Dynasties & Dungeons

Burgundy Ascendant: The Campaign That Almost Was There are campaigns you finish, and there are campaigns you build . This was the latter—a run defined not by a final screen, but by a system so complete it scarcely needed one. And then, without warning, it was gone. What follows is not just a record of progress, but a reconstruction of a campaign that had already crossed the threshold from success to inevitability. The Opening: Controlled Aggression From the outset, Burgundy rejected passivity. Rivals were chosen early—France and England—while alliances with Austria and Castile provided the diplomatic backbone. The opening war against Provence accelerated everything. Burgundy seized key territory across Lorraine and the Empire, but more importantly, it established a pattern: expand quickly, but never carelessly. Even in these first years, the campaign was not about land—it was about positioning. The Early Twist: Maine Surrendered Europe descended into chaos sooner ...