[The League of Chappions] AAR Thread

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I encourage you to write anything about the game(how u play; what difficulties u facing...v.v) after each session to keep this game discussion hot ; Dont just cheat this...make it fairly long and interesting

once u do that..you have one of the following bonus:
- 1 inflation
-3 BB
+1 Stability
400 before 1600; 700 D before 1700; 1200 after

 

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Austria AAR

At 1419 I made up an alliance consisting of Me, Bavaria, Würtemberg, Hungary and Baden. My goal was to use this alliance to attack and capture the coastal province of Istria from Venice. The attack was unsuccessful because of the incredibly strong fortress in Venice (Large). We agreed on a peace and became a peaceful nation. After a few years Würtemberg agreed that it was better to become a vassal of mine instead of being stand alone. So did Bavaria. My peaceful tactic had worked out fine until 1429 when I asked Baden if they didn’t want to exist anymore but be a part of my glorious nation. They refused and broke the successful vassalage. I cannot take it and they will be punished the hardest of ways...

I would like a CB on Baden ^^ but if that’s not an option I would like 200 ducats

 

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At 1419 I made up an alliance consisting of Me, Bavaria, Würtemberg, Hungary and Baden. My goal was to use this alliance to attack and capture the coastal province of Istria from Venice. The attack was unsuccessful because of the incredibly strong fortress in Venice (Large). We agreed on a peace and became a peaceful nation. After a few years Würtemberg agreed that it was better to become a vassal of mine instead of being stand alone. So did Bavaria. My peaceful tactic had worked out fine until 1429 when I asked Baden if they didn’t want to exist anymore but be a part of my glorious nation. They refused and broke the successful vassalage. I cannot take it and they will be punished the hardest of ways...

I would like a CB on Baden ^^ but if that’s not an option I would like 200 ducats

I have played HAB..i suggest u should use a peaceful strategy to vassallize and annex..but it's normal difficulty mode..so who cares..AI will be very mild...
Hab always need to ally with Bohiem..HUngary a must...to make sure u will annex them by event...later...if u dont ally with them...Behiem might ally with Poland..and got annex by her. watch out the OE...dont let her get HUN...be tough on that issue...dont give up HUN to anyone

200 d is done

 

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French AAR 1419 - 1431

After so many years of fighting between the french and the english, the english utterly stunned the french, when they accepted the french offer for peace, and withdrew from France. There was much celebration in Paris when the news of the peace and the favourable terms hit the streets.

After few years a war broke out between french vassal provence, and various Italian states. Quickly and dutifully France stepped in to protect her vassals territory, and soon italian states faced the full wrath of the french army. Savoy and Milan became french vassals, while large tracts of personal posessions of the pope changed ownership to French King.

What future brings for France is unsure, but after the end of war with the english, and removal of their holdings, everything is possible.

-2 BB

 

[Sid Meier]

The Rise of Zhongguo
By Blayne Bradley

In 1419 China’s situation looked promising, Dai Viet were vassals China had an army of nearly 70k troops and possess some 50 provinces and a large (relatively speaking) income. China begins the game with famous Chinese explorer Zheng He and for about 3-4 Emperor’s a Sovereign rank General. Large army, large income, large tax base and a large manpower look very promising to China’s future.

However within the first month Dai Viet declared independence and declared war on China, a short but exasperating war as my armies even when bigger could barely win battles unless they were heavily in my favor and was soon able to WP Dai Viet.

I decided out of boredom to explore some sea provs in the Philippines expecting my Admiral to die from attrition when to my amazement I realized I forgot that an explorer has a -10 modifier to attrition so I explored the Philippines, and then the provs around Japan and then north into Yakutia.

Using a clever system of waypoints I made several way points where the Expeditionary Fleet would explore one prov return to port and then explore the next undiscovered sea zone insuring even if I wasn’t paying attention I would always be able to explore.

I secured a Military Alliance with Korea and a Royal Marriage and I intend to vassalize them when I make more money, Manchu scares me as always and I hope when war comes I am prepared for it.

On the technological front I focused on Land tech so that I could gain an edge on my rival states in East Asia and then focused on the fastest teching Trade and Infastructure investments. But I believe I am at LT 2, NT 2, Infra 2 and trade 2 going on 3 so I can get monopolies and vastly increase my monthly income.

I did not notice what my state cultures were and I intend to check once I get the save *hint hint*

But one thing I know is that I need to really focus on trade and infrastructure if I hope to maintain a large income to compete with the Yang gui zi year 1600+.

Confucian religion and Chinese tech group are depressing but once I get the Zheng He event I’ll be in the Moslem Tech group vastly faster research.

As China I know I have certain advantages and many possibly crippling disadvantages the goal is to become as consistently stable and advanced enough technologically to prevent historical European domination of Asia.

So essentially Portugal, whoever you may be led by you are so getting your ass kicked once the “Opening of China” event fires.

For my AAR reward I will have to examie the save.

 

[Sid Meier]

This is how a AAR is supposed to be done ^^ so everyone try to write soemthing along these lines, if you can story mod eit even better.

 

[Galverizer]

I have played HAB..i suggest u should use a peaceful strategy to vassallize and annex..but it's normal difficulty mode..so who cares..AI will be very mild...
Hab always need to ally with Bohiem..HUngary a must...to make sure u will annex them by event...later...if u dont ally with them...Behiem might ally with Poland..and got annex by her. watch out the OE...dont let her get HUN...be tough on that issue...dont give up HUN to anyone

200 d is done

It's already done by the AI :rofl:

I write AAR next time since I havn't played yet, but my tactic is clear the baltic is my goal.

 

[volksskina]

Well, my experience of today was very good. The game went me very fine. I put Açores as a city and i counquer Tangieres, Atlas, Orania, Kaybila (or something like that), i thinks thats all, lol.
I started my explorations in African coast, so far i just have 1revolt, have a nice aliance, capable to shake the world, lol.
Ansious for thursday.
Keep playing weel every one

 

[volksskina]

I want 200 Ducats, please......

 

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Muscowy in this scenario is extremely difficult. I've been lucky enough that the hordes has gotten embroiled in various wars elsewhere, so that I so far has avoided a war on two fronts which would be devastating.

If it wasn't for the extra (and much needed) gold troy edited in prior to the session, only good old general winter would have saved me from defeat.

Session started with a dow from an overpowered Novgorod, as I know that Kazan/Golden Horde migth dow at anytime, I decide to cripple Novgorod from the start. Setting my eyes on Ingermanland and Olonets as the cot will grant me much needed income, and this will effectively knock them out for long enough for me to build up my powerbase. To achieve this I need to use the two good generals I have at my disposal: Yuri Patrikeev and Winter.

Initially I let Novgorod and Tver beseeige Moscow suffering the attrition assosciated with that, while I wipe out the small reeinforcing armies. Sweden tries to "help" as they call it, but I don't see them as taking Ingermanland as any kind of help, so I send my general to steal their siege everytime they try to take it.

Once my first general (Winter) has softened them up, I send the second one to perform the finishing blow. However, I am not able to beat down their main army, and I am too low on manpower to risk my army too much. So it takes a few years until I begin to push their army around in sircles, dwindling their numbers each time and then beginning to cover their provs and beseige them one by one. Tver sent another army to moscow, but since it's a rather big one I let it pass and let general winter take care of that army, while general Yuri takes care of Novgorodian forts. My warscore is good enough to give me what I want once I manage to capture it. The Novgorodian army is crushed and I'm covering all their provs, Novgorod itself is captured, Tver is an annoying wasp, but not really any threat at this stage.

Once Novgorod is taken care of I can change my attension elsewhere.

I have avoided loans and inflation so far. Warexhaustion is rising to dangerous levels, but I have good stab, so I can keep the war rolling for a while longer. And economy is almost as good as it would be without the war, except from all the money I used on troops and wartime maintenance, which has been drawn from census and starting treasury.

As the only reward that will have any effect is gold, my choice is....gold.
200 shiny golden thingies to Muscowy

 

[Sid Meier]

I'm sorry to say this but Skina I persoanly find your AAR far to small and uninformative to warrant an AAR, my size AAR would be best about half to a third recommended.

 

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Well, my experience of today was very good. The game went me very fine. I put Açores as a city and i counquer Tangieres, Atlas, Orania, Kaybila (or something like that), i thinks thats all, lol.
I started my explorations in African coast, so far i just have 1revolt, have a nice aliance, capable to shake the world, lol.
Ansious for thursday.
Keep playing weel every one

This kind of AAR is not acceptable...too short mate..look at Bod's and Sir's AAR..suppose to be like that or just less a bit...cant just be couple line...lol/...but i will give it to u this time..do better next time..

 

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Sweden

Having never played this scenario before I was a bit slow on action, such as declaring war...Was hoping Denmark would start some war but it didn't happen, so i went to war against Novgorod hoping to get some provences, Kola and Karelia fell fast since there where no fortresses, i could easily have taken Ingermanland as well, but then Moscowy shows up with an army of 5000 with a leader soo i had to abandon the siege, his army got desimated in the winter and left Ingermanland when Novgorod attacked. Then i laid siege on Ingermanland again but the Moscowy leader showed up again now between 2-3000 soldiers not enought to have a real siege, but luckyly for him Norway had an army there of about 8000 soldiers. Norway who is in my alliance had accepted war against Novgorod but not Denmark so it was a bit of a peculuar siutation... Anyways the siege failed again for Moscowy trying too take the province and muose off me and Norway failed again this winter when Novgorod showed up. i tried again making a siege on Ingermanland but failed when Moscowy again turned his ledaer too ingermanland. So i decided too make some peace with Novgorod and got Karelia in the peace. I quite quickly started a new war against Denmark this time, since i didn't lose much against Novgorod, casting of my vassalisation...The war against denamrk is still going hopefully i manage to make all his soldiers stay on his capital soo i can siege Norway without much interference from his armys.(Never written AARs before)

 

[volksskina]

I know Sid Meier, but i need the money.... lol.

Ok.. need write more... this is like portugueses composições, need to write very very very lines, one time i wrote 5 pages

I'll try next time

 

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French position wasnt too good at the start. English holding parts of our country and were invading even further. I decided to pull out my armies away from their good commander, Henry, didnt feel like sacrificing my armies was good idea.

I decided to go after English vassals. Brittany and Guyenne both got sieged, and I made peace treaties with them where I took all but their capitals. I also annexed Lorraine. At this time I talked about peace with the english, and for 300 gold they would withdraw from the continent, and I agreed to it.

I was bit worried about Austrian aggression towards Helvetia, and then when they moved towards Bavaria, I decided to act. After a short war Alsacre was added to France. Meanwhile Savoie had declared war on my vassal, provence, so I had to step in and protect them. Savoy ended up losing one province and getting vassalized, while other members of its alliance are about to be subdued aswell.

-2 badboy

 

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There was once England dominating France for centuries. War of nationalism finally broke out. The primitive peasant army of France once again revolted against the mighty advanced British Long bows and Knights. France cleverly allied with the stinky Scot at the rear of England in attempt to squeeze her in both sides England, however, also had her allies such as Brittany, Auguen, Burgundy willing to finish off the rest of France. As the war went on, both England and France were cleverly trying to conquer and annex eachother's vassals and small allies. England was quickly able to defeat Scotland. While France spread her army out thin to try to capture Brittany and Auguen. England's military advisor then sent a letter of profit to Lorreain, France's neighbor. Lorraine soon quickly jumped into the mist of war in return for some provinces from France. While France army away from home land, King Henry the great of England led his 31 thousands Longbows and Knights to the capital of France. The King burnt down the capital and looted tons of gold and food, thousands of young beautiful women back to England. Thousands of other people fled the capital for their life. The French capital was gone..so were many other French provinces after that. King Henry was furious and order English Treasury Lord to propose war tax...selling King bonds to its citizens in return for quick cash. More weapons troops..horses..had been gathered up...ready to rush all in France to finish it off one last blow. Inflation in England was rasing high as well as war exaustion among its people. With the skill and leadership, King Henry could have been able to defeat the France. However, as if it were going against God's will to make the French dissapear. King Henry falled down due to his mysterious illness. Some said he met with god's angel once up the moutain and never returned. Some said he was punished by God for taking away so many French young beautiful women. who knows???...but this event has changed the History forever!!!
Young Noble talented General, nephew to King Henry, inherited the English Throne. And that new King's name was given by its beloving people as "Chief_of_Troy".
King Troy had made the most controversial decision as if he were a French himself. He agrreed to release the occupied lands back to the France in return France had to pay for all war expenses and honor both side's mutual future interests.
No one knows what was really behind this treaty. Is it because he had pity for those poor French young women got raped by the old King? No one and no body but the King Troy himself. but one thing King Troy did for sure was saving moutains of gold and man power for England. Now that war is no longer needed..how will King Troy put those into good uses.

Let history itself reveal King Troy's vision!!!!


King Troy himself asks for lowering his Poor England Country's Infaltion -1

 

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Austria AAR

At 1419 I made up an alliance consisting of Me, Bohemia, Würzberg, Hungary and Baden.
But the stupid Bohemians changed religion and entered another alliance instead. My goal was to vassalize Helvetia but it failed and I took Schwyz from them instead. I don’t know if it was würzberg or Bavaria who declared war against eachother but anyway I joined happily. In the war I vassalized Wurtemberg and took Ansbach from Bavaria. This in some way upsets the dirty frenchmen and they declare a war and unprepared as I was my lands were occupied and the Inhabitants of Austria screamed for peace...

In October I decide that the only way to stop those French bastards is to take out war taxes which the people of course didn't like. We do so but it’s to late when I get my army of 27k infantry his peaceoption is now disturbing my stability so I eat my pride and accept the shameful offer of seceding Alsace.

France you know that I will never forget what you did....

I want 200 ducats please

 

[Galverizer]

Ottoman Empire AAR

I decided to attack Bysatntium as fast as I could, there armys was quickly defeated several times but there allies the Duchy of Athen was much tougher even though they where outnumbered 4 to 1 they won several battles until I finally gave up and left there army alone seiging one of my provinces. But it was all in vain since there only province was taken and annexed in to the OE.
Then the army split up to take the two smaller provinces from Bysantium. Which was succesfull.

At this time OE leaders got a messanger that Trebizon was also in Bysantium allience, so OE turned to Teke and it's alliance for help and they did and started to siege Trebizon capital. Once a smaller force from OE had joined up to the siege of Trebizon it also fell and freely joined to be a part of the OE.
Now the final push was made to bring down Bysantium capital. And peace was finally made after seven years or so of fighting. All except the capital was left in Bysantium hands.
But the traiters Teke started to siege Bysantium imediatly after the peace was signed and fell quickly in to it's hand since it havn't fully recovered from the war with OE.

OE couldn't allow this and attacked Teke and it's allies to take back what was rightfully ours, it's just in the beginning of this war but Tekes army was defeated fast at bysantium.



I would like the -1 inflation due to my war taxation during the war against Bysantium to pay of my to large army

 

[volksskina]

Talking about war, I counquered Fez and Algeria almost be my self, Just needing 2 reiforces, one of 3t inf and 1t cav, and the other of 4t men and 1t cav. I toke Tangiers, them when i went to fez Aragon arrived with more men then i to Fez and the seige become countroled by Aragon, so a moved my army to Orania, to begein seigeing, and at same time i split my army and send them to the capital, for a seig.

In Atlas there were 12t men at the first and building more. Thats why i created reiforcements.

After i toke Orania i sent the rest to the Capital. In the same time, Spain start the seig to the province next to Atlas (i forgot it name ), so i moved part of my army to Kaybilia and sent the reiforcements to Orania the 4t men at first.
Spain occupied the city, but he refuses to take Atlas (to many men).

Spain accepted the peace with Algeria, leaving the city for me. I start seigeing the city, and once again more men of Aragon arrived and toke comand of the seige

I leaved the city, moving my army to my 2 reiforcements, join them (the Algerias army were in 18t at this point).

A revolt started in kaybilia, giving the control of the city to Algeria. So once again i devided my army and seiged the city.
Algerian army moved to the capital, and when they went i send my army to Atlas, just 5t men. And when the seige in Kaybilia ended i charge againt the capital and defeted the Algerian army. But i think they have fight before with Aragon's men....

It was a nice war, it was not much expensive, and didn't required to many time, or effort

 

[Galverizer]

Talking about war, I counquered Fez and Algeria almost be my self, Just needing 2 reiforces, one of 3t inf and 1t cav, and the other of 4t men and 1t cav. I toke Tangiers, them when i went to fez Aragon arrived with more men then i to Fez and the seige become countroled by Aragon, so a moved my army to Orania, to begein seigeing, and at same time i split my army and send them to the capital, for a seig.

In Atlas there were 12t men at the first and building more. Thats why i created reiforcements.

After i toke Orania i sent the rest to the Capital. In the same time, Spain start the seig to the province next to Atlas (i forgot it name ), so i moved part of my army to Kaybilia and sent the reiforcements to Orania the 4t men at first.
Spain occupied the city, but he refuses to take Atlas (to many men).

Spain accepted the peace with Algeria, leaving the city for me. I start seigeing the city, and once again more men of Aragon arrived and toke comand of the seige

I leaved the city, moving my army to my 2 reiforcements, join them (the Algerias army were in 18t at this point).

A revolt started in kaybilia, giving the control of the city to Algeria. So once again i devided my army and seiged the city.
Algerian army moved to the capital, and when they went i send my army to Atlas, just 5t men. And when the seige in Kaybilia ended i charge againt the capital and defeted the Algerian army. But i think they have fight before with Aragon's men....

It was a nice war, it was not much expensive, and didn't required to many time, or effort

Seems as you get problem because your not the leader of the allience? Aragon taking your conquests away from you and so on..?