I am playing a game now (early/English/hard) that I started with the specific goal of producing as many 6* (or higher) generals as I could. The first thing I did was make my king fight a bunch of battles to raise him to 8*. Of his offspring, I weeded out the lower quality ones (by sending them to honorable deaths in battle) until the heir apparent was a 6* with a good set of V&V. I also have all of my emissaries busy every turn marrying off my sons. On a side note, I am marrying my sons to Danish princesses wherever possible, hoping that if they ever collapse, I might inherit the kingdom.

Anyway, it's now 1210. My king is 9*, and it is a rare event that one of my sons is born without at least 5*, as well as very high dread, acumen and piety (crusades have helped with that) and good V&V. The only thing that I really want that has been eluding me is the Butcher vice (just because it sounds so cool). My generals are so kick-ass that the enemy keep routing almost immediately and I can never capture the thousand that I need to execute before they have all fled the field.

Anyway, I am up to my neck in Jedi and am at the point where I am leaving them stationary as governors because I have all of the combat generals I need.

Wha-hooo