1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (0 children). Trying to recreate the dominance of their house is incredibly fun and satisfying, and is relatively a challenge. From there you have plenty of expansion available and access to Sanaa, the best capital duchy in the game. A 769 start in Middle Francia, vassal of King Karloman. [–]oppositetoup[S] 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (5 children). You are an old man so it's important to act quickly, for the Muslim Caliph is also nearing the end of his life. He starts in Seleukeia. In my best Benevito game, I claimed Rome and made Latium my main title. Making the Kingdom of Wales isn't too hard, and from there you deal with whichever of the folks fighting for England wins (or William, if you do a slightly later date) while expanding into Ireland, Brittany, or if you're up to it England and Scotland themselves. In this series I will be playing the Byzantine Empire starting in 769. Someone please suggest a good start for me that I can try to take to the end to get the achievement. Dobrava of Kiev is also an interesting choice because she is the only female tribal ruler. Go right ahead. Or is there a penalty to that? Turn left onto N Grundy Quarles Hwy/TN-56/TN-53. Succeed, and history will remember you as the ones who saved Germanic paganism. Interesting starts at duke or count level that aren't ridiculously hard? Once you eat up your neighbors and build up a navy you can start attacking places all around over the map. I'd like to play as a Khagan and work my way up to Genghis Khan levels of blobbing, but I'd prefer not to be fighting various tribes/nomads/the Roman Empire too much to begin with. Turn left onto Old Antioch Rd. But so long as Jerusalem is still Muslim in a certain year, crusades will activate. “ Tucked just outside the gates of Great Smoky National Park Gatlinburg is a fun mountain town with house all the way up the mountains with amazing views. "The Witch Hunter," a.k.a. With Crusader Kings 2, you start anywhere between 1066 and 1337. Catholics: Count Obeko of Viscaya in Asturias. 1. I control most of Western Europe, all of Britannia and Scandinavia, and am trying to build up my wealth, levies, and retinues to repel the Sunset Invasion when it arrives, [–]EpicScizorNorway 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (0 children). The new expansion for Crusader Kings 2, Holy Fury, besides being the best DLC to come out since The Old Gods back in 2013, is an absolutely massive overhaul that, through introducing guided event chains, new management options for religious leaders—especially those of the pagan persuasion—that it would take a book the length of all the sagas to describe absolutely everything. [–]Cleon_The_FirstDOOMstacks 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children). [–]EpicScizorNorway 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children), No, sadly, unless you use custom stuff from Charlemagne, but even then :/. Very into this area/time period since shows like last kingdom and vikings came out, [–]KouropalatesThe Lusty Palace Eunuch 7 points8 points9 points 3 years ago (0 children). spend a couple decades building up your desmene/trade stuff, raid everyone's shit, and then conquer everything. It's a pretty fun if not relaxing start. After that, lavish your kin with land and gifts, as is the von Habsburg tradition. [–]PotatoCheese5is byzantium formable in this game? I like Iceland. [–]DaSawSecretly Zunist 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (1 child). 1066 count of Brabant got me to the Frisian, Italian, Holy Roman and Byzantine thrones so I guess it works. Can be very challenging. Every day, we'll send you an email to your inbox with scores, today's schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting tidbits. [–]TheKingOfLobsters 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (1 child). It enhances the enjoyability of the game and makes it less about blobbing and more about maneuvering your character. Amazon has the OBi302 without GV for $57 and free shipping. [–]Rhodri_Kraakman>H >R >E 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (2 children). 1. you win. 1. You start with a large, potentially powerful, but disorganized empire. Interesting Crusader Kings II Characters - 1289 Start - … Luckily, Charlemagne really began to fuck up and got a bunch of negative stats, got relegated to the Kingdom of Saxony whilst Burgundy and West Francia became their own states. [–]whyareall 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (0 children). A picture of a crusader doing something silly? Charlie can claim most of Western Europe and that's the majority of kings already. If you want to try a different religion then 769 is a fun start for vikings as you're still landlocked. Fear not for this guide will show you how to create a kingdom in one character! REDDIT and the ALIEN Logo are registered trademarks of reddit inc. π Rendered by PID 31174 on r2-app-0269c35b76645acac at 2021-02-21 10:16:37.272315+00:00 running a57cb06 country code: NL. af Munso Nahua Taojewbear Emperor of Outromaner and China. Click here to get rid of memes on this subreddit. I've been doing Poland and Bohemia runs from 769. You need to figure out how to deal with them strategically. Is it even possible to create the actual Hansa title like this? Focus on the east and south, make the Baltic your lake, and see how long you can stay tribal and/or Norse. Erik Thorvaldsson (c. 950 – c. 1003), known as Erik the Red, was a Norse explorer, described in medieval and Icelandic saga sources as having founded the first settlement in Greenland.He most likely earned the epithet "the Red" due to the color of his hair and beard. Fabricating is the main way with ireland, takes forever but you only need 3-4 claims to do the rest of the island with De Jure CB. I enjoy playing as Duke of Wessex 769 start, i almost always manage to create the Empire of Britannia at the very least. REDDIT and the ALIEN Logo are registered trademarks of reddit inc. π Rendered by PID 24176 on r2-app-0cc3c602601f133a7 at 2021-02-21 10:16:31.928722+00:00 running a57cb06 country code: JP. He starts out in a precarious situation as his only kin are women, and as soon as his sister dies the Holy Roman Emperor obtains a claim on the duchy. Uppland in the charlemagne start is the easiest start in the entire game, imo. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy. Large realms become more stable and merchant republics become economic powerhouses. I heard you guys enjoy it when people restore The Roman Empire. [–]oppositetoup[S] 5 points6 points7 points 3 years ago (1 child), I tried the 769 start as cornwall/ devon recently, but just sat there waiting for claims and watching loads of golden opertunities go past. Don't be racist, discriminatory, or otherwise a dick. If you just want history related memes, go to /r/trippinthroughtime or /r/ParadoxExtra . Really sucked but i might try mercia. 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children). The issue is that you're alone in your faith and will probably have to make a few tributaries just to stop them from joining holy wars against you. If you have sufficient piety, go all the way down to baronies. There's always Charlie. I've read all the threads on interesting 769 starts on this reddit and the paradox forums but I'm hoping people can offer more. Also, since you have so much pagans to the East, you can blob into custom Empire with relative ease, take over Vatican, get Invasion on Italy and Germania. 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. Of them, 8,658 are active.