Total War: Pharaoh Royal Courts
Overview: Royal Courts
Many factions in Total War: Pharaoh can choose to participate in one of the royal courts. In the original game, there were two (Egyptian and Hittite). In Total War: Pharaoh Dynasties campaigns, there are four royal courts - Aegean, Egyptian, Hittite and Mesopotamian.
Each royal court has a supreme ruler (such as the Pharaoh of Egypt and the Great King of the Hittites) and a number of office holders. You do not need to hold an office to participate in the royal court - you can still take political actions and make requests of office holders. For example, Ramesses does not have an office in the court (at least, he doesn't start with one), but he can use the gossip action to build up Regard with office holders. Making requests can allow you to recruit a few units in special recruitment, or provide resources - for example, a 'reap the profits of the mines' request to the Viceroy of Kush provides gold.
If you have an office in a royal court, this provides advantages, for example you may be able to recruit units in special recruitment or you may receivre extra resources. Some factions have offices in royal courts at the start of the campaign, such as Amenmesse, who starts as Viceroy of Kush in Egypt's court. However, if you have an office, you aren't guaranteed to keep it - another faction might remove your character from office using a plot.
How to get an office in a royal court
- Wait for a court position to become vacant and claim it.
- Use a Threaten plot to remove the current officer holder, then claim it.
- Win a civil war, and your faction leader becomes the supreme ruler. To start a civil war, you need three-quarters of the current supreme ruler's Legitimacy. To win it, you'll need a strong military (and a plan for how to use them to win).
Claiming a court position costs gold.
How to keep an office in a royal court
When you have a court position, other factions may plot against you (and could remove your position if they succeed). You can counter plots against you, for example by using the gossip action on office holders to identify the plotter, and then using the 'counter intrigue' button. Countering a plot costs gold, so this is easier to manage if you have plentiful supplies of gold.
