EU 3 Succession Game 2: A New Dawn - Page 17

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Simberto

Germany11792 Posts

January 28 2012 22:15 GMT

#321

I will be playing tomorrow.

Simberto

Germany11792 Posts

January 29 2012 17:11 GMT

#322

I finished my turn, and will upload the safegame now if someone wants to organize a third round (I won't do it since i think i got a pretty good ending with a + Show Spoiler +

united Über-HRE

, and i also don't really have time to play a third round at the moment.

Also, i am a bit lazy at the moment, so i will take a bit more time with the AAR, and it probably won't be quite as lengthy as the last one.

Safegame: http://www.mediafire.com/?xga6gupc7rju0ug

turdburgler

England6749 Posts

January 29 2012 17:18 GMT

#323

its already 1729, doesnt seem worth having a third round

Simberto

Germany11792 Posts

January 29 2012 17:18 GMT

#324

Actually, it's 1749 after my round. Still enough room left for 3.5 players.

Stolat

Poland241 Posts

January 31 2012 07:46 GMT

#325

i need AAR

Pondo

Australia283 Posts

January 31 2012 08:15 GMT

#326

Yea that game is indeed quite finished. I didn't even know you could do that whole + Show Spoiler +

united HRE thing

D: Would really like to see the AAR when you're able.

Simberto

Germany11792 Posts

January 31 2012 15:45 GMT

#327

When Kaiser Leopold I von Pfalz-Neumark awakened on a cold day in February 1729, he felt different. The clouds in his mind were gone, and he could finally see clear again. For the last years, he had had ever increasing problems with thoughts that were slipping out of his mind the moment he focussed on them, but now from one day to the next , that feeling was gone.

Also, he was hungry and thirsty, and alone. He took a look to his left, and suddenly noticed the crumbled remains of the flowers his faithful wife had brought him a few days ago. In a flash of remembrance, he realized that he had tossed all the drink that was given to him into that beautiful piece of chinaware in a fit of paranoia. Paranoia, which, as the crumbled flowers made perfectly clear, had been entirely justified. He had been slowly poisoned for years, losing his mind bit by bit.

After getting dressed, he once again took firm control over the court. The traitor who poisoned him was quickly found in the Royal Technician Alois von Hodenburg, who , as was quickly determined, had been on the payroll of the king of France for a long time. He was hung by the neck for high treason within an hour. The parasites that had been feeding of the Alsacian and Imperial treasury were quickly dispatched of in a similar matter, like those who administered the support of Alsacian traders (upon firmer checking of their lists dozens of fake accounts which never provided any money back to the state appeared), the obviously incompetent royal Spymaster, and many more.

Then, after the government was cleansed of illoyal elements, the Kaiser prepared his next strike. He knew that the french king hoped to bribe the electors to reelect him as Kaiser, and that that possibility was very real. He declared before the council of electors that the crown of Empire rightfully belonged to Pfalz-Neumark, and that the recent events proofed that France could not be trusted. To avoid any further subversive schemes, the crown of the Kaiser was to stay in the Pfalz-Neumark family forever. Now, the casual reader might be confused as to why the electors would agree to this proposal, which obviously very directly attacked their power. I will be short and say that it took a lot of very complicated political maneuvering, and an incredible amount of bribes of all sorts, and of course also some threats, to get a majority for this proposal. It helped a lot that most of the electors were absolutely dependent on Alsacian troops for their defense.

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Also, he declared that with regards to the new evidence, all treaties with France would be ended, and that the French King Henry V de Bourgogne was no longer his cousin.

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Henry V took this very personally, and declared that Leopold I was not even of completely noble heritage.

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That was the final drop. Kaiser Leopold I could not simply accept such insults. He ordered all of his troops onto the French border, and declared war after only a few weeks of preperations.

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The war was quick, brutal, and onesided. The french army met the Alsacian troops in Stade and Barrois

and got crushed. After that, the Alsacian troops barely met any more resistance. Every week, news of a new French fortress falling reached the Kaiser, and after only half a year, the formerly great France surrendered unconditionally. But instead of claiming the French territory for his own, the Kaiser only demanded that France releases all of the German territories into semi-sovereignity inside the Empire. And of course that he took back his untrue insults.

This suddenly made him highly popular with the German nobles, and allowed him to declare that from now on, every war inside the Holy Roman Empire would also be a war against the Kaiser. Nobles should accept his judgement over their quarrels, instead of going to war with each other and weakening the Empire as a whole.

Of course, all of the released states very quickly agreed to swear unbrindled loyalty to the Kaiser personally in exchange for protection against the French.

Seeing the effectivity of this war, and how popular it had made him throughout the Empire, Leopold I declared a war against Austria with the main goal of making them release all of the surpressed german minorities inside their nation as seperate entities. "Also", he stated, "they stole our flag!"

I think it was quite obvious how that war would end from the beginning. Apparently, the Austrian allies thought the same, and appeared to be suddenly occupied with something else when the Austrian ambassadors demanded that they honour their alliance.

During the last days of that war, the French King Henry V, obviously not quite humiliated enough by the last war, decided to once again spread slanderous lies about the Pfalz-Neumark dynasty.

Thus, again within half a year, Austria was forced to surrender unconditionally, and had to accept terms pretty similar to those for France.

Of course, the French insults could not stay unpunished if the Kaiser wanted to keep his credibility, so it was war against the French, once again. Up to this day, scholars still wonder as to why Henry V would provoke Leopold I in such a way. Maybe he believed him to be old and weak, or that the Alsacian troops were in a bad shape after two costly wars.

Both were terribly, terribly wrong. The war was even quicker and more onesided then the last one.

This time, Kaiser Leopold I would not only demand him to release about a third of the remainder of France as semi-independent states, he also forced Henry V to abdicate in favor of one of his cousins.

Only a month after this war, Leopold I took his final breath, and in a glorious dual crowning ceremony his son Wilhelm Egon I took over both the Alsacian throne and the throne of the imperial Kaiser.

Wilhelm Egon I was a very intelligent man with a gift for statesmenship, a man with a plan. He saw how his father had gradually increased his grip on the Empire, and he intended to further this. But to do this, he could not accept strong animosity against him anywhere in the empire. Thus, he contacted both the Austrian and the new French king, and offered gracious monetary help in rebuilding the countries which were still partially destroyed. Now, he of course knew that a lot of that money would quietly vanish into the coffers of certain high official, and to both crowns, but that was intended. It took him 4 years until he was confident enough of his grip on the imperial throne to order a new council of all imperial states.

During this council, he declared that the Empire needed to be united to be strong to face the new challenges of a new age. To the east, the polish and swedes were known for sending small raiding parties onto imperial ground, and the diverse overseas holdings were under constant threat of the brits and the spaniards. "Thus", he declared, "we are now the sole representator of the entire empire. And if the Kaiser goes to war, the Empire goes to war. And if the Empire goes to war, ALL of the empire goes to war! We hereby revoke the Privilegia of non appelando!" There was a moment of silence in the council room. Then, the duke of Kurland and the bishop of Hainaut left the room in fury. Wilhelm Egon very carefully watched the French and the Austrian King. "As of now, the Empire is at war with the traitors from Kurland and Hainaut. I suggest that you consider very carefully if you want to follow them into their graves. If you will excuse me now, i have a war to fight."

Kaiser Wilhelm Egon I had very carefully planned for this moment. He had spent the last 4 years bribing, enticing, and threatening. He knew full-well that this was the pivotal moment of his fight for unification of the Empire. And it was a full success. All of the Empire except for Kurland and Hainaut signed the new treaties and became de-facto vassals of the imperial throne, losing most of their sovereignity.

Only three years later, as all gifted rulers, Wilhelm Egon I died in a freak accident involving three camels from arabia, a jester and his dancing bear, a lightning rod and about 150 pounds of ham. It is really better not to delve deeper into this. His significantly less-gifted cousin Armand then took over the imperial throne. At least he had been accompanying Wilhelm Egon on his political journeys and thus knew how the empire worked.

However, as it turns out, he could also provide legitimate documents which trace the lineage of the house of Pfalz-Neumark back all the way to Julius Caesar himself.

He somehow managed to use this information to declare himself Kaiser and Caesar of a newly reformed Renovatii Imperii, basically revoking the last ounces of sovereignity the imperial member states had. What had been unimaginable a century before, was now true. The whole Empire was united under von Pfalz-Neumark leadership.

The rest of the time in this chronic was spent fighting nationalist rebels all over the world, pretty successful for the most part.

turdburgler

England6749 Posts

January 31 2012 16:06 GMT

#328

its funny when you look how the game went on, how different peoples expansions chose to be. i think 90% of the land i took while playing with in the middle east, most other people tended to try and influence europe. i dont really see the point of continuing from here on tbh. every power is crushed and we are the hre, and conflicts we enter would be over in seconds. now the french are gone the game is basically over

clearly time for a new game D:

Simberto

Germany11792 Posts

January 31 2012 16:28 GMT

#329

Well, you can organise one if you want to, i sadly don't have that much time for it at the moment, and apparently each time there are less people who are interested in it.

I also hate how everytime i write an AAR I spent so much time at the beginning, and have so many ideas how i can continue on with it, but then i notice that i already spent 2-3 hours and have only covered less then one year. I seriously think that if i did not get bored and just want to get finished, i would need a month to write an aar for 20 years, and it would be of absurd proportions.

Edit: Also, you can still spent about 20-40 years hunting rebels all over the world^^. It was seriously annoying, when i formed the HRE i had zero transport boats and 22 WE because i forgot a unit somewhere in enemy territory after a war, and colonies all over the world started revolting, and it took 2 years for the first boats to finish building. I cleaned up some of it, but some was still full of rebels when my turn was up.

Pondo

Australia283 Posts

February 01 2012 00:22 GMT

#330

gg wp! If anyone organizes a new one please PM me.

Kurumi

Poland6130 Posts

February 01 2012 00:41 GMT

#331

I'm up for playing too.

Thelymus

Netherlands131 Posts

February 05 2012 16:49 GMT

#332

I'd be up for a new game too

Bourneq

Sweden800 Posts

February 10 2012 13:20 GMT

#333

great AAR! I'd love another game, ive got moe time now and im pumped.

Reyis

Pitcairn287 Posts

February 10 2012 13:58 GMT

#334

if anyone is interested, we should do one for Victoria 2 aswell

Candadar

2049 Posts

February 10 2012 14:02 GMT

#335

On February 10 2012 22:58 Reyis wrote:
if anyone is interested, we should do one for Victoria 2 aswell

I was just about to post this.

That would be interesting.

Bourneq

Sweden800 Posts

February 16 2012 11:38 GMT

#336

I think we should do a game of Crusader Kings 2! Their newest game realesed 2 days ago!

zaikantos

Netherlands43 Posts

February 16 2012 15:26 GMT

#337

On February 16 2012 20:38 Bourneq wrote:
I think we should do a game of Crusader Kings 2! Their newest game realesed 2 days ago!

I'd be up for this. Was watching the EU3 games (the first succesion games actually got me into playing eu3)

I'd say wait a week or 2/3 for everyone to get a bit more comfortable with CK2 though.