Crusader Kings II: Conclave Expansion Announced
New opportunities for misadventure
I like to think of Crusader Kings II [official site] players as those shopfolk in comedies who painstakingly stack vast pyramids of cans, only for our hero to breeze through and trash it. So they start over. Then our hero returns. Restart, return. And again. That's you, CK2 players. That's you and new expansions coming along just as you've managed to get your kingdom running smoothly. Hey look, here comes the Conclave expansion, ready to make councils interfere with your rule. Pick up your cans, Canno.
The official word from Paradox is:
"Conclave, the newest expansion for the game, will give your vassals some bite to go along with your bark, as the council that governs your realm will now demand some say in how you rule. Powerful dukes, regardless of competence, will require a seat at the table, and those left on the outside will be more likely to plot against you.
"Keep your council happy, and the mighty vassals will resist the pull of faction and civil war. Dismiss their interests, though, and you may find yourself trying to hold together a council at war with itself.
"Balance councillor skill and power to keep your dynasty safe and strong. Ignore powerful underlings at your peril, or simply buy their loyalty with favors. Conclave makes the royal council a force unto itself."
Yeah, good luck with that. More details on all it adds are over the announcement. As ever, the expansion will be accompanied by a patch bringing new things too.
Conclave is due in "early 2016". Hey, that's now! That's right now! Is it out? A: no.
