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Apologies for the enforced hiatus. Kind of overwhelmed with work... and then I got a small block... next update due this weekend, nonetheless.
Zzzzz... - Things went smoother than I thought. And happily the French didn't interfere this time.
Magmaniac - England, or the Moors. Trian's key interest at this time is to find a connect to Brittany. This requires at least some English-owned territories. He'll have to carve a path through the moors if they get in the way (England and Sevilla are still at war)
Kuld von Reyn - I'm in the office now so I'll check out the music when I get back
Brittany's about the same size but it's part of almighty France, who happens to be a second-generation ally on top of everything else.
hoi2geek - It's as Kuld says. To spread culture we need to start at Cornwall region first, then spread towards Hampshire, jump to France, and then from there to Iberia. 'Tis a long, long road. Holding those territories now when the connecting territories aren't even Irish yet will add to my demesne limit without even the opportunity to spread them yet. Frankly I'm in a bit of a bind now cos Trian's successors don't always have a high Intrigue (needed for fast culture spread, iirc)
gabor - I'm always mindful of this, true. For Scotland, I felt that Trian didn't have a choice... the kingdom's imploding and it's either he grabbed the territory or we'll see the English or the Swedes in the Highlands. I felt that these were valid geopolitical reasons for Trian to make his move...
Aliasing -
glad to see someone being inspired to try Eire. I was actually hovering between creating a united Celtic kingdom, or revive the Merovingian bloodline. Sadly none of the Merovingian inheritors seem to have survived this far into history...?