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Hello fellow paradoxians. I have decided that I will start making an AAR! It's not really an after action report, as I am completing 4-10 year in game sessions and posting what happens. I will try to spice this up. But anyway, let's begin the journey of Bavaria!!! If you are wondering why I chose Bavaria it was to just say that my grandpa came from there so, yeah, got to play as Bavaria. This isn't a narrative and I am going to say straight off what happens, in my own manner of course.

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Session 1: Bavaria, the neighbor slayer

So I begun my session in a loose position. It was obvious that I was cornered by Austria and they were my first target to raise the eyes on. I decided that usually what happens is when you play as Bavaria: You make some alliances and get the "Drive the Hollerhozerns Out" mission, which is pretty much impossible when the Palatinate keeps on kicking your ass. Well this time they didn't thank god.

So on the first day, I just said, screw you Ansbach, and the war begun. It was a pretty easy war and after the first battle in Memmingen they were already toast. How I avoided the Palatinate? They wouldn't join the war after the 60 day deal. That thing used to kick my butt in itself but now I used it to my advantage, and all the 1st of September 1445, I had just conquered the little bugger.

Next up was Augsburg (they were literally surrounded by me) but I needed to fabricate a claim and get all nice with Austria (so they didn't demand it from me the day after they surrender). The fabrication only took 11 months (ended in May), but in March, Mainz declared war on Frankfurt and I had to get pulled into the mess. I was at the time trying become elected for Holy Roman Emperor, but only Mainz wanted me in. The siege of Frankfurt ended after 465 days, and I was really hyped to conquer Augsburg after all the mess. Luckily with winning the war, Mainz joined in too when I declared war on November 26, 1448.

Luckily for me the siege of Augsburg only lasted 261 days (not even a year), and I finally got what I wanted, to destroy the little country that made my country look like a dragon (not a cool one, a little fat one with no wings and massive arms the size of its spine. Even throughout the siege, Mainz's troops just hung in Memmingen while I did all the hard work. So much for an "alliance". I hope next session I get elected or something. I am dying to see a Bavarian colony in North America.

See you next time for Session 2!
 

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Bavaria is such a great nation of choice - a moderate/regional power who, along with Bohemia, are among the only real contenders to replace the Habsburgs in Austria as leaders of the HRE! Of course, the great rivalry between the Wittelsbach and Habsburgs is great to look into! Of all the Germanies (outside of Brandenburg/Prussia) who really were a thorn in the side of the Austrians was Bavaria - so I am eager to see how you counter the great white blob! :p

Cheers! :cool:
 

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Thanks for your support of the great Bavaria. Now here is my new session, Session 2!

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Session 2: It's a long way to the top [if you want to get a-elected!!!!]

After I destroyed puny little Augsburg, I focused my attention on a more important matter. Austria had conquered the southern province of Wurttemberg, Konstanz, which made them want to be my vassals. Luckily as they were already my allies and I had a royal marriage with them, I decided to just play about the old up relations and bribe game, which gets them to like me by going with the improve relations until it is at about +165 where you are able to gift them 25 gold and increase their relations to vassal level. Next session I will probably be able to start annexing them.

As Mainz already wanted me elected, I decided to try for emperor. Sadly for me all the electors other than Bohemia (which elected itself) and Mainz, wanted a bloody Habsburg emperor again. I then I was all like "Oh hell no! I can't deal with any more Austria bullshit, gimme some diplomats". And so began the race for election. I decided to focus my attention on Trier and Saxony as the Palatinate hates me and Bohemia was all like "Yeah dats right. Bohemia got nuff swag to elect itself!". Well that was it. I was threw with Bohemia and decided to solely focus my finances and diplomats on getting elected by Trier and Saxony. I'm also pretty sure Cologne got conquered because they didn't pop up on the electors table.

Over the next 5 or so years I bribed the two electors but didn't get much show. So I gave in name just wrote this up to contemplate the sadness of not being elected. Do to fear readers! This certain Bavarian knows when to stop, and it's not now. *triumphant music*