Alms for the Poor

[Vita`]

Posting this on behalf of Fitz Roberts family.

Title: Alms for the Poor

Summary: another way to boost morale in regions and boost your own prestige

Details: In a similar way to holding court, festivals or heroes telling tales, it would increase morale in a region, but in this case through a direct monetary donation. Depending on how much money is spent, morale goes up. The higher morale already is, the less of an effect it has as there isn't enough unhappy paupers to make much of a difference. Additionally, if you do it enough over time you gain prestige, in a similar way to doing courtier work

Benefits: would add a new dimension to improving morale in regions and give a use for excess gold. Also, is just an interesting concept that adds flavour.
Possible downsides: might take away from courtiers, so would need to be less effective than them unless it was huge amounts of gold. Possible exploit is people whose city is starving and no one will sell them food could use it to increase morale and prevent revolts

it's not a big change, but given how important the giving of alms was in medieval society, it would be interesting
might be important to have limits as well: only 10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500 and 1000 donations possible or something

[Medron Pryde]

I like it.  :)

[JeVondair]

+1

[Cameron (Pavus)]

More use for gold is always great

[Tourmaline]

Pretty good idea. It favors rich families, but it's not really out of line with how things work...

[Vita`]

Needs a time-based limit. Only allow action every so often.

[Zakky]

Can't you do it like investment?

Over X% it degrades quickly and only allow people to do it again when it drops below X%?

[Ocean Yong Kiran]

I like! Is doing like civil work, but not spending hours for doing boring thing

[Wimpie]

Needs a time-based limit. Only allow action every so often.

A delayed event like a region buff? People remember you giving alms to the poor and like you for it for x days, depending on how big your donation was?
Like

Donate 25 gold - region buff for moral increase for 2 days
Donate 50 gold - ^ for 3 days
Donate 100 gold - ^ for 4 days
Donate 150 gold - ^ for 6 day
..

Just giving example of course.

This would work similar as to other region buffs that peasants remember for a certain time.

[PolarRaven]

Ok, but maybe an invading army should get some benefit from dropping gold on the peasants as well?
If an invading army moves in and showers the peasants with gold I am sure they would be less happy with the lord that keeps them working like dogs to barely earn enough food to feed their families.

[Tourmaline]

Ok, but maybe an invading army should get some benefit from dropping gold on the peasants as well?
If an invading army moves in and showers the peasants with gold I am sure they would be less happy with the lord that keeps them working like dogs to barely earn enough food to feed their families.

Sounds good in theory, but I wonder if it would often be too powerful