Board Thread:The Last Sovereign Discussion/@comment-29984007-20181106155918/@comment-38478811-20190210051919

Hey everybody and all you min maxers out there well The Scoutman heres my optomized route circa 41.4 used the tool made by Fulminato that allowed me to get all the best results including moderate reform expect second best result in arford ban minnor issue. Had to sacrifice getting the Annah support switch but i pretty sure thats gonna be neligible in the future anyway.

Starting stats: Economy : 113 Social : 50 Religion: 36 Arclent acceptance greater than 50 ( i know because i was able to get 22 influence starting off ) RPs: Qum : Locked Carina : 97 Sarai: 91 Elleani : 92 Vhala : 12 Aram score : 20 Research : Unpeople finished, purity finished, orc diversification started Investments: Band tour, Lustlord statues, Lustlord temple expansion, Sanitation Mages, Givini Tunnels Iginas Sutor Score : 6 Jehnno : Reilgious Support Orcent conversations : 11 Order of Silence Score: 78 Eroasian Crisis: Support Cult of Magic

Day 1: Talk to everybody, when speaking to Hester chose ( succubi acceptance ) speak to Esmera before keranni. Esmera accept the deal, when speaking to Keranni the following night refuse to make a deal.

Starting Influence : 22 Day 2 : Excommunication, Unification , Succubi Have Jhenno give support for the Unification Vote  before you began the excommunication vote. Now we are ready to begin.

Excommunication:

Sarai - Normal ( dont use 3 influence ) Simon - Annah ( cost 1 influence ) Carina - talk against Annah End score : + 12 for best result, give olive branch to Annah. ( gain 1 influence ) End Influence:   22

Unification: Sarai - go all in ( use 3 influence ) Simon - Alternate forms of unity ( cost 1 influence ) End Score : -5 : best result  ( gain 2 influence ) End Influence : 20

Succubi : Talk to Yelarel ( when asked why you offended choose convince Annah ) discourage her from bringing Andra Sarai - Normal ( dont use 3 influence ) Iris - let her make the statement ( cost 2 influence ) Simon - Nabith ( cost 1 influence ) End Score : + 24 ( best result ) End Influence : 17

After day 2 Vote : Speak with Everyone Yeleral : Choose moderate reform, go to speak to Sarai once more after speaking with Yeleral make sure to speak to Hester near the barrel in the north east corner of map.

Day 3 : Ivalan Succubi Vote, following vote depending on how the ivalan vote went Orcent will speak for 0 influence cost because nabith has a score greater than 5 at this point Simon - have him not speak ( gain 1 influence ) Speak to everybody, refuse to deal with hester, ask esmera to support the succubi, ask betricia to support the succubi , ask sarai to support the succubi 4 votes in favor - Begin Succubi Join Scenario End Influence : 18

Succubi Join : Sarai - Normal ( dont use 3 influence ) Riala - let her show the purity research ( cost 2 influence ) Simon - Nabith ( cost 1 influence ) End Score : + 22 ( best result ) Succubi accepted on ( gain 2 influence ) End Influence : 17

Day 4 : Unpeople, Tak'Kan, Purity Standard Unpeople: talk with yeleral - suggest light approach talk with esmera - argue with her for a softer position Sarai - normal ( dont use 3 influence ) simon - dont speak ( gain 1 influence ) Robin - dont let her show the research End Score : - 6 ( best result ) unpeople aid on End Influence : 18

Tak'Kan: Sarai : normal ( use 0 influence ) Simon : Kerannii ( cost 1 influence ) End Score : + 14 ( tak'kan major on ) End Influence: 17

Purity: Speak with everybody Encourage Herin to take a softer approach Simon : soften the standard ( its the one orilise encourages you to go for ) *cost 1 influence let andra talk sarai : support kaskia proposal Kaskia proposal wins ( purity standard removed ) End Influence : 16

After day 4 vote ask both elleani and tyna to support the fucklord vote.

Starting Influence : 16 Day 5 : Fucklord, Promotion Vote Fucklord : Speak to herin and encourage her to speak against fucklord. Sarai - dont use any influence End score : + 15 best result ( Cooperative Action ) on End Influence : 16

Promotion: Just let it play out. At this point Herin will win overwhelming support

Minor Issues Phase: Influence at this point : 16

Mercantile Issue : Use influence ( cost 3 influence ) Use Iris on mercantile Use Herin on mercantile End score : + 5 ( best result )

Eustrin Issue : Emphasize issue ( cost 5 influence ) Ask Esmera to support Ask Betercia to support Have Orilise support Eustrin Have Megail support Eustrin End score : + 10 best result

Ardford Ban Issue : Use influence ( cost 1 influence ) elleani will assist End score : + 4 ( 2nd best result - results between first and 2nd are negligible )

Goddess of Magic : Use Influence ( cost 3 influence ) Have Wynn support End score : + 7 ( best result )

Mother's Guard Issue : Use Influence ( cost 2 influence ) Have Lynine Support Mother Guard issue Have Yelarel Support Mother Guard Issue End Score : + 6 best result - all switches on

Succubus Knight :

Use Influence ( cost 2 influence ) Kalant will assit End score : + 7 best result

All 16 influence used : no spare influence Sarai choice : no give up chance to "polish Simon's altar" <____>


 * Edit.  Tested results by playing through 41.4 synod section twice with a clean save right   before start of synod.  Circa 41.4 getting best result on unifaction ( -5) grants +2 Sarai Influence which is what allowed me to get all the best results in every issue with the expection of arford ban ( 2 nd best result)