Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Alternatively start as a vassal of either Karl or Karloman and see what happens in Europe. More like #2 happens 95% of the time, and #1 happens only very rarely. 769 start is 50/50 between whether or not Catholicism will survive, it gets squeezed between the pagans in the north and Islam in the south. For an additional challenge maybe start as Welsh? Your father and grandfather are still alive, you have an older brother (all landed) so with some careful assassinations you can get a claim to a whole bunch of land (hint, go brother -> grandfather -> father to claim the … Wessex or Mercia are the strongest but the smaller ones may be more interesting too. He is the only man on the map with this setup. Engage in courtly intrigue, dynastic struggles, and holy warfare in mediæval Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, India, the steppes and Tibet. 1. On, Game Rules are basically defaults with Supernatural off as I want to export this to EU4. Yes, this always happens in this start date. Defining feature… Can you achieve fame and fortune for your noble family, or will your names be forgotten to history? Also, many players often don’t know what bloodline even exists. A sequel, Crusader Kings III, was released on September 1, 2020. If you get a kick out of the medieval time period, CK2 is going to be your best bet. Starts the game without a Religious Head, but if one is instated, that Head can Grant Invasionsand declare Crusades (called Great Holy Wars), and rulers can Request Divorces from him. What are some good starts in 769, ideally ones that have good scope for working my way up from lowly beginnings, good RP potential, space to fuck with history a fair bit without just turning into a huge continent spanning blob? Iqta also allows tyranny-free revocation of duchies and vassal retraction. A lot of that run relies on RNG. (As such, there are no theocracies in Muslim realms.) Rule 5: This seems even gorier than usual, does the world go weirder in earlier start dates? They're feudal and I believe they have Primogeniture (though I'm not certain). If you want to try a different religion then 769 is a fun start for vikings as you're still landlocked. You also have primogeniture on start. A 769 start in Middle Francia, vassal of King Karloman. Crusader Kings is a historical grand strategy / RPG video game series for PC, Mac & Linux developed & published by Paradox Interactive. You start with primogeniture and absolute power in the council so that makes vassal management easy for the first 100 years. 769 Anglo Saxon kingdoms are good. If you can wait before executing your reign of … If you have them on, I almost always see the HRE form and Byzantine remain until end game without player intervention. If you have sufficient piety, go all the way down to baronies. That's what makes it so much more interesting IMO, often difficult to predict what will happen and you have to focus on your religion instead of just blobbing, keeping moral authority high is vital. Unreformed germantics often eventually convert, and once the crusades start chunks of the Christian heartlands and Aquantine eventually get reclaimed in the first 2-3 crusades. The same people who bitch about Catholicism dying out in Charles start also bitch hard about defensive pacts. Also I play with shattered retreat off which generally seems to make it slightly easier for the defenders when attrition in important, which makes the world a little more stable, but still interesting. I’m still a way from branching out from Catholicism I think but shit I might just have to give a Viking run a try. Crusader Kings is a historical grand strategy / RPG video game series for PC, Mac & Linux developed & published by Paradox Interactive. Engage in courtly intrigue, dynastic struggles, and holy warfare in mediæval Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, India, the steppes and Tibet. 769 is a clusterfuck. You cannot change to primogeniture until you reform the germanic faith, but I'll leave that to you to discover. They might lose to the Umayyad, forcing you to convert and go Sunni, or they might get super strong, forcing you to play the vassal game. Now that Crusader Kings II: Charlemagne has been patched to remove some of the more obvious and serious bugs and balance issues, I've decided it's time to revisit the 769 start date. If you go waaaaaaaay out to the East you can find a character within the western protectorate who is Han culture and Taoist religion. However, although CK2 wiki provides little details of what each bloodline is, it might be difficult for players what to focus and what to ignore. Ok so I’ve played the tutorial and a hundred years or so on newbie Ireland (1066) and have the basics down - but the earliest start is where I really want to sink my teeth into the game properly. Iqta government is a special variant of feudalism that allows nobles to hold temples without penalty. Mercia is also pretty easy, needing less counties to form England and holding a few of them as tributaries, yet starting with gavelkind.-. Additionally, without Conclave, law changes are unilateral by the liege and paid for with Piety rather than requiring vassals to vote their agreement. Of course the game will probably go Wessex -> England -> Britannia -> Big Red Blob without much challenge, past the opening 20 years. A sequel, Crusader Kings III, was released on September 1, 2020. It looks like there is a tiny piece next to Saxony on the rhine. Can you achieve fame and fortune for your noble family, or will your names be forgotten to history? In that game, you start between 1444 and 1821. 769 start is 50/50 between whether or not Catholicism will survive, it gets squeezed between the pagans in the north and Islam in the south. Catholic Head - The Pope Heresies - Cathar, Fraticelli, Waldensian, Lollard Holy sites - Köln, Rome, Santiago, Jerusalem, Canterbury Catholicism is one of the oldest branches of Christianity and the one that has had the biggest impact on the history of Europe. If your neighbors are eyeing your land, do this on day 1, before they evaluate your strength and decide whether to attack you. As the northern pagans convert, eventually it ends up as an Islam/Christian back and forth over Jerusalem for a few centuries. Press J to jump to the feed. Crusader Kings II - Beginner's Guide to Kingdom of Ireland. I find Europe in 769 can be a very interesting place. The Holy Fury DLC just dropped and there's a lot of stuff I wanna' do in it. Crusader Kings II is a grand strategy game set in the Middle Ages, developed by Paradox Development Studio and published by Paradox Interactive as a sequel to Crusader Kings.The game was released on February 14, 2012. Men seem to be dying like flies. With the right DLC, though, you can actually start as early as 769. 1.1. Doubt. There's really 2 ways 769 games can go, either: Charlie forms HRE/Francia and the Karlings become a massive oppressive blob to rival the Abbasids, or, Charlie fucks up/dies early and all of Western Europe falls into a chaotic swarm of pagans, heretics, and Muslim conquerors. 5 years ago. You probably encountred the tip to start from Ireland for the begging but the game is still slow and/or confusing? Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, Still too afraid to not fight with a numerical advantage. That last one... Just no. You have a MASSIVE safety net being under the blanket of the Western Protectorate. By default, Christian characters are playable. It's a relatively boring game, but it teaches you a lot of different mechanics. Looks like you're using new Reddit on an old browser. What is Sweden doing there? I have them on and I've done 3 achievements runs recently and all had exactly the same cluster fuck showed here. Of course the game will probably go Wessex -> England -> Britannia -> Big Red Blob without much challenge, past the opening 20 years. In my own games (No Sword of Islam, No Sons of Abraham, No Horse Lords, Defensive pacts ALWAYS on) it's common for Christianity to lose a lot of territory early on (Saxxony has went hog-wild in my last four games) but only occasionally has Germantic reformed. You can fuck with history very well as Ragnarr, potentially realising his invasion of England when the viking age starts (793). Let' Play Crusader Kings 2 --- CK2 --- The Tale Of The Irish King --- Ireland 769 #1 We start again Hey Peeps! There's also Kernev in Brittany. You only need to get hold of - I think - 10 more counties to form England so it's not too hard to get Britannia. Crusader Kings is a historical grand strategy / RPG video game series for PC, Mac & Linux developed & published by Paradox Interactive. I run CK2+, and it feels like the real start date for that is 769. If you ever become independent you can adopt Chinese Imperialism, a special government type that I haven't actually played with yet. Your ruler can designate heirs, meaning any one of your sons is elligible for the throne, even if he's 4th in line. This is a natural consequence of the AI being utter horseshit at playing as Christians in a start date where Christianity is actually quite weak. The site may not work properly if you don't, If you do not update your browser, we suggest you visit, Press J to jump to the feed. Some rulers have been marked by Paradox itself as characters of special interest. huscarl retinues are quite strong. In this series I will be playing the Byzantine Empire starting in 769. I did actually try a game as Count of Durham, with the aim of taking of Northumbria from the inside and then moving on to form England but was crushed by the Northumbrian King revoking the title within 3 months of game start. This page was last edited on 2 September 2020, at 23:34. The 9th century is a pain in the backside in terms of catholic MA, with all the raiding going on, but if you unite all the catholic nations under 1 empire there's no need to wait for crusades. This is the dynasty that historically repelled the vikings and united England. Expect larger wars at later start dates, as Are you new to Crusader Kings 2 and don’t know where to start? You start as an Independent count but with a bit of murder you can inherit all 3 of the other independent counties in Brittany, form the duchy and then swear fealty to West Francia for a very fun vassal game. This is one of the classic Crusader Kings playthroughs and I haven’t attempted it yet with 500+ hours. No more crying over a second born genius. Fear not for this guide will show you how to create a kingdom in one character! New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the CrusaderKings community. 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. In Crusader Kings II Christianity is the dominant religion in Europe and has three main branches: Catholic, Orthodox and Miaphysite. If you play as the Petty King of Svitjod then you'll be the father to Ragnarr Lodbrok (mfing badass viking), who comes with an event at the age of 14 which guarantees him the traits brawny and diligent. As a female ruler I don't seem to get it. Start a reign of tyranny in which you imprison all vassals and seize all their titles. If you have them off, 769 start is just an awful clusterfuck of huge empires blobbing. Good starts for beginners? There are some incredible mods out there as well. This posts show what historical bloodlines exists in the beginning of start date of Charlemagne (769). Charlie is vassal hell and too overwhelming for a beginner, also OP said he doesn't want to become a continent spanning blob. Wessex or Mercia are the strongest but the smaller ones may be more interesting too. Large realms become more stable and merchant republics become economic powerhouses. From the oldest character to the most recent: (I have all DLCs bar Horse Lords, India and Sunset Invasion), If you're not bored of Catholics yet try Wessex in 769. Uhhhm, Charlie, the Jew of Semien, or the Zoroastrian Duke of Tabriz. Relatively speaking, Europa Universalis IV is a bit more modern. Do you have Defensive Pacts on or off? What does this mean for players? Their start is harder against the Anglo Saxons and their names are a mouthful to pronounce but they're good fun too. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the CrusaderKings community. 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. Let's have a look at all the bloodlines present in the 769 start along with a little bonus bloodline at the end. Thanks! It Creates a lot of gore and rebellions due to a everyone getting claims. Honestly the weirdest part is that the Umayyads aren't at the Rhine. Zunists are impossible. It's perfectly doable in 769 to keep Asturias in one piece, help the reconquista's succeed and prevent the Ummayad from ever taking off in the first place. From what I can see, it seems as if almost all the adult women in the game is gaining the "Werewolf Bitch" modifier. Chapter 0: Before We Start Charlemagne always gets himself killed in like 2 days creating an unholy mess. Big Bulgaria is uncommon at best, Umayyads do tend to roflstomp western Europe, no Byzos is strange, and Bohemia usually goes north, rather than east. Be warned... you thought gavelkind sucks, meet ELECTIVE gavelkind. well the saxons are muslim so I think that's close enough. Ok Brittany sounds very promising, does the different culture group put the French off absorbing you early or am I misunderstanding how culture works? Yup, totally normal. While vassal temple holder… The Kingdom of Wales is a Christian (formerly pagan) nation found on Great Britain. Engage in courtly intrigue, dynastic struggles, and holy warfare in mediæval Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, India, the steppes and Tibet. The formal head of the religion is the Bishop of Rome - the Pope. 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