What did you all start as?Ongoing co-operative game:
We started in TOG and are currently at 1038.
What did you all start as?Ongoing co-operative game:
We started in TOG and are currently at 1038.
I started as the Umayyads, the player in North Africa started as the Aghlabids. The third player got a trade republic in Socotra set up for him after another player (who started in Oman) jumped ship and we asked him to join.What did you all start as?
What mod? I thought Somalia was further south than Abyssinia.Update on our multiplayer game:
It's a custom empire, though part of Somalia is actually in the game.What mod? I thought Somalia was further south than Abyssinia.
Are you going to conquer the rest of Denmark and Norway to form Scandinavia?My kingdom of Sweden, started by Eric the Heathen. My capital is indeed the Danish duchy of Sjælland. I also control all of Finland, and am busy cutting Norway in half. Preparing for an Empire, and the reformation of the Norse faith. Fortunately, I have to tread very carefully, lest I wake up the Holy Roman Empire.
Further in the world, the Lietuva has reformed the Romuva faith, that was quite the surprise. It's surrounded by Orthodox, but somehow managed to hold on. Still tribal, but highly upgraded tribes, so they will probably turn Feudal soon. To the east is a massive kingdom of Perm, who are unreformed Suomenusko
And the Mongols have just shown up, so that should stir up the Muslim/Orthodox steppe
Yes, but at 1 county at a time, it's going to take a while. And I always run the risk of drawing in the HRE, so I can't go to fast.Are you going to conquer the rest of Denmark and Norway to form Scandinavia?
Try to sack their capitals and kidnap a woman with a claim whom you can turn into a concubine. Then get him nominated as your heir.Yes, but at 1 county at a time, it's going to take a while. And I always run the risk of drawing in the HRE, so I can't go to fast.
And I can't just take half and usurp it, because they are a different religion.
Also no rush.
I started as Eric the Heathen, who is Feudal. So I already have regular Gavelkind (most of Finland is already drifted into Sweden, so long I have it). So no problem there.Try to sack their capitals and kidnap a woman with a claim whom you can turn into a concubine. Then get him nominated as your heir.
Also, just steal the holy sites for now so you can reform and go feudal to dump elective gavelkind. Worry about the Empire of Scandinavia later.
A newbie here. After several dud starts with Munster and Sjaelland, I finally got a game where I wasn't mercilessly crushed or completely outmatched. For this game, my goal was to secure the future of the Norse faith. So I aimed to unite Scandinavia under an empire and reform the faith. Some save scumming when I blundered from not knowing how the game works all that well and to avoid gavelkind disaster early on, though no ruler designer. My first ruler executed a half-dozen sons (one in a Blot) to keep his gains intact. The second became Fylkir and Emperor. I convinced every other independent Norse ruler to join, which was a handful of counties in Britain and the Baltic.
Edit: Old Gods start.
Though Frisia nicked back Zeeland and the Teutonic Order are lodged in Bremen (I snatched their other county off them). The Jomsvikings are a recent addition, as are a bunch of the Baltic counties. The plan now is to create buffer kingdoms to further secure Scandinavia. Such as Germany and Lithuania...
Is that an Ibadi Imamate Custom Empire? Well done, indeed.
Is that an Ibadi Imamate Custom Empire? Well done, indeed.
769 start Tocharian kingdom
How to win the game
The silk road starts on my provinces. I am regularly making 30+ gold a month, so I can afford to do whatever I want.
No mongols if there is already a powerful nomad realm right?Until 1200, anyway.
Yeah, for now I'm focussing on upgrading my holdings as much as possible. I can raise about 10,000 troops max right now, in theory by 1200 I can have way more.Until 1200, anyway.
Even if that is true (which I don't know) I am not nomadic, I'm feudal. All those Tocharian steppe provinces have castles, towns and temples I built in them, they're all built up to around the same level as my Tarim base of power.No mongols if there is already a powerful nomad realm right?