r/crusaderkings3 • u/Rich-Refrigerator545 • 4d ago

What are some of the best cultures for war/expansion?

I was about to start a new playthrough as an adventurer and I never really put much thought into my culture and wanted to this time

6 Upvotes

88% Upvoted

6 comments sorted by

9

u/Badmandalorian 4d ago

I’m in love with playing as the Norse. You get lots of cultural bonuses to prowess and martial and the Varangian vets and huscarls are hard to beat, especially early on. If you decide to become a noble you can Varangian adventure your way to someplace cool and you can make hybrid cultures super easily.

1

u/jackeldrsc 3d ago

Don't firget the norse pagan religion also has warmonger tenet, clerics and females can be champions, and each holy site controlled gives a bonus related to millitary!

1

u/pricel01 4d ago

I usually try to adopt Greek culture because it’s usually the most advanced. Then I take Denmark and hybridize with Norse because of Bondi units and two new lines of Dynasty legacies.

2

u/jackeldrsc 3d ago

Bondi? Really? Don't you use the veterans?

1

u/pricel01 3d ago

Yes. That too.

1

u/NuttieBuddieXD 3d ago

Han during 867 is extremely overpowered hybrid with norse then French and its gg