Get immersed in the crusades, do a ton of intrigue related things, marry politically and all that. No longer can you rush to Primogeniture, ensuring a single heir rule for years to come. I’m pretty sure I had fun, though. All of that to say, if you can get an Asturias start off the ground, it is immensely fun and rewarding! Thread starter unmerged(779561) ... Crusader Kings III Available Now! Best CK3 3 start guide: the top characters for interesting starts. It was actually my first game, like most people. Start a reign of tyranny in which you imprison all vassals and seize all their titles. Crusader Kings 3 has a decent tutorial, but it doesn’t do a great job of giving you the big picture. Interesting starts OP I'm going to try some of them out. It passed into a 'cadet branch' (aka a bastard branch) and yeah. Crusader Kings 3 is a great place to start, especially if you keep these tips in mind. First I married my cousin in Aragon, because she had inherited the Kingdom cause her dad died randomly. Yep, he's how I finally got the British Raj achievement. I did get more experienced, but that's after a few hundred hours. Elder KingsReturn to Tamriel, and conquer it, in the Elder Kings. Honestly for all the hate I'm going to trying to rebuild the karlings from Adele of Vermandois at the Alexiad, Try playing as Great Moravia in 867 start.. If you can sway enough vassal lords to your side to tip the balance in your favor and win the impending civil war you will find yourself right in the center of the conflict between Christianity and the pagan religions, with which side your on being determined by which start you picked and wether you defeated your sibling. Engage in courtly intrigue, dynastic struggles, and holy warfare in mediæval Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, India, the steppes and Tibet. Crusades: you can join Crusades because they'll start ~30 years into the game. Everyone will tell you to start your first game in Ireland. Historically, Alfred was so successful he was known as "the Great." I also put my dynasty on the throne of Iraq because for some reason we had a crusade for that (the pope was super wacky that game). 1081. Here are the starts I had the most fun with. That's currently my ongoing game. Trebizond basically held almost all of the territories in the Balkans. Alfred of Wessex in the Old Gods start. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. This start would normally be brutal, being surrounded by Catholic, Norman/Italian rulers, but it is easily circumvented by swearing fealty to the Byzantines. Crusader Kings is a historical grand strategy / RPG video game series for PC, Mac & Linux developed & published by Paradox Interactive. I'm at the 1100's now, trying to keep the HRE together while waiting for a good marriage to merge with Byzantine Empire. I want to just experience CK2 again the proper way. Edit: Correction- Alfred starts with two counties. My most recent campaign has been an early Reconquista as the Kingdom of Asturias 769. Even on the ck2 wiki there are very few characters suggested to start as. It’s a lot of fun, and islam feels like it actually poses a threat to Christianity in this start. You’re almost completely crippled. Check Out This Mod. with Holy Fury. You're a couple of Holy Wars away from forming the Kingdom of Sicily. Sultan Yahya starts with a lovely chunk of land in North Africa, and will often begin games with a lovely high Diplomacy stat. You start with a tiny dynasty and family, with only a brother and nephew at the game's start. You are Shia Emir of Sicily and only own 2 of 6 counties in Sicily. Check. Just keep in mind you could end up Emperor completely out of nowhere if you go that route. Starting characters for 867 Sultan Yahya II ibn Yahya of the Idrisid Sultanate. You have to fight off Norse invasions and unite England. I said this in a different post, that I have finished like 3-4 campaigns and most of those were in the 769, 867 starts and am planning on doing another campaign in 1066 to unlock the 1066-1453 achievement and am wondering what are some good interesting starts. Engage in courtly intrigue, dynastic struggles, and holy warfare in mediæval Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, India, the steppes and Tibet. I seldom ever play as a vassal though. We’ve put together some suggestions if you’re stuck though. Here’s three tips that will have you playing for keeps. Crusader Kings 3 has changed a lot from the last title which released all the way back in 2012. Any good starts in Europe? Press J to jump to the feed. Maybe I dont know things to do through noobyness but we start, do early tasks, look for a target, then fabricate claims. It'll probably be my next playthrough. I haven't been able to play in a while but I believe I'm just waiting for my Byzantine wife to die and my son to take the throne before reforming the Roman Empire for the first time. He got destroyed by Jihads, but I restored his son to the throne later on. The most recomended that I see however on the main Crusader kings 2 forums is one of the counts or duchies in Ireland. Crusader Kings 3 starts you off as Ireland in the tutorial for a good reason. The three sons received one kingdom each, the two daughters received cities to rule. MR - I like Amalfi 769 but really any MR start. Sigurdr Ring and his son Ragnar Lodbrok - unify Sweden, unify Scandinavia, create mighty Reformed Norse (or Christian, if you are a heretic) empire and raid the world. From Crusader Kings II Wiki. Check. Or bend knee to Byzantium, switch to Greek culture, and take the throne. I've already did ireland, i've done scandinavia and reformed the pagan religion. It's quite a fun region. Or maybe one of the HRE dukes, like Godfrey of Boullion in Upper Lorraine. Holy wars to north Con-The revolt that can happen at the beginning is a big pain but if you can squall that you can go north freely due to holy wars until you are big enough to take over Norway. Lots of easy places to expand into to get ready for the crusades. Additionally, you have plenty of Muslims to holy war in the Iberian peninsula. You also have seniority succession, which is fantastic for uniting realms outside the empire and keeping the realm intact (you even start off with potential claims on Poland with your wife, and several Hungarian princesses are available for your various kinsmen. When I first bought CK2, I was most intimidated by picking my character. EU4, meanwhile, is a highly-polished version of your standard strategy title. In this video we will cover in detail 10 of the most interesting characters to play in the medieval ages. Nantes Ck2; Crusader Kings 2 Fun Starts Lyrics; And while the answer to this is “depends on your playstyle”, there are nonetheless certain DLC packs that add so many great features to the game that it doesn't matter if you're playing as a Norse pagan in Sweden or a Brahmin in India, you're still going to love what the DLC has to offer. Matilda of Tuscany and Robert Guiscard are famously great starts for the reasons detailed by others. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the CrusaderKings community. Some rulers have been marked by Paradox itself as characters of special interest. CK2 - Interesting States/Families etc.! The only downside is that the region will have a new Reconquista feature when Holy Fury is released, but well, all of Europe is going to feel really different (for the better!) The realm rejoices as Paradox Interactive announces the launch of Crusader Kings III, the latest entry in the publisher’s grand strategy role-playing game franchise. tl;tr Try ironborn or pirate to keep you main characters flowing (YOLO, LFDY, and that ish) Definition of interesting is vary. I'm going to play the Iberia region when Holy Fury comes out. Very open ended. Crusader Kings is a historical grand strategy / RPG video game series for PC, Mac & Linux developed & published by Paradox Interactive. Kolguyev wasn't even on CK2 map for quite some time, so some players probably don't even know it exists. Byzantium is constantly getting fucked (which is the staple of them during the crusades for the most part), Turks have expanded into anatolia, Normans are pretty strong in England and Sicily, and the crusades are bound to start very soon. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the CrusaderKings community. You start with a ton of event troops so you can go do the Norman Conquest, another easy one. Sweeden- Pro-Norway can be problematic with the Scottish/English stuff going on but Sweeden can be fun. Damn. 1066 Duke of Apulia. Securing an alliance with France through marriage will prove useful. These rulers are highlighted in the main menu with a custom description about the character's goals or traits, and are eventually replaced by another character of note after a certain period of time. Intrigue related things: the three brothers have claims in the other brothers' kingdoms. But I have found the game a bit boring after the start. This is a real case of Gavelkind: although it wasn't called like that in Spain, their father divided his possessions among his children. Yes, our old friends from the steppes - Golden Horde. The book, "A Distant Mirror," which is a history of the 100 years war, provides some interesting characters. Paradox actually released a Crusader Kings Z teaser as an April Fool’s joke back in 2013, modders SaintDaveUK and Korbah decided that it was actually something he wanted to make a reality. I'm new to CK2,only played a few campaigns and done well only in one,please share some interesting starts from 769-1066 preferably in Europe,thanks … Press J to jump to the feed. So i just finished my first round of Crusader Kings 2 as Dublin , which was a lot of fun but pretty easy , because Ireland is the easiest country to play in. Also got a betrothal to the child queen of Trebizond, so now I would inherit a lot of their territories, and her dynasty was on the throne of Byzantium. I like to play as Coucy, the count of Vermandois, and make my heir similar to the man from the book, or just take over either France or England. Start as Haesteinn in 867 and convert to the French culture right away. The Kingdom of Wales is a Christian (formerly pagan) nation found on Great Britain. You already control all of de jure Bohemia (plus Znojmo), and all you need to do is save up some cash and piety to form the Duchy of Moravia and the Kingdom of Bohemia. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Count of Mumu in Ireland - unify Ireland, create Britannia, crusade for Jerusalem, have fun. Is any start date more interesting? You can reunify your father's realm by either conquering or killing, it's your choice. ... To that end, a couple of interesting vanilla map starts in 1066 are the Count of Napoli, who is the only Greek Orthodox in Italy and Lübeck, which starts nestled between three incredibly strong powers and a single county with a claim next door. Preferably independent Kings. ~A created female, christian ruler in the middle east, marry either the Sultan of the fatmids/ayyubids or the Seljuk s, and use the 100% call to arms that being a spouse gives you to conquer the world. Fun to see how much of the Empire you can restore before time expires. In 1066 the Normans in Sicily or one of the Iberian kings for the reconquista. By which I mean castles. Press J to jump to the feed. Starting as Tibetan tribal and creating MR in India. 769 Charlemagne/Karloman. Crusader Kings Z. But Ethiopia is easily a dominant force in the area and are only properly challenged by the Mamluks to the north. Personally, I prefer CK2 for those relation-based RPG options. This isn’t saying much, however, as there is only a handful of Coptic nations. We don’t know fun challenges or have a hard time with immersion when it comes to Indian characters. But anyway, since it was my first game, I wasn't too experienced in the art of intrigue. This is a very difficult start, but that doesn't make it any less fun. You start with 0 kingdoms, and half of your ground is under infidels. They are three brothers who each have a kingdom (Castile, Leon and Galicia). On the North-East edge of Africa lies the most powerful Coptic nation in the world (at the default 1444 start date). This will give you access to siege weapons right from the start, which will make it … In this Crusader Kings 3 guide, I present you with 5 fun starts in 1066!My Patreon account (THANKS for the support! You mean 769? The nobles of the area are the Cymry (Brotherhood) who joined Cunedda of Strathclyde in retaking the north coast from Irish invaders after Roman withdrawal left a power vacuum on the island. I joined the third or fourth Crusade and won the crown for myself. The Jimena brothers actually check all your requirements. It's a 7 holding county and you start as a nobody more or less. Check. It’s great fun and beginner-friendly, but it doesn’t really bring as many new ideas to the table as CK2. It took me about an hour to unpause time on my first game of Crusader Kings III. Can you achieve fame and fortune for your noble family, or will your names be forgotten to history? Become The Pope. the Count of Nantes in the Old Gods start as the most fun start in the game. Nearly every game turns into a series of civil wars, and depending on how long the first King lives, you may even get to see the HRE send a doomstack in to aid him in retaking his throne. She starts in Qarth with three dragons and her meager khalasar. I eventually came to the realization that much of CK2’s DLC serves to open doors to where you eventually want to be. You heard that right, zombies. I have not, but I just checked it out and it looks interesting. It’s fractured so there’s lots of territory to gain without ending up on a super powerful country’s shit list and it’s on an island so you don’t have as many foes to worry about. It is quite challange because you have a lot of pagan vassals as a christian + magyar invasion. Even if you already played there (and you probably did, because it's one of the most "standard" starts for the game), it's super fun. Easy but the story events are cool. Ability to expand and then the ability to go anywhere. I built up my land to encompass a lot of Spain's actual territory, like Sicily, but I also built on my French holdings, stealing a good portion of their Southern duchies. If you’re upset that Bethesda won’t … So, I married my sister to the German kid who would somehow inherit the ERE (he was from the von Zahringen house) and it was a matri-marriage so my dynasty would be set to inherit the Byzantine, even if it wasn't my direct line. For me, the most fun start is the classical Spanish king brothers in 1066. 1066 Emirate of Sicily. I snagged a few territories from the Byzantines after they had an independence league revolt. Abbasids vassalized under Seljuks (Caliphate Strikes Back achievement). Bunch of achieves. 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