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But Tamar starts out with great stats, and with a lot of audacity, good planning, and a healthy amount of luck, you can stay afloat in one of history's most turbulent times. If you need ideas, click this link: http://www.ckiiwiki.com/Interesting_characters_guide However, there will be other categories, like the Ruler Designer Challenge. Basically, you use the Ruler Designer to create a unique character and attempt to survive. For example, you might create the Jewish king of Russia or maybe the Aztec Jain ruler of Ostlandet. Maybe you'll become the Basque Holy Roman Emperor and institute Absolute Co-Agnatic succession. There will also be an achievement run category, wherein LPers will attempt to complete the Steam Achievements.  Here are some other suggestions: 1. Erik the Heathen, Jarl of Uppland, 1066. 2. Alfred the Great, Earl of Dorset, Old Gods. 3. Sultan Osman of Ottoman Sultanate, 1311. 4. Genghis Khan, Khan of Mongol Empire, Mongols start date. 5. Ivaljo the Cabbage, King of Bulgaria, 1279. Aren't there a bunch of Paradox threads already? Right, which is why this is a megathread. It's very easy to do a LP of a Paradox game, but with this I hope to present some very entertaining playthroughs without clogging up the subforum. What rules are there? Second, I will keep veto powers in case two goons want to play the same character. Don't whine if you aren't chosen. Third, put your post on the screenshot test site if you can. You can find a link on the LP Sandcastle thread. Fourth, mods are allowed but you must tell us which ones you are using. Fifth, keep your pictures to about 1200 pixels things across horizontally. So please, sign up and let the good times roll!  Interesting Characters The Life and Times of the Late Bagrationi Dynasty - Mr.Morgenstern, 1185 Queen Tamar Chapter One: The Lioness of Georgia Chapter Two: Kicking People While They're Down Chapter Three: The Prince of Thieves King Gabrieli Chapter Four: Days of Weariness and Ill King Davit - King Aghsartan Chapter Five: Breaking Free Chapter Six: drat BETAZIDS! State of the World: 1341 King Demetre Chapter Seven: The Most Dangerous Man in the Middle East Queen Natia Chapter Eight: The Lioness of Alania King Malkhazi Chapter Nine: A Blip on the Historical Radar Emperor Mukhran Chapter Ten: The Third Brick in the Wall of Christendom The Rise of GLORIOUS SRBJA! - Mr. Morgenstern, 1337 King Uros "the Strong" Chapter One: Plottin' and Schemin' Chapter Two: In Which We Murder a Whole Lot of People Chapter Three: Wars Chapter Four: Business as Usual Chapter Five: That Didn't Last Long, Did It? King Nenad Chapter Six: Growing Up in the Middle Ages Chapter Seven: Deus Vult! King Ivan Epilogue: The Scream and the End of the World The Coming of the Ottomans - Mr. Morgenstern, 1337 Sultan Orhan Chapter One: Manzikert's Ghost Sultan Suleyman Chapter Two: In the Shadow of Rome Chapter Three: The March on Constantinople Chapter Four: The Consolidation of Anatolia Sultan Batuhan Chapter Five: No Credit for a Late Mujahid (Except There Is) Chapter Six: The Ottomans vs (a fair amount of) Europe Chapter Seven: The Invasion of Bulgaria Sultan Suleyman II Chapter Eight: The Bulgarian Crusade Chapter Nine: Sultan of Sultans Chapter Ten: Old Age and Treachery Padishah Batuhan Chapter Eleven: A Good Hajj Chapter Twelve: The Greek Crusade Chapter Thirteen: Not Even the Devil Himself Could Stop Us Now Chapter Fourteen: The Invasion of Hungary Epilogue: The Sword Of Islam Titanic Turovs - AdventFalls, 769 High Chieftess Dobrava Chapter One: Massive Expansion Chapter Two: The Doormat of Europe Feudal-Chapter Three: The Invasion of Crimea Republic-Chapter Three: The Merchant of Death and State of the World Feudal - Chapter 4: This Doormat has a Trapdoor High Chief Ruslan - Feudal Feudal - Chapter 5: The Dark Times of Ruslan State of the World: 826 Chapter Six: The Senior Apparent Chapter Seven: Svetozar and Radoslav (Or, How to Fail at Modding By Not Knowing What You’re Doing) Prince Mayor Svetozar - Republic Republic - Chapter 4: The Age of Pagans Republic - Chapter 5: Convergence Prince Mayor Volodar Republic - Chapter 6: The Times and Trials of Prince Mayor Volodar Prince Mayor Gleb Republic - Chapter 7: Twice as Bright Alfred the Great - Knuc U Kinte, 876 Part 1: Alfred the Great (at murdering)  Ruler Designer Challenge Cathar One-Shot - Mr. Morgenstern Duke of Munster, 1081 The Most Hideous Man in the World The Jewish Merchant Republic of Ireland - Mr. Morgenstern (and the thread) Prince Mayor Eicnech Prelude: State of the World, 867 Chapter One: Blood in the Highlands Chapter Two: Raiders from the North Chapter Three: Business Negotiations Prince Mayor Duban Chapter Four: Suffer Not the Heretic to Live Chapter Five: March of the Irish Chapter Six: The Destruction of the Dyfed Confederation Chapter Seven: A Death in the Family Prince Mayor Ruadacan Chapter Eight: The Lord of Britannia Chapter Nine: Blood in the Highlands, Part II Grand Prince Niallgus Chapter Ten: The Troubles Grand Prince Fallaman Chapter Eleven: The Frozen North Grand Prince Bhatair Chapter Twelve: Corpses On the Ice State of the World: 965 Chapter Thirteen: Deliver Us, Lord, From the Fury of the Northmen Chapter Fourteen: The Bloody Massacre of More Chapter Fifteen: My Dog Faithful Chapter Sixteen: Englishmen Speaking Irish Grand Prince Lachtnene Chapter Seventeen: Let's Do the Time Warp Again! Grand Prince Dungal Chapter Eighteen: Jim, I'm a Diplomat, not a Businessman! Chapter Nineteen: In Which We Invade Deceitful Penguin's Homeland (I'm Pretty Sure He's From Around There, At Least) Chapter Twenty: The Iberian Peninsula Chapter Twenty One: Moors and Merchants Grand Prince Fergus Chapter Twenty Two: Emperor Scientist Chapter Twenty Three: Barcelona Chapter Twenty Four: Revelations State of the World: 1066 Chapter Twenty Five: Pretty Borders  Achievement Run MajikMissile - Khan of Khans (Possible)  Mod Showcase After the End - Jalathas Part 0: The World As It Stands High Chief Onesiphorus Part 1: Onesiphorus the Old High Chief Barnabas Part 2: The Madness of High Chief Barnabas Part 3: Loyalty at Swordpoint King Balthasar Part 4: Peace and Prosperity? Miscellaneous How to Seduce the Pope Mr.Morgenstern fucked around with this message at 05:58 on Mar 24, 2015 |
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Oct 3, 2014 07:32
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Nothing feels quite as good as beating down a much larger invader and taking all their money. I hope someone does an LP of Alfred the Great, it's a pretty fun start.
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Oct 4, 2014 15:34
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Keeping a massive stockpile of money is the only way you can survive in this start. I can't tell you how wars I've won by hiring a ton of mercenaries after losing a major battle. And thanks for responding, I was about to give up on the thread. Chapter 3: The Prince of Thieves Mr.Morgenstern fucked around with this message at 01:45 on Oct 17, 2014 |
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Oct 5, 2014 00:41
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You seem to be kicking a lot of local rear end. How much have you grown?
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Oct 5, 2014 13:24
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This is fun so far, seems to be a little light on the details though. More details, show us more of what you're doing! 
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Oct 5, 2014 13:28
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Ghostwoods posted:You seem to be kicking a lot of local rear end. How much have you grown? A fair bit, but we're still little fish in a big pond. It's very important to note that I have been very lucky. If Rum had declared war on me, if the Ildeguzids had declared war on me, or the Alans beat me to the Hashimids, things would have turned out differently. Chapter 4: Days of Weariness and Ill Mr.Morgenstern fucked around with this message at 01:46 on Oct 17, 2014 |
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Oct 5, 2014 20:06
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Pretty interesting stuff so far. Poor Gabrieli, falling like that at the end  Also maybe you should let the tutorial thread know that this is happening to get some more participants.
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I'm pretty tempted to join in. My last 2 games were Erik the Heathen and Alfred the Great so I got a pretty firm handle on how to do them. Maybe I'll start a game and take a few screenshots before I commit.
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Knuc U Kinte posted:I'm pretty tempted to join in. My last 2 games were Erik the Heathen and Alfred the Great so I got a pretty firm handle on how to do them. Maybe I'll start a game and take a few screenshots before I commit. By all means, go ahead. Chapter Five: Breaking Free Mr.Morgenstern fucked around with this message at 01:47 on Oct 17, 2014 |
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Oct 7, 2014 19:03
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Nice jobs with the wars. Surviving the horde is never easy. Speaking of... I've never done an LP but it's always appealed to me and this is a neat thread that could use more love. I was thinking of going for the Khan of Khans achievement so if there is no one hankering for the Mongols I might give that a try. That said, I know that generic conquer the world, or at least most of it, aren't super interesting. No idea if KoK's monotony is mitigated by the time limit or the Crusades, Jihads, or Aztecs that would inevitably hit you right in your Mongol face. On a somewhat related note, does anyone know if Charlemagne will invalidate old saves?
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I might be interested in showing off a Jewish 867 Khazaria "try to survive as a Jewish state and maybe even rebuild the Third Temple" run, but I want to wait for Charlemagne for both possible save compatibility and game update reasons (and hey, maybe tournaments will start working again, I haven't had a tournament finish correctly since RoI was released).
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Oct 9, 2014 00:32
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Did I miss something, or is there no Chapter 1?
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Oct 9, 2014 02:14
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The first post has a link to part one. It's off-site, I think. e: Also, was Davit temporarily some sort of emperor-equivalent title then demoted upon victory?
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Ghost Stromboli posted:The first post has a link to part one. It's off-site, I think. Yes he was. When you rebel, you gain a title equivalent to your opponent. Since I was rebelling against the emperor, I got a temporary emperor title. e: No one else has asked to Khan of Khans, so you're fine. It might be good to wait for Charlemagne to come out first before going ahead. I've played Georgia all the way up to 1453, so I'll keep posting. Chapter 6: drat BETAZIDS! Mr.Morgenstern fucked around with this message at 01:49 on Oct 17, 2014 |
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Really enjoying this LP. Congratulations on surviving the hordes.
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State of the World: 1341 Note: This is taken 10 years after the next update starts. Be warned.  Alania is currently in a fierce war with the Golden Horde. The Horde has plenty of troops, but the Georgians have plenty of money.  The Golden Horde itself stretches from Rus to Khiva. While the Steppes are not as rich as the Levent or Europe, they still field thousands of warriors.  The kingdom of Rus is growing and its size stands as a bulwark to the horde.  Its king, Matfei, is quite the warrior and a devout Orthodox. He continues the line of Rurikid kings.  The fastest growing power in the Middle East, Persia is ruled by the Ertan Caliphate, the first Mongol caliphate to ever exist.  The Caliph, Khtula, is a coward but very ambitious. He is the great grandson of the first Ertan Caliph, a Mirza by the name of Tamachi and possesses a claim on his neighbor, the Xwedadadid Sultantate. For those of you who do not know what a Mirza is, a Mirza is someone who is matrilineally descended from the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH).  One of the more recent powers to arise, the Xwedadadid Sultanate is a breakaway state of the Ilkhanate. An excellent general like his grandfather, Gobad is likely to expand into the ruins of the Ilkhanate.  India is mostly divided, save for the mighty Bengal Empire, led by the Hindu Ghatamdevids.  Teka II rules both Nubia and Abyssinia, but he cannot fight the Sarmins. The Sarmins are too many and the Abyssinians too few. The Hashimids are a breakaway state of the Ayyubids and refused to swear loyalty to the Sarmins. Their Emir seeks to bring all of Arabia under his sway.  The Sarmins rule what is left of the Ayyubid Sultanate. Together with the Caliph they pose a significant threat to Christianity in the Middle East.  Through marriage Sicily has claimed Hungary and bits of Croatia. It's only a matter of time before they form an empire.  The Byzantine Empire still stands strong, a wall against Muslim incursions.  A young noble by the name of Zvand has taken control of the old Kingdom of Georgia. Once Alania is done with the horde, they'll come back for Georgia. He's somehow content and ambitious at the same time. I guess he's content to be ambitious for now.  The Holy Roman Empire has taken control of much of Hispania, but most of that land is controlled by the King of Castile, and he grows weary of being ruled...  A revolt by the dukes of Ireland has put an Irishman on the throne of Ireland. However, the King of England has a claim, and Ireland will not be independent for long. Next Time: The Wrath of the Caliphate (for real)
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Chapter Seven: The Most Dangerous Man in the Middle East Mr.Morgenstern fucked around with this message at 01:50 on Oct 17, 2014 |
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Curious: why are all the Muslim kingdoms using their actual realm names (Persia, Arabia, etc), and not the dynasty names? Is that just because they're all Mongol? If so, goddamn, I don't think I've ever seen them make it as far as Tripoli. 
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Mega-Persia  Shame about everyone being Mongol, I assume that's why you haven't taken those provinces from the Ilkhanate.
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ninjahedgehog posted:Curious: why are all the Muslim kingdoms using their actual realm names (Persia, Arabia, etc), and not the dynasty names? Is that just because they're all Mongol? If so, goddamn, I don't think I've ever seen them make it as far as Tripoli. Only the Ilkhanate and Persia (but Persia more or less IS the Middle East) are Mongol. Arabia is ruled by a Sarmin (who aren't Mongols), but since Syria's already ruled by another Sarmin, it can't take the dynastic name. As for Tripoli, they're not Mongol, that's the dynasty's name. Chapter Eight: The Lioness of Alania Mr.Morgenstern fucked around with this message at 01:52 on Oct 17, 2014 |
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You can only get the Gardener trait if you send the neighbor roses instead of nailing his hat to his head, which leads to the Impaler trait.
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Technowolf posted:You can only get the Gardener trait if you send the neighbor roses instead of nailing his hat to his head, which leads to the Impaler trait. True, but Natia got the event before she took the throne, meaning I had no control over it. Oh well. Chapter Nine: A Blip on the Historical Radar Mr.Morgenstern fucked around with this message at 01:54 on Oct 17, 2014 |
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Hoo boy this needs a new page. Your update schedule is really great but maybe delay a little so that there might be more posts? I'm enjoying this.
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Hooray more CK2 things to read!
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eating only apples posted:Hoo boy this needs a new page. Your update schedule is really great but maybe delay a little so that there might be more posts? Thank you. I really enjoyed your Sims 3 LP. I began to update a lot when I first started this thread because there weren't a lot of responses. I nearly gave up on the thread. So I updated to get some interest in the thread so that I could get the ball rolling. Once Charlemagne comes out tomorrow, I hope other people can start as well. I've got stuff to work on so no update today.
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Mr.Morgenstern posted:Thank you. I really enjoyed your Sims 3 LP. CK2 threads rarely get a huge response but I can't get enough of them so you're doing something right. Don't quit!
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Just caught up with this, looks like it's going great. Also: quote:Shah Ghobad of Xwedadadid Shahdom
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After Charlemagne I might go for a Norse or Hindu in the wrong place run, as those are baller as heck. Maybe not in tutorial island as that's too easy but there are a few cool places to do them in. (Though a long term Norse run without tanistry or reform is a thing indeed to behold)
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megane posted:Just caught up with this, looks like it's going great. I don't even know how to pronounce Xwedadadid.
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I've been enjoying this LP so far, too. Most of the other CK2 LPs have moved on to EU4, which I don't care about, and the tutorial LP seems to have pretty much died.
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Technowolf posted:You can only get the Gardener trait if you send the neighbor roses instead of nailing his hat to his head, which leads to the Impaler trait.  You can actually get the Gardener trait even if you nail the envoy's hat to his head because a later event gives you the choice to atone for your sins and become a gardener.
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Yep, really enjoying this thread too. CK2 is my favorite Paradox game (the only one I know how to play), so it's always nice to see more lp's.
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Mr.Morgenstern posted:I don't even know how to pronounce Xwedadadid. Probably a very soft x. Seems Zoroastrian.
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Chapter Ten: The Third Brick in the Wall of Christendom Well that's it for the Tartarians. Mr.Morgenstern fucked around with this message at 01:56 on Oct 17, 2014 |
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Oct 14, 2014 07:23
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Any final map of what Tartaria looks like?
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Oct 14, 2014 15:03
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That was pretty neat. Also, I learned that Charlemagne was coming out today from you, so thanks for that!
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Alright guys, looks like Charlemagne does NOT break your savegames. So get to it!
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I'm tempted to try a Jerusalem or Latin Empire run, but I love the HIP mod and I don't know if I can do without it 
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ninjahedgehog posted:I'm tempted to try a Jerusalem or Latin Empire run, but I love the HIP mod and I don't know if I can do without it You can use mods, just tell that you're doing so. I'll make a note of it next to your playthrough.
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