Tribal to Feudal (Sweden)

[Sai]

I'm having some difficulty understanding how I will ever achieve getting to Feudal as Sweden. I'm expanding quite rapidly to the point where I almost have Kingdom of Norway as well as Sweden. However the Piety cost for reforming my religion is so large.

I think the other parts will fall into place, but that one seems a real stumbling block. 5000+ piety? Is this a normal amount? (and that's without changing and tenets)

Are there good tips and plans for Piety gaining? I was hoping to keep my empire smaller to reduce the cost - but I have to control 3 Holy Sites which means I need quite a large realm.

[TheDogeOfSwabia]

As norse if you execute prisoners you get piety - easy gain
If you go theologie lifestyle and take the "prophet" perk your reform cost will be cut in half

[Sai]

Okay brilliant. Is there any downside to executing people? Bjorn is honest for example (that seems to affect a lot of my decisions)

[Average AMD neanderthal]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Adam:

Okay brilliant. Is there any downside to executing people? Bjorn is honest for example (that seems to affect a lot of my decisions)

outside of your personality traits? no. unless they have family members you don't want to piss off. a family will hate you big time for executing their members. especially if its without legal cause. usually traitors can safely be executed with minor relation penalties though. this works especially well when you are feudal and get some crown authority. as anyone who rebels against you or resists legal title revocation can be lawfully executed. given that you're not part of a religion that considers it a crime to kill same faith.

[D34DLY]

there is a skill in the 3rd tree of Learning, like the 4th one down, that makes reforming a religion cost 50% less. With that, lots of raiding, and sacrifices, it is easy to reform a religion with all the bells and whistles you want quite easily. For the last bit of needed piety, declare war, but not for land, declare war for sacrifices. A few of these will speed it up nicely.

I've done it a few times with Bidism, and Astru should be similar (human sacrifices and local holy sites).

Hovering over "Reform" button will tell you what you need.