Reform with enatic and an existing republic

[Xenrek]

So, republics are hardcoded to operate the way they do, and undoing that is not an easy thing.

But. As the game stands now; if I'm say, germanic, and one of my vassals manages to take a republic in a conquest, without being reformed, you now have an unreformed germanic republic.

So the question, if I reform the faith to use enatic clans, will that forcibly break the merchant republic vassal, or will it continue to use *agnatic* and provide a use for my otherwise holy-order-fodder sons?

 

[Keizer Harm]

It becomes a playable but somewhat awkward blend. The grand mayors will be women, as well as their heirs, and if you play one you are at no risk of game-over. But, the trade post limit is still based on the no. of sons in your dynasty.

 

[CathyMe]

Another work-around is to reform while playing a male ruler, and immediately become a merchant republic. The two biggest issues with enatic MRs is the fact that female tribal rulers with enatic religions can't change to MR, and there is no option for matrilinial marriages if you do somehow succeed.

 

[Xenrek]

hrrmmm, so then, i suppose the only way to have a semi-stable one then would be to run it myself to marry sons normally to ensure they have daughters AND more sons to keep the generations going

which also means a vassal MR would be an absolute clusterf--- with enatic clans

well thanks for the help; kinda wish with how much hardcoding was involved with MR's that they just coded them to be agnatic regardless of religion, give a use for male children with enatic clans, aswell as keep the republic stable

 

[Kalontas]

From my little experience of toying with these, merchant republic's inheritance takes precedence over everything else. No matter what, it will always be agnatic.

 

[Lewa263]

From my little experience of toying with these, merchant republic's inheritance takes precedence over everything else. No matter what, it will always be agnatic.

I haven't done Enatic Clans, but I did recently try playing a Merchant Republic with the Gender Equality game rule set to All (so everything is Absolute Cognatic by default). What I found was that it's just a mess of inconsistencies. A woman can be elected, but only through the default Seniority. Giving a woman the Designated Heir title does nothing and leaves your heir as the oldest dynasty member.