There’s a hierarchy, you see, and with each rank, you get more abilities that represent your growing power. When you join a society like Lucifer’s Own, you start on the lowest rung on the ladder. To seal the deal we have some very spooky sex while Satan presumably watches from inside the closet. There are messages smeared across my bedroom in blood, cryptic notes and eventually a representative, the Queen of Scotland no less, arrives to tell me that I’m in the club. Over the course of a year I get closer and closer to joining the cult. That’s how members of Lucifer’s Own let you know that they like you. She gives me a leather pouch with some chicken in it. And that’s why I, Duke Laszlo of Transylvania, find myself discussing the inadequacies of God with an eccentric crone, a witch, in my castle. Less unpleasant secret societies can be joined immediately, but if you fancy dancing around with goats and murdering people in the name of the Dark Lord, you’ve got to prove yourself a bit. Curses, demonic possession, unholy impregnation – all the horrible highlights. Most faith groups get their own version of a dark, underworld religion, from Kali worship to serving Hel and the Jotuns, and the more you spread their influence, the more power you get. Though more rooted in history than the Sunset Invasion expansion, which allows the Aztecs to invade Europe, there are still plenty of weird novelties, especially if you go down the seductive path of worshipping devils. These sects offer new ways to interact with the religious side of medieval society and for the adventurous can offer strange powers, forbidden knowledge, and the ability to champion heretical religions. You can join a variety of societies, including monastic orders, secret organisations and devilish cults.

Ostensibly, Monks and Mystics is all about opening up new roleplaying possibilities in regards to faith.

Crusader Kings 2 has always had a bit of a dark side, but with the new Monks and Mystics DLC, it’s been cranked up to 666. Last night I ate my cousin because the Devil told me to do it. I’ve been hanging around with a bad crowd, staying up all night, attending weird orgies and torturing rivals until they embrace the teachings of Lucifer.

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