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Chieftain
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- Oct 31, 2005
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Between the idea
And the reality
Between the motion
And the act
Falls the Shadow - T.S. Eliot (1925)
Prologue
The Story - this story is by no means meant as a factual depiction of the Iroquois. The People of my story draw their beliefs from several Native American tribes, the Aboriginals of Australia, T.S. Eliots The Hollow Men, and a generous supply of Yuengling Lager.
Game Details
Civilization Iroquois
Map Type Continents
Map Size Large
Game Difficulty Warlord
Game Pace Standard
Intended Victory Type - Cultural
Falls the Shadow
In the song of the first People, long before the name Onondaga, Seneca, Cayuga, Oneida, and Mohawk had been spoken, long before the Great Law of Peace bound the five people to one, there existed only Dreamtime. Between the idea and the reality, between the motion and the act, between the conception and the creation, between the desire and the spasm, between the shadow and the light, all was caught in a single dream.
In this dream Owl said to Bear "We have taught the People all they need to know of the law and the song of life. Their time has come to wake from this Dreamtime and walk with us in the Outworld" Bear saw the wisdom of Owls vision but said to Owl, "Of all the beings in this Dreamtime only the People do not understand that they are dreaming. How can the People wake from a dream when they cannot see that they are sleeping?"
Owl told Bear, "We must seek the council of Coyote, for among us all it is Coyote who best understands what the People dream. Coyote has learned the medicine of yee naaldlooshii, the way of the skin-walker and can appear to the People as one of their own. Coyote will know how to wake the People from their dream and when they are awake the People will look to Coyote as their spirit guide.
Coyote told Owl and Bear, "I will find one among the People who is ready to hear the song of his name, and when his eye find mine in the shadows that lie between Dreamtime and the Outworld my spirit will enter his body as water creeps into rock, and like the water that freezes inside a rock and breaks it apart my song will shatter the Peoples sleep.
Falls the Shadow was dreaming. It was the dream the one he kept returning to.
In the dream he tensed as he drew his bow on the elk.
In the dream he saw his shot miss its mark.
In the dream his blood coursed as he chased Dew on the Beaver across the meadow.
In the dream he took her in the morning grass.
In the dream he thundered across the plain as a mighty stallion.
In the dream he soared through the sky as an eagle.
In the dream he ran with his pack as a wolf, the scent of blood in his nostrils as they ran down the wounded elk.
In the dream he tracked the blood trail of the elk onto the frozen lake.
In the dream all was silent.
In the dream he knew he was being watched.
In the dream he found the golden eyes staring at him through the mist.
In the dream he heard coyote sing his name
Falls the Shadow
In the dream he heard the ice crack beneath his feet.
In the dream he felt the icy chill as the waters pulled him down.
In the dream he heard coyote sing his name
Falls the Shadow
And so it begins
Turn 1 (4000BC)
Decent enough starting place but there were a few points that concerned me.
Building on a Flood Plain seemed like a waste of potential resources (assuming a farm would be built here instead).
To the east lies a group of hills bordered by river on three sides. For a short march to the east this seemed like too good of a defensive bonus to pass up.
Turn 3 (3080BC)
Much Better
And the reality
Between the motion
And the act
Falls the Shadow - T.S. Eliot (1925)
Prologue
The Story - this story is by no means meant as a factual depiction of the Iroquois. The People of my story draw their beliefs from several Native American tribes, the Aboriginals of Australia, T.S. Eliots The Hollow Men, and a generous supply of Yuengling Lager.
Game Details
Civilization Iroquois
Map Type Continents
Map Size Large
Game Difficulty Warlord
Game Pace Standard
Intended Victory Type - Cultural
Falls the Shadow
In the song of the first People, long before the name Onondaga, Seneca, Cayuga, Oneida, and Mohawk had been spoken, long before the Great Law of Peace bound the five people to one, there existed only Dreamtime. Between the idea and the reality, between the motion and the act, between the conception and the creation, between the desire and the spasm, between the shadow and the light, all was caught in a single dream.
In this dream Owl said to Bear "We have taught the People all they need to know of the law and the song of life. Their time has come to wake from this Dreamtime and walk with us in the Outworld" Bear saw the wisdom of Owls vision but said to Owl, "Of all the beings in this Dreamtime only the People do not understand that they are dreaming. How can the People wake from a dream when they cannot see that they are sleeping?"
Owl told Bear, "We must seek the council of Coyote, for among us all it is Coyote who best understands what the People dream. Coyote has learned the medicine of yee naaldlooshii, the way of the skin-walker and can appear to the People as one of their own. Coyote will know how to wake the People from their dream and when they are awake the People will look to Coyote as their spirit guide.
Coyote told Owl and Bear, "I will find one among the People who is ready to hear the song of his name, and when his eye find mine in the shadows that lie between Dreamtime and the Outworld my spirit will enter his body as water creeps into rock, and like the water that freezes inside a rock and breaks it apart my song will shatter the Peoples sleep.
Falls the Shadow was dreaming. It was the dream the one he kept returning to.
In the dream he tensed as he drew his bow on the elk.
In the dream he saw his shot miss its mark.
In the dream his blood coursed as he chased Dew on the Beaver across the meadow.
In the dream he took her in the morning grass.
In the dream he thundered across the plain as a mighty stallion.
In the dream he soared through the sky as an eagle.
In the dream he ran with his pack as a wolf, the scent of blood in his nostrils as they ran down the wounded elk.
In the dream he tracked the blood trail of the elk onto the frozen lake.
In the dream all was silent.
In the dream he knew he was being watched.
In the dream he found the golden eyes staring at him through the mist.
In the dream he heard coyote sing his name
Falls the Shadow
In the dream he heard the ice crack beneath his feet.
In the dream he felt the icy chill as the waters pulled him down.
In the dream he heard coyote sing his name
Falls the Shadow
And so it begins
Turn 1 (4000BC)
Decent enough starting place but there were a few points that concerned me.
Building on a Flood Plain seemed like a waste of potential resources (assuming a farm would be built here instead).
To the east lies a group of hills bordered by river on three sides. For a short march to the east this seemed like too good of a defensive bonus to pass up.
Turn 3 (3080BC)
Much Better
- Close to Outdoor Recreation and Nature
- Homes with a view
- Conveniently located barbarians to sack
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