Public Order and Governors

**_Tristan_** · 07-26-2007, 08:06

I have been wondering about the effect of some governors' traits that affect Public Order...

Indeed, the Authoritarian line of traits (Firm Ruler, Strict Ruler), for example, has a penaltyon P.O. listed (+1 unrest) and a bonus (+2 law)

So what the point ? Why not list it simply as having a +1 bonus to PO ?

Any and all ideas welcome...

**SadCat** · 07-26-2007, 12:16

No one likes him but they follow the law till Public Order hits revolt time? SadCat

**sapi** · 07-26-2007, 12:57

Originally Posted by Tristan de Castelreng

I have been wondering about the effect of some governors' traits that affect Public Order...

Indeed, the Authoritarian line of traits (Firm Ruler, Strict Ruler), for example, has a penaltyon P.O. listed (+1 unrest) and a bonus (+2 law)

So what the point ? Why not list it simply as having a +1 bonus to PO ?

Any and all ideas welcome...

The different factors that contribute to public order can be seen in the settlement details (advanced) scroll.

Traits like +1 unrest and +2 law effect different parts of the public order equation, as you'd expect.

However, many of these traits also effect other settlement traits (such as population growth), also shown in the breakdown.

So I guess the answer to your question is that things are not grouped simply into +/-PO bonuses because that would remove the depth of such traits, and their additional effects.

**_Tristan_** · 07-26-2007, 14:15

Thx Sapi...

I didn't see it but it now makes sense...

That problem had been buggering me since RTW times...

**Bob the Insane** · 07-26-2007, 14:49

Originally Posted by Tristan de Castelreng

That problem had been buggering me since RTW times...

**_Tristan_** · 07-26-2007, 14:51

@ Bob : ask away... I'll try to help...

**ReiseReise** · 07-27-2007, 00:51

I'm guessing that +law helps your agents get good traits, esp merchants get "legal nouse" and avoid the "slightly crooked" line of traits.

**imnothere** · 07-27-2007, 06:24

+law hel

interesting.

does the brothel-series buildings gives extra chance of merchants being crooked???

**Sentinel** · 07-27-2007, 07:07

So you’re saying that the only effect that making the traits system so over complicated, is to allow the traits system to be even more complicated.

**doorknobdeity** · 07-27-2007, 10:46

I heard that rebel spawn rate is tied to unrest. That to me suggests that an Authoritarian would be less likely to face outright rebellion, but would have more rebel stacks spawning.