Quote Originally Posted by Tricky Lady
Perhaps that's true, but I still find the RTW Senate script a zillion times better than the Pope in MTW. I think I have played half a "Catholic" campaign (PBMs not included, that is), and I couldn't start a new muslim or Byzantine campaign quick enough.
You are so totally and undeniably right. SPQR may have their faults, but they sure aren't the MTW Pope. You reminded me how much I hated that! One time I had enough, so I started an English Campaign with the intent of making the pope as harmless as possible. Knowing that open combat will only unleash Superpope!™, I settled on assassinating him 86 times over the entire campaign. It became rather surreal after a while. Ex-commed... new pope... ex-commed... Catholic Europe didn't know what to do!