James II looks like a colossal pimp, if I do say so myself.
Great AAR!
If you ask me, most medieval or renaissance rulers looked like colossal pimps. They just had such magnificent clothing for showing off, in my opinion. Also, thank you, I greatly appreciate the compliment.
Booo...le blob, in the pantheon of nations we love to hate, it ranks right up there for me...
Well don't let me stop you, carry on with your super AAR! Too bad about the plague, we'll see
who France beats down next.
Eh, France is kind of held back with MMU and other Magna Mundi mods, so I've come to not hate France quite so much anymore. They're still powerful, but really, France wasn't a major Western Power for nothing. The War will still continue on for a while between France and Aragon, Castille signed a separate peace.
It really grinds my gears when all your vassals except one, being the County of Foix, doesn't join against the Kingdom of Aragon.
But with Castile out of the war, will taking Aragonese held territories still be possible, since I know you'd still be wanting Sicily.
Well I should've taken care of that by renewing my alliances with the vassals. That was more my error, but it helped to play into my hands well enough. Also, not only will taking Aragonese held territories be possible, it'll be done!
Loving this so far. Clearly one of the best AARs out there.
Thank you, I'm very happy to hear that you think so.
Enjoyable read! As you give so much attention to the OE, is there any chance you might ally the Turk? I had once France and OE allied while I was playing KoSJ! I did tremble... for a while as AI proved incapable of keeping on this bond.
Are you planning to take land in Italy from Naples? Together with a hadful of provs from Aragon this might send your infamy pretty high.
I've been mentioning the OE up to this point for two reasons:
1. If there's an interesting story to be woven, I'll mention it in the AAR. While France is the central focus of the AAR, I need to be sure to include the major happenings of the world surrounding France in order to help give you all the idea of just what sort of world this France is finding itself in.
2. France actually has an interest (albeit a minor one) in the Near East through the Kingdom of Cyprus. I'll be wrapping up mentions of the OE next chapter with the actions of the powers surrounding the Ottomans, and a quick summary about Cyprus. I probably won't pick back up the OE until Mehmed dies and either leaves Ali with a Regency or as ruler. The saga will either continue from there with a massive Civil War, or it'll end with Ali securing his throne. Either way, we'll need closure.
As for the peace, I think I've gotten the best possible peace I could considering infamy limits and what not.
To Everyone: Right then, so I'll be wrapping up the war with the next update which I'll be working on over the next few days. I do have a few appointments to get to over the next three days so progress will be a bit slow. As always, comments on how I'm doing are appreciated and any questions/suggestions you may want to put forward are not only welcome, but encouraged.