CK2 Game Planning: Vengeance, Justice, Fire and Blood

WARNING: The net is dark and full of spoilers. Read at your own risk.

So I intended to play Gormon Peake and put a Blackfyre on the Iron Throne, but it didn't work. What I mean to say is that in After the Spring, I find that Bittersteel frequently takes the Iron Throne, but the last time it happened, the Faith Militant rose up against him (a Blackfyre is a Targaryen by blood, and both have the "Abomination of Incest" malus). The High Septon won the war and destroyed the Iron Throne, and thus all of the former Lords Paramount were independent again.

I continued playing and took over the Reach and the Stormlands as House Peake. I could have taken the Iron Throne for the Blackfyres, but how could I take something that doesn't exist?

So instead, I will be playing as Doran of House Martell, and trying to put a Targaryen on the Iron Throne.

We have two Targaryens to work with: Viserys and Daenerys. Viserys has the "Lunatic" trait, which means that if he becomes king, there will be a civil war in the fortnight. Daenerys, if I remember correctly, is a woman with the "Attractive" trait, which makes her reign very easy. So I guess Daenerys would be preferred, but I'll start factions for both. After we take the throne, I might switch to playing Viserys: it will make for more of a challenge.

I plan to give one of the Sand Snakes (Oberyn's daughters) to Viserys, and Quentyn to Daenerys (matrilineally). I will groom Arianne for the throne, as expected. Arianne is also an attractive woman, which makes things easier for us.

On the home front, I will use invite/land/press to take land away from the Stormlands and replace them with vassals loyal to Dorne. I will send Oberyn (the Spymaster) and my Master of Laws to Mace Tyrell to get him into my faction.

Robert Baratheon himself is untouchable because of his massive "friendship" bonuses with Eddard Stark, Hoster Tully, and Jon Arryn. But all men must die, and Robert will die faster than most because of his rabid alcoholism (he has the "Drunkard" trait in game). After that, there will be plotting and fighting.

In my Balon Greyjoy playthrough, Robert Baratheon actually got deposed somehow (he accepted the faction demands). Must have been some serious mismanagement on his part. In any case, I know people worry that Crowned Stag playthroughs will become dull and stagnant, but I've seen vicious civil wars happen even with the human doing nothing. Now imagine the human actively plotting to bring down the Baratheons. It will be fun!