Out of Character thread

[OverKnight]

A disturbing vision of the future from my test game:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

I didn't put a lot of effort into paying off anyone except the Pope so this may not be inevitable.

I'm defending successfully on all fronts, except Italy, where I've taken the initiative and seized Venice and Genoa while besieging Milan.

Edit: Spoilers tags wouldn't appear on my preview of the post but appeared in the post itself. Weird.