#Crusader Kings 3

[sreegs]

i'm gonna start formatting my emails like this

[virtualgirladv]

following the crusader Kings subreddit was a great choice even if ive never played

[install-wizard-exe]

concept art I did for the city of Alinor in the Summerset Isles of the Elder Scrolls universe. I might be a little obsessed with these high elves...! If I recall correctly, this piece served as an inspiration for the Altmer city models in the Elder Kings 2 mod for Crusader Kings 3, when I was working with their 3D artist, AJ.

[ziphos123]

Crusader Kings 3 isn’t about global conquest, it’s not about building a dynasty, it’s about creating the most fucked up little guy possible and inflicting him upon the medieval world.

[morgenstern16]

so it turns out that if you have the new CK3 DLC, you can avoid Aella of Northumbria's historical fate of being ripped apart by angry Vikings by simply packing your bags and skipping town when you lose to the Great Heathen Army. You'll probably be assassinated while on the road but at least you'll be able to continue your dynasty, provided your son wasn't also ripped apart by angry Vikings.

[aurianavaloria]

Baldwin IV, the... Gamer King?

Something I've found interesting - and rather surprising, tbh - is the increasing number of games and game concepts in which Baldwin IV features, and not simply as inspiration for the characters' designs, but as himself.

Here's how many places I've found him and the accompanying artwork of him (all very obviously inspired by - you guessed it - Kingdom of Heaven)

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First, the actual games...

1) Evony: The King's Return

This article from One Chilled Gamer gives the details on his statistics.

2) Blood of Steel

You can find the details in this news announcement on the game's Steam hub.

3) European War 7: Medieval

It's a little harder to find information on this one, but there's a discussion thread here on him.

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Baldwin also makes an appearance in the mods for several games, including...

Sid Meier's Civilization V

This mod adds the Kingdom of Jerusalem as a civilization to the game, with Baldwin IV as its leader. There's info on him on this wiki page, including his war and peace themes ("The Holy Land" and "Siege of Kerak" from Crusader Kings 2, respectively.)

Sid Meier's Civilization VI

This mod also adds the Kingdom of Jerusalem into the next game of the series, again with Baldwin IV as its leader.

Crusader Kings III

This mod overhauls CK3 to allow the player to assume the role of any leader present in Kingdom of Heaven (as well as their contemporaries around Europe and Asia), including Baldwin IV - although you won't get to play as him for very long before his death.

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Finally, I've found some concept-style art of Baldwin floating around out there, too, although I'm not certain they are for an actual game or simply intended for a potential game if they happen to grab a developer's interest.

This one is by ShawnFox on Artstation:

And this one is by XuanHan Chen, also on Artstation:

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This is all I've personally been able to find so far, but there's probably more out there I've missed. If anyone has run across any other game-related art of Baldwin IV, please share!

[baudouinette]

Leper King 💅🏻✨⚜️🎀

[gunpowdercarousel]

CK3 is ridiculous, it's literally just like

Spymaster: Alright, my liege, our plot to kill Lord Olrich is 95% likely to succeed and there's a 100% chance it'll remain a secret.

Me: Alright. Do it. Kill him.

Spymaster, literally three seconds later: My liege we have absolutely failed. Completely. He's not dead. In fact, he seems to have grown stronger. The spider that bit him gave him magical powers of some kind.

Me: W-what?

cSpymaster: Also, the entire planet knows we tried to kill him and have rallied behind Lord Spidernator.

Me: Y-you mean Lord Olrich?

Spymaster: No. It's Lord Spidernator now.

[coineagan]

Princess Rhaenys Targaryen the Queen Who Never Was

Daughter of Prince Aemon Targaryen & Lady Jocelyn Baratheon.

Wife of Lord Corlys Velaryon.

Mother of Lady Laena Velaryon & Ser Laenor Velaryon.

Dragonrider of Meleys.

[a-chaotic-dumbass]

never doing another run as tywin lannister ever again in my life bc this is genuinely hell i get him now bc i found out that my son and daughter are having an affair after i finally married Cersei off to Robert she refused to have children then got knocked up by jaime all the while i had to fight ANOTHER war against some minor rebellion all the while crossing my fingers and clenching my ass cheeks that robert didnt find out only for him TO find out lock cersei up and me having to pay a ransom for my daughter to her husband afterwich robert didnt even divorce or kill her just kept her as queen while hating her guts, promoted me to be his steward. i finally somehow convince tyrion to become a maester, marry ashara dayne and have like 11(might be 21 depending on the source) children only for my first born golden boy heir to turn out gay for my second son to become a septon my next daughter to get packed off north to marry ned stark's boy my third son to be an imbecile who i cant even remember. one of my daughters died, one of my sons is a beautiful genius with everything good in the world happening to him and my last son is a sickly weak mf, all of whom r children and at best 14 years of age all the while tywin well over 50. also plagues keep breaking out and killing everyone. if i was in his shoes id also be like That

[its-stuffimadeinphotoshop]

[pawoooon]

Crusader Kings III loading screen art by Craig Mullins

[st-just]

Since you're the resident grand strategy expert, and CK3 is on sale right now... How do you feel about the current state of the game?

My great shame is that I have barely played CK3 - and not at all since the DLCs started coming out. I have a 4-digit number of hours in CK2 so I' sure I'll love it eventually, just never been in the right headspace to adapt to the new UI and get used to where all the buttons are now.

uh, anyone in the crowd have opinions?

[maladi777]

Our subjects love us. Gave us this lovely nickname...

[fuckyeahstufficareabout]

Oof. Called out by this 💀

[morgenstern16]

I love r/crusaderkings posts that sound like real life issues

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