The Ashes of Rome- Blood and Steel




  • STAINLESS STEEL 6.1
  • HOUSE RULES CHALLENGE
  • BYZANTINE EMPIRE, EARLY ERA CAMPAIGN
  • VERY HARD/VERY HARD







House rules:

1) Restore the borders of the Roman Empire to their fullest historical extent (allowed by the game engine) TO ACHIEVE VICTORY. "Long Campaign" victory not counted.
2) Never lose a single native or captured province via conquest or rebellion, under any circumstances. Failure terminates the campaign and is recorded as a loss.
3) Auto-resolve (outside of naval battles) is explicitly disallowed. Insignificant battles which pose no challenge (10:1 odds in my favor) are acceptable exceptions.
4) Winning battles via battle time expiry is explicitly disallowed. Therefore, no battle time limit will be used.
5) No wins via 3 minutes of holding the settlement's square allowed. Battles can end after the entire enemy force has routed, but battles must otherwise be played out.
6) Faction Leader must, at all times, be a direct blood descendant of Emperor Alexius. If an adopted usurper takes the throne, the campaign ends in a loss.
7) No code entry, no game editing, no bug exploits, no Crusades, no Jihads allowed by player's faction.
8) All settlement captures must be permanent, and all settlement captures must have a screenshot.
9) Once campaign has begun, it will continue until a win or loss condition is achieved, barring severe catastrophic real life circumstances.
10) Win or loss will be posted for all to see. I do not know the outcome ahead of time.
11) Stainless Steel 6.1 will be used. ...........Why? Because I said so. [6.4 is very nice but I like the look and feel of 6.1]


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