Priest Game

[Chenier]

Yes, you *could* do that. But having an actual religion behind you makes it a lot more convincing.

A lot more distracting. And expensive. If you want to blast these heathens, then you'd be much better off spending these thousands of gold you'd spend on local temples into troops instead, and these nobles you'd have as priests leading troops instead.

I wouldn't go so far. However, I agree with your basic point: the interest of the religious game is in influencing other nobles. All the game-mechanics options for priests are technically influencing peasants; however do not think you can get away with any of them without at least some powerful nobles backing you out.

The point of a religion is to create a culture among a noble group. Once that culture is in place, the Lords will build temples for vanity. I doubt doing it the other way around can be fun.

You can't get away with them without noble support, but you also can't use them at all without follower %.

You can also create a religious culture among a noble group without needing for one lord to spend hundreds of gold to be turned into a pop star priest. What's fun about religion is creating that culture and sharing it with others, not clicking on preach for a few days in a row, then travelling next door to start again.

[Draco Tanos]

I enjoy playing a priest.  It's why all but one of my characters is a priest.  As do a few other people I know.

My only issue is with the current bug related to religion influence/percentages.

[Chenier]

I enjoy playing a priest.  It's why all but one of my characters is a priest.  As do a few other people I know.

My only issue is with the current bug related to religion influence/percentages.

Priests make better ambassadors, that's about the only advantage I've come to think of them. I used to have almost all of my characters as priests, but I have since come to view the priest game as a diversion to the religion game.

Mind you, a bunch of the perks of when I used to play almost only priests are now gone.

[bluexmas]

What perks are you talking about?

[Chenier]

What perks are you talking about?

Not getting reduced hours due to old age and never having travel times over 16 hours, to name two.

[Penchant]

Does anyone know if building a shrine is reported to the lord, to everyone in the region, or is there no message? I don't really want to ask to build shrines that much but I don't want them ( lords of the regions) to be complaining either.

[Chenier]

Does anyone know if building a shrine is reported to the lord, to everyone in the region, or is there no message? I don't really want to ask to build shrines that much but I don't want them ( lords of the regions) to be complaining either.

It can generate a message. I'm not sure if it's random or 100%, however. I think it's random, much like preaching.

For example, I've seen Glaumring build a shrine of the Bloodmoon Cult in Paisly. I think I was in Paisland when I saw this, but I'm not sure. I don't think I was actually in the region myself.

[Ketchum]

Not getting reduced hours due to old age and never having travel times over 16 hours, to name two.

That is a nice perk out there. Unfortunately I cannot make full use of it, due to this below.
2 of my characters from same realm. One is well known Ambassador and another one is a Priestess.
The Ambassador has the best speaking skill while the Priestess has best preaching skill.
It is a coincident that both Ambassador and Priest class have much need of Oratory skill :)

Does anyone know if building a shrine is reported to the lord, to everyone in the region, or is there no message? I don't really want to ask to build shrines that much but I don't want them ( lords of the regions) to be complaining either.

I believe the region lord and everyone in the region when the shrine is being built, will receive a notification.

[Gabanus family]

I personally like the priest game actually. It is only as much a distraction as you let it be. These days it's also true that when you are a lord of Religion A and Religion B has 90% followers in your region it'll not make your peasants happy. It helps somewhat.

But as said before, religion is a different angle of war and it can generate war. You should make your religion nice and lively though to actually rally people. Problem is though people seem to have a strong sense of separation of church and state. Trying to change this is always fun.

[Norrel]

Problem is though people seem to have a strong sense of separation of church and state. Trying to change this is always fun.

And, unfortunately, also impossible.

[Indirik]

Sorry, you're wrong on that one. It is far from impossible. Two of my characters are in very religion-driven realms. A third is in a realm that has potential to be that way, and used to be in the past.

[Penchant]

For monthly grant/fee does that come from/go to global treasury or what?

[Bedwyr]

For monthly grant/fee does that come from/go to global treasury or what?

It only changes a character's balance with the religion, no actual gold changes hands.

[Penchant]

It only changes a character's balance with the religion, no actual gold changes hands.

Ok, that's good to know, and works out best for how I wanted it to be used too.

[Penchant]

Persecuting heretics, does that attempt to have your followers kill those of the chosen faith, increasing your percentage for the region, not the actual numbers, or am I mistaken?