Crusader Kings II ~ Quick Answers

[Pilot00]

I must be blind or something but how can I change the inheritance laws of kingdoms indiferent of the main empire title?

I am the Byz emperor and I am having 3 kingdoms (mine not vassal controlled). Just currious dont want to change the law but I saw a faction forming to do so.

 

[tamius23]

Laws tab -> click on the shield of the kingdom whose laws you want to change.

 

[Stolen Rutters]

Laws tab -> click on the shield of the kingdom whose laws you want to change.

FYI - The shields are found above the pic of your main heir.

 

[Pilot00]

As I said blind ^^. Thanks gents.

 

[FreeSoc]

I wasn't aware it was possible to make that pack of cousins hate each other enough to get them to refuse a call to arms. Pray enlighten me.

One important thing to note: it's not about making them hate each other, it's about making at least one of them other than your target like you more than the other Karlings. Eventually they mostly end up with a -20 "Title Claimant" malus on each other anyway, which can come in handy.

 

[th3freakie]

What are the distance limits for joining a Crusade/Jihad on the defensive side?

 

[BoleslavLev]

What do I have to do to start incorporate some provinces into my de jure kingdom? I´ve took the whole duchy, created the title and nothing happened. Then I got it to my courtier, but it´s still not incorporating. Am I doing something wrong? Thx.

 

[FreeSoc]

What do I have to do to start incorporate some provinces into my de jure kingdom? I´ve took the whole duchy, created the title and nothing happened. Then I got it to my courtier, but it´s still not incorporating. Am I doing something wrong? Thx.

If that title is Jerusalem, then it won't ever happen because de jure drift into and out of Jerusalem is completely disabled. Otherwise check that you control every single barony in the duchy. If you do, then wait a year or two and it should begin to drift into your kingdom.

 

[Aardvark Bellay]

What do I have to do to start incorporate some provinces into my de jure kingdom? I´ve took the whole duchy, created the title and nothing happened. Then I got it to my courtier, but it´s still not incorporating. Am I doing something wrong? Thx.

Every holding and county needs to be a vassal (direct or indirect) to you and under defacto jurisdiction of the kingdom into which it has to drift.
It also takes a year before drift starts.

 

[BoleslavLev]

If that title is Jerusalem, then it won't ever happen because de jure drift into and out of Jerusalem is completely disabled. Otherwise check that you control every single barony in the duchy. If you do, then wait a year or two and it should begin to drift into your kingdom.

It´s not Jerusalem. I am Rus trying to get today´s Ukraine (no political connection meant there, I just don´t remember the name in game). Is it enough those baronies are my vassals (or vassals of the duke, who´s my vassal?) Because I´ve just got one to my son... Thanks, also - thanks for answering that quickly.

 

[FreeSoc]

It´s not Jerusalem. I am Rus trying to get today´s Ukraine (no political connection meant there, I just don´t remember the name in game). Is it enough those baronies are my vassals (or vassals of the duke, who´s my vassal?) Because I´ve just got one to my son... Thanks, also - thanks for answering that quickly.

If you're a king, then as long as every single holding in a duchy is controlled or directly personally owned by you, and no-one outside your realm owns the duchy in question (it's fine to have the duchy title held by someone within your realm), then it will drift.

Even if you have a situation where the county is controlled by a count who's a vassal to a duke who's a vassal to you, then the duchy will drift as long as all of it is within your realm.

 

[Stolen Rutters]

To reiterate,

...every single holding in a duchy is controlled or directly personally owned by you...

If a single barony is independent, even if you own every county, it will not drift.

edit - Just in case: If you own the kingdom title you are trying to drift FROM, it will also not drift.

 

[Pilot00]

Under medium authority all wars inside the realm are over arent they?

Well I still cant switch succession laws because apparently they do keep waring one another...What gives? Cant be a left over war since its been more than 50 years I implemented the crown authority.

 

[FreeSoc]

Under medium authority all wars inside the realm are over arent they?

Well I still cant switch succession laws because apparently they do keep waring one another...What gives? Cant be a left over war since its been more than 50 years I implemented the crown authority.

It's still possible for wars to break out due to factions and plots, as is always the case at any crown authority. Medium Crown Authority just prevents your vassals declaring war on one another, conventionally, over claims and the like.

 

[VKW]

Okay, I'm curious as to how the amount of money you pay after losing a war is calculated. Because it seems whenever I lose a war I end up having to pay like 600-800 ducats (even as just a Duke) whereas whenever I win a war against an aggressor I only get around 100-200.

It's really annoying, especially when if I lose I could very easily end up getting smugglers rings and thieves guilds in all my counties.

 

[Pilot00]

It's still possible for wars to break out due to factions and plots, as is always the case at any crown authority. Medium Crown Authority just prevents your vassals declaring war on one another, conventionally, over claims and the like.

Could it also be that those pesky Bulgars have their own set to low authority? Its also the same with Jerusalem though I control that one myself and I raised it.
I need to revoke the Bulgarian crown soon...

 

[FreeSoc]

Okay, I'm curious as to how the amount of money you pay after losing a war is calculated. Because it seems whenever I lose a war I end up having to pay like 600-800 ducats (even as just a Duke) whereas whenever I win a war against an aggressor I only get around 100-200.

It's really annoying, especially when if I lose I could very easily end up getting smugglers rings and thieves guilds in all my counties.

I think it's to do with your yearly income; maybe somewhere between 2 and 5 years' worth?

The reason that you have to pay more is because the player almost always has a larger demesne (and therefore a higher income) than the AI, as the AI often ends up stuck on Gavelkind, and with only 1 county they don't get much income. This means that they don't have to pay you as much because their yearly income is much-reduced.

Basically the player is usually a victim of their own success at demesne-building.

 

[VoodooEconomist]

I'm excited, I just got the "demon child" event chain for the first time!

However, I play a Muslim ruler and the child in question is a daughter of mine. Since regrettably Muslim women cannot rule in CK2 does that mean I'm simply stuck with a niusance of a murderous brat with none of the potential benefits? Or is there something to look forward to when dealing with a daughter of Shaitan?

 

[Icebeast]

I'm excited, I just got the "demon child" event chain for the first time!

However, I play a Muslim ruler and the child in question is a daughter of mine. Since regrettably Muslim women cannot rule in CK2 does that mean I'm simply stuck with a niusance of a murderous brat with none of the potential benefits? Or is there something to look forward to when dealing with a daughter of Shaitan?

As far as I can tell, there are no special events for this chain when you're Muslim. I think you're just stuck with a murderous brat with no benefits.

 

[grommile]

What's the quickest way to become dead when you're in someone's prison?

(One day, I will have a succession in Sweden that does not result in my game being a dead man walking.)