So I can't try and get the population to begin an uprising for example... The people are pretty much useless...? So no Caesar like rising with the people as the source of power?
I actually have planned for that. There are traits which can do this automatically without RNG roll, which is done in the form of giving you extra soldiers for your personal army.
Alternatively, you can make calls for that in your orders. Remember, you're playing a Senator rather than any other body. You can write in your orders, "Go to central plaza in Province and give speech exhorting the Populares and urging the Plebs to rise up and join you blah blah." Whether you get soldiers, and how many, is determined by a) your traits, b) your stats, and c) the RNG.
Remember, and this goes out to everybody, (I may not have made this clear enough, which was a mistake)
you are playing a Senator, and individual. You can do whatever you like in your orders, and its only limited by your creativity. If you want a personality trait, either RP it in the Senate thread or write it in your orders. You might get it, you might not, and it might not even be a positive trait, but you can try. The same goes for actions - do it. It might work, it might not, but the possibilities themselves are only limited to your imagination. If you want the Populares to rise up and join you, make the call!
