How do you Role Play in M2TW?

**IrishArmenian** · 01-15-2007, 20:48

How do you role play in Medieval? Playing as the Sicillians, I mostly go for the dread. I use assassins so much I have a Head Quarters and many master's guilds too. I recruit assassins and destroy everyone in my path, starting with those who have defeated me, for to quote Mario Puzo "For the Sicillian, forgiveness is weakness in disguise. While pious, generous Christians, they must always have vengeance."
I want to get a feel for how everyone else implements role-playing elements ingame.

**Laconic** · 01-16-2007, 00:20

I go along with the general's natural tendencies. If he's high on dread, I'll execute and sack. If he's chivalrous, I'll either release or ransom. I also manage my empire according to the king's traits. If he's honorable, I don't attack unless provoked, lower my tax rates, pull any marauding campaign armies back, and curtail my espionage network. If he's devious...anything goes.

**Snoil The Mighty** · 01-16-2007, 00:36

I'll usually decide my ruling persona before I start the campaign. I going as the dreaded Rus right now but next campaign intend to run the HRE with a "Martin Luther a little early" theme. Most of my Catholic campaigns I was very good buddies with the Bishop of Rome but I'll be exceptionally antagonistic in this one.

**Laconic** · 01-16-2007, 02:58

Good luck with that HRE campaign. It's bad enough as it is, I've had all the neighboring nations except for Hungary attack me, and I 've had the pope in my pocket the entire time. Can't imagine what it would be like if the pope hates you.

**Snoil The Mighty** · 01-16-2007, 04:05

Originally Posted by Laconic

Good luck with that HRE campaign. It's bad enough as it is, I've had all the neighboring nations except for Hungary attack me, and I 've had the pope in my pocket the entire time. Can't imagine what it would be like if the pope hates you.

That's exactly what I am wondering. I'll go h/h. If anything noteworthy comes of it I'll pin it up on the door, er post it on the boards I mean. My intention is to ally with Russia, the Byz and hopefully 1 of either France or Denmark-both would be too much to hope. Hopefully, I can keep it from being a 360-degree free for all until Poland and the Italian factions are destroyed or at least emasculated. If you see a mod for Stuka divebombers pop up, you'll know I'm in trouble.........