Pics & History of your Empire

**gollum** · 01-10-2010, 22:16

This thread just winter-sleeps ;)

**Prince Cobra** · 04-23-2010, 19:50

Feast of vultures

A battle between the Almohad Empire stretching between France and Egypt and the mighty Byzantine Empire stretching from the Balkans to Georgia and Sinai. The Byzantine Empire has just stopped the Mongol Hordes and the Almohads had just conquered Normandy.
MTW/VI

Terrain: Egypt.

Coming soon.

**m52nickerson** · 05-09-2010, 04:18

Polish Campaign
VI, Early, Normal, Glorious Achievement

Pulling the fur cloak tighter around himself to fend of the cold King Wladyslaw of Poland strode trough the snow heading to the small chapel not far from his royal home. Upon reaching its doors he quickly stepped inside and out of the howling winter wind. The candle light made shadows dance across the kings aged face. Shaking the snow off his cloak he made his way to the alter and knelt. Sleep had been eluding the King as of late. A growing fear gnawed at him.

His father had told him many times "The Kingdom will only survive if we are careful and trust in God. It is God who says not make transgressions against others. We need only defend our boarders and God will take care of the rest."

Now, many years after taking the throne and heeding those words doubt had creep in. The Holy Roman Empire, the Hungarians and many other kingdoms were expanding. Growing both in power and land. The king feared that if he did not change the course of his small kingdom it would soon become a foot note in history. To make matters worse his sons did not seem to have any type of killer instinct.

"I blame my self for this, I have made things far to easy for them." the King said lowly to himself looking up at the crucifix hanging above the alter.

Slowly he rose making the sign of the cross. It was decided. It would be war.

So a new Polish campaign and great possibilities ahead. I start by having King Wladslaw attack Moldavia by himself. The single unit of spears retreat to Volhynia. After taking a year to settle Moldavia The King's unit and a unit of HA move to Pomerania. Against a unit of spears and and archers the King drew the spears off as the HA move around to the rear of the archers keeping them just out of range. The King then turns, out runs the spear unit and charges the archers. They rout. The HA now start to whittle down the spears until the King's unit is at their flanks. Charged from both sides they also rout. Pomerania is now Poland's.

1090 and 1091 has me building more troops, Slav Warriors and Woodsmen, as well as building up Poland. I also ally with the HRE and Hungary. At the end of 1091 I attack Prussia with every thing I have, inducing the first of my heirs, a one star lazy prince.

The Rebels retreat into Volhynia and Prussia is mine.

Now I send my emissary to Lithuania to bribe the rebels there. 1092 I bribe the standing rebel army. Then the next year I bribe the garrison troops. The result, Lithuania without any fighting and no lose of buildings.

By 1095 I have bribed the rebels in Kiev the same way I did Lithuania. I get ready to attack the large rebel army in Volhynia that I now have surrounded. In 1100 I attack with every thing I can. In the battle I use spears and slave warriors to pin the rebel spears while I flank with Royal Units, HA, and Lithuanian Cav. My horses hit the Rebel arhers and cross bows and drive them in to their pinned friends. A mass rout soon takes place. I then turn my attention to the rebel HAs. It takes so time but I manage to trap the all and rout them off the field.

King Wladyslaw's kingdom now stretches from Baltic to the Black Sea. The King dies in 1102 happy that he had left his son a strong Kingdom to rule.

Sorry, no pics this time. Stupid me was hitting Print-screen instead of F2.

**m52nickerson** · 05-09-2010, 18:13

In 1102 King Wladyslaw died and His son, Wladyslaw II took the throne. Many worried that the new king, a one star lazy king, would fail to continue what his father had begun. It turns out the Wladyslaw II would be the first King to rule over what could be called a Golden Age in Poland. Between 1102 and 1185 King Wladyslaw II and two subsequent heirs saw Poland build a hugly profitable trade network, expand to take almost all of the Steppes and remain at peace with it's neighbors. Novgorod had its prince die with no heirs and degenerated into rebels which were quickly bribed into the Polish kingdom.

The Polish Kingdom in 1975

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My kingdom is doing well as far as GA is concerned.

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King Wladyslaw's great grand son, King Kazimierz

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One of my early army stacks.

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**Vantek** · 06-19-2010, 19:39

Goodness! This thread isn't getting a lot of action these days, is it! nickerson is the only soul keeping the old tradition alive!

As I said in another thread, I can leave MTW for months... But I always come back to it :) And indeed - couldn't fall asleep yesterday so I dug out my old campaign! I think it's very realistic for me to win it under my special rules. But at this point, managing the huge empire is a real pain. I just experimented with a couple of options and collapsed with one but seemed to do OK with the other, despite about 3 random kingdoms declaring war on me in agreement. I think I will just declare this campaign won, and start a new one next time I feel like playing.

I'm happily busy these days though, so it will likely be some more months until that next time comes ><

EDIT a few days later: actually felt the need to go for 100% victory :P Sure enough, it was easy.

**bamff** · 06-28-2010, 02:37

Great to see that this little campfire still flickers on, and that mighty Generals still drop by with tales of campaigns fought and battles won or lost!

**Vantek** · 09-02-2010, 09:14

Decided to try the same rules (no aggression towards fellow catholics) with the Genoese in Late XL, but the crazy pope sunk my ship on turn five! God dammit! This nonsense shouldn't be allowed! I got so pissed that now the Venetians only exist I think on Malta and the Pope is sitting in Naples without a shipwright. Hope he never has the money to build one. Maybe then I can continue with my special rule, although roleplay is pretty ruined now.