A recent attempt was made in development in order to reflect the high-kingship of Ireland, giving the title to its historical owners. However, it seems this has caused balance issues and as a result, has been abandoned.
The problem is, historically, the title did not often survive its holder. Indeed, the medieval Irish themselves attributed this to a number of curses, that of Eochaid Fledach and Diarmait mac Cerbaill.
What if, however, the matter was solved using succession laws. Currently, tanistry allows for all titles within a kingdom to pass onto a single heir. If a second kingdom title is held that may be decided by a different set of electors and given to a different heir from the first. This is different from the elective system, where within one kingdom, the highest title held is decided by elective and lower titles decided by a different elective system.
My suggestion for Tanistry would be to adopt the elective approach. The top tier title and the second tier title would use separate inheritance systems. If you were king of Ireland then, on the death, your lower titles may go to one heir and your the kingdom of Ireland title to another. That would mean that the high-kingship could very well pass around to different claimants.
I would also change the eligibility for Tanistry inheritance. Currently, only those of the same dynasty as the current holder are eligible to inherit. What if this was changed so members of the same dynasty and strong claimants to the title could both inherit the title on inheritance. This would allow a title, such as the high-kingship to spread to different dynasties. I would also rebalance elector preference to ensure minors are never selected as well as make them favour those with higher prestige.
After Brian Ború seized the High-Kingship from the Uí Néill, all provincial kings felt they now had a prerogative to hold the kingship. This could be reflected by an event in 1066 called kings of opposition, which allows every provincial Irish king a strong claim on the Irish kingship (it could also be represented as a decision). Thus the holder of the High-Kingship could easily lose his kingdom to war, factions and inheritance.
That's all well and good says you, but how to you ensure the break up of the kingdom after death?
A bit more complex. But if the heir of the top-tier title is different from the heir of the second tier title, similar to elective gavelkind, vassals of the higher title should be allowed to declare their independence on succession. Thus, if you don't ensure your immediate heir inherits your top title, there is a good chance the kingdom of Ireland will be reduced to a just a few candidates. This would prevent the imbalance but also encourage the player to craft the perfect heir to ensure the kingdom survives.
I think this could be a solution to the issue, if devs want to look at it again.
The problem is, historically, the title did not often survive its holder. Indeed, the medieval Irish themselves attributed this to a number of curses, that of Eochaid Fledach and Diarmait mac Cerbaill.
What if, however, the matter was solved using succession laws. Currently, tanistry allows for all titles within a kingdom to pass onto a single heir. If a second kingdom title is held that may be decided by a different set of electors and given to a different heir from the first. This is different from the elective system, where within one kingdom, the highest title held is decided by elective and lower titles decided by a different elective system.
My suggestion for Tanistry would be to adopt the elective approach. The top tier title and the second tier title would use separate inheritance systems. If you were king of Ireland then, on the death, your lower titles may go to one heir and your the kingdom of Ireland title to another. That would mean that the high-kingship could very well pass around to different claimants.
I would also change the eligibility for Tanistry inheritance. Currently, only those of the same dynasty as the current holder are eligible to inherit. What if this was changed so members of the same dynasty and strong claimants to the title could both inherit the title on inheritance. This would allow a title, such as the high-kingship to spread to different dynasties. I would also rebalance elector preference to ensure minors are never selected as well as make them favour those with higher prestige.
After Brian Ború seized the High-Kingship from the Uí Néill, all provincial kings felt they now had a prerogative to hold the kingship. This could be reflected by an event in 1066 called kings of opposition, which allows every provincial Irish king a strong claim on the Irish kingship (it could also be represented as a decision). Thus the holder of the High-Kingship could easily lose his kingdom to war, factions and inheritance.
That's all well and good says you, but how to you ensure the break up of the kingdom after death?
A bit more complex. But if the heir of the top-tier title is different from the heir of the second tier title, similar to elective gavelkind, vassals of the higher title should be allowed to declare their independence on succession. Thus, if you don't ensure your immediate heir inherits your top title, there is a good chance the kingdom of Ireland will be reduced to a just a few candidates. This would prevent the imbalance but also encourage the player to craft the perfect heir to ensure the kingdom survives.
I think this could be a solution to the issue, if devs want to look at it again.
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There's a few dynasty and dynasty CoA changes that have been suggested in other threads and messages, but I'll leave it at that.