Brest occupies an extremely strategic location on the Atlantic coast. We must construct a dockyard there and make it the primary base of our Atlantic fleet.
Starts construction of 5 Early Carracks for 0.0% of the cost, and 100% of the time.
Subjugate Brittany
Strengthen the Auld Alliance
We have long maintained good relations and a defensive pact with Scotland due to our mutual rivalry with England. We should expand on this relationship in preparation for an assault on the English mainland.
France gets a claim on all provinces in the British Isles region that are owned by England or Great Britain
Brest Dockyards
The Hundred Years' War
Defeat the English
Ever our hated enemy and rival, England continues to be a thorn in our side. We must bypass or defeat the Royal Navy, land on Great Britain itself, and put an end to the English nation once and for all.
England or Great Britain have less than 10 owned provinces in the British Isles region
Though we have been making gains in recent conflicts against the English, they continue to occupy territories that are rightfully part of France. We must eject the English from our lands entirely!
The treacherous King Edward III of England took Calais to act as a base to attack France. We must stop this happening and give France the Pays Reconquis.
Calais gets ‘Calais Restored to France’ for 20 years, giving the following effect:
+25.0% Local trade power
Conquer Picardy
Conquer Flanders
The Duchy of Flanders has over the centuries shifted in allegiance between France, the Holy Roman Empire, and the upstart Duchy of Burgundy. It should be returned to France permanently.
has a total navy size of at least 90% of the force limit.
Toulon (4696) gets the modifier ‘Toulon Dockyard’ until the owner changes, granting:
+1 Yearly navy tradition
−10% Local ship cost
+20% Local ship repair
Conquer Provence
Conquer Burgundy
The upstart Dukes of Burgundy fancy themselves a great power in their own right, yet in truth they are a mere vassal. We should remind them of this fact.
France or its non-tributary subjects own all provinces in the following areas:
Eastern Burgundy
Western Burgundy
France gains a permanent claim on the following areas:
The Duchy of Lorraine is strategically placed on the frontier between the Empire and France. In case there is future conflict between France and the Empire, we would be wise to make the dukes see France as their master.
France or its non-tributary subjects own all provinces in the Lorraine area
The Fortress of Strasbourg defends one of the major crossing points on the upper Rhine. To help defend France we must push forward our frontier to the Rhine and ensure that we, and no other, controls that fortress.
France or its non-tributary subjects own all provinces in the Alsace area
France gets ‘Into Germany’ for 20 years, giving the following effects:
-20% Aggressive expansion impact
Subjugate Lorraine
Helvetic Conquest
The Swiss believe that they are safe in their Alpine fortresses. We will show them that there is no obstacle that cannot be torn down with French cannon!
The Holy Roman Empire is the greatest barrier to French expansion, and a constant thorn in our side. The Empire must either be abolished, paving the way for our ambitions, or else brought under French control.
The Poles are unlikely to fare well without a powerful protector, and our rivals greedily eye their homelands. We should launch a campaign with the goal of establishing a Polish protectorate in the region.
The owner of Warszawa gains a permanent claim on the Poland region
Dominate the Empire
The Russian Campaign
Russia is one of the last obstacles to a French hegemony in Europe. We must capture Moscow even if our armies must endure the frozen hell that is Russia in winter.
The Duchy of Savoy defends the Italian invasion route into France. To ensure this invasion route is properly protected we must incorporate Savoy into France.
France or its non-tributary subjects own all provinces in the following areas:
Savoy
Piedmont
France gains a permanent claim on the following areas:
The port of Genoa and its hinterlands sit too close to the French Mediterranean shore, we should incorporate these into our Kingdom to protect our Mediterranean coast.
France or its non-tributary subjects own all provinces in the Liguria area
France gains “Italian Ambition” for 20 years, giving the following effects:
+15% Trade efficiency
-10% Advisor costs
Annex Savoy
Conquer Milan
To ensure our position in Northern Italy is protected, we must expand our holdings to include Milan.
France or its non-tributary subjects own all provinces in Lombardy.
The Neapolitan succession is a complex and contentious matter. Naples itself aspires to independence, but both France and the Iberian princes stake a claim to it also. This matter must be put to rest.
There are rumours that the Spanish crown is weak and insecure. We must lay claim to the throne before our enemies have a chance to seize it themselves.
France or its non-tributary subjects own all provinces in the following areas:
We should establish an elite corps of soldiers to guard the monarch and act as the military arm of the Maison du Roi. With its membership reserved for the upper classes, these regiments will encourage the aristocracy to seek careers in the military.
By establishing military hospitals for our brave veterans we can reduce the time it takes to put them back on the front lines. It will also be an excellent opportunity for medical research that will be useful for the general citizenry.
France owns 20 provinces with one of the following:
The citizens of France will be less likely to be struck by plague events
France gets ‘Les Invalides’ until the end of the game, giving the following effect:
+10.0% Manpower recovery speed
Establish the Musketeers
French hegemony
Mission
Completion requirements
Effects
Prerequisites
Centralize France
The era of feudal vassals ruling their own autonomous domains must come to an end. We must rein in the landed nobles and consolidate France into a single nation.
Though we have endured the worst of the troubles brought by the Protestant reformation, there are still a great many potentially treasonous heretics residing in France. We should institute a policy of intimidation and discriminations against these heretics to drive them from our borders.
France gets ‘Dragonnades’ for 20 years, giving the following effects:
+2.0% Missionary strength vs heretics
-25.0% Expel minorities cost
Centralize France
L'État, c'est moi
The monarch should not be limited by tradition, local privilege, or the nobility. Instead, as first amongst equals, he must be sole commander of the ship of state.
France gets ‘L'État c'est moi’ until the end of the game, giving the following effects:
+0.50 Yearly prestige
+0.50 Yearly absolutism
Institute the Dragonnades
Versailles Palace
The land around the small village of Versailles has long been excellent hunting land, the small hunting lodge has steadily been augmented into a grand looking chateau. Is it not now fitting to make this the seat of the French government?
France gets ‘Revolutionary Zeal’ until the end of the game, giving the following effects:
-1.00 National unrest
-20.0% Stability cost modifier
Versailles Palace
Establish Client States
The French state can only extend itself so far. We should establish client states so that we can rule greater swathes of territory without the need to overextend our administration.
At least 3 subjects have European capitals and at least 100 total development
Our Navigators are beseeching the crown to underwrite a mission to explore the seas to the west of us. They have heard rumors of rich lands that they wish to claim for the glory of France.
France has discovered any province in the following colonial regions:
Colonial Canada
Colonial Caribbean
Colonial Louisiana
France gets ‘French Colonial Enthusiasm’ for 20 years, giving the following effects:
+5.0% Settler chance
+25.00 Global settler increase
Bases in North America
The Compagnie des Marchands are asking for financial supports to help establish bases in North America. They say the honor of France demands it.
France or its non-tributary subjects own at least 5 fully colonized provinces in the following colonial regions:
Colonial Caribbean
And in one of the following
Colonial Canada
Colonial Louisiana
France gets ‘French Colonial Tariffs’ for 20 years, giving the following effect:
+20.0% Global tarrifs
Discover North America
France Antarctique
France must have a foothold in South America. It is likely that other nations may have already established themselves on this vast continent, so we should be prepared to encounter political hostility.
France or its non-tributary subjects own 10 provinces on the continent South America
The battle for dominance over the Ohio fur trade cannot be won through military force alone. We must establish a trading relationship with the Native Americans living in the region to secure the interests of the French treasury.
France is the strongest trade power in the Ohio trade node
At least 3 countries (excluding France) belong to the North American technology group and have at least 100 opinion of France
France gets ‘Native Relations’ for 20 years, giving the following effects:
+10.0% Trade efficiency
+15.0% Improve relations
-50.0% Native uprising chance
Bases in North America
American Independence
We should support the independence of colonies belonging to our rivals. We would surely benefit from a reputation as defenders of liberty.
The glory of France demands that we are the greatest nation in Christendom. Our explorers are seeking royal patronage to go on voyages of discovery in the East.
France has discovered any province in the following regions: