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no, I start 769
I just love starting as a small realm and bringing it up through an rp kinda way, no EU4 style blobbing
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Do you try to recreate historic kingdoms/empires or do your own alt thistory? Or a bit of both?
I would say it is a mix. Just created the Empire of Scandinavia in current play-through but Finland has broken off due to gavelkind. Did anyone really create that empire? Not enough of an expert to know but doubtful. However, the constant breaking apart and reconquering seems to replicate the Norse turmoil I read about in history.
What stories do you have of your runs?
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i have never really taken stories and dont remember much, let me think
making an AAR could be interesting
my best story is satrapy of dailam in 769 growing into the Sassanid Empire
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Sounds very interesting. If you feel up to it, why not try writing an AAR? I suggest you read some first if you haven't already. I am writing them now, but made a lot of mistakes at the beginning. I thought I had read enough but I had not really paid enough attention. That's a fun part of the forum and the CK2 AARs are very active. Can't recall any recent ones on the Sassanids though.
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I play too here and there. Been pretty surprised though when I returned to the game since its launch and found not only lots of dlc but also that map got gigantic. not good for late game performance but an ability to play as Nepal, India or some africans is nevertheless nice.
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Welcome to the Forum @Menkerot . I am always pleasantly surprised at how many folks still play and interact here too.
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yeah that game was real interesting, might redo in a more rp way
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Much appreciated. Well, CK3 anyhow is pretty barebones for now compared to CK2 so no wonder so many people still play it. I, for one, played when it came out, but my laptop wasn't able to run it properly so no game for me until recently when I found out it's free on Steam (and mixed response to CK3). Had a blast, especially with all that new content compared to CK1 where I also spent lots of hours back then.
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If you redo, take lots of notes and screenshots. That's the best way to prepare for writing an AAR. Here's a link to the CK2 AAR forum. You'll see it is very active.
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Glad it is working for you @Menkerot . Think you'll find there is a welcoming community here and elsewhere on the forum. Good luck to you.
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I have played the Game of Thrones mod, which I think I had mixed results with, and the game didn't seem as engaging with it, but that was awhile ago, so perhaps that mod has improved, especially with the new DLC and main game advancements.
I usually don't play with mods though. However, to each their own. Must say I haven't explored those in some years.
However, if you are thinking of an AAR, well, many folks write those from mods. Either way, it is about having fun. Good luck to you!
Thank you!
No, I seldom use mods in my games. But as Chac1, I too once tried Game of Thrones mod and it was okay. What about you?
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No, there was never (quite) a unified empire of Scandinavia as per CK2/EU4.
The so-called "North Sea Empire" (1013-1042) had Denmark and Norway (and England), and it existed in the middle of the CK2 time period... but it was lacking Sweden and Finland. Disqualified.
The Kalmar Union (1397-1523) was probably the closest approach to a Scandinavian empire at any time in history - but the administrations of Norway, Denmark and Sweden+Finland were always separate. (In EU4, it's modelled as Denmark having a personal union over the fairly-loyal Norway and the almost-always-rebellious Sweden+Finland. If it existed in any CK2 start date, it would probably be modelled as a triple-kingdom - not an empire.) Also, the Kalmar Union is almost outside the CK2 time period (769-1453), which makes it even more dubious if you're asking whether anyone created the CK2 Scandinavian Empire.
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