Quote Originally Posted by Matthius Julius
Power hungry bodyguard-This man has a power hungry bodyguard who would do almost anything to get this man's power for himself. -9 to Personal Sercurity and increases the chance of the general getting the "Distrusts his bodyguards" trait.
Quote Originally Posted by Tanit
These look fairly good but I don't know much about whether a general's bodyguard can be altered like that. Otherwise, great.

I have just one point to make about that one. perhaps there could be an ancilliary that was called a power hungry bodyguard but IF the An. was as you described it then no self-respecting general would keep such a man, in fact such a man would be killed. Perhaps instead the Ancilliary would simply be power hungry in general and is actually leeching onto the general he is attached to trying to move up the political/military ladder. Basically the same effect but maybe only a -3 or -5 to personal security, not so drastic.
Owing to what Tanit said I'm going to change it slightly:

Power Hungry Manipulative Bodyguard: This man has a power hungry bodyguard who would do almost anything to get this man's power for himself. Normally in this case he would be killed, but this bodyguard is also a smooth talker and liar, this General has no idea what he is like. -5 to Personal Sercurity and increases the chance of the general getting the "Trusts his bodyguards" traits.

And a few more trait suggestions:
Trusts his bodyguard: This man puts his trust in his bodyguard in times of need. +1 Personal Sercurity

And then perhaps you could put some more in between traits that give +2 personal sercurity, another one +3 till you get to:

Adores his bodyguard: This man has an obsession with his bodyguard and every single man in it to the point of (at times) even having love affairs with his men. Of course this keeps him safe from his true enemies, but what about enemies in the bodyguard. +1 to personal sercurity +20% to bodyguard size.

The amount of sercurity is decreased in the last one because he trust his bodyguard too much.

And another one:

Distrust's his bodyguard-This man has not trust of his bodyguard. He has such a lack of trust that he keeps it away from him most of the time. This opens him for assassination by his true enemies. -2 to Personal Sercurity, -20% off the general's bodyguard size.

And then you could turn it into a trait line having a series of traits each one decreasing into personal sercurity till eventually

Terrified of his bodyguard: This man hates his bodyguard above all things and in terrified that they might turn on him to. He keeps them away from him at all times and only allows them near him in a battle. This of course opens him up to his true enemies. -4 personal sercurity, -50% to the general's bodyguard size.

And another one:

Fought with assassins: This man has fought with men trying to kill him. He was sucessful, but now he may put more trust in his bodyguard. Game effects: Increases the chance of the man getting the trusts his bodyguard trait or if he already has the trait the distrusts his bodyguard trait.

Another set:

Partially blind: This man cannot see very well. Of course he tries to hide it from the general public. -3 Command -2 Management -1 Personal Sercurity

Fully blind: This man cannot see a thing. Somebody could wave a large flag in front of his face and he would never even see it. Of course this has an immense effect on his life being unable to see. -6 Command -5 Management -3 Influence -2 Personal Sercurity

And finally:

Up the (racing teams name): The man supports this chariot (racing teams name) racing team. This mans love of one team makes those who support the other teams a bit shifty. +1 influence +3 to Unrest.

And some ancillaries (for Romans):

Charioteer-A charioteer is an expert in managing to control a weighty chariot around corners. He understand everything about them and he also can give lots of advice in how to stop them. +1 Command when fighting chariots.

And to join a general in Rome around 110BC:

Gaius Marius: Famous Roman military reformer who put the Roman army on a proffesional footing. His immense performances in battle and an understanding of his new military machine enable him to help a general command armies with immense skill. +3 Command.

Or perhaps Gaius Marius could be a character up for adoption/marriage around about 130BC-120BC. Perhaps whether they adopt Gaius or not could effect the Marius Reforms and when they happen. No adoption - a long time till reforms, an adoption or marrage reforms very soon! Although I wouln't recommnend that you tell anybody if you were to impliment that. It would make the game unfair.

Quote Originally Posted by Zaknafien
The Ovile ("sheepfold")

One of the few structures that exist on the Campus Maritus, the Ovile is a compound filled with barriers and aisles, the kind used to pen livestock. This is where elections to the various Roman magistracies are held.The voters are herded down the aisles in separate blocks according to wealth and status. To vote for Tribunes, for instance, the voters would be divided according to tribe. Every vote had to be delivered in person at the Ovile, ensuring that only the most wealthy Romans abroad could afford the trip. The citizens assembled to vote in the same way their ancestors assembled to go to war. Just as in the days of the kings, a trumpet would be blown at daybreak to summon them to the Campus. A red flag would be flown from the Janiculum Hilly beyond the Tiber, signalling that no enemies could be seen. The citizens would then line up as though for battle, with the richest at the front and the poorest in the rear. So heavily weighted were the votes of the wealthy, that they usually served to decide the election before the poor had a chance to cast their ballots.
Lovley idea Zaknafien. Hopefully your idea(s) can get worked in.

And I am going to celebrate because this is my 50th post!

Thankyou