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[Teneb]

Wait, the byzantines didn't get stomped on by a caliphate blob?

In every single game I had recently, regardless of start date, I've seen decadence revolts not only happen, but succeed. I suspect that happened there.

[CABL]

Okay, more screenshots!

Spoiler: Religion (click to show/hide)

Suomenusko pretty much dominates Eastern Europe, though it also has followers in Sweden (I got a piece of Sweden when my vassal won Great Holy War for it, too bad HRE took some of Sweden. Attacking during Crusade against me, my ass!). The Catholic faith also holding The Kingdom of Jerusalem and a large chunk of Egypt, while it also spread through North Africa. Also, Mongol Empire ruler is Hindu.


As you see, Suomenusko is quite strong! It holds all of its holy sites and also has numbers of victories against scummy Monotheists and cultists of False Gods (aka Romuva).

Spoiler: Laws of Finnish Empire (click to show/hide)

We are Agnatic-Cognatic Primogeniture Tsardom Empire! "Why we are suddenly Tsardom?" Because my gay son (he ruled for 8 months only) was married to a priestess (I didn't know that he will leave the court!) and chose educator of Russian culture for his daughter (I didn't even knew that he had a daughter).


We have notable status of women, revocation of titles holded by the infidel, and medium centralization.


Church obligations are shifted towards money, while those filthy, ever-plotting nobles are obliged to provide huge amounts of their levies.


Council has power to vote on laws, wardecs, prisoner banishing, and execution. Emperor/Empress has full authority to revoke titles, giving them out, and imprisoning dangerous elements.

Spoiler: Some interesting nations (click to show/hide)

HRE blobed really hard in this campaign, as you see. And they're also really scary when it comes to warfare.


The Kingdom of Jerusalem suffers from two revolts currently, but I'm kinda surprised that they managed to survive and even thrive in the Middle East.

Spoiler: Miscellaneous screenshots (click to show/hide)

Those vassals always drive me nuts with their neverending factions! Black Death rampages through the realm? Let's make a faction and make puny threats towards the liege (and thus lose everything)! The liege protects our asses from filthy Catholic Holy Wars? Let's make a faction and destabilise the realm, even though if we fail, we will lose our titles and will be in jail for the rest of our lives! Liege cares about vassals' holdings and protects them from raiders? Let's make a faction! In other words, never ever trust a vassal!


Finnish culture has spread over the Eastern Europe, there's also the Anglo-Saxon culture in the Middle East, thanks to Kingdom of Jerusalem.

Some notes:
- Mongol Empire failed to blob because of revolting subjects and strong resistance from attacked realms. They wasted their special troops, and they're pretty much stopped conquest.
- Conclave is actually quite good.
- Sometimes my commanders (landed vassals, specifically) leave my army just to lead their own. It is really annoying and Paradox needs to make a button which locks them to specific flank, thus preventing them from losing their position.
- Also, commanders get "mixed" when armies merge with each other, which is also annoying.
- Notable status of women law is a little bit illogical. You allow women to be Marshals, but you don't allow them to be commanders?

Okay, let's reply to some posts.

Wait, the byzantines didn't get stomped on by a caliphate blob?

In every single game I had recently, regardless of start date, I've seen decadence revolts not only happen, but succeed. I suspect that happened there.

I wasn't interested in the Middle East at all, so I presume that Caliphate (and Seljuks) slowly died thanks to decadence revolts.

Good isn't boring, it takes a lot of effort to ruthlessly destroy all villains whilst remaining virtuous

I'm afraid that "villain" label can be put on pretty much every ruler in CKII, so you'll have to wipe out 99% of the rulers.

Bordergore? Please, that's barely border, uh, flesh wounds. Very nice, though! Your little empire looks like the perfect size to import to EUIV - not too powerful, as it's mainly on poor Finnish/Russian/Baltic clay, but powerful enough you can enjoy your accomplishments converting over.

Thanks! As for the bordergore, I think that CKII is quite prone to it.

[PTTG??]

I use the Exclave Independence mod to fix bordergore.

[Loud Whispers]

I'm afraid that "villain" label can be put on pretty much every ruler in CKII, so you'll have to wipe out 99% of the rulers.

That's the point where you use your elusive shadow assassin Lord to ensure that every ruler in the entire Kingdom is a baby or child. Upon maturing of age, they disappear

[Grim Portent]

I'm afraid that "villain" label can be put on pretty much every ruler in CKII, so you'll have to wipe out 99% of the rulers.

That's the point where you use your elusive shadow assassin Lord to ensure that every ruler in the entire Kingdom is a baby or child. Upon maturing of age, they disappear

And then to remove the last villain you seek out events that give you Depressed and commit suicide.

[Loud Whispers]

I'm afraid that "villain" label can be put on pretty much every ruler in CKII, so you'll have to wipe out 99% of the rulers.

That's the point where you use your elusive shadow assassin Lord to ensure that every ruler in the entire Kingdom is a baby or child. Upon maturing of age, they disappear

And then to remove the last villain you seek out events that give you Depressed and commit suicide.

Oh that's good
Alternatively, just put your spylord ruler on a transport ship and send them off to a remote island far away for the rest of their life. Only returning to land to repeat the process like some semi-mythological bogeymen haunting the Kingdom of children

[Grim Portent]

'Greetings child-peoples of France! I, the king of adults, have come demanding a tribute of all your 16 year olds! Also anyone older than 16. Just deliver them to this rickety boat that I totally didn't sabotage and I shall take them with me back to the mythical grown up world of Iceland to live with me for ever.'

[CABL]

I'm afraid that "villain" label can be put on pretty much every ruler in CKII, so you'll have to wipe out 99% of the rulers.

That's the point where you use your elusive shadow assassin Lord to ensure that every ruler in the entire Kingdom is a baby or child. Upon maturing of age, they disappear

And then to remove the last villain you seek out events that give you Depressed and commit suicide.

So basically it's like that DOOM fanfic, where Doomguy became the thing he was fighting against.

[Twinwolf]

So, question:

In the game I've been mentioning, in which I am the Empress of Eire (My first ruler, way back when I was a one-county count in de-jure Ireland, enacted "Absolute Cognatic" succession, which was available due to some game rules I set), I've got an issue. My husband is the King of England, and since our marriage is matrillineal all of both of our children are of my dynasty. However, at some point England switched to Elective. So, how do I make it so my heir inherits England as well? Is it even possible? Note: the Empire of Eire has Absolute Cognatic Primogeniture.

[Tawa]

Revoke the title from your husband somehow and then destroy the title. If you're old/planning suicide and can handle a tyranny penalty, just revoke it with the diplomacy menu; otherwise, use the "revoke title" plot. Either way will probably lead to warfare, so I recommend either making sure you and your vassals' troops outnumber your husband's and his vassals', or saving up cash for a merc band or two.

[Twinwolf]

I can't revoke it actually - the Kingdom of England is independent.

[EnigmaticHat]

One option would be to wait and let your heir handle things.  They should get a claim they can press on the Kingdom of England and hopefully they can conquer it?  Its also possible your heir will win the election.  Not sure how gender laws will effect all this (what gender law is England?)

[Twinwolf]

That's possible. I'm not really sure how claims work with Elective succession. He won't be winning any elections - He's in the Empire of Eire, not England. It's gender law is Agnatic.

[Grim Portent]

You should get a claim regardless of it being Elective, so if I was in your shoes I'd just play the waiting game.

[Tawa]

How the heck did you become the emperor without conquering England?