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Tinto Flavour #6 - 14th of February 2025 - Bohemia

Hello, and welcome one more week to Tinto Flavour, the happy Friday when we take a look at the content of the new, super-secret Project Caesar. Today we will be travelling to the Kingdom of Bohemia, a charming place that is worth setting video games in…:

"Charles IV, King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor, had a long and successful reign…

The lands of Bohemia are a territory inhabited by Slavs in the heart of the Germanic Holy Roman Empire. After a long period under the Přemyslid dynasty, the current de Luxembourg rulers may tighten the ties the country has with the Empire, although King Jehan the Blind de Luxembourg is more Francien than German, having been educated in the royal court of Paris.

Keeping both the Nobility and the common folk satisfied under a foreign King, and navigating the political intricacies of the Holy Roman Empire will prove a hurdle for anybody. Fortunately, Bohemia is a strong Kingdom, but will it succeed in its ambitions?"

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As usual, please consider the UI, 2D and 3D art as WIP.

Here you have the lands of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia:
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You might notice some location and country changes… More about that at the end of this post!

Bohemia starts in a very interesting diplomatic situation:
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From top to bottom: Rivals, Enemies (Rivals are the countries chosen by the player, while Enemies are the countries that chose our country as a Rival), Wars, Embargos, Subjects, and Alliances.

Here is a clearer view using the Diplomatic map mode:
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Jehan ‘the Blind’ is Count of Luxembourg, his inherited and main title; King of Bohemia, after his marriage with Elizabeth Přemyslid, the last princess of that dynasty; and Duke of Wrocław and overlord of Silesia, after his agreement with King Casimir III of Poland on the Treaty of Trentschin, in 1335. His heir is his son Charles, who rules over Moravia. You can also notice that Lower Bavaria is your ally, and all the countries involved in the ongoing Teuton-Polish War. As usual, take the map as WIP, as we’ve already internally discussed that the colouring needs to be improved, to portray better the diplomatic situation shown above.

Bohemia starts with a unique government reform, the ‘Bohemian Commonwealth’:
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It also has a couple of unique Estate Privilege. The ‘Inaugural Diplomas’ were granted by King Jehan in 1311, after he acceded to the throne:
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While ‘Ius Teutonicum’ is a privilege for the Commoners, it represents the German settlements across the country:
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This privilege can be coupled with the ‘Invite German Settlers’ that we mentioned in Tinto Flavour #1, making for a strong combination if you want to grow the population of your country.

As a side note, the Parliament of Bohemia has a flavour name, that we added following your feedback in Tinto Talks #41:
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Let’s take a look at some of the unique advances of Bohemia, now. The first unlocks a unique unit, the ‘Wagenburg’:
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We also have advances for later ages, such as the famous ‘Bohemian Crystal’ in the Age of Discovery, or ‘Bohemian Thaler’ in the Age of Reformation:
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Let’s take a look now at the narrative content for Bohemia because it is very interesting. The main historical event of the period probably is the Hussite Wars, which we’re representing with a Situation:
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The situation may trigger around 1400, with this event initiating it:
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These are the two options:
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If the player selects the first, Bohemia will convert to Hussitism:
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Jan Hus will be a character appearing in the game and founding this religion, but we will talk about him in a future Tinto Flavour devoted to another situation, the ‘Western Schism’.

The Pope will be able to declare a Crusade to restore Catholicism in Bohemia with a follow-up event, and the Hussite Wars will start after that:

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I triggered the situation from the console, so we obviously have some weird behaviors here with the countries called to arms, the leaders, etc.; please take this panel as a ‘template’ of how the situation will look like when triggered organically in a regular gameplay.

Apart from the side of the situation (Defender of Rome and Defenders of Bohemia), and their respective leaders, there are a few actions that can be performed by Bohemia through the situation:
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The currency that you have to pay to perform these actions is called ‘Religious Influence’. We will talk more about it in the future Tinto Talks devoted to Catholic and Protestant religions.

More content and events will trigger during the situation. And, finally, these are the conditions that may end the Situation, either with a Catholic or a Hussite victory:
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The 30 years that the situation may last is subject to future balance, as usual.

Let’s take a look now at some of the Bohemian Dynamic Historical Events:

‘Maiestas Carolina’ is an event that unlocks a unique policy of the same name for the Legal Code law, if the first option is selected:
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There will be the option to found a University in Prague:
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And also to sponsor an artist to craft a new fancy crown:
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You may notice that King Jehan wears a fancy, new crown, compared with the previous event. The name of the country will also change to ‘Crown of Bohemia’, and the ‘Crown of Saint Wenceslas’ will be created as a ‘Regalia’ work of art.

Last, but not least, I think that I might be willing to get a cold beer after this Tinto Flavour:
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Pivo, prosím!

…And much more content will be available for Bohemia, but that’s all for today! I won’t be available for the replies, but my fellow coworker @Roger Corominas will be replying instead of me. For next week, we will have the HRE Tinto Maps Feedback on Monday, and next Friday’s Tinto Flavour country will be Bavaria. Cheers!
 

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Why would you take align with the radicals?
 
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Why King Jehan?
His name is either Johann in German, Jan in Czech or Jean in French.
So why use the old spelling of Jean? I have never ever heard or seen anyone call him that.
 
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but since 1332 there supposed to be a truce until 1343

suggestion: maybe do a DHE in 1343 where Poland has a choice between relinquishing cores in Pomeralia and Chelmno in exchange for Kuyavia and Dobrzyn(which are owned by the teutons) or to continue the war or status quo?
That would be an idea.. We'll see what we can do about it. As it's something that involves multiple countries we may do it multiple passes.
 
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Are events scripted to only affect specific countries opinion of you or do some events work in a radius? Since there are so many countries, if you opt to change religions via an event, it should technically affect the opinion of 50+ catholic countries next to you in the HRE.
Some work on specific countries, other affect all around you.
 
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Few questions:
1) What determines ones primary title?
2) IIRC, there are some Přemyslids left in Silesia, how plausible is it to get one of them on your throne?
3) Relatedly, how does Bohemian succession work? Traditionally Bohemia had something like an elective monarchy as I understand, is that represented in-game?
4) If Luxembourg held on to the Bohemian Crown and managed to integrate it as the senior partner, would they keep the electorate (and get at least some Bohemian flavour?)
1. Currently something being work on, as there were some weird things happening with it
2. They are the starting rulers of a couple of countries, so as long as you play well your political marriages it is possible.
3. It is currently hereditary
4. Some would still be present, other is tied to the BOH tag
 
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I admit I’m not an expert in Czech history, but I have a couple of notes.

- Will there be flavour for the League of Lords? Feels very relevant to early game Bohemia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/League_of_Lords
- Why does Hussitism instantly become the official religion of Bohemia? I’m pretty sure that’s not what historically happened. Shouldn’t it be more of a civil war that other countries get involved in? Then again, it’s hard to create flavour for the complex chain of events regarding Wenceslas’ and Sigismund’s reigns…
1. Not right now, but it's also something I'd like to add
2. It doesn't instantly, it's just in one of the options and only converts the country (i.e. the estate), not its population
 
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Looks good, just a minor thing: I belive Jehan was not blind yet in 1337. He did lose one eye that year but still had sight until 1340 when he lost the other.

Might be an opportunity for an event?
 
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I hope there will be Skalitz and Kuttenberg :D
 
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There are some mistakes in names of Silesian duchies, that were already pointed out in the Poland Tinto Maps Feedback thread.

Should I wait patiently, as fixing that is on the to-do list, or should I repeat it/point out where it is, as it got lost in the long thread?
Silesia in theory has already been reviewed. If we missed something please point it out again.
 
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1. There's specific things of the congress of Visegrad for Hungary and Poland
Including the economic embargo on Austria, I assume?
2. Hungary has other things
But with similar effects, right?
3. Wagenburg is exclusive for Bohemia
I think it should be available for all Hussites tbf
5. That's actually not Jan Hus ;)
Jan z Rožmberk perhaps?

And what about the crown?
 
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