The Free City will attack units that enter their territory.The bonus or penalty scales with the difference in Grievances between you and your target. Conversely, declaring an unjustified war will cause others to like you less, and incur an economic penalty on your empire for several turns. The opposite is also true if you declare war against a Ruler with many more Grievances against you than you have against them, your war will be considered very unjustified.ĭeclaring a justified war will give you a boost in relations with other Rulers and Free Cities, and temporarily cause your cities to produce more resources. The greater the difference, the more justified the war will be. Sending units through another Ruler's territory without permission.Īs long as you have more Grievances against a Ruler than they have against you, you will be considered justified if you declare war against them.

Vassalizing a Free City with whom another Ruler was negotiating (see below).

Annexing territory claimed by another (usually near their borders).Some of the things that will incur Grievances are:

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