Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-2607:FEA8:3460:495E:88A6:9D47:50DA:F63E-20191129105312/@comment-2607:FEA8:3460:495E:5009:6824:7FF7:1055-20191129202442

I am aware that there are two different scores. On the page for Return to Stineford, the option to reach out says [Annah agreement] on if her synod score is at least 12, and that is the goal here. I am aware that I don't need that if I only wanted maximum influence.

As for optimizing everything, these are the choices I made:

Funded Ivalan bank, Order of Silence 50k, Lustlord temple (and statues), and the band tour. I didn't fund sanitation mages or Givini tunnels. Ignias suitor score 5, max scores for everything relating to synod scores except Aram (14) Complete purity research, didn't complete orc diversification, and didn't need unpeople research Support GoM during Erosian crisis, unpeople motion failed in Ardford summit, support no-one in Zirantia

Ask Hester for succubi acceptance, make a deal with Esmera, and ask Jhenno to aid in unification Starting influence: 22 Annah starting score: 4

Excommunication: Simon: Convince Annah (-1), Carina speaks result 12, offer olive branch (no net change of influence, Annah +1)

Unification: Sarai: convince Nabith (-2), Simon: alternate form of unity (-1) result -6 (net influence -1, Annah +1)

Succubi acceptance: Discourage Yelarel from letting Andra speak, and get back +1 for offending her earlier Simon: appeal to Nabith (-1), Iris talks (-2) result 24 (influence -3)

Ivalan succubi: Moderate reform Simon stays silent (+1) result 4 yes with Esmera deal (influence +1)

Ivalan acceptance: Simon: appeal to Annah (-1), Riala speaks (-2) result 23 (influence -1, Annah +2)

Unpeople: Simon stays silent (+1) Yelarel light approach, refuse Esmera result -6 (influence +1)

Tak'kan: Sarai all-in (-3), Simon: appeal to Annah (-1) result 14 (influence -4, Annah +2)

Purity: Sarai: support Kaskia proposal (0), Simon stay silent (+1) Let Andra talk Tell Herin to stick to the plan result: Kaskia proposal wins (influence +1, Herin 4, Kaskia 3)

Fucklord: Elleani and Tyna both aid in this vote Herin speaks about Fucklord Sarai influences Annah (-1) result 16 (influence -1, Annah +2)

Promotion: Zirantia support result Herin overwhelming

Start minor issues with 16 influence (Sarai Tak'kan +1), which is enough to cover everything that costs influence, including Eustrin emphasize.

Esmera, Megail, Orilise, and Berticia helps with Eustrin Iris and Herin helps with mercantile Yelarel and Lynine help with Mother's Guard Wynn helps with GoM, and GoM gets Erosia prelude bonus Kalant helps with succubi knight order, and Yelarel score is above 9 which grants that bonus Finally, Elleani does her best for Ardford ban

End result: best outcome for everything except Ardford ban, and Annah's synod score of 12, which is supposed to help get additional Ivalan acceptance later if I choose to reach out in Stineford and get her agreement, though I haven't gotten to that part in the game proper yet.