Is EU3 fun yet?

[Solmyr]

Once thing it's still sorely missing is the ability to give provinces conquered in a war directly to other people. As Austria, I smacked down the upstart Palatinate and wanted to return some of their Bavarian provinces back to Bavaria, but the only way to do it was to annex them myself first and take the infamy hit.

Sell the province to whoever you want for 0 ducats?

That's annoying, and you have to take the infamy hit even though you are liberating core provinces on behalf of someone else.

[DGuller]

How do you guys keep your head above water prestige wise? My allies keep getting in absolutely retarded wars that I don't want to get involved in.

Don't get allied if you don't want to fight in alliance wars.

[jimmy olsen]

Is there anyway to raise the legitimacy of a weak heir?

Otherwise it seems like I'm headed for a PU with Castile.

[DGuller]

Is there anyway to raise the legitimacy of a weak heir?

Otherwise it seems like I'm headed for a PU with Castile.

Nope, weak heirs will forever remain weak.

[jimmy olsen]

Crap, is there a way to break the PU without war then?

[Caliga]

You'll likely need to employ the deus ex machina tactic in this case. 

[jimmy olsen]

No.

I see three personal unions coming up, does that mean
there's going to be a succession war? Or am I reading it
wrong and I'm the one who's benefiting?

[Tamas]

Why the flying fuck do you have so many RMs dude? If my monarch has low authority and/or a weak heir, I don't accept any RMs, except maybe for a couple of very weak countries who would not dare claim my throne. Adopt to the expansion, dude. It's no longer spamming-RMs-time like it used to be.

[jimmy olsen]

Why the flying fuck do you have so many RMs dude? If my monarch has low authority and/or a weak heir, I don't accept any RMs, except maybe for a couple of very weak countries who would not dare claim my throne. Adopt to the expansion, dude. It's no longer spamming-RMs-time like it used to be.

I had a strong heir for a long time. He died and got replaced by this chump.

[DGuller]

Crap, is there a way to break the PU without war then?

Once you're in PU, you have to wait for the guy to croak.  However, until that happens, can't you just break the royal marriage with Castille?  I've never been in that situation, so I don't know what happens.

[dps]

Why the flying fuck do you have so many RMs dude? If my monarch has low authority and/or a weak heir, I don't accept any RMs, except maybe for a couple of very weak countries who would not dare claim my throne. Adopt to the expansion, dude. It's no longer spamming-RMs-time like it used to be.

Heck, even without HttT, I don't like to have too many RMs.  If you're not careful, you end up either taking stab hits for entering wars your allies start, or having to dishonor the alliance.

[ulmont]

Crap, is there a way to break the PU without war then?

Make sure your relations with Castile are low before your monarch dies, and then I believe the PU will break on monarch death.

[Drakken]

Crap, is there a way to break the PU without war then?

Once you're in PU, you have to wait for the guy to croak.  However, until that happens, can't you just break the royal marriage with Castille?  I've never been in that situation, so I don't know what happens.

AFAIK breaking the RM will change nothing, as the "heir" is already born.

The only thing you can do is cross you finger for that your Monarch procreate and gets an Heir with a strong claim before he dies, or that Castille's Prestige gets so low that a Palatinate noble gets on the throne in its place.

[Drakken]

Why the flying fuck do you have so many RMs dude? If my monarch has low authority and/or a weak heir, I don't accept any RMs, except maybe for a couple of very weak countries who would not dare claim my throne. Adopt to the expansion, dude. It's no longer spamming-RMs-time like it used to be.

I had a strong heir for a long time. He died and got replaced by this chump.

You got unlucky. Tough luck.

[Drakken]

No.

I see three personal unions coming up, does that mean
there's going to be a succession war? Or am I reading it
wrong and I'm the one who's benefiting?

Nah, you have two Personal Unions in your benefit coming without succession wars, unless of course they get an Heir and it survives long enough to get on the throne. However, if his claim is weak you can still claim the throne. 

If a succession war was coming it would read "Succession war between xxx and The Palatinate".

I see also that a Pretender will rise at your Monarch's death. If you are lucky enough it might seize your lands before the Spaniards arrive, take the throne, and break off the PU.