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The Vlachs with the Rules specified

3 (7.3%)

Byzantines with the Rules specified

16 (39%)

Balkan Federation (successive players play different Balkan countries)

6 (14.6%)

The Vlachs with the Rules specified, upon Formation of Wallachia the rest of the Balkan may be conquered. Cultural Diversity enforced.

12 (29.3%)

Total Members Voted: 28

[EuchreJack]

Oh, yeah, no offense intended EuchreJack.

Actually, since unchecked expansions seems boring, I'll let someone else claim the new Patriarch, and he too can give me a mission.

None taken, don't worry.  Another mission would probably be more fun than unchecked expansion.

Next person to post (other than Sheb and me) is New Patriarch?

[BFEL]

Wait how did Sheb get the first turn? Theres like five people in front of him in the list o.o INCLUDING ME 

[Sheb]

Ghazkull said he wouldn't complete his turn and someone else could take over. Since no one proposed himself, I did.

Hey, if you want to, here is the save, I only played 2 years though.

[BFEL]

Ghazkull said he wouldn't complete his turn and someone else could take over. Since no one proposed himself, I did.

Hey, if you want to, here is the save, I only played 2 years though.

No that's cool, I just was wondering wth happened. Also, is your char dead yet? Because that's how we doin dis.

Actually what happens if our char dies nigh instantly? Would that still count as a turn or would we just continue as the heir for a more normal period of time?

Also, do we have to be the Emprah? Or could we start as a count/duke in his service?

[EuchreJack]

Ghazkull said he wouldn't complete his turn and someone else could take over. Since no one proposed himself, I did.

Hey, if you want to, here is the save, I only played 2 years though.

No that's cool, I just was wondering wth happened. Also, is your char dead yet? Because that's how we doin dis.

Actually what happens if our char dies nigh instantly? Would that still count as a turn or would we just continue as the heir for a more normal period of time?

Also, do we have to be the Emprah? Or could we start as a count/duke in his service?

There are revolt mechanics that might allow you to play as a count/duke.  And the Emprah might not always be the Emprah...

Generally in CK LPs, your character has to live one year in order for it to count, otherwise just play the heir as well.

Also....

Oh, yeah, no offense intended EuchreJack.

Actually, since unchecked expansions seems boring, I'll let someone else claim the new Patriarch, and he too can give me a mission.

None taken, don't worry.  Another mission would probably be more fun than unchecked expansion.

Next person to post (other than Sheb and me) is New Patriarch?

What are the wishes of His Most Holy One, the Great Patriarch BFEL?

[BFEL]

What are the wishes of His Most Holy One, the Great Patriarch BFEL?

Hmm....

GO FORTH AND RECLAIM ITALY

Also sex.

Lots and lots of sex.

[Ghazkull]

Okay, uhm im gonna put myself at the end of the playlist for now...so updated List which i'll post in the OP:

Sheb
Mainiac
BFEL
Digital Hellhound
EuchreJack
Powder Miner
werty892
Ghazkull

[Sheb]

Ok, for some reasons, my lasts screenies didn't work. Go figure, I only got plain black pictures.


The Most Radical Man in the Radical Land; a diary of Sheb Dodecakolpos, Byzantine Emperor

Today Patriarch BFEL barged in the court while I was trying to make a power drift with my chariot.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

:Salutations Basileus!

:Oh, hi BFEL. What's up with your missions to the Hungarians?

:Not bad I must say. Tengri is still the market share leader, but we've overtaken Catholicism as second largest religion, thanks to our proud safety record. We had 100% less cases of being stuffed into a spiked barrel and rolled down the largest hill that our comeptition!.

:Impressive!

:Thank you Basileus. We even had a flyer made.



:Most Radical. But why are you back in Constantinople anyway?

:Well, I felt a bit homesick. I just swung by the Hagia Sofia to have a sip of water. I always say: there is no drink like one's home water.

:Wait, you drank the Hagia Sofia's water?

:Yeah, why?

:Oh dear....

:You know it's just wa...

:AAAAAAAAh!!!

:I AM THE BEGINING AND THE END. I AM THE LIGHT AND DARKNESS. I AM YOUR LORD AND GOD. I SHALL COMMAND AND THOU SHALL OBEY.


:THOU SHALL LEAD AND ARMY TO LIBERATE ITALY

: Well, this actually make sense: Italy is the cradle of the Empire, and would provide a nice base to fight the Mahometan...

:ALSO THOU SHALl HAVE SEX. LOTS AND LOTS OF SEX. SO I SPOKETH.

:... Guards! Grab him and sent him on the first plane train cart to Pest! And don't let him near the Hagia Sofia again!

I must say I was half-relieved by this new divine mandate. I was going nowhere with the previous one, and invading Italy was at least something I could do. And well, that other half too.

I decided to start fast. I declared war to a bunch of sicilians principalties.

I decided to start with those because they'll need two wars to assimilate and I don't want to break truces.

And blew the whole Imperial Budget in inviting young girls to court.

I wish someone could tell me why inviting a débutante cost a year of a county's task.

I was quite successful on both counts.

It's good to be the Basileus

I wonder if they attend the same church I do

Luckily I have a secretary to keep track of my appointments with all my mistresses.

Jeez, someone should invent Viagra already

Okay, which one is it again?

Well, maybe more successful on one of the count. But still, slowly but surely I took over most of Sicily.

Not shown: my custom-made plate armor that let me have sex on the battlefield.

Still, after taking over the de jure Kingdom of Sicily, I had a problem. I lacked casus belli to take over Northern Italy.

I hate gray. Purple suits my maps better

The de jure Kingdom of Italy was divided between 3 powers, the Duchy of Spoleto, the Duchy of Tuscany and the Kingdom of Lotharingia. Claiming it county by county would take approximately forever. So what I need to do is find people to sit on the various thrones.

Here some page are missing*

I quickly find a pretender for the Duchy of Spoleto and install him in a war. However I mistakenly installed him as a Lord Mayor before winning the war.

So yeah. We now have a 8-provinces merchant republic.

At this point, I got distracted by a weird little man.

Spoiler: Charioteers Side Story (click to show/hide)

Radical.






I'm usually more of a stabbing man myself.


You see, this can't happen with an old-fashioned stabbing.


Maybe I'll get to stab this time?


I'll call it the Basileusmobile




Finally I get to stab.

At this point I had some news from BFEL.

I knew sending him away was the smart solution!

Sadly, shortly thereafter, he was imprisoned by the Hungarian. Luckily he ransomed himself, but I do not dare sending him away again. The though of him dying... And of another man taking his place and giving me mandate! Brrrr...

Anyway, during that time, I also found a pretender for the throne of the Kingdom of Italy. Lothaire Karling was the younger brother of the King of Lotharingia. He had a strong claim to the Kingdom of Italy, but wouldn't join my court. I tried to have him assassinated many times so that his son, already in my court, you inherit the claim, but to no avail. Finally, he attempted to deposit his uncle, the King of East Francia and Bavaria with an host of adventurer. When he failed he was jailed, then freed to lead his uncle's armies against the Hungarian. At this point he had little love left for his family and was ready to join my court.

**More pages are missing

Finally, I put Lothaire in the Italian throne. Now I just need to press his claims to the rest of Italy. Including Rome. We shall soon have an Orthodox Patriarch in Rome!



*Well, screenshots are missing.

**Well, more screenshots.


So yeah, if someone wants to be Patriarch of Rome, he can propose himself and state his demands.

[Digital Hellhound]

Do you have some specific, in-game ways of seducing all the ladies, or is that just the, err, natural consequence of so many young debutantes hanging around with no husbands all day?

[Sheb]

I think its the later. Seriously, I must have spent about a thousand gold on débutante already.

[EuchreJack]

What happened with the charioteer?

[BFEL]

Sheb you are amazing and made my day

[Sheb]

What happened with the charioteer?

Ooops, apparently the last image is one that didn't make it through. The charioteer died in the accidents, and I crushed the little man's skull. He was actually a supporter of long-forgotten teams, the Whites and Reds, and wanted to use me to get the Blues and Greens down and resurrect those teams.

Also, no one for Patriarch of Rome?

[Sheb]

Double post for update.


Apparently a copy of Basileus Sheb was found!

My son Leon is shaping up well. He'll make a strong Basileus one day. I gave him the Kingdom of Sicily for his Birthday, so he can figure out that whole ruling thing.

He seems to like this present better than the princess I got him for his 18th birthday.

Regarding Italy, the northern part is held by an evil king, Louis 'the Ill-Ruler' of Lotharingia

Well, they say he's kind but look at that mustache.

Now, the traditional way to grab large swathes of land is to find someone you can sit on the throne, make him into your vassal and press their claims. Of course, most of the Karlings weren't enthusiastic about quitting their lands to join the court of an orthodox Emperor. The only guy I could find was Hugues Karling, a legitimized bastard and a nephew of Louis Karling.

Sadly, his claims were weak. His father however, Louis' brothers had strong claims that could be pressed immediately.

Let's pretend it's a pic of before I got him to join, m'kay?

Now, I couldn't get Lothaire to join my court. I tried to have him killed, but he was hiding at the court of a small count, a court so small I couldn't find enough people for a decent plot. So I tried to have the count murdered, hoping his heir wouldn't be as popular with Lothaire. And this is the time Lothaire choose to raise a host and invade his cousin, the King of East Francia.

Here is a chart for you.

Ooops, I messed up with the settings.

Of course, Lothaire lost and was jailed. But when his cousins needed a general and freed him, Lothaire was sour, and he was ready to join my court. Of course, what needed to happen happened.

Progress!

I immediately celebrated by dumping my wife and marrying a younger one, to satisfy BFEL. However, having him marry us was a terrible idea, as he messed up the paperwork.

Divorce is going to be a bitch.

Now, as you've seen parts of Louis holdings weren't transfered to Lothaire, namely a duchy in sicily and some Lombardian lands he owned personally. The single best way to get them would be to press Lothaire's claim on Lotharingia, but this would have to wait until the truce is over. In the meantime, I realized I couldn't press his de jure claim, so I had to borrow his title for a while.

I promised to give it back, but he didn't seem happy.

I quickly invaded Genoa and Sardinia, before heading toward... Rome!

Their army must be made entirely of victims of child abuse to have a morale this low.

*At this point, the handwriting change.*

While Basileus Sheb fought well, a terrible blow knocked him to the ground senseless. After waking up, he was a changed man, incapable of speech or though.

The blow was so bad I saw the wrong sigil on that shield!

I, Basilessa Romane, had to take hard decisions to protect the Realm.

This was one of my hardest choice so far.

But they paid off. Rome was ours again, with a Patriarch siegeing in the St Peter Basilica.

I'm fairly certain his name is not Sergios though.

Okay, so my character is incapable. I actually feel like now would be a nice time to hand the game over. Mainiac, you can grab the save and start playing as Leon, maybe you can hasten the Emperor's death a little!

[Ghazkull]

*cough cough*