The Test of Bismarck (RFC 600 C.E.)

[Sjakelen]

This is my first BtS story, so be kind if you will. It will be a mixture of genres, based mainly off of Flouzemaker's stories as well as Princes of the Universe by Sisiutil; some events, etc. will be written in a literature-based format, but most of the text will probably be list-based dialogue. With that said, I hope you enjoy this story.

Year: 840 C.E.
Starting units: Three longbowmen, two swordsmen, three axemen, three settlers

Bismarck was taken aback by the suddenness of the proposition. "We want you to be our ruler; we will accept no other." The advisor said, kneeling, obviously reciting a speech that was written before, "The German people have vested absolute power in you, trusting that you can build a civilization to stand the test of time!" Bismarck, stunned, began slowly, "I accept their trust and will do all I can to rule fairly and justly." The portly German leader had always hated over-formality. He believed that one should go about ruling in a manner befitting a person, not a fake god. "Then," Began the general advisor, "You must make your first descision. Where shall we found our capital?" The crowd of people around Bismarck looked at him with expectant looks on their faces. "We will start here," Proclaimed Bismarck, "And we shall call our city Berlin!"

 

[Sjakelen]

Several weeks later:

Foreign advisor: Sire, there is a, er... A king wanting to see you.

Bismarck: A king? Please, send him in and we shall see what he wants.

The double doors of the throne room of Bismarck's palace (which was still under construction) swung open and a fanfare played. A guard proclaimed loudly:

Guard: Louis the Fourteenth of France!

A man with a large black wig of curls stepped in, his nose high in the air, his extravagant outfit clearly showing that he thought himself far above any else.

Louis XIV: Hello, Bismarck! I am Louis the Fourteenth, absolute monarch of mighty France and indisputably the handsomest and best-dressed ruler in the entire history of the Universe. Wouldn't you agree?

Bismarck: Erm, of course you are. How can I help you?

Louis XIV: Well, naturally, I came to express my concern at the founding of your puny tribe. We don't want any competition, you see.

Bismarck: Ah, of course.

Louis XIV: Now, I do hope you'll agree to my terms.

Bismarck: Your te-- what terms?

Louis XIV: They are simple: don't start a war with us, and we'll leave you alone.

Bismarck: Yes, I can agree to that.

Louis IV: Good! With that, I take my leave.

The pompous man left without another word, stepping slowly out of the throne room. As the palace doors closed, he turned to someone in his entourage and said with a smirk, "As if their upstart little group could ever do anything to us."

Bismarck rolled his eyes as soon as Louis had left, saying to the foreign advisor, "Well, what do you think?" Before the foreign advisor had a chance to answer, the military advisor said with a hateful look in his eyes, "That man has to go!" Bismarck sighed and responded, "Not unless he does something to us. Come, what other business is there to attend to?"

Domestic advisor: Well, sire, you must tell Berlin what to build when they are finished with your palace.

Bismarck: Ah, have them start on a worker. As an added note, have one group of settlers and one longbowman platoon move southeast, then east again.

Domestic advisor: Very good, sire.

END OF POST #1

Keep in mind I am playing this as I write. I am now going to wait to see people's reactions to this as I play further.

 

[demokratickid]

Good so far, do you have any pictures or screenshots to post along with it?

 

[Sjakelen]

Sorry; there's a bit of a problem with my desktop's running of Internet Explorer, so I have to use a five-year-old laptop to post. Sorry again; I will include descriptions of where resouces, battles, etc. are.

 

[demokratickid]

Sorry; there's a bit of a problem with my desktop's running of Internet Explorer, so I have to use a five-year-old laptop to post. Sorry again; I will include descriptions of where resouces, battles, etc. are.

It's alright, same with my original story! A word of warning, however: feedback sometimes takes a while to come in, this isn't exactly a popular section of CFC. But, I'll give you feedback as often as possible. And, finally, good luck!

 

[Sjakelen]

((Ah, thanks!))

Bismarck stood in the centre of the new city of Krakau, raising his voice so that the gathering of his subjects could hear him as he made his speech. After it's end, he stepped from the pedestal of the statue in the city square, immediately mounting his horse to embark on his journey back to Berlin.

Several days later, Bismarck was greeted by an absolutely giddy domestic advisor, who hurried the German leader into his throne room. As soon as Bismarck had sat, the domestic advisor exclaimed:

Domestic Advisor: Sire, we have a new city; two units ((squares)) south of Berlin and three units west!

Bismarck: But how is that? I did not order a group of settlers there... And besides that, isn't that area French territory?

Domestic Advisor: Yes, sire, but they joined us willingly; the new city is called Mainz.

Bismarck: Ahh... Well, that's very good news! Shall I make a speech there?

The Domestic Advisor cringed and stuttered out:

Domestic Advisor: N-no, sire, I d-don't, er... I don't think th-that's such a good idea.

Bismarck: Any particular reason?

Domestic Advisor: Er... Well, after you left Krakau, there was a tad bit of rioting.

Bismarck's face showed obvious panic, to which the Domestic Advisor blurted:

Domestic advisor: N-no, it's fine, it's all been taken care of, but I think it's best if you don't make too many more speeches.

Bismarck: Ah, good idea. Any other news?

Domestic Advisor: Oh, plenty! Many people have joined the workforce in Berlin, causing three groups of workers to be formed! What shall we do with them?

Bismarck: Well, we should probably send two of them to build pastures for the cows northwest and southwest of Berlin, but send the thrid one to build a farm to utilize the native-growing wheat just southeast of Berlin.

Domestic Advisor: Very good, sire.

Bismarck: Oh yes, and begin work on another group of workers in Mainz.


NEXT TURN


NOTHING HAPPENED


NEXT TURN


Wat Preah Pinsulok has been build in a far away land!


NEXT TURN


The Domestic Advisor kneeled before Bismarck, saying, "Sire, we have just been informed that the borders of Berlin have expanded. That is all."

Bismarck: Ah, very good.


NEXT TURN


Science advisor: Sire, Meditation has been discovered.

Bismarck: Oh, good, I was beginning to get bored sitting here year after year after year. Now I can finally think about things while sitting here year after year after year!

Foreign advisor: Sire, Louis the Fourteenth has asked for a trade deal; he will give us knowledge of Sailing if we give him knowledge of Meditation as well as ten gold.

Bismarck: Yes, we accept.

Domestc advisor: Oh, and sire, the cow pastures have been finished. The workers want to know what to build next.

Bismarck: Send one to the marble northwest of Mainz to build a quarry, and the other to the southwest of Mainz to build a stone quarry. Is that all?

All advisors: Yes, sire.

END OF POST#2

 

[Sjakelen]

Bismarck's foreign advisor burst through the doors of the throne room, yelling,

Foreign advisor: Sire, sire! We have another monarch literally at our doors!

Bismarck: Really? Coming out of the woodwork, aren't they?

Foreign advisor: Erm... Sure. Anyway, first we have Isabella.

The doors burst open the second the guards had shut them and in strode Isabella, her nose, like Louis, pointed high into the air.

Isabella: Her most righteous majesty, Isabella, beloved of God and protector of the faith, does condescend to greet you, Bismarck. Do tell me: are you a righteous people or are you fiendish heathens who need to be wiped off the face of this fair land?

Bismarck: Erm... In between?

Isabella's face contorted into a scowl. She turned around to leave, saying:

Isabella: The only reason I don't declare a holy war on you is because I don't want to dirty my hands with you.

Bismarck: Really? I thought it was because the only way you could even get to here was because of a work boat.

Isabella: Hmph!

After Isabella left, the Domestic advisor said to Bismarck:

Domestic advisor: A worker has been trained in Berlin and a monumetn in Krakau.

Bismarck: Meh.


NEXT TURN

NOTHING HAPPENED


NEXT TURN

Imagine the scene: Bismarck is sitting in his palace when a man he has never met or heard of bursts through the doors and runs to the German leader's throne before jumping up and down, congratulating him on the facts that 1.) He just realized that Krakau's cultural borders are touching Berlin's, and 2.) that he also just noticed that there was a farm producing wheat. You get the idea of what happened during that turn, and the man got the experience of being in an asylum.


NEXT TURN

Domestic advisor: Sire--

Bismarck: Stop calling me sire! I hate it! Call me Kaiser!

Domestic advisor: Erm... Ok, Kaiser. Now, a monument has been built in Berlin and a worker has been trained in Mainz.

Bismarck: Whatever...


NEXT 3 TURNS

NOTHING HAPPENED


Domestic advisor: Kaiser, an aspiring young scientist has been born in Berlin named Al-Razi, and he's discovered something called Philosophy.

Bismarck: Oh, good. Now, added with Meditation, I have plenty to do while I wait for nothing to happen!

NEXT TURN

Domestic advisor: Kaiser--

Bismarck: Look, that was a joke. Just don't call me by any royal title.

Domestic advisor: Ok... ANyway, an aqueduct has been finished in Krakau, and the mine was destroyed by a volcano.

Bismarck: What-ano?

Domestic advisor: Nothing... Oh, and Christianity has spread in Berlin. DO YOU WANT TO CONVERT?!?!

Bismarck (recoiling in shock): No...

Domestic advisor: Ok, then.

NEXT TURN

Foreign advisor: A new civilization is being born in Africa, called Mali. You wanna take control of it?

Bismarck: Erm... How do you know about it?

Foreign advisor (making spooky noises): Maaaaaaagiiiiiiiiic!

Bismarck: Riiiiiight...

NEXT TURN

Science advisor: Calendar has been discovered, I told the scientists to focus on Aesthetics.

Bismarck: Okay...

Science advisor: Oh, and you can't build a monument anymore, despite the fact that all they had to to was put the head onto it.

Bismarck: Wait, what? We now know what year it is, so we can't build statues?

Science advisor: It's basic physics, you know.

Bismarck: ........ I'd buy you a parachute if I thought it wouldn't open.

Science advisor: Hey! I got pair o' shoes!

Bismarck then decided to throw his chair at the science advisor.

 

[kbrennan7654]

cool i like to enjoy a good story it helps me relax

too bad about the pictures though: / its all right though

 

[demokratickid]

Very funny, especially the last exchange between the advisor and Bismark. Keep on truckin', cuz this story's great!

 

[daniel smith]

Oh, I like your sense of humour. Please continue.

 

[Sjakelen]

Sorry people, it seems that my one computer that ran internet explorer simply stopped. It might be another day or two before I can get another post up. Sorry again.

 

[demokratickid]

No need to apologize!

 

[Eclipse-X010]

Nice story, didn't realize this was "R&F" until I realized the order in which you were founding technologies. BTW your going to run into the Dutch soon.

 

[Eclipse-X010]

This is R&F right???