The Imperial Court – Empire Offices Mod
As one of the most half-thought and under-utilized features of the game, I have tried to make the Empire Offices a bit more interesting and less nonsensical. With the limited options I have uncovered in modding, I chose to treat the Offices as positions in the Emperor’s court…offices that would make sense to be held by generals and to be appointable by the Emperor (or his chosen executor). If Kurt Helborg is ever placed in the game I will change the Reiksmarshal office, but until then I see no problem with the player choosing his own Reiksmarshal. If anyone has any source material for how the Reiksmarshal is chosen, let me know.
The offices have building requirements, new abilities (more powerful, but more circumstancial for the lesser offices), and new descriptions as can be seen in the screenshots above.
Emperor – As Protector of the Empire, it is the Emperor’s authority and resources that empowers the offices beneath him. For good or ill, the Empire has developed a byzantine beareaucracy over the many centuries since its inception and it is essential that the Emperor delegate power and authority to reliable members of the Imperial Court.
Reiksmarshal – The Order of the Reiksguard Knights was founded to serve and protect the reigning count of Reikland, and the appointment of their Grandmaster is entrusted to their liege. Known as the Reiksmarshal, the Grandmaster of the Reiksguard is the most feared general under the Emperor’s banner, and is necessarily one of the realm’s greatest warriors and tacticians.
Arch Lector Palatine – From among the upper eschelon’s of Sigmar’s holy cult, the Emperor chooses one to serve him personally at court as an intermediary between himself and the Grand Theogonist. In times of war, the Arch Lector Palatine provides holy sanction to the Emperor’s efforts and in turn grants official military authority to the cult, forging trained soldiery and zealous fanatics into a single righteous blade.
Warden of the Rivers – The great rivers of the Empire provide its fastest and most reliable means of transportation and are vital arteries that must be controlled by any who wish to rule its people. In pursuance of this, the Warden of the Rivers is given great authority over military assests and is indispensible to the enterprises of nobles and burgomeisters alike.
Huntsmarshal – Imperial maps misrepresent the reach of the Emperor’s authority and roadwardens are known to describe the Empire’s villages and cities as islands of civilization surrounded by a dark and impenetrable sea of forests. Tasked with bringing Sigmar’s justice to this primordial stronghold of man’s enemies is the Imperial Huntsmarshall, a role requiring unmatched cunning and perseverance.
Lord Inquisitor – Since its public sanction by Grand Theogonist Siebold II, the Order of the Silver Hammer, also known as the Holy Order of the Templars, has played a more overt role in the fight against the Ruinous Powers. Traditionally a position held by a prelate of the Cult of Sigmar or an esteemed champion from the Empire’s most pious families, the Lord Inquisitor is the Emperor’s official representative on the Order’s high council and holds vast authourity to prosecute the Order’s interests both at court and abroad.
Castellan-Engineer – Steward of the imperial palaces and nominal head of the imperial academy, the Castellan-Engineer can bring the newest advancements in tactics and engineering to the battlefield. With duties that require expertise in siege warfare, the Castellan-Engineer is often called on to oversee assaults on fortified enemies of the Empire.
Other mods by Iron
Armed Citizenry – A Militia Mod
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1217233152
Dynamic Garrisons 2
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1217232901
Dynamic Garrisons 2 with Unit Rarity Limits
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1229141919
Design notes regarding office effects:
Reiksmarshal
+ 10% weapon strength and missile damage for lord’s army
Abstract representation of the tactics/training of the Empire’s best general…
+7 melee attack and defense for cavalry
…who furthermore specializes in mounted combat…
– 10% upkeep for state troops and cavalry
+1 local recruitment capacity (local province)
…and he is heavily supported by the institutions and infrastructure of the Empire and should have incentive to lead the Empire’s largest armies.
immune to psychology
He has seen it all (Kurt Helborg has this in table-top)
Arch Lector Palatine
+ 4public order
+ 15 diplomatic relations with imperials
The charismatic public face of the Sigmarite Cult’s support of Karl Franz and holds significant influence over commoners and nobility…
+ 10 charge bonus vs norsca, chaos, vampires, beastmen, greenskins
+ 7 leadership
Upkeep -5%
…able to inspire religious fury againt Sigmar’s traditional enemies and unquestioning loyalty…
20% magic resistance to army
…. and has access to the temple’s most protective artifiacts or physical manifestations of Sigmar’s protection, or maybe he can simply inspire people to think they are protected…your call.
Huntsmarshall
+6 melee attack, +10% missile damage vs greenskins and beastmen
-40% damage from attrition in swamps
+10% movement range
+15% Chance to ambush; -15% chance to be ambushed
+5 leadership, +5% speed in forest
This one is simply devoted to being highly mobile and able to lead men into inhospitable territory.
Warden of the Rivers
Additional resources produced +40% (local province)
Income from all buildings +10% (local province)
Ensures military resources are used to protect travel and trade…
+ 10 diplomatic relations with imperials
…which benefits all nobles and burghers of the Empire and brings unity to the Empire’s separated population centers…
Recruitment costs -5%
…and gives him wide-spread support and resources from the wealthy guilds and nobility whose assets he protects.
Lord Inquisitor
Public Order +2 (local province)
Untainted +4 (local province)
+ 10% weaopon strength and +5 leadership vs norsca, chaos, vampires
-10% enemey hero success rate against own heroes
Hero action cost -50% (local province)
The most militant and overt fascet of the Order of the Silver Hammer. Concentrated on leading troops for the Emperor, but still connected with and commanding a network of agents.
Castellan-Engineer
+1 exp for state troop recruits (province)
Senior figure at the imperial war acadamies and responsible for the advancement of all military tactics, not just siege warfare…
Artillery upkeep -10% (lords army)
+10% missile damage and armor when besieging or under siege
…but he does specialize in artillery and static defences…
Construction Cost -10% (local province)
…and is well connected regarding engineering resouces.
