Shadow Council
Shadow Council is a civic in Stellaris 4.5.2. Requirements: Has Democratic, Oligarchic, or Dictatorial Authority. Not with Gestalt Consciousness and authority Corporate. It gives +5 Election Term Variance (Years), -75% Election Cost and +1 Effective Councilor Skill.
- Kind
- Civic
- Group
- Regular empires
- Players can pick it
- yes
- Clashes with
- 0
- ID
civic_shadow_council
Shadow CouncilWhat Shadow Council does
The game's own effect text (the civic's description key), then its modifier lines as the game prints them.
- +5Election Term Variance (Years)
- -75%Election Cost
- +1Effective Councilor Skill
- +1Codebreaking
- +10%Infiltration Speed
- +60Add Attunement with the Instrument of Desire
Requirements
Read from the potential and possible blocks (the game's list rules: ethics, authority, civics, origin, species); the wording is ours, the quoted rule texts are the game's.
- Not: Ethic: Gestalt Consciousness
- Not: Authority: Corporate
- Has Democratic, Oligarchic, or Dictatorial Authority
In the game
Unbeknownst to its own citizens, this society is actually manipulated from behind the scenes by a secretive shadow council. Appearances must be kept, but the tyranny of the majority should also be guarded against. After all, what if the fools vote for the wrong candidate?
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Shadow Council: questions
What are the requirements for Shadow Council in Stellaris?
Has Democratic, Oligarchic, or Dictatorial Authority. Not with Gestalt Consciousness and authority Corporate.
What does the Shadow Council civic do?
It gives +5 Election Term Variance (Years), -75% Election Cost, +1 Effective Councilor Skill, +1 Codebreaking, +10% Infiltration Speed and +60 Add Attunement with the Instrument of Desire.
Can Shadow Council be changed after the game starts?
Yes — it can be added or removed later when a civic slot opens or the government is reformed, if its requirements still hold.
What is the ID of Shadow Council?
civic_shadow_council (Stellaris 4.5.2).
Source: common/governments/civics/00_civics.txt and localisation/english, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776).