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[Rozmarzony]

Sorry for the lack of response but I was a little busy, however, in following days there should be at least 3 new chapters.

Nicely done!
I had another idea.Maybe you could start as one of the Manichaean counts under the PEchengs in 867 and conquer all of the Steppes and Persia?

Thanks and added.

Man, I really need your help. Today I failed for the third time with the Jewish Duke of Khazars who starts in 1066. I always played Ironman, because with saving and reloading everything becomes boring. Can I send you a PM?

If you didn't solved your problems already of course I can help.

Cool concept! I'm impressed by what you've managed to pull off. I'll be following.

Thx.

Hey, what would you think about a game where you would take a count in Irland in 867 and then playing as you want but you'll have to convert to the first catholic heresy that you'll find ?

As Battle Bunny stated, it would be probably too easy, considering that I can't convert to heresy at any moment I want.

Too easy. A more worthwhile challenge is starting with a small heretic vassal to begin with - no time to build up before getting jumped by everyone. I can't think of any examples myself, but there may be some Cathar counts near the 1187-1204 bookmarks - and if not, you can always Ruler Design one.

Gonna look for it. Thanks.

What about that one ? http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum...ter-in-CK2&p=15375132&viewfull=1#post15375132

Thanks for proposition but seems very similar to Roussel de Bailleul. A little blobing by holy wars - waiting for crusade - winning it - blobing by holy orders. But who knows, maybe I will repeat entire scheme (or it will be harder as him) so added.

Is there any character you don't think you could win with?

Ck2 is mostly about "how long it will take to win", not like in eu "win is even possible?".
The hardest are Canaries, 0 mercs and weakest pagan religion and I doubt that I will ever change my mind.

 

[Vince75]

For the heresy, just create a count with any heresy you want and try to survive in the most difficult place you want..

 

[redsimonDE]

If you didn't solved your problems already of course I can help.

Wel, in the meantime I quit playing as that ruler and switched to King of Khazaria in 867. I'm just not good enough to play the lone vassal with different religion game, at least not as this particular one.
Of course the 867 scenario is much easier, but still fun. Any tips on how to deal with the Seljuks (I'm already in 978, so they're close)? Despite my big realm I don't have the manpower to confront them directly (most Steppe counties have bad economy/low population).

 

[Rozmarzony]

Chapter 30
Nubia
1103 - 1127
Part III

Using my new power (mainly holy order) wiped out some muslim state.

However, after annihilation of it I have borders only with powerful Fatimids and Seljuks, not cool.

After few years of nothing I decided to act.

Time to use some easy trick.

In the screen you can see:
-2 mercs bands
-Retinues
-Holy order

I organised such army before declaring war because I wanted to have full morale to wipe out Mamluks as fast, as possible, and well, it worked.

How it looked like at the end of the war. Although they were having bigger army, after some battles and occupation I managed to get 100% and win in total.

Well, he needed to die at some point.

Thanks to it lost truce, so same tactic again.

Gotta next duchy. By the way, potential Fatimid army is 3x bigger than me.

Defeating some independence faction in meantime.

Thanks to my victories I can usurp it and finally create empire tier title.

Some overall. Now I own holy order personally and as you can see, I have claim for e_byzantine, so time to use it. My first marriage in game wasn't for nothing after all.

Byzantine at time was having some problems, one host and some civil war with Sicily.

Few battles and conquering 3 provs was enough to win the war.

Fatimids used that moment and attacked me. In the left is army composed of varangian and miaphysite holy order, in the right is my main army, which was conquering Byz.

Largest battle in entire Nubia playthrough.

Even before I went for 100 he acknowledged his loss.

End screen.

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That Seljuk color is nice!

 

[Divilly]

That Seljuk color is nice!

And this is surely more awesome than abyssinia conquering ERE...
Btw, nicely done Rozmarzony

 

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And this is surely more awesome than abyssinia conquering ERE...
Btw, nicely done Rozmarzony

I don't like Abyssinia's color, so yes. :laugh:

 

[Rozmarzony]

About colours, I was having strange feeling looking at Fatimids after I usurped the Egypt, cause it looks damn similiar to e_shia_caliphate from pre-SoI

Spoiler

 

[Rozmarzony]

Chapter 31
Manichean
867 - 870
Part I

Time for Mani game. Lands of mani rulers under khanate are marked, and I'm the east one. By the way, that heresy has nothing (completely nothing) uniqe so it's rather pretty dull.

After few weeks initial wars. Khazaria declared holy war for some duchy under Pechenegs and Pechenegs itself are going for Bolghar.

Using gold from Jews and 2 mercs bands I managed to grab independance without much of problem.

After it exilled Jews for even more gold. By the way, those 2 mercs bands will be contracted under me for entire game.

Because Cumans and their southern neighbor lost all their free stack already, used holy war for them gaining a lot of lands. I just spammed assault in every holding, at start garrison in every holding is around 300, so it was pretty fast.

Remember tactics from Karen/Bavandid? It's possible to do it as Mani too. And before I managed to swaer fealty, Khazaria declared holy war for my capital and I had to surrended. (they still were having their free 5k stack)

I was having more than 220% plot power, so without even war I got elective monarchy and then entire kingdom... for free!

That's snowballing! As you can see, my reserve of gold disappears, but don't worry, now I'm gonna banish all muslim vassals.

(And no, it isn't NK style, all holdings from Cumans/Yagbuids are not giving me troops at all due to recently conquered flags. I just want to obtain all lands and create all vassals in one moment.)

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[Rozmarzony]

Chapter 32
Manichean
870 - 895
Part II

After getting a lot of gold from the muslims I declared 3 holy wars. 2 for zoro states and one of Saffarids.

Roflstomp of Khazaria at this point was pretty easy. I started to use HA retinues + HA mercs + some other mercs = classic doomstack

Bolghar and Mordvins were next in line.

Overview after some holy wars. Hey... a lot of post-Magyar OPMs...

Got them in a rally.

Only one holy site and almost 100%, neatly.

Clearing borders in the north.

Huns went against me with their 14k, assaulting everything on their road. Got even more mercs, retinues and levies, while slowly watching as Magyars were losing their troops.

Epitome: OP HA.

It was matter of The time.

After some holy wars for rest of de_jure Tartaria created it ending Mani game by the way.

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[Vince75]

Would be nice to see if you could resist Seljuk and Mongols.

 

[Divilly]

Would be nice to see if you could resist Seljuk and Mongols.

Bah seljuks aren't a great thing, and when mongols appear he'll probably have all arabia conquered, so nothing hard.

 

[Rozmarzony]

Would be nice to see if you could resist Seljuk and Mongols.

Well, I could probably do WC or at least half of it before 1000.

 

[Figus]

Count of Bamberg 867: He is the only playable House Babenberger (The dynasty with the lowest score on the score screen). Just relax, your goal is to form the Holy Roman Empire including Bohemia and Pomerrania and also to call a crusade on either Poland or Lithuania and win it. Should be easy.

 

[Forster]

You really are ingenious at how you do things. Could you do one as Macedonia or Greece? I'm not sure what the duchy or county names are since I don't have the game open.

 

[Yoroii]

Final Boss: Count of Luxembourg in 867. Seems fairly easy, but it isn't. Just play it and you'll see why.

 

[Rozmarzony]

Final Boss: Count of Luxembourg in 867. Seems fairly easy, but it isn't. Just play it and you'll see why.

Hmm?

Just started and won independence. Because I destroyed all forces of Lotharingia dutch revolt won their kingdom. I'm wonder what should be hard there. ;p

 

[Vince75]

Isn't that the only norse guy ?

If so, how... ?

 

[Rozmarzony]

Isn't that the only norse guy ?

If so, how... ?

The only norse guy is in Ostfriesland.

 

[tbhayward]

Start as Osman in 1299. This isn't the later start date at the 100 years war where he has multiple counties and Rum has fallen apart. Here he has a single county and is surrounded by the heretic Byzantines and the Rum Sultan who desires his county.