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<blockquote data-quote="Loincloth of Armour" data-source="post: 3987927" data-attributes="member: 28201">A noble house has an estate outside of a major city.&nbsp; Dragon flys in and &quot;talks&quot; to the lord of the family.&nbsp; Thing is, the dragon, being a frelling dragon, is a creature of majesty and awe.&nbsp; This is no mere monster with a high CR, this is a dragon.&nbsp; Its words rumble with the wisdom of ages long past.&nbsp; Its voice makes mortals quiver in fear and exhultation.&nbsp; Its gaze is almost hypnotic in its raw power.The lord of the noble house is moved by the emotion he feels before this beast.&nbsp; He is enthralled, he is enticed, he is terrified and he is elated at the same time.&nbsp; Speaking to such a thing of unchained, elemental power is like having a religious experience.&nbsp; He fears the devastating wrath the dragon could bring down simply flying overhead.&nbsp; Yet at the same time he yearns to serve this primal creature, this thing that was old when his grandfather was but a young lad.&nbsp; His greatest rapture, as well as his most henious fear, is to bask once more in the gaze of this awesome and terrible wyrm.The dragon says he will use the noble.&nbsp; Will take from him, demand things from him.&nbsp; The noble will serve him.&nbsp; What the dragon wants the noble will comand his legions of hirelings and servants to do.&nbsp; And if --if-- the noble is worthy, then great rewards will be bestowed upon him.A completely rational person would refuse.&nbsp; But people are never completely rational; they are moved by greed, by fear, by emotion.&nbsp; The noble in a way worships the dragon.&nbsp; He fears and he loves it in a way that messes with objective thought regarding the dragon.&nbsp; He is still in a position of power in the city, he is still in command of his house, but he has been seduced by the dark promises of the dragon.&nbsp; As it flys away, the dragon is pleased with the situation.&nbsp; For the price of some occational assistance and a few successful diplomacy checks, he has gained control of one of the most powerful noble houses in the land.&nbsp; And a convenient patsy for all his plans.Short form: people can be moved by emotions and feeling as opposed to purely rational thought.&nbsp; Using the force of its personality, a dragon can bring people under its sway.&nbsp; Control the head of an organization, and the whole organization becomes yours.No magical compulsion, no tricks.&nbsp; Just a few successful diplomacy checks and giving NPCs real personality and failings.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Loincloth of Armour, post: 3987927, member: 28201"] A noble house has an estate outside of a major city. Dragon flys in and "talks" to the lord of the family. Thing is, the dragon, being a frelling [b]dragon[/b], is a creature of majesty and awe. This is no mere monster with a high CR, this is a [i]dragon.[/i] Its words rumble with the wisdom of ages long past. Its voice makes mortals quiver in fear and exhultation. Its gaze is almost hypnotic in its raw power. The lord of the noble house is moved by the emotion he feels before this beast. He is enthralled, he is enticed, he is terrified and he is elated at the same time. Speaking to such a thing of unchained, elemental power is like having a religious experience. He fears the devastating wrath the dragon could bring down simply flying overhead. Yet at the same time he yearns to serve this primal creature, this thing that was old when his grandfather was but a young lad. His greatest rapture, as well as his most henious fear, is to bask once more in the gaze of this awesome and terrible wyrm. The dragon says he will use the noble. Will take from him, demand things from him. The noble will serve him. What the dragon wants the noble will comand his legions of hirelings and servants to do. And if --if-- the noble is worthy, then great rewards will be bestowed upon him. A completely rational person would refuse. But people are never completely rational; they are moved by greed, by fear, by emotion. The noble in a way [i]worships[/i] the dragon. He fears and he loves it in a way that messes with objective thought regarding the dragon. He is still in a position of power in the city, he is still in command of his house, but he has been [i]seduced[/i] by the dark promises of the dragon. As it flys away, the dragon is pleased with the situation. For the price of some occational assistance and a few successful diplomacy checks, he has gained control of one of the most powerful noble houses in the land. And a convenient patsy for all his plans. Short form: people can be moved by emotions and feeling as opposed to purely rational thought. Using the force of its personality, a dragon can bring people under its sway. Control the head of an organization, and the whole organization becomes yours. No magical compulsion, no tricks. Just a few successful diplomacy checks and giving NPCs real personality and failings. [/QUOTE]

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