Elfen High 2 (OOC 8, Closed, Will it Hurt?)

[Nationstatelandsville]

If that can comfort you, Night, I can tell you of my latest exploits in Crusader Kings II.

One of them involves a Welsh-Irish dinasty of nobles which first originated in Spain, and ended up on the throne of the Germanic realm of Lotharingia.

Speaking of the Irish, in my ongoing Civ IV game Ireland is still independent. Queen Elizabeth bothered with sailing to South Africa and Canada to set up colonies, yet she's never attacked the land right next to her once, despite her technology supremacy to the Irish, who are still using grenadiers to defend their cities in 2059.

She's afraid.

[Nightkill the Emperor]

Speaking of the Irish, in my ongoing Civ IV game Ireland is still independent. Queen Elizabeth bothered with sailing to South Africa and Canada to set up colonies, yet she's never attacked the land right next to her once, despite her technology supremacy to the Irish, who are still using grenadiers to defend their cities in 2059.

She's afraid.

[Agritum]

If that can comfort you, Night, I can tell you of my latest exploits in Crusader Kings II.

One of them involves a Welsh-Irish dinasty of nobles which first originated in Spain, and ended up on the throne of the Germanic realm of Lotharingia.

Speaking of the Irish, in my ongoing Civ IV game Ireland is still independent. Queen Elizabeth bothered with sailing to South Africa and Canada to set up colonies, yet she's never attacked the land right next to her once, despite her technology supremacy to the Irish, who are still using grenadiers to defend their cities in 2059.

You should play CK II in multiplayer with me, Const.

We can actually marry each other, in that game.

Speaking of other things, the next Crusader Kings expansion will include playable Jews, with the option of re-creating The Kingdom of Israel.

This is going to be hilarious.

[Nationstatelandsville]

We can actually marry each other...

Knew it.

[Nightkill the Emperor]

We can actually marry each other...

Knew it.

It was really quite inevitable.

[Nightkill the Emperor]

[Agritum]

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I thought that the laser beam was his tongue...

[Nightkill the Emperor]

It's astounding to see the size and scope of the Roman Empire.

[Nationstatelandsville]

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It's astounding to see the size and scope of the Roman Empire.

Motherfucker.

[Astrolinium]

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It's astounding to see the size and scope of the Roman Empire.

Everything about Ancient Rome and Greece is really fascinating.

[Agritum]

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It's astounding to see the size and scope of the Roman Empire.

The Chinese called the Roman Empire "Daqin": "Great China".

[Nightkill the Emperor]

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It's astounding to see the size and scope of the Roman Empire.

Motherfucker.

Then it all came crashing down.

[Agritum]

Motherfucker.

Then it all came crashing down.

The crash wasn't exactly sudden and catastrophic. The (Western) Roman Empire had been declining and agonizing from centuries.

[Nationstatelandsville]

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It's astounding to see the size and scope of the Roman Empire.

Everything about Ancient Rome and Greece is really fascinating.

In general, Rome and Greece have been made stale from poor media portrayals.

This is in contrast to, say, India, whose madness has never been put on display for fear of causing mass suicide.

[Constaniana]

Speaking of the Irish, in my ongoing Civ IV game Ireland is still independent. Queen Elizabeth bothered with sailing to South Africa and Canada to set up colonies, yet she's never attacked the land right next to her once, despite her technology supremacy to the Irish, who are still using grenadiers to defend their cities in 2059.

You should play CK II in multiplayer with me, Const.

We can actually marry each other, in that game.

Speaking of other things, the next Crusader Kings expansion will include playable Jews, with the option of re-creating The Kingdom of Israel.

This is going to be hilarious.

This sounds cool. I'll ask for it for Christmas, since I figure my parents won't be able to get it the day before my birthday.

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It's astounding to see the size and scope of the Roman Empire.

I've seen bigger.

[Astrolinium]

Then it all came crashing down.

The crash wasn't exactly sudden and catastrophic. The (Western) Roman Empire had been declining and agonizing from centuries.

Really, it was all downhill from Marius (to grossly oversimplify).

Everything about Ancient Rome and Greece is really fascinating.

In general, Rome and Greece have been made stale from poor media portrayals.

This is in contrast to, say, India, whose madness has never been put on display for fear of causing mass suicide.

I mean actual Rome and Greece. Not TV's Rome and Greece.

[Nightkill the Emperor]

Everything about Ancient Rome and Greece is really fascinating.

In general, Rome and Greece have been made stale from poor media portrayals.

This is in contrast to, say, India, whose madness has never been put on display for fear of causing mass suicide.

On display in the West, you mean.

[Agritum]

In general, Rome and Greece have been made stale from poor media portrayals.

This is in contrast to, say, India, whose madness has never been put on display for fear of causing mass suicide.

On display in the West, you mean.

Have Indian media makers ever tried to portray Western history?

[Nightkill the Emperor]

On display in the West, you mean.

Have Indian media makers ever tried to portray Western history?

Yes. It's usually dreadfully dull for us.

[Nationstatelandsville]

On display in the West, you mean.

Have Indian media makers ever tried to portray Western history?

"This is so unrealistic. Why doesn't Caesar just kill the Senate with his bare hands while screaming praise to his gods?"

[Nightkill the Emperor]

Have Indian media makers ever tried to portray Western history?

"This is so unrealistic. Why doesn't Caesar just kill the Senate with his bare hands while screaming praise to his gods?"

http://www.flickr.com/photos/proxyindian/4840692752/

Just read this out of the context of the full story.

[Nationstatelandsville]

"This is so unrealistic. Why doesn't Caesar just kill the Senate with his bare hands while screaming praise to his gods?"

http://www.flickr.com/photos/proxyindian/4840692752/

Just read this out of the context of the full story.

I take it the Sikhs are loose again?

[Nightkill the Emperor]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/proxyindian/4840692752/

Just read this out of the context of the full story.

I take it the Sikhs are loose again?

No, this is far older than Sikhism. This is from a book that is 6000+ years old.

[Agritum]

"This is so unrealistic. Why doesn't Caesar just kill the Senate with his bare hands while screaming praise to his gods?"

http://www.flickr.com/photos/proxyindian/4840692752/

Just read this out of the context of the full story.

I find the drawing to be somewhat homoerotic.

[Nightkill the Emperor]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/proxyindian/4840692752/

Just read this out of the context of the full story.

I find the drawing to be somewhat homoerotic.

It is an ancient tale of honour, love, truth, religion, society, political intrigue, and morality.

And people have looking in it for gay subtext pretty much a day after it was written.