Turn 3 (AD 1003):
As the year of 1002 AD come to a close 10 major, and 1 minor, contenters continue their struggle to rise to power. With a power in the South trying to unify and protect, for now, the Balkens.
Swabia sends 23(max is 90%) troops to conquer Thuringia, the out come: 21 v 2 you lose 6, they lose everything. Swabia has conquered Thuringia.
Bavaria spends 16 points to improve income, will give +8 income next turn. Bavaria also sends 21 troops to conquer Pecs, the out come: 1 v 8 you lose 7, enemy loses everything. Bavaria has capture Pecs. Bavaria has a 6 troop rebelion(rebels can be attacked, but if left alone may disband, but if given more support will attack if their number is 75% of your number).
Flanders sends 22 troops to attack Valois, the out come: 12 v 7 they lose 5, you lose nothing, the rest surrender. Flanders conquers Valois. Flanders also spends 2 points to improve income, will give +1 income next turn.
Gascony sends 15 troops to attack Provence, the out come: 15 v 4 the enemy loses everything, you lose 4. Gascony has conquered Provence. Gascony also offers Barcelona an alliance offer, they accept.
Cymry spends 30 to improve income, will give +15 income next turn.
Gelre sends 15 troops to attack his rebels, the out come: you eliminate the rebels without a losing a troop. Gelre also invested 4 points to improve offense, offense improved to +4%/0.4.
Brandenburg spends 6 points to improve income, will give +3 income next turn. Brandenburg also sends 19 troops to attack Greater Poland, the out come: 19 v 8 you lose 1, they lose everything. Brandenburg has conquered Greater Poland.
Ulm bids his time.
Asturias sends 20 troops to attack Galicia, the out come: 3 v 2 they lose 9, with your loses too insignificant to count, the rest surrender. Asturias conquers Galicia.
Kiev sends 16 troops to attack Crimea, the out come: 7 v 5 you lose 4, they lose 2, no surrender. Wow really tough fight.
Novgorod sends 5 troops to attack Tver, the out come: you finish off the last defenders. Novgorod finally conquers Tver. Novgorod also sends 1 raider to raid Belozero, the out come: 2 gained.
Greece conquers Dyrrachion. Greece also improves their offense.
The Players:
Haspen Duke of Swabia, Franconia, and Thuringia = 29.5; income = 6 + 1.5(vassal); vassal = Count TankKit; has a tax rate of 50%;
Maximum Spin Duke of Bavaria, Bohemia, Austria, and Pecs = 48; income = 8; allies: King piratejoe; rebels = 6;
SaberToothTiger Duke of Flanders, Brabant, and Valois = 34; income = 7+1(next turn(4)); allies: Duke RulerOfNothing;
Shadowclaw777 Duke of Gascony, Toulouse, and Provence = 22; income = 8.5; allies: Barcelona;
piratejoe King of Cymry, Duke of Gwynedd and Deheubarth = 10; income = 9.5+15(next turn(4)); allies Duke Maximum Spin;
RulerOfNothing Duke of Gelre and Holland = 25; income = 10; allies: Duke of SaberToothTiger; offense bonus: 0.4/4%;
The_Two_Eternities Duke of Brandenburg, Brunswick, and Greater Poland = 34; income = 8+3(next turn(4));
TankKit Count of Ulm, Württemberg, and Hohenzollern = 15; income = 8 - 4(vassal); liege = Duke Haspen;
melkor Duke of Asturias and Galicia = 33; income = 4; allies: Duke of Porto;
TheRedwolf Duke of Kiev = 16; income = 2; allies: Duke a1s;
a1s Duke of Novgorod and Tver = 21; income = 2; allies: Duke TheRedwolf;
The GM:
MMM King of Geece, Duke of Athens, Achaea, Epirus, Thessaloniki, Macedonia, and Dyrrachion = 53.5; income = 11; offense bonus = 1.2/12% Map:
Most push out, some succeed, some do not. Some(1) gets rebels.
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