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Robert

Robert of Neustria seeks the Frankish crown during a shifting struggle among regional dukes. Build political support through tribute and tailored actions, or choose open war and seize Paris after defeating the rival powers.

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Overview

Robert of Neustria seeks the Frankish crown during a shifting struggle among regional dukes. Build political support through tribute and tailored actions, or choose open war and seize Paris after defeating the rival powers.

Player approach

Robert offers two distinct victory paths: secure every duke’s support or defeat those who remain hostile after the timer. Decide early which route you are pursuing, because favor and alliances can lock out the betrayal path.

Step-by-step plan

On the support route, prioritize the requests that build favor and protect the resource sites needed to maintain alliances. On the conquest route, keep favor below the point that permanently commits a duke, gather the nearby Relics carefully, and develop enough production to answer rapid enemy recruitment. Stabilize against the Norse first, use scouts to map the duke territories, and sequence diplomacy so that opening one front does not make every other faction hostile at once. Track the mission timer and finish the selected route before the dukes turn against you.

Risks and adjustments

Favor can make a duke impossible to betray, while making every duke hostile can also turn the king into an enemy. The timer on Moderate and Hard is a strategic limit even though it does not end the mission immediately; avoid mixing objectives from both achievements without a clear plan.

Focused strategy page

For a dedicated version of this plan, open Robert support-or-conquest decision plan.

Mission overview

Robert of Neustria seeks the Frankish crown during a shifting struggle among regional dukes. Build political support through tribute and tailored actions, or choose open war and seize Paris after defeating the rival powers.

Objectives

  1. Either earn full support from the remaining dukes or defeat them all.
  2. For the conquest route, capture the Monument in Paris.
  3. Ducal support can be raised through tribute and actions that match each duke’s interests.
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