Quote Originally Posted by Caravel
Slightly OT: You've reminded me that I recently experienced one of those civil wars where the monarch dies without an heir and the two factions contending from the throne are led by generals with royal blood. In this case I was playing as the Egyptians. First time that has ever happened to me also.
Really? I get them....well, not frequently of course, but I wouldn't say they're extremely rare in my campaigns either. I actually instigate those kinds of civil wars on purpose -- every now and then a good brother-vs-brother matchup is exactly the kind of shake-up my empire needs.