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
or an opposing 
- Retire troublesome courtiers to a monastery as
or 
Dev 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
补丁
| 扩展包 | 伊斯兰之剑 • 罗马遗产 • 日落入侵 • 共和国 • 逝往神灵 • 亚伯拉罕之裔 • 印度罗阇 • 查理曼 • 生活之道 • 马上诸王 • 御前会议 • 死神索命 • 修道士与密契者 • 碧玉之龙 • 神圣之怒 |
| 1.02b - 1.05g | 1.02b • 1.03b • 1.04 • 1.04c • 1.05 • 1.05b • 1.05c • 1.05d • 1.05e • 1.05f • 1.05g |
| 1.06 - 1.111 | 1.06 • 1.06b • 1.07 • 1.07b • 1.08 • 1.09 • 1.091 • 1.092 • 1.10 • 1.101 • 1.102 • 1.103b • 1.11 • 1.111 |
| 2.0 | 2.0 • 2.0.1 • 2.0.2 • 2.0.3 • 2.0.4 |
| 2.1 & 2.2 | 2.1 • 2.1.2 • 2.1.3 • 2.1.4 • 2.1.5 • 2.1.6 • 2.2 • 2.2.1 |
| 2.3 | 2.3 • 2.3.1 • 2.3.2 • 2.3.3 • 2.3.4 • 2.3.5 • 2.3.6 |
| 2.4 | 2.4 • 2.4.1 • 2.4.2 • 2.4.3 • 2.4.4 • 2.4.5 |
| 2.5 & 2.6 | 2.5 • 2.5.1 • 2.5.2 • 2.6.1 • 2.6.2 • 2.6.3 |
| 2.7 | 2.7 • 2.7.0.1 • 2.7.0.2 • 2.7.1 • 2.7.2 |
| 2.8 | 2.8 • 2.8.1 |
| 3.0 | 3.0 • 3.0.1 |