Turn 1 (AD 1001):
As the year of 1000 AD come to a close 10 major, and 1 minor, contenters begin their struggle to rise to power. With a power in the South trying to unify and protect, for now the Balkens.
Swabia sends 18(max is 90% and I will enforce this) troops to conquer Franconia, the out come: you lose 7 for a complete victory. Swabia has conquered Franconia.
Bavaria sends 16 troops to conquer Bohemia, the out come: enemy loses 9, you lose 2, and the rest surrender. Bavaria has capture Bohemia. Bavaria also offered an alliance to Gwynedd who accepted the offer. Bavaria and Gwynedd are now allies.
Flanders offers an alliance to Gelre, it has been accepted. Flanders and Gelre are now allies. Flanders also sends 18 troops to attack Brabant, the out come: you lose 6 for a complete victory. Flanders has conquered Brabant.
Gascony sends 11 troops to attack Toulouse, the out come: you and them both lose 8, the rest surrender. Gascony has conquered Toulouse.
Gwynedd aceepted the alliance offer from Bavaria. Gwynedd and Bavaria are now allies. Gwynedd sends 18 troops to conquer Deheubarth, the out come: 16 v 2, your troops surprised them and conquered them with too few casualties to count(no losses). Gwynedd has captured Deheubarth.
Gelre sends 14 troops to attack Holland, the out come: enemy loses 8, your troops didn't lose enough for you to care. Gelre has conquered Holland. Gelre also invested 4 points to improve income.
Brandenburg sends 18 troops to attack Brunswick, the out come: they lose 5 and your troops show their might and lose too little to count. They DO NOT surrender, but are fearful(no defense bonus).
Ulm sends 18 troops to conquer Baden, the out come: you lose 4, they lose 10, ever with the loses you won. Ulm has captured Württemberg and Hohenzollern both counties(you are a count so you get the counties, your liege is a duke so you can not be a duke(unless you break away)).
Asturias tries to ally Porto, and they accept. Asturias also tries to ally navara, they do not accept, telling you that they do not wish to expand at this time(npc's will not expand just accrue points).
Kiev offers Novgrod an alliance, accepted the offer. Kiev and Novgorod are now allies. Kiev also sends 10 troops to attack Crimea, the out come: you and them both lose 5, they do not surrender.
Novgorod sends 10 troops to attack Belozero, the out come: your troops were wiped out you have not recieved word if the defender had any significant loses. Novgorod also sends 10 troops to attack Tver, the out come: you and them both lose 5, they do not surrender. Novgorod has seen significant loses this turn, maybe this is sign to not over extend yourself so early.
Greece attemps to conquer Macedonia. Greece also attemps to incite rebels in Gelre(resoves next turn).
The Players:
Haspen Duke of Swabia and Franconia = 25.5; income = 4 + 1.5(vassal); vassal = Count TankKit; has a tax rate of 50%;
Maximum Spin Duke of Bavaria and Bohemia = 30; income = 4; allies: Duke piratejoe;
SaberToothTiger Duke of Flanders and Brabant = 24; income = 4; allies: Duke RulerOfNothing;
Shadowclaw777 Duke of Gascony and Toulouse = 21; income = 4;
piratejoe Duke of Gwynedd and Deheubarth = 34; income = 2; allies Duke Maximum Spin;
RulerOfNothing Duke of Gelre and Holland = 32; income = 4 + 2(next turn(2)); allies: Duke of SaberToothTiger;
The_Two_Eternities Duke of Brandenburg = 22; income = 2;
TankKit Count of Ulm, Württemberg, and Hohenzollern = 19.5; income = 3 - 1.5(vassal); liege = Duke Haspen;
melkor Duke of Asturias = 22; income = 2; allies: Duke of Porto
TheRedwolf Duke of Kiev = 17; income = 2; allies: Duke a1s;
a1s Duke of Novgorod = 7; income = 2; allies: Duke TheRedwolf;
The GM:
MMM King of Geece, Duke of Athens, Achaea, Epirus, and Thessaloniki = 22.5; income = 11; Map:
Most push out, some succeed, some do not.
How do you guys like they way I have the update.