Hm. I like the fraud idea where a % is given back to the player who cast. But then again, I kinda want this to work like taxation. Where the target only loses and you don't gain.
I am thinking Embezzlement works.
Just repeat after me: "Czar Ivan did not help me win the elections."
edited - part of my comment was not logical, or maybe it was - maybe I should not have deleted it - to late now I was not reading correctly how you were suggesting avenge use.
you could add an extra investment in turns to achieve fraud - so as cast, the money gets Embezzled by some shady treasury accountant. if you invest x turns x percentage of the funds find their way out to the caster.
Last edited by William one eye on Mon Dec 19, 2016 7:01 pm, edited 3 times in total.
I dislike that the entire stipend is lost, this will make countries skeptical to use stipends. Perhaps only make the 25% lost, the amount taken by fraud.