The Obligatory CK2 Strange Screenshot Thread
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Funny thing is though the Emperor is no longer king of Greece. He lost the title when we deposed the Emperor/King of Greece. Now the King of Greece lives in Spoleto...and well has like no greek lands poor King of Greece.
This all happened because when the Kaiser won the Crusade it made people angry...and well we had five Kaisers in one year.
Swedish Catholic Volga Bulgaria.. Massive. Note the Soumi Kingdom of Perm.
Becomes Cuman. Note the heavy Swedish population. Croatians in Hungary.
Religion map, 27 years later. Note that Zoroastrian is still around.
And on to OPM Volga Bulgaria
And, of course, the Swedish capital in Germany.
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I love that Volga Bulgaria -- a proper Varangian kingdom.
Is that in vanilla? How did his family come to rule it?
Is that in vanilla? How did his family come to rule it?
It is vanilla, no mods, all DLCs (except sunset). It started out as a small Russian Kingdom, rising out of the Duchy of Ryzan. At one time, they had a very large Novgorod under their belt, too. I'm not sure how they became Swedish. Perhaps conquering Swedish land in the Baltic and having a landed heir tutored by a local baron/courtier. Or perhaps they married into the Swedish royal line and just happened to turn Swedish. I'll have to remember to check the title history later.I love that Volga Bulgaria -- a proper Varangian kingdom.
Is that in vanilla? How did his family come to rule it?
From a quick look at his parents (particularly, grand parent) it would seem that Edla the Cuman's land was inherited by a daughter, probably a Swede. This daughter married another westerner. One or both of these marriages was regular.
Edla probably became a Cuman through tutelage, as her family is all Swedish. Another explanation is that her capital in the Volga fired a random event to accept the local culture. I do recall seeing her as a Swede for a few years.
If I get time, I may try a Varangian AAR. The ruler of Bulgar is playable (he's a Cuman, but ought to be Bulgar) and so I could edit him in the Ruler Designer DLC and make him a Swede.
'Course, 1.09 may well add playable Norse Pagans, so I'll probably wait.
'Course, 1.09 may well add playable Norse Pagans, so I'll probably wait.
That's a very pretty and plausible AI Byzantium there. As opposed to the humungous blob and/or Fatimid-ridden hellhole it usually tends to become
And, of course, the Swedish capital in Germany.
Not sure what happened here as I haven't really been following events in the East. All down to the AI, though.
First cousins as HRE and ERE. Not a bad little setup, eh?
First cousins as HRE and ERE. Not a bad little setup, eh?
Evil Stepmother ... she agrees to kill her husbands only kid (managed to get my eldest son married with the Keisers sister (Jutta), who's 3'd in line for his lands (after Sybille and Adelheid (Celibate sister)
I'm still new and learning the game. Why do you say that? What am I not seeing?
his name is Alexander, and he got the title 'the Great', it's just a funny coincidence
As evil as it might seem, this is actually pretty common. Woman in this game HATE children that are not theirs.Evil Stepmother ... she agrees to kill her husbands only kid (managed to get my eldest son married with the Keisers sister (Jutta), who's 3'd in line for his lands (after Sybille and Adelheid (Celibate sister)
Like half the plots I discover are scheming 2nd wives
He has a large demense, but incredible stats. He's able to hold his kingdom together, but his heir probably won't be...
Here's another amusing AI ERE setup; no idea if this succession will actually happen (things can always change) but I don't think I've ever seen this before.
Now this is a strange constellation.
Even so the Ilkhanate controls about a quarter or more of the whole map, it can not even muster 1000 soldiers:
The solution of the mystery is as follows:
The Empire of the Ilkhanate has the Kingdom of Khiva as a vassal, that somehow contains nearly all counties under the Ilkhanate's rule.
The King of Khiva however hates the guts of his liege and since the empire only has limited crown authority he doesn't give his ruler a single soldier out of his 237.000 (!) levies:
Even so the Ilkhanate controls about a quarter or more of the whole map, it can not even muster 1000 soldiers:
The solution of the mystery is as follows:
The Empire of the Ilkhanate has the Kingdom of Khiva as a vassal, that somehow contains nearly all counties under the Ilkhanate's rule.
The King of Khiva however hates the guts of his liege and since the empire only has limited crown authority he doesn't give his ruler a single soldier out of his 237.000 (!) levies:
Here's another amusing AI ERE setup; no idea if this succession will actually happen (things can always change) but I don't think I've ever seen this before.
Well, the Basilissa's husband is a Swede, and it's a regular marriage, so the ERE will become Swedish. Question is, why isn't it the first son who will inherit? Bastard? Or is this an elective monarchy here?
(By the way, the best part is that it's not just a Swede, but apparently also a mercenary leader who is the husband of the empress and the father of the future emperor.)
Oh, the joys of LI starting health value... A handful of 1066 characters are still alive now!
