Cities were powerful in the past. “A lord could dictate to the peasants, but had to negotiate with major towns, and this just isn’t well reflected in-game.” https://acoup.blog/2022/10/14/collections-teaching-paradox-crusader-kings-iii-part-iv-emperors-soldiers-and-peasants/
South Korea is in deep trouble.
Some lore if the ring does not make sense to you.
So we are now programming brain cells to play Doom.
How? “if power is personal, rather than institutional (leg one) and highly fragmented between many people (leg two), then how is power gained and kept within such systems.” https://acoup.blog/2022/10/07/collections-teaching-paradox-crusader-kings-iii-part-iii-constructivisting-a-kingdom/
Ruling is not easy. “Because vassals only provide a percentage of their military strength to their liege but will field all of their strength in the event they rebel (typically through forming a faction whose demands are refused), large realms… Read More »Collections: Teaching Paradox, Crusader Kings III, Part IIa: Rascally Vassals
Is it?
Yes, Saruman had policies. “The political object is the goal, war is the means of reaching it, and means can never be considered in isolation from their purpose…war should never be thought of as something autonomous, but always as an… Read More »Collections: The Battle of Helm’s Deep, Part VIII: The Mind of Saruman
When you do not update your strategy as the world changes around you.
Motivation sometimes looks strange. “But Aragorn’s comments should be motivating, not scary: fight hard, they’re coming to murder your children. That’s something to steel the courage, not sap it; think of your families who are in this very castle, counting… Read More »Collections: The Battle of Helm’s Deep, Part VII: Hanging by a Thread