All my kids are rivals.

[napoleon_mayo]

As title says all my kids are my rivals. I can anticipate this being a problem when I die and my new heir as 4-5 uncles as rivals.

Started a new game under 2.6. I don't have reapers due.

I'm hoping my uncles are not rivals either.

Any ideas why my kids are rivals?

Edit: Sorry should have mentioned they are also my vassals.

 

[Balkri]

there are certain event, especially with the Struggle focus for kids that can trigger some fight between children's. Introducing the Heir action (not sure if you need the ambition related to the get and heir to 16 years to be able to use it) can also trigger problems between your Heir and the sons of your vassals (some are very funny).

If all your kids were raised in the same court is very likely that at some of these events fired between them and they end up as rivals.

Somethimes your vassals probably will also use the "groom an heir" ambition, and the events creating rivalries for childs will likely happen....

In short terms, there are lots of chances where childs can get rivals...

If your Heir (you) eventually pick the War focus, at least will have a lot of people to duel

 

[napoleon_mayo]

No I mean I am the king and all my landed sons are my rivals.

 

[thevmag]

Were they rivals before you landed them? Since all kids in your court automatically get loaded onto you, and as a horny Buddhist with one wife and three concubines who wants to wait and see which son is best to inherit, I end up with a good 4-7 landed sons who all end up rivaled with me. Potential heir gets stat-boost Ambitious with the small cost of becoming rival? No problem!

 

[Balkri]

That happened to me once, there is an event that allow you to encourage your "ward" or eventually any children that you are aducating to be more ambitious, but you end with your son as a Rival...

maybe your king did that with all his sons?

 

[hagagaga]

All of your children are rivals? Did you take the option with that one event to give them all Ambitious?

 

[gdj]

Family focus can remove rivalries between dynasty members, and give you opinion modifiers to each other. It´s worthwile in such situations.

 

[napoleon_mayo]

I made my son the pope and now hes also my rival. :/

 

[Red Roo]

Sounds like it will be a fun succession

 

[Subcomandante]

There is an event as part of child education where the child becomes the rival of the educator. It happens when the educator has two attributes at 12+ and the child gets the ambitious trait as part of the event. Check the wiki page on Education (Conclave), it ís described further down on that page.

You really can get some interesting results with conclave education. Once my heir was an imbecile, next thing I know he became shrewd when coming of age and suddenly had very good stats! I guess he had a mental problem which was handled well by teachers.

 

[napoleon_mayo]

My Ruler has all 12 plus in stats.

 

[Subcomandante]

Well that's probably the explanation then.

 

[Arkabeth]

Family focus can remove rivalries between dynasty members, and give you opinion modifiers to each other. It´s worthwile in such situations.

Have you used this in practice yourself? I tried selecting family focus to get rid of rivalry between me and sons and daughters (had 2-3 IIRC), but couldn't get it to trigger (I assume it's a random event).

 

[gdj]

Have you used this in practice yourself? I tried selecting family focus to get rid of rivalry between me and sons and daughters (had 2-3 IIRC), but couldn't get it to trigger (I assume it's a random event).

Yes, i have. And yes, it´s random. I found it quite useful.

 

[Arkabeth]

Just gotta make some offerings to RNGesus then I guess, thanks. (maybe i have some charma from my strong genius fellow dying from rabies recently).