Zorastrian Republic?

[Warlordnipple]

Just wondering if anyone has tried playing as one yet? I have formed the persian empire as them and it seems like they would be dominate as a republic, with being able to have concubines which would give you more male children at court and then them wanting to marry people related to you whcih would make them cheaper and less likely to go to other courts.

[Zankor]

You could do this, I made some pet republics as the persian empire. The problem is you would have make yourself a republic once you got to the coast. That is unless you plan to ruler designer or console your way into being a zoroastrian republic somewhere other then persia.

[Warlordnipple]

well yea i meant either way

[Zankor]

I was thinking about republics since you mentioned this, I think zoroastrian might be the best of them out of zoro, muslim, norse. Norse are noteworthy because of the bonus retinue size, muslim becuase the demesne bonus income(doesn't effect trade ports) but if the cities make more money then the trade value goes up I think. Then zoro have the opinion bonus and multiple wives.

[Warlordnipple]

I was pretty sure muslim republics could not exist because they don't have different classes of people in the game (mayors and clergy)

[Zankor]

I have never tried to make one the legit way(Never play muslim) but I used the console to change the religion of one of the patricians from venice and it didn't game over me, I also saw that imprisoned adult males still count towards trade post cap.

[Warlordnipple]

yea i guess it would technically be possible without cheating if you could get a muslim to join your court and then have him educate all your children. The legit way to create republics, by giving land to mayors, won't work for muslims because muslims can hold any kind of land and won't change classes

[ShadoWwolF]

the arabian empire in my game actually (somehow) formed two vassal republics during all its conquests and they are muslim so yeah muslim republics are possible and in rare cases will even be formed by AI

[Crackawacka]

muslim republics are formed the same way as christian, mayors are the same for both religions. accually all religions can have republics. Norse would be my choice, can raid for quick cash, you can take concubines like zoro and the norse get free conquest CB on all coastal counties so it super fast republic spreding like when the republic first came out.

[ShadoWwolF]

yeah i have a vassal norse republic. they are kinda disappointing me though as they arent doing much to expand or increase their income so they are really just a glorified duchy at the moment. lazy bastards. ill make another one eventually when i go on some holy wars

[Warlordnipple]

i did that too and i was annoyed but then i looked at thier tech and realized that republics can't do anything at all until about tech level 2 in trade practices. To get around that i usually move my cap to the provinces that will be the base of the republic and get trade practices up to level 2 and then move back to old cap and release them

[Warlordnipple]

Yea the Norse would be great republic because of that free coastal war situation