I wish internal politics were more challenging.

[Dearmad]

I'd like to see:

"Serious Events:" A class of events you can optionally activate (for player only maybe) that are SERIOUS in nature- like half the realm rebelling, or a scourge wiping out my entire immediate family (kids) except me, or a riot that destroys half the buildings in my county seat, or... you know something SERIOUS to deal with.

A LOT harder to get on the good side of all my vassals, or... something that makes the evil ones that much more unscrupulous and trying really MUCH HARDER to make trouble for me.

Or... I don't know. While making trouble for myself by going to war is one thing, I enjoy trying to wrangle together an empire that wants nothing more than to fracture apart from me.

Anyone else have any ideas further? Any mods sort of do this?

 

[Tulwath]

I'd like to see:

"Serious Events:" A class of events you can optionally activate (for player only maybe) that are SERIOUS in nature- like half the realm rebelling, or a scourge wiping out my entire immediate family (kids) except me, or a riot that destroys half the buildings in my county seat, or... you know something SERIOUS to deal with.

A LOT harder to get on the good side of all my vassals, or... something that makes the evil ones that much more unscrupulous and trying really MUCH HARDER to make trouble for me.

Or... I don't know. While making trouble for myself by going to war is one thing, I enjoy trying to wrangle together an empire that wants nothing more than to fracture apart from me.

Anyone else have any ideas further? Any mods sort of do this?

CK2+ might be your cup of tea. They changed the faction system so that it is more challenging and generally made the game more difficult (increased mortality, random events that have a large impact on your realm, etc.)

 

[Torngasuk]

I'm not sure that it should be more challenging. More interesting, perhaps. We don't want to get to the point where imprisoning or instantly murdering all your vassals is the standard operative procedure for every new ruler.

Even if we're more or less already there.