Howdy. I've done some searching in the FAQ and on google but had no luck. I'm coming back to EB after about 2 years and, of course, playing as Rome (for me no other faction feels right long-term). I like to play with some rules I impose on myself to make the game more challenging and one of those rules is that only a consul (or ex-consul) of a certain age or above can lead a "proper" army and praetor (or ex-praetor) can lead a smaller army, but only within the borders of the republic.

Trouble is... I can't get consul or praetor. I've got Cornelius Blasio (I think that's his name, the guy who is faction heir under Dentatus at the start of the game), he conquered Taras, then Rhegion and now Messana. He's got 8 or 9 influence, 2 command, he's the faction leader, he's ex-praetor and yet it's 260 B.C and still he has not been elected consul. Nobody has. Rome has no consuls, and only 1 ex-praetor.

So, how do I get these traits? Also, I vaguely remember a sort of mini-mod for EB where someone made these traits easier to get and more frequently occur, but I can't find anything of the sort through google or on here. Was I dreaming or did somebody actually make this?

Thanks in advance.