Crusader Kings II

[Chaotix]

So... my Genius Brilliant Strategist Sultan of Rum with all positive traits and two military skills, who was passing his time killing rebels...

Now, you're thinking I'm going to say killed or maimed in battled. Nope. He got plot-assassinated at the age of 22 by one of his jealous stepmothers. Threw the whole realm into chaos for two decades until his heir came of age, and it completely threw me for a loop.

It makes complete sense in-context of the game, though. When it happened I first thought "Why him??" and then I thought "Oh". I had been putting down a new decadent uprising every 20 years or so, with my decadence back up to 100% before I could even put down each rebellion. My kinsman the Seljuks of Persia had finally lost their own dynastic uprising, so the opportunity was ripe. This Sultan decided he was going to purge the entire realm of Seljuk rulers except for the royal family (it was getting bad - the Hashashin were starting to wipe out my courtiers). And he was successful - too successful, in fact. I guess imprisoning some of those half-brothers of his came back to bite him in the end.

None of his three sons turned out to be Geniuses or even Quick, unfortunately, but my new Sultan is a Grey Eminence, and pretty much finished the job his father started. AND married off all his stepmothers to get them out of the house. My jail had about 80 Seljuks in it at its peak.

So now my plan is to keep a dynasty consisting solely of my Sultan's immediate family, and imprison all brothers and their children upon succession to keep the family small. Unfortunately after a good 40 years as vassals the Seljuks of Persia have taken back their throne... I'm gonna have to find some way to get rid of them once and for all. I can't go back to having 100% decadence all the time.