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Deus Vult! - Frequently Asked Questions

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Casus Belli

Q: How hard is it to successfully declare war on another nation?
A: An Average Diplomat, Spending an Average amount of AP's on the action, has an Averge chance of success when Accrued Casus Points reach 10. Also, it is easier to Declare War on nations of differeing Languages or Religions.

Vatican Rules

Q: Where in the rules does it explain how a leader/Bishop is chosen for Cardinal?
A: It doesn't. Bishops are leaders generated by the Vatican's BL. When a new Bishop Slot becomes available, through an Increase of a BL or the death of an existing Bishop, any Royal Family Members sent in by Open Nations make a CHA Check. The one with the Highest Success is appointed as a Bishop. If no Royal Family Members succeed in the check, a new Bishop is randomly generated as Normal. Cardinals are additional leaders allowed to the Vatican just like Prince Leaders. The Vatican may have 1 Cardinal Slot per 2 BL (rounded up). Each Bishop performs a CHA check when a Cardinal Slot becomes availabe. The highest success becomes the new Cardinal. If no Bishop succeeds, a new Cardinal is randomly Generated. Finally, this process continues for selecting the Pope. Any Cardinals make the CHA, the highest success gaining the Papal See. If no Cardinal succeeds, a new Pope is randomly generated.

Q: Can a son who is a bishop come back to the realm in case their is no heir?
A: No. Children sent to the Vatican are removed from Player Control and enter a life of service to God. This may change when and if more dedicated Alliance and International Heir rules are added.

Secret Orders

Q: Do you still get the free 4% Tithe on Open Nations before it begins to cut into National Revenue?
A: No. All tithes directly affect the Nation. This, combined with MaxTax set at 1.0, seek to make things much more competitive between Open Nations, Secret Orders and the Vatican.

Crusade Rules

Royal Family

Royal Marriages

Hostages

Q: Can Hostages be killed outright if I do not wish to allow a ransom?
A: Not outright. However, assassin operations targetting the captured leader will have a hefty bonus since you know exactly where they are. While this strays from realism, it is meant to add to the feel of the times.

Holy Roman Empire

Miscellaneous

Q: Can the Piracy action be deliberately targeted against the ships of a single nation only?
A: No. However, the 'Seize Merchant Shipping' action does deliberately target a specific nation. Piracy is the blunt club of ship stealing.

Q: How many Field Forts can you build in a region?
A: That depends on two things: Your Siege Quality Rating and the GPV of the Region itself:

The maximum number of Field Forts that can be built by a position in a region is limited to:
(GPv of the region +1) x (Siege QR/2) x Control Status Tax Multiple x Terrain Tax Multiple
Fractional forts round up to 1. Zero forts remain zero.

Control Status
Tax Multiple
HM
2.0
F/A/EA/P
1.0
PT/T
0.5
NT/FA
0.0

Example: Kanem-Bornu has a Siege AQR of 2. Their Homeland is a GPV of 4. Thus, they can build [ (4 + 1) * (2 / 2) * (2.0) ] = 10 Field Forts. They hold a small 1 GPV region at Tributary status. They can build [ (1 + 1) * (2 / 2) * (0.5) ] = 1 Field Fort to protect the region.

 

 
Civilized Culture
Barbarian Culture
[HM]
[F], [FC], [A], [EA], [P]
[T], [PT]
[HM]
[F], [FC], [A], [EA], [P]
[T], [PT]
1 GP
2 GP
3 GP
4 GP
5 GP
1 GP
2 GP
3 GP
4 GP
5 GP
1 GP
2 GP
3 GP
4 GP
5 GP
1 GP
2 GP
3 GP
4 GP
5 GP
1 GP
2 GP
3 GP
4 GP
5 GP
1 GP
2 GP
3 GP
4 GP
5 GP
C2
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
0.5
C
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
0.5
W
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
0.5
0.75
1.0
1.25
1.5
0.25
M
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
0.5
0.75
1.0
1.25
1.5
0.25
S
0.6
0.9
1.2
1.5
1.8
0.3
0.45
0.6
0.75
0.9
0.15
D
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
T
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
I
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
J
0.6
0.9
1.2
1.5
1.8
0.3
0.45
0.6
0.75
0.9

 
CIVILIZED CULTURE IN HOMELAND REGIONS
1 GPV REGION
2 GPV REGION
3 GPV REGION
4 GPV REGION
5 GPV REGION
2 QR
3 QR
4 QR
5 QR
6 QR
7 QR
2 QR
3 QR
4 QR
5 QR
6 QR
7 QR
2 QR
3 QR
4 QR
5 QR
6 QR
7 QR
2 QR
3 QR
4 QR
5 QR
6 QR
7 QR
2 QR
3 QR
4 QR
5 QR
6 QR
7 QR
C2
4
6
8
10
12
14
6
9
12
15
18
21
8
12
16
20
24
28
10
15
20
25
30
35
C
4
6
8
10
12
14
6
9
12
15
18
21
8
12
16
20
24
28
10
15
20
25
30
35
W
2
3
4
5
6
7
3
4
6
7
9
10
4
6
8
10
12
14
5
7
10
12
15
17
M
2
3
4
5
6
7
3
4
6
7
9
10
4
6
8
10
12
14
5
7
10
12
15
17
S
1
1
2
3
3
4
1
2
3
4
5
6
2
3
5
6
7
8
3
4
6
7
9
10
D
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
4
1
2
3
4
4
5
2
3
4
5
6
7
T
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
4
1
2
3
4
4
5
2
3
4
5
6
7
I
4
6
8
10
12
14
6
9
12
15
18
21
8
6
16
20
24
28
10
15
20
25
30
35
J
1
1
2
3
3
4
1
2
3
4
5
6
2
3
5
6
7
8
3
4
6
7
9
10