The list has all the government types that aren't unlocked with technologies. Starting government type may be selected from a fixed list. Thus, based only on skills, the consort may cost anywhere from -3 (0/0/0) to 6 (6/6/6) points. However, a consort's total point cost is multiplied by a factor of 0.25, including any personality traits. The consort may be 20 to 40 years old (requires Rights of Man)īased on skills and age, the ruler may cost anywhere from -18 (0/0/0, age 20) to 36 (6/6/6, age 20) points.īased on skills and age, the heir may cost anywhere from -24 (0/0/0, age 0) to 48 (6/6/6, age 0) points.įor rulers and heirs, a lower age will push point cost towards the extremes of the spectrum, where a higher age will tend towards 0.Īvailable only with the Rights of Man DLC enabled.įor consorts, age does not matter.When it comes to selecting the age of your ruler, if you opt for an amazing ruler and a terrible heir is to set your heir's age at 30, the max and the ruler's at 20, so most likely your heir will die before the ruler, making disinheriting unessential, and saving you the -50 This results in an effective cost of 9 for the ruler, which is the same cost as having a 3/3/3 ruler of the same age with no heir or consort. If done correctly, the player can have a 6/6/6 ruler costing 36 points be nearly totally offset by a -24 point heir and -3 point consort. One common strategy for minimizing point cost while maximizing ruler skills is to make the heir (and consort) very unskilled with bad personality traits, and disinherit the heir or hope both the heir and consort die naturally before the ruler dies. With Rights of Man, a consort may be customized as well.
A varying amount for static goods produced modifiers (Dalaskogen, Potosi, Nile Delta, etc.).