Patreon BTS #2 - Thernos and The Beta-Betavengers

Patrons,  

Given the massive amount of support that has been thrown my way recently, I figured I should do a bit more Patreon BTS content, mainly as a thank you, but also as a way of communicating what is actually happening outside of the main channel content.

So when I've had some free time I've been working on the Thernos mod, that I teased very briefly in the last Patreon post, but I thought I could do a lot better than just a few images here and there, and show the actual foundation systems in place right now.

Another reason I want to put up this preview is to also get your feedback and ideas for where to take the mod next. I have some Endgame ideas for the campaign but fun other side mechanics are really what I'm struggling with. Right now, it just feels like a coat of paint slapped onto a few CK2 characters, and I want to make it more impressive than that.

I also want to make it so the AI can strive for the lofty heights of Betavenger, if one of the positions are free. I was thinking of adding an ambition to "Become Betavenger" that will fire dangerous yet rewarding events in order to help AI characters ascend to the level needed to become a Betavenger.

The other big plan, and I'm sure I'll regret agreeing to this (thank you Pickle), is the addition of a 'Betavengers Society', and a Thernos 'Dark Order' (Black Order in the comics and MCU) society that will act as a nice way to keep track of members, but will also allow new Betavengers to actually ascend the ranks of the society and build rapport with their fellow members. That way we can have other characters associated with the Betavengers, without actually being one.

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Really, the inspiration of this whole thing was obviously the reaction to the pretty stupid Betavengers design document I did a year or so ago, but mainly because time and time again people enjoy seeing major characters rise up and play a part in the CK2 world that are on-par with the player, and for reasons I've talked about previously*, this is basically impossible. Hopefully this way it will not only be a challenge, but will provide a good story, and add a unique flavour to the otherwise fairly generic CK2 characters.

Anyway, let me know what you think. A lot of the work so far has gone into behind the scenes mechanics, checks, and foundation work but it's pretty expandable now, so I'm excited for you all to see, and play, the final product.

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Sam
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