How do I get a Zoroastrian government type?

[Mindahsuleyk]

Yeah, when it comes down to the Zoroastrian revival, half of it is straight down to luck.

Not if you start as a horde

 

[Rationalsanity]

Yes. Both the decision to become the Saoshyant and the one to restore the high priesthood in fact require you to control the entire de jure Persian Empire. http://www.ckiiwiki.com/Decisions#Realm

Not entirely true, you just need to form the Empire to restore the priesthood.

 

[Karlingid]

No in my 1500hrs ingame I didn't know that . No but seriously I only like to play as a custom ruler, and most of the time I start as a count. Thats just my playstyle, also I've asked in the past how to play as a Nomad as I want to make a custom nomad Zoro. My head canon with that one is that the Zoros who didn't submit to the Muslims were lead by the last Zoroastrian King house hold guard to the North, were they been living a Nomadic life ever since. And I want the Saoshyant to be a descendant from that Dynasty.

Makes sense right?

Sounds like Sogdians to me. Sorta. The Alans could fit in there too, somewhere. Of course, I choose Zun over Zoro as the Alans because I don't want to settle down, and Alans were pagan.

Aaaaaanyways, I also tend to start at the earliest choice. No idea why. Just because.

 

[CVDE]

Sounds like Sogdians to me. Sorta. The Alans could fit in there too, somewhere. Of course, I choose Zun over Zoro as the Alans because I don't want to settle down, and Alans were pagan.

Aaaaaanyways, I also tend to start at the earliest choice. No idea why. Just because.

I forgot about the settle down thing, they always keep there empire title right?

Same here, tho I been playing some custom games in 867 lately, as this is the only other early start date where western Europe borders are nice, No HRE, and Umyyads have a bigger chance of getting owned

 

[StarSword]

I forgot about the settle down thing, they always keep there empire title right?

That is correct.

 

[Karlingid]

I forgot about the settle down thing, they always keep there empire title right?

Same here, tho I been playing some custom games in 867 lately, as this is the only other early start date where western Europe borders are nice, No HRE, and Umyyads have a bigger chance of getting owned

I like reclamation runs. I'll start as a Welsh tribal (usually Manaw) and try to retake Britain, with stretch goals of Gaul and the rest of Celtica. I play as the Alans and try to drive the Turks back to East Asia, reclaiming the steppe for the Scythians (usually intermarrying with Afghans, as the Alans were an Iranic people and so I switch the portraits, usually followed by converting to Zunism to represent their Iranian paganism which was similar to, but distinct from, Zoroastrianism. Zunism is a great representation of non-Zoroastrian beliefs of Iran)

Another fun one is Jewish Solomonids, although with the new hyper-aggressive Muslims, that one's gotten a good bit harder to just survive.

 

[Silenalex]

Seems I have a problem in my game..I formed the Persian Empire but still the game prevents me from restoring zoroastrian priesthood. Oddly enough the game seems not to aknowledge the fact that I AM Persian emperor (X on persian emperor requisite). Can be a bug?

 

[richvh]

Do you have the de jure title, or some custom title?

 

[Silenalex]

De jure. I have usurped the Shahdom of Persia from the Saffarids, I made it my primary title and then I formed Empire of Persia. Actually I play as Shahanshah Mehrzad [Empire of Persia].

 

[heliostellar]

I don't have an answer, but I wanna know I how'd you successfully become the Saoshyant? Did you cheat?

If you get lucky at the start it's not that hard.

867 start as Saffarids with conversion to Zoro is actually pretty easy.