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AN: Hello, and welcome! This is the thread for the New World, a story based on a playthrough of a heavily modded civilization game. Including Eblair's Snipers, Barbarians Evolved, and many new civilizations. Some of which I quickly put together myself for use in this story.
Keep in mind, though, this is a good story first and a playthrough second-I'll use IGE and such if it makes the story more interesting
Feedback welcome!
I've had...recurring dreams, of a sort. In it, a great spirit-God, perhaps-takes me back, to the day before the cataclysm. Men and women being lined up, and walking into the emergency bunker. Soldiers were stopping people from entering when they were starting to fill up. Those who got inside were put into cryogenic stasis for 300 years.
I'm told about the virtues of the people I command-their self-reliance, their optimism, their tolerance, and others. I'm asked if I'm worthy to lead these people. And, to be honest, I'm not sure.
The Chapel says I'm having visions. Personally, I just think I'm nervous-I've only taken office recently. I'm President Rogers of the United Federation, and as the elected leader, I will lead my people to glory.
They say it's clear to leave, so I've sent scouting teams to investigate the nearby area. I'm hoping they'll be able to rediscover technology. So much was lost during the Cataclysm.
They've already discovered something interesting in the Southwest: Columbia. For those unaware, Columbia was a floating city constructed by the US government before the cataclysm. They eventually seceded from the Union (and by that, I mean, they flew away never to be seen until now). However, their flying city couldn't stay in the air forever, so they've had to land.
As the leader of the government succeeding the United States, I'm very interested in learning what's happened to Columbia while it was away. I'd like to be optimistic-the Columbians are, arguably, our people. Though, I've been told their state was founded by a racist Neo-Confederate theocrat...and no evidence to support that they've changed. They still speak of "The Sodom Below" even as they touch the ground.
In addition to Columbia, our island is mostly populated by tribes. After the Cataclysm, a few survived even without the help of underground bunkers-but they were brought back down to the Stone Age. Barring external help, I don’t believe they’ll be able to recover to form true nation-states. Nonetheless, we expect them to be helpful-they’ve survived in the wastes. They probably have all sorts of skills that we’ll find useful.
On a more pressing note: we’ve discovered a subspace portal. Just before the Cataclysm occurred, there were odd figures called "Polygons" that were sighted. Some were saying it was a sign of the apocalypse. It would be one hell of a coincidence if they were not, all things considered.
Polygons attack almost everything they see. They know neither remorse nor pity nor fear. They cannot be reasoned with. They’ve been harassing the local tribes. I’ve sent my police to deal with the problem. Luckily, they aren’t known for being particularly tough.
AN: I'm having the Polygons represent the Barbarians in the game.
Ted was the Squad leader of Atlas Team, from the Security group of the Federation, the Guardian Unit of Nations, also known as GUN. He was a blond man with slightly spikey hair. They marched to the subspace portal. They wore police uniforms and carried truncheons.
There stood four black obelisks. Buzzing around them was a swarm of "shadow bugs", which occasionally formed into a Polygon. In the very center was the subspace portal itself-a black sphere. It was only a one-way portal, traveling into subspace was impossible. Floating in the air above the obelisks were a few humanoid figures. They couldn't make out much, but they were up in the air, seemingly unconscious.
The Polygons themselves looked like humanoid figures made out of some sort of purplish crystal. Upon seeing the Federation Police, they began to walk slowly towards them, as if hesitating a moment. They slowly sped up until they were sprinting, and charged after them.
The Police Officers raised their batons and prepared for the attack. The Polygons were unarmed, but they had enough understanding of martial arts that they didn't really need weapons. In addition, getting punched with a crystal fist hurt like hell.
One polygon ran up to Ted, and prepared to punch him. Ted blocked the attack with his left arm, deflecting it away, and then grabbing it. He then did a sweep kick, and forced the Polygon to the ground. He then "brained" it with his baton, until its head shattered, at which point the whole thing dissolved back into shadow bugs, which fled the battle.
He was then tackled from the side by a Polygon, and was on the ground, being kicked by the Polygon. Suddenly, a man in a brown uniform attacked the Polygon with an odd, hook-shaped device, a "Skyhook", as it would later be called. He lifted the Polygon up by its neck with the device, and crushed it, decapitating the Polygon.
The man helped Ted up and asked "Are you ok, son?".
Ted nodded and said "Yes sir". He looked at him. He wore an insignia marking him as a member of the "Founders"-Columbia's ruling party.
The Founder officer said "Alright: Have your men take down the pillars. We'll fight off the Polygons".
The GUN officers that were still able to get up did so, and then threw ropes around the obelisks, and pulled them to the ground. Once it fell, the portal shrank and disappeared. The people were let down. They were all physically fit black men.
It made sense in Ted's mind now: Those people were slaves, kidnapped by the Polygons for God knows what purpose. The Founders were here to recover their lost "property".
A Founder officer said "Thanks for the assist, Grounder". They approached the people in question, bound them up, and proceeded to take them away. The slaves didn't resist; they were just happy to be alive.
The GUN soldiers watched in horror. But they were too weak to fight these guys. Not to mention it might start a war-that'd be no good. Ted gave an order: “Alright. We closed the portal. Let's go home."
After our first great success, I’ve sent my police to destroy more subspace portals. So far, we’ve been entirely victorious. Our many campaigns against the Subspace have left the tribes grateful. We’ve opened trade with them. They’ve survived in post-apocalyptic conditions for a long time-we could probably learn a thing or two from them.
We’ve expanded and constructed 2 more settlements-Empire City, and Westopolis. Our nation cannot long endure as just Central.
We’ve done more research into Columbia. At first we suspected them to be modeled after the Confederacy. However, the truth is even worse than that. At this point, they’ve gone basically Fascist. Fascism is hard to define, but they meet 13 of 14 criteria of Rense’s characteristics of Fascism. The only criteria they miss is that there’s little-to-no sexism in their society. But, in every other way, they are Fascists.
In Columbia, Democracy is dead. They pray to their leader, who they view as a messiah. Religious dissidents are executed. Their display of politics and history is religious in tone, viewing certain figures (such as Abraham Lincoln) as an Anti-Christ. Their schools teach their children to hate and to celebrate their atrocities. They are extraordinarily racist, more so than the Confederacy, but perhaps less so than the Nazis.
I’ve done research on Comstock’s cult of personality. It’s headache and nausea inducing, but entirely necessary. Their religion believes that Comstock was visited by an Archangel known as Columbia. The angel told him, supposedly, that the United States was some sort of Eden, until Abraham Lincoln ruined everything. So, he had to split off from it. However, it’s his child, a girl named Elizabeth, who’s truly their messiah.
There’s some debate going on as what to do about Columbia. Some believe that what they do has nothing to do with us, so we should leave them alone. Others, like Abraham Tower, believe that we should destroy them the moment we have the chance.
I’ve made my decision: I’m not going to declare war on them until we’re provoked, but that does not mean I have to help them, nor does it mean that we can’t prepare for war.
They are an extremely militarized society. Though they lost a battle that we won, make no mistake-that was just a scouting party. Their army is much larger than ours.
However, I believe the tribals will fight with us, if push were to come to shove. Comstock has thoroughly alienated them. Nonetheless, I’m going to vastly expand our security forces into something that could take on the Founders if necessary.
This will, unfortunately, put a vast strain on our economy. However, it’s better to live today on an all-Raman diet than to live under a lash tomorrow.
I’ve cooperated with the tribes, and we’re assembling a sort of “Underground Railroad”. It’ll help slaves who escape from Columbia into the tribes, and then safely into our territory. By executive order, I’m giving all escaped slaves refugee status and granted asylum.
Keep in mind, though, this is a good story first and a playthrough second-I'll use IGE and such if it makes the story more interesting
Feedback welcome!
Spoiler Chapter 1: A Civilization to Stand the Test of Time :
I've had...recurring dreams, of a sort. In it, a great spirit-God, perhaps-takes me back, to the day before the cataclysm. Men and women being lined up, and walking into the emergency bunker. Soldiers were stopping people from entering when they were starting to fill up. Those who got inside were put into cryogenic stasis for 300 years.
I'm told about the virtues of the people I command-their self-reliance, their optimism, their tolerance, and others. I'm asked if I'm worthy to lead these people. And, to be honest, I'm not sure.
The Chapel says I'm having visions. Personally, I just think I'm nervous-I've only taken office recently. I'm President Rogers of the United Federation, and as the elected leader, I will lead my people to glory.
They say it's clear to leave, so I've sent scouting teams to investigate the nearby area. I'm hoping they'll be able to rediscover technology. So much was lost during the Cataclysm.
They've already discovered something interesting in the Southwest: Columbia. For those unaware, Columbia was a floating city constructed by the US government before the cataclysm. They eventually seceded from the Union (and by that, I mean, they flew away never to be seen until now). However, their flying city couldn't stay in the air forever, so they've had to land.
As the leader of the government succeeding the United States, I'm very interested in learning what's happened to Columbia while it was away. I'd like to be optimistic-the Columbians are, arguably, our people. Though, I've been told their state was founded by a racist Neo-Confederate theocrat...and no evidence to support that they've changed. They still speak of "The Sodom Below" even as they touch the ground.
In addition to Columbia, our island is mostly populated by tribes. After the Cataclysm, a few survived even without the help of underground bunkers-but they were brought back down to the Stone Age. Barring external help, I don’t believe they’ll be able to recover to form true nation-states. Nonetheless, we expect them to be helpful-they’ve survived in the wastes. They probably have all sorts of skills that we’ll find useful.
On a more pressing note: we’ve discovered a subspace portal. Just before the Cataclysm occurred, there were odd figures called "Polygons" that were sighted. Some were saying it was a sign of the apocalypse. It would be one hell of a coincidence if they were not, all things considered.
Polygons attack almost everything they see. They know neither remorse nor pity nor fear. They cannot be reasoned with. They’ve been harassing the local tribes. I’ve sent my police to deal with the problem. Luckily, they aren’t known for being particularly tough.
AN: I'm having the Polygons represent the Barbarians in the game.
Spoiler Chapter 2: The First Polygon Crusade :
Ted was the Squad leader of Atlas Team, from the Security group of the Federation, the Guardian Unit of Nations, also known as GUN. He was a blond man with slightly spikey hair. They marched to the subspace portal. They wore police uniforms and carried truncheons.
There stood four black obelisks. Buzzing around them was a swarm of "shadow bugs", which occasionally formed into a Polygon. In the very center was the subspace portal itself-a black sphere. It was only a one-way portal, traveling into subspace was impossible. Floating in the air above the obelisks were a few humanoid figures. They couldn't make out much, but they were up in the air, seemingly unconscious.
The Polygons themselves looked like humanoid figures made out of some sort of purplish crystal. Upon seeing the Federation Police, they began to walk slowly towards them, as if hesitating a moment. They slowly sped up until they were sprinting, and charged after them.
The Police Officers raised their batons and prepared for the attack. The Polygons were unarmed, but they had enough understanding of martial arts that they didn't really need weapons. In addition, getting punched with a crystal fist hurt like hell.
One polygon ran up to Ted, and prepared to punch him. Ted blocked the attack with his left arm, deflecting it away, and then grabbing it. He then did a sweep kick, and forced the Polygon to the ground. He then "brained" it with his baton, until its head shattered, at which point the whole thing dissolved back into shadow bugs, which fled the battle.
He was then tackled from the side by a Polygon, and was on the ground, being kicked by the Polygon. Suddenly, a man in a brown uniform attacked the Polygon with an odd, hook-shaped device, a "Skyhook", as it would later be called. He lifted the Polygon up by its neck with the device, and crushed it, decapitating the Polygon.
The man helped Ted up and asked "Are you ok, son?".
Ted nodded and said "Yes sir". He looked at him. He wore an insignia marking him as a member of the "Founders"-Columbia's ruling party.
The Founder officer said "Alright: Have your men take down the pillars. We'll fight off the Polygons".
The GUN officers that were still able to get up did so, and then threw ropes around the obelisks, and pulled them to the ground. Once it fell, the portal shrank and disappeared. The people were let down. They were all physically fit black men.
It made sense in Ted's mind now: Those people were slaves, kidnapped by the Polygons for God knows what purpose. The Founders were here to recover their lost "property".
A Founder officer said "Thanks for the assist, Grounder". They approached the people in question, bound them up, and proceeded to take them away. The slaves didn't resist; they were just happy to be alive.
The GUN soldiers watched in horror. But they were too weak to fight these guys. Not to mention it might start a war-that'd be no good. Ted gave an order: “Alright. We closed the portal. Let's go home."
Spoiler Chapter 3: Foreign Policy :
After our first great success, I’ve sent my police to destroy more subspace portals. So far, we’ve been entirely victorious. Our many campaigns against the Subspace have left the tribes grateful. We’ve opened trade with them. They’ve survived in post-apocalyptic conditions for a long time-we could probably learn a thing or two from them.
We’ve expanded and constructed 2 more settlements-Empire City, and Westopolis. Our nation cannot long endure as just Central.
We’ve done more research into Columbia. At first we suspected them to be modeled after the Confederacy. However, the truth is even worse than that. At this point, they’ve gone basically Fascist. Fascism is hard to define, but they meet 13 of 14 criteria of Rense’s characteristics of Fascism. The only criteria they miss is that there’s little-to-no sexism in their society. But, in every other way, they are Fascists.
In Columbia, Democracy is dead. They pray to their leader, who they view as a messiah. Religious dissidents are executed. Their display of politics and history is religious in tone, viewing certain figures (such as Abraham Lincoln) as an Anti-Christ. Their schools teach their children to hate and to celebrate their atrocities. They are extraordinarily racist, more so than the Confederacy, but perhaps less so than the Nazis.
I’ve done research on Comstock’s cult of personality. It’s headache and nausea inducing, but entirely necessary. Their religion believes that Comstock was visited by an Archangel known as Columbia. The angel told him, supposedly, that the United States was some sort of Eden, until Abraham Lincoln ruined everything. So, he had to split off from it. However, it’s his child, a girl named Elizabeth, who’s truly their messiah.
There’s some debate going on as what to do about Columbia. Some believe that what they do has nothing to do with us, so we should leave them alone. Others, like Abraham Tower, believe that we should destroy them the moment we have the chance.
I’ve made my decision: I’m not going to declare war on them until we’re provoked, but that does not mean I have to help them, nor does it mean that we can’t prepare for war.
They are an extremely militarized society. Though they lost a battle that we won, make no mistake-that was just a scouting party. Their army is much larger than ours.
However, I believe the tribals will fight with us, if push were to come to shove. Comstock has thoroughly alienated them. Nonetheless, I’m going to vastly expand our security forces into something that could take on the Founders if necessary.
This will, unfortunately, put a vast strain on our economy. However, it’s better to live today on an all-Raman diet than to live under a lash tomorrow.
I’ve cooperated with the tribes, and we’re assembling a sort of “Underground Railroad”. It’ll help slaves who escape from Columbia into the tribes, and then safely into our territory. By executive order, I’m giving all escaped slaves refugee status and granted asylum.
