At the request of SilverRusher, this is a thread to discuss the effects of academies. Specifically, SilverRusher raises the following questions:
1) Do they affect only generals coming of age/being adopted/being married into the family in the town, or the generals already in the town over a period of time, or both?
2) In what way do Academies boost the abilities of generals? Is it just as simple as for example adding 1 command, 1 influence and 1 management?
3) What, if any, traits to Academies bestow upon the generals?
4) Other than the loyalty bonus and the ones covered above and below, what bonuses are gained from academies?
5) How much to these "bonuses" differ between the different Academy levels?
6) If it is over a period of time that generals are affected (see question 1) then what time is it? Does it vary, and if so, how?
7) Do the Academy buildings affect a town's income in any way?
8) And the most important question, is the Academy simply about loyalty bonuses, making all the other questions here irrelevant?
Hitherto, my understanding was that Academies led to resident governors obtaining ancillary characters for their retinues at a faster rate over time. This is what I have observed from playing my games, but I have not looked for other effects (on traits or attributes). I would be interested to hear what other people have learnt on this subject.
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