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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ThirdWizard" data-source="post: 2608735" data-attributes="member: 12037">I'm a fan of organizations as patrons. That way, the PCs can begin as contract workers, slowly get noticed by higher ups, maybe even join the organization and work their way up, introducing politics if they want, or just remain contract workers. It also means that they will feel less forced into the situation. Oftentimes, players will feel that the NPC is using them or feel threatened by an individual, but when its a group, they, in my experience, feel more at ease working for it.It also gives a good explaination as to why the patron has the wealth to hire, outfit, and aid them. An organization will have the capital that a single individual might not have, or be more likely to have than a single individual. Eventually, they can also work their way up to equals of the ones they're working for, instead of always being underlings themselves. When they can give orders to those below them, they'll feel some satisfaction, something that is difficult to do with a single NPC patron.</blockquote>