It doesn’t matter for anything except political relations with that other faction.
Courthas an unlimited amount of place.
The only trouble will be maintaining so large group and relations between them.
While there can be infinite amount offamily membersandother nobles, there are always threecandidates.
It might be a problem, as you never know what abilities will new potential generals and governors have.
It is another reason why it is better to pick them fromfamilymembers orother noblesalready had.
Thanks to that you know specifically what a specific character can offer you.
After the king or emperor dies, the crown will go to the officialheir.
But it might happen, that the next one picked by the game won’t be the best choice.
In that case you might want todeclare a heir.
By having a list of three potential candidates, you will be able to prepare for such situation.
There are elevenintrigues, which mean political actions that might be done byfamilymember.
One of them,declare heir, is unavailable for the ruler and currentheir.
to make most ofintriguesyou must useinfluencepoints.
Someintrigueshave a constant price, other changing price, depending on aim.
Declare heirpoints a newheirto the throne.
It works immediately and can be used many times.
But don’t do it too often.
A person that has lost the title of heir will loseloyaltybecause of disinheritance.
By changing theheirmany times you will cumulate theloyaltypenance.
Assassinatemeans killing afamilymember orother noble.

It is not important who tries the assassination, but you must face the consequences in case of failure.
Especially if therulerwas the target.
Divorcedoes exactly what name suggests.
Both man and women can divorce.
Divorced are still part of thefamilyand can search for new partners.
Diminish popularityreducesinfluenceof selected person.
A troublesomeintrigue, as it costs more than gives profits.
So, it is better to find other ways of reducingother nobles influence.
Adoptionallowsother nobleto join thefamily.
Become retainerallows one offamilymember get in custody of another one and learn from his experience.
Intrigue available only for politics, that is people that have the status of astatesman.
Embezzle fundsallows you to gain some limited money.
Usually it won’t be large cash, but in desperate situations even few hundred coins is important.
Gather supportin case of success increasecontrolindicator by few percent.
From time to time a person with important matter to the ruler will appear.
Your job is to decide how to resolve his manner.
There are usually three ways, sometimes four, from which at least one is about waiting it over.
Choice is up to you as each option can be either good or harmful.
Your decision effects, both positive and negative, usually last for few turns.
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