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started a new eu5 campaign yesterday. this time, as mercantile muscovy in russia. i want to conquer ryazan to the south. and smolensk. they're rich cities, lots of taxes to be had there. i need that


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Dec 14 at 1:30pmWeb
Show threadrevy   Dec 16

woah buddy, no need to get that personal


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Show threadrevy   Dec 16

russia, 1497.
we slowly emancipated ourselves from the marriage union with vladimir.
managed to have ryazan as a vassal in the process of integration; novgorod to the north is in my marriage union as well. working on changing union's laws so i can usurp their throne


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Show threadrevy   Dec 17
this game eats my cpu's ass for breakfast but it's so worth it. i haven't had this much fun in a video game in a while
Show threadrevy   Dec 17

been drilling the military for the past few months. soon, they will be ready to fight against vladimir, karachev, and kostroma. i've already been fabricating a casus belli and i'm waiting for the most opportune moment to strike…


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Show threadrevy   Dec 17

winning not just on the battlefield, but in diplomacy as well


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Show threadrevy   Dec 17

europe in 1545 is a bit of a mess


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Show threadrevy   Dec 18

russia 1578
recently learned that it is better to not annex provinces; rather, you want to liberate and then immediately vassalize them. this causes less perceived aggression.
i managed to partition vladimir to the north (gordets) and also have kazan as an orthodox christian tributary estate. i also have samara. that's about two million people as vassals. i am starting to become quite powerful.
right now my goal is to make moskva as populous as possible. i have 275k people living there. i'm actively encouraging migration there, but it's hard.


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Show threadrevy   Dec 18

1594
managed to get novgorod back under my wing. vladimir also suspiciously decimated in size, and their ally vanished from earth altogether. it's all coming to plan


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Show threadrevy   Dec 19

1621
it's coming down to this. being king of muscovy, novgorod, vladimir, ryazan, and kazan, i must now seek rivalry with the principality of kyiv in the south.


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Show threadrevy   Dec 19

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Show threadrevy   Dec 19

i want that republic obliterated


Show threadrevy   Dec 19

nice


Show threadrevy   Dec 19

summer of 1665 (little ice age)
the summer invasion of 1665 starts with a massive offensive to the capital of novgorod. the goal is to siege it down before the great russian winter hits and decimates my forces


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Show threadrevy   Dec 19

it is soon to be autumn and novgorod decided to siege my northernmost provinces that are already starting to get hit by snow. bold move, let's see if it plays out


Show threadrevy   Dec 19

winter of 1671, one of the coldest ones yet
this siege is quickly becoming a disaster, but i must press on. i need it all


Show threadrevy   Dec 19

are you kidding me


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Show threadrevy   Dec 19

so many people are dying on both sides. i'm winning, but not as hard as i want to. if only novgorod accepted my very fair peace offer then a lot of this blood wouldn't be spilled right now


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Show threadrevy   Dec 19

winter of 1673. the little ice age won't stop.
millions of people died. but on the other hand: some of my levies have little christmas hats :3


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Show threadrevy   Dec 19

1674
after almost a decade of war, the grand principality of muscovy emerged victorious. it is now time to strengthen its rule in its newly acquired northern provinces.


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Show threadrevy   Dec 20
population of russia, 1693
my cpu HATES this map view, btw