Ideas

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Idea Groups

Administrative Ideas Innovative Ideas Cannot have Religious Ideas Cannot have Economic Ideas Patron of the Arts -1.0% Prestige Decay Resilient State +0.05 Yearly Inflation Reduction Dynamic Court +1 Possible Advisors Scientific Revolution -5.0% Technology Cost -10.0% Embracement Cost Ecumenism +2.00 Tolerance of Heretics Indirect Rule -5 Years of Nationalism Humanist Tolerance +3.00 Tolerance of Heathens Bonus: -10.0% Idea Cost Religious Ideas Cannot have Innovative Ideas Cannot have Economic Ideas Devoutness +1.00 Tolerance of the True Faith +0.25 Monthly Fervor +10.0% Church Power Missionary Schools +1 Missionaries Inspiration +15.0% Reinforce Speed Divine Supremacy +2.0% Missionary Strength Religious Tradition +1.00 Yearly Legitimacy +0.5 Yearly Devotion +0.5 Yearly Prestige Inquisition +1.0% Missionary Strength vs Heretics Holy War +1 Catholic Cardinal Seat Casus Belli vs neighboring heretics and heathens Bonus: Triple manpower increase during religious wars Economic Ideas Cannot have Innovative Ideas Cannot have Religious Ideas Bureaucracy +10.0% National Tax Modifier Organized Construction -10.0% Build Costs National Bank +0.10 Yearly Inflation Reduction Debt and Loans -1.00 Interest per Annuum Centralization -10.0% Advisor Costs Nationalistic Enthusiasm -10.0% Land Maintenance Modifier Smithian Economics +10.0% Production Efficiency Bonus: -20.0% Development Time Centralization Ideas Cannot have Delegative Ideas Superior Advisor Recruiting -15.0% Advisor Costs Administrative Efficiency +1 Possible Advisors Bookkeeping -1.00 Interest per Annuum Civil Service -5.0% Administrative Technology Cost Local Traditions -1.00 National Unrest Religion of State +1.00 Tolerance of the True Faith Educational Conversion -25.0% Culture Conversion Cost Bonus: +3 Number of States Delegative Ideas Cannot have Centralization Ideas States of the Federation +25.0% Income from Vassals Loyalty of the Masses +1 Long term Vassal or March Relations +1.00 Attrition for Enemies Marcher Lords +100.0% Subject Forcelimits Contribution Local Bureaucracies -10.0% Advisor Costs Resettlement Plan -1.00 National Unrest Cultural Acceptance -5 Years of Nationalism Institutional Tolerance Negative religious tolerance no longer gives any penalties -10.0% Liberty Desire in Subjects Bonus: +2 Max Promoted Cultures -25.0% State Maintenance Cultural Unity Cannot have Expansion Ideas Cannot have Exploration Ideas Must have any of the following: Innovative Ideas Religious Ideas Economic Ideas Centralization Ideas Delegative Ideas National Archives +1.00 Yearly Prestige Sphere of Influence -10.0% Points to gain Stability -1.00 National Unrest Tolerance +25.0% Religious Unity Local Nobility +25.0% Hostile Core-Creation Cost on us +10.0% Income from Vassals Optimism -0.05 Monthly War Exhaustion Iconography +1.00 Yearly Legitimacy +0.50 Yearly Republican Tradition +0.50 Yearly Devotion +1.00 Yearly Horde Unity Adherence +10.0% Fort Defense Bonus: +1.00 Attrition for Enemies Expansion Ideas Cannot have Cultural Unity Cannot have Exploration Ideas Must have any of the following: Innovative Ideas Religious Ideas Economic Ideas Centralization Ideas Delegative Ideas Faster Claims -25.0% Cost to fabricate claims Federal Apostates +1.00 Tolerance of Heathens +1.00 Tolerance of Heretics Dominance -20.0% Province Warscore Cost Office of Foreign Affairs -5.0% Aggressive Expansion Impact Imperial Bureaucracy -10.0% Build Cost Organised Recruiting -10.0% Recruitment Time Competitive Merchants +20.0% Global Trade Power Bonus: -10.0% Core-Creation Cost Exploration Ideas Cannot have Cultural Unity Cannot have Expansion Ideas Must have any of the following: Innovative Ideas Religious Ideas Economic Ideas Centralization Ideas Delegative Ideas Is primitive Primitive nations: Available from the start Iberian culture nations: Administrative Technology 26 Everybody else: Administrative Technology 30 Quest for the New World Allows recruitment of Explorers & Conquistadors Colonial Ventures +1 Colonists Overseas Exploration +50% Colonial Range Land of Opportunity +15.00 Global Settler Increase Viceroys +20.0% Global Tariffs Free Colonies +1 Colonists Global Empire +25.0% Naval Forcelimit Modifier Bonus: Permanent Casus Belli against Primitives Bureaucracy Ideas Cannot have Plutocratic Ideas Cannot have Stratocracy Ideas Administrative Technology 38 Clash of Ideas -5.0% Technology Cost State Conversion +1 Missionaries Private Ventures -10.0% Build Cost Sentimentalism +1.0% Missionary Strength Official Census +10.0% National Tax Modifier Tempered Society +1.00 Tolerance of Heretics Citizen Gradient +1.00 Tolerance of Heathens Bonus: +0.05 Yearly Inflation Reduction Imperium Cannot have Foreign Affairs Cannot have Martial Domain Administrative Technology 38 Assimilation +20.0% Global Tariffs Militaristic Offset -1.00 National Unrest Empirism +10.00 Global Settler Increase Partitions -5.0% Aggressive Expansion Impact Land Claim Allows recruitment of Explorers & Conquistadors +1 Colonists Intelligentsia -10.0% Core-Creation Cost Faux Religion +20.0% Religious Unity Bonus: +1.00 Yearly Prestige Democracy Ideas Cannot have Thalassocracy Cannot have Autocracy Ideas Administrative Technology 38 Parliamentary System -5.0% Administrative Technology Cost Code of Law -10.0% Points to gain Stability Formalised Cabinet -10.0% Advisor Costs Universal Suffrage -1.00 National Unrest Popular Mandate +0.50 Yearly Legitimacy +0.50 Yearly Republican Tradition +0.25 Yearly Devotion +0.50 Yearly Horde Unity Separation of Powers +1 Max Promoted Cultures Federalism +25.0% Income from Vassals Bonus: +50.0% Subject Forcelimits Contribution

Diplomatic Ideas Conciliatory Ideas Cannot have Espionage Ideas Cannot have Intimidatory Ideas Foreign Embassies +1 Diplomats Benign Diplomats +25.0% Improve Relations Learned Men +0.02 Monthly Vassal Integration +1 Long term Vassal or March Relations +1 Diplomatic Relations Quick Appeasers -25.0% Discovered Relations Impact Diplomatic Influence +2.00 Diplomatic Reputation War Cabinet -10.0% Province Warscore Cost Foreign Elite -25.0% Diplomatic Annexation Cost Bonus: -5.0% Diplomatic Technology Cost Espionage Ideas Cannot have Conciliatory Ideas Cannot have Intimidatory Ideas Efficient Spies +25.0% Spy Network Construction -10.0% Advisor Costs Agent Training +1 Diplomats Vetting +33.0% Foreign spy detection +10.0% Provincial Trade Power Modifier Provocation -25.0% Unjustified Demands Additional Loyalist Recruitment -5.0% Liberty Desire in Subjects State Propaganda -10.0% Aggressive Expansion Impact Audit Checks -0.10 Yearly Corruption Bonus: +50.0% Rebel Support Efficiency Intimidatory Ideas Cannot have Conciliatory Ideas Cannot have Espionage Ideas Autarky +15.0% Embargo Efficiency -20.0% Cost to justify trade conflict Cabinet +1 Diplomatic Relations Flexible Negotiations -50.0% Unjustified Demands Political Aides +1 Diplomats Diplomatic Corps +15.0% Better Relations Over Time Noble Resilience Lowered impact on stability from diplomatic actions International Nobility -5.0% Aggressive Expansion Impact Bonus: Empires: Permanent Casus Belli versus neighbors Monarchies: Permanent Casus Belli versus most neighboring Republics Republics: Permanent Casus Belli versus most neighboring non-republic governments There are various governments that are excluded from the Casus Belli Domestic Market Cannot have Merchant Adventures Cannot have Land Routes Effective Embargoes +15.0% Embargo Efficiency Improved Trade +20.0% Domestic Trade Power Protectionism +10.0% Production Efficiency Merchant Schools +1 Merchants Profitability +25.0% Caravan Power Local Traders +10.0% Provincial Trade Power Modifier Trading at Home +10.0% Goods Produced Modifier +0.2% Biennial Mercantilism Bonus: +10.0% Trade Efficiency Merchant Adventures Cannot have Domestic Market Cannot have Land Routes Merchant Adventures +25.0% Trade Range Foreign Investment +15.0% Trade Power Abroad Overseas Merchants +1 Merchants Trade Manipulation +15.0% Trade Steering Competition +10.0% Trade Efficiency Market Forces +10.0% Global Trade Power Trade Dockyards -10.0% Trade Ship Cost +10.0% Ship Trade Power -0.2% Biennial Mercantilism Bonus: +1 Merchants +20.0% Caravan Power Land Routes Must have Wealth of Nations DLC Cannot have Domestic Market Cannot have Merchant Adventures Entrepreneurial Trade +25.0% Trade Range Central Exchange +1 Merchants National Trade Policy +10.0% Trade Efficiency Debits and Credits +20.0% Trade Steering Food Security +10.0% Global Trade Power Cartographers +10.0% Trade Power Abroad Free Cities +25.0% Caravan Power Bonus: +1 Merchants Grand Fleet Ideas Cannot have Galley Expertise Ideas Cannot have Logistical Ideas Must have a port Is not a Primitive Ships of the Line +15.0% Heavy Ship Combat Ability Lifelong Sailors -20.0% Morale hit when losing a ship Merchant Marine +50.0% National Sailors Modifier +10.0% Light Warship Combat Ability Grand Navy +20.0% Naval Forcelimits Modifier Blockades +50.0% Blockade Efficiency Improved Shipyards +15.0% Global Ship Repair Citrus -25.0% Naval Attrition Bonus: Permanent Casus Belli against less advanced nations in Asia and Africa Galley Expertise Ideas Cannot have Grand Fleet Ideas Cannot have Logistical Ideas Must have a port Is not a Primitive War Galley +25.0% Galley Combat Ability Naval College +50.0% Naval Tradition from Battle Boarding Parties +1.00 Naval Leader Shock Galley Tactics +20.0% Naval Forcelimits Modifier Close Blockade +25.0% Blocakde Efficiency +10.0% Chance to capture enemy ships Sheltered Ports +15.0% Global Ship Repair Standardization -10.0% Galley Cost -10.0% Light Warship Cost Bonus: Ships can repair when in coastal sea zones Logistical Ideas Cannot have Grand Fleet Ideas Cannot have Galley Expertise Ideas Must have any of the following: Domestic Market Merchant Adventures Land Routes Trade Outposts +25.0% Trade Range Postal Service -20.0% Envoy Travel Time Tourism +10.0% Trade Power Abroad +5.0% Institution Spread Loose Vanguard +1.00 Land Leader Maneuver +10.0% Movement Speed Private Roads +5.0% Trade Efficiency Supply Trains -5.0% Land Attrition Federal Storage +15.0% Caravan Power Bonus: +10.0% Recover Army Morale Speed Plutocratic Ideas Cannot have Bureaucracy Ideas Cannot have Stratocracy Ideas Administrative Technology 38 Organizations +25.0% Trade Range Corporatism +1 Merchants Golden Rules +15.0% Trade Efficiency Apprenticeship +10.0% Trade Power Abroad Free Merchants +1 Merchants Contrivances +10.0% Caravan Power Fast Negotiations +15.0% Trade Steering Bonus: +10.0% Institution Spread Foreign Affairs Cannot have Imperium Cannot have Martial Domain Administrative Technology 38 Expatriates +1 Diplomats Integrated Financing +1 Diplomatic Relations Office of Concession +20.0% Improve Relations Hunter-Killers +20.0% Foreign Spy Detection Hegemonies +0.02 Monthly Vassal Integration +1.00 Diplomatic Reputation Clandestine Agents +15.0% Spy Network Construction Diplomatic Amenities -25.0% Unjustified Demands Bonus: -5.0% Diplomatic Technology Cost Thalassocracy Cannot have Democracy Ideas Cannot have Autocracy Ideas Administrative Technology 38 Must have a port Is not a Primitive Carronades +10.0% Light Warship Combat Ability Targeting Arc +10.0% Heavy Ship Combat Ability Sea Peoples +100.0% Prestige from Naval Battles Depredation +15.0% Blockade Efficiency +20.0% Privateer Efficiency Civilian Flotilla +20.0% Naval Forcelimits Modifier Coastal Batteries +1.00 Yearly Navy Tradition Adaptive Tactics +10.0% Galley Combat Ability Bonus: +1.00 Naval Leader Maneuver

Military Ideas Quality Ideas Cannot have Quantity Ideas Sappers +10.0% Siege Ability Quality Education +10.0% Recover Army Morale Speed Naval Drill +10.0% Morale of Navies Espirit de Corps +5.0% Discipline Expanded Supply Trains -10.0% Land Attrition Sea Dogs +100.0% Prestige from Naval Battles Oak Forests for Ships +10.0% Ship Durability Bonus: +1.00 Yearly Army Tradition Quantity Ideas Cannot have Quality Ideas Enforced Service -10.0% Regiment Costs Ship's Penny -10.0% Ship Costs Conscripted Garrisons +25.0% Garrison Size Levée en Masse +33.0% National Manpower Modifier Grand Army +33.0% Land Forcelimits Modifier The Old and Infirm -10.0% Land Maintenance Modifier -10.0% Naval Maintenance Modifier The Young can Serve +20.0% Manpower Recovery Speed Bonus: +25.0% Available Mercenaries Cavalry Ideas Cannot have Infantry Ideas Cannot have Artillery Ideas Bayonet Leaders +1.00 Land Leader Shock Erosion Tactics +10.0% Cavalry Combat Ability Glorious Arms +100.0% Prestige from Land Battles Finest of Horses -10.0% Shock Damage Received +50.0% Cavalry Flanking Military Traditions -5.0% Military Technology Cost Plebeian Cavalry -15.0% Cavalry Cost +10.0% Shock Damage Noble Officers +1 Leader(s) without Upkeep Bonus: +1.0 Yearly Army Tradition Infantry Ideas Cannot have Cavalry Ideas Cannot have Artillery Ideas Elastic Defense +20.0% Fort Defense Private to Marshal +10.0% Infantry Combat Ability Drummers Corps +10.0% Recover army morale speed Homesteaders +33.0% National Garrison Growth Regimental System -10.0% Infantry Cost Battlefield Rhythm +1.00 Land Leader Maneuver -5.0% Fire Damage Received Superior Firepower +1.00 Land Leader Fire Bonus: +15.0% Movement Speed Artillery Ideas Cannot have Cavalry Ideas Cannot have Infantry Ideas Massed Battery +10.0% Artillery Combat Ability Reconstruction +20.0% Fort Defense -10.0% Fort Maintenance Siege Engineering +1.00 Leader Siege Barracks Ships +10.0% Light Warship Combat Ability Field Observers -10.0% Artillery Cost Indirect Fire +10.0% Fire Damage Oil Propellant +10.0% Heavy Ship Combat Ability Bonus: -10.0% Land Attrition Mercenary Army Cannot have Standing Army Cannot have Drafted Army Organized Mercenary Payments -10.0% Mercenary Cost Mercenary Generals +1 Leader(s) Without Upkeep Noble Financing +10.0% Reinforce Speed Mercenary Retainers -1.0% Yearly Army Tradition Decay Mercenary Recruitment +25.0% Available Mercenaries Privateers +10.0% Embargo Efficiency +20.0% Privateer Efficiency +10.0% Chance to capture enemy ships Benefits for Mercenaries -66.0% Mercenary Maintenance Bonus: +10.0% Garrison Size +25.0% Possible Condottieri Standing Army Cannot have Mercenary Army Cannot have Drafted Army Must have any of the following: Quality Ideas Quantity Ideas Cavalry Ideas Infantry Ideas Artillery Ideas Camp Followers -20.0% Land Maintenance Modifier Leadership Schools +1 Leader(s) Without Upkeep Superior Seamanship +10.0% Morale of Navies Battlefield Commissions -1.0% Yearly Army Tradition Decay Foraging Parties -20.0% Naval Maintenance Modifier Military Drill +10.0% Morale of Armies +10.0% Movement Speed Modern Legions +10.0% Manpower Recovery Speed Bonus: -10.0% Fort Maintenance Drafted Army Cannot have Mercenary Army Cannot have Standing Army Must have any of the following: Quality Ideas Quantity Ideas Cavalry Ideas Infantry Ideas Artillery Ideas Improved Army Engineering -10.0% Regiment Costs Formalized Officer Corps +1 Leader(s) Without Upkeep Military Propaganda +15.0% National Manpower Modifier Battlefield Commissions -1.0% Yearly Army Tradition Decay White Enlistment -10.0% Recruitment Time +20.0% Reinforce Speed National Guard +10.0% Fort Defense Press Gangs +20.0% Sailor Recovery Speed Bonus: +10.0% National Garrison Growth -25.0% Reinforcement Cost Stratocracy Ideas Cannot have Bureaucracy Ideas Cannot have Plutocratic Ideas Administrative Technology 38 Military Academies +1 Leader(s) Without Upkeep Economy of Force +1.00 Naval Leader Fire Saturation Fire +1.00 Land Leader Fire National Armada -10.0% Naval Maintenance Modifier Prepositioning -10.0% Land Maintenance Modifier Wartime Spirit -10.0% Regiment Costs Sealift Docks -10.0% Shipbuilding Time Bonus: -10.0% Recruitment Time Martial Domain Cannot have Imperium Cannot have Foreign Affairs Administrative Technology 38 Civil Defense +10.0% Fort Defense Terra Firma -5.0% Military Technology Cost Engineer Corps +5.0% Siege Ability Structured Barrage +5.0% Artillery Combat Ability Battle Standards +100.0% Prestige from Land Battles Mounted Charge +5.0% Cavalry Combat Ability Platoon Warfare +5.0% Infantry Combat Ability Bonus: -10.0% Land Attrition Autocracy Ideas Cannot have Democracy Ideas Cannot have Thalassocracy Administrative Technology 38 Patriotism +10.0% Land Forcelimits Modifier Call to Arms +10.0% Naval Forcelimits Modifier Reservists +15.0% National Manpower Modifier Ironclads +5.0% Ship Durability High Command +5.0% Discipline Veterancy +10.0% Recover Army Morale Speed Naval Realities +10.0% Recover Navy Morale Speed Bonus: +10.0% Manpower Recovery Speed