* Lol, Heinrich and AW are beginning their roleplay, planning how the next war is going to break out, and their casus belli goes like this: "The English king/Elector of Hanover has been mortally insulted by Fritz at the Reichstag in Regensburg! War!"
Lol forever.
Ah, I was wondering what year Fritz sent Jacobite George Keith to Versailles as ambassador: 1751. Yep.
Well, Heinrich, you were nearly spot on, and it's understandably hard to choose from the sheer number of major European rulers that Fritz has insulted which one(s) will end up going to war over it. :P
* Ah, so Heinrich play-invades Saxony because the success of the war hinges on swift action. This does suggest that in the AU without Fritz the scapegoater as his boss, Heinrich fills a vacuum left by Fritz, spends less time avoiding battles, and more time seeking them out. Maybe not as mindlessly as Fritz, but more aggressively than we see him in the historical Seven Years' War.
* Oh, man, they open the finished work with a foreword reading, "In order to *really* do a realistic roleplay, we would have had to know a lot more than we do about the political and military situation HINT HINT FRITZ." :P
it's understandably hard to choose from the sheer number of major European rulers that Fritz has insulted which one(s) will end up going to war over it. :P
Indeed. I mean, other than MT, who is always a given at this point. But the choice among others is so rich!
Agreed on what Heinrich play-invading Saxony says about his instincts and likely behavior in a Fritz-free environment. Though he would argue he was just trying to convincingly impersonate Fritz on that occasion. :)
Re: the timing - don't forget this was also when Charles Hanbury Williams was, or every recently had been Ambassador, aka the one English envoy who loathed Fritz and vice versa.
Though he would argue he was just trying to convincingly impersonate Fritz on that occasion. :)
I would argue that Heinrich is capable of some *very* convincing Fritz impersonations. ;)
Re: the timing - don't forget this was also when Charles Hanbury Williams was, or every recently had been Ambassador, aka the one English envoy who loathed Fritz and vice versa.
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AW readthrough - Heinrich & AW roleplay
Date: 2020-09-06 11:11 pm (UTC)Lol forever.
Ah, I was wondering what year Fritz sent Jacobite George Keith to Versailles as ambassador: 1751. Yep.
Well, Heinrich, you were nearly spot on, and it's understandably hard to choose from the sheer number of major European rulers that Fritz has insulted which one(s) will end up going to war over it. :P
* Ah, so Heinrich play-invades Saxony because the success of the war hinges on swift action. This does suggest that in the AU without Fritz the scapegoater as his boss, Heinrich fills a vacuum left by Fritz, spends less time avoiding battles, and more time seeking them out. Maybe not as mindlessly as Fritz, but more aggressively than we see him in the historical Seven Years' War.
* Oh, man, they open the finished work with a foreword reading, "In order to *really* do a realistic roleplay, we would have had to know a lot more than we do about the political and military situation HINT HINT FRITZ." :P
Loved that.
Re: AW readthrough - Heinrich & AW roleplay
Date: 2020-09-07 07:10 am (UTC)Indeed. I mean, other than MT, who is always a given at this point. But the choice among others is so rich!
Agreed on what Heinrich play-invading Saxony says about his instincts and likely behavior in a Fritz-free environment. Though he would argue he was just trying to convincingly impersonate Fritz on that occasion. :)
Re: the timing - don't forget this was also when Charles Hanbury Williams was, or every recently had been Ambassador, aka the one English envoy who loathed Fritz and vice versa.
Re: AW readthrough - Heinrich & AW roleplay
Date: 2020-09-07 02:24 pm (UTC)I would argue that Heinrich is capable of some *very* convincing Fritz impersonations. ;)
Re: the timing - don't forget this was also when Charles Hanbury Williams was, or every recently had been Ambassador, aka the one English envoy who loathed Fritz and vice versa.
Ah, yes, very true. 1750-1751, per Wikipedia.