Best way to get prestige and piety fast

[Lunct]

I am going a challenge with a friend where we each start as a one province count, and try to get the highest score in 150 years. Anyone got any tips on how to get a high score fast. I am probably going to play as an irish count and we are starting in the age of the mongols.

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Also a suggestion of a better count to play as would be much appreciated

[Manthexxx]

I guess you could chain holy wars as a catholic. And then give a sample of the spoils to the pope as well so you can request stuff.

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Originally posted by Manthexxx:

I guess you could chain holy wars as a catholic. And then give a sample of the spoils to the pope as well so you can request stuff.

Holy wars aginst who exactly? Rmemeber I am playing as a one province count

[securitas04]

Do the Summer Fair and Great Hunt every year. The Grand Feast is expensive (65 gold for 20 prestige) and you need 100 prestige to activate it. However, all three together get you 40-80 prestige per year and perhaps some piety depending on the events your hunting activates. This times 150 years would make 6k to 12k total score. Play the marriage game for more prestige while you're doing these. You want to inherit a kingdom/empire, not conquer one. Give everyone in your family something to rule. Even a Barony contributes one point to your Dynasty prestige that you get every time your ruler dies. Counts, dukes and kings even more. I started as the Duke of Bohemia and after 150 years my score is 35.7k. Good luck!

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Originally posted by securitas04:

Do the Summer Fair and Great Hunt every year. The Grand Feast is expensive (65 gold for 20 prestige) and you need 100 prestige to activate it. However, all three together get you 40-80 prestige per year and perhaps some piety depending on the events your hunting activates. This times 150 years would make 6k to 12k total score. Play the marriage game for more prestige while you're doing these. You want to inherit a kingdom/empire, not conquer one. Give everyone in your family something to rule. Even a Barony contributes one point to your Dynasty prestige that you get every time your ruler dies. Counts, dukes and kings even more. I started as the Duke of Bohemia and after 150 years my score is 35.7k. Good luck!

thanks for the tips, very helpful

[bri]

As a tribal, get master seducer, invite all the unwed daughters to your court, break their bettrothals, take concubine, set aside, marry off, carry on-instant prestige with minimal consequences...