Holy Wars - How long? (Indecisive Finish)

[grossart]

Hi, I've been having a hard time understanding which conditions are necessary for a war to end indecisively. I have this notion it's only on Holy Wars, but I'm not sure. If so, how long does it take for the war to end by that nature?

Really appreciate a little help, I'm about to be wiped out by Muslims...


Greets

 

[Xiathorn]

Wars can end inconclusively if the conditions for the war are no longer valid. So if you were to convert to Islam, the war would end inconclusively.

To end indecisively, I think you mean a white peace - in which case, you need to be in a position of reasonable strength, saying "Let's end the war now". People tend to do this when they know they can't win in the long run.

 

[Johan utan land]

Holy wars will also end inconclusively if the top liege somehow manages to lose the target provinces. So if you are a direct vassal of him or her and hold all the realm's provinces in the targeted de jure duchy, you can save yourself from annihilation simply by making war on your liege. This is a bit of an exploit of course, but it saved me from the Seljuks once in my current game as the count of Tortosa.

Of course, if your liege is much stronger than you (mine had 2 provinces to my 1, but I had allies), you might still be in big trouble.