The pesky Russians....but it's good for the Sultan if Russia and Poland fight each other...
It is indeed. I have really lucked out so far because Russia has been too busy dealing with other nations to invade me from the north. But that is certain to change. . .
Brandenburg is awesome!
Yeah, they have been doing very, very well. They lucked out on some events and managed to get some land diplomatically. Normally expanding in the HRE in MM isn't easy to do.
A quick question that has probably been asked before ; what are the names of the fonts you're using in your titles? And can they be downloaded anywhere?
Awesome AAR.
Thanks for posting! I think it might have been asked once before, but since I can't remember it I can't fault a reader for the same thing!
They were all free fonts (just google 'free fonts' and you should find some good sites), the first being "Arab Dances" and the other "Alfred Drake". I also have used a few other fonts in the AAR from time to time, but those two are the most used and are the ones from the title bar.
Is that Denmark in the HRE?
I don't know, I haven’t been paying much attention to northern Europe. The only thing that caught my attention in the HRE (besides Brandenburg) was that England had diplo-annexed Lorraine after the had a personal union for a few years.
Finis Poloniae?
i mean, will the Sublime Ottoman Empire join in the fun?
Not necessarily. The Turks are a little more focused on the Balkan region after cementing their hold on Arabia.
Ah, kindly, child-like friendly Ettore. With the dark, hidden, secrets. Such a nice study in contrasts.
Poland, clearly, should not be much of a worry for you. Not anytime soon, at least. And you already hinted that Persia wasn't very expansionist. Which leaves, I guess, the Hungarians, the Austrians and the Russians as noteworthy bordering foes.
So, are you going to tackle any of the obvious threats, or are you going adventuring in Italy for a bit? Or somewhere else entirely?
Persia has been a surprise, but the problem is that I can't ignore them completely. If they go to war with the OE at the wrong time, I could have the Empire split in half without warning!
Likewise, going to war with Austria when she is HRE could be devastating - that manpower bonus can be brutal. And Russia is also a major threat, due to its great location and large manpower reserves.
As a player I am trying to create what I consider a "Historical Plus" Ottoman Empire, so expect the Turks to try and take Vienna sometime in the next century. My goal is to create an OE that is larger than the OE was IRL, but I am not trying to conquer all of Europe or something of that magnitude. I'm just not that good of a player, not to mention MM does up the difficulty at least a wee bit!
So in summary, the OE is still growing, but don't be surprised when it starts to get beset by troubles later on.
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Well with that out of the way, I thought I would post an update notice. I originally had planned to post the second intermission on Persia and Russia today, but due to me needing to have a paper written for class in 9 hours, I had to put that on hold. So the update should be here Friday (I guess thats
technically today) or there abouts.