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<blockquote data-quote="Roger" data-source="post: 6495991" data-attributes="member: 17420">I like them in the sense of power blocs.So ye olde average towne might have:&nbsp; -- the nobility, being the 'legitimate' rulers&nbsp; -- the guilds, probably treated as a monolithic bloc unless there's something fancy going on, being the dudes with all the serious gold&nbsp; -- organized crime, 'Thieves' Guild' sorts, running any black markets and the usual criminal things&nbsp; -- the common folk, all those little people enjoying their Wretched and Squalid lives&nbsp; -- the main religious body, or possibly more than one, if there's not significant overlap with any of the above categories&nbsp; -- the constabulary, which might be lumped in with nobility but often enough they have their own agendaThe gang rescues the entire town from being burned down by hug-deprived magmin, and their reputation increases with pretty much everyone.&nbsp; The lord asks them to clear out some shadow-y tombs, which they do, so he likes them more, but the church feels a bit offended.&nbsp; They spend their loot freely, to the pleasure of the guilds and the common folk.&nbsp; But they're also looking to unload some looted funereal gifts which kinda rightfully belong to the corpses or at least their immediate descendents, so they need to ingratiate themselves with organized crime, and if word gets out then lots of other people might be upset, etc.Negative reputation is pretty handy for this sort of arrangement, but that's the easiest hack in the whole wide world.It also gives the charlatans something to do with their false identities, which is nice.Cheers,Roger</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Roger, post: 6495991, member: 17420"] I like them in the sense of power blocs. So ye olde average towne might have: -- the nobility, being the 'legitimate' rulers -- the guilds, probably treated as a monolithic bloc unless there's something fancy going on, being the dudes with all the serious gold -- organized crime, 'Thieves' Guild' sorts, running any black markets and the usual criminal things -- the common folk, all those little people enjoying their Wretched and Squalid lives -- the main religious body, or possibly more than one, if there's not significant overlap with any of the above categories -- the constabulary, which might be lumped in with nobility but often enough they have their own agenda The gang rescues the entire town from being burned down by hug-deprived magmin, and their reputation increases with pretty much everyone. The lord asks them to clear out some shadow-y tombs, which they do, so he likes them more, but the church feels a bit offended. They spend their loot freely, to the pleasure of the guilds and the common folk. But they're also looking to unload some looted funereal gifts which kinda rightfully belong to the corpses or at least their immediate descendents, so they need to ingratiate themselves with organized crime, and if word gets out then lots of other people might be upset, etc. Negative reputation is pretty handy for this sort of arrangement, but that's the easiest hack in the whole wide world. It also gives the charlatans something to do with their false identities, which is nice. Cheers, Roger [/QUOTE]

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