Disappointed So Far with Proselytizing (Pagan)

[junassa]

So I have one save with Proselytizing nature and I have to say it's been underwhelming. Sure my vassals convert their own provinces faster than say Unyielding, but the main reason I got it was for events related to rulers mass converting their realms to my religion. My religion's MA has been at 100 for over 150 years, Catholicism and Orthodox has been under 50 for about the same time period. The only unreformed pagan religion with over 20 has been Germanic, probably because they raid so much.

I started at 769 and the game is now around 1040. I've had one ruler mass convert. I have a save with the same start and basically same end point with Unyielding nature and and I have the same amount. Unless there's something I don't know about proselytizing then I have to say this nature is a bust.

I wish, as head of the religion, that I could communicate personally with other rulers and try to persuade them that way. At least it would be more interactive.

Has anyone tried Proselytizing with another leadership type besides temporal? Want to see if anyone had different experiences.

 

[Patriarch of Bub]

I thought proselytising, was just that. Converting counties and AI rulers doing it too.

Outside pagan realms might take an interest in your religion, but that isn't because you have chosen proselytising.

 

[MateuszS]

Asking for mass conversion has nothing to do with nature of religion.

 

[alscon]

Your bonus as proselytizing is not that more people ask for mass conversions, but rather that you (and any independent realm) can send your seer (or equivalent) into pagan capitals and try to convert them.
So go on and send these brave people to these barbarian chiefs!

 

[Wakizashi]

I don't even think the mass conversion event is really meant for reformed paganism in the first place. I have taken Proselytizing for my Romuva reformation, and I'm loving it so far. It drastically reduces conversion time for old pagans and other pagan religions (my Suemenusko and Slavic counties are converting automatically at the speed of one every couple of years) and thus also reduces the chances of religious rebellions occuring in the realm.

It does what it says it does: it increases proselytization of your reformed religion, mostly in your own realm. Yes, it will expand beyond your borders and start influencing people there, but this does not make you the pagan version of the Teutonic Order or anything. You can't expect Catholics to suddenly mass-convert to your reformed pagan faith, especially if they aren't living in or very near to your empire.

And, as said above, you can always send your court priest abroad to preach if you want to speed things up a bit.