[Chris Byler]

Originally posted by Graeme Dice:

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Originally posted by Norfleet:
Nobody wants to commit the resources needed for a push into the hellhole that is the Ashen Empire, knowing that I might induce one of his other neighbors to backstab him while he's occupied.

I can't imagine that anyone other than Carrion Woods Pangaea would ever even really think of allying with the Ashen empire, no matter how nice a present they gave them. Their dominion is so hostile to everyone else, and their growth is exponential, so I really can't see them surviving unless people are in a prearranged team game.

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Well, obviously it would have to be a game that allowed allied victory. Otherwise, the longer AE survives, the more dangerous it is to everyone including its present allies.

But if endgame alliances are allowed, the longer AE survives, the more dangerous it is to its enemies. As long as you don't border AE (their allies will typically not be chosen from among their neighbors), or make the border in low-value provinces, or keep priests and temples to keep back AE's dominion, you can coexist with them just fine.