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Sons of Abraham (SoA) is the fifth major expansion for Crusader Kings II, released on November 18, 2013, alongside patch 2.0.
It gives further depth to the three Abrahamic faiths; Christianity in particular, but has also added some content for Muslims; Jewish non-nomadic rulers become playable.
Main featuresEdit
Papal mechanicsEdit
- College of Cardinals to elect the Pope
- Pope that you supported can give you money, free invasions/excommunications/divorces
- You can request Crusades!
- Opinion maluses for each request to Pope
- Exclusive to Catholics and Fraticelli
Holy ordersEdit
- Two new Catholic orders (Calatrava and Santiago)
- Everybody gets holy order (Immortals confirmed for Zoroastrians)
- Characters from court will join (like Varangians)
- You can borrow from them (like historical Templars were bankers)
EventsEdit
- 300+ new ones
- Some are patch, some are DLC
- Patch: events that start Crusades/Jihads/etc
- Flavor events for Abrahamic faiths
MiscEdit
- Pilgrimages to holy places for Catholics
- Play as a Jewish lord and restore the kingdom of Israel
- Pick sides in Islam as a rationalist Mutazilite
or an opposing Ashari 
- Retire troublesome courtiers to a monastery as monk
or nun 
Dev diariesEdit
Main article: Developer diaries
All developer diaries about the Sons of Abraham expansion and patch 2.0.
| No. | Title and Link | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The College of Cardinals | Covers the introduction of the College of Cardinals. | 2013-10-22 |
| 2 | Holy Orders, Heresies and More | Discusses new mechanics for holy orders and heresies, as well as new decisions for Muslim rulers. | 2013-10-29 |
| 3 | Jews, Pilgrims and Events | Discusses the new Jewish religion and the pilgrim decision and events. | 2013-11-05 |
| 4 | Patch 2.0 | Discusses the free changes in the 2.0 patch. | 2013-11-12 |
| 5 | One Feature a Week | Mini-feature teasers in the days leading to the Sons of Abraham release. | 2013-11-18 |
| 6 | Post Mortem Dev Diary | Discusses the Son of Abraham DLC post-release. | 2013-12-11 |
ReferencesEdit
Expansions
