King of the Romans OOC thread X

[Privateerkev]

Oh I plan on it. I just want heavy machine guns on the towers so I can take a whole lot of them with me. Like the scene from Starship Troopers when the bugs are piling up at the fort wall.

[FactionHeir]

Looks quite like Hans didn't miss the Mongols as he thought.
This should be fun.

[gibsonsg91921]

hey guys, we could use a few more players in Ignoramus's Magna Carta PBM if anyone wants to join. cecil and I are in it, and warluster was too

[TinCow]

I can see it now in the Diet:

Isn't it CONVENIENT that Outremer always seems to have a foe? How, they can never quite back down on funds and allocations because this ever-looming specter of the Mongols is always upon them?

Can't you see it, people? This is just an elaborate plot by King Salier and his little flunkies to continually usurp resources and power from Europe! The Mongols are a manufactured threat, a "bogeyman" if you will. Ever notice how none of the commanders die, despite the fact that these are supposedly the greatest fighters in the world? It's all fake, people. All fake.

Can I borrow that?

[Privateerkev]

I think GH copyrighted it. Your going to have to put a footnote at the bottom attributing the source.

[GeneralHankerchief]

Sure, go ahead.

[gibsonsg91921]

dang! i dont have winRAR and i cant download it. i guess you'll either have to autoresolve my battle or someone else can play it. sorry

[Privateerkev]

Why can't you download it? Need help finding it?

[Stig]

I think he means unable to download winRAR ... maybe someone else can download the file quickly, unpack it and zip it instead

[gibsonsg91921]

thats fine, if its close or in our favor odds someone can auto it, and if not someone else can fight it

[econ21]

Gibson, you are on active duty - you have to fight the battle or Peter will be shamed for dereliction of duty.

Here's the save in zip format:

http://www.totalwar.org/patrons/pbm/kotr1266-3.zip

Good hunting!

[gibsonsg91921]

thanks econ :))

ill fight em now then

[gibsonsg91921]

Alright I fought both my battles. I forgot to take the endgame SS for the second one, but we crushed them and had minimal losses. I have the prisoners SS if thats any consolation.

First one:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Second battle's executed prisoners (making Péter now Péter the Merciless)

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

The save is kotr1266-4.zip (please forgive my n00bness as idk how to post a link for it here)

[Stuperman]

Sorry gibsong, I forgot about the whole .rar thing I'll try and remember in the future.

[FactionHeir]

Several more stories up for those that want some read.

[gibsonsg91921]

coincidentally, how do i post a link for a save in the forums? im thinking of doing a story that involves a save.

[Privateerkev]

I'm sure there are a few ways to do it. But the way I do is this. Go to the savegames on the Org. Right click on the one you want and pick the "open link in new tab" option. Copy the whole thing that is in the address bar in that tab. In your post, pick the button that has the planet with the paperclip looking thing on it. That is the "insert link" tool. Paste the URL into the window that pops up. Thats it.

[gibsonsg91921]

alrighty. i was playing the save 100 years into the future, disbanding armies and killing off emperors. i wanted peter to have a nightmare and gunther would tell him to stay strong or this is what it would look like

[OverKnight]

Once I get back from work, I will take the save. There's still a lot to do in 1266, especially considering new developments, so I can't promise a quick conclusion to the year. If I don't have a battle queue up for 1268 on Sunday, there will be one for Monday.

On an OOC note, our reputation is so bad that even if I wanted to sell Jerusalem to the Pope it wouldn't have worked. He'd only accept it as a gift. This most likely means that we won't be able to achieve marriage alliances anymore either.

I wish I could pull another diplomatic triumph out of my hat, like I did with Otto, but the world has changed since 1180.

[AussieGiant]

Can't we repair our reputation?

[OverKnight]

Part of our loss of reputation is due to our sheer size and military strength. People don't trust the heavily armed neighbor next door whose house is ten times larger than theirs.

Also, with the game set to H on the campaign map, this causes our relations with others to fall even if we do nothing.

Also all those exterminations, executions and assasinations add up over time.

The sheer amount of bribe money we would need to improve our reputation is beyond our means. We can be well loved or well armed, but not both.

[AussieGiant]

That's what I just thought.

We've reached that size where we are always going to be met with a prickly response.

Fair enough.

I'm looking forward to the next fews years out east.

How are those Scicilian's doing OK. Without the game I can't see anything.

[OverKnight]

The Sicilian Noble who lead the attack on Durazzo is wandering back to his lands through Ragusa and northern Italy. A captain led small sicilian stack is right next to Ragusa. They were also booted off Sardinia.

I haven't gotten the normal signs of impending betrayal, no armies hovering on our border or ships close to out ports. So I'm assuming most of this is just bad path finding and taking a land route rather than a quick trip across the Adriatic.

[AussieGiant]

Damn.

I was hoping for a little action for me/us!!

[OverKnight]

Ugh. The last thing I need as Chancellor is a 5 front war, 4 is good enough.

Our finances are crap. When I was Chancellor the first time around, I was able to have something building in almost every town each turn by the mid-point of the term. Now, I'm lucky if it's 1/4. More expensive troops + More expensive buildings + stagnant revenue = less buildings

It's frustrating.

[AussieGiant]

That's why we all elected you though

I'm going to have to go and cause some trouble in the Diet then.

[FactionHeir]

Meh, I managed to build in every settlement during 7 or 10 turns of my chancellorship even with Mongols around
Still, buildings these days get more expensive, so its understandable in addition to build policies changing etc.

Reputation is not affected by assassination, which is why Hans didn't have too much fuss about doing it. It is affected by:
Being at war, executing prisoners (not by ransom decline), extermination, sacking, pact breaking.
Increased by:
Having an alliance, releasing prisoners, occupying, getting mutual military access for a longer time.

Tried to increase it during my term, but considering only Hans and Henry were releasing people and everyone else was exterminating and executing...

Maybe we do need a CA.

[gibsonsg91921]

i execute, im peter the merciless now. and im not sublevel loyalty - i think im getting the stat inf next time.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

I played ahead, and Athalwolf von Salza got bribed too. its a russian 10 influence diplomat who gets a cash injection and is by rome, watch out for him.

[OverKnight]

Battle Queue 1268

Edit: Please check for latest save.

First come, first serve. Post when you take, and post a link when you upload. Pictures of the pre-battle screen and casualty screen are needed.

Fritz von Kastilien

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Welcome to the Eastern Front. You have taken command of the Franconian Household Army and driven south to attack a force of Poles led by a Captain Pavol. We will never match Polish numbers so we must decimate their forces while conserving our own. Destroy them!

Friedrich Scherer

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

The French have besieged Paris. The Swabian Household Army is ready to relieve the siege. Break them, but do not throw German lives away.

Hans - Victory

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

I have found your numerous letters to me on the finer arts of the Chancellorship most edifying, however you must put down your pen for battle. You have pursued Sultan Moussa into the desert, I want the man who ordered the extermination of Jerusalem dead.

[TevashSzat]

I will fight the battle tomorrow so someone else can go before me