1459
Feb 1 - Switch to full land investment after noticing France is two levels higher than us.
Nov 24 - Accept a claim of nobility.
Ludwig: I, Ludwig of Bavaria, do knight you
Sir Walter Model for composing the new Bavarian National Anthem.
Sir Walter:
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1461
Jan 2 - +1 Centralization. You may notice, I like all power in my hands.
Ludwig: Who doesn't?!
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1463
Apr 2 - The Alliance with Champagne expires. Unsurprisingly, they refuse a new alliance.
Ludwig: Somebody leaked our secret plans for diploannexation!
Ernst: Sir, you painted those plans on the outside of the castle.
Ludwig: And?! I clearly painted "Do Not Read" above it!
Jun 2 - Political crisis.
Game: No stab for you!
Sept 1 - Land tech now lvl 5.
Me: JOY!
1464
Jun 1 - Gotland province revolts.
Ludwig: We must crush them!
Ernst: We have no transports, sir.
Ludwig: Then we'll swim!
Ernst: Killer sharks, sir.
Ludwig: Shoot them!
Ernst: Saltwater rust jams the guns, sir.
Ludwig: ... Stay home and drink beer?
Ernst: Good choice, sir.
1465
May 1 - Finally back up to +3 stab.
1466
Aug 2 - Diploannex Croatia. (37.4/41)
Dec 3 -
Ludwig: Alright, who're we DA-ing next?
Ernst: *checks list* Gotland?
Ludwig: Didn't we already own Gotland?
Ernst: Now, we owned Gotland province. Gotland is in Salzburg.
Ludwig: O...k...
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Jan 4 - DA Gotland (38.2/41)
Ludwig: And now it's no longer a problem.
Feb 26 - Reformation of the Army. +1000 Investment.
Ernst: Sir, I'm somewhat concerned about where all this money is coming from...
Ludwig: What? Fat chicks need love too. But they gotta pay.
Ernst: Oh, good, I thought you were killing peo- what?!
May 2 - Infrastructure lvl 3. We can now build refineries!
Ludwig: Why aren't we building a refinery?
Ernst: None of our provinces make alcohol, sir.
Ludwig: We have this hugeass empire in the middle of Germany, and no provinces make alcohol?!
Ernst: Yep.
Ludwig: Well, go get one that does!
Aug 18 - Strassburg diplo'ed. (39/41)
Oct 27 - The peasants are unhappy.
Ludwig: Normally we don't care, but they're setting stuff on fire this time.
One revolt is put down, but this other is in England, and we still have no transports.
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Mar 3 - Finally can afford to begin the refinery in Alsace.
Ludwig: HOW CAN YOU CHARGE THAT MUCH FOR A BUILDING?! THAT'S HIGHWAY ROBBERY!
1470
Nov 17 - France DAs what's left of England.
1471
Jan 2 - +1 Centralization
May 1 - The English return! That province that was revolting way back when declares itself England. We give them our two other English provinces.
1472
Jan 26 - Finally get +1 stab and some damn noble gets killed. Good news, he needs a replacement.
King: Congratulations, Ludwig, I now appoint you as Regent!
Ludwig: Sweet!
Ernst:
Ludwig: And I appoint Ernst as Duke of Oberbayern.
Ernst:
*faint*
Feb 1 - Land lvl 6.
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Ludwig: Ernst?
Ernst: Yeah.
Ludwig: It's been too damn long since we annexed something.
Ernst: True.
Mar 19 - Tirol is DA'ed. (36.5/41)
Ernst: Better?
Ludwig: Kinda. I think we should get a few more.
Ernst: *releases Georgia*
Ludwig: *chokes* WHAT THE HELL, MAN?!
Ernst: Notice the magical number board, sir.
MNB: 34.5/41
Ludwig: Hey... it went down... That means.... WE CAN D-A MORE!
Bavarians: HUZZAH!
1474
May 21 - Steirmark DA'ed. Their vassal, Hungary, escaped. We try to DA them, but those tricky Huns managed to get into a seperate alliance.
Ludwig: Their time will come...oh yes... mwahaha
Oct 30 - Royal Hunt
Ludwig: Be wewy, wewy qwiet. We'w hunting pagans.
Ernst: THERE HE IS!
Pagan: *Godzilla roar* *spews fire*
Ludwig: Run away!
1475
Apr 1 - DA Albania (36.5/41)
Oct 3 - DA Ragusa (37.3/41)
Ludwig: It makes the border look nicer.
Nov 23 - Hire a foreign drill instructor. (+1 Offense, +1 Quality)
Ernst: Uh, sir? Are you sure this is a good idea? Which nation has drill instructors better than ours?
Drill Instructor: Privyet, German 'troops'. I am Ivan. You are pathetic scum. You do not impress me quickly, I eat your 'privyets' in stew.
Troops: SIR, YES SIR! PLEASE DON'T, SIR!
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Jan 24 - Meteor sighted.
Peasant: More than sighted, it hit my wife! There is a loving God!
Sept 12 - We discover the friendly people of Transoxania. We say friendly, since they ask us to form an alliance right after introducing themselves. We accept.
Ludwig: It's nice to have someone that doesn't hate you.
Nov 1 - Pay off a loan we got sometime.
The Bavarian Empire