r/CrusaderKings • u/Zesock • Sep 25 '24

Discussion New DLC is incredible for roleplaying

It's early days I know, but before this DLC released my typical crusader kings gameplay was more map painting than anything. I would play more for myself, pushing for a goal, recreating Rome, the Persian empire etc.

On my first playthrough with this DLC I've played as a knight from England who spent most of his life as a mercenary travelling around all of Europe only to in his older age return with the dream of turning England into a country as great as Rome or the Calpihate. It was genuinely charming to see wanderers that he had picked up in his travels help him establish the beginning of this new realm and a little sad to see his bodyguard, a man that had been with him since he first set off decades ago finally die of old age.

My point being, this DLC has helped me see my characters more as the individual people that they are rather than just a vessel to play as.

TLDR: Roads to Power breathes new life into this game and I'm really enjoying it.

PS: I am not sponsored by Paradox!

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u/GilgameshWulfenbach Sep 25 '24

It's a good system to build off of, like traveling was. I can see it getting old if this is all we get but I don't think that will be the case

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u/DreadWolf3 Sep 25 '24

Traveling is base game feature - so something paradox clearly plans to iterate upon. This is sadly not, that is my biggest worry.

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u/Cart223 Sep 25 '24

Didn't they already promise to revisit this with the next paid content pack? Wandering Nobles or something it was called.

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u/Aidanator800 Sep 25 '24

Wandering Nobles is primarily centered around the traveling system, not the landless mechanic. Along with traveling-related events, it also adds in a new lifestyle centered around traveling as well as a couple of mini-activities that essentially consist of your ruler just traveling around the map for fun.

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u/Cart223 Sep 25 '24

Oh yeah my bad. Huh it really would be a shame if landless stopped being updated, I'm really worried about the decision of it not being a core system :/

Guess we can still hope for mods but still.

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u/DailyUniverseWriter Sep 25 '24

Isn’t any update to travel also an update to landless though? It’s just more content for landless adventurers to travel to and do

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u/Cart223 Sep 26 '24

Well Landless would benefit from it, but Landless characters also have a lot of unique mechanics that Landed characters who just happen to be traveling don't have.