Or rather, you fail to see my point. You think that random = bad. Somehow, but not entirely. Though, in real life, randomness is everywhere. You cross the street; there's RNG god rolling; perhaps you'll stumble for the worse. That's part of life, and you can't deny the fact that, while rulers where not personnally behind the construction of every building in their nation, a bad ruler impacted heavily the efficiency of its nation, because he was a poor decision maker, or because he was only interested in parties and women. In the other hand, others restructured their nation for the better. I like that the game takes that into account, and forces me to change my strategy. That's it: random can, and should be a part of your strategy. I'd feel like saying that random is bad when you have no control over it, but you'll likely argue that one doesn't have control over ruler rolls. While you can't, you still control how you spend those, and how it impacts your game (no major wars when behind in mil tech, or before getting an idea that increases manpower pool, no major expansion if I want to catch up in adm while my ruler is a 0 adm,...). I don't have to control everything.
Why do you need to control everything? What do you effectively and entirely control in real life?
