Great as always. Alea iacta est!
Side with the hawks - conquer the world for Scotland!
Side with the doves - restore the bedraggled nations of Europe.
Great as always. Alea iacta est!
Epic update =)
Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure ~ Tacitus
Thanks guys. The invasion so far has been a quick land-grab of Europe's coastal cities. The real fight is yet to begin - we've still got the spectre of the Papal French Corps hanging over our heads...
Chapter XXIII: "Artillery adds dignity to what would otherwise be a vulgar brawl."
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So much death and chaos, and we've only read about a handful of battles in a whole Papal controlled Europe!
Proud Descendant of Robert the Bruce
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Moderate Party of Sparta
You ain't seen nothing yet. Next time the main Papal column in France engages our invading forces.
And this one I'm eager to see!
Great AAR, I've been following it for a while and only now i had the guts to create my account
Quite a nice change, from a observer "Crazy history of Europe" AAR to a Papal Apocalypse. I never had the pope going on a rampage this way, perhaps I haven't played enough...
I'll give you +rep when I have posted enough ;D
Another good update. I must say, I would have never mustered the courage to invade a monster like the Papacy. That many stacks is daunting!
Alea Iacta Est (The Die is Cast) - Gaius Julius Caesar
An army of sheep led by a lion is better than an army of lions led by a sheep - Alexander the Great
We will either find a way, or make one - Hannibal Barca
Thanks Hollowfang (and Julius)! I'm glad that you're enjoying it and have signed up. The change of pace was quite unexpected, initially I thought the Timurids would have stomped everything by now. The Pope rarely goes mad on my other playthroughs - blame Milan, for their attacks in the 11th Century sparked the Papal love of conquering.
Chapter XXIII: The Battered Bastards of Basque Country
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Great AAR, hope you kick the Pope' s ass, he was much too greedy.
He sure was. Although victory is by no means guaranteed against his continent-spanning empire.
Chapter XXIV: Operation Market Garden
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Last edited by Decimus Milo; February 20, 2010 at 11:39 AM.
Great update and a great victory. Good luck with beating the rest of the Papal armies in Spain.
Just one thing:I think you meant: The four brigades comprising the 3rd Division.The four divisions comprising the 3rd Division
Whoops, how'd that slip the net.
Papal armies are flooding across the Pyranees. The 3rd Division is in for a hard fight.
Tune in next time, when the 2nd Division advances against the rear of the Pope's French column on the road to Bordeaux, the 11th Brigade finds itself squaring off against two Papal brigades in Belgium and the 3rd Division mobilises to save the trapped 9th Brigade.
I really hope you won't encounter your loss in Belgium too =). (Waterloo, Napoleon)
Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure ~ Tacitus
Well, let's find out...
Chapter XXV: In Flanders Fields.
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A great couple updates, there! The invasion seems to be going quite well.
"Appears?" That doesn't sound good...The road to Paris appears clear.
Alea Iacta Est (The Die is Cast) - Gaius Julius Caesar
An army of sheep led by a lion is better than an army of lions led by a sheep - Alexander the Great
We will either find a way, or make one - Hannibal Barca
I do declare that this will get worse before it gets better (the situation, not the AAR). Here is an IOU for +rep. Keep it up!
Proud Descendant of Robert the Bruce
!!!!ZOIDBERG!!!! Click it!!! ZOIDBERG II!
Moderate Party of Sparta
Chapter XXVI: Saving Brigadier General Edward.
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Clearly the pope underestimate the power of the highlanders. Good on you!
Nice! I bet you get good marks on your essay. I get great ideas for a story but my problem is I don't have much vocabulary. English isn't my first language you see.
Nice job! The Papacy is seeming to crumble before the mighty offensive of the Scots!
Alea Iacta Est (The Die is Cast) - Gaius Julius Caesar
An army of sheep led by a lion is better than an army of lions led by a sheep - Alexander the Great
We will either find a way, or make one - Hannibal Barca