For the moment I decide that Walt needs to keep his head low. Factions opposing the Norman ruler are springing up all over the land. ItвЂ™s already plain that the lords of the formerly Anglo-Saxon England are not happy with William. With the marriage over, Walt turns his attentions to matters of state. Unsurprisingly Sigrid isnвЂ™t too happy about it вЂ“ Walt is fat, cowardly and a liar to boot вЂ“ but hopefully she can change him. SheвЂ™s a legitimised bastard, so her father has no qualms accepting the match. Though this would give him a boost in reputation, most of these girls are under age and would take years to mature to marriageable age вЂ“ we want Walt making babies straight away! Among WaltвЂ™s choice of wife are the daughters of the Kings of France, Navarra, Castile and Hungary. There are plenty of eligible women on offer as well as a few younger girls with some excellent family names attached to them. Not the best set of traits but weвЂ™ll have to see if the right wife wonвЂ™t set him right.

As a young man he can still develop and lose traits as well as add to those he has already, but in 1066-1067 I discover heвЂ™s deceitful, wrathful, gluttonous and craven. The mayor of Cambridge and the bishop of Crowland both like Walt well enough, so that is always a good start вЂ“ having vassals hating you is never a good sign. WillвЂ™s here to stay, though, so Walt should work on impressing him as soon as possible. King William, perhaps understandably, does not like Walt вЂ“ all the debuffs for conquest and foreign languages mean they have a mutual distrust. WaltвЂ™s not blessed with any special talents and has a rating of 5-8 in diplomacy, warfare, stewardship, learning and intrigue - hopefully a good wife can help him.Д«orn in 1050, heвЂ™s only 16, and so has a lot of potential for growth. Unmarried, I immediately look to get Walt a new bride. Though he owns small lands, itвЂ™s by no means a poor start. Walt begins the game with the small holding of Northampton, the city of Cambridge and the Bishopric of Crowland under his name. These are troubling times but times that can seized upon to drag men like Waltheof (weвЂ™ll call him Walt) up the ladder and into the history books.Д¬ount Waltheof of Northampton вЂ“ 1066-1080 This somewhat makes Waltheof a target for the new King William, who is already looking to quash any sign of rebellion. In 1066 heвЂ™s a minor lord with a few holdings and only a special relationship to the deceased King Harold keeping him at all relevant: he has the dead kingвЂ™s daughters and sons in his court. Count Waltheof is the Count of Northampton, a small county located in East Anglia, England. It requires a special set of skills to rise from lowly count to kingship, and these are certainly not the skills that Count Waltheof has.

Since Crusader Kings is about your family, rather than your character, it might take a few generationsвЂ¦ Hopefully the family I choose will go down in the ages. IвЂ™ll be attempting to raise up one of these lowly men to become something more than themselves. Every lord, count and baron is playable, and itвЂ™s often these smaller lords that are the toughest to play as. However the game goes much deeper than these kings and emperors. In Crusader Kings you can play as men and women of fantastic birth and dynasty from William the Conqueror to the Sultans of Arabia. Articles // 9th Jul 2015 - 6 years ago // By Alex Hamilton From Count to King in Crusader Kings 2 - PartВ 1

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