Chavchuveny! A Siberian AAR Part 10
Game: Europa Universalis IV
Published: 2017-02-01, edited: 1970-01-01
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Chavchuveny! A Siberian AAR
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Chavchuveny, the land of fur and credit
Welcome back to Chavchuveny! A Siberian AAR! In the last episode we crushed the evil Manchu horde and began our ascendency into the realm of the great nations of this earth.
We also had a bit of an, erm, 'incident' where our glorious leader Kencheeri Garpancha opened fire into a crowd of unarmed students and dissolved parliament. Kids these days! Anyhow, we're nearing the dawn of the 18th century and our military dictatorship is determined to lead Chavchuveny into a bright and glorious future!
As for money, we've taken a bit of an income hit by losing the merchant republic. We're only making 55 ducats a month, down from 60, but more investment into our industrial centres will make up for the shortfall! The credit must flow!
Welcome back to Chavchuveny! A Siberian AAR! In the last episode we crushed the evil Manchu horde and began our ascendency into the realm of the great nations of this earth.
We also had a bit of an, erm, 'incident' where our glorious leader Kencheeri Garpancha opened fire into a crowd of unarmed students and dissolved parliament. Kids these days! Anyhow, we're nearing the dawn of the 18th century and our military dictatorship is determined to lead Chavchuveny into a bright and glorious future!
As for money, we've taken a bit of an income hit by losing the merchant republic. We're only making 55 ducats a month, down from 60, but more investment into our industrial centres will make up for the shortfall! The credit must flow!
Guns and cannons for everybody!
It is a sacred right for every Chavchuvenian to bear arms and with the introduction of mortgage-backed derivatives foisted onto the backs of the unsuspecting poor our Lord Protector will make this dream a reality! With the rise of our stock exchanges we convince the ignorant masses to invest in bonds to build weapon manufacturies. Of course the profits and, later, assets will be transferred into shell companies leaving the original company and their peasant shareholders bankrupt, but hey that's capitalism for you! Money money money!
It is a sacred right for every Chavchuvenian to bear arms and with the introduction of mortgage-backed derivatives foisted onto the backs of the unsuspecting poor our Lord Protector will make this dream a reality! With the rise of our stock exchanges we convince the ignorant masses to invest in bonds to build weapon manufacturies. Of course the profits and, later, assets will be transferred into shell companies leaving the original company and their peasant shareholders bankrupt, but hey that's capitalism for you! Money money money!
Glorious Technology!
We squeeze another admin tech out of our nation and finally figure out how to build gauche imperialistic monuments celebrating our society's vainglorious bloodlust. We'll have to get these things built on the double, I can't believe Chavchuveny has been lacking these buildings!
We squeeze another admin tech out of our nation and finally figure out how to build gauche imperialistic monuments celebrating our society's vainglorious bloodlust. We'll have to get these things built on the double, I can't believe Chavchuveny has been lacking these buildings!
Chocolate? In MY Chavchuveny?
Much fuss of European chocolates has been made in Chavchuveny's social circles, but the outflow of Chavchuveny silver has been affecting our credit rating! We launch an embargo on such decadent filth, the ruling classes can get their own black-market supplies of course but the rabble can do without! For the motherland!
Much fuss of European chocolates has been made in Chavchuveny's social circles, but the outflow of Chavchuveny silver has been affecting our credit rating! We launch an embargo on such decadent filth, the ruling classes can get their own black-market supplies of course but the rabble can do without! For the motherland!
Speaking of rabble...
Our benevolent Protectorship has not been well-recieved in the colonies. We send some representatives of the new regime to negotiate a suitable settlement.
Our benevolent Protectorship has not been well-recieved in the colonies. We send some representatives of the new regime to negotiate a suitable settlement.
Well hello there Timmy
My how you've grown! Originally a filthy thieving horde like our Manchu neighbours, the Timurids have embraced the enlightened ideals of Western civilization. I'm sure we'll be good friends, as long as you focus your imperialistic efforts away from our borders...
My how you've grown! Originally a filthy thieving horde like our Manchu neighbours, the Timurids have embraced the enlightened ideals of Western civilization. I'm sure we'll be good friends, as long as you focus your imperialistic efforts away from our borders...
Chavchuveny holiday resort grows!
We've almost finished fully colonizing the holiday resort of Sulawesi, although we have to deal with that impostor nation in Palopo! Chacvhuveny's colonial ambitions are slowly winding down; with Alaska and Sulawesi colonized we have little desire to go much further. Our interests lie in Siberia and these colonies are little more than distractions.
We've almost finished fully colonizing the holiday resort of Sulawesi, although we have to deal with that impostor nation in Palopo! Chacvhuveny's colonial ambitions are slowly winding down; with Alaska and Sulawesi colonized we have little desire to go much further. Our interests lie in Siberia and these colonies are little more than distractions.
Hello World! It's time we got formally acquainted!
Chavchuvenian intellectuals have of late began to adopt a new idea, that the world is separated into two spheres. The first sphere is territory that Chavchuveny controls, the second being territory that Chavchuveny *should* control. Chavchuveny Imperialism is taken to new heights and with the introduction of client states, we stand ready to lay our claws into the world! The world I say! Bwahahaha!
Chavchuvenian intellectuals have of late began to adopt a new idea, that the world is separated into two spheres. The first sphere is territory that Chavchuveny controls, the second being territory that Chavchuveny *should* control. Chavchuveny Imperialism is taken to new heights and with the introduction of client states, we stand ready to lay our claws into the world! The world I say! Bwahahaha!
Causus Bellis!
"Because I want your stuff" seems to be good enough reason to declare war on damn near everyone these days...
"Because I want your stuff" seems to be good enough reason to declare war on damn near everyone these days...
Speaking of stuff
Better to make stuff than take it! The industrialism of Chavchuvney grows to new heights as we build more and more manufactories. One day we'll make more money than Russia, of this I swear!
Better to make stuff than take it! The industrialism of Chavchuvney grows to new heights as we build more and more manufactories. One day we'll make more money than Russia, of this I swear!
Why hello there Manchu!
After having a few bites taken out of it by neighbours, Manchu finally westernizes. I'm actually happy about this, we can now rival Manchu and gain power projection from them! They're still incredibly backwards technologically and we have NO intention of giving them enough time to catch up!
After having a few bites taken out of it by neighbours, Manchu finally westernizes. I'm actually happy about this, we can now rival Manchu and gain power projection from them! They're still incredibly backwards technologically and we have NO intention of giving them enough time to catch up!
Democracy? What's this nonsense?
Kencheeri seems to have mellowed in his old age, and announces minor concessions to placate the public, who are generally furious about everything all the time ever since we dissolved parliament.
My plan is to raise my republican tradition high enough to become a republic again when our Lord Protector dies (a non-merchant republic one). However I didn't realise that republican dictatorships don't get passive republican tradition gain. So I have to rely on this event firing a couple more times. Fingers crossed!
Kencheeri seems to have mellowed in his old age, and announces minor concessions to placate the public, who are generally furious about everything all the time ever since we dissolved parliament.
My plan is to raise my republican tradition high enough to become a republic again when our Lord Protector dies (a non-merchant republic one). However I didn't realise that republican dictatorships don't get passive republican tradition gain. So I have to rely on this event firing a couple more times. Fingers crossed!
I'm sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of ALL THIS MONEY I'M MAKING
I lay down another trade company for a cool 400 ducats; losing the guilds faction has increased our building costs, how awful! We'll get about 15 a year from this place once we factor in the added trade value. I'm being reduced to building these things in colonies with 50% local autonomy because it's the best land I've got! Luckily they're still insanely profitable.
I lay down another trade company for a cool 400 ducats; losing the guilds faction has increased our building costs, how awful! We'll get about 15 a year from this place once we factor in the added trade value. I'm being reduced to building these things in colonies with 50% local autonomy because it's the best land I've got! Luckily they're still insanely profitable.
Ha! Pathetic grandstanding! We'll salt the earth with your tears for this!
Manchu has the gall to rival the great Chavchuveny! The fools should be licking our boots begging for survival! Although to be fair to them, absolutely nothing they can do will alter their fate, they will bend the knee to glorious Chavchuveny reindeer or they will die! Glory to Chavchuveny!
Manchu has the gall to rival the great Chavchuveny! The fools should be licking our boots begging for survival! Although to be fair to them, absolutely nothing they can do will alter their fate, they will bend the knee to glorious Chavchuveny reindeer or they will die! Glory to Chavchuveny!
Guns! More guns!
For the first time in its history, glorious Chavchuveny equals any nation on this planet when it comes to the quality of their military technology. The very latest muskets, cannons and tactics are not developed in some European backwater, but rather the lofty universities of the far, far east! We are an island of civilization surrounded by festering backwards barbarians! And that includes Russia! Remove vodka!
For the first time in its history, glorious Chavchuveny equals any nation on this planet when it comes to the quality of their military technology. The very latest muskets, cannons and tactics are not developed in some European backwater, but rather the lofty universities of the far, far east! We are an island of civilization surrounded by festering backwards barbarians! And that includes Russia! Remove vodka!
Upgrade the forts!
It's not cheap, but now that we have the technology for it we start building level 7 forts on Russia's border. These things are monstrous, you practically need a god-tier siege general just to make any progress against them. This will stop the Russian Bear in his tracks!
It's not cheap, but now that we have the technology for it we start building level 7 forts on Russia's border. These things are monstrous, you practically need a god-tier siege general just to make any progress against them. This will stop the Russian Bear in his tracks!
A Great Man appears in Chavchuvey's hour of plenty!
Some pesky rebels spawn, again, and we hire a general to rally the troops against them. Looks like we lucked out because Dulustaan is pretty impressive. I'd prefer his fire and shock pips to be reversed but hey I'm not complaining. We'll achieve great things with this man!
Some pesky rebels spawn, again, and we hire a general to rally the troops against them. Looks like we lucked out because Dulustaan is pretty impressive. I'd prefer his fire and shock pips to be reversed but hey I'm not complaining. We'll achieve great things with this man!
Chavchuveny can into coalitions!
It's only appropriate that an emerging great power should have a coalition rallied against them and Manchu steps up and obliges! Luckily for us, few people even know we exist yet alone feel strongly enough about us to join a coalition. That will change...
It's only appropriate that an emerging great power should have a coalition rallied against them and Manchu steps up and obliges! Luckily for us, few people even know we exist yet alone feel strongly enough about us to join a coalition. That will change...
Quantity!
Now that we've caught up in military tech we start unlocking more Quantity ideas. Starting with child soldiers, how enlightened of us! Still, if you're strong enough to hold a gun you're old enough to fight! We'll break the Russians against a human wave of Chavchuveny!
Now that we've caught up in military tech we start unlocking more Quantity ideas. Starting with child soldiers, how enlightened of us! Still, if you're strong enough to hold a gun you're old enough to fight! We'll break the Russians against a human wave of Chavchuveny!
Speaking of coalitions...
Dear gods, the Ottomans are in trouble...
Dear gods, the Ottomans are in trouble...
Yup, I smell trouble on the horizon...
Looks like the house of Osmanli got a bit too greedy, look at that coalition! I suspect the charred and bloody corpse of Kebab is about to be strewn across Europe...
Looks like the house of Osmanli got a bit too greedy, look at that coalition! I suspect the charred and bloody corpse of Kebab is about to be strewn across Europe...
New Chavchuveny, you exist? Oh yes, gib stuff!
New Chavchuveny sends us a delegation to remind us that not only do they exist, but they would like some preferential trading rights seeing as they're our kin. We tell them to get lost and give us more mercantilism!
New Chavchuveny sends us a delegation to remind us that not only do they exist, but they would like some preferential trading rights seeing as they're our kin. We tell them to get lost and give us more mercantilism!
More redoubts!
We'll have our entire border covered with these things! Who would have thought that the most heavily fortified region in the world would be eastern Siberia?
Things are looking up for little Chavchuveny! Russia seems pacified and we have the forts and army to hold them off should they attack, hopefully. Our economy is booming, our truce with the Manchu is about to wear off and everything is just pretty swell! I bet nothing bad could possibly happen to us!...
We'll have our entire border covered with these things! Who would have thought that the most heavily fortified region in the world would be eastern Siberia?
Things are looking up for little Chavchuveny! Russia seems pacified and we have the forts and army to hold them off should they attack, hopefully. Our economy is booming, our truce with the Manchu is about to wear off and everything is just pretty swell! I bet nothing bad could possibly happen to us!...
Terrible things happen to us!
Well, looks like we didn't make it after all. It's 1703 and our rather inept Lord Protector, Kencheeri Garpancha, died childless. In the ensuing chaos republican factions and the newly minted aristocracy fought furious street battles through the capital, but eventually only one winner emerged from the turmoil. A bright and talented young general by the name of Timir Kurasi lead his faction to victory and declared the first monarchy that Chavchuveny has seen in centuries. Long live the king?
Well, looks like we didn't make it after all. It's 1703 and our rather inept Lord Protector, Kencheeri Garpancha, died childless. In the ensuing chaos republican factions and the newly minted aristocracy fought furious street battles through the capital, but eventually only one winner emerged from the turmoil. A bright and talented young general by the name of Timir Kurasi lead his faction to victory and declared the first monarchy that Chavchuveny has seen in centuries. Long live the king?
