The Teutonic Order, a state which historically would square off, ultimately unsuccessfully, against the arrayed might of Poland and Lithuania, and would eventually form the basis of the eastern provinces of Brandenburg. A crusading order with a storied history, filled with dramatic ups and downs.
A country which from EU3's start date was like this:
Woah. Vanilla EU3 is quite uglier than I recall.
and now is like this:
Look at that! I don't even have Estonia and Latvia anymore! But at least I get Neumark?
Welcome to my first AAR! If you’re reading this, you’re about to experience the joys of playing the Teutonic Order in a single player Ironman game because anything else is for wusses. A country in dire need of pacified neighbors, but one that cannot enter royal marriages. A country in dire need of powerful allies, but smack dab in the middle of a whole mess of countries that would rather skewer it than ally with it. A country that is at the total mercy of the rest of Catholic Europe to trigger the Protestant reformation because a good deal of those events that add reform desire only apply to monarchies. Oh, and did I mention that my heirs are randomly generated and I have no idea what the next one is going to be like until the current Hochmeister dies?
I’m keeping all the options that I can change to their defaults, and the difficulty to medium, because I’m still not great at this game. Buckle up, ladies and gentlemen. This is going to be one wild ride.
Goals:
1) Survive as the Teutonic Order long enough to form Prussia.
2) Form Germany.
3) ?????
4) Profit
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Setting the Stage
Chapter 2: The Great Livonian War
Chapter 3: Consolidation and New Allies
Chapter 4: Turning the Tide
Chapter 5: Livonia's Revenge
A country which from EU3's start date was like this:
Woah. Vanilla EU3 is quite uglier than I recall.
and now is like this:
Look at that! I don't even have Estonia and Latvia anymore! But at least I get Neumark?
Welcome to my first AAR! If you’re reading this, you’re about to experience the joys of playing the Teutonic Order in a single player Ironman game because anything else is for wusses. A country in dire need of pacified neighbors, but one that cannot enter royal marriages. A country in dire need of powerful allies, but smack dab in the middle of a whole mess of countries that would rather skewer it than ally with it. A country that is at the total mercy of the rest of Catholic Europe to trigger the Protestant reformation because a good deal of those events that add reform desire only apply to monarchies. Oh, and did I mention that my heirs are randomly generated and I have no idea what the next one is going to be like until the current Hochmeister dies?
I’m keeping all the options that I can change to their defaults, and the difficulty to medium, because I’m still not great at this game. Buckle up, ladies and gentlemen. This is going to be one wild ride.
Goals:
1) Survive as the Teutonic Order long enough to form Prussia.
2) Form Germany.
3) ?????
4) Profit
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Setting the Stage
Chapter 2: The Great Livonian War
Chapter 3: Consolidation and New Allies
Chapter 4: Turning the Tide
Chapter 5: Livonia's Revenge
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