E-Book Crusader Kings II: Tales of Treachery DLC

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It's a random collection of medieval short stories... You've done worse in your playthrough

The stories are good enough, but a little too expensive for the length and, for the most part, don't go far enough with the sheer insanity of the world according to CK2, especially after several mechanical DLC packs.

As another reviewer said, it's not really a Crusader Kings II book, it's a random collection of medieval short stories. One of them was fun, and the rest were meh. As for the alt-history aspect; there is barely any. 40 years into ANY game of CK2, and you've got a novel-worth more alt-history than this entire book put together. One story is set in the future, about Cathars. Besides featuring Cathars and Catholics, has no connection to the game. Only King Ivar would ever happen in a CK2 game.

This is a collection of 12 short stories that have a broad, but somewhat dubious link with Crusader Kings II itself. For the most part these are simply short pieces of historical fiction set in the medieval period. This book could as easily have been the 'Age of Empires II: Tales of Treachery' or 'Medieval Total War: Tales of Treachery' and it would make little difference to the tales themselves. There are a few stories where you will nod your head to arcane references to CKII game mechanics, which is nice, but nothing that exciting. There's a lot of straight medieval historical fiction. There are a couple of Crusader Kings-like alternate histories, but it's so far removed from the Crusader Kings experience that I struggled to enjoy them. Where Crusader Kings II thrives is in its wild departures from established history. And I find after reading this that I much prefer to be the one creating that history, or seeing it interpreted in the form of an After-Action-Report on the Paradox forums, than in the short story format here. If you have a general interest in historical fiction, there is something in this book for you. But if you want Crusader Kings II-like fiction, this book does not improve on simply playing the game itself and finding your own stories to tell.