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Installation . Place your Crusader Kings CD in your

CD ROM drive. This should trigger your computer's autorun function, which dis- plays the Crusader Kings installation screen. Follow the prompts to install the game. Iftheautorundoesn'tclickStart>Run[the letter of the CD-ROM drivel>Setup.exe. That should do the trick.

dnce the game is installed, you can play by selecting Programs>Paradox Entertainment>Crusader Kings.

betinitions of terms

in Crusader Kings takes not on- ly d wt. xrategic mind, but also the combi- nation of diplomatic skills and intrigue. The game is different from many traditional em- pirebuilding games, and so is the terminol- ogy Below you will find a list of common words used todescribecentralaspectsof the game.

bgnasties First and foremost. Crusader Kings is a game about dynasties. Each player is the head of a dynasty. Each dynasty head must grow his dynasty, gain more territory, garner wealth, and get influence in Europe's politics. The land that each dynasty head holds is his per- sonal demesne, or as Webster's dictionary defines it: a legal possession of land as one's own.

or Counts. Each hasa number of traits. They may be brave or cautious, religiousor world- ly, trustworthy or deceitful. These traits gov- ern how they will react and respond to your moves as well as assist you in the creation of your glorious lands.

You govern a medieval, feudal dynasty. You may be a Christian Emperor, King, Duke, or Count but there are also non-player Dukes, Counts and Bishops even the Pope. The feu- dal hierarchy was a stiff and conservative institution. Despite the brutality of the age, fighting unprovoked wars was frowned up- on. Therefore you must hold claims to prov- inces to declare war on its owner. Claims may be obtained from marriages. Papal or Imperial decree, by claiming the title or by events. You may also usurp the throne of a dynasty that holds a higher title than yours and assume thattitle, but that is rarely a pop- ular decision.

i marriage a1 ,riage is a kel all, you must l

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Vassals will swear their allegianceto you, and prouince A province is a defined area on the map sep-

you may form friendships with other dynas. arated by borders. A province contains pro-

t~es througl l i d shrewd politics. . . v~nc~al buildings; social groups with different

In fact, mar Kings. After

' facet Of Crusadw amounts of political power, and may gener- have heirs to whom

ate income and mobilize troops. 1 you may bequedu!your ihrone.

have a cou vour marsh,

have be Dem,

icters. . . 1 racters in Crusader Kings mesnt

csne is the province or provinces un- traits, ana there are plenty of chara

der the direct control of one ruler. The D e From the Pope to the wife of the first cousin

mesnes are divided into Royal, Ducal, and of the Count of Gastrikland, there are scads

Countal depending on the status of the ruler of characters in Crusader Kings. You also

of the particular Demo<'- rt from which vou may apnnint . . als, advisors, or appoint Bi'

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Realm Each realm, which consists of all demesne and vassal provinces, has one ruler. The rul- er has full control of his demesne provinces, but only partial control of vassal provinces. The vassals are supposed to mobilize troops when instructed by the ruler.The rulerguides theadvances and set the laws.

Coat-of-Arms The Coat-of-Arms is the symbol for a dy- nastylruler in the game. A Christian Coat-of- Arms in Crusader Kings isalways in the form of a shield, while the Muslim Coat-of-Arms is a circle.

The Hierarchical System

Kings: Kingsarethe most powerful ruler and govern entire realms. Dukes: Dukes are thesecond most pow- erful ruler in Crusader Kings, and pledge allegiance only to the king of the land. Counts: Although powerful, counts are the least powerful of the Crusader King rulers.

Counts and duke can also be independent. which means they are not vassals but may legislate and rule without interference from a King.

UassallLieae A vassal is a lord of a Ducal or Countal de- mesne that has sworn allegiance to a lord of higher rank than himself/herself. The higher ranked lord is called the Liege of the lower

ranked one. During the medieval age, wan between different vassals were not uncom- I muslims Combat mon. Even revolts against lieges were quite The Muslims and their lords are non-play- You may receive and develop advances, ne-

common-if vassals felt powerful enough to er characters and armies. Players are given gotiate deals, and pass laws, but no matter

challenge their lords. both Piety and Prestige points for conquer- what you do, sooner or later you'll have to ing Muslim provinces. Muslims are powerful f i~ht. When enter in^ into battle in Crusader

Crusaaes In addition to growing your kingdom and gaining Piety and Prestige, you'll also par- ticipate in the Crusades to retake the Holy Lands from the Muslims. Doing so, and do- ing so successfully, can garner your charac- ter large bonuses in Piety and Prestige. There arealso certain Pietq penaltiesfor thosewho refuse to go on Crusades.

ThePope The Pope in Crusader Kings is a non-player character (NPC) able to significantly influ- ence the game. The Pope may instigate a Crusade, sanction a dynasty lord, or bestow his favor. The Pope and some of his select- ed few may also place the ultimate penalty on those who are not deemed to be faith- ful Christiansexcommunication. The player cannot become the Pope. However, he may get an ecclesiastical courtier of his elected as Pope, and thus control the Pope.

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Events are an important part of the game. These are in-game happenings that are ei- I ther triggered by circumstances or occur randomly. Sometimes the events require no player action (such as a plague), other times the player's response to an event (such as granting subjects rights), will have global consequences.

- and start all scenarios with more advances Kings you may seek helpfromvassalsor lieg. than most Christian realms. es that are loval tovou. or choose to finht the , . . U

batt e on your own. If war,has Deen declared. The mongolHorbe combat occurs between enemr armies tnar The Mongol Hordes will come from the East occupy the same province. The two armies in the middle of the 13'Ventury and attack battle, taking into account their morale, pow- everything in sight. There are two hordes; er, technological prowess, and battles tactics The Golden Horde attacks into Europe, and until one triumphs. The losing army retreats The llkhanate attacks into the Middle East. and the winning army stays in the province. Note that the Mongols are technological- If the invader wins the battle, he must siege ly quite superior, making them formidable both the provincial fortifications and the cap- foes. ital's city walls to capture the province. Wars

can bedeclared for a number of reasons, but flietll anb tlre~tifie the orimal causes are religion or title claims.

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biety anfirestige are two critical factors in 'you may recruit a r&iment from each Crusader Kings. Simply stated, performing province in your demesne. You may also mo- actsfor thechurch gains Piety, while the typ- bilize the regiments of your vassal dukes or ical power-wealth-fame triumvirate bestows all your vassals simultaneously with a Grand Prestige on the player. For example, con- Mobilization. The people, however, don't like quering the Holy Land gives your character mobilization, so you must balance the need hugeamountsofboth Pietyand Prestige, for a large army against the unrest it will

Almost all of your actions will influence came. In fact, disloyal Vassals might not mo- your Piety or Prestige. These values will also bilize when ordered. Of course this gives you influence how othersview your dynasty reason to revoke the Vassals title and give it

to a loyal subject, like your daughter or first cousin.

How to plag from the Christian invaders the yearthissce narios starts. Crusaber Kinas "

Understanding the key elements in Cru- Hunbrrbgcan War 1337

sader Kings is the first step to playing the Marking the beginning of The Hundred Years

game well. Let's start at the beginning and War, laslingfrom 1337 until 1453. The period

go through the interface, button-by-button, was a defining time for the history of both

screen-by-screen. England and France. The war started when King Philip VI of France attempted to confis- cate the English territories in the Duchy of Startha the Game Aquitaine. The conflict ended in lulv 1453 - - when the French finally expelled the inglish

single plagtr from the continent by force. To start a slngle player game you must enter the Single Player menu by clickingthe appro. You can play King, Duke or Count by click- priate button in the main menu. ing the shields to the middle of the open-

ing screen. Clicking the shield to the left Scenario Selection will uresent vou with a list of all the olav- , , Screen able'~ingdoms, whereas the middle shield Choosing Single Player from the Main Menu will show all playable Duchies and rightmost brings you to the scenario selection screen, shield gives an overview of all Counties play- This screen lists the available scenarios, able in Crusader Kings. saved games, and three buttons across the bottom of thescreen. The scenarios are: Left-click on the country/duchy/county that

you that wish to play, and the character you Hastings 1066 will be playing, and his or her titles are dis- Remembered throughout history for the fa- played. Clickstart to begin the scenario. Click mous battle of Hastings where William I, Back to return to the main menu. Clicking known as The Conqueror, occupied the Brit- Options displays thefollowing list of options. ish Isles laying the framework for a future dynasty. The scenarios start as William is Gamt options deemed King of Britain. Several game options become available

when you choose to play a single player Iht Thirb Crusabt 1187 game or host a multiplayer game (covered Saladin, king of Babylon, with an immense later in the user manual). They are found un- multitude of his Turks, re-took Jerusalem deroptionsin thescenarioselectionscreen.

Changes the game difficulty. There are five After the scenario loads, you'll be taken to different settings ranging from Very Easy to the map and playing interface. The Game Verv Hard. M ~ D dominates this screen: but the screen

AiAggrersiuencss Modifies how aggressive the AI's will be, and how quickly it reacts.

Game Spccb Don't bother about this in single-player - it can be changed anytirne you want while in- side the game using "ctrl" and "+" / "-" on the numerical keypad. In a multiplayer game set the game speed to Normal or Below Nor- mal. While playing, this can only be changed by the host of the game.

Fog OflUar This turns the Fog of War on or off. Playing with Fog of War off is recommended for be- ginning players as it allows you to see all of your opponents' moves.

AutoSauc this setting turn the auto save function on or off and can be set to different intervals. Every time the game is automatically saved it cre- ates a backup of the most recent auto save (AutoSave in the Saved Games window for the most recent saved file and old AutoSave for thesecond most recent savedfile).

NOTE: Only the host may change options in a multiplayer game.

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also includes the Province Window on the left of the screen, and Text window at the bottom of the screen, and a strategic map in the lower left corner of thescreen.

The Game Map shows your province and some of the provinces of your enemies. You may scroll the map with eitherthearrow keys or by moving your mouse to the edge of the screen. At the topof the map are the cur- rent date and three icons. From left to right they are:

Colri.The coin icon indicates how much gold your character has. Crown: The crown icon indicates how much Prestige your character has. Pres- tige is your standing among your equals in glory, fame,and power. Cross: The cross icon indicates how much Piety your character has. Piety is how well you incarnate the perfected Christian ruler, in justice, in honesty, and in meekness.

Holding the mouseover any of the icons will display the rate of change and the factors af- fecting it. This will also indicate what actions you need to take if you are losing gold. Piety or Prestige.

with other rulers

trait. Left-cllck the

tersof medieval con- Character screen. In

determine the like-

The following table lists the character traits and what affects them.

Type ofTrai4 Gained through Affected by Effeds Symbol Educational Edurat~on Chosen/ Character Paper scroI

randomly attributes + of dfferentcolor distributed

Diseases Events Character Chararler Red Hearl health health -

Personality Birth or Events Persona~ty All game Green c$rcle and inheritance values

Special Events or Events or All game Bluesh~eld special Actions by values circumstances character character

character turns 15. Other traits are added Terrain Map: Th~s is the default view. click^

i I Characters. Across the top of

Stewardship: This the Character Win- ' indicates the charac- dow are your char-

iel, \ I . I 1 1 1 !II,V~'IIII~I~: his lands, and eflec- acter's Prestige. Piety, drrd gold ievri5 I m ~

tlvcly L I ~ I ~ I I I ~ ~ 111s rriources. The numbers of mediately underthese icons are special icons

demesne8 he can hold without penalty de- representing traits that your character has.

pend on it, and all incomes are modified by For example, if your character has a tenden-

this skill. cy to knock off folks in his family he will be deemed a Kinslayer, and a green icon with a

Below the character's attributes is his or her bloody sword appears in this section of the

name, date of birth, and age. Below this is his Character Window.

or her title. The bottom half of the Character

through events or by actions conducted by ing on this button displays the terrain map. a character. The Character also has two hid- Relational Map: Shows your Vassals, Liege den attributes, Health and Fertility,which d e and enemies. [ermine rirk of death/sickness and the child- Economic Map: Clicking here displays the birth rate. resources of each province. The provlnc-

es' wealth is color coded from red (poor) to mini-map green (wealthy). At the bottom left of the main screen is the Religion Map: Clicking here displays the re^

Mini-Map window. Left clicking anywhere in lig~on of the population of each province. Muslim islight green, Orthodoxis brown, Pa~ gan isgray, and Catholicis white. Realm Map: Presents all provinces from the

See Appendix A-Character Traits Window provides a graphic depiction of the i same realm in the same color.

lieges and vassals loyal to the character, his j Below these shields are three smaller icons, Below the icons are the characters four at-

parents, spouse, children, siblings, and suc- 1 whlch provide thefollowingoptions: tributes: Martial, Diplomacy, Intrigue, and

cessors. Stewardship. We define these below:

1 the miniknap [enters the Came Map on that Toggle Coat-of-Arms: The blue shield icon Martial: The character's military skill. It is

Normally, characters are born with 2-3 trails. used as a bonus when the character leads his

An extra trait is added when the character reglment in rombat.

starts Lower Education at age 5 (Court. Ec- Diplomacy: The character's dipiomatic skill.

clesiastical, Martial), and surfaces when the It 18 used when the character is interacting

point. You may also zoom in and out in the toggles thecoat of armson the GameMap. mini-map using the "+" and " ~ " icons. Toggle Units: The sword iron toggles units. To the left of the mini-map are five large Toggle Forts: The fort icon toggles forts. shields. From left to right they are:

menu The menu button allows you to view game settings. Clicking on it displays the following menu: Save: Clicking here opens the save menu. Once opened, type in the name for your saved game, and click OK to save your game. Export: This menu allows you to export your Crusader Kings saved game to Europa Universalis II. Open the menu, choose your game, and click OK. Options: This menu gives you access to the following options:

Came Speed: This defines how fast the gamewill run.

Clicking Cancel cancels any changes, and clicking OK confirms them. Hints: Clicking here allows you to cycle through the game hints, and choose whether to show tips at startup or not. Surrender: Click surrender to exit the game. You will be asked to confirm your decis~on. Return: Returns you to the game. Came Speed: This defines how fast the game will run.

Lanb mouement You may notlce that you already own a regi- ment on the map. If not, you may click on a province within your demesne, and click on the soldier. This will mob~lize the regiment

Autosave: Sets how often the computer and place him in the province on the game will save your game. map. SFX Volume: Sets the volume for sound effects. Use the slider to adjust the vol. Left click on any of your regiments on the ume. Came Map to select them. A base will ap- - MusicVolume: Setsthevolume for mu- pear under the soldier to indicate that he is sic. Use thesliderto adjustthevolume. selected. To move the soldier, right click in

the province to which you wish him to move Message Settings: These message settings to. A line will be drawn between the regi- dictate the pop-ups you see during play You ment's starting location and its destination. may be notified of as much or little as you As it travels to the destination the line will desire. lust clickthe appropriate block. change to light green. When the line is com-

petey g h t green the regiment v i ' l have a r ~

rived and a message will pop on the screen Sea mouement Regiments cannot only march across land,

to inform you of thearrival. but may be ferried across the water as well. For example, you may ferry your regiment

You may set any points for the regiment. To from Kent to Calais. In order to go through

do so hold down the shift key as you click w ~ t h this order, select what regiments you

in several provinces. The speed that the wish to move and then right-click on Cal-

regiment travels depends on the provinc- es througli which it is traveling. Regiments

ais. You'll get travel box that asks you if you want to move it by sea and tells you thecost

move faster through open country than they In gold for it. Answer yes and you will see a

do through woods, and move even faster in long arrow from the regiment to the target

provinces with developed road nets. province. When the regiment has moved for

To attack an enemy province, send your reg- a while it transforms into a sh~p and travels

iment into the province. We'll cover this in automatically to the target province.

greater detail in thesection on combat. There are no sea battles in Crusader . .

Kings. Battles at sea were rare, and not im- portant strategically duringthe medieval era. Ninety percent of them were fought within a couple of hundred meters from land.

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prouince Winbow - The power and loyalty of the Clergy will decrease.

The Province Window is located along the . your regiment will hold more Archers i r,. left side of the Main Screen, and is displayed

and Pike Men. whenever you left-click on a province with-

m YOU will get an instant Piety penalty in your dynasty At the top of the window is m You will get more tax income from the a representative picture of the province. If

"IUYIIILT. there isa castleor other buildings in the prov- ince, they'll show up here, as will any armies that are present. Below the pictures are ban-

Clergy: They belonged to the next highest societal '

ners representing the four social groups that group and were often called "Those who

we discussed in the Definition of Terms sec- prayed". The men of God were the shepherds

tion. From left to right they are: of the peasants and helped those lesser men 1

peasants: serve Cod, The clergy rarely paid taxes and were often the keystone in any serious ad-

They belonged to the lowest societal group ministration. If you increase the power and

and were often called "those who worked loyalty of the Clergy the following happens:

(a lot)." They might be everything from free . The power and loyalty of the Burghers men to serfs, and work the lands the dwell

will decrease. on. If you increase the power and loyalty of . Your regiment will hold more Light Cav- the Peasant the following happens:

alry and Heavy Infantry. The power and loyalty of Nobles will de- . You will get an instant Piety bonus. crease. - You will get less tax income from the - Your regiment will hold more Light in-

province. You willgetan instant Prell~jie boriu5 take. The provnca buldngs can be found fantry.

You will get less tax Income from the n the append~x. Bu~ld~ngs generally increase You will get an instant Prestige penalty. nobles: province. You will get more tax income from the the income generated by your province, and

These belong to the highest societal group, province. the size of the provincial regiment depend

and were often called "those who fight." on theincome.

Burghers: The nobles where barons, bannerettes and , knights who upheld the law and defend-

They belonged to the next lowest societal YOU may also improve buildings in your prov- P ~ o u ~ I c ~ Details

group and were often called ed the country Defined by bloodline alone, I ince. To erect buildings click somewhere in In the lower half of the province window they held special status and rarely paid taxes.

"Those who worked! They were free / the landscape of the province screen. This you will see small icons representing specific If you increase the power and loyalty of the

men and city-dwellers that specialized in displays theavailable improvements asshad- province features and conditions like Plague Nobles the following happens:

manufacturing and trade. If you increase the ow buildings. Passing your mouse over the infested or Prosperous. More about provinc- The power and loyalty of the Peasants

power and loyalty 01 the Burghersthefollow- shadow building displays the available build- es can be found in the Appendix. will decrease. ing, how much it will cost and how long it will

ing happens: - Your regiment will hold more Knights.

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managing gour Dgnastg Clicking your Coat-of-Arms on the Game Map d~splays the Dynasty Window on the left s~de of the screen. From this window you can access most ol the functions that your character will need to manage his dynasty.

gour Actions Clicking on the weapons in the right side of the dynasty management window brings up the Action Screen.The windowoffersthefol- lowing opttons: Mobilize Host: This will mobilize all of the prov~nc~al regiments of the chosen ruler. Grand Mobilization: This will mobilize all of the provinc~al regiments in the realm in one stroke. It can takesome ttme for every one to answer the call and disloyal provincial lords mayrefuse to mob~lizeatall. Offer Marriage: Offers a ruler a chance to create a marrlage between two characters in their dynasties. If that ruler accepts, the mar- riage is carried at the listed cost, giving Pres- tige to both rulers and increasing their mu- tual relations. If the ruler refuses, the player's character loses Prestige. Create Bishopric: turns a County into a Bish- opric. Note that your Piety will influence the loyalty of theBishop. GrantTitle: Grant a title toa character. Revoke Title: Removes a title from a target- edvassal and take it for yourself. If thevassal refuses then you merely get a claim on his title instead.

Create Title: If you own a lot of land (like Send Assassin: You may send an assassin to maybe half of Sweden) and no one has the k~l l another character. Note that it is harder to title "King of Sweden" you tan create that ti- kill a titleholder than a regular courtier. Your tie for yourself. intrigue value and that of the target is very Usurp Title: When you control more than important. A failed mission may result in a half of the land of a prov~nce/country. you huge loss of Presttgeand Piety. can claim being the lawful owner of a title. Declare War: You may declare war 11 you even i l it is held by another Character. This havea claim.You mayalwaysdeclarewar on is called "usurping" the title and gives you a Pagans or Muslims. legal claim on the title, but not the title itself Sue for Peace: If at war you may sue for You will have to earn the title by conquering peace. Howwell you can press your claims in the province by warfare. the peace negotiation is dependent upon the Grab Title: A megalomaniac (or even you) outcome of the battles. may say that a title is theirs without having Excommunicate: May only be done by the a legal claim to do so. This costs quite a bit controller of the Pope. Throws the character of Prestige, but allows the character to de- out of the church. The target will become a clare war. cheap target for title grabbing and usurpa- Offer Vassalization: You may ask a ruler to ton, The target may not inherit. become your vassal. This is a way to increase Revoke Excommunication: May only be your realm withoutwarfare. done by the controller of the Pope. The tar- Pledge Allegiance: You may become the get ts no longer excommuncated vassal of another ruler This is a wise move when you are faced with powerful enernles who threaten your Realm.

g our Court Clicking on the five advisors in the Dynasty Window displaysthe Court Screen. From the court screen you appoint the most valuable members of your administration to the titles they deserve and where they can serve you best. In the Court Screen you will be provid- ed with a listof available people to serve you. These can be your successors, vassals, and other random people in your demesne.

To appoint a character, click on their portrait in the Court Screen. Doing so displays per- sonal information, such as age, attributes and other information.

Below the attributes you will find a drop down menu that displays the positions the character/candidate is eligible for. Scroll down to the position you wish to fill, click on it, and then click on Appoint. You'll see the position appear under the character's name. It's always a good idea to fill positions with people who have a knack for the job. For ex- ample, if the person has a high Martial rating make them a Marshal, not a diplomat. Please note that you cannot appoint Courtiers with- out a full education. This means that they need to be at least l5 years of age to be ap- pointed to aposition at the Court.

The positions are: Chancellor: A Chancellor thepi hs ruler wth Courtier: A courtier ic d member of your negotiations with foreign courts. His diplo- court eligiblefor appointment to various po- macy attribute is added to the rulers diplo- sitions. macy attribute. This affects how well you do Marshal: A Marshal runs his lords' army. His in negotiationsol all kinds. martial attribute is added to the martial attri- SpyMaster:ASpymaster helps his rulerwith bute of the ruler. The Marshal's martial val- thetasksof running hislord'spersonalaffairs ue will decide the speed of development of and supplying him with information. His in- the military advances. The Marshal will also trigueattribute 18 added to the rulers intrigue command the second of the regimentsfrom attribute. Your personal protection, certain your demesnes (The first being commanded events and chance of succeeding in assas-

by YOU). sinations are all partly dependent upon the Steward: A Steward helps his ruler with the Spy Master. tasks of running his lord's treasury. His stew- Diocese Bishop: A Diocese Bishop serves ardship attribute is added to the rulei'sstew- as the main clerical figure in the rulers' d e ~ ardship attribute. The Steward's stewardship mesne. He may be elected to Pope or Bish- value will decide the speed of development op, and his Piety influences the Piety of the of economic advancement as well as the ruler. tax income from your demesnes and vassal provinces.

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our Treasury Of course nothing is free, and there is only so much money to go around. To ensure you have the money you need, when you need it, it is imperative that you manageyourtrea- sury. Let's take a look at how to do this. Click- ingon the Chest in the Dynasty Window.

From the Treasury Screen you will allo- cate the resources of your kingdom. Using simple sliders you will dictate how much of your hard-earned gold is spent where. To ac- cess the Treasury Screen, call up the Dynasty Window by clicking on the coat of arms be- low your character's portrait or at the top left of thegame map.

Once you are in the Dynasty Window, click the treasure chest to access the Treasury Screen. As you can see, the screen has sev- eral sliders. Scutage: Rulers could take this tax instead of military service from vassals. The vas- sals will provide smaller regiments, but you gain more gold to hire mercenaries. Higher scutage lowers the loyalty of your vassals. Crown Duty: This is the duty paid bythe no- b l e ~ and is a contractual fee for running the land. A high Crown duty decreases the loyal- tyofthe Nobles.

Under these two sliders is your own coat of arms. The following information and sliders are located under it, and pertain to either income or money spent on your own de- mesne.

Demesne Income: The income from your demesne. Vassal Income: If you are a Liege this will show how much money your vassals send you. If you have no vassals this will show an income of zero. Census Tax: Tax based on the census. The more people the greater the tax. The peas- ants pay this. Higher CensusTax reduces the loyalty of the Peasants. Tolls: Income based on your road net. The burghers pay this. Higher Tolls reduces the loyalty of the Burghers. Army Upkeep: How much it costs to keep your current army under arms.

Duty to Liege: If you are a vassal this WII show how much money you send to your liege. If you have no liege this will show an expenditure of zero. Church Donations: Ths is the periodic amount of gold you want to donate to the church. This provides Piety and increases Clergy loyalty.

Finally at the bottom of the screen is a sum- mary that displays your income and expens- es. Obviously you want more coming in than going out. You may always try to balance the flow by decreasing the number of men that you have under arms, increasing taxes, or

Duke Altliougli not as powerful as Kings, Dukes rule several provincesand are powerful men. They are second only to the King in power. A Duke often holds one or more provinces and can all extra titles are added to his title as Duke.

Counts Counts are rulers of a single province, called a County They can be independent or an- swer to a Duke, or answer directly to the monarch. ACount may also be the same per- son as a Dukeor King; in this case theCoun- ty is considered a Ducal or Royal demesne (more on those below.) Counts lead their provincial regiment in combat.

Uassals AVassal is a ruler who has sworn allegiance to another ruler (his liege lord) of a higher feudal tier. The three tiers are King -Duke- Count (Archbishops are equal to Dukes and Bishops to Counts). A vassal has some con- trol of his reg~ment(s) and has a loyalty rat-

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n p ;:F :IFS? 13'4 MS paiiidl con:rol of tis vassal, but it is within the vassal's power to mobilize his regiment and fight his neighbor and to refuse to mobilize when his Lord or- ders it.

All vassal characters have a loyalty score based on their loyalty to their liege. The loy- alty score affects whether the character will mobilize their host when told so, and if they take independent actions, such like declar- ing wars or refusing their liege's orders. The highest loyalty scoreis 100?!o,and thelowest is 0%. The loyalty level affectsvassals in the following ways:

At 80% Loyalty: The liege may mobilize the regiments ofthe vassal directly. At 50% Loyalty: The vassal may be offered vassalization from another ruler, not present- ly his liege, and may accept such offers. At 30% Loyalty: The vassal may inttiate pledge allegiance to another ruler who not presently his liege. At 10% Loyalty: Thevassal may declare him- self independent

Lieges The Pope The master of a vassal is a liege. A vassal can The Pope 18 the head of the Catholic Church. haveothervassals(Ex.The Dukeof Norman- the secular ruler of the Papal State, and a dy is vassal of the King of England, but the character much like the others in the game.

I Counts of Calais and Brabant are vassals of The Papal State is not playable, but all play- the Duke of Normandy.). No one can vas- ableCatholicdynasties havea chance to gain salize a King Howevu a King can vassalize control of the Pope and thus his diplomatic a Duke, and Kings and Dukes may vassalize actions and otherspecialabilities.

I C0unts.A liege hasvassals, but also demesne provinces. The demesne provinces are prov- PapalElection inces he fully controls. Because of the politi- When a Pope dies a new Pope is elected. The cal situation during the medieval time there candidates are catholic Archbishops, Bish-

1 is a limit to how many such provincesa liege ops, and Diocese Bishops, plus all courtiers can control without economic penalties. The with ecclesiastical education in the courts of 1 limit dependson thefollowing: the Pope and the Pope controller. Winning

the election depends on the candidate's Pi- - The Stewardship value of the ruler and ety, intrigue, diplomacy, and power. Diocese hisappointed Steward. Bishops are less efficient in gathering sup- - The liege's highest title. port than other candidates. With a new Pope

comes a new controller of the Pope, and he Note: The Court of Justice building diminish- is the ruler closest related through blood to es the penalty for owning multiple demesne the new Pope. provinces.

Ercommunication Countsand Dukes' Prestigeand Bishops and The controller of the Pope gets two unique Archbishops' Piety influence the loyalty of actions: excommunication and revoke ex- yourvassals. communication. Putting an excommunica-

tion on a ruler means obstructing him from

Religion inheritance and it is much easierlcheaper to

I grab his titles or to usurp him. Revoking ex-

1 Next to the Feudal System, Religion is the communication removes these effects from most important aspect of the game. There anexcommunicated target. are four religions in Crusader Kings: Catho- lic, Orthodox, Muslim, and Pagan. The play- able dynasties all have Catholic or Orthodox

1 as state religion.

Papal Euents for the Monarch to control, since the Bishop has such blatantly divided loyalties. There

The Papal State receives events like normal are even Bishops that rule their Bishopric like

countries. These events, however, appear to independent realms, thus they have no secu- the Pope's controller. For example, if France lar liege lord. controls the Po~e, it is the French Kina who , . "

decides whether the Catholic Church should RubeS for ~ i ~ h ~ ~ ~ anb condemn serldom or not - a decision with global consequences.

Archbishops Men of the Church cannot marry. If they

Archbishops were married before receiving their title, he will keep his children. Note that they are still

Archbishops are the Catholic equivalent of able to get bastard children. Prerequisites for secular Dukes. Some provinces in the game

becoming a Bishop or Archbishop are that are Archbishoprics instead of Duchies, which the character is male, has one of the four ec- means that an Archbishop rules these eccle-

clesiastical education8 and is not presently siastical realms in much the same way as if married. thev were Dukes. Such orovinces are esue- cially tricky for the monarch to control, since the Archbishop has such blatantly divided

lnuesti ure ofBishops loyalties. Archbishops can hold counts/re-

anb Arc 6 b~shops When a Rshop or Archbi$hop in your realm

publics/bishops as vassals but noth~ng else. dies, a new one must be invested. If your

There are even Archbishops that rule their character is an orthodox Christian then a

Archbishopric ltke independent realms: thus character in your court that has an ecclesias-

they have no secular liege lord. tical education and is not a ruler will become

Bishops the new Bishop. If your character is Catho- lic then the new Bishop/Archbishop is tak-

Bishops are the Catholic equivalent of secu- en either from your court or from the courts

lar Counts. Some provinces in the game are of the Pope and controller of the Pope. The

Bishoprics instead of Counties, which means chance for this depends on the religious law

that a Bishop rules these ecclesiastical set in your realm.

realms in much thesame way as if they were Counts. Such provinces are especially tricky

ByfantinrW~rriors CrltirWnrriors ~anoolWatriors EastrrnSlavir Warriors

The Crusabes War ' The Pope will Cdll for tlli. Crusade and thus War ar:d combat is a critical portion of C ru~ l

start a long period of Crusading. This can sader Kings. Sure there is diplomacy, sure I happen anytime during the game. When the there is subterfuge, and yes, there is mar-

Crusade is in effect each Catholic ruler is ex- riage, but frequently the only way to assume pected to fight against Musliins and Pagans. control of a province is to go in and take it How high this expectation is depends on the with force. Declaring war, and conquering a power of the ruler and the need of the Pope, province is a simple five-step process. If a ruler doesn't crusade he receives a Piety penalty that continues to accrue the longer Step I: Place a claim on he avoids the crusade. Crusaders receive a the ruler lot of Prestige and Piety from conquering To go to war against a ruler you need a claim Muslim and pagan provinces and for defeat- on one or more of the enemy's titles. Claims ing pagan and Muslim units. If the ruler has are received either through inheritance, the Trait Crusader, all bonuses or penalties events or by usurping the title. If you have

/ are multiplied by five. no legitimate claim you may "grab" a title at

1: a considerable cost in Prestige. As a Christian

I

1 Frankish Warriors muslim Warriors I b d a n Warriors HospitalrrKnights

you may freely declare war upon rulers of cial groups, legislate in a way that favours the unaccepted religious faiths, such as pagans Nobles, construct Castles that can host large and Muslims. armies and focus on advances that can help

step,^: mobilije your armtes In Crurader Kings you do not build armies. Armies are constructed in the provinces of your demesne. Numerous factors affect the configuration of the armies, such as the pow- er balance between social groups, wealth, and buildings in a province, laws and ad- vances. The most important issue for a new player is to know how to mobilize his armies. There are basically three ways - individual

you in battle.

Step 3: Declare war on the ruler When you have a claim on a ruler declar- ing war is easy. Simply navigate to the action screen of the ruler andselect Declare War. All claimsat stake in this war, both yoursand the opponent rulers, will be shown as icons with the portraitof the ruler and thecoat of theti- tle in question. Clicktheseal toconfirm your decision. You are now at war.

mobilization, host mobilization and grand mobilization. Step 4: Winthe battle

TO mobilize a provincial army chck the anv~bnq~er the prOU- ~rovince on the mao and click the soldier in mCeS front of the landscape (if one is present and When armies owned by rulers at war meet ready to mobilize). in a province they fight. Many factors decide

To mobilize all armies in your demesne who wins the battle, including advances; the select Mobilize Host from your Action Menu military skills of the leaders, terrain and other and clickon theseal. factors play an important part.

To mobilize all your armies and call for The Combat Screen resides on the left the assistance of all your vassals - select side of the screen. The combat resolves Grand mobilization from your Action Menu, in six distinct phases. The phases are dis- Note that vassals reserve the right to deny played at the top of the Combat Screen. You you control of their armies. may not control your unils once combat is

To gain strong armies you should fa- joined. Duringeachphasespecificunittypes, vour the Nobles in the balancing of the so- signified by the abbreviations and units de-

TcutonirOrbcr TcmplarKnights 1taIiaWariors UOrirBaltir Warriors

i scribed below attack. Horse Archers I ) Maneuver: a short delay while the forces A Mongol specialty, this type of unit can on-

jockey for position ly be built by the Hordes and the Arabs. The 2 ) Advance: Archers, Horse Archers unit fires duringevery phaseof combat. They 3) Skirmish: Archers. Horse Archers, Light are deadly against all heavy armored units.

Infantry, Lightcavalry 4) Front: All (Archer fire halved)

Archers

5) Flank: All (Archer fire halved) They are lhghtly armored footmen. They can

6) Retreat: One side retreats or is extin- use either Bows or Crossbows and are very

1 guished good against heavy armored units.

The combat will loop through phase 2 to 5. Heavy lnfantrg until one side has too low morale or is elimi- This is Heavy infantry that can go toe-to-toe nated and combat ends with phase 6. with any othertypeof infantry. It isespecially

Unit Types effective against Archers, Pike Men, and Light

Your armies are not generic masses of men. Infantry.

They are composed of several types of units. pikemen andeach with strengthsand weaknesses. This is an anti-cavalry type of unit that is es-

Knights pecially effective against Knights, but can

i This unit type is sometimes called Heavy perform well against other unit types as well.

Cavalry, but is actually something more. Re- Lightlnfnntry cruited from the highest social group, those Th~s unit type consists of lightly armoured warriors are superior in training and mo- footmen. They are not very good against rale. Very good against none mounted units, anything but Archers, but they are cost effi- , though Pike Men can be deadly opponents cient if used ingreat numbers. , to thistroop type. 1 Light Cavalry The battle ends when one side is eliminat-

This unit type is cavalry that has traded ar- ed or routes. Simply winning a battle, how-

I ever, is not enough to control a province. You morforspeed. It is a standard trooptypeand is good against most other types. will need to besiege the province for some

time in order to break down its defences. il

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The siege begins as soon as the enemy army Winning the Game routes from the province or is elimtnated No action is required, thes~egeisautomatic,and In Crusader Kings, as in history, there is no you'll be notified when it is complete. The singular winner, although there are many time it takes to siege a province is depend- apparent losers. To a large extent winning ent upon the number of men you have, your is achieved by accomplishing your personal troop types and advances made. goals: conquering land, wealth, Prestige, Pi-

ety or whatever else you strive for. The win- Step: 5 Sue for peace ner, if there is one, will be anyone who sur- - - - Sooner or later someone will to sue for vives the course of history and is ready to let peace. To do so bring up the opponent's Ac- his country confront the challenges of the tion Menu and select Sue for Peace. One box coming era in Europa Universalis II. will appear for each claim contested in the war. You can propose Draw (grey box), Vic- tory (green box) or Defeat (red box). Toggle multiplager . . between the options by clicking on the box. You may also pay or demand tribute by ad- justing the slider on the Sue for Peace menu. Wheil you click the seal your peace offer is sent to your opponent. The chance of him accepting the proposal depends on your war score.which isshown in the upper left corner of the menu. In the final peace offering you gain or lose titles, gold, Prestige and Piety.

- - In order to play a multiplayer game you will require either a fast lnternet connection ol at least 512 kbit/s with TCP/lP protocol in- stalled, or connection to a Local Area Net- work.The host of a new game will decide the scenario, victory conditions and game speed. He will also save the game. Note that events that temporarily halt a single player game will not do so in multiplayer Only the Host may

change game speed in Game Options, or once the game has started.

Troubleshooting When pausing in a multiplayer game If you are having problems running the game

only the player who paused may restart the please follow the guidelines below. game within the first 30 seconds. After that . Does your PC meet the minimum speci- ttrne period any player can restart the game, fications for the game?

Make sure you are using the latest ver- I Connection Types: sion of DirectX. Install the latest drivers

1 Local Area Network: Will automatically for your display adapter and sound card search your local network for any hosted (Compatible with your DirectXversion). game. You may join the game, or host . Shut down any other programsyou have one vourself. running beforestartinn Crusader K ins " U " Valkyrienet: Here you will meet other players. Chat; join their games or host a came upbates game for others to join. Updates. if needed, will be made available at Internet: You must know the IP address thefollowingwww address: http://www.pai- of the host in order to join a game. To adoxplaza.com/downloads.asp (under the find out your IP address, follow the in- Crusader Kings heading) structioos below. Note that unless you have a permanent connection your IP Communitg forums address will most probably change ev- The user communi t~or Crusader Kings, as ery time you conned to the Internet, well as other games by Paradox Entertain-

ment can be found at http://forum.para- Finding your IP address doxplaza.com/forum. Here you will find the

Appenbir A Character

Q'L ~ l c s Artitrary people. 71slkesJust people,

L;, ireasedstewardship attribute. Qiust.

Q L i k ~ r Energetic people, ln- creases Diplomacy attribute.

Dislikes Lazy people.

@Lam Q 1 hesLary people, Increases Q L ~ b i Recklen people Ir~tri@ue anr~bute 0 D~sl~kes W~se people, De-

Q . ~ ~ i i Trusting people, In- cic,iies Diplomacy attribute, Iked by others. q Dislikes Suspiclour people. Decreases Intrigue attribute. QSuspicious.

Traits o i i s l i k e s Energet~cpeople, iii,aies Marllal attribute. Drcreases Diplomacy attribute, QWise. These are the traits (hat affect

the character you choose to play Traits will not only dec~de how Characters interact with each other, but also how likdy cer- tain events are to hit the player. Most tralts have both advantag- es and penalttes, and these may affea your attriblrtes and hidden xores like feflility or what other people thinkof you. In-game you can read more aboutthe traits by holding your cursor wer the spe- cihc trait in the Character screen. Some events can only be trig- gered by Characters with sp~ i f i c Traits.

Lazy. Martlal and siewardship anri- butes. QEnergetic.

0 L ies Scept~cal and Her- etr people, Faster technology spread.

Q ,,te Q I'i.ty increaseover time, 1.r Cllaste people. 0 Decreases fenility score, DslkeLustful persons. Q Lustful.

B Plestige increaseovertime, L e Generous people. 0 Decreases Stwrardship ami- bure. Dislikes Selfish people. Q Selfish.

Q: th~sValorous people,In- crcnies Mafia1 attribute. 0 Dislikes Coward people. Q Coward.

Q Llkes Lustful people. Increas- e) DirlikesZealouspeaple. Pi- e i Intrigue attribute and lertil- ety decreased overtime. ~~vrcore. QZealous.

0 c a d Q l wiiValorous people. 0 3i ikes Coward people, L~tcieasesMartial attribute.

Q Lies Honest people, Isreas- e i 3pomacyattr1bute.

Dislkes Deceitful people, Dr:creaseslnlrigue attribute. QDeceitful.

q Dislikes Chaste people. Chaste

Q L L r i Forgivng peopie. q D~sl~kesVengelul people. Diorg iv ing.

B L h r i Generous people, In- ~rearesStewardshipattribute. ODslikesSeliish people. Pres- t ;P decreased over time. QCenerous.

----. . .~ ~~. Q L:<ri Merc~lul p?ople. Piety n~reares overtime. 0 D\slikesCruel people. Q Cruel.

Description of Traits: LLediD~sliked by others -Other

Q 'It I Cruel people 7151ker Merciful people, PI- Q ies Indulgent people

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characters in the game lend to I t e or didikeyou because ol your trait. This affects your relations w~th other countries, as well as the loyalty lromyour Vassals.

Q .:riiWirepeopie, Increased hlartlal, Diplomacy, Intrigueand Stewardship attributes. q Disliked by others, Dislikes Reckless people. Qlecklea.

PI; d~creaseover time Q Merciful.

Q ~ker~rust in ipeopie. In- creases Intrigue attribute. 0 Dslikes Suspicious pwple, Decreases Diplomacy attribute, dsiked by others. QTrustin~.

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1 Lcs Modest people, Piety .creased over time. 8 D\slikes Proud people, Prer tge decreased overtime. Q Proud

Cxreases Health score, Piety decrease over time. QTemperale. q Penalw - Descrlbeshow the

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Q I r:siust people, Increases Sli,\ardshipattribute.

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Q I Irs Zealous people, Piety intr~n5cd over time. 0 L11,likes Heretic and Scepti- c,! people. Qsceptical and Heretic.

negative way. Q L kes Honest People, ncreas- QAdvantage- Describes how es n:r~gueattribute. the trait affectsthe Character in Dislikes Deceitful people, a positive way Decreases Diplomacy attribute. QOpposite Trait- All traits Q Honest. have an oppo~itetrait. People with opposite traits tendtodir- bke each other. ACharacCr may 8 f i ,gsn , never havetwo opposttetraitsat Q : ,l,e, Forgiving people thesame time. 0 i i kesvengefu l people.

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Appenbir b Laws To read more about the differ- ent Laws that can be chosen, go to the Court Screen and click on each law Adescription ofthe law w l l appear on the bottom of the page. All ~ndependent rulers may decide new laws. Vassals have to adapt to the law of the ruler. This will clearlyaffectyour lineol heritage, which in turn is crucial for the gameplay Note that your Vassals will react strongly on the laws if changed regularly and to their disadvantage.

Inheritance laws Inher~tance laws decide who will ~nherit a ruler when he or she dies. It is very important lor a ruler to have an unbroken line 01 heritage, i f the player does not have a proper heir when he dies, the game ends. Choosing the right inheritance law is crucial to building a prosperous dynasty

ElcrtiueLaw The strongest male vassal takes it all. Strength depends on mili- tary attribute, prestige and own- ership of provinces.

Salir Consanguinity A I titles go to the itrongest child or 11 dead his oldest brother and so on If no child can provide an heir then the strongest grand- child inherts and soon. Strength depends on military attribute,

prestige and ownership ol prov- this allows a female to trace in^

~nces. heritani-e, though a female may never inherit but only pass it on

Salir Ijauclkinb toa male. All titles are dlvlded equally be^ twecn all male heirs in order of Rcalmlaws age (ch~ldren and then grand- The Realm l a m decide what ch~ldren and so on), but ignoring laxes can be imposed on Vas- males that traces through their sals and how you can rules your mothers, lor examplethesons of realm. It will also define whether your daughters. certain events will occur.

Salicprimogcniturr Royalprcrogatiur All titles go to the oldest male The loyalty of a leader's vassals child or i l dead his oldest male will decreaseover timeYourreg- child and so on. If oldest male iments bvill tend to be heaw but childcannot providean heir then mixed. The lawwill limit the eco~ next oldest male ch~ld traces the nomc sliders as follows: Scutaae inheritance. (Min.0 Max.100). Crown DU;~

(Min.50 Max.100). Census Tax Scmisalic (Min.25 Max.100). TOIIS (Min25

Consanguinity MaxlOO). AI titles go to the strongest child or if dead his oldest brother and Fe~baI COntraCt

on. if no child can orovide an The ruler w~l l g ~ t tournir events, heir, then the rtron~est grand. and the loyalty o l his vassals will child inherifs and so on. ~~t~ i ~ r e a s e over time. Your regi- that this allows a lemale to trace ments will tend to be heavyw~th inheritance,thoughalemalemay emphasis on knights. The law never inherit, but only pass it on will m i t the economic sliders as to a male. Strength depends on f0ll0w~:S~Utage(Min.OMax.SO). military attribute, prestige and Crowfluty (M1n.O Max.501, ownership of provinces. Census Tax (Min.50 Max.100).

Tolls(M1n.50 MaxIOO) Scmisalic~auclkinb All titles are divlded equally be- TcPbitimalcustom tween male heirs in order of age The ruler wl l not get tournir ([hidren and then grandchildren events, and theloyaltyof hisvas~

and so on). sals will not be modified over time. Your regiments will tend to

S c m i s a l i r p ~ o ~ m i - be mixed but with few knights. turc The law w ~ l limit the economic All titles go to the oldest child, slidersaslollows: Scutage (MinO or if dead his oldest child and so Max.70). Crown Duty (Min.0 on. l l oldest child cannot provide Max.70), Census Tax (Mina an heir then next oldest child Max70),TolIs (Min.0 Max70) traces the inheritance. Note that

populartaw The ruler will not get tournir events, and the loyalty of hlsvas- sals will not be modified over time. Your regiments will tend to be light and with emphasis on Pike Men and archers. The law will limit the emnomr slid-

i ~ i n . 5 0 Max.lOO). Census Tax (MinO Max.50). Tolls (Min.0 Max.50)

Religious laws Re~alous l a m define the con- n,r r , : r t ~ t ' c o tnr Cnur:? a-o - . : a'letttnereal :r to the Pope and if certain events will occur.

RtgalSup~Cm~Q Each clergy power in your prow ncerg~veryooadditional troops. Church Donalions slider limit. ed by (Min.0 Max.80). Catholic Bishops appointment chances as follows (Ruler BO/Pope20).

Each clergy power in your prov each step. These different ad- lnces gives you some gold and vancesaredescribed in more de- some troops. Church Dona- tail below: tions slider limited by (Min.30 Max.70). Catholic Bishops a p ~ pointment chancer as i o~~ows military (Ruler 501~ope 50). abuances

Advances in MI la iy glves attack ChurrhSuprrma~ and defense bonuses lor d~ffer Events will strengthen rellglous ent troop types depend~ng on authority over tlme, and the rul advancer made er w ~ l l ban usurv events Clerav ". power in your provinces gives BOWS You neither gold nor troops. Accurate long distance weapons Churches and Cathedrals will be will provide your archers and cheaper. Church Donations slid- horsearcherswithslgnificant bo. er limited by (Min.70 Max.100). in battles. Catholic Bishops appointment chances as follows (Ruler 01 I -5hottBow Pope 100). This weapon is made out of

wood, easy to use, and quick to Ire. It hadashort rangeand poor Appenbir E arm" pwrcingcapab~l~ties

2 -LongBonr Abuances Made out of wood and moder Tllr: Ccl,nolog~cal advances ately easy to use. It was qulck to

dur~ng the Medeval Age were fire, had medium range, good ar- spread between regions rath. morpenetration capabilities. er than researched. You can in- 3-CmnpositcBow

m0na~ticSu~~cmaaJ crease the speed of advances by hi^ ,veapon made out of Religious authority will fluctuate building schools and universities wood, horn,and sinew and mod. with events and rulerswill get no and somwhat affect what a d

easy to use. it was quick usury events. Each clergy Power vancer are made through click to fire, had a long range, and was in your ~rovinces~ivesyou extra ina the chosen Advance in the S..;,., ..,,.

L, , 'L""LYIYI '> IY ,,,, ",. gold insteadoltroops. Monaster- R e i l m screen and confirm it by ies and Templar houses will be clickinnthe atthe bottom. 4-Rtinfor~cbL0n9 cheaper. Church Donations slid^ " Rm~t er limited by (Minsa Max.100). Catholic Bishops appointment chances as follows (Ruler 30/ Pope 70).

ErrlcsialBalancr Religiousauthor~ty WII be under- mined over llme\vrh events and the ruler will get no usury events.

There are three main fields in which Advances can be made. . Military

Culture Economy

Every advance can bedeveloped in five steps, getting betler for

--- This weapon was made out of wood, horn, sinew and rein- forced with sCel and was rather cumbersome to use. Its rate of lire was rather slow, but it had very long ranRe and a very good punch againstarmor.

5 - marksmanLong Bow Constructed like the reinforced Long Bow, its rate of lire is very slow, but it can hit targets at ex- treme ranges with excellent a c curacy and armor penetration.

Castles Castles are not only excellent for protectionagainslsiege;theywill also provide a bonus for prestige and loyalty from the Nobles.

I -HillTort The h11 fort was often built around the ruins of elder forti- fications. They were often very small but made maximum use of the terran.

2 -Small Castle Thesmall castle was built around theloundat~ons ofa hillfort.They wereoften rather small but had a garrlson all through the year. Any ruler who was anyone had to have at least a small castle.

3 -Nlebium Castle The medlum castie was often built around the foundationsofa small castle. They were often of average size with a small hamlet wlthin its walls and had a garri~ son all through theyear.

4-Large Castle The large castle was often built around the foundat~ons of a rne~ dium castle, The castles were large wlth a small town with~n Its wall, and had a large, profes- sional garrison. It was durable and could withstand prolonged sieges.

5 -Huge castle Crossbouts The huge castle was often built Powerful at a long distance with around the foundations of a a deadly accuracy, Crossbows large castle. They were often will provide a s~gnificant bonus huge com~lexes with a small lorvourarchers. domain wiihin its wall and had a very large garrison all through the year. It had enormous dura. bility and was nigh on impossi- ble to take for anything but Kings and Emperors.

I - Slinglavelin Th~s 15 ba~~cally a thrown short spear empowered w~ th a log sl~ng to mcrease thrust power and range It was normally used In one vollev aealnst the ene- , "

my After slinging the javelin, the ChainArmOur throwersfought ,n melee. Apart from providing defense for your foot soldiers and knights in 2-Li0ht Crossbows battle. Chain. A wooden weapon that was easy

to use and quick to fire. It had a I - Chaincbteather medium range and limited a r This s a leather suit with strings mor piercing caoabilities. . - ,

of chains attached to make it 3-mebium~rossbow withstand slashes. This is the This weapon is made of wood

the leather and s~new. Althou~h easy to use class. it was slow to fire: It had a long

2 -Light Chainmail range and a good punch against

This is a lhaht hauberk madeof armor.

small chans that protected the 4 - ~ e a V y crOSSbOU) torso. This weaoon is a comoosition of

3 - Chainmail wood, irbn, and sinew. Easy to This is a hauberk madeof chains, use, but slow to fire. the cross^

The torso and arms are protect bow possesses a long range and ed by leather, thechest by chain packs a punch against

mail. mor.

4-TullChainmail 5 -Arbalen This a the full su~t made of small This weapon 1s madeout of steel chainscovennatheentlre bodv. and cumbersome to use, It is

very slow to fire, but it can hit 5-platebchainmail targets at extreme ranges with This 1s a full suit made of small excellent accuracy and armour chains covering all parts of the b o d ~ TO this armor plates have been added to protect parts of the torso.

crush Weapons Defensiue Tactics Advances in this f~eld of dead- Somet~mes defending is the best ly weapons will give a bonus to way to attack. Taking advantage light cavalry and heavy infantry of terraln and organizing your

armies correctly w~l l prov~de not I - Hanb AW only strengthen morale, but also This is the smallest of crush increasethehockscore. weapons. It is easy to use and also has slash~ng qualities that I-DtfensiveTcrrain makeiit an excellent weapon for This tactlc ~nvolved training units

Leather Armour Easy and flex~ble, the Leather Ar- mour provided a good protec- tion for all typesof units.

I - Soft Leather Thls s a leather sut softened by oil to let the warrior keep his mo- bility. It only stopped the weak^ est strikes i r pundures.

lighter units. to take advantage of defensive 2-~e~nforteb~eathcr terrain. It also included scout- This Is a leather softened 2-WarHammer ing and usmg specially prepared with so as not to hinder thewar. This is a light crush weapon. It is equipment.

easy to use and doesn't require rior in battle. It is reinforced with soecial training it is esoeciallv ef- 2 -llositional Combat paddineto give better protection " , , ~ ~~

ihctive against heavily armored ~htr'tactlc made i t easy to de- against blowsand punctures opponents and often used by in- fantry.

3 -mare This is a medium crush weapon. It 1s easy to use and doesn't re- quire special training. It is espe- cially good against heavily ar- mored opponents and was often used by infantry.

q - morning Star This was a heavy crush weapon. It was cumbersome to swing and required special training to mas- ter. It was, however, especially good against heavily armored opponents and often used by in- I."....

fend a smaller area by defending a chain of positions with earth- works and poles.

3 -missilcBarrage Archers dr~lled and d~ic~plined in releasng barrages of arrows or bolts onto the onrushing en- emes. The effect could be dev- astating and was much more ef- lect~ve that the 'fire-at-wII tactic'.

4-Drillebpikemen This tactlc involved tra~nng and dr~lling the Pike Men n units. These units could march into po- sition, stop, and become island fortresses in the sea of battle. Thev worked in souares and had

3 -BoilebLeather This is a leather su~t softened by 011 to let the warrlor and then boiled to make it stiff. It stops more strikes and punctures than 11s softer cousins at the expense of agillly, but is still ~nferlor to chain mall.

4-Rigib Leather Thls wai a leather suct softened by oil to letthewarr~orlitthema- terial, and then boiled for a short time to make it st~ffer, and then reinforced with padding. It was as effective as boiled leather but did not hamperag~lity as mu6 .

; - StalebLeather ,a,,vy. great stopping poker against in- ?his is a leather suit made by

5 -BattleArc fantrymen and cavalrvalike. taking small scales of first class This is a heavy crush weapon. It iscumbersome to use and need special tralnlng. It is especially good against heavily armored opponents and often used by infantry. Th~s is the best crush weapon.

5 -Unit Organiiation This was the changing of the masses of nfantryintoorganized military units. Instead of being a mob they worked in unison with much lncreaseselftciency

leather and boiling them for a very long time and then adding them together on padding. This IS the premier leather armor and more effective than even some chainmail.

Offtnsiue Tartics pierring Weapons I -Scalemail Learning how to command and Bplng a weapon mainly for Pike Thisisa leather suite witharmor attack is a basis for succeeding Men and Knlghts, the deadly plates added to it to give extra in banle. It will strengthen mo. piercing weapons will prov~de protection for the torso, b~ceps. rale along your lines and also in- bonuseslorthese units in battle. andthighs. crease theshock attack score. ,-long spear 2 -Banbebmail I - offensiueTerrain This was a ~tandard medium- An armored leather suite that has

~ h , ~ tactic evolved by training piercing weapon. It was easy to armor plates crafted in orcles the units to take advanfage of of. useand didn't need special tra~n- around the body. The protec- fensive terrain. 1, included scout. iy. It was also a good weapon tion isvery good, but it leaves ex- ing and using spedally prepared against a mounted opponent posed areas and decreases awl-

equipment. z-pike ity extensively.

z-rrontal(harge Th~s was anadvanced medium 3-HaIf3llatt ~h ,s tact,[ used the shock power pierceweapon. Itwas easyto use This is a chain mail suite with ar- of massed cavalry. but required special training. It plates added to give extra

was a very good weapon against protection for the torso, biceps. 3 -Rcserues mounted opponents. and thighs This tactlc ~nvolved keeping a small reserve at hand that could 3-Lance 4-platemail beused to [hange the balance at A lance is an advanced medium This isa plate mail suite whereall key points in the battle. pierce weapon. It is rather easy plates are put to work in unison

to use but the wielder needed with normal bodily movement. 4 -Dismounteb special training. It is a very goad it covers head, torso, biceps. and Knights weapon against dismounted op- thighs, while the rest of the body Includcd training knights as in- ponents and is therefore primar is covered by chain mail. fantryrnen. This made their em- ployment more flexible. The kn~ghts' superior morale and skill made them excellent multipur- pose units.

5 -Hierarchic tom- manb Thls evolved from the need for clear battlefield leadership. Now a hierarchic command system was implemented where each man knew is place and daobey-

ily used by heavy cavalry

4-polcAnn This was a heavy pierce weap- on. It was an excellent weapon against mounted opponents.

5 -Heavy Lance This 1s a heavy pierce weapon. It proved excellent against dis- mounted opponents.

plate Armour Heavlest of the Armour Tv~es.

5 -fullplate This s a plate mail suite whereall plates are put to work in unison with normal badly movement. It covers the whole body.

Siege Equipment In order to efficiently forcing walls and towers, Siege equip- mentwas built. Siege Equipment gives a bonus to Siege.

ingorders meantaquickandd~s- the Platewill give a defense bo- I -gatthngRam gracelul death. nus to Knights and Heavy Caval- hi^ the most basic ~ iece of

ry in battle. slege equpment. It consists of a largewooden pole which 18 used to batter down a secton of the

wall or if possible the castle e n ~ trance.

-Siege Labbers These are tall ladders that are raised against the castle wall to enable the attacker to owrrun the castle defenders on top of the wall.

I -Short Sworb Thisisthesmallestslashweapon. This one-handed blade is readily used wRh a shield for extra pro- fedion. It was the classical in- fantry melee weapon developed from the Roman Spaeta.

2 -Broab Sworb

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3 -Siege Towers This is the standard medium- of importao~e. There wheretall structuresin the damageslash weapon. Thisone- form of an armored siege ladder handed blade is easily used to- noble C U S ~ O ~ S that protected soldiers from ar- getherwithashieldforextrapro- Learning to act and rh~nk like a rhsr< tection. The broader and slinht- Nobleman is not onlv '--a,'--* .,,.,>. , ""~Y1 l""L ,

4-maagoar~ ly longer blade gives its wielder but will also increase the loyalty better reach than the wielder of ofyour nobles.

A Mangonel is a medium sized theshortsword. rrtrnll~t l17pn to thrnw ilrop I -DiuintRiaht= .- . - . c - - S

rocks against a castle wall and j-L~ngSworb Member5 ofthe nob~lhty enjoyed

break it. It can also be used for This is the supreme medium S W C I ~ ~ legal status and had im- throwina buminamaterial ordis- slash weaoon. This one-handed m u W from almost . . . - -. . . - - easestr;kenanhalsicorpses in- bladeisea'sily usedtogethwwlth authorities. They were also the side the castle to weaken the de- a shield for extra protection. he PrOteclor~ and arbiter o l those fenders. longer blade gave itswielder bet- whoworked.

S -Treburhet This is a large catapult used to throw large rocks against the castle wall in order to break in. It could also be used for toss- ing burning material or disease stricken animals/corpses owr the wall to weaken the defend- ers.

Slash Weapons Swords being one of the main characteristics of a true Knight, Slash Weapons has come to symbolize medieval warfare more than other types of arms. They give a bonus to Knights, Light Cavalry and Heavy Infantry ;" k>.,,..

ter reach and balance than the wielder ofthe broad sword.

4-Bastarb Sworb This 18 the most flex~ble medium- heavy slash weapon.This bladeis easily usedtogether with a shield for extra protedion if used one handed and will then have bet- ter punch than the long sword. If used two-handed, a shield is no longer an option, but the power 01 itsstrikes will rival those ofthe areat sword.

5 -Great Swmb This is the supreme slash weap- on. This blade is easily used two- handed; a shield is no longer an o~t ion. None but the areat axe

2 - Chronicle Writing This was often off~cial history wriling, but to call it history in a modern sense would be quite wrong, as there was no, or very little, critlque of sources. Most often this was the ideological propaganda of the medieval era.

3 -Romanticpoetry Romantic poetry had its origin in the tough consequences of for- mal marriages. Thus this form of poetry became an acceptable outlet of emot~onal and some- times erotic pressure.

4 -Hcraltq Heraldrv was a feudal '-*':+,,':""

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and the heavy lance Tival the developed by noblemen ildno . . . , . -. . . .- power of itsstriker. personal insignia on seals and

shields that came to be transm~t- men and crusader knights. The led to the~rfamilies. favor~te subjects of therr poems

were courtly love, war, and na- instruments 5-Obligenobksse H ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ , over trou. MusicpIayedalarge~artinmedi- The basic ldeolo~y of the noble badour5 became lprr .pntlp md eval people's l~ves. Medieval art-

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class. whch meant that certain finally became artists that pro. work, whether of nobler or peas- rules of hospital~ty, honor, and duced societal craique, ants, often depicts people with compassion, must be implled to songs about impious musical instrumenfi -partimIar- bea good knight. lecherous monks, and cruel no. ly stringed instruments (usually

harps or lute -the forbears of to- Popular Customs b'emen, day's guitar), and pipes (gener- hlany modern pract~ces have its 4-miraclCpIavs ally bagpipes). Medieval Europe foundations from lhe Miracle plays or mystery plays wasalivewithdanceand sonE. customs. This will give a bonus to loyalty mainly from the Peas- ants.

r -DivineDuties Most people dur~ngthe medieval werepeasantsand they rarely left

were a form of medieval drama that came from dramatization of theliturgy of thechurch. Evenlu- ally the performance was moved to the churchyard and the mar^

ketplace and soon became ver- , .

3 -Ballabs These were formal~zed, musi. cal stories, sung in a situation- al rather than a narrative style. Ballads were part of many tradiL lions. They were part literature.

the manor on which they were "acu'arin nature. and part music, b;t also part ed- born. People knew that their s - C ~ ~ ~ U ~ I S aation It was knowledge about life's work would be the same as 1, E~~~~~ the tradition of the world spread through tone their parents. They had a sense fertility persisted and word to people who could of place, and pride in that place well into christian times, >"here not read. was refiecled in adornment of carnivals reached lhelr peak dur- 4-~aShion clothcs the village church Religion and ~ n g the 14th and 15th century. L~~~~~ consump~ion has always thevillagegave the peopeasure Carnivals where deeply rooted in been part 01 show,ng one,s sense 01 identity and with It PsV- pagan superstitons and the folk- tus. ~~~i~~ the medieval time chological peace. lore of Europe and the church material lhke silk were used to

z - Jonglcurs eagerly revitalized them by c o n make elaborate clothes worn by nectinglhem to Saints.

IonRleurs evolved from the t r i b ~ theultra rich

a1 eiu!valence of bards and kept their traditions as news spread^ ers to the simple folk. The~r rep^

ertoire included dancing, mniur- ing, acrobatics, the feats of the modern juggler, snging,andsto- rytelling. Many were skilled in playing musical instruments.

Profane Art Maklng advances in this form of secular arts w~ l l increase the l o y ally ofthe Burghers.

I -Sculptures Fne sculpturing in done was e s ~ sent~al for the men and houses of reliaion, and such artifacts in-

originally cdme lrom the arir. creased the gloly and beauty of tocratic poetVmus~cians of Prov- buildings both public and pri- ince, many of wllom were noble- vate.

5 -UemarulPr Litemturt This was a new form of popular literature written in the national languages. Writers such as Dante Al~ghieri. Ceoffrey Chaucer, Francos Villon, and Christine de Pisan, opened a new front in 111~ erature and intellecrual life.

Religious people to read the bible and thinktheologically. 4 -f0mali$ebLitnray

f lefibility The refinement of canonira law

~ ~- ..".. .,".L ",..",, to interpret the Christian mes- been present but the intro. by some but as conservatism. sage, mostlyto avoid duction of the bible translations S -Jubilee within the Church. Ad- crlt~cal thinking took new paths These were large feasts or fati.

within Religious F1exibli- whlch would eventually lead up vals celebrating something l m ~ ity will increase ioyalty Irom Ihe to the reformation of thechurch. portant in the lifeola Saint or an Clerics, and at the same time in-

Reliaious apostle. crease your Piety.

I - Asrrtism Thismeant followingone's moral inclination with strict discipline. This was important to monks, but an-etism was viewed by the masses as a virtue in a clergy. man.

2 -Apostolicpovcrty It meant that the Church and the clergy, as well as the monks should live without temporal possessions, like Christ and the Apostles, and live from the tithes and the voluntary olfertngs of thepeopleThscalI~ngwaspure- Iv soiritual All the thtnes nf this

Stringency This was the current opposing Reli~ious Flexib!litv. Suooort~ , , ers i f these thoughts wanted to preserve the Church and central^ izethe spiritual power. Advanas within Relfgious Stringency will increase loyalty from the Clerics, and at the same time increme your Plety.

I - Clerical Ctlibary Clerical cel~bacv vias introduced to check the growing hab~t of bishops and clergymen to be^ queath church land to fheirchil- dren.

Schools In order to educate nobles and clergymen as well as research the foundations of the world, schools and unuersities were formed.

I - The SevenLiberal Arts Allows Library improvement The bask Increaser education In your realm has been dvided into seven branches of learnng to achieve maximum elfciency: grammar, logic, rhetoric, arith- metic, geometry, astronomy, and music.

u~ . .. earih belonged to the laity and 2 -Letters of z -monasticSchools thecivil government. tnbulacnrc Allows hlonasterv and School

3 - CrititalBiblc Letters oi ~ndulgence simplified imProVements.

lntcrprctaticm getting forgiveness for one's sins When the Roman Empire col-

ibis was an of -a process that kvas previously lapsed, formal education in

the bible that focused on other [umbersome and time-consum- WeSter"urooe collapsed with (hings than the official ing waiting in lines in the church $1. Monasteries upheld the few

often highly critical in tone and lor absolution, schools that survived.

voice of the off~cial church inter- - ~ h ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 3 - CathebralSchools pretations. Cathedral schools d~dn't exist at This ~nst~t~ i t ion was created to

4-~iblt~rans[ations keep the flockin line, to stop her^ euery cathedral, but rnanycathe- drals d ~ d becornecenters ofwhat

These were tmn<lations of the eSy, and to get people who had wewouldcall elementaryeduca. bible into local language, This misunderstood the Holv Scrip

t lon Education was often based made it possible for ordinary tUretowalka bener path. on old Roman texts, and over

time tended to divide into a con- centration on music (which Dre~ pared boys for service in the ca- thedral liturav) and arammarand rhetor~c (wkch boys to serve as parish priests or in the church bureaucracy).

4 -University Allows University improvement The medieval university was a community of scholars with the authority to confer degrees. The origins of the eariiest universities are obscure, but the University of Bologna seems to have risen from an eleventh-century center for the study of Roman law.

5 -Ambentic Dirciplincs The academ~c disciplines devel- oped from the existence of uni- versity faculties. The first was the faculty of arts, which includ- ed subjects as grammar, logics. math, philosophy, and astron- omy, and the Increases faculty divided into the subjects of law, theology and medicine. Thespe- ciai~zation of knowledge meant focus and status that improved prestige and knowledge output considerably

Spiritual Art Art was not only created to look good but fulfilled the ideologi- cal task of impresstng the mass- es with Cod's might. A negative aspectwas what such decoration was a waste of money during a time when the majority of the population lived in poverty.

I -Relics 4 - Taptmirs The monotheistic belief in the Tapestries became an important power of relics, the physical re- way to keep the warmth within mains of a holy site or holy per- stone buildings. Mainly Nobles son, or obiects with which they and clergymen used these, as had contact. 18 as old as the faith simple people couldn't allord itself and developed alongside it, them. However,simple folkoften Relics were more than memen- had better heat in their wooden tos. For example, the New Testa- cottages. men1 refers to the heal~ngpower of objects that were touched by Christor his apostles.

2-~usicIlotation s\lstm In the tenth,eleventhandtwelfth centuries, Composers and per- formers expanded the liturgy in a number of ways. New feasts were created (with their atten- dant music for mass and office), and newmusicwrinenforchants

S -Ertrauagant Decoration The extravagant decoration of many churches was impressive and used as a means to justify the power of the Clergy

Thought Logical thinking was known al- ready among the ancient Greek, and was rediscovered during the Medieval Are. ~ ~ U ~

of the church service. Moreover, I - ~ r i ~ ~ ~ ~ l i ~ ~ b ~ i ~ ~ the liturgical practice of the past ~ h , scholars of your realm have

was .. "pied . and 'pread lhrough found and digested Aristotelian statt notaflon. logics. Debating and discussing

3 - ChoirSongs its application is helping them

~~~k~ and wrote to structure and understand the

Choir songs. The songs where world. elaborate and a way of commu- nicating with God. Both Islam and ChristianRy used choirs, but Christianity took the choir song to new heights, as literally the wholesewicewas a Combination of choirsongs mixed with solos.

2 - Scholastics Based on the rediscovered Aris- totelian Logics the Scholastics of your realm use their reason and applied dialectic to study of na- ture, human nature and super- natural truth. It is oo~osed to . . mysticism, which distrusted rea- son and placed emphasis on in- tuition and contemplation. This is a very important step toward laterscientificmethods.

3 -Astrologg anb Astronomy AS the traditions of reason and intuition meet your scholars might pursue different research strategies within the bounds of thesamediscipline.

4 -nPturalphilosophy Until this day your scholars viewed knowledge as a complex combination of theology and ohiloso~hv, but now the bounds

Economg abuanct S Advances In Fconomy generally affects the your income. but may also be of arch~tectural or crafts- men art

Architecture Learnlng how toconstruct bulld. ingswas crucial when impressive cathedralswere to be built.

5 - GothicButtrtsses Gothic construction, particular^ ly in its later phase, was charac- terized by lightness and soaring spaces.

CattleHcrbing Herd~ng Cpttle was one of the primary sources for income dur- ing the Medieval Age. Advances made within Cattle Herding will provide extra aold for vour trea-

bf knowledge haveexploded and I -gasilican surr natural philosophy has evolved from the philosophical discipline Eh'UCtwC I - Chickens and is no longer severely con. AllowsChurchimprovement. Chickens are now common as

strained bytheology. Wooden roofs topped large ba- household animals among all silica Structures, in a continua- Deasants. This means better and

5 - Sdtnct lion of the tradition started by more flexible food, but also that he scholars of vour realm have theearly Christian barillca. peasants sold chickens for extra , ~ ~~

now accepted the diversification z-gricbork cash. ol knowledge. One branch, sci- ence, implies using reason and Structures 2-Goats experience to uncover the laws Vaults and ryl~ndrtcal structures Coats d ~ d not only provide the

of natore used in itsstructures without an- farmers with meat, but also with . . . . . . . . . . gularity milk and cheese. makin~ them

popular duringthe m e d i h l . 3 -Romanesque Uaulting

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soon be. ment. came common lood to Chris-

Romanesque churches includ- tians, ed massive barrel vaults. mak- ingmandatory thereinforciment 4- S ~ ~ C P of load-bearing walls in order to Pfovldingwoolforclothes,shee~ parry thelateral outward thrust. soon became an important Part

4- Cyltnbrirnl olthe medieval household.

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bloodstream and intestinal tract. poor The province is experiencing De-

Typhoid fever persists for three Appenbir 6 weeks to a month and can lead

creases agricultural production to death, and abandoning of land. People

prouince are generally pessimistic about Rtuolt Improue- their future and wages are fall- The peasants are revolting. Re- ing. volters and factioneers have tak- merits

en control of parts of society and By build~ng improvements in ~ ~ O S ~ L ~ O U S fight the current lord and his ad- the Realm provinces, you can in- The province is experiencing ''- ministration. This chaos is bad crease your gold, piety and pres- cwased agricultural production for the economy and the ruler tige, and clearing of land. are is rapidly loose prestige from his generally optimistic about their inability to put down these future and wages are rising. lains, bescqiption of Rich prournre Im- There is increased agricultural prouements: production, clearing of land, and a Required advances - Defines major investments in goods pro- ithat advances you need in or- duction. People are very optimis- der to build the improvement. tic about their future and wages Advances are found under your are rising rapidly. Realm Screen.

Required improvement - De- Smallp0~ f ~ r~es what other improvement The smallpox is spreading in j needs to be built before the one the province. Smallpox is a very described. contagious and deadly disease Effect - Describes what the caused by a virus. Of those few effect of the improvement will that survive many are left blind be. You can also point your cur- and scared by the small pox. sor on the improvement and wait

for a short while. The improve- Struggling ments from the building will be There IS Decreases agricultur- shown in a pop-up mouse-over al production, abandoning of window. land, and the degeneration of cit- ies. People are very pessimistic Arm0t-g about their future and wages are The armory was instrumental falling rapidly. in both producing armory and

technical complex instruments Typhoib Truer as siege equipment and cross- Typhoid Fever is spreading bows. It increased all sectors of through the province. Typhold economy. Fever is an illness caused by a Q Cast Iron, Black Coal bacterium named Salmonella ty- Smithy. phi. It is very common and can a Increases income. only be carried in the human

Brturtrg Tile Factory. bye works This was the large-scale use of a Increases Peasant 1°yalt~, This technique made it possible dictillerv and brewing techniques to color large amounts of cloth. to produce large quantities of beer, ale, wine, cider and liquor. a None. dJ Local Merchant Houses m lncreases income.

Cathtbral A Cathedral is a Catholic place

Civilian Harbor The civllian harbor was a prereq- uisite for large-scale export of finished goods, which improved the provincial economy. It also opened up the possibility to ship military units over the sea. Har-

This was the first step in bring- ing clothes production out of the home and onto the factory floor. Q Cloth Making

None. Increases income.

EfltnsiucRoab net of worship in size and bors can only be bu~l t in coastal This was an extension of the larg- prestige. It was a monumental er net of roads with junctions work of architecture, engineering L~~~~ ship ~ ~ i l d , ~ ~ and side roads connecting even and art, and was built only in the q the smallest village in one end of most imp0rtant cities Shortens trans~ort time. the province to yet another one out Europe. Q Gothic Buttresses. E T i l e Factory, Domed Church. m lncreases Clergy and Peasant loyalty, decreases income.

Cheese Dairy This process harkened back to

- Court of Justice Thls was a permanent court, which runs judicial business. It was an effective promoter of jus- tice and established the tradit~on of rule of law among the admin- iktratnrc

at the other end. a Road Building.

Road Net. Increased Toll income, short-

en transport time, decreases at- trition of troops.

Tishina W harf . - . . . - . - . the early days of farming. How- a None, ~ i s h l n ~ wharfs enable large-scale ever, in medieval the process of q None, fishing, packing, and distribu- transform milk into cheese be- m lncreases Burgher loyalty, de- tion. The income from fishing Came ~roto-industrial and made (leases income, increase chance and its satellite industries had a it possible to gain a large turn- of rooting out criminals snowballing effect on provincial over from such venture. Cheese economy. Can only be built in a was not only nutritious it was aI- bomea church coastal area. so more durable than milk. A domed church 1s the Chris- N ~ ~ ~ , a Cows. tian place of worship presti-

None. gious enough to have a decorat- Increases Income. ed dome as a roof. It was a sign

of high prestige and wealth not T o f t s f ~ Church only in the city, but among other Forestrywas the institutionalized A Church is the place of worship dioceses as well. Province must practice of woodcutting, hunt- and reunion in villages and small have a minimum income of 10 in ing, and the replanting of trees. It towns. It is the first building to order to build a Domed Church. was an economic boon forthose be built in a town, with houses DCylindrical Structures. both high and low in society. and shops around it. It was also E T i l e Factory, Large Church. O N o n e . where all people gathered for so- m lncreases Clergy and Peasant @! None. cializing. loyalty, one-time Plety bonus, a Increases income. a Brickwork Structures, Basili- decreases income. can Structures.

Robber Band 1s not bulb 'by the Q large Castle yield more and rlcanrr nrr iI,r\ farvunitsobersea\ It tannr~lb hp ~ I ~ I s USttrk5 clean ore was w e d 4 10 UFI: placrd ~n a coa~tat p rov~n r .~

Srhool player, but wrll appear ~n prov~nc- Medlum Castle

h: the glarrworks glassblowers i 1 . i ~ns t~ tu t~on t1d1nr.d yorlrlp er rvlth great unrcst g Increases he total number rn~lruments of prodlrcrrnn and Q None

produced glass based on a tem- rtprr rn s~rnple task5 llhc rt.,jri~n\:, a Monr. L, soldiers that can defend the meant r~ches for 1% owner Naval Harbon plate. Thls cornrnetccahred pm- m SmuRg,err c o u n t ~ n ~ and recltln! thr t>~t>lr

provlnre Coal Pt t k c r ~ a ~ e d cost for spa tranr dualon of all tarsw ware Th15 was the frrst ~ n r t l i ~ ~ t ~ o q in a D e c r e a s ~ ~ncorne, loyal- Yone 1 , 111 OG lass B ~ O W I ~ R p a ~ s lo atta~n h~pCler learn~nq I!

t . among all social groups and m*anflh I~CIP~SPS mcorne. m None Raab ntt rprrad the h a w instrum~rv for lncrpasfi rmnme.

Prestige Increases attnt~on A Large Church was the place of monastery ,) : v. h a ~p;.rse ser~esof roads unrlrr<lanrl~nq anr! k r n ~ l e d v e among troops worsh~p for Chr~sttan towns. It

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HillFmt was a slgn that the town wa5 er. non5 who worked and paved Roman mad5 lhal lay across Eu- hll ln~<tic Scbnolq

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bulldtng houseithe ruler and ha rounded a paltsade, ,p, In less rrnponant or prertl-

from r+=culrr i ~ f o dnd lived speed of tmvrl, h r~ f also tr?+ m O ~ p - t l m r P r r r t ~ ~ e bonus. In court It 15 the realm's most Irn-

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what!hw f ~ I t iva5 ~mportant None ceased lnrome Q Monas'ic School$ Increased To11 rnromv qhorr-

clslon. The Grand Palace 15 also a larFr area IJ Tile Factory, Church Small Ca5tk Q 'H111 Fort Increases Clergy and Peasant i ~ l e F ~ c ~ o r y transpnrt flme. fDcr~a5?5 at- ra,lPd and R41- a splendid showoff In luxury and

None Increaser qold Irl'ion Q! troops ele~ance g i v l n~ glory to the ruler I alty, one-time Piety bonus Ipy. ~t CQTIFIT'P~] of ;E IVFP rnotlr~d

and h15 dynasty Increaser the total number ,,, nc,,, money lrnbtrs RogelPost frlpped bv a stone trlwpr A pall

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S ,-.ased penalty for holding too Thls s.ructure conr~sted of a huge mdleva l sOclety. Here ln Q ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ' ~ ~ lent Ior and ~rl'orrnat~on for I f i ~ ~ ~ l p r ; r n d m H 1 1 F ~ r t

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Smithy cy ~ncre?red thr ~ e ~ d oi wvnq m l.one T ~ P m'. v ?~<truvenral In

was not only a gateway for new soldlers that ran defend the Research bonus, increar~r 171 currency ~nstead of bartrr wCeq bo'h p r o d ~ ~ r ~ r g larm~ng lnstru- advances, but abo ~ncreased province ine, one time Prestrge bonus the possrbrl~tv of sending armles exchanp~np, l a r ~ e arnomts of

Decreared for "ld- r n ~ n t s ~ n d WCdpDlX It ~ncrea~ed too rnzny deme\nr provlnr-

overseas Impraucb mine m rbium Castle goods Thls made Iradp :hp PPW al l sccfors o'eronomy

decreased Income a None T">c mproved m,ne war a large Tills struclure consisted of a reason for m o w lend~nq m Ironworks

m Naval Harbor venture that used a water drluen l a r g stone burEdlng (a keep) sur- Q local F.4erchant Houres Saumilf m Vane

m Decreases cost of trampor- whet to l ~ l t the ore and ro re- rounded by a smgle stonewakl m Y n n e I h~ \a111m11' clit and made a~tncreaser lnrorne

r,?tlon. move excess water from the pits. and a d~lch. S o r n e t l m ~ ~t also 10 rrrcreared ioyalfy form the p ld"~ h@m 1 0 ~ 5 1: Wr t lV !m. $ . muggIrrsUing ~ i ~ h , , , ~ ~ ~ b t , ~ g d a Percuss~onddl l~n~ had towers but not alwap rphers decreared loyalty from ~ r o b p d h e economy In Prm. ,, ,+, r,ller

Mrne Med~um Castle 1' P C t e r ~ y Increased Inromp, m ~ a n d Ved UP ~ b b l l c bu l ld ln~ +dxp5 a rd lcrlls less law Thrpvps o' tel orqan~zed them-

I n c ~ a ~ e s income. Small Cadle d ~ c r p x p d piety m Kon t

selves i n ganp with a h~erar- f ~ r l m ~ r t hanlr orpan~zed smup

Increases the total number nnual Harbar m Forprtry chy that enabled them to steal LaqcCastIt p l p ~ r 10 c~r~ i l rnvrn t f h ~ ~ e

1'1 sold~ers rhat can d e f ~ n d the 7hc r~ava' I ) ~ r b ~ r izas an erpan m Iqclea'P' Income* decreases Frt,f.:ldl roas that ,he ruler had more efficiently Thrr was a ma- 'i:i~s~!ruflure coml$ted of a very p problem for the ruler because large keep surrounded a dou- Provl"C' s~on of II< r~ i~ lsdn varrant ~t was m ~ n t s Id''' 'lme for Inprote- l ad nn thrm Th15 was ~ r r~ ta t~nq

nt cost lots of money to or~an l re bled stonewall and a ditch Four mht not only a ~ r t f w a v lclr new ad- for thp KIIIP~ who 10<1 needed m-

c~ry guards or hunt down and large stone towers stood at ~ t s h'ln~s arear old as human~ly, but vances. bu? ?l?n ~nrrcared the come 5 r n u ~ g I ~ f ~ A r n ~ 1s not bull!

e l~m~nate the robbers. H~ghway corners I?pre m l n s have been refinedto w s ~ h ~ l t ! r o4 s p n d ~ n ~ l n r ~ c anlll- by the play(sr, b l~ ! wll' a c t ~ ~ e r ~n

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provinces wfth great unrest B N o n e . Uniutrsitg Q None. 0 Increased loyalty Irom No- This societa instituton provldes B T h e v e s Guld. t e s and Burghers, decreased i n higher education, ~~~h~~ educa~ 0 Decreased income, de- come. tion was a prerequisite for higher I oased Prestige, decreased l o y ~ Thicucs Guilb clerical appointments. ally from Peasants.

In t m s of grrai need and after QU"ver5lty. Spinningmill major conllicts desperate men ESchoo l . Ths was the place where cot- and women went to the forests Research bonus. Increases ton and wool were turned i n to live by the land and trade \~lread of Advances, decreased to clothes and IaPeSmes. It was caravans and merrhants. This "come.

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more effective and profitable created unrest and made people than production at home. fear the highways, thus the ruler QCloth Making. often had to use his own reg l~ B N o n e . ments to hunt down these vill 0 Increases income. lains. Thiwes Guilds is not built

TemplmHousc Ths was a local chapter ol one of the religious m~lilary orders. Its members were supranational monks of war, but they also sup^

plied services other than martial. Their med~cal service was quite good and they also functioned a ia bank, lend~ngmoneyaganst

by the player, but will appear in provinces with great unrest.

None. 13 None. 0 Decreased income, de- r:,!ased Prestige. enhanced r~sk 01 be~ngassassinated.

TilcFartoq Heremanvworkers made tiles by

securities. putting the materal into moulds. Q None. Th~swas a very effect~vemodeol BMonastery. production and vastly ncreased

Increased loyalty from No- the production of tiles, wh~ch ; zs, one-time bonus in Piety, quickly became a dominant decreased income. building material

Thcatcr Q stone Pit.

Its roots could be found in an- g None.

cient Greek but the comedies lncreased income. decreases I ulding time for other improve^

and dramas of the anoents were nolcommon in medieval time. In later times professionals began ~ ~ ~ i ~ i ~ ~ (irounbs performing plays with more pro- The .,hlarch ~ , ~ l d ~ , , of In- lane content. Th~s f~rmly estab- spired large Iished a lradltlon lhat would be fields. Here the regiments could perfected in the days of Shake- muster and for war. speare. Demands a minimum of Q

15 ~ncomefromtheprovince. None. Q None. Increased troop speed

War Acabrmy Ths was not really an academy, but a loose network of compe- tent officers and warrtors. who trained worthy candidates. A province needs at least l 5 in- come to be able to build this im- provement. QTra~ning Grounds. B N o n e .

lncreased troop speed.

Watmnills Tlls was a baded wheel dipped Into a steamiiig river to let the force of the stream power a mill. The mill grinds the seed into flour w~thout the need for seri- ous manual labor. Q Water Wheel. B N o n e .

lncreased income

Winbmills This was a wheel equipped wrth sail to let the wind turn miIlThe mill ground the seed into flour withoul the need for serious manual labor. Q None. B None. 0 lncreased income, decreased i ~ l d i n g time for other improve- 11ents.

Appenbir H Crusaber Kings music Crusabcr Kings Main Thellie.

El Cib Rodrigo Dial de Vivar is often

as a Castilian military leader and national hero, ini- t~ally being a Mamluk slave sol- dier. He fought for a Castilia not ruled from Leon, but power-hun~ gry as he was, he saw no prob~ lem in fight~ng for, as well as against the Moors to further his aims. Heended up recognizedas Prince. His popular name, El Cid. comes from Spanish-Arabic 'as- s& bearing the meaning"LorC. The leaend ol El Cid war maan- lied b;theinfluenceofthe l i t h - centurv epic poem ol Cart~le. El c a n t a r d e k o ' ~ d " T h e Songol the C d

Ascorpioninthc sanb Saladin, a former slave-soldier of Egypt, often symbolizes the Musl~m response to the Cru- sades. According to the legend, Saladin turned the tide of the Crusade and fought two of the great: Richard the Lionheart of England and Philip Aogustus of France. Saladin s one of very few personages of the time of the Crusades who has managed to enjoy posil~ve descr~ption in both Western and Eastern soun-

Crarbes Chrualicrs The Arabic~Fiench comb~nat~on meaning "Castle of the Knights: IS one of the mightiest and most impressive Medeval Castla. The Knights of S1 John, who oc- cuped it 1142-1271. is also said to ilave built the C a s k At the peak of 11s power, the garrison of Crac des chevaliers housed over 2000 men and t s extensive un- derground storerooms held sup^

plies to withstand lengthy seges and blockades. In 1271 following a mighty battle. the Castle fell to the great Mamluk leader Sultan Baybars. The brotherhood of Cluny The mightiest Monastery in Chrislian~ty gave birth to &me of the most brilliant intellectuals of the Era. It was a virtual ideo~ logical think-tank and it grew to become a dominant power in pol~ticsowningvastlandswith its own vassals.

La Srrcnissima Venice - Once know as the Mer- chant capital of the world. lead^ ing the West in trade w ~ t h the Eastern market, Venice soon hosted wealth and power, and some of the most renowned merchant families bu~lt magnili- cent palaces and cathedrals, still ~mpressingitsvisitors.Venice be^ came one of the most important centresfor art and music. Dance with the reaper The bubonic olaaue. also known . .. as the Black Death, moved through Europe and with~n 5

es of history. yearsll347-1352) decimated the population by 25 million. It took

several hundred years for the population to recover from the worst plague ever to hit the con- tinent In the backwater of the Black Death came spiritual un- rest in the belief thai the Wrath of God had hit Christianity.

Warwithout cnb ltle Great Struggle between the Engl~sh and the French King over the French Crown; a war that continued for a little more than a Century with periods of peace in between. The fortunes of war and control over land changed hands many times dur- Ing the war. Eventually France managed to throw the English out of France. Hirtor~cally due to the length of the conflict, it has been named "The Hundred Years War".

Cross or crown Witha Eurooellamed bvcn~lwar andepcCrlsader, a brtiwrlvalry between the Chr~stian power, led by Pope Gregorius, and a man of noble descent, in the shape of the German Emperor Henry arose. The Emperor, unwilling to follow the rules inst~tuted by the Pope, war initially hum~liated and forced to travel through Eu- rope dressed like a monk to the Vatlcan in order to beg for for- giveness lrom the Pope. How- ever, the light did not end there. but continued unt~l the Emper- or grew stronger and linally got the upper hand in this dispute of power.