All Roads lead to Rhône: An Avignon Papacy AAR

[Midnite Duke]

Restarting? I think he said he will continue to play in Avignon instead of Egypt

I meant restarting the AAR as he had not updated since December, sorry.

 

[HistoryDude]

The French are now better prepared against the English...

 

[0rth0d0xypr0xy]

Restarting? I think he said he will continue to play in Avignon instead of Egypt

I've been absent for months. I've quite a hectic work schedule right now + I'm impressed by the upcoming DLC for CK3. I've got to say however that it DISAPPOINTS me how massive they've made the province.. The whole charm of this (long delayed, but hopefully long-awaited!) AAR on Avignon is how miniscule the Papal territory was within the enormous powerhouse that was late-Medieval France. Historically it had no ports, coastlines and existed as an enclave for 500+ years.. I much preferred its rendition in CK2..

What do you guys think?

As promised, I shall be continuing as Avignon and not my cousin's newly established Kingdom of Egypt. It shall be fun this way, as I don't really enjoy games where all parts of the world blob to your nation.. The picture above has been highlighted red where the province borders are in-game whereas the green is where I think properly the county should be situated. Haha, maybe I'm being anal - but it just really bugs me and hope it's fixed!

Sorry to confuse you @Midnite Duke but @NarcomancerPL is correct. I shall be continuing when I can, hopefully bringing you another update either Tuesday or Wednesday.. So please - watch this space! @Mr. Capiatlist did permit me limited audience interaction so feel free to post your queries and comments here and I shall do my best to address them. As for serious decisions - which heir to carry on with, what foreign policy I should pursue etc I may make a public poll and go with what my audience suggests.. I am glad the duckyavignon mod I made with @GodModder perks your interest as I've grown to liking playing tall as small nations than the endless vassal management which comes with running globestraddling empires! After all this AAR was all about the Avignon Papacy reimagined as an Orsini feudal fiefdom!

P.S. Roll on Monks & Mystics secret cults, Merchant Republics and Conclave DLC for CK3! I know such mods existed in CK2, I actually discovered Metal Izanagi's Divine Intervention and Seigneur Fantôme's Vatican Mod which I really enjoyed, but sadly hadn't encountered before my AAR began.. No doubt modders for CK3 have done work the Devs should've done anyway - but I do like the polish which comes when it's official. Sainthood is a major facet which prompted this AAR and is sadly (for now) also missing in CK3. Any mods named in my thread or PM'd to me which cover these areas for CK3 will be greatly appreciated!