I Became A LEGEND in CK3's New DLC!

Check out the upcoming DLC: play.crusaderkings.com/OPB
Big thanks to Paradox for sponsoring this video!
Today, we shall become a true and genuine legend. The newest DLC for Crusader Kings 3 "Legends of the Dead" allows the player to become greater than life by spreading word of their legend throughout the world. Today, I will take Alfred the Great and turn him into Alfred the GREATEST!
What good are grand accomplishments and heroic deeds if no one sings of them after you have gone? A royal legacy is only useful, after all, if it can provide cover and legitimacy for those who come after you. Live on in the memory of your subjects and rivals in Legends of the Dead, a Core Expansion for Crusader Kings III.
Crusader Kings III: Legends of the Dead adds new heroic gameplay, as you stoke the flames of your fame into a towering bonfire.
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[@OneProudBavarian]

You also wanna become a legend and visit Serbia? Click here: play.crusaderkings.com/OPB

[@deleeson]

Finally!! I won't have 16 kids and 5 heirs running around. The plagues will dwindle those numbers!

[@OneProudBavarian]

You monster!

[@jet-fury]

As long as it makes my genius more likely to inherit...and death doesn't claim the undesirables until their betrothed arrive at my court...

[@setoki2838]

@@jet-fury I wonder if you can marry your unwanted kids to sick people to infect them... not that I would do that tho.

[@69amogus420]

So... This is basically the Population control™ mod but with extra steps?

[@Frixworks]

Until it kills that golden heir you wanted.

[@kupo1705]

I wonder what Alfred would have thought if you told him that in 1200 years a youtube channel would make a video about playing him in a video game.

[@theeccentrictripper3863]

"My Good King, all the youth do is idle away their days reliving your glorious triumphs over and over again" I think he'd be pretty stoked

[@VHM13]

Think he might take drinking wine to another level 😂

[@Dusk237]

Probably What's a video?

[@Ezullof]

Honestly the idea wouldn't have been so weird to him. Strategy games have existed for millenia, and Alfred was familiar with chess in particular. It was also relatively common to imagine what Alexander could or should have done, that kind of thought exercise. 2000 years ago, rhetores in training imagined how the war of Troy could have been avoided with the right discourse, so alt history wasn't a weird concept either. The principle of being a character in a strategy game would likely have flattered him. Now of course the technological side would be much harder to explain.

[@MC11723]

wth are you you saying peasan- dies form from dozens of modern diseases

[@Ezullof]

You were already a legend, OPB

[@michael120.]

honestly im really hyped for how this DLC with make everything much more dynamic and free moving, with plagues taking away rulers, legitimacy being a fluid number, de-jure borders flip-flopping, etc.

[@Ezullof]

My concern is that it will make the game dynamic and easy for the player... but not the AI. And trust me, it's not fun when the player has to be the cause for every change in Crusader Kings. It's nice to have player agency, but at its core CK works because of the emergent storytelling, not because of power fantasies.

[@michael120.]

@@Ezullof definitely agree i do have some fear of AI not being able to catch up, namely in legends. i do think that plagues will (hopefully) equalize both players and AI in terms of deadliness though

[@ThatGuy-c]

I'm going to explode fr fr

[@jasperkoops9529]

The legends seem to be as OP as OPB feared

[@coreydavis6868]

Hopefully legitimacy and disease mitigate it

[@mikeboix3315]

@@coreydavis6868 legitimacy is OP too, just look at how easily he created the kingdom title.

[@sizanogreen9900]

Makes me really hope for the plagues to be devastating. I mean I love the whole idea of legends but so far they remain the part of the update/dlc I'm the most sceptical about.

[@rockmcdwayne1710]

@@sizanogreen9900Well, they said that black death will be absolutely devastating, Killing alot of people and absolutely tank the development. Then again, it happens just once through the game ive heard. Perhaps theres way to prepare to mitigate its effects?!

[@sizanogreen9900]

@@rockmcdwayne1710 If all else fails I count on mods to give me some adversity (^_^)'

[@thefinal9923]

Occasionally throughout history in these middle ages when a casus belli was expected of you, there were a rare few individuals who could simply say "I am going to take this because I am entitled to it" and transcends rules just based on their fame and legend. I adore that this DLC will bring that to the game. Quite often I have a character who achieved great things (and I try to play RP wise, not optimally, so often I die doing dumb but true to trait stuff) and it seems silly that they have to seize land according to the same rules as a petty king.

[@Mike-ox4wv]

Edging to this live

[@thatgoose9705]

Edging with you brother 🙏

[@thefinal9923]

@@thatgoose9705 Just one more day of work and then it's here 🙏

[@AlliedMastercomputer1967]

💀

[@yernat.ali1453]

starting as a Norse, migrating to Iberia and merging with them, and migrating to persia in one lifetime and merging with them too will have bunch of dynasty legacies. It's so overpowered

[@derekskelton4187]

You really don't even need to do it in one life. The game is long

[@evilalex9]

@@derekskelton4187But the fact you CAN without needing to to use cheese strats/exploits means that its something a lot of people could easily do.

[@traaztek1996]

@@evilalex9 but why though? sounds fun for a one off but I don't imagine most players are min-maxing every little thing. I feel like some people can't accept this game is more RPG than Grand Strat

[@Lowdian]

Isn't there a 100 year cooldown after you diverge or hybridize a culture before you can do it again?

[@frankiecedeno3724]

@@Lowdian50

[@bernard832]

Cerdicing is another name for the Wessex dynasty, taken from its founder Cerdic.

[@turmuthoer]

Fun fact: The modern name 'Cedric' (said-rick) is actually a 17th century misspelling of 'Cerdic', first attributed to Sir Walter Scott's 1819 novel _Ivanhoe._ Also, to those who didn't know, the novel's main character, Wilfred of Ivanhoe, is who is depicted on the CK2 box art (styled after his depiction in the 1982 film adaptation).

[@estellelecardonnel6132]

I would have loved having this dlc before, I had a king of Ireland who conquered the kingdom of Alba, but he died early, so his twin boy each inherit a kingdom at 6 years old. They were at war against vassals then northerners from 6 years old to 19 years old, I didn’t married anyone so my brother will inherited the kingdom of Ireland after my death, and I fought against england to conquered everything, but died at 36 from injury. My brother took over and he stabilised the territory before creating an empire. Those twins’ life were legend, I really taught I would loose everything when they were six years old kids

[@winnesbogum]

Well, it seems actually texts in legend chronicles just copying each other in-game. So in-game that twin's life will just summarizing to "he meet reaper and want to being immortal but give up!! What a great legend!! End"

[@Ezullof]

And do you really think that being able to have consolidated, overpowered kingdom makes for better stories and gameplay than having two sons inherit the two kingdoms? It might feel more satisfying at first. After two or three generations in game, you realize that there's nothing to do in the game but expand linearly.

[@estellelecardonnel6132]

@@Ezullof well my main goal was to make insularism the main religion and fight the pope, I don’t really like rushing, so I don’t really mind slow play where you focused on internal development, pilgrimages, feast, tournament and other stuff

[@toxickite93]

Wow! Even Koifish is in the video!

[@auag7208]

it looks like CK3 is in it's path to having deeper, and more interactive sistems, the way legitimacy ties into other actions is rather cool

[@cuff1626]

teasing us rn smh

[@MamadNoize]

Bro speak like we understand

[@snrken_3933]

wtf are those stats thats insane

[@jand.4737]

29:10 less a mini Crusade (since Crusades also target Kingdom titles) and more like a massive version of the Varangian adventure. (Which does the same, but with duchy titles only)

[@starman825]

Alfred Inherits Wessex, conquers England, becomes legend, crusades for Jerusalem alone, Refuses to elaborate further

[@ShayGamerD3]

Dynasty renown had little impact besides marriages and dynastic legacies. With new legends system it's entirely new experience. Kudos to Paradox for making this.

[@Cheesechunkz]

I theorize the legend system was meant to go in tours and tournaments but wasn't ready and that's why this DLC has so much content

[@Joram647]

Really like the conversation with God event. I'm hoping that "what is my purpose" event becomes a conversation with Vishnu if my ruler is Hindu, or Odin if Norse pagan, or a distant ancestor for faiths with ancestor worship. That's the kind of eye for detail I really look for in these types of games.

[@ZendikarMage42750]

Wow, I hate the de jure drift decision. Would be fine for empires, but I'll definitely be modding out the kingdom level decision, heh heh

[@FrostbitexP]

You prob dont need to mod it out. AI will probably never manage it lol.

[@ZendikarMage42750]

@@FrostbitexP maybe, but I hate de jure kingdom border gore so I still will, just to be safe. Since it's a decision, it shouldn't be too hard

[@oduvijekPlavi]

​@@FrostbitexPmodding it out will be needed for MP campaigns because you cannot police 24/7 who has used it so it's easier to just mod it out

[@YD39222]

I don't like what they did to sainthood. Like in ck2, you had to complete a whole list of requirements, and here you get it before you're even dead. That's bad to me.

[@TheUlquiorraCifer]

Hopefully Catholic Trinity, or some other mod will do something about it. No way that Paradox will.

[@thundernorse1098]

Would be better if becoming a Saint was a bit rarer, I don't like that you have to complete Dynasty Legacies so that your dynasty is set to become saints

[@scoobydoo2587]

@@TheUlquiorraCifer Imagine PDX fixing their own game and DLC. How ludicrous. Theyd have to spend some of that hard-earned money instead of giving dividends to their shareholders.

[@winnesbogum]

​@@TheUlquiorraCifer just don't exploit mods to make excuses for ck3 dev's own fault.

[@TheUlquiorraCifer]

@@winnesbogum Whoever decided this gamey saint bs was okay, needs fired, or a massive paycut.

[@winnesbogum]

Seems they are totally failed to control in-game balance. Too OP to player and i think... there aren't be many legend seed in outside of england.

[@bernard832]

It will be fun playing as one of the sons of Ragnar and spreading their father's legend.

[@Lutasiren]

i wish there was a "legal" way to switch character. playing as one of the sons while the father is a live and well seems fun.

[@deadskeli1]

Please i want this dlc now funny man

[@The_Marcoasdasdasdwqeq]

Alfred looks like Burger King😮

[@xLobius]

That's way too OP!

[@dubuyajay9964]

Congrats to you, but can you refound Camelot?

[@Harl3inger]

Conslidating the whole kingdom into a different kingdom is a bit much. It really should have stuck with 1 duchy to kingdom, or 1 kingdom to empire. Seems like it'll be way to easy to be a single king emperor, as I kind of like that you have to hand off kingdoms due to rightful liege penalties.

[@Ezullof]

Also, I don't think it makes any sense to be able to do that in 867. I can't find any historical examples before much, much later.

[@paodelo9911]

Definitely needs a balance change, the good legitimacy bunusses should only be available at max level or close to it, and the whole claim kingdom/ duchy seems too op as legends are really easy and fast to do, so either nerft the claims or make legends take longer, maybe to like 20 - 30 years a legend to only allow for 1 legend per caracter for most cases, exept for longer living caracters, making then even more special and making the player care more about them, otherwise great update! Shme its behind a pay wall years behind its release

[@winnesbogum]

Yeah I agree it. Devs said this dlc will be increase difficulty of the game, but what I see is truly contrary.

[@Xverol]

​@winnesbogum because this video is only about legends, diseases have extreme penalties

[@Ezullof]

Legitimacy should probably have much more situational consequences, like new choices in dialogues (especially at court) and new decisions to punish revolts or avoid internal claimants. It shouldn't be mana that magically increases your territory.

[@paodelo9911]

@@Ezullof Indeed!

[@Richard-jj9bj]

I was counting the days until March 4th but I forgot this year was a leap year

[@declancampbell1277]

Its even more satisfying to do as East Anglia. Repel Ivar, take over Mercia, and become a legend along the way. Far more difficult a start, but so worth it.

[@mikeboix3315]

What we all expected, legitimacy is just another way, as many others the game had already, for the player to steamroll the map.

[@brucebanner5247]

16:00 you mentioned "as long as they are in the living memories" ,, does that mean legends can be forgotten and the effects will diminish? @OneProudBavarian

[@MausOfTheHouse]

Paradox is an expert at power creeping their games through paid DLCs

[@SinfullyHera]

Almost like money is necessary to continue game development

[@MausOfTheHouse]

@@SinfullyHera ^Paradox employee

[@peterp.9327]

I disagree with this take from a technical point. Powercreep as a critique only works in pvp settings where power creep is a symptom of a pay 2 win model. In crusader kings, you usually play singeplayer, and if you play multiplayer all players use the same mod-pack/dlcs, so there is no unbalance or p2w. You are not forced to buy new dlc to 'keep up with the meta' or something like that. We may agree on however on a perceived gap between the value of added dlc content vs the associated price tag, a known issue with various paradox interactive games

[@DK-nc9wr]

@@peterp.9327 best explanation.

[@vetofallen521]

Fuck off lol CK3 is already easy if you minmax. It's a roleplaying game, powercreep isn't a thing. Go back to EU4 or whatever

[@duncanharrell5009]

How many legendary buildings can you put into one country? Assuming you make Lunden/London the capital of England, could you have it's special building the White Tower along with the Legendary Palace, Legendary Shrine, and Legendary Statue all at once in that barony?

[@aidena8381]

Thats too OP

[@bangingthebeldam]

It’s good to see you excited again

[@pidor99]

Bro, i want to create legends about Niderlandish hero

[@user-vn2uq4yf5o]

All the new stuff looks great sir!! From your experience playing, have you noticed any performance improvements(Thanks to the pandemic) over 1.11, or does it seem like there are any frame drops caused by the Map Table? (tbf I haven't had any performance issues with Map tables on Vicky 3 lol)

[@TheBeomoose]

I have a mighty need to stabilize Eastern Rome and then follow that up by launching an adventure to revive the Greek kingdom in Bactria...

[@Micah_T.]

All these new features and not a single hint at new start dates? One of CK II's best features was the different start dates. What's with PDX totally forgetting about them in their recent games?

[@sergiofasano92]

Never heard “Alfred” so many times before like today

[@missfunerella]

This game is so much fun and so difficult. I only recently discovered it and it's already one of my faves. Definitely daunting, though.

[@oduvijekPlavi]

I love your content and I understand this is a paid video but I cannot shake the feeling how much it reminds me of those mobile game ads

[@PenitusVox]

This seems way too OP. I hate how the merging of kingdoms and such is instant. It should take some time like the usual de jure drift mechanics.

[@Ezullof]

Yeah consolidating kingdoms should have much drastic prerequisites and should only be possible under specific conditions. Not at will like that. In fact, it should only be possible at all for smallish kingdoms. Like the various spanish kingdoms - sure, they can absorb each other with enough legitimacy to from Spain gradually. But England and Ireland? Nope.

[@gurito4329]

@@Ezullof At the same time, some kingdom titles never existed before lands were united. For example scandinavia has kingdoms that never existed or were de jure until after the country was united. De jure drift should take time but preexisting de jure kingdoms claim things before they should exist, maybe tribes should have a different system for drift than feudal kingdoms, something less dependent on titles and more on equal inheritance.

[@someguyrocks]

Oh sweet, more power creep!

[@KelgorothTheFinalShape]

The legends remind me a lot of the bloodlines from holy fury for ck2 but cranked up to 11

[@Cruxador]

They reminded me of that at first, but the fact that they fade away makes them pretty different.

[@robertrussell5856]

Imagine being the King of Serbia, and having a 79 year old British King randomly show up and beat the shit out of you while rambling about how this'll make him a legend.

[@redned7771]

I like to take London as soon as possible when playing Alfred. makes playing him so much easier.

[@xopollo6793]

This looks so good 🥲

[@stairfall12345678900]

I'm so hyped for Monday I cant take it

[@jean-charleschabrol390]

i love your videos man

[@VictorianEra.]

It may indeed have its issues, but i am confident that they will be sorted out, and fixed. Overall, it looks pretty good, and i look forward to its release and patches.

[@Diskianterezh]

It looks like you had fun, but i'm really worried about the balance of these new mechanics. It looks like there is more conquests, more stability, and more consolidation. You played only one character though, so it could be interesting to see how your heirs will manage the empire you created there. However, even if this character was especially successful, you still managed to finish 3 legends and had more legitimacy you could ever dream of. This was a sponsored video, so you kept all the juicy parts of course, but as much as it should be fun to be a legend... If every character is able to complete 3 legends and create 2 empires on his lifetime, the fun will quickly evaporate.

[@Ant0nidas]

great video The new DLC looks like a blast, I am very excited for this

[@RomanGods1]

I wonder how starting as someone not as well placed as Alfred will do for your legend

[@frankiecedeno3724]

They mentioned legendary feasts in one of the dev diaries

[@derekskelton4187]

I personally like forging a custom kingdom as Alfred so you can include Wales. The north will splinter on it's own eventually

[@rebecca99994]

I was kinda cynical about the legitimacy system, but after seeing this I think (as was also the case with Tours and Tournaments) it's gonna be surprisingly good.

[@thevebis6392]

I just want to say thar your pronunciation of norse names are so good

[@0th_Law]

Well, now I know that I need to do a run where I restore the Kingdom of Lloegyr.

[@muratonuryilmaz5385]

I can't wait for how rading will cause more havock on raided land how legends can make tribal countries more stabel (with stability) . I will raid my way all the way to egypt and from the places between my home and egypt only pain, suffering and mountains of corpses will remain.

[@fsbayer]

I hope there's several game rule levels for plagues. Definitely looks interesting to play with so I won't want to turn it off completely, but in this video it looks like a bit too much.

[@fufutul3258]

Hello good sir. I hope everything and all is well. I had a question about the plague. There is this mod that lets you kill unnecessary people in your map to have a steady frame rate until forever. Can we atleast use these plagues to have steady frames until at least... 1600s?

[@Magicwillnz]

It is a little OP. On the other hand, it seems like you can death spiral if your legitimacy is low and you suffer too many defeats.

[@Ezullof]

I mean, do you really suffer a lot of defeats in CK? The issue and the risk was always snowballing, in both directions. A game mechanic that makes snowballing even more effective isn't welcome imo.

[@RubberToeYT]

These legitimacy mechanics look good

[@felixstetefeld9521]

Is this just the base game or any mods as well?? (Ik this is showing the new update just curies if there is anything as well)

[@dwikurniawan9041]

Paradoxs marketing team do a great job hire u as their chronicler😂😂😂

[@adrenalinevan]

well this looks perfectly balanced with absolutely no exploits...

[@jRsqILVOY]

The adventurer legend looks awesome, the others seem too OP (same for high legitimacy).

[@MorcegoYar]

you should try one of the lothbrok's sons

[@matthewharrison6345]

As an Irish person, I appreciate your historically accurate opinion of Ireland

[@adamm450]

I guess it would be too over-complicated but legitimacy should be specific to each title, at least on kingdom or ducal level, if I am legitimate ruler of England does that make me a legitimate ruler of Egypt? I think it breaks immersion a bit

[@sizanogreen9900]

I wonder how this will feel to play myself.

[@Teliss91]

Can You move webcam footage a bit higher in ck3 videos so we can see date?

[@dirtybeatfreak]

drinking challenge - do a shot every time OPB says 'Legend' XD

[@HanakoSeishin]

What's the point of consolidating kingdom? Isn't it more beneficial to be Emperor with Dukes under you, as that way they still consider you their de-jure liege but can't desire a kingdom when it doesn't exist? And then once your Empire is too huge that you're above your vassal limit, that's when you start forming kingdom titles to consolidate dukes under them. When I was reading the DevDiaries I thought the consolidate kindgom decision was to instantly de-jure drift a kingdom into your empire. But if it's to join another kingdom with your kingdom, I see little use of that.

[@TheBusbyBabes]

i cant believe koifish invaded britain this early smh

[@kucimaka8092]

"English Legendary Adventure for the Kingdom of Jerusalem" LMFAO

[@leofernandez2705]

How am I supposed to build a hospice I don’t see the building on my game

[@SplendidFactor]

The idea of an Anglo-Saxon claiming the mantle of Arthur Pendragon.... *Dies on the inside*

[@Ezullof]

Well at least it's a christian anglo saxon. Could have been worse.

[@GlynnParry-bs6xg]

Not by much @Ezullof lol

[@Gandellion]

Hehe I like when people play in these areas cause I live in Wiltshire innit

[@OctopusKhan]

The sheer idea of a 79 years old man travel all the way across the lands to Serbia just to kick some Bulgraian ass is legend as is.

[@Kropolis]

Cursed CK3 walking animation cycle

[@Ninmah-cx4ol]

New 👑!

[@mirrormonkey2]

It looks like the game is bound to become even easier….:(

[@vincenzosorrentino5300]

I really hope everything is countered by plagues.

[@Darthwgamer]

They'll probably make it less powerful in a patch afterwards

[@scoobydoo2587]

@@Darthwgamer Like PDX ever patches their DLC. The best you get is that they include a patch in some following DLC a year or so later.

[@Darthwgamer]

@@scoobydoo2587 One can hope

[@donpollo3154]

I think it's literally impossible to lose unless you play as a 70 year old infertile heirless old Catholic woman with cancer in the middle of norway

[@daxxad6]

When we gonna get Tours and Tournament DLC for console?

[@ConvexSpys]

I like the whole legends mechanic but i'll pass on the plague mechanic I like to have fun and not get stressed out when I play video games.

[@themarksmanrifleguy4836]

Can you do the sons of lothbrok legacy?

[@krissuyx]

Who were you talking about at 1:30? It's "tomorrow" now so I'd like to find his video.

[@OneProudBavarian]

Laith - TheSocialStreamers It appears his video got held up by the plague however! Should hopefully be up soon!

[@krissuyx]

@@OneProudBavarianMany thanks!

[@realamin6592]

Which mod is that the map has an axe when you zoom out

[@OneProudBavarian]

Part of the update that will be released on Monday! You get one table in the free version and one table that you can see in the video with the DLC. You can switch between them aswell!

[@thefuryofthedragon8715]

wow!!!

[@germanyballwork5301]

Actually good DLC!?!? No event packs and crumbs for 10 bucks?!?!

[@sizanogreen9900]

happens from time to time. Hopefully in the future less rarely than in the past. I generally feel somewhat optimistic tho given the general direction.

[@germanyballwork5301]

@@sizanogreen9900 felt the same way after viking dlc and royal court released. Cant say I'm impressed by chapter 3 with just announcements, especially after Vic 3 and Cities2. Ill wait for them to release them first

[@hyugahablak1186]

I hope some of these mechanics make it to base game on console…

[@kryzzan7039]

This might be the best DLC for ck3 yet.

[@Daniele-ez7eh]

I doubt it

[@Vr-ib8hp]

It's not

[@Daniele-ez7eh]

I think the best dlc may be Fate of Iberia or T&T; Royal Court in theory was the best dlc ever because of the royal court feature, but it actually is almost unrelated to all the rest of the game and ignore it doesn't give any serious problem, however the cultures rework is very good.

[@winnesbogum]

I'm sure it's not. Don't be a fanboy.

[@Pigraider268]

It looks interesting, but seems kinga... gamey I must test it myself. I'm infenietely more interested what modders would be able to do with this system tbh

[@ivanwronsky]

Bro, you love teasing us I see

[@baneandeddu8115]

LOVE IT