NEW TRAITS

**Legionary Titus Pullo** · September 06, 2009, 07:56 AM

i have a question, regarding the new traits, Equestrian, publicani, lawyer, mercantile and so on, apart from giving the character an interesting background , what do they do?
do they actually effect anything in the character or the type of traits and ancillaries they will get later ?

**Ketchup** · September 06, 2009, 08:00 AM

As far as I know, and I think this is pretty accurate, they are the framework for a system that Calvin is working on. A system that is similar to the old 'Roman Leadership' system but much bigger and better.

On the same note I have a query for Calvin or anyone else who can answer: I understand that it was a design decision to not include non-family member characters in the class system. Why is this? Is it too much work or too difficult to make it work because they can be recruited? I think it would be much better for immersion if these "generals" had the traits too. After all they are just the same as the Family Member characters, just not related to them...

Cheers

**Legionary Titus Pullo** · September 06, 2009, 11:15 AM

just recruited a general, who is a Mercatores, are you sure you have the latest updates ?

**Ketchup** · September 06, 2009, 04:02 PM

Yeah I have. The thing is I actually haven't recruited a general yet. I was talking about the starting "generals", the guys in Rhegion and Tarentum for example. If youare right LTP, then it's a non issue.

**Legionary Titus Pullo** · September 06, 2009, 04:24 PM

thats good then, but i still think that the main traits should have some sort of a bonus, Lawyers = influence, merchants = management and so on.

**Calvin** · September 08, 2009, 09:21 AM

Once they go up a level (the trait name stays the same, you need to check the description to see how influential they are) they start getting some bonuses, but not obscene ones.