I am now playing an Intrigue-focused ruler in #CrusaderKings3 and I thought I would not be able to be enough of a bastard to play this style effectively but it turns out I can totally do it because there are a lot of people in this game who are annoying enough to murder.
Also I had to deal with a major vassal revolt early on and once I put it down I executed everyone involved: that kind of set the tone for my whole reign.
Normally I play diplomatic rulers and neutralize factions by Befriending the most powerful people in them: now I can neutralize factions by murdering the most powerful people in them! I might be able to make use of fabricating hooks too.
I still can’t bring myself to do stuff like murder children but I can be much more of a bastard in this game than in most other games so congratulations, Paradox, you got me to get my evil on.