Crusader Kings 2 Thread III: Keeping Up With The Karlings

[Artanis]

Flickerdart's selling on Russia is a good one, and Leecros' breakdown of the DLCs are good. My personal two cents on DLC is to get Way of Life, Sons of Abraham and Conclave right away, because they will be useful and add depth to anyone you're playing, no matter where. From there, you can pick and choose which different regions/faiths you want to try and pick up the appropriate DLC.

I'd like to add Legacy of Rome to the must-have list because it adds Retinues, which have a HUGE impact on warfare.


As for the others, several do very little beyond allowing you to play as certain types of rulers: The Old Gods (Pagans), Horse Lords (Nomads), Sword of Islam (Muslims), The Republic (Merchant Republics), and Rajahs of India (India). While they do generally add some other stuff (TOG adds a new start date, for example), don't bother getting those DLCs unless you want to play as the associated character types.