Board Thread:The Last Sovereign Discussion/@comment-27713488-20170401033120/@comment-32539089-20170929182950

My Choices for Discretionary Funding:

During Govern Yhilin I: (Discretionary Funding = 45/100% with 55% left over. )

- Seize the Mine (25%), Double Nobility Campaign (20%)

At this point I hadn't reached the 30 Acceptance threshold needed to fund the 2nd House of Petitions; otherwise, I would have. I was able to reach 0 chaos and 0 collateral damage without spending funding on either. The Mine looked like too big of an investment opportunity to miss, and the Double Nobility Campaign is vital to reaching the 25 Victory Points threshold.

During Govern Yhilin II: (Discretionary Funding: = 135/140% with 5% left over.)

- 2nd House of Petitions (25%), Succubus Brothels (10%), Doom King Statue (10%), Succubus Guild Fees (20%), Elven Ghettos (50%), Kill Noble Gratuity (0%)

I had to play through this section a couple of times to make sure my funding choices got me to the 40 Acceptance threshold for the next round (required for best results in Yarra’s Forging Ties quest). The 2nd House of Petitions should always be funded ASAP. Succubus Brothels, Succubus Guild Fees, and Elven Ghettos each boost Acceptance, your Army, and contribute to the 3rd Arclent War. Telling the noble prick that the Noble Gratuity will NEVER be funded gets you nothing but sweet satisfaction.

During Govern Yhilin III part 1: (Discretionary Funding: = 135/140% with 5% left over.)

- Infrastructure (100%), FANCY WALK (10%), Succubus Immigration (25%)

2nd House of Petitions (70% available):

- Slum Fighting ring (15%), Arcane/sexual magical agreement (20%)

During Govern Yhilin III part 2: (Discretionary Funding = 50/55% with 5% left over.)

- Border Reinforcement: Aram (50%)

2nd House of Petitions (35% available):

- Sex Fighting Ring (25%)

Infrastructure is one of the most expensive options, but it is also gives you a lot of value for the cost: contributing to the Aram Border incident, boosting your Army, and reducing the cost of several Post-War investments. Succubus Immigration adds the combined effect of the other "Succubus" investments, at 10 Orc Disapline FANCY WALK gives the highest Acceptance to cost ratio of any invesment, and Aram Border Reinforcement is vital to getting the best results from the Aram Border Incident. I chose the Sex Fighting Ring over the Sex Shop for the Acceptance boost, but I'm not sure if that was the best choice.

During Govern Yhilin IV: (Discretionary Funding = 100/105% with 5% left over.)

- Border Reinforcement: Ardoheim (50%), National Succubus Trade (50%)

National Succubus Trade adds the combined effect of the other "Succubus" investments, and I needed the Ardoheim Border Reinforcement since my Army Size was 193, and I didn't save Carina's men (sorry Carina, I chose profit over valor). At this point I had 5% left over which I could have spent on Converting the Monastery to a Shrine, but I needed to keep Sarai happy for the war.