The Dubiously Competent Adventures of King Anarawd
I'm going to start a bit more "roleplaying" or "story" in this LP. Hope that's OK with everyone. I'll have a poll for everyone to tell if you like RP or straight gameplay.
26 December, Anno Domini 894I have been informed by my chancellor that our truce with the last independent realm in Cymru, County Glamorgan, has ended. This tiny little county is the one thing standing between me and my father Rhodri's life goal: A unified and strong Cymru.
I sent a message off, offering peaceful vassalization one last time. He refused. Violently. I need a new messenger.
Anyway, his ass is going to be dead rather soon. I send another letter, of a similarly violent nature. I make sure not to get too attached to the new messenger I just sent.
Once our army is assembled in Powys, banners snapping in the breeze, I receive reports of his force in Deheubarth, sieging castles, burning villages, stampeding women, and raping cattle. We march out immediately to deal with the problem. Violently.
In approximately ten minutes ((game time)) we smash through both flanks.
Victory was achieved handily. And violently. We march on Glamorgan to begin sieges.
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23 July, Anno Domini 895Mihangel's wife died in childbirth, but the babe was saved. Normally, I would rejoice, but the babe is a girl. I'm not sexist, but everyone else in the realm is, and we can't hold the kingdom together with a female heir. However, there are more pressing matters. Mihangel is still young enough to have children. And my father was popping out bastards until he died.
The siege of Cardiff is going well. However, Count Owain's disorganized rabble is again storming the gates of my castle in Dyfed. To leave would be to waste all our lovely siege progress. So we'll deal with the bastards later.
And then a couple hundred Vikings showed up in Gwynedd just to ruin my day. I'll have to kill them later.
On October 28th, we march triumphantly into Cardiff. And immediately leave to go kill more people.
The Battle of Carmarthen is won easily. At this rate the war will be over by Christmas.
On April 12th, 896 we walk into Llandaff. I guess it wasn't over by Christmas.
However, it is over by Easter.
And with the end of the war, Rhodri's dream is realized: All the Welsh under one flag. Except for the Welsh in Strathclyde, of course. But they're just Welsh culture on the map, they're all secretly Scottish.
Now, Sjaelland is wracked by a massive revolt and Jorvik is at war. You guys think now would be an excellent time for Holy War for Ireland, Fun, and Profit? DEUS VULT, PAGANS!
PROGRESS TODAY: CYMRU AM BYTH! We need a new thread title.
STATUS:
Cash: 246
Prestige: 1397
Piety: 321
Ruler age: 46
Heir age: 20
Vassals: Tewdwr still hates me, and I just absorbed a new vassal with a county, 3 claims, and a negative 88 towards me. Plot to revoke, plot to kill. 3/5 Bishops like me more than the Pope.