Immortal Genghis Khan

[Ogredy]

After more than 900 hours of playtime in CK2, I was yet to do a single campaign as a proper nomad ruler. That was how I’ve decided to go for one of the hardest achievements in the game - Khan of Khans (you have to fully control all continental Europe as Mongol Horde)

Never did I know, that my first playthrough as a proper ruler of the horde would turn out to be one of the most exciting stories I’ve witnessed in all of my CK2 experience.

In the beginning of my campaign, Temujin decided to seek immortality. Although for me they always turned out fruitless, I usually entertain such quests just for the fun of it. To my utter surprise, Genghis Khan turned out to be the first of my characters to actually succeed in becoming immortal! (What are the odds?)

120 years later Continental Europe lies devastated, with Rome, Paris, Constantinople and Kiev turned into pastures for mongol steeds. Middle East forced under tatar yoke, their trade routs subjegated. Cities throughout the known world paying religious tax as is traditional for the Reformed Tengri faith, which is united under the greatest khan, who seems to have truly achieved immortality in more than just history.

Too bad Chancellor Glitterhoof doesn’t seem to be able to lower threat in time, and every war leads to global struggle to defend against mongol riders.

What could have been a better playthrough to earn “Khan of Khans” achievement?

This story goes to show that even after around close to 1000 hours, there are still unpredictable stories to experience and unexpected suprises to uncover in CK2.

 

[makaramus]

pls tell me you reformed tengri with dogmatic+ divine marriage + temporal too and declared yourself literal god
after all you are gengish khan... universal ruler!(yea that what it means)

 

[Ogredy]

pls tell me you reformed tengri with dogmatic+ divine marriage + temporal too and declared yourself literal god
after all you are gengish khan... universal ruler!(yea that what it means)

Eternal Riders + Religious Tax. And indeed, the head of faith is the Genghish Khan, who you can see on screenshot wears the special crown of Tengri religious head (edit: apparently not on this screenshot)!

In 1355, Tengri religion is still very much localised in steppe region (with few exception of completely destroyed provinces of Europe that I mentioned before), so religios tax is what provides the horde with enough resources to fuel multiple campaigns against all other realms across Mediterranean and beyond.

I should also note, that defensive coalition rule is set to max, meaning every war I declare after some point turned out to be a de-facto World War, where 100+ year old Temijin himself led his hordes into massive battles across plains, mountains and deserts, amassing way more than 100 personal kills.

Truly scourge of god.

 

[maky55]

I've only become immortal once, and coincidentally it was the first and only time I've played Muslim so far! He was a great character but was overthrown aged 135 (or so), so I had to play their heir . The saddest part for me was seeing all of my close relatives die and be left with great - great grandchildren.

 

[Rags17]

I just noticed one neat effect of immortality - your score is actually zero since none of your characters has died yet !

 

[Castimirr]

I just noticed one neat effect of immortality - your score is actually zero since none of your characters has died yet !

Yeah, it makes breaking truces much less appealing *L*

 

[Urzhail64]

Truly the Scourge of God. *kowtows*

 

[Seclouds]

After I can invite NPC born the young and the gentle in my council, I don't need to be immoral...
That events line is fun to play at the first or second try.
After I tried 5 or 6 times with different ironman saving with MoLnD events, now I decided not to trigger the event chain.
Or become immoral at young age with no illness, then with a noble death at 50~60 yrs old.
You can only write a book every 30 years, the old age (45 + ) female don't have sex appeal to affect the young man.
The last year the courtiers and councilors are all love you, the next year, ppl feels you are old and stink, bcs of lost 70+ sex appeal opinions.
If the event is successful, it's a good result, or it will kill you with some bad happening ...
My play always lack of child to avoid gavekind, with no adult hire in time and the game end.
To high risk. Even higher than the 'Play Chess with Death' Event.

 

[iniudan]

Truly the Scourge of God. *kowtows*

Doesn't really look like someone you go visit to get 1-2 souvenirs to me. =p

 

[Saphire]

You know, the population of Europe alone was about 78 million in 1400. The population of your super empire is 0.3% of that number, and you encompass far more than just Europe