Useful Heretics

**Kawee** · February 13, 2009, 07:36 PM

Instead of sending my English priests down to Spain, I find they can gain very good traits just by standing at home. At first it wasn't so. But then I notice that it's all because of the heretics in my land.

It's a "one for you, one for me." kind of thing. Every turn, they convert some people, and every turn my priest convert some. It's pretty much that we feed one another. Soon, my priests get good traits like Beacon of Faith or Purger of Heresy.

Not sure how many people are already aware of this. But I just figured it out recently. Hope it's useful.

**Viking Prince** · February 13, 2009, 07:49 PM

Well, letting the heretics to continue will bring on the inquisition. It is your choice and may also depend on the level of difficulty you have set your campaign on.

It is usually a short journey to send the priests on mission and to then return them home as a cardinal. I also find it useful to have a priest within the field army stacks to help the general gain piety.

**★Bandiera Rossa☭** · February 13, 2009, 07:57 PM

If you keep doing that the inquisition will come after you. Hope your generals are pious...

**Kawee** · February 13, 2009, 10:20 PM

I'm playing SS6.2, and Inquisitors aren't doing much at all. That's probably why I don't notice them. But you're right. In Vanilla, inquisitors can be a real problem. In SS, I hardly care about piety if at all.

**Viking Prince** · February 13, 2009, 10:34 PM

Not really a grand vote for SS6.2 regarding the use of the church in the campaign games. What level of difficulty are you playing this on?

**★Bandiera Rossa☭** · February 13, 2009, 10:37 PM

Originally Posted by Viking Prince

Not really a grand vote for SS6.2 regarding the use of the church in the campaign games. What level of difficulty are you playing this on?

He is probably playing on Very Easy.

**Conquistatore** · February 14, 2009, 07:29 AM

You should kill the heretics in your homelands and go convert the holy land via crusades. That would be a better use of your clergy and the Pope will love you for it.