Blood lines

[johnhughthom]

I don't even look at adoptees, automatically reject them all. To be honest I'm not really sure why.

[Havok.]

I don't even look at adoptees, automatically reject them all. To be honest I'm not really sure why.

Once playing as Koinon Hellenon, i used to accept mostly of the good FM for adoptions, result

my spartan bloodline eventually died, and the destiny of the empire passed to foreign hands, the sons of the adopted dudes(Which weren't -that- bad, but i mean, no royal blood on the leadership, no fun)

(Yah, there were a athen bloodline too, but it sucked balls)


Never ever again i accepted adoptions, unless i was playing as factions that its FM's weren't very good at managment, i then accept one or two for administrating the wealthy cities.



PS: One time i was playing as the Lusos, i tried to kill every FM that had bad traits(usually the grandsons of Tantalos)

making them go berseker against rebel armies, and hoping they would die on the situation, or win and get insane traits

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

They usually died

lol

XD

[Apázlinemjó]

When I have money and they have good stats too, I usually accept them, someone has to control my 'colonies' afterall. :P

[HunGeneral]

If they have good traits I accept them although ususally only as governors...
Only my FMs are allowed to command troops on the field of battle. Sometimes I even end up deciding who should be the new leader according to his victories and capabilities.

[Vasiliyi]

They have to be S/C/V for me to accept them in my romani campaign. Im ok if they fear blood, (too many Romans fear blood) because ill just send them to a school for 4 years. They end up being pretty good governors.

In my recent AS campaign, I found that I got a couple good adoptees and I quickly accepted. But if they aren't S/C/V, they aint marrying one of my daughters.

[Aemilius Paulus]

Forget Vigorous, that is about the most useless of the six primary traits, along with Loyal/Disloyal (usually, as AI does not normally go bribe-happy). Sharp and Charimatic is all that matters. Unselfish is also nice, as there are quite a bit of vices you can get in EB. Pessimistic matters a bit, but if you are careful, most of your generals will not go worse than Gloomy.

Note that there are 6 levels of most primary traits, including Intelligence and Charisma as witnessed in this excerpt of EDCT:

;------------------------------------------
; Section: EUROPA BARBARORUM  Primary Traits
;------------------------------------------
;------------------------------------------
;Trait: NaturalIntelligence
; o Far_Below_Average_Intelligence (1)
; o Below_Average_Intelligence (2)
; o Average_Intelligence (3)
; o Naturally_Sharp (4)
; o Naturally_Intelligent (5)
; o Natural_Genius (6)

Trait NaturalIntelligence
    Characters family
    Hidden
    NoGoingBackLevel 7
    AntiTraits NaturalIgnorance

   Level Far_Below_Average_Intelligence
        Description Far_Below_Average_Intelligence_desc
        EffectsDescription Far_Below_Average_Intelligence_effects_desc
        Threshold  1


    Level Below_Average_Intelligence
        Description Below_Average_Intelligence_desc
        EffectsDescription Below_Average_Intelligence_effects_desc
        Threshold  2


    Level Average_Intelligence
        Description Average_Intelligence_desc
        EffectsDescription Average_Intelligence_effects_desc
        Threshold  3


    Level Naturally_Sharp
        Description Naturally_Sharp_desc
        EffectsDescription Naturally_Sharp_effects_desc
        Threshold  4


    Level Naturally_Intelligent
        Description Naturally_Intelligent_desc
        EffectsDescription Naturally_Intelligent_effects_desc
        Threshold  5


    Level Natural_Genius
        Description Natural_Genius_desc
        EffectsDescription Natural_Genius_effects_desc
        Threshold  6


;Mod: EBMod001 - 4/15 : primary trait NaturalIntelligence
;------------------------------------------
Trait NaturalIgnorance
    Characters family
    Hidden
    AntiTraits NaturalIntelligence

    Level NaturalIgnorance
        Description Hidden_desc
        EffectsDescription Hidden_effects_desc
        Threshold  1


;Mod: EBMod003 - 4/15 : primary antitrait
;------------------------------------------
;Trait: NaturalCharisma
; o Far_Below_Average_Charisma (1)
; o Below_Average_Charisma (2)
; o Average_Charisma (3)
; o Above_Average_Charisma (4)
; o Good_Charisma (5)
; o Great_Charisma (6)

Trait NaturalCharisma
    Characters family
    Hidden
    NoGoingBackLevel 7
    AntiTraits NaturalDullness

   Level Far_Below_Average_Charisma
        Description Far_Below_Average_Charisma_desc
        EffectsDescription Far_Below_Average_Charisma_effects_desc
        Threshold  1


    Level Below_Average_Charisma
        Description Below_Average_Charisma_desc
        EffectsDescription Below_Average_Charisma_effects_desc
        Threshold  2


    Level Average_Charisma
        Description Average_Charisma_desc
        EffectsDescription Average_Charisma_effects_desc
        Threshold  3


    Level Above_Average_Charisma
        Description Above_Average_Charisma_desc
        EffectsDescription Above_Average_Charisma_effects_desc
        Threshold  4


    Level Good_Charisma
        Description Good_Charisma_desc
        EffectsDescription Good_Charisma_effects_desc
        Threshold  5


    Level Great_Charisma
        Description Great_Charisma_desc
        EffectsDescription Great_Charisma_effects_desc
        Threshold  6


;Mod: EBMod005 - 4/15 : primary trait

[Roka]

i usually accept them if i play as the romani, and they have S/C/V, but as other factions I only accept them if the royal bloodline is already safe