This is my first AAR. I've played a few games and found that taking notes has helped my enjoyment of CK. So I guess I'll share 
I wasn't taking screenshots while playing though, so I've had to piece together some of these screenies from my not so numerous saves.
Prince of Serbia
Hard difficulty and normal aggressiveness
Trying to roleplay
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Prince of Serbia, Bosnia, Count of Rashka, Hum, and Rama
Rama, Hum, Rashka, Ragusa, and Zeta
After an extended battle for power involving wild accusations that Mihajlo Vujoslav's supposed father was 20 plus years younger than Mihajlo himself, calm was restored to the principality in early 1067.
My father the younger
Mihajlo Vujoslav, prince of Serbia and Bosnia and Count of Rashka, Hum, and Rama ignored the speculation of who his real father was (was it the supposed father or son that was lying?) and began to move his realm forward by naming his court advisors, but he only really made progress towards squashing the persistent rumors of his false parentage by giving the people something else to talk about - two royal weddings.
In March of 1067, Mihajlo's first of three son's, Konstantin was married to Cundo of Eu, the daughter of the Count of Eu. Mihajlo was relieved as the questioning of his lineage died and was replaced by the new question, "Just where the heck is the County of Eu?"
Unfortunately, during Mihajlo's rise to power, his wife had passed away in 1065. Under the advisement of his council, Mihajlo remarries Helena of Ragusa, a zealous and chaste woman.
Mihajlo, wanting to establish a greater Serbian Kingdom for his heirs plotted and planned with his three sons, Konstantin, Vladimir, and Petrislav how best to achieve their goals. Bringing Belgrade, Vidin, and Naissus under Serbian rule would not be easy. Konstantin argued for attacking the pagans to the north so as to provide an example of the godly work a Serbian Kingdom would do. Vladimir was a proponent of all out war with his neighbors, take by force what should be ours, the reaction of the Byzantine emperor be damned. Finally, Petrislav preferred to strengthen the position of Serbia through royal marriages and seize on opportunities that would present themselves through inheritance or even perhaps to weaken the line of succession of neighboring counties for the greater good of a Serbian Kingdom.
My three sons
Chaste and Zealous Konstantin
Energetic reckless coward Vladimir
Trusting Petrislav
Mihajlo, a capable tactician, pointed out the folly of his second son Vladimir's plan harshly, sternly reprimanding his son to consider the might of their liege, the emperor Konstantinos. Otherwise, Mihajlo swung between the plans of his 1st born, to deal a blow to the encroaching pagans to the north, and that of his 3rd son, to bide his time by entangling the Vujoslav line with other dynasties taking advantage of, and maybe even creating said advantage, through inheritance.
This land is our land
As the year 1067 began, Mihajlo's devoted orthodox wife Helena began to sway Mihajlo's mind to defeating the pagans and liberating the suffering people. Plans were set into motion in early 1067. Konstantin was named Count of Rama and left the court for his new land and title. Unknown to Mihajlo, Konstantin first traveled to Byzantion to confer with the emperor on the evils of the pagans and he made many impassioned speeches on the rightness of the cause in the eyes of God, and revealed the Vujoslav’s plan in entirety to the emperor.
Konstantin "the scapegoat" Vujoslav
By June of 1067, the new court in Rama was fully formed. Konstantin returned from Constantinople and officially presided over it and all of Rama's affairs as a vassal to Mihajlo. In the same month, Mihajlo's second son Vladimir, fed up with his father's rebukes and unwillingness to even consider his advice, leaves the court heading south eventually becoming a courtier in Peloponnesos. Never a word is spoken between father and son again.
Reckless coward Vladimir flees court
In November of 1067, Mihajlo sends word to his vassals to mobilize. Son Konstantin, count of Rama and the architect of the plan, is ready immediately. Mihajlo's brother Radislav, count of Zeta, returns word by the middle of December that his army is ready.
December 31st, 1067, war is declared on the pagans of the Pechengs and nearly 2000 men begin their march north.
I wasn't taking screenshots while playing though, so I've had to piece together some of these screenies from my not so numerous saves. Prince of Serbia
Hard difficulty and normal aggressiveness
Trying to roleplay
************************************
Prince of Serbia, Bosnia, Count of Rashka, Hum, and Rama
Rama, Hum, Rashka, Ragusa, and Zeta
After an extended battle for power involving wild accusations that Mihajlo Vujoslav's supposed father was 20 plus years younger than Mihajlo himself, calm was restored to the principality in early 1067.
My father the younger
Mihajlo Vujoslav, prince of Serbia and Bosnia and Count of Rashka, Hum, and Rama ignored the speculation of who his real father was (was it the supposed father or son that was lying?) and began to move his realm forward by naming his court advisors, but he only really made progress towards squashing the persistent rumors of his false parentage by giving the people something else to talk about - two royal weddings.
In March of 1067, Mihajlo's first of three son's, Konstantin was married to Cundo of Eu, the daughter of the Count of Eu. Mihajlo was relieved as the questioning of his lineage died and was replaced by the new question, "Just where the heck is the County of Eu?"
Unfortunately, during Mihajlo's rise to power, his wife had passed away in 1065. Under the advisement of his council, Mihajlo remarries Helena of Ragusa, a zealous and chaste woman.
Mihajlo, wanting to establish a greater Serbian Kingdom for his heirs plotted and planned with his three sons, Konstantin, Vladimir, and Petrislav how best to achieve their goals. Bringing Belgrade, Vidin, and Naissus under Serbian rule would not be easy. Konstantin argued for attacking the pagans to the north so as to provide an example of the godly work a Serbian Kingdom would do. Vladimir was a proponent of all out war with his neighbors, take by force what should be ours, the reaction of the Byzantine emperor be damned. Finally, Petrislav preferred to strengthen the position of Serbia through royal marriages and seize on opportunities that would present themselves through inheritance or even perhaps to weaken the line of succession of neighboring counties for the greater good of a Serbian Kingdom.
My three sons
Chaste and Zealous Konstantin
Energetic reckless coward Vladimir
Trusting Petrislav
Mihajlo, a capable tactician, pointed out the folly of his second son Vladimir's plan harshly, sternly reprimanding his son to consider the might of their liege, the emperor Konstantinos. Otherwise, Mihajlo swung between the plans of his 1st born, to deal a blow to the encroaching pagans to the north, and that of his 3rd son, to bide his time by entangling the Vujoslav line with other dynasties taking advantage of, and maybe even creating said advantage, through inheritance.
This land is our land
As the year 1067 began, Mihajlo's devoted orthodox wife Helena began to sway Mihajlo's mind to defeating the pagans and liberating the suffering people. Plans were set into motion in early 1067. Konstantin was named Count of Rama and left the court for his new land and title. Unknown to Mihajlo, Konstantin first traveled to Byzantion to confer with the emperor on the evils of the pagans and he made many impassioned speeches on the rightness of the cause in the eyes of God, and revealed the Vujoslav’s plan in entirety to the emperor.
Konstantin "the scapegoat" Vujoslav
By June of 1067, the new court in Rama was fully formed. Konstantin returned from Constantinople and officially presided over it and all of Rama's affairs as a vassal to Mihajlo. In the same month, Mihajlo's second son Vladimir, fed up with his father's rebukes and unwillingness to even consider his advice, leaves the court heading south eventually becoming a courtier in Peloponnesos. Never a word is spoken between father and son again.
Reckless coward Vladimir flees court
In November of 1067, Mihajlo sends word to his vassals to mobilize. Son Konstantin, count of Rama and the architect of the plan, is ready immediately. Mihajlo's brother Radislav, count of Zeta, returns word by the middle of December that his army is ready.
December 31st, 1067, war is declared on the pagans of the Pechengs and nearly 2000 men begin their march north.
