Forming Russia from that start in the mid 1200s was awesome. In this series I will be playing the Byzantine Empire starting in 769. If you manage to get your bearings straight, the world is your oyster. It was pretty dicey from what I remember, but that's how he did it. Yeah sadly you can't crusade this early into the game. 2 points3 points4 points 3 years ago (1 child). [â]solophukBaltic Commonwealth 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (1 child). [–]The_Panty_VigilanteCrusader 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (0 children). Then I fill up and upgrade all of Venice's holding slots with cities. From there you have plenty of expansion available and access to Sanaa, the best capital duchy in the game. Since you have territories all over the map you can make plenty of highly successful merchant republics that never compete with each other. Trying to recreate the dominance of their house is incredibly fun and satisfying, and is relatively a challenge. everyone havin fun. This rule is being enforced at the time of posting, rather than us having to go through the sub and remove a bunch of old posts. A picture of a crusader doing something silly? Just made Emperor of Carpathia starting as the High Chief of Behemia. Sorkhab Bavandid, Satrap of Tabaristan, 769 Your family are descendants of Shahanshah Kavadh I. Why: You are a very old (49) single county count with a 23 year old Daughter. On the off chance that someone does screw with you, you usually have the best tech, and enough money to buy and sustain an Empire's worth of mercs, and that's on top of your thousands of pikes, large household levy, and fully upgraded Venetian holdings. There are three major denominations of Islam: Sunni, Shi'a, and Ibadi, which share a number of common features. Crusader Kings is a historical grand strategy / RPG video game series for PC, Mac & Linux developed & published by Paradox Interactive. Or is there a penalty to that? It's only really dangerous if you get caught plotting without holding multiple titles and an heir. I also tried a Deheubarth 769 start, in order to unite Wales and then driving off the filthy Saxons to the sea. He's on the Silk road and has access to all provinces on the silk road so you can get 20-40 gold a month by 790, and can fully upgrade his provinces by 850. Amazon has the OBi302 without GV for $57 and free shipping. Then he pretty much has to go along with whatever you want. View a sample email. [â]-abM-p0sTpWnEdDeus Vult! I can't bring myself to play later starts because I want to start fresh from the beginning and have the option to get the 7 centuries achievement even though I've never come close before. The true heirs of the great Kingdoms of old, now decrepit and despondent and held in the small county of Vermandois. According to Icelandic sagas, he was born in the Jæren district of Rogaland, Norway, as the son of Thorvald Asvaldsson. [â]GumdropGooberThe Winter Emperor 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children). The actual content of a post - not just the title, or the general idea - needs to be related to Crusader Kings. Some of your lands are held by Byzantium, which is annoying, but you are in a position to grab Duchies and counties early to Super-Duke yourself. © 2021 reddit inc. All rights reserved. Catholics: Count Obeko of Viscaya in Asturias. Where can I find information about the subreddit's communal game? [–]EpicScizorNorway 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago* (2 children), Historically and in-game, the Hansa were vassals of the HRE (direct vassals, it has to be mentioned, in both cases). But so long as Jerusalem is still Muslim in a certain year, crusades will activate. The 867 start date is far more volatile and dynamic than 1066, with greater ahistorical possibilities, while not straying so far out of the feudal age that it feels like a bad fit for CK2’s mechanics -- which is the impression I often get from the even earlier 769 start added in the Charlemagne expansion, which we will discuss below.