CK2 - Who will you play as first?

[Agrippa43]

Is there a place where we can find a list of the characters in the game? Or just assume the Historical Ones will be present at game start?

 

[senior_hombre]

Definitely Vlad III the Impaler!

 

[Kluska]

Definitely Vlad III the Impaler!

Unfortunately, that cannot be done.

 

[senior_hombre]

Why not?
edit: can i play his father at least?

 

[Kluska]

Why not?
edit: can i play his father at least?

Unfortunately, Vlad the Impaler nor his father Dracul are playable characters.

You can only select any date between 1066 and 1337 and then the game will run until 1453. As you know I'm sure, 1393 is when Vlad II Dracul was born and then his son was born in 1431. So, therefore, they're unplayable.

 

[bgibbard]

The latest start date is somewhere in the mid 14th century, and Vlad III wasn't born until 1431 in real-life. While the game runs until 1452, history will start to diverge from the moment you start the game, so Vlad will never appear. Wallachia or whatever it is called in game terms will have an alternate line of rulers once the last of the historical characters living at the beginning of the game dies off, and Vlad will never be born in-game.

 

[senior_hombre]

I see, i thought that i can start at any time in the timeframe of the game.

 

[unmerged(75409)]

The latest start date is somewhere in the mid 14th century, and Vlad III wasn't born until 1431 in real-life. While the game runs until 1452, history will start to diverge from the moment you start the game, so Vlad will never appear. Wallachia or whatever it is called in game terms will have an alternate line of rulers once the last of the historical characters living at the beginning of the game dies off, and Vlad will never be born in-game.

Lots of other children names Vlad will be born though, and in 1337 the turks ought to be close enough to give you a fight. So you can pretend one of them is The Impaler...

 

[Kluska]

I see, i thought that i can start at any time in the timeframe of the game.

You and I both. :laugh:

But no, although in the style of EU3 with the "start-at-anytime-anywhere" concept, it is not an exact replica. Which, when thought about, is genius. Saves Paradox a hefty amount of development time.

EDIT -

Lots of other children names Vlad will be born though, and in 1337 the turks ought to be close enough to give you a fight. So you can pretend one of them is The Impaler...

Absolutely. RP to your heart's content.

I know I shall!

 

[senior_hombre]

Good idea, maybe i will do so.

 

[Dutchling]

So the starting date is right after Macbeth dies and the end date is right before Vlad the Impaler is born.

whyyy....

 

[Aether911]

Murphy's Law I guess...
Hopefully, the game begin at the start of the Norman Conquest of William the Bastard

 

[LYNCHY]

someone i ireland, im thinking briefne or whoever controlls the north

 

[Culise]

I'm considering either starting in the Tyrol (hearkening back to EU2) or Lorraine, adopting a role of carefully playing neighboring powers off against each other. Alternately, I wonder if the Askaniers are around at game start. It looks like they should be counts in the Saxon marches, so that could be really quite interesting.

 

[eliphas8]

someone i ireland, im thinking briefne or whoever controlls the north

Munster is apparently really fun if a bit overpowered.

 

[Tarnor]

I'll try one of the norman dukedoms first. Start big and learn the small details later.

 

[LYNCHY]

Munster is apparently really fun if a bit overpowered.

but who wants to be munster? thats where Chiarrai (kerry) is

 

[The Witch-King]

The Black Vegetable.

 

[colablikje]

either some duchy in the low countries or león

 

[Zharradan]

Hmm. So many possibilities. Perhaps King of Leon just to get the hang of the game...