Laws

Laws Screen from early access

For laws regarding leader succession, see Inheritance Laws

Laws are powerful, nation-wide bonuses enabled by certain technologies. When completing one of these technologies, a nation may choose between two opposite laws. Enacting a law costs 400 (building The Pyramids wonder reduces that cost by 50%). Switching between opposite laws initially costs 300 and increases by 100 each time you switch (having a leader of the Judge Archetype reduces that cost by 50%). Most laws have upkeep cost, collected per city per turn. Enacting each law also grant an opinion boost for a certain pre-defined character type, family type or theology though some events can change these initial preferences.

No upkeep Laws

Required Technology	Option 1	Option 2
Rhetoric	Epics +10 per Military Unit Killed (in nearest city) Hero opinion: +10	Exploration No extra unit consumption when outside borders Scouts Move on Water Hunters opinion: +10
Labor Force	Slavery +5 [All Cities]: +1 No Icon Found Builder opinion: +10	Freedom [All Cities]: +1 Sages opinion: +10
Aristocracy	Centralization +20 [Capital City]: +20% Legalism opinion: +20	Vassalage -50% unit consumption Riders opinion: +20

Low upkeep Laws

Required Technology	Option 1	Option 2
Sovereignty	Tyranny +20 +10 for every Military Unit in Territory Orator opinion: +10 Upkeep: 1 per city	Constitution Unlocks Decrees in Capital [All cities]: +3 per specialist Statesman opinion: +10 Upkeep: 2 per city
Navigation	Colonies Can Buy Tiles Movement bonus along neutral river Diplomat opinion: +20 Upkeep: 2 per city	Serfdom [All Cities]: +20% Output from farms and pastures Landowners opinion: +20 Upkeep: 4 per city
Monasticism	Monotheism [State Religion Cities]: +1 Gnosticism opinion: +20 Upkeep: 1 per city	Polytheism [All Cities]: Can build unlimited Shrines Mythology opinion: +20 Upkeep: 4 per city

Medium upkeep Laws

Required Technology	Option 1	Option 2
Citizenship	Divine Rule Can adopt Pagan State Religions [All Cities]: Shrines -1 Clerics opinion: +30 Upkeep: 6 per city	Legal Code +10 per active law Judge opinion: +30 Upkeep: 0.2 per city
Doctrine	Tolerance Can build non-state religion disciples [All Cities]: -2 per non-state religion Dualism opinion: +30 Upkeep: 2 No Icon Found per city	Orthodoxy Disciples can purge world religions [State religion cities]: can hurry specialists with Revelations opinion: +30 Upkeep: 6 per city
Manor	Professional Army +50% XP for all units during combat [All Cities]: +2 for every Treasury Tactician opinion: +30 Upkeep: 6 per city	Volunteers +20 per war [All Cities]: Can hurry production with population Champions opinion: +30 Upkeep: 2 No Icon Found per city

High upkeep Laws

Required Technology	Option 1	Option 2
Architecture	Philosophy [All Cities]: -20% production time for urban specialists [All Cities]: +1 per Forum Enlightenment opinion: +40 Upkeep: 3 per city	Engineering -25% resources and civics cost for Wonders -1 turn to build improvements Scholar opinion: +40 Upkeep: 8 per city
Vaulting	Iconography [All Cities]: +2 per Temple [All Cities]: +2 per Monastery [All Cities]: -1 per Cathedral [All Cities]: No random non-state religion spread Veneration opinion: +40 Upkeep: 8 per city	Calligraphy [All Cities]: Library: +4 [All Cities]: Elder Specialists: -1 Patrons opinion: +40 Upkeep: 3 per city
Martial Code	Pilgrimage [All Cities]: +1 from Groves [Holy Cities] Holy City: +5 per religion Redemption opinion: +40 Upkeep: 4 per city	Holy War +1 Random Promotion for new Units [State Religion Cities]: Can hurry units with Zealot opinion: +40 Upkeep: 1 per city

Very high upkeep Laws

Required Technology	Option 1	Option 2
Jurisprudence	Guilds [All Cities]: -1 per Town [All Cities]: -10% Rebels chance Artisans opinion: +50 Upkeep: 10 per city	Elites [Legendary Cities]: +2 Can store up to 100 between turns Schemer opinion: +20 Upkeep: 5 per city
Lateen Sail	Autarky [All Cities]: +20% output from mines, quarries and lumbermills [All Cities]: Can build units that require Horses, Elephants and Camels Commander opinion: +50 Upkeep: 2 per city	Trade League [All Cities]: unlocks Convoy Can Sell resources for the same price as Buying Traders opinion: +20 Upkeep: 4 per city
Fiscal Policy	Coin Debasement Can Buy/Sell orders Schemer opinion: +20 Upkeep: 4 per city	Monetary Reform [All Cities]: -2 [All Cities]: No penalty from hurrying production Traders opinion: +20 Upkeep: 1 per city