I posted something about this a while ago on the EU2 forum, but it should matter more here since this game is about people rather than countries (hooray!). I assume that in CK you will play "through" the current head of the dynasty. What will the mechanisms be to encourage you to play in the same way as that man would, with his own agenda and a limited lifespan?
The extreme solution would be to make each new "king" feel like an entirely new game. When the old king dies he is put on the high score table of kings from all over Europe; if he comes high up, maybe that adds to the familiy's prestige. Then the score is reset to zero, and as much as possible changes when the new chap takes over. Reflect his different goals in different weightings to the scoring system, so one king does well for being rich, another for being pious. And let the diplomatic relations and the relations with your vassals be reshaped by the friends the new king made in his minority. And bring in a mission or two that each king must start and finish in his own lifetime, with a title ("lionheart") as a reward.
Some things could be done to the interface to reflect the different reigns. Certainly always have the name of the current monarch visible, at the top of the screen. Change the colour of the interface as he gets older; green at the start, maybe to gold for the prime of life, then fading to grey. Or entwine everything with foliage like an illuminated manuscript and have that change from spring to winter as the king ages.
The extreme solution would be to make each new "king" feel like an entirely new game. When the old king dies he is put on the high score table of kings from all over Europe; if he comes high up, maybe that adds to the familiy's prestige. Then the score is reset to zero, and as much as possible changes when the new chap takes over. Reflect his different goals in different weightings to the scoring system, so one king does well for being rich, another for being pious. And let the diplomatic relations and the relations with your vassals be reshaped by the friends the new king made in his minority. And bring in a mission or two that each king must start and finish in his own lifetime, with a title ("lionheart") as a reward.
Some things could be done to the interface to reflect the different reigns. Certainly always have the name of the current monarch visible, at the top of the screen. Change the colour of the interface as he gets older; green at the start, maybe to gold for the prime of life, then fading to grey. Or entwine everything with foliage like an illuminated manuscript and have that change from spring to winter as the king ages.
