Any way to convert your leige to your faith?

[jerrypocalypse]

Wondering if there's a way to influence conversion of your life. Like maybe there's a friend event or something. My wife had a pop up where she converted a fellow vassal of my life, which I didn't know was a possibility, so it made me curious.

[Kimlin]

I’m not sure about an event but if he happens to end up in your dungeon you could always force him to convert.

[jerrypocalypse]

Originally posted by Kimlin:

I’m not sure about an event but if he happens to end up in your dungeon you could always force him to convert.

I had that thought but have an alliance and we're friends. I think I may try to get his heir (it's Sweden, so it's a voting law) while they're wandering and invite them to my court as a courtier to convert the heir.

[Kimlin]

Originally posted by jerrypocalypse:

Originally posted by Kimlin:

I’m not sure about an event but if he happens to end up in your dungeon you could always force him to convert.

I had that thought but have an alliance and we're friends. I think I may try to get his heir (it's Sweden, so it's a voting law) while they're wandering and invite them to my court as a courtier to convert the heir.

That’s a good way to do it too.

[VipreRX]

I imagine if you're a Duke with a lot of land and you focus on converting those lands to your faith it's possible the liege might convert to the new faith of his local people.

[SeymourSan]

You can also try to get them to agree to let you educate their heir. That gives you an option to convert culture and religion. You have to be liege's little pet to pull that off, but it can be powerful!

[jerrypocalypse]

Originally posted by SeymourSan:

You can also try to get them to agree to let you educate their heir. That gives you an option to convert culture and religion. You have to be liege's little pet to pull that off, but it can be powerful!

Sadly, he's only had 1 child and they're already an adult

[jerrypocalypse]

Originally posted by VipreRX:

I imagine if you're a Duke with a lot of land and you focus on converting those lands to your faith it's possible the liege might convert to the new faith of his local people.

I'm playing Erik the Heathen in 1066. So I'm converting Strong Believer (Swedish) Catholics to Asatru. It takes around 17-20 years with a 20-ish Learning realm priest to convert a single county, haha.

[seizuc]

IDK

[jerrypocalypse]

Originally posted by SeiZ:

IDK

Oh come on, I know you do.

[[PBS]RustyFork]

Kidnap them and ask for their conversion to release them.

[jerrypocalypse]

Originally posted by pbsr-BustyDork:

Kidnap them and ask for their conversion to release them.

I'm starting to consider that now with my heir. I'm in poor health and succession will happen soon, and she's educated in Intrigue

[jerrypocalypse]

Update on this since I've had a lot of fun with this playthrough and attempting to bring a resurgence of the Asatru faith back to Scandinavia.

I ended up getting by during the rule of a handful of Christian kings in Sweden, until finally getting my elder brother elected (he wasn't my original heir because I made him my realm priest so his genius sister would become my heir, and character I'm currently playing as). He is zealous, as am I, and has a learning education while I have an intrigue one. I fabricated enough hooks to guarantee he'd take over with his claim to the Swedish throne inherited from our father Erik the Heathen.

After getting him the throne, I aided him from behind the scenes by manipulating other members of the realm and murdering any unruly Christian vassals that refused to convert and instead form factions against our true King, which has been a fun way to play.

Now I'm in my mid 60s and I poor health, he's a couple years older but in fine health still, thanks to his Whole of Body trait. I used my once per lifetime invade kingdom CB and tool most of Norway for him, though a small pocket of "Norway" exists (the king had some if the Sami counties he retreated to), and a couple counties belong to Denmark (Denmark had controlled Norway for while prior to this).

I'm now hoping my brother and King will go after Denmark himself, but if not, I'll go after it while playing my son and heir. Then we'll be close to having my King form the Scandinavian Empire and I can start helping convert the Christian counties in our realm.