Money 'Issues' Leading to Corruption and other Negative Traits

[ReluctantSamurai]

I would hate to see the traits of your family members though!

Fair enough. So 1 million denarii further into the campaign from the previous screenies, are these guys:

The Good...

http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/a...jpg?1300833722
http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/a...jpg?1300833803
http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/a...jpg?1300833873
http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/a...jpg?1300833956
http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/a...jpg?1300834010
http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1300834062
http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1300834122
http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1300834376

The Bad (or not so good)...

http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1300834215
http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1300834251
http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1300834304
http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1300834442
http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1300834480

And the Ugly...
http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1300834535
(all four of those guys standing there next to Athens are pretty much the same)

Out of about 2 dozen or so family members, only about a half dozen are completely trashed, with another 6 or 8 in the 'OK' category. The rest are like the first bunch...either out in the field kicking butt, or in a city keeping the peace.

My point is that obscene amounts of money doesn't necessarily mean that your entire family tree is trashed. It all depends on how you use them.

Mercenary recruitment also seems like a very good idea, if not to flesh out my forces, to populate my cites.

I never use mercs as garrison for three reasons:

1. Mercs are expensive and I'm like that "Downright Miserly" fellow that often plagues family members...I want my money's worth out of them, so they stay out in the field fighting.
2.You run the risk of getting them caught in a plague, and since plague is a random event that can hit even the most healthy, content city, you end up with partial units that you have to recombine since you can't add replacements by training.
3.Mercs usually have very good combat stats as recruited. With a pile of exp chevrons they can become truly terrifying. One of my favorite mercs are Bastaerne. Tough enough as they come....but one with 9 exp is truly awesome to see as they carve their way through even elite formations.

Anyways...just my 2denarii