07-25-2018, 11:43 PM
We're going to see how this goes. I'm going to start a shattered earth campaign. If you don't already know what this is, it is where every county is its own independent state. You have different options for this. I chose to leave in merchant republics and non-feudal rulers. We'll see how this develops over time. You can have some interesting states rise up. Shattered earth gives lots of opportunities for the religions that usually die, such as Zoroastrians and even the Jewish folks that rule in ethiopia.
The di Haggia family (ring any bells?) has risen to power in Firenze under the leadership of Rolando di Haggia. Gaze upon his visage and tremble!
He is handsome, isn't he?
My first act as a new count is getting married. The woman who was supposed to be the ruler of Firenze (whose spot I've taken) is available. I've chosen her as my wife. She has fine enough traits but ultimately she's available and willing so why not right? TIME TO MAKE THE BABIES!
In the meantime, I have told my chancellor to fabricate a claim on nearby Siena. It's in the duchy of Tuscany that I plan to take. For now, it's time to wait on the claims. I've turned off the easy peasy casus belli that let's you take any nearby title with your culture because I wanted the expansion to take a bit longer. I've started in 769 so we got time lads.
The di Haggia family (ring any bells?) has risen to power in Firenze under the leadership of Rolando di Haggia. Gaze upon his visage and tremble!
He is handsome, isn't he?
My first act as a new count is getting married. The woman who was supposed to be the ruler of Firenze (whose spot I've taken) is available. I've chosen her as my wife. She has fine enough traits but ultimately she's available and willing so why not right? TIME TO MAKE THE BABIES!
In the meantime, I have told my chancellor to fabricate a claim on nearby Siena. It's in the duchy of Tuscany that I plan to take. For now, it's time to wait on the claims. I've turned off the easy peasy casus belli that let's you take any nearby title with your culture because I wanted the expansion to take a bit longer. I've started in 769 so we got time lads.