Nikolai - LOL, I don't plan to. Never fear.
Actinguy - Hey, glad to hear you like what you've seen so far! Don't worry, you will get caught up, and even if you don't - 1) there
is an end, far far down the line, and 2) I really do appreciate seeing people's comments on what has gone on before... it adds fresh perspective and sometimes can give me good ideas on where to go far in the future!
4th Dimension - KHAAAAAN!
asd21593 - Mehtar's lost it, just a little bit... he would definitely fit in the "mad genius" category. And considering what he's a genius at, it might be a bad thing he's gone off his rocker...
Enewald - If this game was in DV, Sophia definitely just gained Mehtar as a rival. And Thomas has Mehtar as a friend - no matter how their interpretations of "friend" may disagree...
Ksim300
1) Yes, I'm planning on continuing this into In Nomine, given time. Right now, I'm busy trying to find a blank IN map so I can plot out where provinces, etc. should be. I have one done for regular EUIII, but several provinces have changed. And yes, the EUIII world will
definitely NOT be the world you'd recognize! (see below for more info) Likely I will write this AAR up until 1350 or so, then have a summation explaining the 49 years between the end of CK and the start of IN.
2) If the Mongols appear as they did in real life timeline (I know when they appear, but I'm not giving that away just yet.
), they'd arrive in about 20-30 years. Yes, if Basil lives to be the age of the Megos, he'll spend his twilight attempting to fend them off. If not, it'll be one of his successors - and I'd venture David would have far more luck than Thomas...
3) Drogo is still around, and he still has a role to play. So far, he hasn't sired a new heir with his new wife, so Louis still needs to be kept around - that's so far been the one thing saving Louis' behind. Drogo will be a thorn in Romanion's time for some time to come - right now he's merely recovering, and licking his wounds...
DarthJF - I know! People shouldn't fall in love with their wives! What hedonistic, horrific world do these people live in, anyway! :rofl: Consider Mehtar's position and skills, the mess he will cause will be quite huge... earth-shattering, almost...
canonized - Neurosis, yes. Thats a nice word to sum it all up... considering creepy/stalkerish/obsessive doesn't come close...
Fulcrumvale - Rodrigo's a keen man, but Mehtar has obviously "grown up" in his skills quickly. And while David is brilliant, Thomas has Mehtar - it should be an interesting matchup, though considering some of the people involved, a big question is - will it end in civil war... or end sooner?
kalenderee - Yay! That's what I was trying to do this time. I'd been writing Mehtar as far too human, so I wanted him to do something frightening and devious, while still having him start this little avalanche. And yes, if Alexios inherits Romanion, with his coffers and claims it would be only a small reach for the entire Roman Empire to be reunited by force. That said, as Alienor realizes, there are undoubtedly going to be extremely powerful forces that don't want this to happen, and will line up to do anything to ensure that it does not...
In lieu of an update this time (the actual update is in my head, not on hard drive yet), I decided to offer you all an opportunity. Ksim3000 asked about how this would continue into IN, and I offer you the following spoiler below. it's linked, not displayed, so if you don't want to know, you don't have to. It's the preliminary map of countries in 1399...
SPOILER ALERT
Some things to note:
1) All the colored countries displayed are Christian. White spaces are Muslim/pagan/what have you
2) If the blank EUIII map was larger, more of certain areas could be displayed
3) I tried to tie liege/vassal nations together by having different shades of roughly the same color, but I ran out of shades. It should be rather obvious who goes with who, however, save central and northern Europe possibly.
4) There are multiple people claiming they have an imperial title. Any guesses as to who?
5) EDIT - Another note... while all the nations on the map are Christian, they aren't all
European...