Crusader Kings II ~ Quick Answers

[Quintillius]

Errrhm. I am the Duke of Flanders and the strongest lord in the realm of West-Francia. the King holds the titles of West and East Francia. I've got my daughter marrying him. Then suddenly he died and I inherited these two Kingdoms. How's that even possible? That's why I never play ironman mode. I restarted from a savegame, because this is too easy.

 

[aitaituo]

Errrhm. I am the Duke of Flanders and the strongest lord in the realm of West-Francia. the King holds the titles of West and East Francia. I've got my daughter marrying him. Then suddenly he died and I inherited these two Kingdoms. How's that even possible? That's why I never play ironman mode. I restarted from a savegame, because this is too easy.

I take it he had no remaining relatives at all? If there are no valid heirs at all, the strongest vassal inherits the liege's titles. If there are no vassals, or only wrong government type vassals, succession defaults to open elective.

 

[Quintillius]

How's it possible that no nephew, niece, aunt, uncle or whoever exists?

 

[Tom013]

How's it possible that no nephew, niece, aunt, uncle or whoever exists?

It's quite possible. Children lower down the line of succession don't always get married (game optimization) and so distant, unlanded lines tend to die off quickly. As an example, if the current king was one of very few children and inherited young, his uncles may never have married at all. If his one brother also died young, he may have been left with no heirs at all.

It happens quite often. Just not with the Karlings...

 

[Quintillius]

We are talking about the mighty house of Karling. The sons of Charlemagne (who didn't do much ingame btw)!

 

[Tom013]

We are talking about the mighty house of Karling. The sons of Charlemagne (who didn't do much ingame btw)!

That happens, too... but it's much more noteworthy when it does. Congratulations on bearing witness to the fall of the Karlings!

 

[Will Steel]

Why am I unable to change the culture of my character's heir through education? I sent him to be educated to Constantinople in a hope he'll become Greek, but he only turned Orthodox. In another game I sent all 6 of my sons and 3 daughters to be educated by various Rajput temple priests. They became Hindu but never became Rajputs. In all cases, the tutors had high attributes and (almost always) gregarious.

I know this isn't applicable in my own court when a courtier of different culture is the tutor, but is the changing of culture through education completely forbidden now?

 

[Empress Matilda]

Why am I unable to change the culture of my character's heir through education? I sent him to be educated to Constantinople in a hope he'll become Greek, but he only turned Orthodox. In another game I sent all 6 of my sons and 3 daughters to be educated by various Rajput temple priests. They became Hindu but never became Rajputs. In all cases, the tutors had high attributes and (almost always) gregarious.

I know this isn't applicable in my own court when a courtier of different culture is the tutor, but is the changing of culture through education completely forbidden now?

No, I've been turning Anglo-Saxon children into good little Picts this morning.
For culture to change the tutor has to be landed and you should get a warning that culture may change before deciding to select them.

 

[Dick Justice]

In my law screen I can see laws of the neighboring Kingdom of Poland. Why can I see them (and not other neighbors) although I am not the holder of the title and its ruler is not my vassal or ally?

 

[Bernard95]

In my law screen I can see laws of the neighboring Kingdom of Poland. Why can I see them (and not other neighbors) although I am not the holder of the title and its ruler is not my vassal or ally?

It's because you have land within de jure Poland.

 

[Quintillius]

Oh I see now. The succession law is changed to Agnatic Elective. That's why the Karlings have fallen so easy.

 

[aitaituo]

Why am I unable to change the culture of my character's heir through education? I sent him to be educated to Constantinople in a hope he'll become Greek, but he only turned Orthodox. In another game I sent all 6 of my sons and 3 daughters to be educated by various Rajput temple priests. They became Hindu but never became Rajputs. In all cases, the tutors had high attributes and (almost always) gregarious.

I know this isn't applicable in my own court when a courtier of different culture is the tutor, but is the changing of culture through education completely forbidden now?

Choose tutors who are diligent and gregarious for culture conversion and tutors who are diligent and zealous for religious conversion. Without those traits the MTTH to happen on the conversion events is about 10 years and if the tutor has any of the antitraits (slothful, shy, cynical) the odds are even worse.

 

[SandlerErec]

When I export a game to EUIV, will the developement level of the provinces be the same every time? Or does it depend on the number of buildings or holdings or something?

 

[ImpBattery]

When I export a game to EUIV, will the developement level of the provinces be the same every time? Or does it depend on the number of buildings or holdings or something?

From ck2wiki, "Province base tax based on the number of holdings in a province." Guess that's what you're looking for, though I haven't played EU4 yet.

 

[Will Steel]

No, I've been turning Anglo-Saxon children into good little Picts this morning.
For culture to change the tutor has to be landed and you should get a warning that culture may change before deciding to select them.

Choose tutors who are diligent and gregarious for culture conversion and tutors who are diligent and zealous for religious conversion. Without those traits the MTTH to happen on the conversion events is about 10 years and if the tutor has any of the antitraits (slothful, shy, cynical) the odds are even worse.

Thanks. I was aware of the diligent/gregarious trait requirement, but didn't know that the tutor has to be landed. It works now.

 

[Tom013]

Thanks. I was aware of the diligent/gregarious trait requirement, but didn't know that the tutor has to be landed. It works now.

It's not exactly true that they have to be landed. They just have to be the same culture as the person in whose court they reside if they are not landed. Example: You are king of France and you want your son to be Norman. You could have him educated by Norman William the Bastard... or you could have him educated by anyone in William's court. You could NOT have him educated by the Norman guy in your court, or a Norman in a Castillian count's court.

 

[Will Steel]

It's not exactly true that they have to be landed. They just have to be the same culture as the person in whose court they reside if they are not landed. Example: You are king of France and you want your son to be Norman. You could have him educated by Norman William the Bastard... or you could have him educated by anyone in William's court. You could NOT have him educated by the Norman guy in your court, or a Norman in a Castillian count's court.

So, suppose I send a Castillian kid to be educated by an Armenian courtier of a minor Armenian count, will he still change culture that way instead of having him educated by the count himself?

 

[Tom013]

So, suppose I send a Castillian kid to be educated by an Armenian courtier of a minor Armenian count, will he still change culture that way instead of having him educated by the count himself?

That is supposed to work. Unless something has changed recently, I did that very thing in the past.

 

[blind-oln]

They just have to be the same culture as the person in whose court they reside if they are not landed.

What if I'm a King of France and my kid is educated by some Norman guy who is in court of Norman count, who is vassal of Castillian duke?

EDIT: Or better. What if I land a jew, so he will be my vassal and I send my child to my him, when I'm not a jew? Will he change his religion to jewish? Or the jewish count need to be independent?

 

[Tom013]

What if I'm a King of France and my kid is educated by some Norman guy who is in court of Norman count, who is vassal of Castillian duke?

EDIT: Or better. What if I land a jew, so he will be my vassal and I send my child to my him, when I'm not a jew? Will he change his religion to jewish? Or the jewish count need to be independent?

These are all fine and will work for conversions. Independence is irrelevant.