Out of character thread XVI

[econ21]

I am taking the save, to try and represent the result at Bern.

If you look at the final jpg, the battle was definitely a loyalist victory. Pretty much the entire Catholic Crusader Army is left standing, with Bern under its control. But I just could not believe what happened to all the army leaders in turn 6 (until turn 5, I thought all of them would make it - Dietrich has an exit road and the loyalists seemed in little danger).

I will merge the orders with the Battle thread to give more insight into the mechanics behind it.

In this thread, we have instructions from GH and PK about their next avatar - they seem fine to me. For Factionheir, I assume he will want to take Ehrhart Ruppel?

After the bloodbath at Bern, Elberhard is going to try to make some kind of initiative to stop this Swabian conflict. I aim to post that today.

I will liase with TinCow about what to do with the parts of Swabia that Hans controlled. But these are my thoughts. Hans died with no heir, so if there were a Diet, succession would be decided by a Council. However, with no Diet, Elberhard is going to appoint von Salza - the only remaining player controlled loyalist - a Duke for now. What happens in the longer term will be left vague, as part of the initiative Elberhard will start. Given the loyalist victory at Bern, I think it appropriate that Hans' territories and men pass over to the new Duke without a hitch. Dietrich's rebellion is over and Hummel's Principality is quite far away and depleted. Von Salza may give Ehrhart Ruppel whatever Counties or armies he sees fit.