Pagan Syncretism

[sirpandemona]

Inspired by the announced Syncretism feature of EU4, I felt that CK2 could use a implementation of Syncretism as well.

Syncretism
Any ruler with an unreformed religion can choose a syncretic religion. One can only choose (organised) religions which neighbouring rulers follow. Rules which have the same religion as your syncretic one will lose their wrong religion opinion malus. However, this also means that you can no longer forbid preachers of your syncretic faith to proselytise in your realm.

Syncretic Reformation
When reforming your religion, your chosen syncretic religion influences the way the reformed religion is organised by adding traits from the syncretic religion to the new one. For example, Catholic influences would create a powerful centralised religious head, while Orthodox influences would give each Kingdom their autocephalous High Priest. However, rulers who do not follow the same syncretic faith can convert to a heresy corresponding to their syncretic faith. So a (catholic) Reformed Norse ruler might find his Kievan brethren turn heretic as they have orthodox roots and prefer an autocephalous High Priest.

The addition of Syncretism would make the transition from unreformed to reformed religion more interesting since newly reformed religions have to deal with the religious split brought forth by the forced organisation. In addition, this is also a good way to have more heresies for the organised pagans.

 

[Arag]

Nice, but the problem with religion in CK2 is that contrary to EUIV it has no real traits. Syncretism works in EUIV because there every religion has specific bonuses and mechanics.

 

[Rationalsanity]

Sounds like a great idea but I doubt the engine could handle it.

 

[FrenkDeTank]

Sounds really immersive and awesome!

 

[DeathBurst]

interesting idea, and could work well in the framework described here: https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/idea-dynamic-heresies.879562/

 

[crowdemon]

Sounds like a great idea but I doubt the engine could handle it.

Both games use the same engine.

 

[elpibeuruguayo]

Its historical?

 

[DeathBurst]

The Pagan Syncretism ? Of course not, it's a mechanism for Pagan reformation, and Pagan religions never reformed IRL. But it's historical that religions mixed and merged, and were not carved in stone. Most Christian holy days, for instance, are adaptation from older pagan festivities : All Saints' Day was Samain, Christmas was the Winter Solstice (celebrated at the renewal of nature), etc.