Forcing the natives to convert

[Grond]

I was trying to discover the rate of conversion when you stick a bishop in a heathen country. With 7 bishops, one of whom was 3 star and the rest 0 star, the jump was 14% in one year (from 32% to 46%), the initial year. In a subsequent year, there was only about a 7% change.

Anyone else know what the numbers are? Does the number of stars affect ANYTHING or is that simply a reflection of difficulty to assasinate? I don't know how to raise the valor of a bishop, nor do I see application if you did manage to do that.

Now, those numbers on top might be wrong or skewed, but I didn't have time to do more experimentation with it. When I put 4 bishops in Livornia, the AI sent 3 more foreign bishops in, as well. This clustering of bishops also occurred in Antioch, when I sent in 4 bishops; 4 more bishops from factions which were NOT adjoining the land (nor did they seem to have any interest) appeared the next turn. Sure, they all work for the same church, but allied to governments with very different agendas, so I was puzzled about that one.

[yesdachi]

I don’t think stars affect conversion rate but they do make it more difficult for an assassin to kill them.

[Patron]

Someone should start a game, train 4 bishops and save, then send one bishop to a known 100% muslim province, click next turn and record teh converts in %, then reload and send 2 etc..

[DukeofSerbia]

Catholic Bishop - Orthodox Priest - Muslim Alim - 2%
Catholic Cardinal - Orthodox Bishop - 5%

[NodachiSam]

Thanks for looking DukeOfSerbia

[Sir Chauncy]

Actually the stars also affect their ability to negotiate with people too. At the beginning of the game, before everyone has started to turn against you, bishops and people of that nature carry a little more clout that normal emisaries. I don't know if being of the same religion as the faction you are talking too helps but it would be interesting to know.