Political influence

A country's political influence on the top bar

Political influence represents how much power and political capital a country and its ruler has throughout its government and administration. As the main currency for a wide variety of government and realm actions, from changing governor policies and increasing stability to fabricating claims and creating province investments, political influence is one of the most important currencies in the game. A strong ruler with a wide base of support will be able to reorganize the government at will and punch well above its weight, while a weak an unpopular government will find itself starved of influence and almost unable to do anything at all.

Uses

Some of the more common uses of political influence are listed below. Apart from these main actions, many events, decisions, and mission tasks also require spending certain amounts of political influence.

Category	Action	Base Cost
Realm	Select National idea	20
	Enacting Laws	35
	Divine Sacrifice	50
	Increase Legitimacy	10
	Change Culture Civic Right	5
	Deify Ruler	200
	Change Religion	200
Diplomacy	Fabricate Claim	20
	Improve Relation	10
	Change Diplomatic Stance	30
Government interactions	Demand Oaths of Allegiance	100
	Patronize the Arts	100
	Support Republic Faction	25
	Assemble Raiding Parties	100
Province	Provincial Investment	80
	Change Governor Policy	10
Territory	Found City	50
	Found Metropolis	100
	Urban Development	25
	Dedicate Holy Site	100
	Relocate Capital	50 + 5 times the difference in population Minimum of 80 and a maximum of 250
Character interactions	Bribe/Persuade	5
	Scheme: Political Marriage	10
	Persuade to Drop Scheme	10
Unit abilities	Anabasis	15

Generation

Political influence is generated monthly based on the country's Monthly Political Influence modifier, which is primarily given by the country's office holders based on their character loyalty values. Loyal characters will produce much more political influence than disloyal ones, which means the loyalty of office holders can be just as important, if not more, as their actual skill in their positions, even if office holders do not otherwise have a significant power base. Other factors, such as ruler corruption, co-ruler/consort loyalty, country rank, and high aggressive expansion can also have a significant effect on political influence generation. A table of the most important modifiers is listed below:

Type	Modifier	Monthly Political Influence
Base	Aggressive Expansion	-0.1% per point above 50
	Deficit	-50%
Positions	Ruler corruption	-0.5% per corruption
	All government offices	+0.0025 per office holder loyalty
	Consort loyalty	-1% per loyalty below 50
	Co-ruler loyalty	-1% per loyalty below 50
Laws	Abolish Assemblies (Republic)	+5%
	Senatorial Endorsement ( Roman Republic)	+5%
	Tribal Representatives (Tribal)	+10%
Country rank	Regional Power	+25%
	Major Power	+50%
	Great Power	+75%
Diplomacy	Diplomatic relations	-10% per relation over limit
Deities	Gekhö (Bon deity)	+10% without owned holy site +12.5% with owned holy site
	Athena (Hellenic deity)
	Tinia (Etruscan Hellenic deity)
	Paryushana Festival (Jain deity)
	Daniel (Jewish deity)
Ruler Traits	Arrogant	-25%

Mechanics