For God, The King and Saint George! **OOC Thread**

Ariel · 05-04-2002, 08:52

Dear All -

Please feel free to post any comments, questions or suggestions related to the main 'For God, The King and Saint George!' AAR in this thread, rather than posting them in the main AAR.

As I've explained, I'd like to keep the main AAR a narrative-only thread.

So, all feedback in this thread, please, and I'll be happy to respond with feedback-feedback as often as I can.

Deaghaidh · 05-04-2002, 08:59

Hurray!

What are your plans for the HYW? Are you going to go for annexing France <stupid question>

Ariel · 05-04-2002, 09:12

It gives me great pleasure to wheel out the old standard reply (it's a tradition, or an old charter, or something...)

You'll have to wait and see.

thames · 05-04-2002, 09:20

Great; the master's back

Quote:

The Lord Chancellor of England - Roger, Earl of March - this day of our Lord December 31st, 1490

Is the year correct?

Duritz · 05-04-2002, 09:23

My God, I'm soooooooo excited!!! I want to post in there but am afraid of two things....

1. Posting too early as such a small and insignificant part of the empire.

2. Living up to the gifted, talented and weird (yes, I mean Barkdreg) collection of induviduals which made Ariel's EU England AAR so enjoyable.

I think I'll just sit in a corner and watch for a little while.....

Norgesvenn · 05-04-2002, 09:46

So, us Privvies should introduce ourselves in the other thread, Ariel?

Ariel · 05-04-2002, 09:49

Fb-Fb (I've missed this

)

Thames - Re: 1490. D'oh! That's what happens when you start typing an intro to a new AAR at 6:30 in the a.m. - I've corrected it for the sake of the narrative, but thanks for the spot...

Duritz - Feel free to come on out of that corner whenever you feel ready - there's no right and wrong way to post, as long as it's in character and relevant to the narrative...

Norvesgenn - Please do. In character, naturally...

Barkdreg · 05-04-2002, 10:09

Quote:

Originally posted by Duritz
2. Living up to the gifted, talented and weird (yes, I mean Barkdreg) collection of induviduals which made Ariel's EU England AAR so enjoyable.

What! Now what do mean with wierd?
I'm not... of wait. I see. Carry on.

Vandelay · 05-04-2002, 10:35

An England AAR - cool! Personally, I think that most good AARs are made by people who know the RW history of the nation they´re playing and then goes off in a different direction.

I have the feeling you´ll probably end up annexing France (easy to do as a human player staring in 1419) so maybe you should think about installing the EEP 1.0 (Extended Event Project) which contains a lot of extra Events for England some of which are "What ifs" based on English anneaxation of France.

In any case, looking forward to the AAR and maybe to contribute in the narrative as some crafty merchant or whatnot.

Cheers,
Vandelay

Ariel · 05-04-2002, 12:54

Conversation overheard in the Manchester, UK branch of Game, less than one hour ago:

Shop Assistant {helpfully}: Hello, can I help?

Ariel {eagerly, wiping drool from his chin}: I'd like this, please.

Shop Assistant {breezily}: Certainly. Oh, wait a minute, I'll have to get this sent up from the stock room.

{picks up mobile phone and dials...}

Shop Assistant {loudly}: Hello? Yes, I need a game please. PC Title. It's, erm... {peers at the box cover and squints a bit} Euro... Europa something. Universal. Yeah.

Ariel {helpfully}: Um.. it's Universalis

Shop Assistant {still on phone, bemusedly}: Eh? Oh, two. What? No, it's not that. No... not Ultima. Not Ultima Online. Europa Uni... oh, you've got it?

Shop Assistant {to Ariel, cheerily}: He's got it. He's bringing it up.

Ariel {breathing a sigh of relief}: Oh. Thank you.

Shop Assistant {curiously}: So, is it any good then?

Ariel {reverently}: Oh, yes...

Here we go, here we go, here we go!

Barkdreg · 05-04-2002, 13:29

Guess what I'm going to buy this afternoon

.
I'll have to restrain myself, don't want to fail exams because of EU2.

Lionheart · 05-04-2002, 13:38

Damn you all! I'm not going to get my copy until Monday at the earliest. I still may pop down to the local games shop to touch a copy although I'll probably get thrown out after ten minutes of such behaviour.

OK, First post is up. Tell me if you think the fake Shakespearian style is a too cheesy.

Rictus · 05-04-2002, 14:06

Got my copy! ANd withouth having to deal with moronic shop assistants as well! Woohoo!

Ariel · 05-04-2002, 14:30

Barkdreg: Um... A chocolate tea-pot? A Ford Ka? A subscription to Gardener's Weekly? Something equally pointless? No, go on, you'll have to tell me...

Lionheart: Monday? MONDAY? Where do you live, Beirut?
First post is spot-on by the way. Nice going there.

Rictus: Fair's fair, I didn't say he was moronic, just... under-educated...

Barkdreg · 05-04-2002, 15:22

Conversation overheard in a Belgian shop.

A huge heavily muscled man towers above a frightened shop assistant:
I'd like to buy this copy of Europa Universalis II.

Frightened shop assistant nearly faints because of Barkdreg's fetid breath: Yes, sir. And how would you like to pay?

A hamsized hand slams a creditcard on the register:
Will this do?

The shop assistant scans the card and Barkdreg types his secret code (1503). The little machine bleeps.

I'm sorry sir, your card has been refused.

Whaaaaaaaat!

It appears their is no money on your account.

Enraged Barkdreg trashes the store and severly hurts the shop assitant.

In short, I don't have EU2. I didn't have enough money to pay for it

Norgesvenn · 05-04-2002, 15:37

Well, Barkdreg! That really adds insult to injury: Umpteen months of waiting, and on the day of its release, you're broke.

You have my utmost sympathy.

Barkdreg · 05-04-2002, 15:43

Quote:

Originally posted by Norgesvenn
Well, Barkdreg! That really adds insult to injury: Umpteen months of waiting, and on the day of its release, you're broke.

You have my utmost sympathy.

It's even worse, I went to the bank to transfer some money so I could buy the game. Had to sign 3 documents and had to hear I would get my money "sometime next week".

AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRG!

Guess I'll have to go beg my parents for an advance.

Legolas · 05-04-2002, 15:51

[A conversation overheard in the airport of Vilnius, very late February. A plane has just landed, and people are going out]

Legolas (to his friend, who just arrived): Do you have it?
Friend: w-what?]
Legolas: EU2, what other?
Friend: Oh yes, I have it somewhere... Wait a little, when we get out of the airport... I'll give it to you tomorrow.
Legolas: give. it. to. me. NOW.
Friend: But... I am not sure where it is! Look at my bagage!
Legolas: It does not matter. What matters is your life, and it is in danger now.
Friend: Ok ok...
(after a few mins of desperate search)
Friend: Here you are.
Legolas: finally! Great God! Thank you!!!
Friend: yes, well, I'm glad that you're happy, and so on, and so forth, but can we now proceed to the exit?
Legolas: I have it! I do! Wow!
(Legolas runs out of the airport, takes the first taxi to his home, and immediately is out of the RL)

Storey · 05-04-2002, 18:16

LOL Everyone.

Concratuations to everyone who managed to get EU II. I and many others are looking forward to the new English AAR. Now hurry up and start posting!

Joe

Barkdreg · 05-04-2002, 18:32

Introduced my character in the main thread.
Any comments?

05-04-2002, 08:52	#1
Ariel Colonel Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 858	For God, The King and Saint George! OOC Thread Dear All - Please feel free to post any comments, questions or suggestions related to the main 'For God, The King and Saint George!' AAR in this thread, rather than posting them in the main AAR. As I've explained, I'd like to keep the main AAR a narrative-only thread. So, all feedback in this thread, please, and I'll be happy to respond with feedback-feedback as often as I can. __________________ For God, the King and St. George! (EUII) - Gradually Ongoing For God, The King and St. George OOC Thread The Sultans of the Isles - Brunei Darussalam (EUII) - In Interregnum England. Something Different... (EUI) - Complete Genoa (EUI) - Complete Screenshots and what have you... www.thealienonline.net : SF, Fantasy, Horror (and alternative history) fans always welcome...

05-04-2002, 08:59	#2
Deaghaidh Dread Overlord of the Cuyahoga Join Date: May 2001 Location: In the harem of my floating arcology-palace in Lake Erie Posts: 1,973	Hurray! What are your plans for the HYW? Are you going to go for annexing France <stupid question> __________________ Ideal Woman of the Moment: Summer Glau Role Model of the Moment: Ben Franklin I used to have links to my countries in forum-based games here, but I have rampaging ADD and inevitably forget about them within a few weeks, leaving the links to serve as a mockery of my inability to complete anything. So no more links.

05-04-2002, 09:12	#3
Ariel Colonel Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 858	It gives me great pleasure to wheel out the old standard reply (it's a tradition, or an old charter, or something...) You'll have to wait and see. __________________ For God, the King and St. George! (EUII) - Gradually Ongoing For God, The King and St. George OOC Thread The Sultans of the Isles - Brunei Darussalam (EUII) - In Interregnum England. Something Different... (EUI) - Complete Genoa (EUI) - Complete Screenshots and what have you... www.thealienonline.net : SF, Fantasy, Horror (and alternative history) fans always welcome...

05-04-2002, 09:23	#5
Duritz VC, MC and bar Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 1,225	My God, I'm soooooooo excited!!! I want to post in there but am afraid of two things.... 1. Posting too early as such a small and insignificant part of the empire. 2. Living up to the gifted, talented and weird (yes, I mean Barkdreg) collection of induviduals which made Ariel's EU England AAR so enjoyable. I think I'll just sit in a corner and watch for a little while..... __________________ The price of a memory is the memory of the sorrow it brings - Duritz We have a great objective - the light on the hill - which we aim to reach by working for the betterment of mankind not only here but anywhere we may give a helping hand. If it were not for that, the Labour movement would not be worth fighting for. - Ben Chifley I am not a Labor Leader; I do not want you to follow me or anyone else; if you are looking for a Moses to lead you out of this capitalist wilderness, you will stay right where you are. I would not lead you into the promised land if I could, because if I led you in, some one else would lead you out. You must use your heads as well as your hands, and get yourself out of your present condition. - Eugene Debs

05-04-2002, 09:46	#6
Norgesvenn LurkAAR Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Middle of nowhere, Norway Posts: 3,460	So, us Privvies should introduce ourselves in the other thread, Ariel? __________________ Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists. - John Kenneth Galbraith

05-04-2002, 09:49	#7
Ariel Colonel Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 858	Fb-Fb (I've missed this ) Thames - Re: 1490. D'oh! That's what happens when you start typing an intro to a new AAR at 6:30 in the a.m. - I've corrected it for the sake of the narrative, but thanks for the spot... Duritz - Feel free to come on out of that corner whenever you feel ready - there's no right and wrong way to post, as long as it's in character and relevant to the narrative... Norvesgenn - Please do. In character, naturally... __________________ For God, the King and St. George! (EUII) - Gradually Ongoing For God, The King and St. George OOC Thread The Sultans of the Isles - Brunei Darussalam (EUII) - In Interregnum England. Something Different... (EUI) - Complete Genoa (EUI) - Complete Screenshots and what have you... www.thealienonline.net : SF, Fantasy, Horror (and alternative history) fans always welcome...

05-04-2002, 10:35	#9
Vandelay CEO Vandelay Industries Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 1,406	An England AAR - cool! Personally, I think that most good AARs are made by people who know the RW history of the nation they´re playing and then goes off in a different direction. I have the feeling you´ll probably end up annexing France (easy to do as a human player staring in 1419) so maybe you should think about installing the EEP 1.0 (Extended Event Project) which contains a lot of extra Events for England some of which are "What ifs" based on English anneaxation of France. In any case, looking forward to the AAR and maybe to contribute in the narrative as some crafty merchant or whatnot. Cheers, Vandelay

05-04-2002, 12:54	#10
Ariel Colonel Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 858	Conversation overheard in the Manchester, UK branch of Game, less than one hour ago: Shop Assistant {helpfully}: Hello, can I help? Ariel {eagerly, wiping drool from his chin}: I'd like this, please. Shop Assistant {breezily}: Certainly. Oh, wait a minute, I'll have to get this sent up from the stock room. {picks up mobile phone and dials...} Shop Assistant {loudly}: Hello? Yes, I need a game please. PC Title. It's, erm... {peers at the box cover and squints a bit} Euro... Europa something. Universal. Yeah. Ariel {helpfully}: Um.. it's Universalis Shop Assistant {still on phone, bemusedly}: Eh? Oh, two. What? No, it's not that. No... not Ultima. Not Ultima Online. Europa Uni... oh, you've got it? Shop Assistant {to Ariel, cheerily}: He's got it. He's bringing it up. Ariel {breathing a sigh of relief}: Oh. Thank you. Shop Assistant {curiously}: So, is it any good then? Ariel {reverently}: Oh, yes... Here we go, here we go, here we go! __________________ For God, the King and St. George! (EUII) - Gradually Ongoing For God, The King and St. George OOC Thread The Sultans of the Isles - Brunei Darussalam (EUII) - In Interregnum England. Something Different... (EUI) - Complete Genoa (EUI) - Complete Screenshots and what have you... www.thealienonline.net : SF, Fantasy, Horror (and alternative history) fans always welcome... Last edited by Ariel; 05-04-2002 at 14:31.

05-04-2002, 13:29	#11
Barkdreg Kaplander Join Date: May 2001 Location: somewhere, behind a desk Posts: 2,619	Guess what I'm going to buy this afternoon . I'll have to restrain myself, don't want to fail exams because of EU2. __________________ The Japanese AARe HIP! the latest bAARkdreg production, starring the mighty Japanese in the Historical Improvement Project. Ended due to savegame failure.

05-04-2002, 13:38	#12
Lionheart Major Join Date: May 2001 Location: Aimlessly wandering from one AAR to another Posts: 604	Damn you all! I'm not going to get my copy until Monday at the earliest. I still may pop down to the local games shop to touch a copy although I'll probably get thrown out after ten minutes of such behaviour. OK, First post is up. Tell me if you think the fake Shakespearian style is a too cheesy. __________________ A history of England A great vintage Burgundy Four small fish in a very big pond - multi-coiuntry AAR

05-04-2002, 14:06	#13
Rictus bAAR Landowner Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Twickenham, Surrey Posts: 1,470	Got my copy! ANd withouth having to deal with moronic shop assistants as well! Woohoo! __________________ Check out the The Alien Online

05-04-2002, 14:30	#14
Ariel Colonel Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 858	Barkdreg: Um... A chocolate tea-pot? A Ford Ka? A subscription to Gardener's Weekly? Something equally pointless? No, go on, you'll have to tell me... Lionheart: Monday? MONDAY? Where do you live, Beirut? First post is spot-on by the way. Nice going there. Rictus: Fair's fair, I didn't say he was moronic, just... under-educated... __________________ For God, the King and St. George! (EUII) - Gradually Ongoing For God, The King and St. George OOC Thread The Sultans of the Isles - Brunei Darussalam (EUII) - In Interregnum England. Something Different... (EUI) - Complete Genoa (EUI) - Complete Screenshots and what have you... www.thealienonline.net : SF, Fantasy, Horror (and alternative history) fans always welcome...

05-04-2002, 15:22	#15
Barkdreg Kaplander Join Date: May 2001 Location: somewhere, behind a desk Posts: 2,619	Conversation overheard in a Belgian shop. A huge heavily muscled man towers above a frightened shop assistant: I'd like to buy this copy of Europa Universalis II. Frightened shop assistant nearly faints because of Barkdreg's fetid breath: Yes, sir. And how would you like to pay? A hamsized hand slams a creditcard on the register: Will this do? The shop assistant scans the card and Barkdreg types his secret code (1503). The little machine bleeps. I'm sorry sir, your card has been refused. Whaaaaaaaat! It appears their is no money on your account. Enraged Barkdreg trashes the store and severly hurts the shop assitant. In short, I don't have EU2. I didn't have enough money to pay for it __________________ The Japanese AARe HIP! the latest bAARkdreg production, starring the mighty Japanese in the Historical Improvement Project. Ended due to savegame failure.

05-04-2002, 15:37	#16
Norgesvenn LurkAAR Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Middle of nowhere, Norway Posts: 3,460	Well, Barkdreg! That really adds insult to injury: Umpteen months of waiting, and on the day of its release, you're broke. You have my utmost sympathy. __________________ Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists. - John Kenneth Galbraith

05-04-2002, 15:51	#18
Legolas Major Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Vilnius, Lithuania / Leicester, UK Posts: 505	[A conversation overheard in the airport of Vilnius, very late February. A plane has just landed, and people are going out] Legolas (to his friend, who just arrived): Do you have it? Friend: w-what?] Legolas: EU2, what other? Friend: Oh yes, I have it somewhere... Wait a little, when we get out of the airport... I'll give it to you tomorrow. Legolas: give. it. to. me. NOW. Friend: But... I am not sure where it is! Look at my bagage! Legolas: It does not matter. What matters is your life, and it is in danger now. Friend: Ok ok... (after a few mins of desperate search) Friend: Here you are. Legolas: finally! Great God! Thank you!!! Friend: yes, well, I'm glad that you're happy, and so on, and so forth, but can we now proceed to the exit? Legolas: I have it! I do! Wow! (Legolas runs out of the airport, takes the first taxi to his home, and immediately is out of the RL) __________________ The Hearth, the Oak and the Gods - a pagan Lithuania - weekly AAR showcase on 15/06/07 I have been canonized on 2007-07-08 Nai i cala Eruo siluva tielyasse

05-04-2002, 18:16	#19
Storey StoreytellAAR Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: West Coast Posts: 5,770	LOL Everyone. Concratuations to everyone who managed to get EU II. I and many others are looking forward to the new English AAR. Now hurry up and start posting! Joe __________________ "What, Me Worry?" Alfred E. Neuman Desert Tides or how I learned to swim in quicksand Adventure A Tall Tale Told on a Cold Night Fantasy

05-04-2002, 18:32	#20
Barkdreg Kaplander Join Date: May 2001 Location: somewhere, behind a desk Posts: 2,619	Introduced my character in the main thread. Any comments? __________________ The Japanese AARe HIP! the latest bAARkdreg production, starring the mighty Japanese in the Historical Improvement Project. Ended due to savegame failure.