Everybody here's certainly had a time in CK2 where they've "dodged a bullet", whether it be an ancient ruler living long enough for his heir to come of age, or an excommunication being lifted when you're at the losing end of an excommunication war, or any other plethora of things.
My story:
I thought it was going to be a normal, cool game of CK2 when I started as the King of Frisia in Roma Delenda Est.
When I noticed that my character was a radically handsome fellow. I'm one for roleplay so I thought, in addition to looking for a noble wife with decent traits, I'd make the condition that she has to be beautiful, as well.
I find the pretty blonde sister of a nearby count with crazy wild 80s hair (something like this: http://coolaggregator.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/morgan_fairchild.jpg) and commence the babymaking.
Now my ruler was 47 at the beginning of the game. A daughter was born when he was 48, another when he was 49, and a son (finally!) when he was 55. My ruler died at 62, his 7 year-old son became king, and I played on.
The daughters came of age.
They were hideous. They looked like wide-faced blonde monkeys with a sour taste in their mouths. I check back, and apparently the old character's chiseled jaw and noble nose were enough to disguise his rather ugly mouth. This ugly mouth, combined with a small nose (inherited from mother), and weak female chin, combined to make the worst scourge known to man. I somehow got two men to marry my new king's sisters, and at this point I was shaking and fretting, wondering whether my ruler would end up being so ugly.
Along comes March 17, 500 and...he's beautiful! Mother's purty little mouth, random massive manly chin, striking green eyes, and Jaime Lannister-type golden hair. Wonderful.
My story:
I thought it was going to be a normal, cool game of CK2 when I started as the King of Frisia in Roma Delenda Est.
When I noticed that my character was a radically handsome fellow. I'm one for roleplay so I thought, in addition to looking for a noble wife with decent traits, I'd make the condition that she has to be beautiful, as well.
I find the pretty blonde sister of a nearby count with crazy wild 80s hair (something like this: http://coolaggregator.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/morgan_fairchild.jpg) and commence the babymaking.
Now my ruler was 47 at the beginning of the game. A daughter was born when he was 48, another when he was 49, and a son (finally!) when he was 55. My ruler died at 62, his 7 year-old son became king, and I played on.
The daughters came of age.
They were hideous. They looked like wide-faced blonde monkeys with a sour taste in their mouths. I check back, and apparently the old character's chiseled jaw and noble nose were enough to disguise his rather ugly mouth. This ugly mouth, combined with a small nose (inherited from mother), and weak female chin, combined to make the worst scourge known to man. I somehow got two men to marry my new king's sisters, and at this point I was shaking and fretting, wondering whether my ruler would end up being so ugly.
Along comes March 17, 500 and...he's beautiful! Mother's purty little mouth, random massive manly chin, striking green eyes, and Jaime Lannister-type golden hair. Wonderful.
