Several questions

[bobapplepie]

1) Why do armies sometimes look like this? http://i.imgur.com/s60CzEb.jpg


2) Are kingdoms considered "under" empires? If I own an empire and some kingdoms but the latter has a different succession law, will I lose them on succession? Also, if I change an imperial law, does it affect the kingdoms I also own?

[Skyte100]

They look like that because its a neutral army not taking any action.

Technically, Kingdoms fall under Imperial laws. But they follow rules.

Copied from the wiki. It follows the highest applicable rule.
If the kingdom title is a characters primary title, it always gets its own crown laws.
If the de jure empire of the kingdom title does not currently exist, the kingdom gets its own crown laws.
If the de jure empire of the kingdom title is held by the same character as the kingdom, the kingdom gets its own crown laws.
If the kingdom holder is of exactly the same religion as the empire holder (e.g. Catholic-Catholic), the crown laws of the de jure empire apply.
In all other religious combinations (Catholic-Cathar, Catholic-Orthodox or Catholic-Sunni), the crown laws of the primary title of the kingdom holder apply.

[bobapplepie]

Postat inițial de skyte100:

They look like that because its a neutral army not taking any action.

Technically, Kingdoms fall under Imperial laws. But they follow rules.

Copied from the wiki. It follows the highest applicable rule.
If the kingdom title is a characters primary title, it always gets its own crown laws.
If the de jure empire of the kingdom title does not currently exist, the kingdom gets its own crown laws.
If the de jure empire of the kingdom title is held by the same character as the kingdom, the kingdom gets its own crown laws.
If the kingdom holder is of exactly the same religion as the empire holder (e.g. Catholic-Catholic), the crown laws of the de jure empire apply.
In all other religious combinations (Catholic-Cathar, Catholic-Orthodox or Catholic-Sunni), the crown laws of the primary title of the kingdom holder apply.

Thanks for answering. So if I'm an emperor and I own a kingdom that's not a de jure part of it, it will not get its own laws; it will follow everything I do to my empire.

[Skyte100]

Postat inițial de Fan of bagels:

Postat inițial de skyte100:

They look like that because its a neutral army not taking any action.

Technically, Kingdoms fall under Imperial laws. But they follow rules.

Copied from the wiki. It follows the highest applicable rule.
If the kingdom title is a characters primary title, it always gets its own crown laws.
If the de jure empire of the kingdom title does not currently exist, the kingdom gets its own crown laws.
If the de jure empire of the kingdom title is held by the same character as the kingdom, the kingdom gets its own crown laws.
If the kingdom holder is of exactly the same religion as the empire holder (e.g. Catholic-Catholic), the crown laws of the de jure empire apply.
In all other religious combinations (Catholic-Cathar, Catholic-Orthodox or Catholic-Sunni), the crown laws of the primary title of the kingdom holder apply.

Thanks for answering. So if I'm an emperor and I own a kingdom that's not a de jure part of it, it will not get its own laws; it will follow everything I do to my empire?

In most cases, they get their own laws. If you hold it, it gets its own crown laws, if someone else holds it, it gets its own crown laws. In this case, it wouldn't follow your laws as you aren't their De Jure liege.