Oratory inventions
Basic inventions[edit | edit source]
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Right tree[edit | edit source]
Name | Modifier | On activate | Requirements | Description |
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Legal Patronage | A system of legal sponsorship will establish a means of hierarchy within the echelons of our realm. | |||
Humane Conduct | The concept of battlefield honor has existed for millennia, nonetheless, we should set down a code for dealing with our opponents, that we ourselves might receive fair treatment in defeat. | |||
Centralized Comites |
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Standardizing the bureaucratic tools of our governors by providing them with competent assistants will improve the effectiveness of local government by cutting inefficiency. | ||
Official Orators |
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Employing skilled speakers to proclaim our decrees, laws, and decisions, will lessen the chance of fomenting dissent in our populace. | ||
Shady Connections |
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Establishing connections with the shady guilds and colleges willing to do wetwork for the right price, is a sad but necessary state of affairs. | ||
Census Data | Add 5 freemen with state's culture and religion to the capital |
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The practice of taking census, is said to have first appeared in Middle Kingdom Egypt. On a wider scale, however, it became vital to the continued administration of the Roman republic; providing valuable data about the ethnicity and details of dwellers therein. | |
Town Criers | This increases success change of all Trials by 10% |
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Employing skilled orators on our behalf will allow us to anonymously spread the truth about those wicked enough to act against our interests. | |
Summitry |
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The act of holding regular summit meetings amongst similarly sized powers, provides a splendid opportunity for making new friends... or enemies. | ||
Open Negotiations |
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Holding diplomatic negotiations in the full display of the public will ensure that both parties are held to their word. | ||
Coding |
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By making use of a pre-decided number of codes for quick communication we can greatly alleviate the perils of long distance communication with our emissaries and spies in foreign courts. | ||
Extended Diplomacy |
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It is essential for our nation to get to know our adversaries, no matter how far away they might be. | ||
Steganography |
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The concealment of secret messages is an art that any country wishing to transfer diplomatic correspondence over any notable distances, must master. By employing inventive, if often simple, ways of hiding information we will be able to keep in contact with our distant ambassadors. | ||
Espionage |
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Forming a network of sympathetic minds in foreign nations, makes it a lot easier to effect change outside our borders. | ||
Hierarchy of Responsibility |
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We must ensure that there is always someone in place to take the blame if our decisions backfire. | ||
Seeded Acclamation |
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It may be an old trick, but seeding the crowd with paid supporters is a surefire way to stir up support in some of our less popular decisions. | ||
Foreign Network |
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By building a massive network of contacts among our friends, allies and enemies, we are sure to get a better understanding of one another. | ||
Shift Cipher |
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Adapting basic cryptographic routines for our diplomats and messengers will allow us to transfer information more safely over great distances. | ||
Diplomatic Immunity |
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The distance between seats of government means that the safety of ambassadors must be sacrosanct - we must all speak on the same terms. | ||
Propraetors and Proconsuls |
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Differing levels of imperium could be granted to Governors, ensuring that each knows his or her own place. This could often be used as a way to grant up-and-coming politicians a taste of what awaited them in the future. | ||
Provincial Census |
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Extending the census to include far-flung reaches of our realm, foreigners, and all who claim residence within our borders, greatly increases our demographic knowledge and our ability to plan upon it. | ||
Selective Immunity |
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Clearly, any laws requiring the indictment of our ruling classes, make ruling very difficult indeed. They should be amended with this new principle in mind. | ||
Administrative Patronage |
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Encouraging our governors to develop personal ties of patronage with subjects, increases both the loyalty of their subjects, and reinforces the system altogether. | ||
Approved Familia |
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Recognizing certain families as important bloodlines related to the history of our nation, guarantees a certain amount of respectability amongst nobility. | ||
Military Patronage |
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The relationship between generals, soldiers, and veterans should be extended to include an official system of patronage. This will broaden our hierarchical society even further. | ||
Adventus |
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Whenever our glorious leader travels to another city, we must proclaim their entry with trumpets, triumph, and celebration. Thus, shall all know the majesty of our nation. | ||
Noble Envoys |
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Our subjects, enemies, and allies, will feel much more honored if we send our finest and most upstanding members of society to speak in our place. | ||
Chironomia |
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The traditional hand signals employed by those skilled in rhetoric, give our words a weight and believability which they previously lacked. | ||
Career Negotiators |
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When writing treaties, we ought to send our most qualified negotiators. It is quite possible to slip in a few extra clauses if enough legal jargon is included... | ||
Patrocinium |
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The protection offered by the system of patronage establishes legal and financial security. We should encourage this behavior amongst our more benevolent elite. | ||
Polybius Square |
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Polybius Square is an elegant solution to the need for allowing easier encryption and deciphering of information in the field. Safe transfer of secret information is vital for conducting long range diplomacy. |
Unique inventions[edit | edit source]
India tree[edit | edit source]
These inventions are available to all countries with a primary or an integrated culture belonging to the Aryan, Dravidan or Pracyan culture group.
Name | Modifier | On activate | Requirements | Description |
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Brahmi Script |
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Spreading from the south, this ancient writing system was used ubiquitously in the Indian subcontinent. Found on the rock edicts of Ashoka, to numerous religious texts, the language provided common ground for the peoples of India. | ||
Wootz Steel |
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Thanks to the availability of high-carbon steel, found around South India, the locals began the production of steely iron known as Wootz, characterized by its banded patterns and capability to create sharp and durable edges for swords. | ||
Toe Stirrup |
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By attaching a rope - with a loop at the end for the big toe - to the saddle, an early version of a stirrup was created, suitable for the warm India climate where people used to ride horses barefoot. | ||
Cataract Surgery |
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By inserting a sharp needle through the edge of the eye, the clouded lens could be pulled downwards, thereby allowing light to enter the eye, returning some level of vision to the patient. | ||
Cashmere Wool |
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Cashmere is a fibre obtained from the cashmere goat, but is finer, stronger, lighter, and more insulating than sheep wool. Cashmere shawls and other clothing are known to have been produced in the Kashmir region of India as early as the 3rd century BC. | ||
Crucible Steel |
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Crucible Steel was an evolution from Wootz Steel, where sand, glass, and ashes where mixed into the alloy to remove or promote impurities, further improving the material's quality and giving it the desired toughness for its intended use. | ||
Hindu Number System |
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Inventing the concept of decimals, the Hindu number system created a foundation for the later and widely used Arabic numeral system. | ||
Indigo Dye |
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The blue indigo pigment - extracted from the leaves of certain plants - was a valued luxury product used to dye cloths and other fabrics, and found its way through trade routes all the way to Rome and Greece. | ||
Glass Beads |
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By using a tube drawing method - a process where a material is drawn through a die to reduce it diameter - early Indian civilizations produced lustrous glass beads used for jewelry and ornamentation. | ||
Trigonometry |
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The trigonometric functions of sine and cosine originated in Indian astronomy, furthering our understanding of the world around us and found practical applocations in navigation and construction projects. |
Dictatorship tree[edit | edit source]
These inventions are available to Aristocratic, Oligarchic, Plutocratic and Theocratic Republics.
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Rewrite the Constitution |
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With imperium, the power of our ruler has become effectively limitless, albeit for a time. We can do better than this... | ||
Ensure National Stability |
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Nobody else in our government has what it takes to ensure that our precious constitution remains pure of spirit. For the good of the republic, we must ensure a stable future. | ||
Demand a Line of Succession |
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The will of our people mandates a strong, hereditary succession. | ||
Request Line of Succession |
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Our popular support is so great that we have no choice but to accede to the demands of our people, and institute an eternal line of blood succession. |
Rome invention[edit | edit source]
This invention is only available to Rome.
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Acta Diurna |
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The Acta Diurna is regarded as an early form of daily newspaper. Often affixed to boards in meeting places, they contained information on the government narrative of important events and happenings within the nation. |
Seleucids invention[edit | edit source]
This invention is only available to Seleukid Empire.
Name | Modifier | On activate | Requirements | Description |
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Imperial Calendar | The Seleucid Empire were responsible for the propagation of a novel manner of time-keeping. Rather than beginning the calendar anew upon the changing of a monarch, a primitive yet functional system of universal time was established. This new method quickly gained traction, and was used for numerous administrative and record-keeping purposes. |
Anuradhapura invention[edit | edit source]
This invention is only available to Anuradhapura.
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Complex Irrigation Systems | The irrigation systems constructed in the Kingdom of Anuradhapura were intricate beyond measure. Requiring precise measurement of inclination, they enabled the widespread cultivation of crops across vast swathes of lands. Some of the largest irrigation conduits are said to have reached many dozens of miles in length. |
Government type inventions[edit | edit source]
These inventions are available to nations having certain government types. Codified Succession requires being a monarchy and Experienced Raiders requires being a tribe.
Name | Modifier | On activate | Requirements | Description |
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Codified Succession |
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If we are to assure our success for generations to come, it is important that our people know who will follow in our footsteps. The steps of succession will be codified to ensure that the heirs of the nation know their place. | ||
Experienced Raiders |
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As our people are forced to fight back the many threats at our borders, we have grown experienced and skilled at making the most out of our raids into foreign territory. |
Country rank inventions[edit | edit source]
These inventions are available to nations having certain ranks. Scientific Patronage requires being a regional power and Sponsored Research requires being a major power.
Name | Modifier | On activate | Requirements | Description |
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Scientific Patronage |
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Our influence on the regional stage demands that we prove our beneficence by sponsoring the patronage of popular or skilled natural scientists. | ||
Sponsored Research | Merely employing the brightest minds is simply not enough for a nation of our prestige. Instead, we must provide these geniuses with the tools of their craft. |
Heirs of Alexander inventions[edit | edit source]
These inventions are only available if the Heirs of Alexander DLC is active.