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-News of the nuclear attack on Tbilisi explodes all over news channels, radios sqwacking hysterically through the camps of the Georgian soldiers as well as the resistance fighters, who sit in wait, still outnumbered by the Georgian forces, but expecting Russian support to arrive at any moment.
+News of the nuclear attack on Tbilisi explodes all over news channels, radios squawking hysterically through the camps of the Georgian soldiers as well as the resistance fighters, who sit in wait, still outnumbered by the Georgian forces, but expecting Russian support to arrive at any moment.
 Georg's jaw is set as he stares out the window, clenched tight as he ponders the deaths of those who will pay. For the warning to his brother was not enough: so many of his people did not escape Laz Cortu before the air strike hit. His little sister... no word of her at all. He imagines her little figure, curled into a grotesque ball of charred flesh, and all he can think of is the last remaining missile: the one he's been saving, the one with twice the payload of the other two put together. His ticket to freedom and vengeance, if he can but find a suitable target. His one remaining trump card.
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 "Georg..." A young woman's voice sounds behind him, strained, cracking, as though she can barely speak his name. "Please... talk to me..."
-Maria. Georg doesn't even turn away from the window, simply raises his hand with a gesture of dismissal. She sobs as two Russian guards grab her by the arms.
+Maria. Georg doesn't even turn away from the window, simply raises his hand with a gesture of dismissal. She sobs as two Abkhazian guards grab her by the arms.
-"Take her back to the basement. Do with her as you like. Just leave the General for me."
+"Take her to the basement. Do with her as you like."
 ''I'm supporting No for Maria, using a card from my hand.''
 :--'''Terry'''
 ==Step 4: Determine Player Goals==

142.151.192.14: /* Step 5: Tell the Story */

2011-08-28T15:42:16Z

Step 5: Tell the Story

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	:--'''Jonathan'''		:--'''Jonathan'''


			News of the nuclear attack on Tbilisi explodes all over news channels, radios sqwacking hysterically through the camps of the Georgian soldiers as well as the resistance fighters, who sit in wait, still outnumbered by the Georgian forces, but expecting Russian support to arrive at any moment.

			Georg's jaw is set as he stares out the window, clenched tight as he ponders the deaths of those who will pay. For the warning to his brother was not enough: so many of his people did not escape Laz Cortu before the air strike hit. His little sister... no word of her at all. He imagines her little figure, curled into a grotesque ball of charred flesh, and all he can think of is the last remaining missile: the one he's been saving, the one with twice the payload of the other two put together. His ticket to freedom and vengeance, if he can but find a suitable target. His one remaining trump card.

			"Georg..." A young woman's voice sounds behind him, strained, cracking, as though she can barely speak his name. "Please... talk to me..."

			Maria. Georg doesn't even turn away from the window, simply raises his hand with a gesture of dismissal. She sobs as two Russian guards grab her by the arms.

			"Take her back to the basement. Do with her as you like. Just leave the General for me."

			''I'm supporting No for Maria, using a card from my hand.''

			:--'''Terry'''

	==Step 4: Determine Player Goals==		==Step 4: Determine Player Goals==

Demiurge11: /* Step 5: Tell the Story */

2009-08-07T18:55:18Z

Step 5: Tell the Story

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	'''''Jonathan wins the card contest against Terry, so it is now his turn'''''		'''''Jonathan wins the card contest against Terry, so it is now his turn'''''

	Georg stares at Yuriy's tired face, the will to kill him growing stronger with every moment. Then Maria ~~slowly~~ turns her head to look in his direction. The look on her face... it's indescribable. Longing, hope, fear, and horror--all rolled into one. Something breaks inside Georg, like the clouds breaking before the sun, and he lets his arms drop.		Georg stares at Yuriy's tired face, the will to kill him growing stronger with every moment. Then Maria awkwardly turns her head to look in his direction. The look on her face... it's indescribable. Longing, hope, fear, and horror--all rolled into one. Something breaks inside Georg, like the clouds breaking before the sun, and he lets his arms drop. He can't murder Maria. Fortunately, there ''is'' another option for stopping Georgia...

	From the stairs, Dmitri says, "Good. Now, can I trust you to not fuck up my plans any further? I spared your life, now I expect you to mobilize your troops to help me out there. Can I count on you?" Georg looks him in the eye, and then nods. With a sigh of relief, Dmitri goes back upstairs.		From the stairs, Dmitri says, "Good. Now, can I trust you to not fuck up my plans any further? I spared your life, now I expect you to mobilize your troops to help me out there. Can I count on you?" Georg looks him in the eye, and then nods. With a sigh of relief, Dmitri goes back upstairs.

	~~A nearby burst of machine-gun fire snaps~~ Georg ~~back into action. He~~ searches the cottage for a radio transmitter, finally finding one upstairs. Dmitri is there, pointing a sniper rifle out the window. There are two more Russians here, guarding Dmitri. At first they look worried when they see Georg, but he points to the radio and one of ~~them~~ nods an ok.		Georg searches the cottage for a radio transmitter, finally finding one upstairs. Dmitri is there, pointing a sniper rifle out the window. There are two more Russians here, guarding Dmitri. At first they look worried when they see Georg, but he points to the radio and one of the guards nods an ok.

	Georg begins hailing his younger brother, who is holed up with the rest of his family in Laz Cortu. Tense minutes pass by as he waits for a response. Finally, his brother answers the hail. Georg warns him about the imminent attack on Laz Cortu, and instructs him to help the Russians however he can. His brother, faithful as always, agrees.		Georg begins hailing his younger brother, who is holed up with the rest of his family in Laz Cortu. Tense minutes pass by as he waits for a response. Finally, his brother answers the hail. Georg warns him about the imminent attack on Laz Cortu, and instructs him to help the Russians however he can. His brother, faithful as always, agrees.

	With a ~~deep~~ breath, Georg prepares himself for his last task. He hails the troops he left to guard the stolen nukes. Once he's reached them, and they've established identities, he gives them one command: "launch now." The soldier responds: "Are you sure, Georg?" ~~To which~~ Georg ~~says~~, his voice ~~completely~~ calm, "It's the only way to end this, do it now." ~~Finally~~, the soldier gives him a "Yes, sir." Georg leans back in his chair, and then moves to the window. He stares as the sky lights up and the growing mushroom clouds glow over the horizon, his eyes filled with hatred.		With a shaky breath, Georg prepares himself for his last task. He hails the troops he left to guard the stolen nukes. Once he's reached them, and they've established identities, he gives them one command: "launch now." The soldier responds: "Are you sure, Georg?" Where before Georg's anger was hot like a volcano, by now it has simmered into a cold winter. Georg ponders the torture he endured, the threat against his family posed by Georgia, and the many men he's lost already thanks to this pointless war of aggression. Georg's voice is arctic calm when he says, "It's the only way to end this quickly, do it now." This time, the soldier gives him a "Yes, sir." Georg leans back in his chair, and then moves to the window. He stares out the window as the sky lights up and the growing mushroom clouds glow over the horizon, his eyes filled with hatred.

	:--'''Jonathan'''		:--'''Jonathan'''

Demiurge11: /* Step 5: Tell the Story */

2009-08-07T18:40:09Z

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	Georg begins hailing his younger brother, who is holed up with the rest of his family in Laz Cortu. Tense minutes pass by as he waits for a response. Finally, his brother answers the hail. Georg warns him about the imminent attack on Laz Cortu, and instructs him to help the Russians however he can. His brother, faithful as always, agrees.		Georg begins hailing his younger brother, who is holed up with the rest of his family in Laz Cortu. Tense minutes pass by as he waits for a response. Finally, his brother answers the hail. Georg warns him about the imminent attack on Laz Cortu, and instructs him to help the Russians however he can. His brother, faithful as always, agrees.

	With a deep breath, Georg prepares himself for his last task. He hails the troops he left to guard the stolen nukes. Once he's reached them, and they've established identities, he gives them one command: "launch now." The soldier responds: "Are you sure, Georg?" To which Georg says, his voice completely calm, "It's the only way to end this, do it now." Finally, the soldier gives him a "Yes, sir." Georg leans back in his chair, and then moves to the window. He stares ~~in fascination and horror~~ as the sky lights up and the growing mushroom clouds glow over the horizon.		With a deep breath, Georg prepares himself for his last task. He hails the troops he left to guard the stolen nukes. Once he's reached them, and they've established identities, he gives them one command: "launch now." The soldier responds: "Are you sure, Georg?" To which Georg says, his voice completely calm, "It's the only way to end this, do it now." Finally, the soldier gives him a "Yes, sir." Georg leans back in his chair, and then moves to the window. He stares as the sky lights up and the growing mushroom clouds glow over the horizon, his eyes filled with hatred.

	:--'''Jonathan'''		:--'''Jonathan'''

Demiurge11: /* Step 5: Tell the Story */

2009-08-07T18:33:31Z

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	'''''Paul and Terry have no objections. Let's see them cards!'''''		'''''Paul and Terry have no objections. Let's see them cards!'''''

			'''''Jonathan wins the card contest against Terry, so it is now his turn'''''

			Georg stares at Yuriy's tired face, the will to kill him growing stronger with every moment. Then Maria slowly turns her head to look in his direction. The look on her face... it's indescribable. Longing, hope, fear, and horror--all rolled into one. Something breaks inside Georg, like the clouds breaking before the sun, and he lets his arms drop.

			From the stairs, Dmitri says, "Good. Now, can I trust you to not fuck up my plans any further? I spared your life, now I expect you to mobilize your troops to help me out there. Can I count on you?" Georg looks him in the eye, and then nods. With a sigh of relief, Dmitri goes back upstairs.

			A nearby burst of machine-gun fire snaps Georg back into action. He searches the cottage for a radio transmitter, finally finding one upstairs. Dmitri is there, pointing a sniper rifle out the window. There are two more Russians here, guarding Dmitri. At first they look worried when they see Georg, but he points to the radio and one of them nods an ok.

			Georg begins hailing his younger brother, who is holed up with the rest of his family in Laz Cortu. Tense minutes pass by as he waits for a response. Finally, his brother answers the hail. Georg warns him about the imminent attack on Laz Cortu, and instructs him to help the Russians however he can. His brother, faithful as always, agrees.

			With a deep breath, Georg prepares himself for his last task. He hails the troops he left to guard the stolen nukes. Once he's reached them, and they've established identities, he gives them one command: "launch now." The soldier responds: "Are you sure, Georg?" To which Georg says, his voice completely calm, "It's the only way to end this, do it now." Finally, the soldier gives him a "Yes, sir." Georg leans back in his chair, and then moves to the window. He stares in fascination and horror as the sky lights up and the growing mushroom clouds glow over the horizon.

			:--'''Jonathan'''

	==Step 4: Determine Player Goals==		==Step 4: Determine Player Goals==

70.27.2.184: /* Step 5: Tell the Story */

2009-07-26T16:32:29Z

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	:--'''Bob'''		:--'''Bob'''

			'''''Paul and Terry have no objections. Let's see them cards!'''''

	==Step 4: Determine Player Goals==		==Step 4: Determine Player Goals==

Demiurge11: /* Step 5: Tell the Story */

2009-03-29T06:54:57Z

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	''I'~~m supporting No~~ for Georg, ~~using a random card~~.''		'''''I am resolving Georg's desire!!: To unleash his fury on Georgia and drive it out of Abkhazia for good''''' If Georg kills Yuriy, the war is over, regardless of what happens to him. And he won't even need to use the nukes.

			Any interuptions? Or shall we continue with the revealing of the cards?

	:--'''Bob'''		:--'''Bob'''

Demiurge11: /* Step 5: Tell the Story */

2009-03-29T06:43:05Z

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	"''You!'' You're to blame for all this, you son of a bitch! ''You'' brought this fighting to Maria's doorstep, and ''you'' brought this war to Abkhazia! I'll kill you!'' Rage is burning in Georg's veins, so hot that he is frothing at the mouth. But something about Yuriy's cold, impassive, stiff reaction makes him pause and listen to the man's quiet, stiff-lipped response.		"''You!'' You're to blame for all this, you son of a bitch! ''You'' brought this fighting to Maria's doorstep, and ''you'' brought this war to Abkhazia! I'll kill you!" Rage is burning in Georg's veins, so hot that he is frothing at the mouth. But something about Yuriy's cold, impassive, stiff reaction makes him pause and listen to the man's quiet, stiff-lipped response.

	"...am... sorry... don't shoot... ''must not move''... motion sensor... ''explosives''... if you kill me... Maria dies too."		"...am... sorry... don't shoot... ''must not move''... motion sensor... ''explosives''... if you kill me... Maria dies too."
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	"Don't you ''dare'' say her name you mother ''fucker''!" Georg spits out.		"Don't you ''dare'' say her name you mother ''fucker''!" Georg spits out.

	But in spite of Georg's anger, he drops to the ground to investigate. Sure enough Maria has explosives strapped under her seat, and the detonator has wires leading to Yuriy's chair. Georg is shocked out of his rage just as if someone had splashed a bucket of ice cold water onto his face. Georg gets back up slowly and points the gun again at Yuriy, but this time ~~he feels less sure~~ of ~~himself~~. He can save Abkhazia... by sacrificing Maria and possibly himself. Maria... the only woman besides his mother that ever loved him.		But in spite of Georg's anger, he drops to the ground to investigate. Sure enough Maria has explosives strapped under her seat, and the detonator has wires leading to Yuriy's chair. Georg is shocked out of his rage just as if someone had splashed a bucket of ice cold water onto his face. Georg gets back up slowly and points the gun again at Yuriy, but this time his hand trembles and his face is creased with a frown of concentration. He can save Abkhazia... by sacrificing Maria and possibly himself. Maria... the only woman besides his mother that ever loved him.

	As Georg is still mulling this over, when a figure runs down the stairs from the second floor. It's Dmitri, "What do you think you're doing?" he cries in outrage, "I spare your life and this is how you repay me?!?"		Georg is still mulling this over when a figure runs down the stairs from the second floor. It's Dmitri, "What do you think you're doing?" he cries in outrage, "I spare your life and this is how you repay me?!?"

Demiurge11: /* Step 5: Tell the Story */

2009-03-29T06:39:21Z

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	:--'''Terry''' (with a few friendly adjustments from Jonathan for continuity)		:--'''Terry''' (with a few friendly adjustments from Jonathan for continuity)


			"''You!'' You're to blame for all this, you son of a bitch! ''You'' brought this fighting to Maria's doorstep, and ''you'' brought this war to Abkhazia! I'll kill you!'' Rage is burning in Georg's veins, so hot that he is frothing at the mouth. But something about Yuriy's cold, impassive, stiff reaction makes him pause and listen to the man's quiet, stiff-lipped response.

			"...am... sorry... don't shoot... ''must not move''... motion sensor... ''explosives''... if you kill me... Maria dies too."

			"Don't you ''dare'' say her name you mother ''fucker''!" Georg spits out.

			But in spite of Georg's anger, he drops to the ground to investigate. Sure enough Maria has explosives strapped under her seat, and the detonator has wires leading to Yuriy's chair. Georg is shocked out of his rage just as if someone had splashed a bucket of ice cold water onto his face. Georg gets back up slowly and points the gun again at Yuriy, but this time he feels less sure of himself. He can save Abkhazia... by sacrificing Maria and possibly himself. Maria... the only woman besides his mother that ever loved him.

			As Georg is still mulling this over, when a figure runs down the stairs from the second floor. It's Dmitri, "What do you think you're doing?" he cries in outrage, "I spare your life and this is how you repay me?!?"


			''I'm supporting No for Georg, using a random card.''

			:--'''Bob'''

	==Step 4: Determine Player Goals==		==Step 4: Determine Player Goals==

Demiurge11: /* Step 5: Tell the Story */

2009-03-29T06:19:21Z

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	The carnage and chaos that fills the next few moments leaves Georg stunned. His ears are ringing, his eyes watery, and his whole body seems to betray him as he stumbles, careless and lost, through what can only be, in his mind, the very middle of a lightning storm in Hell. ''No sooner had he hit the ground that the door behind him burst open with a kick, and a hail of bullets cut his two captors into pieces. Blood and guts had splattered, warm and sticky, all over him.''		The carnage and chaos that fills the next few moments leaves Georg stunned. The moment he hits the ground the door behind him bursts open with a kick and a hail of bullets cuts his two captors into pieces. Blood and guts, warm and sticky, spatter all over him. His ears are ringing, his eyes watery, and his whole body seems to betray him as he stumbles, careless and lost, through what can only be, in his mind, the very middle of a lightning storm in Hell.

	A few moments later, as he slowly returns to his senses, he is standing in the middle of ~~a staircase~~. A moment of quiet. ~~Then the door, behind him,~~ is ~~shattered by small arms fire~~, splinters and ~~dust~~ flying in all directions. ''I've got to keep moving!'' He thinks.		A few moments later, as he slowly returns to his senses, he finds himself standing in the middle of the room. A moment of quiet. The Russian soldiers have already gone outside. There is a loud boom as a mortar shell lands nearby. A window shatters, sending splinters and shards of glass flying in all directions. ''I've got to keep moving!'' He thinks, ''and I need a weapon!'' In front of him are the two bodies of the fallen Georgian soldiers. Georg stoops to remove a pistol from a blood-stained belt.

	~~Skittering to a stop at the bottom of the stairs, he finds himself~~ in ~~a small chamber--the very cellar where~~ his men spent their last night before everything went to shit. But this place is not as he left it; it is no longer a small, neat cellar housing winecasks. ''What the fuck?'' The walls are stacked with some kind of high-tech equipment, unlike anything he's ever seen in Abkhazia--all blinking lights and electronic displays. In front of him, standing painfully still, is General Yuriy, his face grim but lacking focus. ~~In the far corner~~, ~~a large, bulky object--''the missing warhead! Oh, shit.'' And between the two, he~~ sees Maria, covered with bruises, her hair matted with her own tears, tied to a chair. Georg's vision turns red as rage floods through his body.		Still sitting painfully still in his chair, is General Yuriy, his face grim but lacking focus. Behind Yuriy, Georg sees Maria, covered with bruises, her hair matted with sweat and her face streaked with dust and her own tears, tied to a chair. Georg's vision turns red as rage floods through his body.

	"You son of a bitch!"		"You son of a bitch!"
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	There's a pistol in his hand. He raises it, pointing it directly between Yuriy's eyes. Georg's face twists with rage. Amazingly, the General does not move, still as a statue.		There's a pistol in his hand. He raises it, pointing it directly between Yuriy's eyes. Georg's face twists with rage. Amazingly, the General does not move, still as a statue.

	~~Upstairs~~, another explosion rocks the small house. Shouting. Many sets of footsteps ~~begin to descend the stairs to the cellar~~.		Outside, another explosion rocks the small house. Shouting. Many sets of footsteps are approaching.

	''I'm supporting No for Maria, using a random card.''		''I'm supporting No for Maria, using a random card.''

	:--'''Terry'''		:--'''Terry''' (with a few friendly adjustments from Jonathan for continuity)

	==Step 4: Determine Player Goals==		==Step 4: Determine Player Goals==