Holy shit, I forgot how epic Norse characters can be.
I just played Sigurd Ring and Ragnar Lothbrook, and damn it was fun.
I roleplayed Sigurd as an ambitious ruler, with goals of conquest. It started out as simply a conquest of Sweden, but then I saw an opportunity to force the Danes to yield. By then, Sigurd’s reputation was already high enough among the Norse that the petty Norwegians submitted to vassalisation. After that, it was just waiting to craft that high prestige for that custom Imperial title.
Ragnar, on the other hand, couldn’t have cared less about expanding the already established Empire. He was all about Glory, fighting and raiding on foreign shores and becoming heavily involved in the Wolf Warriors (who were headed initially by his MOM). He would fight countless duels, eventually honing his skills to a personal combat skill high of 167 (!). When the chance came to create the reformed Norse religion, Ragnar opted for autonomy- he didn’t want religious authority. He would eventually die a Legend after going on a rampage through the Byzantine Empire, slaying several of the best duelists they had before succumbing to his wounds.
I just played Sigurd Ring and Ragnar Lothbrook, and damn it was fun.
I roleplayed Sigurd as an ambitious ruler, with goals of conquest. It started out as simply a conquest of Sweden, but then I saw an opportunity to force the Danes to yield. By then, Sigurd’s reputation was already high enough among the Norse that the petty Norwegians submitted to vassalisation. After that, it was just waiting to craft that high prestige for that custom Imperial title.
Ragnar, on the other hand, couldn’t have cared less about expanding the already established Empire. He was all about Glory, fighting and raiding on foreign shores and becoming heavily involved in the Wolf Warriors (who were headed initially by his MOM). He would fight countless duels, eventually honing his skills to a personal combat skill high of 167 (!). When the chance came to create the reformed Norse religion, Ragnar opted for autonomy- he didn’t want religious authority. He would eventually die a Legend after going on a rampage through the Byzantine Empire, slaying several of the best duelists they had before succumbing to his wounds.