

(Enter Pericles)

PERICLES: I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!
MIRA: YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!
SPYROS: Finally! Hes back!
NICOLAOS: Oh, heaven bless this momentous occasion!
PERICLES: Whats up with you guys?
MIRA: My clipboard burned out...
SPYROS: You can be ruler! S'okay with me!
NICOLAOS: I really need to return to the lab now...
PERICLES: So what happened while I was gone...?

(Mira gives Pericles the clipboard)

MIRA: It's all on here, master...
SPYROS: *yawn*
NICOLAOS: Well then, I guess we may take our leave then.

(Exit Nicolaos)

MIRA: My bed...its calling me...

(Exit Mira)

SPYROS: I'll let you be ruler longer than I would have originally let you...
PERICLES: It seems like you have met many people today
SPYROS: So...horrible...all the diplomacy...
PERICLES: I hope your ill manners didnt affect relations
SPYROS: Right now...sleep is what matters

(Exit Spyros)

PERICLES: Well...what a long clipboard. So much data here, I didn't think she would have been capable of writing all this...now lets see here...



To be continued