Real Men Do It Alphabetically: An AARgau

**anonymous4401** · 07-04-2007 23:10

Chapter 6: Adana

As told with many pictures. And a moderate amount of words.

(All formats, fonts, layouts, and even this little disclaimer claimed unrightfully from phargle's
Knud Knýtling, Prince of Denmark (and other assorted tales))

1119-1121

The progeny of Rudolf von Habsburg, now huddled refugees in Oesterreich, so far on the list. How cruel, their fate.

And a useless daughter born, if it weren't for the high martial stat. I could use her as a breeder for that down the line. Russian, too.

All right, I knew giving power to the clerics would pay off! Now to crush those heathens in... Abydos?

Nothing like putting your capital province to the sword to convert to another brand of Christianity to fire up the old drive!

Well he's all right. Diplomacy could be better.

The same burning bald guy that burned one of my marshals (or was it spymaster I don't know) a while back returns, but this time he wants to burn heathens! Hooray!

Of course more money would be nice to offset the expensive cost of burning enough peasants to convince the rest to convert.

Acre's now reduced to a fraction of its original prosperity, but at least they're not Muslim anymore!

This guy's on fire!

Three for three!

Three provinces turned to the True Catholic Faith in as many years! Now the only province in the Duchy of Abydos that isn't Catholic are those crazy Abkhazians, but who cares about them? They're no harm just sitting there with their weird Georgian culture and the largest regiment in the realm. And just what will happen to Rudolf von Habsburg's children, far away in a distant land blah blah I don't care. Recoil in horror as you read the next exciting episode of Real Men Do It Alphabetically, an AARgau!

**RGB** · 07-04-2007 23:17

Three for three! That man really WAS on fire. A REAL Man, if I dare say so.

**Chief Ragusa** · 07-04-2007 23:35

It's really Rudolf returning from the grave with first hand experience of hell who is inspiring the heathens to convert. He will go to Abkhazia, too. It's his soul at stake as well. Then there's a visit to the Bishop of Osterreich to explain the kidnapping of his children.

Hermann the Habsburg - it has a certain monstrous crushing quality associated with it.

**JimboIX** · 08-04-2007 02:48

On to Adana. The Hapsburgs pause for no monster.

**Kurt_Steiner** · 08-04-2007 10:46

I guess that this bald bad madman is going to become one of the most popular secondary characters of this AAR... dunno why...

He has even appeared in my own AAR -damned be his soul!-

**stnylan** · 08-04-2007 12:00

I beg to differ. No Hapsburg daughter is ever useless. Contradiction in terms. There is always someone, somewhere, no matter how remote or insignificant who wants to marry a Hapsburg lass.

**Llywelyn** · 08-04-2007 13:02

Originally Posted by stnylan

I beg to differ. No Hapsburg daughter is ever useless. Contradiction in terms. There is always someone, somewhere, no matter how remote or insignificant who wants to marry a Hapsburg lass.

And if her older sisters should have an accident befall them, they pay for the privilege!

j.

**General Guisan** · 08-04-2007 14:47

Now bring on the Crusade! Take all the A's!

**Lord E** · 08-04-2007 16:35

Nice set of conversation of provinces there. It seems like Real Men are Winning the Religion game

**Judas Maccabeus** · 08-04-2007 19:51

Ah, how fitting to convert all of those provinces on Easter.

**Murmurandus** · 08-04-2007 22:43

Real Men Never Turn To The True Faith On Eastern...

**Hajji Giray I** · 09-04-2007 02:22

Wow, it had been a while since I dropped in but ... you might actually pull this off!!

In fact, by my calculations you will finish the letter A within 85.5 months, in the year 2014. Not that I'm being discouraging or anything. Oh no! No no no no no. No no nonono. Of course not.

that was a very creepy row of smileys

**anonymous4401** · 11-04-2007 08:56

Chapter 6: Adana

As told with many pictures. And a moderate amount of words.

(All formats, fonts, layouts, and even this little disclaimer claimed unrightfully from phargle's
Knud Knýtling, Prince of Denmark (and other assorted tales))

1122-1125

A nearly irresistible wench? How can I resist?

And thus is born the second Hermann von Habsburg. Will he compete with his older brother who is also named Hermann to be Stefan's most-loved son that is named Hermann? Of course not as obviously the legitimate son that has better stats anyways will get more love.

Hehe I'm sending the Spanish von Habsburg to priest school! Get it? I need more bishops down the line, that's why.

Man this new children being born stuff is BORING. I wish I could skip it like I did all those other BORING events.

Only the Byzantines can take on a weakened child-led Muslim Kingdom that negotiated peace with a scattered 5-province Duchy and begin losing provinces in Anatolia...

Despite having a good five-child bearing record Urraca still dies in the middle of childbirth.

So I marry her von Habsburg husband to Stefan's sister-in-law because that is how I roll.

HELL NO! (also how i roll btw)

Man the saga of Abba-jammer was pretty boring. Flee to a Christian duchy a thousand miles away and hang around doing absolutely nothing until you die.

And there goes Guntram von Habsburg, the most promising von Habsburg thus far.

Waah waah waah we're not getting any closer to getting Adana. Waah waah all this stuff is boring. Waah waah waah. Recoil in horror as you read the next exciting episode of Real Men Do It Alphabetically, an AARgau!

**Murmurandus** · 11-04-2007 10:46

Real Men Are Never Boring...

**Kurt_Steiner** · 11-04-2007 11:50

A possible Habsburg Pope...?

Interesting...

**JimboIX** · 11-04-2007 15:01

You roll well. The Hapsburgs are solid.

**Fnuco** · 11-04-2007 15:20

you roll well, but you roll slow... :nods:

**Chief Ragusa** · 11-04-2007 15:56

Shouldn't the tag line be

Be bored to death as you read the next possibly exciting episode ...?

What's this, habsburg younglings dying? It's what you get for denying the Hospitallers a castle. I don't understand you, turning down all those free troops they'll throw at you whilst you tackle the League of AL. Next time they won't ask , nicely.

**Lord E** · 11-04-2007 18:14

So we are back to children being born and then they die, I think you need to send a formal complaint to your insurance company about this… Let us hope that the next episode will be more interesting and that Real Men Will Do More Next Time…

**Tskb18** · 11-04-2007 18:27

Real Men Never Recoil In Horror.

Not even at Hajji Giray’s prediction that it will take 85.5 months to complete the AAR.

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