PDOX Games VIII: Communism Will Win

[Valrifell]

French Finland isn't too unusual, but Saxon Palestine definitely stands out.

Oh they aren't French, they're Norse pagans who conquered Aquitaine.

It got worse

[The Huskar Social Union]

Oh they aren't French, they're Norse pagans who conquered Aquitaine.

It got worse

It got better!

[Ism]

Oh they aren't French, they're Norse pagans who conquered Aquitaine.

It got worse

Honestly I was more confused by Pannonia in Norway, especially Iceland. And, obviously, why the Saxons are dicking around in Jerusalem.

[The Huskar Social Union]

For a while in my poland game, England owned half of hungary

This was after Englands random Muslim god emperor moment.

[Ism]

Also, Catholicism is dying very quickly. It's been at 0 MA for a while. And it shows.

[The Huskar Social Union]

Can you reform the established non pagan religions at all? Or is it only for things like Slavic, Norse etc

[The Batavia]

Can you reform the established non pagan religions at all? Or is it only for things like Slavic, Norse etc

Well, you can reform Catholicism, but only around 15-something

[The Huskar Social Union]

Everything outside of the Umayyad and Polish Empires is horrible looking. I should approach the Muslims and see about carving europe between us just to make it look nice

[Ism]

I'm not even surprised anymore.

[Valrifell]

Good news everyone, my Greek Latin Emperor became a Lunatic, which allowed me to "delve into the classics" and adopt the Hellenic faith!

it begins.

[The Huskar Social Union]

Its 969 AD and the Black Death just showed up.

[Ism]

Its 969 AD and the Black Death just showed up.

Explains why I never read about your empire in the history books.

[The Huskar Social Union]

Its 969 AD and the Black Death just showed up.

Explains why I never read about your empire in the history books.

Hey what happened to that large Egalitarian Slavic Polish Empire in the 96- DEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATH. ONLY DEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATH.

[The Huskar Social Union]

I helped someone again.


It didnt end well


My next character? She is going to be a mass murdering, scheming lying whore of a person because being good results in assassins and plague bearers fucking me up

[Platypus Bureaucracy]

This world is, a little odd.

Okay, very odd.

French Finland isn't too unusual, but Saxon Palestine definitely stands out.

Frankly, I'm more surprised that the Abbasid Caliphate has managed to remain intact for more than eight minutes.

[Valrifell]

I helped someone again.


It didnt end well


My next character? She is going to be a mass murdering, scheming lying whore of a person because being good results in assassins and plague bearers fucking me up

Personally, Saints and their bloodlines make striving for holy characters worth it.

[Abserdia]

I helped someone again.


It didnt end well


My next character? She is going to be a mass murdering, scheming lying whore of a person because being good results in assassins and plague bearers fucking me up

Yes, do it. Holiness is for wimps.

All of my characters so far have taken the chance to duel and wound as many people as possible.
It’s seriously just a drug to me. I need that extra point of PCS...

[Wallenburg]

French Finland isn't too unusual, but Saxon Palestine definitely stands out.

Frankly, I'm more surprised that the Abbasid Caliphate has managed to remain intact for more than eight minutes.

Never underestimate Moors.

[The Huskar Social Union]

I helped someone again.


It didnt end well


My next character? She is going to be a mass murdering, scheming lying whore of a person because being good results in assassins and plague bearers fucking me up

Personally, Saints and their bloodlines make striving for holy characters worth it.

I did get a bloodline not that long after the fake plague victim massacred half my court

Also:

HOLY
GOD
DAMN

[Vlach]

This will probably be the best start Muscovy could ever ask for.

I just wanted to sit around and rebuild my manpower after the war with Novgorod but Paradox was like "hey, your greedy ass want a PU over Lithuania?" and I looked at my min maintenance army that wasn't fully replenished and 1k manpower and said "fuck it, worth a shot at least". I fully expected to get clapped but 25K Muscovite soldiers actually stomped 35K Polish+Lithuanian. This is nuts.

[Bralia]

. . . Allah save us all from this thought.

And yeah, you probably can. It would actually be easier than attacking the Pope, I think.

Is it hard to attack the Pope now?

You might as well be Jihad-ing the Pope if you attack them, for any reason, if I remember the Dev Diary correctly. The Catholic world will act to stop anyone from messing with the Papacy.

[Ruskland-Preuben]

Is it hard to attack the Pope now?

You might as well be Jihad-ing the Pope if you attack them, for any reason, if I remember the Dev Diary correctly. The Catholic world will act to stop anyone from messing with the Papacy.

What if China vs ALL OF THE CHRISTIANS?

[Abserdia]

Did my first Crusade.
The First Crusade for Jerusalem, naturally.
I got second place and obtained some pretty sweet armor and a sword, and my beneficiary was installed onto the Duchy of Galilee. A few mistakes stopped me from getting first but I'm not angry.
How could you be when you're literally rolling in gold?

The sword, however, is pretty much useless now. I got the Sword from Heaven event almost immediately after the Crusade.
When given the option between a few buffs and a +7 PCS increase or a +12 PCS increase, I will always choose more PCS. No exceptions. I need it.


Oh, and I picked up a hot chick at a bar in Jerusalem.
I have no idea where she went so I guess she died.

Is it hard to attack the Pope now?

You might as well be Jihad-ing the Pope if you attack them, for any reason, if I remember the Dev Diary correctly. The Catholic world will act to stop anyone from messing with the Papacy.

That's probably a good change.

[Impaled Nazarene]

Also, Catholicism is dying very quickly. It's been at 0 MA for a while. And it shows.

The 20th century came rather fast I see.

Frankly, I'm more surprised that the Abbasid Caliphate has managed to remain intact for more than eight minutes.

Never underestimate Moors.

My dyslexia read that as Garysid and I'm disappointed to learn otherwise.

GARY!

[Ostroeuropa]

Ya romuvan republic is good.

Peaceful +3 demense, +15 vassal opinion.
Stable (Short reign penalty gone, boost my courtiers which will be lots of my male relatives because republic.)
Religious Tax (Taxing other religions for cash)
Autonomous (+2 diplomacy, allows branch picks for further boosts.)

3 from Doge, 3 from peace, 2 from absolutism, rolling with +3 or +4 from stewardship bonuses = 11/12 demense, meaning the 7 estonian counties plus 4/5 additional cities in the capital can be held personally, they're all wrong religion (for tax boost) and right next door to Romuvan homeland.

With +15 opinion the instability of a multi-faith republic also goes away. Peaceful+Autonomous synergize well.

You should be able to gain absurd cash from this set up I think, and holy warring is still enabled and active on everyone else (since romuva is small). (Just not GHW.)

Piety translates to stat boosts for courtiers (male relatives), so either piety boosts from holy war or piety boosts from peace can translate into stewardship for yet more cash and a potentially larger demesne.