WARFARE: Recruit man-at-arms units and powerful knights to supplement your royal levies.Research new technologies to increase the wealth and military might of your realm.Hire mercenaries and Holy Orders for your major wars.But what do you do if the legal heir is not quite up to the job?.Violent characters may develop a fearsome reputation, cowering your timid subjects into obedience with the dread you inspire. Choose appropriate guardians for your heirs, or train them yourself. CHARACTER: Acquire character traits that will guide your actions, but beware if you act against your nature! The stress from denying your truest self could bring a new host of troubles!.
Gather new lands and titles to cement your legacy.Be a pious king to bring the religious powers to your side, or strike out on your own, designing your own splinter religion and earning everlasting fame or eternal damnation.Knights, peasant revolts, pilgrimages, Viking raiders.experience the drama and pageantry of the Middle Ages.
Assemble men-at-arms units and powerful knights. Or be inspired by the bard and ballad, and seduce your way to power and influence.īlood will flow. Recruit agents and other unsavory elements to undermine, blackmail, or murder those who stand in your path. The shadows stir frequently, and danger lurks around every darkened corner. Be wary of rivals, from restless serfs to revengeful concubines. Govern an ever-evolving realm and grant titles to whom you see fit - or usurp your liege to claim their crown as your own. If found wanting, marry them off or despatch them through other means.Ĭustomize your ruler and noble house, from appearance to attributes, and create a monarch worthy of all their inherited virtues and vices. Groom your heir with the appropriate guardians or educate them yourself. Genetics can be passed along to your children, be it the gift of genius or crippling stupidity. Prompt fear and dread as you rule with an iron fist, or inspire your subjects with magnanimous deeds. Claim, conquer, and rule thousands of unique counties, duchies, kingdoms, and empires.Įach character is larger than life, with traits and lifestyle choices determining their actions and schemes. An extensive cast of historical characters can be romanced, betrayed, executed, or subtly influenced.Įxplore a vast medieval map stretching from the snowswept Nordic lands to the Horn of Africa, and the British Isles in the west to the exotic riches of Burma in the east. Your death is only a footnote as your lineage continues with new playable heirs, either planned… or not.ĭiscover a sprawling simulated world teeming with peasants and knights, courtiers, spies, knaves and jesters, and secret love affairs.
Begin in 867 or 1066 and claim lands, titles, and vassals to secure a realm worthy of your royal blood. Take command of your house and expand your dynasty through a meticulously researched Middle Ages.
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