NES2 V - The Great Game.
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GermanRuler
Rise Up!
stalin006 said:
i'm new and don't get the whole orders thing, example?
GermanRuler
Rise Up!
GermanRuler said:
See, I already called Siam
(on page 6 0r 7 I think)(this is for that guy who called siam when I allready did)
Thlayli
Le Pétit Prince
Perhaps you should read the rules again at the beginning of the thread. To put it simply, you send orders to das via PM detailing what to do with the economy points you get this turn, in addition to military movements and anything else important to your country you see fit to act upon this turn (which is one year by the way) Also, you should send them by Tuesday at the latest.
Thlayli
Le Pétit Prince
The following is an excerpt from the history textbook Empires of the Orient. It provides an interesting snapshot into Persian culture, but is a bit scholarly.
In the afterglow of a successful revolution, the people of Persia felt true pride. Granted, plenty of people had died, but the Zands, infidel scourge that they were, were gone. And now their two favorite groups, the clerics, whom they listened to and respected, and Ardashir, whom they adored, ruled the nation together. And granted, it was only a thousand mercenaries and loyalists that were crushed, but think of the glory of the Battle of Shiraz! And think of the glory that would be the Persia of the future. And of course, not one acre of territory lost in the Great Misery (late 18th, early 19th centuries) had been returned to them, but Persia was respected. A favorable treaty had been negotiated with the Federates, who used to treat Persians like slaves, and embassies had been reestablished with France, Turkmenistan, and Kalat, too. Certainly they werent the lords of a world spanning empire, but at least the Persian people felt that they had a place in the world. At least they now knew that history would not pass them by.
The submissive, defeatist Persia of the past was giving way to a new nation, one that had hope for the future. Societies were springing up everywhere; literary societies, religious societies, and even the odd philosophical debating society popped up in Shiraz, Teheran, and all over the country. Libraries opened, new mosques were built, and the pounding of hammers was heard across Shiraz, as a cadre of carpenters and architects descended on the city to build the marbled halls of the new bureaucracy. The one point most crucial to understanding the Eastern Renaissance of Persia after the reinstatement of the (New) Safavid dynasty was that Persia was being enriched with a flourishing of culture and modernization. But it was not European modernization. Universities were opened, but the curriculum, while open-minded, always deferred to Islamic interpretation. Not that this was bad, but commonly modernization is viewed, in part, as an opening of barbaric countries to Judeo-Christian and European morals and interpretations. Not so in Persia.
The climate of the nation was one of exuberance, and the people were happy. In a term coined by the eminent historian Ivan Dasovitch, Persian society after the Ardashiri Revolution was Freedom without representation, freedom without assembly. There were no more repressions, crackdowns, or book-burnings of the Zand dynasty, so in this sense the nation was becoming more liberal-minded. But the triumph of the Gray Turbans and the Islamic Council made the conservative theocracy stronger than ever. Persia was an anomaly of the 19th century, modernizing completely free of Western influence. As personal freedom expanded, so did the power of the undemocratic government. Industrially and socially, Persia was reforming itself towards a confluence of values that would, in many cases lead to dissent in other countries. But due to the popularity of the recent revolution, the enlightened masses were, strangely, more supportive of absolutism than before the Renaissance.
In the afterglow of a successful revolution, the people of Persia felt true pride. Granted, plenty of people had died, but the Zands, infidel scourge that they were, were gone. And now their two favorite groups, the clerics, whom they listened to and respected, and Ardashir, whom they adored, ruled the nation together. And granted, it was only a thousand mercenaries and loyalists that were crushed, but think of the glory of the Battle of Shiraz! And think of the glory that would be the Persia of the future. And of course, not one acre of territory lost in the Great Misery (late 18th, early 19th centuries) had been returned to them, but Persia was respected. A favorable treaty had been negotiated with the Federates, who used to treat Persians like slaves, and embassies had been reestablished with France, Turkmenistan, and Kalat, too. Certainly they werent the lords of a world spanning empire, but at least the Persian people felt that they had a place in the world. At least they now knew that history would not pass them by.
The submissive, defeatist Persia of the past was giving way to a new nation, one that had hope for the future. Societies were springing up everywhere; literary societies, religious societies, and even the odd philosophical debating society popped up in Shiraz, Teheran, and all over the country. Libraries opened, new mosques were built, and the pounding of hammers was heard across Shiraz, as a cadre of carpenters and architects descended on the city to build the marbled halls of the new bureaucracy. The one point most crucial to understanding the Eastern Renaissance of Persia after the reinstatement of the (New) Safavid dynasty was that Persia was being enriched with a flourishing of culture and modernization. But it was not European modernization. Universities were opened, but the curriculum, while open-minded, always deferred to Islamic interpretation. Not that this was bad, but commonly modernization is viewed, in part, as an opening of barbaric countries to Judeo-Christian and European morals and interpretations. Not so in Persia.
The climate of the nation was one of exuberance, and the people were happy. In a term coined by the eminent historian Ivan Dasovitch, Persian society after the Ardashiri Revolution was Freedom without representation, freedom without assembly. There were no more repressions, crackdowns, or book-burnings of the Zand dynasty, so in this sense the nation was becoming more liberal-minded. But the triumph of the Gray Turbans and the Islamic Council made the conservative theocracy stronger than ever. Persia was an anomaly of the 19th century, modernizing completely free of Western influence. As personal freedom expanded, so did the power of the undemocratic government. Industrially and socially, Persia was reforming itself towards a confluence of values that would, in many cases lead to dissent in other countries. But due to the popularity of the recent revolution, the enlightened masses were, strangely, more supportive of absolutism than before the Renaissance.
MjM
Deity
Doing orders as we speak dasio
PS. Nice stories Thlayi, as always.
PS. Nice stories Thlayi, as always.
alex994
Hail Divine Emperor!
Orders will be sent in 24 hours as usual.
I demand that someone compliment me on my stories!
I feel so neglected 
I demand that someone compliment me on my stories!
I feel so neglected MjM
Deity
Orders sent
alex994
Hail Divine Emperor!
You know, does anyone even want to hear the rest of my story or could i just write a summary for das? 
MjM
Deity
Depends. If a certain Chinese emperor magically got civ4 and a computer and decided to play with a certain Portugese king we'd love to hear it alex! 
das
Regeneration In Process
Continue the story, alex. You know you want to.
tommy_toon
Emperor
I will write a story tomorrow if I have time, hopefully I will.
Alex, it's got my interest so continue the story.
Alex, it's got my interest so continue the story.
das
Regeneration In Process
Never trust the mouths of Thai humans and eyes of Australian sheep.
Even if Bangkok isn't the capital in OTL (which, according to the Phillip's Millenium Encyclopedia, the Britannica '97 and a bunch of various historical atlases, it is), then it is in this world.
Got them (both PMs).
Reno
The Studio Ghibli Fanatic
alex994 said:I demand that someone compliment me on my stories!
I'll wait until you get to Italy.
Reno
The Studio Ghibli Fanatic
andis-1 said:
Not before he gang nukes you though.
das
Regeneration In Process
So if alex floods the thread with stories, you'll kill stalin?
If a player floods the thread with GOOD stories, he'll get lots of bonuses. However, I am yet to see random events actually become decisive; that, ofcourse, does happen at times, but most of the time it is, if positive, a minor boon, if negative, a nuisance.
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