Savoy ideas

[Mathies Nielsen]

I'm playing a game of eu4 with my friend, me as Savoy and him as France, and I was wondering what idea groups works best for Savoy? So far I have taken diplomatic ideas, but it's almost time to chose my second. I have been thinking about quantity ideas as my manpower is quite weak.

Perhaps I should mention that my goal is to form Italy.

[Silent]

Influence ideas are good when trying to form Italy because of the AE reduction it gives. Italy's high development provinces generate a lot of AE, especially if the shadow kingdom event hasn't fired off yet.

[Mathies Nielsen]

Thank you. Regarding the shadow kingdom, is there some way to trigger that? Or does it just happen by itself?

[Silent]

Originally posted by Mathies Nielsen:

Thank you. Regarding the shadow kingdom, is there some way to trigger that? Or does it just happen by itself?

It happens by itself around 1500. All of Italy will get the choice to leave the HRE.

[Valar Morghulis]

And should choose so, because the penalties of staying within the HRE will force you out anyway.

[Rasmus]

Originally posted by Mathies Nielsen:

I'm playing a game of eu4 with my friend, me as Savoy and him as France, and I was wondering what idea groups works best for Savoy? So far I have taken diplomatic ideas, but it's almost time to chose my second. I have been thinking about quantity ideas as my manpower is quite weak.

Perhaps I should mention that my goal is to form Italy.

Any mid size European nation can grab exploration -> religious to easily keep from point capping while building power elsewhere and waiting for AE in the EU to cool down