Hail Caesar

[Moss]

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who have encouraged me to continue this volume. It has, at times, been a burden to me. However, due to the great feedback from you folks I have felt an obligation to complete "Hail Caesar" and now feel quite proud that it is finally done. Often times it would be difficult for me to get started on a section, however once I entered the realm of what I was writing, it became easy to slip between different characters and put forth my best effort. I have you folks to thank for that.

Oftentimes I would be inspired by movies I'd seen recently. Other times I would be driving home and an idea would suddenly occur to me even months after my most recent post. In fact, I had the final section written well in advance. "Caesar Augustus" was going to be the last words of this story since long ago. Getting to that point was another matter entirely.

I don't want to mention names, because I'm sure I'll leave some of you out. However, a special thanks goes out to Globetrotter for his diligence in converting this into a Word document. I plan on editing that document by taking out some parts, modifying others and completely rewriting a couple of other parts. After that is done, if the good folks at CivFanatics want to do anything with it I will be happy to oblige.

On a more personal level, I believe that this story really took off for me with the introduction of Trajan, Marc Antony, and Decimus Brutus. At that point, it became more than a simple story about a game that I played. I also attempted a new writing style at that time by writing the different sections from the point of view of one protagonist. This is why you read the reasoning behind the terrorist bombing in the restaurant in Amerca among other things. The characters who's perspectives I wrote from became real to me (in a writing sense - no, I'm not insane). And while I tried to stay within the bounds of Civilization 3 rules, occasionally I would step outside of that realm if the story demanded it. Certainly there was a line that had to be crossed occasionaly.

I tried to keep the story not only fitting to Civ3 concepts, but also to actual historical events. While there was a fine line between keeping it somewhat historical and the actual progression of the story, there are parts that I am particularly proud of. In particular, Sands and Brianna's last section, the death of Hadrian, and the final showdown between Maximus and Commodus stand out to me.

Finally, and not to get up on my soapbox, I tried to entangle a few messages within this text. The Inca ruler explaining that he leads the people instead of the people following him. The fact that there are no two sides anymore because truth is self evident with the communications available today. And lastly, a message to all out there about the connection between American occupied Carthaginian lands and current American occupied Iraqi lands. We have not had a terrorist act on American soil since the anthrax events after 9/11. Personally, I believe that this is due to our involvement in the middle east. It is much easier for these terrorists to attack our soldiers over there than to attack civilian installations here. Think what you wish about the war. Whether or not you agree with our intentions there or not, it certainly is better that they are going after trained military targets over there than untrained civilian targets here.

Ok, I'll get down from my soapbox now. Again I'd like to thank everyone for your encouragement. Without you I certainly would not have finished this story. And let's not forget the many great stories here on Civ Fanatics. There are a lot of good writers here who deserve your praise more than I do. Please encourage them as you did me.

Thank you, everyone.

No problem, and we should really be thanking you. You spent a lot of time on this, and I think it has inspired Vanadorn with his great thread...

btw, any chance of a mod stickying this?...I mean it is kinda an epic...

 

[Globetrotter]

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I don't want to mention names, because I'm sure I'll leave some of you out. However, a special thanks goes out to Globetrotter for his diligence in converting this into a Word document. I plan on editing that document by taking out some parts, modifying others and completely rewriting a couple of other parts. After that is done, if the good folks at CivFanatics want to do anything with it I will be happy to oblige.
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It was all my pleasure Zeeter. I clearly enjoyed this story as most of us surely did out here. Job well done!

 

[MSTK]

*waves daftpanzer flag*

Good job, btw.

 

[MjM]

Bump wonderful story

 

[Tman65]

I'm only half way through, but wanted to add my appreciation for an outstanding story. This is the kind of material you pay the $30.00 for in hardback. You mentioned working on a story you hoped to get published, any update?

 

[Civ_3_1688]

You actually recorded your whole game? that's amazing i'm gonna try to do that.

 

[Specialist290]

You actually recorded your whole game? that's amazing i'm gonna try to do that.

Actually, his comp crashed halfway through the story, and he made the rest up himself. However, I'm pretty sure that's quite a feat as well

 

[zeeter]

You actually recorded your whole game? that's amazing i'm gonna try to do that.

Not really. Most of this is just fluff added to the game.

 

[Civilationisme]

dood, can you help me with mine? its a mod and its on a map of the world, im doing about the samething your doing, care to help?

BTW Good job man!

 

[General Brown]

Any chance you'll continue?
Or make a new story

 

[zeeter]

Probably not. I started another one, but it didn't go anywhere.

 

[Lobox]

Great story!
I have been up several nights reading your story and playing Civ3 in the same time. I hope you find the energy to write more storys.

 

[Ernesto 'Che']

This is a brill thread, thanx for taking your time to do it

 

[zeeter]

Is anyone watching the Rome show on HBO? Saw the first one last week. Not bad.

 

[jalapeno_dude]

I just reread this entire story (beats studying for exams)!

Did you ever finish working on the word document? Any chance you could post it here?

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

Zeeter
I am really enjoying this story. I like how you've integrated key historical figures into interacting on the same political stage. It's quite unique.
Sorry for the technical mishmash, thats how pol sci majors think.

 

[zeeter]

Thanks guys.

Not sure how to post a word doc here. Globetrotter edited it for me (much kudos to him!). I suppose if anyone emails me through this site with their regular email addy I can send it to you.

 

[KiNGd0M]

This is a great story. I am on page two. I like how the story fits perfectly on my iPod's screen.

 

[zeeter]

This is a great story. I am on page two. I like how the story fits perfectly on my iPod's screen.

Yeah I planned for the iPod thing when I wrote it. Back in 2005. I knew about the iPod before Steve Jobs did !

Thanks for the compliment.

 

[KiNGd0M]

Yeah I planned for the iPod thing when I wrote it. Back in 2005. I knew about the iPod before Steve Jobs did !

Thanks for the compliment.

How could you have planned? The itouch wasn't out in 2005. It wasn't even thought of.