Meerkat92
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Somehow I don't think socialists would be invited to a party thrown by the type of people who'd assassinate Obama. They'd probably be terrified they'd nationalize the cheese dip or something.
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Somehow I don't think socialists would be invited to a party thrown by the type of people who'd assassinate Obama. They'd probably be terrified they'd nationalize the cheese dip or something.
For the MotF 76, here is my attempt at a decent map. The story is not that well defined, but the main line is Gian Galeazzo Visconti surviving in 1402 and managing to take Florence and consolidate his new lands. His sons are not left fatherless in their infancy so they grow a bit better, making the whole thing more stable. Also on the table is England winning the HYW and some kind of civil war in the Habsburg lands, early on, with the result that Carinthia, not Austria, ends up being the main title of the domains.
I think it's splendid what you did with Savoy, Lombardy, Ancona and Venice. And your style is really nice! Though, the map would be even cooler with a San Marino analogue in for instance Ravenna, Lucca, Siena or Ferrara. No I'm just kidding
Nice, Weiss!
ASB map I did for someone elses's ASB scenario: for Devinantartist Goliath-Maps' "Dharmic Universe" (description here: http://goliath-maps.deviantart.com/a...erse-355100767 ). I'm not entirely happy with it (India should be even bigger, and the continents aren't really properly centered) but I have other fish to fry. Sorry if some of the descriptions are particularly silly; I finished this up late at night and was getting a bit goofy.
ASB map I did for someone elses's ASB scenario: for Devinantartist Goliath-Maps' "Dharmic Universe" (description here: http://goliath-maps.deviantart.com/a...erse-355100767 ). I'm not entirely happy with it (India should be even bigger, and the continents aren't really properly centered) but I have other fish to fry. Sorry if some of the descriptions are particularly silly; I finished this up late at night and was getting a bit goofy.
Ephraim Ben Raphael
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Laughed at "you can't see the elephants because they're under the world".
In 595 BC, conspiracy was afoot.
The demographic and constitutional crises that had afflicted the Hellenes for almost a century had not yet abated. Dozens of tyrants had come and gone. Those among the aristocracy inclined to care had become deeply concerned at the continuing inability of so many potent Greek kingdoms and cities to restore equilibrium.
Several prominent clans had become influenced by the emerging Orphic interpretation of Hellenic religion. The sense of urgency and the growing anger at their more lax peers radicalised this Orphic movement. In addition to vegetarianism, ascetic practises, and the belief in reincarnation, the 'Orphics' were firm believers in the need for radical social reform.
Communicating and organising through particular Dionysiac cults, the movement had grown in strength and yet remained beneath the notice of many. In 595 BC, the revolution began. Attempted coups in Korinthos, Argos, Larissa, Elis, Plataia, Thespia and Delos all failed. But the coups in Athenai, Chalkis, Eretria and Thebes all succeeded. The coup in Thebes led to a division in the Boiotian league, but the disproportionate power of Thebes and the support of the other Orphic centres allowed Thebes to prevail. On the island of Euboia, Chalkis and Eretria subjugated much of the Ionian-speaking populations of the island; foremost among the cities of the island, their pooled resources were a fearsome weapon. In Athenai there was a much greater resistance from aristocratic clans opposed to the Orphic movement, and there were a number of counter-coup attempts. In the end, the majority of the losing party departed in exile to the Lydian Empire and the court of King Alyattes II.
Within a few years, the four Orphic centres had grown bold enough that they attempted to create a league. A new capital was founded in northern Attika called Orpheia, and delegates assembled from across Boiotia, Attika and Euboia. However, the possibility of these major regions unifying into a single power excited alarm in several major states in the Greek world. An alliance was assembled of Sparti, Aigina, Korinthos, Skyros, Keos, Andros and Tinos. Thus began the First Orphic War.
The map below is relatively minimalistic; white represents the nascent Orphic states, and red their opponents.
The demographic and constitutional crises that had afflicted the Hellenes for almost a century had not yet abated. Dozens of tyrants had come and gone. Those among the aristocracy inclined to care had become deeply concerned at the continuing inability of so many potent Greek kingdoms and cities to restore equilibrium.
Several prominent clans had become influenced by the emerging Orphic interpretation of Hellenic religion. The sense of urgency and the growing anger at their more lax peers radicalised this Orphic movement. In addition to vegetarianism, ascetic practises, and the belief in reincarnation, the 'Orphics' were firm believers in the need for radical social reform.
Communicating and organising through particular Dionysiac cults, the movement had grown in strength and yet remained beneath the notice of many. In 595 BC, the revolution began. Attempted coups in Korinthos, Argos, Larissa, Elis, Plataia, Thespia and Delos all failed. But the coups in Athenai, Chalkis, Eretria and Thebes all succeeded. The coup in Thebes led to a division in the Boiotian league, but the disproportionate power of Thebes and the support of the other Orphic centres allowed Thebes to prevail. On the island of Euboia, Chalkis and Eretria subjugated much of the Ionian-speaking populations of the island; foremost among the cities of the island, their pooled resources were a fearsome weapon. In Athenai there was a much greater resistance from aristocratic clans opposed to the Orphic movement, and there were a number of counter-coup attempts. In the end, the majority of the losing party departed in exile to the Lydian Empire and the court of King Alyattes II.
Within a few years, the four Orphic centres had grown bold enough that they attempted to create a league. A new capital was founded in northern Attika called Orpheia, and delegates assembled from across Boiotia, Attika and Euboia. However, the possibility of these major regions unifying into a single power excited alarm in several major states in the Greek world. An alliance was assembled of Sparti, Aigina, Korinthos, Skyros, Keos, Andros and Tinos. Thus began the First Orphic War.
The map below is relatively minimalistic; white represents the nascent Orphic states, and red their opponents.
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