Balance issues

[Nikolai II]

If I'm reading them correctly, it looks like the Caliphate only gets the core shields *after* he conquers the provinces -- so your wish is already granted Nikolai. Any intervention event would likely only give the turkish culture to the Caliphate, with CB shields coming after successful military action.

That is the BB-high, potentially stability-costing option, but anything goes

 

[unmerged(21937)]

Well, I have nothing against Caliphate gaining turkish, it's just the war command I dislike.

 

[Medicine Man]

I don't think anyone was suggesting that the Caliphate be barred from getting turkish culture. If the Caliphate indeed needs balancing, I favor the approach of giving them a challenging techgroup but leaving them with all of the tools (leaders, shields, cultures) to cope with it.