Rex Tutonicorum - An Altmark/Brandenburg CKII AAR - Count to King

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With a bit of cash in the bank we start improving the provinces - always start with your home province as its the one that generally will stay with you through the game, unless youre conquered, and then it doesnt really matter anyway

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My grandson comes of age - he's sent to the Marshall despite what his father wishes!

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I have a 100 point relationship with the Chaplain, the other option is a -10 hit on all other vassals - i go with this one

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Theres money in the bank, Saxon band in the wings if need be, and we march for Meissen. We can raise 777, and they summon 800 troops with the yellow shields.

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We marched straight for Pauen to split the forces down the middle, this is the first stage of the seige. 400 troops attempted to break the seige and failed, the rest march North to cause mischief within Altmark/Mecklenburg

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errrr ok, im trying to have a war here!

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Balls, i've never seen that before. Who would have known fabricating claims was so dangerous...............

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..........oh shit, it's my son!!! The heir to the Duchy - I have made the AI Gods angry! His mother is still in prison in Alexandria and i'm an old man, the line will pass to Frederi's son who i just passed to the Marshall for education

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Here he is - looking good in the Martial stakes already for an 8 year old - my true heir at last, as opposed to his gluttonous, craven father

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The board - shite! All except the Court Chaplain, more people needed

In the background the war goes well, only 220-odd enemy troops remain, not large enough to siege me and too small to attack me back - its just a matter of time

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The rabble are slowly coming round to my way of being German

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The Martial kicks the bucket..................

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....top right - i have a new heir, WTF????? im being slowly destroyed by disease and decay...............

HANG ON.............. thats the spymaster! He's killed my heir, the last one, not this one!!! Goddamit AI im sorry!!!!

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There he is, because he's not in my court (my grandson) the crime doesnt register in my court - from this perspective i just look like a crazy old man putting people in jail.

Vengeance will be mine

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Rebels burst forth from my tiny island province of Rugard, the HRE sees im already busy in Meissen and goes and kicks their ass for me - being a member of the gang does have some advantages occassionally.................