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it gives you a Sword of Damocles to mind while trying to break Kislev: if Kislev can stop your advances, it gives the Empire time to sort out its shit and come to Kislev's aid (which, again, is one of Kislev's mechanics). All while Cathay is handling the far-eastern front with Kislev's support on the western parts of that.Īnd from Chaos' perspective, the Empire being your target after Kislev doesn't make Kislev a sidequest for Chaos. Kislev is still the narrative focus of that drive - you don't have to paint the map Kislevite purple to have Kislev take the narrative lead. Heck, if they implement fixes to diplomacy so that the AI allies can actually handle a multi-front war, the Empire being there makes sense as they can fight the Norscan front and keep that heat off of Kislev's flank while Kislev is thrusting deeply into Chaos' tender nether regions. And that's before we factor in Cathay to this - going by position, Kislev may well be the lynchpin between the Shield of Civilization standing together or getting cut in half by Chaos and defeated in detail. The Empire doesn't have to be center stage so much as the guys who give you extra muscle to handle other fronts - Kislev can be the sword that drives into Chaos and delivers the biggest 'fuck you' to the Chaos Gods that mortals have given since the Great Vortex, but that doesn't mean the Empire covering your flank means that it isn't Kislev's time to shine in such a scenario. You can have the Empire be awesome and Kislev be awesome and Cathay be awesome in different ways, but all awesome nonetheless. One of Kislev's mechanics is building up the Shield of Civilization - Kislev may be smaller, yes, but that doesn't mean they aren't taking center stage either or that they're merely the Empire's buffer state.

Plus, just because there are Imperial provinces present doesn't mean that Kislev is forced to be the junior partner or 'Karl Franz's cupbearer' (honestly if someone said that to Franz he'd probably be seriously debating between punching you himself or letting Katarina freeze you for the insult).

Total war warhammer 2 mortal empires map cut