I have a couple hundred hours in CK2 but have never seen this before.
Started as Otto in that "form HRE" bookmark (forgot exact year). He died off early to some disease, currently playing as son. During one of the more quiet periods, just hanging out building demesne holdings, a little feasting, etc. Then this event happens: One of my vassal's vassals (some still-Slavic count across the Elbe) captures and imprisons me. Holds me for ransom, cost 250 to get free. I pay it, planning of course some sort of bloody vengeance. I mean, c'mon, kidnapping and imprisoning your boss' boss is pretty much a suicidal action in ANY era, no?
Apparently not. I have no war declaration option. I have no "Imprison" option without incurring the "tyranny" relations penalties. So I've got some sort of robber/bandit count in my realm who can nab the ruler with impunity and get paid? And I have no justifiable, non-tyrannical, or non-sneaky options to deal with him?
Even in the crazy world of CK2 this seems rather odd. I feel like I'm missing something. (and it actually happened a little while ago; several game years...if this was "Part I" of some sort of ongoing event, well, the other shoe has never dropped). Should I have let myself rot in chains a little longer, perhaps that would've triggered another event?
Legacy of Rome, Sons of Abraham, Way of Life and Holy Fury are the expansions I'm running, if that has any bearing.
Started as Otto in that "form HRE" bookmark (forgot exact year). He died off early to some disease, currently playing as son. During one of the more quiet periods, just hanging out building demesne holdings, a little feasting, etc. Then this event happens: One of my vassal's vassals (some still-Slavic count across the Elbe) captures and imprisons me. Holds me for ransom, cost 250 to get free. I pay it, planning of course some sort of bloody vengeance. I mean, c'mon, kidnapping and imprisoning your boss' boss is pretty much a suicidal action in ANY era, no?
Apparently not. I have no war declaration option. I have no "Imprison" option without incurring the "tyranny" relations penalties. So I've got some sort of robber/bandit count in my realm who can nab the ruler with impunity and get paid? And I have no justifiable, non-tyrannical, or non-sneaky options to deal with him?
Even in the crazy world of CK2 this seems rather odd. I feel like I'm missing something. (and it actually happened a little while ago; several game years...if this was "Part I" of some sort of ongoing event, well, the other shoe has never dropped). Should I have let myself rot in chains a little longer, perhaps that would've triggered another event?
Legacy of Rome, Sons of Abraham, Way of Life and Holy Fury are the expansions I'm running, if that has any bearing.
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