The Mandate of Heaven - Interventionist Irish Isolationsists
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Chapter 12
Áed took the throne in 1438 A.D.. He was a great man, with a great wife and inept son.
[SUB]But by now, it would likely not matter who his heir was.[/SUB]
The na Carraiges ruled a pile of kingdoms in these years.
[SUB]Pick a fight with some tiny Andalusia, and face the might of half the world.[/SUB]
Áed had to aid his family in a slew of wars over the years. He always obliged, but his troops were rarely needed.
In 1440 A.D., he had a genius daughter, Imag.
[SUB]This is an image of Imag.[/SUB]
Life in Ireland was rather boring these days. So boring, that Áed went through his kingdom's fiscal archives and uncovered embezzlement by his step-grandfather.
[SUB]His step-grandfather was actually younger than himself.[/SUB]
In 1446 A.D., he decided he had to do at least something to not be remembered as the most boring king of Ireland ever.
[SUB]So he invaded the fractured Ilkhanate.[/SUB]
Surprisingly, he proved himself a really capable commander during the campaign.
[SUB]Mountain heavy infantry and that beard, he's a dwarf![/SUB]
He crushed the Mongol armies in a decisive battle, and proceeded to lay sieges to the Serbian lands.
Back home, his elder daughter turned 16 and married a Scottish prince.
In 1449 A.D., the pope yelled to his servants that he was hungry. They misheard.
Áed finished the business in Serbia, and moved his armies into Hungary.
But life on the road and in the siege camps wasn't good for his health.
[SUB]Can he last to the end?[/SUB]
Áed crowned the legendary na Carriage Erling Cipacoglu, the Aztecnorseturkirishman, as the King of Serbia.
[SUB]Trololol.[/SUB]
Sadly, in 1451 A.D., the pope was served roastbeef, and declared the crusade against his hunger successful.
[SUB]We failed! A great success![/SUB]
And that was it...
The world in 1453 A.D.:
The dynasty:
And the score:
So that's it. I'm sorry the final updates took so long, but I was somewhat busy. I want to thank all my readers (all 8 of them 
), I hope you enjoyed reading about the Meddling Irishmen as much as I enjoyed playing for them.
I had a few other ideas for AARs, but I think I'm doing something wrong, so I'm not sure if I want to get into another one. Any feedback on how to improve so that more people read my AARs?
), I hope you enjoyed reading about the Meddling Irishmen as much as I enjoyed playing for them.I had a few other ideas for AARs, but I think I'm doing something wrong, so I'm not sure if I want to get into another one. Any feedback on how to improve so that more people read my AARs?
Logged in with the sole reason to say I read all of this AAR and loved it. Great casual writing style, very original idea, nice backstory and loads of eye candy. I even tried this idea in CK2, very fun playstyle.
I can't give you any tips or tricks but do make another, loads of lurkers about (like me).
I can't give you any tips or tricks but do make another, loads of lurkers about (like me).
I enjoyed both the writing and the idea. I'm sure it would be a mess (and so much work!), but moving it to EU3 would be awesome.
'Twas a very enjoyable little ditty, 'tis true.
More seriously I would definitely follow another Silverbow, and thanks for this one.
More seriously I would definitely follow another Silverbow, and thanks for this one.
I know, I am not a constant commenter, but I very much so enjoyed this AAR, and would be disappointed to not see another one. I think that if you're looking for overall appeal, you could try going for a narrative-styled AAR, rather than a gameplay one (though this one has had both, so...), as I've noticed that narrative AARs are definitely more commonly read than games that more or less focus on the gameplay.
Although I was alsoa lurker I really enjoyed the spirit of this AAR! pLEASE MAKE ANOTHER ONE !
Congratulations on both finishing, and a fantastic AAR - I would definitely read a Silverbow again.
To be honest, I love his style as it is. I think enough people read this, take a peek at the thread views, and I definitely did thanks to the casual style. Some of the extreme narrative AAR's without any screenshots of the game just aren't my thing. So for my sake, Silverbow, do another like these.
I really enjoyed the AAR - I tend not to comment unless I have something useful to add though.
I love the idea in this one and it was fun to watch you put your dynasty on thrones all over the world!
I love the idea in this one and it was fun to watch you put your dynasty on thrones all over the world!
I tend to post very sparely but I read this AAR for I while and I liked it very much. Mostly the sense of humor and the quite unusual rules (getting the dynasty on many thrones while not leaving Ireland). I agree with the once above me, I would like to read another one too.
And thanks for the encouragement everyone, it's nice to see the lurkers posting!
I still need to decide what to play, as I already played my primary original idea for the next AAR offline (independent titular duchy of Slovakia, which was actually kinda easy and nowhere near the survival horror I figured it would be). I also have an idea for weird-rules empire of Britannia (Cruel Britannia Ruled the Waves), but that'd likely be too close to Ireland right now. Same with Wales or Scotland. So I dunno... Navarran Hispania? Something in France? Or AGoT mod as Greyjoys?