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The Age of Empires

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[X] The Byzantine Empire. This empire is Rome, though nobody else really acknowledges this. The empire had been in a steady decline until the ascension of the current God-King Alexios I Komnenos, seeing its return to owning the southern Balkans, the Aegean Sea, and the island of Crete, in addition into pushing into Anatolia. It's still a long ways off from reaching its former glory.​
 
[X] The Kingdom of Galicia-Leon. The former Christian powerhouse of Iberia has suffered loss of land to both Castile and the breakaway empire of Portugal. The two empires had to band together to maintain their power. It resides in the northwest of the peninsula and is ruled by the God-King Alfonso VI.
 
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[x] The Byzantine Empire. This empire is Rome, though nobody else really acknowledges this. The empire had been in a steady decline until the ascension of the current God-King Alexios I Komnenos, seeing its return to owning the southern Balkans, the Aegean Sea, and the island of Crete, in addition into pushing into Anatolia. It's still a long ways off from reaching its former glory.
 
[X] The Byzantine Empire. This empire is Rome, though nobody else really acknowledges this. The empire had been in a steady decline until the ascension of the current God-King Alexios I Komnenos, seeing its return to owning the southern Balkans, the Aegean Sea, and the island of Crete, in addition into pushing into Anatolia. It's still a long ways off from reaching its former glory.
 
[X] The Kingdom of Cyprus. This crusader kingdom is ruled by the God-King Pierre I Lusignan. It resides on its titular island and seeks to expand by fighting against the Turkish heathens.
 
[X] The Kingdom of Galicia-Leon. The former Christian powerhouse of Iberia has suffered loss of land to both Castile and the breakaway empire of Portugal. The two empires had to band together to maintain their power. It resides in the northwest of the peninsula and is ruled by the God-King Alfonso VI
 
[X] The Kingdom of Cyprus. This crusader kingdom is ruled by the God-King Pierre I Lusignan. It resides on its titular island and seeks to expand by fighting against the Turkish heathens.
 
[X] The Kingdom of Galicia-Leon. The former Christian powerhouse of Iberia has suffered loss of land to both Castile and the breakaway empire of Portugal. The two empires had to band together to maintain their power. It resides in the northwest of the peninsula and is ruled by the God-King Alfonso VI.

1. Reconquer or personal union Portugal.
2. Prop up Granada to keep Castile/Aragon distracted.
3. Discover the New World without competition.
4. ...
5. PROFIT
 
[X] The Most Serene Republic of Venice. Located in northeastern Italy, this wealthy empire commands the Adriatic Sea and has expanded to obtain some land and islands on the northwest coast of the Balkan peninsula. It is ruled by the God-King Enrico Dandolo, who greedily eyes the opportunity to strike at Byzantium before it gets too powerful.
 
[X] The Papal States. Residing in central-eastern Italy, this empire is the heart of the Catholic faith and holds significant sway over all of Christendom. It is ruled by the God-King Pope Innocent III.

Battle Pope. All my yes.
 
[X] The Papal States. Residing in central-eastern Italy, this empire is the heart of the Catholic faith and holds significant sway over all of Christendom. It is ruled by the God-King Pope Innocent III.
 
[X] The Papal States. Residing in central-eastern Italy, this empire is the heart of the Catholic faith and holds significant sway over all of Christendom. It is ruled by the God-King Pope Innocent III.
 
[X] The Papal States. Residing in central-eastern Italy, this empire is the heart of the Catholic faith and holds significant sway over all of Christendom. It is ruled by the God-King Pope Innocent III.
 
[X] The Byzantine Empire. This empire is Rome, though nobody else really acknowledges this. The empire had been in a steady decline until the ascension of the current God-King Alexios I Komnenos, seeing its return to owning the southern Balkans, the Aegean Sea, and the island of Crete, in addition into pushing into Anatolia. It's still a long ways off from reaching its former glory.

Make Greece Rome Again.
 
[X] The Byzantine Empire. This empire is Rome, though nobody else really acknowledges this. The empire had been in a steady decline until the ascension of the current God-King Alexios I Komnenos, seeing its return to owning the southern Balkans, the Aegean Sea, and the island of Crete, in addition into pushing into Anatolia. It's still a long ways off from reaching its former glory.
 
[X] The Byzantine Empire. This empire is Rome, though nobody else really acknowledges this. The empire had been in a steady decline until the ascension of the current God-King Alexios I Komnenos, seeing its return to owning the southern Balkans, the Aegean Sea, and the island of Crete, in addition into pushing into Anatolia. It's still a long ways off from reaching its former glory.
 
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Introduction 4
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    • You reside in the empire of Byzantium, which is the oldest empire in all of Europe. The area has a rich history, owning the heartland of the ancient Greek empires, and the empire is the sole survivor of the fall of Rome, being the Eastern Roman Empire itself. The Byzantine Empire has lost quite a few land since its apex from the Arabs, Turks, and Normans, but it has managed to bounce back in power and fortify its lands. Being the heart and soul of the Orthodox faith, the empire has considerable influence over the other Patriarchate empires. Constantinople, the capital of the empire, is also one of the finest cities the world has known, as well as having a key location in the Bosporus Strait. While the God-King may have stabilized the empire's territory, its enemies that have seized land in the past are still prime threats.

    Before your role in the empire can be decided, the attributes you possess need to be established...

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    Time to decide how your stats play out. The stat system in this CYOA is blatantly stolen from World of Darkness consists of three categories crossed with three types for a total of nine stats to decide. The three categories are physical, mental, and social. You can make an impact on the world with any of these three attributes. You can express them in three different ways: power, adaptability, and stability.

    This makes the nine stats Strength (physical/power), Dexterity (physical/adaptability), Constitution (physical/stability), Intelligence (mental/power), Wits (mental/adaptability), Resolve (mental/stability), Presence (social/power), Manipulation (social/adaptability), and Composure (social/stability).

    Instead of exact numbers, I'm merely using a ranking system. Rankings go, highest to lowest, godly, extreme, high, mid, low, weak, then crippled.

    Now you need to decide the importance of your stats. Of physical, mental, and social, you must pick one category to prioritize and one to neglect. This ranking will determine the roles available to your character. For example, high physical and mid social would be fitting for a warrior, while high social and mid mental would be good for a merchant of sorts.

    For your primary stat, pick two of its associations to be rated high and one to be rated mid.
    For your secondary stat, pick one of its associations to be rated high, one to be rated mid, and one to be rated low.
    For your tertiary stat, pick one of its associations to be rated mid and two to be rated low.
     
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    • Primary: Mental
    Secondary: Social
    Tertiary: Physical

    High: Intelligence, Wits, Presence
    Mid: Resolve, Composure, Constitution
    Low: Manipulation, Strength, Dexterity

    [x] High: Intelligence, Wits, Presence / Mid: Resolve, Composure, Constitution / Low: Manipulation, Strength, Dexterity
     
    The character building votes like these don't really support the normal vote system this site uses. I suppose Giga's way works, but these kinds of votes are mainly a conglomerate if there isn't a large majority. Averages of the attribute votes will likely decide the character's final ratings.
     
    Following Giga's example for a voting schema. I prefer a charismatic leader as a character. Especially if we are in the medieval period, our raw intelligence isn't going to help lead, it will bring forth new inventions and ideas, of course, but who says our men and people will agree or follow us? If we go too far, we might get a crusade or we can get excommunicated because we are introducing 'heretic' ideas, theories or inventions.

    Primary: Physical
    Secondary: Social
    Tertiary: Mental

    High: Strength, Constitution, Presence
    Mid: Resolve, Dexterity, Composure
    Low: Manipulation, Intelligence, Wits

    [X] High: Strength, Constitution, Presence / Mid: Resolve, Dexterity, Composure / Low: Manipulation, Intelligence, Wits
     
    [X] Warrior
    -[X] Primary: High Strength, High Dexterity, Mid Constitution
    -[X] Secondary: High Intelligence, Mid Resolve, Low Wits
    -[X] Tertiary: Mid Presence, Low Composure, Low Manipulation
     
    Primary: Social
    Secondary: Mental
    Tertiary: Physical

    High: Manipulation, Presence, Wits
    Mid: Intelligence, Resolve, Dexterity
    Low: Strength, Composure, Constitution

    [X] High: Manipulation, Presence, Wits / Mid: Intelligence, Resolve, Dexterity / Low: Composure, Strength, Constitution
     
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    Primary: Social
    Secondary: Physical
    Tertiary: Mental

    High: Manipulation, Presence, Wits
    Mid: Strength, Composure, Constitution
    Low: Intelligence, Resolve, Dexterity

    First and above all, a leader, but one who can rally the troops from the front, like any proper God-King.
     
    Primary: Physical
    Secondary: Social
    Tertiary: Mental

    High: Strength, Constitution, Presence
    Mid: Resolve, Dexterity, Composure
    Low: Manipulation, Intelligence, Wits

    [X] High: Strength, Constitution, Presence / Mid: Resolve, Dexterity, Composure / Low: Manipulation, Intelligence, Wits
     
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