u/Master_Novel_4062

For 867 favorite is Basil I the Macedonian. Byzantine playthroughs are a favorite of mine in general. Haesteinn is another good one too but sometimes he feels too easy. For 1066 I like Alfonso VI. He’s the best start if you want to do the Reconquista imo. I also enjoy Matilda of Tuscany and Robert the Fox in Italy. In 1178 I sometimes go as one of Henry Plantagenets sons but usually I like starting as Louis VII of France so I can play as Philip II within a couple years. What about you guys?

Do you think Iroh was the favored child? Who do you think was more of a bending prodigy? How much of an age gap do you think Iroh and Ozai had? Do you think Ozai was treated more like Zuko or Azula when he was growing up? Was Azulon just as cruel as Ozai or was he slightly more human? How different do you imagine young Iroh to have been before his enlightenment? What do you think the timeline was for Iroh’s backstory and redemption? Do you wish that Ozai and Iroh had interacted on screen or did you appreciate the distance?

Obviously a billion dollars is a foolproof safety net but will any of them be able to built it into even more billions through smart investments/ventures (doubtful) or will they mismanage their inheritance and lose some of it? How many generations do you think the wealth will extend to? Historically some ultra wealthy families end up loosing everything over the course of a couple generations, like the Vanderbilts, who lost most of their wealth. Does the family trust extend past Logan’s death? Who will be the executor of it if it does?

It could be recent or it could be from a century ago, anything that answers the prompt counts.

Sorry if the prompt is phrased oddly I didn’t really know how to condense all my thoughts in the most coherent manner. I’ve heard all kinds of stereotypes about how the oldest is the most responsible or the most likely to go no contact, the middle is forgotten or mischievous, or the youngest is spoiled and lazy. How much of this is true and how much is hearsay? Does gender have any impact on it? Obviously parenting styles probably do. Is there any scientific reason for these outcomes or is it all just learned behavior?

What is it like to find out that your parent(s) who you thought were good actually did terrible things that you were unaware of? How does it reframe the way you view them and your relationship with them? Do you find it hard to believe at first?

A lot of alternate history scenarios seem to pertain to the World Wars, the Cold War, or the War on Terror, so I was wondering if anyone knew of any good ones that aren’t about those topics. I especially hate the “what if the axis won WW2” trope. It’s so overdone at this point.

I just thought of this but I wish there was an event in administrative realms where a general could rebel and try to claim territory/the throne for himself. This happened a lot in Byzantium and China and I think it’d be an interesting addition to the game, like you have to choose wisely about who you place in command of your armies because there’s a risk they’ll use the power you bestowed upon them to grab power for themselves. Also on the topic of warfare, I wish navies/naval battles could be a thing and I wish to could get events whenever you participate in a battle pertaining to strategy/combat, kind of like when you’re dueling someone or playing a board game. I also feel like there should be a start date for the first crusade. I know it’s close to 1066 but the game is called “Crusader Kings”.

I’ve heard a bunch of theories ranging from how they cucked Constantine to Fausta falsely accusing Crispus of raping her because she wanted her sons in power and Constantine only found out it was a lie after Crispus was dead which prompted him to kill Fausta as well. I’ve also heard speculation that they were plotting to overthrow him. What is the consensus on this? What could make someone kill their own child? It’s a shame Constantine had his only capable son killed seeing as how the other three left a lot to be desired, especially Constantine II.

I know much of it is due to infrastructure collapse but how did no one know how to fix it? Were there no artisans in all of Britain? How can an entire society just utterly fail? In the other remains of what was once Rome there was still some level of continuity for the most part. Why wasn’t this the case in Britain? How long did Romans still hold out in Wales?

Many later Byzantine Emperors had children but comparatively few Roman ones did. I’ve also read some stuff about people blaming the fall of the west on Romans not having enough children. In Europe later on you’d have nobleman having up to a dozen children in some cases from a single wife. Why wasn’t this the case in Ancient Rome? (I’m not going to compare it to like Persia or China or something because I know the Romans weren’t as big on polygamy as them and most Emperors only had a single wife at a time). Did Christianity play a part in it, because later Christian Roman and Byzantine Emperors seemed to have more children. Were fertility rates in Rome lower for some reason? Am I just reading too far into this and it’s actually nothing?

By which I mean when would you say Byzantium became less Roman than not Roman? Imo it’d be when the Arabs conquered the Levant and Egypt. Those had been such crucial provinces historically and the less of them reduced the Byzantines to pretty much solely Southeastern Europe and Anatolia. Heraclius also just feels like a bookend in a lot of ways.

Imo I wish they would’ve fleshed out Lu Ten a little bit more. Like maybe talk about him having been a firebender or have a flashback where he has dialogue in Season Three to parallel the Ozai face reveal. His character always intrigued me but it’s all left very vague. I understand why they did that but I felt they could’ve given him maybe just a little bit more screen time.

This show is probably as close to perfect as anything can be (at least from all the shows I’ve watched in my life) but obviously nothing can be completely airtight all the time. What are some minor things you wish were handled a little differently or given a bit more depth?

Listen, I hate Shiv as much as the next guy. She’s fun to watch on screen but she’s an abysmal human being, just like all the Roys. But why do people keep posting about specifically this and only this. Istg every time I look at this sub there’s a brand new “I hate Shiv” post. We get it guys omfg. It’s not an interesting, original, or creative thought to have, never mind posting about. A couple of times is fine, but it’s getting excessive. And again, I hate her morals, she’s horrible, but it’s just not that interesting to constantly reiterate that. Stop beating a dead horse. I’ve also seen a couple instances where people have tried arguing that’s she’s worse than Logan, like alright buddy wrap it up. Saying anyone in the show is worse than Logan (besides like Uncle Mo) is just false. Think of all of the worst things Shiv or Kendall or Roman or whoever have done and triple it. Quadruple it even. That’s Logan. The “sibs” are the three way tie in terms of moral bankruptcy, it just manifests in different ways between the three of them.

What if Marcus Aurelius died of the Antonine Plague in 169 AD and Lucius Verus was the one who survived to the age of 58 and had a surviving son? This would place Lucius Verus’ death around 189 AD (He was born in December 130 AD). Additionally this would mean Commodus dies in childhood like his brothers, and Lucius Verus’ son with Lucilla outlives his father. His son would’ve been born around 168 AD it seems (the specific DOB is not recorded) and would’ve been 21 when his father died. This, alongside the fact that he would’ve been not only the biological son of Lucius Verus but also the biological grandson and great grandson of Marcus Aurelius and Antoninus Pius respectively would mean that he almost certainly gets confirmed as Emperor by the Senate if Lucius Verus maintained his throne until 189. How would all of this alter the fate of Rome? Would Lucius Verus win the Marcomannic Wars?With no Commodus and presumably no Severan Dynasty does the Crisis of the Third Century still occur? Or does Lucius Verus’ apparent recklessness become unrestrained without the tempering influence of Marcus Aurelius and he ends up being a terrible Emperor? Would his son just end up being another Commodus? What role would Lucilla play in this all? Does the fall of the Western Roman Empire get delayed or does it occur even sooner? Is the Empire even split at all?