Welcome to the next installment of AARs depicting my journey into learning how to master EU4. (Part 1 Part 2). In this next journey from 1444 to 1821, we will be following the rise of Brandenburg/Prussia while I learn about HRE mechanics, managing the reformation, forming new nations, and many new features of the game now that I own most DLC. I have also decided to change up the style a bit now that I have been recording more information with the intent of writing this AAR. I would also like to say that I am glad I found out that AAR writing is a thing, as I have been needing a new creative outlet in my life. I have also been enjoying reading the various AARs on this forum and while I do not have time to enjoy them all I have found many that are excellent and inspirational.
Update 9/4/2020 - This has been a fascinating project and has grown to be a much more elaborate narrative than I expected. Writing a full AAR for all the other campaigns I've done since is out of the question, but there are comments and updates on how subsequent campaigns have progressed along the way. As for the primary narrative, expect to see multiple points of view replete with scheming, violence and occasional bits of zaniness.
PART ONE: Brandenburg Beginnings
Chapter 1: Dreams of Destiny 1444
Chapter 2: A New Mark on a New Era 1454
Chapter 3: Spark of War 1468
Chapter 4: Primus Inter Pares 1480
Chapter 5: Buried Steel 1487
Chapter 6: Fractures 1497
Chapter 7: Storm from the North 1520
Chapter 8: Subterfuge 1528
Chapter 9: Independence 1540
Chapter 10: House of Cards 1542
Chapter 11: The Darkest Hour 1548
PART TWO: The Talented von Gersdorffs
Chapter 12: Into the Fire 1559
Chapter 13: Charting a Course 1564
Chapter 14: Friends and Foes 1568
Chapter 15: The Pretender, the Pirate and the Prince-Consort 1584
Chapter 16: Fearless 1585
Chapter 17: Recovery 1588
Chapter 18: New Men 1599
Chapter 19: Christian Soldiers 1602
PART THREE: Gott Mit Uns
Chapter 20: The Five Years War 1607
Chapter 21: Two Weddings and Two Funerals 1610
Chapter 22: Heat of Battle 1614
Chapter 23: Planting Seeds 1620
Chapter 24: For the Sake of Prussia 1628
Chapter 25: Enemies Vanquished 1630
Chapter 26: The Prussian Way 1634
Chapter 27: Advent 1645
Chapter 28: Family Reunion 1646
Chapter 29: Children of the Empire 1653
Chapter 30: Small Wars 1662
Chapter 31: Dutch Reckoning 1672
Chapter 32: Return of the Ottomans 1679
Chapter 33: Noble Heart, Sweet Prince 1683
Chapter 34: Suppression 1685
Chapter 35: Big Plans 1688
Chapter 36: So Many Princes 1692
PART FOUR: The Holiest Roman Empire
Chapter 37: The Enlightened Fool 1696
Chapter 38: The Stinging Lash 1701
Chapter 39: Free Cities, Free Worship, Free Men 1703
Chapter 40: Golden Eagle 1707
Chapter 41: Encircled 1714
Chapter 42: Authority 1726
Chapter 43: The Lot of Kings 1730
Chapter 44: Royal Prerogative 1732
Chapter 45: War Dance 1737
Chapter 46: Top Advisors 1744
Chapter 47: Stepstones 1751
Chapter 48: Three Eternal Cities 1757
Chapter 49: Secrets 1761
Chapter 50: London Bridges 1772
Chapter 51: Descent of Vultures 1778
Update 9/4/2020 - This has been a fascinating project and has grown to be a much more elaborate narrative than I expected. Writing a full AAR for all the other campaigns I've done since is out of the question, but there are comments and updates on how subsequent campaigns have progressed along the way. As for the primary narrative, expect to see multiple points of view replete with scheming, violence and occasional bits of zaniness.
PART ONE: Brandenburg Beginnings
Chapter 1: Dreams of Destiny 1444
Chapter 2: A New Mark on a New Era 1454
Chapter 3: Spark of War 1468
Chapter 4: Primus Inter Pares 1480
Chapter 5: Buried Steel 1487
Chapter 6: Fractures 1497
Chapter 7: Storm from the North 1520
Chapter 8: Subterfuge 1528
Chapter 9: Independence 1540
Chapter 10: House of Cards 1542
Chapter 11: The Darkest Hour 1548
PART TWO: The Talented von Gersdorffs
Chapter 12: Into the Fire 1559
Chapter 13: Charting a Course 1564
Chapter 14: Friends and Foes 1568
Chapter 15: The Pretender, the Pirate and the Prince-Consort 1584
Chapter 16: Fearless 1585
Chapter 17: Recovery 1588
Chapter 18: New Men 1599
Chapter 19: Christian Soldiers 1602
PART THREE: Gott Mit Uns
Chapter 20: The Five Years War 1607
Chapter 21: Two Weddings and Two Funerals 1610
Chapter 22: Heat of Battle 1614
Chapter 23: Planting Seeds 1620
Chapter 24: For the Sake of Prussia 1628
Chapter 25: Enemies Vanquished 1630
Chapter 26: The Prussian Way 1634
Chapter 27: Advent 1645
Chapter 28: Family Reunion 1646
Chapter 29: Children of the Empire 1653
Chapter 30: Small Wars 1662
Chapter 31: Dutch Reckoning 1672
Chapter 32: Return of the Ottomans 1679
Chapter 33: Noble Heart, Sweet Prince 1683
Chapter 34: Suppression 1685
Chapter 35: Big Plans 1688
Chapter 36: So Many Princes 1692
PART FOUR: The Holiest Roman Empire
Chapter 37: The Enlightened Fool 1696
Chapter 38: The Stinging Lash 1701
Chapter 39: Free Cities, Free Worship, Free Men 1703
Chapter 40: Golden Eagle 1707
Chapter 41: Encircled 1714
Chapter 42: Authority 1726
Chapter 43: The Lot of Kings 1730
Chapter 44: Royal Prerogative 1732
Chapter 45: War Dance 1737
Chapter 46: Top Advisors 1744
Chapter 47: Stepstones 1751
Chapter 48: Three Eternal Cities 1757
Chapter 49: Secrets 1761
Chapter 50: London Bridges 1772
Chapter 51: Descent of Vultures 1778
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