Sons of Abraham

Sons of Abraham

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Type

Expansion

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Release date / Patch

2013-11-18 / 2.0

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Store: Expansion

Paradox / Steam

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Store: Music pack

Paradox / Steam

Crusader Kings II: Sons of Abraham expansion feature spotlight by CK2's game director Henrik "Doomdark" Fåhraeus.

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 features

Papal mechanics

• 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 orders

• 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)

Events

• 300+ new ones
• Some are patch, some are DLC
• Patch: events that start Crusades/Jihads/etc
• Flavor events for Abrahamic faiths

Misc

• 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 diaries

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

References

Downloadable content

Expansions

Sword of Islam • Legacy of Rome • Sunset Invasion • The Republic • The Old Gods • Sons of Abraham • Rajas of India • Charlemagne • Way of Life • Horse Lords • Conclave • The Reaper's Due • Monks and Mystics • Jade Dragon • Holy Fury

Other DLC

Ruler Designer • Customization Pack • Europa Universalis 4 Save Converter • Graphical DLC • Music DLC

Patches

Base version

1.02b • 1.03b • 1.04 • 1.04c • 1.05 • 1.05b • 1.05c • 1.05d • 1.05e • 1.05f • 1.05g

Sword of Islam

1.06 • 1.06b

Legacy of Rome

1.07 • 1.07b

Sunset Invasion

1.08

The Republic

1.09 • 1.091 • 1.092

The Old Gods

1.10 • 1.101 • 1.102 • 1.103b • 1.11 • 1.111

Sons of Abraham

2.0 • 2.0.1 • 2.0.2 • 2.0.3 • 2.0.4

Rajas of India

2.1 • 2.1.2 • 2.1.3 • 2.1.4 • 2.1.5 • 2.1.6

Charlemagne

2.2 • 2.2.1

Way of Life

2.3 • 2.3.1 • 2.3.2 • 2.3.3 • 2.3.4 • 2.3.5 • 2.3.6

Horse Lords

2.4 • 2.4.1 • 2.4.2 • 2.4.3 • 2.4.4 • 2.4.5

Conclave

2.5 • 2.5.1 • 2.5.2

The Reaper's Due

2.6.1 • 2.6.2 • 2.6.3

Monks and Mystics

2.7 • 2.7.0.1 • 2.7.0.2 • 2.7.1 • 2.7.2

Jade Dragon

2.8 • 2.8.1