Post Aug 11, 2017 #1 2017-08-11T10:38. Hákon the Good is trying to spread Catholic faith all over Norway, and repel his brother, Eiríkr the Bloodaxe; Denmark was ruled by King Gormr the Old, still a pagan, and father of Haraldr the Bluetooth; Sweden under the control of Munsö Dynasty. Only a few years after our start Abu Yazid would start a revolt that would plunge the newly founded Caliphate into a crisis that almost broke it apart. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the CrusaderKings community. al-Jannabi might have Sasanian blood; all-knowing Wikipedia says that his father claimed as such at one point in his life. And he starts with 202 gold. We've finally made it to the end to find all bloodlines who survived to 1337. Oh, and his first son is always Strong. As a Catholic, Hakon is certain to be in trouble as all his vassals follow the old ways, as does his pagan neighbors to the north and east. Basil is DLC - he's in the 867 bookmark that comes with The Old Gods. 129. share. Ideally slightly harder than the Ireland 1066 start? Economy Technology. Expect larger wars at later start dates, as In Baghdad far to the south-east, the ancient Abbasid Caliphate that once ruled an empire stretching from Persia to Hispania finally fell to infighting, left only with the heartland of their former empire. But only a year later, historically speaking, he had to fight the coalition of the Kingdoms of Dublin, Alba and Strathclyde in the Battle of Brunaburh. Start's literally inbetween the Abbasid's, the Jannabid's (Qarmatian Bloodline), the Buyid brothers, and the Ziyarid's (last Zoroastrian ruler). I'd like to try the 769 start though I've read Ireland isn't quite the same then. They're randomised, they haven't gotten around to setting his stats yet according to Snow Crystal, 'In many ways Otto is the protagonist of the bookmark.'. Today I will timelapse CK2 Iron century and show you the events that happened in this one world when starting from 936. Characters are the most important part of Crusader Kings II, and what sets it apart from other grand strategy games. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, Mod Creator of VIET Events and RICE Flavor Packs, BA + MA in Medieval History = Byzantinist knowing Latin. Æthelstan also has a bloodline. April 2014: The original AAR with the mod is started by Enlil, playing as Soissons. level 1. Engage in courtly intrigue, dynastic struggles, and holy warfare in mediæval Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, India, the steppes and Tibet. Fatimids have a bloodline! Tomorrow we will talk about some interesting Christian characters you guys will be able to try out! However, now they are one of the few pagans left in the area, surrounded by the Germans to the west, Bohemians to the north and the Bulgarian Empire to the south. best. This mod changes the societies icon to better match the other icons in the topbar. From the oldest character to the most recent: New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the CrusaderKings community. This page aims to list interesting characters in the game be it because of the unique challenge they offer, their particular situation or their role in history. Work in progress. Bought Charlemagne when it was 75% off and while the additional years and vice-royalty makes it plenty worth it, not really sure who to play as. Playing in Westeros often leads to quite a stagnant playthrough so I am more interested in a Essos playthrough. 30. He initiated his arduous campaign to crush his rivals and reconquer the lost territory in Italy to reform the Holy Roman Empire. Love it. I didn't even think about that when I took the pictures. Iron Century just expands on the options ck2 … King Æthelstan of England: As the first king of a truly collected England, Æthelstan is very much in the prime of his power. Can you achieve fame and fortune for your noble family, or will your names be forgotten to history? However, beyond the first level of the trait we didn’t quite achieve the levels of ugliness we wanted at release. Cookies help us deliver our Services. Extremely fun character. Crusader Kings is a historical grand strategy / RPG video game series for PC, Mac & Linux developed & published by Paradox Interactive. In CK3, the “ugly” trait is a lot more interesting than it was in CK2, having a noticeable effect on portraits, and coming in three levels of severity. Jump to navigation Jump to search. Interesting 769 characters? His location is even more interesting though. For me as a Viking fan (and Byzantium fan as well), I believe it will be appealing to play as a Norse role, as in the most initial phrase of Scandinavian Christianisation. Are we getting Isma’ili Shia, perhaps? June - December 2014: Continuous development and testing, multiple bet… We know a lot of people have asked for a 10th century bookmark, and similarly we have long wanted one as well, as the 10th century had a lot of interesting history to offer. How was it? Good catch. Thanks for the suggestions! R5: Welcome to the first developer diary about ‘The Iron Century’ this week. Some rulers have been marked by Paradox itself as characters of special interest. Any suggestions for characters to try? Maybe this is the new "Alfred the Great" bloodline. Here’s our top picks! This thread is archived. They were not really a republic historically. Still brooding in the north of Scotland with his army, he can still be seen as a threat to Hakon's rule, but he is not the most immediate one. Every character is an unique person, consisting of a variety of attributes and traits, and belonging to a religion and culture. Count Mikail en-Asyut is a Miaphysite count in Egypt surrounded by muslims to all sides, Count Ambere of Yüni is a Nestorian count on the eastern edge of the map, Chief Gaspar of Heves is a Jewish ruler in the middle of Tengri Hungary, If you have any other interesting starts, please share. 6:34 First of new bloodlines. If you know of a character who believe is interesting, post them here in a similar format and I'll add them to the list. Engage in courtly intrigue, dynastic struggles, and holy warfare in mediæval Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, India, the steppes and Tibet. There was a mod that gave the Umayyads and Abbasids bloodlines (among a few others), so maybe they integrated that. Created by h117. Can you achieve fame and fortune for your noble family, or will your names be forgotten to history? What I also did was get Wikipedia's list of saints ordered by century and take it from there — I've actually played as almost all of them that are playable, just one character's lifetime, then next, without playing as the dynasty. 1 year ago. Not to mention the tumultuous kingship of Italy, that will be needed to recreate the Holy Roman Empire. 489. France Character: Herbert Karling Holding(s): Count of Vermandois Description: As a member of the House of Karling, Herbert is a direct descendent in name from Charlemagne. And the CK2 fanbase has only grown stronger over time – making way for some great community content. Large realms become more stable and merchant republics become economic powerhouses. Historically extremely powerful, and they played a pivotal part in Norwegian politics in the 10th and 11th century. Those games are focused on relatively short spans of history, and there are not nearly as many "characters" as you can play in CK2. To the west, the vassal holding the Stem-Duchy of Lotharingia (Lorraine), Duke Giselbert, recently changed his allegiance to the young King Louis Karling of West Francia. As you already know, the game revolves around characters and all the things they get up to, so to make it interesting we have to make sure that they have as much personality as possible! Societies Icon Fix. I'm a bit wondering what was the main tar... - "/vst/ - Video Games/Strategy" is 4chan's imageboard dedicated to … Who can say what would have happened with the Isles if that had happened. With the weak Abbasid Caliphate having been shattered these last decades, the Fatimids are trying to take on their rightful positions as overlords of the Muslim world, but not all their vassals are as fond of them as they might think. 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. The Magyars settled down in the Carpathian Basin and began to make their mark on the world as they conquered and pillaged their neighbors, becoming feared across Europe. Government Council Laws. Interesting Character to play as. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Characters . Yo hold up, why is my boy Æthelstan's stats so shit? hide. So, while some or most or even all of these may already have been discovered, I thought I'd share a few interesting characters in the 936 start date. Press J to jump to the feed. Out of all of Paradox’s grand strategy games, I dare to say that Crusader Kings II is the most unique. As technology advances, holdings tend to have more buildings pre-built; tribal realms also tend to be relatively weaker compared to feudal realms, as feudal realms utilize advanced tech for construction of buildings. A pre-game menu allows you to pick from several interesting characters across medieval Europe. Not in that sense. King Árpád Zoltan of Hungary: Not many years has passed since the Magyars descended from the steppes and into basin, pushing out the Bulgarians and anyone else who stood in their path. save. At least we'll get a chance to mess as Constantine VII onwards. Posted by. Raised by King Æthelstan of England, he has now returned to his take up overlordship of his country. Marriage. 36. Abu Tahir of the Jannabid Emirate: The Jannabids were notorious around our bookmark as they entered Mecca under false pretenses and slaughtered the pilgrims, and brought the Black Stone back to their capital and held it hostage for decades. And to everyone's relief the video isn't as long as the last. Sort by. share. This AAR will later be split between one mod threadand one AAR thread 2. Mujahid Sultan. Maybe it will be creatable bloodline that we can get if we start in 867 as Alfred and defeat the Norse (like how we can get Matilda bloodline in 1066). I made a Yazidi Merchant Republic, but you could easily use him to kickstart a Manichean, Zorastrian, Yazidi, Ibadi, literally anything campaign. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. We hope you guys are as excited to test out the new bookmark as we are for you to see it. We will post a Developer Diary every day this week, show-casing some interesting starts and other minor things you might expect to see in the new bookmark. hide Here are some important milestones in the history of the mod: 1. Holdings Counties Duchies Kingdoms Empires. To start off, each character still has skills and traits, just like in CK2. Well, there's no real republic government type you can play. June 2014: The beta groupis started, and in July a first release starts the closed beta phase of the mod with some testers and developers 3. Count Mikail en-Asyut is a Miaphysite count in Egypt surrounded by muslims to all sides. An interesting start there would be the Ladejarls, who is his vassals. Mod Description. Caliph al-Qaim: Only two years have passed since al-Qaim took up the position of Caliph after the death of his father, the legendary al-Mahdi who carved out a nation at the shores of North Africa. [News] Close. Yes, I've checked the "interesting characters guide" on the CK 2 wiki already. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. He initiated his arduous campaign to crush his rivals and reconquer the lost territory in Italy to reform the Holy Roman Empire. Did anyone played in the Indian region in CK2? On the 7th of August 936, Otto I was crowned King of the Germans. We have set up six recommended characters for the start date, though that is not to say we haven’t filled the world with other interesting characters for you guys to try out as well. share. Led by the Árpád dynasty, it is time to find their destiny, be it as the raiders and conquerors of Europe, or (as they did historically) become one of the defenders of Christianity. Colored Buttons. Interesting characters Character finder. And on the shores of Africa a new rival rose up in the form of the Fatimid Caliphate, ready to fill the vacant regions left behind by their adversary. Greetings! Interesting characters. save . 100% Upvoted. Here are some characters from fiction that you might not know where drawn from the lives of real people. Start a reign of tyranny in which you imprison all vassals and seize all their titles. Muslim bloodlines :o. He hold's a holy site for Manichean, he's 3 duchy's away from Mosul and becoming the Yazidi Sheikh, and is next to essentially 4 Silk Road posts. Syrio. He's essentially sunni Haesteinn of Nantes, but in the middle east. Count Ambere of Yüni is a Nestorian count on the eastern edge of the map. A fundamental change from CK2 is that age is no longer used as a balancing factor, under which your character’s starting age increased as you gave them better traits. In the north the Christians … Sorry for the bad voice and also i'd like your opinion on the hardest nations/characters in CK2 , enjoy. I'm a big EU4 player turned CK2 player and have been having huge fun uniting Ireland starting in Ulaidh (trying to get a beginner start but not quite the easiest). This article is timeless and should be accurate for any version of the game. Syrio. And in the east a new threat rises in the form of Al-Ikhshid, the newly appointed governor of Egypt who is ready to support the Abbasids. Some interesting characters in 936. With an even newer title out there, now is the perfect time to revisit Crusader Kings 2, enhanced with a whole bunch of mods. The Magyars settled down in the Carpathian Basin and began to make their mark on the world as they conquered and pillaged their neighbors, becoming feared across Europe. The count of Khozistan. On the 7th of August 936, Otto I was crowned King of the Germans. Not long ago his half-brother Erik Bloodaxe killed two of their other brothers and took control of the land, but he has recently been thrown out by the Norwegian Jarls. I'm about to get back into this mod and just wondering what would be a very interesting character to play as. If you can wait before executing your reign of … From CK3 Wiki. King Otto of Germany: In many ways Otto is the protagonist of the bookmark. Check Out This Mod. Oh man that Qarmatian heresy looks really good! report. I like the look of that split-up Middle East. Today we’re taking a look at what makes up a character in CK3. 10 comments. [Iron Century] 936 bookmark map revealed! So do the Jannabids! Furthermore, Orkney and Shetland were semi-independent, and Hebridean Isles has descendants of Ívarr. So, while some or most or even all of these may already have been discovered, I thought I'd share a few interesting characters in the 936 start date. Keyboard shortcuts Console commands. There were topics about interesting characters in Paradox forums too. It is the birth of the Fatimid caliphate, the fall of the Abbasid caliphate, the rise of the Ottonian dynasty and the decline of the Karling dynasty. Archived [Iron Century] 936 bookmark map revealed! Have you ever felt STUCK trying to find an interesting character or bookmark in which to play you CK2AGOT game? He has just been crowned King, and has quite the task ahead of himself in trying to put together the Holy Roman Empire and beat back the pagan encroaching from the east (Hungarians) and the north (Norse tribes). Breeding Education Dynasty Realm & Governance . Everything in the game revolves around the characters, and they're the cause of most of what happens in the game. They continued to raid the lands of the Abbasids and the Ikhshidids, until they eventually faltered and started to diminish in the latter half of the 10th century. Looks like Shia finally gets a new heresy but wonder if it gets any cool flavor. Press J to jump to the feed. Hundreds of the characters from movies, TV, and books were once based on other, real people, but as they have become ubiquitous, we have begun to think of them as unique entities. Attributes Traits Bloodlines Ambitions Focus Plots. The feudal system. More characters will join societies, especially nobody chars 2. A tribal Levantine Sunni PEASANT LEADER. Characters. His victory secured the new frontiers in the north, but if he had lost? 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