IMPORTANT NOTE! - the 'Electors Go to War' dilemma allows you to NOT INCUR that loss of authority while being able to go to war with one or the other of the two electors presented in the dilemma.)Įlector Counts Destroyed (causes -2 Imperial Authority and happens whenever you or the AI destroys an Elector Count faction. IMPORTANT NOTE - Reviving a dead Elector Count gives 1 Imperial Authority, while returning a settlement to an already alive Elector Count gives +1 Fealty with that Elector.ĭeclared War on Elector Counts (causes -4 Imperial Authority but simple to avoid, do not ever declare war on an elector count. Prevented Civil War (gained from choosing 'Prevent Civil War' in the 'Electors Go to War' dilemma, costs 1000 Prestige and grants +1 Imperial Authority)Įlector Counts Reinstated (revive a dead Elector Count faction, achieved by conquering an Empire settlement that belonged to a dead Elector Count and choosing 'Return to Elector', and it gives +1 Imperial Authority) Missions (apparently I've only had one of these as of Turn 77 in my campaign so far) Political Events (random dilemmas that typically cost 1000 prestige to get +1 authority) Note that this event gave me the most Imperial Authority so far as of Turn 77 in my campaign, you would be wise to use it to gain Imperial Authority) Here is a list of what it shows:Įmpire Settlements Returned (Important Note! - this is achieved from a dilemma ('Demands Region' I think) where one elector conquers a settlement belonging to another and the original owner demands it back, if you give it back you get +1 Imperial Authority and +1 Fealty with the original elector, but -1 Fealty with the conqueror. It shows you the Imperial Authority you have gained and lost and the reason for the gain or loss. IMPORTANT NOTE! - Marienburg provides an Elector Count Office but unlike the other Elector Counts you can declare war on them without penalty.Īt the top of your screen is a bar, and to the right of 'Predicted Income', there is a skull icon and to the right of that is a bar-within-a-bar that goes from Green on the left to Red on the right. There are 11 other Elector Count factions at the start of your campaign (there are 12 Elector Count offices total as you are an Elector Count yourself). I'm putting this section at the top because Imperial Authority and Prestige are one of the most important resources to manage post 'The Empire Undivided Update' which came alongside 'The Hunter & The Beast DLC'.

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