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[[This Is Sparta|REEAAALLPPOOOLLLIITIIKKK!!!]]
'''''Realpolitik''''' is a forum game played on
[http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=362995 The first one] was created by Lighthearter (LH) who was the [[Game Master]] of it as well. It was played as the nation of England and went for about a year. Eventually, LH got tired of taking an hour to play each turnset and declared the game over, writing an [http://forums.civfanatics.com/showpost.php?p=10152525&postcount=9348 epilogue] that neatly wrapped up all storylines. After a brief stint of utter [[Gambit Pileup|confusion]] LH resigned indefinitely as a Realpolitik GM, only to realize that what he thought had happened had happened but hadn't happened, [[Mind Screw|even though it happened.]]
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There was a brief [http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=397418 Beta] that Lighthearter hosted as well. This introduced new rules such as [[NPC]] voting. These rules were refined for [http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=10291073#post10291073 Realpolitik II: Dark Storm Rising]. It began in March of 2011, and ran through early July. It had its fair share of challenges and difficulties, and there has been a reboot in [http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=430676 Realpolitik III: Dark of the North]. It included a lot of elements from the game genre of [[Action Chatroom]] and changed the setting from immortal politicians to [[Lord of the Rings|LOTR]] style wraiths, who were the bad guys in Realpolitik II. Eventually, this became inactive as well.
LH's current{{when}} game is [http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=448247 'Star of the Shogun'] in which the players are running Japan. A lot of the rules have been refined for this one, allowing the players more freedom with their options as politicians.
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* [[Action Girl]]: NPC Anna.
* [[Actual Pacifist]]: West India Man.
* [[Anyone Can Die]]: Including a player who was killed off for treason.
* [[Awesome McCoolname]]: Magnive, who began calling himself "Gaius Magnivius Caesar", upon becoming the steward of Rome.
* [[Badass Normal]]: Ravus_Sol's Monks in Black.
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* [[Cold-Blooded Torture]]: Nadia, torturing Catherine [[Complete Monster|for fun]].
* [[Completely Missing the Point]]: Given that we're dealing with [[Strawman Political|radical political beliefs]](on all ends of the isle) is it really surprising?
* [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]]: The final installment of the Ukraine narrative.
{{quote|Catherine: You saved my life. Twice. I just . . . I guess I never said thank you.
Athers: And you'll never need to. }}
{{quote|DT: I'm of the opinion that, having got this far with
Sparthage: My vote is for Continue as well. I will refrain from calling an Armed Revolution until the patch comes out.
Hoplitejoe, Southernking, Redspy, Nonevah, Princeof Persia, Ninjacow, Tambien: Continue
Chimera1804: ...I'd vote but there doesn't seem to be much point. }}
* [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]]: Ravus_Sol guessing Ilduce349's entire plan with no information and proceeding to not only call him out on it, but '''fool LH into thinking he'd found out for real.'''
* [[Crowning Moment of Funny]]: Half of what occurs in the chatroom for the game, as evidenced by this conversation on foreign leaders(before Catherine was introduced as a character):
'''Ravus:''' Really?
'''Lighthearter:''' That makes PETER Caesar's daughter! }}
* [[Dark Action Girl]]: Nadia Amanova, leader of the Ukrainian Resistance.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Everyone, but LH, Nuke and Ravus deserve special mention.
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* [[Elites Are More Glamorous]]: Only the special forces of the nations are generally characterized.
* [[Everything's Better with Princesses]]: Catherine. My God, Cathy.
* [[Evil Brit]]: (Almost)Everyone (except Fargle) at various times IC. DT and Captain Fargle OOC.
* [[Expy]]: The Night Eagles to the British Special Air Services (SAS).
* [[Gambit Pileup]]: Repeatedly, but then again, it is a game about politics.
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* [[Obviously Evil]]: "The figure has no hair, and neither any nose. Instead, he has twin slits on his face in an inverted V, and small red eyes. He stands eight feet tall and you feel an aura of power and disdain emanating from him."
* [[One-Man Army]]: Captain Athers, the NPC commander of the Night Eagles.
* [[Only Sane Man]]: Multiple.
{{quote|''“I – don’t – understand! WHY? Why did those oafs have to go with a full-scale execution instead of a quiet little thing where we get her out of the way!?! MORONS! The lot of ‘em! They deserved what happened!”''}}
* [[Rescue Romance]]: Catherine and Athers.
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* [[The Captain]]: Athers, captain of the Night Eagles
* [[The Chessmaster]]: Ravus_Sol.
* [[The Roman Empire]]: Defeated in the vicious Caesaerian War, but still present.
* [[The Squad]]: The Night Eagles.
* [[Tsarist Russia]]: Present and angry.
* [[Video Game Cruelty Potential]]
* [[What Could Possibly Go Wrong?]]: Most of the plans developed by the players.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Invoked spectacularly by the other players upon learning of Nuke and LH's big argument at the end.
* [[What the Hell, Player?]]: Invoked in almost every narrative in one way or another.
{{quote|''“You've been telling your political secrets to an ASSASSIN-FOR-HIRE WORKING FOR RAVUS!”''}}
* [[What Were You Thinking?]]: Again, multiple.
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