10 stars - Ugly Fools

[IrishHitman]

In vanilla, the generals who keep "Conquering-and-Enslaving-and-Butchering" also get some good traits on influence... at least they don't made the people explode when present to retrain their units in cities.

In EB, it was different thing... they can't got to step their feet in any town, except in my stablest city, and need to trim the tax really low... not a realistic character of a conqueror eh?

Also, even most my "Peaceful and Green" Governors didn't get much management and influence... only 3 or 4, some of them got 6 or 7, but never got 9 or 10 except when I play the Koinon and get Athenian men. (Spartans must be Brutal!!!)

Just post your general outside the city walls and retrain your troops that way.

[TruePraetorian]

Just post your general outside the city walls and retrain your troops that way.

Yeah, but what if he was Roman and his general got a triumphus?

[Apgad]

You could role-play it by swapping ancillary characters. It's reasonable to suppose that a 60 year old ex-army dude taking up a cushy city job wouldn't really take his spear carrier, runner, heroic saviour and armourer with him. Surely he'd pick up a few guys who actually know about managing money to assist him like clerks and merchants, as well as the odd musician and philosopher for entertainment.

You wouldn't expect that guy to fit easily into city life straight away, but I dare say that after a few years, with the right help, he'd start to get the hang of it. Remember that the personality traits that helped him get those command stars (sharp/charismatic/vigorous) should also help him pick up management scrolls and influence wreaths.

[Cute Wolf]

I try this morning on my Hayasdan campaign to swap ancillaries... that made their master "popular" good things that the grumpy grandpa Aram has been retired as butcher in his 72 years old birthday, taking a governor seat on a peaceful little town in Caucassus... After driving out most of his shrieking retinues out and transferring some good retinues from his nephews... his 16 th grandchild that only recently comes of age, Koyroun, however, takes the butchers, and become instant 6 stars general... and now he take a proud step in his grandfather's shoes..... many thanks.... i never try to swap retinues before...