Which can happen – but then you might end up playing as the murderer, so it's not game over yet! As long as your dynasty survives, so will your save file. Your siblings can't take those away from you! I mean, unless they kill you. Until then, focus on building up your capital, your Men-At-Arms retinues, and the overall Renown of your dynasty. Eventually, you'll be able to name one heir to inherit everything. Your realm is meant to be fairly unstable at the start, expanding and fracturing over and over, and to become more stable as you advance through the legal innovations of the time period. This can be frustrating when you take over, generally as the eldest kid, since you might lose a lot of hard-won provinces to your quarrelsome siblings each generation, but it's part of the basic design. Crusader Kings 3 campaigns take place over centuries, so it will happen a lot - and until you unlock more advanced laws, which can take hundreds of years on its own, you'll probably be stuck with Confederate Partition or Partition succession, meaning your lands will be divided up among all of your eligible children. That said, you can set yourself up to at least not immediately end up with your head on a pike.UĮspecially if you're starting in the 867CE bookmark, understanding what happens when your current character dies should be the first thing on your to-do list. Even if you do everything right, your success isn’t guaranteed. Ruling over a kingdom and bringing glory to your dynasty doesn't only require military skill, but guile and personal charm - you never know when your half-brother might be plotting to kill you while a faction of discontent vassals are preparing a rebellion.

Should you murder your children? Maybe.

Being that i've just been reading about Ragnar Lockbrok and was learning about his sons that sounds like a really fun start.

Nice list man (and formatting!) haha I plan to check these out today and thank you everyone else for your input I'm going to add those as well. Björn Ironside -Svitjod (Norway) 867, Ragnar Lothbrok's first son, a very fun start if you want to try Tribals Pagans, much more fighting oriented but there are different ways to unite Scandinavia while Raiding around.Duchess Matilda di Canossa -Tuscany (Italy, HRE) 1066, it used to be one of the fan's favourites before, has a very strong start to reflect the influence she had, it starts in the HRE so there are multiple available goals and ways to proceed.

King Alfonso VI -Leon (Spain) 1066, It used to be the tutorial in CK2, so the opposite of now, family being the other small rulers around you with the Muslim threat in the South, this is probably the most 'versatile' start in terms of approach, using either Diplomacy, Intrigue or military power are all entirely viable ways.It used to be where everyone started back in CK2, that's why they made the tutorial here this time around. Petty King Murchad of Munster - Ireland 1066, that's where the tutorial takes place, a very interesting start you are fairly isolated surrounded by other small rulers, with a bigger threat in the East.

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