[OT] Crusader Kings Westeros: Another Game, Same World

[Bastard Feudalism]

Any of you ever played Crusader Kings?
Well, they got a pretty decent Westeros mod for it.
Except for:
- The guy quit in the middle of development because he didn't like the last two books...
So there's only two scenarios(start dates), one at Robert's Rebellion, and one called "The Winds of Winter" (nothing to do with the next book) which starts randomly a bit after Stannis goes north.

I recently did a pretty interesting game with the Arryns starting from the second one, and I thought I'd share it with you guys as an AAR.

I don't know if this is how old Harrold Hardying should be, but in the second scenario beginning he was about 4. I believe he's actually supposed to be about 15. So I believe the scenario starts around 300 AL.

At this time, the Vale is incredibly split up, with Yohn Royce also trying to take over the vale. 1/3 is in Eyrie hands, 1/3 is in Royce's (Runestone's) hands, and the rest is independent, save one of the Fingers which Baelish's father owns (thus Baelish rules it from his holdings in Harrenhal).

Robert Arryn dies off pretty quickly, and Harrold Hardying comes to power. Over the next, say 30 years,
I started building up a new dynasty worthy of succeeding the extinct Arryns (they've all died).
About 40 years in, almost half the Vale is re-united under my banner, even if some of my bannermen might be less than.... content.
However, Petyr Baelish's son still controlled the Vale in name. Took me about 1000 prestige to finally get a claim on that...

My recent ally, the Freys (don't hate ) , and the independent lords of Redfort, were both engaged in a war with the Baelish's, so I took this chance to take my newly forged blades, and march through the Bloody Gate and out into the Riverlands towards the God's Eye, to fight my new foe.
Since Harrenhal itself was, well, Harrenhal, I captured all the fiefs around God's Eye besides Harrenhal and forced the Baelish's to relinquish their lordship of Vale.
The war lasted around 3 years, and caused the death of two subsequent marshals, massive discontent and instability in the Vale, and the death of Harrold himself. His son Canther succeeded him and finished the war.

My armies and levies returned to their families and homes, and the new Hardying lord came to Eyrie's throne
with discontent and treason among his bannermen. He will have to spend the next few years piecing together the kingdom. (And then a war with the Royce's will be imminent...)
So it's approximately 345 AL now.
Here is a screenshot of the current situation:

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Just thought I'd share this with you guys. You might find it interesting.


On a side note, I'm considering making a proper Westeros mod with many scenarios for Crusader Kings II when it comes out. http://pc.ign.com/objects/084/084061.html

[jacb547]

This looks to be a very good mod ill take a look...

[Dido]

On a side note, I'm considering making a proper Westeros mod with many scenarios for Crusader Kings II when it comes out. http://pc.ign.com/objects/084/084061.html

Yes please

[Antoniusz]

Looks really cool, I got the mod, but couldn't get a hang of it. Maybe I will give it another time after reading it

[Bastard Feudalism]

Looks really cool, I got the mod, but couldn't get a hang of it. Maybe I will give it another time after reading it

Well, it's very cluttered for one. It's hard to get into; there's too many sprawling dynasties squished into these little provinces everywhere. I'm also not a huge fan of the map he used.
I think Crusader Kings II will be a lot more nicer for Westeros, since it has an actual family tree system.

[Pabst]

It's a well-done mod. I especially like the heraldry he used, for the most part it's accurate. What annoys me about it is its' randomness...

[Skizbot]

The mod is very cool and can you buy Crusader Kinds very cheaply, but the game feels very dated at this point. Crusader Kings 2 comes out in February, and it looks absolutely incredible. A Westeros mod is being planned, though with 3 months until the game comes out, its mostly just a bunch of people arguing over the details at this point. If you're interested, check it out

http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/...nes-mod/page21

[Gurkhal]

Looks very fun and I wish you good luck, TheLastScythian, with kicking ass.

[Bastard Feudalism]

The mod is very cool and can you buy Crusader Kinds very cheaply, but the game feels very dated at this point. Crusader Kings 2 comes out in February, and it looks absolutely incredible. A Westeros mod is being planned, though with 3 months until the game comes out, its mostly just a bunch of people arguing over the details at this point. If you're interested, check it out

http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/...nes-mod/page21

Huh. Guess I missed that. Well, we'll see how far they get. I'll be lurking in the shadows in case that never gets off. Or maybe I'll join them.
I have more pressing work to focus on right now though, so..

[thespaniard]

Huh. Guess I missed that. Well, we'll see how far they get. I'll be lurking in the shadows in case that never gets off. Or maybe I'll join them.
I have more pressing work to focus on right now though, so..

NOOO CRAP I ACCIDENTLY READ THE SPOILERS

[luke1608]

Looks interesting, would might check it out when I get the core mod working.

[Memories of the Time]

Yes please

Does anybody know why when i save a game with the iron islands, when i try to load this save "iron islands" isn't no more in the faction's choose?

[Skizbot]

So, the demo for CK2 has been releasead, I encourage anyone interested in this mod to try it. Be warned, its will seem VERY complicated at first, especially if you're new to Paradox games. Someone already put together a Westeros map for the game, its still in development so its just the basic plan for the map, all the province names and heraldries are still from Europe and not Westeros.

[Memories of the Time]

Where can i find the link?

[Dux]

http://www.fileplanet.com/224596/dow...-Kings-II-Demo
This is my first paradox game.
It is indeed very hard to get into, I often quit after I do something stupid (like strip a vassal of his title and imprison him because he doesn't obey me, the entire realm revolted Or that one time I tried to murder the Emperor's daughter in the capital, got caught and executed). But somehow it is always pulling me back to it, I always want to try new things, learn from my mistakes and finally do something which has actually an impact on the world.
If this Westeros mod gets released I will definitely buy the game.

[thespaniard]

gotta love paradox games i loved saving then restarting as an enemy faction getting rid of all their units then saving and restarting as my faction

[Memories of the Time]

@Dux: Paradox's games are from another world <3 I love them all, they're too deep and complex

[Skizbot]

They certainly seem overwhelming at first. To anyone trying the demo, here is an interesting trick- it says you can only choose from 4 characters, but you can actually be anyone. Select one of the 4 options, click start, and as its loading click on any province on the map and you will play as that character .

If you want to learn the basics, start as someone small. I recommend an Irish duke; they're small, independent, and Ireland is a nice enclosed area for you to practice in.

[Bastard Feudalism]

This is going to my favorite Paradox game. And that's saying a lot for me.
I've been playing CK for years. And this is going to replace.
I'm in love with it, and it's just a demo.

Side note: Did that weird "de jure" title thing confuse anyone at first? It took me a while to realize they just meant prerequisites for claiming a title.

[Dux]

This is going to my favorite Paradox game. And that's saying a lot for me.
I've been playing CK for years. And this is going to replace.
I'm in love with it, and it's just a demo.

Side note: Did that weird "de jure" title thing confuse anyone at first? It took me a while to realize they just meant prerequisites for claiming a title.

It does? Ok I didn't know that. Thank you But you can also sent you councilor to fabricate a title/claim, right? De Jure has nothing to do with that right?

I played with the duke of Adrianapolis lately and realized I was heir to the empire . And playing with him was nice, until the emperor decided to claim all my levies and half my court including my character to lead an army towards selucide lands. I couldn't control the army, so it got destroyed, half my council died and my character was imprisoned. At which point my vassals decided to rebel and a peasant rebellion broke out in Adrianapolis.

@Skizbot: Ok I will do that. Just yesterday I realized you could hire some cheap mercenaries, at first I thought they all costed about 300, but if you scroll down you will find some cheap ones. Got a 1500 army for only 60. That will make games easier.