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Native Tribe

A tribe is regarded as a society that hasn't developed a concrete definition of what a Westphalian nation-state is. Nomadic by nature, the power is held by either a chief or by a group of fellow tribesmen. They are usually Monarchies (using legitimacy, royal marriages, Aristocratic idea group, etc.), except for steppe nomads (who use horde unity; see below).

Mechanics

Type	Effects	Description & notes
Tribe		The state is a tribe. While there is a clear leader and aristocracy it does not have the government institutions of a Monarchy or Republic. Uses Legitimacy or Horde unity Can have Royal marriages Can form Personal unions Has heirs Stability loss upon Ruler death

Horde unity

See also: Steppe hordes

Steppe nomads, normally referred to as hordes or khanates, is a loosely organized form of government where power is held mostly by the tribes, but united under the khan. They are barred from taking most country-formation decisions. It differs from mainstream monarchies in the way that each time a khan dies, all clan leaders are summoned to vote on the next khan: the khan has an heir, but if the khan dies and the heir is young enough to require a regency council, the heir is killed and replaced with another ruler.

Steppe nomads use horde unity instead of legitimacy. The effects of horde unity are proportional to its value. Listed below are the main milestones.

Variable	0%	50%	100%
National unrest	+2	0	−2
Discipline	−5%	0	+5%

Horde Unity is gained and lost as follows:

• Base −2 per year
• −0.01 per 2 total development the country owns, limited to −3
• Tribes estate Loyalty below 30:
  • Influence below 20: −1 yearly
  • Influence at least 20 but less than 40: −2 yearly
  • Influence at least 40 but less than 60: −3 yearly
  • Influence at least 60: −4 yearly
• Looting: +1 per 4 ducats looted
• Razing: +1 per 2 points of province development before razing
• +0.1 yearly per point Revanchism (+10 at 100)
• +0.005 yearly per point of power projection (+0.5 at 100)
• -1 yearly when target of Sow Discontent covert action
• +1 for passing the Great Mongol State Reform
• +1 Shia and Ibadi nations who follow the Ismaili school or Muslim nations who invite an Ismaili scholar

Several ideas and policies increase horde unity:

	Traditions	Ideas	Bonuses	Policies
+1.5	—	Holy Roman idea 1: The Imperial Throne	—	—
+1.0	Andean traditions Imperial German traditions Israeli traditions Majapahit traditions Montferrat traditions Norman traditions Roman traditions Tarascan traditions Trebizond traditions Venetian traditions Württemberger traditions	Aachen idea 2: Imperial Free City Adalite idea 2: A Monarchical Imamate Afghan idea 6: Institutionalized Loya Jirga Air idea 3: Legacy of Tin-Hinan Angevin idea 7: Rule of the Plantagenet Arakanese idea 1: Mrauk U Dynasty Ardabili idea 7: Shahs of Iran Asakura idea 5: Seventeen Clan Code Ashanti idea 4: The Golden Stool Ashikaga idea 2: Defenders of the Imperial Court Athenian idea 1: Dominus Athenarum Augsburger idea 1: Augusta Vindelicorum Aztec idea 2: Sustaining the Gods Baden idea 2: Legacy of the House of Zähringen Bahmani idea 6: Bahmani Primogeniture Baluch idea 3: Khan of the Baloch Bavarian idea 1: Institute the Everlasting Succession Beloozero idea 3: Strengthen Local Lineages Beninese idea 1: Curb the Uzama Berg idea 1: The Heirs of Lotharingia Betsimisaraka idea 6: Royal Justice Bohemian idea 2: Elective Monarchy Bolognese idea 2: Bentivoglio Family Bosnian idea 2: Per Aspera ad Astra Brazilian idea 7: Seat of the Empire Breton idea 1: Legacy of Breton Independence Bulgarian idea 7: Third Rome Caucasian idea 5: Highland Khans Cebu idea 2: Chola Legacy Chinese idea 6: Son of Heaven Cirebonese idea 1: Negara Gede Clevian idea 2: Cleves and Mark Colonial idea 1: Founding Fathers Cossack idea 2: Cossack Hetmanate Dahomey idea 1: Children of the Panther Dai Viet idea 6: Thuan Thiên Daimyo idea 3: Honor the Ancestors Deccani Sultanate idea 1: Legacy of the Bahmani Sultanate Delhian idea 7: The Throne of India Ethiopian idea 2: Negusa Negast Franconian idea 1: The Duchy Restored Frankfurter idea 7: Freie Stadt Frankfurt Garhwali idea 5: Source of the Ganges Garjati idea 2: Ancient Mandalas Gelre idea 3: Defiance of Foreign Rule Golden Horde idea 1: Legacy of the Golden Horde Gond idea 6: Ancient Roots Great Qing idea 4: Bogda Khan Gujarati Princedom idea 6: Ashapura Mata Hamburger idea 2: Burgher Republic Hatakeyama idea 6: Unify the Clan Hawaiian idea 2: Repurposing the Ali'i Nui Hindustani idea 4: The Peacock Throne Hojo idea 1: Legacy of the Kamakura Shogunate Holstein idea 7: Danish Protest Pigs Hosokawa idea 1: Kanrei Ilkhanid idea 1: Restored Ilkhanate Iwi idea 7: The Maori King Movement Jerusalem idea 1: Crown of Thorns Jolof idea 6: Wolof Griots Kaffan idea 5: Strengthen Ties With the Ethiopian Church Kamilaroi idea 5: Matrilineal Lineage Karamanid idea 7: True Heirs of the Seljuk Empire Khorasani idea 4: Dynastic Chronicles Kikuchi idea 3: Aso Shrine Kilwan idea 2: Shirazi's Legacy Kitaran idea 1: Legacy of the Gods Kuban idea 6: Ndop Statue Kurdish idea 6: Legacy of the Kurdish Dynasties Ladakh idea 6: A Kingdom United Lan Na idea 1: Legacy of Mangrai Lanfang idea 1: Free Elections Larrakia idea 4: Dowed Latin idea 1: Emperor of Constantinople Liège idea 3: Religious Devotion Luban idea 2: Royal Village Shrines Luccan idea 7: The Jacobin State of Lucca Lunda idea 2: Perpetual Kingship Mainzian idea 4: Saint Hildegard of Bingen Malaccan idea 6: Dualat Malagasy idea 2: Zafivolamena Manchu idea 4: The Later Jin Manipur idea 3: Kingdom of the Meitei Mazovian idea 6: Sejmy i Sejmiki Mesoamerican idea 5: Ritual Bloodletting Moldavian idea 4: Hospodar of Moldavia Moluccan idea 2: Shared Cultural Heritage Montenegrin idea 1: Legacy Of Diocleia Mossi idea 1: Rialé and Yennenga Muiscan idea 7: Consuetudinary Law Mushasha idea 5: A House United Mutapan idea 4: Spokesman before the Dead Mysorean idea 2: Patronize Kannada Literature Neapolitan idea 7: The Lazzaroni and the Monarchy Northumbrian idea 1: Secure Percy Rule Novgorod idea 3: Ivan's Hundred Odoyev idea 1: Heirs of Chernigov Offaly idea 6: A Family Affair Oirat idea 3: The Four Oirats Orissan idea 2: Servitor of Jagannath Oyo idea 2: Oduduwa Mythos Pagarruyung idea 3: Istano Basa Palawa idea 2: Dual-Identity Pegu idea 6: Buddhist Kingship Perugian idea 4: Perugian Signoria Pisan idea 5: Anziani del Popolo Polotskian idea 2: Heritage of The Rus' Provençal idea 2: Revive House of Anjou Rajputana idea 7: Monumental Architecture Rassid idea 4: A Unified Rassid State Romanian idea 4: Latin Island Rothenburg idea 3: The End of the Line Ruthenian idea 1: The Mother of Russian States Ruthenian idea 1: The Mother of Russian States Rûmi idea 3: Shahanshah Samoan idea 5: Tatau Samtskhe idea 1: Atabegs of Samtskhe Savoyard idea 7: Savoyard Legitimacy Scottish idea 6: Basilikon Doron Semien idea 5: Gideon Dynasty Shan idea 6: Shan Chronicles Shirvani idea 1: The Khalwati Order Sindhi idea 1: Enduring Samma Dynasty Sistani idea 6: Chronicles of Sistan South Indian idea 5: Patronage of Great Temples Sukhothai idea 6: Ramkhamhaeng Stele Swabian City-State idea 6: The Thorn of the Empire Swedish idea 1: Kung och Riksdag Telugu idea 5: Legend of Prataparudra Thüringian idea 1: The Partition of Leipzig Timurid idea 4: Chagatai Literature Transoxianian idea 7: Chagatai Literature Tripuran idea 1: Rajmala Tsutsui idea 5: The Southern Capital Tumbuka idea 3: Healthy Priest Kings Tyrone idea 2: The O’Neill Mór Veronese idea 1: Three Households Alike in Dignity Vindhyan idea 7: Candella Legacy Wallachian idea 6: Boyar Regime Welsh idea 4: Unbennaeth Prydain Yi idea 6: Renovate the Skyward Tombs Zambezi idea 5: Centralizing the Mbona cult	American ambition Anhalt ambition Barbary Corsair ambition Canadian ambition Dithmarscher ambition Imagawa ambition Irish ambition Italian (minor) ambition K'iche ambition Kanem Bornuan ambition Maravi ambition Ormond ambitions Russian ambition	Administrative-Aristocratic: The Licensing of the Press Act Court-Horde: Clan Unity Act Economic-Horde: To the Ground
+0.5	Bamberger traditions	Horde government idea 5: Horde Loyalty Bukharan idea 1: Jochid Patrimony Colognian idea 4: Prime Minister of Cologne Cypriot idea 1: King of Jerusalem Georgian idea 1: Bagrationi Dynasty Great Shun idea 7: Claim to the Mandate Jurchen idea 2: The Queue Kiwi idea 1: Maori Seats Utrecht idea 2: Ex Cathedra Yarkandi idea 4: Empower the Khojas	Full Court	—

Event modifiers:

	Event modifier	Trigger	Duration
-0.5	Strengthening the Bureaucracy	Institution event 'Lack of Bureaucracy' Option: ‘We cannot hurry change.’	for 5 years.
-0.25	Shamanic Traditions Set Aside	Tengri event 'Crisis in [Root.GetName]' Option: ‘Empower the local clergy.’	for 10 years.
-0.5	Devout Muslim	Tengri event '[Root.Monarch.GetTitle] Questioned by the Ulema' Option: ‘Vow to lead a more devout life.’	until ruler death.
-0.5	Devout Christian	Tengri event 'Life at Court' Option: ‘A Christian court it is!’	until ruler death.
-0.25	Crumbling Ancestral Tomb	Fetishist event 'Palace of the Dead' Option: ‘The needs of the living are more pressing than those of the dead!’	for the rest of the campaign.
+0.5	Sufi Master	Tengri event 'Traveling Sufis' Option: ‘Encourage him to settle in our capital.’	for 10 years.
+0.5	Yassa Defended	Tengri event 'Arrival of a Learned Judge' Option: ‘Everyone must follow the laws of our ancestors.’	for 10 years.
+0.5	A Moving City	Horde Government Idea Group event 'A Moving City' Option: ‘We will not remain a mirage.’	for 10 years.
+1	Taming Provinces	Horde Government Idea Group event 'Taming Provinces' Option: ‘Better feared than loved.’	for 10 years.
+1	Grand Ancestral Tomb	Fetishist event 'Palace of the Dead' Option: ‘We shall restore the [Root.Monarch.Dynasty.GetName] tomb to its former glory!’	for 15 years.
+0.5	Ijtihad	Tengri event 'Ijtihad' Option: ‘We must live up to these ideals!’	for 20 years.
+1	Support of the Khoja	Tengri event 'The Khojas' Option: ‘He remains our strongest supporter.’	until ruler death.
+1	Ancestral Tomb	Fetishist event 'Land of the Ancestors' Option: ‘We shall protect the ancestors' lands until the very last breath.’ Fetishist event 'A New Beginning' Option: ‘From this day we shall bury our dead in [ancestral_lands.GetName].’ Fetishist event 'Palace of the Dead' Option: ‘Put aside resources for the most necessary repairs.’ Fetishist event 'Contentment of the Ancestors' Option: ‘May the ancestors watch over us for many years to come.’	for the rest of the campaign.
+1	The Diwani Script	Cultural event 'Diwani Script' Option: ‘Make it so!’	for the rest of the campaign.

Mission reward modifiers:

	Time	Type
+0.5	20 years	Shrines at the Mountain (Manchurian mission tree)
+1	Permanent	Claim the Khanate (Mongol mission tree)

Tribal allegiance

Tribal federations use tribal allegiance in addition to legitimacy.

The effects of tribal allegiance are proportional to its value. Listed below are the main milestones.

Tribal Allegiance	0	50	100
Effects	No effect	+16.5% Manpower recovery speed −1.5 National unrest	+33% Manpower recovery speed −3 National unrest

	Traditions	Ideas	Bonuses	Policies
In patch 1.35 no ideas and policies have the modifier “yearly tribal allegiance”

Tribal allegiance is gained and lost as follows:

• Winning battles and humiliating rivals increases tribal allegiance.
• Losing battles and being humiliated by rivals decreases tribal allegiance
• Passive −0.005 yearly tribal allegiance for each point of development the nation has (capped at −3 yearly tribal allegiance at 600 development)

Tribal allegiance gain/loss from battle is equal to three times the prestige gained/lost in battle (this is increased by prestige from land battles modifiers).

Humiliating rivals or being humiliated will result in a gain or loss of 30 tribal allegiance.

30 points of tribal allegiance can be spent for one of the following effects:

	Ability	Effects
	Enlist General	Gain a general with 40 army tradition.
	Train Horsemanship	Get +15% cavalry combat ability for 10 years;
	Conscript from Tribes	Start production of 6 cavalry units in the capital at a quarter the time.

Reform tiers

Tribal Administration

Type	Effects	Description & notes
Steppe Nomads	+20% National manpower modifier +20% Land force limit modifier −5 Years of separatism +50% Looting speed −15% Institution spread +20% Movement speed −50% Reinforce cost +25% Cavalry to infantry ratio	A governmental form where a sovereign or military ruler rule a tribal chiefdom, with constant Casus Bellis on all their neighbors and troops who fight better on the plains. Conditions: See the list of hordes. a Tribal nation can become a Steppe Nomad via their last reform a Native Tribe can become a Steppe Nomad via the The Great Plains call to us reform Tibet can become a Steppe Nomad via the "A Meeting with the Khans" Mission Additional Effects: This is a special government reform. You cannot switch to another reform on this level. Always have casus belli on neighbors (Tribal Feud against other nomads, Tribal Conquest against others). Enables the Horde Idea group, but disables the Aristocratic idea group +25% shock damage on plain-like territory. −25% shock damage on non-plain-like territory May Raze Provinces. Uses horde unity instead of Legitimacy. Only has the tribes estate May establish Tributary subjects.
Great Mongol State	+20% National manpower modifier +20% Land force limit modifier +1 Yearly horde unity −5 Years of separatism +50% Looting speed +20% Movement speed −50% Reinforce cost +50% Cavalry to infantry ratio	The Mongol Empire of Genghis Khan has been restored under our leadership. We are rebuilding the systems of government established by the Great Khan while avoiding the mistakes of his unworthy successors. Conditions: is the Mongol Empire Additional Effects: This is a special government reform. You cannot switch to another reform on this level. Always have casus belli on neighbors (Tribal Feud against other nomads, Tribal Conquest against others). Uses horde unity instead of Legitimacy. May Raze Provinces. Enables the Horde Idea group, but disables the Aristocratic idea group Only has the tribes estate +25% shock damage increase on plain-like territory. −25% shock damage decrease on non-plain-like territory Can raise Banner units. May establish Tributary subjects Fixed rank: Empire
Tribal Federation	−5 Years of separatism	A governmental form where a confederation of tribes rule with a certain degree of internal autonomy but are nationally governed by a central authority. Conditions: Only available to Aq Qoyunlu, Qara Qoyunlu and 7 small landlocked tribes of the Arabian Peninsula (all the Bedouin cultured countries plus Yas) Additional Effects: This is a special government reform. You cannot switch to another reform on this level. Uses tribal allegiance mechanics
Tribal Despotism	−10% Core-creation cost	A political system where the tribe is controlled by an individual ruler with unlimited power and the ability to exercise any action without consequence or retribution, often ruling through fear.
Tribal Monarchy	+20% Income from vassals	A political system where a large tribal society has formed a kingdom, with one strong ruler who rules through law.
Feudal Tribe	+10% National tax modifier +10% Income from vassals	A tribal system which is very similar to a classical Feudal monarchy. Instead of being owned by the monarch or their nobility, the subjects are paying tribute to the ruler of the state. Additional Effects: This is a special government reform. You cannot switch to another reform on this level. May establish Tributary subjects.
Siberian Native Council	−33% Stability cost modifier −20% Institution spread	The Siberian Council is as an assembly of elders that is led by a joint chief. Conditions: Only Kamchadals, Chukchi, Khodynt, Chavchuveny in Easters Sibira, Solon and Nivkh in Manchuria and Ainu in Japan start with this Reform Additional Effects: This is a special government reform. You cannot switch to another reform on this level. Does not have estates Nations with this government form that own only one province can migrate to a neighbouring province Fixed rank: Duchy
Gond Kingdom	+20% Fort defense	Gondwana is a land of jungles, hills and forts but most of all it is a land of many tribes. Controlling this land means affording various minor power holders a large degree of self rule and privilege. Forts are imperative to control the various groups within our kingdom and controlling them will allow us to command the loyalties of the Gond people. Conditions: Is in the Indian Technology Group has Gondi culture
Polynesian Tribe	+20% National manpower modifier	A Polynesian Tribe is the form of government where a leader manages to hold authority over a tribe or group of tribes but the nation does not act as a unified one. Conditions: Only available for countries which start with it it is lost if the primary culture is no longer in the Pacific culture group. Additional Effects: This is a special government reform. You cannot switch to another reform on this level. Nations with this government form that own only one province can migrate to a neighbouring province Fixed rank: Duchy
Polynesian Kingdom	+20% Naval force limit modifier +20% Colonial range +20% Income from vassals −20% Liberty desire in subjects −50% Governing capacity	A Polynesian Kingdom is the form of government where a polynesian monarch manages to unite the usually compiting tribes under their rule and act as a united nation. Conditions: starts with it OR has completed the Polynesian mission Centralize the Realm it is lost if the primary culture is no longer in the Pacific culture group.
Stateless Society	+15% Morale of armies +75% Fort defense −99% Governing capacity modifier	Our people have consciously chosen not to organize into a state, preferring simple lives free from the oppressive hierarchies prevalent in the lowland realm. Additional Effects: This is a special government reform. You cannot switch to another reform on this level. Can only reform into a Republic, becoming a Peasant Republic automatically.
Great Man	+10% Production Efficiency −10% Leader Cost	A governing system of tribal leaders, who direct the colonization process from the jungle into the plains and lead the warriors of the tribe. Conditions: state religion is fetishist the capital is a jungle province.
Zulu Tribe	−2 National unrest −0.02 Montly war exhaustion +2 Monarch military skill −50% Governing capacity modifier	A tribal monarchy, which is focused on the miltaristic domination of other tribes and the militarization of the state Conditions: Only available for Zulu Additional Effects: Uses militarization mechanics See also: Zulu § Zulu Tribe
Sacred Kingdom	+2 Tolerance of the true faith +25 Maximum absolutism +0.5 Yearly legitimacy	An absolute monarchy where the ruler is not only the head of the state but also the head of the religion and is deified as one of its people's god. Conditions: Only available if the country is in Pagan religion group. Additional Effects: This is a special government reform. You cannot switch to another reform on this level. Dynasty is fixed. Cannot be chosen and is removed if the country embraces the Enlightenment. −2 stability if this reform is removed without having embraced Enlightenment
Matrilineal System	–50% chance of new heir +50% Female advisor chance +1 Yearly legitimacy	A special form of inheritance where the true power of the state was inherited by the daughters of a ruler. Conditions: has Nubian as the primary culture
Tribal Confederacy	+15% Nobility influence +10% Nobility loyalty −1 Global unrest −20 Max absolutism	A governmental form where several chieftains and lower kings bend to the rule of a central authority but keep a certain degree of internal autonomy. Conditions: is Jolof Additional Effects: This is a special government reform. You cannot switch to another reform on this level. Prohibits switching government types Has Internal Tribes which enable the nobility privileges “Decentralized Confederacy”, “Revoke Tribe Privileges” and “Centralize the Tribes”. Enacting the “Centralize the Tribes” privilege changes the country to a monarchy. The Chieftains estate gets the “Decentralized Confederacy” privilege

Cultural Values

Type	Effects	Description & notes
Martial Society	+20% National manpower modifier	Martial values have always been important in our society and as we expand a militarized society is what we must continue to build and preserve at the core of our state.
Civil Society	+5% National tax modifier −0.05 Yearly corruption	No state can exist with only warriors. We must build up stronger ties with civil society and the urbanites in our realm so that we can better extract revenue from them.

Tribal Religion

Type	Effects	Description & notes
Religious Society	−10% Stability cost modifier +15% Religious unity	While clan loyalties can take us far our expansion has made us the masters of more peoples than we once were. A strongly religious society can withstand expansion in both time and space more efficiently and will give us the cohesion we need.
Lip Service	−10% Land maintenance modifier	While it is important to observe religious practices to maintain our legitimacy we should not get bogged down in the principles of righteous rule and morality. Pragmatism will take us longer and allow us to support a larger state and army.

Tribal Warfare

Type	Effects	Description & notes
Organized Military Staff	−20% Reinforce cost +25% Reinforce speed +20% National supply limit modifier	By maintaining a vigorous organization of the military budget and keeping our military staff coordinated we can ensure that regiment losses can be recovered more easily.
Military Engineering	−25% Artillery barrage cost −10% Artillery cost	A war is not only won through the discipline of our troops but also through the quality of our military equipment. Our doctrine should focus on the usage of superior artillery models which are cheaper to maintain.
Defensive Stance	+15% Fort defense +20% Garrison size +1 Max hostile attrition	Our greatest strength does not lie in our offensive capabilities but in our ability to hold our defenses. Letting enemies wear down on our walls will be our victory. Conditions : One of the following must be true : DLC Domination is not active Culture is not in Caucasian group All of the following must be true : Is not a March Is not a Client State March
Reinforce the Sygnakhs	+15% Fort defense +20% Garrison size +1 Max hostile attrition −25% Fort maintenance +1 Attrition for enemies −20% Recruitment time	The system of recruitment and defense across our nation, a set of fortifications used for rallying and defending our territories, has been standing guard between us and our foes for centuries. We must therefore take great care to maintain and improve it as time goes on. Conditions: Culture is in Caucasian group
Sustained Discipline	−15% Land attrition −33% Regiment drill loss +33% Army drill gain modifier	It is of great importance that our soldiers do not lose their discipline in the midst of battle. Only through our drill can we ensure the survival of our men.
Cavalry Warfare	+10% Cavalry to infantry ratio −15% Cavalry cost	Cavalry is the mobile force of our army and serves as shock troops in combat. Our military focuses on increasing its usage and on integrating them into our regiments.
Mercenary Leadership	−25% Mercenary cost +50% Possible condottieri	Though we have an army of our own, it is better to let the mercenaries lead the charge into the fray. At best their expertise will bring us the victory, and at worst their bodies will protect our men during the battle. Conditions : At least one of: DLC Domination is not active Has not completed Mercenary Ideas Primary culture is not Swiss
Elite Mercenaries	−25% Mercenary cost +50% Possible condottieri +25% Mercenary leader army tradition modifier	Our state has put great emphasis on the usage of mercenaries. Where others use standing armies, we have a lasting contract with the many professional and well-equiped mercenaries. Conditions: Primary culture is not Swiss Has completed Mercenary Ideas Additional Effects : Hiring Mercenary Companies costs no Army Proffesionalism Enables Mercenary Militarization Ability
Swiss Mercenaries	−25% Mercenary cost +50% Possible condottieri +33% Mercenary leader army tradition modifier +5% Mercenary discipline	The Swiss have a long tradition of fighting as mercenaries for various kingdoms and empires. Through their professionalism and discipline, the Swiss Mercenaries have become a role model for any self-respecting man-at-arms. Conditions : Primary culture is Swiss Additional effects : Mercenary Companies cost no army professionalism Enables Mercenary Militarization
Amphibious Specialization	+25% Disembark speed −25% Attrition when loaded on ships +10% Marines force limit	The wars we lead are not only won on land but also on the sea. As such our troops must be prepared to act as an amphibious unit, ready to strike the coastal defenses of our enemies. Conditions : At least one of: DLC Domination is not active All of: Primary culture is not English Primary culture is not Anglois Has at least 1 port Additional effects : While this reform is active : Gain country modifier “Amphibious Specialization” , giving the following effects: −20% Regiment manpower usage This modifier only applies to marines regiments
Royal Marines	+25% Disembark speed −25% Attrition when loaded on ships +10% Marines force limit −10% Sailor maintenance +25% National sailors modifier	The Royal Marines are the pride of both our navy and our army. Also known as the 'Admiral's Regiment', the marines of our state excel at combat to both on land and on the sea. Conditions : At least one of: Primary culture is English Primary culture is Anglois Additional effects : While this reform is active : Gain country modifier “Amphibious Specialization” , giving the following effects: −20% Regiment manpower usage This modifier only applies to marines regiments
Naval Professionalism	−1% Yearly navy tradition decay +10% Morale of navies −5% Ship cost	We live or die by our ability to secure the waters around us. The navy is the strongest asset of our military and as such many concepts of professionalism and military finesse are applied to our maritime force. Conditions : Has not unlocked the government reform “Board of Admiralty” Has at least 1 port
Board of Admiralty	−1% Yearly navy tradition decay +2 Max number of flagships +2 Blockade impact on siege +10% Morale of navies −10% Sailor maintenance +25% National sailors modifier	The Board of Admiralty is the highest maritime office of the state. Led by the Lord High Admiral, the board ensures the military and commercial professionalism of our navy. Conditions: Is unlocked via a parliament issue that is unlocked by the English mission "Rule Britannia!"
Expanded Devshirme System	+10% Special unit force limit +15% Vassal force limit contribution +10% Vassal manpower contribution	The Devshirme System characterizes itself by its careful selection of Non-Muslim children for the Janissaries. Though still true, the age window for new recruits has been widened up significantly in favor for more potential soldiers for the Janissaries. Conditions : Religion is in Muslim group Has not completed the Ottoman mission "Devshirmes Shackles" Unlocked via the Ottoman mission "Fate of the Devshirme" Additional Effects : While this reform is active : Gain country modifier “Expanded Devshirme System” , giving the following effects: +25% Reinforce speed −20% Reinforce cost This modifier only applies to janissary regiments
Sekban Recruitment	+25% Local recruitment time +25% Reinforce speed	With the end of the Devshirme System, the Sekban - temporary infantry mercenaries and recruits of peasant backgrounds - have assumed a more important role in our military. Conditions: Has completed the Ottoman mission "Devshirmes Shackles" Has completed the Ottoman mission "Fate of the Devshirme" Has not completed the Ottoman mission "Mansure Army" Religion is in Muslim group
Mansure Army	−50% Regiment drill loss +50% Army drill gain modifier +10% Infantry combat ability −1% Yearly army tradition decay	The Mansure Army ("The Victorious Soldiers of Muhammad") is the great army of the Ottoman Empire after the dismantlement of the Janissary Corps. Unlike the corrupt Janissaries, the troops of the Mansure Army are based upon discipline, military knowledge from the Europeans, drill and loyalty to the Sultanate. Conditions : Unlocked via the Ottoman mission "Mansure Army" by fighting against the Janissaries At least one of: Janissaries estate does not exist All of: The crown owns more land than the Janissary estate The Janissary estates loyalty is higher than their influence. The Janissaries estate has no privileges Additional Effects : Removes the Janissaries Estate Removes the Janissairies Regiments
Reformed Janissaries	+20% Janissary loyalty equilibrium +1 Janissary max privileges +10% Special unit force limit −33% Janissary regiment cost	The Janissaries are once again the core of the country's military. They are ready to bend their knee before the sultan in exchange for an official role as a class of the Ottoman Government. Conditions: Unlocked via the Ottoman mission "Mansure Army" by negotiating with the Janissaries The Janissaries estate has at least 3 privileges Additional Effects : While this reform is active: Gain country modifier “Expanded Devshirme System” , giving the following effects: +25% Reinforce speed −20% Reinforce cost This modifier only applies to janissary regiments Enables the Janissaries Estate Enables Janissaries Regiments Janissary Privileges can be revoked regardless of Loyalty
Wei-Suo System	−15% Regiment cost	The rank of a soldier is hereditary. These soldiers are grouped into guards (wei) and battalions (suo). As every fifth of our households has to provide the army with one soldier, the military of our country will hardly run out of capable troops for the front. Conditions: Culture is in Chinese group Primary culture is not Sino-Korean Primary culture is not Sino-Altaic Primary culture is not Manchu Additional Effects : While this reform is active : Every owned province: That has a Barracks building : Gain province modifier “Wei-Suo System” , giving the following effects: +15% Garrison growth That has a Training Fields building : Gain province modifier “Wei-Suo System” , giving the following effects: +30% Garrison growth That has a Regimental Camp building : Gain province modifier “Wei-Suo System” , giving the following effects: +25% Local garrison size That has a Conscription Center building : Gain province modifier “Wei-Suo System” , giving the following effects: +50% Local garrison size That has a Soldier's Households building : Gain province modifier “Wei-Suo System” , giving the following effects: −50% Local recruitment time
Eight Banners	+25% Possible manchu banners −0.5% Yearly army tradition decay +10% Movement speed	The Eight Banners are a military and administrative division of our state. Although primarily serving as armies to our realm, the banner system suffices as the framework for other institutions of the country. Conditions: At least one of: Primary culture is Manchu or Jurchen Additional Effects : While this reform is active : Gain country modifier “Eight Banners” , giving the following effects: +33% Reinforce speed −10% Land attrition This modifier only applies to banner regiments
Green Standard Army	+20% Manpower recovery speed	The Green Standard Army is the imperial army of our state. Starting as deserted battalions, the army is now the primary military and police force of the state. Conditions: At least one of: Primary culture is Manchu or Jurchen Additional Effects : Winning battles gives us 10% manpower of the enemys that fell in battle
Ashigaru Regiments	+50% Army tradition from battles −10% Infantry cost	The ubiquity of conflicts and wars in Japan during the Sengoku Jidai gave rise to a new class of warriors, the ashigaru. While peasants and technically not samurai, the easier accessibility to them in comparison to the samurai turned them into the backbone of any army. Armed with spears, bows and swords, their constant presence in battle made them into a class between the farmers and the samurai, being in some cases even considered as part of the lower strata of samurai. Hover, it was with the introduction of the tanegashima teppou, the Japanese adaption of the matchlock, that their presence truly shined. Its easier learning curve compared to the bow, combined with the superior numbers of the ashigaru compared to the samurai, made it so that ashigaru armed with matchlocks became the main part of any Japanese army. Conditions : Culture is in Japanese group
Early Bushido Code	+10% Samurai force limit fraction −1% Yearly army tradition decay	Bushido is a moral code dictating the attitude, behavior and lifestyle of the samurai. Though the code would get its mythical status in the centuries to come, its base concepts have been part of it ever since its first inception. Conditions: Culture is in Japanese group
Reform the Samurai	+50% Army drill gain modifier +0.5 Yearly army tradition +5% Samurai force limit fraction	Our samurai are the pride of our armies. With their superior training and techniques there will be no force able to oppose them. Conditions : Culture is in Japanese group Is Japan Is unlocked by the Japanese mission "Train the Samurai" if we chose to focus on our Land forces after completing the "Bushido" mission Additional effects : While this reform is active : Gain country modifier “Reformed Samurai” , giving the following effects: +10% Land fire damage This modifier only applies to samurai regiments
The Righteous Army	+15% Recover army morale speed +25% Fort defense	Our state faces many existential threats at our borders. However, the will of our people is not an easy one to break. Hostile forces on our soil will feel the wrath of the Righteous Army - the tenacious militia which shall defeat our enemies through guerilla warfare. Conditions: Culture is in Korean group or is Sino-Korean Additional Effects : Enables the "The Righteous Army" Decision
Rajput Military Leadership	+10% Rajputs loyalty equilibrium +10% Rajputs influence +1 Rajputs max privileges +10% Special unit force limit	The Rajputs have proven themselves as very capable. By granting them leadership positions in our military we can ensure their loyalty and wit in the battles to come. Conditions : Rajputs estate exists Additional effects : Can recruit rajput regiments
Maratha Army	+10% Marathas loyalty equilibrium +1 Marathas max privileges +20% Reinforce speed	The Marathi are a caste of warriors. As such, their proficiency in the arts of military are unmatched due to their discipline. By establishing the Maratha Army we can unleash their full potential on our enemies - in exchange for some additional power to them. Conditions: Marathas estate exists Additional Effects : Seizing land from the Marathas no longer causes Rebels to spawn
Subutai's Strategies	+1 Leader siege −10% Artillery cost	Subutai was a general and military strategist of the great Genghis Khan himself. His teachings and lessons regarding the usage of siege weaponry are legendary and are now part of our own military doctrines. Conditions: Culture is in Altaic or Tatar group
Ahmudan System	−20% Reinforce cost	The ahmudan system ("crown service") is a form of conscription where local governors provide the army with a supply of predetermined quota of men. The affected governors and their provinces are exempt from most of the taxes in exchange for their military servitude. Conditions : Culture is in Burman group Additional Effects : During war the country gets : +20% Manpower recovery speed -10% Regiment cost During a defensive war they additionally get : +7.5% Morale of armies +15% Fort defense +10% Manpower recovery speed
Ghazi Warriors	−10% Cavalry cost −10% Land attrition +50% Looting speed +50% Available loot	The ghazi are raiders who secure the vanguard for our troops. Fighting for their ruler against the non-believers, the ghazi corps attract those who seek glory, wealth and salvation on the battlefield. Conditions: Culture is in Levantine group
Grant Privileges to the Cawa	+25% Reduced morale damage taken by reserves −5% Stability cost modifier −10% Regiment cost −0.05 Monthly war exhaustion	The Cawa serve the state as professional soldiers of the Emperor's army. By granting them additional privileges we can ensure their loyalty to the realm as well as their support in our non-military ambitions. Conditions: Primary culture is Amhara Additional Effects : While this reform is active : Gain country modifier “Privileges to the Cawa” , giving the following effects: −10% Fire damage received This modifier only applies to cawa regiments enables Cawa regiments
The Tercio Companies	+10% Tercio force limit fraction +0.5 Yearly army tradition +0.25% Yearly army professionalism	Veterans from our armies which served in foreign territory are consolidated into one company: the Tercio. Combined with advanced battle formations, new tactics and professional soldiers as their core, the tercios grant our army a fearsome reputation. Conditions: Culture is in Iberian group Religion is not in Muslim group Primary culture is neither Portuguese nor Brazilian Is not Castile Is not Spain Is not Aragon Is not a colonial nation Additional effects : Country may recruit tercio infantry
Tercios	+15% Tercio force limit fraction +0.5 Yearly army tradition +0.25% Yearly army professionalism	The Tercios, literary 'A Third', were the backbone of the Spanish armies in the Early Modern Age. While historically the Tercios were not only drafted from Spain, but also from Italy or Wallonia, the most valuable Tercios were drafted from Spanish provinces. Tercios were almost unbeatable for decades in the battlefields across Europe and the Mediterranean, and were key to the evolution of European warfare. Conditions : At least one of: All of: The country is or was Aragon At least one of: Country's total development is at least 500 Is a great power Has completed the Castilean mission “Assemble the Tercios” Religion is not in Muslim group Additional effects : Country allows tercio infantry
Ordenanças	+1 Land leader shock −0.05% Yearly army tradition decay	The Ordenanças is a militia-type territorial organization. Its purpose is to provide a military framework for the Portuguese population and to create a nationwide standardized system of professionalism for the Portuguese army. Conditions: Religion is not in Muslim group Primary culture is Portuguese or Brazilian Additional effects : Enables the "Raise Ordenancas" decision, granting manpower and sailors from provinces close to the capital
Revive the Almogavars	+5% Manpower in true faith provinces +10% Movement speed −10% Infantry cost	The almogavars is a class of light infantry soldiers which specialize in short skirmishes and raids in enemy territories. Their light armor allows them to strike fast and retreat before the enemy is able to regroup. The almogavars have lost their power with the end of the Reconquista, but with new enemies on the horizon their skills are needed once again. Conditions : Religion is not in Muslim group Primary culture is Catalan or Aragonese Additional effects : Can hire Almogavars Mercenary companies. These are Infantry only but cost no Army Professionalism
Volunteers of the Faith	+2 Tolerance of the true faith +20% Fort defense	Zenata Berbers who were exiled from the Moroccan Sultanate serve the emirate as the line of defense against the Christian threat. These warriors of piety volunteered as they see the defense of our land as their holy duty. Conditions : Culture is in Iberian group Religion is in Muslim group Additional effects : Enables the "Rally the Volunteers of faith" decision, granting +4% Manpower recovery speed for every ally or subject of the same religion, up to a maximum of +20%
Condottieri Contracts	−33% Mercenary cost +100% Possible condottieri +5% Mercenary discipline	Standing armies are the exception rather than the norm. As such, our state has to rely on mercenaries who will be the fighting force of our state. Thanks to expanded condottieri contracts we can ensure the loyalty of professional soldiers for the state. Conditions: Culture is in Latin group Additional effects : Mercenary companies cost no Army professionalism
Compagnie d'ordonnance	−33% Regiment drill loss −0.5% Yearly army tradition decay +10% Cavalry to infantry ratio −5% Regiment cost	The compagnie d'ordonnance is the direct result from the Estates General, which restricted military recruitment to the ruler alone. Former mercenaries joined the company which now serves the state as the first standing army. Conditions : Culture is in French group
Musketeers of the Guard	+20% Musketeer force limit fraction -10% Nobles influence	The musketeers are the elite fighting force of the royal household. Being a musketeer is a position of great prestige and only nobles with years of military service are allowed to join the company's ranks. Conditions: Is France It is currently not the Age of Discovery It is currently not the Age of Reformation Has completed the French mission “Royal Musketeers” Additional effects : Country may recruit musketeer infantry
Gendarmes	+10% Cavalry combat ability +5% Nobility loyalty equilibrium +5% Morale damage	A powerful corps of heavy cavalry and noble birth, famed for their devastating charges and high morale. Conditions : Culture is in French group Has completed the French mission “Form the Gendarmes”
General War Commissariat	−10% Military technology cost +0.5 Yearly army tradition +0.05 Militarization of state +0.05 Monthly early prussian militarized society +0.1 Monthly prussian militarized society +0.125 Monthly total prussian militarized society	The general war commissariat is the bureaucratic apparatus behind our military. Many of its members are the junkers who serve the commissariat as its advisors and generals. Conditions: Primary culture is Saxon, Prussian or Pommeranian
Staatse Leger	+10% Movement speed +50% Army drill gain modifier +25% Reinforce speed	Defending the Low Countries from the greedy claws of our powerful neighbors will be entrusted only upon the shoulders of the most capable army our nation can raise. Emphasizing values such as military numbers, readiness and mobilization, we will hold our own against some of Europe's most capable armed forces. Conditions : Primary culture is Dutch or Flemish Additional effects : Mercanary companies cost no army professionalism
Watergeuzen	+20% Chance to capture enemy ships +10% Marines force limit	The so-called 'Sea-Beggars' are a powerful tool at our disposal in our efforts to tame the seas across our vast coastline. By employing their boarding tactics, securing enemy ships and conducting sea repairs, we will remain the maritime forefront of innovation and overshadow our commercial and military rivals. Conditions: Primary culture is Dutch or Flemish Additional effects : Ships repair while in coastal sea provinces.
Boyars Military Service	−5% Land maintenance modifier +10% Nobles influence +1 Nobility max privileges	Although the crown and the boyars stood many times in conflict with each other over the years, the boyars are still loyal to the defense of their homeland. Serving as the Landed Army and the Rynda, the boyars will ensure the security of our state. Conditions : Culture is in East Slavic or Slavic group Additional effects : Enables the "Boyars- Landed Army" and "Boyars- Rynda Infantry" estate privileges
Cossack Registry	+10% Special unit force limit +15% Cossacks loyalty equilibrium +10% Cossacks influence +1 Cossacks max privileges	Cossacks who occupy territories within our domain are skilled riders, masters of the saddle and a powerful asset for our military. The Cossack registry will formally induct them into our administration and engage in an exchange of privileges and influence to enlist their valuable services. Conditions: Primary culture is Polish or Lithuanian
Lessons of the Hussite Wars	+1 Global defender dice roll bonus	Europe once tried to vanquish our faith. In their desperate attempts to seize our lands and exterminate our faithful, they forged our mettle in the fires of battle. The experiences we faced during this constant battering of assault and warfare, etched into our skin, will be a valuable lesson in warfare and a warning to all those who wish to tread on Hussite lands, flee or die. Conditions : Primary culture is Czech, Sorbian or Silesian Religion is Hussite Is not Prussia Is not Poland Is not Commonwealth
Qollar-aghasi Regiments	−25% Reinforce cost +2 Land leader shock −10% Military technology cost −0.03 Monthly autonomy change	The qollar-aghasi are the military leaders of our most elite regiments. Not only serving as generals but also as statesmen, the qollar-aghasi hold a great deal of power over the government and its military affairs. Conditions : Culture is in Iranian group
Manrent	+5% Nobility loyalty equilibrium +10% Nobles influence +10% National manpower modifier +33% Vassal force limit contribution	The manrent is a contract between the chiefs of the clans and the ruling crown. In exchange for protection and privileges, the clans would pledge their loyalty to their ruler and serve them in their military. Conditions : Primary culture is Scottish
Merchant Arsenal	+20% Recover navy morale speed −25% Shipbuilding time	While our state is primarily focused on profit and trade, it is undeniable that these interests need to be protected through military means. The arsenal of the state is prepared for military conflicts as it houses galleasses and other weapons of war. Conditions : Culture is Venetian or Ligurian Additional effects : Country allows galleass ships
Mansabdari System	−50% War taxes cost +1 Nobility max privileges +10% Nobility loyalty -10% Nobility influence	Our empire requires loyal and able servants. Let us reforge our noble class according to a numerical mansab system. Each noble will be given a rank, corresponding to both his obligation and will then be assigned lands around the empire by our administration to support him in accordance with his rank. The guiding principle for how highly someone is ranked must be ability, and this route must be open regardless of religion or origin. Only this way can we be sure to raise a court of those most able to bring our empire forward. Conditions: One of the following : Is Mughals Culture is in Hindustani group Additional effects : Enables the Nobility estate Enables the "Mansabdar- Cavalry Force", "Mansabdar- Military Service" and "Mansabdar- Royal Rule" privileges
Allotment System	+33% Manpower in primary culture provinces +20% Manpower in accepted culture provinces +10% Manpower in same culture group provinces	The Allotment System ("Indelningsverket") is a organization system for the military which enables the quick mobilization of the country. Every tenth man between the age of 15 and 44 will be conscripted as permanent part of the national infantry while the Nobility, exempted from their taxes, have to provide with their cavalry. Conditions: Has completed the Swedish "Reform the Military" mission Additional effects: Allows Recruitment of Carolean units
Expanded Black Army	−50% War taxes cost +100% mercenary manpower +100% army tradition from battles	The need for a professional army to guard our tumultuous borders has given rise to voices across our court, demanding the expansion of the privileges surrounding the Black Army, a powerful mercenary army, equipped with excellent steel and devoted to the arts of warfare. Conditions: Culture is Hungarian Additional effects : Allows mercenary units to drill Mercenary companies cost no army professionalism

Modernization

Type	Effects	Description & notes
Centralize Power	−5% Stability cost modifier −5% Core-creation cost modifier	We are too reliant on the loyalties of the clans and tribes within our state. Let us instead start to build up institutional loyalty and divide the responsibilities of the state between formal offices under our ruler.
Retain Tribal Hierarchy	+150 Governing capacity +10 Maximum absolutism	Any form of modernization must preserve the ancient hierarchies of the clans and tribes within our nation. Without the support of these groups our country will not be able to expand and thrive as it has up to now.

Tribal Reformation

Type	Effects	Description & notes
Barbaric Despoilers	+33% Razing power gain	In war, nothing is truly sacred. To fight is to live, and the strongest should seize whatever they covet. Conditions: is Steppe Nomads or Great Mongol State
Unified Horde Identity	+2 Yearly horde unity	We must put aside old tribal allegiances in the name of the Horde. We are one people under one Khan. Conditions: is Steppe Nomads or Great Mongol State
Reform into Monarchy	Changes government type to Monarchy. Lose 4 government reforms.	It is time we abandon our tribal trappings and create a fully fledged monarchy carried by institutions and not clan loyalties. Additional Effects: Nations in the Nomad technology group will be changed to Eastern (if Christian), Muslim (if Muslim), or Chinese tech group
Reform into Republic	Changes government type to Republic. Lose 4 government reforms. If enacting this reform as a Stateless Society, enacts Peasants Republic after switching government type.	We must guard the liberties of our citizens and form a state where the head of government is not hereditary but instead elected from those with the right qualities. Conditions: Not available for lesser partners of a personal union. Additional Effects: Nations in the Nomad technology group will be changed to Eastern (if Christian), Muslim (if Muslim), or Chinese tech group
Reform into Theocracy	Changes government type to Theocracy. Lose 4 government reforms.	Religious guidance is the road forward for our people. Let us involve the clergy in the rule of our nation and reap the rewards of a just and Conditions: Not available for lesser partners of a personal union. Additional Effects: Nations in the Nomad technology group will be changed to Eastern (if Christian), Muslim (if Muslim), or Chinese tech group
Become Horde	Enacts the Steppe Horde reform Changes technology group to Nomad	The steppes call for our people. Let us abandon the sedentary traditions of our ancestors and fully embrace the free life of the open plains. Conditions: Not Steppe Horde or Great Mongol State
Form an advanced Tribe	0.5 Yearly legitimacy −0.02 Monthly war exhaustion	Through power consolidation our tribe has advanced to a more efficient government, which keeps the population satisfied and the ruler in power. Conditions: Not Steppe Horde or Great Mongol State
Tribal Unity	+1 Yearly Tribal Allegiance / / / +5% Clergy/ Burghers/ Nobles/ Dhimmi loyalty equilibrium	The tribal life in the desert is our heritage and it shall be our legacy. We are united as a big family. Conditions: Requires the Tribal Federation reform

References

Mechanics

Customization

Nation designer • Random New World

Ages and Institutions

Ages • Institutions

Innovativeness and Technology

Innovativeness • Technology

Defense

Fort • Zone of control