Clerics and Televangelists can convert cities which takes 20% of the target city's gold and gives it to the attacking Civilization. When a City with a TV is converted by a Televangelist, this number is doubled. The targeted city will also suffer greater war discontent if war exists between the two Civilizations. The victim of a conversion may reform its city, but at a cost. Clerics have a 75% chance of success, and a 50% chance of being caught if the attempt fails. Televangelists succeed 75% of the time with only a 25% chance of being caught if they fail. The conversion costs 100 gold.
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Conversion has been a concept employed by religious groups and governments throughout history. While missionaries have traveled to foreign lands promising salvation, governments have also spread their ideology of justice and freedom, In the 16th century Cortez, armed with weapons and missionaries, both conquered and converted the Aztec Empire to Catholicism. To this day Islam as well as the Protestant religions actively travel around the world trying to recruit followers to their faith.