Crusader Kings II Succession Game 2: Electric Boogaloo

[Grif]

Right. Second try at starting up a succession game. You can read the previous game here.

EDIT: The game has ended. Thank you to everyone that participated and made this a fun game.

What is CK2, you might ask?

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Crusader Kings 2 is a strategy game from Paradox Interactive, the makers of all sorts of grand strategy games that span a vast time period, from 1066-the late 20th century. In this case, we are playing their game focused on Europe of the Middle Ages. Specifically, the second of those games. It's probably the best, or at least the least buggy, game they've made. In it, you take control of a dynasty, not a country, and try to guide them as successfully as you can to rank with the great families of history.

We'll be playing this guy:

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FAQ:
How do I join?
Simply indicate your interest in this thread, and roll dice (1d100) in the linked thread. The lucky one who rolled the highest will play as the next ruler. Priority will be given to players who have not participated yet. In case of a draw, players who drew reroll the dice again and the highest will play the next ruler.

What DLC do I need?
The following is the list of DLC you should be running to join the succession game.

• African Portraits
• Legacy of Rome
• The Old Gods
• Sons of Abraham
• Mongolian Portraits

I'm not very good at the game. Can I still join?
Of course! CK2 is a very forgiving game, and even if you royally mess things up, chances are it'll make a great story. Just go for it and see how you fare!

EDIT: Extra FAQ!
Can I roll again if I played in this round?
Unfortunately, no. Players are only allowed to roll their dice once the current pool of players all taken a turn. (In other words, once no more new players are available.) Once the next round starts though, feel free to roll again!

[Grif]

[List of Players]
Spanish Branch

• Duke Antso III of Gascogne, 867-891 (OrcusMcP)
  Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
  Save
  
• Duke Gartzia II of Gascogne, 891-911 (Guancyto)
  Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
  Save
  
• Duchess Endulcia of Gascogne, 911-915 (Sallera)
  Part 1
  Save
  
• Duchess Kisilio of Gascogne, 915-927 (AgentPaper)
  Part 1, Part 2
  Save
  
• Duchess Ermesinda of Gascogne, 927-965
• Queen Ermesinda of Navarra, 965-967 (Grif)
  Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
  Save
  
• King Egidio of Navarra, 967-999 (Flickerdart)
  Part 1
  Save
  
• King Lope of Navarra, 999-1014 (ObadiahtheSlim)
  Part 1
  Save
  
• Queen Ana of Navarra, 1014-1037 (Cristo Meyers)
  Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
  Save
  
• Emperor Diego of Hispania, 1037-1070 (IthilanorStPete)
  Part 1, Part 2, Part 3,Part 4
  Save

German Branch

• King Èrrard of Germany, 1070-1072 (Aolbain)
  Part 1
  Save
  
• King Savary of Germany, 1072-1078 (Flickerdart)
  Part 1
  Save
  
• King Bernhard of Germany, 1078-1093 (Sallera)
  Part 1, Part 2
  Save
  
• King Martin of Germany, 1093-1102 (CristoMeyers)
  Part 1
  Save
  
• King Meinhard of Germany, 1102-1118
• Kaiser Meinhard of the Holy Roman Empire, 1118-1121 (OrcusMcP)
  Part 1, Part 2, Epilogue
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• Kaiser Caspar of the Holy Roman Empire, 1121-1133 (Grif)
  Part 1, Part 2
  Save
  
• Kaiser Hugo of the Holy Roman Empire, 1133-1184* (Flickerdart) 1184*-1191 (Sange)
  Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
  Save

Jerusalem Branch

• King Suero of Jerusalem, 1191-1195 (Sallera)
  Part 1
  Save
  
• King Ghalib of Jerusalem, 1195-1243 (Flickerdart)
  Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
  Save
  
• Sultan Ya'qub of Jerusalem, 1243-1244 (Squark)
  Part 1
  Save
  
• Sultan Muzaffaraddin of Jerusalem, 1244-1254 (CristoMeyers)
  Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
  Save
  
• Sultan Nuño of Jerusalem, 1254-1261 (Grif)
  Part 1
  Save
  
• Sultan Qawurd of Jerusalem, 1261-1292 (OrcusMcP)
  Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
  Save
  
• Sultana Maryam of Jerusalem, 1292-1330 (Sallera)
  Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
  Save
  
• Sultan Sadiq of Jerusalem, 1330-1345* (Squark) 1345*-1361 (Grif)
  Part 1, Part 2
  Save
  
• Sultan Faruk of Jerusalem, 1361-1379 (OrcusMcP)
  Part 1
  Save
  
• Sultan Khaireddin of Jerusalem, 1379 (Sallera)
  Part 1
  Save
  
• Sultana Rasa of Jerusalem, 1379-1449 (CristoMeyers)
  Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
  Save

[Grif]

I'll toss my hat into the ring.

Here we go:

(1d100)[45]

[Cristo Meyers]

Well you know I'm in

I'm awake, so let's get this out of the way

1d100 (38)

[OrcusMcP]

Let me do the thing that is kingly and crusading!

Awwww, yeah! Let's get this started!

(1d100)[97]

[Grif]

I think we might have a winner already.

[Aolbain]

Ck2? Seccession Game? Why the heck not?

(1d100)[82]

dont be a 1 dont be a 1 dont be a 1 dont be a 1

I didn't get a 1!

Edit: There we go.

[Narkis]

I don't think this is gonna be a 98

(1d100)[11]

It wasn't...

edit: I have no idea what I'm doing.

[Hiro Protagonest]

(1d100)[68]

Can I turn the 6 upside down?

I'm willing to turn the 8 upside down too.

[Manticoran]

Yay, I got 41! Don't have to go first!

[OrcusMcP]

I know that it's unlikely that a 97 will be topped, but should we let people express their desire and roll until the end of the weekend?

[Cristo Meyers]

I know that it's unlikely that a 97 will be topped, but should we let people express their desire and roll until the end of the weekend?

Yeah, we should at least wait until Monday morning to get started.

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

Why can I not see the edit post button?

Let's try that again shall we? [roll0]

Alright, let's get this rolling!
... it's a 79. My laptop is breaking the forums!

[Hiro Protagonest]

Alright, let's get this rolling!
... it's a 79. My laptop is breaking the forums!

(we all copy-pasted our numbers instead of the coding and then added bold tags around the result )

There's no edit button so you can't delete the post.

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

Oh.

Hahahaha, I've only been on this forum for like 8 years.

[Sallera]

For the plume!

(1d100)[31]

Still Orcus.

[Farix]

Totally didn't fail my first attempt to roll, at all. Really.

(1d100)[5]

[Cristo Meyers]

Totally didn't fail my first attempt to roll, at all. Really.

Heh, not only did I fail my first attempt to roll, I put it in the wrong thread.

I'm loving how every time I load up Duke Antso to take a look at the map he keeps generating the Craven trait when what little we know about him historically suggests he was a feared warrior...

[Grif]

I know that it's unlikely that a 97 will be topped, but should we let people express their desire and roll until the end of the weekend?

Yeah, we should at least wait until Monday morning to get started.

Well, so long we don't delay too long.

Heh, not only did I fail my first attempt to roll, I put it in the wrong thread.

I'm loving how every time I load up Duke Antso to take a look at the map he keeps generating the Craven trait when what little we know about him historically suggests he was a feared warrior...

The game works in mysterious ways.

[Flickerdart]

Here's my result:

Here goes nothing: (1d100)[82]

[IthilanorStPete]

(1d100)[46]

Yeah, looks like Orcus'll be starting us off.

[Guancyto]

Let's see what happens... (1d100)[15]

Quite, yes.

[Sgt. Cookie]

Sure, I'll join in. Sounds fun!

[roll]1d100[/roll]

EDIT: The die roller doesn't work in this forum? News to me.

EDIT 2:

(1d100)[91]

RNGesus likes me.

[Grif]

Sure, I'll join in. Sounds fun!

[roll]1d100[/roll]

EDIT: The die roller doesn't work in this forum? News to me.

EDIT 2:


RNGesus likes me.

Unfortunately, RNGesus likes OrcusMcP better.

I'll leaving interest posting open for one more day, but if no one else rolls higher than a 97, then OrcusMcP may start as soon as the weekend is over.

[IthilanorStPete]

How are people planning to host their screenshots? Would linking to Steam screenshots work well?

[Grif]

How are people planning to host their screenshots? Would linking to Steam screenshots work well?

All my screenshots have been through steam. (Even in the first succession game) Just make sure you link to the actual cloud URL, rather the one you get from the initial screenshot link.

[Hiro Protagonest]

Yeah you can either link directly to the Steam URL, you can transfer it to a different upload site like imgur (doesn't require a membership) by uploading through the web, or you can just take an old-fashioned screenshot (on Windows PCs you take one by holding the Windows start button and pressing print screen, then it'll be in your pictures folder) and upload it to an upload site.

[OrcusMcP]

I use ImageShack to host screenshots, using the native MacOS screenshot mechanism, as for some reason I keep getting issues with Steam screenshots.

[IthilanorStPete]

Ok, using Steam sounds like it'll work fine.

[Hiro Protagonest]

I'm loving how every time I load up Duke Antso to take a look at the map he keeps generating the Craven trait when what little we know about him historically suggests he was a feared warrior...

I thought character stats were set in stone.

In any case, mine is Craven and has zero martial.

How do you go about playing a vassal anyway? Start an independence faction immediately? Wait for someone else to start independence? I assume you should amass wealth to hire mercenaries, get other vassals of your station to like you, and use the Sow Dissent chancellor option to make other vassals dislike your liege.