EUIV: Bohemian Like You

[Grover]

After my forgetfulness and overwriting the autosave with another game, it's time to start anew. I was going to keep forging on with Korea, back from 1475 and forward, but quickly realized the game would turn out much the same as Abe's had: colonizing the spice islands and the south, moving east to North America and so on. We've already read that from him, you don't need to read a slightly different iteration from me.

We'll turn our eyes toward central Europe where Austria leads the Holy Roman Empire, a group of small Germanic nations who vote for their Emperor. We are Bohemia, predominantly Czech, the capitol province of Bohemia is what we know as Prague.

We are a devout Catholic people who put our faith in God and the ways of Jesus Christ, our savior.

We have very powerful neighbors in Austria, Hungary, Poland, Lithuania. Burgundy and France are not far off either.

We have one major goal. Unite the German and Czech people under one flag.

In the image below you will see our place in Central Europe. It is a crowded place these days.



In this image you'll see Bohemia up close. Poland to our east, Hungary touching Moravia, Poland with Moravia and Böhmerwald. Also bording Böhmerwald is Bavaria and Pfalz and Wurzburg. Along Erz is Saxony and bordering Niederlausitz is Brandenburg and Saxony's partner in a union, Thuringia.

We've got an army of 13,000 troops. Ratibor (Silesia) is our vassal. We will look to annex them as soon as possible.

[Grover]

1444
November 11
We take a mission to become allies with Austria. They won't accept it yet, so we start by sending a marriage proposal.

We send Matyas Velen, our diplomat to Wurzburg to forge a claim on the province of Bamberg. We are going to begin aggressively.

November 12
Austria accepts our royal marriage proposal. We'll have our alliance with them in a month.

November 14
Trier proposes an alliance to us. We reject. I feel as if they are too far away for us to reap any real benefits from them just yet.

We hire a theologian and a statesman for admin and diplomatic cabinet spots.

With the theologian we pass the Advancement of Religion Act through our National Decisions. Our revolt risk is up 1%, but our missionary strength is as well.

November 18
We enter an alliance with Brandenburg.

November 25
We enter an alliance with the Palatinate.

December 13
We enter an alliance with Austria.

We gain 10 prestige and 25 diplomatic power.

December 14
We take a mission to spread the Czech culture to our province of Niederlausitz.

December 19
We have enter an alliance with Anhalt.

December 23
We have entered a royal marriage with Brandenburg.

December 25
We have entered a royal marriage with our vassal, Silesia.

December 27
We have entered a royal marriage with The Palatinate.

[Grover]

1445
January 3
We enter a royal marriage with Anhalt.

They are willing to vassalize. We need to get our relations to 190 with them to do so. We need to get Silesia to 190 to begin annexation.

January 8
We send 25 gold to Silesia to grease the wheels a bit.

February 8
Diplomat Boleslav Jiskra heads back to Silesia to improve relations.

February 28
Culture conversion has begun in Niederlausitz. It is estimated to take 48 months. The mission will be complete in 1449.

November 12
We have gained a Casus Belli on Wurzburg for the province of Bamberg.

Matyas Velen has been commended for fabricating this claim without being caught. Bravo.

However, we must be patient and wait for a king to be named. We cannot start a war with a regency council.

November 24
We send a gift of 25 gold to Anhalt to grease the wheels.

Ideally we will have them vassalized before we go to war.

1446
March 25
RETURN OF THE HUSSITES!

The Hussite was technically ended in 1434, but the country was still divided, between those faithful to Rome and those still loyal to the Hussite ideals. The leader of the Hussite party was Jiri z Podebrad, and after various attempts of reconciliation, he decided upon a military solution. He raised an armed force in northeastern Bohemia and seized Prague with little resistance. Civil War broke out though, as those faithful to Rome fought him, but eventually the Hussites won.

Jan Hus knew the truth!

We lose 100 Papal Influence.
Catholicism Gains +3% reform desire.

All hail King Jiri z Podebrad! (5/3/2)

[Grover]

1446
March 26
Matyas Velen returns to Anhalt to improve relations.

March 28
National Decions
We pass the Liquor Act.

+5% National Tax Modifier
+5% Stability Cost Modifier

March 30
Death of a Merchant
One of the greatest and richest men in Bohemia has died with an heir. He was a well known patron of religion and the arts.

The state needs the money and gains 17.21 ducats.

October 12
In local war news, Austria has declared war on Wurttemberg, citing Conquest as their Casus Belli.

Poor Wurttemberg.

November 3
It seems that Wurttemberg is allied with Wurzburg.

We pull Velen out of Anhalt.

The time to strike Wurzburg is now.

November 29
Even better. Austria has called us to war with them. Wurzburg included.

December 25
We begin the siege of Bamberg.

1447
May 7
Lots of countries involved here.

We are at war with Alsace, Mainz, Wurzburg and Wurttemburg.

The other side is at war with Austria, Tuscany, Trier, Silesia and us.

November 4
We have won the Siege of Bamberg. It lasted 313 days.

The army marches to the capitol province, Würzburg.

November 17
Austria accepts peace, but we are still warring with Alsace, Wurttemberg and Mainz.

It looks as if Austria took the province of Konstanz from Wurrtemburg.

We begin a siege on Mainz.

1448
March 4
Austria accepts peace with Wurttemburg and the war is over.

We are at peace with Wurzburg until late 1452. Wurrtemburg, Mainz and Alsace until March 1453.

Velen heads back to Anhalt to improve relations.

April 3
Unhappiness among the clergy.

We don't care. We lose 10 papal influence and gain 10 prestige.

[Grover]

1448
April 30
Vaclav (2/4/4) is the new Heir to the Throne! The succession is safe.

December 16
Jiskra heads back from Silesia, but will return to annex in one month.

1449
January 19
Annexation of Silesia has begun. It is estimated to be completed in February of 1453.

March 3
Niederlausitz now has the culture we desire!

+10 Diplomatic power.

Our next mission is already underway: incorporate Silesia.

August 20
In the local news Bavaria has declared war on Ansbach.

September 15
Teutonic Order declared war on Pomerania.

And Central Europe starts to get messy.

Anbach wants military access. We deny them.

September 25
Frankfurt asks for access. We deny them as well.

December 7
Administrative Technology Advance!
National Ideas (4)

We will start by selecting Diplomatic Ideas from the Diplomatic Ideas Group.

We immediately use 400 diplomatic power to unlock another diplomat.

We use new diploat Jan Jiri Syrovy to fabricate a claim on Thuringia's province of Wittenberg. They are in a personal union with Saxony. We are prepared to take them both out.

1450
January 15
We allow Mazovia military access.

April 3
Court Painter Available
Lately we have been looking for painters or artists to try to adequately capture the glory of our monarch. As it happens a painter offered his services to us just this morning.

We hire him for 19.2 ducats. We gain 10 prestige and 1 stability (+1)

June 10
We have vassalized the Kingdom of Anhalt.

[Grover]

1450
November 9
Our agent has been discovered in Wittenberg. This hurts us, but will not stop us.

December 9
We have gained the Casus Belli for Wittenburg.

Thuringia is in a Personal Union under Saxony.

Saxony is allied with Hesse and Magdeburg.

December 19
We declare war on Thuringia to take Wittenberg.

We call all allies. Austria and The Palatinate are likely to join us.

1451
January 12
We begin the sieges of Saxony and Wittenberg.

June 30
We have won the Siege of Saxony! The siege lasted just 175 days.

September 18
Incompetent Diplomats!

We have appointed too many inbred nobles to the position of diplomat. They are making fools of themselves, which was probably expected, but what is worse, they are also embarrassing our country.

We have replaced them.

September 24
We have won the siege of Thuringia!

We send the 12,000 troops there to Anhalt, which is under siege by everyone we're fighting against.

December 9
Military Technology advance!
Pike Square (4)

Military Tactics +.25, Land Morale Increased +.50

We can now build armory.

1452
April 5
Saint Proclaimed!
The Pope has announced that one of our ruler's most esteemed and revered ancestors was actually a saint. This is a cause for great celebration!

Te Deum!

We gain 1 stability (+2)

September 14
We have won the Siege of Thüringen after 306 days!

November 16
The Palatinate accepted a separate peace offer. Meh.

Hesse tries to enter Thüringen, we promptly destroy them.

Magdeburg has some in Saxony, we will deal with them just as deftly.

December 14
And the occupation in Saxony is dealt with.

December 22
Hesse is back in Thüringen, trying to take it from us once more.

1453
February 4
Silesia has been annexed into Bohemia! The province of Ratibor now belongs to our glorious nation.

Prestige +5, +10 for the mission. We lose 10 legitimacy for the integration.

February 10
We enter an alliance with Brunswick.

We take a mission to accumulate money.

March 20
We have entered a royal marriage with Brunswick.

March 24
We have won the Siege of Leipzig!

March 30
We have accepted peace. We have annexed Saxony and Leipzig, putting down the Saxons for good (we hope).

Thuringia makes out. They keep both provinces and become independent of any rule but their own. We did them a favor.

In the map below you'll see our three newest holdings: Ratibor in the east, Saxony and Leipzig in the west. I hear Leipzig will have a fantastic fictional football team in about 560 years.

[Grover]

1453
April 1
Matyas Velen heads to Austria to improve relations.

Jan Jiri Syrovy heads to Brunswick to do the same.

We feel pretty good about our holdings, but would like to add Wittenburg and Thüringen to our nation in time. Ten years or so.

April 5
We spend some admin power to make both Saxony and Leipzig cores.

April 6
We have entered a royal marriage with Lüneburg. This overextends our relationships and costs us one diplomatic power per month, but they are willing to become a vassal. I can't pass that up.

April 27
We have entered an alliance with Lüneburg.

May 6
We have sent Boleslav Jiskra to Lüneburg to improve relations. Let's get them vassalized as soon as we can manage.

June 9
We have granted military access to Sweden and Norway, who are fighting Crimea and the Ottomans in the south.

1454
January 8
We allow Denmark military access.

February 26
We allow Münster military access.

March 7
The Last Jousting Tournament!
We can feel it in the wind. Soon our equestrian elite will be nothing more than adream remembered, as the chivalrous tradition dies out before the onslaught of modernity. The world is changing, but for now, for last time: Let the Knights of Bohemia Ride!

Forward, to glory!

We lose 30 admin power, 19.88 ducats.

We gain:
+10% Morale of Armies
+1.00 Yearly Army Tradition
+0.50 Yearly Prestige

The bonuses last for 10 years.

March 22
We allow Hesse military access.

April 11
Improvements in Government Technology
A few local workers in the administration have discovered what they claim is a more efficient way to handle documents. Obviously they do now know what they are talking about, but can it hurt to let them try their new ideas?

We spare no expenses.

Gain 0.50 inflation and 50 administrative power.

June 21
We begin to fabricate a claim on the Teutonic Order province of Neumark.

1455
Brandenburg has declared war on the Teutonic Order, presumably after Neumark.

March 4
Brandenburg has asked us to join the war. We accept.

March 19
We easily dispatch 1,000 troops in Wittenburg and Thüringen and begin our sieges there.

May 12
Brandenburg has taken siege of Neumark.

September 15
8,000 Nationalists have risen up in Saxony!

14,000 Bohemians will meet them there.

October 28
We have won the Siege of Thüringen!

1456
February 4
Administrative Technology advances!
Constables & Temples (5)

We can now build both and gain some tax bonuses.

March 19
Thuringia has accepted peace with Brandenburg.

April 9
Cessation of Church Functions!
Noble families were often granted control over church lands and appointments were made in many states in exchange for cash contributions to the crown's efforts. The crown, of course, lost control over some revenues in this exchange for a short-term boost in revenue.

I decline.

We lose 1 stability (+1) and 20 Papal Influence (-34)

[Grover]

1456
July 15
Leipzig has become a core province.

14,000 troops engage 9,000 Teutonic Order soldiers in their province of Ostpruessen.

July 27
The battle is won. 4,000 troops scatter, we chase them.

August 22
Saxony has become a core province.

September 9
We are now accepting Saxon as a culture in Bohemia.

We move in on 5,000 Teutonic troops in Danzig (motherfucker).

September 25
Justify my War!
Our enemies have always grumbled about our demands, not quite believing that they are truly justified. With our new, effective diplomatic corps whose administrative ability we deeply believe in, we should be able to justify our wars and demands

For you, to justify my....

We get Unjustified Demands -20%

September 28
The force in Danzig is eliminated. We begin a siege here.

1457
January 9
National Decision: Formalize Scales, Weights & Measures

We gain a National Tax Modifier of 5%.

Diplomatic Ideas Upgrade:
Claim Fabrication: we can now fabricate claims in half the time. Six months as opposed to a year.

March 30
We begin to build a temple in Breslau.

August 15
We make a peace agreement with Teutonic Order.

September 8
We begin to build a temple in Moravia.

October 18
We send Boleslav Jiskra to Anhalt to improve relations. We're three years away from being able to annex. We need them at 190 or better.

1458
March 30
The temple in Breslau is complete.

April 11
Merchants Worried About Lack of Protection
With our focus on free trade, our merchants are concerned that they are not getting the support that they would get under a more mercantilist policy.

We try and help. We lose 25 diplomacy, but gain 1.00 in mercantilism.

[Grover]

1458
April 24
We send Matyas Velen to Austria to improve relations.

November 23 – Jan Jiri Syrovy heads to Mecklenburg to improve relations.

1459
February 7
We begin to build a temple in Erz.

March 29
We deny Ansbach's request for military access.

July 6
Military Technology advances!: Standardized Pikes (5)

Combat Width +2, Infantry Shock +0.15.

Our infantry units will now be Longbow.

October 10
We still have that claim on Bamberg.

We pull Matyas Velen out of Austria so we can declare war on Wurzburg.

October 24
We declare war on Wurzburg with Lüneburg, Anhalt and Brunswick at our backs.

Mainz, Ulm and Wurttemburg join Wurzburg.

November 10
We begin the Siege of Bamberg.

November 28
We begin the Siege of Würzburg.

December 4
We begin the Siege of Mainz.

1460
April 15
Nobles Demand Privileges!
The privileges of the nobility have been under continuous assault as Jiri has attempted to centralize more and more control. The nobles have finally lost their patience and are demanding that they are given back what they believe is rightfully there.

We accept their claims and lose 10 prestige. Better than the +2 revolt. We don't need that during a war.

June 19
We have won the Siege of Würzburg!

June 26
We begin to build a temple in Saxony.

July 29
We have won the Siege of Bamberg!

August 24
We have won the Siege of Mainz!

August 25
Mainz accepts full annexation in a peace agreement.

September 4
Wurz burgs accepts full annexation.

September 5
We spend the administrative power to turn all three of our new provinces into cores.

September 12
8,000 Nationalists have risen up in Mainz!

September 30
Trier has entered a Military Coalition against us!

They are outraged and view us an aggressive conqueror.

November 11
We put down the nationalists in Mainz.

We have begun the process of annexing Anhalt. It is expected to be done in December 1465.

November 21
We have vassalized Lüneburg.

We are 16 years into the game.

We have made good progress moving west with the capture of Bamberg, Würzburg and Mainz. Trier (orange) clearly feels threatened, entering the coalition. Our major allies are Austria, The Palatinate and Brandenburg.

Here's a long-range view of us in Europe as a whole, as well as a closer, provincial look at Bohemia.

[Grover]

1460
November 29
We have canceled our military access with Poland. It was unnecessary.

1461
January 30
We have entered a military alliance with Mecklenburg.

February 10
We have entered a royal marriage with them as well.

March 4
We have maxed relations with Mecklenburg.

We send Boleslav Jiskra to Brandenburg to improve relations.

March 13
Jan Jiri Syrovy has been sent to The Palatinate to improve relations.

April 14
Brunswick asks us to join them in the Brunswickian Conquest of Bremen, currently held by the Hansa.

However, the Hansa are allied with Gelre, England and Portugal.

We'll take the 25 prestige hit and relations hit with Brunswick to stay out of this one. I'm trying to core three provinces and my manpower is only 219 with 11,000 troops needed by the armies. We're decimated right now. We need time to recover.

May 5
We begin construction on an armory in Breslau. We'll build one in Bohemia the next time we can afford one.

May 18
Hesse has entered into a coalition against us. Yawn.

June 10
Bavarian Revolt!
The ongoing oppression and exploitation of the Bavarian minority has finally reached its boiling point. The citizens of Würzburg have decided to take up arms against the oppressors.

We negotiate. Paying 30 ducats to avoid a revolt and losing some national revenue until November.

June 15
We have gained a Casus Belli against Hesse for threatening our trade!

June 23
We have gained a Casus Belli against Trier for threatening our trade!

If only we had more than 9,000 troops and 218 manpower.

July 4
We have to take out a loan and fail to accumulate money. We take a mission for our manpower to reserve. Very long-term goal, but we need a break.

September 22
England is occupying Mecklenburg and that is why I avoided this war.

September 29
Reconciling Differences!
Sometimes when countries have different types of governments they just do not understand each other fully. With our competent diplomats we have reconciled differences with one of our neighbors.

Frankfurt's opinion of us has been changed by +20

1462
February 5
I take a year off from paying that loan to begin construction of an armory in the capitol, Bohemia.

February 11
Bavaria has declared war on Augsburg.

April 14
National Institutions
As of late more and more people arr requesting representative national institutions.

We lose 35 admin, diplo and military power to give the people what they want.

October 9
Boundry Dispute
The lack of good maps or to create accurate maps would occasionally lead to overlapping claims of authority in border regions. These disputes were usually over very marginal areas, but could serve as a point of friction when monarchs decided to press the issue.

We press the issue and have gained a claim on Thüringen.

I will hold off a year when the three new provinces are cores. Even though we will lose the manpower mission, this is too good an opportunity to pass up.

[Grover]

1462
November 30
We finally are on the plus side of Papal Influence again and throw our 25 behind 46 year Priuli.

1463
January 7
We repay the 44 ducat loan.

June 8
Bamberg has become a core of our nation.

October 7
Würzburg has become a core of our nation.

November 19
Mainz has become a core of our nation.

We move the troops to Leipzig.

December 6
We begin construction of a temple in Leipzig.

December 11
We recall Jiskra from Brandenburg.

December 18
We declare war on Thuringia.

We fail our manpower mission as predicted.

Our next mission is to improve prestige to 50. It is currently 21.

December 28
The Siege of Thüringen and the Siege of Wittenberg have begun. A small force of 1,000 men was cleared out of Thüringen with ease

1464
April 18
Non-Enforcement of Ordinances
Monarchs ruled by issuing ordinances, but they were almost powerless to enforce them. Enforcement depended upon the local powers that would not always be as vigilant as the monarchs would have desired.

We spend 30 administrative power to increase attempts.

June 10
We have won the Siege of Wittenburg.

September 10
We begin construction of a temple in Mainz.

November 16
We have won the Siege of Thürningen.

Teutonic Order is leading this war, so we couldn't make our demands to Thuringia themselves.

December 29
We receive military access from Poland.

1465
January 10
Administrative Technology Advance: Three Field Rotation (6)

Production Efficiency Increased +10%

Can now build Farm Estate.

April 5
23,000 coalition forces of Bohemia, The Palatinate, Brandenburg, Lüneburg and Anhalt slaughter 4,000 Teutonic troops in the battle of Marienburg.

We have lain siege to the city.

April 16
Poland has declared war on Teutonic Order!

April 24
We have begun the Siege of Chelmno.

April 28
And the Siege of Danzig (motherfucker)

May 1
Poland has begun the siege of Warmia.

June 5
We have begun construction of a temple in Oberlausitz.

October 4
Anhalt has been integrated! We lose 10 legitimacy and gain 5 prestige.

1466
April 12
Cessation of Church Functions

We decline this again and lost one stability (0) and 20 Papal Influence.

May 10
After 378 days we have won the Siege of Chelmno.

We also begin to fabricate a claim on Magdeburg. This would give us a border with Lüneburg.

May 24
We begin construction of a temple in Niederslausitz.

June 25
We have won the Siege of Marienburg. Teutonic's capitol.

August 30
We have begun the Siege of Memel.

September 30
We sue for peace.

The provinces of Thüringen and Wittenberg are now under Bohemian rule. We immediately work to make them core provinces.

We begin construction of a temple in Ratibor.

Here's another look at our growing nation. We've got some nice continuity all the way around with Anhalt, Wittenberg and Thüringen join in.

[Grover]

1466
October 3
Justify My War!

We get the -20% Unjustified Demands perk once more.

October 27
Hesse has left the military coalition against us.

November 10
We have gained the Conquest Casus Belli against Magdeburg!

1467
January 2
Military Technology Advance: Arquebus (6)

Military Tactics +0.25
Combat Width +2
Infantry Shock +0.30

January 14
We declare war on Magdeburg with the intention of taking the province. Hansa joins in with them.

We have Mecklenburg and The Palatinate at our backs.

January 26
The Siege of Altmark has begun with no resistance from the Magdeburg forces. We prepare to send the bulk of our forces to The Hansa's lands.

February 28
14,000 Bohemian forces destroy 7,000 Hansa forces in their capitol of Lübeck. The siege has begun.

April 4
The provinces of Lauenburg, Hamburg, Stade and Bremen are all under siege by our forces.

May 11
Bohemian Ideas Advance!
The Compacta of Prague: +3.00 Tolerance of Herectics.

Cabinet unlocked through Diplomatic Ideas: +2 Diplomatic Relations.

We begin construction of a temple in Anhalt.

May 25
Bavaria declared war on tiny Ulm.

November 21
We have won the Siege of Lauenburg.

1468
January 16
We have won the Siege of Altmark, our primary goal.

March 12
Switzerland has declared war on Austria.

April 1
We have won the Siege of Bremen.

April 22
Nobles Ally with Foreign Power
The nobility was not fully subjugated during this age and the nobles could and did strike independent alliances with foreign princes. The crowns of Europe might not have liked it, but they were normally hard pressed to prevent these kinds of activities.

We lose 33 administrative power and gain a Diplomatic Insult Casus Belli on Bavaria.

May 14
We have won the Siege of Hamburg.

June 1
We have won the Siege of Stade.

We begin construction of a temple in Böhmerwald

November 23
We have sued for peace.

We have been given 112 ducats by The Hansa. We have been given Altmark by Magdeburg. We have also receive Lauenburg and Stade from The Hansa.

We immediately work to make them cores.

We begin work on armories in Erz and Moravia.

We begin work on a temple in Bamberg.

As is customary, here is our newest map. Stade is an important province for us. Why? it is our first coastal province. Lüneburg will be up for annexation in 1470 and we're close to vassalizing Mecklenburg so we'll create a nice triangle up top along with Laueburg. I still want to clean out the Hansa. Lübeck is a very important trade node up here.

[Grover]

1468
November 28
Ansbach have entered a military coalition against us.

December 16
Hesse asks for military access. They're in a war with Mecklenburg. I deny them. Without me, they and Münster can't get to them.

1469
January 3
Wittenberg and Thüringen have become cores.

February 9
The Hansa have entered a coalition against us.

June 6
We begin construction of a temple in Altmark.

July 20
We have begun work to fabricate a claim in the Hesse province of Kassel.

December 30
Münster has taken Hannover from Brunswick. Brunswick has the one province of their namesake remaining. We could possibly make a claim for it.

1470
January 21
We have gained the Conquest Casus Belli against Hesse.

January 22
Mecklenburg has become our vassal.

January 28
We have entered a royal marriage with Poland.

February 6
Matyas Velen has traveled to Austria to improve relations.

Jan Jiri Syrovy has traveled to Denmark to improve relations.

April 12
Our nation is mourning over the loss over our great King Jiri z Podebrad.

King Jiri is known for bringing the provinces of Ratibor, Saxony, Wittenburg, Thürnigen, Leipzig, Anhalt, Altmark, Würzburg, Bamberg, Mainz, Stade and Lauenburg into the Bohemian realm. He will be greatly missed.

A New King, Vaclav V z Podebrad (2/4/4) will lead our people!

Otakar (2/2/3) is the new Heir to the Throne.

[Grover]

1470
April 24
We deny a peasant's petition for redress and 6 regiments rise up in Erz.

May 19
The army moves in from Saxony and after two weeks of fighting have removed any threat.

July 23
We begin work on a temple in Thüringen.

December 6
We have begun the annexation of Lüneburg. It is expected to be complete in September 1476.

1471
February 26
Altmark has become a provincial core.

We work to change the culture in Würzburg to Czech. It will take around three years.

March 4
We begin work on a temple in Altmark.

May 20
We have begun work to fabricate a claim on Brunswick. They are ripe for the picking.

September 4
We have begun work on a Constable in Bohemia.

October 9
Reconciling Differences!

Trier's opinion of us is +20.

November 22
We have gained the Casus Belli against Brunswick.

December 16
We declare war on Brunswick and send our army of 13,000 toward their army of 1,000.

December 29
It's a rout and the siege begins.

1472
January 20
We use 226 admin power to bring stability back up to 0 from -2.

April 7
We have begun work on a Constable in Altmark.

Altmark currently produces 11 ducats per year. Along with Bohemia (17) it is a powerhouse.

April 28
We gain a military engineer.

Stade and Lauenburg have become cores.

Now we can build a navy.

May 9
Schlesian is no longer an accepted culture.

Breslau and Ratibor will have to be converted to Czech now.

The process has begun. Ratibor will take 3 years, Breslau 6.

October 3
A New Cardinal!

Priuli has become an active cardinal and he is loyal to Bohemia.

He is replacing Neufchatel, who was under the diabolical influence of France.

We have begun work on a temple in Stade.

December 3
We have sued for peace and annexed Brunswick.

It will take 42 months to turn Brunswick into a core.

And in the map below you'll see Brunswick gives us another western presence. Keep in mind that Lüneburg is a few years from annexation and will connect us with Stade and Lauenburg.

[Grover]

1472
December 9
Münster has entered a Military Coalition against us.

1473
January 23
We begin work on a small fleet out of Stade. Two barques and a galley to begin with.

April 4
The Palatinate has declared war on Bavaria.

May 24
The Palatinate has asked us to join in with them against Bavaria, Baden, Hungary, Urbino and Poland.

I have to say no and take a prestige hit.

June 8
We begin building a Temple in Lauenburg.

June 21
We send Matyas Velen to Frankfurt to fabricate a claim. I want possession of the trade node.

June 29
We have a boundary dispute for Lübeck, now controlled by our allies the Danes. We settle the issue and lose 1 stability. They are a strong ally for us to have right now.

July 3
We have maxed relations with Denmark.

July 20
Jan Jiri Syrovy heads to Poland to improve relations.

October 15
Quality Wool.
We gain 20 ducats.

We begin work on a Constable in Saxony.

December 23
We have gained the Casus Belli against Frankfurt.

We received one earlier against Ansbach.

December 31
We declare war on Frankfurt. Trier joins the.

We will try and annex the three total provinces they have.

1474
February 14
We win the Battle of Frankfurt between the allied Frank and Trier forces. Our siege has begun.

In non-war news, we've begun work on a Constable in Erz.

March 1
Würzburg now has Czech culture.

April 10
We have won the Battle of Trier and begun our siege.

April 15
We have begun the Siege of Koblenz as well.

April 19
We have sent Matyas Velen to improve relations with France.

April 27
We allow a traveling minstrel to go where he pleases and we gain 1 stability (0).

July 6
We have begun work on a temple in Würzburg.

October 8
We have won the Siege of Frankfurt!

1475
February 6
A Constable is under construction in Moravia.

February 18
We have won the Siege of Koblenz!

March 14
We have won the Siege of Trier.

March 22
Trier have surrendered and we have annexed their provinces of Trier and Koblenz.

March 29
Hesse and Cologne have entered a Military Coalition against us.

April 1
Aachen and Bavaria have entered the Coalition against us.

April 4
We have annexed Frankfurt through conquest.

We quickly work to make Frankfurt and Koblenz cores.

We can't quite afford Trier.

Now, we need some peace to begin building our national infrastructure and advancing our ideas.

April 8
We lose 25 prestige. Ouch. -6 now.

April 10
We have received the trade dispute Casus Belli against Cologne. We'll hold off.

Here's a look at the nation after our newest additions. There's a lot of troops activity in the area, but the important thing is that Frankfurt is trade node. We can work this to our advantage. Lüneburg is due to join us in August 1476 now.

We now also have borders with Burgundy.

[Grover]

1475
April 18
Aachen, Bavaria, Hansa have all embargoed our trade.

May 3
Hesse is now threatening our trade as well.

We have begun work on a Constable in Leipzig.

May 11
Hannoverian Patriots have crossed into Lauenberg from Denmark!

Ratibor has been converted to Czech culture!

May 17
Münster is now in on the act of embargoing our trade.

July 5
We send 23,000 troops to meet 18,000 Hannoverian Patriots in Lauenburg.

August 17
We are joined by Lüneburg and Mecklenberg and it is a very bloody win for our forces.

October 5
We begin work on a Constable in Wittenberg.

October 15
We have entered a military alliance with Denmark.

October 27
Nationalist Sentiment
With our reputation, our neighbors think we are the spawn of the Devil and are all plotting our downfall. Nationalist conspirators are spreading lies and igniting rebel sentiment in Lauenbrg.

Local Revolt Risk: +15.00 for 5 years.

1476
January 6
Military Technology Advance! The Limber (7)

Military Tactics +0.25
Infantry Fire +0.10
Artillery Fire +100

Enables Large Cast Bronze Mortar and Houfnice.

February 11
We have entered a royal marriage with Denmark.

April 10
Priuli has died and has been replaced by Davis, represented by Münster.

We need to get another cardinal into the Holy See.

April 30
The nobles demand privileges and we deny them. Revolt Risk +2

May 8
We have begun work on a Constable in Niederlausitz.

May 22
Legitimacy Questioned
The bloodthirst shown by Vaclav V has ruined the reputation of Bohemia in the eyes of the world, and now our own subjects are starting to question the legitimacy of such a ruthless ruler.

We lose 15 Legitimacy.

June 5
Brunswick has become a core.

We have accepted an alliance with Poland.

We send a diplo to Bavaria to improve relations.

July 3
We have sent a diplo to Münster to improve relations.

August 5
Lüneberg has been integrated!

The addition of Lüneberg connects Stade and Lauenburg to the rest of the country. Now we need some peace to stabalize. We are probably 12-14 years from integrating Mecklenberg.

[Grover]

1476
August 10
Gelre has entered into the Coalition against us.

August 12
We send Jiskra to the Palatinate to improve relations.

September 10
Utrecht has entered into an alliance against us.

Construction on an Armory has begun in Altmark.

October 14
Babbling Buffoons
Diplomat after diplomat has failed us, their incompetence so flabbergasting that the world has started to see us in a different light. Our inept diplomats have ruined our reputation!

I wish I could execute them.

-5 Diplomatic Relations for the next 5 years.

1477
January 2
We begin work on a Constable in Oberslausitz.

We're now going to save for 500 to build a Farm Estate.

March 10
11,000 Hannoverian Patriots have crossed into our borders from Denmark into Lauenburg where we have 17,000 troops stationed.

April 3
We suffer major losses and only beat back 2,000 of them for retreat. The battle is a win.

The Patriots are met unceremoniously by 12,000 Danish troops in Holstein on their retreat.

April 13
7,000 Brunswickian Nationalists have risen up in Lauenburg!

May 14
The 7,000 Nationalists did enough to send our 12,000 (now 7,000) man army on the retreat.

July 11
More Brunswickian Nationalists have risen up! There's 15 in Lauenburg now.

September 21
Hannoverian Patriots have crossed into Lauenburg from Denmark and are fighting the Brunswickian Nationalists. Win!

December 4
We have entered an alliance with France.

December 6
Diplomatic Technology Advance: Marketplace & Dock (4)

Trade Range 100
Can now build Dock and Marketplace.

We're way behind on this one, I know. Lots of conquering will do that. Not to mention the idea skills used all our diplomatic power as well.

December 7
We send 21,000 troops into Lauenburg

December 24
We enter a royal marriage with France.

1478
January 16
We suffer 5,000 in losses but successfully beat back the Brunswickian Nationalists.

We send Jiskra to improve relations with Mecklenburg.

February 25
I cancel the mission to improve Prestige. No mission until 1483.

May 3
Decadence
In periods of prosperity and peace, while people were happy and secure, there was a tendency for them to gradually become less productive and lazier over time.

We lose 1 stability. (-1)

May 13
Breslau finally has the culture we desire.

We spend 105 admin power to make Trier a core, it'll take four years or so.

September 9
Frankfurt is now considered a core!

1479
January 9
Koblenz is now considered a core!

January 17
Münster has left the Military Coalition against us.

February 19
We spend some diplomatic power to change the culture in Lauenburg.

July 16
The Hannoverian Patriots reclaimed Lübeck and Holstein for The Hansa.

September 29
We are now confident enough to send out our fledgling navy to protect our trade in Lübeck.

[Grover]

1479
November 25
France and Poland have broken their alliances with us.

December 12
We have maxed relations with Münster.

December 28
Velen heads to The Hansa to improve relations.

1480
January 9
Bohemia University – Class of 1480
We have an exceptional graduating class and earn 10 prestige.

Our prestige and legitimacy are in the toilet. We need to fix this.

January 29
de Queiroz has died without ever reaching the curia. We had invested 55 in this cardinal.

April 13
We gain a Casus Belli as Burgundy is threatening our trade.

May 4
Saint Performs Miracle
We have been truly blessed.

+1 Stability (0), Catholicism Gain 0.5% Reform Desire.

July 1
We have caught Münster attempting to fabricate a claim on Lüneburg.

July 9
We have begun annexation of Mecklenburg. Process is expected to be complete in May 1490.

November 28
In a show of good faith, we allow The Hansa military access.

December 1
We have also allowed Gelre military access.

December 14
Hesse, too.

1481
January 5
Military Access Party. Genoa gets in on the act.

May 23
Aragon gets access too.

June 8
We agree to help Denmark in a war with Livonian Order, Riga and Muscovy. We'll stay home and protect the borders though.

[Grover]

1481
June 19
Ugh. Brandenburg has asked us to join them in a war they've started with Pomerania. We have to say no. We can't fight two wars. Especially one against Poland.

We now have -27 prestige.

August 5
We allow Venice military access.

October 19
Cabinet Dynamism
We receive a National Tax Modifer +10% bonus for 5 years.

1482
February 23
Lauenburg now has the culture we desire.

April 19
Trier is finally a core.

We are all cored up.

May 5
Rheinlaender has become an accepted culture and language in Bohemia.

May 14
Nobles Demand Increased Pensions
We refuse their demands and lose 1 stability.

July 7
Bavaria has left the alliance against us.

September 6
We have maxed relations with Aachen.

September 25
We send Jan Jiri Syrovy to Cologne to improve relations.

November 5
Diplomatic Technology Advance: Basic Financial Instruments (5)

We gain 20 trade range, +10% trade efficiency.

1483
January 4
We have maxed relations with The Hansa.

February 7
We have begun work on a Farm Estate in Moravia. It will take 5 years, but the goods produced will be increased 100%.

March 2
We take a mission to increase our army.

April 9
Austria has declared war on Alsace.

[Grover]

1483
December 7
Administrative Technology Advance: Noble Republic (7)

Allows another group of ideas and Noble Republic.

We have unlocked Economic Ideas

1484
January 21
We have discovered Bavaria attempting to fabricate a claim on Böhmerwald.

February 26
Brandenburg has a 69 year old King with no heir. We claim their throne.

May 8
We receive another traveling minstrel and allow him to go where he wishes.

+1 stability (0)

July 4
We gain 5 prestige and 5 army tradition for completing our mission of building an army for Bohemia.

July 14
We take a mission to improve relations with Hungary.

November 2
We have discovered The Hansa fabricating a claim on Lauenburg.

1485
April 4
Military Technology Advanced: Pike and Shot (8)

Military Tactics +.25, Combat Width +1, Infantry Fire +.25, Cavalry Shock +1

Can now build Training Fields and March.

April 9
Austria have broken their alliance with us.

Curious.

April 18
We'll repair relations with them.

November 19
Burgundy has gained a claim on Trier.

1486
January 16
We reach a White Peace with Muscovy.

February 1
We have an army of 44,000 strong.

March 14
The Hansa have left the military alliance against us.

May 9
We hire a military engineer, gaining 40 military power.

June 9
Austria has entered back into an alliance with us.

October 4
Mecklenburg has been annexed into the realm!

Mecklenburg is where we have the 3 regiments positioned. They border The Hansa, Brandenburg and Pomerania. This is a good province for us.

[Grover]

October 24
We head to Hesse to improve relations.

We get an event with -5 diplomatic relations for the next few years.

This game has comedic timing.

December 5
z Otradovic has become an active cardinal for Bohemia.

Huzzah!

1487
January 5
Diplomatic Idea: War Cabinet.

Cost of reducing war exhaustion is now-33%.

January 6
We have entered a military alliance with England.

March 5
We improve relations with Hungary and gain 3 prestige.

We will now work to improve relations with The Papal State.

May 14
ze Svamberka has become an active cardinal for Bohemia! We now control two seats on the Holy See.

May 29
THE AUSTRIAN-BOHEMIAN SUCCESSION WAR FOR BRANDENBURG
Brandenburg's King has died and we have entered a Personal Union!

The old king of Brandenburg willed his throned be passed to Bohemia, however rulers of the Holy Roman Empire, Austria have claimed that the king was not of sound mind and that they should have the throne for themselves!

England and Denmark have refused our call to war, those traitorous dogs!



This does not look good.

[Grover]

1487
July 15
We win the first battle of the war by defeating Ansbach's army in Bamberg.

August 15
We crush Cologne's forces in our province of Koblenz.

And I just realized, Austria is fighting a war against Genoa, Bosnia and Savoy! Their armies are away!

We send 43,000 troops into Mainz where The Palatinate have started a siege.

September 12
We plow through the troops in Mainz. Time to set up a siege of two to win some favor in this war.

September 26
We set up shop in Ansbach, Köln and Heidelberg.

November 26
We take out another 1,000 Cologne troops.

1488
January 7
We have entered a royal marriage with Bavaria.

May 12
We use 30 admin power to increase efforts to receive our fees from ordinances.

July 29
We lose the Battle of Linz.

September 24
We win a huge battle at Bamberg and the numbers sway in our direction.

1489
January 15
We begin a Siege of Linz.

January 27
We have become the Papal Controller!

Stability Cost -5%, Diplomats +1, Yearly Prestige +.25, Advisors +2, Papal Influence +2, Leaders without Upkeep +1

March 25
Our combined forces with Brandenburg take a huge battle in Ostmarch, scattering the Austrian allied forces.

We offer a white peace.

Brandenburg remains in a Personal Union with us.

[Grover]

1489
March 26
Economic Idea unlocked: Bureaucracy +10% national tax modifier.

March 27
We send a diplomat to Bavaria to improve relations.

March 29
And one to Poland to do the same.

March 30
And one to Brandenburg.

June 10
Work on a temple has begun in Trier.

June 16
Hungary gains a claim on Moravia.

We enter an alliance with France.

June 28
Our prestige is finally positive again.

July 5
We have solidified Papal relations!

We have begun to change the culture in Mecklenburg. It will take five years.

December 5
We have begun construction of a Temple in Koblenz.

1490
January 7
z Brandysa has become an active cardinal!

We now have 3 active cardinals in the Holy See.

Domination, baby.

March 2
Livonian Order is denied military access through our ands.

May 14
We lose 50 admin power for refusing to help a noble family.

May 25
CIVIL WAR!

Vaclav V's continuous scheming and plotting has infuriated the nobles and made Vaclav V some powerful enemies among the aristocracy. It won't take long before the whispers and rumors of plots to end the misrule will turn into reality and our nation will be plunged into a drawn-out power struggle.

8,000 Pretender Rebels rise up in Brunswick.

[Grover]

1490
July 5
We beat back the Pretender Rebels in Brunswick.

August 9
We have begun work on a Constable in Mainz

November 28
We'll look to improve relations with Hesse once again.

1491
June 10
We begin work on a Constable in Frankfurt.

September 13
We enter a military alliance with Bavaria.

September 20
Rebel Support in Bohemia!
There is now even support in our capital for the pretender. There is an army just outside the gates of Praha, and the city is about to fall!

14,000 Pretender Rebels rise.

Too bad 24,000 troops were already stationed in Bohemia.

November 2
We gain 48 manpower in Mainz.

Nice.

We chase the remaining 7,000 Rebels into Böhmerwald.

November 15
The rebellion is put down for now.

December 30
5,000 Pretender Rebels rise in Wittenberg.

1492
January 9
We begin constructing a Constable in Breslau.

January 16
We have agreed to enter a war with France against Burgundy, Castille and Naples.

January 30
We crush the rebellion in Wittenberg.

April 6
We have begun the Siege of Berg.

May 16
Nobles get their demands. Tax modifier is down 10% for 20 years.

[Abe Sargent]

Originally Posted by Grover

After my forgetfulness and overwriting the autosave with another game, it's time to start anew. I was going to keep forging on with Korea, back from 1475 and forward, but quickly realized the game would turn out much the same as Abe's had: colonizing the spice islands and the south, moving east to North America and so on. We've already read that from him, you don't need to read a slightly different iteration from me.

I'd still read it!


If you love an idea, it'll come through in your dynasty, and people will notice, even it it hits on similar themes.

[Grover]

Originally Posted by Abe Sargent

I'd still read it!


If you love an idea, it'll come through in your dynasty, and people will notice, even it it hits on similar themes.

Thanks, Abe! I may have to revisit it after this one.

[Grover]

1492
May 16
Diplomatic Technology Advance: Embassies (6)

We can now build the Embassy for ONLY 980 gold.

June 10
Excellent Year
Some of our grain farms are having an excellent year, allowing us to feed more troops and so increasing our power.

We gain 1,816 manpower.

September 26
We have won the Siege of Berg and move to Limburg

October 4
The Siege of Limburg begins.

December 12
National Epic

We lose 29.42 ducats and 10 admin power but we gain +1 yearly prestige.

1493
May 17
We have won the Siege of Limburg.

Victory smells like cheese.

May 19
We slide the army over to Liège.

May 24
End of Civil War!

Really? That wasn't much of a war.

We gain 10 prestige though. Good to know peace is back.

July 7
Bohemia University – Class of 1493
Another exceptional class at BU!

We gain 10 prestige. We are now at 35! We were at -44 at one point.

December 6
We have won The Siege of Liège and move north to Breda.

1494
February 4
Brandenburg have won the Siege of Luxemburg, occupying them under our name.

April 8
We begin construction on:

Constable: Trier, Koblenz, Thüringen and Stade.
Temple: Brunswick, Lüneburg

May 20
We earn an influential preacher and send him to Rome for 10 Papal Influence.

We are currently trying to get two more cardinals elected to the See.

July 7
Mecklenburg now has the culture we desire.

We gain 10 diplomatic power.

We begin construction on a Temple in Mecklenburg.

We start a mission to improve relations with Austria.

December 13
Iron Ore Quality Problems
One of our iron ore mines has hit some lower quality iron ore. This has made the raising of units more expensive.

+5% cost to Infantry and Cavalry.

[Grover]

1495
February 14
We have won the Siege of Breda

March 11
Peace rules. The war is over.

March 25
We order an Armory in Mainz and Frankfurt.

April 16
We have entered a military alliance with Austria.

June 8
We have ordered a Dock in Stade.

December 30
We have begun construction of a Constable in Mecklenburg.

1496
January 21
We have begun construction of a Constable in Lüneburg.

April 21
We have begun construction of a Constable in Brunswick.

May 25
Target Practice!

14,000 Bohemian Peasents have risen up against our 25,000 well-trained army.

June 7
Diplomatic Ideas Advance: Revolution and Counter-Revolution

We now have a permanent Casus Belli against other government types.

Bohemian Ideas Advance: Elective Monarchy

+1 Yearly Legitimacy

We have gained the Revolutionary War Casus Belli against Aachen and The Hansa for being ideological enemies.

August 9
We begin construction of a Marketplace in Frankfurt.

September 2
Poland has entered a Personal Union with Lithuania after their ruler died without an heir.

We chose not to contest this.

December 8
We begin constructing a Constable in Ratibor

[Grover]

1497
January 5
Military Technology Advance! Star Fort (9)

Enables Galloglaigh Infantry
Can now build Star Fort

We have upgraded Longbow to Galloglaigh Infantry.

January 14
No rest for the wicked. We enter a war with Austria against Venice, The Knights, Aragon and Navarra.

January 17
We receive 3 prestige for improving our relations with Austria.

Our next mission is a Conquest Casus Belli against Hungary for the province of Pozsony.

We'll wait for Austria's war with Venice to end. Not to mention the recovery of some manpower.

July 8
We bully a Venetian army that had retreated into the Austrian province of Krain and follow them into Görz.

August 1
We follow them back to Krain and annihilate them.

All of mainland Venice is under siege from various allies of Austria.

September 18
We order a Star Fort for Bohemia.

And a Constable for Böhmerwald.

December 5
And a Constable for Anhalt.

1498
Economic Ideas Advance! Organized Construction

Build Cost -20%.

We head to Cologne to improve relations.

March 8
One of our 3 cardinals has died. We've got two remaining. We still lead the Holy See.

We order a Dock in Mecklenburg.

June 8
We begin to build an Armory in Stade

July 4
Bavaria has broken their alliance with us

July 15
Louis XI de Valois of France has died. Our royal marriage with them has ended.

August 19
France has broken their military alliance with us.

September 6
We begin work on a Constable in Lauenburg.

[Grover]

1498
September 28
We have entered a military alliance with Denmark.

November 3
We have maxed relations with Cologne. We'll go to Aachen next.

November 12
We turn the other cheek on Denmark and refuse to go to war with them.

We lose 25 prestige.

December 16
We begin work on a Constable in Würzburg.

1499
March 6
Bamberg becomes our last province to begin work on a Constable.

June 6
ze Zerortina has become an active cardinal. Our third in the Holy See. Our control continues.

July 16
We begin work on a Marketplace in Breslau.

July 27
We gain a trade Casus Belli against Hungary.

They are allied with Bavaria and France, so we're definitely holding off on that war.

August 10
THE VLADISLAV HALL was built between 1493-1502 by Benedikt Rejt, the leading medieval architect of Bohemia. It was the largest secular space in Prague and an architectural masterpiece. It was over 60 meters long, had vault 13 meters high and was used for banquets, coronations and other important events of the court. It was even large enough to hold tournaments with knights on horseback inside it.

Glorious! +50 Prestige

September 13
We have lost another cardinal. Back down to two.

October 10
We begin work on a marketplace in Moravia.

December 1
We'll work to improve relations with Munster.

1500
February 22
We begin work on an Armory in Mecklenburg.

April 4
We get a Casus Belli against Burgandy for embargoing our trade.

August 31
Family Secret?
The first time you brush it off, but when it happens a second and a third time, you do begin to wonder. Why are people laughing at you when they think you can't hear them. After you've asked around, for more than abit, you finally manage to get an answer out of a chambermaid. It appears that the heir has been running about town in a most unChristian fashion, and that the family is now becoming the laughing stock of Europe.

He is publicly scolded and we lose 5 Prestige.

[Grover]

1500
December 27
We order a Training Field in Breslau.

And a Star Fort in Moravia.

1501
January 6
Diplomatic Ideas Advance! Diplomatic Influence

Diplomatic Relations +5

February 4
We have maxed relations with Münster.

February 11
We have entered a military alliance with Lithuania, who are no longer under Polish rule.

February 25
Vaclav V The Cruel Is Gone!

Otakar I z Podebrad (2/2/3) is the new King!

Premysl (3/1/1) is the new Heir.

March 2
We allow Hesse military access.

March 26
The Municipal Constitution
The weak and incompetent King Vladislav gradually allowed the nobility to take back the power they had lost during the Hussite Wars. On March 11, 1500 Czech Council adopated a new municipal constitution that limited royal power and Vladislav signed it in 1502.

We REFUSE.

-3 Stability.

6,000 Noble rise up in Mecklenburg.

April 11
The Noble Rebellion is crushed.

We claim back 2 of the stability with admin power. We're at -1.

We begin a Marketplace in Mainz.

May 26
We enter a royal marriage with Lithuania.

May 28
We enter one with Portugal as well.

November 2
Austria finally ends the war with Venice. A lot of provinces change hands between Italian factions.

November 7
We spend 150 ducats and gain 50 admin power.

November 26
We have entered a royal marriage with Scotland

December 16
z Brandysa has become an active cardinal! He replaces a diabolical Polish cardinal. We put three of our own back into the Holy See.

1502
January 23
We head to Aachen to try and improve relations again.

[Grover]

1502
January 24
We enter a royal marriage with Wurrtemberg.

February 8
And one with Milan.

March 6
Utrecht has left the coalition against us.

April 13
We begin a Marketplace in Altmark.

May 26
Unhappiness Among the Artisans
Conflicts and protests over taxes, corporations, trade and customs policies are becoming quite frequent and could result in a sharp drop in our industrial production if we don't handle the situation carefully.

We execute the troublemakers and lose 1 stability.

June 8
We enter a royal marriage with Austria.

November 4
We begin a Star Fort in Breslau.

1503
April 1
We have sent a diplomat to Oldenburg.

June 3
We are now backing Polani to become the next cardinal.

November 1
We order a Training Field in Moravia.

November 22
We bring our stability back to 0.

1504
January 29
We begin to fabricate a claim on the Polish province of Poznan.

February 9
Hesse has left the coalition against us.

April 14
We begin an Armory in Brunswick.

May 6
Cologne has left the coalition against us!

May 14
Aachen has left the coalition against us!

May 29
We hire a court artist.

+10 Prestige, +1 Stability (+1)

June 16
We work to improve relations with Cologne.

[Grover]

1504
August 2
We have gained a Casus Belli against Poland for Poznan.

August 5
Polani died. Sad.

September 23
We declare war on Poland.

24,000 troops advance on Poznan.

Poland is already embroiled in a war with Austria and a few others.

November 11
Livonian Order declare war on Poland.

1505
January 9
The Bohemia Speech
...and thus it must be, he looks out across the crowd assembled in the grand lecture hall at Bohemia University. “...that we come to the aid of our country now, in its time of need, as it has always come to ours, in our times of need. The pen is mightier than the sword, they say. I do not know if that is the case, but if it is... then Bohemia need not fear. Long live King Otakar I! Long live Bohemia!' Jubliant are the cheers when the students, as one man, march off to join the army.

We gain 1,088 manpower and 10 administrative power.

March 16
We have won the siege of Poznan. The army marches to Kalisz.

May 20
We have won the Siege of Danzig.

June 21
We begin the Siege of Sieradz.

July 26
We are trouncing the Polish army left and right at every turn. We command this war.

October 9
We have won the siege of Kalisz.

October 27
We have begun the Siege of Krakow.

November 18
Benign Neglect
It seems that the government that governs the least governs the best as far as Würzburg is concerned. Our non-involvement in Würzburg has proved beneficial and the local economy is booming.

We receive a Local Tax Modifier of 10% for Würzburg for 10 years.

1506
January 8
Austria break their alliance with us.

February 18
We finally track down a small Polish army of 2,000 and beat them into submission in Kalisz.

March 1
We send a peace offer for Kalisz, Poznan and 90 ducats.

We will make Kalisz a core immediately. Poznan will take some time.

March 11
We begin a training field in Bohemia.

And a Star Fort in Böhmerwald.

We take a 5-year mission to spread our culture to Brunswick.

In the map below you'll see the additions of Poznan and Kalisz in the east above Breslau.

We've got good size. I'd still like to eventually remove Hesse.

Cologne is willing to vassalize should I ever be able to get my relations up. The Hansa will also be a problem in the future.

Also remember that in 1537 we can integrate Brandenburg, giving us a nice swath north of us.



And here's a shot of our place in Europe. See how we grow.

[Grover]

1506
June 2
A merchant passes and we receive 80 ducats.

We begin building a Marketplace in Erz and Mecklenburg.

June 15
We begin to fabricate a claim on Aachen.

July 7
We begin building a Marketplace in Stade.

September 9
We get caught fabricating that claim. We'll cancel that for now.

September 12
We have entered a royal marriage with Cologne. Can you believe it?

We also begin to fabricate a claim on the Hesse province of Nassau.

October 15
We enter a military alliance with Cologne.

November 12
Stability Increase
Our decision to give more power to local magnates has ensured that people of importance feel good about our government. So, they have been telling everyone else how well they are being governed.

Good news! Stability +1 (+2)

November 19
We have entered a military alliance with Milan.

We also send a gift of gold to Cologne.

1507
January 5
Cologne has become our vassal.

January 10
We have entered an alliance with Wurttemburg.

February 2
We have begun to turn Poznan into a core.

March 16
We have gained our claim on Hesse.

April 6
A Herald from Qara Qoyunlu has told us of their peasant wars.

April 17
The principle army has arrived in Würzburg.

Work begins on a Star Fort in Frankfurt.

We send diplomats to The Hansa and Austria.

April 20
We enter a royal marriage with France.

July 7
ze Svamberka has passed on. He is being replaced by an English-backed cardinal.

[Grover]

1507
July 9
We begin a Marketplace in Trier

August 4
We declare war on Hesse to take the province of Nassau.

We really want all four.

August 13
Our 24,000 troops led by General Karel z Otradovic meets their 8,000 troops led by Leopold Kassel.

August 29
A decisive battle merely drives 5,000 of their troops to flee.

September 3
We meet 3,000 troops from Münster attempting to siege Frankfurt.

September 6
The battle lasted three days.

September 12
Brandenburg's army had tracked the remaining 6,000 Hesse troops to Nassau. We meet them there.

The Siege of Nassau is underway.

September 19
The Sieges of Kassel and Hessen are underway.

October 2
We have split our army for occupation. 5,000 troops meet 1,000 of Münster's in Westfalen.

October 6
The Siege of Wastfalen in underway

October 24
We slaughter 1,000 troops in Münster. The siege is underway.

November 5
The Herald from Qara Qoyunlu has told of the end of the peasants war.

1508
March 13
Kalisz is now a core!

The area suddenly looked real war like.

Burgundy is at war with Austria, Utrecht, Ansbach, Oldenburg, Friesland, The Hansa and Pomerania.

Burgundy is allied with Castile and Naples.

March 18
We have won the Siege of Hessen!

April 15
And the Siege of Nassau.

The army heads to Metz.

May 13
We have won the Siege of Kassel!

May 31
We gain a trader.

We have won the Siege of Münster.

June 23
We sue for peace with Münster alone and have annexed the province.

June 24
We have begun the Siege of Lothringen.

June 30
We have won the Siege of Westfalen.

December 6
Poznan has become a core.

December 21
We have won the Siege of Lothringen.

1509
April 26
We have won the Siege of Metz.

April 28
Lorraine's provinces, Metz and Lothringen are now under Bohemian rule after peace.


May 9
We have broken our royal ties with Portugal.

May 12
And Scotland.

September 6
Bohemia University – Class of 1509
Another outstanding class. +10 admin power.

December 3
Peace with Hesse. We annex all four of their provinces.

The map is so crowded with armies moving to and fro that I've gone with the load-game for our image of Central Europe in 1509.

We've taken Münster, Westfalen, Nassau, Hessen, Kassel, Metz and Lothringen have all become provinces after the war.

[Grover]

1509
December 5
Same old story.
Bavaria and Aachen enter a Military Coalition against us.

December 13
Bad Reputation!
Our recent strategy to carve new provinces out of whoever happens to be in the way surprisingly seems to have had a somewhat negative effect on our standing among our fellow nations.

We lose 25 prestige.

December 31
Savoy join the coalition against us.

1510
January 13
Gelre has joined it too.

January 16
And Tuscany.

January 18
And Genoa.

And Corsica.

February 15
Gelre and Aachen are embargoing our trade.

May 12
We begin construction of The March in Breslau.

We also begin building a Temple in Poznan and Kalisz.

June 2
We lose 1 stability with National Institutions.

We are now working to make Westfalen a core. Just need 270 admin power to get the last three provinces as cores.

June 6
Bavaria are also threatening our trade.

We begin an Armory in Saxony. We'll try and put one in every province now.

June 23
The great General Karel z Otradovic has passed on!

We have called into service Gerneral Jaromir ze Zerotina

November 2
We gain 1.00 inflation.

November 9
Similar to Vaclav V, Otakar I's 'bloodthirst' has ruined the reputation of Bohemia in the eyes of the world.

-15 Legitimacy

November 11
Milan calls us to war with Corsica and Savoy.

We decline and take the prestige hit.

1511
February 13
Military Technology Advance! Reiter (10)

Galloglaigh Infantry has been upgraded to Landsknechten Infantry

Medival Latin Cavalry has been upgraded to Schwarze Reiter

Our Large Bronze Mortar has been upgraded to the Pedrero

March 3
Pomerania has entered that coalition against us.

[Grover]

1511
March 13
We have spread our culture to Brunswick.

Mission complete. +10 Diplomatic Power.

Our next mission is to integrate Lothringen. We need another 35 administrative power before we can, so another 6 months + the 5 year conversion process.

March 26
We begin a Star Fort in Ratibor.

And a Marketplace in Brunswick.

May 11
And a Star Fort in Bamberg.

July 14
An armory in Wittenburg

Builder's delight.

October 12
An Armory in Würzburg.

November 15
Government Corruption

-10% National Tax Modifier for 5 years.

We begin to make Lothringen a core.

November 25
Nationalist Sentiment
Saxony and Bamberg get +15 National Revolt Risk for 5 years.

December 29
Nationalist Sentiment
Oberslausitz and Wittenburg get +15 National Revolt Risk until 1516.

1512
January 6
We begin an Armory in Poznan.

April 22
Ansbach have entered the coalition against us.

May 1
As have Oldenburg and The Palatinate

May 16
And France.

June 4
Diplomatic Insult
We try easing tensions and gain +60 reputation with everyone in the area.

Win.

June 13
7,000 Saxon Nationalists have risen up in Oberlausitz!

July 21
We put them down.

We begin an Armory in Kalisz.

August 22
We begin an Armory in Trier

September 14
Hessian Nationalists rise up in Hessen.

Too bad 23,000 troops are already stationed there.

September 20
Austria demands we return Kassel to Hesse. We say no.

[Grover]

1512
October 4
The Hansa enter that coalition too. It seems quite large...

December 2
We are now working to make Metz a core.

We also begin an Armory in Leipzig.

1513
March 11
We begin a temple in Münster.

April 16
12,000 Lorraine Nationalists have risen up in Lothringen.

June 5
We got there on May 16 and defeated them today. Glorious.

September 8
Nassau has become a core.

December 11
Nationalists have risen up in Wittenburg (8,000) and Saxony (9,000)

1514
February 8
We beat back the Nationalists in Saxony.

March 3
And in Wittenburg.

March 8
Hessen and Kassel have become cores.

April 22
We order Temples in Nassau and Kassel

A Constable in Hessen.

An Armory in Koblenz

August 11
We begin a Constable in Poznan.

6,000 Nationalists rise up in Westfalen.

September 30
Brandenburg's forces join us and we make it quick work.

October 11
7,000 Saxons rise up in Oberlausitz.

October 26
Westfalen has become a core.

November 26
We finish them off.

December 22
We begin a Temple in Westfalen.

[Grover]

1515
February 19
We begin to improve relations with the outraged French.

June 7
Diplomatic Ideas Advance! Flexible Negotiation

Unjustied Demands: -25%

Awesome.

Bohemian Ideas Advance! Wagenburg

Infantry Combat Ability +10%

August 11
We begin a Star Fort in Mainz

We begin to make Münster a core.

August 22
We begin a Constable in Kalisz.

December 1
We begin a Constable in Nassau.

1516
March 14
Lothringen is now a core!

Mission complete! +10 Administrative Power

Our next mission is to build a Star Fort in Westfalen.

We do that.

May 12
8,000 Nationalists rise up in Bamberg.

June 9
Worship of the Virgin Mary
Catholicism Gain +1.0% Reform Desire
Gain 2 Papal Influence.

June 27
Austria has demanded we return Münster to Münster as it is unlawful territory in the Holy Roman Empire.

We say no.

July 8
Bohemia University – Class of 1516
Another exemplary class. +10 Prestige.

November 24
We gain 1 base tax in Mecklenburg.

1517
February 6
Metz is now a core.

That leaves only Münster from the Conquest of 1509.

March 8
We have begun to annex Cologne. It is scheduled to be done in 1522.

[Grover]

1517
March 18
We have improved defenses in Westfalen!

Mission complete! +5 army tradition.

We will now look to spread our culture there.

April 28
We begin a Constable in Kassel.

June 4
We've maxed relations with France.

June 26
Brunswick is back on the map as a nation with the province of Hannover! Let's improve relations.

August 2
France has left the coalition against us.

August 27
We have entered an alliance with France.

October 5
We begin a Star Fort in Metz.

October 15
THE TUSCAN-BOHEMIAN PUNITIVE WAR

Tuscany has declared war citing 'Coalition' as their Casus Belli!

We are now at war with Aachen, Ansbach, Bavaria, Oldenburg, The Palatinate, Pomerania, Switzerland, Genoa, Savoy, Tuscany, Gelre and The Hansa.

Whoo!

[Grover]

1517
October 15
We are prepared for war. We have 48,000 total troops flying the Bohemian flag. Our vassals Brandenburg and Cologne are at our backs. New friend and ally Wurrtemburg has also taken up our defence.

However, and most importantly our two biggest allies are helping us in this defensive war. Lithuania and France. Yes, that France. Mighty France.

Our combined forces sport 150,000 troops to the Tuscan Coalition's 105,000.

October 26
As predicted, The Hansa have immediately begun siege of Lüneburg.

Lauenburg revives Benign Neglect and a +10 tax modifier for 10 years.

1518
January 21
Begun in early November, the Battle of Lüneburg could prove to be an early, yet important victory for the Bohemian forces. We suffered almost 14,000 casualties among our allied forces, but the Tuscan forces lost 25,000 and had to beat a retreat.

February 9
Our forces, led by Philipp Sankühler have beaten the Aachen army of 5,000 out of Köln.

February 16
Led by the Brandenburg army, 24,000 troops won back Lauenburg from The Hansa occupiers.

February 23
We have begun the sieges of Lübeck, Bremen and Hamburg, all of The Hansa.

February 26
Burgundy has been discovered fabricating a claim on the province of Münster.

March 13
We have begun the Siege of Pfalz (The Palatinate)

May 13
A small Aachen force attempts to siege Trier. We break off a force from the Siege of Pfalz and send them in for the easy cleanup.

June 11
Mainz and Nassau are under siege by The Palatinate and Gelre respectively.

Reinforcements are on the way.

We've also raised a small mercenary army to help with sieges.

Fantastically, the Italian provinces have no path to Bohemia and France is taking them to the woodshed.

September 12
We win the protracted Battle of Mainz with 23,000 troops to their 12,000. Their coalition forces are retreating out of Bohemia.

We have won the Siege of Hamburg.

November 3
We have won the Siege of Bremen.

November 30
We have beaten 4,000 Oldenburg forces at Westfalen.

[Grover]

1518
December 15
Excellent Year.
We gain 2,900 manpower.

Couldn't come at a better time

1519
January 14
We handily win the Battle of Kassel, taking it from Switzerland's siege.

March 7
We have won the Siege of Lübeck. We completely occupy The Hansa.

April 22
Genoa found a way into Bohemia and had a very short siege of Ratibor.

June 4
We beat back another small army from Lauenburg. Every battle is a rout.

June 24
We have begun the Siege of Oberpfalz.

July 1
and the Siege of Aachen.

July 29
We have won the Siege of Pfalz.

August 6
We have begun the Siege of Heidelberg.

August 14
And the Siege of Vorpommern.

October 19
Oldenburg tries to take back Pfalz. We beat them back.

December 27
We have begun the Siege of Ansbach.

[Grover]

1520
January 9
A new problem! 9,000 Nationalists have risen up in Münster!

April 12
We have won the Siege of Aachen

June 24
We have begun the Siege of Gelre.

July 25
And the Siege of Friesland (Gelre)

August 3
We have won the Siege of Heidelberg.

August 10
We have begun the Siege of Nürnburg (Bavaria)

August 24
We have won the Siege of Vorpommen.

August 26
We have begun the Siege of Niederbayern.

October 20
PEACE!

Aaachen will secede to Bohemia. Vaud will secede to France. Tuscany will pay 28 ducats.

[Grover]

1520
November 27
Austria asks us to return Aachen under Unlawful Territory in the Holy Roman Empire.

We refuse (as always).

We do not fear Austria at all any longer.

December 22
An uprising of Hessian nationalists is put down in Kassel.

1521
May 8
We put down an uprising in Aachen.

November 2
Reiner has become an active cardinal representing Bohemia. We have 3 cardinals in the Holy See.

Bohemia, Altmark and Moravia begin work on Workshops.

Metz and Bamberg begin work on Armories.

November 19
We're in the Money
We gain 118 ducats.

Score.

December 5
We begin Star Forts in Stade and Mecklenburg

December 19
And an Armory in Ratibor.

1522
March 5
We begin a Constable in Münster

April 4
Integration is a Slow Process.

We lose 10 Legitimacy, however Köln is now part of the realm as Cologne has formally been annexed.

In the map below, you'll see our two newest provinces in the west. Aachen and Köln, both currently occupied with armies. We're just 15 years from being able to integrate Brandenburg.

[Grover]

1522
May 18
We deny Gelre and Pomerania military access.

They're in a military coalition against me, are they numb?

May 19
We enter a royal marriage with Brunswick.

May 25
We begin an armory in Lauenburg.

June 15
No One Wants to Work
We lose 11.2 ducats.

July 21
We have begun work to make Aachen a core. It will take an estimated 42 months.

August 22
We begin a Marketplace in Poznan.

September 27
Westfalen now has the culture we desire.

Mission complete! +10 diplomatic power.

We decide not to take a mission quite yet

November 3
We've maxed relations with France. We'll head to Brittany next.

November 22
We begin a constable in Westfalen.

1523
January 21
An armory in Anhalt.

March 2
One ordered for Lüneburg too.

May 6
Diplomatic Technology Advance! Naval Ambitions (7)

+115 Max. Colonial Range, Naval Morale +0.30.

June 24
We begin a Marketplace in Saxony.

November 4
THE BOHEMIAN-FRENCH UNION
We have formed a Personal Union with France! They have sworn their complete allegiance to us, allowing us to rule our nations as one. Only good can come of this.

Our two nations will now be ruled by our glorious King!

November 5
THE WAR OF FRENCH SUCCESSION
Burgundy has declared war on us! The old king of France willed that his throne should be passed to Bohemia on the event of his death. However, the treacherous Burgundians have claimed that the old king was not of sound mind.

[Grover]

1523
November 10
The French Sucession War is...
BOHEMIA*, Austria, Brandenburg, Brunswick, France, Lithuania and Wurttemburg

Against
BURGUNDY*, Avignon, Castile, Castilian Brazil (really?) and Naples

November 20
We have begun the siege of Burg.

November 28
The Siege of Luxemburg has begun.

1524
January 23
We have begun the Siege of Barrios.

Troops are arriving across Central Europe to aid our cause with the French.

April 5
z Pardubic has become an active cardinal! We now have FOUR cardinals in the Holy See.

June 17
Unhappiness Among the Artisans.
We lose 1 stability (0) by executing the troublemakers.

November 30
z Pardubic has become an active cardinal. We now have FIVE of SEVEN sitting cardinals on the Holy See.

1525
January 20
We have entered an alliance with Austria.

February 11
We have won the Siege of Luxemburg.

March 30
We march 47,000 allied troops on 12,000 Burgundy troops laying siege to Metz.

April 14
Bradenburg has won the Siege of Berg for us!

May 1
We win the Battle of Metz and send 6,000 troops retreating.

May 12
Lothringen is being held by 16,000 Burgundy troops. We send 45,000 after them.

June 14
France has won the Siege of Picardie.

July 24
We win the Battle of Lothringen.

September 5
Hungary has gained a claim on Moravia.

October 21
Austria has won the Siege of Limburg.

November 14
z Brandysa has passed on and has been replaced by Hafenbradly, loyal to diabolical Bavaria in the Holy See.

1526
January 7
Protestantism has spread to Köln.

[Grover]

1526
February 16
Aachen is now considered part of our patrimony.

February 17
PEACE!

Burgundy will cede Berg to Bohemia and pay 30 ducats.

Imperial Reconquest
Berg has been liberated from the clutches of Burgundy and restored to the Holy Roman Empire. Our service to the Empire has been recognize.

We have taken a mission to spread our culture to Hessen. It will take roughly 6 years.

1527
January 18
We have gone to war against the Livonian Order and Riga with Lithuania.

February 21
Successful Bureaucracy.
We gain 100 administrative power.

February 22
We begin work on a Farm Estate in Frankfurt.

A Temple in Aachen.

Star Forts in Würzburg, Lauenburg, Lüneburg, Oberlausitz and Saxony.

March 9
We begin work to make Berg a core.

April 29
We begin work on a Star Fort in Leipzig.

June 14
We begin an Armory in Münster.

July 10
Bohemia University – Class of 1527
We receive 10 administrative power.

August 5
We begin an Armory in Kassel.

October 8
Administrative Technology Advance! The Scythe (9)

Production Efficiency +10%

December 9
We begin a Star Fort in Wittenburg.

[Grover]

1528
February 6
We begin a Marketplace in Koblenz.

February 23
We have re-entered our royal marriage with Austria after their last leader died.

April 5
We begin an Armory in Westfalen

June 21
Renaissance Prince
The various and innovative ideas of the Renaissance are spreading through Italy. Already a number of wealthy families have decided to provide financial support for the promising artists. Are we to let history pass us by without leaving our mark on it?

We too shall support the blooming renaissance art.

We gain 10 prestige and lose 50 ducats.

July 28
Riga and the Livonian Order have accepted peace with Lithuania.

August 18
We build an Armory for Aachen.

October 8
An Armory for Thürnigen.

November 3
Saxony becomes a Protestant province.

December 5
An Armory for Böhmerwald

December 23
Poznan becomes Protestant.

1529
February 8
An Armory for Oberlausitz.

April 9
An Armory for Niederlausitz.

May 15
Tuscany have left the coalition against us.

June 6
We begin an Armory for Nassau.

August 7
We begin a Marketplace for Kalisz.

October 6
And a Marketplace for Würzburg.

[Grover]

1530
We begin a Marketplace for Wittenburg.

April 4
Pomerania has left the coalition against us.

April 9
We begin a Marketplace in Leipzig.

May 12
Berg is now considered part of our patrimony.

June 8
We begin a Temple in Berg.

September 8
We begin a Marketplace in Lauenburg.

November 7
And a Marketplace in Ratibor.

December 31
Brunswick becomes Protestant.

1531
January 6
We have left the Holy Roman Empire.

And build a Marketplace in Anhalt.

February 22
Austria has entered a military coalition against us.

March 1
We begin a Marketplace in Aachen.

July 6
We begin a Star Fort in Brunswick.

July 28
We lower taxes to avoid multiple revolts.

September 5
We begin a Constable in Berg.

September 11
Altmark becomes Protestant.

September 20
Breslau becomes Protestant.

November 7
Diplomatic Technology Advance! Trade Depot & Drydock (8)

Trade Range 10
Can now build Drydock, Trade Depot.

We pass the Anti-Piracy Act.

December 4
Lithuania has called us to war with Crimea, Wallachia and the Ottomans.

We accept.

We begin a Star Fort in Köln.

1532
January 26
Genoa has left the coalition against us.

February 27
Hessen now has the culture we desire.

Mission complete. +10 diplomatic power.

We take a mission to improve relations with the Papal State.

April 11
We begin a Star Fort in Altmark.

[Tellistto]

Nicely done. Following along.