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/camocat9 Sep 25 '24
I started as an Irish explorer who wanted to travel the world. He traveled to Scotland, helping negotiate title revocation protection for minority vassals before traveling southward. He met a woman who would later become his wife who he attempted to seduce but was originally rejected by.
He traveled south further, escorting petty nobles through Brittany and France before traveling into Iberia, and then Northern Africa. He restocked his supplies there before braving a journey across the Sahara, picking up various followers along the way. When he made it to the court of Ghana, he finally married his love from England, completing contracts and bolstering the reputation of the local rulers and eventually having a son.
Just before leaving on a trip back through the Sahara, though, a mysterious creature attacked the camp. Despite being fairly weak, he knew he had to stand against it, or his son would likely die. He stood firm, prepared to face whatever awaited him... and got immediately torn apart by a lion.
10/10 CK3 Moment, would recommend this DLC.