coz1: Of course, Johann hasn't learned much from Gutenberg yet. At this point he was still decades away from getting round to printing, but he was in Mainz at this point in time and I just couldn't resist it...
J.Passepartout: Yes, who'd've thought you could impersonate followers of so many different religions in the 1420's? Maybe he'll be caught by Russians next
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Chief Ragusa: Yes, I was wondering about how "vote-collecting" worked historically. I suppose it happened on occasion - for example, the Elector of Brandenburg was at least being considered for the Electorate of Saxony in 1422. Another thing I've been wrestling with is how my annexation of Mainz would translate into real (alternative) history. Could the Archbishop's lands have been taken from him and made part of Meißen, while he still retained the ecclesiastical office? Obviously the Elector couldn't just appoint himself as Archbishop! He could perhaps appoint one of his choosing, but that would seem more like vassalization than annexation. I'm realizing that the complexities of the HRE are very hard to portray accurately in the game system!
stnylan: Johann's plans are to head back to Meißen for the moment. Beyond that, I myself am a little hazy...
Duke of Wellington: I did wonder if I was laying it on a bit thick, but in fact the Jews were forcibly expelled from Mainz no less than four times during this period. Always coming back when things settled down again, amazingly enough!
Draco Rexus: I'm afraid it doesn't look like I'll get another update done before I leave, on Wednesday, for three weeks in the UK. This is rather sad, as I was hoping to bring the story to a more satisfactory break point before then. However, the good news is that I'll have all that time to work on the plot, which should mean that when the story resumes I'll have a much better idea where I'm going!
Grundius: A little contrived, I admit, but hey, it makes a good story!
jwolf: Good question. I checked Mainz's event file in the AGCEEP and Gutenberg would have earned them a +500 Infra boost in 1455. Alas, just owning the province won't get me a thing I'm sure.
Well, as I've said, I'm afraid the story is going on hold for three weeks, but I do have lots of ideas for continuing it. The trouble is they're all a bit of a jumble right now, so I will use the time to figure out something more coherent.
In any case, thanks to all who have kept with it so far - I promise this is not an abandonment!