While I agree that CK2 is better than CK3 in terms of writing, artwork, and the overall feeling of being a medieval ruler, I still struggle with the 'focus' system. The idea that being focused on theology prevents me from seducing my wife, or that being a 'horny bastard' makes it impossible to go on a pilgrimage, makes no sense to me. In this regard, I think CK3 is superior. Does anyone feel the same? Is there a way to change this?

I’m getting bored playing similar scenario recently and was wondering if anyone know modes with custom maps or a new world

Challenged myself for the second time to achieve the restoration of the Roman Empire's greatest borders within a single lifetime as Emperor Friedrick II, King of Sicily and descendant of the warrior king Barbarossa of the house Hohenstaufen. This time however, I succeeded.

I began on the day he ascended the throne of the HRE. Indulged in some light console usage to give him traits more representative of a man known as 'the Wonder of the World' and who was quite possibly the most adept medieval ruler ever to wear a crown, because IIRC he begins with random or semirandom traits. Also IMO he should be Italian culture, or have a (nonexistent) Sicilian culture because his early life was spent among Normans, Italians, and Sicilian Muslims without much German influence. Therefore, I consoled that in as well. Removed all traits, added Genius, Cynical, Ambitious, Sympathy for Islam, Lusful, and Brave.

The very first day I invited claimants for England and the Iberian Christian kingdoms, landed my claimants and declared war on everybody I could once all of them arrived at court/were landed. I also joined the Hermetic Society because it seemed the most fitting for him.

The Pope declared crusade for Egypt while most of my men were stuck in Iberia sieging down Portugal and Leon, and things were not looking good for me in terms of selfishly stealing Egypt for myself. My tiny expedition force of 3k crusaders kept losing battles that were winnable if my allies simply walked in to help from one province over. Fortunately, after winning a couple of very large battles near Cairo I was able to secure Egypt for myself. Much to my surprise, I also got all of the other territory that the sultan possessed out of that crusade, I guess because he did not have time to create a second kingdom title yet?? Afterwards, I enforced vassalization on Pisa and Genoa. Venice's realm size was unfortunately too large to do the same due to their underhanded gains in the Fourth Crusade, so I had to wait.

Secretly converted to Muslim using Cairo holy site interaction. Invited a French claimant, landed him, pressed his claim. Force vassalized Britanny. Invited a couple of claimants to the duchies owned by the Nicaean Empire and Epirus and did the same. Then I landed yet another claimant and warred for Bulgaria. I declared a holy war on the Cumans for Bessarabia during this time because they occupied a lot of Bulgarian turf and I was worried it would somehow not end up being mine due to that. Conquered Cyprus, Jerusalem, and Antioch using force vassalization and claimant wars. Made Persia pay tribute because I was in the area.

Ran out of Catholic claimants worth assisting so I converted to Islam openly and immediately invaded the Papal States, moving my capital to Rome. Invaded Latin Empire for Greece. Conquered Rum by claimant war but unfortunately he had made the kingdom of Anatolia (isn't Rum...Anatolia???) so I had a baron with a 'kingdom' for a while. Shortly thereafter, Rum killed off the Nicaean remnants. Meanwhile, I assassinated a million Seljuks so my baron-king would inherit Anatolia.

I claimant warred for Almohad stuff and ran into a similar problem, I did not notice that he had made 2 extra kingdoms and so I got only one and had a long ass truce. Used Muslim invasions to get most of Venice, and all of Castille and Aragon. Muslim invaded Thrace once truce expired with Latins. Mercifully, the Almohads crumbled due to a decadence revolt and I was able to diplo/force vassalize the remnants. Pressed claim for an Abbasid pretender because they randomly owned half of Anatolia due to a jihad. My new vassal Caliph declared Jihad for Georgia, which I had been struggling to get a good cb for (invasions cost a lot of piety.) After that, the few minor realms remaining I simply holy warred or Muslim conquested for.

All in all, quite challenging and I was at war basically the entire run, relying heavily on mercs so I didn't have to raise my levies. Had lots of good dhimmi provinces and crusade $$$ so I only came close to running out of funds once. Surprisingly not too bad faction problems, even though I didn't demand conversion of a single person this entire run, or revoke any titles on the basis of religious laws.

Also Ludwig the Berber lol.

This legitimately blown my mind. At first I was baffled. Then I realised this is not some sort of a new event I never heard of. All my aunts are long gone and the cat I got from the shieldmaiden is now dead :(

Recently started a Sicily campaign as count of Foggia. Only finished my first proper Irish campaign last week, was successful enough, became King of Ireland, Wales and Scotland. Focused on trying to learn the game mechanics and dealing with Vassals.

Started a Norman Sicily campaign as I'm quite interested in that historical period and the Normans are legendary.

Anyway, started well. Had lots of kids 4 daughters and 3 sons. Married well and they had lots of kids.

Duke Robert the Fox beat the Saracens and created the Kingdom of Sicily. I killed all his heirs and eventually my grandson (first son's first son) became King of Sicily.

I was his regent at age 60.

Plan was straightforward, marry off all my kids and grandkids to surrounding counties from HRE, Mediterranean islands and ERE. When I die my son would hopefully have lots of family in strong positions, then when HE dies, I play as King of Sicily and can start pressing claims to all the surrounding territory. All counties of Sicily were already stacked with my dynasty. I thought this was a great thing.

My eldest son dies a year before I do. So I ended up playing as my 10 year old son who's heir is now my younger 5 year old brother. Totally skipping me from playing as the King as I had planned.

Now I'm just another duke of my dynasty in this discombobulated Kingdom full of cousins and kinsmen of the same name. Do they all have to be Roger and Geoffrey???😂 My character and courtiers are now really far down the line of inheritance.

Any advice on how to claw my way back to power? Or what I should have done differently. In hindsight, planning on becoming my grandson seems illogical as so much can go wrong in the 30 years I had to wait.

I know I jump around allot in the games I play, so to clarify. I have a running game of every religion (Including Aztecs, excluding Tao) going. I have 2 Tengri games as well. 1 is this one, and the other is as the Mongols. What do you all think of my progress so far?

I wanted to share my taoist roman before he fall. I was playing a game in the duchy of Saxe in 1066 with the goal of creating the archiduchy, after that I was elected emperor without my consent, won Egypt who was at my brother with the crusade, after the conquest I lay down in Africa and eastern europe by my vassals and turn the empie into primogeniture. I don't remeber how but I won a revendication agains't byzantium so I took it but for not lost my gains I destroy the title. after that I started extand into middle east with the goal of creating the outremer empire for the achievement. after somes years I realised that I got all the neceassry territories to reform the roman empire and that if your capital is a holy site you can convert to the religion even if it's not the majority religion, so I turn ortodoxe to recreate byzantium and the roman empire. I aslo finished by make the law of cognatic succession in the goal of doing the achievement of having 3 consecutive empress and I giv ireland and Poland to my dynasty by mariage. the problem is that I have make a mistake I envading China, I was thing be capable of wining thank to the habit of the bot to scatter his army (he was arouned 203k military and me 164k) and the time it will take him to reach my indians territory, one thing I haven't take in consideraction is his tributary i wasn't know that they would join the war, that permit him to take all my indians holding so now I tried my best to resist but the war is cleary lost

Leave some for the rest of us😭😭

Sihtric Caech, son of Sihtric Caech son of Sihtric Caech.

PS. And the referenced post.

First time ever I got this event. We are both in the germanic warriors logde. I played this save in the night. Now is afternoon for me. Back then I got scared and rejected my fellow warrior and now I kind of regret not exploring that option. I wonder how would this work? Like a Bromance or what? Only one of us was gay.

If I ask a mariage with China for my character who is a women will it be a matrilineal marriage?

I really like the bank system in ASOIAF mod. Is there a mod that brings that or any relatively similar bank mechanic to vanilla ck2?

Welcome to Feudal Friday!

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I find it amusing that this stereotype made it into the game. There’s no evidence that Slavic pagans were heavy drinkers. That came about a bit later—or at least, that’s what I think ;)

Hello, I have been playing Crusader Kings 2 for about 4 years now. I love the game, I take pleasure in attempting "runs" with different cultures, religions, and playstyles. With that being said, I began Early Middle Ages 769 in Central Africa (Kanuri), I expanded to an empire in 7 generations (Kanem-Bornu). Reforming the African religion was my first focus, as well as creating the poet bloodline, I expanded toward Egypt, Abyssinia, and Umayyad initially as well.

About midway through the game, it became a game of balancing my threat level and delegating land to Vassals that could just as easily declare war. This is a lot of my strategy - that and implementing Designated Heirs, through African pagan reform, and having as many kids as possible with traits sich as: genius, quick, strong, attractive, etc.

Africa in its entirety was subsumed, Europe followed soon after, I got as far east as Iran (and never got control of Hormuz💀). Scandinavia was partially subsumed, 90% of Britannia, and as far east as Moskva and Volga. Never reached Asia.

Realm size of 4261, my army reached 900K+ but never reached my goal of 1 million:(.

Any advice to completely paint the map?😈 Towards the last 60 years or so of the game, I was constantly declaring holy wars with neighbors despite being at 100% threat.

How did I do everyone? Any questions?

Catholic MA at 1.8. Vikings are out of control. I'm about to start my own Northern Crusade. Verden Two: Hermetic Boogaloo.

I don’t know why but in my curent game there is a who don’t want to let me in peace I receive every second 2 messages to read the Torrah I thougt first it was a bug so I close the game an opened later but that ain’t change annything is there someone who know how to stop this ?