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In Progress Let's Play Crusader Kings 2: I want to be a Basileus!
- Thread starter XenomorphII
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Kashmir Slippers
Magister
Shit sorry. My internet was fucked up and said that my posts weren't going through.
XenomorphII
Prophet
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Well mine is a combination of what Kashmir said (they do the same thing over and over) but also that even if someone has a prefect 100 opinion of you they still plot against you, trying to lower authority, take a title, or kill your wife/children. (take a title is the most irritating one)
Also I really feel like CK2 needs additional modifiers for how a person feels about you besides just opinion. There should be things like fear and loyalty represented as well.
Kashmir Slippers
Magister
It was quadruple-post, thank you very much!
Anyway, bump to a new page.
Anyway, bump to a new page.
Tigranes
Arcane
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Strangely I've never had that experience - I've been Basileus for over a century, which is just asking for plots, and I do get a fair bit, but none of this same-guy-same-plot-spam business. What really ticks me off is how rebellious movements never ever coordinate unless they build up a plot with 15 backers or something, but that's a different story.
Vaarna_Aarne
Notorious Internet Vandal
Yea, the only time I had the "same-guy-regular-intervals" business was when the vassal already had a claim on me or we had bad relations. As far as I can tell, it seems that relations do affect plots, except only in terms of the chances of the AI starting the plot in favour of another.
XenomorphII
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Update 32- The Caliph is Laid Low
As I run around trying to get my army put together, and several rebellions put down:
Another territory converts and:
The Caliph seems to be getting an army together again.
Not too terribly long later and:
Our forces arrive.
We finish taking a province. Notice the warscore!
I rush everyone together and assault:
Time to make the Caliph suck it down:
We win. For now. I expect to be jihaded soon. I need to attack very aggressively now.
Territory is handed out.
The Duchy of Damietta is created. And given to this guy:
Now. Using some of my funds:
Time for the next step:
Conquer our way across North Africa until we come to our Doux!
One army rallied another in the process of it.
Assaulted and won.
A province converts as my second army moves to attack the enemy army.
Success.
Province taken.
Do you guys know what time it is?
Rape time! I will pretty surprised if I am not staring down the horde in a few years due to the fractured nature of the region.
Another assault happens and we get some more child rearing:
That's good. Now to finish this war.
Time to make our demands:
Tripoli is ours! Finally! The map will look so much nicer now!
Hand outs:
Now then! Moving on!
I should probably let my levies replenish.
Or let my vassals mend their upset feelings over me using their troops so much.
However, that just wouldn't be much fun, and to be frank I smell blood in the water. So...
I attack the Shia Caliphate again. This time for Cyrennica.
That's this update. Here are some shots from around Europe:
In Iberia, A-A is pretty well screwed. The rebellions are both still going and it looks like independence is going to be achieved.
The glorious kingdom of Sicily.
Hungary and Poland are at war with the HRE over Wallachia. Croatia is also at war with Hungary.
Scandinavia and the British Isles.
Normandy is in rebellion.
The Muslims.
Everything else. Khwarizm is large but weak and at war with lots of people including the Khanate.
As I run around trying to get my army put together, and several rebellions put down:
Another territory converts and:
The Caliph seems to be getting an army together again.
Not too terribly long later and:
Our forces arrive.
We finish taking a province. Notice the warscore!
I rush everyone together and assault:
Time to make the Caliph suck it down:
We win. For now. I expect to be jihaded soon. I need to attack very aggressively now.
Territory is handed out.
The Duchy of Damietta is created. And given to this guy:
Now. Using some of my funds:
Time for the next step:
Conquer our way across North Africa until we come to our Doux!
One army rallied another in the process of it.
Assaulted and won.
A province converts as my second army moves to attack the enemy army.
Success.
Province taken.
Do you guys know what time it is?
Rape time! I will pretty surprised if I am not staring down the horde in a few years due to the fractured nature of the region.
Another assault happens and we get some more child rearing:
That's good. Now to finish this war.
Time to make our demands:
Tripoli is ours! Finally! The map will look so much nicer now!
Hand outs:
Now then! Moving on!
I should probably let my levies replenish.
Or let my vassals mend their upset feelings over me using their troops so much.
However, that just wouldn't be much fun, and to be frank I smell blood in the water. So...
I attack the Shia Caliphate again. This time for Cyrennica.
That's this update. Here are some shots from around Europe:
In Iberia, A-A is pretty well screwed. The rebellions are both still going and it looks like independence is going to be achieved.
The glorious kingdom of Sicily.
Hungary and Poland are at war with the HRE over Wallachia. Croatia is also at war with Hungary.
Scandinavia and the British Isles.
Normandy is in rebellion.
The Muslims.
Everything else. Khwarizm is large but weak and at war with lots of people including the Khanate.
Vaarna_Aarne
Notorious Internet Vandal
You should build tax income buildings before anything else. Moar tax = Moar buildings.
Cornflakes
Novice
Keep it coming! Awesome stuff, this. *bump*
Kashmir Slippers
Magister
Your fast, meaty updates make me quiver in anticipation like a horny schoolgirl.
The_scorpion
Liturgist
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awesome LP 
Those are Romanoi not Greeks... Can't wait to see No Holy Non Roman Not Empire being chased behind the Alps. Also you can take those Venetian traitors and buld castle there changing it into Proper thema. I eventualy give all of them except Spoleto and Capua to my relatives.... With Sicily ruled by my Keiser and 5 others Duches in Spartenos hands.... Have also 3 themas inside Eastern Empire ruled by Spartenos and 4 others by Ducasa who are closely intamarried with them.
Cornflakes
Novice
Next page bump. This should take care of it.
XenomorphII
Prophet
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Update 33-Chipping Away
So, as I am sure you remember, we ended the last update with a declaration of war on the Shia Caliphate.
We have now rallied people and deployed.
The reserve army heads to our isolated territory to help out. However before they arrive...
Not exactly great timing, but I will be pursuing this at some point.
Just as my army is about to engage the enemy, another province converts.
My army wins, and some prisoners are taken. Time to execute!
Not long after taking some heads, another little army rolls in, and gets wiped out.
And an enemy army all the way from Persia comes to me to get beaten. The Caliph called in Persia and Abyssinia to back him up in this.
Also I need to be sure and remember to change the laws for Africa when I win this war. I don't think it is updating properly as every so often, I get the title loss notification and it shows my brother taking it over, then it goes back to my daughter in a few days (which it shouldn't since it is Agnatic).
As more and more troops show up, I go ahead and disband my army over there, and opt to give them a chance to recover.
Somebody needs money so I oblige them.
First siege is won. The difficulty in this war is not the Caliphate itself but its allies, who have not been engaged in constant fighting.
The army of Abyssinia is beaten. Pursuit engaged.
They are wiped out shortly thereafter. However elsewhere:
The enemy takes a holding. That is all the army that the Caliph can muster though, so once I knock his allies around a bit, I should be able to take on just him.
Province taken. The army loads up onto the boats, travels around dealing with rebels, and then disbands.
As my army rallies, another holding is taken. One great thing about all this African holdings is that they have huge garrisons, so my enemy have to take their time going through them, same as me.
My army arrives. Attrition on the sea (even the short hop from Sicily to there) cost me about 3000 troops.
The battle is one-sided and I quickly assault and re-take my territories. Now back to the sieges. I assault and take one holding back in Cyrennica. In other news:
Another conversion and...
The Empire is growing.
Oh, and one other minor note:
The Il Khanate has arrived in a big way and is now beating down Rostov.
Capua goes Greek! Yay!
After waiting around for awhile:
We win a siege. The army heads to deal with the enemy force in the area.
We win and return to our siege area.
A few assaults later and the province is ours time to withdraw disband and re-raise, but first they go on a rebel stomping tour.
As my armies rally to go forth and enlighten some Muslims I notice something that I find rather odd:
Yes. Yes, that is a Mongol fleet. I have no idea how or why. Oh wait nevermind:
Good thing they have exploded into civil war. For now.
Anyway back to us and our war:
We engage the enemy and win. Then pursue:
And win some more and get some prestige.
Eventually my secondary force shows up and we lay siege to what remains of our goal duchy.
I also take this opportunity to:
Hire some mercs to go and deal with small forces that show up to take over our isolated duchy.
As they move into position I decide to ask Croatia to join me in the war:
And they agree? The Caliphate must be weaker than I though if they are willing to hope in.
The mercs deal with one small army, but there is an actual threat approaching. I will be keeping them near my boats in case I need to evacuate.
We dodge them with our navy, but we need to go reinforce the main army.
Croatia's dumb-ass is causing me attrition, so I throw every one together and assault. It goes well. Now to rush back to the other province and end this war.
I assault a few times, but I am still just shy of 100%, so I break off and pursue the small army, while the main enemy whittles itself to death.
The enemy wins a siege before I can finish off the small army and go after them, but they don't last much longer. Soon my troops set sail and engage the enemy:
A battle, and a war, are won:
Land is handed out, and a title is usurped:
Now before I forget or get side tracked by another war:
Now then. There should be no issues with the succession. Theoretically.
I also realize my old friend Mauretania is no longer at war so:
I jack the ducal title from them. I think I will wait before taking the kingdom level title. Kallinikos is getting old, and I don't want my little empire
being split up because I doubt he will have ten years to reign on that title (he is 54). But I may change my mind.
Anyway that is this update. Here are some extra shots that show our situation and how the rest of the world is doing:
Mmmmm. That's sexy. I really wish my Sicily was a nice Roman Red though instead of that lime green stuff it is.
We are taking back North Africa.
And we bring the light with us.
A-A split, and France sits around doing nothing. Also part of Sardinia was inherited by Croatia. Hehehehehe.
Hungary and Poland lost. Boo. The HRE growing is never good.
The Caliph is coming back together, but his position is fragile. I will probably leave him alone for a bit, and let his vassals turn on him again before going after him again.
And the Il Khanate and those it is going to crush. I expect the rebellion will end soon in favor of the Khan. On a plus note if Rostov stay his vassal, it is possible the Khan might become Orthodox, which I would just love.
What a glorious line and what glorious incline.
So, as I am sure you remember, we ended the last update with a declaration of war on the Shia Caliphate.
We have now rallied people and deployed.
The reserve army heads to our isolated territory to help out. However before they arrive...
Not exactly great timing, but I will be pursuing this at some point.
Just as my army is about to engage the enemy, another province converts.
My army wins, and some prisoners are taken. Time to execute!
Not long after taking some heads, another little army rolls in, and gets wiped out.
And an enemy army all the way from Persia comes to me to get beaten. The Caliph called in Persia and Abyssinia to back him up in this.
Also I need to be sure and remember to change the laws for Africa when I win this war. I don't think it is updating properly as every so often, I get the title loss notification and it shows my brother taking it over, then it goes back to my daughter in a few days (which it shouldn't since it is Agnatic).
As more and more troops show up, I go ahead and disband my army over there, and opt to give them a chance to recover.
Somebody needs money so I oblige them.
First siege is won. The difficulty in this war is not the Caliphate itself but its allies, who have not been engaged in constant fighting.
The army of Abyssinia is beaten. Pursuit engaged.
They are wiped out shortly thereafter. However elsewhere:
The enemy takes a holding. That is all the army that the Caliph can muster though, so once I knock his allies around a bit, I should be able to take on just him.
Province taken. The army loads up onto the boats, travels around dealing with rebels, and then disbands.
As my army rallies, another holding is taken. One great thing about all this African holdings is that they have huge garrisons, so my enemy have to take their time going through them, same as me.
My army arrives. Attrition on the sea (even the short hop from Sicily to there) cost me about 3000 troops.
The battle is one-sided and I quickly assault and re-take my territories. Now back to the sieges. I assault and take one holding back in Cyrennica. In other news:
Another conversion and...
The Empire is growing.
Oh, and one other minor note:
The Il Khanate has arrived in a big way and is now beating down Rostov.
Capua goes Greek! Yay!
After waiting around for awhile:
We win a siege. The army heads to deal with the enemy force in the area.
We win and return to our siege area.
A few assaults later and the province is ours time to withdraw disband and re-raise, but first they go on a rebel stomping tour.
As my armies rally to go forth and enlighten some Muslims I notice something that I find rather odd:
Yes. Yes, that is a Mongol fleet. I have no idea how or why. Oh wait nevermind:
Good thing they have exploded into civil war. For now.
Anyway back to us and our war:
We engage the enemy and win. Then pursue:
And win some more and get some prestige.
Eventually my secondary force shows up and we lay siege to what remains of our goal duchy.
I also take this opportunity to:
Hire some mercs to go and deal with small forces that show up to take over our isolated duchy.
As they move into position I decide to ask Croatia to join me in the war:
And they agree? The Caliphate must be weaker than I though if they are willing to hope in.
The mercs deal with one small army, but there is an actual threat approaching. I will be keeping them near my boats in case I need to evacuate.
We dodge them with our navy, but we need to go reinforce the main army.
Croatia's dumb-ass is causing me attrition, so I throw every one together and assault. It goes well. Now to rush back to the other province and end this war.
I assault a few times, but I am still just shy of 100%, so I break off and pursue the small army, while the main enemy whittles itself to death.
The enemy wins a siege before I can finish off the small army and go after them, but they don't last much longer. Soon my troops set sail and engage the enemy:
A battle, and a war, are won:
Land is handed out, and a title is usurped:
Now before I forget or get side tracked by another war:
Now then. There should be no issues with the succession. Theoretically.
I also realize my old friend Mauretania is no longer at war so:
I jack the ducal title from them. I think I will wait before taking the kingdom level title. Kallinikos is getting old, and I don't want my little empire
being split up because I doubt he will have ten years to reign on that title (he is 54). But I may change my mind.
Anyway that is this update. Here are some extra shots that show our situation and how the rest of the world is doing:
Mmmmm. That's sexy. I really wish my Sicily was a nice Roman Red though instead of that lime green stuff it is.
We are taking back North Africa.
And we bring the light with us.
A-A split, and France sits around doing nothing. Also part of Sardinia was inherited by Croatia. Hehehehehe.
Hungary and Poland lost. Boo. The HRE growing is never good.
The Caliph is coming back together, but his position is fragile. I will probably leave him alone for a bit, and let his vassals turn on him again before going after him again.
And the Il Khanate and those it is going to crush. I expect the rebellion will end soon in favor of the Khan. On a plus note if Rostov stay his vassal, it is possible the Khan might become Orthodox, which I would just love.
What a glorious line and what glorious incline.
Vaarna_Aarne
Notorious Internet Vandal
You know, at this point I think making King of Africa your primary title would make sense.
kazgar
Arcane
There's a image double up where the first conversion should be (showing the claim on genoa twice)
But well done, be good to link up your north african holdings
But well done, be good to link up your north african holdings
Cassidy
Arcane
Vaarna_Aarne
Notorious Internet Vandal
Actually I wouldn't recommend that. Southern Italy is good real estate, it's good to have your core ducal realm there.
XenomorphII
Prophet
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Fixed.
And sorry, but I won't be moving to Africa. It is going to play a key role in overrunning Europe though.
Currently, I am only getting about a quarter of the possible forces out of Mauretania right now (soon to change) and have a max troop capacity of 30k. Compare that to France (who I loaded up as early to take a peak at their internal situation) who has about 36k max and is not growing, and I figure the HRE is probably in the 40-50k range. Point is all those delicious well developed African provinces are going to make Iberia a steamrolling, and then so on and so forth as I push east from there.
Vaarna_Aarne
Notorious Internet Vandal
... And then you get hit with regency and you get swamped by a civil war of epic proportions.
Luzur
Good Sir
wait, what? you died without heirs?
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