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Crusader Kings: A Byzantium Quest

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[X] The Norman Invasion: The year is 1081. You have ascended the throne of the Empire, largely thanks to the machinations of your mother, Anna Dalassena, and your grandfather-in-law, the powerful John Doukas. While your rule is in and of itself stable, a mighty threat looms on the horizon. The Normans, invaders from the West who conquered southern Italy over twenty years ago, prepare to launch a mighty invasion of the Empire's western territories. The Normans support the claim of a monk who claims to be the long-deposed emperor, Micheal Doukas. This is little more than a pretext, however, for the Norman conquest of Greece and the Balkans by the ambitious Duke of the Normans, the legendary Robert Guiscard. If Guiscard and his son, Bohemond, are successful, your reign will end before it even truly begins, and history will remember you only as the last Roman Emperor.
 
maximillian said:
not much of a discussion here. basically a matter of how early you like to start.
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Well, I did want to give you the option of starting in a relatively peaceful period, but turns out history doesn't work like that: the real Alexios Komnenos was at war his entire reign against myriad enemies and rebels, and it's frankly a miracle that he retained the Imperial Throne.
 
[X] The Norman Invasion: The year is 1081. You have ascended the throne of the Empire, largely thanks to the machinations of your mother, Anna Dalassena, and your grandfather-in-law, the powerful John Doukas. While your rule is in and of itself stable, a mighty threat looms on the horizon. The Normans, invaders from the West who conquered southern Italy over twenty years ago, prepare to launch a mighty invasion of the Empire's western territories. The Normans support the claim of a monk who claims to be the long-deposed emperor, Micheal Doukas. This is little more than a pretext,however, for the Norman conquest of Greece and the Balkans by the ambitious Duke of the Normans, the legendaryRobert Guiscard. If Guiscard and his son, Bohemond, are successful, your reign will end before it even truly begins, and history will remember you only as the last Roman Emperor.
 
Telamon said:
Well, I did want to give you the option of starting in a relatively peaceful period, but turns out history doesn't work like that: the real Alexios Komnenos was at war his entire reign against myriad enemies and rebels, and it's frankly a miracle that he retained the Imperial Throne.
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would be a piss poor feudal lord if he ain't at war 24/7
 
[X] The Emperor in the Aegean: The year is 1090. Taking advantage of the constant warfare in the Empire (and the consequently weakened state of the Imperial navy), a Turkish pirate and raider by the name of Tzachas has seized control of many of the islands in the Aegean Sea, including Lesbos and Rhodes. Armed with a mighty fleet, he has defeated several campaigns against him, and has spent the last decade extorting and raiding Imperial shipping lanes. No longer content in choking Imperial trade, the pirate has declared himself Basileius, Emperor of the Romans, and made made common cause with the Pechenegs, a great and heathen horde of barbaroi hailing from the northern steppes. These Pechenegs have long sought to raid and plunder the heartlands of the Empire, and now, allied with Tzachas, they make for Constantinople herself, seeking to upend your throne.

No one love the middle one... :(
 
[X] The Norman Invasion: The year is 1081. You have ascended the throne of the Empire, largely thanks to the machinations of your mother, Anna Dalassena, and your grandfather-in-law, the powerful John Doukas. While your rule is in and of itself stable, a mighty threat looms on the horizon. The Normans, invaders from the West who conquered southern Italy over twenty years ago, prepare to launch a mighty invasion of the Empire's western territories. The Normans support the claim of a monk who claims to be the long-deposed emperor, Micheal Doukas. This is little more than a pretext, however, for the Norman conquest of Greece and the Balkans by the ambitious Duke of the Normans, the legendary Robert Guiscard. If Guiscard and his son, Bohemond, are successful, your reign will end before it even truly begins, and history will remember you only as the last Roman Emperor.
 
[X] The Norman Invasion: The year is 1081. You have ascended the throne of the Empire, largely thanks to the machinations of your mother, Anna Dalassena, and your grandfather-in-law, the powerful John Doukas. While your rule is in and of itself stable, a mighty threat looms on the horizon. The Normans, invaders from the West who conquered southern Italy over twenty years ago, prepare to launch a mighty invasion of the Empire's western territories. The Normans support the claim of a monk who claims to be the long-deposed emperor, Micheal Doukas. This is little more than a pretext, however, for the Norman conquest of Greece and the Balkans by the ambitious Duke of the Normans, the legendary Robert Guiscard. If Guiscard and his son, Bohemond, are successful, your reign will end before it even truly begins, and history will remember you only as the last Roman Emperor.
 
[X] The Norman Invasion: The year is 1081. You have ascended the throne of the Empire, largely thanks to the machinations of your mother, Anna Dalassena, and your grandfather-in-law, the powerful John Doukas. While your rule is in and of itself stable, a mighty threat looms on the horizon. The Normans, invaders from the West who conquered southern Italy over twenty years ago, prepare to launch a mighty invasion of the Empire's western territories. The Normans support the claim of a monk who claims to be the long-deposed emperor, Micheal Doukas. This is little more than a pretext, however, for the Norman conquest of Greece and the Balkans by the ambitious Duke of the Normans, the legendary Robert Guiscard. If Guiscard and his son, Bohemond, are successful, your reign will end before it even truly begins, and history will remember you only as the last Roman Emperor.
 
[X] The Norman Invasion: The year is 1081. You have ascended the throne of the Empire, largely thanks to the machinations of your mother, Anna Dalassena, and your grandfather-in-law, the powerful John Doukas. While your rule is in and of itself stable, a mighty threat looms on the horizon. The Normans, invaders from the West who conquered southern Italy over twenty years ago, prepare to launch a mighty invasion of the Empire's western territories. The Normans support the claim of a monk who claims to be the long-deposed emperor, Micheal Doukas. This is little more than a pretext, however, for the Norman conquest of Greece and the Balkans by the ambitious Duke of the Normans, the legendary Robert Guiscard. If Guiscard and his son, Bohemond, are successful, your reign will end before it even truly begins, and history will remember you only as the last Roman Emperor.
 
[X] The First Crusade: The year is 1095. With the Normans, the Pechenegs, and your other foes defeated or quelled, the way is clear to begin the reclamation of the Imperial heartlands in Anatolia. Seeking mercenaries to aid your fatigued armies in the reconquest of your lands, you sent emissaries to Rome to request aid from your Christian brothers to the West against the Turkish enemy. The result was far more than anything you could ever have expected. In a move unprecedented in history, Pope Urban II has declared aCrusade--a mighty holy war in which the lords and knights of Christendom shall march to war to reclaim the lands of Christendom from the Turk and the Arab.He promises that those who give their lives for the Crusade shall be granted remission for their sins in heaven, and as such, a mighty religious zeal has consumedEurope. From the lords of far-away England and France to the Norman lordsso recently your enemies, the realms of Christendom have taken up arms, and the battle-cry of the Crusaders sounds across the western world, heralding a new age of religious war with it. Deus Vult!
 
[X] The Norman Invasion: The year is 1081. You have ascended the throne of the Empire, largely thanks to the machinations of your mother, Anna Dalassena, and your grandfather-in-law, the powerful John Doukas. While your rule is in and of itself stable, a mighty threat looms on the horizon. The Normans, invaders from the West who conquered southern Italy over twenty years ago, prepare to launch a mighty invasion of the Empire's western territories. The Normans support the claim of a monk who claims to be the long-deposed emperor, Micheal Doukas. This is little more than a pretext, however, for the Norman conquest of Greece and the Balkans by the ambitious Duke of the Normans, the legendary Robert Guiscard. If Guiscard and his son, Bohemond, are successful, your reign will end before it even truly begins, and history will remember you only as the last Roman Emperor.
 
[X] The First Crusade: The year is 1095. With the Normans, the Pechenegs, and your other foes defeated or quelled, the way is clear to begin the reclamation of the Imperial heartlands in Anatolia. Seeking mercenaries to aid your fatigued armies in the reconquest of your lands, you sent emissaries to Rome to request aid from your Christian brothers to the West against the Turkish enemy. The result was far more than anything you could ever have expected. In a move unprecedented in history, Pope Urban II has declared a Crusade--a mighty holy war in which the lords and knights of Christendom shall march to war to reclaim the lands of Christendom from the Turk and the Arab. He promises that those who give their lives for the Crusade shall be granted remission for their sins in heaven, and as such, a mighty religious zeal has consumed Europe. From the lords of far-away England and France to the Norman lords so recently your enemies, the realms of Christendom have taken up arms, and the battle-cry of the Crusaders sounds across the western world, heralding a new age of religious war with it. Deus Vult!
 
[X] The First Crusade: The year is 1095.

we can use them to sucker punch our enemy for us and give us time to get our act together so we can follow behind them and reconquer land they wipe the enemy out of
 
[X] The Norman Invasion: The year is 1081. You have ascended the throne of the Empire, largely thanks to the machinations of your mother, Anna Dalassena, and your grandfather-in-law, the powerful John Doukas. While your rule is in and of itself stable, a mighty threat looms on the horizon. The Normans, invaders from the West who conquered southern Italy over twenty years ago, prepare to launch a mighty invasion of the Empire's western territories. The Normans support the claim of a monk who claims to be the long-deposed emperor, Micheal Doukas. This is little more than a pretext, however, for the Norman conquest of Greece and the Balkans by the ambitious Duke of the Normans, the legendary Robert Guiscard. If Guiscard and his son, Bohemond, are successful, your reign will end before it even truly begins, and history will remember you only as the last Roman Emperor.

I guess this is where I'll be posting CK2 memes.
 
[X] The First Crusade

Time to reclaim the Anatolian heartland from the Turks and maybe a few bits of the Levant too!
If we manage to conquer that the empire will be pretty safe on the Asian front and we can focus on claiming land in the Balkans and southern Italy
 
[X] The First Crusade: The year is 1095. With the Normans, the Pechenegs, and your other foes defeated or quelled, the way is clear to begin the reclamation of the Imperial heartlands in Anatolia. Seeking mercenaries to aid your fatigued armies in the reconquest of your lands, you sent emissaries to Rome to request aid from your Christian brothers to the West against the Turkish enemy. The result was far more than anything you could ever have expected. In a move unprecedented in history, Pope Urban II has declared a Crusade--a mighty holy war in which the lords and knights of Christendom shall march to war to reclaim the lands of Christendom from the Turk and the Arab. He promises that those who give their lives for the Crusade shall be granted remission for their sins in heaven, and as such, a mighty religious zeal has consumed Europe. From the lords of far-away England and France to the Norman lords so recently your enemies, the realms of Christendom have taken up arms, and the battle-cry of the Crusaders sounds across the western world, heralding a new age of religious war with it. Deus Vult!
 
[X] The First Crusade

Golden opportunity for growth, since the Arabs and Turks had no idea what was happening.
 
[X] The Norman Invasion

Edit: Changing vote
 
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