When I was playing Crusader Kings 3 about a few months ago, something absolutely horrible happened. I discovered to my great joy during a casual run of Rome that you could, in fact, loot the Pope's hat and make it your own crown. I had it for just that one game and sadly the game updated so the Holy Roman Godking run had to be abandoned in the mid 1200's.
But the knowledge of this crown and the fact that you can acquire it has ruined the experience of this game for me. Look at it. Is it not resplendent? Is it not fetching? Is it not beautiful? How much more resplendent would it look upon YOUR head instead?
I could be playing as some random Han count on the far corners of the map and yet I will still feel it. The call of the Pope crown, drawing my attention to the West.
I must have the Popehat and I must put it on my head. It's a sensation I cannot endure. It's literally a crown on top of another crown. How does it get more crowny than that?
The reason for the Diplomatic Tech Tree's entire existence is to forge a claim on the Popecrown and to put it on my head.
In fact the Pope should just drop dead and give it to me already. This last game I took over his lands, imprisoned him, and publicly executed him for the beauty of the Popehat and yet RNG denied me.
Is there no other sure way to claim this hat than to claim it via forging and beat him in a war? I can hear it calling for me. I must have it. And if there's another sure way of getting it, I need to know.
Thank you in advance fellow Popehat fans.

But the knowledge of this crown and the fact that you can acquire it has ruined the experience of this game for me. Look at it. Is it not resplendent? Is it not fetching? Is it not beautiful? How much more resplendent would it look upon YOUR head instead?
I could be playing as some random Han count on the far corners of the map and yet I will still feel it. The call of the Pope crown, drawing my attention to the West.
I must have the Popehat and I must put it on my head. It's a sensation I cannot endure. It's literally a crown on top of another crown. How does it get more crowny than that?
The reason for the Diplomatic Tech Tree's entire existence is to forge a claim on the Popecrown and to put it on my head.
In fact the Pope should just drop dead and give it to me already. This last game I took over his lands, imprisoned him, and publicly executed him for the beauty of the Popehat and yet RNG denied me.
Is there no other sure way to claim this hat than to claim it via forging and beat him in a war? I can hear it calling for me. I must have it. And if there's another sure way of getting it, I need to know.
Thank you in advance fellow Popehat fans.
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