:king: King Hammurabi's Dream

[norwegianviking]

The Game:

Civ:Babylonians
Victiory type: None
Barbarians:random
map:huge
Game version: Gold edition
Landmass: Continents

 

[norwegianviking]

Hammurabi was feeling happy as he walked to his council meeting. His country was the best in the world and had just gotten a new city.
'Now the only trouble,' he thought,' is if we have to send our bowman into some little group of cities to stop a little argument. Unfortunatly some of his advisors felt differant.

"Sir," Agum, Hammurabi's science advisor, said, "We are technologically advanced and since in 13 babylonian years we will master construction we are on top of the world."

"I beg differant!," Sargon, general of the army, said, "I say our military is too small and that almost every other contry, with the exception of two, has either an equal or stronger military!"

Pakma, the lovely domestic advisor, now took the stand. "Sir, our people think that the government is to hard on us and that the gods should decide the leader, not the military." she finished giving Sargon an icy glace.

"hmmmmm." Hammurabi said deep in thought.

"Sir," Agum started, "our warriors and priests believe that there is a government that could give us some of these things."

"Sir," Pakma added, "our people are very religious and believe that if this new government, deemed Monarchy, is as good as it sounds they would be willing to switch almost immediatly."

"As always there will be resistance."

"But Sire, that is a risk we shoud take."

"Alright!" said Hammurabi, "my mind is made, after we have completed learning about 'constuction' we will research this monarcist government from now on this council will beconsidered monarcist, council adjourned."

 

[North King]

The Culture Kings of Civ? Heh, I always try to crush the Babylonians once I encounter them. Hope your game goes better than some of the AI's. Looks good so far.

 

[norwegianviking]

Sargon suddenly woke with fright the night before the next council meeting.
"Jabid," he cried to his servant, "bring me the reports on Carthages military!"

The next council meeting started smoothly enough, Agum telling the council about the resent discovery of educated construction.

"In conclution," Agum finished, "this technology will help us build a better defence systems and many other things. Oh and by the way, you kingship, we are now reserching how the monarchy will work exactly, we will complete it in about 14 babylonian years."
"Thank you Agum now we shall hear from..."
"Sir," Sargon interupted, "may I go next?"
"Certainly Sargon, go ahead."
"Well, council, I have found a threat to our country."
"What!" Hammurabi said in alarm.
The council was in panic!
"Not an immediate threat, their country is still polite to us, but I have uncovered that Carthages military is stronger than ours."
"Well that's no threat!" Vicinda, the trade advisor, said, "We don't even know where Carthage's military might is."
"But they might know where ours are!" Agum responded.
"But we don't know that!" shouted Pakma.
"Are there not things that we do not know, why a few years ago..."
"QUIET!" Hammurabi boomed. "Now then Sargon, Carthage does NOT pose a threat to us. Pakma just as Agum said we do not know everything. Now then, Pakma, I believe you have something to say about our irregating the future campagin...

 

[norwegianviking]

"So we are in aggreement?" An arabian said.
"Yes." Osman said, "we will teach you literature through Hammurabi, and make his nation look cowardly at the same time.


"Sir," Hammurabi's foreign advisor said, "there are two ammbassadors hear to see you, one from the Ottomons, the other from Arabia."
"Send in the one from the Ottomons." The king replied he was very anxious to see if he could get literature.
The Man was sent in.
"Oh high king of Babylon, my equal ruler would like to give you a worthy offer." The ammbassador said.
"Very well, state your offer." Hammurabi replied.
"Our mystics and researchers have found a way to write a fictionous tale for others to read, we have heard of you learning how to build fortresses, my master's wish is that our researchers and yours could teach eachother these skills."
"Hmmm," Hammurabi pondered, "if you also teach us the government of Monarchy we will also give you a map of our territories?"
"My master has given me the athority to accept and I must say enless you give us 70 gold we can not complie."
"My poor country has only 66 gold, will that be enough?"
"I think it will." The ammbassador replied.
"Good" the king said shaking the diplomats hand. "We will send the proper people and goods back with you as to go the fastest, thank you, goodbye."
So the Ottoman diplomat left 6 gold richer than he had come, and Sulton became annoyed at the babylonians for only sending him 60 gold.
"Sir, should I send in the next ambassador?" the foriegn advisor asked.
"No I am tired, let Pakma do the diplomacy, they are weaker than us now, so they will not go to war."
Little did the King know what Pakma would do


Pakma strode into the ammbassadors room.
"I represent Hammurabi, what is your offer to our equal nation."
"I servant of Arabia give you a choise, give us Literature or have us squish you."
"Ha, we do not have the knowledge of what you call literature, but if you are right that right now we know about literature, you may have it."
"Deal." The Arabian said triing hard to keep in a smile.
His leader's plan had worked.

Osman strolled into the arabian ambassodors room.
"Hallaluah, praise the gods, we have made Hammuabi look cowardly!" Osman sang.
"Yes and now my nation will make you look cowardly."
"What?"
"Give us Monarchy or we will squish you."
One day later all three of the nations were technilogically even.

 

[norwegianviking]

3000BC
"The Carthagian people offer this milatary alience against the evil french with the aid of you English to squish the french like bugs."
"Hmmmm," ELizabeth pondered, then an evil plan came into her mind. "We will accept if you give us Bronze Working and 2 gold every carthagian year."
"Deal."

General Hannible gazed out the window at the troops he was training.
'This will be easy,' he thought, 'the English will squish them and we will be in on one battle to ensure we are not considered backstabbers.' The almost perfect plan


'This is unlike Hannible, being stupid enough to accept the deal,' Elizabath thought, 'I'll just send them in, Hannible will send his in and attack, and then the English will pul out and declare peace before Hannible knows what we did. It won't be considered betraying because his country will die before telling the tale!


"So that is what you ment by the English backstabbing the Carthagians, now I see why you wanted me to kick them out of my land so quick." Hammuabi said after hearing his foreign advisors story. "I hope that this will not lead to future wars between them."

 

[norwegianviking]

I hope this thread will still be hear tomorrw when I start playing the rest of it.

 

[T-Money]

screenies would be very good.

 

[norwegianviking]

UNfortunatly I don't know how.

 

[norwegianviking]

"Batsba! Send a messanger to the English we want them out of our land or they should declare war!" Hammurabi shouted.
"Y-y-yes sir."

One week later.

"Sir," Sargon barged in the newly added throne room, "The English have declared war on us."
"WHAT!" Hammurubi shouted, "the nerve of that stupid Elizabeth, send Both active divisions to their land, we will not tolerate this."
"Yes sir!" Sargon said saluting. 'Finally,' Sargon thought, 'a war we can join!'

Mastman Hanibbar Delfer of the forth galley Division "Watch the coast carefully for troup movement." His commander said.
"Admiral" Hannibbar said"I can see Newcastle and o-boy it has an iron mine near it."
"Darn," the Admiral said, "Sargon won't be happy but we better get them to land hear to pillage it. Crewsman!"

"Yes sir?" A newly recruted shipman answered.
"Drop off the message floater, we can at least tell them where to land!"
"Yes sir!"


Meanwhile Div. 3 of the Navy was sailing to Ur to pick up some recruits.
"Top of the day sailor." The Captain said. "It is a fine day for sailing."

"Ship off the starboard bow!" The mastman screamed.
"Can you tell us what nationality?" The Captain shouted back.
"Looks to me like it has a white sail, Sir."
"Darn barbarians!"
TWACK an arrow hit the side of the ship.
"Battlestations everyone, we'll really give it to them!"
"Arrows flew from both ships but it seemed that the barbarians made good of their advantage, taking out one of the four ships.
"Sir," a crewsman said, dodging an arrow, "The 'Ur Star' has sunk!"
"Then we'll give them all we got in revenge!"
Fronm that point on the babylonians had a big upperhand.


"Major, our orders are to change our course, there have been English sghted nearby!" a corprel said walking step to step with his commander.
"Well then change our course, you don't need my permission if there's a battle to be one, which way are we now heading?"
"North, sir."
"And where are the English?"
"Northwest, sir."
"Then start heading northwest!"
"Yes, sir!"


"King Hammurubi, our first troops have landed on England!" General Sargon said, he was in quite a good mood after hearing this news.
"How many division units, one, two?" Hammurubi said, not quite impressed, he had seen some stratagies, leave one unit to attack a city and then pray it works.
"Actually, Sir," the General said smiling, we left an entire battalion!"

 

[norwegianviking]

"Pakma get me the Carthagian ambassadore that just got the embassy, and DON'T MAKE ANY DEALS!!!" Hammuabi said angrily. His troops that had landed on England took a city, but unfortunatly the rest of the reinforcements were killed.
"Ok ,sire." Pakma had to be grateful, after the Arabia incident the king had let her keep her job, this was definatly not the time to disobey him.
A fews minutes later the Carthagian ambassadore walked in.
"So ruler of Carthage, why would you like to see me." the diplomat said.
"Listen, we know you are suplying England with passage to our country and we would like you to make it up to us."
"We would gladly give you a Right of Passage aggreement"
"That's not what I mean, but I'll take that."
"What do you mean king Hammuabi?" the ambassadore inquired.
The king took a breath.
"We would like a military allience against England."
"Never."
"My scientists will teach you engineering."
"Deal"
"Wait, And you must give us all your gold."
"Deal."
"And you must give us your world map."
"Deal."
"Deal." Hammuabi replied, happy that they could have an ally and some gold.


"What!!!" Elizabeth screamed.
"Yes Madame, the Carthagians 'gulp' declared war on us."
"Just for a technology?!?"
"I think the French insident might of helped them attack too."
"Shoot, well, we do have one ship to transport units..."
"Sorry miss, but we don't any more, the evil babylonians just destroyed it in a battle."
"Well if that is out of the picture, we'll attack Carthage with all we've got and then onto babylon, oh and your fired."
"What!"
"Your fired, you didn't tell me about the ship soon enough, goodbye."

 

[norwegianviking]

Elizabeth of England was outraged, not only had the Babylonians lilled her navy and taken a city, they had also brought the Carthagians into the war! What's worse then that, they have these strange soldiers with 'maces' that call themselves infantry!
"Bethany!"
'Hmmm, why is no one coming?'
"Bethany!!!"
'Oh, she's in hot water now'
"BETHANY!!!"
'Oh, wait, I just fired her! oh, great, now I have to deliver my own messages!'
The angry queen stormed out of the room and grabbed the nearest guard to her.
"Run and get the ambassadore to offer peace to the babylonians!" she yelled.
"Y-y-y-yes miss." the soildier said before hurriing off.

"An ambassadore from the English is here to see you oh great king."
"Send the swine in." Hammurubi said.
A shivering diplomat walked into the room.
"Greetings from the high queen Elizabeth, true ruler of all."
"Ha ha, true ruler of all, she does not seem to rule Brighton any more!"
The man scowled but went on, "The mighty English would like a peace treaty, for it is very annoying fighting two wars at once."
"Will you give us one of your cities?" The mighty king asked
"No, why should we?"
"No peace treaty, go tell your Queen, bye-bye now."
"Can you at least persuade the Carthagians out of the war?"
"We're not at war with them, your the country in trouble, you persuade them."
When the diplomat returned to England, he didn't have a job.

 

[norwegianviking]

"Sir!" Agum said rushing into the room. "Our sages and warriors have learned that there is only one head God that rules all and have learned of a government called Republic!"
Pakma also rushed into the room. "Sire, our people hate this Despotist government!" They want Monarchy, and they are willing to put up no resistance."
"Sire, what about the Republic?"
"Calm down both of you, Pakma, tell the people that this is now a Monarchy!"
"But the Republic!"
"Agum, the Republic sounds very interesting, but right now I don't think it would provide the military support we need, besides, I want to stay king, and not risk being voted out of the government."
"Alright sir."
"Your kingship." a guard said rushing in, "there are two people to see you, both look English."
"No doubt another try at peace, oh well, send them in, Agum, you stay here for support."
One moment later the pair came in.
"My sire," one said, "we are former servants of the queen and have decided to ask for your advise."
"Yes, I remember you, the peace trader, and the you the girl?"
'My name is Bethany," the girl said, "and the queen fired me in a fit of rage. We have done something that I hope will please you."
"What have you done?" the king asked anxiously.
"We have assasinated Queen Elizabeth and started a revolution! from the evil Despotism!" Bethany said.
"What, if this is true I will give you high spots in my government! Agum, make this woman governess of the recently overthrown city from Persia, what is it's name, Susa? And you my former English diplomat, you are governer of Brighton, our captured city from England!" the King said, "Now after the new government of England comes, we will talk peace!"

 

[norwegianviking]

The new Enlish President Elizabeth II was forced to wage a war that lost 3 cities, but now the fighting is over, And Hammuabi signed a peace treaty after carthage did.
THE END

p.s. real reoson this thread ended, I wanted to finish the war without worriing about keeping you posted!