What happens to diplomats when they fail?

[s.rwitt]

I've got Rome Gold, playing as Macedonia and seeing envoys come and go like crazy with no indication of where they've disappeared to or why I can't use them as envoys any more. If I send someone out on a diplomatic mission and they fail it, does that result in them being fired or killed?

I really wish there was a guide that came with Rome Gold.

 

[Cheexsta]

They just return to your country, you can use them again if you need to. If you've sent an intrigue mission (assassination, etc), then there's a chance that your character has gotten caught and has been imprisoned or killed. If this has happened, then you will get a notification about it.

When you send a diplomatic mission, the game chooses the character with the highest Charisma rating. If you want to send a specific character, click on a country's province, click the "Diplomacy" button ("S" is the keyboard shortcut) and go from there. You can select your own envoy of choice that way.

 

[Lofman]

Note that the diplomat won't return immediately but after roughly a month (the time before you can send another diplomatic mission to that country).

 

[s.rwitt]

That makes sense, thanks guys