Only the Serene Doge of Venice could turn the war around like this! All praise our wise and benevolent (And very rich) ruler! Down with the Lombards!
Much Coin, So Doge - Venice LP
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Maybe this taking this piece of Lombard land was not the wisest course that Venice could take. However while coin is meant to be spent land must never be given back. All the Kings of the world know this and so does the Serene Doge.
Bari is now in the hands of Venice. Of far more interest is that we now have the chance to hunt down immortality! An Immortal Serene Doge of Venice ruling over a burgeoning republic? Yes please!
I could really use some Immortality given what is going on. Why hello mystery woman Cleopatra. That name sounds a little familiar and a little significant. This is going to be great! Immortal Serene Doge of Venice forever!
Immortality sure would have been nice. Never had achieved it. I feel like it would sure help with my current medical issues. Come on Doge you need better medicine!
As a proper player of CK2 I mean I can't not engage in a plot to murder someone can I? Luckily the King of Lombardy's sister seems to not be a fan of his stupid face either. Time for teamwork!
The Holy Orders are starting to show up. It shouldn't be too much longer before we start to see the arrival of Jihads and Crusades. What interesting times we live in!
I want to get my hands on those sweet sweet trade posts. Yet oddly enough that I am Doge might complicate things? Well we have some tests to do which will involve some invasions.
Jihads are now coming out. What will we do!? Can we survive against such new aggression coming from the two major empires and their caliphs? Let them try to take on the Byzantine Empire instead of me.
Another little bite of Lombardy. Honestly I should be eating them more often. Oh well there are important things that a Serene Doge has to do like attend fancy parties and get really really drunk. Also play wargames with minis.
Where the Muslim's have Jihad of course the Catholic Christian's have the Crusade. This is after all Crusader Kings so lets take our armies and march...west! West for southern France! Yes that is where to go given the presence of the Byzantine Empire in the middle east.
You know I have to do it once right? Not actually be the Serene Doge. I have to show how things can go when you aren't the top dog....e. That was clever of me. Anyhow it is important to show that our family needs to be the ones firmly in charge when things go horribly wrong when others try to guide the wealth of Venice.
There are some perks to not being the Serene Doge I suppose...however I don't think it quite overcomes the downsides. Ahh well. Money is money and I will be leader in time.
Upgrades to our holdings come along well. I do need to spend a bit of time upgrading things and building up cash. Sadly our region of Italy seems to cursed to suffer plague after plague. Life in Venice is tough doge or not.
In some ways I must admire the boldness of the man who calls himself the Serene Doge of Venice. A bold course of action to be sure. Yet...yet I find myself worried. Why should I worry?
If I had been Serene Doge things would have gone different for Venice. Stupid Lombards.
Another Crusade! Always a good time. I am sure this time we will be even more successful than we were the time before. More land for Venice right!?
Ok so what if things were not perfect in the last Crusade. There is plenty more that we can do as Venice. The Serene Doge knows when Lombardy is weak and ready for more expansion.
I still don't really get the connected to capitol thing with trade posts. This game...holds such mysteries.