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Welcome to HRE NES! If you're new here and would like to join up, the following spaces are available:
Duchies: The Duchy of Swabia is currently open. Swabia is one of the founding German Duchies, with full rights at the Reichstag and occupying a key position at the heart of Europe.
Minor Powers: The County of Friesland is open. Friesland is a small region claimed by both Germany and Lotharingia; it's also currently occupied by the Vikings. Playing the Frisians will be difficult, but the little country has a lot of potential to be a naval and mercantile power.
Others: Other realms not mentioned above are not intended for players at this time; other big powers like Italy, France, the Vikings, and so forth are mine. If you have something creative in mind, I'll hear you out by PM, but I would prefer if you chose something that's open above. I'll be more likely to let you do something unorthodox if there aren't any free spaces above. I'm sure we can come up with something to get you involved.
HRE NES
Rise of the Holy Roman Empire
It is the Year of Our Lord 924. Charlemagne, Imperator Augustus and King of the Franks, has been dead for more than a century, and his empire is a shadow of its former self. The Christians of Europe are split into petty kingdoms and duchies, and Charlemagne’s crown sits in a Papal vault in Rome, the last Emperor having been defeated and cast down in disgrace.
The Throne of Saint Peter is also not what it once was. The Popes have been deep in the sway of several powerful Roman families – more precisely, the sway of powerful women within those families, and the illicit affairs that are rumored to go on in the holiest parts of the Eternal City have become the source of many derisive jokes and ribald rhymes. For now, these powerful families control the Papacy, and use it chiefly for their own immediate gain in the environs of Rome.
Not all is decaying, however. In the dark forests of Germany at the edges of Charlemagne’s empire, new powers are emerging. The tribes of the Germanic peoples have only recently restyled themselves as feudal nobility, and have appropriated large and independent realms for themselves. The four most powerful of these German Dukes, rulers of the tribal regions known as the “Stem Duchies,” have banded together and elected a King, and they have been joined by the Bohemians as a fifth duchy under the German crown. Threatened by the ruthless Magyar horsemen from the southeast, the Dukes have – at least superficially – submitted to a Monarch. Make no mistake, however, that they will humbly accept vassaldom and servile obedience to their new King – it was not long ago that their ancestors were pagan chieftains plundering the ruins of the Roman Empire, and they thirst for the power and wealth that could be theirs as Duke, King – or Emperor.
Playable Factions and Leaders:
Duchy of Saxony – King Heinrich (Micha)
Duchy of Franconia – Duke Eberhard III (foolish_icarus)
Duchy of Bavaria – Duke Arnulf (appleciders)
Duchy of Swabia – Duke Burchard II (Vacant!)
Duchy of Bohemia - Duke Vratislaus (Nimitz)
County of Friesland - Count Dirk (Vacant!)
Unplayable Powers:
Kingdom of Italy – King Rudolph II
Kingdom of Upper Burgundy – King Rudolph II
Kingdom of Lower Burgundy – King Louis III “the Blind”
Kingdom of Western Francia and Lothairingia – King Rudolph I
Duchy of Normandy – Duke Rollo Ganger
Republic of Venice – Doge Orso II Participazio
Magyar Horde – Fejedelem Fajsz
Kievan Rus – Prince Igor
Papal States – Pope John X
Kingdom of England – King Athelstan
Eastern Roman Empire – Emperor Romanos I (co-ruling with Constantine VII)
Croatian Duchy of Dalmatia – Duke Tomislav
Emirate of Cordoba – Emir Abd-ar-Rahman III
Kingdom of Bulgaria - Tsar Simeon "the Great"
Kingdom of the Danes - King Hardeknut
Duchy of Spoleto - Duke Boniface
Margravate of Tuscany - Margrave Guy
Principality of Benevento and Capua - Prince Landulf (co-ruing with Atenulf II)
Duchy of Naples - Duke Marinus
Duchy of Gaeta - Hypatus John
Principality of Salerno - Prince Guaimar II
Republic of Amalfi - Patrician Mastalus
Rules and Guides
There is no rulebook for HRE NES, but it's pretty easy to pick up. Look around and see how other people are playing, and look up the first HRE NES thread to see the whole thing from the year 911. If you have questions, don't be afraid to PM me or post them!
This is a detail-oriented and "authoritarian" NES. By authoritarian, I mean that you give orders rather than say how things are; you are playing a person in this NES (specifically, the Duke/Count/King/Emperor), not a country. By detail-oriented I mean that details are emphasized; my updates include various and sundry historical notes, I give accounts of all battles, and so on. Likewise, your updates should be as detail-filled as possible. More description is (within reason) better!
For orders, I prefer that everything be public and in this thread unless it needs to be secret - then you pm me. There is no limit on pms, and detail is good, but filling 10 pms with descriptions about the finely detailed mustaches on your Angonmen won't help you any.
Updates will typically occur when all players have submitted orders; updates will be postponed if players are on vacation. The GM reserves the right to update in a player's absence if the player just dissappears.
I have only two big rules to participate: First, make sure you pm me if you are leaving for a while, so I don't remove you or update without you. Be courteous! Secondly, if you find yourself unable to play, send me a pm, so I can give your spot to somebody else.
Note that new duchies will probably open up over time, so if you're reading this thread but there's no room for you, pm me anyway - when a duchy opens up you can join in.
Duchies: The Duchy of Swabia is currently open. Swabia is one of the founding German Duchies, with full rights at the Reichstag and occupying a key position at the heart of Europe.
Minor Powers: The County of Friesland is open. Friesland is a small region claimed by both Germany and Lotharingia; it's also currently occupied by the Vikings. Playing the Frisians will be difficult, but the little country has a lot of potential to be a naval and mercantile power.
Others: Other realms not mentioned above are not intended for players at this time; other big powers like Italy, France, the Vikings, and so forth are mine. If you have something creative in mind, I'll hear you out by PM, but I would prefer if you chose something that's open above. I'll be more likely to let you do something unorthodox if there aren't any free spaces above. I'm sure we can come up with something to get you involved.
HRE NES
Rise of the Holy Roman Empire
It is the Year of Our Lord 924. Charlemagne, Imperator Augustus and King of the Franks, has been dead for more than a century, and his empire is a shadow of its former self. The Christians of Europe are split into petty kingdoms and duchies, and Charlemagne’s crown sits in a Papal vault in Rome, the last Emperor having been defeated and cast down in disgrace.
The Throne of Saint Peter is also not what it once was. The Popes have been deep in the sway of several powerful Roman families – more precisely, the sway of powerful women within those families, and the illicit affairs that are rumored to go on in the holiest parts of the Eternal City have become the source of many derisive jokes and ribald rhymes. For now, these powerful families control the Papacy, and use it chiefly for their own immediate gain in the environs of Rome.
Not all is decaying, however. In the dark forests of Germany at the edges of Charlemagne’s empire, new powers are emerging. The tribes of the Germanic peoples have only recently restyled themselves as feudal nobility, and have appropriated large and independent realms for themselves. The four most powerful of these German Dukes, rulers of the tribal regions known as the “Stem Duchies,” have banded together and elected a King, and they have been joined by the Bohemians as a fifth duchy under the German crown. Threatened by the ruthless Magyar horsemen from the southeast, the Dukes have – at least superficially – submitted to a Monarch. Make no mistake, however, that they will humbly accept vassaldom and servile obedience to their new King – it was not long ago that their ancestors were pagan chieftains plundering the ruins of the Roman Empire, and they thirst for the power and wealth that could be theirs as Duke, King – or Emperor.
Playable Factions and Leaders:
Duchy of Saxony – King Heinrich (Micha)
Duchy of Franconia – Duke Eberhard III (foolish_icarus)
Duchy of Bavaria – Duke Arnulf (appleciders)
Duchy of Swabia – Duke Burchard II (Vacant!)
Duchy of Bohemia - Duke Vratislaus (Nimitz)
County of Friesland - Count Dirk (Vacant!)
Unplayable Powers:
Kingdom of Italy – King Rudolph II
Kingdom of Upper Burgundy – King Rudolph II
Kingdom of Lower Burgundy – King Louis III “the Blind”
Kingdom of Western Francia and Lothairingia – King Rudolph I
Duchy of Normandy – Duke Rollo Ganger
Republic of Venice – Doge Orso II Participazio
Magyar Horde – Fejedelem Fajsz
Kievan Rus – Prince Igor
Papal States – Pope John X
Kingdom of England – King Athelstan
Eastern Roman Empire – Emperor Romanos I (co-ruling with Constantine VII)
Croatian Duchy of Dalmatia – Duke Tomislav
Emirate of Cordoba – Emir Abd-ar-Rahman III
Kingdom of Bulgaria - Tsar Simeon "the Great"
Kingdom of the Danes - King Hardeknut
Duchy of Spoleto - Duke Boniface
Margravate of Tuscany - Margrave Guy
Principality of Benevento and Capua - Prince Landulf (co-ruing with Atenulf II)
Duchy of Naples - Duke Marinus
Duchy of Gaeta - Hypatus John
Principality of Salerno - Prince Guaimar II
Republic of Amalfi - Patrician Mastalus
Rules and Guides
There is no rulebook for HRE NES, but it's pretty easy to pick up. Look around and see how other people are playing, and look up the first HRE NES thread to see the whole thing from the year 911. If you have questions, don't be afraid to PM me or post them!
This is a detail-oriented and "authoritarian" NES. By authoritarian, I mean that you give orders rather than say how things are; you are playing a person in this NES (specifically, the Duke/Count/King/Emperor), not a country. By detail-oriented I mean that details are emphasized; my updates include various and sundry historical notes, I give accounts of all battles, and so on. Likewise, your updates should be as detail-filled as possible. More description is (within reason) better!
For orders, I prefer that everything be public and in this thread unless it needs to be secret - then you pm me. There is no limit on pms, and detail is good, but filling 10 pms with descriptions about the finely detailed mustaches on your Angonmen won't help you any.
Updates will typically occur when all players have submitted orders; updates will be postponed if players are on vacation. The GM reserves the right to update in a player's absence if the player just dissappears.
I have only two big rules to participate: First, make sure you pm me if you are leaving for a while, so I don't remove you or update without you. Be courteous! Secondly, if you find yourself unable to play, send me a pm, so I can give your spot to somebody else.
Note that new duchies will probably open up over time, so if you're reading this thread but there's no room for you, pm me anyway - when a duchy opens up you can join in.
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