Non-Catholics get no or fewer General`s speeches

[Navaros]

I think the speeches are too corny to be good.

Plus they don't take into account the situation at hand.

Ie: Playing as Moors I had 3 low level units (including General's unit) being attacked inside a low level castle --- their defeat was inevitable. My General said something like: "Think about the horrible things they are going to do to your wives, then when you have thought on that, take up your sword!"

Kind of depressing that the General sorta made me feel responsible for the inevitable violation of women with not a darn thing possible for me to do about it.

[Sardo]

I caught my brother's French general concluding his speech with something along the lines of:

"And to the enemy commander, I have this to say - GOD'S BUM! I've dropped my last bottle! 'BUGGER', as ze English say! Somebody's going to pay for this!"

He may have had a drinking problem I suppose, but I didn't stay long enough to check that. One thing I like very much is the occasional whiff of Shakespeare at the end of some speeches:
"Now let's to it pell-mell - And send our enemies to fry in Hell!"

[Oaty]

The speeches were good for a while then an inquisitor had a barbe-que for king who had a comedian in his retinue. Anyways I haven't heard too many of the speeches but I'm guessing this line is'nt in "Now men let's get medieval on thier *****"

[Horatius]

No but I liked when my Crusader invoked images of St George in one of his speeches.

[Fratinside]

"We should feel sorry for their horses for having to support such boney asses"
-Venetian general talking about the Mongols

"Have you tried the peas? They are very small and green. You should try the peas..."
-English king

I must say I look forward to hearing generals speeches and I always listen to them. I was going to post the one about the pixies as I heard it too but Knodddy beat me to it.

[Subedei]

In the German version of the game I enjoy listening to [most] speeches too. I am playing the HRE and they have some mean & drunken Generals.

I am looking forward playing a Islamic faction now. I guess I won´t get the "where is all the beer at?" - question form a general.....

[SirRethcir]

In the German version of the game I enjoy listening to [most] speeches too. I am playing the HRE and they have some mean & drunken Generals.

I am looking forward playing a Islamic faction now. I guess I won´t get the "where is all the beer at?" - question form a general.....

Well, prepare to be disappointed.
As far as I can see, only the HRE has long speeches.
Well at least the English have just 'one-line-speeches'.
(I loaded an 'german' save game in the english Version and suddenly the English General has more to say than just one sentence.)

PS: Though the german HRE speeches sound better than the one in the english version of the game.

[Ii Naomasa]

I have been enjoying my French generals' speeches (some one lined, some go on for three or even four lines), even if they are all given in an 'outrageous accent'.

"I promise you loot, women, riches, glorrrry, uh... MORE loot, more women..."

As with Rome, it's the somewhat rarer, funnier traits that tend to win when it comes to speeches (I HAVE to bring my one prince that married a wretched Russian wife to battle to see if he comments on her), although I do still enjoy when I have to fight the HRE (who refuses to settle even though we barely engage each other anymore) and my generals go on about the 'sausage eating, beer drinking, Imperial pudding-heads'.

[Spendius]

I think the speeches are too corny to be good.

Plus they don't take into account the situation at hand.

Ie: Playing as Moors I had 3 low level units (including General's unit) being attacked inside a low level castle --- their defeat was inevitable. My General said something like: "Think about the horrible things they are going to do to your wives, then when you have thought on that, take up your sword!"

Kind of depressing that the General sorta made me feel responsible for the inevitable violation of women with not a darn thing possible for me to do about it.

Maybe your general had a trait about making bad speeches !

I have the French version and was pleasantly surprised about the quality of the voices, as well as the acuteness of the words.

[Deathboy]

My favourite, which I have only heard from the English so far is "...and I say to the enemy general 'are you lookin at my bird? Come over hear and say that!'

I love them, and I always listen to them. There are some really rousing ones as well, when you have a really good general.