Waypoint: What got you interested in playing Crusader Kings II ? (This interview has been lightly edited for clarity.) It also draws trolls dishing out anti-Semitic comments, one of topics I covered when I chatted with Jonathan about the work put into his Jewish Kings mod. If Crusader Kings II already attracts a specific type of person, Jonathan's mod is even more specific. The online discussions surrounding the mod are fascinating, with other amateur Jewish experts weighing in with thoughts on his use of language, terms, and other elements of Jewish history.
(Jonathan asked for his last name to be kept out of his story.) His interest in ancient and Medieval history is what drew him to Crusader Kings II, an experiment in exploring his Jewish identity and applying lessons from some programming courses he's taken. Shahdom of Persia).įor rulers of kingdom-rank theocracies, kingdom-rank titles usually known as the Kingdom of X are instead known as the Theocracy of X for Catholic and Pagan rulers, Patriarchate of X for Orthodox rulers, Kingdom of X for Zoroastrian and Miaphysite rulers, and Kingdom of X or the appropriate cultural variant for Muslim rulersįor rulers of kingdom-rank republics, kingdom-rank titles usually known as the Kingdom of X are instead known as the Most Serene Republic of X.Jewish Kings, which intends "to make Jewish characters more interesting and historically accurate,"comes from 16-year-old Canadian high school student Jonathan, who goes by the name Gefilte Fish online. Sultanate of Mali).įor rulers of Iranian culture, kingdom-rank titles usually known as the Kingdom of X are instead known as the Shahdom of X (e.g. Khanate of Cumania).įor rulers of Arabic, Turkish, or West African cultures, kingdom-rank titles usually known as the Kingdom of X are instead known as the Sultanate of X (e.g. The Papacy, The Ecumenical Patriarchy).įor rulers of Altaic cultures, kingdom-rank titles usually known as the Kingdom of X are instead known as the Khanate of X (e.g. However, some of the titles are known as something else (e.g. Most kingdom-rank titles are known as the Kingdom of X (e.g. If that county's capital is a city or temple then the realm is a republic or theocracy respectively.ĭe jure territory of the kingdoms in CKII One of the counties in each kingdom is the capital and is normally held by the king of that kingdom.
Kings can be vassals of powerful emperor, but are more often independent rulers.
The ruler of a kingdom is usually known as a king. Kingdoms are composed of 1 or more duchies. Kingdoms are the second highest ranked playable realm.
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