The New Elder Scrolls Game I've Been Secretly Playing - Elder Kings 2

Elder Kings 2 is an Elder Scrolls mod for Crusader Kings 3 that allows you to shape the face of Tamriel with your dynasty! If you love Skyrim and The Elder Scrolls lore and all the history, factions and mysteries within then try it out!

[@FudgeMuppet]

Elder Kings 2 showed off in full here! kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZqQlIKmfrN9gJo

[@persontaco1102]

Can’t blame you it’s a amazing mode.

[@DefendUrPolicyDontScapegoatLie]

I wanna be one of those Snake people!

[@persontaco1102]

@@DefendUrPolicyDontScapegoatLie akaviri are pretty cool pepole 😎

[@ChuntyCops]

I haven’t played EK with tours and tournaments yet damn

[@kafrikotroll8610]

I prefer "strive for power" game

[@CyberController-]

Bow to the new ruler of Tamriel, Empress Lifts-Her-Tail!

[@williamjenkins2514]

Thank you so much someone knows tamriel

[@OliverFlinn]

Her majesty better polish my spear

[@ryanwatt6706]

Now I wanna see this lol

[@TheMongolianMage]

& to think she started out as just a lusty maid

[@ryngymir]

​@To The Horror Plenty of time...

[@kvietniu2409]

And of course, when you create your character, they have to be in shacles. Classic.

[@Deformer23]

redguards in their rightful place

[@range7689]

@@usr21882 yes a very big one matter of fact

[@ominosersudlander14888]

​@@Deformer23 based

[@connorlynndan2415]

@@Deformer23 BWAHAHAHAHA 😂😂😂

[@citizenvulpes4562]

@@usr21882 In every elder scrolls game you start as a prisoner. You didn't get the joke, good for you.

[@Drekromancer]

_"BY THE THREE DIVINES!"_ -Skyrim warrior proclaiming his faith in the Tribunal

[@midnightcoffee6463]

"VIVEC THE UNERRING! VIVEC THE UNASSAILABLE! TO YOU, WE GIVE PRAIIIIISE!"

[@wastrelperv]

​@@midnightcoffee6463😂

[@mrfox5780]

Trying to reform the Ayleid empire, but House Redoran conquered the eastern half of Cyrodiil and I'm slowly being murdered by khajiit. 10/10 best game.

[@adamallen8787]

Is there a version of this for Crusader kings 2? With no dlcs? Basically the free one on steam? And yes this is a copy I’m asking everyone possible cause I NEEEEED an answer

[@serax126]

@@adamallen8787 pretty sure ALOT of stuff will not work without the dlcs

[@SorowFame]

@@adamallen8787 I imagine Elder Kings 1 was for CK2 but that might require DLC.

[@charbalkanac800]

@@adamallen8787 there is a mod for CK2 called Elder Kings. I am not sure about the dlc requirements though.

[@FudgeMuppet]

Glad you're having fun! It's so good

[@LeonDripKennedy]

Thumbnail be looking a lot like Master Kenobi. 👍

[@Digzitify]

Hello there!

[@cineva-wb1pk]

​@@Digzitify General Kenobi! You are a bold one.

[@theraven8089]

This belings in r/unexpectedkenobi.

[@YaBoiJay336]

​@@theraven8089 A Kenobi is never unexpected. Nor is he expected. He arrives precisely when he means to.

[@theraven8089]

@@YaBoiJay336 i suppose so... even when hes only flying half a ship.

[@kiritsakis1]

It always astonishes me the lengths some modders and modder teams go to bring detailed universes into games, FOR FREE. This looks AMAZING! A true testament to what means being a fan of something to the core.

[@KeenanCrow]

Sometimes ya just gotta make the game you want and if Bethesda won’t cooperate I guess there goes all your free time

[@genegene7028]

Did fans actually make this though? Looks like some company ripping off Skyrim and trying to make a buck from it

[@joshwist556]

⁠@@genegene7028imagine being so smooth brain you didn’t hear it literally being a fucking mod. Plus who cares if someone ripped off Skyrim. You’d have a better experience anyways because you don’t have Bethesda breaking shit from trying to sell mods again.

[@Wifgargfhaurh]

It's actually insane that fans care more about the Elder Scrolls than Bethesda ever will

[@daltonreed7939]

Crazy that you can just think you know something

[@jaythehuman2552]

​@@daltonreed7939 Bethesda shill.

[@jasonv.5938]

​@@jaythehuman2552do you know what a shill is?

[@Prey4TheDead]

@@jasonv.5938 I took a shill on a hill and I fill like Jill, ish was a thrill! no for rill! I broke my bill but shtill I could dill with the gill, got any phills? I’m a little i’hll, but hile dill just kneed phills before I take anorther shill on the hill. I hive 80HD sorey

[@jasonv.5938]

@@Prey4TheDead now that was entertaining.

[@HunterX05]

"those obscure fox people" wow, the sheer disrespect for the Lilmothiit on display here

[@SobeCrunkMonster]

may the furries be forever shunned and ostracized

[@nousername2942]

From what I can tell they are basically a footnote in the lore to shut Furries up.

[@HunterX05]

@@nousername2942 insult me to my face or give me coin, you are not getting this one's wares

[@bagagalion]

​@@nousername2942 smash or pass the elder scrolls edition

[@nousername2942]

@@bagagalion Fuck marry kill: Mjoll the Lioness, Lilith Maiden-Loom, Elenwen

[@Dropkick1901]

It doesn't stop there. There's a mod that allows you to have mixed babies. You can be a Kajiit with an Argonian spouse and your babies will be mixed.

[@jackdumgaming]

You can make a orc-elf mix and I love (hate) it

[@lanebales903]

The dragon born comes, to destroy your new empire

[@That0Homeless0Guy]

​@@jackdumgaming Makes sense, orcs are elves.

[@holdendewit7088]

Uh... Notes on racial phylogeny

[@doolittle555]

Now I want to buy CK3 and just recreate a Snow Elf empire...

[@ABIGD0G]

*sharpens Wuuthrad*

[@doolittle555]

@@ABIGD0G **laughs in Snow Prince** **Kills a woman** P.S : She has a daughter

[@MrG-zn6gh]

dwemer empire:"it's free real estate"

[@Masitu0031]

@@MrG-zn6gh correction : free labor.

[@Fr0st1989]

Glarthir became Emperor, but his paranoia compelled him to murder his entire court and then himself upon realising it had been himself watching him the entire time via the use of sorcerous black magics known as a 'mirror'

[@xkai7546]

Best

[@ReformedSauron]

It's very good. I like the first Elder Kings mod, and this is a worthy successor.

[@FudgeMuppet]

It most certainly is!

[@Joseph-wh5of]

Todd, the people need a new Elder Scrolls game they are losing their minds.

[@ricekrispy3933]

Todd has 5 years. Or else

[@LilGamingYes]

Time to simp myself out and conquer all of Tamriel for Carlotta...

[@isaac8228]

Finally. My Elder scrolls game can live up to its fantasy genocide potential

[@lordbasilisk]

>House Telvanni annexing Skyrim My boys making me proud 🥹

[@headhunter1945]

aren't they the biggest slavers in all of tamriel?

[@lordbasilisk]

@@headhunter1945 The Armistice that Morrowind signed with Tiber Septim allowed slavery as was the ancestral right of all Dunmer, not just Telvanni. However, not all Telvanni owned slaves, and in fact if I remember correctly only 2 Telvanni settlements had slave markets. But House Hlaalu would actually take the cake for slave ownership if you're using Vvardenfell as a standard tbh. Also ya know, it's a videogame, who cares?

[@headhunter1945]

@@lordbasilisk True, course, you could have replaced your first post with your last sentence

[@lordbasilisk]

@@headhunter1945 Nah, the freedom to do awful shit in a roleplaying game is important. It makes choosing to do the right thing mean something.

[@headhunter1945]

@@lordbasilisk Also ya know, it's a videogame, who cares?

[@DeathDeliveryGuy]

Someone made a thing where if you play CK III, and you engage in a battle, it opens the battle in Mount & Blade: Bannerlord and you can actually play it. Now combine this Skyrim/CK III mod with Mount & Blade: Bannerlord and you've got the maximum out of it.

[@appleyolk8630]

Do you know the name of the mod?

[@jose2226]

​@@appleyolk8630 sounds fake

[@rullvardi]

@@appleyolk8630it isn’t fake, the name of the mod is Crusader Blade I believe

[@bodywornbobby1146]

The initial picture made me think it was an Obi-Wan Kenobi mod 😆

[@starlingfox4179]

“Those obscure fox people” Finally, the lilimothiit have been acknowledged.

[@tommycoolatta6533]

The guy who made the mod made his own lore for the culture and religion of them (I'm pretty sure he did at least)

[@jadonderby2599]

Seeing all the Nedic groups in this made me sad Bethesda killed them off

[@MerkhVision]

Wait they did? Explain pls?

[@jadonderby2599]

@@MerkhVision The black marsh nedes were killed of by the khenarti flu and the hammerell ones were killed off by the redguards the rest got bred out

[@Titan_TM]

Well the Nedes didn't really die off, their descendants are still around. Bretons ect

[@MerkhVision]

@@Titan_TM yeah, aren’t the humans in Cyrodil the descendants of pure Nedes? (Whereas the Bretons are half-elven IIRC)

[@Titan_TM]

@@MerkhVision Just because they are descendants of the Direnni mer and Nedes doesn't remove their Nede heritage but you are right. The Nedes didn't go extinct, they just changed like cultures did IRL.

[@ex0stasis72]

Ooo! Finally a mod for one of these grand strategy games for a universe whose lore I actually know anything about.

[@sarkadisf]

This song is still fantastic

[@adamwright9150]

Got me back into CK3 after a long break and playing the hell out of this. It really is a fantastic mod. They did amazing on it.

[@pheonixdirk4118]

that looks really cool

[@angelomordini6779]

How the hell do people mod games to this extent. It’s incredible

[@duckz236]

Woah hol' up, it actually released already? 😅 This one flew under my radar

[@NUCLEARxREDACTED]

I did not know this was a thing, your a legend for bringing it to my attention.

[@MikeG.666]

I don't know what this is, but I love Elder Scrolls, and this looks amazing.

[@sirsir9665]

Let's just focus on pressuring the company to give the next Elder Scrolls game

[@frederickdietz3148]

I liked the first mod. The foxes are called Lilmothiit btw

[@rustyshackleford2007]

Wtf I never saw a fox guy

[@frederickdietz3148]

@@rustyshackleford2007 they are sadly extinct and even if they weren't you still never would see them,. Because they come from Lilmoth a province of black marsh.

[@thevozhd8688]

Elder Kings 2 is a based mod. I played as Mannimarco and conquered Cyrodil

[@ThisGuyAd.]

Christmas holiday gaming is the best! I locked myself away with the Guild 2 a few years back and I still think of that week, peak gaming experience 😊

[@SlayingSin]

I would like to see a full playthrough of this mod.

[@nathanrex8037]

I can finally play as the lusty argonian maid

[@RedScorpion92]

The fact mods like this aren't allowed on the xbox except skyrim and F4 is nothing but an act of sheogorath.

[@motivateddad]

Man, even only with the number of unimplemented races(not counting the various Khajit races), we should have been getting tons of spin-off Elder Scrolls games every 2~3 years.

[@JJJBunney001]

the clickbaitiest of titles, well done

[@LoadTheFiles]

Definitely a total war or mount and blade style game that should be made by some of the developers on elder scrolls, during an era of war preferably over a LONG period of time

[@marianagama4464]

This game is legendary . Nice catch

[@NationalDevin]

I just started my 1st play through and I am playing as the king of Riften. I'm 64 years old and on my 3rd ruler. With my founder only dying 13 years ago. Eventually I married into the Royal family and bent the knee for Eastern skyrim. Usually I am the catalyst for most of the big plays in those kind of games, But this time I'm just trying to stay alive and play out my dynasty trying to hold onto the lands I started with and it's interesting Seeing our country still rise and come out on top

[@craimaxblack]

Just saying, that there is also a Game of Thrones mod, and it's very good

[@i.theworstguys298]

Time to reclaim Skyrim to its indigenous roots by slaughtering the nords and thalmor and making our falmer utopia

[@aGrimTurtle]

HIGHLY recommend this mod. Me and buddies had a blast on a shared campaign

[@melo4112]

Wait why hasn’t Bethesda made a game like this yet I feel like it’s a missed opportunity

[@melo4112]

Oh wait that’s right it would take 20 years to get finished

[@JustDevon1]

The idea of a bunch of Nords worshipping a tribunal of living elf gods is not only an insane paradox but is also hilarious

[@Deaglan753]

its like Age of elder scrolls (a mod for Age of history 2) where you can play as a kingdom in tameriel or Elsewhere like Akavair, Atmora etc (granted you do have too work with assumtions on what those places look like) with their own types of political ideologies aswell, you could also play as a kingdom during the great war or as a small town in the towns war scenario where there are over 900 choices too play (it is also the most chaotic)

[@serax126]

Are of history is so lacking compared to this

[@Deaglan753]

@@serax126 age of history was designed for mobile devices, aswell as made by one person and not a team of devs But the mod i suggested improves on the game tenfold with much more mechanics to use, a bigger and new map along with new ideologies

[@itsstopable7293]

2 cool games being combined into the coolest game I've ever seen in my life

[@asa9528]

Wild how this is probably their most popular series yet we’re still waiting 😭 kills me

[@MelodicDG2]

its been 86 years.....

[@manowa3395]

I've downloaded this but I have NO idea how to play lmao

[@socoamarettojustine]

fortunately you’re on the best site for game tutorials!

[@bakersmileyface]

Don't worry. Every CK player starts off like that. It's confusing for a few days until you finally 'get' it and all of a sudden it takes over your life. CK2 was the greatest RP game for me. I've not played much of CK3 because I preferred CK2 with mods, but now major mods have come out for CK3 I've gotta start downloading it

[@gregw01]

Finally a way to desto- *ahem* "Occupy" sommerset isles

[@damjanmakovsek9762]

Omg. I am so going to play this mod. Thanks for sharing. Just moved the game to the top of my next to play list.

[@keulron2290]

So, at what point in Tamrielic history is this?

[@VinLuiK]

2nd era

[@apotato1228]

2nd Era 440 or 450. 10 to 20 after the collapse of the Akaviri Potentate.

[@keulron2290]

Thanks you guys.

[@Doyoueverwonderwhywerehere]

​@@VinLuiKbefore or after the alliance war/molag bal's plain meld and All that

[@hughjness2555]

We need a Elder Scrolls mod for Warband/Bannerlord

[@BacoTelDaco]

How do I block someone on KZbin

[@BacoTelDaco]

Wait this isn't google.

[@evictionnotice28]

You know the idea of a grand-strategy game in the Elder Scrolls world never really crossed my mind until this- it's brilliant.

[@viren_jalkun]

Clickbait ohhahaha!

[@CrackDCat]

Even crazier that ep 2 Obi Wan Kenobi seemed to be one of the preset characters. "Hello there" "*Cough cough* Jarl Kenobi!"

[@xaleypoo4779]

THIS is how you honor the Sixth House and the tribe unmourned.

[@tuckerchisholm1005]

Man just got Paradox-pilled

[@bakersmileyface]

RIP wallet.

[@Nicholas-ze5vv]

Crusader Kings III is one of the best games I've ever played.

[@Rex-The-Wolf]

I never played this game, this mod makes it pretty tempting to get crusader kings 3!

[@TheArtistKnownAsNooblet]

It's also got a pretty great world of darkness mod (that's the "vampire the masquerade" setting since you might better recognize that)

[@Rex-The-Wolf]

@@TheArtistKnownAsNooblet im sorry i dont know what that it but it sounds nice!

[@CLOAKER7274]

The opening image to this yt short is like THATS FUCKING OBI-ONE KONOBI

[@Ligmaballin]

Console peasants: PS5 is better PC chads: mods, also thanks for the exclusives

[@cornmeal984]

I've been playing CK3 for a while now too, addicted to it! And now I wish I had a PC so I can experience this amazing looking mod!

[@tommycoolatta6533]

Holy hell Faralda wasn't lying when she said illusion magic destroys kingdoms. Magic in this is OP.

[@sdcrocks]

Damn, I can't believe not many people want to reunify the Black Marsh.

[@fidelrivera2887]

Remember when Bethesda cared this much about the Elder Scrolls?

[@skrrrtsusman3450]

the insanity of mods, it's goddamn impressive.

[@gavvy8434]

This mod is so much fun. I loved the original version of it but the sequel is dope af too

[@deskslam4232]

The obscure fox people have always been my favorite race. I'm absolutely fucking LIVID that Bethesda did them dirty.

[@Project_TTG]

Now I want to play it as a nord to get revenge on the telvany.

[@acecondor289]

I conquered eastern Tamriel as the 6th House. This is how i honor the tribe unmourned!

[@handsandi]

If only we had something like this for mount and blade especially warband I feel like their faces would give the best appeal

[@deadhujeffthe1017]

The index picture looks like Obivan Kenobi

[@godofgods4173]

The age of man is over the time of the orc is here!

[@JustDevon1]

Time to re-conquer Skyrim for the Snow Elves!!!

[@EliteCrosser]

This mod is actually unbelievable

[@benjaminmayer6152]

Thumbnail looks like medieval Obi-Wan Kenobi

[@drewbakka5265]

Finally a chance to become king of Elsywere

[@blackrosepty]

Tron 3 is coming with the Director Joachim Rønning ✨ Filming start in august of this year in Vancouver, Canada 🇨🇦

[@bigsillywalkenergy]

I remember the old mod for Ck2, that was a lot of fun too

[@Dinnosurr]

i just got it yesterday, after tryna download it for 2 hours. i must say, it was worth it

[@shea1762]

It’s so fun to do alt histories one time I did the worm cult the other time I played as lord Harkon made him die so I could play Serana and conquered all of Tamriel

[@synthwavesoundscape1893]

As much as im excited for cyrodiil, nothing can get me more hyped than elswer >:]

[@JustDevon1]

I’m still waiting for a Paradox Interactive style Elder Scrolls game. Maybe after Elder Scrolls 6 is finally released in 50 years.

[@GoySlinger]

I'm glad they released the new version

[@Rossdaniel30]

Gurl same. also... THE REACH IS OURS!

[@thechosenbeastdoesgames956]

Now I want a Total War: Tamriel

[@AD-en5dq]

I don't need it. I don't need it. I definitely don't need it... I NEED IT!!!

[@legoat8687]

So 2 of my favorite games in one. Sounds amazing

[@retroid416]

I was waiting for this for so long

[@howzany6832]

"Hello there" Obi Wan Kenobi (From the thumbnail of this video short)

[@khalilmason]

Just make sure you folks get the Steam version; The Microsoft version of paradox games almost never have access to the same mods for whatever reason.

[@That0Homeless0Guy]

They should license and hire these devs.

[@kingofpilgrims368]

Bro I just was going to bed last night thinking “damn a map based war game in the elder scrolls would be fire how have they not done that?” 😂😂😅

[@Hektols]

I got Crusader Kings 3 just to play this mod and the Game of Thrones one.

[@mysticmajin3769]

now that i think about it a elder scrolls stargey game is a no brainer

[@bekirarslan1443]

I will play a class of skeevers and rise a kingdome of skeevers !

[@ItDoesMatter]

Woa that's so cool. Might as well finally give Kings a try.