Quote Originally Posted by Slaists
I've noticed that besides improving their retinue, the young governors tend to pick up a few useful traits if left for a few years in cities with learning centers.

Don't know about that. nothing in the character traits file
export_descr_character_traits.txt to indicate that's true.

In my exp, academies seem to grant one of each type of retinue that they're designed to grant. Then they're "exhausted", and you have to either trash the old academy and build a new one, or build another one in another city. Script adds qutie a few nice retinue (archimedes, some guy with +1 managemetn and +1 command). Ludus adds nothing singificant and is probably not worth the cost.

I'd wager the total effect of an academy is around +2 influence, +2 management and some other less important bonsues. Someone could do some tests and figure this out for certain.

Total effect of a script is probably around +2 infl, +2 command, +2 management. Also some very nice other bonuses (archimedes, for example)

Ludus adds a trivial amount of retinue in my exp. Though I believe I've only built it once.

(Note again taht these are all casual observations. I haven't done a test, but I am fairly attentive to game mechanics in a normal game)