[Arryn]

Originally posted by Nethog:
Have you noticed if the number of AI provinces captured have a stronger effect? Does the AI "remember" previous hostilities even though he may have recaptured the provinces you stole from him?

The AI doesn't remember, per se. What happens is committing "hostile acts" increases the chances of the AI considering you as "hostile" and responding. In my AAR, I'm pretty sure that I'm now at war with Vanheim, despite not even taking any of their provinces. What happened is that I attacked Man's capital on the same turn Vanheim did, and my pretender defeated the Vans. The next turn, Van tried again, while my pretender was sieging. Again I defeated Van. Turn after, Van attacks another of my provinces with Call of the Winds. Not exactly a peaceful thing for them to broaden the dispute ...

Basically, the AI viewed my attacking the same target as them, and defeating their armies as "hostile". Wouldn't you?

OTOH, in a non-AAR R'leyh game, I had traded provinces with Man, Caelum, and Jotunheim for many turns. I eventually bloodied each of these nations very badly in the retaking of *my* provinces (provinces that I originally took from indies), and I built strong PDs, so they left me alone -- for several years. This left me free to devote my attention to smashing Pythium and Marignon, as I had never viewed those aforementioned three nations as a threat (until they became opportunistic).