Board Thread:The Last Sovereign Discussion/@comment-29984007-20181106155918/@comment-36134408-20190106202050

It's since 0.36 that I don't play, but a section like this synod was too much of an attraction for me to not play with the spreadsheet and the calculator Fulminato provided us. So I meddled with the calculator, and found a route that seems quite satisfactory, if not the best for the route I went (Succubi Accepted). I'll try to play with the other outcomes, but for now I'll enjoy what I have yet to see from Ch. 4 . Without further ado, here's everything:

Researches: Orc Diversification, Sex & Purity done; Investments: LL Statues + LL Temples, Sanitation Mages, Givini Tunnels; Disturbance target: GoM Other requisites: Jhenno support, Ignias Suitor Score = 5, OoS = 78, Elleani's RP = 90 in Succubi vote D2, Ch.1-3 Investments are the same as reported here. Still want to wait for trying Ch. 4 minmax, but to get 90 you have to invest in everything that is useful to the council and that increase Elleani's RP in the 3rd round of investments, keeping in mind the slight decrease in the Succession Crisis due to the Elleani-Trin conversation.

Until D2: talk with everyone, Hester - shape world, Esmera-Kerannii order, Esmera Deal, Jhenno to help in Succubi vote.

Day 2: Excommunication - Sarai: normal, Simon: Convince Annah, Carina talks, Undermine Annah. Result: +12. Unification - Sarai: normal, Simon "Alternate Form of Unity". Result: -1. (best result not achievable with these choices) Succubi - Yelarel talk, "Annah", Discourage Andra, Sarai: normal, Simon: Annah, Iris and Wynn talk. Result: +24.

Until D3 - Talk with everyone, "Light Reform".

D3: Ivalan Succubi - Simon: Annah, Upgraded Qum kiss, Ask everyone to vote yes, ignore Hester. Result: Succubi Joined (4 Yes and 3 No). Succubi Joined - Talk with Yelarel, Sarai: normal, Simon: Nabith, Let Riala talk. Result: +22.

D4: Unpeople - Sarai: normal, talk with Yarra and Yelarel, "Light Approach", Esmera: Argue, Robin doesn't talk, Simon: stay silent. Result: -8.

Tak'kan - Sarai: All-in, Simon: Annah. Result: +13.

Purity - Talk with Sarai and Yelarel (with conseguent Andra speech), Sarai: Support Kaskia, Simon: Softening standard, Qum doesn't show her skill, talk with Herin and "Change Standard". Result: Herin Score +6, Kaskia Score +3, Herin Proposal +0, Kaskia Proposal +3.

Until D5 - Talk with everyone, Tyna and Elleani help in Fucklord vote.

D5: Fucklord - Sarai: Stay silent, talk with Herin and "Think yourself first". Result: +15. Promotion - Herin promoted with overwhelming majority, 6 to 1. (9 Herin Score vs 4 Kaskia Score)

"Minor" Issues (starting with 13 + 1 Influence):

For Mercantile Issue: Influence (3) + Iris (1) + Herin (1) = 5. [Mercantile Excellent]. Used 3 Influence here.

For Eustrin Issue: Influence (3) + Esmera (2) + Bertricia (1) + Megail (1) + Orilise (1) = 8. [Eustrin Heavy Impact]. Used 3 Influence here.

For Ardford Ban Issue: Influence (3) + Elleani (1) = 4. [Ardford Open]. Used 1 Influence here. (2nd best result)

For Goddess of Magic Issue: Disturbance: GoM (3) + Influence (3) + Wynn (1) = 7. [GoM Gift, GoM Extra]. Used 3 Influence here.

For Mother's Guard Issue: Influence (3) + Lynine (1) + Yelarel (1) = 5. [Mother Unlock, Mother Full Unlock, Orilise Mother]. Used 2 Influence here.

For Succubus Knight Order Issue: Yelarel Score 6+ (3) + Influence (3) + Kalant (1) = 7. [Order Accepted, Order Bonus]. Used 2 Influence here.

Edit: all the edits were for formatting, shift + enter combo is not consistent. In this last one hovewer, I wanted to add the final scores for all priestess, since I saw in the thread that they're interesting to some. Here they are (after the final edit I mentioned in a comment below):

Hester Score: +7

Nabith Score: +8

Annah Score: +10

Bertricia Score: +5

Esmera Score: +13

Kerannii Score: +10

Yelarel Score: +13

The only thing that could be improved here is the Unification vote result, but it's more of a partial refund than a gain in Influence, since at least targeting Nabth is requred and it costs 2 Influence. The other thing would be obtaining the best result on the Ardford Ban Issue, but if there's something that is less important in the minor issues phase, that would be a +1 Economy, +2 Ardoheim and +1 Arclent Acceptance.