Tuesday, January 24, 2006


King Abdul-Wahab de Hautveille the Lion Hearted, the first of his name, King of Italy, Naples and Venice, Duke of Campagna, Pisa, and Toscana, Shield of Africa, Defender of Faith


Scorpions in the Sand

A Crusader Kings After Action Report by Bincheng Wu

Highlights:


• The Kingdom of England was destroyed by the crusades, leaving a power vacuum on the continent that persist to this day
• The Holy Roman Empire almost devours the Kingdom of France through two centuries of continuous warfare
• The rise of Apulia, eviction of the papcy from Rome, conquest of the decadent merchant republics of Genoa and Venice
• The Mongols sweep through eastern Europe! Reconquest of Byzantium and culling of the horde
• Assasination of the Holy Roman Emperor, immediately followed by the empire loosing two centuries worth of conquered territories
• Reunification of Italy, the HRE gives up the claim to the title of King of Italy
• The second invasion of Europe! The Il-Khanate subjugates Persia, enslaves the Emirs of the Middle East and prepares for the conquest of Anatolia, it is here that our story begin...