Dreadbolt
Sandwiched between the "Holy Roman" Empire in the north, and Rome in the south, the Italians of Pisa worry about their Romanness.
But one day Podesta discovers something, or someone, which will shake the world.
It is time for the world to embrace spear infantry!
After having tried Sicily (a pretty easy start) I decided to give this faction a spin. They trade "having heavy cavalry easily available" for "a great crossbow unit which is apparently a bug". So there's that. But anyhow, they have a nice flag.
On the plus side, as an Italian faction they at least have the Urban Spear Militia and Urban Crossbow Militia, excellent units which you can probably conquer the world with. You would want some cavalry, preferably heavy but that's for later.
Chapter List:
Dreadbolt Part I: Polishing Pavises
- Podesta's Aggression
- I'll Be Polishing My Pavise With Your Tabard Soon
- After-Slaughter Aftermath
- A Sicilian Holiday
- Fool Me Twice?
- Breaking Sicilians
- Regime Change
- Unified Italy Secured!
- Death and Mechanics
- Epilogue - Podesta Baldassare
- Epilogue2 - Phase I Commentary
Dreadbolt Part 2: The Grey Army
- African Adventures
- Romans.
- Greeks
- Peace In Our Time
- Three Armies
- Knights
- Bases or Homes
- Roman Hearts
- The Young and Old Fight
Dreadbolt Part 3: The Promised Land
- Assaulting Romans
- Special Taskgroup
- The Black Pyramid
- Chivalry vs Dread
- No Surrender
- Crossbows and Topography
- Tough
- Dead and Dying
- Danes of Desperation
- Danes Won't Stop Us
Dreadbolt Part 4: Expansion Pack
- Cheapshotting and Sledgehammering
- Frankly Just Die
- Frankfurt, Just Die
- Not A Maginot Line
- A Grand Plan
- Ideological Purity
- Soderino's Long March
- The Fall of Romans
- Expansion Pack
Dreadbolt Part 5: Colorful Armies
- Shape of Armies to Come
- The Greatest General
- Ceasefire Too Far
- Peace of the Pope
- Wages of Death
- Stop Right There
- Many Endings
- The Color of Blood
Dreadbolt Part 6: End of Days
- Peace In Our Borders (Only)
- No One Escapes
- As Below, So Above
- Dead End for Danes
- The Second Crusade
- Retirement
- We Don't Destroy Just Anyone
- No Way, Norway
- Rectangular World
Dreadbolt Part 7: End of an Empire
- Crusading Ain't No Cruise
- Long Way From Egypt
- More Muslims - Moors!
- Holding Europe
- Club in the Dark
- Hungry for Land
- We Lose Land
- Amazing Africa
Dreadbolt Part 8: No Stopping Zone
- Maiden of Orleans
- New Era, Continuing Hope
- Calling In Help
- Demographic Change
- Land Switching Hands
- England's Land
- We Haven't Forgotten
- Getting Married Means Politics
Dreadbolt Part 9: Filling The Land
- A Lot of Space
- Not Simply Diversion
- Look East
- Unbalance of Power
- Scottish Brave Hearts
- We Want Moor Land
- An Aspirational Speech
- Bravely Charge
- Massive Military Expenditures
Dreadbolt Part 10: Forward, Advance
- In Which Spears...
- Toppling Dominoes
- Three Generations' Retrospective
- We Demonstrate Faith
- Harsh Change in Climate
- Continuing
- A Lack of Shade
- Moor Progress in the East
- Closing an Age
Dreadbolt Part 11: Going East