There Will Be War
Book I: In The Balance
Book I: In The Balance
Introduction:
They had fought for over a thousand years, against Poles, or Spaniards, or Englishmen, or Chinese, but as the 23rd Century of the Christian Era dawned, even the Ynglings began to realise they'd lost. So they did what any self-respecting strategist would do: they changed the rules. With a time machine.
Now the year is 1066, and history itself is In The Balance, for even with the Ynglings' advantage of future knowledge and training, it is this bloody era that bore the original Ynglings, and the natives are no less fierce, nor has their violation of space-time gone unnoticed.
Chapter Index:
The reader should be aware that the posting order as one reads through the thread, and the story order (which I attempt to use in this chapter index) differs because each of our writers is subject to the constraints of real life, and also because some of our plots were recycled from the previous TWBW, and thus already written before we reached certain dates in this game. Thank you for you indulgence, and enjoy the AAR.
Prologue:
The Ynglinga Saga - 2206 - King of Men
The Ynglinga Saga - the Invaders' Plan - King of Men
The Bagratuniad - Context - fasquardon
Chapter 1: 1066-1077 AD
Ryazan - Sid Meier
The Ynglinga Saga 1 - King of Men
The Ynglinga Saga 2 - King of Men
Brittany - ulmont
Bohemia - hyme
The Ynglinga Saga 3 - King of Men
The Ynglinga Saga 4 - King of Men
The Ynglinga Saga 5 - King of Men
Georgia - fasquardon
Chapter 2: 1077-1088 AD
The Ynglinga Saga 6 - King of Men
Brittany - ulmont
Bohemia - hyme
Kiev - Sid Meier
Georgia - fasquardon
Chapter 2 Intermission:
Gameplay Report - King of Men
The Bagratuniad - The Long Death of Agsartan Bagratuni - fasquardon
The Bagratuniad - Agsartan's Angel - fasquardon
Chapter 3: 1088-1094 AD
The Bagratuniad - Winter, 1088 - fasquardon
The Ynglinga Saga 7 - King of Men
The Ynglinga Saga 8 - King of Men
Brittany - ulmont
Bohemia - hyme
Kiev - Sid Meier
Chapter 3 Intermission:
The Bagratuniad - Winter, 1094 - fasquardon
The Ynglinga Saga - "Freedom" - King of Men
Chapter 4: 1094-1099 AD
House of Vojislav - Lurken
Brittany - ulmont
Bohemia - hyme
Kiev - Sid Meier
Chapter 5: 1099-1109 AD
The Ynglinga Saga 9 - King of Men
Anja's Song - The Nefarious Pirate - fasquardon
Anja's Song - The Arrival - fasquardon
Anja's Song - Mutiny in Kutatisi - fasquardon
House of Vojislav - Lurken
Brittany - ulmont
Bohemia - hyme
Smolensk - Sid Meier
Chapter 5 Intermission:
How Duke Alain Learned To Forgive - ulmont
Some Notes on the Development of the Nou Brezhoneg Language - ulmont
The Saxo-Bohemian Treaty of 1109 - carillon
Chapter 6: 1109-1120 AD
Brittany - ulmont
Bohemia - hyme
The Ynglinga Saga 10 - King of Men
Moscovy - Sid Meier
Chapter 6 Intermission:
The Pressburg Boarder Agreement Treaty - hyme
The Treaty of Ascalon - fasquardon
Chapter 7: 1120-1128 AD
The Birth of Finland - Emperor Ike
Bohemia - hyme
The Arabs are Revolting! - ulmont
Aghmashenebeli [1] - fasquardon
Aghmashenebeli [2] - fasquardon
Aghmashenebeli [3] - fasquardon
Russia - Sid Meier
Chapter 7 Intermission:
The Treaty of Chartres - ulmont
Social Developments in Yngling-Prime - King of Men
A Lecture on the Prusso-Bohemian Treaty of 1128 - carillon
The Treaty of Nürnberg - Varyar
Chapter 8: 1128-1136 AD
How King Phillippe Accidentally Fought The Church And The Church Won - ulmont
Sicily - TheConqueror
House of Vojislav - Lurken
England - Gollevainen
Bohemia - hyme
Chapter 8 Intermission:
The Finnish Treaties of 1136 (Sweden) - Emperor Ike
The Finnish Treaties of 1136 (Lithuania) - Emperor Ike
On the Subject of Breton Mercenaries - ulmont
The Treaty of ___Pfalz___ - ulmont
The Treaty of ___Northumberland___ - ulmont
The __2nd__ Treaty of __Chartres__ - ulmont
The Treaty of Provence - ulmont
The Treaty of Anatolia - Eird
The Treaty of Anatolia - fasquardon
The Treaty of Jerusalem - fasquardon
The Treaty of Capua - Varyar
The Pan-German Treaty of 1136 - carillon
The Ynglinga Saga - Geir's Testament - King of Men
Chapter 9: 1136-1146 AD
Anja's Letter - King of Men
Arabia - TheConqueror
Byzantium - Eird
The Last King of Finland - Emperor Ike
England - Gollevainen
House of Vojislav - Lurken
Bohemia - hyme
Prussia - carillon
Brittany - ulmont
Chapter 9 Intermission:
The Treaty of ___Valencia___ - ulmont
The Serbo-Byzantine Treaty - Eird
The Italo-Byzantine Treaty - Eird
Highlights From The Crisis of the Black Letter:
A reaction by the Western powers to the immense success of Russian diplomacy which resulted in the Russo-Abghazian Union, and the apparently aggressive Russian stance during the First Finnish Crisis, the Crisis of the Black Letter would re-define the politics of the continent.
The Black Letter - King of Men
The Abghazian Position - fasquardon
The Final Position of the Westerners - King of Men
Chapter 10: 1146-1151 AD
Byzantium - Eird
Ireland - Emperor Ike
England - Gollevainen
Brittany - ulmont
Bohemia - hyme
House of Vojislav - Lurken
An Empire Reborn! - carillon
The Ynglinga Saga - Knives in St Olafsburg - King of Men
Chapter 10 Intermission:
Gameplay Report Mrk2 - King of Men
Regarding the Breton Guarantee - ulmont
The Treaty of Macon - ulmont
Codex Smilec Vojislav - Lurken
The Bagratuniad - Of Russians and Norwegians - fasquardon
The Treaty of Mecklenburg - King of Men
Treaty of Jerusalem Addendum - Varyar
Chapter 11: 1151-1158 AD
Arabia - TheConqueror
England - Gollevainen
Byzantium - Eird
House of Vojislav - Lurken
Brittany - ulmont
Evstati I - fasquardon
Chapter 11 Intermission:
The Weapons of 1158 - Varyar
Chapter 12: 1158-1169 AD
Gollevainen Arrives in Russia - Gollevainen
House of Vojislav - Lurken
The Ynglinga Saga - Sacrifice - King of Men
Brittany - ulmont
Chapter 12 Intermission:
Treaty of Britain - ulmont
Treaty of Pinsk - ulmont
Treaty of Tmutarakan - fasquardon
Europe in 1169 - King of Men
Chapter 13: 1169-1181 AD
Russia - Sid Meier
Byzantium - Eird
Scotland and Empire - Emperor Ike
The Heretic King Scotland - Emperor Ike
Elisabetta's Plan - Emperor Ike
Elisabetta's Plan Continues - Emperor Ike
Brittany - ulmont
Novgorod - Gollevainen
The Ynglinga Saga - The Death of Oswine - King of Men
The Bagratuniad - Until Death Do Us Part - fasquardon
Chapter 13 Intermission:
Treaty of Danzig - hyme
Scotland and the Lusignans - ulmont
Treaty of the Urals - Eird
Treaty of Lubeck - King of Men
Chapter 14: 1181-1190 AD
Byzantium - Eird
Bohemia - hyme
Novgorod - Gollevainen
Arabia - TheConqueror
The Ynglinga Saga - Wounding the Bear - King of Men
The Bagratuniad - Alliance & Commonwealth - fasquardon
Chapter 14 Intermission:
The Treaty of Valencia - ulmont
Highlights From The Crisis of the Tapestry:
Also called The Second Lithuanian Crisis and The Third Finnish Crisis, The Crisis of the Tapestry is so-named by Georgian historians for the complex and obscure diplomacy preceding the conflict. As the great Blood schemer Giorgi Bagratuni called it "it is like a Persian tapestry, with a million delicate threads, each hiding behind the other".
The Italian Declaration of War - Varyar
The Norwegian Declaration of War - King of Men
The Breton Declaration of War - ulmont
The Rant of Jodokus - hyme
The Russian Reply - Sid Meier
The Georgian Reply - fasquardon
The Roman Reply - Eird
The Tsar of Russia Addresses his People - Sid Meier
The Serbian Protest - Lurken
The Georgian Rebuke - fasquardon
The Sacred War - Sid Meier
The League of the Tapestry - fasquardon
Georgia Attacks the Italian Propaganda - fasquardon
Chapter 15: 1190-1194 AD
News Comes to Scotland - Emperor Ike
King-Kaštšei - Gollevainen
Filip's Proclimation - Lurken
Byzantium - Eird
Brittany - ulmont
Siege of Novgorod part I - King of Men
Chapter 15 Intermission:
Diplomatic summary 1193 - King of Men
Diplomatic summary with corrected map - King of Men
The Treaty of Galaz - fasquardon
Chapter 16: 1194-1201 AD
Siege of Novgorod part II - King of Men
Siege of Novgorod part III - King of Men
Victory Day - Sid Meier
Giving up the Title - Emperor Ike
Old friends - Emperor Ike
Making arrangements for inheritance - Emperor Ike
Three Sons Go - ulmont
A Long Journey to Home - Gollevainen
Chapter 16 Intermission:
Request for Admission into the Roman Commonwealth - ulmont
The Red Letter - ulmont
A Letter from Georgia - fasquardon
Brittany Accepted - Eird
Chapter 17: 1201-1209 AD
A Long journey to home (Part II): Moscow nights - Gollevainen
How did the Breton Emperor get his Papal powers - Emperor Ike
Truth, and some Consequences Thereof - King of Men
Barbarian Aggression - Emperor Ike
Brittany - ulmont
Chapter 17 Intermission:
Treaty of Baltic Administration - King of Men
Chapter 18: 1209-1224 AD
War of Barbarian Aggression, Part 1 - Emperor Ike
War of Barbarian Aggression, part 2 -Emperor Ike
Trip that would change Scotland - Emperor Ike
Robert and Henry - Emperor Ike
Arasinde and King Robert - Emperor Ike
The Prophetei Enter Rome - Eird
Chapter 18 Intermission:
The Treaty of Mesembria - Eird
The Treaty of Cairo - Varyar
Appendices:
Ulmont's Rough Guide to Power:
Ulmont has made these neat comparisons of different country's power based on the wealth of their demesne and vassal provinces. It provides a nice summary of what different players are doing.
Session 1
Session 1 (Comparisons)
Session 2
Session 3
Session 4
Session 5
Session 6
Session 7
Session 8
Session 8a (showing the impact of Brittany's treaties)
Session 9
Session 10
Session 11
Session 12
Session 13
Session 14
Session 15
Session 16
Session 17
Session 18
Session 19
Session 20
Session 21
Session 22
Session 23
Session 24
Session 25
Session 26
Session 27
Session 28
Session 29
Session 30
Population Counts:
Counts of how many people are in each player dynasty.
The Great Families of 1120 - ulmont
The Great Families of 1151 - ulmont
The Great Families of 1151 With Added Dead People - ulmont
The Great Families of 1169 - ulmont
The Great Families of 1209 - ulmont
The Great Families of 1237 - ulmont
The Great Families of 1266 - ulmont
The Great Families of 1297 - ulmont
Counts of how many people are in each nation.
The Great Nations of 1151 - ulmont
The Great Nations of 1237 - ulmont
The Great Nations of 1297 - ulmont
About the AAR:
This is the collaborative MP AAR for There Will Be War - In The Balance, the first leg of what we hope to be a 900-year marathon game:
Book I - Crusader Kings: In the Balance
Book II - Europa Universalis: Tilting the Balance
Book III - Victoria: Revolutions: Upsetting the Balance
Book IV - Hearts of Iron II: Striking the Balance
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