Becoming the Pope

**Warluster** · 12-31-2006, 04:14

Nope, the easy way to get heaps of Cardinals is to keep on the good side with the pope, and recruit hundreds of Priests, I have like 30 priests. And then send them off to Non-Christian lands in Flocks. What are Bishops in the game? I have about 2 Bishops!

**A. Smith** · 12-31-2006, 04:22

there are 13 bishops in the entire game, and when one "retires" (dies, turns heretic, gets elected to popedom, etc.), the game picks a new one through the best non-bishop priests in the catholic factions. the more you have piety 5+ priests, the more you have a chance of getting one.

for the papal elections, there are 3 "preferati" that every catholic faction gets to vote for when the pope dies. these 3 preferati are the 3 highest piety bishops. Then, everyone votes, and the one with the most votes win. you can obviously rig the election, and you always vote for your own bishop.

**Warluster** · 12-31-2006, 04:26

Cool, I have a bishop! YAY!I always vote for my own Bishop

**sapi** · 12-31-2006, 05:33

@Smith, sorry to tell you, but you're wrong there - you're talking about Cardinals.

A bishop is created when you train a priest at a city with a Cathedral, and they automatically get +1 piety.

**FuzzyBunny** · 12-31-2006, 06:32

Whats the difference between piety and purity?

**sapi** · 12-31-2006, 07:32

Piety is a priest's primary attribute (it determines whether they get elected to cardinal, prefaratzi and finally pope) whereas purity is another trait they can gain to give them names such as Bill the Rightious

**FuzzyBunny** · 12-31-2006, 08:31

Originally Posted by sapi

Piety is a priest's primary attribute (it determines whether they get elected to cardinal, prefaratzi and finally pope) whereas purity is another trait they can gain to give them names such as Bill the Rightious

Do those names do anything usful, or are they just cool?