A quick question to the unit list posted further up:

Does Pike and Halberd Militia only have 1 total defence? Doesnt that means that they drop like flies for any attacker? And the Halberd is not listed as a free upkeep unit, i tought all militia units was given free upkeep in cities with the relevant structures in place?

Im just finishing of the landrush in the first turns as HRE: grabbing the rebel settlements, crusade against tunis completed and have gotten bogged down in war against denmark (they managed to get stockholm before i killed århus..). Now the Venetians, Milans and Sicilly have attacked (taking Corsica from rebels on the road to tunis wasnt a very popular move..both milan and sicily have attacked several times) and i retaliated getting Venice and are now building up to get the two main milan towns (im at turn 14 now). After Milan is out i can focus on killing Sicily every 7th turn (the pope has to be replaced...even at perfect relations and ally he is a reall pain in the a....)

One fun epsiode as well: Had a mad scramble towards one of the baltic rebel towns against a polish army who tried to get there before me...i sendt the faction heir in and sieged ahead of the army since he was faster on horseback...funny thing is when the rebels sallied, they mostly got beaten down by my polish allies :)

Im now trying to consolidate a wacked ecconomy and since i expect all other factions to turn on me sooner or later i plan to fill the towns with free upkeep forces to keep cost down and have some roaming stacks with reinforcement heavy castle troops for added defence.

As for inquisitors: Wouldnt a comitted build of churces/priests keep them away?