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I started this on another thread, so I figured I might as well put it here too.
Oh, by the way, I'm poking fun at some of the more absurd things about civ. See if you can spot them. :p
Chapter One -- The Beginning
The group of cities clustered to the north of the continent had been conscious of each other for some time. They all spoke the same language and dressed in the same clothes. They ate the same foods, and hunted in the same forest. So it was in the first year of the German nation, when Otto von Bismarck joined the people in an unbreakable alliance, and created Greater Germany as one would light a torch to light the way for the other nations of the land, which they named Europa.
By and by, the Germans found other tribes also inhabiting Europa. There were the French to the southwest; the Celts to the south; the Poles to the east; the Hungarians to the southeast; the Vikings to the north; and across a very narrow bit of sea lived the English. At first Bismarck desired good relations with all his neighbors; there was no point in picking a quarrel with any of them. But then one day a German sooth-sayer made a discovery that would bode ill to many of the inhabitants of Europa...
"Von Bismarck, look at this!"
* Hands over a lump of metal
"What is it?"
"I call it iron, sir."
"And you show me this because...?"
"Sir, I've already tested it and found it much harder than bronze. Just think of what we could do! Harder tools, better knives...."
The sooth-sayer blabbered on, but Bismarck was already thinking furiously.
"Where did you find this?" He cut across his underling's drivelling.
"In my backyard, sir."
"How much more do you have?"
"Aside from this? Not much. I had to use some for testing, and I had to gift some to the blacksmith for his services... Is that a problem?"
"HOW ARE WE TO GET BY WITH ONLY THIS LITTLE BIT?!" Bismarck thundered.
Comepletly cowed, the wise man stuttered: "I... Well.... ummm..... I've noticed that the French seem to have some near Luxembourg..."
Bismarck angrily dismissed his subject. He sat thinking for a long while. Could he do without this new material? No, those French had never been too friendly... When it came down to it, either he would have to attack to get the iron, or the french would attack using iron weapons. He made his decision, hard as it was: he would have to lead his peaceful people to war.
"Call out the huntsmen!" He yelled to his guards. He sent them to the southern limits of German lands, near to Luxembourg as he could get them without provoking the population of the town. There they waited for reinforcements. The war was just around the corner, and everyone could feel it.
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Emulator of Otto von Bismarck, Master of realpolitik, May he rest in peace.
But the liberals should be careful of screaming too loud ... of conspiring too well ... of undermining us too thoroughly. Because if they succeed, if they do get what they insist they want, then the result may well be something they never conceived ... "They have made a desolation, and they call it peace." ~Tacitus~ ... but a peace controlled by our former enemies.
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Sure, I'll take a Pepsi, if you've got one. 
Chapter 2 -- War with France
By 2900 BC, Germany's armed men were ready. Bismarck went off to consult with Joan, the boyish female ruler of France.
"Joan, perhaps you do not realize this, but German ownership of the province of Luxembourg is vital to German prosperity. I suggest that you relinquish control of this province at once."
"Extortion is a sin, Bismarck. Forget it."
"Thats von Bismarck!"
"You can still forget it."
"I must advise you, my archers very much want this province. I cannot garauntee this town's safety if you do not give it to the German folk."
"I will burn in Hell before giving in to your threats!"
"What is Hell? Never mind. I shall attempt to keep my men away from Luxembourg..."
That night, nine companies of archers and one phalynx of spearmen approached Luxembourg.
The next day the Germans formed up ranks and began battle with the garrison forces of France. The huge army of bow-armed men let loose volley after volley at the defending spearmen. They were heavily armored, but the air was so thick with arrows that only through supreme luck could any survive. Apparently the French weren't lucky.
The battle had not been bloodless for the Germans, however. Walking among his ranks of archers Bismarck spotted a pile of his own dead warriors being prepared for burial.
"How did they die?" Bismarck demanded, "The spearmen never got close enough to engage us!"
"One simply dropped dead, apparently," answered one of his lieutenants. "The rest were hit by arrows from the ranks behind them."
"Find those bastards who can't even shoot an arrow and have them EXECUTED!" Bismarck bellowed.
But overall, the day was a happy one for Germany. Luxembourg was theirs, as was its deposit of iron. And none of the archer companies were compromised to the extent that they could no longer give battle. Clearly Germania was on the rise.
Having gained all he needed and not wanting to risk more German lives, Bismarck asked Joan for an audience once more. She chose to recieve him.
"Joan, it is clear that you have lost this war. Why not surrender while your lands are as yet unscathed?"
"France is not intimidated by you, Bismarck. Lets get on with it."
"I can understand my not intimidating you. It is my huntsmen you must fear."
"Cut your prattle and leave my hut!"
"Just a moment now. You would like peace wouldn't you? All I ask is that you give us four gold."
"What's the four gold for?"
"Compensation to the families of my dead huntsmen."
"How did they die? From accounts I've heard, our spearmen never even engaged your archers."
"...Let's not got there..."
"Alright, I accept."
So it was that Germany's first war was brought to a succesful conclusion. Where would the brilliant statesman lead his people next? More war? Perhaps a peaceful path to commerce? For the moment Bismarck decided to watch and wait. Surely the future would show the way to bring his people to prominence. Until then he'd just need to be sure that whatever roads opened themselves up, his people would need to be strong enough to take the opportunies presented to them.
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Emulator of Otto von Bismarck, Master of realpolitik, May he rest in peace.
But the liberals should be careful of screaming too loud ... of conspiring too well ... of undermining us too thoroughly. Because if they succeed, if they do get what they insist they want, then the result may well be something they never conceived ... "They have made a desolation, and they call it peace." ~Tacitus~ ... but a peace controlled by our former enemies.
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The second expalnation you offer would be the more accurate of the two. And yes, I like pepsi, so long as I'm limited to a single falvor. When the opportunity arises, I prefer to mix my flavors. 
Chapter 3 -- The Reich
Looking around at Europa, Bismarck could see several things, depending on the mood he was in. He saw danger occaisionally, at being surrounded by so many different people, each of whom had to be guarded against on Germany's long front. He could also see disunity, as there were indeed many people in Europa, and none of them as unified as Germania herself. But when he was in a really good mood, he saw endless opportunity, for his people were the most united of purpose; for his large frontiers gave him numerous places to springboard an attack; for in the disunity of Europa lay the posibility of subjugating new lands, taking one by one, never allowing his adversaries to unite against his goals, and never overreaching his military's abilities.
For that is what he called them now. No longer were they mere huntsmen called out to service Germania. They had tasted the blood of their enemies in battle, and liked, thrived on it, even. Bismarck saw this in their mannerisms, the gleam in their eyes, the furvor with which they trained, especially the new sword-armed troops of younger men. He could tell with trained eye ( he was not leader of his people for nothing) that they were eager to prove themselves in battle to rank with those who had fought the French at Luxembourg.
And from this, Bismarck created the plan that would define his nation's future. He would set out to unite al the Germanic people of Europa into a super-state, or what he would call, the Reich. United by culture, this Reich would be the supreme power in Europa, a nation with the cultural identity, the productivity, the economy to indirectly controlall the lesser states in the vicinity.
How to do this? Bismarck had several areas in his mind that Germany should annex: Munich, Vienna, and Danzig would be the most impotant and all were predominantly German in population. The first two were ruled by the Celts. War with them would have its advantages. The Celts were widely spread, and heavy resistance from them was not to be expected. Also, they were quite advanced, and Germany stood to gain much knowlege from any peace arrangements to be made with them.
Danzig belonged to the Poles. They were not a large nation, having only three main centers of population, and they were no more advanced than Germany. Danzig, however, was a great port city, which was at a premium in Germania, having only Hamburg and Amsterdam with capable docks. Yet another advantage was that capture of Danzig would unite the port city of Riga with the rest of Germany. Bismarck decided that Danzig would be the better prize for now. He sent his army to his border in the East. He was not about to spill German Blood needlessly, however, so he went off to Warsaw before the invasion was to start.
"We demand that you release Danzig to our protection. It is a city with a large German population, and you have no reason to deny us this."
"Have too! It's our city."
"Thats my point: it shouldn't be. It should be German."
"I suppose you think every city should be German."
"Indeed, but Germania is selective and takes only the best first. You should be flattered!"
"Ho-hum."
*Bismarck turns to interpreter* How is that interpreted? *Interpreter shrugs*
"...Is that a yes?"
"Sorry Bismarck, but we have other fish to fry."
"Is that your last word?"
"Considering that I'm answering you, no; this is."
Jadwiga walked out.
All Bismarck needed and wanted was Danzig. He had no intetion of taking all of Poland; how messy that would look on a map! Peaceful negotiation had failed him. He would like a friend to share casualties with, though....
"Hail Louis I! How are things in Hungary?"
"Splendid Bismarck! And what brings you here today?"
"Have you by chance noticed the population of Danzig? Is full of German folk, just waiting to join Germania. Those idiot Poles don't see it that way though. Care to help us teach them a lesson?"
"...No."
"Come along, you can sweeten the deal a bit if you like."
"You have nothing to offer us that would be worthy of our assistance in the war."
"Are you sure? How about all our gold, one gold every year,m and our only source of Iron?"
"Your only source of Iron? You must be desperate. Right gladly shall we take your cause as our own!"
"I'm glad to hear it."
The German army, which now numbered over 20 companies, began the march.
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Emulator of Otto von Bismarck, Master of realpolitik, May he rest in peace.
But the liberals should be careful of screaming too loud ... of conspiring too well ... of undermining us too thoroughly. Because if they succeed, if they do get what they insist they want, then the result may well be something they never conceived ... "They have made a desolation, and they call it peace." ~Tacitus~ ... but a peace controlled by our former enemies.
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It is indeed a scenario. TEThurkan to be exact. Open the Civ-content folders and look for it, it should have been included in either Conquests or PTW expansion (or it might have even come with vanilla, not sure). There are 32 civs on a huge world map, new units, new unit stats, ect. You play with a country's cities pre-placed (what I did), or you can start on the clean map. Most of the changes are in the later ages though. the Ancient age plays normally for the most part.
Chapter 4 - The War with Poland
The first battle of the war occured right at the borderline near the coast of the Scandinavian Sea. The Poles, not being well taught in military theory, marched one of their archer warbands out into the woods across their borders. Fortunately, the German army was able to counter their endeavor, and in the ensuing clash, the German archers emerged victorious, and the unit became the first ever to recieve the Iron Cross for valour.
Meanwhile, the battle for Danzig raged. Like the assualt on Luxembourg, German archers filled the air with arrows, but this time the defenders were more numerous; they managed to engage with their spears before being killed. Even so, German superiority in both numbers and quality prevailed, and the city was taken at last, and the victorious archers were awarded the second Iron Cross.
Bismarck had Danzig now, but peace could not yet be made. Though ruthless when it came to promoting Germania's interests, he was a thoroughly honorable ruler, and breaking an alliance would, he knew, mark him in diplomacy with other nations for a long, long, time. The questionfacing him was, could he rely on Hungary to finish off the Poles? Poland now had but two cities: Warsaw, south of Danzig, and Minsk, south of Riga. No longer having access to his own iron, he had to be content using only bow-armed men. Hungary did not appear to be doing anything at all. Poland continued to throw what resources they had at Germany.
Bismarck decided, seeing as how he couldn't get peace yet, that he might as well take Warsaw and perhaps even Minsk. If those cities were undesirable, they could be traded or gifted away...
...On the armies marched...
Meanwhile, the German coast situation was, while helped by the capture of Danzig, still far from desireable. Bismarck knew that his nation's survival may depend on its ability to produce and maintain a navy. With this in mind, many hardy German folk from Riga moved south along the coast of the Scandinavian Sea to a spot of wood situated between their hometown and Danzig, and founded a new seaport, Konigsburg.
...The march on Warsaw continued. Upon coming within sight of the city, the army came under a barrage of arrows. One phalanx of spearmen bavely fought off thrice their number before succumbing to the massed attack, and their efforts allowed the rest of the army to remain unscathed. They were post-humously awarded the Iron Cross.
The last-ditch attack dealt with, the German archers for the third time assualted a city held by spearmen. For a third time, the Germans succeeded in capturing the city. Minsk was the last stronghold left for the Poles, and Bismarck, wanting to end his alliance with Hungary to regain his iron, sped off toward it.
At last the day came when Minsk fell. But it was not the Germans, as Bismarck was glad to see, that had taken the city. The Hungarians had pulled their military together at long last, and eradicated the defenses of the town.
Minsk had fallen, and yet Poland lived on. Peculiar, Bismarck thought. The queen Jadwiga must have fled. In any case, the alliance went on. It would be canceled by time and time alone. Meanwhile, his people were busy collecting tribal knowlege and storing them in libraries. There was also the annexation of Bavaria and Austria to prepare for. But for now, the war was over.
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But the liberals should be careful of screaming too loud ... of conspiring too well ... of undermining us too thoroughly. Because if they succeed, if they do get what they insist they want, then the result may well be something they never conceived ... "They have made a desolation, and they call it peace." ~Tacitus~ ... but a peace controlled by our former enemies.
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