The Law
Government
One faction across the eras. The numbers are where a new game opens each chapter; in a campaign, loyalty and power carry over from level to level and into the next era.
In chapters 1 to 13
Chapter 1 The Gilded Cage 1783 to 1789
Government
The Crown and its ministers.
- Loyalty 65, power 60 when the chapter opens
- Leader: King Aurèle III
- Perk, when devoted
- Legitimacy +1 per turn
- Threat, when rebellious
- Coup attempt against you
Units
Demands
- The court expects a celebration for the queen's name day.GrantTreasury −80Government loyalty +12Opinion −2RefuseGovernment loyalty −10
Chapter 2 Year of Fire 1789 to 1794
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Government
The Crown and its ministers, later the Committee that rules in its place.
- Loyalty 55, power 55 when the chapter opens
- Leader: King Aurèle III
- Perk, when devoted
- Legitimacy +1 per turn
- Threat, when rebellious
- Coup attempt against you
Units
Demands
- The king must appear in state. Pay for it.GrantTreasury −60Government loyalty +12Opinion −3RefuseGovernment loyalty −10
Chapter 3 The Eagle's Shadow 1799 to 1815
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Imperial Court
The Eagle, his family and the new nobility of titles and estates.
- Loyalty 62, power 60 when the chapter opens
- Leader: Octave Lamaury, the Eagle
- Perk, when devoted
- Legitimacy +1 per turn
- Threat, when rebellious
- Coup attempt against you
Units
Demands
- Titles and estates for the new nobility.GrantTreasury −60Imperial Court loyalty +12RefuseImperial Court loyalty −10
Chapter 4 Barricade Summers 1830 to 1848
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The Crown
The king, his ministers and the narrow electorate of property that votes for them.
- In “The June Days”: Executive Commission
- Loyalty 58, power 60 when the chapter opens
- Leader: Louis-Ferdinand, the Citizen King
- Perk, when devoted
- Legitimacy +1 per turn
- Threat, when rebellious
- Coup attempt against you
Demands
- The civil list is too small for the dignity of the Crown.GrantTreasury −60The Crown loyalty +12RefuseThe Crown loyalty −10
Chapter 5 Straight Lines 1851 to 1870
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The Empire
The prince-president, then emperor, and the plebiscites that make him so.
- Loyalty 62, power 62 when the chapter opens
- Leader: Charles-Louis Lamaury, the Eagle's nephew
- Perk, when devoted
- Legitimacy +1 per turn
- Threat, when rebellious
- Coup attempt against you
Demands
- The civil list must be worthy of an empire.GrantTreasury −60The Empire loyalty +12RefuseThe Empire loyalty −10
Chapter 6 Seventy-Two Days 1871
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Versailles
Thibert's government and the rural Assembly, sitting in the old royal palace.
- Loyalty 58, power 60 when the chapter opens
- Leader: Adolphe Thibert, head of the government at Versailles
- Perk, when devoted
- Legitimacy +1 per turn
- Threat, when rebellious
- Coup attempt against you
Demands
- The rural deputies want their roads and their railway.GrantTreasury −40Versailles loyalty +12RefuseVersailles loyalty −10
Chapter 7 Home Fires 1914 to 1918
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Government
Georges Clémard and the ministers back from Bordeaux, governing by decree.
- Loyalty 65, power 65 when the chapter opens
- Leader: Georges Clémard, "the Tiger", wartime premier
- Perk, when devoted
- Legitimacy +1 per turn
- Threat, when rebellious
- Coup attempt against you
Demands
- Full powers for the government, for as long as the war lasts.GrantGovernment loyalty +12Legitimacy −2RefuseGovernment loyalty −10
Chapter 8 The Grey Years 1940 to 1944
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Prefecture
Prefect Henri Marchetti and his administration, who tell themselves they are protecting the city.
- Loyalty 62, power 60 when the chapter opens
- Leader: Prefect Henri Marchetti
- Perk, when devoted
- Legitimacy +1 per turn
- Threat, when rebellious
- Coup attempt against you
Demands
- Keep the Prefecture's staff paid, whatever the Directorate says.GrantTreasury −40Prefecture loyalty +12RefusePrefecture loyalty −10
Chapter 9 Cold Light 1945 to 1962
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The government
General Maurice Vernier and his ministers, who believe the state should be strong and the President stronger.
- Loyalty 60, power 55 when the chapter opens
- Leader: General Maurice Vernier
- Perk, when devoted
- Legitimacy +1 per turn
- Threat, when rebellious
- Coup attempt against you
Demands
- The civil servants' pensions, paid on time.GrantTreasury −40The government loyalty +12RefuseThe government loyalty −10
Chapter 10 Beneath the Stones 1968
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The government
Prime Minister Georges Pomerol, the negotiator, and an old President.
- Loyalty 60, power 55 when the chapter opens
- Leader: Prime Minister Georges Pomerol
- Perk, when devoted
- Legitimacy +1 per turn
- Threat, when rebellious
- Coup attempt against you
Units
Demands
- The ministers' salaries and offices, whatever happens.GrantTreasury −40The government loyalty +12RefuseThe government loyalty −10
Chapter 11 Paper Fortunes 2000 to 2010
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The government
Prime Minister Dominique Villiard and his ministers.
- Loyalty 60, power 55 when the chapter opens
- Leader: Prime Minister Dominique Villiard
- Perk, when devoted
- Legitimacy +1 per turn
- Threat, when rebellious
- Coup attempt against you
Units
Demands
- No retreat, whatever the polls say.GrantThe government loyalty +12Opinion −2RefuseThe government loyalty −10
Chapter 12 Saturdays 2018 to 2024
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The government
President Adrien Lacombe and his ministers.
- Loyalty 58, power 55 when the chapter opens
- Leader: President Adrien Lacombe
- Perk, when devoted
- Legitimacy +1 per turn
- Threat, when rebellious
- Coup attempt against you
Units
Demands
- No retreat, whatever the polls say.GrantThe government loyalty +12Opinion −2RefuseThe government loyalty −10
Chapter 13 The Glass City 2041 to 2049
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The Chancellery
Chancellor Iris Vautrin and her ministers.
- Loyalty 58, power 55 when the chapter opens
- Leader: Chancellor Iris Vautrin, head of government
- Perk, when devoted
- Legitimacy +1 per turn
- Threat, when rebellious
- Coup attempt against you
Units
Demands
- No concessions to the movement.GrantThe Chancellery loyalty +12Legitimacy +2RefuseThe Chancellery loyalty −10