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<blockquote data-quote="kigmatzomat" data-source="post: 1554816" data-attributes="member: 9254"><p>First off, consider revamping some NPCs. IMC, no one with less than 4-5 levels gets any position with authority without some kind of special exception. Bishops have multiple parishes report to them, each with their own little heirarchy of power. A priest assigned a parish of any importance should be 4-5th level (not necessarily cleric) and a bishop should be 8-10th level (not necessarily cleric). </p><p></p><p>IMC, priests with social/political status tend to be less magically powerful than politically powerful. So a bishop is often an Adept 3/Expert 4/Noble 3. Feats are social, more than combat/magic oriented. </p><p></p><p>Furthermore, bishops have the church to supply items of office. The bishop doesn't own the items but the office of the bishop does. So the Bishop of Canturbury (whoever it might be) would always have access to a robe of protection +3, a miter of charisma +2, a ring of diplomacy +5/Sense Motive+5, vestments of Bluff +5, and possibly a Rod of Splendor (Canturbury was an important location). </p><p></p><p>The same goes for guildmasters, nobles, and other people of importance. A police chief is far more a creature of politics than investigation and a general is more a tactician than a fighter who can win a 6-to-1 melee. </p><p></p><p>Lastly, she has limited amounts of knowledge. Basically, she can get people to like her, but can she convince them to *do* anything? Do you know someone IRL that's likeable but tends to not know anything? That's this girl. </p><p></p><p>You can't negotiate well if you don't know what things are worth and a classic negotiating technique is to bring in something completely unrelated as a requirement or possibility. This socialite could wind up agreeing to go pick up the Hound of the Baskervilles and take it to the kennel just because she doesn't know any better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kigmatzomat, post: 1554816, member: 9254"] First off, consider revamping some NPCs. IMC, no one with less than 4-5 levels gets any position with authority without some kind of special exception. Bishops have multiple parishes report to them, each with their own little heirarchy of power. A priest assigned a parish of any importance should be 4-5th level (not necessarily cleric) and a bishop should be 8-10th level (not necessarily cleric). IMC, priests with social/political status tend to be less magically powerful than politically powerful. So a bishop is often an Adept 3/Expert 4/Noble 3. Feats are social, more than combat/magic oriented. Furthermore, bishops have the church to supply items of office. The bishop doesn't own the items but the office of the bishop does. So the Bishop of Canturbury (whoever it might be) would always have access to a robe of protection +3, a miter of charisma +2, a ring of diplomacy +5/Sense Motive+5, vestments of Bluff +5, and possibly a Rod of Splendor (Canturbury was an important location). The same goes for guildmasters, nobles, and other people of importance. A police chief is far more a creature of politics than investigation and a general is more a tactician than a fighter who can win a 6-to-1 melee. Lastly, she has limited amounts of knowledge. Basically, she can get people to like her, but can she convince them to *do* anything? Do you know someone IRL that's likeable but tends to not know anything? That's this girl. You can't negotiate well if you don't know what things are worth and a classic negotiating technique is to bring in something completely unrelated as a requirement or possibility. This socialite could wind up agreeing to go pick up the Hound of the Baskervilles and take it to the kennel just because she doesn't know any better. [/QUOTE]
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