The inability to expand also has the effect of preventing you from improving your tribal economy - you just have to sit on your small plot of land and wait for decades to make enough money for upgrades. So I just grows old fast and busy nurturing the next heir. I tried creating as many vassal kings as I could (preferably members of family) and I did briefly go under vassal limit again but then some kind of.

My vassal Kings keep having rebellions from their vassals and some even started wars claiming dejure counties from their neighbours. I've been gradually building up a global eurasion empire though upon death of my last ruler and under his sucessor my demense size was reduced and I was easily over vassal limit. Not only does this not make sense for a pagan, it is really not fun. As an Emperor of Britannia and Francia.with almost 20 Kings under me.nothing much I should do myself now. Never give a county to anyone not from your dynastyĭon't have children (someone else from your dynasty will in any case)Ĭontinuously revoke counties and redistribute them among your sons Since the vassal limit prevents you from expanding, you can only delay this inevitable process in several ways: If you’re a King or an Emperor you should never have more than two ducal titl. If you give any away their new holders will be independent so it’s usually desirable to just hold the titles yourself. But with gavelkind, this will inherently not work - even if you give two counties to a single guy, they will still be split between his sons a generation later, and thus will both count against your vassal limit no matter what you do. Answer: If you have a title of Duke and no higher, you’re free to hold as many duchies as you want. My understanding is that the vassal limit was intended to make players give more power to vassals, such as making super-counts and super-dukes.

Did you try playing as a tribal ruler? When combined with gavelkind, the vassal limit makes them unplayable, particularly petty kings who start with a very small vassal limit.

Crusader kings 2 over vassal limit