Al Andalus: A Paradox Mega-LP

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PurpleXVI: Oct 30, 2011; Spewing insults, pissing off all your neighbors, betraying your allies, backing out of treaties and accords, and generally screwing over the global environment?
ALL PART OF MY BRILLIANT STRATEGY!

This is definitely off to an interesting start.

# ¿ Jan 4, 2017 12:06

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# ¿ Apr 29, 2024 14:42

PurpleXVI: Oct 30, 2011; Spewing insults, pissing off all your neighbors, betraying your allies, backing out of treaties and accords, and generally screwing over the global environment?
ALL PART OF MY BRILLIANT STRATEGY!

Siegkrow posted:

Hey, is the sunset invasion active?

"For CK2, I'll be running on the latest version of CK2+, along with all the official expansions except Sunset Invasion, simply because..."

Presumably he doesn't want the game to end early when the Aztecs come crashing into the Iberian peninsula at high speed. :v:

# ¿ Jan 4, 2017 17:20

PurpleXVI: Oct 30, 2011; Spewing insults, pissing off all your neighbors, betraying your allies, backing out of treaties and accords, and generally screwing over the global environment?
ALL PART OF MY BRILLIANT STRATEGY!

This is an AWESOME start to the LP.

HAIL IBLIS

# ¿ Jan 5, 2017 20:47

PurpleXVI: Oct 30, 2011; Spewing insults, pissing off all your neighbors, betraying your allies, backing out of treaties and accords, and generally screwing over the global environment?
ALL PART OF MY BRILLIANT STRATEGY!

Dang, does Satan really give you Wolverine-like regeneration abilities? Awesome.

# ¿ Jan 7, 2017 07:39

PurpleXVI: Oct 30, 2011; Spewing insults, pissing off all your neighbors, betraying your allies, backing out of treaties and accords, and generally screwing over the global environment?
ALL PART OF MY BRILLIANT STRATEGY!

How much of that trouble was the game throwing poo poo at you for having the hugest negative piety humanly possible, and how much of it was you roleplaying rather than picking optimal choices?

# ¿ Jan 8, 2017 19:30

PurpleXVI: Oct 30, 2011; Spewing insults, pissing off all your neighbors, betraying your allies, backing out of treaties and accords, and generally screwing over the global environment?
ALL PART OF MY BRILLIANT STRATEGY!

Stuck between a blob and a hard place. Not exactly a lot of weak minors to pick on.

# ¿ Jan 10, 2017 21:55

PurpleXVI: Oct 30, 2011; Spewing insults, pissing off all your neighbors, betraying your allies, backing out of treaties and accords, and generally screwing over the global environment?
ALL PART OF MY BRILLIANT STRATEGY!

Man, that looked SO CLOSE to a really awesome victory.

# ¿ Jan 20, 2017 20:45

PurpleXVI: Oct 30, 2011; Spewing insults, pissing off all your neighbors, betraying your allies, backing out of treaties and accords, and generally screwing over the global environment?
ALL PART OF MY BRILLIANT STRATEGY!

Man, this just feels like gamble after gamble, and it's impressive when they pay off.

Here's to hoping that the battle against Aragon goes as well as the war against Portugal.

# ¿ Jan 22, 2017 23:14

PurpleXVI: Oct 30, 2011; Spewing insults, pissing off all your neighbors, betraying your allies, backing out of treaties and accords, and generally screwing over the global environment?
ALL PART OF MY BRILLIANT STRATEGY!

I know that in EU4, most, if not all, Muslim nations at start get pretty heavily hobbled with a tech penalty due to being from a "worse" tech group than, well, Western Europe, really. Are there any similar penalties or imbalances in CK2?

# ¿ Jan 26, 2017 23:54

PurpleXVI: Oct 30, 2011; Spewing insults, pissing off all your neighbors, betraying your allies, backing out of treaties and accords, and generally screwing over the global environment?
ALL PART OF MY BRILLIANT STRATEGY!

Man, that's a powerful-looking lump you're having to contend with in Iberia. Barring some internal unrest or France getting into a wrangle with Castille and/or Aragon, they're going to be hard to pull apart.

# ¿ Jan 30, 2017 10:18

PurpleXVI: Oct 30, 2011; Spewing insults, pissing off all your neighbors, betraying your allies, backing out of treaties and accords, and generally screwing over the global environment?
ALL PART OF MY BRILLIANT STRATEGY!

Honestly this is kind of an interesting LP compared to a lot of them, because it feels like there are a shitload of "sub-optimal" roleplaying choices being made, to the point where I'm actually nervous for the survival of the Jizrunids at times.

# ¿ Feb 3, 2017 23:47

PurpleXVI: Oct 30, 2011; Spewing insults, pissing off all your neighbors, betraying your allies, backing out of treaties and accords, and generally screwing over the global environment?
ALL PART OF MY BRILLIANT STRATEGY!

One of these days we'll have a ruler that lives to a ripe old age, dying contentedly in his sleep, surrounded by loving sons and loyal subjects.

# ¿ Feb 10, 2017 23:48

PurpleXVI: Oct 30, 2011; Spewing insults, pissing off all your neighbors, betraying your allies, backing out of treaties and accords, and generally screwing over the global environment?
ALL PART OF MY BRILLIANT STRATEGY!

WELP. That was sudden.

Was that an assassination event? Or just something that can coincidentally happen to any ruler?

# ¿ Feb 14, 2017 20:31

PurpleXVI: Oct 30, 2011; Spewing insults, pissing off all your neighbors, betraying your allies, backing out of treaties and accords, and generally screwing over the global environment?
ALL PART OF MY BRILLIANT STRATEGY!

Man, the Jizrunids have the MOST unlucky rulers.

# ¿ Feb 19, 2017 18:58

PurpleXVI: Oct 30, 2011; Spewing insults, pissing off all your neighbors, betraying your allies, backing out of treaties and accords, and generally screwing over the global environment?
ALL PART OF MY BRILLIANT STRATEGY!

Jesus, even having a non-insane sultan doesn't limit the number of fights that the Jizrunids get into. :v:

# ¿ Feb 22, 2017 00:09

PurpleXVI: Oct 30, 2011; Spewing insults, pissing off all your neighbors, betraying your allies, backing out of treaties and accords, and generally screwing over the global environment?
ALL PART OF MY BRILLIANT STRATEGY!

So when are the fleets setting sail for Iceland?

# ¿ Mar 7, 2017 11:40

PurpleXVI: Oct 30, 2011; Spewing insults, pissing off all your neighbors, betraying your allies, backing out of treaties and accords, and generally screwing over the global environment?
ALL PART OF MY BRILLIANT STRATEGY!

Man, the Jizrunids really don't have many allies, do they? No Muslims left in their corner of the world to ally with, Ghana dislikes them, and the rest of the peninsula is their mortal enemies.

Why the strike into the Med rather than focusing on Iberia, though?

# ¿ Mar 10, 2017 08:19

PurpleXVI: Oct 30, 2011; Spewing insults, pissing off all your neighbors, betraying your allies, backing out of treaties and accords, and generally screwing over the global environment?
ALL PART OF MY BRILLIANT STRATEGY!

Aw man, I'm disappointed that this didn't get a chance to get crazier.

# ¿ Mar 16, 2017 17:42

PurpleXVI: Oct 30, 2011; Spewing insults, pissing off all your neighbors, betraying your allies, backing out of treaties and accords, and generally screwing over the global environment?
ALL PART OF MY BRILLIANT STRATEGY!

Man, fingers crossed for the Jizrunids. That was a major setback, but glad to see it got largely undone.

# ¿ Mar 22, 2017 01:11

PurpleXVI: Oct 30, 2011; Spewing insults, pissing off all your neighbors, betraying your allies, backing out of treaties and accords, and generally screwing over the global environment?
ALL PART OF MY BRILLIANT STRATEGY!

Did the Jizrunids manage to take any Castillian territory? Or was it all just war reparations?

Jesus, though, a lot of the time CK2 battle reports end in a route with 1/5th or maybe 1/4th of the losing army killed. But those were some 10k troops' worth 100% annihilations going on. Murderous.

# ¿ Mar 28, 2017 18:03

PurpleXVI: Oct 30, 2011; Spewing insults, pissing off all your neighbors, betraying your allies, backing out of treaties and accords, and generally screwing over the global environment?
ALL PART OF MY BRILLIANT STRATEGY!

Oh poo poo, only two years old? That's gonna be quite a few years of regency.

# ¿ Apr 4, 2017 10:14

PurpleXVI: Oct 30, 2011; Spewing insults, pissing off all your neighbors, betraying your allies, backing out of treaties and accords, and generally screwing over the global environment?
ALL PART OF MY BRILLIANT STRATEGY!

Just how much of Europe and North Africa is currently at war with the Jizrunids? Goddamn.

# ¿ Apr 10, 2017 15:44

PurpleXVI: Oct 30, 2011; Spewing insults, pissing off all your neighbors, betraying your allies, backing out of treaties and accords, and generally screwing over the global environment?
ALL PART OF MY BRILLIANT STRATEGY!

By this point I feel like EVERY "and it went well for the Jizrunids!"-post has either ended with, or turned around with, about two-thirds of the way through: "...and then it ALL went to poo poo again."

# ¿ Apr 20, 2017 21:22

PurpleXVI: Oct 30, 2011; Spewing insults, pissing off all your neighbors, betraying your allies, backing out of treaties and accords, and generally screwing over the global environment?
ALL PART OF MY BRILLIANT STRATEGY!

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# ¿ Apr 27, 2017 22:18

PurpleXVI: Oct 30, 2011; Spewing insults, pissing off all your neighbors, betraying your allies, backing out of treaties and accords, and generally screwing over the global environment?
ALL PART OF MY BRILLIANT STRATEGY!

New Taifas

The only way to make sure we're left in peace is to make sure there's no one left on the Iberian peninsula to threaten us. Peace through power!

# ¿ May 5, 2017 17:08

PurpleXVI: Oct 30, 2011; Spewing insults, pissing off all your neighbors, betraying your allies, backing out of treaties and accords, and generally screwing over the global environment?
ALL PART OF MY BRILLIANT STRATEGY!

Lord Cyrahzax posted:

I, Qasim al-Cyrahzax of the glorious and unopposable Taifas, propose that we focus our efforts in annexation on the three westernmost Christian kingdoms of Iberia: Portugal, Galicia and Leon.

These realms are the weakest of our neighbors and the most vulnerable to direct military force: we must crush them before greater Christian kingdoms, France especially, decide to interfere with them. Every Christian king in Iberia is threat and a wild card- it's intolerable!

Only when the Christians are driven off the Iberian peninsula can the kingdom of Andalus turn its attention to projects of peace and faith. As long as the kingdom's enemies are at our borders, we can't afford to let down our guard. drat straight I'm supporting this policy.

# ¿ May 6, 2017 19:35

PurpleXVI: Oct 30, 2011; Spewing insults, pissing off all your neighbors, betraying your allies, backing out of treaties and accords, and generally screwing over the global environment?
ALL PART OF MY BRILLIANT STRATEGY!

Lord Cyrahzax posted:

Perhaps demanding specific wars is too shortsighted? None of us knows what the future holds, what problems and opportunities may come, so:

I, Qasim al-Cyrahzax of the enlightened and victorious Taifas, propose that we attack whichever Christian kingdom is weakest and most isolated, with particular attention being paid towards conflicts between them. The goal of these invasions is nothing less than complete annexation for each and every one of them, no matter how many wars it takes.

So many people seem to be forgetting our policy of Iberia First. Once Iberia is secure, then we can set our eyes on farther shores. Anything that strengthens us, weakens the Christians in Iberia, or weakens France, is a policy I'll support. Therefore, I'm backing this suggestion.

# ¿ May 7, 2017 21:45

PurpleXVI: Oct 30, 2011; Spewing insults, pissing off all your neighbors, betraying your allies, backing out of treaties and accords, and generally screwing over the global environment?
ALL PART OF MY BRILLIANT STRATEGY!

Some might see this as a defeat or as some sort of sign that the New Taifas' policies are damaging to Al-Andalus. But everything is going to plan, we made a sacrifice to bleed one of France's allies out of territory, and we lost nothing irreplaceable, like territory, only men. Eventually we'll have France isolated and then we can crush them!

# ¿ May 10, 2017 17:38

PurpleXVI: Oct 30, 2011; Spewing insults, pissing off all your neighbors, betraying your allies, backing out of treaties and accords, and generally screwing over the global environment?
ALL PART OF MY BRILLIANT STRATEGY!

# ¿ May 10, 2017 21:25

PurpleXVI: Oct 30, 2011; Spewing insults, pissing off all your neighbors, betraying your allies, backing out of treaties and accords, and generally screwing over the global environment?
ALL PART OF MY BRILLIANT STRATEGY!

You know, I don't mind the occasional votes on big turning points and stuff? But yeah, something like 40 or 50 posts that amount to "BUILD MOSQUES" or "WAGE WAR ON SOMEONE" for every actual LP'er post... is a bit much. :v:

I'd maybe just cut down the regularity of the audience participation, myself, rather than completely scrapping it.

# ¿ May 14, 2017 02:30

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# ¿ Apr 29, 2024 14:42

PurpleXVI: Oct 30, 2011; Spewing insults, pissing off all your neighbors, betraying your allies, backing out of treaties and accords, and generally screwing over the global environment?
ALL PART OF MY BRILLIANT STRATEGY!

TildeATH posted:

... an actual fully functioning Oubliette Faction.

Their main goal is the conquest of more iron-containing provinces for the purpose of building impregnable cells and horrifying torture tools.

# ¿ May 14, 2017 20:13

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