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[Tawa]

Right so... presently working on a pretty successful Muslim Merchant Republic, and I'm considering getting Reaper's Due. Would it be wise to wait until I'm finished with this (started in earliest start, about to close in on the year 1200, no Aztecs or Mongols yet) and then buy it, or add the very real possibility of getting immediately hammered by the Black Death in my current game?

The Black Death was cool, but a little underwhelming. I expected a bunch of cool accompanying events, but all that happens is a ton of characters die, massive attrition for armies, provinces get "depopulated" (less levies + taxes, but it goes away after not too long) and... I think that's it. You hide in your castle until it goes away, and all is well. One time I  had a maxed out hospital in my capital by the time the plague hit, so it didn't even enter my capital province. YMMV, but I found it quite lackluster.

EDIT: This was on 2.6.1, dunno if 2.6.2 added much to it, but going off the patch notes, it doesn't seem like it.

Reaper's due also adds some other things, the most important of which being the new wound system. Now instead of generic maiming, you can lose an eye, leg, and so on.

I'd say the most important part of Reaper's Due was the prosperity system.

[umiman]

Nah, best part of Reaper's Due is the super immortality.

[Innsmothe]

Nah, best part of Reaper's Due is the super immortality.

Only if you are not islamic/other multi-wife faiths and cultures, all those relatives and claim something or other

[scriver]

Do they get claims even though you don't die?

[Ultimuh]

Step 1: Obtain Immortality.
Step 2: Kill off all offsprings, relatives and spouses.
Step 3: ? ? ?
Step4: Profit!

[Teneb]

Do they get claims even though you don't die?

No, but they stand to inherit all the swag you've accumulated in your immortal life, so they may get a bit overzealous with the manure explosions.

[hector13]

Do they get claims even though you don't die?

No, but they stand to inherit all the swag you've accumulated in your immortal life, so they may get a bit overzealous with the manure explosions.

How do they inherit things when you ain't deaded

[Teneb]

Do they get claims even though you don't die?

No, but they stand to inherit all the swag you've accumulated in your immortal life, so they may get a bit overzealous with the manure explosions.

How do they inherit things when you ain't deaded

That can be arranged.

[Rolan7]

Immortal doesn't mean immune to manure explosions, apparently . That'd be invincibility.

[Twinwolf]

Immortal just means you won't die of old age I think
You can probably still get stabbed just as easy
Or manure-exploded, apparently.

[hector13]

Oh right, you were talking after the carpenter weakened the wood, right.

[hector13]

Yeah, I was wondering why people were inheriting things while you were still alive and mortal, but they were talking about being immortal and everyone trying to assassinate you for your titles.

[Ultimuh]

Solution: Kill off all inheritors.

[Kot]

I have a better one - kill EVERYONE. I wonder how low on important figures can you actually get.

[Glloyd]

I have a better one - kill EVERYONE. I wonder how low on important figures can you actually get.

Not as low as you'd think. Unless you keep all titles for yourself, titles will spawn new characters for them. Like if there's an independent duchy, you can kill the rulers forever, but it'll just spawn new characters. So the solution is to keep everything for yourself and kill everyone left.