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Thanks for your details. ;)
I think its fine if the merchat is in the middle of your list:

I use the following total to measure an archetype trait or family class

total = output per turn of money (coin)+science+all civics+all training

using that total merchant does not have the best total. it lags behind three other archetypes as follows

124 corruptionist (from your mod)
79 builder
59 commander
57 merchant (from your mod)
56 judge
49 tactician
46 zealot
31 hero
<28 seven remaining archetype traits

so based on bang for the buck it is corruptionist which is of need of a debuff (please do not) not merchant

imo archetype trait and family class perform a similar function, ie they both define the unit

in that the trader archetype does not make the unit ill, neither should the merchant class. indeed of all the 15 archetypes and 10 family classes NONE of the other 24 make the unit ill

As for the merchant, he has this chance because he's a traveller. ;)
Maybe 5% will do better, i dont know (anymore), i tested this long enough and 10% didnt seem that much, in my test they didnt they often, thats why.
Or maybe buff his stats a little more - its not that this archetpye is like the others, so little diversity couldnt harm :)

Thanks for your explanation. "Pick leader later" was added long after this mod was created and i didnt bother about it. I didnt think this would cause "these" errors. I'm gonna add a hint for now that its not working with this option. Currently dont have time to dig deeper into this - maybe someone could point me there. Sorry.

I have found a bug for 'pick nation/archetype later' (after map has loaded, before founding starting city).

unlike one of the default ten archetypes like builder if you pick the corruptionist archetype added by this mod your ruler will not gain the corruptionist trait

your ruler can still have this archetype trait but you MUST pick corruptionist archetype during game setup (starting map unseen unless using a mapseed number from an already known map) then 'pick nation (etc)' later after the starting map has loaded (before founding your starting city)

the reason why this is a bug it that this behavior prevents using one save file to load and then create all possible nation, archetype, and family combos. instead a separate save file has to created for at least this archetype and likely for all five of these new archetypes

for awhile I thought the 5 new archetypes were occluded at the bottom of the screen for 'pick nation and archetype later' start. not so. the archetype pick menu just has to be scrolled up towards the top of the screen for the archetype pick expansion to show all 15 archetypes

what was the reasoning behind giving the new merchant archetype 10 percent chance to get ill each turn?? I might consider picking this archetype since it pairs well with artisan family and or the reliable trait. however as it stands my ruler could easily die in the first ten turns and so I would NEVER pick this archetype. if it needs a debuff consider something else other than illness

It's all good. Real life's more important. I'll stay sub'd and try this mod again another time.

Sorry, tbh, real life...im gonna have a look soon, i promise, if you say its spaming a lot of errors.