LoR Factions?

[Zardnaar]

I bought LoR a few weeks ago and I have only just got around to playing it. Anyway factions, king of Ireland spreading my dynasty around Europe. I have united the crowns of Castille, Ireland and Denmark but there are always independence factions popping up. More or less guranteed to be a civl war 2-3 times during my reign usually when my king dies. How do you mangae the factions to avoid this because 10 year + civil wars where I have to manualy siege out 15-20 provinces is not alot of fun and I usuly give up not because its hard its just long and frustrating.

 

[Trunting]

In my opinion, the game has become much easier after the introduction of factions...

Simply scheme with the spymaster on the faction leader. Also your vassals should have a good opinion of you.

 

[ScarecrowFive]

You'll want to keep your vassal's opinions of you above 59, I think off the top of my head that should be when the stop scheming against you. Also allowing the independence factions to declare independence might be the better option. You will get strong claims on their titles and can pick off the members one by one far easier, Dejure vassals will also often times simply accept an offer of vassalization. The system is pretty easy to handle once you get a bit more experience with it.

 

[Aardvark Bellay]

See this thread - >http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum...Newbie-Question-How-do-you-deal-with-factions

 

[Kimberly]

I would suggest you don't ransom/release/execute people after successfully putting down a revolt. Keep in mind that imprisoned vassals can't join factions. In my current game, I pressed a claim on France as the King of Ireland (I had support from the HRE, and there was an ongoing succession crisis). After dealing with several revolts, I started banishing the major power players in France and revoking counties left and right, then granting lands to dynasty members of my culture and making sure dukes mostly had only their proper vassals. Everyone hated me due to the tyranny, but with most of the realm in prison, factions were manageable. The next king was beloved and ruled over a remarkably stable realm, because I had been willing to go through the "tyrannical" land reform.

Factions can be unavoidable sometimes, if you are disliked. But if you use your victory as an opportunity, you can prevent further revolts. Think kin the long term.

 

[tnick0225]

In my opinion, the game has become much easier after the introduction of factions...

So true Trunting, its become much easier especially for large powers. I haven't seen a single Faction ever win anything in the HRE...used to see AI rebellions actually be successful prior to the faction system introduction.

 

[Communard]

Castille, Ireland and Denmark...and you think this should be easier to hold together?!

 

[Zardnaar]

Don't expect it to be easy no.

 

[tnick0225]

I hate to say it Zardnaar but holding those three crowns your always going to go through a hell of a succession. Mostly because you have several penalties stacked against you no matter what.

A distance penalty, short reign penalty, desires the crown of penalty, and last but not least a different culture penalty. Its usually better for gameplay to focus expansion in your general neighborhood before swallowing far away lands.

So I hate to suggest it, but I'd pick which crown you want the most and hand away the others to relatives, I'm sure you won't like that suggestion but if you don't you will be having issues every succession.

 

[Zardnaar]

Its no big deal handing stuff off as I have done it before. I was trying to form hispania. Last Irish game I formed Britannia so I was trying for somehting different. I'll probably just start again lol. Are Britain and France easy to rule togather?

 

[tnick0225]

In my experience that is a pretty easy combo to rule you'll still have powerful factions though that rise up on succession, but at least the two are close so its easier to to quell a rebellion.

I mean your situation as Ireland Castille and Denmark could work you'll just have to deal with the rebellions due to all the negative modifiers you have. And the fact that your levies will be scattered about like crazy.