A Catholic in Pagan Lands: Another CK Dynasty

[Abe Sargent]

Apr 7 - Yet another peace offer resisted

Apr 18 - Munster is captured again

July 11 - A few more skirmishes. I have won all but one.

Aug 1 - My wife has died in labour and my child was lost

Sept 20 - In order to help win the war, I organized our troops in that province down in Hungary, and then sent them to two Swedish Northern Italian province.s We have captured the first - Trent

Oct 9 - I lose a fight in the north.

Oct 25 -I lift another siege in Sweden.

Nov 5 - We lift a small siege

Nev 21 - They decline another peace offer

Jan 14 - We capture Chur, the other province in north Italy

Jan 24 - Anotehr decline of my peace offer.

I’m fine financially. I have over 1000gold and I’m only losing twenty or so a month. What is Sweden waiting for? Unlike Byzantium, there is no third wave that will sweep over my advances. I’m just getting more and more of their troops. They are at war with others, and experiencing Realm Duress of their own. Seriously, what’s their problem with giving up one province? If my opponent was asking for one province, not even in the heart of my land, after taking twelve of mine, I’d say yes, and be glad about it.

The war has bogged down into a few moves of damaged armies into my good armies, so I just move them around and clean up the Swedish military. Meanwhile, I’m sneaking my troops down the Italians peninsula to four m ore Swedish provinces

[Abe Sargent]

May 3 - A TG forms in Lubeck

June 5 - We capture Foggia.

July 9 Sweden recaptured Trent

Aug 25 - We capture Capua and lose in Finnveden

Oct 1 - they recapture their capital, but I have 8000 men crossing from Lubeck, so it is a temporary reprieve for them

Oct 9 - They crecapture Chur

Nov 20 I recapture their capital

Dec 16 - Roma falls, but it will be temporary. Already, Sweden has a bunch of people sweeping through Italy to regain their lost provinces. Knowing this is a losing battle, I disband my small forces.
I am going to change gears strategically. I am just going to defend Bremen, Hanburg, and the Swedish provinces to our north. That’s it. No more journeys into Germany, France, or Italy, just the area around me.

Welcome to 1147

If this war goes on too much longer, I may do what I did with Byzantium, make a claim and keep attacking.

From here on out, I am going to ignore the war in this dynasty. Assume I am doing the normal. If something major occurs, I’ll post it. I;m again gaining money after getting knocked down to about 400

[Abe Sargent]

June 5 -I get an event: Civil war is inevitable. Orsha has declared war on us. I organize my troops and send them in.

July 19 - Troops from Aukshayts arrive in Orsha

Aug 8 - We win in Orsha and begin the siege

Aug 29 - Orsha falls. We get it and 200 gold in peace. That will increase our BB a bit

I give it to the New Count. That will lower it a bit. We still gained BB overall, but not that badly.

Dec 11 - I get an event: Pope demands Revoking of Lay Investiture. I agree. We now have Church Surpremacy

Welcome to 1148

Mar 1 - I grab a claim of Gotland

Mar 6 - I DOW Gotland

Apr 5 - Without landing troops or firing a shot, Gotland offers peace for all of their gold and their land. I accept.

I’ll hold onto to it until after the war

Apr 24 - I gained the Count of Tver as a rival

Aug 21 - I gain the Count of Kemi as a friend

Oct 25 - the Count of Slupsk declares indepedance. Both me and the Duke of Pomerania are involved. I order my Danzing forces to slupsk. I’ll take out the fighters and let Pemerania take the land back.

Nov 28 - Lubeck is now revolting

Dec 6 - Danzig is now revolting

Dec 12 - I order the Danzig forces on after winning Slupsk

Dec 25 - Chelminskie is vassalized by Sweden.

Marc 4 - After a long and bloody war, we are now at peace with Sweden for Hamburg. Probably because they annexed Chelminskie, and felt it was a fair trade ;(

[Abe Sargent]

We still have that civil war thing going on

March 26 - Reval has DOWd us. I organize the Livs troops to put them down.

Apr 18 The Court of Justice was destroyed in Danzig by insurgents

I order another built.

Apr 20 - Hamburg is now in revolt

Apr 29 - We win in Reval and begin the siege

May 20 - The Sheik of Jaffa is now a rival

June 13 - We capture Reval. I take it and gain a bunch of gold. I give Reval to a new Count.

July 14 - I force the Count of Slupsk back to the fold after the Duchy’s troops lost and I had to capture it myself.

We are now back to peace, for however long that may last.

I give Danzig to my second Grandson.

[Abe Sargent]

July 29 - My King is married again. This is a great 7/14/11/17 courtier, aged 16, and the dowry was really nice is getting us out of debt as well.

I order a Court of Justice in Hamburg

I claim the Duke of Holstein.

Aug 30 - The Theives Guild in Novgorod was disbanded.

Oct 1 - I order a Naval Harbor in Gotland.

Nov 23 - I get a Culture Change Event - Gotland is now Western Slavic

Dec 1 - I order Windmills in Jerusalem

Dec 27 - The Theives Guild in Lubeck is disbanded

Welcome to 1150

March 21 - The Count of Rugen has died, and now we are getting an alliance offer from the King of Bulgaria. They just got hammered by the Byzantium they hammered earlier, and lost a lot of their Russian lands, so I have no desire to form an alliance with them.

April 29 - I get an event. My Spy Master wants dough to say, but I don’t have it, so she leaves. I appoint a new one, my new wife, who has an intrigue just one less than her predecessor


May 21 - HAHAHAHAHA. I get an alliance offer from…Sweden. Oh sure why not. Sweden and Hungary are becoming the two major powers in Europe, might as well ally with one of them.

May 28 - Opole is inherited by a Swedish courtier and goes to them.



Would you like a post war map? I bet you would….

Hold on, let me get it for ya.

[Abe Sargent]

I have this map to show you the changes



As you can see from all of the grey and blue - Sweden and Hungary are in lots of places. Byzantium has been getting their Russians back.

[Abe Sargent]

July 15 - The Court of Justice in Lubeck is destroyed by rebels. I order another built.

Aug 29 - I get an event. My great diplomat son asks for a fief of his own. I tell him soon to keep him off my back, and he loses wise and gained reckless.

Nov 6 - The Schizo Count of Rugen declares indepedance and war against me and my vassals.

Nov 23 - My fourth born son and Marshal has gained celebate

Dec 1 - I order a Library in Hamburg

Welcome to 1151

Jan 2 - My steward, my father’s final wife, has died. I planned for this and appoint my wife the new Steward and another the Spy Master

Feb 12 - My eldest surviving son and Diocese Bishop has died and been Beatified

I have no one suitable for the position in my court,

Feb 13 - The Duke of Pommerania has taken Rugen back.

Feb 22 - I give in to demands and Lubeck is no longer revolting.

June 20 - I get an event about the Heretics in my realm in Jerusalem. Of the options, I rock with Tolerate Them, as opposed to encouraging them or stamping it out.

[Abe Sargent]

Oct 17, 1151 - I get an event:

Thank God That’s Over With:

Our Realm is no longer under threat of Civil War.

I lose Realm Duress.

Our kingdom regained the two stability it lost previously, but because I was able to buy a level of stability, we are now at +1 stability.

That was nasty. Some of the things that happened?

I flat out lost Trans-portage and Hlynoc

I had vassals declare independence and then have to go in and clean them up in Reval, Rugen, Slupsk, Memel, and Orsha. Five separate civil wars.

Plus, how much did our realm duress lead to Chelminskie and Opole leaving us for Sweden?

In addition, we got Theives Guilds, Smuggler Rings, blown up Courts of Justice, and a bunch of rebel events in my provinces.

Welcome to 1152

Jan 16, 1152 - At the age of 16, Zbigniew Nakonid, who had been King for almost 12 years, dies of old age.

[Abe Sargent]

His grandson, Jacenty Nakonid, the 26 year old Count of Vatyagi is the new King.

Jacenty:

10/10/12/8 stats

Hostile, Coward, Indulgent, Vengeful, Lazy and Lustful

Lustful might be a problem.

I send a few gifts of money out.

I appoint a new Diocese Bishop

I have a better Spy Master than my grandfather. I keep everybody else, including my two uncles and grandmother in law (who is younger than me).

Friend: Marshal of Orsha

Rivals: Bishop of Rostock, My Wife

Our BB drops.

I only have a prestige of 100 and a piety of 68.

I give the Count of Narva the title Duke of Esthonia. The Count of Reval is now his vassal.

That lowers our BB a bit more.

Jan 20 - I accept another alliance with Sweden.


With almost all BB gone, and a solid ally, it’s time to figure out where to go from here. But first, we hold up, and get vassals to start liking my new rule.

[Abe Sargent]

Feb 18 - The first event of the new ruler! Reclaimed Wasteland gives Hamburg prosperous prosperity.

Apr 14 - I order a Grand Palace constructed in Lubeck. Good for our prestige when complete.

Naval Harbor ordered in Livs

June 1 - My Spy Master leaves rather than me pay him 1000 gold or so. I send for a bride for my uncle who is unmarried, and get a 17 intrigue 35 year old bride to be my new Spy Master

June 21 - In what must be a bug, Sweden, our ALLY, declares war on us.

Seriously? Come on now.

I order the Lubeck and Hamburg forces into Bremen.

Gotland forces are ordered to Smaland.

Since I’m at war with Sweden anyway.

I DOW the Count of Chelminskie

I order the Marienburg troops to Chelminskie

I order Danzig and Slupsk forces to Sweden proper.

Time to get some people upset.

The problem is that I don’t have the prestige to make claims., although I have the low BB to make them. Ironies.

[Abe Sargent]

June 23 - The Duke of Alsace offers me hundreds of gold for peace. I of course accept.

Gold makes wars, after all.

July 5 - the Siege of Bremen begins.

July 16 - Troops arrive in Chelminskie and begin the war. Sweden lands forces in Bremen and will try to force us out.

I also get an event about a pretty wench catching my eye. I refuse the impulse.

July 20 - We win in Bremen.

July 27 - We capture Bremen. On to Oldenburg.

Aug 9 - We arrive in Oldenburg and begin the siege.

Aug 19 - Chelminskie falls. I take it in peace along with a couple of hundred gold.

I then accept a peace offer from their Duke liege for 610 gold for peace.

I have so much money from these three peace treaties that I can wage war for a very long time.

Well, we gained the easy land in Chelminskie. Everything else will be a chore.

[Abe Sargent]

Aug 24 - Swedish troops protest our siege in Oldenburg one day before it would have fallen.

Aug 26 - Hungary captures Olderburg, grr. I move my troops onward.

Sept 4 - Troops from Gotland arrive in Smaland and begin a siege

Sept 20 - We capture Smaland. I move on to Ostergotland

Sept 26 - I get an alliance offer from Cuman. Interesting. Too far away to matter though, so I decline.

Sept 28 - Swedes have recaptured Bremen.

Oct 1 - Feeling cocky about the war and money, I order a Small Castle built in Hamburg

We engage 4900 Swedish tropps in Braunschweig.

Oct 9 - we win

Oct 10 - We arrive in Ostergotland

Oct 25 - We capture Ostergotland

Oct 26 - Our forces arrive back in Bremen.

Nov 9 - We win in Bremen and begin another siege

Nov 12 - Livs troops arrive in time to drive out 2000 Swedish troops from Hamburg.

Nov 24 - We capture Akershus

Nov 26 - Bremen falls again.

Dec 6 - troops arrive in Sweden;s capital and begin a party.

Dec 9 - We arrive in Oldenburg and begin the assault on the defenders

Dec 13 - We win in Oldenburg

Dec 15 - 5000 troops arrive in Oldenburg to protest our presence

Dec 25 - We capture the Swedish capital.

Welcome to 1153. That was a long year.

[Bad-example]

I generally don't care for this kind of game but this has been a very enjoyable read. Might end up buying it at some point.

[Abe Sargent]

Jan 6 - We win in Oldenburg. We are down to just 3800 troops though, so I am sending 1500 reinforcements.

Jan 16 - I finish my education and become a Scholarly Theologian. My stats are now 10/11/14/9 - very acceptable.

Jan 26 - I capture Oldenburg

Jan 29 - We capture Halland

I gained the Count of Sudovia as a new rival.

Feb 12 - We arrive in Osnabruck to a major Swedish force.

I give Chelminskie to a new Count.

Feb 27 - We win in Osnabruck

Mar 13 - They have recaptured Oldenburg.

Mar 22 - We capture Osnabruck

Apr 7 - I lose in Oldenburg and disband the shamed armies.

Apr 25 - We capture Munster

Okay, it’s all getting a bit hot and heavy. I;ve been upping the number of troops in the area, and so has Sweden. It’s a mad fight for the Saxon provinces.

I can’t document all of the battles, changes in possession that are going on. I’ll stick just to the main stuff.

May 3 - I accept an alliance with Hungary. Sweden is the loser.

May 10 - We win a major battle in Bremen.

May 13 - And then we lose a major battle is Osnabruck, where we were outnumbered.

June 2 - After we lose a battle here, Sweden recaptures their capital

July 4 - I’m getting pushed back bad. I just in Bremen to 9000 Swedes. Time to draw a line in the sand.

July 14 - Bremen fell. My guess in Hamburg is next. That will be my line. Not in my territory.

I have 7549 men in Hamburg, ready to stop the Swedish advance

July 20 - I gain the honest trait after refusing a wench

Aug 23 - I now have 11000 troops in Hamburg,. They have 20000 in Bremen now, but I have reinforcements arriving

Sept 16 - I now have 23000 troops in Hamburg, Time for the biggest battle in our history.

23195 on our side

vs.

21427 under the command of the Swedes.

Oct 17 - We lose

I send a white peace proposal to Swedeb

Oct 18 - They accept.

[Abe Sargent]

Originally Posted by Bad-example

I generally don't care for this kind of game but this has been a very enjoyable read. Might end up buying it at some point.

Thanks!

[Abe Sargent]

Nov 18 - I get an event telling me about how hard it is to run a province so far away from home. Jerusalem is now rebelling, they destroy the local Royal Post and loyalty drops across the board. I organize my troops until the rebellion is over. If my troops are cut in half, I doubt Jerusalem would be long for this world, and the Islamic powers surounding us would gobble us up.

Nov 19 - My Marshal ran away to another court.

Nov 23 - One of my courtiers commits suicide

Dec 1 - I thrash some rebels in Vatyagi

I order up a medium castle in Gotland.

Welcome to 1154

Jan 1154 - Uh oh. The Count of Zemigalians, when he dies, gives his land away to the Count of Glamorgon, in Wales, under Sweden. We lose one of our provinces. However, the Count of Glamorgan gives his land to the Count of Zemigalians if he dies. We need the Count of Glamorgan to die first, but he’s 31 to our guy’s 51. Not likely.

I send an incentive.

He has a low intrigue and we have a really high one. It works. The Count is dead, no one suspects us, and our Count inherits the land, increased our domain by a province, albeit a poor one.

Now, the Count of Zemigalians and Glamorgan may not like me. The Count I killed….was his firstborn son. Of course, since we were not found out, who knows what info he has. Plus, he’s a loyalist.

We still have a low BB, and could grab something we already have a claim on.

[Abe Sargent]

Our Claims:

Duke of Slesvig - Currently Hungarian
Duke of Saxony, Currently Burgundy King
Duke of Polotsk, Currently Byzantine Emperor
Duke of Mazovia, Currently Polish King
Duke of Brnadenburg, Currently Burgundy
Duke of Bohemia, Currently Hungarian
Three Arabic States by Jerusalem

Counties that I do not currently have in my domain:

Mecklemburg 0- Hungarian
Braunschweig - Hungarian
Trans-portage - Hungarian
Hlynov - Free, too far away and poor
Sopron - Hungarian
Plock - King of Poland

The only province I could get is Plock. It’s not bad and adjacent to me, but not worth warring over, especially since Hungary would eat the rest of Poland and all I’d get is one province. I’d prefer more if I take out Poland permanently.

[Abe Sargent]

Feb 5 - I defeat rebels in Vatyagi again

Mar 14 - My allies are dumb. They follow their vassal into war with Sweden. Well, I don’t want more war with Sweden, Hungary. I’ll watch from the sidelines.

May 4 - I get an event: Your Realm is So Prosperous You Could Share the Wealth with the Barons

“Surely there is some to share” I gain 50 prestige, 50% chance of my stability dropping back to zero
“My Barons Deserve Even More” I gain 100 prestige, 150% stability drop.
“It is not my place to take the Peasants’ Wealth: Gain trait Modest

I already am modest. I need the prestige badly, so I go with option #1.

That was a gamble. It paid off. No stability drop.


May 12 - Reval declared war against their Duke, Esthonia. I join their war. I order the Livs troops into Reval.

May 24 - I give into demands in Jerusalem, losing a bit of prestige, to end the revolt. I disband my army there.

June 17 - We defeat the troops in Reval.

June 29 - I order a library in Yatvyagi

Aug 3 - I lose the trait proud when I refuse a wench. My leader has such negative traits that his courtiers are leaving. He needs to lose some of these negative traits, so I am doing as much as I can to do so.

Dec 17 - A comet is seen in the sky. I spend some gold to interpret as a good sign and gain a little prestige.

Welcome to 1155

Jan 11 - My King is now stressed

Jan 12 - The next day my chancellor, the one wit the 23 diplomacy was diagnosed with intestinal worms.

Feb 6 - A Smugglers Ring was broken up is Novgorod

Apr 30 - Small Pox arrives in Novgorod

May 7 - I lose another courtier

May 28 - The Duke of Esthonia has finally captured and taken Reval.

[Abe Sargent]

June 5 - The Great Courtier Hemmorage continues as I lose my Diocese Bishop.

June 15 - I order a Medium Castle in Livs

July 1 - Time for a Tile Factory in Hamburg.

July 3 - My Marshal gets an event - You Encounter a Great Boar while hunting. I choose to wait for troops to kill it, and my Marshal gains modest. Then the 5% chance of him dying kicks in, and he dies. 5% chance and I miss.

Get this, the only male courtier I have no currently assigned a role has a Martial skill of 1.

July 7 - I order a Large Church in Novgorod.

Welcome to 1156



I have an idea of where to go next as my BB keeps falling, but my prestige doesn’t increase enough to warrant grabbing titles.

Feb 26 - The Bishropric of Braunschweig DOWs Hungary to get away. I join my allies, since I have a claim on it.

I mobilize troops and send them in.

Mar 1 - I got a claim to the title of Pskov as an event.

March 6 - Our first forces arrives in Braunschweig and begin the attack.

Marc 22 - We win, the siege begins.

Apr 20 - It falls. We get 26 gold and the province for peace.

I order a Small Castle built here.

We would have inherited this province long ago, and now the claim from that time allows us ot poach it now. It’s all one big circle baby.

[Abe Sargent]

May 5 - the Thives Guild in the province is now disbanded.

Aug 6 - No more TG in Aukshayts either.


Sept 20 - I just noticed that Hungary in undergoing realm duress. Excellent!

Oct 6 - I give alms to the poor in Novgorod.

Nov 3 - I order a Civilian Harbor in Hamburg.

Nov 30 - I buy the peasants happiness in Novgorod when they want a feast.

Dec 5 - I inherit the title Countess of Memel, and some gold.

I give it to a new guy. Less BB. Yay.


Welcome to 1157

Jan 14 - I am now married to the lovely, 16 year old Tiburge de Toeny, 7/13/17/9 stats.

Feb 1 - We inherit the County of Danzig.

I give away Yatvyagi to a new Countess.

Apr 29 - We are expecting.

May 12 - The King of Hungary dies and we ally with the new one.

[Abe Sargent]

Dec 1 - I declare war on the Tribe of Votes, in the rear of Finland. Time to wipe out a few more pagans.

Dec 22 - Novgorod forces arrive in Onega and begin and assault.

Jan 4, 1158 - We win in Onega and begin a siege.

Jan 13 - Forces from Livs arriuve in Karelen and assault th defenders.

Jan 21 - We win in Karelen.

Feb 1 - We build a Large Castle in Gotland.

Feb 3 - We have a son and name him Jakob

Feb 4 - Onega falls and we take it.

I order a Sawmill in Onega

Feb 18 - I gain the Emir of Jerusalem as a rival.

Feb 19 - We capture Karelen and take both provinces.

Onega is immediately given to a new Count.

I make the Count of Galindia the new Duke of Prussia. Marienburg, Sambia and Scalovia now report to him.

The Count of Memel is made into the Duke of Samogitia. The Count of Zhmud now reports to him.

[Abe Sargent]

Mar 14 - We defeat rebels in Sudovia

Apr 15 - I lose another courtier

May 8 - I order a sawmill in Karelen.

July 6 - I order a church in Hamburg

July 18 - I get an event - One of my Vassals Refuses to Changes his laws - I lose 25 prestige

Aug 20 - I get an event - Vassal pleased with rule. I gain 25 prestige. Ironic.

Sept 2 - The Emirate of Jerusalem and Kingdom of Egypt are now at war. We might be able to poach a few provinces from Jerusalem, we’ll watch closely.

Oct 8 - My eldest daughter is now 16 and ready for marriage

Dec 30 - I’ve had several offers of marriage rejected for my daughter. She’s not that bad folks.

Welcome to 1159

Jan 15 - I finally marry off my daughter to some foreign courtiers.

Jan 18 - Karelin is now revolting

Feb 1 - I give Danzig my nephew who just turned 16.

Feb 5 - Without any land changing hand, or any major offensives, the Emirate of Jerusalem and Egypt are now at peace.

Feb 7 - No more Thieves’ Guild in Hamburg,

June 16 - I order a Monastary in Livs

July 7 - My king has become crazed. Uh oh.

Jul 22 - I give in to popular demands in Karelen and the revolt is over.

Aug 5 - I order a church in Karelen

[Abe Sargent]

Aug 19 - Time to change the map. I DOW the Chiefdom of Halsingland. Christian lands has fallen to pagans, and I am attacking the one province tribe.

I also DOW the Tribe of Cuman. I order Osel troops to Aland and Some troops I snuck into north Swedish territory into Angermanland

Hungary joins our war.

Sept 19 - We capture Angermanland after a quick siege.

Our troops land in Halsingland

Sept 30 - We win in Halsingland

Oct 2 - Osel troops arrive in Aland and begin a siege

Oct 9 - We arrive in Vasterbotten and begin a siege

Oct 12 - Halsingland falls. We take it in peace.

I order a Sawmill built here.

I give Halsingland away to a courtier who is now the new Count.

Oct 20 - Vasterbotten falls.

I DOW the Tribe of Western Sames, who has the next door province, and order my forces to continue the pressure against the pagans.

Nov 12 - Someone died and left me a bunch of claims. Don’t know who. Maybe someone in the family in another court? I got a claim on the King of Bohemia, Duke of Bohemia, Silesia, Thuringa, and Count of Usti nad Labem, Danzig, Liberac and Hum

The King claim, that’s golden.

[Abe Sargent]

Nov 15 - Aland falls to our troops.

Dec 2 - I capture Lappland

Dec 23 - Our Livs troops arrive in Naumadal and assault the defenders

Welcome to 1160

Jan 11 - We lose in Naumadal

Jan 24 - Troops from Gotland land in Halogaland.

Jan 30 - We win.

Feb 12 - Halogaland falls to us.

Mar 6 - I order a Monastery in Hamburg

Mar 27 - Karelen is now Catholic, looted and revolting

I give the new Countess of Karelen the province now that it is Catholic.

April 14 - Small Pox in Novgorod subsides

April 16 - We win in Naundal

Lappland has been recaptured by the enemy

May 2 - We capture Naumadal

May 11 - We are expecting another child.

May 19 - Vasterbotten falls again

June 11 - Novgorod forces arrive in the capital of one of my enemies, and begin a siege after blasting the defenses.

June 26 - I capture that capital

Aug 3 - Angermanland also was recaptured

[Abe Sargent]

Aug 17 - Lappland falls to us again.

I take Lappland and let them have their captial back. I could have taken it too, but I have desire for it. That eliminates the army that was recapturing the provinces in the north.

I order a Small Castle in Lappland

Aug 23 - We take Angermanland in peace

I order a Sawmill built here

Aug 26 We take Naumadal in peace and a little gold too.

I order a Small Castle built here as well.

Sept 12 - We are no longer crazed. Whew.

Sept 25 - We win in Vasterbotten

Oct 13 - Vasterbotten falls. We take it in peace.

I order a Sawmill built here.

Oct 29 - Cuman rejects our peace offer for Halogaland. Fine, I take Aland in peace. I order a small castle here. I give it to the new Countess.

I create the Duke of Norrland title.

Dec 9 - Cuman rejects another peace proposal



Welcome to 1161

Jan 16 - I dial up a Large Church in Livs

Jan 20 - We had a daughter. We named her Jadwiga

Feb 16 - We dinally get Halogaland from Cuman in peace after about ten offers.

Mar 4 - Hungary takes 7 provinces from Cuman

I order a Hill Fort in Halogaland

I want to keep these lands until I can level them up and get them ready for Catholics to rule.

How about a map?

[Abe Sargent]

Maptime. Here's Sweden and Norway:



The top five provinces are all connected, even if the map doesn;t look like it.

The stars represent two free duchies that are currently running around.

The blue province between Halsingland (us) and the rest of us is Scottish, not Swedish.

[Abe Sargent]

Why take these nine provinces? Well, my BB had gone down, and it would have been a waste not to take advantage of that. I went for the pagans because I had the opportunity to get them good. Nine provinces.

I’ll hold onto the four I still have up north in Sweden, as I mentioned before. I’ve given the others away.

Sweden, Norway, Denmark, England, Scotland - whoever wanted to take those lands had 96 years to do so, I figured that if it was still available, it was a good chance fo me to get a foothold on Scandinavian territory. Sometimes counties and duchies seceede and I am now positioned ot gobble them up.

I might have been able to take two-three European provinces, as opposed to the 9 I got here. That’s obviously a better deal, even if they are poorer provinces.



Bids on what will be my next King Crown:

Jerusalem - Expansion in the middle east would be hard at first, and thus a fun challenge.

Wales - Ther's only six Welsh provinces, so you only need four to become King. I already have one (Glamorgan)

Finland - I already have a decent chunk of Finland, but I would likely have to war with Denmark for the rest.

Sweden - With Aland, and four mainland provinces, I have a chunk of Sweden already

Norway - I now have two Norweigan province,s and thus have a handhold.

Rus - With a bunch of provinces already under my banner and an expressed desire to gobbble up lands around Moscow, will this be my next crown?

Germany - It’s big, but I have 7 provinces already. They can’t really stop me from being a threat if they want.

Poland - Right by my main land, the Polish King is wobbling, and there are some decent provinces here to take.

Bohemia - Far away, but I just got a claim on it, making war for the title very tasty, and easier to do than normal.

Something Else - Who knows where the wind blows. England? Scotland? Ireland? France? Burgundy? Denmark? Egypt?




I give Hamburg to my second daughter, even though she isn’t 16 yet.

I give the Count of Kurs the title Duke of Courland. Zemigalians now reports to him

I give the Count of Chelminskie the title Duke of Pomeralia. Danzig now reports to him.

I give Braunschweig to one of my courtiers as the new Countess.

And then our BB isn’t so bad.

[Chief Rum]

Just thought I would say I am reading along and enjoying the dynasty.

[Abe Sargent]

Mar 24 - I kill rebels in Ugra

Sept 1 - I order a Monastery in Lubeck

Nov 14 - With its Sawmill done I order a small castle in Angermanland.

Welcome to 1163

Jan 11 - The Peasants in Vasterbotten are in open rebellion. The country’s prosperity is set to struggling, it is now in ervolt.

The sawmill here is done too. I order a Small Castle.

Jan 24 - Prosperity in Novgorod set to prosperous

Feb 10 - We are expecting another child.


Feb 12 - I marry a niece and a courtier. The hope? More great courtiers.



Marc 2 - Sawmill done in Lappland so I order a Tile Factory

Apr 1 - I get an event: Moneylenders forced to leave - Novgorod loses moneylenders and I get 25 piety.

Apr 9 - Theives Guild hanged in Halogaland

June 4 - I have Religious Tension and choose to crush it in Lapland. Unfortunately, Lappland does not convert, and it is looted and revolting.

July 28 - The Clergy go to Angermanland to convert the masses. I choose to support their efforts. I lose some gold, gain 50 piety, and Angermanland is now Catholic.

Aug 28 - A shameful thing happened today. My amazing chancellor and uncle with the 20+ diplomacy died from illness. I inherited over 1800 gold that had been give to him over the years in honor of his service.

I have a 12 level chancellor appointed in his stead. Let me see if anyone can get married and bring us someone better.

Nope. This is the best I got for now.

This next province is a bit tough to get rid of for sentimental reasons. I need to drop my BB with a worse chancellor, and it’s the best option but still, sad days.

I grant the Livs to the new Count.

Sept 15 - One of my courtiers finished her education, and when she did, she jumped to a 14 diplomacy, and is now my new Chancellor.

Oct - 20 - I DOW the Chief of Veliky Ustug. Why? You’ll see….


8377 Novgorod forces in an adjacent province, all moved over and ready to fight are ordered in

Nov 1 - We had a daughter and name her Zdenka. My son can now marry.

Nov 21 - We capture Veliky Ustug. Why’d we do all of that? I take it. Why? Don’t I want to steer cealr of BB?

Well, sure. I give it to a courtier immediately after ordering a Sawmill built here.

Now I have freed up some ducal titles for later.

Time to find a bride for my son.

[Abe Sargent]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Just thought I would say I am reading along and enjoying the dynasty.

Thanks!

[Abe Sargent]

Okay, there is an opening, let me explain.

The King of France has semisalic primogeniture. He has four daughters, and a wife who is just 23. If he has a son, then it is lights out to us. She is not pregnant.

His oldest daughter is 22 and married to a Steward with a nice set of stats in the County of Auvergne

The next oldest sister has a daughter and is currently married, 20 years old and pregnant. The third sister is four.

Opening:

Assassinate the husband of the eldest daughter. Marry my eldest son and the eldest daughter. Then, any son will be in the line for France.

Problems: If the King of France has a child, assassination fails, 22 year old daughter of King of France is frigid and doesn’t pop out any kids, or just pops out females, King dies before male child is born, marriage is declined.

Bonus, she is indulgent, increasing her fertility.

It is a risky proposition, but if it works, wow.

Let’s start the chain. I dial up an assassin.

It succeeded but we were discovered.

I offer marriage.

Nov 25 - The marriage offer is accepted.

Two down, a bunch more steps to go.

Dec 10 - They are already expecting a child.

Step three down.

Dec 25 - My son became a Grey Eminence - best dip available. Great for a future King.

In fact, he becomes my Chancellor.

[Abe Sargent]

Welcome to1163

Jan 14 - I order a Tile Factory in Halogaland

July 5 - I order a small castle in Lappland

Sept 5 - I give in to demands in Lappland and the revolt ceases

Sept 13 - I choose to lose 100 prestige instead of losing the Duke of Saxony title to an event.

Sept 20 - My son has a son, and they name him Milosz. My grandson. The heir to both Lithuania and France.

Oct 23- Getting busy. They are expecting again already.

[Abe Sargent]

Nov 9 - 1163 -

A problem with France.

The King’s wife is pregnant.

Do I assassinate any male heirs that appear, for as long as they appear?

Or do I hope they just have female or stillborn children?

Or, do I take the plunge. I have a nice prestige and a decent enough piety (I can always create a bishopric if I need to.)

I order an assassin for the King. It costs a lot of gold, but here’s the thing. He’s 20 marshal, 18 diplomacy, but just 5 intrigue. My best stat is intrigue. There is an opening here….

Assassin fails, but we are not discovered.

Fine then. Let me try again,

Success, we are not discovered.

My newborn grandson, not even two months old is now the King of France.

Sometimes babies die, so what happens if he dies? His father takes over, my firstborn son…

Less than one year later, on Nov 9, my plot has succeeded.

I need to do penance.

I order a Large Church in Lubeck and Aukshayts

[Abe Sargent]

Nov 19 - The culture in Aukshayts is now Western Slavic

I get religious tensions again in Lappland. I again crushs thrm. This time it works, and is now Catholic.

Dec 9 - I order a Monastery in Gotland. Our first Large Castle is built here.

Welcome to 1164

Feb 20 - Hungary just flat out attacked the Kingdom of Bulgaria. I choose to pass on the slaughter

Apr 15 - I order a Civilian Harbor in Angermanland

May 8 - The Count of Medelpad is my newest rival

June 16 - I order a Library in Halogaland

July 19 - After a short illness, our grandson has died. Our son is now King of France, which is undergoing realm duress.


Sept 26 - I gained the Count of Sudovia and a new rival

Oct 3 - I order a medium castle in Novgorod

Welcome to 1165

Apr 19 - We are expecting

June 10 - Burgundy and Scotland have taken a chance to attack Hungary. I leave my ally alone. They don’t need my help, and I need to calm down my bb after assassinations and land and whatnot.

Aug 10 - I order Windmills in Gotland

Sept 1 - Bohemia and Hungary go to peace. Hungary grabbed a province

Nov 16 - I order a Monastery in Angermanland

Dec 7 - Roads are ordered in Lappland

Welcome to 1166


100 Year Review

[Abe Sargent]

100 Year Facts:

If I wanted to, I could summon 137731 men

I am the King of Lithuania

Duke of Holstein, Livonia, Mecklemburg, Norrland, Novgorod, Lithuania and Greater Poland

Count of Lubeck, Halogaland, Lappland, Vasterbotten, Angermanland, Gotland, Novgorod, Aukshayts and Jerusalem.


3630 gold
1750 prestige
287 piety

Nobody likes him. Traits include Lazy, Lustful, Hostile, Vengeful, and Cowad. Also Just, Honest, Modest, Indulgent and trusting.

He was educated in the church

40 years old

Four rivals, no friends

141.5 ducats monthly as income

Allied with Hungary

30 Count vassals

5 Duke vassals


Number of provinces I have?

9 in my desmense +
30 Counts +
5 Dukes +
5 number of vassals with two provinces +
8 number of counts reporting to Dukes =

57 provinces in the Kingdom of Lithuania

[Abe Sargent]

Jan 23, 1166 - We had a son and name him Wlodzimierz

Feb 4 - The Pope dies. The Count of Zhmud is the new Papal Controller

Feb 15 - I order a small castle in Halogaland

Aug 21 - The Duchy of Slesvig DOWd Hungary. I mobilize troops. First, I offer them vassalization.


Aug 30 - I get another inheritance of a few claims. Nothing too major. A duke title, and a dozen or so counts, have in my own territory and half in England/Wales

Sept 8 - The Duchy refuses our offer. I want to join my ally then. I can get the Duke title, but not any vassals with it. Let me see if I can get any land.

Nope, not unless I make a claim. Let me check my BB.

Their provinces:

Savoie - don’t care
Holstein - Crap
Slesvig - 2.12
Dalarna - 1.06

Nah, I’m going to decline. There’s nothing here. I have an alright BB, but nothing I want to push, especially without my great Chancellor

[Abe Sargent]

Oct 4 - I blast rebels in Vasterbotten

Nov 11 - I order a church in Gotland

Dec 21 - Lappland is now set to rich

Welcome to 1167

July 1 - I order Windmills in Lubeck

July 20 - While getting hammered, the Duke of Slesvig accepts our offer of vassalization.

I order my troops to move to the Duchy of Upland, who has taken the Slesvig province in Sweden by Halsingland.

Sept 3 - I give in to demands in Lappland

Oct 11 - Revolt in Jerusalem because of heresy. I organize my troops.

Oct 17 - Gotland forces capture Uppland. I order them to Dalarna.

Oct 24 - I accept peace with Gotland for 824 gold.

Well, I saved my vassal’s province up north, but I can’t DOW my ally, so I have to hop[e they can hold out against Hungary.

Nov 1 - I give the Count of Lettigalians the Duke of Livonia title. Reporting to it are Osel, Livs and Dorpat

Welcome to 1168

[Abe Sargent]

Feb 8 - Lappland is no longer looted

Feb 14 - I have a new grandson after getting two grandaughters in a row.

Jul 22 - Slesvig, which should hol eup and hoep that Hungary forgets about it, just took a Hunmgarian province in the Polish Donut.

Aug 18 - Civilian Harbor begins construction in Halogaland

Aug 24 - I give in to demands in Jerusalem. Revolt over.

Oct 19 - Slesvig took the other donut province

Dec 20 - The County of Danzig declared independence from the Duchy of Pomeralia

Dec 30 - Troops I ordered from Slupsk arrive in Danzig and begin the battle.

Welcome to 1170

Feb 6 - After a long battle, we lose. We damaged them heavily though. The Duke should be able to clean up, I hope

Feb 26 - The Duchy wins

Aug 27 - After the Duke dies in battle, the new Duke eventually captures and negotiates for Danzig back after battle,

Aug 30 - Both of the provinces Slesvig captured are backing Hungarian hands. Seriously, they should have turtled

Welcome to 1170

[Abe Sargent]

Jan 29 - Poland is starting to annex and grow again.

April 4 - My four year old son dies of an illness

My second grandson has also died, but my son had a third boy.

The Duchy oif Upland kept fending off my vassalization equests, then got hammered by Sweden and is now just a province, that still refuses vassalization. Some people never learn.

Welcome to 1171

Mar 4 - I give in to demands in Vasterbotten and the revolt ends.

I give Halogaland away to the new Count

July 10 - Another child is en route

Welcome to 1172

Feb 21 - The Count of Montferrato is now my friend

Mar 12 - I order a Smithy in Gotland

Mar 26 - We have a daughter and name her Cecile

May 22 - I kill some rebels in Onega

Aug 26 - Novgorod is looted from religious tension, and did not convert

Welcome to 1173

Slesvig and Hungary are still at war. Come on, let’s get peace!

Mar 30 - Thieves Guild forms in Vasterbotten

Apr 4 - Slesvig and Hungary are now at peace. Hungary took Dalarna. That means my Duke kept Savoie, Holstein and Slesvig counties.

I would have preferred to have lost Savoie and kept Dalarna, which increased our Scandinavian holdings, Ah well.

[Abe Sargent]

Sept 5 - I catch my wife having an affair. My options:

Behead Her! She dies, 25% chance I get cruel or vengeful.
Send her to a convent: She “dies’ (leaves the game). 25% chance I get merciful or arbitrary
Forgive Her: 25% chance I get forgiving or weak-willed

I choose to forgive her. Nothing happens.

Welcome to 1173

Jan 11 - At some point in time, and I don’t know when, the Count of Sudovia has inherited Hainuat, a county in north France/west Germany/south Lowlands area,

Mar 8 - Problem. The Duke of Slesvig’s has no kids and is 59. His two heirs are the Duke of Munster (Scotland) and the Duke of Upper Loraine (Croatian). When he dies, Slesvig goes with him.

His wife is 40. No child possibilities there.

What I am considering is simple. Assassinate the wife, he remarries, has a son, and the Duchy continues under our guidance.

I send the assassin

Success, but we are discovered.

March 16 - My youngest daughter has been assassinated in a counter assassin. That drops our BB back.

April 17 -- The Duke’s new wife is just 17. Good…

[Abe Sargent]

July 16 - Hungary and Poland get into a war. Hungary asks for help.

I agree. Poland has two Duke titles I have a claim on, but no counties anywhere near us.

I organize the Aukahayts army and head to a Polish province. A few more are headed to Opole, which is currently indepednant, and some more to Brandenburg, which is now a county under Polish rule.

Aug 28 I arrive in Brandenurg and realize that it is not Polish, just under an independant Germany ducky with the same color as Poland. Now I have to change my attack a bit. I order some troops to hit Poland until my Brandenburg army can arrive and bring some pain

Sept 9 - Aukshayts troops capture Podlasie and are ordered on

Spet 18 - Hold on, looks like we have a claim on Plock already. I’ll try to get that in war. The Aukshayts troops are heading there now.

Oct 6 - We win in Lower Silesia

Poland is at war with Bohemia, Hungary, us and Opole - and its jut too much. Many of her provinces are already captured.

Oct 20 - We capture Plock

Dec 5 - We gain Plock in peace negotiations

Welcome to 1174

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

I'm reading as well. I've also started a new EU3 game with Meckleberg since you suckered me into the world domination mood.

BTW, you need to hire someone new in your court to think up better names for your children.

[Abe Sargent]

Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan

I'm reading as well. I've also started a new EU3 game with Meckleberg since you suckered me into the world domination mood.

BTW, you need to hire someone new in your court to think up better names for your children.

Be6tween some of the province names and the childern, I'd rather have the children's names. yOu occasionally get Jakob from your kids.

[Abe Sargent]

Jan 30 - I get an event:

You Have Gained an Opportunity to Claim a Fierce Rival’s Title

This is for the Duke of Jerusalem Title. I claim it. Relations drop by 50, and I have gained the title.

Feb 15 - My son, Jakob, is now of marrying age

This is an opportunity. Jakob can be my Diocese Bishop, I have noone currently. Plus I Can marry him to a great diplomat for my new chancellor. This is why, occasionally, you give a son religious upbringing.

March 20 - My new daughter in law is 39, but she has a diplomacy of 23. I don’t need kids, I need to keep my realm together


Aug 12 - Dysentery arrives in Aukshayts

Oct 3 - The Pope has called us to arms. Crusade is upoen us. The target is Palermo, on Sicily.

Dec 21 - My son is now a Scholarly Theologian

Welcome to 1175

Jan 11 - I order a smithy in Aukshayts

[Abe Sargent]

Jun 5 - The Teutonic Order has formed in Reval, our former province. Totally unrealistic with no pagans around to fight and no Poland to summon them. I was hoping they’d be gone permanently.

Aug 8 - At some point in time, the Duke of Slesvig has knocked up his wife. Good show!

Aug 15 - We get a heretic event for Jerusalem, and I choose to tolerate them

Im bored. I DOW The Teutonic Order.

Sept 13 - Troops arrive in Reval

Oct 9 - We win

Oct 25 - Prosperity in Lappland set to just prosperous from rich

Nov 10 - I blast rebels in Onega

Welcome to 1176

Jan 21 - We capture Reval. I force vassalize the Teutonics.

Feb 1 - I demand my vassal renege the Grandmaster of the Teutonic Order to me, their rightful liege

Feb 4 - They give me the title.


What my second King title? The Teutonic Order.

Anyone have bids on that?

Apr 7 - The Duke of Slesvig has a son and named him Halsten. Whew. Plan worked

[Abe Sargent]

June 4 - The County of Usti nad Labem has DOWd Hungary. I join our allies and order troops to the location. We have a claim on it after all.

July 5 - I order a sawmill in Plock

Aug 19 - We arrive in UaL

Sept 2 - We crush the defenders and begin the siege

Oct 1 - UaL falls and we take it in peace.

I order Training Grounds here

At some point in time the Duke of Pomerania inherited Evreux for us. (North coast of France), Sutherland (north Scotland) and Crimea!

Good Duke!

Maybe he just offered them vassalization, I don’t know.

Nov 4 - The Thieves Guild in UaL is disbanded as the criminals are hung

Nov 19 - Fire struck our fishery in Angermanland and the wharf is destroyed. I order another built.

Nov 28 - Pagans see me as the root of their troubles. Revolt begins in Vasterbotten

Welcome to 1177

[Abe Sargent]

Vassalizations available - Duke of Orkney in Scotland, Count in Finland, Duke in Poland, County in Lowlands, Duke of Brandenburg, Duke of Bohemia, Duke fo Smaland


I attempt to politically vassalize each.



The Duke of Lesser Poland accepts vassalization. That brings us six provinces. This guy has 4 Ducal titles and no counts.

The Duke of Bohemia also agrees, but is just one province

That’s a lot of BB we just got. I need to calm it down.

Jan 24 - I give Lappland to the new Countess, Angermanland to a new Count, Vasterbotten to a new Count, and then the Duke of Norrland to the Count of Angermanland. Vasterbotten, Halsingland and Lappland report to him

I grant the Count of Starya Russa with the Duke of Novgorod title. Vodi, Torzhok, Pskov and V. Luki now report to him.



Let me show you a map of the new stuff.

[Abe Sargent]

H's are Hungary and P's are Poland.

You can see us developing in Poland pretty well, and if I can nab some more provinces, I might usurp the King title and then take it in war.

Sweden grabbed the Papacy in addition to their Norway and Sweden king title,s and their color changed to white.

[Abe Sargent]

Feb 19 - Another daughter is now 16 and gained Elusive Shadow

June 16 - I get an event:

Your Unmarried Daughter has got Herself a Powerful Lover. She gained prestige and the Count of Halogaland as a “friend”

Spet 1 - I order a Tile Factory in UaL

Oct 6 - I order the construction of Training Grounds in Plock

Oct 9 - The County of Dalarna has DOWd Hungary. I offer them vassalization.

Oct 16 - They decline. I have a claim on it, so I order up some troops and march them in.

Dec 16 - We win after a long battle and the siege begins

Welcome to 1178

Apr 5 - We capture Dalarna. I take it in peace negotiations

I order a sawmill built here.

May 12 - The Count of Gwent in Wales next to us in Glamorgan is fighting for freedom against Hungary. I offer tehm peace. Unlike Dalarna, I do not have a claim here, so I will not be joinin gour allies in battle

May 20 - They decline

[Abe Sargent]

I have gone ahead and played a few years ahead, writing everything down in Works. I'm going to go ahead and post it up here.





June 26 - Today was the day I decided to become pious. With 10000+ troops from Lubeck in the Strait di Messina, I DOW the Sheik of Palermo.

The Kingdom of Egypt joined their vassal in war against us.

July 21 - My unmarried daughter gets the following event:

You have been…indiscrete…and suspect you might be pregnant

Options:

1. Have the family pay heavily to deal with it quietly. Triggers an event for me. 5% chance she dies
2. No! My child shall live! 90% chance a bastard is born to her, 5% chance of her death
3. The family will punish me and give away the child. Gains chaste, 25% chance of depresson
4. I shall retire to a convent. She “dies” (is removed from the game)

I choose option 2. That’s fine.

She is now the mother of a bastard child.

Aug 11 - Our troops arrive in Palermo

Sept 1 - We capture Palermo. I take it in peace treaty

Now I have a BB, so I can’t continue capturing Muslims. Otherwise I’d take the other two provinces here on Sicily. I leave my troops here in Palermo for now for defense.