Rhodes is a rebel held island that is well worth the trouble of capturing and the island of Cyprus will both weaken the Byzantines and give you a base from which to dominate the eastern Mediterranean, just like Venice of old. You are in an ideal position for crusading in the holy land. Your island base of Iraklion should not be forgotten either. Going on the offensive in the west against non-excommunicated factions means you run the risk of getting on the Pope’s bad side. Venice will almost certainly come under attack but your best hope is to play defensively and wait for one of the other factions to be excommunicated and then grab whatever provinces you can. From here you can push the Byzantines back across the Balkans but beware, your northern frontier sits as an inviting target to the Hungarians. Durazzo to the south and Zagreb to the north should be your first targets. Ragusa is your starting castle and a promising starting point for expansion. While the Milanese have the advantage of being compact & central, the Venetian realm is somewhat dispersed and open to attack from multiple enemies. Venice have an even more forbidding looking start than Milan. Oliverio the Warmonger (34, Cardinal) – 5 Piety.Tusco Delogu (30, Merchant) – 2 Finance.Guido Batlle (29, Diplomat) – 3 Influence.Admiral Lorenzo (29, Admiral) – 0 Command.Admiral Paolo (29, Admiral) – 0 Command.Alessandro Selvo (28, Family Member) – 0 Command, 0 Chivalry/Dread, 4 Loyalty, 3 Piety.Cristiano Selvo (29, Family Member) – 3 Command, 0 Chivalry/Dread, 5 Loyalty, 3 Piety.Councillor Bartolomeo (31, Faction Heir) – 2 Command, 0 Chivalry/Dread, 4 Loyalty, 3 Piety.Doge Domenico (47, Faction Leader) – 2 Command, 0 Chivalry/Dread, 4 Authority, 3 Piety.Ragusa (Castle) – Stables, Port, Mustering Hall, Dirt Roads.Venice (Minor City, Capital) – Town Guard, Small Church, Grain Exchange, Dirt Roads, Port, Land clearance.Venice are extremely popular for online battles due to the quality & cost-effective troops at their disposal. For elite cavalry units, Venice will have to depend on their Crusading Order Knights. Men-at-Arms provide a similar unit from castles. Venice have a somewhat light selection of cavalry in the early stages of the campaign but later Broken Lances become available and these are retrainable in cities. Mounted Crossbowmen allow for a very different style of game.
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Venice also have access to a full complement of artillery and if you’re a fan of Ribault guns, then the Venetian Monster Ribault might be just what the doctor ordered for a dose of fun. Venice are one of the few factions to have access to Musketeers and while useless in melee, they are more than capable of causing damage & lowering morale if protected. Venetian Archers are armoured archers in a similar vein to the French Scots Guard units and can withstand melee better than most other archers. Dismounted Broken Lances & Men-at-Arms are useful units but they are by far surpassed by the Venetian Heavy Infantry. They don’t have the morale of Dismounted Feudal Knights but a Carroccio Standard will fix that very quickly. They come armed with heavy armour-piercing mallets and are protected with shields. Venetian Heavy Infantry are however the standout unit available to Venice. For castle recruited infantry Armoured Spearmen are good quality spearmen but many players would prefer to use Italian Spear Militia as their anti-cavalry infantry for ease of retraining. The Pavise Crossbow Militia are easily retrainable and a perfect means of raining death upon your enemies. Italian Cavalry Militia are also stronger than most Cavalry Militias and are quite adequate when access to castle-recruited cavalry is limited. The ubiquitous Italian Spear Militia can easily form the backbone of any Venetian army. Like the other Italian factions, Venice begin the game surrounded by enemies but have numerous strong units to make them more than capable of securing victory.
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