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Message: <blockquote data-quote="green slime" data-source="post: 3691074" data-attributes="member: 1325">Level is in no way connected to political power.In order to hold sway over a nation, you merely need to hold the allegiance of powerful men, not actually be powerful yourself. On many occasions, youths have been thrusted into rulership of entire nations, merely through accidents of birth and death. Kings aren't born 12th level.So what do different levels mean?A level is a conglomeration of training, acquired skills, blessings from various gods, and luck. Lots of luck.Higher level characters do as they will. But it is to the DM they look for incidents to help motivate them. Players should by then realise that there are limits to their temporal power: They may be able to stop time, and take on small armies, but you can't make people like you. You can't change laws without getting involved in the legal process. Slaying Demons in hell is easy. Preventing riots without harming the taxpayers isn't. Crafting a piece of armour is easy, but Keeping a nation together... Realising that the ruler is an Evil bastard, but if you know the alternative is either anarchy, invasion from a neighbouring nation, or ruling yourself (which many beg you to do, they are all familiar with your exploits), which you are loathe to do, what do you do? If you do step up to the responsibility, how many Baraons can you incarcerate for insubordination and treachery, before you, too, become regarded as a tyrant? After your coup, what do you do about the two neighbouring states whose armies start to back up their claims to certain tacts of land/ports/mines? Do you trust the previous Generals/Dukes of the old regime? Do you negotiate? Can you afford to be away from the capital the length of time it'll take to deal with them? Who do you leave in charge?</blockquote>

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