Piety discussion...

[keet]

Of all the attributes in the game this one tends to confuse me the most. I can see how it can affect a catholic ruler trying to avoid an inquisitor or affecting a crusade or jihads participants, but is there more to it?

Playing a muslim you do not worry about inquisidors and I seldom, if ever use crusades or jihads.

So is there any other benefit of having a high piety score?

Piety increases loyalty but troops do that easy enough.

I don't mean to sound critical but is there something I am missing?

Lastly, if you are a low piety muslim, should you make alims instaed of imams as imams increase zeal and wouldn"t that be bad for a low piety ruler?

[Gaius Julius]

keet

Let me ask you this: "To keep a zealous province's loyalty high, what costs you less, a governor with high piety, or having to create military units to ensure loyalty?"

If as you say imams increase zeal, then this would definately be bad for a low piety ruler. In a province which is very zealous, a low piety ruler would not have a very loyal following.

This could inturn lead to revolts.

[Kraxis]

Quote[/b] (Gaius Julius @ Jan. 08 2003,22:45)]If as you say imams increase zeal, then this would definately be bad for a low piety ruler. In a province which is very zealous, a low piety ruler would not have a very loyal following.

This could inturn lead to revolts.
Yup, religious revolts can happen quite fast, and they are armed well. Expect Nizaris in large numbers.

[Exile]

Crusades can be very useful.
-in the early era, they give you some excellent units otherwise not available.
-you can attack a prov not bordering one of yours
-if your neighbor is building up a large army on a border prov, you can steal some of their troops - the AI uses this to great effect.

I've never used a Jihad, but at least the first item listed above would apply to them as well.

[Hosakawa Tito]

Does the governor's piety also have an affect on the rebelliousness of the province or just the faction leader?

[Exile]

The governer's piety has an effect. I beleive a low piety governor may even cause a penalty in a high zeal prov - not 100% sure on that point, but it definitely works the other way.