Slaves
#SlavesHigh gold output but severe civil unrest risks.
Description
❖Forced laborers bound by chains and domination. Slaves produce 5 Gold per tick (1.2x scaling) while consuming only 2 Food. However, they increase Mutiny by 30%, Protests by 20%, and Epidemic by 10%. Cannot be trained - obtained through conquest only.
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The slaves are captives of war or victims of conquest, compelled to labor under harsh conditions. They build, mine, and toil without reward, accelerating development at great moral cost. While their presence grants short-term gains, reliance on slavery breeds unrest, rebellion, and decay within the empire. History remembers that no realm built on chains stands forever. Each Slave produces 5 Gold with a 1.2x ratio (highest efficiency), but dramatically increases civil unrest: +30% Mutiny, +20% Protests, +10% Epidemic.
Maintenance
Periodic Costs
Consumed repeatedly over time
Production
Base output per tick (INTEGER values). Scaling ratios show growth per level.
Effects
All values are RATIOS. +% = bonus, -% = penalty. Effects multiply other systems.
Modifies chance of city events occurring
Strategic Context
❖Advisory information only. Does not affect gameplay mechanics.
Advantages
- + Produces 5 Gold per tick (highest base gold)
- + 1.2x gold ratio (highest scaling)
- + Low maintenance cost (2 Food)
- + 0 population points (no capacity burden)
- + No training cost - obtained through conquest
Disadvantages
- - +30% Mutiny probability per worker (severe)
- - +20% Protests probability per worker
- - +10% Epidemic probability per worker
- - Cannot be trained - conquest only
- - Morally controversial (empire reputation)
- - Event modifiers compound dangerously with quantity
Warnings
- ! Event modifiers stack: 10 Slaves = 1.3^10 = 13.8x Mutiny risk!
- ! ALWAYS pair Slaves with Priests to counter unrest
- ! Medics essential to prevent Epidemic from Slave populations
- ! Small numbers only - large Slave counts guarantee crises
- ! Conquest-only: Cannot simply train more Slaves
Synergies
Countered By
Scaling
Each Slave produces 5 Gold (×1.2 ratio) and multiplies Mutiny by 1.3, Protests by 1.2, Epidemic by 1.1. Event modifiers compound exponentially with Slave count.