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Crusader Kings 3’s Northern Lords flavour pack and major free update are out nowCut your hair like a viking
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Crusader Kings 3’s Northern Lords flavour pack is out now. It’s a set of Norse and Viking-themed cosmetics and events for Paradox’s grand strategy game, and it’s relatively minor. The free update that comes alongside it however is much larger, and adds winter, an expanded duelling system, and randomly generated poetry.
Paradox released this video detailing the features present in the DLC:
CK3: Northern Lords Flavor Pack - Release TrailerWatch on YouTube
CK3: Northern Lords Flavor Pack - Release Trailer

The free update partners nicely Northern Lords' northern focus, but still forms a substantial set of new features even if you don’t care to buy new ways for your leaders to dress. Winter, for example, is not just a major cosmetic change to the map, but has gameplay ramifications in how the cold will affect your armies and supplies. Paradoxdetailed winterin blog updates, with other posts coveringthe new character duelsandpoet trait.
If you’ve not jumped into Crusader Kings 3 before and are wondering if now is the time, then you might want to first read Nate’sCrusader Kings 3 review. He liked the base game a lot, and he’ll be playing Northern Lords (and the free update) and sharing some thoughts on it later this week.
Crusader Kings 3: Northern Lords will cost you £5.19/€7/$7 fromSteamor theParadox store.