In EU4 they are well known for being an annoyance, whether it be continually gaining the status of Emperor of the HRE or spreading their dynasty to every major nation in Europe via royal marriages. The Habsburgs are the ruling dynasty in Austria in EU4's time frame. The term originates from veterans of the series being outraged at the inclusion of these 'magical' points into the game.

The term X mana refers to the icon displayed for each category of monarch points. The points are spent on doing most actions in the game, such as developing provinces or hiring generals.

This is also increased by hiring advisers who also generate these points. In EU4, the ruler generates a certain set of monarch points in three categories (Admin, Diplo and Military). This is controversial however, as on the Official Paradox Forums using the term has been banned for the forum admins view it as a racist terminology.įrance in similar vein is sometimes called Baguette Paper/Bird/Sword Mana Many players like to call the Ottomans 'Kebab' as a result of that meme and it has come to be another name for them. Ottomans are KebabĪ derivative of the Serbia Strong/Remove Kebab meme. It is often a joke to state that Ulm is a powerful nation, despite its status as a minor prince in the HRE.

After a well known comic style After Action Report by Paradox Forum user Svip for EUIII, the small nation gained notoriety in the Paradox gaming community.

Ulm is a One province minor (OPM) in the middle of the Holy Roman Empire. It is regarded as one of the most difficult nations to play as given its location, hence the 'The Three Mountains' achievement for owning/ subjecting every province in the game as this nation. This nation gained notoriety after DDRJake, now a QA tester for Paradox, did a world conquest with this nation in both EU4 and its prequel EUIII using various exploits. The nation of Ryuku is a small minor nation south of Japan in EU4.

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