CK2 succession game
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Lohrenswald
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I'm bummed out that you gave up the counties :/
Mercs saved my bacon for the time... but only just.
My own damn fault, really. I had neglected to properly suck up to him and was happily oblivious to the fact he had strong claims on literally every last title of mine.
The bastard had like 4 times my number of levies as y'all can see...and my coffers were getting empty.Fighting the Kaiser is usually a terrible idea, even if you are France.
My own damn fault, really. I had neglected to properly suck up to him and was happily oblivious to the fact he had strong claims on literally every last title of mine.
How did that happen though? We hadn't declared independence and I'd already murdered the last two! (As horrifying as that sounds, that's not a euphemism.)
Hell if I know.
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Well, this has certainly been eventful. A meteoric rise and a non-trivial chance of an equally meteoric fall.
Congratulations on France and Aquitaine nonetheless. Provided you can keep them, that's quite the gain. Looking forward to the update on how the quarrel with Hugues the Cruel went.
Congratulations on France and Aquitaine nonetheless. Provided you can keep them, that's quite the gain. Looking forward to the update on how the quarrel with Hugues the Cruel went.
This game...
Anyway... picking up from where we left.
As you saw from my last post I noticed the Kaiser had granted duchy of Brunswick to a mere boy 15 years of age. I had but a weak claim, and thus no time to waste.
Sadly, before I managed to reclaim my rightful title, particularly unpleasant news reached my capitol... and made me lose my "Stressed" trait.
Long story short: I took back Brunswick, killed Hugues the Cruel in battle, but was forced to concede a White Peace at 70% war score, due to Jewish money running out completely.
So, Christmas of 1141 saw Rollo having no money (income <5 gold per month), no troops and a single county to his name. But at least my vassals had forgotten rebellious thoughts for a while - to my surprise, White Peace apparently grants another +25 modifier to defeated nobless in addition to regular +25 "Crushed rebellion". I took a gamble and, defying my ongoing depression, switched out of Family Focus and adopted Espionage.
In July 1145, highwaymen kill fresh count of Brugge. Shortly, his underage son moves out, and Rollo moves his capitol back in.
November 1146 - my wife ****olds me with some Austrian duke. I direct my anger towards female sex at an innocent girl ruling Brabant and send her packing.
Quelle bordelle! One of my 7 daughters (widowed after the death of some German duke I wed her to in my desperate search for allies against rebels) has an illicit child.
Not wanting to show kind or arbitrary behavior, I gamble with RNG and end up getting Kinslayer and glorious diplo score of 0. Girl in question and her sister both get matrimarried to claimants to Iberian thrones. Meanwhile, duke of Flanders gets inexplicably captured and ransomed from time to time.
May 1148. Count of Breda has a tragic accident near scroll depository and his underage son proves unable to hold his title. By 1150, Rollo again reaches his demesne limit of 4.
Meanwhile, Fatimids have conquered Jerusalem and papacy decides to compensate by calling Crusade on England. They are not doing so well, though, since no one of note (read: HRE) bother to join. Rollo, torn between calling a separate Holy War for Normandy and joining the Crusade, finally decides for the latter.
On 15th of April, 1151, quiet private celebration is held in Brugge.
Rollo's wife's lover is elected as new Kaiser, while he adopts the moniker "Shadow".
December 1154. Crusade is won...with pretty unexpected results.
How am I going to set this abomination straight?
(the guy with the best claim was in my court... and celibate).
Anyway... picking up from where we left.
As you saw from my last post I noticed the Kaiser had granted duchy of Brunswick to a mere boy 15 years of age. I had but a weak claim, and thus no time to waste.
Sadly, before I managed to reclaim my rightful title, particularly unpleasant news reached my capitol... and made me lose my "Stressed" trait.
Long story short: I took back Brunswick, killed Hugues the Cruel in battle, but was forced to concede a White Peace at 70% war score, due to Jewish money running out completely.
Spoiler :
So, Christmas of 1141 saw Rollo having no money (income <5 gold per month), no troops and a single county to his name. But at least my vassals had forgotten rebellious thoughts for a while - to my surprise, White Peace apparently grants another +25 modifier to defeated nobless in addition to regular +25 "Crushed rebellion". I took a gamble and, defying my ongoing depression, switched out of Family Focus and adopted Espionage.
In July 1145, highwaymen kill fresh count of Brugge. Shortly, his underage son moves out, and Rollo moves his capitol back in.
November 1146 - my wife ****olds me with some Austrian duke. I direct my anger towards female sex at an innocent girl ruling Brabant and send her packing.
Quelle bordelle! One of my 7 daughters (widowed after the death of some German duke I wed her to in my desperate search for allies against rebels) has an illicit child.
Not wanting to show kind or arbitrary behavior, I gamble with RNG and end up getting Kinslayer and glorious diplo score of 0. Girl in question and her sister both get matrimarried to claimants to Iberian thrones. Meanwhile, duke of Flanders gets inexplicably captured and ransomed from time to time.
May 1148. Count of Breda has a tragic accident near scroll depository and his underage son proves unable to hold his title. By 1150, Rollo again reaches his demesne limit of 4.
Meanwhile, Fatimids have conquered Jerusalem and papacy decides to compensate by calling Crusade on England. They are not doing so well, though, since no one of note (read: HRE) bother to join. Rollo, torn between calling a separate Holy War for Normandy and joining the Crusade, finally decides for the latter.
On 15th of April, 1151, quiet private celebration is held in Brugge.
Spoiler :
Rollo's wife's lover is elected as new Kaiser, while he adopts the moniker "Shadow".
December 1154. Crusade is won...with pretty unexpected results.
Spoiler :
How am I going to set this abomination straight?
(the guy with the best claim was in my court... and celibate).
So, now all of England is essentially a church-state, controlled by one of your vassals??
Rollo is still Count of Breda, Brugge and Ghent, as well as Duke of Brunswick and King of France and Aquitaine, right? What about the County of Paris? When can you usurp the Duchy of Flanders?
Besides which, I presume that you already know what to do with your wife's lover, Kaiser or otherwise.
Rollo is still Count of Breda, Brugge and Ghent, as well as Duke of Brunswick and King of France and Aquitaine, right? What about the County of Paris? When can you usurp the Duchy of Flanders?
Besides which, I presume that you already know what to do with your wife's lover, Kaiser or otherwise.
Lohrenswald
世界的 bottom ranked physicist
One time I was the emperor of
HRE I found a claimant to the French throne that was my vassal. But he was a bishop, so France became a prince-bishopric like in this scenario.
Are you king of England btw?
HRE I found a claimant to the French throne that was my vassal. But he was a bishop, so France became a prince-bishopric like in this scenario.
Are you king of England btw?
Yes.
...and Brabant.Rollo is still Count of Breda, Brugge and Ghent, as well as Duke of Brunswick and King of France and Aquitaine, right? What about the County of Paris? When can you usurp the Duchy of Flanders?
Besides which, I presume that you already know what to do with your wife's lover, Kaiser or otherwise.
Former French queen kept Paris. Duke of Flanders has, I think, two guardian angels working overtime. Not everyone can boast surviving ~7-8 attempts at getting stabbed in bed.
No. Somehow, heretic kept the top-tier title despite losing Crusade. He kept Cornwall and Normandy too...
