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[Goron]

It's a shame you can't name your children yourself, instead of them just getting a random name.

Gah that would be awesome for an LP like this.

Are there any small Christian states that border us that might be threatened into either paying us, or becoming our vassal? Otherwise, sit tight and pray they don't see our empty coffers.

Of those two options, sitting tight is most realistic at the moment. I've actually offered vassalation to a couple counts, but they rejected. I don't have the prestige to conquer them at the moment either.

Southern Russia is one big pagan empire. Like big. No chance against them.

Northern (well, NW) Russia and west of there is still populated by all those little pagan independents.
THat area is really easy to get some land in, but it is all piss poor and pretty useless.

Check if Pomerania and Prussia is still pagan. Overall nice provinces there, especially Danzing, Marienburg, Memel. Some of the provinces north of there, in the area of present day Latvia and Estonia are very good also. They start quite splinered, and relatively easy to conquer. Later on, Poland and the Scandinavians tend to invade. The Teutonic Order might also spawn.

They are mostly still splintered and weak. I'll get a map screenshot of the area soon.

I've got a question - what influences your courtiers' loyalty? My Nubian king is suffering from mass emigrations and I don't know how to alleviate it.

Hover over their loyalty rating and it will show you what all their modifiers are.

Just popping in to say that you've inspired me to get this game too. I started off as the count of cornwall but that game went nowhere as I was just learning the ropes at that point, then I grabbed the duke of Kent and forgot to marry.  And my latest game was the count of Rhodes. I actually managed to capture Samos quite early on when the count defected from the empire, he was count of a couple of mainland provinces so whilst those were under attack by the emperor I captured Samos, then my damn leige lost his county and demanded I hand over Samos, my options being to do as he said and face a ridiculouslt long uphill clim out of debt or else face the entire empire.  Lazy guy doesn't deserve to be a count if he can't keep the turks out of his county!

Good to hear! Learning the game can be a bit tricky, but doesn't take near as much as work HOI, in my opinion.

As for the game, can we become the king of Serbia? I had a look at the area in game and it gave me the option to create the title King of Serbia if I controlled 66% of 8 provinces including some we control I think.

Yes. I have my eye on that title. I'll try to remember to get a screenie of our holdings vs what we need to hold for it.
Right now its out of the question, but I think in a generation we could attain it.

Update coming soon, gonna write it up right after I do a w$r update

[Goron]

1093

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Things are OK- still a little in debt, but should be positive in April.
Byzantium is holding strong

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The Turks have stopped pushing west- leaving several small states, Muslim and Christian, in Anatolia.

Early February brings some big international news

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The pope declares the current crusade over.

April brings a positive gold balance

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It took a while, but we are finally out of debt. We still have a slightly tarnished reputation though.

It seems the pope cannot stay quiet for long

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It seems the Catholics will be trying to liberate Antiocheia.

And with Crusades comes Crusaders

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Several noble and brave knights seeking fame and fortune (oh, and god) pass through my lands and request my hospitality. To send them away would be costly in the eyes of my peers and god. My prestige and piety would suffer by 25 each. Gold is easier to come by than social standing.
Back in to debt I go!
Hosting the knights costs me 100 gold, but increases my standing with the church by 50 piety. I maintain my zealous trait and gain the amiable trait.

My daughter Eudoxia had a son

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Maybe one day I will meet him.

My new debt is causing troubles int he realm

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To maintain the current stability level, it would cost me too much prestige and piety. I am forced to accept the stability loss. That's too bad.

My son is a pawn...

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It is a good thing he is not the eldest...

The year winds to an end

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We are back in debt, still with a slightly tarnished reputation...
...And it seems my daughter Eudoxia is back in my court...

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I'm not sure why.

1094
My second daughter turns 16.

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I look for a potential suitor, but find no one satisfactory. I will wait to marry her.

A young courtier in my realm is looking to duel his rival, the marshal of Corfu.

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I will allow it- if his honor needs to be proved, let it be done.
Nothing comes of the duel, both men survive unharmed.

Back out of debt!

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I can only hope to stay in the positive.

My boy Sabas is proud.

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Good. He needs to be a strong ruler and pride will help.

November brings the death of my spy master.

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She will be missed. Surely her illness contributed to her early death.
I appoint my daughter Theodora as a replacement.

Hungary is having some internal troubles

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Estergom is held by rebels and another rebel group is sieging a province int he south east of the kingdom.

Those rebels is Estergom have declared independence

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I act quickly to invite them as vassals in my realm.

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1095
They refuse.

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I have found a suitable suitor for my daughter

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He is the son of the Count of Csanad

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who is the son of the Duke of Pest.
Should the marriage be accepted, my daughter will be in line to be the Duchess of Pest in two generations passing and the Countess of Csanad in one.

The marriage goes through!

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Oiy... my youngest is a sissy

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1096
It is a new year

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Things are going well.
My children are growing, my two daughters are married off, I am not in debt, my reputation has recovered and the realm is at peace. Unfortunately the realm is at -1 stability.

Sabas is of age!

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He takes after me in looks (I can be sure he is mine)!
I immediately look for a bride for my eldest son

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Grunnhild, a woman of little social status is a capable steward in Gotland. She also carries a good bit of Norwegian beauty... She is the daughter of a seemingly insignificant man...

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Although he carried no noble blood down his family line, he is Beatified, the first step to sainthood and he was held with high regard socially among his peers and in the eyes of the church. He also seems to have a line of martial boys.
She is a potential mate.

But then I find another potential bride...

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Maire Ua Canannian, a Gaelic woman with a great personal skill set catches my attention.
She is the daughter of the Count of Tir Connail.

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She would make an awesome Chancellor and has the skills to back up other positions as well. She would make a great breeding partner.
I decide that Maire Ua Canannian is the better bride for my Sabas... I send the marriage request...

Accepted!

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Some pics of the world situation:

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(Also, if ever there is a pic that doesn't seem like it is the right one, or its out of place, let me know cuz I might have linked to the wrong one)

[Jreengus]

Looks like if we want to be king of Serbia, our best bet would be to grab Naissus and Ragusa who are both independent counties and then that little two county state between us and Ragusa. That should give us the 66% (75% really) we need to make the title. Of course wether you want to do that now after we just climbed out of debt is up to you.

Prince of Wallachia might be easy to get it all depends on who owns Turnu, since it doesn't have a shield over it I'm assuming it belongs to a prince and if he is in a powerfull nation/just plain powerfull it might be best not to agrivate him. Although whoever it is is pretty damn isolated from Turnu, it looks like its a religous enemy from the larger map and if it is the guy who is like 3 counties away (to the north and slightly to the east) it might be possible to make a land grab then sue for peace before he can get the bulk of his forces over to us. (Although I feel like I'm being hopefully optomistic there considering how long my seiges normally take...)

[Akigagak]

Prince of Temes would be the easiest to get right now.

[Jreengus]

Aren't both the counties for that part of Hungary? Or whatever that big grey empire above us is. That was why I was avoiding them in my suggestions.

[Goron]

Turno is part of old Penecheng tribe.
THey can raise ~5000 soldiers while I can get half that.
I am waiting for them to get involved in a war... then we could strike.

The other provinces are all Christian and require claims, I am short prestige for them, but time will open those options up...

[Spartan 117]

We've got to get that King title eventually though.

[sonerohi]

Sabas and Maire are going to make a badass ruling/breeding team.

[AussieGuy]

This is really neat. We should wait until turno go to war then we back stab them!

[Goron]

oiy...
Lots has happened...
Gains and losses...
I am not sure when I'll post the update, but like 8 years have passed and it has been turbulent...

[Akigagak]

Did we come out of it alright?

Actually, I'll wait for the update.

[Goron]

Did we come out of it alright?

Depends


You should understand whenever I get around to posting it.
I may not get it done tonight though:-/

[Jreengus]

Did we come out of it alright?

Depends

Dying of suspense here.

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So in my best game yet I'm the count of Belgrade, and married to the count of sekewadjamacallit's (Hungarian county with a black bird and a castle on its shield) daughter, thanks to his inheritance laws and my assassin killing his baby son my son is now first in line for the inheritance, and even better said inheritance includes a claim on the county of Bacs (Claims do get inherited right?), needed to become Prince of Temes.

I control Naissus currently as well as Belgrade but Vidin is owned directly by the Emperor of Byzantium. Now its pretty isolated since the Penchang tribe has cut south through the counties to the east of Vidin and almost all of western Byzantium has declared independence except for the counties along the eastern coast. However, for some unknown reason about 70% of Russia has sworn alliegance to the emperor of Byzantium. The bloody empire is bigger than ever even if it is fractured so I don't want to risk going to war.

I'm allied with the Croation king, for the second time, my original count was friends with him and allied but he croaked it before my son could even come of age. Anyhow I'm currently sitting tight not wanting to start any wars because there is no-one weak enough around and instead building up my counties in preparation for Count Longhardtospellname's death.

EDIT: Count Longhard just became Duke Longhard Now if he could just hurry up and die. Also if my son inherits any vassals of Duke Longhard become his vassals and they all break away from Hungary right?

And I took control of Hum after The Duke of Hum got attacked by Croatia, the peace agreement gave his Duchy to the king of Croatia (Annoying since I had a claim on it) But left him as an independent count. His tiny army was easily overwhelmed and despite the 15% penalty for having too large a demense I'm making 10 gold a month.

Edit 2: Gah, can you destroy thieves guilds? Will they ever go away or are they a permanent fixture?

Edit 3: Hah and now after he insulted me in a tourney I got a claim on the emperor of Byzantium's title. And Bacs has now defected from the Hungarians to the Croations. Once they split off I hoped they'd manage to survive as an independent making it easy for my son to roll on in later on down the line, no such luck unfortunately.

[andrea]

to jreengus: thieves guilds go away eventually, but I don't know if you can help with in any way.

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In my current game I am prince of vidin and temes, 7 provinces owned, income of 36 and 16'000+ men in the army. Vassal of byzantium due to hungary... ( I was free. Byzantium attacks me and I think" It will be easy. he is weak and fragmented". While I am winning this war hungary attacks and I am forced to decide wheter succumb or accept to submit to byzantium. The empire isn't  strong, I will eventually break free. But in this game I, several times, reverted to another save not yet a good player.

[Judas Maccabeus]

Oh, hey, the Borkalans.  They had a bit of a moderately important role in a game I showed at the Paradox forums way back before Deus Vult came out.    (The odd part of that being that it was all the way over in England)

Fairly good so far, but some expansion needs to be done... doesn't seem to be any easy options, either.


Also:  High stability and a court of justice makes thieves guilds go away quicker (the court reduces the mean time to happen to 1/10 of what it was before, so that's a huge help).  Also, as long as the province's military force is moblised, the event to remove it won't happen.