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Crusader Kings: A Byzantium Quest
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0.0: The Crusader Kings
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House Komnenos
circa 1081 A.D
The Ruler
circa 1081 A.D
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It is the Middle Ages. It is a time of steel and fire and ash on the wind. It is a time when the cross and the sword rule all the world, when justice and injustice are decided by the weight of gold and blood. Countless lords vie for power and influence beneath the feudal yoke, each and every one seeking to transcend death itself and live on in a dynasty that lasts a thousand years. For when men are born and live and die in a world bleeding and burning, what certainty is there in crowns or kingdoms? What will preserve your name after you are dead? Nothing. Nothing but thine own blood, preserved itself through the dim centuries in the veins of your children's children.
This is an age of lords and knights and thrones, an age when all men must serve another, an age when the only certainty is death. To die in the name of God is perhaps the only honor available to the common man, the only equalizer in an age when equality was nonexistent. Even the mightiest Lords of Europe must bow and scrape when the Faith comes to call, for this is the age of the Crusader Kings.
You are a lord, or a king, or, by the grace of whatever god you serve, an emperor. You are the first of your dynasty, or at least the first that truly matters, and your name, in time, will echo through the domed halls of history. In another history, your dynasty was one of the greatest of Medieval Europe, and perhaps the world. Perhaps you and your descendants can remake that legend anew.
You are...
[X] Alexios Komnenos: You are Alexios I Komnenos, the great Basileus of the Greeks. The pretenders in the west call your realm Byzantium, but it's true name is Rome, and you rule from the city of Constantinople, Queen of Cities and heart of Christendom. In your day, you took control over the divided and crumbling Byzantine Empire, and united it against the Turkish invaders. The restoration you and your descendants began was known as the Komnenian Restoration, and your deeds and glories were recorded after your death by your daughter Anna in the book that has become your legacy: The Alexiad. But your legacy is more than that of your dynasty, just as your rightful empire is more than Anatolia and Greece. You are the heir of Augustus and Constantine, and on your shoulders rests the mantle of the Caesars. (Difficulty: Hard) (Dynasty Bonus: Heirs of the Caesars (+5 Military Bonus while your dynasty is Emperor of Byzantium or holds a claim on the Byzantine Empire, and gain claims on all former territories of the Roman Empire once you hold Rome, Cairo, and Jerusalem.)
[] Geoffrey of Anjou: Tall, well-formed, and fine of face, you are Geoffrey, Fifth Count of the French county of Anjou. Called in your time Le Bel, or "The Fair", history knows you by a different epithet, the one you gave to your descendants, the name that shaped the very history of Europe: Plantagenet. Though you were never more than a Duke, your descendants, in another time, were Kings of England for over four centuries, and at different times laid claim to or ruled over the realms of Ireland, Scotland, Germany, and France. Can you recreate the legacy of England's most famous rulers? (Difficulty: Normal) (Dynasty Bonus: The Winter Of Our Discontent: Your dynasty is 15% more likely to face rebellion from unhappy vassals, but for every level of power you give your council, you get a Military bonus of +2.5. After 1200, your dynasty gains access to the Magna Carta decision, which removes this bonus for a flat +30 to all vassal relations.)
[] Rudolph of Habsburg: You are Rudolph, Count of Habsburg. History says you became King of the Germans through your own will and political skill, and that your descendants would rule as Archdukes of Austria in their own right. The dynasty you founded went on to rule as Holy Roman Emperors, and, at various times, hold thrones in Spain, Germany, Portugal, England, Italy, and half a dozen other realms across Europe and beyond. The "House of Austria", as your line would become known, was reckoned by contemporaries and historians alike to be the greatest dynasty of the Middle Ages. To recreate such a legacy would be to recreate the mightiest dynastic empire the European world ever saw, to stand unopposed as the heirs of Rome and the masters of Europe. (Difficulty: Challenging) (Dynasty Bonus: In The Family: Marrying another (close) member of your dynasty will reward you an amount of prestige equal to 25% of your own prestige and theirs combined.)
[] Hugh Capet: You are Hugh Capet, Duke of the Franks, and later King of the Franks. Hustory records that after the line of Charlemagne's descendants failed, you seized the throne of the Franks and established your dynasty in the city of Paris. It is from that city that your descendants would rule for 330 years of French history, and every French King since your day has descended from your line. The Capetians, or the "House of France", as they would become known, rivaled the Habsburgs for dominance and importance in Medieval Europe and beyond. The dynasty reached its political and military peak in Louis XIV, le Roi Soleil, the legendary Sun King of France--over 900 years after your death. Can you replicate the rise of this long-lived dynasty, and achieve the dream of which the Cardinal Richelieu, advisor to your descendant Louis XIII, once spoke: "The King, supreme in France. France, supreme in Europe." (Difficulty: Very Hard.) (Dynasty Bonus: The Third Race of Kings: All rulers of your dynasty are 25% more likely to sire children, even with a barren spouse, and your dynasty members all receive a permanent claim on the French throne if your dynasty is removed from it.)
[] Osman I Osmanoglu: You are Osman, a Turkish sultan in Anatolia at the close of the 14th century. Your realm, the Ottoman Sultanate, is one of many states competing for dominance among the fragments of the weakened Byzantine Empire. But you have a dream: an Empire that spans all the lands of the Dar-al-Islam, an Empire to rival storied Rome itself. Yours is Osman's Dream, and your descendants would make that dream a reality. As the mightiest of the Gunpowder Empires of the fifteenth century, the Ottoman Sultanate (later the Ottoman Empire) destroyed the failing Byzantine Empire and established dominion over all of Eastern Europe and the near east as the last great Islamic Caliphate, becoming perhaps the greatest world power of the early modern era. Can you reproduce the rise of the Turk to the world stage? (Difficulty: Insane) (Dynasty Bonus: The Sick Man Of Europe: You gain prestige at an increased rate, and your armies are 25% more effective against Christian enemies. However, your Decadence increases at a greater rate, and your heirs are more likely to plot or start wars against you and each other.)
(A note: Difficulty here represents how hard it would be to achieve the dynasty's historical heights from this start, not the particular difficulty of the start itself)
[] Rudolph of Habsburg: You are Rudolph, Count of Habsburg. History says you became King of the Germans through your own will and political skill, and that your descendants would rule as Archdukes of Austria in their own right. The dynasty you founded went on to rule as Holy Roman Emperors, and, at various times, hold thrones in Spain, Germany, Portugal, England, Italy, and half a dozen other realms across Europe and beyond. The "House of Austria", as your line would become known, was reckoned by contemporaries and historians alike to be the greatest dynasty of the Middle Ages. To recreate such a legacy would be to recreate the mightiest dynastic empire the European world ever saw, to stand unopposed as the heirs of Rome and the masters of Europe. (Difficulty: Challenging) (Dynasty Bonus: In The Family: Marrying another (close) member of your dynasty will reward you an amount of prestige equal to 25% of your own prestige and theirs combined.)
[] Hugh Capet: You are Hugh Capet, Duke of the Franks, and later King of the Franks. Hustory records that after the line of Charlemagne's descendants failed, you seized the throne of the Franks and established your dynasty in the city of Paris. It is from that city that your descendants would rule for 330 years of French history, and every French King since your day has descended from your line. The Capetians, or the "House of France", as they would become known, rivaled the Habsburgs for dominance and importance in Medieval Europe and beyond. The dynasty reached its political and military peak in Louis XIV, le Roi Soleil, the legendary Sun King of France--over 900 years after your death. Can you replicate the rise of this long-lived dynasty, and achieve the dream of which the Cardinal Richelieu, advisor to your descendant Louis XIII, once spoke: "The King, supreme in France. France, supreme in Europe." (Difficulty: Very Hard.) (Dynasty Bonus: The Third Race of Kings: All rulers of your dynasty are 25% more likely to sire children, even with a barren spouse, and your dynasty members all receive a permanent claim on the French throne if your dynasty is removed from it.)
[] Osman I Osmanoglu: You are Osman, a Turkish sultan in Anatolia at the close of the 14th century. Your realm, the Ottoman Sultanate, is one of many states competing for dominance among the fragments of the weakened Byzantine Empire. But you have a dream: an Empire that spans all the lands of the Dar-al-Islam, an Empire to rival storied Rome itself. Yours is Osman's Dream, and your descendants would make that dream a reality. As the mightiest of the Gunpowder Empires of the fifteenth century, the Ottoman Sultanate (later the Ottoman Empire) destroyed the failing Byzantine Empire and established dominion over all of Eastern Europe and the near east as the last great Islamic Caliphate, becoming perhaps the greatest world power of the early modern era. Can you reproduce the rise of the Turk to the world stage? (Difficulty: Insane) (Dynasty Bonus: The Sick Man Of Europe: You gain prestige at an increased rate, and your armies are 25% more effective against Christian enemies. However, your Decadence increases at a greater rate, and your heirs are more likely to plot or start wars against you and each other.)
(A note: Difficulty here represents how hard it would be to achieve the dynasty's historical heights from this start, not the particular difficulty of the start itself)
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- Location
- Des Moines
Rudolph of hasburgs has my vote.
- Location
- in space
[x] Alexios Komnenos:
StellarMonarch
Myrmidon
- Location
- Québec
[X] Hugh Capet
I know Byzantine Hard Ons are the hardest hard ons there ever was but dammit, I'm a Frenchman at heart.
I know Byzantine Hard Ons are the hardest hard ons there ever was but dammit, I'm a Frenchman at heart.
Dirtnap
Kanmusu Affecionado
[x] Alexios Komnenos: You are Alexios I Komnenos, the great Basileus of the Greeks. The pretenders in the west call your realm Byzantium, but it's true name is Rome, and you rule from the city of Constantinople, Queen of Cities and heart of Christendom. In your day, you took control over the divided and crumbling Byzantine Empire, and united it against the Turkish invaders. The restoration you and your descendants began was known as the Komnenian Restoration, and your deeds and glories were recorded after your death by your daughter Anna in the book that has become your legacy: The Alexiad. But your legacy is more than that of your dynasty, just as your rightful empire is more than Anatolia and Greece. You are the heir of Augustus and Constantine, and on your shoulders rests the mantle of the Caesars. (Difficulty: Hard) (Dynasty Bonus: Heirs of the Caesars(+5 Military Bonus while your dynasty is Emperor of Byzantium or holds a claim on the Byzantine Empire, and gain claims on all former territories of the Roman Empire once you hold Rome, Cairo, and Jerusalem.)
AVE IMPERATOR, AVE ROME!
AVE IMPERATOR, AVE ROME!
[x] Osman I Osmanoglu
- Location
- Reno
- Pronouns
- They/Them
[x] Alexios Komnenos:
Ghostdevil
The Devil of Ghosts
- Location
- United States
[X] Alexios Komnenos
I'd also go Habsburg if given enough reason
I'd also go Habsburg if given enough reason
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- USA
[x] Osman I Osmanoglu
Can we outdo the Ottomans? Truly a worthy Challenge!
Can we outdo the Ottomans? Truly a worthy Challenge!
Crazy7s1
Excellent
Can we recreate the Roman Empire? Truly a far worthier challenge!
Nix's Warden
Welcome to Hades
- Location
- United States
[X] Alexios Komnenos:
Go Rome or Go Home.
Go Rome or Go Home.
- Location
- Texas
Incest?
...what? It worked for them in real life!
Mostly.
Well, kind of.
Ghostdevil
The Devil of Ghosts
- Location
- United States
Our sister queen would have to be a Ten minimum for me to actually vote for the Wincest.
Along with some super alliances and she BETTER HAVE GENIUS, FAIR AND STRONG
Or were Zoroastrian
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ChiefTurtle117
The Sigillite
- Location
- Holy Terra
[x] Alexios Komnenos:
For Rome, for the Emperor.
For Rome, for the Emperor.
- Location
- Texas
While Anjou is no longer relevant, his descendants most certainly are. Every English King since the mid-11th century has descended from Geoffrey Plantagenet. (Incidentally, so has every U.S President, with the exception of Trump, who is from Germany)
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Birdie
- Location
- Soerabaja
No, i mean not relevant in the vote in the quest.
Too often read roman restoration
- Location
- Texas
Ah, well, as someone put quite succinctly above, this is the internet, and the internet's hardon for Byzantium is the hardest hardon that has ever harded on.
ChiefTurtle117
The Sigillite
- Location
- Holy Terra
AVE ROMA.