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<blockquote data-quote="RUMBLETiGER" data-source="post: 5615208" data-attributes="member: 6674868">How about a king aligning his kingdom with a church?&nbsp; Have the power of a ton of clerics and thier god behind you as you do your thing?&nbsp;Oh, and the King would need a Captain of his military.&nbsp; Likely a high level melee character with tons of experience.&nbsp; In command of a well trained army.&nbsp;Than, the King would have advisors, some form of cabinent of individuals to help him rule and do things he could not do.&nbsp; &nbsp;And a King might want to have an educational facility within his kingdom.&nbsp; perhaps an arcane university?&nbsp; Boy, those casters would appreciate the support and coin of a king backing them, they sure would want to see him on the throne.&nbsp;Having connections with the criminal underworld, all unoffical of course, but an arrangement that as long as they don't make to many waves, the guards will look the other way.&nbsp; Wow, wouldn't those guys want that King to stay in place?&nbsp;Not to mention supporting any number of guilds for various purposes, the artificer craftsmen, the freelance bounty hunters, the assassin's guild, etc.&nbsp; A Kind who minitors but permits the existance of such things, earns the support of such things.&nbsp; &nbsp;This is all Politics 101.&nbsp; A Powerful leader makes powerful allies, who are better off with him in power than with him gone.&nbsp;Read some of Terry Pratchett's Discworld, any of the books about Ankh-Morpork and the ruling philosophy of Lord Vetinari.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RUMBLETiGER, post: 5615208, member: 6674868"] How about a king aligning his kingdom with a church? Have the power of a ton of clerics and thier god behind you as you do your thing? Oh, and the King would need a Captain of his military. Likely a high level melee character with tons of experience. In command of a well trained army. Than, the King would have advisors, some form of cabinent of individuals to help him rule and do things he could not do. And a King might want to have an educational facility within his kingdom. perhaps an arcane university? Boy, those casters would appreciate the support and coin of a king backing them, they sure would want to see him on the throne. Having connections with the criminal underworld, all unoffical of course, but an arrangement that as long as they don't make to many waves, the guards will look the other way. Wow, wouldn't those guys want that King to stay in place? Not to mention supporting any number of guilds for various purposes, the artificer craftsmen, the freelance bounty hunters, the assassin's guild, etc. A Kind who minitors but permits the existance of such things, earns the support of such things. This is all Politics 101. A Powerful leader makes powerful allies, who are better off with him in power than with him gone. Read some of Terry Pratchett's Discworld, any of the books about Ankh-Morpork and the ruling philosophy of Lord Vetinari. [/QUOTE]

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