Crusader Kings III

[cbwjm]

This game sounds intriguing but I don’t think I have time ...

If you have loved ones, people who care about you, then maybe give it a miss. Once you get into it, it becomes the only thing there is. I've spent hours just trying to regain lost progress or manipulate things so that my heirs inherit. I lost the Kingdom of Novgorod to a vassal who then was no longer my vassal since we were both kings. Took a bunch of territory he control in the UK from me, luckily my wife was next in line to inherit his estates so one murder scheme later, she inherited and then offered to be come my vassal and my realm was restored. Seriously though, the rights of inheritance can be crazy, the earl of Munster seemingly now has half of the UK who owing fealty to him. It's a bit worrying.

 

[Zardnaar]

If you have loved ones, people who care about you, then maybe give it a miss. Once you get into it, it becomes the only thing there is. I've spent hours just trying to regain lost progress or manipulate things so that my heirs inherit. I lost the Kingdom of Novgorod to a vassal who then was no longer my vassal since we were both kings. Took a bunch of territory he control in the UK from me, luckily my wife was next in line to inherit his estates so one murder scheme later, she inherited and then offered to be come my vassal and my realm was restored. Seriously though, the rights of inheritance can be crazy, the earl of Munster seemingly now has half of the UK who owing fealty to him. It's a bit worrying.

Lol I crawled into bed at 3am the other day and got up at 6.

And that's CK2 giving it a send-off.

Duke of Flanders. Was trying to get my son to inherit Picardy and my grandson to inherit Normandy.

Then the king of Francis died, killed in battle I think. Aquitaine fell to the Muslims and gavelkind succession split the realm in 3. And one of my counties joined the HRE.

 

[pukunui]

If you have loved ones, people who care about you, then maybe give it a miss.

LOL I do indeed!

 

[Zardnaar]

LOL I do indeed!

Derp.

 

[pukunui]

I’m more worried that it would eat up all my D&D prep time rather than my family time.

 

[Zardnaar]

I’m more worried that it would eat up all my D&D prep time rather than my family time.

Prepare less. My D&D prep time has plummeted last decade.

No pressure.

 

[cbwjm]

Today was quite fun, I watched my friend play through steam as the earl of Munster, gave him some tips since he's started a bit later than me. Was fun watching and talking about the game. Then in the afternoon, I started a new ironman game in a county in Norway and managed to become king of Norway before he had to log off. It was more fun than playing single player since you can have a conversation at the same time.

 

[Zardnaar]

Today was quite fun, I watched my friend play through steam as the earl of Munster, gave him some tips since he's started a bit later than me. Was fun watching and talking about the game. Then in the afternoon, I started a new ironman game in a county in Norway and managed to become king of Norway before he had to log off. It was more fun than playing single player since you can have a conversation at the same time.

Doing well playing ironman this early in your paradox initiation.

 

[cbwjm]

Doing well playing ironman this early in your paradox initiation.

Yeah, I seem to do okay, managed to hold an empire together and figured I may as well try ironman to see what achievements I can get. I didn't change much in the way of settings so it is probably still only normal.

Talking with my friend has brought to light some new menus that I never really looked at, an important one is succession which let me know that I needed to form the kingdom of Lappland and then get my preferred son voted in, otherwise it would split off from my realm and be granted to another son which I didn't want. Cool thing is, people were voting another one of my sons in as king of Lappland and when I checked him out, he was way better than my currently selected heir so I switched to him as king of Norway as well.

This is my current realm of norway, got most of it in a single lifetime, my successor has added in the the land in the top right through a war of subjugation and has begun to add Novgorod, though I'm thinking of taking Denmark next. Sweden is my ally so I haven't moved against them yet. Hoping to have a Scandinavian empire.

 

[Zardnaar]

Yeah, I seem to do okay, managed to hold an empire together and figured I may as well try ironman to see what achievements I can get. I didn't change much in the way of settings so it is probably still only normal.

Talking with my friend has brought to light some new menus that I never really looked at, an important one is succession which let me know that I needed to form the kingdom of Lappland and then get my preferred son voted in, otherwise it would split off from my realm and be granted to another son which I didn't want. Cool thing is, people were voting another one of my sons in as king of Lappland and when I checked him out, he was way better than my currently selected heir so I switched to him as king of Norway as well.

This is my current realm of norway, got most of it in a single lifetime, my successor has added in the the land in the top right through a war of subjugation and has begun to add Novgorod, though I'm thinking of taking Denmark next. Sweden is my ally so I haven't moved against them yet. Hoping to have a Scandinavian empire.

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Nice always fun playing in that area across numerous Paradox titles.

Gonna try and inherit Sweden?

Denmark's often a nice area to get. Not as good as Brussels, Egypt, Constantinople but comparable to say London.

This guy usually does interesting paradox videos.

Count Guide.

Might have to try the African Queen matriarchal empire with historical settings.