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    Default Some negative trait ideas for Rome

    I have some idea for some very historically realistic common negative traits

    Divorced-With this man's luck with women what man would follow him into battle? Less likely to have children ((very realistic for Rome))

    Satirist-People don't like being told how that their way of life is wrong, no matter how much divergence it has gained from the way of the ancestors -3 to influence, 10% less likely to win offices

    Wife is an actress-Every Legionary has seen this man's wife performing, why has it not occured to this man to marry within his station? 10% less likely to win senatorial offices

    Speculator-What type of man invests in slaves when there are citizens to hire?!!!! -5 influence, +15% to trade income, +15% to farming output, +5 to squalor

    Mocks the Gods-"Why does this man publicly declare that the Gods are fake? Before his soldiers right before battle?" +10% to chances of gaining office, -1 Morale to all troops on the battlefield, -1 influence

    Traditionalist-"This man has not only made all men hate him for excorciating their current values, but also all ladies hate him by insisting they should be in the hosue instead of in their shops and their professions, he furthermore regularly insults anyone engaged in trade, or lending, or anyone not born to their station"

    Populares-"Thinks land owners should be kicked out of the senate and replaced with hard working good honest commercial investors"

    Optimate-"Thinks all commercial investors should stay that way and out of the senate and perhaps even be declassed!"

    Perverted Nutcase-"the Senate and People of Rome where shocked when this man married his own sister, tried to put up his horse Incitatus for elections, and started arguing with statues"

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    Default Re: Some negative trait ideas for Rome

    Quote Originally Posted by Horatius View Post
    Populares-"Thinks land owners should be kicked out of the senate and replaced with hard working good honest commercial investors"

    Optimate-"Thinks all commercial investors should stay that way and out of the senate and perhaps even be declassed!"
    These are already in EBI.

    Perverted Nutcase-"the Senate and People of Rome where shocked when this man married his own sister, tried to put up his horse Incitatus for elections, and started arguing with statues"
    Since it's impossible to marry a sister to a brother in the M2:TW engine, I don't think this trait is going to make it.
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    Default Re: Some negative trait ideas for Rome

    Quote Originally Posted by Horatius Flaccus View Post
    These are already in EBI.



    Since it's impossible to marry a sister to a brother in the M2:TW engine, I don't think this trait is going to make it.
    Really? Well congratulations to the team and I have a few more suggestions

    Pimp-"Honest men leave certain professions to women, he may pay the penalty for his choice of income"-6 Influence, Ineligable for all offices, +10% trading income

    Son in Power-"This man owns nothing, and before the law one does not aproach him, one aproaches his father, so who exactly would have business dealings with him?"-5% trade income -5% farming income +1 influence

    Raised by his mother-"Although his mother may or may not have done a great job all must ask where his father was, and why his family has nothing to do with the custom of the ancestors?"-3 influence, 10% less likely to achieve senatorial office

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    Default Re: Some negative trait ideas for Rome

    Reunficator of Alexandros' empire, when you own all land that Alexander owned as a Diadochi State.

    "This man is truely a son of the gods, he conquered all that Alexander posessed, all hail the Basileus!"
    "When the candles are out all women are fair."
    -Plutarch, Coniugia Praecepta 46

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    Talking Re: Some negative trait ideas for Rome

    Yeah, skullhead and then +10 to all...
    The soldier who runs away, will RUN away another day...

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    Default Re: Some negative trait ideas for Rome

    Still not a Roman trait though (at least the way you put it). I really like the "satirist" one from the OP.




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