I admit, I'm extremely gamey. That being said, if a Patrician is not the heir to the republic it only costs 50 gold to assassinate him. The wealth belonging to the last Patrician of a house goes to you since you're the liege. That being said, each new Patrician starts out with 300 gold. All of you have to do is spam assassinations or use the assassination plot (although if you do it that way you'll only get around 120 gold since he'll have spent the rest on something).
I'm sure most would consider this an exploit, albeit is can lead to a string of assassination attempts and the eventual collapse of your dynasty (which only happened once). I'm surprised no one has talked about this, and no I'm not one of those people trying to be a dictator..but it's something to be discussed.
Note: I remember watching a semi-documentary on Nero, I'm not sure if this was totally accurate (although it somewhat fits this situation) but he began to force the richest men in the empire to commit suicide, leaving all of their possessions to him that he might fund the reconstruction of Rome. I don't find it too far fetched that a mad ruler might murder the richest of his citizens (and in this case, rivals as well) in order to seize their assets. Thus one might argue that because this is possible it should be doable (which I would agree with). Of course, I don't recommend some horrendous hard cap, but maybe Patricians should be a bit harder to off (regardless of whether or not someone is seeking their familial wealth).
I'm sure most would consider this an exploit, albeit is can lead to a string of assassination attempts and the eventual collapse of your dynasty (which only happened once). I'm surprised no one has talked about this, and no I'm not one of those people trying to be a dictator..but it's something to be discussed.
Note: I remember watching a semi-documentary on Nero, I'm not sure if this was totally accurate (although it somewhat fits this situation) but he began to force the richest men in the empire to commit suicide, leaving all of their possessions to him that he might fund the reconstruction of Rome. I don't find it too far fetched that a mad ruler might murder the richest of his citizens (and in this case, rivals as well) in order to seize their assets. Thus one might argue that because this is possible it should be doable (which I would agree with). Of course, I don't recommend some horrendous hard cap, but maybe Patricians should be a bit harder to off (regardless of whether or not someone is seeking their familial wealth).
