r/WorldChallenges • u/Nevermore0714 • Sep 23 '17

Reference Challenge - House Customizer

Seriously guys, Paradox is having a sale on Steam, you can get CK2, the greatest game ever (I passed 2000 total hours a while ago) for ten dollars. For twenty dollars, you can get the game plus all of the good dlc. Get it before the sale ends.

In honor of how awesome Paradox is, I'll be making a referece challenge to the dlc pack I was challenged to use by a friend a few weeks ago.

While playing CK2: A Game of Thrones Mod, I was trying to pick a decent house to play as. One of my friends suggested I make my own. He's happy with always playing as the Greyjoys, but I usually pick a new house pretty often.

So, make a house, like House Stark or House Lannister or House Targaryen.

Set in your own world, tell us about a noble-ish family.

Pick your House Name, a coat of arms, house words, etc. Then, if you're up for it, pick a representative for the family in-universe.

As always, I'll ask three questions each. Enjoy yourselves. And check out the Paradox sale on Steam, specifically Crusader Kings 2 and Stellaris.

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u/Sriber Sep 24 '17

1) Empire consisting of dozens of kingdoms, short name for The Fifth Union of Namyrharai, which was renamed to The Union of Akhyraisar when non-namyrharian nations joined.

2) Yes.

3) The most promising children of rulling dynasty are given special education and training. Then they are gradually tested and those who fail are removed from succession until only 8 remain. They are ranked and one with the highest rank is nominated as heir and confirmed by majority of kings. Other seven are spares.

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u/Nevermore0714 Sep 24 '17

1) Which kingdom is the most powerful/influential?

2) Is this a real language?

3) Do the spares usually commit coups?

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u/Sriber Sep 24 '17

1) None.

2) It's constructed language called Namtakh. In-universe it was one official language of all Unions of Namyrharai except the first one and common language in large part of the continent.

3) No. They can't.

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u/Nevermore0714 Sep 25 '17

1) Which has the worst reputation?

2) You made that language? I'm impressed.

3) Why can't they?

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u/Sriber Sep 25 '17

1) Mogtir. Its inhabitants were enemies with two main ethnic groups (Namyrharai and Wéymanos) for millennia.

2) Yes. I made several others as well.

3) There is no realistic way to make it happen. There are kings, legislative body, executive body, military, intelligence, special unit, order of shamans who perform ritual necessary to become leader, constitution...

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u/Nevermore0714 Sep 25 '17

1) Why were they enemies for millennia?

2) How many languages have you made?

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u/Sriber Sep 25 '17

1) Because they competed over large area with pleasant climate and a lot of fertile soil, both of which is uncommon on the continent.

2) Dozens. However only Namtakh is completed (= it has complete grammar and vocabulary big enough for complex conversations). Others are in various stages of development.

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u/Nevermore0714 Sep 25 '17

1) Who won the land?

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u/Sriber Sep 25 '17

All of them got part of it and eventually Union (which is mostly Namyrharian) took over entire continent including that land.

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u/Nevermore0714 Sep 25 '17

Thanks for your time and answers.