Unique Spies

[TheSpaceCowboy]

I love the espionage game, and would want to see additional asymmetric such as unique spies for some civilizations either in a patch, third expansion, or the base game of Civilization VII. Some ideas include:


America – CIA Intelligence Officer

• Can Fabricate Scandals at +4 levels in City-States suzerain to non-allied Civilizations
• Fabricating a scandal earns America one envoy in that City-State
• Can Recruit Partisans in City-Centers of City-States suzerain to non-allied Civilizations
• Recruited Partisans gain +10 combat strength

Arabia – Assassin

• Neutralizing a Governor in a Holy City reduces its religious pressure and dispels any religion-based combat bonuses for the duration of the neutralization
• When Neutralizing a Governor in a Holy City, steal any relic in the City-Center

Chinese – Intellectual Property Thief

• Steal Tech Boost has a chance to Syphon Funds from the targeted civilization
• Steal Tech Boost has a chance to syphon some Great Artist and Musician points from the targeted civilization

Egypt – Medjay

• +4 Levels to all missions performed in cities founded by Egypt but occupied by a foreign civilization
• Neutralizing a Governor in cities founded by Egypt but occupied by a foreign civilization removes Loyalty pressure from that civilization and adds Loyalty pressure from Egypt

England – MI6 Secret Agent

• Secret Agents outside of England’s territory can discover, capture, and kill Spies from any non-allied Civilization in the same or adjacent district while performing any mission

France – Gentleman Thief

• Steal Great Work of Art at +4 Levels
• Can perform the Steal Great Work mission in any district

Germany – Gestapo

• Counterspies provide +2 Loyalty and an additional +2 Loyalty in conquered cities
• Automatically begins to Counterspy when on a mission in a city which Germany conquers

Greece – Misthios

• Can perform the Neutralize Governor mission in a City-State (at +4 levels)
• Doing so lowers the cost of Leveraging Units in the same City-State while the Governor is Neutralized

Japan – Shinobi

• Has a significantly lower chance of being discovered during a mission
• Has a significantly higher chance of escape on foot

Macedonia – Internet Troll

• Ferment Dissent at +2 Levels civilizations that have researched Internet
• Ferment Dissent at +4 against civilizations that have researched Social Media

Persia – Jihadi

• Can perform the Religious Violence mission at Holy Sites, lowering the number of adherents of foreign religions

Rome – Praetorian Guard

• Praetorians placed in Capitals (founded or captured by Rome) prevent enemy spies from performing the Neutralize Governor mission there

Russia – KGB Sleeper

• Can Ferment Unrest (at +4 levels) in Campuses with Universities, Theater Squares with Film Studios, and Industrial Zones with Factories