Crusader Kings 3 IS A PERFECTLY BALANCED GAME WITH NO EXPLOITS - Making Money By Divorcing!!

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  • You can find more about the game here: play.crusaderkings.com/Spiffi...
    Crusader Kings 3 / Crusader Kings III Is the latest entry into the crusader kings series and it is set to release in the next few weeks. The Developers have given me early access to the game to record this gameplay footage and show off my favourite features in the game! We will be following the life of the duchess of Tuscany who will be making money by divorcing her husband over and over again as well as turning the wedding celebrations into prestige that can be used to fight wars or just become the most famous person on the planet! So sit back and enjoy this divorce simulator which has been disguised under the name of a grand strategy game CK3! I loved playing CK2 and I am excited to be able to show off this next in CK3! But is this new game Crusader Kings 3 a perfectly balanced game with no exploits or is making money by divorcing overpowered! Well lets see what The Spiffing Brit has to show us today in Crusader Kings III
    So sit back and watch as the spiffing brit tests to see if Crusader Kings III is a perfectly balanced game with no exploits or if the Becoming Famous Challenge is broken!! How can you even Become Famous and prestigious in CK3 without doing any big achievement! What strange Strategy game exploit is this! Also featuring an Unlimited gold thanks to a gold exploit!
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  • @calivialauri7669
    @calivialauri7669 Před 3 lety +4382

    "I forgot to check if my husband was homosexual"
    Ahh, common mistake

    • @astrosoup
      @astrosoup Před 3 lety +318

      happens to the best of us

    • @Gibby34340
      @Gibby34340 Před 3 lety +240

      The fact that he said it so casually is what made it so hilarious 🤣

    • @Gibby34340
      @Gibby34340 Před 3 lety +33

      @@maxmach4361 Totally never happened to me, cannot relate.

    • @rayven4185
      @rayven4185 Před 3 lety +8

      Spiff just don't care XF

    • @lemeres2478
      @lemeres2478 Před 3 lety +71

      The number of times I've had that happen to me.
      Although, as a man, I usually have the opposite problem.

  • @paradoxinteractive
    @paradoxinteractive Před 3 lety +15390

    Step 1: Exploit Spiffing Brit to make a video and build positive relationships with fans
    Step 2: Profit

    • @grey3247
      @grey3247 Před 3 lety +2598

      Also probably cheaper than hiring a bug tester

    • @rezandrarizkyirianto-1933
      @rezandrarizkyirianto-1933 Před 3 lety +657

      Clever move, Paradox!
      Also, why does Brian Mitsoda stopped working on Bloodlines 2?

    • @JRock3091
      @JRock3091 Před 3 lety +390

      Perfectly Balanced

    • @pawtter_ink
      @pawtter_ink Před 3 lety +220

      the real exploiter here huh?!

    • @oldencreek6587
      @oldencreek6587 Před 3 lety +589

      Step 3: Make every miscellaneous feature you can think of and put it onto a separate DLC and sell it for 4.99 USD a piece.

  • @zesty5890
    @zesty5890 Před 3 lety +2646

    Imagine you're a servant walking by the chambers, and all you overhear is "I'm not having a husband who can't boost my admin stats"

    • @davidthor4405
      @davidthor4405 Před 3 lety +210

      That servant would become an anomaly in the matrix, an enlightened, and too dangerous to be left alive

    • @Bata600
      @Bata600 Před 3 lety +58

      The child of your master is called MEGA CHILD. It's what rivh people say, they might be crazy but that's how rich people act.

    • @jonathanbaker4361
      @jonathanbaker4361 Před 2 lety +12

      Sounds modern.

    • @DarkMirria1
      @DarkMirria1 Před 2 lety +4

      lol

    • @user-ul5ss2ru5w
      @user-ul5ss2ru5w Před 2 lety +1

      @@davidthor4405 2221 22220222220222 w

  • @gofurmia6997
    @gofurmia6997 Před 3 lety +1162

    I like how duchess Matilda died shortly after her nemisis Duke Ernsest died. Their rivalry and battles were going on since their 20s.
    Rest in peace now.

    • @thestranger4894
      @thestranger4894 Před 3 lety +198

      Funnier too how in those 30 years, Matilda grew more and more loved while Ernst falls through a downward spiral

    • @connormartin1618
      @connormartin1618 Před 3 lety +8

      Where in the video is Ernst's death? I can't find it

    • @dayalasingh5853
      @dayalasingh5853 Před 3 lety +1

      @@connormartin1618 idk

    • @fluffyturkey1608
      @fluffyturkey1608 Před 3 lety

      @@connormartin1618 39:57

    • @connormartin1618
      @connormartin1618 Před 3 lety +17

      @@fluffyturkey1608 that's Duke Hermann, not Duke Ernst

  • @pottermckinney1105
    @pottermckinney1105 Před 3 lety +2078

    "Babe! It's 3 o'clock, it's time to get divorced!"
    "Yes honey"

    • @Weeping_Willoe
      @Weeping_Willoe Před 3 lety +85

      I imagine every divorce involved an increasingly low effort complaint to pope about Waltard, and presumably booting him out the door for an adventure to miraculously regain all the money he just lost to his on-and-off wife. Honestly, "nobleman that periodically gets forced out of his estate by his scheming wannabe-empress wife to adventure in search of treasure to fund her ambitions" sounds like a pretty good DnD character. Oh, and it looks like Waltard fails the spot check for bed spiders.

    • @harmannus2012
      @harmannus2012 Před 3 lety +60

      "I reconsidered, lets get married again!"
      "Yes honey"
      XD

    • @Fyrefrye
      @Fyrefrye Před 3 lety +43

      @@Weeping_Willoe With how often they got divorced and remarried, on top of how much money and prestige they earned overall... I kinda imagine Waltard is in on the whole scheme and they have a lot of great laughs about it after every wedding.
      Edit: and I just got to the point where he was divorced for the last time... and a spider happened XD. So much for my idea

    • @Stettafire
      @Stettafire Před 3 lety +5

      @@Fyrefrye your edit just makes it funnier 🤣

  • @adamradford8053
    @adamradford8053 Před 3 lety +3257

    Paradox: "How do we release a game that the Spiffing Brit cant break?"
    Paradox: "let the Spiffing Brit break it before release"

    • @kyleeversfield8276
      @kyleeversfield8276 Před 3 lety +406

      Basically, Spiff is a glorified playtester at this point with permission to broadcast his results.

    • @wanderinwolf3804
      @wanderinwolf3804 Před 3 lety +256

      Spiff upon release: "They haven't fixed a thing!"

    • @aperson7838
      @aperson7838 Před 3 lety +1

      Mew

    • @mathgasm8484
      @mathgasm8484 Před 3 lety +29

      Paradox is smart brit will find all the major bugs and exploits then they will fix it.

    • @covereye5731
      @covereye5731 Před 3 lety +6

      They are living up to there name.

  • @therupoe
    @therupoe Před 3 lety +853

    Duke Ernst is like that RPG character that keeps reappearing throughout the game, gets beat and then promises to return for revenge later.

  • @Mr-Moron
    @Mr-Moron Před 2 lety +1144

    You know you’re good at finding problems in games when devs legit *pay* you to find bugs, glitches, and exploits in their games and make fun of it on CZcams.
    I genuinely respect Spiff for this.

    • @gogokowai
      @gogokowai Před 2 lety +42

      Who needs a QA team when you can just pay a CZcamsr?

    • @ellisd3165
      @ellisd3165 Před 2 lety +15

      @@gogokowai whatever they pay him, he deserves more

    • @j-lon3564
      @j-lon3564 Před 2 lety +11

      Michał Sopa yeah but he is also part of the marketing campaign as he gives them a hell of a lot of visibility lol

    • @irish2772
      @irish2772 Před 2 lety +4

      Or when the devs implement the exploit into the game as a permanent "feature." Cough cough, Bannerlord.

    • @rybones6671
      @rybones6671 Před 2 lety +6

      @@michasopa4305, word... why pay a team (for a menial and thankless task) when you can basically have it done for nothing and get free advertising out of it? I mean, when your goal is to make as much profit for as little cost as possible, while minimising effort, and even paying a pittance to Bangalore is too much, then this is the only way

  • @rustyshackleford1508
    @rustyshackleford1508 Před 3 lety +1947

    "Honey, it's time for our 4 PM divorce proceedings!"
    "Yes, dear..."

    • @zaikolebolsh5724
      @zaikolebolsh5724 Před 3 lety +55

      Simping is as old as humanity

    • @marcelinecorbin1257
      @marcelinecorbin1257 Před 3 lety +37

      -Henry VIII to most of his wives

    • @justablip2329
      @justablip2329 Před 3 lety +9

      I can hear his voice from here XD That's hilarious, he must question his life so much.

    • @Albukhshi
      @Albukhshi Před 3 lety +5

      @@marcelinecorbin1257 Only it's the other way around, and it's the same guy XD

    • @StevenSendak
      @StevenSendak Před 3 lety +8

      @@marcelinecorbin1257 With fewer dead spouses.

  • @Theotherothermailman
    @Theotherothermailman Před 3 lety +878

    Spiff: “I will call him Mega Chad.”
    His son: *Becomes Mega Chad*

    • @colt1903
      @colt1903 Před 3 lety +27

      Speak it into existence.

    • @Ramboforever
      @Ramboforever Před 3 lety +39

      Like we Russians say: "The name of the ship determine its destiny!"

    • @eranovablack
      @eranovablack Před 3 lety +13

      I cannot wait for the time when Mega Chad evolves into Godly Chad as he dominates the entire world.

    • @jeffreyhoon
      @jeffreyhoon Před 3 lety +8

      @@eranovablack And as we all know there's going to be an immortality chain quest like in 2. We just have to find it then he'll be the immortal mega chad

    • @dome2919
      @dome2919 Před 3 lety +12

      Really hoping to see mega Chad's story

  • @KuueenKumi
    @KuueenKumi Před 2 lety +607

    I love how as his failed assassinations on Matilda piled up, Ernst's disfigurement got worse and worse. I laughed so hard when he suddenly appeared with an eyepatch. Like, don't do your own dirty work, man!

  • @ZimaSKratkuMajicu
    @ZimaSKratkuMajicu Před 3 lety +346

    "Honey, what time is it?"
    "It's divorce o'clock."

  • @ahmedmuawia2447
    @ahmedmuawia2447 Před 3 lety +690

    "you get a weak hook on your Childern"
    So that's basically the "I carried you for 9 months" card in an argument

    • @o76923
      @o76923 Před 3 lety +89

      Think about how much dirt parents will pick up on you over the course of your childhood. They can blackmail you for wetting the bed, falling off horses when learning to ride, being afraid of thunderstorms, that spanking fetish you accidentally gave them, the possibilities are endless!

    • @brunoh8510
      @brunoh8510 Před 3 lety +1

      Good one

    • @deadlymole
      @deadlymole Před 3 lety

      Uu

    • @ahmadkamil3713
      @ahmadkamil3713 Před 3 lety +17

      @@o76923 Lol! the spanking fetish part.

    • @Alkis05
      @Alkis05 Před 3 lety +8

      @@o76923 My mom literally blackmailed me, threatening to tell "family stories" if I didn't help her with some stuff or another. She is completely diabolical. Of course, I was forced to comply, since I was a teenager at the time and couldn't bare the thought of having my street credit ruined by her.
      But now that she is old and feeble and I am more mature, I pay her back with emotional blackmail and guilt trip her into doing what I want. A completely functional family! XD
      PS: for anyone with no sense of humor, no child or mother was emotionally scared in the making of this family joke.

  • @raymondmcmale5532
    @raymondmcmale5532 Před 3 lety +730

    "He is my son so he won't do anything against me."
    Russian Tsars: *Sweating nervously*

    • @makaramuss
      @makaramuss Před 3 lety +15

      AGANIST MOTHERS! AGANIST MOTHERS!
      (seriusly when you are father your sons tend to plot you but everyone loves their mother even more so they will be very loyal to you unless you fuck them up)

    • @dancesinblood
      @dancesinblood Před 3 lety +20

      Henry II: hold my beer
      Come to think of it, being the second of any name had a bad run for English kings. William II died in a "hunting accident" with his brother. Henry II got betrayed by his sons and wife. Edward the second got overthrown by his wife (and her lover aka his enemy/former prisoner), Richard II got overthrown by his cousin. I suppose the moral of the story is that if you're a member of the House of Plantagenet, pick a unique name

    • @faustustarquinius5692
      @faustustarquinius5692 Před 3 lety +3

      @@dancesinblood Like, say...John?

    • @redorkpod486
      @redorkpod486 Před 3 lety +2

      @@faustustarquinius5692, Dave would be better

    • @drageveilertsen2509
      @drageveilertsen2509 Před 3 lety

      @@faustustarquinius5692 A specific name EXCEPT John

  • @ALookIntoTheEulenspiegel
    @ALookIntoTheEulenspiegel Před 3 lety +220

    You had me at "... unlike his father. Who needs to be divorced, again."

  • @Robert399
    @Robert399 Před 3 lety +114

    Aww Matilda and Waltard keep re-celebrating their marriage to show how much they love each other (and Waltard's parents' money)

    • @hokton8555
      @hokton8555 Před rokem +4

      they got like a million children too

  • @dinkerdann7916
    @dinkerdann7916 Před 3 lety +618

    “What a cool child he’s so amazing unlike his father who needs to be divorced again” this honestly had me spitting out my tea thank you.

    • @puffinmaster8
      @puffinmaster8 Před 3 lety +8

      This has to be the only time I won't judge someone for wasting precious tea. Don't let it happen again!

  • @NonsenseFabricator
    @NonsenseFabricator Před 3 lety +2549

    Me: "Why would they pay someone to show off the game's problems?"
    Me 10 minutes later: "Man, I have gotta get this game!"

    • @VidelxSpopovich
      @VidelxSpopovich Před 3 lety +115

      Right? I love it. You could write stories just based on the various interactions alone.

    • @eps200
      @eps200 Před 3 lety +41

      @@VidelxSpopovich many people have from CK2 and from the game of thrones mod.

    • @jackiecozzie4803
      @jackiecozzie4803 Před 3 lety +40

      @@eps200 yep, and this is improving on ck2, especially from a roleplaying standpoint. This is gonna be awesome

    • @pietertalens1256
      @pietertalens1256 Před 3 lety +28

      Yeah, I didn't know I was this interested in this game before this video.

    • @a-blivvy-yus
      @a-blivvy-yus Před 3 lety +26

      "Why would they pay someone to show off the game's problems?" - it's called "QA" and it's the one job that's been outsourced the most by game devs ever since the use of your own modding community to do the job was popularised by the Elder Scrolls series.

  • @The44thHour
    @The44thHour Před 3 lety +91

    "Something strong, something you can build on.
    Sandy."
    That fucking broke me, I love it so much.

  • @thebigbluebird3501
    @thebigbluebird3501 Před 3 lety +349

    Love how mega Chad really grew into his name

    • @Cheepchipsable
      @Cheepchipsable Před 2 lety +38

      ...and his crown. Probably his misshapen head is now stuck in there.

    • @Hangman-yq5uh
      @Hangman-yq5uh Před 2 lety +29

      @@Cheepchipsable His brain grew freely into it's shape, learning, adapting, for war.

  • @sethtallman7281
    @sethtallman7281 Před 3 lety +705

    Bro, we need to see mega chad expand on what his mother set him up with. I imagine the growth will be exponential.

  • @AnnRiba
    @AnnRiba Před 3 lety +3030

    I just love how Duke Ernst looks more evil every time we see him

    • @stefancodrin
      @stefancodrin Před 3 lety +382

      He got married to a chaste person.
      Can only find love with an elderly lady.
      Gets snitched by some popular bitch.
      Out for regenge, fails, gets excomunicated.
      Whole catholic world hates him.
      That bitch sends an assasin that kills his new lover.
      Gets wounded, loses an eye, forced to seduce ladies in the HRE to survive.
      Dude mad for a reason.

    • @theohercules1943
      @theohercules1943 Před 3 lety +142

      a most complicated character arc!

    • @miguellorenzomalabed3754
      @miguellorenzomalabed3754 Před 3 lety +86

      @@stefancodrin Wasn't the guy who lost his lover the brilliant strategist in the last war who died from gout?

    • @jamiejames4617
      @jamiejames4617 Před 3 lety +3

      Ikr

    • @Nick-rs5if
      @Nick-rs5if Před 3 lety +4

      @@stefancodrin "a" reason is plural, right...?

  • @Shoe
    @Shoe Před 3 lety +318

    "My name is Meg."
    What's it short for?
    "MEGA CHAD!"

  • @hyenaholicproductions9033
    @hyenaholicproductions9033 Před 3 lety +74

    "Oh what a cool child, he looks so amazing, unlike his father, who needs to be divorced again!"

  • @moscowjade
    @moscowjade Před 3 lety +2018

    "I love you, dad."
    "I love you too, Mega Chad."

  • @KrazzyKlown
    @KrazzyKlown Před 3 lety +790

    “Is there something wrong with his wife? . . . Oh, she’s chaste.” xD

    • @jmgollde843
      @jmgollde843 Před 3 lety +5

      We can't blame the guy

    • @JohnDoeTheGoodGuy
      @JohnDoeTheGoodGuy Před 3 lety +19

      I like them chaste. That means no chance of them cheating.

    • @Fireballun
      @Fireballun Před 3 lety +3

      @@ModrunOfficial 14:00 my friend

    • @not_him_again94
      @not_him_again94 Před 3 lety +4

      I was going to post the same thing. I have many experiences like this in CKII, but hearing Spiff's elaborations, I doubled over

  • @GertMega
    @GertMega Před 3 lety +223

    "he is my son and he wont ever do anything against me"
    I feel like he does not know what game he is playing.

    • @MARCOPETER82
      @MARCOPETER82 Před 2 lety +10

      I had 3 Sons. One, the youngest, was killed when i was Raided from my Enemy. My second Son was Murdered, as it turned out later, from my oldest Son! My primary Heir!

    • @jasonreed7522
      @jasonreed7522 Před rokem +5

      @@MARCOPETER82 thats just common sense, confederate partition is brutal on realm stability, of course you kill your brothers to ensure realm stability. (Although i find it easier to conquest and hand out lands in advance so the secondary heirs already have their inheritance in advance and won't take your core lands)

  • @Fankas2000
    @Fankas2000 Před 3 lety +331

    To be fair, a woman who has divorced her husband over 10 times would be quite a legend. Even today's culture you can't find someone who has married more than 3-4 times.

    • @amykay2781
      @amykay2781 Před 3 lety +19

      Liz Taylor?

    • @ethanstump
      @ethanstump Před 3 lety +22

      za za gabor made it to 9. then again she is a legend.

    • @annacollins8999
      @annacollins8999 Před 3 lety +57

      My grandfather married and divorced 7 times, to the point that my mom had to lie and convince him there was a divorce limit of 7 and after marrying 7 times you would be stuck.

    • @ChaoticNeutralMatt
      @ChaoticNeutralMatt Před 3 lety +18

      @@annacollins8999 that's amazing

    • @tybronx2446
      @tybronx2446 Před 2 lety +7

      Is that a challenge?

  • @Maren617
    @Maren617 Před 3 lety +3577

    The most hilarious moment was when he lacked the money to usurp the Papacy from the Pope, so he turned to the Pope, asking him for a loan...

    • @Whydoyoureadme
      @Whydoyoureadme Před 3 lety +177

      That was my "bruh..." moment

    • @tenchimuyo69
      @tenchimuyo69 Před 3 lety +318

      The Shimazu did this to the Tokugawa in a complicated way irl.
      1. Shimazu bodyguards kill British citizens
      2. Britain declares war on Shimazu's Satsuma Domain
      3. Satsuma capitulates and pays reparations to Britain but also gets a lot of sweet arms deals
      4. Borrows money from the Tokugawa Shogunate to pay for all of this
      5. Later uses arms to overthrow the shogunate... loan is never paid back

    • @d.n5287
      @d.n5287 Před 3 lety +156

      'I use the pope to usurp the pope'

    • @BbNaB
      @BbNaB Před 3 lety +145

      @@tenchimuyo69
      Reminds me of an old To Do list I wrote:
      1. Go to bank, acquire loan
      2. Use loan to purchase gun and mask
      3. Rob bank
      4. Pay off loan

    • @trashfire9641
      @trashfire9641 Před 3 lety +36

      Naw, when he went to name his son "after the father" and was confused when it didn't come up as Waltard.
      🤣🤣🤣

  • @uhhhscizo6531
    @uhhhscizo6531 Před 3 lety +1015

    “Name after my father” means YOUR father, not the child’s father

  • @MultiSciGeek
    @MultiSciGeek Před 2 lety +440

    Man this game is really well thought out. I love this concept of the whole family drama. Also love the animated characters and map movements etc. adds so much life to the game, as opposed to just random numbers and colored blobs on a map.

    • @imran8880
      @imran8880 Před rokem +5

      I just saw this video and now downloading it. It really looks cool and chill grand strategy game

    • @ladonna1007
      @ladonna1007 Před rokem +5

      Definitely great to be able to blackmail William the Conqueror!

    • @DodgyDaveGTX
      @DodgyDaveGTX Před rokem

      I daresay the plot is even better than Coronation Street!

  • @DickEnchilada
    @DickEnchilada Před 2 lety +168

    Amazing that it took the game only 50 years to realize that a multi divorcee from the same husband was possessed

  • @ShadeMeister93
    @ShadeMeister93 Před 3 lety +445

    Paradox Games CEO: "How do we effectively find exploits"
    Paradox Games meeting member: "Lets pay The Spiffing Brit to play it early"
    Paradox games CEO: "THATS A GREAT IDEA"

    • @Wolfhound_81
      @Wolfhound_81 Před 3 lety +34

      He didn't really find too many exploits.. at least to me that looked like a pretty normal game. He played it for a really long time and wasn't even able to get the reign over Italy :P

    • @AncientSlugThrower
      @AncientSlugThrower Před 3 lety +23

      It's brilliant really, focused advertising disguised as content.

    • @htf5555
      @htf5555 Před 3 lety +3

      Truly brilliant. now we just have to wait for Paradox Games CEO to sell this dlc

    • @Eyclonus
      @Eyclonus Před 3 lety +8

      @@Wolfhound_81 Yeah, other than being able to chain divorce it looks more like a semi-optimal CK run. Though I will say we don't know exactly how difficult warfare is compared to CK2.

  • @-Big_Big
    @-Big_Big Před 3 lety +374

    Duchess: Ah.. my husband, it was such a wonderful wedding night.
    Duke: Ah my dear... i must agree.
    Duchess: I am divorcing you.
    Duke: uh.. wat?.
    --
    Duchess: OH please let us remarry, i was mistaken
    Duke: OH i knew it! my love!
    Duchess: Come let us enjoy this day after our wedding and walk the garden.
    Duke: Ah look at these flowers.. they remind me of your eyes.
    Duchess: I am divorcing you.
    Duke: come again?
    --
    --
    --
    Duchess: I think this is the one...
    Former Duke x5: ... you have got to be kidding.
    Duchess: Nono.. This time!
    Former Duke x5: ... Our child is very disturbed by your actions...
    Mega Chad: MOMMY WHY WE HAVE THE ANGRY PARTY SO OFTEN?
    Duchess: Yes! we should have a wedding party!
    Duke: ... dammit...
    --
    Duchess: I have returned from my pilgrimage! I saw the place where jesus him self strode and talked to the masses!
    Duke: Amazing! I have missed you dear! your lovely poetry you sent all the many months to me have kept me sane!
    Duchess: ... Dear... Read the first letter of each Poem...
    Duke: Oh.. another one of your cute riddles! i love you so!...
    D I V O R C E
    Duchess: Yes!
    Duke FFS!!!!
    Mega CHad: ANGRY PARTY SOON!!!!

    • @thyago1992
      @thyago1992 Před 3 lety +21

      Best. Comment. Ever.

    • @MichielGlas
      @MichielGlas Před 3 lety +6

      Pissed myself laughing. Well done Sir, have a cookie.

    • @Xcyiterr
      @Xcyiterr Před 3 lety +3

      legitimately top tier comment
      my sides don't even exist anymore

    • @funkyweapon1981
      @funkyweapon1981 Před 3 lety +2

      Then the spiders kiled the Duke!

  • @admasveagaanesrdlargdela9347

    This is not an exploit, this is just intelligent gameplay.

    • @marcodoe4690
      @marcodoe4690 Před 2 lety +26

      I thought so as well, this is just regular CK gameplay. It's not even the most efficient way of doing things. I play with 2 friends in multiplayer and one of them got roundabout 45 intrigue and just printed money with abduction schemes.

    • @jasonreed7522
      @jasonreed7522 Před rokem +7

      @@marcodoe4690 the demand money for hooks + spymaster finding secrets in empire level courts + inviting a good spymaster by marrying off a child and sorting the list by intreage skill.
      Honestly just using marriage to invite good people to your court is awesome.

    • @wadespencer3623
      @wadespencer3623 Před 5 měsíci +1

      I don't think divorcing and remarrying the same person over and over is fully intended, but it definitely isn't as busted as most stuff he does.

  • @ognimaeb
    @ognimaeb Před 3 lety +382

    "We can't call a child Beatrice!"
    That goes on today's list of things I wish my parents had said... :D

    • @flappy7373
      @flappy7373 Před 3 lety +38

      just be thankful you weren't a boy. you'd have been megachad.

    • @TheFattestBlunt.
      @TheFattestBlunt. Před 3 lety +37

      Are you saying you *don't* want to be mega Chad?

    • @ognimaeb
      @ognimaeb Před 3 lety +35

      @@TheFattestBlunt. I'd rather be MegaChad than Beatrice, to be completely honest! I suspect people would take me far more seriously.

    • @bradleymoore2797
      @bradleymoore2797 Před 3 lety +9

      Is Beatrice a bad English name? It just seems like some fancy name to me.

    • @beabeee
      @beabeee Před 3 lety +19

      @@bradleymoore2797 No, it isn’t a bad name. It’s a fancy name.

  • @vivekvishwakarma407
    @vivekvishwakarma407 Před 3 lety +578

    Before releasing a game:
    Developers: Let's bug test the game with some of our other employees
    That one guy:That will be a waste of time just send a copy to the spiffing brit

    • @Kronosfobi
      @Kronosfobi Před 3 lety +31

      Benefits of being lazy and smart at the same time.

    • @sofieschuurman3746
      @sofieschuurman3746 Před 3 lety +8

      Also it helps sell it

    • @cptmiller132
      @cptmiller132 Před 3 lety +6

      apparently they are paying a good dozen or so people to play it prerelease so someone over in paradox has had a good think on how they can get the game out there

    • @whoknows7968
      @whoknows7968 Před 3 lety +6

      @@Kronosfobi Work smarter, not harder.

    • @likeorasgod
      @likeorasgod Před 3 lety

      @@cptmiller132 Where ya'll getting he's getting paid by them? He's a youtube contributer, they give out early game copies all the time to folks on youtube and twitch to promote games without paying.

  • @malanok
    @malanok Před 3 lety +377

    This was an amazing video. Just imaging "have you heard she's marrying again?"
    "who to?"
    "... Really? You're asking who she's marrying?"

    • @cliffhanger4945
      @cliffhanger4945 Před 3 lety +64

      -Holy Father, please allow me to divorce Waltard...
      -Again...? What was it this time...?
      -He stepped on the feet of my favourite dog.
      -Blanco, eh? Reasonable, I'll allow that.
      -Thank you Holly Father!
      -So... when will you marry him again...?

    • @fraticelli4838
      @fraticelli4838 Před 3 lety +10

      @@cliffhanger4945 So, your Holiness, same time next month?

    • @lemeres2478
      @lemeres2478 Před 3 lety

      "I thought they might spice it up for a bit"

  • @klaxoncow
    @klaxoncow Před 3 lety +42

    "You can't call a child Beatrice" - Spiff, 2020
    The Royal Family wishes to speak with you.

  • @OneofInfinity.
    @OneofInfinity. Před 3 lety +141

    "Who is the father?" while playing the mother cracked me up 🤣🤣

    • @hokton8555
      @hokton8555 Před rokem +3

      also there is an option for waltard & "your father"
      so quiz: whos father is meant

    • @l.c.m.7191
      @l.c.m.7191 Před 5 měsíci +2

      ​@@hokton8555"your father" means Matilda's father - in real life, Matilda's parents names were Bonifacio and Beatrice.

  • @MadnessIncVP
    @MadnessIncVP Před 3 lety +389

    "To be fair, you're risking being killed off by your ex-spouse, with every divorce..."
    Spiff: Kills off the ex-spouse.
    "Okay."

  • @tednugent1351
    @tednugent1351 Před 3 lety +641

    "Santa is an intricate webweaver! I suppose you'd have to be to know who's naughty and who's nice."
    lol

  • @drygon9200
    @drygon9200 Před 2 lety +99

    I like to think that Duke Ernsest died and then possesed Matilda as a last murder scheme.

  • @paulmdevenney
    @paulmdevenney Před 3 lety +39

    *Dev*: "Yeah boss, our game is ready to ship"
    *Boss*: "ok then, we're sending it to Spiff for a final test"
    *Dev*: "....um, give me another few weeks?"

  • @jackdawson3688
    @jackdawson3688 Před 3 lety +227

    “Pimping Pope journey” is my new way of referring to any and all pilgrimages

  • @Priyo866
    @Priyo866 Před 3 lety +131

    That lady sacrificing herself to protect her lover from an assassin, because he interrupted their snu-snu session, is tragic and hilarious.

    • @Coid
      @Coid Před 3 lety +12

      Pretty sure she was also his wife, too.

    • @kyokyodisaster4842
      @kyokyodisaster4842 Před 3 lety +2

      @@Coid I don't know weather to laugh or cry...

    • @Njuregen
      @Njuregen Před 3 lety +3

      And then he dies from Gaut...

    • @aegonii8471
      @aegonii8471 Před 3 lety

      Njuregen So she saved his life and also likely killed him 💀😂

  • @cshairydude
    @cshairydude Před 3 lety +71

    That "murder foiled by lover" event is great. I've actually been on the other side of it where I was the one to foil a murder attempt.

  • @matthewbergeron3641
    @matthewbergeron3641 Před 2 lety +210

    Company: *pays money to have a gamer play their game*
    Said gamer: "Look how bad I can break this game, also buy Yorkshire tea gold"
    Company: -.-

    • @jasonreed7522
      @jasonreed7522 Před rokem +11

      The company is into it.
      (Besides his exposés of bugs and exploits is probably good for them to find and address the issues. And i imagine he quietly reports the genuinely game breaking bugs that shouldn't be made public knowledge)

  • @joelshaffer9320
    @joelshaffer9320 Před 3 lety +391

    I feel like divorcing someone should apply a much steeper relationship penalty to a marriage request. And probably require a bigger piety hit if it's done without cause.

    • @ehk5948
      @ehk5948 Před 3 lety +49

      Probably a prestige hit too if the marriage has been fruitful.

    • @theshadowling1
      @theshadowling1 Před 3 lety +40

      Or just put a code line preventing couples who've been divorced from remarrying to each other. Cause, you know. They divorced

    • @weeb3244
      @weeb3244 Před 3 lety +49

      that's why paradox payed spiff

    • @JakeW117
      @JakeW117 Před 3 lety +22

      Don't worry, it'll be in a future paid DLC

    • @Meshakhad
      @Meshakhad Před 3 lety +18

      You're assuming that Waltard isn't in on the whole thing.

  • @wargriffin5
    @wargriffin5 Před 3 lety +197

    "Using CZcamsrs to find all the bugs in our game for us is a perfectly valid business plan with no exploits." - Paradox Interactive

    • @Kikori_Fanri
      @Kikori_Fanri Před 3 lety +1

      Sadly, their actual comment wasn't nearly as clever as that XD

    • @patrickbohn5235
      @patrickbohn5235 Před 3 lety +11

      @Christian Bai play-testing and marketing all in one

  • @dimitripetrograd9808
    @dimitripetrograd9808 Před 3 lety +62

    "I am not having a husband who can't boost my admin stats" - Spiffing Brit 2020

  • @Luuuna
    @Luuuna Před 3 lety +14

    "There are two parts to any marriage - the celebration and the divorce"
    Spiff, aren’t you engaged?

  • @Hippo_Hegemony
    @Hippo_Hegemony Před 3 lety +253

    Spiff breaking games that haven’t even released, soon he’ll start breaking reality.

    • @superstan1108
      @superstan1108 Před 3 lety +11

      Reality is PERFECTLY BALANCED WITH NO EXPLOITS! - Making money out of thin air!

    • @mr.k418
      @mr.k418 Před 3 lety

      Schwift_Nation you should see his Victoria 3 video.

    • @namanign6312
      @namanign6312 Před 3 lety

      Me: Spiff going to break 2020
      Spiff: I'm going to break reality

    • @marlainathiel1418
      @marlainathiel1418 Před 3 lety

      No th@Ts imp0$$!ble h3 would never oh no its h@pp3ning. Halp!!!

    • @laurenphilipp4337
      @laurenphilipp4337 Před 3 lety +1

      I deeply thank this comment, I laugh-snorted snot into my drink

  • @zacharyparadis
    @zacharyparadis Před 3 lety +242

    Hooks on your kids?
    "Remember that time..."
    "Shut up mom."

    • @NefariousKoel
      @NefariousKoel Před 3 lety +2

      Hooks in kids?
      So.. Texas Chainsaw Massacre Simulator?

    • @BloodfelX
      @BloodfelX Před 3 lety +8

      "Shut up mom."
      "Only if you pay me 100 Gold first."
      A perfectly functional family.

  • @hayden6583
    @hayden6583 Před 3 lety +23

    Ah, I love it when people follow in the footsteps of the widest king ever to grace this earth: King henry the 8th

    • @frankcastle4715
      @frankcastle4715 Před rokem +1

      Thought you were talking about the Vladimir putin meme for a second

  • @rashiok8199
    @rashiok8199 Před 2 lety +91

    I just want to say watching this video as an Italian is absolutely pure gold. I had so much hope for Pene of Canossa. 😉

  • @Baleur
    @Baleur Před 3 lety +265

    18:30 when you're so rich you measure wealth in "Divorces per year"

  • @pomps8085
    @pomps8085 Před 3 lety +175

    "I forgot to check if my husband was homosexual" made me spit out my Yorkshire tea 😂

    • @Stettafire
      @Stettafire Před 3 lety +4

      I was drinking the heathen drink

    • @IndigoGollum
      @IndigoGollum Před 3 lety +1

      @@Stettafire Ew, don't even reference heretic bean water here.

  • @hayokamikaze5896
    @hayokamikaze5896 Před 2 lety +42

    Hiring a person to both bug test and advertise the game is Perfectly Balanced.

  • @Frostmask
    @Frostmask Před 3 lety +22

    there was an actual shocking lack of serious exploits this episode, spiff seemed to get too invested in his fantasy family!

  • @krankarvolund7771
    @krankarvolund7771 Před 3 lety +181

    "Logically we're playing Harold Godwinson, king of England"
    *Look at the starting date*: 1066
    I'm not sure that's a great idea.....

    • @dangerdan2592
      @dangerdan2592 Před 3 lety +12

      Poor Harold had a bad few weeks there, didn't he?

    • @Weeping_Willoe
      @Weeping_Willoe Před 3 lety +11

      @@dangerdan2592 even the rebound didn't turn out well. From king of England to some dude getting yelled at in Germany for bedding another man's wife in a few short weeks.

    • @BlackSheep1922
      @BlackSheep1922 Před 3 lety +2

      I'm pretty sure the real Harold got an arrow through the eye, or something like that, during the battle of Hastings, so I guess this Harold should count himself lucky 😂

    • @Enmerkar_of_Uruk
      @Enmerkar_of_Uruk Před 3 lety +1

      @@BlackSheep1922 Instead, he gets in trouble because he can't control his one-eyed trouser snake.

    • @nathangamble125
      @nathangamble125 Před 3 lety +1

      @@BlackSheep1922 Most likely Harold was the man to the right of the label with his name on the bayeux tapestry (who was being stabbed with a sword by a knight on horseback) rather than the one to the left (who had an arrow in his eye), but it's historically ambiguous.

  • @jacobs7364
    @jacobs7364 Před 3 lety +221

    Paradox outsourced bug testing while getting advertisement, and Spiff gets paid for a video. It's a win win for everyone.

    • @Adamdidit
      @Adamdidit Před 3 lety +10

      Plus Paradox knows damn well that we love doing the stupid shit too.

    • @Stettafire
      @Stettafire Před 3 lety +1

      They'll have QAd it before they sent it to spiff. This is marketing, not testing

  • @nicorozner7417
    @nicorozner7417 Před 3 lety +20

    When the most OP weapon in the game is divorce:
    (Starts writing prenup)

  • @zogar8526
    @zogar8526 Před 2 lety +69

    So, she became possesed at 50 something? And it describes it as changes in mood and stuff? So, menopause basically? That does sound about how'd they describe it back then.

    • @jasonreed7522
      @jasonreed7522 Před rokem +17

      Except male characters can also become possessed so its probably a misdiagnosed disease. (Syphilis, which wasn't in europe at this time, famously drives you insane then kills you)

    • @m4c0br
      @m4c0br Před 6 měsíci +1

      If game devs actually did that on purpose, that was astonishing historical precision.

  • @RimmyDownunder
    @RimmyDownunder Před 3 lety +2361

    don't pay attention to when this comment was posted

  • @justintheamazing3542
    @justintheamazing3542 Před 3 lety +322

    I love watching Spiff play crusader kings!!!, hope there's a new 100 stat man for CK3.

  • @Tellea
    @Tellea Před 3 lety +20

    Imagine being the children after Mega Chad, your bro rocking a super crown and you're in peasant rags

  • @jacobedwards6796
    @jacobedwards6796 Před 3 lety +11

    This makes me really want the game cause the more I watched the more I realized this is a completely legitimate way to play the game. This truly is a medieval sandbox

  • @olimonster3119
    @olimonster3119 Před 3 lety +427

    When you become so famous breaking games you start getting payed by the developers to...break their game

    • @frordsfidoruh
      @frordsfidoruh Před 3 lety +20

      From watching their dev clashes they love that kind of thing cause it means they can try and fix them. Quite a few exploits they have fixed came from a dev getting cheeky and busting it out in the game

    • @dandaropa
      @dandaropa Před 3 lety +11

      Oli Monster i reckon the whole idea behind paying Spiff to break it is so that they can then watch the video he makes and patch the exploit. They improve the game and also watch a fun video so it’s a double win situation really. It’s pretty smart

    • @unc54
      @unc54 Před 3 lety +2

      We know from the Emperor DLC that Paradox hates testing their games.

    • @morbiusv5857
      @morbiusv5857 Před 3 lety +2

      @@dandaropa Viewers and CK3 future players:I see this as an absolute win.

    • @zacharyparadis
      @zacharyparadis Před 3 lety +1

      And they live stream it! Entertainment to me!

  • @samb123
    @samb123 Před 3 lety +95

    I finally understand why Henry the Eighth was so big on this divorce thing

  • @jonathanbaker4361
    @jonathanbaker4361 Před 2 lety +64

    I think the Dutchess DOES love Duke Waltard.... that's why she keeps remarrying him... he's in on their scheme.

    • @Rhinemann
      @Rhinemann Před 2 lety +13

      This is honestly my headcanon.

    • @jasonreed7522
      @jasonreed7522 Před rokem +2

      And while all the other rulers suspect the scheme they can't break social order and keep sending gifts of prestige and money.
      They much prefer it to the asatru method of raid and sacrifice all captives worth less than 50gold for prestige, piety, and stress relief for sadistic characters. (Sadistic is broken for the asatru and their ritual human sacrifice)

    • @hokton8555
      @hokton8555 Před rokem +2

      the number of children proof this

  • @normiesammie
    @normiesammie Před 2 lety +18

    Mega Chad really grew to become a Mega Chad... So iconic...

  • @obamagaming7909
    @obamagaming7909 Před 3 lety +131

    Machiavelli's The Prince is actually just an exploit book for being a leader

    • @mirurururuvein
      @mirurururuvein Před 3 lety +10

      The Italian court is a perfectly balanced court with no exploits whatsoever.

    • @wafflescripter9051
      @wafflescripter9051 Před 3 lety +3

      So THAT'S why I had to read it

  • @aznperson8
    @aznperson8 Před 3 lety +378

    Can we get an F for Duke Waltard?
    Not only is his name silly in modern times, this man will go down in history as the KING OF SIMPS, who loved some lady who didn't care for him so much, after he conquers a foreign land to prove he's mighty (after agreeing to remarry her four times, and giving her a hefty divorce payment each time), she has him killed with a freaking spicy spider.

    • @anthonyromanelli1392
      @anthonyromanelli1392 Před 3 lety +38

      How waltarded of him

    • @tehpwnr1504
      @tehpwnr1504 Před 3 lety +3

      He’s making sive look normal

    • @simonlee4504
      @simonlee4504 Před 3 lety +1

      F

    • @drunkenhobo8020
      @drunkenhobo8020 Před 3 lety +19

      He's such a simp he'd pay for the Duchess' OnlyFans but refuse to look at pictures because he respects the lady too much.

    • @maciekr4641
      @maciekr4641 Před 3 lety +1

      @@drunkenhobo8020 I hope you made it up and nobody ever said/done it IRL.

  • @joshuapatrick682
    @joshuapatrick682 Před 2 lety +7

    He’s 35 in the year 1070…he might as well be 70. He’s literally got 5-10 years left to love max.

    • @hmad898
      @hmad898 Před 2 lety +2

      my people tend to live to their 50s-70s. nobles didnt live in the mud without any hope of medical attention if they ever got sick or hurt, so they usually lived longer than the average person of the times.

  • @metaldaddo892
    @metaldaddo892 Před 2 lety +9

    The fun fact about this video is that at 34:00 he's saying kingdom of Rome but there it's written Romagna, which is a region above Urbino and eastern way from Siena😂

  • @YamaDrahma
    @YamaDrahma Před 3 lety +268

    "What's the most generic name?"
    "Dave"
    Oof. That's gonna cause some feedback.

  • @yesitwasmejojo3324
    @yesitwasmejojo3324 Před 3 lety +432

    Crusader King's is what got me hooked to the Spiffing Brit, that and the dank memes

  • @Danamight87
    @Danamight87 Před 2 lety +28

    This video was such an absolute gem.

  • @Tashwampa
    @Tashwampa Před 2 lety +8

    This is funny because the real Mathilda of Tuscany was married to Godfrey the Hunchback. It must have been hard to be that man

  • @patrickbaker7014
    @patrickbaker7014 Před 3 lety +266

    Spiff: Gets paid by developers to play test the game
    Also Spiff: Gets paid by CZcams for making the video
    Also Spiff: Unlimited tea

  • @Mariner35
    @Mariner35 Před 3 lety +77

    This man is basically the ideal beta tester. He revels in finding the broken aspects of a game.

  • @cshairydude
    @cshairydude Před 3 lety +17

    Spiff: I'm going to destroy this game's balance
    Paradox: Balance? Sorry, I don't understand.

  • @russellrowland1913
    @russellrowland1913 Před 2 lety +11

    I hope the Devs all got together and watched this video.

  • @freshdachs6200
    @freshdachs6200 Před 3 lety +94

    developers sitting in their meeting:
    -"should we
    a)hire playtesters who test out the balance for weeks or
    b)give Spiff early access to our game and see what he finds"
    -"why are we even discussing this? option b) is way more effective AND cheap!"

    • @Garnzlok
      @Garnzlok Před 3 lety +12

      AND it gives PR

    • @brendanhulse7439
      @brendanhulse7439 Před 3 lety +10

      AND it's hilarious

    • @Emerald__Ace
      @Emerald__Ace Před 3 lety +3

      Also everyone involved profits.

    • @myautobiographyafanfic1413
      @myautobiographyafanfic1413 Před 3 lety +3

      Tbh QA is very methodical. So it's more likely they're just capitalizing on early access while it's buggy than using him to find bugs.
      Usually bug fixing isn't about finding bugs but prioritizing what bugs you have time ti fix.

  • @jaeusa160
    @jaeusa160 Před 3 lety +43

    @30:00 "You can get close to having infinite stats"
    [Reanu Keeves will remember this]

  • @djorgs
    @djorgs Před 3 lety +20

    "Most generic name I can think of: Dave." Oof

  • @FeyTheBin
    @FeyTheBin Před 2 lety +4

    Wait, this video survived the channel deletion? Is it possible to learn this power? The power of community post?

  • @PuReAFROz
    @PuReAFROz Před 3 lety +18

    I love how Duke Ernst keeps coming back looking more and more pissed and beaten up

  • @AnonyDave
    @AnonyDave Před 3 lety +100

    Everyone commenting on "mega chad", when I can't help but notice their alternate history. The one where William the bastard still conquers England, but Harold Godwinson somehow survives the Battle of Hastings and goes to become the lover of a vassal in the HRE 🤔

    • @TitanDarwin
      @TitanDarwin Před 3 lety +8

      I don't think that's a HRE vassal - Eadgifu is probably Edith the Fair, Harold's wife-in-all-but-name.

    • @user-gj1np9rp4d
      @user-gj1np9rp4d Před 3 lety

      @@TitanDarwin No that's a different name, Ediths Old English name is Ealdgȳð. Eadgify means wealthy gift.

    • @sparklefizzy
      @sparklefizzy Před 3 lety +1

      From EnterElysium's video it seems like Harold and Eadgifu start 1066 as lovers, with Eadgifu being an English vassal. So presumably in this game she became an HRE vassal sometime after William took over England, while remaining Harold's lover.

  • @ogluqqychess4452
    @ogluqqychess4452 Před rokem +5

    You had me at "harvesting ludicrous bonuses"

  • @noahhastings6145
    @noahhastings6145 Před 3 lety +45

    From: Spiff
    To: Pope
    Dearest Pope,
    Another one. Attached is the typical rate.
    Go with Tea,
    Spiff

    • @totemictoad4691
      @totemictoad4691 Před 3 lety +6

      From: Pope
      To: Spiff
      Dearest Spiff,
      the Vatican accepts your generous donations and agrees that all is as god ordains,
      Go with God,
      Pope,
      PS, try to wait at least 6months this time your making our record keepers cry

  • @pokeme5293
    @pokeme5293 Před 3 lety +36

    *a rumbling is heard in the distance. A lonesome stallion named Glitterhoof whinnies, rears up as lightning crashes in the background* The prophecy has been fulfilled...100 stat man 2 electric boogaloo is coming!

  • @TheCat_3
    @TheCat_3 Před 3 lety +62

    Ernst is literally a villain, he even has an eyepatch!

    • @soupwizard
      @soupwizard Před 3 lety +1

      Did I see that later before the died he didn't have an eyepatch? "I got better!"

    • @megapro125
      @megapro125 Před 3 lety +4

      and his name means "serious" in german. seriously evil

  • @dinogrindleii6902
    @dinogrindleii6902 Před 3 lety +11

    They're paying you to break their game so they know how to fix it. That's a smart business plan.

  • @Tohrue07
    @Tohrue07 Před 2 lety +8

    I have to say this video made me enjoy the game more! I hope you return to this game and be just hysterical as you are in this video!

  • @NautilusGoose
    @NautilusGoose Před 3 lety +109

    If you turn on the Holy Roman Empire, that's called the Heinrich Maneuver.

  • @memejirosano3350
    @memejirosano3350 Před 3 lety +360

    "He is my son and so he won't ever do anything against me."
    Looks at Afonso I of Portugal
    "Yeah, I wouldn't be so sure."

    • @janandreiyanoyan8825
      @janandreiyanoyan8825 Před 3 lety +2

      I need to know the history behind this

    • @Squibeel
      @Squibeel Před 3 lety +34

      @@janandreiyanoyan8825 Unhappy with Theresa's alliance with Galicia, the Portuguese nobility rallied around Afonso, who revolted and defeated his mother at the Battle of São Mamede in 1128 and became Count of Portugal soon afterwards. In 1139, Afonso renounced the suzerainty of the Kingdom of León and established the independent Kingdom of Portugal.

    • @janandreiyanoyan8825
      @janandreiyanoyan8825 Před 3 lety +1

      @@Squibeel Cool

    • @Treviisolion
      @Treviisolion Před 3 lety +8

      I mean in CKII I learned fairly early on, don't give close relatives titles. Even if they won't do anything (and they will, I mean I had my heir try to revolt and take my title when my character was in the late stages of life and might have also tried to reduce the throne's power, and I'm thinking, just wait till I die then you'll get everything without having to kill me), their children will basically grow up barely knowing you, but knowing that everyone else probably won't care too much if they go to war with me to take the throne. Much better to get a whole bunch of distant relatives and give them the titles so you get the dynasty opinion bonus, but no claims. Will be interesting to see how the AI is different in CKIII.

    • @silent_stalker3687
      @silent_stalker3687 Před 3 lety +1

      Treviisolion
      A homeless leaper cousin you never knew you had raids the castle, avoids all guards and proceeds to challenge you.
      Your entire relative tree has contracted Black Plague.
      You claim him down and you give him a title.
      Within a month you’re at war against a super power because your buddy has spread his disease to the super power’s king’s wife who is pregnant in a attempt to hijack the fetus’s body while its still in the womb.
      All your relatives are dying of the plague and you waste no time in executing the leaper.
      Before you even begin your third battle (of which all of your land is burned and salted) your final relatives die and your character passes while the 3rd battle is yet to be decided.
      Game over you think; until your leaper relative has succeeded in continuing your blood life in his pillaging of your conquer’s wife and you can continue the game by playing as his child and heir to the throne.
      Do you let them pass peacefully or do you revolt and control the super power?

  • @swimmerofage2148
    @swimmerofage2148 Před rokem +5

    One of my favorite moments in CK3 is playing as Matilda, renaming my Duchy "Make A Wish Foundation", making Matilda look like she has cancer, get a severe health disease TWO YEARS into the game, and then having my husband actually die of cancer year 6. CK3 KNOWS