First off, I'm pevergreen. I picked up E:TW about an hour ago.

I have decided to go straight into it, to give me the best view of it all. I skipped the RtI campaign, went straight into the grand campaign. As Russia!

Alright, so details:

Faction: Russia
Roleplay Leader.
Campaign Difficulty: Very Hard
Battle Difficulty: Hard
Prestige Victory.

Keep in mind I've played both the land and sea demo battles twice. I have no knowledge of this time period at all.

My 16 Year old Tsar is a smart little bugger, so straight away he took a look at his ministers. Upon looking at some traits, he realised that his Treasurer...wasn't quite up to scratch. In fact, he was having a negative effect on the economy! Out he went, and in came a nice man, with some bonuses!

In line with the advisers, a small force has been sent to deal with one of our enemies, the Crimean Kharnate. If we take them out, we gain a valuble port. A rake was also sent to spy it out.

The gentleman under our employ was sent to the only learning facility in the entire Empire, helping out researching improved animal husbandry.

Taxes were set to very low for the lower class and low for the nobility to keep everyone happy for a while.

The entire treasury was spent upgrading a farm or two, and then the government buildings!

So ends turn the first.