Tamur
11-12-2004, 21:46
While I was doing the research for diplomatic influence, I noticed an odd but consistent phenomenon. Bribe cost is, in most cases, directly and inversely affected by public order.
Here's a few numbers, with exactly the same town conditions except for public order. Each of these is the cost to bribe the same settlement, but with variation in public order.
Base Bribe: 8482 -20% public order: 9582
Base Bribe: 5782 -20% public order: 6882
Base Bribe: 8628 -20% public order: 9728
Base Bribe: 7734 +10% public order: 6234
So we could guess that 5% public order is worth 275 denarii, and that more order equals an easier bribe.
BUT...
Base Bribe: 5740 +5% public order, +12 population, +3 income: 5748
Base Bribe: 4136 +100% public order, +12 population, -456 income: 3607
These last two were pre- and post-seige numbers, so apparently seiges have a heavy and not yet understood affect on bribe cost.
Here's a few numbers, with exactly the same town conditions except for public order. Each of these is the cost to bribe the same settlement, but with variation in public order.
Base Bribe: 8482 -20% public order: 9582
Base Bribe: 5782 -20% public order: 6882
Base Bribe: 8628 -20% public order: 9728
Base Bribe: 7734 +10% public order: 6234
So we could guess that 5% public order is worth 275 denarii, and that more order equals an easier bribe.
BUT...
Base Bribe: 5740 +5% public order, +12 population, +3 income: 5748
Base Bribe: 4136 +100% public order, +12 population, -456 income: 3607
These last two were pre- and post-seige numbers, so apparently seiges have a heavy and not yet understood affect on bribe cost.