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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chimera" data-source="post: 3082369" data-attributes="member: 2002">One of the key things to remember in a D&D universe is that People Of Power have other things to occupy besides governing the commoners.  Just because you're a rich and powerful Wizard doesn't mean that you're willing to take on that onerous task of endless meetings, appointments and mundane drudgery that passes for political office.  Likewise if you are a high level Cleric, Bard or other spellcasting/organizational class.  You may have more than enough to do with your own research, item creation, teaching and managing of underlings, personal relationships, etc, etc...that the whole idea of tying yourself down with an official position is extremely counter-productive.In many, if not even most cases, I could see that it is much easier to let King Bob play the game; spending his time in court and meetings, with visiting dignitaries and so forth; while you sit back and TELL HIM how you expect him to run things.The other thing to keep in mind is that, just because you can gain a lot of personal wealth and power in a short period of time, this does not translate into effective experience in governing, in established relationships that allow one to govern effectively, in practical experience in being an Executive figure.Translation:  (1) Just because young Torg went out and slew the dragon with his buddies and came back a bazillionaire doesn't mean that he knows squat about running a barony.  (2) No matter how many spells 19 year old Elric the Wizard can cast, he's probably not going to be taken seriously as the head of the Guild of Archmages, even if he is more powerful than Bertrand the Elder.And all things considered, I have to go back to some of my own PBM experience from the pre-internet days.  The leader of a faction wasn't necessarily the smartest, or most powerful, or the senior most.  In many cases, it came down to 'who is least opposed to the idea of doing all this work?'</blockquote>

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