Delegalization of human sacrifices

[moscal]

New law for pagans - human sacrifices are legal or not.

Legal? No changes.
Illegal? Nobody in realm (even vassals) cannot make human sacrifices, better relations with non-pagans religions, cannot be goal of crusade/jihads/GHW, maluses in relations for zealotic pagan characters, lesser temple taxes and maybe few others

Historical base? 97 BC Roman Senate banned human sacrifices ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/97_BC )

Why? Few duchies or kingdoms can have higher chances for survive in muslim or christian neighbor, but will be also weaker than other paganic neighbor. Small deal, but can be nice, and small bonus for roleplay

 

[Matihood1]

cannot be goal of crusade/jihads/GHW

That feels kind of OP, don't you think?

 

[Rags17]

That feels kind of OP, don't you think?

This could be easily balanced, perhaps it gives immunity to Abrahamic crusades etc but enables GHW for sacrificing members of the same religion.

Nobody likes a wimpy appeaser!

 

[moscal]

That feels kind of OP, don't you think?

IMO - probably not. In standard scheme delegalization should have place, when we are weak and need time to grow before we go to confrontation with great Abrahamic religions. When we are greater fear before confrontation will be lesser, so players should change law into legal (in pagan-game we have situations, where we can sacrifice some person - ancestor worship, Great Blot etc.). BTW Paradox can give few new random events with options "sacrifice human".

Ofc - this is my "mental trace" and in practice this can be too much exploited. But this is main pure concept, to possible expansion, give exceptions etc.

 

[Blk82]

In the middle ages, no doctrinal difference was too small to justify a crusade.

 

[moscal]

In the middle ages, no doctrinal difference was too small to justify a crusade.

Gameplay > historian rigorism

And important - current in CK2 isn't possible crusade on other mainstream christian denominations (only Byzantium is exception, but ). And nobody cry

Ofc - this point isn't >MAIN POINT<. But delegalization should lead to higher safety from great abrahamic religions. By my knowledge - other method will be insufficient. Lack of safety lead to situation, where delegalization isn't needed. Maybe you have better idea, how this give?