Finally messed with the ruler designer. Heehee, I'll be a drunk gluttonous hunchbacked dwarf. And an arbitrary genius 16 year old girl.
Why do all my courtiers hate me
I think I got distracted from my original plan... Start as tribal Gotland, with the plan of forming a Norse trade republic then pledging fealty to some king (probably Sweden) and then conquering the world as a vassal.
Few problems...
Even with 28 martial, I barely have an army
I'd go raiding, except I have no (0) boats
Probably because I have no technology
Everyone hates me because I'm a freak of genetics (also a kinslaying bastard! I assume I just murdered the previous ruler or something)
And even if I had an army, it's hard to imagine reforming the Germanic religion as a duke. Which I'd have to do in order to form a trade republic, bah.
I should probably start as Austergotland instead. Or, instead of Charlemangy, start in 1066 where Gotland already exists. It's Christian, but hey, Ruler Designer (and it's not like the Norse are fully purged at that point, it practically makes sense). Then I get the challenge of being a Norse Republic vassal to Christian Sweden. Still with the goal of staying loyal, and making my "liege" ruler of the whole world. Obviously doing everything I can to convert him...