So I started another game, this time in the isolated corner of Iceland. I have worked my way up from a lowly Earl to Duke of Iceland, and spread around enough money and goodwill that I am now actually the 5-1 favored candidate to inherit the Kingdom of Norway.
The current King is only 15 though, but because of his father’s war vs. England he may not last long. I’m kind of nervous about the prospect of having to run a country that big, who’s probably going to still be at war with an even bigger country in England. I took over Ireland in my other game but Ireland is so small, keeping everyone in line is pretty easy, plus I took it over just one county at a time. Norway looks like total chaos.
A handful of days ago, I tried to run the Byzantine Empire and it blew my mind. I’m trying out Egypt right now, and it’s pretty big, but man, does money build up fast. I’ve been at a constant state of war since almost literally day 1 with other caliphs and sultans wanting to usurp the throne, and I’ve been able to pull about 15,000 soldiers out to put them all down, sometimes two or three usurpers at a time.
Having worked my way up from Count of Carcosonne to Duke of Toulouse; and having wrested Mallorca from first the Infidel, and then from the grasping Capets of France, I am worsted.
I am married to the Duchess of Orleans, and allied to Auvergne and Champagne. At the instigation of my dear wife, we all rose in rebellion against the insufferable rule of the Capets of France.
The war has gone poorly, and my wife and allies are beaten. I alone hold out, with no hope of victory. The best I can hope for is a swift execution, and that the vile Capets will not disposess my entire family of their holdings.
Had this war gone otherwise, I might have cast my covetous glance upon the throne of France itself. As it is, the line of DeComminges seems destined to pass from history.