Does social standing have a place in your game?

[DM-Rocco]

I have a system I am working on for social feats and rules. I have seen some people mention birthright and such. What other books have feats and rules for social standing?

 

[Thurbane]

I have a system I am working on for social feats and rules. I have seen some people mention birthright and such. What other books have feats and rules for social standing?

You might want to take a look at the Honor and Reputation rules in UA...

http://www.systemreferencedocuments.org/35/sovelior_sage/unearthedHonor.html
http://www.systemreferencedocuments.org/35/sovelior_sage/unearthedReputation.html

 

[Phlebas]

I have a system I am working on for social feats and rules. I have seen some people mention birthright and such. What other books have feats and rules for social standing?

I got the birthright concept from Arcana Unearthed (Which i don't own but borrowed a while back) and then just house ruled (made up) the rest - Birthright Feats

The DM in another campaign I play in borrowed the concept and came up with a few others to suit an aristocratic character - his version of my Silver Spoon Feat had the PC receiving a payment every level, but the payment was set by the number of levels in aristocrat (500gp*aristo level / level i think) It meant aristocrats start with MW and the odd potion, and get better magic items quicker, but you do pay with a NPC level ....

Not sure how this would work for wealthy merchants - probably swap aristocrat for expert? again the NPC level is the price you pay for dosh every level

 

[Shadeydm]

Does social standing have a place in your game? Yes it does factor in a PCs interaction with various levels of nobility/royalty should they have some social standing of significance.

When you make up a background for your character how much depth do you put into it? Personally I put as much detail into it as the DM's game will allow. In a setting I am familiar with never less than a full page of background. If it is a DMs homebrew and outside of the typical norm then how much backstory I have will depend upon how much time the DM has to devote to enlightening me to the point that I can write a backstory that fits the world.

Do you have rules set in place for backgrounds?
I have never felt the need to set anything in writing as it is all very subjective depending upon what the player is really looking for and how well that fits into the campaign.

Does your DM give you bonus skill points of feats to help flesh out a background?
No not that I am aware of. I would probably be in favor of allowing some small advantage in terms of starting equipment and relations coupled with the understanding that there are certian responsibilities and expectations that go hand in hand with such a background.

Will your DM allow you to play a prince?
I never asked so I cannot answer, however in my game I would give due consideration to such a chatacter proposal. It would require some extensive ground rules/negotiations to actually make it happen.

 

[Raven Crowking]

I have a system I am working on for social feats and rules. I have seen some people mention birthright and such. What other books have feats and rules for social standing?

No better book than Dynasties & Demogogues that I know of for this sort of material.

RC