Overview
Sirs Barons, Counts, Dukes, Kings and Emperors, I am glad to see you all here.Today, I would like to tell you how to increase the income from your lands, create a fearsome army, and maintain an independent policy while formally staying as vassal of the emperor.Well, not everyone wants to be a subject of someone. However, historically the vassal contract has benefited the vassal more than the overlord. And that’s what this game is about, so it would be my little guide to role-playing.
Raise your rank
In the 1066 scenario, there is a very wonderful country as part of the HRE, it is called Bohemia.
At first, this country has the status of a duchy, but at the beginning you have the opportunity to improve this by creating a kingdom.
You need 750 coins, which are 250 coins for creation of the second duchy (Moravia) and another 500 for creation of the de jure Kingdom of Bohemia.
Your land, your rules
At the beginning, your ruler will have only 5 domains in property, but immediately from the start, these can be increased to 7. Don’t forget to give your wife the task of “domain management”
There is enough farmlands in your region
There are 8 of them in your kingdom, but from the start you control only 4 and 2 are empty.
Your task for the next 5 years is to take over the rest of the vassals’ lands by de-titling them.
From a practical point of view, it only makes sense to take lands in Bohemia, because in Moravia you will not have full control over them anyway, since there are cities there.
After all, you have to control the following domains:
Bohemian Duchy
- Zatec
- Slany
- Litomerice
- Melnic
- Visehrad
Moravian Duchy
- Znojmo
- Breclav
- Hodonin
Don’t forget about the unique building in Caslav
It pays extra taxes, so never give it to vassals.
And now, when you have seized your vassals land and condemned them to vagrancy, hunger, and disease became the rightful ruler of your lands, you can do other things
Lifestyle and overlord’s council membership
Since, after previous actions, you have a kingome and the powerful vassal status
Your suzerain will notice this and offer you a place on his imperial council (as a marshal or steward) Since your character highlights these skills
Although the liege lord sometimes chooses a job that is not suitable for you.
So don’t get your hopes up.
Based on the state of affairs, you can choose the lifestyle that suits you. In this case it is more logical to choose the Martial lifestyle, because we have a bonus from the council and from education.
Which gives a total of 50% more experience. So, you’ll get 37/month experience instead of 25/month for others. This means that each skill in the Martial way of life you will gain in 2.5 years compared to 3.5 years.
Moreover, your ruler already has a partially explored way, so that’s an extra bonus.
I would recommend finishing the Overseer’s way, it will give you bonuses on:
- Army maintenance discount and mercenary recruitment
- Natural dread, and the increase in its growth
- Strengthening of fortresses by 1 point, speeding up the growth of control
Exploring one of the three ways of life, will take about 6-7 years.
After that, you can move on to the best way of live – Stewardship
The decision is up to you whether to change the focus during the ruler’s lifetime, or raise a matching heir for it.
The best choice for you and your kingdom is the Architect’s way
In addition to the previous martial overseer bonuses, it will give you:
- Tax collection efficiency +25%, +50 to popular opinion.
- Increase the garrison size by 20%, fortifications by 1. Levy reinforcement speed is doubled.
- Extra development points, at 0.3/month. Increase domain capacity by 2
- Up to 15% discount on buildings and holdings, 45% time decrease on construction.
While other rulers struggle to make ends meet, suffering from a lack of money in their treasury because they have chosen a lifestyle of intrigue or diplomacy, you confidently bribe all the mercantile enemies of your enemy. Welcome to the Middle Ages.
Who says that all worldly things are sin?
By the way, Popular figurehead gives you the popular opinion +50, which some consider useless, but the release of the recent patch where the factions have become more dangerous, I would not ignore this bonus, especially if you plan to reform the Confession and avoid the peasants rebellion like this.
Other options
Diligent allows you to speed up the development of the capital by 0.2/month
This decision can be made every 5 years.
This is not much, but it is a passive bonus that you can combine with others, such as the perk in scholarship Planned cultivation which gives a 20% boost in the development of counties
Your son and vassal at the same time has quite a number of claims, including to the neighboring Kingdom of Hungary. This is a good opportunity to expand your dynasty outside of Bohemia.
If you win, it does not make him your vassal, since your ranks are equal. However, it will increase the renown of your dynasty, that will speed up the opening of the dynasty legacies.
Better your legitimate offspring be a king than an invited pretender. You can also ask the Vatican for a claim if you still do not have the Kingdom title Or fabricate influence hooks on the pope, accusing him of sodomy
The choice is yours, gentlemen.
Don’t forget to rewrite the feudal contract with your overlord on March Contract
This will not only reduce your tax obligations by 50%, but will also give you an additional increase in army size, and a discount on its maintenance.
Synopsis
So, you satisfied the vassals by bribing them, gave them jobs on the council, and forced the dissenters to become knights, sent them off to fight against the superior troops of the enemy.
Gave them the opportunity to fight for Empire, Kingdom, and God.
You have a lot of land and you don’t know what to do with it?
Build cities, guilds on farmlands. This will boost the development of your counties and as a consequence the cultural interest in the technological progress.
As for buildings for the duchy’s capital, I would recommend Military Academies for you.
And Royal Reserves for your vassals.
On that point, I will end this manual. Any questions or criticisms? Feel free to express your opinion.