Holy Roman Empire Squared – A history blog AAR
Hi, all! This will be my first AAR, based on Memento Mori’s challenge of the same name. Here it is:
This AAR will be fairly short. My goal is not so much to describe every detail of play but to share my experience with the forum and make the history ‘remotely plausible’ (assuming I succeed, of course). To that end, the style will try to represent myself as a blogger writing about the history and myths that naturally surround an event as epic as the ‘Roman Resurgence’. I have already written a number of updates, but I might be slow to post them anyway so if anyone ends up enjoying reading this as much as I have enjoyed playing and writing it, feel free to pester me for updates. It might not help but can't hurt to try All comments/criticisms/suggestions welcome. Screenshots will be thin in the first few updates at least, because I wasn’t originally planning to make an AAR, but then I decided, hey, WHY NOT?
I am playing HTTT 4-point-whatever-the-last-patch-for-Mac-was. The scenario is full grand campaign. No reloads, cheats, etc, but gamey tactics welcome if I can make them at least as 'remotely plausible' as the rest of the events in the AAR. In the interest of full disclosure, I did restart the game once when I discovered a particular gamey tactic that I wanted to try, which will be shown in the first update and justified in the second. If anyone could suggest reasonable borders I need for number 7, I’d greatly appreciate it.
Gameplay notes will be in parentheses. First update coming soon!
Hi, all! This will be my first AAR, based on Memento Mori’s challenge of the same name. Here it is:
Memento Mori said:1 - Start as Byzantium, true heir to the Roman Empire [Roman: 1/2]
2 - Go Catholic
3 - Become the Emperor, acquiring the Legacy of Charlemagne, and the Western Empire [Empire: 1/2]
4 - Renovatio Imperii, breaking with the concept of federalism and introducing the dominate once again [Empire: 2/2]
5 - Change government type from empire to theocracy
6 - Cause the downfall of the Papacy, and become the Pope [Holy : 1/2]
7 - Move your capital to Rome, the eternal city, conquering it if necessary. While you are at it, conquer every single province the original Empire (as well as Byzantine successor state) ever had [Roman: 2/2]
8 - Form the Kingdom of God! [Holy: 2/2]
Now you are twice-fold holy, as the papacy and Kingdom of God, totally Roman, as Byzantine emulating the original empire's greatness and having the capital in Rome and a double Emperor - uniting the generally hereditary Eastern Empire and the generally elective Western one.
As a further bonus you have grayed out, and thus harnessed the power, of the two main political entities in Europe.
And to make it even more epic - write it in a way so it is at least remotely plausible
This AAR will be fairly short. My goal is not so much to describe every detail of play but to share my experience with the forum and make the history ‘remotely plausible’ (assuming I succeed, of course). To that end, the style will try to represent myself as a blogger writing about the history and myths that naturally surround an event as epic as the ‘Roman Resurgence’. I have already written a number of updates, but I might be slow to post them anyway so if anyone ends up enjoying reading this as much as I have enjoyed playing and writing it, feel free to pester me for updates. It might not help but can't hurt to try All comments/criticisms/suggestions welcome. Screenshots will be thin in the first few updates at least, because I wasn’t originally planning to make an AAR, but then I decided, hey, WHY NOT?
I am playing HTTT 4-point-whatever-the-last-patch-for-Mac-was. The scenario is full grand campaign. No reloads, cheats, etc, but gamey tactics welcome if I can make them at least as 'remotely plausible' as the rest of the events in the AAR. In the interest of full disclosure, I did restart the game once when I discovered a particular gamey tactic that I wanted to try, which will be shown in the first update and justified in the second. If anyone could suggest reasonable borders I need for number 7, I’d greatly appreciate it.
Gameplay notes will be in parentheses. First update coming soon!