A stake to the heart works too.
Let me tell you all about the time my CK2 campaign became a Shakespearean play.
The year is 1066 (William the Conqueror crowned), and I create the character Fergus Mac Ailpin to be the Duke of Argyll. I wanted to RP a Mac Ailpin taking the throne of Scotland. Eventually I take Scotland from the Dunkelds and I marry Emma, King Phillippe of France's sister to kick start the historical "Auld Alliance" between Scotland and France. My good buddy who I invited to my court is Maredudd ap Gruffydd, who has a claim on every duchy in Wales. After taking Katanes back from Norway, I press Maredudd's claims on the welsh duchies and a few years later (my wife has a child, Kenneth during this time) we win and he becomes King of Wales. He decides to marry an irish princess named Seonaid, and invites me to the wedding/coronation. This story of triumph amongst friends takes a turn at this point. My character Fergus and Queen Seonaid start an affair. I return to Scotland and my wife has a second boy, Rob Roy. Nine months later, Seonaid has a girl named Bronwyn who's absolutely probably mine. My wife Emma confronts me and I lie to her, but Maredudd does the same and challenges me to a duel when I deny it. I win, thus "proving" our innocence, but not before I cut off his hand. He hates me now and goes on a series of conquests in Ireland. Consumption ravishes the country and my second son Rob Roy dies from it. That same year (1077), Emma gives birth to our last child, a girl I name Seonaid (😬). Two years later, Queen Emma of Scotland commits suicide. In 1082, King Maredudd has a second child, this time a boy, who he names Gwyn. This one is also quite possibly mine. When 1088 rolls around, Maredudd challenges me to a second duel which I win, this time leaving him a "mangled mess" and he dies of his wounds a few days later (making my bastard son Gwyn the King of Wales and effectively ending his House... sorry bro). I instantly snatch up Seonaid and make her my queen. In 1090, Seonaid and I have our first legitimate child together, a boy named Alistair, but a year later Seonaid dies. Which is fortunate because she didn't live to see my son Kenneth elope with her daughter Bronwyn (who, again, is probably mine). Unable to deal with the extreme thiccness of the plot and the fact that his two kids are married, King Fergus "the Lion" of Alba offs himself, thus beginning the reign of King Kenneth Mac Ailpin and Queen Bronwyn Seisyll. Thus is the Tragedy of Alba and Cymru written. Chee
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My 12yo daughter and I just finished binge-watching the series, and we are totally obsessed with it (and sad that we have to wait until January to see any more of it).
I just wanted to mention how much I loved the moment in Chapter 46 (Season 3, Episode 2), where the narrator reveals that Alba is a home healthcare worker and then shows a quick montage of Alba dressed to go to work, with the comment, "Oh, so that's what all those smocks were about!"
It's such a minor thing, but a great example of how good the show is at revealing details that the audience may not pick up on right away, but can later look at and say "Aha!" I'm sure that when some of our bigger questions are answered (like how on earth Michael is still alive, or who JR shot), the narrator will be able to show us exactly how they've built up the clues over time, if only we'd been paying attention...
I was recently watching BBC.Trusadh.2015.Zinc.Houses.PDTV.x264.AAC.MVGroup.org and was fascinated to hear the Gaelic narration. At the 25.30 point, the host says a phrase that was translated into "You can see a photo here of a soldier giving his horse a drink." All I could make out was the strong sound 'joch' sound. Does this refer to horse or soldier or photo?
