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Jobs at-a-glance

What each rating pays in each role, which archetypes can hold it, and how heir education funnels into archetypes. Council payouts scale by the triangle of the rating (×△); Governor / Agent / General payouts follow the rating formula.

Rating · Archetype → Role ↓
Roles — rating payout · archetype fit
Leader & Courtiers flat yield/turn
+Science
+Civics
+Training
+Money
Governor yield % in city
+Science %
+Civics %
+Training %
+Money %
General unit bonus
+Crit Chance %
+Defense %
+Attack %
+Unit XP
Ambassador council seat
+0.2 Culture/City ×△
+3 Foreign Leader Opinion ×△
+3 Tribe Opinion ×△
+3 Religion Opinion ×△
Chancellor council seat
+0.2 Growth/City ×△
+1 Civics ×△
+1.5 Training ×△
+3 Money ×△
Spymaster council seat
+0.5 Science ×△
+3 Family Opinion ×△
+0.1 Happiness/City ×△
+0.2 Orders ×△
Agent yield % abroad
+Science %
+Civics %
+Training %
+Money %
Heir education — course rating bump · graduation archetype pool
Philosophy
+1 Wisdom
Politics
+1 Charisma
Tactics
+1 Courage
Commerce
+1 Discipline
Archetypes — rating modifiers
Commander
+2 Courage
+2 Discipline
Hero
+3 Courage
Tactician
+2 Wisdom
+2 Discipline
Zealot
−1 Wisdom
+4 Courage
Builder
+3 Discipline
Diplomat
+3 Charisma
Judge
+2 Charisma
+2 Discipline
Orator
+4 Charisma
−1 Discipline
Scholar
+3 Wisdom
Schemer
+4 Wisdom
−1 Courage
● Fit Archetype can hold the role (trait prereqs in trait.xml / council seat prereqs) — or, on education rows, the course's graduation archetype pool.
×△ Triangular scaling Council payouts multiply their base by tri(R) = R·(R+1)/2 of the seat-holder's rating.

Job details

Job → Field ↓ Name Slot Tech Prereq Trait Prereqs Assignment Opinion Effects
Council Jobs
Ambassador Ambassador Council AristocracyAristocracy
CommanderDiplomatOrator
+40
Wisdom +0.2 Culture/City ×△
Charisma +3 Foreign Leader Opinion ×△
Courage +3 Tribe Opinion ×△
Discipline +3 Religion Opinion ×△
Chancellor Chancellor Council Spoked WheelSpoked Wheel
BuilderJudgeZealot
+40
Charisma +1 Civics ×△
Courage +1.5 Training ×△
Discipline +3 Money ×△
Wisdom +0.2 Growth/City ×△
Grand Vizier Grand Vizier scandal Council
Power HungryRising Star
+40
Acts as default Governor in every city without one (auto-build, no hurrying)
Spymaster Spymaster Council PortcullisPortcullis
SchemerScholarTactician
+40
Wisdom +0.5 Science ×△
Discipline +0.2 Orders ×△
Courage +0.1 Happiness/City ×△
Charisma +3 Family Opinion ×△
Unlocks Agents in foreign cities
General Jobs
General General General +20
🏛 Governor Jobs
Governor Governor 🏛 Governor +20
Agent Jobs
Agent Agent Agent +20
· Misc Jobs
Explorer Explorer · Misc
×△ Triangular scaling Council yields and opinions multiply their base by tri(R) = R·(R+1)/2 of the assigned character's rating — rating 1/2/3/4/5 → ×1/×3/×6/×10/×15. Opinions are also rounded out to the nearest 5. See Council for the full breakdown.