San Goku Shi 7 - Strategy Guide (Page 03)

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After you have finished your task for the month, you can use your remaining 
AP for Social or Personal commands. If you have established high Bonds with 
other Officers, you may receive visits from them from time to time. In July 
you may also be asked to participate in a poetry contest or martial arts 
tournament, depending on your character's type. Your Prefect/Warlord/Liege 
may also begin a march against a neighboring city, or your own city may be 
invaded. For more details on these events see the "Military Strategy" and 
"Art of War" sections below. As an Officer you will have little say in such 
military matters, but you may be assigned to a Tactician position if you have 
the highest INT of the Officers in the city.

There are some other commands an Officer can use during their turn.

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Personnel/Finance/Personal Commands
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Personnel-Move (50 AP if commanding, 10 AP if acting)
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Who can use: Officer, Prefect, Warlord, Liege
Note: Officers can only move themselves. If a Prefect moves to another city, 
they become an Officer.
This moves Officers to another city of your own country that is linked by 
roads. Gold, Food, and Reserves can also be moved.

Personnel-Transport (50 AP if commanding, 10 AP if acting)
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Who can use: Officer, Prefect, Warlord, Liege
This moves Gold, Food, and Reserves to another city of your own country that 
is linked by roads. Occasionally goods will be stolen. The higher the acting 
Officer's INT the less chance of goods being stolen. The higher the acting 
Officer's WAR the smaller number of goods are stolen.

Plot-Defection
Plot-Rumor
Plot-Mole
Plot-Destroy

See "Military Strategy" for details on these war oriented activities.

Finance-Buy (20 AP)
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Who can use: All
If a merchant is present in the city, you can buy Items from them. If the 
Officer has the Trade skill, you receive discounts on Items.

Finance-Sell (20 AP)
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Who can use: All
If a merchant is present in the city, you can sell Items to them for money. 

Finance-Donate (10 AP)
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Who can use: Officer, Prefect, Warlord, Liege
This donates money from your funds to the city. Your Fame and Deeds will 
increase based on the amount of money donated (except for Lieges). If you are 
a Warlord your IP will increase.

Personal-Explore (40 AP)
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Who can use: Ronin, Officer, Prefect, Warlord
This explores a city to search for undiscovered talent. The higher the acting 
Officer's CHA, the more likely they are to find someone. Discovered Officers 
are available to recruit using the Personal-Recruit command.

Personal-Recruit (40 AP)
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Who can use: Officer, Prefect, Warlord
This suggests to your Liege that a Ronin or Officer of another country should 
be hired. You can only recruit Officers you have a Bond of 1 or greater. The 
lower the target's LOY, and the higher the acting Officer's CHA and Bond, the 
greater chance of success.

Of these commands, your Prefect may ask you to transport goods, explore cites 
for talent, or attempt to hire someone.

As you increase in Deeds, your Liege may decide to reward you by increasing 
your Rank, Class, or Wages, or give you one of his personal Items. If you do 
poorly or fail to follow your Prefect's orders you may be reduced in Rank or 
even released from service. If your Class and Rank are high enough, you may 
be promoted to a Prefect when a city is captured or an opening becomes 
available. If that is the case, congratulations! You can now move to the 
"Life as a Prefect" section. If you train hard enough and raise your INT to 
high levels, you may even be promoted to Warlord if your ability exceeds that 
of the current one. If that is the case, congratulations! You can now move on 
to the "Life as a Warlord" section.

If by any chance you are dissatisfied with your Prefect/Warlord/Liege and 
believe you can do better, but don't want to kowtow to your superiors and get 
a position the old fashioned way, you can always try to pull off a coup as 
described in the "Life as a Ronin" section. This will usually end up failing 
unless your Liege owns only one or two countries in the first place, and his 
domain is in total disarray to begin with. In which case you should seriously 
question yourself for serving that Liege in the first place (unless you were 
planning to take over all along, you sneaky devil you). If you're successful, 
congratulations! You can move on to the "Life as a Liege" section. Otherwise 
you can simply wait for your country to be overrun and join another Liege, or 
just back your bags and get out while the going is good.

Personal-Resign (10 AP)
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Who can use: Officer, Prefect, Warlord, Liege
This command allows you to leave your Liege's service and become a Ronin. You 
will be stripped of your Class and Rank, and your Troops will enter the 
city's reserves. If a Liege resigns, a successor will be chosen from the 
remaining Officers. For Prefects and Lieges, the city's Trust drops.

Leaving a Liege before he is overrun has one major advantage: You keep 
possession of all your Items. When the enemy captures you all of your Items 
will be given to the enemy's Liege. If you have quite a bit of Items in your 
possession and are in imminent danger of being captured when the enemy comes 
a knocking on the capitol walls, it might be a good idea to skip town before 
that happens. That might seem to be the dishonorable thing to do, especially 
if all said Items were given to you by your Liege in the first place, but 
all's fair in Items and war.

If you are captured as the result of a coup, well, sucks to be you. You can 
expect to have your head removed from your neck shortly. If you are captured 
as a result of battle or invasion, you will be most likely given an 
opportunity to join the enemy Liege or die. If you accept, you will become an 
Officer of that Liege at the lowest Class. If you refuse, you will either be 
released or executed. If your Fame is low, the chances of being executed 
increases. If your Fame is high the chances of release increases greatly. If 
your Bond is high with that Liege, you will almost certainly be let go. Note 
that the odds of an Officer joining a Liege when captured depends on their 
Bond with that Liege and their LOY to their former Liege. If released, a 
captured Officer becomes a Ronin and can attempt to reenlist with their 
former Liege. A captured Liege with low Fame is most likely to be executed, 
so keep that in mind if you try and take over a city.

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IX. Life as a Prefect
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"A very tiger of a leader! I must get him alive."
                                       - Cao Cao, on Zhao Yun

Prefects are assigned to city by their Liege, and are responsible for 
managing it and carrying out the city's policy. They have total command over 
the Officers in the city, but are still under the direct command of the 
Warlord and Liege. The Warlord/Liege can ask that a Prefect perform a task 
for the month, but the Prefect can refuse the request if they choose to, 
decreasing their Bond as a result. Prefects cannot refuse an order from the 
Warlord/Liege to march on an enemy city, or to send reinforcements. A Prefect 
can be relieved of duty and be demoted back to an Officer if they do not 
follow the city policy. Other than that, Prefects are pretty much given 
freedom to do as they see fit, as long as they do not go against their Liege. 
The following are some policies that can be set by the Liege to a city.

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City Policies
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- Offense: The Prefect should prepare to march on another city. Troops should 
be conscripted and units drilled. Arms should be forged for the Officers. If 
necessary, technology should be researched.

- Defense: The Prefect should prepare for invasions from bordering cities. 
Troops should be conscripted and units drilled. Arms should be forged for the 
Officers. The walls should be fortified against attack. If necessary, 
technology should be researched.

- Domestic: The Prefect should concentrate on domestic affairs in the city. 
Commerce should be encouraged, as should cultivation of the land. Safety 
should also be increased.

- Tech: Technology should be researched in the city. If possible, new Arms 
should be forged for the Officers. 

- Auto: The Prefect can act as they see fit.

Each month the Prefect must decide which Officers should do what duties as 
dictated by the city's policy. Unlike Officer commands, Prefects can assign 
as many Officers to a task as they want. An Officer can only perform one task 
per month, and will be unavailable for other tasks until the next month.

When you first start out in your city, check the budget of the city in the 
city menu. If either the Gold or Food output shows a negative value, start 
working on Commerce or Cultivation as soon as possible to correct the 
problem. Also just because a policy is set to Auto doesn't mean you should do 
exactly what you feel like doing. If the city is in rather poor condition, it 
would be a wise idea to concentrate on building up Commerce or Cultivation. 
If you are bordering an enemy city, and that city's Liege is very aggressive, 
you may want to Conscript and Drill a few times to discourage invasion.

Becoming a Prefect allows you to issue Diplomacy commands from the following:

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Diplomacy Commands
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Diplomacy-Envoy (50 AP if commanding, 10 AP if acting)
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Who can use: Prefect, Warlord, Liege
This allows you to send an envoy to another Liege to increase their Relation 
with your country by giving them a gift of Gold. A higher level of Relation 
makes it difficult for other countries to attack you. It also increases the 
chances of them accepting proposals for alliance and joint attacks. Over 1000 
gold is required. The higher the envoy's POL and the greater the amount of 
Gold given, the higher the increase in Relation.

Diplomacy-Treaty (50 AP if commanding, 10 AP if acting)
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Who can use: Prefect, Warlord, Liege
This allows you to join in alliance with another country. Allied countries 
cannot attack you, nor can you attack them. Over 1000 gold is required. If an 
alliance is already in place, this will extend the period of the alliance. 
The higher the envoy's POL, the Relation between the two countries, the Bond 
between the Lieges, and the amount of Gold given, the greater chance of 
success. 

Diplomacy-Joint
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See Military Strategy for details.

Diplomacy-Annex (50 AP if commanding, 10 AP if acting)
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Who can use: Prefect, Warlord, Liege
This allows you to suggest to another country to surrender to you, adding 
their cities and Officers to your own country. The higher the envoy's POL and 
the Bond with the target country's Liege, and the greater the number of 
cities, Officers, and Troops in your country, the higher the chance of 
success. Countries with low Relations will refuse to be annexed.

Diplomacy-Annul (50 AP if commanding, 10 AP if acting)
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Who can use: Prefect, Warlord, Liege
This allows you to annul a treaty with another country. Relations between the 
two countries drop. The LOY of your Officers may drop as well.

Diplomacy-Audience (50 AP if commanding, 10 AP if acting)
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Who can use: Prefect, Warlord, Liege
This allows you to donate Gold to the Imperial Court and raise your favor 
with the Emperor. The higher the Liege's Imperial Favor, the more likely the 
Emperor will raise the title of that Liege. Requires at least 1000 Gold. The 
higher the envoy's POL and the more Gold donated, the higher the Favor 
increases. This command has a greater effect if the Han Emperor is within 
your territory.

Prefects also have access to new Military commands such as the following:

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Prefect/Warlord/Liege Military Commands
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Military-March (50 AP if commanding, 10 AP if acting)
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Who can use: Prefect, Warlord, Liege
This allows you to attack another country's city or a free city. If the 
Prefect or Liege goes on the march, they become the Commanding Officer. If at 
least two Officers are in the army, a Tactician can be selected. Unit types 
can be selected only from the Officer's available Arms. Food is taken from 
the city for the army. If a country has a city connecting to the target city 
you may ask for reinforcements. If the city does not have Prefect, they can 
only send reinforcements if their city is connected to the city of their 
Liege. A Liege or a Prefect cannot join reinforcements.

Military-Conscript (50 AP if commanding, 10 AP if acting)
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Who can use: Prefect, Warlord, Liege
This allows you to conscript soldiers from the population and distribute them 
to units in the city. You can also organize Troop distribution without 
conscripting as well. Each 10 men you draft costs 1 Gold and 1 Food. You can 
only draft once a month. The city's Population is reduced by the amount of 
Troops conscripted. Safety also drops. The higher the acting Officer's CHA 
and Trust, the more conscripts can be drafted. The Officer's Class determines 
the number of maximum Troop size for a unit. Any excess Troops drafted are 
added to the city's Reserves. The acting Officer's CHA experience will also 
increase.

Military-Buy (50 AP if commanding, 10 AP if acting)
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Who can use: Prefect, Warlord, Liege
This allows you to purchase Food from a merchant if one is available. If you 
have the Trade skill, you get a discount. The acting Officer's CHA experience 
will also increase.

Military-Sell (50 AP if commanding, 10 AP if acting)
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Who can use: Prefect, Warlord, Liege
This allows you to sell Food to a merchant if one is available. The acting 
Officer's CHA experience will also increase.

Some exclusive Personal commands are available for Prefects, both of a 
dishonorable nature:

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Prefect Personal Commands
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Personal-Revolt (40 AP)
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Who can use: Prefect
This allows you to raise a rebellion in your city and form your own country. 
You can invite Ronin to join you that have a Bond of 1 or higher. The higher 
the Officer's CHA and Bond the greater the chances of Ronin joining you. 
Officers with low LOY may also join you. The higher the acting Officer's CHA 
and Bond with the Officer, the more likely they are to join you. Officers who 
do not join you will move to another city in that country.

Personal-Betray (30 AP)
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Who can use: Prefect
This allows you to betray your Liege and offer your city to another Liege. If 
the Liege is allied with the Officer's Liege and their Relation is high, the 
Liege may refuse. Other Officers may join the betraying Officer if their LOY 
is low and the Officer's CHA and Bond is high. Officers that do not join you 
will move to another city in that country.

If you mange to stage a revolt successfully, congratulations! You can move on 
to the "Life as a Liege" section. If during your tenure as Prefect you manage 
to train your INT to a level greater than the current Warlord's INT, you may 
be asked by your Liege to take over his position. If so, congratulations! You 
can now move on to the "Life as a Warlord" section.

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X. Life as a Warlord
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"Do you think Ma Su is clever?"
"He is one of the ablest people in the empire."
"I do not think so. I think his words exceed his deeds."
                                       - Liu Bei to Zhuge Liang

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Influence Points (IP)
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The Warlord is the right hand man (or woman) of a Liege. They are selected 
from only the most intelligent of the country's Officers and Prefects. Second 
only to the Liege in power, the Warlord can issue orders to all of the 
Officers and Prefects in the country and cannot be disobeyed. The Warlord can 
even influence the Liege himself into taking certain courses of action. While 
this gives the Warlord a great deal of power, it can over time lessen his 
influence over a period of time. A clever Warlord must ensure that he has 
enough influence so he can advise the Liege to the proper course of action at 
all times. The amount of influence a Warlord has is indicated by his 
Influence Points (IP), which is used in addition to AP whenever requests are 
made to other Officers.

Whenever a Warlord makes a request, whether it is Personnel, Diplomatic, 
Military, or Commerce in nature, IP is used. If a Warlord runs out of IP they 
can no longer issue orders until they regain more IP. IP can also be used to 
influence the Liege when making decisions such as whether to accept 
enlistment from a Ronin, or accepting requests from envoys. IP is essential 
to a Warlord's powers, and they should have adequate IP available to ensure 
that their Liege makes the correct decisions in any situation. A Warlord 
without IP is truly a viper without venom.

IP is regained primarily whenever the Warlord increases his Deeds. Warlords 
gain Deeds by performing commands given to him by the Liege/Prefect, by 
attaining large amounts of Glory in battle, or by winning contests. Donating 
personal funds to the city also increases Deeds. 

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Advice On Giving Advice
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The best way to gain IP is to give correct advice to the Prefect or Liege. 
Occasionally the Prefect/Liege will ask a question of the Warlord pertaining 
to the disposition of certain characters, or who is better suited for a task. 
Answering the question to their satisfaction will gain you a large amount of 
IP. If they disagree, you gain no IP. Your ability to answer these questions 
depends on how well you know the Officers in your Liege's country. If there 
is an Officer famous for a certain trait, the question certainly becomes 
easier. If you have no idea about the personalities the Officers listed, then 
it becomes a bit of a crapshoot. If you get an answer incorrect, try to 
remember the Officer's name in case they ask the same question again a later 
time. Some advice on giving advice follows:

- Officers who are loyal, brave, and reliable are usually the most famous 
generals such as Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, Xiahou Dun, and the like. These Officers 
are prime candidates for Prefect positions as well.

- Officers who should perform recruitment, conscripting, or diplomacy should 
be wise and charismatic such as Zhuge Liang or Sima Yi. Note that characters 
that are related to each other or have high Bonds should be used for 
recruitment, such as Ma Dai for recruiting Ma Chao.

- Officers who are temperamental and easily riled by the enemy have famous 
tempers such as Zhang Fei and Xu Zhu.

- Officers who are unreliable, greedy, or self-serving have low LOY or CHA. 
Lu Bu comes to mind.

- Officers who should fortify should have high WAR.

- Officers who should improve technology should have high INT.

Because a Warlord's Turn precedes that of the Prefect, the Prefect cannot 
request tasks for the Warlord unless the Warlord is available and has enough 
AP available to do the task after his turn. A Warlord can request tasks for 
himself during his turn, but the IP used to request the action will negate 
the Deeds earned for the action. If a Warlord performs a task requested of 
him by the Prefect/Liege, he will gain Deeds without having to expend IP 
points for the action. If you are low on IP it may be wise to end your turn 
without having made any requests and have some AP remaining, so that you can 
be available if the Prefect/Liege needs your skills.

New Personnel commands are available to the Warlord. Note that a Warlord 
cannot perform Personnel or Diplomacy commands if his city is cut off from 
his Liege's city.

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Warlord/Liege Personnel Commands
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Personnel-Hire (50 AP if commanding, 10 AP if acting)
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Who can use: Warlord, Liege
This allows you to invite a Ronin or an Officer of another country to serve 
you. You can hire Ronin in your base city, Officers in other cities you have 
information on, or any Officer you have a Bond greater than 1 other than a 
Liege. The higher the acting Officer's CHA and Bond, and the lower the target 
Officer's LOY, the greater chance of them joining you.

Personnel-Search (50 AP if commanding, 10 AP if acting)
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Who can use: Warlord, Liege
This allows you to search for hidden Ronin in your base city. If any are 
found a hire attempt will be made. The higher the acting Officer's CHA the 
higher the chance of them joining you.

Personnel-Summon (50 AP if commanding, 10 AP if acting)
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Who can use: Warlord, Liege
This allows you to summon Officers from cities of your own country that are 
linked. You can move Gold, Food, Reserves as well. Summoning a Prefect to a 
city with a Liege or Prefect will change that Prefect's status to Officer.

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Giving Advice
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From time to time you will be asked for advice on certain matters, either by 
the Prefect or the Liege himself. Some examples follow:

Opinion on Officers: The Prefect/Liege will ask about the disposition of 
certain Officers.

Opinion on Tasks: The Prefect/Liege will ask who is best suited for a 
particular task.

Opinion on Policy: The Liege will ask you what the policy of a certain city 
should be. Offense is usually the correct answer.

Opinion of Prefect Candidates: The Liege will ask you which Officer is most 
suited for a Prefect position.

Opinion on Attack: The Prefect/Liege will ask which city to attack next.

Evaluation of Enlisting Ronin: All Ronin who attempt to enlist with a Liege 
are evaluated by the Warlord first. You can either accept or refuse a Ronin 
(both costs 100 IP) or let the Liege decide personally. If a Ronin has great 
abilities in one area (or many), or is well known (you know that person well 
from the novel, or he is listed in the Dynasty Warriors section), it is a 
good idea to accept. If the Ronin has dismal abilities (and I mean dismal) it 
is a good idea to refuse. If the Ronin has average abilities and you can't 
make up your mind, you should let the Liege decide. Unfortunately, some 
rejected Ronins refuse to get the message and will pester you continuously to 
accept them. If refusing them constantly is draining your IP it may be a good 
idea to the Liege decide instead.

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Attending Court
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When attending the Liege's court you may be called upon for advice in special 
situations. Some examples include the following:

Meeting Envoys: Whenever another country sends an envoy, you must attend your 
Liege's court. The envoy will give a gift of Gold to your Liege, and the 
Relation between your two countries will increase. Ad infinitum. This happens 
quite frequently in the game, especially if your Liege controls a rather 
large country. And no, you can't refuse to attend court. One of the few 
annoying perks of being a Warlord.

Diplomatic Advice: If an envoy from another country requests an alliance with 
your Liege, or joint attack on another country, you will be asked your 
opinion on the matter. If you wish you can either accept or refuse the 
proposal (both costs 100 IP). You should always refuse a joint attack against 
an allied country.

Imperial Envoys: If your Liege's Imperial Relation is high enough, the 
Emperor will send an envoy to your Liege, usually with a request in mind. 
Such requests include donating Gold, Food, or Items to the Imperial treasury, 
making alliances with another country, raising an Officer's wages, giving up 
a Title, finding a shrubbery, constructing a Death Star, or whatever inane 
fancy strikes the Emperor at the current moment. You can, of course, 
influence your Liege to accept or decline (both costs 100 IP). Refusal gets 
you nothing except the satisfaction of putting the Emperor in his place. 
Accepting gets your Liege a higher Title from the Emperor himself. The higher 
the Title of your Liege, the higher Ranks he can assign to your Officers 
(including yourself). So no matter how outrageous the Emperor's requests, it 
is in your best interest to accept, unless doing so will seriously put your 
country in jeopardy.

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Obtaining Titles
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One of the most important tasks of the Warlord is to increase their Liege's 
Title. If your Liege's Title is high enough (i.e. Prime Minister), and his 
Fame great enough, the Officers under your Liege may request that he accept 
an even higher Title such as Archduke, King, or even Emperor. Of course, you 
can also influence his decision (costs 100 IP either way). As to why you 
wouldn't support your Liege in this manner is beyond me, but if you do your 
Liege will accept the new Title and become Archduke/King/Emperor of his 
country. Having your Liege accept the Title of King/Emperor usually sets off 
a wave of copycats from the other countries, and before you know it there are 
Kings/Emperors everywhere. Note that if your Liege controls the Han Emperor 
within his territory when he declares himself Emperor, the old Emperor will 
abdicate his position. No more Imperial visits. Woo hoo! Note that there is a 
glitch in the game here when you make your decision. The current amount of IP 
listed for you is around over 6 million! Either that's a bug or you must have 
the influence of the entire country behind you. 

It is possible to obtain Titles up to Prime Minster simply by increasing your 
Imperial Favor to certain levels. However, the Titles of Archduke and above 
can only be obtained in certain situations. Here's a listing of the 
requirements for obtaining the highest Titles. Note that if Emperor Xian 
abdicates, control of the Emperor is no longer necessary for the Titles that 
require it. A Liege must have a minimum of five Officers to obtain these 
Titles.

Title: Archduke
Fame Required: 16,000
Title Required: Prime Minister
Control Emperor: Yes
Imp Favor Required: 200

Title: King (bestowed by Emperor Xian)
Fame Required: 18,000
Title Required: Archduke
Control Emperor: Yes
Imp Favor Required: 230

Title: King (self declared)
Fame Required: 18,000
Title Required: Prime Minister or lower
Control Emperor: Yes
Imp Favor Required: None
Note: Requires that another Liege is already a King or Emperor.

Title: Emperor (via abdication of Emperor Xian)
Fame Required: 20,000
Title Required: King
Control Emperor: Yes
Imp Favor Required: 250
Note: Obviously Emperor Xian cannot have previously abdicated for this to 
occur.

Title: Emperor (self declared)
Fame Required: 20,000
Title Required: King
Control Emperor: No
Imp Favor Required: None
Note: Emperor Xian must have abdicated.

Title: Emperor (non Kings)
Fame Required: 20,000
Title Required: Archduke or lower
Control Emperor: No
Imp Favor Required: None
Note: Requires control of 35 cities (30 with the Imperial Seal). Emperor Xian 
must have less than ten Lieges with Imperial Titles.

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Determining a Successor
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The other important task of the Warlord is to determine the successor of a 
Liege when they die. Five of the greatest Officers under the former Liege 
(including yourself) will cast one vote on who should be the next Liege. If a 
relative of the former Liege is still alive, chances are good that they will 
be nominated unanimously. If there are no relatives left, a capable successor 
is selected from the ranks of the Officers available. This includes you. If 
you receive at least two votes, you can automatically become the successor if 
you place a vote for yourself. If this is the case, congratulations! Your 
hard work has paid off and you are now the new Liege of the kingdom. You can 
now move on to the "Life as a Liege" section.

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XI. Life as a Liege
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"The Hans are sinking: Designing ministers steal away their authority. I am 
weak, yet I desire to restore the state to its right mind. But my ignorance 
is too vast, my means are too slender, and I know not where to turn."
                                       - Liu Bei to Zhuge Liang

Lieges are the rulers of a country, and as such have complete power over 
their subjects. A Liege must have a wise Warlord to advice him, talented 
Prefects to manage his cities, and loyal Officers to defend his kingdom. The 
life of a Liege can be most difficult, but also the most rewarding. A Liege 
can come to power violently either as a Ronin claiming a free city, an 
Officer or Warlord staging a coup, or as a Prefect leading a revolt. Or they 
can become one via natural means by being named successor to a previous one. 
In either case, total control of the country lies in the hands of the Liege.

Being a Liege is similar to being a Prefect or Warlord, except that you can 
issue orders to everyone and expect them to be followed to the letter. The 
Warlord can refuse an order, but this rarely happens. A Liege has access to 
several exclusive ruler commands. Using them effectively is the key to being 
a successful Liege.

First off you need to decide on your Warlord and Prefects. A Warlord should 
have the highest INT out of all your subjects, but other abilities are 
important as well. Prefects should be assigned based on overall abilities, 
with POL being the most important. Remember that coups are not unheard of so 
LOY is also an important factor.

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Ruler Commands
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Ruler-Warlord (10 AP)
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Who can use: Liege
This appoints an Officer to the position of Warlord. Warlords advise the 
Liege concerning his commands. The selected Officer's LOY increases. If an 
Officer is relieved of the Warlord position, his LOY decreases.

Warlords are usually selected for their INT and LOY values.

Ruler-Prefect (10 AP)
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Who can use: Liege
This appoints an Officer to the position of Prefect. Prefects govern a city 
on behalf of their Liege. Only one Prefect can be assigned to a city. 
Prefects can only be selected from Officers that are able to move to the 
city. If the Prefect moves to another city, or if his Liege moves to his 
city, he becomes an Officer. If the Prefect is relieved of his position his 
LOY drops. An Officer's LOY will not decrease if he loses this position as 
the result of movement.

Prefects are usually selected for their POL and LOY values.

After assigning your Warlord and Prefects, you should assign policies to the 
various cities under your control.

Ruler-Council (10 AP)
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Who can use: Liege
This calls a council to determine the policy of each city. For all policies 
except Idle, the Prefect will govern the city on behalf of the Liege. If the 
city of the Prefect is linked to the city of the Liege, the Liege can still 
issue orders directly to the city even if a policy has been assigned.

The type of policy to assign to a city should be based on the current 
conditions. If you are unsure of which policy to set, use the Auto policy. If 
you want your Prefects to aggressively attack neighboring cities, use the 
Offense policy. If you want to secure a border with another city, use the 
Defense policy. If you want to increase the productivity of a city, use the 
domestic policy. You can assign policies to individual cities, to all border 
cities, or to all cities with your border.

To ensure high LOY among his Officers, a Liege should use the following ruler 
commands to reward exceptional service:

Ruler-Wages (10 AP)
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Who can use: Liege
This allows you to raise the Wages of your Officers. This will also increase 
their LOY. If a city does not have enough Gold to pay their Wages, the 
Officer's LOY will decrease.

Ruler-Rank (10 AP)
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Who can use: Liege
This allows you to appoint an Officer to a Rank. Only a Liege with a Title 
can appoint Ranks. The Ranks available to appoint depend on the Title of the 
Liege. Officers who are appointed to a Rank or promoted have their LOY 
increased, as well as additional TP to use in battle. Officers who are 
stripped of Rank or demoted lose LOY and have less TP to use in battle.

Be sure to update the Ranks of your Officers when you obtain a new Title. 
Most Lieges will want to give their Warlord the highest Rank available, and 
assign the remaining Ranks on the basic of WAR and INT ability.

Ruler-Reward (10 AP)
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Who can use: Liege
This allows you to give one of your personal Items to an Officer as a reward. 
The Officer's LOY increases, and they gain all benefits of the Item.

For those Officers whose words exceed their deeds, the following commands can 
be used:

Ruler-Seize (10 AP)
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Who can use: Liege
This allows you to take an Item away from an Officer. The Officer's LOY 
decreases, and they lose all benefits of that Item.

Ruler-Release (10 AP)
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Who can use: Liege
This allows you to release an Officer from service. The Officer becomes a 
Ronin, and his Troops join the city's Reserves.

As a general rule of thumb, you should reward Officers that perform well 
greater Rank and higher Wages. For those who perform exceptionally well you 
may want to give them an Item. When a new city becomes available, assign a 
new Prefect as soon as possible from your most capable Officers. Do not give 
Officers high positions if their LOY are low, as they are most likely to 
betray you and join your enemies.

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Liege Advice
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The following are additional advice for aspiring rulers:

- Unlike computer controlled Lieges, you can ignore advice that your Warlord 
gives you during diplomatic meetings. You can also refuse any requests made 
by the Warlord. If your Warlord gives advice you deem is bad, do not hesitate 
to ignore him.

- Don't be a Yuan Shao. Listen to your Warlord and Prefects. Unless doing so 
would seriously jeopardize your country, approve the requests of your Warlord 
and Prefects when they ask to do certain tasks. The Prefects serve as your 
eyes and ears and usually know what's going on in their cities better than 
you do.

- Hire Ronin as much as possible.

- Hire Officers as much as possible.

- If you want to gain higher Titles, be sure to use the Diplomacy-Audience 
command frequently and increase your Imperial Favor. Make sure the Officer 
doing so has a high POL or your Imperial Favor will barely increase. The 
maximum favor you can obtain from one visit (with POL 110 and a donation of 
10,000 Gold) is 22.

- If a city is low on Gold or Food, be sure to use the Personnel-Transport 
command to send goods there from more prosperous cities. Be sure the acting 
Officer has high INT or you may lose quite a bit of goods. Most Prefects will 
ask to transport goods for you.

- Cities on the borders of other countries should have their policies set 
depending on how strong and aggressive they are. If the country is weak but 
aggressive, Offense is a good choice to quell their attacks. If the country 
is very strong and aggressive, Defense may be a better choice. If the country 
is passive or allied, Auto is the best choice.

- Cities safely within your country should always be set to Domestic policy. 
These cities will be the primary supply lines for your war effort.