be friendly don't fight

[theadept]

in fact by peaceful i mean starting no fights
buying a province is another matter
or invading an empty one

[Boris of Bohemia]

Ten reasons why it's hard to stay peacful:


1. Empire x is falling to pieces right in front of your door, so if you don't take your piece of it now, that's just giving it away to your rivals, right?

2. Their chapterhouse is there. ooooh you want to wreck that, don't you?

3. Since they are excommunicated, it would be kind of like holy and righteous to destroy them, right?

4. flanders/constantinpole/venice/etcetera is right next door. Just this once it is acceptable to attack. Then I vow to be peaceful.

5. They cannot manage that iron province properly. It's going to waste. I'll take it, then be peaceful.

6. All I need is just one province to make Jinettes. Then I will be peaceful. And, don't forget Huscarles, Avars, Bulgars, steppe heavies, Gallowglasses, and Clansmen. Then I really mean it, peaceful all the way.

7. I'd have a shorter border if I took province x. Then it would be so much easier to be peaceful. Attack.

8. They own my GA goal. My peaceful GA playstyle allows agression in these rare cases, then back to peace immediatley. Right after I capture their most advanced production center too, in the interest of future peace of course.

9. I overbuilt my army. Too hard to disband. Must try out these flashy Janissaries.

10. Build build build, manage manage manage, deter deter deter... Screw it, start a war.