KotR Out of Character Thread V

[Ignoramus]

Ouch, it looks like a lot has happened recently.

[GeneralHankerchief]

Heh, that's what a pagan magician combined with a dynamic father will do to you.

[AussieGiant]

Heh, that's what a pagan magician combined with a dynamic father will do to you.

Good point GH, still, he is calling the shots at the moment, and I never like it when a nutter is in-charge.

I'm certainly missing out on a lot of back door intrigue that's for sure.

[Northnovas]

Just when you think you know where things are going the plot takes another twist!

[OverKnight]

History is up to date, I hope that helps people with catching up.

AG, "lover's tiff"? Hmmmm, wrong forum.

I think too many of the nobles are drinking from lead cups if you know what I mean. . .

[AussieGiant]

History is up to date, I hope that helps people with catching up.

AG, "lover's tiff"? Hmmmm, wrong forum.

I think too many of the nobles are drinking from lead cups if you know what I mean. . .

Come on OK......you too are making a storm out of a tea cup.

Sit down, have a beer and talk about it like two world beaters and I'm sure you can get back to the serious issues at hand...like who's going to be King of Outremer

[OverKnight]

Come on OK......you too are making a storm out of a tea cup.

From the smallest acorn a mighty Oak may grow.

[FactionHeir]

Seems the avatars closest to dying tend to have the best stories :D

[TevashSzat]

hopefully the mongols will be extremely aggressive this game so we can see some pretty awesome battles in the east

[FactionHeir]

hopefully the mongols will be extremely aggressive this game so we can see some pretty awesome battles in the east

I have yet to witness that in any of my games

[AussieGiant]

hopefully the mongols will be extremely aggressive this game so we can see some pretty awesome battles in the east

We can only hope.

Of course there are huge number of ways IC that may cause confrontation

Nothing like the Kaiser giving you a direct Imperial order to compel some craziness.

[AussieGiant]

From the smallest acorn a mighty Oak may grow.

I hope that wasn't my bottle of wine I gave you as a gift OK!!??

LOL!! I never would have believed that was one way of using it...if it was.

[AussieGiant]

After everyone reads the current situation...can someone call Ground Control...because, Rome...we have a problem!!

[gibsonsg91921]

would the Diet impeach Kaiser Henry if he tries to be King of Outremer and take Jerusalem for himself?

[GeneralHankerchief]

Hah, they only wish. The great thing about being Kaiser is that nobody can take the office away from you.

I don't necessarily see a legal case for impeachment either. Sure, what Henry might do isn't really nice, but as we have learned on numerous occasions, Kaisers really don't care for nice. They'll do whatever they please so long as it's legal.

[flyd]

Perhaps if the Kaisers keep thinking that, they'll stroll into the Diet one day to find an amendment turning the whole thing into the HRR... the Holy Roman Republic.

[GeneralHankerchief]

I assume if that happens the faction leader would take on the role of the German equivalent of Princeps Senatus?

[econ21]

Just a note to say I have updated the playlist table with the new avatars. We now have six spare (sorry, Austria - they are 5 Franconians and one 50 year old Swabian).

I'm inclined to leave them as resurrection vessels for elderly cylons characters, although I would prefer a more even division across the houses. Otherwise in 20 turns time Dutch_guy and the House of Franconia may be like the old woman and the shoe.

Ituralde and Kagemusha - I think it is time to start working on the in character switch of the von Mahren line to Austria. If it helps any, Jonas has landed in Northern Greece alone with only his bodyguards and is moving to rendezvous with Duke Leopold who is crossing the border form Ragusa, en route to Thessalonica. I am not sure if you want to take Jonas to Thessalonica - I'd be inclined to leave him to guard Austria (given you are bypassing the closer Venetian settlement) but it's your collective call. I could not get a young von Mahren on the Thessalonica expedition in time, although I am working on it.

[FactionHeir]

Maximillian's aide:

I have just received another letter from my master. It reads:

Lords,
The most recent news regarding our fine Kaiser and Chancellor troubles me deeply. I do not hold in the least with his consorting with that pagan magician, Dusan Kolar, and his practice in the arcane arts. My dear electors, if the Chancellor oversteps his power in any way, or performs any actions harming any Generals or our relations with the Pope, I urge you to move towards his impeachment. I am a mere merchant, but I know what is good and what is bad for the Reich.

Maximillian von Tyrolia, 5th Elector of Austria, from Gaza.

I think you are taking some OOC stuff and fiddling it into character. The recent stories posted are all confidential and only those involved know about them, no other. As such, a sudden call for impeachment of the chancellor is more than questionable.

[gibsonsg91921]

whoops sorry, i didnt realize that the stories were secrets.

[TevashSzat]

Once the excom threat is over I think the Swabian army is going to just go berserk in France either sacking or killing every city until another excom threat pops up. Due to the fact that the kaiser and chancellor is in the levant, maybe there could be some power struggle here going on.

[AussieGiant]

Once the excom threat is over I think the Swabian army is going to just go berserk in France either sacking or killing every city until another excom threat pops up. Due to the fact that the kaiser and chancellor is in the levant, maybe there could be some power struggle here going on.

Who's going to lead this "beserking" action?

You'll need someone appropriately nuts to do that?

Just a question.

The Swabian edict mentions one province being taken, unless the French send a 1000+ army over the border or a family member of some standing. Has that happened? Sorry I'm away from my PC so I can't see.

[AussieGiant]

Hi gibsonsg91921,

As FactionHeir metions. The only stuff that is public are the Diet proceedings and the Chancellor reports.

Unless you have PM'd people IC then there is no way of you knowing what is going on. You can try and get yourself in the story but then you'd have to approach the players who are collaborating on the story.

You might want to edit your Diet post and change it.

[gibsonsg91921]

I did amend it a little, with Maximillian's aide saying it is not a threat of impeachment, but rather a warning. Also, i said i was worried about the character of the Kaiser his association with Dusan Kolar, but never mentioned specific things that i would only know out of character.

just thought i'd mix things up, keep it interesting.

[Northnovas]

Just curious, I see the last save is 1202. Are we a little further ahead? I know there were some battles to be fought but with all the story development I didn't know where we stood time wise. Just thinking if any suitors coming up for the lovely Meckil.

[StoneCold]

btw, who is the 50 year old swabian? Is he the one Hans adopted?

[TevashSzat]

Well the excom threat is over and seeing as how there might be some argument and dissension in the middle east where many of the empire's top generals are, I might go take the Swabian army for a tour around France and start staking out what I like

[gibsonsg91921]

hey i think we should help our portuguese allies as a token of our good will in their war against the moors.

great way to spread catholicism and our influence to the east

Iberian Expeditionary Force!

[Stuperman]

I hate witches, 5 -command star (warts, cursed, and two about being sick) traits in 4-ish turns an and the inquisitor on Corsica hasen't wacked the witch yet.

The worst part is that Gerhard now has a net -moral effect on his men

I think the BHA needs a new commander. :(

[econ21]

Just curious, I see the last save is 1202. Are we a little further ahead? I know there were some battles to be fought but with all the story development I didn't know where we stood time wise. Just thinking if any suitors coming up for the lovely Meckil.

Have you been reading the Chancellor's annual reports? The latest one is for 1210 1208 and has a savegame for the start of 1210 that people can inspect to see what's going on:

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showp...&postcount=147