Hey all,
I just implemented Dualism as a companion to Monotheism and Polytheism. By Dualism is meant oppositional or Theistic dualism - where two opposites struggle for spiritual dominion (god vs. devil, etc). This concept was not originally in either strict monotheism nor polytheism. From this, the above three depend on Mysticism, and priesthood and meditation can derive from any or all of the above three.
The main thing here was to re-target Zoroastrianism on a technology that didn't depend on hinduism's or judaism's dependencies. Now, since any three can be constructed, but not simultaneously, nor in series, it is much less likely that someone will found more than one of these three, and they should show up fairly closely to each other in time.
One thing I was thinking about as a continuation of this notion is to have any and all inquisitor units dependent on having dualism, since without this good vs. evil struggle, the whole notion that other religions must be elimitated or prevented from being present is less meaningful. The counter-argument to this is that zoroastrianism, whilst monotheistic and dualistic, nevertheless was sometimes exclusivist and sometimes inclusivist, depending on which Persian dynasty you are looking at... speaking historically anyway. So it doesn't automatically track that dualism implies religious exclusivism. That seems to be a more modern notion.
Oddly enough, most ancient religions tolerated each others' presence, even if they did not approve or concede their validity. Possibly this was because so few in history have been truly dominant over a vast majority, and most religions sparked in contexts where there were many local gods, etc. It seems that the combination of monotheism with dualism, plus some added ingredient made religious exclusivism the "in" thing. Perhaps we can have another tech "exclusivism" which gives you inquisition. Hmm.
Anyway, dualism is in with zoroastrianism dependent on it, so at least some of our historical balance is improved. Suggestions for a graphic for dualism are welcome, as at present I just copied priesthood. Also any suggestions for additional value to Dualism apart from simply founding Zoroastrianism would be welcome. I haven't thought of any apart from the above discussion.
Israfil.