Shetland: A World Conquest DV AAR

[vertinox]

CK:DV Version: 2.0
Dynasty: Shetland
Start Date: 1066
End Date: Whenever the Dynasty looses, save game corrupted, or 1453 (probably the first two)
Summary: One of those few hapless counts on the map was Togeir of Sheltand who was bitterly the back end of the Christian world. Now that we have a new system with DV, I'm going to try a WC with the Shetlands.

And yes I'm perfectly aware I need to finish my first EU3 AAR, which hopefully I'll get around to later and I won't be posting the actual AAR of this for some time due to the fact I haven't even started playing the game yet! So wish me luck!

BTW: This is my second AAR... EVAR!
BTW2: Could this be the very first DV AAR?
BTW3: Can I get off my lazy butt to actual post the first DV AAR Screenshots? (I have my doubts on this one)

[Mike von Bek]

Hmm, Shetland? Well, this will be interesting - and with DV to boot. Continue!

[Cecasander]

Conquering the world from the Shetlands? Must admit they won't see that comming

[ComradeOm]

Just wait until you get William the Conqueror as your rival in the first year

[vertinox]

Shetland: A World Conquest DV AAR
Chapter I: Shetland - Barren and Useless
1066 - 1067

Not many words, but lots of pictures (which some I have forgotten to take)




My name is Togeir of Shetland.
My face is permanently stuck in this expression of angst.
I'm not sure what happened but I woke up one morning and it was just like that.
I blame Shetland.




This is Shetland.




It is very barren...




..and useless.
I'm tempted to pillage it for entertainment.




Frankly. I'm the only one in my family who hasn't picked up and left to be homeless beggars in other courts or committed suicide.




And apparently my only other court member wants to get the hell out.




A relative I didn't know I had wants to leave too.
Apparently sending this wenches off to foreign lands helps me with my prestige or something.
I suppose that is the only goods that Shetland produces.
Hey at least my Coat of Arms isn't a sheep.




Before I get into a mess. I decide to change my laws to exclude any of my sisters or daughter children in line for the throne.
Not like I've got any sisters or daughters to worry about on this barren island.




It spent me a year of sending repeated requests to actually get a wife to come up here.
Her Dowry is more than a years income up here.




All this marriage is making me look important or something.
Thank god.
I don't have any redemening qualities other than the fact I have all these local women showing up at my court to get married off.
Unfortunatley I was born into a world where I can't go off and live in my wife's court, so I suppose I'll do the next best thing and take someone elses.
Unfortunatley I was born into a world where my army isn't that great and I suppose I'll have to beat up on someone who is even more poor than me.
At least it will be a road trip.

End of Chapter

[Bad Santa]

Nice update, i LOVE pictures they're so useful!

[vertinox]

Shetland: A World Conquest DV AAR
Chapter II: Tir Eoghain - Also Barren and Useless
1067 - 1068

Not many words, but lots of pictures (which some I have forgotten to take)




Aed O'Neil has twice my income so he'll have twice the army size.
I blame Shetland.




Of course that is what my liege's liege is for.
I'm still wondering why a King would get involved in a count on count war, but I suppose its just as boring in Norway.




More random locals come in and fill in the court positions by this point.
I'm sure they want to leave too.
Who hired this god awful steward.
Oh. I did.




Its time to make the journey...




...after giving the King of Norway a head start.




But he wants to take a walk through the Western Isle?!




I had to back track to keep from outrunning him.




Much better.




1200 against 450 is better than 170 again 450 I would say.
Of course I could bore you with the details on every time we fought his regiment and it ran away and came back again...
Or the siege itself, but we've got 300 more years to go!




We all know how this part of the story ends anyways.

End of Chapter

[Mike von Bek]

The King wants a piece of Ireland, it seems. Hopefully you'll have some way of preventing that

[Veldmaarschalk]

Ah, the first DV AAR !

Good luck with this one

[stnylan]

Good luck indeed!

[ComradeOm]

I for one welcome our new Shetlandese (?) overlords

[Paendrag]

This Seems as great as AAR:s come. Let the Might of Shetland and their ponys rule the Green bastards..

Will try to follow this one close..

Now good luck and happy sailing..

[nox99]

Im happy to see a DV AAR! good luck but if i may suggest you something, try to become in the future king of irish

[germanpeon]

I like the AAR! I like the idea of becoming King of Ireland, too. Why not, right?

[OxfordNik]

this is really cool!

how did you manage to get Tir Eoghain without the liege accepting a horrendously bad peace offer?

congrats, anyhow. look forward to seeing more!

[jeffg006]

Isn't it a matter of pausing the game right after the enemy fort falls, before the liege makes an 'unfavourable' peace?

[HoldYourFire]

I look forward to more of this. I just started a game as Count of Angus and managed to inherit the Dukedom of Ulster before too long.

[stnylan]

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