>genuinely first time playing the game
>choose Byzantine Empire because of course
>actually do well, survive
>thrive even
>it's now the year 1030 AD
>all male heirs of my dynasty have died
>next ruler in line is a two year old girl
>vassals_not_happy.jpeg
>last emperor dies
>3 year old girl is crowned sole empress of the Byzantine Empire
>all hell breaks lose
>almost every vassal revolts
>3 year old girl doesn't give a ♥♥♥♥, finds a dog and a cat to play with
>generals are out there giving their blood for her empire
>she leads an army at 5 years old
>bloody battle after bloody battle, child becomes a hardened killer and veteran of many battles
>finally wins the last battle
>barely breaks a white peace
>empire is held together by threads
>girl is now 9
>rebuilds the economy of the empire
>navigates throughout the murder-politics of the byzantines to somehow manage to get all the vassals to adore and admire her despite their religion disallowing female rulers
>doesn't even punish the vassals that rebelled
>stabilizes the empire at 20
>globally_famous_empress.png
>everybody in europe and asia know about the girl who united the empire while she was in daycare
>♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ invades africa
>names a city after herself
>titanic legacy to leave behind, has a sister and no children
>hasn't had any love interest or husband this entire time
>starts seeing prophetic visions
>become a psychic
>travels to Jerusalem 3 times
>75 years old
>still only a sister, who is also in her 60s
>plans to invade all of italy next and reclaim rome
>prepares invasion
>dies
>sister takes over
>too old to have kids
>also dies
>empire completely explodes and permanently collapses

R.I.P Komnenos Bassilisa Theochariste 🙏🙏

10/10 game. got it 3 days ago and have put like 100 hours into it. only played byzantine empire

>genuinely first time playing the game >choose Byzantine Empire because of course >actually do well, survive >thrive even >it's now the year 1030 AD >all male heirs of my dynasty have died >next ruler in line is a two year old girl >vassals_not_happy.jpeg >last emperor dies >3 year old girl is crowned sole empress of the Byzantine Empire >all hell breaks lose >almost every vassal revolts >3 year old girl doesn't give a shit, finds a dog and a cat to play with >generals are out there giving their blood for her empire >she leads an army at 5 years old >bloody battle after bloody battle, child becomes a hardened killer and veteran of many battles >finally wins the last battle >barely breaks a white peace >empire is held together by threads >girl is now 9 >rebuilds the economy of the empire >navigates throughout the murder-politics of the byzantines to somehow manage to get all the vassals to adore and admire her despite their religion disallowing female rulers >doesn't even punish the vassals that rebelled >stabilizes the empire at 20 >globally_famous_empress.png >everybody in europe and asia know about the girl who united the empire while she was in daycare >fucking invades africa >names a city after herself >titanic legacy to leave behind, has a sister and no children >hasn't had any love interest or husband this entire time >starts seeing prophetic visions >become a psychic >travels to Jerusalem 3 times >75 years old >still only a sister, who is also in her 60s >plans to invade all of italy next and reclaim rome >prepares invasion >dies >sister takes over >too old to have kids >also dies >empire completely explodes and permanently collapses R.I.P Komnenos Bassilisa Theochariste 🙏🙏 10/10 game. got it 3 days ago and have put like 100 hours into it. only played byzantine empire