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<blockquote data-quote="Kragar00" data-source="post: 2867902" data-attributes="member: 39701"><p>Have you heard of Hitler, Saddam Hussien, or even Castro? Any dictator can do whatever he wants... he just has to make sure that his army is better than anyone elses...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>For this reason I think that people would be <em>more</em> inclined to follow lower level people.... What happens if the hereditary title has been decreed by a god? All of a sudden, messing with him means you're messing with a god.... The same thing happens with an organized religion..... If a priesthood puts you in power, there's probably a pretty good reason for it and the common folk will rarely revolt...</p><p></p><p>However, there is still the idea of charisma, wisdom, and intelligence.... imagine a 17th level battle tank who siezes control of a nation... sure, he can bully anyone into doing what he wants, but he knows <em>nothing</em> about ruling a country.... People start embezzling, fleeing in fear, or doing a good lot of nothing and the battle tank never knows....</p><p>Instead, you have a 4th level aristrcroat with +20 in diplomacy (due to several synergies, skill emphasis, and other feats) and who wouldn't follow him? Couple that with a little bit of knowledge of tactics and, while he can't fight to save his life, if he tells other people where to go and what to do, he can work wonders.... That in itself inspires a little respect.... and once you get the respect of a couple of high level characters, you suddenly gain the respect of more....</p><p>Leadership is as much about controling people as it is making the right kind of friends.... If you make bad decisions, then you don't stay in power long... On the other hand, the right friends can really boost your career...</p><p>Sure, you may get some high level upstart who wants to stage a coup, but then he has to get through all your body guards and have his own army.... </p><p>And just for the point, I would never let my bodyguard go away on adventures.... I may recruit from adventurers, but the job wouldn't allow for that sort of work on the weekends... That's what other adventurers, mercenaries, and military strike teams are for...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kragar00, post: 2867902, member: 39701"] Have you heard of Hitler, Saddam Hussien, or even Castro? Any dictator can do whatever he wants... he just has to make sure that his army is better than anyone elses... For this reason I think that people would be [I]more[/I] inclined to follow lower level people.... What happens if the hereditary title has been decreed by a god? All of a sudden, messing with him means you're messing with a god.... The same thing happens with an organized religion..... If a priesthood puts you in power, there's probably a pretty good reason for it and the common folk will rarely revolt... However, there is still the idea of charisma, wisdom, and intelligence.... imagine a 17th level battle tank who siezes control of a nation... sure, he can bully anyone into doing what he wants, but he knows [I]nothing[/I] about ruling a country.... People start embezzling, fleeing in fear, or doing a good lot of nothing and the battle tank never knows.... Instead, you have a 4th level aristrcroat with +20 in diplomacy (due to several synergies, skill emphasis, and other feats) and who wouldn't follow him? Couple that with a little bit of knowledge of tactics and, while he can't fight to save his life, if he tells other people where to go and what to do, he can work wonders.... That in itself inspires a little respect.... and once you get the respect of a couple of high level characters, you suddenly gain the respect of more.... Leadership is as much about controling people as it is making the right kind of friends.... If you make bad decisions, then you don't stay in power long... On the other hand, the right friends can really boost your career... Sure, you may get some high level upstart who wants to stage a coup, but then he has to get through all your body guards and have his own army.... And just for the point, I would never let my bodyguard go away on adventures.... I may recruit from adventurers, but the job wouldn't allow for that sort of work on the weekends... That's what other adventurers, mercenaries, and military strike teams are for... [/QUOTE]
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