Quote Originally Posted by FactionHeir
If Elberhard gains another trait (or advances a current one) that reduces authority, he would effectively have no vote at the diet.
He'll have one vote - his authority gives him bonus votes.

Initially I had been too lenient with giving authority and the chances were slightly lowered over time. It is still possible to get 10 within a reasonable amount of turns, but not as easy as before
Do you mean you had been more lenient than the vanilla game but aren't now? Or do you mean you are tighter than the vanilla game? If the latter, how does kotorfix differ from the vanilla game in assigning authority?

- (biggest factor) There has been little diplomacy/assassination/spying during Elberhard's reign
Assassination and spying seem odd things to give you authority. Both are supposed to be covert and so are not obvious ways of increasing your standing. And assassinations are something a chivalrous King would wish to engage in. (I know this a criticism of the base game rather than kotorfix changes.)

Elberhard's low authority is fine given the history of the cataclysm, but the more I learn of how authority is gained, the less I like it. It would seem better to tie it to losses or acquisitions of the Reich's provinces, plus some personal traits (either bad ones like feck or good ones from battles etc).