Vidilist religion?

[Ostoia]

So baltic pagans now have vidilist religion? What is even that word? Google does not appear to even bring any information regarding this name.

[Bordric]

It is a custom religion. https://www.crusaderkings.com/news/dev-diary-21-custom-faiths-and-pagan-reformation

[Kevin no Bueno]

If you played CK2 it's basically just another way of saying the 'Romuva' religion apparantly.

[Ostoia]

Originally posted by Bordric:

It is a custom religion. https://www.crusaderkings.com/news/dev-diary-21-custom-faiths-and-pagan-reformation

its in the game by default....

[Ostoia]

Originally posted by Kevin no Bueno:

If you played CK2 it's basically just another way of saying the 'Romuva' religion apparantly.

but it should not be? there is zero reference to that word.

[Instigator]

https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/what-is-vidilism-vidilist.1374157/

[Razorblade]

Originally posted by Instigator:

https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/what-is-vidilism-vidilist.1374157/

TL;DR: It's a name Paradox made up to represent Baltic paganism, since "Romuva" is a modern neopagan term, and I guess calling it "Baltic Paganism" is too boring.

It's based off of the names Christians called Baltic pagan priests, "Vaideloši" or "vaidilos." So it's like calling Celtic paganism "Druidism," effectively.

[SpaceGoatMage]

Did the baltic religion not have a name back in the days?

[Razorblade]

Originally posted by SpaceGoatMage:

Did the baltic religion not have a name back in the days?

There wasn't really a Baltic "religion." Baltic tribes tended to worship similar gods and share some religious traditions, but they didn't have a religious hierarchy or holy book. If your faith doesn't have any unifying force, you can't really agree on things like a name.